Ciel's skin was marred with ink and blood, telling tales twisted in darkness. What an evil path the devil walks, tainted hands staining the innocent canvas. For the most beautiful art is painted in blood. AU

This is a collection of mature stories centered around the Fakir x Ahiru pairing. Each are one-shots and generally unrelated to each other unless otherwise stated. They may range from canon-based, to AU, and beyond. Hope you enjoy them!

In 1840, 16-year-old Carlisle Cullen almost drowned at sea off the coast of Italy. He was rescued by Esme Evenson, a vampire whose beautiful face haunted him throughout his youth. Seven years later, they meet again. AU.

She falls from a tree. She falls from a cliff. She falls in love. The story of restless newborn vampire Esme Anne Platt and the shamelessly saintly Doctor Carlisle Cullen.

Companion piece to "Stained Glass Soul" — all additional chapters told from Carlisle's point of view.

He is given release, but is never released

The space from one stone to the other was set in front of him now. And for once he wouldn't allow himself to be a coward. He had to make this leap if he wanted to move forward with her. Fakir x Ahiru

Tala has been kept out of La Push for nine long years due to mysterious reasons of her father. Now, she finds herself back at the reservation, completely oblivious to what had been happening while she was gone. *Imprinting Story* Seth/OC -after BD-

SasuNaru. Naruto finds a book on charms accidently in the library and tries to use it to win Sakura's affection during Cherry Blossom Season, while trying to convince his team to have a hanami. But his plans don't work out quite how he thought.

When La Push's worst storm in one hundred years comes raining on Claire Young, she quickly finds refuge in the one place she knew she was safe, Quil Ateara's home. The storm forces Claire to stay with Quil alone overnight and hormones and temptation ensue

The story is ending but... some characters are not satisfied to let it come to the conclusion it will... *SPOILERS of end of anime! Fakir x Ahiru

Hiyori has always hated the cold. Shinji x Hiyori

What starts out as a normal, administrative operation turns into a rather stimulating game. But who will the real winner be? Shika/Tema one-shot.

Sasuke-a sucessful corporate lawyer about to be presented with the one thing he cannot cope with: Time Off. As if it isn't bad enough that Naruto has turned his life upside down, worst of all Sasuke just might be in love with him. NaruSasu Lemon

Oneshot - Minato gets more than cake for his surprise birthday party. Pre-gaiden. Humor. Minato/Kakashi/Obito/Rin

Otto and Jet go on a date but Gibson, Sprx and Nova follow them. The get caught and get into big trouble! R&R please or I'm dead!

BUSTED JC fic.