Chapter 7
Author's notes:
Sorry about the delay. I'm finally losing my momentum, but like heck I'm gonna give up.
Personally: I think this is my weakest chapter by far. I'll let you decide whether I'm right or not.
(Tv World. May 1st. Daytime)
Because Viljam and Yukiko need to have a feel for the tv world and a handle with using their personas, Yu had decided that the group would train in the tv world today. Besides it was Sunday, so the group had ample time to check that they had everything they needed. In addition they visited Daidara's shop to get the two some weapons. When Viljam picked a weapon for himself, the others were slightly worried, because they saw a weid gleam in his eyes.
Now the five have entered the tv world.
"Wow...This really is inside the tv," Yukiko said in wonder. Viljam too was looking around, though he couldn't see far because of the fog. Interesting fact, since it was Sunday the group were wearing normal clothes instead of their uniforms. Viljam was wearing a black leather jacket with a white t-shirt underneath. He was also wearing dark blue jeans and brown shoes. In other words the outfit his shadow wore. When the group questioned him on where he got the clothes his shadow wore. Viljam said that he had them from the beginning.
"Part of me thought that it was all just a dream, but here we are," The Finnish boy said. Teddie chose to appear at that moment.
"Are you feeling better, Yuki-chan," Teddie asked Yukiko. Viljam frowned at being forgotten. "I did what you said. I've been a good bear," Teddie said like a child who was waiting for a praise. Viljam couldn't stay mad at him.
"Oh, I see. Good boy," Yukiko praised the bear. Yosuke sweatdropped at the exchange.
"This guy is part of the reason, why we're solving the case," Yosuke informed the two newcomers. The second time Yu and Yosuke entered the Tv, the two had promised to help Teddie catch the culprit. Or actually, Teddie threatened that if they didn't help, he wouldn't let them out. The tv world can only be entered by persona users on their own, but without Teddie they can't leave. Though since then Teddie has been staying in the studio like area that acted as their lobby to keep the exit open.
"I and Nousku-kun are part of the group now too," Yukiko said smiling at the bear.
"I see, that's why I got these ready for you Yuki-chan," Teddie said, before giving Yukiko a pair of red framed glasses, which the girl put on immediately.
"Oh, so these are what everyone's wearing. Thank you, Teddie," Yukiko said, when she noticed that she could now see through the fog.
"What's with the glasses," Viljam asked in curiosity. At Viljam's question Teddie walked over to him.
"Without these glasses, you can't see through the fog," Teddie said as he handed Viljam white framed glasses. Viljam put the glasses on and saw that the bear was right.
"Wow. These are awesome. Thanks Teddie," Viljam said and scracthed the bear behind his ears. Teddie would've preferred a girl scracthing him, but Viljam knew where to scratch so the bear wasn't complaining.
"Hey, Ted. How come you have so many glasses," Chie asked in curiosity. At this Teddie turned towards Chie.
"An excellent question! Guess what? I'm the one who makes them," Teddie announced with pride. Everyone were surprised at this. "I've lived here for a looong time. So I came up with some ways to be comfortable," Teddie explained, while puffing his chest in pride.
"Don't you need a pair?" it was Viljam who asked the bear in curiosity.
"Ahha! Another excellent question. Listen to this: My eyes themselves are lenses," Teddie said, like it was news of the century. "You didn't know," Teddie mock asked.
"Of course not," Yosuke said completely disinterested, shocking the bear.
"Why are you being so mean," Teddie asked frowning, which looked cute to Viljam. "See how smoothly my fingers move," Teddie said, while moving the tips of his fingers. Sadly, since his hands were practically mittens, you couldn't actually tell if he had fingers at all.
"What am I even looking at," Yosuke shouted and pushed Teddie, who just literally bounced back up with a yelp.
Yukiko picked up something that Teddie dropped when Yosuke pushed him. Teddie looked at what Yukiko picked up. "Oh. That's a pair I kinda screwed up," Teddie said slightly embarrased. Yukiko just had a strange smile as she switched glasses. They were gag glasses, with fake nose and fake mustache, or very long nose hair if you want to think that way.
"How do I look," Yukiko asked laughing a little. Chie face palmed, Yosuke was amazed and Viljam was holding back laughter.
"They look great," Yu said with a poker face, that made Chie and Yosuke to look at him questioningly. Viljam on the other hand couldn't stop his laughter anymore.
"Ahhahah! Awesome," Yukiko said laughing too. " I want to wear this one. It even has a nose guard," Yukiko said, causing Viljam to laugh harder.
"Oh no you won't," Chie protested, while Yosuke was questioning Yukiko's common sense.
"How beary unfortunate," Teddie said, " That pair doesn't have the right lenses. Guess I should've made an actual pair," Teddie lamented at his lack of foresight.
"Aww, too bad," Yukiko said in disappointment, before turning to Chie. "Here. Chie your turn," Yukiko said while handing the gag glasses to Chie. The green clad girl accepted them with a grumble.
At the sight of Chie in the gag glasses Yukiko started laughing so hard that she was clutching her stomach. Viljam on the other hand had to support himself on his knees with his laughing.
"Ehhehheh, en kestä kihihhhiihh," Viljam laughed so hard that for a few moments he couldn't even make a sound. Yukiko was laughing just as hard.
"Umm. Amagi-san? Helloo," Yosuke called Yukiko to no avail.
"Nousku. You okay," Yu tried with Nousku, with equal success.
"I never thought someone else could have a laughing fit as bad as Yukiko," Chie complained at no one in particular. Chie switched back her own glasses and threw the gag ones away. This caused Yukiko to stop laughing while looking sadly at the direction the glasses flew in.
"Chie, how could you," Yukiko asked her friend sadly, causing Chie to feel horrible. Viljam on the other hand didn't stop laughing, but no one was paying attention to him anymore.
"Don't worry, Yuki-chan. I can make new ones," Teddie said comfortingly. This thankfully brought Yukiko out of her sorrow. At this moment Viljam started to sound like a walrus, annoying Chie.
"URRGHH! When will you stop, you-," Chie's yell was interrupted when she noticed something that made her and everyone else worried. The walrus like noise Viljam was making wasn't laughter, it was coughing. The finnish boy's hand dove into his pocket to fish out his inhalator. After Viljam's breathing settled he was able to speak again.
"Sorry about that. Too much laughter triggers an asthma attack," Viljam explained like it was normal.
"Are you sure you'll be alright for fighting," Yu asked in slight worry. It would be bad if Viljam had an asthma attack during a fight. The enemies won't stand back for the finnish boy to use his inhalator.
"Yeah. My medicine arrived from home. With it, my lungs should last longer," Viljam explained in confidence. With that everyone moved on, but they agreed to keep an eye on Viljam's condition.
(Few minutes later)
"Agi!" and another shadow was burned by Yukiko's persona. The team has been moving around in Yukiko's castle allowing Viljam and Yukiko to get a feel for their personas. So far it has been revealed that Konohana Sakuya can use fire magic and healing spells. While Louhi can use ice magic and ailments.
"Tentarafoo!" and a small group of shadows were attacking each other in confusion. Courtesy of Viljam's persona
"This is fun," Viljam exclaimed and swung his weapon at a shadow that was attacking it's ally. The weapon in question is a kusarigama, or chain sickle. Viljam was drawn to the weapon like a magnet when he saw it at Daidara's.
Yukiko swiped at a shadow with her fan. Yes fan. Although the fan's frame was made of metal and it was surprisingly harmful against shadows.
The other three team members were standing back, but ready to help should the two need it.
"I'm still trying to get over the fact that Nousku's persona is a woman," Yosuke joked. The group still found it weird that Viljam's persona was female, although Yu had a few female personas. When they tried to ask if Viljam knew why his persona was female, he only said he didn't want to talk about it.
"Does he secretly hate being a guy," Chie wondered aloud.
"I HEARD THAT," Viljam yelled, causing Chie to flinch.
"If you must know, then this is my idea of a great woman," Viljam said blushing. The others weren't sure how to take this information. When Chie looked at Viljam's persona, she noted that the only exposed skin on the persona was the lower half of it's face, neck and forearms. The furs were covering the persona's figure pretty well. If this was Viljam's idea of a great woman, Chie could live with it.
"You're not so different from normal guys after all," Yosuke said with a smirk.
"What's a normal guy," Viljam asked Yosuke, who gave the Finnish a blanched look. Yosuke would've continued this banter if Yu hadn't noticed something.
Nousku! Behind you," Yu yelled, but it came too late. A shadow snuck up on Louhi and bit the persona, causing Viljam to scream in agony.
"Viljam's persona is weak to physical attacks," Teddie informed. Everyone gave a surprised look to Louhi, who was already starting to crackle.
"Save him, Konohana Sakuya," Yukiko ordered her persona, which sent another agi at the offending shadow. The shadow quickly dissolved. Viljam was on his knees clutching the same area where Louhi was bitten.
"Dia!" rang out and Konohana Sakuya healed Viljam and by extension Louhi.
"Seriously!? You'd think those furs would actually give protection from physical attacks," Yosuke complained.
"Sorry," Viljam apologized ashamed.
Yu walked to the Finnish boy. "Don't blame yourself. We didn't know," the silver haired boy said, while patting the boys back. With those encouraging words Viljam got up.
"Mabufu," Viljam suddenly exclaimed and Louhi sent a freezing wave at a group of shadows that were approaching.
"Maragi," Yukiko followed suit and her persona sent a wave of fire at another group of shadows.
"We should head back now," Yu said as he noticed that Viljam and Yukiko were a little tired.
(Back at the entrance)
"Now we know that Nousku isn't suited for front lines," said Yu, which depressed Viljam a little.
"I think it's best that he and Amagi-san stand back," added Yosuke which made Viljam slump more.
"Also I can use ice magic too and Nousku-kun's ailments aren't that useful," Chie said not noticing Viljam's mood
"Well sorry for being so worthless," Viljam shouted, hurt from all the criticism. Viljam doesn't take anything that would be classified as a failure too well. The three critics felt guilty of making the Finnish boy feel bad.
"His ice magic is stronger than Chie-chan's," Teddie pointed out helpfully. This improved Viljam's mood a little.
"That's true. Also if he practices with his weapon he might be good bodyguard for Amagi-san," Yu added.
"I can take care of myself. Nousku-kun doesn't have to protect me if he doesn't want to," Yukiko said, not wanting to be a bother.
"It's fine," Viljam said earning everyone's attention. "The sidelines are all that I'm good for anyway," the finnish boy said with a sigh. Viljam then turned towards Teddie. "Can you do me a favor," Viljam asked the bear, who nodded. "Can you switch the lenses on my glasses to be blue, preferably azure," Viljam asked the bear, while giving his glasses to the bear.
"Sure, but why," Teddie asked, earning a smile from Viljam.
"I'll tell you when you're done," Was all the Finnish boy was willing to reveal. With that Teddie got to work.
"So, aside from practicing with our personas, we should do some physical training," Yu piped up, earning everyone's attention. This made everyone thoughtful.
Yosuke was the one to speak first, "Well I do work at Junes, and moving some of the merchandise can be classified as lifting weights," was what the headphone wearing boy said.
"I already train alot, so I should be fine," Chie said confidently, though she was thinking about training harder. After all, if more powerful shadows appeared, she needs to kick even harder. Yukiko looked a little hesitant. She wasn't sure if she was able to train. After all, she needed to help at the Inn. Viljam on the other hand was clearly down. The Finnish boy thought he was too weak to get stronger. Also physical extertion might trigger an asthma attack.
"What about you Nousku? Any ideas how you will train," Yu asked the Finnish boy, who started to feel uncomfortable.
"...I...can't," Viljam said with difficulty, causing everyone to gain question marks. "The capabilities my body has now is my limit. I can't improve," Viljam clarified, earning a blanched look from Yosuke and Chie.
Yu on the other hand had a questioning look. "Why can't you improve," the silverhaired boy asked, making Viljam increasingly uncomfortable.
"I just can't," Viljam said, trying to avoid revealing the truth. At this point Yosuke gained a look of realization.
"Let me guess. Because of your asthma, you can't train," Yosuke guessed. Judging by Viljam's panicked expression, the headphone wearing boy hit the nail on the head. Viljam could only nod. The situation would've been funny if Viljam's depression didn't feel contagious.
"Come on. There has to be a pace that's good for you," Chie said carefully. Viljam didn't react. A lightbulb went off in Yu's head.
"Satonaka-san, why don't you try training with him," Yu suggested causing everyone, including Viljam, to look at Yu like he was crazy.
"Chie-san shouldn't waste her time on someone like me." It was Viljam who said that. This earned Chie's attention, who didn't like the way Viljam phrased that.
"What's that supposed to mean," Chie asked in annoyance.
"I'm hopeless," Viljam said not understanding what Chie didn't understand about his statement.
"You won't know unless you try," it was Yosuke who said that, surprising everyone. "I mean I can imagine Satonaka being a drill sergeant, but I'm sure she can improve you somehow," the Junes boy continued, earning an annoyed look from Chie at the drill sergeant comment.
"What if I trained with you two," said Yu, when he noticed that Viljam wasn't convinced. "I will make sure Satonaka-san will work you within your limits," the silver haired boy added encouragingly. This action made Viljam look between Yu and then Chie. On one hand he could get Chie frustrated at his own incompetence, but on the other hand, if the training actually reaped something then he might not be a hindrance.
"Alright. I'll try," Viljam said with what he thought was confidence, but others took as nervousness.
At that moment Teddie decided to pipe up. "And done," said the bear as he handed over the glasses with blue lenses, which Viljam accepted happily. " Now why did you want blue lenses," Teddie asked curiously. Viljam didn't want to answer because he thought it was embarrassing, but he kinda promised the bear.
"Blue and white are the colors of Finland's flag," Viljam said embarrassed. Everyone chuckled at that.
"You really like your home," Yu commented.
"Yeah. But also I thought blue lenses would look cooler," Viljam said as he tried the glasses. The lenses color actually hid his eyes so well, you can't see them unless you're looking inches away from him. Not that anyone tried. "How do I look," Viljam asked while smiling a little. Yu and Yosuke gave nods of approval, while Yukiko's and Chie's cheeks took a near unnoticeable shade of pink. No one noticed though.
With that the five have made plans to train sometime one way or another and returned.
(Junes. May 3rd. Daytime)
It was the Constitution Day, meaning that the students had a day off from school. Chie decided that she wanted to hang out with everyone. Yukiko was easy to convince, though she had to help a little at the Inn before going. Viljam was a little hesitant to go, but decided he didn't have anything better to do. Finally Chie went to Yu's house to invite him to join.
Now the foursome were sitting in and Yosuke were sitting at Junes food court. Yosuke was working at Junes, but was now on the break. There was also Nanako Dojima, Yu's cousin. Yu didn't want to leave the little girl alone in the house so he and Chie took her with them.
"Why'd you bring Nanako-chan to a place like this on Golden Week," Yosuke asked Yu and Chie.
"Where else is there to go," Chie retorted.
"She's right you know," Viljam decided to speak his mind. Viljam himself didn't mind much. After all, there aren't many places you could go back in his hometown. Not to mention, as far as the Finnish boy thinks, Inaba is about the same size as his home.
"I love Junes," Nanako piped up, surprising everyone but Yu. Yosuke looked so happy he could burst into tears. "But we were supposed to go on a real trip somewhere," Nanako said slightly depressed. Dojima had promised earlier in the week that he would take the 4th and 5th day off from work, but he broke that promise. Yu still couldn't help but frown when he remembered Nanako's sorrowful look. "We were going to make boxed lunches," Nanako added. Nanako's sorrowful expression brought sympathy from everyone especially Viljam. Unbeknownst to others Viljam had a soft spot for anything he regarded as cute. A trait he shares with his sisters.
"You can make boxed lunches?" it was Viljam who asked that question in amazement. Nanako shook her head and pointed towards Yu.
"Oh, so you're the family cook then? Pretty impressive 'big bro'," Chie said jokingly, causing Viljam to chuckle and Yu looked slightly embarrassed. Nanako on the other hand had a thoughtful look.
"Well you do seem capable," Yosuke said slightly impressed, though Viljam had a questioning look.
"Why is it so impressive," the Finnish boy asked out of curiosity, earning a look from Yosuke.
"What do you mean? Guys rarely know how to cook," Yosuke told the Finnish boy. Now Viljam had an annoyed look.
"It's not that rare. I mean, give me a recipe and I can make anything relatively simple," Viljam said like it was a fact, earning surprised looks. While Viljam does know how to follow some simple recipies, he doesn't think it's anything to brag about.
"I can cook too," Chie announced earning an interested look from Viljam. "I would've whipped some boxed lunches if you had asked," the green clad girl added, though she seemed nervous towards the end.
Yosuke gave Chie a flat look. "Yeah, lemme think about-No," Yosuke said earning questioning looks from Viljam and Yu. Chie on the other hand was annoyed.
"What makes you think I can't cook? Let's have a cook-off and you'll see," Chie challenged Yosuke, who gained a smug look for some reason.
"My my, doth the lady protest too much," Yosuke asked mockingly, earning a frown from Viljam. "And I never said I cooked, but I'd probably win anyway," the headphone wearing boy added with a smirk.
Suddenly Yukiko laughed. "Ahhah. I can understand that," the black haired girl said while laughing. Chie was shocked at her best friends betrayal. Yu and Viljam weren't sure what to say in this situation.
"Nanako-chan can be our judge," Yosuke said cheerfully. "I bet we could make something that ranks up with your mom's cooking," the headphone wearing boy added.
"I don't have a mom. She died in an accident," Nanako said earning shocked looks from all but Yu. Now Yosuke felt bad.
"Umm. I'm sorry," Yosuke apologized.
Nanako instantly perked up. "It's okay. I still have dad, and now a brother too," Nanako said, blushing at the last part. Viljam looked at Yu in jealousy. While the Finnish boy does have a younger sister, he never acted like the older sibling. At least in his opinion. "And I'm having a lot of fun here. I love Junes," Nanako said happily.
"We can hang out with you anytime you want Nanako-chan," Chie said while giving a big smile.
"Yeah, we should hang out more often," Yukiko added. This was followed by various agreements from Yosuke and Viljam, though Viljam seemed a little down.
Yosuke then went to get some soda and asked if Nanako wanted to get some. The little girl got up and went with Yosuke leaving the other four.
"She's a strong girl," Yukiko commented.
"Yeah, she makes me feel like I'm the little kid here," Chie added, causing Viljam to chuckle. This made everyone turn to him.
"What?" It was Yu who asked what made Viljam chuckle.
"Nothing," Viljam said with his head tilted down.
"We're not buying that," said Yukiko who was gazing at Viljam sternly. A little something Yukiko learned. The only way to make Viljam speak up, was to ensure that he understood that he couldn't weasel out.
Viljam caved in with a sigh. "You think you feel like a little kid? Nanako-chan and Yu-san remind me too much of how I'm a failure as an older brother," Viljam said, which gave everyone question and exclamation marks. "When Linnea and I went to store together, she did the actual grocery shopping while I was just there looking like a mindless drone," Viljam said in self-depreciation. Everyone were a little surprised at this. Chie and Yu did hear what his shadow said, but they thought it was just exaggerating.
"How old is Linnea-chan," Yu asked surprising Viljam.
"Why does it matter," Viljam asked not understanding the point.
"Linnea-san looked our age," Yukiko said surprising Chie and Yu, while Viljam looked a little shocked that Yukiko revealed it. "Viljam introduced me to his family in a video chat," Yukiko explained to the surprised duo.
"Take a year and half," Viljam said in defeat, earning questioning look from Chie. "Linnea is a year and half younger than me," Viljam clarified, giving Yu a look of realization.
"The situations can't be compared," Yu said earning a blanched look from Viljam. "Nanako-chan is eight years old. While her maturity is impressive I don't think it's normal. Linnea-san on the other hand is expected to be mature, so of course she wouldn't cling to her brother," Yu explained.
Viljam blinked once, twice and then he chuckled good naturedly. "Now I feel dumb. Linnea is very independent. The fact that she easily outranks me and Maria in cooking speaks in itself," Viljam said smiling. Chie and Yukiko were slightly surprised at the part of Linnea being supposedly good cook.
"How good would you say Linnea-san is at cooking," Chie asked in curiosity.
Viljam actually smirked at the question, "She cooked a three course meal once for our family of five, although the appetizers weren't exactly in my taste," Viljam said with pride. Chie's jaw dropped, while Yukiko looked surprised.
"Umm. Is there a reason your little sister is such a great cook," Chie asked unsure of whether Viljam was bragging or not.
Viljam had a thoughtful look on his face. "Not really. The three of us usually helped mom cook sometimes, then I think Linnea started to try things herself. Usually with great success, especially when it was something sweet," Viljam explained, while having a dreamy look at the last part.
Chie decided to get something for Nanako too and Yukiko followed suit. Yu and Viljam stayed behind.
"You sound proud of your little sister," Yu commented about Viljam explaining his younger sisters cooking skills.
Viljam had a forlorn look. "Yeah. And now that I think about it, I remember Linnea once telling me that her friends were jealous of me being her brother. I'm not sure why, but I felt like I did something right back then," Viljam said. Yu could sense the adoration the boy had for his family.
Viljam looked towards Yu who had a frown on his face for some reason. Before the FInnish boy could ask Nanako ran back to them. "Do you want something too," Nanako asked Yu, who nodded with a smile. Yu then got up and went with Nanako, with Viljam following suit.
(Samegawa Flood Plain. May 4th. Daytime.)
It was another holiday where there was no school, however, Viljam had a slight problem. Chie and Yu were planning to train together, and they asked if the Finnish boy could join them. Viljam honestly didn't want to, but sadly Yukiko threatened to put him into some very uncomfortable work if he didn't.
So here they were at the flood plain. Viljam had decided to wear a sweatpants and black walking shoes. Complete with a loose black T-shirt, since the wheather was a warm, at least to him.
"Now then let's start with ten push ups," Chie told Viljam, who gave the girl a blanched look. Viljam was ashamed to admit that he can't do a single push up, but he tried anyway.
Chie couldn't believe her eyes. She knew Viljam wasn't an athlete, but she didn't know that he couldn't even make a single push up. Yu was just as surprised to see how frail Viljam was. Granted the silverhaired boy wasn't a star athlete in his opinion, but he could still do more than one push up. "Are you SERIOUS," Chie asked in utter disbelief. "I didn't think there existed a guy who can't do one push up," the green clad girl continued, not understanding how her words were affecting.
"Sorry for existing then," Viljam said in a defeated tone.
Yu was having none of it. "We're not giving up now," Yu said encouragingly. Though in reality he was thinking how to increase Viljam's strength now. The closest thing he could come up with was lifting weights, but he didn't own any.
"I guess I'll have to bring weights for you next time," Chie lamented, unknowingly answering Yu's problem.
"You own weights," Viljam asked in curiosity.
"Yeah I needed to train my arms a little. How else could I do handstands," Chie explained. Viljam was about to ask why she needed to do handstands, but then he remembered a scene from a movie he once watched. A guy was standing on his hands while spinkicking his opponents. Viljam couldn't help but laugh a little.
"What," Chie asked annoyed.
"Just picturing you, doing a spinkick while handstanding," Viljam said trying not to smile. Unfortunately for Viljam, Chie thought the image Viljam had involved her wearing a skirt. Chie kicked Viljam on reflex, causing the boy to fall on his knees in pain.
"What was that for," Viljam cried while clutching his abdomen. While Chie was just huffing at Viljam, Yu figured out what Chie thought the boy meant.
"Satonaka-san, I'm pretty sure Viljam didn't mean whatever you thought he meant," Yu came to Viljam's defense. This only caused Chie to glare at the silverhaired, boy who wisely shut up.
Their attention was turned to Viljam when they heard a sniffle. Viljam was trying to stop tears coming out, but even if he could do that his poorly suppressed sobs gave it away.
"Don't try that with me. I'm not buying it," Chie said sternly, thinking he was faking it, causing Viljam to cry harder.
Viljam isn't used to getting beaten in any shape or form. His parents never used physical violence as a form of discipline. All they had to do was use a harsh tone and an angry face, to keep him in line. In fact getting hurt by someone was on the top five things he feared.
"Satonaka-san, I don't think he's faking," Yu told Chie while approaching Viljam.
"Can you stand," Yu asked cautiously and Viljam responded by slowly getting up. Chie was feeling increasingly bad for kicking him, but wasn't showing it. She was still skeptical for someone crying so easily. After all men don't cry.
Viljam whispered something in Yu's ear that made silverhaired boy's eyes widen in surprise. "You're serious," Yu asked Viljam, who nodded in response. Yu turned towards Chie with a sigh. "Nousku wants to know why you hate him so much," Yu said slightly embarrassed that Viljam was too afraid to speak to Chie directly.
Of all the things Chie expected, this wasn't one of them. "What do you mean hate? He can't be that hurt from one kick," Chie complained, but at the increasingly hurt look on Viljam's face, she was starting to doubt her own words.
Viljam whispered something to Yu's ear, who nodded in understanding. "He said physical violence is only used on the people you truly hate," Yu explained what Viljam whispered.
Chie couldn't believe what she was hearing. She kicks Yosuke all the time, but that doesn't mean she hates him. Also Yosuke hasn't complained about them that much. "Ohh come on Hanamura takes my kicks all the-" "I AM NOT YOSUKE!" Viljam yelled interrupting Chie's defense. Viljam finally found the courage to speak up. "He might be used to your abuse, but*sob* someone like me*sob* who has never*hiccup* been beaten in his life*sniffle* just can't take it," Viljam cried not even trying to suppress his sobbing anymore. After letting all of that out, Viljam was able gain some control."You can laugh now," Viljam said surprising both Chie and Yu.
"What do you mean," Yu asked in confusion.
Viljam sighed. "Men don't cry right. So go ahead and laugh," Viljam said bracing himself for the inevitable laughter. It never came.
"I'm sorry," Chie said surprising Viljam. "I guess...I'm too used to kicking Hanamura," the green clad girl continued. "But I still don't like that you were imagining looking under my skirt," Chie said, earning a confused look from Viljam.
"But you're wearing shorts," Viljam pointed out, causing Yu to chuckle. Indeed, since Chie was wearing her casual outfit, she was wearing shorts not a skirt.
"You know what I mean," Chie said annoyed. Viljam wracked his brain for what Chie could mean, but came empty handed.
"No, I don't," Viljam said utterly confused.
This was the third time today that Chie couldn't believe what was happening. Was this guy dense, or innocent? Either way Chie now felt really bad for kicking Viljam for essentially nothing.
"Doesn't matter," Chie quickly said, giving Yu some more amusement. "Is there anything you'd want as an apology," Chie finally said, but regretted her wording. What if he wanted something she was sure Yosuke would love to have. Which was something Chie was afraid to even think about. However before Chie could take back her words Yu decided to chime in.
"Nousku, did Satonaka-san ever buy you that steak skewer," Yu asked the Finnish boy, who gained a look of realization.
"I forgot about that! Thanks for reminding," Viljam thanked Yu. Chie was momentarily confused what the silver haired boy meant, but then she remembered the bet Viljam won.
"URGH. Fine," Chie agreed grudgingly. Yu suddenly had a lightbulb go off.
"How about this. If Viljam can get through this training session without a single complaint, Satonaka-san will buy him four steak skewers," Yu said earning a look of horror from Chie and a happy one from Viljam. Chie was about to complain, but when she saw Viljam's happy face, she couldn't bring herself to do it. So she agreed again grumbling. Besides considering the worst case scenario she thought of, this was preferable.
Now that Yu had found a suitable motivator for Viljam, they could properly start their training.
Author's notes:
The training portion kind of wrote itself.
I think Viljam finally needed some bad luck, although he did get at least one steak skewer out of it in the end.
To those who remember. I'm not that much of a wuss...at least I think I'm not.
