It's time to stop waiting for other people to save you. A story about fear, resilience, and Sakura.

Sakura grows up in a shinobi household. Haunted by a broken father, she ends up on Team 7 a different person.

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.

After the Jewel is stolen and the wish is made, Kagome finds herself cursed with immortality. Convincing Sesshoumaru to help her, they travel the world and through some of the most cataclysmic periods of human history to defeat the powerful thieves.

It's easier to break than mend. And so, for everything she learned to heal, Sakura learned a thousand times to end.

COMPLETE. An ancient power has required generations of purebloods to pledge their lives to the blood pact. Draco has long known he was born to uphold this tradition... but Hermione's parents have secrets, hidden details about her heritage, and soon it will be her turn to cast in with fate. [AU]

-BlaiseHermione- You can learn anything with a book and a Hermione Granger.

[KakaSaku] – Sometimes the biggest most unexpected changes can be brought about by the simplest things.

At the end, something happened. Hermione clutches at one fraying thread, uncertain whether she is Arachne or Persephone. What she does know is that she will keep fighting to protect her friends even if she must walk a dark path. *time travel* ABANDONED

Kimimaro x Sakura. Because some things you feel in your bones.

Everything ends, eventually. Eight years after the war, Sakura's unhinged and Sasuke's obsessed. The fields are filled with corpses. AUish, canon-divergent, Sakura-centric.

Sometimes taking a second look can give you a new perspective on someone. Hermione has difficulty analyzing people once she has made up her mind, especially in regards to herself. Circumstances what they are, she might not have a choice but to try again. Dramione EWE. Granger Enchanted Awards 2018 Winner

COMPLETE. A story told through a series of drabbles and oneshots, tracing the slow and steady progress of trust. Sesshoumaru x Kagome, CU.

Lizzy is feisty and spirited. Darcy, not so much.

... How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cruciatus. Albus Dumbledore always worried about the parallels between Harry Potter and Tom Riddle. But let's be honest, Harry never really had the drive to be the next dark lord. Of course, things may have turned out quite differently if one of the other muggle-raised Gryffindors wound up in Slytherin instead.

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.

He could shut out every bit of him that recognized her, but the most primitive part of him still did. That was the problem. She went too deep. It was all too easy to be cruel, and to hate her – but to forget her? To forget she was in the room? That was the part that still felt impossible. AU, DHr. WIP

Orihime dies. Arrancar? No, appendicitis. Between the weekly pub crawls with the lieutenants, Women's Association meetings, and- oh yeah, seeing patients- Orihime builds a new life in Soul Society. But on the horizon, something looms... and she will have to sacrifice herself, yet again, to save those she loves. Orihime/Byakuya COMPLETE

Hermione seeks knowledge from a reluctant Snape in order to help the War effort. What she receives is more than either of them expected. Set beginning in Hermione's sixth year, continuing into a slightly AU post-DH era.

A ST: XI high school AU, being multiple chapters and of great length, depth, characterization, and other positive qualities. K/S, eventually.

It seemed ironic that the one thing that could ruin the magical world, the defeat of Voldemort, and Hermione Granger's perfectly ordered life was a book. Time-travel fic. Tom/Hermione. DH-compliant.

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.

The war is over, and like Konoha, Team 7 has rebuilt itself from the ground up. Everything has changed, but Sasuke and Sakura remain much the same. Eleven years, she thinks, is a long time to be in love. (SasuSaku)

[FANOWRIMO CHALLENGE, Sequel to The Eyes Have It] Thanks to certain efforts by certain people towards sewing discord and uncertainty amongst the other nations, inter-village politics convene in the Land of Iron months earlier than they might have without 'help'. Team Eight, against all odds, is dispatched as part of Konoha's contingent.

In a world where modern physics and chakra are seemingly irreconcilable, fifteen-year-old Haruno Sakura graduates as a first-grade genin with the year's highest academic scores and is thrust into a world more complex and a lot less nice than she would have thought at first. AU. Volume one of a planned trilogy. Ch 8, Ignition 1.

By a sick twist of fate, the mission to Wave ends in disaster for Sakura. Terrified of her own home and the people she should trust the most, she finds herself on the run. When real life seems stranger than fiction, is there any way to carve out a normal life?

AU. Early summer, 1601. The Western Army is defeated; the country stands, uneasy, under the hand of the Tokugawa. Kaoru Kamiya, whose family was on the losing side, has been sold into marriage for the sake of peace. Her new husband is a legend, a demon bound in human form, marked by his blood-lust and his bright red hair. However, legends have a way of being not exactly... true.

In high school, Kaoru Kamiya escaped from a demon. Five years later, she meets a man who looks awfully familiar...

HDM AU. Part Fifteen. John and Amarisa find some answers about Moriarty, and prepare to go north with Sherlock and Raniel. Slash, Sherlock/John

Collection of KakaSaku one shots, drabbles and prompt responses. Includes AU. Angst, fluff, romance, and friendship KakaSaku!

Sasuke and Sakura find time to catch up.

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.

Time has passed for the Inu-tachi after the sealing of the well, trapping Kagome in the feudal era. Now in service to Sesshomaru's mother, Kagome meets them all again as unrest in the north draws them back together

Looking back much, much later, Sakura would realize that it was her boots' fault that all this happened. KakaSaku

Hermione overhears something she shouldn't concerning Professor Snape and decides that maybe the House-elves aren't the only ones in need of protection.

After the Forest of Death, Sakura comes to realize that being weak is no longer an option. However, she finds that change is sometimes painful and that truth doesn't always come easy. Luckily, she'll have some help along the way.

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.

To become great, one must overcome great opponents. A moment of inspiration during the chuunin exam puts Sakura on the path to greatness, whether she likes it or not.

Kakashi falls in love, but holds his peace. Written in response to a prompt about unrequited love. KakaSaku.

After years of silence the Akatsuki are active again. Her allies uncertain, the Godaime sends two teams - one for a potential offensive strike and another for covert surveillance. Who would have guessed that Shikamaru and Sakura could fake it as newlyweds so well? ShikaSaku with early (one-sided) hints of SasuSaku. COMPLETE.

KakashiYamato. At 16, Tenzou is accepted into ANBU. And, by fate, he falls under the jurisdiction of a very strange Squad Captain. Hilarity ensues.

Hermione begins to learn something of the man behind the dark sarcasms of the classroom.

SSHG, WIP, not HBP/DHcompatible. "It's Snape, isn't it? You're insane is all I can say, completely nutters."

Four years after the war, Sakura struggles to put the past behind her. [ Sakura-centric. ]

Between what was and what will be stands James Tiberius Kirk, in all his fractured patchwork glory. Because saving the Federation was only the beginning. Eventual K/S

[FANOWRIMO CHALLENGE] Most people seem to think that developing a doujutsu is a wondrous, unspeakably lucky occurrence. Considering that she now has to deal with an ability she has no idea how to use, family drama, fashion crises, and the world's most rude and vulgar doctor, on top of getting to know her new genin team just after graduation...needless to say, Sakura begs to differ.

The Third Shinobi World War didn't finish quite so early, Haruno Sakura is born into the sworn enemy of Konoha - Iwa, and she just so happens to meet one Hatake Kakashi more than she would really like to. It's just another day on the front line. KakaSaku.

Kakashi wakes up from the battle against Obito to discover that she had left without him. Oneshot KakaSaku, Character Death

Complete. Written for a kinkmeme prompt: Moriarty frames John and Anthea of betrayals which cause both of the Holmes brothers to cut them off, and they then try to clear their names. Violence, het and slash: Mycroft/Anthea and John/Sherlock.

AU, from Order of the Phoenix onwards. Hermione only wanted to learn Healing; she discovers that Professor Snape is a human being after all, and his actions dramatically shape the course of the war as events unfold. Complete.

He wonders if she knew the full extent of what she was doing. Seprequel to Before the Dawn

A hazy night and a mysterious tattoo somehow turn out to be the perfect way to balance the odds.

Hatori comes over for dinner, rating may change. Hatori x Tooru

AU. Sometimes puppy love grows up, maturing into something steady and true. Kohaku has quietly admired his big sister's best friend since they were kids, but he's having trouble finding the courage to tell her so. Kohaku x Kagome.

Once every two weeks, Itachi, Sakura, Sasuke, and Karin get together for dinner. Post-Shinobi Fourth War AU, sequel to That Awkward Conversation.

John isn't the most eloquent of men.

The night before Bill and Fleur's wedding, Hermione receives a mysterious gift that allows her to change the future. She can't save everyone, and every action has consequences.

From watching her heal the sick and throttle the living daylights out of her best friend, Itachi discovers that there's a lot more to Haruno Sakura than he expects. Non-massacre. Itasaku.

But how much had she changed? Could he count on old memories? Could he count on someone who lived with freaking Loki not to change? The hula girl on the dash had no answers. Immediately after Cold. Part of the VVerse.

When Sakura gets a job at her old high school, she's surprised to see an old history teacher of hers still teaching classes. She's even more surprised to find that her schoolgirl crush on him hasn't faded with time. AU.

She screamed at the fishy smell that was soaking into her Victorian dress, at the ship, at the dock filled with drunks and prostitutes. But mostly, she screamed at Asuma and made a fit over how chivalry was dead. Kakashi was very disturbed. AU.

The world wasn't ready for a whirlwind romance, especially one between a prince and a pauper. KakaSaku AU

Complete. AU. In a world of sorcerers and magic, Sherlock is a Faerie-born and John, lacking any kind of magical talent, often seems a bit out of place. But he has a gift all his own...Slash, Sherlock/John

A series of drabbles set before High Maintenance. Because getting there is half the fun.

The war has been over for a decade and a half. After seven years away from England, Hermione returns and bumps into the last person she wanted to see. A gift for Camillo1978 in the 2008 Winter SSHG Exchange. Post-DH. EWE.

Scorpius looks for reasons to hate Rose Weasley and her freckles provide a scapegoat for his feelings: they're everywhere, he can't stand them, and he hates that he keeps noticing their placement.

A witch struggles to conform in a society that restricts her. A wizard thinks he has nothing to offer anyone but his duty and, ultimately, his life. An SS/HG Regency Tale. As AU as you get. M for later chapters.

AU. 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.

John Watson spends seven years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he meets the boy who will become the greatest man he'll ever know. Eventual John/Sherlock.

She's an arrogant forensic anthropologist. He's a charming FBI agent. They fight crime!

Akira wanted a rival. In walked Shindou Hikaru, abrupt, abrasive, brilliant... and refusing to care. Not everyone's life is a game.

They walked on, without knowing in what direction. There was too much to be thought, and felt, and said, for attention to any other objects.

ANBU Captain Uchiha Itachi had things well planned out, until a medic-nin with ridiculous hair went and made herself interesting. Sakura insisted she was just doing her job, but Itachi didn't quite see it that way. Non-massacre AU.

John knows he has an unusual relationship with his flatmate. He knows their friendship is complicated. And yes, he knows everyone assumes he's in a relationship with Sherlock Holmes. But he's not. Obviously. It's not like that. John would know. Right?

In Inuyasha's time, crickets were prized for their songs and served as muses for stories and poems. A collection of oneshots and drabbles of all pairings and genres.

AU. When Inuyasha calls in a favor, Kagome sacrifices her holiday in order to help him fulfill an annual familial obligation. Missed flights, misunderstandings, and mistletoe conspire to bring two strangers together. SK. **watch for annual additions**

A drabble in which Sakura experiences sex for the first time. Unfortunately, it is nothing like what she expected.

The end is sometimes brought about by a beginning no one predicted. A story of how subtle, even unnoticed changes can bring about a drastic shift. KakaSaku.

Hermione ends up in a dead-end job because she never went back to take her N.E.W.T.s. Severus is at loose ends because no one will offer him a job. Fluffy Angst Flangst! AU, EWE?, SS/HG, M for reasons.

"Stay," he half-groaned. Sakura paused, tempted. "You have no idea what you're saying." "I may be an old man, but I'm not senile yet." KakaSaku

Kagome's niece is left orphaned by a tragic car wreck, leaving Kagome to raise her alone. Or so she thought...help comes from an unexpected source, Sesshoumaru. COMPLETE!

Naruto crossover. There’s a reason why Itachi should never be allowed to read maps. Dr. Nii hires the Akatsuki to fetch a scroll. Hidan receives a divine mission from Jashin, although it's just Kanzeon Bosatsu meddling again. Tobi finds a friend in Goku.

In order to prevent the destruction of the wizarding world, Hermione Granger goes back in time to work behind the scenes. However, she underestimates two very important factors: refashioning her life in a completely different reality... and Sirius Black.

AU, sequel to Broken Pieces All Kaoru wants to do is forget the past and move on. But when Kenshin becomes involved in an investigation that will unearth their forgotten history, they find themselves unwillingly drawn into a bloody power struggle.

After marrying Chihiro, it's Haku's turn to explore a new world. Haku must navigate human life as he struggles to find his place as a god in a faithless, electronic age. Cowritten with Murinae.

My MirKag drabble and oneshot collection. A little harmless flirtation never hurt anyone. NEWEST: 'Bait' A drabble. Miroku was a gifted angler...

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

Akatsuki & Sakura. After a moment of shock, Sakura realized that two fully grown, fully naked men were sitting squished uncomfortably together in her bathtub.

Morino Ibiki was thought to be the last choice for a jonin sensei, but thanks to the efforts of Umino Iruka, he finds himself saddled with a familiar team of new genin...

Of all the ridiculous missions Tsunade has assigned Sakura in the past, this one takes the cake.

He'd always loved her. Said he'd marry her one day. And then, suddenly, out of the blue, he's there next to her cousin - on a wedding invitation. RW/SM/LP.

[KakaSaku] Various short oneshots of varying length, theme, and rating. Enjoy!

Slash, Holmes/Watson. Holmes finally pays attention to the stuff he does without thinking.

At the time, asking Sasuke to take her with him when he left Konoha seemed like a great idea. The outcome of that decision, though, throws Sakura into a predicament which leaves her at the mercy of the one person she would never have expected. ItaSaku AU.

Slash, Holmes/Watson. It's the backstory; it's how you got here.

On chakra colors and bad haircuts. In the mountains of Kirigakure, two ANBU captains meet.

Finding your way there, and back again.

Slash, Holmes/Watson. A long night in a wicked city..

Two enemies strike a bargain to save what they both hold dear. He will reveal a truth that shakes her beliefs, drawing her into a web of lies and betrayal. She will offer the redemption for which he never hoped and show him how to be human again. ItaSaku.

Iruka's genin team was never normal, by any definition of the word.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live. Pay attention – there’s a test later.

Malfoy getting married was just the rescue she needed. DHr. Complete.

Sarutobi said ANBU was no place for a child, but a brotherhood of killers is more of a family than Naruto ever had. Now, with war looming and intravillage tension threatening his fragile world, even this may not last. Not super!Naruto.

Snape does.

The discovery of a hidden painting in the late fuhrer Roy Mustang's library leads to more questions than answers. . . what is the meaning behind it? A mysterious history begins to unfold. . . Roy/Ed eventually.

After Naraku's death, Kagome returned to her time forever, where she mourns her losses. An older Sesshoumaru offers a deal - a comfortable and secure marriage in return for a child. They'll never love anyone - including each other - again, right?

Of destinations, blind fish, and converging vectors. Part two of the Destinations Series. Sasuke/Naruto.

KakaSaku. One-shot. For a man who claimed to hate hospitals so much, Kakashi sure did spend a lot of time in them. And Sakura was finally beginning to understand just why...

KakaSaku. War is coming to Konoha and Sakura is far from home, uncertain of her future. But one thing is for sure, Sakura will protect her unborn child at all costs, whether it be from Konoha's enemies... or from its own father.

She had no idea how to build a life for herself without first discovering who she really was and what she desired. It was worth an attempt, in any case. DH epilogue disregarded.

Somebody gets cranky without his afternoon sake. Whoozagoodboyden?

Their growing friendship was a secret hidden from all, their deeper feelings kept hidden even from each other. Now, forced into hiding together, an even bigger secret will bring them together, and bring everything to light.

or, Jim Kirk is like gravity, in a way.

As he sat there with his forehead on the—pink—toilet seat, and his knees on the tiles, he decided now would be as good a time as any to do some thinking as to what exactly he had done last night. Kakasaku Kakashi/Sakura

CDHG "Can I just ask, what exactly are you planning on doing with that eclair?"

Up from the ashes of seventh year grow the roses of the eighth. Eight students return for their final year at Hogwarts, and Hermione Granger would never have thought Draco Malfoy would or could be one of those roses. DMHG, EWE Dramione Awards winner

“What the hell kind of a jutsu was that?” she asked his internal organs. Kakasaku, KakashixSakura

You can take the daredevil out of Iowa, but you can't ever take the driving-off-cliffs out of James T. Kirk, as the unfortunate crew of the Enterprise soon learns.

“I’ve seen you take a freaking knife to the chest, but it appears that you, sensei, are a little weenie when threats to your sexuality arise.” Naruto becomes Hokage, and everything goes about as smooth as sandpaper. Kakasaku Kakashi/Sakura

Fifteen-year-old Sakura never expected to become a traitor to her village, but in a Konoha ruled by Danzou, she has no other choice. Finding her path entangling with the village's most infamous renegade, though, was another story entirely. ItaSaku AU.

Home' side-story. K/S, Sulu and Chekov.

Hogwarts' headmistress threatens the integrity of the school with her reforms, so the Minister sends his most talented Unspeakable undercover to bring her down from within. What Hermione finds will change her life forever. SSHG

A miko and a youkai walk into a bar. SessKag Oneshot.

Deidara & Sakura. He was peculiar and a little too observant for her tastes, but he was also alone, just like her, at the fault of this supercilious war. So she would dance with him, just until they could both forget how much they had lost.

-AU- “Yes,” he said, remembering with sudden, horrid recollection their last encounter. “Lizzie Bennet. It’s, er . . . good. To see you.” In which Will dithers, Lizzie dithers even more, the word ‘good’ is used far too often, and Things Are Cleared Up.

Shizune froze. “What?” The blonde woman held her hands out in front of her, trying to work things through her fingertips that she couldn’t with her mind. “What would you do to get Sakura back?” [KakaSaku]

Death isn't what she thought it would be... But it has an incredible promise if she's willing to take a chance. Cedric/Hermione

One of the greatest surprises in life is finding out how you’re going to die, and the fact that nobody can ever spoil it for you. COMPLETE. DHr.

What did you wish for' She cannot hide her curiosity, his expression afterward strikes her so strangely. His smile for her now does the same, and she stops mid-step. 'It's a secret.'- Life is made up of the moments, the seemingly happenstance. D/HR.

In a different world, Hikaru never steps into Touya Kouyo's salon. When he is fifteen, the Go world starts to take notice of a terrifying new insei with amazing strength...