"...Listen... Wanna, uh... come back to my place?" He smiles a little.
"I was gonna... actually, nevermind. Yeah. I'll come."
~~~
Yosuke's POV:
"Uh, I'll have one ganmodoki please."
"Understood," the owner nods, turning to the back. "Rise? This young man wants one ganmodoki."
"Hm?" The girl in the back turns her head. "Oh. Sure." Her lips are downturned, and she honestly looks exhausted... But, I knew it. I knew Risette was here.
Okay. Calm down, Yosuke. You can't scare her off, remember? You gotta protect her. You gotta play it cool.
"Are you... Risette?" Damn. So lame.
"Oh," she frowns, handing me the ganmodoki over the counter. "Yeah," she sighs. "So?"
"W-well, uh..." I splutter, taking it from her hands. "C-can I talk to you?"
"I'm busy," she mutters.
"I- I know," I laugh awkwardly. "It'll only take a moment."
How is this so hard? I bet Yu could do this effortlessly.
"Okay," she shrugs. "What's up?"
"I just wanted to, um... Give you a heads up, is all."
"Huh?"
"Y'know... About all the kidnapping cases around Inaba lately."
"Oh..."
"It sounds crazy, but I think you could be the next target... Just stay safe for me, okay?"
"Next target?" She scoffs. "Is this supposed to be some kind of threat?"
"No, no!" I say quickly. "I- I'm not the bad guy here!"
"Listen, maybe you should go..."
"Please, Rise-chan..." I beg. "I saw you last night. On TV. This thing... The Midnight Channel. It was you."
"I watched that show last night, too... But the image was too blurry to make out," she mumbles.
"But I saw it!" I exclaim. "It was you, I know it was."
"Hm," she frowns. "Okay," she shrugs finally. "I'll be careful."
I smile. "Thank you. Oh, uh, do you want my number? You know, in case anything happens in the meantime?"
"I'll be okay," she chuckles. "Thanks, though."
"Y-yeah," I grin. "How about dinner? On me, of course."
"Didn't you just buy ganmodoki?" She smirks.
"O-oh, yeah..."
"You're funny," she smiles. "What's your name?"
"U-uh, Yosuke," I nod. "Yosuke Hanamura."
"Got it," she giggles.
"I'll come see you again tomorrow, alright?"
"Sure thing."
"U-uh, take care of yourself!"
"You, too."
~~~
Yu's POV:
"What's the matter?" Kanji mumbles.
I sit on the floor against his futon, beside his legs which dangle next to me.
"Nothing."
"You still upset over Yosuke-senpai?"
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How Could You? (Souyo)
FanfictionKanji was just a decoy; Yu knew that. He also knew he had no chance with Yosuke. Even then, he couldn't let go. Because he didn't care what it took; he needed his partner more than anyone else. ~~~ cover credits - @CreamyGhost on twitter ~~~ Info: ...
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