Persona 3 Portable

Winning His Heart

Urge to Squeal (Rank 9)

AkihikoxHamuko

Ah, another day, another school day, another uneventful day. Maybe we should go explore Tartarus today – I should find Minato.

Or maybe I should stay in my seat.

Why do I say that?

My favorite Boxer just walked into my classroom – I could tell because all the females in the classroom suddenly squealed and sighed dreamily. I simply rolled my eyes and waved at the approaching boy, mentally sneering at the girls who glared at me in jealousy.

This was rare. I usually found him in the hallway, or he found me at lunch.

"Hey Hamuko," he greeted. I noticed something was up when I saw him have a serious expression... or was it a look of perplexity? He did have that look sometimes. "You busy?"

"Nope – I'm bored as a game board," I told him, grinning up at him. He chuckled a bit at my joke and I was glad to see his expression change, even if it was a quick. "Why? Something up?"

"Kind of..." He started, looking away. Noticing all the girls staring at him, he leaned on each foot uncomfortably before asking quietly, "Can you come with me?"

I raised an eye – this was new. Was this the time to assume that he was going to ask me out on a date in private?

"Uhm... sure? Where are we going?"

Probably not.

I am on the roof – the roof of the school. Curse my slight fear of heights as I walked through the exit. Though, I did love the sight of the city.

Oh! Why am I up here?

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Beats me.

Akihiko brought me up here.

Don't look at me like that.

Seriously! I don't know why I'm up here! He just-!

"There's no one here..."

Uh... Was this done purposely? I'm questioning Akihiko's intentions of bringing me here now... No, this shy boy wouldn't do anything like that. I think...

Oh boy, wipe out dirty thoughts.

Image of Akihiko Sanada shirtless cannot be deleted.

Damn it.

"That's a pity," Akihiko softly smiled, looking out into the horizons of the city, "since the wind is so nice right now."

I didn't even notice the breeze, but he was right. I wasn't wearing my jacket right now because it was still nearing the end of summer. The breeze made my hair flow slightly in the wind, brushing against my neck as I walked next to Akihiko, staring out over the roof. "Do you come here often?"

Akihiko's smile lowered slightly into a frown, his shoulders tensing up slightly, "No, not so much lately."

He was quiet for awhile... I knew he wanted to talk. Like he did when I followed him to the shrine where he told me about his little sister. He had that pensive expression, making me clear any incoherent and fangirlish thoughts from my brain, allowing me to listen to the boy with all my undivided attention.

"Shinji used to come up here when he skipped his classes."

Oh that's right... his best friend, one of our strong fighters, was still in a coma in the hospital.

"He'd fall asleep, so I'd come here when my club activities were over to get him."

"Makes me wonder if he slept 8 hours a day," I joked, wanting to lighten the mood.

He laughed. Success.

"You can see out into the distance from here... It's so far that my eyes hurt just trying to see it all." He squinted his eyes slightly, and I laughed, trying to do the same. He took another moment before continuing, "Do you remember the stuff I told you about my sister?"

I nodded, turning to him slightly. He had told me a few days ago of how he lost his sister. How he felt, how he wished he could've been stronger, how he wishes he could get stronger now. How she never met his parents, or had any friends, or had any toys. He regretted so many things with her. I tried my best to comfort him, but there was only so much a girl could do for a guy in grief.

At one point... he started saying how he might've gotten and me and her overlapped.

When I think about it, the time he was saying how he didn't want me to fight... that does make sense. But that made me upset a little when I thought more into it. Because, if he get me and his little sister overlapped... that would mean that he only saw me as... a sister... a friend.

The thought totally crushes my hopes.

But before he could elaborate more on his thoughts, he ended it right then and there, leaving me completely hanging. I was mentally crying.

Nonetheless, I showed him a smile, "I wish I could've met her."

Akihiko sighed solemnly, his eyes showing a forlorn feeling that he showed whenever he spoke about his sister before to me. "I'm tired of losing what's important. I thought it would be better not to let things get too important than to risk losing them..." I nodded slowly. I understood what he was going through. "But lately, I don't think so..."

He suddenly looked toward me.

His brown eyes are, like, piercing through my own red ones. I don't know how to tell you how I felt, under his gaze, but I could feel my own cheeks reddening.

One could only assume what he'll say next.

"If I want to avoid that feeling... I have to work to protect what's precious to me, and that means everything precious... including you."

Okay, now one can take a glimpse at me and tell me I have rosy cheeks. Honestly, a giddy feeling erupted within me and the girlish feeling of wanting to squeal and jump in ecstasy was being shoved back within the depths of my being – but I couldn't hide the smile that began to form on my face.

My guess on his strange behavior at the Beef Bowl place has been confirmed – he was worried about me fighting in Tartarus.

He saw my smile and I saw one form on his as he released a tiny laugh, looking down at his fidgety hands. Another moment passed between us, awkward or relieving, we both stood there, me staring at him while he stared at his hands.

When he finally looked up at me though, he had this kind of … frustrating expression. My smile turned into a confused frown, and it made me question if he read my mind about the fan girl feeling. But then I've seen this expression before, and I think he was just trying to tell me something. Being the impatient kind of person I am with people trying to confess something, I told the boy, "Tell me what you need to say. Are you angry or something?"

His eyes widened at that notion, and his expression instantly changed from frustrated to apologetic, "What? O-Of course not!" He was completely flustered at this point, and I wanted to laugh at him in amusement. He was so cute when he was nervous, stumbling over his words, cheeks a reddish shade. "Um.. so...!"

I swayed from side to side, waiting for him to continue as I tried to reassure him with a smile to go on.

"It's really strange... I really liked hanging out together."

Wait a minute... liked?

"I used to anyway..."

'Used to'? I frowned.

"What about now?"

What did I do wrong?

Akihiko bit his lip. "But now... I feel all tense and on edge... It's the weirdest thing..."

I seriously could not hold in my laughter much longer. I'm not an oblivious kind of person, and I'm not that kind of girl to wait for the guy to fully spill out his guts to the girl. Most of the time, they don't express their feelings verbally anyway.

Besides, I'm not dumb.

And I could only assume Akihiko has never done anything like this before.

"You're in love, senpai. I'm hoping with me," I told him, my cheeks extremely red but the grin ever so apparent on my face.

"L-love...?" He was surprised to say the least, and it almost made me regret what I had just said. "This is love...? Huh..."

I couldn't resist. I grabbed a hold of his hands, caressing it lightly with my own as he stared at the gesture.

When he finally realized that something had been let out, he exclaimed in surprise, "Oh!" With a grin and reddened cheeks, he said, "It already slipped out, but... I'd... like to know how you feel." My grin, if it could be any wider, it widened ten-fold as I made one of my hands hold one of his. He took a big breath before saying, kind of as an outburst in a way, but still made me giggle nonetheless, "Will you be my girl?"

At that moment, any thoughts of me thinking he thought of me as a friend was totally obliterated from my head.

Holding down the need to yell and scream out in happiness, I replied with a big fat smile on my face, "Yes, I'd love to be your girl."

"Really!"

At that moment, I was suddenly being enclosed by two strong arms. I laughed, smiling all the same as he let go after awhile, "Sorry, got excited for a moment."

I grinned as my cheeks reddened with a thought. "I was kind of hoping for something else to seal our relationship."

"What do you mean?"

My fingers pointed upward to my lips, patting them slightly as I stared at him with suggestive eyes.

PLEASE! If you girls were in my position, what would you want the oblivious boy to do to you?

For a moment, Akihiko was confused, and I wanted to hit him playfully before it finally hit him. "O-oh!" He blushed the color of the tomato before smiling wide, "W-well, here's to hoping for the best, right?"

I nodded happily as he leaned in closer, lowering his head toward me.

My heart completely pounding against my chest, I closed my eyes, feeling lips brush lightly against my own. I was so nervous my first kiss would be a mess... but it was... 'completely magical' as I know some girls would describe it.

I heard the door suddenly slam open, followed by the annoyingly loud voice of Junpei. "Senpai! Hamuko! Some people said you'd be... up... here..."

"What's wrong, Junpei-kun?" Fuuka, too? That means Yukari is not too far.

"Move over, Stupei! Are they there or what?"

"Oh, I found them all right!"

Did I forget to mention that one of his hands were on my cheek?

He quickly took it back, staring in shock at being caught by his underclassmen. I, on the other hand, glared daggers at the sight of Junpei, with Fuuka and Yukari standing behind him next to the door.

Feeling the intensity of my hard gaze, Fuuka slowly began to step back, "I think we should come back later..."

"Fuuka's right... We'll see you two at the dorm later!" Pushing Fuuka out the door, she yelled out behind her, "Come on, Junpei!"

I sincerely wanted to wipe off that dumb smirk off of the boy's face.

"Whoo! Go Akihiko-senpai! Teach her who's boss!"

Suddenly, he was yanked back by Yukari, slamming the door behind her.

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"Well... This got awkward all of a sudden." Akihiko said, laughing slightly.

Wiping off the embarrassment from my well-being, I looked back up to the boy, leading the boy's hands around my waist, moving my hands to his neck.

He stared at me, a smile forming on his lips as he gazed in my eyes with the same fondness I held for him.

Grinning up at the boy, I asked him, "So... where were we?" Before I leaned up, meeting his lips halfway with a smile.

Okay, stop reading. This is where I leave the kiss to your imagination while I continue into my fairy-tale like reality of one of the most memorable moments of my life.

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Seriously, stop continuing to read.

I hoped you liked it. I know I enjoyed writing it.

Even if you didn't like it, your review is always welcome. Anything to make me a better writer.

I'm still working on the lovers path of Rank 10, where Akihiko and Hamuko "spend a long time together." And I think I know what some of you perverted girls/guys are hoping for, and you'll get it as soon as I can!

But I know some of you can't wait for it, so I've created another lemon with a time lapse after this event. To when, you ask?

To the awesome and lovely Kyoto trip!

Remember when the girls caught the guys in the Hot Springs?

Let's say I added a twist. Check it out for you perverted readers out there! You know who you are! Just check on my account, and BAM! You've got lemony goodness!