Player Choices
By psychored1911
Disclaimer: I do not own Persona 4 or Persona 4 Golden.
Chapter 6
4/15- After School
After a brief talk with Teddie, we found out some Interesting information: when the fog lifts in the TV, the Shadows get violent and if you can't get out of the TV world when the fog lifts, you can die either by your own shadow or by others. There is a chance that place in the shopping district was made from Saki's mind. At least in theory… We do have a chance to save them, all we have to do is go in and pull them out.
As I enter the TV portal, I can't help but think:
Am I forgetting something?
Junes
Chie looks like she was trembling on the floor, on the verge of tears.
Oops…
"You guys came back!" she exclaims, trembling in joy- wait a second… now it looks like anger
"The nerve of you guys!" she screams at us, grabbing me by the collar "You are such jerks!"
Maybe i should try to calm her down.
Flirt with her
-Hug and pet her like a child
I slowly wrap my arms around her, carefully trying not to startle her any further, before gently putting my hand on her head, stroking it with utmost care.
"I'm sorry for making you worry like that. I promise it won't happen again…"
I keep stroking the back of her head, waiting patiently as I feel her beating heart calm down to normal levels, her hitching breath placating to a normal rhythm. Anyone can make a woman angry, but it takes true character to calm their rage. Wow, she feels so warm...
"Ahem…"
Right… I forgot Yosuke was there.
I awkwardly continue hugging Chie, still stroking her head, under Yosuke's judging gaze, for several graceless minutes until I reluctantly let go of her, before making awkward eye contact with Yosuke.
What, jealous much?
Okay, after I let Chie simmer down for a while, we started to explain to her everything that happened to us: Teddie being an awesome hollow bear, the fake Yosuke, the fake Yosuke turning into the ninja-frog centaur, everything.
"Uh-huh." it seems that Chie doesn't fully believe me.
"He's telling the truth y'know." Thanks for backing me up, Yosuke.
"Okay…" Chie says hesitantly, clearly having some difficulty wrapping her mind around it.
Yeah, i know, I know "Look, it's been a long day." I tell the two of them "You know, let's all head back home for the day. It'll be easier for us to explain it tomorrow."
"Yeah, you're probably right."
"Agreed."
the two of them nod as we started heading our separate ways for the day- Ah, crap. It's raining. Okay, buying myself an umbrella and then heading home for the day.
Floodplain
Man this rain won't let up. I knew i should have taken the normal route home. Take the normal route back home, first part of my mind says, but nooooooo, I just had to try to find a shortcut in a town I am completely unfamiliar with-
Helloooooo, pretty girl in a kimono. Must walk over… Oh, hey it's that girl from the other day. Nah, I probably shouldn't; she looks like she gets hit on enough times for me to get involved. Deadfish-eyes tried to creepily hit on her and she didn't really notice, though I'm exponentially better looking than that weirdo... Screw it, might as well say hi.
"Hey, how's it going." I say as she turns to me, surprised.
"Oh, it's you…"
She seems to be at a loss of words.
What should I say:
"What are you doing here?" Nah, too easy for me.
"Why are you wearing a kimono?" Well, I heard her family runs a traditional inn, so it's believable.
""You up for a date?" ...Probably shouldn't… she probably gets enough of those every day, even without my input. No need to harass her any further- Hey, wait a second:
-"Where's your umbrella?"
It's raining cats and dogs out here, and raincoats do not go well with those clothes. Maybe those straw raincoats used in the olden days but only plebeians can pull those off with their raggedy kimonos, not the rich landowner's beautiful daughter- okay, losing train of thought! Get back on track, brain!
She looks down embarrassed. "It flew away." she said hesitantly.
And here I thought I was crazy.
"It flew away?" I repeated, trying hard not to sound sarcastic about it.
She nods. "A gust of wind blew away my umbrella… And i've been stuck here ever since."
"And how long ago was that?"
She looks down, trying to avoid my gaze "Maybe three hours ago?" she admitted, covering her face in embarrassment.
I sigh "Do you want to come with me?" I asked.
She looks up. "Oh, no, I couldn't. My parents sent me on an errand for our inn. That's kinda why, i'm dressed like this…"'
No one is complaining about your outfit. Especially not me. That definitely accentuates your fine curves- NO! Bad brain! Bad!
"Okay, suit yourself." I start walking away but before that, i turn around and say one last thing. "By the way, it's gonna rain until 8 tonight. Are you sure you wanna stay here?"
She looks up in awe. "Oh my… okay, can we stop by the shopping district first?"
I extend my arm, prompting her to grab on to it.
Well today is gonna be slightly more exciting.
As we walk around, she asked me stuff like about school, Chie and the Inn. She and Chie seem to be really good friends and the in seems to keep her completely preoccupied at times, like tomorrow, she has to stay there all day to help out because she's so busy.
It's really weird when we walk around because there are so many people staring at us. I guess we kinda do stand out, don't we?
I take her back home once we're all done.
Evening
Nanako's here… alone… Isn't it a bit irresponsible to just leave a kid alone all this time?
I sit across from her.
"Dad's late." she said sadly.
The news is on again. "Our next story is an update in our ongoing report on the bizarre murders occurring in Inaba... "
It continues, but I don't even bother paying attention. It's probably stuff i'm already aware of.
Geez, isn't this a local news broadcast. Where are the fluff pieces!? I demand to see fluff! c'mon, there's a kid right here!
"Another incident." she says quietly "Dad won't be coming home tonight."
umm… Am i supposed to respond to this?
I can say "It can't be helped.", "Are you worried about him?" or even "I'll be here with you."
I think i can do better than that.
I say, "Want ice cream?"
She looks up in surprise, eyes widening in awe.
"You look bummed out, and I think Junes is still open. Let's go." I say as I outstretch my hand, reaching out to her.
"O-Okay!" Nanako says gleefully as she takes my hand. As we get up to leave, I take a glimpse at the TV, someone who looks like Yukiko appears on screen. Meh, it's probably just a rerun, it doesn't seem that important. It's not like it'll effect me in any way at all.
Now where was I? Oh yes, ICE CREAM TIME!
Later
Woo! Made it before Uncle Dojima got back!
Now time to go bed- oh, it's raining again. Maybe i should watch the midnight channel before I go to sleep, for good measure of course.
23:59:57
23:59:58
23:59:59
00:00:00
*static*
There's a girl on it, but that's about it. Nothing really noteworthy.
...I should go to sleep.…
Velvet Room
What the- how the hell did I get back here?
"Do not be alarmed. You are fast asleep in the real world…"
Igor the big-nosed whatever-it-is?
"I have summoned you within your dreams. And so we meet again."
Great…
"This is a space that only those who have, in one way or another, entered into a contract may enter. In your daily life, you subconsciously heard the call to awaken, and you chose to follow the destiny of your inner voice… thereby enacting your glorious awakening to your power." Margaret says cryptically.
Margaret, I know you mean well, but do you have to go out of your way to make it sound so mysterious?
"Hold on to this..." Igor hands over a key. "From this night forth, you are our guest in this velvet room."
What do mean 'from this night forth'? What about the last time? And... how the hell am I supposed to come back to this place?
"Your destiny will require you to hone your power, and for that, you will inevitably require our help. There is but one price for this assistance…" Great... "You must abide by your contract and assume responsibility for all decisions you may make."
"I understand."
"I don't get it."
Well, I always take responsibility for my actions anyway. I'll just say -"Fair enough."
"Very well. The persona you have acquired… It is a side of you that shows itself when you face the world around you. Perhaps you can think of it as… a facade of determination you wear to face various difficulties in life." So the psychological definition? "Your persona ability, however, is that of the wild card… Compared to that of others… it is very special. It is like the number zero… empty, yet holding infinite potential within itself. The persona ability is the power to control one's own heart… and the heart is strengthened through bonds. As you form bonds by becoming involved with the others, your own social links will gradually develop. The power of these social links is what will determine your persona's abilities."
"Social links are necessary for more than strengthening your persona. At times, they will help light the way to the truth you are searching for."
"Where will your awakened power of the wild card take you…? I look forward to traveling the road of your destiny together…*chuckle* Til we meet again…"
You know, it seems like Igor does all the talking whenever I'm in here... Meh, I'll sleep (or wake up) on it.
4/16- Early Morning, Floodplain
*Ring* *Ring*
"Yo!"
That familiar voice, plus a bike horn… He's gonna hurt himself...
"You saw what was on last night, right?" Yosuke asks as he pulls over, somehow not hurting himself and sending himself flying into the nearby trashcans "I couldn't tell who it was, but if someone's shown up on TV, we can't ignore it. Let's go check it out after school. Maybe Teddie can tell us something."
I swear, everyone talks so much in comparison to me, it's like I'm not saying anything most of the time. Including now.
"If it turns out someone was thrown in again, there really might be a culprit behind all this. Even if it is something about that place that's killing the victims… If someone's using that world as a weapon, that's unforgivable. We need to find the culprit… no matter what it takes! There's no way the police can do it… Who'd believe the murderer kills people by throwing them into the TV?"
Well we could just stick our hands in a TV and show them.
Four things come to my mind:
"It has to be us."
"I want to keep my word too."
"Let's bring an end to this."
"You do it."
-"I'm in."
Now that I think about it, it really isn't that different from the other options, isn't it.
"Great. By the way, I tried sticking my head in the TV last night, the way you did, and it actually worked. I think I can do that now because i have the same power. Persona wasn't it? Could be that we got this gift from someone specifically so we could solve the case. Then again, you managed to go inside the TV and get your Persona first… I feel like, as long as you're with me, I can find the culprit and crack this case. Well let's do our best!"
...Huh. I felt like I made a friend out of Yosuke. I wonder if this is that social link thing Igor was talking about. Nah- That was a dream, wasn't it?
Afternoon, Classroom 2-2
Chie rushes into the room, tired and out of breath "Have you guys seen Yukiko today?" she asks.
I haven't seen her and I'm pretty sure Yosuke hasn't seen her either.
"Is that stuff true? You know… all that about about how people showing up on the midnight channel is related to the other world. The person on TV yesterday… I think it was Yukiko. That kimono looked like the one she wears at the inn, and she wore it during that interview a few days ago too. I got worried, so I emailed her last night, but she hasn't responded… I called her in the evening though, and she said she'd be at school today… I-I…"
Yosuke spoke up, "Calm down. We get the picture. And you still haven't heard from her?"
"No, but If what you guys told me yesterday was true, maybe.. Yukiko was thrown in there too!?
"We don't know yet for sure. We should check to see if she's safe first. give her another call." Yosuke says.
Chie reaches to her phone and tries to dial Yukiko. "No good. It went straight to voicemail. She's not answering."
"I heard that she was helping out at her inn." I say.
Chie now looks at me with confusion."How do you know that?"
*Attention Students.*
The PA system has turned on before I can answer.
*It has come to the attention of the police that one of our students, Yukiko Amagi, has gone missing. Police say that she was last seen yesterday afternoon arm in arm with a suspicious young male, described to be handsome, flirty, with a horrible dye job and not very well known in the area. If you have any information on the whereabouts of this miss Amagi or this suspicious male please contact a local police officers or other authority figures.*
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WHAT.
THE.
ACTUAL.
HELL?!
Who are they calling suspicious looking?! And only 'handsome'?! I am definitely more than just 'handsome'! And what's wrong with my hair!?
I am somewhat offended by that comm- why is everybody staring at me?
After School
Chie grabs me by the collar and slams me against the wall "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!"
When it comes to being up against the wall with a girl, this is usually not what comes to mind.
"Whoa, calm down!" Yosuke pulls her off me "Look, Narukami might be an eccentric, flirtatious weirdo, but he's not the kind of guy who'd kidnap Yukiko!"
Yeah- wait, what'd you call me?
Chie takes a deep breath, taking a minute to calm down "Alright, sorry about that Narukami. I just got so worried, and the announcement…"
"Look, it's alright." I tell her, taking a minute to calm my own nerves "Look, I simply escorted her over to Junes and brought her back to her house. That's it." The two of them look at me skeptically, like they don't believe me "IT'S THE TRUTH!" Yeesh, why does it sound so unbelievable that I'd kindly escort a beautiful girl to her errands without any ill will?
"We said nothing," Yosuke sighs, rubbing his temples "Okay, now that we're all calmed down, let's get the facts straight."
Yeah, let's get everything in order... Okay, so let's see what we know. Yukiko got kidnapped. That's bad. She might be killed. That's also bad. She could be killed like that reporter and Saki-senpai. The reporter and Saki-senpai that showed up in the Midnight Channel. The Midnight Channel.
The Midnight Channel... That's it!
"Guys, you know about the two who got killed by the serial killer?"
Yosuke groans "don't remind me..." Yeah, that's still a sore point for him, not my best work...
"Look, From what I heard, they both supposedly appeared on the Midnight Channel a couple of days before they were killed. So, chances are that if it's the same killer, then we know they'll appear there."
"How does that make anything better?! With a theory like that, you're just begging for her to already be in that psycho's clutches!" Chie screams at me.
"Look, it's all I got! If you have any leads other than that, I'm all ears!" I yell back, before I calmed my nerves again "I know you're worried, but we won't get anywhere if we just panic."
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...
There's an awkward silence in the air; it lingers in the air for the moment before Chie mutters "The Midnight Channel, huh?" She takes a deep breath and says "Okay, let's watch the Midnight Channel tonight, then we regroup over in Junes."
Sounds like a plan.
Evening
She might be in the TV…
She also might show up at the midnight channel…
I'm gonna watch… Will she show up…?
23:59:57
23:59:58
23:59:59
00:00:00
There's a clear pict- WHAT THE HELL!?
Is that!?
"Good evening! Tonight, Princess Yukiko Has a big surprise!"
Oh my god, She's there! but what is she doing!?
Is she really in the TV?
"I'm gonna score myself a hot stud!"
What the hell is that supposed to mean!?
"Welcome to not a dream, not a hoax, Princess Yukiko's hunt for her Prince Charming!"
A cheesy title screen pops up in front of her, with that lame-ass title sitting in front of it.
...What a lousy title for a TV show! And look at those horrible production values! Why would anyone in their right mind watch this bull- Wait if she's there, And I can put my hand in the TV… can't I just pull her out?
"And I came prepared, I've got my lacy unmentionables on top to bottom!"
Oh, yeah she is- NO bad dirty mind! Just grab her before the TV program ends!
"I'm out to catch a whole harem-"
I stick my hand into the TV hoping I can reach on to her... Come on... Come on...
*Grab*
I caught something!
Wait, this is hair… and this is way too short to be Yukiko's... It's also much rougher and scragglier, very much unlike Yukiko's silk-like hair... And I'm feeling traces of... hair gel, and the cheap kind too, used by total losers who try too hard.
What am I holding onto?
I stick my head into the TV to see what I'm holding onto.
It's…
It's...
It's... Yosuke…?
What the fu-?
"Dude let go! That hurts!" he screams as he struggles under my grip.
I release my grip on his head. His head is most likely sticking out of his own TV. Now for the real question:
"What on earth were you doing?"
He looks reluctant to answer. "Well, um, what were you doing?"
"I thought I Yukiko was in the TV so I tried to grab her. I reached in, thinking I could pick her up and bring her through the TV since she's smaller than me assumed that she would fit. But, i grabbed you instead. I guess we can't get there unless we go directly. So what were you doing?"
"Oh, um, I was thinking the same thing!? Yeah, that's what happened!" He chuckles nervously.
None of his arms are in the TV.
"So, you tried to grab her… with your head?" I ask, trying very hard not to sound snarky.
He really looks like he doesn't want to answer, so I understandably start to think he was up to something else.
"Anyway, That was definitely Yukiko, but wasn't the stuff she was saying sound weird?" He says.
Weird is an understatement…
"And she looked like she was on some low budget TV show… Was it like this before too? What's going on?"
"Calm down."
"Try to call Yukiko."
"Try to call Chie."
-"Let's try tomorrow."
"Yeah, we can't really do much at this time of night, I'll call Chie later. We'll go in the TV and if she's there, we grab her."
"Sounds like a plan."
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…
"So, umm… You live really close to me…"
"Apparently…"
"Umm… Goodnight."
"Yeah, you too…"
4/17- Early Morning
Why is it that everytime i'm down here, Nanako is all alone?
"Good morning."
"Where's your father?"
"You're up early."
-"Why are you always alone?"
"Dad, always has work…" Nanako says sadly "I'm normally here all alone until he gets back… You can go out for the day if you want. I'll just be here."
Umm…
That sounds pretty lousy especially for a kid…
Part of me really wants to stay but I kinda have to… save someone…
Now I feel lousy...
When I come back, I'll make sure to play with her.
I won't let her be lonely like I was.
Daytime, Junes
Where is Yosuke?
I've been out here for a while now…
There he is- Why are his hands behind his back?
"Sorry for the holdup. I found some stuff we can use in the closet at home. Take a look at these!"
At that second he holds up a katana and a nata. To my face. Dangerously close to my face.
Oh shit!
How on earth did he carry those up here without getting caught!?
"We've got our Personas, but a golf club's not that reliable of a weapon. So, which one strikes your fancy? He says, presenting the two very sharp objects into my face again.
Now I could say "The katana", "The nata" or even "Neither." But for some reason, rationality, of all things, won out in my mind, and I screamed:
"What the hell are you doing swinging those around?!"
"Well, if we're gonna be fighting those thing then we need to be prepared." Yosuke says, taking my yelling pretty calmly "Relax, the blades are fake!"
If they're fake, then why the hell did you think it would help us?
"I think that both would be good for me. Kinda like this, or like this! What about this!?"
He keeps flailing the blades around… It doesn't look like he knows what he's doing… this idiot's gonna hurt himself… or more likely...me…
As he swings them with supposed 'skill', I spot a clearly alarmed cop in the corner of my eye.
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…
Well, Yosuke's going to jail. Should I pay for his bail myself or get his parents to do it?
He picks up his radio "Calling all units. Calling all units. Two suspicious young males found, one wielding multiple weapons, the other fitting the description of a person of interest in the Amagi missing person's case. Requesting immediate backup."
They really do think I'm a criminal, don't they…
Wait… Does that mean… I'm getting arrested too?
...Oh crap.
What should I do?
"Yosuke, whatever you do, put those things down, right now." I say with alarm.
He looks at me, confused, as if he doesn't see the cop radioing for backup.
"Put those down, now. A cop's radioing for backup because of those weapon in your hands… and because I'm a person of interest for Yukiko's kidnapping for whatever reason."
He turns around, still swinging those 'fake' weapons, only for the cop to hop over the fence and put a hand on his gun.
"Both of you, drop your weapons and put your hands in the air." He says sternly.
Yosuke starts to panic. "No wait, we didn't steal them!"
Yeah, like that makes it better.
"Well, not that that we're not doing anything bad!"
Isn't possession still a bad thing? I'm pretty sure this country allows ownership of antiques and genuine weapons, but you need permits and lots of hoops to jump through for that to happen.
"We're just two ordinary kids who like weapons…" Yosuke says weakly.
Not helping!
"Put the weapons down now! You two are under arrest!" The cop says as he draws his sidearm, aiming it right at Yosuke.
Suddenly the panicked Yosuke tries to explain himself, saying something that the equally panicked me could not understand. However his mistake was to flail the weapons in front of the cop.
"Freeze!" He says as his backup surrounds-
Oof!
*Thud!*
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand... I just got tackled from behind... Well shit.
A/N: Aaaaaaaaaaaand… Done! Yeah, sorry for the delay. Me and my bro are now full time college students and we honestly can't update or work on our stories as much as we want to. Sorry, but we will do the best we can. My brother and I were having some creational arguments… and about the Arcanas of the cast of Persona 5, just so this argument can be settled, what arcana do you guys think Ann Takamaki has? We also wanted to write an original side story instead of story previews. we just wanted to try them out, tell us what you guys think and we'll think about continuing them. And as always, here's a story about my brother, I find this mystery about him oddly amusing. He was terrified of our salutatorian in high school. I actually don't know why, and apparently neither does she. He did do his best to avoid her and claim it was "Out of respect" and occasionally saying she "probably doesn't like me" (still talking about my twin here). Here's where things get interesting though, Her parents and her older sister (Who he met by chance and didn't know who they were at that point) don't seem to mind him that much and arguable like him to a certain degree and vice versa. This was evident when I met her mom, when introduced by my twin who seemed to like him. He also placed her parents only a list he calls "Favorite couples that he has met, noting how cute they are together and how, according to him, seem to be in sync. My bro, always full of mysteries, this is one of them.
And now for an original side story co-written by the two of us!
Another Day 1, Part 1
After School
Floodplain
Why does it seem like time seems to stop when it's the middle of the day, but when I do something even as simple as talking to one of my friends, time flies and hits me like a brick? …Whatever. May be one of life's greatest mysteries.
Now- wait, is someone running towards me?
Naoto
Rise
-Yukiko
Chie
Is that... Yukiko? That's weird, she usually hangs out with Chie back in school.
She stops on a dime right in front of me. "Yu-kun, please hide me right now!"
I don't even have time to react to this. She's never like this.
"What?"
"Please, just help me! Hurry!"
I've never seen her look panicked before. This seems serious. With no time to waste, I see one of those rusty outdoor tables that nobody looks at to hide under. She can probably climb the nearby trees, well if I support her or something. There's also an empty trashcan as well.
"Well?"
She looks at me desperately for help.
"Hide under the table. Nobody ever sees anyone under a table."
-"Climb up that tree! I'll give you a boost!"
"Hide in the trashcan, just like Yosuke always does for some reason."
She quickly nods as I give her a boost up the tree- hey, she's wearing lacy black panties. Niiiiiice-NO! BAD MIND! DO NOT GO THERE- wait, can't people see her red clothes clashing with the foliage?
"Dammit! I lost her again!"
Without my noticing, some really sweaty guy, came around.
"'Scuse me, but are you looking for something?" I ask.
"Isn't it obvious?"
If it was obvious, why would I ask?
"I saw this cute girl with long black hair and a red sweater on the midnight channel a couple months back." Sweaty explains, still catching his breath "She's obviously my soulmate. So when I finally found her today, I tried telling her how it's meant to be, but all she did was run away from me."
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooh, now I get it. Crazy-sweaty-guy here thinks Yukiko's his soulmate and did something very, very creepy. Now the only question is why did she run- Wait, why the hell am I asking myself a stupid question? It's way too obvious why she ran.
"Did you see where she went?" Crazy-sweaty asks me.
Tell him where she is.
-Tell him an outrageous, almost over-the-top yet still somewhat believable lie.
"I think she was heading towards the bus station. The only place the buses go right now is Okina city. If you go now you might just be able to catch the next bus there and see her."
He nods and runs off in that direction. Well that was mean of me. Snrk. It should be safe for Yukiko to come down now. Which tree was she up again?
uh oh…
C'mon Yukiko where are you? I mean, how hard is it to miss someone wearing red in a tree? Besides the crazy, sweaty guy... And as of right now, me...
"Psst. Is he gone?"
I look up in a nearby tree. There she is. I look her right in the eye and say, "He's gone."
"Great. Thank you." She says calmly.
There's the Yukiko calmness I know and love. She keeps staring at me with a red face.
"W-what is it?" She asks.
Oh, geez. I'm still staring at her.
"Why aren't you coming down?
-"I'm just enjoying the view."
She blushes as quickly covers her exposed skirt "Geez, perv." heh, she looks away, embarrassed. how cute.
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"So, are you coming down anytime soon?"
She looks away. Was it something I said?
"Umm… I don't think I can get down…"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Do you see that branch over there?" She says as she points at a broken branch. A fresh broken branch… Oh, she really can't climb down.
"Want me to catch you?"
She looks at me uneasily "I'm not so sure about that..." What are you talking about? You don't look that heavy
"Come on." I position my hands as if I'm ready to catch her.
She nods reluctantly and slowly gets ready to fall.
This can't be so har-
*thud*
Holy crap... She's heavier than I thought... And her skin is soooooooo soft...
"Umm, Why aren't you letting me go?"
"Sorry, I'll let you down now."
-"I just wanna savor the moment."
Hehe, she's blushing even more now.
I'm gonna just put her down now.
"So, who was that guy?" I ask "There's something clearly wrong with him."
Yukiko shrugs "He's just some guy who's been stalking me lately. No biggie."
"And you're disturbingly comfortable with that." I frown.
"Well," she looks at me uneasily "I get stalked all the time, but they don't do anything because I usually have Chie at my side. But…"
"But what?"
"She's been gone recently…"
I pale "S-She wasn't on the Midnight Channel, was she?"
"What?! N-No!" Yukiko quickly shakes her head "She's just been so busy I rarely see her, and those stalkers…"
"Say no more." I say with great bravado.
"Let's find Chie!"
"Let's find Chie!"
"Let's find Chie!"
Huh, that's weird, they're all identical this time. Well, whatever.
-"Let's find Chie!"
-"Let's find Chie!"
-"Let's find Chie!"
Yukiko blinks "Huh?"
"You and Chie are inseparable; it's not like her to leave you at the mercy of some weirdos. Granted, in light of recent events, you're more than able to fend for yourself, but still."
"Yeah," Yukiko nods "I haven't seen Chie either. Let's see what she's doing."
"Two-man investigation team sub-mission: Chie's Whereabouts!" I proudly announce "Ready?"
"Go!" She cheers as we give each other a high-five... Only for the both of us to awkwardly reel back.
"Let us never do/speak of that again."
"Agreed."
In Front of Chie's House
Wow, she has a nice house-
*CRASH!*
Suddenly, some weird guy in a suit barges out of the main door, barely escaping a large, angry St. Bernard, rushing past me and Yukiko.
As soon as he's past the gate, Chie, more furious than I ever seen her before, screams at the top of her lungs "AND DON'T YOU DARE COME BACK YOU SON OF A BI-"
She freezes as soon as she sees us. And here I thought the only guy she ever gets mad at is Yosuke.
Yukiko awkwardly waves at her "Hey, Chie... What's going on? I-"
"So... How's it going?"
"Umm, your legs still look nice..."
-"Who the hell was that guy?"
Chie's anger almost immediately turns into shame "Uuuuuuh, I was hoping you guys wouldn't see me."
A middle aged woman resembling Chie came into view of the doorway, frowning "Chie, that's the fourth one this week!" She frowns at her before looking at the two of us "Oh, Yukiko-san, It's nice to see you again, are you doing well?" She asks, her smile overtaking her frown.
"Hi, Mrs. Satonaka, I'm doing just fine, thank you for asking." Yukiko says, trying very hard not to express her total bewilderment.
Chie's mom, who looks really good for a woman in her late 30's, smiles before looking at me. "And who is this young man?"
"I'm Yukiko's boyfriend."
"I'm Chie's boyfriend."
-"I'm Yu Narukami. You must be Chie's mother; I see where she gets her good looks."
"My, my, you're a charmer, now aren't you?" Mrs. Satonaka smirks "Too bad I have a husband,"
"What a shame, I can totally see what your husband saw in you the second he first laid eyes on you-"
I pause as Yukiko and Chie give me a 'What the heck are you doing' look I'm used to receiving by this point. Yeah, this is getting a bit too awkward even for my tastes- oh, who am I kidding? I'm enjoying every second of this! I better tone it down though, for politeness' sake.
"So, you are the famous Narukami Chie always talks about. I see what she sees in you."
"MOM!" Chie screeches, her face redder than ever. But hey, she talks about me at home, I'm enjoying that thought.
"So, who was that guy?" I say, quickly changing the topic.
"WELL, Chie, here was supposed to at least talk to him," she frowned at her daughter, who returned the frown with an uncomfortable grimace "but you can see how that ended."
"What did they have to talk about?"
"Did Chie kick him?"
-"What for?"
"Her father and I are worried about her." She pauses, like she's trying to find the right words to say "She's not exactly… how you say… feminine..."
"Mom!" Chie looks like she wants to die so much right now.
Ignoring her daughter, Mrs. Satonaka continues "So her father and I arranged some marriage interviews because we're afraid... she won't attract a husband when she's older." She uneasily scratches her head as Chie buries her face in her hands.
So her parents are those kinds of parents- hey wait a second…
"How come I wasn't invited as a marriage candidate?" I ask, shifting everyone's attention towards me. "Am I not marriage material?"
"..." Chie glares at me even further; she clearly doesn't want to go through another. Maybe I should take it ba-
"That's a great idea!" Mrs. Satonaka clasps her hands in agreement.
Wait… what?
"Mom, you can't be serious…" Chie groans.
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Satonaka smiles "The next one isn't coming until next week! You have plenty of time for this nice young man!"
Hehehe… Mrs. Satonaka likes me… Oh yeah!
"Okay, let's do this marriage interview thing!" I give Chie a thumbs-up, much to her horror (hey, I thought we were friends!) "Don't fall in love with me too quickly."
A/N: I know what you guys are thinking and yes, he flirts with parents too, and they love it, to the amazement of anyone watching. As always, please review!