Hey! I just finished reading this (started yesterday or something), and I'm so glad that you've kept up with it over all these years. I can't wait for more! This is a pretty interesting premise, and well-written too :D I've only noticed a handful of errors (more in this chapter, it seemed a little rushed) but nothing too terrible.

Um about how ah-mazing your whole story is...
Love it! Plz update soon and i honestly don't really mind any
super long chapters you might have planned. I actually live for those xD

So thnx for sharing your awesum imagination and hope to hear from you soon! =]

~Rose

i like the longer chapters...but i like fast updates, so i'll vote for the shorter chpaters/ faster updates.

I LOVE YOU AND YOUR FIC! why are you so amazing?! lol

cheers,
sara

wth?! have i really not reviewed all these chapters?! whats wrong with me!? i was probably just so eager to read on -- tho back when these chapters were updated i used to sneak a tab and read them during my computer classes in junior high and such lol -- so i probably tried to close them as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble with the teachers lol but i love you and this fic so much and if i could meet you in rl id glomp you and give you a bazillion plushies and whatnot; just know you and your fics are amazing :D

love&peace
sara

Ive read this story a 100 times and just assumed ive reviewed on all the chapters but low and behold - not on chapter 2 apparently lol;
I know you dont need me to tell you how amazing this story is- of course you know how wonderful and skillfully written it is. I just want you to know how much I really really enjoy it; its one of only about 3-4 fics that I constantly go back to because I KNOW its absolutely amazing and I will never ever get tired of reading it. I also haven't read that new story of your of 'Like No Ones Looking' and I just wanted to reread this one (for the 101st time) before diving into that fic, which i can only assume will be literary genius as well. I hope your majoring in english wherever you are =] and dont ever stop writing <3

all my love,
sara

ROFLOL! I was confused as to whether this "Riku" was actually a boy or a girl, and I even suspected a mishap such as that, but for some reason I just had no idea what to expect, and that made it hilarious! Great start, and great writing.

I've been thinking... Is Axel essentially a bad or a good person? Concerning Riku, I mean. I am entertaining some pretty-surely-not-true ideas about his motives... ;B Axel's so fun in this.
God I'm, once again, driven to this great fic full of emotions, like I didn't have other REally important things to do.
What makes this story so popular? Not that it doesn't deserve all the attention (!), but I mean this is like WAY popular and has so many reviews compared to some other, also, really good fics..at least in my opinion. What is the secret of this? Maybe it has to do with the remarkable amount of details and really wondrously portrayed sensations that suck you right in?

I read the FAQ for this and now I'm feeling kind of really bad for Leon... or beause of him. I mean, I'm now somehow Quite emotionally charged and feeling awful that he had and has so strong feelings for Riku. I feel like I'm connecting with him in a totally new, strangely intimate way.

(: (: (:
so, uh, i just realized you've updated at least three times since i last read this. you're as fantastic as ever, and i'm glad you didn't give up on this story. really glad.

i'm looking forward to the conclusion of this because it makes my heart happy. i smile like a giant goon whenever i read a new chapter, and although i'll be sad when its over, i want to see how you wrap everything up. (: thank you so much for sticking to this, and i'm really looking forward to more!

Actually, I lied, I do have an account on here. (Surprise surprise!) Sorry about that.Yeah, after a bit of snooping, I figured out I did make one, a long, long time ago and promptly forget about it. Anyways, I do still have an essay to finish, but I've written a fair portion of it and decided to take a break from speed writing. Yay.

I love the names for all of the chapters in each story you write. They seem to fit better than some other chapter names I have seen. They're as perfect as chapter names can get, you know? Alright, I'll stop rambling about chapter names and get straigt into the review.

Woot!! Another starting awkward point! I cannot get over how "not awkward" you make awkward parts seem. They are really natural and flowing, whereas if I wrote it, it would be a chunky mess of pauses and obvious "the writer is stupid and doesn't know what to do. I think the perspective from Sora is great, and I love that internal battle that occurred inside of him. That indecision is what I would probrably feel, turning away a friend, but also feeling very uncomfortable being pushed outside of my comfort zone.

I really do love Sora's mother. xD I would marry her if I was lesbian hahaha (kay I'll shut up and pretend that never happened). She would make a good friend, the kind that doesn't care if she found out whatever crazy thing about you: she would still love you for who you are. In times like these, when all people care about is popularity and grades (in my group of friends at school at least) anybody and everybody could do with a friend like her to know that she wouldn't ditch them, for iunno, coming out of the closet?

She jabbed his chest again. "Boy, your mouth is so full of buts, no wonder no girls wanted to date you."

but dang, that was harsh. Oh well, I have to love how headstrong she really is.

And this chapter was FULL of new people being introduced! *squee* Selphie is another girl that I would love to be friends with. She is the type of girl who would love you no matter what happened, like coming out of the closet ;D She is like a dangerous squirrel, but one I would like to hug. Tidus, oh Tidus, that would be my perfect dream guy (other than Axel but more on that later) except for the fact that he's...But he's so decent! A guy like that would treat any girl nicely, and make her feel safe and such.

Dang, Kairi's friends are mean. But we all know that, while Kairi can be annoying, she's not really cruel. She's a good girl at heart ;D And I wish I had a friend like Riku who could pick up on when I want to cover something up. If I was in that situation, and one of my friends was my only hope, they would totally blow my cover. How priceless, somebody who understands what other people say, the deeper meaning that is. And his remark to Kairi! Oh his remark! That was amazing. It shows that Sora is not some guy that can be walked all over, contrary to what the girls think. I do like your protrayal of Sora in this. He starts off timid (kinda) and has many internal battles with himself, like thinking about Riku's sexuality. But that is what really helps him mature.

Good choices on the people who came with Riku. Of course they're attractive Sora! They're Final Fantasy characters, that's why. I love their personalities and how you portray them. I really want to get to know them throughout the course of the fic. Of course, I would really really like to get to know Irvine the best. hahaha that personality is so flirtatious.

"After you left, I them off"

That's Sora's ine and I have a feeling that it's missing a word? :D Just thought you'd like to know.


-Dreameth

Alright, I'll leave another review although I'm using up the time that I need to write my AP Bio essay that is due in two days. :D I rule at procrastination. And honestly, your stories are amazing for me to read while a procrastinate my tine away.

You leaped the hurdle of Sora finding out that Riku was a boy very well. If it were me, I would have writers block trying to make the encounter less awkward. The beginning was still awkward (cause I get embarrased by the strangest things) but at least I wasn't cringing throughout the whole thing. It was clean, simple and short. And lets be honest. Dragging that whole moment out would be cringe worthy indeed (but not saying that your writing is bad, it's good! it's amazing, it was just the situation)I love how you used such a moment and turned it into something touching: long-lost friends becoming friends again (and something more later ;D)I also really like how you put little nonsensical details into the fic to show how they really cared about each other and how much, deep down inside, they missed each other. Like the fact that they actually counted the years they were seperated. If it were me, seperated from a friend for eleven years, and I met them again, I'd be like, who are you? I do feel like that the pang of jealousy that Sora feels for Riku's imaginary girlfriend is too early. I mean, I'm not a big supporter of love at first sight and all, and I know that doesn't really seem like love at first sight, but I felt that in the beginning of the fic, Sora felt mostly platonic, friend-friend feelings and that his feelings developed as the story went along. So the pang of jealousy, I think, would work better when Sora is trying to work out his feelings (which we know, are totally not friend-friend ;P).

Sora's behavior in this chapter really makes me laugh (I'm sorry Sora!) I feel that he is just too paranoid. If I had a friend who wanted to hire my mom as a cook, and if my mom was non-working, I would say go for it. Even if my friend just was an acquaintance, I would not feel as nitpicky? (sorry, not the right word), as Sora.

I do love his mom very much. If she were real, I would love to meet her. Her sense of humor, her perceptiveness, and her openmindedness really, really are something special.

When I finish reviewing A Complete 180, I'll go to LNOL and say exactly what I think of Riku's aunt. But I do love how you managed to weave in some of his backstory, although, and how Riku and Sora already start talking about their lives with each other. They're catching up like friends should, although I never talk to my best friends about anything important, so if I were talking to somebody I haven't seen in a long time, I would never say some of the intimated things they talk about, but eh, I guess it's just me. you kind of hint about what they are unhappy with in life, and I love to see that kind of emotion and feeling develop. And when one is unhappy, they also need something happy to balance it out (EACHOTHER!)

"So... Sora... Would you be my boyfriend?"

Another one of these cliffy things that just MAKE me want to find out more! Good Job!

Alright, when I have more time, I'll leave you another review but I have to go and write my essay now. Good bye!

-Dreameth

So, I actually stumbled across this story in the year of 2007 and now, after all these years, want to give you a review. I have read this all the chapter that you have posted already because with glee because your writing makes me spazz with happiness while I whack my head repeatedly on my bedroom wall because my proficiency of writing is far inferior to yours.

I love the summary that you put on this fic. That Sora had a best friend who was a girl. Of course, the reader obviously knew it would be Riku, and Riku is obviously male. I so wanted to know what was going on when I first had read those few lines. And then, when you did that flashback with Riku in it, I had to blink a couple of times. How awkward it would be for Sora to find out that his ex-best friend was a guy when he really thought that his friend was a girl. I felt really awkward reading that! I was thinking about how...I don't know how to put this, embarassed for Sora. Man, that is a slap in the face.

Kairi actually didn't make that strong of an impression on me in this chapter. She was OK at best. Later, I really did like her, but in this chapter, I felt there was nothing about her that I thought really stood out. And I guess that's how you wanted it to be right? To build up a readers liking of her.

I always wanted to know why Riku asked to kiss Sora. I have read LNOL but I don't really remember if you put that reason in there. THe flashbacks with him are done very well. Sometimes I can't read fics because the flashbacks are choppy, and interrupt me from my main train of thought. It made the reading very, very smooth.

I love how you ended the chapter. I felt embarassed for Sora, but really loved how I could feel what he was feeling (I think. Sort of like a cliffy, but nothing as dramatic as someone falling of a cliff and then the author stops writing. Instead, I just thought about how I wanted to know what happened next. It keeps people glued to a story.

Sorry for leaving you this monster review, but I like to type alot in reviews. You'll probrably be seeing more of me. :D

-Dreameth

Sorry I don't have a fanfiction account. But if you want to contact me, my e-mail is . And I don't know how common it is for reviewers to leave their e-mails in reviews, but whatever.

love the story... but every chapter im screaming 'wheres the god damn sexy lemon!!' hahaha :P

Nice!
but please update!
:'D

I love Axel ^-^ Always. And that was an awesome scene. Between him, and Sora, I mean. I wonder what will happen to Mr. Tidus Albright, lol. Of course, I'm excited for the next bit.