Moving In

[Sot Ny]

Moving boxes sucked. Sot absolutely hated it.
But he couldn't complain; they had to be moved and so far, he was doing a good job. There was only a few left.

But still, it would have been nice to receive some help. And Although it painful for him to admit this... his grandparents didn't exactly offer much in that category. Instead, they were happily chatting with their new neighbors about how quaint and homely Inaba was and how much they were going to enjoy here. They were talking animatedly and gesturing a lot with their hands, so he assumed they had hit it off. It made him smile, albeit it was a small one. At least they were enjoying their new town.

Sot wasn't sure of it himself. From what he's seen, Inaba didn't have much to offer. But it was what he had expected when his grandparents talked about it. But he had heard about that made him a little worried... something about murders...
But it was too late to think about now. He sighed and scratched the back of his neck; they were here now. M-Moving boxes... yeah..

He crossed over and yelled from his window to his guardians below. "Grandma! Grandpa! I'm taking a break! I'll be back soon!"

Running downstairs, the black-haired boy grabbed a jacket, secured his glasses and ventured out into the streets.

What would he do here?
Who would he meet?
Time would tell..

[Naoto Shirogane]

"A moving truck?"

A thumb pushed up a deep blue hat to reveal curious blue-grey toned eyes. These eyes followed the truck until it stopped and revealed moving boxes stacked in front of a house. Naoto Shirogane wasn't typically one to be nosy or curious about these type of situations, but it wasn't as if everyday they had someone new moving into the area.

A good six or seven feet away, Naoto finally saw an old couple talking to presumably their new neighbors. She felt a cringe of hope disappear. She didn't even know why there was a feeling of hope in the first place. Maybe she was hopeful for a lead about the murder cases. Or maybe she wasn't. Naoto couldn't tell anymore.

Her train of thoughts came to a close when she heard a bark from above. She didn't get a good glimpse of whoever it was at the top because they rushed down. Naoto began to turn but then stopped, glancing over her shoulder.

"What an odd looking ..." She stopped her choice of words. Realizing how loud she had said that. It wasn't exactly loud but it wasn't a whisper either.

Maybe she should go now.

[Sot Ny]

"What odd-looking...what?" A voice purred quietly behind the small detective. Hands reached out and placed themselves on the shoulder of the smaller girl, squeezing them gently and pulling them to the small body into a larger, male body. "Are you talking about yourself? I'm sure I've never found a treasure like you before..."
Sot smiled and placed his head on the top of Naoto's hat and wrapped his long arms around her small torso. "What's your name? I'm Sot Ny. It's a pleasure to meet you."

He chuckled and hugged the detective tightly against himself, surprised by how warm and soft it was. "You have such a feminine body for a boy~"

[Naoto Shirogane]

Almost instantly, Naoto began to panic. What in the hell was he doing so close to her?! Had this ... Sot ever heard of personal space? She figured if she could feel his body heat on hers, that he was too close. Naoto was growing frustrated as she tried to angle her neck so that she would be able to see Sot's face but she couldn't with his head on hers.

When she was finally able to find her voice, in a cold tone, asked, "... do you mind?" She was of course referring to him being way too close for comfort. (For her comfort, anyway.)

Naoto also purposely disregarded his questions. The small detective was more concerned with getting back her personal space at the time being.

[Sot Ny]

"I don't mind at all. You're small and warm. And you feel just right in my arms." Sot puposely ignored the true meaning of the question and laughed mischievously at poor Naoto. "Give me company. It's the least you can do for being so terrbily rude. Don't you think--" He had looked up before he could finish his teasing. Two pairs of old and somewhat concerned eyes were staring at him, full of wonder of what exactly he was doing to the poor small boy.

"Um..." He let go of Naoto and waved to his Grandparents. They seemed pleased; they waved back and continued with they're idle chatter. Sot sighed... this wasn't the perfect place to harass someone.

"Hey. You. Want to go somewhere with me?" He winked at the detective, a small grin on his features. "My treat?"
He seemed to had forgotten how much toruble he was this person just a few moments ago.

"What do you say?"

[Naoto Shirogane]

Naoto watched Sot glance back at the old couple. So, could she assume that they were his grandparents, maybe? The detective did not really feel like pushing the subject, since she was most likely right with her assumptions. And so, she turned her attention back to the situation at hand.

Now, this Sot ... he was dealing her a question of going along with him. And even tried to make her feel guilty -- but he had failed. She wasn't inclined to go anywhere with him. And she most certainly did not feel a bit guilty for what she had said. (Though she did not mean to offend with her comment.) Naoto reached up for her hat, smoothing her fingers along the edges, adjusting the hat neatly back on her head.

How could she break this to Sot nicely?

No, I don't want to go with you. And walk away?

She shook her head mentally. No, that wouldn't do. Then Sot would have the rights to call her rude. And it wasn't good manners on her part as a respective detective of Inaba. But what could she do? Naoto did not have time to play these silly games. She had matters to tend to ... like, the murder cases. What could he possible have to do with the cases?

Well ... it couldn't hurt. "I will go with you." Naoto did not smile, but the tone of voice she used wasn't as rude prior to before. "But only if you will answer a question afterward." If she could get information from him, then, it wouldn't really be a waste of time.

[Yosuke Hanamura]

Yosuke was on his way to Soji's house, the two both decided to study after school. Yosuke wasn't doing to well in school, so he decided to ask one of the best, which just so happens to be his best friend. So he took advantage of that, and asked Soji to help him study. But, on his way to Soji's house, was something, that didn't exactly scream normal. A moving truck, but that wasn't the thing that struck "abnormal". It was Naoto. But, not only that, the person she was with.

Yosuke whipped out his phone and dialed Soji's number. "...Please leave a message after the tone...beeeep" The phone spoke.

"Soji, I'm sorry, we'll have to study some other time...!" He hung up his phone and approached the two. "W-What's going on here?" He spoke. Yosuke tried studying the looks of the new guy for a few seconds before speaking again, "A-And who are you...e-eer...exactly?"

[Sot Ny]

Sot was suprised. He hadn't expected a yes at all. He was going to poke and prod until he got one; that was understood. But not a acceptance so quickly. He was... a bit flattered? Flustered? Something...
"That's... the only condition? Yeah. Sure!" He smirked down playfully, regaining his composure. "I agree to that? What's the question beautiful?" He reached out and pushed a small strand of hair away from his face.

"W-What's going on here?"

Sot turned around at the new voice. Another interesting person? He didn't compare much to the smaller guy. But at least he was something new.

"A-And who are you...e-eer...exactly?"

Instead of answering, Sot smiled. And smiled. And smiled. And smiled just a bit more. He also gave short wave. He didn't want to be too rude.

[Naoto Shirogane]

Again, she ignored the "beautiful" comment, coughed, and continued, "The question ..."

However, Naoto stopped, interrupted by hearing a familar voice stutter out a few words. She was pretty sure who it was but to verify it, Naoto peered around Sot and felt somewhat relieved when it was only Yosuke that she saw. She then turned her attention back to Sot who only gave Yosuke a smile -- which she found creepy -- and then threw in a wave. Would he reply to Yosuke? It didn't seem like it.

So maybe she should do it for him. "This is ... Sot, senpai. Um, Sot, this is Yosuke." She gestured with her hand, giving him a skeptical look. Naoto let her hand fall to its side after giving a soft sigh. "And, to answer your first question: nothing really." It was true. They were only exchanging a few words. Nothing too particularly interesting. Well, besides, Sot's weird way of saying hello that included hugging her.

[Yosuke Hanamura]

Yosuke was a little brought down how this, "Sot", couldn't say anything back to him. "S-So not going to talk...?" he said, feeling a bit less confident now....also with that crazy smile he gave to Yosuke.

"Naoto-kun, you're okay right?" He tried to smile. Sot gave off a bad vibe, Yosuke wasn't enjoying it. He seemed like a bad guy, although he knew never to judge a book by its cover. "So, Sot...was it? Are you new to Inaba?" He tried asking. He thought he wouldn't get an answer, once again.

[Sot Ny]

He decided to ignore Naoto for the moment and turned to Yosuke.
Fresh meat was yummy.

"Yeah... just moved here today. Made a new friend." He jabbed a thumb towards the detective's direction and smiled... shyly? Or something akin to that. "Want to join in the party? I'm sure you can add in a lot of fun..." He surveyed the boy up and down. Lean body, not too muscular and not too skinny. His skin has a smooth complexion and he was cute to boot. He pushed up his glasses. He seemed easily breakable however. This toy would only last for so long...

"So... Yosuke-kun. What do you say?"

[Naoto Shirogane]

Naoto frowned.

Did she mention she didn't like the vibe coming from Sot? Especially how he was just eyeballing Yosuke. What was his problem anyway? And what was that about making a new friend? Since when did she agree to becoming his friend? Was this person crazy? Naoto dropped the irritable glare she was giving Sot and sighed. Now, Naoto was regretting not having just kept pushing, walking on, minding her own business.

"Not to butt in or anything," Her frown dispersed. "But Yosuke senpai, what were you doing around here anyway?"

While she asked this question, her other question directed toward Sot regarding the murders became forgotten for the time being.

[Yosuke Hanamura]

"Oh so you know Naoto-kun here? That's nice, She's fun to hang around too." He waved his hand. He looked around, he didn't know what to say back to the offer. "...I don't see why not...W-Well if that's okay with you, I mean." He tried not to come off so rudely. But what he wondered was, where are they going?

"Wait...where are we going?" He scratched the back of his head, confused. He tried to shrug that off and enjoy were they were going.

He turned his attention to back to Naoto, "Oh, I was on my way Soji's house...I need to study, and I know that he would help me."

[Sot Ny]

"...she? So that's what I felt. I just assumed you had a big shirt under there." He looked down at Naoto, confused. Why are you hiding your breasts honey? You should flaunt them." He shurgged. He would have loved to see them. But he seriously down the gal would lift up her shirt for him. Maybe when they were alone...

"I'm not sure Yosuke-kun. I'm the new guy here. Shouldn't show me around? Show me the hot spots?" He tried to remember the places his grandparents were eager about. He vaguely recalled something about a river. But the sound of that bored him to tearss. What else was there to do in this hick town...

"Any suggestions... darling?" He waggled his eyebrows at the boy, waiting for an answer.

[Naoto Shirogane]

"Oh, Soji-senpai's house, huh?"

She began to ask Yosuke something else but slowly, she began to intake what Sot was saying to her.

Her glance became downcast as she lowered her head, due to her blue hat, possibly trying to hide a blush. She clenched and unclenched her fists and bit down on her lip, trying to hold back any choice words she had for this Sot. Wait. Why should she have to take this kind of harassment? She really did have better things to do. "Keep making comments like that ... Sot," She paused, about to throw in a threat but remembered her question for him still. So she held back on the threat and instead said, "Or I will leave."

She frowned, turning away from the two males, and subconsciously crossing her arms over her chest, really deciding upon leaving. Maybe she could sneak away when she saw Sot become indulged in Yosuke ... Certainly, there were always more sane candidates in Inaba to ask and talk about the murders with other than people like Sot.