This is a collection of short stories written by Wattpadders who love their Science Fiction as much as we do. It aims to celebrate the diversity of the genre both in sub-genre, length and style, so whether you like Steampunk or Hard SciFi, Space Opera or Dystopian, fanfiction or a drabble, we know you'll find something in here you like. Explore, read, enjoy. Come one, come all. Welcome to Nano-Bytes!

After a large storm, the small town of Hillside is plagued by mysterious events. Animal attacks in second floor rooms. Storms hanging over the town for days at a time, with no sign of letting up. People going missing without a trace. Others slowly going insane after witnessing events that are almost impossible to describe. And finally, a mysterious surge in the population of stray cats, who continue to be at the heart of every strange event. Stuck at the centre of it all are teenagers Rose Jackson, a sullen introvert who feels lost and abandoned by the rest of the world; Destiny Lane and Faith Fairchild, childhood best friends, queens of their high school, and tag team bullies; and Detectives Lowe and Matheson: partners and occasional friends, forced to rely on each other more often than they'd care to admit. Thrust together through an unlikely chain of coincidences, they will be forced to adapt to their new situation and form new alliances fast, or be left behind to fend for themselves. And as the fear and panic continue to spread, with no reason to believe that there is an end in sight, the only group capable of saving the entire town are faced with a difficult choice: Kill to save who's left, or die trying. ~~~~~ Dark, unpredictable, and sometimes tinged with a touch of humour, Demon Storm is a horror novel that's bound to keep you reading until the end.

In Tokyo, where the System siphons thought, emotions & memories, a literature student meets a strange psychic girl and they embark on an escape from mindless agents, dream worlds and reality itself, in a soul-searching journey for love, for identity and what it means to be human. But all that remains is a peculiar coffee shop order. The novel examines the human condition, perception, socio-political systems, capitalism and consumer culture, incorporating paranoiac conspiracy theories, surreal cosmic visions, circular symbolism and shifting parallel worlds, with profound discussions of coffee, art, literature and music. [Dystopia, Magical Realism, Philosophy, Literary] #1 Sci-Fi, Spiritual; #Wattys2014 Award Winner; Featured on Wattpad, IndieReader, @DIGonUSA "Struck me to the very core of my being." "Very interesting concept of reality... Thought provoking.." "I have been turned to a whole new way of thinking because of you." "Like a seven course meal full of spice and illumination... One does not listen to a classical piece to get to its ending. No. It is the ride, the moment by moment...a genuine Masamune among stories." "It was both personable and philosophical. A rare breed of good story and thought provoking ideas... A virtual standing ovation would not be enough to encapsulate the absolute awe I have of you." "It's not a regular thing to find a piece of work that oozes sophistication and embodies literature and art." "The world Takatsu has created opens to the deeper awareness of another, the draw of another." - Mary L Tabor, Wattpad author, essayist, professor "Offers acute, almost painful observations of the minutiae of life, if life took place in a Murakami snow-globe." - IndieReader Insiders "Vapoury style that seems to hover off world at times...haunting and strange (which is good)...You're on to something different, striking." - B.W. Powe, York University English Professor, award-winning author, poet, philosopher http://EspressoLove.tk

As if high school isn't hard enough, but what makes it worse is finding out who you are. What can get worse than that? There's a crazy bitch out to ruin every relationship you're in. The next thing? You full in love with a guy and you are a guy. Well, let's hope Damien and Chad find a way to get around what they're going through. Will they make it, or will their lives be forever ruined?

Stereotypes. I hate them. On my first day at my new school, a girl in a blue and white cheerleader's uniform told me I 'looked like a cheerleader' and asked me to come to tryouts. I almost decked her. Blonde hair and blue eyes do not a cheerleader make. Cheerleaders can be bitchy and mean but they can also act all happy and excited and they can drool and swoon over Finn Wallace – the hands-down hottest guy in school – like there's no tomorrow. Me? Well, I'm just bitchy and mean. So someone please tell me why Finn Wallace is suddenly chasing after me? *This is NOT a Bridgit Mendler fan fiction* Copyright © 2013 CrayonChomper

COMING IN 2013! Everyst Starr. The girl every other girl wanted to be. The girl every boy wanted to be with. Head cheerleader, stylish clothes, endless amounts of money. But she had a secret. Dax Payne. The outsider. Known by everyone - but not liked. Only has one friend. Lives in an orphanage. Bullied daily. But maybe that's changing. Brynn Reid. The nerdy girl. Straight A's, yet disliked by the teachers. Befriended just for homework answers. Never stood out, hardly spoke up. But she has a hidden talent. Derryk Bones. Tall, dark, and handsome. The school's "it" boy. Dressed nice. Hung out with the right people. Joined the right clubs and sports teams. So what's he hiding? Peyton Kline. The school's bad girl. Didn't follow the rules. Didn't try to make friends. Didn't study, yet miraculously passed. What made her like this? The popular girl. The outsider. The nerd. The it boy. The rule-breaker. What is it that these 5 have in common? Coming in 2013. (: ~McKenzie

~This story is being rewritten and is now called Love/Hate, link below:~ https://www.wattpad.com/story/94679436-love-hate Rori Everhart is your typical nerd, with your typical glasses and typical grades. If you looked up the definition of Nobody in the dictionary you'd find a picture of Rori in her thick black framed glasses staring back at you. But everything is certainly not what it seems. Rori wants everyone to assume that she is nothing but a nobody. She comes from a beyond wealthy family and she most definitely isn't a nerd, but no one can know that, not if she ever wants to have a normal life. Alexander Clarke is the definition of Bad Ass with his leather jacket and motorcycle. He is hot, wild, and rebellious. He is what every girl wants to date but not marry. Of course behind the jerk attitude is a boy who is hard working and sweet. After his father's death Alex's family is left with a huge debt to the Everharts and Alex has to work every day to pay it off. So what happens when Alex becomes Rori's personal servant and finds out about all her dirty little secrets? Will all hell break loose? What will happen when those two are thrown together in the most compromising situations? Will they get over their differences and work together or is pride too big to over come? Maybe it will be just plain awkward? Find out in Slave to the Geek.

[Before you begin reading just a quick warning; this story has painfully slow updates, it is also very cliche but it does improve as the story goes on] When Jade Everett was ten years old, her first kiss was stolen by Jared Felton. Six years later Jade has still not forgiven him, although she doesn't really have to worry about it seen as she knows she will never see him again. This all changes when none other than the Jared Felton enrolls in her school, looking more gorgeous than ever. Jared quickly becomes worshipped at Eastwood high, despite his bad attendance record, awful attitude, low care tolerance for school and the cocky smirk which never seems to leave his lips; he still finds a way to make everyone in a 10K radius fall in love with him. Well, everyone except Jade. And Jared is willing to do anything to change that. Can Jared win Jade over, or will he always just be the boy who stole her first kiss? ♥My Stolen First Kiss reached #1 on Teen Fiction 20/8/14 ♥My Stolen First Kiss reached #1 on Humor on 20/8/14 [Story will be properly edited when completed]

There are two things Harper Lynch wasn't expecting when she made out with an attractive stranger at her aunt's wedding. One: He would show up on her doorstep two weeks later as the son of an old family friend. Two: That he would be staying in her house, right next door to her. If living together isn't enough, Duke starts to go to Harper's school for the year, and immediately earns the status of the senior heartthrob. Suddenly, Harper, the girl who keeps mostly to herself and spends a lot of time in her room watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathons, is the envy of every girl in her high school. Harper couldn't care less, and despite that fact that she has insisted that she has in no interest in Duke, she is still subject to the wrath of jealous, catty bitches and the admiration of wide-eyed freshmen. It really doesn't help that Duke is constantly flirting with her in his own irritating yet charming way. Harper refuses to be yet another conquest, but is that what Duke wants? Or does he want more?

Town City.... a "perfect" society... or not! In this dramatic series, characters will have to learn right from wrong! Can they handle love, hate, lies, and the truth?! Find out in Town City Season 1.... can this world really be perfect?