Disclaimer: I do not own Persona 3, or it's characters and blah blah blah. But I DO own Hana Mizuno and Saika Himeno.

A/N: Hana and Saika are my OCs. They will be making their appearances in maybe, Chapter 2 or 3. No, maybe 4… Oh, sorry, I was talking to myself. Heh heh. Anyways, on to the story! :D

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(Umm yea, so, the story will be told (usually) from Minato's POV, but sometimes I'll experiment and switch to others' POV)

Chapter One:

Iwatodai Dorm

Today was 4/6. 11:53 PM.

I woke up from the nap. I yawned and stretched my arms. And I look around.

Still haven't arrived yet..

I notice my twin sister, Minako asleep on my shoulder. She looked so peaceful. Her brown hair was tied into a short ponytail- and her hair pains took the form of 'XXII'- meaning 22, her favorite number. She fell asleep listening to her headphones. Minako and I shared one thing in common- our love for music.

Minako and I are polar opposites- she had red eyes, and I had blue. She loved red, I loved blue. She was always so full of energy. I was always complaining, and always sleepy. She was always cheerful and hyper. I was always calm and quiet. When we say that we're twins, people usually don't believe us. Since I'm older, it's my job to protect her. I sigh and look at the time. 11:55 PM. We'll reach Iwatodai Station soon.. I should wake her up.

I gently shook Minako and she groaned. She yawned and her eyes fluttered open.

"Oh.. hey onii-chan... Are we there yet?" Minako asked, smiling. Her blood red eyes stared at my pale blue ones. I flipped my fringe a little.

"Almost.. come on. Get up." I say to her, grabbing my bag. "Okay, I'm up. I'm up." she replied. Her usual cheerful tone filled the almost empty car. Then we felt the train slowing down. "We're here.." I mutter.

Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.. My name is Minato Arisato, I'm 16.

Minako nudged me. "Come on, once we get back to the dorm, I wanna put up my posters on my room!" She pulls me toward the nearest door.

The train stops completely and the doors of the train open. We step out the train.

I wanna sleep again...

Minako gets a map of Iwatodai.

"Let's see.. Iwatodai Station, right? Only a little walk to Iwatodai Dorm. Let's go, onii-chan!" She said, while studying the map carefully. I sigh and follow her.

"...I'm sleepy." I mumbled. Minako looks at me like I died, or something. "Are you kidding me? You JUST woke up from a nap and now you wanna sleep again? Geez, why are you sleepy most of the time?" she said, no she didn't say it softly. She practically screamed in my ear. A few people looked at us weirdly, but I didn't care. "I dunno." I answered. I really didn't want her to keep bugging me like that. I sigh and continue following her. She sighed, looking around. Then, she stopped. "Onii-chan.. why are we back here.. in Iwatodai..? Y-you know I don't like going back here... Not after what happened.. 10 years ago.." her cheerful tone became a soft, and sad one. I look down. "But.. they studied and met here. We lived here, remember? They would've wanted us to study there.." I said, patting her back.

It's been 10 years... 10 years since.. our parents died in that car crash. Minako and I were lucky we survived.. but they didn't.. So, we just transferred from relative to relative, until we ended up back here, in Iwatodai. This year, we're starting fresh, and starting our junior year.

"You think so..?" she looked at me, smiling. "I know so." I smile back. She giggles. "Let's go." She held my hand. I check the time. Only a few seconds left till midnight. Wow, that was fast.. We started walking again but this time, our headphones died. "Huh?" I managed to say. "Hey, what happened?" Minako asked me. "Did the batteries die?" I ask her. "That's weird, our batteries dying at the same time..." she looked confused. "Yeah.. and how come the electronics stopped..? And the lights.." I added. "L-let's just keep going then! The dorm is just nearby, come onnnnn." She pulls me and we walk out the station together. That's.. weird. "Something's not right here, onii-chan." Minako said. She looked up at the sky and gasped. "Why.. is the sky green? A-and the moon..?" "Let's just keep going." I advised her. She nodded and studied the map again. I felt that I walked into something.. sticky. I look down. Blood..? Minako shrieks. "Onii-chan! I-is that.. blood?" she asked, with a horrified look. "I think so. Let's just keep going.." I told her. She then pouted. There were coffins.. everywhere. "What the hell is happening here?" she screamed. But no one answered.. It was quiet.. "Grrr.. I TOLD YOU COMING BACK HERE WAS A BAD IDEA!" she yelled at me. Ow.. she has good lungs, I'll give her that. "Don't worry.. Just ignore the strange stuff and keep walking toward the dorm." I held her hand. "That's easy for you to say, aniki. Nothing ever fazes you. I'm the opposite! Hmp." She pouted. "Geez, you don't have to shout. Now I have a headache.." I muttered. I just wanna sleep.

We keep walking, and I notice Minako staring at me like I'm crazy.

'How the hell is he SO CALM ABOUT THIS! A normal person would FREAK OUT! Well, I'm not saying my big brother is weird.. But.. this ain't normal!' Minako thought. She was shivering. We finally reach a building.

'GEKKOUKAN HIGH SCHOOL- IWATODAI DORM'

"This is it! Let's gooo!" She excitedly sang and opened the door. How could she STILL be so full of energy after what she saw? Ah.. not that I care. I enter the dorm too.


The lounge was empty.. and it was quiet. The residents of this dorm are probably asleep. Most likely. Minako and I remove our headphones. "You're late. I've been waiting a long time for you." we heard a voice. We turn to the nearby counter and saw a little boy wearing a black and white pajama. He snapped his fingers. "Now if you want to proceed, please sign your name there." He points to the counter and two red books (what do you call them? xD) and a quill pen and ink were on the counter. "It's a contract. Don't worry, all it says is that you'll accept full responsibility for your actions. You know.. the usual stuff." the boy told us. We move toward the counter. The contract says, "I choosesth this fate of mine own free will." I took the quill pen and sign my name on the first contract.

'Minato Arisato'. And I pass the quill pen to Minako, who looked confused. She signed her contract too. 'Minako Arisato'. It also had the same, "I choosesth this fate of mine own free will." The boy grabs the two contracts. "No one can escape time. It delivers us all to the same end." He covers his right eye with the contracts. "You can't plug your ears and cover your eyes." The contracts disappeared. What the..? Who is this kid? Houdini? Then darkness started to cover the boy. "And so it begins.." those were the last words they heard before the boy disappears into the darkness. Minako and I stare at the dark room.

"Who's there?" a feminine voice asks. It sounded like it came from over there... Minako and I turn our heads to where the voice came from. We s

ee a girl, wearing a pink sweater and a white choker. She had shoulder-length brown hair. But it's not her face we're focused at- it's the gun in her gun holster. What the..? Why does this girl have a gun? I glanced at Minako, who looked really scared. The brunette girl's hand was going to grab the gun. She was panting.. Don't tell me she's gonna shoot us? She was unholstering her gun, when we heard another voice. "Takeba, wait!" The shocked brunette girl turned her head, and she saw a redhead girl on the foot of the stairs. Then, suddenly, the lights went back up and our headphones started to play Burn My Dread again.. Minako and I stood there, staring at the two girls. The brunette girl gave the redhead a small nod.

The redhead approached us and studies us. "I didn't think you'd arrive so late." she said to us. "My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm one of the students who live in this dorm." she continued. So, the redhead is Mitsuru. She looked mature, and older than us, so I assume she's a senior. The brunette spoke up. "..Who're they?" she asked, looking at us suspiciously. "They're transfer students, it was a last minute decision to assign them here. They'll eventually be moved to their respective dorms." Mitsuru said to her. I'm REALLY confused right now. I don't even get what is happening! (A/N: lol. If you read the Persona 3 Manga, you'll get why I added that.^^)

"..Is it okay for them to be here?" the brunette asked, worried. "I guess we'll see." Mitsuru answered, smiling alittle. "This is Yukari Takeba, she'll be a junior this spring, just like you two." she continued. "..Hey." the brunette called Yukari smiled and bowed a little. There was an aura of distrust around her and she had doubtful eyes. Oh man.. I don't even know what I DID to deserve this! (A/N: Again, it came from the Manga. I LOVE the Minato from the Manga, I think he's so cool and cute like that. xD Go read it if you want. It's AWESOME.) I just smile and her, "Nice to meet you." I said, trying not to look.. confused. I STILL DON'T GET IT.

"Uh.. yeah." Yukari says. Minako glanced at me. She knows what I'm thinking and sweatdrops. "Um.." Minako stares at Yukari's gun holster. "Why do you have a gun?" she asks. We wait for her answer, and she seems.. surprised as we asked her that. "Huh? Um.. well, it's sorta like a hobby.. Well, not a hobby but.." Yukari trails off. She seemed like she was hiding something. Mitsuru steps up and helps Yukari with an excuse. "You know how it is these days.. It's for self-defense. It's not a real gun, of course. It's getting late, so you two should get some rest." Mitsuru said to us. "Your room is on the second floor, at the end of the hallway. Your things should already be there." Mitsuru was talking to me, right? Oh-yeah.. She is. She looks at Yukari and she knew what that look meant. "Oh.. I'll show you the way, follow me." Yukari said to me. "I'll show Arisato-san where her room is," Mitsuru said. Minako grabbed her bags and nodded and followed Mitsuru. I grab my bags and follow Yukari.

She leads me to the second floor, and stops in front of the room at the end of the hallway. "This is it." Yukari said. Wow, it is as Mitsuru told me. The room at the end of the hallway. *sigh* "Pretty easy to remember, huh? ...Since it's right at the end of the hall. Oh yeah, make sure you don't lose your key, or you'll never hear the end of it. So, any questions?" she asks me. Question, huh? I better ask about that kid. "Does that kid live here too?" I ask her. She looked puzzled and confused. "What kid? What are you talking about? ...C'mon, it's not funny." she answered. So.. it seems like she doesn't KNOW that kid. I don't even think that kid is real. Maybe I was just hallucinating, but that's not possible. Minako also signed that contract, so that kid MUST be real.. What the hell's going on here? "Um.. can I ask you something?" she asked. I looked up at her. What is it now? "On your way here from the station., was everything okay?" she looked worried. I guess I shouldn't tell her or else maybe she'll think I'm crazy. "Yeah," I plainly answered. "I see… nevermind then." She was smiling now. "Well, I'd better get going." And she walked a few steps. I was about to open my door, but she stopped. "Um.. I'm sure you still have other questions.. but let's save them for later, okay? Good night." She said and walked off. FINALLY. I can sleep! I open the door to my room and threw my backpack on my desk and take my shoes off. I threw myself on the bed and quickly fell asleep.


A/N: Well, that's Chapter 1. What did you think? Leave a review! I would LOVE that! Thanks for reading, btw. I'm writing the next part right now. Oh, and I put up a poll. Go and vote. It's about the pairings. I'm actually having trouble deciding. I like 'em all, actually. xD Vote for pairings for both the Arisato twins please.