I need to update it with a few things I've done lately...mostly D. Gray Man fics. All the novel stuff is being updated over at elkheartwoods, and that won't be ready for a few weeks yet.

Just wanted to let you know that I hadn't given up writing altogether!

Sadly, I've lost the momentum on "A Voice Upon The Waves". Something about the Potter series coming to an end made me lose interest in writing fanfic for it anymore. Ah well. If you want to know how it was supposed to end, comment or PM me. I'll tell you.

:)

This is a continuation of the events begun in Chiaroscuro. Think of it as a kind of interlude between the events in that story and the events to come in the next one.

Title: Intermezzo di Cavallone
Author: Me!
Rating: PG-13 (for language and violence)
Characters: Dino & Hibari, plus a few of my own for zest and flavour!
Warnings: None, that I know of.
Summary: Deals are struck. Old friends appear. People die.

( A story in three movements. )

Once again: this chapter is NSFW.

( Chapter Seven: Chiaroscuro )

As always, comments and criticism are welcome. I'll be posting the next segment some time this weekend.

A friendly warning: This chapter is NSFW.

( Chapter Six: In which Dino gets an eyeful and Kyouya gets a little advice with his service. )

Just a friendly word of caution: this chapter is NSFW.

( Chapter Five: Delicate Like Tea )

( For those of you on my fic-list who are not familiar with Katekyo Hitman Reborn, its fandom and the characters in it... )

For everyone else, please enjoy this first segment in what is intended to be a two or three part story. The inspiration for this came from one of my favorite Dino/Hibari doujins--a book called "Angela" by the LAS circle. This first story, Chiaroscuro is the set-up to the inspired story. I hope you like it.

Title: Chiaroscuro
Author: The Lovely One
Rating: PG in earlier chapters; R in the latter ones
Characters/ Pairings: Hibari/Dino with cameo appearances by YamaGoku and assorted supporting players.
Warnings: Spoilers for the Varia arc, language that would make a sailor blush, smut and smex in a wide variety of styles and flavors, and violence.
Chapters: 7
Summary: Hibari's entire existance has been built upon a carefully crafted facade. He is a dark force in his world. Except that Dino Cavallone has a smile like the sun, shining light onto secrets Hibari would rather remain hidden.

( Chapter One: The Long Walk. The Long Wait. )

I started writing this story in November of 2005, and it was my first attempt at novel-length fiction. As such, it was always a writing experiment for me. Here in 2007 and at the mid-point of the story, I decided that it was time for a major re-write. The reasons for this were many. I had made some unsatisfactory characterization choices, some woefully underdeveloped characters, issues with phrasing, and scenes/dialogue that needed to wear more flesh.

As these changes were extreme, I was told I needed to delete the old story from the MNFF archive and re-submit the new chapters as I would a new story. I'm posting the old version [marked (O)]here so that readers can still access it. I will also post the new version [marked (R)] in later days so you can see the differences between the two versions.

Happy reading!

( The Terminal Ward )