And now for the last piece. XD

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Hi everyone-- please remember that the deadline for submitting guesses as to who wrote what story is December 5, in two days' time! Comment with your guesses here, with your regular LJ. You don't have to be a writer or a member of the comm to participate ( Read more... )

All stories have been posted to the comm! There are twelve stories, and ten authors who submitted (i.e. two writers turned in two stories each). Congratulations and thanks to everyone. ^^

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He remembered the last time they’d spoken ( Read more... )

Ban said he didn't believe he and Ginji could've run up a 3,000,000-yen tab at the Honky Tonk, but the fact of it was he had no idea. Paul kept the books and could have been screwing with them for all he knew, but Paul also fed them on credit. It was better not to inquire too closely. During long dark nights of the soul he could admit that when ( Read more... )

Sparkles of stars that are demon dust rise from a steady palm, coalescing into a shard of reflective glass in the shroud of nighttime ( Read more... )

 
"What are you doing here?" Juubei said, and Toshiki should have been pleased to see Juubei as surprised as he was. Should have seen this coming, even so. The hallway seemed very large and dusty, and the doors of the young king's sanctuary were closed tight and silent.

Kazuki smiled.

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It is during afternoons like this, hot and sticky, that Ginji just sits and lets the air from the air conditioning unit pass over him, back against the cool walls of their small bedroom; Ban is rarely in when they’re not working, but when he is back in their apartment he is usually at the window - Ban-chan’s living room window, Ginji thinks, ( Read more... )

 
“Those two were best friends, long before they came to Infinite Castle.”

-O-

Golden rays of sunlight shone from the clear azure sky, gently warming the compounds of the Japanese shrine. A wintry breeze picked up, winding languidly around the visitors to the shrine as they strolled into the ancient structure to pray for a good year ahead.

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To the casual observer Midou Ban and Dr Jackal were enemies under truce.

The casual observer was right. Almost.

Whatever their relationship was, it was not love.

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