| the real esther |
Author has written 33 stories for Naruto, Scrapped Princess, Maria-sama ga Miteru, and Misc. Anime/Manga. For the first time, I've written two stories that have, in different ways, totally gone outside the boundaries of what I normally write. Therefore I felt moved to provide some kind of brief rationale, if you will, behind each of the stories. Nineteen Years Old - Yes, compared to anything else I've written, this was really over the top, melodramatic angst. In the initial burst of writing, the extra angsty bits were absent, but reading over it, the whole piece looked emotionally flat and rushed. So I decided to pad the middle a little with some hints of what I envisioned going through Hinata's head. It's a bit angsty, but think about how you might have felt, alone, in a dark room at midnight, after an experience like that, with no comfort and no hope of reprieve...does that make the angst make a little more sense? I'm not making any predictions at all about what is going to happen, this is just a fanfic which shows one of infinite possibilities. Also, I was hoping to fill a gap in the Hinata fics that are already out there. C Rank Mission - This story was something so different to anything I've written before. When I wrote it, I didn't even think of it as girl x girl at all. I started off inspired by the idea of the androgynous beauty that is showcased by Japanese boy bands etc these days, and decided to go the other way - an androgynously beautiful girl. The physical stuff between Sakura and Kai wasn't supposed to be the point of the story. It was more a fictional exploration of the human connections that a shinobi could forge while on a mission, and the tragedy being that these connections could never develop or come to a conclusive outcome. Really, I felt that the dialogue between the two girls and Kai helping Sakura with the yukata was far more significant than anything else. At the part where Sakura examines herself in the mirror of the change room, I was also trying to give an insight into how Kai might have seen her - as a fragile, beautiful thing which awoke feelings of attraction in Kai on some level. I guess I'm trying to say that when I wrote it, I had a lot of things going through my mind, and creating a PWP of hot girl on girl action was the least of them. 26/01/09 - To Protect has been updated! Happy Australia Day! | |||||||||
1. Love in OneLiners » reviewsKashiwagi x Yuuki.Maria-sama ga Miteru - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,129 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 4-27-09 - Complete2. Long Story Short reviewsA mission in 10 sentences. NaruHina.Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 569 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 4-27-09 - Naruto U. & Hinata H. - Complete3. My Lady Sakura reviewsAU. She was told that she had been only four years old when a tall, silver-haired young stranger had been found bleeding and unconscious in the rice field of a Haruno serf.Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,189 - Reviews: 27 - Published: 4-27-09 - Sakura H. & Kakashi H. - Complete4. For Love reviewsThree years ago, he had daydreamed about hearing those words from Sakura's lips.Naruto - Rated: K - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,260 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 4-27-09 - Naruto U. & Hinata H. - Complete5. Tell Me reviewsA faded black T-shirt with a red stripe that he vaguely remembers buying on a holiday in Canada three years ago. Kashiwagi x Yuuki.Maria-sama ga Miteru - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,117 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 3-8-09 - Complete6. Changing TimesAnd this is where things are getting complicated. Hijikata Toshio x Okita SoujiMisc. Anime/Manga - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,017 - Published: 1-27-09 - Complete7. To Protect » reviewsKakashi wonders, as he uses his spare afternoon to go sit in the waiting area of the clinic where Sakura is training, whether he is going too far.Naruto - Rated: T - English - Angst/General - Chapters: 4 - Words: 5,474 - Reviews: 56 - Updated: 1-26-09 - Published: 10-22-08 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete8. C Rank Mission reviewsThe flower stays in Sakura’s hair until she reaches Konoha, and when she writes her mission report, she omits certain irrelevant episodes which had no bearing whatsoever on the outcome of the mission.Naruto - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,839 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 8-27-08 - Sakura H. - Complete9. Nineteen Years Old reviewsShe knows it, it screams from her very bones to the tips of her fingers, it should not have happened this way.Naruto - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 888 - Reviews: 20 - Published: 8-27-08 - Hinata H. & Naruto U. - Complete10. Shikamaru Plus Glasses Equals » reviewsShikamaru could never have imagined the consequences of such an image change...dedicated to phishychan EPILOGUE NOW UP! THANK U AND GOODNIGHT!Naruto - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 26,022 - Reviews: 459 - Updated: 2-15-08 - Published: 2-15-05 - Shikamaru N. & Sakura H. - Complete11. At Last reviewsShall we dance?" her tone was nonchalant, but the sakura blossoms pinned in her hair were trembling.Naruto - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 514 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 1-22-08 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete12. A Laidback Guy reviewsAs previously stated, Hatake Kakashi was one extremely laidback guy. Except when it came to Haruno Sakura and people invading her personal space."Naruto - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 866 - Reviews: 53 - Published: 1-22-08 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete13. Nice Legs reviewsHad he just said that out loud? Kakashi suddenly felt the urge to try out one of those suicide jutsus he'd been saving for a rainy day."Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 696 - Reviews: 74 - Published: 1-22-08 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete14. On some missions reviewsOn some missions, Naruto doesn't wear his wedding ring. This is one of them.Naruto - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 731 - Reviews: 34 - Published: 10-7-07 - Naruto U. & Hinata H. - Complete15. Inner Monologue reviewsHe broke that leg on purpose damnit! KakaSakuNaruto - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 568 - Reviews: 20 - Published: 6-14-07 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete16. Home Again reviewsSasuke smirked bitterly to himself. The dobe hadn't been the one to bring him back after all.Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 814 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 6-14-07 - Sasuke U. & Naruto U. - Complete17. Unbalanced Chivalry reviewsSakura suddenly realised it was probably the sweetest, most chivalrous, if unbalanced thing any man had ever done for her. KakaSakuNaruto - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,359 - Reviews: 40 - Published: 6-14-07 - Sakura H. & Kakashi H. - Complete18. Yet Another Drunken Kiss Fic reviewsOriginally this was intended to be a part of the Times you can get away with it KakaSaku drabbles I was writing...Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 751 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 6-14-07 - Sakura H. & Kakashi H. - Complete19. Sabotage reviewsWhen her fifth date got food poisoning, and her sixth date cancelled in over the phone in a tone bordering on hysteria, Sakura decided things were getting out of hand. KakaSakuNaruto - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,601 - Reviews: 168 - Published: 6-14-07 - Sakura H. & Kakashi H. - Complete20. Bow tie reviews“Bow ties aren’t very comfortable are they? Why don’t you take it off? I don’t think anyone will mind.” Kashiwagi x YukiMaria-sama ga Miteru - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,454 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 5-22-07 - Complete21. Sweet Sixteen reviewsWhen you can get away with anything...KakaSakuNaruto - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 496 - Reviews: 26 - Published: 4-24-07 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete22. Mistletoe reviewsI know it's not Christmas...whoops. KakaSaku one shot.Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 540 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 4-24-07 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete23. Dance reviewsJust one little dance with your old sensei? KakaSaku one shot. It's been a while.Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 991 - Reviews: 26 - Published: 4-24-07 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete24. Fair Game reviewsHe's sitting in a restaurant, not eating. Why? LeeSaku slight KakaSaku. Enjoy.Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,024 - Reviews: 62 - Published: 3-24-06 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H.25. Reassurance reviewsScrapped Princess. set in amnesia story arc. vague Pacifica x ShannonScrapped Princess - Rated: K - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 616 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 3-13-06 - Complete26. Happy reviewsKakashi and Sakura have a conversation, that takes an unexpected turn.Naruto - Rated: K - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 812 - Reviews: 47 - Published: 3-9-06 - Kakashi H. & Sakura H. - Complete27. Dream reviewsDrabble. If you like Shannon x Pacifica, enjoy! Not a dream sequence.Scrapped Princess - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 317 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 3-9-0628. The Most Innocent Kiss » reviewsJust a kiss, the most innocent kind. But what will it mean for the future? NarutoTsunade...Oneshot, thinking back to kiss in episode 90 and 91. don't flame me for controversial pairing please! I don't own Naruto ONESHOT NO LONGER!Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,610 - Reviews: 37 - Updated: 8-5-05 - Published: 11-14-04 - Tsunade S. & Naruto U. - Complete29. Old Enough » reviewsKakaSaku have you noticed how Kakashi bends down a lot when speaking to his team? Sakura's POV, 2nd person...second part up! i never thought it'd happen...wow...i don't own narutoNaruto - Rated: K - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,802 - Reviews: 50 - Updated: 6-15-05 - Published: 11-14-0430. Did I come at a Bad Time the Revised Edition reviewsThis is for readers who may have been severely traumatized by the original version (as many people said they were!) enjoy! also includes a note about Shikamaru Plus Glasses Equals...Naruto - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,177 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 5-23-0531. What Remains reviewsSasuke's training at night, but that's not the whole story. Hints of HinaJira...JUST KIDDING! haha, please enjoy, and ask questions, you'll need to!Naruto - Rated: K - English - Drama/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,104 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 3-18-0532. Did I come at a Bad Time? reviewswhen shizune opened the door to the hokage's office, she never expected the sight that met her eyes...crack fic warning! Tsunade x GUESS WHO?Naruto - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 669 - Reviews: 42 - Published: 2-8-0533. Hyuugasama, this must be your lucky day » reviewsIt's the most frustrating day of Hinata's life...but it might turn into the luckiest... please R&R, i'm a long time reviewer, 1st time author...enjoy! alternate ending in the making... (oh yeah, i don't own Naruto)Naruto - Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 8,701 - Reviews: 40 - Updated: 11-19-04 - Published: 11-14-04