A/N: Okay so it is a bit funny how this story came about, me and my good friend the lovely dissidia characters started talking about Persona and how we both rejected Yukiko earlier in the game. Well we both thought it was depressing because I chose Chie over Yukiko and wondered how she would react when she found out, since they were best friends. Well long story short be put together an entire story at 5 AM in the morning about how Yukiko would react and her descent into darkness. This is the product. A joint fic by the both of us. Please read and review, everyone counts. Caution, this story will have strong dialouge and themes in later chapters.

The Amagi Obsession

Chapter 1: Rejection

"And I'm wishing to become a woman worthy of you..."

The words left Yukiko's lips quietly. Her face lit up in an instant shade of red as the cold fall air wisped past. Yukiko Amagi was at the shrine with Yu Narukami, the current leader of the investigation team and her current heartthrob. She had never felt this way about a guy before. He was so caring and sweet, just being around him sent her heart aflutter.

He was so kind; she had never met a guy like him before.

Something about him was so unique. All she ever did was cry about her problems and constant qualms with Inaba, and he put up with her every time. Always listening intently and giving her the best advice she could ask for.

"Finally, I wish for everyone to be able to smile together... let's begin our prayer."

She clasped her hands together and prayed for much more than that. Yu alongside her was all she ever wanted.

"I've decided not to leave Inaba" Yukiko murmured looking up. "It's not like I didn't want to be the Inn's manger per se. I just didn't like the fact that it wasn't up to me; I felt that my life was on rails, and that everything was being decided for me. I felt trapped."

"Like a bird trapped in a cage." He murmured giving that gentle smile that she adored.

Yukiko looked down blushing. "I thought running away was the only choice, but no longer. I want to protect my family's inn. After all it's near to my heart..." Yukiko's resolve was set.

Yu placed his hand in his pocket, the smile never leaving his lips.

This was it Yukiko, the moment of truth. "Thank you, it's because of you that I realized this." Yukiko smiled gently. She brushed her hair out of her eyes, to hide her embarrassment. Her determination made her appear more mature. A far cry from what she had been a few months ago when she had first met Yu.

An awkward silence fell between the two. "Uhm- Uh I wanted to ask you this before, but uhm. Wh- why are you always with me...?

Yu's smile weakened a bit, his gaze shifted back towards the shrine. He knew what was coming.

Yukiko's face was getting redder with each second. She had finally said it that was as close to a confession she could have given him at the moment. Her nerves were going crazy and she felt like she would burst. The silence was beginning to make the air awkward between the two. She glanced up at Yu and wondered what exactly he could have been thinking.

"I- I mean we have been hanging out a lot these past few months and it's nearly the New Year so… I just thought that I'd ask you." She whispered looking down afraid to make eye contact with the boy. "I love spending time with you…"

Yu sighed. She wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing, but he took a few steps over to her. Yukiko's heart was really beating now. She wasn't sure why he was getting so close, but the shuffling of his feet only made her more nervous.

Yu came to a halt in front of Yukiko; he placed his hand on her shoulder and gave an apologetic smile.

The innkeeper looked at Yu with confusion. There was a pained look on his face that she couldn't quite describe. Her heart began to hurt. She quickly understood that she was being rejected.

"It's because you're my friend Yukiko."

The words stung. Like a knife had been thrust deep into her heart. Her mind kept repeating the words in her head over and over. This was a first for her, she had been confessed to on numerous occasions and had turned down dozens of boys, but this- This was the first time Yukiko had ever felt the pain of being rejected.

Her arm defensively shrugged off Yu's grasp on her shoulder.

Tears finally began to well in her eyes, but she held her head down so Yu wouldn't see. "I have to go, it's getting late and I'm sure my mother could use by help at the inn." Yukiko tried her best to keep her composure, but she was feeling so many things at the moment it was hard not to break down in front of the boy.

Yu obviously sensed her distress and reached out to her once more. "Yukiko wait-"

"Forgive me." Yukiko took a few steps back. She couldn't let him see her cry. She turned around ran, leaving Yu without a goodbye.

Yu stood there dazed at what had just occurred, but he knew well in his mind what had happened. Yukiko had feelings for him, and had pretty much confessed. He tried to stop her before she got to that point, but it was in vain. His heart ached at the sight of seeing her like that; he knew he had led her on. It may have been unintentional, but the damage was done.

His phone vibrated in his pocket quickly taking his mind off of what had occurred. He flipped open the mobile device to see he had gotten a text from his girlfriend, Chie Satonaka. Yu had turned down Yukiko because he had been dating Chie for the last 7 months.

"Has Chie not told Yukiko yet?" Yu pondered. He decided to call Chie; she had to let her best friend know they were dating.

…

Yukiko ran as fast as her feet could carry her. Her feet ached in her boots. Numbness ran up her toes to her ankles. But the pain wasn't close to how much her heart ached at the moment. In didn't take long to get back to the Amagi inn. Yukiko came to a stop at the front door. It was nearly dinner time and she could already hear the usual bustle of the night setting in. Only craziness filled the inn during its evening hours and its heir wasn't in the mood to deal with any of it.

If she had wanted to skip work before, it was never more than this one exact instance. Yukiko sighed; taking off her boots she stepped onto the wooden steps of her front porch and put on some slippers.

"I'm home." She called out in a mutter not wanting to attract the attention of either the tenants or employees. She quickly weaved her way through the flood of visitors when the dinner bell sounded.

"Oh Yukiko!" Her mother was one of the few occupants of the hall at the moment. "Your home, I was just about to call you. We could really use your help preparing plates in the kitchen."

Yukiko's ears were becoming numb as well. She hadn't heard her mother as she finally made it through the crowded hall and to the staircase. Her mother stood with a stunned look and prepared to pursue her daughter.

"Mrs. Amagi we could really use your help in the kitchen!" One of the employees called out.

"I'll be right there!" Was her reply, before casting a worried glance at the stairs her daughter had ascended. With a hefty sigh she turned her back and made her way back towards work.

Inside the high schooler's room she laid in her bed trying to process what had just happened. She couldn't bring herself to understand. She loved Yu Narukami and that was a fact, and she was sure he had felt the same way about her. They had spent so much time together, and she would say the silliest things and he would laugh. And he would quietly listen to all of her problems and always come flying to rescue when she was in trouble.

She knew she could be dense, but she swore he was border line flirting with her at times.

He gave her the resolve she needed to want to stay and run the inn.

And he had strung her along the whole time.

"I finally built up the courage to confess and he rejected me." She murmured. Yukiko's eyes were puffy from crying on the way home. Rolling off of her bed she went to the mirror and cleaned off what makeup she still had on. It was beginning to irritate her eyes. "Why?"

Her question didn't go answered when her phone began to ring its melancholic tune from her favorite horror flick. A bit of hope glimmered in her heart. What if Yu was calling her? Had he changed his mind?

Yukiko scurried over to her phone quickly and flipped it open only to see Chie's name. Her heart sank once more. Why had she gotten her hopes up? Obviously there had some reason that he had rejected her. Yukiko needed to know. If anyone could possibly give her a reasonable answer it would be Chie.

Chie was popular and cool; she was friends with plenty of boys. More than Yukiko for that matter. It was always so easy for Chie to make conversation with anyone for that matter. She was her go to person for advice, someone she could always rely on. They had been best friends for years after all. Yukiko answered the phone. "Hello, Chie?"

"Hey Yukiko." Chie didn't sound like herself. There was a bit of anxiety in her voice. Yukiko stopped to wonder what could be troubling her friend, but it was quickly pushed to the back of her mind when the thought of Yu entered her head once more. "Do you want to hang out at Junes if you're not busy?"

Perfect. Yukiko had a little glimmer of hope.

"Yeah I don't mind. Actually, there was something I wanted to talk you about."

Chie's voice grew quiet. Yukiko couldn't even hear her breathe against the phone. "Hello, Chie?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm here." Her voice suddenly sounded rushed. "Just meet me at the usual table in 30 minutes."

…

Chie was waiting at the usual spot already. She had been ten minutes early. Her heart pounded uncontrollably. Her conversation with Yu had really caught her off, she didn't expect that Yukiko was in love with her boyfriend and she hadn't even realized it. Or that Yu had hung out with Yukiko on several occasions. It wasn't that she didn't trust him. It just made her a bit upset. She did get a little jealous at times.

The sandy haired blond sighed. Both her and Yu had the same friends, so there was no need to be upset, but Chie had dug herself own grave already. Yukiko had probably been fawning over Yu for months without her even knowing.

She had to break it Yukiko that she and Yu Narukami were an item, and had been for the past SEVEN months. Knowing that Yukiko had been harboring these feeling for the longest time and had been trying to win Yu's affections crushed Chie inside.

Granted she was happy she was able to win Yu's affection and that he stayed faithful, but at what cost?

Her friend's happiness that's what. After rescuing Yukiko from the TV world she had learned the real emotional struggles that Yukiko faced. Before she would always cling to Chie for support, Chie just hoped that Yukiko hadn't done the same for Yu. And knowing that he was with her best friend would surely break her.

"Hey Chie!" Yukiko waved, making her way over. The girl wore a casual pair of blue jeans and brown winter boots and her torso covered in a large red coat. "Sorry I'm late I misplaced my jacket."

Chie could already see the damage. The first placed she looked were Yukiko's eyes. They were red, she had been crying. "Oh, its fine. Come on let's grab a bite to eat."

She led the way over to a stand that was selling hot dogs. On a day like this Chie wouldn't mind stopping by Teddies' booth to grab some steak, but she had more on her mind.

How was she going to break it to Yukiko?

Could she even do it? Chie couldn't bear the thought of hurting her more. She had always tried to protect Yukiko.

They entered the Junes main department and Chie and Yukiko both took small nibbles off of their hot dogs. There was a lump caught in both girls' throats. Yukiko had been so adamant to tell Chie what happened and ask for advice, but her mind began to wander again. Yu rejected her for a reason.

They went through the frozen food section to the toy section and soon found themselves in the electronics department. Chie sighed. This silence was killing her. "Yukiko there is something I need to tell you." She began, but was cut off by Yukiko.

"I asked Narukami out today. Well I nearly confessed to him to be honest." Yukiko's voice was shaky. She came to an instant stop in the plasma section. "I was so scared to do it, but part of me wanted to. We spent a lot of time in the TV world and even outside of school."

Chie listened intently. Hearing Yukiko's voice crack made her heart ache. It broke more with every word. In her head Chie was upset because it appeared as if Yu had been leading her on. Boys could be so dense sometimes, it really infuriated her.

"I wanted to leave this place more than anything." She muttered a few tears streaming down her cheeks. "I hated Inaba to be honest, I didn't want to inherit the inn or be stuck here for the rest of my life, but then he came along. He was so kind, funny, and understanding. I fell in love with him. I found the resolve to take over the inn."

Chie understood clearly now. "Then you found the resolve to confess." She whispered staring at Yukiko. Her best friend nodded wiping the tears from her cheeks. "Yukiko…"

"Why would he lead me on like that?" She suddenly muttered. "For months we saw movies, and hung out, and he even helped around the inn at times. He told me I was just a friend."

That sounded like Yu to Chie. He was always a busy body; it took her back to the summer when he mysteriously vanished after taking several jobs helping out others. Maybe he saw Yukiko no different. She mistook his kindness for affection.

Yukiko balled her fist. "I spilled my heart to him."

"I'm sorry Yukiko." Chie whispered. The anger was evident in Yukiko's voice; Chie was starting to get more reluctant in telling her. It wasn't often she saw her friend so upset. Yukiko could get scary when she was angry.

Yukiko balled her fists. "Do you think there was another girl?"

Chie's heart dropped. Of course there was. "Ehehe, who knows?"

At that moment Chie's cell phone began to ring. It rang its obnoxious theme from the movie 'Trial of the Dragon.' Chie took the phone from her pocket and cringed when she saw who was calling, Yu Narukami with a hearts surrounding his name. WORST. POSSIBLE. TIMING. EVER.

"Who's that calling?" Yukiko murmured leaning over her shoulder. Chie snapped her phone back into her pocket and stumbled back towards the TV. "It- its nobody okay!"

Yukiko didn't expect a reaction like that. Chie nearly fell in towards the television. Yukiko grabbed her arm and yanked her back. "Be careful!"

Chie's nerves were on edge. She flinched when Yukiko pulled her back. "Th- thanks." That had been to close for comfort. Chie took a couple of steps forward and sighed. "I wouldn't want to take a dive in there without the others. Oh, and it was my mom calling. She probably wants me home." Chie lied making an excuse on the fly. Her parents never cared about her curfew.

"Oh, you're right." Yukiko murmured checking the time. It was nearly eight. Chie said her farewell to Yukiko and left in a hurry. The girl didn't know how to feel at that exact moment. She felt her heart breaking a bit more. It hadn't been Chie's mother who had called; she had seen the caller ID clearly.

She was shaken. It was Yu Narukami who had called her only question was. Why would Chie hide it from her?