AN: I've been wanting to write a persona related fanfiction for sometime now but, I could never get myself to do it. Being that I'm forcing myself to do it my chapters may take awhile. I decided you start the day after Minako arrives at SEES so that Ren can still encounter his first shadow. Reviews are encouraged but, remember that this is my first one.
Disclaimer: All aspects of Persona (except the OC and his persona) belong to ATLUS
Chapter 1: A New Member
Terminal Station - Evening
The sounds of people chatting and advertisements filled the air as a lone figure walk towards the subway. The figure had black semi-spiky hair, wearing a Gekkoukan high school uniform. On his back was a bag that contained everything he could carry with him. It wasn't long before he reached the new city passenger train "Anehazuru".
"Due to a malfunction in the switching system, today's rail schedule has been greatly altered. We apologize to any customers who were in a hurry. The next stop is Iwatodai." The conductor said. Not long after he intercom went off the train came to a stop at the station. "Iwatodai. This is the final train bound for Tasumi Port Island. Please take care to board before our departure."
Getting off the train, he looked at his watch. 10:59, it was late but he still had time to make it. So he started to walk to the dorm. Upon reach a giant building he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and looked at the building in the picture, it matched the building in front of him. "Guess this is the place." He said as went inside.
Once inside he took another look at his watch. The time read 11:15; he wasn't as late as he thought he was.
"You're finally here." A voice said. Hearing the voice, he looked around to see where it came from. It was then he saw a red headed girl wearing a white blouse and black skirt looking towards him. "My name is Mitsuru Kirijo."
"I'm Ren Yuuki." He said.
"It's a good thing you came when you did."
"Why?"
"Now I can show you were you'll be staying without disturbing anyone." Mitsuru said getting up and walking to the stair. "Follow me and I'll show you your room." She said as Ren followed. Once they got to the second floor Misuru stopped at the stair said "Your room is down the hall on the left. Once in there you'll find that all your stuff is already there." She said as she went up the stairs.
Making his way to his room Ren found that Mitsuru was right about his stuff being there. Putting some of his clothes in the closet, he got on his bed and went to sleep.
? - Dark Hour
In a certain room of the dormitory, Mitsuru and two other were viewing two different rooms on two screens.
"Hmm... there both still sleeping. The Dark Hour occurs everyday at 12 midnight; you could say that it's the "hidden" hour. During this time, any normal person transmogrifies into a coffin, and is oblivious to all that occurs." The brown haired man wearing an orange suit said.
"Then, they must be..." The brunette girl wearing and pink uniform shirt and a black skirt said.
"As you can see, they've both retained their human forms. They may be asleep, but they're both experiencing the Dark Hour. The only question that remains in whether or not they have the potential. Although they must... if they didn't, they would've been preyed upon by now. In any case, we should continue to monitor them for a few more days."
"Yes, Sir." Mitsuru said.
"I feel kinda bad, though, spying on them like this..." The brunette girl said.
4/9 - Ren's room – Daytime – Full Moon
Getting up from his bed, Ren opened his closet and put on another school uniform. He was about to open the door when he heard someone knocking.
"Hey, are you awake." The voice said.
"Yeah." Ren said opening the door. Once he opened it, he saw that a reddish brown hair girl wearing a black uniform shirt and a black skirt was standing there.
"Hi, I'm Minako Arisato. Mitsuru-sempai asked me to take you to school. Are you ready?" Minako asked
"Nice to meet you Minako, I'm Ren Yuuki and yeah I'm ready."
"Okay then, let's go." She said as she led Ren to the monorail. Once they got on, the doors closed and they were off. "We have to take the monorail to get there, bet your last school wasn't like that, huh? This is my favorite part... when it feels like you're gliding over the sea."
Thinking on what she had said Ren closed his eyes so he could try and see what she meant. "Your right it does." He said
Minako giggled at what he had said. "I told you. Our stop is Port Island Station at the end of the line. From there we walk. Have you ever heard of Tasumi Port Island? It's a manmade island. They built our school right in the middle. Oh, look, you can see it now."
Looking out the window to see what she meant, Ren saw his new school, it looked like any other high school with cherry blossoms trees along the side.
Once they got to the school Minako was greeted by one of the students "Mornin'!"
"Mornin'!" Minako said back. "Well, here we are... Welcome to Gekkoukan High! You're gonna love it here! She said as they went inside the school. "You're okay from here right. You should see your homeroom teacher first. The Faculty Office is right there to the left... And that concludes the tour. Do you have any question before I go?"
"No, I'm good." Ren said.
"Okay then, see you later." Minako said as she walked away.
"Might as well figure out what class I'm in." Ren thought as he went to the homeroom listings. Looking at the listing he couldn't seem to find his name. Looking closer he found a small note that read "Ren Yuuki-Class F." Looking closer he noticed that Minako Arisato was also on the list. "Guess we're in the same class." He thought remembering what she had said about seeing her homeroom teacher; he went to the Faculty Office. One the way there he heard two students fussing.
"Hey Kaz... Why are you wearing your P.E. uniform! School just started! You really oughtta find somewhere to change into some normal clothes." The angry girl asked.
"Ehh, I guess. Okay, okay, fine. Quit glaring at me like that... Hey, where's the bulletin board with the homerooms posted...?" The track suited guy said.
"It's RIGHT THERE. You're in class F Kaz. I'm in a different homeroom; I can't keep an eye on you..." She said before sighing "I worry about you sometimes.
Once they finished their fuss, Ren continued going to the Faculty Office. Once he got there, a teacher was already there.
"Are you the new student, Ren Yuuki? 11th grade, correct." The teacher said as she began flipping through pages in a file. "Wow you've lived in a lot of places. Let's see...In 1999... That was what 10 years ago? Your Parents..." She suddenly stopped and gasped. "I'm sorry... I've been so busy I didn't have time to read this beforehand. I'm Miss Toriumi. I teach composition. Welcome to our school.
"Nice to meet you!" Ren said
"My, what a polite boy you are." Ms. Toriumi said. "Have you seen the classroom assignments? You're in 2-F; That's my class. But first we need to get to the auditorium. The Welcoming Ceremony will be starting soon. It was supposed to yesterday but, it was move to today cause of all the students arriving. Follow me."
Auditorium - Early morning
"As you begin the new school year. I'd like each of you to remember a proverb "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well." When applied to student life this means..." The principal droned on.
As Ren continued to listen to the principal's speech, he could hear some of the student whispering.
"I hear we got another transfer student." One of the students said.
"Yep, I've seen him, too. He came to school with Minako." Another student said. As they were talking, a teacher from another class stood up. He wore a suit and tie with dark brownish hair and light brown skin.
"I hear talking. I believe it's someone in Ms. Toriumi's class." The man said.
"Shhh! Be quiet! You're going to get me in trouble! Ms. Toriumi said as the assembly ended. with no end in sight for these rumors.
Classroom - Afternoon
Homeroom had ended and the first after school session was about to begin.
"Sup, dude!" A voice said from behind. Ren turned to where the voice had come from and he saw a male student wearing the usually Gekkoukan uniform, tanned skin with black hair and a beard. "Ha-ha, you look like a deer in headlights."
"Who are you?" Ren asked the student.
"Me, I'm Junpei Iori. Nice to meet ya. I transferred here when I was in the 8th grade. I know how tough it is being the new kid; even if's it's the second day of school. So I thought I'd check up on you, make sure you weren't freaking out on your first day."
"At it again huh, I swear you'll talk to anybody if they'll listen. Did you ever think you might be bothering someone?" The brown haired girl said walking up to Junpei.
"What? But I was just being friendly." Junpei said as the browned haired girl walked over to Ren.
"You must be the new student that just moved into the dorm. My name is Yukari Takeba, nice to meet you." She said.
"Nice to meet you to, I'm Ren Yuuki." He said back.
"Looks like you're doing alright." Minako said walking to them. "It seems you've already meet Yukari and Junpei. Anyway some coincidence that we're in the same class."
"Yeah I know." Ren said.
"Funny, huh."
"Um, hello? Did you forget that I'm in this class too? C'mon, lemme in on the fun! By the way, do you guys know each other? I heard you two came to school together this morning." Junpei asked Minako.
"Ugh... Could you just cut it out? I hate dealing with rumors like this. I mean I'm used to it, but he just got here, you know? Don't you feel bad spreading rumors like that?" Yukari said.
"Besides we just met this morning and there's nothing between us." Minako said.
"...Well I've gotta go take care of some archery team stuff. Don't try anything funny, you got that Junpei." Yukari said before leaving.
"Man she's so sensitive, It's not like anyone take this things seriously. But you at you, it's your first day here and people are already talking about you, you da man." Junpei said.
Outside the School Gate - Afternoon
Once class had ended, Ren grabbed his thing and left. Before he could make it out Junpei decided to tag along.
Whoa, check out the jocks on their run... Hey, did anyone tell you about the school clubs yet? You'd be joining as a new member though, so you won't be able to apply for a while." Junpei said as they left the school.
Dorm - Evening
When Ren got back to the dorm, he saw that Yukari, Minako and some man in an orange suit and a black shirt under it. Glasses and dark brownish hair was their too. "So this is our new guest. Good Evening, My name is Shuji Ikutsuki. I the chairman of the Board for your school. "Ikutsuki"… Hard to say isn't it. That's why I don't like introducing myself. Even I get tongue-tied sometimes… I apologize for the confusion regarding your accommodation. However, it may take a little while longer before you receive the proper room assignment. Is there anything you'd like to ask me?" Ikutsuki asked.
"No, not really." Ren said.
"You must be tired from all the excitement. You should go to bed early. As they say "The early bird catches the bookworm"! … Please forgive the bad pun." Ikutsuki said chuckling.
"…. You'll get used to his bad puns." Yukari said.
"But it may take awhile." Minako said under her breath.
Going back to his room he quickly got in bed and fell asleep.
Back Alley of Tasumi Port Island – Evening
"*sigh* This sucks." A man listening to the radio said.
"KJ Radio presents, The Bay Tuners. Tune in again next week for more of the hits!" The radio said. This program is brought to you by Kirijo Electronics: Kirijo Electronics always there when you need them. The time is now midnight. The radio announcer said before the radio shut down due to the Dark Hour.
"… Huh. …What the…? Wh …What's happening to me…? …A…A…Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" The man listening to the radio screamed as black ink ran over his body and out his eyes. Soon he was nothing but a black blob.
? – Dark Hour
"... How are they?" Ikutsuki asked
"…The same as last night." Mitsuru said
"Hmm… very interesting. Even those with the potential tend to be unstable at first… Memory loss… disorientation. But these subjects are rather unique. They haven't exhibited the common symptoms." Ikutsuki said.
"But… were treating them like guinea pigs." Yukari said.
"I understand your concern, but it's imperative that we recruit new members. I heard they're in your class… Wouldn't you be comfortable working with someone in the same grade as you?" Ikutsuki asked.
"Yeah, I guess. But, still…" She said as a emergency call from the outside rang through the room.
"Command Room. …Is that you Akihiko?" Mitsuru asked.
"You're not gonna to believe this…! this thing is huge! Unfortunately I don't have time to talk… It's chasing me… I wanted to let you guys know. I'm almost there " Akihiko said.
"Does that mean.. He's bringing that thing here!" Yukari said in a panic.
"Mr. Chairman. Lets suspended our observation for now. We'll prepare for battle!" Mitsuru said.
"…R-Right! Be careful!" Ikutsuki said worried.
Dorm – Dark Hour
"Agh…!" Akihiko said falling on his knees holding his sides.
"Akihiko!" Mitsuru said. Surprised by his condition.
"I'm Alright. Get ready to be surprised… It'll be here any second."
"This is no time to joke around!"
"It's one of them Akihiko?" Ikutsuki said.
"Yes, but not an ordinary one—" Akihiko said before something crashed into to Dorm.
"Ahh! What the… ! ...You've gotta be kidding me!" Yukari said.
"Mr. Chairman, please head for the command room! Takeba, go upstairs and wake them up! Then, escape out the back." Mitsuru said.
"But, what about you two?" Yukari asked.
"We'll stop it here. You led it to us Akihiko, so I'm afraid you'll have to fight." Mitsuru said
"Like I had a choice! What are you waiting for Yukari? Go!" Akihiko said.
"I-I'm going!" Yukari said running to the third floor.
Ren's room – Dark Hour
Awakened by the loud crashing noise, Ren got up from his bed. "What was that?" He asked as he heard a knocking on the door.