keistje
I love the way you write Sanzo. It's just so different, and yet so him at the same time. I love this idea, it's getting better and better. Let me make sure I have one thing straight though: Hakkai, Goku, Lirin, Shuuei are Hunters. Gojyo, Kougaji, and Sanzo are Keikan vampires (daywalkers, right?). Kougaji is also a hunter, or at least used to be before he was turned. Do I have it right?
I actually have a very hard time writing Sanzo, since I�m the most self-critical about how I write him above anyone else. A major reason is because he also happens to be my favorite character. ^^ I�m very glad you like it, and that he�s IC.
You got everyone right, but you forgot Yaone. She�s a Hunter too.
I can�t really define either one of my types of vampires because of the mixing of legends (and some of my own personal plot twists). Not to mention, stories have always been like people with me � I can remember details but never names. So� I don�t remember the names of most of the vampire legends, just the details. *sweatdrop*

K. Firefly
Wow, I really like this. You're developing all the characters really well, and I want to see you unfold this.
I'm looking forward to the characters meeting--that should be fun. You have promised 393 and 58, respectively. So I want to see how these two collide.
Goku's and lirin's school seems...not so fun. I'm intersted in more of their back story. I also like how you've switched up relationships here.
It will unfold little by little, and I�m glad that you are enjoying it. As for 393 and 58� the beginnings of it are coming up. ^^
Backstory shall be explained in time. I�m actually planning on doing a few scenes while they are in class and at school. It ISN�T fun, but then again a lot of what is going on isn�t fun.
My favorite switching of relationships would probably be making Goku and Lirin best friends, and making Gojyo and Yaone siblings (even if by adoption).

D-chan
... again, I am impressed. I was completely captivated the entire chapter, so much that I'd forgotten I was going to take a break and get a drink halfway through. ^^; Whoops.
But that just proves how good this is. The whole scene with Hakkai and Chin Iisou was great. I liked how Yaone noted that Hakkai gets even more polite when he's angry rather than start off on a swearing tangent or something. The whole bit with Lirin and Goku as partners was fitting and captured their immaturity and their obvious strength well. Great foreshadowing in the conversation Sanzo overheard; I'm curious about this Prodigy Child now.
I think my favourite scene was the last one with Kougaiji. One reason is because while the circumstances are obviously VERY different, I can relate to that need to write as an escape from things. You get lost in your own world and it helps you forget about your serious problems, at least for a little while.
Also, the e-mail was creepy. It took me a couple minutes to guess who it was from (me? slow? never ^^;). If it's from who I think it is, then the creepiness factor was perfect. The fic is unraveling brilliantly so far. I'm eager to see what happens next.
~ D-chan
heh, I�ve done that with fics before too, especially when I discover multi-chapter fics. (Hmm� should I get up and get something to drink, or read another chapter? No contest. ^^)
Some people get really rude when they�re angry, and others get really polite. I�ve always been scared of the second kind, and that is why Hakkai sometimes freaks me out. I wanted to weave that into the story, because his psyche fascinates me.
For the Lirin/Goku scene, I actually had a lot of trouble with that at first. The end result came out better than I ever dreamed, and I liked their confrontation too. ^^
There is actually more than one �Prodigy Child,� and I�m planning on a chapter in the future that will be called �Prodigy Children,� and will explain the circumstances surrounding them in more detail.
I was wondering how the other authors would react to the scene with Kougaiji. I found it very easy to write, because I was able to incorporate some of my own feelings into it. Writing is my escape too.
For the e-mail, I wanted to drop major hints (the language used, the way the topics were discussed) as well as the name without being BLATANTLY obvious. If you think it was creepy reading it� writing it was even more creepy. It took me a day to recover from it� ><

Nightfall Rising
It sounds like you've got this fic's future plotted out, which is great. You're actually doing such a good job with all the seperate loose ends that I'm not sure you actually need to *explain* things, but it'll be great to watch you tie them all together.
Am I guessing right that your pattern is to mostly make the youkais human and the humans vampires (aside from Kou, that's what it looks like so far, although of course we don't yet know what Prodigy Children are)? Because if so, neat twist! Preserving the interspecies tensions in entirely new ways--I'm hooked. I look forward to seeing how that comes into play, particularly with the reversal of the high moral ground--and also how it'll feed into the pairings you've promised us.
[just noticed; you've got kind of an amusing typo about 3/4 of the way down this chapter: Kou not doing any heavy drinking until he's Hakkai or Gojyo. ^,^ ]
And looking forward to those pairings, and also wondering how much of a complication Nii and Iisou are going to be, and in what arenas. The Hakkai\Yaone\Iisou relationship is already beautifully strained. I love how well Yaone knows Hakkai.
I also love Lirin's defense of Houmei. It's exactly the kind of reaction she--or Goku, even more--would have. No slandering the cooks! 
Anyway, a very well done chapter, all told, with all kinds of different scenes coming together in a nice dark tapestry kind of way. I'm a little reminded of the recent Lackey/Flint/some other author collaborations. 
Yeah, I have a pretty good idea where this is going. ^.~ And I won�t go necessiarly into HUGE descriptions about why EVERYTHING is the way it is, but some things definitely need an expination.
I didn�t really have a set pattern for making certain people humans and other vampires. They kind of just slid into those roles on their own � so if there is a pattern it is a coincidence. (Sometimes the best plot twists are the ones that you never expected. *grins*)
[You know, I�m never going to know how that typo got past four people in the revising stages. Needless to day, I found it incredibly amusing, and so did my betas. Thanks for pointing it out to me. ^^]
Hakkai and Yaone�s relationship has always fascinated me. I love the idea of those two having a close friendship, especially since they seem to understand each other so well.
It is actually very difficult to write Goku and Lirin IC in a serious situation. BECAUSE of the situation, they are going to be slightly more mature in certain circumstances. However, I�m basing those parts off how they act seriously in some of those rare moments in the anime and manga.
Thank you for the review and compliments. ^^ 

Baka-see-you 
This is kinda reminding me of a mix of The Giver and Buffy 
I�ve read The Giver, but I�ve only seen one episode of Buffy ever (and even then, that episode was one of the ones were vampires were not in it). I had a feeling that someone would possibly see some connections to the show, but they are purely coincidental.

hakkai-san
ohh...i love vamp stories!! am so sorry for not noticing it earlier. anyways, this is a very good story indeed. i love the terminologies e.g. Hunters, Keikan Vamps, Weakling etc. and nice intro of chin isou and bunny-san (im guessing it's one psycho prof). 
other than Anne Rice's Lestat and Co. and Wesley Snipes a.k.a Blade, i'm loving Iapetus Keikan Vamps! but kinda sad that hakkai wasn't a vamp but a hunter instead. oh well... ^-^
keep up the good work! ganbatte!! will be waiting for update!!
Heh, you don�t need to apologize. *grins* I�m just glad that you are enjoying the story..
I�m also glad that you are enjoying my vampires. I put a lot of work into them so the comment is greatly appreciated. ^^
Two of my betas were kind of sad when Hakkai wasn�t made into a vampire too (they are both Hakkai fanatics), but there was no way I could make him one without losing a bit of my plot.
Thank you for the encouragement. I hope that I�ll be able to get the next update out as soon as possible.

gallatica 
wah!! excellent! everything is all so intriguing...hehehe... :D yeah!
explain!! explain!! 
Intriguing? Hmmm� I never thought I�d hear one of my stories explained like that. *grins* A bit more of an explanation in this chapter, but not by too much. ;)

mabaroshi16
ah man, i LOVED the opening scene! hakkai was splendidly written. the description of his face and voice were great. i'm glad that i finally got to see some of goku. the bar scene with sanzo was highly enjoyable, i love the way he's so superior all the time ^^ the plot is so good! you've obviously done a good job planning out the story, i can't wait to see what happens next ^^ 
Personally, I was blown away when I wrote out �the protest scene.� (Yes I have names like that for all of my scenes *grins*) I had no idea it would turn out to be like it was, or that it would have to be so LONG that I�d break it up over two chapters. I�m glad you enjoyed the scene with Sanzo � it was so much fun to write! ^^

Nozomi Anshin
well. usually fics like this don't really interest me, but you've gotten me incredibly curious by leaving so much hidden and unexplained. i hope you continue this soon...i'll be looking forward to reading more of it. 
I�m glad that this fic caught your interest and that you�re enjoying it. ^^ I shall try to continue this as soon as I can.

KarotsaMused
About my last review - I toldja, I'm greedy ^.^ You're just -so- good.
Oh, my. My eyes are just about as big as dinner plates at this most recent development. I shall not nag you to update quickly (for quality comes at its own pace and I'm willing to wait for yours) but Oh...my...GOODNESS! 
While it's hard keeping track of who's who and where they are and what (eh heh) they are, I think I'm catching the hang of it. Thanks a bunch for referring to Sanzo (for example) as a Keikan more than once...it really helps ^.^ 
Finally, I love the personal touches you add to the characters - they're not just familiar faces plastered into different positions, but rather the entire persona superimposed in a new world. There are few AU writers who can pull that off, especially with so frickin' much going on (Not complaining!) I'm really enjoying this so far.
(Oh, and when I said "Vampire fics" I didn't mean Saiyuki in particular - I've seen about three Saiyuki-vampire fics before (they all sucked) but the rest are your good old insert-anime-here/Buffy crossovers or (insert-non-canonically-homosexual/horny-bi-shounen/shoujo-here)-is-a-vampire-because-it's-good-for-the-sex type stuff. Which are tolerable, at best - I rather prefer your style ^.^)
Man, that was long. Um, in a nutshell (Help! How the heck did I get into such a bloody big nutshell?!) ...Mikey likes ^.^ 
*blushes majorly and tries to cover face with hands* I still can�t believe that someone likes my work THAT much� *blushes again*
As for updates I will try to update as often as I can. The readers of this story actually have an advantage, because THREE of my friends from college are reading this story. So� if I don�t work on it they can physically annoy me to continue. *grins* Not to mention one of my betas lives just down the hall from me�
While my writing style has drasticially changed over my time writing, one thing has always remained the same, and that is my setup. My use of words has definitely changed (and I believe it is for the better), but my genereal story setup remains the same. I�ve always written my story split up by POV segments of various characters, and it is arranged so that you jump from event to event � so that you slowly get the pieces of the puzzle.
Well, I�ve always just tried to stick myself in their shoes and think �how would they react?� Of course, I get a little bit more artistic license with certain characters (i.e. the major ones in my story who had very minor roles in the actual anime), but it take a lot of thought to see how people like Goku or Kougaiji would react in certain situations.
As for �vampire fics,� I wanted to do one a bit differently, so I tried to stay away from what has been done. I�m glad you seem to like it.
Hehe� I don�t mind long reviews. *grins* They are so helpful too. I hope you enjoy the new chapter. ^^

Chevaux
Let me just say that that e-mail was definitly creepy. Who would know that much about Kougajii but at the same time would want to remain unknown? I liked how you used Math 110 in your story, although I heard that class really isn't that hard...Anyways I hope you write that scene you were telling me about soon. I'm really excited to read it! 
Chelsea, it�s Goku and Lirin we�re talking about. I can see algebra being hard for them, and you know that math is just hard for some people.
I got a lot written for that scene that you are referring to after we got back from Pete�s, but the actual fight was being a huge bitch. Obviously I have it finished since it is posted, but still�

Shadowmoon1
hey becky, i'm too lazy to sign in. i'm glad i finally got around to reading this!! GOKU GOKU!! this is a super good story..you need to write the next chapter! too bad you couldn't do that copying at work today! jaa =^_^=
oh, this is claire in case you can't tell, lol
Hehe, changed the �guess who� to your actual ff.net name because I KNOW it�s you� *grins* Yeah, I don�t mind people not necessarily signing in. A review is a review is a review, yes? I am not one of those authors who doesn�t accept anomynous reviews � I like them all. ^^
*watches in amusement as Claire sings the Goku song and dances the Goku dance*
You know, IF I HAD ONLY GOTTEN THAT PACKET EARLIER� I would have. No reading over my shoulder while I write, though! *grins* See you in Japanese or wherever. ^^ 

kitsune-oni
Wow! That's an absolutely amazing story you've got here - I'm looking forward to more.
I love how everyone remains the same while in a completely different universe, and a very well constructed universe at that!
:)
Amazing? Heh, I didn�t think it was *that* good� And I�m glad you think that they are in character. Going about writing them all in character in an AU can be difficult�