FYI: This is my first fanfic so don't bitch on to much

Disclaimers: I do not own persona 4 or any thing owned by ATLUS

Chapter 1: An Unfamiliar Face

April 21st 2012

Okina City

It's been over a month now since Souji had left Inaba and still hadn't adjusted to his new surroundings. Souji was now living in Okina City which meant that he could visit his friends back in Inaba any time he wanted to, but it wasn't the same. The year he spent in inaba had been without a doubt the best year of his life. He discovered a world inside the TV that was inhabited by creatures known as shadows, he had solved a murder case, cached the criminal and defeated a goddess. But he couldn't have accomplished theses feats without the bonds he had created with his friends. The day he left Inaba had been the last time he had to use his persona but it would always be with him.

After returning home from his new school, souji had entered his new home to see his parents had not returned home yet. Suddenly he reached a text, souji whipped out his phone to check who it was, it was sent by Souji's farther '' me and your mother will be returning home late tonight ''. Souji was used to this by now, sometimes not even seeing his parents or talking to them for weeks. As the hours went by souji got into bed and drifted of into sleep.

Unknown Place

''Hello'' as mysterious voice announced

The voice had woken up Souji from his sleep, but to his astonishment he wasn't in his plain grey room with boxes of his unopened stuff. He was now in a round room, surrounded by six golden columns with a checked floor underneath him. The room was surrounded by a thick blue fog. Souji's vision was incredible blurry and took awhile fore his vision to adjust to his new surroundings. Souji noticed in the centre of the room was a man, a man wearing a white and black suit, a butterfly mask covering his face and grey hair just like his own.

''Who are you'' Souji asked in a tired manner.

''I am Philemon, a dweller between consciousness and unconsciousness and now a simple test, can you state your name.

''Souji Seta'',souji announced his name towards Philemon.

''Excellent, only those with the power to unleash there inner self may enter this world'' Philemon replayed.

''Your talking about the ability to summon a persona, right'' Souji asked.

''You are correct, but your power is different of that of most peoples, your power is know to some as the wild card ability. This power lets you summon hundreds of different persona's', but you already been told this by my servants''.

''Your servants, do you mean Igor, Margaret and the velvet room'' Souji asked with a curious look on his face.

''A created the velvet room because I cannot interfere with the world like you can, it is within the velvet room my oldest servant resides, his role in things is to nurture your power to give birth new stronger persona and guide you down your path. But things have chanced recently''.

''Like what and how come I've never met you before'' Souji wanted to know why Igor had never mentioned him.

''That is because I've been in a deep slumber for many years now, but you have seen me before, just not in this form, in a form of a blue butterfly''.

Souji begins to think for a moment before he remembers something, he remembers seeing a glowing blue butterfly around inaba and the TV world last year. 'was that him' Souji thinks to himself for a moment before he is brought back to reality or whatever you would call the place he was in now.

''Why now'' Souji asked.

''Because you and your friends ability's are needed once again''

''My friends'' Souji asked while looking curious at philemon.

''Yes''

Suddenly a bright white light filled the room. So intense it made souji close his eyes and fall to the ground. Moments later he realised that it wasn't just him and philemon in room no longer.

''Where the hell am I'' said a familiar man's voice.

Souji stood up and opened his eyes and to his astonishment saw all his friends from inaba, Yosuke, Chie and Yukiko standing to his left, and Teddie, Kanji, Rise and Naoto standing to his right.

'' Sensei'' Teddie excitably says and stares at souji.'

'Senpai, out of my way Teddie'' Rise pushes teddie out of the way and runs towards Souji. Rise begins hugging Souji to the point that his face turns red and it becomes hard to breath.

''Shhh... Rise I think your hurting him'' Souji notices Chie trying to pry Rise of of Souji. ''Ha... I guess things never change'' said Yosuke.

After Rise had to be pried off of Souji with the help of everyone Philemon began to talk again. ''Allow me to introduce my self, My name is Philemon, I am the one who watches over humanity and more specificity those who have the power to summon a persona. You may be wondering why I have summoned you here to explain the upcoming future. Soon Souji will be returning to Inaba and a new journey will be set in motion for all of you''.

'' What exactly to you mean by a new journey and is it related to the TV world'' asked Naoto.

''Yes the TV world or shadow world has returned to it's old foggy state, But I don not know what has caused this or why. But I do know that only a being as power full as Izanami could have caused such a thing''.

''Well whatever It is well kick the shit out of it, right guys'' Kanji shouted towards the rest of the Investigation team and everybody simultaneity nodded.

''Yeah, this will be just like old times right partner''.

''Very good, but I can foresee that there will be some threats that you will have to endure outside of the TV world, and this will require you to use your persona's outside of the TV world''.

''But we can't'' said a confused Yukiko.

''You have always had the ability to use your persona's in both worlds but you have never had any reason to before, now you do''.

'' I ask of you to do this because you are the only persona's who have the ability to access the TV world who have not been tainted by evil. I will now return you to your world but before I do remember one thing. Death is closer than you think''. And suddenly the room this with that same blinding light once more.

Okina City

Souji begins to rub his eyes and notices that its morning and he's back in his room. 'Was that a just a dream or did that really just happen , Urrrg... why does my life have to be so complicated and what did he mean that death is closer than you think'.

But suddenly his thoughts were disturbed as he head his mother shouting from the bottom of the stairs.'' Souji can you come down here a second, me and your father would like to discuss something with you.

About 20 minutes later Souji rushed back to his room and started packing his belongings. His parents informed him they will be working overseas again and that he will be spending his last year in high school in inaba with his uncle and cousin. Souji begins to wonder if Philemon had a hand in this.

This was a bit of a short chapter because it was only meant as an introduction to the story, I have a few ideas of how this story's going to play out, but nothing set in stone yet.