Response to audience:

So dear Audience. Now I know that I said I wouldn't just make an announcement chapter, since I gave my word back in chapter…14? Anyway, the reason I'm breaking my word here is that I've got a lot of messages and stuff from people asking me where I've been. So I've come to the point, where I've considered that it seems to be a concern a lot of people have.

Anyway, I've been really sick, I'm allergic to a lot of things, respiratory problems, which cause me to get winded and fatigued really easily, and I've been busy at work and other factors both personal and social. So I haven't had a lot of time to continue writing the story. Which is why nothing has seemingly been updated in 6 months.

As for the story itself. Well, you can rest easy. I will never abandon it. Whether it takes me a day, a week, a year, a decade, or till the day I die. I will finish this story. The reason is simple: I love this pairing and this story and all that it's meant for me and for you. I cherish it and I don't want it to go down the same route so many other stories have, forgotten because of muse or some other reason.

That said: I'm gonna level with you all. I…haven't thought this far ahead. What I mean is: I had an idea of what I wanted to happen after the defeat of Aizen, but for soooo long I've been on the otherside looking at Aizen as the ending point to an arc (or major arc of the series), that I kind of forgot to actually develop a 'what happens next?'. Like I said, I've got a few basic ideas down and have been working when I can, but well, they aren't as thought out as say the rest of the fic, and I don't want that. That's why I am taking so long, I don't want to fizzle out and screw up the fic, especially right here near the end.

You don't deserve that and neither does the story. That's why I'm telling you all this, because I care. I promise to keep on working on it as best as I can, but I can't guareentee if the next update will come next month or next year. I'm just trying to put quality work that makes sense.

So…I guess the dumb down version is: You don't have to worry, I'll still keep working on this fic however I can and whenever I can, but real life and limitations of my body and mind can only take me so far. The story shouldn't be too much longer in terms of length till the end of it. I'm just a bit caught off guard, since everything else was already pre-planned in advance, this is was basically the situation I wanted to avoid when I was drafting things up, because this is how I get, haha. Back fired huh? Muse and imagination take you different ways.

Anyway, till we meet again in the next update.

I hope you've learned a lot from the characters and the struggles and lessons they've learned, and use it in your life, your loved ones life, and in your own fics/stories. You're the best audience a closet Otaku could every ask for and the cast of the fic thank you for the support.

Sincerely,

Jeanluc Ocasio aka Blackout2010 (and the cast of BTAT)

PS: When I do post the new chapter, it'll be after this one, since for some reason the site doesn't send notification for replacing chapters, ect. Anyways, good days people and the cast thanks you for the support!