Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."

Honey is happy with her life, But everything is about to change. Honey's mum is dating a new guy. And she has decided to go and live with him and bring Honey with her. But there is a catch. He lives in Australia thousands of km away from her home town in England. Honey must leave everything she loves. But she is not happy and is determined to get home as soon as she can. But what happens when she meets that one person that changes everything?????

"Life is like a box of chocolates." "Oh, yeah? How?" "You just have to reach out, grab one with your hand, and devour that motherfucker because you choose what you want." "Louis?" "Yeah?" "I love you." Extraordinary is something that Jessica is, but never chose to be. Besides that, she lives a pretty average life. She has a job, lives alone in a small house, and has few people she could label as her friends, but that's not what this story is about. In fact, it's rather about what makes her different. Not many people can say that they are related to an international pop star. Not many people can say that they have the voice of twenty angels harmonizing together. Hell, no one can say that they are an anonymous music/song-writer who sells her work to big name celebrities. If you can, you're lying. Jessica kept her extraordinary and ordinary lives completely separate and to herself. That was before a certain person with an extraordinary life came along and messed with her ordinary one. She knew her two lives would merge together at some point. She just didn't expect it to be so soon. Copyright © 2018 All Rights Reserved