alignment portion 340 the fibers may be aligned for coupling with the multifiber ferrule 112 additionally in some embodiments one or more fibers may be inserted into the first alignment portion 338 to provide a second or different layer of fiber alignment depending on the particular embodiment the optical fibers 102 may be laterally received e g received at the base proximal end 324 and moved toward the base distal end 322 in the first alignment portion 338 and or second fiber alignment portion 340 in some embodiments the fibers may be received longitudinally fig3 d depicts the ferrule boot 110 and cover portion 108 with optical fibers 102 positioned within according to embodiments disclosed herein as illustrated in addition to optical fibers 102 being inserted into the second fiber alignment portion 340 optical fibers 102 may also be inserted into the first alignment portion 338 additionally the cover portion 108 may be coupled with the ferrule boot 110 as discussed above the cover portion 108 has an interior thickness 350 that is substantially the same as the exterior thickness 342 such that the cover portion 108 is removably secured with a frictional connection around the ferrule boot 110 it should be understood that while the embodiments of fig3 a 3d include two fiber receiving areas e g the first alignment portion 338 and the second fiber alignment portion 340 this is merely an example more specifically at least.