Hola everyone!!! I'm cutting it close aren't I?? But true to my word the chapter is out in JUNE!!!! I actually uploaded it like a week ago but I've just been too lazy to edit it. Anyway this is the longest chapter so far, they just keep getting longer don't they??? lol I want you guys to tell me if you like them long or if you would prefer shorter chapters, shorter chaps would of course mean faster updates. So please let me know. I have something else I need to tell you but since it might spoil the contents of this chapter I'm going to wait till the end. Anyway enjoy the chapter and sorry for any OCC-ness.
Warning: Possible spoilers for both Naruto and FMA
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or FMA but i do own the two completely unimportant OCs
It was early morning when Naruto awoke, which was strange since he usually woke up late and could sleep through just about anything. The sun was barely starting to make its way over the horizon and the remnants of a star lit night were just fading away. As he sat up in his bed and began rubbing the sleep from his eyes he looked over at the clock and painfully realized that it wasn't even 6 yet, almost but not yet. Sai was still asleep in his bed and he couldn't hear movement coming from any of the rooms next door, which either meant he was the only one awake, or they were being extremely quiet. With a groan he laid back down, hoping sleep could once again over take him. However after a few minutes of futile attempts, he realized that he was already awake and sleep was no longer and option. Instead he resigned himself to staring out the window next to him. He marveled at the few early risers already on the street walking their dogs, jogging, or just on their way to work. It amazed him that people could actually get up so early of their own free will, but then again not everyone was Naruto. After a while he grew bored of watching them and simply closed his eyes to think.
This is a really important mission, an S class. I've done S class missions before so I know I can handle it, but...there is a good chance I'll see Sasuke on this mission. What will I do if I see him? Will I have to fight him? I'm strong, but fighting him isn't what's bugging me, I know that. Its the fact that this mission isn't about him. My priority is the stone, and if it comes down to bringing Sasuke back, or saving the stone I'm inclined to choose the stone...but can I?
Naruto sighed as he went over these thoughts in his head. Finally he couldn't take thinking about it any longer and jumped out of his bed, eager to just get the day over with. However, he was surprised to find that Sai was no longer in his bed.
Huh. I didn't even hear him get up. thought Naruto. As he walked out into the hallway, wearing his sweat pants and black T-shirt, he accidentally ran right into Sai who had been carrying a tray of food.
"Ahh watch where your going Sai!" Naruto yelled.
"I'm sorry baka but I was bringing us breakfast." Naruto blanched. It was true. He had been carrying two glasses of orange juice, which they were now soaked with, and two muffins, which were now lying on the floor.
"Oh um...sorry." Sai showed no signs of having heard him and continued to pick up the shards of glass and muffin pieces off the ground, after a second Naruto decided to help. After everything was picked up they stood together in awkward silence.
"What are we going to eat now?" Sai asked. Naruto was thoughtful for a moment and then brightened as he had a thought.
"I brought a lot of instant cup ramen with me. We could eat some of that." Even though Sai was completely new at the whole having emotions and reading others' emotions, and not taking everything literally, basically new with social interaction, he had known Naruto long enough to know that him offering someone his cup ramen was a BIG deal. It was his form of showing friendship. And Sai was in no position to pass up a sign of friendship, even if he didn't particularly love ramen. So he nodded his assent. "Great!" ,exclaimed Naruto, "I'll go get some hot water from down stairs, you get the ramen cups out of my bag. Then we can get ready to meet up with everyone in Kakashi-sensei and Yamato-taichou's room" and then he ran off leaving Sai alone in the hallway. He sighed and reentered their room, shutting the door behind him.
Sai decided he would get ready first, then search for the ramen. He figured he would have time, it was Naruto after all, especially since the blonde idiot hadn't even bothered to ask him where the kitchen was and he was bound to get lost. After Sai had "freshened up" he set to finding his desired target. However that was easier said than done seeing as how Naruto's bag looked as if it had exploded its contents out onto the floor next to Naruto's bed. As he bent down to search under the bed his hand came upon more than cup ramen. Next to their soon to be breakfasts was a single photo frame. Sai pulled it out, along with the ramen, and began to observe it. It was a photo, taken of Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi-sensei, and Sasuke back when they were known as team 7.
"What you looking at?" startled by Naruto's sudden appearance Sai dropped the photograph where it shattered on the floor. "huh?" Naruto put down the pitcher of steaming water and bent down to pick up the broken frame.
"Gomen-nasai Naruto. I didn't mean to look at your things or drop it." Naruto merely stared at the picture in his hands lovingly and after a moment turned to Sai.
"Its ok. Its no big deal. You didn't ruin the picture, just the frame. Do you mind if I put it inside your picture book? I don't want it to get ruined." Sai nodded and went to fetch his book. After carefully placing it in the book and returning it to its place in Sai's bag Naruto began filling the cups with water.
"It means a lot to you doesn't it?" Naruto looked up,
"What does?" "That picture. It means a lot to you." Naruto looked down smiling.
"Ya it does." but when Sai continued to look slightly confused, probably trying figure out exactly why, Naruto went on, "its just a nice reminder of the good old days, you know? A nice memory to have."
"Why did you bring it with you?" Naruto hesitated. Why did he bring it with him? Then after a moment he came up with an answer.
"I think maybe to give me strength. To remind me why I fight and why I need to win." Sai nodded and they began to eat their ramen in silence. After their tummies were sufficiently full, Sai left Naruto to get ready. When he had finished showering Naruto proceeded to dress slowly, thinking about what he had told Sai. He hadn't actually thought twice about packing the photograph, he just had. But after having to think about it, he realized he had packed it for a reason. But the reason he gave hadn't been the whole reason, it was true, just not the whole truth. He had brought it as a sort of safety net. Naruto would never admit it to anyone, but he was scared of failing. He was afraid of not being able to keep his promise, and of ruining the mission because he let his emotions get in the way. The picture was to remind him that even though it would be hard, he had to forget Sasuke for now and focus at the task at hand, because if he ever wanted things to be back to the way they were in the picture, he couldn't fail this mission. He sighed as he finished dressing and stared out the window again, not really seeing. Today's going to be a rough day he thought as he went to join the others.
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"Naruto, its good of you to finally join us. I was about to send Sakura to go get you." Naruto laughed nervously at the Devilish smile Sakura gave him.
"Its ok Yamato-taichou, I'm here." Yamato nodded and Kakashi took it from there.
"Ok seeing as how we're starting from scratch I'll first ask the all important question, you all do know what the philosophers stone is right?" his response were three blank stares. Kakashi sighed. "I thought you all told Tsunade-sama you knew what it was."
"Technically," answered Sakura, "we told her we'd heard of it. We never said we knew what it was."
"Well the philosophers stone is an incredibly powerful substance. It has the ability to grant eternal life, raise the dead, among other things. However the steps needed to produce the stone are unknown which means Orochimaru will probably be searching for that method as well as the stone itself, in case he needs to create one for himself."
"Exactly. So in order to cover more ground we should split up and meet back here at a certain time." supplied Yamato, Kakashi nodded.
"There are a few locations where we have a greater chance of finding something out. They are the central library, the military headquarters, and the two working military facilities in town."
"Kakashi-sensei, let me check out the military headquarters. Its the biggest out of all the buildings and it would take the rest of you hours to scout it all out. I can do it a lot quicker alone with some kage bunshins."
"Naruto you can't just let 100 bunshins run around, it would definitely draw suspicion if a bunch of the same person were seen."
"I know that Sakura-Chan. But I can just put a transformation jutsu over all of them so they all look different. I'm also the only one with enough chakra to keep up both the transformation jutsu and the bunshins."
"Naruto you do realize that the military H.Q. is probably going to be the most dangerous location to scout?" Naruto merely grinned, his previous image of seriousness gone.
"Don't worry Kakashi sensei, I can take care of myself, I'll be fine." Sakura looked hesitant to allow Naruto to search by himself but before she could voice a complaint Kakashi agreed.
"All right, Naruto will scout the military H.Q., Sai, Sakura you two scout the library, and I'll scout one of the military facilities while Yamato takes the other." Everyone nodded at their assignments. "We should all meet back here at noon, regardless of what we have or haven't found. Ill give you each the maximum of half an hour to be late. If you aren't here by 12:30 I'll assume that you're in danger and we'll go searching for you, understood?" everyone nodded.
"We should all probably use a henge to disguise ourselves, after all, we are supposed to be undercover."
"Right!" yelled Naruto as he vehemently agreed with Sai. Sakura couldn't help but smile at Naruto's antics, while everyone else merely sighed.
"Ok everyone, disperse. And good luck." And with that they all disappeared, to each their own path.
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The sun's yellow rays danced across his face as they warmed him after his long and perilous journey. Finally he was back. Suddenly a light breeze blew past, ruffling his golden locks and bringing with it a delicious, long forgotten scent. Intrigued by the smell he followed it up a long drive way, up a small porch, through the door, and into a cozy little kitchen where the smell was most potent.
"Edward, you're home!" exclaimed a tall beautiful girl. She had porcelain like features as well as big baby blues that were shining with excitement, and long platinum blonde hair. She was wearing a white tang top along with a black mini skirt and a pink apron, smiling happily at him.
"Hi Winry," he replied rather dazed.
"Well sit down already!" she said with mock impatience, "I made your favorite, stu." At the mention of stu, Ed hurriedly made his way to his seat, wondering all the while what could have brought on such a kind response from Winry. He couldn't help but lick his lips as she set the steaming bowl of stu before him, and proceeded to dig in with vigor. After all, he hadn't had stu in so long he'd almost forgotten what it tasted like. As he ate, Winry happily watched him, smiling all the while. Then when Ed finished she got up and removed his bowl. As Ed sat contentedly he suddenly felt Winry start to trace the back of his neck with two fingers, her warm breath on his neck. Slowly she inched closer to him until her breath was hot by his ear, and she whispered, "Welcome home Ed." A light blush crept its way onto his features as he turned to face her. He could feel his heart racing as she gently brushed her rosy lips against his. He was just about to kiss her, all the while taking note of the scent her strawberry shampoo gave off, when,
"Ed," startled, he opened his eyes, not even realizing that he had closed them, and stared at Winry. She was looking at him curiously. "Ed," there it was again, and suddenly it seemed as if Winry was beginning to fade away.
"Winry!" he grappled to try and hold on to her, but she continued to disappear,
"Ed wake up!" his eyes snapped open only to stare up and find Al looking down at him, a faint blush still kissing his cheeks.
"What?" he asked, rather aggravated that Al had forced him out of his dream.
"We have to be at H.Q. at 8 and its 7:30." Ed exhaled dramatically before once again flopping down on his pillow.
"Remind me again why we still have to report to Mustang?"
"Brother, you know we always have to report to H.Q. unless we're out researching. Besides you should be sad that today is our last day reporting to Mustang, after today we have to report straight to the Furher."
"Right, right." Al looked at Ed skeptically, well as skeptically a look as he could give, something was off.
"What were you dreaming about Ed?"
"Hm?" Al's question had caught him off guard.
"Your dream? You said Winry, and you were blushing." his eyes widened in fear, had he really spoken out loud?
"What are you talking about Al? I do NOT blush."
"Ya ok sure you don't. But then why did you say Winry in your sleep?"
"Because I dreamt she murdered me, ok?!" Sure you did, brother.
"Ok, whatever you say." Ed scowled in defeat and resigned himself to ignoring Al for the rest of the day.
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Naruto strutted confidently down one of H.Q.'s many hallways, his large hands tucked into the pockets of the enormous man he was impersonating. Where ever he went people seemed to shirk away in fear of being noticed by his large imposing form, and if they were spotted they would salute him respectfully before rushing away. Yes Naruto was sure he made a very good choice in who he henged into. This man was obviously very powerful, and the more power he held, the easier it would be for him to the get information he needed out of people later.
~ Flashback ~
Birds chirped merrily as he carefully observed the people coming in and out of the huge building before him from his crouched position in a large oak tree. Central H.Q. was definitely not a disappointment, in fact it far surpassed any of Naruto's previous conceptions of what the country's capital would be like. Its huge white marble walls seemed to tower over the city in a way that, creepily enough, made him feel as though 'big brother' was keeping watch over all of its inhabitants' movements. He had been surveying the area for a while now, and had already sent several henged clones into the building. However he could tell that none of his disguises had been particularly notable people. For himself he wanted someone a little higher up, someone that would make information gathering simple. Much to his dismay, he hadn't seen anyone who seemed to fit the bill.
"Good morning Robs, Gordon!!" The loudness of the voice caught Naruto's attention. The man who had spoken was arguably one of the tallest people Naruto had ever seen and easily towered over the two guards to whom he was referring. What Naruto thought most interesting, however, was the way the two guards noticeably paled at the sight of the nearly bald man with sparkles crowning his head.
"Um, good morning major." Replied one (though whether he was Robs or Gordon, Naruto wasn't sure) as they both saluted.
"Are you going out on assignment?" asked the other guard.
"Why yes! Our esteemed Furher has assigned me to a most interesting mission. Though rest assured that I shall be fine and shall complete my mission with relative ease after all, how could anyone stand up to the perfection that are my well toned muscles?!!" Naruto couldn't help but chuckle at the reproachful look the former guard gave his companion for even asking. The second guard smiled sheepishly at his friend's glare and in an attempt to save them answered the major's declaration.
"Of course no one could, well we'll be seeing you major Armstrong."
"Indeed you shall!! I will return soon, and fear not I will recount every detail to you both!" And with that last proclamation, he was off. Naruto smiled, he had just found his henge.
~ End of flashback ~
He was nearing the office of a man that, according to the guy he had just tricked into spilling all he knew with threats of telling everyone he fantasized about Armstrong's muscles, had information on the philosophers stone. The man's name was evidently Colonel Mustang. The soldier had told him that he had heard rumors that the Colonel and one of his subordinates had been looking into the stone for many years now, however he didn't know much and could tell Naruto no more on the subject. He needed desperately to speak with this Colonel. Nevertheless, he wasn't exactly sure how to go about it. He knew next to nothing about military standings, but he was vaguely certain that Colonel was higher up than Major. He would have to approach this carefully.
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"Briggs you say?" Roy was searching for any signs of a jest or of uncertainty, but could find none in Ed's steely gaze.
"Yes. We ran into the major shortly after we arrived and he said he forgot to mention to us that he had a sister up north who might be able to help, or at least point us in the right direction. He said he could write us a letter of introduction if we wanted."
"Plus Scar has been sighted in the north and there are a few things we need to discuss with him. Briggs is the only option we really have at the moment." Roy turned his gaze to the tallest, and youngest of the group. It was the first time Al had spoken since arriving. Roy sighed, they had no idea what they would be getting themselves into up north. Briggs was nothing like central.
"First of all a letter of introduction would do nothing to help your cause. General Olivier Armstrong is nothing like her younger brother. She's a ruthless leader who's more likely to lock you up than anything else. And the conditions up north are nothing short of Olivier's personality; harsh and unforgiving. You'll be lucky if you even make it there without frostbite, Fullmetal. Secondly, finding Scar is about one of the most dangerous things you could do. Who knows if he'll even give you the chance to speak before he tries to kill you?"
"He will." declared Al. Roy was surprised, he would never have expected Al of all people to vouch for Scar.
"And how do you know this?" he questioned,
"I spoke with scar while we were underground fighting the chimeras and homunculi. Ed told him the truth about Ishbal, he's confused, and I'm sure he'll hear us out. I don't guarantee that there won't be a fight, but I know he'll at least listen." Roy nodded. It seems they've thought this through,
"Very well, I suppose I can't stop you, and in any case, I agree that its you're only real option at the moment. I'll authorize it." Ed grinned,
"Thanks Mustang. Oh and, try not to get yourself killed while we're gone, it'd be really annoying to come back and find you six feet under."
"I could say the same Edward." Cheeky brat. Ed's grin merely widened, and Al sighed,
"Thank you Colonel." As they turned to leave a knocking was heard,
"Come in." replied Roy. As the door opened there stood major Armstrong. "Oh, hello major. What can I do for you?" Roy asked, wondering what the major could have to say that was worth him jeopardizing the mission. After all, it was a big risk to be alone with Ed and Roy, they could get caught.
"Hey major." Ed and Al stated leisurely.
"Greetings! I merely wished to converse with the colonel about something."
"I thought you had an assignment major?" asked Ed.
"Hoho yes, and what a splendid assignment it was. However it was nothing that me and my perfect physique couldn't handle!!" the two Elrics and Mustang sweat dropped at the majors boasting but were otherwise unaffected, they were somewhat accustomed to it.
"Well major, what is it that you wished to discuss?" Armstrong looked momentarily hesitant, his eye nervously darting towards Edward and Alfonse before once again returning to normal. The action was not missed by Roy.
"Would it be alright if we spoke privately?" This action surprised Roy like none other had. Its unlike the major to deliberately keep Ed and Al out of the loop. If he ever has to tell me something he doesn't want them to know, he's sure to do it when they're not present. Roy looked over to catch Ed's knowing glance, It seems he noticed as well. Roy inclined his head ever so slightly for Ed to see. Something was up.
"Of course, Edward, Alfonse. Would you mind allowing the major and I to speak?"
"Nah its fine, we were leaving anyway, huh Al?" The kids a good actor, acknowledged Roy.
"Right brother. See ya major, colonel."
"Oh one last thing," called Edward, "Major could you tell us the name of your sister? I know your writing us the letter, but well it would be nice if we new what to address her as." Roy had been carefully watching the major's face for a reaction since he felt something was off. He had a good poker face, but Roy had a lot of experience reading people and did not miss the fleeting expression of horror and realization that passed over Armstrong's face. A quick glance at Ed and the two Elrics sprung into action.
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The question had caught him off guard. It seemed this kid was more observant than Naruto had given him credit for. He realized his mistake of course. He had played his part to a tea, all until he asked to speak alone with the Colonel. He had obviously underestimated the boy's importance since he was unaccustomed to being excluded from conversations. However Naruto wasn't a ninja for nothing. He had anticipated their suspicions and had, as a precaution, listened in on their conversation. He had no idea what the majority of it had been about, but had been able to hear the name of the majors sister and knew all about the letter he was supposed to write to the boys. Therefore he was fully prepared to answer the question. No it had not been this "Edward's" prying that had been his undoing, it had been his own. A sudden memory from one of his kage bunshins had momentarily shocked him.
~ Flashback ~
Naruto's bunshin, in the form of a mousy brunette man, had been walking around for hours now and was frustrated to no end. He had yet to acquire any useful information on the philosophers stone and was sure his streak was not over. It was while he was going over these thoughts that he stumbled upon possibly invaluable information.
"Are you sure about that?"
"The all seeing eye doesn't miss much, Greed." There was a small scoff, made by the owner of the former voice before a new one spoke.
"So someone has been asking about the philosophers stone, eh?" There was a no response, which Naruto took as a sign that the man whom the latter voice addressed had merely nodded. The first voice, Greed, spoke again,
"Has father given any directions as to how we are supposed to deal with them?"
"Yes," replied the second voice, "we are to dissuade him from his quest, and depending on how much he knows, we kill him." Naruto's eyes widened, just who were these people? They obviously knew a lot about the stone but were also willing to kill to keep others from discovering its secrets.
"Does this interloper have anything to do with the annoying blond one my body's former occupant knew?" a chuckling could be heard,
"You mean the fullmetal pipsqueak and his tin can of a brother? I don't think even they would be stupid enough to go around H.Q. asking about the stone. They've been searching for it for three yrs now, there's nothing in central that will point them somewhere they haven't already been. Well except for Marcoh." Sneered the 3rd voice,
"Marcoh was killed by scar."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that Wrath. It seems more likely that Scar kidnapped Marcoh, probably in an attempt to procure some answers, or just because he felt the need to prolong Marcoh's sufferings, after all it would have been more merciful to have just killed him." Naruto was thoroughly confused but continued listening with rapt attention nonetheless, he could tell this was an important conversation,
"The Elrics will be headed north then, after scar?"
"Presumably yes, though it would be best if we could keep them under our watch, here in central it would be a much simpler job. Plus, it would be troublesome if they were to discover Sloth. The two of them are difficult enough as it is without them finding out the extent of our plans for Ametris."
"Things would be easier if we were just allowed to kill them."
"I agree but they are two very important sacrifices. We must keep them well until the promised day."
"Anyway, get to the point Wrath."
"Very well, one of you take care of the intruder. Once we eliminate that we can focus on other matters." However, Naruto never heard a response, footsteps were approaching the door and he could not be caught. As the steps grew closer the bunshin released itself, disappearing into oblivion, its memories immediately transferring into the original Naruto.
~ End of flashback ~
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Ed had to admit, he was slightly ashamed of their little brigade. He had known that the homunculi practically had eyes in the back of their heads but for their plans to be discovered this quickly was just ridiculous and down right embarrassing! And on top of it all, now he was going to have to fight Envy and his smug little grin.
"Great," he murmured sarcastically as he and Al lunged at the Armstrong imposter, both with every intention of costing the number one most annoying homunculus one of his lives. However before either of their clenched fists could make contact, the pseudo major jumped lithely away landing in a graceful crouch a few feet away, a pose that, if the situation wasn't so completely serious, would have made Ed roar in laughter; lithe and poise were concepts completely alien to the major's bulky form.
"Wait! I don't want to fight!" Ed scoffed at that declaration,
"Ya sure. What game are you playing Envy?" Confusion clouded 'Armstrong's' features,
"What are..." However his statement went unfinished as Ed charged again, Al hot on his heels. Ed quickly clapped his hands together and created his signature arm blade, his intended target; the spot where Envy's heart would be if the bastard had one. But, once again, the 'major' ducked out of his reach. Infuriated Ed threw punches, kicks, jabs, and swipes at the imposter, all while Al released his own onslaught from behind. Not a single blow landed, however, as he blocked, dodged, and parried every blow that came his way. It looked as if he were performing some sort of intricate dance, one that Ed couldn't keep up with for the life of him. The fight, if you could really call it that, was greatly disconcerting to Ed. Not that he was really surprised Envy was too fast for him, he'd actually never really won against the palm tree look alike, but the fact that Envy had not thrown a single punch or kick and had actually never even attempted to go on the offensive was extremely suspicious.
"Move!!!!" Ed didn't need Roy to tell him twice, he was actually wondering when the hell the lazy colonel would jump into the fray. Ed leapt out of the way, along with Al who was also smart enough to not hesitate, as Roy released a small controlled flame aimed at 'Envy'. The attack was completely uncalled for and only a split second reaction kept 'Envy' from being fried to a crisp. The resulting blow, however, was enough to throw him into the desk at the far right of the room. The crash caused several items to fall on top of him before a poof was heard and the 'Major's' head disappeared from view among the clutter.
"Nice one colonel!" called Al,
"Eh it was all right, but sheesh what a show off." Ed had to mock Roy it was just their thing, he couldn't admit that the colonel had done a good job, no matter what. Roy of course couldn't help but smirk at his handy work and Ed's sly practically invisible acknowledgement of his job well done. But kidding was put aside as Ed confidently strode towards the pile of clutter in order to demand Envy give them an answer as to how they found out about their plans so quickly and also to inquire about his strange behavior during their little scrimmage. However, what Ed's automail arm pulled out of the small wreckage was not Envy's usual form. The shirt clutched in his hand was of a boy no older than himself. The disoriented youth possessed bright spiky blonde hair, deep azure colored eyes and strange whisker markings on each cheek, a boy he vaguely remembered seeing the night before when Roy had given that silver haired man directions. Ed's momentary hesitation seemed to have been enough time for the boy to recover himself as he suddenly jumped to him feet, yanking Ed up from his crouching position.
"What the hell? Get your hands off me kid!" the boy exclaimed. Ed was completely shocked, a feeling shared by both Roy and Al.
"You're not Envy..." Ed managed to choke out after releasing the boy's orange jacket.
"You're right fullmetal shrimp, that yellow haired brat is most definitely NOT me," the newly present Envy sneered from his position at the doorway, "but why don't we find out just who he is."
DUN DUN DUN DUN!!!!! lol Did ya like the cliffy? I hope you did cuz it took me a LONG time to finish up this chapter lol, i just couldn't seem to be satisfied by it, even now i'm not satisfied but i figured it was about time i posted it. Anyway i wanted to warn you that the next chapter will not be coming out a a while. As you can possibly tell theres going to be a fight scene in the next chap and im TERRIBLE at fight scenes, not that ive ever really written one but still. Anyway as such ive really been dreading writing the next chap and have as of yet not started. Also my incredibly long list of summer assignments combined with SAT prep classes, extra classes at E.L.A.C., volunteering, and my ongoing job hunt will be keeping me busy and prevent me from posting anytime soon. I apologize but I promise to have the chap posted as soon as i can. Gracias soooooo much for your patience.
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