Theme : "A broken escalator is not really broken - it just becomes stairs!"

Name: Shinaka Kasuki

Age: 17

Likes: Reading books, surfing the internet, writing (though I'm on a hiatus)

Dislikes: People that are clingy, flamers, religious zealots, superficiality

Anime/Manga Watched/Read: Yuugiou, Card Captor Sakura, Digital Monsters, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away), Inuyasha, Prince of Tennis, Bleach, Wish, Azumanga Daioh!, XXXholic, Tarot Cafe, Yotsuba&!, D.N. Angel, Angelic Layer

Latest Obsession: Naruto

Latest Shipping: NejiHina

~~Potential Stories (as sorted by series)~~

Yuugiou

Winter Sonata A/U "I can't stand it! Every single day when the glass cuts into my skin and Katsuya's suffering right alongside me..." Anzu is barely emotionally stable after years of abuse at the hands of her father, and her half-brother Jounouchi is her only bastion of support. But when Kaiba becomes Anzu's tutor, will their own little world crash and burn? A twisted drama. Lots of blood, incest (in the context of this story only, which is one-sided JouAnzu), angst, suicidal themes and character death.

Megami-sama's Refrain three years after Winter Sonata Anzu is depressed after her brother's death and unconsciously trying to find a replacement for him. She's plagued with nightmares and enigmatic dreams, and becomes an insomiac to escape them. Her life is all about school and achieving her dream of being a dancer for her brother's sake, but she is falling apart...But will the same Kaiba that got her into this, get her out of it?

November Reminiscence end of the Winter Sonata trilogy From fifty to eighty, life without Anzu has been taxing on the CEO. A series of vignettes on Kaiba and their child, Setsu.

Personality Check! before Doom arc It's been two years after Battle City and Rebecca's 10 and naive. In love with Yuugi, Rebecca comes to Japan to tell him her feelings only to get lost in Domino City's streets and stuck out in the rain of all things. When Mokuba finds her what trouble will arise?

Rose Paradise A/U Gah! Mazaki Anzu flunked her college entrance exams, got evicted and her grandmother just died! Where shall she go? A letter written to the girl by her grandmother before she died reveals one place: with her famous mother Kujaku Sayuri and her 3 children consisting of Kujaku Mai, Kaiba Seto and Jounouchi Katsuya! And all of them are only half-related! But what if Anzu starts to fall for Seto? Her competition: Jounouchi and Seto's dead finacee, Kawai Shizuka!

Leaf Upon Autumn's Wind A/U What if...you loved your best friend so much that it pains you to the depths of your soul? For two years, Anzu has watched while Jounouchi tries over and over again to impress cheerleader Sasaki Tomoya. Advice from Yuugi doesn't help Anzu at all and she is slowly being devoured by her sadness and depression. Then there's Kaiba who she keeps meeting at every turn...

Dawn of the Knight revised Anzu is a stubborn and strong-minded orphan who works as an assistant bartender in the country of Farne's city of Gaim...until she manages to insult a general and kidnapped. Though she escapes, Anzu confronts a world infested by akutenshi as well as the fact that the spirit Bakura won't get out of her head! Now, in her role as Celestial Knight and the Chosen One, Anzu is supposed to round up the remaining 4 members of the Knights and embark on a quest to destroy Atemu's influence on the world of Yukona. SetoAnzuJou JouMai YuugiAtemu RebeccaMokuba

Cardcaptor Anzu! sequel to Dawn of the Knight The daughter of Lantis and Hikaru, Mazaki Anzu is a normal 14-year old attending Domino High...was. When she spots an odd book in the attic during a spring cleaning trip, Anzu unexpectantly releases the Sakura Cards and is appointed Cardcaptor by one miffed Keroberos. Along the way, she discovers her so-called normal family is part of a magical lineage that goes back to her great-grandmother, Kinomoto Sakura, the previous Cardcaptor. There is also the strange and aloof Kaiba Seto who seems to follow her wherever she goes -and of course, Jounouchi Katsuya, her sworn rival in collecting the Cards. And what about her latent abilities of controlling fire? SetoAnzuJou

Enigma of Silence A/U Anzu was Gozaburo's niece, hated by Seto. That was until Anzu saved his life by throwing herself in front of the car that was about to hit him. But a week after she came out of the hospital, a misunderstanding led to Anzu refusing to talk ever again. Now in high school, Seto is trying to track down the root cause of Anzu's sadness and refusal to talk - but what if a certain blond manages to worm his way into her heart?

Paint My Heart Red A/U An art student, Anzu needs to paint an inspirational piece as an end-of-term project. Unfortunately, the brunette has no idea what to paint and the deadline draws near with every passing day. A fleeting glance of Seto in the street gives Anzu the answer to her problem as she tries to track him down and recruit him as her painting model. Seto is reluctant, but agrees only if she never tries to intrude in his life again. Through weekly sessions, Seto starts to see Anzu in a different light, but what will her boyfriend Atemu say to that?

Lessons in the Dormitory A/U and PoT crossover Mazaki Anzu is entering Amamiya University, one of the best universities in Japan on a scholarship and will finally achive her dream of being independent from her clingy and overprotective parents! But life is not all sweet and Anzu gets stuck sharing a dorm with the rude and arrogant Kaiba Seto. She misses her best friends Jounouchi Katsuya and Kikumaru Eiji, and homework is stressing her out. But no one says love is impossible...SetoAnzuRyou OishiKiku TezuFuji

Ghost Detective Rebecca! A/U After a tiring move to Domino City from America, Rebecca goes to sleep only to wake up and see a boy's ghost! When she calms down, she agrees to track down his murderer and bring him to justice so that the ghost can go to heaven without any attachments. As Rebecca pieces the clues together on what happened that tragic day, the two begin to fall for one another. But can romance really happen between a ghost and a human? Sidestory to Nagareboshi. NoaRebMoku AnzuSeto
The plot bunny for this story is not derived from "The Mediator" series.

Domino Idols Jounouchi and Ryuuji are broke and need jobs. Upon watching the finale of American Idol III on the TV in the window of a store, they decide to start singing at clubs for money! Shizuka's CDs provide the songs for their "jobs", a club is available to start at and when a manager wants to make them stars, Jounouchi and Ryuuji gladly take his offer. But will a life of fame and wealth get to their heads? A parody of the rags-to-riches story.

Cerulean A/U During the second anniversity of Gozaburo's death, Mokuba decides that he wants to adopt a sibling into the Kaiba family to prevent another Gozaburo-like tragedy from occuring. Seto is reluctant, but eventually gives in to Mokuba's pleas and both go to the Nozomi Orphanage. There, Seto chances upon 12-year old Mazaki Anzu. Brought into the orphanage two years ago, Anzu has stopped speaking ever since she was 7 and is constantly sad. Seto agrees to adopt her and bit by bit, Anzu starts to open up, and Seto starts to develop feelings for her... SetoAnzu

Poltergeist: Remix In which an insane authoress decides to base a Yuugiou story on Bleach, Mazaki Anzu is a 15-year old Domino High student who can simply see and talk to the dead – until traveling shinigami Kaiba Seto gives her his powers and Anzu becomes temporary Soul Reaper with a lot of power to boot. Fighting hollows and escorting wholes to Soul Society is one thing, but when Anzu, Jounouchi, Yuugi and reluctant Quincy Rebecca become entangled in Soul Society’s politics, being a normal teenage girl doesn’t sound so bad a life…SetoAnzu

Ribbonstrand A/U Everybody knows that Kaiba’s parents died when he was eight. But what if Kaiba’s father had a connection with Mazaki Anzu? First-year Anzu trips into Kaiba and both think it’s the end of that. Three days later, Anzu receives a letter notifying her that she is Kaiba Seto’s half-sister and that he has custody of her for six months every year. When Anzu confronts her mother, revelations ensue. "When Shizuka was one, I left her father. I met Kaiba Takashi a while after in a bar. Things led to other things and that’s how you came about." Anzu begins life as a Kaiba with those words in her mind. But both didn’t know that they would begin to fall in love with one another…SetoAnzu

Digital Monsters

Rainbow Glass Tachikawa Mimi had once wanted to be a singer. But that was before she was struck with bone marrow cancer and moved to America. 19 years old, Mimi is long overdue for a bone marrow transplant and is weakening more and more each day. But what happens when she sees Ishida Yamato on Japanese cable and starts swapping e-mail with him? Can Yamato hope to make Mimi's dream of being a singer come true and perhaps even more?

Naruto

Pink Roses Three-parter When Hinata comes to fetch the mail one day, she discovers a stemmed pink rose sent from a secret admirer. But what happens when her cousin Neji gets wind of this piece of news?

Mirai Sasuke aches for something that is not there. Hinata wants to be with Naruto. Sakura has lost her love to another. Kakashi loves one of his students. Neji watches his cousin from afar. Sasuke's marriage to Hinata brings devastating consequences on the lives of five shinobi in the far future of Konoha. Written in drabbles.

Butterfly "I-I just want to be strong...T-To be respected...T-That's all..." A girl's wish collides with a dream of another and a string of encounters lead to something much more. But her cousin is not about to let her go so easily. Struggles and power plays ensue and nothing is sacred anymore. If only everybody could be free like the butterfly... GaaHinaNeji

Bleach

Harmonia A/U Kurosaki Karin's not your average girl. For one, she prefers soccer over makeup, has a father who's more energetic (and more annoying) than a crowd of 12-year old boys put together, and when in the space of her room, philosophizes her mother's death. She doesn't particularly wish for anything (though a personality change for her father would be nice) and is content to perform the same old routine every single day. Until she finds a protein doll named Sado Yasutora on top of a garbage heap outside Karakura and life suddenly turns upside-down and inside-out for Karin. ChadKarin

Cardholder A/U Urahara's definition: "Cardholders. Weaker than Quincys or shinigami but versatile in their abilities. Like a Quincy, they draw spiritual energy towards them in the form of cards that when released, are used in combat; like a shinigami, they channel spiritual energy from within to enhance such things as speed and physical power." If Ichigo's reiatsu affected Chad and Orihime, why not Karin as well? In the interim that Ichigo-tachi are fighting Soul Society's ranks, Karin grapples with the discovery of the Cardholder side of her. Hollows and pretending to be normal besides, what happens when she gets involved in her brother's fight against Aizen and the arrancar and forced to grow up all too soon? ChadKarin

Rukia A/U crossover with Abhorsen Trilogy Having no memory of her past except that her name is Rukia and the Dead are chasing after her, the 16-year old girl wanders the lands of the Old Kingdom for answers. Meanwhile, the Abhorsen Kuchiki Byakuya is trying to quell an invasion of Shadow Hands near Roble’s Town and is on the hunt for a necromancer named Aizen. When Byakuya saves Rukia near Roble’s Town one night, the two make a deal. In exchange for his helping her solve the mystery of her past, Rukia will become his apprentice and aid him in keeping the Dead down. Not only will adventures in Death ensue, but those in love as well as Byakuya tries to separate the image of his dead wife, Hisana, from that of his new apprentice, while the girl herself grapples with her growing feelings for her teacher.

~~Favorite Couplings~~

Yuugiou
Seto x Anzu
Jonouchi x Anzu
Ryou x Bakura
Atemu x Yuugi
Mokuba x Rebecca
Noa x Rebecca

CardCaptor Sakura
Sakura x Syaoran
Eriol x Tomoyo

Digital Monsters
Mimato
Kouyako
Kenyako
Jurato
Ryuki
Kozumi
Kouzumi

Naruto
SasuSaku
LeeSaku
NejiHina
KakaSaku
GaaHina

Inuyasha
SessRin

Prince of Tennis
OishiKiku
InuKai
TezuFuji
MomoRyo

Bleach
Renji x Rukia
Byakuya x Rukia
Ishida x Orihime
Karin x Chad
Jinta x Ururu
Yoruichi x Soi Fong
Ganjyu x Hanatarou

XXXholic
Doumeki x Watanuki

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