A.N.- Hello! This is actually my second fanfic (sort of). It's my first time writing these characters, so I apologize if they are ooc (the second prompt is supposed to be ooc for Rise).

I really hope you enjoy and may good luck find you!

I don't own Persona 4 nor the characters.

Stew

"Never let Rise cook for you," Yosuke had said when they announced that they were dating. "Trust me, it will not end well. I'm looking out for you dude." Of course, Naoto thought that they were exaggerating, they have done that before. Even if Yu had joined in on the warnings, with Teddie and Kanji agreeing with them, Naoto wanted proof before doubting Rise's abilities to cook (she was a gentleman, after all). Naoto received her proof when Rise insisted on making her dinner one night.

Naoto was a bit skeptical (she was still new to trusting another so much), but knew that if she didn't agree, Rise would continue to pout until she said yes. Rise's joy was clearly shown on her face.

"Don't worry Naoto; I'll make sure it's the best! Those guys had no idea of taste!" Rise kissed the detective's cheek and giggled at her blush before running off to the kitchen.

When the dish was finally complete, Rise hurried to bring it to Naoto.

"Shouldn't you have some as well? It wouldn't be polite if I ate your food," Naoto questioned.

"Don't be silly, I made it for you! I'll have some as soon as I know if you like it!" Rise laughed at Naoto's awkwardness but still pulled the smaller girl to eat.

"Alright," Naoto sighed and proceeded to take the first bite. She felt under pressure almost with Rise watching her every move, but Naoto knew she had her heart in the right place.

This made it even worse when Naoto took the first bite and immediately had to down a glass of water.

Fight

Rise wasn't a fighter. That was clear.

Her persona was used for scanning shadows and helping the real fighters. Her body was thin from all the modeling couches trying to have teens with unrealistic proportions. She never could handle the others weapons; though to be fair, some were rather odd (a fan, a chair, and wenches, really?). However, the newest member's weapon caught Rise's eye.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Naoto asked, bringing Rise out of her own thoughts.

"Oh, umm," Rise mumbled, making Naoto even more curious. Rise was almost always bouncing off the walls figuratively…sometimes… "Umm, how did you get your gun? I mean, people would normally think twice about such a thing." Naoto was now confused, but she kept stoic.

"I'm a detective; they allowed it as soon as I passed their tests. The Shirogane family held this gun for a long time, so once I was old enough, I obtained the license," Naoto said; repeating it so statically that Rise knew people questioned her judgment all the time. Rise nodded saying nothing more, but continued staring at it even when Naoto was reloading it. Eventually, her uncharacteristic responses and actions made Naoto worried about Rise.

"How do you fire it?" Rise asked after a long amount of silence (too long for Rise normally, Naoto thought). Naoto looked at her with a questioning stare before motioning that she sits down beside her. When she flopped down, Naoto told her how it fires, the safety, and all precautions that came with the weapon.

"Of course it will run out of bullets eventually, it is a rather old model," Naoto explained. "Once that happens, you need to be rather quick with reloading, whether against shadows or criminals." Naoto paused to show Rise how her gun reloads. "It's rather different against a shadow however; some won't even flinch or be harmed in any way by bullets. If that happens, all I can do is summon Sukuna-Hikona or aim for parts that look like joints," Naoto pointed at Rise's shoulder for an example. "Sometimes, neither works." Rise was now glowing red and shaking. "Rise, are you alright?" Naoto looked worried at the idol to see what the problem was, only for Rise to prop up her arms onto her knees and bury her head inside.

"At least you can do anything," Rise gave a muffled response. "I'm practically useless. All I can do is give information on a shadow that sempai probably knows already. I can't even defend myself and you guys get hurt to protect me." Naoto sighed, having a sense of understanding and empathy for the idol. Uselessness was a feeling she knew all too well. Naoto knew she had to do something and stood up. Her next words had to be careful; for Rise's sake.

"You give us shadow's weaknesses and strengths; if it were not for that we would have to use trial and error for every new enemy." The idol still remained silent, so Naoto tried her best to have another method. "Plus, we would have to trust Chie on remembering that some shadows absorb ice attacks." She managed to get a chuckle out of Rise, who was there when Chie accidently used Bufu on Shadow Teddie, healing him greatly.

"How about we start with some self-defense then?" Rise looked up at her, eyes shimmering with tears and her face red. Naoto tried to give Rise her best reassuring smile. "I can't have you operate a gun without a license nor is it good for shadows, but learning self-defense should help, right?"

Naoto held out her hand, only to be tackled by Rise.

"Thank you!" Rise laughed, "I probably would be better without a gun. I'd probably shoot Kanji by accident!"

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