What went wrong, dear friend? What did I do that was so terrible, you never want to see me again?

The story line was somewhat off. Iruka is becoming annoying. In your recent chapters he is being commended as somewhat smart but his thoughts here is disappointing, sounds like he's an airhead. Kakashi already confessed his intentions and Pakkun already told him he was a witness of their past. And to add, he is a teacher :( Hope he has more brains in this story.

what. the. fuck. I'm only on chapter 14 and I'm a crying mess. I've been crying since chapter 3. what. the. fuck.

what. the. fuck. I'm only on chapter 14 and I'm a crying mess. I've been crying since chapter 3. what. the. fuck.

what. the. fuck. I've been crying since chapter 5 and every time I think I have my tear ducts in check you think of another scenario that turns on the water works all over again. I couldn't even put the story down. i was fucking sobbing until the last line of the EPILOGUE and I'm not even pmsing. ugh. thank you so much. what. the. fuck.

i am crying, laughing, angry, squealing, crying again- like a lot and then everything. just everything. the feels- everywhere. i love u. thank u. kakairu forever otp.

Oh my god! That was awesome! You write so well. The angst- baby, I live for it! Also the sweetness at the end, I absolutely adored it. This is one of those stories I will read over and over and over. Thank you so much.

This is amazing. The feels. The mission. The ups and downs. The poisoned water was a little cliched, and the first time I started reading the story, I stopped after the amnesia was revealed, for the same reason. But! I am extremely glad I continued reading the second time I came across this fic. It is magnificent.

that was fantastic
I loved it
wonderful wonderful job

This was like emotional roller coaster central! The love you started out with in the first chapter, and then the heart wrenching pain Kakashi had to go through thereafter. Ugh, don't even get me started on Iruka's anger and confusion! This was very lovely to read!

I was actually wondering if Iruka would ever give Kakashi a chance to woe him, especially since Kakashi started about it the wrong way to begin with! I was relieved when he finally did, but then the worry Iruka felt over being compared to his old self, and Kakashi's forgetfulness that Iruka doesn't remember what he does...you hit those emotions spot on in your writing!

I love the character development (and redevelopment for Iruka), and although you admitted it being totally cliche in the first chapter, it was still a wonderful story! :)

Amazing job!

Thanks for writing this!

It's an awesome fic. I loved how you depicted the characters (none of them were really OOC in my humble opinion), and the plot was simply gorgeous (I loved the twists, and the angst with happy ending).

Hugs.

I have to say that this is one of my most favorite stories.

So very touching and heartfelt... It's truly fantastic.

Wonderful job!

That was certainly a roller coaster! I am a big fan of Iruka, but oh boy if I didn't want to wring his neck every time he questioned why Kakashi was upset or angsty! Even if he believed Kakashi was joking about their relationship (platonic or otherwise), he should have known after a few weeks that he was being serious and attempted to take it seriously. My heart broke for Kakashi when Iruka confessed he was just humored him, and every time Iruka played dumb about why Kakashi looked in pain when he carelessly threw casual words around or showed up when Kakashi finally resolved to leave him alone. Likewise I felt for Iruka every time Kakashi mentioned their past. What got to me was how Iruka didn't even try acknowledge Kakashi's feelings; even if he didn't believe they had a relationship, he could have at least let him have his 'one sided ' love and told him he didn't like him that way. Whoooo, okay...that fact just really irked me. I'll stop now...
What I loved: Pakkun's revenge on Iruka (kind of had it coming ;p), the side plot with Takigakure (you write action and angst well so don't despair!), your accurate portrayal of how hard it is to communicate what you want to the one you love (as much as I hate it, I secretly love angst), the way you hinted that the Iruka Kakashi fell in love with wasn't the real Iruka (because six months couples may still be in that 'honeymoon' phase), their love coming full circle (though the story could have had a little more intimate Kakashi/Iruka moments), and the fact you included that small detail in the epilogue of Iruka kissing Kakashi's hand. What I expected more of: As mentioned before, a more understanding Iruka, a longer recovery period for Iruka, more evidence of him struggling with his memory loss (why didn't he have trouble relating to anyone else except Kakashi? For example, the only evidence of his memory loss was when he ran into Kakashi's neighbor but he was perfectly fine on his first day of teaching). Overall, I was thoroughly entertained and glad to read the entire story. Though I pictured the path a bit different, the destination I envisioned was the same. Thank you for sharing your work. Best of luck on your other stories; can't wait to read more of your work!

Just wanted to leave a review to let you know that people are still reading this and enjoying it four years later! And your author's notes were so cute.

One of my most favorite fan fiction stories.

Well there is only one word to discribe your story...epic! Thank you for this awesome story! 3