Okay, so this was intended to be a shorter story but it turned out to be waaaaay longer with the idea that I had for this episode, lol. Still, quite glad it didn't turn out short so I hope you all enjoy my second fanfic. I hope you all enjoy this series as much as I do.

After receiving the task of acquiring the computer parts from Futaba. Bradley worked hard earning yen from doing jobs in Shibuya, selling treasures acquired from palaces and Mementos. When Bradley finally earned enough yen, he talked to Futaba and showed her how much he had earned.

"Woah!" Futaba exclaimed as her eyes widened in surprise. "Good to see you're taking this quest seriously. I see why you're our leader now, no doubts about your abilities inside or outside of the cognitive world. Mwehehehehe."

Bradley smiled at Futaba's compliments then replied to her, "I'm ready when you are."

"Okay! To my computer!" Futaba said excitedly as she ran off and Bradley followed after her.

They arrived at Futaba's room as she was typing away on her computer with the magazine next to her It was the same magazine that Bradley had read through yesterday. Futaba was now searching online for the PC case that was on the cover. She scrolled through the many cases online looking for the one that he had found for her.

"There!" Exclaimed Futaba as she found the PC Case. She then turned to Bradley and asked, "Now Bradley, may I borrow your phone please?"

Bradley nodded in agreement as he pulled out his phone and handed it over to Futaba. Bradley waited to see what Futaba going to do, and then after a few minutes she handed him back his phone.

"Done! Thank you."

Bradley received his phone back and he immediately noticed 30,000 yen was gone from his account. Bradley figured that Futaba must have extracted the money to buy the case. After noticing that he slipped his phone back into his pocket.

"Don't worry, I'm a Phantom Thief now! You know you can trust me, right?" Futaba said in hopes of re-assuring Bradley. She was probably thinking that he was worried that she'd do bad things since she has gotten into his account.

Thinking about their friendship together Bradley calmly replied by saying, "I trust you Futaba."

"Glad to hear it! You should be lucky you have a friend like me. I quite enjoy hanging around you as always," Futaba said as she was satisfied with Bradley's answer. Then she spoke again. "Well, now while we wait, I'll let ya hold onto that magazine so you can search for your next part. Come see me when you're ready."

"What part am I searching for next?" Bradley asked.

Futaba thought for a second then replied, "The Graphics Card! In case you don't know what that is, it is a printed circuit board that controls the output to a display screen. Here, I'll find the page you should read for that part."

Futaba skimmed through the magazine finding the page for Bradley to read, then she handed him the magazine. "There! Read through that then report back to me. I look forward to your suggestion."

"I'll do my best Futaba, thank you."

"You are welcome and thank you too Bradley. I love your help, it's why I like you…" Bradley raised an eyebrow questioning Futaba's statement while on the other hand Futaba stared wide-eyed at Bradley. A moment passed before it seemed she realized what she had said. Her face started to turn slightly red as she began to stumble and stutter over her words. "Uhhh...n-nothing! I-I didn't mean anything like that! I'm J-just saying we're great friends is all and I really appreciate your company! Heh heh heh…"

Bradley chuckled, finding her nervous attitude a little cute. After that he put the bookmarked magazine back in his bag. After that he turns and leaves Futaba's room.

A few seconds after Bradley left, Futaba muttered something under her breath. "Dang it….he's cute."

Over the past couple of weeks Bradley had been working hard, earning yen and continuously going back to Futaba ordering part after part until one day, they were finally ready to put it all together. Bradley and Futaba arrived in the living room with all the parts together safely in their packaging boxes, they stared at them smiling in their accomplishment then they looked at each other as Futaba began to speak.

"We did it Bradley, I'm proud of us making it this far."

Bradley was confused at first as to why she said 'we' but then he thought about her helping him finding the pages for the computer parts that he knew he couldn't find himself.

Finally he replied to Futaba as he smiled, "I'm proud of us too."

"That's good!" Futaba replied enthusiastically slightly pumping both fists in excitement.

"Now, I looked up online how to do this, I've got a pair of latex gloves to block out any shocks that may occur and I have the tools to help us. If we do this right, this should only take a couple of hours. You ready Bradley?"

"I'm ready."

"Alright, then let's goooo!"

Bradley and Futaba started carefully reading through the instructions that Futaba had found online. They opened the PC case and started assembling everything together, and after a couple of hours, the PC was fully assembled with all the parts put together.

"It's beautiful," Futaba said smiling and admiring their hard work. "Okay, let's see what kind of power this has!"

Futaba proceeds to start to pick up the computer but was struggling because it was too heavy. That was when Bradley decided to walk over to Futaba. She looked up at him as he stood next to her now.

"Allow me," Bradley said politely as he picked up the computer with ease and Futaba follows behind him. Once they arrive in her room, Futaba pointed as she said, "Just set it over there." Bradley did as Futaba instructed and then goes back to her while she says thank you.

"Well, we have finally accomplished our mission, but there's oooooonne more thing we gotta do. We gotta clean up the mess before Sojiro gets home. We don't want him coming home tired to open boxes and junk on the floor, so let's get to it!"

Bradley and Futaba then proceeded to clean the living room, throwing all the boxes and plastic out in the trash. Then they were eventually back in Futaba's room, admiring the newly built PC once more. After a few minutes Futaba frowned a little.

"Hm?" Bradley looked at Futaba wondering what's wrong.

"If only Mom were here...I know, she would be proud."

Bradley reached forward and wrapped his arms around Futaba, comforting her as she replied with a simple 'thanks' and then smiled and hugged Bradley back, relaxing in his arms.

"Can we…stay like this for a while?"

"Of course," Bradley replied calmly.

"Thank you," Futaba replied as she found comfort in Bradley's arms then eventually she fell asleep. After noticing, Bradley placed her in her bed and put the covers over her letting her sleep. A few seconds after that, Sojiro arrived home and noticed Bradley sitting next to Futaba in her room.

"Woah! Hey, what are you doing here with Futaba?" Sojiro asked just before Bradley pointed to the computer over where Futaba had him place it.

Sojiro looked to where Bradley was pointing. "Oh wow! That's amazing kid! I'm proud of you and Futaba." He enters Futaba's room as he notices her sleeping. "Ah, I see, she must be tired from all the fun you were having, thank you for keeping her company."

"You can go now, I'll look after her." After Sojiro finishes talking, Bradley starts to stand up, but then Futaba, still asleep, quickly grabs his hand.

"Huh?" Bradley exclaimed quietly as he looked at Futaba wondering what was wrong. Then he noticed her expression, a stressed, worrisome look was spread across her face. She was having a nightmare. "Uhhh…" Not knowing what to do, he looked at Sojiro for help.

"What is it?" Sojiro asked wondering why Bradley hadn't left, he then noticed Futaba's expression as well. "Oh dear...is she okay?"

"She's having a nightmare," Bradley replied in response.

"Ah, I see. You're really something to her you know that? Wouldn't want her screaming or anything. Alright, I'll go close up shop and get you something to sleep on."

"Sorry this had to happen." Bradley said as he apologized. "You sure it's okay?"

"Don't worry about it kid. Just do your part to keep Futaba company and I'll be back." Sojiro left as Bradley stayed with Futaba, holding her hand with both of his hands, trying to keep her calm during the nightmare storm.

Futaba gripped onto Bradley's hand tightly, a little bit too tight it started to hurt his hand a little. Though he was able to contain the ability to keep quiet trying not to wake her up and supporting her. Then, Bradley had an idea, in an attempt to calm her down, he gave her a kiss on the forehead and gently sung to her.

"Pain~ Pain~ Fly Far Away~"

She started to calm down and slowly release her tight grip. Then Sojiro comes back to check on the two of them. "Hey, I'm back, how's Futaba doing?"

"A little better," Bradley replied.

Sojiro then tosses me a sleeping bag "Here, ugh… This is a weird turn of events lately….first with what's going on in the news and now this punk is in my room, but if Futaba trusts you, I guess it's okay with me. Just, keep her safe alright? Not like you'll be going anywhere. Anyway, good night" Sojiro said as he left with the flick of his hand.

Since all of Bradley's stuff was back at LeBlanc, he simply took off his sweatshirt, shoes, and socks and slept in his clothes. As he laid down, he looked up at Futaba still holding his hand. He tightened his grip on it slightly to reassure even in her dreams, Futaba was safe as long as Bradley was by her side.

The next morning, Bradley and Futaba were still fast asleep and still holding hands since the nightmare. Futaba was the first to wake up and she noticed how Bradley was holding her hand. Futaba quickly let go of Bradley's hand before she crawled out of bed and sat on Bradley's lap.

"Hey, wake up," She said as she lightly tapped his cheek with her hand. Bradley was still asleep then she decided to talk to herself, trying to remember what happened.

"Hmmm, we built the computer, he put it in my room," Futaba said as she looked over at the computer they built then back. "We cleaned up then I fell asleep? So why is he in my room? Guess I'll have to ask him, if he can wake up that is. I'll give him a few minutes."

Futaba waited a few minutes as she said then Bradley finally woke up. Futaba noticed then turned her attention to him.

"Good morning."

"Good morning Futaba, how are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling alright, why do you ask? Also why were you sleeping in here?

"Well, I was just about to leave when you fell asleep and Sojiro arrived home. Then you wouldn't let go of my hand…You were having a nightmare so I decided to keep you company. Sojiro said it was okay"

"Is that so? Well, thank you, not like you had a choice, but I'm glad you stayed anyway, ha ha…" Futaba tried to slightly laugh trying to brush off what happened, but Bradley could tell there was something wrong. He moved onto Futaba's bed and explained something.

"I would have woken you up but I just wasn't sure…I didn't want you to end up screaming or crying so I just did what I could to support you. Everything's okay now though. You made it and I've been here with you, like I promised, right?"

"Right, thank you very much, for everything Bradley."

Bradley nodded then Futaba embraced him and he hugged back. There was silence for a few minutes then Bradley finally spoke.

"Let's go to LeBlanc, I'll cook us up some curry."

Futaba looked up at Bradley as she smiled "That sounds great, but maybe next time if you could, I appreciate that you were here while I was having a nightmare, but wake me up next time okay?"

Bradley nodded in response to Futaba's question.

After that they both got up and put their socks and shoes on then walked to LeBlanc while holding hands. This was going to be one thoughtful night Bradley wasn't going to forget. After spending a lot of time with Futaba, she was just as important to him as she is important to Sojiro, but he had certain feelings for her besides family. Bradley had fallen in love with Futaba.