Disclaimer: I do not own Persona 4
Hello this idea was in my head after playing Persona 4 my fav vita game now. But my fav guy became Yosuke along with his friends Kanji and teddie. Not saying the others aren't good they all rock. I am trying to get my hands on persona 4 arena since I saw the Yosuke story and loved the YousukeXLabrys paring but not a lot of of stories with them. I am still undecided on the paring for this story. I hope you like the story and please no flames. Kanji and Teddie will play a part as well. this might be AU maybe... i also have a poll up please vote.
Chapter 1 was it really over
Yosuke Hanamura just bid farewell to his partner as he left back to city since his time in Inaba was up. The whole group had said Farewell to the leader of the team. As the train left Yosuke saw every one try to keep up with the train. As the train went out of sight they went to Junes to spend some time together as night settled in they went home. Yosuke stayed behind to clean up and found himself talking to his friend/roommate.
"What's wrong Teddie?" Yosuke asked as he was cleaning the table.
Teddie just looked sad as he stared at his drink before he just looked at him with teary blue eyes.
"Yosuke now that Sensei is gone and we solved the case what does Teddie do with his life? Should I go back into the T.V to that bearen wasteland?" Teddie only shook his head.
Yosuke only moved his hand through Teddies Blond hair trying to calm him down.
"Listen Teddie he may be gone but he will be in our hearts. Beside he said he would come by and visit soon, and I don't think he would want to see you sad. Besides like we all said before your welcome to stay over in our world as long as you want. You're also my roommate and it would get kind of lonely if you left."
Yosuke patted his back as Teddie just let out tears of happiness and wiped the tears away.
"Your so good to me Yosuke, does that mean you forgave me for bring those magazines in front of your parents?"
Yosuke got a tick on the side of his head as he remembered what Teddie had done.
"HELL NO!, Do you have any idea what they did to me after that! Now stop being lazy and get to work before I give you an extra shift with no overtime pay!"
"Your so mean! Wahhhhhhh!"
"Why do I get stuck with you?... come on the sooner we get done the sooner we can go home I will even buy you a topsicle on the way home."
Teddie just jumped with joy.
"Really!"
Yosuke only smiled but then got serious.
"Just don't get any on my motorcycle when you're skating next to me!"
"Roger!"
Yosuke and Teddie only began work on their job as time passed and they called it a day, as they made their way home Teddie kept bugging Yosuke about the Topsicle he was promised. As they stopped for a break Yosuke sat next to Teddie who was eating two Topsicle next to him.
"Teddie..."
Teddie only gave a "Mph" sound to show that he was listening.
"Do you really think all this is really over, and we can go back to our normal lives like before?"
Teddie only took the Topsicle away from his mouth.
"What do mean Yosuke?"
"Well I don't know but for some reason I feel like now that this case is over I might be forgotten by the rest of the team..."
"What why?"
"I don't know it's just a feeling, But why am I worried about it? It will be just like old times expect you'll be around pal and we can still hang out at school with the others as well. Maybe we should get you enrolled huh Teddie?
Yoskue gave him a smile but saw Teddie looked horrified.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I rather fight shadows then go to that school!"
"What why?"
"She'll be there, the girl that destroyed my beautiful fur last time she flattened me! So I wont go!"
"Ok,ok shessss but I don't blame you since she destroyed my last motorcycle. Let's just see how things go from here right?"
"Right!"
They finished eating and returned to Yosuke's home and waited for the next day.
Three weeks seem to pass in inaba and things where starting to change. Yosuke was sitting at the wooden table to avoid the rain. He was waiting for his friends who were once part of the investigation team but got a message or messages on his phone. He checked his phone again and only sighed he was by himself again. He deiced they should get together again just so they could hang out. They had agreed but they all called to cancel well almost everyone.
"Man this is so boring, well at least we get Topsicles!"
"Hands off Kanji that one is mine!"
"Like hell it is!"
"Guys stop fighting! There is enough for everyone since the others didn't come, and why the hell are we eating this when it's raining?"
"Sorry, Yosuke-senpai and its always time for Topsicles it doesn't matter the time or weather."
"Sorry, Yosuke and I have to agree with Kanji."
Yosuke sighed and decided to speak.
"Well what did I expect? Everything will start to change for all of us soon since we solved the case and its the normal life for us."
"Yeah I guess but that's not an excuse to forget about your friends."
"Kanij's right I want to see my lovely Rise-chan,Yuki-chan,Nato-chan,and Chie-chan."
"Then go see them dumbass you know where they live." Yelled Kanji as he was on his Second Topsicle.
"I don't want to go alone I will just seem weird. One of you come with me."
"NO!" they both shouted at the same time causing Teddie to look down hurt.
"So Kanji what are you planning to do now since you're in your second year?" asked Yosuke.
"I don't know but I will try to cause less trouble for my mom, and maybe take over the family shop."
"Really?!"
"Yeah, what about you Yosuke-senpai?"
"I don't know, I might just end up working at Junes like I am now and then I will have enough money to buy a motorcycle!"
"Are you still trying to work on that up close and personal plan of yours?"
"Of course!" he said with confidence as he just gave them a smile.
"Well count me in. just tell me when and where and I will be there with my bike. I still need to prove my manhood to you!"
"Dude that sounds so wrong..." Yosuke said as he shook his head
"I really don't know what you guys are talking about but count me in to!"
"Yeah!" Kanji yelled as Yoskue just thought I need to hang out with some girls this guys will ruin my image...
"Anyway I was thinking of maybe asking out Yukiko-san." Yosuke said out of the blue since he needed to get them talking but he didn't expect their reaction or maybe he did expect it. There was only silence and the sound of rain hitting the floor. Until it was broken.
"What!"
"I won't let you ask out my Yuki-chan." Yelled Teddie
Teddie was about get up and tackle Yosuke but found himself being held by Kanji.
"Way to go Yosuke-senpai that's how you prove your manhood! Wait is are you just trying to ask Yukiko-Senpai because of that Amagi challenge thing?"
"No it doesn't it's just, I really like her and thought maybe I should I give it another shot and hope I don't get rejected again."
"Well I wish you the best of luck Senpai, I hope everything goes well for you."
"What about you Kanji?"
"What about me?"
"Are you going to ask out the detective prince?" Yosuke said with a grin causing Kanji to blush.
"That's none of your business if I do or not, and why ask such a thing!"
"Well I just thought since I told who I am going to ask you should tell me as well."
"Hmmm you got a point."
The three friends just spent their time talking things out trying to see if the others would be busy next time they plan to meet. Even with Teddie and Kanji fighting over the last Topsicle was funny but in the end Yosuke had gotten it much to their disappointment and rage.
"Later Kanji."
"Bye Kanji."
"Later ted, Senpai"
The next day school seemed to go slow for Yosuke as rain was hitting the window outside and he ignored his teacher. He was just looking at Yukiko who was talking to Chie like always. Even after Yuu left they stayed close friends but stopped hanging out with the others. He never understood why but he didn't care he just felt left out and missed his friends. He only fell asleep in class ignoring the lecture as he was awaken by the sound of the bell and just thought to himself.
"Wohooo, class is over now time to ask her out and no one will stop me not even Chie. Even if she gets in the way I can just bribe her with steak. Then again she is overprotective of her and might not take the steak."
Yosuke only clenched his fist with confidence and just spoke.
"Time to prove I'm a man!" He just put his hands over his mouth as a few people looked at him. "I am starting to sound like Kanji dammit."
Yosuke only walked up to Yukiko who was getting ready to leave for the inn but was still talking to Chie.
"Yo! Yukiko-san I need to ask you something."
He was met with both gazes of his friends.
"Yo, Yosuke sorry about not being able to meet you at Junes but I'm sure the others where enough to keep you company." Chie said as she saw Yosuke flinch at what she said.
"Ehhh, well if you count Kanji and Teddie as everyone, than yeah it was so fun more or less." Yosuke said with a fake smile.
"Oh sorry about that."
"No worries you all had your own things to do and we had an OK time. You should called earlier then making us wait and all call at the last moment. Anyway like I said I needed to ask you something Yukiko-san."
"What is Yosuke-kun?"
"Well... umm this is kind of hard for me to ask but."
Yosuke began to get nervous and scratch his head and close his eyes to think.
Dammit this is harder than I thought why? I asked her in the beginning of the year but it was a joke.
Yukiko and Chie only looked at him as he was in thought not paying any attention to them.
"I wonder what's his problem?"
"Maybe he is upset that we canceled on him yesterday Chie?"
"Mmm, I doubt it since he still had Kanji and ted with him. So are you heading back to the inn again?"
"Yes I am they still need my help since we are getting a lot of visitors and are proving to be a handful."
"Sounds like you have it rough after all Yukiko." she only began to nod her head but as she did Yosuke spoke.
"Yukiko-san will you go out with me!" Yosuke only opened his eyes to see her smiling and nodding and a mouth open Chie.
"Really?!"You will!" He asked her again to be sure he hadn't seen wrong.
Yukiko only said "yup I do."
"Yesssss! Meet me at Junes later tonight I will ask for the day off and get our date ready. I need to get everything ready even with all this rain I will not let it ruin anything."
Yosuke just walked out of the room with a smile on his face leaving an aw struck Chie who just grabbed Yukiko by her shoulders.
"Yukiko why would you agree to go out with him?!"
"Huh?, With who and where is Yosuke-kun?"
"Are you serious? You really didn't hear what he asked you?!"
"Uh no why? I sometimes tend to lose my focus what did he need?"
"Well how do I put it?'
Chie was just trying to figure out the best way to tell her friend that her other friend had asked her and she unknowingly agreed too.
Ahhhh, what do I tell her? I just can't tell her that she has a date but if I don't Yosuke might end up getting hurt if she doesn't show up. But I just can't let Yukiko go out with him what's his problem asking her out in front of me. It's probably just part of that dumb Amagi challenge I won't let him use her like that I need to protect her.
"Its nothing important Yukiko, he just wanted to meet up again."
"Really then why did he say he wanted to ask me something?"
"Well that's..."
"He also said it was hard for him to ask and was a little red I hope he is OK."
"It's nothing trust me beside don't you have to get to the inn."
"Your right I have to get going."
Yukiko only left to work at the inn leaving Chie behind who was having her own thoughts.
Sorry Yosuke but I won't let you play with her feelings just for some dumb challenge, I guess I better let him know she is not coming. But why do I feel a bit bad?
She only shrugged and left the classroom and made her way to the entrance of the school where she saw Kanji getting ready to leave.
"Hey kanji!"
"Huh? Chie-senpai how's it going we missed you yesterday." Kanji said a little annoyed
"Aww sorry about that something came up. Anyway have you seen Yosuke?"
"Yeah I just saw him run towards Junes saying he needs to get ready for tonight whatever the hell that means. Looks like he was happy, did he tell you why he is like that?" Kanji asked Chie
"That's right he asked out Yukiko out just so he can win that dumb challenge."
Kanji looked at her with wide eyes before speaking.
"Uhhh, you're wrong he didn't ask her out because of that."
"What?" Asked Chie sounding shocked.
"I'm telling the truth he told me and ted yesterday when you guys didn't show up that he wanted to ask out Yukiko-senpai. I was shocked, hell I even asked him if it was part of that dumb challenge. The reason I asked is because I don't want Yukiko-senpai hurt, she is a friend from when I was kid. So if he had said it was for the challenge I would of have kicked his ass right there and then. Along with ted since he cares for the girls as well."
"Really?!"
"Duhh, he even said he wanted to ask her out because he likes her and is going try asking her again since he got rejected before or so he said."
"Uhhhhh." Chie started to feel a bit of guilty as she heard Kanjis words.
"I have to go I have to give him his umbrella back since he left it behind and ran into the rain. Sucks for him but lucky for me hehehe. Well Later Chie-Senpai if you see Yukiko-senpai wish her luck for me, Yosuke may be a bit weird but he is an OK guy."
Kanji just got on his bike and peddled away holding the umbrella protecting him from the rain.
"Kanji wait!"
Chie tried to stop Kanji from leaving as she wanted to tell him to tell Yosuke about Yukiko not showing up and not to wait for her.
"Uhhhh I'm sure he will understand since she is at the inn he wont wait for her I'm sure of it... I hope..."
Chie only opened her umbrella and ran home as the rain continued to fall.
A few hours passed and Yosuke was waiting for Yukiko at Junes being watched by Teddie and Kanji who were watching without his knowledge. He was sitting on the bench checking his phone for the time.
"Hmmm. I wonder what's taking her I know we didn't set a time but. Maybe the rain is keeping her up that's it. I have to stay calm I cant lose my cool before the date has even started I hope she likes the flowers I got her."
Yosuke pulled out red roses and took a whiff of them as Kanji and Teddie saw them.
"From what Chie has told me Yukiko-san likes red so these flowers will do fine I hope."
With Kanji and Teddie.
"Wow looks like Yosuke is trying to get on Yuki-chans good side.
"Those flowers are beautiful." said Kanij as he looked at them.
They all just waited longer until Yosuke checked his phone one last time and saw the time and just sat on the bench away from the rain.
"9:00 PM... looks like she isn't coming... sigh so she stood me up? Maybe she just forgot or didn't here me right." He heard footsteps behind him and didn't try to get his hopes up as he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Yosuke-senpai, are you going to be OK?"
Yosuke didn't even look at Kanji he only spoke and handed the flowers to him.
"Please throw this away since I won't be needing it after all..."
"Don't worry Yosuke I'm sure she just got held up at the inn."
"Maybe Ted but why are you guys even here?"
"Well we wanted to spy on..."
"Shut up Ted!" Kaniji yelled as he hit him with the roses hurting Teddie.
"Ouch!"
"So wanted to spy on my date? Sigh well she didn't show and I wasted a day waiting for her. She probably forgot about me and put our conversation out of her mind like always."
"What do mean Yosuke?"
Yosuke took a breath and just told Kanji and Teddie what he was talking about.
"Well whenever I would ask her a question that involved getting her number or trying to ask her out, she would ignore me or tell me if I had asked her something which bummed me out a lot. I guess I should have known better then to get my hopes up. I'm sure she wont even remember that we had a date, maybe she didn't even here me and just answered another question rather then my own since she was talking to Chie.
"It's OK, Senpai there are a lot of other girls for you out there you could try Rise she seemed OK with you when we first met."
"Yeah but she has a huge crush on Yuu remember."
"Ohh."
"Yosuke..."
"Lets go home ted I don't want to talk anymore about this and please don't tell anyone about this. I don't want to be embarrassed as I already am since Chie knows about the date since i asked out Yukiko-san in front of her.
"OK, Senpai."
"Right Yosuke."
"Thanks for being here guys lets hang out again some other day just the three of us as friends."
They only nodded and each went home for the night as Teddie and Yosuke made their way home. they heard the weather report by someone watching the T.V in a shop.
"A thick fog will coming tonight and will last all day tomorrow, with the amount of rain we have been having."
"Fog huh? Who cares the case is over and no one will turn up dead."
As they got home Teddie made his way to Yosuke's room as Yosuke got a scolding by his mom for coming home late. He didn't say anything expect for. "Sorry" and returned to his room and went to bed he was expecting the T.V to turn on and expecting the midnight channel again but nothing happen. As he was close to slumber he saw the T.V turn on for a split second and turn off.
"Did I just? Naww I am just seeing things with the crazy day I have had."
He just went to sleep trying to put this day behind him.
As the next day came he was awaken by Teddie saying they were going to be late for work.
"Ted its Sunday we don't work today beside I'm not feeling to well today just leave me alone please."
"But Yosuke!"
Yosuke only reached into his pocket and gave teddie some money.
"Here go out and enjoy your day off buy yourself something just please leave me alone."
Teddie took the money.
"If your sure. Do you want anything?"
"Sure bring me a topsicle and maybe a bad ass motorcycle while your at." said Yosuke joking a bit.
"One topsicle coming up! But I might have trouble getting a motorcycle."
"It was a joke ted just go, just because there is fog no need to stay inside."
"OK, later Yosuke!" Teddie just left the room in a hurry as Yosuke decided to take a shower and clear his mind.
The cold water hit Yosuke's skin waking him up.
"The cold feels good for me right now sigh."
When he was done showering and feeling refreshed he just dried off and got dressed in his normal clothes and grabbed his head phones and music player and left but also taking his special glasses and kunai knives.
"Might as well go into the T.V and beat some shadows today that might help me blow off some steam."
As he left the house he was getting close to Junes and remembered that he needed Teddie if he wanted to get out of the T.V
"Dammit oh well might as well take a walk around town."
It took some time but he managed to walk the closes part of inaba and feel a little better even though he couldn't see very well because of the fog. As he deiced too make his way back into town he heard it.
"Someone please help me its a monster!"
"huh? Monster? What the hell!"
He only ran towards the sound of the voice and saw a man run past him. Yosuke looked where he came from and saw an ally he walked in and saw what shouldn't be in this word.
"A shadow?! What the hell is it doing here?"
The shadow only looked at him.
"Crap! It heard me, I can handle this. Come Jiraiya!"
"Nothing happen? But why? If a shadow is here I can summon my persona as well right? Forget it I can take it head on!"
Yosuke pulled out his kunai knives and ready himself as he put on his head phones.
"Bring it on!"
The shadow only rushed at him as it lashed out with its tongue missing him as he ducked.
"This should be no problem its just a weak shadow that Yuu faced when he got his persona. I am stronger than before and this guys are nothing to me!" Yosuke thought to himself as he just ran towards the shadow and slashed in two.
"Its done."
He turned around too see two more behind him as they got closer.
"So there is more of you huh? Well I can take it, you guys are the weakest shadows from what Teddie said in the beginning and even without Jiraiya I bet I can take you on."
Teddies location
Teddie was walking with a handful of Topsicles in a bag eating as he walked. But he made sure not to eat the last one which was for Yosuke he did say he wanted a topsicle that's all.
"Awww the things this side has really is wonderful. I hope this makes Yosuke feel better, maybe when Sensei comes backs he will feel better since they are such close friends. Huh? What's that smell?"
Teddie stopped in his tracks and took a smell of the air and just dropped his bag.
"That smell why would they be on this side? Wait I also smell Yosuke as well and he is with the shadows?!"
Teddie ran for the spot the smell was coming from and found himself in an ally and Yosuke fighting some shadows.
Yosuke dodged to the left as he avoided a tongue and just slashed it causing the shadow pain and making it charge at Yosuke who just raised his knives and swung downward killing it leaving one shadow behind.
"Huff, Huff,. These guys are a lot stronger then I remember is it because they are on this side and I can't use my persona? Or am I just getting weaker?"
Yosuke only took his stance and ready himself for the last shadow which was in his sight. He was interrupted by a yell.
"Yosuke!"
Yosuke only turned around and saw his friend.
"Dammit! Teddie get the hell out before it!..."
he didn't get to finish as he was priced by the shadows tongue in his left shoulder and coughed up blood.
"Dammit!"
"Yosuke!"
"I'm not down yet!"
Yosuke only threw his remaining Kunai at the shadow hitting it making it disappear.
"Got you!"
Teddie ran to his side and saw Yosuke hurt but saw him stand up straight and take off his headphones before saying. "That's my true strength.."
"it feels good to say that again hehehe."
"Teddie what's wrong?"
Teddie only shed tears as he saw his friend hurt but he only felt him pat his head and speak.
"Where's my topsicle?"
"Yosuke your hurt!"
"Nawwww, it just a scratch anyway but lets go to the hospital so I can get patched up."
Teddie only nodded and helped walk his friend to the hospital after picking up his knives and putting them away. As he got to the hospital he was seen and asked what happen he only told them that he fell on his knives while training they seemed to buy his excuse when they saw Teddie with the knives. The managed to patch him up but ordered him to stay for the rest of the day since the sun was going to set anyway. He only agreed to it not to get on their bad side. Teddie decided to stay by his side but returning for his bag and bringing him his topsicle.
"What only one!" Yelled Yosuke in rage. As he tried to get up from the bed but was pushed by Teddie.
"What? You said to get you a topsicle so only one right?"
"…... give me that thing."
He only reached for it and started to eat it in a annoyed look on his face but thought to himself.
"Why would a shadow be on this side? It doesn't make sense, I feel like something is going to happen I don't know why?"
He looked over to Teddie who feel asleep next to him on the hospital chair after calming down.
"Sheees he over reacts to much but man I was pretty cool taking on those shadows hehehe. I wonder what Yuu would have done? But I would have been in deep trouble if those where stronger shadows. I will think about this more tomorrow I need to talk to my friends and tell them what happen... maybe I should just tell Chie to Tell Yukiko-San...
Yosuke only threw away his trash and decided to get some sleep. He fade into the dream realm and felt light as air but suddenly felt himself moving.
"Huh?"
He only opened his eyes and found himself in an unfamiliar room.
"Where am I? Is anyone there?"
He looked around and saw no one was there and looked behind him to see nothing but darkness. He turned around when he heard an unfamiliar voice speak to him and saw two unknown people and saw a man speak
"Welcome... to the velvet room Yosuke Hanamura..."
well I am done with the chapter and I think it turned out pretty well as for why Shadows are in the real world. Before people say that cant happen from what I saw in persona 4 arena shadows can enter the real world but I wont say anymore without spoiling the game a bit. Any way yes Yosuke is in the velvet room but why? Wait till next chapter I will say this Yosuke and his friends will play a big role in the story along with some people from persona 4 arena.
wont say who but it might determine the paring for the story for those that Say Yukiko would never do that she has in the game when ever Yosuke asked her something like can I get your number or want to go out like he did near the beginning of the game she would ignore the question and bring something else up about the inn or did you say something? lets see what i have planned for the Persona's as well
As for who will he be with i am undecided since I haven't seen a lot of Yosuke and Yukiko story's. So I might pair him with Yukiko despite what I did in this chapter or maybe even rise. Or from someone from persona 4 arena you have played it you will know who. Please answer in a review as for Kanji I might just pair him with Nato. Lets see what I do and reviews I get there might also be lemons later when i move this story to the M section.