ATTENTION READERS: This is the Beta version of LH5W, if you want to read the official, updated version of the story, you'll have to go over to DeviantArt. com and head on over to my page. My username is Aloubell. You can also get there by going to my fanfiction. net profile which provides a link over there.
In any case, this Beta version is basically the rough draft of LH5W, my first attempt at it. Much of the plot points from this version will be the same in the official version, but there are significant and consistent characterization changes, a few (but very important) plot differences, expansion of past ideas, and overall better quality in storytelling.
All of this will be done over on DeviantArt. I no longer will write the story in traditional prose nor submit/update it here to fanfiction. net. The Beta version will remain here, just know that it isn't the 100% official story.
The official version will be written in a lazy prose mixed with play-writing elements (you'll get what I mean when you see it).
This is the new format for the story from now on.
So please head on over there if you're interested in updates to the story! Thank you for stopping by =D
-Aloe
PLEASE NOTE: The official version is being written somewhat out of order. The official version will start on chapter 46, the place where the Beta version left off. The official version will go on to complete the last chapters of Season 2. Once those are done, I will redo the story over again from Chapter 1 which will be the official version.
Having said that, if you choose to continue on reading, I hope you enjoy the Beta version and look forward to the official!
~*Part 2*~
Emiko's 3rd POV
Emiko was in the kitchen of the Niwa house washing dishes and humming a catchy tune. Suddenly, a sharp feeling shot through her senses causing her to accidently lose her grip and break a glass plate.
Her large brown eyes went wide as her body began to shake. "No…not now…"
"Miss Emiko, what's wrong?" Asked the alarmed Towa.
"Aki…" She turned her to the side of the sink where a small creamy-pink bunny-like creature with long ears, a long fluffy tail, and big red eyes. "With! Dark needs you. Go to him, hurry!" At the command, the creature known as With sprang itself out the window and towards its master.
"Miss Emiko?"
"Please you two…stay safe."
Aki's POV
Feeling the creatures surrounding me from all directions, I kept running. I had to get them as far away from as much civilians as possible. But considering it was night time and they were shadows, I wasn't sure about how far I was actually able to get. Not being able to use my powers left me completely vulnerable, but I wouldn't allow people to suffer their wrath because of me—after all, this was my fight.
Seeing a tall clock tower in the distance, I ran towards it hoping I could either lure the shadow creatures into one spot, or hide hoping they wouldn't find me—the latter wasn't likely, but I was really hoping on it. It seemed like the clock tower was in the middle of a park which traditionally meant people. Luckily, I didn't really see anyone around which continued to make my civilian count remain at zero.
Dashing up the steps, with my legs burning, I finally made it to the top. Resting against a pillar that overlooked everything, I looked down hoping that the park still looked like a park. Unfortunately, all I saw was a sea full of evil and dangerous shadows. Stepping away from the edge, I unexpectedly ran into the arms to someone. Turning around, I faced a guy that sort of reminded me of Dark, but at the same time not…totally not. He had golden blonde hair that had long strings of hair flowing in various places, one being right in the middle of his face. His eyes were also gold and he wore all white. In back of him were large majestic angelic wings. As a whole, he sort of looked like an angel. So why did he feel so wrong?
As I backed up from him, he spoke with a sly voice. "Akimoto Tsubaki, I presume?"
Still wary about the shadow creatures having us surrounded, I asked, "Who the hell're you?"
He bowed. "Why, I'm your guardian angel, my dear. And my name is Krad."
Processing his words, I assessed the situation. My guardian angel? I spoke skeptically. "My guardian angel, huh? Why should I believe you?"
"I know all about you Lady Akimoto. You're lonely from leaving people behind, from being hurt by absolutely everyone around you. You wish to give up and leave it all—or better, make them all pay. I can do that for you…" He reached his hand out, "If you're willing to trust me."
Slowly extending my hand, Krad's smile began to widen. That was when I pulled back—completely faking him out. I smiled deviously—a skill I learned from the Hitachiin twins. "You're gonna have to do way better than that in order to fool me. Maybe those things you said were the case, but even so, I'd never buy that crap about you being my guardian angel. I'm pretty damn sure that an angel is not supposed to make a person feel like said angel should be listed on the list for biggest creeps." His smile faltered. "Your clothes may be white on the outside, but I have a feeling that your fleece isn't as white as snow." Man that felt good!
"That hurts Miss Akimoto," A bunch of shadow creatures began to emerge behind him, making me back up further. I knew the guy was a creep. But since when did the shadow creatures ally themselves with someone? "I was really hoping that this would be short and simple. But I guess without a challenge, this wouldn't be any fun." Some of the creatures launched out at me, putting me in a "dodge or die" situation. My stamina was already running on low from running here—man, did I miss flying—and any kind of magic seemed impossible. All I could do was dodge.
A voice called out to me, "Aki!" I looked out towards the sky to see Dark flying—flying!—with large black angelic wings.
Feeling a wave of relief, I sighed. "Dark…"
Dark landed in front of us and folded in his wings. How have I never noticed those before?
Krad had a smug look on his face. "Ah, Dark. It's nice to the see that you've joined the party. I hope you don't mind, but," Shadow creatures sprang up from under me, grabbed my torso and slammed me into the ground as they held me there, "I've stolen your date."
Dark growled. "Krad…"
"Don't worry Dark. The fun is only beginning!" White, black-lined lightening flashed all over the place, all coming from Krad as he brought out a long white feather. Dark corresponded by taking out his own long black feather. Soon enough, electric black and white lightning was being zapped back and forth. Struggling to get up, I noticed a few of the shadow creatures surround Krad as their gold eyes glowed. Immediately after, Krad's power increased and began to overwhelm Dark. Those things are making Krad stronger! I have to…help! Mustering up all my energy, my body unsteadily shook as I sat up, throwing the shadow creature off of me.
Krad grunted as a huge burst of energy shot out from him. No! I'm not going to let someone get hurt because of me! I may be powerless, but I'm not helpless! Struggling up on my feet, I ran towards Dark, pushing him out of the way. In an instant, my body was stricken with the lightening. My whole body felt as if it were on fire and being ripped apart all at the same time. My body's reaction to the pain was causing me to black out.
"Aki!" Dark yelled.
"Well, this was a bit unexpected, but if it'll hurt Dark in any way..." Using his power like a tractor beam, he brought me off of the edge and over the ground which was about one hundred feet below. I was starting to panic, but still losing consciousness.
"Krad, don't!" Some of the shadow creatures that were tormenting me went over to Dark and pinned him down. "She's not part of our battle Krad, leave her out of it!"
"Despair and helplessness is a good look for you Dark, but let's try…" He released me. "…horrified."
Unmerciful gravity took hold of me the instant he let go. Plummeting straight towards the ground, which rushed up at me in speeds that made the heavy wind resistance body numbing, I was never so much more aware of how there was nothing there to save me. I wouldn't be able to fly and the chances of me being rescued were slim to none. In some location towards the deepest reaches of my mind, I knew I must have been screaming. But I couldn't hear anything—no...the world was mute to me. Closing my eyes, I began to accept my fate and upon doing so, time slowed down. Even in the urgence of my death becoming more and more of a reality, I could take note of all the details around me—the roofs and upper levels of the town in the background, some individual leaves on the trees, the lamps that were placed around the tower, who's lights were shut off due to the shadow creatures' presence...the shadow creatures... So many unblinking, yellow eyes and blackened forms staring up at me, none of their expressions distinguishable. I was going to die amongst strangers...all alone, with the distracting thought that I would only be doing myself a favor by escaping from all of the misery that I had to endure.
That's when Dark's words rang in my ears: "Make sure that you make the most out of life and be happy. After all, doesn't it feel better to smile?"Make the most out of life...did I even know how to do that? Was I even capable? The world spontaneously sped up again, and it would only be a few moments before I was a bloody mess on the ground. Oddly enough, an eruption of stubbornness and determination overcame my consciousness. If I give up now, then I'll only be submitting to the universe. And that is NOT okay! For the first time, I actually have a say in my destiny. I don't expect it to be easy...because it's me I know it'll never be easy. But even if it's just one step closer, then that's one step further than I've ever been able to take.
And another thing: My eyes shot open. I REFUSE TO DIE IN SUCH A LAME WAY!
Right when I thought that I should be making contact with the earth, the tables turned as I felt my body unexpectedly lighten as it was being caught by strong, familiar arms. As the disbelief washed away, my eyes drifted over to my savior, leading me to gaze into fierce golden eyes and thick, silvery hair—complimented with the pointy dog ears. Tears were welling up in my eyes as a smile ran across my face.
"Inuyasha! Is that really you?" He looked down and gave a confident smile. Although he was transparent and wouldn't say anything, I knew it was him as I rubbed my head in his chest. "It is." Crouching down, he jumped high into the air, bringing me back up to the top of the clock-tower. Memories of the days when he'd carry me like this flooded my mind causing me to smile even more. Sure we were all fighting demons, and I was still discovering the elements, but we were all together and those guys were the first bunch of people to really accept me as a friend, even if I was annoyed with their lack of confidence in my abilities.
When we reached the top, Inuyasha let me down as I faced Krad. I expected my enemy to act surprised, then angry, and then try again, but instead, I saw how he was being pelted with multiple blows of fierce kicks and punched from a carrot-topped, fanged guy from my past.
"Kyo!" I shouted to the also transparent, but obviously solid guy.
Krad attempted to block all of the hits, but found it too difficult. Good luck getting away from those kicks Krad. Whenever Kyo gets like this, almost nothing can stop him. My grin widened as I remembered how I'd be in Shigure's home watching Kyo and Yuki go at it because they had ticked each other off. Part of me said that I should stop them, but it was kind of entertaining. Not only that, but some people say that violence is a way that some people express themselves. It's bad…but sadly true.
The shadow creatures seemed slightly taken aback by the whole scene—and it was odd seeing them so baffled. I was quite puzzled too, but that feeling was being overwhelmed by feelings of joy. I couldn't get distracted though, the shadow creatures and Krad were still a problem—Kyo was just a distraction.
But what can I do?
Feeling a warm hand reach around my shoulders, I looked slightly to the side to see my ex-boyfriend standing there.
"Hikaru! Hikaru I—" He smiled at me and lifted my arm that had the bracelet on it. Suddenly, my whole body started to tingle as I felt a mysterious power rise up. My body started to emit a bright golden light that pulsated around the whole clock tower. The light was so warm and friendly, it made me feel like there was nothing wrong in the world—it gave me a shred of hope. In the fraction of a second, a huge wave of light brighter than the sun shone from my body, making all of the shadow creatures instantly flee and knocking Krad into a nearby column, knocking him out.
Feeling completely exhausted and drained beyond belief, my body fell to the ground. That whole thing with the light only lasted for about seven seconds, but it felt like so much. Did I really have that power inside of me? Or was it because my friends had come back to save me?
Dark ran up and held me. "Aki, tell me that you're okay!"
"Yeah, I'm fine," I said while scanning the area. Looking over at where Krad landed, I saw that glasses-wearing kid Satoshi in his place. Well that makes sense…that feeling I got from him earlier was because of Krad. So Satoshi is like Daisuke…Continuing to look around, I realized that Inuyasha, Kyo, and Hikaru were already gone. But it was okay—I wasn't sad that they left, I had already suffered through my mourning stages, but instead, I was happy that they were there for me. Thank you guys.
After that battle, Dark flew me back to the Niwa residence. Upon opening the door, Miss Emiko ran up and hugged us.
"I'm so glad that you two are okay! You have no idea how worried I've been—I felt so helpless."
Eyes widening for a second, I softened up and smiled. Thanks for worrying. "Miss Emiko, I have something for you." She backed up as I rested my body against Dark's. Focusing on my energy, I tapped into the core of my power, something that my negative emotions hadn't allowed me to do before. Unlike before, my body actually became surrounded by a glowing, light gray light as a big sphere of energy floated from my hand.
With tears in her eyes, Emiko smiled. "Aki, you did it!"
Nodding I said, "I remembered something from when this whole thing began. My wand came from my body, it was a part of me—just in a physical manifestation. When my powers evolved, it came to realize that I no longer needed that extension of myself to use my power. So, my wand blew off into the wind just as the energy from other spell do once they are complete." De-summoning the ball of energy, I gave a confident grin, "All I gotta do is have faith in my powers and the elements and I'll be able to do any spell!"
"You figured all of this out on your own?"
Glancing at Dark, we smiled at each other. Keeping my cool, I crossed my arms and bumped into him. "I had some help."
Wiping her tears, Miss Emiko did a fist pump into the air. "All right then. I can see that you're super-charged so let's get to that training!"
Almost nonstop for the past twenty-nine days, Miss Emiko and I had been working through many, many spells, making sure that I could do them without any trouble. Let's put my experience this way: I was cramming for an intense exam which determined my future, and I only had a month to prepare...well, twenty nine days since the first day was sort of a flop. As much as we both knew that sleep was significant, a month was too short a time to waste by resting. Every now and then, the residents of the Niwa household would stand by and supervise. The only time we took a break was when Miss Emiko thought I was getting too close to the red zone—the point when my body starts to break down from the inside, causing me to cough up blood...and perhaps even worse if I pushed it too far. Although quite intense in more ways than one, leaving me both mentally and physically exhausted, I thought the training was was successful.
But only my performance in the field would prove this to be true or not.
The thirtieth day had finally crept up on us pretty fast, and we had come down to the last spell. Miss Emiko, along with Towa, Mr. Niwa, Dark, and Taiitsukun stood off to the side, judging my final performance.
"All you have to do is get this spell Aki and your training is complete," Miss Emiko told me.
"Right!" Facing the wall—which was indeed being protected by a barrier—I focused my energy on the final spell. It was the same spell I attempted back on the beach in the other world—the one that caused me to cough up blood and be sick. But now, I was confident that I was strong enough to perform the Dragon Slave. Extending my arms out, I closed my eyes and focused on the ring of dark energy around me. I had discovered that although it proved a huge problem for me socially, it was actually a pretty great power source when used effectively. Guiding the ring, I brought it above my head. "Darkness beyond Twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows. Buried in the stream of time is where your power grows. I pledge myself to conquer, all the foes who stand. Before the mighty gifts bestowed in my unworthy hands," Threatening red lighting flashed and gathered in my hand as a ball of red and black energy formed. "Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed by the power you and I possess!" Bringing my arms in front of me aimed at the wall, I finished the spell, "Dragon Slave!" Within the huff of a breath, a huge red and black beam shot out from my hands (probably six feet thick) and onto the wall, lighting up the whole room with the intense energy almost blowing everyone away. When I felt that it was enough, I eased off until the beam was totally gone.
Turning to face everyone, I gave a thumbs up and grinned confidently as if it wasn't difficult at all.
Towa and Miss Emiko ran over to hug me as Mr. Niwa and Dark walked over. Taiitsukun floated over to where we were.
"Miss Aki, you are so cool!" Towa said.
"Aki, you were great! No, better than great, you were magnificent!" Miss Emiko praised. "Boy does all of this really bring back memories!"
I gave a confused look. "Memories?"
Taiitsukun sighed as Emiko back up closer to her. "Is it okay if I tell her? I think she deserves to know." Taiitsukun looked at me with a stern face before nodding.
"Tell me what?"
"Well…about seventeen years ago, I made a wish to find a man who would be willing to be the father of the future Phantom Thief Dark. And that was when Taiitsukun showed up." Took a few seconds before I was able to catch onto the gist of what she was saying. What? Then that means…"I was on this journey as well to find my true love—elemental powers and all."
That caught me off guard so much I almost toppled over. "But—but how? I mean, you still know stuff!"
"I've given back her memory so that she could help train you." Taiitsukun finally spoke. "Remember what I said about the three girls that actually went back to their worlds without any trouble? Emiko was one of them."
My brain was all over the place—I couldn't believe what I was hearing. This whole time, I had been faced to face with someone who was actually in my shoes, who knew what it was like to go through all of this—other than Dark that is. "But why her?" I asked.
"Because, Wind is my natural-born element as well! Didn't you notice that when we both made our energy manifest that they were both the same light-gray color? That's because we're Wind Elements!"
Trying to suck in all of that new information, I spoke up again. "Okay, I get all that stuff, I suppose. But why did you stop your journey? How did you get your happily ever after?"
She smiled. "You know, I actually went through about twenty different world's on my journey."
Holy crap that's a lot! "Twenty?"
Taiitsukun nodded in exasperation. "It's true. Out of all the girls I took under my wing, she was the only one to ever do that many."
Giggling, Miss Emiko went on. "I was upset being born a girl because I wasn't able to continue on with the Niwa family tradition of becoming the Phantom Thief Dark. So, to make up for it, I came up with the new dream of giving birth to the little boy who would become Dark. So after making the wish, I went form world to world asking men if they would want to be the father of my baby boy." What the hell? I grimaced. Why is it that I get a Miroku vibe here...? "Each and every one of them looked at me weird and turned me down." Of course they did! You don't just run up to a random guy and say something like that! "Even though it meant leaving behind friends, I was determined to go throughout the worlds looking for the man that would finally say yes." Gotta at least admire her enthusiasm. "Eventually, I became too exhausted to keep on going—I missed my family and figured that another girl should be allowed to go through this journey, not waiting for me which could've taken forever. So after I lost my memory of the journey, the first guy I asked to be the father of my son actually shown me interest and we started to date. Then my dear Kosuke and I got married and had Daisuke. I am so happy now!"
"Aren't you a little upset? I mean, you went through all of that just to find someone who was already in your world." No doubt I'd be pissed off...you know, in a scenario where I failed and would still be allowed to keep my memories.
She shook her head. "I'm not upset at all! I'm actually thankful that Taiitsukun allowed me to go on that journey."
"Why?" I asked.
"Because now I know for a fact that I could go through all of the men in the universe and know that none of them is as perfect for me as my Kosuke. The same thing will go for you, Aki. Someday you'll discover the spark. You'll find your soul mate and when you do, you'll never question your love for him and you'll never want to be away. The moment you get that feeling, that's when you know that you have found where you truly belong." A spark...huh? My head dropped lower as I avoided her gaze, weighted down by my own pessimism. Sounds a bit too good to be true... Walking up to me, she took my hand sensing my doubt. "I have faith in you Aki, and I know you're a magnificent sorceress. You even made it to Master! Taiitsukun told me that there was only one other girl before you who had made it that far. I myself only got to Mage. But I'm happy, and I know you will be too. Just keep on fighting for your happiness." I nodded, still not completely convinced, but moved by her faith in me nonetheless. Suddenly, her countenance became serious, then she added one more thing. "Don't let the darkness get to you Aki. There are sinister things lurking in the universe—even more sinister than when I was in your shoes—and you're gonna have to be strong in order to fight it."
Yeah...I know. I really wished I know more, but as with in the past, I'd have to learn things the hard way.
Well then...it was a good thing I was no pushover, could I could sense that things would get a hella lot harder than before.
"It's time to say your good-bye's Akimoto," Taiitsukun warned. I nodded back to her as I faced my new friends, finally emotionally prepared for the first time to deal with another parting. And hopefully, it would be the last parting.
"Be careful out there, young lady," said Mr. Niwa as he put his hand out for me to shake—which I did.
"I will, thank you sir."
Facing Towa, she had tears in her eyes. "Oh, Miss Aki! I wish you could stay longer and that we could have hung out more. Promise that we will always be friends!"
Looking over at Dark, she smiled at me before I returned my attention back to Towa. "Yeah, of course we will be." Even though you'll forget who I am, I believe that our friendship will stay alive as long as I continue to remember. As abnormally optimistic as that was for me, I knew that there was still some doubt in my heart. But deep down, I think that maybe, a part of me might have believed it...even if it was just by a little bit.
Next was Emiko. "I've already bored you with my whole story. I just hope that you stay safe, my Wind-bearing daughter." Hearing her call me her daughter filled me with joy. In four days she had managed to show me more motherly concern and compassion than my mother ever had my whole life. Hell, as far as I was concerned, Emiko Niwa was my mother. She gave me a warm hug and she patted the back of my hair. "No matter what Aki, keep on going."
"I will….promise."
Last, but definitely not least was Dark. "Well, I guess this is it, huh? Too bad, it woulda been nice to go on a lot more dates with you."
"Oh Dark…" Instead of getting mad, I just smiled. "Thanks for those things you told me before. They really put a lot of things into perspective for me. I really appreciate it—especially while knowing that I'm not alone." Remembering something, I said, "Make sure to tell Daisuke that I'm glad I got to meet him even if was only for a little while. I'm sure whatever girl he gets will be very happy."
Dark cocked an eyebrow. "And what about me?"
"Well—" I was cut off when he suddenly leaned over and kissed me on the lips—with his soft, soft, lips. With my eyes widened, he broke our lips apart with a smile and a wink.
"I've been waiting to do that."
Slowly reaching my hand up to feel my lips, I exploded with a flushed face. "What the hell Dark?" Before I could do anything to punish him, Taiitsukun reached over and tugged on my collar.
"We're leaving now!" Dragging me into a portal, Emiko ran out to us.
"Taiitsukun! Before you take away my memory again, I just wanted to say thanks! You really were like my fairy godmother." Seeing her wave was the last thing I saw from that world.
Huh...
There were only three girls out of thousands who had come back from their journey...I couldn't help but wonder how that might have made Taiitsukun feel. She served as a mentor (more or less) to all of us, our caretaker (in a way). If she had formed any sort of attachment to any of them, then how did it feel losing so many of those she had cared for? "Taiitsukun! Before you take away my memory again, I just wanted to say thanks! You really were like my fairy godmother." That might have been the only time that Taiitsukun was thanked for everything she's done. Except for the two others who got out unscathed, many, many other girls had been lost, putting all of Taiitsukun's time and effort in vain. Emiko was a success story. Well...she got her fairy tale ending anyway, so as far as she was concerned, she got everything she wanted. What about the other two? And as for me, regarding what was said before, I have more of a burden than the others, so my happily ever after had been pushed further away from me because of other interferences. Could I really reach it? If I failed, would Taiitsukun be sad? If my fate were the same as the unlucky thousands of others, she might be, but really...it was hard to say.
Would I ever be able to reach a point where I could say "thank you" to this woman?
Returning to the dark void, I thought about a few more things before calling out to Taiitsukun.
"Those shadow creatures…they are the other girls aren't they?" Stopped dead in her tracks when I asked the question. "That's why you didn't want to say anything before."
Without turning around she asked, "How did you figure it out?"
"Well, it took a while and I wasn't completely sure if I was right. But when you told me that all those girls disappeared, I figured that they couldn't have just vanished from existence. They were still there, just in a way that was unrecognizable. I'm not entirely sure what happened to them, but when Miss Emiko told me not to let the darkness get to me, something finally clicked that told me that that was what happened to the others. The misery from not knowing where you belong and failing to find your love can really scar your heart. Something caused those girls to bring out their inner darkness instead of their inner light, which caused them to turn into those things." Taiitsukun still didn't say anything. "I'm probably missing a lot of detail and there are still things that I'm not completely sure of, but I know I'm right so far."
Out of nowhere, that mysterious male voice from before entered my head. "Only you can do it Akimoto. The journey you take will decide if the universe is consumed by darkness of blessed with light. You must stay strong!"
Even though I didn't know who it was, I nodded as I spoke to him and Taiitsukun. "I left my world behind and I don't plan on backing out now. In each different world I had been in so far, I ended up crushing on a guy who showed me that they cared." Because I just wasn't used to that kind of affection being shown towards me. I got too comfortable and let my emotions get the better of me because that affection was what I yearned for. I had to admit that I didn't think as rationally as I should have. For a while, I let my heart's desires cloud my brain. Love wasn't an easy thing, I assumed. I would have to be smart about it if I ever wanted to be successful. From now on," I brought up my wrist to look at my bracelet, then smiled, "I will take it slow. That way I know that I'll get my wish."
A few seconds later, she finally spoke. "Is that all?"
Pretending to think about it, I told her, "Yup, I think so."
"Well then, there's no time to lose. It's time to go onto the next world. And believe me when I say that this one is probably the most important than them all."
Raising my eyebrow, I sounded amused. "Really now? Well now I'm curious. Quit it with the suspense and let's go for it!"
All of those people were right—Mrs. Hitachiin, Hikaru, Kaoru, Miss Emiko, and Dark were all right. Even though I knew that, it would still take a while for all of me to completely accept it and take the advice wholeheartedly. It was much more of a relief on my mind and body to at least give an effort to be happy. This whole time, I had been rejecting what made me feel good, and now that I see the other side of the argument, I realize how stupid I had been. It was finally time for me to let the light into my life and be strong. If I was going to go through with this, then I was going to have to give one-thousand percent of myself with absolutely no self-doubt...ha...yeah...no self-doubt...if only such a day would come. True, wounds take a while to heal, mine may take a lifetime, but I was finally willing to allow them to try.
Just one step at a time
ATTENTION READERS: This is the Beta version of LH5W, if you want to read the official, updated version of the story, you'll have to go over to DeviantArt. com and head on over to my page. My username is Aloubell. You can also get there by going to my fanfiction. net profile which provides a link over there.
In any case, this Beta version is basically the rough draft of LH5W, my first attempt at it. Much of the plot points from this version will be the same in the official version, but there are significant and consistent characterization changes, a few (but very important) plot differences, expansion of past ideas, and overall better quality in storytelling.
All of this will be done over on DeviantArt. I no longer will write the story in traditional prose nor submit/update it here to fanfiction. net. The Beta version will remain here, just know that it isn't the 100% official story.
The official version will be written in a lazy prose mixed with play-writing elements (you'll get what I mean when you see it).
This is the new format for the story from now on.
So please head on over there if you're interested in updates to the story! Thank you for stopping by =D
-Aloe
PLEASE NOTE: The official version is being written somewhat out of order. The official version will start on chapter 46, the place where the Beta version left off. The official version will go on to complete the last chapters of Season 2. Once those are done, I will redo the story over again from Chapter 1 which will be the official version.
Having said that, if you choose to continue on reading, I hope you enjoy the Beta version and look forward to the official!