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I'm glad a lot of you said everyone was in character especially Light. He can be so difficult to read sometimes especially the way he talks.

Someone also pointed out a good question: If the death note says "human" doesn't that mean that it can't kill demons? GOOD QUESTION! Luckily, I thought of that and used that detail in my favor; you will see that in this chapter.

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Chapter 3: Sermo

Light was stunned. He was absolutely and completely amazed. His quick wit failed him; he couldn't think of anything to say in this new situation. The shrine maiden—Kagome—was sitting at the table with Ryuk at her side as if she had known him all her life. A soft smile pointed in his direction on her face, but Light noticed that her eyes were different. The blue orbs had darkened; they seemed cautious and weary of his appearance.

While Kagome was waiting patiently at the table for him to move, Ryuk continued to eat. Once the peeled apple was gone, he reached over to a fruit basket and began eating the apples inside that.

"Well?" Kagome said calling to Light's attention. She gestured to the seat next to her.

"Sit here," Kagome urged. Light finally broke out of his stupor and set next Kagome and across from Ryuk. Light was still a little ill at ease; he wasn't quite sure where to begin the conversation. Luckily, Kagome began it for him.

"Ryuk didn't really have much time to tell me about you," Kagome began, "He said that you found the death note and that's about all he could say before he started drooling over the apples in the kitchen."

Light smiled slightly; he immediately found Kagome pleasant to be around. She had an aura about her that expressed a natural kindness and consideration for others. She was undeniably innocent, not the type of person you would expect to be acquainted with a god of death.

'Despite her appearance,' Light thought, 'There seems to be more about her than one would perceive at first notice. The way she holds herself and the way her eyes catch every movement I make, she is alert and watching me. She sees me as a threat.'

"He does tend to do that," Light said, "If you don't mind, I do have some questions for you and I would like it if you would answer me honestly." Kagome nodded and Light continued when he decided he could trust her. She saw this as a serious meeting and Light appreciated that.

"You recognize Ryuk and know what he is, am I correct?" Light said and Kagome nodded.

"The only way for you to be able to see and hear Ryuk is if you came in contact with Ryuk's death note," Light said and again Kagome nodded.

"Ryuk told me that once a death note is 'dropped' by a shinigami and lands here, it becomes part of the human world," Light began, "Once it is discovered by a human, it becomes property of the one who found it and the previous owner, the shinigami, would begin to shadow the new owner. He also said that if the new owner does not wish to retain ownership of the death note or if the owner becomes tired of it, they can return the death note of the shinigami. I have already figured out that you must have found the death note directly or came in contact with it indirectly. Would I be correct in assuming that?"

"You would," Kagome said in a quieter voice than before showing that her countenance was beginning to falter, but her voice was calm and steady. Ryuk was on her opposite side. He had stopped eating and was watching Light closely.

"Ryuk also told me that if the death note is returned to the shinigami, then all the memories of the death note, the shinigami, and all events that occurred while in possession of the death note will be erased," Light said, "I found Ryuk's death note a few weeks ago. If you came in contact with it like you said, then you must have returned it to Ryuk. The only flaw with that is that you still have your memories of Ryuk."

"Well," Kagome said, "I didn't exactly return it to him."

"What do you mean?" Light asked.

"I did find the death note that had belonged to Ryuk," Kagome said, "When he appeared to me, he told me what the death note was, what it could do…I just wanted to give it back, but he didn't take it. I tried, but he told me that even if he did take it back, he would drop it again. I wanted to know that it will not find its way into the human world for a long time. In order to do that, Ryuk and I came to an agreement."

"What kind of agreement?" Light asked growing more and more curious by the second.

"It wasn't too complicated," Ryuk said he seemed like he was tired of listening and wanted to participate in the discussion, "Actually, it was very simple. Kagome is what you humans call a 'miko' in a traditional sense of the word meaning 'a servant to the gods'. A 'shinigami' is a 'god of death' but is a low ranking god and isn't a very powerful or prominent figure. Because of that, shinigami do not have any miko servants."

Light used that information to put the facts together and come to a conclusion of his own.

"So you would take back the death note if Kagome became your servant?" Light asked.

"Not exactly," Kagome said.

"When I agreed to take the death note back," Ryuk said, "Kagome agreed that when I return to the human world during her lifetime, she will serve the new owner of the death note. That would be you, Light."

Light was silent for a moment and began to take all the information in.

'So this girl, Kagome, is supposed to serve me,' Light thought, 'This could be an advantage or a hindrance to Kira depending on what she can do for me.'

"What is it Kagome is able to do for me?" Light asked Ryuk.

"I don't know," Kagome said before Ryuk could answer even if the question wasn't directed to her, "Ryuk never told me that."

"She is able to do anything you want her to," Ryuk said, "She must do it or else her life would be forfeited. If not because of the deal, you would most likely take care of her on your own."

Light noticed Kagome stiffen and she begin to nibble on her lower lip.

'She's definitely breaking,' Light thought, 'I have to get her in a closed space, something like a bedroom where there are few options for escaping.'

"Is there a more private place we can talk?" Light asked, "I don't think you want your family walking on us talking about this."

"Right," Kagome said, "We can talk in my room upstairs." Kagome stood up and Ryuk and Light followed her at a staggered pace. By the time she was midway up the stairs, Light and Ryuk were exiting the kitchen. Once the two of them were outside the room, Light's cell phone began to ring. Light looked at the caller ID before answering; it was his mother. Ryuk continued to walk into Kagome's room.

"Hello?" he said when he answered it.

"Light," his mother said, "where are you? The school called and said you didn't return from the class trip with your class."

"I'm fine," Light answered, "I got caught up talking to one of the guides at the shrine. I would have called you, but I suppose I lost track of time."

"It's okay, Light. Do you need a ride home? I can come and get you if you like," his mother asked.

"Actually, I'd like to stay a little longer," Light said, "I'll ride the bus or rail train home."

"Alright," his mother said, "Be careful and get home safely. I love you, Light."

"Love you too, mom," Light said and hung up the phone. Once Light hung up the phone, he walked up to Kagome's room. He opened the door and saw Ryuk sitting on the floor and Kagome sitting on her bed. Light took a seat on Kagome's desk in front of her. Light notice Kagome fidgeting in her seat and continued to bite her lip. He decided to proceed cautiously but did not let up on his questioning. In order to determine the depth of Kagome's service to him, he had to know every detail of Kagome's encounter with Ryuk and the death note.

-O0o0O-

Kagome sat on her bed nervously as she waited for Light. She felt more comfortable with Ryuk in the room than she did with the teenaged boy. When he walked into the room and sat directly across from her, she had to will her body to still its quaking.

"I know I already said this," Light began, "but I need you to be completely honest and truthful with me. After what we said downstairs, there will be no turning back."

"I understand that," Kagome said. She mentally held her tongue; she did take offense to Light's tone of voice and the way he spoke to her, but she knew better than challenge someone who clearly had the upper hand.

'I need to cooperate with Light as much as I can,' Kagome thought, 'He can kill me or anyone else with a stroke of a pen. He has kept the death note for a long time. He must have at least used it once. I have to be careful.'

Light was glad Kagome was silent and cooperative. Even if it was all an act, it made things go much smoother, and if she did decide to do something unexpected, they were in her room entirely enclosed and he had the death note on his side. After debating for a few moments, Light decided that if the two of them would be working together he should introduce himself by his other name.

"Did you hear about the recent deaths associated with criminals in jail or still at large?" Light asked. Kagome nodded in response.

"Then you also know about Kira, don't you?" Light asked. Kagome nodded. Her eyes narrowed slightly when she noticed Light's expression darken and he gained a satisfied look on his face.

"What do you think about him?" Light asked.

"I don't really know," Kagome said, "I never really thought about Kira much after seeing the news reports." Kagome paused before saying, "You're Kira, aren't you? You use the death note to kill people." Light smiled in a sinister manner and nodded. Kagome reacted calmly and quietly not as Light expected. It was like she had dealt with death on a large scale before.

'I wonder where she would see such a thing,' Light thought but decided he would ask for that tidbit of information later.

"What high school do you go to?" Light asked. He immediately noticed Kagome cock her head to the side curiously causing her hair to sweep across the side of her face and blink those big blue eyes of hers. She wasn't expecting such a random question that had nothing to do with what they were talking about.

"I go to Furinkan High School-. It's my last year," Kagome said.

"So you'll be taking university entrance exams soon?" Light asked and Kagome nodded.

"Do you think that you'll be taking the exam for To-Oh University?" Light asked.

"Are you kidding me?" Kagome shouted in a surprised manner. Light wasn't expecting the outburst. Kagome seemed like a very intelligent individual and seemed like she could easily pass the exam.

"There is no possible way that I would ever get into that good of a college!" Kagome continued, "I can't keep up with everything already as it is!"

Light frowned slightly, "I find that pretty hard to believe. You seem like you are very smart. What are your problem subjects?"

"Math for sure. I'm barely passing that," Kagome said once she had calmed down, "I guess I'm pretty okay in everything else. History is my best subject." Kagome paused to rub back of her neck, "I guess I was overeating. Still, To-Oh is one of the best colleges; I could never pass the exam."

"What area of math gives you the most trouble?" Light asked, leaning in closer to Kagome and resting his arms on his legs.

"I understand the basics and most algebra," Kagome replied, "I have a lot of trouble with geometry, trigonometry, some stuff with the conic sections, basically everything that has to do with pre-calculus and anything else that is more advanced than that."

"That's not all that bad," Light said, "I'm sure that in a few weeks we'll have you ready for that entrance exam."

"What do you mean?" Kagome asked.

"I plan to go to To-Oh University," Light said, "You already know that I am Kira. If I'm going to be able to use you for my cause—and I do plan to—I need to be able to work as closely as I can with you. For that to happen, you need to attend To-Oh University along side me. I can tutor you to make sure that happens. The tutoring will also be an excuse of us to spend a lot of time alone together until the entrance exams and your sudden appearance in my life will be viewed as less suspicious."

"Oh," Kagome said with a little harsher tone, "so what is it you intend on using me for, Kira?"

Light mentally smirked. She was going from anxious to angry and he found that he liked this attitude change.

'She must not like being referred to as a tool I can use to further my own desires,' Light thought, 'She's not like most girls; she's quiet and serious when she needs to be and understands the situation she is in but is quick to defend herself and put forth her own thoughts and emotions.'

"I don't really know yet, but I know that you are not any ordinary girl and I plan to use that to my advantage," Light said. Light stood up and handed Kagome a piece of paper.

"That is my address and cell phone number," Light said, "Be at my house after you school dismisses tomorrow. Make sure that the other two guides, Mimirou and her sister, accompany you. I would like to speak with them as well."

Light began to walk towards the door with Ryuk following him leaving Kagome sitting on her bed.

Kagome visibly relaxed once Light had his back to her.

'That was close,' Kagome thought, 'I thought for sure he was going to ask when and where I found the death note and met Ryuk. Ryuk won't say anything or he would have told Light about me before today. It'll be hard to explain how I met Ryuk 500 years ago. I'd like to keep that information to myself.'

Before he left the room, he stopped and began to speak.

"Don't get too comfortable," Light said to Kagome without turning to face her, "I have many more questions to ask and I fully intend on getting all my answers. Don't think that you will be able to keep anything from me." Light left the room without seeing Kagome's reaction. Kagome fell back onto her bed with a sigh once she was sure Light wasn't coming back.

"What am I going to do?" Kagome said out loud to herself.

-O0o0O-

"It seems like you intend on taking full advantage of Kagome," Ryuk said to Light as the two of them walked down the stairs, "You don't even know what she's capable of."

"That is exactly why I want to meet with her again," Light said, "She's different and I want to find out how and why. It's obvious that you're not going to tell me anything or you would have mentioned Kagome sooner. If she proves to be an asset to Kira, then I will use her in every way possible."

"And if she is not?" Ryuk countered, "What will happen then?"

Light didn't reply; he turned to Ryuk and smiled darkly causing the shinigami to chuckle.

Light walked towards the door of the house; it looked like nobody else had come in after Kagome, Ryuk, and himself. Outside all of the visiting students were gone and the other students were at work dismantling the booths and exhibits. Light continued walking past them all and didn't draw any attention to his self. It wasn't until he reached the beginning of the stairway that he felt a bit uneasy. Someone was sweeping the shrine steps; it was Mimirou's twin. Light continued walking at a steady pace. It was when he passed her that he noticed something strange. Her eyes…they were wild and animal-like, bleeding red. Light could feel them staring as he walked down the stone steps but directly not at him or at least not him alone. Once Light had reached the street, Ryuk began to laugh.

"What are you laughing at now?" Light asked Ryuk but knew he wouldn't receive an answer.

"Just thinking of something funny," Ryuk said.

"I didn't expect you to tell me," Light said and decided to change the subject, "Has a person ever made a deal with a shinigami like that before?"

"Not that I know of," Ryuk said, "or at least not one that has succeeded. The terms of the agreement call for the human party to give up their body and soul completely to the one whose command they are under. Humans, being the creatures they are, most often did not submit to the conditions of the agreement resulting in their death. There is no other way around it or at least not one that has been thought of."

"Really?" Light said.

"You will not have any trouble with Kagome," Ryuk said, "However; the other two who you wish to meet are under no such bondage to you. You may run into some kind of…resistance to your will."

"I had expected that," Light said and took a pamphlet out of his pocket, "This is the information pamphlet for the shrine. It has the names of the shrine keeper and the family who lives on the shrine grounds. I'm not sure if threats will work, but if they have any kind of ties to Kagome, this plan should work."

Ryuk didn't react.

'Humans are so interesting,' Ryuk thought, 'Now the demons included, it's even more entertaining.'

-O0o0O-

Mimirou and Mayaru walked inside the house after Kagome's family. The volunteers had finished cleaning and left.

"Mimirou, Mayaru, will the two of you come up here, please?" Kagome asked from her room. The two walked up the stairs and Mayaru closed the door behind her. Kagome noticed the two demonic beings take several sniffs of the air around them.

"They were in your room," Mimirou said, "The shinigami, Ryuk, and that boy."

Kagome sighed, "I guess that I don't have to ask if you knew they were here so let's get right to the point. I don't remember you guys acknowledging Ryuk when I first saw him in the hut and, after thinking about it, I remembered that you two touched the notebook too."

"We wanted to tell you at the time but thought better of it," Mayaru said and Mimirou nodded.

"I noticed that the others did not react as you did and hid my reaction," Mimirou explained, "Mayaru did the same. We realized what the situation was when we followed you after you went after Ryuk."

"The shinigami confronted us after he left his meeting with you," Mayaru continued where Mimirou left off, "From the moment he entered the shrine grounds Mimirou and I knew who it was. I supposed he remembered the two of us; he couldn't stop laughing. And that boy he was shadowing, I think I heard a girl had called him 'Light', I do not like him."

"That's going to be an issue, I'm afraid," Kagome said, "Light asked the three of us to meet him at his house. I'm guessing it's to discuss the deal that I made with the Ryuk."

"Just how do we fit into all of this?" Mayaru asked.

"I don't know," Kagome said, "Light gives the impression that he is very controlling."

"Does he think that he can control us?" Mimirou asked and narrowed her eyes.

"Probably," Kagome said in a soft voice, "He has the death note; he could kill anyone and use that against us."

Mimirou and Mayaru each grabbed Kagome's hand holding it reassuringly.

"We will be with you during this ordeal," Mayaru said.

"Seriously?" Kagome asked.

"You do not even have to ask," Mimirou said, "besides, it does not even compare to what you did for us."

"Right," Kagome said and stood up, looking both twins in the eyes, "I just don't want the two of you hurt."

Mayaru shook her head while her sister rolled her eyes.

"I doubt it will come to that," Mayaru said.

"You have to remember," Mimirou said, "we may not be the most powerful beings around, but when push comes to shove, I am sure we will be able to move faster than he can write."

Kagome nodded slowly but at the same time thought that the situation isn't going to be that simple.

-O0o0O-

Light walked home after school with Ryuk at his side as usual. He was expecting Kagome with the other two girls in her company at his home; he knew that her school let out before his.

'No one should be home,' Light thought, 'Kagome and the other two should have no trouble getting inside.'

"Excited, Light?" Ryuk asked. Light didn't respond. He continued walking until he reached his house. Kagome wasn't waiting outside, but it wasn't like he expected her to.

'She found a way inside somehow,' Light thought when he opened the front door, finding it unlocked. As he made his way up the stairs, Light made a mental note to tell Kagome about her sloppiness. He opened the door of his room to see Kagome sitting on his bed across from his desk, Mimirou sitting on the floor next to Kagome's feet, and her twin standing against the wall next to the window.

"Hello, Light," Kagome said with a pleasant smile on her face, "I hope you don't mind, but we decided to let ourselves in."

"Not at all," Light answered, "but it would be better if you locked the door." Light sat opposite of Kagome in his desk and Ryuk sat a little reluctantly on the ground somewhat close to Mimirou. Once Light had settled into his seat, he noticed that Kagome was looking down at her lap and the twins were eyeing him without blinking.

"You're all here for a reason," Light began, "Kagome, I'm certain you explained the nature of our agreement to Mimirou and…"

"Mayaru," the red-eyed twin said. Light nodded and continued to speak.

"I've been putting a lot of thought into it and there are several ways you can be useful to me. However; there are more questions I have to ask in order to determine the entirety of your potential," Light paused and addressed Mimirou and Mayaru, "Mimirou, Mayaru, how is it you are able to see Ryuk and know what he is?"

"We both touched the death note," Mimirou said, "I had seen the notebook on Kagome's person and picked it up without her permission."

"I saw Mimirou with the notebook and took it from her," Mayaru said, "We then followed Kagome when she went to confront Ryuk. We listened to him when he explained everything to her."

"When exactly did you find the death note?" Light asked Kagome. Kagome paled before answering quickly.

"I really don't remember," Kagome said, "I would say that it was a few weeks ago." Kagome held her breath, hoping that Light would accept the lie. Instead, Light frowned.

"Lying doesn't really suit you at all," Light said.

"What?" Kagome said, trying to seem confused at the accusation but failing.

"I had the death note in my possession," Light said, "It would be impossible for you to come in contact with it while I had it."

"Well," Kagome began, "it's a little complicated to explain."

"Come on," Ryuk said with a slight mocking tone to his voice, "It's not like it's that difficult." Mimirou elbowed the shinigami and growled at him to keep quiet.

"Go on," Light urged Kagome slightly. He reached across the space between them and grabbed Kagome's hand. Kagome jumped at the contact, but Light felt her relax slightly.

"Anyway," Kagome started, "I actually found the death note more recently. It was yesterday or at least it was for me. For Ryuk, we meet just about 500 years ago." Kagome immediately looked towards her lap to avoid Light's reaction. Whatever Kagome was expecting from Light, he did the complete opposite. He tightened his grip on her hand causing Kagome to look up.

"Interesting," Light said, "I wonder how it is you are able to accomplish existing half a millennia ago, but I'll let you keep that little bit of information to yourself for now."

"You really mean that?" Kagome asked.

"Of course," Light said, "Don't get me wrong. I am really curious, but that information isn't going to help Kira, is it?"

"Guess not," Kagome answered.

"So," Light began again, "Do Mayaru and Mimirou live with you, Kagome?"

"You could say that," Kagome answered.

"What about their parents?" Light asked.

"Dead," Mayaru answered without blinking, "They have been ever since we were small. Most wouldn't believe it, but Mimirou and I aren't actually twins. I'm her half sister older by about a year. Our father and her mother died after she was born. My mother cared for us until she died as well."

"I see," Light said, "Mayaru, I have a feeling that you and your sister are not completely normal or should I say not completely human."

"You are correct in you assumption," Mimirou said and turned to Kagome. Kagome nodded. Both girls were engulfed in a brief flash of white light before it faded completely. The two girls had changed. Mayaru's hair color changed drastically from completely black to a creamy white tipped in black on the bottom and on her bangs. Two furry appendages emerged from the base of her spine, cream in color with black tips. Her ears grew elfin like with pointed tips. Mimirou's hair remained black, but her bangs and its tips changed to creamy white and two black cream tipped ears on the top of her head.

She grew tails similar to Mayaru with the same coloring as her hair. Both girls' nails had sharpened and lengthened. Mimirou smirked at Light revealing two lengthened canines peaking over her bottom lip.

"I am a fire neko demon and Mimirou is a half demon of the same breed," Mayaru said, "We appear human because of an illusion spell. It conceals over demonic features like our fangs and claws, but our other inherited traits remain unchanged."

"Other traits?" Light asked.

"Our skin color," Mimirou explained, "Neko youkai relocated to Japan many centuries ago. Our ancestors originated from another land. It's the land of the Nile; I believe Kagome called it Egypt-. Our ancestors have adapted slightly to this environment but most of their physical features remained the same and were passed down to us. Our eye color is one of those inherited traits as well."

"The common eye color is red," Mayaru said, "One of Mimirou's is golden because she is of mixed parentage."

"This may be presumptuous of me," Light said, "but I also assume that along with you demonic features you both have also inherited some kind of demonic power. Is that correct?"

"You are correct," Mayaru answered, "We do possess something like that, but I'm afraid it isn't as romanticized as humans made it out to be. We do have enhanced strength, speed, stamina, use of our senses, and other traits that are beyond that of human abilities."

"It is also common for demons to possess some unique trait of their clan such as poison or manipulation of some kind of natural element. Neko demons, especially ones with two tails like us, commonly possess the demonic trait of fire-," Mimirou said, "Even though I am a half demon, I possess that inherited trait of our clan. It is rare for hanyou of any species to posses it."

"And though I am a full blooded demon of our clan," Mayaru began, "I do not possess that characteristic. However, I do have a power that is a characteristic of other breeds of demons be them feline or otherwise. I have the power to manipulate plants."

"We also have few other abilities," Mimirou said, "Learned mainly out of survival like, in my case, swordsmanship."

"Interesting," Light said, "and what of the remaining members of your clan?"

"They have all been executed," Mayaru said.

"In fact, I'm sure that there are few survivors of any other demonic clans," Mimirou said, "And I'm fairly sure Ryuk knows why."

"And how would I know that?" Ryuk asked.

"Don't you remember?" Mimirou asked, "I believe you said something about new death notes and a so-called frenzy when names would be written down. I'm guessing that those would be the names of demons."

Ryuk snorted before replying, "I'm not so sure why that mattered, but yes, the frenzy I was talking about was about the names of demons being written in the death note. For some reason or another, death notes that were effective on humans as well as non-humans went out of practice and were taken up by the old man. I didn't mention it to you or Kagome, but when a shinigami kills someone with the death note, the remaining number of years in their lifespan is added to that shinigami. Naturally to gain the highest amount of years to their lifespan, shinigami wrote down the names of demons. They killed as many as they could before the death notes that had that ability were all destroyed. I was curious about the newer death notes that were specifically for the use of killing humans which is why I dropped it."

'So that is why demons died off,' Kagome said, 'Shinigami killed them.'

" Kagome?" Light asked and Kagome looked back at him.

"Yes?" Kagome said. Light stood up and put his hands on Kagome's shoulders. Kagome stiffened slightly; Light was staring intently into her widened blue eyes and he was leaning in rather closely.

"You will be very useful to me," Light said, "I'm certain of that."

"Wait!" Mimirou shouted and stood up. She grabbed onto Light's wrist; she was dangerously close to break the skin and piercing some blood vessels.

"You cannot make her do anything. I don't give a damn about that stupid agreement," Mimirou said, "All I have to do is—" Mayaru growled viciously at her younger sibling. Mimirou growled back but released Light's wrist.

"You have to understand, Yagami," Mayaru said, "We will do everything to help Kagome, anything to serve and protect her. We agreed to coming to this meeting, but we never said anything about relenting so easily."

Instead of backing down like Mimirou and Mayaru expected, Light smirked at the two demonic beings while Ryuk began to laugh. In a quick fluid motion, Light pulled Kagome to his chest, embracing her tightly. Kagome gasped at the sudden gesture, a much more intimate action than just holding her hand.

'What is he up to?' Kagome thought, 'I couldn't read him at all during this whole meeting. First, he's all about information and now this. He must have been plotting this whole time.'

"You say you want to serve and protect Kagome, right?" Light said. Both sisters nodded and stood in a fighting stance ready to attack should Light make the wrong move. Light paused before beginning to speak again.

"Then in order to do that, you will serve me."

-O0o0O-

punkish furball—That's a wrap.

-Ranma ½ reference. That's the name of the school in that manga/anime created by Rumiko Takahashi. I'm sure she doesn't specify the name of Kagome's school at least in the anime.

-When I think about cats I always think about Egypt which is what inspired Mimirou's and Mayaru's appearance.

-Sermo – "Converstation"

This chapter was originally longer, but I had to cut it down and I picked a place that was a good cliff hanger. Remember: any questions? Comments? Words of wisdom? Contact me!

L83R, DUD3!

(edited 08.06.2010)