All rights to Naruto belong to Hiro Mashima.
The three members of Team Seven stood in front of their teacher, who stared down at them with an intensity that was not meant to intimidate, but warn. The older male glanced at each of his students. In the time he had known them, he began to draw connections between his old team and his new one. They each resembled a person that he held dear, who all lost their lives at the end. It pained him to know that it was not impossible for the same thing to happen to this team. However, looking at them now, he knew that he could not think about that. All that mattered was their success, and he was sure that each of them had the ability to achieve it.
"I'm happy you all decided to participate. This would not have been possible if the three of you didn't cooperate." Kakashi said.
"Huh? What do you mean by that, sensei?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow. Sasuke had an inquisitive look on his face as well, while Sakura remained silent.
"The Chūnin Exams require a three-man squad to participate. If one of you decided to not come, I would not have been able to let you pass." He explained. Naruto's eyes widened before he started to grin widely. Sasuke, however, immediately recalled an incident from before.
"I would be more than happy to participate. I promise, I won't let my team down."
He glanced towards Sakura, whose eyes were still focused on their sensei. He now knew what she meant by not letting her team down. He inwardly smirked in approval, thankful for her convenient change of behavior.
"Let me tell you all that the Chūnin Exams are nothing to take lightly. There are people who have died in these exams. Will you still take the risk knowing this?" Kakashi asked.
"Ha! Like hell I'm gonna die in this! I'm gonna be the next Hokage, and no puny test is going to strip that away from me!" Naruto said confidently as he crossed his arms with pride. However, Kakashi could see the slight tremor in his legs. Despite this, he wore his façade well.
Kakashi turned his attention back to the others. "And you two?" He inquired.
Sasuke nodded with determination, the conviction in his eyes speaking for itself. Sakura glanced at his reaction and made herself take a deep breath. A lot was riding for her on this exam. She couldn't afford to cower away any longer. With that set in mind, she nodded her head as well, clutching both of her hands behind her back so tightly that she knuckles turned white.
Kakashi nodded approvingly. "I know you three will do well. The only piece of advice I can give you s to work as a unit, instead of individually. You have to play off each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses in order to survive this exam.
"Sasuke, your resourcefulness and sharp reflexes will be an asset to the team. Just remember to always watch the backs of others as well as your own." Sasuke stiffened a bit at that. He was really only used to looking after himself, but he knew that he should take Kakashi's words to heart. However, he did not make a move to respond.
"Naruto, you are the team's raw strength and driving force. While you may lack in many areas," this earned a cry of indignation from the said boy, "you possess the spirit that will keep the team motivated. Just remember to not lose track of the tasks at hand and to not let your feelings overwhelm you." He said. Naruto scratched his nose and grinned.
"Sure thing! Piece of cake!" Kakashi just rolled his eyes, knowing that his warning fell on deaf ears.
"Sakura," he said finally. Sakura had been awaiting nervously for what he was about to say to her, and her time had come, "you have shown immense growth over these past few weeks, not only physically, but mentally. You possess an intellect that will be able to get you out of tough situations. My warning for you, though," He said, leaning down so he could look her straight in the eye, "don't feel that you have anything to prove to anyone, because that will only result in unwanted pressure. Remember to keep a cool head and put your faith in your teammates." He finished straightening himself up. "Got it, you three?" He finalized. The three of them nodded. "Well then," Kakashi said, stepping to the side so they could walk passed him, "best of luck." He said before he disappeared in a flash, leaving the three of them in the hallway alone, staring at the door to the first exam.
"Are you boys ready?" Sakura asked, steeling her courage for what was about to come.
"Believe it!" Naruto said as he cracked his knuckles.
"Hn. Of course." Sasuke said with a smirk on his face. Sakura glanced quickly at both of them and smiled.
"Alright, then let's go!" She said.
She wouldn't let her chance pass up.
Once they entered the examination hall, the bravado Sakura had displayed had immediately been sapped.
Surrounding them were only a few known faces among a crowd of unfamiliar ones. Many of the Genin in the hall were older than they were, and they had probably failed the Chūnin Exams in prior years and had to retake it. There were shinobi from all over that came: Sand, Grass, Waterfall, Sound, and many others. Sakura felt her nerves chill at the sight of some of them. She definitely did not want to meet them in battle.
She saw the siblings from the Sand sitting off to her right. The redhead had his head down in deep concentration, although his face was contorted with irritation. The two around him were occasionally glancing at him in caution, as if he was a volcano that was about to erupt at any moment and they did not want to be caught in the crossfire. Lee was in a seat somewhere in the middle, who waved at her enthusiastically right when she entered. Tenten, who was beside him, smacked her forehead before she forced him down and told him to be quiet.
Her eyes then landed on the brown-haired Hyuuga sitting in the very front row. His back was to her, so she could not judge what he was feeling, but by the way his shoulders were not stiff, yet not languid, she could deduce that he was calm, but alert.
Her eyes narrowed at him. He was the one who she wanted to prove her strength to. She clenched her fists as her blood boiled, ready to make him eat his words.
"Don't feel that you have anything to prove to anyone…" Kakashi's words echoed in her head. She immediately released her fists. She knew he was right, and that the only person she had to prove anything to was herself. She had to prove to herself that she really did change, even if it was only a short amount of time. She had to prove that she was a capable kunoichi of Konoha and that she was willing to protect this village at all costs.
Suddenly, a very high-pitched squeal interrupted her inner pep talk. "Sasuke-kun!" A blonde cried as she latched on to her teammate, the force making him tumble a little bit.
Ino Yamanaka was definitely one of the most beautiful girls in the academy, even in her adolescent years. Much of Sakura's self-consciousness came from comparing herself to the blonde, who was also fighting for Sasuke's affections. Now that Sakura began to see Sasuke through unbiased lenses, she started to see how childish she acted. She internally cursed herself for it when she saw the irritated look on Sasuke's face.
"I'm so happy you're participating too! I know you'll make it to Chūnin without a problem!" She said as she started to nuzzle her cheek into his shoulder. A shiver ran up Sasuke's spine as he forcefully tried to pry her off. Naruto silently cackled, happy for once that he didn't get that kind of attention.
"Get off of me." Sasuke grumbled as he nudged her aside. He sent her back a little bit, but she still smiled despite his unfriendly tendencies. Her head then turned towards Sakura as she smirked at her. Sakura felt a vein pop on her forehead as a familiar competitive wave flowed through her veins.
"I can't say the same for you, Forehead. Just try not to make Sasuke-kun fail the exam, because you're obviously not going to make it." She mocked. She then moved a bit closer to Sasuke. "It must be so hard to have to deal with two dead-lasts on your team, Sasuke-kun. How valiant you are to try to take care of them." She cooed. Sasuke backed away in disgust, but she continued. "I'm the only one who's going to continue to Chūnin with Sasuke-kun, so you should just give up Forehead-girl."
Sakura wanted to yell to back off of Sasuke, like she would have before, but she stopped herself. She knew that her old habits were still there, and she still had feelings for the brooding Uchiha, even if it was on a much lesser degree. She looked at Ino, who was waiting for her to say something back, and knew that she could not let herself devolve back into the fangirl she once was.
"I'm not just going to drop everything because you said to, Pig. I promised both Naruto and Sasuke that I wouldn't let them down," she said, nudging Naruto a bit with her shoulder and nodding at Sasuke, "and I intend to keep that promise. So why don't you just sit down and stop making a bloody scene." Sakura retorted calmly. Naruto smirked in Ino's direction as he held up his fist to Sakura, and much to Ino and everyone's surprise, Sakura bumped it back with the same kind of exuberance.
Ino's eyes widened at her response. Not only did she drop the honorific off of Sasuke's name, but she had also acknowledged both Sasuke and Naruto, and not as her love interests, but as her comrades. Ino was not able to break out of her shock quick enough before the lazy genius himself began dragging her away.
"Honestly, you troublesome woman. You're drawing attention to us." He muttered languidly as he pulled her towards her seat, her eyes still wide with confusion and shock.
"That was awesome, Sakura-chan! You showed her!" He exclaimed. Sakura ruffled his hair fondly. She knew that she should have probably tried to reconcile her relationship with Ino, but old habits die hard, and it probably would have been too much of a shock to Ino if she started to act nice. She decided it was best if she rebuilt her relationship in baby steps.
"Thanks, Naruto." She said. Sasuke walked passed them and towards an empty desk. However, before he got there, he stopped in his tracks.
"Sakura," he said, making both Sakura and Naruto look at him. "thank you." He said quickly, almost inaudibly. Sakura's eyes widened at first before a grin stretched across her face. She didn't respond with anything but a nod, knowing that Sasuke wanted to erase any memory of him saying that. Naruto grinned slyly, knowing that he had something to tease him about after the exam was over.
Sakura and Naruto broke away from each other to take their seats. Sakura could feel some people's eyes on her. Whether it was out of curiosity from the spectacle they had displayed or of mockery because of her features, it didn't really matter to her. Of course, it still bothered her that others were staring at her, but she could not let her self-conscious tendencies shrink her into a ball. She had to be brave and keep calm. She had to pretend that they just weren't there.
She saw a small card lying on the edge of the desk. Picking it up, she saw a number on it. She looked over to see if the person next to her had a consecutive number. However, her seat neighbor's number was a ways away from hers, and she could not detect any sort of pattern. She could tell that other people had also started to wonder about the significance of the cards as they picked them up and examined all aspects of it.
Suddenly, a puff of smoke appeared in the front, making almost every one of the Genin jump out of their seats. Standing at the front of the room was a tall, burly man with a large scar running across his face. A bandana was tied on top of his head and his Hitai-ate laid on top of that. He had one of the most menacing frowns that she had ever seen, and his narrowed eyes glanced over the room, his expression transforming into one of discontent.
"So this is the group they sent us this year, eh? Looks pretty pitiful if you ask me." His gruff voice spoke. Some people looked like they were about to protest the insult, but they immediately backed down. "Let me tell you this now. This test ain't for the faint-hearted. By taking this test, you acknowledge that you might die in the process. Anyone who was not aware of this and doesn't accept it, feel free to leave now." Either everyone did know about that or they were just too scared to be labeled as a coward. "No? How disappointing that we have to weed you out later." He said.
Man, this guy is rough. Sakura thought. She felt Inner nod within her, her arms crossed with a serious expression.
Just keep a cool head. We've got this! Inner encouraged. Sakura just hoped she was right.
"I see you all have noticed the numbers on your desks. This is a method to prevent cheating. Arrange yourselves by seat number." He ordered.
They did as they were told with little difficulty. In her new seat, she looked around to see that nobody she knew was close to her. She saw Naruto a few rows in front of her and Sasuke was on the other side of the room. She looked back at Naruto and saw that he was next to Hinata, who she knew had some sort of familial relationship to Neji. She liked Hinata, and she thought her little not-so-secret crush on Naruto was adorable. She wondered how she would fare when sitting next to him for the entire test. She hoped that the poor girl would not faint from his presence.
Once they had finished, their proctor started again. "Now that that's settled, I welcome you to the first part of the Chūnin Exams. My name is Morino Ibiki, and I will be your proctor for the written exam." He said. His last name clicked somewhere in Sakura's mind. She once heard his name mentioned when she was at Ino's house many years ago, since he worked in the same division as Ino's father. He was known to be a ruthless man who had no sympathy for others. She wondered what he was doing proctoring some kids on their exam.
He explained the main rules of the exam, blatantly stressing the fact that cheating was absolutely not permissible. The Jōnin around the room would vouch for that with how vigilantly they observed them.
"Alright, I'm only going to say this once, so listen up." Ibiki said, picking up one of the chalk pieces and writing on the board, his back to the students. "The exam is based on a point-reduction system. You will each start with ten points. Getting a question wrong on the test is a deduction of one point. Any indication of cheating, which will be judged by the Jōnin surrounding the room, will be a deduction of two points. The second rule: the test is cumulative. You will pass or fail based on the total score of all three members of your team."
Sakura tensed at that. She didn't want to doubt Naruto, but she knew he cracked under pressure when it came to these kinds of things. She could already see him shaking from the thought of the written test, but on top of that, he also had to carry part of the team along with that pressure. She wished that there was something she could do to calm him, and it looked like Hinata next to him was trying to find a way to do the same.
"Another thing, if any team member gets a zero on the test, the whole team fails." She could see Sasuke rub his forehead with an agonized expression. Sakura took a deep breath to try to calm her nerves.
Naruto can do this, right? He may be a knucklehead, but he'll pull through. Sakura tried to reassure herself.
I wouldn't be so optimistic, girly. Naruto's great and all, but you know he can be a bit of a dunce. Inner said truthfully.
Shut up, Inner. You're not helping anyone. Sakura thought, slapping her face a little bit to get Inner out of her head so she could focus. One of the Genin from Iwa beside her looked at her strangely.
Finally, Ibiki reached his final rule.
"The test given to you will only have nine questions. The tenth question will be revealed to you fifteen minutes before the exam is over. More will be revealed about this question later." He looked to the Jōnin surrounding him. "Please pass out the test papers. You may begin once you receive yours." He finished.
Sakura was one of the last to receive the paper. She took it greedily and immediately started working on the first one, not bothering to read over all of them. The first one required them to decipher a code, which should not have been too difficult because she had read many books on it. However, what she was doing was the real thing, and the cryptogram looked so much harder than anything she had done prior.
She looked up again to see Naruto's shaking become more violent. She clenched her teeth as she tried to think of a way to ease his nerves. She glanced over at Sasuke, who had a deeply concentrated expression as he was reading over one of the problems. Sakura then turned her eyes to her own paper, knowing that she couldn't be worrying about her teammates at the moment if she could not even get the questions herself.
Sakura spent so much time deciphering the code that before she knew it, ten minutes had gone by when she had finally finished the question. After she got the hang of it, it was not extremely hard. However, explaining how she got her answer was tricky. She couldn't just write that she read a lot and had seen some of the symbols before.
Before she could read the second question, she heard a slight squeaking noise from above. Sakura looked up to see a mirror hanging above her, which was moving around slightly. She then saw that it was attached to an almost-transparent wire cable, which meant that someone was adjusting its position. For a sliver of a moment, she was able to see the person controlling the wires through the mirror. It was the brown-haired girl with the buns that she had met earlier: Tenten. She was reflecting her test to someone else, and by the way they were positioned in the room, the person had to be Lee.
I can't believe it! They're cheating! They might get caught! Sakura thought frantically, unnerved by the fact that her mentor might get a point deduction.
Think about it, idiot. Why would they only give a point deduction for cheating? It's obviously grounds for expulsion from the test. Sakura did not answer, waiting for Inner to continue. These guys are expecting you to cheat in the most furtive way possible, just as if you were to gather information on a real mission.
That made a lot of sense to Sakura. She glanced at Sasuke once more, and by the slight smile on his face, she took it that he realized the same thing.
Most of the questions were too hard for her to answer, and she had absolutely no idea how she was going to get through the test without cheating. However, looking closely, she saw that many of the other Genin were collecting information using some type of jutsu. She had nothing in her arsenal that could do something like that, so she was at a loss.
Sakura decided that she just had to focus and move on, since she had already wasted fifteen minutes of her time and had not even answered more than the first question. Most of the other questions looked heavily math and theory based, which she was quite unfamiliar with. She only got average test scores on those subjects in the academy, at best. Sakura took a calming breath as she tried to figure out what to do.
Outer, incoming! Inner yelled from within her. Sakura had little time to question her outburst before she felt a wave of chakra infiltrate her system. Sakura struggled to keep herself conscious as she felt another force take over her body. Her mind shrunk her into a ball and locked her inside of a dark room. Sakura could not see anything, but she knew what had happened. The Pig had infiltrated her.
Inner, my conscious self is locked somewhere. You have to force Ino out for me. Sakura called to the second consciousness in her mind.
I'll try.I'm not going to let this Pig overtake us just because she has some fancy jutsu. Inner's growls back before going silent. Sakura waited in the darkness, quiet and unmoving. She knew that it was impossible to try to get out of her predicament, since it was near impossible to break out of the cage the Yamanaka clan jutsu put on someone. However, a part of herself was still outside of the room, and could fight Ino's consciousness for her.
Years of living with another conscience in her head paid off.
She's resisting too much. I don't know if I can force her out. Sakura heard Inner grit inside her head. Sakura bit her lip, knowing that time was almost up and that she had only answered one question. She thought about how Ino could just wait inside her for the whole time until the last minute when she transferred back and completed her paper, while Sakura had no time left. She could not let that happen. Not after everything she had done to get her to where she was.
But Ino's jutsu was almost infallible, and there were only a select few that were able to break out of it. What could someone as weak as her do in a situation like that?
Everything is just so unfair. Sakura said as she held her head in her arms and closed herself tighter into a ball.
Stop it, Outer. She heard Inner's voice call out to her. Sakura's eyes were opened, but she saw nothing but black. You're reverting back to your old self again. Are you just going to give up?
Sakura froze for a moment, unsure of what to say. But…what can I even do? There's nothing I know of that can break her jutsu. Sakura thought.
She could practically hear Inner scowl. And you're going to stop trying because of that? Think about Naruto and Sasuke, and Kakashi-sensei. How would they feel if you gave up? Sakura did not answer, but Inner already knew what she wanted to say. That's right. They don't want to see you lose hope, so get your ass up and do something about this.
Sakura unraveled herself from her cocoon and hugged her knees. Images of Naruto and Sasuke flashed across her eyes, distracting her from the darkness of the surroundings. She thought about how Sasuke still had a goal to accomplish. She thought about how Naruto aspired to be Hokage.
She thought about how she promised them that she would stay by their side through thick and thin.
You're right! I can't let this get me down! Sakura thought as she stood up.
Heh, finally! We've wasted a ton of time, you know. Inner clicked her tongue. Listen, I've already frightened her enough by my presence, and she has no idea that you have two voices inside your head. She's unfocused and her chakra is unstable. You need to try to force her out.
Sakura did just as she was told. She was not exactly sure how she was going to accomplish her feat, but trying to do something was better than not doing anything. Sakura concentrated on all of the chakra within her, trying to gain her control back. When she finally linked herself with her chakra core, she knew that she only had her mind left to worry about. She then drew all of the chakra out of her limbs, immobilizing them, and sent it towards her mind with her teammates in her thoughts.
Ino, still a bit shaken up by the fact that a very violent version of Sakura seemed to have broken through the mental cage she put around her, tried to focus on memorizing the answer Sakura put down for the first questions and the equation she had set up for the second. However, before she could, she felt a disturbing presence looming below her. Before she could react, a surge of chakra overtook her, practically burning her insides.
It was then that Ino saw Sakura again. She knew there was something different about her, especially because she had the word 'Inner' tattooed on her forehead. This 'Inner Sakura' smirked at her state, happy that she was losing control over her body.
"Time for you to go back to your own body, Piggy." Inner Sakura taunted before she ran up and kicked Ino in the stomach, sending her mind away and breaking the connection between her and her outer self. Inner Sakura smiled proudly as she dusted her hands off with a tinge of cockiness.
Immediately, Sakura woke up to the real world. She had to squeeze her eyes shut since the light of the room held a direct contrast to the dark room she was in before.
"Number 57, stop moving around!" She heard one of the proctors yell. Sakura inconspicuously turned around to see Ino, her head down at being called out. She did not dare look at Sakura, but Sakura could tell that her eyes were wide with disbelief.
I…I can't believe I did it. Sakura said as she breathed an internal sigh of relief.
Don't be so quick to relax, dammit! Look at the situation you're in! You have five minutes until they give out the last question! Inner mentally scolded. Sakura winced a little bit and started to panic, knowing that there was absolutely no way she would ever make it passed even the third question. She just consented to doing the best she could to finish the second one and hopefully score those two points for her team.
Before she knew it, the five minutes of grace that she had had expired, just as she was in the middle of her equation. In the end, she just ended up putting down some random answer that looked like it would have been correct.
"Everyone stop writing!" Ibiki's strong voice echoed through the room. "It's time to reveal the last question." He said darkly, narrowing his eyes at the students before him. "But before that, there are some things I must mention to you."
His next statement shocked everyone in the room. He said that they were given a choice whether to answer the tenth question, but then the whole team would fail if they chose not to. This was met with a violent wave of murmurs, discussing why anyone would choose to do that.
"Hang on, I didn't finish." Ibiki said, cutting through all of the conversations. "If you do choose to answer the tenth question and you get it wrong, then your whole team is banned from taking the Chūnin Exams ever again." He said.
Sakura's eyes widened at this. She opened her mouth to say something, but all that came out was something between a chocking sound and a croak. Sakura ran her tongue over her cracked lips, trying to hydrate them again as she thought of the best course of action for her and her team. If they chose to give up, then they could always take the exam the next year, but that would set back everyone on her team.
Naruto needed to become Hokage.
Sasuke needed to defeat that someone he's always been meaning to.
Sakura needed to prove that she was not dead weight.
Ibiki then asked for the people who were giving up to raise their hands, and a total of twenty-nine teams decided that it was better the be safe than sorry. Sakura watched as all of them, including both of her seatmates, got up and left the hall with their heads hanging in shame. She looked around to see that there was less than half of the people who were there before, and even more were starting to contemplate leaving.
Sakura bit her lip and looked towards both Naruto and Sasuke for help on what to do, but neither looked at her. She first glanced at Sasuke. His eyes were closed and his chin was resting on his propped-up hands. If she looked closely, she could see how clenched his fists were and how they were almost white as a result. It was obvious that he did not know what to do either.
Her gaze then shifted towards her blonde teammate in front of her. His head was down, much like those who had left the hall after giving up. Seeing him made her heart clench and she struggled to breathe. She thought about his future and how much it meant to him, but she also knew that he would be too stubborn to raise his hand.
Sakura clenched her fist underneath her desk. Should she make the ultimate sacrifice to ensure that Naruto got to where he wanted to be? Was it right for her to give up so they could live to fight another day?
No. She told herself as she shook her head. I have faith in Naruto and Sasuke. If they aren't going to raise their hands, I'm not going to either. There's no doubt about it. The three of us are going to pass, and I won't give up until we do. Sakura thought as a small smile pulled at her lips.
That smile dropped when she saw the hand that went up next. It was Naruto's. The bubbly boy who told everyone to "never give up, believe it!" was raising his hand. Sakura stared at him in shock, not expecting something like that from him. Her chest pained as the realization hit her that they would not be able to continue. They would never-
She broke out of her thoughts when the very hand in question slammed onto the desk. Sakura jumped a little bit in her seat and a tremor erupted down her spine at the sudden surprise. Sakura looked at Naruto, who was standing up at the moment.
"Like hell I'm going to give up! I'm going to become Hokage! And that bastard over there," he said as he pointed to Sasuke, making him give an irritated look at the yelling blonde, "he's going to go on some vengeful crap or something like that, and she," he said pointing at her from behind him, but his eyes never leaving the proctor, "she's going to be right next to us the entire way, and she's going to become the strongest kunoichi I know, believe it!" He said before he slammed his other hand on his desk as well. "And I'm not going to let some darn test ruin that for us. Ya hear me?" He yelled for emphasis.
Sakura stared at his back in disbelief, a little embarrassed that he had called her out and made such a scene, but also proud that he still had the motivation to continue. So when he turned, caught her eyes, and gave her a wink, she winked back.
What an idiot. She thought as she shook her head with a smile on her face. He just yelled at the proctor. It would be a miracle if any of them passed.
However, the whole room started to feed off of Naruto's positivity. The desire to continue sparked in all of their minds and they solidified their positions in their seats. Sakura looked at the people who once looked as though they wanted to quit. They looked determined as ever, and Sakura was with them. They would face that tenth question straight on, no question and no complaint.
Ibiki looked at all of their faces, surprised that so many had decided to take the blonde loudmouth's words to heart. He internally smiled at the conviction he saw. Every one of them were willing to take the risk of failing for their position. He closed his eyes and nodded.
"It seems as though all of you have decided to take on the challenge." He said. The blonde boy who yelled at him took a seat, crossing his arms and narrowing his eyes in concentration. They were all readying themselves for the final question. "Then congratulations all of you, you passed!" He said.
Huh? Sakura thought, her head tilting to her side in contemplation. It took a few moments for the words to register in her brain.
"WHAT!" She and everybody exclaimed.
In front of her, she saw Neji tense in the front row. His torso slowly turned and glanced behind him to see her still there, her eyes wide with disbelief. Sakura noticed his staring and looked back with equal intensity. Neji scoffed before he turned around again, shaking his head.
Sakura did not bother with him. She just looked at her proctor like he was insane. But then, a grin spread across her face, despite her anguish at the result.
We…we did it! Sakura mentally cheered.
Maybe there wasn't really anything to be afraid of.
Hi guys! I really hope that you enjoyed this chapter! Thank you to all of you who have made it this far and a special thanks to all of you who'd reviewed. Just...thank you to everyone!
As always, I hope that everyone is having a genuinely great day wherever they are. If you're going through something bad, because I can understand that right now, then I hope everything works out well for you. Thank you all so much for being such wonderful people. See you next time!
