Disclaimer: I do not own Atlus, but I own a copy of Persona 4! Unfortunately, the data became corrupted, so I'm not going to play the game anymore.
A/N: No flaming please!!!
At the Junes foodcourt...
Naoto tipped the edge of her cap over her eyes. She didn't want to believe what she had just heard. She gritted her teeth, and clenched her fists. She wanted to scream, she wanted to cry, she wanted to run away from it all...but she couldn't even bring herself to get out of her seat.
"...Naoto-kun?" Rise asked, a look of worry spread out on her beautiful, sweet face.
"Rise-chan," Naoto breathed heavily, unable to bring herself to even look at the red-headed girl, "So...you really plan to go back...to being a teen-idol this spring?"
Rise nodded. "Yes...I'm not going to run away any longer...I plan to continue my work..."
"Really? You're going...to leave?"
"Yes..."
Naoto could feel the tears beginning to seep out. "But then...I'll be all alone..."
Rise shook her head, replying, "No, Naoto-kun...that's not true. You still have Chie, Yukiko, Kanji-"
Naoto stood up, and slammed her palms onto the table, shouting, "YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!! I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU AND ME!!! I'M TALKING...ABOUT US, RISE-CHAN!!! I...I LOVE YOU...AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU!!! YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME!!!!"
Rise did not let herself falter, replying, "Yes...I know, Naoto-kun...but, if you were going to leave me so you could become the professional detective like you've always dreamed of being, I wouldn't hold you back...I would let you pursue your career, and I would support you 100%..."
"I...I know, Rise-chan," Naoto stammered, her face wet with tears, "But...I don't know if I can handle you being gone...I'm not strong like you...I mean, I may act like it, but deep down...I'm not..."
Rise smiled weakly. "Hey, at least you can ACT it...don't think you're the only one with problems like this, Naoto-kun...you know we ALL have had to deal with this kind of crap before, don't you? You're not alone...you'll never be alone, Naoto-kun. Even if I'm not around, you still have our friends to comfort you. Trust me...if you really love me, you'll let me do this..."
"But..."
"Naoto-kun...please..."
Naoto knew that Rise was right. Letting out a heavy sigh, Naoto sat down, and remained silent for a few minutes. "...Will you be in any new commercials?" she asked.
Rise nodded.
"...Will you...be in a bikini in any of them?" Naoto asked, blushing.
Rise shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe..."
Naoto wiped her face on her sleeves before she spoke again, "Could I, maybe, visit you sometimes?"
"Sure you can...I'd love for you to visit me..." Rise said softly.
"Then...maybe...I could get along without you around...but we'll still be together, right?"
Rise giggled and placed a gentle hand over Naoto's. "Of course we'll still be together...my darling little Naoto-chan..."
"Ugh...please don't call me that in public..."
"Hee hee...sorry!"
The corners of Naoto's mouth curved upwards ever so slightly. "I really will miss you, Rise-chan..."
"And I'll miss you too, Naoto-kun," Rise replied, and she kissed her girlfriend lovingly on the lips.