I know. I know. I am a terrible, horrible, awful person.

Gather around and let me tell you a story, dear readers.

I began writing Akatsukitties in 2010, not long after I had turned twelve years old. I had been roleplaying the idea with a friend (Itachis-Only/Kagami's creator) for several months at that time, and suddenly I realized we were pretty much writing a fanfiction. So I decided to write.

A little over a year later, Akatsukitties was completed. As of this point we have almost 530 reviews and I couldn't be prouder.

But there's a problem. I promised a sequel and it never came. IT NEVER CAME. I wrote one chapter, sent it to Zek, and the sequel never came.

For a long time, Zek and I hadn't spoken much simply because I could never find any way to contact her. She had left the sites we mostly spoke on, and I couldn't figure out how to contact her otherwise. So the chapter wasn't posted, and I never wrote more.

I became interested in Hetalia. I loved the humor, the cute boys, the history (I'm a history nerd) and the fact that I could get my friends to watch it, including who is now my boyfriend. We joked about being characters. We had marathons. It was beautiful.

A part of me still remained attached to Naruto even then, but not enough for me to write. Not enough for me to be interested in writing the sequel and not enough for me to watch much of the series anymore. Over time, my interest in Naruto faded altogether.

Occasionally, though, I would still look back over the chapters since my friend who created Haruka would still re-read it and tell me she loved it. I would look back and realize how much my writing really developed. The beginning was terrible, but after Chapter 10 things started improving, if barely. Why that time in particular? It could be because I was able to write longer and more in-depth chapters due to my main way of sending chapters to Zek became more convenient. Maybe I matured. I don't know.

I constantly look at the story and think of what I could have done better.

I cringe looking back on the earlier writings. My OC characters seem shallow and cliché for a long time. They sound like Mary-Sues. I describe their CLOTHES for god's sake. I now know better than to describe clothing outfits.

I throw in random side-characters like Mira and Tori that serve no real purpose.

I'm not overly fond of Yume even though she's meant to be like me because, frankly put, I am no longer like HER. Shizuka is the only other OC that is truly 'mine' since Kagami and Haruka belong to friends, and I actually like her because she has depth.

I see that I made a lot of rape jokes back then and the only time I did a serious mention of it was with Wyatt and Shizuka. I'm sorry about that. At the time of writing, I didn't know much about the subject and I had seen jokes in every fanfiction I ever read, leading me to think of it almost as a joke. That, I think, is what I want to apologize for the most sincerely. I now know that it isn't a joke at all. I hate myself for writing like it was.

Then, all of a sudden, a little while back, I started to think about Naruto again. About old roleplays and old fanfics and the show that got me into fanfiction writing. So I decided to come back to look over Akatsukitties, for old time's sake…

And see that Zek had posted the first chapter of Kitty Karma: The Sequel That Never Was. I was shocked, but also kind of happy. I assumed the chapter had never gone through or been deleted after all this time, but it remained and it was posted.

So then I started thinking. 'It has reviews. People liked the original. Maybe I SHOULD start writing the sequel again.'

I'm still debating. I'm not sure. A lot of original ideas I had will be drastically changed along with my style of writing. Such as, Madara isn't Madara anymore, he's Obito, if the manga is to be believed. I do have an idea for that, but it will feel quite sudden and will also bend the 'official' rules ever so slightly.

There will be some more 'mature' ideas. I still have a group of OC characters I plan to add in to the fanfiction as Akatsuki subordinates. They won't be paired with anyone but each other, but they do contribute to the story.

But what I want to know is…

Would you guys really like to read it? I'm still not as interested in Naruto as I was back then. Chapters won't be posted often, and that's if I actually post at all. The story might be more serious than humorous at times. There will be some altering of the 'official' timeline to fit the story.

Is that okay? Do you mind if I don't work on the story as much as I used to? Would you guys care if it's not what you expect?

Would you care if it doesn't have the same style it had when it was written by a hyper, immature pre-teen that wasn't even in high school?

I am in high school now. I have a boyfriend and an interest in drama and writing original stories. I'm almost fifteen years old. Things have changed drastically, both in those and my personality.

But that doesn't mean I have to abandon the readers that gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling with every favorite, every follow, every review.

I never meant to abandon any of you.

And I am sincerely sorry about the long wait and the sequel that may or may never be continued.

I hope you understand if it never is, or if things aren't how they were back then.

Until I make a decision…