Temari might not have counted cards, but she could always tell which ones he held. ...A collection of various one-shots and anecdotes. Themes and ratings vary. ShikaTema.

The smell of smoke is overwhelming. Nath can feel it sitting atop his skin, sticking to the sweat and the taste of whiskey still on his tongue. Beside him, Jack has also closed his eyes, leaning back against his seat, head tilted against the rest, his neck long and exposed. Nath breathes in around his own cigarette and holds it until his throat burns. Nath/Jack. Slow Burn.

Some nights — usually nights, but occasionally during the day too — he catches her looking at him.

When he does make the connection, his only response is to smile and shove her shoulder with enough force to tip her sideways into a stumble. She mimics his expression and rights herself, but doesn't move back. She had been walking too close to him anyway. ShikaTema. One-shot.

"Don't flatter yourself." He muttered with a resolute voice, "I have yet to be so tempted as to force my intentions on you." "And yet here you stand, requesting me." ...A collection of various one-shots and anecdotes. Themes and ratings vary. ShikaTema.

So, dating wasn't exactly their thing, but that didn't mean they weren't good, well, GREAT at other things. A series of one-shots describing moments in Shikamaru and Temari's relationship. Rated M.

That's not your first love, she wants to say. Your first love isn't the time you became conscious of another in a sexual manner. It isn't your first crush. The first time you feel butterflies and heartbeats over someone. Your first love is the first time you feel your heart stop beating.

She had promised to always stay by his side, but promises don't always last, do they? A drabble series written off a 30 day prompt. RoArr. Updated Daily!

"Actually," he says, "that's just how we met again. It's a long story of how we really met." He pauses and then grins in his holier-than-thou way and finishes, "would you like to hear it?"

If a mistake is only supposed to happen once, why do they keep making it?

she was everything to him except his

Drabbles and anecdotes surrounding the relationship between Roland and Arriane, set before and during the series.

He'd wanted to go hunt down the man who'd broken his best friend, what he didn't want was the hinderance of an ex-girlfriend who refused to acknowledge the reality of their situation... the co-worker thing didn't get to him. It was the mask. And the hips.

A collection of drabbles off ten one-word prompts requested for Valentine's Day!

A DVD-like Commentary on the story Coming Up Tails.

ShikaTema. Temari makes a sacrifice to protect her people and Shikamaru won't let her do it alone. He's willing to help her, whatever it takes. Rated M for adult situations.

Frustrations run high in an ANBU camp, especially when there is a significant lack of balance between men and women. Shikatema.

Love played dangerous games with feelings, games Shikamaru didn't know how to win. He'd had his shot, and now, he'd lost it. Entry for ShikaTema Summer Fest '11

She was never meant to be his prisoner, it wasn't his job and it sure as hell wasn't his interest. But, there she was after almost ten years, cuffed.

Excerpt from my ShikaTema story: They Are Good at Many Things. A small idea about how Neji and Tenten finally got together. A Two-Part. Rated M.

Excerpt from my ShikaTema story: They Are Good at Many Things . Just a small idea of the nature and prolouge of Sasuke's and Sakura's relationship. One-shot.

Diana and Caine's story before The FAYZ and during- rated M for sex and language