Thank you =)

Glad you enjoyed reading this. The next chapter is, I must warn you, shaping up to be a little more disturbing than the first two and is proving difficult to write, but I am plodding along and hopefully should have something to show for it soon.

Real Life has interevened in the most pleasant of ways (just started University) so writing is slow going.

Thanks for the review and being patient.

More is coming.  Do keep reading, and thanks so much for R&R-ing... it makes me want to write faster *cough*HINT*cough*

Thank you,

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I'm so glad you enjoyed the imagery I put into this story, and I was quite satisfied to write Richard up lying in the mud myself.

Thanks again for your brilliant review. As a newbie author I get a HUGE kick out of people enjoying my work.

Thank you

I know my limitations (i.e. I can't write believable smut) and wrote the vignette entirely around the suggestion of sex which is something I knew I could do. Glad it worked for you, and do, do, do, check back indeed.  2nd chapter finished and being beta-ed.

That's the way I felt about it too.  I considered expanding it, I even tried to write a longer version, but it just felt wrong, as if the vignette needed to be as jagged and short and bitter as the encounter itself.

 "Terra" is being beta-ed and it's a good deal longer than this, so do check back.

Hi,You don't need to respond to this, but I wanted to let you know that I wasn't disappointed that it was short. It's all about quality, not quanity.  And this chapter fit the former.:)

haha Thanks =)! The ending threw  me a bit too, this was the little ficlet in my mind that inspired the whole series and as I was plotting it out that was the ending that just begged to be written.

"Terra" is coming up next.  It's on it's way through the beta-ing process and once that's done I'll submit it for approval. So check back soon.  

Thank you, I'm honoured that you left lurk-dom to review my lil' story. 

I was so afraid it would be TOO much imagery and TOO much heat, but I'm glad it worked for you.

 More is on the way.

Thank you for the... uh... enthusiastic review!

 That did happen to be the only PWP-ish vignette I intended to have, but perhaps there shall be another one coming up.  In either case, stay tuned!  There will be many more thrilling little stories to come.

Thanks =)

More is on it's way.  I promise.... hopefully by the end of the week.  

and that would be -exactly- what I was going for.

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the review, and stay tuned for more.... next chapter will be exploring the Earth element 

I'm really glad you liked it, Julia.

The Hermione we know probably wouldn't fall in love with the Snape we know, but if she did, I couldn't see him being lovingly-passionate!Severus or tender-caring-slightly-rough-but-mostly-misunderstood!Severus.  He IS fire she would be burned.

 Anyhoo, the relationship between the two of them will change from ficlet to ficlet.  Stay tuned, and glad you enjoyed it.

~Kiara 

Thanks, Southern

I'm more than happy to oblige with more, and am thrilled that my first attempt at fanfic seems to be liked. =)

*hugs* 

No, I am sadly not studying literature. I am studying Life Science (although one of my courses deals with rhetoric in science)

Your course sounds really interesting though, and probably useful if it's anything like my writing style =)

I'm really glad this story works for you, I'll try to do the same and get hustlin' on a the next chapter quick! 

Oooh well thank you! This is a fun-yet-challenging piece to write because of how bizzare it is.

There is more coming.... how soon I can't say, but it IS in the works.

!  You're such a huge boost to my ego.  Thanks so much for both the review and for listing me as a fave author!  More coming up, I promise!

thank you!  That was a simply fantastic review and made me *squee* in the most delightful of ways. I'm so so glad you liked the piece because as much as my plot bunny with this one keeps nipping around my ankles, it's not the easiest story in the world to write because it IS so twisted (especially the chapter that I'm currently working on -- Aqua).

 Perhaps after this I will delve into the world of smutty goodness.

thanks again for a brilliant review 

No problem!  If you ever need someone to beta or just give you feedback before posting chapters (positive and happy criticism), I would be more than happy to do so.  [That that I think you need any help, I would just love to be involved somehow.  Your ability is gorgeous.]My AIM is snarkyissexxy and email address is snholmes@email.unc.eduBest of luck on the new chapter!