An early childhood friendship ended too short. Hikaru Akai now finds herself trying to remember what happened 10 years ago. And figure out who this ghost is that's following her around.

Ira Thana is a woman who's only guidance were the consequences of making impulsive mistakes on the streets. She has fought her way into as normal as she could get. Spending her days as a private investigator.

After an unfortunate event she is stuck with the Samael Crane, the devil himself. One that trouble loved to follow after. A man who was born into the world of diamonds, never having to work a day in his life, was known for his control over Ira’s small city.

How will the two who lived opposites lives work together?

Ryland Park is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. Pretty much all of the above. Kori considers herself a pretty peaceful person, but Ryland really ignites something hateful in her.

Or, used to. Past tense, since Ryland was sent away the summer before ninth grade was about to start. Conveniently, he left right after a terrible accident left the entire town speechless, and he was thisclose to being named a suspect in it all.

On the bright side, Kori's finally free of her childhood nightmare. Now, senior year of high school is about to start, and colleges are starting to look for new applicants. Things are really looking up.

Until Ryland suddenly shows up out of the blue to flip everything upside down. Now, Kori's peaceful world is about to come crashing down, and she’ll have to ask herself a question she’s been avoiding for years: how much of the accident that summer had to do with Ryland?

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Well, I got a LOT of requests (well, four, but I've only been on here a couple days) for either language exchanges or flat out teaching someone Japanese... so here I am! I will try to do a lesson every day, although I can't guarantee (I am both married AND pregnant (and yes I got married first hahaha)), I will try my hardest. If you want to do one-on-one teaching (through private message), I am already doing it with someone, and another person requested it.

Without further ado, welcome to Learning Japanese with Stormie! Feel free to ask questions and request lessons as you read. I love teaching, and answering your questions is so fun for me!

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When all else fails, words find a way. (An anthology of drabbles centered around relating relationships to the English language.)

Our Grammatical Error: We started in the middle of the page in my book; how did we end in yours?

The Patterns in Our Pitfalls: I will always remember this about us.

Define "Future": It is something I long to have with you.