nice I hope you make a conitinue^^

Holy... wow... This is touching. Better than any of the shit they had me read in 'advanced english'. And it took two hours to read! Its really insightful, a good look into some elses view point.
One of the best stories on

I wish this had went on forever.

Just what i was looking for! Thank you :)

(Note: i wrote this review while I was reading it ^_^)

haha, made me laugh when Zidane thought the chocolate was poop. Pet Yan! *wants one* I have to say though, about Zidane seeing his reflection.. wouldn't he have seen it on Terra? If I remember the watery stuff there was extremely reflective because it did not move. Just a thought ^_^

YAN! 0_0 ;_; HOW COULD YOU?

This made me giggle: "Someone else was talking to him! What a day. Boy wished he knew how to hold a conversation. He bit into his peach again.'

Haha, this made me laugh too: 'Once he mastered the use of doors, nobody seemed to want him to use the skill, for every time he successfully opened a door and entered a domicile, someone inside was ready to chase him back out.'

I don't know why but when Blank found all those drawings on the wall it made me want to cry. I feel so sorry for Zidane!!

Phew I'm finished now ^_^ Goodness, who knew Zidane's childhood was so full of heartache? Because this is what this story is, a heartbreaking story (aside from the happy ending of course!). I just wanted him to be safe and loved! I really liked everything about it. It could have been segregated into chapters however, but I can see why you've done it the way you have. I love your descriptions and the way you changed your style to fit Zidane's age. I also like the way you called Zitan AND the fact he couldn't understand/speak Gaian. I think you portrayed Baku really, really well. *faves*

This is incredibly sweet! Now I know why my sister was so insistent I read it...

Though why anyone would write a one-shot that takes over two and a half hours to read is beyond me...

This is quite possibly the best FFIX fic I've read. So cute, it made me laugh AND cry. Brilliant!

Wow,, I already read the fic 10 times a few months ago but I keep reading it!! I love it sow much,, you put zidane in such cute not-knowing character love it. You make it understandable and very touching, I think I'm gonna cry :D. Love it write more stuff XP.

happy holidays (little late, oh well)

That was... amazing. You are increadible, I have NEVER read a FFIX story like that... I bow down to you, and worship all that is written with it. *bows very, very low*

Captivating! I couldn't stop reading until I got to the end. Very realistic, I think, with humor and excitement.
I loved it!

Holy cow that was an eyefull. But, seriously, I loved it. Write one about Garnet's journey, will you? Pretty please?

this fic is beautiful!! I really loved it very much...
I really needed to read a story like this, so detailed and well written... congratulations... you almost made me cry n_n

I do hope you write more like this

Great story ^_^ I absolutely loved the detail put into it. Definitely one of the best FFIX fanfics around. Parts of this were so sad and then others were so cute and funny. I hope you write more like this!

*GN*

Oh wow! What a wonderful story! LONG! Hehe, entire story bundled up into one chapter, very cool! No waiting! ^_^

First of all, I like your style immensely. It flows freely, easily, and vividly, and I notice that you play some games with it, too, which I REALLY like and do on occasion. Games like alliteration and all--noticed a few bouts of that, always love it when I see it because it's just fun.

Next, I'd just like to say congratulations on writing a world from the perspective of an outsider. You did brilliantly with it--to someone from Terra (or just who doesn't remember anything) the world must, indeed, look absolutely crazy and indecisive about its direction and all that. Seriously, I loved the descriptions as Zidane encountered new things. I seriously hope you someday are a published author just because I think people should get wide recognition for having a unique (and eloquent) view on the familiar.

On that note, your descriptions in general are great. I love an original and detailed description, partly because for some reason I rarely manage to do them myself. You take exceptional time and effort to describe everything to the reader, and if for no other reason it's great because it shows you put real, honest effort into what you do (God I wish could do that even 1% of the time). The fact that it's always very eloquent and skillful is, of course, an added bonus.

I appreciate your abilities for humor--you're aware of how to put it in, and you have excellent timing with it. You can go from light to dark atmosphere for reading in the blink of an idea, you know when to inersperse a bad time with a clever quip, and you have a good mind for both the clever one-liner in a narrative and for written physical humor (Let's face it, Tantalus is awesome for that).

You convey emotions very well. I was happy for Zidane when Zidane was happy, I was sad when Yan died (which, considering how much I HATE YANS, has to say something).

You do battles very well. You have a mind for inventive attacks and dodges (which, of course, fits the character who's doing them), which of course makes it all the more interesting.

Now, as for the story itself, I liked it greatly. Zidane's a neat character, and you've created a reasonable and interesting beginning for him. You also did quite well with working in small bits and pieces of the game into the fic. For example, now, including a cameo of Dagger and a witnessing of the end of Madain Sari, that sort of thing isn't too surprising or anything. You almost expect at least one reference to major events in a fic like this. But, A smaller, still interesting aspect of life for the people in the world, such as that Festival of the Hunt or whatever it was called, THAT is an interesting and pleasantly innovative quirk of the game to work in.

Overall, the plot progresses well, and it's heart-warming to see Zidane finally end up with a family of sorts. It's a very good piece of literature.

About the only problem I had at all with it, and it's a minor one, is that Zidane's inability to pick up at least a few basic nuances of speech after living in the city for roughly a year seems a little unlikely--surely he should have known how to say a FEW words by then.

All in all, this is a marvelously well-crafted example of fanfiction, a pleasure to read and an inspiration for all.

oh! *cries...no seriously, i really am! T_T* that is the sweetest thing that ive read in ages! i loved it so much! this is so great! *cry cry cry* i will definately be reading this over and over again.