Good afternoon, happy people. I'm happy to finally release the next chapter of Can We Keep Him. I have to admit, this chapter was a real struggle. I never really cared for this particular episode of the Last Airbender series (which I do not own). It always felt a little lacking in substance. As a result, this chapter contains more original content than past chapters. It also had the unfortunate side effect of making the chapter very difficult to write. I swear every other paragraph came with its own case of writer's block. But I powered through it and I am fairly happy with the results. Enjoy.

"Good morning, students!" Toph's cheerful voice rang out across the campsite.

After escaping their pursuers and setting up camp, the group had promptly gone to bed. Despite the fact that it had been in the middle of the day, sleep had come easily to them as the stress from the previous encounters caught up to them. They slept soundly through the afternoon, the evening, and all the way to the next morning.

A trio of groans followed her cry as the original members of Team Avatar were roused from slumber. "Too early. Let me sleep." Sokka's voice was muffled as he buried himself further into his sleeping bag. In response, Toph stomped her foot. The earth shifted in response to her silent command – a sizable pillar shooting up and launching Sokka several feet into the air. However, instead of landing on the hard ground, Sokka found himself cradled in a strong pair of arms. He had just enough time to catch a glimpse of Naruto's face ginning down at him impishly before he found himself thrown over the blonde's shoulder and carried off.

"Hey, would you put me down!" Sokka yelled as he tried to squirm free. He needn't have worried, because a moment later he was on the ground. "Wait! Where are you going?" When Naruto had carried him off into the middle of nowhere, he had thought maybe he might at least get some training out of this horrible morning. So then why was it that his supposed teacher was casually walking off?

Naruto didn't even turn around. He just glanced over his shoulder and raised an eyebrow. "I'm going to train." He said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world and showed him the scroll in his hand. "You're not the only one trying to stronger, you know?"

"Bu-but-" Sokka stuttered. "What am I supposed to do?"

Naruto gestured to the lake behind them. "Run."

Sokka stared disbelievingly at the lake, which was at least a mile in circumference, and moaned. "More running, really?" He turned to Naruto and leveled him with his best glare. "I thought you were going to teach me stuff! But so far all I've done is run around! What good is running supposed to do me when fighting an army of firebenders?!" He yelled, riling himself up more and more as he went – visions of his failings filtering across his mind's eye. "Why are you wasting my time?!"

Naruto watched Sokka try to catch his breath after his tirade. "Hit me."

Caught off guard by the sudden and unusual command, Sokka could only manage a semi-intelligent "Wha?"

"I told you to hit me, as hard as you can." He held Sokka's gaze, trying to convey the seriousness of his command through the extended eye contact.

"I-I'm not going to just punch you!"

"Fine, don't punch me. Kick me. Hit me with your boomerang. I don't care just hit me!" Seeing that Sokka was still hesitating, he decided to turn things up a notch. "Don't want to hit me? Fine, then I'll hit you." He said as he drew a kunai from his pouch. "And I won't be nice about it. You have five seconds." Suddenly, as if someone had flipped a switch somewhere, Naruto's entire aura changed. Gone was his caring and dependable friend. In his place stood a killer – no a hunter. And that hunter was coming for him.

"One."

"Wait-what!" Sokka sputtered as he tried to overcome the fear that had gripped him and wrap his mind around what was happening.

"Two."

He spun around frantically searching – hoping for some way to escape the situation. Anyway to get away from the predator looming over him.

"Three."

It was no good. There was no way he could escape. He had seen the things that the blonde in front of him could do and he knew that they far surpassed his own abilities. His only hope was to attack.

"Four-" His count was cut off by Sokka's war cry.

Sokka charged forward, his fist reared back as he prepared to put all of his strength behind his attack. If he was going to survive this (because he had no delusions about actually winning), he would have to stun the blonde long enough to get away and get help. Finally drawing within striking range, he closed his eyes and lashed out with everything he could. A resounding smack resounded through the area as fist met flesh. However, before he could run away he felt something wrap around his hand. Opening his eyes he saw that his fist, instead of landing on Naruto's face as he had hoped, had been caught in the ninja's waiting palm.

Before he could retract it Naruto had already locked it in his iron grip. Naruto then pushed his hand forward forcing Sokka to literally punch himself. Then, he sharply yanked the arm back, dragging Sokka forward into a kick. Sokka felt the air leave his lungs as he was sent flying backwards before landing harshly on the ground. Standing over the downed warrior, Naruto did his best to remember and imitate the pose Iruka would always use when lecturing him. He was only partially successful, but in the aftermath of the killing intent it still had the desired effect. Sokka gulped as Naruto bared down on him.

"This is why you're running laps. All of the fancy tricks in the world won't mean much if you don't have the raw physical strength to back them up." Dropping out of the intimidating stance, Naruto extended a hand to help a reluctant Sokka to his feet. "I'm not trying to waste your time. I swear I'm not. But training will take time. Hell, I've been training for almost my entire life and I'm still trying to get stronger." He said, indicating the scroll in his hands.

Sokka's eyes dropped as the shame he felt, both at the tantrum he had just thrown and at having his own weakness so blatantly displayed, forced him to break eye contact with the blonde whom he called "friend".

Feeling that Sokka had been punished enough, Naruto cheerfully clapped his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Hey, cheer up! You really are getting stronger. I just need you to be patient for me and trust that I know what I'm doing." Naruto nearly snorted at his own statement. The very idea that he, who had spent so much of his childhood begging/demanding his teachers to teach him the most powerful and flashy techniques possible, would now be lecturing someone on patience was… well, it was laughable. "Now that all the serious stuff is out of the way, I almost forgot that I got something for you." Naruto smiled as he pulled something out from one of his pouches.

Instantly brightening at the thought of receiving a present, Sokka began leaning forward in an attempt to catch a glimpse of his surprise. "Really? What did you get me? Something cool?"

"Nope!" The blonde didn't even blink as he dashed his friend's hopes. If anything, his smile grew when he saw Sokka's reaction to the set of training weights he had just produced. "From now on, you will be wearing these as you go through your exercises. They'll help you build some actual muscle."

Sokka groaned, but took the weights anyway. "Where did you even find the money to buy these?" He asked as he began fastening them to his wrists and ankles. He had to admit, they were fairly nice. They weren't bulky despite their considerable weight and they had a layer of padding to prevent them from chafing while he exercised.

"You remember those underground fights where we met Toph? Well, I might have bet on myself to win my match against her." Naruto winced. He really hoped Toph never found out about that. She would bury him under a mountain of dirt and rocks only after she had taken him for everything he was worth.

Sokka looked back to his friend, slightly bewildered, "But, how did you –"

"Clones."

"Then when did you –"

"Clones."

Sokka stuttered for a couple more moments before he sighed and slumped his shoulders in defeat. He'd just chalk it up as "one of those Naruto things." It was better that way – less headache inducing.

"Now, you'll need some time to get used to the weights, so we'll keep the workout light for today. Start with five laps around the lake. Then I want you to follow that with sit-ups, push-ups, squats, and leg lifts – fifty each." He chose to ignore the groan of protest that followed before resuming his search for a training spot. "Come find me when you're done." And with one last flippant wave over his shoulder, he was gone.

"Come on, Twinkle Toes, it's not that hard! Just move the stupid rock already!"

Toph's voice rang out over the quarry that she and Aang had selected to train in. The quarry, once fairly clean was now littered with boulders, craters, and spikes jutting out at various odd angles.

"I'm trying! It just won't budge! Maybe if I come at it from a different angle..."

Unfortunately, none of these unnatural rock formations had resulted from the Avatar's efforts. A few were the results of demonstrations of various earthbending techniques. Most, however, were created when Toph would reach the end of her - admittedly - short fuse and had chosen to vent her anger and frustration on the environment around them instead of on her student. Now, faced with Aang's either inability or unwillingness to truly understand earthbending, she was quickly reaching the point of tearing her hair out and she wasn't sure any amount of senseless destruction would calm her down.

"You're not getting it. There is no different angle. Earthbending is simple; there's no fancy little trick or secret technique." Toph lectured as she approached the boulder Aang had been attempting to move for the last hour. "You just walk up," she settled into an Earthbending stance, "plant yourself firmly in place," she drew her fist back, "and punch." At the climax of her sentence, her fist extended, striking the boulder and sending it into a nearby rock face. "The rock moves because you're more stubborn that it is. That's all! If you can't manage to wrap your tiny little brain around that then you can forget about ever becoming an earthbender."

"That's enough!" Katara stepped in between the two. Leveling a glare at the earthbender, "You're being too hard on him. Maybe he would be having more luck if you were a little more positive."

Already at the end of her patience and not one to back down from a challenge, Toph glared right back. "And maybe you should mind your own business, Princess. Or did you master earthbending when I wasn't looking? No? Of course not, because if you did then you would know that earthbending is all about the state of mind. If Aang doesn't learn to toughen up he'll never be an earthbender, Avatar or not."

Katara felt her fists tighten as her anger built. Though the two girls had managed to work though most of their problems and any real animosity had disappeared, the two's personalities did still tend to clash. They were friends… just friends who constantly got on each other's nerves. Before either girl could continue the argument, Aang's dejected voice cut in.

"Then… I guess I'm just not meant to be an earthbender." Without another word, Aang turned and walked away.

"Aang, wait up!" Casting one last glare at Toph, Katara ran after her friend.

Toph let them leave without protest. It was apparent that neither of them would be listening to her any time soon and, if she was honest, she really needed a break herself. When she had agreed to teach the Avatar, she hadn't thought that it would be so difficult. The Avatar was supposed to be a natural genius at all forms of bending, after all. But Aang was just too soft and Katara's coddling wasn't helping. She sighed. She really needed to relax and maybe unload her mind a little.

"I wonder where Sunshine is hiding."

Naruto sighed as he felt another clone disperse itself. Sealing was so far proving to be an extremely difficult art to learn. Sealing was, without a doubt, the most technically challenging of all of the ninja arts. From the most basic storage seal to the masterwork that was capable of imprisoning the most powerful being on the planet inside a newborn infant, it was all rife with complex theories and equations. This was a big problem for one Naruto Uzumaki. He was a kinesthetic learner by nature and while his Sage training had helped him to mellow out a little, things like memorization and studying for long periods of time were still difficult for him. To compensate, Naruto had created a number of clones in order to take advantage of the memory transference that the technique was so famous for. Unfortunately, shadow clones were truly perfect copies of their creator and thus shared his distaste for studying. Already he had been forced to replace several clones when they became fed up with monotonous tasks and had chosen to escape their boredom by dismissing themselves. Truly it must be an evil, vile thing that could make his clones actually choose the oblivion of nonexistence.

Still, he had to admit that this time made him feel closer to his old teacher than he had in a while. Jiraya was a world renowned master of the sealing arts and it felt good to be learning the techniques – like he was preserving the man's legacy. It helped that many of the notes that Fugasaku had provided had once belonged to the perverted sage.

"I didn't take you for the reading type, Sunshine." Toph spoke as she entered the clearing. She could feel a number of the blondes scattered around the area but brushed it off with ease. The fact that she couldn't actually see the duplicates removed a great deal of the shock value. She didn't bother trying to discern the real Naruto from his clones. From what she understood of the technique it didn't really make a difference anyway. Instead, she simply walked up to the nearest Naruto she could feel and took a seat.

Naruto looked up from his scroll as Toph sat down beside him. He briefly wondered how the earthbender had known he was the real one but shook the thought off when he remembered her comment. He considered being insulted, but quickly decided that there really wasn't any need. One look at Toph's face was enough to let him know that there was no malicious intent behind her words. And either way she was right, he really wasn't the reading type.

"I'm definitely not. I don't mind the occasional adventure story but this is torture. Unfortunately, there's not really any other way for me to learn this stuff. Pa said he wouldn't let me so much as touch a seal until I've memorized everything in this scroll." He glared slightly at the offending materials in his hand.

Toph leaned over, pretending the read the scroll over his shoulder. "It doesn't look so bad to me."

"Har har. You're hilarious."

Toph just smirked as she sat back to make herself comfortable. "I try."

Seeing that Toph wasn't planning on going on anywhere anytime soon, Naruto set his scroll aside. He was due for a break and his clones would keep studying for him anyway. "So, did you have something that you wanted to talk about, or did you just feel like interrupting my training for the fun of it?"

Toph shrugged as she did her best to look uncaring. "Twinkle Toes decided to run off with the princess to go do their own thing."

Naruto waited for Toph to continue, sure that that wasn't the end of it. He was not disappointed.

Toph let out a groan of frustration. "He's just too soft! I keep telling him to toughen up – that earthbending is all about attitude but he just won't listen!" She flopped down onto her back, one leg lazily crossed over the other and stared up at the mid-afternoon sky completely uncaring of the un-lady like position. "I've tried everything I can think of to get through to him, but nothing's working. Now he's gotten all mopey and given up and I can't think of what else I can do." She trailed off expectantly. Everything she had ever learned about the ninja next to her showed that he was extremely adept at thinking outside of the proverbial box. If anyone could think of a way to motivate her pupil, she was sure that it was him.

Just as she predicted, Naruto was indeed thinking of a way to help his friends. As he let his mind wander, his thoughts found themselves fixating on a time in his past and another young warrior who refused to listen to his teacher's instructions; visions of deep ravines and giant toads. He settled on what to say. "When I was a kid my teacher wanted to teach me… a special technique." He spoke slowly, being mindful of the words he chose. "I didn't want to listen. I didn't think it would be worth the… drawbacks no matter how much it would have helped me. But my teacher insisted that it would be worth the cost and even went so far as to refuse to teach me anything else until I had mastered the technique." Naruto snorted at the memory. "He was right, of course. But being the stupid kid I was, I refused to listen. Eventually he got sick of waiting and decided to force my hand. I think, if Aang refuses to listen to reason, then you're going to have to force him. Put him in a situation where he has no choice but to earthbend."

Toph hummed as she considered the possibilities. It wouldn't be easy to come up with a scenario that could be solved with earthbending that couldn't be solved by other means. But she was a clever girl and she had a few ideas. She stood up, brushing off the dirt and debris that clung to her. She had some setting up to do and she needed to get done before Twinkle Toes decided he actually really did want to learn earthbending. As she was preparing to leave, a thought occurred to her. "Your teacher. What did he do to make you learn the technique?"

"Hm?" Naruto paused in reopening his scroll. "Oh, he threw me off a cliff." He didn't need to look up to know how amusing she found that. He could clearly her laughter as she walked away into the distance.

Another couple of hours studying later and Naruto was ready to throw in the towel. His mind was tired and his eyes were sore. He was sure that, even if he did keep reading, he wouldn't be learning anything else today. Putting the scroll away, he stood and stretched –emildly pleased when his efforts were rewarded with a resounding pop. A few quick handsigns and a chakra pulse later, Naruto closed his eyes as he felt the cumulative memories of his clones wash over him. Upon going over the information in his head he realized that he could actually remember a good portion of the material. He also found that a few of his clones had been oddly distracted during his conversation and had taken to glancing at her every couple of seconds. Pushing the odd occurrence and what it implied aside, he decided to just focus on his studies for the time being. It would take several more sessions before he would be familiar enough to satisfy Fukasaku, but it was nice to know that he was making progress.

Thinking of the old toad, Naruto wondered if his allies had made any progress on getting him home. By checking the sun he decided that he still had a little time before he would need to go pick up Sokka and drag him back to camp for dinner. Closing his eyes, he stilled himself and reached out with his senses to feel the never-ending energy produced by the world around him. He was careful to limit the amount of chakra he drew in and, once he was sure he had enough that the summoning wouldn't fail, he bit his thumb to draw blood and quickly flashed through the necessary handsigns before slamming his open palm on the ground.

He pointedly ignored the brief sensation of lightheadedness that followed the release of the nature chakra. As the smoke cleared, he was quite pleased to see the diminutive form of his most recent master in the clearing.

"Good afternoon, Naruto-chan. How have your studies been progressing?" Fukasaku said with that warm, grandfatherly smile that never failed to remind Naruto why he was so lucky to have signed their contract. The toads were undoubtedly the friendliest of all of the summons and were well known for treating their allies like members of their family. It was a blessed feeling for the orphaned Uzumaki.

"Hey, Pa. I'm making progress. I just finished a study session. I had a little spare time before dinner and thought I would check to see if you had any news for me?" He trailed off hopefully.

His hopes were quickly dashed, however when he heard the elder toad sigh. "I'm sorry, Naruto-chan. We are still looking for a way to bring you safely back to our world." Naruto tried desperately to keep the disappointment he felt out of his expression but must have failed miserably because a moment later, Fukasaku was on his shoulder, giving his head a consolatory pat. "Cheer up, Naruto-chan. We will get you home eventually. Just have faith. Anyway," he continued, hopping off of Naruto's shoulder. "We might not have much progress on that but we do have an idea about what might be wrong with your Sage jutsu."

This peaked Naruto's interest. The idea that he might once again be able to use his most powerful techniques definitely cheered him up. "You mean you know what's wrong with me?"

Pa shook his head in the negative. "We have a theory. And here," he pulled out a piece of paper. "Is how we are going to test that theory."

Naruto took a closer look at the paper. The entire slip was completely covered in a multitude of symbols arranged into an intricate seal. He was quite pleased to find that he actually recognized some of the symbols being used. However, the majority of the symbols and how they were being used were still a mystery to him. "What's it do?"

Fukasaku smiled. "I'll show you." Taking the paper in his hands he fed it a small amount of chakra and pressed it to the ground. The seal glowed briefly before emitting a small puff of smoke. Fukasaku handed the seal back the blonde and hopped onto his shoulder. "See here is the key." He said pointing to a symbol at the edge of the seal. "These activate the seal. There are several kinds of keys. This one activates when exposed to the same chakra signature that created it. It is connected to a basic chakra draining seal." He indicated the next symbol, further in. "it drew in chakra from the surroundings and fed them through this," indicating several swirling lines that connected to two small circles close to the center," reservoir." Naruto looked closer and noticed that one of the reservoirs now bore a slight green tint. "Now, if you would please provide a small sample of the Kyuubi's chakra. Any amount will do." He added when he saw Naruto's skeptical look.

Naruto nodded slowly and drew a small amount of the demonic chakra from the seal. Even with such a small amount he could still feel the malice and hatred that always accompanied the chakra, though it was much less intense. Not wanting to experience the unpleasant sensation any longer than necessary, he quickly forced the chakra through his hands and into the seal. Again, the seal glowed briefly and released a small puff. He noted how the second circle was now tinted red.

Without warning, Fukasaku stole the paper from Naruto's hands and hopped down. He placed the seal on the ground and applied another pulse of chakra to activate its final functions. Naruto watched in fascination as the color seemed to bleed from both reservoirs, through the interconnecting lines and into a larger reservoir in the very center of the seal. The colors seemed to mix and blend for a minute before the whole thing suddenly burst into flames.

"I was afraid of that." Fukasaku said as he watched the paper burn to ash.

Naruto looked between the destroyed seal and the toad sage. "What? What does that mean?" There was no way that could mean anything good.

Fukasaku sighed. "It means that we can fix this but it is going to be very… very difficult." He took a moment to stamp out the smoldering ashes before fixing the blonde with a serious gaze. "Tell me, Naruto-chan, what do you know about the seal on your stomach?"

Naruto straightened, caught off guard by the sudden change in topic and tone. "Well, it holds the Kyuubi, obviously. I can draw on some of its chakra if I need it or if I experience strong enough emotions. Also, the fox once said that if I died then he would die too." He struggled for a moment to remember anything that he might be missing before deciding that he had gotten everything.

Fukasaku nodded in affirmation. "That is all correct however there is one other aspect that you failed to mention. The seal is constantly leaking a small amount of the Kyuubi's chakra into your system. The chakra is circulated throughout your body before being absorbed into your chakra network. This process had been repeating constantly since the day you were born. It is the reason you heal more quickly than those around you and why your own reserves are so extraordinarily large. But most importantly in this case, it is the reason why you are never sick. That chakra that is constantly present in your system acts as a second immune system –tattacking anything it deems harmful. Because of this you are practically immune to most diseases and poisons."

"I don't get it, Pa." Naruto interjected. "What does that have to do with anything?"

Pa fixed him with a stern glare. "Hush. I am getting to that." He paused a moment to collect his thoughts. "Despite what many may think the Kyuubi and, indeed, all bijuu are part of nature. Their chakra is a form of nature energy and therefore, does not reject the nature energy you absorb when you use senjutsu. However this is a different world with a different natural energy flowing through it. It does not recognize this new energy and therefore," he gestured to the ashes between them. "rejects it." As if to put a punctuation to the statement, a breeze blew through at that moment and swept the ashes away. "To put it simply, Naruto-chan, you are allergic to the natural energies of this world."

"But then why don't I start getting sick right away."

Fukasku hummed, slowly stroking his beard. "I suspect you do. However senjutsu improves all physical aspects – strength, speed, endurance. It's entirely possible that these improvements simply mask the symptoms. Then, when Sage mode wears off you are left with accumulated damage, creating the illusion of a sudden onset of illness."

Naruto shifted, distinctly uncomfortable with the idea of his strongest techniques being rendered useless. "So, how do we fix this?"

"That's the difficult part. The seal was designed to feed you the Kyuubi's chakra until you became strong enough to gain full control over it. That portion of the seal would then be rendered inert."

Feeling a sudden sense of foreboding Naruto nervously asked, "And how do I take control of the Kyuubi's chakra?"

Fukasaku sighed and closed his eyes as he prepared to drop a metaphorical bomb on his young student's head. "There is only one way to wrest control from the Kyuubi. You must face the Kyuubi in battle…iand defeat it."

After successfully calming his reasonably panicked student and assuring him that the task was not as impossible as it sounded, Fukasaku stood up, ready to depart from the world of the Avatar. "Remember to maintain your studies. They will prove invaluable in the days to come. And remember to eat right. Ma would have both our hides if she found out that you were neglecting your health."

"Yes, Pa." Naruto answered dutifully. The wrath of the female toad was something to be feared.

"Summon me again once you have finished your scroll." And with that he cut off the chakra binding him to the Avatar world.

However, it was not the lush greenery of Mt. Myoboku that greeted him on the other side. Nor was it even the field of tents that served as temporary housing for the displaced citizens of Konoha. Instead, he appeared in a small wooden shack perhaps a few square feet larger than the Hokage's office. Various maps and charters were scattered about the room. The scents of ink and smoke hung so heavily in the air that they created visible streaks as the sun shone in from the room's only window. Next to the window stood the room's only other occupant – a blonde of deceptive youth and beauty.

"How is he?" asked Tsunade Senju, Hokage of Konohagakure.

"He is doing well, all things considered. His friends give him strength." The elder toad's tone was all business as he reported his findings. "He is training vigorously to avenge his home…"

"Oh?" The question was evident enough but the underlying warning was unmistakable.

"Calm yourself, Hokage-sama. As of now Naruto-chan is unaware."

"That's good. That's very good."

A brief pause.

"You know that he may come to despise us for this… right?"

Tsunade closed her eyes at his words. The thought that her favourite blonde knucklehead actually hating her made her sick –beven more so because she knew just how real that possibility was. "It doesn't matter." She spoke finally, looking out the window. A distant explosion shook the building, sending trails of dust cascading down from the ceiling. "The decision has been made." Another explosion –ithis one closer and accompanied by screams. Smoke could be seen rising in the distance. "Naruto Uzumaki is to be kept out of the Fourth Shinobi World War at all costs."

Conversation over, the Hokage returned to her desk. At the unspoken signal, several ANBU operatives appeared before her, delivering reports from the field and awaiting further orders. Tsunade frowned as she examined the information. "That does it. This outpost is a lost cause. Give the order to retreat." Fixing the nearest ANBU with a determined gaze she gave the command. "Do it."

Outside a force of nearly three hundred shinobi fought to hold their ground against the flood of monstrosities that bore down on them. An order was given to retreat and exactly thirty seconds later the battlefield was engulfed by an enormous fiery dragon. Walls of stone and water rose in defiance of the great beast but were easily swept away by the combined might of the more than one hundred jonin that fueled the technique. While most of the allied forces had been able to escape the blast, the warning had come too late for many. Those who had survived the gruesome battle could only watch as enemy and ally alike were consumed by the torrent of hellfire and pray that their sacrifice had not been in vain.

Naruto stared up at the night sky as the rest of Team Aang prepared for bed.

"Are you alright?" Katara's concerned voice came from somewhere to his right. "You were kind of distant during dinner tonight."

"Yah, I'm fine. My talk with Pa just kind of got my thinking about home. You know?" Naruto said wistfully. "Pa said that they still hadn't found a way to get me home and I can't shake the feeling that something is wrong."

A gentle hand touched his shoulder. "I'm sure they'll be alright. You said it yourself. Your friends are strong and can take care of themselves. You'll see. Everything is going to be alright."

Sighing, Naruto rolled over to go to sleep. "Yah, I guess you're right."

And there you have it. I hope you liked it.

The next thing I will be working on will be the next chapter in "Can We Keep Him?" However, that story has received disappointingly little attention. If viewership does not pick up then that will likely be the last chapter I post on that story for some time. I'll just focus on this story instead. So updates might become a little more frequent for this story. Maybe it's something you could look forward to.