Chie found herself in Yosuke's room one afternoon and she was eager to explore. She was actually surprised how neat it was. There were a few magazines scattered about, his bike was sitting off to one side, and he had a few posters of women on the wall, but overall it was a quaint little space that screamed Yosuke.

"What are you looking for?" Yosuke asked. He was standing against one wall with his arms crossed as he watched Chie look around.

"Nothing, just looking around." Chie replied. She noticed the closet was opened a little, so she peeked inside. There was a bed that was clearly Teddie's, as well as his dress from the pageant and his inflatable tube from the beach.

"Does Teddie like sleeping in the closet?" Chie asked, surprised by the whole setup.

"It was his idea, actually." Yosuke said. "It was kind of annoying at first, sleeping in the same room, but it's not so bad anymore since he's calmed down a bit." Chie continued wandering around the room, stopping when something on his desk caught her eye. It was a print club photo of Yosuke and Saki.

"This is..." Chie turned and looked at Yosuke. He noticed what she was holding and frowned.

"Oh," he said sadly. "Yeah, um...I'm sorry, I should have put that away. You're not..."

"Upset?" Chie asked. "Jealous? Of course not. I know what she meant to you. You have to keep memories like this of the people you care about, so you never forget them." Yosuke smiled. Chie put the photo down and walked towards him. "This is why I put myself into dangerous situations, you know. To protect people like Saki. So that they stay people, instead of just memories. I hope you can understand that."

"I think I'm starting to." Yosuke replied. "I just want you to be protected, too."

"I am." Chie said with a smile. "I have you and everyone else to back me up. I can also depend on my own skills, too. Actually, I am thinking of becoming a cop someday, so that I know I can do some good for people. I haven't even told Yukiko that. Come to think of it..." Chie stopped and made a face as something occurred to her. "The only person I have told this to is Narukami, for some reason."

"I know what you mean." Yosuke said, laughing. "That guy just has one of those faces that makes you feel like you can just tell him anything." Chie laughed, too, and continued exploring his room before plopping down onto his bed. "Are you thirsty?" Chie nodded and Yosuke left to get them something to drink.

"Oh! Chie!" Chie turned to see Teddie standing in the doorway, smiling like a fool.

"Hello Teddie. I didn't know you were gonna be home today."

"They let me go home early." Teddie said happily. "Oooo, are you and Yosuke on a date!?"

"Wha-? Um..." Chie stammered. She didn't know what to tell Teddie; she had to choose her words carefully or she would never hear the end of it. "I don't know if I would call it a 'date'. We're just hanging out."

"Oh. Do you want to see Yosuke's special book collection?" Teddie said suddenly.

"Special book collection?" Chie said, confused. There was the sound of something being dropped from the door. Chie looked over just in time to see Yosuke grab her arm, pulling her from the bed and out the door.

"Teddie, you better clean that up!" Yosuke called as he pulled Chie out of the house, letting go once they were outside.

"What was that about?" Chie asked, rubbing her arm.

"N-nothing!" Yosuke replied, sounding suspicious. "Teddie was just being the dummy he always is. Anyway, I wanted to take you somewhere. Come on!" He held her hand and led her down the street. Holding hands with him felt strange, but it was a good strange. His hand was warm and softer than she would have imagined. Chie didn't want to let go and was enjoying the moment so much that she didn't even notice when they stopped in front of a print club photo booth.

"Yosuke?" Chie asked. "What are we doing here?"

"Well, when you found Saki's photo, it got me thinking," Yosuke explained. "If I want to make sure to remember what you mean to me, we need to make some memories. I figured this was a good place to start."

"Yosuke..." Chie said, blushing. He smiled at her and she smiled back. They stepped in front of the camera and squeezed in close together. This was the closest they had ever been to each other, which caused Chie's heart to leap up into her throat. Building up some courage, she put her arm around his waist. She had never noticed how skinny he actually was before. Yosuke followed suit and gingerly put his arm over her shoulder.

"OK, ready?" Youske asked. Chie nodded and he pushed a button on the machine. They posed and smiled as the camera flashed. After a few moments, a photo printed out. Chie looked down at their smiling faces.

"Wow." she said. "We kinda look almost cute together, don't we?"

"Huh." Yosuke said, nodding slightly. He was silent for a long moment. "Chie, I lo–..."

"Shh," Chie interrupted, putting a finger to his lips. She gave him her biggest smile. "I know. Come on! Let's take another one!" Chie pulled him close again and hit a few buttons on the machine. Yosuke posed for the second photo but, just before the flash, Chie put her hands up to his face and turned it towards her, kissing him on the lips as the photo took. Chie backed away and giggled at the confused look on Yosuke's face. He suddenly took her by surprise by sweeping her up into his arms and kissing her back. They stayed like that for what seemed like forever, the new photo seemingly forgotten.

Yosuke and Chie have forged a bond that cannot be broken!