Hey Everybody, how are y'all doing? I'm not doing so hot right now.

Now, I know what you guys are thinking: ANOTHER HIATUS/AUTHOR NOTE?! ARE YOU F'ING KIDDING ME?! Thing is... I'm not. A lot of things have gone on this year so I'll list them out for you guys.

I was in and out of doctor visits for the beginning of the year to see if I needed PT (Physical Therapy) for my back.

I had band practice that started up immediately after the break. Granted, after we went to contest and did our show I did nothing but play my 3DS in that class, but the weeks/months before? YEESH.

I did have to go to PT for a couple of weeks/months. -_-"

FINALS! FRIGGIN' FINALS!

Family issues, lots of family issues.

Lack of inspiration.

A bit of depression.

So as you see, I was held up for a good while. During this time, I became a bit depressed (see no. 7) and very afraid of the future. It got particularly bad at one time and I hurt myself. It was not a good moment. Since then, I've felt kinda dead inside. I've been getting better and actually getting out more but... it's hard. I couldn't read a normal book or write anything during this time. I was only able to read fanfics because FFN kinda became my obsession to help me through this time. The ANs were especially helpful because it was like they were telling a story within a story.

What does all this have to do with my fanfics? Well, I'm not abandoning them or discontinuing them if that's what you're asking. I will finish them eventually, just maybe not in the reasonable time frame you're asking from me. I can hope you all wait for me when I can return to writing these stories and thank you for sticking with me so far.

Does this mean I will stop writing fanfics? No, it does not. But instead of writing them here, on this account, I will be writing them on my second account. No, I am not "moving" to a new account and no, it's not that I don't trust you guys... okay, maybe it is a teeny bit because I don't trust you guys. Every single one of you is wonderful and I'm very thankful for all of your encouragement BUT I don't want to see a lovely comment such as "i rlly lke ur stry but when u gonna upd8 ur othr 1s?" One day I will work up the courage to post/link my second account to my first and vice versa but today is not that day.

What will I be writing on my second account? Funny you should ask that, I'm actually going to be writing for a fandom that I have been a part of ever since I was little itty-bitty: Pokémon. It's actually helped keep me sane these last few months when I didn't know what to do. So I played the shit out of Pokémon. So keep an eye out in the Pokémon section for new stories. Who knows, maybe you'll recognize me!

In conclusion, I need a break from the past year/half-year and anything tied to it. I will be back to finish them but I need time. Thank you all the reviewers, followers, favorites, and just plain readers who have put up with my long breaks and will (hopefully) put up with this even longer one. I love you all and hope to see you soon.

Sincerely, Leah Sora-Parker.