Two rivals, intent on killing each other. One way home. More than one small problem ... [Bakumatsu fic]

Because obviously nothing so blatantly screams "humor fic collection" than the struggle of an undying hunter against blood-crazed beasts, lunatics craving the Eldritch Truth, and abominations from beyond the waking world, right? Right?

The bonds of blood hid Harry Potter from those who wished to harm him. Unfortunately, foreign dark wizard Joachim Petri had no idea who Harry Potter even was. A wizard "rescues" a clueless Harry Potter from the Dursleys, but not all wizards are good people. Eventually Necromancer!Harry, Master of Death!Harry, no pairings.

Discontinued. Rebooted in Born Weapons.

For eons, Assassins and Templars have locked horns. Never have the British Rangers chosen a side, but when Will Treaty is discovered with a murdered Assassin, he puts the whole Corps in danger. He and his friends must find the true killer, even if that means crossing all of Europe and coming head to head with one of the most dangerous Assassins of the age: Ezio Auditore.

After the brutal 25th Floor Boss Raid, Asuna has left Kirito's side to join the Knights of Blood. With his partner gone, Kirito resigns himself to returning to the life of a solo player-until a familiar face from the lower floors unexpectedly reenters his life. The strangely-human NPC Kizmel, despite her quest being over, has returned to his side... Kirito/Kizmel.

Humanity has finally gotten fed up with their fragile position in the world of Pokémon. Gathering the best of trainers, they have decided to subdue or dispose of every powerful Pokémon in existence. The strong will expire as a large conflict between Pokémon and humans arises… But which side of the conflict will you end up on when you are neither Pokémon nor human…?

Kakashi loved Konoha a little less and his father a bit more. What happens next changes the face of history. However Team 7's destiny years later is still wrapped with the silver haired man's and an intricate dance begins.

"They say the only thing to fear is fear itself. That, and a motivated Nara." Shikamaru is born with his father's intelligence and his mother's work ethic. The world is turned sideways.

Sequel to 'Hammered Down'. Under the shadow of a heaven ruled by monsters, Rukia Kuchiki continues to fulfill her duties with new lives and hearts added to the mix. And above all, there is a mother's love.

AU reboot of the entire SAO storyline, beginning from the premise that Kayaba Akihiko was obsessed with magic and Norse Mythology rather than swords and pure melee. As a result, he created the Death Game of Alfheim Online rather than the floating castle of Aincrad—a world in which PvP is not a crime, and the nine player races are in competition to escape. **SPOILERS IN REVIEWS**

AU inspired by an omake in HPMOR. 12 years ago, the Fourth Hokage gave his life to seal Kyubey, the Nine-Brained Demon Fox, into the infant Naruto. Now, the time has come for a smarter, more creative Naruto to take on a world in which quick thinking and a solid grasp of strategy are worth a dozen rare techniques, and a brilliant mind can challenge even the deepest darkness.

No TARDIS, no screwdriver, and no memory — on the plus side, an owl and a wand! May or may not be AU. "It's all in the mind, you know."

Magic was not the only secret hidden in Harry's ancestry. With nothing more than an old clue and a desperate wish, Harry travels through unfamiliar places and braves unknown danger to find his family.

Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there. OC Self-insert. No pairings.

Thirty year old Kakashi was supposed to have been killed by Pein during the Invasion. Instead, he wakes up in the body of his twenty year old self. (It gets a lot more complicated.) Time travel.

(Formerly Telos) The Wizarding World is in a frenzy when the Hidden Continents of Japan contacts them for the first time in 100 years, quite out of the blue. Meanwhile, Harry finds an amnesiac teenage blond in Hagrid's hut. Post 7th book!

A long time ago, the Outsider formed. Contrary to many's beliefs, he could not change his face. When aliens saw him in their dreams, they knew humanity long before humanity knew them. And they feared. Now their space whaling routes cross paths, and the aliens stare upon humanity's face proper. And they fear. Perhaps rightly so. The Outsider only shrugs, and then offers his mark.

Brockton Bay. A slowly rotting, fog-wreathed city in a decaying world where things lurk in the shadows. And that's what I thought it was even before my powers opened my eyes. I wish I could ignore what I see. I wish I could forget. I wish I could escape. But I can't. The Other Place is always there.

Yukine is a mess after another god names him against his will, and it threatens to unleash the magatsukami on the heavens.

Milo, a genre-savvy D&D Wizard and Adventurer Extraordinaire is forced to attend Hogwarts, and soon finds himself plunged into a new adventure of magic, mad old Wizards, metagaming, misunderstandings, and munchkinry. Updates monthly.

Kakashi falls off a tree and lands in a different world. Literally. Now he's in a dimension where nothing makes sense—but he's used to that. Kakashi plans to wreak as much havoc as he can and find his way home . . . if he can.

There are things hidden in the far north, secrets buried under ice. Jon Snow faces the white walkers early, and stumbles upon a power that could change the world. It forges a new path for him and everyone around him - and a new journey south, a journey as a dragon. The world begins to change - with steel and snow, fire and blood...

To save Itachi from his terminal illness, Sakura leaves Konoha to study under the renowned doctor of the New World, Carlisle. It's just too bad his son, Edward, will not stop creepily stalking her.

[Indefinite Hiatus] When Taylor went into the locker, she drew the attention of two beings. One offered an absent thought, and a broken tool that wasn't even meant for her. The other took a more personal approach.

Delphine hates fools and dragons. Unfortunately for her, Acajou's a little bit of both. When an accident turns Skyrim's resident Dovahkiin into an actual dovah and threatens her life with a dead dragon's ancient curse, Delphine must learn to set her many prejudices aside to save one of the very creatures she's vowed to destroy.

A maiden stood on the edge of an unfamiliar battlefield, which demanded skills she had never learned. She walked through an age of strife, wielding Fate as her weapon and leaving a trail of rose petals in her wake. A RWBY/Exalted crossover.

The Outsider, cursed bastard, grants Daud another gift before he leaves for Brigmore. "To help," he says, with a sneering twist of a smile. "To replace a little of what Delilah took from you." Daud receives a Heart of a living thing.

Two years ago, Battousai was captured by humans and forced into the ring. Now that the red wolf is free life should get easier... but life in the wild is unforgiving. Basically, this is a story about the Kenshin group as canines.

Indefinite babysitting duty was so not on Kakashi's list of things he wanted to do with his life.

Torn from a desolate future, Harry awakens in his teenage body with a hefty debt on his soul. Entangled in his lies and unable to trust even his own fraying sanity, he struggles to stay ahead of his enemies. Desperation is the new anthem of violence.

After reforming, Discord has been living with Fluttershy. He's established genuine friendships with some of the Mane 6 and has been working on re-connecting with Celestia. But what passes for his "normal" life is about to be disrupted... because the Q Continuum are preparing to hand down their final sentence on him. (NOTE: Re-ordered chapters to add prologue.)

In the void, a monster opens its eyes. And so do I. [OC-Insert!Gedō Mazō, AU, minor crossover]

For Teddy Lupin, Harry Potter would become a Dark Lord. For Teddy Lupin, Harry Potter would take down the Ministry or die trying. He should have known that Hermione and Ron wouldn't let him do it alone.

Gin has secret diversions, and these, the games he plays with Aizen and Kira, have consequences. They might be his downfall and he might be a fool, but at least he won't be bored with the outcome.

"It would be rather rude, Rize supposes, to kill him on the first date. Where would be the harm in letting him stew in his foolish infatuation for just a little while longer?" Only, half a year later, with her prey-turned-boyfriend still alive and kicking, Rize begins to consider that she may have made a slight miscalculation.

We've all seen the horribly butchered and cliché girl-falls-into-Middle-Earth stories. So is it possible to make a semi-realistic one? Follow Maddie on her own adventure exploring Middle Earth as the opposite of a Tenth Walker. COMPLETE

Kayaba's dream was altered, polluted due to events beyond his control. It's not how he envisioned it, but Aincrad is complete. His game is complete. Will the players of this game survive a twisted journey of flowers, blood, and guns?

It was beautiful morning, and all Kira expected in his patrol was performing konso and cleansing low-level Hollows. But it would be today when his optimism turned to despair.

Evil unlike any Equestria has ever seen has come to the Everfree, and through proximity, Ponyville. The Mane 6 must attempt to overcome the darkness they are faced with; it will not be easy. But they will not face such evil alone. The Hero has come. A Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess and MLP crossover.

The Outsider says, "I will give you a name, as I did for Daud. I do not play favorites, Corvo, but I'm interested to see which future you will choose when you realize how easily it could have all fallen apart, no matter how hard you tried or how many despots you ruined." Corvo's tempted to ask why he's doing this even though he already knows the answer. "Find Delilah."

Obsolete, read Feathered Sanguine for Rewrite. /OC Self-Insert, slightly AU, Manga Spoilers

The unlikeliest of crossings. The most improbable of incidents. The most hilarious of universes. A considerably different sort of crossover. Sanity is for the weak anyway.

Taylor and Jack Slash are born in each other's places. Weaver is the infamous usurper of the Slaughterhouse Nine, while young Jacob Hebert forges his path through the underworld of Brockton Bay.

Instead of visiting the Vaizard, Ichigo realizes that fighting and defeating his inner hollow isn't the only way to deal with his problem. Could the two possibly form an alliance? -All chapters revised! More details in first and last chapter.

Do you want your little ones to read books; and they want to read the Harry Potter Books; but you do not want them to turn into witches? Well-this is the story for you! This story has all the adventure of JKR's books; but will not lead your children astray. For concerned mommies everywhere! Blessings! Grace Ann

As per the Hat's decision, Harry gets Sorted into Slytherin upon his arrival in Hogwarts—and suddenly, the future isn't what it used to be.

::Year 2 Divergence:: What does it take, to reshape a child? And if reshaped, what then is formed? Down in the Chamber, a choice is made. (Harry's Gryffindor traits were always so much scarier than other peoples'.)

Canon-divergent: 20 years after Chief Stoick's wife and son were lost in a dragon raid, the Vikings of Berk shoot down a Night Fury…and its rider, a feral youth who believes he is a dragon. [Not slash. Crossposted on AO3.]

There are worse things to bring along on a mission than a single overambitious genin. Probably. [Gen, Hidden Mist backstory; one-shot.]

Steel in the hand, and blood on the blade; now your death is surely made. Urahara's Bankai is a terrifying thing. (A character study, of sorts).

This ninja business? It isn't for the faint of heart. Luckily Aiko is far from faint, even if she did get stuck with a ridiculously girly name. SI, OC, whatever you want to call it. Rating is for language.

You know that one gamer, the one who breaks into every house and turns the place inside-out in their search for loot? That adventurer who slaughters everything in their path for XP? What if the events of Worm were a group of friends simply playing a pen & paper RPG? What if the protagonist could best be described as one such adventurer? Rated T for language.

Harry was five when he discovered the picture and his life changed. Before he knows it he's shipped off to a distant relative far away and a village full of adventure, intrigue and shinobi. And Harry finds family. HPxNaruto. Pre-Hogwarts.

Pinkie Pie is visited by a strange customer whilst working at Sugarcube Corner. Chaos ensues.

You wake up on a ship with bad news burning a hole in your left breast pocket (over your steadily beating heart) and a damning brand burned into the back of your left hand. You're home. / Timeloop AU.

The Knight Lautrec has stumbled upon a terrible realization: Lordran is being cycled over and over endlessly by a stream of 'Chosen' heroes. Now he's intent on finding a way to put an end to the madness, and is enlisting the aid of Quelana, Mother of Pyromancy, Patches the Hyena, and others to resolve this eternal conflict - and break the cycle. Cover Art by 'AskCiaran' on Tumblr.

Sometimes, it's not mushi. Ginko does his best to help anyway. It doesn't necessarily go so great. People have always been the hardest part about the job.

Through the years: Kakashi, Gai, and the Gates.

Mr and Mrs Dursley of Number Four, Privet Drive, were happy to say they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. The same could not be said for their eight year old nephew, but his godfather wanted him anyway.

Some matches are made in heaven, some in hell: and some, quite rare and quite peculiar, are made on earth. The tale of the blue exorcist began long before the Okumura twins were born, when two men met who would change the course of history for Assiah and Gehenna alike. The question is: how did that history change them?

In which someone thought it would be a good idea to entrust ANBU Captain Hatake Kakashi with the stoic Uchiha heir.

grief doesn't end in a moment. it's a slow and steady march into the future. sakura discovers this in the aftermath of the fourth shinobi world war.

Sasuke arrives before Jiraiya at the small hotel in Tanzaku-Gai, where his brother and Kisame confront Naruto, and Itachi makes a decision with horrifying, long-lasting consequences. Oneshot.

One mistake. One wayward soul. Now, running around Konoha is a small, blind girl, who by all rights should not exist. What are the consequences that arise from a reincarnation that was never supposed to happen? And who knows what changes would be wrought should the memories of a past life ever be regained... — OC self-insert. Gen.

Jutsu intrinsically twist the laws of physics and what is possible. Sakura really shouldn't be surprised when accidentally mixing a few of them pretzels time and space. Flashfic series. Alternate universe/time travel.

Deep in Gryphona, frozen land of the griffins, a mysterious pony searches for the friend who has been running from her for a hundred years. What do you do, however, when the friend you once knew is not the same as he used to be? What do you do if he is now a danger to innocents? What should you do when it is all your fault?

To become great, one must overcome great opponents. A moment of inspiration during the chuunin exam puts Sakura on the path to greatness, whether she likes it or not.

A keen blade can be as soothing as a mother's lullaby. Unsheathe me, child, and I will sing for you.

Kakashi falls in love, but holds his peace. Written in response to a prompt about unrequited love. KakaSaku.

Kakashi, Obito and Rin live happily ever after. Or try to. (A story where Obito succeeded.)

The unspoken tale of a chance encounter, wherein the past collides with the future.

Kakashi Hatake and his excerpts of the wizarding world. Hogwarts, ministry politics, Mangekyou Sharingan and...sparking school spirit? "Don't take me as alien! I know your politics." The wizards shared a look. "Alien as foreigner. Here. The-saurus says."

Proof that the Nasuverse can be a very silly place. Rather than the normal summons, characters from Monty Python's Holy Grail are summoned. This is unabashedly a work of crack, check your sanity at the door.

So, Konoha doesn't have child protective services. They do have a chronically tardy jounin whose aggravating pug-dog conscience bullies him into tolerating a new room-mate. Or two. AU.

Sometimes, when one insists on not wanting to become a Shinobi, it is best to listen to them.

Co-written with persephone kore. Thor returns to Earth a month after the Chitauri invasion to keep his promises - to see Jane again, and take her to see Asgard. But she wasn't expecting Loki to be haunting the palace library, even in psychiatric care; and Loki wasn't expecting to make friends with Thor's mortal girlfriend. Jane/Thor.

[FANOWRIMO CHALLENGE] Most people seem to think that developing a doujutsu is a wondrous, unspeakably lucky occurrence. Considering that she now has to deal with an ability she has no idea how to use, family drama, fashion crises, and the world's most rude and vulgar doctor, on top of getting to know her new genin team just after graduation...needless to say, Sakura begs to differ.

Years before the events of Thor and Avengers, Loki is working as a spymaster for his father the King. At least... that's what he thinks. Set pre-Thor, no pairing, angst.

The truths upon which Tobias's life was founded are shattered, leaving him stranded in a strange, dangerous world. Soon he can no longer tell whether his enemy lies in the ones who hunt him or within himself. After all, evil is in the eye of the beholder.

On growing up, falling down, and why it's perfectly possible to do both at once. KAKASAKU.

After the Dursleys abandon six year old Harry in a park in Kent, Harry comes to the realization that he is an elf. Not a house elf, though. A forest elf. Never mind wizards vs muggles; Harry has his own thing going on. Character study, pre-Hogwarts, NOT a creature!fic, slightly cracky.

Light's twin brother Dark moves in with them! What secrets does he have? Has cusses and Sayu/Misa. EDIT: His other sister Night Yagami will come as well! Find her secrets too!

Oneshot. Slight Divergence. A few weeks after Toba Fushimi, Hiko receives some unexpected company.

2004. Veidt's perfect world has begun to crumble, a need for heroes prompts a new generation of costumed adventurers, and suddenly, Rorschach realizes he isn't quite dead. Hurm. AU.

What first called Kenpachi's attention to the red-head was the utter calm. Something about this man told Kenpachi he'd assessed a seasoned fighter. As such, he couldn't wait to fight the brat. Too bad the kid refused to comply. Written for FicmasinJuly, Companion story to "Fight Two: To Kill"

Ichigo was a bit slow to pull Zangetsu out as his Inner World crumbled. The result ends up not quite as Urahara had intended.

More than once, Quelana wondered whether Nemeta was a trick played upon her by the Flames of Chaos, a beguiling, infuriating illusion that would lure her to oblivion. Femslash.

A scyther is captured, and she hates it - right up until she doesn't. Whether this is a good thing or not depends on who you ask.

Trainers aren't supposed to have favorites, but you were my favorite. And then you started losing.

Greater men than he were fated to trail her like lost puppies.

All of my older stories on a per-chapter basis, previously deleted for reasons that made sense at the time and now baffle me.

For Izaya, there is nothing fun about a toy that cannot be manipulated. young!Izaya-centric

/It was widely acknowledged among the thugs of Karakura that everyone in Kurosaki Ichigo's circle of friends could and would kick your ass./ Arrancar-arc, gen-fic.

Zariel is just a Breton trying to get through daily life, but Thalmor agents and renegade laws of physics won't stop getting in her way.

It began so simply. The 11th Division lost their barracks, and decided to move next door to bunk with the 10th Division. Surely such an ordinary beginning couldn't draw the entire Soul Society down into an ever-escalating spiral of chaos. Right?

Death. War. Destruction. The world of the future lies in ruins. I got the chance to go back and stop it from ever happening, only to discover that I was the cause. This is how I destroyed the world.

Uchiha Mikoto takes the hand of an outcast child, and with it rewrites the destiny of her clan. AU. *SEQUEL UP*

For some people, training isn't easy. For some people, training is beyond easy. Unfortunately, for me, training is beyond hard. Double weaknesses, attacked by wild Pokemon, mistrust of trainers, and much more. I just CAN'T catch a break, can I?

The Hashshashin, I would learn, do not kill with blades alone.

The Wave Mission was a failure. They got caught, captured, taken-it didn't end well. Now Sakura has a half-heard order, uncut fingernails, and more desperation than bravery. One way or another, she's getting Team Seven out today. Complete.

Rehabilitating Sasuke was supposed to be easier than fighting a war.

AU, no bijuu, follows "Fox Moon". Naruto has secrets and Sasuke wants to please his father. Oh, and there's Orochimaru, plotting Kitsune, unfortunate werewolves, assorted demons, mysterious elders, simmering tensions, attempted murder, unhappy mothers...

What if Eragon never found Saphira's egg? A story about how something so seemingly inconsequential as a badly aimed spell can cause things to go horribly, horribly wrong. Rated for character death.

Years after the war, powerless and abandoned, Ichigo discovers an old enemy has made a new life.

Every night, in a little stable just outside of town, an old mare lays down to sleep. And every night she has the same dream of rainbows and open sky.

Assassin's Creed, without the science fiction. AU

Ed should never have flashed the silver pocket watch in a war zone. Written for FMA big bang 2011.

A new gang comes to town looking for something special, and is willing to turn all of Ikebukuro upside down until they find it. -A co-authored work.-

"There were many theories on how the story of Team Seven would finally end." A tale about the old Team Seven, and how they fall apart.

Yugito's on the hunt. Her prey brings back curious memories. Not-pairing of Yugito/Kakashi, or onesided Yugito/Kakashi.

An object in the Dept of Mysteries sends Harry 800 years into the past... an adventure of Crusaders, Assassins, Warlocks and Conspiracy, because there's more to saving the world than killing a Dark Lord. HPxAC TimeTravel. Violent.

Oneshot. When Naruto joins ANBU, it is a little like coming home after many strange and wonderful things. Sometimes, there is a simplicity in returning to those who raised you that feels better than any battle rush.

The way their lives weave and wind around each other, you'd think they were dancing.Various Rukia/Gin drabbles and little things.

Real world AU. "I just keep practicing saying goodbye to you." Nanao's wedding sparks Rangiku's realization that she has to end her non-relationship with the man she's loved for so long. M for caution, adult themes. GinRan, Shuuhei/Rangiku, Gin/Kira.

Luminosity is an AU reworking of the Twilight story where Bella is a rational self-knowledge junkie. Inspired by "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality". Requires no knowledge of or affection for Twilight canon.

One boy and one shinigami never meet. The lives of Uryuu, Orihime, Renji, Byakuya, and most of all, Ichigo and Rukia. IchiRuki. One-shot.

Post-series. An accident has unexpected ramifications, and Ichigo suddenly faces a new life and a new threat in Soul Society. Living is never as simple as it seems. IchiRuki, complete.

Ichimaru Gin, on managing through a promotion he didn't quite wanted. Set pre-series. Spoilers up to chapter 417.

In the thirties, they saw the country by train, working together to stay alive. In the forties, he left her behind to give her a chance at a better life. In the fifties, she's America's biggest star, and he's the journalist that never forgot her. OneShot

Kakashi has a strange recurring dream. And it makes him brush the edges of sanity. Maybe it even takes him beyond. Or maybe he is already on the beyond? Oneshot

After marrying Chihiro, it's Haku's turn to explore a new world. Haku must navigate human life as he struggles to find his place as a god in a faithless, electronic age. Cowritten with Murinae.

When the fate of the world rests upon the shoulders of one person, best to hope that it isn't a blind, chi-crippled child...

Sakura was never meant to be a hero but in the end she became one anyway.

“There is a scroll. It has a jutsu that can stop this from happening. You can go back in time. You can change all this.” The remnants of Konoha strive to change not only their history, but many other tragedies as well. MinaKushi but otherwise Genfic

A forbidden encounter, a chance conversation. Rukia Kuchiki is about to discover what some people are willing to do for the good of Soul Society.

Lies have power. They can change a simple-minded believer into a two-faced schemer and a timid follower into a fanatical devotee. They can change a child angry at the world into a man consumed by more than vengeance. But that power is a lie as well.

"He doesn't think of what he does as cruel. If they were determined enough to live, they would do so." Izaya/Trolling is my OTP. No major characters die.

Two different scenarios of the final moments before Kira's death on the battlefield. GinKira-centric, but only lightly implied and not necessarily romantically.

It was all just a game to Gin. 600-word drabble.

AU. 15-year-old orphan Kira Izuru is sent to Pure Souls Foster Home, and attends its sister institution, Seireitei Academy. Neither, he will learn, are aptly named. GinKira; also AizenGin, eventual ByaRen, KenUno, & many others.

A moment of jealousy can cause enough regret for a life time. Obito knows this too well. Time-travel, follows canon, one shot.

Two survivors meet in the snow of the tragic Tung Shao Pass.

17-year-old Umino Iruka is in the hands of the enemy's Torture & Interrogation Department. Ultimately, it is not the actions of his tormentors but the decision of a friend that destroys him.

A quick look into the thought process of Kenshin's creator... Warning: total crack ahead

Sasuke went to Orochimaru. Naruto to Jiraiya. Sakura to Tsunade. The ANBU demand the Hound return to the shadows. one-shot

Naruto owes Kyuubi more than he knows.

What a "proper" goodbye might have looked like, from a man who specializes in strangling people with his words. Hints of Kira/Hinamori, and perhaps Aizen/Gin.

Five reasons why Naruto will never be like the Fourth Hokage and other tales.

Everything in Alagaesia is the opposite of what it should be. Brom is young, Arya is weak, Angela is sane, Murtagh wants to go to the Varden,and Eragon questions nothing. A parody of the Eragon movie.

Ikkaku always said that he had lived far longer than any self-respecting 11th Divsion soul reaper would, and that if he died, he'd do it fighting. Which he did.

There are plenty of things Harry Potter has experience in dealing with. Dark Lords are one, and so are Death Eaters, Dementors, and homicidal tea-sets. Hyper inter-dimensional travellers in orange jackets, however, are NOT. Pre-epilogue.

The Yondaime hadn’t miscalculated. And he wasn’t all that golden either. An angelic exterior hides far more sinister motives. Long live the Hokage.

PostShishio. The Meiji era is turning out to be anything but peaceful, and Kenshin has taken up his sword again to follow a new guiding principle: Aku Soku Zan. But with a broken vow, how can he keep his inner hitokiri tightly reined?

Time Travel fic. In a war torn future, in the burning ruins of Konohagakure, Naruto fights Orochimaru and loses as the world collapses around him. From that ending comes a new beginning and a new chance to set things right, if only he can figure out how..

Bulbasaur and his trainer had an agreement: they would make it to the Pokémon League, or go down trying. So even when faced with utter tragedy, he decides that he and his trainer will live up to their promise. By any means necessary.

After the Winter War, Rangiku attempts to get answers from a traitorous Gin.

The quality of life is the quality of your relationships. Five relationships of Urahara Kisuke, for better or for worse. Manga spoilers. 4 of 5: Urahara and Benihime, the student and the teacher.

Hell was, Snape decided, a crowded railway platform.Post Deathly Hallows. Contains spoilers.

What's with all this fighting fair? Naruto's going to win ninja-fashion, by hook by crook and all within the rules... technically.

Anakin Skywalker discovers that the worst part about losing his arm is trying to convince the Republic Health Insurance Agency to pay for it. Because if anything will turn you to the Dark Side, it's HMOs...

Movie-verse. Sarah didn't know when she figured out who her godfather was. An attempt to address the cliche 'Tony Stark has a goddaughter whose parents die' plotline in a realistic fashion.

AU. A sullen, depressive mage; an awkward young swordswoman-in-training; a trouble-loving demon boy: Not the finest of heroes, perhaps... but if the stakes are high enough, they'll learn. Or not. Won Best AU, MediaMiner's 2008 Maximum Challenge.

He realised he had fathered something of a prodigy in development, and it was sick and strange and wondrous to Sakumo that all Kakashi wanted to be was a farmer. :Kakashi, Sakumo, Minato. Hints of MinaKaka.:

There were other people in the Iwa-Konoha war, and Yondaime was only a hero to some of them. Death, violence, bad language. Oneshot.

Behind those shining blue eyes there is a heartless killer, and deep beneath his pure, childish laughter is the furious roar of a demon and the screams of the dying as a village falls...

Dudley begins to see his family in a different light. Warning: strong language and themes of child abuse. WINNER: Best One-Shot at Quibbler Awards

Gai believed that they would be rivals forever but in the end he finds that his friendship with Kakashi is nothing more than a beautiful, inevitable disaster.

"Of course it's missing something vital. That's the point." Dennis Creevey takes up his brother's camera after the war.

He ran as if the hounds of hell were at his ankles because they were: the Leaf's yellow-haired devil and his demonic child-warriors. The Rock Ninja are people, too. Rated for violence.

In a village surrounded by paulownias, there's a zither that hums when no one is playing it.

Naruto's parents don't so much fall in love as accidentally trip over it. Manga spoilers.

Years before Uzumaki Naruto was born, one Namikaze Minato convinced one Orochimaru to stay in Konoha. The world changed.

[When her mum finally managed to kill herself during one of her crazy, brilliant experiments, Luna did not say, “I expected it.” Neither did she make any allusions to fantastical creatures.] Written in 10Truthy format. Ten things Luna never said.

Kakashi has a difficult mission. He finds comfort in odd places. Gen.

The rules of detachment, and how they may not always apply. Written for the 30friends lj community.

Once upon a time, the wolf was the winner.

Genryuusai Yamamato on the subjects of beautiful disasters, slow revolutions, and new beginnings.

The mission was supposed to have been a cakewalk. Now his partner's dead, and all he can think of is how very far from home he is. Oneshot.

Kakashi takes a moment to wrap his mind around equating Ino’s chest with enemy shinobi while Asuma begins beating his head against the table and groaning about how he didn’t sign up for this. Rated for language and the general horror that is puberty

Lost on the road of life? Here's to finding your way back to everyone waiting. \\ A shot of Kakashi for your melancholy day.

Just another Hermione Snape love story

Spoilers for the Soul Society arc. A Rangiku and Gin fic. Trust is a delicate thing, and the breaking of it rarely comes clean.

Kira says goodbye to the past.

Two hundred years ago, the Quincy were destroyed by the Shinigami. Memories and lives in Soul Society are long, and many who were there two hundred years ago still remember it well. See author page for spoiler warnings!

Sasuke has always been a bit prone to silent signals. [SasuNaru subtext, culturalreference symbolism] [death] [236 words, drabbly]

[KakashiAnko genfic] In which Kakashi sucks at comfort and Anko sucks at communication.

Uzumaki Naruto never understood his affinity to orange. [Color speaks when words cannot]

There is a place, there is a boy, there is a crack, and there is a crack in the boy. There is Uchiha Sasuke. Introspective. Psychological fic.

Uchiha Itachi, there is no sin in killing your clan when they are only imposters.

A very, very drunk hitokiri finds someone to talk to in the most unlikely of people...

Miscellaneous RK oneshots, most of them focusing on Kenshin before, during, or just after the Revolution.

Rangiku doesn't know why people are always wondering what she sees in Gin.

An AU where Ichimaru Gin is innocent, and other people aren't. Spoilers for the Soul Society arc.

She can even remember how many clouds were in the sky: Twenty things about Zaraki and Yachiru. Spoilers through recent chapters of the manga.

kimi no vanilla suggested the summary should be: Kakashi and Kankurou meet and UST LIEK WOAH IT IS SO HOT, so now it is. [one shot]

Konoha's going to war, undermanned or not. [On serious hiatus please see author profile for details and apologies.]

Sometimes Naruto scowls . . . Oneshot, no coupling.

Urahara always read a thousand steps ahead, but in the end, he hasn't really won a thing. [Super long one-shot, SPOILERS TO CHAPTER 176 of manga, swearing. Warnings for wacked out "theories".]

There are other ways to deal with a triangle besides adding more points. [Sakura x Sasuke x Naruto]

Three snapshots in green wherein the impossible happens. An attempt at in-character Lee angst. [Warning: character death]

Of Hatake Kakashi, and the things that can make a human being, or break them utterly.

Told by Myra, a spearow. About her trainer, about the challenges they faced, and about her life. One Shot

A crossing by chance of two very different universes. Hikaru no Go and Death Note.

Arukenimon and Mummymon go adventuring twelve years after the end of 02. They're good at landing in trouble. COMPLETE

The inquiries of an unaware Sora and a series of repeated encounters lead Mimiru to question her own motives regarding her love for Tsukasa. [Sora x Mimiru. Kind of.]

A battle lost, a question asked. Why is it that things go as they do? Thus is Sora's dillemma... (PG for a mild curse, spoilers abound for those who've not seen the ending episodes of SIGN.)

Everyone's been analyzed to death except this character—it's Episode 22 from the horse's point of view!

Sometime in the future, Kenshin encounters the one foe he cannot best