DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN PERSONA!
Ah ha. Jumping onto the bandwagon of a FeMC for Persona 4~
In all honesty I think if they remade Persona 4 in the same way of Persona 3 Portable it would be pretty interesting.
I hope you all enjoy this first chapter of the fanfic!
Blue.
The color takes her off guard immediately and her eyes widen as she takes in her surroundings. Her ears pick up the sounds of an engine. A car?
No.
Upon closer observation she concludes she's not in any ordinary car, but inside a limousine. Her back presses against blue cushioned seats that stretch over the right side of the limo, stopping at a seat identical to the one she is occupying across from her.
To the left she spots a bar, it stretches just about the same length as the car and displays varies bottles and glasses that shine under the dim blue light provided above.
She remembers that blue was a soothing color. It was calming to the eyes which would explain why she hadn't started panicking as her eyes continued to study the inside of the limo.
Her observation stops when the sight of fog outside the window beside her meets her gaze.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room."
Her head turns again, finally making out the figures that rest across from her.
She must have failed to notice them when she let herself study her surroundings.
A man resting across from her slowly lifts his head as his elbows continue to rest upon the small blue table in front of him. She takes notice of his extreme long nose and his pointed ears, an image of an elf comes to mind as she stares.
Though she doubts he is one as he stares at her with his large eyes.
More of a goblin...If anything...
The other figure she finally notices is that of a woman.
The woman rests besides the man with a blue uniform with the same shade as the blue around. If the man looked unworldly, this woman mirrored that image in a much more pleasing way to the human eye.
She's beautiful; platinum blond hair carefully styled in place, pale skin, and golden eyes that hold a hint of amusement as she looks back towards the one who stares from across the vehicle.
"Ah," the man breathes a greeting after a long moment of silence, "It seems we have a guest with an intriguing destiny."
A chuckle soon follows as the man introduces himself at last, "My name is Igor...I am delight to make your acquaintance."
His words sound pleasant, but for some odd reason she cannot shake a certain unease that falls on her as she nods to him.
The man, Igor, grins at her.
She learns what this place is, the Velvet Room, a space between dream and reality. Was she dreaming? The question doesn't seem relevant suddenly as Igor speaks of a 'contract' and how it seems related to her future. She sits in silence only to look confused as Igor stares at her.
"...Your name?"
"Oh!" Her voice finally echoes through the space for the first time since she's awoken, "Yui...Yui Narukami."
Igor takes a moment to cast a glance to the woman to his left, the grin remaining as he chuckles. "Now...Let's take a look into your future, shall we?"
A hand is set in front of him and a glow shines through the dim blue, a deck of cards rest now in front of him.
She recognizes them as tarot card and tilts her head in curiosity as the small man lets out a deep chuckle, "Do you believe in fortune telling?"
Her voice emerges out of her mouth again, "No. Isn't...A reading done with the same cards, but depending on that person's future the result of the cards shown are different?"
Her understanding of the mechanics are vague and she has only known about it as a 'silly trick' the girls back in the city squealed over.
Yet her simple answer brings a wide smile upon Igor's face.
"Ah, yet life itself follows the same principles, yes?" She muses over that statement and watches him flip the first card.
Upon the surface of the card is a tower being struck by lighting as two figures are falling out.
Igor's voice snaps her out of her trance, "The Tower is in the upright position," he muses over, "Representing the immediate future. It seems a terrible catastrophe is imminent."
She watches as Igor flips up another card, "The card indicating the future beyond that is..."
The card is upright, just like the tower, only this time what looks like the moon has been printed onto it. It doesn't seem that far fetch to assume that the tarot card's name would be The Moon.
"-This card represents 'hesitation' and 'mystery.'"
Again, Igor looks amused as she looks up and back from the card to his face.
"This..Is interesting."
She opens her mouth to ask, but he continues to speak.
"It seems you will encounter a misfortune at your destination, and a great mystery will be imposed upon you. In the coming days, you will enter into a contract of some sort, after which you will return here. The coming year is a turning point in your destiny...If the mystery goes unsolved, your future may be forever lost."
His words provide no comfort at all to her and she resists the urge to shiver.
Her future...Lost?
"My duty is to provide assistance to our guests to ensure that does not happen."
Relief washes over her instantly upon those words and she smiles as the cards disappear with a sweep of Igor's hand. He nods towards the woman, "Ah! I have neglected to introduce my assistant to you." Her eyes turn to face the woman as Igor continues, "This is Margaret. She is a resident of this place, like myself."
The woman speaks, her voice expertly sound to that of a secretary.
"My name is Margaret. I am here to accompany you through your journey."
She can only give a nod before Igor cuts her off from speaking a greeting in return to the woman, "We shall attend to the details another time."
Details? There was..More?
"Until then, farewell..."
She opens her mouth as more questions come to mind. Why did she come? What did Igor mean by 'details' and 'another time?' Was this all a dream? It felt...Too real...
Her eyelids begin to close and the blue turns to black as slumps in her seat.
The faint memory of blue lingers as she can feel herself drifting off into the abyss of sleep.
She jerks up, hand nearly slamming onto the cold pane of the window on her right as the rattle of the train car slowly causes her to wake from her groggy state.
Yui Narukami was the only passenger in the car, the scene of clear skies and land free of cement and steel buildings met her gaze as she ran her fingers through her light silver-gray hair.
Her bangs swept back to the left as she leaned a bit deeper into the cushioned train seat.
"Right...Going to Yasoinaba.."
The dream she had earlier still clung to her memory, almost making her forget why she had been on a train in the first place.
Yui looked up at the sky, the blue above didn't match the blue in her dreams that seemed much darker thanks to the lights of the limo.
A goblin like man with such a long nose smiling to her as he showed her cards upon the table that read her future...
A beauty by the name of Margaret who spoke with a smile, yet didn't reach her cold gold eyes...
Dreams were something the brain came up with to convey some message to the dreamer. Did her dream have a meaning? Was she worried of her year stay in her mother's old hometown of Yasoinaba. This had to be the very first time Yui left the city...
The teenager dug into her jacket's pocket to take out her cell phone, the cold device lit up to show the last text sent to her.
-Meet us outside Yasoinaba Station at 4PM.-
The name accompanying it was Ryotaro Dojima, her uncle.
Yui's mother had given her a very vague description of her uncle. A detective who was a bit rough around the edges, but a good man.
His daughter, Nanako, was in elementary school and had just turned seven years old. Her uncle's wife had died when her cousin was very young and Yui's mother seemed to skip over that part before telling Yui to be sure to take all her clothing with her.
Her fingers rest on the phone's key pad as she stared at the text.
She had stayed alone for as long as she could remember.
Parents were workaholics, her father always running around to get to meetings and her mother always yapping away on her phone in her warmest yet professional secretary like tone reserved for all clients calling for her. Never did they pay mind that their teenage daughter might have wanted a say in her arranged living plan with a family member.
The sound of the intercom began to spark, "Arriving to Yasoinaba Station. Arriving to Yasoinaba Station. Will all passengers please take all luggage and begin to move to the exit. Repeat, arriving to Yasoinaba."
Yui quietly stood up and began to reach up to the overhead compartment for her duffel bag, "Looks like I'll have to make the most of it..."
Still, the memory of her dream clung to her brain.
...Was it really a dream? The details were too realistic and the sound of the limo's engine were as clear as Igor's odd daunting voice as he read her future.
"...I don't believe in fortune-telling though," she muttered quietly to herself as she began to move towards the designated exit. Her mouth pulled into a frown at her very words as she stepped out onto the platform.
The sight of an empty station greets her gray eyes as soon as she began to head towards the entrance.
"Inaba is such a tiny town," her mother's words rang out, "I'm sure you'd be surprised Yui. There's a reason why I like the city so much. The country's sides too peaceful for me and too quiet...The hustle and bustle of the city is just right. Just be sure not to get too bored in the head to do anything funny."
Yui's eyebrows arch down as her mouth sets into a frown as she goes down the steps, the heel of her black shoes hitting the stone pretty hard as she recalled those last few words.
Did her parents really see her as a possible troublemaker?
She had always been a good girl...Even so far as just allowing them to dump her off to the nearest family member when they went overseas for the year.
She sighs and looks around, her bag's strap tight in her hand. Her cell phone is pulled out again and the time flashes as 4:01.
"Hey! Over here!"
The voice of a man manages to snap her head up from the tiny phone and look over to her left.
A tall man stands with his arm up next to a white car, she recognizes him the instant her eyes pause onto him. He's aged a bit from the pictures her mother has in their thin family photo album, but there is no mistaking it.
Ryotaro Dojima smiles to her and extends his hand out for her to shake. The smile looks a bit forced onto him as her hand firmly grasps his and shakes, the lines on his face are too tight as if he's always frowning. All the same, Yui nods to him in greeting as he looks her up and down.
"Well you're more beautiful in person than in your photo," he finally says causing the teenager to blush at his words, "You look just like your mother, save for your hair and height, but still...How tall are you anyway?"
"I'm about five six," Yui admitted as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and tightens the grip onto her bag, "And you're too kind...I don't look nothing like my mom..."
All that she had from her mother was her face.
Defined cheekbones, almond-shaped eyes, and straight hair that was cut to the length of passing her shoulders by two inches with her bangs swept to the left side. Her body was tall and slender, something she had gotten from her father, as well as his gray eyes and a lighter shade of his gray hair.
To be called beautiful was a bit of a far cry for her and she watches as her uncle laughs a bit at her reaction before shaking his head.
"Well either way," he told her, "Welcome to Inaba. I guess you already know,but I'm Ryotaro Dojima. I'll be looking after you."
Yui nodded, "I know. You're...My mother's younger brother. She's told me a bit about you. Thank you for taking care of me."
She bows quickly only to hear him chuckle nervously, the man obviously isn't used to formalities and she quickly straightens up as he shakes his head.
"No need to be so formal! You might not remember, but we've met a long time ago. I had to change your diapers you know."
Yui coughed at his remark, the warmth in her cheeks return and she laughs nervously. What sort of family member, a male especially, brought that up? The teenager stops her chuckling as a small head peers from behind Dojima's legs.
The girl has dark brown hair tied in two pigtails, her eyes aren't looking at Yui and concentrate hard onto the ground.
Dojima notices this and moves aside which causes the girl to make a sound of protest. He isn't amused and lightly taps her on the shoulder to urge her forward in front of him, "Come on Nanako, introduce yourself to yur cousin."
So this was her younger cousin...
Yui's mouth slowly turns up into a smile as Nanako finally lifts her eyes to meet her face, "...'lo..."
The shy greeting makes Yui's smile widen and she rests her hands onto the tops of her jeans at the knee as she bends a bit to appear shorter to look closer to her younger cousin's face. "Hi Nanako," she quietly greets her, "I'm Yui. It's nice to meet you." Nanako's face turns a bright pink and she ducks back behind the protection of her father's legs as Yui straightens up.
"What're you so shy for?" Dojima loudly teased as he looks behind him, "You were all excited earlier abo-OW!" There's a sharp intake of breath and a hiss when a loud smack is heard. Yui quickly covers her mouth to stop her snicker as her uncle gives his daughter a hard glare. The little girl had quite a strong hand and she looks to him with an equally annoyed glare.
"Well," Dojima quickly clears his throat, "My car's over there. Let's get going."
She nods, her smile still plastered widely on her face as she follows after him. She opens the door and sets her duffle bag to the floor before climbing into the back. Nanako jumps right in and takes a moment to stare at her.
Yui stares back at her in return before giving the girl a quick wink. Nanako immediately turns pink again and looks away just as Dojima turns the keys into the car's ingition.
I think this is about a good start. I apologize if I missed a few odd grammar mistakes and spelling. I apologize. I'm still trying to be a bit careful so it's not exactly repeating what was seen in the game. I might throw in a bit of scenes from Persona Golden and from the anime.
But yup, it's the start of Yui's journey!
Yui is a bit more emotional than Yu, a bit more friendly, but she's still a little stiff on her emotions. Her height is barely hitting the point of Yosuke's height, making her the tallest of the IT girls.
I hope you stick around for more! Thank you for reading and review please if you want. Looking forward to seeing you all soon again!