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I Got a Little Bit Longer

Who: Soujirou Seta and Teddie
Where: Virgo Ward; Junes
When: March 2nd, just before noon
Summary: Meeting again for the first time
Warnings: N/A

     While it had taken him a few tries to get on the right tram to get to the Virgo ward, Soujirou was still in rather good spirits when he finally arrived. It didn't seem too unlike the Akihabara he was familiar with from back home, although comparing it to Elder Tale's Akiba would be a stretch.

     He wasn't looking particularly for anything fancy today, but the department store did catch his attention. Clothes was something he'd been meaning to have a look at, even if he did like his kimono and hakama ensemble from the game turned reality. Such was why he wore it now, his sky blue haori quite eye-catching. Since it was daytime he didn't wear his armor, but although he also appeared to be without his weapons, he stowed them in his magic bag which was slung over his shoulder, a convenient thing to have if you ran into any trouble and needed to surprise someone.

     The attention he received was usually in the form of girlish giggles, and he received more than a few shy greetings from passing young ladies, those of which he returned with his naturally charming smile. It made him miss his guildmates, and it was still a little unusual not having them around all the time, but he hid those feelings well.

     "...hmmm. Now where do I start..."

     Soujirou glanced around. When was the last time he'd been inside a mall like this? He smiled crookedly as he found it funny how quickly he'd become accustomed to more fantastical venues.

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Teddie couldn't believe Junes existes in this place as well! First the Amagi Inn, now Junes, it almost was as if their homeworld was brought here. Teddie was happy with the familiarity and of course, every day was great at your Junes, right? Perhaps he could even work as the store's mascot here. Then again, perhaps other people weren't as patient with him as Yosuke was... that was kind of depressing.

While he was wandering through the shops, the giggles of the girls caught his attention. What was wrong? Were they directed at him? He curiously searched for the source only to find out they weren't aimed at him. In fact, they all seemed to be directed at one particular guy. How was this fair? This guy had to have some kind of secret.

"Rawwwr!"

He walked up to the guy in question with a determined look on his face.

"Tell me your secret!"

     What was that sound just now?

     Blinking, Soujirou turned around, hearing footsteps of someone's approach. He blinked at the blond-haired boy that had come up to him, wondering if he'd done something wrong. What was with that look on this person's face? And...wait. That voice sounded vaguely familiar, but the person in question didn't look like anyone he'd met around here before.

     "....huh?"

     He looked blankly at Teddie. "...secret?"

Teddie hadn't heard the guy talking before, but the voice was familiar. As if he had talked to him already. Hmm. Perhaps it was just his imagination. Yes, that had to be it.

So he went back to dramatic posing, pointing his finger at Soujiro.

"All the cute girls were giggling while they saw you. How did you do that?"

That didn't seem to clarify very much for Soujirou. He continued to look quite confused at Teddie's claims, his focus on the finger pointed at him.

"Cute girls..? Ah!" Scratching his head, he glanced back down the way he'd come. Some of the girls had already gone, but there were a couple yet there, who upon noticing him glance their way, let out a 'kyaa~' before waving shyly at him. "You mean them..? Although I'm not sure what you mean by 'that'..."

"Hrrrngh!"

Teddie puffed his cheeks a little. How could this guy not know what he was talking about? He even gave him a hint! A very big one at that. It was so big almost everything else was invisible. Though apparently his view of this might be a bit wrong.

"I mean that you are grabbing their attention so easily, of course"

This boy seemed so annoyed for some reason. Soujirou smiled weakly.

"Oh, that! I wasn't doing anything, really..." he admitted. "But if you meet someone's eyes, it's only appropriate to at least greet them, isn't it?"

That was because he was. Though like always, his mood swings didn't last too long. In fact, now he looked surprised and blinked a little.

"All you do is greet them?"

But he doubted that would work this well. Teddie had his sparkles, and they did work their wonders to charm the people, and..

He gasped. He had to greet then!

"Hello!"

This was directed at Soujiro, yes.

     The more he spoke to him, the more he had the feeling that he'd held such a conversation with a person like this before. It was amusing in its own way, and Teddie was probably fortunate that Soujirou had the patience for such things.

     "Well, yes..." he said, somewhat amazed at how easily the boy shifted gears when it came to moods.

     Blink.

     He was the one being greeted? Was this boy just trying it out? What an odd one..!

     Soujirou smiled. "Hello."

Teddie would be probably in deep trouble if Soujiro wasn't that kind of person. A lot of people tended to be annoyed by him, so if he wasn't annoying this stranger then that was good.

So this guy greeted him back! Did that mean it worked? Perhaps he should better confirm this?

"So are you charmed by me now?"

Teddie sent a few sparkles out to make his point clearer.

     "Eh?"

     Even though he'd suggested something earlier, Soujirou didn't quite follow what Teddie was getting at by this experiment. He smiled cluelessly, head tilting. Oh, those sparkles were certainly a nice touch, but...what? Charmed?

     "...if I said no, would you be upset?"

Teddie probably didn't even need words to answer this question. He stomped with one of his feet several times on the ground, emphasizing his anger.

"Grr! Of course I'm upset then! How could you not be charmed by moi!"

"Uwah, he's serious..!" Soujirou seemed surprised to realize this, but even with Teddie throwing a tantrum in front of him, it was a little difficult to believe.

"Well...maybe it's because you're doing it intentionally? A-and anyway, we were already talking to each other, so saying 'hello' in the middle of a conversation is kind of strange..."

"Of course I am serious! I want to learn!"

Didn't this guy take him seriously at all? That was not nice! Not nice at all, in fact, it was very mean. He calmed down a little, but there was still a small hint of anger in his eyes.

"How do I do it unintentionally?"

Hmm. Perhaps he had a point there. Perhaps it was strange to say hello in the middle of a conversation.

He was still upset, aw. Soujirou hadn't meant to make him mad, and he couldn't help but pat Teddie on the head in an effort to make him feel better. Maybe he wasn't that much younger than the samurai, but it just felt like the right thing to do. Maybe.

"It's not so difficult. When you're walking around, and if you happen to see someone, then it's always polite to offer a greeting."

Teddie looked a bit baffled at being suddenly petted. Surprisingly, the hands of this stranger weren't as rough with him as Yosuke's were usually, so he could forgive him for the pets. He'd probably never admit that he kinda enjoyed them as well.

"Alright. I'll greet everyone from now on!"

That will be very hard work at Junes once he is back, but he could do it!

Smiling, Soujirou gave the blond a nod. "You don't have to force it, though. It would be kind of strange to greet every single person, but if you meet their gaze, then you should at the very least offer a smile and a nod, if not a hello."

"It won't be forced! I like greeting people!"

Really, Teddie was such a people-lover, he hadn't really a problem with being friendly and open to anyone. Even if he still preferred to do it mostly with the female population.

"That's good! Then I don't think you should have any problems making an impression on people."

Soujirou was quite sincere about everything he said, too, but that was how he generally was.

"But I want to score with the girls! How do I do that?"

Never mind that he had a girlfriend now. He's still a bit lost when it came to the whole concept... and the fact he still had no idea what scoring actually meant, to be honest.

Teddie was so straight forward about things. Soujirou supposed that could be a good or a bad thing too, but at least it couldn't be said that the young man in front of him wasn't honest.

"That shouldn't be your focus! After all, girls are people, so you should treat them as such! Be nice to them. They have feelings, and if you really care about them, then you won't have to try figuring out too much because you'll just know."

"Wait, really? But if you don't hit on them, how do they know you are interested in them?"

He found Soujiro's suggestion a bit awkward. Oh, perhaps that was a hard-to-get strategy! That might be working for some people, that was true. He hits with his fist into his open palm.

"You are a genius!"

     That made him frown slightly. "I think maybe you're trying to work this out too much... It really isn't supposed to be complicated, is it?"

     Not that Soujirou could say anything otherwise, given that it didn't seem to matter what he did; girls just tended to notice him. But he wore his heart on his sleeve, and he was always sincere with his friends.

     Teddie confused him then with his remark, prompting an arch of a brow. "Eh?"

"You are right, you are completely right! I tried too hard!"

Why hadn't he thought about this earlier? That was surely how Sensei also got all the girls to notice him. When he thought about it, Yosuke always tried too hard, the smell of desperation was almost clinging to him. That must be what has turned him down so often.

"I meant what I said. You are a genius!"

     That much was true, although Soujirou was surprised that the other boy took it so well. He smiled again.

     "I don't think I said anything special. But I hope that things will work out better for you." He did mean that, too.

     "Ah, that's right. I don't think I caught your name! I'm Soujirou. Soujirou Seta."

"Thank you!"

This guy was really a nice guy. Teddie stretched his hands into the air to emphasize his happiness.

"Wait, Soujiro... Seta..."

Right, that name that was so eerily similar to the one of his sensei! He knew that one!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

He pointed his finger at the other man in an over-dramatic action.

That made the samurai jump! But then it was difficult not to be startled by such an outburst. Soujirou stared, one hand lifted almost defensively as he looked confusedly at Teddie.

"Eh? Eh? What, did I do something???"

"It's me! Don't you recognize me?"

Oh, now that he was thinking about it... right, he probably couldn't know. Even if his voice was unique! Then again his voice did change a little in human form, so it was probably hard to recognize him.

"It's me. Teddie!"

     Soujirou blinked, and then once again as the boy clarified.

     Teddie. Teddie... He knew that name-

     "Ah!! You're that Teddie?? But...you look so different..! I thought you were a bear!"

Oh, he recognized him! That was good. That made Teddie like this boy a bit more again.

"I'm the one and only Teddie."

Teddie huffed proudly, stemming his hands into his hips as if he could prove his point that way. It was definitely a 'look at me how awesome I am'-kind of reaction, really.

"I am a bear! I'm also a handsome boy! And sometimes, I'm even a beautiful girl!"

It was a little confusing- well okay, no. A lot confusing, but it was hard not to be amused at Teddie's response. He just looked so smug.

Soujirou chuckled a little, offering a bow of his head, perhaps in apology. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I wasn't aware that you could become more than just a bear. O-or a girl, for that matter. Uh...why would that be?"

"Why would that be?"

The obvious answer was that Teddie didn't really care what he is, as long as he is liked by other people. Perhaps that was exactly the answer he was about to give Souji.

"To win the hearts of all the people, of course!"

     Soujirou nodded, truly curious as to the answer. He knew that in the world of Elder Tale, it wasn't totally uncommon for people to make avatars of the opposite gender, which...would probably make it awkward for those that found themselves trapped in said avatars when the Apocalypse occurred, now that he thought about it....

     He shook his head, looking back at Teddie. What sort of answer had he expected? Really, it made sense, if you didn't think too hard about it.

     "Ah, I see...!"

     And so far as Soujirou was concerned, that was all he needed to understand. Why complicate matters?

"So, did I win your heart yet?"

Now, that he has laid everything open for Soujiro - not that Teddie was a particularly secretive person, except for the fact that he was a Shadow - his expectations grew intensely. This guy seemed like a nice guy! There was no way he couldn't win his heart!

"Um...."

The question was still a baffling one to him. Usually even the girls he knew wouldn't ask such a thing, although he'd find it easier to answer them. "I'm...not sure..?" he replied helplessly.

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