The 'Stepping Stone' festival is the most popular community event in my hometown. Everyone- and I mean everyone- in town loves the festival. I have a more conflicted view because it was at the Annual Fairview Stepping Stone festival where I met the boy of my nightmares and the man of my dreams. ONESHOT

Inspired by the song "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" by Landon Pig. Trapped in a rain storm, a young man finds how much he truly loves the woman he's with and is determined to show her how much she means to him. Fluff.

They were exactly like yin and yang; they complimented each other perfectly... They were balanced. At least, that was what she liked to tell him... -When Leon finally arrives at his apartment past midnight, his beloved girlfriend is there, waiting for him.

He was quiet, brooding and closed off. He sat next to me every class, even following me when I changed seats. He never talked, never looked my way and if it weren’t for that damn Morrissey shirt, I’d have kicked his stalking ass. ONESHOT.

-ONE SHOT- I woke up with gum in my hair, my paper only half done, with thirty minutes until my interview started for my first choice job. It stared pouring, I had no umbrella, there were no cabs and I broke my favorite pair of heels. The last thing I needed at this moment was for a cranky NYPD officer to search my bag while I watched the subway pull away from the station.

Ace, it turns out, really can't argue when it comes to distractions from his girlfriend during exam time.

(One-Shot) Alicia and Peter were meant to be. They just didn't know it yet. I wrapped my coat tighter around my body and ducked under a garbage bin as I shadowed my unfortunate victim.

Erin is doing just fine at her day job in a restaurant, when her childhood crush turns up unexpectedly for dinner. If only his eyes weren't quite so blue... [One Shot]

"My mom called. And her exact words were 'I can't wait to meet this young gentleman with manners. I am sure he is very suitable for our family'." He snorted. "So? I have manners, you know." "Well, yeah, you also have an eyebrow piercing and two tattoos." - A little piece about dates, boyfriends, parents and gentlemen with manners. ONE SHOT.

Harper Jensen recently moved into the building across that of Devon Watson and he can't help but want to get to know her better. Oneshot.

A simple short and sweet One Shot story. "I won't ask you again" she screamed at the intruder, "Get out of my friend's house before-" "Before you what" he folded his arms against his chest nodding at her straighteners, "burn me by straightening my hair" this only made the man laugh at his own joke.

Elizabeth Turner is getting ready to write her LSATs and is set on going to Stanford. Her childhood friend, Jackson Holt, will stop at nothing to change her mind. Absolutely nothing.

ONESHOT I had to pick to kiss either my best friend or a boy I absolutely loathed. Not such a tough decision, right? So why did I find myself kissing Chad Smith, the self-centred jerk, in front of my best friend Aaron whom I might just have feelings for? This was not how I wanted my Christmas to start off. Goodness.

Wendy the Waffle Girl is now Wendy the I-Couldn't-Give-a-Crap Waitress at a local Italian restaurant during the summer before college, and her quirky sarcasm seems to have caught the attention of cute coworker Vincent. He just might try to ask her out… but not if her wayward boyfriend Max has anything to say about it. /ONE SHOT & follow up to "Leggo My Ego"/

No matter what she did in this humongous "jail cell" she was still alone; Chris didn't come home from work for another couple of hours. Come home. She gave herself a disgusted face. Listen to me, as if I actually belong here, ugh; with HIM. A story written for alfalfadil.

One-shot. He came in once a week on Friday and would always order a small cup of coffee to go. Somehow, out of all the other customers, he was the only one I found fascinating.

I was a virgin, never been kissed before, never even had a boyfriend before. And suddenly, out of nowhere, a random hot guy grabs me from behind and kisses me? Obviously not something I was expecting. Then again, falling for him was never supposed to happen either. -ONESHOT-

He wanted to go to sleep, he thought. She's annoying, he thought. There was no such thing as love at first sight, he thought. ONESHOT.

Goth/Cheerleader cliche. Kate, the varsity cheer captain can do back-flips but has no idea how to put on makeup. But maybe a hot, eyeliner wearing goth can fix that...ONESHOT.

What should a girl do if she thinks her best friend's boyfriend is cheating? Follow him of course! But when the subject of the surveillance photos changes to a different man, what to do is significantly less clear. one shot.

ONE SHOT "I was going to harass that boy like there was no tomorrow until I saw his adorable cheeks turn red." ADoR Star Cross'd Challenge Prompt *Runner Up/Reader's Pick for Best Challenge Response SKoW*

His fingers started fumbling with his belt and he began to slide his shorts down his legs. "Fletch!" I looked away. "What are you doing?" He laughed. "I can't go swimming in my clothes now can I?" One-Shot.

ONE-SHOT You stared at me, I stared at you; the chalk forgotten. The silence broke when you said, "Your drawing sucks."

Alexia, the bad girl jock, knows she has nothing in common with Martin, her best friend's sweet, nerdy, younger brother. Not like it matters, because she's in love with him anyway. ONESHOT

She didn't really know why she had gotten him a camera. She just knew that when she saw it in the mall, she thought it would be the perfect gift for him. So she got it. Over the course of their relationship, she had learned to love and hate that camera.

“They all come for her eh?” He asked. I nodded. “And does anyone ever come for you?” At that, I had to laugh.

RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY ONESHOTS CONTEST. "Where are you from munchkin?" He asked me. I raised an eyebrow. "From the Land of Oz, obviously." Yeah, the giant who had the nerve to call me a munchkin, followed me the rest of the day.

ONESHOT. "You're kind of great too." He said at last, leaning even closer so his beautiful eyes were all I could see. "In fact, I like you quite a bit."

Perfect, awkward moments can happen at any time, especially when and where you least expect them. Emily learns this fact on a short errand to the bank, and she'll probably never view ATM machines the same way again. One-Shot

I hated when he spent too much time on those games...but I loved it when he focused all of his attention on me...give up the video games for just one night my love...

She devoured Harlequin novels like they were the nectar of the gods and took the advice of long-dead poets to heart - but please, was it too much to ask for a romance of her own? One-shot.

Erica is a frequent diner at Red Robin, but it's not the food that she keeps going back for. It's the sexy and charming waiter that's caught her attention - and apparently she's caught his, too. ONESHOT.

Charlotte Rae Taylor is an 18 year old girl, who happens to be in love with her best friend. So what is she to do when he starts to get under her skin just a little TOO much? Read to find out! ONE-SHOT 3,240 WORDS WITHOUT A/N'S!

One Shot. Elizabeth was a pre-med student and secret history nerd who didn't believe in fate, but she's starting to rethink that when she keeps running into the same guy at all these airports.

"Well Natasha Miller," he said in between kisses, making her laugh breathlessly, "this was definitely one heck of an introduction."

Kate Blaze knew her friends loved a good laugh, but she never expected them to lock her in a hotel room with her best friend for twenty-four hours in some twisted matchmaking attempt. Go Fish can only go so far... -Oneshot-

Royce and Cassie are a few weeks in to transitioning from being friends to being in a relationship. A trip to the department store helps push Royce to start seeing Cassie as he always should have been seeing her. Fluffy one shot.

Snow days, a girls best friend. No school, no homework, and none of the annoying people you are forced to deal with. Well until they crash in front of you house... ONESHOT

She's late for her lunch date and the light won't change and she can't stop pushing the crosswalk button. He stands and watches and for some reason she amuses him. But it doesn't matter because he'll never see her again…right? ONESHOT.

Chelsea has been waiting for Jake for two years, while he's been away at war. Finally he's coming home, for good.

So his friends abandoned him with this crazy-amazing girl and he was utterly defenseless. Those monsters! Oneshot.

Response to LJ's one sentence challenge, with 50 prompts. The memories do not go in order, but that's what makes it interesting. Based off of two real people. Read and review darlings! Rated T to be safe. Formerly known as '50 Sentence Challenge'.

Alcohol plus a lack of clothing equals a 21st birthday Shaun Evans will never forget. *ONESHOT*

When Andrew finally admits he loves long-time best friend Shelby, nothing is going to stop him from proving it. A friends-to-lovers romance told in twelve parts. Humor and utter nonsense ahead. (Note: There are different versions of the song, the one I chose may not be your "right" version)

For it wasn't into my ear you whispered, but my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul." Fluffy abounds, and cuteness. Oneshot.

Just your typical Please-pretend-to-be-my-boyfriend-to-keep-the-creepy-guy-from-harassing-me story.

One-shot. Scribbling down lyrics of a song stuck in my head caught the attention of the most popular boy in my school. And it turned out he had some things he needed to sort out too...

Mistletoe,' he repeated. I stared blankly at him, looked up above our heads, turned back to the smirk emerging on his face...and promptly ran off. Stuff tradition. one-shot

Love letters are such a thing of the past. How else do you ask a girl out but by drawing on her face with a sharpie? ONE-SHOT.

Ethan Blake took orders from no one. But apparently, my kisses have a taming effect on him. one-shot

ONE-SHOT. Something fishy was going on, and my suspicions were confirmed when Ryan walked past and told me it was just me and Zach left, all alone in this dark, dark place with many corners and hidey-holes.

The boy was gorgeous. Slap his face on a Calvin Klein underwear ad and I swear, those boxers would sell. It's just too bad we attended rival schools. Contact was off-limits. But then again, he had never been big on following rules...

I used to hate Saturdays. Then I met Ms. Hartman and became her supposed guardian angel. She decided then and there that the only way to repay me was by setting me up with her incredibly cute grandson. ONESHOT

Cupid is on assignment in a modern-day city. His wife shows up to keep him company and everything suddenly gets thrown into chaos. He wonders if he can survive Psyche and her accident prone nature... and sudden obsession with hot dogs.

/One-Shot/ Dacy meets Eric after helping him with his crossword puzzle. When the two bond, Dacy finds herself falling. Hard. Only, he's got a girlfriend...? Please R&R! Cc greatly appreciated! Fluffy.

Take the only girl on the team, and the school's star quarterback. You get sexual tension and one addicting afterhours makeout sesh. One-Shot

Sweets was the name I gave her because as soon as I walked into class she was sitting in the desk next to mine chewing gum. I thought it was annoying. But it only took a stick of gum to change my mind before sweets became a main part of my life. One shot.

-which is where my hand is at the moment. That is, if the Cookie Jar is the school's notorious bad boy's back pocket with the whole school watching on. "What do you think you're doing?" "Er..." oneshot

One-shot. "What's wrong?" Before I knew it, he had placed himself squarely in my path. And – dare I say it – he actually sounded a little angry and hurt. "Why are you not stalking me anymore?"

ONESHOT: And it's a well known fact that Darius Adams never turns a dare down. Ever.

Hannah is depressed that her best friend has a girlfriend, and she decides a little alcohol might help. However, there's a change in plans when Austin shows up...

He had spent almost every day of the last two years with his assistant and not once had he ever seen her dressed the way she was at that very moment. She looked beautiful and sexy, and God did he just want to grab her and... // One Shot //

I was independent. I was fabulous. Also, I was nineteen-years-old, and I wasn’t supposed to be under my bed, hiding from my best friend. It just wasn’t supposed to be.

Nila talked to nerdy boys, who played World of Warcraft, who read Starship Troopers, who were on the debate team. Not boys like Brice Abrams, who played football, baseball, and a little pick-up basketball on the side. -previously published under tastethekiss-

ONESHOT. Our lips touched, and I automatically smiled against his kiss. Then I heard the director shout ‘Cut!’, and I instantly pulled away. We may be Hollywood’s number one couple, but he was number one on my death list. That perv...

He was smiling knowingly, and I had the strongest urge to slam my head against a wall, "You're the vodka girl from last weekend." I winced, "The vodka girl?" I asked, realizing too late that I admitted to my identity.*SKoW Challenge response*

“So I take it I’m not getting any tonight?” That WOULD be the first thing he says to me when he finds out we're locked in a room together. So even with "No" for an answer, how is it I find myself in bed with him, falling harder with every passing second?

Julia King learns just how hard it is to remain professional in the face of personal bias and, oh, complete and utter loathing, when her boss takes on a new but familiar client. Written for the "I Love To Hate You" challenge.

“Is this where I try to make you laugh?” he murmured against my hair a few moments later. I allowed a happy little grin to steal across my face. This was kind of nice. Cozy even. I wiggled my toes contentedly inside my mismatched polka-dot socks. One-shot

After 'the mascot incident' Tara has become a social outcast with a passion for a jock/nerd romance. She doesn't have a jock though, and she's no nerd. Then, Dean comes into her class. “You have gorgeous eyes,” I say as I lean over, fully mesmerized. Oops

Being a manager at a restaurant is incredibly trying on one's patience. I try to look graceful while I do it, but sometimes the world is just out to get me. By 'the world' I mean drunk women and cocky yet attractive men.

RIDICULOUSLY HAPPY ONE SHOT CONTEST / “What do you mean out? What game are you watching, ump! My ninety year old grandmother could have called it better!”

ONESHOT. When the mere thought of water is enough to set your heart racing, what better way to catch the attention of the guy you like by saying you're on the swim team...and then trying to prove it?

One plus one equals two. Yellow plus blue equals green. Two crazy in love best friends equals the cutest couple ever. But one surly Mr. I-don't-believe-in-happy-endings, plus one slightly insane Little Miss Matchmaker? Not even Newton can find an answer.

- ONE-SHOT - My Home Economics teacher could not be any crueler than to pair me up with Blake Robinson who other than being my one and only crush, also happened to get on my nerves better than anyone else on the planet. Cliche anyone?

She picked up the paper ball and threw it at his face. Again. This time, it hit his forehead. Before she could blink, she found herself pressed to the pole, with Vincent's body against hers. "I don't think you want to try that again," he murmured.

Thor was the pretend boyfriend I made up so Samuel 'My Face is a Bacterial Wasteland' Matherson would leave me alone. So why is Thor standing in front me in the flesh?

So he’d been around forever, taking on the big brother role and sheltering her from the evils of the world. Could one stormy night alone in her bedroom really change all that? One-shot.

Ryan. My gorgeous archenemy. What bothered me most about him was that even though he made me so angry, it didn’t stop me from falling in love with him. One-shot.

Black-haired, blue-eyed Aiden just HAD to be my type, just HAD to tease and flirt with me, just HAD to follow me home from school, and I would have resisted him still...if he hadn’t pushed me back against the wall and started kissing me. Oneshot.

He was supposed to be the cute nerd. I was the superstar basketball player. We made a bet, which I was sure I’d win…so why am I making out with him like crazy, right now? -vote!-

Matthew cringed and moved further away from me. “Kate I’m sorry, okay? Brief lapse of judgment right there.” Then giving me a chagrined smile and a shrug he slumped on my couch with a sigh. And if I didn’t know better I’d think he was blushing.Owait.He wa

She stopped in her tracks. He was holding her baby brother. No freaking way! “Let go of him you maniac!” Claire launched herself into the room and carefully wrapped her arms around Charlie tugging him slightly away from the glowering boy’s gentle hold.

Not that I have any reason to be nervous,' I assured myself. 'Because Brandon’s just my friend and he’s just keeping me company while I’m stuck taking my little cousin trick-or-treating. I feel nothing toward Brandon whatsoever.'

Imagine-you are lying on your from lawn painting-quiet suburb-and this guy asks you to hide him. Then the scary fangirls come & ask if you've seen a memeber of your fav. band. you say no. After they've gone you let him out swearing its a dream. ONESHOT

One-shot. And here I thought wasting my summer at the library wasn't going to be fun. Apparently beach parties and bonfires were nothing compared to this.

ONEshot. - She is the type of person who likes hugs and kisses. Cuddles and touches. But he isn't. And sadly, she doesn't know.

Maddy." He said as a warning as she started nibbling on his neck. "You are way too enticing." His eyes flashed as he broke down. Madison never stopped her assault on his defenses.

ONE SHOT. Remy's boyfriend Matt is perfect in every way except one: he has an infuriating best friend named Jack who just loves to bother her. "Do you think I find joy in the fact that all I can ever think about is you, no matter how hard I try not to?"

When your male best friend can predict when you’re on your period better than you can, you know there’s something wrong. And just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse… -SKoW Challenge response-

Isaac’s practically marked you. You’re his property now! So cute!” “Mark? As in…like…vampires!” Well…maybe I read a tad too many fantasy stories. Sue me.“NO! You’re wearing his letterman jacket! And what’s printed behind? His name?" Silence. “I give up. A

I stare at him everyday from across the street at my bus stop. But he's never looked at me. I should've given up earlier because now the most popular girl in school was after him. Based on my true story about how I met my boyfriend ONESHOT Please R & R

Haley, the stubborn vegetarian feminist, gives “the hot jock” Tyler a list of things he’d need to do or be in order for her to even consider dating him. She didn’t think he’d actually follow it. Oneshot

Thanks to Tyler Hainsworth, Charlotte's Saturday nights are usually filled with fun, laughs, and a few messes. What happens when another Hainsworth steps in for the night? [oneshot]

[Oneshot] Kathryn never really expected to spear Gabriel Shyer worldclass businessman with a vanilla icecream cone right smack dab in the face. But, little does she know that Gabriel has a thing for chocolate and his own 'sweet' revenge.

He worked at the local grocery store. He was a bag boy. He was gorgeous. And after seeing him for five straight years of my life, every Thursday I went to buy groceries, he chased afer me in the parking lot.

[One Shot] The day started normally. However, at precisely 7:52am in the middle of a school hallway, I suddenly found myself pinned against the wall and kissing James Whitaker, the hottest guy on campus. And did I mention that he tastes like peppermint?

Rebecca was sixteen when he moved in and was absolutely annoyed then when her grandmother had insisted she accompany her to welcome the new tenants..... she never thought that her soulmate would be the young boy peeping from behind the door...

She unwittingly learns the best way to memorize names of body parts in Japanese.

[ONE SHOT] Based on a TRUE story... so you can't exactly add other heartsquealing moments but the specific details of what actually happened. sorry :

[One Shot] I swear the Devil is out to get me. Why else would i be a temporary janitor, cleaning after stinky apelike football players?

One shot. One wrong number and one persistent guy can result in many things you would never have expected.

[ONESHOT] Charlie is a girl in a punk band, and Ink is a guy who dislikes girls in punk bands. Still, she has vivid threats involving piano wire prepared for whenever he calls her pet names, so maybe there's some room for exception in her case.

Oneshot. When a trip to the movies goes wrong, and Leah, a stubborn, firey redhead is stuck alone with her arrogantly levelheaded friend Simon for four hours, what will happen? My Christmas brain fart. And first oneshot.

My friend begged me to take the quiz about crushes, it was “perfect for me,” what I think she meant was it was made for me. Seriously, how many quizzes know a person’s true feelings? [ONESHOT]

Winning her over had nothing to do with flowers, chocolate or suave dance moves. He only kept barging through her door to harass her. [OneShot]

Sam isn't having a great day. Her car breaks down, she's late for an interview and she catches her boyfriend cheating on her. When there's a blackout that night, will her gorgeous neighbour and infamous player make things better or worse? [One Shot]

An ordinary day at work becomes the stuff of wicked dreams when Madison mistakes a mild aphrodisiac for aspirin. A short story.