Disclaimer: I do not own Atlus or Shin Megami Tensei. Nor do I own any anime/manga series mentioned in this fic, either.

A/N: For the people who don't like my work, or say it's an 'embarrassment' to even read it...just don't read my fics then if you hate them so much. No need to torture yourselves like this, alright? At least I don't misspell everything or forget to put punctuation marks like so many other novice writers on this site, though...

This is a 2- to 3-chapter fic with Naoto X Rise, and COSPLAYING!!!

3/14, Saturday, Evening...

With the school day finally over, Naoto Shirogane and Rise Kujikawa headed over to the Junes food-court to discuss plans on how to spend their Sunday off together. Taking their seats at an open table, the two girls just stared at one another lovingly, neither saying a word. The sound of outdated j-pop music blaring over the loud speakers within the inner walls of the mall could still be heard even from outside. Naoto smiled at Rise, and Rise smiled at Naoto.

"So, whadda ya want to do?" the redhead asked expectantly.

Naoto thought for a moment. "Well...my grandfather is going to be out of town all day tomorrow, so maybe we could hang out at my place..."

"But we ALWAYS go to your place," Rise complained, "I want to do something DIFFERENT this time, Nao-chan!!" Naoto winced, hating it whenever Rise used that pet-name for her in public.

"Oh, why'd you even bother asking me in the first place, then? Give me an example on what we should do that'd be 'different'...?"

"I think we should do...THIS!!" Reaching into her book bag, Rise dug out a crumbled piece of paper, which she quickly unfolded and placed down in front of the bluenette. Naoto stared at it in disbelief; it was an ad for the upcoming Cosplay Con, and it was taking place this Sunday...at the Junes mall in Inaba.

"A...A Cosplay Con?" Naoto stammered, still unable to believe her eyes, and she raised the paper in her hands, "R-Rise...why...why the hell would you want to do THIS?! I...I don't understand!!!"

Rise shrugged. "What's the big deal? It looks interesting, and it's something we've never done before! It's always good to experience new things, Nao-chan!!"

"Rise...Cosplay Cons are mainly for otaku! We're NOT otaku!! Besides, you know how self-conscious I am about my feminine appearance!!!" Naoto snapped back in her defense.

"Yeah, but...I already had Kanji start working on our costumes about two months ago...he's almost done, too..."

Naoto's mouth fell agape. "YOU...YOU WHAT?!!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!! YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS?!!!"

Rise's cute face lit up with excitement. "Yeah! He's doing such a great job at it too!! I just know it'll be alot of fun, Nao-chan!! Plus, the winner for 'best costume' gets alot of prize money, too! We're young and exceptionally pretty, so we'll win for sure!!! No worries!!"

"...Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious, Nao-chan!!" Rise exclaimed, putting her hands on her hips.

Letting out a groan of disappointment, Naoto buried her face into her hands. 'Good god, this is going to be SO embarrassing...'

This time, a smirk formed on Rise's lips. "Don't you wanna know who we're cosplaying as...?"

Naoto raised her head. "Who...?"

"WE'RE GOING AS REI AYANAMI AND ASUKA LANGLEY SORYU FROM 'NEON GENESIS EVANGELION'!!!!" Rise announced in a loud voice, catching the attention of several passer-by.

'Oh, god...it's worse than I thought...' Naoto realized, all of the color draining from her face, 'I just hope none of the others besides Kanji find out about this...'

"So...you two lovebirds are actually going to that damn Cosplay Con?" Yosuke Hanamura asked, suddenly now standing behind Naoto, who froze up on the spot. For a moment, she actually considered using her pistol to 'silence' the taller boy.

"Yeah, we sure are, Yosuke-kun!! It's going to be really interesting, I hope!!" Rise spoke up, and Naoto sunk even deeper into her seat, her entire face becoming bright red.

Yosuke chuckled, replying, "Well, you two can do what you want...but just be careful that none of those fatass perverted bastards try to grope you or anything! Some of 'em are pretty daring, risking it all just to get their hands on a real girl's boobs..."

"Don't worry! I got Nao-chan here to protect me!!!"

Yosuke looked down at Naoto, and raised an eyebrow. "...Nao-chan? What the hell kind of name is that?"

Naoto sighed, and scowled, "...It's her pet-name for me, okay? Just leave us alone right now, Yosuke-kun...we're having a discussion..."

"Alright, alright...sorry for getting on your nerves, Naoto-kun...just wanted to say 'hello' is all...yeesh..." Yosuke replied in a cold, sarcastic tone, and he walked off back into the mall, stuffing his hands deep into his pockets. As Rise watched him leave, she shook her head in disappointment.

"That wasn't very nice, Nao-chan. Yosuke-kun is our friend..." she remarked.

Naoto sat back up fully in her seat again, and shrugged, feeling a bit pissed-off at the moment. "He should learn to keep his nose out of things that aren't his business..."

A moment of silence. Naoto stared straight ahead, while Rise hesitated to ask the next question on her mind.

"...So, will you do this with me, Nao-chan?" Rise asked, and she reached out and placed her hands over Naoto's. They were so warm and gentle, it sent shivers crawling up Naoto's arms.

Blushing furiously, the blunette gave a slight nod in response.

"F...Fine...I'll go to this Cosplay Con thing...for you..."

Rise let out a squeal of joy. "OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, NAO-CHAN!! I LOVE YOU!!" Then, she leaned over and planted a passionate kiss on Naoto's lips, who was much more than willing to receive it.

'This is still going to be as embarrassing as hell...' Naoto thought in the back of her mind.