"Hey, Partner!" Yosuke chirped happily as he was invited into the house the following evening. Kicking off his shoes, the brunet followed Souji up to his room. The two knelt by the table, where a small cake was waiting for them.

"Whoa, Man, did you make that?"

"Of course."

"Dude, that's awesome! Can we eat it?"

Souji rolled his eyes. "No. It's just there to look at."

Winking, Yosuke grabbed a knife and plate, cutting deeply into the cake. "Too bad then, 'cuz I'm so eating this."

The two lapsed into silence for a few moments, Souji struggling to find the words he needed while Yosuke happily munched his slice—wedge?—of cake.

"You are such a good cook..." Yosuke muttered gleefully.

Taking a deep breath, Souji ignored Yosuke's comment, instead deciding to launch directly into what he had been trying to say.

"Yosuke."

"Hm?"

"Why...did you wanna spend tonight with me?"

Yosuke blinked, clearly shocked. "Wha-? Uh...well, you're my best friend and all..."

"Christmas Eve is a time for couples, Yosuke..."

The brunet shrugged. "Well, I'm single..."

"And I'm not."

"Well then, why did you have me over?"

Souji blinked, shaken by Yosuke's sudden challenge. Why had he chosen Yosuke over all of the girls? 'I wanted to see you the most' was not exactly a good excuse in his book...

"You texted me first."

"Oh? So just because I asked you first?"

"Well, it's true, you did...and on that note, why did you ask me so early? I don't think you could have asked me much earlier short of doing so in the other world, after we finished Adachi..."

At this, Yosuke blushed. "U-uh...I wanted to hang with you tonight..."

"So you messaged me early yesterday morning...so you could get to me before any of the girls?"

Yosuke's blush darkened. "U-uh, maybe...?"

"...do you like me, Yosuke?"

"W-what the Hell, Partner?!"

"Answer the question, Yosuke." Souji was not exactly sure himself why he was suddenly pushing this on Yosuke. Or even why he was considering the possibility...yet he suddenly found himself apprehensive as to what the answer would be.

"...why are you asking me this?"

"Yosuke...the answer," Souji demanded, moving around the table to sit directly beside the other boy.

Yosuke shifted, clearly uncomfortable with the close proximity.

"Yosuke..."

"A-alright! Fine! Maybe...maybe I am like that! This doesn't have to change anything, though, right?" he begged, his face clearly displaying his fear as to what Souji's answer would be.

Souji felt as though a massive weight had been lifted off of his chest. "Oh Yosuke, this changes everything..."

"Wh-what do you mea—?"

Yosuke's words were cut off as Souji's hands shot up, catching his face and dragging the other down into a kiss.

So what if the other personae would never let him live this down? This, he finally realised, was what felt right to him.

And at least he had finally picked his sexual preference, even if at this time yesterday he had not even suspected his own gayness...

Or would it be bisexuality? Oh well, it didn't matter.

Pulling back from Souji's hold, Yosuke stared at his friend in a haze, blinking. "Wh-what was that?"

"It was a kiss..." Souji told him flatly.

"N-not that! I mean, w-why?"

"Why what?"

"Why did you do it?!"

"Do what?"

Yosuke groaned in frustration, running one hand through his spiky locks. "Kiss me! Why did you kiss me?"

"Because, I like you," the grey-haired teen replied flatly.

Yosuke's previous frustration was immediately dropped as shock invaded his system. "Y-you do? Really...?" he asked breathlessly, brown orbs growing wide.

"I invited you over here, didn't I?"

"W-well, yeah..."

"Well, why do you think I did that? I could have had any girl I wanted over here tonight, but did I?"

Yosuke shook his head, still feeling bewildered.

"Exactly. Do I have to spell it out for you anymore?"

"S-so...you really like me, too?"

"Oh my g—" Cutting himself off with a frustrated sigh, Souji grabbed Yosuke's face between his hands, dragging the other boy down into another kiss.

Breaking it off after several moments, Souji glared directly into Yosuke's eyes. "Do you get it yet?"

Yosuke just nodded, unable to speak.

"Good. Now, I gave up quite a few girls for you tonight, and made you a cake. What are you going to do for me?"

'Izanagi grinned from inside his head. 'Well, looks like you are going to do Yosuke first.'

Souji just ignored him. He had no argument, anyway.

Swallowing thickly, Yosuke looked across at him. "Um..."

Getting to his feet, Souji held out his hand for Yosuke to take, pulling the other teen to his feet when he did.

"Let me put it to you this way: I want to fuck you."

Yosuke's eyes widened. "W-what?!"

Leaning in, Souji planted a forceful kiss on the other's lips. Pulling back after several moments, he gazed straight into Yosuke's eyes once again.

"Well?"

Yosuke swallowed yet again. "U-uh...isn't that a bit fast?"

"You like me, I like you. I gave up girls for you tonight, and we're both hormonal teenage boys. What's 'too soon' about all of that?"

"...u-uh, the 'we're both boys' part?"

"Even you don't buy that."

"...s-shut up."

"You started it."

"I did? Pretty sure it was you, Partner..."

"You texted me."

"...true."

Souji grinned. Kissing Yosuke again, he began steering the other boy toward the futon until the two collapsed onto it. Yosuke could always tell him to stop if he wanted to, and if the way the brunet was kissing him back was any indication, that would not be happening...

Inside his head, Izanagi laughed softly. Kikuri-Hime was never going to hear the end of this.

And, by extension, neither was Souji.

Floating within the confines of Souji's psyche, Izanagi waited eagerly as he was once again joined by eleven other personae.

'What happened last night?'

Izanagi grinned before replying, 'Well, let's just say our master isn't a virgin anymore...'

'It was Yukiko, right?' Kikuri-Hime demanded.

Lucifer easily caught the triumphant mood wafting from Izanagi. With a smirk of his own, the devil shook his head.

'I'm gonna say you lost that bet. It was Yosuke, was it not?'

'Shut up! All of you!'

'Of course,' replied Izanagi, speaking right over Souji's frantic cries in the background. 'You guys should have been here...'

'Next time,' Lucifer stated.

'There won't be a next time!'

Souji's denial was met with a course of laughter from the assembled personae.

'You want it again as much as he does...'

'Shut up, Izanagi!'

'What, with the way you were moaning his name...'

Even from within Souji's being, there was not a persona present who could not tell the grey-haired teen was blushing brightly.

'S-shut it!'

'I'm glad to know you made the correct choice, at least.'

'You mean the wrong choice, Mada! He should've been with Rise. They were made for each other.'

'In your dreams, you know he should've chosen Chie!'

As the other personae slowly drove Souji to an early grave, Satan turned to Kikuri-Hime.

'Time to pay up.'

'Shut up about Mara!' shrieked Souji, his focus entirely on the other personae.

And thus, Souji never did learn exactly what a persona used to bet with...

Well, I hope you all enjoyed it. Please review and tell me what you thought!