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“GET OUT!” Shadow Yosuke snarled. Despite the howling winds that surrounded him and his true self, his voice rang through to the Investigation Team. “THIS CONVERSATION ISN’T FOR ANYONE TO HEAR!”
Teddie growled, wanting to charge right in. If it wasn’t for all this stupid wind serving as a barrier… “Yoooooosukeeeeee! Can you hear us?”
“Yeah!” Yosuke called back. His limbs were wrapped up by Shadow Yosuke’s long, messy red hair. “Let me talk to… to me! I can handle it!”
“We’re not doing nothing, Yosuke!” Yu snarled. “We’re coming!”
Shadow Yosuke laughed. “ISN’T IT NICE HAVING A BOY TRYING TO COME FOR US?” Yosuke blushed, fists clenching with shame. “WE WANNA KISS BOTH YU AND RISE SO BAD, IT MAKES US LOOK EVEN MORE STUPID THAN WE USUALLY DO! YOU KNOW NEITHER OF THEM LOVE YOU LIKE THAT. THEY COULD NEVER GIVE YOU A PASSING GLANCE - HOW COULD THEY, WHEN THEY HAVE EACH OTHER? FACE IT - AGAINST THE SMOOTH NEW TRANSFER STUDENT WITH IMPERVIOUS COOL, AGAINST A FAMOUS IDOL WITH IMMEASURABLE CHARM, YOU NEVER STOOD A DAMN CHANCE.”
Rise frowned. She and Kouzeon warped over to Yu, allowing her to whisper something in his ear that made his cheeks warm ever-so-slightly. “You’re right… waiting for him was the wrong move.” An idea hit him. “Can you fly me in there?”
Rise picked up on what he was thinking. “In and out? You got it, senpai.”
Turning to the rest of the Investigation Team, Yu commanded, “Rise and I will evacuate Yosuke. Can you keep his Shadow Self busy?”
Chie, Yukiko, Kanji and Naoto nodded. “Anything for my bro!” Teddie chirped, giving the two a thumbs-up before the five summoned their Personas and threw their best magic at the howling winds, creating an opening for Yu and Rise to fly through on Kouzeon and Horus.
“WHAT?! HOW DID YOU GET THROUGH…?”
Yu cricked his neck back and forth. “Absorb Wind.” Readying the Blade of Totsuka, he flew up to the eye of the storm and sliced right through Shadow Yosuke’s hair, freeing Yosuke but sending him to freefall…
… right into two of Kouzeon’s six hands. The bottom two held Rise tight, to keep her from blowing away, and the last two grabbed Yu as he recalled Horus and dove back to the three.
Rise pressed a swift kiss to Yosuke’s cheek, making him and his Shadow Self freeze. “Stay close, sweetie.”
Yu threw down a Vanish Ball - it wouldn’t end the fight, but it did serve as a smoke bomb for them to escape the storm.
Yosuke finally found his voice as Kouzeon set the three down. “Rise… you’re into me?”
“Duh!” Rise began to wail, shaking Yosuke back and forth like he owed her money. “You have the best music and theater tastes in Inaba, and even if you ought to show it more, I know you care so much! You really don’t think I could like you…?”
Yosuke opened his mouth, but Yu beat him to it. “Don’t answer that, Yosuke.”
Yosuke looked back and forth between the power-couple. “Are you guys crazy? You two are dating each other, not me! I don’t wanna ruin what you guys have…”
“You wouldn’t,” Yu assured him. “You’d improve it.” And then he and Rise kissed Yosuke on each of his cheeks - Rise on Yosuke’s left, and Yu from his right.
Never had a Shadow Self reverted to its duplicate form faster.