Tragic, but beautiful. This is one of the best well written stories I've read in a while.

-Orgasmic sigh- That’s the second time I’ve read this story. It never gets old. You are, to put it simply, absolutely amazing. I wish I had at least half the talent that you possess.

I loved the dark undertones and you certainly kept Kaiba in character, no doubt about it.

Again, wonderful story. I’m probably going to read it again in the future. Well, I know I will since this has got to be one of my top favorites. Maybe, even my favorite in general.

Take care!

-KnotofRibbon

Wow. I loved this fanfiction. SO MUCH! But it's so sad. I feel really bad for Joey. Kaiba isn't really that cold...but it was a good twist. I LOVED it!

Wah.. that's so sad... And Jouno's gonna keep fighting because of that illusion of Seto. Shows you just how powerful illusions really are, ne? _

Welp, that was a great story.

Tragically beautiful. I just live for stuff like this! :) This is probably the tenth time I've read it lol. Your piece works like a drug. Its effect doesn't lessen with increasing usage like others do. One of the most powerful fics I've ever read. My deepest and sincerest respect to you.

very sad story

Wow! This was a really well-written story! _ It was sad and ansty and really made the readers think. The ending took me by complete surprise too. I love the way portrayed the characters, and you even managed to get in some Anzu-bashing among all of the angst. Of course, it was very OOC, but in a way that was believable. Good job!

This fic is amazing. The descriptions were breathtaking, the emotions (or, in some cases, lack of them), were brilliantly done, and overall...a job well done.

I guess it's irony that the man who said to feel is to be weak expected to feel something when finally committing suicide... You know, I loved your descriptions of Seto Kaiba and his thought processes. Not many people do it like that - it's like they feel that somehow, somewhere, there must be hope, and they create either happy endings, or make Kaiba acknowledge to himself at some point that he is not entirely made of ice. It's admirable that you let his personality as you described it run its course throughout the whole fic, with only the briefest half-sentence hints to the reader once or twice that he could ever be otherwise. This is a model example of an anghst fic. In the anghst category, it is perfect. That is why I am putting it on my favorites list.

*cries* SO SAD! I CANT BELIEVE IT! u need to write another please? *wipes tears* it was great though.
Anjichan

_ Darn i didnt get to kill hiM! oh well! _! GOOd chapter! good story!

Damn. I swear there's something wet in the corner of my eye... and I _never_ cry when reading fanfics. That was... so... Gosh. I can't come up with right words right now. That was really... incredible. Oh well, I guess it's better if I stop now, I don't seem to be able to say anything intelligent. ;

Gosh now that is what I call tragic. Not only was it tragic but it was realistic. Seto and Joey were just written with style. I really liked Seto in this story. Yeah okay he was quite a bad boy with the way he uh slept with Joey that night and acted as nothing much happened the next day but whoa I love it when Seto is a bit of a bad boy, as well as a caring big brother :P. I think you did a good job with the Seto/Joey pairing and you showed how much lust these two can have XD. Great job writing this.

*wipes away tears* That's such a sad story, but you're good at the angst.

*sniff* SAD, I tell you. Just sad...! T_T Guard-chan, you write good angsty stories. ; But yeah...just so sad. Wee, good change! Joey's POV! Aww...he still loves Kaiba even though he said it was all just a joke! . Stupid Kaiba...

Well, yes, this was a very good fic, like all the other reviewers said. _ Now I know that spending thirty-five minutes of reading this story was worth it! Heh. Pathetic, I know.

Anyhoo...Joey tried to commit suicide as well! O_O Noo! We don't want another Yu-Gi-Oh! bishie to die, now, do we? _ That's why you made Serenity find Joey before he bled to death...? Right? Okay, maybe not, I'm on a rant here.

*sighs* You used SO many swear words in this fic..I don't like you for that. ;_; I detest swearing. But I'm immune to it, in some sort of way, unlike my friend, who can't even stand the word 'darn'. -_-;

Hee, well, this is the last chapter? *pouts* Aw, man! Sequel? Pwease? *chibi eyes*

And in case those chibi eyes don't work...Yuugi-chan, come here!

Yuugi: *chibi eyes* Sequel...and perhaps update Near You Always soon? _

Yup, that's it! Leaving you in peace right now. *salutes* Good work overall, Guard-chan! _

Talk to you on MSN for more information! - Ja ne!

Hime no Ichigo

T_T Such a sad chapter! No, Guard-chan! *runs away*

YS: Hey, it's me, remember? _ Well, just wanted to finish whatever my hikari wished to say. Ahem. *puts on PS's voice* OMG, Guard-chan! How can you make Kaiba rip up that Red Eyes! *eyes shine* Oh, and the beginning of a lemon that you never finished! _ *sniff* One hell of a angsty/fluff chapter. O_o IF that even made sense, huh? _

. Oh yeah, mind you, Guard-chan, that wasn't really what I wrote; YS improvised, you see? *nod nod*

Off to chapter 8! Wait, before so...HA! Kaiba's commiting suicide! *gets out confetti*

Kaiba Fan-Girls: O_O DIE! *charges after PS*

O_O Now I'm off to chapter 8! See you there...if I don't get killed first! *runs away*

Hime no Ichigo