Firstly: PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS AN UNLESS AS A GUEST OR AS A PM!

Secondly: PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD READ THIS IT IS IMPORTANT and there's a contest for you at the end so it's worth your while anyway~

Alright so I am gong to make as open and honest and a bunch of other jazz as I can because dammit you all amazing and lovely individuals deserve that much. I AM ALMOST BACK! HOLY. MOTHER. OF. GOD! Alright so a lot or maybe only a few of you know who have read and/or actually remember some of my previous authors notes in my various stories. This has basically been my year:

1) Entering the IB (International Baccalaureate) program at my school which in my case basically translates into all college level classes in high school for college credit, this will continue into all of my senior year of high school as well. With this there is not only an excess of more complicated and time consuming work in general, but also a very in depth research 4000 word (with added bits in an appendix) paper that I have been working on for months that will ALSO, be continued on into next year. Add in the summer homework I have to do and this has just been a friggin' PEACH of a year. -_-

2) Privet IB Japanese language classes all year which will continue on through my senior year.

3) Various family...let's just call them 'issues' and leave it there.

4) A bit of my own original writing-which I honestly had about as much time for as working on my fics here, which translates into, about, ZERO TIME AT ALL.

5) Preparing for my exchange program trip to Japan this summer, and this is the most important thing: I AM GOING TO JAPAN FOR 5 WEEKS BEGINNING ON JUNE 20TH! Last year I was a host for a Japanese exchange student and this year I was able to go through the channels of writing an essay, gathering letters of recommendation and interviewing to get one of the 6 spots on this trip out of many applicants and I GOT IN! THIS, potentially means quite a few things along with the great glory of school being over for me for the summer.

Basically this is what is going to happen: I have a lot of packing and prep and homework and various other crap to work on, but I'm done with school and I have two 12-14 hour long plane trips and various spots of free time and such while in Japan sooooooo THIS SHOULD MEAN MORE TIME TO WRITE! XD I cannot say for sure how much writing I'll be able to get done, or if I'll be able to update anything before I leave but I promise to try my very best!

Seriously everyone I am so, SO SORRY that this has taken so long and thank you all so, SO VERY MUCH for those of you who have been patent with me and kept on supporting me for this long with encouragement and just general awesomesauce-ness. :3 Seriously I feel absolutely AWFUL about making you all wait so long. In a way to hopefully make it up to you all I will not only do my very best to update soon and get back into a much more active updating scheduled, but how about this as well:

The first, hmmmm, lets say 10 people to PM (I REPEAT! PM ME ONLY DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS AN IN A REVIEW and seriously people if you ask me a question as a guest, I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ANSWER YOU. Just keep that in mind, yes?) me after reading these AN's may ask me ONE question about ONE of my four stories, and under the conditions that the answer to said question does not completely ruin the mystery, plot or reveal to much about anything too drastic about the story or its characters, I will answer it. If the question you ask cannot be answered or there is simply not an answer for it because I'm going "Uhhhhhhhhh...what?...what does that even have to do with-WHAT STORY OF MINE HAVE YOU BEEN READING?" then you may ask a different one. :) And also, the most important rule of this is that you MUST NOT TELL ANYONE THE INFORMATION I GIVE TO YOU. Now, I'm going to put up a week long time limit in for people to ask their questions, this should be more then enough time for 10 people to ask a question, and this also means your question will be asked within a week should it be chosen (like I said I'm still a buy woman over here) and remember! It's first come first serve so if you send me a question and I don't respond to it within a week then your question simply was not within the first ten to arrive and I apologize greatly.

And just to be safe I'm going to clearly state the rules of this, let's call it a contest shall we? They are as follows:

1. Only 10 questions will be answered, and, again, it is a first come first serve situation.

2. The 10 questions must be asked within one week of the posting of this AN and after the time limit is up no other questions will be answered, even if the quota of 10 has not been met. (I am going to guess though and say this probably wont be an issue) All questions chosen will also be answered within a week as well.

3. I have the right to not answer any question due to any reason such as the following:

-it is too reviling about a major plot event of the story or a character/group of characters/group of characters/etc

-I am purposely keeping that a specific mystery/surprise to be answered later on (there are a few in each story that fall under this category)

-the question really has no relevance and, just, well, no because it doesn't have anything to do with anything why would you ask this? Seriously there just isn't an answer to give.

-the question is rude, vulgar or anything really just stupid, rude or inappropriate. For example this question was once asked to me and the answer was literally this: (for Of shadows and moonlight) "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! NO! PITCH AND KADENCE DO NOT END UP TOGETHER AND HAVE SEX NO HE IS NOT ABUSIVE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SHE IS A BABY AND HE IS HER FATHER WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

-other extenuating reasons which I am aloud to chose whether or not to provide

(also if anyone else asks me again if Frozen Tears and Nightmares is a yaoi BlackIce fic I will scream and throw a chair out a window I HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED THIS IT IS NOT A PITCHxJACK STORY I DO NOT SHIP IT!)

4. You must not give out the information provided to you if your question is the one that is answered to anyone else on this cite or any other! Seriously guys, code oh honor among fangirls/fanboys, authors and fellow nerds and geeks here. Please.

5. If a question has too many details I am aloud to withhold some information pertaining to the answer, I will tell you, however, if this is the case.

6. Note that the answers given may not turn out to be completely true in some cases, as these are obviously ongoing stories and I am constantly working on plots and twists and things can and probably will change as the stories go on. The answers I give you will be for how the stories are currently and what I currently have planned for each of them. This means don't come back when your question area comes up in the story and it's not exactly what I told you it would be.

7. ALSO! In your PM leave a vote as to which story you would like to be updated first! I shall tally the votes given for every single PM sent, even if your question is not one I answer your vote will be counted! VOTE FOR YOUR FAVE! XD

Phew. Alrighty then I think that is everything I wanted to say to you lot! Again, please PM me with questions, please do not respond in a review to this AN, please look forward to future updates and once again I'm sorry it took so long!