A/N: Another weird prompt today, wearing kigurumis. For those of you that don't know, a kigurumi is a one-piece animal suit, like pajamas. But with more animals. If you don't know what it is, search it up! Don't you love the internet, audience?
Audience: "You suck."
Aww, me too. Anyways, on with the story!
Hi, Labby-chan!
Yosuke told me no one would like this idea was silly, but I wanted to do it anyways. Yosuke just can't stop the Teddie train! I'm hiding from him right now, but don't worry! He's too dumb to find me!
Anyway, I'm BEAR-y glad you took the time to read this letter! I'm writing this letter because I had a super good idea! I think Junes should sell these Teddie-themed kigurumis, but Yosuke won't let me pitch the idea to our boss! It's just too cruel, isn't it!? He never lets me share my ideas with anybeardy. Even though they're waaay smarter than Yosuke's ideas.
Anyway, I want you and the rest of the girls to try on the kigurumis and tell me how they look. I know you just can't BEAR to wait anymore! I even sent an extra one, just in case you want one to keep! And maybe, in return, you can repay me with a smooooooch?
Love and love and love and love and smooches,
Teddie, the Useful Bear!
Labrys put the letter down, laughing after reading its contents. "He really is a silly bear, isn't he?" She looked down at the package that had arrived on her doorstep, with the letter tied to it. If the letter was any indication to what was inside, it would be a pretty fun present to play around with. I wonder if it's any good. Shrugging, she tore it open, grabbing the contents inside. Inside, just as the letter implied, was a pair of Teddie-themed kigurumis. They were actually pretty well made, upon further inspection. He musta' gotten Kanji-kun to help out with this, she mused, admiring the craftsmanship of the Teddurumi. I'll have to compliment him next time I see him.
It couldn't hurt to try it on, could it? she thought, looking at the time. Makoto didn't get off work until a little while later, so she had some time until their plans for later that day. And it's just so cute. . . How could I say no?
She changed into the Teddurumi, rather fascinated by just how accurate it was. It didn't look like Teddie's actual suit, but it very closely resembled up, even down to the zipper and buttons on the front, with the gold lining around the hood. She giggled at herself as she pawed at the ears on the top of her head, admiring herself in the mirror as she mimicked some Teddie faces. "It's beary nice t'meet ya'!" she said, laughing a little bit as she made fun of his trademark bear puns. "Bearsona!" she said, now making fun of the way he summoned his persona, swiping one of the fake paws out in front of her. She probably wouldn't ever wear this in front of another person, but since it was just her and the mirror, she didn't really mind. Maybe I will keep one of these. . . She imitated Teddie flexing his arms to prepare for a fight, giggling the whole while. "Grr!" Her fake growl could easily intimidate the toughest of opponents.
You know, if the opponents in question were small kids. Without any combat experience. And overactive imaginations.
The door clicked open. "Hey, Labrys, I got off early today-"
Silence was the only sound in the room after that as Makoto blinked, astounded by the sight in front of him.
Makoto walked into the room, without knocking, to find his girlfriend playfully posing around her ax while examining herself in the mirror. And was she wearing . . . a kigurumi? And why did it look so familiar? Is that . . . Teddie? She was in the middle of a pose in which she was leaning on her ax, using it to prop herself up as she bent a knee behind her back, the floppy Teddie paw managing to make the image even more adorable. With one of the paws on her lip, she tried on several different facial expressions. That is, until she noticed Makoto was there. After that, the only expression on her face was one of pure shock and embarrassment.
He couldn't quite piece together exactly how adorable what he was looking at was. Sure, he'd seen her in a lot of different situations, all of which more beautiful than the last, but this was quite easily the most vulnerable he'd ever seen her. The light pink clouds beginning to form on her cheeks, the growing startled expression, the baggy kigurumi accentuating her figure (albeit metal) perfectly, lining every curve, along with the silly poses, and this was easily a sight a man could ask for as a last wish.
I think I see the light.
"U-Uh, Makoto, what're ya' doin' here?" she said, holding the ax in front of her, partially to hide the costume and partially to hide the blush dusting her cheeks. "Y-You don't get off for another half hour, right?" She checked the time on her cell phone, and sure enough, he was supposed to be working. Why he decided to stop by, she had no idea.
"Yeah, Mitsuru gave me the rest of the day off, since there wasn't any paperwork left. . ." He peeked around the ax, to savor what his girlfriend was wearing. He didn't want to miss a single second of this wonderful occasion. "That's a nice outfit you're wearing."
"I-I'm just . . . doin' a favor for Teddie, y'know? H-He wanted me to try this on and see how it looks, uh. . . So I wanted to help him out." She tried to stammer out any kind of reasoning to make the situation less embarrassing. She'd worn animal ears in front of Makoto, but a full-blown animal suit resembling a store mascot was a bit much to hope he wouldn't laugh at. This is so embarrassing!
"It looks adorable."
The light blush on her cheeks slowly evolved into a deeper and darker red. "Wh-What?"
"You're adorable," he said, now directly complimenting her. "The suit helps, but it's mostly you."
Once again a deeper shade of red adorned her face. "U-Uhm. . ." She cleared her throat, slowly moving her ax aside. "Y-You think so?"
He nodded once. "The kigurumi is really nice. If a little . . . unique," he said, a soft chuckle escaping his lips. Labrys always found herself happy whenever he laughed like that. Even if it was usually directed at her embarrassment.
She put her ax down, holding her elbow insecurely. Even if he was fine with it, she still felt a little silly that he had to see her trying it on while making stupid poses. "I-I'm glad you think so. . . Uh, I'll tell Ted that you like it." She cleared her throat once again, barely managing to make eye contact with her boyfriend. It had been a long time since she'd been so nervous around him, as if he just walked in on her committing a crime. I must look so stupid right now. . . She mentally smacked her forehead. Makoto frowned.
"Hey, is there another one in there?" he asked, poking his foot at the box in front of him. Sure enough, when he popped it open the other Teddurumi was inside. It was slightly larger than the previous one, perhaps to accommodate for some potential incorrect sizes, just in case. Still, Makoto held it up, analyzing it in the light of the room.
"Uh, Teddie just sent an extra in case we wanted one to keep, y'know?" She flopped her arms about awkwardly, the extra weight at the end of her "paws" resulting in some silly motions. "I-It's kinda' cute, after all." For the third time, she cleared her throat, trying to dispel the awkward atmosphere.
"Hm." He nodded, and put his idea into motion. He started to put on the suit.
"H-Hey, uh, Makoto? What're ya' doin'?" she asked, turning away from him as he started to pull it on over his clothes. "Y-You don't have t' do that. . ."
"I want to," he said, struggling to fit inside. It was clearly made for a woman, but he managed to work his way around the small suit. The three huge buttons on the front were a little cumbersome, though. Finally, he pulled all his arms through, although certain sections of the suit were a bit large for him. Alright, let's see how this goes. . .
"You can look," he said, and she turned around to be greeted by one of the best sights she'd ever seen.
The suit looked completely out of place on Makoto. In fact, she could imagine it on anyone other than him. But here he was, wearing it, bear-ing it for Labrys to see. It was pretty clear that he wasn't wearing it purely as a fashion choice. She started to laugh at him, astounded by ridiculous figure in front of her. He wiggled the paws around, making some stereotypical bear poses.
"I'm a useful bear!" he said, doing his best Teddie impression. Labrys's laughs grew stronger as she started to forget her own embarrassment and focus more on her boyfriend's. Several more poses came her way, along with some intimidating growls and dramatic combat dialogue. He even faked fighting a Shadow, having a sissy-claw fight with the air in front of him. He looked so absolutely ridiculous that even a complete stranger would be hysterical. Labrys someone who knew how calm and collected this person was, couldn't manage to stop laughing at how stupid he looked.
After she managed to calm down, he sat down on the bed next to her, wrapping a Teddie-laden arm around her shoulder. "You really are adorable."
She giggled. "I may be adorable, but you're even more adorable." She poked his nose, managing to get one of those light chuckles that she so adored.
"Not possible." He leaned forward and kissed her, wrapping his paws around her back as they leaned further back in the bed, laying side by side in a warm embrace. After a passionate kiss, the pair broke apart.
Labrys smiled, pressing her forehead against his. "You really don't think it looks stupid?"
"You look amazing in anything." He put both his paws on the sides of her face, pressing her cheeks together. "Absolutely adorable."
She laughed, pushing his arms aside. "Stop, stop!" Her giggles defied her protests, however, as he continued to tease her with the Teddie paws. "Thanks."
"What for?" he asked, placing his arms back around her neck as he pulled her closer.
"You know what I mean. Thanks for bein' so silly to cheer me up. Even if you did look kinda' stupid."
"Anything for you." They exchanged yet another kiss of pure affection, only focused on the bear-clad person next to them. If anything, the matching silly costumes made it more adorable.
"This reminds me of my first time in your apartment," she said, snuggling up against him. "The two of us layin' together, not a care in the world. . . Of course, without the bear suits that time." She rested her head on his chest.
"Well, maybe we should do it more often."
She laughed, before the pink started to rise to her cheeks again. "You know, Makoto. . . I-I know you've got work and all, but. . . I-I'd really like it if you stayed here tonight. . . A-And we could do that again. . . Just be together, y'know?"
He smiled, kissing her forehead. "I'd love to, but I've got some work to do for Mitsuru. . ."
Labrys stared up to him with the kind of expression that could guilt trip a convicted criminal. "Pleeeaaase?" she said, her voice too adorable to deny.
Makoto sighed, and pulled out his phone. "Junpei will just have to do it for me this time. The things I do. . ."
Labrys smiled, drawing her boyfriend even closer than before, burying her face in his neck. She planted a quick kiss on his cheek, smiling widely. "I love you."
Once again, he pulled her in for a kiss with the big bear paws. "And I love you too, Labrys," he whispered as they pulled apart. "You, and your bear suit."
Once again, she giggled, pulling the blanket up over the duo. "Don't get used to it."
"Well, if you wear yours, I'll wear mine," he said.
". . . Then maybe I'll consider it. But first, let's get one that fits, alright?"
"If you say so," he said, closing his eyes. I must look ridiculous, he thought.
. . . But I guess I don't mind.
A/N: Pretty short one this time, but that's because I couldn't really think of much to flesh this out with. Either way, the NEXT one should be pretty amazing.
Audience: "You suck."
I love you all! Anyways, hopefully the next one is long enough to keep everyone happy. It's MAKING OUT, so it's gonna' be pretty fluffy. So if you don't like fluff, bear with me! (It is a fluffy story, though. So, uh, read it if you like fluff.)
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