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Authors Note: This chapter includes the whole plan thing and a bit of Takari I hope that you enjoy it : )
Getting Everything Together!
Yamato was depressed as usual and he had many things to worry about right now and he wasn't very lucky , for none of those things were a good thing. He was alone in his room it's at least been three days since Takeru's last spoken to him. Ever since they had that argument it hasn't been the same and he didn't blame Takeru for that. He knew that his brother had a point that marrying Cassandra would ruin his life for eternity, but all he could think of for the moment was Sora's safety. He didn't want her to suffer any longer and these were the times that he wished she never met him so she wouldn't be in this mess.
He sank on his bed and his hands were on his face. He didn't know what to do anymore and as the days were going by, so was the day of the wedding. This was another decision he couldn't quite understand. Right now his brother wasn't there and whenever he was Yamato never had time for him because of all the preparations. "That is it! What is happening to my life?!? Right now I don't know what to do and Takeru seemed to be pretty angry when we last spoke…"
As Yamato was deep into his own thoughts a knock on his door interrupted him. "Yamato? Are you in here? May I come in?" asked the voice of his mother, queen Natsuko
Yamato, hearing this was a little bit sad. He had expected it to be Takeru and he was hoping that he'd be able to talk with his brother about his decision. Nevertheless thinking that maybe with his mother here he'd have someone to voice out his problems to. "Please do come in mother."
Queen Natsuko came in the room and closed the door behind her. Seeing her son in his current state she could already tell that something was definitely wrong. She could already tell a few days before but she remained silent and now just seemed like the time that her son might actually open up to her.
She sat on the bed next to Yamato and spoke "Yamato why are you here all alone?" she asked in concern
"It's not like I have anyone here that wants to talk to me or anyone I want to talk to for the moment. I do appreciate your concern mother I guess right now I'm just not in the best of moods." Said Yamato as he looked at his mother and tried his best to flash a smile
"*sigh* Yamato, you don't need to smile when you don't want to. I'll be able to tell weather or not it's real anyway." Said queen Natsuko
"Yeah I know that. I just don't wan to see you worry about me like you do now." Said Yamato
"You're my son, I'm supposed to worry about you if only you'll tell me what the problem is then maybe we could talk about it and I could help you. I don't seem to see Takeru and you spend as much time as you used to so I know something isn't right here." Explained queen Natsuko hoping that her son would answer her this time
"Well, lets see…Takeru and I ad a fight a few days ago and it didn't go so well either. Now he isn't even talking to me and whenever I want to I don't have the time to do so. And now I'm faced with a decision that may result to ruining my entire life. In short my life is a complete disaster!" said Yamato in frustration as he used a pillow to cover his face.
Queen Natsuko was shocked hearing that his two sons had a fight. It was something that didn't happen between the two boys. "You and your brother fought? About what if I may ask?"
"It's complicated…" replied Yamato
"I'm here and I'll be willing to listen to whatever it is you have to say. No matter how complicated the situation may end up being I told you that I'd be here didn't I?" replied queen Natsuko with a warm smile
Hearing this, Yamato looked at his mother and spoke "Truthfully, I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know if my decisions are right. And Takeru and I are having different points of views in this that it ended up in an argument. I don't know where to go or what to do and I'm stuck right now…I just don't think I can handle all of this on my own."
"Then you shouldn't be afraid to ask for help from others. It could help you a lot. I was surprised hearing that you and Takeru had a fight, but I guess it can't be helped. You're both growing and seeing life in a different angle now. But what I don't seem to get is this: What is it that you two could have fought about?" asked queen Natsuko confused
"Simply put, it has something to do with the wedding." Said Yamato in reply
"Oh? And what might that something possibly be?" asked queen Natsuko
"What I decided recently contradicted what Takeru thought would be best for me, we didn't agree on a certain issue and now it turned into something like this." Said Yamato, still he wasn't giving off the full detail of what ha happened to him and Takeru
"Yamato, please just open up to me. You know that I want to help you with this but how can I if you're not going to tell me anything?" asked queen Natsuko
Yamato remained silent but he knew his mother was just trying to help, he also knew that she wouldn't stop until she got some kind of answer coming from him. So he decided to speak up "I don't want to go on with the wedding, that's how I really feel. I've tried telling father to stop it but nothing worked. I thought I could just live with it like that since no one was going to listen to me anyway, but I was wrong. I found something that I never though I'd find. I found someone who I really care about this time, but even though how much I argue with others they wouldn't allow it. So how can I be happy if I'm getting married, but the thing is I'm marrying someone I don't love?"
"Is that what made Takeru mad? Didn't he say something about you liking another girl during one of our talks?" asked queen Natsuko
"Yes, that's true ad I won' deny it…Mother do you remember one of the names that you mentioned to me? One of the suspects? Sora Takenouchi in particular…the one that was dancing with Taichi Yagami during the ball." said Yamato looking at his mother
"Yes, she was one of the girls with Jou wasn't she? I've heard a lot about her, I would seem that all of your friends have some kind of business in the village. Quite impressive for one's so young. Now, what about this girl?" asked queen Natsuko
"Well, if I told you that she was the girl that Takeru was telling you about….would you believe me?" asked Yamato
Queen Natsuko was shocked for a moment and spoke "She's the girl that you like Yamato?"
"Shocking isn't it? Although I don't really see what there is to be shocked about. I find her attractive in more ways than one, not just how she is on the outside but on the inside as well. True that she's not a princess or anything of high status but I can't help what I'm feeling. She's kind caring and mostly things that Cassandra never was…" said Yamato "She just makes me feel that she somewhat cares and that I'm somebody other than just a prince."
Queen Natsuko was once again silent for she didn't expect this kind of answer coming from her son soon she looked at him and spoke "And I suppose this is where your fight with your brother comes in?"
"Yes, I said that I would continue the wedding with Cassandra if Tai and the others could be set free through this process. Takeru disagreed with my decision and we had an argument." Explained Yamato
"He's right then Yamato, if you truly love someone else why would you risk it? Wouldn't it be better if we thought of another way to fix things than this?" asked queen Natsuko
"But what else could we do? Mother, when you left the other night when you told us that our friends got arrested Takeru and I came up with the same thought. I know I sound completely inane just assuming this…but we both think that Cassandra had something to do with the incident in the village." Said Yamato as he watched his mother's eyes grow wide in shock
"How and why would you think of such things Yamato?" asked queen Natsuko
"Because…I lot of things have happened and most you or father have absolutely no knowledge about. Things happen and it changed us…both of us. We found friends that accepted us for who we are, and most of all…we found people who we could care for…people who we could love…" as Yamato said this his mother kept silent as he continued "I don't want to marry Cassandra or anyone else for that matter. But the problem is whatever I do nothing will change. It's alright if you don't believe me with what I've told you about Cassandra…but if it really is true then the marriage is the only way to set my friends free…and I'm willing to do that…"
"…' queen Natsuko remained silent, as she was about to speak Yamato beat her to it
"I'm sorry mother but I need to be alone for now…Please do understand…" with that said Yamato went out of his room leaving his mother in her own thoughts and him with his own problems…
Meanwhile at the village things were returning to normal, but most of the villagers were still in shock of what had happened to Tai and the others. Ken and the gang were having another talk about the incident. Jou came back from the palace again and was now telling them about Koushiro's plans and what he wanted them to do.
"Wait a minute, are you trying to tell us that Koushiro wants to stay there a bit longer?" asked Davis confused "But why?"
"Davis if you'd just let me finish what I have to say then it would be a little less complicated." Stated Jou at Davis who kept interrupting him whenever he said something concerning the others
"What is it then Jou? We'll try to keep Davis quiet this time." Said Yolei
"For starters, we spoke to Takeru and he told us something we didn't want to hear. He said that Yamato was planning to go through with the wedding with Cassandra with no further objections." Said Jou
"What? Is he completely insane? Why would he do something like that? Has he forgotten about Sor already?" asked Davis as he got pissed off after what he had heard
"Look I know alright, that's why Koushiro made this plan. It's a way of getting Yamato back into his senses and at the same time expose Cassandra's true intentions." Said Jou "Besides from the way Takeru told us, Yamato was doing this to help Sor and the others out…not to make things worse."
"Okay, so what's the main plan?" asked Ken
"Well, we think of a way for Tai and the others to escape during the day of the wedding. Then we go to the assigned venue and interrupt the wedding before they even get to the 'I do's'. We show the proof that Cassandra's behind all of this mess and she goes." Said Jou
"And where would you get this kind of proof?" asked Ken
"I've already got it." Jou took out the letter that he had acquired in Van's room and showed it to Ken and the others. As they were reading the letter he spoke "Koushiro noticed that there was a signature at the back of the paper. If we can prove that the signature belongs to her then we can prove that she sent that letter to Van."
Ken looked at the letter carefully and soon spoke "Well it is solid proof alright, we just need something to back it up." Ken then looked at Jou and spoke "Now, what's this about Tai and the others escaping the dungeons on the day of the wedding?"
"Well Koushiro said that since we needed more time and we have yet to prove that the letter was sent by her they'd stay there for a while. Then on the day of the wedding when we have all the proof, they'll escape through the dungeons and create some sort of ambush during the wedding. All they need is a way out and the proof of the letter and we can get this whole plan set off. Not to mention we have to get to the wedding on time if we went this to work, we can't risk it backfiring on us again." Said Jou
"True enough…now what to do…." Said Davis
"Alright I understand the situation Jou, we'll do our best and try to work out an escape route for the others. Maybe you can ask Takeru to help them with the escape since he already knows where to find them." Suggested Ken
"Alright I'll do that…and what about the signature?" asked Jou looking at Ken
"I'll deal with that, I might ask Jamie for help if it becomes necessary." Said Ken
"Okay, so lets get ready to put all these things into action then?" asked Jou and the others simply nodded in reply
A few days have passed and they only have a few more days till' the day of the wedding. All of them have been doing their part to help out any way that they can. Now, Ken an Yolei were searching for some useful information on the signature and the letter that Jou handed to them. As he was walking passed the villagers he suddenly bumped into someone.
"Oh, I'm sorry I wasn't looking." Said Ken apologetically
"No big deal, things happen." Replied the voice
Ken looked up to see who it was that he had bumped into and was surprised to see Jamie there right in front of him "Jamie, I'm sorry for bumping into you."
"Ken? Oh hey, it's alright. By the way are you in a hurry or something?" asked Jamie
"Not really, but I am trying to figure something out…" stated Ken
"Oh? Anything I can do to help?" asked Jamie
"Well yes, if it's alright with you…" said Ken
"Yeah sure it's fine I'd be happy to help…now what seems to be the problem?" asked Jamie looking at Yolei
"Well, we're looking for some information." Said Yolei
"About what exactly?" asked Jamie as they continued to walk
"You see Jou gave us this letter that might help in setting Tai and the others free, there's a signature at the back and we just have to prove that the letter was sent in by Cassandra…problem is we don't know how we could find that kind of information." Explained Ken
"Now you can really count me in. If it involves the others you bet I'll be willing to help." Said Jamie "Can I see the letter? That is if you don't mind…"
"Sure, it's no problem at all." Said Ken as he showed the letter to Jamie
Jamie looked and read the letter and she turned it to the back page and saw the signature that Ken was talking about. "Hey maybe I can help with this kind of stuff. I know somewhere we can get some information."
"Really? Where might that be?" asked Ken
"Don't worry about it now, just follow me and I'll take you guys there. Come on lets hurry." Said Jamie as she rushed while Ken and Yolei ran after her as quick as they could
Jamie took them to the Town Hall and Ken wasn't that surprised because it already occurred to him why they were there. They went inside and Jamie talked to the person in the front desk and then she turned back to Ken and Yolei "Well this is where you might find your answer."
"Town Hall, this place is as deserted as always…" said Yolei
"Well I'm not that surprised, no one comes here like they used to anymore. Koushiro comes here to look for some information on people all the time though, but other than that I don't think I know anyone else." Said Ken
"Yup, it's pretty empty when it comes to people nowadays. But the Town Hall keeps record on everyone in town and records of the royal family as well. Even if Cassandra isn't originally from here, but since she's to be wed to Yamato then that would have to mean that they have at least some information on her somewhere." Said Jamie with a smile
"Even if that's the case, how will we access that kind of information?" asked Yolei
"Leave that stuff to me, you see lucky for us a relative of mine works here and I can always ask him a\to lend me a few things that I might need. Besides, all we need is some kind of match between the signature in the letter and the real one she uses. If it matches then we've got our culprit red handed." Said Jamie
They waited a few minutes and soon Jamie's cousin came and spoke "Alright Jamie here's our record about her. But unfortunately that's all we have."
"It'll do thanks." Said Jamie as she took the files and scanned it page per page with Ken and Yolei joining her
As they were doing so, her cousin asked "Why would you want records on Cassandra Tatlin anyway? What does she have to do with you?"
"Well let's just say she's given us enough problems…and besides this wont take long we just need to find one specific thing." Said Jamie still scanning the pages
"Oh yeah, I've heard about what happened to Koushiro Izumi. Poor guy, never would have thought they'd get into something like this though." Said Jamie's cousin
"That's because it was all a scam alright? Please…don't tell me you actually believed that stuff did you?" asked Jamie
"Not really, never would have thought it was possible for a guy like him…he comes here often looking for information and well…he seemed like a nice guy. Not to mention Taichi Yagami and those other two getting arrested too? It's kind of odd if you think about it." He replied
"Yes, we know that…" as Jamie was scanning the pages she spoke "Found it!" she pointed to a part of the page written 'signature over printed name' and she smiled "It's a perfect match to the one at the back of the letter isn't it Ken?"
Ken looked at the one in the paper and the one in the record of the town hall "Yes, it is. Thank you sir that's all we needed to know."
"Come on we have to go and tell the others about this." Said Yolei
"You're leaving already? What's the hurry?" asked Jamie's cousin
"I'll tell you later. Right now we have to go. Thanks for the information, and if you can…do keep this o yourself." Said Jamie before they all dashed off out of Town Hall and back to Tai's to call the others.
At the castle Takeru was walking along the corridors and he felt bad for not talking to his brother for these past few days. Whenever he did want to try and talk to him Yamato always ended up being busy because of wedding preparations. Right now Takeru just wished that he had someone to talk to. He visited the others in the dungeons as often as he could but couldn't stay for long as to not raise suspicion on anyone.
"What am I supposed to do now? Yamato is in a tough situation and I trust things the way Koushiro puts it…but…I can't help but want to do something to help him. We've never really fought before…I wonder how he's doing right now." As Takeru had these thoughts into his head someone suddenly interrupted him
"Takeru how odd…are you quite alright?" asked queen Natsuko
Takeru turned to face his mother and spoke "Mother you're here…have you by any chance seen…"
Before he could finish what he was going to say, she spoke "If you're looking for your brother I'm afraid that he's currently busy. As you know the wedding is coming up and he has a lot of things to prepare for. He's with princess Cassandra at the moment and he is not to be disturbed."
"I see…" said Takeru sadly as he remembered that the day of the wedding was getting closer he couldn't help but feel pain inside him
"It looks to me like you two haven't spoken yet am I correct?" asked queen Natsuko
"Yes, he is busy..." Takeru paused for a moment then spoke again "Mother I'll be heading for the village today. I need to speak with someone is that alright?" he asked
"Yes that would be fine just remember to come back before noon and be careful." Said queen Natsuko
"Yes, I will. I better get going mother. Thank you for your time today." And with that Takeru left.
Queen Natsuko was left to think on her own now that her son was gone "I trust that you and your brother know what you're doing right now. I apologize if I am not able to assist you. But I do hope that you're making decisions that you would end up regretting in the future…I wish you both the best."
Takeru got on his horse and left the castle. He rushed and made his way to the village as quick as he could. He was filled with problems right now and he wanted to be able to talk to someone. He hurriedly made his was to Sora's flower shop hoping that he would find the person he was looking for.
Inside the flower shop Kari was cleaning up and doing most of the things that Sora does when she was working there. People of the village were slowly getting back to normal and that would mean that business would be needed again soon. As she was so busy that time she failed to notice that someone had come inside the shop.
"Kari, I'm so glad that you're here." Greeted Takeru
Kari looked up and saw him and spoke "T.K! What are you doing here?" asked Kari as she went and gave him a hug "I'm so happy to see you again."
"I'm happy to see you as well Kari, how are you doing?" asked Takeru as he returned the hug
"Fine for now, I've heard from Jou that you've seen Tai and the others…how are they?" asked Kari looking at Takeru with worried eyes
"They're fine, I visited them earlier this morning and they're doing fine. Tai and the others are working on some kind of plan right now…I'm sure that you've heard of it right?" asked Takeru while holding onto Kari assuring her that nothing bad has happened to her brother and friends
"Yes I have, Jou told us about it. It's kind of complicated but it might as well work. We can't risk anything anymore so we have to make sure that this whole plan doesn't turn things into a worse situation." Said Kari
"It's all going to work out. It has to, or my brother could end up suffering for the rest of his entire life. This whole thing was something we would have never expected." Said Takeru then he spoke "I'm sorry about all of this Kari, we owe you all a huge apology."
Kari looked at him confused "What do you mean?" she asked
"You see, if we could have avoided getting you all into this kind of mess then none of this would have happened. We shouldn't have gotten any of you involved with us." Explained Takeru looking away from her
Kari's eyes softened and she made Takeru look at her and when she was sure that he was looking straight at her she spoke "Listen T.K, do you know that I don't regret that all of this has happened? I'm happy right now, it's true that Tai and the others are in the dungeons and all these things might have been going from bad to worse but still I can't say that I hate it all."
"What do you mean by that? We've caused you so much pain and suffering and even the village was put at risk." Said Takeru
"Yes, all of that might be true. But do remember that problems come as a part of life and nothing can ever change that. Sometimes we just have to think of the right solution to get things done. Not everything goes smoothly and we end up in failures but that's not an option for us to give up now. Besides, no one blames you or Yama for what has happened." Said Kari looking at Takeru
"I know that no one blames us for all of this but still that's no excuse for us not to..." before Takeru could finish his sentence Kari cut him off by putting a finger on his lips.
"You do realize that there's another reason why I'm not lonely right now right?" she asked, Takeru remained silent awaiting for her answer. Soon Kari smiled and spoke "T.K, even though a lot of things have been going on right now I don't regret anything. You're saying that we should have never gotten involved with you but do you realize that getting involved with the both of you was one of the best things that happened to me? Because all this allowed me to meet you and when I got closer to you, it was the first time that I felt the way that I did. If I never minded you or got involved with you then…then I would have never realized that…that I love you." As Kari said this Takeru was shocked yet happy. He saw Kari's eyes soften showing care and concern and mostly showed that she truly did love him like she said she did.
"Thank you…I guess you're right. If I never met any of you…you in particular I might still be stuck in the palace not knowing what true happiness would mean. If I never met you...then I wouldn't have fallen in love with you." He laughed a bit and spoke "Now that you think about it, that would make a lot of sense if you put all the pieces together. I really wouldn't know where I would be right now if it wasn't for you…"
Kari smiled and so did Takeru. Takeru came closer and planted a soft kiss on Kari's lips. A few seconds later, they heard a yell that made them brake away. "Hey Kari, you in here?" yelled the voice of Davis
Davis came in and saw that the two broke away and he asked "Oh…hey T.K…so was I interrupting something?"
"Looks like we came in a wrong time didn't we?" said Cody with a smile
Kari and Takeru looked at their two friends and were blushing deep red. Davis had a look on his face and spoke "Okay love birds, brake it up. Not now alright? Let's get moving, ken has something to tell us and it seems really important."
"A-alright, we'll be going." Said Kari who was still blushing from the kiss
Davis and Cody left the two alone again and Kari spoke "Come on T.K let's catch up with the others and see what they've found so far shall we?"
"Okay." Replied Takeru with a nod and they followed suit of their two friends
All of them were back at Tai's place and Jou was there as well. Ken and Yolei were there along with Jamie and as everyone was already there Ken spoke "Alright you guys we were able to get some kind of proof that the signature behind the letter really belongs to Cassandra."
"And where did you find the proof for it?" asked Davis
"Simple, Jamie took us to the Town Hall." Said Yolei with a smile
"So people still go to that place?" asked Davis once again
"Well it was empty when we got there, but yes and mind you Koushiro goes there for information most of the time. Anyway, we were able to grab some information on Cassandra since Jamie's cousin works there and we compared her signature with the one with printed name on it and yes that would show that the signature does belong to her." Explained Ken
"Well then we've got our culprit then." Said Cody
"True, but now we have to discuss on how we have to go about with the plan, if you think about it it's in a few days isn't it?" asked Yolei
"Yes it is, and my brother still does feel that he has to go on with it." Said Taker sadly
"Is he nuts? What's gotten into him? I haven't seen the guy but I thought that he liked Sora?" asked Jamie getting a bit confused
"Well it's pretty complicated. Now all we have to do is finalize everything and we'll go on with the plan." Said Davis "So where do we start?"
"Now lets look at things closely to an angle that we can manipulate the situation a little. First we have the evidence that may send Cassandra packing, and Koushiro's plan is to expose her in front of a crowd. Ell the evidence would be the letter and the crowd would be the wedding guests." Said Ken
"So what about the escape that Koushiro was talking about?" asked Kari
"Well that's quite simple. T.K can help them out with that easily. He's the only one that may be able to access that kind thing because it's inside palace grounds. Now Takeru talk to Tai and the others about your escape rout and we'll see what we can do." Said Ken
"They're the ones who have to rush to the wedding and it has to be made sure that they make it on time. Or else all this might once again backfire and this might prove to be our last chance." Said Jou as the others listened to him carefully and nodded
"Not to mention that if this doesn't work out we could go and say bye-bye to Yamato and Takeru coming here." Said Yolei
"And we can say hello to Cassandra as our new queen, which would be something I do not want happening in a million years." Said Davis "so we really have to make this work."
"Right, lets do it for Sora too…I do hope that she's doing alright right now. This must have been hard on her hearing that Yamato was getting married to someone he didn't like all just because he cares about her well being." Said Yolei
"Sora's a strong girl and with Tai and the others there she'll make it through but for everyone's sake we have to make this work." Said Jou
"I'll gladly help with their escape Jou…but what then after they do so?" asked Takeru
"After they've escape that's where we come in with Jamie as the witness and the fact that we can prove that the letter wasn't a fake or forged. We'll be there to back Tai up and if ever we get there before them we'll stall the wedding until they get there." Said Ken and he looked at Jou and asked "Were you invited to the wedding Jou?" he asked
"Yes I was given an invitation before hand. Why do you ask?" asked Jou
"That would mean that you'd have to get there before any of us will. We have to make sure that all of this goes exactly as planned it's either that or if ever there are any sudden changes of schedule we have to be the one's to adjust." Said Ken
Their talk went on a little longer before Jou and Takeru decided to leave. Jou and Takeru bid their goodbyes to everyone and soon they set off for the palace.
As they both got there they went straight for the dungeons and went to see Tai and the others. Tai was lying down and Mimi was sleepy and so were Koushiro and Sora. Tai shot up from his current state and was surprised to see Jou and Takeru approaching them.
'What are you guys doing here now? Do you know what time it is? Not that I'm complaining or anything." Said Tai
"Well first off we know what to do." Said Jou
"With what exactly?" asked Mimi with a sleepy voice
"With the plan, we've got the solid evidence that you need. And Takeru would be the one to help with your little escape. We've planned everything out from top to bottom. If ever something goes wrong right in the middle all we have to do is adjust to it and keep moving." Said Jou
"Nice work Jou! You were able to find the evidence that we need!" said Koushiro as he took the letter from Jou and he spoke again "Now all we have to do is to make sure this doesn't go the wrong way."
"If that's the case then there's no turning back now. Alright everyone we'll put the whole plan into action. We only have few more days of waiting andif this works out then we'll be out of here in no time." Said Tai
"That's right. All of us need to do our part in this…for everyone's sake." Said Jou
They all nodded and Tai noticed that Sora seemed silent and he spoke "Don't worry about it, everything will work out fine. We're already a step closer to that Sor we just need to wait a few more days."
"I- I don't know if I can face him anymore." Said Sora
"You can face him and you will. Sor you can't just keep on thinking this way, he will come back to his senses if he finds out how you really feel about him. If he doesn't then he's got a major problem." Said Mimi
"He'll be back to normal Yamato once all this is over don't worry about it Sor…you should believe in yourself and in all of us. We'll make it through together just like how we always do." Said Tai
"I know that…but…" as Sora was about to speak she was interrupted
"We'll get him back and make sure he knows how you feel, don't you worry about a thing!" encouraged Mimi
"She's right we're all right behind you." Said Jou
As Sora nodded and thanked her friends, Tai had only one thought in mind "Please make this work. We're counting on you guys…hang in there Yamato!"
Authors Note: That's it, the next part would probably be the wedding part. I hope that you liked it and please tell me what you think : ) Thanks everyone. Once again Please R&R!
