Ch. 1 Into the Shadow
Do you ever had the feeling that you got an idea that just won't leave your head until you either drown it out or write it down...that's me a lot of times so I might as well post it and see if it might stick.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this possibly weird crossover of possible confusion.
Persona is own by Atlus and Dance in the Vampire Bund is own by Nozomu Takumi.
Many times, disaster has been brought upon to this world
And many times, there were people chosen to defend all that they care about.
Now, in this place where the lines between fantasy and reality are slowly blurring,
A new group of chosen children of man will go out to defend a changing world.
Only time will tell how they will develop and grow to their true selves.
April 9 - Daytime
Train
Looking outside the window, he see the new academy that he will be attending for the remainder of your high school years. A sudden view of a glowing blue butterfly passes over his eyes as it suddenly draws to his current clothes and appearance. For clothing choice, there's a white torso and red sleeved long sleeve t-shirt, a grey loosely worn hoodie, blue khaki pants, and comfortable slip on shoes. The only accessory that he has is a book bag strapped under his hoodie but over the long sleeve shirt.
He finally look up to your face which shows a 16 year old male teen with white messy hair that covers the top half of the eyes. Under the hair is a pair of wandering blue eyes that look around his figure until he turns as he notices that the train is about to stop. He picks up a green duffel bag of the belongings that he had to carry with him and head outside the door to the station.
Train station
He looks around at the entrance of the station before he decides to take out a printed letter with an envelope with the emblem of Kyuketsuki Academy. It reads:
Dear Shiro Yuki,
For the importance of the new dormitory you and others will be staying for the duration of your high school years, the student council president will meet you at the train station to take you to your new dorm room along with a tour of the school the next day before the school year begins.
She will meet you at 3:00 P.M in front of the train station.
We hope you will enjoy your time at Kyuketsuki Academy in the new Kirijo Dorm.
Sincerely,
The Headmaster
Shiro checks his phone to see that it is 2:45 at this moment so he has some time before he is picked up. With that in mind, he decides to look around the area he is and look at some info on the academy on his phone.
While looking over some information about the school that he could find, he heard a teenager say to their friend "Hey, have you heard that stuff about the princess of the vampires."
Another teen next to them ask "You mean the one from the news, right?"
The first teen nods and answers "Yeah, do you think it's real? Do vampires really exist?"
The second teen answers "I don't know, but it would be scary if it was true." They continue to discuss as Shiro left to head back to the station entrance. The thought of vampires existing suddenly makes blurry images appear in his head for a few seconds until they disappeared. The images were blurry except for a young kid in a clean white robe with white hair almost covering their eyes.
Shiro regains his composure to see a girl one year older than him look his way and walks towards him. She wears a basic girls winter uniform with a red jacket with a white undershirt and a tie with the school's emblem on the knot along with a skirt, the notable part of her appearance is her thin rimmed glasses and hair pinned hair. She gets close enough that you can get a complete view of her appearance at a closer range.
She asks "Are you Shiro Yuki?" he nods as she explains "Right, I'm Nanami Shinonome, student council president, and on behalf of the student council, I wish to welcome you to the academy." He nods as to say thanks in which she guides him to the dormitory which is located near the school a walking distance away.
Nanami states at the entrance "The Kirijo corporation was happy to see how the dormitory that they donated the materials for is complete and in peak condition. They hoped to assist in the education of students who have a difficult time traveling to the academy in time for class. They modeled this one after one of their dorms from their Gekkoukan High. There are only a couple of students attending this dorm including you, but I'm sure that over time that this dorm will be filled with students." Shiro looks up at the dorm and nods in acknowledgement to what she says.
She opens the door and both her and Shiro enters to see a simple lounging area that you would see in a small hotel. To the right, a simple brown couch on the wall with two stands on each side with a lamp on top of each stand and a wooden table in front of it surrounded by three brown chairs. Shiro can see the man and womans restroom next to the stairs leading to the upper floors on the left and farthest side of the room.
Nanami turns to Shiro and says "Could you stay here while I get the dorm manager?" He nods in which she then walks up towards the upper floors of the dorm. As he places his duffel bag on the nearest chair, a young sounding voice clearing their throat catches his attention and he turns to see someone really strange behind the counter next to the entrance. A teenage girl with long white silvery hair that is tied in a bun with, strangely enough, a blue fez with a golden V pin on her head. Her outfit is made up of a blue female suit with gold lacing on the sleeves and edges on the suit with yellow buttons and a small golden V pin on her collar and a black knee length skirt.
The strange teenage girl looks at you with warm yellow eyes and hands Shiro a clipboard with a piece of paper and asks "Sign here?" He takes the clipboard and sees only one sentence above a place where he can sigh. It reads:
"I chooseth this fate of mine own free will."
It seems like a very simple thing to abide as a contract, he interprets it as he must take full responsibility for his actions. He signs his name on the dotted line in which the strange girl takes the contract and pen, says "Thank you." and walks away out of the room. Shiro continues to look at the door that the strange girl exited through until he hears a pair of footsteps coming from the staircase. He turns to see Nanami and a woman wearing a catholic church robes walk up to him.
Nanami says "Shiro, this is sister Laura, she was recently assigned to this new dorm as a volunteer."
Sister Laura bows and says "It is good to meet you Shiro, I hope we can get along for the next year." Shiro makes a small smile and nods in confirmation. Laura heads behind the counter and takes a key from the rack and holds it out to him. Shiro takes the key as Laura explains "The items that have been shipped beforehand have been taken to your room which is in the second floor and the last door on the right side. It would be a good idea to get yourself accustomed to the dorm and your room. I also need to remind you that you will need to have a tour of the school tomorrow with the help of another student council member who is also staying in this dorm. You don't need to wear the uniform for that day which is also located in your closet."
He nods, grabs his duffel bag and heads up to the second floor to the farthest room on the right side of the hallway. He unlocks the door and enter his room, inside seems to have the basics and some including a simple bed with white sheets and no cover, a calendar on top of the bed, a work desk with a laptop plugged in, and a TV in the corner on a wooden stand. A couple of large boxes are next to the bed which have his name on them.
April 9 - Night time
He opens one of them and takes out a blue and white checkerboard sheet and places it on top of the bed. He puts the boxes into the closet and takes a good look of his new uniform for the school that he is going to attend, looking like Nanami's uniform, only that the male model has pants instead of a skirt. He puts the duffel bag and book bag on the chair that is in front of the desk and puts on his sleeping wear which is just a white t-shirt and gray sweatpants. He lays on the bed, thinking about what his school like might be like and what the future might hold.
He looks on his phone at anything of note and found a strange article about the sudden appearance of vampires and a coming up interview with the queen of vampires next week. He thought it was a weird article but decided to pay it no mind since he needs to get up early tomorrow for that tour. He turns off the light and eventually finds himself falling into a very deep sleep.
Velvet Room
Shiro jolts awake to see everything in various shades of blue and black and hearing a calming piano melody that even calms his sudden worries. His vision becomes clearer at his surroundings to see a very large library where the many shelves are filled with many books. He then looks in front of him to see a large desk of an elegant design with two stacks of books on each side of it. The desk has simple items you would find in a display of the times before the early invention of the ink pen, including a feather pen, an ink well, and a notepad. The only thing that sets it apart is the desk lamp and Large tome on the desk.
The man sitting behind the desk says with what seems to be a welcoming tone "Ahh, dear guest, welcome to the Velvet room. I am it's master, I go by the name of Igor." The "person?" named Igor is an old looking man wearing a standard tuxedo with white gloves that covers his very thin frame, his eyes look incredibly bulged and bloodshot with a nose that is long and pointy. Another notable feature is his white hair that doesn't cover the top of his head but the back of his head to his neck.
Shiro, in his confusion, asks "W-what is this place?"
Igor answers while taking out a deck of cards "This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter. Only those who have signed a contract may enter." The moment Igor said "contract" he instantly thought of the only time he signed something like that. It was then that the same teenage girl he meet earlier carrying a large leather book with her right arm.
Igor notices the direction of his eyes and explains "This is my assistant, she goes by the name of Laria." Igor then place 7 cards with one in the middle and the other 6 place in a hexagonal formation in one fluid motion as if he willed them to move.
The teenage girl named Laria then says "Greetings, I hope we can learn many things together." Shiro nods with a nervous look and a slight sweatdrop. Igor flips the top two cards to show the tarot cards for the moon and tower arcana.
Igor states "A problem will presents itself is which you and others must overcome within the present year. If left unsolved, it will lead the world to ruin. But do not worry, just take your time, and I'm sure you will be able to overcome all that tries to impede you." Shiro's vision begins to darken as Igor states "It seems we're running out of time, we will discuss more the next time we meet."
April 10 - morning
Immediately, Shiro's vision turns to black and he opens his eyes to see that he is still inside his room, wondering if all of that was a dream. The thought was pushed down when he saw the time and gets up from his bed and get changed into his off school casual attire from yesterday. He leaves his book bag for the day due to being close to the school but puts his phone in his coat pocket. He exits his room, locks the door, puts the key in his pants pocket and heads down to the first floor lounge.
The only person in the room was someone that he didn't know, but based on what he needs to do today, he walks up to the female who wears the female academy uniform but has a very round face, with medium brown hair and turquoise eyes. Another feature that lets her stand out is her larger than normal breasts that is shown by the uniform.
She notices him, turns to face him and says "Ah, hi, my name is Yuki Saegusa, I'm a part of the student council and I am the only other person besides you who lives in this dorm." He nods to her in acknowledgement as she continues "Well, I hope that we can get along with each other." She holds her hand out for a handshake which gets a small reaction out of Shiro. He slowly reaches out his hand which is slightly shaking. He slowly takes her hand in which they shake their hands together. Yuki did notice the slight shaking in his hands, but decides not to question it because she thinks it might be personal.
Yuki puts on a warm smile and says "Let's get going, there are many places to show you, and the sooner we get started, the better." She turns to the door and raises her fist in excitement and says "We're off!" Shiro follows the excited girl with a slight sweatdrop as he feels like she is getting excited for his benefit.
Kyuketsuki Academy - First floor
The main lounge of the first floor had many similarities to other japanese high schools, including the shoe racks, hallways and staircases leading to classrooms and club rooms. The only thing that differentiate it from others is that the room has an eastern brittan style with the second floor visible. There is also a door from the opposite end of the entrance which leads to the courtyard.
Yuki then guides Shiro through the various hallways and floors that contain the faculty rooms, basic classrooms, club and extracurricular activity rooms, and anything else that comes to mind. Shiro takes note of the stuff that just seem to stand out to him for some strange reason. For one thing, he notices that the glass seems to have the same properties as sunglasses and that they repel sunlight and reduce glare. The second thing is that some of the hallways and facilities are underground including the gym. He decides to not question it mostly due to the fact that Yuki doesn't find it strange herself, but he still decides to keep those questions in mind for a later time.
April 10 - daytime
Back at the entrance, Yuki asks "Well, is there anything else you want to asks before we move on?"
Shiro thought about the question and decided to ask first "What kind of clubs do you have here?"
Yuki shows a slight surprise at him suddenly talking but regained her composure and answers "We have plenty of both athletic and non athletic clubs so I'm sure that you'll find something you'll like for both. For athletic clubs, we have sports clubs like baseball and basketball and even clubs like fencing and kendo. For non athletic clubs, we have easy ones like art and music, and small ones like the drama club." He nods at the examples that he was given and is curious about the many options that he might have.
Yuki then asks "Is that all?" Shiro nods in which she says "Okay, now that we covered everything, we have the rest of the day to…!" She gasps when she apparently saw someone she apparently knew. Shiro looks at where she is looking and he sees someone standing in the courtyard alone. A male student, because of wearing the uniform, who has black spiky hair and green eyes who seems to look very distant like he is not even there.
Yuki then turns to Shiro who faces her as she says "Please excuse me, there is something that I need to do. You have the rest of the day to do whatever, I think it would be a good idea to check around the school to get use to the twists and turns." He nods as she was about to head to the courtyard until she stops and faces him to say with a warm smile "See you at the dorm." He nods as she exits to the courtyard to most likely talk to that male student that she saw.earlier.
Shiro then proceeds to wander around the school for a bit till he decides to exits the school to try and look around the town he will be living in. It would give him a chance to see if there is a place where he can get a part time job if he needs money for an emergency.
Train station
While waiting for the nearest train on a bench, a strange girl with an umbrella walks up next to him and sits next to him on the bench. She is wearing a european black dress that covers every part of her body except for her hand and her head. Shiro can note that she has a very defining smell on her that seems to constantly tingle his nose to the point of almost allergies.
The girl asks "I know this may seem random, but do you think vampires are real?"
Shiro looks to the girl, then to the tracks and answers "I don't actually know, I've seen incidents on the news about possible vampire attacks, but at the same time, I'm unsure if it's real. I can't dismiss as a faker, but I can't say it's real. So I'm going to remain undecided."
The girl nods and says "That's a smart decision for a lack of information, you seem to have a good head on your head." She then gets up and says "I hope to meet you sometime in the future, I would love to talk with you again." She then heads away from the train station as the train pulls up to pick up possible passengers. Shiro stares for a few seconds and quickly gets up to enter the train and heads to the business district of Tokyo. He still remains curious about that girl and who she is, she does seem to stand out if you take the time to notice. He has a feeling that this year is something that he is going to remember. Only time will tell if that feeling is a good one or a terrible one.
