Naomi x Satoshi

"Right, thanks, Seiko, bye!" I said into the phone and hung up while walking to my car. I'd gotten my license just a little while ago- a few months. Suddenly, a tall man who looked like he was looking for trouble- or a good time, approached me. He was silent, which was starting to freak me out. I shook him from my thoughts and walked away."Where you goin'?" He asked, with a grin playing on his face. In the dark, it was hard to see him... but I was sure he was up to no good. I had to get out of here. "M-M-My friends are waiting for me." I stuttered, walking away as quick as I could.

"Aw, c'mon, little girl," He chuckled and more guys started coming on motorcycles.

"I... I don't want any trouble!" I said, freaking out. I felt so tense, and I was scared enough that I could barely move. But I managed to hit one of the guys on the chest with all my might, trying to get out of the circle I was trapped in. I hit and kicked and screamed, but they just laughed. "S-S-She doesn't want any trouble!" One of them mocked me. "Oh, but we do..." Said another, grabbing me from behind and holding me back by the arms. "Strip 'er down!" One called out to another, who then came closer to me with a big toothy smirk. "HELP!" I screamed with all my might, but one of them covered my mouth. The guy had his hands on my shirt, ready to pull it off, when I heard it.

"Satoshi! Look, Naomi's in trouble!" Yelled one familiar voice. "What?!" Another shouted, and before long one of the guys was knocked out of the way by Yoshiki. Behind him was Satoshi, with a fierce glare in his eyes. "Leave her alone!" Satoshi growled. But these men seemed prepared. One pulled out a fairly dull knife, but it would still do the job. "No!" I screamed as he neared my friends, but my mouth was then covered. I managed to elbow the guy in the face, and wriggled out of his grip. Me, Satoshi and Yoshiki all dashed off, running away as far as we could get. After a while of running, we knew we'd lost them. "What the hell... w-" Satoshi panted.

"T-They came out of nowhere, and I couldn't do anything, and I was so scare-" I was cut off when Satoshi embraced me in a tight hug. Tight enough that my boobs kind of hurt, but I didn't care. I felt so much safer in his arms. After a little while, Yoshiki said his apartment was pretty closeby and we could spend the night if we wanted, but Satoshi said he had to get back to Yuka. "Okay, just don't get in any more trouble, you two." Yoshiki said.

I nodded, "Yeah, yeah," Satoshi said. Then he looked to me, "I'm glad you're alright."

After we left Yoshiki's place, Satoshi offered to walk me home. "S-Sure. Nobody's there, though."

"Hm?" Satoshi asked, "What do you mean, nobody's there? What about your mom?" He asked. He knew I didn't have a dad anymore.

"Mom's out for some work thing," I muttered.

"Well, you should just spend the night at my house, then. My parents wouldn't mind," He said.

I shook my head, "I wouldn't want to impose on you or anything. I can take care of myself," I said.

He nodded sarcastically, "Just like earlier today." He muttered.

"Fine," I said with a small smile, "I'll go with you,"

He smiled. "Good. I worry about you sometimes." That last comment confused me- was he joking or serious? Because it almost sounded sincere, but... Aaaaand I was blushing.

I awkwardly reached and scratched the back of my neck. "Should we get going...?" I asked awkwardly. He nodded and we walked there. Before long, we were at his place. It really wasn't too far from Yoshiki's apartment. It was two stories high, like mine. He'd been to my house a few times, but I'd never been here. It was a pretty normal, cozy home. Inside and outside was nice.

Yuka ran from the upstairs wearing pajamas, and wrapped her arms tightly around Satoshi, "Big brother!" She squealed. I let out a small smile, before letting my eyes drift around the room. Satoshi caught me looking around, "Make yourself at home," He said.

I smiled and nodded, and then Yuka looked up at me. "Big brother, what's Naomi doing here...?" She asked with that innocent little gleam in her eye. I fought a frown from playing on my face, "I, uh, needed a place to go," I stated blankly. Yuka nodded once, before returning her attention to her brother. "Look, big brother, I lost a tooth!" I could tell Satoshi was kind of grossed out by looking into her sister's mouth, but he did it to be nice. "Good job, Yuka." He said. After a while, Satoshi introduced me to his parents, who said they'd love to have me. And then we went upstairs to hang out, until we passed out, I guess. He didn't have a spare bed, but that was okay. We were close enough friends that it wouldn't be awkward to share a bed.

"Naomi?" He asked me after a while.

I looked at him, "Hm? What is it?" I asked.

After a moment of hesitation, he spoke. "Were you scared?" He asked, keeping his voice low.

I hesitated before nodding.

He nodded too, before returning his attention to the ceiling. It was about three in the morning, but neither of us could sleep, so we kind of just talked.

"Were you?" I returned the question. Not that he had a reason to, but I could always blame the tired-ness or something if he thought the question was weird.

"...Yeah." He admitted.

"Do you think they were going to..."

"Yeah."

It was silent for a long, long moment. "You didn't need to be scared," He said quietly. I stared at him in the darkness, "B-But..."

"I will always protect you, Naomi. I won't ever let anything happen to you." We hugged for a moment until we fell asleep, cuddling.