It Started in the Library (Completed and Editing)

Special Chapter 1: The ISITL Q and A

To Aldrich: Anong type mo sa girl?

Aldrich: Yung animal-lover saka mabait. 

15. Sino ang makakatuluyan ni Rika? (From miyuki_dith)

Hindi ko pa alam... hahaha... baka sa ibang stories makaisip ako. 

16. Jaguar, why sooo rude? I miss Nutella bigtime! (from icenearth)

Jaguar: *smirks* Nagrereklamo ka Icen? Sigurado ka?

Icen: *gulps* Ah..eh...

Jaguar: At ng dahil diyan, pati Pocky, Speculoos, at Cadbury bawal na sa HQ.

And sudden screams of bloody murder was heard throughout the HQ.

17: To Ali: Kung nasa isla kayo ng mga agents mo at kelangan mong pumili ng babaeng lalahian para magpatuloy ang humanity, sino at bakit? (from reiku14)

Ali: The bottomline is, I cannot 'save humanity' if I was the only male alive. Even if I pick one of them, the genes of the future generations will be so intricately entwined that our next generation will be in incestous relationships which I do not support (this coming from a philosophical point of view.) Biologically speaking, one single male set of genes will also yield a weaker genome. My future children would have a great possibility of inheriting disease/conditions making them prone to death and diseases (see x and y-linked diseases). 

18. To AlaraChan: Anong work mo sa tunay na buhay at saan nagmula ang inspiration mo sa Zabala brothers?

Writer: Madami akong work. Workaholic ako eh... huehue..Joke! May family business kami. XD Ang inspiration ng Zabala brothers ay ang kuya ko saka yung mga naging kuya ko habang lumalaki ako.

19. To Ali: Kung mag-a-apply kaming agents, anong qualification?

Ali: Multi-lingual, physically and mentally-fit. Able to think on their feet, flexible, cooperative, loyal and strong-willed. The other things can be learned like markmanship, driving, etc. but these qualities are the foremost we need to stay on the job.

20. To Aidan: Bukod kay Red, sino sa mga agents ang pwedeng potential girlfriend/wife mo?! I mean kung walang Red? (from StrwbrryJem)

Aidan: O__O Walang babycake? *sulks in corner* *whispers* pero si Babycake lang mahal ko... true love itoooo.... *cries*

21. May plano ba ang agency na gumamit ng technologically-advanced na equipment? Like gadgetry and stuff? O hindi pa iyon iniimplement so far?

W: Matagal na silang gumagamit ng technologically-advanced equipment. May sarili silang laboratory na pinag-te-testingan nito.

22. Ano ang kumpletong hitsura ng HQ?

W: Classified information. Gusto mo bang ma-infiltrate tayo?

23. To Adam: May point bang gumive-up ka sa love? Kay Rin? 

Adam: I already gave up on love until I met Z, then my feelings resurfaced. Pero hindi tulad noon, I'm now mature and responsible of my actions and decisions.

24. Kaninong POVs ang ma-fe-feature sa SC maliban kila Ali at Ria? May mga bago bang characters na aabangan?

W: Mostly Ali POV ang Star-Crossed but there will be new characters such as Alejandro and Aldrich Zabala.

25. May chance pa ba ang Adam/Carissa sa SC?

W: Adam, ikaw sumagot nito! Oi!

26. Ano ang history ni Ali at Rika?

W: Abangan sa SC. Huehue... 

If there are other questions, post niyo lang dito. I'll try to add them to the chapter. XD

ISITL Trivia:

Fact #1: ISITL was supposed to have only 20 chapters and an epilogue, but during the course of writing the story I realized that I wanted something more that would make it different from other stories. I wanted a story with badass characters that are not gangsters (no offense to gangster stories/writers), or too much romance (after writing the first 13 chapters in one sitting, I was sick of the saccharine-overload), and fun. I wanted to share my adventures, hence the chapters on Sagada and the car-racing arc. 

Fact #2: Ali was not supposed to have such a big role in the story. Chapter 14 was pivotal because it was spur-of-the-moment. Na-bore lang talaga ako magsulat ng romance at drama. Hindi kasi talaga ako romance writer. Mas gusto ko ang action and adventure na genre. Chapter 24 was also the same way. If bluebaiyou did not request for Alfredo in chapter 23, walang chapter 24 na nag-introduce sa badass side ni Alfredo. Hahaha!

Fact #3: After chapter 33, I had no idea how to continue the story anymore, hence the filler chapters of Days with You, and Wants and Needs. Na-challenge ako ng husto na i-top yung action ng Chapter 31-33. Yung racing arc with Nathan was also a filler until naka-isip ako ng tamang ending. 

Muli, salamat po sa pagbabasa! Let's meet again sa special chapters and sa Star-Crossed!