How Could You? (Souyo)

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Yosuke's POV:

"Seriously?" I scoff. "You're not impressed?"

"They're just flowers."

I groan, rolling over in bed. "I thought they were pretty."

"Yosuke," Kats grumbles.

"Okay, okay, fine," I sigh. "It's not a big deal. Why are you being such an ass, anyway?"

"I'm sorry," he breathes.

"...Is it something between you and your girlfriend?"

There's a brief pause.

"Kats—"

"We just had a disagreement, is all," he murmurs.

"About what?"

"Does it matter?"

"Yeah," I say. "I'm worried about you."

"I don't need your input," he snaps. "Go to the gym, or something."

"Geez, fine." I end the call, tossing my phone to the other end of my bed.

The only person I'm seemingly enough for is Yu, at this point. God.

~~~

Yu's POV:

"It's getting late," Dojima sighs.

"Just a little longer," Nanako begs.

"Alright, alright. Fine."

"Our things are still with Adachi-san," I mention.

"Right," he nods. "I'll head out now."

"Wait."

"Hm?"

I sigh, brushing myself down before standing up. "I'll go."

"Yu—"

"Nanako's missed you a lot," I smile.

He nods slowly. "Thanks."

I don't want there to be a strain on this family anymore. Nanako adores him, and that's plain and simple. I don't want to tear them apart. Not again.

~~~

On my way to Adachi's place, I notice Kanji sitting outside the textile shop, head in his hands.

I bite my tongue, making my way over to him. "Kanji?"

He looks up at me, quickly wiping his eyes. "Yu."

I swallow hard. "Have you been crying?"

He shakes his head aggressively. "Hell no."

"Kanji—"

"This is two days we've wasted," he snaps. "Two days when we could have been saving Naoto."

"I understand that you're worried, but—"

"I just want to save him. As soon as possible. I want to protect him, but—"

I put a hand on his shoulder. "We've never failed before. What happened to your confidence earlier?"

"Yeah, well, it's a little different when I've been sat on my ass while he's been stuck in there," he grunts, kicking the ground.

"We'll head in tomorrow," I promise. "Straight after school."

He smiles a little. "Thanks, Yu."

"I care about him, too," I shrug. "I'll protect both him and you, if it comes down to it."