A/N: Hi again! I had just realized a while ago how short the last chapter was. Without all those lyrics there, the chapter just seemed so small! So, my apologies, I promise to make the next coming chapters longer! (Including this one, hehe!)
© NARUTO: MASASHI KISHIMOTO
© RED HOT: ELLEGARDEN
© RAIN: xxItachi's Angelxx
Chapter 4
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Wake me up before you leave
I've got an interview today
I wanna job so don't forget to lend me
Some for train
I'm growing up to be a better man
But I always fail I'm still a dirty bug
I wanna grab the flag
But there's always someone faster
I'm trying to live a bit seriously
But what's on my mind is you know always girls
Vitaminize me
Pass me the potato chips
You know what
When nothing's going right
You know what
It's like a magic thing
I got the music playing loud in my head
I got a red hot chili blows it away
I got the music playing loud in my head
Turn the blinker off we go straight ahead
I'm going down like 20 limes a day
It could be less or maybe the same as you
And I'm floating up more than
A million times a day
I'm trying to live a bit cautiously
But what's on my mind is always having fun
I know nicotine kills
But quitting smoking kills me now
You know what
When nothing's going right
You know what
It's like a magic thing
I got the music playing loud in my head
I got a red hot chili blows it away
I got the music playing loud in my head
Turn the blinker off we go straight ahead
As always things won't be better
As always no one understands
As always I'll do anything
As always if it makes you laugh
I'm growing up to be a better man
But I always fail I'm still a dirty bug
I wanna grab the flag
But there's always someone faster
I got the music playing loud in my head
I got a red hot chili blows it away
I got the music playing loud in my head
Turn the blinker off we go straight ahead
I got the music playing loud in my head
I got a red hot chili blows it away
I got the music playing loud in my head
Turn the blinker off we are heading ahead
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Little did they know a certain girl with black hair was hiding behind a bush, very happy and grateful that Sakura had defended her.
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End Day 2
The morning was bright, beautiful and very sunny. Rain stepped onto the balcony, clad in her thin, long night gown. Her long, dark and silky locks were tied up into a pony tail. She smiled up at the rising sun as it peeked through the mountains. She had a wonderful feeling that today was going to be great. Then, she heard someone knock on her door.
"Come in!" Rain yelled, not even turning around. Nothing could tear away her gaze from the rising sun, even if it were to sting her eyes.
"Rain." A deep voice echoed through her large room. A surprised look made its way to her face. She shut her eyes closed, still not turning around.
"Itachi-kun…" She replied slowly. Suddenly, strong arms wrapped around her small waist. She gasped in surprise. The feeling in her heart was great. She felt like she were flying.
"…breakfast's going to be ready soon." And with that, the Uchiha let her go and left the room. Rain smiled as she twirled her hair with her index finger.
'He's teasing me…'
She giggled lightly as the sun rose higher.
Itachi closed the door behind him slowly, long enough to here her giggle. He smirked.
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Start Day 3
"Sasuke-kun, what are the plans for today?" Sakura asked happily before taking a fork full of scrambled eggs. Sasuke took a quick swig of orange juice.
"What do you guys want?" He asked, looking towards the others. Yumi grinned as she scooted closer to the younger Uchiha.
"We can both go to someplace special." She purred as she cuddled next to him seductively. An arm separated them, holding a plate of freshly cooked rice. Yumi looked up quickly to glare at whoever had interrupted her.
"Oops, I'm sorry." Iko said in a fake tone as she stuck her tongue out. The evil blonde girl stabbed her fork into a piece of bacon.
"Hello children." A low voice said. Fugaku walked down the stairs, holding a newspaper underneath his left arm. He took the cup of coffee Iko offered him and sat himself down, sitting as far away from Sakura as he could. Sasuke narrowed his eyes as Sakura looked at his father with a worried and slightly hurt expression.
"A-ano…there's going to be a night t-t-time festival t-three days from now…we s-should attend it." Hinata suggested as she flipped through a small booklet of special upcoming dates. Naruto grinned as he slurped his ramen.
"Yay! I want to go with Hinata-chan!!" The blond chirped happily. The female Hyuuga blushed a pretty color of pink.
"I want to eat fresh ramen, buy those cool masks and watch the fireworks!!" The happy teen added.
"We should spend today shopping for kimonos! I'm going with Shika-chan to the festival!" Ino called out, clinging onto the annoyed boy.
"I'm with TenTen." Neji stated calmly as the brunette smiled. Naruto hopped up and down.
"Then that means teme is going with Sa"—
"Yumi-chan." Fugaku finished sternly. All heads turned to look at him.
"U-Uchiha-sama, I object! People should go with the person that they love!" Ino burst out from across the table.
"Yumi-chan loves Sasuke. It's a done deal." He shrugged. Yumi nodded in agreement as she scooted closer and closer to the said Uchiha. Mikoto stood up.
"Well, what about Sasuke-chan's feelings? And what about Sakura-chan?" She asked her husband furiously. Fugaku looked back at his newspaper.
"I invited Chouji and Kiba to come over. She may choose one of those two other fine men." He replied.
"Father, this isn't right." Itachi spoke up. Rain nodded beside him.
"Look, what I say goes! No one is to argue with me!" He yelled angrily. Sakura was fed up with this.
"I will argue with you! I want to go to the festival with your son! Chouji and Kiba are great guys. Yumi can choose one of them!" The pink-haired girl argued. She swore she saw Fugaku's eyes flash red.
Without another word, the leader of the Uchiha clan stood up and left the dining table, slamming the newspaper onto the table.
Sakura sank into her seat.
"I feel horrible…" She muttered. Both Sasuke and Mikoto patted her shoulder.
"You shouldn't be feeling that way. You should feel proud." Mikoto cheered her up.
"B…but I just shouted at your husband…" She continued moping. Mikoto sighed.
"It's fine. I yell at him too, so don't feel too bad." She replied back, smiling. Sasuke nodded.
"Besides, it was for a good reason. But don't worry. There's no way I'm going to go out with Yumi." Sasuke said the girl's name with disgust.
"Sasuke-kun!!" Yumi whined. Ino set her chopsticks down, ignoring the other annoying blonde.
"Anyways, we should get going soon. We need to buy those kimonos soon."
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"T-this is my first time shopping for a kimono…" Sakura admitted out shyly.
"N-nani?!" Ino shrieked.
"You can't be serious! Don't tell me you've never been to a festival before!!" TenTen shouted out in surprise. Sakura hung her head long.
"Y-you've never been t-t-to one even when y-y-you were l-little?" Hinata asked. The pink-haired girl sighed, depressed. Iko patted her shoulder.
"Me and my parents were very much into social gatherings. We had tons of fun by ourselves." Sakura replied, sadly.
"Well, don't worry! This is going to be the best festival you're ever going to go to! The festivals around here are the best!" The red head shouted.
"Yup! And we're all going to help you pick out the best kimono to seduce Sasuke-san!" Rain added.
"Rain-chan, we're also going to help you choose a kimono to seduce I-ta-chi!" Ino winked knowingly. Rain hid her blush.
"Oh! And then we need to get you all beautiful obis…and silk fans! And decent sandals! And glamorous hair accessories!" Mikoto said, excited.
"Calm down, Uchiha-sama!" Sakura giggled. Then, the pink-haired girl gasped.
"What's wrong, Sakura?" Ino asked, alarmed.
"I…I just realized that I don't have nearly enough money to pay for a kimono…" She muttered. She could just imagine herself walking around the festival wearing jeans and a plain, white tee shirt while Yumi was skipping along in a shimmering kimono, latched onto Sasuke's arm.
"Don't worry about that, Sakura-chan! I'll take care of it!" Mikoto volunteered happily. Sakura bowed down in respect. She didn't want to be a burden to anyone anymore. She felt so grateful that everyone here was so caring and kind.
"U-Uchiha-sama! I am truly grateful! I promise to wash the dishes for the rest of the vacation and"—
She continued bowing down over and over again while saying things she would do in return. But the Uchiha mother merely placed a hand on the girl's back.
"Sakura-chan, you don't owe me anything! You've already brought me so much joy!" She replied, laughing. Sakura's eyes twinkled. Mikoto could see a rare lightin the girl's eyes that she had never seen before.
"And we're here for you!" Iko cheered. The pink-haired girl's eyes continued to sparkle with joy.
Meanwhile, the boys were stuck back at home. They decided to buy their clothing tomorrow.
"I wonder how they're doing…" Neji muttered, bored. The rest of the boys sighed and groaned.
"Anyways, aren't you going to make a move on Sakura on the festival, foolish little brother?" Itachi teased. Sasuke tensed. He threatened his older brother with a balled up fist.
"W-what are you talking about, bastard?" He said loudly, the faintest shade of pink on his cheeks.
"Sure…go one and act like you don't know…" His older brother replied, flipping open a suspicious looking orange book. He was glad Rain wasn't here to pester him about how reading porn was "bad". She would always take his books away and hide them.
"Oh, like you're not going to make a move on Rain and"—
Sasuke widened his eyes.
"Is that…is that my Icha Icha book?! Give that back!!" He shouted, grabbing for the orange book in Itachi's hands. The rest of the boys merely stared at the awkward scene.
"I'm glad I don't have an older brother…" Naruto muttered.
"Uh-huh." Neji and Shikamaru nodded, continuing to watch the bickering duo.
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"Oh my god! Sakura that looks so good on you!"
"I'm going to buy this one!"
"Hinata, you look so sweet in that!"
"Ooh, try on this cute hairclip!!"
"Eh? This kimono is too tight!"
"Haha, you're fat!!"
"Oh my fucking god, those shoes are definitely mine!"
"Look how cute that obi is!"
"TenTen, you look HOT!"
"Ino, try on that one instead…"
"Rain, Itachi is going to fall head over heels for you."
"Iko, buy it! Buy it now!"
The trip was pretty much filled with screaming, shouting, ooh-ing, awe-ing and lots of other things. Finally, the girls arrived back home. They set their shopping bags down and went into the living room.
The boys were sitting down, bored, and flicking through every TV channel.
"Uh…hello?" Ino said, waving a hand in Shikamaru's face. He sighed. "What?"
"Are you guys okay? You seem a little…bored…" Sakura muttered. Sasuke turned to look at her.
"A little?" He asked sarcastically. She blushed.
"I mean…a lot…" She corrected herself.
"Hey, let's play hide and seek!" Kiba shouted, waving at them. Beside him, was Chouji.
They all stared at the duo silently, registering what was going on. Kiba anime sweat dropped.
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"Oh, now I remember! Fugaku-sama said he had invited Kiba and Chouji!!" Sakura said in a delighted tone. It was nice to have two more people join them for the fun. Like they say, the more the merrier.
"So…how about that hide and seek? There's pretty much nothing else to do right now. And I don't think you guys wanna go outside and spend money." Kiba repeated. The group exchanged glances, then shrugged.
"Sure, why not?" Sasuke muttered carelessly. The dog boy grinned as Akamaru, who was on top of his head, barked playfully.
"Okay, but the winner gets to choose whoever he/she wants to kiss…" He added slyly, glancing at Hinata. Naruto gritted his teeth, sensing Kiba's suggestive manner and tone.
Sakura looked at Yumi and saw that she was blushing and grinning in the young Uchiha's direction. She bit her lip. Yumi looked so…determined.
"Okay, let's do this!!" The blond yelled.
They all went outside.
"Okay…rock, paper, scissors!" They all yelled out loudly, save some people. After many rounds of that small game, Naruto was declared "it".
He whined.
"I don't want to be it!!" He complained. Ino sighed.
"Oh, well. Just deal with it." She replied back, smacking the top of his head.
"Okay, Naruto, count to 100." Shikamaru interrupted.
"Fine…" The blond sulked. He turned around and began counting. "1…2…3…4…"
The rest of the group scurried off, except Sakura, who was currently in deep thought.
'Yumi-san is so determined to win Sasuke's kiss…what if she actually wins…? What if Sasuke-kun ends up falling for her…? I'm scared I'll lose him, even though we're not officially together…I'm scared…'
The pink-haired girl was snapped out of her thoughts when someone had grabbed her hand. She whipped her head up to see Sasuke. "C'mon!" The two began running and looking for a hiding spot. She smiled.
'But…I'm still a bit scared…'
"98…99…100! Ready or not, here I come!!" Naruto yelled out at the top of his lungs. Everyone heard him. They all remained silent.
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Chouji sat down behind a large bush, munching as quietly as he could on his precious chips. But…not quietly enough…Naruto walked slowly around the bush, careful not to step on any branches. He spotted Chouji in an instant, thanks to the sound of his chips.
"Found you!!" Naruto yelled, pointing at him. Chouji sighed as he stood up.
"Damn." He started walking towards the porch of the summer home.
"Who were you planning on kissing anyways?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Uh…my chips." He replied, smiling a little. The blond sweat dropped.
Hinata also hid behind a bush. She sat down, hugging her knees and breathing faintly. Then, she saw that a spider was crawling up her arm. She closed her eyes and wanted to squeal.
"Go away…spider-san…go away, please…" She whispered silently. Hinata opened her eyes up again and saw a hand rise up and…flick the spider away. She looked up and saw Naruto, grinning stupidly at her. She blushed a light shade of red.
"Well, I found you…I guess that means we can't kiss…" Naruto realized. Hinata looked down at the floor, gathering some courage to do something she had never done before.
"And that damned Kiba wants to kiss you…but don't worry, I'll protect your kiss! I'll"—
He was suddenly cut off when Hinata sat up on her knees, and placed a kiss upon his lips. He widened his eyes, then moved forward and sank more into the kiss. He gently pushed her against a tree and wrapped his hands around her waist.
"Ahem, there's still a game going on, Naruto!" TenTen yelled from the high branch of a nearby tree. Hinata quickly fell back with a cute blush on her cheeks. She stood up shyly and scurried off to the porch. Naruto glared up at the brunette.
"You're out." He stuck his tongue out as he pointed in the direction of the porch. The brunette sighed heavily, jumping down effortlessly from her tree and going off to follow Hinata.
"Well, it's better than sitting up there and watching you two make out…"
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Ino ran around. She still hadn't found a decent hiding spot. Suddenly, she saw a box and ran towards it. Lifting up the covers of the box, she jumped inside…and landed on something soft. It said, "OUCH!"
"Um…who's there?" The blonde asked awkwardly after shutting close the covers of the box.
"Shikamaru, you idiot." A lazy voice replied. He groaned as he recovered from Ino's attack.
"Move, this box is so small…" Ino muttered, pushing him.
"Go find a better hiding spot." Shikamaru replied rudely.
"But Naruto might find me…he already counted to 100…" She whispered back. He sighed.
"Wait, who do you plan on kissing?" He asked. Ino blushed in the dark.
"You, of course! I mean, we are going out!" She hissed.
Naruto walked along the pavement with his hands in his pockets. He was whistling a small tune. He stopped whistling when he heard some very faint whispering. He could tell that the sounds were coming from a nearby box. The box was…moving.
Ino tried sitting up.
"Damn, my ass hurts like hell! New position, Shika-chan!" She said, moving around. Shikamaru groaned.
"This position is just fine!" He replied back. Naruto cocked an eyebrow up as he neared the box.
'…ew…hentai thoughts…'
"See? This position is better…ah…my ass is starting to feel better…" The blonde muttered. Naruto sweat dropped. Shikamaru suddenly made a sharp move and the box came tumbling down. Ino let out a loud shriek.
"What was that for, you idiot?! Naruto must've heard that! He's probably on…his…way…here…" She trailed off when she saw him right in front of her. She smiled nervously and waved, muttering a quiet, "Hello." Naruto merely let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank god you two have your clothes on!" He yelled. The other two gave him a weird stare, before getting up and proceeding to the porch together. Naruto smiled to himself and ran off to go and find more people.
Meanwhile…
"S-Sasuke-kun…what if we fall off?" Sakura asked, clutching to him tightly. The two were currently up on the highest branch they could get up to on a big tree. He pulled her closer to him.
"I promise I won't let you fall." He murmured back in reply. The pink-haired girl nervously looked down at the floor. They were so high up in the tree. It was silent for a few moments. The two were unaware that Naruto had just spotted them and was slowly making his way up closer to them, branch by branch.
"Sasuke-kun…would you…ever fall for Yumi-san?" Sakura asked shyly. Sasuke looked at her with the weirdest of expressions.
"No…what makes you think that?" He asked. She blushed. She felt a lot like Hinata right now.
"Well…she's way more determined…and she can stand up for herself. I need to depend on other people for help and protection. And she's so beautiful…" She stopped when Sasuke put his index finger on her rosy pink lips. "Shh."
Naruto stopped climbing the branches, fearing that he had been spotted.
"There's no way I'm falling for her." Sasuke muttered. Naruto grinned and continued climbing.
"I like your type better. You're innocent, cute, adorable, sweet, very caring…and dense, but that's what makes you…you." The young Uchiha finished. Sakura let out a soft giggle.
"You're very different from the first time I met you…" She told him. She swore she saw a tint of pink light up on his pale cheeks.
"W-well, people change." He replied. The two sat there together, silently…arm-in-arm…
Then, Sasuke slowly inched closer so her, and locked his lips with hers. The kiss was soft and short, but it was very sweet. As they parted, Sakura smiled up at him.
"SAKURA AND TEME SITTING IN A TREE!! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!! FISRT COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MARRIAGE, THEN COMES BABBIES IN A"—
Sasuke coolly whacked Naruto in the ribs, causing the poor guy to fall from that tall branch and onto the cold, hard floor.
"N-Naruto…?!" Sakura shouted in a worried tone.
"F-found you…!" Sasuke and Sakura heard him shout from below. Sasuke slapped his forehead as he shook his head.
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After dueling with an angry Yumi and a pissed off Kiba, Naruto finally found everyone. The last person that was found was Itachi. He was resting on the roof of the summer home. He stood there, with a smug smirk on his face.
"Well, Itachi, go on and choose who you want to kiss." Naruto said. Everyone could see that Rain was blushing prettily. Itachi looked deep in thought as he scratched his chin.
"Well…since everyone else except Iko and Rain has a man…" He started. Yumi was fuming nearby at the thought that she wasn't even mentioned.
'Oh, right! I have Sasuke-kun!!' Yumi thought to herself, smiling.
Itachi took in a deep breath as they air was filled with suspense.
"I'll go with Iko-chan." He finished. Everyone looked at him with blank expressions. Rain had her head hung low, disappointed. Iko had a disgusted looked on her face. She did not want to kiss someone way older than her. (Even though their ages aren't THAT far apart).
"Hehe, just kidding! Of course I'll kiss Rain!" Itachi joked around. Rain walked up to him and smacked him.
"You idiot! I thought you were really going to kiss someone else!!" She whined. He faked a puppy dog face. "So…I'm not getting a kiss?" Rain just sighed.
"But you have to be serious." She told him strictly. He didn't waste his time.
Itachi grabbed her shoulders and crashed his lips onto hers. She returned the kiss in an instant. They rest of the group waited…30 seconds…one minute…two minutes…
"Damn, let's just leave them." Sasuke finally said, stuffing his hands into his pockets as he began walking away. The remaining people exchanged looks, looked at the kissing couple and finally left the two alone.
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Sakura landed onto her bed softly. She straightened out her beautiful, long white night gown and flipped her pillow over. She took something out from under it. It was a sparkly pink diary. Grabbing a mechanical pencil, she opened up her diary and placed the lead gingerly at the paper.
Today was so much fun! I went shopping with the rest of the girls for clothing and accessories for the festival that's coming up in three days. Mikoto-sama insisted on buying everything for me though…
Anyways, Kiba and Chouji showed up! Everyone was so surprised! Then, Kiba-kun suggested that we play hide and seek. It was tons of fun! Sasuke-kun and I KISSED!!
Also, Rain kissed Itachi-kun!! It was so sweet!!
The pink-haired girl smiled to herself gently as she hid her diary back underneath her lacy pillow. Then, she held Foo Foo (the bunny that Sasuke had bought her at the mall). and closed her eyes. Five minutes later, she began shifting around the bed, trying to find a comfortable spot.
She shifted and moved around every five minutes. She just couldn't get any sleep! She was so excited for what tomorrow might bring. Deciding that there was no possible way for her to fall asleep, she got up with Foo Foo and proceeded to Sasuke's room. He always knew a way to make her fall asleep.
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Sasuke paced around his room, in deep thought. He knew that inside, Sakura was slowly, but surely…breaking. He could feel it from the kiss they had shared today.
He knew that she felt that he would finally succumb to Yumi's ways, but it was just impossible. Sasuke wanted to make it up to her…and make her feel more secure…but he didn't know how. Suddenly, he heard a knock on his door.
"Come in." He said. Sasuke was nearly surprised when he saw Sakura shyly enter the room. He could see the bunny he had bought for her was firmly in her grip.
"Yo. What's up?" He asked casually as he sat down on the bed. She slowly walked up to him and sat down next to him on the bed.
"I…I can't sleep…" She muttered in reply, her grip on the stuffed bunny growing tighter.
"Why not?" The raven-haired teen asked curiously. She bit her lip, then looked up at him with a big smile.
"I'm so excited for what adventures tomorrow might bring!" Sakura replied in a very happy tone.
"So…can you sing me a song so I can get to sleep…?" She asked, nervously. He looked at her, dumbstruck.
"A-are you freaking serious?" He gaped at her. She grinned and nodded. "Yes! That's the only thing to get me to sleep! And you don't want me to be all tired tomorrow, do you?"
Sasuke sighed.
"Okay, let's lay down." He told her. She nodded and did as he said. She hugged Foo Foo against her chest. Sasuke found himself actually glaring at the bunny. It was pressed so tightly onto her breasts.
'Damn lucky bunny…'
"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura said, looking at him with bright emerald eyes. He looked back at her. "Oh…yeah...um…let's see…" He let out a deep breath.
Wake me up before you leave
I've got an interview today
I wanna job so don't forget to lend me
Some for train
I'm growing up to be a better man
But I always fail I'm still a dirty bug
I wanna grab the flag
But there's always someone faster
I'm trying to live a bit seriously
But what's on my mind is you know always girls
Vitaminize me
Pass me the potato chips
You know what
When nothing's going right
You know what
It's like a magic thing
I got the music playing loud in my head
I got a red hot chili blows it away
I got the music playing loud in my head
Turn the blinker off we go straight ahead
Sasuke sang the tune slower. It would almost sound acoustic if he were playing a guitar. He smirked when he saw that she was asleep. She looked so cute. Sasuke reached out and tenderly tucked some of her hair behind her ear. Turning off the light, he laid down beside her and pulled the covers up.
'Why does she make me feel this way…? So…gentle…I never want to hurt her feelings…'
With that, he fell asleep.
A/N: Sorry if I kept you waiting too long! I just have SO MUCH going on!! GR, OOC Sasuke! But I guess it can't be helped. I really enjoyed typing this chapter, though! :)
There were so many kisses, haha!
"What about me, hm?"
"Oh…h-hi…TenTen…" ((speaks nervously))
((runs away from an angry TenTen with a kunai))
ANYWAYS
I'd like to thank the reviewers from chapter 3!! I feel so loved: (even though I didn't get much reviews, you guys still motivate me!)
Thanks a bunch to UchihaBlood0110, 9081, Izari-Hime, slavetothekeyboard, Kunoichi-of-the-Leaf, Itachi-kunsOneTrueLove, WaterBlossom1, xxItachi's Angelxx (OMG! Thanks for all those compliments!! I feel so happy!!), VWaterlily (Don't worry, Rain is going to be a VERY good character throughout the whole story!), L is 4 LOVE, darkknesses-light, xo M i M i (Can I still have those cookies? Lol :D), cherry blossom petals, HimeIchigoYuki, Catwinn (Hehe, you are forgiven! I can see you changed your name! Well actually, I've noticed that for a while now, lol) and chocolateangel5!! You have NO IDEA how much you guys all mean to me!!
Sorry if I missed anyone or had any misspellings!!
I'd also like to thank my beta, slavetothekeyboard!!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Again, I apologize for that short chapter before! I hope this chapter made it up to you guys! PLEASE REVIEW!! :)