Hello! There was an overwhelming response to the pilot chapter of this story, so I decided to go through with writing it out properly! I've been working on multiple chapters, but lately I've been in a slump, so I decided I should at least post the first real chapter for everyone!

Originally I also had a new chapter for 'Sweetness of Your Lips', but the document crashed and burned before I could save it. I guess it was too fluffy for my netbook the handle... Oh well, too bad.

Thanks for reading! Ｕ・ｗ・）ノ

The day I moved into my new apartment was not exactly the most exciting. Okay, well, it was, but up until then, it had been a fat pain in the ass to get from abroad back into Japan.

Weather was nice, I guess, but March always had nice weather.

Imagine lugging three giant pieces of luggage and a backpack the size of your entire upper torso from train station to train station. Not only that, but imagine having to pull them in on time before the doors started to close on you! Add having to live out of your luggage for about three or four weeks and you'll understand how frustrated I was... and how relieved I was to finally move in.

But I won't stop there.

Even moving in was such a hassle.

Things had kept changing at the last minute. The first apartment was so run-down, I refused it and asked for a different one.

The second apartment was nice, spacious, perfect... and even came with a tatami room, but suddenly it was changed.

The third apartment was a single room apartment. It wasn't too small, but it wasn't as nice as the second apartment. At least I didn't need to buy a gas stove, though I had to be driven by the old lady who picked me up from the main station to the second hand store for other furnishings. Sadly, there was only a single burner on that stove... and though I don't really do much cooking in general, it's a bit limiting to have just ONE SINGLE BURNER.

What I ended up with from that second hand store was a dank smelling washer, a creaky, metal-wired futon frame, an unbalanced-yet-relatively-new refrigerator, a simple desk and chair, and a free bookshelf for her patronage.

It wasn't much, but hey, it was cheap and in working condition.

The futon I got was new, though not the best kind. I learned to regret it as I could literally feel the bars of the frame dig their greedy little, uh, 'paws' into me.

Having to start all over was such a hassle. I had only returned with limited savings and had to think about what I needed to get in a particular order. I wasn't looking to get kicked out of this place any time soon, after all.

In any case, I guess I had to re-evaluate my level of "excitement" or "interest" during move-in day when I spotted a rather attractive, curvaceous woman walk pass my apartment. Chestnut brown hair, it looked like, with the most alluring eyes I had ever seen. I practically paused in my movements. I had been moving the furnishings up to the second floor of the apartment complex.

I mean. Wow.

Before I could look away to avoid being caught staring, I was... well... caught staring. At least, I think we made eye contact, and I could have sworn I saw her smirk.

It didn't really register in my mind till she rounded the corner and disappeared out of sight. I could feel my face turn red. Wow, that was stupid of me.

I ended up getting back to moving my furnishings and luggage into the apartment, wiping up whatever I needed to clean and unrolling the new futon set onto the futon frame I put back together.

What was for dinner tonight, anyways? I didn't have any pots or pans in any case, so the only option I really had was to head over to the convenience store, which was annoyingly not at a convenient distance.

So head to the convenience store I did and bought a few nights worth of meals. As I walked back, I thought to myself that I really needed to get a bicycle, if not a motorcycle, later on. Walking about this small town was a bit of a pain compared to the big cities which had those awfully convenient networks of trains.

As I headed back, I noticed the same mesmerizing girl, presumably walking home from work.

Yeaaah, it's still a bit short, huh... Well, at least it's going to have a bit more content and development! Hooray~!