Brand New Days
Chapter 1
Her eyes fluttered opened, she was greeted by the white ceiling and walls. The sound of screeching from a nearby machine, tears rolled out knowing a very close person to her life just waltz out of her life.
"Onii-chan…why? Why won't you let me join you!? YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME!" The girl screamed, quickly getting up from the hospital bed she was laying in.
Nurses and doctors filled the room, half of them hurried to the side of her twin brother while the others pinned her down to her bed refraining her from interfering.
"ONII-CHAAAAN! NOOOOO-" Minako wailed as she tried to pry away the hands of the nurses and doctors.
Her eyes slowly closed feeling so tired from struggling with the staffs; she used up most of her energy. What do you expect, she just woke up from a coma and this is what she'll be greeted by? Death knocking on the door taking away her brother, the last person she had as her family. Hell she doesn't know how long she's been asleep, to be honest she thought the debate with her brother to be the great seal was all a dream but it seems not.
With that she fell once again into a dreamless sleep.
"How long was I asleep?" Minako asked dully as she looked away from the nurse.
Unfortunately, after waking up again she was greeted by bad news. Her brother really died, he has taken the responsibility as being the Great Seal by himself.
"Five years…" the nurse softly replied. "Are there any friends or relatives that we can contact, so they can come and fetch you? Doctors said that you're able to leave the hospital by tomorrow; I can't believe how fast you regain your strength and health. Others would usually take more days at the hospital."
"I have no one to contact. When we got here at Ayanagi City, I didn't expect that we'll end up here right away. My brother was the first one to enter this hospital then later me. My friends from Iwatodai, I think they wouldn't remember me; it's been five years since we left and pretty much they'll be somewhere else by now." Minako sigh remembering how hard it was for them to go around the school and dorm when everyone forgot about their friendships, hardships going through Tartarus, and etc. It was even hard for her to look at Akihiko during those times, he has forgotten about their relationship; all she could do was longingly look at him from a far and acknowledge him if she bumped into him at the dorm.
'How is he? Maybe he got a new girl?' She thought bitterly.
"Oh I see…I still have your clothes and stuffs from five years ago, I'll return it back to you when you get dispatch from the hospital." With that the nurse left.
"I should take many part time jobs now, right onii-chan?" Minako smiled as she looked up hoping that despite her twin brother's responsibility, he could still hear her.
"Akihiko, thanks again. But it would be best if you resume studying before you continue working alongside with the Shadow Operatives." A maroon haired woman said entering her car, "And I hope to see you dressed decently when I see you again, I'll update you on where you'll be studying."
"W-What's wrong with what I'm wearing!? But…I'm not really planning to work again as part of the Shadow Operatives. But I'll definitely resume college and hopefully become a police officer once I graduate." Akihiko replied.
"Are you sure about that?"
"…Yes."
"Well then I'll contact you as soon as possible. Well then, farewell." With that the car drove off.
"I'll make sure to protect those around me. I still miss you." Akihiko said silently looking at the sky. "I won't dwell in the past, I'll keep moving forward."
"You sure you can carry that bag? It looks a bit heavy, knowing that your twin's stuff is also in there." The nurse asked eyeing the bag that the girl carried with ease.
"Don't worry about me, it's not that heavy. I want my brother to be buried at the Naganaki Shrine at Iwatodai, please text me when he's ready to be buried." Minako said quietly, "Here's all my money, I'll try to pay the rest when I get a decent part-time job."
"I'll take half of the amount of the money. I'm pretty sure you need money to pay for new clothes, foods, shelter, and of course your return to school. Don't force yourself too hard." The nurse smiled as she divided the amount of money given to her.
"Thank you."
After receiving half her money back, she trudge forward heading outside the hospital. She still doesn't know her way around Ayanagi City; she'll just take a cab back to her apartment. Getting off the cab, the apartment she and her brother rented still looked the same after their five years disappearance. Except for the fact, a familiar door was seen from a small alley way; that is the very door that actually changed the twins' life…
"The Velvet Room…" Instead of trudging into her apartment room, she instead found herself right in front of the door that emitted a soft blue light.
Mustering up her courage, she took out the key to the velvet room and entered.
"Welcome back…to the Velvet Room our beloved guest." A familiar voice came.
"Igor...Theo…how could I return back here?"
"Of course dear…you're one of our beloved guests; new conflicts will arise but do not fret! You won't receive the same end like your beloved brother, though your paths will cross once again but momentarily. Oh my…this sounds really interesting. Like always we will always be with you every step of the way, and of course Theo will still be the one serving you every time you enter the Velvet Room." The old creature replied as he flips over a few tarot cards. "Well then…until our next meeting. Farewell."
Looking around, she's back at the alley way facing the entrance of the Velvet Room.
'New conflicts? I guess there are new things in store for me.' With that she quickly left the alleyway, and head for her apartment room to rest.
"Nothing changed." Minako smirked, eyeing the dusty luggage she and her brother left behind after she quickly dragged her brother to the hospital after they arrived.
The sound of his cellphone's ringtone woke him up from his nap, obviously a bit tired from training.
"So where am I going to study?" Akihiko asked as he answered the phone, it was pretty much normal for him to go straight to the point when it's Mitsuru on the other end of the phone.
"Ayanagi." The woman bluntly replied.
Feeling a sort of tension coming from the end of the line, he certainly knows Mitsuru wants to say something else.
"I know you want to say something more, what is it?"
"…I know you and Arisato Minako are very close, and I got some new information regarding about her coming from some of the staffs. But we're not sure, if this is the same Minako Arisato that they're telling me…and I want you to search around Ayanagi City for this girl, that's why I'm making you enroll to the college over there."
His eyes widen upon hearing his girlfriend's name.
"What new information did they tell you?"
"Always curious about her once her name gets thrown in the conversation."
"W-well she is my girlfriend!" a blush formed on his face as he heard a small chuckle on the end of the line.
"They told me that this Arisato girl got dispatch from the hospital at Ayanagi earlier today. Her brother died the same time she woke up from a five year coma…and here's another info, she wants her brother to be buried at the graveyard behind Naganaki Shrine at Tatsumi Port."
"So you're assuming this is her?"
"Yes, somehow the resemblance is somewhat uncanny. Minako has a twin brother, they both disappeared five years ago and no news has been heard since then, and why would this girl want her brother to be buried at such place if it doesn't have any meaning to them? Knowing Minako, she isn't that type of girl won't throw education away. So high chance she'll be enrolling in one of the schools over there. It'll be good luck if she does enroll in the same college as you. And Akihiko…"
"Yeah?"
"If it's really her…don't let her go."
"If it's really her, you know I won't let her go no matter what. Give me updates, if you do get new ones." With that Akihiko closed his cellphone, resting his head in hands. He was filled with too much mixed emotions, how will he react if it's really her?
The fact that she and her brother left the dorm on Graduation day, and he did remember that sad smile she would give him whenever he caught her gaze from a far. Pretty much it was during the time he forgotten about everything.
"I'll make sure that this time I'll be able to protect you and we'll never be apart." With determination in his eyes he head into his room and start packing his stuff.
Author's Note: Well it's been a long time that I wrote something again, so sorry if I have some mistakes or errors or whatever seems off...I got addicted playing Persona 3 Portable again; so evil plot bunny knocked me really hard on the head. *Sighs* I'm not sure if I'm able to finish the other stories (ffvii ones)...and I update really slow, especially now that I have a job. Just did this during my rest day. Let's hope for the best for this one.
Oh by the way, yes I really tweak how P3 game should end which I made them head to Ayanagi during the School Graduation day. So if you're wondering why the twins are at Ayanagi, it's just for the story.
