Hermione has never shied away from a confrontation with Rita Skeeter, and she's about to find out why she should have. But perhaps through all of the lies and the lines, she can find something truer than she ever thought possible.

Ingredients: A delicate flower and a headstrong general. Procedure: Combine ingredients in one palace, add murder plots and power struggles. Shake vigorously for best results. Itasaku.

A light series (that unintentionally turned into a story) following Sakura's daily misadventures as she deals with crazy friends, excessive drinking, boring missions, gossip mongering, and one annoying white haired shinobi. AU. Eventual Kaka/Saku.

Ichigo, a very popular ex-teen actor who has only played one role to date. Ulquiorra, an established young actor notorious for his failure to get along with people. Watch as they are brought together to breathe life into a pair of tragic lovers. AU. [Slow burn; ongoing]

A missive to the Gotei 13 from Yamamoto.

Home is where you make it. Or, the AU where Loki falls to Earth after Thor, wanders around trying to work out what to do with himself, and somehow ends up working for SHIELD. Mostly because supervillains are so plebian.

Konoha and Iwa sign a truce and agree to an Exchange Program between recently promoted genin to "bolster village relations." Fortunately, if anything were to go wrong, Haruno Sakura was just average enough to risk losing.

Matsumoto Rangiku and Hitsugaya Toshirou and their thoughts. HitsuMatsu. Note the rating is now M.

Orochimaru is on the edge of breaking when someone unexpected pulls him back to solid ground. When the time comes, he returns the favor. Slash.

Kyoko's trying desperately to hide her new found feelings for Ren. But when a new role presents itself, she realises she needs his help now more than ever. And it's the kind of help she needs that may lead to them getting closer than ever before. "Tsuruga-san...how exactly, does one...flirt?"

One grinning shark–man. One pink–haired medic. Ankles. Teeth. Kisame x Sakura. Yes, you read that right.

Attention, all eleventh division shinigami. Please stop picking on the ninja. We are getting tired of cleaning up your blood.

Odd pairings. Whimsical humour. Somewhat disturbing scenarios. It's what you'll find here in this collection of crack drabbles.

Three months after Operation Avengers all is well. Or is it? When Steve and Tony hack into SHIELD to find missing weapons shipments they find more than they bargained for in the form of a prisoner who should, by rights, have been sent to Asgard long ago.

Hokage-it was Naruto's dream, just as Sasuke was his promise. And for a short, glorious time, he had them both. But when tragedy strikes, it is Sakura who must continue to bear the reality of the dream: endless paperwork, bickering Kage, and political factions.

Thorin Oakenshield, King Under the Mountain and Totally Majestic Badass of Middle Earth, does not have a raging hard-on for Bilbo Baggins. No, seriously. Just read his diary.

As per the Hat's decision, Harry gets Sorted into Slytherin upon his arrival in Hogwarts—and suddenly, the future isn't what it used to be.

Follow-up to 'The Chrysalis'. Itachi finds himself inexplicably drawn to a certain pink-haired kunoichi and when she fails to present herself as he expects, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Little does he know that his fixation will develop into something so completely out of his comfort zone. Set in a Canon environment with an AU storyline. ItaSaku.

HPDM slash, epilogue compliant. Harry's life has become an endurance run, through the remnants of his stressful divorce, his strained relationships with his children, and his increasingly complicated job. But what might make things more complicated than the rest of it is what happens when he saves Scorpius Malfoy's life, and Draco Malfoy insists on assuming the life debt. COMPLETE.

When put in trying conditions, will they be able to adapt? Or will they give in to coercion? Kisame and Sakura. Rated M for language, violence, sexuality.

Eli is in D.C. and he decides to mix a little pleasure with business.

Steve is summoned to Asgard in their mutual search for Loki, where he learns certain truths to Loki's past, and the inner workings of Asgardian affairs. Sequel to Easy Come, Easy Go. Post-Avengers. Eventual Steve/Loki.

It wouldn't be the first time Tony Stark had flirted with death. But no matter what the others said, reading stories to the quarantined God of Mischief was definitely one of his better ideas. FrostIron

Gaara pinched the bridge of his nose, and muttered more to himself than anyone else, "I am not going to have a say in this, am I?" Set during the 4th Shinobi War. GaaSaku

When Hermione is asked to update the National Dictionary of Wizarding Biography, she discovers some surprising things about her favourite professor. An angsty, nerdy time-travel romance. (HG/RW, MM/SS). Winner of 2 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Awards.

The world is changing at the flap of a butterfly's wings; it starts when a Konoha genin begins to realize that she is the living embodiment of a child soldier that her teacher used to know. [What if Rin was given a second chance to live? Rin!Sakura]

Kakashi made a mistake. Shikamaru is smart. Shino is skilled. Naruto is strong. Maybe something amazing could happen, with the right ... motivation.

·TakeoRai· While Tao was busy setting up the extra security around the school (and dragging M-21 in to help), Takeo finds himself interacting more with Rai.

There was only so much M-21 could take, so far he could be pushed. The time had come. The stars were right. Tao would know exactly what had hit him, and it was a bullet. Several, in fact. Right in his smug face.

In which everyone sees the budding romance between Thorin and Bilbo, except, of course, for Thorin and Bilbo themselves.

ItaSaku Non-Massacre AU. Their story began long before anyone could realize it. The story of a little pink-haired girl child, and a stoic young boy.

Bilbo Baggins is going on an adventure and along the way he might just learn that being respectable isn't all it's cracked up to be. A look into how Bilbo got to know and befriend the dwarves and maybe, just maybe, come to care for one in particular. Slow burn Bagginshield, rating may change.

As far as Sakura's concerned, she has more than a paycheck coming to her after being personally requested by the Mizukage and shipped off to Mist as part of a diplomatic deal. After all, a team of painfully green medics is one thing, but she draws a line at tetchy, old hunter-nin. Crack, character study, crack, friendship, and crack.

At sixteen, Sakura ponders her role in the village that she has always known. After doing some un-intentional research, she soon finds herself connecting with someone she has never met. :Sakura-centric: REPOSTING HAS BEGUN.

Sakura isn’t weak because she lacks strength. She is weak because they protect her. Sakura-centric

Always the Team Mom, Sakura opens up her home as a clinic for the hospital-phobic ninja of Konoha. At the same time, her relationship with Kakashi begins to evolve in a way she never expected. M for swearing and later content.

Lucy only wanted to feel a little sorry for herself. She didn't want to find herself in the middle of a dark guild conspiracy. She didn't expect to form a team with Gajeel Redfox. But most of all, she wasn't expecting to fall in love with him. [HeartFox]

Love is never easy. Neither is friendship. Every relationship has its problems; even the seemingly perfect ones ... All canon-pairings. Series of 100 drabbles.

Of all the drinking stories in Soul Society, theirs are by far the best. A Ukitake/Shunsui melange - laughter, tears, love, loss...everything BUT yaoi. I MEAN it, this fic is HET ONLY. An homage to my favorite two captains. Dedicated to Wilder. Enjoy!

Tales from the early lives of the last links in Durin's line - and their long-suffering uncle. Baby!Fili & Baby!Kili & Grumpy!Thorin. Good clean dwarf family fun - I don't own anything herein.

Elrond's sons discover their Dwarven "brothers-in-arms." Rivendell will never be the same.

He wasn't given the least bit of warning. One day she was simply there, sitting across from him in the busy canteen, her impossible hair already coming loose from its careful knot.

After a night of drinking, Sakura ends up in Kakashi's bed. Running away before he can explain, she avoids him like the plague. When they finally talk about it, Sakura misunderstands him and snaps, pissing off the copy-nin. [On Hiatus; pending rewrite]

For Sakura it had been an easy choice to return to the madhouse that was the Akatsuki Base. A collection of one shots documenting the many things that Sakura was sure she'd have to one day recount to a therapist. - Sequel to Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting! (I own nothing herein and am very open to inspiration!)

"Fine. If you must know, I found your name in the phone book." For the second time in her life she had the pleasure of seeing him utterly disarmed by surprise, scowl temporarily dropping. Adrift from the wizarding world and having lost her magic, Hermione is desperate enough to track down Snape to get back. Follows canon up to the Battle of Hogwarts; rated M for language.

One-shot follow up to The Truth of Shadows, from Ukitake's perspective. Good intentions are the paving stones to many an interesting road. *Adult Themes*

Loki thought to break the Avengers, one man at a time, before killing them. His plans had never involved being broken in return. FrostIron-Tony/Loki

"It would have been difficult to say who was more unpleasantly surprised, Haruno Sakura or the five members of the Akatsuki, when she walked into the back-end of nowhere bar". Filthy words and sexy talk are all part of a day's work for the Akatsuki.

It's been two years since Pain attacked Konoha. Kakashi has been in a coma and Sasuke has been plotting his revenge. When Sasuke decides the best way to destroy the village is from the inside out, what will he discover upon his return?

Iruka meets a very weird, sexy and incredibly manipulative silver-haired stranger at the airport. Kakashi helps him make it onto his flight but what's expected in return takes Iruka on a journey into danger and sensuality. KakaIru abounds within!

*Gift fic for LazyNezumi and Tabbycat33098* Ukitake, Yachiru and /that/ talk... With a sprinkling of perverted Shunsui on the side. *M-Rated just to be safe*

When Loki casts an anti-him-bashing charm on Tony and Bruce, they expect interrogation or torture. But apparently, Loki just wants... friends? Written for Norsekink.

The problem with perfection is what to do if you ever find it. The view from the top is fantastic, but going forward it's all downhill. Post-movie. Tony-centric.

Bartimaeus teases Nathanial after making a rather...interesting discovery. Set around the 2nd book.

Loki makes another enemy and decides to go to the Avengers for help. The Avengers are not amused.

After a magic mishap, Loki finds himself temporarily stuck in the form of a cat. Tony's beginning to think he might be more of a dog person. Eventual Tony/Loki

No one missed Riddle's pale fist tightening around the useless wand in his lap. "I am Tom," he ground out. "I am here for the sole reason that the alternative was community service." / Hermione moderates a post-Avada Kedavra support group. Chaos ensues.

Because Sasuke often wonders: Who is the real genius of the team? SasuSaku :friendship:

According to Naruto, knowing the cheerleaders' worst dating secrets, the secluded talk from the teacher's longue, or the fact that your best friend has been jerking off to your face for years, is completely unnecessary. SasuNaru

Like I said, Lucius takes a dip. A parody, spoof, whatever you want to call it. A good example of how not to write, but if you want to read it I suppose it's LM/HG and, yes, it has some M content.

Sakura never thought the afterlife would include waking up in her ex-sensei's apartment. As a ghost. Or something.

"The gods envy us because we are mortal, because any moment might be our last together. Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed. We will never be here again, in this time and place." TMR/HG

Hermione despairs of Snape ever wanting her for anything more than running his errands. Until his unhinged physical therapist hits her with an untraceable curse and she ends up literally on cloud nine. SSHG.

Seduction is like a double edged sword. You never know when you'll go from being the seducer to being the seduced. KakaSaku

*Complete* Every journey has to start somewhere. This one began when Penny found an alternative to paintball, and Sheldon dusted off an old skill.

Tom Riddle shares his greatest triumph with his mother. Gen. Oneshot.

Hermione is a sister to Harry, a mother to Rose and Hugo, a wife to Ron...and a Legilimens and Unspeakable. She is also very, very angry. A look at a Hermione who developed the instincts she evidenced with Marietta and Umbridge. AU, but canon-compliant.

Two men used to drink together once a week like brothers. This will be the last night between them. Set directly before the events of chapter one; slight spoilers for Hueco Mundo arc. Gen!fic, Isshin and Ryuuken.

They were both searching for the same Uchiha. Uchiha Sasuke. She wanted love, he wanted revenge. She found him drowning in a pool of his own blood. It was at that moment that she realized their paths were the same, even if their goals were not. DeiSaku ON HIATUS

Disguised as a girl, Naruto will spy on Kage level kunoichi at the Cute Polar Bear Hot Springs Festival. On a related note, Sasuke deals with his growing attration to a mysterious new kunoichi. Also, the first ever Iruka Love Polygon. That I'm aware of.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Sai was about to learn that this theory applied to more than just physics. And that putting theory into practice sometimes gave unexpected results. SaiSaku. Eventual lemon.

What started out as a supposedly chance encounter turned into a rather disquieting experience at a resort, and then everything got turned upside down. Hidan and Sakura.

SLASH, Alex/Wolf. Translation of Isil's fic, 'Detournement de Majeur'. Alex is irresistible, and poor Wolf is damned. One-shot.

Even Akatsuki members need practice. ItachiSakura.

Sakura finds out that what she can learn in the safety of a chemistry lab doesn't always apply on a mission with Hatake Kakashi.

Series of oneshots depicting the problems faced by the evil overlords of Hueco Mundo. Who ever said it's easy being evil? No pairings. Sixth chapt: Saving DIDs should never have to be so hard.

As previously stated, Hatake Kakashi was one extremely laidback guy. Except when it came to Haruno Sakura and people invading her personal space."

Kakashi held up a hand. 'We’ll pretend this never happened.' Guy woos Kakashi. Kakashi isn't exactly appreciative of his efforts, nor those of the village on Guy's behalf, and he just might be developing a phobia to flowers. GuyxKakashi. Full Konoha cast.

Before Tobi can be recruited into the Akatsuki, he must face the monumental task of passing an initiation test administered by each of the other members. Here's hoping he does. Crackfic.

[Oneshot, IsshinRyuuken] A dynamic duo! Shinigami and Quincy, working together to protect Karakura from evil! None can contend! Not even… Urm, what?

When the Ministry meddles in their intimate affairs, Hermione takes her friends into hiding. Severus Snape is charged with finding them, but nothing could prepare him for this... except perhaps reading Hogwarts: an Art History. SSHG, HBP compliant.

The Eleventh Division’s 20 rules of living and dying like a thug.

Oneshot. A depiction of the highly competitive, yet caring relationship between my favourite siblings: Shinrei and Keikoku. Warning: Beware of Shinrei's overwhelming sense of propriety and Keikoku's permanent confusion! Do RandR.

Abarai Renji, Hisagi Shuuhei, Iba Tetsuzaemon, Madarame Ikkaku. Four thugs, twenty truths.

Tenten learns the consequences of accidentally turning down a date from Neji.

Actions, even desperately stupid ones, have consequences hence this sequel to Stuck, and Stuck in the Muddle. New and improved with an EPIILOGUE!

One would think that researching a new romance novel while harvesting rare orchids would keep Severus out of trouble, but the cloud forests of Peru hide many secrets. SSHG, OotP compliant.