this story is so original and so fantastic and intricate. i love it.

Author's Response: thank u very much. i don't know about fantastic and intricate, lol, but i'm glad u love it. i really love ur story "letters" too. u inspired me to update, lol. i hope u continue to read and review :)

Author's Response: oops! wrong reviewer! lmao! forget that last part about the story "letters". i confused u for someone else, but i do appreciate ur review and i do hope u continue to r and r. haha, i am such a dork!

So yeah, I'm officially in love. Seriously, this story has me so fucked up (in a good way -- awesome way), I could almost cry. The last line of every chapter has made me wanna scream in freakin' euphoria. It's like... well, I won't say what I'm thinkin', but it's just good ass shit! LOL. I think I've kissed your ass enough for the night, in fact, to the point where I'm becoming repetitive, but I truly do love this story. Everything about it is just screaming AWESOME. I commend you on the obviously raw talent you have and your beautiful ability to pull me in so quickly. I've never read anything like this. Still speechless, dude. Gem wasn't lyin' when she said new things only lead to trouble. Because I am painfully addicted to this. I'll be waiting on pins and needles for that next update, doll. And just keep up the kick ass work!

Author's Response: wow! coolness! ur in love with my story!! rofl. i'm so ecstatic knowing that i've affected u this way! i wanna scream in euphoria, too!! lol. i appreciate everything u've said, but honestly, i'm not all that talented. i'm glad i pulled u in so quickly, too, because i can see that ur gonna be an awesome reader. u reviewed all five chapters and u just don't get that often. i hope u continue to read and review, i'd really like to hear what u have to say and if u have any suggestions or advice i'd love to hear them. ur reviews have made ME speechless, lol. thank u so much!

Hmmmm, I like both the titles. Combustion kinda gives it the mysterious vibe that the story definitely has going, but then I don't know where it's going, so you'd probably be able to decide that better than me lol. Based On A True Story would definitely be the literal translation of what this story is about, though. Obviously, it's your choice, but I think either of them are awesome. As for this chapter, all I can say is that with every word I read, I find myself more amazed, more mystified, more jealous than I was with the last LOL. I've always found it astonishing what some people can do with the 26 letters of the alphabet and some punctuation but you, my dear, are dazzling me in ways I never thought possible. I can't believe I actually let myself come to NF.com for weeks now with your story on the featured page and I'm just NOW reading it. What's wrong with me, I'll never know lol. Stupid life gettin' in the way of good shit like this. *Sigh* Anyway, let me stop rambling. You're kickin' ass here, girl!

Author's Response: i see what ur saying about the titles but damn i was stressing out so much over changing it that i decided it's just gonna stay GEM. at least, until i know for sure that another title is perfect. DAMN, u were amazed and mystified and JEALOUS? for what, i should be bowing down to u oh great master of words! lol. it's alright that ur just now reading it, at least u have read it and u like it. thank u so much for another awesome review!

Damn, what an awesome start! Just pull me in, why don't ya! I've been wanting to get started on this for a while now, so I'm so glad I finally sat my ass down long enough to take a peek. I'm lovin' what I'm seeing so far. I love your knack for description -- particularly your description of ''J.'' It's all so freakiin' intriguing already. I can't wait to see where you go with this! And as an added bonus, it starts off in my favoritest city ever, so yeah, you get 20 cool points just for that! LOL. Awesome, awesome, awesome!

Author's Response: omg, it's ashley!! first, i just want to start off by saying i can't believe U wanted to read MY story. when i read the first chapter of dirrty laundry i was BLOWN AWAY! sorry, i never left a review, but i do adore that story. it's on my fav's list. but yeah, thank u so much for the review. i think it's so awesome how u like my use of description. everyone used to tell me i didn't give enough detail but that's the whole point. gotta leave u, readers wanting more right? i adore justin, so to mold him into a character i could call my own was just AMAZING. i'm glad u like what i came up with. thanx for the bonus points, lol!! NEW YORK IS FRICKIN AWESOME!!

Aww, ut oh....something something is starting up. 16....24...nothing can happen. I don't think so. LoL. Anyways, I'm sorry this review took me so long, but I didn't even know you had updated! LoL. I need to check people's pages more often. It's hard for me to keep up with too many stories, though. I'm slow. ROFL. This chapter was great, just as usual. I'm on my toes to see how this whole Justin and Gem thing plays out. I gotta know more girl, so update! C'mon! haha. "I shrugged. Blinked slowly. “Take a picture and find out.” ---Haha. I loved that part. Good line, good line, my dear. Well, I'm sorry cus I suck at leaving good reviews, but the chapter was good, I'm lovin it...update please. Yay! =)

Author's Response: i think ur reviews are wonderful, i always looked forward to them so be talking about u suck at leaving bad reviews! it's alright that u took a little longer than usual i'm just glad u finally got around to it. i really value ur opinion and i was feeling a little unsure about this chapter. well, of course SOMETHING'S gonna happen, who cares if she's 16 and he's 24! lol. i'm glad u liked the line where she was flirting. can u imagine gem doing such a thing? lol. well, yeah... i'm going to try and update soon but don't hold me to that! i said i'd try, lol.