Slowly, I woke.

It was, by standards, supposed to be a normal, hopefully uneventful, day. I began it, as always, by insistently keeping my eyes closed in a useless attempt to drift off back to the pleasant dreamland which I had been abruptly wrenched from. Outside, I heard the distant birdsong and whistling of the wind that rattled tightly latched windows and snaked through the trees, allowing their branches to sway in an improvised waltz. After a few minutes of spectacular failure, I abandoned the hopeless endeavour and allowed my blue orbs to flutter open and trail the patterns curling across the ceiling. While I recognised that they were different from the ones in my own room, they seemed familiar and instantly seemed to set me at ease.

Mellow golden rays spilled out across the room, illuminating everything it graced with a heavenly glow; the sheets were soft against my skin and the mattress raised up as if enveloping my body in a big, gentle hug. Tilting my head to the side, I realised I could distinctly hear a pleasant tune emanating from what I supposed was the kitchen. My lips curved up in a wide smile as I tiled my head, listening intently.

Warm, low and incredibly relaxing, that voice couldn't have belonged to any but him. It surprised me for a fleeting moment, since I hadn't before realised that Ichii enjoyed to him as he cooked, but after taking more time to ponder the thought, it was really something I almost expected him to do. The bitter scent of coffee mingled with the saltiness of eggs and bubbling fat on sizzling rashes of bacon was more enough to entice me out of bed. As I padded across the plush carpet, savouring how my feet sunk into the soft material, I briefly wondered whether Ichii would allow me to steal any food after I thanked him for letting me crash over here last night and possible commandeer his bed in the process.

Spotting a mirror, I diverted my course in order for me to tie my hair up into a messy ponytail. Only I stopped dead as I caught sight of my reflection. After a few seconds of speechless disbelief, I managed to snap out of my reverie and charged through the door, screaming Ichii's name. The boy in question just barely succeeded in saving himself from pouring coffee into his lap. Saying that it would've been hot would be a monumental understatement; by the wisps of steam steadily rising from the surface of the liquid, I could certainly tell it would be enough to cause burns on his delicate skin.

Shooting me with a bewildered glance, Ichii raced to grab a wad of tissues and clean up his mess, otherwise ignoring me for the moment, which only aided to build my rising panic.

"Ichii!" I exclaimed, my fists clenching into tight balls at my side. "You've gotta help me- something happened, I don't know what's going on. But- but- I'm- I'm Hikari!"

That bombshell caused Ichii to knock over his mug, spilling what little of the beverage he had manage to salvage. Looking a little unnerved, Ichii chuckled lightly, but by the way it caught in his throat, it was relatively easy to see how forced that action was. "Yeah, that's a good one, you almost had me for a minute there." He swabbed at the trailing liquid. "It's too early for you to be playing tricks on me. Try being serious for once, Zero, I mean, the least you can do is wait until after breakfast. Which, by the way, is getting cold."

"I'm not kidding, Ichii!" He believed me now; I could see it in his eyes. Because Zero's voice never went that high. And Zero's voice usually held a confident and somewhat exuberant edge to it. Right now, it was scared, shaking and on the verge of breaking. "I'm really Hikari! I woke up just now- and- and this happened! I don't understand. How do I change back? What's going to-" At that point, I shrieked. Sure, I was in Zero's body, but my brain still hadn't quite caught up with that fact. Noticing that I was topless was one surprise too many. "Kyah! Zero- what is wrong with you!? Why do you never put on a shirt?"

"Man, you're loud."

Seeing Zero casually stroll in just about topped the level of weird I could tolerate. Because, of course, seeing as though I was in his body, Zero was now taking residence in mine. Lazily rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, it took Zero an impressive total of five seconds to fully comprehend that he was staring straight at himself. And a triple take to fully confirm that he wasn't insane, during which he managed to catch a glimpse of his reflection, causing his expression to twist into one of absolute horror, which, at any other place or time, would've been hilarious.

"It is way too early for this crap." Zero declared, wheeling around. Instead of smoothly exiting, though, he managed to walk straight in to the wall and groaned loudly.

Ichii merely face-palmed.

The three occupants of the room where in various degrees of awkwardness. Zero; who was silently picking at the hem of his shorts. Me, cheeks flushed, eyes determinedly remaining on my lap, fingers absent-mindedly twirling a few locks of hair. Ichii, now bare-chested after he allowed me to borrow his shirt, was furiously tapping away on his laptop, never sparing the two of us a single glance. After several tense minutes, Ichii released an aggravated sigh and messily combed his fingers through his hair. In response to our hopeful expressions, he merely shook his head, looking exasperated. "Why is this so impossible? I'm not getting anything of use."

Another moment of frantic typing, before he slammed the lid down with enough force to make me jump. "This is useless; I'm going to need more time to figure out some way to reverse this. You guys aren't going to like it, but you don't really have a choice. Until I can find a way to change you back, I guess you two are going to have to live your lives as each other."

We blinked exactly three times, then simultaneously let out a shrill scream of horror.

"YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING MEEEEEEEE!"

After performing a 007 inspired leap out of the window- in which Ichii caught me before I could hit the ground, because apparently being in Zero's body didn't automatically mean I inherited his inhuman talent for incredibly nimble landings- we chilled on the doorstep for a couple of minutes, waiting patiently until Ichii deemed it to be safe to knock. Neither of us were especially keen on leaving Zero alone with my mother for too long, the countless possibilities for it to go wrong seemed to have frightened us both in to a tense silence complete with grim, tight-lipped expressions that were forcefully banished the instant the door was flung open.

Zero was looking flustered in my body, with black locks curling enticingly around the edge of his face, blue eyes flashing in alarm. He took a deep breath to compose himself and forced a bright smile to creep up his lips. "Hey you two, you're a little late today, huh?" He allowed himself a moment of small, internal celebration after Ichii discretely gave the interaction a satisfied nod. "Zero, did you oversleep again? I really don't know how Ichii can put up with you."

"That's rude." Summoning my inner-Zero, I grinned and sheepishly rubbed the back of my neck, hoping with every ounce of my being that it looked as Zero-like as possible. "Well, actually... yeah. Guess you have a point there. Seriously, I have no idea either." I paused to take a dramatic sideways glance at the brunette and whispered behind my hand. "It's probably because I bribe him with coffee and biscuits. Don't tell, kay?" I had to admit, Zero's laugh sounded genuine and close to the pitch which I assume I usually speak in. He smirked and traded a small fist-bump with me as we filed into the kitchen.

Both myself and Zero shied away from most of the talk, only mustering up the courage to reply when we were directly addressed. Though, not long after Zero had finished his breakfast, I noticed him stealing glances in my direction in an awkward attempt to attract my attention. Taking this opportunity, I engaged him in conversation, blundering on the first topic I came to and covertly guiding him up the stairs, following after him, mouth running like a motor, with him chipping in his own input when he was able to.

Taking refuge in my room, I offered to help Zero with his hair. We had both agreed that it would be strange if 'Hikari' suddenly changed her appearance. Zero shifted a chair close up to my mirror and sat there, hunched over, gazing at his reflection with a lost, almost helpless expression.

"What's wrong?" I asked, softly, as I leaned over the back and started to comb through his raven locks.

"Nah... It's nothing, really..." He fleetingly summoned a weak smile to appear at the edges of his lips and allowed his eyes to drift up, meeting mine in the mirror.

"I just really don't want to mess up." He admitted, in hushed tones and flinched slightly as I carefully began untangling a knot.

Silence prevailed for a moment. Then, with a little hesitation, I spoke. "Mess up?"

"Yeah." He sighed. He attempted to mess with his hair. With it being longer than he was used to, he froze and slowly lowered his hand. "I mean, it's going to be difficult pretending to be you. You have so many little habits and characteristics that make you, well, you. And... I guess I just don't want anyone to figure out something is wrong-"

"Zero-"

"Not because it'll be awkward to explain since I can just make up some lie, right?" He continued, apparently not even hearing my interruption. "When I really try hard, I can be a pretty quick thinker sometimes, can't I? The problem is, the thing I'm really worried about, is that I don't want to be the cause of... well, dragging anyone else into this examination; I just don't want to put anyone else in danger. You know what I mean?"

I knew what he meant. I knew exactly what he meant. But, I didn't really know how to put it all into words. So, instead, I just wrapped my arms somewhere around his shoulders and squeezed lightly in what I hoped was a comforting hug. He gently patted my arm and I buried my face into his neck and for a moment, it was just us. Hikari and Zero. Zero and Hikari. We were ourselves, and yet, entirely different people. He ceased movement, resting his hand around my wrist and leaning back into my embrace, eyes closed, looking relaxed.

"It'll be alright," I breathed.

"Really?"

"Really." I confirmed. "Sure, it's going to be hard, life is like that. We'll just figure everything out along the way. But, as long as we're together, we'll be fine. It's always been that way, hasn't it? Right now, me and you, we can get through this."

Nodding determinedly, Zero tilted his head up, focusing on me with a new fire kindling in his eyes. "Let's do our best, then."

He gently pinched my cheek as I grinned. "That sounds more like the Zero I know."

After carefully placing the ribbons in the correct positions, I pulled my locket over Zero's head, gripping it tightly in my hand for a moment. Seemingly without thinking, he caught it with his own, and gave a reassuring squeeze. "Hey, no frowning, you're supposed to be the cheerful one. Just relax, I'll keep it safe."

"Promise?"

"I promise on my life, Hikari."

We lapsed into a comfortable silence.

"You know, I've just realised something. You're actually really, really short. Like, I'm not kidding, I have to crane my head up to get a good look at everyone."

"Hey-" I protested, though I had to cave at the teasing twinkle dancing in his eyes. "I'm not that small."

"You are!" Zero insisted, a grin curving at his lips. "Like, how on Earth do you reach stuff all by yourself? Yet, you just disappear into the kitchen and return with crap I know full well had been on at least the third shelf. You must posses some secret magical power, there's no other explanation for that witchcraft. I mean, come on, you're tiny!"

"Watch it! I am proportional!"

"Hey, Hikari~"

"Good morning!"

"Yo."

Both myself and Zero froze, took a sideways glance at each other and ducked behind the lockers while Ichii casually covered our exit. Speaking at the exact same time didn't seem to do anything but stress out out further.

"Cut out the girl talk-"

"Don't be so rude!"

"You're in my body, don't ruin my reputation-"

"If you say anything mean to my friends, Zero, I swear-"

"Guys, calm down." Ichii, ever the diplomat, swiftly intervened before it morphed into a full-blow argument, his voice holding it's usual placating tone. "You made a mistake, that's fine. Just go back out there and fix it. It'll seem more suspicious if you run and hide, rather than just simply correcting yourself. I really would've thought you'd have figured that out by now."

"Uh- Hikari?" Ayumi sounded tentative as she edged closer and after a little prompting, Zero peeked around at her. "Have you finished yet? … Because we really have to leave. We've got swim class, remember? So we've gotta go change. There'll be trouble if we're late again."

Change? Zero looked just as stunned as I felt. Swivelling around to face Ichii, he flashed the boy a pleading expression- though he merely shrugged helplessly- as Kei seized his upper arm and insistently began pulling him along after her. "Guess we better go, too." Ichii said, sighing upon realising that he would have to drag me all the way over to our designated room. Even then, he was forced to inconspicuously guide me to the corner, where I settled down and attempted to do my best to remain calm.

Though, it appeared that even Ichii's meticulous defences could be breached. As he was removing his shirt, I was approached by, what I assumed, was a couple of Zero's male friends. Male friends of Zero who were half naked. I caught a fleeting glimpse of their bare chests before I'd stubbornly averted my eyes to my knees, something which they hadn't failed to notice. I hoped with every fibre of my being that they hadn't noticed me blushing. That would only earn Zero a great deal of awkward questions that he most certainly wouldn't thank me for.

"Hey, you okay, Zero? You're just sitting here. Aren't you going to change?"

Ichii, evidently alarmed, slammed his head against one of the lockers as he tried to wrestle himself out of his shirt. "Eh-? Y-Yeah. I'm fine. Great. Just perfect. Totally feeling awesome right now. Yeah, so don't, um, worry. I'm all good. There is no problem here what-so-ever. Ehehe..." Oh god. I was stammering. And badly, too. There was no way they weren't going to press this issue. By the expression of their faces, I could see the suspicion settling in.

"Are you sure? You're acting a little strange. Do you have a temperature?"

I reeled away like his hand would bite me. "Kyah- don't touch me!" Then, I caught sight of them all. The ones standing in nothing but boxers. Ichii, finally managing to free himself, wasn't successful at catching me before I bolted straight out of the room and ran like my ass was on fire.

Tucking my knees closer to my chest, I stared forlornly down at the water shimmering below me. Usually, I loved to swim. I wasn't all too good, but I still enjoyed it a great deal. Right now, I was more wary of it than anything else present. Sure, I lacked aquatic grace, but, as expected, Zero was like a dolphin. Even now, swimming in my body, he was holding back. Purposely forcing himself to make his strokes messy, uneven, just to try to match up to my usual, poor standards. I, on the other hand, wasn't even prepared to risk it. Zero's reputation seemed to be precious to him. He seemed to struggle with the more academic side of education. I wasn't going to destroy the only activity he held the utmost pride for.

Too caught up in my thoughts, I hadn't noticed Ichii casually settling himself beside me, allowing his feet to dip into the water. Every inch of his skin glistened and the trails of liquid pooling underneath him were more than enough to clue me in to the fact that he had just exited the pool. I guess I forgot to mention, Ichii also happened to be an excelled swimmer. All the more reason for me to feel the tiniest bit jealous, watching the two of them have fun while I was stuck here, regardless of the fact that I was doing it of my own accord.

"You okay now? I managed to explain everything to the others. Just spouted some stuff about you feeling a little out of it today, like maybe you were coming down with the flu. They bought it, though, so you can relax about that."

I sighed with relief. That was one less problem to deal with. "Thanks, Ichii. You're a life saver."

He gently chipped me under the chin, eyes warm and alive. "Head up. You'll get through this." I smiled gratefully. This kind of support was exactly what I could depend on him for. I hoped that one day, I'd be able to pay him back for all he'd done for me. The same went for Zero. I couldn't even begin to count the number of times he'd picked me up after I'd fallen. He was a crutch, someone to physically rely on, who would always be right by my side, providing that helping hand to push me forward.

A distinct paddling in the water had our attention diverting to Zero, standing on tip-toes to lean his head in folded arms on the side of the pool.

"Yo." He greeted, looking a lot more revived than when I had first seen him. I assumed he'd had some kind of encounter in the locker room and wisely decided to keep a wide berth until he had calmed. "Come swim." His tone was light, but firm. I knew straight away that he was ordering me. Evidently, it seemed that even he, the most oblivious boy on the entire planet, had noticed my loneliness and had decided to take it upon himself to fix it. It was just like him. He had a childish innocence that was just adorable. After all, if swimming made him happy, then, in his mind, it should help make me happy, too.

"What if I mess up?"

"It's alright. We'll be together."

I hesitated no further. Zero, forgetting for a fleeting moment, that he was supposed to be Hikari, carefully helped me enter the pool. He didn't release my hand and instead towed me away from the edge, his legs kicking out somewhere beneath me, distorted in the vast expanse stretching out. I caught sight of Ichii, who lazily lifted his hand in a small wave, and grinned back, striking out in a couple of clumsy strokes intended to aid him. One look at his expression was enough for me to stop. He allowed me to use my legs, though, and we swam around for a little while, teasing and messing about, lightly splashing each other and generally just having fun.

At one point though, everything went somewhat downhill. Zero let go and promptly veered away to avoid a race. I hadn't been paying attention and remained in their path. We collided and like a ton of bricks, I sank straight down. That was exactly when I panicked. Going from joking with Zero to hitting the bottom of the pool in the space of a few seconds was quite a big whiplash of events. So, I hoped I would be excused for the mass amount of flailing that proceeded.

A fair amount of breath had been knocked straight out of my lungs, leaving me less buoyant than usual, so I didn't instantly rise back up. And even for Zero, there were sections of the pool he couldn't stand up in. Unfortunately, this just happened to be one of them. Thankfully, after thrashing uselessly around for no more than twenty seconds, Zero had composed himself enough to dive down and seize me around the middle, forcefully yanking me back up so my head broke the surface.

The stares were piercing. Whispers filled the air. Zero didn't seem bothered, concern was the only emotion his face displayed. "Cramp." I gasped, picking the first pitiful excuse I could stumble on. "I have cramp in my leg."

Zero blinked exactly three times before he understood. "Right. I'll help you, so let's go sit on the side until it wears off."

Ichii, displaying the same temporary forgetfulness, lifted me out of the pool exactly as he would if I were in my own body. After wrapping a towel around my shoulders, he seemed to have snapped back and realised his mistake. So he gently smacked me upside the head. "Idiot. You had me worried for a second there." He took a moment to ruffle Zero's hair. "Thanks for helping him, Hikari."

"Any time."

No, come back, that's the boy's! Remember, you can't go into the ladies toilets. Don't sit with your legs apart, you're wearing a skirt, Zero. Don't have your thighs together, it looks weird. Hey, slow down, your lunch will still be there in a couple of minutes, you don't need to wolf it down. Quit speaking so quietly, haven't you seen how loud I am? Be careful, I don't talk much.

By the end of the day, we were both utterly exhausted. "Haven't you figured out a way to reverse this, Ichii? I don't think I can take much more." I would've had to agree with Zero. I couldn't tolerate much more either. If this charade went of for much longer, I was certain we would both break under the pressure.

"Well, according to what I looked up, it seems to be a situation of body switching... In order for you to remove this magic yourselves, it says you two have to get really close, otherwise it won't work..." The boy trailed off as both me and Zero crouched down, merely centimetres from each other and engaged in a heated staring contest. After a few minutes of tense silence, we looked up at him, eyes somewhat stinging, more confused than ever.

"Nothing happened."

"We're still in the wrong bodies."

"Hehe, you seem to be having quite the problem there." With a little flourish, Nanase neatly landed on the brick wall and perched there with cat-like ease. I thought it was amusing how, even in swapped bodies, Zero still lurched forward to shield me, while Ichii stood his ground just before Zero, glaring hard at the intruder.

"Nanase?" My next intake of breath was sharp, punctuated by a surprised, fluttery gasp. "Don't tell me you're the one that did this?"

Evidently, by his insufferable grin, I'd hit right on the mark. "That's right. You didn't realise it before? I used these charms for my amulet magic. It worked well, didn't it?" With a painful jolt, my heart plummeted right to the floor. He displayed a small plaster, identical to the one given to me at the beach. Identical to the one Zero removed, in a small act of jealousy. "While I'm at it, I'll tell you something good~ You see, that magic... Within ten minutes, that magic won't be able to be removed and you'll be stuck like that forever!"

"That's it!" Zero yelled, looking a lot more than the marginally pissed off he had been just moments earlier. "Stop screwing around. Change us back right now!"

"Gladly." Zero looked momentarily stunned. I, on the other hand, knew I shouldn't get my hopes up. I'd had enough experience to realise the next sentence would have them crashing and burning. "I'll turn you both back, but only in exchange for the Crystal Pearl. And, there's one more condition. Zero, I want you to sincerely apologise to me."

"Like hell I'll say that!"

"I wonder how long you'll keep up that bluff? You've only got 8 minutes remaining." Zero's fists were at his sides. He looked so conflicted, it was painful to watch. I was panicking. Pacing wildly, my mouth running like a motor, I barely paused for breath. I couldn't even think straight. "Come on, Zero. It's easy. I don't see why you have to be so stubborn. Why don't you save yourself all this trouble and just give up?"

"No way. I'm never going to say anything like I give up! If it means I have to acknowledge defeat, then I'll just stay this way for the rest of my life! I'll fight- I'm not a coward. I'm going to protect those who I care for, you can count on that!"

What do I do? What can I do? At this rate, we'll have to stay like this forever! I want to be myself again, so, so badly. But that means that I won't be with Zero and Ichii once we're switched back and I don't want that to happen either. So... what other option is there? How am I supposed to- What should I do?

"I understand." Zero's voice had my head snapping up, almost in alarm. "Hikari, don't be afraid, alright? Even if you go with him, we're going to get you right back. I promised, didn't I? And I'm not prepared to break it just yet. So just believe in us and wait. Or, alternatively, break out yourself because I know you're that badass now." After winking softly, his attention shifted to Nanase. "Now, you better listen right up, you hear? Because it's taking a lot out of me and I'm only ever going to say this once. And only once. Right? So listen carefully. That means look me directly in the eye, idiot... Good, so here we go." Hands on hips, standing up straight, Zero glowered, sending piercing daggers through his gaze alone. "I give up! I lose! And I'm sorry. So, there. I said it. Are you happy now?" A little sigh and then he was back, shoulders slumped, looking just as drained as ever. "How's that?"

"Uwah... That was one seriously pissed off apology there. But, then again, I guess you did do it, so that's fine, I'll accept. Grudgingly." He caught Zero by the arm and dragged him forward a couple of paces. "Now the Crystal Pearl is ours." At Zero's annoyed expression, Nanase carefully pulled out another one of his magical amulets. "Guess I'll change you back now. Here we go; Magical Release!"

"All right, we're back to our normal-"

We froze in horror. "WE'RE NOT BACK!" Accusing gazes shifted to Nanase, who shrank back, looking confused. "WHY?"

"Huh? That's odd... Did I get the charms mixed up?" He rifled around in his pocket for a moment, before pulling out a different one. "Let me try again, one more time. Magical Release!" Silence. Dead, complete silence. I glanced towards Zero, he glanced towards me. Silence. Just one big, long glance. Glares in place, our eyes turned towards Nanase, who was looking more befuddled as he inspected his little amulets. "Ehehe... I guess I don't know how to turn you back..."

Horrified, myself and Zero almost managed to bash heads. Both of us were frantically pacing, blind panic flaring in our eyes. Heads swivelled to Ichii, who appeared just as helpless as us. Then to Nanase, still looking sheepish. Raking my hands through my hair, I choked out another painful breath. My throat felt constricted, like someone was crushing my windpipe. I was furious. With this situation, with Nanase and with myself. Because I was on the verge of crying, even when I knew full well that tears weren't going to do a damn thing to help.

"Hikari, come over here! Hurry!" Zero's hand was outstretched towards me. I didn't hesitate to take it. If he sounded so commanding, then he must have thought of a plan. With so little time left, I wasn't about to question him. Hands on my shoulders, Zero drew me into a tight hug. "Think about me. I'll be thinking about you." With a stifled gasp of realisation, I squeezed him back, just as hard. "Just think about me. That's it. I'll be doing the same for you."

Zero. Immature, selfish, egotistic, Zero. Protective, caring, jealous, Zero. The boy that makes Ichii coffees in the mornings and steals some of my breakfast. The boy that has a never-ending stomach. The one who pretends to be disinterested, but really sneaks off to go watch the lizards with such a childish look of glee on his face, it was difficult not to find endearing. The same Zero that gets pissed off when someone insults me. The same Zero that realises I feel uncomfortable with Yakumo and attempts to intervene. The same one that, in a rare moment of responsibility, prevented the usually level-headed Ichii from vaulting out of a window to rescue me, because he knew that if the boy managed to injure himself, I would only blame myself.

Zero, Zero, Zero.

The smart one, who figured everything out.

Who saved us once again.

All along, we've been blind, too caught up in ourselves to really listen to those words. If we had, then we would've realised the answer much sooner. Because, it's not our bodies that have to be close-

It's our hearts.

The first thing I did was leap at him in a flying hug. Zero was laughing and he caught me tight, swinging the both of us around in a wide, sweeping arc as I buried my head into the crook of his neck.

In the small chaos that ensued when Yakumo arrived, berating Nanase and forcing his partner to apologise, Zero didn't once release his secure grip on my wrist. I suppose it was because he was worried I might get snatched away. Or that, evidently, he was still jealous of Yakumo. But for what ever motive, he was by my side, protecting me. The two of them left with promises for return which I didn't doubt they'd fulfil and Zero finally allowed himself to relax. "Hey... Thanks for all of that..."

"Y-Yeah..." He blushed a little and averted his eyes. Then, slowly smiled a secret, precious little smile. "I'm glad... As I thought... It's better for Hikari to be how she usually is."

His grin was disarming, enough to leave me frozen in the path. Zero, still flustered, ran on ahead with Ichii trailing after him. "Uh- wait. Don't leave without me!"

I also think it's better for Zero to be how he usually is. And I wouldn't change him for the world.

A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long for me to complete. No excuse other than laziness and a lack of inspiration. There's so little source material for this one, that I was having a lot of trouble lengthening it. A big thank you to those of you who have read, reviewed, favourited or followed the story. I really do appreciate all your support! Also, I'm trying to develop my writing because I think it's much to description-based. I've tried to cut back on unnecessary information and leave some dialogue just on it's own. So, what do you think, is it working?

LoveInuyasha22: Thank you. I hope you like this chapter just as much!

James Birdsong: I'm glad you find it amusing. Hopefully, you'll continue to find the rest of the story to your liking.