Um… hi guys. (waves shyly) Here goes nothing… (takes deep breath)

I'm really sorry to do this, but I'm gonna declare this story to be on temporary hiatus. In fact, the same goes for all my other Naruto stories, including the ones I have neither finished nor published yet.

Now, before you chase me down with pitchforks or throw rotten tomatoes at me (though who would I be to stop you?), let me explain why.

a) My muse has been anything but cooperative in terms of Naruto lately. Seriously; she helped me think of stuff that will happen in the future, but I fail to come up with decent ideas to fill in some of the time between the present and the future. What use is it to be constantly dreaming about the future if I can't maintain a passable flow until then…? Also, if I'm completely honest… I'm just not all that happy with how the story is progressing. Perhaps I've been blinded by the unexpected success of "Moments that could last forever", but I don't think I've achieved my goal of writing a worthy sequel to that…

b) I've written more than half of the next chapter, but now I'm stuck, and I mean up to my armpits in the quicksand of Writer's Block. Granted, it may not take much more before I could consider it finished, but I've got to prepare for some very important exams in the next few weeks. It's a mountain of stuff to learn, and if I don't get passing grades, my parents might lynch me -.- So yeah… it's your basic college excuse, but I really mean it.

c) I've entered yet another obsession, and like I've said before, I suck balls at juggling multiple obsessions. And this obsession has really sucked me in deep… I'm talking about "Hetalia: Axis Powers". (If you don't know about this and wonder if it might be something you can get behind, here's a nice little phrase I found in a forum: "If you can take alternate interpretations of history and boy-love between anthropomorphic countries, then you should at least check it out.") I just can't help it… I love everything about it. The basic idea, the characters, the "plot"… It has been a while since I've encountered something that makes me so very happy and is so downright cute! Now, as usual with new obsessions, I spend a fair deal of time hunting for pictures, videos and the works, and I might also be trying to write something for this fandom as well. "Try" being the key word here. If I could successfully ship Russia and America in one of my works, I'd be a very happy fangirl indeed…

Alright, time to wrap this up. Again, I'm really sorry about this, but I shall do my best to continue where I left off. In the meantime, I'd like to thank everyone who alerted/faved/reviewed (especially reviewed) the story and hope that you won't hate me too much for this. This goes especially for you, CC and SS, because this story is dedicated to you. Words cannot fully express exactly how sorry I am…!

Take care, and I wish only the best to all of you! (bows)

~devotedtodreams

P.S: Flames will be ignored and promply deleted (in Outlook). However, if you contact me in a friendly manner and wish for a response, I'll be happy to comply.