Skykat

Thank you for that, it did make sense and I appreciate it.

Thanks guys. I'd never have thought of Peter/Kit until Musie suggested it but when I started writing them I realised thay actually had an awful lot in common. I'm quite intrigued by them now and there should be more one shots to come...it just might take a while because I'm back to work tomorrow. Glad you enjoyed them though. SWFC it's fine to call me Kat/ Sky whatever, I get called both off the boards... although I have no idea what your name is so you'll have to excuse me calling you SWFC! BTW did the second one shot make sense even though you hadn't read the first? I really wanted it to be able to stand alone I'm just curious to know if it did or not.

I don't know Sarah...maybe in about six months? That's about how long it took me to get round to writing this one! It's fine to call me Kat btw, I think I called you Sarah at some point before then realised I wasn't 100% sure if that was your name so I stopped. Thanks to both you and ILM for your comments. I was saying to her on PM before I'm a bit disillusioned at the moment, don't think many people are reading the stuff I write and I was a bit disappointed because I was quite pleased with this. Jade made me push myself when she was proofing it and I thought I'd done a good job on it so thanks to you both for your comments. Appreciated more than you know.

First of all thank you all for the reviews. I want to add mine about this chapter because I didn't write it myself and I think ILM deserves to know how well she wrote my chapter for me So, for ILM: Firstly Cassie. You first sparked me off with the idea of creating Cassie in more depth and I started it in the last chapter but you've really gone running with her in this chapter. Love how her character is so increasingly vulnerable and tormented yet how Hayley sees her as a threat. I love the way you interweave past events so effortlessly with current ones and your description really creates some superb emotion. Needless to say I really loved how you wrote Cassie in this chapter and you've set her up really well for what I (and you) have in mind for her. Martha: I was never a Martha fan (actually I'm not a Martha fan as most people will be aware) but I'm quite enjoying writing Martha and I have loads more in mind for her. Her friendship with Cassie was created more out of convenience than anything else but this chapter for me really explored their friendship and I'm so pleased you did because it has fed me with an awful lot of ideas, some you know and some you don't, regarding her character. I'm getting quite excited by what I have in mind! Hayley: Is it wrong that I love how well you write my bitchy Hayley? Her put down comments are like therapy to write but I feel you've managed in one chapter to explore her in much more depth than I managed in ten chapters. The flashbacks to the past were awesome and the Nick stuff was a great idea. I love the dramatic ending...exactly what I wanted to create but I feel you created it so much better than I would have done and I can't thank you enough for that. I'm really glad I gave you the Hayley/Kane stuff to write because you really manage to capture him so well, he really comes to life for me when you write him. Thank you so much for this chapter, I loved it on so many levels and I am inspired with so many new idea that I'm going to go get it all down on paper and I'll hopefully be able to discuss everything with you in the next few days. ** Jamey-Maria, thank you very much for your lovely, long review. As somebody who explores everything in too much detail it's fantastic to receive such an awesomely detailed review. I love reading exactly what you like and don't like about my characters and why you get and don't get them. (Hint to anyone who reviews my stories ) I'm especially glad you're feeling the Gypsy stuff because she's probably one of my favourite characters ever and I love writing her. Obviously putting her with Jack instantly turns her into a hate figure but to me she's so much more complex than that, in many ways I think she's more vulnerable than Cassie. So I thank you so much for getting her and to Jess and others who are getting where Gypsy is coming from. Jack, I'll be honest I don't like and his character just seemed suitably weak enough to write the way I have. I'd never really actually considered his character though which is a major flaw on my part and its certainly something I plan to rectify, I'd like to try and explore a bit of why Jack does what he does so thank you for the inspiration for that. I can promise you plenty more Noah/Kit, I find them so easy to write and I have an awful lot planned for Hayley/Kane/Cassie/Martha and I know ILM has a lot of ideas on that as well so there's lots more to come there. I have a lot of ideas for this fic but I'm still not 100% sure where it'll go, I have a great habit of changing my mind....There'll be lots more drama though so thank you once again for your lovely, long review. To those who regulary read and review. Thanks once again for your comments, I know I take everything on board and I'm certain ILM will appreciate them too. I also want to add a thank you for being so patient over the past few months. I know a lot of you are aware that I've had some major personal problems recently and my head has been nowhere near on writing except really dark stuff which is too disturbing to even post. I feel like I am getting back on track though, things are starting to go well at home and I'm off to Portugal for a week skydiving on 28th so I should come back pretty refreshed. Well actually I'll come back exhausted but my mind should hopefully be refreshed! Thanks once again for all the comments...as Jess would say they really are love.

Topic moved by request.

That was fantastic Eli. I still think you should have posted it in the christmas thread, christmas/New Year all rolls into one for me. Great writing though, really liked it. Let me know if you want the threads merged or anything.

Nope, this was in the right place. One-shots are meant to go in the Library but the Librarians are the only people who can open topics in there so we just ask people to open the fics as usual and we'll move them over.

Topic moved, thanks. I'm having a mad tidy up of the fic forum today and moving everything!

I just don't think people have been about I know both Jess and ILM are only popping on and off here at the moment because they're so busy. I know what you mean though. Are you okay with me moving this to the library now its completed? I'll leave you a link in here.

Completed fic so moved to the library while I'm having a tidy up. Pm me if theres any problems, Kat.xx

I didn't even realise you'd update Eli sorry. Not bad at all, beautiful! Haunting, sad and a lovely ending. This was really well written, beautiful.

Moved to the library while I'm having a tidy up.

Moved this fic to the Library because it's a one shot. Any problems PM me. Kat.xx

Heyyyyyy, no fair! *stamps foot* You know how hard I'm trying to update... can't argue with you on the deserving bit though. Firstly: What a quote, so totally summed the chapter up and what a chapter it was. The tension, the chemistry, the spoken words, the heat...phenomenal writing Jess, really good. I didn't get a kiss though, just a sense that they both were very close to it. Anyway I'm not going to rabbit on coz I could be here forever praising this chapter. It was wicked, I loved it, great writing.

That was a great story. Now it's not in the challenge thread I don't have to be critical and can actually appreciate it as a story. Like ILM and Jade, I was amazed that this story was written by somebody so young. The writing is excellent, some really good stuff. You have a lot of potential. Well done!xx PS. I edited your title so that people who read it in the challenge will know which story it was, hope you don't mind.

Wow that was great. Poor Jade, her torment is so realistically wrote and your description is amazing yet again. Loved how the conversations were going on around her I could almost hear her detachment. Great writing.xx

One word...Wow! That was stunning Eli, absolutely stunning. That introduction about googling lonely got me straight away and the emotion...like Jess said I wanted to hug her. i almost felt breathless when she had her asthma attack. Fantastic writing, really loved it.

Moved to the library as promised. I've left you a link in the main forum though.

This was a really well written entry. Not being a Jack/Martha fan (probably not a good thread to admit that in ) I actually found the chemistry between the characters in this really believable. There was some great writing but I'm in danger of going into review mode and I've already reviewed...Really great story though, you're a great writer and I was very impressed with your first attempt at a competition entry. Well done.xx Moving to the library btw before it gets too many replies and I start cursing you for having too much work to do ...I'll leave you a link though in the main forum.

Eli, I've edited your topic title. There's a fair few Kit fans on this board and I don't think it'll hurt to have this known as a Kit centric fic. Hope you don't mind. I'm busy watching the X Factor now but I'll come and re-read this in a bit. It was already a fantastic story, I'll be interested to see what you've changed in it.xx This story was excellent anyway but the bits you've changed do make a difference. I loved the ambiguous ending, how it was left open for Kit to decide, that was really good. This was a great story for your first challenge entry, really well done.

Couldn't agree more Jess. I was actually thinking yesterday when I looked on the front page that there wasn't a single fic that I really wanted to read. Obviously that changed when you updated today but yesterday I actually felt really old! Its nice to see something different. Edit: No offence meant to any fic writers its just that I'm not really in a reading mood at the moment and it takes something a bit different to draw me in right now.

Don't appologise, I only mentioned about it being short because I enjoyed reading it so much. In my opinion unless you're writing J/M or stalker fics who have their own huge fanbase, it takes a while for authors to build up a following of readers. I'm also of the opinion that quality is better than quantity in terms of what readers you attract. Also you're writing about characters who aren't 'current' in UK or Australia at the moment so the majority of younger viewers won't have a clue who you're on about. I'm the same though but my advice would be to stick with writing and if your writing is good enough, which yours is, you'll pick up readers along the way and those you do pick up will stick, if that makes sense. If you did want to put an explanation there just let me know and I'll edit the topic title but I wasn't getting at you I was just intrigued!

That was great Eli. I keep meaning to read some of your stuff since I Love Music recommended it to me but I just never seem to have time to get into new fics at the moment. I really liked that though. your language and description were great, really bought the setting to life and the emotion. Poor Jade, I felt her pain. My only criticism was that it was too short so I really hope you contine with this. is there a reason you didn't put an explanation of who the fic was about in the title btw?

Jess you always leave me with such mixed feelings... On one hand you write a perfect chapter, different from the others but that was good. It set it apart a bit more and gave a different insight into things. Also its nice to see Mattie and Luke being so cute together. Anna was a great character, like you said in the story she was different, unique and believable. Pretty impressive skill to make an original character believable but you managed it. The mixed feeling come because once again you go and end a story, you just better have another up your sleeve to fill the void, I'll use any means of bribe necessary...another chapter of rttb perhaps?

^^^^^^^^^^^^ What she said... ^^^^^^^^^^^ Fantastic chapter Jess, it had everything, the friendship, the mistrust, the trust, honesty. it was deep, powerful yet cute and uplifting. Great writing. So if you're on a roll is it too much to hope for more very soon? No pressure I promise! *walks away looking all innocent*