I think it was a good story. Maybe you should continue. It seems very saddening for me to read so much, only to find out it is not going to be finished. I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way; lots of people seem to like this story. It would be nice to hand it to someone who would do a great job finishing it, or just finishing it. If you decide to continue, great! If not, I am very sad. Maybe you should try reading some fics centered around Yusuke to get a sense of his character. It is a great story, and I hope that you continue soon! It seems like you don't have confidence in your ability as a writer; just saying. You don't need to feel that way; you are great at writing HieixBotan fics!

The other thing I want to address is the fact that you would even consider the idea of stopping a story. I read a lot of discontinued fics, and it's a disappointing idea that people would start to write a story and then just stop. If you want to end the fic, delete it or grin and bear what you think is a horrible fic. I did that, and I feel somewhat happy about that.

Im srry this fic didnt turn out the way u wanted but if ure really cancelling it I would look forward 2 u continuing Bleeding Love.That story seems alot more doable and interesting than this 1,not to insult u but I found it hard 2 get into this story,the plot was just 2 much 2 wrap my head around. I think ure a great writer and probably my favorite when it comes 2 yu yu hakusho fics but every1 has there limits i guess. hope u update soon

ok so i read your reason to leave the fic unfinished in your author's page. which left you quiet unwilling to finish the fic but think about the other reviews you have gotten so far. do you think it is fair to the readers like me who comes to fan fiction just to read your updates on the stories you have posted. even today i came here in hope that you have changed your mind but guess not. about the negative review i know where you coming from but there are more positive reviews you have gotten from other readers. are you just going to disappoint us. you know what i can't write more just to change your mind but if you ever change your mind we will be here to read and review your story.(good reviews)
thanx for all the time you spent just to write this awsome story for your readers
P.S. think about all the faithful readers.

so sorry to hear that you feel this way about this fic. i really enjoyed reading it, you shouldn't give up on things like that honestly it is really good story and i don't think any of the character were out or overdone. if you don't want to write its fine with me but i really think you should finish it at least for your readers's sake. they have been with you since the beginning of this story. it would be great disappointment for us readers. so what if you have planed it differently, sometimes not everything comes out as planned.and i don't think you overdid hiei's character you know having a family or experience something can change a person often. i think you kept him in character and even if not its a fiction you are suppose to see it from different aspect. well i think i have written enough please give it a thought about finishing it.

I hate this. It's like a slap in the face to all of your faithful readers. =/

I really loved your story and I'm so disappointed that there won't be an ending. I'm in law school, I work full time, and I'm the primary breadwinner for my little family. I have absolutely no time to enjoy a lot of things or to slow down, but, I slowed down my super busy life (stopped really) every time you posted a new chapter. Your posts were like the proverbial roses we're all supposed to stop and smell every now and then (for me anyway).

For me the characters didn't really grow enough in the original series, so I really liked how you made them all older and different here. Their personalities, as you had them, felt like a natural progression of who they were on the show. Sure, sometimes the pacing was a little uneven, but then there were slow parts to the original series as well (I mean the Dark Tournament lasted forever and then some). I know what it's like to be your own harshest critic and I'm sure I can never truly understand that flaws you see because it's not MY story. That said, I hope you realize that your work stood on it's own for many of us. If anything, please give us an ending, even if it's just the storyboard of the ending. At least then, we'd have some closure. But even if you don't finish the story, thank you so much for the roses so far.

This is fucked up. I really liked this fic as it was, OOCness and all that aside. You could have at least written an ending and posted it, for the sake of your readers, because we all know you had it planned out. It's just not particularly fair. You were so close to the end (you said so yourself) and you should have just written the rest. I know you probably don't care what a lone nut has to say, but I just felt I needed to let you know that. I have been hinging on your updates and this is an immense disappointment to me. Thanks a million...really.

I'm so sad. I read this story everyday at work to pass the time. I'm a receptionist and fanfiction is all I have. I've been using this site for years and I have never come across a worthwhile Hiei/Botan writer until you. The week you went away I read this story from beginning to finish to keep myself busy until the next chapter. I have a major fiction crush on you and it makes me so sad to put yourself down like this. You're not a writer for the show, you're not suppose to take the fic seriously! And even if you hadn't, I really couldn't tell until you said something. As a fanfiction writer you're allowed to take liberties with the characters! It's fanfiction! And as such, nothing you've done could be considered outrageous in my opinion. No matter how much I desperately want to beg you to continue this story, I will give you your space. I just hope that your decision doesn't stem mostly from reviews. Don't get me wrong, critiques are welcomed, but ultimately it's not the reviewer who's making the story. My best wishes to you. And thank you for this journey!

Since I can't review again for 51 I am going ot add this here. I know you'll see it.

Kuwabara was my favorite part of this entire story. Specifically his and Hiei's developing relationship. It was a very reluctant brothers-in-law (but also clear it was only reluctant for show more than anything else) by this point. Kuwabara was almost completely his usual self and perfectly in character. I'm a Kuwabara fan, so believe me, if he was ooc I'd say something.

You *are* right about Koenma being kinda shafted a little in this fic and made into a worse guy then normal. But really, that effect was only accomplished by his continued petulance. Him being petulant initially and then thru most of the fic was completely in character. Its only the fact that he doesn't come to terms with things by the end that makes him ooc. Just go back to chapter 49 "Stamp of Approval" and rework Hiei and Koenma's conversation so that Koenma is the one saying he hopes that, for Botan's sake" they can "be freinds". And have him actually mean it; offering out the olive branch. Hiei(thanks to his new found diplomacy/tact and the fact that he knows being at odds with Koenma *will* have a negative effect emotionally on Botan) takes that branch, and badabing-badaboom! Koenma isn't out of character anymore AND Hiei has preserved the chance for bridges to be gradually rebuilt btwn Botan and her best freind, thus leading to a more perfect Utopia of Botan's life.

... Ok, I think I'm done, now. lol

Ok... you are way too hard on yourself. You may not have been "taking this seriously" by your personal standards or something, but you were doing just fine from our point of view. And really, all you had left to do was have everyone meet up for dinner, Hiei propose to Botan, her accept, and then have an epilogue where a few years have passed with Monzan born and the second kid on the way. Throw in any other loose threads you know about that I don't, if you want. But really, you're being overly critical of yourself, (which has probably killed your drive to finish this, I'm guessing?).

That said, you should try to suck it up and write the last chapter + epilogue anyway.

Just my opinion, ofc. Its your life, do what you want with it. But this fic isn't nearly as bad as you're Author's Note here is making it out to be. In fact, from my standpoint, its quite good. You just expect perfection of yourself and have a certain idea of what the perfection should look like and this isn't meeting it for you. We, the audience, on the other hand, just have the story to go by. As long as its internally consistent and an entertaining read, we're good. And so far you've been delivering both in spades.

Also, ignore people who aren't happy with what your story did or did not cover as far as other romance. First off, anyone complaining that you somehow only focused on H/B is an idiot. Kuwabara/Yukina was a significant plot point. Maya/Kurama was shown as was Kieko/Yusuke. Keiko's side of Keiko/Yusuke was especially underlined and significant. The central focus of the fic was H/B, but that's... you know, kinda the point. :P So ignore fools who don't get that and don't let them get to you.

Also, NONE of your OCs fit the Mary Sue category. Not Hitoshi, not Maya (ok, fine, she's canon, but she's very minor so I think you were responsible for most of her personality). Shuichi(same situation as Maya) wasn't a sue, in fact your characterization of him was pretty clever, IMO. Monzan was awesome, not a sue. I mean, if its about giving your OCs flaws, Hitoshi was a great diplomat, but he also apparently couldn't keep his teasing to himself when it came to Hiei. Its a flaw and it got him killed in several realities. Its good enough considering his relatively peripheral role in the story. For Monzan, he's a kid. What's he supposed to do? Have a drug problem? His flaw was that he sometimes didn't listen to his parents when he should have(he uses his jagan) and that's just plenty for a child. He came off like a real kid in behavior, which means you wrote him just right. Your OC ice maidens were hilarious and excellent. The appearance of Hitoshi's daughter kinda came out of left field, but as a character she's fine.

About Hiei being out of character, you kept him consistent within the story. If we didn't have a problem with him the last 51 chapters, then we're not gonna have issues with him the last 2. Sure, he wasn't characterized exactly like he was int he show. But wasn't that kind of the point? If he was the Hiei from the show he wouldn't have left Botan to the rock monster in chapter 1 and this whole fic would have been set in the "paradise" reality instead of this one. This whole time, we've been seeing what he *would* be like if he'd made certain choices. And by the end of the fic he's changed not b/c you've made him more OOC, but b/c he's been developing.

And I don't know what you are talking about when you say this fic wasn't angsty. It was. If it wasn't, I wouldn't have felt so relieved when Hiei reached paradise the second time. That part of the fic before it was very angst filled. Then he got ejected and it was sad angst again. But gradually a spark of hope took hold. And, as of 50, we've seen that hope blossom. Its a good thing, not a bad one. Unless you were going for a tragic ending, things were gonna have to go from angst to happiness at some point. And you pulled off the transition nicely, IMO.

You didn't warp the characters to your own liking. All the changes their lives took on in the different realities were explained and made sense. Warping them would would mean you just suddenly decided they'd act a certain way b/c you said so.

Your "soapbox" gave the story heart. There was nothing wrong with what Hiei or the other characters espoused. And it wasn't shoved down ou throats in any info dumps or anything; rather the different views of your characters were demonstrated and either upheld or proven wrong by the events within the story. It all flowed together nicely and didn't feel like moralizing. There's nothing wrong with your story having a *point*. lol

Seriously, who's complaining at you about all this? They are clearly reading a very different story than I am and, in my opinion, don't have a flying clue what they're talking about.

I am sincerely saddened to read that you have decided to stop writing this story. even though it did deviate from the original characters, I reason with you that incredible events can change people drastically. I truely enjoyed reading how Hiei and the rest of the gang developed as a result of one decision.

I ask that you would at least consider finishing this fiction since it is so close to being completed. I am very sick and cannot enjoy many things like some others. As cliche as it may sound, reading this story allowed me to forget my illness from a short time.

With all that said, your capabilities will not go without criticism from others. Just remember to enjoy your writing for yourself as I have enjoyed reading it. Thank you.

*GASP*

You're... quitting? NO! You came so far!

I really really really wanted to reach the end of the fanfic and see how it all concludes. I read this chapter and my heart just sunk. I feel so connected to this story and now that it's over so abrputly... and without an end... I feel sad. =[

I wish I could change your mind because I know I'm not the only one who is saddened by this. I really hope you have a change of heart and decided to post up the end. ...Yeah, I know, wishful thinking.

Here's what I have to say about the story. I loved it! Every bit of it. I thought all the characters were in character, considering all the changes that occurred. If they DIDN'T change at all... now THAT would be a problem. They had to be affected in some way by all the events that took place, and you captured that perfectly.

This story was so complex and like I said before, I have no clue how you managed to even think up a story like this. It just proves how brilliant you are. In my opinion, you were perfectly capable of handling a story line like this. I honestly can't see what was so bad about the story, but you are the author, and you know best! Haha. To me, everything just seemed right. The way you wrote everything made it fit and it all made sense!

And, there were a buncha angsty moments and at the end everything was just coming together and they were all getting their happy endings! I enjoyed reading about everyone else, but now I wanna see H/B's happy ending! Guess I'll just have to think up my own ending for them.

Thanks for writing this much the story and bringing joy to your readers. If you ever change your mind, you know we'll all support you.

MystiK~

This is one of the most disappointing things I've experienced in a long time. Reading your fic was one of the very few things I even looked forward to after a crappy day. I can't see it through your eyes, so I have no idea how you think this story is awful when you recieve such fantastic reviews with every update. You came so far just to quit at the finish line?

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I have to be mean about this because this is really ridculuous, as an artist I have the right to say this...

Don't be stupid and end your fic just because some things are wrong. Look at how many people enjoy this wonderful story regardless of its flaws. Personally I can say I liked where the story was going, and sure some of the chapters do need work, but you know, nothings perfect, but if you can grab the attention of a lot of the fans of this especially well done piece of fanfiction, I think you're more obliged to finish it if anything. No piece of work looks good when you just have it partially done, and you'd look at it a different way if you just complete it. If you got some problems in the story, fix'em, a lot of writers on fanfiction to it all the time updating or repairing some of their chapters, I did it a lot when I was writing (before deleting my stories). I know where you're coming from, and before you make the same mistake I did and just leave a good story to die or delete, I ask you to just take a few days away from the story and rethink it while going about your life before you make such a decision because this seemed like a rushed decision. For all the flaws you see as failures, others enjoy and see nothing wrong with it. Just take a few days off before making this decision. It's rather impulsive considering you just posted a chapter yesterday.