Author's note: I do not own Sailor Moon – the usual disclaimer. In this chapter you're going to see some interesting pairings. I still won't have all of the characters by the end of this chapter – but I'm getting closer. Anyway enough of my babble – on with the story.
Chapter Three: Shopping, a Secret Admirer, and Luminary
I awoke from my peaceful dreams at 9:00 am. Despite the fact that Darien had, once again, been the main focus of my dreams, last night he had turned into the man of my dreams. Sure that will never happen in real life, but it was a nice dream nevertheless. I stretched and yawned, then decided it was time to face the new day. Finally it was the day of our shopping trip. I could hardly wait; I practically flew into the bathroom to do my morning rituals. "Morning Mina and Raye!" I yelled out to them as I was emerging from the bathroom, completely dressed in my favorite shopping outfit, which consisted of a sugar pink tank top, and blue jeans, ready to go. When I didn't get a response, I banged on their door loudly. "I said good morning! Don't you remember what today is? Come on, get your asses up – it's almost time to go shopping."
"All right, all right"…Mina said, groggily coming out of the room she shared with Raye. "I'm going to go and take a shower and get ready to go…Raye's downstairs already Serena."
"Okay, well I'll go downstairs, get some breakfast – and wait for you." I replied as I ran down the stairs happily. Today is actually going to be a pretty good day I think – after yesterday how could it possibly get any worse? "Raye! Good morning!" Raye stood in the kitchen, fully dressed in a red top with a knee-length black skirt – which of course, didn't surprise me since Raye happens to be an early riser, and can survive off of small amounts of sleep. It's insane to me, but she can do it – so more power to her.
"Hi Serena – you're already up and moving this morning."
"Well that's because it's shopping morning Raye!"
"I'm surprised that you're not gloomy like yesterday – especially after what Darien…"
"Nope!" I replied cutting her off "couldn't be better. Yesterday was pretty much the worst day of my life, and since it can't get worse – I've got a new attitude today."
"Well that's awesome Serena, glad to hear it. Now all we have to do is wait for Mina to wake up with a nice shower, and hopefully she won't use all of the hot water." Raye drifted off slowly into her own little daydream world.
"Raye, I would never want to think about this myself – because it's disgusting since Mina is my sister – but are you having sexual fantasies about my sister in the shower?"
Raye was caught off guard and blushed, "is it that obvious?"
"Uh yeah Raye it is, it's obvious that Mina's constantly on your mind." I replied.
"Did someone say my name?" Mina asked as she came downstairs in her favorite yellow sundress.
"Yeah – Raye was just sexually fantasizing about you in the shower, probably thinking about joining you if she hadn't already taken one herself." I replied, looking at Raye and getting prepared for the sudden outburst.
"Serena! How could you tell Mina that!"
"Well that cat's out of the bag now. Besides, I thought that you two were super open about every aspect in your relationship" I teased.
"Well we are – but sometimes I do have secret, um, desires and fantasies that I might not feel comfortable telling Mina yet!" Raye said through gritted teeth.
"Ladies, ladies, no need to do this all for the sake of your beloved sister and lover." Mina said, gushing – she loves being complimented. That's when the doorbell rang. "That must be Trista, I'll go get it!"
"Huh?" Raye said aloud, "who did you say Mina?"
But it was too late for Raye to get angry, Mina opened the door and Trista was at the doorstep smiling at Mina. "Trista! I'm so glad that you could come, how are you? It seems like we haven't talked in ages!" Mina said, giving Trista a big hug.
"May I come in Mina?"
"Of course Trista, of course. Here, let me do some introductions. The blonde over there is Serena – my sister, I think that you remember her right? Well you can obviously tell that we're sisters I mean blonde hair, blue eyes, you know the drill." Mina was a bit too excited – and Raye noticed it.
This is going to be an interesting day, "Hi Trista, nice seeing you again." I said, giving her a little wave.
"And here we have my lovely girlfriend Raye, my raven-haired goddess, the one who can always spark a flame in my heart." Mina continued, noticing Raye's anger and using flattery to at least try to get her someplace. I guess it was working because Raye was lightening up a bit – and I don't know Raye to be one who fakes her emotions. She's a very blunt person, if she doesn't like you, then she'll tell you. Thank heaven that she never grilled me about the specifics on their relationship.
"Nice to meet you Raye, I'm Trista…"
"I know, Mina has told me so much about you. You guys were college roommates?" Raye asked in an inquisitive tone, and if I knew that tone, that meant trouble.
"Why yes, we were. I hope that my being here doesn't make you feel threatened or anything Raye – I might be single but Mina and I are just friends now." Trista said casually, it was as if she read Raye's mind.
"Oh well, would you look at the time – it's 10:20, who's driving?" I asked, the conversation needed to be changed as quickly as possible to prevent a potential catfight. Mina might not mind, hell she might even think that it's adorable – but I do not want to have to pull apart the two women if they were going to fight. Trista was tall and looked like she had a nice build – so getting punched by her might be fatal to my frail body. As for Raye, she's wearing high heals, and she's known to fight with her shoes, so getting my eye poked out when I'm trying to find my soul mate is not my ideal situation.
"Serena why don't you drive?" Mina asked inquisitively. I pictured the situation in my head, I would be the only person sitting in the front – so not only would I look like a chauffer, but that would also create a disaster in the back seat. Mina would be sitting in between Trista and Raye. Raye constantly eying Trista to see if she even touches Mina, which would ultimately lead to a fight in the backseat. Objects start flying from the back of my car to the front, and I – while driving, would try to calm them down and get hit in the back of the head with a compact mirror. That was not a pretty picture, so based on my standards it would not happen.
"You know what Mina – I'm not up for it, how about you drive?"
"Sounds good to me – unless there are any other offers? Mina looked from Raye to Trista. Neither of them offered to drive, so Mina grabbed her car keys. "All right everyone, let's go then." We all hopped into Mina's brand new Lincoln MKZ, the color was a nice golden yellow, or as they would say in the catalogue, "dune pearl." It has a nice roomy interior, and I happily took my seat next to Trista. Thank heaven that Trista is sitting next to me and not in the front seat, Raye would have probably burst an artery if Trista had even tried to sit in 'her seat.'
"So window shopping first and then we decide if we want to buy anything, right girls?" Mina declared as she started the car.
"Yeah! Let's go!" I said a bit too loudly, but I was hoping to try to clear some of the unseen tension from the atmosphere. Ten minutes later we reached the mall. "10:30 on the dot, way to go Mina."
"All right let's get to shopping ladies" Raye said happily as she got out of the car.
"I need to wait for my friends Raye!" I said as I slammed the car door after I got out of the car.
"Hey watch the door Serena! Don't slam it so hard" Mina whined as she and Trista got out of the car. "I just got this car like two weeks ago" she continued to complain as we headed out of the parking lot and went towards the mall entrance. We decided that it would be a good idea to wait for my friends there instead of waiting outside.
"Who knows what kind of perverts could be lurking outside" Raye said as she opened the door to the mall entrance.
"There are plenty of perverts inside as well too Raye, believe me I know, some of them are clients of mine that work here. Speaking of clients, there's one of mine now – Amy." Mina said to us as we stood, waiting for Lita and Amy. I waved at Amy once she saw us, getting her to come join us. "Why hello Amy, how are you?" Mina asked her blue-haired client as she entered the mall.
"I'm fine thanks." Amy stared at everyone shyly.
"Oh introductions. Of course you know my sister Mina."
"I can see the resemblance." Amy commented, a shy smile creeping onto her face.
"This is Raye – one of the owners of Polaris, you might have met her before. The lovely tall emerald-haired woman standing here next to me is Trista." Raye gave Amy a small wave hello; Amy nodded back to her with a smile.
"How do you do Amy?" Trista asked with a smile on her face.
Amy blushed heavily, "Fine thank you, nice to meet you."
Just then Lita came in and joined the party, introductions were made once again, and I noticed that Lita was especially fixated on Trista – and then it was time to start shopping. We passed by tons of stores, a cooking store – which Lita practically leaped into, a fabric store, where we had to prevent Trista from completely buying it out, a little karaoke place – where Mina tried, but failed to impress her audience. "Stick to matchmaking Mina" I told her as we left, she sadly agreed.
"I don't understand I'm normally a really great singer!"
"I'm sure that it's just nerves baby," Raye said, trying to cheer Mina up.
Then we went to a bookstore, where Amy spent a decent fifteen minutes trying to decide on an astronomy book or a science fiction novel. We convinced her to get the science fiction novel – mainly because there was a love story in it. We were about to go to a charm store for Raye since she's into collecting charms and fortunes; when all of a sudden Mina's infamous phone rang. Oh, that's right I never talked about her phone before – essentially Mina, like Amy, constantly carries around a phone just in case. Since Mina runs her own matchmaking business, sometimes when there is an overflow of clients, which happens a lot, or if she forgets and appointment her secretary will call her and then Mina will leave the scene like a bat out of hell.
"Ah, duty calls" Mina said, looking down at her caller ID to see who it was. "I'm afraid that I've got to cut this shopping trip short ladies."
"It's 12:15 Mina!" I whined, "how could you possibly have a client right now?"
"Well you know – some people really want my help and who am I to deny their requests? Do you want to come darling?" Mina asked Raye, who nodded and with that we parted ways.
As they left I yelled "don't be too loud ladies, keep it classy!" Raye didn't even bother turning around, she just raised her hand in the air and flipped me off as she and Mina walked away hand in hand.
My stomach was growling unhappily as we passed by what seemed like the millionth clothing store. By this time I had started to notice that Lita and Trista seemed to be getting awfully chummy. Earlier Lita had been subtly– or rather what she thought was stealthily – glancing at Trista, it was so obvious that even I noticed it, and I'm not good at these things, that's Mina's department. They seemed to be in their own little world chatting with each other, occasionally including Amy and I in their conversations so that way we wouldn't feel like outcasts. Once again my stomach growled, and that's when I couldn't take it anymore – it's 12:30, and I want to eat!
"Guys, can we go to the food court or something? I'm dying over here."
"Oh sorry Serena, you should have said something. Well since Mina and Raye left – you and Trista don't have a ride, so how about we all go to my place for something to eat?"
"I'm all for it, let's go!" I practically screamed because I was so excited – hunger was paining my stomach.
"I couldn't possibly intrude Lita." Amy said - it was obvious that she didn't want to be a bother.
"Don't worry about it Amy, I don't mind" Lita said with a smile. "How about you Trista?" Lita asked, you could tell that she was hoping Trista would say yes.
She smiled at the brunette, "well I have no where else to go since Mina and Raye left us here – so why not. My stomach was started to grumble as well, and I'm sure that you make good food – I've heard that the cuisine at Polaris is superb. You're the head chef, so I can't go wrong now can I?" A bright red blush crossed Lita's face.
"All right then, let's go get some food at Lita's place. I'll race you to go the car!" I said as I bolted towards the exit. Sure they say no running in the mall – plus I hate running, but when you're me – Serena Love, food is one of the most important things in life, and I would do anything for it. Once I reached the parking lot, with the other girls trailing behind me, I walked with Amy to her car, a very nice blue Mercedes. Lita and Trista got into Lita's green Chevy Cobalt.
"Just follow behind me Amy, it's not that hard to get to my house, but I don't want you to make a wrong turn, otherwise it might take you a while."
"All right," Amy replied, getting into the car. We buckled our seat belts.
"Amy you have such a nice car!" I said aloud, and then regretted it because it was rude, but Amy didn't seem to mind.
"The life of a doctor – great benefits for hard work." Amy said as she started the car, and away we went. On our way there Amy and I engaged in a little small talk. "So Trista and Lita seem to be getting really close." Amy said disappointedly.
"I guess you're right – but that's okay, don't worry about that, you'll find someone too. Mina's great at that." I replied smiling.
"It's too bad though, Trista is very cute. You're right though, I have faith in Mina" she said as we pulled into Lita's driveway.
"That was a quick trip, I didn't know that Lita lived this close to the mall – or our house for that matter." I remarked as we got out of the car.
"Glad that you guys made it," Lita said as she got out of the car and pulled out her house keys. She opened the door for us, and we entered Lita's small – but nice house. It was a very comfy house; plushy sofas and chairs were neatly arranged in the living room I noticed as Lita lead us into the kitchen. "All right then, what should I make? Your wish is my command."
"Hmmm well as long as it doesn't have any eggplant in it, I'm good" Trista said while lightly touching Lita's hand. Lita blushed at the touch; a dreamy smile was plastered on her face.
"I'm not a big fan of carrots" I said – trying to ignore the lovey-dovey women in the room.
"I'll just have a sandwich if that's all right Lita" Amy said.
"I couldn't just make you a sandwich!" Lita said shocked at the mere thought of her making just a simple sandwich.
"I love sandwiches though so it's not a problem" Amy replied.
"Okay I'll try to appease everyone," Lita said as she got to work in the kitchen. She made Amy a couple of tuna fish sandwiches, a bit simple for Lita, but Amy loved them so why not. Lita made me a Polaris special, which consists of pizza and fries. For herself and Trista, she made a large batch of tempura – without any eggplant. "I guess I could also make a dessert, but in the mean time everyone dig in," she said as she started putting ingredients into her mixer.
"Wow Lita, you work so fast, thanks for the food!" I said as I shoveled the pizza and french fries into my mouth. "So what are you making for dessert?"
"Another one of your favorites Serena, cake and ice cream."
"Today sure is my lucky day!" I said happily with my mouth full of half-chewed french fries while everyone laughed. Trista started to subtly flirt with Lita while she was finishing the cake as Amy and I uncomfortably watched and talked amongst ourselves. We noticed that this was quickly starting to become a party for two – and two extra was more company than necessary. That's when Amy's phone rang. "Is it time to get to the hospital?" I asked her gloomily, I really didn't want her to leave me here with Trista and Lita.
"No actually, that's Mina. Please excuse me a second." Amy said as she went to Lita's living room to take the call. Trista and Lita continued to flirt with one another as Lita pulled the cake out of the oven and started to prepare the frosting. About ten minutes later, Amy re-emerged from the living room with some exciting news – well for her at least. "Mina told me that she found someone who she thinks will be perfect for me" Amy let out a little squeal of happiness.
"Really, spill the beans" I said, watching as Lita started to take her homemade frosting and put it on the cake.
"Her name is Hotaru, she's a bit younger than me – 21 years old. Mina said that she's gorgeous and a little shy but very sweet."
"I find it interesting that Mina's setting you up with someone else that's shy – no offense Amy" I said bitterly as Lita continued to frost the cake, and Trista decided to help Lita clean up a bit by washing the used dishes.
"No offense taken Serena, I don't know – I really trust your sister with the matchmaking, after all she is a professional."
"You're right, sounds like you guys might hit it off really well."
"What does she do for a living?" Lita asked as she finished frosting the cake and took out a knife to cut it into slices for all of us. Then she directed Trista to the fridge, where Trista pulled out a tub of vanilla ice cream.
"Apparently she's a nurse at another hospital."
"Wow – doctor and a nurse, that sounds like it could get kinky," Lita said to Amy, who blushed. "So who wants cake and ice cream? I can't keep it here –otherwise I'll eat it all."
"No thanks, I've got to hit the road and get to Mina's office for a quick consultation. She told me that she'd give me more details once I got over there. Then I've got to get to work."
"None for me Lita, but thank you for making such a delicious looking cake."
"Serena? You're my last hope."
"I'll take the cake home with me, Raye and Mina would really enjoy that."
"What about the ice cream?" Lita said sadly. I'm going to turn into a blimp if I eat it all by myself.
"Don't worry Lita – I'll stay here for a while and eat some with you." Trista said with a smile as Lita wrapped up the cake to go.
Or maybe eat out a certain private part of Lita's. I took the completely wrapped up cake and headed out with Amy, who offered to drive me home since my car wasn't there. The entire time that we were in the car, Amy was talking about how happy she was that Mina had found her a date – completely forgetting that I was not exactly happy with my current love situation. It wasn't until she stopped in front of my driveway that she remembered that I too was on the prowl.
"I'm so sorry Serena – I really didn't mean to talk about my upcoming date the whole time. I was just excited."
"No problem Amy" I replied with a fake smile plastered on my face. "Thanks for the ride, I'm going to go and watch some tv and just enjoy the rest of my day off. I'll call you later on in the week to see how your date went, and maybe we can hang out again sometime." I got out of the car and gave her a little wave.
"Sounds great." Amy said, happy that I had forgiven her. "Well I should get going, bye Serena," she said as I closed the door.
I miserably dragged myself to the front door of the house and got out my keys while holding the wrapped up cake in my left arm. Seems like everyone has someone except for me, poor Serena. Will I ever get a date or will I constantly be the spare tire for the rest of my life? Being a third wheel is never charming. When I arrived at the door I noticed something peculiar. What the hell is that? On my doorstep were five-dozen pink roses. Hey those are my favorites! I wonder who put them there. They're probably not for me though – another one of those male admirers trying to get Mina to be straight. Like that will ever happen – she loves boobs way too much. Attached to one group of flowers was a note that said "To: Serena from your secret admirer." Wow these are for me! I wonder who they're from. I looked around; there were no unfamiliar cars around or anything. Maybe this is a prank, it could be Raye's doing but I don't think that she would be this cruel to me. Raye wouldn't kick me when I'm already down – well at least not on this particular matter. If it's not Raye then…it might be a stalker. That's the last thing I need is some creepy stalker guy following me and leaving me notes. He could even be hiding in the bushes right now, staring at me. Or maybe he's at one of my neighbor's houses, looking through the window with binoculars. With paranoia threatening to take over my brain, I unlocked the door, closed the door and put the cake down. Then I went back outside and grabbed the flowers then hurriedly got back into the house. I made sure to use all the locks on the doors and then I went to the living room – where the curtains were thicker and it's almost impossible to see into the room from the outside. Maybe I'll watch some tv and it'll keep my mind off of stalker-boy. I started watching this super cool magical girl cartoon show on television about teenage girls who fight for love and justice. I was really getting into it, and yes at twenty-four years of age I still watch cartoons in case you're wondering, when my cell phone rang. I looked at it in a panic, the caller id said "private." Ooooo…maybe the stalker has my phone number! Oh shit! Well I guess I should answer it just in case.
"Hello?" I said timidly.
"Serena?"
"Mina! Oh boy I'm glad that it's you and not a creepy stalker. Why does the number that you called me from say 'private' on my caller id?"
"I'm calling from the office main line – that's why. My cell phone died, I'm recharging it right now. And what did you say about a creepy stalker?"
"Someone dropped off five dozen roses at our front door for me – they were my favorite color too. There was a note attached to it that said 'from your secret admirer.'"
"Oooh, I guess he'll be disappointed then – because I got you a date."
"You did! Hell yeah! Okay, okay, give me details Mina, I want to know right now!"
"Serena you don't have to yell, damn. All right well information about this guy, he's very handsome all the straight girls in the office practically swooned over him. Anyway, head over to the office and I'll tell you more. Amy just left a while ago."
"Score! I'll be there in two shakes." I closed the phone, I've got one of those flip cell phones, grabbed my keys, and got out of the house as quickly as I possibly could. I started the car and gunned it to Mina's office. I was glad that there weren't any cops on the road; otherwise I would've gotten a speeding ticket for sure.
"Ma'am you were going 75 in a 45 zone…" what excuse could I possibly have for that one.
I parked my car in the back like I usually do – Mina owns the office so I knew that she wouldn't tow me for it. I locked the car and ran inside the back entrance, which was the quickest way to Mina's office, especially if you didn't want to be seen. I burst into her office without even knocking because I was so excited. Mina was sitting at her desk, looking up expectantly.
"I was waiting for you – you didn't get here as fast as I thought you would though."
"Enough with the small talk Mina – spill the beans."
"All right, where to start. This guy is 28 years old…"
"Name – I need a name!"
"Well he told me that he didn't want me to reveal his first name to anyone that I tried to set him up with. He's somewhat famous, especially around here so I thought that it was appropriate."
"I guess that's fair, but at least give me a last name Mina!"
"He didn't say anything about not giving out his last name, so I can do that. His name is Mr. Shields."
"Serena Shields – that sounds nice."
"I hope that you don't tell him that on the date and scare him half to death Serena – get to know each other first before you get on one knee and ask him to be the father of your babies. I haven't even told you all the good details yet."
"You're right, continue Mina."
"Anyway, despite the fact that he's handsome, he's insecure about the way he looks and he's also kind of shy. Mr. Shields is a very studious person, an intellectual. Definitely a gentleman, he loves to open doors for women and push in their chairs. He knows how to treat a woman with respect, very kind and gentle. Mr. Shields is soft spoken with a very sexy deep voice; I think that you'll really like him Serena – he's definitely your type. I'm not going to tell you anything else about him."
"Not even anything about the way he looks? What about where he works? Those are important things too Mina!"
"I'm going to let you guys get to know each other starting tonight over dinner at Luminary. Dinner is at 6 and the attire is formal wear."
"Tonight? At Luminary! You did say Luminary, right? How the hell did you get a reservation there? I heard that they're booked for years."
"Oh I have my connections Serena, I just pulled a few strings."
"Do you think that he'll pay for dinner?"
"Serena! Of course he will! He's a gentleman after all."
"Well you never know Mina, I'm just making sure. I'm so nervous already…and I'm not ready, I'd have to go home and get myself ready for the date! It's 3:30 pm Mina – do you know how long it takes me to look decent! Why not next Sunday or something?"
"Calm down Serena. I compared your schedules and today was the best day for the date. You're just going to have to deal Serena – either that or wait until I find you someone else…"
"No Mina! I'll take the date, and I'm going to go home right now and get ready for it."
"All right then, remember 6 o'clock at Luminary, and formal attire. I don't want him to tell me that you showed up in a little black dress either Serena – wear something different. Dress to impress as the saying goes."
"Will do Mina. Thanks so much, you're the best big sister ever!" I told her as I went behind her desk to give her a hug.
"You're welcome," she said as she returned the hug. "Now go!" She released me from the hug and waved goodbye to me as I hustled out the door.
As I was on my way out I passed by Raye who had just come out of the bathroom. "So Serena I heard that you have a hot date tonight."
"You bet I do Raye, but I've got to go back to the house and get ready. I'll talk to you later – I will definitely tell you all about it." I replied as I sped out of the office and back to my car. I only had about an hour and a half to get ready by the time that I got home, I wanted to get to Luminary early - that way I could impress Mr. Shields with my promptness. I hopped in the shower for thirty minutes, using the nicest smelling shower gel that I had. I got out and after a few minutes of indecision, picked my dress – a sexy, but not too conservative blue dress that really brought out my eyes. I put on some dangling ice blue earrings, and then concentrated on my makeup. I gave myself a nice – not too wild smoky eye, a mild red lipstick that won't transfer on to things, but really sucks to take off at night. I also gave myself a light blush and put on some mascara. I checked my watch. All right it's 5:00. I guess it's about time to go.
I took a nice but small white handbag with me, and donned some white high heals. I checked myself in the mirror one last time, well you out did yourself this time Serena – if he doesn't like the way that you look, then screw him. I grabbed my keys, exited the front door of the house, and got into my car. It was 5:05 and I was off. Luminary is about fourty-five minutes away from my house, so without a lot of traffic I could get there at 5:50. Luckily for me there were barely any cars on the way there and the stoplights were treating me nicely by occurring very infrequently. I got there at 5:48, a bit earlier than even I had expected, but I was very happy about it. Luminary is an absolutely gorgeous restaurant; everything was burgundy and gold in color. I told the hostess about my reservation and she seated me at a very romantic and secluded table in the back of the restaurant. She told me that it was one of the tables that they reserve for couples. I felt like a princess and I hadn't even started eating the luxury food yet, nor had I met my new prince – or should I call him my date - because he had yet to arrive. The seats were nice and plushy; they were so comfortable I felt like I could fall asleep in them. Two chairs were set up across from each other with a pretty table that looked like it was made of marble. A few minutes had passed by and I checked the clock on my phone, 5:55 I guess he'll be here soon. At that very minute the hostess returned with a man behind her. She was almost as tall as the man so I couldn't see his face at first. This is it; here comes my knight in shinning armor! That's when the hostess moved away from in front of him and showed him his seat at my table, and then she quickly made her exit. Hell no, it can't be! There must be something wrong with my eyes…Mina would never do this to me. If my eyes are not deceiving me then that means she did this on purpose! As he got closer I cursed in my head, Fuck! It is him! I will get her good for this payback is definitely a bitch. I wanted to hide under the table, disappear - something to keep him from seeing that I was his date. But it was too late, he saw me and flashed that cheesy fake grin of his.
"Well good evening Serena. I told Mina that you would be the perfect date for me, and boy was I right. You look gorgeous – breathtakingly gorgeous."
"D-d-d-d-darien? This must be a mistake – you can't be my date!"
Author's Note: Sorry that this is a day late. I didn't have as much time on the fourth as I thought that I would. Also I apologize for leaving you hanging with this ending. Chapter Four is on the way, I hope that you're enjoying the story – and don't forget please review and let me know how I'm doing. Arigato in advance!
