Hey, Fenrir here! I've been obsessed with Persona 4 lately and have been playing it constantly. (I'm already on my 2nd play through =3) And while I've been playing lately, I've had some ideas that have jumped into the back of my head. So that's where these one-shot stories are going to be coming from XD

Pairings will vary, but they'll pretty much be in consistent to which ones I like =)

Well anyway, here's the first one.

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"No bet. Haven't you heard how difficult the Amagi Challenge is?" ~Random Student #2

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Seta Souji was a pretty well known guy back at his old school in the city. He had a good group of friends and because of his kind-hearted nature he was well received with the rest of the class. He didn't bother them, and they didn't bother him. He liked it that way. Even though he had a bit of a buzz about him, Souji wasn't at the highest level on the totem pole, so he wasn't Mr. Popular. The students with the highest social levels always did well, and thus they were always flocked by a large ring of students. Of course there were always a few exceptions.

There were always a kid or two in the lot who were particularly attractive, and of course everyone gawked at them. If it was a boy, the girl's would swoon over him with heart's in their eyes. And like a guy, he would suck it all up like the bastard he was, acting out his Casanova role all too seemingly well.

And if it was a girl, well...

"Um, h-hey Yukiko-san! Do you want to hang out after school?"

It was a hit and run.

The spoken beauty just turned to look at her admirer, he stood before her a nervous wreck. His face was engulfed in a fiery hue, the sweat off his brow was beginning to caress down his cheek, slowly dipping down the drop to his chin before it ended it's journey on the classroom's wooden floor. The boy's arms hung uselessly at his sides, his fingers twitched occasionally like a crushed bug. He looked unstable, if you had dropped so much as a leaf on his shoulder he would have probably fallen over.

It was truly an eyesore. All the more reason the rest of the gentleman in class couldn't look away from this train wreck. And honestly, neither could Souji.

Yukiko merely glanced at the boy before giving the crushing blow of defeat. A frown graced her lips.

"I'd rather not, sorry." She rejected him without so much as a second thought, she made it look all too easy. Although it's understandable, after all this was the fifth boy this week that had tried to ask her out.

The boy's voice twisted into one equivalent of pure horror. Souji couldn't watch this pathetic spectacle anymore, he turned back to the work on his desk and began to sort out mathematical equations. Even though he tore his eyes away from the student's failed proposal, the sea of rumors flooded his ears.

"Wow! Did you see that?" One of the easily excited students quickly erupted into an uproar.

"Yeah, that guy totally got rejected. He thought he could actually go after Yukiko-san?" Another one of the boys joined in on the fun. If that student was dumb enough to actually still stay in the room at the moment, he must be feeling even worse now, Souji mused.

"I bet you a can of TaP the next guy gets knocked out." The same boy who had started the topic was already beginning to gamble.

"No bet. Haven't you heard how difficult the Amagi Challenge is? And hey, didn't you already bet soft drinks on the last guy who asked her out?" A new voice had risen to all of the buzz, pointing out an obvious note that Souji can still remember quite well.

"Huh? That was like three weeks ago man! Get with the times."

'Three weeks ago...' Souji closed his eyes in reminiscence. He definitely remembered that day well, after all how could he forget. It was the day after he had arrived in Inaba, due to his parent's work overseas, he was forced to stay with his uncle and little cousin. Bright and early that day he headed out to his new highschool under a serene white umbrella, the sky was a pale gray, rain flooded everywhere. As if it were foreshadowing the incoming of a storm of misfortune, or at least that's what he joked to himself as he walked up the hill to Yasogami High. He wasn't too far off base either.

The serial murders that were taking place in Inaba; The midnight channel; The gift of Personas; He had found himself wrapped up in all of these events in a matter of mere days. Reopening his eyes, he tore a glimpse at the raven haired girl sitting across from him. He could tell she was trying to shrug off all of the comments the boys in class were throwing at her, by casually staring down at her assignment and twisting her pencil around in her fingers. But it was a dead give-away that she was embarrassed, her cheeks were glowing a matching cherry red to the headband she wore.

Souji couldn't help but feel bad for her, he knew that she didn't appreciate all of the attention the guys at school threw at her. It wasn't like she was calling out for all eyes to be focused on her, she was actually a rather shy girl. The only time she rarely ever opened up was to her best friend Chie, and slowly she was starting to open up to Souji and their fourth group member Yosuke.

Thinking about it now, would they have all been friends if the murder incidents and the intrusion of the tv world hadn't invaded their lives? Souji couldn't help but wonder sometimes, but nonetheless he was glad. He had great friends, and even through all of the horrors and perils they had faced up to this point, it was one of the few benefits that came with the job of finding the true culprit behind the grizzly murders in Inaba.

A low whistle that sounded from behind snapped Souji out of his day dreaming. It came from Yosuke, Souji's newly found best friend. He leaned back in his chair lazily, his orange and red headphones still clung to his neck. Another good question Souji should be kicking himself for is where on earth does Yosuke hide away his ipod?

"Looks like Yukiko turned down another lovelorn fool..." Yosuke spoke as he observed the scene towards the front of the class.

"Yeah." Souji only nodded in agreement.

"Looks like nobody's conquered the 'Amagi Challenge' yet." Yosuke mocked the title that the boy's of the class had called it, Souji had found it just as ridiculous as he did.

Yosuke threw Souji a puzzled glance, the grey haired youth had caught his friend's look and threw up an eyebrow in response.

"You know... You were staring at her for a while, even after that guy left the room." Yosuke grew a cheeky grin, Souji didn't like where this was going.

"So, what's going on? Don't tell me you've got the hots for Yukiko-san." The dreaded question had finally surfaced, but Souji was prepared for it, he easily had a counter to repel it.

"If I'm not mistaken..." Souji began to inquire, "Were you not rejected by Amagi-san?"

Yosuke's grin quickly subsided and he a look of sheer utter embarrassment grew upon his features.

"S-Shut up!" Yosuke sank back into his chair and crossed his arms like a pouting child. Souji couldn't help but smirk.

"Anyway, answer my question. Do you like Yukiko?" The head phone sporting teen drew his voice into a subtle whisper, so that wandering ears could not pick up on their conversation. They were already in a hype about the boy that had just been rejected, if they heard mention of a new challenger coming up to bat, they would be ecstatic.

Souji threw the question at himself, but of course the obvious initiative came into play. Sure, she was pretty, but he barely knew anything about her. They had just jumped the ship to becoming friends, why would he hastily pull the trigger and rush himself into a relationship with a girl he had only met just a short while ago? He wasn't like all of the other love struck idiots that chased after her. Seta Souji didn't believe in love at first sight... and the Amagi Challenge?

"No." Souji gave his answer, not minding the dejected look Yosuke gave him.

There was no way he was ever going to fall for it. Nope. Never.

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Souji and the rest of his merry band had been positioned right outside of the front gates of Yasogami High for today's newest mission. The group is under suspicion that the newest star of tv's latest Midnight Channel, is the biker gang crushing thug, Kanji Tatsumi. Apparently the delicate flower of the group, Yukiko, had known Kanji since they were kids. The daughter of the manager of Inaba's prized Amagi Inn, and the foul mouthed gang banger delinquent, now there's a charming thought.

The group had all agreed that it would be a good idea to start a stakeout so that they could catch the culprit in the act. One group would stalk Kanji, while the other would be stationed in front of his family's shop to see if the culprit would seeking out for him thinking he would be at home. The plan seemed solid enough, except for the fact that if they were caught Kanji would bash their skulls in like he tried to yesterday. Souji tried to look at this from a positive angle that this would be motivation for them not to fail in their mission. However he had a sinking feeling that this wasn't going to end well.

"Has the target arrived at school!?" Chie began the mission briefing, she started requesting her information from Yosuke.

"Yes, Ma'am! Visual ID confirmed!" Yosuke responded tentatively, if Souji wasn't already feeling like he was in one of those bad James Bond movies from the States, he sure as hell felt it now.

"Target arrived in-zone near the end of his mess-break, with mother-issued rations in hand. Current Status: In the bathroom, fixing his hair." Yosuke began to file out his report for Chie.

'After what happened yesterday, if Yosuke was still able to approach Kanji he sure had guts.' Souji felt a little admiration for Yosuke, he was a pretty courageous guy after all.

"The target was acting nervous. I left my position before he had a chance to pick on me!"

'Alright, I take back everything I said before...'

"I wonder what kind of plans they made... It didn't seem like he knew that boy very well." Yukiko voiced her own thoughts on the situation.

"Well, I think there's something more subtle-" Chie began to add in her own two cents, however she quickly took note of the giant dark shadow that pressed through the gates, footsteps followed in suit, "Oh, he's here!"

Sure enough, Kanji walked through the school gates, his school jacket hung loosely off his shoulders, which bore the black long-sleeved skull shirt underneath. His hair was completely bleached white, and a sharp scar rode above his eyebrow. He harbored a hostile look in his eyes that just screamed, "Don't screw with me!" This guy looked menacing, no wonder everyone mistook him for being in a biker gang.

A slender figure rolled into view to meet Kanji at the school gates. The young man sported a long sleeved blue coat that looked like it had just been pulled out of some kind of Sherlock Holmes novel. A blue cap was fitted over the young youth's short shaggy dark hair. Souji couldn't place his finger on it, but he knew there was just something odd about this kid. The boy was handsome enough, however he had a feminine air about him, not just in appearance but in voice as well.

"I didn't keep you waiting, I hope?" Despite Kanji's intimidating appearance, the boy remained perfectly calm and cool headed. If he was afraid, he was damn well good at covering it up.

"No, I-I just got here too..." Kanji stuttered nervously, it was as if the boy's presence was frightening to him. Could such a small kid really bring down the legendary Kanji Tatsumi?

The boy and Kanji quickly exited from school, the detective looking teen leading the way with a confident stride, while Kanji lagged a little ways behind. The investigation team left their hiding post, well it wasn't much of a hiding place it was just in a nook in front the school's gate, they stuck out like a sore thumb Souji was sure, but still...

"Wh-What in the world was that...?" Yosuke took the logical initiative of questioning the strange situation that had occurred.

"Oh, a-anyways! We gotta hurry after them, or we'll lose them!" Chie followed up with the obvious course of action. The group needed to make haste before they lost their target, if that occurred the entire point of the mission would be thrown out the window.

"Okay... Then let's split up into two groups," Yosuke began to instruct, "One team will follow Kanji, and the other will stake out the shop."

"R-Roger that! How should we split the teams?"

And thus decision time began. Souji could literally hear the ticking of a clock sound inside his head.

Glancing around at the group, Souji's first instinct was to pear with his head phoned partner, however a string of guilt webbed his stomach as a startling sense of fear occurred to him, what might happen to the girl's if they tried to stakeout the shop alone and the culprit really did come? Sure they were strong, but if this guy was able to murder people by throwing them into the television, who knew what else this guy was capable of? Our gray haired protagonist just couldn't let that stand.

'I need to pair with a girl.' This was his only remaining option. Oh, but which girl should he choose?

He could always pair with Chie, he had known the gal for as long as he had known Yosuke and the two hit it off well. She had a fun personality and Souji could relax easily around her. Although the problem would remain with the pair that would be leftover.

Yosuke and Yukiko?

Not a good idea...

Chie would probably never let him be alone with her like that anyway, and Yosuke had a small crush on Yukiko to begin with. He might try to approach her again, and Souji knew how uncomfortable his crimson jacketed friend was around the subject of 'boys' in the sense of dating.

"How about Amagi-san and I stake out the shop?" The pale eyed teen proposed, "Then you and Yosuke can follow Kanji, Chie-san."

Glancing over at his raven haired companion, he found her to look a little surprised, not that he could blame her after all the two hadn't talked all that much so it would probably appear strange that he had taken a sudden interest in her. Her facial expression held no sign of discontent as far as Souji could tell, at the very least he could tell she didn't hate him. Which is a good sign, since she didn't get along with many of the other boys in their class, he was secretly praying she wouldn't treat him the same.

"Sure... that's fine with me." It worked! Yukiko's prince in shining armor allowed him to associate with her.

'Alright, mission complete-' Souji's mental victory shout was quickly shot down. He grimaced as he noticed that Yosuke and Chie's 'spy' lingo had caught onto him at well. It spread through him like a disease. 'Oh well, I'll just wash it out with that crappy Junes song Nanako sings when I get home, I'm sure that'll set me straight.'

"Oh man, they're almost out of sight! C'mon, Yosuke!" The matter at hand was quickly brought back to attention.

"So, I'm pairing up with Chie...? Eh, okay," Yosuke didn't seem to mind their leader's decision too much, "Alright! We'll need to pretend we're on a date to make it look natural!"

Looks like Yosuke was pulling out his dirty schemes already, but Chie could just kick him for it. That's what happened on a daily basis anyway.

"Not in a million years! There'll be no need for that if we stay out of sight," Chie retorted to his statement angrily, "Sheesh...Let's hurry up and go!"

The two teens quickly made their way down the busy pathway, it was only a few seconds before they and their mission's targets were completely lost from eyesight. The many Yasogami students and other residents from town quickly replaced where there bodies had just been. They were just another one of the many faces in the crowd now.

"I wonder if those two will be alright..." Yukiko muttered her concern to an audible level, she still stared at the spot from where Chie's back had been, right before it disappeared among the many other occupants of Inaba. Souji could sense her apparent worry for her friend, her dark eyes tranced over to the spot where Yosuke had been positioned as well. Even though the two had not been all that well acquainted until just recently, he could notice that she felt care for him as well. Souji couldn't help but give a small smile.

It's not a good thing to be a worrywart, but she genuinely cared about her two friends. That was an admirable trait.

Her eyes flashed up to Souji and a wave of panic graced her face, she quickly threw her gaze downcast at the ground trying to avoid meeting his eyes at all cost. He could feel her growing anxious under his watch. And the color in her face was brighter than what its previous contrast had been. An awkward gap was beginning to form between them.

Perhaps this wasn't going to be as easy as Souji had first processed.

Shaking away her fear, Yukiko managed to muster up her courage and face him directly. She was trying her best to stray from her shy school self, and more like the natural Yukiko that she was.

"Oh... U-Um, that leaves us in charge of staking out the textile shop." Through her speech, she gained more and more courage to press forward.

"So... shall we?" She gave Souji a small smile. Now with Chie and Yosuke's absence, she was beginning to relax around him ever so slightly

Souji eyed her curiously, was this what the guys found so irresistible about her? Her shy, soft spoken nature? Maybe it was a combination of that and her charms.

But still, Souji wasn't going to be like the rest of the male mass and fall for it. Nope. Never.

He gave her a confirming nod, and they made their way to the textile shop.

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As Souji stood by himself in front of the Textile shop, his mind slowly began to re-analyze the situation at hand. If any of the guys at school had walked by the shop and saw him and Yukiko together, there's no doubt it would register as suspicious in their minds. The boys at school would have something to beat up on him for upon his return.

Maybe pairing up with Yukiko wasn't such a good idea...

He quickly shook his head in dismay, and focused on the real task of his purpose for being there.

'We need to catch the culprit, that's the important thing! There's no need for me to be worried about being caught with a girl.' Souji calmed himself down, usually he wasn't this worked up over something, he was the kind of guy who could handle almost any situation with precision and ease. This situation was no different.

"Sorry about the wait..." A blur of red caught his attention as Yukiko ran towards him, "This one's for you." She handed him a blue soft drink while she retained one of a lighter hue.

Twisting the can in his hand to read the label, Souji mentally read its contents. 'TaP, well at least it isn't Calorie Magic...' He mused as he remembered the weight loss commercial on tv.

'I bet you a can of TaP the next guy gets knocked out.'

Souji gulped down a knot tied up in his through as he recalled what one of the students had gambled on earlier that day. 'I better be careful here...'

Snapping back the tab on his beverage, Souji downed the soda's fizzy contents and licked his lips in satisfaction. The tasty carbonated sugar left his mouth feeling refreshed, a prickly sensation ran down his esophagus. He needed a pick-me-up. Peeking over the top of his aluminum can, he found that his raven haired friend had mimicked his action, although she had more manners and took a small sip instead of a giant swig.

Thinking back on it now, Souji really knew only very little about Yukiko. Well, if revealing your deepest darkest feelings count, he could still recount the number of things her shadow had revealed to them. Back when he had first met her, he had just arrived at school. And it was only a few short days later until she was kidnaped. Even during the short while she was there, she either left early or she had to attend to work at her family's inn. The only real interaction they got was when spoke to her at the Samegawa River from upon his return on his first real endeavor into the tv world with Yosuke. And even then, that meeting had been kept brief. She had no idea of the other world, of course it wasn't long before she found out.

"Historic inn? Manager training!? I'm sick of all these things chaining me down!"

Those words still rang as clear as a bell, along with many others.

"I don't care where we go! Anywhere's fine! As long as it's not here, I don't give a damn!"

'What a great way to get to know a girl...' He went from knowing almost nothing about her, to finding out all the ugly truths about her. Although the same thing went for most of his closest friends he had here in Inaba. And looking back on it now, it was understandable why she felt the way she did.

In spite of this she had changed a considerable amount since the incident, instead of walking in the classroom with a gloomy demeanor she held a small smile. She was beginning to cheer up a little, it was a small step, but it was a start.

"Everything seems fine at the shop. I hope it stays that way..." Yukiko began to make small talk.

Souji merely nodded in response. If the murderer really did decide to show his face, they'd have a lot of problems on their hands, especially with only half of their group available to take action. However, it could also work to the advantage the group was hoping to gain. If they were able to uncover so much as a clue about the killer or his intentions, would that take them another step closer in pursuing the truth?

"Do you think the culprit will come...?" The inn manager's daughter pressed the question at Souji, who considered it for about half a second before blurting out his answer.

"No worries, I'll protect you." In all honesty, Souji would have responded that way to any of his friends. If his friends were in critical danger, he would do as much as could to try and keep them safe. It was just in his nature, maybe that was what drew people towards him.

But since he was around Yukiko, it probably would have been better to choose... a more delicate choice of wordplay. Even though he hadn't meant any romantic tendencies by what he said, the poor girl would have taken what he said to heart. Souji realized the danger zone he had stepped in when her face burned bright crimson.

'Crap!' His brain panicked for a split second, was she going to mark him off as another one of those flirty creeps? Was she going to get pissed and slap him and walk off, and then their newly growing friendship all be for naught? Where ever that kid was, Souji owed him his can of TaP. He gave the drink a tiny shake, at least it was still half-full...

"Huh...? O-Okay... Thanks." Wait a minute, did she just tell him "Thanks"?

"...I'm counting on you." Staring back at the red garbed girl, Souji was completely confused. She wasn't in a fit of rage, nor complete humiliation. Just a short while ago Chie had brought up the idea of having Yosuke ask Yukiko to help him study when he was struggling during his subjects in school. The Junes kid just spoke the two magic words, "Private Lessons" and it was enough to make her fly off the handle, giving her the impression that he had intended an off color topic.

Yet our protagonist went and said something bold like, "I'll protect you" and the girl didn't seem to mind at all. In fact she actually looked and sounded a little... happy?

Yukiko Amagi, now that was one strange girl indeed.

Souji had never met someone quite like her. She was definitely different from the other girls at school, there was a strange aura about her but it intrigued him further.

"It would be scary if the culprit did show up..." She continued the topic further, the blush that overcrowded her cheeks was quickly melting away.

"But if they do, I'll do what I can to help you catch them." A fierce resolve burned in her eyes, one of which that even surprised Souji, "You all saved my life... I don't want to be the only one doing nothing." She wasn't going to sit around and let the boy carry out all of the legwork, she was going to get in on the action and help in any way that she could.

Her rise in confidence gave Souji a small boost in his own, he felt more positive motivation now that he had to solve this case.

"I mean... I'm sure there's something I can do..." The confident spark that filled her eyes was quickly replaced with ones of apology.

"Oh, sorry. I went on and on without realizing... I-I guess I'm a little nervous."

"Don't worry about it." Souji was actually enjoying the conversation for a moment there, he wanted to pick it back up from where they left off. It wasn't like her carrying on the conversation bothered him, actually he didn't mind listening to her.

Yukiko faced the other direction, her soft drink still cupped in her hand.

"I've never chatted with a boy my age like this before..." That was a little understandable since most of the boys that had approached her only sought her out as a girlfriend, they never just wanted to chat. But why had she taken such a sudden interest in him?

On one hand Souji could say it was because of the situation at hand, but on the other she could have very well just ignored him and kept a silent post as she watched over the textile shop, couldn't she? Perhaps she had taken a liking to him, or maybe he was just over imagining things.

"Chie, of course, has no problem getting along with guys because of her personality... But I think she's had mor fun hanging out with you and Yosuke lately." The dark haired beauty paused before finishing her next statement.

"...The same is true for me."

At that, Souji could sense a strange feeling of warmth engulf his chest, it was overpowering yet it had a gentleness to it. This wasn't the first time Souji had experienced such an abnormality, he recalled it first occurring when he shook hands with his head phoned buddy the day he returned to school after awakening his Persona.

'A Social Link bond...' This occurred whenever he made friends or developed a relationship with anyone new he met. As the long nosed old man informed him in the Velvet Room he visited from time to time, in order to strengthen his Personas, these bonds were a necessity.

These occurred from time to time and he was used to it, he recovered from them within seconds so it created no real problems for himself. However even as the effects of the Social Link wore off, another strange sensation enveloped him. Inside his chest cavity his heart felt like it had fallen off its normal course of rhythm, as though it skipped a beat or two. The tips of his ears felt hot, but he only shrugged the strange phenomenon off as after effects from establishing the Social bond.

Yukiko faced him once more, with a smile and a stretch of newly found crimson that colored her cheeks. Souji felt another strange sickening wave of emotion that befell him as soon as he looked at Yukiko. His eyes darted to a deserted part of the street for a brief moment while he waited for the slight pounding in his chest to subside.

'What's the matter with me?' He quickly grew annoyed at himself for the hastened pulse and the red hot searing sensation that prickled his ears. Throwing his attention forward once more, Souji's body returned to normal.

Staring at a billboard not faraway, and epiphany struck him. He still didn't have Yukiko's contact information. He would require it for the investigation.

"Amagi-san, can I get your cell number?" It was a simple enough request, but the girl only appeared more embarrassed.

"Huh? O-Okay, if you want," Yukiko stuttered slightly, "I can't always answer, since I help out around the inn... But feel free to call anytime."

She lifted out a light pink cellular device while Souji followed with a phone of a similar model but with a striking silver finish. They both exchanged numbers and continued out their stake out at the shop, the area remained as isolated as it had been when Souji and Yukiko arrived. The culprit never appeared.

Chie and Yosuke returned, not much luck had returned on their end as well. And to top the icing on the cake, Kanji returned home in just enough time to attempt to kill them! Luckily they were all able to run away from the menace, although Yosuke is pretty positive that he got a concussion from running straight into the wall of the textile shop. But other than that, the mission for the most part, was a bust.

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As Souji stumbled through the front door of the Dojima residence, he thought for sure that his legs would give way underneath him. Not to quote Chie, but there really was too much running. The pale haired teen felt like he wanted to collapse on his bed and rest his sore legs. But before he could do that he had to greet the joy filled girl in front of him.

"Welcome back, big bro!" Nanako's voice filled the room like a sweet music box melody. Souji couldn't help but crack a smile every time he heard her say that.

"Hey Nanako-chan," He gave the girl a warm smile, "Is Dojima-san going to be home late tonight?"

"Yeah, one of the younger guys got sick again. So he's going to be home late." Nanako's eyes were downcast with sadness, the return of her father meant a lot to her. Especially with how rarely she had gotten the chance to see him since he was always preoccupied with work around the clock.

As the little girl reverted her attention back to her cousin, upon further inspection she found something quite odd about her 'Big Bro.'

"You don't look too good. Did you get sick?" She asked.

"Well, not exactly..." That was all about Souji could get in before he was cut off by the most annoying add in the world.

"Oh, it's Junes!" Nanako sang the sickeningly cheery song over and over again.

Souji felt like ripping out his hair.

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The bell had sounded for dismissal, and all of the students held up in class were released for the halfway mark of the day. Souji breathed in a sigh of relief. Finally, he got a little break from the stressful environment in class.

Yosuke partook in the celebration as well. "Lunchtime!"

"Man, I'm starving." He stretched his arms above his head before stopping by Souji's desk. The two boy's chatted for a moment before a visitor had intruded on their conversation.

"Souji-kun?"

"Oh, hey Yukiko-san." Yosuke sported the raven haired girl a friendly grin, "Do you wanna hang out?"

"Um, no thanks." She rejected him without a second thought. There goes the sixth strike this week. Yosuke's probably already given up on Yukiko by now, or at least that's what Souji had assumed with this newfound defeat.

"Souji-kun I was just wondering," Yukiko began her request as she fiddled with a strand of her black hair nervously, she was experiencing difficulties with getting the next part of her statement out into the air. But eventually she spoke, slowly but surely, "Um, W-Would you like to walk me home? I-I mean, if you want to..."

"Haven't you heard how difficult the Amagi Challenge is?"

There was no way he was ever going to fall for it. Nope. Never.

"Sure, I'd love to."

...Well, maybe just a little.

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Whew... It's all done. Sorry this turned out to be such a long story, I know it said one-shot. (In fact I thought it would be one too...) But it ended up becoming much longer than what I had originally planned. I was expecting under 10 pages at the most. And well, I got stuck with 16.

I apologize for making it so lengthy, I'll try my best to make the next one shorter. Unless you guys like longer stories (If so please let me know)

If it isn't obvious enough, I used the SoujixYukiko pairing for the first oneshot. They're actually my favorite pairing, so if you like it great because you'll probably see me doing more one-shots about them. And if you don't, then maybe you'll like another one of the pairings I throw in here.

I hope I didn't make them OOC, I tried my best to keep them in check. For our silent protagonist I kind of made up one since it was optional to set up a personality for him in the game, since he never actually really had a voice of his own.

Please R&R and tell me what you thought of it.

Thanks

~Fenrir