*Chapter 6: So Let's Celebrate Our New Life*
"…and then Rise-san cried out her eyes into her bowl! It was more tear water than rice in the end!" Teddie said, laughing while eating another cupcake. "Ewwww, that sounds gross, Rise! Heck, even I didn't cry over my food." Yosuke said laughing. "Hey! How about YOU give birth to a child and have to realize you'll go through the pain AGAIN!" Rise said pouting, slamming another soda. "Rise-chan, I gave birth to twins! I think you might have it the easiest for both of us." Yukiko said, holding Yosuke's hand and smiling. "Yeah, well what if me and Yu have uh, oh 7 kids at once? That's possible, right?" Chie said looking over at Yu, busy at eating a steak skewer and being shocked at what Chie was saying.
"Chie, sadly that's biologically and physically impossible. Besides, even with a single child, your eating habits would be increased more than they already are. And I think Yu-senpai would not appreciate having to go to Aiya's every day for beef bowls" Naoto said, chuckling while watching Kanji knit something. Yu simply rolled his eyes and kept eating his steak skewer until Chie motioned to have the rest, which he obliged.
"Yeah, and speakin of food, Teddie why're you eating all the cupcakes man, that's your 5th already!" Kanji yelled at Teddie, already reaching for another cupcake on the table. Yosuke had asked permission from his dad for him and his friends to hang out on the roof in Junes after closing hours and he obliged. He ran over to the clearance section and gathered a bunch of snacks and sweets and hauled them to their meeting table. He also managed to get a small tape player and got some from his house to set the mood .
"Oh let my Teddie-bear eat, he's skinny as a skeleton!" Rise pouted at Kanji. "Yeah speaking of, guess Mr. Amagi ain't fat anymore huh?" Yu said pointing at Yosuke who, back in high school, was extremely slim for his age. "Oh hardy har har, I wasn't THAT fat. Right? Right, Yukiko?" Yosuke turned to his girlfriend for moral support but Yukiko simply said "you're fine, dear." Instantly, Yosuke's spirits were downtrodden.
"So hey, another year of high school, huh? Honestly, I'm excited knowing what can happen! I mean, we could go skinny dipping again or run away to America and eat those weed brownies again or, oh! We could even go to your dad's friend's mansion and have that giant-'' Yu instantly put his hands on Chie's mouth and his face instantly turned red. "HEHE, THAT'S FUNNY CHIE LET'S UH TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, HUH?" Yu said, feeling a sharp bite from Chie. He pulled his hand back in pain and stared at it, nothing major but he then realized that his girlfriend WAS carnivorous. Yu looked at Chie with pain and she kissed his hand, lifting his spirits a bit.
"Well me and Teddie decided, the second we graduate, we're getting married again!" Rise announced, everyone looking at them blank faced. "You-you guys aren't excited?" "Well Rise, you guys already GOT married. I mean yeah in another dream-future-whatever but y'know." Yosuke said, blowing bubbles into his soda. "Lightning doesn't strike twice." Rise put her head down in embarrassment while Teddie took yet another desert.
"TEDDIE, THAT'S 8 CAN YA SAVE SOME FOR THE REST OF US?" Kanji said, slamming his hands on the table. Naoto put her hand on Kanji's back, calming him down and slowly sitting him down. "Well how about this? I'll GET some if we play a game!" Teddie announced. Everyone looked in fear after thinking about what Teddie could put them through. Some of them WERE 18 so anything was on the table. Just then, he arrived with a stack of cards and announced
"Let's play Tycoon! And the bets are the snacks! Whoever wins gets ALL the cupcakes." The girls sat out, wanting no interest in Teddie's insane game. "We'll uh, cheer you guys on." Yukiko said, smiling. The guys however were not going to do the same. "Heh, I had a friend whose son in Shibuya was an ace at this game. Complete crackpot." Yu picked up his deck as all of them started their game. The night quickly was lost as they all started laughing, cheering, and jeering. In the end, Teddie and Rise won while everyone was tired and headed back home.
"That was fun, Yu! We gotta do that again!" Chie said, bouncing around, looking over to Yu who was also extremely buzzed. "Well y'know, it's not every day that you and your friends get sucked into a false reality by a vengeful god and manage to escape and get a new lease on life." Yu said, chuckling. "And it's not every day that you kill your wife cause you were mind controlled or whatever." "I said sorry! I wasn't in control!" Yu blurted out while Chie was laughing.
They both walked down the street where Chie's house was before Chie stopped him. "Hey um, i kinda told my parents I was gonna spend the night at Yukiko's but…is it ok if i can spend it at your place? Y'know I'm just a bit…tired after all that" Chie said embarrassed, her face as red as a cherry. Yu looked at Chie and a smirk grew across his face. "Is that the only reason, Ms. Satonaka?" Yu said, raising an eyebrow and looking into Chie's eyes.
Chie was taken aback and started giggling and nudged Yu's arm lightly. "That's, that's not the reason, ok! Heh, it's not! I just get, hehe, giggly at night when you do that! But I mean like…it's not entirely out of the question…" Chie said not wanting to look into Yu's silver sharp eyes. Yu instantly stopped teasing her and put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey hey, it's all right. I'm sure Dojima and Nanako wouldn't mind. Besides, now we know we gotta keep the door locked if we try anything, y'know?" Chie looked at Yu with her blush not fading before giggling and dragging Yu with her, running across Inaba to his house.
Inside, Dojima was sitting, reading a paper as usual. "Oh, Chie. I take it your parents weren't home?" Dojima asked, confused as to why her and Yu were in such giggly moods and blushing. "You two aren't…buzzed are you? That's a serious crime for your age, y'know?" Dojima said, going up to them to smell their breath. Surprisingly, all he could smell was carbonation from their drinks and a sweet aroma from their snacks.
"All right, just wanted to make sure." Dojima said, sitting back down. "Yeah uh, Chie's just gonna sleep on the couch and I'm going on the futon. Nanako's here and sleeping, we won't do anything funny." Yu said, putting his hands up, along with Chie joining him. "Hm, you better not. You can do…that for all I care anywhere else. But not in this house." Dojima lifted his paper up again.
"Towels are in the upstairs bathroom. Have a good night." "Thank you, Mr Dojima." Chie said walking upstairs. After getting into Yu's room, Chie plopped her bag down and Yu closed the door, making sure it was shut.
"Man, I'm beat. I think I'm gonna-" Yu was talking to Chie, looking away from her, but when he looked back, he saw Chie chuckling, already taking her top and skirt off. "…lemme check my desk." Yu panted, scrounging around finding a small blue package. He felt Chie wrapping her arms around his chest and dragging him into his futon. "Wait wait wait, we can't be too loud!" Yu said before disappearing under the covers. He noticed that he had his wristbands on and worried that they'd be covered with sweat, ruining the colors. "S-should I keep my wristbands on?" "I never take them off, it makes it feel more intimate." Chie giggled before Yu turned off the lights.
