The first thing I want to say is that I find it funny that you named the boy Rei because that's the name of one of my main ocs in the new story I'm going to write, Tori Kago. It's a GaaOc story as well. You can see the old first chapter at Fanfictionwriters.webs.com. It's one of the blog thingies.

Now to your YOUR STORY story. It was amazing. I absolutely loved it, DestinyGirl. I love that bond between Yami and Gaara. And I really like Rei. I love the way he saw things. At first I thought he was going to be a bad influence, but as he explained more what he meant, then I saw him as a pretty good character. After him explaining why he didn't fear Gaara and Yami, though, I just completely and totally fell in love with him. I hope that he stays there friend even after whatever happens happens (if you do indeed make something terribly bad happen). Then the whole Kankaro thing. Hehehe. He got slapped =P. He needed it. Nice way to wake someone up. He should be grateful she didn't punch him in the nose instead of slapping him. Either way it would have knocked some sense into the puppet master. I like the moments you chose to bring out the anger (both in Gaara and Yami). They seemed perfectly timed to me. And I loved the part where Gaara helped Yami out when she got mad. I think they really need each other to tame their inner darkness. I just hope it stays that way and nothing bad happens.

Author's Response:

Lol, well, Rei IS a very popular name in Japan, and I've always been fond of it. Did you know it's both a girl and a boy name? One girl off of Sailor Moon has the name, though she spells hers like this: Raye. So yeah, when designing the character the name just came to me ^_^ Yeah, I read it a while ago, it was great Sasaui!:D

Thx so much! Your reviews always put me in a good mood!:) Yeah, Rei's pretty awesome! Or at least I think so. :P Ha, Rei I think you have someone crushing on you!

Rei: What? Who?

Author: ....I'm not telling you until you're older!:P

Rei: You're so mean.

Sorry, had to do that!:P Yeah, since it was Yami's first time unleashing the darkness it was just minor, though I can't say that for next time.... Thx so much! Your really not wanting anything bad to happen are you? I wish I could do that but let's just say some things HAVE to happen in order for this story to keep going like I want it. But there will be good times after the bad I promise! And yes, about the inner darkness within them both, you're definitely right about that.

Thx so much for reviewing, Sasaui!

Kankurou is two years older than Gaara, I believe. But that's just a minor fix :P

Anyway... WOW! I cannot believe how amazing this chapter was! Wait, what am I saying? Of course I should believe it, you're an awesome writer.

This chapter was definitely my favorite so far. I absolutely loved how Rei and Kankurou accepted Gaara and Yami. Rei is just an incredible guy, I already admire him as a person. And when Yami slapped Kankurou, I nearly had a heart attack. She's never that mean, but this chapter brilliantly illustrated the darkness in her. I really liked that. Actually, I like how you describe the darknesses in both Gaara and Yami. It's just fantastic. It makes me happy to know that Kankurou seems to accept his little brother now; I guess all he needed was a good slap in the face to make him understand ;)

Great chapter, DestinyGirl! This is now a personal favorite chapter of mine. Keep up the awesome work!

Author's Response:

Yeah, I just looked that up online and changed it. Thx for letting me know!:)

Oh, wow, thanks so much! I'm so glad you loved it! ^_^ Rei is a very special character to me, he's going to have some major roles in future parts of BtD. So look forward to that! Yeah, the darkness in Yami is very strong and feeds off of everything - she's going to have a hard time controlling it just like Gaara is going to have a hard time controlling the Shukakau. Haha, yep:P Sometimes that's all anyone needs!

Thx so much for reviewing, Wolf-chan! I'm so glad this chappie made it to your favorite's, stay tuned for more!:D