Yu is homesick. His parents have relocated him, this time out of the country to the U.S. And Yu for all of he's said done for the people of Inaba, is finding it hard to open up to his classmates this time. Yu is starting to backslide to how he was before Inaba, alone on his pedestal.

And Yu doesn't want that. He wants to go back to Inaba not to where he before Inaba, all alone. Yu shakes his head, trying to shake those thoughts off. He cant just mope about like this. He looks around his room for something more productive to do, maybe study, play something on his psp or-

A familiar voice rings out from Yu's phone and he smiles in response. It was the custom ring tone Marie sang for him. It took him ages to get her to sing for him again after he first caught her singing her poetry in the velvet room but it was worth it.

/If I tell, you show-/

Yu grabs his phone, after the moment's hesitation of hearing her sing passes in favor to talk to her. He smiles and says "Hey Marie."

"Hey yourself, jerk..."

"Marie you called me. What's up?" He looks at the time on his phone and does the time zone math in his head. "Its late over there in Japan isnt it? Did you want to hear my voice agai-"

"T-That was a one time thing! Don't bring that up!"

"What am I on speaker again?"

"No, its just embarrassing." She muffles out, her head most likely buried in a pillow.

"That wasn't embarrassing it was sweet." Yu sits back down on his bed.

"Whatever, I just wanted to talk."

Yu snickers. "Then what's with the attitude? I give you my love and you squander it so." He says faux dramatically." He hears her stiffle a giggle and he imagines Yosuke's giving him a high-five in his head for his accomplishment.

She responds dramatically in tow. "But dear sir its been ages since I've had the pleasure of your company! I'm so alone and the company of the sir Teddie grows more tantalizing as I grow more desperate for loooove~!"

"Then after running across the very sea and after slaying the Beast Teddie, I will embrace you and the very sky will spark of lightning as our love overpowers us!" Yu clenches his fist as he proclaims his affection and he hears Marie rolling in laughter before Yu hears her yelp and a bang is heard.

"Are you okay?" A rush of sounds is heard on the other line before she responds.

"Y-Yeah I'm fine."

"You should be more careful."

"Well you should be here so we're even." She says grumpily.

"I wish I /was/ there. It's only been a few weeks and it's hard not being in Inaba."

"We'll how are things in A-Amarekah"

"Its pronounced America dear." He hears her huff indignantly before continuing. "I've made a couple friends here, got into some fights you know the usua-"

"Wait you've fought people!"

"Just some punks picking on someone, I had to step in."

"Argh Yu! You're not in the T.V. world, you could get badly hurt and who'll save you all the way there?"

"Emergency Services?"

Marie sighs. "I'm just worried about you."

"I took on shadows with a gold club i'll be fine."

"You had Izanagi on your side!"

"But Izanagi is me so I was technically doing it by myself."

"Oh shut up recklesscuteblockheadboyfriend. Think about it from my perspective, you could be bleeding out i some alley somewhere and how would we know? I don't want that to happen..."

Yu is touched by her concern. "Thank you, Marie"

"Nope I'm not accepting your thanks until you swear not get any fights.

Yu smack his hand over his chest. "I swear."

"And also I've heard Yosuke tell me that you're being difficult and not making as many friends as you could. That's not the Yu I know. The Yu I know would have his posse fighting those fights for him and gets him drinks anytime he snaps his fingers."

Yu chuckles. "You have a strange idea of me."

"Shut up you're strange! Y-You're so strange you might as well be called stranger!"

"To be a stranger to the maiden Marie? How am I expected to live without knowing you."

"Argh be quiet blockhead you know what I meant."

Yu allows a lull in the conversation before remembering the start of their discussion. "Oh yeah why did you call so late anyway?"

Marie is silent for a moment mumbling out. "I-I was lonely an wanted to hear you."

Yu can feel the blush emanating from her thousand of miles away. "So I was right."

"Oh can it!

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The two would talk for the next hour before Marie started yawning and they decided to hang up. But before they did.

"I love you, Marie."

"Love you too, Yu."

"Good night."

"Night."

Yu hangs up. He stay laid down on his bed, his day noticeably better after talking to Marie. The dark clouds out of his head, he gets up, grabs his keys and leave the house. He plans to head off to the park or maybe a coffee shop, just to be around people and maybe chat up with one of them. It was a bright sunny day, it'd be a shame to spend it cooped up. He was grateful to Marie for unintentionally helping him out. He looks up for the sun for a brief moment before walking off. Though he wasn't in Inaba, he could feel her shining down on him.