Sigh~

I haven't been here for days. And I haven't been updating. D:

I am sooooooo behind! Dx

Sorry, everyone! I've been a little busier since the last updates, and I started yet another Fanfiction. This time it's in the section for Pokémon. I can't believe I actually started one for Pokémon. Can you believe it? No, I can't. Well, I've started Fanfictions everywhere. Just can't get very far at all.

And I've actually given the link to this fanfiction to a teacher of mine, too, so I say hi to her. *waves*

I can see that Evanescences Angel is very happy that I mentioned her and her apparent condition of being taped to the computer screen just to finish reading the story up to this point. And I congratulate her again for also noting what I wrote in the head notes last time I updated.

Right now, I have safely more than 66k word count on words bunched up on scene 101. Which is safely past scene 150. Maybe past scene 160.

Speaking of scenes, I've decided to make the scenes twice as long [800-2800 words] but I would update twice a day instead. Happy? ;]

If anyone has something to say about that, please PM/review me. xD

Coming back to the subject… Evanescences Angel has also said that Kaia's little 'tap,' or major blow in the head that could have ended up in a broken skull if Hibari had known how to utilize Cloud Flames already [sorry, no offense Evanescences Angel, if you see any offense D:], is stuff for drama. Or the pain that resulted from it. And for what Kaia was like before all that trauma and stuff, that would be coming back soon. After Kaia gets better. And we'll delve into what she was like before later into the story as well. Information of Kaia's not-dramatic past and what it was like before. And, of course, about her parents. xD

Come to think of it, this part of the story was roughly written in early May. Or late April. But after Spring Break.

I'm drifting off of the subject again. That always happens when I rant, so no biggie. :]

And for the mary-sue, as I told Evanescences Angel, it will be toned down. Ria won't be appearing anytime that soon. Neither would the wings – not anytime soon. And the why? It'll come in time. I'm not sure, but I think it'll come sometime with the Millifore/Future Arc. And that Arc will be coming. As I told you readers before, that will come at scene 90. And I am not mistaken.

Poor Evanescenes Angel. Misses Bel. Well, the Ninth's punishment to the Varia won't really be light.

"And note that logically, the punishment for the Varia isn't going to be anything less than painful or prolonged." As quoted from the review reply.

Chrome would be coming back very soon. Before scene 90, I assure you. YAY CHROME! xD

And here's the scoreboard, due to votes. Here you go:

Mukuro/Kaia: 8 [and 5 re-votes from Shin] [one of the votes are from Shoko-Chan, and she re-votes twice]

Gokudera/Kaia: 5 [and 1 1/2 re-votes from Shin] [another re-vote from Crazee4anime] [a re-vote from little-L.A.M.]

Belphegor/Kaia: 5 [a re-vote from The Great Pineapple MEKI] [a re-vote from RemStrike78] [and a re-vote from AkaMizu-Chan]

Hibari/Kaia: 4 [a re-vote from that~one]

Yamamoto/Chrome: 2 [and 2 re-votes from Shin] [and a re-vote from Banyou]

Hibari/Haruka: 2 [and another re-vote from Shin]

Mukuro/Kaia with a Hibari twist: 1 [and 3 re-votes from Shoko-Chan]

Belphegor/Kaia with a Mukuro twist: 1

Soto/Kaia: 1

Byakuran/Kaia: 1

Xanxus/Kaia: 1

Actually, I didn't update anything. Sorry, ChinaDang. I was sort of confused with your vote. Please clarify, ChinaDang. Otherwise, the vote would not count as a valid one until you clarify. Thanks, ChinaDang, for reviewing anyway…

So, that's about it for the headnotes. I shouldn't make them any longer. Ah, and also, I'll be updating more scenes after this. To make up for the time I was gone. :]

Happy Reading! [and don't forget to review at the end!]

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Kaia sighed. She was on some level that is really high now; she hadn't thought of keeping count after it went above the tenth floor.

"Hello~? You there?" she blinked, looking around each floor, checking for Mukuro. He sure could run up stairs – he's probably at the top floor anyway, wherever that is. "Hello??" Before moving on to the next level, she paused.

It was that feeling again, and she was surprised she hadn't noticed it before. That feeling of being watched, it was back. Kaia whipped around in all directions.

Nobody.

"Mukuro?!" Kaia's voice hinted at a bit of accusation. "You aren't playing any tricks, right?! Right?!" There was no reply. Her voice only echoed in the gigantic room. With a last wary glance, Kaia turned her back and headed for the next floor.

"Where are you?!" she cried. She ran up to the next level and looked around, but there was no-one. Kaia groaned aloud, and she grabbed hold of the wooden railing and dashed upwards to the next floor. "Mukuro, there's no time for games! I'm going to miss my bus!!" She looked around suspiciously, as if looking for the one staring at her. But she saw nobody.

She paused. There were sounds, like…machinery…coming from outside. There were loud, gruff voices, shouting orders. There was a low but loud rumbling throughout the site, and the groans of metal against metal, as if…working…

"We have to go, now, Kaia." She turned her head to the stairwell – Mukuro had been making his way down. "The construction workers are here. We can't be seen, so come on!!" The illusionist flew down the stairs, grabbed Kaia by the hand, and yanked her down with him.

"What- hey, what's the big rush?! You're going to get me a broken bone or something!!" shouted Kaia, trying to slow down their pace. But there was a nagging feeling at the back of her head – why is it that when Mukuro had appeared, had that feeling of being watched disappear?

"How else can we get to ground floor before they come in? If they get inside before we get out, we're cornered! It's more than twenty floors in less than a minute, so come on!!" Mukuro stopped and turned to Kaia. "How well can you jump?"

"…what?!" gaped Kaia. "Don't tell me we're jumping railings…"

"Just come on! This place might be private, and on top of that, probably reinforced with the laws of the city! We're probably going to get arrested, Kaia!!" And with that, Mukuro climbed onto the railing and leaped off, landing perfectly on the other side, one level down. He looked to Kaia, stunned with disbelief. "You try."

"What?! I-I can't do it, seriously!"

"Just try," Mukuro glanced downwards in concern. "We have to get going. I'll just walk down and meet you there, okay?" He disappeared from sight, but his rapid footsteps did not cease to echo throughout the building. Kaia bit her lip. If she jumped, she didn't know what would happen. But if she stayed, what would happen? She, without a doubt, would get in trouble. If she's fined, she hasn't any possible way to pay.

"Mukuro?" she meeped.

"What is it?!" Mukuro's breaths were quick. He sounded as if he had already gone quite a few floors down. "Did you jump yet?!"

"No…" Kaia shook her head, and she could imagine Mukuro's expression immediately twisting into anger.

"Then what is it?"

"If… If I jump and something happens, and if I fall to ground floor, can you make sure I don't get hurt?" Kaia blushed a little.

"I can't guarantee that, but I'll try," panted Mukuro. "Just go ahead and jump already! I'm on the thirteenth floor already, and I think you'll make it."

Kaia bit her lip. She could fall to her death if she jumped, but she had to believe in herself. She remembered the time when Soto brought her to that big, empty, spacious room underground – it was there where he made Kaia do dangerous stunts and tricks and an assortment of other things as well. She managed to do at least one of those things successfully – why can't she jump a few meters out?

She climbed onto the railing and looked to the other side. It seemed so far away, and she didn't think she could do it.

But she summoned her courage and jumped.

She jumped short.

Kaia realized that, and also the fact of how soon she would fall, how Mukuro wouldn't be able to catch her if he had thirteen floors to run down.

She fell…

…and fell…

…and fell.

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So. That's the end of this scene [with a cliffie. Heh…]. Please review, and vote if you want. That reminds me. I have to go work on my profile now. Remember, I still didn't finish that. :]

Have an awesome summer [break]!

Or you can hang around until the next scene gets posted. xD