A/n- Told you I had more Persona 4 stories to write! XD Anyways some context. This happens a few years after the ending of Persona 4 after things have calmed down and the cast are settling into their futures. Also, because I don't think I've noted this before, for me Kanji keeps dying his hair because I hate his epilogue hairstyle. Let's just say both him and Naoto think it suits him better for various reasons. Other than that enjoy!
The Commission Files- File #568 Together Again
Characters: Kanji (Persona 4), Naoto (Persona 4), Yu (Persona 4), Nanako (Persona 4)
Based on: a commission by detectiveneko on Twitter
Naoto was standing in front of Tatsumi Textiles waiting for someone to answer. Neither Kanji or his mother were at home, so she figured they would be at their shop. Eventually after a few minutes Kanji's mother answered the door and lit up with a smile when she saw it was Naoto.
"Ah, Naoto. I'm happy to see you back in Inaba again, how was your trip to Tokyo?" She asked the young detective. Naoto had been on a case in Tokyo and she hadn't been able to take Kanji with her this time because he needed to help his mother in the shop since it was the busy season.
"It was nice Mrs. Tatsumi, everything went smoothly and I solved the mystery that I was hired to solve." Naoto replied truthfully. "And I know it may sound a bit selfish, but I did quite miss Kanji being my partner though, he's a real asset a lot of the time."
"No need to hide your feelings dear, I know you wanted to take him along on your trip, but I really did need the help. So I'm glad you took my feelings into account as well." Mrs. Tatsumi noted.
"Of course, what kind of person would I be if I disrespected my boyfriend's mother like that? Especially since you're the person he respects the most." Naoto commented.
"Such a sweet girl, I'm glad Kanji met someone like you." Mrs. Tatsumi replied. "But I've taken enough of your time, what brings you to my shop?"
"Well, honestly, I'm trying to find where Kanji is so we can meet up." Naoto answered.
"Hm, I should have guessed that." Kanji's mother said with a chuckle. "But, I'm not quite sure myself. The last time I saw him was right after lunch, he was hanging around with that nice young man with the gray hair, Narukami was his last name I believe."
"Yu is in town as well?" Naoto asked herself under her breath before replying to Kanji's mother. "Very well, I think I can find him with that information. Thank you again Mrs. Tatsumi, it was nice to see you again."
"Of course dear. Don't stay out too late!" She called out as Naoto was leaving. But once she was out of sight she closed the door and turned to someone standing just inside the door.
"Did she buy it Ma?" Kanji asked a bit nervously.
"I think she did. You should call your friend and tell him she's coming to visit before you head to the inn." His mother replied.
"Yeah, of course." So Kanji called Yu and told him the plan was moving along smoothly. About ten minutes later Naoto was at the door of the Dojima residence, assuming that Yu was staying there while he was in Inaba. She rung the doorbell and shortly after Nanako answered the door.
"Naoto! You're back!" Nanako said giving her a big hug. "I saw you on the news a couple of times while you were gone! How is your detective work going?"
"It's going very well Nanako, thank you for asking." Naoto answered. "My, you're growing quite a lot, you might be taller than me eventually."
"You really think so?" Nanako wondered. "You think I might be as tall as Big Bro or even Kanji?"
"It depends on how much healthy food you eat and exercise you get in, but even if you don't get that tall being healthy is what really matters." Naoto noted.
"Okay! I'll make sure to be healthy so I can be cool and smart like you and everyone else!" Nanako said confidently.
"That's good Nanako." Naoto said playfully ruffling Nanako's hair a bit. "Speaking of your Big Bro, is he home? I need to talk to him about something."
"Oh, yeah! He's in his room! Come on in!" Nanako said allowing Naoto in. She took her shoes off and stepped into the small residence which looked pretty much the same as it always did. "Dad's at work so you don't have to worry about being loud or anything. Big Bro! Naoto is here to see you!" After that the door to Yu's room opened and said Yu stepped out to greet the pair in the living room.
"Thank you Nanako." Yu commented before turning to Naoto. "It's nice to see that you're still in one piece. Not that I don't trust you of course, it's just that you have the most dangerous job between all of us."
"I appreciate your concern as always, having a friend such as you is quite the boon. I know if I get into trouble you'd come and try and help no matter what, so that makes me feel more safe and comfortable with how I operate." Naoto assured him. "How are things with you and Rise? Still going strong?"
"Yeah, things are going great between us." Yu replied with a smile. "We just got done filming for the movie she's starring in and I'm thinking about proposing the night of the premiere when we get some alone time. Make sure to let me know when you are free so we can plan what date the wedding will be."
"That's wonderful Yu, I wouldn't miss that occasion for the world." Naoto confirmed.
"What about you and Kanji? I know you two have been away from each other for a couple months, did you keep in touch?" Yu asked.
"We did." Naoto replied. "We called each other each night we were free and left each other e-mails and texts when we couldn't. I won't deny that I've missed seeing him in person after all this time though, among other things." She didn't want to be too graphic or obscene in front of Nanako. "That's why I'm here actually. Kanji's mother told me that he saw you and him hanging out around noon today, and he's not at his house or the shop either. Do you know where he might be?"
"Well, it's true we were hanging out around town today, but we parted ways pretty much right after lunch." Yu confirmed. "We actually were investigating something strange. Kanji found this note wedged inside the door at your grandfather's house and we tried to decode it but didn't have any luck. But, he did tell me that if I saw you to give it to you to see if you can crack it. So here." And with that Yu handed her a note with what seemed to be a random assortment of letters and numbers written on it.
"And this was all that was with it?" Naoto asked as she looked over the note on both sides.
"Yeah, I even tried the lemon trick like before and nothing else showed up." Yu noted. "I feel like it's a message of course, but we couldn't find what the cypher was."
"Hmm, do you have a pen and some scrap paper I can use?" Naoto asked.
"I do! I do!" Nanako said rushing off to get some. She quickly returned and handed them to Naoto. "Here!"
"Thank you Nanako, you've been quite the help once again." Naoto complimented her. "Do you two mind if I work on this here? If they left it at my grandfather's house they might be steaking it out."
"Of course, take all the time you need." Yu replied.
"I'll make some coffee!" Nanako added. So Naoto sat down at the kitchen table and got to work deciphering the note. It was a bit tricky at first, but once she drank the coffee that Nanako made it invigorated her mind enough to crack the code soon after and see what the note contained.
"Hm, interesting." Naoto commented when she was done.
"What does it say?" Nanako wondered.
"It says: 'Naoto Shirogane, you are cordially invited to the Amagi Inn tonight at 8PM. The password is Pink Elephant' and it's initialed 'NB' at the bottom. Do you know anyone with those initials?" Naoto asked.
"Not that I know of." Yu noted.
"I have a book that has a pink elephant in it!" Nanako commented. "Does that help?"
"Hmm, maybe it does, I'll have to think about it." Naoto wondered before looking at her watch. "It's 7PM already, I only have an hour to show up to the inn."
"Do you want me to come with you in case it's some sort of trap?" Yu asked, even though he knew what was going on.
"No, I doubt it's a trap. I think the person just wants to meet with me secretly for some reason. It's reasonable if they don't want to be seen in public with a law enforcement officer." Naoto noted. "But I'll keep my phone on me if I need you."
"Maybe it's Kanji trying to be romantic with you!" Nanako noted since she didn't know what was going on, but she could connect some dots. Yu made a silent gesture for her to stay quiet and she did so with a big grin knowing she had figured it out so quickly.
"I can't deny that as a possibility, but he's never done anything like this before so I don't find it likely." Naoto noted. "Though it would be pretty romantic, setting up a cute little mystery for me to figure out to find him. Either way, I need to get ready. I'll be staying with my grandfather while I'm back here in Inaba, so if either of you or Dojima need me for anything that's where you can find me."
"I'll make sure to tell him." Yu noted. Then Naoto gave the two of them big friendly hugs before going back to her grandfather's house to get ready. It didn't take her long and eventually she was at the entrance of the Amagi Inn. Now of course Kanji told Yukiko about his plan, so to not give it away she wasn't the one to greet Naoto when she arrived, it was one of the other workers.
"Welcome to the Amagi Inn, how may we be of service?" The woman behind the counter asked Naoto.
"Greetings, my name is Naoto Shirogane and I was invited here by someone who goes by the initials NB, does that mean anything specific to you?" Naoto asked.
"Hmm, that depends on if you know the password." The woman asked with a grin.
"Makes sense." Naoto noted. "The password is 'Pink Elephant' per the note I received."
"Very well, you may meet with them." The woman said pulling out a set of pajamas and a towel. "Your guest wishes to meet you in the steam room next to the hot springs, here is a towel and a set of clothes in case your outfit gets wet."
"Thank you, I appreciate that." Naoto replied with a polite bow. "I know where the steam room is, so I'll head there right away." And that's just what she did. She made it to the changing room and stripped down before wrapping the towel around her body. Somehow the receptionist knew to give her a slightly bigger one that would cover her chest a bit better which was nice. When she was ready she walked into the steam room. It was already quite steamy and she couldn't quite see that much ahead of her as she sat down.
"I don't know if you're in here, but I'm here. Detective Naoto Shirogane at your service." Naoto called out into the steam. There was a bit of silence until a voice came from the other side of the room. It sounded like it was coming out of a small speaker, maybe from a phone or recording device, and it was a bit distorted as well.
"Thank you for coming detective. I'm sorry I had you running all around Inaba, but I have my reasons for wanting to stay anonymous." The voice noted. It was obviously prerecorded, and Naoto could swear the cadence was very similar to Yosuke's voice.
"I understand, I'm used to taking strange cases in strange circumstances." Naoto assured the voice. "So, what is it that you need me to look into?"
"It's not for me, it's for my client who goes by NB. Again, sorry for the subterfuge, but he's a very reclusive man." The voice continued.
"Very well, that's not an issue." Naoto responded.
"Good. Well then, your mission, if you choose to accept it-" The voice said before cutting off. Naoto could feel someone coming closer to her, but strangely she wasn't afraid, as if she knew what was going on subconsciously. Slowly the form came into view, it was Kanji, wearing nothing but a towel around his waist.
"Is to have a romantic night with your boyfriend." He ended the sentence as he sat down next to Naoto.
"Kanji-" Naoto trailed off before reaching over and giving him a warm hug. "If that's my mission, then I'll gladly accept it. Did you really go through all this trouble for me?"
"Well, it wasn't all me ya know, the rest of the team helped as well." Kanji noted.
"Yeah, now that I think about it it's a bit strange that you all knew when I was coming." Naoto considered.
"Why don't you sit down on the floor in front of me so I can massage your shoulders while I tell you?" Kanji suggested. "Knowing you, they're still probably pretty tense."
"Sounds like a wonderful plan to me." Naoto said sliding down into position. Kanji spread his legs around her and put his hands on her shoulders and started gently massaging them.
"So, you probably didn't realize it, but Rise was on the same train you were on today when you were coming in to Inaba." Kanji started.
"You know, I had a strange feeling, but I just figured it was just me wanted to get here and see you." Naoto noted. "I wonder why she didn't come up and sit next to me."
"Oh, she was going to." Kanji confirmed. "But she texted us a picture of you and we convinced her to help out with my plan."
"Us? We?" Naoto wondered.
"Oh, yeah. For whatever reason Yu was in town a day early, something to do with that film Rise was in needing an extra day of shooting, so she texted him as well and them he and I came here to set up things here with Yukiko." Kanji explained. Naoto couldn't help but chuckle slightly at hearing that.
"So, that note never really got stuck in my grandfather's door and he knew what the note said." Naoto noted. "Which leads me to ask, did you two tell Nanako about your plan?"
"No, we figured it might still be a bit too mature for her to understand." Kanji answered. "Why do you ask?"
"Because she figured it out before I did." Naoto replied with another chuckle. "Looks like Inaba has another ace detective in the Dojima family."
"Well, she is quite smart and resourceful." Kanji commented. "I'm just glad she didn't spoil the surprise. You were surprised right?"
"Of course I was." Naoto confirmed. "Not to say you aren't romantic, because you totally are, but you've never gone this far for anything like this." It was then that the final piece fell into her mind as to why everything was happening like this. "Wait, this... this is for the anniversary of when we started dating isn't it?"
"There you go, I was wondering when you'd figure it out." Kanji replied with his own chuckle.
"I should have brought my present for you from Tokyo then, but I left it at my grandfather's house." Naoto noted. "Well, I guess I can give it to you tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Kanji asked with an amused tone.
"Yes, tomorrow. I assume we have a room to spend the night in tonight, so why would we leave in the middle of the night when we can spend it together?" Naoto stated confidently.
"Spot on, it helps when you're good friends with the owner's daughter." Kanji noted. "I even got them to let us have the hot springs to ourselves for the whole night, if you're interested."
"Ooh, very much so." Naoto replied with a hint of excitement. "You're so sweet to me Kanji, I love it. And I love you."
"Well, you know, you're worth it." Kanji said blushing a bit because he still wasn't 100% used to Naoto telling him how she felt. "You're very special to me Naoto, and I love you too."
"There is just one more thing I want to know about this plan, what was up with that voice recording?" Naoto wondered. "It sounded like Yosuke talking though a voice changer. Oh, and what does 'NB' stand for?"
"That's because it was. I didn't want to leave the other guys out of the loop so Teddie let me borrow a voice changer her bought for some reason and I had Yosuke record the lines on a digital voice recorder I got at Junes a while back. Yosuke assured me it was waterproof so it was great for something like this. And 'NB' stands for me 'Naoto's Boyfriend' that's all." Kanji answered.
"I'm impressed that you could predict what I was going to say and had the right responses to my words." Naoto noted.
"Eh, I had him record a few extra ones just in case, but I know you very well Naoto, so it was pretty easy." Kanji replied with his own confidence, which Naoto really liked hearing.
"Well, like I stated before, this was all very romantic, I love finding out small mysteries like this and it was made all the better by ending up finding you, which I was trying to do anyways." Naoto said with a content sigh as she rested her head back a bit. When she did though she felt something poking the top of her head. "Getting a little excited I see." She teased Kanji, knowing what it was.
"Um, well, yeah." Kanji confirmed, blushing a bit more. While he was massaging her shoulders it was quite hard not to look down at her chest in the position he was in, and seeing how tight the towel was around her body and the cleavage it was showing was getting him worked up as they talked. And now that she had her head back and he could see even more? Well they were lucky he was out of his nosebleed phase.
"No need to be so embarrassed Kanji." Naoto replied as she turned around to look at him. "In fact, I can show you a bit more." And with that she untied her towel and let it drop to the floor, exposing the rest of her body. "Like what you see?"
"You're as beautiful as ever Naoto." Kanji answered as he got a good look at her. It had been months since he had gotten to see her like this in person and he just wanted to soak it in. But he knew that Naoto liked to get to the point most of the time so he didn't take too long to untie his own towel and showing her just how excited he really was.
"You're looking as handsome as ever as well." Naoto countered as she moved a bit closer in. "And you don't know how many nights I was dreaming of being intimate with you while I was gone. So I hope you don't mind if I get started, we can cuddle and enjoy being close to each other later."
"Hey, I've been waiting for this as well, and you're right. We have all night, we can do whatever we want, however we want." Kanji replied. "So what were you thinking about doing?"
"This." Naoto replied simply as she moved in even more and wrapped her chest around Kanji's dick and started rubbing it up and down slowly. This wasn't the first time she had done this and it showed because she was way more confident and skilled at it then when the idea came up the first time. She had become quite confident in her looks and body over the years, and if she could use them to make the man she loved feel good then that was just one more thing she had in her arsenal.
"Damn, that's hot." Kanji moaned as he felt his dick get smothered between her breasts. He was trying not to curse too much anymore, but sometimes like this it still came out. And other than the feeling of her breasts, the warmth and wetness of the steam room was making it just that much better with all the sweat dripping down their bodies. Naoto didn't mind though, when they were in private together like this Kanji could do and say whatever he wanted because she wanted him to be himself around her.
"Glad you think so, but you know what comes next." Naoto teased him before moving on to her next move. Whenever the tip of Kanji's dick would peek out between her breasts she would either give it a little kiss or use her tongue to play with it a bit. She knew that Kanji loved when she did that because he commented before that she made really cute faces when she did and this time didn't seem to be different because he was trying pretty hard to focus on her face and not throw his head back or close his eyes.
"Y-You are getting too good at that!" Kanji groaned out, but he wasn't telling her to stop. It was just such a change from when they first started getting intimate with each other, for both of them. When they first started out it was very awkward and they weren't too sure if it was something they would do a lot, but once they got advice from their friends, mainly Yu and Rise, and implemented it they found their groove and now they were comfortable with themselves being so exposed and intimate.
"Really? Because I would think I was out of practice." Naoto continued to tease before she slowed her movement and then stood up. "You want some more foreplay, or are you ready to move on?"
"Oh, you want to do it in here?" Kanji wondered. He thought they'd get in the hot springs first before moving on.
"Kanji, I've been wanting this for months and I know you have as well, do you really want to wait?" Naoto asked with a knowing look. All Kanji could do was shrug because he knew she was right. "Good, now since that is settled," She continued before getting up on her knees on the sitting level beside Kanji, "come over here and get what you've been waiting for."
"Hell yeah!" Kanji replied with excitement as he settled up behind Naoto and placed his hands on her body to keep her steady. One went onto her hip while the other rested right below one of her breasts. Naoto could feel the goosebumps from the touch she had been yearning for and she could feel that she was quite hot and wet between her legs, and not just because of all the steam around them. Kanji smoothly adjusted her around so that his dick was lined up for entry and she put her arm up and behind his head to keep him closer.
"Kiss me as you do it." She requested and Kanji couldn't refuse. So as he slowly slid into her body he bent his head down slightly and placed his lips on hers. Kissing Naoto was as heavenly as ever for him. Her lips may not have been as full or soft as other girl's lips were, but he didn't care about that, he cared about the face and the person they were attached to. Knowing that he could do this pretty much whenever he wanted when they were together was still as exhilarating as the first time they kissed. But the good thing about having experience was that they knew what they were doing now, so there weren't any awkward movements or miscues. They continued to kiss, slowly ramping up the intensity and frequency, before finally starting to keep their lips locked together for as long as they could hold their breaths.
For Naoto, kissing Kanji was the best feeling in the world. She really didn't even feel him slide in but the kiss was really what got her going. Knowing that someone truly and fully accepted her for who she was and what she looked like was just so freeing. She knew that she could be herself around Kanji and that he would love her for it no matter what. She felt quite lucky in moments just like this because she knew very well that all this could have never happened if a few things did go exactly the right way in the past. So she was going to savor all the moments like this that she could with him.
"Mmm, I love you Kanji." She breathed when they finally broke apart from kissing. "I love everything about you, from how you accept me for who I am to how sweet you can be. Please don't ever stop doing things like this for me, I really appreciate all the effort you put into being romantic."
"There you go again making me blush." Kanji replied doing just so. But he paid her back by quickly speeding up his pace with his thrusting a bit, getting a cute sound to come out of her mouth. "But honestly, I'm just happy that you accept me." Kanji admitted. "Like you're amazing compared to me, you could get any guy, or any girl if I'm being honest, to fall for you, but you chose me. Do you know how fulfilling that is to me after what I went through? I wouldn't stop being sweet for you even if it became a crime, you've made me realize what kind of man I can be and what I can do with my life, how could I give up something so life changing, so important to me? Because that's what you are to me Nao, you are my missing piece, and I love you for that. And I always will." Then he chuckled. "Heh, not bad for a punk like me huh?"
"Well, I wouldn't say you are a punk, but if you are, you're my punk." Naoto told him with a smile before she felt something stirring inside of her. "Hmm, I'm getting close to orgasm already, looks like I've lost some stamina."
"That and the heat in here can be a bit draining." Kanji noted. "You want me to stop or keep going and let you go off?"
"Please, keep going." Naoto requested.
"Your wish is my command." Kanji replied before starting to go a bit faster and harder with his movements while also using both hands to massage her breasts at the same time. That did the trick and a few moments later he could feel her tighten up around his shaft while she moaned out loudly. He wasn't quite there yet, so he didn't cum, though he was right at the edge. So when Naoto moved off of him he reached his hand down and started jacking himself off, but before he could finish Naoto turned around and saw what he was doing.
"Hey, let me help you out with that." She said before laying down in front of him and starting to suck him off as she held onto his hips for stability. It didn't take long before he was moaning out in his own orgasm and cum started to spurt out of his dick. Naoto tried to get as much as she could into her mouth, but some ended up on her face and hair.
"Oops, sorry about that Nao." Kanji said a bit embarrassed once again.
"No worries, we are in a place where we can clean off easily." She said taking her towel and cleaning her hair and face off as much as she could. "Besides, we're getting to the hot springs next right, it'll wash off."
"Right as always." Kanji said with a smile. Naoto winked at him and she started to leave the steam room without wrapping her towel around her body. "Uh Nao, aren't you worried someone is gonna see you like that?"
"You said we have the whole place to ourselves right? The only person that could see us is Yukiko maybe, and she's already seen me like this." Naoto replied. "And it's not like we would have them on for long anyways."
"Have I ever told you how hot you are when you're confident?" Kanji asked with a smirk.
"Many times, but it never fails to put a smile on my face."