A/N: Another quick chapter update from me. Ugh. This is bad...there are tons of assignments to do but the heck with it. This is Persona 3 Portable we're talking about...

Ryoji spent the next two days anticipating the Kyoto trip. Especially because he had secured a date with Minako. Whether Junpei wanted to or not, he's going to flirt with Minako until he gets her interested in dating.

Sunday came and Ryoji, who had just woken up, was extremely giddy. He had just dreamed that he had visited Minako in the dead of the night and had a talk with her. Though it feels like it's more like a distant memory than a dream, he could not help but get giddy. Minako was so cute in his dreams, with her hair down and wearing pajamas.

"My dearest..." Ryoji suddenly whispered with a sad smile. For some unknown reason, he felt depressed just by thinking of Minako. But he's also happy that he can see her everyday. And since it's a Sunday, he wondered if Minako can go on a date with him. He quickly rifled through his contacts on his phone, found Junpei's number and called him.

"Yeah?" Ryoji heard a drowsy Junpei answer at the other end.

"Sorry to wake you up, Junpei." Ryoji said. "But I'm wondering if you can send me Minako-chan's number?"

"What are you, a stalker?" Junpei mumbled. "Well, whateva...I'll send it to you so you'd get out of my hair..."

"Thanks!" Ryoji said cheerfully before hanging up. A minute later, Minako's number flashed on his phone. He saved it and started dialling. He just hope he's not bothering her beauty sleep.

Minako had just finished putting her clothes on after a long bath at the fourth floor bathroom when she heard her cellphone rang. Wondering if it was Theo calling to inform her about missing persons, she picked it up from her study table and looked at it. An unkown contact. Not Theo calling from the Velvet Room. How come people get to know her number even if she's not giving them out? Frowning, she answered it.

"Hello?"

"Ah, is this Minako-chan? It's me Ryoji Mochizuki."

Minako's frown turned into a confused look. "Ryoji-kun? How did you get my number?"

"I have my contacts." Ryoji replied cheerfully. Minako suddenly thought of him as a stalker. "Well, anyways. I hope I'm not disturbing you?"

Yeah, you're disturbing me with your voice, Minako thought. Why does it feels so nostalgic?

"No, I'm fine."

"If that is so, I've been wondering if you can go out with me. There's a great weather outside..."

Minako looked out of her window and had to agree with him. The weather sure is nice. It sucks to stay indoors and study for Math...

"Sure. I'd love to." Wait. Did she just say that?

"Oh, that's great!" Ryoji said excitedly. "I'll come and pick you up." Ryoji hanged up on her. Minako stared at her phone. Was it because of the refreshing bath she just had that made her brain fuzzy? Or was it because hearing Ryoji's voice first thing in the morning had rattled her harder-than-steel heart?

"Oh snap out of it." Minako said to herself. She texted her brother, saying that he shouldn't call her cellphone nor the dorm unless it's something really important-something like a matter of life and death.

Ryoji came by the dorm to pick up Minako 30 minutes later. He seems to be really excited for he had run halfway towards the dorm from his place. Normally, it takes an hour to get there. But what's amazing is that, despite he's out of breath, he still has this air of composure that Minako admired. At some point.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Ryoji said as he tried to catch his breath. He straightened up and offered her his hand. "Shall we get going then?"

Minako blinked at him for a while, his gesture reminding her of Theodore when they go out for dates. She absently placed her hand into his and left the dorm. Yukari came out of the laundry room with her basket as Junpei came down the stairs, looking all tired and sleepy.

"Was that Akihiko-senpai off for his morning run?" he yawned as he took out a cup ramen from the cupboard.

"No." Yukari said. "It more sounded like Ryoji..."

"Huh?" Junpei looked around her.

"I'm going to go and check on Minako." Yukari said suddenly and rushed up the stairs. Junpei tore open the top of his cup ramen and was about to pour hot water...

"YEEEOOWW!" Junpei cried when he poured hot water onto his left hand as Yukari yelled, "WHY ON EARTH DID SHE GO OUT WITH HIM?"

Minako felt a shiver ran down her spine as they walked around Paulownia Mall, hand in hand. Ryoji looked at her, concerned.

"Are you cold?" he asked. Minako shook her head.

"No...I'm fine..."

"Well, you don't look like one." Ryoji said firmly. "Let's go to Chagall for some coffee to warm you up."

Minako had no choice but to agree with him. She wants to taste their spiced cappucino anyway. The two of them entered the half full cafe, and settled for a table by the farthest window.

"What do you want to drink, princess?" Ryoji said, as he helped Minako to her seat. Around them, the people looked. It's rare for a gentleman to exist. Some of the women giggled at how Ryoji treats Minako as something so fragile. But the men only rolled their eyes and muttered "Women!" before getting moody. But the fact that Ryoji and Minako never really noticed this was also entertaining.

"I've always wanted to try their Spiced Cappucino coffee." Minako replied, looking up at him. Ryoji smiled at her too.

"Okay then. I'd be back with our drinks." He left for the counter. As Minako sat there, with her back to everyone else, she looked down at her cellphone and saw that Yukari had been trying to contact her for over ten times. Minako wondered if she had turned off the vibration for her phone. Sure, she never really know what's going on around her whenever she's with Ryoji. She flipped it open and saw Yukari left a lot of short text messages like: "ARE YOU WITH RYOJI, MINAKO?" "I TOLD YOU TO STAY CLEAR OF HIM!" "HAS RYOJI DONE SOMETHING TO YOU?" "HEY MINAKO! ANSWER ME!" "IF I WON'T HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN AN HOUR, I'M GOING TO SEND AIGIS TO PULVERISE RYOJI!"

Minako sighed. Sometimes, Yukari acts like a mother. The only reply she gave Yukari after all those angry text messages was "I'm fine, Yukari. You don't need to be so worried." But of course, that would make Yukari really mad later. She closed her phone and waited for Ryoji to come back with their drinks.

Yukari lunged at her phone, which she was staring at for a good 45 minutes. She read the one-liner Minako gave her as a response and thought her blood pressure going up. After all the worries Yukari gave out, Minako just said "I'm fine"? And why shouldn't she be worried? Ryoji looks like a player. Yukari doesn't want their leader to be played by some rich kid who thinks he can have everything in his own way.

"This is all your fault, Stupei." she snarled at Junpei who's playing on his CompStation. Junpei looked at her, confused.

"What did I do?" he demanded.

"If you haven't introduced thoses two to each other, this wouldn't have happened."

"Come off it." Junpei said. "How would I know that Ryoji has some interest in her?"

"But she has Minato already!"

"Didn't she say that she's not dating him?"

"I know that Stupei! But any guy is better than Ryoji!"

"What do you have against Ryoji, anyway?"

"Ugh. You're pathetically hopeless." Yukari stormed up to her room. Akihiko, who was just coming down the stairs, looked at Junpei.

"What happened between you two?"

"Oh, nothing." Junpei said. "Just the usual banter..."

A/N: For some reason, I like Yukari this way...