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Hey there and welcome to the last chapter of stick and….DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK! I updated really close to December that should count for something ok?

As you can see by my early message the doujinshi site is not up yet, but I will edited this page and make a link so everyone can go visit it (please go visit it!!)

Also I made a video of myself (so self-centered I know) cosplaying as Naruto. The video is being loaded right now so hopefully by the time I post this it will be uploaded

Oh my I feel bad for those who skip the authors notes because….im about to write the best worst kissing scene ever created! I'm sorry im not a big fan of kissing! Its just ugg ok? Maybe its me but I always found kissing to be boring, so this chap may be a little different from what you're expecting. WHAT! Im a violent person by nature(or is it environment?), shouldn't you know this by now?

But that's besides the point! What I really hate is when author have a great plot going then ruin it because they all have the exact same scene, know this one?… Blah blah blah suddenly Sasuke kissed Naruto deeply and passionately pouring his pent up feelings into the kiss and it was then Naruto realized that he loved Sasuke, he could taste strawberries blah blah blah… Ok quick question have you ever kissed someone and felt their passion pouring into you? No? Me either and why the hell does everyone use strawberries?? (I just thought of another one he quickly poured a generous amount on his fingers…ha! I bet u all automatically knew where that scene came from! How come they never use the whole damn bottle? )and reality check here- problems arnt solved by kisses on the lips

Kisses on the neck….now that's another story

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wait bad Sam! I had a point to make! Focus dammit!! Ok what im saying is up to now my story has been pretty original…cage fighters-petitions for same-sex marriage- I even made Kakashi hemophilia! How many fics have u read like that! and now I want to create the best worst kissing scene, you up for it? Because here we go!

Sticks and Stones

Chapter 17- It's no better to be safe than sorry

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Don't be afraid
I've taking my beating
I've shared what I've been
I'm strong on the surface
Not all the way through
I've never been perfect
But neither have you

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The two boys stood motionless, staring at each other, waiting for the other to make a move. Naruto took a small step to the left and Sasuke quickly followed this motion. The blond paused and then scuffled to the right but Sasuke quickly moved along with him, slowly closing the gap between them. Naruto faked a step towards the right and tried to make a dash for the door.

"Stop trying to run dobe." Sasuke lunged and grabbed hold of the back of Naruto's shirt.

He watched as Naruto clenched his fist and started bringing his arm up. Sasuke blinked as he watched Naruto's body move and could see that Naruto was going to punch him. Sasuke shifted his weight to his right as Naruto pulled himself loose and swung around. Sasuke moved with Naruto's body and used the boy's energy to slide behind him. As he avoided the oncoming fist, he took a step forward, slung his right arm around Naruto's neck, and brought the raging boy against him.

"Calm down," he hissed against Naruto's neck.

Instead of listening, Naruto began to struggle and sent his remaining free hand toward Sasuke's groin. Sasuke caught the wild fist before it hit his mark and his left eye twitched, knowing how painful it would have been had he not caught it in time.

He strained to keep the fist under control. Naruto fought to pull it forward as he fought to pull it behind the boy's back. The struggle continued until Sasuke gave him a little leeway and allowed Naruto to pull his fist in front of him. Sasuke then quickly tugged it back resulting in Naruto punching his own stomach. The boy gasped and fell against Sasuke, leaning against him for support.

Sasuke held the boy tightly against his chest and spoke softly into his ear. "Now, have you calmed down?"

Naruto slumped into Sasuke, wheezing slightly, and after a second he gave a small but affirmative nod. Sasuke loosened his hold on the boy keeping one hand lightly touching the boy's shoulder as he turned to face Sasuke.

Naruto gazed at Sasuke with an unreadable look in his eye while, ever so slowly, he stepped forward, leaving little to no space between them. Sasuke leaned back warily and felt the bathroom wall press against his back. He watched as Naruto continued to move closer and raised a hand to cup Sasuke's face.

When Sasuke made no motion to move away, Naruto tightened his grip on Sasuke's face, and violently slammed the side of Sasuke's head against the hand dryer connected to the wall.

Sasuke dropped to the ground, clutching his head and letting out a small whimper of pain. He looked up and glared at the smirking boy standing over him. Even with the throb of pain settling into his head, Sasuke couldn't help but return Naruto's smirk, as if to accept his nonverbal challenge.

Naruto seemed startled as Sasuke reacted in an unexpected way. He blinked slowly and then just as if a switch had been turned, Naruto's body started to shut down. The smirk slipped off his face and pressed itself into a thin line, the corner of his eyes drooped down, and his shoulders hunched over.

"Naruto," Sasuke whispered looking up at the blank expression before him.

Without any warning, Naruto turned around and started walking towards the door. Sasuke groaned and struggled to climb to his feet while calling out to the retreating boy, "Naruto, wait a minute!"

Sasuke's demands were ignored as Naruto pulled open the bathroom door into the safety of the hallways. Sasuke managed to reach him just as he was stepping out of the bathroom, and tugged him back inside. "Goddamn it Naruto, listen to me."

Instead of jerking away, Naruto went limb in Sasuke's hands and leaned back slightly to rest his back against the door. His eyes were cast downward, staring at their shoes with little interest. Sasuke was slowly losing his patience as he shook the smaller boy and watched as Naruto's head flopped back and forth. Lost in his own anger, Sasuke didn't notice his grip on Naruto's arm was causing the skin to go red, nor did he notice how Naruto's back was pressed up against the metal pull bar of the door.

"Cut the bullshit!" Sasuke shouted and, without thinking, grabbed a fistful of Naruto's blond hair and forced the boy to straighten up and look directly at him. He pressed the boy against the door with too much force, as if expecting the other to resist. But Naruto did nothing but stare at Sasuke with dull, glazed over eyes.

Sasuke glared at the boy in front of him; this was not the Naruto he wanted. Not this lifeless body who allowed others to hurt him. A mantra began in the back of Sasuke's mind, which quickly picked up speed: 'Fight back, fight me, fight, fight, fight!'

Even with all the mental encouragement, the only sign of life within Naruto was the shallow intake of air and an occasion blink of the eyes. Sasuke felt his chest burn with rage; he began shaking Naruto, hoping to bring some form of emotion back into those lifeless eyes.

"You want to go back to the old ways? Fine! That's fucking fine with me!"

Sasuke grabbed the back of Naruto's shirt collar and dragged him towards the nearest toilet stall. He yanked open the stall and tossed him inside, quickly following. With a painful kick on Naruto's inner knees, he brought the boys to the floor. He wanted Naruto to fight back; if he just pushed a little further he knew he could break him out of this act of the helpless prey. Sasuke shoved the boys head in the toilet forcing his face past the waterline until the boy's ears were covered.

"Fight back, fight it, fight me!"

Sasuke reached forward and pulled down the handle to flush the toilet, letting the water drain away. His heart raced with delight as he felt power run though his veins. His mantra was forgotten as he chuckled, forgetting for a moment and enjoying the thrill of control he had taken.

"How's that? Is this what you want?" He leaned closer, anticipating what the boy's answer would be.

From within the bowl a tiny gasp echoed as Naruto choked on the filthy water.

Sasuke's eyes widen and he felt vomit rise up in his throat, he looked at his own hands which held Naruto inside the bowl.

"Oh shit, Naruto." Sasuke released Naruto and backed away, stunned to see the damage he had caused. "Naruto, I'm sorry."

As soon as Sasuke's hands let go of the wet boy, Naruto collapsed on the ground and lay motionless. For a moment Sasuke feared he had really hurt the boy; did Naruto hit his head too hard against the toilet rim? Why wasn't he moving? Sasuke bent down so he was level with Naruto eyes. He waited for Naruto to speak, yet still nothing happened.

Naruto wasn't getting up.

No matter what the situation had been, Naruto had always stood up and waited for the next blow. But now Sasuke watched his friend lay on the cold tiles of the boy's bathroom. The one with a terrible secret that he wanted to hide. The one who yelled in the middle of town square because he wanted a family. The one who constantly challenged Sasuke words, actions, and thoughts.

But at this moment, in Sasuke's presence, Naruto had done something he had promised the world he would never to do.

Naruto had given up.

Sasuke tugged on Naruto's shirt, forcing the boy closer to him and away from the wall. As the gap between them closed, Sasuke shifted his head so his cheek rested against Naruto whiskered one.

"Naruto." The boy slumped in his arms, Sasuke struggled to force the heavy limbs and prop the boy up against the stall's wall. He pulled the boy closer and tried to squeeze him dry.

The cold water dripped from Naruto's hair and soaked Sasuke's shirt, leaving him feeling both cold on the inside and outside. Sasuke's breath hitched as he felt Naruto's head drop onto his shoulder and rest against the junction of his neck. Slowly, so not to startle the boy, Sasuke pulled away and lifted up Naruto's face, hoping for some sign of life within the blue eyes.

Sasuke felt his heart tighten as Naruto stared back with his eyes glazed over, only moving when a droplet of water fell in his eyelashes. Sasuke gently raised a hand to brush away the water droplets gathering on the tips of Naruto's bangs.

He traced Naruto's eyebrows and let his fingers slide slowly down the boy's, face pausing to brush his thumb against the whiskered scars. He let his remaining fingers curl around the boy's chin and lifted it up so that the two boys were face to face before he started leaning in.

Sasuke hesitated, his lips a mere inch away from Naruto's, an invisible barrier keeping him from moving any closer. He took one last look at Naruto blank eyes before closing his eyes and leaning forward to bridge the gap between their lips

"What the hell are you doing?" Naruto spoke flatly, the first words he had spoken since Sasuke had first arrived.

Sasuke froze and slowly opened his eyes to see Naruto's eyes flicker with anger before resuming their blank stare.

Sasuke licked his lips and noticed Naruto's eyes flicker down to watch before returning upward and staring blankly. "Kissing you." He leaned closer, enough to feel Naruto's shallow breath blow against his lips. Instinctively, he shut his eyes and closed the distance between them.

Something touched his lips, though it wasn't the soft gentle brush of skin he was expecting. No, it was more like a callous hand forcing its way in-between their lips and launching Sasuke away with tremendous strength. Enough to make the back of his head slam against the stall's wall.

"You can't go around kissing anyone you want!" Naruto shouted as he dug his nails into Sasuke's face. The boy winced but ignored the pain as he watched Naruto with narrowed eyes. Without warning Sasuke pushed the hand away and sprung forward and tackled Naruto.

Naruto wheezed as Sasuke's weight settled on his stomach. He used what little breath left in his lungs to growl, "Get off of me!"

"No." Sasuke caught the fist that flew at him as soon as he denied Naruto his freedom, and he quickly took hold of the boy's other hand and attempted to pin them over his head, but Naruto laced his fingers through Sasuke's and kept his arms bent at a ninety degree angle. Sasuke leaned all his weight on his arms trying to pin the boy down, while Naruto fought against gravity, pushing upward so his arms remained in the space between them.

"Let go!" Naruto snarled as he dug his nails into the back of Sasuke's hand.

"No, not until you listen to me." Sasuke calm response seemed to ignite Naruto's rage. He managed to slip a leg between their two bodies and push Sasuke with his foot, far enough away so he could reverse the position, now with Naruto on top. Sasuke, taken by the surprising turn of events, felt his arm buckle as his elbow gave out, allowing Naruto to pin his hands next to his head.

"Now you get to listen to me! Stay the hell away from me! I don't want to see your face or those other two assholes ever again, got it?"

With that, Naruto released Sasuke's hands and started to stand up, before he was abruptly pulled back down as Sasuke intertwined their fingers and held on so tightly that Naruto could feel the blood pulsing at the ends of his fingertips. Naruto stared down in wonder as Sasuke managed to trap him even though he sat on top of the boy.

Naruto leaned back and attempted to free his fingers but yelped as he was pulled back onto Sasuke. "W-what are you doing?!"

"No." The boy repeated. He tightened his grip and glared up at Naruto as if to dare him to pull away again.

"What do you mean 'no'? You're telling me no?" Naruto laughed and then winced when Sasuke squeezed his fingers again, clearly not amused at being laughed at. He pushed against Sasuke's arms and repined them to the ground, but Sasuke continued to smile smugly, having the upper hand from underneath. That is, until Naruto leaned over and scrunched up his face to gather all the excess saliva in his throat.

"Don't you dare." Sasuke tried to warn, hating how his voice grew weak as Naruto opened his mouth with a grin.

"HAAACCCKKK" A tiny line of drool dripped from his mouth and slowly descended to Sasuke face. The trapped boy struggled but found his efforts useless. In the end, Sasuke could only lay there going cross eyed as the spit came closer and closer to him. At the last moment, Naruto sucked the drool back and grinned evilly.

"Say you'll never come near me again."

"No!" Sasuke pressed his cheek against the marble floor and breathed out through his nose. After a few tortured seconds, he opened on eye to glance up. Naruto loosened his grip on Sasuke's wrist and leaned away settling his weight on Sasuke stomach.

"Why can't you just stay the hell away from me?"

Taking a chance, Sasuke managed to pull one hand loose. He reached up and grabbed the back of Naruto's head, and forced the boy down to meet his lips.

In life, one may experience many types of kisses. Soft, chaste kisses that barely brush over ones lips. There are also rough, passion filled kisses that bruise the mouth. However, with great kisses comes lots of experience; experience Sasuke had never gotten the chance to have. Teeth clashed against another causing an awful ache in their gums, noses were positioned incorrectly, so they were flattened painfully against one another.

But Sasuke refused to let go. Even when Naruto dug his dull nails into Sasuke's hand.

He opened his mouth against Naruto's, not to slip his tongue in since there was a fairly good chance Naruto would bite it off. He opened his mouth to speak against the lips. "I'm sorry."

Naruto stopped struggling to get away and stared in disbelief at the boy before him. He open his mouth to respond and felt the soft texture of Sasuke's lips brush against his as he spoke. "You're sorry?"

Sasuke felt a shiver run down his spine as Naruto lips rubbed against his own. Without thinking, he braced his hand against the floor and pressed closer, sealing their lips together. Naruto's eyes widened and he tried to lean back to disconnect their lips, but Sasuke followed his movements keeping their lips sealed and staring into Naruto's blue eyes with determination.

Naruto open his mouth to protest, but froze when he felt something wet trace along his bottom lip. Blood rushed to his face and he quickly twisted his head away and covered his mouth. "Stop that!"

Sasuke felt his own blush spread across his face and he tried to concentrate on his next words instead of staring at Naruto's covered mouth.

"Naruto, I mean it. I'm-" He was rudely interrupted as Naruto shoved against his chest causing his back to smack against the bathroom stall.

"I get it, you're sorry." Naruto rubbed his lips with the back of his hand, trying to wipe away the tingle that was lingering from Sasuke's kiss. "Do you think saying sorry makes me feel any better?"

Naruto paused when he saw Sasuke's eyes seem to be concentrated on his mouth rather than his words. Leaning over, Naruto spat into the toilet, drawing Sasuke's attention back.

"Forgive and forget, right? Here's the thing: I can't forgive you because I haven't forgotten a single thing you've done to me! You've humiliated me, scared off anyone who could be kind to me, pretended to be my friend, and stole my goddamn story!"

Naruto let out a low growl and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Worst of all, you made me doubt! Is he really my friend? Does he really like me? Should I say this? How should I act around him?"

Silence lapped over the two boys. Naruto glared at Sasuke, waiting for a response. Sasuke looked away and stared at the tiled floor beneath Naruto's hands. He watched as Naruto curled his fingers into a fist. Sasuke closed his eyes, readying himself for an incoming punch.

His eyes shot open as Naruto grabbed him by his shirt's collar pressed his face against the toilet's rim so he was staring into the water. Naruto used his left hand to grab a hold of the back of Sasuke's neck and press him closer towards the water so that his nose touched the water. He leaned forward and whispered into Sasuke's ear. "I'm so fucking sick and tired of caring what a sick prick like you thinks about me!"

With that, Naruto forced Sasuke's head into the water so that his entire face was submerged, leaving everything above his ears dry. But this was only a taste in what Naruto had prepared. He pulled on the back of Sasuke's head, pulling him away from the water but keeping his face within the toilet.

"How do you like it! How do you like to be-" The water surrounded Sasuke's ears cutting off the rest of Naruto's sentence, his lips met with the bottom of the toilet choking and gagging on the dirty water being forced though his nose. Panic shot through his body as he struggled to get out but Naruto's strength stopped him.

Never in his life, had Sasuke felt so helpless.

No sooner had this moment passed then the water suddenly disappeared around his ear and nose and then finally his mouth allowing his to take the first breath of air while the water line slowly reappear. The pressure on his head disappeared making him feel weightless for a second. Every fiber of his body wanted to wrench his head out of the toilet, but his mind wouldn't let him.

The heat from Naruto's body pulled away, leaving his own body feeling cold and slimy. He continued to cough and let out dry heaves, not able to supply his lungs with enough air to relieve the pressure in his chest.

Finally, Sasuke could gather enough strength in his limbs to pull his head out of the toilet and fell on his butt leaning his back against the side of the bathroom stall. He tenderly poked his nose and winced at the sting. He looked up to see Naruto sitting opposite of him with his knees pressed against his chest and his head laying on top of his folded arms. He gazed at the stall's door, not able to look at the boy he had just given a swirly.

Sasuke used the sleeve of his shirt to wipe away the stray drops of water caught on his lip. He leaned over and spat into the toilet trying to rid himself of the taste of dirty water. "That really hurt."

"Are you expecting an apology?" Naruto's words were muffled by his own arms. He unconsciously hid his fingers inside his sleeve as they tingled from power.

Sasuke let his hand fall and tilted his head upward, resting it against the wall and stared up at the florescent lights. "No, but for a second I thought you were going to kill me."

"Tempting but no," Naruto answered with a snort. He pulled his chin off his knees and stretched his legs out across the floor. "I'm not my father."

Sasuke swallowed deeply and nodded. He kept his gaze trained on the ceiling, but he could feel Naruto's eyes watching him. He resisted the temptation to move away when he heard Naruto inch towards him, wet jeans sliding across the floor.

He felt a warm gust of air blow against his neck as Naruto crouched in between his legs, balancing on the balls of his feet.

Sasuke clenched his neck muscles and instinctively pulled his head back to stare at Naruto, shielding his vulnerable neck away from Naruto's warm breath.

His wet bangs flopped against face, cutting off Naruto's intense glare. Sasuke flinched when Naruto reach forward and grabbed the front of his bangs and lifted them to expose Sasuke's entire face.

He swallowed and opened his mouth to speak, but Naruto's defiant stare stilled the words on his tongue. Sasuke scowled as fingers pulled at his hair, forcing him to tilt his face farther back, his eyebrows knitted together as he met Naruto's fierce eyes.

The muscles in Sasuke's shoulders tensed as he waited for Naruto to act upon whatever plan Naruto had created that put them at such an uncomfortable position. Finally, Naruto's hand tightened on Sasuke's hair as a warning as he swooped down to pressed his lips against Sasuke's mouth.

Sasuke froze as the wet lips pushed against him. The back of his head pressed against the wall and he felt the air from Naruto's nose blow out in short huffs. He blinked as blue eyes glared at him, demanding he do something before they started to regret the kiss.

Slowly, Sasuke tilted his head to the side to deepen the kiss. He opened his mouth slightly and felt Naruto do the same, following his lead.

He started to close his eyes and watched through half lidded eyes as Naruto copied his actions, shutting his eyes tightly.

Feeling a little braver, Sasuke wrapped his arms around Naruto's tense back and pushed him closer so his precarious poise on the balls of his heels was unbalanced, causing the blond to fall forward and grab onto Sasuke's shoulders to regain balance.

Sasuke's smirked against Naruto's lips and gently sucked on the boy's bottom lip before letting his tongue lick the sensitive insides of the lip until Naruto's own tongue shyly came out to meet Sasuke's.

Sasuke ran his hands up and down Naruto's back, coaxing him to relax. Naruto in return, moved his hand up Sasuke shoulders and buried his fingers into the wet strands, and his fingers disappeared under the boy's thick black hair.

"You taste like shit and eggs."

"Shut up," Sasuke growled. He felt whatever pride he had gain from dominating the kiss slowly slip as Naruto's lips stretched out into an easy grin.

Just as he was about to reach over and kiss away that smirk, Naruto stood up and stretched out his fingers towards the ceiling. "Am I going to have to kiss and make-up with Shikamaru and Chouji, too?"

Sasuke stood up as well and pinned Naruto with his eyes. "No way in hell."

Naruto felt a strange thrill run down his spine. Wanting to feel it again, he continued to tease the boy. "I don't know; I bet Chouji tastes a lot sweeter then you what with all the candy he eats. Then again, Shikamaru always keeps his teeth nice and clean." As he spoke, Sasuke drew closer and closer to him and for the first time, Naruto realized how cramped it was having two boy inside a bathroom stall.

Naruto's back pressed against the wall as Sasuke moved closer so that their bodies lined up together and their foreheads were touching. His smile fell as he saw no humor shining in Sasuke's eyes. Naruto tilted his head and stared, trying to figure out what was going on. Sasuke did not seem angry nor did he look annoyed.

If anything, Sasuke seemed unsure, so he waited for Sasuke to say whatever he needed to say, but the boy was reluctant and seemed to be waiting for something.

"Sasuke? I was kidding. I don't want to kiss them, pinky promise." He held out his pinky as an offer, but Sasuke only shook his head and moved his lips slowly yet still said nothing.

Naruto narrowed his eyes and tilted his head. He watched Sasuke struggle to vocalize his thoughts and tried to lip-read for his friend.

Sasuke slumped his shoulder and tilted his head down allowing his bangs to cover his eyes.

It was not until he looked at Sasuke's body language that Naruto's eyes widened as he finally understood what Sasuke was struggling to say. With a small smile, he drew Sasuke towards him into a hug. The taller boy's hands clutched the bottom of Naruto's shirt, feeling the wet droplets run from the edge of Naruto's shirt and over his white knuckles until they finally dripped on the floor. He leaned into Naruto's hug and let go of the air trapped within his lungs in one long sigh.

Naruto rested his head on the base of Sasuke's shoulders and closed his eyes. He reached out with his right hand and drew a horizontal line with his fingertip that stretched out from Sasuke's left shoulder to his right. He then drew a vertical line down Sasuke's back feeling the tiny bumps as he pressed the boy's spine. When he reached Sasuke lower back, he drew another horizontal line over the end of his vertical invisible line.

I

He waited until he felt Sasuke nod against his shoulder before continuing to draw letters onto Sasuke's back, pausing between each letter and waiting for the other boy to give his nod of understanding before continuing on to the next letter.

F-O-R-G-I-V-E

Sasuke's chest tightened and Naruto readjusted his hold as Sasuke moved his arms to wrap around Naruto's lower back his hands wrapped around the boy drawing him closer so that their bodies molded together.

Naruto smiled as he remembered a time he held a red crayon to slowly spell out a word for a father he had never met.

How was he to know that, instead of receiving a blood father, he would gain two fathers who loved him, a couple of crazy cage fighting aunt and uncles, two bullies who became friends, and fall in love with his worst enemy?

He tilted his face and planted a small kiss on the side of Sasuke's jaw, and then slowly wrote the last unspoken word.

Y-O-U

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I thought the boys' bathroom should be the last scene, since it all basically started there. Plus how could I resist the thought of making Sasuke's kiss taste like shit?

So here are some of my lessons.

1) There are real monsters in the world. But they aren't always the people who hurt others. There are monsters who watch when people are being hurt and do nothing. Because they are scared, because they think it's funny, or sometimes they just don't care enough about the person to actually help. And guess what? It's the easiest thing in the world to become a monster.

2) If someone hurts you in anyway, don't let them get away with it. And don't fucking hold it in and put on a brave face. If you feel angry then let that person know it! If it really hurts you don't laugh it off, who are they to push you around? You don't deserve that kind of treatment. Don't be afraid to want more, and don't ever think that you're not worth respect, friendship or love

3 )Don't be afraid to reach out to people, it's scary as hell but worth it. Don't spend so much time in your head that you forget there could be someone out there for you. Speak up, words are powerful but they're worthless if you choice not to use them.

I'm really glad i got the chance to do this, to my reviewers thanks for waiting so long and sticking with me. The friends I've made here I cant and won't forget you.

A special thanks to my two wonderful betas: Shenevine (chap. 4-9) and angstkitten (chap. 10-17)

Also a big thanks you to those who drew fanart for sticks and stones, please go to my profile and click on their links, they did a really great job

Nyaron

Emi Sue

ObliviousTOyou

DalekGun07

S2kiss

Onyxvampire

Ima-phreak

Punky 4 you

Fishbird

Silent Dagger

And of course I want to thank Himebriny and her friends for drawing a doujinshi for me. Please make the effort in checking out the site.

I want to also thank the many people who wrote to me, telling me of their own lives and things they have suffered. For telling me anything about your life- home life, school life, friends, enemies, mental and physical illnesses, sexual harassment, and losing the people you love. Showing me a world I would have never known about. Thank you for trusting me with your secrets.

Lastly thank you to everyone else; the reviewers and readers who actually read the authors notes (seriously the notes are long as hell! I can't believe anyone would read them all the way through!) Thank you for your support and kind words of encouragement. Thank you for giving me this chance

Peace and love,

Sam

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