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still-breathing-au-p3r · 10 months ago

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The one good thing about school? It’s so easy to catch up on sleep. Junpei had given it a shot when they’d gotten back to the dorm and failed horribly. If he’d stayed home he probably would’ve spent the whole day tossing and turning, imagining the sounds of ambulance sirens and Amada crying. But Edogawa droning on and on about whatever magical bullshit is like a white noise machine. It’s exactly what Junpei needs to catch a few decent z’s.

Honestly, Junpei’s amazed that Minato and Yuka-tan apparently didn’t fall asleep during class. How much sleep can they even be running on right now? Two hours? Three at most, and that’s if they even slept in the first place.

When the final bell of the day rings, Junpei sits up and stretches. He doesn’t feel quite rested, per se, but he does feel way better than this morning at least. Whatever Kirijo-senpai has to say, he’s ready for it. There’s no way this can get any worse, right?

“Let’s get going,” Yuka-tan says, not wasting any time. It sounds like she’s ready to get this over with just as much as he is. And hey, maybe if they have time after picking up Amada and hopefully seeing Aragaki-san, he can stop by Chidori’s room and say hello.

Fuuka comes out of her classroom a few seconds after they do. Moriyama’s hot on her heels, fussing over her all the way. “Promise me you’ll call me if you feel like you need to, okay Fuuka?”

“I will, Natsuki-chan, I promise,” Fuuka says, muffled by the tight hug Moriyama pulls her into.

“I really mean it, okay? Even if it’s two in the morning, I don’t care, you can call.” She lets Fuuka go to join up with the rest of their group. “I hope your friend is alright,” she says to all of them. It’s nice of her. She seems really different these days, now that she’s been hanging out with Fuuka.

They all meet Kirjio-senpai in front of the student council room. She’s apologizing to one of the other council members (the cute first year with the glasses– Junpei can’t remember her name) for being unable to attend to her duties today.

Glasses Girl bows politely and must say something reassuring, because Kirijo-senpai smiles at her. Their business concludes right after, and Kirijo-senpai turns around to see them all. Her smile falls a little but doesn’t vanish entirely. That’s got to be a good sign. “Ah good, you’re all here,” she says.

“Have you heard anything?” Fuuka asks, her voice watery. Junpei wonders how she fared all day. He’s glad Moriyama was there to comfort her a little. She seems to take her Comforting Fuuka duties pretty seriously.

“I have,” Kirijo-senpai replies. “I received a call a few hours ago. Aragaki survived the surgery.”

All of them, even Minato, even Aigis, let out a long collective sigh of relief. Okay, that’s one piece of good news today! Off to a good start!

“Oh thank goodness…” Fuuka whispers, sounding close to tears. Hell, even Junpei feels a little choked up. He hopes this means things are starting to turn around.

Kirijo-senpai nods. “He’s been given a room, and Akihiko has informed me that he’s being allowed visitors as well.” It’s only then that Junpei realizes that Sanada-san isn’t here with them. Did he skip? Damn, now he feels kind of bad for leaving him at the hospital all alone… “I haven’t received any further updates, but Akihiko should be able to fill us in once we’ve arrived.”

“Then we should all go and visit Aragaki-san, post haste,” Aigis says with a rare smile on her face. “Nothing helps one’s recovery more than companions by one’s side, as they say.”

Junpei has no idea who says that, but she’s probably not wrong.

Hopefully Amada can come home tonight too. There’s a lot that needs to be said, apparently.

“I agree,” Kirijo-senpai says. Out of all of them here, it looks like she wants to visit Aragaki-san the most. “And I’m sure the doctors would be able to aid in explaining the particulars of Aragaki’s condition. I can give you all a general idea, but they most certainly know more than I do.”

“Then what’re we waitin’ for?” Junpei pipes in. “Let’s go see the rest of our crew!” Well, except Koromaru. It really sucks that the hospital won’t let pets in, at least not the ones that aren’t specially trained or whatever. Aragaki-san would probably be happier to see him than pretty much anybody, except maybe Sanada-san and Kirijo-senpai.

Actually, on second thought, he’d probably want to see Koromaru the most.

Compared to the dorms, Tatsumi Memorial Hospital is actually pretty far away from the school. Luckily, the subway goes straight there for convenience, and Junpei knows the way there by heart by now, so the trip barely takes any time at all. Junpei is surprised to spot Sanada-san in the parking lot when they arrive, instead of inside. He’s talking to an older couple in front of a car. A pretty nice car, too– one with that classy-but-understated kinda look to it.

“Thanks again for coming all this way,” he half hears Sanada-san say as they approach.

“Don’t be silly, Aki,” the woman replies kindly, sandwiching his face between her hands. She’s tiny next to him, a whole head shorter. “It’s not far at all.”

“Especially not for something like this.” The man puts a hand on Sanada-san’s shoulder– he’s also shorter, but only by a centimeter or two. “You’ll call us if something else happens with Shinjiro-kun, right?”

“...Yeah, Dad. I will.” Oh, so these are his parents. The ones that sent that swanky care package a while back. It makes sense they’d know Aragaki-san too, Junpei figures.

Sanada-san’s mom gives him a tight hug, and he hugs her back. “And please get some rest,” she says before finally getting into the car. Once they’ve driven off, Sanada-san finally notices them.

And wow. Junpei would never say this to his face, but he looks like shit. No wonder his mom told him to get some rest. He’s got bags under his eyes like he’s planning on going globe-trotting. Has he gotten any sleep at all in the last 24 hours?

Probably not. Sanada-san’s the kinda guy that goes from one extreme to the other.

“Your parents came by?” Kirijo-senpai asks, going right to his side.

“I was surprised too,” Sanada-san replies. Junpei’s never heard him sound so tapped out before. “They dropped all of their plans today to come see me and Shinji.”

It’d be a lie if he said he’s not a little jealous. Must be nice to have parents that care.

“Ikutsuki-san came by earlier as well,” Sanada-san continues. “But he didn’t stay long.” He doesn’t sound too beat up about that.

Kirijo-senpai puts a hand on Sanada-san’s arm, and they do that thing of theirs where they don’t even speak but still know what the other one is saying. It’s pretty easy to tell from the outside what’s being not-said this time, though. She wants to know how things are going– all of them do. Junpei’s ready to hear some more good news.

He doesn’t get to. Instead, he watches as Sanada-san’s face falls and he looks away. “Shinji’s… He made it through surgery, but he hasn’t woken up yet.”

Okay…not ideal, but Aragaki-san’s probably just exhausted after such intensive surgery, right? That has to take a lot out of a guy.

“The doctors said they aren’t sure if he’ll even wake up at all.” Sanada-san barely gets the whole sentence out, and his voice still cracks a little on the last word.

A heavy silence falls over all of them. Oh.

“So he’s…” Yuka-tan says quietly. “He’s in a coma?”

“Basically, yes.”

Shit.

“No way…” Junpei mutters. This wasn’t supposed to happen. They were supposed to have gotten through the worst part and started heading for the triumphant comeback.

He remembers suddenly how he had told himself ‘oh things for sure can’t get worse!’ back at school. He really should know better than to even think something like that.

“Aragaki-senpai…” Fuuka sounds like she’s about to burst into tears. Junpei wishes he could say something to comfort her, but he doesn’t even know how to comfort himself. “He…he can’t…”

“I think it would behoove us to go inside,” Aigis cuts her off. “We can speak to the doctors and get a more detailed explanation of everything. Please, do not lose hope, everyone.”

At least someone’s optimistic. They really need someone to be, right now. Yuka-tan has her arms wrapped tight around herself and her mouth is pinched. Minato looks like he’s about to throw up, and he’s turned about the same color as old milk.

“That’s a good idea, Aigis,” Kirijo-senpai replies. Even she looks way more shaken than Junpei’s ever seen her. He doesn’t think she’d ever let herself to look like this in front of them under normal circumstances.

When they get inside, even Junpei can tell that something doesn’t seem right. It feels a little more…panicky, maybe? Then it did yesterday. Sanada-san’s clearly surprised, so it must not have been like this when he’d walked his parents out, even though he couldn’t have been outside with them for more than ten minutes.

“Kirijo-san!” The doctor from before, the one that asked for the blood donation, runs up to them. She looks even more haggard than yesterday– no, shit, earlier today, that’s insane to think about. “I was just about to call you– I’m so sorry, I don’t know how this happened–”

Junpei suddenly gets an awful feeling. Judging from how panicked she looks– No. Come on. There’s no way–

“What’s wrong?” Kirijo-senpai asks, looking just as alarmed as he feels. “What happened?”

He’s got no words for the expression on Sanada-san’s face. ‘Horrified’ comes to mind, but— that’d be underselling it big time. ‘Devastated’ isn’t strong enough either. Whatever it is, Junpei has to look away.

“It’s Amada-kun. He’s not in his room. We can’t find him anywhere.”

Oh, shit. Oh you’ve got to be kidding! How the hell do you just lose a whole-ass kid?!

It’s not the news they’d all been afraid of, but it’s not exactly a relief either. Kirijo-senpai starts grilling the doctor on when and how Amada could have snuck out. She sounds calm, but Junpei’s been on the wrong end of a lecture from her often enough to tell the difference between ‘actually calm’ and ‘so ice-cold angry that it looped all the way back around’.

She apparently doesn’t get any helpful answers from any of the doctors. Between the time she turns away from them and the moment she rejoins their group, all of that terrifying anger has drained right out of her and she just looks worried and scared. Actually, seeing Kirijo-senpai scared like this is kind of terrifying too, in a completely different way.

“I know I promised you all answers, and I’m so sorry–”

“It’s okay, Kirijo-senpai,” Yuka-tan interrupts. “We need to find Amada-kun, that takes priority.”

“I know where to find him,” Sanada-san says. His voice sounds a lot stronger than Junpei’s heard it all day, almost like his normal self. “I can go get Amada while you and the doctors fill everyone in like you planned, Mitsuru.”

“Wait, you know?” Junpei exclaims. “How the hell do you know? You didn’t see him run off, did you?” How can he suddenly sound so confident?

“No, of course not,” he replies, looking irritated. “I just– have a feeling that I know what he’s thinking, and where that would take him.”

“Should I come with you, Sanada-senpai?” Fuuka says. “If he’s not where you think he is after all, I could–”

“You don’t need to,” Sanada-san says bluntly, then immediately looks like he feels bad about it. “I appreciate the offer, Yamagishi,” he continues in a much gentler tone. “If I’m wrong, I’ll call and we can figure out a plan to search for him.”

It’s not like Sanada-san to be all cryptic like this, and Junpei can’t say he’s a huge fan of it. But since he's not usually like this, that must mean that there’s a reason he’s being this way now, right?

“You’re certain you want to do this alone, Akihiko?” Kirijo-senpai asks.

“I am. And I think– I think it should be me.” Whatever that means?

“Alright. Let us know when you find him, and whether the two of you will be meeting us back here or at the dorms.”

Sanada-san nods, looking determined. After a moment, though, some worry creeps back into his expression. “Watch over Shinji for me, Mitsuru,” he says quietly. Kirijo-senpai touches his shoulder.

“I will,” is all she says out loud, but they’re doing that senpai telepathy thing again. He can’t tell what they’re saying over their weird psychic link this time, though. After a second, Kirijo-senpai drops her hand, and Sanada-san leaves for wherever he’s so sure Amada is.

“Alright,” Kirijo-senpai sighs. “Let’s head to Aragaki’s room, and then I’ll explain everything to the best of my ability, as promised.”

#persona 3 #p3 #p3r #persona 3 reload #junpei iori #yukari takeba #fuuka yamagishi #aigis #minato arisato #mitsuru kirijo #akihiko sanada #still breathing au #sbau main plot #sbau canon #sbau october #sbau october 5 #fic #(junpei's pov is sooooo much fun lol)#junpei pov

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nero-vanderwolf · 9 months ago

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March 5th, 2011

Tatsumi Port Memorial Hospital

“What do you mean transferred!?”

Yukari Takeba stands in the hallway of the hospital, quivering. It is graduation day, and the old members of S.E.E.S, after an hour of debate, have agreed to come visit the Arisato twins to tell them and catch them up on the goings-ons of the city.

Only to find out that the twins had been transferred to a different hospital.

“Takeba-san, please calm down! Kirijo-sama approved it!” The doctor pleads, and Yukari turns her wrath and despair upon her girlfriend, the esteemed head of the Kirijo group.

“You approved it!? Why!?” She demands, eyes flashing. Mitsuru remains ever calm, gently placing a hand on Yukari’s shoulder.

“They were running out of room in the LTAC, and their conditions were stable, so I had them transferred to Inaba Muncipal Hospital- they had plenty of open rooms to take care of the twins.”

Fuuka hums thoughtfully, her head tilted slightly like she would when using Juno back in the days of the Dark Hour and Tartarus. Both eradicated thanks to the sacrifice of the twins. “Inaba, huh...? That isn’t too far from here. Maybe we can visit once we’re all settled down and free?”

Aigis nods, staring wistfully at the door to the Arisatos’ old room. She had been looking forward to seeing them for a week, planning to visit them immediately after the ceremony to tell them she had graduated alongside Yukari, Junpei, Fuuka and Shinjiro (and to tell them he had to redo his third year because of everything. They’d probably poke fun at him, but be proud nonetheless that he made the choice- and succeeded in it.)

“Yes,” she says, really not paying attention. “Maybe.”

April 11th, 2011

Inaba Muncipal Hospital

In Inaba, a boy arrives to town after dreaming of a long-nosed man and a bright blue limousine. He shakes the hand of a goddess at a gas station, and is awakened to the powers of the Wildcard.

Across town, two Wilcards open their eyes as the hands of the boy and goddess meet. Their hands find each other in their own handshake, their hearts racing in unison and their chests rising and falling as though they share a pair of lungs.

They remain like that until a nurse comes in and tells a doctor. In three days’ time, they will be discharged and sent with all their belongings to a house bought and paid for by a company called the Kirijo group.

Perhaps the Dark Hour does have some perks.

June 5th, 2011

Junes Food Court

“Man... I’m not the only one who thinks those two from our third year are weird as hell, am I?”

Yosuke lounges back in his chair at the special headquarters, melon soda in his hand.

Chie shakes her head. “No, it isn’t just you for once. I know I can’t really judge, but... Isn’t it kinda strange how they just sorta showed up one day?”

“Uh... You’re talkin’ about the Arisato-senpais, right?” Kanji asks, and Souji nods.

“They were comatose for a while, but woke up the day I got here. I don’t know much about it, but... They seem nice.”

He glances away, not mentioning his social link with them. They really are quite nice, always giving him advice and sometimes even offfering to train with him when they aren’t busy beating the crap out of each other on the outskirts of town near their house.

But they also seem to know more about him than they let on. Makoto sometimes mentions the arcana of one of the members of the team, and Kotone often mentions her old senpais and Shadows.

It’s disconcerting, to say the least, and paired with their own arcana...

He makes a mental note then, as he remembers, to talk to Igor about it. Ask him what in the hell the Universe arcana means, and if he needs to worry about it.

He snaps back to reality as Yukiko begins to talk.

“I’m not one for gossip, but don’t you think it’s a little strange how they always seem to be training with those weapons of theirs? I mean, there’s nothing wrong with it, of course! It’s just...”

“It’s just that it’s all the time, right? I get it. Sure, they’re our senpais, but there’s no harm in just talking about their weird behaviour between ourselves, right?” Yosuke says, chair squeaking beneath him.

“Oh, here they come now!” Chie says, and begins digging into her steak. Souji looks up from his soda to see Kotone-senpai shouting to Makoto-senpai.

“Come on, hurry up! You’re the one who neglected studying!”

Makoto-senpai slouches further, shoving one hand into his pocket. His headphones dangle from his neck, swinging with his every movement. Kotone-senpai’s own mirror his, bouncing wildly with her erratic movements as she practically drags him to a chair.

“Kotone, is this really necessary? I mean, Gekkoukan’s exams are way harder, and we’re both...”

Their voices fade into the background of Souji’s mind. Something isn’t right. TV static fades in and out as he zones out, wracking his brain for the source of this sudden gut feeling.

It started exactly when he became aware of the twins and their existence. Somehow, he feels a terrifyingly strong presence from them, as though the bond he’s formed with them isn’t just affecting his abilities.

But that shouldn’t be possible, a little voice inside tells him. Neither of them have a Persona.

But what if they did, he thinks. What if they did have Personas, what if they knew about what the team is doing?

“—Earth to Souji, do you copy?”

Souji looks up from the table, blinking as Yosuke retracts his hand.

“Hm? Sorry, I... Zoned out there. What’s up?” He says, playing it off. Playing off the sick feeling roiling in his gut, the sudden fight-or-flight that rises in his throat and threatens to choke him. He needs to visit the TV world. He needs to blow off some steam, he needs to get up and do something before he explodes.

“We were asking if you had anything planned for this afternoon. Y’know, in case we wanted to do a bit of, uh, browsing,” Yosuke says. Souji silently thanks his partner, catches his eye and tries to convey his gratitude with his gaze. Yosuke just grins a bit, and it sends butterflies fluttering in his stomach- which quickly get disintegrated by the venom bubbling there.

“Sure, let’s go browsing. Might be fun,” he says, shrugging off the feelings.

As the group head down towards the electronics section, Souji swears he can feel two pairs of eyes watching him leave.

P3 x P4 CONTENT WOOOOOO!!! the arisato twins being tranferred to inaba after the whole nyx situation and souji just. feels so weird towards them. they're the fucking UNIVERSE arcana?!!! WHAT IS HE SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THAT INFORMATION. and hes just so confused that these random transfer students have this much power radiating from them?? they seem completely normal but souji is so focused on them since they're such an anomaly....

#nero answers #persona #persona 4 #persona 3 #persona 3 spoilers #p3 spoilers #p3 #p4 #minato arisato #makoto yuki #kotone shiomi #minako arisato #yu narukami #souji seta

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twilightknight17 · 1 year ago

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Yesterday on P3R: like three hours in Tartarus, Secret Meetings, and spending more time with Koromaru than anyone else.

I have made it to floor 100! It was like floor 109 by the time I left, but I was very proud. And kind of surprised that there was nothing weird on floor 100. But hey, bringing Koromaru along is reward enough.

Also did a bunch more persona fusions, so I’ve got a new fusion spell. All of my fusion spells so far other than Orpheus’s are Frosts. It’s very silly. XD

He’s so big. XD

Anyway, it’s been like 3 hours, everyone is low on stamina, time to head back and get back into the social link grind.

...are you serious??? We were literally there ALL NIGHT, when did someone wander in???? Ffs. X’D

Oh well. Later. Right now we’re going out for ramen with my rival track bro. Apparently every single restaurant in the mall lets him eat for free.

Dude, seriously, what the heck? Although… I’m getting some vibes that this guy probably doesn’t have a great home situation. So it’s probably a good thing that he’s at least getting regular meals. There really are good people in this city.

Junpei is off hanging out at the mall, and has noticed someone new and interesting! There’s a girl sketching, and she basically brushes him off and tells him to move out of the way when he goes to see how she’s doing.

She wasn’t with Takaya and Jin when they locked us in the military base, so poor Junpei has no way of knowing that this is one of Strega’s members. :/ He has a point about her outfit, though. Even Mitsuru was complaining about how hot it is today.

I arrived home to find Aigis engaged in a stern discussion with Koromaru about how he is not allowed to take himself on walks. Apparently Akihiko was supposed to take him, and has not returned home yet, so because Aigis ALSO can’t go out without supervision yet, it falls to me to take him.

Which is not a hardship at all because he is the bestest boy.

However, on our walk, we ran into Takaya, who is just… openly wandering around without a shirt and carrying a gun even during normal hours. Koromaru doesn’t like him instinctively, but he says he just wants to talk, so we head up to the shrine. He wants information.

It’d be a lot more fair if you’d get your hand off your gun. I know that one is real.

But, he says I can ask him a question first.

Well… they don’t really seem to have some grand goal in mind. And they’re getting in our way because they don’t want us to destroy Tartarus and the Dark Hour. So…

Hahaha, very funn-- Okay, actually, he’s joking, but it would be funnier if it was true and only Minato thought he was shirtless.

Basically, he wants to know why we’re so determined to throw away our powers. He says that if it’s because of the shadows, that’s the wrong way to look at it. He explicitly compares shadows killing people to car accidents. Plenty of people die in car accidents every year, but we’re not trying to destroy cars.

(Which is a half-valid point if you ignore the fact that the Dark Hour only exists because of mad scientists, and also some of those people who die during the Dark Hour are because of Takaya shooting them.)

...funny you should say that, since out of everyone in SEES, Mina is the least likely to care about anything, at least in the beginning.

Not wrong, technically. Like, yeah. You don’t have to help. But you’re also not the sole arbiters of what to do about everything, and your opinion would probably have more weight if you hadn’t already locked us in an underground facility to starve to death.

He does note how special Minato’s power is compared to everyone else. He really doesn’t get why Mina, specifically, would want to give all of that up.

……it’s not the blessing you think it is, my dude.

Anyway, he hands off a piece of paper with some info as repayment for helping him out before, and heads out. He really did just want to talk, which is… refreshing. Like, Strega is not a bunch of indiscriminate madmen. We’re still going to be enemies, but they’re not monsters.

“Test subjects”, huh? So Grandpa Kirijo was into human experimentation, too. Great.

Fuck it, I’m going home to brush Koromaru.

He’s soft and shiny~ But we can’t stay here all night, sadly. Time to stop, boy.

...okay, fine, a little longer.

The bookstore isn’t ready to rank up yet, so I head out again with Mamoru. I’m learning a lot more about his family situation.

I’m assuming he’s pushing himself so hard because he wants a scholarship. I get the vibe that the family doesn’t have much money. And unfortunately, his father is dead. Which, dude, I’m so sorry. That’s terrib--

…………okay I might be going to hell because I snorted a little bit. It’s just so abrupt. A cliff? Where are there cliffs?? X’’’’D I’m still sorry for your loss but omg.

Having Koromaru in the dorm means you can pet him and shake paws. 10/10, no notes.

And I opted to spend the next day with him, because he likes to chill out front and people-watch.

An old man who used to be friends with the priest came by, and he told us that Koromaru had been taken in by someone else once before, but he always kept going back to the shrine. Now that he’s staying with us, it’s because he’s chosen to be here. We’re his family now.

He makes us promise to take care of each other, and… I can do that. For sure.

#Li plays P3Re

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queen-ofsunflowers · 2 years ago

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Lives on the Line; Winner Takes All - Chapter 4 Preview

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Unfortunately, as the entire team soon found out, neither scouting team that had been deployed were able to find anything. There was no other exit from the dorm, no connections to other places. No way out.

“So, we’re kind of screwed, aren’t we?” said Junpei bluntly. That wouldn’t be the way that Aigis phrased it. Perhaps Minato would agree if he was in charge, but he was currently unconscious in a hospital bed and didn’t have much of an input. Even so, Aigis could practically hear him say it.

“Not even we move quickly,” said Mitsuru. With her order, Junpei, Ken and Koromaru would be joining the rest on the front lines to search through the Abyss of Time. Aigis felt a little relief. Having more members in her squad would lead to more manpower, as well as more pairs of eyes to help in the investigation.

“What about Shinji?” asked Akihiko. Shinjiro Aragaki was one of the heaviest hitters on the team. Emphasis on the was.

Which would be why Mitsuru’s reply was: “Shinjiro is staying here. He won’t be fighting.”

Shinjiro looked at Mitsuru with wide eyes and genuine surprise. “What?”

“May I remind you that you’re still recovering from being shot with silver?” Shinjiro opened his mouth to argue with her, but a single red-eyed glare from Mitsuru was enough to get him to clamp his mouth shut. “Metis brought you down fairly quickly just by using that injury against you. You were also discharged from the hospital only a few days ago. You’re staying here. End of discussion. You’ll be able to help me search.” Shinjiro grumbled something under his breath, but there was no arguing against Mitsuru. It was a losing fight.

And so, the group was split. Shinjiro stayed behind with Mitsuru and Fuuka to search through the command room. Those that remained dove back into the Abyss of Time. Like before, all of the doors in the desert area were locked. All except one. And that was the one that they entered.

Junpei let out a yelp as something rushed past him as soon as they entered. He stumbled back into Yukari and Aigis, nearly knocking the two over in the process. It was because of that that Aigis couldn’t get a clear read on the figure. All she could pick up was that it was feminine in appearance, and a blur of auburn and pink as it ran down the hall.

“What was that?!” Junpei exclaimed as he was righted and the rest of the team flooded into the new space behind him.

“It’s… I don’t think it’s a Shadow,” said Akihiko, “but we’ve been chasing it for a while.” Aigis kept quiet. Should she really say something about it…? Before she could make up her mind, Koromaru let out a bark. He dashed off after the Shadow without a care or an order.

“Koromaru!” Ken called, but the familiar didn’t come back. The werewolf boy chased after him, and the rest of the party followed with Junpei taking to the air to move faster.

“If that thing isn’t a Shadow, then what the heck is it?!” asked Junpei

“Why are you asking us?” said Yukari, offended. “We don’t even know!”

“It’s just a question!”

“It’s a…” Ryoji began, beginning to slow and fall behind the rest. “I think it might be a Shadow, but…”

Junpei stared down at his friend, confused. “Ryoji?”

“I just…” Ryoji groaned, dragging a hand down his face. Was he frustrated? Confused? …possibly both?

“It does not seem to be the same one that we saw before,” said Aigis. While her scan wasn’t exactly clear, it wasn’t hard to piece together the similarities to one person she knew with what she had. “This one looked more like Kotone-san.” Behind her, Akihiko stumbled and nearly fell on his face.

“So there’s more than one of them?!” Yukari exclaimed. When Aigis nodded, the harpy groaned and dragged a hand down her face. “Well, that makes me feel better…”

“Y’know, being sarcastic doesn’t suit you at all, Yuka-tan,” said Junpei. “That’s more Mina—”

“Shut up.”

The full chapter will be up on Ao3 on July 29th!

#persona 3 #persona 3 au #monsters and magic au #queen's previews #fic: lives on the line; winner takes all #junpei iori #misturu kirijo #akihiko sanada #shinjiro aragaki #ken amada #koromaru #yukari takeba #aigis #ryoji mochizuki

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persona5png · 3 months ago

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Annon-Guy: I know, right? Tumblr should allow you to take a vote back and vote up to three options at least.

In retrospect, any thoughts on the nine main protagonists of the Persona Series?

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Alright, main protag thoughts (for all 10 actually there was someone you forgot but we'll get to her):

P1 - Naoya - I like this guy a lot actually. You don't really get much of his personality in game as they did the 'silent protag' thing with him but if you actually research his lore he's REALLY interesting.

Did you know he's a twin? He had a twin brother named Kazuya who died before the beginning of the game and this HAUNTS HIM. He's also the only protag to have a 100% canonical love interest and that's Maki.

P2 - Tatsuya - An annoying little shit. I love him dearly but my god this kid needs to stop being melodramatic. We get it: it's the 90's and you're bisexual. Get over yourself.

On a more serious note however: While he is my least favorite of the protaginists, he's definetly one of the most well written and I think that's because he gets two whole games to shine in that are main series titles.

P2 - Maya - Maya has so much going on and I honestly feel really, really bad for her. She and Tatsuya both had to experience that timeline reset but she's the one who got STABBED WITH A SPEAR BECAUSE OF A PROPHECY SHE HAD NO PART IN. Good god girly I am so sorry and I hope you are thriving in the main timeline or whatever.

P3 - Minato/Makoto - Ah yes, door jesus. I think out of all the protags he's definetly my favorite only becuase he's the one we get the most real development for within the modern trilogy. He actually feels like a character on his own and not just a self-insert. I also think his friendship with Elizabeth is the most meaningful out of all the protag/velvet friendships.

P3 - Kotone/Minako - As much as I think she's an interesting addition and she has an outstanding personality compared to many of her counter parts, I feel that Kotone kind of falls flat. This is less her fault as a character though and more on the fact that she's in a doomed timeline that will never get to have any real meaning to the rest of the series as a whole. I also don't like how much the fandom sees her as shipping fodder for Shinji, Akihiko, and Junpei rather than as her own character.

P3: Answer - Aigis - I like her as a character and not so much as an MC. I understand why they made her an MC but I think they could've done a better job.

P4 - Yu - I would add Souji too but considering that he actually gets called Yu in canon games unlike the other characters who simply get called 'hero' or 'joker' or whatever, he's just gonna be Yu here. He's my sister's favorite and tbh I definetly get it. He has some of the best relationships with his party memebers in the main story and he's overall just a goofy dork. He's funny and charming and I see the appeal.

P4A - Labrys - This girl is a walking tragedy and I am wishing her all the best. She's also just really fun to play as.

P4D - Rise - This is the forgotten one and yes she is a protag I don't care what anyone says. She has some of her best screentime and overall development in P4D and I think it's a crime that people don't take this game seriously just because it's a rhythm game. Like, I originally didn;t like her very much when I first experinced P4 but it was P4D that made her grow on me.

P5 - Akira/Ren - Listen. I don't have time to write an essay on this man and you don't have the time to read an essay on this man. All you need to know is that he as some REALLY interesting lore implications and if the series decides to use this to their advantage they could do some awesome things with him. I also like his relationships with his party members and his sense of justice is superb. I LOVE him in Strikers btw.

#Arena is complicated as it technically has more protags but we'll just count Labrys and Yu for now. I would be willing to talk about my #'Yosuke was the winner in the P4A contest but then gets sidelined in P4AU' take at some point. preferably not tonight but maybe another day #anyways i like all these funny little dudes #shit gray answers

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sillyfudgemonkeys · 2 years ago

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Fine! Y’all don’t want fandom? Well apparently Fandom doesn’t want me either.

Here’s Wikidot! It’s open! It’s tree! “I want Media Wiki tho!” getting a host costs money and maybe I’ll do that later but not right now! (I’m happy to work with whoever does that tho).

http://megami-tensei.wikidot.com/

(edit again 3/17/23: I might be biting the bullet and doing MediaWiki instead, I’m not liking Wikidot’s format. I’ll keep y’all posted on that for later)

(edit: might also do one on miraheze we’ll find out, oh! Turns out there is a Miraheze one that exists. I’m still going with wikidot cause I liked what I was doing, but I’d be willing to work with them if they want. Here’s Miraheze’s wiki if you want it: https://megaten.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page)

(I wanted Megaten but that was taken, someone else did start a megamitensei wiki dot but no one has added anything and I’d like to be in charge atm).

my previous rules still apply with how I want some things formatted (not sure if I can do subpages atm but the MC name rule is still the way it’s suppose to be!)

#shin megami tensei #megami tensei #persona 5 #persona 3 #persona 4 #megami tensei wiki #megaten wiki #me paying for a webhost whatever is like two years off #'you don't really sound like you know how to code' is it obvious? i'm winging it atm leave me be! TT0TT #as aigis would say: When you fall get right back up.

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houseisekai · 4 years ago

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House Isekai: A Realm Reborn - Part 1, Old Places and New Faces (2 of 2)

House Isekai ARR Masterlist Here

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Upon their return to Fodlan, Kazuma, Rean, Towa, and Aigis have found that it has changed drastically. Whether it was for better or worse, was unknown.

After reuniting Sitri and meeting the second generation of Garreg Mach students, the four make their way once more into the Zanado Tower...

Class VII pressed onwards as they looked at the environment constantly shifting around them.

Colossal platforms flew past them with lights flickering to life.

Altina struggled to process it all, so much information was flowing in at once.

Kurt tried his best to ignore the fantastical sights around him and tried to find an exit.

All he found were several crates with notes scattered on them and massive doorways.

Many of the platforms moved higher up into the room, but he had no idea where that would lead, so he avoided them.

(Juna) "K-Kurt? Do we know where we're going?"

(Kurt) "N-...No."

(Ash) "It'll probably be fine. Rean went through here right?"

(Musse) "Maybe? Where is everyone?"

(Altina) "...I seem to detect life forms?"

(Kurt) "Friendly?"

(Altina) "Unknown. None match Instru-...Hold on a moment."

(Everyone) ?

(Altina) "I am sensing Instructor Rean's presence. It is near the very top of this...building?"

(Musse) "Hm...I'm worried about the other ones."

(Juna) "Same here. We all got our weapons right?"

Class VII nodded and drew their weapons, keeping it at the ready.

(Juna) "Whew, least we're not totally unprepared."

"ALERT! ALERT!"

The five of them quickly moved closer together, looking around the area and trying to find the voice.

"THREAT DETECTED, UNKNOWN SIGNATURES DETECTED, ENGAGING SECURITY MEASURES."

(Kurt) "Is...it talking about us?"

(Ash) "If it is, then we better shut up and get out of here."

[A Long Fall - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers OST]

Sitri and the others stepped into Tower and heard the alert blare throughout the area.

(Kazuma) "The hell?"

Aigis turned back and looked at the Garreg Mach students and frowning.

(Aigis) "Is it detecting us?"

(Helena) "Considering this is our first time here, probably."

(Kairos) "W-WHAT IN THE WORLD?!"

(Elizabeth) "What is this place?!"

(Astrid) "It's so...bright!"

(Stefan) "Yeah, the glowing crystals are kinda hurting my eyes..."

(Sitri) "This is the Zanado Tower. It's where House Isekai came from, what I can understand anyway."

(Helena) "That the truth?"

Helena turned to the four.

(Towa) "We think so?"

(Rean) "Honestly, the details are a bit lost on us as well."

(Kazuma) "The only person that knew that much was Sothis and Byleth and..."

Their faces showed a hint of sadness before Elizabeth brought up another question, not noticing their shift when mentioning Byleth.

(Elizabeth) "S-So, this is where that creature was sighted? How do we even begin covering this large of an area with our small number?"

(Sitri) "W-Well...Um..."

KABOOM!

(Everyone) !?

(Rean) "Think that's our culprit?"

(Towa) "I can't think of anyone else that could be here!"

(Sitri) "Everyone, move out!"

...

(Buck) "Ach, damn it!"

Buck waved away the smoke that was covering the area.

(Mickey) "H-Hey, at least we got the door open, right? Even if it was a little too much."

(Dutch) "Doubt using 7 explosive charges is considered "a little"."

The massive door in front of them was completely blown into pieces, the debris scattering everywhere, and some falling into the cavern beneath them.

Romeo checked the scope of his sniper and put one finger on the trigger.

(Mickey) "If that alert was about us, then it's going to get even more pissed off."

(Dutch) "Every security system must know where we're at now."

(Buck) "All the more reason to get our asses moving, now-"

Buck turned back to the hole in the door before noticing something on his visor.

The motion tracker was detecting several things coming to them, and he quickly motioned backwards to the cover they were using from the door breach.

Everyone got their weapons pointed at the door waiting for them.

(Buck) "On my mark..."

From the smoke, several figures emerged wielding all sorts of weapons ranging from swords to bows.

And it was then the squad's visors picked up the outline of them, they were human.

(Buck) "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"

...

Amber kept her bow trained on the four hiding behind cover, waiting for instruction.

(Duvalie) "They're human...I think?"

(Kaeya) "Never seen that armor before."

(Lisa) "Jean, dear?"

(Jean) "Who are you all?"

Her eyes drifted to the massive hole behind them. How could they have caused an explosion that big?

If she said the wrong thing, they could be killed.

(Buck) "Sergeant Gunnery Buck, and this is my squad! UNSC, Helljumpers! How 'bout you miss, we on the same side?"

(Jean) "My name is Jean, of the Knights of Favonius!"

Buck looked at his other squadmates and they shrugged.

(Buck) "You folks happen to know where we are?"

(Jean) "I'm afraid we do not. But we are allies, not enemies if that is what you're wondering."

Romeo examined every one of them as Buck was speaking to them. They didn't seem to be dressed for battle. In fact, the green one that looked like a girl had a damn instrument, not a weapon.

And the purple woman with the witch hat only had a book.

(Mickey) "Frankly, I say we don't take the chance."

(Dutch) "Yeah, great idea, kill the only things that HASN'T tried to kill us."

(Buck) "Alright. We believe ya. Stand down."

The squad nodded and stood up, the Knights of Favonius stepping forward.

(Jean) "I think it's plain to see we're...both out of our element."

(Buck) "Seems like it. As I said, call me Buck, and these are my men."

(Mickey) "Mickey."

(Dutch) "Name's Dutch. Pleasure."

(Romeo) "..."

Buck's visor became see-through, his face being visible as he turned to face Romeo.

(Buck) "What's the matter? Helmet turned off?"

Romeo shrugged.

(Venti) "Um, is he okay?"

(Buck) "Oh, I get it. Permission to speak. Smartass."

(Romeo) "Name's Romeo, ladies."

He turned to face Jean, Lisa, Duvalie and Amber.

Rolling her eyes, Duvalie butted into the conversation.

(Duvalie) "Ugh, keep it to yourself. Anyways, I'm Duvalie, head knight of the Stahlritter."

(Mickey) "Thought you were with the...whatever you guys were called."

(Kaeya) "Favonius. Actually, she's from another world, as I'm assuming you all are. Kaeya, by the way."

Buck examined their clothing again and when he started to think on it, no human from their world, no matter the planet, would wear something so outlandish as that, especially in the middle of a war.

(Diluc) "...Diluc."

(Venti) "I'm Venti!"

(Amber) "Amber, hope we get along!"

(Lisa) "And I'm Lisa. All of us except Duvalie are together."

(Romeo) "Before we get caught in a never ending cycle of introductions, can we get the hell out of here before anymore of those things show up?"

(Jean) "You've seen them too?"

(Buck) "Weird glowy blue gnome looking things?"

(Duvalie) "The hell is a gnome?"

(Lisa) "Let's put it this way to make sure we're on the same page, were they carrying a staff and rather short?"

(Dutch) "Those are the ones, ma'am."

(Diluc) "Abyss mages are attacking them too..."

(Kaeya) "Think Romeo had a point, we'll discuss this once we're in relative safety, we were nearing the exit I believe, before you all blew a hole through that door."

(Mickey) "Hey, we had to get in somehow!"

(Buck) "Hold up, we weren't going to leave just yet. There was a group of kids that was making their way upwards."

(Amber) "Kids? We didn't see anyone else on the way."

(Romeo) "Oh, right. They just got here. I'm all for saving them, but we barely managed to get away from those mage things. Our bullets didn't seem to do anything."

Jean held her rapier and nodded.

(Jean) "Allow us to take care of it with you. Change of plans, we're headed back in."

She stood next to Buck as he darkened his visor and checked his assault rifle.

(Buck) "After you, miss Jean."

...

Rean was the first one through the hole in the door and looked around, no one appeared to be there.

Everyone else stepped forward weapons drawn, and it was now Rean noticed what everyone was carrying.

Sitri had the Sword of the Creator, Kairos and Elizabeth had spellbooks, Helena had a knife, Astrid held a lance, and Stefan wielded an axe.

The students appeared to have no hesitation about their weapon of choice, but Sitri was slightly trembling.

It was clear she had done some training with a sword, and yet...

He shook his head, now wasn't the time to be focusing on that.

(Aigis) "I am detecting several lifeforms down below."

Aigis turned to her right and looked at the glowing circle-like shape at the end of the walkway.

(Towa) "Anyone familiar?"

(Aigis) "...Negative."

(Kazuma) "Then let's get down there, maybe the little shits that caused this are close by, considering how recent that explosion was."

(Sitri) "Right, let's try to find a way down."

Sitri and the Garreg Mach students stepped near the circular platform while the former House Isekai members examined the explosion hole.

(Aigis) "These explosions appear to be made from devices similar to C4..."

(Kazuma) "What, these guys packing modern day weapons too?"

(Rean) "What's C4?"

(Aigis) "Small explosive charges that you can put on virtually any surface."

(Towa) "Something that small can cause that much damage?!"

Meanwhile, Elizabeth was examining the glowing circular platform with the other students and Sitri close to her.

(Helena) "What is it?

(Elizabeth) "I'm not sure...Maybe it's some kind of-"

Elizabeth put her hand on the platform, which made it glow an even brighter orange as it catapulted the group forward to the other walkway, causing them to scream.

Rean and the others turned their direction and saw them land on a platform which began to move away.

(Kazuma) "AW SHIT, SITRI!"

(Towa) "THE STUDENTS!"

(Rean) "After them!"

Before they could move any further, they heard strange noises behind them, which made them draw their weapons...

...

When Kairos got up and saw the moving platform, he immediately turned to Elizabeth.

(Kairos) "GREAT JOB, YOU IDIOT!"

(Elizabeth) "D-Don't you yell at me with that tone! How was I supposed to know that-"

(Helena) "Both of you shut up. Focus."

She held onto her knife tighter as she realized the platform was heading downwards.

(Sitri) "Is everyone alright?"

(Astrid) "Just fine, Lady Sitri. Can't say we'll be that way for long.

(Stefan) "We're going deeper into the tower, is that a bad thing?"

(Sitri) "This is my first time in the Tower when it wasn't being controlled by memories, so I'm not sure..."

(Kairos) "Fantastic..."

Elizabeth had a mind to slap Kairos but kept it to herself, instead examining just how far down they were going...

...

Class VII moved even quicker after hearing the explosion, trying to find anything resembling stairs since they were unsure about the elevators.

(Musse) "I don't think we have any other way up."

(Juna) "Maybe we can-"

BOOM! BOOM!

Two gunshots roared through the area, with a thud echoing and signaling that someone or something was brutally killed.

Kurt motioned forward and Class VII turned the corner to see a massive man clad in yellow armor, towering over some strange creature.

It was short, fat, and blue. It was uttering some language they didn't understand before the soldier stomped on its head, crushing it.

Class VII drew their weapons and the yellow soldier turned to face them.

(Yellow Soldier) "...Children?"

The soldier eyed them up and down, trying to identify them as Class VII did the same.

The armor he was wearing looked heavy and durable, being wide as some of the doorways they passed through. He stood at around 8 feet, holding a rifle as big as his chest.

(Kurt) "...What was that thing you killed?"

The soldier turned to the creature and shrugged, the shoulder pauldrons moving up and down was the only indication he did so since his armor was so massive.

(Yellow Soldier) "Most likely some form of xenos. It opened fire as soon as it saw me, so I purged it. Better I have done so since children are in the area."

He turned to face them.

(Yellow Soldier) "Though you are far from defenseless it seems."

Kurt didn't put away his weapons, and neither did anyone else.

(Yellow Soldier) "...I am Raelyn. Raelyn Amuto, Adeptus Astartes."

(Juna) "You're a...what now?"

(Altina) "Does not match any known organization in Erebonia."

(Musse) "Not ringing a bell for me either..."

(Raelyn) "...You are?"

(Kurt) "We are Class VII, part of Thor's Military Academy, Branch Campus."

Raelyn lowered his rifle, the helmet's unblinking lenses seemingly staring straight into them.

(Raelyn) "We are Space Marines, mankind's greatest warriors."

(Ash) "Evidently."

(Raelyn) "Do you know the area I am in?"

(Kurt) "Not a clue. We were following our Instructor to find out where he went, and we ended up here."

(Raelyn) "Hmph. Stay behind me. I do not know what awaits us-"

He stuck a hand outwards as he noticed a platform moving downwards. Everyone readied their weapons again, and keeping it on them seeing another group land in front of them.

(Buck) "Hey, those are the kids! And...!"

(Kaeya) "Looks like they already met one of the Abyss mages."

(Mickey) "Goddamn, that is some armor!"

(Raelyn) "Guardsmen? And..."

He lowered his weapon, though Class VII didn't.

(Jean) "Before you ask, we are not enemies, and we are just as lost as you all."

Dutch turned to the knights and noticed Duvalie had her sword still up.

(Dutch) "What's the deal with her?"

(Venti) "Huh? Duvalie what's wrong-"

(Duvalie) "THOSE BRATS, THAT'S WHATS WRONG!"

(Altina) "Threat detected."

Class VII and Duvalie stood off against each other.

(Raelyn) "...It's safe to assume you are acquainted then."

(Kurt) "She tried to kill our class, our instructor and HIS class."

Jean frowned and turned to her.

(Jean) "You told me you were a knight of justice."

(Duvalie) "I-I am!"

(Buck) "Everyone, stand down! This pissing match is only going to slow us down!"

Buck saw the corpse of the Abyss Mage and sighed.

(Buck) "And it's clear you've already met the things trying to kill all of us. I don't know your histories, but that doesn't matter for right now! Let's get out of here and THEN you all can-"

Another platform landed behind Buck, making everyone turn around.

(Sitri) "U-Um...!"

(Helena) "Oh crap."

(Kairos) "I swear to the Goddess, Elizabeth-"

(Elizabeth) "WILL YOU SHUT UP?!"

Stefan gulped and adjusted his helmet.

(Astrid) "Uh...hi?"

(Everyone) ...

(Amber) "Hello!"

(Romeo) "For god's sake-."

(Juna) "Just how many of us are lost down here?!"

(Sitri) "Um..."

Sitri took a deep breath and tried her best to look confident.

(Sitri) "My name is Sitri, leader of Garreg Mach, and you're in our world. If you want answers, please come with us."

The students stared at her as if she were crazy.

(Kairos) "What?!"

(Elizabeth) "Look how many of them are here, I don't like these offworlders any more than you do, but we need to NOT piss them off, as you are very much pissing me off!"

(Helena) "You're not doing much better yourself-"

(Stefan) "H-Helena please that is NOT helping!"

(Astrid) "ANYWAYS! You want answers, we got it! Please let's just get out of here!"

Everyone looked at each other.

There was an awkward silence before Raelyn stepped forward first.

(Raelyn) "Very well, Sitri. Lead the way."

(Sitri) "Well um... we don't know the way up."

Jean motioned everyone to her, and they all stood together as the platform's lights pulsated quietly.

They sheathed their weapons and quietly looked out in front of them, staring at the massive crystal in the middle of the room.

Just where was this, and why were they brought here?

What were those creatures attacking everyone?

And what is Garreg Mach?

Hopefully soon, they would have answers to all these questions, and find a way back home...

...

(Altina) "...We are not moving."

(Duvalie) "Gee, I couldn't tell."

(Lisa) "Dears, what's the holdup?"

(Stefan) "D-Don't look at us!"

(Raelyn) "Are there too many on top of this?"

(Buck) "Dutch, the button?"

(Dutch) "Oh, sorry."

Beep!

...

Aigis blocked an ice spike that was aimed at Towa with her Persona, Athena easily blocking it with her shield.

Towa took another potshot with her pistol, but it was stopped by some icy aura surrounding the Abyss Mage as it danced along, taunting them.

Rean and Kazuma swung their weapons at it, but were deflected and sent flying back.

(Aigis) "None of our attacks are working!"

(Towa) "W-What do we do?!"

(Kazuma) "Do we hit it harder?"

(Rean) "Heed my call...!-"

Whirrrrrrr...!

(Everyone) !

Everyone, including the Abyss Mage, looked back to the walkway and saw a platform that carried a large amount of people unload, everyone drawing their weapons.

(Altina) "Instructor!"

(Rean) "What in the-What are you all-"

(Buck) "There's those sons of bitches!"

(Raelyn) "PURGE IT IN THE EMPEROR'S NAME!"

The Abyss Mage screamed in terror as those with guns opened fire, it quickly teleporting away from the massive group.

(Diluc) "Damn it, it got away!"

(Aigis) "...No other presence detected besides us. It appears we are safe for now."

(Kazuma) "Tch, wanted to show that asshole a thing or two, now...'

The four looked at the group and to Sitri. Towa and Reans' eyes were glued to Duvalie, her taking notice as well.

(Aigis) "...Are these friends?"

(Jean) "I hope we can be."

(Kairos) "They better."

(Rean) "Uh..."

(Duvalie) "NOT. A WORD."

Sitri took a step back as everyone scattered to their respective group.

Duvalie stood with the ODST's and Raelyn while the Knights of Favonius stood by themselves.

Class VII followed Rean and Towa, as the students of Garreg Mach got near Sitri and each other.

(Kaeya) "Quite the odd group we have lined up."

(Buck) "I can't help but feel like we're out of place."

(Raelyn) "Agreed..."

(Duvalie) "Of all the people, it had to be YOU."

(Rean) "G-Great to see you too, Duvalie."

Sitri trembled slightly before feeling a hand on her shoulder. Turning behind her, she saw Sothis smiling.

(Sothis) "Don't worry. I've seen this happen before, and I know what can get them together real quick."

Kazuma noticed Sothis talking to Sitri, but considering how on edge everyone was, he decided not to say anything.

(Kazuma) Please have a good idea, Sothis...

(Sitri) "I-If I could have everyone's attention!"

Everyone turned to face her, which made Sitri silent for a moment, but after putting her hand on her chest, she looked more determined than ever.

(Sitri) "I know everyone is terribly confused on where they are and what's happening. I do not have the answers myself, but I assure you, we will."

(Astrid) "We?"

(Sitri) "Yes. With the arrival of so many newcomers from other worlds, and with veterans of this situation being here..."

She nodded again and looked at everyone.

(Sitri) "As leader of Garreg Mach Monastery, I hereby reestablish, House Isekai!"

(Aigis) "Oh?"

(Rean and Towa) "HUH?!"

(Kazuma) "THE FUCK?"

(Buck) "...The hell's an Isekai?"

His squad, Duvalie, and Raelyn shrugged.

(Kurt) "Has...Instructor Rean and Towa done this before?"

Class VII looked at Rean, then back to Sitri.

Jean nodded.

(Jean) "It seems this is not their first time being visited by people from other worlds."

(Diluc) "Hmph, I blame the Traveler for this."

All things considered, the Knights of Favonius looked relatively calm about the situation.

The students of Garreg Mach all had mixed opinions. They didn't view House Isekai in a very good light, but now they HAD to be a part of it.

(Kairos) "This is not going to end well..."

(Elizabeth) "Oh dear."

(Helena) "This oughtta be interesting."

(Stefan) "Hah, that's one way to put it..."

(Astrid) "Goddess help us..."

...

(Sitri's voice) "...I hereby reestablish, House Isekai!"

Mercedes smiled as she heard Sitri's voice through her crystal and put it into her pocket and stretched.

Through the door, a small girl and a fairy came into the room.

(Recette) "Hey Mercie! We got the reports from this month in!"

(Tear) "Yes, it appears to be within...why are you smiling?"

(Mercedes) "I've just been listening into Sitri's progress."

(Recette) "What's going on?"

Mercedes didn't say anything as she motioned them to follow her.

(Sitri) "We have a welcome back party to work on!"

(Tear) "For...who?"

(Mercedes) "Just some old friends..."

PART 1: ENDED

TO BE CONTINUED...

[Lost in Paradise - ALI]

Gotta get it homie gotta move it If you gonna do it then, push everything to the side Everybody just talk nobody really do it You should keep a secret until you actually do it No need to double check with someone Use your judgement only, break the walls Let's do flashy fake More Cool, keep it low, prove them wrong I won't give up the fight in my life 'Cause my life is living for love I won't give up the fight in my life Stand off and groove on time Tokyo prison Going to relight your feelings When times get too rough Night and day are fading Going to relight your feelings There's no time to explain Gimme your love Access to your love Oh yeah Lost in paradise Night and day are fading out When times getting rough Access to your love Lost in paradise Night and day are fading out Keep on dancing now Hеy hey hеy hey heyeah

#House Isekai #House Isekai ARR #rean schwarzer #satou kazuma #towa herschel #aigis #sitri eisner #kairos pasha #jean gunnhildr #buck #duvalie #raelyn amuto #TOO MANY PEOPLE TO LIST

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selenecrown · 5 years ago

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Minato Arisato x Female!Reader (The Great Seal of Nyx) [Part 2: The Disappearance of the Lover]

Author's Note: Hey, remember that one post I made about a sequel to The Great Seal of Nyx, like, a super long time ago? Because here it is.

Here is my promised sequel, after who knows how long. This time, inspired by the Persona 3 movies.

But holy crap, this took a very different turn then the other fanfic. There's angst, a disturbing moment, and a very dark moment. So, this is so goshdang angsty. So, yeah. But fluff! There's fluff in there too!

"It's almost time, everyone." The man sighed while looking at the clock on the wall. "Is everyone ready?"

Everyone seemed in agreement. Koromaru barked happily, as if to speak for everyone. . . Almost everyone.

The midnight blue-haired man sighed again. But before he could say something else, another man wearing a yellow scarf put a hand on the shoulder of the blue-haired boy and then walked up to a (Hair/Color) girl who seemed nervous and upset. He wrapped his arms around her frame, and said to her,

"(Your/Name), it's going to be okay. I know you don't want to do this, and that's okay to feel that way. All of us are ready to get you out of there if your parents try anything on you. So, please, try your best with your parents. Try, that's all we can ask." He smiled at her.

Her arms seemed to wrap around the man, like she was clinging for dear life. But the man didn't mind at all. He kept smiling at her face that was buried in his shoulder.

The air in the room suddenly became tense and uneasy, as the others in the room started to surround the frightened girl with smiles and embraces.

"I-I c-can't d-do th-this." The girl sobbed. "I-I don't w-want th-this."

"And that's okay." The blue-haired boy said to the girl. "But let's give your family a second shot. If they can't treat you right, Aigis will stay with you for the rest of the day and I'm sure everyone will let you stay with them and you'll never have to go near to you parents again. Can you promise me to at least give them a shot?"

The girl lifted her head from the man's shoulder and with tears in her eyes nodded at the blue-haired man.

The man with the yellow scarf let go of the girl, and in his place, a blonde robotic girl took the girl's hand and wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled the girl close to her own mechanical body.

"(Y/N)-san, I'll take you there. Everything will be alright." The blonde said.

The (H/C) girl, after she wiped her tears away, nodded. "Alright. I'll try."

Everyone in the room seemed to smile at the (H/C) girl, and soon, a bell rang out on the room. Everyone walked out of the living room to the front area of the house close by the gazebo, to which, a black door appeared. One by one, each person waved goodbye to the others as they stepped through the black door. With the (H/C) girl and the robotic blonde girl going last.

When the (H/C) girl and the android stepped through the portal, they came to an rural neighborhood with not many houses around with a menacing house in front of them.

The house was average size for a house, but it was obvious the house was not being taken care of. The front yard's lawn, while a beautiful green, wasn't trimmed, and the front porch was full of random junk. The house's brown paint was falling off, and the window's black blinds seemed torn, and the house itself seemed dark and unfriendly. There was a road not far from the house with two cars sitting there. One of those those cars was your own car from years ago and you knew it was youd own for a fact, with another broken car next to your car.

Aigis looked at the girl with a smile on her face. "Are you ready?"

She gave you a small keychain that looked like a black remote control with a single black button on it. "If your parents hit you, or threaten you, or do something that you're not comfortable with, this is how I will know. Press it, and I will come and take you away. Okay?"

You were about to nod your head, but you took a deep breath and step forward to the house. While Aigis stayed where she was.

You turned back to Aigis and smiled at her. "Yes, I'm ready, Aigis."

And with that, you walked up to your childhood house and rang the doorbell.

In which appeared a woman with a bottle in her hand, she groaned and then let you in.

After which, a black door appeared behind Aigis and she stepped through.

The day passed by faster than S.E.E.S. was expecting. For Junpei and Fuuka, this was a relief. For almost everyone else, this was sad but they were still happy to see their families and friends once more.

When the time had come for them to come back, Minato and Ryoji came out of the house and stood by where the gate appeared the day before.

A black gate appeared at exactly twelve o' clock at night, and first came Yukari.

Then, Mitsuru.

Then Shinjiro and Akihiko, with Ken right after.

Then Koromaru.

With Fuuka next, with Junpei right after.

And then Aigis.

Then, the gate closed.

Koromaru, upon seeing you weren't present, started growling. After Aigis heard what he had said, she started to panic as well seeing as how you aren't here.

"Where is (Y/N)-san?" She asked.

"Is she late? No, she knows---" Yukari muttered before she was cut off by Junpei.

"Those bastards! They better not have laid a finger on her or they're going to pay!" Junpei growled.

"Junpei, we don't know that. She might just be having a moment of healing with them." Fuuka said.

"But let's go over there, just in case. We need to make sure she's okay." Mitsuru said.

The group nodded in agreement.

When they crossed Minato's blue portal, they found a house in ruins. With junk everywhere, and just a mess that was supposed to be a property.

With a blonde haired women in a blue dress holding a book stood in front of the broken house. When the group came in, she turned around.

"Elizabeth-san!" Aigis said. "What happened?"

"I do not know." Elizabeth said. "I came here because there was a presence here that was close to his. But alas, when I came here, the people who owned the land said that their child was missing and they weren't sure what was going on."

"Someone like Minato? Who could that be?" Ken asked. "Aigis wasn't here, so who else could it be?"

"I have an idea of what could have happened." Elizabeth stated to the group.

"Then tell us." Shinjiro demanded.

"Someone took her away."

According to Elizabeth, someone who has the same power as Minato came and took Minato's lover away. Either to use her, or maybe for some other reason.

Fuuka tried to use Juno to help track (Y/N) down, to no avail.

(Y/N) has seemingly been taken somewhere that was easily accessible or known by anyone.

So, everyone agreed to go back to the other world, and see what they could do.

But when they went back, they couldn't get much else either. Fuuka could confirm she was alive, but nothing else.

Fuuka tried harder, she was able to see something about where (Y/N) was.

(Y/N) was safe. But not in a good place.

This did give the team a little piece of mind, but it still worried them.

It worried one person in particular.

Minato Arisato feared this would happen.

He had understood that now that he was a human turned god, many would try to go after his friends and threaten him to give up the power or else. They couldn't kill you anymore, but they sure as heck could torture you for the rest of eternity.

And they kidnapped you, of all people, and probably was already torturing you to get you to talk about his power. But, you knew nothing about it. You knew what he can do, but not what his power exactly was.

Why now?

Why would this happen to his lover, of people?

Minato's thoughts became dark as he thought about you, all alone with no one to help you. And also the anger he had inside of him, because he had hoped this wouldn't happen.

Minato just wanted to be with his team again. He wanted to be with them so he wouldn't have to suffer alone with just Ryoji.

Is that too much to ask?

Ryoji, seeing Minato was noticeably upset and angry, tapped him on the shoulder.

Minato looked up to Ryoji in recognition.

"Minato, can you look for her?" He asked.

"Huh?! What the hell does that mean?!" Junpei said.

"Minato is a god, isn't he?" Mitsuru interjected. "Maybe he can track her down."

"Well, let's give it a shot." Akihiko said. "At this point, we've got nothing to lose."

Minato seemed to understand what they were asking. He simply nodded, and closed his eyes.

And looked for you.

Your arms and legs were bound by a rope. But your chest was also bound up in such a way your breasts where sticking out, making them noticable. And the crouch area and butt was sticking out, too.

Making your body much, much more appealing to a perverted eye. But, you were covered in bruises and already bleeding, it made you less attractive unless a person was both perverted and sadistic.

But this also made you unable to move too much.

You where also tied to a pole, that was uncomfortable to say the least. In front of you was a man you had hoped you would never see again.

A middle-aged man with dark brown eyes with a pair of glasses to add on, with long wavy brown hair and a goatee to match.

Shuji Ikutsuki.

He was right in front of you, holding a spear, a knife, and another pole connected to a wire.

He seemed angry at you, and then thrust the spear he had back into your stomach. And then, a wave of electricity stock you, causing you to let out another blood-curdling scream.

You spit out some blood, and looked back at him.

"I told you, you sick bastard. I don't know!" You yelled again.

"You're still lying to me, (Y/N). I thought you knew better than to talk back to a person who took care of you." He sighed, before he kicked your face again.

Which again, caused you to spit out more blood.

"If you're not going to talk with old fashioned torture. Then I'll try something else." He seemed to purr.

And he reached to your chest, grabbing one of your breasts and playing with it. This, in turn, made you squirm and move to get Ikutsuki to stop.

But he didn't.

He wouldn't stop touching your body.

Your mind screamed for him to stop. You voice did the same. Your body was desperately trying to move out of the way of the sick man.

He stopped after some time asked the same demand again. "Give me Minato's power. Or you're not going to be able to walk tommorow."

Before you could say anything, Ikutsuki was thrown halfway across the room and a voice rang out.

"You lowlife! How dare you molest and talk to her that way, you sick son of a bitch!"

When you turned, you saw a girl. She had auburn hair, which she had in a high ponytail, along with silver barrettes which formed the roman numeral XXII, she also had red eyes to add on. She also had a Naginata in her right hand, and she had a red neck-strap MP3 player around her neck. She wore short-sleeved orange shirt, a white skirt, and white sandals.

The girl immediately proceeded to beat the heck out of Ikutsuki. And when she had knocked him out, she walked over to you.

"It's okay, (Y/N). I'm here now. Everything's going to be okay now." She said, as she undid the ropes forcing you to stay put. When she let them loose, she grabbed your hand and ran you out of the area.

But before you could say anything, the girl quickly into a red portal.

When you arrived on the other side was. . . A field.

A field much different the one surrounding the world you had lived in for so long.

The field was not made of real flowers. . . But of crystals.

Gems from all over the world each had its own flower. Each species was beautiful in its own right, and made itself known to you by their sheer beauty. But as a whole, the flowers made a wonderful raindow galaxy that was the field you where in.

And then, there was the sky. . . It in and of itself seemed to be a galaxy of its own. The sky looked like. . . Your standard galaxy. With blacks, purples, pinks, blues and whites with beautiful light coming from it.

The field and sky stretched as far as the eye could see, like the world you where staying in.

But you noticed something else.

The girl who had brought you here was smiling at you, like she wished to feel the same way as you right now.

You were in awe of a world like this. It was so much different than Minato's world. So much prettier, and so much more open space.

"Where are we?" You asked, breathlessly.

"My world, I guess you could say." The girl said. "I've been here for some long, time doesn't seem to be in the picture anymore."

"In the picture?" You asked, as you took your attention off the world around you and back unto the girl. "Wait. Are you---?"

"A goddess? Yes. Of sorts." She smiled. "More like human turned god. But same concept, really."

Your mouth spoke faster than your mind could. "You're just like Minato!"

She seemed shocked at that, but laughed afterwords. "Yes, I am. After all, I am him in a way."

"In a way?" You tilted your head a bit.

"I am him. Just in a different timeline. I went through everything he did, it's just I'm a girl!" She explained.

"Wait, then does that mean---?!" You cheeks where about to turn a bright red, but than the girl spoke up.

"I'm dating you? Nope. I do appreciate your existence in my life though!" She laughed again, making the wishful expression disappear.

"So, can you explain it?"

"Explain what?"

"If you're from a different timeline, where's everyone else from your timeline?" You asked her, and then remembered something. "And what your name is?"

"You're always so formal, (Y/N). But, I guess I should tell you, even if I already know who you are. I'm Minako Arisato." She said. She even put out her hand, which had a silver ring on it. You did shake her hand, even though as soon as Minako got your hand, she pulled both of you to the ground with a goofy smile on her face. Despite what you thought it feel like, the ground was actually quite soft. Almost like a pillow.

"And this place is, well, I guess you could say. . . Purgatory. It's just kinda here for me. As for my teammates. . . I can't get to them. The gods of the underworld kinda won't let me touch them because of Minato."

"They won't?" You turned to her, with a frown on her face.

"No." She said, sadly. "So I'm just up here. By myself with nothing much to do. Except watch out for everyone else."

"Is that how you saw what was going on with me?" You asked.

"No, that was more because I felt you were in distress, after all I know what you've been through. Ikutsuki was doing something I didn't like with you. He doesn't deserve to be near you."

"Are you sure it wasn't because you were alone?" You asked her seriously. You remembered Minato and how he'd talk about the loneliness he felt, and how sad he seemed then.

"That was another factor in saving you." She stated, laughing a little. "After all, I did say I feel alone most of the time."

The two of you where quiet for some time. You definitely could tell Minako was happy like this.

She really was alone up here.

Minato had found you in the hands of Ikutsuki, but when he got there, he found you gone, and Ikutsuki beaten up. When he looked again, he found you again and almost rushed there. With Ryoji trailing behind him, while everyone else had basically lost to Minato's speed and stayed back.

And when he got there, there indeed you where. You were sleeping peacefully in a field with another girl right next to you.

Minato walked up to the girl and you, but before he could speak, the girl spoke.

"Are you (Y/N)'s boyfriend?"

Minato nodded. "Yes, I am."

"So you're Minato Arisato. Wow, you're almost the exact opposite of me. Different hair color and all." She smiled.

"How do you know me?" Minato asked, sitting down in front of the girl.

"Because I am you." She said, like it was common sense.

Minato and Minako talked for a while, as Minako explained who she was, and what happened to you.

"Ikutsuki was torturing her for information, huh? Well, he's always wants power, so it's no wonder why he would try something like this." Minato sighed.

Ryoji seemed more curious than Minato, and asked a few more questions. Minako answered them, and not long after you woke up.

Minato seemed to notice first. "Hey, sleepyhead." He moved more towards you. "Come on, let's go home."

After a few moments, you nerviously shook your head.

Minato frowned at that and became a little angry. "Why not?! Everyone was so worried---!"

"But. . . What about Minako?" You asked him, as you sat up to face him. "She's all alone up here without her friends, and she's depressed, Minato! She's just like you! But she has no one to be at her side, please, we need to do something---!"

Minato, immediately pulled you into his chest and flung you over his shoulder. He pulled you into a fireman's carry and moved over to the blue portal he had made. "No, you're coming home."

"Wait, Minato!" You said as you tried to struggle out of his grasp, but Minato was not having it.

Ryoji followed after the two of you with a neutral face that you couldn't tell was indifference or a face he's using to try and hide his true emotions, while Minako waved goodbye sadly. You could tell she seemed upset, but was forcing a smile. You reached out to her in worry for her, but the blue light had confused the three of you.

But as soon as you went to through the portal, you were flew unto a bed, which you recognized as Minato's bed. And then, you where pinned by Minato so you couldn't move your arms. You could tell Minato was angry with you, but he seemed upset as well. You closed you eyes as you thought Minato would hit you. But, you felt a drop of water fall on your cheek, and then another. And another. The tears kept falling on you like rain.

Minato was crying now, with sobs escaping him. His body has collapsed on your own, and he wrapped his arms around your frame, like if he let go, you'd disappearf orever. You opened your eyes as Minato was squeezing your body tightly.

"You. . . Are not. . . Leaving me." He said through his sobs. "Not again! I've been waiting for you and everybody else to be with me for so long! You're going to give me up from a person who like me?! I'm not going to let that happen! You're---!"

"Minato, I didn't mean it like that! I---!" You tried to say.

"Then what were you go in to do then?!" Minato said, looking you in the eye. His eyes where full of tears, something you hadn't seen in some time. "Where you going to leave us to go find Minako's teammates?!"

You turned away from him as your own eyes swelled up with tears. "I---!"

"That's it, isn't it?" He growled at you. "You're so selfish, you know that?! Think about everyone else! How would they feel if you did that?! Everyone---!"

You didn't hear the rest.

Your mind suddenly remembered the exact same words your mother had said to you all those years ago when she used to abuse you.

"You're such a selfish bitch, you know that?!"

And immendiately, your brain froze up and you started shaking. Minato, seeing your fear, stopped his rambling and realized what he had done.

He had triggered your PTSD.

Immendiately, he got off of you and moved you into his arms. But, you violently shoved him away, so powerful that it almost got him off the bed. He didn't fall off the bed, but he moved to where you could see him. Which was right in front of you, even though at the moment, you where curling yourself into the bed. Saying, "P-p-p-please, d-d-don't Mom! I-I didn't m-mean to! I-I---!"

"(Y/N)!" Minato called. "Your mother isn't here! It's just me! See?" He stretched his arms towards your terrified body.

But you shook your head at him, with eyes wide flodding with tears "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! No-No! P-please, don't! No!" You said, as your voice cracked and became louder than before.

"Your mother isn't here, (Y/N)!" Minato repeated. "It's me, Minato! You're having a flashback! Please, listen!" He said, sounding desperate.

"M-Minato? But you're---!" You said, breaking your flashback for a moment and looked up off the mattress, before your eyes got wide and you screamed. Then, started crying and whimpering and hyperventilating again as you went back into the bed. "N-N-No! N-NO! NO, STOP! PLEASE STOP!"

Your scream was more then loud enough to get the attention of everyone else in the mansion. And after that, the rest of S.E.E.S. came rushing up to Minato's room and saw you curled up in a ball on the bed hyperventilating and crying your eyes out. With Minato trying calm you down, and S.E.E.S. instantly figured out what was the matter.

You were having a flashback.

And, then they too, started saying things like Minato. That your mother wasn't here, you where nowhere near your childhood home, and they where here for you. Aigis turned on the lights in the room, and everyone tried not to touch you but at the same time, keep you away from the sides of the bed, and hiding any sharp objects. They tried talking you into looking around, but you wouldn't listen.

It didn't seem to work.

You where having too bad of a flashback.

Your mind couldn't be reasoned with now. So, Minato simply lifted you off the bed and then pulled you into a hug, and put a hand on the back of your head. He whispered something, and his hand glowed blue and then, your body went limp.

When you woke up, you where in a soft, gentle embrace that you recognized.

Your were in Minato's chest.

Minato had a firm grip on you, his arms and legs were entangled with yours and his head was on top of your own, and he really had a tight grip on you.

That's right. You two got into a fight and then. . . You had a flashback.

You got into a fight about Minako.

It's been a long time since that happened.

But. . .You saw Minato's point of view. . . But your feelings of the situation hadn't changed.

And now, you were even more conflicted. You did just go missing and you are suppose to be here, but. . . Minako's all by herself.

You curled into more of a ball. You knew what you had to do, but. . . You were unsure now.

Now what on Earth were you supposed to-?

"Ah. . . Minato's fallen asleep." A voice said. You recognized that voice, it was Ryoji's.

"Are you alright?" He asked as soon as he came over to you, as he rubbed your shoulder after sitting down.

"I guess." You answered, with a voice still a bit sad.

"Is Minako's situation still bothering you?" He asked.

"Yeah."

"Is that what the fight was about?"

"Mmhmm."

Ryoji didn't speak for sometime. "I'm sure Minato feels the same way."

You sat up from Minato's embrace, and faced Ryoji with your sad face looking. . . somewhat surprised. "You think so?"

"If they are the same person, why wouldn't Minato felt the same way as she is feeling now? Minato knows what it's like to be alone in the same way she's experiencing now. And he knows how much she wants to see her teammates. But your disappearance scared him. So, he just needs some time with you. Give him some time, and I'm sure he will do something to help."

"But, what if he doesn't?" You said, looking back at Minato's sleeping body.

"Then, wait until next year. You'll have one chance to help her out then." He smiled at you.

You turned back to Ryoji, and then nodded with a smile on your face.

"You're so strange to me." Ryoji whispered. "You're so kind, and yet so broken. So, how can you be so kind when you're more broken then anyone else here?"

"Huh?" You honestly couldn't hear what he had said, and hoped he'd say it again.

"Nevermind. Come on, Shinjiro asked you to help him today with teaching Fuuka."

Fuuka, despite lots of time to improve on cooking, didn't get much better at it. Shinjiro was the local cook, and you also knew how to cook since your parents didn't often cook for you and so, you self-taught yourself how to cook.

And being the other cook of the dorm, also meant you also where the one who often assisted Shinjiro, with cooking, but also with helping Fuuka learn to cook.

Which today, wasn't as hard as it normally was.

As everyone was keeping an eye on you, especially after what had happened to you. Fuuka did have her attention on you, but you could tell: She was thinking about you more so than the food.

But by the time you had figured that out, the two of you were almost done with what Shinjiro had asked you to do. So, you decided to finish what you were doing before talking about what had happened.

But there was one person in particular who couldn't wait for you to open up about it.

"Miss (Y/N)?" Elizabeth said. This did seem to cause everyone to flinch. Because everyone seemed to know what Elizabeth was going to say. After all, Elizabeth wasn't the type to withhold her own curiosities, actions or feelings for the sale of others.

"Yeah?" You answered her. "What is it?"

"What happened?" Elizabeth bluntly said, seemingly teleporting in front of where you where standing.

Wow.

She wasn't even beating around the bush. She would beat the bush if she could get answers. That's Elizabeth for you.

"Eh? What do you mean by that?" You asked her, honestly confused. "I don't understand what you mean by that."

"That day you disappeared. Where did you go?" Elizabeth asked.

Now you had everyone's attention.

Even Shinjiro seemed to be paying attention now.

You took a deep breath.

"Ikutsuki, well, kidnapped me." You answered. "But---"

"Ikutsuki?!" Yukari jumped from her seat, seeming to scare everyone. "That little---!"

"Yukari, just a moment. Let's hear the full story first." Mitsuru said.

"Sorry." Yukari said, sitting back down on the couch.

"I was saved." You said, with an unsure voice. "By someone who knew me by heart, and was just like Minato. But she was a girl."

"A female Minato? But, how?" Junpei asked.

"I'm not sure, but she said and felt just like she knew exactly what it was like to be Minato, but she was from someplace else. But her situation is different then ours, she can't see her friends." You said.

You didn't mean to spill out that much information, but your feelings must have gotten the best of you.

There was a silence for a solid minute, then Elizabeth spoke up.

"She's from another time." Elizabeth said. "Her name was Minako Arisato, correct?"

You nodded slowly.

"She is from another world, another time than us. The person you encountered is the guest of my brother, Theodore. It is true she is very similar to Minato in many ways, and what she has told you is true. She is in the exact same situation, only without her comrades." Elizabeth stated.

There was so much you wanted to, so much you wanted to say, but you felt that you shouldn't say it.

Your face wasn't as anxious anymore but you still seemed a bit shy.

Elizabeth, however, is great at reading her guest and their friends.

"You want to help her, don't you?" Elizabeth said.

Almost as if on instinct, you almost dropped what you where doing. "Yes!"

Elizabeth scanned your face of desperation and honest want to help, then go close to your face. "While I cannot directly help you due to my own journey, I can give you this. Find a Plume of Dusk."

You nodded at Elizabeth, and then there was footsteps coming down from the stairs accompanied by a familiar yawn. "Hey, what's for dinner?" Minato asked.

"Ah! We are having Sukiyaki with Sashimi!" You said, running up to him and grabbing his hands.

Minato's face, while his eyes and mouth were still heavy from his sleepiness, smiled at your energetic and happy tone of voice.

The room's mood, while different then the suffocating tension it once had, was tense now it was unsure tension. But it seemed to settle down, and the night went on as it normally did.

A few days had passed, and Elizabeth had helped you locate a Plume of Dusk. There was a place on your boyfriend's world where a stash of them was.

It was. . . A cave. A cave that Elizabeth said was under the lake.

You stared intently at the water, seeing you and the bridge's reflection in it.

But there was a slight problem. As the lake is an actual lake, there wasn't a way to go under it. And, Minato still controlled it. So, how on Earth where you going to-

"[Y/N]? What are you doing out here?" Your boyfriend asked.

"Gah!" When you turned, your boyfriend was behind you. Hugging you tightly as soon as you saw him. "Minato! What's the matter?!"

"I wanted to be with you. For some reason, I don't want to be with them right now. I want to be with you." He said, plainly.

"Ah-" You weren't sure what to say.

And for a while, the two of you stood in silence, until you had an idea.

"How about a date, then?!"

"To where?" He said, lifting his face off your shoulder to look at you.

"Mmmmmmm. . . . . . How about a cave?!"

"A cave?" He asked. "Why there?"

"Because it's pretty! And we haven't been to one as a date! And we'd be alone! Please?!" You seemly bounced in his arms with a goofy smile on your face.

A kiss was placed on your forehead, which caused you to calm down. "Okay, okay. If it means we'll be alone."

And then, the world changed.

You where indeed in a cave.

It was indeed a cave. It sparkled and shined with gems you'd never seen before, and with gems have, and it reminded you of Minako's place.

There was a pool in the center, with water dripping down from the ceiling like an upside down fountain.

"Wow! It's so big!" You exclaimed, getting yourself out of your boyfrenid's arms and running around the cave. "It's as big as the house! And the crystals shine so brightly! It's like a. . . A. . . Oh! Like stars and fireworks!"

Minato was laughing at your antics and cute thoughts so hard he had to summon a chair to steady himself.

The laughing he made went unoticed as you danced so happily around the cave like a child in a candy store. Splashing with the water and messing with the crystals. You felt you could do it for hours, in this cave.

"Minato! Minato! Look! I can walk on the water! and it's so warm on my skin!" You said, with your soaked body as you ran to him and saw his chair. "Minato?"

"Hahaha! [Y/N], I-Pffffft hahaha! Forgot how funny you can-hahahaha! Be! Pffft-Hahahahaha!"

You confused face only added to his laughing cycle, and after a few moments of you expressing your worry and trying to calm him down, he stopped laughing and got up from the chair.

"Ha. You never fail to make me laugh, [Y/N]."

"And you never fail to find new ways to make me do that! You know that right?!" You smiled at him.

He let out a small laugh, and then walked over to an area with crystal and took a large crystal off the ground and in a glowing blue light, it turned into a beaded manitee necklace with a small hearts and butterflies around the necklace.

"Take this." Your boyfriend said. "It's a gift."

"I know that," you sighed as he put the necklace on you. "But why?"

"Because you came back." He said, pulling you into his arms again. "And I want you to know that isn't happening again."

You laughed. "You don't have to worry about me! I'll be fine!"

You then saw a decent-sized crystal of Plume of Dusk, and walked towards it and picked it up. "Hey, can I have this?"

"Why?" He laughed at you, and you then walked up to him with the crystal in your arms.

"Because I want to remember this place." You said, looking towards the cave and then turned back to him and smiled. "It's such a beautiful place! And it's our first date in your world!"

Minato laughed again. "Okay, okay. It's yours then."

And then, the cave disappeared and you two were back on the bridge again.

The sun had gone down, and you were currently in your room, holding the crystal that Minato turned in a ball.

Elizabeth said I needed one of these, but why?

Wait, maybe the Plume of Dusk could be given to the underworld gods to appease them.

Or it could be to help you find Minako again.

But what on Earth could---?

"You found one. And so quickly, too." A voice you recognized said, and when you turned to the voice, there sat Elizabeth. Sitting on your bed.

"Elizabeth, what am I suppose to do with this?" You asked.

Elizabeth smiled at you, and then stood up the bed. "May I see it?"

You nodded, handing over the ball.

After Elizabeth took the ball from you, she said something and the ball broke into two pieces. One part turned into a crystal copy of you. The other turned into a box.

"This," Elizabeth said, gesturing to the copy of you, "Will give you time."

"Time to speak with the gods, right?" You said.

Elizabeth nodded. "While I don't know how much time, it will be enough to least get you to speak with Minako to tell her what is happening."

You nodded, and walked over to your copy. It looked at you for a moment and then hugged you. It then gained color and looked like you. It stopped hugging you, and you then knew what your copy was. But before you could say anything, it spoke. "Go on, [Y/N]. You have things to do."

You nodded at it. "Thank you, [Persona/Name]."

"Then, this way, [Y/N]." Elizabeth said, gesturing towards a black door. You nodded, and walked through the door, with Elizabeth behind you.

Your copy then sighed, and went to bed.

And, on the other side of your room's front door, someone leaned against the door and smiled. "You really are a strange one."

When you got out of the portal, you where in Minako's place once more.

"There should be a place Minako stays." Elizabeth said, walking a bit. "I'm not sure what it looks like, but you have time."

You nodded, and started walking away. "Thank you, Elizabeth."

She simply smiled back. "Thank me when you get back."

And just like that, she disappeared from sight, taking the black door with her.

So, you begin to walk. You weren't exactly sure where to go, but that was all you could do right now.

You walked for seemlying for hours, and the place looked exactly the same.

You sighed. How much farther was it?

"Come on, we have to-"

"What it a girl like you doing in a place like this, [Y/N]?" A gentle voice said to you.

When you turned, there stood a blonde haired man with a blue tuxedo-like outfit, and a worried look on his face.

"I'm looking for a girl named Minako Arisato. Do you ow to find her?" You asked, plainly.

"Yes, but you're---"

"I know. I shouldn't be here. But that's not important right now. I need to speak with her."

The man studied you for a moment, and then quietly nodded. "Alright. This way."

And before you and the man appeared a path. A silver path, at that.

The man walked you towards a cottage.

A really pretty one at that. It looked like something out of a fairytale.

With its' dark brown and white exterior covered in the crystal vines that shined, and small garden out front.

It really was small, and it felt much different than your home. You could feel it was warm and friendly, like it wanted you to be there. But, there was an air of loneliness there too.

"Say, [Y/N]." The man asked.

"Yes, um. . ." You looked at him, nerioisly, realing you didn't know his name.

"Theodore."

"Yes, Theodore?"

"What are you doing here? You're not even from this timeline." He stopped in his tracks, and looked at you.

You paused for a moment, then continued walking. "I want to help her."

"Help her?"

"She. . . Saved me. I want to do something to her kindness."

Theodore looked at you, confused this time, but then sighed helplessly. "You sure are strange."

"Yes, I mean, I am dating the Great Seal of Nyx." You smiled, passing the Velvet Room attendant. "I think I kinda have to be to do that."

"Theeeeeeeoooo!" A voice yelled as it came closer to you two, and out of the cottage, appeared Minako in the same outfit as before. She happily ran up to the two of you but then stopped when she saw you.

"[Y/N]?" She paused. "What are you doing here? How did you even---?"

"I want to help you meet your teammates. I asked Elizabeth for help." You replied.

"[Y/N], I appreciate the sentiment, but it won't help. I've already tried." She smiled sadly.

"But I have something that may help." You said, pulling out the Plume of Dusk fragment, which now was a bouquet of flowers, whereas it used to be a solid crystal.

Minako and Theodore both gasped at the flowers.

"[Y/N], where did you find this much?" Minako asked you.

"My boyfriend said I could have it. Will this appease the gods?"

Minako laughed at you. "As stubborn as I remember you. I'm not sure. You want to try it?"

"Huh?" You said.

"If you got this many, there is chance. But I will need you, too."

"What does that mean?"

"I'm saying you're coming with me. You seem really determined about this. Then, we'll go together." The goddess said, making a red door appear.

You nodded, and walked with Minako and Theodore through the door.

"You're really needy today, [Y/N]." Minato said to your Persona as the two cuddled on couch. The living room wasn't full of people, as everyone else had decided to go swimming outside.

"What's wrong with that?" Your copy smiled, snuggling inside your boyfriend's arms. "Am I not allowed to?"

"No, I'm not saying that." Minato said, kissing your copy's forehead, causing the Persona to make a happy sigh. "I'm not used to you being so cuddly."

"Well, if you can be cuddly, why can't I? It's not fair I have to share you with other people."

This, got Minato to stop for a moment. You've never said something like that before.

"Minato? What's the matter?" Your copy asked.

"Can I ask you something, [Y/N]?" He face got serious at your copy. "Do you remember what we had for dinner last night?"

Uh-oh. Your Persona was in trouble now.

"Why the sudden question, Minato?" The Persona asked.

"Please answer me." He said, with a more serious voice.

Hmmm. . . We had Sushi. Fuuka and Shinjiro said they wanted to celebrate." the Persona said.

Minato was silent for a moment, and his face changed from worry to anger. He threw your Persona out of his arms, and pinned to the table.

"Ow! Hey! What was that---?"

"Where is she?" Minato growled. "What did you do with her?!"

The Persona sighed, and said, "What do you think?"

Minato's expression changed, and he was now very upset. "No. . . He didn't."

"She's not gone, Minato. She's just with Minako." Ryoji said, appearing behind Minato.

Minato turned to the scarf wearing boy. "She. . . What?"

"She went to see Minako. I heard her speaking with Elizabeth."

Minato let go of the Persona for a second, and spawned his trademark sword, and then slammed the sword by the Persona's head, which the Persona didn't even flinch to. "Where. Is. She?" The god demanded from the Persona.

"She's speaking with the underworld gods. She's trying to convince them to give Minako's team back." The Persona said, simply.

Minato sighed, and stabbed the Persona, causing it to shatter into pieces. "[Y/N], I should have known."

This was bad.

Really, really bad.

The underworld gods had heard your plea, and got your gift, but refused. And now, they said you would be taking back their deal for your insolence.

Without your Persona, and Minako desperately trying to fighting off the servants of the gods, you where stuck. Theodore left, and you had no way to defend yourself.

You where a sitting duck, and starting to panic at that.

What the Hell where you doing to do.

"[Y/N], you left again. I thought I said it wouldn't happen again." You felt a pair of arms surround your chest, and your necklace glowed a bright blue.

And behind you, appeared Minato. His hair, his eyes. . . Was a different colors. His hair was grey, his eyes were black with purple pupils, and his clothes were now black. It looked like Ryoji's Thanatos like form. With a black cape, silver chains around him, and a skull-like face.

He grabbed you, and pulled you into his cape and gave you the cape to wear. "You are staying there. Understand?"

You nodded at him, and Minato turned to the gods. "Forgive my lover. She is quite foolish."

"Foolish!" One of them sneered. "She's out of her mind! Such insolence is unforgivable! Especially a mortal as herself!"

"Indeed, but she won't stop until she gets what she wants." Minato said.

"No! We refuse!" Another god said.

"I see. What a shame." Minato said, and sighed.

And then, faster than you could see, pulled out a sword and stabbed the gods. "Then I'll take over."

"Huh?" You breathed out, as Minato stabbed the gods to death, which Minako didn't let you see by walking over to and pulling you into her chest.

A little bit later, after Minato had in essence destroyed them, he put his sword away and walked towards you and took you out of Minako's arms.

"Minato, did you---?" You said, before he kissed your forehead.

"There, [Y/N]. Are you happy now?" he sighed at you.

"H-Happy? You just killed the gods!" You practically yelled.

"Well that would have been the only way. Those stubborn gods don't listen to humans." Minato said, hugging you again.

"B-But! Won't you get in trouble?!"

"Not if we're the new gods." He smirked.

You stopped for a moment, "You mean, you and Minako?"

Your boyfriend nodded. "It'll take some getting used to, but yes."

You seemed confused for a moment, then gasped and dorkily smiled. "Really?! That's so amazing!" You hugged your boyfriend tighly.

"It seems it's the only way for me to keep an eye on you."

"Hey!" You pouted.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding." He said, as he kissed your forehead again.

"Meanie!"

Minako started laughing. "Go on you two, you've got to get before every else becomes worried."

Minato nodded at her, and a portal appeared behind you. Minato tugged you towards him, and you waved at Minako. "Farewell."

"Farewell!" The goddess said, as you disappeared into the portal.

You where in Minato's room again. Minato then sat you down the bed, and in a flash of blue light, Minato's eyes, hair and outfit changed back to normal and Ryoji appeared beside Minato. Minato sighed and then flopped unto the bed, taking you with him.

"Gah! That hurts!" You said.

"As punishment for pulling that kind of stunt, I sentence you to be by my side for the next two weeks." Minato said, plainly.

"Huh?! You can't do that!" you said.

Minato smirked at you. "Oh, but I can. Watch this."

And he kissed you on the lips this time.

You pouted again. "It's not fair catching me off guard like that."

"That's too bad. Now, you don't have an option with my affection."

"Ah!" You said, as Minato started bombarding you with kisses, and Ryoji sighed.

"I'll be downstairs." He said.

"No, wait! Ryoji! Help me!" You said as the scarf wearing boy closed the door.

A few minutes later, Minato had stopped kissing you and the two of you were watching a movie together, cuddled up against each other watching an old movie Minato wanted to watch badly with you.

About halfway through, you fell asleep in Minato's arms.

But he didn't notice until the movie was over. "See? That wasn't so---Hmm?"

Your gentle breathing and cute face you made while you slept made Minato realize you had fallen asleep. He laughed quietly for a moment, then carefully got you out of his arms, and turned off the TV.

Seeing you sleeping like this. . . Was one of the things enjoyed in this lifetime of solitude.

Because God, you were so, so cute like this.

Wrapped in his arms, and Minato would forget his job.

Which was one of the best things you gave him.

"Sleep, [Y/N]. You deserve it." He kissed your forehead which more and crawled into bed with you. "You've worked so hard for it."

And the boy closed his eyes and fell asleep.

#Minato arisato x reader #reader insert #Persona 3 imagine #boy this took a while. But hey I did it. You guys proud? Because I sure as heck am of myself.

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kumeko · 5 years ago

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A/N: For the Persona @wegotyourbackzine! I decided to write about Mitsuru and her changing the relationship throughout the game. I also couldn’t resist putting some Akihiko/Mitsuru hints. XD

Summary: Friendship. That had a nice ring to it. Mitsuru stared at the group of people living in the dorm and realized she wasn’t as alone as she thought.

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Summer

The hot summer sun beat down with no reprieve and Mitsuru shielded her eyes with a hand as she walked home. Not escorted, not driven, but walked. She didn’t even have a bodyguard behind her, trailing her inconspicuously from five feet away. And while that was all strange enough, it was not as strange as the two boys walking slightly ahead of her. Her associates. The word didn’t sound right but Mitsuru wasn’t sure what else to call them. Certainly not friends or even classmates—neither Akihiko nor Shinjiro were in her school, let alone her class.

Holding his jacket over his shoulder, Akihiko looked over his shoulder. The bandage on his face looked like it was glued there, she couldn’t remember seeing him without one. “What did you call those monster things again?”

“Shadows,” Mitsuru answered quickly. “What you summon with the Evokers are—”

“Personas, right?” Shinjiro filled in, his hands in his pockets. Mitsuru resisted the urge to correct his posture, to straighten his slouched back. Like this, he seemed as tall as Akihiko instead of towering over him. “I can’t believe this is real. It sounds something out of a fantasy book.”

“Or a video game.” Akihiko grinned cockily, swiftly jabbing the air in front of him. “Secret identities, fighting at night, saving the world—we’re like superheroes.”

“Superheroes?” Shinjiro raised a brow, his expression wry. “Can’t think of one that has to shoot themselves in the head to use their powers.”

Mitsuru rubbed her forearm uncomfortably. It was mildly disturbing how easy it was to press the cold metal to her head, to pull the trigger. To watch them do the same. Maybe she had something in common with her grandfather after all. “It does sound…silly, when you put it like that. Unfortunately, the design is required. It has to be stress-inducing.”

“More stress-inducing than fighting monsters in the middle of the night while surrounded by coffins?” Shinjiro asked. She couldn’t tell if he was serious or just rhetorical. His dry tone didn’t help.

“Quit complaining.” Akihiko cracked his knuckles. “At least we can fight them.”

“Fighting addict.” Shinjiro rolled his eyes before turning his attention back to her. “Where’d you say the dorms were?”

Mitsuru looked up at him. “They’re…”

She stared. Just when had Shinjiro gotten so close? Even Akihiko was, for that matter. At some point, they’d started walking abreast one another, the two boys flanking her, and she didn’t know what to make of it. Of the sound of her footsteps being echoed by two others. Of her voice being answered by another. A dog barked nearby, breaking her from her thoughts, and Mitsuru masked her unease with a polite smile. “Just past this temple.”

-x-

Fall

The sound of laughter echoed through the halls and Mitsuru paused as she closed her bedroom door. From the third floor, she couldn’t clearly make out their voices, only a messy cacophony as her companions teased one another. It was a sound she’d been hearing more often these days. Involuntarily, her lips curled into a smile and she locked her room.

Heading toward the stairs, she glanced at the nameplates as she passed them: Aigis, Yukari, Fuuka. The floor below was equally occupied, and her feet felt light as she descended to the ground floor. When they’d first arrived here, it had felt almost ridiculous to have three people in such a big building. Now they were nine strong and the building was more full than empty. Though it seemed the majority of residents were all crowding around the lobby. “What’s happening?”

“Mitsuru-senpai!” Crouching next to Koromaru, Junpei waved eagerly as she stepped onto the landing. “You gotta see what Yukari bought Koromaru.” He slowly rose, his shoulders shaking with laughter. “Have you ever seen anything so stupid?”

“It’s not stupid!” Yukari flushed a bright red and swatted Junpei with a rolled-up paper. “Aigis said he likes it!”

“Of course he would, he’s a dog.” Junpei cracked up again, undeterred. He covered his head with a hand, blocking her attacks. “Like he knows what’s cool or not.”

“Is that relevant?” Aigis asked, bemused. She cocked her head. “He is a dog.”

“What are you…” Mitsuru glanced at Koromaru and blinked. Then she blinked again. Perched on his head was a white headband with a pair of fluffy, white, distinctly not dog-ears. “Are those cat ears?”

“The pet shop put out their Halloween costumes,” Yukari defended weakly, averting her gaze. Quietly, she mumbled, “And I…never had a pet before…”

“I think they’re cute,” Fuuka agreed, squeezing Yukari’s shoulder. She gave a sympathetic smile. “Even Koromaru should get to dress up for Halloween.”

Mitsuru glanced at the plastic bag by Yukari’s feet. The overly stuffed plastic bag. Just how many costumes did she buy? Koromaru cocked his head, the headband staying on firmly. It was a little cute, she had to admit. Just a little. “I suppose so.”

“Ugh, is this a girl thing?” Junpei turned to Makoto with a grimace. “You don’t like them too, do you?”

Makoto crossed his arms, studying Koromaru seriously. As usual, he took his time, scrutinizing the whole affair with more gravity than needed. “They—”

Cutting him off before he could finish, Junpei groaned. “Why’d I even ask you, Mr. Popularity. Where’s Akihiko when you need him? Wait…” He stared at Koromaru and a wide smile spread across his face. “Hey, Koromaru, I’ll take you for a walk today.”

“…huh?” Taken aback, Yukari snapped her head toward him. “You hate taking him for a walk.”

“What lies! As though I could ever hate walking Koromaru. He’s saved my life so many times. Besides, I should do my part to help out.” Already heading toward the door, he whistled lightly as he picked up Koromaru’s leash. “Come on boy! And keep those ears on!”

Fuuka started at his receding back for a long moment before she leaned closer to Yukari and whispered, “You don’t think he’s—”

“Picking up girls?” Yukari sighed, crossing her arms as she glared at his departing figure. “Oh, he definitely is going to try.”

-x-

Winter

“It’s cold.” Mitsuru adjusted the scarf around her neck. Even layered up as she was, winter’s chilly bite clung to her bones and refused to let go.

Trotting quickly on the sidewalk in front of her, Koromaru yipped softly, his tail low. Not a single part of him resembled the dog Mitsuru was used to, the excited canine who lived for his evening walks. Then again, with everything that happened in the past year, she couldn’t blame him. Between the numerous sacrifices to stop Nyx, Mitsuru wasn’t sure she could smile anymore either.

“He says…” Aigis stared blankly at Koromaru. The wind picked up. She blinked. “He says…”

“It’s okay, I can guess.” Rubbing her hands in front of her mouth, she tried to warm them with her breath. “It’s been a while since anyone took him out for a walk. Everyone’s too busy, I guess.”

Aigis softly added, “The dorms are really quiet now.”

“I suppose now that we no longer have to fight, there isn’t really a reason to stay.” Mitsuru forced a crooked smile and patted Aigis on the arm. “I’m glad you came. I can’t remember the last time you left the dorms.”

“Yeah.” Aigis stared straight ahead. “Normally, he…”

A long beat passed. Mitsuru lowered her gaze, blinking back tears. It wasn’t too hard to picture a quiet boy with headphones strolling next to them, a sympathetic ear ready for their problems. Loss was a waterfall, ever pouring, and it leaked into every aspect of her life. She had a company she wasn’t ready to manage. Friends whose deaths she couldn’t explain. Everyone would remember Shinjiro as a delinquent. And no one would remember Makoto.

Even now, she hadn’t managed to remove their nameplates from their doors, the finality of it all too much. She’d peaked in once, just once, the rooms left as though their owners would return at any moment. Shinjiro’s cookbooks stacked messily on desk. A CD case left open on Makoto’s desk.

Koromaru whined, pressing his body against her leg and Mitsuru crouched down to pet him. “I miss him too,” Mitsuru murmured, burying her hand in his fur. “All of them. My father…” Her voice cracked and despite it all, it was still too hard to talk about him.

“Miss,” Aigis repeated, stretching out the word. She gripped her chest and looked down at Mitsuru. “Is that what this pain is? Missing? Longing?”

It was sometimes too easy to forget how new Aigis was to emotions. To being human. Standing up, Mitsuru embraced her gently. “Yeah. That is exactly what it is.”

-x-

Spring

The key turned with a soft click. There. It was done. The dorms were closed. Everyone had moved out and they had even managed to clean out every room, including the chairman’s. Somehow, his loss hurt more than anyone else’s, even her father’s. Despite what he did, her feelings toward him couldn’t settle, rage and loss warring with every thought. She wished it was more clear-cut, that it was easier to hate him.

“Are you done?” Akihiko asked, pulling her out of her thoughts. “Or did you forget something inside?”

“No, nothing.” Reluctantly, Mitsuru pulled the key out of the lock. Taking a deep breath, she turned around and down the steps. “It’s finally over.”

“Yeah. The dungeon, that time loop, everything.” Akihiko stuffed his hands in his pockets, walking on her left as they headed to where she’d parked her bike. “Can’t say I won’t miss it; it’s been, what, three years since we moved in?”

“A little more than that.” Mitsuru brushed her hair off her shoulder. It was longer now than when they’d first met. The distance between them was shorter than was back then too. If she wanted to, she could reach out and touch him. “I always thought it was too big for us.”

“Too big?” Akihiko snorted, amused. “More like too small—do you know how hard it was to find food when Junpei scavenged the kitchen?”

“Yes, because I’m the one who had to stock the fridge.” Mitsuru laughed and that also was something that changed. “But it served it’s purpose.”

“Yeah, I guess it did.” He rubbed the back of his neck, a thoughtful expression crossing his face. “You know, when we first came here, I didn’t really think much of it. But now…it’s home.”

“Home,” Mitsuru echoed. Yeah, that was the word for it. Home. A bittersweet feeling bloomed in her chest. “I’ll miss it. How close we were to everyone.”

“Me too.” He patted her shoulder comfortingly. “But my college is just ten minutes from your university, and well…we’re all still friends, right?”

She reached up and squeezed his hand. It had been scary, after Makoto died, when everyone was drifting apart. Now Aigis and Yukari were roommates, now Fuuka was organizing monthly meetups, now Ken was getting ready to join them in high school. They were still connected, despite everything. “Yes.”

They were all still friends and the future didn’t look as dark and scary as it used to.

Reassured, she smiled teasingly. “So, what was that about you becoming a cop?”

#persona 3 #mitsuru kirijo #akihiko sanada #aigis #shinjiro aragaki #koromaru #yukari takeba #fanfic

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theoneprecioustome · 5 years ago

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Persona 3 Novel Anthology ENG Translation (Aikoto Scene)

Title: I know... Story by: 壬生龍 Illustration by: カワタユウコ Translation by: @theoneprecioustome | @p3_aikoto (on Twitter)

Aigis catches the falling raindrops on her palm.

No matter how many explanations she is given, Aigis has not been able to come to an acceptable answer. Not even after going through all the information she has obtained these last few days.

Tears should fall out of sadness. Why is it, then, that they also fall out of happiness or anger?

Are all tears the same?

And if not, then what in the world are they?

"Just like I thought, I do not understand."

Aigis blinks, despondent raindrops falling from her blue eyes.

‘That's right.’

Ikutsuki's words resound heavily in her chest.

Is that so? As expected, is it something that she, as a machine, is simply unable to grasp?

And yet, she wants to understand it so badly.

"—Aigis."

Suddenly, a familiar voice calls her name. Aigis looks back towards the sound of that voice, its gentle notes mixed with the echoes of the falling rain.

"Oh, welcome home," she greets with a smile, soaked from head to toe.

Leader, who came back with a spare umbrella, rewards her with a frown.

Without saying a word, he folds the blue umbrella and takes Aigis's hand, pulling her through the Dorm’s entrance. Aigis allows him to pull her along, silently trailing behind him.

He doesn’t stop until he’s taken her to his room, at the back of the second floor.

It’s a simple room without any belongings that can be truly called personal. A room that is as hard to seize as Leader himself.

He throws his briefcase to its rightful place before going to the sink to pick up a clean towel. And then all of a sudden, all Aigis can see is white—her vision blocked by the soft touch of the towel.

He casually dries her golden locks. Since her hair is artificial, it dries off as soon as he's done wiping the water that has gathered at the surface.

Then, he does the same with her white cheeks.

"I appreciate the sentiment, but since I am a machine, you do not need to worry about me catching a cold. As such, what you're doing is pointless."

"I know."

Leader answers to her disregard for his kindness with his usual unreadable poker face.

"... But I hate it."

Despite the strong wording, his words lack the proper intonation. Perplexed, Aigis tilts her head to the side.

"Hate it, you say?"

"I don't like to see your face stained with tears. It's sad."

"But not all tears are shed out of sadness."

"I don't want anyone to cry, even if they're happy tears."

He loosely combs Aigis's disheveled bangs with his fingertips, straightening them, and then shakes off the rain drops from her eyelashes.

“I don’t like tears. If possible, I’d rather everyone smile… At least, that’s how I feel.”

"I feel the same. I would like everyone to enjoy happy and peaceful times."

As he hears her words, he looks a little relieved. Then, he lightens up and a smile breaks across his face.

He gently caresses Aigis's head with the towel before letting go of it.

"Thank you very much, Leader."

"You should dry your uniform, too. It'll get wrinkles if you leave it like that."

"Yes."

Aigis makes it to leave, but he remembers something and stops her before she can.

"I'll go to Tartarus' tonight, so..."

"Duly noted. I'll be ready to deploy whenever you want."

"Thanks."

And here’s another Aikoto exchange that takes place near the end of the story, when the group are all together:

“Protect, you say?” “Well, yeah. That’s what you wanted, right?” Yukari asks.

Certainly, she did want to do so. However, had she really managed to do it?

Rushing out, letting the enemy take advantage of your weaknesses and being reckless to the point of getting incapacitated. Needless to say, such deeds aren’t worthy of praise.

Having realized this, Aigis quietly looks up at Leader.

Meeting her questioning gaze with his own, he wordlessly answers with a nod and a smile—just like the one he gave her on that rainy day.

Then, it's okay.

At last, Aigis allows her expression to relax.

"—Yes. From now on, I will protect everyone!"

It's her mission, and her wish.

After all, more than anything, there are people she wants to protect.

"I'm counting on you, Aigis."

"Yes. I will do my best!"

#aikoto #persona 3 #p3 #makoto yuki #aigis #translations #merchandise #book #anthology #official #official only as in an official publication #of course #I think there are probably more Aikoto tidbits on that book but it's all in Japanese so I'll wait until my level gets better #so I'm not obliged to scan every page to figure out what's going on lol

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akechicrimes · 5 years ago

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46 + Aigis/MC or FeMC?

46. “As long as I get to hold your hand.”

femc gets nightmares sometimes and the only person she’ll admit it to is aigis.

It is sometimes the case that Minako will have unusual dreams and wake up in a cold sweat, which she will brush off with a cheerful smile and a self-deprecating joke; and it is sometimes the case that Minako will stay up all night, fiddling with her MP3 player, replaying the same songs and staring at the wall, to deny the entire event ever occurred with another cheerful smile and self-deprecating joke. Aigis does not yet have a program to hold interest in why Minako continually suffers sleepless nights and denies the phenomenon, but she has thoroughly incorporated two aspects of the situation into her operations: firstly, that Takeba, Iori, Kirijo, and Sanada would be more suspicious if she denied the incidents outright, and that Minako never does, only admits the incident and then moves the conversation right along, which all of them seem to take without much questioning; secondly, that Aigis is forbidden from bringing up the matter.

"But I am only concerned for your wellbeing," says Aigis, in the middle of Minako shoving a piece of toast into the toaster for breakfast.

"Ahh, one or two sleepless nights here and there won't do anything," says Minako, waving a hand and cracking open the fridge for the iced coffee and butter. "I promise I'm quite used to it. It happens now and then, for all sorts of reasons! Especially around finals weeks—pulling all-nighters is more common than you'd think."

"The commonality of an 'all-nighter' does not make it more healthy for you."

"No, no—I'm saying it's nothing to be worried about," says Minako soothingly, and then nearly tips over her own coffee mug.

"I do not experience worry," says Aigis, which is perhaps less than technically true considering the way Minako then proceeds to nearly drop the butter, fumble a save, and then drop the butter knife in the process. Coordination must be low. Humans really do need their sleep. "My concern is your performance in Tartarus."

"Oh! Well, that's a relief," says Minako, and laughs. "Then do me a favor? Just don't tell anyone else about it, okay? They won't understand."

"Understand?"

"That it's nothing. My performance in Tartarus won't fall, I promise. You can count on me," she says, and beams with a little salute.

"Why is that a relief?" Aigis asks.

Minako smiles. The toaster dings and the toast pops to the surface. "I just don't want to make anyone worry," says Minako, and then finally, finally knocks over the entire jug of iced coffee with her elbow, which Aigis promptly snatches out of midair.

"Understood," says Aigis, and Minako beams, like Aigis is the only person in the world.

Therefore, because Aigis has agreed not to worry, she does not go to Minako's room the next time she wakes up from a bad nightmare out of worry. She goes to inform her that she is going to get Takeba, who will be equipped to worry in Aigis's stead.

"Don't!" says Minako sharply. She says it like a field leader order, like it's a matter of life or death, and there's an immediate threat in the vicinity. Aigis's sensors do not detect a threat in the immediate vicinity. Minako is acting irrationally as a result of emotion, but as per usual, with enough force and conviction that she can make even a robot like Aigis wonder if her sensors are mistaken.

"It will be best if someone is able to offer you emotional support—"

"No," says Minako. Her red eyes are signal flares in the dark.

"Your safety can and does override your wishes."

"I'm fine. I am fine. You said you wouldn't worry about me."

"I am not worrying about you. I am electing to get Takeba so she can worry about you."

"No, no, I—I'll be fine. I am fine! I don't need Yukari to worry about me. She has enough on her plate with her father and Mitsuru and..." Minako scrapes hair away from her face, and grimaces at the sweat that comes off. "...Aigis, just... stay with me."

"I am an anti-Shadow weapon. I am not able to offer you emotional support at this time."

"No, um... think of it like a safety thing. You have to keep me safe, right?"

"I must ensure your wellbeing, health, and safety. There is no immediate threat in the viciinity. Your wellness would be improved should someone offer you empathy."

"And I said I don't need someone to worry about me. You said you wouldn't worry about me." Minako wipes her hand clean on her shirt, then sticks it out, like an order. "I know what I'm doing, Aigis. Just stay, okay?"

"I am not able to offer you emotional support at this time."

"It's fine. Come on."

After a long moment, Aigis shoves the sentence into the command box, and takes Minako's hand. "I am not able to offer you emotional support at this time," Aigis repeats.

"Okay. Um—I don't know if you're okay with this, or—or if you can feel uncomfortable, or if you can refuse, but... can you just... stay with me for tonight?"

"I regularly stay in this room to watch you sleep," says Aigis.

Minako giggles, but it sounds... odd. Not bubbly and bright like her usual giggles. Sounds wet. Resigned. "Then maybe I'll feel safer knowing you're here," she says, and folds her fingers between Aigis'.

Minako lies back down on the pillow, her hair arrayed out around her shoulders, the open V-neck of her pajamas framing smooth moonlight skin just below Aigis' face. "You can lie down with me," says Minako, which is probably not a command but Aigis shoves into the command box again, so that they're lying face to face. Under the covers, Minako's fingers lace between Aigis', her nails scraping the soft back of Aigis's cloth synthetic skin. Aigis cannot feel Minako's hand under the hollow end-points of her gun-barrel fingers.

"Is this... enough?" Aigis asks.

"It's perfect as long as I get to hold your hand," says Minako. She looks, even sound, more content. Which is odd, because Aigis is a robot, who is neither worried about Minako nor able to offer empathy and emotional support.

"Should I be worried?" Aigis asks.

"You promised you wouldn't be. Don't."

"Understood," says Aigis. Minako closes her eyes, and breathes deep into her pillow. Her whole body sags into the mattress, a construction of flesh and blood, next to Aigis's mannequin form full of bolts and bullets. The mattress is cold on Aigis' end.

"I am not able to offer you emotional support at this time," Aigis whispers.

"Shhh," says Minako quietly, without opening her eyes. "Go to sleep."

Not a command, Aigis determines. Aigis' duties for Minako's welfare take priority. When the sun rises, Aigis is still there, watching the steady rise of Minako's chest, the tension in her eyes, measuring how, even as Minako enteres the deepest REM sleep, Minako's nails on Aigis's hand could rip a real human's skin clear through.

#Anonymous #mine #ya i DO like minako as a name rip me

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queen-ofsunflowers · 3 years ago

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To the Top of the Tower

Today was the day. At last, S.E.E.S. would confront Miyako Mochizuki, stop Nyx, save their friend and the world… As soon as they set foot in the tower, it would be a race against the clock. They would stop Nyx. They would stop Death. They would stop the Fall.

But all the confidence in the world wasn’t going to stop Minato from being nervous as fuck. His leg was bouncing as he sat in the meeting room with the others, waiting for the moment and the order to be deployed. Deployed and to fight.

Everyone was quiet, and Minato suspected that was because they were nervous themselves. The calm was broken when Mitsuru cleared her throat.

“This will probably be the last time we meet like this,” she said. Minato fought back the urge to sigh. Well, that was a great way to start things out… Mitsuru slid her rapier into its holster on her hip. “...Is everyone ready?” Before anyone could say that they were, Yukari raised her hand.

“U-Um… Can I say something?” the harpy asked. She slowly lowered her hand as she spoke, not waiting for the go ahead. “I know that we have to defeat Nyx… but doing that will get rid of the Dark Hour. And we’re not sure what’s going to happen when we do… But I know that the Dark Hour won’t let Mortals keep their memories… What if it does the same to us? If we get rid of it, will it get rid of our memories?”

“I…” Mitsuru’s brow furrowed as she thought about it. “I’m not sure.” Okay, that wasn’t really reassuring at all.

“If that does happen…” Yukari bit down on her lip. “I want you all to know that I won’t forget! Even if the universe tries to rob us of all our memories together… I’ll still remember you all!” Her words twisted themselves around Minato’s heart.

Junpei laughed, making himself grin. “We know you will, Yuka-tan!”

“I won't forget you, either!” said Fuuka.

“Neither will I!” added Ken.

“I will not forget you, Yukari-san,” said Aigis, a determined look on her face.

“We won’t forget you, Yukari,” said Kotone, and Minato nodded alongside her. Hard to forget any of them, really… They were like glue. Each one of these people had cemented themselves in his brain to the point where it was impossible to forget.

“Don't worry,” said Mitsuru with a small chuckle, “even if you do forget about us, I'll remind you.”

“...Yeah,” said Akihiko, clapping his hand on her shoulder in reassurance, “so don't worry about it.”

Yukari, though she was smiling, looked like she was about to cry. “You guys don’t know how glad I am to hear you say that…!” It was at that point Kotone stood up from her seat before any tears could actually be shed.

“I got an idea!” she said, clapping her hands together as if she didn’t already have everyone’s attention. “After the battle, no matter what happens, let’s meet up again.” Meet up again? Why was she making it sound like this would be the last time they would all be together?

“That’s a good idea!” said Ken with a swift nod. “...but uh… where are we gonna meet up?” Kotone opened her mouth to reply, only to shut it again. Something told Minato that she forgot about that part.

“I don’t think it should be at the dorm,” said Fuuka with a small shake of her head. “We’ll come back here anyways if all goes well.”

“And it has to be a special day,” added Akihiko. “Something that we won’t forget, no matter what.” Minato’s brow furrowed. A special day, huh? What was a date that they wouldn’t forget…?

“...Graduation day,” Minato suggested, the words flowing out of his mouth as he thought of them.

“Why Graduation Day?” Yukari asked. Minato shrugged.

“First thing that comes to my mind. When the Dark Hour vanishes and if it takes our memories with it, they might not disappear right away. And we’ll be exhausted after the fact, so there’s no point in doing it right after.” It didn’t make much sense to celebrate immediately after, and Minato hadn’t said it, but he was expecting a lot of them to end up getting some sort of injury during the fight. “And besides, Graduation Day is something that is significant to all of us.”

“You’re really smart, Minato-san,” commented Ken. Minato ruffled his hair in reply to that. For once, Ken didn’t stop him.

“Yeah… Graduation Day is probably our best bet,” mused Junpei with a nod. “Now that we have the when, what about the where?”

“It should be somewhere where it’s easy to recognize that we… you know…” said Kotone, twirling a piece of her hair around her finger, “stopped the end of the world.” Yeah, that was a fair point.

“I have an inkling or an idea…” Mitsuru quickly shook her head, “but right now, we should remember how we’re feeling. That no matter what may happen at the top of that tower, we will never look back.” Everyone nodded, and Koromaru let out a bark to say yes.

The full chapter will be up on Ao3 on June 22!

#all the fighting will be in the actual chapter itself #persona 3 #persona 3 au #monsters and magic au #make every moment last fic #preview #minato arisato #kotone shiomi #yukari takeba #junpei iori #akihiko sanada #fuuka yamagishi #mitsuru kirijo #ken amada #aigis #koromaru

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yusuke-of-valla · 6 years ago

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hi, are you accepting writing prompts? would you make numbers 1,3,4 and 10? i love the way you write ♥ ... and can be Bankita? please ;w;)

Thank you! And I finished this just in time since @ren-amamiyaa is back!

TW for canon-typical violence, Spoiler Warning for P4. No spoilers for PQ2 or PQ1, I just think it helps to have at least played PQ1.

And finally: I’m sorry for my French.

Prompts:

”You always smile like you’re about to cry

”You hear my heartbeat? Just focus on that”

”I’m going to protect you”

”Wait. Don’t pull away… not yet”

Minato slowly picks himself off the cobblestone road. Tartarus seems to have given way to open cityscape. The early morning fog means he can't see too far beyond his own general vicinity.

"Fuuka?" He calls. There's a sinking feeling in his gut the longer he waits for a reply. "Aigis? Yukari? Junpei?"

Minato sighs. "Great," he mutters. He knows next to nothing about where he is or what actually happened, so the best option is probably to just pick a direction and start walking.

There's a restaurant nearby that looks closed, but there's a menu lying on the table. Minato digs around in his pocket and pulls out a pen, making a note of where he's been. It doesn't take him long to realize that wherever this place is, it certainly isn't built like a normal city. Cities aren't littered with winding roads and dead ends like this place is.

They also aren't this empty. At first, Minato chocks it up to it being early, but the sun doesn't seem to be getting any higher. Nothing's progressing here.

Eventually, the monotony is broken up by someone rushing past him, quickly pursued by a group of what looks like police, and Minato follows them.

The girl is cornered by the police when she runs down an alley. Minato arrives just in time to see the policemen warp into shadows and attack the girl.

Minato wastes no time calling Orpheus to reduce them to ash, though it's a bit of a closer call than he'd like. He really needs to find his friends.

Minato turns to the girl. She's pretty short, and has long blonde hair that's decorated with white flower clips. "Are you alright?" Minato asks.

The girl sorts out her light blue cardigan and the yellow ruffles of her shirt, while replying in French.

Damn it, he should've paid more attention to Mitsuru.

"I'm sorry, I don't understand." Minato says. The girl repeats herself, then frowning when it becomes obvious Minato is completely lost.

She grabs his hand, looking very intently at his palm.

"Um, what are you-"

She ignores him and heads to the mouth of the alley, checking to make sure the coast is clear. After a minute, she motions for Minato to follow her, even grabbing his arm to make sure he keeps up.

"Where are we going?" Minato whispers. The girl continues talking in French, and guessing from her tone, Minato assumes she's pointing out that he wouldn't understand any explanation she could give him.

"Fine, at least tell me your name?"

The girl smiles. "Je m'appelle Rei."

Yu breathes heavily as he defeats the last of the shadows. His companion doesn't give him a moment to rest, charging forward.

"Wait!" Yu pants. "Zen, wait!"

"Hurry up. You're wasting time." Zen snaps.

Yu wants to laugh. Wasting time, doesn't he know it? He's in some sort of shadow-infested Paris, when he should be in the TV World.

The fog is going to come in soon…

Yu shakes his head to clear out his thoughts. Now's not the time. He has to focus on the task at hand, which is finding the rest of the Investigation Team. Hopefully helping Zen with the person he's looking for will help with that- or keep Yu distracted enough from the fact that he has no clue how he got here or where his friends are, no way of contacting them, and the fog is going to come in s-

Nope. Nopenopenope.

Yu steels himself. He's no use if he's panicking.

"How much further is this meeting spot?" Yu asks.

Zen pulls a silver pocket watch out of his jeans and glances at it quickly.

"It's not that far, and almost time. If we make a break for it-"

"And get the attention of more shadows?" Yu says. "Zen, I can't keep fighting these things on my own. I'm sure Rei cares more that you're in one piece than that you're on time."

Zen doesn't object, but he doesn't look happy about it either. He stares at the clock tattoo on the palm of his hand.

"Fine." He mutters.

Yu relaxes a bit.

They take the long way to the meeting spot, midmorning sun beaming down on them. They pass countless posters proclaiming Paris the "City of Love" and encouraging people to "Embrace their love." Yu hears the same snippets of conversation on repeat as they pass crowds on the way to work, almost like a scratched record.

"I love you so much, honey."

"They're perfect for each other."

"I'm so glad that relationships are so easy."

The whole thing leaves a bad taste in Yu's mouth, but he can't exactly put why into words.

They also pass the occasional policeman looking for "loveless outlaws," which Yu takes to mean himself and Zen.

To add a final cherry of weirdness to the top of a cake that's already pretty damn weird, "soulmates" are brought up more than once.

Yu doesn't know what to make of it all.

They arrive at the meeting spot, near a set of stairs someplace relatively free of shadows. Zen checks his pocket watch again. "We're early," he mutters, more to himself than Yu. "She'll be here."

"So why do you have to be so secretive?" Yu asks.

Zen doesn't reply. He just paces back and forth in front of the stairs, absorbed in his own world.

Yu starts folding the map he'd been drawing on an old receipt he'd found on the street into a crane to keep his mind from wandering too much when two figures come down the stairs.

"Zen!"

"Rei!"

The two embrace, but Yu's eye is drawn to the person who came with Rei. It's a boy in a Gekkoughan uniform and headphones.

"Rei, who's this?" Zen asks, echoing Yu's own thoughts.

"He can fight the police, Zen!" Rei says excitedly. "He helped me get here!"

"Hi. I don't speak French, so I can't actually understand what you're saying, but I'm Minato Arisato."

"She said you helped her get here." Yu explains. "Are you a Persona user by any chance?"

Minato's unobscured eye widens. "Oh thank god, someone I can understand. Yeah, I'm a Persona user. Did you lose your friends too?"

Yu nods. "It seems we're in the same boat then. Any clue what's going on?"

"All I know is I was in Tartarus one second, then everything started going crazy, and now I'm here."

"Tartarus?"

"Yeah, you know. Giant tower that appears during the Dark Hour, full of shadows?"

"Dark Hour? Sorry, I don't know what exactly you're talking about." Yu says. "But, the place where we go to fight shadows started acting weird too, before it spit me out here."

"This day just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Minato sighs.

"Then I guess we should probably try and stick with Zen and Rei. I've got a feeling we can trust them."

"Yeah, me too. But neither of them fight, right?" Minato smiles and sticks out his hand. "So looks like for now, we're partners."

"Agreed," Yu says, taking his hand. "My name is Yu Narukami."

"Your French is pretty good." Minato says after a battle. Shadows had jumped them at the stairs, so Zen wants to go somewhere more covered to explain. Time isn't passing normally here either, but at least now it's perpetually 8 AM instead of the crack of dawn.

"Thanks. My parents travel around a lot for work, and I picked up a few languages along the way." Yu says. "So, what do your parents do?"

"They're dead."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

Minato shrugs. "It's fine. Some people have 'em, some people don't. It's just how life goes. Do your parents know about your shadow-related extracurriculars?"

Yu bursts out laughing. "Oh my god, no. They're abroad doing business. I haven't heard from them all year."

"So the relationship there isn't great?"

"It's... strictly professional." Yu says after a minute.

"Oh."

"Nous arrivons!" Rei announces.

She and Zen gesture to a café, L'Horloge. There's an entrance in the alley next to it that they slip into.

"Finally." Minato all but collapses into a chair once they get inside.

"What I wouldn't give for some of the shrine fox's leaves." Yu says as he comes to sit down next to him.

"Is that a new way of saying weed?"

"No there's a literal fox that lives at a shrine who we take to the TV World and sells us these weird leaves" Yu explains.

"You buy weed from a fox?"

"It's not weed," Yu sounds annoyed, but he's smiling. "It just restores our energy so we can fight shadows longer."

Minato laughs. "I'm just messing with you. Think your fox is with your friends?"

Yu frowns. "No, I couldn't find her before we left so we went in without her. We don't have time to waste. The longer we take..." Yu trails off.

Zen says something quickly in French that rouses Yu from his thoughts.

"D'accord, desoleé." Yu says, then turns to Minato. "They're going to explain things now."

Minato nods, so Zen and Rei start explaining as Yu translates.

"This is a world where everyone is born with a mark on their palm." Zen says. He and Rei each hold out a hand, showing a clock face and a rabbit, respectively. "Each mark has one exact match, and that's the person you're destined to fall in love with and marry. But as you can see, ours don't match, which means we're not allowed to be together. I'm supposed to fall in love with a girl named Rhea- who I do love, but like a sister."

Rei slips her hands into Zen's. "The person who shared my mark, her name was Yuki. We were best friends at the hospital where we grew up, until she died. As far as the rest of the world is concerned, I'm not supposed to fall in love with anyone else. I'm supposed to die, alone."

"Is there anything we can do?" Minato asks. Yu translates the question with the same concern on his face.

Zen and Rei both say something at the same time.

"Uh... repetez, si vous-plait?" Yu asks.

Zen says something, and Rei looks at him angrily.

"What are they arguing about?" Minato whispers.

"Rei just wants to leave the city, while Zen wants to show us to the mayor."

"Why?"

"Apparently since we don't have soulmates, we can prove that the system is fallible. This mayor guy they keep talking about apparently just wants what's best for people, and thinks strictly enforcing soulmate pairs is the best way to spread peace and love. If he sees people without the soulmate marks, he'll realize those aren't the sole definers of happiness."

Minato crosses his arms. "I can see both sides, I guess. Is there any guarantee the thing with the mayor would work?"

"Doesn't seem like it." Yu says. "Still, I'm inclined to agree with Zen, if only because it might give us a chance to find our friends sooner."

"But it wouldn't be that inconvenient to help them get outside the city then find them. At least they'd be safe and we'd be able to move around more easily."

"Yeah, you've got a point." Yu sighs. "Either way, that's a lot of shadows we're going to have to fight our way through."

"Scared?" Minato says. "Tell you what, if we run into anything too big, I'll protect you."

Yu stares at him, then Minato bursts out laughing. "Oh my god, I'm sorry. That was so cheesy-"

"I liked it." Yu says softly.

"Really?"

Before Minato can really process that, there’s a bang at the door.

“Odds they just want to use the bathroom?” Minato asks.

“I’ve certainly never been that lucky.”

Zen moves in front of Rei while Yu and Minato prepare to fight. Sure enough the shadows break the door down.

He and Yu manage to fend them off, but then Minato's evoker gets knocked out of his hand. He sees the shadow ready for a second attack and braces for impact.

The hit never comes, however, and Minato opens his eyes to see Yu standing in front of him.

Yu collapses to the ground.

Minato grabs his evoker and rushes over to him. "Yu! Yu are you alright?"

"Y-yeah, I'm-" Yu winces.

Minato casts fire at the shadows, and puts a wall of flames between them. Minato kneels down in front of Yu and pulls him into his lap.

Yu's got a nasty gash on his head, and there seems to be a slightly purple tinge to his skin.

"Shit, you've been poisoned." Minato mutters.

"S-sorry."

"Don't worry about it. You hear my heartbeat? Just focus on that." Minato grabs a cloth napkin from a nearby bin and presses it to Yu's forehead. "Zen, Rei, you guys run."

They don't move.

"Guys, run! We'll be fine." Minato snaps.

Zen seeks to get it and grabs Rei's hand. They disappear into the smoke, just as more shadows break through.

Yu feels like he's been stuffed inside of Teddie's costume, rolled down a bumpy hill, and landed in a pile of weapons.

He opens his eyes slowly, and zeroes in on the man making a speech at a podium. Everything seems to freeze in place once Yu recognizes him.

"Namatame," he mutters. Yu pushes himself onto his knees. "Namatame!" he shouts. "Where's Nanako?"

The man looks annoyed to have his speech interrupted. "Who?"

Yu's nails bite into his palm as he crushes his card to summon Izanagi and forces himself to stand up.

"Yu!" Minato calls.

Yu finally registers that there are people here aside from Namatame. He has Izanagi attack the guards surrounding Minato, who in turn summons Orpheus.

With Minato accounted for, Yu turns back to Namatame.

"Now, where is Nanako?" Yu asks as he stalks over to the "mayor"

"I d-don't know who that is!" Namatame whimpers. He keeps repeating himself, and Yu is a second away from breaking the guys nose when he realizes that Namatame isn't lying.

"What the hell?" Yu mutters. The anger that was fueling him dissipates, and Yu stumbles backwards. What the hell is going on here?

"Yu, let's go!" Minato shouts.

Yu follows him in a daze and doesn't even pay attention to where they're going, until he all but crumples onto the street.

"'M sorry," Yu mutters, "I-

"Did not have the energy for that? I can tell."

Minato helps Yu sit up against the wall of a building. “Ok so what’s your deal with that guy?”

“My friends and I are trying to catch a serial killer.” Yu explains. “They kidnap their victims and throw them into the TV World, where the victim will be killed by their own shadow if we don’t rescue them in time.”

“And Namatame is that killer?”

Yu nods. “We managed to pinpoint him as the kidnapper and he… he ran into the TV World with my cousin.”

“So that’s Nanako?”

“Yeah. I only met her this year when I came to Inaba, but she’s become like my little sister. If I let anything happen to her-”

“This isn’t your TV world.” Minato says. “You said so yourself, and besides how would I have gotten here? So whoever that is, he’s not the Namatame you know, and Nanako isn’t here either.”

“I know. I know, I snapped when I shouldn’t have. If the others saw me like that-”

Minato sits down next to him. “Hey, you’re their leader, right? I’m sure they understand you’re under a lot of stress.”

Yu smiles “Yeah.”

Minato doesn’t return the gesture.

“You know.” he says, “you have this thing you do sometimes where you smile like your about to cry.”

Yu’s shoulders slouch. “It’s just I act as their leader, but I’m sure I’d be nothing without them. My friends faced their Shadows, and came out stronger for it, but I never met mine. To make up for that, though I’ve had my friends to help me mature. It’s my companions that I draw strength form in all this, and now I don’t know where they are or if they’re alright.”

“Well, I’m here. You can lean on me too.”

Yu doesn’t say anything, just leans his head against Minato’s shoulder.

Eventually, Minato hears a soft snoring. He moves to get up and leave Yu alone, but a hand grabs his sleeve.

“Wait.” Yu murmurs, “Don’t move away, not yet.”

#yu narukami #minato arisato #extra labyrinths #protagshipping #bankita #pq2 #alto writes #writing prompts #Anonymous

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artoutforblood · 6 years ago

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Three?

I finished P3 and I will defy both Atlus and god. Here’s some confession fluff for my ot3 akihamai.

Click that read more or read it here on ao3

“I think I lied to you before, Hamuko-san.”

Hamuko lifted her head from her book to look at Aigis, sitting beside her on the bench, an unfinished bento sitting between them. She looked just as nervous and unsure of herself the day she confessed her feelings.

Unprompted, she continued, “About me have this feeling only for you.”

The book lowered to Hamuko’s lap, “Oh,” She hummed, now unsure herself. So far, these emotions stewing between them had been unacted upon, except for a single kiss to her Papillion Heart. But, even so… the thought of Aigis falling out of love with her made her stomach hurt, “Can I ask who?” She murmured.

Aigis lifted her head to gaze back at her, “With Akihiko-senpai.”

Hamuko’s eyebrows shot up into her hairline, “Oh!”

Now, maybe this shouldn’t have been as surprising as it was at the time. Akihiko was Hamuko’s boyfriend for many months, and Aigis liked being by Hamuko, which meant she also spent a lot of time with Akihiko. In fact… the more she thought back on it, the two of them had been spending more and more time alone together. Like she and Aigis did.

But now, this begged the question, “Does he know?”

She shook her head slowly, “I wished to talk to you about it first. He is your lover, after all, and you know how I feel about you. I already know there won’t be anything between us, but now that I feel like this for him as well…” She hung her head with a heavy sigh, “It’s becoming so confusing. Is it normal to feel like this for two people at once?”

With her lips hidden behind her book, Hamuko thought about this with a faint blush on her cheeks, “Maybe…” She murmured, “Maybe not. But, at least you’re not alone.” She lowered the book slightly, meeting Aigis’ eyes, “Cuz I feel the same way. About you and Aki.”

Suddenly, Aigis’ cheeks were ablaze, Hamuko was afraid she’d overheat. Unlike Aigis, she had kept her feelings close to her chest, unable or unwilling to admit them out loud while she still loved Akihiko just as fiercely.

Aigis covered her face with her hands, “P-Pardon me, I feel so warm. I’m burning up.”

“Are you gonna be okay?”

She nodded furiously, “Yes, just give me a moment to compose myself, please!”

After a few moments, Aigis finally pulled her hands away from her face, pushing her hair away from her eyes. If a robot could sweat, she’d be doing plenty of it, “Sorry about that.”

“Don’t be!” Hamuko said, taking her hand, “If you don’t think I get that way when I think about you and Aki then I don’t know what to tell you.”

She giggled, covering your hands with hers, but her expression became pensive, “Should… I tell Akihiko-senpai?” She wondered, her mouth a thin line, “We do not know if he feels the same as we do. What will happen if he doesn’t understand?

“I don’t want you to lose someone so precious.” She said, “I don’t want to lose him either. Could these feelings be so strange that – “

“Hold your horses,” Hamuko squeezed her hands until she’d look at her, “Let’s think this through together before we start thinking the worst. Sure, he may be confused at first whether he feels the same or not, but,” She looked away, “I… don’t like keeping this from him. My feelings for you and your feelings for me. And I don’t want him to think that this means I don’t love him just the same as the day we became a couple.”

She brought their joined hands to her lap, “And, I want to give us a chance. The three of us, together.”

“Will that even work?”

“Shouldn’t we at least try?

Aigis could do nothing but stare, slowly taken by the image of her and the two of the most precious people to her together.

Hamuko nodded in determination, “But I won’t do it without you.”

Aigis met her gaze with soft adoration, “I will stay by your side always.”

Akihiko’s cell buzzed near the end of lunch and he felt himself smile when he saw her name pop up.

“Hey, can you meet Aigis and I up on the roof after school today?”

His heart thumped strangely. It had been doing that lately, like it did back when he used to see Hamuko and he still wasn’t sure what his feelings were. Except, now it was happening whenever Aigis was involved, and especially when it was the two of them together.

He didn’t let himself think about that too long. It wasn’t avoidance, it was just lack of time. Yeah…

He sent off a quick text and went back to class, and tried not to dwell too long on what the girls would look like with the afternoon sun in their hair.

“Hey!”

Hamuko and Aigis turned to him with nervous grins, though he didn’t pick up on that right away.

“So, what’s going on?” He asked, putting his hands in his pockets. “Are we going somewhere?”

Hamuko laughed anxiously, “That sorta depends on you…” She murmured under her breath.

“We have something we need to tell you, Akihiko-senpai.” Aigis said, stepping forward with her hands clasped over her chest. “It’s something… very important.”

He blinked, finally noticing their nerves. It was starting to rub off on him, “Okay?”

She looked down at her shoes, until Hamuko squeezed her shoulder and gave her strength to confess her true feelings, “I… have a wish, Akihiko-senpai.” She started softly, “At first, I thought it was only for Hamuko-san, but I’ve come to the realization that it’s for you, too.

“I… am not human, but my heart is becoming more and more human every day. Ever since I met Hamuko, ever since I met you, and ever since I met everyone else. But, it’s the two of you who take up the entirety of my new heart.” She finally met his eyes, though it was timid and shy, accompanied by a faint blush, “I love both of you. Deeply, wholly, and I would stay with you for as long as I can.”

At first it sounded just like everything else she had said about Hamuko since the day they met, but… looking past the lines, he could see the very human meaning behind her words.

He could feel his cheeks burn, “Aigis?”

“And I feel the same way.” Hamuko joined in, also blushing, “I’ve realized that I love Aigis, too, just as much as I love you.”

He recoiled, “What?”

“I didn’t know how to tell you, or if I should.” She said, looking him straight in the eye, “I never acted on these feelings because I love you so much and I want to be with you. But then Aigis told me how much she loves you, too, and now we’re here. Because…” She took a deep breath, “Because we would like the three of us to be together.”

“Romantically.” Aigis clarified, blushing even harder, “But we will not go any further than this without you. We don’t want to be without you.”

“Ever.” Hamuko said, “We love you.”

If a human could blue screen, Akihiko would be doing just that. His racing thoughts ran to catch up to the situation. To this strange, weird (but wonderful) confession.

“I – I don’t understand.”

Seeing their faces fall, he was quick to say, “I mean, no, I just – I need some time to think.” He coughed in embarrassment, “I’m – I guess I’m little confused. No, scratch that, I’m a lot confused.”

Hamuko nodded knowingly at Aigis, See?

“And – And it’s not – actually it is, but,” He stumbled and fought for words, “it’s – it’s me, too.” He finally admitted, “I need some time to think, o – okay?”

They both nodded understandingly.

“It took me time as well.” Aigis said with a small smile, “Take your time.”

Hamuko walked up and gave him a chaste kiss on the cheek, “Whatever time you need. Just let us know when you’re ready, okay?”

“Yeah…” He mumbled, turning his face to kiss her forehead, “I’ll let you know – both of you.”

Akihiko could not sleep.

It had been two days since the girls had confessed their feelings to him, and he was still reeling. Despite his countless questions, his confused emotions, he found himself curious enough to look up pairings like… like theirs could potentially be.

Polyamory, not to be confused with polygamy, a romantic and sexual relationship consisting of more than two people with everyone’s knowing consent. It did ease him to know that there were others who felt these things and managed to have happy, long relationships. More than anyone would know.

Which only brought up the question, Is it because I love them? Both of them? At the same time?

He certainly loved Hamuko, he had for a long time, even when he didn’t know it. Could that be the same situation with Aigis?

She was cute, he thought so from the moment he saw her, and watching her grow was a gift. She was weird, sure, but so was half the people living in the dorm (if not more). But she was also kind, and curious, and strong, and brave, and loyal, and unintentionally funny. He could admire those traits in anyone, all of his friends possessed a few of them at least, but…

His memories brought of visions of her trying red bean mochi for the first time as an after training snack. Of her talking to animals on the street on the way home, of her smiling, of her watching snow fall. Of her and Hamuko laughing together on the sofa, collapsing on each other.

Oh, shit. He put his arm over his eyes but couldn’t stop his pained smile, Oh, goddammit. He was a clueless idiot, that’s for sure. How long had this been going on for without him noticing? Again?

At least this time he didn’t need someone else to point it out to him.

He came to a decision and pulled the covers over him.

Akihiko finally fell asleep.

“H-Hey, can we all meet up in your room later, Hamuko?”

And now that they were there, his palms felt sweaty but his heart felt light. It felt right, just like it did the day he asked her to be his girl.

They stood in Hamuko’s bedroom, the orange sunset drifted in through the window. No one made to sit quite yet, the tension said not to. This was something he’d want to say standing up, anyway.

“So…” He took a sharp breath, “I gave this a lot of thought… Did some studying, and,” He let it go in a long sigh of relief for what he’d finally confess, “and I love you both. In the way you love me. And, I’m sure Hamuko will tell you,” He said with a huff and a smile, “I tend to keep things pretty simple.

“Will you be my girls?”

For a second there was surprised silence as they stared at him with slowly growing smiles. Then, Hamuko shot to her feet and threw her arms around him, “Yes!”

Another pair of arms wrapped around them and Aigis’s blond hair ticked his chin, “Yes.” She whispered, “Yes.”

…

The three of them stayed in Hamuko’s room until morning, talking, laughing, and falling asleep in the same bed. As it felt like it had always been.

#p3 #akihiko sanada #hamuko arisato #aigis #persona 3 #boneswrites #short writing break from wya

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