Redefining the rooms

Was that an illusion? The girls couldn't believe that the three famous ikemen were in front of them. Even with that recent scandal about the tallest member, the boys were still popular among the girls. They were about to squeal, when…

"Calm down, girls…" Yuuhi's voice echoed from behind them. "It was supposed to be a surprise." Then, two women appeared from behind the boys: a woman in black with a weird haircut, and a woman with short frizzy hair.

"Good morning, Mister…" started the woman in black.

"Please, call me Yuuhi."

"Mister Yuuhi. I'm Saeko Kamonohatsu, President of Kamonohatsu Agency," said the woman in black. "And this is my secretary."

"I'm Marilyn," the other woman said with a bright smile, waving.

"Nice to meet you in person."

"Well, let's go inside to talk about today's show. Come on, boys!" said the president. The boys passed between the girls, smiling and bowing their heads. The girls just stared at them incredulously.

"Oh! I almost forgot. You girls seem to already be friends with each other, so I wanted to ask you to share your rooms with the girls who just arrived. Ask me or Kayo if you want sheets, a coverlet, or a spare mattress." After saying this, Yuuhi entered the house right after the three idols.

The twelve girls blinked. But that entire Persona thing was a dream before the nightmare. Silently, they put the newcomers' luggage back in the trunk and decided to go to the veranda, where there was a large space occupied by a couple of wooden benches and chairs. There were also large pads spread on the floor. Minami sat on a bench followed by Mayu, Sayaka, Yuko (who was being held by the taller girl beside her), and Takamina. Mariko sat on a one-seat chair. Sae sat on another chair with Yuki on her lap. Jurina, Rena, Atsuko, and Haruna sat together on a pad.

"So, we have to decide who is gonna sleep with whom," Jurina said with a tiny smile looking at Rena.

"I'll ignore your commentary, fail Don Juan." Mariko took a deep breath. "We have four rooms for the twelve of us. Any suggestions?" she asked, taking the lead.

"If we divide equally, it's going to be three per room," Mayu said impartially.

"Are we going to keep the original pairs?" Yuki wanted to know.

"It's a possibility," Mariko nodded.

"No! I want to sleep with Rena-chan again tonight!" protested Jurina. Rena blushed. Minami glanced at her. "I.. I mean, if she wants to…"

"Not fair! I wanna sleep with Nyannyan too!" Yuko struggled in Sayaka's arms.

"I don't want to sleep with you, thank you. And it's Haruna!" Haruna said, hiding behind Atsuko.

"Don't worry, Haruna. I'll protect you." Atsuko said, patting the girl, who grinned.

"Right. So Yuko won't stay in Haruna and Acchan's room." Mariko was mediating the discussion.

"Ano… I don't mind sleeping in the same room as Jurina. I just want her to sleep well tonight.." said Rena shyly.

"But I slept very well last night, thanks." Jurina protested. The others were looking at her curiously.

"You know, Jurina. Sleeping tied up by bed sheet doesn't seem very comfortable to me." Minami teased. And then, she started laughing. Sae, Yuki, Yuko, Haruna, and Atsuko laughed as well. Mayu grinned. Sayaka face-palmed. Takamina frowned, trying not to imagine what had happened. Mariko took a deep breath.

"I think she wouldn't have had to sleep like that if Miichan weren't locked up in her room with Mariko, since Miichan is Jurina's roommate," said Atsuko, most likely thinking.

"And they seemed they were having fun," Haruna added.

"Yeah! And they had a busy morning," Yuki said with a creepy smile. Mariko and Minami blushed furiously. The girls who had been friends with Mariko for a long time thought it was a really interesting and rare scene. Minami's friends got a bit surprised, since they didn't know their lively friend was like that.

"How do you know about that?" Mariko asked, leaning back in her chair while crossing her legs and arms. She didn't seem pleased.

"Well, me, Yuki, Acchan, and Haruna were heading back to our rooms last night, and we heard noises coming from behind a door." Sae started hugging Yuki and leaning her cheek on Yuki's arm. "We got closer and listened carefully. We recognized Mariko's voice, and then Miichan's. There were loud laughs and strange noises. I thought you two were having that kind of fun and dragged the other girls away. The next door was open, and we saw Jurina asking Rena to sleep there and explaining the reasons why. We headed to our room before two noticed us." Sae finished with a smile.

"And also in the morning," Yuki continued, "when the four of us met for the breakfast, the hallway was filled with your voices." Mariko was becoming red in a mix of rage and shame. Minami had passed the point of blushing red, and turned purple.

What had happened was a very personal thing to be shared like that. Mariko started to doubt the veracity of her memory. Was there anything she could remember? She started panicking. She had nothing against Minami, but the girl wasn't exactly her type. All that clumsiness and dumbness was irritating, but she was somewhat cute. That attracted Mariko somehow, although she hated to admit it. And on top of that, they had, in fact, had only first interacted the day before. Finally, there was the fact she was still in love with Kayo.

Minami wanted to find a hole on the floor and hide herself there. Since she couldn't, she just hid her face behind her hands. Minami couldn't remember anything. She couldn't come up with arguments to contest what had been said. She started to wonder if the entire house heard all the noise from earlier. Having that kind of relationship with a woman had never really crossed her mind, even though she used to play along with Yuko and the others. All her romantic thoughts were turned towards Yuuhi. And now, she was dragged into that whole situation with someone she barely knew. One person realized that if the discussion kept going in that direction, they would spend the entire day talking about it.

"So girls, can we please back to the subject here?" Takamina intervened, standing up. Everyone looked at her, a bit surprised. "Who wants to sleep with whom? And please don't misunderstand my question."

"I want to stay in Rena-chan's room!" Jurina raised her hand.

"I want to stay in Nyannyan's room!" Yuko raised her two hands.

"I don't want that!" Haruna protested.

"We would be glad to share our room with you, midget girl," Sae said with a bright smile.

"Who you're calling a midget?!" Takamina angrily asked. Then, she took a deep breath, because someone had to lead the discussion. And with Mariko still furious from others girls' teasing, she sensed she had to do it.

"Okay, I know. It's Takamina. Sorry," Sae said, not exactly feeling sorry.

"I don't mind the room I'll spend the night in, but someone has to look after Yuko and Jurina." Mayu said in a toneless voice. She just wanted to enjoy the party. Where she was going to spend the night didn't really bother her.

"Mou, Mayuyu! I can take care of myself!" Jurina blushed.

"You're right, Mayuyu," Sayaka started. "I'll take care of Yuko, since she's the one who needs brute force to handle." She sighed.

"Hey! Stop talking about me like I'm an indomitable animal!" Yuko protested, making a lost puppy face.

"You are an indomitable animal!" Takamina, Mayuyu, and Sayaka said at the same time. Yuko made another face, but was totally ignored.

"So, Jurina, Rena, and Mayuyu in the same room?" asked Takamina. The three nodded. "Right, room one decided. Sae, Yuki, and me in another room?"

"If you don't mind, then it's all right." Yuki answered, and Sae confirmed with a bow of her head.

"Right. Room two decided. Atsuko, Haruna, Yuko, and Sayaka in a room?" Takamina kept going.

"I don't want that!" Haruna had a strong opinion about the idea. Yuko was about to cry.

"It's okay, Haruna. Let it be. With Sayaka there, I'm sure she won't try anything." Haruna nodded in acceptance, knowing her friend was going to protect her. Atsuko then looked at Takamina. "You can call me Acchan. I'm pretty sure that after today, we're all going to be good friends."

"All right, ahm.. Acchan." Takamina blushed a little. Calling someone by a nickname for the first time always made her feel a little shy. "So, you four in a room. Third room decided. Then…" She looked at the two who were left: Miichan and Mariko.

"No, no, no…" the two started.

"Sorry girls. But you're the only ones left. You're going to share a room. You have to." Takamina was tired of the subject. Also, it was just a little payback for all the pranks Miichan played on her.

Mariko sighed deeply. "Right. I guess just one more night with the Gachapin girl wouldn't do any harm," she sighed, standing up. "Let´s go. I don't want to lose any more of my precious time with this stupid discussion." And then, she walked into the house.

The other girls looked at each other, a bit confused. They stood up as well. On the way back to Sayaka's car in order to get the luggage again, Yuko tried to grope Haruna, but Sayaka held her back. She struggled, but after a few moments, she gave up. Yuko realized that she might have other chances during the day. Jurina also tried to hang on Rena, but Mayu passed behind them, glaring menacingly at Jurina. The younger girl shivered and decided just to walk close to Rena.

Takamina took her bag and followed Sae and Yuki. Sayaka and Yuko followed Atsuko and Haruna. Mayu did the same with Jurina and Rena. Miichan went straight back to her room, hoping to find Mariko on her way to discuss who was going to move her belongings. They were basically on the same floor; the rooms were just in different hallways. Minami found Mariko placing her bag on a couch in the room they shared.

"I don't want to discuss this anymore. Since we've already used this room, it makes sense I move in," Mariko said, looking bit tired. Minami just stared the taller woman. After a few moments, she turned and left the room. That was it; she was getting hungry. Luckily, a maid announced the lunch was ready.

Miichan was the first one to take her plate. She filled it with every choice of food on the table. Then, she sat at the same table they used for breakfast. Five minutes later, the other girls appeared. Mariko, Atsuko, Haruna, Sae, Yuki, and Rena were startled by the amount of food. The others knew that when Miichan eats a lot, it means that she's upset with something. The girls ignored Minami and focused on their own meal. Then, they heard a voice.

"Excuse me. Can we sit with you girls?" the taller member of Persona asked. On either side of him were the other two. The three of them were also holding plates of food to eat.