As promised, here's a new chapter! Though this'll be the last chapter! Of the year. Still more to come!
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'I'm not betraying Jaune. I'm just here because Weiss invited me, and I didn't get the chance to turn it down,' thought Pyrrha as she stood in front of a spa called Spa Envy, a branch of Mii Amo, a famous massage chain.
"Come on, let's go in," said Weiss as she dragged Pyrrha and Yang inside.
"So how'd you get roped in?" asked Yang.
"Weiss was kind enough to invite me after a strenuous day," smiled Pyrrha as they all walked.
"Hi, welcome to Spa Envy," smiled the female attendant in the front, "Do you have an appointment?"
"Yes, I booked a 1 o'clock appointment under Weiss Schnee. Three full-service massages," answered Weiss.
"Ah yes, I have it here," nodded the attendant as she looked through the computer, "Weiss Schnee plus two guests. Could you all please sign in on this tablet?"
Weiss helped sign all of them in and stood at the counter waiting.
"Ah yes, Weiss Schnee, Yang Xiao Long, and... Oh my gosh Pyrrha Nikos!?" gasped the female attendant as Pyrrha winced at this recognition. Weiss didn't notice as she was still at the counter, though Yang did.
"I'll get you all to your rooms right away," said the attendant, quickly giving them all towels to use, "The showers are inside the room. Feel free to ask if you need anything. A choice of masseurs will be available for you to choose in the tablet inside the room. The drinks inside are complimentary."
The trio was soon in a luxurious room with three top of the line massage beds laying there. The shower room even had a large bath that could fit all three of them and still have room.
"Not bad," nodded Yang as she started to shed off her clothes, "Haven't bathed like this for a while. Beacon's shower stalls aren't big enough to have these type of things."
Seeing that they were all female as well as being a Mistral native, Pyrrha also began to take off her clothes. Back at Mistral, there were shared same gender baths, and it was common nature to be completely nude in them.
Weiss was the only one that was rather self-conscious about getting naked in front of other girls. Yang had never been one to shy away from flaunting her body. Her clothes all emphasized her curves and crop top pushed up her already sizable assets. Pyrrha also had the same curves as Yang, though slightly more muscular on various parts of her body.
Back at Atlas, the culture was a bit more stringent on that taboo. There were no community baths at Atlas, and the fashion style at Atlas was more conservative due to cold weather and lifestyle. So Weiss more or less took off her clothes away from them, wearing a towel before sinking into the bath with Pyrrha and Yang, who did not bother with towels.
"So what are our choices?" asked Yang as she sipped on some juice from the fridge while relaxing in the tub.
"Well there are quite a few choices here," noted Weiss as she was surfing through the tablet that listed the masseurs, "I think I'll go with these two female masseuses. You can have up to three at once, depending on the availability."
Yang leaned over, uncaring that her breasts pushed onto Weiss's arms, who flinched before scrolling through the Scroll tablet.
"Mm, I'll take these two," stated Yang, choosing a male and female pair, "The guy looks yummy enough, though he better know where not to touch."
Pyrrha hummed as the tablet was passed over to her, looking at the choices. She felt a stab of guilt again, thinking about Jaune and his hands. To have another hand lay upon her felt... weird, to say the least. She had been massaged by other masseurs and masseuse before, so why was Jaune so different? Deciding to shelve that line of thought for the future, she chose a single female masseuse. The three girls spent the rest of the time relaxing in the tub.
"Did you hear? Not only is the Schnee Heiress is here, but so is Pyrrha freaking Nikos!" said one of the employees in excitement.
"I know, right!" said another.
"I have to say, the other girl looks pretty hot too," commented a male employee.
"Oh look, they ordered the masseurs and masseuses!" shouted an employee working at the computer.
The masseurs quickly looked at their own Scrolls to see if they had notifications.
"Look like we'll be working on Weiss Schnee," said a female masseur to her partner.
"We got the blonde one," noted another female to her male partner, who looked pleased.
"Yes! I got Pyrrha Nikos!" screamed the last female, causing many to groan.
"We should send another one to help out with Miss Nikos," stated a manager, "We'll send another masseuse, free of charge. With her endorsement, business will skyrocket!"
"Then I should go," stated a male masseur, "You all know I'm the best here."
There was a lot of grumbling, but everyone agreed that he was the best, even if they didn't like it or wanted to be the extra person.
"Ah, they've arrived," said Weiss as she went to the door.
All three girls were wearing bathrobes provided to them inside the room, their long hairs untied and mostly brushed and laying in front of their body. Weiss let them in as Pyrrha and Yang went towards the massage tables.
"Hello, we are the masseurs and masseuse that your ordered for the day," said one of them, "I'm Patricia, and my partner Elena will be working with Miss Schnee today."
With a wave, the two women guided Weiss to a bed, where she took her bathrobe off before laying down on the massage bed. All three girls were wearing bikini bottoms and a string bikini that went around their neck and another around their back. Weiss merely untied the back part only, laying down and waiting for them.
Yang and Pyrrha followed her lead, taking off their bathrobes and quickly laying down on the massage tables. The massage tables were made of soft foam, allowing their chest to sink down comfortable into it instead of being squished and splayed to the side a bit. The bed itself had a heating apparatus built inside of it.
"Mmm, this isn't half bad," said Yang, not wanting to admit anything yet though. The bed and bath were nice, but that was to be expected when compared to Jaune's shop, which wasn't as expensive as this one.
As the masseurs began to go to their respective customers, Pyrrha noticed she had two of them.
"I thought I only ordered one?" asked Pyrrha.
"Management decided it was only fair for you to have two, as your friends ordered two. There will be no extra charge for this, however. Please, enjoy your stay here," said the male masseur, "My name is Azul, and your other masseur is Jade."
Pyrrha frowned but decided to not make a big deal of it. Yang hummed as her masseurs introduced themselves as Jett and Mauve.
The masseurs and masseuse began their job with a professional attitude similar to Jaune. After choosing their oils and spices, they went to work on the Huntresses body in sync.
"Oh my, you have such lovely hair," noted Mauve as she was working on Yang's left side.
"Mmm thanks, I take good care of it," moaned Yang as she felt her muscles relax and take a trip.
"See, didn't I tell you this would be better?" asked Weiss as hers started working on her legs.
"Mmm, but to be fair, Jaune doesn't have access to all this stuff," grunted Yang, "Plus, you never had one of his massages."
"Oh, is this Jaune fellow your boyfriend? Or a Huntsmen?" asked Jett.
"Nope," replied Yang with a lazy wave, "He's a masseur like you guys. Owns a clinic at Mid-town Vale, away from you guys at Uptown."
All the masseurs and masseuse glanced at each other at once, ticking down the name Jaune.
"Did you just see him a yesterday?" asked Jett as he felt her muscles, "He did a pretty decent job then. Most of your muscles are still pretty relaxed. Usually you Huntresses are always training and building up stress fast."
"Nope, last week," replied Yang, "He gave me a quick massage for my back once, and then again with a full treatment. just two days after. Haven't had any problems really since then."
"A quick massage?" asked Mauve.
"Yea, well I kinda barged in while he was closed," blushed Yang, "I was getting desperate as my back was hurting, and... well I kinda ran out of some personal items as they grew a bit."
The masseuses all nodded in understanding and some jealousy. Azul frowned at the thought of another potential high-level masseur not under their group. Management would want to know about this.
The massage continued in silence, with a few moans and groans here and there. Then an incident happened while Jett was a bit distracted thinking about the other masseur. He had been focusing on the right side of Yang's back that he didn't notice his hand dipping a little too deep to the side. Yang just gave a smile as she stared at him for a bit before lashing out, her hand gripping his balls in a very uncomfortable manner.
"I suggest that you don't take advantage of the situation, okay?" said Yang frostily, "Just because your a masseur doesn't give you permission to start groping me."
"I'm sorry ma'am!" squeaked Jett, "I didn't mean to! I got distracted and wasn't paying attention where my hand went, I promise!"
Yang stared at him for a few more seconds before letting go, "See that you don't."
Azul hid a grin as he continued massage Pyrrha Nikos. He knew better than to let his mind wander when massaging a female, especially Huntresses. As hot as most of them were with the amount of workout they did, the fact was that most of them could easily tear citizens into pieces.
Still, he noticed that Pyrrha seemed rather relaxed. Azul had massaged many Huntsmen and Huntresses of all ages before, and each one of them had knots all over their bodies. Even with a full day's of massage, knots would come rather fast with their workout style. Especially with a champion such as Pyrrha Nikos, whom he was sure worked out every day. And yet, as his hands glided on her skin, he found it concerning that there was barely any knots to work out with.
"Did you recently see someone, say like two days ago?" asked Azul as he finished with the arms, asking her to turn over so they could work on the front part of the body.
"Mm, no," replied Pyrrha as she turned over when prompted. Her bikini piece was still on, but Jade tossed a towel over her chest for extra comfort. The two of them began to massage her front thighs, finally relieved to find something to work with.
"Jaune only did my shoulders, neck, and arms on Tuesday," continued Pyrrha, "And only for a short time, considering Tuesday is the day he closes. I was having a tough time, and one massage later I felt so free."
Azul mentally put Jaune up on a higher mark, making it more urgent to find out about this boy, and if he was a possible competitor or recruit.
"Didn't you go to him a few times more?" asked Yang curiously as she also flipped over.
"I mainly went over to help him study," blushed Pyrrha a bit, "It was a nice place to get away from my partner."
Both Weiss and Yang winced at the mention of Pyrrha's partner in sympathy.
"The first time I went in, though, was amazing," praised Pyrrha, much to all of their interest, "It was the first time I was able to relax."
"Yea you did seem a bit stiff and cold back then," chuckled Yang, "I thought you and Weiss would've gotten along great with both of your stiffness. Then again, with a partner like Oreo, anyways would be full of knots."
The employees glanced at each other once more. Jaune's name just became more important for them to find out.
Throughout the whole session, each employee seemed to be more driven than ever to do better. This even included facial makeovers, though no nail makeovers. They were Huntresses in training and had to always clip their nails short. Add to the fact that they had no real time to keep their nails looking pretty, nail polish or glimmer could easily be seen by enemies with sharp eyes, especially Grimm. The scent they gave off could also attract Grimm easily.
Soon enough, their session was over. The employees left to allow the trio to take another dip in the bath to wash off the oil and leftover spices.
"See, wasn't that better than Jaune?" asked Weiss as she relaxed in the tub.
"Mmm, maybe," admitted Yang, "Would've been better if that guy didn't try to grope me."
"Yang, it was most likely an accident," Weiss defended the masseur, "I'm sure such behavior is uncommon here and will be reprimanded as such. This is, after all, a high-end spa."
The girls finished up their baths and quickly changed back to their usual clothes before walking out to the front desk, where an employee was already calculating the total. Before he could finish, the manager walked in, whispered to the employee, who nodded and handed everything to him.
"I hope you enjoyed your stay here," said the manager as he introduced himself as the general manager of Spa Envy. "We pride ourselves on hiring only the best of the best. Miss Schnee, as your company is one of our main sponsors as well as a provider of a majority of our equipment, your visit is of course, free of charge. We only hope that you would speak well of us to others."
"But of course," nodded Weiss, "That was easily the best massage I have had in my life."
"Excellent," smiled the manager, "May we quote you on that?"
"I insist," replied Weiss.
The manager nodded before turning his eyes onto Yang, "I do apologize for Jett's mishap. He is very careful, and it is very unlike him to go beyond what the standard zone is. I hope you do not hold this against us."
Yang made a whimsical hand gesture before replying, "Eh, as long as he learns not to, we'll have no problems."
"Much appreciated," thanked the manager, "Please feel free to come back or spread the word of our business. Your next visit, if you decide to come, the price will be halved as atonement for what has happened today."
"Sweet," grinned Yang.
The manager then turned to what he deemed the biggest prize of them all.
"Miss Nikos!" grinned the manager, "I do hope you enjoyed yourself here?"
"It was good, thank you," said Pyrrha with a fake smile on her face once more.
"Azul is our top masseur here at Spa Envy, and is considered one of the best in all of Mii Amio," praised the manager. If they could get a quote from Pyrrha Nikos saying that she had the best massage here, customers would spill all over the place to come here. He could imagine the number of Huntsmen and Huntresses in training coming here in hopes to be like their idol.
"Would you say this is the best massage you've gotten in your life?" asked the manager.
Pyrrha opened her mouth before closing it again, trying to decide what to say. The massage had indeed been excellent, one of the best she had. It was even better than Jaune's first time massaging her. Of course, the facilities were vastly different, considering one had the lien to spend on various oils, spices, and technology. Jaune was rather more on the low end of that side. In terms of skill, Pyrrha considered Azul to be roughly equal to Jaune, perhaps even higher by a bit due to experience.
However, one thing that stood out, in contrast, was when Jaune used his Aura during her massage. Azul, being a civilian, had no access to such thing as it was never unlocked. When Jaune used it and massaged her, she felt like she was being wrapped in a warm protective cocoon. His hands would dance on her skin, untying those knots with ease. She realized that she hadn't had a full body massage with Jaune using his Aura, and almost shivered at the thought of that.
The manager, however, misinterpreted this as her recalling her massage with Azul and smiled.
"So can we get a quote on that?" asked the manager once more.
Pyrrha shook herself out of her trance and focused once more back onto reality, ready to say something when a commotion made itself known.
"What do you mean it's 500 Lien!? You clearly quoted back on the phone that it was 400 Lien!" shouted a Faunus customer with a wolf tail.
"Yes, but that is the rate for humans. Faunus are a bit more complicated," stated the employee.
"That's discrimination!"
"No, it's because we have to take account of your Faunus traits," replied the employee, "Such as the fur on your tail. It could easily clog up the showers, and we would be forced to use a special device to prevent such a thing. This is included in your total. Faunus without such furry traits say like horns, would not be subjected to such a thing."
This, of course, was a complete lie. However, the CEO of Mii Amino had placed such things against the Faunus. Considering the headquarters was based at Atlas, it wasn't too much of a surprise they had discriminatory practices, but used loopholes in the discrimination law to go through them. They always charged extra on any Faunus, using a variety of excuse that was prepared for all employee. It was quite similar to how some repair shop made up excuses about random equipment to charge their customer through the nose when they just wanted to get a simple oil check.
Yang and Pyrrha glanced around and noticed that all the employees were human, save for a few Faunus that worked as janitors.
"Grr, fine!" growled the Faunus as he slammed down 500 Lien and left in a huff, "Don't expect me to come back here!"
"I'm sorry you had to see that," said the manager quickly.
"No worries, I understand how you need to charge extra services to accommodate their traits," nodded Weiss.
"Anyways, about that quote?" asked the manager to Pyrrha.
"It was … good," said Pyrrha once more, making the manager frown a little. That was not the quote he wanted, but before he could pursue it once more, Pyrrha turned away from him.
"I should get going," said Pyrrha, "There are a few more supplies I need to pick up in Vale, and then I promised to accompany Ren as he picks up some more pancake supplies. Thank you for inviting me to this."
With a quick step, Pyrrha left to head over to Jaune's. Seeing as there was no point in staying, Yang and Weiss also left.
The manager stood there for a bit before Azul managed to snap him out of his trance.
"I sent you because you're the best," hissed the manager, "You were supposed to be able to get those words out of the girl's mouth."
"I'm afraid there might be a problem with that," replied Azul, "While massaging those three, they mentioned another masseur. One that might be as good as most of our staff here, if she didn't say it. I suggest we look into this Jaune person. I heard them mention a massage clinic in Midtown Vale."
The manager quickly pulled out his Scroll, going to the Zelp website and typing in massage in the search bar, narrowing the search around Midtown Vale.
"Got eight hits," said the manager, "One has... really low reviews. Why is it still open? And why are people still going to it? Whatever, next one... hmm 3.3 stars. As expected of a low tier place. And the last one... 4.8 stars!? We definitely need to investigate this."
"I think I might go take a look at this place myself," mused Azul, "Just write down any clinic with stars above three. What's your plan?"
"Obviously either recruit them in or drive them out of business," drawled the manager, "If we want to maintain dominance here, we can't let them steal our customers."
Azul raised his eyebrow at this. He was all for recruitment, but driving them out of business? Most of the massage clinics at Midtown Vale catered to the masses while they were more likely to cater to the mid to upper class.
"The fact that one massage clinic has stopped Pyrrha Nikos from saying we gave the best massage experience is a rather huge insult to Mii Amio. We cannot let such a store exist, otherwise, a quote from her will funnel our customers to it," declared the manager.
'Ah, that's a good point,' nodded Azul, but decided he was going to see where this went. As much as recruitment sounded favorable, this Jaune's character was still unknown to him. He could be a rival that would eventually push him off the edge of being the best if he gained the technology and finances here. Azul decided to personally look into this too.
Meanwhile, far away from this plot, Jaune was reading a textbook about Aura. Oreo's word had roused curiosity, and so Jaune was looking for ways to use Aura in such an unconventional manner. Of course, him streaming his own Aura into a person during a massage was already unconventional enough, but he didn't quite know that.
"Hmm, this book doesn't say much about what I want," murmured Jaune as he put the book aside to return to the library, "Maybe I should just ask Ren. He might know!"
Despite telling Ren he did not need to work, Ren in the end still came in for the latter half of the day to help out, saying that he finished with his studies. Seeing as Ren was so insistent, Jaune allowed it.
Before he could do so, Ren rang him up, saying that his next patient had arrived. Jaune quickly got back into work mode and allowed Ren to welcome the customer into the changing room as he prepared his items.
"Hmm running on some of my essential oils," murmured Jaune as he noticed he was on his last full bottle, "Hopefully my supplies will arrive soon. Need to check my bathroom supplies too after this. Since Pyrrha won't be coming this Tuesday, I can probably get a lot of stuff then. Not to mention there's a big sale coming soon."
Jaune welcomed his next patient before having to look downwards, as his next patient was a rather short female with hamster whiskers, who also had to look up to see Jaune's face. She seemed even shorter than Neo, whose head was at least up to the bottom of his chest. This female was reached only up to his waist even while standing up.
Ren was busy organizing a few more paperwork for Jaune as well as making note what to order when Pyrrha entered in the clinic.
"What's up?" asked Ren when he noticed Pyrrha looking nervous, clinging her right hand to her left arm.
"Oh no, nothing," said Pyrrha nervously.
"Pyrrha... you're a horrible liar," deadpanned Ren.
"It's just... you know how today was the day that Weiss invited me to the spa?"
"Yes. She didn't really wait for you to give an answer," replied Ren.
"Yes, well I went there... and," stuttered Pyrrha.
"You feel guilty about going to a spa when I work here with Jaune, and your guilt is moreover for Jaune, with a feeling of betrayal that you might send Jaune's customers to the opposing side," finished Ren.
Pyrrha nodded shyly, causing Ren to look up from his paperwork, "Pyrrha, you do realize that the two places you are comparing have a vastly different customer base?"
"Eh?"
Ren sighed as he continued to organize the papers, "Jaune's Elysium Oasis caters to pretty much all classes, from low to high. Certainly a fitting name, in my opinion. The place you went to, Spa Envy, caters to those with enough Lien to afford so. Not a place where you would find me nor Nora."
"Our customer base is just too different," added Jaune as he entered the room, finished with his customer, "It wouldn't be much competition between us."
Pyrrha let a sigh of relief she didn't even know she had been holding.
"Did you give them a quote?" asked Ren, "Like say it was the best?"
Pyrrha shook her head at this, "The only thing I said was that it was good."
"I'm sure they aren't happy with that," snickered Ren.
"Why?" asked Jaune curiously.
Both Pyrrha and Ren gave each a nervous glance, remembering Jaune still had no idea about Pyrrha's fame, or rather just how big of a celebrity she was. Hell, Jaune still hadn't posted the picture up on his website even though Pyrrha gave him permission to. It was kind of mind-boggling how Jaune still didn't seem to know.
"Jaune, how is your business going?" asked Pyrrha, switching topics quickly.
"Eh, not bad," shrugged Jaune, "I know another massage clinic recently opened nearby. They're having a grand opening promo with discounted prices and gift cards for leaving them a good review on Zelp. It's taking away some business with all that pizzaz."
"Shouldn't you do something to counter that?" asked Pyrrha.
Jaune shook his head, "I'd lose more Lien if I did so. I don't have enough spare Lien to do any promo like that. Plus, it's more of a desperate attempt to draw in customers. I'm sure that I can get by long enough. I'm also considering opening up other Thursdays into taking house calls."
Pyrrha frowned, disliking the fact that Jaune could seriously lose business over this. This place was a safe haven for her! After having a few quick thoughts, she decided to take a more active approach.
"Ren, do you have access to Jaune's website?" asked Pyrrha as Jaune went into the changing room to check on some supplies.
"Yes," replied Ren as pulled it up, "It's on this computer already, with administrative rights to edit it. I don't think Jaune knew how to edit it though, and left it to his friend to do it."
"Can you put a photo of Jaune and me?" asked Pyrrha, pointing to the photo still pasted on top of the wall, "And put it on the website?"
"I can, but why?" asked Ren, "I thought you didn't really like others using your fame."
"If they do it without my consent, yes," nodded Pyrrha, "But I know Jaune would never take advantage of me or my fame."
Nodding in reply, Ren began upload the photo onto the website. He tactfully placed the photo where it would grab attention, but yet not detract from the website's main function.
"Did you want to add anything to it?" asked Ren before he completed the edit.
Pyrrha thought about it for a few seconds before making another decision, "You can quote me on this. Elysium Oasis is one of my favorite places to visit, and has so far given me one of the best massages, to my experience."
Ren raised an eyebrow at that before typing that down. Such a statement would likely inundate Jaune's schedule, but it would help Jaune expand a bit. Perhaps hire another person to help out in the office. Still, he silently obeyed her leader's command and had everything set up.
"Done," stated Ren, "It'll take a bit of time before the changes take place."
"Till what'll take place?" asked Jaune as he returned from taking inventory.
"Pyrrha wanted to help you out a bit," replied Ren without hesitation, "I've uploaded a photo of the both of you with each other, courtesy of Nora's photo, along with a quote from Pyrrha. It'll attract a bit of customers to you."
Jaune blinked in surprise for a bit. Roman had kept telling him to post the photo online, but he never did because he really didn't know how to. He never asked Roman to do it for him either, as he knew Roman was busy with... whatever he was doing. Roman and the others had helped him so much, so he felt bad if he asked for more help.
Taking a peek at the location, Jaune hummed in agreement, noticing the quote from Pyrrha.
"Aww, thanks for the vote of confidence," smiled Jaune.
Pyrrha blushed a bit at the honest praise before clearing her face up.
"Though if you can, delay that post until Friday," said Jaune, "I need to go shopping for some more supplies, I'm running low. I don't know how many people will come because of that post, but better safe than sorry, right?"
'A lot of people will come,' thought Ren, knowing that Jaune was vastly underestimating Pyrrha's popularity.
"Oh, and here's your paycheck," added Jaune, giving Ren a check.
"I receive it with thanks," said Ren humbly as he snapped a photo of the check, sending it to his bank account. All Beacon students had their own bank account when they were enrolled in the Academy. After making sure the Lien was properly transferred, he had the check shredded in the shredder.
"Alright, looks like it's closing time," yawned Jaune, "I think I might turn in early tonight. I need to make a lot of orders tonight."
"All right, have a nice night," waved Pyrrha and Ren.
"Did you want us to bring you something to eat for dinner?" offered Pyrrha.
"Na, I'll just toss something together," replied Jaune, "I have a few leftover ingredients. I'll probably just make it into fried rice."
And with that note, Pyrrha and Ren left for the supermarket to buy their own items. Pyrrha insisted on buying pizza for Ren and Nora, but as soon as she entered the pizza parlor, she was flooded by fans. In the end, Ren ordered it for them while Pyrrha had some Lien transferred over to Ren while apologizing endlessly.
Monday rolled by quickly for Jaune, and at closing time, Jaune locked the doors to his place and decided to take a run to a nearby park, taking his sword and shield with him. He had seen a flyer stating that there would be some sword training in the area and decided to attend. Checking the time, Jaune managed to buy a quick dinner before slowly warming himself up. However, the minutes rolled on with nobody in sight. Looking at the time and noticing it was already 11 at night, Jaune opted to just head home.
Suddenly, Jaune found himself being grabbed and tossed into a rather large burlap sack. Before he could struggle, some sort of Dust based sleeping gas was tossed into his face, causing him to knock out.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine," whispered a giddy voice, "I'm here to make sure you get to come with us tomorrow!"
A familiar orange haired girl with turquoise eyes, pink-themed clothes, and thunder thighs in the literal sense, closed the sack up, making sure there were holes in the sack for air. She spirited away with Jaune into the night, eager for tomorrow's fun.
I'm sure you can guess who that kidnapper was based on the description. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and see you next year!
Also, I just noticed that it's been one year since I made the first chapter of this story! Woot