A Note to My Reviewers

I would like to thank my first two reviewers and fellow FF members MissAudacious13 and Owanosegirl for taking time to review what I have so far. I've been taking a break from my Final Fantasy Tactics fic to write for SotE which I have recently gotten into, having read the manga up to chapter 46 and watched the anime which I really enjoyed and hope will continue in the future.

I would like to point out that I know I portray the characters as a bit more mature then they were in the canon story. It's pretty obvious that Yuu, Shinoa, Kimizuki, and Mitsuba behaved a bit childishly while Yoichi was shy and insecure early in the anime/manga but I believe it's a safe bet that they would have all matured a great deal after everything they have experienced in the battle of Shinjuku and Nagoya, hence the more mature manner of behavior I have portrayed them in my collection of snippits. Shinoa used to be a bit too light-hearted and playful with all the jokes she's been playing on her squad until Guren pointed out that such behavior could end up getting her squad members killed; a lapse in judgment on one soldier's part could cost the lives of many which I thought was hauntingly prophetic when Shinoa's decision to protect Mika when he came for Yuu was at least partly responsible for the loss of Narumi's squad. Yoichi seemed painfully shy and insecure at the beginning but becomes more confident and daring later on.

As for Mika, he is still leery of humans but eventually realizes that he is going to have to trust the rest of Shinoa's squad because it would be virtually impossible for him to protect Yuu with his strength alone just as Yuu himself realized earlier on that he would have to trust his squad because he cannot take on the vampires alone. I plan to have many Mika/Yuu moments in my collection but also want to bring the interactions of other characters into play such as Shinoa/Mitsuba, Shinoa/Narumi, and Yoichi/Kimizuki and so on. One thing I really love about this series is the multiple déjà vu moments and watching the characters change and grow as the story progresses. Again, thanks to all my readers and reviewers; I hope most of the fans will find my works pleasing because I will certainly do my best .