Wow. Emotionally powerful, and very ambiguous; I like the way you wrote it, nice and simple, but with an intricately deep message underneath. It's also easy to relate to for the readers - everyone does have one or more secrets they want to tell, and sometimes it doesn't come out well. This was very realistic with wonderful imagery, a refreshing read :). Well done.

Merry Christmas!

- Beth M.

Is it Kuwabara? Okay, dumb question, you want us to think for ourselves. He seems like the kind of person who'd be that way. Sure, it could be Hiei or Kurama or even Yusuke, but I think it's Kuwabara. He gets left behind a lot, right? He also seems like someone who people would end up going to if the person they were looking for wasn't there. I don't think it's Keiko... or maybe it is... However, I'm almost completely certain that it's not Shizuru. Almost everyone on Yu Yu Hakusho feels like they're being left behind at some point or other. Yukina, Botan, Koenma, Atsuko, and on and on. It's really hard to choose which character I think it is. Maybe it's Yukina? Okay! I've decided! It's either Yukina or Kuwabara, but it's more likely to be Yukina... maybe.
Wow! There sure is a lot of room in reviews! Anyway, your drabble-thing is pretty good, even though I haven't figured out who it is yet. Good luck with future compositions!

Love this! Short and...well, not sweet but good. It's definitely a piece that one can relate to. Good job. And heh, somehow I kinda feel like it's Hiei's POV. Ah well, it's well written eitehr way. ^^

It's definitely Kuwabara!
I guessed him at first, then was all like, "Hmm...that kinda sounds like Kurama", then switched back to Kuwa-chan.

I do not understand. Maybe I am being dense, and this seems to happen quite frequently, but in what situation would someone come to the decision that this person is better left behind? Would it be to 'protect' the person, to move on past this person, to not save this person in order to save a greater number of others, what? And, if you decide to answer my question, please do not say any or all. Those answers are not real answers and they drive me closer to insanity.
Anyways, I rather like this one-shot, sadly sweet. I sometimes do first person pieces like this. Whenever I show them to people they ask me if there's something I want to tell them. They don't seem to understand that the piece isn't me speaking, it's the character. Well, whether this is you or your character, it's insightful and well written. I like it.

Oh ... awesome. I thought maybe Kurama or ... well, I guess not really Kuwabara. It seemed kinda like it at the beginning. I would love to know who you intended it to be, though ...

That was touching in a way that I can't describe, and I -- identify. Seemed like it was from Kurama's perspective, perhaps (just the use of language), but rings true even outside that context. I want to call it beautiful, but it's not, quite; it's very real, and I've seldom seen its like. Bravo.

Hullo! It's me again! ^_^ I thought I was going to cry when I realized that this story was by none other than yourself. You are so talented, and I'm not just saying this as a stupid review or anything, I really, really enjoy your work. I read it slow, at least twice, just so I can really feel it. I still find myself thinking of lines from your previous stories over and over again just wondering and thinking how brilliant it all is. You are truly talented and I hope you know that.
How frustrating it is, though, for you to write this brilliant story and not tell us who was in your head. Of course there was someone! Be it "your cousin's hamster", I'm sure we're all dying to find out and to divulge deeper into what you were thinking when you sat down to write this piece.
I have an idea though... lol
Everything is perfect; I don't really know what else to say.
"Sometimes when I tell people these things, they like to feel special as they imagine I am divulging a part of myself to them, but it is never truly any part I would want back. "
That line is my favorite, it was hard to choose, but I remember when reading it the first time, stopping at that line and just remembering how wonderful all of your stories are.
Also, you always end the story with such a grace that you have perfected, perhaps unknowingly, and it leaves the reader with a yearning to read the story again and reflect on it. Needless to say now, the last three lines were brilliant.
Keep writing, you are magnificent.
-Cassidy

that works for everyone but hiei. he'd rather slash-and-dash than listen. keep up the good work, dark

Such a powerful, yet oddly simply piece. This is a very easy fic to relate to. It all reigns true. Nicely done on this astounding story. Hope you won't mind me adding it to my C2.

Loved It!

Wow.
That was very powerful.
I'm glad you kept it short, though. It could have been ruined if you went on too long.
Very, very good job. I love it!

Wow. That was a really good one. And I understand why you used no specific references, because it is better left ambiguous. It's easy to relate to this once you think about it. At many times in a person's life, I can see where that would be a great fear. And I, personally, can match up a lot of people with the thought. Though, for this, I rather like to think it's Kurama speaking.

Despite how easy it is to relate to this, the writing was great too, as usual. The way you held out on speaking the 'one thing' until the very end was really good. I enjoyed this very much!