This is a story I've had in mind for a while, and I've only just now gotten to writing it. I hope it offers something different to other Persona 4 stories. I'd appreciate any comments or favs.

Persona 4 and Shin Megami Tensei are both owned by Atlus.

Two more days.

Staring at the calendar certainly didn't make time go any faster. In fact, she swore time moved slower as she looked at the reminder that her big brother would come back to Inaba in two days. It was agonizing, especially for the young Nanako Doujima, who was as patient as any child her age would be. Still, complaining about it wouldn't change a thing, as she found out the hard way. As her father explained, there would be no trains coming from the city sooner than Thursday, and she would just have to wait.

She let out a deep sigh, as she would do when she wanted to let on that there was something bothering her. It fell on deaf ears, however, as her father, the only resident in the household, was at work. Everyone was at work, as far as she was concerned. Yosuke and Teddie were at Junes, and were too busy with the latest sale crowd to look after her. Chie was performing her patrols around the city and couldn't afford to stay in one place. Yukiko was busy with the inn. Kanji was helping at his mother's shop, and Naoto was at the police station with Ryoutaro.

It had been such a long time since Nanako was alone in her house, she had almost forgotten what it felt like. It was certainly not a feeling she wanted again, after all the good times that were had after Yu had come to town. She wouldn't have to feel this way for much longer, but the wait was still painful to bear.

She had already made herself some lunch, and eating between meals was not advised. Her homework for that day in summer was already finished, and she didn't feel like going ahead with her lessons. She could play with her toys, but she knew that would only last so long before she got bored again. Staring at the clock and counting down the minutes before Yu arrived wasn't going anywhere either. With not many options, she took a look around the living room, her eyes finally resting on the T.V.

She knew there were no cartoons or anything she wanted to watch that was broadcasting at this hour. Still, everything else looked dull in comparison, making the television look like more and more of a good idea. More like a last-ditch attempt at escaping boredom, but it was better than nothing.

Nanako plopped herself down between the table and the television, her usual spot when she wanted to watch, and turned it on. News. Weather. Some melodrama the old ladies around town like to talk about. More news. This plan was starting to look like a bust, too. Maybe if she kept switching channels, she'd find something. She kept pushing the button, still finding nothing that came out at her, and then...

Static.

She had run the gamut of channels and found nothing, coming now to the end of the line. Nanako groaned audibly in frustration. Why couldn't Dad spring for cable like Mai-chan has at her house? Sighing in defeat, she resigned to just going back to her room and probably just taking a nap. But first, she'd have to change the T.V. back to an actual channel before her father got home and wonder what happened.

Nanako pressed the opposite button to change the channel back, only to be met with more static. This was strange. She knew she didn't go that far. She kept pushing the button, but still couldn't find anything. Panic set in. She couldn't have possibly broken the T.V. by just channel surfing! Sure, it was an old model, but it was stronger than this! The channel display even told her that she was on a station where there was something on just a minute ago. After a few more channels of the same white noise, it ceased, leaving only a black screen with a single point of light in the center.

She gasped at the thought that she had actually broken it. She got up and looked around the television set, hoping to find something she could fiddle with to fix it. Unfortunately, she had all the knowledge a seven year old could hold and didn't find anything she felt comfortable messing with. Unsure of other options, she decided on just smacking with her fist. It worked in cartoons, after all! She lightly rapped on the screen with her closed fist, not wanting to hurt herself.

At her touch, the point of light on the screen began to get brighter. There was an audible hum coming from the speakers as well, rising and falling in volume. Nanako stepped back and looked on to see if she made things better or worse. In rhythm with the hum, the light grew brighter and dimmer, and she couldn't help but to stare at it. It felt soothing in a way, and all of her worries about the T.V. slowly melted away. She simply continued to stare at the light, mesmerized and relaxed.

After a minute, the point of light in the T.V. grew extremely dim, the humming almost coming to a dead stop. But in an instant, the light flared brighter than before, almost blinding, with the noise blaring. The light seemed to reach out of the television and covered Nanako, still mesmerized, in its brightness. At last, the light and the humming noise stopped, the television shut down completely. In front of the television, lay Nanako's white top, pink skirt, hair ribbons, socks and underwear. The little girl wearing them had vanished.

Update 8/27/15: Edited the mistake on Nanako's age (This story takes place in the summer after the events of the game) and her clothes. Turns out her summer outfit was a two piece ensemble. Who knew?