A/N: Please read this note, would you kindly? I'd appreciate it.

I'm sure you're wondering where the GOT/HOTD is today!

I'm sorry about that.

...we ran out of time today; I overdid it last night and pushed myself too hard, which resulted in me sleeping nearly the ENTIRE day today. Claws of a Lion/Foxfire aren't ready -quality updates over quantity!- and publishing them in their current rough state would only lower the quality of those stories as a whole. Dark, Slifer, Dylan and Advent need their rest. I need to do better. I MUST do better. I don't want to overwork them.

Thus, today is a plot bin day.

*bows head in shame*

My apologies.

So here we go. The fate of this story depends on you, the reader. Your feedback determines the fate of this tale, and many others. I'll do my best to keep you entertained as always, but I really do need to know what you think of this so I can continue to improve, not just as a writer, but a person.

I'm just a humble author trying to make his way in this wild world, one word at a time.

Time and feedback will determine if this remains a story. Simple as that.

In other words...its up to YOU, the reader. Dooo let me know~!

Lemme know what you think, it means everything.

TFS tribute is obvious~!

"Pompous oaf!"

"Spoiled sow!"

"Whiskered wretch!"

"Oh yeah?! Screw you!"

"Fuck you too!"

~?

Excuse Me Princess

"Stop calling me that!"

A young Cassandra Kirraman drew herself upright on her heels and glared bloody red daggers at the blond buffoon before her, fighting for every inch. For his part, he glared right back, undaunted by her anger and loomed large over her, a ferocious scowl twisting across his whiskered face.

She tried not to flinch when he slammed a hand into the wall mere inches from her cheek, effectively pinning her in place.

"Well excuuuuuse me, princess!" he leaned in and snapped at her, breath warm on his face, lips mere inches from her own as he railed at her. "You wanna make things better for people down here? Then DO something about it! Nobody can breathe down here with all the Gray in the air!"

She bridled, cheeks gone red. "Then...then I'll fix it! Just you wait and see!"

The blond rolled his eyes, pivoted in place and walked off, already ignoring her. "Whatever you say, princess."

She raced after him. "Stop calling me that! I'm not a princess!"

"You're acting like one." he shrugged freely. "I say it as I see it."

She redoubled her stride, practically spitting. "Pompous oaf!"

That goat his attention: he rounded on her, eye red. "Spoiled sow!"

She flailed for a counter. "Whiskered wretch!"

"Oh yeah?! Screw you!"

"No!" she stomped a foot. "Fuck you!"

"Fuck you too!"

They glared at one another, eyes narrow, heaving for breath.

Her eyes went lidded.

In hindsight, she wasn't sure who moved first, only that someone did; one moment she was reaching up to throttle him, and in the next she found herself pressed up against the plaza wall, his lips crushing against hers as he pressed a knee into her groin. She grabbed his hair and yanked, drawing a growl from him, but that only made him kiss her harder, to which she bit his lip in return. He retaliated by ripping open her corset, exposing her bosom to the frigid air. Her hands roved lower in return, biting into the bandages of his battered back until she felt blood bubble up beneath her fingers.

She should hate him. And she did! He infuriated her like no other!

Piled her up, pushed her buttons in a way no one else could!

And yet... she just...

...couldn't...

..stop...

Cassandra broke for air and leaned back, still holding onto him, gasping for breath.

...my room, two minutes."

A/N: Naruto: Aaaaand that's how I met your mother...well, one of them.

We'll cut it here, just as before. Consider this a snack to whet your appetite. If it wasn't obvious, these are potential teasers for something that may or may not be coming down the pipeline. Hope it made you smile. No previews this time. I'm exhausted. Aaaand there we go. As ever, reviews keep me alive. Without them, I cannot write.

Sooooooooo...in the Immortal Words of Atlas...Review...Would You Kindly?

Hope you enjoyed this, and may your day be filled with lots of luck!

Warm regards,

~Nz.

R ~!