Re: Finding Home 3f/?
anonymous
June 26 2012, 00:51:21 UTC
Finding Home 3f/?
Suddenly a thought struck him and Yosuke turned to Chie and Kanji, who were both settling down in their chairs again, both surreptitiously rubbing their eyes. Yosuke inwardly chuckled at their alike actions.
“Hey, where's Teddie?” He asked, glancing around the crowded food court, pausing when he saw the blond Shadow and knew that he had spotted Souji.
A second later Yosuke lost him as he ducked and weaved through the crowd, appearing a second later as he barreled into Souji, nearly knocking the older boy to the ground. Letting out an indecipherable wail, Teddie buried his head in Souji's shoulder and began to wail loudly, shedding tears and sparkles oddly enough.
Souji tentatively put his hands on Teddie's shoulders while the younger boy cried. “Hey Teddie,” he whispered. “I missed you too.”
That only made Teddie cry harder, hugging Souji around the waist. Eventually his wailing died down to sniffles, but he didn't move. In fact, nobody moved, everyone staring quietly at Teddie and Souji as Souji made no attempt to pry Teddie off of him.
Chuckling weakly, Yosuke broke the sort-of awkward silence by striding forward and pulling Teddie away from Souji. “Come on, Ted,” he murmured. “Shouldn't we be happy?”
That had the opposite effect of what Yosuke wanted, as instead of Teddie ceasing his crying he just latched onto Yosuke's waist and kept bawling.
Locked in place, Yosuke's gaze raced around Junes awkwardly before he tentatively placed his hands on Teddie's shoulders like Souji did and pulled him away. “Come on, Ted,” he whispered again, although this time it was more awkward than amused. “Get off me.”
Finally Teddie let go of him and sat down with a thump at their table, still sniffling. “W-what're you doing here, Sensei?”
The rest of them sat in their allotted places and everyone took a moment to bask in their togetherness again, as odd as it sounded. It had been more than a year since the murders had ended, with Adachi being caught and jailed. More than a year since they had been together like this, and now that they were it was a moment before anyone wanted to ruin the reality that they couldn't stay like this forever.
But of course, all moments like that have to end and this one did, with Naoto leaning over the table towards Souji and questioning, “So, Souji-senpai, will you divulge how you came to be in Inaba?”
Yosuke was wondering that himself. “Yeah, man, I thought you weren't gonna be able to come back until summer break?”
Souji didn't answer, instead choosing to stare at the table.
"Partner?"
Yosuke's quiet question broke him out of his reverie, and the pigtailed boy's head snapped up to meet eyes with Yosuke.
What Yosuke met there shocked him. For the first time since he'd known him, Souji almost looked... ashamed?
Souji never looked ashamed. It wasn't an expression in his admittedly small variety of expressions. So what had happened to make him look like that?
"Well, I... I wanted to come home and surprise you guys for Golden Week. But my parents said no." His talking got louder and his expression angrier as he went on, still staring at the table. "My dad said it was too dangerous here, and my mother said that it was boring here and I should want to stay in the city, because my 'friends'," he made quotation marks in the air mockingly, "weren't real friends."
Immediately the Investigation Team broke out in protests, all at once talking at Souji. Rise, Kanji and Chie started protesting and declaring their loyalty to Souji simultaneously, while Teddie and Yukiko started proclaiming the wrongness of that scene. Naoto just scowled and muttered under her breath, while Yosuke stared at Souji intently.
"You know that's not true, right?" He questioned.
Souji smiled fondly, a little thing but characteristic of who they'd come to know. "Yeah, I know Yosuke."
Finally, they all calmed down. "So," Chie asked with a triumphant smile, "what happened? Did you argue some sense into them?"
"Um... no. I ran away."
The resulting "WHAT?" caught the attention of everyone in Junes.
Re: Finding Home 3g/?
anonymous
June 26 2012, 00:54:35 UTC
Finally, wanted to post all of part 3 'cause I had it written. Why is my writing so descriptive... -.-
Finding Home 3g/?
Gaping, none of the Investigation Team actually said anything, until Nanako giggled at them for the first time since Souji and her had appeared. “You all look funny,” she laughed.
Glancing at each other, they all broke out in laughter. Yosuke bent over, chuckling, and patted Nanako on the head. “Thanks for that, Nanako,” he smiled.
Nanako smiled sweetly up at him. “You're welcome, Yosuke-nii-chan,” she said, making Yosuke flush and glance away at the honorific. The only people who had ever attached -chan to his name were relatives, and hearing it from Nanako only proved how close she had grown to him and the group itself since Souji's arrival.
Chie looked at his pink face and started laughing. “Aww, now Yosuke's a brother and a senpai,” she teased.
Teddie looked utterly serious as he proclaimed, “Yeah! Yosuke's my brother!”
Conversations tapered off at that statement, and Teddie only grinned. Yosuke, on the other hand, covered his face in his hands to hide his satisfaction and blush at that.
“Embarrassed, Yosuke?” Souji nudged Yosuke in the shoulder.
“Shut up,” he muttered, still grinning.
Naoto looked complacent. “It goes to show how we've become a family throughout the case,” she observed.
They all looked at each other silently, before Yukiko broke it. “So, Souji-kun, your parents don't know you're here?” She asked worriedly.
Souji didn't look like he wanted to get back to the topic, but they did anyway. “Well, I left them a note... no matter what, though, I'm not leaving. I'm spending my week with you guys,” he declared.
Kanji stood up and pumped a fist into the air. “HELL yeah!” Then he looked down at everyone else sheepishly. “...no?”
Rise giggled and jumped up from her seat, pulling Naoto with her. “Yeah! Let's party!”
Everyone agreed with that, and stood to throw away their trash. Yosuke stood next to Nanako and Souji as they dispersed their separate ways for a moment, standing quietly next to his best friend.
After a moment of calm silence, he placed one hand on Souji's shoulder and said what had been on his mind this whole time.
“You know, I'm really glad you're back. Things weren't the same without you.”
Souji met his gaze, gray eyes filled with happiness and sincerity. “I know.
Suddenly a thought struck him and Yosuke turned to Chie and Kanji, who were both settling down in their chairs again, both surreptitiously rubbing their eyes. Yosuke inwardly chuckled at their alike actions.
“Hey, where's Teddie?” He asked, glancing around the crowded food court, pausing when he saw the blond Shadow and knew that he had spotted Souji.
A second later Yosuke lost him as he ducked and weaved through the crowd, appearing a second later as he barreled into Souji, nearly knocking the older boy to the ground. Letting out an indecipherable wail, Teddie buried his head in Souji's shoulder and began to wail loudly, shedding tears and sparkles oddly enough.
Souji tentatively put his hands on Teddie's shoulders while the younger boy cried. “Hey Teddie,” he whispered. “I missed you too.”
That only made Teddie cry harder, hugging Souji around the waist. Eventually his wailing died down to sniffles, but he didn't move. In fact, nobody moved, everyone staring quietly at Teddie and Souji as Souji made no attempt to pry Teddie off of him.
Chuckling weakly, Yosuke broke the sort-of awkward silence by striding forward and pulling Teddie away from Souji. “Come on, Ted,” he murmured. “Shouldn't we be happy?”
That had the opposite effect of what Yosuke wanted, as instead of Teddie ceasing his crying he just latched onto Yosuke's waist and kept bawling.
Locked in place, Yosuke's gaze raced around Junes awkwardly before he tentatively placed his hands on Teddie's shoulders like Souji did and pulled him away. “Come on, Ted,” he whispered again, although this time it was more awkward than amused. “Get off me.”
Finally Teddie let go of him and sat down with a thump at their table, still sniffling. “W-what're you doing here, Sensei?”
The rest of them sat in their allotted places and everyone took a moment to bask in their togetherness again, as odd as it sounded. It had been more than a year since the murders had ended, with Adachi being caught and jailed. More than a year since they had been together like this, and now that they were it was a moment before anyone wanted to ruin the reality that they couldn't stay like this forever.
But of course, all moments like that have to end and this one did, with Naoto leaning over the table towards Souji and questioning, “So, Souji-senpai, will you divulge how you came to be in Inaba?”
Yosuke was wondering that himself. “Yeah, man, I thought you weren't gonna be able to come back until summer break?”
Souji didn't answer, instead choosing to stare at the table.
"Partner?"
Yosuke's quiet question broke him out of his reverie, and the pigtailed boy's head snapped up to meet eyes with Yosuke.
What Yosuke met there shocked him. For the first time since he'd known him, Souji almost looked... ashamed?
Souji never looked ashamed. It wasn't an expression in his admittedly small variety of expressions. So what had happened to make him look like that?
"Well, I... I wanted to come home and surprise you guys for Golden Week. But my parents said no." His talking got louder and his expression angrier as he went on, still staring at the table. "My dad said it was too dangerous here, and my mother said that it was boring here and I should want to stay in the city, because my 'friends'," he made quotation marks in the air mockingly, "weren't real friends."
Immediately the Investigation Team broke out in protests, all at once talking at Souji. Rise, Kanji and Chie started protesting and declaring their loyalty to Souji simultaneously, while Teddie and Yukiko started proclaiming the wrongness of that scene. Naoto just scowled and muttered under her breath, while Yosuke stared at Souji intently.
"You know that's not true, right?" He questioned.
Souji smiled fondly, a little thing but characteristic of who they'd come to know. "Yeah, I know Yosuke."
Finally, they all calmed down. "So," Chie asked with a triumphant smile, "what happened? Did you argue some sense into them?"
"Um... no. I ran away."
The resulting "WHAT?" caught the attention of everyone in Junes.
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Finding Home 3g/?
Gaping, none of the Investigation Team actually said anything, until Nanako giggled at them for the first time since Souji and her had appeared. “You all look funny,” she laughed.
Glancing at each other, they all broke out in laughter. Yosuke bent over, chuckling, and patted Nanako on the head. “Thanks for that, Nanako,” he smiled.
Nanako smiled sweetly up at him. “You're welcome, Yosuke-nii-chan,” she said, making Yosuke flush and glance away at the honorific. The only people who had ever attached -chan to his name were relatives, and hearing it from Nanako only proved how close she had grown to him and the group itself since Souji's arrival.
Chie looked at his pink face and started laughing. “Aww, now Yosuke's a brother and a senpai,” she teased.
Teddie looked utterly serious as he proclaimed, “Yeah! Yosuke's my brother!”
Conversations tapered off at that statement, and Teddie only grinned. Yosuke, on the other hand, covered his face in his hands to hide his satisfaction and blush at that.
“Embarrassed, Yosuke?” Souji nudged Yosuke in the shoulder.
“Shut up,” he muttered, still grinning.
Naoto looked complacent. “It goes to show how we've become a family throughout the case,” she observed.
They all looked at each other silently, before Yukiko broke it. “So, Souji-kun, your parents don't know you're here?” She asked worriedly.
Souji didn't look like he wanted to get back to the topic, but they did anyway. “Well, I left them a note... no matter what, though, I'm not leaving. I'm spending my week with you guys,” he declared.
Kanji stood up and pumped a fist into the air. “HELL yeah!” Then he looked down at everyone else sheepishly. “...no?”
Rise giggled and jumped up from her seat, pulling Naoto with her. “Yeah! Let's party!”
Everyone agreed with that, and stood to throw away their trash. Yosuke stood next to Nanako and Souji as they dispersed their separate ways for a moment, standing quietly next to his best friend.
After a moment of calm silence, he placed one hand on Souji's shoulder and said what had been on his mind this whole time.
“You know, I'm really glad you're back. Things weren't the same without you.”
Souji met his gaze, gray eyes filled with happiness and sincerity. “I know.
“I'm glad to be back too.”
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