Cynus

I tried to make it easier on them by creating Indrus Krane, a shapeshifter who hunts shapeshifters. As it is, I still don't know how you'd be able to recognize one unless you had some sort of supernatural sense, or maybe they smell different? Perhaps giving lycanthropes and edge? I don't entirely remember how I handled it, as this was all written over a year ago. Tristan sure has had a hard hand dealt to him, but he's also in the company of some very strong and amazing people who can do a lot for him. Hopefully he'll make it through. Thank you for the review. It totally made my day.

And would you believe it came out of almost nothing? I was very happy with this story once I finished it, and I actually ended up losing a friend because of it... I still can't quite wrap my head around why it happened, either. I'm glad you liked it, and thank you for the review.

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One final thank you to everyone who posted after my last thank you. You're all awesome.

The door to the cafeteria opened slowly as Kurt and Jacob walked through, hand in hand and thoroughly entranced by each other. Luke was the first to address them as they came into the room. “I’m glad to see that the two of you made it back safely. Did you have a nice trip?” Kurt glanced back and blinked several times before he blushed and replied, “You could say that. But it is good to be back. These old bones can only take so much time camping in the woods, and three weeks was pushing it.”

As a devil, I only have fallen angels looking out for me.

If only Michael had decided to approach Moondoggie Chet instead of assuming the worst. I'm sure with how good a person Chet is, he'd be sure to help Michael convince Kendall of his true feelings. But instead that instinctive mistrust brought on by jealousy keeps him away. Michael's mother is an absolute saint. Every word out of her mouth is another reason to keep reading. That Candy girl sure moves on quickly... Geez, one month and she's already engaged to some asshole? Damn that was a nice ending. I'm glad I don't have to wait for the next chapter!

I love the way you handled the physical response of Kendall seeing Michael again. I've been through a similar situation before, and that was definitely exactly how it felt, both physically and emotionally. I don't know that I've ever been on the other side of the situation, but the way your wrote Michael's reaction gave me some insight into how it must be. And then the scene that follows... astounding. The emotion behind the dialogue is fantastic, and certainly perfect for the situation. I'm amazed by the venom you were able to put in Kendall's words when he first confronts Michael, and then the devastation in Michael afterward... very well written. I wasn't sure how I felt about Chet before, but now I really like him. He's doing the honorable thing, and supporting his friend. That's what a good person does, and I'm very impressed by him. He could have definitely taken advantage of Kendall, and I'm glad he didn't. I'm a little concerned about Michael's mental state, what with his willingness to eat cereal with orange juice and then brush his teeth after. No matter what level of masochism you've reached, nothing is worth orange juice and toothpaste!

Thank you again to everyone. I'll make sure to show my appreciation further once I get my likes back.

Chris is the protector. He loves his fellow man a great deal, and is willing to go the extra mile for any of them. He forgot that for a time, when he promised to follow the mission rules, and it created a conflict in him. At certain points through the story, he advocated dogma over that love he has for other human beings, and that's what caused him to mess up with Gary and help push him into his downward spiral. But you're definitely right, in that Jason would have regretted it. When Chris decided to take the letter from Jason, he was protecting all three of them. It's his way.

I'm going to risk repeating myself here, but I'm going to do it anyway. The next chapter is going to answer a lot of questions, and I think it wraps the story up quite nicely. As emotional as this chapter was, the next chapter has its own surprises. Gary's family is modeled off of a Mormon family I read about in the news several years ago, in which one of the children came out and the family chose their child over the church, but remained in the church to fight the church's misguided approach to homosexuality. I've always wanted to use them as characters, and this felt the right place to do that.

Oh, Chris definitely would have taken him in. It wouldn't have even been a question. His parents would have embraced the poor soul in a second and Gary would never have to worry about being homeless. But thankfully, Gary's family is far more accepting and warm than many Mormon families are. I think if you liked this chapter, you're going to love the next one, and it's going to answer a lot of what was left unsaid here. I wasn't extremely proud of this story until I wrote the last two chapters, and now I can actually say I'm incredibly pleased with how it turned out. I hope you enjoy the conclusion as much as I did. Thank you for the review.

I have to defend my boys a little bit here, but not angrily. I respect your point of view on the matter, of course, I just feel there's another way to look at it. My attempt was to create an impression that Gary and Luke came to the decision together. If I did accomplish that (I very well may not have) then another look at the end of Chapter 10 may yield a new perspective. I was hoping to show Luke and Gary as unified in what they were about to face, and so they both agreed to confess. Neither of them said that Chris knew. If they had, President Billings wouldn't have come to ask Chris IF he knew, just WHAT he knew. Luke and Gary tried to protect the other two from facing the consequences, and then Chris decided to confess on his own. In the end, they all made decisions which affected the others. Luke and Gary made the decision to confess. Chris made the decision to protect them. Jason made the decision to turn them in, but then couldn't because Chris stole the letter. Regardless of who actually succeeded in that exchange, someone would have been making a decision which affected everyone else. I hope none of that came across as antagonistic, I was just trying to explain my character's motives a little better. Thanks for the review, as always.

Thank you everyone, for celebrating my continued existence and for your contribution to that existence. I wouldn't be able to do it without you.

Riding the rabbits.

They've certainly all come a long way, and now they're facing a major turning point. The next chapter will test them all, and they'll be forced to make some major decisions. Of course, with Chris to watch out for everyone, how could things possibly go wrong? Thank you for the review.

They've certainly all come a long way, and now they're facing a major turning point. The next chapter will test them all, and they'll be forced to make some major decisions. Of course, with Chris to watch out for everyone, how could things possibly go wrong? Thank you for the review.

When you do decide to go through with it, I'm sure everyone will be very supportive, like they are now.

Right on, MGK. More power to you.

“Are you ready for this?” Luke looked up at Jason’s question, wondering at his companion’s tone of voice. Jason seemed oddly nervous, but there was something else in his voice that Luke couldn’t identify, but it raised the hairs on the back of his neck. The Church service had ended several minutes ago, and the four missionaries were on their way to meet with the branch presidency for their MTC exit interviews. Luke put Jason’s mental state out of his mind; he had plenty of his own proble

A very merry day of existence to you, Lilansui.

A very merry day of existence to you, Dark.

I could definitely feel the emotion, and see the scenarios play out in my mind. You may have some issues with traditional poetic structure, but you have the point of poetry down, which in my opinion is to express one's emotion. Well done.

Welcome, Jack.