Unfinished works

by Lady Cheeky

For those who read this, this is my unfinished works. They are discontinued until further notice. You may read but I will make no promises to update whatever story you are reading.

1. Phases of the Moon

A/N: I don't own persona no matter how much I want 2

Min: new story

Mina: since our names r so similar in the an im mina n minato is min

Theo; Minako-sama ur alive!

Eli: as r u minato-sama

Ala: oh brother

Phar: hehehe

Min/Mina: *backs away*

Ala: oh well plz enjoy

Prologue

As I stepped into the train that will take me away from the town I had spent the whole year with my best friends, my iPod switched to a song I didn't even know I had, Soul Phrase. Deciding that the song choice didn't matter, I put it on endless loop for, in a strange way, I could to relate to the song. Sitting down on my assigned seat, I thought about the past year's events. The power of Persona, Shadows, the TV world, Izanami…

Suddenly my head started to hurt and it was familiar. Knowing where this was heading I slipped into unconsciousness. I awoke in the all too familiar limo, the Velvet Room. As always, I was greeted by the long nosed creepy man who always has a wide grin plastered on his face, Igor.

"Welcome, Master Souji."

"Hey Igor, what am I doing here?"

Still smiling he called forth two people, a boy and a girl. They were both carrying someone of the opposite gender. Like Margret they had silver hair and golden eyes. They wore the standard colors of the Velvet Room. Both people who were being carried were unconscious. The boy had a deep blue hair that covered his face. The girl had medium length reddish brown hair that cascaded over her shoulder. They supported each other's weight by leaning on each other's shoulders. Both of them looked so peaceful, so content that a smile even graced their faces.

Looking towards Igor, I asked, "What's going on? Who are these people?"

It was then Margret answered me. I looked towards her as she spoke. "Master Souji, hello. I hope you recall the time we battled one another. If so then you must remember the story I told you of my sister and brother. How they set off on a journey to rescue a boy and girl at the farthest part of the world, to a sealed door that prevented the world's end. Well I assume you can realize who my siblings are. They have returned with said boy and girl."

The girl who was Margret's sister then spoke up. "Master Souji, my name is Elizabeth, and my sister is correct. My brother and I did set off on a journey to rescue our previous masters. They were condemned to a fate to guard the door that inside held humanity's destruction. Every day they were pulled at, and defended said door against the manifestation of humanity's negative emotions and thoughts. We couldn't allow this to continue. So my brother and I agreed to go and find a way to save them from their cruel fate. After two years we finally managed to accomplish said task."

Her brother then continued from there. "My name is Theodore, but please, call me Theo. As my sister have said we have finally completed our mission, but not without a price. We had to give up our immortality. As one who governs over power in the purest firm we also have eternal life. Although it make have taken us a while, we realized that in order to free our master from their fate, their place needed to be replaced with something of equivalent or higher power. Once that was realized, we didn't hesitate to give up our abilities in order to free them. But now, we can no longer reside in the Velvet Room for we are now ordinary humans. We can still use the power of Persona though we can no longer use multiple Personae like a wild card such as you."

It was a lot to take in. So Margret's siblings had finished their mission. The boy and girl they are holding are the ones who guarded a giant door. Said siblings are now human, like me.

"What does this have to do with me?" I couldn't help but voice out my thoughts.

"Well Souji-kun," Margret said reverting to old habits. "I was hoping if you could please watch over them in my stead. You are the only one I could trust with them. They are my only siblings and well, I wish no harm to come their way. You are the only person I trust to protect them."

"Of course, wherever I go, I shall take my master with me as well." Elizabeth declared.

"As shall I." Theo agreed.

Looking at Margret, I knew I couldn't refuse. She was important to me and I would do anything for my friends. Looking at the mysterious boy and girl, I nodded my head.

Igor grinned even wider, if that was even possible. "Well now that this issue is resolved, I need to inform you of the other reason you were brought here. Another ordeal awaits you young Master Souji. And, you will need the assistance of Master Minato and Master Minako." he stated while gesturing to the boy and girl.

"In your state, you will not be able to overcome this obstacle and seeing as our previous guests are by far more capable than you, you will absolutely require their abilities."

Hearing what he said hit my ego. How can they be stronger than me? I defeated the goddess Izanami, and prevented the world form being covered in the fog!

Seeing the look on my face, for the first time, Igor stopped smiling. "Master Souji, Minato and Minako have prevented The Fall from occurring. For two years, they guarded the door that held the ultimate death, Nyx. For this ordeal, you will need to grow stronger for all three of you are needed to prevent a catastrophe from occurring."

Elizabeth and Theo walked over to my side. They both had a remorseful expression and said farewell to their sister and Igor. Elizabeth had a few tears streaming down her face while Theo looked like he was struggling to hold it in.

Igor, now once again smiling, waved his hand and said "Until we meet again..."

A/N: wow

Theo: I must agree with you master ali- I mean master ala

Ala: u almost said my real name!

Mina: Ii wanna know ur real name

Ala: no

Min: can i

Ala: sure*whispers in his ear*

Jun: wat! That's not fair

Min: unique name

Ala: thnx

Mit: I demand tha tell me ur real name if not u shall b executed

Ala: I lik try

Mit: *smirk* persona! Bufudyne

Ala: *stands there n gets hit* I absorb elemental attacks

Mit* dammit

Yuk: oh well ppl plz review

A/N: hi I finally updated

Mina: *in a cheer leading suit* yay

Min/Aki/Shin/Kan/Yos: *nosebleed*

Nao: *sigh * again why are in cheer leading attire?

Ala: ADVERTISEMENT! XD

Jun: dude don't fight it you're throwing the whole thing off

Yuki: *blushes/ plays with skirt* uhh I don't think that was a good thing 2 say

Nao: *loads and puts gun at Junpei* run that by me again

Jun: hehehe *runs away*

Chie: *does a split* enjoy the chappie

Chapter 1 - Where are we going?

I woke up with my head feeling all groggy. I swear no matter how many times I'm called to the velvet room by force I will never get used to the after-headache. Then it hit me, I'm going to have to bring all four people home with me! I don't' know how I'm going to explain this to my parents but I guess I have time to figure out an excuse. Propping myself back into a proper sitting position, I turned my head to see the duo that were once asleep were now conscious. What shocked me was that the girl had eyes of red wine, while the boy had grey eyes like the moon. They must be close by the way the boy is checking if the girl is alright. Both of them looked very tired though, they must have been asleep for kami knows how long.

Feeling that I should introduce myself, I cleared my throat rather loudly. Four eyes turned to me.

"Uh… Well Elizabeth and Theo already know who I am, so I figured I should tell you as well. I'm Souji Seta and you will be staying with for the time being. I have already been filled in about your situations so you don't need to explain anything to me." It was a few seconds before anyone said anything. Did I insult them or something?

Suddenly the girl smiled and cheerily said, "My name Minako Hamuko and the boy over there is Minato Arisato. Thank you for taking us in. Minato doesn't talk much so if he doesn't respond to you, don't be insulted, he just has to warm up to you is all." When Minako finished Minato nodded as to confirm what she said and held out his hand. Guessing correctly, I shook his hand. If I wasn't so close I wouldn't have heard the whispered "Pleased to meet you and thank you."

With the introductions out of the way, I checked the time. Two whole hours have passed. Not a surprise. Sighing I looked through my bag and pulled out the mp3 Yosuke had given me as a going away present. It was of course filled with all HIS favorite music, but then again, he did have great taste. Then, I heard a chorus of sighs. I looked over to see Minato and Minako depressed with Theo and Elizabeth comforting their respective masters. Both red and grey eyes were locked onto my mp3. Testing if I was correct, I held it out to them. Instantly those frowns turned upside down and like hungry hyenas, they grabbed it from my hand, plugged one phone in one ear and surprisingly both said a satisfied thank you. To say they were funny was an understatement.

Going through my bag once again, I searched for something to keep me busy for the next hour and a half. I saw something I didn't put in there. A camera? Pulling it out I went through its contents to find pictures and videos of me and my friends. A smile tugged on my lips as I played the first video. Everyone was in front of the secret headquarters, smiling.

"Hey, hey, is the camera on?" said a confused Yosuke.

"I think so…" said an equally confused Yukiko.

"You see that red light there? That means it on." answered Chie. Chie then smile and waved hi. Yosuke feigned hurt and put his hand over his heart. Naoto came too close to the camera and inspected it. "Are you sure?" she asked.

Teddie then ran over the person who was holding the camera and shouted a barrage of words that weren't understandable. By the sound of the shout of the person who Teddie ran over, it must have been Kanji.

The video then stopped. Laughing to myself I scrolled through the rest of the pictures and videos when something tapped my arm. I turned and saw Minako looking at the camera. "Are those your friends?" I nodded.

"You're going to miss them, aren't you?" I nodded again with a sad smile. She then grabbed my hand. "I miss my friends too…" she whispered.

Then with a smile she continued "We are all connected though. Through our social links, we are all connected. That's the best part of being the Fool. Even in great distances, everyone whom you made a connection with will always be with you." Suddenly she turned around for a few seconds and faced me again. She was holding a picture. "These are my friends and even though I know they can't see me, I'll do anything just to see them one more time. Just to know if they're doing fine without me and Minato."

She clutched to picture to her bosom and I squeezed her hand. "By the way, where are we going?" she asked.

"Iwatodai." I responded.

A/N: hoped you enjoy it

Min: *head bangs to Coheed and Cambria: welcome home*

Ala: I love that song! *starts to head bang*

Aki: uhhhhhh I wonder how does their heads just don't snap at the force of it all

Mina: it all about technique Aki =)

Aki: *blushes* re-really?

Mina: yea I'll show you *starts to head bang*

Shin: damn how is that possible when she looks so fragile?

Yos: tell me about it

Jun: heh that's our leader for you

Ted: please review I would like it so beary beary BEARY much

Every1: ughhhhhhhh

A/N: for those of you who are wondering, yes I reposted chappie two, Aya-chan fixed it all up so now it is CHPATER 2…2.0! yes that works *nod appreciating the name*

Shin: the author is hereby….an idiot

Mina could be dead, she could have easily

Shinji! That's not nice

Min: yea she could have…..wait I cant say that, it will spoil it for the new readers -_-, u win this time Shinjiro-senpai

Shin: damn straight

Ted: I sense the hostility in the air

Rise: ne 1 could sense, just being here sends shivers up my spine, ., Senpai! *clings to Souji*

Sou:….um, idk if I should enjoy this or be scared of all the glares fan girl from all over the world are sending her

Ala: u can go with both!

Sou: heh heh… enjoy the new n improved chappie?

Chapter 2 - Trouble in the city

The rest of the ride was quiet. It was like this ever since I told Minako our destination. She became so unusually quiet. At first I assumed she was asleep but I could hear her whisper the lyrics of the song she and Minato was listening to, it was Heaven. So, when we finally arrived, it was very awkward. I saw several emotions play across Minato's face when he realized where we were. Shock, sorrow, pain, sorrow again, and then finally acceptance. What was so special about this place?

After I gathered my luggage, we all stepped off the train, Minato and Minako hand in hand as was Elizabeth and Theo. It didn't take long for me to find my parents; after all as they say, they love to ride in style. My father was too over-dressed; he was wearing what was a too obvious designer suit with his hair pushed back. Mother was, well, mother. She wore a slimming red dress that was about knee length with a pair of silver heels. Plastering an all too familiar mask on my face, I greeted them with false cheerfulness.

"Hello, Mother. Hello, Father." I greeted. I looked back and motioned the others to follow me. If they were going to stay with me, my parents needed to know, in the least. Theo was the first one to catch up to me, but I could tell it was because he wanted to stand between my parents and everyone else. Obviously he didn't trust them, smart boy.

"Father," I started with forced respect. "These people are my friends; their building complex was burned down in Inaba and had nowhere to stay, so I offered for them to stay with me. I just wanted to tell you." My dad ran a hand though his hair, with a few coming out of place. He looked up and down at the bunch. Nodding his head, he made his decision. "Fine, they may come, but I expect that if they live with us, they must share the work like everyone else in the house." In other words, "Whatever, as long as they don't waste space, food, money, and the all too precious time.". Nodding, I introduce the others. I began with the closest person.

"Mother, Father, this is Theo. Theo, these are my parents." Theo bowed formally and said a proud hello and thank you, which caused my father to smirk. "This is Elizabeth. Elizabeth, my parents." She too, bowed and said "Thank you for your hospitality."

"Minako, these are my parents." She hurriedly bowed and muttered a shy "Pleased to meet you." Last was Minato. He gave them a quick nod and said "Thank you for your kindness." before I even said his name.

The silence that followed that was more than awkward. It was then Minako cleared her throat and asked sweetly "I hope it is not rude to ask but where are we staying?"

Mother then smiled, something that never seemed right to me even when was younger, and said "Oh, it's nothing much, just a little apartment we own by the water. It has such a nice view." Minako just stared in shock; she must know how those cost. Hey, my parents don't work all the time for nothing.

It was then the chauffeur came towards us, leading us to the car. As I stepped in, I realized why the velvet room came in the form of a limousine; I've been in one so many times, so being in another won't startle me, it just felt natural.

The ride was filled with my parents trying to make forced conversation with the others, but I decided to ignore them. I looked towards Minato and motioned for him to pass me my mp3, he reluctantly gave it back. I'm going to have to buy him and Minako one later.

After a while, the car stopped. I looked out the window and saw the chauffeur came out and inspected the car. Why did the car stopped suddenly? I opened the door and stepped outside. Then, it hit me. This couldn't be right. No... Not here, not now… My senses were never wrong about this kind of thing though. I looked away from the car and faced it. A Shadow.

A/N: well I gotta say this, good work Aya! ^_^

Shin: yup, u actually made her garbage readable

Ala: Shinji…have u ever faced my fury

Shin: I don't think so, y?

Ala:…then this will be fun -_+ *pulls out a flame thrower, granades, throwing knives,etc* LET THE HUNT BEGIN!

Shin: O_O *knife that is thorwn barely misses Shinji's face*

Ted: Ala is scary O_O

Min: no kidding

Inu: yup!

Ala: u! how did u get out the closet! In u go!

Inu: but, Miroku is stripping in there!

Ala: *throws a grenade at Inuyasha*

Inu:*coughs* fine I get it I get it -_- *goes back inside Ala's closet*

Aki: u keep the characters…in a closet?

Ala: yup yup ^_^

Ken: please review so we can save up money to buy our own place!

A/N: so this is another chapter reposted, thnx 2 the efforts of Aya-chan =D

Ken: yayz we get 2 come out to the closet!

Jun: the light!

Mina: O_o

Naoto: he is truly an imbecile -_-"

Ala: yup, c'mon (btw I reposted this in the summer so yea) ne ways I let u guys come with me 2 go swimming in the lake =T

Aki/Shin: O/O *remembers Minako in a bikini*

Jun: yea… =D that's was nice, btw it was a tie between Ala-tan, Mina-tan, n Ri-tan

Rise/Ala/Mina: SAY WAT!

Jun: but Ala-tan that swim suit was reeeeeeaaaal nice *perverted grin*

Ala: O/O I knew I should have never worn it . it was a gift from my momz! I blame u mommy *cries*

Min: that was low man

Ted: yes, u must always treat ladies with the upmost respect that was beary bad of u Junpei

Yos: calm down Ala, it will be alright

Ala: but now I can't never get married DX

Yos: plz enjoy the new n improved chappie. This is gonna take a while

Chapter 3 - Memories of the School

The Shadow looked me square in the eye. How? How is this even possible? I thought shadows only existed in the TV world! How the hell did they get out? It was then that Minato and the others rushed out. Minako and Minato looked shocked, but Theo and Elizabeth looked calm. Did they know something about this?

All I know that this isn't the time to have an inner monologue. I pushed my chauffer who was staring at the Shadow in shock into the limo. I then scanned the area for anything I could use as a weapon. Minako wasted no time though she quickly grabbed a broken tree branch that was nearby. In a rush, she leapt and struck the massive Shadow. Though it lost its balance, it was only for a moment and it regained its stance. Now it was pissed. It used Mind Charge and took an offensive stance while it focused. Without waiting for a moment, Minato ran to the Shadow and pulled out a gun. At first I thought he was like Naoto and used it as a weapon but, that wasn't the case. He lifted it to his temple and closed his eyes. Then everything seemed to move slowly, the sounds of sheer panic were loud, all I could hear was him whispering, "Per-so-na."

The sound of glass shattering filled my ears. I knew what was happening. He was summoning. People stopped and stared as a huge metallic beast arose from white flames on the ground.

"Thou art I, and I am thou. From the sea of thy soul, I come forth. I am Orpheus, master of strings."

Minato was grinning like a mad man. Smoke was still leaving his gun's barrel when I heard the sound of glass breaking once again. Minako was gripping her coat and holding her gun in a similar fashion to Minato. She, too, was ginning like the mad hatter. What shocked me though was how similar their personas are. Like Orpheus, her Persona's body was made of metal too.

"Thou art I, and I am thou. From the sea of thy soul, I come forth. I am Eurydice, daughter of light."

Minako looked so happy, as did Minato. Suddenly though they closed their eyes and whispered something intelligible. Then, both Orpheus and Eurydice disappeared and a single Persona appeared. The Persona's presence ran a chill up my spine. Fear suddenly penetrated my core. The Persona let out a roar before speaking.

"Thou art I and I am thou. From the sea of thy soul, I come forth. I am Thanatos, the harbinger of death."

The harbinger of death unsheathed its sword and unleashed Blades of Fury. Purples strips of energy moved in a deadly dance. The moment it came into contact with the Shadow its "flesh" was ripped leaving rugged wisp behind. Somehow this whole scene gave me confidence.

I channeled my focus into my palms until a floating blue card appeared. I reached out and crushed the card, calling out my other half. "Izanagi."

The creator of life appeared before me. I smiled and I realized why Minako and Minato did as well. This feeling of pure power engulfed me. Was it because I summoned my Persona in the real world? Was it because of the new ordeal we have to face? I really didn't know. What I did know is that when I commanded it to perform God's Hand, I was high off of adrenaline.

As the Shadow disappeared, people gathered and my parents stepped out of the car to my side. My mother wrapped her arms around me, going on about how worried she was and what was that "monster" I summoned. I knew though that this was just a show. Her voice had no emotion what so ever. My father was inspecting me, "making sure I was alright".

Theo and Elizabeth then walked over to our side. Both of them smiled and nodded in approval. Of what is the question though.

Soon the whole area was filed with police and the media. They rushed over to Minato, Minako, and I. we were swept away with a barrage of questions worse than Megidoloan. Luckily the velvet room siblings managed to grab all of us, dragged us to the limo, and we were off.

Almost immediately, when we started speeding of, my father exploded. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? SOUJI SETA, YOU BETTER EXPLAIN WHAT THAT DEMON YOU CAUSED TO APPEAR, RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" All eyes were wide except mine. I was used to this. That's why I was happy every time I moved so I could get away from all this; it made me bitter as a result though. Even so, I am tired of this. I just fought a Shadow in this world, as in not inside the TV world, am currently having an adrenaline crash, and now he is yelling at me for saving his sorry ass. Oh that's it. I've had enough.

I simply summoned my card again. It continued to spin in a never ending circle. I kept it like that until I was sure he saw the image of Izanagi on the card.

"First of all," I started, "I don't believe the way you're treating me is respectful, especially after we saved you all. Next, don't you ever call Izanagi a demon! I am Izanagi, and Izanagi is me. He is my Persona and that's all you're getting on the matter. Finally, I don't have to put up with this. All these years you treated me like crap, and I'm tired of this. You two are always away from home and busy living your own lives. My maids basically raised me. The closest thing I had to a real family was my friends, uncle, and Nanako back in Inaba. So you know what I'm going to do? I'm leaving. Farewell, may we never meet again." With that, I told the chauffer to stop and stepped outside with the others following.

My father rolled down his window and smirked, "Well, I don't know how you're going to survive without us. You have neither home nor family in this area and, most importantly, no money. You're screwed, little boy." I then pulled out my wallet; it was filled with thousands of yen. That wasn't my only wallet either. "I think I'll be fine." I replied with disdain. The limo then sped away, leaving dust in its tracks.

Minako then walked over to me and gave me something; a wallet. "It has all the money I saved up from I was alive. I hope it helps." Minato then did the same and pulled out a wallet. "It should have a few million, I spent most of it before, you know, before I died, but with all our money combined, we should be fine for a few months. "

Theo then started digging through his pocket. When he seemed to have found what he was looking for he said with peaking confidence "I almost forgot. My mast- I mean Igor gave this to me. He said it is an ID, and that my sister and I would be needed it during our stay here. I assume its some sort of identification in your world."

Minako nodded. "Yeah, that's what it basically is. It used for stuff like credit card and other legal stuff. You need to carry it around at all time. You never know when you might need it." I looked at everyone and smiled. They were here for me. They are my friends, people I could count on. That's when I heard a voice in the back of my head. It repeated a phrase I haven't heard in a long time and I knew I opened a new social link. I knew Minato and Minako were experiencing this too by the looks on their face. So we opened the world arcane, huh?

We then started walking, looking for a place to stay for the night. All day we went in and out of hotel and apartment complexes. Finally, we managed to rent a rather large apartment with four rooms. It had a nice view of the bridge and you could even see the school. I'm going to have to go there tomorrow so I could enroll there. I turned and saw both Minato and Minako staring at the school. They looked so depressed and in pain, though not physical. Normally, I would let them be. You know what they say, when someone is in pain let them be. There are always exceptions to the rule though. I walked over to them and asked, "What's wrong?"

Minato looked at me and said, "It all began and ended with that school there. In that school, we had our most precious and haunting memories. It- it just hurts to see it, just standing there. We have a secret and we are the only ones who know it. That's what it feels like." Minako curled herself into a ball while Minato pulls her into his lap. I could only stare at them.

Eventually, I sat down next to them. "You know," I began. "I have to enroll there tomorrow. If you guys want, you could enroll too. I know that you're supposed to be 'dead' but your covers are basically blown with what happened today. We could all start new, a clean slate." I smiled at them hoping to encourage them. At first, all they did was stare until Minato slowly smiled as well. He nudged Minako who had fallen asleep. He stood up and sighed. "When she falls asleep, it'll take hell to wake her up, and I don't feel like being karate-punched. Goodnight Souji, Theo, Elizabeth." He received a chorus of 'night' as a response.

I waited until Minato closed the door to his and Minako's room before I asked Elizabeth, "They're dating, aren't they?" she responded with a nod a sad smile.

"You like him, don't you?" She turned her head at this, walked to her room and slammed the door. I have I feeling I just got on her bad side. Sighing, I looked out the window and wondered what exactly was in store for this proclaimed high-level group of Persona-users.

A/N: *smirks*

Every1: *laughs at Junpei*

Jun: *wearing a brown bikini with thin strings going around the bottom* -/-

Ala: HAH! That's wat u get u perverted jerk

Mina: he had this comin

Nao: yes I agree -_-

Ala: but where did u get that swim suit naoto, it was adorable! XD

Nao; I rather not say

Rise: oh, I helped her pick it out a Victoria's Secret

Ala: WHICH I DO NOT OWN!

Rise: was that necessary?

Ala: yes, I do NOT want 2 get sued, am not rich =T

Yos: well since I was the one who came up with the idea to punish Junpei with that, plz review. For me?

A/N: this chappie has been reposted. its been edited by my beta aya-chan so every1 plz thank her 4 her hard work!

Chapter 4 - Day of Recognition

I stared at the mirror as I looked at myself for the first time in my new uniform. It looked totally different from my previous school's one. Looking at myself up and down, I smirked, damn I look good. Getting one last look, I walked out the room to see Minako already dressed. She was just putting on her barrettes when she noticed me. Without looking away from the mini mirror she had, she said "Good morning Souji-kun!"

I merely greeted her before making my way to the fridge. Then I realized, we hadn't gone food shopping yet. Damn, I thought as my stomach growled. It was then Theo came out his room. He yawned and was till in his pajamas. He greeted us good morning and walked over to the fridge

"There isn't any." I said lazily as I sat down on the floor. We really need to get stuff for this place. Soon Minato came out and Minako finished her make-up, though she didn't put on much. Seeing as we were all ready, we all left saying our byes.

We walked all the way to Port Island Station. It wasn't a long walk, just two or three blocks. When we boarded the train, Minako immediately walked over to the window. Well, more like ran. She looked out of it and smiled. She turned to Minato and said, "She's right, you know. It does feel like we're gliding over the water." Minato nodded and gripped the railing.

"Who's right?" I asked.

Minako looked back at me and smiled. "My bestfriend. She told us that on our first day of school. At first I didn't agree with her but overtime I saw what she meant." I nodded in understanding. We were almost there when I saw the school come into view. It really was huge.

Soon the train came to a stop and we got off. We all took a deep breath and hurried towards the school so we won't be late. It seemed like forever, yet only a few seconds before we finally reached the school. It had a majestic aura as it towered over us. I turned to see how Minako and Minato were doing. They seemed to be hyperventilating, though I must say Minako seemed worse. I stepped in front of them trying to calm them down. I tried talking to them, tried to make them situation seem light, tried to make them laugh and/or pissed. It didn't work.

"Minato? Minako?"

They reacted, well more like flinched and turned to see who it was. I remember her. It was the student council president we saw when I came here last year. What was her name now? As I tried to remember she walked up to us. Her eyes were wide and a few tears were streaming down her face. Slowly, she lifted her hands to their faces. Ever so softly, she stroked them.

"Chihiro." Minato whispered. That was her name. Chihiro lifted her hands from their faces and stepped back. She tried to clean her face but tears kept falling. Minako then gave her a hug and started to cry as well.

Both girls hugged each other while Minato and I watched. Once they were done, Chihiro whispered, "I thought you two were dead, but th-then when I saw the news yesterday and I saw you two. I-I couldn't believe it. I mean you guys died! I-I-I…" Minato shook his head and hugged her as well.

"We're back now." he whispered. He let go of her and motioned towards me.

"Chihiro, this is our friend, Souji. Souji, this is my ex, Chihiro." he said.

"We met already." I stated. I looked at Chihiro. "Remember, last year our school came to visit here and stayed here for a few days." Recognition flashed across her face and I smiled.

"You're right." she began. "Sorry I didn't realize earlier. I was, well you know." she stammered. I just laughed and said it was okay. Then the bell rang signaling our tardiness, we made our way inside.

Our classes were posted on a bulletin board. Luckily, I was in the same class as Minato and Minako, Chihiro on the other hand wasn't as lucky. Her face clearly read disappointment. I patted her back and said we could still see each other during lunch and maybe we could even all join a club.

After that, we all went towards our respective classrooms. Of course, Minato and Minako knew the way, so I basically followed them. The classroom was large and well-polished. Most of the class seemed to be there, but there were still plenty of good seats. I took the one I preferred, anywhere in the back. Minako seemed to agree with me as she instantly followed. She took the seat right next to me while Minato sat down next to her. Instantly, they took out the IPod Nanos they bought yesterday. It was actually the first thing we did. Minako's was a striking red, while Minato was a cool icy blue. They also bought very expensive matching headphones with their names engraved on both ends. Well, at least they won't take mine anymore. Deciding to follow their suit I pulled out mine when a boy stepped in front of Minako's desk.

"Hey, there cutie." he flirted. Shaking my head I watched with the slightest interest. Minato instantly reacted. He pushed the boy away from her desk. Minako wasn't even paying attention. She was too busy listening to her music.

"And who do you think you are, emo boy?" said the trouble starting kid. He smirked as a hint of anger surfaced in Minato's eyes.

"Her boyfriend." He unplugged the headphones out of each ear. He stepped closer to the boy. "You think you can steal her, you can't even handle her. You can't protect her. Hell, you can't even beat her in a fight. So what makes you think you can have her?" By now everyone in class was watching, except, of course, Minako.

"So you think you're tough! Heh, read my lips. Gay little kids who cut themselves are not tough." This caught Minako's attention.

In an instant, she stood up and was in front the boy's face. Her eyes blazed with anger.

A crack sounded in the room and all noise on the floor instantly stopped. Minako's hand was held out and the boy now fashioned with red handprint. "Don't ever insult Minato. I hate it when men don't know how to stand down. If you ever so much as look in our direction again, I swear, hell shall have no mercy on me if I ever unleash my fury on you."

The boy stared wide eyed. He truly seemed scared as he started crawling back. Minato put his hand on her shoulder. Her anger was clear on her face when she turned towards him. He simply thumped her forehead. Everyone seemed to wait for her reaction as she held her head down. What caught everyone in surprise was when she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him on his cheek mumbling how she was so proud of him and thanking him for protecting her maiden hood and all other sorts of non sense. This caused everyone's jaw to drop, including myself.

Minako, who usually seems too innocent, just flashed from an angel to a demon and then back again. Then I realized the students continued to stare at her, yet not only at her. They started at the three of us. They whispered among themselves and I instantly knew what they were talking about. Yesterday, the battle, our Personas.

It was then the teacher came in. He reminded me so much of King Moron. I guess that explains why I have an urge to stab him in the back of his neck.

"Good morning class. Hmmmmm. It seems we have three new students in this class. My name is Edogawa-sensei. I'm pleased to make your acquaintance. The three of you stand up and introduce yourselves. First in line is Seta-kun."

Doing as what I was told, I stood up. "Good morning. My name is Seta Souji but please call me Souji. I'm not good with formality. I like music, kendo, and ramen. I hope we all can get along."

When I sat down I heard the whispers once again. "Thank you Seta-kun." said the very annoying teacher. I mean c'mon what I just said. Sighing, I saw shock register on his face as he obviously the next two names.

"Hamuko Minako…..Arisato..Minato?" he looked up from the list and searched for them in the room.

When his eyes landed on them, Minako smiled. She bounced up like a ball and said cheerily, "Hello everyone. I'm Minako. I love music, I'm good at cooking, especially baking, I like Feather Man X, and I'm dating Minato, so paws off, ladies." She finished with an angelic smile that had everyone in the room sweat drop.

Minato then stood up. "I'm Minato. I like music as well; I play the piano and guitar. I like food a lot. I sleep a lot. I'm really cranky when I wake up, so don't wake me up. That's about it." He then sat down and continued listening to his music. Edogawa-sensei was still standing shocked. Soon, though, he regained his composure. He walked up to them and said something to them in their ears and walked back to the front of the class. He then began his lecture and I gladly fell asleep.

(Meanwhile in Inaba)

"I sure miss Sensei." Teddie sighed. The gang was sitting in their secret headquarters waiting for Yosuke to come back with the food.

"Me tooooooo~" Rise agreed. It had been rather boring since their leader left and the group really didn't have anything to do. All they did lately was go to school, do their homework, and come to their headquarters. Everyone was sitting when Naoto's cell phone rang. She opened it and was shock to see Izanagi's photo on it with Souji behind him.

"Everyone, look at this, quickly!" she said. Wondering what was wrong; they huddled over and looked at the phone. Their reactions were similar to hers.

"I wonder what this all could mean." whispered Yukiko.

Yosuke then chose this time to appear. "Here's the food, bon apatite." Being the clumsy guy he is, he fell and spilled all the food. Luckily it didn't fall on anyone.

Groaning, he stood up swearing under his breath. He then noticed how close everyone one was. "What's wrong?" They showed him the cell phone.

His response was to the drop the phone, which pissed off Naoto, which caused Kanji to get pissed. Yosuke just isn't lucky.

"What's partner doing there with his Persona out? That's in this world. How wasn't even able to summon it here…." Yosuke babbled. When he was done everyone responded with a simple 'I don't know'.

"I think we should visit him and get some answers. He said he was living in Iwatodai right? Well, we'll just go to his house and get him to answer our questions. Yosuke text him that we are going to stop by tomorrow. Since it is a Sunday tomorrow, we'll just leave on the earliest train and spend the day there and come back at night." Chie proposed. Everyone nodded and Yosuke started texting away

A/N: hey ummmmmm srry it took me a while to update….im very srry I kept u guys waitin but I really didn't mean 2, n yes this this chappie has been reposted. give ur thanks 2 aya-chan 4 editing n fixing my story every1!

Mina: its ok Ala –chan u had midterms then u were grounded…..again

Min: no to mention u spent a week with ur aunts w/o a computer

Rise: I remember that, she cried a lot

Jun: don't worry every1 tho I was there to comfort her

Yuk: yea n I am the queen of England

Ala: ne way imam try 2 reach 1000 words with this 1 at least I hope u like it

Chapter 5 - Old faces

We were leaving class when I received a text from Yosuke. I told Minato and Minako to go ahead while I read it.

Souji

Hey dude, what's up? Ok, imma tell it to you straight. We saw a news report with Izanagi on it with two other persona users. So, we're coming to town tomorrow. We're all packed and everything so there's no stopping us. Do us a favor and meet us there. Sure, Rise knows the area but we don't know where you live, you know. So we're taking the earliest train there. See u there partner.

Yosuke

Shaking my head, I suppressed a laugh. I couldn't wait until everyone got here. I just hoped they'll get along with the others then an idea crossed my mind. What if they transferred here under the guise of a transfer program? I'm sure Dojima-kun could pull it off. He already knows about Personas, so he should understand the situation.

With that freshly in my mind, I caught up to the others. Minato was talking on the phone when I caught up. He looked happy yet serious. He was talking too quickly for me to understand. It wasn't long until the call ended though. He looked at me then Minako before saying "Mitsuru is bringing the others today. We better get ready."

Minako smiled widely before she started rambling on about what we needed and such. As she walked ahead, intent on stopping by the nearest Junes I asked, "Whose Mitsuru and the others?"

"Well," he started. "You know how we're Persona-users right? Well, obviously Minako and I couldn't face the Ordeal by ourselves. We were previously in a school extracurricular program called S.E.E.S. That was the public story though. In reality, we were a trained group of students who fought Shadows in the hidden hour between one day and the next. It's called the Dark Hour. Regular people didn't know about it though, only those who had the potential. There were others who could operate during it though. They forget everything the next day or became one of the lost, or as the public put it, were inflicted with Apathy Syndrome. They never got better though, no one did until we got rid of the Dark Hour. Now it doesn't exist anymore. We got rid of it when we faced the Nyx Avatar, and then Nyx herself, which turned out, by the way, to be the moon during the Dark Hour... The price, though, was Minako's and my life. We had to literally seal Death itself. We don't regret what we had to do though. As long as everyone was safe in the end, they could live out the lives we had just begun barely living. What about you, what's your story?"

"Well, compared to your story, mine sounds like a piece of cake. When I moved to my uncle's place, I didn't expect to be involved in a series of murders. My best friend, Yosuke, his crush was murdered, and her body was hung on a telephone pole in public. He wanted to find out why. The day before, we decided to try out this rumor. To look into your TV screen on a rainy night at midnight. If you do that, you were supposedly able to see the face of your soul mate. The truth couldn't be any farther than that. In actuality, you see the Shadow of another persona. All of the person's repressed thoughts and feelings are given a form. This phenomenon is called the Midnight Channel. That's what everyone called it. Overtime my friends and I realized that those who are on the Midnight Channel will be killed by their own Shadows if someone doesn't save them. We managed to save everyone, but my teacher, who, even though he was a total ass, didn't deserve to die. He was killed by a copy cat killer. Everyone we saved faced "themselves" and their Shadow gave birth to their Persona. When we caught the killer, it turned out to be my uncle's partner, Adachi. It wasn't that simple though. At the end, we all fought the creator of the Midnight Channel, the goddess Izanami."

Throughout the whole time Minato listened. It was nice for someone to hear what I had to say for a while. That's when I heard the familiar chanting in the back of my head. So he's the Fool social link. no wonder, but then, what will Minako's be?

Minato surely experienced this as well for he had a look of pure irritation on. I heard him mutter something like, "Damn thing always gives me a headache and blocks out my music." I sweat dropped. 'Of course we would be pissed if it stopped him from listening to his music.'

Minako suddenly started running back to us. Hands fisted on both her hips she commanded "Well? What are you two waiting for? We are going to have guests over! What part of that don't you understand? Hurry up and march! We haven't got all day!"

Eyes wide, both Minato and I ran ahead to Junes not wanting the red haired girl's fury.

After a good three hours of hearing that tacky jingle, "Everyday's great at your Junes", several songs, and chasing Minako around the store later, we finally slumped on the coach we bought earlier today. My head hurt, I was tired, and I could feel Elizabeth glaring at me from somewhere. Theo was busy cooking with Minako with a look of pure bliss on his face, unnoticed by Minako of course. Minato, of course, obviously did. Standing up, I told him I was going to shower. Maybe that will get rid of my headache.

It did. I was feeling refreshed when I stepped out the bath room. I was smart to get dressed there in case the guest came. They were already there when I came out, and there were a lot of them; eight of them and a dog to be exact. Like the perfect hostess, Minako stood up and walked over to me, glaring at me the whole time for being late, and introduced me to the others.

"Everyone, this is Souji-kun and a fellow Persona user. Souji, the girl with the red hair is Mitsuru. The brown haired girl is Yukari. The blonde one is Aigis, she's a robot. The silver haired guy is Akihiko and the one sitting next to him is Shinjiro. The one with the hat is Junpei. The girl sitting next to him in the white dress is his fiancé, Chidori. The youngest one over there is Ken-kun, and last but surley not least is Koro-chan."

She pointed to each one as she said the names aloud. Everyone said hello, but the loudest was surely Junpei. I have a feeling he was also the most annoying. By his side, Chidori was smiling at Junpei. Obviously, she enjoyed his antics.

Sitting down at the already crowded table next to Ken and Aigis, I looked at the feast that was prepared. When I say feast, I mean feast. There was two dozens of fried shrimp, three whole bowls of odin, teriyaki chicken and steak, eight bowls of rice, beef dumplings, a small bowl of miso soup for everyone, and my personal favorite, egg fried rice.

Shinjiro noticed this as well. "You have gotten better since I last ate your food. You improved on the odin but you put a little too much teriyaki sauce though. It's still good though." Minako was beaming at the praise.

Aigis whispered to me, "Shinjiro is a well known chef and was teaching Minako some dishes before she… um….passed away." Nodding in understanding, I decided to serve myself. The food was delicious. Everyone thought so too for the food was quickly gone.

As Elizabeth, Yukari and Minako went to the kitchen to clean up; everyone left behind all turned to me and started a barrage of questions.

"What's the name of your Persona?"

"How did you use your Persona without the Dark Hour?"

"What are your abilities?"

"Are you a Wild Card like Minato-senpai and Minako-senpai?"

"How do you summon a Persona without an evoker? You have to teach me!"

Standing up, I would have tripped if not for Aigis catching me before I did. I muttered a quick apology before addressing each question.

"Its name is Izanagi, but the final form of it is Izanagi-no-okami. I would enter the TV world and fight Shadows there. I use two handed swords and I'm strong against Zio skills, but weak against Garu attacks. Yes, I am a Wild Card. I don't know what an evoker is but I would usually summon like this.

I stepped back and channeled my SP into my palm. The blue card with dancing white fire appeared. Everyone was at awe. I crushed the card and Izanagi appeared. It looked at me with a questioning gaze. I smiled at him before dismissing him.

Akihiko was by then standing. His eyes were gleaming. "Okay, that's it. You HAVEto teach me that." I chuckled and everyone formed a line, beside Aigis and Koro-chan, so I could show them how to summon Personas the way I did. The rest of the night went well and beside the exception of Aigis, Koro-chan, and Ken, everyone left and they stayed over.

A/N: well I hope u guys liked it

Shin: they better like it

Aki: shinji calm down would ya

Aigis: we finally appeared

Yuk: yea we did but I took you long enough

Ala: - must resist punchin bimbo in the face-

Jun: ooooooooh I sense some hostility CAT FIGHT!

Yuk: STUPIE!

Min/Mina: we have the weirdest friends

Sou: yea u really do

Ala: ne ways I hope u review and thank you Blazblue-domo and Arcanaox 4 reviewin I hope u like this chappie

A/N: wow thnks 4 the reviews every1 n thnx Lemo 4 the advice I really appreciate it imam try 2 work on that startin with this chappie, n yes this chappie has been reposted! thank aya-chan 4 her hard work ppl =O!

Mina: finally

Min: wat?

Mina: guess wat

Sou: wat? Tell us already

Ala: *sigh*

Mina: well I finally was able 2 watch Ala play P4

Sou/Min: *sweatdrop* WTF!

Ala: oh yea u did:

Mina: it seems fun though not as good as P3P of course

Sou: I beg to differ

Min: if nething P3/P3 FES is the best

Ala: oh boy here we go

Igor: *creepily* I hope you enjoy the chappie Master

Ala: O_o

Chapter 6 - Getting Ready for More

(Minako POV)

The night was going well. Souji-kun was getting along with everyone. The whole gang seemed to like him. That's the reason why I was smiling the whole night.

I managed to catch up on what's going on with everyone through Yukari. Aigis is staying with Mitsuru and is helping the research of Personas. Junpei is engaged to Chidori, like no one saw that's coming. Mitsuru is currently head of the Kirijo Group, and it is thriving. Akihiko is training to become an officer. Ken is now in middle school. He is also the student council president, I'm so proud of him. Shinjiro is working on opening up a restaurant. I promised that I would be the first customer. Fuuka is attending Tokyo University for a degree in medical science. Yukari is currently trying to get scouted. She wants to be a performer.

Everyone seemed so happy. In a way, I'm happy that everyone isn't depressed, but it seems like we weren't missed. I sat down next to Minato after I was done washing the dishes. He was watching everyone. Of course, he was still listening to music of course.

I tugged on his sleeve and asked for a headphone. He plugged one in my ear. The band version of Time by Shoji Meguro was playing. It was very peaceful for what everyone eventually would have to talk about. I leaned my head on his shoulder and we stood there.

One song after another played and before we knew it, it was midnight. On instinct, I prepared myself for the Dark Hour, only for nothing to happen. I relaxed, I knew that the Dark Hour doesn't exist anymore, but I just can't help it.

Deciding that I should probably start now, before everyone begins to leave, I stood up. Souji-kun looked at me and nodded. He walked to my side while Minato stood up next to me. Clearing my throat, I caught everyone's attention. When all noise ceased, and all eyes were on me I began.

"Everyone, I know you saw the news cast about us. I bet you were all surprised to see that Minato and I are alive again. To be honest, I'm shocked as well. Yet, we were going to hide this from you. I'm not sorry for that though. That isn't what is important right now."

I paused for a while, catching my breath and continued, "The Shadows are back. Yet, neither the Dark Hour, nor the Midnight Channel is to blame. We don't know what the cause of their appearance is. Trust me though, we will find out. You have a choice. I'm not going to force you into this because personally, I rather have nothing to do with it myself. I have a duty though. We were brought back for a reason and this is it. Everyone has gone with their lives and I can't make you drop what you are doing. I hope that you may help us though. You are the only ones I could ask of this."

As I finished, Aigis stood up. "I-I promised to protect you. I still want to keep my promise. I will join you. I will protect you and Minato." she declared. She wiped away some tears that fell.

"Thank you, Aigis." I said. I smiled at her as I sat down feeling exhausted. Leaning my head against Minato again, I added, "You don't have to decide tonight. Just please tell me of your decision." Everyone nodded.

I closed my eyes and felt myself being carried. Looking up, I saw Minato's deep blue eyes. Snuggling further into his chest, I drifted off into sleep.

I woke up feeling Minato's arms around me. Smiling, I moved closer into his embrace. He sighed, dreamily as his arms tightened around me. It was times like these that made me fall for him even more.

"Minako." he said.

I turned to look at him to see he was wide awake all of a sudden. "Morning." I greeted. He smiled and kissed my forehead. I smiled back and him. I don't know how long we stayed like that, but as soon as he let go, my smile faded. He chuckled as he pointed to the door. He opened it and Souji, Theo, and Elizabeth came crashing down. My cheeks were set on fire, while Minato glared at them.

"Master Min-Minako, it's- it's not what you think I assure." Theo stuttered. Elizabeth said something along the same line to Minato. All I know is they can't be forgiven.

Thanking Kami I was in my PJ's, I walked over to the closet and pulled out my naginata. The temperature in the room felt ten degrees colder as I stalked towards my prey.

"Good luck, she's in leader mode now." Minato declared. Theo gulped knowing full well of my skills in battle. He tried to crawl away but was blocked by Minato. Elizabeth and Souji didn't know what hit them. I pulled off a fantastic combo attack beginning with Souji and ending with Elizabeth. By the time I let them go, they were badly beaten.

Strutting to my closet, I put my weapon back in place. I looked through my wardrobe before deciding to wear something nice today. I put on a black skirt with a bright red turtle neck. Instead of my usual hairpins forming the Roman numeral for twenty two, I put on the red heart clips Minato bought me for Valentine's Day. Letting my hair loose I walked out my room to be greeted with the smell of omelets. Following the scent, I was lead to the kitchen. It seems Souji was making omelets for everyone.

Skipping over to the kitchen's island, I took my seat and waited anxiously for the meal. Souji was obviously still cautious of me. He even begged Theo to hand me my food for him. Sighing, I thanked him for the food with a smile and began eating.

Minato soon came out of the room and sat down next to me. He thanked Souji for the food as well and began to eat. As we were eating though, Souji began to put on his jacket.

Elizabeth noticed this too and asked, "Souji-kun, where are you going?"

"Oh nothing, my friends are coming to town to see me, so I have to pick them up." he responded. He was smiling though. He never smiles like that here. As he stepped out the door, I stood up.

Washing all the dirty dishes for everyone didn't take long. Once I was done, I told everyone to get dressed nicely because we were having guests over again. Sighing, I dropped myself onto my bed. I was really tired from yesterday and now more people are coming. Souji will have to explain the situation to them. After all, they deserved to know. I felt more weight on the bed. I didn't need to see who it was though. I already knew.

"Wake me up when they get here." I mumbled.

"Sure." Minato said as I once again fell asleep.

A/N: well this is it but its not as long as the others

Mina: its all good I was narratorin after all

Sou: ok back on topic P4 is the best

Min: not really P3 has a better soundtrack n betterstory

Sou: well the characters has more background in P4 so u understand them better

Min: so im way cooler so that's that

Sou: not really ne ways im way better than u

Mina: that's enough! If nething P3P is the best bcuz it has both a female n male story more music N cooler social links

Min/Sou: yea right

Ala: u know Wt let the fans decide ppl plz end this n tell us who u think is better so these 2 could shut up!

Theo: master I would love it if you review *winks*

Fangirls: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! XD

Every1:*sweatdrops*

A/N: Okay, I'm back~

Mina: On track~

Min: So we're celebratin~

Aig: With a rap~

Sou: Based on our~

Ted: COMEBACK!

Everyone else: *sweat drop* Really!

Ala: ;) hell yeaz!

Min: They're right. Why did I do this?

Mina: 'Cause you promised *puppy dog eyes*

Shin: That's why.

Ala: On another note, I would like to thank Aya-tan. She's gonna beta read my chappies from now on so they would not sound like I'm foreign.

[Aya: Yo! Aya here, nice to meet you all. I'm gonna try my best to help Hikarin in this story, I only beta-read though. (Envy me! I get to read the chappies FiRST. :D Just kidding…)

Min: Which, by the way, she isn't.

Mina: Surprising, I know!

Ala: =_=

Chie: ne who plz enjoy the chappie

Chapter 8 Feeling ill

A sudden bright light woke me up. In my current state of shock, I fell off my bed, hitting my head in the process. I looked up at the culprit with the flashlight and saw a blonde boy I've never seen before. He was smiling with his sky blue eyes. The kind girls dream to have. Giving me a hand, he helped me up, only to be thanked with a punch in the face. And so, he came crashing down.

His crash must have been louder than I thought for everyone in the apartment came in my room. Most of them I didn't even know. As I glared at the blue eyed boy, Minato and Souji came towards us. Minato walked over to my side, while Souji helped the other boy.

"Ooooooh, that hurt beary much~" he whined. I couldn't repress a groan. Minato turned me towards him, and gave me a look. He leaned in and whispered, "He's Teddie, one of Souji's friends."

My eyes went wide as I apologized over and over to Teddie. He shrugged it off saying, "I shouldn't have woken you up that way." Still, I felt bad.

"Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"

"I'm Teddie and...I wouldn't mind a kiss, I suppose."

I could feel the fury radiating from Minato. Slowly, he walked over to Teddie before giving him a right hook. Once again, Teddie was on the floor. Rubbing his face, Teddie pouted. One of the bystanders obviously couldn't hold back his laughter as he walked over to Teddie. He had long hair, for a guy, which was brown. He had a large pair of headphones and a confident grin.

"I don't know about everyone else, but I, my friend, have waited for that for a very long time." he said. Even though he said that, in the end, he also helped Teddie up, who was holding onto a very annoyed sweat shirt clad girl. Wiping a tear from his eye the headphone wearing brunette turned toward us.

"I'm Hanamura Yosuke, Souji's best friend. Just call me Yosuke, though. Nice to meet you." he introduced. I bowed before saying "No, the pleasure is mine. I'm Hamuko Minako." Suddenly, a whole chorus of introductions was all said.

"I'm Chie!"

"Kanji."

"Shirogane Naoto."

"I'm Rise!"

"Amagi Yukiko."

"I-I'm Nanako…"

"Dojima Ryotaro. It's a pleasure."

All the voices talking at once were giving me a headache. I sat down on my bed and nodded to all of them as Minato did the same. I rubbed my forehead hoping to relieve the pain only to be met with failure. Sighing, I stood up getting into hostess mode. Everyone followed me out the room to the living room.

Turning to them, I began, "I assume everyone has seen the newscast or at least heard of it?" When everyone nodded, I continued. "So, all of you have recently dealt with Shadows, but this is not their first appearance in this world. They were in this very city two years ago. No, wait, let me rephrase that. They were in this city yet not at the same time. When the clock struck twelve every night, the Dark Hour would appear. Regular people would simply transmogrify, while those with the potential would be able to experience it. Yet, just because you have the potential doesn't mean you necessarily have a Persona. Sometimes though, a person would hear the Shadow's calling. The Shadows, themselves, resided in the tower of demise, Tartarus. My friends and I battled and trained there, preparing for an Arcana Shadow that appeared every full moon. What we didn't know was that every time we defeated one, we were slowly gathering the missing parts of a dangerous Shadow, Death."

Saying that name brought an all too familiar pain in my chest. Ryoji, I thought. He was the other man I was in love with. Yes, I did love Minato with all I have, but I also felt the same way with Ryoji. Minato noticed my expression and his face took on a darker look. He still has insecurities, I can't blame him though.

As if I didn't notice his slight change in expression, I continued. "When we killed the last one, we thought it was all over. That's what we believed. We couldn't have been any more wrong. The night after, the Dark Hour still came. When we noticed one of our friends, Aigis, was missing, we went straight to Tartarus. The bells were ringing there so that was our first guess. She was there… along with someone who we thought was our friend, betrayed us. He killed one of our friend's father and then he died as well. Things had changed. We all took this situation more seriously. That was when Ryoji moved. We didn't know who he was. He was our friend. But he was Death. He would guide Nyx, the mother of Shadows, to Earth and bring about the Fall. The end of humanity. We were all shocked; He didn't want this either. He cried. He – he asked me to kill him. He wanted our last months to be peaceful, without any pain. But we-I couldn't do that. And so, we all agreed that we weren't going down without a fight. Before the end of January we had to reach the top of the tower. We all trained so hard."

"When the day finally came, we stared Death in the eye. The Ryoji we all knew we gone. He left a monster in his place. Even when we defeated Death, or the Nyx Avatar, the fall still came. We were all forced down on our knees as Nyx appeared, literally. It turned out, Nyx was the moon herself. But, as she approached, Minato and I were able to stand up. Together, we sealed Nyx. We realized that she cannot be defeated, but she is not malicious either. She simply grants what humanity wants. Over the years, humanity started longing for death one way or another. But with my and Minato's sacrifice, we were able to stop her. The price was our own very lives."

When I was done, everyone's head was down. Minato must have stepped out while I was talking because he wasn't here. He must be mad at me. Unconsciously, few tears slid down my face. I don't know if it was from the intensity of the headache I'm having or for the pain I caused Minato.

I looked up when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see Teddie looking at me with a tear stained face.

"I'm sorry…" he said.

"It's not your fault. I needed to tell you all this." I responded while rubbing my eyes.

He looked away. "It's just… I can't help but feel responsible. I'm-I'm a Shadow." He looked at the floor. "I could have been one of the Shadows you fought, or been at the tower. I can't remember where I was before I met everyone, but if I was in that tower then I need to say I'm sorry to you." Teddie bowed formally in front of me. He earned a round of gasps and an approving look from Naoto, Yosuke, and Souji. Pulling his face up, I smiled.

"Thank you…" I said before I blacked out.

[Minato POV]

As I walked in the room, all I saw was Minako falling down. Despite my previous anger towards her, I rushed to catch her before she met the floor. Everyone let out a gasp. I didn't care though.

In my arms Minako was shivering yet sweating at the same time. She looked extremely pale and kept calling out my name in hushed frantic whispers. She clutched my sleeve and began fussing around. Theo soon snapped out of his shock and came to our side. Placing his hand on her forehead, he checked her temperature.

"102.3 degrees. She has an extremely high fever. Master Minato, I wouls suggest you take her to her room and change her attire immediately. Elizabeth, please go and get some ice. Who here can cook?" Theo commanded.

"I can." Souji stepped up.

"Then, please make some soup and tea for Master Minako." Theo then ran into the kitchen.

I stood up with Minako safe in my arms and walked to the room. Stepping inside, I closed the door behind me. Gently, I laid her down on our bed and pulled out her summer pajamas. Her breathing became more strained and she looked like she was in pain.

Leaning into her face, I whispered, "I'm sorry I was mad at you." Kissing her forehead I began unbuttoning her blouse. As it came off she began shivering again, no doubt it was due to the exposure and sweat. Grabbing a yellow tank top, I pulled it over her head. Now that that was done, it was time for her skirt.

A blush settled over my face. No matter what people thought about us, we never actually did anything too intimate. Before, we had to hide our relationship for the sake of the social links, but now that it was out in the open and we shared a room, people most thought that we…..

My blush became more obvious. Shaking away my embarrassment, I pulled down her skirt while looking at the other direction. Putting on her short was harder than I thought; eventually I managed to get them on her. I propped her up on her pillow and opened the door.

Elizabeth walked in with a mini fridge and I bucket of ice, though I have no idea where she got the mini fridge from. Plugging it in, she put most of the ice in the fridge and the rest in an ice compress. Slowly, she placed it on her forehead and Minako's breathing began to slow. I let out of a breath I didn't even realize I was holding. Souji walked to my side and looked down at Minako. He gripped her hand and called Rise over. She was tearing up and fighting not to cry. Obviously, she was scared and worried for her. Worried for a person she had just met. Nodding at Souji, he led everyone out of the room. It was just me and her now. It has been like that for two years. For two years, it was her and I alone at the seal. That was all we needed. Feeling tired, I laid my head by her side and drifted off into darkness.

A/N: so here's the next chappie ^_^, n thanks to the great Aya-chan 4 proofreadin my horrible broken english XD, *hugz Aya-chan*

Shin: finally, took u long enoug write this piece of crap

Mina: Shinji...

Ala: well excuse me! y don't u try living my life, all my midterms n finals r old regnets, i had 2 take 5 regents, i had a chorus concert in radio city, which by the way would have been fun if someone wouldn't have stolen my favorite lipstick TT_TT

Yuka: omg, was it the pink 1 that i like?

Ala: yes TT_TT

Yuka: damn them 2 hell =_=

Ala: i got it back though, it had dirtv all over it. it was 2 dirty 2 ever use again

Min: smh, those jerks

Fuk: how sad =(

Mina: it's will be ok aya-chan =/

Ala: *mumble mumble mumble mumble*

Min: huh

Aki: oh no, not this!

Jun: not wat Akihio senpai?

Aki: the characters from her otherr fanfic told me about this, whenever she gets extremely depressed, she starts this annoying mumbling

Ala:*mumble mumble mumble*

Min: damn...plz enjoy yhe chappie while we try to calm her down

Chapter 9 - Misunderstanding

Minako POV

I looked around, surveying my surroundings. I was enveloped in total darkness. There wasn't a speck of light to be seen. It made my heart falter and allowed fear to seep through. So I did the only thing that I could think of.

"Minato! Minato!" I yelled out but to no avail.

A chill rolled down my spine as I began to sense another presence. It was oddly familiar. Despite there being no light, I am able to see him clearly. What caught my attention first was the bright yellow scarf. Next were his piercing blue eyes. Lastly were the scars that now cover his form.

Ryoji.

He stood there with his head hanging low. He wore an expression filled with agony.

"I'm so sorry." He whispered.

My eyes softened as I took a step towards him, but he stepped back.

"I killed you. I never wanted to hurt you but I did worse than that. I killed you, Minako." He finally looked me in the eyes. What I saw in them was the torture he put himself through.

I couldn't stand it any longer. I rushed to him and embraced him. He immediately tensed as I wrapped my arms around him. I can't bear seeing Ryoji like this. He is so important to me. I don't want to see him sad.

"Don't do this to yourself anymore. I made a contract." I said while turning to look up at him.

After forcing him to look at me, I continued, "When I signed that contract, I swore to take full responsibilities for my actions. If I killed you that day, I would be running away. Anyways, like you never wanted to hurt me, I don't ever want to hurt you. We both had to, though. So please, stop this. Don't hurt yourself anymore."

I took his wrist in my hand and kissed it. His skin was rough from the scars, yet to me it was like being caressed by silk. He smiled at me and pulled me in closer.

"Minato is a lucky guy." he whispered. He kissed my forehead lightly before grasping my hand.

"Let's go back." he said. I nodded and followed him.

Minato POV

A small light appearing woke me up. It had started off small but slowly grew larger, taking the shape a person, a guy to be specific.

Beside me, Minako started to stir. Her thick eyelashes fluttered, revealing her wine-colored orbs.

"Minato? Ryoji?" she whispered. Ryoji? Was that the person appearing before us?

The light slowly faded away, indeed showing the yellow scarf clad boy. He looked extremely tired but what made me gasp were the scars all over his body.

Ryoji looked over to Minako and me. He smiled before he passed out. I quickly stood up and grabbed him before he hit the floor. Besides, despite all we been through, we were still great friends.

"Elizabeth! Theo! Everyone, come here quickly!" I called out. That obviously woke Minako up fully. She shot up with panic clearly shown on her face.

She dashed towards us and checked his forehead. Seeing that he didn't have a fever she calmed down slightly.

"He's not sick. He's fine." she said. She then looked at me. She seemed hesitant, almost guilty. I was going to question her but the others came in.

"Master Minato." cried Elizabeth. She was followed by Chie, Theo, and then everyone else.

I took note that Chie was agile. I would make use of that in battle later on.

"Ryoji-sama?" Theo gasped out.

"Indeed, it is him, brother." Elizabeth stated warily.

Teddie sniffed the air and gasped out in shock. He took a defensive pose and stated, "You guys, he's a Shadow!"

The others gasped but quickly readied themselves for battle, Minako was quick to react.

"NO! He's Ryoji! Don't hurt him! He won't hurt you so put your weapons down!" Minako commanded her voice full of authority. She was in leader mode now.

The others were shocked at her outburst. Then again they never experienced this before.

"Minato! Put him down on the bed gently." she said. I did as such. When she is like this you don't say no to her unless you want to be sore for the next three weeks. It is way worse than Mitsuru's execution.

Ryoji looked at peace while sleeping. He even had a small smile. What ever happened to Minako had to have something to do with Ryoji. He rarely smiles like that and when he does it always is related to Minako in some way.

As soon as I laid him down, I left the room. I wanted to be away from the two of them right now.

Minako POV

Minato walked out of the room right after he put Ryoji down. He seemed upset. I knew why though. I looked over at Ryoji. He was smiling. My eyes softened briefly before hardening once again. That would have to be saved for later. I can't be with him. I knew that. Later he would find that out. Right now, I need to explain the situation to everyone. All of Souji's friends wore expressions filled with confusion, especially Teddie.

"Okay everyone. I know what you are all thinking. 'Why is she defending a Shadow?' Well, this Shadow is my friend and former classmate. His name is Ryoji. He is the one I was telling you guys about, the Harbringer of Death, or at least he was. He can't call Nyx now that she is sealed. Then again he never wanted to. So please, be kind to him. He has been through so much and I don't want to add to his burden. Also if you see a boy with the same color eyes in a prison garb, don't worry. That's still Ryoji, he is just in a different form. Please, follow my orders."

Teddie was the first to speak.

"I knew I was not alone. I thought I was the only Shadow that changed his form. This makes me so happy! I'll be nice to him Mina-chan, just like the others were nice to me." Teddie smiled and look over to Ryoji.

Rise smiled and nodded.

"He can't be bad if he your friend, so why not?"

"Okay!" Chie said.

Souji simply nodded.

Yukiko nodded and said, "I'll try to. I promise."

Naoto looked at me and simply nodded.

They all took it well. This made me feel so relieved. At least I didn't have worry about this matter.

I asked Teddie to tell me when he woke up to which he nodded. Right now I needed to find Minato. I had a few things to explain to him. I exited the room and looked around the house to see if Minato was still here. After searching the house, I realized he wasn't. I also saw that his coat was off the rack so I felt slow for not checking that first.

Grabbing my keys, I left the house and went outside. It was slightly chilly but still warm nonetheless. I was walking around the neighborhood at first yet he was nowhere nearby. So I took the train all over town. He wasn't at the shrine. School was closed so there's no way he's over there. I didn't see him at neither of the malls nor was he by the movie theatre.

That was when I decided to wait for him in front of our building. I need to explain myself to him. I couldn't let him misunderstand things.

Night fell as I stood outside waiting for my blue-haired boyfriend. It got significantly colder and I was shivering. I wasn't going to leave though. I was absolutely determined to wait here, even if he came at three in the morning. I just hope he came here soon; I so didn't want to wait until three. Luckily, God must have heard my prayer for I didn't have to wait that much longer until I saw a familiar blue head walking in my direction.

I ran to his side, wrapping my arms around his waist. Burrowing my head in his chest, I cried. He tensed when I grabbed hold of him. That kind of hurt, but I didn't care. I needed him to know that he had me worried.

After my little episode was over, I pulled back at him and hit him on the chest.

"You-you BAKA! Do you know how worried I was? I looked all over for you, but I couldn't find you! You left without a word. I didn't know where you were! What if something happened to you? How would I have known if you were hurt or killed or…" I chastised.

He let me rant until I exhausted myself. When it was clear that I had finished, he glared at me.

"I'm sorry that I worried you, but what did you expect? All of a sudden, Ryoji comes back and you have this guilty look all over your face! In the room, all you saw was him! It-it felt just like before, when we had social links with him! I knew that he liked you and you knew that too. It just pisses me off!" he yelled.

I looked at him with sadness. He looked so hurt so I comforted him. Gently, I grabbed his face and kissed him softy. I gave him butterfly kisses all over, on his eyes, his nose, his cheeks, his forehead, and then lastly his lips.

Looking up at him, I said, "I'm sorry. I never wanted to hurt you, but nothing is going on between me and Ryoji. I just had a dream about him. I guess it was more than a dream because he came back with me. I just comforted him because he was in pain. Even though he's not my boyfriend anymore, he is still my friend. He was hurting himself, Minato. He was upset over what had happened on that night, I couldn't let him keep doing that to himself." I looked down hesitant to meet his gaze.

It was then he pulled in into his arm. Resting his head on my own, he whispered an apology. Then, lifting my face towards mine he kissed me. It wasn't like all the other times he had. Usually they were gentle, but now they were hungry, possessive. I wasn't complaining though. I quickly responded and wrapped my arms around his neck.

Eventually, we both pulled back and smiled at each other. Together, hand in hand, we walked back into the building that is now our home. I felt completely happy at that moment. Minato and I had made up and have not broken up. Due to this, I was at pure bliss.

Well I was until everyone came running down the stairs. They all had a face of pure panic. Rise quickly ran up to us while the others exited the building.

"A Shadow! I sensed a Shadow. Hurry!" she exclaimed. With that she followed the others out the door.

A/N: XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!

Shin: *grumbles while being held onto by Ala: i hate u all!

Ted: c'mon! take 1 for the team!

Ryo: awww. she's adorable when she's excited like this ^_^

Shin: =_=

Mina: plz Shinji, u can do it!

Shin: O/O

Min: =_=

Mina: 6_6 boys...

Ted: if u want, i can trade places with u..

Ala: =_= teddie...try ne thing n i WILL make sure that u will have nightmares about me everynight for the rest of ur life

Ted: O_O... sensei...i'm scared

Sou: ur not the only 1

Shin: plz review b4 so she can let the go of me *gets hugged tighter* damn it all to the hell =_=

Ala: XDDDDD!

Ala: Well, thanks everyone for supporting this fic, thanks Aya-chan for fixin' this chappie up like the time my mom had to fix my sis' graduation dress after black ink spilt on it. And, I would like to introduce you all to two new characters.

Har: Hey, I'm Haru, nice to meet ya! Did that thing with your mom really happen?

Ala: Sadly, yes. -_-Anyway, come on out, Natsu!

Nat: Hello, everyone, I'm Natsu! It is a pleasure to meet you all.

Ryo: Wooow, Na-chan is really cute! Hey, would you give me the pleasure of a romantic moonlit stroll?

Ted: Stop right there! I'm gonna take Na-chan on a romantic date to Junes!

Nat: Uh…

Har: =_= Leave onee-chan alone, you pervs!

Min: At least Ryoji is preoccupied with her now and, will leave Minako alone.

Mina: ^_^ Your cute when you're actually jelly, Minato!

Ala: 6_6 Never mind these idiots and please enjoy the chappie.

Chapter 9 - Loneliness

We ran as fast as we could, Minako held onto my sleeve as she ran behind me. The others were currently ahead of us but still in sight. It was night right now but there was no full moon meaning that any possibility of it having to do with Nyx is ruled out. On the night of the full moons is when major arcana shadows come out.

The further we ran, the louder the screams of panic grew. People were running away from what I assumed is the Shadow. Of course, the media is there to record every single thing. We couldn't let that stop us though. If we did, people's lives could be endangered, or even worse.

I stopped when we came close to the Shadow. We were currently in what appeared to be a mini-sized concert hall. There were still people inside of it but not many remained. The Shadow was on the stage with two people. One was a girl with flowing long dark brown hair and blue eyes. She seemed to be in a trance. The other was a boy with the exact same physical traits. I suppose he's her twin. He huddled over her, probably trying to help her.

The Shadow took the form of a young child, yet all, except its blood red eyes, is pitch black. It was crying tears of, what I guessed to be, blood. Yet no matter the age difference, the girl's and the Shadow's face is exactly the same.

"Damn, this is just like inside the TV world." Chie said angrily.

"No, it's different. Look at the Shadow's eyes." Souji commanded his friends.

"H-her eyes! Why aren't the yellow?" Rise asked, completely taken aback.

"I guess this isn't the same kind of Shadow you guys normally dealt with." Minako said, already posed for battle. Though she did not have her naginata she always carried her evoker. Mine is in its holster as well.

Everyone ran up to the stage, Rise tried to separate the twins from each other but the boy cries, "Leave me alone! I-I gotta help onee-chan! She needs me!"

"Haru-kun, let the others resolve this. They know what they are doing." Rise said, trying to pacify the brunette.

"You know him?" Minako said, her eyes still focused on the Shadow.

"Yeah, back when I was still singing, I met these two. They are new artists. His name is Haru and his sister is Natsu."

Minako nodded as she pulled out her evoker. Everyone stood in their battle poses as Rise managed to separate Haru from Natsu with much effort. Rise quickly summoned her Persona and the Shadow looked at us, crimson tears still falling down.

"W-will you be my friend?" the Shadow asked. I stood there shocked. Besides Ryoji, I never experienced a Shadow talking to me. Speaking of Ryoji, he finally managed to catch up with us.

Climbing the stage, he stared in shock as he took in the Shadow.

"Are you gonna hurt me?" the Shadow continued before looking at Ryoji. Once its eyes came into contact with the Appraiser of Death it immediately became hostile.

"Nooooooooo! I did nothing wrong! I'm not going to die. I just don't want to be alone!"

"Hmmmm, this is interesting…" Ryoji said thoughtfully.

"Explain yourself." Naoto said. Though she wore a calm mask, I can tell she became suspicious.

"This is a different type of Shadow that no human had experienced before. In a way it is similar to the Shadows that Souji-kun and his friends experienced in the TV world, but it is still far too different for the two to be classified as the same. In a way, it is also similar to the Shadow Minato and Shadow Minako that SEES dealt with in the Abyss of Time. Still, this Shadow is holding the strongest feeling its creator held when it was born."

"Please clarify this to me and the others, how was this Shadow born, exactly?"

"The girl must have held a pent up feeling, though she accepted the fact that the feeling existed, it still ate away at her. Then, I guess somehow during this concert, something triggered that feeling, but since it was stronger than usual, a Shadow was able to be born. "

"Hmm, I will further interrogate you later. For now, we must deal with this Shadow before it harms any innocent bystanders."

"Yeah, but don't completely kill it. If you do, you can permanently harm the girl!"

Haru watched the whole scene take place. His eyes were wide as he struggled to understand what was happening around him.

Quickly, Minako and I summoned our initial Personas. Orpheus appeared before me as Eurydice did so for Minako.

"Brave Blade!"

"Bufudyne!"

The slash and ice attacks melded together into one as I hit the Shadow. When both attacks faded, we saw that the Shadow was still standing. Letting out a sharp cry, it used Agidyne. Yukiko immediately stood in front of me while Yosuke stepped in front of Minako. The fire type attack hit them both in our stead. Yukiko appeared fine and I assumed that she can block Agi attacks. I took note of that for later use. Yosuke, though still in great condition, was slightly burnt around some parts of his clothes. I guess that he is able to resist these type of attacks.

I quickly thanked them as I switched Personas from Orpheus to Black Frost. Minako summoned a different Persona as well, Suzaku.

"You guys, I'm going to scan it! Just wait a sec." Rise said as her Persona's hand covered her eyes.

Teddie then summoned his own Persona as well. A big, round Persona appeared while Teddie exclaimed, "Kamui! Bufudyne!"

The attack hit! It was also slightly stronger than Minako's . He must have the ability Ice Amp.

"Tempest Slash!"

I turned and saw Naoto with her Persona as well. A white clad Persona swung its blade at the Shadow. However, the attack was repelled by high counter. Naoto fell to her knees, victim of her own attack.

"Zio! Senpai, use Zio skills. That's its weakness." Rise called out.

"Got it." Souji muttered before summoning Izanagi. The yankee looking Persona appeared before its summoner before casting Ziodyne. The attack hit. It even brought the enemy down.

"Now's our chance! You ready?" I turned and saw Souji giving Yosuke the 'okay'. Everyone then jumped the enemy. We outnumbered it significantly and were able to greatly weaken it.

By the time everyone backed away, the Shadow was in horrible condition. We couldn't attack it anymore for did not know if any more attacks will kill it.

It was then Natsu's brother stepped forward. He looked straight into the Shadow's eyes, his clothes were currently wrinkled due to Rise's previous man handling. His fists were clenched as he looked sadly at the Shadow.

"Why do you feel like this, onee-chan? Why do you feel lonely? While they fought, I thought about what they said and what you, Shadow or whatever you're called, said. The only thing that made sense with your words was loneliness. So tell me, why?" he shouted at his sister's Shadow.

"W-we aren't going to be together anymore. That is the whole point of this concert, to tell our fans that. We are going to be kept apart just like when we were younger!" the Shadow cried out. Its red eyes released more tears.

"Then, why didn't you tell me how you felt? Why keep this to yourself!"

"Because… You were so happy. I couldn't take away your happiness…"

"I'm not going to be happy if you're miserable!"

The Shadow stared at Haru in shock, Its bloody tears stopped as it mouth opened slightly.

"Now!" Ryoji shouted. He ran to the Shadow and pressed his palm in its forehead. The Shadow closed its eyes before being enveloped in a bright light. I closed my eyes, trying to protect them from being blinded.

Once I opened them, a Persona stood in its place. I noticed that a Persona went missing in the back of my mind. It was as if it wasn't available anymore.

"Thou art I and I art thou. I am Kikuri-Hime, the giver of life." The Persona that I have gotten familiar with completely changed. Before, she wore a red, white and green kimono, had silver hair, and black skin. Now, her skin was completely white and her hair was a deep onyx color. Her kimono was now floor length and was blue, grey, and silver.

It then disappeared as Natsu woke up. Haru then rushed to her side, laid her head on his lap and stroked it. "Are you really okay onee-chan?" he whispered.

She smiled softly and murmured, "Yeah, sorry I worried you."

"Baka…"

Natsu then turned her head to the others and said "Thank you everyone for protecting my little brother and saving me. Is there any way I can help or repay you?"

"Yes, for now though, let's just take you to our house. If you guys got hurt anywhere, we can properly heal you there." Minako said warmly. I smiled and walked over to her. I wrapped an arm around her waist and she leant against me for support.

It was then we remembered about the media. The whole time they filmed the entire fight. Fortunately, they were close enough to record what ever happened but not to record whatever we said.

Quick as always, Minako summoned Suzaku and the red bird Persona appeared. She looked at me and I instantly understood her intention. I summoned my own Suzaku and told everyone to get on one of them.

Teddie, Ryoji, Yukiko and Chie got on Minako's while Souji, Naoto, Yosuke, the twins, and Kanji got on mine. Together, the two birds soared across the sky, escaping the nosy clutches of the paparazzi.

Ala: So hope u guys liked it, I know it's not much and I suck at fight scenes. -_-"

Nat: It wasn't that bad, Ala-chan.

Ala: You were unconscious the whole time.

Nat: O.o Your point is?

Shin: smh -_-

Nat: O/O

Shin: What? =_=

Har: Not again~

Aki: What?

Har: Onee-chan is in love …again. -_-

Ala: Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Har: Depends…

Aki: Oh well! People please R&R 'cause Ala gets ideas real slow when there are no reviews.

Ala: Not true!

Aki: You got this idea after over a week when u were taking a shower. -_-

Ala: Point taken. Like Akihiko said, please R&R!

Aya: Oh, and about the chapter numbers, this is actually chapter 9 while last chapter was chapter 8. And chapter 8 is actually 7. Sorry for the confusion. *bows* Please review!

(PRE A/N; every one this chapter is dedicated to the victums of 9/11 and my uncle and mother. sadly they could have been part of the chaos and another person in the list of people who has died that day. MY uncle worked in the World Trade center but decided to take the day off, and my mother worked way to close but was supposed to come in late. Many people died that day that is a true tragedy, yet this sad event brought our country closer and united as a whole. Please everyone if you can take a moment of silence for those who were killed due to this terrorist act. Thank and have a good day...)

A/N: Another chappie! And, thanks for the reviews! And shout out for Aya-chan for beta-ing my chappie as always. It wouldn't be nowhere near as readable as it is now that she has edited it, trust me o.O

Aya: Don't believe her~ xD She's improving, she just doesn't believe me when I say it. (insert pouting face here)

Ala: AYA-TAN! *runs to Aya-tan and hugs!* XDDDD Say hi everyone! Come out girls!

*All of the girls appear in sexy bathing suits*

Nat: Do I really have to do this? *fidgets uncomfortably*

Mina: *sigh* Sadly, yes, we are under contract. v_v

Chie: I hate this. =_=

Mit: Trust me, no more than I. -_-

Rise: C'mon, guys! It's not that bad~

Fuk: That is because you're used to this! :/

Yuki: She has a point there.

Yuka: I just hope the guys aren't lookin'. v_v

*Guys: secretly hiding and taking photos of the girls*

Ala: Hmmm~ *looks over to the boys and shrugs* Well, on to the chappie! XD

Chapter Ten - New Recruits

Minako POV

The ride home was filled with many people talking at once. Yet, the topic was the same. Are Haru and Natsu going to join? We already know Natsu has a Persona but we're still not sure about Haru. It is possible though, they are twins, after all.

Do they want to join is the question. They're celebrities. They have lives. If they join us, surely their lives will be at risk but…

I sighed as I leaned back onto my bed. Souji's friends are staying in a hotel with his uncle and Nanako-chan. The twins, however, are with us. They are currently sleeping in the guest room. Souji is in his room and Minato is taking a shower. Ryoji is asleep on the couch. We didn't have another guest room and when he offered to sleep with me, Minato threw a fit. It was funny though.

Tonight was especially tiring. Before, whenever we fought a major shadow, we didn't have to worry about killing it. That's was what we came there for. Who knew trying not to kill a Shadow is actually harder than killing it.

I snuggled deeper into my blanket as the wind that came through the open window hit me. I am so sleepy but I can't sleep, at least not without Minato as my personal pillow.

I heard the door open and guessed that wished came true. My blue haired boyfriend slid into our bed with me and I instantly wrapped my arms around him. I laid my head on his chest as he wrapped an arm around me.

"Minako…"Minato asked softly. He yawned as I nodded against his chest, signaling him that I am listening.

"I'm sorry."

This caught my attention. I lifted my head and sat up. "Sorry for what?" I asked. He didn't do anything that needs apologizing for.

"For worrying you so much earlier."

Realization dawned on me as my lips parted in to an 'O'. "It's alright, and in the past. Forget about it, okay, mister?"

He looked at me and was about to say something else but a quick peck on the lips silenced him. I giggled as I hid myself under the covers and began my journey to the realm of dreams.

I awoke to the sound of someone breaking one of my expensive plates. How do I know that it was the expensive one? I know because all my plates are expensive.

I shot out of bed growling and ran to the kitchen. I was seeing red and was beyond angry. I slammed the door open to the kitchen and saw four people; Theo, Elizabeth, and the twins.

Natsu looked like she just woke up and was rubbing her eyes. She wasn't the culprit. Elizabeth was too far away from the broken dish for her to be the culprit. That leaves Haru and Theo.

"Who the hell broke my VERY expensive dish?" I asked, completely pissed.

"M-m-master Minako, I assure you, it was not me." Theo defended himself.

"Are you trying to blame me? Dude, not cool. Look, it wasn't me." Haru said to me while glaring at Theo.

"I just want to know who broke my plate. I am not asking for much. Elizabeth!" I turned to the silver haired maiden. She gulped and her eyes went wide as my death glare is now targeted at her.

"Master M-Minako… yes?" she asked, scared for her life.

"Do you know who broke my plate?" I said in a voice absolutely way too sweet.

"Y-yes…maybe?"

"Do you, or do you not?" My glare increased tenfold and she cracked under the pressure.

"Yes! It was Theodore!"

"Sister! How can you betray me?" Theo said now in full blown panic mode. Smart, but apparently, not smart enough. He should be panicking right now because when I'm through with him, he is going to need way more than-

"Minako, let it go." said Minato who seemingly appeared out of nowhere. He is now rubbing his eyes and must have woken up due to the ruckus. He walked to my side and wrapped his arms around my waist. He is always clingy and affectionate in the morning.

"B-but he broke my-"

"Enough, Minako." he simply replied. I pouted at this. It wasn't fair he broke my plate, he should at least be punished. I tried to get out of his grip over my waist to no success.

"Elizabeth, what's for breakfast?" Minato asked completely ignoring my struggles to free myself.

"Oh, pancakes, Master Minato." she replied cheerily.

He nodded and sat down, still not letting me go. So, I was forced to sit on his lap in front of everyone. I blushed a shade scarlet red at this. Damn sleepy Minato, he's just like cat when he's like this.

"Um, everyone…"Natsu said, now clearly fully awake.

"Yes?" Theo immediately responded.

"Can you please explain to my brother and I what happened last night? I think we have a right to know." she said shyly. Her blue eyes are filled with hesitation and I understand completely. That was the way my eyes were like when I recovered after my first time summoning Eurydice. It's scary.

"I will. Don't worry." I said while smiling in a reassuring way. "After we eat, I will explain everything. By the way, my name is Hamuko Minako. The guy holding me captive is my boyfriend, Arisato Minato."

"How mean, Minako-chan~" Minato whined before pulling me in deeper into his embrace, if that's even possible.

"Anyways, Souji, the silver haired boy from yesterday, is in his room. Those two are Elizabeth and Theodore. Everyone else from yesterday is in a hotel either sleeping or still passed out like Souji."

Haru chuckled at this. At least he isn't uncomfortable.

I bore a wide grin when the smell of pancakes invaded my senses. It grew even wider when a plate of said food was now before me.

"Thanks for the food!" I quickly said before drowning the pancakes in syrup and stuffing my face. The fluffiness of the pancakes made me moan in pleasure which caused all the boys in the room to blush slight pink.

"Hey, save some for me~" Minato said as he grabbed the fork from my hand and took a bite himself. I blushed as I felt him swallow his food. Yes, he is holding me that close. So, there I sat, while he ate his breakfast. This couldn't be any more embarrassing. I wouldn't mind it if he did in it private, but in front of everyone.

"Good morning." said a sleepy Souji. His silver hair is a mess and I could see the traces of drool on his chin. His tired eyes looked at Minato and I before a smirk formed on his face. I sweat dropped, with Minato still holding onto me of course.

"Okay, can you please let me go now, Minato~?" I whined. My leg is getting stiff and now it's starting to hurt. I gave him my best puppy dog look to which he shook his head.

"I don't wanna~" He answered possessively, and childishly, before resting his head on my shoulder.

That's it! I have had enough. I positioned myself so that I faced him, and pulled him in close. Just when our lips were close enough I pushed him away, successfully catching him off guard.

I smiled happily as I grabbed the plate of pancakes and walked into the living room. There, I peacefully ate my breakfast in about three minutes. I was in a good enough mood to even share with Ryoji when he woke up.

When everyone finished eating, they sat down in the living room with me. Minato sat with me in the love seat. Theo, Elizabeth, and the twins sat on the big couch. Souji and Ryoji sat in the two single couches.

"Okay, where do you want us to start?" I asked the twins.

"How about what are those things you summoned?" Haru started.

"How do you know we summoned them?"

"It was obvious."

"Okay, well Minato and I summoned our Personas with our evokers. The others can summon them without those. We can too, but we are more comfortable with our method."

"What's aPersona?" Natsu asked.

"Well…"Minato began. "It is a part of you. We like to think of it as a mask used to face hardship, or in other words to battle Shadows.Shadows are the same thing as Personas. The only difference is that Personas are accepted part of yourselves while Shadows, though still a part of you, is what you have not come to terms with." I smiled at his reference. That is what Igor told us when we asked what Personas are.

"I know sis has one, but… how about me?" Haru asked, obviously hopeful.

"Yes, you do." Ryoji said immediately. "You do and all you need is some help from me to awaken it. I rather do it tomorrow though. I'm still worn out from yesterday."

"Speaking of yesterday, you have some explaining to do." Souji said. His grey eyes stared at Ryoji, obviously expecting a quick answer.

Ryoji sighed and straightened up. "I knew this was coming but I didn't really have a chance to get my thoughts in order, so please bear with me."

"Minako and Minato fought Shadows born from humanity's desire to end itself. Souji and his friend dealt with Shadows born from people's thoughts and their suppressed feelings. Well, these Shadows are born from humanity's negative feelings caused from another or a certain situation

"Let's use Natsu's case as an example. Her negative emotion in this case is Loneliness. That feeling she felt grew into a Shadow as it amplified over time. Unlike other Shadows, fighting major Shadows like hers, will solve nothing. Instead, it will worsen the case. If you had killed it, she would become submerged in a deep incurable depression. The end result would have ultimately led to her suicide."

"The only way to calm these Shadows is by the person who created them having some sort of assurance from the key person who caused their negative emotion. Then, I simply create a Persona from the Shadow."

"However, like your previous encounters with Shadows, killing minor Shadows will have no effect on a person since these are born from humanity as a whole. We still have to find where the minor Shadows lurk, as in how they could be found in Tartarus in S.E.E.S.'s case or the TV World for Souji's. They must be somewhere nearby since already we have seen two cases in this town."

"However, we must be even more wary, for this time, they can affect society. This was the case with the first Shadow appearance. We have to be more careful."

Wow, I thought he said he didn't have his thoughts together! Still, I'm grateful for the update and sighed. This is going to be a hell of a lot tougher than dealing with Nyx's Shadows.

"So, if we don't do anything, other people will go through what I've been through?" Natsu asked. She was biting her lips and looked absolutely sad. She must honestly want to help other people. She must be really kind.

"Basically." Ryoji said. He was upset about this too. He must feel responsible for this, just like when he found out what he really is. Even though he has nothing to do with this, he blames himself, no doubt, because he is a Shadow. I stared on sadly at my ex-boyfriend.

"In that case…I want to do what I can. May you please allow me to join you guys?." Natsu stood up with a determined look on her face. She had made up her mind.

"If onee-chan's going to join then, so am I. I have to keep her safe, you know?" Haru said, equally determined. I smiled at the show of sibling affection. They really are close.

"Well…"I began. "You guys are welcomed to join, but what about your careers? I mean, weren't you about to go solo, Haru?" I asked.

"Yes, but I'm not going to leave my onee-chan to do this alone. Also, this is way more important!" I smiled at this.

"Okay, I guess. You must realize that this is a commitment and by doing this you are and will be risking your life on multiple occasions. I can't even promise that you will make it out alive." I know that it sounded harsh, but they have to know. No one told me and I…died. I don't regret a thing, but I wish that someone really warned me of what could happen.

Still, the look in the twin's eyes told me that they will not back down. "We are fine with that, right, Ru-chan?" Natsu said giving a timid smile. Awww, she even has a nickname for him. I couldn't help my internal squeal.

"Fine then." I said while I stood up. "You guys are in. it would be better if you two lived close by, for convenience reasons. Also, I wouldn't force it on you two, but if you guys enrolled at the same school too it would be better."

"Actually, we were wondering if we can live here with you guys." Haru said, obviously embarrassed at that.

"Really? It's fine I guess, but why?"

"Because…it's feels really lively here, and everyone seems to have a lot of fun. It feels nice." Natsu said shyly. I laughed at that walked up to them. I hugged the both of them in one big bear hug as smiled when I heard their giggles.

"You guys can! Ooh, you two are adorable!"

"We are not cute! We are thirteen, you know?" The twins said at the same time. Everyone chuckled at this joined in the hug. I then heard the sound of glass breaking and felt the 'Fool' social link form. I saw Minato's and Souji's reactions and knew they opened it as well.

Once everyone let go of one another, I got dressed in my everyday clothes. Everyone is currently too tired to attend school and we didn't really need everyone questioning us about what happened last night.

I put on a frilly white tank top and an orange skirt with small white flowers spread across it. I put on white flip flops with an orange flower on top. Fixing my hair in its signature doo, I stepped out the room ready for a day of shopping for everyone.

Minato is wearing a pair of khakis with a navy blue tee. Wearing a pair of sandals, he had his trademark headphones in place. We're ready to go.

Souji is wearing a tan polo with faded blue jean shorts. He wore slip ons and his hair, as always, was swept to the side.

Elizabeth wore a short velvet sundress with a gardening hat to boot. Theo, however, wore a velvet tee with black jeans and converse. I don't know how he will take the heat, but oh well.

Natsu is dressed in a baby pink tank top that had a chibi eating ice cream with a black skirt and slip on. Haru wore a plain white tee with khakis and white converse. He obviously had more style than I originally thought.

Ryoji wore a white button down shirt with black skinny jeans. His yellow scarf, of course, was in placed as he stepped before everyone.

Seeing that everyone is ready and dressed I said, "Okay, here's the deal. We are going clothes shopping and getting things for what is to become our lovely home. No junk food, no monkeying around because I swear if I have to buy something any of you broke there will be hell." With that, I gave a care free smile and happily skipped outside. In the corner of my eye, I saw everyone sweat drop.

We took the train to Paulownia Mall. I gazed happily through the window as it felt like we flew over the water. All the while, we tried to remain as inconspicuous as possible. No need for anyone to recognize us with what happened last night.

When we arrived, we stopped at almost every clothing store to satisfy everyone's unique taste in clothing. We also stopped by the music store, trying to please Minato after he kept giving me puppy dog looks.

We ate at the Chagall Café and talked about random things but at least we got to know everyone better. Once we finished, everyone voted on going to the karaoke joint up the stairs and everyone had fun. Overall, we had a blast. For the first time in a long time, I had fun. So, when I returned to bed that night with Minato lying next to me, I couldn't help but keep a smile throughout the entire time I slept.

A/N: So~ What do you guys think? It's sort of breather chappie!

Nat: *happily hums a tune*

Ala: Natsu, you're a genious!

Nat: W-w-what? O/O

Ala: You inspired me! Ok, everyone!

Min: *hold up a sign that say "That means you, readers"*

Ala: Whoever can guess what characters inspired for the creation of Natsu and Haru wins a prize~!

Rise: OoOoOoh~! What sort of prize?

Ala: Well, I've been thinkin' 'bout writin' a one-shot for the top three people who can guess the right answer. They'll have a cameo appearance in it.

Mina: What are the rules? And a one-shot for what series?

Ala: Well~ for Persona of course! And the rules are your answer must be submitted by the next chappie update. You must have an official account in order to take part because anyone could simply re-use the name of an anonymous person and that wouldn't be fair. =/

Souji: True, true.

Ala: So, hoped you guys enjoyed the chappie! R&R, and try to guess the right answer. Oh! And my beta will automatically be in it as a present for the hard work she does for both me and you guys! =D

Everyone: T-t-t-t-t-that's all folks!

Ala: No, -_-'Don't even try….

Aya: Ahaha… ^-^'RnR!