After 4 – 5 chapters spending on Kanji/Rise's development, better play fair and do almost the same thing on the other two couple. Though this is gonna be hard, please stay with me.

P.S – Episode 19 + Episode 20 = Such strong Souji/Yukiko tease.

WARNING: Dirty perverted humour ahead. Read at your own risk.

Disclaimer: Persona 4 belong to ATLUS

P4: Trouble Chocolate

"You're late!" Kashiwagi sneered at the four tardy students.

Souji jolted when he saw Kashiwagi first thing after Chie slid open the classroom door. Out of all the teachers who caught them red-handed, it had to be the last woman he ever wanted to see. The other three latecomers mirrored their leader's action; they too did not expect her presence to be the first received upon returning to class.

"Oh right, we have biology next," Yukiko remembered. She cursed herself for losing her cool headed thoughts from being excited over Rise and Kanji's development.

"Mind explaining me where the four of you were?" Kashiwagi looked at her four students with such scowl that brought fear to the other watchful students within their classroom.

"Does it really matter?" Chie talked back to her teacher as if they were equal. "We were only like couple of seconds late."

"Chie!" Yosuke slapped his forehead in embarrassment. He would resent her if he got into deeper trouble due to Chie's challenging attitude towards their teacher. "Don't talk back."

"I'd watch my mouth if I were you, Satonaka!" Kashiwagi moved forward to her four captives, especially pointing indignantly to Chie. "Now, mind explaining me why you're all tardy? Especially after you all promised me not to be late again!"

"Well to be fair, Souji actually promised you that we won't ditch class again," Chie pointed out with honesty this time, though it resulted with another disgruntled look from Kashiwagi, and disbelief from her three friends. "We didn't say anything about being here on time."

Hallway

"This is ridiculous! She can't send us out here for the second time on the same day!" Chie turned over to her three friends with a scowl. They returned her comment back with a similar scowl, though it looked more aiming at her instead of agreeing with her.

"Well apparently," Yosuke started ahead. "If you talked back to your teacher like that, I don't see why not!"

"I was just making a point!" Chie argued back. "And it was true! She can't do this just because I'm telling the truth!"

"There are things better left unsaid even though they're true!" Yosuke snapped back. "Think before you talk, Chie. Geez!"

Chie raised her foot up, ready to strike Yosuke hard on his abdomen again. But looking at that expression of his, she stopped and remembered twice of her earlier resolution. She set her foot back down, though with great difficulty, and wondered herself if she's making the right decision.

"Okay, fine," Chie huffed. "I'm sorry, alright!" She turned towards him upon her reply, and just as fate would play again, he also turned at her. Their eyes met once more. None of the two batted away instantly; they just stared at each other again. Similar to the ones they shared earlier that day; it felt awkward, with a hint of romance.

"Uhmm…" Yosuke spoke suddenly, which highlighted the mark that made the two looked away from each other. "Okay then, good. Apology accepted." Yosuke mentally cursed himself for stupidly breaking the mood. That was the third time the two stared at each other again that day. Oh how he wished that it won't end with them looking away from each other when a silent broke.

Souji saw it, and he knew that Yukiko saw it too. The two had been looking over at Yosuke and Chie to watch at their usual bickering, but instead, were presented with something even better. He looked over at Yukiko for a comment; she shook her head instead indicating that at the moment may not be the best place to talk. He nodded picking up her message, and satisfyingly leaned onto the wall smiling at himself. With Rise and Kanji finally solved their love issue, and with Yosuke and Chie picking things up with their harboured feelings of each other, he now can only fear for his own Valentine's issue.

In which he just remembered. Slowly, the colour in his face began to fade.

Kanji and Rise

Why go to class? Rise wondered. Her heart is fluttered with joy. She just confessed her inner desire towards the man she loved most, and though the result wasn't exactly as she hoped it would be, it was still better than any rejection scenario came into mind. She felt as if the weight on her shoulder was lift off, free from any cage she was holed in to. So instead of running back into class and joined the rest of her classmates in a never-ending tale of mathematics or geography, she instead chose to skip the next class lecture to cool off at the infamous confession spot along with the boy at mind.

"Oh my God! This is so good!" she moaned in delight. She bit into the chocolate cupcake at hand one more time, blessed at the taste of sweetness and bitterness of the chocolate she melted the night before. "Thanks for sharing, Kanji."

"Uhh yeah… no problem," Kanji hesitantly replied. "You sure you should be eating those?"

"Oh don't be stingy!" she huffed back. "You're not gonna eat them all anyway." She turned back to her treat and bit a bigger chunk of it than the previous one. Kanji sighed softly as he bit his own cupcake. He took the moment of silent in time to rethink over his thought. Now that the issue is finally solved for Rise, he still had his own issue to go over.

Forgetting his initial crush won't be easy. After all, he was looking at Naoto for a long time. It won't be easy for him to let her go. And truth to be told, he wouldn't want to do that either. He knew that she's not the type who changed her mind, trying to get her will just be wasting his time and hers. But a piece of him wouldn't want to give up just yet, he felt that he can still change her mind.

But he also wanted to learn to love Rise. A piece of him accepted her long before she confessed her heart out to him. Her joyful personality always made his day, annoying as they can be. His heart wasn't ready yet for her, but he wouldn't want to let that go either. He wanted to hang onto that and give himself the chance to grow for her.

"Isn't this nice, Kanji?" Rise's words broke his chain of thoughts. "Just you and me, all alone on Valentine's Day." The boy in mind turned over to her, just in time as she smiled. Her genuine smile. One that Kanji believed can never be found in any photographs or videos she's featured on, reserved only for those whom she held close dear.

"Yeah," he turned away from Rise with a blush. "This is nice… I guess."

"Oh Kanji," Rise giggled at Kanji's shy demeanour. She figured that he's still adjusting at the idea of the two trying out to be more than friends. "There's no need to act any different around me. Just treat me like you usually do. But it wouldn't hurt for you to try something different." She emphasized those last words with a hint of flirt.

"Like… like what?" he jumbled his words again. Rise giggled as a response, she loved this shy side of Kanji that others unaware of.

"Holding my hand would be a nice start," she advised. Kanji turned to look over at the ex-pop idol once more, more particularly at her unoccupied hand that she hinted at. Now that she brought the idea up, it looked really inviting towards him. No answer is needed; he just took a hold of it with his other empty hand, squeezing it gently. Rise smiled at this plunge he took for her and returned it with her own squeeze, both happy at the warmth of each other's hands.

Back at Souji's class

Lunch break is sooner than expected, according to Souji. Completely understandable since he skipped a lecture and was sent to the hallway during two other lectures, apparently time flew by quicker with the changes that broke his daily school routine. Not to mention there was the whole incident with Kanji and Rise. But to those who stuck with the misadventure and mishap of Kashiwagi's past Valentines and other non-whimsical lectures, the lunch break felt like an eternity to them.

"Is it just me or does the lunch break came quicker than expected?" Yosuke shared the same sentiment to his best friend.

"Time flies when you're having too much fun, my friend," Souji chuckled at his end.

"Whatever," Yosuke replied who's used to with some of the snarky comments Souji had made. "Wanna find the rest and head for the roof?"

"Better not," Souji smirked. "Do you really want to interrupt Kanji and Rise's alone time together?"

"They're still there?" Yosuke asked. "Lucky bastard." He added with a scowl. Yosuke may be happy for the two, but as a fan of Risette, he's not exactly thrill of it.

"There's no need for that, Yosuke," Souji added with a playful smirk. "Your time will come real soon." Souji chuckled to himself as he turned towards the front door, which he thought the two girls were ought to be since that's where he last saw them. "Where are the girls?"

2nd year's female bathroom

Ai Ebihara is not one of those types of woman who stuck her nose on other people's business.

Anymore.

Until today that is.

Not long before she walked into the female bathroom, two other girls beat her to it. Yukiko Amagi and Chie Satonaka. Naturally, Ai paid no attention nor attempted in engaging a simple greeting. She walked inside after the two, proceed to do her business and then leave. Simple, until she heard the two girls' conversation that peak her interest and stopped her to do any so.

"Come on. Let me see! Let me see!" Yukiko's whisper came from one of the locked cubicle.

"Hang on, Yukiko!" Chie's voice came next. That's when Ai exactly paid attention to. No two girls would ever share a cubicle together. Unless a visual secret is to be shared, one in particularly where no outsiders should ever witness.

"I can't just whip it out and show it to you!"

That's at the exact point on where Ai decided to stick around a little longer. She held her breath silently and listened close by. She also used both of her hands to clasp her mouth tight in case she slipped out a whimper at every sentence whenever the two talked. With a conversation such as that, it's no wonder someone can play the wrong image at mind.

"It's just us, Chie," Yukiko's voice pestered on. "There's no need to be shy."

"I know," Chie interjected. "It's just weird… and kindda embarrassing."

"It's okay," Yukiko assured her friend. "I promise I won't laugh."

With no background of knowing what subject the two were talking about, Ai placed a subject at mind of what the two were referring to in secret. A certain subject that came first at mind, that is generally considered perverted. Ai held her breath and listened close by at the conversation even more, hoping that a certain light will shine through and get the "certain index" out of her mind.

"Okay, you better," Chie gave in.

Ai patiently waited for a response, one that would shed some light on the mystery. But what came next; only push her perverted mind even deeper into depth. Ai heard a zipper zipped down, along with ruffle noises of clothing fabrics.

"Oh wow, it's bigger than I thought," Ai heard Yukiko's comment. "It looked a lot smaller when I first saw it."

Ai nearly choked a gasp from that sudden absurd comment Yukiko made, thankfully her hand grasped her mouth even tighter. Even so, it didn't help at the fact of Ai's still "index" imagination playing inside her head. It never crossed in her mind that, biologically speaking, such things had ever happen in history of Inaba.

"Don't analyse it!" Chie interrupted. "I'm putting it back in!"

"Chie, wait!" Yukiko stopped her friend. "Can I touch it?"

Ai wanted to leave, she really do. Leaving the bathroom sounded like a good idea at this point on. But her curiosity just won't let her go just yet until she heard Chie's answer. She knew that those two girls are best friends and extremely close, still though, there should be a boundary line drew in to respect one's privacy. And privates too.

"Why would you want to touch it?" Chie exaggeratingly asked.

"Just curious at its weight," Yukiko replied. "Come on. Please!"

Ai had enough. She had to leave. She felt disgusted, appalled and more importantly, surprised at the new hidden fact bestowed upon her. In particularly, one that she wished that she didn't even hear in the first place. She should've known that eavesdropping can only lead to unwanted information. She learnt that the hard way once with the whole incident with basketball member, Kou Ichijo. Nevertheless, she left the bathroom. She didn't care how loud her footsteps were making, all she cared about was that she's gone and away from the two freakishly close girls.

"Okay fine," Ai heard Chie's reply. "But only just for a little bit."

She didn't move fast enough, it was too late. Ai would never think that having too much information could ever lead to a moment of awkwardness. Especially after she heard another of Yukiko's snarky comment that did not help erase the "index" image in her mind.

"Oh my, it's quite heavy too."

Back at Souji's class (again)

"Last I saw, Chie grabbed something from her bag and left in a hurry," Yosuke continued on from where their conversation left off. "She looked like she's in quite a rush. Like as if they're hiding something from us."

Souji paused to gather his thought. It was unusual for Chie or Yukiko to just leave in a hurry without any notice. They usually weren't the type who hide anything to him, especially after he started dating Yukiko and became such good friends with Chie.

"And whatever it was, I bet it's something she's embarrassed to show to us," Yosuke continued as he opened his bento box and poke the straw into his milk box.

"What makes you say that?" Souji rubbed the bridge of his nose. He let the idea go and try not to think too much into the trivial things in his life.

"Because, dude," Yosuke smirked. "I caught a glimpse of it. And whatever she's hiding from us, it was pink."

Or perhaps Souji is not thinking too much into it. Chie did mention she got Yosuke a chocolate. "Pink you say?" Souji slyly asked.

"Yeah," Yosuke nodded. "Definitely not her choice of colour. Yukiko, maybe. But not Chie."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever!" Souji quickly dismissed Yosuke's end of thought. His mind quickly rummaged through a train of thoughts, playing with the open scenario laid out to him. It didn't take long, but he managed to draw a plan to rope the two for some alone time. "Anyway, Yosuke. New plan! I'm gonna go grab the girls, and you go wait for me on the roof now."

"Wait! What?" Yosuke confusingly asked. "What for?"

"For… for… for lunch!" Souji stammered. "Yeah, that's it! Lunch! We're gonna have lunch up there! So go up there now and wait for me! I'll go find the others! Now go!" Souji left the class soon after he made his point across to his best friend, not even bothering to wait for his reply nor confirmed of his confirmation.

Souji had to admit that it's not exactly the best plan, considering how he made it on the spot. Despite of it, he's excited and amused of his two friends. After seeing Rise and Kanji hooked up together, he couldn't wait to see the outcome on his other friends' love dilemma. So he searched for Chie's presence as he strolled around the hallway of the 2nd years, but Chie is nowhere to be found. He knew that she wouldn't be far, but the only place to be at reach distance he's yet to check is the women's bathroom. One which he swore that he'll never step foot into.

Souji kept his distance from the location to avoid misunderstanding from his fellow classmates. He stood by in hope of finding his friend coming out of the venue, but instead greeted with a stupefied looking Ai Ebihara.

"Ah, Ebi," Souji spotted the representative of the Moon Arcana. "Hello, good to see… you." Souji's words trailed off as he saw that expression she's making. "Is everything okay?"

"Hmm?" Ai turned towards her caller and spotted Souji. "Oh, Seta! Good timing! I need to talk to you in private! Now!" She grabbed hold of his right hand and forcefully pulled him off.

"Wait! What?" Souji slowly replied upon realizing that she's already taken action. "Ebi!" Souji stopped midsentence when she glared at him for misusing her name. "Uhh I mean, Ai-chan. Can this wait? I'm in the middle of something important here." He turned to look over at the women's bathroom just before he was dragged off towards the corner and down the staircase.

"Well too bad! Mine came first!" she replied a little forcefully. "This is important for me too."

"Yeah, but…" Souji tried to reason his way out, but he was cut off when he spotted some familiar faces that can perhaps be of assistance. "Help me, you guys!" He begged to the passing sport club members Daisuke Nagase and Kou Ichijo, which sadly only resulted with the two boys staring at Ai's bold manner.

While Ai continued to drag Souji towards a secluded area, Souji couldn't help but notice that the direction the two were heading looked somewhat familiar. It was only after the two exited the Main building and heading towards the Practice building that made Souji to realize where Ai's bringing him to. He hoped that Ai would bring him within the Practice building, but instead they headed to the one outer corner of the building, towards the infamous confession spot.

Back at the 2nd years' floor

"I wonder if Souji's going to be okay," Daisuke commented to his best friend in reference towards their other friend's plea. "I mean, shouldn't we help him?"

"He'll be fine," Kou chuckle a little as the two had finally reached at the 2nd years' floor. "Ebihara's probably just giving him a Valentines Chocolate. Which reminds me, how come she didn't give me one?"

"Why bother? You've got loads of them piling up in your locker already," Daisuke sighed at the usual annual pile up in Kou's shoe locker. Not like he resented him of it, Daisuke didn't care much of Valentine's Day. He just felt pity for all the girls who chased after his best friend since he knew well that Kou won't return the favour to any of them.

"Well, yeah, but most of them are from girls I hardly knew," Kou sighed at his misfortune, which some boys would find hard to be counted as one. "Valentine's Chocolate would mean so much if it was from someone I'm well acquainted with like Ebihara or Amagi. Or… you know." Kou blushed a little at the thought of a certain girl at mind.

"Speaking of your dream girl," Daisuke pointed at the women's bathroom. "There she is right now." Just as the soccer fan pointed out, Chie and Yukiko conveniently walked out of the bathroom.

"Satonaka! Amagi-san!" Kou boldly called out and approached the two girls. Daisuke sighed and followed his best friend, casually waved a friendly greeting to the two girls.

"Oh hello," Yukiko greeted her classmates kindly. "Ichijo-kun, Nagase-san."

"Hey, sup?" Chie shifted her green jacket uncomfortably hoping that none would ever notice the gift she hid within her jacket, though due to its size it became visibly leaked through her green fabric.

"It sure is odd seeing you guys separated with the rest of your group," Kou attempted in small talk. Thankfully for Chie, he didn't focus well enough to see the box she's hiding within her clothing. "Did Valentine's Day got to the best of them?"

"I guess you can say that," Chie sheepishly laughed while trying to push the box inside her jacket to hide through her back. "I'm surprised to see you empty handed, Ichijo."

"That's because he's burying it all in his locker," Daisuke bluntly replied, in which earned him a tap from Kou and a giggle from the two girls. "Anyways, Amagi-san," Daisuke remembered the scene of Souji's kidnapping. "Souji's being dragged off by Ebihara again in case you were wondering where he would be."

"Whoa! Dude!" Kou jabbed Daisuke's ribs lightly. "No need say it like that," he lectured off his friend's bluntness. Kou may not have the way to the ladies' heart, but he knew enough that you don't jump to a straight answer.

"Ebihara-san, you say?" Yukiko asked sounding suspiciously calm, for Chie's standards. "I see." Kou seemed to notice the odd tone too, for someone who's not well acquainted. "Thanks for letting me know, Nagase-san." Yukiko smiled.

Chie kept her eyes perfectly still on Yukiko, those comments sounded too good for Yukiko. Kou stayed silent too waiting for some sort of reaction from Yukiko. His instinct told him to stay silent and not press on this matter longer. He couldn't say the same thing for his friend though.

"Yeah, they headed down towards the Practice Building I think," Daisuke continued on not catching in the atmosphere. It took Kou to jab him a little harder on Daisuke's ribs once more to silent him up.

"But I'm sure it's nothing serious, Amagi-san," Kou stuttered on trying to keep her calm.

"What made you think so, Ichijo-kun?" Yukiko confusingly asked.

"Well… I, uhhh…" Kou stuttered again midsentence. "I just thought that… maybe…" Kou sighed losing his reasoning, which earned him a chuckle and a giggle from Daisuke and Chie. "Oh shut up, you two!"

"I'm sure it's fine, Ichijo-kun," Yukiko smiled. "Now if you would excuse me, I'm going to find Naoto-kun and I will see you all later." Yukiko moved past the two sport club members and headed for the stairs. Chie noticed that Yukiko seemed to be walking rather hastily for someone who supposed to be casually searching for her underclassman. As Chie suspected, Yukiko was a little worried for her boyfriend being dragged along by another beautiful girl.

"There's nothing to be jealous about, Yukiko!" Chie called out to tease her best friend. Yukiko stopped at the turn of the staircase and turned towards the now laughing Chie. She can feel the stares from the other students who were present at the hallway, especially from the nearby girls who were quietly giggling to themselves. Yukiko wasn't going to let Chie had the last laugh.

"Just hurry and give your Valentine's Chocolate already!" Yukiko left a target of tease on Chie's back. She then disappeared down the staircase with a chuckle of her own. The shocked look on Chie's face left her giggling to herself.

"Valentine's chocolate, she say," Kou peaked hopefully and turned towards Chie with a smile. "Who's it for?"

"None of your business!" Chie kicked Kou's hips out of impulse.

Back to Yukiko

Just as Yukiko walked down the staircase to chase after Souji and Ebihara, while looking for Naoto at the side, she ran straight to the young detective she hoped to run into last. After explaining the situation towards Naoto of Souji and Ebihara disappearing together, Naoto stopped Yukiko and asked her the big question that she wondered most of her recent change of behaviour. Though she shifted the words and used another to avoid the "J" word.

"Honestly?" Yukiko asked.

"Yes, honestly," Naoto nodded.

"If you want me to be honest," Yukiko replied. "I guess… I'm a little uncomfortable."

"I see," Naoto nodded.

"But only for a little," Yukiko hastily added. "Nothing more."

"I didn't say anything, senpai," Naoto sighed. "But how about we have a chat over this matter? I've been wondering myself." Naoto indicated Yukiko to follow her out of the Main Building. She followed anyway wanting to know of Naoto's sudden question.

"So what would you like to ask, Naoto-kun?" Yukiko asked as the two stopped by under the shade of the connecting building's railway.

"This isn't the first time you're uncomfortable with Souji-senpai spending time with other girls is it?" Naoto asked straight off with no further delay.

"Geez, Naoto-kun," Yukiko sighed. "You really don't hold back do you?"

"Neither is Souji-senpai," Naoto quietly chuckled at their similarity. "But please, let's not get off track."

"Well… no, I guess," Yukiko shrugged. "I mean, there were times that he spent with Ozawa or Ebihara or even Rise-chan, but it never really bothers me that much." Yukiko sighed again looking straight at Naoto's blank stare. She reminded Yukiko of Souji who would sit and listen to her problem all day long.

"So would you say today marked your first time that you feel… uncomfortable?" Naoto asked. She's finding it hard not to slip using the "J" word that would drive Yukiko immediately away.

"Well there was yesterday with Rise-chan," Yukiko confessed to her letter of challenge from Rise that she only kept to herself and Chie. "But thinking about it today, she mean well." Yukiko wouldn't want to spend time explaining of what she heard from Rise's confession, that's something for Rise to tell Naoto on her own.

"I see," Naoto replied unsure. "Speaking that aside, what about Ebihara-senpai did just now?"

"Funny thing is," Yukiko turned towards Naoto. "There was one time today when Souji showed the chocolate he got from Ozawa and I… reacted a little over it." Yukiko wouldn't want to get into further details over it, since that moment is embarrassing enough as it is for her to tell of it.

"A little?" Naoto asked. Based on when she ruined her and Souji's moment in the classroom earlier today, "a little" must've meant equivalent to that time or even more.

"Yes, a little," Yukiko confirmed her answer. "Nothing more."

That's the second time Yukiko confirmed it to be "a little". Naoto deduced that with the way Yukiko keep confirming it must've meant she wanted everyone to get the picture that it only bothered her "a little", while it could've been more than that to her.

"Yukiko-senpai," Naoto started. "Are you sure it's only 'a little'?"

"What are you saying, Naoto-kun?" Yukiko asked feeling a little defensive.

"Because it seemed to me that it's more than 'a little'," Naoto confirmed it. "And I have the feeling that everyone else think differently too. Especially Souji-senpai."

Yukiko wanted to retort back at Naoto's claim, but it made sense to her that it's actually true itself. Chie constantly teased her and her 'jealous' attribute based on Yukiko's strong remark of the subject, while Souji was unsure what to say to her during that time when he received a chocolate from Matsunaga since he was afraid on how she would react similarly to that time with Ozawa's chocolate.

"You're right," Yukiko realized it from the signs. "They will continue to think I'm jealous because I'm acting like one. And they will continue unless they know differently."

"Well, I didn't say… jealous," Naoto struggled at trying to keep things at hand now that Yukiko had said the taboo word. "I was referring to you being uncomfortable."

"Oh stop buttering it up, Naoto-kun," Yukiko rolled her eyes. "You and I know well that we're talking about me being the jealous type. I know you think so of me too the moment we started talking here."

"I'm sorry," Naoto apologized dejectedly. "I wasn't trying to butter you up. I just wanted us to engage in a way that wouldn't result with you… yelling at me again." Apparently the moment of the day with Yukiko, Souji and Rise raising their voice at her sort of render her intimidated.

"Well, it won't happen again, Naoto-kun" Yukiko placed a comforting hand at Naoto's back. She was guilty herself for yelling at Souji and Naoto earlier today. "Starting now, I am in control. I'll prove to you all that I'm not jealous and possessive." Yukiko meant of her resolve. She may have admitted that her previous feeling was unorthodox, but with her new resolve, she vowed to change for the better. She'll end Chie's non-stop tease and prove to Souji that she's the supportive woman he can trust on.

"Nobody said anything about possessive," Naoto muttered. "But good for you, Yukiko-senpai. Best of luck."

"Thank you, Naoto-kun," Yukiko hugged Naoto from behind, which surprised Naoto greatly. "Now go grab Kanji-kun and Rise-chan so we can all have lunch at the roof."

"And Souji-senpai?" Naoto tested Yukiko's resolve.

"He'll come to us when he's done with Ebihara-san," Yukiko smiled. She then left the underclassman and made her way back to the Main Building to find her best friend.

Naoto couldn't help but to think that smile looked way too perfect for Yukiko to use so early on her resolve. She's afraid that Yukiko may just be bottling up all these pent up feelings that will bound to explode in a heated rage if pushed too far.

Yukiko (again)

As Yukiko Amagi happily strutted up the staircase and heading towards her classroom with a smile and confidence, she had been feeling positive and happy. She's ready to appeared better to Souji and to everyone else who deemed her low. Just as she reached the 2nd years' floor, she spotted Chie just outside their classroom door. She approached her, ready to show her best friend that she's not as whom she claimed to be. But just as she's only inches away to Chie, that's where she noticed that sullen and down look on hers that looked similarly to Rise's. Feeling worried and concerned of her best friend's dejected look, Yukiko erased any thought she had on earlier and approached Chie's troubled expression.

"Chie," Yukiko held Chie's shoulder gently. "Is everything okay?"

"Hmm…" Chie turned towards her caller. "Oh, Yukiko." Chie blinked and rubbed her eyes roughly as if she's hiding a trace of tear. "Sorry, kindda zoned out there. Yeah, everything's okay. What's up? Did you find Souji?" Her tone sounded forced. Yukiko had been with Chie for years, she knew when Chie sounded unnatural.

"Chie, what's wrong?" Yukiko asked again ignoring Chie's comment.

"Nothing," Chie denied. "Everything's fine."

"Chie, please," Yukiko begged, she wouldn't give up just yet. She looked on to Chie with nothing but concern for her wellbeing.

Chie, in return, look at her best friend's worried expression, one that she recognized for so long due to the years they've spent together. And she can no longer lie to her anymore. "Oh Yukiko," she sighed. She then unzipped her green jacket and took out the big heart shaped chocolate box she hid within all this time. "Here," she presented it to Yukiko. "Take it. I don't think I can give it to Yosuke after all."

"What?" Yukiko silently and shockingly asked. "Why not?"

"Because…" Chie sadly smiled. "He just told me that he's not interested in me."


WHAT'S THIS? MORE DRAMA? DON'T WORRY GUYS, THERE WON'T BE AS MUCH AS IN COMPARISON WITH KANJI AND RISE. ANYWAYS, MORE EXPLANATION ON YOSUKE'S ANSWER IN NEXT CHAPTER, AND MORE DEVELOPMENT WITH SOUJI AND YUKIKO'S CHOCOLATE TROUBLE. PLEASE REVIEW GUYS, IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO ME IF YOU WOULD TO DO SO. AND I WILL SEE YOU ALL SOON ^^