Assorted drabbles and ficlets with various pairings.

To serve and protect. That was the oath they both swore, to different people and for different reasons throughout the ages — and what those reasons have been twisted into over time wound up pitting them into a bloody conflict. But with more pressing concerns at hand, the Goddess's hand has been forced, and even they have no place to defy divinity.

When a terrible turn of events lands Hermione Granger in an orphanage, nothing could possibly get worse. Or at least, nothing could get worse until Hermione meets Tom Riddle, the sulky handsome boy who likes to draw and thinks she's his newest toy...

Wrath may be the first human homunculus, but that doesn't necessarily mean he understands them.

Modern AU - Primarily Tomione but other pairings will happen (het/slash) - Hermione's just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world. She took the midnight plane on a journey to LA in order to pursue her dream. What could possibly go wrong? - Not quite a crack!fic. Un-beta'd and rated M for sexual references, situations, and a lot of language. An a cappella story of aca-love.

By a strange series of events, the Avalanchers find themselves travelling through forgotten and dying worlds, on a journey that will lead them to the origin of the Cetra... and Jenova.

A single choice can change everything. Lightning sets out to save the people for a new world, but when she accepts the one who destroyed it as her reluctant ally, what was to be quickly comes spectacularly undone. ["what if"/full game rewrite]

AU. Famed critic Voldemort pans Hermione's play, humiliating her in front of the world. As she vows to prove she can write a perfect play, being around Voldemort makes her reconsider the vows to her boyfriend Viktor she is planning on making.

When Tom Riddle walked through a doorway one fall afternoon everything changed and he found himself in a world wholly unprepared for him. "Something about you makes my brain itch," Hermione Granger said. "As if an earthquake had shifted everything sharply two feet to the left and then back again and it didn't all fit back quite right." Tomione. AU. COMPLETE.

AU - Everything seemed perfect in Dohnovan, a city flourishing by an oasis in the middle of the scorching desert. Yet, beneath the city's mask of perfection lies a wave of corruption, ready to consume the entire city and its inhabitants. Tales of love, treachery and death will be soon exposed in the last paradise on Pulse. R&R!

Military AU. Claire Farron is one of the Army of Academia's newest recruits - under the infuriating, manipulative General Caius Ballad. At first Claire is certain he hates her, and insists the feeling is mutual. Then Claire and Caius's paths continue to cross, and Claire is forced to reconsider her feelings. And yet the war threatens to tear them apart. / CaiusxLightning. Language.

Unholy alliances led Sasuke down the path of destruction but he'd always known one day he would have to pay his dues. Through a twist of fate Tenten becomes his ticket out of a hatred ravaged existence as she struggles to make her way home. Ninja-verse AU

A.U. What seems to only be a normal American senior class trip to Japan for fun turns into a nightmare when they are forced to play Battle Royale in a Foreign Country. Kiriyama volunteers again and is curious of one of the players dark past. What is revealed in front of him about her may give him the true meaning of what emotion really is. Kazuo/OC. Movieverse.

Hermione Granger has found herself inexplicably tossed back into time to Tom Riddle's Hogwarts. And he's a Veela and, wouldn't you know it, she's his mate. Could life get worse? But he seems to have an endless supply of out-of-season fruit so it can't be all bad, right? Tomione. Major character death, musical theater, and all that fruit. COMPLETE.

Hermione Granger, graduate student, needs a cheap apartment that is free of excessive cats, groping men, or weird smells. Abraxas Malfoy wants another housemate. The only problem is Tom Riddle. AU. Really AU. No, really. COMPLETE.

A series of unconnected drabbles set in the universe of 'Necromancer.'

Desperate men shape Hermione Granger into a weapon and send her back in time to offer salvation to Tom Riddle or, failing that, to kill him. But tools that can think are dangerous and sometimes a sacrifice decides she's lost enough. COMPLETE

Her fated rival nowhere in sight, Lightning scours Valhalla for Caius Ballad. However, upon unearthing him, she finds a shaky peace rather than a bloody encounter.

Lightning and Caius during Valhalla. They're like an old married couple, but with more attempted murder.

It seemed ironic that the one thing that could ruin the magical world, the defeat of Voldemort, and Hermione Granger's perfectly ordered life was a book. Time-travel fic. Tom/Hermione. DH-compliant.

During their long trek through the jungle, Cloud decides to ask Yuffie the question that's been on everyone's mind.

Lightning ends up in a rather unexpected situation when she finds herself in a steamy bathhouse with only Caius to keep her company. Confessions and honest answers can only await, plus rosy bathwater! One-shot of pretty much fluff and a little bit of intrigue.

It has been three years after Lightning and her friends defeated Bhunivelze, and she has finally begun a normal life in the new world. But when Caius Ballad, the man responsible for the destruction of the old world, appears as if from nowhere, with no memory of Lightning or anything he had done, Lightning has no other choice but to watch over him.

Knowledge previously unknown to Lightning gives her the ability to defeat Caius in Valhalla, but she must become his immortal companion to stop him for good and he must go with her to New Bodhum. The future is now fraught with unknowns, with a new government and rising tensions between Cocoon and Pulse - made no easier by Caius and Lightning now sharing the Heart of Chaos.

Lili Rochefort ends up a 'guest' in a Russian base after an attempt to dig up some Mishima dirt goes awry. Meeting their best soldier, the silent killing machine known as Sergei Dragunov, ends up taking an interesting turn she would have never expected.

Sometimes Tenten wished she was an Uchiha, in possession of a katon powerful enough to incinerate her torment … to wipe it from the face of the earth as if it had never existed. Sake allowed him to dream but dreams came slowly to Sasuke, and ended far too quickly. In a seedy bar they attempt to forget only to find that it's impossible to drown your sorrows alone. AU-ish.

COMPLETE: It was small, slim, about the length of her hand; the leather cover was soft, the sewn-in binding was crisp, and the thick vellum pages were empty. 'Tom Marvolo Riddle' was printed in ancient, flaking gold leaf across the front. He had been a Slytherin, a prefect, and head boy in 1944. She had checked. HG/TR.

A collection of moments on the timeless shores of Valhalla. [Caius/Lightning.] [Hiatus.]

Just a simple expression could change everything, could reveal a million emotions within a person, and the one emotion that was screaming out to her was the one she was afraid to see the most: love.

Sokka, wanting to hit the Fire Nation back for what they did to Aang at Ba Sing Se, takes down one of their prototype airships over the south pole. Problem is he takes himself down with it, and finds himself stranded in the middle of a frozen wasteland with his least favorite person, Princess Azula. Starvation and cold eventually become the least of their worries.

The Oracle Drives reveal an end to the timeline that no one wants to see. Hope directs the people he knows to a space in time where nothing can ever change. After fighting in Valhalla for an eternity, Lightning arrives to see her friends once more, only to be pushed away by them. Hope seems to be the only one who understands, until a certain someone shows up... / CaiusxLightning

A collection of Lightning Returns-based one-shots related to my music. Note: They're really random! R&R! #5: Crave You. "The breeze toyed with her rose-colored hair, tossing it this way and that, but the rest of her was silent and motionless as crystal. Not to mention, Caius thought, just as beautiful." [ON HIATUS]

Coming across her sworn enemy in a field of tulips wasn't exactly on Lightning's agenda for the day. Neither was she planning to come to terms with her thoughts and feelings about said enemy while he took a nap.

Sephiroth tries to better understand people by observing Genesis, Zack, and Angeal. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't really help him much. -Nine out of ten dentists agree that you should read this fic!

Brilliant student and prospective MI5 recruit Hermione Granger is inadvertently thrown back in time by a top-secret government experiment- Right into the lap of aspiring bio-engineer Tom Riddle, who she knows in her time as the man whose dangerous ambition will herald a nation's ruin... /Non-magic AU. /Something wicked this way comes.

Lightning goes to the beach to enjoy her time off being Etro's champion, but her partner still ends up finding her. What ensues makes Lightning despise her partner more than she already does. / Hints of Lightning x Caius / Slightly AU

Caius has had his life ripped apart once. Now he's looking for a way to fix it. Revenge.

-REFFIE- "It's not dirt, yo. It's freckles."

Serah and Yeul are dead because of Etro, who isn't the good goddess she appeared to be. Swearing revenge, Caius and Lightning are forced to fight together to destroy her. Something stronger than a simple alliance forms. Lightning/Caius

Tom Riddle: secret, brilliant heir to the biggest company in the world, VoldeMart. Hermione Granger: sent to his prestigious school on full scholarship because VoldeMart outsourced her parents' jobs to China. Bridges burn. Sparks fly. M for language.

"Accept it, child," he murmured softly as he placed a gentle kiss against my lips. "For this is the only possibility that could become reality." What happened to Lightning at the end of 13-2? Short, single chapter speculative conclusion. Lightning POV.

For all his beautiful eyes and beautiful looks, Cloud wasn't very smart. Otherwise, he would have realized Yuffie had him enclosed from all sides a long time ago. /collection of oneshots/

Yuffie's wandering through a broken Wutai, in a lot of ways. Reno's just kind of wandering. Companion piece to 'Sandbox,' for my tenth year in fanfiction.

Circumstances between them had changed somewhere along the line. Else, why would he be doing this? [Caius/Lightning.]

Whenever he touches her, it's like a storm is brewing. She waits for the day it ends in chaos, but it never seems to come. [Caius/Lightning.]

Caius is the poison apple presented to the fair maiden, but the maiden must use every last vestige of herself to resist. [Caius/Lightning.]

AU, HG/TMR/FW. Attraction builds between Hermione and her best friend's older brother, yet she can't tear her mind from the mysterious puzzle that is her critical theory professor: Dr. Riddle. EPILOGUE UP.

Between her mistrust and his willingness to do just about anything for her to notice him, they go back and forth on this attraction thing.

Sephiroth helps Yuffie out with a little frustration, and makes a new friend in the process. Part of the Redeeming Features series.

After learning the truth of his own existence, Genesis is sent off to the Wutai War. Though with him unable to accept the facts, the man to lose his mind, things only get worse when Wutai's Princess gets involved. *rated M for safety reasons*

His blade only brought death, he seemed to do the same, but during a meeting with a young Turk, his mind just may change. very hinted Sephiroth x Cissnei

The Cetra forced her to take the enemy under her wing and to help him, at least, that's what she would tell anyone who found out. -Yuffie x Kadaj-

He makes a miscalculation while the clock is ticking. She is eager to finish what he started.

Yuffie talks with Sephiroth after her father disowns her, and finds more than one reason to be hopeful. Sephiroth/Yuffie, Mentions of Vincent/Elena, Genesis/Aeris and Cloud/Tifa.

She would be there for him, she would never let him stand alone. ::Cissnei x Sephiroth:: -Rated M for safety reasons-

During their stay at Nibelheim while hunting Sephiroth, Tifa is drawn to her piano in the dead of night... TifaSeph, ingame.

Kadaj loves his mother and will let nothing interfere with the mission. But what happens when a certain clumsy young ninja stumbles onto the scene? YuffieKadaj Rated M for graphic violence and sexual content.

Opposites or not, there was no way he could ever see her again, or know her, and one day she would know who he really was, and what he had to do... One day, Yuffie Kisaragi would hate him. Yazfie Oneshot

For Scarr C: Reno and Yuffie. Godo's garden. Ruminations on life, love, and boredom.

“I'm not asking,” he informed her. “Dance with me. See? No question mark. No upwards inflection to insinuate that it's a question. Nothing of the sort. Get up.”

Cloud never thought of himself as a leg man. Not until Yuffie unwittingly made him see the light. A three-*snort* four-part story. Rated for language and adult content.

Everything that looks simple on the outside turns out overly complicated when delved into. Illogical logic, but apparently true. [YuffieReno]

Tifa is having strange dreams and losing touch with reality and Sephiroth has to find the reason before all is lost. An AU SephTi for Apathy Laevatein Moon.

One-shot. Cool, calculative, and tactfully thorough. Sincere. Charming at best. Arrogantly sarcastic at worse. And as one of the strongest kunoichi in the village, Tenten would certainly be able to keep Sasuke on his toes. She was perfect.

Affectionate displays between ninjas was a very subtle art, or so she'd heard. This is the story of boy meets girl and inevitably, boy scares the living daylights out of girl. Sasuke/Tenten

A Yazfie oneshot. You can't choose your family, but you can leave them. Yuffie is more then worth it.

This wasn't supposed to happen. Yazfie oneshot.

Beauty is such an overrated trait. Let her see for herself. Dragunov x Anna.

Kadaj/Yuffie. While Kadaj tries to carry out his mother's will, he is met with some resistance when Loz decides to steal a certain ninja's materia. But Kadaj isn't about to give it back all that easily.

Reno. Yuffie. One, two, three. Thunderstorms and crumpled paper.

He always knew his past would cost him, but he never knew the price. She always knew her future would catch her, but she didn't know how fast. Love isn't always beautiful; that doesn't stop the want of it. Winner of two 2009 Genesis Awards.

Yuffie, Cloud, Land Worms and donuts. Oh, and of course the sex. Birthday gift for seventhe. COMPLETE

When life grants an opportunity to find something truly beautiful, only a fool would ignore it. RenoYuffie

Two years after Meteor, celebrations are underway for the first Midwinter's Festival. But as a fugitive princess and redhead ex-Turk discover, there are those who would do anything to disrupt this tentative peace. [Not Compilation-compatible.]

Fluffy Yuffentine. It was just like Yuffie to drag him to Costa del Sol like this. And it was just like him to let her.

Uchiha Sasuke was holding on to something. In one chance encounter, she brought it back to life. [COMPLETE]

Yuffie sees Reno in Axel, and tries to catch her breath while she pours salt on her wounds. Oneshot.

Yuffie takes on a mission that pushes not only her limits, but Reno's as well. YuffieReno

Leon is boring like a brown paper bag full of rusty nails and broken glass, and Vincent was boring like steel all wrapped in silk, and all Yuffie can do is show Leon how much she hates[loves] him. [Squiffie]

With the war looking bleak, the Golden Trio, Ginny, Draco, and Lavender go back to Tom Riddle's 7th Year to destroy Lord Voldemort once and for all. What Hermione DIDN'T count on, however, is a shared common room, a curse, and a crazy little thing called love.

Lili and Dragunov centric. Mildly AU, warnings for generally non fluffy content.

A series of CloudYuffie vignettes. [postgame]

Yuffie must finally assume her duties as Empress. Creative liberties give her a host of half siblings which could lead to a chaotic future for the country. Yuffie finally accepts responsibility. Please review!

[She looks fifteen. She looks fifty. He should not be looking.] Yuffie and Reno, in the aftermath, on attraction, duty, flower chains, and finding beauty.

[OneShot] Two mirrors that face each other only repeat the image. Reffie.

Life is in the little moments. [Squall. Yuffie. And sometimes things never change]

Not a list, but a progression of shortshorts. My take on the VincentYuffie pairing. Takes place at various points during the game.

We're caught in the same web: you and I. Reffie drabbles.

Small things add up. Reno squeezes the toothpaste from the bottom of the tube and makes Yuffie wait. RenoxYuffie.

Reno.Yuffie : When a past scorns the present, the present can only try and salvage a vague future.

[OneShot] Breaking up is a pain. Too bad Reno sucks at it. Reffie. Rated M for sexual content.

Love is not always at first sight. A bored Yuffie and a vacationing Reno have a series of encounters in Wutai and things progress from there. RenoxYuffie.

eat your heart out. [leonyuffie]

Yuffie and Squall and Rinoa and the frequency of not getting a happy ending.

He shifts his blue eyes carefully from the city below his balcony to her, narrowed against the brightness, and as it shines against her dark hair and smiling lips, suddenly the sun doesn’t seem so bad. RenoxYuffie

Reno and Yuffie make reluctant partners. It's nothing a little alcohol and a toga can't fix ...

A million miles from home and freezing down to her bones, Yuffie does what she does best: make the best of the situation. It's really only Cloud's fault for getting in her way...

The Turks find themselves in a bar with a few AVALANCHE members, and Yuffie ends up at the piano. A slightly fluffy story at the end, but nothing obnoxious. A oneshot for now, could become chaptered if there is call for it. Enjoy!

[one shot]Life is full of moments, both bad and good. Yuffie both knows this and cherishes the precious moments she has and tries to push forward through the past and into the future. SephYuffie, LeonAerith. Please read and review

[Oneshot] She wasn't suppose to feel like this, not for him. He had caused so much to everyone and here she was, with him. Not fighting him but addicted to him. SephirothYuffie, please review!

Come down now, but we'll stay. Squffie.

[part of 'Warming Up'.] Reno and Yuffie: one eaten map, lots of sticks, no hamburgers, and a definite lack of Sunrise Sours.

Reffie fic - You can only deny longing for so long before it becomes unbearable ...

For some, attraction is a fleeting dance. For others, a sparring match. But for these two, it resembles nothing so much as a game of tag... and they like it that way.

Reno goes Winter Day shopping for Yuffie. How much trouble can one man get into buying a simple present? Well, when we're talking about Reno... A Christmas 2004 fic for Reno Spiegel.

For a moment they were quiet, and Reno moved to lean against the wall as well. 'I suppose,' he added, 'this is where I ask you to dance.' [RenoYuffie, postgame. Gift for Tijuana Pirate]

One evil corporation is after Reno’s girlfriend. If that wasn’t bad enough, they are also after a certain red headed Turk and a few AVALANCHE members. Like it or not, they are working together on this on. If the Turks and AVALANCHE get through this

A series of related comedy pieces focussed mostly on Reno and Yuffie, and their interactions within Turk HQ. Completed, with a bonus chapter added out of sheer, morbid fun. Edit: Fixed the formatting. Its cool now. Read!

A ten chapter RenoYuffie piece featuring Reno after he leaves the Turks on less than pleasant terms. Will be updated twice weekly until completion, so check it out people! Completed.

Reno x Yuffie; short, off-beat takes on their relationship

Stranded in the snow, Yuffie and Reno learn to bond. An attempt at Romantic comedy. Christmas fic 2002.

yuffie visits reno to get her things back; reno is full of surprises. [an idea that has been swarming in my head for a little over two months]

He stands tall for both of them. RenoYuffie

Yuffie saves Reno from freezing on the Great Glacier. ReadReview, please :