MORE WRITER'S NOTES:
1. Originally, I was planning on using Kimidori or Ms. Mori to come out of Nagato's apartment building. But when I got to thinking about it didn't seem right to put either one of them in the story. So I decided that Haruhi would be better and a bit more mysterious as to why she was there.
2. The dance at the wharf was something I decided to add at the last minute. I was thinking about Roman Holiday the whole time I was writing this story and thought that adding a dance would be a bit more romantic. I wanted Kyon & Nagato to have some kind of physical contact that would be subtle.
3. If you're a fan of Minori Chihara like me you'll notice the reference to the two character songs of Yuki Nagato from season 1. In the arcade with "Select? Disk Error." Also we used a line from "yuki muon madobe nite" with Yuki talking about "forbidden words."
4. The scene at the fountain is an homage to the anime Kanon episode 18 and this scene was my favorite to write. Felt it was important to add just a little bit of darkness to this story and get a little in depth with what Nagato is dealing with & Kyon's willingness to help her.
5. There were three endings I had in mind before deciding upon the published ending. Originally Nagato was going to give the book she's reading at the beginning of the story to Kyon. It was going to be a love story about two people who couldn't be together.
Then the other ending was going to take place in front of Nagato's apartment. She was going to say the forbidden words but a gust of wind was going to muzzle what she was saying.
The last ending idea was pretty much what was written except that Asahina was going to open the door to reveal Haruhi tying her hair in a ponytail and Kyon noticing Nagato in the corner.