Yosuke's POV:
"Hey, Yu," I smile.
"Hm? Oh. Hi."
"Sorry, uh... About last night."
He nods slowly. "It's already forgotten."
"I'm... Well, I'm sorry, still. That... wasn't very cool of me."
"Yosuke," he breathes, turning in his seat to face me. "You were only trying to help."
"Yeah, and I made the situation ten times worse in the process."
"You weren't to know."
"All you wanted was to hold your girl, man. Not your lame best friend."
He frowns. "You're not lame, Yosuke."
"H-huh?" I splutter.
"I am thankful," he sighs. "For you taking me in, I suppose. I really didn't want to face Dojima either, to be quite honest."
"I... I'm happy to have helped," I smile briefly as he looks away.
"I just... I really wish I was more like you."
Now, this catches me by suprise.
"Y-you what?" I cough.
"...I'm sorry about what I said. You know, about how you only like girls with nice figures."
"It... P-plays a part, I guess... Y-you weren't all wrong..."
"I still never should have said that," he mutters. "I mean, at least you have the guts to ask someone out, right?"
"And you don't?"
"Ha... I didn't even get the chance," he scoffs. "It just happened, you know? Being rejected indirectly. It stings."
"...Yu," I breathe. "I don't think you're ready to let go of her."
"Yeah..."
"Why not come with me after school? We can do something to help take your mind off her."
He bites his lip. "...Sorry, Yosuke... But, I-"
"You're with Kanji?" I finish.
He holds his breath.
I sigh. "Right, right."
"H-hey, I-"
"You have me," I frown. "Why do you need him?"
"You're both my friends," he shrugs.
"I just want you to be with me."
He swallows hard. "S-stop it... You don't mean that..."
"I do," I say. "Yu, stop pushing me back 'cause you're afraid of embarrassing yourself. Just come to me."
He smiles weakly. "Why don't you go see Rise?"
My face falls. "Rise?" I ask. "Why would I go see Rise? Dude, I literally just told you that I'm gonna be here-"
"I bet she's thinking of you," he says quickly.
"Yu, where's all this coming from...?"
"Go get her those flowers, okay? And chocolates, too. Just like you said you would."
"N-no, I-"
"Go take care of her, yeah? Don't let her go."
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Yu's POV:
I just advised him to do the one thing I never wanted him to do: persue his crush on Rise.
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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: ...
