Hey, everyone...

...Do you hate me? I wouldn't blame you if you did. Listen, I could blame school, work, life in general, but I'm just gonna flat out say it: I've lost my drive for this story. THAT BEING SAID! I want everyone to know that I've actually been working on a project recently. Hey, I said this story was dead, not its predecessor. I've been rewriting The Ties that Bind for a while now, editing as many of my mistakes as I can find, changing some aspects of the story. Heck, I've even added chapters to it. As it stands now, the story will be at least 39 chapters long versus its original 36. I think that's a plus. My writing style is relatively the same, but I'd like to think that I've matured since 2007-2008 when I wrote the first story.

Dang that seems, like, forever ago.

So I know that probably most of you looking at this A/N are probably thinking that I'm a horrible human being at the moment. I haven't updated this story in five years. In end, don't be surprised if this story gets taken down, because if RE: The Ties that Bind goes as planned, there will be a new sequel to take Of Sparks and Hearts place, maybe even with a new title.

But I'm not making any promises.

With the new TtB, this story isn't even relevant anymore. Every idea I had for it has pretty much been scrapped. Realistically, life is getting in the way of my favorite hobby: writing and I'm not just referring to fan fiction.

So I guess I'm still alive, Internet. Let's see if anyone is still with me on this. Be on the lookout for RE: The Ties that Bind if you're interested! :)

-Ray