Okay, I already see people losing their minds that this isn't a new chapter, but instead a sort of resignation of writing stories for a while. I'll put a formal note on my profile, but this is the best way I thought to let everyone know. I know no progress has been made on this story or having made further stories and there's a reason: I've pretty much lost my will to write fanfiction for anyone other than for my own personal reading. I tried to wait it out to see if I'd get back my, for lack of a better word, mojo for writing stories for others to enjoy, but I just can't. Real life's been a part of it, but losing the will's the major part (losing my files with all my hard work for this story was pretty much the final blow as I mentioned in my 2009 note).

So, I'd like to apologize for the long wait for the people who have been patiently waiting for an update for this story/further stories from me, but I won't be writing stories anymore. I may in the future (I don't know), but for now, I thought my fans were finally owed an explanation and again, I apologize for the almost 4 years of wait for it. I've been thinking about it and have decided that if you all want to see this story finished that I could sort of co-author the rest (someone else to take over to write it and of course, be the credit for it, but I'd like to be able to read and approve of each chapter as it goes up (it is sort of my baby of work) and publish the rest to here so as to not goofily break it up). I even wouldn't mind having that someone polish up the chapters I've done myself to have it flow with the rest of the work done (I would like to make Jou's name be switched to his first, Katsuya, and have the past name be changed to the proper Katsuyu).

I'm going to make my email available to see and I'd like to hopefully receive offers to do this because I would like to see this story finished and hopefully something can be worked out. I'd appreciate your FF name put in the email so I can check out your work for style purposes. (Please, only people who can write a flowing story, grammar and punctuation done correctly (no "one big giant paragraph is the chapter" writers, I hope you know what I mean.) and that does speaking lines like I do. I hope that's not too much to ask and again, I hope to work something out. If I turn away your offer, please don't think I'm being mean or I don't like your work, it's just not what I'm looking for.

Perhaps a better way to showcase your writing skill for me (a sort of challenge), take the Prologue chapter of this story, rework to how you would write it, and put it in the email and I'll read it. Also, please mention PAPM in the subject so I know it's not spam mail. Well, I'm not sure what else to say from here except that, again, I do apologize. I hope I can come back someday.

Also, if this story is picked back up and finished, I'll post it as The Past and Present Meet (Renewed) and leave this one up for everyone that liked it this way.

Cameron a.k.a DragonPuppyLover