WTF Casper? First you tell Nick to stay out of the woods and now you tell him that he has to go in the woods? Now, I think that Casper is the bad guy and that he has been playing Nick this whole time. Casper the friendly ghost, my ass!

Of course it was AJ who unzipped the tent ... who else would it have been?? LOL

Author's Response: lmao aww poor Casper! He tells Nick to do one small, little thing like go into the creepy woods and you suddenly turn on him. :O(

Why are they bothering to carry all of their stuff through the woods? It's not like they don't have enough money to buy some new tents. Sheesh! I doubt they will ever go camping again after this experience anyways.

I'm also going to ask Nick's question: why are they calling Nick 'baby'? I'm not gonna lie that nickname is driving me crazy!! I always associate that nickname with really annoying girls and their boyfriends. (Let me apologize now if you happen to call your boyfriend/husband 'baby' - LOL.) That is the only thing that I have disliked about this story so far ... the use of the nickname 'baby'. :P

Author's Response: I'm glad you brought up the "baby" nickname and no, I don't use that one at all in my real life. In fact I DETEST nicknames!! LOL When I first started reading fanfic, I didn't really have that extensive of a reading list. One of the people I used to read religiously was Cecilia and she used to always use the nickname baby when referring to Nick, especially when he and Kevin would have conversations. I knew really almost nothing about the guys at the time so I figured that this was a real 'thing' *facepalm* at the time I thought it was very endearing, until I got a better idea of the guys and their personalities etc... Now I actually cringe when I see it and forgot that in my very early stuff, like this one, I tended to use it every so often. It's one of things I wish I could change and maybe will one day (Yeah, I probably won't though because I'm too lazy!) I do apologize for it though, because as a reader I would probably think it was a little creepy and child molester-ish now!

No need to apologize for the "baby" stuff. There's no way that I can fault you for something that you did years ago. :P I have never read any of Cecilia's stories, but if they contain "baby" I may have to give them a pass. LOL - Kidding! Quite honestly, I wasn't even reading fan fic back when this story was written. I used to read a lot when I was in high school, then I stopped for a good while, and I have only recently started up again.

I had never even thought about turning a fan fic into an OF. I struggle with ideas for OF, but it seems as though I have tons of ideas as far as the boys are concerned. I would love to have something published one day, but that's just a pipe dream for now. :)

In terms of the story, I like that you have separated the guys into two groups. I can see Nick and the Kentucky cousins getting into heaps of trouble ... especially now that they've just fallen in the water. Oi!

Author's Response: You should check out cecilia one day. She does use the baby thing but her writing is worth it. If you like the Kevin Nick group bromances. LOL Izzy is another one I recommend. It's easier to write for the boys because we know them so well. It's really easy to turn AUs into OFs but I think it really depends on the type of story you are telling, whether or not it'll work as a non BSB one. Most of mine wouldn't but this one was pretty easy to change. Just turned three of them into brothers, one best friend tagging along and Howie turned into Kevin's girlfriend. lmao Sorry Howie :OP

OMG! I did not see the part about Nick being sick coming at all. I was just finally clicking in to the fact that this was a coming-of-age story and then you threw that curve in there to mix things up. Nicely done!

I like the way that you have brought everything together in this chapter. Even now, I sometimes feel as though Nick doesn't fully believe that he is capable of doing things on his own. I think that's why he's pushed so hard with his two solo albums, his reality shows, etc. Perhaps he is looking to prove to the world that he can be just Nick Carter, not only Nick from the BSB. That being said, I think that he has come a long way from where he was when the group first started.

Of course my prediction is that Nick will make his way through the woods (essentially proving to himself that he can stand on his own two feet) and live to see another day. However, I would not put it past you to twist things up and end the story with Nick not waking up.

Author's Response: YAY!! You finally got to the big reveal chapter! I love waiting for people to get to this chapter and see how everything comes together. I'm SO glad you didn't guess it! No one has actually. I agree with you about Nick and his lack of self confidence. I really think he is one of those guys who needs to be constantly pushed to do and get things done because he doesn't think he can handle it on his own. I also wanted to tell you that you are the featured author on AC next month. The last one before we start our countdown to 100. So, you need to chose between the two stories you have posted and let me know which one you'd like to be featured. I was going to tell you to leave it in your next review but it looks like you actually finished this story! So, just PM me on AC or in your author response to when I review your next chapter or the next time you review one of mine. I'm updating the new one tonight so.. lol

Ha! I knew that Casper was at least semi-bad. The idea that he and Grim were one in the same was a nice touch.

As much as I enjoyed the happy imagery of Nick's mom and dad sitting beside him in the hospital, the cynical side of me was thinking that they were only upset because their primary breadwinner was about to bite the dust and then they would actually have to work for themselves. Is that terrible of me?? :P

Author's Response: NO, you're probably spot on with that one, actually. *sigh* They both seem like truly terrible people. One day I hope I am proven wrong on that one! Yes, Casper and Grim one in the same. So semi evil ghost. Woot!

I just thought that I would drop you a line to let you know that I'm really enjoying the bromance that you've got going in this story. I pretty much read all of the chapters last night. Nice work!

Author's Response: Thankyou! I'm glad you like it! Hopefully I won't disappoint anytime soon! :)

I LOVED the whole Nick and Kevin flashback. Too cute! I can totally picture Kevin's super serious big-brother face as he got ready to give Nick "the talk". I was dying!!

Author's Response: Haha Thanks so much! Kevin/Nick and Howie/Nick are my fav to write! You can have so much fun with those combos lol. Thanks for the review!!

So, your disclaimer at the beginning of the chapter had me a bit worried. LOL. I think you were a bit hard on yourself though. The chapter was highly emotional, but I enjoyed it! I love the flashbacks - I find myself waiting for them to come up in every chapter. :) On another note, the fact that you're doing your thesis on the First Crusade makes much more sense than the notion of you writing an entire paper on cannibalism. I clearly read your note wrong. Oooops! I'm a teacher as well ... it's always nice to meet another educator. :)

Author's Response: Hahaha! Thanks! Yeah, I'm not used to the highly emotional writing. I usually do a little angst but not this much so I shocked myself lol. Love meeting other teachers! What do you teach? Thanks for the review!!