Date: 06 Apr 2019 9:22 PM Title: Chapter 28
The call between Bella and Mic is amazing!
Date: 06 Apr 2019 8:19 PM Title: Chapter 26
Oh oh, Bella has had a rough day and Charlie knows about vampires. Fascinating! I'm curious about the talk he and Tanya will have and about what happened at school. Is it too much for Bella to get to know another Edward?
Thank you so much for this story!
Date: 06 Apr 2019 7:49 PM Title: Chapter 25
Edward's letter to Bella is wonderful!
Date: 06 Apr 2019 6:44 PM Title: Chapter 24
Edward finds Bella's letters and her lock. I got goosebumps reading it! But why has Edward to be so stubborn and complicated? His letter will break her heart! I really hope he will just tell her goodbye in it and will not write that he doesn't love her. Stupid vampire!
Date: 06 Apr 2019 6:07 PM Title: Chapter 23
Yes! Edward arrives just in time! They meet, i. e. Edward meets Bella, she "meets" kind of an angel of him at least that's what she thinks. But she is happy for the first time since his death. And Edward: He will talk to Carlisle soon and will hopefully embrace the fact that his mate already knows him and loves him. Thank you for this revealing chapter!
Date: 06 Apr 2019 6:07 PM Title: Chapter 23
Yes! Edward arrives just in time! They meet, i. e. Edward meets Bella, she "meets" kind of an angel of him at least that's what she thinks. But she is happy for the first time since his death. And Edward: He will talk to Carlisle soon and will hopefully embrace the fact that his mate already knows him and loves him. Thank you for this revealing chapter!
Date: 06 Apr 2019 5:13 PM Title: Chapter 22
Wow! Just wow! The way You describe first beach is so strong and poetic! And:Edward and Bella suffer both great deal. Finally Edward sees that Bella is his, belongs to him. I hope they will meet soon. But I wonder: how will they get to know that Edward is Bella's Edward? Will there be another fatherly conversation between Carlisle and Edward? How will Edward reveal himself to Bella? Or will he be afraid that she won't be able to love a monster because that's the way he sees himself? I hope they will both stop to suffer soon!
Date: 06 Apr 2019 7:45 AM Title: Chapter 21
Bella is suffering extremely and Edward cannot remember anything... He only has some kind of feeling of Bella's importance. Let's hope they will meet soon!
Thank you for another intense chapter!
Date: 05 Apr 2019 7:23 PM Title: Chapter 19
Bella is devastated. Renee and Phil are worried and helpless. Edward is dead. Bella's world has come to an end.
Date: 05 Apr 2019 6:44 PM Title: Chapter 18
I am speechless. You did a mating in our research! It is horrendous to read, it makes me sad, leaves me deeply touched and feeling helpless.
I'm afraid Edward got infected and will die soon. What about Bella? The letters will suddenly stop and she will fear the worst. Will she talk to Mic and get her to know the truth about Edward's death? It will turn her world upside down She will lose her love and her only friend.
Date: 05 Apr 2019 4:21 PM Title: Chapter 17
This chapter is like waiting fo the hammer to fall. I wish they could continue their penpal friendship yet Edward and his mother are going to fall ill soon. It's cruel! And what about Bella? Will it devastate her?
Date: 05 Apr 2019 3:55 PM Title: Chapter 16
Oh dear! Disaster is on the way!
Date: 05 Apr 2019 12:28 PM Title: Chapter 15
Wow! ! Thank you so much! The way the story enfolds is breathtaking.
I'm intrigued by your idea of Bella's and Charlie's different perception of members of the pack due to their mates being vampires (I just guess and hope Bella will meet Vampire Edward soon and there will be a bond between them).
Your description of Edward seeing Bella's pictures for the first time is fantastic!
Date: 04 Apr 2019 8:05 PM Title: Chapter 14
Another great chapter! I loved it, thank you!
Date: 04 Apr 2019 7:42 PM Title: Chapter 13
A chapter which moves fast forward - due to the many letters written. Edward and Bella deepen their relationship. I'm looking forward to the pictures they will exchange! Now Bella's going to Forks. Will she meet Vampire Edward. Will he remember her? So many questions... Thank you again for this amazing story!
Date: 04 Apr 2019 6:12 PM Title: Chapter 12
I was afraid I would not read about Carlisle soon, yet here he is and helps Edward to sort things out. I guess their relationship will become more and more important to Edward now that his father is gone. It's great to see that Elizabeth opens up a little. Edward shares a tight bond with his mother. Thank you for this chapter!
Date: 04 Apr 2019 4:57 PM Title: Chapter 11
Wow! Edward discovers the depth of his feelings for Bella and asks for a lock of her hair. So romantic!... The dream is a little bit of foreshadowing, I guess? They will meet but in other circumstances, he as a vampire she still human? Let's wait and see! Thank you so much for your amazing story and your fantastic way of writing! I enjoy it so, so much!!!
Date: 04 Apr 2019 4:26 PM Title: Chapter 10
Ugh! I think I need the baseball - for - dummies - book as well. I must confess, I don't know anything about the game. As a German I've never seen one. But I know for sure that it's much more complicated than soccer (that's the German pastime).
Nevertheless, though I don't u der stand the game at all, I really enjoyed the chapter. Thank you!
Date: 04 Apr 2019 2:30 PM Title: Chapter 9
Wow! Edward stands up for himself, his mother and the memory of his father and puts his uncle in his place. I like how you describe the subtle ways in which his family supports him. And the secret of the desk gets revealed to others. Is that the reason Mic knew so much about the letters that were written on the desk and told Bella about it? Is it why he told Bella the desk belonged always to her in a way? Were Edward's strange experiences with his desk passed in the family from one generation to the next as family legends?
Thank you so much for another fabulous chapter!
Date: 04 Apr 2019 12:51 PM Title: Chapter 8
Wow! Edward pours his heart out to Bella!
Date: 04 Apr 2019 12:02 PM Title: Chapter 7
Edward starts writing to Edward again! She sees that her decision was well meant yet turned out to be a cruel one for Edward because he had nothing to say in it. And miraculously her letter is there when Edward needs to hear from her so badly. I grieve with him.
Date: 04 Apr 2019 7:26 AM Title: Chapter 6
Bella makes a hard decision and leaves Edward alone. I hope she will reconsider.
Edward's father gets ill and is probably going to die soon. Will Edward and his mother get infected as well soon or later? I hope, Bella and Edward will get in touch again before he gets ill himself.
Date: 04 Apr 2019 6:58 AM Title: Chapter 5
Wow!!! I can't stop reading! I'm intrigued by the growing bond between Edward and Bella, their getting to know each other and their time. And then there is the conversation between Carlisle and Edward. Carlisle cares deeply for him and appears as a father figure. Edward is very happy he has someone he can talk to. Even if It is in riddles this way he can clear his thoughts.
Date: 04 Apr 2019 6:00 AM Title: Chapter 4
Aaah, we are introduced to the mystery of the desk - that's fantastic! Bella and Edward are both questioning their sanity but decide they are much to curios to stop writing letters. I find Your idea very intriguing : both persons get a glimpse into a world about 100 years before or after them. And they get to form a friendship.
I'm curious how it will all work out!
Date: 03 Apr 2019 12:57 PM Title: Chapter 3
Another very interesting chapter. I didn't know anything about the treatment of shell shock - thank you for your research! Carlisle and Edward share a bond, it's fascinating to read about!
Date: 03 Apr 2019 12:45 PM Title: Chapter 2
We get to know Bella, the desk, Michael Masen and Bella's family. Great! I like the way Bella responds to the letter, it's sassy and yet thoughtful. How will Edward get to read her answering letter? Does he "stalk" the desk as a vampire? I'm curious!
Date: 03 Apr 2019 8:06 AM Title: Chapter 2
We get to know Bella, the desk, Michael Maßen and Belka's family. Great! I like the way Bella responds to the letter, it's sassy and yet thoughtful. How will Edward get to read her answering letter? Does he "stalk" the desk as a vampire? I'm curious!
Date: 03 Apr 2019 6:57 AM Title: Chapter 1
Thank you for this chapter! Your style of writing is very intense: you characterize the person's thoroughly and with many facets. To me as a reader it's like really getting to know a person. That's great. Your detailed research is another bonus. It makes everything more real. And:this family portraied here thinks and acts like persons did in the beginning of the 20. century. That's great! You even refer to the German soldiers as "Fritz"! As being a German myself (that's the reason for the many mistakes when I'm writing something in English) and having a profound knowledge of both world wars that appreciate it very much. Thank you for your brilliant work!
Date: 28 Mar 2019 8:59 PM Title: Chapter 50
Great story thank you
Date: 26 Mar 2019 9:12 AM Title: Chapter 23
Brilliant
please carlise tell Edward!
Date: 21 May 2018 8:38 PM Title: Chapter 50
Hi,
I just read this wonderful story and just wanted to say thank you for writing and publishing it here!
You write so wonderfully!!!
One can really picture everything!
Greetings from Germany,
leinchen
Date: 02 Apr 2018 2:19 PM Title: Chapter 35
I love this Story. I'd have cry, laugh, been anxious... you are really talented. Thank you
Date: 02 Apr 2018 2:19 PM Title: Chapter 35
I love this Story. I'd have cry, laugh, been anxious... you are really talented. Thank you
[Report This]Date: 31 Jul 2016 2:59 AM Title: Chapter 32
What else is there to say? You spin an enchanting tale. Wish you'd write more "Twilight" fan fics. Maybe Jasper & Alice???
Date: 30 Jul 2016 3:51 AM Title: Chapter 28
Nice to revisit Michael Men & tie up some strings so beautifully. Good progression otherwise too! I love this story so much that my niece is reading it too & enjoying it just as much.
Date: 27 Jul 2016 3:06 AM Title: Chapter 21
The whole chapter was an incredible tap dance! Wonder if Edward will find his letters....
Date: 15 Jun 2016 11:36 PM Title: Chapter 42
I kept thinking of my father and sister. They died wone week apart in different accidents. I no sooner got home from my father's funeral than I had to return for my sister's. I was 18 and she was 16. This was a very hard chapter to read, but it was well writen so thank you.
Date: 13 Jun 2016 6:40 PM Title: Chapter 22
My mothers father tol me that we were seventh cousins to Jefferson Davis. My fathes father faught in WWI and got mustard gass in France. He got his mask up a little slow and did not die then, but when I was 6 years old he died of cancer that the Drs said was a result ot the gas.
Date: 29 Mar 2016 11:00 PM Title: Chapter 50
Thank you for writing and sharing your story! I just finished my second read through and still adored it. Thanks!
[Report This]Date: 17 Jul 2015 2:24 PM Title: Chapter 50
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!!!! thanks so much for posting this on here for us ;) i'm looking forward to reading your other twi fic of vamp bella/human edward when it's complete and posted on here ;D
[Report This]Date: 12 Jan 2015 7:06 AM Title: Chapter 50
Hello I just read this one it took a few days but I couldn't put it down I loved it all thank you
Date: 16 Jun 2014 1:40 AM Title: Chapter 1
lovely story!!! Thank you!
[Report This]Date: 19 Jan 2014 3:54 PM Title: Chapter 20
"Edward laughed out loud thinking of how the girl had ripped the dog a new one defending them" I loved that you had Edward use Bella's own "ripped him a new one". I am really enjoying your story. I've laughed, cried, and stayed up entirely too late each night reading.
[Report This]Date: 22 Oct 2013 12:15 AM Title: Chapter 50
Bravo! THANK YOU!
Date: 07 Jun 2013 1:37 AM Title: Chapter 50
Lovely... what a way to end your story.... :)
*sigh*
Date: 18 May 2013 5:07 AM Title: Chapter 50
This is just the loveliest, most creative story! Great job, and thanks!
Author's Response:
Thank you so much!
Date: 05 Apr 2013 12:52 AM Title: Chapter 1
I'm insanely addicted to twifiction and I am crazy about this story! I love how you let us see into Edward's human life and we get to witness fate bringing those two together even then. I can't wait for your next masterpiece :)
Author's Response:
I'm sorry. I thought I already responded, but I see that I didn't.
I'm so glad you liked it! Really delving into Edward's human life was exactly what I wanted to do. He's always so sullen, and I wanted to show why. He had a great life, a wonderful, loving, supportive family (Well, all accept Uncle Richard and co.!) and good friends, and he had it all ripped away from him.
I'm working on two new stories, but I think "masterpiece" may be setting the bar just a *bit* high....
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 26 Mar 2013 8:50 PM Title: Chapter 50
I have to say this must be one of the BEST stories I have ever read! Thank you.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 22 Mar 2013 6:23 PM Title: Chapter 50
Beautiful ending to a beautiful story.... :D
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 17 Mar 2013 8:29 PM Title: Chapter 50
Just finished and I have to say it was an awesome read!!! Great work!!
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 17 Mar 2013 4:02 AM Title: Chapter 50
loved it fantastic waited to read it all together and it was worth the wait well done
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me! I’m sorry it’s taken so long to get back to reviews. I’ve been doing a bit of writing on my new fics and trying to catch up on reading that I just didn’t have time to get to, balanced with responding to reviews. And you know, all the boring stuff like going to work, etc.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 13 Mar 2013 12:33 AM Title: Chapter 50
I loved how you incorporated Edward's family's descendants in the ending. It truly brought the story full circle. And the final paragraph left me with such a warm fuzzy feeling. The Titanic line was so appropriate here...literally because their vampire life mates and figuratively because they discussed the Titanic voyage and tragedy and the movie when they first met through the letters. So poignant...sigh. As I said, beautiful ending.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me! I'm sorry it's taken so long to get back to reviews. I've been doing a bit of writing on my new fics and trying to catch up on reading that I just didn't have time to get to, balanced with responding to reviews. And you know, all the boring stuff like going to work, etc.
The scene where Edward meets his human relatives is one of my favorites from the whole story. The current day Masens were who enabled the whole story to happen by saving the desk and passing it on when Bella showed up, so I thought it was only fair to end everything with them knowing that Edward and Bella are together. Edward and Bella basically walking off into the sunset with the Masens looking on.... (Okay--it was cloudy, no sunset, but still.) That was exactly how I wanted to end it.
And I loved the last line. I liked how it tied in the letters.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12 Mar 2013 3:55 AM Title: Chapter 50
I love the end. Bringing the Masen family together at a ball game. I have throughly enjoyed this story and look forward to your new one.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me! I’m sorry it’s taken so long to get back to reviews. I’ve been doing a bit of writing on my new fics and trying to catch up on reading that I just didn’t have time to get to, balanced with responding to reviews. And you know, all the boring stuff like going to work, etc.
The scene where Edward meets his human relatives is one of my favorites from the whole story. The current day Masens were who enabled the whole story to happen by saving the desk and passing it on when Bella showed up, so I thought it was only fair to end everything with them knowing that Edward and Bella are together. Edward and Bella basically walking off into the sunset with the Masens looking on.... (Okay--it was cloudy, no sunset, but still.) That was exactly how I wanted to end it.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12 Mar 2013 2:45 AM Title: Chapter 50
"Mismatched flip flops—the right green, the left purple—...." lol lol good for Bella::)) And good for Edward too!
That is so frickin' cool Mic got to know::))Also the Masen family at the ball game!
Incredible fanfic. Truly one of the 'greats'! Thank you so much for sharing:)
Author's Response:
I loved the flip-flops!
The scene where Edward meets his human relatives is one of my favorites from the whole story. The current day Masens were who enabled the whole story to happen by saving the desk and passing it on when Bella showed up, so I thought it was only fair to end everything with them knowing that Edward and Bella are together. Edward and Bella basically walking off into the sunset with the Masens looking on.... (Okay--it was cloudy, no sunset, but still.) That was exactly how I wanted to end it.
I'm sorry it's taken so long to get back to reviews. I've been doing a bit of writing on my new fics and trying to catch up on reading that I just didn't have time to get to, balanced with responding to reviews. And you know, all the boring stuff like going to work, etc.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12 Mar 2013 2:27 AM Title: Chapter 50
Love love love! Great story I have enjoyed reading, waited anxiously for updates and was never disappointed. I can honestly say my favorate fanfic reading ever. I will be keeping this in my favs so I can reread this lovely again. Looking forward to seeing new stories from u as well. Thank u for sharing.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me! I'm sorry it's taken so long to get back to reviews. I've been doing a bit of writing on my new fics and trying to catch up on reading that I just didn't have time to get to, balanced with responding to reviews. And you know, all the boring stuff like going to work, etc.
Thanks for reviewing
[Report This]Date: 12 Mar 2013 2:01 AM Title: Chapter 48
I like that you kept the Volturi showing up at the end. I really like how Bella helped out. I always thought that it would be simple to have means of fire on your person as a last ditch means of protection against vampires.
Author's Response:
Bella setting Victoria on fire was one of the first scenes I pictured before I started writing. It's definitely a Plan Z, but I really liked it.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 12 Mar 2013 12:59 AM Title: Chapter 47
I'm glad they told each their secrets. I like the cooking scene.
Author's Response:
I loved this chapter, too, so I'm so glad you liked it. It was one of the easier ones to write because their conversation seemed to build itself. I knew both of them had to confess to each other--Bella that she'd deliberately manipulated him (which was a bone of contention with quite a few reviewers!) and Edward that she was his singer.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 11 Mar 2013 6:58 PM Title: Chapter 2
I just wanted to drop a line to tell you thank you for sharing your gift of writing. Ive seen the movie The Love Letter many times and am very excited to see where you go with this story. So far it is wonderful and has me hooked already!
Author's Response:
Hey there! Thanks for checking out my fic. I hope you'll like it. It really doesn't follow the plot of The Love Letter in the least; the only similarity is two people living in different times somehow able to communicate by exchanging letters through a desk. That said, can't give too much away!
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 11 Mar 2013 5:27 PM Title: Chapter 50
Spectacular!
Any outtakes on the horizon?
Maybe a spin-off of the Masen family in search of the supernatural?
Did Bella and Edward find a way to retrieve the desk?
Loved it, loved it, LOVED IT!
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me!
No, there won't be any outtakes or sequels. I'm both thrilled and sorry it's finally finished, but I've got two new stories in the works, and I'm glad to (hopefully) have a little more time to work on them.
Others have asked about the desk. As Charlie left no other family, all his and Bella's possessions went to the Cullens, his wife's family. The desk would've been included in that.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 10 Mar 2013 7:27 PM Title: Chapter 50
You did a wonderful job with the story!!! I'm glad that Bella and Charlie have forever together. I'm sure Mic knows who Bella and Edward were. I think he figured it out from their obit. that it was his family and Bella was with him. I loved the story thanks for sharing it with all of us!!! Once again thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me!
I love Charlie, so I really wanted him to have a HEA. I'm glad everyone seemed to like the Charlie/Tanya pairing.
Yes, the whole Masen clan knew who Edward and Bella were. Mic's sister Sue got the portrait of Edward and his parents from descendents on his mother's side that Mic sent to Bella, so I'm sure everyone in the family would've seen him, plus the picture from the obituary. He'd be such a family legend that I'm sure they'd all have seen both pictures.
I'm both thrilled and sorry it's finally finished, but I've got two new stories in the works, and I'm glad to (hopefully) have a little more time to work on them.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 10 Mar 2013 4:40 PM Title: Chapter 50
Thank you for the wonderful story. Loved it from start to end. The last chapter is my favorite. Edward and Bella's visit with the Masen family was the perfect ending to this story.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me!
I wanted it to really be all about Edward and Bella, but I also wanted to show what was going on with other characters.
The scene where Edward meets his human relatives is one of my favorites from the whole story. The current day Masens were who enabled the whole story to happen by saving the desk and passing it on when Bella showed up, so I thought it was only fair to end everything with them knowing that Edward and Bella are together. Edward and Bella basically walking off into the sunset with the Masens looking on.... (Okay--it was cloudy, no sunset, but still.) That was exactly how I wanted to end it.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 10 Mar 2013 3:47 PM Title: Chapter 50
I loved the way it ended!
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me!
I wanted it to really be all about Edward and Bella, but I also wanted to show what was going on with other characters.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 10 Mar 2013 9:05 AM Title: Chapter 50
I have to sy that actully that was a fantastic ending to your story, and worth waiting for.
I have laughed and cried buckets over this. Fantastic well done.
Xxxx lolly
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me! I wanted it to really be all about Edward and Bella, but I also wanted to show what was going on with other characters.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 10 Mar 2013 5:34 AM Title: Chapter 50
couldn't wait. I'm sure I'll think of other things as soon as I hit review. The flip flops priceless. Chocolate strawberries my favorite. Mic putting some of the pieces together. The first song. Wish I could here the song from the wedding. Reviewing there beginning. Don't think this could have been any more perfect. You have mybthanks and a big hug.
Author's Response:
By all means--feel free to review again if you think of something else! No such thing as too many reviews!
I loved the flip flops, and that Edward matched her.
Chocolate covered strawberries are proof there is a God, in my opinion. Nothing that perfect could've just happened by chance.
I'm both sorry for it to be done, but I'm thrilled it's finished. Does that make sense? I'm hoping to have some time to work on something new now.
Thanks for reviewing! Hugs right back!
Date: 10 Mar 2013 12:07 AM Title: Chapter 50
Oh, you big cheeseball, with that last line! *smirking*
That was a perfect ending. I had been desperately hoping to hear more from the Masen cousins.
This is definitely in my top ten best Twilight fics.
Author's Response:
I loved that last line. I liked that it tied back to their letters when Bella wrote to Edward about the Titanic exhibit and movie and gave him the lyrics to the song, also their own "You Jump, I Jump" moment. Now that they're both vampires, they can jump together, like from the waterfall.
The scene where Edward meets his human relatives is one of my favorites from the whole story. The current day Masens were who enabled the whole story to happen by saving the desk and passing it on when Bella showed up, so I thought it was only fair to end everything with them knowing that Edward and Bella are together. Edward and Bella basically walking off into the sunset with the Masens looking on.... (Okay--it was cloudy, no sunset, but still.) That was exactly how I wanted to end it.
I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 09 Mar 2013 11:54 PM Title: Chapter 50
Loved this ending.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me!
I wanted the epilogue to really be just Edward and Bella--let you know what was going on with the others, but "off page" so to speak.
The current day Masens were who enabled the whole story to happen by saving the desk and passing it on when Bella showed up, so I thought it was only fair to end everything with them knowing that Edward and Bella are together. Edward and Bella basically walking off into the sunset with the Masens looking on.... (Okay--it was cloudy, no sunset, but still.) That was exactly how I wanted to end it.
I'm both thrilled and sorry it's finally finished, but I've got two new stories in the works, and I'm glad to hopefully have a little more time to work on them.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 09 Mar 2013 11:44 PM Title: Chapter 50
I'm so sad to see this story end! :O( what a wonderful ride you took us on and I thank you for sharing your words with us!
Until the next story!
Rhonda :O)
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! You wouldn't believe how much trouble this chapter gave me!
I wanted the epilogue to really be just Edward and Bella--let you know what was going on with the others, but "off page" so to speak.
The current day Masens were who enabled the whole story to happen by saving the desk and passing it on when Bella showed up, so I thought it was only fair to end everything with them knowing that Edward and Bella are together. Edward and Bella basically walking off into the sunset with the Masens looking on.... (Okay--it was cloudy, no sunset, but still.) That was exactly how I wanted to end it.
I'm both thrilled and sorry it's finally finished, but I've got two new stories in the works, and I'm glad to hopefully have a little more time to work on them.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 13 Feb 2013 9:50 AM Title: Chapter 10
I am loving your manuscript. Just to remind you the titanic sank not the carpathia. The carpathia rescued stragilers from the titanic.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you like it!
While Bella's world is set in 2009 (there is a reason for that, which you will see in time) I kept Edward's world in 1918 according to canon, so it's been six years in his world since the Titanic sunk. As were many oceanliners, the Carpathia was used for military purposes during WW1. The Carpathia was used by the Canadian Expeditionary Force as a troopship transporting both Canadian and American soldiers to Europe and was sunk on July 17, 1918, by a German U-boat, that's what I was referring to. That was, coincidentally, the same day Czar Nicholas and his family were executed. Bella is using those two things, which will happen in a few weeks in Edward's time, as proof that she's from the future. Both of Titanic's sister ships were also used by the military during WW1, like the Carpathia, the Olympic was used as a troopship, while Britannic was used as a hospital ship. Britannic was sunk by an underwater mine on November 21, 1916.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 12 Feb 2013 10:52 AM Title: Chapter 49
I was wondering if it would be alright with you if I printed out this story so that I could have a hard copy of the story. I have an acount with fanfiction under the pen name of "canis lupus lover" if you would please sent me a reply. Thank you. This story and "I Live" are my all time favorite fanfic stories.
Author's Response:
I guess it's okay, but why would you want to? I really can't see myself ever taking it down. My Microsoft Word document is roughly 1300 pages altogether, I have idea how many pages it would be printed from FFn, TWCS, or Twilighted, but it'd have to be a lot. I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 11 Feb 2013 8:41 PM Title: Chapter 49
*incoherent squeals of excitement*
Author's Response:
I guess you really liked it then, huh? I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 10 Feb 2013 7:46 PM Title: Chapter 19
HI I HAVE NEVER FELT FOR A STORY LIKE THIS FOR AGES EP WAS THE LAST STORY FOR ME AND THIS STORY TOUCHES MY HEART. IT HAS EVERYTHING IN IT HUMOR AND NOW I AM CRYING WITH BELLA. THIS STORY IS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL TWILIGHT. WILL IT BE A SEQUEL. I JUST BECAME A LOYAL FAN. THANKS FOR BEING A GREAT WRITER. I HONOR YOU.
Author's Response:
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you like it. There is a lot more to come, but I'm afraid there will be no sequel. The story is defintely finished as it's written. I'm happy with how everything wraps up, and I have two other stories in the works, one Twilight and one HP, which I'm anxious to have time to work on. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 10 Feb 2013 6:01 PM Title: Chapter 49
Wow thanks to Aro Edward now remembers everything!!! I'm sure Aro would have a fit if he knew he helped in any way.LOL So Jacob and Bree. Now he can be happy and let Edward and Bella be happy! Great chapter and thanks for giving Edward back his memory of Bella and their letters to each other!!!
Author's Response:
Not often that we have something to thank Aro for, is it? I had planned to give Edward his memories back like that when I took them away.
Yeah, Jacob and Bree. She got the short end of the stick so badly in canon that I wanted her to have a doubly happy ever after.
I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible. Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 10 Feb 2013 5:22 PM Title: Chapter 49
What a neat way to introduce Aro to the story and get him out of it quickly.
Author's Response:
That's the best way to deal with Aro, isn't it? Get him in, and get him out quick! I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 10 Feb 2013 10:19 AM Title: Chapter 49
I will be really. Sad to see this end.
Its had me in tears, and laughter, and having Bella be the one to end Victoria was simply genius.
Well done and thank you.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! I really wanted to show just how deep Bella's need to protect Edward was, both from Victoria and Aro. One of my reviewers compaired Bella to a mosquito. Victoria didn't consider her a threat, just like we don't consider mosquitos a threat--until they bite us and we get West Nile or Malaria.
I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 10 Feb 2013 7:16 AM Title: Chapter 49
Ha, what a chapter. Food for thought, really. I am so glad that I am following you here, because ff net has a bug and, despite receiving the alerts, the new chapters remain invisible. ff net support claims that the fail will be solved in a few hours, but that remains to be seen.Otherwise you might need to repost there, in case
BTW, in the completely different context of the fic I am drafting, I had to come out with an explanation for the Volturi not going immediately against the Quileutes, when they discover the shapeshifters existence, and I came out with a similar explanation. Doubts about the vampires' talents working on them (however, in Canon they work, which is a contradiction of sort - but Aro doesn't know it) but also the fact that you cannot swipe out an entire tribe and hope that that doesn't raise questions. So an expedition against the shapeshifters needs to be prepared carefully, in any case.
Author's Response:
I don't know what the problem was on FFn with the chapter not showing up right away. I think it was about 20 minutes before I could pull it up.
I wondered about that with the wolves when I read canon. If Alice's visions were blind against the wolves, why would anyone assume all the Volturi's powers would work against them? Edward and Jasper's powers worked, so most powers would work against them, put it's very possible some wouldn't. That was also something I questioned--so many people go missing from the same area at the same time--not very condusive to not drawing attention to yourself.
Thanks so much for reading and for all your reviews! I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible!
[Report This]Date: 10 Feb 2013 6:33 AM Title: Chapter 49
"...he glimpsed Bree held tightly in Rosalie's arms" I was completely engrossed in the confrontation with the Volturi but when I read this I went 'oh oh'::)) imprint!
Absolutely perfect detail! What all the Cullens/Denalis were thinking when Aro touched Edward's mind::))
"...she would seek out the most powerful coven in existence, the Volturi" Aro may be delusional since it looks like the Cullen 'coven' may be more powerful than the Volturi::))
Absolutely incredible chapter!
Author's Response:
I'm so glad I surprised you with Jacob and Bree!
I bet you could tell exactly which Cullens thoughts I was describing, can't you?
I think you hit the nail on the head perfectly with Aro--he is delusional.
I'm so glad you liked it! I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible! Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 10 Feb 2013 6:15 AM Title: Chapter 49
the phrase "Loved it" just doesn't do this chapter justice! Seriously, I don't know what else to say but that was so cool! Loved the way Bella knocked Aro out of Edwards mind and Charlie giving Jane a dose of her own medicine was perfect!!!!
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! I really wanted to show just how deep Bella's need to protect Edward was, both from Victoria and Aro. One of my reviewers compaired Bella to a mosquito. Victoria didn't consider her a threat, just like we don't consider mosquitos a threat--until they bite us and we get West Nile or Malaria.
I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible! Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 10 Feb 2013 4:42 AM Title: Chapter 49
Sigh, we're nearing the end. Don't want to let these guys go.
Spectacular chapter!
Full review on FFN.
Author's Response:
Yeah, we're just about done, just the epilogue left. Thank you so much for reading and for all your reviews! I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 10 Feb 2013 4:30 AM Title: Chapter 49
OMG I love it!!!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you for his memories~
Author's Response:
I knew Edward would get his memories back when I took them away. I always wondered about that, if Aro read every thought you've ever had--which was always the hardest part of canon for me to accept, that's a hell of a lot of thoughts--wouldn't that include your human memories? And if Alice could search for the "black spots" in her vision to find Naheul, shouldn't Edward be able to do the same with his memory?
I'm so glad you like it! I'll get the epilogue up as soon as possible! Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 05 Feb 2013 10:40 AM Title: Chapter 48
When I first started reading IRY I thought if this story were already complete then I wouldn't have to wait for a whole week to read each chapter (Don't get me wrong I loved the story but I'm very bad at waiting for something) but now that IRY is nearing its end all I can think is "Why is it ending so soon?", "I wish it could be longer."
Author's Response:
I can't believe how fast its gone by, but it's been nearly a year since I started posting, and it's well over two since I started writing. I'm so incredibly grateful for how well received IrY has been. I hope everyone will be happy with how I wrap it all up. I've got another fic (HP) partially written that I want to work on, an original idea, and now I've got another idea for Twilight in my head. I listened to "A Thousand Years" at least 20 times on repeat one morning, and now I'm thinking, hmmmm.... The Twilight idea I've got is completely different. Bella is the vampire, which is actually my preference and how I had initially intended IrY to be, but it wasn't what the characters wanted. I learned very early it's useless trying to fight the characters on what they want. It is their lives you're writing, after all!
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 05 Feb 2013 2:43 AM Title: Chapter 48
"...and it hadn't helped that Emmett seemed to have decided that teasing him was the most fun he'd ever had" I'm with Emmett on that one::))
"Bella realized somewhere in her mind that her father was telling her good bye...." I should have known Charlie would be just as much of a human moron as Bella! **as much as I think both of them are nutcases for running into the fight, it looks like it may have saved Edward & Tanya.
"I can't tell you if it would be safe for her to phase back" good one! Every time I read in the original & fanfics where they try to get an injured wolf to phase back I cringe. I'm no doctor but I suspect changing forms while injured is the worse thing to do.
Of course the Volturi have to show up:( Wonder if Bree will survive this time?
Author's Response:
I could really see Emmett teasing the hell out of poor Mike.
That was one major sticking point I had with canon--why on earth would Jacob phase back when he was so badly injured? That made no sense to me whatsoever.
Yeah, the Volturi were inevitble. As for Bree....
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 05 Feb 2013 1:56 AM Title: Chapter 46
They are engaged. Nice proposal.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it. Edward wend all out with the romance for their big date night, but for their engagement I wanted it to be very simple. Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 03 Feb 2013 11:38 PM Title: Chapter 48
Love thst Brlls got her. Brilliant. Nevrr liked Brre bring killed. Hope they savr hrr ftom the Volturri. Csn't wait for next chspter. Vharlie was very brave too.
Author's Response:
I always felt badly for Bree, but she's not free and clear yet. There's still the Volturi tp deal with! Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 03 Feb 2013 9:49 PM Title: Chapter 48
Loved the twist on Eclipse! I think adding Charlie into the fight was perfect! But boo for the cliffhanger! :O)
Author's Response:
Oh, but cliffhangers are so much fun from this end of the keyboard! I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 03 Feb 2013 12:00 PM Title: Chapter 48
Love it. Loved the fact that it was Bella who got Victoria, that was pure class. Who takes any notice of a mozzi landing on ya , untill it gives you malaria, or in this case a lighter.
:)
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! I loved having Bella be the one to take out Victoria. I can't remember ever seeing that before. I was hoping people wouildn't realize what it was Bella bought in the checkout line because I really wanted it to be a complete surprize. Very good analogy, the mosquito you don't notice until it bites you and spreads Malaria or West Nile.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 03 Feb 2013 1:36 AM Title: Chapter 48
Good chapter!!! Glad Bella had the lighter. LOL I was hoping Bree would live...but the Volturi are there. I guess I will just have to wait and see.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it! I loved having Bella be the one to take out Victoria. I can't remember ever seeing that before.
Oh, Bree... Just wait!
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 02 Feb 2013 8:45 PM Title: Chapter 48
Seriously this is where you leave it? ARGH!!! LOL I certainly hope you switch things up as far as what happened to Bree in Eclipse. She needs to stay with Rose.
Waiting Patiently Impatiently,
OH MIA MYA
Author's Response:
What can I say? I'm evil. Cliffhangers are so much more fun from this end of the keyboard!
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 02 Feb 2013 7:47 PM Title: Chapter 48
Go, Bella, Go! Great, but if it was so easy ...whay didn't everybody think of it?. I loved this development.
Oh please, since you are deviating from Canon, don't let poor Bree die.
Author's Response:
Happy dances for Bella! I really loved having Bella be the one to end Victoria, so I'm really glad everyone seems to have liked it to. That was really one of the first scenes I pictured in my head.
Oh, Bree. Just wait.
Thanks for reviewing so faithfully!
[Report This]Date: 02 Feb 2013 2:54 PM Title: Chapter 47
The trees. . . Mike and Leah. . . Bella's (may) not being Edward's singer. . . so many unexpected twists. . . it was really beautiful. When Edward said all those things about onions and carrots and the way he cooked, loved it!!
Author's Response:
I have to admit I hate pierogies, but I loved that scene, so I'm so glad you liked it too. There's been so much seriousness, I wanted to add some humor. I got such a kick picturing Edward scoop the pierogies out of the water with his bare hands. Kind of like how he had trouble watching Bella wrestle with a mountain lion in her first hunt in canon, she had trouble watching him do something like put his bare hand in boiling water. But really, him using a slotted spoon or a spatula would be like using tongs to take an Oreo out of the tray, wouldn't it? Why would he bother?
I liked the connection of the trees, like Bella's soul knew Edward was there even if she couldn't know it consciously.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 01 Feb 2013 6:59 PM Title: Chapter 47
The idea of him using his fingers to cook food reminds me of that one scene in Heroes where the chick sticks her hand in boiling water on the stove to get the mom's ring. That was freaky.
Author's Response:
I've never seen Heroes, I loved that scene, so I'm so glad you liked it too. There's been so much seriousness, I wanted to add some humor.
I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 01 Feb 2013 4:26 AM Title: Chapter 47
The 'onion' scene is great::)) And Edward finding the bandaid over her ring! lol lol
“Bella, you’re grasping at straws trying to justify something that is unjustifiable.” I say phooey, Edward. I'm with Bella regarding her scent:) If this Carlisle is the typical canon Carlisle, he'd have a field day thinking over Bella's theory!
lol I love the way Edward cooks:)
Author's Response:
I have to admit I hate pierogies, but I loved that scene, so I'm so glad you liked it too. There's been so much seriousness, I wanted to add some humor. I loved picturing Edward scoop the pierogies out of the water with his bare hands. Kind of like how he had trouble watching Bella wrestle with a mountain lion in her first hunt in canon, she had trouble watching him do something like put his bare hand in boiling water.
I had the scene of them talking about Bella being Edward's singer planned when I wrote the scene about her sending him the lock of her hair, that was why I had her cut her finger, so I'm glad people seem to have liked it. I'm not a big fan of coincidences. I prefer for there to be a reason behind things.
I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 30 Jan 2013 6:47 AM Title: Chapter 47
I like the sense of impending doom of the chapter. Am I wrong? Something is going to happen. In any case Forks is getting so full of people in the secret that it should wave a red flag to Volterra. I hope not.
Author's Response:
Oooh, Impending Doom. That sounds so dramatic! The Volturi, hmmmm....
You'll just have to wait and see.
The teaser for chapter 48 should be up on Twificcentral (which appears to just be ficcentral now) this evening. Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 23 Jan 2013 9:09 AM Title: Chapter 46
"crack-addicted butterfly" lol that's Alice::))
"They'd made popcorn, which Bella ate while Alice cringed. That part had been especially fun..." I'll admit it would be fun for me too! Bella doesn't have many chances at torturing vampires!
I love Emmett when he gets profound:) Doesn't happen often but when he does he's smarter than all of them put together:)
"I promise to spend the rest of my life trying to make you as happy as you have made me." Hmm, seems he will break that promise if he refuses to changer her.
"If you were to change her, you wouldn't have to be so careful" It might be the need for sex that changes Edward's mind about changing Bella::))
With both Edward & Tanya staying with Bella & Charlie during the newborn fight, that should be interesting!
Bella cried because Ben ordered onion rings instead of frys? LOL LOL poor thing!
I honestly thought E & B had already completed the dirty deed in a previous chapter::)) I must have assumed it was a 'fade to black' sex act & never questioned it in my head! I should have realized Edward would get that angst ridden with just fooling around.
Great chapter!
Author's Response:
I love that description of Alice. She just seems so energetic to me. And I think Bella would've enjoyed grossing her out a bit.
I love Emmett. He's always good when you need a bit of comic relief, but sometimes he can really hit the nail on the head I think. He's not particularly complex, but sometimes I think his simple nature allows him to see things simply, where others make things more complicated than they need to be.
I think Edward is scared. He resented his own mother for making the decision she did for him (as I wrote him, at least) and he hears no end of grief from Rosalie, I'm sure. But I really don't blame Rosalie. She suffered the absolute ultimate betrayal--gang raped by her fiance and his friends and left to die on the side of the road. If a person is frozen as they are at the time of their change, and it's stated that a child is frozen at their developmental stage emotionally, I can totally understand her bitterness. She still carries not only the trauma she suffered, but the horrible betrayal of it because it was frozen into her at the time of her change. Plus, she was "created" as a hopeful mate for Edward. After what she suffered, I can only imagine how she would've felt about that, then to be refused by him.... He'd also have Carlisle's own thoughts, the centuries of his unwillingess to do to someone else what had been done to him, to end their life, and his unwillingness to "do this to someone who had another choice." I think that was the line Edward used. That's a lot of negative connections to changing someone for him to overcome, and I think we tend to overlook that and expect him to just get over it.
I'm fortunate enough to still have both my parents, but I tried to put myself in Bella's place. I think sudden, unexpected little reminders would make me burst out into tears
No, Edward and Bella haven't actually gone all the way yet. Way back in chapter 40, before Bella finds out about her mother, when she wakes up in Edward's arms, she thinks to herself that they're lovers now, but then thinks "Well, not exactly absolutely technically, but pretty dang close." That was meant to show that they hadn't actually done the dead yet, but a lot of people thought they had.
I'm so glad you like it. Chapter 47 is looking good for Saturday, hopefully anyway. In the meantime, the teaser can be found on either A Different Forest, Sneak Peek campfire from Monday or TWI & VD Fic Recs. It should also be up shortly on Twificcentral. I'm pretty sure I made the cut off.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 21 Jan 2013 11:10 PM Title: Chapter 46
I so want to see how you move the unmovable Edward toward changing Bella (Of course it can be the result of an accident - but I so much prefer when it is a conscious decision)
Sooo ... you are thinking to start a story with human Edward and vampire Bella? a big challenge: not everybody who tried it managed it well.
Author's Response:
He's begining to at least think about it, I think. She'd be happy--they'd both be happy, but also pratical points, her shield as protection for their family, and the, ah, advantages to their personal relationship.
Actually, vampire Bella/human Edward is my preference, but you don't come across it often. Or at least I don't. I don't really know why, just something about it flipped around appeals to me. That was actually how I had originally intended for IrY to be, but the characters thought otherwise, and as I'm sure you know, it's useless to argue with the characters. It's your story, but it's their lives, after all.
[Report This]Date: 14 Jan 2013 9:36 PM Title: Chapter 45
"Think Edward might come around on the idea of her being changed?" His opinion probably won't matter since I'm guessing she'll end up getting emergency vampiration:)
Author's Response:
Weeelllllllll.... I can neither confirm nor deny.... I'm afraid you'll just have to wait and see.
The teaser for chapter 46 is up on Twilight Fic Zone, Fictionators, and A Different Forest and has been submitted to Twi Fic Central - Wednesdays, Twi & VD Fic Recs - Tuesday. It's the same teaser regardless of which site you see it on.
Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 14 Jan 2013 1:33 AM Title: Chapter 45
I like Bella going with Charlie to pick out a ring for Tanya. I love her fantasizing about Edward proposing to her. Nice work in of her figuring out how to keep Edward out of the fight.
Author's Response:
I loved Bella going with Charlie to pick out a ring. I needed a way for her to be reminded that, while marriage isn't important to her, it is important to the people she loves most--not just Edward but her parents as well. I never really understood her staunch opposition to it in canon. Really, I thought she was rather cruel about it.
As for keeping Edward out of the fight, she's feeling a lot of guilt about that, not just because she did it, but because she knows she'd do it again if she had to.
The teaser for chapter 46 is up on Twilight Fic Zone, Fictionators, and A Different Forest and has been submitted to Twi Fic Central - Wednesdays, Twi & VD Fic Recs - Tuesday. It's the same teaser regardless of which site you see it on.
Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 12 Jan 2013 6:51 PM Title: Chapter 45
I think the way you made Bella reflect on the meaning of marriage looking at the rings was very subtle and effective.But I have another point to raise: I found the way she schemed to convince Edward to stay out of the battle makes Bella a little umpleasant. In the original it just happens - with no scheming (If I remember correctly). It is a pivotal moment in Eclipse, because I think that there Bella recognizes true love. Edward is prepared to desert his family to assuage Bella's fears, Jacob would never do that.
Author's Response:
You're very right, it doesn't make her look good at all, does it? But we're not always at our best, especially when we're scared. I think it's important to recognize that Bella herself realizes it was a terrible thing to do. But she's honest enough to admit that even though she's ashamed of what she did, she'd do it again if she needed to. I can't stress enough how much of an impact believing she'd lost Edward to the flu had on her. She's got him back, and there is absolutely nothing she wouldn't do to protect him.
It'll all work out, I promise. Thanks for reviewing!
Date: 08 Jan 2013 4:02 PM Title: Chapter 44
You'd think doctors would be the first to catch on to the "more isn't always better" theory. Good grief.
Author's Response:
Remember, the whole epidemic only lasted a short while, and it was chaotic. There wasn't time to conduct studies when you've got hundereds of people dying in a single day. When aspirin were sold at the time, there was no dosage information. They simply didn't know.
[Report This]Date: 08 Jan 2013 2:51 AM Title: Chapter 44
"...I don't give a flying rat's ass..." "A what?" lol lol doesn't surprise me Edward's never heard that::)) love it!
"Edward's voice raised an octave as Bella's hand closed around his cock" LOL LOL so much for Edward maintaining his cool::))
Author's Response:
I say that all the time, so I wanted Bella to say it. And I really wanted to show Edward not in such perfect control all the time--make him a little more human, so to speak.
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for reviewing!
[Report This]Date: 08 Jan 2013 12:27 AM Title: Chapter 44
Great chapter. I love the info about how the flu was treated in 1918. I love your twist on the diamond. What a beautiful necklace. The reference to Titantic seemed to tie the two time periods together.
Author's Response:
I'm so glad you liked it. It's hard to believe, but there have been studies done that indicate some (unknown how many, of course) of Spanish Flu victims actually died of aspirin overdoses. I don't have any kind of medical apptitude, but the are questions about the amount of lung damage found in autopsies not being enough to cause death, and that the amount of fluid in the lungs may have some other cause. And I guess the symptoms are similar.
The teaser for chapter 45 has been submitted to Twi Fic Central (Wednesday) and Twi & VD Fic Recs (Tuesday). I don't want to give anything away, but it's just about my favorite teaser yet!
Thanks for reviewing!