Ahh! My computer deleted a chapter again! Sorry, I know I promised it wouldn't happen anymore, but I wasn't thinking and just used my comp instead of my dads. Sorry…

And I must apologize once more for the much-much-later-than-usual update, but we were on vacation the last week and it was hard to find writing time. This chapter is also a lot longer than my other ones.

Disclaimer: I have recently been informed that Hell has frozen over, thus making me the owner of Naruto. Sorry Masashi…

On a brighter note, I present to you the much anticipated final chapter…

Stop looking at him! You don't love him. You don't even like him that much. Katana sighed. She made one last feeble attempt to look somewhere other than the back of Sasuke's head. Naturally, her attempt failed. She couldn't help but notice how his messy black hair fluttered freely as he jumped from tree to tree, hot on Sakura's trail. She couldn't help her intense desire to gaze deep into his obsidian eyes whenever he looked at her. And most of all, she couldn't help but hope that he felt the same way towards her. Love never meant much to her. All of her previous friends would babble on about falling in love, but she always remained unaffected. Until…that day…the day that changed everything. No! Don't think about that, Katana scolded herself, but it was too late. Images that induced feelings of pain and suffering began flowing freely through her head.

First, she saw cold, grey eyes filled with malice and contempt flash before her.

Then she felt that feeling of resignation. The feeling that she was now condemned to death and there was no way out.

He was pulling his sword out of its sheath and walking towards her. He wanted nothing more than to kill her, she could feel it.

But above all, she felt fear. Fear of death, fear of pain, fear of everything. Before she knew it, she was consumed by it.

The last thing she felt was his savage laughter reverberating through her head, drowning out all other noises.

But before any more agonizing memories could reach her, something pulled her out of her trance. Something even worse than her memories: Pain.

It seared through her with an unimaginable force. Every inch of her body was filled with it. She writhed and convulsed without any awareness of her surroundings. She heard someone calling to her from a distance but quickly disregarded it. There was nothing that could distract her from the pain she was feeling. At the moment, nothing seemed more important than to rid herself of it. She felt herself screaming, but she could not hear it. Everything around her was muted. She felt only pain. But as quickly as it came, it receded and Katana could feel it slowly ebb away. Her attack drained her of so much energy that she did the only thing she could do. She passed out.

Sakura was tense. She stared from Katana's limp figure to Sasuke, who was pacing back and forth. She bit her lip, not sure how to communicate her thoughts. "I don't know what happened…" she said slowly. It was the first time in a long time she had uttered those words since she had become a medic.

Sasuke nodded his head. He knew that Sakura tried all she could. "Do you have any ideas of what might have happened?" asked Sasuke.

"Only one. She could have been remembering a physically or emotionally painful event from her past…but the pain looked, well…real. Usually, people don't writhe or squirm when they have these sorts of…attacks, they just scream because they remember the pain. But Katana, she was actually experiencing the pain. That means the source of it is still in her body. She was probably remembering the event that caused her pain, but whatever injury she obtained from that event still isn't healed."

"So do you know what the injury is?"

"That's the problem…normally—not to brag or anything—I'd be able to figure out the source of pain easily. Even if it wasn't an injury."

"What else could it be?" questioned Sasuke.

Sakura shrugged, "Illnesses…poisons…things like that. But if I can't find the source, that means I'm not familiar with it, and if I'm not familiar with it and can't figure out where or what it is, it has to be a very complex substance only very few people know of. After all, Tsunade made sure I was well-educated in all known substances from other villages, so it can't be a foreign substance from a different village. It's very rare for people who aren't associated with their villages to make things of such a high caliber, so the chances of my theory being right are very low. But that's the only idea I have…"

Sasuke was amazed at how much Sakura knew. He always knew she was a good medic, but he had never seen her act so professionally. "So," he began slowly, "Once she regains consciousness, we can ask her if she was remembering a physically painful event. Then we'll know if your theory is correct or not."

"I suppose…" Sakura said uncertainly.

Sasuke frowned, "Is it that bad of an idea?"

"It's not that. It's just…well…when people have attacks like this, it's not for little things like spraining an ankle or bruising your knee."

"So?"

"So, it's probably something seriously bad that she has to deal with everyday. Normally people don't want to talk about things like that. If she did, she would've told us already. Besides, reminding her about it might make her have another attack."

"Just remembering it will give her another attack?" asked Sasuke incredulously.

"Well, normally they're able to control themselves and think about something else, but every now and then they slip up. Since we haven't seen Katana have an attack before, she's probably well-trained at keeping her thoughts away from whatever event she was remembering, but reminding her about it so soon after she experienced an attack may trigger it again. We probably shouldn't risk it."

Sasuke nodded his head, showing that he now fully understood the situation. "So what do you think we should do?"

Sakura thought about it before replying, "I think we should act as if nothing happened and tell Tsunade when we get back. She may not know. Well I hope she doesn't know…"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because, Tsunade is—to my knowledge—the best medic ninja known, and if she hasn't been able to heal her yet, it means that there probably isn't a way to heal her."

Sasuke stood silently until the depth of the words sunk in. Does this mean that Katana is… But Sasuke refused to allow himself to finish that thought.

"But…this is all just a theory, right?" asked Sasuke hopefully.

"Yes," said Sakura, with a sad smile on her face, "…Just a theory."

Katana woke up to find herself in an uncomfortable white bed. She quickly sat up and took in her surroundings. She was in what looked like a small hotel room with only two beds. Lying on the bed next to her was Sakura, but Sasuke was nowhere to be found.

"Finally awake, huh?"

Katana turned around so quickly that she cricked her neck. She spotted Sasuke in a chair in the far corner of her room, smirking. She glared and massaged her neck. That hurt, she thought regretfully.

"So," said Katana, "Where are we?"

"We're in Suna…we got here while you were unconscious."

"Oh…" said Katana, as memories of her attack returned to her. They're getting worse, she thought sadly.

"We're not really sure what happened, we just found you lying unconscious. We just figured that it was lack of sleep that left you drained."

Katana looked over him, scrutinizing his expression. Something didn't seem right. Would Sakura—one of the best medic nins in Konoha—really label something like this so carelessly? She eyed him carefully, waiting to find any signs of dishonesty. None were there. But still, she could not be sure if Sasuke was just being extra careful to hide his motives, or if he was being genuine. Or it could just be the fact that she was hopeless at analyzing other people's expressions. She shrugged it off, knowing that there was no way they could know everything.

"How long have we been here?" Katana asked, her voice sharply cutting through the prolonged silence.

"We arrived in Suna late last night…or perhaps it was early this morning. As you can imagine, lugging you around half the day slowed us down considerably and we are a bit behind schedule," Sasuke smirked.

Katana laughed nervously. "Well, we'd better start looking for this Ryuu person. We'll find him faster if we split up. Wake up Sakura and tell her to search the central area of Suna. I'll search the outskirts. You can tackle everything in between," Katana finished with a smirk of her own.

"Even though that layout is completely unfair, I will agree to it…as long as you're the one waking up Sakura." Sakura was still angry at Sasuke, and Sasuke knew she needed some time to calm down. Then he would apologize. Come to think of it, he seemed to be doing a lot of that during the past few weeks. But for some reason, he had the feeling that an apology would not suffice this time.

Katana arched an eyebrow, a bit surprised at Sasuke request. "Okay…I'll wake up Sakura…"

"Have either of you found any leads?" asked Katana, "I searched the outskirts of town and found absolutely none."

"I didn't find any either," said Sakura.

"I found one," said Sasuke monotonously, as if he were talking about the weather, "Then again, that's no surprise, seeing as I had to search practically twice the amount of area that you two had to cover," he added, throwing a death glare at Katana.

Katana simply shrugged. "Just get on with it."

"A waiter at Himoto's Grill said he saw someone matching Ryuu's description. According to the waiter, he's was just there yesterday with a girl."

Katana and Sakura nodded, taking in all this information. "So do we know what this girl looks like?"

"Brunette wearing a pink dress. Apparently she was making a fuss about breaking a nail…the waiter also heard Ryuu tell the girl to meet him Tuesday outside a place called Faery Park."

"But that was yesterday!" exclaimed Sakura.

Sasuke nodded.

"I was just at Faery Park. It's just this large field of grass surrounded by trees. It has benches and fountains and seemed like a picnic area. But it seemed way too crowded for a criminal and his victim to go to. I didn't notice anything suspicious either," commented Katana.

"But you were only checking the outskirts of Suna, right?" questioned Sakura.

"Yeah, why do you ask?"

"Was this park close to the gates of Suna?" she asked again, ignoring Katana's question.

Katana gasped in realization. "Really close…you don't think he could have taken her out of Suna?"

"That's probably what happened," agreed Sasuke solemnly.

"The only thing to do now is to go there and see if we can find any clues to lead us to him, before he strikes again…"

"I just talked to a man who was here overnight. He said he saw Ryuu and another girl, whom he addressed as Amaya, leave Suna last night," said Sakura, ten minutes after they had arrived at Faery Park. "Also, the woman addressed him as Ryuu, so we definitely have the right guy."

"Then we must search the area around Suna's gates. He probably didn't bother going too far, so we won't either, but I think it would be faster if we split up again," Katana stated quickly, not wanting to waste more precious time.

Katana made her way towards a large Pond near Suna, yearning a sip of it's (hopefully) crisp, cool water. She had been searching for clues of this Ryuu person for three hours, and Sakura and Sasuke weren't having much luck either. They were all meeting back at Suna's gates every hour to check if anyone had found any leads. So far, none had been found.

Katana reached down and to take a deep sip from the clear, still pond water when she noticed something dark out of the corner of her eye. She looked up and screamed involuntarily at the sight. It was a body of a girl—brunette—floating lifelessly at the surface of the pond, facedown. Not wanting to, but knowing she had to, she reached over and pulled the corpse from the pond. Her stomach immediately felt queasy and her anger boiled at the thought of the ruthless killer who did this. She was also feeling a bit sickened that she had almost drunk water contaminated with the germs of a decaying body. The girl was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts, apparently having shed her previous pink dress. Maybe this is a different girl who happens to be a brunette. She could be completely unrelated to this Kazeki Ryuu killer. But then Katana spotted the girl's fingernails. They were all painted pale pink, and they were all perfectly manicured. All but the one on her left index finger, which was—to Katana's dismay—broken.

She examined the girl and, although she was no medic nin, she could still tell that this girl was drowned…right here…forcibly. But something was wrong, there was no smell of decay and the girl's skin still had color, it wasn't pale and sickly like most other drowned corpses. Not only that, but the eyeliner that outlined her eyes was running, leaving black streaks behind. That meant…this girl was just killed. Surely if it had been longer the eyeliner would have already washed away.

But if she was just killed, that means the killer was just here…heck, he still could be! He could be watching me right now for all I know! Katana's skin prickled at the thought, but then she reminded herself of her strength and regained her courage. She swiftly got up and made two kage bunshin: One to fetch Sakura and one to fetch Sasuke. After all, she may need back up.

Katana slowly stood up and began circling the area, looking for any signs of the killer. Just as she was about to take another step, she felt the presence of someone else…someone with a murderous intent. She turned on her heel, expecting to face her adversary, but only to find herself facing a horde of kunai headed in her direction. She lithely dodged the first few just in time and pulled out her own kunai and deflected the rest. The presence was now growing stronger, but she could not tell from which direction her foe was attacking from.

"Come out," Katana urged in a confident voice, "Unless of course you're scared…Ryuu."

Ryuu's laughter could be heard clearly ringing through the trees, but not from a distinct point. "You seem awfully sure of yourself. If I were you, I'd cut it out, before you get killed. Kunoichis are always the easiest to crush."

Katana smiled. He'd regret that soon enough. The second she could find out his location, he'd eat those words.

"Katana!" cried a voice from behind her. Sakura…

Sakura caught up to her quickly and asked, "He's here, isn't he? I can feel him."

"Another kunoichi!? This is going to be way too easy!" said Ryuu in an entertained voice.

Sakura clenched her fists. Unlike Katana, she could not take backlash so uncaringly.

"If you think kunoichis are so pathetic, then come out and fight instead of hiding yourself!" Sakura challenged.

"If you guys weren't so pathetic, you'd be able to find me by now, and I wouldn't have to come out."

And then more kunai, along with shuriken this time, were thrown at them. Katana just barely dodged them all, but Sakura got cut across her arm and leg. Katana was getting tired of this game and her patience was beginning to run out.

"Get down," she abruptly ordered Sakura before hurling a multitude of incredibly small needles in every direction. They were so thin that the only way you could see them was if the sunlight glinted off of them. She perked her ears up to pick up any sounds, and less than a second later, she heard a sharp intake of breath…

The needles had met their target. She spun around to the direction in which the man's gasp came from and flung any weapons she grasped his way. He had no choice but to jump skyward to avoid Katana's attacks, but in doing so he would reveal himself. Seeing no other option, he leaped upward.

He was every bit as gorgeous as his picture, but Katana and Sakura weren't going to give him mercy for that. Katana continued her attacks on him, keeping him busy, and Sasuke soon joined her. Meanwhile, Sakura approached him from behind. It would only take one punch from her to kill him. Sakura carefully made her way towards him and, once she was close enough, she threw her fist in his direction. Unfortunately, Ryuu sensed her at the last minute and moved to the side. Sakura still managed to get his arm, though, and it now hung uselessly at his side. She had broken several of his bones, leaving his left arm worthless. Infuriated, he opened his mouth and blew out a gust of wind, causing Sakura to fly back and slam hard into a tree. She fell to the ground, unconscious. And what was worse, she lay right near a cliff. Sasuke and Katana only hoped that it was unconsciousness that kept Sakura's body limp, rather than death.

"Sasuke," said Katana, "Go get Sakura somewhere safe. Preferably somewhere away from that cliff. I'll keep him occupied while you're gone." For once, Sasuke didn't argue back and complied. He ran towards Sakura and was about to kneel down to pick her up when he felt a weapon being hurled at him. He turned around and saw a kunai, inches from his face, but he had no time to move out of its way. Sasuke closed his eyes, awaiting the pain, but it was not his scream that he heard pierce through the trees, nor was it his body that fell to the ground. It was Katana's.

Sasuke watched as her form fell to the ground limply. It was the only action Sasuke had ever seen her do without grace. He was still failing to grasp what had just happened. She had jumped in front of him at the last minute, knowing that her life was at risk…all for him. Sasuke was in shock. Am I really worth it?

But the real problem was that the two people he cared about the most were now lying unresponsively beside him, and he didn't even have time to check if they were still alive. And it was all because of Ryuu. Sasuke felt himself build up with anger. He felt just like when Itachi slaughtered his whole clan…he wanted revenge. He raced towards Ryuu with a speed that he would normally be incapable of. Ryuu tried attacking him, but Sasuke's sharingan made that impossible for him. Now Ryuu was trying to blow gusts of wind at him, but each time, Sasuke would move out of the way. He was just too quick.

"Aww…I think someone needs a nap!" teased Ryuu maniacally. Sasuke's temper was now fully discharged. Sasuke kicked Ryuu's feet from under him, causing him to fall to the ground. Then, in a quick, fluid motion, he pulled out a kunai, and plunged it through his stomach. Ryuu glared lividly at Sasuke and—knowing he only had less than a minute to live—he blew out one final gust of wind. Sadly, it was just as powerful as Ryuu had planned for it to be, and it blew Sasuke, Sakura, and Katana over that menacing cliff…

(A/N: A thought just occurred to me. If I were to stop the chapter right here—which I am not—it would literally be a cliffhanger! Get it…? Aw, come on, you know it's funny…)

Sasuke had no time to think. All he knew was that he was falling alongside Katana and Sakura off a cliff with jagged rocks awaiting them at the bottom. Sasuke, not even aware of what he was doing, reached over for Sakura and pulled her close and then did the same for Katana. No longer having any free hands, he reached built up chakra in his feet and reached them over the side of the cliff. He came to an abrupt stop and was now standing sideways on the wall of the cliff. He climbed up as fast as he could, but the fact that he was holding an extra 250 pounds, walking up a cliff sideways, and already tired from a battle made things a bit harder. Once he got to the top he put Katana and Sakura down and examined them. Sakura was thankfully only unconscious, but her body was covered in scrapes and bruises. Katana had several kunai protruding from her back (which Sasuke quickly removed), one of which had hit a pressure point, knocking her out. She was drenched in her own blood and was clearly not going to regain consciousness anytime soon. They had both suffered serious blood loss. Sasuke began to get worried and rushed away from Suna full speed, hauling Sakura and Katana along.

"There's no reason to be worried, Mr. Uchiha. They're both going to be fine. You may have been overreacting a bit. They lost a lot of blood, but it's nothing serious. We'll discharge them tomorrow," said a female nurse, emerging from Sakura and Katana's room. Sasuke exhaled slowly, relieved. "You may visit them now, if you like," the nurse added. He shook his head, "No…I'd rather not." They were all right, and that's all that mattered. "Are you sure?" asked the nurse, confused. This boy has just been hammering me with questions like 'Will they be okay?' or 'Are they going to die?' for the past fifteen minutes, and now—when he hears that they're okay—he doesn't want to visit them?

"Yeah, I'm sure."

The nurse glared, "YOU GET YOUR BACKSIDE IN THERE RIGHT NOW!" screamed the nurse. Sasuke's eyes went wide and he quickly nodded his head before edging away from the nurse, into Sakura and Katana's room.

"Jeez," he muttered under his breath, "Someone needs to take a little field trip to the nearest mental institute…"

"WHAT WAS THAT?" shrieked a voice from the other side of the door.

"Hehe…I meant…me," said Sasuke in a nervous voice before moving in between Sakura and Katana's beds. He stopped and sat down in the chair a few inches away from him and put his hands against his temples in a pathetic attempt to clear his mind. Something had been nagging him ever since the incident…a feeling of relief and dread. But he was not sure what it was. He played back the battle in his head, searching for something that he had overlooked before. Sasuke gasped in realization as he found the source of his discomfort:

Never once had he been able to willingly choose between Katana and Sakura. For anything. Yet when they were falling off that cliff in a life or death situation, who had he reached out for first? Sakura. It seemed so clear to him now. Sakura was always there with him, always there for him. Katana always seemed perfect: so graceful, so pretty, so strong. But Sakura was always more dedicated, more spontaneous, and so much more perfect for him. He felt relief wash over him, soon to be replaced by dread. Sasuke still didn't want to hurt Katana. I guess I can only hope she never liked me that much…

But that theory was not very convincing, especially when unwelcome thoughts of 'But she kissed me' were floating through his head.

He still could not deny the happiness that filled him up as he realized that he—the 'heartless' Uchiha Sasuke—was in love…

"In love…" the words seemed so foreign as they rolled off his tongue. But still, they offered him comfort and hope. He absolutely had to talk to Sakura. That much was certain. And then, as if some higher power had heard his plea, Sakura's refreshing green eyes unwillingly wrenched themselves open. "S-Sakura…?" stuttered Sasuke.

Sakura met his eyes. "Sasuke! What happened—

"Sakura," Sasuke interrupted, "I'll explain all about the mission later. But now I…I have something important to tell you…"

"What is it?" said Sakura as Sasuke trailed off.

"Well to start off, I'm sorry about upsetting you the other day…"

Sakura looked away, her green eyes now glossy. " I told you before…me or her. Not both. I honestly don't mind if you like her more. I just don't want you to hesitate in telling me. It'll only be worse. Just tell me now and you won't have to pretend that—

"Sakura! I'm not pretending. How could you possible think that?"

"Oh," exclaimed Sakura, slightly shocked. "Then you'll have to choose soon before you hurt either of us mo—

"I have chosen," Sasuke interrupted for the third time, "And now it's so obvious that it makes me wonder why I never realized it before!"

"That's…good," said Sakura in a quiet voice. Her green eyes turned away from him, determined not to return his gaze. She lay quietly, waiting for Sasuke to continue. Minutes passed by, and he still didn't utter a word. When it came to patience, Sakura exceeded all expectations, but that Uchiha was just so damn stubborn!

"SO WHO IS IT ALREADY?"

Sasuke smirked, "Well, since you seem so interested in something that doesn't concern you in the least bit, I suppose I have no choice but to break the news to you…"

Sakura's heart sank. She should have never asked.

"…You're stuck with me."

Sakura looked up, certain she had misheard. "W-what?"

"I said…you're stuck with me," repeated Sasuke with a genuine smile, which Sakura gladly returned.

"Katana! Katana!" screamed Sasuke, even louder this time.

Katana sighed. She supposed it would be foolish to pretend that she couldn't hear him any longer. Ever since that day at the hospital—the day she was supposedly asleep—she had been avoiding him. She already knew the truth, but if Sasuke said it directly to her, it would confirm it. And the truth was something she wasn't in a hurry to accept. It was a cowardly act that she shouldn't have to resort to, so she turned around to face Sasuke with her head held high.

"Yes, Sasuke?"

"I have to talk to you…"

"Then talk"

"I…uh…well you see…"

"Sometime today, preferably"

"O-okay…"

Katana sighed. "If you want to tell me about you and Sakura, it's no big deal. You don't have to come and apologize."

"Oh. Well that makes things a bit easier. So, you're really not upset, right?"

"Not at all"

"Thank god. You're too good for me anyway."

This caught Katana off guard. "Huh?"

"I mean, you're practically flawless in everything you do. I mean, outdoing Tsunade at age seventeen. Jeez. I mean, a few years from now, and you could wipe out Akatsuki single-handed."

"A few…years," repeated Katana, her breathing uneven. There was no way she'd be doing anything useful in a few years.

"Are you okay?" said Sasuke, not sure what he said wrong.

Katana looked up at him, quickly replacing her gloomy look with a cheerful façade.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just remembered that I forgot to…uh…make my bed this morning."

"…Oh. Well, remember the first time we met?"

She smirked at the memory. "How could I forget?"

"And do you remember the attack you used on me?"

"Yep"

"It's the same move that I used on that Ryuu freak to kill him. I just thought I'd tell you."

"So I guess our success is all because of me," Katana joked, though no traces of real humor could be heard in her voice.

Sasuke chuckled. "Yeah, pretty much. But the important part is…I got all the credit. Well, I've got to go now. So…see you later I guess"

"Yeah…later"

With that, Sasuke turned around and made his way towards a pink-haired figure. They smiled and took each other's hands. Katana stood still, rooted to the spot. She was extremely happy for them both. They really were perfect for each other. But that didn't change how she felt. Finally, she found the strength to move, but Sasuke's words still stayed in her head. Too good for me…Practically flawless…A few years…

Katana managed a bitter smile at the irony of it all. She was far from perfect.

She would never find love. She would never have a family. She would never have a chance to do something heroic that offered her eternal remembrance. All because she would never have time. Her life was coming to an end. She tried to deny it multiple times and she always held on to a small amount of hope, just in case. But the truth was both undeniable and irreversible.

Whether she liked it or not, she was dying.

First of all, SORRY to Dreaming Upside Down, sigel, kurumihirota, Rachel, lovefatedestiny, hinatas-child, kc, chinbaldo, Jaded-cherry-blossom, emo-lead-singer, Hyuuga Suki, and Chocolate Chan. I love you guys for giving me good reviews and I'm really, really sorry for not making it KataSasu!!!!!!! SORRY!!!!!!!!! I can only imagine the flames I'll be getting from some of you diehard KataSasu people…but I'm really flattered my story was so popular that I'd even have diehard KataSasu fans. I never thought my first FanFic would have so many reviews. My goal was only twenty, but 50+ is more than I could've ever have hoped for.

Okay, so if you're wondering why the heck I picked the cliché SasuSaku pairing, it is because (like some of you guessed) I want to make a sequel. That's right, I'm planning on writing a sequel. I'm sorry, but I'm not really into Gaara and Sakura together (although there are some GREAT stories about it), and any other pairing with Sakura seems kind of…weird to me. I don't mind ItaSaku, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't think of any way to make it ItaSaku and still keep it in sync with this story. It would get too out of control. When I thought about Katana though, she seemed like a pretty good match for a lot of people. I just thought that this would be the best way to keep them both happy. Sorry for the sad ending, though.

Anjohhh, I consider Tsunade motherly to everyone in Konoha. I still think she would be motherly to Sakura more than anyone else, but the reason she was acting so motherly towards Katana is because her "condition" (which I will go deeper into during the sequel) is very serious. I mean, come on…she's dying! I have a feeling Tsunade would do that to Tenten, Kiba, Lee, Shikamaru, Hinata, Naruto, etc. if they were in Katana's situation. Sorry if Katana came off as a Mary-Sue to you.

Lovefatedestiny, I hope you don't die because of my choice…you were my first reviewer after all, and for that I must thank you.

The sequel, which I'm pretty sure is going to be called Love is Deadly (hehe) is not yet planned out…but I know how it is going to end. I have someone in mind for Katana, but I still want you guys to tell me who you think she should be paired up with. I'm BEGGING you to tell me what you think. It really does help.

Even if you had your heart set on the KataSasu pairing, please give my sequel a chance. It would mean a lot to me. And I'm going to need some extra time planning out the sequel, so it will not be coming out right away. I very, VERY highly doubt it will take more than a month to get it out, unless of course I suffer some sort of serious traumatization.

Wow, I wrote a lot of author's notes…