| My Hopeless Romantic |
Author has written 36 stories for Gakuen Alice, and Harry Potter. Whatever you do, do it with all your heart. The time has come. With the start of a new year comes a new beginning. It is time to close a chapter in my life, to hang up my pen here on Fanfiction for good. I never understood the power of words, truly understood what they were capable of, until I stumbled upon this site. It is incredible that a handful of letters and a mouthful of words can unite individuals from all around the world to find solace in each other’s stories and provide an escape, an outlet, from each of our realities. What a heady feeling it brings to stumble upon writing that puts into words what you cannot say. I’ve found many soulful readers and writers here that have brought me much laughter, frustration and inspiration from their encouragement. With them—with you—I have made my journey and tried styles I never thought I would try, came to dream of realities I never thought possible and began to believe that anything could happen as long as I dreamed hard enough, worked hard enough and wanted it enough. I have grown as a writer. It may not be apparent to most but to me, it is as clear as day and Fanfiction has held onto my hand along the way. But I cannot borrow characters any longer. I want to create for myself. I want a place where characters are mine to mold, worlds are mine to create and ideas are mine to do with as I choose. I will never stop writing. I will never desire to stem the flow of my narratives and I will never want to stop sharing my thoughts with others. Fanfiction has helped me learn that. It has held my hand and has given me the security of training wheels at the back of my bike to make certain I do not fall flat on my face. With Fanfiction, I tried taking chances. Now chances are all I wish to take. I am ready, after almost five years, to kick off those extra wheels and start the fast track downhill. Where I will go, nobody knows. What adventures will find me, I cannot begin to imagine. The beauty in this is that it is my story to tell. I want to tell it to you. Who knows, perhaps you will come across one of my novels one day. Who knows, perhaps there will be a fandom on Fanfiction for them. Who knows, perhaps there will come a day when people will be using my characters as building blocks to write their Fanfictions, to use to grow as writers. Who knows. This new chapter of my journey is one I will meet with much anticipation, but there is no doubt that I will come back to read this chapter—this one—the one here on this site where I learned what it is I truly want from life. To you—reader, reviewer, friend, stranger, fellow word spirit—I leave certain that you are all capable of great things as long as you believe with all of your heart and never doubt your capabilities. To those who continue here, I hope the fandom treats you well. I hope you always keep your imaginations churning because without it, we cannot hope to survive. For without dreams, we live for nothing. Thank you always. Be fearless. Never stop creating. Write on. My Hopeless Romantic “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” - Dumbledore | |||||||
1. The Bookworm and the Beast » reviewsMikan has her head up in the clouds. Natsume is far too rational. Sumire is a bit disenchanted. They're all a little flawed. It's about differentiating between fantasy and reality. In which there are beginnings, endings and not-so-unexpected romances. #8Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 30 - Words: 236,032 - Reviews: 2814 - Updated: 12-31-11 - Published: 3-29-08 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete2. House of Cards » reviewsHe was the king of hearts falling for the queen of spades. Sooner or later, the house of cards would fall. #38Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 4,791 - Reviews: 115 - Updated: 12-10-11 - Published: 12-2-11 - Complete3. Never Forgetting reviewsIn a few weeks, Alice Academy alumni would flock once again to celebrate ten years of peace following Kuonji's reign, but tonight, a handful would come to remember them, these two—Azumi Yuka and Yukihira Izumi. Canon. #37Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,348 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 11-11-11 - Shiki & Narumi - Complete4. Somewhere the Clock is Ticking » reviewsThe world is at war and nobody is safe. People are killed and promises mean nothing. It's a race against time in a world of discrimination, and yet Mikan and Natsume are thrown into the fray and learn they can't always rely on themselves. Alice War. #35Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 32,344 - Reviews: 155 - Updated: 8-14-11 - Published: 7-25-11 - Natsume H. & Mikan S.5. Grey Hour Dreams reviewsHe tastes surrender in his mouth. Izumi-centric. #36Gakuen Alice - Rated: M - English - Angst/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,504 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 8-10-11 - Izumi Y. & Yuka A. - Complete6. Long Live reviewsIf it's too good to be true, then it probably is. Because falling for her was the easiest thing he'd ever done, but the one love that was destined to last decades was the one God chose to put a time limit on. Sequel to Footprints. #34Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,914 - Reviews: 119 - Published: 6-30-11 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete7. Footprints » reviewsSome people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same. #33Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 9 - Words: 34,930 - Reviews: 214 - Updated: 6-28-11 - Published: 6-2-11 - Natsume H. & Mikan S. - Complete8. The Space Between Dream and Reality » reviewsFifty: With so much chemistry, of course they would end up together. After all… they'd started off with a bang. #20Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 50 - Words: 74,828 - Reviews: 1385 - Updated: 6-20-11 - Published: 10-10-09 - Complete9. Shaken, Not Stirred » reviewsRuka is infatuated, Hotaru is indifferent, Sumire is amused, Mikan is confused and Natsume…well, nobody can tell what the hell he thinks. Full of awkward beginnings and just as awkward endings. For Romantically Loveless. #28Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 3 - Words: 15,590 - Reviews: 116 - Updated: 5-13-11 - Published: 6-11-10 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete10. In the Eyes of the Beholder reviewsIt goes beyond reason. Because Mikan just can't understand why Natsume Hyuuga doesn't want to be friends and everybody else can't understand why he always wears sunglasses. #32Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,150 - Reviews: 62 - Published: 5-10-11 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete11. Capitulation Frustration reviewsThe hardest thing, Sumire thinks, is to see the person you love with a person that isn't you. "I can't settle for anybody but her." Sumire. Solid Natsume x Mikan. #31Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,863 - Reviews: 50 - Published: 1-2-11 - Sumire S. & Natsume H. - Complete12. Promises to Write reviewsIn which promises are made and dreams are pursued; where Mikan writes letters and Natsume doesn't respond. But in the end, it still doesn't make a difference. He still thinks about her. #29Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,362 - Reviews: 56 - Published: 6-28-10 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete13. Escapes From Reality reviewsBecause we're all looking for an escape. CANON-ish. #27Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,696 - Reviews: 35 - Published: 4-6-10 - Sumire S. & Kokoro Y. - Complete14. When the Clock Strikes Twelve » reviews… Sumire's got nowhere else to run. Because he was a fool to believe she'd love him and she was a fool to believe he'd wait. SumireKoko. #26Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 9,572 - Reviews: 71 - Updated: 3-28-10 - Published: 3-10-10 - Sumire S. & Kokoro Y. - Complete15. Maelstrom reviews–Because before Mikan, Natsume's pictures were black and white. AU. #25Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,333 - Reviews: 100 - Published: 1-23-10 - Natsume H. & Mikan S. - Complete16. Quality Over Quantity reviews"Don't talk punishment, Misaki-chan," Tono's voice was silky from his right. "You know Tsubasa finds sadistic girls with evil plots a turn-on." TsubasaMisaki. #24Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,335 - Reviews: 43 - Published: 1-17-10 - Tsubasa A. & Misaki H. - Complete17. Where the Road Leads reviewsHe never stood a chance but that didn't stop him from falling for her. Spoilers. #23Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,074 - Reviews: 26 - Published: 11-20-09 - Shiki & Yuka A. - Complete18. Lying Best to Ourselves reviewsHe asked for the impossible. #22Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,179 - Reviews: 61 - Published: 11-6-09 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete19. The Color of Jealousy was Green reviewsSumire rolled her eyes. "Whatever, go ahead and jump into that freezing lake water and drown for all I care. I'll call Anna on my way back up and you guys can make peanut butter cookies and swim into your perfect flippin' oasis." SumireKoko. #21Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,240 - Reviews: 56 - Published: 10-17-09 - Sumire S. & Kokoro Y. - Complete20. Corruption reviewsYou don't believe in fate. There is only coincidence — and you are corruption. Persona-centric. Spoilers/Canon. #19Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,698 - Reviews: 31 - Published: 10-3-09 - Persona - Complete21. The Odd One Out reviewsI seethe for a moment. "God, if I still had my braces, I'd rip 'em out and throw 'em at your face!" Natsume looks amused. "Charming as always." AU. #18Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,416 - Reviews: 60 - Published: 9-8-09 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete22. Pretty As a Picture reviews"Your chest always looks like that." –Natsume. In which Natsume is awkward, Mikan is talkative and this, Natsume thinks, is how they'll always be. "See? This is the small constipated smile I was talking about, Natsume!" NatsumeMikan. Oneshot. #17Gakuen Alice - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,869 - Reviews: 94 - Published: 8-31-09 - Natsume H. & Mikan S. - Complete23. Void reviewsYou wouldn't mind cleaning up his messes for the rest of your life if Izumi was around to make them. Yukihara family. Spoilers/Canon. #16Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,114 - Reviews: 24 - Published: 8-28-09 - Izumi Y. & High School Principal - Complete24. Clandestine Devotion reviewsNatsumeSeries Contest: Nobody understood his constant mission requests. Nobody knew how far he'd go for her. Truthfully, he loved her so much, sometimes he couldn't even see straight. Because she was his life and reason. He'd do anything for her. #15Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,465 - Reviews: 52 - Published: 7-3-09 - Natsume H. & Mikan S. - Complete25. Cryptic Signals » reviewsRuka's head hurt. It was tough trying to get over Mikan. It was harder when it was Natsume, his best friend, who'd ended up taking her away. What made Ruka's life even more complicated was Hotaru Imai and her cryptic signals. RukaHotaru. #12Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 22,110 - Reviews: 218 - Updated: 6-7-09 - Published: 1-20-09 - Hotaru I. & Ruka N. - Complete26. Empty Threats reviewsHe liked her. Not because of her personality. Oh no, that was probably asking for too much. He liked her because she looked like his favorite character: Cool Blue Sky. The thought was enough to make her barf in her mouth a bit. HayateHotaru. #14Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,573 - Reviews: 41 - Published: 2-20-09 - Hotaru I. & Hayate M. - Complete27. Dance Alone reviewsMikan thinks about her father on her wedding day, wondering how on Earth she can miss and love a man she's never even met. #13Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,590 - Reviews: 70 - Published: 2-10-09 - Mikan S. & Izumi Y. - Complete28. The Problem With Masquerade Balls » reviewsThey hated each other but…he lifted his hands and rested his fingers on her mask. Her heart beat raced in a panic at the disappointment she would see on his face once she was revealed. "Wait, how about we play a game?" #5Crossover - Harry Potter & Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 20 - Words: 80,054 - Reviews: 908 - Updated: 1-10-09 - Published: 8-10-07 - Complete29. Seventh Time's the Charm reviewsKoko realized, after watching Sumire, that the perfect match didn't happen on the first try. Or second or third or even fourth. Sometimes, it took exactly seven tries to get it right. Solid SumireKoko. #11Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,786 - Reviews: 87 - Published: 12-26-08 - Sumire S. & Kokoro Y. - Complete30. Crayons and Mikan Sakura reviewsNatsume didn't like many things. The meager list of his likes reached a total of one and it took him several drawings, a pack of 64 crayola crayons and Koko to realize, maybe he could make some room on his list to include Mikan Sakura. NatsumeMikan. #10Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,691 - Reviews: 188 - Published: 7-25-08 - Natsume H. & Mikan S. - Complete31. The Devil's Contract » reviewsPost AW. They're both painfully stubborn, constantly at the other's throat. Mikan wants nothing to do with him but Natsume won't give her much of a choice. 'Cause they both refuse to give in. It's about who'll be the one watching as the other falls. #6Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 15 - Words: 61,667 - Reviews: 1207 - Updated: 6-25-08 - Published: 9-24-07 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete32. 50 Reasons Why I Hate Mikan Sakura reviewsNumber 32: I hate her clumsiness. She trips too much for her own good and sometimes, I actually think she's clumsy on purpose so that her panties are exposed to me, but then she runs into a street lamp and that reason flies out the window. MikanNatsume #9Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,505 - Reviews: 431 - Published: 5-31-08 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete33. Transcendence » reviewsMikan goes through life with an incontrovertible sense of humor. Because nothing is impossible if you don't try. It's about overcoming obstacles, surpassing expectations and opening your damaged heart enough to let old wounds heal. #3Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 16 - Words: 33,085 - Reviews: 475 - Updated: 12-1-07 - Published: 6-15-07 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete34. The Right Way To Thank reviewsNatsume, Mikan realizes, has never really been properly thanked by her before. A hug, Natsume thinks, is not the right way to thank. A kiss, on the other hand, seems to solve both of their problems. MikanNatsume. #4Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,669 - Reviews: 136 - Published: 7-4-07 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete35. Between Silver and Snow » reviewsDISCONTINUED. #1Gakuen Alice - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 11 - Words: 45,707 - Reviews: 544 - Updated: 7-3-07 - Published: 3-30-07 - Mikan S. & Natsume H. - Complete36. Regrets reviewsHe had missions — she had life and promise. He did it for her but she never really knew. He loved her and he made sure that she knew that before he left her forever. And yet — she smiled because that's what he would've wanted. MikanNatsume. #2Gakuen Alice - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,701 - Reviews: 93 - Published: 5-20-07 - Natsume H. & Mikan S. - Complete