It felt like he just blinked. One moment he lay dying in hospital, the next he had the sun glaring in his eyes, the sky blue and clear above him. SIOC.

Stumbling across a ninja in the woods wasn't how he intended to spend his evening. It wasn't what he thought would change the rest of his life either, but there you go. Finally cross posted from AO3

They held their breath and choked when she walked into their lives. She seemed so out of place, with her intoxicating grace. They only knew her through the courtesy of the corners of their eyes. She would send subtle signs that people could only fail to decode, her smile would make their stomachs ache, she was more than they could take. She was a manipulator, a enchantress.

It's considered highly rude to start a story from the middle. But well, starting from the beginning would be too bothersome for me. Nara!SI!OC