Disclaimer: I do not own Atlus, but I own a copy of Persona 4! Unfortunately, the data became corrupted, so I'm not going to play the game anymore.
A/N: No flaming please!!!
Leaning her back up along her bedroom doorway, Chie rapped her knuckle against the door several times.
"You done yet in there?" she called.
"Be patient! I'm almost finished!!" replied Yukiko's voice.
Chie sighed, and thought, 'Man...so she really is an angel, huh? I mean, no normal human, or set of fake wings, could do that whole folding thing, as far as I know! Plus, she had survived that huge gash in her back, and heavy blood loss, without so much as a single blood transfusion! This girl...maybe I should have just left her lying back there...this is becoming way too much for me to handle...'
"Okay...I'm ready!!"
Chie stepped back, and turned around to watch as the door swung open. Even with wearing the old clothes that Chie had given her, Yukiko still looked as beautiful as ever. The raven-haired girl smiled and brushed a few stray hairs behind her ear.
Chie's cheeks began to glow brightly. 'Wow...she's just so cute...gah! N-No! She's a girl, and I'm a girl! I shouldn't be thinking these thoughts! I just need to calm down...calm down...calm down...'
Cocking her head slightly to the side, Yukiko asked, "Um, Chie-chan...are you feeling alright?"
"...Huh?"
Suddenly, without warning, Yukiko placed her palm against Chie's forehead. Her hand was warm. "You seem like you have a fever..."
Chie's entire face became red, and she felt a heavy pounding in her chest. 'Oh shit...I...I can't let this happen!' A tingling sensation began to crawl up her spine-
Before the situation could become any more awkward for her, Chie slapped Yukiko's hand away rather forcefully, and snapped, "I'M...I'M NOT SICK, OKAY?! I'M JUST...LOOK, JUST BACK OFF ALRIGHT?! I'M PERFECTLY FINE!!!"
Yukiko edged back, a bit frightened by Chie's outburst. "I'm...I'm sorry...I didn't mean to upset you..." Yukiko stammered. She lowered her head, and stared down at the floor as if feeling terrible shame for what she had done.
'She really is an innocent soul, huh?'
Sighing, Chie shook it off, and began to make her way downstairs. "W-Whatever, it's fine...I didn't mean to yell...look, let's just go already..."
"Oh? We're going somewhere? Where are we going?" Yukiko asked excitedly as she followed Chie down the staircase. Her mood seemed to be able to switch from 'sad' to 'happy' and back on a dime.
"Well, school's ended by now, so I'm going to meet up with Yosuke-kun, and then we'll meet up with the rest of the gang at Junes," Chie explained rather hastily.
Yukiko's eyes widened with excitement; Chie almost felt like she was dealing with a little child. "Oh? I'll get to meet your friends, Chie-chan? Then I can tell them all how great you are for saving me!! I bet they're really nice people, just like you!!"
Chie chuckled softly under her breath at that remark, and was about to open the door when Yukiko tapped her on the shoulder.
"Oh, um...can I get a drink of water first before we leave?" she asked.
Chie nodded. "Sure. The cups are in the cabinet right over the sink. Just hurry up, okay?"
"Thank you!"
As she watched Yukiko dash off into the kitchen, Chie began to think to herself about the current situation she was stuck in once again.
'Man, she's such a pain in the ass sometimes...but I just can't get angry at her! What the hell is wrong with me?! I've never felt this way before in my life!! Why...why is it happening now?! And why do I feel it when I'm with her of all people?! Why?!! I can't let myself falter...I need to keep my emotions away from her!'
Suddenly, Yukiko came running back with a worried expression, a pack of marlboro cigarettes in her right hand. "C-Chie-chan!!" She cried, "Are...are these yours?! You're not smoking, are you?!"
Chie scoffed. "Of course not! Those are my dad's! What the hell are you doing with those, anyway?!"
"I found them in the cabinet..."
"ABOVE the sink?"
"Um...below it, actually...I'm really sorry! I was curious!"
"...Just put them back were you found them, and then we're leaving. Got it?" Chie sighed deeply, pinching the bridge of her nose. 'She's trying too hard to be caring...then again, she DID just end up on Earth only a few hours ago...I kind of feel bad for her now...I'm sure she's really afraid to be in such a strange place, but she's trying to hide that fear for my sake...' the short-haired girl thought to herself.
"Okay..." Yukiko headed back into the kitchen again, but this time she tossed the cigarettes into the garbage can before returning to Chie.
"ALRIGHT!! LET'S GO!!!" she exclaimed loudly for no particular reason. She really was enjoying herself.
"Fine, fine...just be quiet..."
Chie opened the door...and found Yosuke Hanamura already standing outside waiting for her. He had a big sheepish grin spread out on his dopey face, and he ran his hand through his messy golden-brown hair. A pair of headphones hung around his neck, and his school uniform was damp with sweat. He had apparently ran the entire way here.
"H...Hey, Chie..." he breathed, "I came to...pick you up...so we can...go...to...Junes...togetheeeeer...uh..." His ability of proper speech slowly left him as his gaze fell upon Yukiko.
"...Yosuke," Chie piped up, "Don't tell me you just forgot how to talk in mid-sentence AGAIN!!"
"...Who's your friend?" Yosuke asked quietly, unable to take his eyes off of Yukiko, who was beginning to grow uncomfortable from his stares.
"You're Yosuke-kun? My name's-" Yukiko began.
Chie stepped in front of Yukiko, and crossed her arms in annoyance as she replied, "Her name is Yukiko Amagi, alright? She's a friend of mine I haven't seen in a while, and she happened to finally be able to come into town to visit me! So you can stop staring at her breasts now, you pervert!"
"EHH?!! I AM NOT A PERVERT!!! THOSE ARE FALSE ACCUSATIONS!!! FALSE ACCUSATIONS, I SAY!!!" Yosuke cried, jumping back in surprise.
"FALSE?!! OH, PLEASE!!! YOU LIKE TO LEAVE PORN MAGAZINES OUT IN THE OPEN!!! I SEE THEM ALL THE TIME WHEN I GO OVER TO YOUR HOUSE!!!"
"WAIT, I BET YOU'RE JUST CALLING ME A PERVERT BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL PISSED I BEAT YOU IN STREET FIGHTER 4, AREN'T YOU?!!"
"WHAT?!! DON'T BE RIDICULOUS!!!"
Suddenly, just as Chie and Yosuke were about to continue their seemingly endless argument, Yukiko burst out into full-blown laughter. She was laughing so hard that she had to clutch her stomach, and her face was turning bright red.
"HAH HA HA HA HA!!! OH...OH MY GOD!!! YOU TWO...YOU TWO ARE JUST SO...HAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! IT'S SO...SO...SO FUNNY!!! HAH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!"
Yosuke was a bit freaked out by all of this. 'What? Was it...really that funny?'
A sweatdrop rolled down the side of Chie's face. 'Jeez...I think she's laughing a little TOO hard there...'
Since it didn't seem Yukiko was going to stop laughing any time soon, and she actually might pass out due to the lack of oxygen, Yosuke decided to give Souji a call and let him know they'll be running a little late.
As Yosuke took out his cellphone, he glanced at Yukiko again. Chie was yelling at her to calm down, and for some reason, the two of them reminded Yosuke of an old married couple.
'Damn...I really need to stop watching so many soaps with my mom...' he thought, sighing.