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azuriteWell, it's long overdue, but I said I'd do it, so here I am. I'll keep doing this all night until I either forget or get confused. ^^; Hopefully by then I'll have replied to all the pertinent reviews for all the chapters out so far.
Taichi Prime - this fanfic rocks! I wish I could be as good with mine! please get them married or something! please review!
*grin* Well I'm not going to be revealing any plot points or anything... You know I like your fics too-- I believe I've reviewed a few of them before, but I'm always looking for new recs!
Blu.lotus - Thank you, Azurite. I love the story. What doesn't kill you? If you eventually write a happy ending, I'm sure no one will ^^
You know, I was actually hoping that Kaiba was going to admit his love on stage but... I guess Kaiba's still too thick to know. Ah well!
Hope you'll update mighty soon ^^
Thanks for the kind praise! But I'm not even halfway through yet, so I won't say anything about the ending! :X My lips are sealed! As for Kaiba... I considered having him reveal his feelings on stage, but I decided that he's not in a position to do something that drastic *yet*...
Solar Kitty - Aw, that was so sweet! I love how you worked in A Christmas Carol! It's such a great play in its original context and it was just as good under Téa's adaptation! There were a few surface errors but they didn't take away from the over all effect. Just a ' missing in one spot and a spelling error. It was in a Téa/Seto scene I believe. Other than those minor details the chapter was wonderfully written and it made me go 'Aw!' at the end when Seto improved the ending of the play! Can't wait for the next chapter to be up! And hopefully I won't take so long to read it and review it!
Keep up the awesome work!
Do tell me where you've spotted the errors so I can correct them ASAP! I'm always looking for additional people with a critical eye to beta, so if you're interested, let me know! Thanks!
chibilee - just wanna say that i'm luvin this story. granted it took me awhile (that's an understatement) 2 read this fic but it was worth it. i like the long chappies by the way. i like how kaiba is portrayed in this fic. he still has that edge he has but it's been curved by circumstances. i c it as him growing up. in fact, this fic is filled w/people growing up not just kaiba n tea. every character has undergone some change whether it b big or small. i like how the fic is goin. i agree w/the description of this fic being a demented soap opera! i like soap operas (well i actually only watch 1-general hospital, but i don't have anything against them), so take it as a compliment from me. besides if it wasn't it'd b boring right? keep up the great work n i'll b looking 4ward 2 the next update which i hope won't b 2 long! ^_^
Thanks for recognizing my effort! Despite the magical themes in Yu-Gi-Oh, I always try to inject WDKY with a dose of "reality" when it comes to dealing with relationships and emotions. I hope that everyone will see the characters in WDKY as having grown and changed, but not beyond the point where they recognize them as the Yu-Gi-Oh characters they love.
Lady Silvamord - Okay. Let me get this straight.
This is undoubtedly the best fanfiction I have ever read. True, there are some times when I just wanted to wince at what was going on, but that was due to the characters and their situations (and how much I wanted Seto and Téa to admit that they loved each other, while they were still being oblivious)
One word, though, about the chapter length. I mean, reading some of the chapters can be...taxing. At some points at the end of one chapter you forget where the chapter began. It's not necessarily a bad thing, I just think that splitting each really long chapter into a few shorter chapters would be better. But hey, that's just my opinion.
Excellent, no doubts about it.
Thanks for the high praise about the fic! *blush* I do try. The chapter length is always something I'm warring with-- since I write my fics in an HTML editor, I'm not aware of the length until I go to FFnet and see the size of the scrollbar. It's also a matter of taste-- some people are faster readers than others. It's always been in my opinion that I shouldn't start something I couldn't finish, and that holds true for my chapters as well-- purposefully breaking them up where I didn't intend to would ruin the flow of my story, and confuse the readers.
Since I'm so dead set on keeping the chapters at 36, I won't do any more chapter splitting as I did with Chapter 7. I realize my chapters can sometimes be taxing, but that's the way they're meant to be. I'm personally not a fan of very SHORT chapters, so I find it difficult to write them unless the circumstances truly call for it.
That's the best "excuse" I can give, and I hope people aren't too daunted by the length, and they continue to read!
Master-Editor - we here at the DnD fanatics of New England Tech call it a Merry Christmahanakwanzayuleablank... it's much easier to say thatn it is to spell, trust me. One thing that I've noticed is that ur chapters seem to be very long... THANK YOU!
Ah, thanks for clarifying that for me! All those mushed-together holiday names, I'm never sure which one goes where...
Anyway, I'd like to thank you for being one of the few (?) who seem to enjoy the long chapters. For others (see above) it seems a bit much, but as I've said, I'm sticking to my plan! Thanks for the praise!
Luvin Anime - That was great! I absolutely loved it! Phantastich! Trey bien! (I don't know how to spell in French, sorry!) Anywho, I seriously thought that he would tell her he loved her on stage, but heck, you've probably got some great plan for that moment, eh? Great! UPDATE SOON!
(PS: I'm sorry if I get onto you about this R thing...but I still don't see the real necessity for it... Oh well. Maybe I'm just naive...or you're just a good person. Or both.)
You're not the only one who thought Kaiba was going to admit his feelings on stage! I'm not sure whether to feel bad for "leading people on" or feel giddy because I GOT YA'LL again! *giggle*
As for the R (M+) rating, I'm sticking to it-- originally, it was due to the violence in the DV8 chapter, and now it's due to a great deal of sexual innuendos. The fic will never become a straight out lemon, but it'll skim the edges, I can promise you that. My policy for ratings is "better safe than sorry." I would be greatly dismayed to have a fan report WDKY because it was inappropriately rated.
Star-Goddess Z - OH SWEET MARY OF MOTHER JESUS!! I LOVE THIS CHAPTER TO NO END!! I love the idea of Seto acting! I always wondered how he would do in theater (I'm an actress for an unprofessinal theater troupe) but I'm glad I finally get to see!! HURRAY FOR IMPROV.! I cried myself when Seto kissed her in front of everyone; it was a kind of symbol of truly showing everyone how he felt about her. I was worried in the last few chapters that he wasn't being open enought about their relationship with the others; so I felt it was rather great of him to show HE DOES deserve Tea, and that won't change!
YEAH!! HE SINCERILY LAUGHED!! Now everyone can see how good of a person Seto really is! One question: Will Joey and the others ever find out about Seto's abused childhood? I don't even think Tea knows the full extent of it. You should--it will make the REAL Seto be uncovered again.
*giggle* I keep reading that first part and thinking it should be "Oh sweet Mary, mother of Jesus!" or something. But maybe that sort of exclamation makes more sense to you than it does to me... ^^? I also adore the idea of Seto on stage-- I can't see him doing it *snap* totally willingly, but with a bit of convincing... well, I figured "the shoes fit." I also have a few (as-yet-unposted) fics with him on stage, including "The Show Must Go On." Look for that one and others this summer!
Some people (myself included) are torn with drawing the line between Seto being in-character and him following through on his actions and thoughts up to this point. I decided at the time of the play that he hadn't reached the point where he was sure of his feelings; I know that in real life, love is a very difficult thing to admit, but once you DO admit it, things fall into place and seem right. Most people just need a kick in the right direction, and Seto's no exception.
As for Seto's past, I do guarantee that it'll come into play later on, but I can't say more than that. Abuse and other types of violence are a very touchy subject for me, and I find it difficult to write. I also don't think that Seto OR Mokuba were abused in the way most people think of it. Threatened and harassed, yes, without a doubt. But I don't think he was abused physically. I think Seto's come a long way from who he was in "Restless Spirits," so the "real" Seto Kaiba who doesn't like people interfering with his past has come and gone... Well... you'll see.
Inu Kaiba - I started this chapter like 9 hours ago. O_O But with so many interruptions I've just now finished it. I wish you'd update your reviewer reply page ;_; I wrote a rather nice review for Chapter 13 and wished a reply to it but alas.
I really loved the adaption of A Christmas Carol to Yu-Gi-Oh, it's been done so many times and was getting old, but you gave it a fresh new twist. I can only hope that the next chapter will have something interesting in it, perhaps Mai and Joey will get back together, or maybe we'll fund out a little bit more about the mystery of Tea's parents ^_^ Well I hope this fiction will make it all the way to Chapter 36. Please update soon. ^_^
I'm sorry about the review reply page not being up! So I'm replying here, because it's tons easier... I suppose I'll have to provide a link to all these on my FFnet profile, hm? I hope you like Chapter 16 (on FFnet/MMorg, it's 17)! Don't worry, there's much more mystery, adventure, angst, and romance to be had!
rlenavampyre14 - feel loved Azurite.
This is the ONLY romance fic I actually look forward to updates on that contains my least favorite CEO. ^_^
Awesome as ever.
-skunky
Least favorite CEO? Does that mean you have a most favorite? (Pegasus? Duke? Someone else?) I'm just curious, of course! ^_~ I'm glad I can do Kaiba justice (at least, a little bit...). Thanks for the review!
yoursolastsummer - YAY A nice long chapter! You pack so much action into your story and I love it. Where did you come up with the idea for this? It was great, it was a perfect little Christmas chapter (although a little late for that, I am totally not complaining). It was amazing to see Seto participating in something like that. He does make an excellent Scroodge. All the characters had perfect parts and it was so much fun to read about their acting debuts. I was shocked when Marik came back, I can see some major things happening with him which will be way cool. i understand why Tea was mad at Seto because she didn't want to be protected but she said some pretty harsh things about him. It was a nice surprise to see him keep his temper in check and not break up with her right then and there. Wonderful story, please update soon.
Where did I come up with the idea for the whole fic, or just Chapter 15? Truthfully, it's been so long, I don't even remember if it was any one thing that inspired me-- Azureshipping fics were rare at the time I started WDKY, and I was doing several at once-- it's turned into a monster I can't control! As for Chapter 15, I've been very precise about the "timing" of the chapters, and the timing said it took place during late December, so I decided to do a Christmas chapter! I did originally intend to put it out during Christmas, but, well... ehehe...
I'm glad I shocked SOMEONE with Marik's return! I was being so devilish and hinting at it that I hoped for someone to be surprised about it. As for Seto not breaking up with Téa on the spot, I'm going to say it's because he's grown up more than that. While Téa's not exactly his family, in my mind, him breaking up with Téa over something so flippant strikes me as akin to him abandoning Mokuba because his younger brother's been kidnapped one too many times! So I couldn't make Kaiba return to that cruel state. More surprises are ahead, of course, so don't get comfortable!
DarkShadowFlame - Wow... it's so long... I know that's a really unoriginal way to start this review but I'm always stunned to see how much time passes between when I start/finish the latest chapter. And it's also odd to try and write a review... I feel like I'm referencing things that happened so *long* ago!!
But here I go anyway. When Chieko was first ushering around the 'new student', I was all hopeful: "Is it Marik? Please let it be Marik!" Then I became doubtful: "Eh, it's probably not Marik... but then why is she making a slightly big deal over the mystery student?" Then it was revealed to be Marik, and Tea freaked out, I was crestfallen: "Aww... why isn't everybody as glad to see Marik as I am?" :P Okay, I was slightly joking with the last part. I understand how Tea felt. I'd probably want to kill him. I also loved how you painted her as someone who doesn't want to need anyone else - who can't connect with that feeling? It was brilliantly expressed. As was Marik. You know, I never thought I'd say this, but I like Marik better than Bakura. You write them both wonderfully... there's just something about Marik. :P I really can't wait to find out what the 'prophecy' is.
I think the reason I adored Marik's appearance so much widely centered around the 'sponge away this stone' line. Because as much as it applies to Scrooge-Seto, it could also go to poor Marik's life, revolving around all these prophecies and destinies and that one infernal tablet... ~^
You know, I only just realized how little we'd seen of Yami. See, when you wrote "He'd let his other remain in control for the entirety of the first act..." ::sweatdrop:: For a fraction of a second, I thought you were referring to Yugi and Yami, and that would be absolutely hilarious. And then I read on and got sane. :P I have enough to chortle about, but *will* we be seeing more of our beloved Pharaoh?
Oh, and I loved Joey in this. ^^; He's so humorous... and jolly! Plus, Mai's brief cameo was good. Mokuba was adorable as well- aw, the puppy eyes work every time!
There was an awful lot of Seto-Tea bantering in this, sprinkled among the serious talks, relationship crises, and public make-out sessions. Needless to say, I LOVED it!
Terrific chapter as always and, as always, can't wait for the next one! (Hehe, no pressure or anything... just write like a demon... though no one can fault the length/quality of your chapters.)
*grin* I wasn't entirely sure if I was being entirely "mysterious" with Marik's return, but I loved your train of thought about it! It's true I wouldn't have made a big deal about a mystery student (not writing clues to indicate WHO exactly he was turned out to be very difficult!) if it was just some random OC, but I went through all that effort because Marik IS going to play a big part. ^_~ Bakura's not gone, either... but I love them both-- they're such great antagonists, but in WDKY, they're not SUPPOSED to be! It's fun trying to keep them in-character but "growing and changing," just like everyone else.
I never saw the connection between "sponge away this stone" and Marik, but now that you mention it, it's true! I suppose if I did a Marik-centric chapter that would probably be something poignant he'd recall about the whole play experience.
Thank you SO much for the lengthy review!
unknown reviewer - you know...I'm rarely that emotional about stories. During tearjerker films my eyes barely water, the only exception really being Lord of the Rings but thats in a leauge of its own.
But when I looked and noticed that you updated I could not contain my joy. I literally jumped out of my computer seat and shouted for joy (luckily I was home alone). It's really rare that I get that into a story, but I just can't help it with this one.
oh yeah, the chapter. Truely excellent. I hadn't even thought of Marik at all. Very nice. Glad to see Bakura is back as well. "A Christmas Carol" was the perfect choice, everything worked out perfectly.
Wonder what's going to happen on Christmas itself, and what of Mariks new prophecy. And what new, sinister, plots could Bakura and the remaining members of the Big 5 be planning
Please update as soon as possible
Geez, and I thought Marik and Bakura were mysterious! I have an unknown reviewer who keeps coming back, but reveals no identity! Anyway, thanks for the reviews! I do aim to make WDKY something people can honestly connect to in some way, and if one connection is what I've accomplished, I'm happy. You're also quite smart to remember Bakura and the Big Five-- they will be returning soon!
winterwing3000 - I really loved this chapter, especially the role playing and the return of Marik. There's these weird (9;9;9) thingys randomly scattered in this chapter... and as for the puncuation, you're only missing some of the question marks here and there, and I'm not sure if you planned it this way but I think you put "Isis" for "Ishizu"?? If that was your intention, then I humbly beg for your forgiveness Az-san. ^_~
The Christmas Carol is truly a great book and I like how you've modified it to fit the modern day Domino. The roles for each character was a little be... um... unique, but very funny nonetheless! Joey as the Ghost of the Present... it cracked me up! Him dressed in a bathrobe with holy leaves strung through his hair, reminds me of the Romans. ^-^ And Seto... Phew, he blew the roof off the auditorium. Never knew that he had the Actor in him. And Yugi carrying Mokuba... Lol, that's truly a sight not to be missed!
And with the way you made Tea's anology about Seto's incomprehensible nature... well, I suppose that I have to disagree. Seto hasn't been placed in these opened and complicated situations whereas he was under mind control and then in return have a tramatized state, thinking that he was getting weaker instead of stronger. He has, however, been through um... a somewhat difficult childhood, when being raised by Gouzabourou Kaiba, and learnt that he needed to protect things that were HIS. And being the most protective man that I've ever seen... Seto claimed Tea as his, though not like property or anything like that... Tea's been surrounded by protection provided from her friends for so long that she wanted to be stronger and give her friends HER protection. But Seto hasn't been under any type of constant protection, so I suppose that he wouldn't understand Tea. Plus... he doesn't have much of feminine influence to understand how a girl's mind and heart works. That's one thing I like being female... teeheehee!
Anyways, I was really HOPING that you would actually bring Mai to put her in the play and "freak Joey out". But, alas, you placed her in the attentive audience, along with the white-haired creepo...
Speaking of which, Bakura has come back with more plans to reek the world with evil, ne? But I think that something about Tea's song and dance triggered something deep within... didn't really pay attention to it... Hm... I should read it over... Does Bakura's awakening have something to do, perhaps, with the "prophecy" that Marik is unable to reveal?
And Marik... the changed 'pyscopath' has also returned... I was mildly shocked, since I hadn't really expected it that he would be part of this... He seemed awfully desperate to tell Tea the prophecy that Ishizu/Isis has predicted. And this is where I get really confused.
How did Ishizu/Isis managed to predict or even to learn of the prophecy when she does not have the Sennen Tauk? If I remember correctly, it was given to Yugi by her hands and she did use it to predict the future of Battle City...
Anywho, I love the correlation of the Kaiba brothers. I thought it cleared up some things that were necessary and it was very heart-warming to actually have a scene where Seto and Mokuba talk things out... heart-to-heart, man-to-man. And for a pre-teen, Mokuba's a pretty impressive and mature kid! I really can't help but feel more observant about Mokuba! You've plotted him to be somewhat more wiser than his age with older and more grown-up feeling. He's learning to cope with his lost of Tea's affection... which means he's a strong boy. So I think that Seto's wish will come true, Mokuba's been re-made by you to always remain as a true and stable character that will always connect, show, and help others. So no change for him!
The long wait for the update was worth it and I'm really impressed by the chapter lenght! Long, but descriptive and realistic, as always! Props and cookies too you! And hope that you'll update Chapter 16 soon! So the sooner What Doesn't Kill You is put to a close, then I can read the Circle of Seven! It sounds utterly similar to this book I'm reading, called the Circle of Three. Real concidence, huh?
O_O What an enormous review! Thanks! Okay, let me take this bit by bit...
As far as I know, the weird 9;9; things were removed in my revision of the chapter. I do revise every chapter of WDKY now and then, without any real notice... mostly because I don't change anything major about the story, just grammar, spelling, and formatting. Though it's not an excuse, it was QuickEdit's fault-- that stupid thing FFnet claims to "help" in the upload process really screws with a lot of fics.
As for "Isis" versus "Ishizu," it's always been my opinion that the dubbers can mess up on names like Malik/Marik, where r's and l's are concerned, and they'd truly have to do some research to find out that MALIK is the appropriate Arabic name... but with Isis, it's a given. Her name was never meant to be "Ishizu" (ee-shee-zoo). So I made that concession with the names. I do intend to keep the dub-name structure throughout the fic, but if the dub changes names AFTER I've released a chapter, I'm not going to change them. So Isis is as Isis does-- she stays. (She's actually not even a major character in this fic; she WILL appear in Circle of Seven, though).
I'm glad I didn't completely screw over "A Christmas Carol" for a lot of people-- I was hoping to make it a bit more cheerful than Dickens' version, if only to make it suitable for my (and the WDKY/Domino High) audience. When trying to cast people for the roles, I wanted to avoid creating too many OCs that I'd have to continually name and describe. Combining roles (especially for a part as temporary as Joey's) seemed like the right thing to do. Though now that I look back on it, I'd love to see Joey all done up in his bathrobe and holly leaves!
Like I told other reviewers, I'm a bit enamored with the idea of "Seto the Actor." While I don't think he's the type to beg for a standing ovation, he strikes me as the type that would try hard enough to deserve one. Plus Yugi and Mokuba just seemed too perfect; despite everything they've all been through, Mokuba gets along with everyone, while his brother needs a bit more of a shove.
The scene with Seto and Téa arguing about why she didn't want him to protect him... it was hard to write. I didn't write it so the readers could agree or disagree with one character in particular; romance and relationships are meant to be confusing and two-sided like that. Just because Seto didn't experience what she did doesn't make him wrong, and it doesn't make Téa right, either. What I mean to say (in a nutshell) is that Seto and Téa have both experienced different things, even if the other knows about said experiences, or was there when they happened. Everything feels different to each person. As a result, there's bound to be some disagreements and hurt feelings.
With Mai, I was very tempted to put her in the play, but being a school production, I realized there was a low chance of THAT much outside recruitment going on. I also didn't plan on having them get back together that quick. ^_~ I did actually intend to write an after-play scene, during the cast party, when Mai shows up and discovers Marik's presence... well, but that's for later recaps!
As for Bakura's plans, they're top-secret, Level 10 classified! I can't say anything... ^_^... Marik's role in it WILL be come apparent by the sequel though... *cough*
As for Isis making predictions without the Torque/Necklace (I learned that a Torque is really the type of necklace Isis wears. When you romanize that word into Japanese, it comes out as Ta-u-ku, or Tauk. But that's actually not correct...), everything prophesied is on the tablets and in the ruins where the Tombkeepers live. Isis wouldn't need the Necklace to make any predictions. This isn't much of a spoiler, but I always believed Isis possessed inherent psychic powers anyway, and the Necklace just enhanced them (after all, Yugi never got any predictions when he had the Necklace, just a brief flash of a possible future).
I adore Mokuba to pieces, and even though he might not have as wide a fanbase as his older brother, I have people who'd kill me if I did anything to hurt Mokuba, so I try to keep him in-character and showing up as frequently as possible. It's hard to work him in as a major character, but he is a major INFLUENCE on Seto and Téa.
Hey! I also read "Circle of Three" -- at least, I think I did. That's the series about the three girls interested in witchcraft, right? Thanks again for your fantastic and helpful review!
Janime Lee - Another well written chapter. However, the only thing bugging me is the punctuation marks. It's not just you; a majority of the recently updated fics I've read have missing punctuations--mostly in the areas of the quotation marks. I hope fixes it soon.
I love how you put A Christmas Carol in (the Muppet version rules!). When you look at it, the "updated" holiday classic pretty much descibes Kaiba right now (nice way for him to improvise, too). Did Téa have a premonition when she reworte it, or was she remembering the past? Seems like Bakura was almost having a flashback at the play.
Now Marik is back as well. Our favorite psychotic Egyptian has returned to Japan. And because of Téa? This story becomes more intriguing with every plot twist you add.
Yeeeaaaah, QuickEdit is the root of all punctuation evil. FFnet's got all sorts of weird rules defined where strange things show up in chapters. I apologize for that, and I hope it's working okay now! (If worse comes to worse, you can also read the fic on my site, on my ML, or on MediaMiner.org)
As for Téa's feelings when she rewrote it-- no, she wrote it after Battle City (which in my fic took place a year before the start of the fic... I speed up the Yu-Gi-Oh timeline a bit. By the time Battle City takes place in the anime, they're already in their second year of high school, but that's something they're still *IN* in WDKY), and she was a bit "frazzled." So no premonitions-- just influence from the good ol' boob tube.
^_~ I hope you continue to enjoy all my evil plot twists!
huda - AH YOU ARE UPDATED. I AM REALLY HAPY. YOUR STORY IS AMAZING,WONDERFUL,NICE ERAND BEAUTIFUL!. I WILL SUPPORT YOU. I WILL KEEP REVIEW UNTIL YOUR REVIEWS GOT OVER 10
P.S., WHY ARE YOU UPDATE SO LONG
P.S. AGAIN, I REALYY LIKE YOUR STORY AND "A LIFE WITHOUT YOU" BY DIDIHONEY. THAT AUTHOR IS REALLY AMAZING. I SUGGEST YOU TO READ THAT STORY.
P.S. AGAIN AGAIN,YOU ARE RALY INCREDIBLE AMAZING AUTHOR
^^;; I'm not too big a fan of the all-in-caps reviews, but I did want to reply anyway and thank you for your support! My updates are often rather wide and spaced out because it takes a long time to take all the events I want and write them into the chapters. Plus I refuse to post un-beta'd chapters, and sometimes pre-readers aren't available.
Thanks for the fic recommendations, and again, thanks for the praise and support!
CRAZYABOUTANIME - Well worth the wait. Very well written, as always.^.^ I really approve the romance in this chapter...XD but do all the yu-gi-oh guys have to have crushes on tea? lol. Very nice, Loving it. PLEAZ UPDATE SOON.
No, all the guys don't have a crush on Téa. The way I figure it, the relationships are like this:
(PRESENT) Yugi - still harbors a one-sided crush on Téa (we don't know how Yami/the Pharaoh feels about her)
(PAST) Joey - used to have a crush on Téa before he became friends with Yugi and met Mai
(FUTURE) Kaiba - never really thought much about Téa, but eventually he becomes romantically interested with her
Tristan - thinks of Téa as a sister, and defends her as such. In the original series, Téa actually annoyed him because she wasn't demure like Miho.
Bakura - has some mysterious connection to Téa, but doesn't know what it is. He plans on exploring it by getting close to her. '
Marik - knows a secret which will impact Téa's life, but he's reluctant to tell her about it. His duty to his clan comes before "friendship."
Any other guys we mention (like the guys at DV8) don't "crush" on Téa-- they just want her because she's beautiful, they think she's "easy," and so on. I'm not trying to make Téa out to be like some glamorous Sue that captures all the guys' attention-- real life isn't like that. But it's very realistic to have friends crush on friends, old crushes die hard, and new crushes take time.
Thanks for your review!
Tamereth - Another chapter, and as good as always. I have the feeling there's still quite a few chapters to come before the story is finished, however. Good luck in all you do!
Oh yeah-- many more chapters to come. But I'm hoping to charge through it this summer, if I can! Thanks for the review!
Shipperness - I don't believe i've reviewed this story yet but wow! This is beyond amazing. And i'm not one to heap praise without some kind of constructive critisism, but damn it's hard to find anything wrong with this! If i had one complaint, it would have to be that you dither somewhat with the romance aspects, but thats a writer preference thing and the generall story is good enough that it keeps me effortlessly hooked all the way through! I'm eagerly awaiting the next update! Keep up the good work!
I'm flattered! I do appreciate any and all concrit you can give me, though! I try to keep some sort of balance between the romance and the drama, and as will be inevitable, the action. It's hard to switch appropriately, but I didn't want to make the story come out like a soap opera, where love is on everyone's mind, all the time. That's not realistic! I'm glad you're hooked and I hope you keep reading! Thanks for the review!
Yavahna, Warrior Goddess - my congratulations on a chapter well written=) As most fanfiction chapters come, i thought this would be a quick (and wholy unsatisfying) read. Of course, you definitely put my theory (for you) to rest with this chapter. Altogether, it was very heartwarming, well-written, and above all (and best of all), long enough to satisfy my Seto/Anzu(Téa) cravings. my gratefulness for your long winded ness;)
Keep updating. and i was wondering if i could be so polite as to ask for you to physically injure Téa/Anzu in some way? There haven't been too many physical hurt angstmances going on for a while in the Seto/Téa(Anzu) fandom, and im sure you could pull it off very well=)
Thanks for the praise! I do often wonder whether readers have a betting pool or something going on about me and my fics... maybe so! If there are theories, who knows what else is out there! I do try to meet (and hopefully go beyond) everyone's expectations, though. Again, you're one of the few who can stand my "long-windedness" so I guess it's a personal preference thing.
I'm glad you did ask politely- though I do make it a point not to bend to reader requests about the story, as it's already planned out. Still, specific scenes might require the violence that bumped the rating up to R (M+), though I can't exactly promise "angstmance" or "hurt/comfort." It's not really my forté. I do thank you for the praise, though!
Taichi Prime - this fanfic rocks! I wish I could be as good with mine! please get them married or something! please review!
*grin* Well I'm not going to be revealing any plot points or anything... You know I like your fics too-- I believe I've reviewed a few of them before, but I'm always looking for new recs!
Blu.lotus - Thank you, Azurite. I love the story. What doesn't kill you? If you eventually write a happy ending, I'm sure no one will ^^
You know, I was actually hoping that Kaiba was going to admit his love on stage but... I guess Kaiba's still too thick to know. Ah well!
Hope you'll update mighty soon ^^
Thanks for the kind praise! But I'm not even halfway through yet, so I won't say anything about the ending! :X My lips are sealed! As for Kaiba... I considered having him reveal his feelings on stage, but I decided that he's not in a position to do something that drastic *yet*...
Solar Kitty - Aw, that was so sweet! I love how you worked in A Christmas Carol! It's such a great play in its original context and it was just as good under Téa's adaptation! There were a few surface errors but they didn't take away from the over all effect. Just a ' missing in one spot and a spelling error. It was in a Téa/Seto scene I believe. Other than those minor details the chapter was wonderfully written and it made me go 'Aw!' at the end when Seto improved the ending of the play! Can't wait for the next chapter to be up! And hopefully I won't take so long to read it and review it!
Keep up the awesome work!
Do tell me where you've spotted the errors so I can correct them ASAP! I'm always looking for additional people with a critical eye to beta, so if you're interested, let me know! Thanks!
chibilee - just wanna say that i'm luvin this story. granted it took me awhile (that's an understatement) 2 read this fic but it was worth it. i like the long chappies by the way. i like how kaiba is portrayed in this fic. he still has that edge he has but it's been curved by circumstances. i c it as him growing up. in fact, this fic is filled w/people growing up not just kaiba n tea. every character has undergone some change whether it b big or small. i like how the fic is goin. i agree w/the description of this fic being a demented soap opera! i like soap operas (well i actually only watch 1-general hospital, but i don't have anything against them), so take it as a compliment from me. besides if it wasn't it'd b boring right? keep up the great work n i'll b looking 4ward 2 the next update which i hope won't b 2 long! ^_^
Thanks for recognizing my effort! Despite the magical themes in Yu-Gi-Oh, I always try to inject WDKY with a dose of "reality" when it comes to dealing with relationships and emotions. I hope that everyone will see the characters in WDKY as having grown and changed, but not beyond the point where they recognize them as the Yu-Gi-Oh characters they love.
Lady Silvamord - Okay. Let me get this straight.
This is undoubtedly the best fanfiction I have ever read. True, there are some times when I just wanted to wince at what was going on, but that was due to the characters and their situations (and how much I wanted Seto and Téa to admit that they loved each other, while they were still being oblivious)
One word, though, about the chapter length. I mean, reading some of the chapters can be...taxing. At some points at the end of one chapter you forget where the chapter began. It's not necessarily a bad thing, I just think that splitting each really long chapter into a few shorter chapters would be better. But hey, that's just my opinion.
Excellent, no doubts about it.
Thanks for the high praise about the fic! *blush* I do try. The chapter length is always something I'm warring with-- since I write my fics in an HTML editor, I'm not aware of the length until I go to FFnet and see the size of the scrollbar. It's also a matter of taste-- some people are faster readers than others. It's always been in my opinion that I shouldn't start something I couldn't finish, and that holds true for my chapters as well-- purposefully breaking them up where I didn't intend to would ruin the flow of my story, and confuse the readers.
Since I'm so dead set on keeping the chapters at 36, I won't do any more chapter splitting as I did with Chapter 7. I realize my chapters can sometimes be taxing, but that's the way they're meant to be. I'm personally not a fan of very SHORT chapters, so I find it difficult to write them unless the circumstances truly call for it.
That's the best "excuse" I can give, and I hope people aren't too daunted by the length, and they continue to read!
Master-Editor - we here at the DnD fanatics of New England Tech call it a Merry Christmahanakwanzayuleablank... it's much easier to say thatn it is to spell, trust me. One thing that I've noticed is that ur chapters seem to be very long... THANK YOU!
Ah, thanks for clarifying that for me! All those mushed-together holiday names, I'm never sure which one goes where...
Anyway, I'd like to thank you for being one of the few (?) who seem to enjoy the long chapters. For others (see above) it seems a bit much, but as I've said, I'm sticking to my plan! Thanks for the praise!
Luvin Anime - That was great! I absolutely loved it! Phantastich! Trey bien! (I don't know how to spell in French, sorry!) Anywho, I seriously thought that he would tell her he loved her on stage, but heck, you've probably got some great plan for that moment, eh? Great! UPDATE SOON!
(PS: I'm sorry if I get onto you about this R thing...but I still don't see the real necessity for it... Oh well. Maybe I'm just naive...or you're just a good person. Or both.)
You're not the only one who thought Kaiba was going to admit his feelings on stage! I'm not sure whether to feel bad for "leading people on" or feel giddy because I GOT YA'LL again! *giggle*
As for the R (M+) rating, I'm sticking to it-- originally, it was due to the violence in the DV8 chapter, and now it's due to a great deal of sexual innuendos. The fic will never become a straight out lemon, but it'll skim the edges, I can promise you that. My policy for ratings is "better safe than sorry." I would be greatly dismayed to have a fan report WDKY because it was inappropriately rated.
Star-Goddess Z - OH SWEET MARY OF MOTHER JESUS!! I LOVE THIS CHAPTER TO NO END!! I love the idea of Seto acting! I always wondered how he would do in theater (I'm an actress for an unprofessinal theater troupe) but I'm glad I finally get to see!! HURRAY FOR IMPROV.! I cried myself when Seto kissed her in front of everyone; it was a kind of symbol of truly showing everyone how he felt about her. I was worried in the last few chapters that he wasn't being open enought about their relationship with the others; so I felt it was rather great of him to show HE DOES deserve Tea, and that won't change!
YEAH!! HE SINCERILY LAUGHED!! Now everyone can see how good of a person Seto really is! One question: Will Joey and the others ever find out about Seto's abused childhood? I don't even think Tea knows the full extent of it. You should--it will make the REAL Seto be uncovered again.
*giggle* I keep reading that first part and thinking it should be "Oh sweet Mary, mother of Jesus!" or something. But maybe that sort of exclamation makes more sense to you than it does to me... ^^? I also adore the idea of Seto on stage-- I can't see him doing it *snap* totally willingly, but with a bit of convincing... well, I figured "the shoes fit." I also have a few (as-yet-unposted) fics with him on stage, including "The Show Must Go On." Look for that one and others this summer!
Some people (myself included) are torn with drawing the line between Seto being in-character and him following through on his actions and thoughts up to this point. I decided at the time of the play that he hadn't reached the point where he was sure of his feelings; I know that in real life, love is a very difficult thing to admit, but once you DO admit it, things fall into place and seem right. Most people just need a kick in the right direction, and Seto's no exception.
As for Seto's past, I do guarantee that it'll come into play later on, but I can't say more than that. Abuse and other types of violence are a very touchy subject for me, and I find it difficult to write. I also don't think that Seto OR Mokuba were abused in the way most people think of it. Threatened and harassed, yes, without a doubt. But I don't think he was abused physically. I think Seto's come a long way from who he was in "Restless Spirits," so the "real" Seto Kaiba who doesn't like people interfering with his past has come and gone... Well... you'll see.
Inu Kaiba - I started this chapter like 9 hours ago. O_O But with so many interruptions I've just now finished it. I wish you'd update your reviewer reply page ;_; I wrote a rather nice review for Chapter 13 and wished a reply to it but alas.
I really loved the adaption of A Christmas Carol to Yu-Gi-Oh, it's been done so many times and was getting old, but you gave it a fresh new twist. I can only hope that the next chapter will have something interesting in it, perhaps Mai and Joey will get back together, or maybe we'll fund out a little bit more about the mystery of Tea's parents ^_^ Well I hope this fiction will make it all the way to Chapter 36. Please update soon. ^_^
I'm sorry about the review reply page not being up! So I'm replying here, because it's tons easier... I suppose I'll have to provide a link to all these on my FFnet profile, hm? I hope you like Chapter 16 (on FFnet/MMorg, it's 17)! Don't worry, there's much more mystery, adventure, angst, and romance to be had!
rlenavampyre14 - feel loved Azurite.
This is the ONLY romance fic I actually look forward to updates on that contains my least favorite CEO. ^_^
Awesome as ever.
-skunky
Least favorite CEO? Does that mean you have a most favorite? (Pegasus? Duke? Someone else?) I'm just curious, of course! ^_~ I'm glad I can do Kaiba justice (at least, a little bit...). Thanks for the review!
yoursolastsummer - YAY A nice long chapter! You pack so much action into your story and I love it. Where did you come up with the idea for this? It was great, it was a perfect little Christmas chapter (although a little late for that, I am totally not complaining). It was amazing to see Seto participating in something like that. He does make an excellent Scroodge. All the characters had perfect parts and it was so much fun to read about their acting debuts. I was shocked when Marik came back, I can see some major things happening with him which will be way cool. i understand why Tea was mad at Seto because she didn't want to be protected but she said some pretty harsh things about him. It was a nice surprise to see him keep his temper in check and not break up with her right then and there. Wonderful story, please update soon.
Where did I come up with the idea for the whole fic, or just Chapter 15? Truthfully, it's been so long, I don't even remember if it was any one thing that inspired me-- Azureshipping fics were rare at the time I started WDKY, and I was doing several at once-- it's turned into a monster I can't control! As for Chapter 15, I've been very precise about the "timing" of the chapters, and the timing said it took place during late December, so I decided to do a Christmas chapter! I did originally intend to put it out during Christmas, but, well... ehehe...
I'm glad I shocked SOMEONE with Marik's return! I was being so devilish and hinting at it that I hoped for someone to be surprised about it. As for Seto not breaking up with Téa on the spot, I'm going to say it's because he's grown up more than that. While Téa's not exactly his family, in my mind, him breaking up with Téa over something so flippant strikes me as akin to him abandoning Mokuba because his younger brother's been kidnapped one too many times! So I couldn't make Kaiba return to that cruel state. More surprises are ahead, of course, so don't get comfortable!
DarkShadowFlame - Wow... it's so long... I know that's a really unoriginal way to start this review but I'm always stunned to see how much time passes between when I start/finish the latest chapter. And it's also odd to try and write a review... I feel like I'm referencing things that happened so *long* ago!!
But here I go anyway. When Chieko was first ushering around the 'new student', I was all hopeful: "Is it Marik? Please let it be Marik!" Then I became doubtful: "Eh, it's probably not Marik... but then why is she making a slightly big deal over the mystery student?" Then it was revealed to be Marik, and Tea freaked out, I was crestfallen: "Aww... why isn't everybody as glad to see Marik as I am?" :P Okay, I was slightly joking with the last part. I understand how Tea felt. I'd probably want to kill him. I also loved how you painted her as someone who doesn't want to need anyone else - who can't connect with that feeling? It was brilliantly expressed. As was Marik. You know, I never thought I'd say this, but I like Marik better than Bakura. You write them both wonderfully... there's just something about Marik. :P I really can't wait to find out what the 'prophecy' is.
I think the reason I adored Marik's appearance so much widely centered around the 'sponge away this stone' line. Because as much as it applies to Scrooge-Seto, it could also go to poor Marik's life, revolving around all these prophecies and destinies and that one infernal tablet... ~^
You know, I only just realized how little we'd seen of Yami. See, when you wrote "He'd let his other remain in control for the entirety of the first act..." ::sweatdrop:: For a fraction of a second, I thought you were referring to Yugi and Yami, and that would be absolutely hilarious. And then I read on and got sane. :P I have enough to chortle about, but *will* we be seeing more of our beloved Pharaoh?
Oh, and I loved Joey in this. ^^; He's so humorous... and jolly! Plus, Mai's brief cameo was good. Mokuba was adorable as well- aw, the puppy eyes work every time!
There was an awful lot of Seto-Tea bantering in this, sprinkled among the serious talks, relationship crises, and public make-out sessions. Needless to say, I LOVED it!
Terrific chapter as always and, as always, can't wait for the next one! (Hehe, no pressure or anything... just write like a demon... though no one can fault the length/quality of your chapters.)
*grin* I wasn't entirely sure if I was being entirely "mysterious" with Marik's return, but I loved your train of thought about it! It's true I wouldn't have made a big deal about a mystery student (not writing clues to indicate WHO exactly he was turned out to be very difficult!) if it was just some random OC, but I went through all that effort because Marik IS going to play a big part. ^_~ Bakura's not gone, either... but I love them both-- they're such great antagonists, but in WDKY, they're not SUPPOSED to be! It's fun trying to keep them in-character but "growing and changing," just like everyone else.
I never saw the connection between "sponge away this stone" and Marik, but now that you mention it, it's true! I suppose if I did a Marik-centric chapter that would probably be something poignant he'd recall about the whole play experience.
Thank you SO much for the lengthy review!
unknown reviewer - you know...I'm rarely that emotional about stories. During tearjerker films my eyes barely water, the only exception really being Lord of the Rings but thats in a leauge of its own.
But when I looked and noticed that you updated I could not contain my joy. I literally jumped out of my computer seat and shouted for joy (luckily I was home alone). It's really rare that I get that into a story, but I just can't help it with this one.
oh yeah, the chapter. Truely excellent. I hadn't even thought of Marik at all. Very nice. Glad to see Bakura is back as well. "A Christmas Carol" was the perfect choice, everything worked out perfectly.
Wonder what's going to happen on Christmas itself, and what of Mariks new prophecy. And what new, sinister, plots could Bakura and the remaining members of the Big 5 be planning
Please update as soon as possible
Geez, and I thought Marik and Bakura were mysterious! I have an unknown reviewer who keeps coming back, but reveals no identity! Anyway, thanks for the reviews! I do aim to make WDKY something people can honestly connect to in some way, and if one connection is what I've accomplished, I'm happy. You're also quite smart to remember Bakura and the Big Five-- they will be returning soon!
winterwing3000 - I really loved this chapter, especially the role playing and the return of Marik. There's these weird (9;9;9) thingys randomly scattered in this chapter... and as for the puncuation, you're only missing some of the question marks here and there, and I'm not sure if you planned it this way but I think you put "Isis" for "Ishizu"?? If that was your intention, then I humbly beg for your forgiveness Az-san. ^_~
The Christmas Carol is truly a great book and I like how you've modified it to fit the modern day Domino. The roles for each character was a little be... um... unique, but very funny nonetheless! Joey as the Ghost of the Present... it cracked me up! Him dressed in a bathrobe with holy leaves strung through his hair, reminds me of the Romans. ^-^ And Seto... Phew, he blew the roof off the auditorium. Never knew that he had the Actor in him. And Yugi carrying Mokuba... Lol, that's truly a sight not to be missed!
And with the way you made Tea's anology about Seto's incomprehensible nature... well, I suppose that I have to disagree. Seto hasn't been placed in these opened and complicated situations whereas he was under mind control and then in return have a tramatized state, thinking that he was getting weaker instead of stronger. He has, however, been through um... a somewhat difficult childhood, when being raised by Gouzabourou Kaiba, and learnt that he needed to protect things that were HIS. And being the most protective man that I've ever seen... Seto claimed Tea as his, though not like property or anything like that... Tea's been surrounded by protection provided from her friends for so long that she wanted to be stronger and give her friends HER protection. But Seto hasn't been under any type of constant protection, so I suppose that he wouldn't understand Tea. Plus... he doesn't have much of feminine influence to understand how a girl's mind and heart works. That's one thing I like being female... teeheehee!
Anyways, I was really HOPING that you would actually bring Mai to put her in the play and "freak Joey out". But, alas, you placed her in the attentive audience, along with the white-haired creepo...
Speaking of which, Bakura has come back with more plans to reek the world with evil, ne? But I think that something about Tea's song and dance triggered something deep within... didn't really pay attention to it... Hm... I should read it over... Does Bakura's awakening have something to do, perhaps, with the "prophecy" that Marik is unable to reveal?
And Marik... the changed 'pyscopath' has also returned... I was mildly shocked, since I hadn't really expected it that he would be part of this... He seemed awfully desperate to tell Tea the prophecy that Ishizu/Isis has predicted. And this is where I get really confused.
How did Ishizu/Isis managed to predict or even to learn of the prophecy when she does not have the Sennen Tauk? If I remember correctly, it was given to Yugi by her hands and she did use it to predict the future of Battle City...
Anywho, I love the correlation of the Kaiba brothers. I thought it cleared up some things that were necessary and it was very heart-warming to actually have a scene where Seto and Mokuba talk things out... heart-to-heart, man-to-man. And for a pre-teen, Mokuba's a pretty impressive and mature kid! I really can't help but feel more observant about Mokuba! You've plotted him to be somewhat more wiser than his age with older and more grown-up feeling. He's learning to cope with his lost of Tea's affection... which means he's a strong boy. So I think that Seto's wish will come true, Mokuba's been re-made by you to always remain as a true and stable character that will always connect, show, and help others. So no change for him!
The long wait for the update was worth it and I'm really impressed by the chapter lenght! Long, but descriptive and realistic, as always! Props and cookies too you! And hope that you'll update Chapter 16 soon! So the sooner What Doesn't Kill You is put to a close, then I can read the Circle of Seven! It sounds utterly similar to this book I'm reading, called the Circle of Three. Real concidence, huh?
O_O What an enormous review! Thanks! Okay, let me take this bit by bit...
As far as I know, the weird 9;9; things were removed in my revision of the chapter. I do revise every chapter of WDKY now and then, without any real notice... mostly because I don't change anything major about the story, just grammar, spelling, and formatting. Though it's not an excuse, it was QuickEdit's fault-- that stupid thing FFnet claims to "help" in the upload process really screws with a lot of fics.
As for "Isis" versus "Ishizu," it's always been my opinion that the dubbers can mess up on names like Malik/Marik, where r's and l's are concerned, and they'd truly have to do some research to find out that MALIK is the appropriate Arabic name... but with Isis, it's a given. Her name was never meant to be "Ishizu" (ee-shee-zoo). So I made that concession with the names. I do intend to keep the dub-name structure throughout the fic, but if the dub changes names AFTER I've released a chapter, I'm not going to change them. So Isis is as Isis does-- she stays. (She's actually not even a major character in this fic; she WILL appear in Circle of Seven, though).
I'm glad I didn't completely screw over "A Christmas Carol" for a lot of people-- I was hoping to make it a bit more cheerful than Dickens' version, if only to make it suitable for my (and the WDKY/Domino High) audience. When trying to cast people for the roles, I wanted to avoid creating too many OCs that I'd have to continually name and describe. Combining roles (especially for a part as temporary as Joey's) seemed like the right thing to do. Though now that I look back on it, I'd love to see Joey all done up in his bathrobe and holly leaves!
Like I told other reviewers, I'm a bit enamored with the idea of "Seto the Actor." While I don't think he's the type to beg for a standing ovation, he strikes me as the type that would try hard enough to deserve one. Plus Yugi and Mokuba just seemed too perfect; despite everything they've all been through, Mokuba gets along with everyone, while his brother needs a bit more of a shove.
The scene with Seto and Téa arguing about why she didn't want him to protect him... it was hard to write. I didn't write it so the readers could agree or disagree with one character in particular; romance and relationships are meant to be confusing and two-sided like that. Just because Seto didn't experience what she did doesn't make him wrong, and it doesn't make Téa right, either. What I mean to say (in a nutshell) is that Seto and Téa have both experienced different things, even if the other knows about said experiences, or was there when they happened. Everything feels different to each person. As a result, there's bound to be some disagreements and hurt feelings.
With Mai, I was very tempted to put her in the play, but being a school production, I realized there was a low chance of THAT much outside recruitment going on. I also didn't plan on having them get back together that quick. ^_~ I did actually intend to write an after-play scene, during the cast party, when Mai shows up and discovers Marik's presence... well, but that's for later recaps!
As for Bakura's plans, they're top-secret, Level 10 classified! I can't say anything... ^_^... Marik's role in it WILL be come apparent by the sequel though... *cough*
As for Isis making predictions without the Torque/Necklace (I learned that a Torque is really the type of necklace Isis wears. When you romanize that word into Japanese, it comes out as Ta-u-ku, or Tauk. But that's actually not correct...), everything prophesied is on the tablets and in the ruins where the Tombkeepers live. Isis wouldn't need the Necklace to make any predictions. This isn't much of a spoiler, but I always believed Isis possessed inherent psychic powers anyway, and the Necklace just enhanced them (after all, Yugi never got any predictions when he had the Necklace, just a brief flash of a possible future).
I adore Mokuba to pieces, and even though he might not have as wide a fanbase as his older brother, I have people who'd kill me if I did anything to hurt Mokuba, so I try to keep him in-character and showing up as frequently as possible. It's hard to work him in as a major character, but he is a major INFLUENCE on Seto and Téa.
Hey! I also read "Circle of Three" -- at least, I think I did. That's the series about the three girls interested in witchcraft, right? Thanks again for your fantastic and helpful review!
Janime Lee - Another well written chapter. However, the only thing bugging me is the punctuation marks. It's not just you; a majority of the recently updated fics I've read have missing punctuations--mostly in the areas of the quotation marks. I hope fixes it soon.
I love how you put A Christmas Carol in (the Muppet version rules!). When you look at it, the "updated" holiday classic pretty much descibes Kaiba right now (nice way for him to improvise, too). Did Téa have a premonition when she reworte it, or was she remembering the past? Seems like Bakura was almost having a flashback at the play.
Now Marik is back as well. Our favorite psychotic Egyptian has returned to Japan. And because of Téa? This story becomes more intriguing with every plot twist you add.
Yeeeaaaah, QuickEdit is the root of all punctuation evil. FFnet's got all sorts of weird rules defined where strange things show up in chapters. I apologize for that, and I hope it's working okay now! (If worse comes to worse, you can also read the fic on my site, on my ML, or on MediaMiner.org)
As for Téa's feelings when she rewrote it-- no, she wrote it after Battle City (which in my fic took place a year before the start of the fic... I speed up the Yu-Gi-Oh timeline a bit. By the time Battle City takes place in the anime, they're already in their second year of high school, but that's something they're still *IN* in WDKY), and she was a bit "frazzled." So no premonitions-- just influence from the good ol' boob tube.
^_~ I hope you continue to enjoy all my evil plot twists!
huda - AH YOU ARE UPDATED. I AM REALLY HAPY. YOUR STORY IS AMAZING,WONDERFUL,NICE ERAND BEAUTIFUL!. I WILL SUPPORT YOU. I WILL KEEP REVIEW UNTIL YOUR REVIEWS GOT OVER 10
P.S., WHY ARE YOU UPDATE SO LONG
P.S. AGAIN, I REALYY LIKE YOUR STORY AND "A LIFE WITHOUT YOU" BY DIDIHONEY. THAT AUTHOR IS REALLY AMAZING. I SUGGEST YOU TO READ THAT STORY.
P.S. AGAIN AGAIN,YOU ARE RALY INCREDIBLE AMAZING AUTHOR
^^;; I'm not too big a fan of the all-in-caps reviews, but I did want to reply anyway and thank you for your support! My updates are often rather wide and spaced out because it takes a long time to take all the events I want and write them into the chapters. Plus I refuse to post un-beta'd chapters, and sometimes pre-readers aren't available.
Thanks for the fic recommendations, and again, thanks for the praise and support!
CRAZYABOUTANIME - Well worth the wait. Very well written, as always.^.^ I really approve the romance in this chapter...XD but do all the yu-gi-oh guys have to have crushes on tea? lol. Very nice, Loving it. PLEAZ UPDATE SOON.
No, all the guys don't have a crush on Téa. The way I figure it, the relationships are like this:
(PRESENT) Yugi - still harbors a one-sided crush on Téa (we don't know how Yami/the Pharaoh feels about her)
(PAST) Joey - used to have a crush on Téa before he became friends with Yugi and met Mai
(FUTURE) Kaiba - never really thought much about Téa, but eventually he becomes romantically interested with her
Tristan - thinks of Téa as a sister, and defends her as such. In the original series, Téa actually annoyed him because she wasn't demure like Miho.
Bakura - has some mysterious connection to Téa, but doesn't know what it is. He plans on exploring it by getting close to her. '
Marik - knows a secret which will impact Téa's life, but he's reluctant to tell her about it. His duty to his clan comes before "friendship."
Any other guys we mention (like the guys at DV8) don't "crush" on Téa-- they just want her because she's beautiful, they think she's "easy," and so on. I'm not trying to make Téa out to be like some glamorous Sue that captures all the guys' attention-- real life isn't like that. But it's very realistic to have friends crush on friends, old crushes die hard, and new crushes take time.
Thanks for your review!
Tamereth - Another chapter, and as good as always. I have the feeling there's still quite a few chapters to come before the story is finished, however. Good luck in all you do!
Oh yeah-- many more chapters to come. But I'm hoping to charge through it this summer, if I can! Thanks for the review!
Shipperness - I don't believe i've reviewed this story yet but wow! This is beyond amazing. And i'm not one to heap praise without some kind of constructive critisism, but damn it's hard to find anything wrong with this! If i had one complaint, it would have to be that you dither somewhat with the romance aspects, but thats a writer preference thing and the generall story is good enough that it keeps me effortlessly hooked all the way through! I'm eagerly awaiting the next update! Keep up the good work!
I'm flattered! I do appreciate any and all concrit you can give me, though! I try to keep some sort of balance between the romance and the drama, and as will be inevitable, the action. It's hard to switch appropriately, but I didn't want to make the story come out like a soap opera, where love is on everyone's mind, all the time. That's not realistic! I'm glad you're hooked and I hope you keep reading! Thanks for the review!
Yavahna, Warrior Goddess - my congratulations on a chapter well written=) As most fanfiction chapters come, i thought this would be a quick (and wholy unsatisfying) read. Of course, you definitely put my theory (for you) to rest with this chapter. Altogether, it was very heartwarming, well-written, and above all (and best of all), long enough to satisfy my Seto/Anzu(Téa) cravings. my gratefulness for your long winded ness;)
Keep updating. and i was wondering if i could be so polite as to ask for you to physically injure Téa/Anzu in some way? There haven't been too many physical hurt angstmances going on for a while in the Seto/Téa(Anzu) fandom, and im sure you could pull it off very well=)
Thanks for the praise! I do often wonder whether readers have a betting pool or something going on about me and my fics... maybe so! If there are theories, who knows what else is out there! I do try to meet (and hopefully go beyond) everyone's expectations, though. Again, you're one of the few who can stand my "long-windedness" so I guess it's a personal preference thing.
I'm glad you did ask politely- though I do make it a point not to bend to reader requests about the story, as it's already planned out. Still, specific scenes might require the violence that bumped the rating up to R (M+), though I can't exactly promise "angstmance" or "hurt/comfort." It's not really my forté. I do thank you for the praise, though!
