"PUPPETS" IS NOW UP AND RUNNING!!!

Winning first place in my "Upcoming Stories" poll (for one-shots) I decided to publish it first as it wouldn't take as long. My hope is to publish the one-shots first for that reason alone before I continue with my other stories.

Ok, so there's A LOT to know about me, but I'm not telling because I'm just that way, haha.

First thing you should know about me: I love writing stories! Favorite manga ever is Naruto so I'll probably stay in the Naruto forum for most of my stories. I'll also, however, write in cartoons and books since I do love my cartoons and my books.

Yeah, I had a lot of free time in my hands. Notice the use of the past tense.

I'm a female, and my favorite genres are romance, adventure, comedy, action, fantasy, sci-fi, crime, mystery and drama; so those are the genre's I'll most likely write on, some more than others.

So that's all. Hope you enjoy my stories! And rembemer: I. LOVE. REVIEWS!

Quote time: "Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" Buddha

A good friend will come and ask you to get a drink with her when a strange boy grabs you on a dance and you need an "out."

A best friend will push her way between you and the punk, wrap her arms around you, and say, "I'm sorry, but she's here with me - find your own date."

A good friend will help you find your prince. A best friend will kidnap him and bring him to you.

A good friend asks you what's wrong when you're crying. A best friend already has a shovel ready to bury the loser who made you cry.

A good friend is there for you when you need her. A best friend is there for you when you need her and when you don't. (this one I made up :3)

Author Notes & Important Info (& links!):

1. Dancing Dawn cover art link: Dancing Dawn cover, hand-made by yours truly.
2. Family Matters cover art link: Family Matters cover
3. Language of Love cover art link: Language of Love cover
4. Most of my stories will probably be rated T… mainly for language, but I will let you know if there are other reasons. Hence, if some (occasional) foul language does not particularly bother you, feel free to read my stories as if they were K -- for everyone!
5. I'll try to keep my profile page up-to-date, so if you have any questions about the state of my stories, check out this profile first.
6. I love PM's as much as reviews! I guarantee that if you have a question or request, I'm more likely to answer your PM's - that's not to say I won't answer your reviews.
7. I enjoy drawing too, so if I'm inspired (AND have enough time) I'll probably end up drawing more art covers for other stories. Maybe even events IN the stories. For those of you curious enough, I've started already (haha!)

Trilogies & Collections

1. The Perfect Costume Problem - complete
2. The Men of Before - new, on-going
3. Angela on a Mission - coming soon

MY WRITTEN STORIES

NARUTO

Flower Among Deserts - being re-written

The Truth - on hold

A Friend - complete

Dancing Dawn - on-going

Family Matters - on-going

Cotton Messages - complete

The Perfect Costume Problem - complete

The Men of Before - ongoing

My Mystical Life - new, ongoing

The Legendary 3 - new, ongoing

Puppets - complete

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

Love & Wisdom - on hold

Crazy In Love - on hold

HARRY POTTER

Never Letting Go - hiatus

Language of Love - on-going

"WHEN THE WORLD GIVES YOU LEMONS, MAKE APPLE JUICE AND LET THEM WONDER HOW YOU DID IT." My brother

STORIES I'M PLANNING TO WRITE

NARUTO

The Times & The Places: Sixteen-year-old Sakura Haruno, a girl with an undeniable sixth sense, expected many things in life. And true to her expectations, she was always prepared to what came her way. However, there were three things she wasn't expecting: 1) That she'd inherit her estranged and newly deceased great-grand-aunt's house and all the belongings within it, 2) That said great-grand-aunt was was an inventor who created a time machine, and 3) that said time machine actually worked. MultiSaku.(T, Time Travel fic)

Between Heaven & Hell: Sakura is a mermaid with the uncanny gift to heal and an extraordinary talent to walk on land for as long as she pleases without returning to the water. She longs to explore the world outside the sea, but with the mermaids being a race dangerously close to extinction due to a war against demons many years ago and no new mermaids being born since, she is duty-bound to stay with her family and her people. Naruto is a demon who roams the whole earth with other demons who are his friends but not quite his family. He is alone, and he roams the earth endlessly; only hoping to find a purpose for living and a place where he belongs. When the two meet, driven towards each other by their mutual need for adventure and discovery, two different words collide and their lives change forever. But all good things must come to an end, and as the truth of not only who they truly are but also the truth of their world unveils, malicious forces begin to stir, seeking to destroy all they hold dear with another, more vicious and bloody war upon them. The two who unwittingly fell in love must make a decision: face the impending evil with only each other for support and risk total annihilation, or forfeit their feelings for each other and live empty; beyond salvation for both them and their people for eternity. (T, Disney songfic)

Femme Fatale: The world has been attacked by a deadly, mysterious virus. It just happened one day. No one knew what it was, where it came from, or what it did until it was too late. It started by infecting the villages' women. Then their teenage daughters. Then their girls. One by one, the females of all the villages of all the countries fall prey to the new virus who develops, changes and manifests too fast to pin it down and stop it. One by one, they all fall ill. They all fight bravely for their lives. And then they are gone. But the final blow for all of those left behind is that before they can say good-bye to their wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, friends and teammates, their bodies are gone; disappeared as if into thin air. Enter Sakura Haruno. She was saved from the virus by living apart from civilization for training purposes. But now she's back, and as she fights desperately to save her few remaining friends, the clues start to fall together and she realizes that there is more to the virus than anyone ever thought. Something deep. Something utterly dark, twisted, and evil. To make matters worse, as the female population dwindles, the male population - even those from other villages - seems to take a keen interest in the seemingly only female immune to the virus... namely, Sakura. SakuMutli, kind of, in a dark side.(M)

Heart of Glass: "Why are you like this?" "Like what, Haruno? Cold? Indifferent? Cynic? Or is it...violent?" He chuckled a dry, humorless laugh that sent unpleasant shivers down her spine. "The answer is simple, Blossom: it's my reason for living. I was conceived in darkness, born in violence, and lived in solitude." Gaara is convinced, like so many others, that his heart is made of ice and stone; where nothing but darkness can reside. Sakura begs to differ. Can Sakura understand and help Gaara from the pit of despair and lead him away from the path he's taken? GaaSaku (T, probably a oneshot)

Pesadilla: "Welcome to Pesadilla!" she read, "the school where monsters, demons, and other supernatural beings attend to learn how to become true Nightmares!" Well, this is a problem. Sakura has been admitted into Pesadilla, which is great school, but there's a little problem - she's human. And not all monsters who attend the school take kindly to humans. But maybe, just maybe, they can make an exception for her. MultiSaku. (T)

My Princess!: Queen Tsunade of the Kingdom of Flowers has only one child and heir: Princess Sakura. Now the Princess has inherited many characteristics from her royal mother, but she is unique in many ways. She's highly intelligent, witty, determined, stubborn, adventurous, naive, and inquisitive; all characteristics that get her in trouble more often than they get her out of it. So the Queen, concerned for her daughter (and also, admittedly, bored), decides to hire a circle of guards to keep the Princess out of trouble, to protect her when that fails, and to make sure no no-good princes and nobles' sons deceive her since she is fast approaching marriageable age. The guards range from the nobility to peasants so that the knowledge of all society levels are at hand. But perhaps Princess Sakura is more than a bunch of street-savvy, professional military-trained guards can handle. Especially when they all develop feelings for the free-spirited Princess of Flowers. And don't forget the scheming mother! MultiSaku (T)

To Melt Some Ice Cubes: Sakura Haruno is an extraordinary girl, as both a kunoichi and a person. Her Will of Fire burns perpetually strong, high, proud and radiant, illuminating the darkest corners of the hearts of everyone she comes across with hope, warmth, and life. Everyone knows this, but there are some ice cubes who realize just what her flame means, and become addicted to what it does and symbolizes. Gaara, Sasuke, Neji, Pein, and Itachi are now on a quest to claim the Blossom of Fire... and the life she can offer them. (SakuraX the ice cubes mentioned above. SakuMulti, kinda, K)

Thank You: Unknown to anyone, Sasuke kept a diary in his genin years before he abandoned Konoha. It was the only place where he could drop the mask of Uchiha pride and reveal the forlorn, angry and despairing child he truly was. In his last entry, he explains his last moments with Sakura before he defected from the village - and what that "thank you," which also became a "good-bye," truly meant. SasuSaku. (Oneshot, K)

Pink Blossom & The 7 Ninjas: Sakura, otherwise known as Pink Cherry Blossom and nicknamed Pink Blossom, has set out on a quest to bring down the evil Snake Warlock Orochimaru, who has taken over the Light Kingdom and is slowly turning it into the Empire of Darkness. However, to bring him down once and for all, she'll need help. As she travels to the castle where Orochimaru resides, she'll have to gather and recruit seven powerful ninjas who each have a unique skill which, when mixed with the others, together have the power to defeat Orochimaru and his minions. What she never expected was that the ninjas would take up a quest of their own: to claim her heart. SakuMulti (K/ T)

Hearfelt: Sakura Haruno was known for many things: her strength, her abilities, her prodigious skill at medicine. But above all, she was known for her laughter, her jewel eyes. She was known for being good incarnated. But after an accident during a mission, her friends are both relieved and horrified when she regains consciousness. Relief because she's perfectly fine except for one thing. Horrified because that one thing was her spark of life, the heartfelt emotion on everything so uniquely hers, is gone. After years of trying to help Sai understand emotions and getting minimal results, the Rookie 9 and her other friends aren't too hopeful to get her as she was. But when the most unexpected person steps up to meet the challenge and help the pinkette, interesting things happen. Because it is all heartfelt. SaiSaku (K/ T)

Sakura's Fairy Tales: A collection of my original fairy tales in which our favorite pinkette, Sakura Haruno, stars as the protagonist in all of them. Another SakuMulti story because you can never have enough of those. Inspired by Thirrin's "Between The Pages".(K)

The Warmth of Her Hands: Gaara Sabaku might as well have been a god, for all his power. He seemed to be above everyone, in every way; far from their reach. He was unapproachable. The only people who could get close to him were his own siblings, and even they couldn't touch him. Then, one day, someone bumped into him. A girl. And swift as a deer, she was gone after apologizing and giving him his first real smile. Gaara, the unapproachable, the untouchable, the man who had never known kindness, discovered something that day: hands were warm. And he'd be damned if he let this truth disappear after being in the dark for so long. But any warmth wouldn't do. He had to find the girl who'd gifted him the revelation. This feeling, so alien and so addicting, could only come from her - and the warmth of her hands. (GaaSaku, OneShot, K/T)

Say No: Inspired by B2ST's song, Take Care of My Girlfriend (Say No). Sasuke Uchiha had two most important people in his life, excluding his brother. One of them was Naruto Uzumaki, his best friend. The other was Sakura Haruno, his girlfriend. Or, ex-girlfriend now. But just because she was his ex, because he broke her heart, didn't mean he didn't love her any less. What he never expected, though, was for Naruto to come up to him and ask him permission to ask Sakura out. These are Sasuke's feelings in the situation. SasuSaku, songfic (T)

Nanny Emergency: Sakura Haruno is ready to join the workforce! The problem is, she has no clue which job to apply for; until Ino suggests becoming a nanny after seeing how good Sakura is with kids. Sakura happily agrees, and pretty soon gets a call from a paranoid woman who must leave town for a few weeks but cannot take her children with her. No problem right? Wrong! The woman failed to mention that her "kids" number well over a dozen, that they're not children but teens and near-grown adults, and all MALES! "You guys don't need a nanny, you need an army!" "Aw, but you're so much better, Sakura-chan!" SakuMulti (K/T)

Titanic Romance: Just like the infamous ship, theirs was a love doomed from the very start, but by the time they realized it it was too late. They were too deep in love, and too far gone to care. All that mattered was that the love was there, it was mutual, and it was real. SakuXKimimaro (T)

MLIA/FML NARUTO: In which the Naruto cast stars in some of my favorite MLIA and FML moments, told in snippets. Laughs all around! One-shot collection. (T)

First Love: When the Konoha 11 and the Sand guys reunite for a get-together, one surprising secret leaks out. "WHAT! You seriously mean to tell me that Sakura-chan was the first love for ALL OF US?!" "Hn." "Troublesome..." "She's fierce; I like an alpha woman." "She doesn't mind my insects..." "YOSH! She is youth incarnate!" "She saved my life... plus, she's a hot doc." "She accepted me, bijuu and all." "This is quite a twist of fate, isn't it?" "The Hag still treats me nicely even if she's angry with me." Naruto scratched his head sheepishly. "Well, that's a surprise. Me, personally, I still love her, but that's just me, hehe. But at least it was just a crush, right guys? It passed and it's over and done with." Silence. "Right guys?" More silence. "Guys?" When none of the guys met his eyes, or each others' for that matter, Naruto slumped in his chair. "... Damn you all..." MultiSaku (T)

The Maid & The Knight: Everyone knows the love story of the maid and the prince, of the princess and the commoner, and the princess and prince. But have you ever really heard the story of two commoners? The story of the maid and her knight. (paring, rating unknown)

Stealing Hearts: My first non-Sakura centric story. Instead, it's NaruHina! Naruto is a master pickpocket by profession. He loathes having to do it and despises himself more every time he reaches for someone's wallet to steal their hard-earned money, but in his unjustly desolate life, it's the only way to make ends meet. One day, as he was making his rounds in the underground subway, he spotted a group of well-off girls. Easy targets. But when he tries to pickpocket them, the last thing he expected was for the girls to catch him (inconceivable!) and let him go at his intended victim's request. But as the girls boarded their train and left him dumbfounded on the platform, Naruto realizes that the girl who he tried to steal from and who pardoned him was not only leaving with her friends and her wallet, but with his heart, which she unknowingly stole with her pearly eyes and shy smile. (K/T)

Sakura's Secret Training: The art of seduction is something shinobi are proficient at, but which kunoichi are masters. Sakura, being a formidable and proud Konoha kunoichi, far from being the little girl she used to be, has mastered the deadly art. However, every time she gets a solo mission that requires her to use her feminine charms, her stupid male teammates instantly assume she's simply "getting some secret extra training" as if what she goes through every day wasn't enough. So Sakura, unsurprisingly, gets pissed off and thinks up a way to teach them a lesson. So what does she do? Invite them to participate in her "secret training," of course! Too bad they don't know they are the target practice. Sakura x Team 7 boys (K/T)

My Big, Bad Daddy!: Kisame Hoshigaki finds a little girl lost and alone in the woods while on a mission. On a whim, he decides to keep her, and takes her back with him to Akatsuki. Chaos (or hilarity, depends on whom you ask) ensues when the evil organization realizes that the little pink-haired child is more than a bunch of S-rank criminals can handle. Who knew children were such a handful? Not Kisame, that's for sure. KisamexSakura father-daughter relationship. Because I think Kisame would make an awesome Daddy. (K. Humour)

Angela on a Mission: The SEQUEL to "The Perfect Costume Problem." Because, thinking about it, there is sure to be some amusing chaos ensuing as Sakura tries to help her little monsters - taking into account she doesn't know how to be an Angela! (T)

Backup: When she was younger, Sakura was always left behind by her teammates because she was weak. It was wasn't a choice, not if she wished to stay with them - alive. Now older and with strength finally on par with that of her teammates', she can now proudly stand side by side with them. But this time, she willingly takes a step back and watches their backs instead of their profiles. This time she has a choice. Because this time, she has a reason. Non-romantic story, Sakura-centric. One-shot.(K)

Emotional Mosaic: A personal challenge to improve my writing. Series of short one-shots, starring Miss Haruno, in which I attempt to put feelings into words. Love, anxiety, heartbreak, hope - I'll try to bring them all to life, with as few words as possible. Sakura-centric. (T)

The Heart-Eater: Have you ever heard of Dream-Eaters? The beings who you may call upon to devour your nightmares. How about Mind Eaters? Creatures who will devour poisoned memories. But while they're all rare to the point of being more myth than truth, more legend than fact, there is one creature, the rarest of the Eaters, you may not have heard of - the Heart Eater, which will devour your heart. There is but one left, and she is peculiar to say the least. She doesn't always eat your feelings. Sometimes, she collects them in little bottles, just in case you realize that a heart is not something you can live without. Sakura-centric, not necessarily romantic. (T).

"One is the owner of what one hears, but a slave to what one says."

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

The Talk: Sokka thinks it's time to have a man-to-man talk with his sister's suitor, Firelord Zuko. Katara has other plans in mind. Zutara, ZukoKatara. (One-shot, K)

Mark My Words: Zuko flat-out refused to believe in fairy-tale romance, saying it was a waste of time, not to mention stupid, ridiculous, and practically impossible. Katara begged to differ. "Mark my words, Zuko, just for saying that you will be the one to experience a fairy-tale romance." Zutara. (K, undecided if oneshot or not)

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible." Walt Disney

HARRY POTTER

Past Affection: Hermione is hexed when she throws herself in front of Harry to protect him in battle, and is sent to the past ten years ago... with no memory of anything, except one name: Draco Malfoy. Narcissa finds the desolate girl, and, thinking that she'll be good company and influence on her lonely son Draco, takes her home with her. At first, things don't go smoothly, but what happens when Hermione starts to regain her memory? What will happen then, if young Draco starts to become attached to her? Dramione. (K or T, undecided)

Child's Play: Neville is a hopeless case in potions. Everyone knows that. So Hermione, having the compassionate heart that she does, offers to help him. Some people expected chaos. Some expected Neville to improve, if minimally. No one ever expected that in one of the tutoring sessions, Neville accidentally created a potion which reversed aging - and absolutely no one ever, in a million years, expected Hermione to take the potion and be transformed back into her five-year-old self. The question now is why is Draco, of all people, the one looking after her? Dramione (K or T, Humor)

Legacy: The Malfoy family is terribly, obnoxiously proud. They're proud of being aristocrats, they're proud of being some of the best wizards and witches generation after generation, they're proud of having a family tree that went back millenia, but most of all, they were proud of being pure-blood wizards. But when a strange curse envelops the wizarding world, rendering up to 97% of witches unable to bear children, the Malfoys must decide between letting their clan die as pure-bloods or interbreeding with muggle-born witches. Draco, being the only available unmarried Malfoy and the youngest one too, isn't too thrilled with the grim choices. And he sure as hell isn't thrilled when one of the few witches immune to the curse - and his bridal candidate (though forced) - turns out to be Hermione Granger, muggle-born Gryffindor Princess of The Golden Trio, bookworm extraordinaire, and best friend to his nemesis. Dramione. (T)

Teach Me Confidence: As a teenage student, there are four things which are your priorities: academics, social life, looks, and sports. The best way to keep those to standard is to have confidence. But Hermione and Draco are a bit unbalanced - they are each very confident in only two of the categories each while the other two categories are medium to low. Maybe they can teach each other a thing or two about confidence in the areas they're lacking... and get to know each other a bit better. Dramione (K)

"Oh, it's just you, Scar. We thought it was someone important." the Hyenas, The Lion King

BLEACH

Humanity's Gift: It is a universal fact that there are two sides to Life: The Living and the Dead. However, in reality there are three realms: the Underworld, ruled by Lord Aizen, whose many spawned children carry out his misdeeds; Earth, where the Living reside; and Heaven, where Ichigo, a nephilim and son of a seraphim is training to become an Archangel. Aizen wants two of his favourite children, Grimmjow and Ulquiorra, to head to Earth and corrupt the most innocent soul they can find and bring it to him. It is Ichigo's final test in becoming an Archangel to protect whatever soul the Demons target. What he never expected was to find an exquisite young maiden offering him a home and gentle kindness. "My purpose for being here was to protect her for the sake of completing my training and finally becoming an Archangel. But now… now I want to protect Orihime because she's more than just another soul, another test. In fact, screw the test. I'm not leaving her." IchiHime, hints of UlquiHime and GrimHime. (T)