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Chapter 26: You've Made Me Proud

(Naruto's P.O.V)

I stared at the man before me, a grin plastered on his face. He chuckled a bit, and looked to me, "What? Is there something on my face?" His expression softened,and he opened his eyes, revealing a bright blue color that was similar to my own.

I fought back a few tears, and felt a lump in my throat, "You're..."

He nodded, and smiled, "Hello, Naruto..."

I ran to the man that I hadn't seen since the day I was born, the man that had gave his life to protect the village from the demon sealed within me, the man who had helped bring me to this world...

"Dad..." I said, feeling tears running down my cheeks, gripping him like my life depended on it. I'm sure it was quite a scene; a nineteen year old ANBU of Konoha hugging his dead father and sobbing like a six year old boy.

Minato Namikaze, the man who so many had claimed to be the greatest shinobi that Konoha had ever made. He had trained under the great Jiraiya, and taught the famous shinobi Kakashi Hatake. He was a man who was told to have taken down an entire army of Iwa-nin by himself...and was the creator of the Hiraishin no Jutsu and the Rasengan...however...

...he was the man I had seen as my idol and hero, and unknowingly had been my father until recently.

Minato pulled back and gave me through scan, then he nodded, "Well, it seems you've really taken to looking like me in appearance..."

I laughed, "Baa-chan says I'm more like Mom though," He laughed, and ruffled my hair.

"Oh boy, that can't be good." he joked, and then looked to my necklace, "So...Tsunade gave you her blessing, eh?"

I nodded, "Yeah...after the day that I-"

"Convinced her to be Hokage." he finished.

I went wide-eyed, "How did you know?"

My father grinned, "I've been watching over you every now and then...well, as often as a dead man can at least..."

"Wait...I thought you were supposed to spend the rest of eternity inside the stomach of the Shinigami...how are you here?" I asked, and he put his hand under his chin in thought.

"There's a lot of things we humans don't understand about this world, Naruto...we have no real understanding of what the afterlife will lead to...but I assure you, I have not spent the rest of my afterlife inside the stomach of the death god suffering." he looked up and turned his eyes rested on Sasuke and Kyuubi. He put a hand on my shoulder and lead me over to them, "You're Sasuke Uchiha, aren't you?"

Sasuke was quiet for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, I am..." he gave a curt bow.

"Please, no need for formalities." he waved a hand, "Thank you for helping my son, Sasuke...and for helping him become strong."

Sasuke knew about my parents, seeing as how I had allowed him limited access to my memories while he was inside my body, so he wasn't surprised to hear this, "It's merely what a friend would do for another friend."

Minato nodded, then his look turned a bit more seriou as he looked to the great Nine-tailed Fox, "Kyuubi..." he nodded, and there seemed to be an air of tension between the two, "...thank you for helping my son when he needed it..."

Kyuubi gave a snort, "As if I had a choice..." the demon fox looked down to me, "He's reached levels that shouldn't be possible...yet he's done it. If anything, he's the one responsible for reaching such levels of power."

My father nodded, then looked to me again, "Why don't you three follow me? Some people want to meet you..."

"People?" I asked, and he merely laughed.

"You'll see, you'll see." he replied as we walked off through the great white void.

(Sakura's P.O.V)

One week...

It had been one week since Naruto had gone into this unnatural state of being comatose. Yamato, or Tenzou as he had continuously asked us to address him, but always failed to, told us that Naruto and Kyuubi were, for a lack of a better word, in stasis.

I sat by the bed where Naruto's body was. He had been 'dead' for almost a week, but he was still experiencing chakra flow throughout his body. Hinata and Neji had personally took turn checking on him every five hours or so, and said there had bee no change since we got back.

Jiraiya was alive, but he wouldn't be able to carry on his life as a shinobi. He had recieved irreversable damage to his body, and it was nothing short of a miracle that he had lived through it. He had felt guilty about Naruto's state, and had stopped by everyday to check on his student.

I looked across from me to see, much to my surprise, ANBU squad Fifteen; Shino, Ino, and Tenten. Naruto was their fourth member, and in a way, the one who was most important to them. He was too joyful and cheery for ANBU, but he was still an amazing shinobi when needed.

"I hope he snaps out of this soon..." Ino said as she looked out a window, sighing tiredly. They had stopped by an hour ago, and it surprised me to see that Shino had stayed the entire time.

"He's strong, Ino. He'll make it through." spoke the bug user, a slight bit of hope in his otherwise usually expressionless voice.

"He better..." Ino said as she got up. She walked over to me, and pulled me into a hug, "We'll stop by tomorrow. I have to do some work at the Interrogation office tomorrow, maybe we can do lunch?" she gave me a hopeful smile. I nodded, and she grinned.

Tenten got up from her chair and sighed, "I should get going...I haven't seen Neji for a couple days now..." she gave a sad smile to the boy on the bed, then turned to me, "Sakura...I've been with this idiot long enough; he'll make it through this. I know he will."

Shino gave me a nod, and they all left the room. I sighed, and put one of the comatose blonde's hands in mine, "Naruto...if you can hear me...please...wake up..." I sighed, "I don't know if I can go through another one of those episodes like we did all those years back."

A knock at the door roused me from my thoughts, "Yes?"

A light brown haired medic-nin walked in, and I smiled, "Hey, Rin."

"How are you doing, Sakura-chan?"

I gave her a shrug, "I've been better."

Rin nodded sadly, "Tsunade-sama wants to speak to you. She asked for me to come get you."

I looked to Naruto, "What about-?"

Rin nodded, "I'll keep an eye on him. He's in need of an IV change anyway...even though his body isn't functioning..." she gave me a shake of her head, "Go on and see the Hokage, I'll take care of him. I promise."

I nodded, "Thanks, Rin."

Minutes later I was standing outside Tsunade's office. I knocked, and heard a shuffling of papers, "Enter."

I opened the door, and saw Tsunade sifting through papers for something, "Sakura, good of you to come."

"Rin told me you wanted to see me, Tsunade-shisou."

The bloned Godaime nodded, and suddnely picked up a paper, "Here, take a look at this. Naruto had it in your room the other day when we were trying to find clues." I looked at the paper, and found it to be in his handwriting. I never remember seeing it in the room Naruto and I shared...then again, Naruto was pretty good at hiding stuff when he needed too.

"This...this is all a bunch of notes on Naruto and Kyuubi's chakra..." I noted as I looked over the print. Tsunade closed her eyes and sighed.

"Jiraiya and I also found this as well..." she handed me a scroll that looked to be new, maybe no more than a few weeks old.

"What is it?" I asked, but Tsunade merely nodded for me to open it.

I looked over the contents, and raised my eye back to my teacher, "This is..."

"Naruto's will..." she nodded, "From what I can understand, you are the inheritor of all his possessions that are listed there. He wants to donate about a third of his money to the local orphanage, and the other third to the Academy."

"Why...why would you be showing me this now though, shishou?"

Tsunade's eyes became half lidded as she looked at her desk, trying to avoid eye contact, "Sakura, we don't know for certain what's wrong with Naruto. Yamato's declared that he still has the Kyuubi in him...but that shouldn't be possible since he's clinically dead. I don't have a rational explanation for this, but I feel we have to prepare for the worst if-"

"You're giving up on Naruto?" I said with an accusing tone. I immediately noticed Tsunade's eyes flare up.

"NO!" she slammed her fists on the table, and a crack formed as she got up, "I wouldn't dare do that to him! It's simply the fact that he's a human being, and human beings die, Sakura!"

"He's alive though!" I yelled back, stomping my foot on the ground for emphasis, earning a crack on the flooring.

"We're not sure of that, Sakura!" the older woman shot back.

"When has Naruto ever truly failed us? When?!!" I screamed back, tears threatening to fall.

"Enough!!!" she shot back, and collapsed in her chair, tears running down her cheeks, "I'm hurting just as much as you, Sakura...I love the brat like a son...but I don't know what we can do about his predicament. He's a Jinchuuriki, so normal aspects of finding a diagnosis are hard to do..." she rubbed her temples and looked to me, "...I'm sorry...Sakura. You know how hard this is for me..."

I nodded, "I shouldn't have yelled at you like that...it was out of my rank to question you." Tears were falling slowly as I looked down to the floor, "It's just...I can't even remember how many times I've almost lost him. First when he went to go get Sasuke all those years back...then when the Kyuubi's chakra leaked through when we went with Sai and Yamato-taichou to intercept Kabuto and Orochimaru...then when Naruto fought Sasuke and killed-" I couldn't finish my sentence, and let out a shudder as I tried to remain composed.

I heard the sound of footsteps walk up to me, and I felt Tsunade holding me, "It's okay, Sakura...I know..." she was crying as well, but holding back better than me, "...I can still remember the pain from losing Nawaki and Dan...it haunts me still...but the day I met Naruto...a part of me that I thought I had killed years and years ago came back to life..." I wrapped my arms around the woman that I had looked to as second mother, and felt myself shaking with tears, "I don't know what I'll do if we lose him...I'm scared too..." she finished.

We stood there in Tsunade's office, crying for a young man that had touched our lives so deeply.

(Kakashi's P.O.V)

I sighed as I turned away from the window of Tsunade's office. I decided they needed to be left alone for awhile. I jumped off and slowly walked down the street, not really caring where I went.

"Kakashi..." I heard a voice say. I let out another sigh.

"Not now, Gai..."

"Kakashi...it's not your fault. He did it on his own accord." spoke the Taijutsu Master. I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"You wouldn't understand..." I spoke as we walked through the night life of Konoha.

Gai let out a hollow laugh, "That's far from true, Kakashi. I almost lost Neji back when those boys went to retrieve Sasuke. Not to mention that I almost thought Lee would never be a ninja for the rest of his life..."

I nodded, remembering the news of Neji Hyuuga's life threatening conditions all those years back, "I'm sorry..."

Gai grinned, even though I didn't look to him, I could tell, "It's allright, Kakashi. Listen, Rin told me to keep an eye on you while she was working at the hospital. I intend to do that, so I'm afraid that you're stuck with me. What do you say we go grab a drink, for old time's sake?"

I gave the spandex wearing man a smirk under my mask, "Sure...I guess I wouldn't mind that." I knew he was just trying to keep my thoughts from going over Naruto. I appreciated the gesture...but my student...no, my family member...was in the hospital right now...

'Minato-sensei...I'm sorry...'

(Naruto's P.O.V)

I followed my father with Sasuke and Kyuubi close behind. We somehow ended up in a mountain like area covered in mist. It was kind of eerie; I sensed a presence all around us...numerous ones actually.

"Where are we?" I asked.

My dad put a hand under his chin in thought, "Hm...not really sure what the appropriate name for this place is. Everyone calls it the Crossroads...but we're not sure if there is a real name for it..." he stopped and smiled as he looked ahead, "Ah, there you all are. They're here."

I looked into the mist, not sure who he was referring to...then I suddenly saw some shapes walking through the mist, "Ah, Naruto, it's good to see you again."

I was completely silent as I saw a familiar face walking towards me, with many others following behind, "Old Man?" I asked, and earned a hardy laugh from the figure.

"Oh, I haven't heard that in quite a long time." replied the figure.

I couldn't believe it...and from the expression on Sasuke Uchiha's face, neither could he. There before us stood the Third Hokage, a pipe in his mouth and a wrinkled smile on his face.

"What...what are you doing here?" I asked, suddenly noticing more Leaf ninja that had died in my lifetime, and others I didn't recognize, appearing behind the man.

"Well, we're here because we all share a connection to you and Sasuke..." he replied, and I smiled knowingly.

"The Will of Fire." I spoke, and he nodded.

"That's right...you're definitely a strong carrier of it..." the Third then looked to Sasuke, "...Sasuke...you've proven yourself to still be a strong carrier of it, even after what has happened. We're glad you can finally be among us."

Sasuke seemed to be quiet for a bit...then I noticed his body start to glow a bit...like the others did. He smiled a bit as he finally settled with a calming glow of spiritual light, "Heh...well, I guess I'm finally able to say that I'm home..."

Two figures stepped out of the mass; a woman and a man. Sasuke's eyes widened as he recognized. They both smiled, and the woman spoke softly, "Sasuke..."

For a split second, I swore I saw Sasuke's eyes water up. He quickly masked his face with indifference, but I could hear his voice waver a bit, "Tou-san...Kaa-san..." he didn't move, and I evenutally decided to walk up to him.

"Hey, why don't you say hi to them?" I nudged him a bit, and he frowned out of embarrassment. He slowly walked over to his two parents.

Fugaku Uchiha put a hand on each of Sasuke's shoulders, "We've...missed you, Son..."

Fugaku let go as Mikoto wrapped the boy in a hug, and the sixteen year old body of Sasuke finally broke down into tears, "Kaa-san..."

I felt a grin form on my face. Sasuke was finally with his family again.

Fugaku turned to me, "Naruto Uzumaki...thank you..." he gave me a bow, as did a large portion of the other Leaf nin present. I suddenly noticed that a lot of them had dark hair and black eyes, as well the Uchiha crest on their clothes. They were all Uchiha...

"Um...for what?" I asked, not sure what the head of the Uchiha clan was talking about.

Mikoto smiled, "We all thank you...for being such a loyal friend to Sasuke for all these years...and for bringing him back to us." Sasuke was now by his parents side, and gave me a nod.

"Yeah...thanks, dobe." Sasuke said with real sincerity.

"Heh, what are friends for, teme?" I shot back. We were both smiling, and it seemed that Sasuke was giving a real smile...a smile that he hadn't given for a long, long time.

...he was truly happy.

"Well, Naruto...don't think we're through yet. Someone else wants to see you too." my father said.

Yet another figure stepped out of the masses, and the red hair immediately got my attention. I felt my eyes getting watery again, and I ran to the woman before me, "Mom!"

I was soon in the arms of the the woman that had brought me into this world, but never got to meet, "Naruto, I'm so happy to finally see you..."

I felt my father's presence behind me, and he placed a hand on my shoulders. I was finally with my parents, and I couldn't have been happier...well, yes I could have. I could have had Sakura and my friends here too...otherwise this was perfect.

I eventually let go a bit so she could look at me. She was quite short really, and I found that I had to look down at her, "Wow...you've really taken after your father it seems." she joked, "Just as handsome as him, but a real stubborn baka sometimes."

I was quiet for a few seconds...did my mother just call me a stubborn idiot?

"Um..."

She laughed, "I'm only kidding, sweetie." she put a hand on my cheek, "You've truly grown into a handsome young man, just like I knew you would."

"Mom...thanks...for...well, giving me life...and stuff..." I said, not sure how to express my thanks. She smiled as she nodded.

"Well, Naruto, how are you?" I turned to see a certain Jounin with a cigarette in his mouth, and a grin on his face.

"Asuma..." I nodded, "...I'm fine..." I smiled as he gave me a nod.

I suddenly noticed everyone break apart to make a pathway. Two more figures stepped through the crowd...

I looked to see the both the Shodaime and Nidaime standing before me. I was speechless now.

"Minato, is this your boy?" asked the Shodaime in a peaceful tone.

"Yep, this is Naruto. The one your grand daughter gave her necklace to." my dad replied.

The man smiled, "Uzumaki-san...it's a pleasure to finally meet the man who brought my grand daughter back to Konoha to take the place as Godaime." he bowed, and I laughed nervously.

"Heheh, hey, no need to do that. I was just trying to tell her to stop disrespecting the Hokage, that's all, heheh." I said as I grinned.

"Hm, Tsunade always was one to be rather blunt about her opinions...well, I'm glad you did that Naruto..." Sarutobi said as he nodded to me. It was...unusual to see the elderly man without his Hokage robes or hat.

The Nidaime decided to speak, "By the way, Naruto, nice job with using my technique. You demonstrate quite an ability at water manipulation for someone who's tied to the wind affinity."

Man, talk about flattery. I was being complimented by all the Hokages here, and I could only grin and laugh.

"Naruto," spoke the Third, and I looked to him, "remember...those who carry the Will of Fire with them will always be strong...and as long as you do...you can do anything you set your mind to..."

I nodded, "Thanks Old Man." he smiled as I gave him a grin. Everyone had went on one knee aside from my parents and the Kyuubi and Sasuke. I noticed this, and looked around, "Um...what's going on?"

"You're being recognized..." my father spoke as he ruffled my hair.

"For what?" I asked, and he laughed.

"Well...we all know...but we can't tell you...that would be unfair to you." he smirked. I looked to Sasuke, and he only nodded in agreement. Dang it, he knew too now?

"Aw, come on!" I said, and only recieved a flick on the forehead from my father, followed by a 'Minato, please, you're embarassing him!' from my mother.

"You'll see...but it'll have to wait until you leave here..." his grin turned to a sad smile.

"Wait...but I don't-" I said, but my mother put a hand on my cheek again to silence me.

"Naruto-kun...you still have your friends back home...and someone especially important to you is worried about you right now..." my mother spoke gently.

I nodded in understanding, "Sakura-chan..."

She smiled, "You have ou blessing to marry her...if that means anything to you."

"Heh, I'm proud of you, kiddo! She's tough as nails, sharp as a kunai, and a real beauty too!" my father said with a grin, and I blushed a bit. He laughed a bit, that is until my mom jabbed him in the ribs, ending his teasing right away.

(Some time later)

Eventually it was me, my parents, Kyuubi, and Sasuke again standing in the void. The others had given me their good bye, and I even recieved a hug from Sasuke's mother (which prompted me to laugh as Sasuke put a hand over his face in sheer embarassment).

"Well...Son...looks like I'll be seeing you..." my dad said.

"Goodbye honey, and remember, we're alway with you." she said, a smile on her face with unshed tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Bye Mom, Dad, Sasuke. Take care of everyone for me." I said, trying not to cry as well. I hated to leave so soon. Strangely enough, even though it felt like I had spent an eternity here talking with my parents about everything I could think of, it also felt too short of a time.

Sasuke walked up to me, and extended his hand, "Take care, Naruto. Let everyone know that I said 'hi'...well, at least tell Sakura and Kakashi-sensei...oh yeah." Sasuke pulled something from his pocket, "I would have given this to you ealier...but I sort of forgot I guess."

I looked at a scroll, and then to him. He nodded, and I unrolled it to look at it. After scanning it, I looked to him, and he was smiling, "Sasuke...I can't have this...it's..."

"It's yours. I was the sole survivor of the Uchiha clan, and I have a right to give it away to whom I please. It's official, and that's my handwriting...trust me, I want you to have it. Save it, use it for your family, put it towards something for Konoha...it's yours..."

I stared again at the scroll that contained the legal transfer of all the Uchiha clan's wealth to my name. I was still shaking my head, but realized there was no possible way to convince my friend to do otherwise, "Fine...teme..." I grinned, and he shook his head as he smiled.

The stoic boy walked up to me, and extended his hand, "Naruto...take care of yourself...and I better see at least one kid from you and Sakura in the next ten years, or I'll come back and haunt you." he laughed as I turned red. My parents joined in the laughter, and I even heard the giant fox behind me chuckle as well. Sasuke then patted my shoulder as I did likewise.

"I'll be sure to tell my kids about you years from now." I said with a smirk. Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"I guess I'll take that as a compliment then." he joked, and took a few steps back.

My parents both embraced me one last time, "Take care, honey, and remember that we love you very much." my mother said as she planted a kiss on my cheek. I tried to capture this moment in my mind so that it wouldn't ever be forgotten.

My dad then gave me a look that I guess could be described as both a proud and loving expression that only a parent could give, "Naruto...you've made your old man very proud. I can only expect even greater things from Konoha's 'Yellow Wind'."

I groaned, "Oh great, you know that nickname too?"

My parents chuckled, "I think it's a very cute name."

"Mom...ANBU aren't supposed to be 'cute'. I sighed. She grinned a bit.

"Well, looks like ANBU may need to throw you off the force then, because you are quite a lady-killer from what it seems like." my dad added.

I laughed, and began to feel light all of the sudden. Everything became a bit brighter, and my parents slowly let go, "Mom...Dad...Sasuke..." I felt tears falling again.

"Well, looks like it's time to go now...Naruto...remember, the Will of Fire exists in every Konoha-nin. We live on in you..." I heard my father say.

"We love you, Naruto!" my mother called as she became a bright light with the others.

My dad spoke up again as they seemed to fade even further away, "Say hi to Kakashi, Rin, and that perverted sensei of mine and yours for me, will you?"

"Dobe, I expect to be seeing the Uzumaki clan in the works within ten years, and you better be wearing that hat even sooner!" came Sasuke's voice, "Take care of yourself, we'll be with you and Konoha always."

I finally heard the voice of my father echo in my mind as everything turned blinding white, "Goodbye...my son...you're destined for great things...and always remember that your family and friends are always alive in you..."

I felt a tear fall from my face, "Goodbye...everyone..."

(Minato's P.O.V)

I watched the boy that I had held in my arms over a decade and a half ago as he slowly faded away, back to his world. The boy that I had entrusted the entire future in...the boy that had the potential to be even greater than any previous Hokage before him.

He was...no...is my son. Naruto Uzumaki...the boy who was destined to change the entire world, leading it into a golden era for shinobi.

"He's going to make history...you know that right?" spoke the boy next to us.

"You're right, Sasuke." I nodded, "Well, I suppose you have a lot of catching up to do with your family..."

The boy smiled, "I don't even know where to start with them...it's been years since..."

Kushina smiled, "Sasuke, don't worry about time...we've got all of eternity here now..."

Sasuke nodded and dissapeared as he went to join the others. Kushina wrapped an arm around me. I smiled down at her, "Wait until Naruto's back in Konoha...boy, he's going to be overjoyed at what's in store for him."

Kushina nodded, then gave me a concerned look, "You really think it was fair to not tell him about it?"

I grinned, "That would take away the surprise of it, and then he would be expecting it. I mean...it's probably been like what, several weeks since he arrived here in their time."

She gave me a kiss, "Our little boy is going to be the greatest shinobi of all time..." she sighed as she looked at the spot where Naruto and the Kyuubi had been moments ago.

I gave her a hug, "Yes he will...yes he will."

(Konoha)

(Tsunade's P.O.V)

I sat in my chair, looking at the sunny weather outside. I groaned; today wasn't a day for such weather. Naruto's condition hadn't changed in the slightest in over a month and a half now. I was getting worried...but strangely enough, his body hadn't been affected in the slightest to show signs of death aside from vitals being non-existent. His body was not decaying, and his skin complextion remained the same tanned tone.

It had affected all of us. Shikamaru and Temari had decided to postpone the wedding for another week in hopes that Naruto would awaken. Ino and Chouji were now living in an apartment between their respective clans' compounds. Tenten and Neji had finally admitted that they wanted to take their relationship to the next level; Neji had proposed to Tenten in front of the entire ANBU force present when she was there. Konohamaru not only began to date Moegi, but also started to train under Iruka and Shikamaru in teaching at the Academy. He currently knew up to forty-two percent of the jutsu that his grandfather had knowledge of when he died. Hinata began to take greater measures in her soon-to-be position as the head of the Hyuuga Clan. Those were just a few of the changes that had occured since Naruto went into his now proclaimed 'life-force stasis' as Yamato had called it.

However, the ones that changed the most were Kakashi and Sakura. Kakashi joined the crew and proposed to Rin in front of the Memorial Stone during one day after they had visited Naruto. Rin had only hesitated for a second before she gave out a tearful yes. They would be wed within a month's time.

Sakura...well, she was taking the situation well...considering how close she and Naruto were. She had taken it upon herself to perfect the Rasengan, and with the offered help of Jiraiya (much to our surprise), she was able to make a decent-sized Rasengan with both her hands. It had the power that Naruto would have put into it around age fourteen according to Jiraiya. Sakura would be seen everyday working on her medical and combat skills from morning until late afternoon. She would spend her dinner time with Naruto, and go home to their house. She was quieter than usual, but would still smile every now and then...but we knew she was hurting on the inside.

I heard a knock at my door, a very frantic knock. Before I could answer, it swung open to reveal a panting Shizune who had a tearful smile on her face, "Tsu-Tsunade...sama!"

I stood up, and gave my pupil a serious look, "What is it, Shizune?"

She let a few tears fall as she catched her breath, "It's Naruto...he's alive...and he seems to have made a full recovery!"

I wasted no time as I walked down the hall with Shizune trailing behind me. I reached the blonde boy's room, and I gasped at the sight I saw.

"Baa-chan! Hey, how are you?"

I turned to Shizune, "Go get Sakura immediately! Scratch that, get everyone that he knows." I turned to him and grinned. He had a cheesy grin on his face, and seemed like nothing had happened. I smiled, feeling as though a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

Time to put my decision I made three months ago into action...

...I believe Naruto was finally ready...

end of Chap. 26- Woo! Hey, I've updated again! I know, quick, but this one just came to me right away. Hope you liked all of it...I did...well, there's more on the way, so don't feel that this is close to the end yet! Heheh, the next chapter should prove to be a good one. Yeah, that's got you excited, doesn't it? I know...I'm evil...though if you're smart enough to 'look underneath the underneath' you may get what I'm saying...well, until we meet again, happy reading everyone!