A monster is always a monster, and nothing will ever change that. She's innocent, stained by the traditions of her clan and sent into the depths of tragedy and loss. She runs and she hides, but the past can never be ignored; it will never allow itself to be ignored. A monster is always a monster, but a shred of light can do wonders for the fallen. Life goes on, but will she? ★ 1st Place 2014 NWA (Kakashi) ★ ★ 1st Place 2014 TheNWA (Kakashi) ★ ★ 1st Place 2014 NarutoWattys (Kakashi)★

Two and a half years after she left the Leaf Village, we find Ashley hot on the trail of the Akatsuki. Ordered to gather as much information as she can, Ashley abandoned her training in her homeland, the Land of Ambience, to pursue the members of the criminal organization. When she finally returns home, her friends are over joyed to see her again, Kiba especially. Back together again, Ashley and Kiba are happy to continue where they left off. But what will happen when one terrible decision tears them apart again? Will they be able to make it through? Will Ashley's friends ever understand her reason for leaving them again? More importantly, is the darkness in her heart, courtesy of Hakuba the Ten Tailed Wolf, real? Does Ashley truly wish to join the other side and leave everyone she ever cared about behind? And how will she react, when the Ninja World is on the verge of the biggest War in history?

After a mission which took Oriko back to where she was found by Tsunade, a year or so previously, it kicks off Kakashi's curiosity he somehow allowed to pass him by when he first met the kuniochi. Between Tsunade's reticence and unusually well-held tongue, her boyfriend's careful, but insatiable, curiosity and the large gaps in Oriko's memories - she isn't even sure if she wants to know about her mysterious past. This is in replacement for the current story labelled 'Fascination: Sequel' though it won't be deleted! If you've stumbled upon this story, here's the part you need to read first --> http://www.wattpad.com/story/1102460-hatake-kakashi-fascination :)

When Itachi joins the Akatsuki, he receives the shock of his life, a precocious pupil named Kana. Soon an unbreakable bond is forged between them and not even Itachi's death can stop his legacy from dissolving. And for the battle that is to come, his legacy will need to stand and fight for the cause that she believes in.

When Kakashi finds a thoroughly beaten kuniochi not far from Konoha, it turns out that she has two pasts with the hidden village - one fresh, raw and bitter with the bloody tears of others and another, far older one, long forgotten by the one who owns it. From her own mouth, she'll tell you she has nothing to repent for, but ask any villager of Konohagakure (and countless other villages), they'll tell you the exact opposite is true: that she's a hardened, twisted criminal who needs to pay for her crimes. Even for a genius, able to see multiple scenarios and angles, it's still not clear where the truth begins and ends... And Tsunade's suggestion to think of it in terms of: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend," hardly helps. How is he supposed to accept someone who represents everything that he's learned to hate? That he's spent his life both searching for and fighting against? KakaXOC

Its been about year since Kakashi and Oriko got together and their relationship is going strong - Oriko's still on her personal journey to become the best shinobi that she can and Kakashi's as unflappable as ever. But time keeps moving forward and their world is getting increasingly dangerous, especially now that Naruto has just returned to Konoha after his two and a half year absence. Challenge comes in many forms and when a particularly difficult mission arises for the kuniochi and her silver-haired lover, they manage to keep themselves professional, but Kakashi finds that his old demons have found new ways in which to haunt him, and the stakes seem unfathomably high. If you've stumbled across this story, then here's the part you need to read first! --> http://www.wattpad.com/story/1102460-hatake-kakashi-fascination

Kakashi thinks he's in for a nice break, free from students, after Naruto's recent departure with Jiraiya, but he hadn't counted on a beautiful stranger turning up in Konoha whom Tsunade thinks would become a powerful asset were she to be trained as ninja. Here begins a slow fascination Kakashi hadn't ever imagined...maybe he can forgive the loss of his extra reading time, after all... This story is dedicated to Amaterasu as she was a fan of this story way back at the time it was actually being written! Haha - thank you! I hope this story gives you as much joy to read it as it did for me to write it! ^-^

^ Drawings on cover drawn by me! ^ Ammi, Soph, Noah and Chris were just four normal teenagers who shared a house. That is until the Naruto characters fall from the sky into their library! Since they can't get home, how will they all get along in the same house? Will they hate each other? Or will they be something more?

Team Gai are in the heat of the 4th Ninja War (according to the manga) and are as close as ever. But could this mean something different for Neji and Tenten? Could their past bring them closer? Book One in the Key to Heart series.