You did a brilliant job with this story, but I must tell you something which is just my personal opinion.
You have an awesome Holocaust novel written here with a style that is rare in literature.
But it has nothing to do with X-men, except the two main characters and their powers, which seems not to be important in the storyline. If you cut that out and change the names, you'll get an original story which should be published.
But WITHOUT the pairing in it. I know it can be historically accurate, but slash has nothing to do with Holocaust stories as in this was. Clinging to a person in a death camp because you need someone is one thing, and fell in love with is another, which can hardly happen and makes the whole thing unbelievable and cheesy. Hugging and touching someone because he means the only human connection to you is normal, but kissing and confessing love when even living through the next day is questionable, is hardly believable. I don't say it couldn't happen, I read the story of Helena Cironova and Franz Wunsch, and some others too, but they all were in at special places of Auschwitz, where they could stay more human. (And these true stories are mostly about an SS officer falling in love with a pretty Jewish girl, not about two boy prisoners.)
I think "this is a beginning of a beautiful friendship" and not love. I just cared to tell all this to you because your story is far too good for a simple fanfiction, and I would like to see it on the shelves of bookstores, but without the annoying pieces. I myself write Holocaust stories and it was good to see someone who is doing the same with hard work. I didn't mean to flame you, I'm sorry if I sounded like that, but think about what I told you (in short: cut the yaoi out, change the names and find a publisher).
And forgive my mistakes, English is not my native language.

P.s.: I see you learned a lot about that part of history but there are still mistakes which should be corrected. I didn't understood how it happened that Charles came from France, Erik came from Poland and the were travelling on the same train?! But maybe it was just my English knowledge...

I love this fic! And that was a cute scene between Erik and Charles there at the end. Please keep updating, and I will surely read!
-Sapph

An amazing way to end this piece, with a moment of brillant happiness to counter all the darkness in their lives. I love your writing, it has such style and power to it. I really loved these two lines in particular:

"Erik is awake, and leaning against the still closed window, trying to watch the world without having it see him."

"You cannot measure this moment, this is a moment you measure others by."

There's just so much humanity in both of those phrases. You really capture how the human mind works. In the first one, about the struggle between curiosity and insecurity, and in the second phrase about how humans love to compare (even memories).

I'm really happy to hear that there will be a sequel. When I first read that this would be the last chapter, my initial thought was "No! It can't be true!" And then I read the sentence right afterward and sighed in joyous relief. You did an amazing job with this story, which means that I can't wait to see what awaits them in the next story!

I'm so happy that you decided to update again. This was a touching story and I can see that there was a lot of research involved, making it much more realistic. Can't wait for the sequel;)

This is realistic and utterly brilliant, I never imagined I wuld like this couple, but...Hope you are going to continue!!

This story was exactly what i needed. I've been dying for a good read and this was just-- gah. I can't express to you how incredibly beautiful this story was. It was so sad, so enraging... I couldn't stop reading it. Sadly, I had to as I've run out of chapters. ^_^ Please update soon!

This fic is AMAZING. I cannot for the life of me figure out why you only have 29 reviews. The characterization is great, the realism is all to real and the horror is well played. The formatting was a little strange to get used to, but fits the story well. I love how the romance is an underlying motive for all this, growing as it progresses. Your descriptive ability is aweing, paticularly how some things are left almost unsaid leaving a void that only the mind can fill. The unique blend of movieverse and comic is satisfying, to say the least. This is the kind of fic that I love... and admittedly I am afraid that you have spoiled me with the quality of this fic... I might not be able to read much more in the fandom, for constantly compairing it to this!
I am afraid this may very well end up on my favorites list.

Great story so far!!. I'm really enjoying reading it; just as good as any book. Hope your gonna update soon. It should have way more reviews :-)

I love this story. A good blending of history and the X-Men universe. I hope you do plan to continue some time.

omg i love this story, thoroughly enjoyable. have to admit when i first read the summary i wasn't sure how well the story would work but i have to admit you've written it really well and it fits together perfectly, cant wait to read more, please update again soon x

Erik and Charles keep moving on, keep struggling to find a niche in the new society after the war, and yet the past continues to haunt them. It gives me a helpless feeling, imagining how hard they're trying to move on while the past nips at them at the worst possible times. Great chapter, I'm always happy to see an update from you. :)

Beautifully tragic.

Yow, what a long slow trip!

So Erik replaced the homosexual "people like us" with the Mutant "people like us"? All that fear and worry and anger and hate, against worries that are only in his mind? Until the war starts up again...

And Charles, he is starting to try to save those who are wounded and frightened, and for the right reasons: There is no one else, and we know how they are feeling, because we were there too.

A long drive, but beautiful indeed. Austria. Haha, I was expecting an avalanche, not a convoy of soldiers! And how scary, to see a face and think it was one of your torturers; I've nearly shot people who looked like mine!

Thanks for this chapter, I still like this story, and am eager to read a LOT more!

It really makes me feel bad that this story has only 22 reviews, because it deserves far more. The characters, flashbacks, interaction-and all the information about the camps are accurate and very real. And the fact that you put this pairing in and made it work wonderfully-despite the akwardness, the scenes between Charles and Eric are so touching and strong it just makes me want to cry. You certainly talented and your narrative flows beautifully and naturally. Please continue with the story, I can't get enough of it!

I can't wait to see what Palestine will be like! Charles and Erik's curiosity, dread and hope have rubbed off on me, and now I feel jittery about them leaving the 'safety' of the hospital. It takes a good writer for the reader to feel empathy for the characters. And I don't know what to make of this doctor...I think the weird vibes Eric and Charles are getting might simply be because they are so uncomfortable and suspicious right now. At least, I'm hoping that the doctor's a good fellow, seeing as Charles and Erik are putting their trust in him now. I really hope you update soon, with each chapter this story just gets better and better.