A/N:

Hello all!

I... well, I really don't even know how to begin this. I'm feeling a whirlwind of emotions as of recently, and my life has changed drastically in the 2 years since I last was on here and certainly in the time since I first created this account about 13 years ago. I could go on about what has happened and how I've changed, but that's not what's important right now.

What is important, is that I'm back -

- and I want to stay back.

Writing SasuSaku fanfictions has been the anchor in my life for as long as I can remember. The past 13 years, whether I paid attention to it or not, has always been grounded by the love and passion I have for this (now CANON) ship, and it's fan base. We watch the world around us now and we can literally see the flames that are burning, and it triggers a fight or flight in us. The 'flight' response, takes us back home. And in my darkest hours, I never realized that home was here, amongst the loving community of this ship I hold dear to my heart.

In these most uncertain times, I find myself returning home.

So, when I say I want to "stay" back, that means I want you all, whoever is still here and reading, to hold me accountable to this. I want you all to keep me going whenever I start to disappear and fade again. Whenever I stray away from my writing, I want you all to remind me that it has been there since day one. That most of you all have been here since day one. When I say I want to "stay" back, please don't let me stray away again.

I'm posting this as a chapter update to the three stories I had on going before my last departure, as hope for that anchor once again. And please don't worry, if you're still looking for an update and this feels like a tease, I AM actually going to continue these three stories in due time (Forte, See No Evil, and Equinox).

And finally, I wanted to point out something exceptionally crucial:

What made me come back, the sole reason I am here writing again, is due to the last couple reviews on my story "See No Evil". Some anon under the name of "Guest" still continued to leave reviews, all the way up to a month ago in hopes of my return. That not only made me cry, but rekindled a light I was so desperately hoping to find again. So THANK YOU, Anon, from the bottom of my heart. I hope you'll see this and see how much you mean to me.

With all of this being said, I am back, and I want to stay back.

With more love than I could ever express,

Cherry