Hello, all!

Been here for a bit and still hoping to get much love from any and all readers that somehow happen upon my humble existence. No worries if any critics hit my stories, I have no problem accepting any and all reviews and PMs; whether lovers, haters, critics, flamers and others I may have forgotten. Just the fact that anyone would post any kind of response to a story I write is enough to keep this little fan a happy author! By the way, I recommend that those of you who happen to fall into the presence of me, the odd-ball ani-freak, get used to any crazy quirks I may have; and I have this nagging suspicion that I have quite a few of them. Either way, whatever happens from here on out, I hope to have you readers' support! Many thanks ahead of time for any attention, and many apologies as I may take a while to ever update.

For those of my readers who are enjoying Narumiko, Kogitsune no Yoko, please bare with me as my internet occasionally goes out and I'm in the difficult process of searching for a job and finding myself a decent college. While those aren't exactly good excuses for not typing in my free time, I do try to update within a few months; however, those of you who are fellow writers, I'm sure you can understand how hard it is to keep on track with the plot you have in mind while also keeping it interesting for readers- not to mention running from those extra, rabid plot-bunnies and avoiding the rat-maze known only as Writer's Block.

Either way, I do enjoy hearing from my readers! So, please leave reviews or PMs with ideas you think would go well with the story, pointing out mistakes such as spelling or maybe saying something could have been written differently to make more sense, stuff like that. Constructive criticism is my favorite as it helps me improve and learn new and interesting writing styles, but I do so love hearing others' ideas so please don't be shy about telling me something honestly. Even if its just telling me to "get off my lazy a* and updating!"; and if it sounds like a Flame, I'll still read it and, hopefully, see it from your point of view.

So, I hope to hear from you and I thank you in advance for having the patience to deal with fickle writers such as myself! Much love from the Authoress.

Narumiko's two favorite butterflies, Shino's messengers to her.

Morpho hecuba, or the Sunset Morpho butterfly:

http:///img/butterfly/Morpho.png

Male Ornithoptera alexandrae, or male Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterfly:

http:///2010/04/ornithoptera_alexandrae_m1.jpg

The jewelry box that Narumiko will use to temporarily house the Kikaichu when she can't be a proper host:

http:///img/mxc/101029_wood-jewelry-box.jpg

Hey, guys, I start my new job tomorrow so please be patient with my, most likely, uber-slow updates until I get into a rhythm that'll help me juggle everything around. Much love to loyal readers!