This is my first fanfic for Persona 4 and I hope you enjoy it. But be warned, this has shouen-ai or boy, so avoid if those who are offended. I do not own Persona 4 or the company, Atlus. Well, happy reading folks.

Chapter 1: The frog croaks for a story

The skies of Inaba was a mixture of bold orange, speckles of pink, swirls of white, and charming red. It was a sign that it was the end and tomorrow will be new. At the Samegawa Flood Plain, a teen with strawberry blonde hair and bright orange headphones sat near the river's edge. Deep in thought, he threw some rocks into the water and hoped that one of them skipped. Then he tilted his head up at the sunset sky and heard a cicada's loud cry that marked the end of summer.

'It's been a year since the murder mystery was solved, but there was one case that's still open.'

The teenager took his orange cellphone out of his red pant's pocket. The cover on his phone revealed a set of puri kara pictures and one of the stickers made his heart ache. It was a sticker of himself with another teen, who had silver colored hair and intrigued gray eyes. The two boys in the picture looked like they were having a time of there life but this didn't bring the blonde teenager happiness. It brought memories of heart break and loneliness of yesteryear.

"If I had more time, then I would have solved it for me and you..."

Without him knowing it, a small coin hit his head and landed straight into the water. The teenager turned around to see who threw money at him and his eyes shot open. A girl in a blue sleeveless dress and bright yellow eyes stared at the boy shockingly. She didn't mean to hit the boy, all she wanted to do is throw a coin into the river and to make a wish as if it was like a fountain in a mall.

"I apologize, I didn't mean to aim for your head." She said in an alluring tone.

"No worries," He replied and rubbed the back of his head. "But why are you throwing your money away in the river?"

"I wanted to make a wish."

"A wish?" He repeated in suprise.

"Yes," She answered with a nod, "When I came across this river, I saw you throwing coins in the river, so this must be a wishing river. It is a wishing river, right?"

"Uhh of course!" He responded nervously.

The girl giggled at the boy's enthusiasm and he grinned when she smiled. By looking at her appearance, she must be new to this town and he didn't want to disapoint her by telling her there's no such thing as a wishing river. His warm brown eyes softened and he politely bowed towards her.

"My name is Yosuke Hanamura and what's your name Miss?" He introduced himself in a cheerful tone.

"I'm pleased to meet someone by the name of flower, my name is Elizabeth." She said with a curtsee.

"That's a cute name. But what brings you here to this city?" Yosuke asked curiously.

Elizabeth's eyes softened, "I came somewhere faraway to do something for someone I care...but I'm not ready to tell my story yet. But by just finding you alone here, you must have a lot of things going through your head, like a river of thoughts."

"Heh, you can say that." He replied to the ecentric Elizabeth.

What Elizabeth said to him made his heart sink in the sea of his consciousness. Yosuke sighed lightly and went back to sitting at the riverside. A few moments later, Elizabeth sat next to the troubled boy and poured every last cent in her coin purse into the river again. Yosuke's right eye twitched, she must have one million yen in that small purse of hers. Before she poured everything into the water, Yosuke placed his hand on Elizabeths' and grinned nervously.

He made a suggestion, "There's a shrine near by, I can bring you there if you want."

"I'll be delighted," Elizabeth chirped with anticipation, "While we walk, how about you tell me a story?"

"I'm not exactly a story teller." He replied with a small grin.

"Everyone is a teller of things and it's best to not keep things in the dark and let them gather dust. You have to grasp that simple thing or it'll just fade away." Elizabeth explained with a smile.

A warm smile formed on his lips and the two got up on their feet. As they walk the pathway that'll lead them to the shopping district, Yosuke began to tell Elizabeth a story of love and the lessons of giving or taking.

Well that's all for now, please review.