Nanao climbed the stairs, a cup of tea in one hand, her coat draped over the other arm. It was still crisp, but she wanted to get some fresh, cool air. The apartment had been stifing since she had got home from work in the early afternoon, enough so that she didn't mind that the shower had cooled off after a few minutes ( Read more... )

Nanao trudged back from the bus stop, worn out from her early morning shift at work. Her pocket was half full, which was yet another thing to go on her good list. She had learned her quick memory made her a favorite with the regulars at the cafe she worked at. She knew them all by name, and had their orders in as soon as they sat down. Most of the ( Read more... )

Nanao tossed and turned in bed, unable to get to sleep. The party last night had been fun. No doubt about it. But she just couldn't stop thinking. Instead of laying in bed for no good reason, she stood up and dug around for some warm clothes, then tied her tennies on, grabbed her coat and walked out her door. She didn't worry too much about being ( Read more... )

The snow looked like it was thinning out in front of the building, or so Nanao thought. It hardly mattered to her, though. She had had a busy day, waking up at 4:30 AM just in time to get ready for work. After her shift was over, she barely made it to her Advanced Comparative Literature class. The class had seemed to drag on for far too long, and ( Read more... )