Aw! That was awesome! I could totally hear JP saying all this. Although, as I told you, I think Koji would be better being the one claiming allergies (and lying about them of course because those walls don't just fall overnight).

And aah man Zoe, don't let this one get away! Just, you know, don't eat everything he cooks for you or you'll get violently ill from the sheer volume.

If I haven't reviewed this story yet then I will now. This was an amazing story. I'm putting this in my favs.

I like your story, Shin(that's your nickname right?). It's pretty good!

aww that was cute i loved it tons

Ah, good work! Beautiful story, very cute. I loved it. _ It was really well-written, and I liked the way Izumi teased Junpei at the end before telling him that she liked him. In fact, the humor helped alleviate some of the sweetness for me and kept it from being too annoyingly romantic. And the lesson about friendship was a very good one, as well as the lesson about honesty.

...But...calling Kouzumi pure evil? That's harsh, dude. :-P Harsh.

Keep up the good work!

That was a really, really awesome story. I'm not much one for Junzumi,(actually, I rather like the JunKou [Kouji] pairing; once past the tough facade, Kouji has a pretty fragile and damaged heart-they seem like they'd be a good match. There's a good shounen-ai pair. Not a sex-based relationship, rather, a softer, gentler, probably dependent love.) But Junpei is my favourite charachter (never could spell that freakin' word) b/c he's NOT one of the usual charachter types, nor is he exactly by any means 'good-looking'. It makes him more 'real' b/c you have to look past that to see that, basically, he's a good guy w/a good heart,but (probably b/c he is quite well-off) he hasn't a clue of how to reach out to others, so he puts on a charade of a happy face and a show, keeping everything buried away. Anyhow, I love how you portrayed the insecurities, and the deeper feelings. I certainly hope you got an "A" on this from your teacher, orhe's the biggest dumb-ass (next to my old Algebra teacher)ever! Well, keep it up! Awesome work! And you don't see Junpei presented in a positive light too often (b/c of the looks factor) Well, I'm going to leave you alone now before I chatter your e-mail into some type of overload malfunction! Bye!

DUDE. Kouichi said Proud. I luvluv you! Anyway, this was REALLY cute. It was also another reason I got off my ass and watched Tamers, so I could somewhat understand this fic, and I'm really glad I did... it was REALLY adorable. I think you personified Junpei fantastically, even if my opinion on characterization isn't very good just yet! Anyway, very nice story! Junzumi rocks my socks... ohh, and I accidentally banged my head on the monitor while laughing from Kouji saying "M-I-X the flour into the bowl" ! Just so you know that your humor causes me to involuntarily inflict pain upon myself. Kudos! XD XD

Well, look who got around reviewing...

I really did enjoy this fic despite my rather lukewarm interest in the couple. It was just so sweet and friendshippy, and best of all, it was so very BELIEVEABLE, unlike depressingly large amounts of the romance fandom in general.

I didn't notice any much OOCness, either, although I MIGHT just not be the right person to judge *cough*. Kouichi seemed just fine, at least.

But I think I found the very last line the most enjoyable... I have no idea about why, though.

KAWAII! *huggles JP* You are just so cute buddy! *smacks self over head* Damn peppy Takuya...*grr*

_ Ahem, anyways...this was great! Those two are really good for each other, and I think that you pulled this off really well! And don't worry, Kouichi wasn't really out of character. Well done for not seeing him much!

No Takouji? *sniff* Oh well, can't have everything! _

Just when my all of my hope for Fanfiction.net had faded, this wonderful story comes along.

Excellent work. It's so nice to find a Junepi/Izumi story that portrays them and the other Frontier characters in such a good light. And while I do agree with Cynthia regarding Junepi's self-esteem (or slight lack thereof in the story), it's quite refreshing to not see him shown as an idiot or walking cliché.

The grammar and punctuation of the story are spotless and placing things in the first-person point of view makes it all the more unique.

Very nice work.

*basks in the bliss of Junpei/Izumi* OKay, that was your compliment.

Now, on to the constructive criticism. First, just as a personal note, Kouji/Izumi and Takuya/Izumi are not evil in and of themselves. The completely cliche and out of character way they get written 99% of the time is. (this is what is called an opinion. Everyone gets to have one, even if you don't agree with it. YEs, everyone who says "cliches and OOC don't matter" I'm talking to YOU!)

All right, moving on. I can understand the characterization problems but I don't think you really did that bad of a job. Of course I don't personally think that Junpei thinks so badly of himself, because what would be the point of his self-confidance that he showed so often if he did? I really advise watching more episodes if at all possible, it helps.

The existence of your paragraphs, excellent use of grammar, spelling, and general formatting has helped me to believe that maybe, just MAYBE there are people on FF.net who grasp what it means to have a story where the reader isn't staring and trying to figure out what the author is trying to say.

I liked the general concept of it as a whole as well. I don't know how much you know about the Japanese culture, but you came very close to something that's true: homemade chocolates/cookies mean "love". Storebought ones generally mean "friendship". Junpei's desire to do it himself for Izumi really fit the culture and his own personality.

And I am _very_ glad someone finally remembered that Izumi won that eating contest. I get extremely tired of people treating Junpei as if he's a bottomless pit, when if you actually pay attention, he seems to flash the candy around more as a way of making friends than actually eating himself. Yes, he's big, and he probably does eat a lot, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's a pig. There are other reasons it could happen.

The ending was quite sweet, and I enjoyed it, and it just seemed so...right. This was one of the best fics, and especially best Junpei/Izumis, I've read in a while. Thank you very much for posting it. I feel as if there's hope for FF.net yet.