Panting, I run down the halls of the Order, my messenger bag getting kicked in the process, and I stop for a moment, leaning over with my hands on my knees. Trying to get my breath, I check my pulse, muttering in misery, "I'm going to die!"

"What?" someone asked. Glancing up, I smile when I see a familiar face for once, "Hallelujah! Lenalee, save me!"

Giggling, she said, "I didn't even recognize you, Crowsnight! You were so busy with that other story that you hadn't checked in with Situation in a while!"

"Yeah, sorry about that, but I've got the sequel written. Can you gather up all the people in Situation and get them to the cafeteria? I need to announce some things," I say, standing upright and tossing my dirty blond ponytail over my shoulder in annoyance. Long hair is aggravating sometimes, and it doesn't help that I can never get it in the same kind of ponytail Kanda can!

"Sure, can you get Allen, Kanda, and Kiseki?"

Nodding, I begin walking towards their rooms, "Sounds like a plan to me."

After walking for a few minutes, I stand in front of Allen and Kanda's door, praying that Allen answered as I knocked. Please be Allen. Please be Allen. Please be―

The door opened, and to my dismay, a surly bluenette glared at me. Unable to contain it, I jump into his arms, squealing and fangirling like crazy, and I squeak, "Kandy, I've missed you!"

"Get off me, stalker!" he growled, pushing me away in aggravation. Pouting, I look at the ground, sniffling at how cold he was being.

"Hey, Kanda, what was that? I thought I heard Crows―"

Allen stopped, looking at me as I held back tears, and I heard a thump, followed by, "Kanda, apologize!"

"No."

"No sex for a week."

Muttering curses, the samurai pauses for a moment before repeating, "No."

"Two weeks."

"No."

"A month."

"I'm sorry, Crowsnight!" he grumbles, allowing me to embrace him. "Crazy fangirl."

Smiling, I unlatch from him and say, "Hey, it's anime crush,"

"Because real people can't be that hot!" Allen and I finish in unison. Kanda rolls his eyes, flopping down on the bed and banging on the wall, "Kiseki! My stalker's here!"

The door bursts open, revealing a miracle with a big smile on her face, and she gave me a hug, "Crowsnight! Is Akkira Nala here? Or AliceXxX? Wolvena?"

"Sorry, they couldn't make it. No one else, either, but I'm pretty sure they'll be reading the sequel," I reply, holding up my messenger bag. Eyes widening excitedly, Allen and Kiseki both make a grab for the bag, but I move it out of their hands quickly, "Nope, you'll have to wait for the chapters like everyone else."

"But we've been waiting!" they pout, and Kanda raises an eyebrow at them, but says nothing.

"Sorry, but I had Lenalee gather up everyone, so I can make a few announcements. We should probably get going," I say, opening the door. Kiseki happily follows, monochrome tail swishing, and Allen drags a protesting Kanda out of the room.

When we get to the cafeteria, everyone else was already there, waiting for me to get on stage, which I quickly did. Tapping the microphone experimentally, I begin, "Hello!"

A few replies came from the audience, mostly from a certain hyperactive rabbit that obviously drank too much Red Bull this morning, and I continue, "Okay, so I finally finished Bruise, and I'm happy to say that it was a bigger success than Situation was with more followers and favorites, not to mention that it's about a third the size, too."

Cheers erupted from the crowd, and I smile.

"Anyways, so that means I'll be starting the next story, which just so happens to be the sequel to Situation. Man, that's a mouthful," I giggle. A hand rises from the crowd, belonging to Fou, "What's the name of it?"

"In honor of Mugen and Road's dreams, I decided after many weeks of contemplation to call it 'Illusions'."

I point to the next hand in the air, "Yes, Kurohana?"

The misty looking girl with her back to Cross's chest while his arms held her protectively asked, "Two questions. First, will you be writing this through the summer? And second, is it true you named your kittens after me?"

Laughing, I nod, "How did you find out about that? Yes, my cat, Stormy, had a litter of three kits, and I named the black and white one Kurohana. The others are Yume and Minki. To answer the other question, I will be writing through the summer, but I have several camps I attend, and I will be at my Meme and Poppy's a lot, so there will be extended periods of time that I won't have internet."

"Is this one going to have abnormal pregnancies set in real time? Because that wasn't a great option," Kanda asked, earning a whack from his husband. Shaking my head, I say, "Nobody's getting pregnant."

Lavi's hand goes up, "Will there be any other couples other than Allen and Kanda, Road and Kiseki, and Lenalee and I?"

"Yes," I answer. "There will be some Fou and Chaoji and a surprise involving Kurohana and Cross."

"I don't like that idea," the general muttered.

"When will it be placed?" Allen asked, somehow going from whacking Kanda to sitting on the bluenette's lap.

I reply, "It will be after the final battle is won. The Millennium Earl and Neah are both dead, and Road is missing. The issue is that the akuma are starting to reappear, and no one knows who's creating them."

Whispers of interest go around the room as I continue, "The first chapter will be chapter fifty-nine of Situation, and I'll be posting the one after it the same night. I warn you, the 'first' chapter will be very silly, consisting mostly of karaoke leading to Kanda sleeping in the bathtub for several nights."

"What?!" the samurai growled, glaring at me as Allen does the same to him. Moving Kanda's chin so he was facing him, the whitette demanded, "Why am I going to put you in the bathtub?"

"How should I know?!" the bluenette grumbled. As the two fathers glared at each other, Kiseki happily bobbed back and forth in her chair, "I know the answer! I'm going to get Chichi in big trouble!"

"Kiseki!"

"Anyways, the sequel to Situation, Illusions, is up now!" I announce, running to help keep Kanda from murdering the rabbit that was cracking jokes about things that happened in the bathtub.