In Thanks to my Reviewers…

I apologize for the lack of personal thanks in Chapter III.  When I finally completed the chapter, it was late and I wanted to get it posted, and therefore didn't have time to go into all of the thanks for the reviews I had received after Chapter II got put out, even though I dearly wanted to.  I could not BELIEVE the amazing response I got after Chapter II was posted!  Thank you all SO much for the support, and I am so relieved that you're all liking this thus far.  I've only had this story up for roughly 3 weeks now, and am already at over 30 reviews!  I can't believe it!  That's a lot for me—none of my stories have ever gone over 40 reviews total!  I would say it's my goal now to top that number, but with the rate you have all been reviewing after each chapter, I think I may actually have to raise that number.  Thank you all so much!  It does an often-overlooked writer good, the support you've all shown me!

Anyway, after the responses to Chapter II, combined with the even greater to Chapter III, I decided I should devote a separate 'interlude' chapter to all of my reviewers, to answer some of their concerns and questions, and just plain give thanks.  So here's to all of you, though I may only have addressed a few of you personally here!

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LeDiz: So happy to see you were reading!  Really, really, really was!  Just like how happy I was to find out you really are a Kurtty fan, even if you're really evil to them in your fics.  (Just kidding—you know I have to give you crap for that!)  But it's funny how I feel like I've almost gotten to know you and Kiki just by reading your looooong wonderfully silly fics—you guys are so much like me, it scares me sometimes.  Yep.  Anyway, so glad you like how "Carol" is going, and thank you so much for being the first to point out that bizarre formatting problem back when Chapter II was first posted.  You're a lifesaver!  And we will teach you how to write Kitty in a good light someday!  That shall be our goal!  Yes!

Selene: I'm wondering what I had you fooled about in Chapter II?  Really curious, actually.  I'd love to hear it!  Lol, I'm glad you like the fact that Logan got his beer as well—yes, definitely one of the best scenes in X2 (after, of course, our beloved Nightie's spectacular fight scene…)  Also, though it does mirror the original NC, I actually shortened Kurt's hair in here simply for the fact that he was a lot older now and probably outgrew the hairstyle.  Lol!  Yeah, it was a slight homage to the original, but I really just thought, 'Would he really have the same haircut after that long?'  Gawd, I know my brothers don't get the same haircut every year!  But I'm glad you liked it!

Kiki: Oh, I was sooo excited to see you'd reviewed my fic, and not only that but TWICE, in-depth, and YOU LIKED IT!!  I feel honored—I've been stocking up on your fics lately (as you've noticed) and I just looooove your work, so good reviews from you are just extra special!  Thanks for the e-mail to my reviews, btw!  Lol!  Anyway, I'm so glad you feel I've captured that 'grown-up feeling', because I was really going for that, but I can never really tell if I hit it.  Just like I can never tell when I've apparently written a really good chapter, lol, as was seen after the response to Chapter III.  And to think, I was feeling unsure of that chappie… *shakes head*  And wow, couldn't believe the length of your review for that chapter!  You really had a lot to comment on—I'm so happy!  I'm glad I had you going a bit with the kitchen scene, because that was entirely unintended.  Lol.  I'm still amazed by the things you guys point out to me as I continue with this…  Yay!  Someone else who loves those Logan/Kitty moments!  I assure you there will be more of that in the future.  As well as some Logan/Kurt interaction (not in the dirty sense, you crazy slash fan-girls who may be reading! *grin*)  Also, I'm glad you liked that I had Kitty knowing German; since I wrote it, I've read that a LOT of other authors want to and like fitting that into their fics, so I didn't feel so original anymore, but I had known before I even started writing that 'gosh darnit, Kitty's gonna' know some German!'  It will be explained more later on, her reasons and true intentions for learning it—yes, there's actually some depth to my reasoning, I assure you—so I won't elaborate here.

Thanks to all of you who mentioned Kitty knowing German and liking it, btw!

Queequegg:  Heh heh, I'm flattered you think so.  I don't know about outdoing myself, though…I long for the day THAT happens.  And you got it, mein freund!  There is a bigger reason for Kurt's no-show letter to Kitty…  And you're going to hate me now, 'cuz I'm evil, and don't really know how much of that will be explained in this story…because I'm already planning a sequel to it in Kurt's POV to go further into what he's been up to, why he decided to come back (like we don't really know already…*grin*) as well as some other stuff that occurs before, during, and after the events of "Carol".  Tentatively to be entitled "Kleine Glocken", after a German carol who's English title means "Ring, Little Bells".  (Clever, eh?)  Anyway—I'm getting away with myself—Kurt may give some reasoning to it in this fic, but you should get the whole story in his sequel fic.  At least, that's what I plan.  (Neko is bad with plans…)

Kaminarimon:  Oh…my…  *blush*  My dear, has anyone ever told you how flattering you are?  I think I was on Cloud 9 after receiving your reviews to Chapter III (but I'll try not to let it go to my head).  You really are a peach!  I'm so glad my writing actually has a feel to it, and is not just words to you—I love a reviewer who can point out such nuances.  And I'm an angel?  *laughs* Oh, fraulein, you really don't know me… *lol*  Anyway, I appreciate the depth with which you go about your reviews, and I hope you won't be afraid to point out criticisms in the future as well when you see fit.  You have a wonderful eye for detail, and we writers just don't get enough of that.  And thanks for the info on Takari; so you're a Digimon fan, eh?  Into any other animes, or do you just watch Digimon on TV?

Triple X:  I'm really glad you like it so far, and for its uniqueness, too.  That's really a relief, that I've actually managed to appeal to fans of slightly different tastes.  But I got tired of the repetitiveness that I'd been finding in most Kurtty fiction, as good as some of it was.  That's what really drove this fic: to create something different.  And yes, yes, yes!!  You have hit it right on the head there, mein freund!  I was going for that—I didn't intend for Kitty's affections to seem anything more than friendly at this point.  I was writing this as someone who knows what its like to leave your best friend behind and lose contact with them, and then not see them for another 6 or so years.  It was a bit of personal experience that went into this really—if I hadn't had a similar experience, I don't think I would've been able to write this at all.  So a lot of what Kitty's feeling is what I've felt before.  She was missing Kurt for being Kurt; for being her friend.

But don't worry, all you Kurtty fans!  Just give it time… (Neko just can't write fanfiction without a good dose of romance, in all honesty.  I'm a terribly hopeless romantic.)

Ice Princess (Incrediblecuznz): You know, your enthusiasm is contagious.  I actually went back and reread my OWN chapter after your review, and I have to admit, you made me feel pretty content with it at last…though I'm still in awe of why so many of you liked this chapter so much, lol.  Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and…persuasiveness.  Yay!  I'm on your favs!  I feel so special now!!  *grin*

Todd fan: Lol, did Kiki send you over here, or was it pure curiosity?  Didn't expect to see you in here!  I've 'seen' you around in Kiki's works, in her reviews and so forth, and I could tell you weren't much for the Kurtty scene.  I'm glad I've managed to hold your interest, and possibly make you more keen on the couple.  And speaking of enjoying different tastes, you can thank Kiki for my growing support of the whole Todd/Rogue angle (I'm not even gonna' TRY some of those shipper monikers…!)  *lol*  I've got you enjoying Kurt/Kitty, and you both have got me enjoying Todd/Rogue…what next?!

Moojuice: Ooh, a fellow Buffy/Evo fan!  Lol!  I know, I just loved that line, too!  I cracked up so bad when it was first said…poor Xand-man with the whole eye-patch thing, and you-know-who dying.  Does the guy EVER get a break?  *sniff*  And Buffy is over now!  Oh, the horror!  Anyway, I'm glad you're liking this!

RedLion: Yay!  Another enthused first-time reader!  I'm so glad you like it thus far!  And I'm flattered that you think I give just enough details/etc. but don't bog you down with it!  I'm always worried that I'm doing just that: bogging it down.  I'm a terrible detail vampire, and am always afraid I'll overdo it and have someone reading and going 'huh?' rather than understand it.  But apparently, I succeeded in your opinion.  I'm so relieved!  And once again with the spectacular feedback on Chapter III!  Scheisse, but you people really seemed to like that chapter!  *lol*  Your enthusiasm was truly uplifting to my already insanely buoyant mood that day, RedLionDankeschoen!

Sharkey: Ooh, I'm so glad you like it!  You really think everyone's in character?  I hope you still think that after Chapter IV…*nervous*  I'm so insecure about my debut writing of Kurt—I don't want to screw him up!  I love him!  Arrrrrggghh!!  But anyway, yay, someone who knows German!  I'm so glad I didn't mess it up!  But I've been trying really hard to get the translations as correct as I can.  Let me know how the German in Chap IV is, alright?  I've got so much in there…  And yay!  Kitty finally found Kurt in "Waters"!  I can't wait to see what happens next…!

PallaPlease: Oh, PallaPlease!  I'm so happy you got around to reading, since I got the original idea from your fic "Angel" (which, btw, you should do a sequel of!)  And—gasp, the wonder!—you reviewed for EACH chapter!  You are such a peach!  Thank you so much for the compliments; my heads beginning to hurt with the swelling.  And I'm sooo glad you think Kurt's in character and that I captured his accent well.  I would hate to overdo it, but I also don't want to under-do it because I frikkin' love his accent at writing it is a must in my mind!  Let me know what you think of it in Chapter IV, though, okay?  At times I don't think I hinted at it enough, and I'd love a second opinion.  Heh-heh, and someone else who likes the bit with Logan and his beer.  Sehr gut.  I'll have to get him with a cigar in some later chapters…

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To all of you who weren't mentioned personally, just know that I appreciated ALL of your wonderful reviews!  I just tried to address those of you who put a lot of time, depth (or overwhelming enthusiasm) into your reviews here!  *devious grin*  So hey, if you weren't mentioned and you want to be, just write a longer review next time, 'kay?  That's the ticket!

I apologize for the length of this, but I felt that a lot of you deserved some long replies!  Thanks to all of you who actually read this, and if you didn't, that's alright, too.  I'm sure you'd rather read the next chapter than all of this endless drivel, anyway…

So onto the next chapter, mein freunds!  I look forward to your reviews once again!

~Neko-chan