Reviews For Firefly Tears
Name: Rowanrose (Signed) · Date: 28/07/09 - 02:52 pm · For: A Mother's Love
Oh, how sweet...:)
Author's Response: Thank you! <3
Name: Rowanrose (Signed) · Date: 28/07/09 - 02:29 pm · For: Breathing Beautifully
:)!
Author's Response: Thanks. :) Aren't Izumi and Kei a cute couple?
Name: Rowanrose (Signed) · Date: 28/07/09 - 02:25 pm · For: Punishment
Wow, wow, wow, wow! This chapter is 'so' cool! TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!! :)
Author's Response: Thanks a million! I really had a good time writing it!
Name: Rowanrose (Signed) · Date: 28/07/09 - 02:17 pm · For: Refusal
Hahahaha!
Author's Response: Yes, it was a bit of a funny chapter, wasn't it? Kei is very bold, isn't she? I hope you keep reading and reviewing!
Name: ontuva (Signed) · Date: 28/07/09 - 11:07 am · For: Will the Sun Ever Shine Again?
Whoa, you got me curious. Akira must've mean a lot to Naruto. I wonder what happened to her. o.O
And Izumi is becoming so obvious with his feelings. :D I grinned a lot.
Actually, I'm listening to the Finnish version of the song here. Familiar song, I've watched the movie where it's from like four times. :'D I love Disney.
Author's Response: Akira meant a LOT to Naruto. A LOT a lot. You'll see what happened to her in later chapters. She, essentially, is the reason why Naruto became the person he is. And Izumi is being a bit obvious, isn't he? But he can't help himself-- he loves Kei, and he's frightened of not being able to protect her. And that song is gorgeous, isn't it?
Name: Miki Everless (Signed) · Date: 27/07/09 - 08:54 pm · For: Will the Sun Ever Shine Again?
"Izumi, you pervert!" >.< XD lmao.
I love how you're progressing with Izumi and Kei. Not too slow, not too fast, and not boring. Every Izumi/Sakura moment makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. ^__^
Damn... I wish that Sakura could have read what that chapter where her mother spilled her heart out. It would have cleared up so many misunderstandings.
God, Izumi is such an idiot. He did just send his friends to his death. He has absolutely no sense of awareness. If that were a spy from China, they would all be dead by the thirteenth chapter. It's common sense: if someone you don't know asks you about personal information about your friends, DO NOT answer.
Sorry. Just got a little mad at Izumi for a second. >.<
The part with Akira was sad... but a little out-of-the-blue. I have a feeling that she's going to be mentioned more than once in this story, though.
Update soon, Sarah!
Author's Response: I like the way Izumi and Kei are going along, too. She's gonna start falling for him soon! Who wouldn't? I would for sure! Okay, your comments... 1) Sakura's mom. I wish Sakura had witnessed (or read) that chapter too, but like I said in You Found Me....everything I write is done for a reason. 2) Idiot Izumi. Yes, he is, isn't he?! But he just woke up and is still a little high from holding Kei all night long. Also, he would be able to tell if the person was Chinese-- they look different from Japanese people. He'd know. 3) I had to make Akira out of the blue, or else she'd never show up. And that memory is surfacing abruptly for Naruto-- he'd sealed her away for a long time, and Sasuke brought her back. Because Sasuke is his new best friend. And Akira was his first best friend.
Name: ontuva (Signed) · Date: 27/07/09 - 01:32 pm · For: Quid Pro Quo
I like Izumi even more now. He and Kei/Sakura are going to make a great couple! 8D
I almost expected the Captain to be Kakashi, but luckily, he wasn't. :D It would've been too obvious.
I really liked when Izumi and Sakura were comparing hands. :D It was so...so... I don't know the word! But still, it was a good scene. ^^
The captain seems to be a reasonable guy. I'm starting to like him too!
I'm eagerly waiting for more! ^^
Author's Response: I thought about making the captain Kakashi. But I thought, "Ah, that's such a cliche." So I scratched that. Actually, the current captain, Hiro, was my rough draft for Izumi. Hiro was always the captain, but originally, there was no Izumi-- Sakura/Kei would fall for the captain, Hiro. But then I decided that for her love interest, it would have to be someone who's constantly by her side, hopelessly devoted to her happiness, and would give his own life protecting her. And, bit by bit, that is going to be Izumi. He may seem awesome now, but just you wait until later on. Then he becomes a regular...I don't know...not a Prince Charming-- but someone better than that. ...Also, I liked the comparing hands scene too. That was pretty cute, wasn't it? I like the fact that she's noticed his hands. She's noticed his shoulders already, and I think that when a girl notices her guy friend's shoulders and hands-- that his shoulders are broad and that his hands are bigger than hers-- is when she sees him as a man. Not just as a friend, but as a man. And also, height-- when a guy surpasses-- or has already surpassed-- a girl in height, I think that's when she starts noticing too. So shoulders, hands, height. Sakura/Kei's noticed all of them. I think she's gonna start seeing Izui a little differently from now on... :D!!!
Name: ontuva (Signed) · Date: 26/07/09 - 01:59 pm · For: Boys Will Be Boys
Awww. So cute! CUTE, CUTE, CUTE! (No, I don't have anything coherent to say. :'D)
Only thing wrong here is - this was too short! ;_; I want to read more and more!
Author's Response: It WAS cute, wasn't it? I think that the relationship between those two should be sort of quiet, soft, and simple. Nothing overly flashy or dramatic.
Name: ontuva (Signed) · Date: 26/07/09 - 01:55 pm · For: A Mother's Love
Omg. I can't even say anything. This was so powerful! (And yes, I'm listening to the song atm and listened it to while I was reading too).
This was beautiful.
Author's Response: I love the song-- it's one of my favorites, and it never fails to make me cry. I'm kinda toying with the idea of...well, never mind-- I don't wanna give away a ton of the story!
Name: ontuva (Signed) · Date: 26/07/09 - 01:52 pm · For: Protector
"Okay, Sasuke and I are more than just friends-- we're best friends." I was waiting for the word gay friends, but I think that would be too dramatic for them to admit. xD
But oh yes, this is still good. And I'm so waiting for Kei/Sakura to realise that Izumi actually knows she is a girl and then she can be like ":ooo He's protecting meeeee!" and and and! *babbling*
Yep. I love this. ^_^ *hugs* Thanks for writing such a good story!
Author's Response: I was thinking about having him say "we're boyfriends!" but that would be way too funny, and also way to dramatic and sudden. He has to acknowledge that they're best friends first, and THEN they have to admit how they feel.
Name: Vixkill (Signed) · Date: 25/07/09 - 08:10 pm · For: The Son
oh, haha. i ment Izumi is confusing, probably because he's confused and conflicted over the situation.
oops.
Author's Response: Oh yeah. He'll be a confused-- and confusing-- character for at least a few more chapters, and then we'll find out how he feels. <3 Yeah, it's gonna be awesome!!!
Name: Vixkill (Signed) · Date: 25/07/09 - 08:07 pm · For: Boys Will Be Boys
awww! how cute.
looking forward to finding out more about his war. who are they fighting?
great chapters! you gave me a lot of reading to catch up on. it's great to know that her mum misses her.
did sakura learn anything from 'granny witch'? some medicine knowledge could come in really useful?
keep going!
Author's Response: Okay, let's answer you comments/questions in order: 1) Who are they fighting? Well, you're gonna find out, but before we get into the battles, we have to get them to their destination. So they're gonna travel first, and all the while crazy things are gonna be happening...especially to Kei/Sakura, of course... 2) Did Sakura learn anything from Granny Witch? Well, to be honest, she didn't learn very much. She would just help her out with putting things away and preparing things, but she wouldn't actually do much with the medicines, and when she did, they were simple things, like a mixture of some things will cure colds. She didn't learn anything really useful...which was kind of dumb of her...she had short attention spans...
Name: Miki Everless (Signed) · Date: 24/07/09 - 08:22 am · For: Breathing Beautifully
It's funny how he still thinks she's beautiful even when she's kicking him in the stomach.
Author's Response: Aww. That's sweet of you to say. I think it's funny too-- and that's the kind of guy Izumi is, y'know? I like Izumi, he's shaping up to being a favorite character.
Name: ontuva (Signed) · Date: 24/07/09 - 07:40 am · For: Punishment
*hyperventilates*
I know I had the adrenaline rush! This was... *le gasp* I don't know! (what was the word I used before? Awesomness? :D).
Kei/Sakura is one hell of a tough guy! No girl! GUYGIRL!
I love this! ^_^ I can't wait to read more!
(And about the Nightwish - I contacted you. It actually amazed me that I'd find a fellow fan from TONFA. :D)
Author's Response: I had the adrenaline rush too, even while I was writing it!! Ha ha ha, how goofy is that, no? Anyway, I'm so psyched to find another Nightwish fan too, and here on TONFA of all places. <3 I love you, ha ha ha! Anyway, I hope you continue reading-- I love seeing your reviews appear in my inbox. :D!!!!!
Name: ontuva (Signed) · Date: 24/07/09 - 05:05 am · For: Refusal
Gaah! *can't wait to go on and read the next chapter*
This story is pure...awesomness! (I don't know if that is a word, but if it ain't then I just invented it!).
I'm so hooked. I can't stop reading! (I'm gonna be late from my bus! ;_;)
I actually feel really sorry for Sakura/Kei. It's gonna be though for her. Especially now that she pissed off Meido. :D
*runs for the next chapter*
Author's Response: Thanks a million! I'm so glad you're reading this-- and someone who's from Finland! Do you like Nightwish? I LOVE Nightwish! Nightwish is awesomeness! (And yes, awesomeness is a word-- I think it appeared in the Bible once, lol). Anyway, I'm glad you're hooked and that you can't stop reading, and I hope you'll continue to read-- just don't miss your bus!
Name: ontuva (Signed) · Date: 24/07/09 - 04:57 am · For: Lions and Lambs
I almost jumped through the roof when I saw how many chapters there are for me to read. Omg, I'm so...exited! :D
Your writing is still the same. Smooth, hooking and...and... I don't have the words! You are awesome.
Your characters are realistic and I like them all! I can't choose my favourite. :< Although, you've written mostly about Sakura/Kei, Izumi is starting to steal my heart. :D
Keep up the good work! I love this.
Author's Response: Yeah, I have a feeling that Izumi's going to become a favorite. In my last story, some people said that I was biased toward Sakura and her OC pairing, Kenshin, and I didn't focus enough on Naruto and Sasuke, even though I tried to make it equal. But now, there's a lot of focus on Sakura/Kei and Izumi, because she'd the one with a secret and he plays the role of the only one who's discovered her, and there's going to be not as much focus on Naruto and Sasuke, which is making me worried to how people's reactions are going to be. I mean, I said in my story notes that even though I didn't like the pairing in real life, I liked writing SasuNaru, but I think in actuality, I just enjoy writing Sakura with an OC! Ha ha ha... But I'm glad to have you as a reviewer, ontuva, and I hope you'll stick with me.
Name: Miki Everless (Signed) · Date: 23/07/09 - 10:51 pm · For: The Son
.....YES! FUCK YES!
I felt such overwhelming pride swell up inside me for Sakura. I didn't know she had such skill with a sword. I love how she stood up to him, too.
This is kind of like Mulan, now that I think about it... she's inspired everybody in her platoon.
Even so, this is probably the most original story I've read in months, Sarah-hime.
I absolutely loved this chapter! I'm not even going to say the usual 'Update soon!' because I'll be too busy re-reading this chapter over, and over, and over again.
Author's Response: I wanted to make this that kind of chapter-- you know, like in the chunin exams when Naruto was being throughly ass-kicked by Neji, who wasn't even getting a scratch, and Naruto just kept standing up and smirking, and then finally, he released a little bit of power and just blew Neji out of the water! I wanted it to be like that! Like, you're going, "YES!!!! Oh yeah!!!" and you get really excited and adrenaline-rushed and you feel like you could lift a car!!!!!! (Okay, that's a little weird...) Anyway-- she didn't even really get to show off her skill with a sword...but maybe how fast she can move, and how well she can use the sword to her advantage. I haven't mentioned this in the story, but she'd really good with weapons of all sorts, and martial arts. She's very agile and speedy where she lacks brute strength, like most of the men, and that's what sets her apart-- that's why she wasn't doing so well when she was beaten up by Meido. But once she got to show that her talent actually lay elsewhere, then she proved her worth to everyone. :) That's jsut the kind of girl she is.
Name: Miki Everless (Signed) · Date: 23/07/09 - 07:40 pm · For: Refusal
LMAO!
Fail, Saku- Kei.
I can just imagine Kei's face; "Woo! That was scary! ^__^"
Izumi was kind and gentle when he found out Sakura was a girl. Now we know it's not consistent T.T
If I were Sakura, I'd feel kind of insulted by that; being treated like a girl in the army. Good thing nobody else is doing that to her.
LMAO, I liked this filler. Update soon!
Author's Response: Yes, it was an epic fail, wasn't it? Ha ha ha ha! Anyway, Izumi was very kind and gentle, but Izumi can get angry, too, and right now, Kei is just a friend-- she hasn't developed into a love interest yet. So it's kind of like the way you'd treat a little sister (?), like you're nice most of the time, but when she goes and does something really idiotic and you can't do anything to help her, you just feel like smacking her upside the head, y'know? And I'm sure Sakura knows that Izumi is a friend who's looking out for her well-being (naturally, she doesn't know that he's discovered her identity), and she thinks he would do this for any friend. And, though no one else is treating her like a girl, I sure am-- I keep typing "she" when I'm supposed to he typing "he", and "her" when I'm supposed to be writing "him" or "his"!! I can't break that habit! I almost screwed up big time in the chapter where Naruto was watching her fight-- I kept making Kei female instead of male!!!!
Name: Vixkill (Signed) · Date: 23/07/09 - 04:34 am · For: Lions and Lambs
i would be heaps alarmed if i passed out that quickly from getting sick, and after the first meal! note so self: bring own rations. :)
kei is a bit confusing. but, it is a troublesome situation!
also, i kind of hope i'm wrong thinking where you're going to put the ninja girls. i'll just have to wait and see!
the lioness series was pretty good. summary: Twins were about to be sent their seperate ways, the boy to knight and the girl to magic school. The wise woman of the village has a vision and they switch places instead. we follow the girl pretending to be a boy growing up in an all-boys knight school. she becomes a really good knight despite physical differences. eventually she is found out in a dramatic sword fight, which she wins, and is allowed to stay a knight. something else happens, i forget what.
another series or two follows. one is where a girl is allowed to enter knight school openly, her challenges and 'destiny'.
then again 'mulan' is kind of similar in the beginning?
great chapters, you update so quickly! well done!
Author's Response: The Lioness Series sounds pretty good-- as you may have guessed, I always have a lot of fun with the girl-disguised-as-boy. :) And you're right, I would also be very upset if I got sick after my very first day, but that was kinda necessary to get the story going a little... *blushes.* ...I know it probably wasn't a very good story development, and I probably screwed up a little, but I've gotta keep the story moving! See, Izumi needed to find out she was a girl somehow... Well, anyway. I'd like to ask you what about Kei you think is confusing; I'll have to fix that character if it's glaringly obvious or just straighten things out in the next chapter. Again, Thanks for your feedback-- it really keeps me going and posting like a fiend! Ha ha ha!
Name: Miki Everless (Signed) · Date: 22/07/09 - 06:41 pm · For: Lions and Lambs
Woah... she got found out pretty quickly.
Izumi is quite the gentleman, isn't he? And I love how he just lied to himself in the last sentence.
Yes, Izumi, you have to protect her. You rat her out, the shit will hit the fan and she'll be killed and Kei will go to war and all Hell will break loose.
So, yeah. It's in your best interest to help her out. ^_^
It's nice to know he respects her so much. Most of the guys in the army would be all, "OoO KEI'S A GIIIIIIRRRL!"
Haha; update soon!
Author's Response: Ha ha ha, this was a review I was half-expecting from you. God, I love you, you're such a riot. Well, whatever-- yes, Izumi may be a gentleman, but he is also a man-- gentle or no. We'll see how this works out, shan't we? ..."The shit will hit the fan..." Interesting choice of words...yet, strangely fitting...
Name: Rowanrose (Signed) · Date: 22/07/09 - 03:59 pm · For: Lions and Lambs
Haha!
My heart leaped when I saw this story in most recent. I was really happy, because I had been waiting for the next chapther! Thank you!
I can't wait for the 5th chapter.
The story is really great so far. Please continue writing.
One question. Was her hair pink before?
Author's Response: Yes, but I always feel weird saying that it is. Like, "Her long pink hair shone in the sunlight." That is just strange to me, as the author, so I build on the idea that everyone assumes it's pink... Also, Rowanrose, thank you so much for your reviews! They're too awesome for words! :) Anyway, I hope you'll keep reading-- chapter 5 will come soon. In the meantime, you can check out my other stuff... I have three other stories on TONFA.
Name: Miki Everless (Signed) · Date: 21/07/09 - 06:06 pm · For: Friends
Woah O.O This story's getting popular really fast, haha =D
Congratulations. I've got to say, it really deserves it.
Eurgh... that sickness sounds nasty. I mean, she felt so bad, she had to have Izumi hold her up.
Izumi sounds like a good guy! I like him. But I like Sakura the best in this story so far; but I guess that's because she's the only one you've gone in depth with.
By the way, 'katana' is a Japanese sword. 'Katakana' is a form of Japanese writing.
Update soon, Sarah-hime!
Author's Response: AGH, THANK YOU!!!!! I get "katakana" and "katana" confused soooooooooooo easily!!!! I'll go fix that right now, okay? Also-- Izumi is a great guy. You'll see... :) He's a gentleman. But this is a story where the main characters will have a lot of depth and background.
Name: Rowanrose (Signed) · Date: 21/07/09 - 01:48 pm · For: Friends
Really great so far! i wonder, will she have to kill people?
Author's Response: I don't know. She'll probably have to kill a few people, but as protection. But she'll only kill when it's necessary...does that make sense?
Name: Rowanrose (Signed) · Date: 21/07/09 - 01:43 pm · For: It's the Heat
I think Naruto could be a sort of brotherly figure? Anyway, good so far!
Author's Response: Thank you, again, for your review! Naruto as a brother figure is another possibility, true.
Name: Rowanrose (Signed) · Date: 21/07/09 - 01:34 pm · For: The Son
How nice. Please continue writing! :)
Author's Response: Thank you! It's a great thing when I get reviews-- they inspire me to keep going. :) Thanks!