Oh wormie what a fabulous story! I loved every bit of it and you earn mega_bonus points for including Gemini, well, Joshua. I know nothing of the star-trek universe and had never felt the desire to inquire about it, but thanks to your depiction of the klingon mating ritual I shall certainly have a look now!
Wonderful writing, had me laughing out loud at my screen, thank you so so so much for a great read!

I am intrigued, in a good way, I'd like to read more. The tone of this piece reminds me of the beginning of each pretender episode :  "there are pretenders among us....." can't see it going down well for a long story but in a short chapter like this, it does work rather like a prelude...

Hey Phoebe!

Jarod and Sydney together, huh? very promising start as they have never really been alone together... Never away from the Centre cameras, that is, which forced their officially non-existent relationship to lie undercover, hidden beneath unfinished sentences, pregnant pauses, meaningful looks and double-entendres... Can't wait to see how they will adjust to the possibility of openness and honesty, to the intimacy of being on the run together...

Looking forward to chapter 3!

Author's Response: Thank you!  You are right, their relationship has always had to be undercover otherwise the Centre would have used it against them.  Chapter 3 gives Sydney more to think about than just Jarod - chapter 3 is coming soon.  Thanks for staying with it.

Next chapter in time for Christmas? That's wonderful! Phoebe! It's almost a happy ending already!

Thank you for such an uplifting twist in the story, great job with the plot. I only hope Miss Parker wakes up in time to share in the universal joy!!

Congratulations!

Hmm, interesting fic. I especially like the ending, "maybe someday." Lots of hope in these two words... I liked the bittersweet tone...

Lovely beginning! I like both your very calculating, two-steps-ahead-of-everyone Jarod and your professional Miss Parker. Can't wait to read where you are taking us with this fic... Great job!

Author's Response: Thanks middleman! I was hoping these two very complex characters came across the way I intended them to. Again, thanks for reading and reviewing.

oooh, very nice depiction of what could be Miss Parker's feelings upon learning that Raines is her father.

I love the fact that you included Sydney in the fathers. Another thing which bridges the gap between her and Jarod, their tacit filial bond to Sydney. Quite a painful thing to admit as well, as it means that she is actually hunting her brother-in-heart...

Nice little touch, having Miss Parker reflect that she sounds just like Jarod these days, shows how unusually fragile she feels... 

Great job for your first fanfic, anamchara!

Author's Response:

Thank you so much for reviewing!!:)

Yes, for Miss Parker to admit that her and Jarod share a father figure is painful. I think post IOTH, Miss Parker doesn't really want to chase Jarod anymore.

Thanks again for the kind review!!! 

Great job chopsticks! A wonderful Lyle-centric piece. I particularly love your use of brackets as well as the general tone of the story, both deeply personal and at the same time oddly detached, a nice reflection of Mr Lyle himself! Congratulationd! 

Oh Sydney, king of denial and self-destruction!
Nicely written Haiza!

Well, that's an interesting take on Sydney, quite different from what we usually read. It's usually Miss Parker who's the hunter.. But then again it makes sense, in a way. Though we sometimes forget it, Sydney is a brilliant mind in his own right, and it's only right that he should enjoy matching his intellect to Jarod's games.

Congratulations!

Oh loved it!! I never particularly liked Dickens myself but you sure make a strong case in favour of rereading my classics!
I can see how Jarod would be fascinated and perhaps even touched by the work of someone who seemed to know him so well, a man who died long before Jarod was ever born...
Great little fic Haiza!! 

Author's Response:

Thanks!

Dickens can be hard to get into: I've never been able to read "David Copperfield," myself, and I usually only read his books after I've seen some marvelous, long BBC miniseries. But at the same time some of his books are among my favorites...mostly the ones I mentioned in the story. :) "Little Dorrit," "Bleak House," and "A Tale of Two Cities," particularly.

Oh wow! Beautiful piece, music and colors combined in a vibrant world, and I swear I could hear each character's song! And the sad awakening to reality, dull and grey, all the more gut-wrenching after the shimmering dream.
Congratulations!!

Interesting comparison : being a Pretender is like being silly putty, nice oxymoron here, a genius compared to something silly...
Reminds me of a sci-fi character I once read about, a shape shifter who looked like his partner's dream person, but no-one ever saw him for who he was... Quite a classic, really.