Precious and Fragile Chapter 8, a teen titans fanfic

Wow, how long has it been now? To my readers I greatly apologize for such a long delay. I seem to have been plagued by a dark cloud of death.

Two of my friends died in a car accident around December, they were 22 and 23 years old.

My uncle who I was extremely close to passed away from heart failure about a week ago, almost two weeks now, and his 17 year old daughter found him dead. It was horribly traumatic for all the family.

We just had a hurricane hit us here in Texas last Wednesday. My aunt and uncles home is completely destroyed and no insurance, they're homeless now.

That's a lot to swallow ay? I just felt like I had to give my faithful readers out there a valid excuse for the long delay. I'm sorry, but life has seemed to catch up to me, and not in the greatest of ways.

At the moment I'm just trying to chin up and get some normalcy back in my life, so here I am, writing a new chapter for you lovely readers, I hope you enjoy it and again.

I'm so sorry for the long long delay.

Standard disclaimer: I don't own the Titans, yadda yadda yadda, nothing here is mine but the idea and OC, title is a snip of lyrics from the Depeche Mode song Precious.

Precious and Fragile

Chapter 8

By now night had fully fallen over Jump City and Jinx strolled along in the darkness, a slight spring in her step and a soft smile across her face. The night not bothering her one bit as her eyes absorbed what little light was available making her path clearer than to the average person.

'Awww man…' She thought to herself, 'I'm falling… most definitely, I'm falling. God I'm such an idiot, what am I doing! What am I gonna do…'

The smile quickly disappeared from her face.

'I should just stop this nonsense now… break it off with Raven… before I get to deep… but I haven't felt this way in so long, I'm lying to her. I'm lying to her on so many levels.'

Jinx groaned as she turned a corner to take a shortcut through an alleyway to get to her apartment a bit quicker, she suddenly stopped in her tracks as she heard the sound of a drill and a shrilly familiar voice.

"Freakin thing, start you piece of junk!"

Walking down the alley a little ways more, stepping as lightly as she could trying not to make a sound she noticed a car parked at the exit, the driver side door was ajar and a little pair of legs was kicking around as various cuss words could be heard emitting from under the steering column.

Jinx took a sharp intake of breath, 'Gizmo…'

In her days as a H.I.V.E agent Gizmo had been one of her closet friends, though he didn't look it, he really was a sweet guy. When Jinx had come down with a horrible case of the flu he used to send his robots to her room with cups of orange juice, soup and medicine along with various notes such as 'Get better booger brains, I don't wanna end up snot nosed like you!'. She had even caught him once taking her temperature in her sleep and replacing a cold cloth on her forehead.

Jinx took a couple of steps forward, a smile playing across her face, she was just about to reach out and pull the little guy out from under the steering column by his stubby little legs when she remembered. She's suppose to be laying low, not meeting up with old friends. Jinx sighed softly and moved to make a quiet exit when Gizmo slid out from underneath the steering column, a small smudge of dirt on his cheek, and came face to face with Jinx.

She felt her heart drop to her feet, and the color drain from her face. Gizmo stood, not saying a word.

He wasn't dressed as he normally was, in fact he had let the stubble grow out on his face, he wore a black beanie and his clothes seemed tattered and worn, not what Jinx was used to seeing. He wore a pair of black gloves with the fingers cut out and his boots were scuffed, Jinx noticed a small hole on the toe of one.

Gizmo stared, blinked and put his hands into the pocket of his worn jeans. He sighed looking down at the ground, upon looking back up Jinx noticed a tear fall from his eye.

"I missed you Jinx… everything's gone to hell. I'm so screwed." And he fell to his little knees, tears silently streaming down his face.

Jinx felt her heart learch and she kneeled down in front of her old dear friend.

"Giz… I missed you too buddy." She wrapped her arms around his little frame and pulled him into an embrace. "What happened?" She then held him at arms length.

Gizmo sniffled and rubbed at his nose with his sleeve. "They froze my assets, I have no access to ANY of my accounts ANYWHERE, all cause of that stupid flying rat brain!"

Jinx felt a lump form in her throat, "Flying rat brain… you mean… Batman?"

Gizmo nodded. "I left Jump and set up shop in Gotham where my services seemed to be in higher demand after the team broke up, then before I know it the Bat swoops in, has me throw in jail and only releases me after my assets have been frozen. Now I'm a homeless slob jacking up cars to try and make a few bucks."

Jinx then felt a huge wave of paranoia sweep over her, she quickly stood up and scanned the rooftops around them. "Common Gizmo, I know we're catching up an all, but I don't feel comfortable doing this out in the open. Let's go back to my place, we'll get a bite to eat and you can fill me in on what else has happened while I've been gone."

Gizmo nodded then stood up, "What's up with the new look Jinx… not that it's bad or anything, but it looks to me like you're playing for the wrong team now."

Jinx felt a smile creep over her face, "On the contrary my little friend, I'm playing for the RIGHT team now."

"Awww crud!" Gizmo muttered and rubbed his hands over his face, "Lead the way, a bite to eat sounds good right now."

Jinx nodded, "Common." And she took off at a sprint, Gizmo following close behind as quickly as his stubby legs would carry him.

Titans Tower

Raven entered the tower through the roof entrance, clutching the blanket she and Ryan had been laying on. A small smile still playing on her lips, the tower lights were already out and the stairway leading down into the tower was darker than she would have liked. She mumbled to herself as she felt her way down the stairs finally reaching the door at the bottom leading into the tower hallway.

Opening the door she was surprised to find the lights out there as well. "What time is it anyway?" Raven fumbled in her pocket for her T-Comm and checked the time, "2:30am. Wow I didn't think I was out that long."

Raven then made her way to her room, opening her door she threw the blanket it and continued to the kitchen, she was craving a drink of water before bed.

Entering the Titans living area the only light came from a small nightlight plugged in near the stove. Opening the fridge it cast its glow behind her, pulling out a new gallon of water Raven unscrewed the lid then reached for a glass, filling it up halfway she left the fridge door open, bringing the glass up to her lips she drank down the cool liquid slowly.

"You home late."

Robin's voice startled Raven and her powers sparked, breaking the glass she was drinking from and bursting the gallon of water, the glass cutting her bottom lip as it shattered.

"Shit Robin!" Raven pressed her hand to her lips and felt and tasted the blood dripping from the cut the glass had produced. "What the fuck are you doing sneaking around in the dark?" Raven asked as she groped around for a towel to press to her lip to stop the bleeding. "What does it matter to you if I'm home late anyway Robin?"

Finally finding a dish towel Raven pressed it to her bleeding lip and turned to face Robin, and to her surprise he had already made his way into the kitchen, he leaned against the dripping wet counter, the fridge casting an eerie glow over him.

"I like for my team to be well rested Raven, and you coming home at all hours does not equal a rested team."

Raven smirked, "I'm a big girl Robin, I've pulled all night battles with the team before, and it's only 2:30am."

"2:40." Robin corrected; he then straightened up and closed the gap between them. "I thought your powers were under control-"

"They are." Raven interjected feeling her anger sparking up.

Robin's eyes narrowed and he pulled the towel away from Raven's Lips, he then smudged his finger over the cut, opening it up and causing it to bleed again, Raven cringed slightly.

"Doesn't look like it to me." Robin stated as he held his bloody finger up to Raven's view.

"Screw you Robin." Raven growled as she pushed him square in the chest, causing him to stumble back several feet from his previous position.

"I'm going to bed." Raven stated as she stalked out of the kitchen.

"Aren't you going to clean up your mess?"

"Why don't you do it Robin, it'll give you something to do besides keeping tabs on me!" Raven yelled as she entered the hallway.

Robin glared after her from his position in the living room, "Hmph." He muttered and walked back into the kitchen, gathering the broken pieces of glass and plastic.

Jinx's Apartment

"Welcome to my humble abode." Jinx said as she and Gizmo made it back to her apartment.

"Not to shabby Jinx." Gizmo said as he glanced around her apartment, promptly shrugging off his jacket and sitting down on her couch.

Locking the deadbolts on her door Jinx turned back to Gizmo, "Oh and umm… by the way Giz…" she started to ring her hands together, "I'm in a spot of trouble myself, and there's a reason for the getup."

Gizmo nodded, "I know."

Jinx blinked. "You do?"

Gizmo looked down at his boots, hitting them together. "I am a great hacker… I just still can't believe what I read, really Jinx? Was it true?"

Jinx sat down next to her friend and sighed, "Depends what you read… but if it was a Gotham police report, then yeah… it's true." Jinx felt the shame creeping up into her chest and she couldn't bring herself to look at her friend.

"So you're laying low in Jump again, running around as a freakin' boy?"

Jinx nodded.

"So what are you calling yourself now?"

"Ryan."

Gizmo nodded. "You said we could grab a bite to eat here at your place, whacha got?"

Jinx looked at her friend, only to see him smiling at her, 'He's not judging me, I can see it in his face…' Jinx grinned.

"You up for one of my world famous sandwiches Gizmo?"

Gizmo jumped up from his seat and grabbed Jinx by her arm dragging her into the kitchen, "You bet I am, you haven't made one of those for me in ages!"

Gizmo then sat himself up on the built in bar stools the apartment came with and watched Jinx started to put a sandwich together for him.

"Not to be all doom and gloom… but I hope you had a good reason to get a record like that Jinx, or umm… Ryan."

Jinx stopped what she was doing and sighed, "I was really lost and confused Giz… my mind and emotions were being played, and I realized it too late. Now I'm paying for it."

Gizmo nodded, "I feel ya… right now I'm feeling pretty lost myself."

"Do you not have a place to live Gizmo?"

Gizmo shook his head, "Nope, I barley get enough cash together to feed myself and keep clothes on my back."

Jinx placed the fixed sandwich in front of Gizmo with a mountain dew and a smile. The little man looked at her gratefully and picked the sandwich up taking a huge bite. Jinx then walked around the bar and sat next to him with her own sandwich; after she had taken a bite and swallowed she looked over at Gizmo again.

"Was it my fault Batman busted you?"

Gizmo swallowed his mouthful and took a swig of his mountain dew. "I dunno Jinx… I was doing some pretty gritty stuff, but I was keeping on the down low. I can't really say, the skud muncher could have come after me because he knew we used to roll together, or he discovered my gritty deals. Either way it doesn't matter, don't feel bad. I'm glad we ran into each other." Gizmo then patted Jinx softly on her back, "You always have been my best pal, even though you never really were the most mentally stable."

Jinx gasped and pushed Gizmo off his seat, "You little spud monkey!"

Gizmo started laughing hysterically on the floor, "Sorry but it's the truth."

Jinxed huffed and continued eating her sandwich while Gizmo crawled back up into his seat still giggling, "You know, you can crash out on the couch tonight, you don't have to leave. I have a hot shower and extra blankets and pillows for you to use."

"You don't mind?"

Jinx smiled, "Of course not, we lived together for who knows how long, why would I mind? You're like a little brother to me, figuratively and literally." Jinx giggled.

Gizmo fumed slightly, "Thanks Jinx."

"Lets finish up and hit the sack Giz, it's getting late. We can catch up a bit more tomorrow alright?"

"Rodger that." Gizmo said as he gobbled down the last few bites of his meal.

Picking up their plates and placing them in the sink Jinx made her way to her bedroom and pulled out an extra set of sheets and a pillow for Gizmo. Returning to the living room she set them down on the couch. "I'll leave a towel in the bathroom for you Gizmo, for when you're ready to shower."

"Thanks Jinx, I promise I won't be a bloodsucking leech for long."

"Nah don't worry about it Giz, I'll help you out as much as I can. Even though you told me not to feel bad about what's happened I can't help but feel like it's my fault."

Gizmo shook his head, "Whatever, you've always been a spazz, night Jinx."

"Night Gizmo." Jinx said as she made her way back to her bedroom, closing the door behind her she flopped down on her bed. "Shit."

Titans Tower – Raven's Room

Raven burst into her room fuming, she threw her bloody towel against the wall as hard as she could manage, "Gahh!!" she yelled, then realizing the others were sleeping she attempted to calm herself down, pacing back and forth in her room, "Who the hell does he think he is…" Raven grumbled, clenching and unclenching her fist the anger inside rising and rising still. "I need to calm down." Raven then rubbed her hands over her face and back through her hair, sitting down on her floor she began to chant. "Azrath, Metrion, Zinthos… Azrath, Metrion, Zinthos… ahhhh shit!"

Raven stood up again and continued pacing; the lights in her room began to flicker, looking at her dresser she spotted her cell phone, flipping it open she hit redial without a second thought.

Ring…. Ring…. Ring…. Ring….

"Hello?" came a groggy voice from the other line.

Raven cleared her throat trying to sound calmer than how she felt, "Hey Ryan…"

The voice on the other line suddenly became clearer, "Raven? What's wrong? Are you okay? Why are you calling so late?"

Raven paused for awhile.

"Raven?"

"I'm sorry Ryan… it's just Robin is being a real prick, he really pushed my buttons tonight…"

"What'd the bird brain do this time?" Came Ryan's voice over the other line.

Raven smiled slightly at the quirky comment and sat on the edge of her bed, "He's just keeping tabs on me like I'm some kind of child and it's really pissing me off."

"Just calm down Raven, he just hasn't had a good lay in awhile I'm sure. He's bound to be grumpy."

A laugh escaped Raven's lips. "Did I wake you Ryan?"

"Nah… I had just laid down a bit ago, no worries."

Raven got up and walked over to her vanity and pulled out something comfy to sleep in. "Can you hold on while I change Ryan?"

Ryan's impish reply came over the other line, "As long as I can watch, sure."

"Fine then, use your imagination." Raven quipped back her reply and laid her phone down, not waiting for the reply from the young boy on the other line. Stripping off her shirt she put on a white tank top, then pulled off her jeans, not bothering to put on any boxers but rather staying in her undies and retrieving the phone from its place on the dresser.

"Alright."

A soft whistle filtered through her earpiece, "Now THAT was a show." Ryan then giggled.

"You're such a dog." Raven smiled softly and laid down, resting her head on her pillow and sighed softly.

"Comfy?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah I just laid down."

"I figured, I heard the ruffle of your sheets… need me to come keep you warm? I'll swim across the bay, just say the word."

"Well…" Raven pretended to contemplate her answer.

"Getting my shoes and trunks on, I'll be there in a few."

"I'm kidding Ryan!" Raven giggled into the phone.

"I know, so was I… or was I being serious? The world may never know."

"You know you're more of a dork on the phone than in person." Raven said as she adjusted the comforter around herself, her eyes starting to feel heavier.

"I'm just not good at keeping phone conversations up; I usually run out of material and end up in an awkward silence."

Raven didn't reply.

"Just like that!" Ryan sighed exasperatedly.

"I'm kidding Ryan, I heard you, just making you uncomfortable on purpose." Raven then yawned softly.

"Well thanks for that, it worked. Sleepy Panda?"

Raven blinked a few times, "Did you just ask…. If I was a sleepy panda?"

"Yes, are you?"

Raven giggled and stretched, curling up underneath her comforter, "Sleepy yes, a panda… not the last time I checked."

Ryan laughed softly and yawned as well. "Yeah, I'm a sleepy panda too. You ready for bed now? Did my soothing voice calm you down from Robin's dick-headedness?"

"Mmm hmm…" Raven replied, the voice on the other end of the phone becoming more distant as she started to drift to sleep, Ryan laughed softly.

"Close the phone Rae, let's get to bed. Night Night."

"Night…" Raven mumbled, dropping the phone from her hand; it fell with a soft clatter onto the floor as Raven drifted off into a deep sleep.

6:30 A.M Jinx's Apartment

Gizmo carefully folded the blanket Jinx had lent him the night before, by now he had already showered and was dressed in the clothing he had appeared in the night before. Reseating himself on the love seat he had called a bed he looked around Jinx's apartment, it was a simply furnished place, everything you need, nothing you don't.

Reaching for the coffee table directly in front of him he picked up the TV remote and flicked the flat screen on, he was disappointed to find himself greeted with a screen of static.

"Figures." He then flicked the TV off and popped up off the couch, walking over to the window directly across from him he opened up the blinds and peered outside. The street in front of Jinx's apartment was still pretty devoid of movement and life.

Placing his elbows on the window frame he leaned forward and rested his face in his hands, which was now free of stubble, he had helped himself to Jinx's razor, 'Boy is she gonna be pissed.' He thought with a smirk, his eyes then narrowed as he lost site of the bird he had been watching and got pulled into his own thoughts.

'Why in the world would Jinx get herself messed up with the Bat… I thought I knew her, but that report… Murder… sure when we were young we caused a lot of destruction but… we never wanted to kill anyone… but she did… deliberately… and robbery, yes we did that a lot… but she stole from the god damned Bat!'

Gizmo then stood up straight and shook his head and sighed. "It's time for a wake up call." He looked down the hallway leading to the bathroom and bedroom, in which Jinx had securely shut her door, thought it was nothing the master of gadgets couldn't figure out. Walking slowly over to her door Gizmo examined her lock, pulling out a set of picks from the inside of his jacket he choose one and continued to unlock her door in a matter of seconds.

Snickering softly Gizmo tip toed over to the edge of Jinx's bed, a cell phone laid on the dresser next to her and the pink haired girl seemed to be off in a deep sleep. Curiosity getting the best of him Gizmo picked up her cell phone and quickly scrolled through her contacts.

"THE CRUD MUNCHING TITANS?! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!"

Jinx bolted up right at the sudden outburst from Gizmo, falling off the side of her bed then springing to her feet.

"Titans? What? Where?!" She looked around confused; her short hair tussled still rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

Gizmo jumped onto Jinx's bed and held the phone open in front of Jinx's face, her contact list displayed.

"Here-in-your-phone!" With every word he spoke Gizmo sprung up and down on her bed, almost fuming from his ears, his face beat red.

"Oh, that." Jinx then snatched the phone out of Gizmo's hand, "They're really not that bad Giz, honest… well except for maybe Robin, he's a real piece of work."

Gizmo stopped bouncing, his little hands balled up at his sides into fist. "I really don't know you anymore Jinx. I'm out of here."

He then jumped off her bed and started to make his way towards her front door.

"Gizmo, no wait!" Jinx stumbled on her pants she had tossed onto the floor, now just wearing a pair of boxers, her top still bandaged up in ace bandage. "Gizmo please let me explain!" She ran up to the little man, now reaching her front door and picked him up by the scruff of his jacket.

"Lemmie go you boot licker!" He yelled as he kicked his legs out at Jinx, catching her in her healing ribs and causing her to drop him from the sudden pain and bend forward clutching the spot tightly, her eyes watering up.

"Oh shit, Jinx I'm sorry… I didn't know you were hurt, what happened?"

Jinx knelt down breathing slowly, waiting for the sharp pain to subside. "I got into a scuffle with Punk Rocket, the Titans saved my life."

At her last words Jinx saw a wave of shame flow over Gizmo's face, "I'm sorry… I just… old habits die hard I guess." He rubbed at the back of his bald little head. "I saw that loser a couple of days ago now that I think about it."

"Punk Rocket?" Jinx asked, the pain having faded from her ribs.

"Yeah, he had set up shop in a real bad side of town, over near the south end, underneath the abandoned pier. I had gone by that way to see if I could salvage anything from the old shops that were left behind. He was working on some wicked looking guitar, but he wouldn't let me help him."

"Did he call it Sheila?" Jinx asked.

"Yeah he did." A smile crept over Jinx's face.

"Will you do me a favor Giz?"

Gizmo's face paled, "Oh no, last time you asked me for a favor I ended up wearing a ballerina costume and carrying your books around the H.I.V.E!"

Titans Tower – 7:15 A.M

By now the Titans had already woken up and were going through their morning rituals. Robin was in the sparring room practicing his moves in his karate uniform, complete with mask of course.

Beast Boy and Cyborg were busy in a head to head battle on the Gamestation, Starfire was flying over the bay, taking in the smell of morning and Raven was in the kitchen, a book in hand fixing a cup of tea.

"Booyaah!" Came Cyborg's voice as he pounded Beast Boy at whatever game it was they had decided to play, Raven smirked. Just then the emergency line to the tower began to ring. Robin sprinted down the hallway into the living room, followed soon after by Starfire.

The screen in which Cyborg and Beast Boy had been playing on went black as Robin picked up the line.

"Titans Tower." He stated matter of factly… the line stayed silent for a moment, the slight sound of rustling could be heard then a deep male voice came over the line.

"I have a hint for you."

Robin raised his eyebrow, "A hint, about what? And how reliable is this "hint.""

"Very reliable, it pertains to Punk Rocket."

Cyborg then chimed in, "I'm assuming this is an anonymous tip."

"Yes." The voice over the blank TV screen replied.

"Get on with it then." Beast Boy said, obviously ticked that his game time was interrupted.

They heard an inaudible grumble over the TV then the voice came through again, "Punk Rocket is located at the South end of Jump city, underneath the abandoned pier. I'm warning you though, be prepared to take him on at his strongest yet."

Robin scoffed, "Thanks for the tip, but we're the Titans, Rocket has never been any trouble, and this time will be no different. Titans Tower out." And he cut off communications.

"Well you heard the tipster team, lets suite up and head out. It's time to put Rocket back behind bars."

The rest of the team was already in their uniforms except for Robin and Raven, who both quickly headed off to their room to change.

Standing in front of her mirror and flinging her cape around herself, clasping it at the front and pulling her hood up Raven narrowed her eyes, 'Time to play hardball.'

Jinx's Apartment

"NEVER AGAIN!!" Gizmo squealed as he hung up Jinx's cell phone, he had connected a signal scrambler he had made from spare parts he had nicked and disconnected the voice changer he kept inside his jacket. He was fuming slightly at his ears.

"Thank you Gizmo, really thanks." Jinx said as she wrapped her arms around him and gave him a death grip of a hug. Gizmo started to change colors and he flailed his arms and legs around in every direction. Finally Jinx released him and he took a huge gasp of air, the color slowly returning to his face.

"Yeah Yeah sure." He mumbled.

Jinx then sprang to her feet and ran to her bedroom, grabbing a towel she ran into the shower.

"What's the rush?" Gizmo asked as Jinx shut the door to her bathroom.

"I'm gonna head out there and make sure they have everything under control!." She shouted as she adjusted the water temperature, stripped and jumped in. A few seconds later a loud scream pierced the silence. Jinx appeared, soap in her hair, a towel sloppily wrapped around herself holding her razor between two fingertips.

"GIZMO!!" she shouted, "You used my razor you dirty little runt!"

"Whoa-oh!" Gizmo shouted as he sprang to his feet, Jinx running after him, dripping water throughout the apartment. Finally she reached her target; tucking him firmly under her arm she turned on the sink faucet, running the cold water she held Gizmo's head under the spray.

"Repeat after me," Gizmo sputtered and gasped, "I Gizmo, will not use Jinx's razor, and if I absolutely have to I will clean it properly and replace it to its previous location!" Gizmo sputtered, sputtered and gasped.

"Thank you." Jinx then let him flop down to the kitchen floor and shut the sink off. "I'm going to return to my shower now, don't you forget those words Gizmo!"

Gizmo nodded, still coughing slightly, "Gosh darn!" He whipped at his face with his hand to remove the excess water, "that's the last time I'll ever touch a girls razor, man!"

Several minuets later…

Jinx was now fully dressed, a pair of boy cut Jeans hung off her waist, held up by a black leather belt with a Harley Davidson emblem keeping it shut. A pair of Harley Davidson riding boots donned her feet and a Tan graphic T clung to her top frame. The handy work of the ace bandage making her chest look as flat as a boy, her ribs a few days away from being fully healed; as long as Gizmo didn't decide to kick them again.

Glancing in the mirror one last time Jinx adjusted a few stray strands of her hair and began to walk towards her front door.

"Be careful Jinx." Gizmo said as he stood in the kitchen eating a cup of easy-mac.

"Don't worry Giz, I'm gonna keep myself hidden unless it looks like they need help-"

"And what if they do?" Gizmo interrupted, "You're Ryan remember? A normal everyday boy."

Jinx glared at Gizmo and his gosh darned logic, "I'll think of something, a distraction to help them maybe."

Gizmo shoved another spoon full of easy mac into his mouth, "I guess." He said, still chewing his mouthful.

Jinx then threw her keys onto the counter, "I'm leaving the apartment to you, if you go out and make any trouble, make sure you don't bring it back here. I'm usually home late, so don't wait up."

Gizmo waved her off with a flick of his hand and Jinx exited her apartment, shutting the door behind her she took off at a sprint, the south side pier as her next target.

Yes I did change Gizmo's personality a bit, I did it to help reflect how much more comfortable he feels around Jinx.

Please forgive any errors, I'm still beta-less and doing my own editing. I am also debating a pen-name change.

I hope this chapter gave y'all a bit of satisfaction after my long absence. I know sitting down and writing it gave me some alone and relaxation time to think about something other than death.

Heh excuse me for being morbid.

I do love you readers, and the amazing reviews you leave me. I'm looking forward to reading them as I post this chapter, and yes. I am starting on Chapter 9.

I posted on my forum if any of you would like to poke around it feel free.

Chapter 9 might or might not be posted within this next week, we'll see how the writing bug bites me.

-hugs to my faithful readers-

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