A/N Hey guys, I know its been...a while. I don't even know how long it's been, I don't want to check and being like 'damn!'. Anyway I don't know how many of you will read this or have stuck around but to whoever got this far, thank you. I'm sorry, but I hope you like it. I seriously struggled with a huge writer's block not to mention with the mess it takes to get into college, which only gives me so much hope for how the year will go. Anyway I hope it's not too much of a disappointment. Enjoy.
Chapter 25
Nana used to say that hate is the disease of the soul, it will eat away at you without you ever noticing until it's too late; until all that's left is nothing. That's what had happened to Renee, she let the hate consume her, blind her, and it ended up taking everything that she cared about, even if she refused to admit it. Hate isn't the opposite of love, it's indifference; the fact that she hated Charlie with a passion showed exactly how much she actually loved him, and how much it hurt to feel so betrayed.
I hated what she had done, I despised her- for taking away what meant most to me. I hated what she had become and done to me, but I couldn't let that linger within me. I'd turn bitter, cold, insane; just like she had. Just like what Edward had tried to keep me from.
I shifted my gaze from the green blur outside the windows, to the warm body in the driver's seat next to me. He had a look of concentration on his face, staring at the road in front of him. But that didn't hide the fact that he had just been staring at me, eyes filled with concern. I felt his gaze on me, he had so many questions. The only problem was, so did I.
"Bella-" he started to speak, but I interrupted him.
"I don't know." I answered. He turned to look at me, his green eyes saying a lot more than he wanted them to. "I can't answer your questions Edward, not yet. There's too much that just happened, but you don't need to be worried. I'm not a frail as you think-"
"I don't think you're frail Bella." He cut me off.
"Perhaps not physically, but you're worried that I'm emotionally unstable. That this will all cause me to snap. And you're right, I should be on the brink of a mental breakdown, but I'm not. It's not that I don't feel anything, it's that I feel it all. And there's simply nothing left to be said." I answered to his interjection. "Nothing you or I say will undo anything that's been done, I know that; I need to find peace with this, without everybody else telling me how I should feel, without me drowning in their pity."
He didn't answer, he didn't have to, I knew he understood; a simple nod from him is all I need, and that's all he gave me. "How did they know where to go? No one but a select few know where the meeting takes place." He asked the question that we all wanted answered. Somewhere in the middle of the small town of Forks some of the most powerful men and women awaited; what happened next would either save the agency and the people I've come to know as a family, or doom us all to a life of running away and hiding. Not that we were out in the open now, but if things went wrong, we wouldn't be lurking in the shadows for the safety of others, but our own.
"I don't know, it's impossible for them to have found it. If Alice and Emmett didn't know, and they're the children of the head, how would someone with a lower connection know?" The wheels in my mind began spinning at an incredible speed. One lesson I've learned in this business is to never underestimate your opponent; but another dangerous notion is overestimating them. And that is exactly what we were doing at the moment, things weren't always as complicated as them seemed.
"Stop." I blurted out, my thoughts flying by making it hard to form a full sentence in order to explain.
"What why?" He asked, even though he didn't know what was happening in my head, he still slowed the car to a stop on the side of the road. He trusted my decisions, I was his partner, he knew I had my reasons.
"They don't know, but it doesn't matter. The assassinations would only be for showmanship, but they're only the fireworks that would set fire to the spilled gasoline." I began spilling the thoughts that formed in my mind. "First there was the Renee's treason, let's say for a second she was telling the truth- she didn't kill your parents and she wasn't the mole sabotaging missions, she would have been the scapegoat. Someone to blame when the agency came down. But something happened that they didn't count on, your parents death. It sent things whirling out of control, Renee was sentenced to death; and for a while everybody did believe that she was dead. Their plans were shot and they had to figure out another way to bring down CSIS without leaving any trace that could lead us to them." I paused my fingers tapping against my knee, I could feel every word echo in my head, ringing with truth.
"They were patients sons of bitches, they found Renee months after she had left; but it wasn't until I showed up years later that they decided to strike again."
"Of course, it was perfect. You were the ripple in our smooth clear surface. Everybody thought Renee had died that night on the roof, and then you show up proving that she lived at least another 9 months. You were the stranger nobody wanted to trust, why should we? You were the anamoly, one that threatened the very structure we base ourselves on: efficiency, secrecy, control. Everybody would already be looking for a reason to not trust you, and they used that to their advantage." He nodded following me very quickly, it wasn't hard to see why he was the best.
"Exactly, and that thing with Jane? It was a test. They wanted to see if it was possible for one of them to personally infiltrate the building. They took Leah because they needed to lure you out of the building. They knew if I went and followed their clues, you'd be right next to me. Renee counted on this, and that's how they got to you in Arizona. They needed you gone, you were a huge threat to them." Slowly the dots were all connecting, and the picture was getting more clear.
"Their biggest mistake was thinking you weren't a threat. They underestimated you- your abililites, determination, and influence. They didn't expect me to live but when they realized I was an empty book, they got greedy. They filled me with lines of their own, never realizing that deep within me their was traces of you, and who I was with you. You left such a deep imprint in me that it wouldn't let me buy their lies about who I was." If we weren't about to become highly sought after fugitives, I would've absolutley melted at his words. Edward was a man of action not words, he hardly revealed his emotions-to be fair he hardly had to, I could read him very well. But to hear him say such things, it would send many girls into a coma from a romantic overdose.
"By keeping you, they managed to get Tanya on their side." I added on, trying not to say her name with too much venom. I detested her, but I suppose I understood. If I had been the one offered the opportunity to have Edward back with me, I'm not too sure how strong my loyalty to CSIS would stand. "But with you gone, obviously they would all be revealed. So the final plan came down to this." I spread my arms gesturing at the surrounding forrest.
"Have Renee use Charlie to get you to reveal the location of the conference, with most of the agents out capturing all of the Donovan accomplices, our numbers would be less. And just about every available agent would be pulled out of the building and headed this way." He explained, now on the same page as I was.
"Leaving the agency empty."
"Making it very easy for one of them to get in without my obstacles." He finished. "Okay, but why?" He asked.
That's a good question, why would they want to get to the agency instead of the conference? "The files." I whispered.
"They can't hack in, but they don't need to with the hard copies." Edward confirmed where my theory was headed.
"Renee said something about wanting us to feel like she did, to be hunted down by the people we once helped. But I think there's more than that, remember if she didn't leak information to sabatoge missions, someone did. She was accused of treason, leaking information, and murdering fellow agents. The agency holds some of the worlds darkest secrets. Government experiments, assassinations, deals and negotiaitons. If that information gets out, many people will be uncovered; we're talking about many lives at stake. We will be seen as traitors to our government and every other government we have helped. And if they manage to get to the different abassadors and leaders of the nations, we will be seen as the one's responsible for their deaths. World War III would break out." The words flew out of my mouth, gaining speed as I reached the conclusion, leaving me out of air.
"The conference was the distraction, the main mission is getting to those files." Edward concluded.
I grabbed his phone and dialed Alice's number, she answered after the second ring. "Edward, were 5 minutes away from your current location." She said immediately, leaving me unable to talk until she was finished.
"Alice it's Bella, I need you to tell me exactly how many agents are left back at HQ." I said as soon as she had stopped talking.
"Bella! I'm not entirely sure, I grabbed everybody I could for reinforcements. Only the front desk and the trainees with their trainers are left." She answered, the heavy feeling in my stomach sinking further down. The Donovan's might only send one person or they might send a large group of their best people; nonetheless they might be too much for the remaining people in the building. I sighed and pressed my palm against my clenched eyes, "Bella?" the voice on the other end asked sounding worried. As she should be.
"Alright, Edward and I will wait here while you reach us. I'll explain everything to everybody's communication pieces when you've caught up to us." I directed.
"Understood." she confirmed and hung up.
I immediately dialed the number of one of the coaches, hoping they answered and were still at HQ. I bit my lip as I waited, in the rearview mirror I could see Alice's car speeding toward us, "Drive." I instructed Edward. "The Donovan don't know where the conference is, they're waiting for us to lead them, and lead we will. Head to the safe house." He nodded, understanding what my plan was, and drove back on to the road; once more flying down the road.
Finally the line clicked and a voice answered the other side answered, "Warner."
"This is Isabella Swan I.A of Division 1, I need you to put my on the sound system across the entire building. It is of utter emergency, that everyone listen and follow as directed." I spoke in an authoritative tone, I had to step up to the role everybody placed me in.
"Yes ma'am." He answered without hesitance. After a few minutes of silence he spoke, "Whenever you're ready."
I took a deep breath, pushing any nerves out of my voice. "Agents and trainees of CSIS, I need you to listen very carefully; the very existence of this agency depends on you. We have reason to believe that a group from the Donovan Clan is headed your way right this second...if they're not already in the building. I know some of you aren't as experienced as others, and perhaps some of you are frightened. I wouldn't be asking you this if I didn't believe you could do it. You have come this far for a reason, whether that be strength, wit, or mere determination- all of you have something to contribute to this agency. I need you to guard and protect the files and records, down in the records room. Do not let the enemy into our home, don't let them destroy what we have built. You're priority is to ensure the safety of those records. We're counting on you." I finished with a strong confidence projecting in my voice. I hung up and saw Edward smiling.
"What?" I asked not seeing what was so funny in a time like this.
"Nothing, that was quite the speech there." He answered smirking and I rolled my eyes.
Soon we rolled to a stop in front of a small cabin, one that had Edward had his way, would've been my prison years ago. A line of cars and vans followed, they pulled to a stop and agents piled out of them. Edward and I got out of the car and stood in front of the small building, ready to give out directions before the unwanted company arrived.
As the crowd started to gather, you could hear the gasps and the growing murmers and whispers. I stood next to Edward and waited for him to take his role as leader, I was his partner- his second in command. Not the leader, and I was perfectly happy in my spot. Everybody needed someone to count on, to have their back; I was Edward's and that's all I needed.
When everybody had arrived, he stepped forward. "Attention!" He shouted, and everybody straightened their backs. Looking forward at their leader, he may have been gone; they may have believed him to be dead; but no one could deny that he was a leader and always would be. Everybody respected him, even the agents in the crowd who were older and more experienced than him, stood awaiting their orders.
"I know many, if not all of you, believed me to be dead. In a sense, I suppose I was; it wasn't long ago that I finally found my way back. The time has come to bring an end to this." I looked out into the crowd and there wasn't a hint of doubt among them. They were here to serve and follow orders, they were ready.
"The enemy is approaching this destination fast, I need a group of you to do perimeter control. Stay low and out of sight, let the enemy come in but they do not leave this place unless they are in cuffs or a body bag. Understood?" he ordered. A round of "yes sir" went through the crowd, and then a group of 10 left to their assigned areas.
"I need the rest of you to remain here, where the main fighting will take place. I need the Cullen and the Hales inside with Bella and I. We'll be the last line of defense for the people inside, it is us after all who'll they be anxious to get out of the way." He stopped letting his orders register, then he turned to look at me, he waited for me to speak.
"This enemy has made a fool out of us on more than one occasion, it is time to show them who they're messing with. It's time we finish this once and for all. We leave everything we have today on the battlefield, no one will be able to say we didn't give it our all." I spoke out to every one, slowly meeting their gaze.
"Let's do this." Edward commanded and everybody disperesed, waiting for the battle to begin.
"Man I missed you, boss." Emmett said as the group approached us. I quirked an eyebrow,
"Not that I didn't like having you as the head Bella! It's just that-" He began blubbering, I smirked and he knew I didn't mind. He was right afterall, we all missed him.
"Alright let's head inside and scope out the place, we can't let them get through." Edward nodded and headed inside, the rest of us trailing him.
"How are we looking Alice?" I asked her for an update on the situation.
"All of the known accomplices in Seattle have been captured and brought in, I pulled Emmett and Jasper so they could come help us over here. The only thing is we didn't find the Volturi brothers, I think it's safe to assume they're headed here. They would want to be with Aro as they go through their plan." she rattled off as we gathered in the livingroom. The guys did a sweep of the builidng, determining it was empty.
"Is it really here? This is nothing more than a couple of rooms and a kitchen, what on earth would the 'grand assembly' be doing here?" Rose asked adjusting the strap on her automatic.
"There's more to this than meets the eye." I answered. It was better that everybody believe that we were in fact at the place of the conference. It would be easier to fool the enemy, if they were fooled as well.
"Alright so what do you want us to do?" Jasper asked, he never questioned our methods. He wasn't as easily fooled as the rest, and I'm sure if anybody had figured out this was a set up, it was him. Yet he always stayed quiet, it didn't matter what the plan was. He always did his job, and inclusive a little more than necessary to ensure the safety of his team. I always respected that in him.
"Alice and you are the quickest, I need you to guard this hallway. They can't find the entrance to the hidden room, shoot at anything coming your way." Edward directed nodding over to the hallway behind us. He and Alice nodded simultaneously, leaving to take their spots.
"You two," He pointed at Rose and Em,"stay with us here. No matter what we keep the fight pointed at us."
"Got it." Rose answered cocking her gun and looking at Emmett, "Let's take the back entrance. We can't have them surprise us from behind." She suggested and he smiled tenderly at her.
"That's my girl." He said placing his hand on the small of her back, walking with her to the other end of the room. The heavy feeling seemed to be permanently settled in my stomach, everybody in this room had something-someone to lose. We all feared losing our other person, the only difference was I had already lost mine once; and I wouldn't be letting that happen again.
"Ready?" Edward asked me, walking up to me so that we were only inches apart.
I closed my eyes and nodded, "Be careful." I whispered. I felt his hand on my cheek, his thumb running back and forth along my cheek bone.
"Only if you are." He answered, slowly my eyes opened and met his green ones. The room was cold, it helped to keep me alert; I felt awake, my heart beat steady and strong. But one look into those green emeralds and every bit of me felt warm, they were enough to send my heart into an erratic rhythm. I shook my head and smiled, only I could be focusing on these things at a time like this.
"Promise." I said, biting my lip and resting my head in his chest. "Okay, let's do this." I said turning to face the door. I walked over to the fire place and stood with my gun aimed, ready for whatever walked through those doors. It wasn't long after I had controlled my breathing that the gunshots rang on the outside, and then the sounds of battle exploded.
I focused on the cold metal in my hand, the safety was off; it was loaded and my finger rested lightly on the trigger. It felt right to be holding the gun, I felt in control; which I must say was rather ironic given that the situation was so out of control.
Edward tensed in his place by the kitchen, he used the island as his cover. His gun out and aimed, the seconds seemed to slow and then everything was a blur.
The door burst open, and the bullets came by the hundreds. I dove behind the couch, laying on my side on the floor I shot at whatever figure walked through the doors, every bullet hitting it's mark. Some dropped dead before they could get too far into the room, others were faster and dove behind different furniture using that as cover. As bullets flew at my head, I got up into a crouch behind the couch and reloaded my gun. Wood splintered and glass shattered, my legs had small slashes here and there from the glass around me.
Suddenly my back straightened, and my breathing slowed. I didn't have to see him walk in, in order to know that he was here. Aro carried a certain air around him that left the room a couple degrees colder whenever he was present.
"Where are they?" He demanded.
"It would seem that they're very interested in keeping the south hall empty." A voice answered. I crawled to the other edge of the couch and saw the body pile at the entrance of the hallway, Jasper and Alice were doing their job well.
"Ah, yes. How many?" He asked.
"As far as we can tell, two in the back part of the house, at least one in here and another in that direction, and who knows how many are waiting down the hall." answered the same voice. Sounds of struggle still sounded on the outside, the sooner we could take these people out the sooner we could help our friends on the outside.
"Isabella?" He called out, my jaw clenched tightly. Silence followed, he was waiting for a response, no point in prolonging it. I cocked my gun and aimed it at him, slowly I stood from behind the couch, until we both stood facing each other. It was only him and some other guy standing behind him, I scowled at his calm expression.
"Aro." Was my curt response. The man behind him moved to grab his gun and I reaimed at him.
"Don't even think about it; you, on the ground!" I ordered him. He looked to his master, Aro gave a small nod and with his hands in the air, slowly lowered to his knees.
The gun was soon once more pointing at Aro's chest, "Come to surrender?" I asked knowing very well what his answer was.
"I'm afraid not, my dear." He had the audacity to sound disappointed. "Tell me where is Charlie? I haven't heard from him, I can only imagine what a surprise it was to see Renee again." My blood boiled with rage, I had to remind myself that he was toying with my emotions, he needed me off guard.
"You dare to speak their names after what you did to them? You have 10 seconds to drop to you knees and surrender." I demanded, my entire body shaking with anger.
"And if I don't you'll shoot me? Yes I've seen this movie before, I'm afraid I'm not a huge fan of the ending. Mind if we change it up a bit?" He asked nodding at my chest. I looked down to see a red dot hover over my chest. Somewhere out there was a sniper aiming at me. "Now why don't you show me where the entrance is, and call out your shooters." He instructed. I bit back a growl, my eyes glancing to the hallway.
"Jasper, drop your weapon and walk out towards me." I instructed him. Hopefully they knew what to do. "But first open the last door on the right." I heard the thud of his gun hitting the floor, and the squeaking of the hinges on the door.
"Now drop your weapon and lead the way." He ordered, motioning for me to head down the hall.
I clicked the safety on and tossed it aside. Slowly I made my way down the hall way and slowly walked into the empty room. Aro and his man followed, the guy aiming a gun in my direction. I stepped up to a lock pad next to a big door in the middle of the room. Slowly I punched in the code, a small ring let us know that the correct number was dialed and a click signaled that the door was unlocked. I looked at Aro expectantly, with my hands up in the air, I stepped to the side, waiting for him to open the door. He looked at me with a smug expression, stepping forward he turned the handle and swung the door open. As the door opened two bullets sailed out of the room and into the two men. I slowly brought my hands to my side and kicked the gun away from the gasping man on the floor.
Alice walked out of the panic room aiming her gun at Aro. I looked down at him with an expression of disgust. "You should've seen that one coming, given you've already seen this movie before."
Two gunshots rang behind me in the living room, "And you should have seen that coming my dear, it must be quite difficult to lose him twice." He coughed, blood spilling from his mouth. He took one last jagged breath before becoming completely still. Aro Volturi was dead, but I couldn't have cared less as I ran out of the room towards Edward. Alice was right behind me as we ran in to find to bodies on the floor.
My heart twisted painfully in my chest, "Edward!" I shouted.
"Jasper?" Alice cried.
It took us a moment to register that the two men on the floor were Caius and Marcus Volturi, Edward and Jasper standing over them, guns out.
"Oh thank god." I exhaled running over to him and launching myself into his arms. He caught me and pulled me close. "I-we heard- and then Aro- I thought..." I couldn't form complete sentences, I could barely remember how to breathe properly.
"I know. I know." He rubbed my back soothingly. "Caius and Marcus surprised us but we bounced back before they could pull the trigger." He explained. I nodded in his chest.
There were shouting and cheering outside, I looked up and out the door. "Is it over?"
"I think so." Rose answered joining us in the living room. She had her arm in a make shift sling made from Emmett's shirt. He stood behind her in a tank top, blood tricking from the gash on his cheek.
"Come on." Edward said placing his arm around me and leading us out the door. Every where we looked there were bodies; some of fellow agents but most of the Donovan Clan. The remainder of our people were cheering among one another, happy that they were still alive- perhaps a little bloody and bruised but alive nonetheless.
One of the older agents approached us and spoke to Edward, "The enemy has been terminated sir." He informed us and I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you agent. We'll have the injured be sent off first, the rest of us stay here to gather the agents who have given there life today." He instructed. The man nodded and walked off to inform the rest.
Alice walked over to me and handed me her phone, I gave her a confused look. "Read it." she said smiling.
Records are safe, building is secure, no little ones were lost.
"Do you know what he means?" she asked me. I smiled down at the phone and then at her. I gave it back to her nodding proudly.
"Yeah, we have the best next generation of agents." I looked at my watch, "Shit! I'm late." I exclaimed digging in Edward's pockets and heading toward the volvo.
"Woah, where do you think you're going?" he asked grabbing my arm, stopping me.
"If you've forgotten, I have a meeting to get to." I answered smiling. I stepped toward him, gave him a quick peck on the lips and then ran to the driver's side.
"If you scratch my car, I scratch you!" he warned.
I smirked, "Promise?"
"Oh ew." Emmett said wrinkling his nose. Jasper merely laughed and looked at Rose who seemed rather proud.
I laughed and slipped into the seat, looking at them in the rearview mirror as I sped off.
3 Years Later
That day of the conference, many things were brought to light. First, there was the concern about my integration into the agency; but considering what I had to go through in order to get there, not many people doubted me when I told them that I belonged there. I believed in helping people and I didn't care if the world knew how it was that it had turned a little safer over night. Somethings were better left unsaid. I made mistakes yes, but I was only human as were the rest of their agents, mistakes were a part of the role. The second thing was that Seth was being promoted to leader of Division 2. As it turns out some battles aren't fought out in a battlefield, but rather in a chair with a bag of poison strapped next to you. Jake had been diagnosed with breast cancer- male breast cancer.
At first it was hard to understand, how this could happen to him; but men are just as at risk to breast cancer as women. Jake didn't want anyone to know about this, we didn't know why. We should have been there with him, instead of him going to chemotherapy on his own. I suppose he was embarassed. He had requested that Seth take his place until he was able to resume his job. The board consented, and also assigned to new field agents to Division 2. Given that Jake was unable and Tanya was imprisoned.
Things were a bit tough after the conference, the biggest shock being that Edward wasn't dead- but Charlie was. We had a big ceremony for him, and he went up on the wall with his own plaque and everything. I couldn't speak for the entire day, I was busy choking back sobs.
After we found out about Jake, Rose worked her magic to find out everything we needed to know. Where he was being treated, by who, and when. No man was ever left behind or alone; Jake shouldn't have to do it alone and never did after that day. We swore at least one of us would go to therapy with him.
At first he was mad that we knew, and then when we told him that fighting it was pointless because we could literally disguise ourselves as anything or anyone in order to be with him, he caved in. The day Edward went with him alone, he returned with red eyes; I didn't ask, I just knew everything was behind them and they were working on being friends.
He's been in remission for close to 2 years now, and resumed his place as head of Division 2, with Seth as second in command. But we can't say nothing good came from all those visits to the hospital; he did meet a very cute and rather flirtacious nurse. He had gorgeous blue eyes, but if Edward ever asked I denied ever having said such a thing.
Rose and Em are now married, and currently on their honeymoon. Edward and I moved in together, no use paying for two apartments if we spend most of time at my place anyway. Although I do regret bringing in his piano into my home, considering he gives it way more attention that he should. That man had problems when it came to that piano...and his car.
Slowly but surely I've become one of CSIS's most respected agents, and in my spare time I like to head down to the gym and train some of the younger trainees. They always ask me the questions they're scared of asking their coaches, they trust me. I've never felt more at home or happier in my life. I sold my grandmother's house in Arizona, but still have the one in Forks for the days I need to get away.
I took a sip from my coffee and did a quick sweep of the cafe, nothing suspicious stood out. I put my cup down and turned to look out the window, the Eiffel Tower loomed over us in all it's glory.
I sighed and frowned, my phone buzzed on the table. I picked it up and read the message.
Smile. I thought you always wanted to come to France.-E
I rolled my eyes, smiling.
I did, but I kinda thought I'd be enjoying the city with you. Not stuck in the same cafe for 3 days.-B
At least the view is nice.-E
I looked at the tower once more and smiled, at the moment a tall blonde young man walked in. He had strong broad shoulders, and a killer smile.
Now it is.-B
Bella.-E He warned, I could already hear the growl in his voice.
Shhh. Gotta go, tall cutie 3 o'clock.-B
The man walked over to an empty table in the corner, not long after a man walked across the room to join him. They spent less than 3 minutes together before the blonde placed an envelope on the table and left. I grabbed my coffee and my purse, following him out the door and onto the busy street. I kept my distance until I saw him stop walking, I kept going forward and slid open a compartment in my watch. I poison filled need stuck out just enough for me to strike him as I bumped into him on my way to the man who he had given the envelope to.
When I reached him, I heard the gasps of people behind me. I turned to see the blonde collasped on the floor, with people surrounding him trying to rouse him to consciousness.
When I turned back around the man from the cafe was standing in front of me tucking the envelope into my purse. "So how about we take that tour of the city of love now?" Edward asked smirking.
"That sounds like a great idea." I said leaning in to kiss him. His hands caressed my face, when we finally pulled apart we both were smiling like idiots.
"M'lady." He said offering me his arm, I hooked mine through his and off we went. Unsure of what trouble a city like Paris could offer, but walking into it was open arms nonetheless. After all everybody deserved their fun once in a while, we were only human.
A/N So that's it, that's a wrap. Thank you to those who read it, who stuck with me through all this time. You don't know how much I appreciated every review on here, every single one of you made this so much better for me. Writing was something like my personal therapy, and your encouragement meant everything to me. I don't know if I'll be posting another story soon, but if I do there's no way I'm letting this repeat itself. Thank you and read on.