****HUUUGE Author's Note****

Ladies and Gentleman... I would like to humbly apologize for how long I've left this story untouched. It's almost unbearable to think of how many years it's been (6?). Somehow I came across this site again after such an enormous hiatus, and after reading just a handful of reviews for Raven Beauty, I felt immediately inspired to pick the pen- er, keyboard back up. It took DAYS to remember my old email address, but after furiously wracking my brain I was finally able to log back in and dust off some cobwebs. I've had some time to mature in my writing abilities, so I might start backwards a bit and touch up the older chapters... but I assure you all, Chapter 12 is already in production.

I've recently begun to play FFVII again, fresh from the beginning on the wondrous PS3. (Which is really my boyfriend's, and I'm privileged to even be able to look at it – you know how boys can be with their shiny new toys :] ) I've connected all over again with the characters, and I'm glad to say that I'm ready to breathe new life into their current frozen states in my story... so if you care to bear with me just a little bit longer, there's still quite a ways to go, and my imagination is everything but hindered!

Thanks SO MUCH to all the people who have left reviews; it's because of you that I'm back. For those who have me on their Alerts list – Prepare to be SHOCKED!

-Sinister Saint-

[Tiff]