Because, in the end, all he really could have done was smile and pretend like everything was okay.

One fan's take on how Josephine Darcy's abandoned but wonderful story, The Marriage Stone, might have proceeded. A powerful Harry, a surprised Severus, all the others, and a really bad Voldemort!

Thirty tales of love, deduction, and truth between a girl and her detective geek. *The Story You Already Know: Shin'ichi knew there was only one way to make this right.*

- Keiko lives in a world where humans and demons live together, but the humans live in poverty. There are daily drills for if a demons attack. She wished for a savior, not knowing it would be the Mazoku prince, Yusuke Urameshi. Their new life is disrupted by an old friend turned foe intent on bringing an old world order. Rating may change. Chapter 15 up!

Kagome had a 18 month old, but soon discovers that he isn't her's. Her child was switched at birth, with another. Now she must work with Kurama, to figure out what their going to do about this situation. KurKag, IN&YYU

Kenshin from 1868 to 1878. I stick to realism. Starts 'angsty', but will gradually mellow some. The first chapter can stand alone as a oneshot.

After Cedric dies, Harry isolates himself and Dumbledore fears a connection between Harry and Lord Voldemort. Snape has his own problems when Dumbledore compels him to teach Harry Occlumancy whilst the Dark Lord orders him to brew the darkest potion he has ever encountered. But what of this gift Lily left for Harry's 15th birthday...and what does it have to do with Snape?

Kagome was assigned to be Hiei and Yukina's new guardian after they are born, but after the final battle she disappears... leaving them to find her again, 500 years in the future. Rewriting

In the face of a DNA analysis Kaito can't deny, he begins uncovering the rest of his family's secrets. Too bad he's not the only one looking.

-HIATUS- AU. The black organisation has ruined Shinichi's life and not only his... What will happen if someone else that has been hurt by the organisation shows up? Can four teenagers manage to deal with it and make it fall? Small chapter update.

From the LJ challenge, 30 kisses and 30 themes for our favorite officers. New Chapter! Happy Halloween!

Two Dementors showed up in Little Whinging and changed Harry Potter's world forever. Now he's on the hunt for family he's never known plus entangled in a web of political intrigue and subterfuge. Why does everything happen to him?

This is a Highlander crossover story with Kenshin as an Immortal located in San Francisco in 1941.

The story of the courtship of Saitou Hajime and Takagi Tokio. A fictional account based on historical events of the Shinsengumi and the years of the Bakumatsu. Action, politics, and old fashioned Japanese romanticism.

While in the fuedal era, Kagome meets Hina and Hotaro. Hotaro promises his unborn son to Kagome. With the final battle ending, Hotaro gives his life to protect everyone and destroy the dark hanyou. So in her own time, Yukina comes with Hiei, her betrothed

Hiei/Kag oneshots/drabbles. This is for all those waiting on firefly!

JK said that, given a second chance, Severus would pick Lily. I'm giving Lily a second chance to pick Severus, instead. AU, of course. Some deaths, too.

oneshot complete don't own. Hermione and Harry, having come from non-magical backgrounds, are very aware of all of the many and varied non-magical insults a person can use. Malfoy, having been raised a pureblood, seems to know very few by comparison.

Fudge believed that everything was going according to his grand plan when Harry Potter was found guilty…. Oh Boy! Was he wrong!

Minister for Magic Norman Doge never believed Harry Potter capable of making any political decisions after the war, let alone rebuilding the wizarding world. Twelve years later he's eating his words. Oneshot. Grey!Harry.

Its the summer after 5th year, and so much has changed for Harry since 'that' night at the MoM. But that's nothing compared to what is about to happen. Harry does not know who he can trust. An ancient curse baffles Harry and others...

AU Sess/Kag Their first encounter was innocent enough, just a child hiding from the oppression of expectations and a teenager searching for an escape from the responsibilities of his duty to his family. A series of one-shots following the pair.

A magical plague strikes the wizarding world, decimating the female population. The Wizengamot sees a revolutionary new marriage law as the only way to repopulate their dying world. Hermione, Severus and Lucius Malfoy get caught up in the consequences.

Father of three, happy, handsome and successful were not the things Petunia expected her nephew to ever become. A decade on from last seeing him turns that opinion on its head and Petunia is forced to face her guilt. Canon compliant. Please R&R.

After the fiasco at MOM, Harry is rejected by most of his friends. He decides to leave the Wizarding World. A Plot Bunny that has been running around my head lately. The rating change is for later chapters.

As far as he knew, he didn't have a name. Even his earliest memories provided no hint, since he had been called 'freak,' 'demon,' and 'monster' as far back as he could remember. Cuteness/angst! Slightly AU.

Youko Kurama and Kagome meet after a misunderstanding concerning Shippo. Now they must hunt Naraku together and then battle the threat in the modern era. What adventure awaits them and will Kurama win the heart of his one true love? Youko/Kagome pairing

OUT OF TIME prequel. Ushiro and Battousai wind up as unlikely and unwanted partners in a mission. When an unexpected mishap throws the entire mission into jeopardy, Ushiro and Battousai are forced to work together to clean up the aftermath...

30 Kisses with thirty themes depicting our favorite thief and his leading lady. "In Return for a Kiss": She may have caught him, but Kaito never was one to play by the rules. Complete

Post-Jinchuu. As Kenshin and Kaoru seek Hiko’s blessing in their upcoming wedding, he exacts upon them the most unthinkable condition to fulfill for their marriage.

So maybe everything didn't work out perfectly for Harry. Still, most of his friends survived, he'd gotten married, and was about to become a father. If only he'd have stayed away from the Veil, he wouldn't have had to go back and do everything AGAIN.

No one realized the significance of his form. AU. Powerful!Harry. Oneshot.

His publicized life as a model/actor forgot to account for one thing: the identity of the girl he used to love. Now that fate struck in this whirlwind of emotions, are second chances still possible even in a world full of secrets, lies and deceits? SxS.

Together they could walk through the darkness…forty blissful nights dedicated to Shinichi and Ran, for the LJ community. —Flipping a Coin: He could have one or the other. It was as simple as that.—

Crossover: InuYashaYuYuHakusho. Kagome's duty in the past is done and a wish is made upon the Shikon. Now she's stuck in the future and must follow her original destiny. Why is Kurama acting oddly? KagomeHiei

Hiei was abandoned by his mother, so he never knew the comfort of family. Kagome never seems to be able to stop taking in strays. Now, Hiei is her newest 'son', but Inuyasha doesn't approve... What now?

IY/YYH HieixKagome Kagome meets Hiei in the past, when he is but a child, and starts to form a bond. Not telling her his name, she decides to call him Firefly. The final battle comes to a close, what will happen next?

An outsider's view on the characters of YYH and his growth through knowing them. This is also my tribute to one of the most made fun of brutes of Yu Yu Hakusho. He's probably an ace.

Two lovers, separated by the machinations of an evil man, and their struggle to find each other again. Inuyasha crossover pairing: Kagome/Kurama

Sometimes, just sometimes when a person is in the middle of something they stumble across something else entirely different and it is not until later that they realize, this is serendipity. Kurama/Kagome/Hiei

Post series. The son of Sesshomaru is on a quest to locate the father that he's never met and along the way runs into a certain half-demon and his family. OC main character. Reviews are greatly appreciated.

Keiko's love for Yusuke isn't aimed at tying him to where Keiko wants him to be. My first story. Oneshot.

Crossover Magic Kaito Detective Conan. Loongs chapitres. Kid a, semble t il, décidé d'entreprendre un vol au risques ignorés, pendant que Conan, manque de chance, se trouve affublé d'une nouvelle condition assez embarrassante. Chapitre 5. Fantômes.

Saving themselves from Akatsuki, Naruto and Gaara get stuck in the past and decide to save the future and their own lives. Growing closer to their younger counterparts, family becomes irreplaceable. GaaSaku NaruHina later on. I don't own Naruto. OnHiatus.

Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands, is betrothed to a miko with a dark side. When Sesshoumaru declares in front of the wedding party that he doesn’t love the miko, she curses him. Fast forward to 2003, when Kagome is driving home from work. She a

IYxYYH With Naraku gone and only a few more Jewel shards left, Kagome finds herself wondering who will raise Shippo in her absence…

Vague spoilers for PS-HBP. One-shot. James Potter observes as Harry arrives to an alternate dimension where his parents are alive and Neville is the Boy-Who-Lived. Trying to teach old cliches new tricks, here.

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

Katsura Kogorou, leader of the Choshu Clan, is captured and under a death sentence! Can Kenshin find and rescue him before he is executed? Set during the Bakumatsu, after Tomoe's death.

Hugs are good for any occasion, be it cuddling or a friendly hug, for congratulating or for comfort, a hug can make your day. Thirty Hugs for Kaito and Aoko.[Fairytale Over: Fairytales end when it's twelve midnight.]

A sequel to 'Second Wind' just couldn't resist. Ayumichan has questions... and Kaitou Kid has answers! ...and yes, the storyline's still alive Chapter 23, uploaded September 11, 2007. See? NOT dead!

COMPLETE AU after fifth year.Harry sees through Dumbledore and starts his war on both the Light and the Dark forces. Please Read and Review.

Thirty kisses with thirty stories of romance, friendship and deception of two individuals with the most contrasting lives, governed by thirty different interpreted themes.[Finding Out: Some things just don’t work out the way you want them to.]

Kagome meets the famous Youko Kurama but her teacher, Sesshomaru, doesn't want her near him. Now she wants to know what happened in their past to make them hate each other,that isn't easy seeing as they are fighting over her.

Kagome comes home from the past for a festival held on the shrine, but she ends up coming back more often for a different reason. YYHIY KurKag YoukoKag

AU: Harry, abandoned on the streets of London when he was nine, now has a large black dog following him everywhere.

ONE SHOT. Non yaoi. Post Anraku. A realistic view on how Kurama deals with the reappearance of a certain enemy, one previously thought to be dead. A mistake that will not be duplicated.

Conclusion of the 'Price You Pay' series. Mind games with Card games are played, secrets are exposed and Saguru is confused.

Kagome is running away from Hojo and all her other so-called friends, but happens to run into a certain red-headed avatar. InuYYH KurKag

Sequel to Kag's Garden. Youko has died in the battle with Naraku and Kagome goes home to the future to have time away to mourn. What happens when she meets Kurama, who is blissfully unaware of the situation?

Kagome is taking a break from the past and Inuyasha, so she goes to see a 'friend' of hers who just so happens to be one of the SD. Kagome? Pretty much, you get to decide who the guy is, InuYYH

Kagome is lost in a forest and ends up being found by our favorite silver kitsune. Now why is she making a deal with him? YoukoKag InuxYYH

Random scenes for Heiji & Kazuha in their High School lives, like a continuation of Kansai Couple, although not really related.... [Chapter 7 is up, Kazuha was reading her diary...]

40 short stories of the Osakan detective and his best friend. [Tomorrow: Heiji did not appreciate the phone call at one in the morning that woke him.]

A series of Heiji and Kazuha centric drabbles and ficlets. Drabble 9: Have you given a girl your first kiss yet?

ONE SHOT. A wizard's first impressions of our favorite two demons.

ONE SHOT. Post Shireru. Shiori's sick and Kurama stays home to take care of her.

COMPLETE! Non yaoi. Post Rachisuru. Takes place one year after the Makai Tournament. After nineteen years, deception was second nature. However, no secret can be kept forever.

Kagome is being considered as too dangerous and watched secretly from another person she does not know from afar. Will she make it through this all alive? Or will she be killed because she is what she is? crossoverIYYYH

COMPLETE! Non yaoi. Post What is 'Sick? ' What happens in the past doesn't always stay in the past. Hiei's captured and it's up to Kurama to find him before it's too late. Can the kitsune help his friend overcome the ultimate betrayal?

ONE SHOT. Non yaoi. Post Hinshi. Kurama's sick. Hiei's curious. Story idea supplied by RainyDayz.

Winner Oct. 2006 HPAA Best AU: Harry rescues himself as a baby and chooses Snape as his protector, why no one knows because the toddler isn't telling and no one can see him but Snape. No Slash, No Mary Sues, R&R please. PDF, ebook, mobipocket available.

COMPLETE! Non Yaoi. Post Trial and Error. Kurama has been poisoned, and it's up to Hiei to find the antidote in time to save the kitsune.

In his fifth year Harry Potter was framed for murder and sentenced to Azkaban. Ten years later his innocence is proven. What will Harry do? Written PreOotP. COMPLETE!

[COMPLETE] Voldemort discovers Snape's role as a spy. Harry is dying. Severus Snape, Hermione Granger, and Neville Longbottom to the rescue.

ONE SHOT. Non yaoi. During the Dark Tournament, Kurama recieved a potion from Suzuka that could change him into his youko form. Kurama experiments with the potion before the fight and finds it is a little difficult to get the dosage correct...

After 'Price You Pay: For Freedom' Heiji invites his cousin down to spend some time -along with a few not quite so invited guests...

[AU] For everything there is a price to pay. Heiji discovers that sometimes the price you pay isn't what you'd expect.

[complete] IY YYH xover “We are but reflections of longdead legends, their memories given new flesh. We still live, we still breathe, yet not even those closest to us seem to understand...”

[Alternate Universe] Not everyone is as human as they may seem. Now up: 'Outside', Hakuba watches.

4xR. "So for two years, we've been like good friends sleeping in the same bed occasionally, sharing a name and household, and never touching, ever."

short story Harry finally turns 17 and has now been granted his inherits.

"Of course, you realise this means war." Conan informed Ran. -Don't let the name fool you, it's just some silly WAFFy fun with our favourite mini-detective!

A Detective Conan Alternate Universe/What if?. What if that blow to the head that Vodka & Gin gave Shin'ichi had more of a consquence than just knocking him out?