Such a well written, beautiful story. I love how *real* it seemed; especially how much of an idiot Riku was, and how it took a hell of a lot of effort from Sora to change his view. The perfect couple, and you wrote them wonderfully. Congrats on a job bloody well done.

Noonii

wow...
yet again, a GREAT story. i really loved it.

but i can't believe that part when the mom found out about them...
i was just... SHOCKED.
i mean, people can't live by another's rules forever... right?

anyways...
amazing story, and i LOVE your style.
kepp up to good work. ^_^
~AL9

so cute! i loved it!

loved it!! you are now officially one of my favorite authors!!

that was one wild ride, I loved it! good job, continue to create such great peices please! couple pointers, it is a little confusing- in some places I had to read it like four or five times. every six months or so re check your work, you will have improved if only a little giving you something new to do with your story.

Nicely written. I've read a few of your fics, and liked them all so far. It was cute, fluffy, with a feel-good ending. I loved Ryo--she was adorable! And she had that childlike honesty, and seven was just the right age to make her for the part she played. She was old enough to not let everything go over her head, but young enough that she could just say things as they are. I know you said you probably wouldn't be using Ryo again, but if you ever needed an OC again, I personally wouldn't mind seeing her pop up in another fic. Even if it's just a minor role. She's already got depth to her personality...and it would really be cool to see her grown up as a teenager or something.

I really liked your description Riku hurting himself, and how even though it wasn't physical, it was on some level comparable to self-mutilation, etc. It's easy to forget that hurting oneself mentally/psychologically can be just as damaging as hurting oneself physically, and it's generally harder to see in others because it leaves no visible mark. I think this is an idea that you translated well from the original Kingdom Hearts series, where Riku was constantly tearing himself up over opening himself up to the darkness. And when Sora, at the end, chose to believe in the current Riku (despite implications that Riku had messed up in the past), it was a great reflection of Sora's choice to believe in the best of people. So...basically, even though this was an AU, you highlighted the qualities/characteristics of Sora and Riku very well.

Thanks for yet another great piece of writing.

I love this song~
And this was one of the fics I read forever ago. I loved it, but at the time, I don't think I had an account... It's so cute! I love Ryo! > <
It was a pleasure to read back then, and more so to read now! Thank you very much for writing it!!

"I’m sorry your eyes are blue, Sora."

XD (laughs).

I'm reading this for the millionth time, JUST SO YOU KNOW. It's seriously close to being my favourite story on this site! xD

This was (is) AMAZING! Not only was I laughing hysterically in the beginning chapters, but the ending was uber sweet! Made me go 'aw'. I liked Ryo! At first I kind of didn't like the idea, since I'm not fond of OCs, but I like her! She CUTE!

I just couldn't bring myself to stop reading this! Usually I get ADD when the story gets emofied, but I really couldn't stop reading this one, heh. Even though I am EXAUSTED, I have READ IT ALL! NYAH! I even put the link on my cell phone in case I got too tired to keep reading it on the computer. Yep.

So yeah anyway. There were a few errors throughout the chapters, but I pick up on that really easily, so ignore me. But yeah! They weren't huge or anything.

It's kinda funny how Sora got jealous (a few chapters ago) of Kairi and Riku's flirting, and one would suspect that he would most likely be jealous because of her when he was in fact jealous 'cuz of Riku!

...and Ryo is just adorable. Gah! Love that kid.

I had no idea who Melissa Etheridge was before I read this. The song "Breathe" sounded familiar so I looked it up, and it turns out that I'd heard it before but by someone else. AND! I liked the Melissa Etheridge version better, so I'll have to look up more songs by her.

Anyway, I digress. I thoroughly enjoyed myself reading this fic! Most definately!

You made me cry =(

Very interesting :)

This is a lovely fic! I think it's my favorite of yours that I've read. You're so good at creating believable stories with strong characters. I adore Ryo, too. I rather expected her to use the pictures to convince their mother, but I like what you did better.

OH that was so good. The ending was perfect I must say. You never fail to impress me!

Kirah: You = Love.
Ruth: I mean, /aw/. That is too perfect.
Kirah: It's 2:30 and we're more than a little incoherent from the fanfiction and lack of sleep, so... goodnight!
Ruth: You're just too awesome.