Ireland forever! My collection of AU ficlets from the Bransons' life in Ireland - their marriage, their children, their work, and their experiences of life during the turbulent years of the 1920s and beyond, plus some little milestones from their lives at Downton Abbey. New story - Sybil tricks Tom into taking her to the counting of the votes at Ripon...

What if Robert had squandered Cora's fortune before the Titanic sank? What if Matthew had inherited the money needed to save Downton before he became the heir? What if Tom had made something of himself before he met Sybil? An alternate Downton universe set in season one that explores how Sybil and Tom's relationship would have developed if they'd met under different circumstances.

A reworking of Branson and Sybil's story. I didn't think their burgeoning romance would wait until the end of the War. Set after Episode 3 of Season 2. More chapters to come, hopefully. My first fic.

The story of a free spirit who was asked to give up the man she loved for a system she didn't believe in and what happened next. AU after 3x04.

What if Sybil gave Tom a different answer in York? An alternative series two in which Tom and Sybil are secretly married.

Formerly Behind Closed Doors - A series of scenes and events that take place throughout Tom and Sybil's marriage. Post WWI AU. Chapter 19. Its May, 1934 and preparations are underway for the royal visit...

The lives of Tom and Sybil Branson, both in Dublin and Yorkshire, as told through an anthology of stories. Proudly AU from 3x05 onward. Now up: Chapter 31, "The Open Championship, Part II," June 1926. The tournament continues and Tom goes mano-a-mano with an unlikely target.

A colorful mixed bag of beansized fanfics for the EdWin lover who feels like a little snack. Fluff, angst, humor, drama, and many other assorted flavors! Most rated K, but may range up to T or even M. 97 posted out of 100!

The story of Tom Branson and Lady Sybil Crawley set against the contemporary backdrop of the Irish War of Independence. Now fully updated and continuing, the earlier chapters have been posted again for those who may have missed them. Some of the later chapters contain scenes which some readers may find upsetting. Do please read and review

-COMPLETE- His eyes seemed to swirl from hard metal into a pool of molten, golden magma. "Sometimes there is only one solution," he said huskily, and what composure Kaoru had left diminished entirely. He was no longer talking about killing, and Kaoru was sick to think of what his words actually meant. He was finally claiming her, and she knew that it was far too late to escape him.

Niles and Daphne return from the Snow Ball, but their night is not quite over yet… An AU continuation of the season 3 episode, "Moon Dance". N/D pairing. One-shot.

Series 2 AU: Despite Sybil & Tom's best efforts, following their secret marriage, Sybil falls pregnant towards the beginning of 1918. Tom wants to immediately tell her family and claim the baby and her as his, but Sybil fights him, knowing they don't have enough money, and that if Tom were to lose his employ they would have no where to go. But how long can she hide her pregnancy?

AU after 2.4. What happens when Mary tells Robert about Branson's feelings for Sybil?

The misadventures of the brothers-in-law with high-minded wives. Now proudly AU where Sybil lives and Matthew will, too, plus Sir Anthony and Edith married in 3x03. Chapter 7: Nora's Christening - In which Tom and Matthew deal with Kieran's visit to Downton for Nora's christening, manage the estate and discuss Matthew and Mary's infertility. Guest starring Sybil, Mary and Kieran.

"Believe it or not I will stay true to you." – Post episode 2.07 AU. Branson does not believe her.

A collection of Downton Abbey ficlets. Multiple characters and pairings.

This had become the routine. A new mother. A new father. A new baby. Of course this meant change. It meant adjustment. It meant Tom Branson kept eyes forward as they both dressed bed. How does love, romance, and a new baby mix? Rock the AU challenge!

It's not a fortune cookie fortune - it's a (non-chronological) series about the Bransons, set (mostly) in and around their bed! Period AU: Sybil and Matthew live. The plan is to take it into the mid-1920s and perhaps beyond.

Set months after the Christmas Special. Sybil and Branson travel back to Downton as a married couple for the first time and realise how much their lives have changed. I haven't written in a while so please be kind but let me know what you think! LPx

Everyone Ellie has ever cared about has either died or left her; so when she's faced with make or break circumstances; will she be by Joel's side powerless? Or will she chase it to the end? *Chapter: Winter spoilers!

Sybil is to go swimming with her sister, but her plans become far more interesting. Written for smut week. A slow burn.

This is the explanation.

Drabbles for various prompts from various places. Many characters and pairings. Now Complete.

Set in Downton in 1925. Lady Rose has persuaded Cora to host a ball as a benefit for the cottage hospital. But the evening doesn't quite go to plan... (A/U:Matthew and Sybil are still with us !). Finally Complete !

Upon hearing that Tom Branson has been exiled from Ireland, Martha Levinson decides to give the Branson's a once in a lifetime opportunity. They inherit a piece of land in the far reaches of West Texas before the oil boom- they are also given a chance to change lives and live their dreams as a family with their first born daughter. Travel, politics and love.

A series of one-shots, detailing the relationship between James and his daughter from her infancy to his death.

And it goes like this.

It took more than one of them, partner. Spoilers, oneshot.

Downton Abbey. Yorkshire, England. Or not! The planet called Earth by its inhabitants is really Lab K2116: a vast social experiment built by Blue Sun. Serenity crash-lands on the Downton green and we find that K2116's planetary defenses have been lowered, leaving them ripe for the Reavers' picking. Capt. Mal Reynolds unwillingly takes on a rather large group of refugees.

Sybil's eyes grew large with shock, her gaze flew to her father, then her son, and finally her husband. She could't have heard correctly, not this, not after all this time. But the shame and heartache that burned on Tom's face testified to the truth. Everyone sat frozen, waiting, as the words her little boy had uttered buzzed about, stinging the lies of complacency. And it hurt.

Moments and details in the life of my favorite couple. Please R&R! Enjoy! NOT 3x05 compliant.

This story re-imagines the chances and choices of Tom and Sybil. It begins by revisiting the events that unfolded in 3x05 so beware of spoilers. In chapter 4 - important decisions get made, but is everything as it should be? Comments always inspire. Enjoy!

Branson comes back from war injured, Sybil comes back from London frustrated and by chance they meet in America. They then travel to Ireland together... Nominated for a Highclere award 2014! Thank you so much!

"They didn't always talk afterwards, not needing words to express what their bodies had already so perfectly and poetically communicated. But truthfully she loved these conversations. The honesty and love in those moments; the confessions, the dreams, all vulnerable revelations that were never to be shared with anyone else. It was perfect, comfortable, unequivocal intimacy."

Tom has to work late, so his ever-thoughtful wife brings him dinner... and dessert.

My answer to the "Anywhere but the Bed" Challenge. It is complete and utter smut. I try to keep the rest of my writing much more intellectual, but this one seems to have an oral fixation... Rated M for quite mature. Please enjoy and absolutely comment!

Oneshot. Sybil and Tom try to forget about their "places." Wall sex in the library. Otherwise devoid of plot. Lemon.

Season 2 AU. The unthinkable has happened and life will never be the same at Downton. The Granthams are forced to undertake a desperate plan in order to keep the youngest Crawley safe. When her marriage to Branson is not only supported but encouraged, how will it change the course of their lives?

S/B. Sybil reconsiders the "kissing only" rule she set when she accepted Tom's proposal. Explores their newly physical relationship in the months between their failed elopement and reveal to the family. Canon compliant, fills in the blanks... steamily.

The Bransons travel to Downton for Matthew and Mary's wedding after making a rather unorthodox wager with each other. Writing around the scenes in S03E01, so S3 spoilers.

A collection of drabbles about how their relationship makes Sybil and Tom outsiders in different aspects of each other's lives. WARNING: Series 3 spoilers!

Set after 2x09 Christmas Special . Follows Tom and Sybil Branson back from Dublin to Downton Abbey for a visit. Because I am impatient for the next series to start and I can't get enough of this couple!

"Listen everyone; Mr. Gray has given my brother-in-law something to make him appear drunk," Mary announced to the table. Sybil's heart, which had already taken permanent residence in her stomach, seemed to only plummet further at her declaration. It wasn't enough that they ridiculed him for his clothes, and station in life, now they had to physically humiliate and hurt him. 3X01

Based on a S3 spoiler : Robert is having trouble making up a team for the annual cricket match, Sybil goes on strike, Branson is discovered to have hidden talents and someone gets very competitive...

Bransonfic written in response to Batwings79's 2012 Downton Abbey St. Paddy's Day Challenge. A heart-to-heart talk between Tom and Sybil ends in tears...or at least with him seeking comfort by precisely the wrong means, and in precisely the wrong company. NOW COMPLETE.

Robert's eyes veer downwards and sideways to the Dowager Countess. "I disapprove of their extravagant performance as much as you do." She says, angling the end of her cane in his direction, "But if that young man is called up in the New Year, he won't have another chance to leap around like a whirling dervish."

One-shot set in Dublin. Sybil is concerned about something. Fluffy story with hints of sexy times.

Sybil/Tom. Just a little pre-York interlude. Probably a one-shot.

"Her heart began to beat quickly, a shiver, a thrill of excitement, all rushing through her as his lips pressed more fully to hers. She reveled in the pleasure of how easily they fit together as they lazily sought each other." Yes, based off THAT kiss. WARNING: Series 3 spoiler speculation.

She stared at his lips, blinking rapidly, sending a single tear down her cheek. Branson knew in that moment there was nothing he couldn't forgive her. Episode 1X06 AU, what if things went a bit differently during the count incident?

A dance during the Servant's Ball sparks an unusual romance.

A country drive turns disastrous when a broken down motor leaves Mary, Matthew, Sybil and Branson as the title so aptly suggests.

The boy who lived and the girl who lives; it is such a terrible affliction, you know, to not be able to dream. Harry/Luna. Post DH.

A series of short vignettes inspired by 20th century poetry. Will be updated every once and a while, but each vignette stands on its own. T, just in case.

Sybil laughed. "It seems I'm always to be scandalizing my family with nursing." And she was quite contented. A little bit of fun with the idea of Sybil and Nursing. A bit of a continuation with my other story First Breath.

A story of Sybil, Tom and a bacon sandwich. I'm making no apologies for the fact that this is a very silly bit of nonsense :-

The Christmas of 1919, the first Christmas Sybil spends away from her family. The first Christmas in her new life. And she's spending it at a loud Irish pub with the entirety of Tom's family. It's fluff in its entirety, and of course spoilers from the Christmas Special.

Sybil Branson craves many things.

Sybil and Branson on their wedding night. Oneshot. Rated M for sexual implications/ themes.

Kaoru Kamiya is hidden away from her lover when she discovers he is a vicious killer. But when he finally manages to track her down, secrets hidden from her begin to be uncovered and they threaten to both alter and destroy her life. AU, BxK

Sybil saves everyone the drama of next season. YOU HEAR ME, JULIAN FELLOWES? I WILL NOT HAVE MY EMOTIONS TOYED WITH ANYMORE!

Filling the gaps between the Garden Party and Branson's confession in York.

Sybil would heal and was already on the mend. He however, was only just beginning to hurt and if he wasn't careful, would never mend. Because he was falling in love. Takes place after 1x06.

A series of one-shots on the life of the Bransons as they face a series of challenges in Dublin, beginning in January of 1920. Canon up until and including the Christmas Special.

Kamiya Kaoru is sold like she is a part of her father's estate, placed between the furniture and art. Drabble collection.

S/B. An exploration of Branson's feelings via an encounter with Sybil the morning after the count at Ripon. Brooding and thoughtful.

May, 1926. Tom Branson returns to an unexpected yet not unwelcome sight after a week away from home. Canon-compliant, featuring Sybil, Branson, and their children.

What transpired between episode 2.07 and 2.08... First fanfic, so please excuse any fanfic faux pas! Rated M for future chapters

How a stain almost gets them caught. Set during the "three months later" of episode 2x06

Matthew was the one who went to tell Branson that he hadn't been sacked. 01x06 missing scene

Tom had said something foolish in a moment of passion and it had been weighing him down all day. "What work? Bringing hot drinks to a load of randy officers?" He had to apologise.

As Branson leaves Downton Abbey, he encounters Mrs Hughes. WARNING: Spoilers for S2 x08. I would have loved to have seen an exchange between these two in the show.

Semi-fantasy AU, Kenshin/Kaoru. Circumstances beyond their control bring them together, but neither one expected to fall so deeply for the other. Nor did they foresee the cruel twist of fate that would ruthlessly tear them apart again. Complete.

Post episode 2.05 AU. Branson doesn't wait forever.

It's been thirty months since the war began. The Devil in Army drab was going to show up on his doorstep eventually. Branson, 2x03.

Sybil and Branson secretly marry during the war. Can their relationship survive the stresses of secrecy or will they be found out an have to face the wrath of Downton Abbey.

Sybil/Tom. A moment between Sybil and Branson in the garage and an unexpected discovery leads Sybil to do some soul-searching. Lots of suppressed longing and sexual tension. Set post-proposal, pre-acceptance. UPDATE: I will be continuing this!

At night, in the silent spaces they cherish as husband and wife, he tells her stories. Features Kenshin-as-Traveler as opposed to Kenshin-as-Wanderer. Canon, Ken/Kao, series of one-shots.

Canon, Post-Jinchuu, Ken/Kao, one-shot. In which Yahiko asks Kaoru a question, and the latter is made aware of her ever-sharpening instincts.

If she was marrying anyone else her father would be there; but she was marrying the man she loved and so he wasn't. Sybil/Branson. Season 2 spoilers.

Branson and Sybil and conversation. A garage scene set during S1. Written for the Winter 2011 Downton Exchange.

The Branson's spend a secluded Christmas in Dublin, away from Downton and it's complications. It's a time they can forget the impending Irish war, a time to be loved, and above all, a time to finally belong somewhere. Sybil/Branson fluff

What surprised Sybil most was how easy her family made it, in the end. Sybil/Branson, AU after 2x05.

"You have to understand. When you dropped me off that day in York…the things you said to me…no-one's ever said things like that to me."

Apparently the Bransons won't be in this year's Christmas special, so here's a short, slightly fluffy S/B Christmas fic to keep us going over the holiday season! Sybil spends her first Christmas away from Downton with Tom and his mother.

Plenty of folk believe Tumbleweed to be haunted. But Jack Marston is no longer a child, and he no longer expects his father to be there for him. Big spoilers.

Various drabbles concerning, obviously, the Lady and her Chauffeur. "We neither of us were made for settling. And I, at least, don't intend to." A/N: it's finished, at last! last chapter FLUFFINESS warning.

Lady Sybil has a burning question she just has to ask Branson... a bit of fluff between my favourite characters

Sybil and Tom both attend William and Daisy's wedding. 2x05

Branson realised he'd lost his heart to the lovely Lady Sybil. Now all he needed was a sign from her that she might feel the same... Set during series one, leading up to the garden party

Moments in The Bransons life after Downton starting with Sybil's arrival in Dublin. Soon after will be the wedding scene and various other moments. Currently rated K , will go up.

After the events of 2x03, Sybil takes a late night walk to the cottage for answers and an apology.

A dance and a confession. A missing S/B moment set after 2.03.

Sybil thinks of the way things are; Tom realises what he already knew - Nominated for 2012 Highclere Award: Pairing - Sybil/Branson

n. the point at which two rivers meet. Or, Tom and Sybil's romance as seen by a singular source.

Sybil promised Branson an answer when the war ended. A story of the ceasefire in eleven parts.

Set 2.07 before Mary and Edith come bursting into that room at the Swan Inn. "Because she could, she leaned forward to kiss him again. It felt different here, different anywhere other than their garage. Here, there was nothing stopping them."

When she leaves the inn, Branson begins to drown in his own agony. Her image is stuck to the front of his mind. How much longer is he expected to wait for what will never come? *SPOILERS FOR 207*

Branson returns to the house after he's done stewing in his cottage and has a conversation with Anna, who is passing through. Post episode 2x03. Some Sybil/Branson and Anna/Bates.

Tom Branson and Lady Mary Crawley have a difference of opinion. Post 2x04, implied Branson/Sybil

Branson was looking at her once again with that cocksure frankness of his that so unnerved her. What business did he have, being so sure of himself? It was maddening.

She was delivering a remedy to a friend. That was what she planned to say if she were caught. After all, it was the truth.

The night before Tom Branson leaves Ireland for Downton Abbey, he goes home and his mother tells him what she expects of any young ladies hoping to court him. Implied Branson/Sybil

"Tom doesn't know if they became something almost resembling confidants out of happenstance or necessity, but he's never quite been able to classify the whole thing a disaster." Edith & Branson become unlikely friends; 2x01. Hints of Sybil/Branson.

Sybil is the third daughter, the youngest. Set between Series 1 & 2.

"You did this to yourself, Tom Branson. Don't you know that when people leap for the stars they always fall to earth with a bang?" Branson struggles through the aftermath of his confession to Sybil. Spoilers for the second season.

For Sybil and Branson, a single moment changes everything. Set after the count in Ripon.

...and so does hope, at an unlikely time and from an unexpected source.

Driven from her home by her father’s insanity, Kaoru finds herself in the service of a powerful king. Based on the tale of Thousand Furs.

Companion piece to Lavender and Hay's "You Can't Fancy Mr. Branson!". Sybil confronts Branson with her suspicions.

James & Evil!FLW. James must choose between his daughter and the greater good. Rated M for violence.

Drives with Branson take Sybil to surprising destinations.

Sybil and Branson may not have forever, but they do have tonight.

When Sybil had proposed going for a jaunt to town, he had agreed - nothing, he was almost certain, could go wrong. Except, of course, that it had, and he really should've known better than to think such things.

Kaoru has never been afraid of asking for guidance. But with her own feelings threatening to overwhelm her and Kenshin being non-too clear about his own, things don't quite come as easily this time around. Canon KxK

After Dutch's death, as he races to return to his family, a single memory fills John Marston's mind. "Say you'll be mine, Abigail. Only mine." A short and sweet vignette involving young John and Abigail. Mild spoilers.

"I have never been in love," Sibyl said carefully, eyes down, glad that Althea's back was to her. "But I should imagine that, if I were, I would tell of the man, not of the trouble I was causing."

After the events of the Count in Ripon, this will be the first time Sybil has been allowed to go on a drive without a chaperone.

Starting their life together had never seemed so sweet, until a shadow of dark magic claims their beginning, stealing Kaoru from the arms of her husband. Now he must search to bring her back, and battle the forces that would keep them separate. kk

"April is the cruelest month." War is inescapable. A Sybil/Branson drabble.

Because nobody thought Sybil would turn out quite the way she did. Branson/Sybil.

"He should have told her that she was gorgeous, an utter vision, that every man would be watching her." Sybil and Branson are left hopeless, and maybe still just a little bit hopeful. chapt 3.

The story follows Sybil Crawley and Tom Branson from the day after the Count in Ripon, into Sybil's first season in London, to the onset of the Great War in the summer of 1914. Will contain some Matthew/Mary and Anna/Bates.

In the second year of the war, Branson's letters stop coming.

The entire situation was ridiculous and hopeless – young ladies didn't fall for chauffeurs, except possibly for practice. Valentine's Day ficlet. Sybil/Branson, closest to fluff I've gotten so far...

Kaoru lived a simple, ordinary life until one tragic night destroyed all she knew, tying her fate to a mysterious man with hair of flame.

A closer look at Branson and Sybil throughout the series, starting a week or so after the incident at Ripon.

He would have no peace until he heard that she was well... The aftermath of the count, from Branson's side.

Bonnie MacFarlane thinks about the past, her father, and John as she waits for another round of the undead to come shambling onto her ranch.

In the middle of the desert, a young girl pleads for the Lord's good grace. R&R Drabble on the sidequest Jenny's Faith

John Marston has had offers from prostitutes countless times. He never accepts. In this treacherous land, there's only one girl he can trust. He pays little mind to the harlots who face his rejections, but sometimes his words dig deeper than he knows.

In the aftermath of Bonnie's kidnapping, John Marston takes her home. One-shot.

The consequences have caught up to him, and they demand that he pay the price. An insight of the end.

He could probably count on that one trembling hand how many times he had been truly afraid in his life.

"Are you makin' cracks about my-" "John. There are virgin ears over here".

A pair of Tom and Sybil centric drabbles.

"Cheer up, old man," she whispers, her hands soft and fairy formed as she let her hand rest where his should have been. "There are far worse things in life to be without." Jane/Rochester, post-novel

"Be careful, my lad, or you'll end up with no job and a broken heart." Her voice was not stern, it was sympathetic, but she was warning him off all the same. Branson/Sybil

AU, sequel to Broken Pieces All Kaoru wants to do is forget the past and move on. But when Kenshin becomes involved in an investigation that will unearth their forgotten history, they find themselves unwillingly drawn into a bloody power struggle.

There are those days where she wonders, but maybe she's not supposed to. – DRABBLE

John isn't one for believing in that kind of thing, but that kind of thing is one for believing in him.

John remembers an early encounter with a teenage Abigail. Just a small reflective piece, nothing too complicated.

A quiet, introspective one-shot set sometime mid-manga. Mostly a friendship piece :i.e. Kenshin/everyone: but with strong Kenshin/Kaoru leanings. WAFF, one-shot, KenKao.

A series of stream of consciousness drabbles of various RK characters and their reaction toward Kenshin and Kaoru. Ranging from angst to humor and from Kenshin to Enishi. canon storyline and canon pairings

Fantasy AU. Kenshin, a Wild Boy, wants justice for his people. Kaoru, unwanted orphan, wants love. They both want to be free. Maybe the key to all is each other. B/K

A childhood lesson. Letting go. And holding on.

Because there is much more at stake than her own life. And that is why he protects her.

His white hands, which were barely any larger than her own, had long since been stained scarlet with old blood... Yet he was so careful with her. So tender as his fingers ghosted over her neck, her breasts, her abdomen, swelled and heavy with their child.

[It made Oguni Genzai wonder what kind of woman this little girl would be.] Kaoru, from birth until the beginning of RK. Vignette series. Chapter one: great big mystery

Kenshin recognizes a good thing when he sees it. Is it possible to reconcile ten years of instinct with the promise of happiness?

Kenshin and Kaoru share a warm cup of tea at the close of a chilly day. End of manga spoilers.

It's easy to lose sight of yourself through your own eyes.

COMPLETE! AU dark fic - Kenshin is Battousai, a feared assasin in modern times. His target is Kamiya Kaoru, a girl with mysterious abilities. Is a relationship between captive & captor possible? [ind. chps PG13 & R: violence, swearing, adult situations]

[It was…as though she had kissed his cheek and walked away, leaving a hole—a hole, but not hollow space—where she had been.] Kenshin grows. Double drabble KT, KK.

A collection of moments from Kenshin and Kaoru's married life. Snapshot Ten: Kaoru gives birth to her first child on the day of a festival. Rated T just to be safe.

England. 1821. She’s a painter who has lost her meaning in life. He’s a former sea captain trying to redeem himself for past sins. The collision of their lives leads the pair down an unexpected path. [KK]

[Is it everything you dreamed that it would be, when the world was younger, and you had everything to lose?] A year in the life of Kamiya Kaoru, who has nothing left to lose. [KK]

You might be prepared to walk away to protect your most important person. But you're never ready.

AU CHAP 11 UP! Present Day AU Leaving Kenshin and the world she had always known behind, Kaoru is faced with tough decisions even as Kenshin is looking for her. KK

KK PostJinchuu... 'The only thing that's clear now is that suddenly everything is different. Suddenly, impossibly.' After everything that happened, Kenshin could never just go back to how things were before...even if sometimes he badly wanted to...

Katsujinken, the sword that gives life. But life is full of pain and none understands the true meaning of Kamiya Kasshin Ryu like its last master. Oneshot

Vignette. A different take on Enishi and Kenshin's meeting on the bridge. Mild Jinchuu spoilers, OOC.

Lesser love cannot lead to greater love unless the spirit is undimished by yielding its mysteries to the beloved.

Third 100word ficlet. What he pretended to hold in his hands he could not give her, like so many other things…

Second 100word ficlet. When you don't have any blood relatives left in the world, you start to feel like you're disappearing...

Khrysalis attempts a 100word ficlet. His senses are being filled. He is slowly coming to answer a simple, wordless invitation...

Kaoru is rather tired of being targeted by Kenshin's enemies. This time, however, nothing is going to go as planned... [One Shot, Gift Fic. Set before the Kyoto Arc.]

[Twoshot, moderntype AU] What might it take for Kenshin to realize that there will be times when he doesn't always know what is best?

During a heat wave, Kaoru finds herself alone, frustrated, and extremely hot. Defeated by Kenshin's friendly behavior, she gives up on his love. But she refuses to lose to the sun. Clothes start to fly, but no one's there to see, right? KBK

[one shot] “It was simply absurd, really. So of course, in the grand scheme of things, it made perfect sense.” A look at opposites and the strange harmony that results when they fit.

Kaoru thinks that nobody notices, but Megumi is a female too, and she's a kitsune, occassionally.

From New York to L.A., from vampire to hunter, and from life to death to life again. From friend to enemy, from blood to ecstasy, and from pain to love to pain again. This is his existence. [KK]

Legends speak of a fearsome creature living on the forbidden mountain. Escaping to its domain, one woman will discover just how real a legend can be. 2005 RKRC romanceWAFF runner up.

Maybe Hiko’s fed up. Maybe Kenshin’s gone round the bend. Maybe no nonsense Megumi strikes again. Somebody sure thinks Kenshin’s attitude about women needs adjustment. 130 word ficlet.

The retelling of an old fairytale with the cast of RK. This will be a dark fanfiction. K x B pairing

Kaoru brushes Kenshin's hair. Short and sweet (like Kenshin). (complete)

Kenshin always insists on protecting Kaoru. When will he ever let her protect him in return? Post Jin-chu Arc. Updated story and updated author notes.

(AU)(rated R for chapter 12) Kaoru's tomboy lifestyle is ruined when she's forced to become the personal escort to the prince. Her duty is to protect him from a prophecized disaster... and duty failed can have a heavy price. (Complete)

Kaoru's frustration over the lack of attention Kenshin gives her causes her to throw out a challenge the Battousai is more than willing to accept. KK Oneshot

K&K, fluff and a little bit of smut. New chapter added

Kaoru's a lot stronger than Kenshin thinks she is. [My first K+K fic. What it took: a bowl of Jell-O, loud, angry music, and an hour of me ripping out hair from various parts of my scalp.]

l dark. l I'll fall with your knife, lest the hilt hurt your hand. l The thoughts of those still standing after the final crash. Followup to Should the World Fail to Fall Apart. l

*ONE-SHOT* A lifetime of struggle has led Kaoru to this point. Now she msut remain true to herself, no matter the cost. Please R+R!

*Complete*Kaoru is a proper lady down on her luck. Kenshin is a rancher seeking a wife. When she responded to his ad, Kenshin had no idea that he could lose his heart to a mail order bride! Chapter 7: Sweet, sweet Finale.

Further Misadventures in babysitting! "No, Sanosuke didn’t know how children were...[But] jumping off roofs was a funny kind of whim for a kid to have."

Kaoru takes on a group of bullies in order to prove a point. But is it to Kenshin, or to herself?

l dark l Should the world fail to fall apart, I'll always have a backup plan. l A very deformed portrayal of a much loved pairing.l

CHP 14! {Kaoru's family honour is put in question, Kenshin struggles with the rage building inside him and their relationship becomes strained just as another man enters the scene.}

Kenshin has decided enough is enough. He can't keep putting his friends in danger--especially Kaoru, who he has come to love deeply. His solution: to leave. But when Kenshin returns to the friends he left behind, he finds things have changed.

Kenshin gets another visitor, and he's overseeing Kenshin's marriage proposal to Kaoru. This is a spin-off from "Mind of the Woman", and it ain't for the faint of heart.

Kenshin is being equivocal about his feelings towards Kaoru. He ponders on it while away from home.

How deep can Kenshin go into Kaoru's mind? The answer may surprise you!

What will it take for Kenshin to admit his feelings to Kaoru? Why a pig, of course! RK and R1/2 crossover. Chapters have been rid of mistakes to the best of my abilities.

Prequel to Rurouni Kenshin: A New Era - This is the story of just how Megumi & Sanosuke got together. AND how Megumi helps Kaoru find a way to get through to Kenshin.

The Kamiya Dojo gets the weirdest visitors...

A crossover between RK and the original faery tale

5 years after the beginning of their story, the Kenshin-gumi's lives are changing yet again.