The liar. The prideful pretender. The coward. Usopp didn't know how much he could change, even when the chance was thrust onto him. He doubted he could correct things with his slingshot and his wits, even with a decade to work with. But, even though he knew he was the weakest, he was still a Straw Hat pirate, and he would damn well try.

In which pirates, marines, and revolutionaries alike notice the unconscious favoritism the great Monkey D. Luffy has for a certain sniper.

"'There's a price for everything," Selim countered. 'If you take away then you have to give back in equal measure. That's the law of the universe.' 'The law of alchemy,' Edward corrected, straightening up. 'Not of the universe.'" In which Selim learns the truth, and possibly some of the Truth.

A night of passion brings unexpected consequences for Bonnie and Klaus. Takes place after 4x19.

In which the rookies are a bit more observant and Naruto is not quite as isolated.

Every man loves in his own way and Garp's way is with his fist. / preseries

As the Promised Day draws ever closer, Pride tries to keep Wrath in line about where his loyalties lie.

Dying and being reborn into Sakura Haruno's body at the start of Naruto can really put a spin on a girl's perspective. Self Insert, single OC warning & actual summary inside. -COMPLETE-

The team has a new opponent: the Red Hood, a dangerous vigilante who manages to stay one step ahead of them. However, when a new foe is able to control the dead, Nightwing and Robin are forced to join forces with the young criminal. Not only the Red Hood knows a lot about the infamous Lazarus Formula, but Jason Todd's body, Dick's deceased Robin sucessor, has disappeared.

Whoever said "it's better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all" was a fucking idiot. Roughly covers eps 65-73 Pairing: onesided Miyusawa; Chrisawa

Fifteen years after the Promised Day, Selim Baker leads a life like any normal human. But a strange attempt on his life will lead him to discover just how abnormal he really is.

Calypso learns of love the same way she learns of heartbreak: in the half-told dreams of lost sailors. -Calyspo and the price of freedom

"That was the thing about Rachel Elizabeth Dare. When she decided to do something, she never complained about the outcome. She never complained about him." [Oneshot. Apollo x Rachel.]

Kate Fuller is mad, and Seth Gecko is the idiot who answered the craigslist ad.

You love him but he's in love with a dead girl. [orihime second-person POV]

Hal asks Bruce a question and he wants and answer.

When she kisses him—a quick, light peck on the lips—he doesn't kiss her back. — NicolasxAlex

Doflamingo demands attention, no matter that half the world is between them.

AU. Of all the Kurosaki children, it is Yuzu who most resembles Masaki, in more ways than one. One-shot.

This was a duty for her village. This was a game to pass his time. Within the confines of their minds and hearts, could this bring change in his resolve or would this change her life and the village she loves forever? This was their fate, the red string that bound them together.

"I know that one day, my father's going to ask me to get married and yet somewhere in my heart, I know that I'll be unhappy." Vivi stated. (Zoro x Vivi)

Selim Bradley is a normal child, or that's what he thinks at least. Years after the fabled 'Promised Day' Selim struggles to untangle the mysteries of his past, although he might not be prepared for what he finds.

When Vivi hears that Baroque Works agents have been sniffing around her beloved company, Alabasta Waters, she's distraught. But she's not the kind of lady to sit and do nothing. Infiltrating Baroque Works as a secretary is the easy part. But will she be able to outwit the enigmatic Sir. Crocodile? AU CrocodilexVivi COMPLETE

The fear of forgetting or being forgotten— Rin-centric

"It was because of the head-rush, the breathlessness. It never had anything to do with love." Reyna has been rejected far to many times. Drew breaks hearts because she doesn't understand what love is. 'Lonely' is the only thing they have in common.

I should've known I would fall in love with you from the start (at least then I would've had a chance to run away) -— calypsocentric, for ray

Madara chronicles the betrayals, both by him and against him, in his relationships with the three most important people in his life as he carries out his final battle with his student Obito and gives him one last bit of advice. Mild HashiMada. Immediately follows chapter 665. Written before 666 as a headcanon wish-prediction for it.

When Obito first meets Kakashi he knew two things. One-Shot. Obito-Centric

The boy has blond hair and he hates her. Well, this feels familiar.

Tetsu didn't know how it started but he couldn't bring himself to regret whatever it was that brought them at this point. And just maybe, he liked it too. Fluffy ending. Tetsu/Eijun

Jaime is stuck on a twenty-four hour mission with Cassie. Except it doesn't exactly go as planned. Slight Wonderbeetle, if you squint.

Annie isn't quite sure how to describe their relationship. She's not friends with them - hell, she doesn't even like them that much. But they're connected, more than anyone else would suspect. They're not friends, they're comrades, in the deepest sense of the word. {snk secret santa giftfic for theprincipled @ tumblr}

Call me a traitor. —Shima-centric. Shima/Izumo.

Shinji and Momo. Companion piece to 'Breaking Walls' and 'Opening Doors'. Shinji always fixes things, even when he doesn't want to.

She might be his second place, but she doesn't plan to stay there. — DrewJason; drabble.

In the moments before his death, Ethan takes a stroll down memory lane. And maybe, just maybe, his life wasn't a total waste.

orihime, and a handful of ashes. —ulquiorra&orihime

Visitors come and go, and Hinamori learns how to deal with the aftermath. Visitors Shinji, Matsumoto, Ichigo, Renji and Rukia, Izuru, and Hitsugaya.

Drew Tanaka has been trying and she is tired

Because let's not delude ourselves, here- girls like Drew just don't get ahead.

because even though drew was a self-rightous, conceited, bitch, she was still human. yes, drew was human. one-shot. mild au. T for cussing and character death.

Wouldn't anyone want to make a difference, to change the world? - Ethan Nakamura.

'Maybe a new start wouldn't be as hard as she thought.' [Momo x Shinji]

"luke was the traitor and he went to elysium; the gods won; annabeth and percy started dating. hades, even clarisse got a boyfriend. somehow, in some crazy, fucked-up way, she got the short end of the stick." It started in a Prius. Percy wants to forget it ever happened. And the fact that it was the day Beckendorf died doesn't help. But Rachel doesn't want to forget.

In fire, steel is refined, things turn to ash, and from it all, something new rises. He looks at her with suspicion, she bears the pity and doubts of all. When all is ashes, and your heart is new, where do you look?

Sometimes, she likes to think she's invincible.

Pride pretends not to remember his past, but he does, and one day after visiting Father he sleeps, dreaming of his creation, and through all the life he'd rather forget, because beneath his arrogant veneer is the deepest loathing for how he used to be.

Some days his Nakama were so real he could almost touch them. Others he could hardly remember his name. The only thing Usopp was completely and utterly certain of is that he is one-hundred percent insane. [Dark-themed what-if tale; Pre-Timeskip, after Enies Lobby]

Zoro is the first to arrive in Sabaody. The last person he expects to meet there is his former enemy, Crocodile. They end up going for a tense evening drinking together, and then Crocodile reveals something about himself that shocks Zoro. After that, the conversation continues in Crocodile's hotel room. CrocodilexZoro.

"Well, you see, lightning -my element- cannot happen without rain, or even the warning of rain." He explained. "In fact, life as a whole cannot happen without rain. Places would dry, rivers would stop, and trees would starve." The pairing is Laxus/Juvia(Lavia), the first one of its kind. Read and review! T for mild swearing. Oneshot.

He's not a Demigod anymore- he left that aspect of his life behind a long time ago. Now he's an agent of SHIELD. With his past haunting him and the Avengers attracting trouble Percy Jackson is about to find out what it really means to be an Agent of SHIELD. Angst! Slight character bashing.

Because behind all that smoky eyeshadow and pink eyeliner she really was just another seventeen-year-old girl with big dreams, defenseless and vulnerable. And the thought that he could now see right through her was just too much to bear. -— drew/nico; oneshot /happy birthday; izzie!

This is for everyone who supports the innocence of the Weaving Princess during the Arrancar and Winter War arc. First chapter has Ukitake's, Kenpachi's, Soi Fon's and Byakuya's POVs. If there are enough reviews, I might add more chapters!

They didn't really expect Drew to take it all lying down, did they? Then again, revenge is a dish best served cold... Sequel to Walls of Ice.

The actions of a masked man. Obito-centric. Gen. Introspective. Spoilers for ch. 599.

Where Nightwing continuously keeps Wonder Girl on Alpha. Alone with him. On purpose. /drabble.

Everyone has a special place in the world, as long as they have a special someone. Fifty sentences; Itachi, Tenten.

This is life and it sucks and he should have died but he didn't. / matt donovan. with meredith, rebekah, caroline, damon, stefan, and elena.

Melara, elder daughter of Stannis Baratheon, is sent away to Winterfell after her near death in King's Landing. Living in fear, she waits for the one who can save her from herself. She didn't expect help to come in the form of the Kingslayer. Jaime X OC

And her world shattered over and over again.

It's not the original Roy Harper that needs to be found, she thinks. Her Roy Harper is the one that is lost.

Two different girls. Two different camps. "They're frigid," everyone says. "Made of ice." Then again, no one has ever really bothered to get to know them...

This was not a part of the plan: falling in love with Roy Harper was not a part of the plan. Roy&Jade

As far as you're concerned, the only Roy Harper is the Roy Harper that you've given blow jobs to, so you don't understand why it matters so much. Jade/Roy. For Morgan.

They were trapped slowly turning to wax. She should be panicking but she couldn't help herself from getting lost in his eyes.

Because that's all he's ever done. Kiba-centric one-shot.

Kensei/Hisagi. Of empty beds and hidden truths.

they're both just a little bit broken. ::leodrew:: ;;oneshot;; *judge, broken, denial* -for xxLittle Black Star-

He bought her a drink. And dessert. It wasn't her birthday, but she ordered the birthday special and when it came with candles, she insisted Klaus blow them out. "We'll pretend it's your birthday today, okay?" Klaroline

"That's because I do, you silly girl." Elena wonders if Stefan is right when he says Elijah looks at her differently.

Ethan Nakamura was a hero in the end, but that doesn't mean he knew it as he fell to his death. One shot.

And maybe I could call this home tonight. Jade&Lian. For Annica and Morgan. Prequel to 'A Single Step'.

He would. With or without her he would. / / Roy/Jade, I never meant to let you go at all.

Ten drabbles spanning over the course of Kiba's relationship with Itachi.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius / / Roy&Lian, it only takes Roy three days to fall in love. For Annica.

He answers, "Gods don't make snow angels." Like it's rule number fifty-five in a book called 'how to be a Greek deity.' Rachel/Apollo. For Project PULL.

"Roy Harper's entire world shattered in that moment." The story of how Roy got Lian and completely failed at not letting anyone find out.

Peace has returned, the question has arisen, what to do with the traumatized vice-captain of 5th Squad. Just when it seems that she is going to be relieved from duty, a suggestion comes from an unusual source. Hitsuhina and Komahina friendship.

-Aizen x Hinamori, Gin- The truth is shaded.

Were meant to be broken. Rachel/Apollo. Written for Frankiegirl61 and Disney101's Laft contest!

She was already hopelessly late for her court appointment; the last thing she needed was to run down a member of one of the city's most dangerous crime syndicates. Ino. Hidan. Crack AU.

Padme can give Anakin all parts of the Jedi Code but one.

Out of all the little shops and stalls lining the streets of Konoha, Hidan finds it is the Yamanaka flower shop that makes his extended visit worthwhile, particularly when the store owner's daughter is tending his requests. Hidan. Ino.

Everyone knew that Gin Ichimaru was poison. She knew it well. But, his poison tasted so very sweet... -GinxMomo- -spoilers for end of Soul Society arc-

Sometimes Kiba wonders when everyone got so old? When did the village start smelling so awful? Why did everything have to be so damn serious.

They kept no secrets; the only secret was them. .:Hisagi/Hinamori:.

Correct file now! Zoro gives directions.

LxV: One cold night, when a nakama is sick, two leaders turn to each other for comfort and so much more.

It came as a complete surprise to her when he told her one night in that blood-curdling serious tone and stony expression he rarely donned on, “Undress me.” /Honest to God GrimmHime/

Momo rationalizes, the Chamber of 46 makes dim decisions, Ichigo makes brighter ones, and Aizen takes advantage, as they all spiral down, as surely as warmth rises. Twisted IchiMomo oneshot.

[GinHinamori, GinMatsumoto] Gin sees what others cannot. [Oneshot]