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Loved the whole Fall Festival antics! Spin is such a pisser, isn't he? lol So glad the school is now implementing a GSA. I think all schools should have one. Another terrific chapter Andrew!

When I first saw "Four years later" I thought you had jumped the shark. lol Luckily I was wrong. Like sacred, I had thought there would be a lot more drama and such over the four year time span. Soubi visiting Ryo, Ryo visiting Soubi, temptations, etc. I am glad it ended the way it did. Although I will miss reading about these wonderful characters, (love how Sakura and Kaito and little Toshi wound up together), I'm thrilled that Soubi and Ryo are together at last. And that Sei actually turned out to be human. lol Who woulda thought? haha

I am so glad Carol has Daryl! lol Carol and Daryl! That cracks me up! :) I LOVE Zune's mom! She is so funny; such a fangirl! And THEIR FIRST KISS!!!! Woot! hehe Ok, so maybe Kevin did redeem himself. I was all set on hating him as I've been doing througout the last chapter, but this one has him explaining himself in a nice love note. So maybe I forgive him just a tad......although I REALLY do like Edward. =) Hmmm, Uncle/Father Matt finally came clean. But can Zune and his mom trust him again? Or at least his mom, since Zune never knew him to begin with. Hahah, "Dogs get mad, people get angry", hmmmm, where have I seen that before? heheheh Another awesome chapter sacred! I'm looking forward to Zune and Ed's 'meeting'.

intune! You're back!! Yay! I did have to re-read the last chapter over to re-familiarize myself with what happened last time. I'm sorry to hear Addie won't be at Lucca's party. That really does suck. Of course, if she doesn't get into Harvard it will be for nothing. In my experience, I've just visited the schools once the kids got into them, not before. And my oldest son's best female friend is in pre-med at UPenn. Excellent school...and Harvard too. lol Anyway...I was a bit surprised at Jeremy's admission. I didn't realize he liked liked Lucca. I thought he was jealous of Lucca b/c everyone ELSE liked liked him, such as Matt. You did leave it as a cliffie, so I hope we'll get to read the next chapter soon! (hint, hint) lol

Ah, my heart is breaking for Dan. It's a good thing he's sort of friends with Chris now. No doubt Chris has been there, done that w/straight guys. But I think all people, gay or straight, can certainly relate to unrequited love. And now that Dan knows for sure that David isn't batting for his team, (unless he goes both ways, but it doesn't seem so), he needs to move on and try to accept him as just a friend. Hey, maybe Chris can introduce him to his other friends? As always Circle, looking forward to more.

Yay! EB&C is back! I love Alexi's family! As Stephen said, I thought Alexi's family would have been more formal, but thankfully they weren't. Vic and John were hysterical trying to get in Alexi and Josh's faces. Alexi's grandmother was really cool; I was lol'ing when she kept embarrassing Alexi with all the sex questions. lol I look forward to reading more the next day when the fourth rolls around. =)

I couldn't agree more w/leshwar and Louis. The story is hysterical; I don't think I've laughed as hard reading something in such a long time. The pictures alone that he throws in during the chapter are hysterical! The Starbucks coffee cup still makes me crack up, months after seeing it. My only gripe is that Tony doesn't update often enough. I also want to mention that Tony is a fantastic author who writes more than just comedy. He has a few stories on this site that you should check out. (Even if some are set in high school)

Wow Andrew, what a moving poem. So, so sad that this happens every day. Thank you for sharing.

This was just as good reading it the second time around. I'm surprised Cody wasn't scowling or elbowing Soren when Soren invited Luka to hang with them after the exams. And what was with Luka cutting off Cody's question about his name? Hmmmm, that sounds mysterious. Seems all of Soren's friends, (including Soren), were surprised that Luka knew so much about Physics. They all seem to do pretty well though. I like Noel; he seems sweet and I don't blame him for being jealous of Mark. So are Luka and Noel just friends, or more? Looking forward to the next update Finn.

This chapter needed to come with a warning: MAY CAUSE UNCONTROLLABLE CRYING AND SOBBING AND WEEPING! Damn, I ran out of Kleenex. I hope you're happy. Wow, what an emotional chapter. I feel so bad for Micah, (love the name btw), and of course Mother M. It must be so scary for her to have to take care of everything now, but especially not knowing about her husband. I'm looking forward to the next chapter. Hopefully Micah will be able to smile again. =)

Wow, after reading your story and reading the reviews, I feel like I should take a Philosophy class. lol Finn, this was truly an excellent piece of work. It really gets your mind thinking about other existences besides ours, other realities. I love how you incorporated 'three' of your beings and put armor on them and crowned them your knights and protectors and how the other boy is really you (the person) in another realm. I feel like I should be reading Nietzsche now! lol

At the end of your author's note you were asking about Dan's actions and his thoughts being different. I think Dan's acting like an ass. I get that he doesn't like Chris; he sees Chris as the competition and he never really liked him. But that doesn't give him the right to be as nasty to Chris as he was. Chris was just trying to be friendly; he had no idea that Dan didn't like him. After all, they rarely spoke before this, how would he know that Dan didn't like him? And Dan was acting like an ass to David. It's bad enough he didn't go over David's house the day before, but now he's tackling him and just acting so aloof. "If you want to"; what kind of a response is that, that you say to a person who is trying to be your friend? I'd be so put off if I were David. As far as Chris figuring Dan out; that was simple: Dan just sat there on the bench, checking David out while he changed. He scrunched up his eyes so he wouldn't see anymore and Chris caught him. I'm actually surprised Chris wasn't doing the same thing. lol And when I say 'checking David out', I mean NOT window shopping with no intention to buy, not browsing the catalogue, b/c Dan definitely wanted to 'buy' David! lol I think it's CRAZY that his folks bought three sets of baby items b/c they wanted three kids. Who does that?! That's insane! There are so many things that can go wrong in a pregnancy, with an infant, etc., even having problems conceiving. That's just crazy. And why does Dan think that if it weren't for him, he'd have siblings and his parents would be happy? It's not his fault; if not him, it could have happened if his mother conceived before him. As far as EastEnders go, (definitely heard of it; I think the episodes are on YouTube, lol), I would think that Dan would have definitely wanted to stay there to gauge his parents' reactions to the show. Why didn't his mother comment? She had nothing to say about it? And why would Dan think his father was agreeing with that horrible Arab woman? His statement was so ambiguous. "There are all kinds of people in this world" could be taken either way. He could agree with that digusting homophobic mother, or he could have sided with the son, thinking that his MOTHER was the "all kinds of people in this world". Why is Dan so hellbent on thinking his parents would hate him? He has no clue what they think. Hey Circle, I like the way you used chlorophyll - the way Dan "absorbed" all the information on it when his parents were talking about it. lol Terrific chapter Circle! I'm looking forward to hearing what Chris has to say to Dan.

Well, I can certainly understand Nate's jealousy and why he took off for the woods, but he really should have gone over to Jeff even with Jeff's grandfather being there. I wonder what Jeff's grandfather was doing there; was he just there to check up on Jeff and Nate? And why were the other boys avoiding Nate? Even if there's tension in the air, it was b/c of Nate and Jeff, not Nate and the other boys. I'm sure he could use their suppport now. Ok, now I'm anxiously waiting for the next update!

I agree with Terry; I don't understand why Soubi can't go to NY also. He could go to NYU for creative writing, (or whatever writing major he wants). It's also a very LGBT-friendly school. I don't remember if this was ever addressed. Did Soubi ever suggest that he go with Ryo to NY? No matter how much they love each other and how much they talk, text, or Skype, there's nothing like the real thing. Long distance relationships are very hard to maintain; especially one that's going to last four years. Well, I can only hope that something happens in the Asada Group that will bring Ryo home. Another great chapter Sui, even though it was sad. =)

I can definitely see why Scott has put off getting rid of Steve's clothes. They are the last physical thing he has of Steve's. As he said, it just adds finality to it. The picture was a surprise though. What was with that? Had Steve cheated on him once with this Ian guy? Zach as usual, was adorable. And being four, he's still in the temper tantrum stage. lol What joy. But all in all, they are very lucky; he's a great kid and he listens to them, which is wonderful. Wait until he's a teenager and says "no" all the time.

Whew! Thank God I didn't really need my Kleenex in this chapter! lol I think it's awesome that Jesse and baby Aaron/Idgie are bonding. And just think of all the babysitters there are at the Triple J! lol Maxie is going to love baby Aaron also. It'll be funny to see him interact with Aaron. I really enjoyed this chapter Andrew!

I agree with Stephen; this is definitely a fun story to read. Blowjobs, threesomes, you name it; this story has it all! lol I really love the banter between Piri, Billy and Matsumoto, (sorry if I screwed up the spelling), they are all really funny together. I'm looking foward to when they meet up in Billy's room!

Shit, what tough decisions they both have to make. And who knows, four years in NYC could turn into five or six....Ryo may like the states better and want to stay there. Of course Soubi would go out there then, but will they be the same? Will they be the same if Ryo goes out there for only four years? And four years can seem like a lifetime when you're separated with the one you love. All the more power to them if they can do it; I could never do it. lol Now I'm anxiously awaiting the next chapter.

Heya Sui! I finally got a chance to read this chapter and now I see you just posted the next one! lol Ryo is taking everything out on Soubi. His loss of control over his own life, (from his mother), is driving him crazy and he has to take control of SOMETHING in his life, and he picked Soubi. I can certainly see him flipping out over those pictures, but really, couldn't he just have a normal conversation about them instead of attacking Soubi? He knows Soubi wouldn't cheat on him, especially with Rin. (who, I hate to admit, was fairly nice in this chapter.) Ok, on to chapter seventeen, where I'm hoping that Ryo can fix this mess with Soubi.

I agree w/Stephen; Tony's a psycho. They really need to look out for him; he's out for blood. I'm so glad you're all caught up now Houdini! Looking forward to the next update!

Well, Cody gave in with his condition, but you can tell he's still not a happy camper. Although if Luka becomes even friendlier with Noel, he may not have to worry.

My heart still bleeds for Luka. But who is Noel? His mystery cyber buddy? lol Soren sounded adorable when he was young! Not that he's old now. I'm glad he and Cody made up.

Damn, I'm all out of likes. Toby is so adorable! Unca Hoo, lol. So I'm a little confused about the money that Pat mentioned. Jonathan is Jason's cousin? And his family is famous? Why was he kidnapped? Was there a note? How does Pat know all this? Inquiring minds want to know. lol Oh, at the very beginning of the chapter and somewhere in the middle, you switch from Hugh to me or I. Just an fyi in case you wanted to fix it. =)

I was just thinking what Daithi wrote: that Val is going to join them at the Triple J. I'm very curious as to how they get Val there. And Kaya. I don't think she'd think too kindly of being put in a dog crate and placed in the baggage section of the plane. lol "Can we keep him?" "Danny, he's not a puppy, he's a teenager....." That was hysterical! Great lines, both of them! I'll tell you, when they get back to the ranch the will have plenty of people to help out with the baby. And I can already see Jesse bonding with, maybe Dylan..... I loved how you wove Jesse's tale into this chapter. I also love the way it starts in the present and then flashes back and ends in the present. Awesome job Andrew.

Gah!!!!! I can't believe you left it there!!!! You know, I used to hate Sei Asada. I hated the way she treated Ryo and I especially hated the way she treated Soubi. But in this chapter I didn't hate her. I agreed with her. The paragraph where she was explaining to Ryo why she needed to exact revenge on his father was where I changed my opinion of her. I still don't like the way she puts Ryo down for loving Soubi, but now I see why she wants revenge on her ex. That particular chapter about how she had the love that Ryo and Soubi have for each other, then it was gone, replaced by some bimbo who is now with her ex. That pretty much hit too close to home for me, and I totally agree with her: if she can get what she wants out of her ex, she should go for it. When Soubi opened the door to find Ryo there and how he broke down was so heartwrenching. They love each other so much I can't stand that his family is getting in the way of that. I think Sei needs to apologize to Soubi and be as welcoming as she can to him or else he will never want to live in an Asada house, no matter if Ryo's there or not. If Sei understands how they feel about each other, she needs to let her armor down and welcome Soubi as part of the family. Wouldn't it be nice if Kaito could live there in the Asada house also? Another great chapter Sui!