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Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: Fading Matriarch
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Sesshoumaru, Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru), (Sesshoumaru's mother, this chapter)
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the fifth installment, written for the "mist" theme at iy_themes.

Story Summary: Natsumi dreams of another woman's past, a woman who desperately wants to reunite with the man she loves, even if Natsumi has to suffer in the end.



( Chapter Four: Fading Matriarch )

Fandom: True Blood
Title: What If
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters/Pairings: Sam Merlotte, slight Sam/Sookie
Word Count: 100
Rated: G
Spoilers: None. Season 1. (Slight book influences, but you don't need to know the books to read.)
Notes: Written for the "Better" prompt for trueblood100.

Summary: Sam thinks about 'what if.'

( What If )

Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: The Beckoning Wind
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Sesshoumaru, Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru)
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the fourth installment, written for the "tease" theme at iy_themes.

Story Summary: Natsumi dreams of another woman's past, a woman who desperately wants to reunite with the man she loves, even if Natsumi has to suffer in the end.



( Chapter Three: The Beckoning Wind )

Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: Man on the Street
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru)
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the second installment, written for the "glow" theme at iy_themes.

Story Summary: Natsumi dreams of another woman's past, a woman who desperately wants to reunite with the man she loves, even if Natsumi has to suffer in the end.



( Chapter One: Man on the Street )

Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Prologue Title: I Dreamed a Dream
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru)
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This prologue was written for the "cloth" theme at iy_themes.

Story Summary: Natsumi dreams of another woman's past, a woman who desperately wants to reunite with the man she loves, even if Natsumi has to suffer in the end.



( Prologue: I Dreamed a Dream )

Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: Kouga's Flowers
Author: Paynesgrey
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Kouga/Kagome, Inuyasha and others
Word Count: 959
Genre: General/Introspection
Universe: Canon, early series
Notes: written for the "flower" prompt at inuyasha_et_al.

Summary: Kouga brings her flowers, and Kagome starts to like it.

( Kouga's Flowers )

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Fandom: Heroes
Title: Savior in Time
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters/Pairings: Future!Noah Gray, Sylar/Elle implied
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1462
Genre: Drama/Action
Spoilers: Season 4 AU-ish.
Warnings: Some confusing temporal mechanics.

Notes: Written for the sylarelle ficfest. The prompt was "Noah Jr. takes a different path than his parents."

Summary: Noah Jr. vows to save all the Elle Bishops of every fractured time line.

( Savior in Time )

Fandom: Heroes
Title: Something Good
Author: Paynesgrey
Rating: G
Pairing: Sylar/Elle
Challenge: Before Sunrise quote at sylelle_100: "I always thought that if none of your family or friends knew you were dead, then it's like not really being dead. People can invent the best and the worst for you." - Celine, from the film Before Sunrise.
Notes/Warning: Season 4 AU. No warnings.

Summary: She hides. She waits.

( Something Good )

Fandom: Heroes
Title: The Smile in the Water
Author: Paynesgrey
Rated: PG
Character: Tracy Strauss
Word Count: 322
Genre: Suspense/General
Spoilers: the preview of Volume 5, "Redemption"
Notes: Written for the "Sound" challenge at heroes_contest

Summary: The sound of water is not so safe and innocent.

( The Smile in the Water )

Fandom: Heroes
Title: To Be Free
Characters/Pairings: Peter/Claire
Word Count: 408
Rating: PG
Genre: Angst/Drama
Spoilers/Notes: Season 3, Volume 4 speculation. Takes place in the future.
Prompt: "Whisper" at pairechallenge

Summary: Peter and Claire had been running for a long time, but they'd spent even longer looking out for one another.



( To Be Free )