Hi, everyone,

Wow. I'm not really even sure how to begin this note, because I feel like we've all read the dreaded 'this story is now indefinitely on hiatus' note a thousand times…

Well, let's just start with the good news. This story is NOT over. I can't say exactly when I'll be able to start writing again, and I can't promise that it will be soon, per se, but I can say that I definitely will be writing again. This story is full of characters that will write this story themselves if I don't so it for them!

I don't even know how to express how sorry I am for not updating or letting anyone know why I wasn't updating for so long. When I started reading fanfiction, I swore to myself that I would never be one of those annoying people who don't update their stories for forever, because it just seems disrespectful to everyone who takes the time to review and even read their story. But now that I've been in those 'annoying' peoples' shoes, I can see things a bit differently.

I don't want to get into specifics, because I don't want to bore any of you with details and because it's just not safe to put your personal life out onto the internet. Let's just say that this past…year, really, has been incredibly trying and difficult.

So for a little while, I'm just writing out little fun stories that will be up soon; because not only have the things going on in my life made it literally impossible to update, but I also lost interest in TVD for a while. I think it was a combination of a lot of different things, including some strange character development on the show that I didn't agree with, along with stress. But fear not, because I've got my TVD mojo back and I'm also going to be working on the next chapter.

I cannot even express in words how grateful I am for every single person who has ever taken the time to read my little story. The feedback I have gotten is more than I ever expected! Every review I get makes my entire day (that is, on the rare chance that I actually get to check my email…). And I am truly sorry if me not updating for so long made anyone feel like I'm ungrateful or disrespectful to my readers, because that's far from the truth!

So thanks to everyone who took the time to read this note. I hope to be putting up chapters soon, but like I said, I can't make any promises. But I'm going to try my best to find time!

Thanks, everyone!

-Evie 3