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My favourite recipe is my personal version of sushi. Other than my peanut butter fudge recipe, but I'm not giving away my secrets on that one. Technically this is avocado stuffed balls of rice topped with cold smoked salmon. Dipped in soya sauce. Ingredients: 2-3 cups sticky rice 4 tablespoons Rice vinegar (regular vinegar works too) 2 tablespoons sugar 1 big pack of sushi grade fish (I go with cold smoked salmon, trout, or tuna but salmon has the least mercury I think. If raw fish grosses you out, these are great with cooked shrimp or just all veggie.) 1 or 2 avocado(s) (if you add other veggies, stick with soft ones like cucumbers or lettuce.) Nori/seaweed (optional) Cup of water laced with vinegar. (for keeping your hands moist) + condiments you like with sushi. (soya sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger, etc) - optional. 1. Cook the rice up. With a rice cooker or find a good sticky rice cooking method online. 2. As soon as its nice and cooked, toss in the 4 Tablespoons of vinegar, and the sugar and stir it well. Then let the rice steam for 5-10 mins. 3. Stick it in the fridge until it's cold or cool enough to handle. 4. Take a small ball of rice, make sure your hands are wet with water/vinegar so the rice doesn't stick to you too much. But not too wet or the rice will fall apart. Flatten the ball in your palm, and put a small piece of avocado (and other veggies?) in the center. 5. With your free hand take another equal sized bit of rice, flatten it a bit with your thumb, and cover the veggies in your other hand to form a ball of rice around them 6. Roll them around a bit in your hands until they're as tight as you want them (if the rice is too loose it might fall apart when you try and dip it.) 7. Top with the fish (they're still good without any topping if you want to just go veggie) 8. Repeat steps4-7 until the rice is all gone. (This is rather time consuming, but easy. For my faster method, I just make a palm-sized ball of rice, push my thumb into the middle to make a bowl-like shape, drop the avocado and stuff in, and then put the salmon on top.) (If you want to use nori, just take a long strip and wrap it around the balls, and seal it with water or vinegar.) I'm an extremely picky eater, so this is something I have often. Plus any leftover smoked fish can be put on a bagel in the morning. Yay!

This is awesome. I've got well over 200 characters, and I usually just do a basic : Name Age Origin Defining looks Interests Disinterests Traits Flaws But that's mostly because I'm lazy, but I like your profile sheet. It's more in depth. I might try it for my mainies, thanks!

I think simple is better. Of course there are exceptions, but one simple memorable word for the title is usually easier to remember and catches the eye. Or even two words, if the one word you want to use isn't powerful or gripping enough. For instance "Hawk" is nice and everything, but putting an adjective in front of it like "Steel Hawk" or "Burning Hawk". Even using a central important character's nickname or name as a title works. Of course your story doesn't have anything to do with hawks, so that was more of a concept than a suggestion. Either way I don't want to make suggestions for an actual title mostly because I think it'd be awesomer if it came from the creator of the story (But mostly I'm avoiding doing any actual thinking.) ... I fail. Anyhoo, good luck!

Yeah I tried Pandora, but the site says its not accessible to Canada for some reason. I do use last.fm on occassion. It apparently gives you music from people's playlists who like the same things you do. So far I've discovered that people who listen to the things I listen to suck! No, I'm kidding... kinda (Hm, what does that say about me?)

Wow, what obscure mentions! Love it. I checked them all out. Emilie Autumn is so strange, I'm absolutely fascinated, thank you! Ha! Bananarama, such a classic. I love "Venus", I used to rollar blade to that song!

LOL Thanks HelenBensen, I was going to ask the same thing. It's too bad I haven't had the internet for awhile(I just moved) because when I got it back I checked my email just in time to see there's only a few days left! Rats... Well maybe I'll be able to produce something in the time left anyway... I do have a question, besides my pointless ramblings above. Do the submissions have to be made for this contest alone? I mean, I have a picture I drew last month for a Halloween/Autumn contest in a small casual art group. Could I submit that, or something else I've already drawn, if I take off my signature? Or should I start another pic? Oh and about the image size. The guidelines say 11x8.5 with a border(I think) Is that in inches, and do we get to put on the border or do you do that?

LOL it is! But variety is the spice of life. I like blues too. My CD collection is a range of riot grrl punk, industrial metal, indie pop, and old 50s jazz. Though I do like Blues. Maybe I'll have a look-see into Jim Byrne.

Awesome. What's weird about your other music choices? Now you've got me all curious!

Here's the dealio: I just went through my playlist and deleted all the music I don't listen to anymore, and I had 17 frickin songs left! Ha ha! It saddenned me, really. I'm almost embarrassed by my own lack of a musical repertoire. (Please excuse my craziness, I just moved to another province 6 days ago so I'm still a little wired.) Anyhooo, where was I? Oh yes, I got to thinking as I was talking to a friend about why I like the music I like and why she likes the music she likes. She tends to like heavy music. Metal, heavy rock, that kinda thing. While I like a little bit of a number of genres. Something about the emotion in the singers voices, or in the music itself I guess. My mom once said to me when I was really little that words are powerful things and if you use a swear word too much, it loses its power. So I kinda feel that way about screaming in music. I love deep, intense music with a loud primal scream or two to emphasise the emotion, but if they scream all the time it starts to bore me. So that's what I'm wondering with you guys. How do you feel about music? What is it about your favourite genre/band/song that appeals to you? What do you listen to when you read/write? What inspires you? What song makes you stop what you're doing to listen? For the fun of specifics, why don't we name songs too. Maybe I'll find something to add to my pitiful excuse for a playlist! 1. Name a song that gives you chills. 2. Name a song that you find sexy. For me, for example, it would be: 1. "A Drowning" - by How to Destroy Angels. 2. "Tight" - by Mindless Self Indulgence

I like the second one (I know, surprise, surprise.) I think it flows a lot smoother. And to FairySlayer, I'm glad it helped, even if a little bit. I totally agree with using the ing for immediacy, or for two things happening simultaneously, if in moderation. That's a great use for them. You made my day!

I'd feel the same way in that situation. I believe if a beta changes so much that the story becomes theirs, they've changed too much. My very first beta years ago restructured every sentence I wrote to make it sound more like something he'd write. I hated it so after the first couple chapters I stopped asking him to beta, and went without one until I made my friends in my first fandom. I try to make a conscious effort not to turn the fics I beta into something I would write. I don't want to adopt my friends stories, I don't see them as my own at all, but of course I'm not perfect so I make mistakes. I'm certain I've pissed off the writers I beta for just like my beta has irritated me on numerous occassions. I KNOW I pissed a couple people off with the -ing thing. For a while there, even though I was trying to help and wanted to make things flow easier, I admit I was a little patronizing about it. I think I just took myself way too seriously, and I'm sure a few betas mistakenly do too, with the best of intentions, of course. Now... I'm so distracted I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore, so I'll shut up. Ta!

Oh lord, I have a few choice words for your beta! No, I'm kidding! If she/he prefers it that way, all the more power to her/him. Since they're technically grammatically correct, I only point them out when I'm betaing for flow reasons, and they become really distracting in key moments... Still, I believe the best cure for too many 'ands' is more period... but of course that depends on the context too!

Well at least now I know I'm not completely out of my mind yet! Yes, that's a good point. Sometimes an -ing would be good for intentionally making actions procedural. Never thought of that!

Example: "Sean looked to the clock, before whipping out his knife and slicing the carrot in half." and "Sean rushed up the steps, tripping over a discarded toy." As opposed to: "Sean rushed up the steps and tripped over a discarded toy." Okay, so here's the deal. One of my biggest pet peeves is the common use of the -ing verbs after a comma. I see them as distracting - especially in action sentences. A long time ago I read a fiction writing tips article that said they tend to slow down action and take the power out of active verbs. It made sense to me, and still does. I'm in the middle of editing a friend's story at the moment, who seems to prefer them. I usually just let it go and ignore them, unless it's noticeably breaking up the flow of a sentence. I already stated my case in the past and she doesn't understand what I don't like about them. I figured I was just being picky. Tonight, I wanted to find that article that originally turned me off -ing verbs. Couldn't find it. All I found were a few articles about -ing verbs being less powerful with another verb before them. all the forum discussions on grammar websites I could find said that gerunds the way online writers commonly use them are perfectly correct. I found one that said gerunds make actions -more- powerful than the direct and -ed verbs. I feel like I've landed on another planet LOL. So where do you stand on this topic? Do you use them, do you not like them? Why? From what I've been told tonight, the examples I gave are grammatically correct. I can live with that, but proper grammar and how to write fiction can be two different things. Sometimes proper can be stiff or distracting in creative writing. I don't notice any of my favourite novel authors using gerunds in this way. Do these sentences bug you, or do you even like them better with the -ing than the other ways they could be written? Update: OH! And I'd really like to know what the correct usage of -ing verbs are in the examples I gave at the beginning. (If you know, if you don't, don't worry about it) For instance, in the second example, would it only work if the two actions are happening simultaneously or would it work otherwise too? What are the rules?

Extra Chapter Anise: 15 response! The other posting? You mean the FAQ? I can just copy and paste from it with my l337 computing sk1llz... (I'm a dork) Q: Will an exorcism get rid of Charlie? A: Charlie wasn't much of a religious man. I think it would take more than the typical religious methods to get rid of him. So yeah, they're gonna have to put up with him! The extra was mostly in honour of Johnny. I felt like he took too much of a back burner through the climax and conclusion of the story, that he deserved a little addition that was all about him. I have to admit, he was probably my second favourite character in that story - next to Cain of course. As for my next story, I started one during one of my I-think-I'm-gonna-drop-heirloom downtimes (between chapter 4 and 5) that I think will be my next project. It's not as popular a genre as my other stories though. A modern fantasy. I have the first scene done and the main character and setting planned. I'm really excited about it, but I need to decide on the basic plot and the rest of the cast before I can buckle down and write it seriously. Hopefully a simple plot this time! Maaaan that was hard! Oh well, I've got a lot of drawing to do during my hiatus! I'm sure there's more I had to say, but my dog's snoring completely distracted me. Anon(Sana-chan?): Yeah, Judes terrible! He makes my brother look... Uh... No, my brother's still an a-hole. I figured a happy Jude would be a naughty Jude, and I like to have my chars happy at the end. For balance, of course. Because I looooove to torture them during the course of the story! JJ: Yes, I really wanted to have another couple in this story but haven't really had the opportunity since it was in Cain's POV. And Jude and Johnny seemed like the logical choice given the opportunity. It was a fun ride, writing this. Thanks for all the reviews, JJ!! Lisa: Frankly, I just like the word spatula, so I had to put it in there somewhere. You know what the crazy thing is? I actually remember the first time I ever heard that word... Ahem, anyhoo... Where were we? Oh yes, evil me! Ha! No, really, I didn't mean to do a teaser, I tried to avoid too much incest since the inc warning wasn't there at the beginning. Didn't want to do too much of a bait and switch on any readers that would be bothered by it! And LMFAO, yes. I would never say no to a petition. I was thinking of making heirloom a project on Y!Gallery so other people could add to it, but I doubted anyone would so I nixed that idea. So maybe I'll just leave a file open over night and hope the yaoi faeries do something about it! Now I need new character ideas for my next fic... After 200+ original characters, it's getting increasingly difficult to come up with names XD Gawd I'm talking too much. I just went on a jog so I'm all jazzed and whatnot. And by jog, I mean I jogged for 5 mins and walked for an hour... kirjava01: Thanks! All my other options for wrapping it up were boring. If I managed to end it with some readers wanting more without disappointing or frustrating them too much, I've done my job, as cheesy as that is. Yohtarama : You're too kind. I've been writing bits and pieces of a few fics since I ended Heirloom. Haven't got to a point to post anything yet though. I'm glad you enjoy my writing! Hopefully I'll have something new out soon!

Aww shucks! You're making me blush. You're right, it did make sense, and it tied up the loose end of the one thing I had no idea what to do with : Jude, so I appreciate the input!

Chapter 14! Reviewer: Yup, that's the end. Sorry if there are unresolved things. That's my bad for changing my mind so much over the course of the story. That's partly why I wrote the faqs. Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Sana-chan: [spoiler alert for anyone who hasn't finished the story] They're pretty much together now. At the end they resolved their relationship enough to want to get it on again. By the time the extra scene comes around, they live together. You can take from that what you will as for Charlie - they're kinda stuck with them. I think he'll take a little more than an exorcist. As for what they're doing now, they all moved to Arizona! Cain could be still doing photography work, or he could open a salon! I'll add your questions to the FAQ once I've had some sleep, but I figured I could answer them here anyway. Thanks for all the support, hun! Shortstuff: Charlie/Cain lovin' was too much fun to write too! If I ever do any drabbles afterwards, I'd totally like to do more of them. And its fun to make Charlie piss Stiles off anyway! Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride! Lisa: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! No, I'm not orgasming, I'm agreeing! Everything you said is right. It was Stiles in the shower. Charlie took over when Stiles went in search of a condom. Yes Stiles feels like he's competing with a ghost. Could be kinda a hot rivalry I think if I could ever be arsed to do a spinoff (isn't gonna happen) but the thought of it amuses me... And you're right, Stiles can't see Charlie. Cain will leave his job in NYC to go to Arizona. He'll hire a psychiatrist and a the best doctors he could afford to help Jude, so Jude will slowly improve. The extra scene I tacked onto the fic - which will be posted on AFF on wednesday - kinda goes into that. Johnny won't live with them but he lives nearby, so he'll become a steady influence in their lives. And yes, Cain's mom is actually Jude's mom... Credit for that little tidbit goes to you actually XD Originally I was just gonna make his mom some obscure local. But your idea was much more exciting and relevent! Thank you so much for your consistent support! I'm always so surprised when I finish something that I tend to go all academy-awards-acceptance-speech on everyone. But this time I tried to avoid it, but I still have to say thank you to everyone! Because I'm insanely grateful and insanely Canadian. JJ: Thank you for the review! I'm kinda sad to have it end too, but relieved at the same time. It's nice to see something I didn't think would make it past the fifth chapter wrap up. Wynja: I'm glad you like it! I am utterly and completely spent! Well, exhausted... *clears throat* I have no idea what I'm saying anymore, my brain stopped working days ago. Anyhoo you're too kind, I'm going to miss you readers the most! Bunnicle: I might do some followup drabbles in the future, but not a full length sequel. I've already got plans for my next full length fic for when I come off my writing hiatus. It's a modern fantasy - those aren't very popular but I enjoy writing in that genre! Anyhoo, thanks for the reviews! Cella: I'm glad you enjoyed the ride! Yeah, it's confusing but actually it's both those things. Pappy was trying to bring Charlie back through Cain and Jude because he was in love with Charlie. But Charlie's a bit of a slut and decided that Pappy's basically sacrificing Cain to Charlie meant Cain belongs to him. Basically, if he can't possess him, he'll own him instead. I assure you I don't normally write stories as confusing as this one XD. Hell, this one wasn't supposed to be confusing, it started as a simple somewhat good vs somewhat evil story! As for the incest tag, I was kinda planning on the cousins getting it on so I put it in just in case. Didn't wanna take people by surprise. Now it's more implicit incest because in the extra that's going to be posted on Wednesday, relatives do share a kiss! Anyway, thank you so much for your kind words! Anise!: Hehehe... Well Lawrence is gonna get his lawyers involved, now that he knows where the body is. He's not above getting the whole town booked for conspiracy if he can get away with it without incriminating himself. I imagine Stiles would have trouble leaving everything he knows behind and starting a new life somewhere else, but to be fair, he's done it before when he got thrown off the reserve. There had to be sex at the end! I figured ending on sex would be a nice full circle in one sense at least, and having it be successful Stiles/Cain lovin would be the perfect ending... but then the sadist in me took over and I threw Charlie in, and cackled the whole time I was writing it. I blame sleep deprevation. Thank you so much for the consistent support! Oh and one last thing! When I post the extra on wednesday morning, I'll be moving the fic to the supernatural section.

Chapter 13! Sana-chan: Glad somethings cleared up! Thanks for the review hun! Sana-Chan #2: The white lines! Yes, good one, that should definitely be explained! I'll see what I can do about the others! Some will be covered when it comes to what the future holds for them! I don't mean that in a psychic way of course. Anise: LOL I was hoping this would happen - you mentioned a question I hadn't thought of answering. Well actually in the chapter you just read I was gonna make nana ask Jude who his mother was but somehow that part got cut out to keep the villian's cliche climax ramble to a minimum, and I forgot to put it in elsewhere. But I'm sure I can squeeze it into chapter fourteen. Give Cain and Jude a little heart-to-heart maybe! Thanks for the help! If there's anything else you think should definitely be answered, let me know because I'm wrapping it up! The only things I have arranged to answer now is... Judes mother, Stiles' crazy behaviour, and what the future holds. On a completely unrelated note, I'm wired on Dr. Pepper!!!!!!! If I didn't have a pug asleep on my lap, I'd be bouncing off the frickin walls! JJ: Thanks for the review! Yeah Peter was a douche, and Nana's insane. Great happy family they have there, huh? Lisa: Man, Staples here is always so crowded, I can't imagine how it would be in the school starting season! And yeah, there's another question I can cover with a tete-a-tete between jude and Cain. Thanks for the review! MayoRose: Thanks! I'm glad you're getting into it, too bad it's when it's almost over! Three scenes left - unless I change my mind about something, which is entirely possible! Thanks for the kind review!

LOL! Oh god I am so glad I don't have kids around this time of year. I must have been a nightmare when I was a kid. Any little bit of excitement and I'd get physically sick - I was always sick at christmas and Halloween... I'm doing the school thing backwards. I was in a few university classes first and now I'm going to college.

Chapter TWELVE MayoRose: I'm glad you enjoyed it! I love to scare people, or creep them out or make them shiver - in a non sexual way... except during sex scenes... So I'm happy! I'm not sure what that says about me though... I'm fighting a strange urge to cackle. Sana-chan: You didn't think I could get rid of johnny that easily, did you?! Nooo I had to bring him back! Who else is gonna bicker with Cain?! Stiles?! Oh... yeah... he does too... Well... somebody has to save their asses, so Johnny can do that... maybe... or maybe NANA will! No, I'm kidding, she won't... What was I talking about again? BijouDuMon: Hell yeah! Thank you! Anise: Yeah, I wanted to give Cain one person who wouldn't turn on him, and I figured Johnny was the perfect choice for that. Besides, I love the way they talk to each other too. It's too fun to write. As for Jude... I figure it's a bit of crazy. Not necessarily born crazy, but crazy to cope with what he's been through. I might end up having that convo if I can't think of a more creative way to explain everything that needs to be explained! The experiments for instance. I'm kinda torn between a talk and a flashback. I was trying to avoid flashbacks for this story! Oh well, thanks for the review! FreedomofCrows: Really I didn't intend for it to be so confusing. I try to put info into the chapters lately without outright explaining things, but that's considerably harder when it comes to Nana's intentions and the experiments. I'll try my best to clear things up in the coming chapters! JJ: I'm glad you like Jude! I wasn't sure whether to introduce him or not or just keep him a voice in the darkness. I'm kinda happy with my decision, even if he does bring the weirdness level up. Thanks for the review! Gslinger : I love your summary of the characters! I am definitely having fun doing it. Now if only getting all those pesky loose ends tied up could be more fun. Thanks for the review! Lisa: A huge part of me wants to answer all your questions right here! At least one part I can clear up. It's in the chapter but since Jude's the one saying it, it's not exactly intelligible. Jude isn't a clone. Cain - when he was a kid - was infused with Jude's DNA. Is it bad that I'm looking forward to school? I'm just taking an art class though until I can move to the college in the winter! I can't wait! Berlin: Yep, unfortunetly Winter Sacrifice is dead. There's another two chapters of it on my site, but they haven't been betaed so I wouldn't count on quality. But MAN you gave me an ego boost! I'm glad you're enjoying Heirloom, in all its bizarrity and weirdness. I've been struggling through writing the last couple chapters, so your review really made my day. Thank you

Chapter ELEVEN Kellie: Sorry! I tried to clear a couple things up this chapter, but the weirdness factor made it kinda hard, didn't it? Well, I guess the most important things are that the town wants to kill Cain so he needs to escape. Nevermind all that other nonesense. Sana-chan: Yeah, pretty strange, huh? I wanted to make it less strange but fought with myself over how to do that and keep it consistent. And yes! Someone oughta give those asswipes split ends! That'll show em! Thanks hun, you made me feel a little less self conscious about the chapter. (And about the killing Cain a bunch of times... Yes, but shhhh don't tell anyone!) Wynja : Glad you liked it! Thanks for the review dear! JtheChosen1 : Hehehe Macbeth. My favourite Shakespeare play. That's what this story needs! Witches! No, I'm kidding. Thanks for the review! Lisa: Crazy, right? Maaan this is just insane to piece together! What was I thinking?! What I'm usually thinking, probably : "MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA"... Oh well. Yep pappy really did all those weird things to Cain. I'm thinking I should put together cliff notes to help the readers understand what has happened so far XD JJ: Yes so many questions. Too bad I can't answer any of them here, I'm dying to! Thanks for the review! Anise: Everything's fine! I think the major reason for last weeks delay, and any delays that might come is it's getting really complicated so I've been procrastinating (naughty me) and have fallen behind on the writing stuff (double naughty). I typically like to be writing three chapters ahead of the posting, but I'm down to one! Oh the humanity! Wow, so much speculation! Yes, there was a bunch packed into that chapter. I was going to end it right after Stiles goes all chloroform on Cain's arse, but I felt like 2800 words would have been cheaping out, and I did not want to cheap out when I was a week late. The hard part is giving answers without explaining things! I'm not a big fan of lengthy explanations, I'd much rather just show everything through action, but I have a feeling some spoken explanations may be necessary here. As for Johnny, He lives in Arizona, he just visits his grandparents a lot like a good boy.... Oh god, you just gave me an idea for the scene I'm writing! Woo! Ahem, anyway... Yeah, I aimed more for a scientific approach. I probably wouldn't have taken the story very seriously if I went too far with supernatural causes when it's such an unnatural result. So the science is my lame attempt at balance! LOL Balance... I'm gonna go stare at the next chapter and cry now. Thanks for the review!

Chapter TEN Spoonring: Stunned? I hope in a good way! Thanks for the review! Sana-chan: Ha! ... Ha ha ha! That's my hesitant sadistic laugh... You made me snort, and very proudly at that. I'm glad it gave you a rush - I'm quite happy with chapter ten, but that might be because it has a bit of action and I love writing action. It was probably the easiest chapter to write in a long time for that reason. Hey! Tea's a good idea! Imma go make a peppermint/green tea mixture! Oh! And good luck on the exam! Sana-chan #2: Actually... Yes, you are close. Not completely, but still pretty close! JJ: Thanks! I'll add those questions to the 'save the loose ends' fund! FreedomofCrows: Me? Hurt my characters? Never! Um... well... Unless you ask the chars of all my previous fics... Well, he's not going to die at least! I'm not -that- evil. Or am I? Dun dun DUN!!!!! No. No, I'm not. Anyhoo, I'm glad you're enjoying the f*cked-upness. RT: XD Why thank you, thank you very much. *kirtsies* Wynja: Thanks for the tips! I have tons of ideas, the major problem is just writing them out in a believable, entertaining way, and that little demon some of us like to call procrastination! I'm glad you're enjoying it! Thanks for the kind review! Lisa: Yay! More questions! Yes, Lawrence was an ass this chapter... Oh, just as I was writing that, I suddenly got an idea for the part I'm currently writing of the fic. *clears throat* Anyhoo, where was I? Oh yes, Lawrence assageness. Well, I was going to tell you my thinking behind that, but I don't want to spoil anything and I'm half asleep so I should keep my big mouth shut... or typing fingers still? Am I rambling incoherently again? Lady-me: We all love happy endings so I'll try my best! Thank you for the review! Anise: Hate to say it, but it might get weirder before it gets... normaler? Especially once the big questions start getting answered. I try hard to not cross the line between believability and just plain outrageous, but with a plot like this, I think I've been straddling that line for a few chapters anyway. I'm glad you enjoyed the chase scene! That and the lawrence attacking him part were the funnest parts to write. I can tell you - without spoiling anything, I think, that Johnny was definitely not one of the mob chasing him. He kinda disappeared since the funeral home scene, but he'll be coming back within the next couple chapters. Whose side he'll be on though, is a secret! There will be some chars that don't suddenly turn on Cain, though. He does have some people on his side, even if he doesn't know it! Yes, Charlie the friendly ghost for one. Well, thanks for the review! Take care! PaipurrbakRighter: Nope not the end yet! Still got 2-4 more chapters to go. Thanks for the review!

A/N: Well, Chapter ten launches into the climax so we've only got a few more chapters to go. Hope y'all enjoy the ride! Chapter NINE Sana-chan: Elvis is behind the door! I have no idea why I'm thinking of Elvis lately... Oh well. Sana-chan #2: XD thanks I was getting worried that readers weren't liking the whole sex in a casket thing. Spoonring: You're right, he should have asked about the expirements. I guess I've been avoiding answering that question this chapter and that one part seemed unrealistic that he wounldn't ask. As for the coffins, they're making jumbo sized ones regularily available now, so it could've been one of those. Either way, don't worry. We're launching into the climax in chapter ten, so questions are going to start getting answered, finally! Emiliana Kostova: Thank you so much! Supernatural Thrillers are my fave (Unless they're vampire...) so I really badly wanted to try and pull one off. I guess we'll see if I manage in the last few chapters! myoregon: I'm glad you're enjoying it! Don't worry, I have a lot of slutty chars, but they're rarely slutty without reason. There's often a bit of pain behind it. Originally I thought Stiles was going to be the main love interest, but a lot changed since my original plans - hell, Lawrence didn't even exist back then - so we'll see what happens! Thanks for the review! Lisa: Thanks dear, I took care of that mistake right away. Anyhoo, yes, they must be like contortionists, huh? When I thought of the scene, I was thinking of the coffins in the movies, you know the cliche when our damsel in distress is buried alive and they wake up, turn on a lighter or match only to find they're in there with a corpse? There always seems to be a bit of excess room so I went with that. But for the sake of believability, let's just say it was an extra large coffin, since those are more common now XD. And yes! Stiles so jealous~ JJ: Interesting theories! Well, you'll find out soon if you're right! Answers will start coming like a flash flood in the climax - slight exaggeration - Maybe one or two next chapter, but the major questions are answered in following chapters when everything goes belly up. Thanks for the review! Tranquil: Yay! Flattery will get you everywhere! You're too kind, thank you so much for the awesome review. Anise!: Gotta say, I'm a little relieved. I was afraid this chapter wasn't going to go over well - although I'm not entirely sure why. I think its the scene in the basement I wasn't all too happy with, but I couldn't replace it because it's very necessary. Oh well, Now I get to move on to worrying about chapter 11! (I happen to like chapter 10 for some strange, sadistic reason. I love your input. I may have to refer back to it in order to try and get all the loose ends tied up XD so thank you! Sorry I'm not so wordy this time, got a bit of a bug.

Thank you! Yes, I try to make spotting the bad guys as unpredictable as I can. I think stories are more fun that way as long as they give enough that it's not too frustrating, so I try my best to emulate that. Hope you keep enjoying it, Ciao!

LOL! Yum, inconsistencies and plot holes big enough to swallow a reader whole. I think the only ones that really annoy me are the fics that seem really good and that I enjoy for a few chapters (six whole chapters on one of the recent ones I've read) and then the main char has a sudden drastic shift in personality or reasoning over the course of two paragraphs in the middle of a scene and you can't seem to figure out what triggered it! I really liked the first six chapters so I kept reading another chapter or two in after that - there were a couple dozen more to go - but the main char's personality was too randomly different that I couldn't enjoy it anymore. Didn't piss me off or anything, it was just disappointing because it had been so good prior to the change. But its rare that things like that happen in a well written story like that I think. At least I don't come across it often.