I felt motivated enough to write a sequel to 'Image Problems' but the only idea I could get for it was 'Rivers in the Desert plays in the distance.' Which...isn't really helpful.

And then this idea popped up and I couldn't pass it up.

One of these days I'll write something that isn't comedy.

Also calling the girl!Protag 'Akira Kurusu' because laziness and the fact that Akira is a unisex name.

Disclaimer: I don't own Persona 5. For one, I'm not Japanese and nor do I run a video game company. I'm just some nerd who writes for fun.

Magical Gentlewoman Phantom Thief Joker-chan

By Bilbo-sama

"What the flying hell just happened?" gasped out Akira as soon as she and Sakamoto were far away enough as possible from the cell they escaped from.

"You ripped a mask off so hard your effing face was bleeding and then your clothes changed and you summoned a demon-" Sakamoto stammered out.

"My clothes did what?" Akira looked down and saw that indeed she wasn't wearing her school uniform anymore. Instead, she was wearing a long black coat over a waistcoat and dark pants. Her hands were covered in red gloves.

Upon inspection, the strange outfit melted back into her uniform.

"Oh! They changed back," Sakamoto commented unhelpfully.

He watched as a strange look formed on the transfer student's face. It was a mix of apprehension and 'oh crap.'

"Well shit," she finally said, "I'm a magical girl now."

Sakamoto snorted, "all we're missing is a cute mascot that shows you the ropes."

Twenty minutes later, they found a cat-like being in a cell that demanded to be freed.

"Goddammit, you asshole, you jinxed me," Akira grumbled as they released the cat who introduced himself as 'Morgana' who was definitely a human stuck in the shape of a cat.

"Enemies!" the not-cat shouted as the castle guards approached. Immediately, there was a flash of flames and Akira was back in the strange clothes.

…And then the cat proceeded to teach her the basics of battle and how to use demon - sorry, Persona summoning - to your advantage. It wasn't dispelling the magical girl vibe at all.

Sakamoto reluctantly stayed back and watched as the two fought enemies off long enough for the three of them to reach an empty room with only a vent as a way out.

Fortunately for the teens' sanity, Morgana didn't follow them out of the castle and into the real world. Akira was also returned to her school uniform that, as with Sakamoto, conveniently had no bloodstains or tears anywhere that could make things more awkward.

And oh shit they're late. Beyond late, even. Shitshitshit-

After class, she went up to the roof where Sakamoto was waiting.

"I…didn't get naked when I transformed right?" Wait. That wasn't something you ask right off the bat. Crap, this day needs to end now.

"…N-no?" Sakamoto spluttered. "I mean, you effin' burst into flames and came out looking badass. A lot better than twirling around all sparkly and shit as you get wrapped up in ribbons, y'know?"

He sighed.

"Man, I guess the whole castle thing wasn't a dream either, huh?"

"It wasn't," Akira replied before grumbling, "I feel like I've completely lost control of my life."

She returned to Leblanc later that night with a stomach full of ramen and her phone containing Ryuji Sakamoto's chat id. She got scolded by her new guardian and went to bed where she proceeded to dream about the blue velvet jail cell again. God, that Igor guy was creepy. She'd rather have the cat thing as her mentor instead. At least he wont be so ominous about stuff.

When Ryuji attained his own Persona abilities along with a thief outfit that made him stylishly thuggish the next day, Akira felt that maybe she could handle the magical girl thief thing after all.

If anyone's wondering, no she really isn't a magical girl but the whole situation certainly gave off that vibe.

I'm marking this complete until I get more ideas to play with.