December 7th Wednesday

The Shido fight, the Temko fight, then today had been busy as well. The investigation team just hadn't gotten a break in a few days, and it was starting to wear everyone down. Not that they didn't take it on the chin like the adults they were but still, even Yu was starting to be worn down. Luckily the next few days looked clear as they would be heading to Inaba for a while. Something that made all the struggle they had done for the last few days very much worth it. They'd be leaving early tomorrow. To avoid confusion, Sojiro had authorized the teen to spend the night at Rise's place, he'd be swing by with Futaba and Morgana and the teen's bags later after he closed the shop. Ren was coming over sooner with Ryuji.

This morning had been filled with getting Chie back to Inaba after she had delayed her departure by one day to help out with Temko. She would have stayed another day but the pressure to get back forced her to leave that morning. Yu and Naoto had brought her to the airport before they both heading back into Tokyo and with Goro and got him checked out by the doctor this time for good.

Yu glanced at his watch after he finished a nice stretch. It was around the time Ryuji would be getting off school and he should be expecting them any moment. The computer in front of him displayed his current report. He had just finished editing it and it felt good to be up to date on everything. His eyes flickered to his partner. Naoto had finished a while ago and was currently working on the false report she always gave to Sae. Behind her slept Akechi on the office couch, he had been helping them between the painkiller induced comas.

The kid had torn a major tendon in his shoulder because of his father. He would be needing surgery but until Shido's change of heart was public knowledge and most of his goons had been taken down, it was safer for Akechi to lay as low as possible. There were more than a few in Shido's inner cycle that wanted the detective prince dead, hopefully, their hands were currently tied by Shido himself. News broke yesterday that Shido was currently in the hospital. News claimed it was a bad flu, no one in the group believed that. Some of the evidence Akechi had stolen from Shido had already been transferred to Sae Niijima, but she was simply guarding it. They didn't want to move too fast on this and have any rats escaping the ship, so to speak. With great caution, Sae was building the case quietly, with some pretty damning evidence against everyone in Shido's inner cycle.

Once the trap was sprung and people were brought in, was the day Akechi would turn himself in. Not a moment before, they needed all the pegs to fall into place at once. So that meant Akechi would continue to be hanging around them collating evidence against himself and Shido's organization. He was going to prove to be a key witness against everyone and was quickly becoming a linchpin in the case. No doubt his cooperation would earn him leniency in his sentence but Yu knew deep down that wasn't why he was doing this. He just honestly wanted to atone for his sins.

Yu glanced rose to his feet and stretched again, picking up the coffee cup that had laid empty by his computer for hours. "You need anything?" He asked his partner.

Naoto rolled her shoulders before she glanced up at him. "I don't think so. Is your report done?"

"It's in your inbox, already been proofed." Yu picked up Naoto's empty cup.

"Alright. I got about an hour's worth left. You're heading out with Ren-Kun this afternoon correct?" Naoto inquired.

"Yeah, Kanji is coming with us and Goro if he is up to it," Yu informed his partner looking towards the sleeping teenage detective.

"Boys night out?" Naoto quickly picked up.

Yu smiled back at her. "Something like that."

The truth was they are all headed out to try and figure out a way to make Ryuji more charming. Ren was determined to make Ryuji appealing enough to date Ann. Yu saw no problem with this and found it to be an interesting challenge. He had helped to get Yosuke and Yukiko together, surely getting two teenagers would be easier than that. Heck, he had even help Kanji find the strength to ask Naoto out, this would be a piece of cake. Also, Kanji and Ryuji seemed fairly similar as far as personalities went, Kanji would be a good base of how to approach Ryuji. Goro was coming with him to get him out of the condo and hopefully provide some insight into their little quest.

"That statement seems very open-ended, Narukami." Naoto fixed him with a suspicious look.

Okay, maybe there was a double purpose to this all. The fact Yu wanted to hit the town to look for a ring for Rise and talk with Kanji away from Naoto. He was having some serious cold feet about proposing to Naoto. It wasn't that he didn't love her. He had loved her almost since the day he met her to various degrees. It was the fact the big guy was honestly worried about rejection. A rather absurd notion from Yu's perspective. The new plan Yu was working on was to have both of them propose at the same time. Rise did say she wanted a ring and proper proposal, why not do it at the same time?

"I have no clue what you are talking about, Shirogane" Yu stated dryly before he stepped up to the couch and nudged Goro.

Yu could feel Naoto's gaze on his back, she knew something was up. Yu's best play would be to just ignore the subject. Luckily Akechi would be a good distraction. Goro instantly sprang up almost as if he was expecting some unseen threat to be upon him. A hiss of pain echoed from the boy as the sudden start had no doubt caused his shoulder to uncomfortably shift. The squeak of Naoto's computer chair behind him signaled she had shifted to look in Goro's direction. She had become ferociously protective of the teenager. That probably had something to do with the boy's past, but because of her attachment to the boy, the effect was starting to wear off onto Kanji. Not that Yu was judging, it was just interesting to see Naoto so protective. Yu saw it as a window into how she'd probably end up being as a mother.

Akechi blinked as he looked around. It took a second before his mind seemed to realize where he was and that he was safe before he cast a glance to Naoto. He seemed to confirm something with her before he reached over to the small table that was next to the couch. From the small table pulled his Teddie glasses from them and put them on. Yu waited a second before Goro turned his gaze to him. He looked a bit bleary-eyed, but that was kind of to be expected. Those painkillers knocked him out and he'd have to use his lesser ones if he was going with them.

"You want to come with us?" Yu asked.

Goro yawned and nodded at the same time. "Yeah, I'll go get ready."

Yu helped the younger man to his feet before they both departed the office. Akechi quickly veered off to a side hallway as Yu headed for the kitchen to put the coffee cups away. Five minutes later after the dishes in the dishwasher were put away and the coffee cups added to the said dishwasher, Yu returned to the living room. The rich sound of Rise's guitar filtered out of the open door from her miniature recording studio. If she had all the doors closed there would be no noise coming from the room but the soft music was a welcome atmospheric enhancer. Yu recognized the melody, it was one she had been battling to find the right words for these past four months.

Kanji was sitting on one of the couches in the living room. Around him were five small knitted creatures as he worked on the sixth. The small knitted animals were all arranged around him as if they were eagerly waiting for Kanji to finish his next creation. It was a cute little scene, befitting of the man Yu considered one of his best friends. Yu walked up to Kanji. It took a second for Kanji to realize Yu was standing there.

"What's up?" Kanji asked.

"Ren and Ryuji should be here soon, are you okay to head out?" Yu asked as he picked up one of Kanji's creations to admire it.

"I think so." Kanji had a blank look on his face as he was no doubt going over everything in his head before he nodded. "Yeah, I should be good."

Yu placed the small critter down. "Alright, I'm going to go check on Rise. Goro is getting ready and we should be ready to leave as soon as they get here."

"Cool," Kanji replied before he returned to his small knitted creature.

Yu moved away from the living room to head to Rise's studio. As he stepped into the room, the music from the guitar slightly elevated in volume as the sound was much more condensed in the room. Rise didn't seem to notice him right away. She had her eyes closed as her fingers numbly worked their way across the string instrument. She looked lost in the rhythm, a familiar sight for those who knew Rise personally. Rise sat on her favorite stool in the room, a small elevated writing platform sat to her left. As she paused in her music she turned to the platform and wrote something down. It only then did she notice Yu standing next to the doorway.

"Hey." Rise smiled.

"Still thinking about lyrics?" Yu stepped further into the room.

"Yes and no… I think I may have something now." Rise answered as her fingers returned to strings of the guitar.

"Oh? This is a new development." Yu moved to sit down on the couch directly across from her.

"Yeah. I guess I was just struck with inspiration." Rise's fingers begun to play again, but the song was different. This was one of her published tracks, not the song she had been working on a few moments before.

"What's the new song about?" Yu inquired.

Rise paused giving him a guarded look. "I can't tell you yet."

"Why not?" Yu pressed as he leaned forward.

"B-be-because! It's not done." Rise stuttered.

Yu shot her a piercing look. "That's never stopped you in the past." Rise was hiding something from him, he could feel it.

Rise fidgeted, her fingers falling from the strings. A look of contemplation appeared on her face as if she was toying with an idea. Yu leaned back on the couch to let her think. This was the song that had been nagging at her for months and she had thrown more than a few ideas his way as far as lyrics go. None of them seemed to stick, even if they seemed to fit the rhythm for her. Normally she wasn't this picky when it came to lyrics but there must have been something special about this score that demanded better, if not her best.

"Look, the song is about you." Rise finally spilled.

"About me?" Yu let the confusion ring in his words.

Rise had quite a few songs, several about the subject of love. Their specific brand of love had been an inspiration for those songs. Nevertheless, the songs had been generic enough that they didn't apply to him. For her to say she was writing a song about him was quite shocking. While their relationship was indeed public knowledge, they rarely mixed that part of herself with her idol Persona. What would her fans think of such a song?

"Yes… the other day, Yusuke said something to effect that bards could write a ballad about a leader that is willing to cast aside his personal beliefs to stand by those he believes in. And well… Poof inspiration!" Rise looked aside, Yu could see the slight pink her cheeks took the color of.

Was it that inspiring? To Yu it was just how he treated people and in return, people seemed to treat him in kind. He was once told he holds an exceptional charisma, but Yu brushed the comment off. His code was that he'd rather just trust the people around him, this he knew could leave him open to betrayal but so far everything had worked out.

"Am I that inspiring?" Yu asked as he continued to think about it.

"You're a rare breed Yu. You can draw anyone to you and gain their trust easily. The surprising thing is you do it in such a way that it's completely natural. Look at our ragtag group, do you honestly think we'd all be together if it wasn't for you? The answer is no. If you need a current example, look at Ren-Kun. You've known him all but a few weeks and the kid looks up to you like some kind of older brother." Rise's hands once again returned to her guitar before she gave him a gentle look.

Yu thought about, the people around him did seem drawn to him in a way other people could only dream of. It was a talent he didn't ever want to take for granted, the people in his life were way too important for him to ever do so. Maybe Yu should think about being a politician. He could do way better than Shido and everyone believed he had some talent in leadership. Yu entertained the thought idly for a few seconds before he smiled warmly towards his girlfriend.

"I can't argue with that," Yu stated honestly.

"Good. It's not wise to argue with your significant other." Rise returned her attention to the guitar as a smooth melody echoed from its strings.

Yu relaxed on the couch as Rise's music filled the room. There was no need for conversation, they were just enjoying each other's presence. Yu could have sat there for hours just enjoying Rise's playing but it wasn't meant to be. A strong knocking came from the front room followed by Ryuji's voice. Yu extracted himself from the couch, Rise looked up from her guitar as he moved to offer him a warm smile before he left.

Yu stepped out into the living room. Ryuji and Ren were both standing by the door as Kanji was putting on his coat. The air was getting rather chilly and it was only going to get colder for most of them. Inaba was already covered in snow according to Yosuke who he had been coordinating with since yesterday. Yu moved to the coat closet next to the door pulling out his long tan detective-like coat.

"Are you guys ready?" Yu asked.

"Yeah man, where we going?" Ryuji looked to Ren.

"You'll see." Ren shrugged leaving the statement open.

"Hey bro, you coming?" Kanji called back towards the back rooms.

"Yeah." Goro stepped out from the back hallway.

He had his coat half on and appeared to be struggling. He also wore a flu mask and with his glasses, effectively making it hard to recognize him. A precaution that was probably for the best. Detective Prince Goro Akechi was just as much a celebrity as Risette. Shido may have had a change of heart but until he started confessing his crimes; the ring of people he had protecting him would no doubt take out Akechi if rumors of his appearance surfaced.

Kanji shook his head. "Ya know little bro, if you ask for help I'm more than willin' ta give it ta ya." Kanji softly berated as he helped Goro with his coat.

"Akechi is coming with us?" Ryuji asked.

"That a problem?" Ren quickly countered.

"Naah, not really, it's just…" Ryuji folded his arms across his chest as he tilted his head. "Didn't recognize him at first."

"That's by design," Goro explained.

"Huh," Ryuji shrugged before looking at Ren. "You gonna tell me what's goin' on? Or you gonna continue with the whole mystery thing?"

Ren glanced at Yu before looking back at Ryuji. "I'm going to set you up on a date with Ann."

"…" Ryuji stood there for a second before he reeled his whole body back. "For REAL!?"

"Yeah, but ya ain't gotta shout 'bout it," Kanji grumbled rubbing at his ear.

"Seriously? Ann? Why Ann?" Ryuji exploded with questions.

"Because you and Ann have something between you if you can look past each other's flaws. The reason why I never tried to date her." Ren explained.

"You think there's somethin' between me and Ann?" Ryuji sounded flabbergasted.

Ren gave the most 'You're joking right?' look Yu had seen in some time. The look alone caused a small smirk to appear on the side of Yu's face. Ren shook his head before he stepped up to Ryuji and put his arm around his best friend's shoulders. He was going to have to walk Ryuji through this, Yu was getting his money's worth out of this interaction. Ryuji quite possibly had a thicker headed than Kanji and if this start was anything to go by it was going to an interesting but enjoyable night.

"Okay, you think Ann's hot right?" Ren started.

"Of course!" Ryuji nodded. "I mean come on, that body…"

"And you two have known each other for a long time?" Ren continued.

"Yeah since we were kids," Ryuji informed them.

"If she dated another guy how would that make you feel?" Ren pressed.

Ryuji blinked seeming to think about it hard before a spark of understanding lit up his face. "Ohhh… I see."

Ren patted Ryuji's back. "Alright, let's go."

With that, the group headed out. Their destination was the shopping district around Shibuya. The chill in the air didn't deter them at all as their coats kept them able to walk the streets in relative comfort. As it was after school let out, the streets were filled with people going to and fro. Yu let Ren lead as he seemed to know where he was going and it seemed Ren had a plan for how to help his friend increase his appeal. Their first stop was a book shop.

"Books?! How is a bookshop going to help me get a girl?" Ryuji asked as they all entered the shop.

"A man of culture is generally one that is well-read," Goro explained.

"Huh?" Ryuji blinked.

"He means if you wanna snag a chick, yer gonna need to show 'em ya got some brains floating around between your two ears." Kanji translated making Yu glad he had come with.

"Oh," Ryuji nodded. "So chicks like smart dudes? I thought they liked guys that worked out"

"Women are drawn to men that can make good decisions, the exact level of intellect is more personal choice," Yu explained further.

"I make good decisions!" Ryuji squared his chin.

Ren handed Ryuji two books already bought and paid for. "Yes but also no."

Ryuji looked at the books. "Playing the game? Wise Men's words? Why these?"

"Just read them." Ren pressed.

With that, they left the shop. Yu followed as they proceeded through the crowds. Several stops were made to various clothing shops but so far they had yet to find something that Ryuji felt both comfortable in and that looked good on him. He wasn't the type of guy that dressed up for anything. The dress code at school was his version of dressing up, much to Ren's dismay. At the moment both Akechi and Ren were trying to convince him about the virtues of dressing up and looking sharp. He didn't seem too convinced. Maybe this was going to be harder than Yu first thought but now it was a challenge and Yu wasn't the one to back down from a challenge.

"Pull your shoulder's back and stop walking like your some juvenile delinquent," Ren explained.

"Sez the actual juvenile delinquent." Ryuji drawled his tone good-natured.

Ren rolled his eyes and looked back to Yu and Kanji for help. This conversation had been going on for the past 10 minutes and he didn't seem to be winning over Ryuji at all. Something within Ryuji was as stubborn as a mule, but Yu could see that he was slowly making headway. The pace was just mind-numbingly slow.

Kanji sighed and rubbed his neck. "This kid is thick. Was I as bad as he is?"

"It's amazing what five years can do for someone." Yu dryly stated.

"Alright! Look punk I am only gonna say this once. Stop actin' like a punk, the kind of women that like guys like that ain't the kind of woman ya wanna date. Do you want a good woman? Then act like a good man." Kanji called Ryuji. "I mean look at me. Naoto is smarter than me, better looking than me, and is more successful than me. Yet, we've been dating three years and I plan to ask her to marry me soon."

Ryuji looked back at Kanji seeming to size up the big guy. "What does Naoto see in you?"

"Well umm.." Kanji went silent not knowing how to answer.

Yu would take this one, after all, he probably understood Naoto better than anyone. Maybe Kanji knew her better but he didn't know how to answer the question. "In no real particular order of importance because of the fact they all important. First, he's loyal, Kanji loved Naoto since they met and hasn't shown interest in any other woman." 'Or men' was something Yu wanted to add but knew better and no one but him would understand the context of the joke. "Second Kanji takes care of her. My partner will claim she doesn't need anyone to take care of her, but she is a chronic workaholic that doesn't stop. Kanji pulls her back, keeps her from burning herself out. Third, he makes her feel special. Naoto is smart, but she understands her flaws better than anyone, Kanji can make her remember she isn't just a bundle of those flaws. Now Ryuji, you are not half bad looking and you have a very kind nature to you when it comes to helping your friends. Honestly combine that with your loyalty you could very well make a girl happy. The purpose of this exercise isn't to put you down or even change you so much as it is to smooth out your rougher edges so people see more of your better attributes."

"Really? I suppose that makes sense." Something seemed to click in Ryuji's head before he turned to Ren, and put his arm over his best friend's shoulder. "So you never did tell me how things went down this Saturday."

Ren's face flushed a shade of red fast. It took Yu a moment to piece things together but he remembered the advice he had given to Ren that Friday night regarding Makoto. If Ryuji wanted to know how things went that Saturday, it stood to reason that Ren had indeed made up with his girlfriend. Yu couldn't hide his interest in the younger man's relationship and by that red tint on Ren's cheeks, it served to reason things had gone well.

"It went... well," Ren replied trying to sound smooth but failing slightly at it.

"There hasta be more than that." Ryuji's grin seemed to curl at the left side of his face.

"A gentleman never kisses and tells," Goro stated no doubt trying to help out his friend.

"Bull. Ren. Details." Ryuji persisted.

There was a long sigh that came from Ren. He was uncomfortable with the turn this conversation was going. Not that Yu blamed him. A subject change was in order. Something new that would capture Ryuji's attention away from the current topic. While Yu thought about ways to steer the conversation, Ren stalled his best friend.

"We just talked…" Ren started.

"About?" Ryuji folded his arms across his chest.

Ren glanced at his best friend. "About how you all don't know me." There was no animosity in Ren's words but never the less they sounded harsh.

At that statement Ryuji fell silent, Yu could understand why. Now a subject change was needed more than ever. After a second or two of mulling over new potential subjects, Yu finally decided on one to swing the groups' spirits back up in a more positive direction.

"We should get something to eat." Yu abruptly said hoping to cut through some tension.

"I'd be down for that!" Kanji agreed.

"We can go to that diner we always go to around here!" Ryuji was quickly switching gears. "And it ain't too far from here!"

"Alright," Ren agreed, flashing Yu an appreciative look.

Yu nodded to the younger wildcard. They made their way through the crowds around them but as they passed a jewelry store, Yu had to pause. His original goal coming to mind. He needed a ring for Rise. Problem was, he didn't want to give her just any ring. It had to be the right ring. Like any lovesick fool, Yu wanted the best for the one he loved. His pause seemed to attract the attention of Kanji who told the group to hold up.

"Something wrong Yu?" Kanji called.

"You guys go ahead, I need to look for something here," Yu answered.

"We'll be at the diner off the main street," Ren informed Yu before the group disappeared through the crowds.

Yu headed into the shop and was instantly greeted and asked if there was something he was looking for. Yu brushed them off saying he was just looking as he gazed upon various assortments of jewelry in the glass cases. Yu had to admit he was kind of out of his element here. He knew Rise liked jewelry but with so many options it was quickly becoming overwhelming. Luckily when Yu didn't know what to do, one of his friends always seemed able to rescue him. This time it was Kanji as he stepped up next to Yu and examined the cases.

"So you are gonna ask Rise." Kanji's tone seemed to indicate he already knew he was planning to ask Rise, no doubt through Naoto.

"Yeah… I don't want to steal your thunder but you seem pretty uneasy about it." Yu responded.

"So you thinkin' we just ask 'em together?" Kanji seemed to get the idea, impressing Yu. Dating Naoto over the years had unquestionably increased Kanji's reasoning skills.

"If you're okay with that." Yu leaned against one of the cases, a ring catching his attention for a moment but he quickly dismissed it as it seemed too gaudy for Rise's taste.

"Naah man that's perfect!" Kanji boomed earning him some looks from around the store. "Sorry…" He bashfully apologized before looking at the rings with Yu. "So ya need ta still get a ring?"

"Yeah, I don't have a family heirloom to give Rise." Yu glanced towards his large friend before back to the ring case.

"Hmmm. Then what about this one? It's Rise's taste." Kanji pointed to a ring in the case next to him.

Yu turned his attention to the ring in question. Leave it to Kanji's discerning eye to be able to pick out something of Rise's taste almost instantly. The ring had five pink gems rearranged in a flower pattern with small diamonds flanking the designs. It wasn't too obnoxious of a design but it had an elegance to it that seemed to be just Rise's style. Yu motioned one of the people behind the counter and before long he had the ring in his hand. The jeweler went on about the details of the ring, but the words were mostly ignored by Yu as he examined it. It was perfect. Yu set it down upon case.

"I'll take it." Yu swiftly announced cutting off the jeweler mid-sentence. "Thanks, Kanji."

The larger man shrugged as Yu handed the jeweler his credit card. "The ring just reminded me of Rise. So if we do this together when do you wanna do it?"

Yu leaned against the case as he thought about what Kanji had asked him. Shido was gone, but there were still some Palaces that Yu wanted to clean up. There was also the fact Yu felt that this wasn't the end. Shido had to be the puppet for something, a god that had become disillusioned somewhere along the way if the experience was anything to go by. The threat was still out there but he'd let Ren believe in his victory for now. After all, this was all over was probably the best opportunity. Another few months to make sure the water was truly calm. Then again Kanji had been struggling with asking Naoto for the last half a year. Asking didn't mean they'd be getting married at that second so maybe throwing caution to the wind and just asking sooner rather than later was the better option.

"How about the night before we leave Inaba?" Yu suggested.

"The 10th?" Kanji affirmed. "I dunno man seems soon."

Kanji did have a point, they were only a few days away from that deadline and neither of them had anything planned. Still, it seemed almost like the perfect ending to the trip. Both Rise and Naoto were stressed. Rise with taking over her grandma's shop and then there were her expectations as an idol. Rise was also expecting a proposal and they needed to make things official. No doubt her manager would have something to say about it, but neither of them cared. It was time.

Naoto, while never completely showing her hand, was stressed about Akechi. She understood his situation but it pained her how it was all going to end up. She didn't doubt her justice that Goro was guilty of many crimes but her attachment to the boy was still interfering with her normal rock-solid view of justice. If Kanji was to propose at the end of the trip at the very least Naoto could release a bit of that stress that was building on her.

The jeweler handed Yu back his card and after a brief transaction, both men headed out of the jewelry shop. Yu gazed upon the ring once last time, pleased with his purchase before snapping the box shut. Putting it in his coat pocket, Yu felt he could rest a little easier now that he had at least had that part of the plan accomplished. Now time for the other part. He looked to Kanji thinking, surely in a few days with the help of everyone else they could pull a plan together. It didn't seem like that daunting of a task.

"I think we could make it work," Yu suggested. "We want to do it at a time all our friends are around, Yosuke and the others would help us get everything prepared."

"Ya got somethin' in mind?" Kanji folded his arms over his chest and seemed to be thinking, Yu could tell he was winning his good friend over to the idea.

"Maybe…" Yu started as the gears begin to turn in his head as he pulled out his phone.

Yu dialed a familiar number and put the phone to his ear. After about two rings Yu got a response. "Yo partner, what's up?" Yosuke answered on the other end of the line.

"Are you busy?" Yu asked wanting to be polite.

"Naah, everyone's over at my place discussing your guy's arrival tomorrow. Let me put you on speakerphone." There was the sound of the phone being fumbled around. "Hey, guys it's Yu. Everyone, say hi."

"HI!" a chorus of voices filled the phone. Yu instantly recognized Chie, Yukiko, and Teddie.

"Hey guys, give me a minute we are in the busy part of Shibuya. Let me find someplace I can put me and Kanji on speakerphone." Yu called.

He smirked thinking how perfect this was. He grabbed Kanji and pulled him into a less crowded alley. As soon as he was in a place he felt the acoustics from the busy Tokyo's streets wouldn't interfere with the call, Yu flipped on speakerphone. Kanji gave him a confused look but seemed to quickly pick up what was happening.

"Alright this should be good, I got Kanji here with me," Yu announced to the phone.

"Hey Kanji!" came a quick chorus from all his friends.

"Yo," Kanji responded to them.

"So what you callin' about Yu? Have the plans changed?" Yosuke asked.

"No we are still all set to arrive at around 11 tomorrow, but we need everyone's help with something else." Yu started unable to keep the smile off his face.

"Well, we are always willing to help," Yukiko responded.

"Yeah what'cha need?" Chie asked.

"Kanji and I were thinking about proposing to Rise and Naoto," Yu said calmly.

Silence then there was a squeal that made Yu slightly cringe.

"When?!" Yukiko demanded.

"We were thinkin' about doing it while we're all in Inaba this weekend," Kanji stated.

"During the party?" Yosuke questioned.

"No the day after. We don't want to steal the day from Yukiko." Yu explained.

"Nonsense, you should both do it then. Everyone will be there! It would be perfect!" Yukiko's voice was firm as she wanted this to happen.

"You sure? It's your party?" Kanji affirmed.

"Yes. It'll make the day that much more special!" Yukiko seemed set on the decision.

"You heard the woman. You both ready?" Yosuke asked.

"I think so." Kanji nodded.

"We got this!" Yu pat Kanji on the back.

Next up is the start of the Inaba trip and some new characters for the story. No OCs just other persona characters. Who you think they are? Feel free to guess in a review!