Beauty Treatment (A Persona 4 One-Shot)

Beauty Treatment

"You signed us up for the drag competition?!"

"Well, you signed us up for the beauty competition! It's only fair that you get humiliated too!"

"Yeah but..."

Yosuke and Chie had been arguing for the last half hour about the stupid festival competitions. Chie had decided to have a little fun and enter the guys into a drag queen competition because Yosuke signed the girls up for a beauty pageant. None of the girls were thrilled about being in the pageant, but Yu and Kanji seemed to be happy about the drag competition so that was a plus. However, there was one more who wanted to enter the fray...

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"A beauty contest?! Oh, that sounds bear-y exciting!"

"You should enter Teddie!"

Teddie and Nanako were currently on one of their 'dates' at Junes. Teddie had just happened to spot a poster for the competition as they walked by.

"I should... but wait. This one is just for girls..." he pouted.

"What about this one?" Nanako pointed to another poster. "Look! Big Bro is entering this one! You should join him!"

"That's a great idea Nanako-chan!" he looked at the poster, "Hmm... a drag contest huh? That means I'll need a dress. Nanako-chan, do you have a dress I could borrow?"

She shook her head, "You're too big. They would all be too small for you."

"Yeah, you're right. Hmm..." he put a hand to his chin "Well isn't this a predicament... Wait I know! Kanji-Kun's mom sells fabric, right? Maybe she could make me a dress! Let's go ask!"

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"Absolutely not."

"But Kanji-Kun why?!"

"I ain't letting you ask my ma to start another project. She's working too hard already." Kanji glared at him. "So, scram."

"But Kanji," he looked down at Nanako who was giving him some severe puppy dog eyes. "Teddie really wants to enter the contest. But he won't have a chance of winning if he doesn't have a dress to wear. Can't you help him out? Please..."

Kanji sighed. Why did he have to be such a softie? "Ok fine. I'll make you a dress! But you owe me one!"

"Yeah!" They both cheered.

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"Alright," Teddy and Nanako sat down at their usual table at Junes. "The contest is tomorrow morning. Kanji said that he would have the dress done by this afternoon. In the meantime, I'm going to need a wig... any ideas?"

"Hmm... no..." Nanako thought about it. "Wait! I know! I need a phone!" She and Teddie ran to the payphone in front of the store. Teddie handed her a coin and she pushed it into the machine. "Hello? Yes, I was wondering, do you deliver wigs? Like what you wear on your head? You do?! Cool! Thanks!"

Teddie looked at her confused. "Who were you talking to?"

She grinned, "You'll see..."

A moment later a girl on a bike stops in front of them. "Here's your wig. That'll be 2,000 yen."

"Thanks so much!" Nanako hands her the money and she drives off.

Teddie just stands there. "What just happened?"

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"Alright." Nanako and Teddie were walking to Kanji's house. "We have the wig, and Kanji said that the dress was ready. What else do you need?"

"Hmm..." Teddie thought it over. "I'm going to need someone to do my makeup. Do you know anything about makeup Nanako-chan?" She shook her head. "Hmm... Then I guess we are going to need help."

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"You want me to do what?"

Teddie and Nanako had just picked up the dress from Kanji, and they were now standing on the doorstep of the Shirogane residence.

"Teddie needs someone to do his makeup for the festival tomorrow," Nanako told Naoto. "He's entering the drag competition. We were wondering if you could do it for him."

"Why me?" she asked. "I'm not exactly... the most... 'girly' of our friends..." she said blushing. "Why not ask any of the others?"

"Because they would probably do something un-bear-able to me!" Teddy said panicked.

"Teddie is afraid that letting the other girls do his makeup, will provide them with a chance to get revenge for all of the 'scoring' jokes," Nanako answered.

"I see..." Naoto hung her head. "I suppose I will assist you... come back tomorrow morning. I'll be ready for you..."

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"Wow! Naoto-Kun you're really good at this!" Nanako said in awe.

"Do I look good?" Teddie tried to turn his head to look in the mirror.

"Stop squirming!" Naoto scolded. "You're going to make me smear the eye shadow..."

"Where did you learn to do makeup so good Naoto-Kun?" Nanako asked with fascination.

Naoto gave her a small smile, "When I was younger, I used to watch my mom do her makeup every morning before she went to work. I would observe all of the different types and colors she would use. I was fascinated. I guess I just memorized the proper technique from watching her for so long."

"Wow..." Nanako watched in fascination as she applied Teddie's mascara.

"Blink." She told him. "Blink. Blink." She put the brush down and picked up the lipstick. She rubbed it across his lips. "Move your lips back and forth. Like this." Teddie followed the action she was making with her lips. "Alright, I think you're finished. What do you think?" She handed him a mirror.

"Wow..." Teddie examined himself in the mirror. "Naoto-kun this is amazing! Thank you!" he jumped up and gave her a huge hug.

She smiled "Don't mention it. Now, go show those other boys whose boss."

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"And the winner is... the newcomer... Miss Teddie!" It looks like all of his hard work paid off after all... 

(A/N - Thanks for reading guys! :) I hope you liked it!)