I don't own Persona 3 or any of the characters. Only the main character in this story belongs to me (-w- )
*Edit: Chapter Re-vamped on 6/30/13
Long rides always have to make you exhausted. Why is that? You would think sitting around all day while you're inside a moving metal box you would have enough energy to stay up for an entire day. But no, reality loves taking jabs at you whenever it feels necessary and make you tired as fudge after two flights halfway across the planet. But hey, I was the one who decided to take the trip from VA to Japan.
And after those long flight, I was a well ways off from my actual destination. Apparently there are no airports in Iwatodai. So like every other person, who was like me, got onto a train to get to their actual destination. Luckily the airport was also a train station, go figure! But it also has to have it's fair share of problems, doesn't it? The one and only train heading in the direction of Iwatodai was delayed for an hour for unexplained reasons. More and more time piling up that would cause me to be late.
Now, I'm not really one for train. Something about a huge lug of metal on a rail way, moving faster than a car, underground no less never really struck me as safe. Though I somehow fell asleep on the thing. Why? I don't know. It be like asking why the earth revolves around the sun, it kinda just happens.
Though, how that would explain cryptic dreams is beyond me. Everything around me was shrouded in complete darkness. There was no discernible up or down. It was disorienting like if I were swimming in water but I still felt I was standing up right. In any direction was blackness. No light coming from anywhere. That is until I saw something in the corner of my eye. A beautiful butterfly, gently fluttering in front of my path. It glowed a soft blue, the same color of its wings. It gave off a warm feeling in the void. I slowly reached out for it as the butterfly flew towards me. It came to rest on the tip of my finger, then a gentle voice began to speak in my mind.
'Time never waits.
I delivers us all to the same end.
You, who wish to safeguard the future,
however limited it may be...
You will be given one year;
go forth without falter
with your heart as your guide.'
I suddenly jolted awake before I could fall over in my sleep. I looked out the window of the train and noticed it had been slowing down. I'd be in Iwatodai soon.
That dream was so strange though...it actually seemed familiar. I wonder if I've had it before. Dismissing the thought an announcer began speaking shortly after. "This is the final train bound for Tatsumi Port Island. Please to take care before our departure."
With nearly all over my belongings sent ahead of me, I just had to worry about getting my luggage from under my seat and the Ipod in my pocket. I wouldn't dare go without that thing.
The train soon came to a halt the doors slid opened. I stepped off and walked straight to exit of the station. Once out, I noticed a few glaring things. The entire world had changed to an emerald green color, the streets decorated by blood stains and coffins lining the sidewalks. The moon, that was normally smaller, was now three times larger, glowing a sickly yellow while hanging in the sky. It's odd to say the least. I didn't think this would happen at night as well. But who could forget about times zones, huh?
At least it was less disturbing.
But along with the obvious color shift, I had to walk through the eerie silence without music. Didn't mention that all electronic stopped working at this time. I got use to it but it's still annoying all the same.
While walking it I came to realize that I'm gonna stick out like a sore thumb. I mean, I'm a dark skinned american with like brown-purplish hair. And there gonna randomly find me were ever I end up. Gonna say 'Hey, how did you pop out of nowhere like that. Are you a ninja or something?' Gosh...
There wasn't much trouble finding the dorm with the directions I was given. Especially once I saw how much the dorm seemed to stand out. I wasn't that fancy, but it dwarfed the buildings it sat in between. Gotta wonder how many people are staying here.
Opening the front door, which was unlocked, I was greeted by a boy wearing some clothes that were definitely to big. It sort of reminded me of those old jail outfits you see in cartoons. He stood by the counter, looking at me with a vacant expression while a smile was drawn on his face. "You're late. I've been waiting for you."
"I-I'm sorry." I said timidly, rubbing my arm a bit. "I didn't think it would take so long to get here" I had to wonder why this kid stayed up till midnight waiting for me. Or why he was expecting me.
"No need to apologize. Now please sign your name there." He pulled out a folder from the counter top then walked over and handed it to me. "It's a contract. Don't worry," The boy said, waving his hand like it wasn't all that important, "all it says is that you'll accept full responsibility for your actions. You know, the usual stuff."
"A contract...alright I guess." I said as I opened the folder. I read over the contents quickly, there wasn't much except for the Archaic English... "Is this required here or something?"
"Only if you wish to proceed further." He smiled cheerfully.
I thought it over for a moment before signing my name at the bottom. Faye Aselin. Yeaah, I think every person will realize I'm American once they hear my name. If the way I look doesn't give it away first. It isn't everyday you see an Japanese person walking around with really dark skin with purple hair.
"No one can escape time." He spoke up, gingerly taking the contract out of my hands. "It delivers us all to the same end. You can't plug your ears and cover your eyes." With a simple flick of his wrist, the folder disappeared out of sight. Ah, he knows magic tricks. "And so it begins." As he said the last part, he stepped back into the shadows, melding with the darkness before he vanished.
Awesome...
Then all of sudden there were loud footsteps coming from the other end of the room. As best I could see in the dark she had on a pink shirt and short light brown hair. She came running into the lounge but stopped after catching sight of me.
"W-Who are you?" She questioned me. And I certainly would of answered her question if I hadn't noticed the gun strapped to her leg. Don't care who, but I'm not a fan of answering antsy people when they've got a gun on them. Conversations do not really turn out that well.
Slight panic mode came on when the girl moved her hand closer to the gun. I just stood there, laughing awkwardly as I slowly back away from her and closer to the doors. It wan't moments later before another set of feet came towards the lounge."What's going on?" I jumped a bit with the sternness of her voice. She caught the other one's attention, a slight sense of relief on the both of us.
And the electricity came back on. Bonus.
The person, who now stood next to the one in pink, appeared more mature. In a literal and metaphorical sense. A tall, confident stature, and looked very respectable. "I didn't think you would arrive so late. My name is Mitsuru Kirijo." She spoke with a soft smile. "I'm one of the students who live in this dorm." At least she wasn't quick to judge compared to the one in pink.
"Who's she?" Said person asked, in slight annoyance. I would of thought she wouldn't of been annoyed with her almost pulling out a gun on me, but I digress.
"M-My name's Faye Aselin." I stuttered as I introduced myself. "It was decided on short noticed that I was to Iwatodai...T-To finish my high school studies." I added on since the one in pink gave me an odd glare.
"Indeed." Mitsuru nodded in confirmation. "That being said, she'll eventually be moved to one the normal dorms." Normal dorms... This isn't the normal dorms? Then why was I sent here again?
"...Is it okay for her to be here?" The pink one asked Mitsuru concerned. Whatever was worrying her, she wasn't hiding it to well. It is nice to know why you shouldn't be in a certain place before you kicked out.
"I guess we'll see..." Mitsuru relied, a slight laugh in her voice. "This is Yukari Takeba." She gestured to the pink girl. "She'll be a junior this spring, just like you."
She was a little more than reluctant to answer. "...Hey" I can see she's still hesitant about me, but really. Why? Is it because I'm from the U.S.
"It's nice to met you." I greeted, keeping my thoughts to myself.
"Uh, y-yeah...Nice to meet you too." I mentally threw up my arms in annoyance. Meh, just meh!
"Actually, I may ask some questions?"
"And what would that be?" Mitsuru spoke, slightly raising her brow in confusion.
"What's with the gun?" I said bluntly, my index finger pointing directly at the metal object strapped to her leg. Out in the open for the entire world to see.
Though Yukari thought otherwise. "Huh?" She looked down to her side. There really was no way I was gonna forget with it being there. It was very shiny. "Well, it's sorta like a hobby... Well, not a hobby but..." Yukari kept correcting herself, trying to come up with a reasonable explanation for the weapon.
"You know how it is these days," Mitsuru interrupted her, "it's for self defense. It's not a real gun, of course." She stood there confident in her answer.
Not real, awesome. "I didn't things would be that bad over here." I commented. "It was...unexpected." I grinned nervously, scratching my cheek. Which somehow got me thinking about that pj-boy. "And, uh...do you normally have people sign a contract when you first come here?"
Both of them gave me a confused look. They gave each other a glance before turning back to me. "A contract..." Yukari repeated slowly making sure what she heard was right. "What are you talking about? We don't have contracts here or anything." She said like it really wasn't a thing.
"It's getting late, so you should get some rest." Mitsuru stated rather quickly. "Your room is on the 3rd floor, at the end of the hallway. Your things should already be there. I suggest you tuck in for the night."
"Gladly." I took the invitation, stretching my arms above me before continuing. I smiled timidly. "I am still tired from jet-lag and all."
"If that's the case, then I'll show you the way." Yukari spoke up. She sounded more cheerful than before which lessened the tension between us a little. At least, that's what it felt like for me. "Follow me."
"T-thanks." I grabbed my luggage then the both of us made our way upstairs.
God, tell me why am I up on the third floor. Yes, I'm probably just really tired right now, but still. Why couldn't of my room be on the second floor at least. Unless all the rooms are filled then just...never mind. We walked to the end of the hall, passing by a number of doors. How many people live here?
"This is it. Pretty easy to remember, huh?...Since it's right at the end of the hall." She attempted to joke at it.
"Heh, yeah" I examined the entirety of the door in the awkward atmosphere. "So...is it open?"
"Yeah, for right now." She explained. "Tomorrow we'll give you the key to your room. And you want to make sure you don't lose it. Or you'll never hear the end of it." She said admittedly, hanging her head in shame.
"Oh!" I said painfully. "Did that happen to you?"
"Unfortunately yes. Got a mouthful from both of our senpai's"
"Both?"
"Yeah, Mitsuru and Akihiko senpai." Yukari answered. Okay so Mitsuru really was older than Yukari and I.
"Uh, I have one more thing to ask before I go to sleep."
"And what's that?" She said nervously.
"Do kids below high school level live here too?" I asked bluntly.
Relief washed all over her face. I would like to know what she keeps getting so worked up about.
"As far as I know only people in high school live here at the dorm. You should probably ask senpai later." Not a hundred percent chance, and not zero either. "Um...Can I ask you something?" Yukari asked, bringing me back before I went deep into thought. "On your way here from the station...was everything okay?"
"Everything was pretty much normal when I was coming here." Or as normal as it could get. "Why?"
"Oh, nothing really, I was just curious." She didn't appear entirely sure about my answer, but it was enough for here. "Well, I better get going..."
"Okay...night." I waved at her as she walked down the hall. I entered my room dragging my luggage in. I dropped in a random corner then plopped myself onto bed, not bothering to change into my pj's. I didn't realize I was this tired until I felt the comfort of the sheets. The pillow and mattress were so soft and light. Man, it's been years since I'd felt something this nice.
It was early morning and there was a loud knocking from the door, interrupting my sleep. Who ever it was opened the door. I could tell with all the creaking coming from it. "Good morning." Yukari spoke quietly. "Did you sleep okay? Mitsuru-senpai asked me to take you to school. It's getting late, so are you ready to go?" The last part came out more concerned. I was still laying in my bed and hadn't moved a single inch since she stepped in the room.
"Um...let's say almost." I mumbled, still groggy from just waking up."How, no...what time do we have to leave?"
"In about 15 minutes."
I scratched the back of my head as I sat up. "Eh, give me ten minutes. I'll be ready then." I slipped off the bed grabbing my Ipod to check the time. "Oh, Yukari," I snapped my fingers trying to remember what I was about to say, "you guys have bagels?"
"...Yeah"
"Awesome." I fist pumped.
"...Okay, I'll be waiting in the lobby." She definitely wasn't confident in my abilities to get ready in that much time. She underestimates meeee.
I walked towards the closet where the uniform was hanging. Awesome, the uniform has a skirt... Never before I had to wear a skirt nor shall I start today. Okay, I've probably worn one a once or twice, but never have I liked them. And of course the uniform for girls comes with skirts. But me being smart and lucky, I packed a pair of black slacks that go with it. I also switched out the white undershirt for a blue one. The shirt was much longer than the jacket, I left that open. It would weird if didn't.
After getting everything else together I made my way downstairs. And in eight minutes top with the power of music. Yukari sitting in the lounge waiting for me, but gave me a funny look as I came down."Um...how come you're wearing pants?"
"Y-Yeah... I like pants." She's still looking at me funny. "I'm not a big fan of skirts."
Making a bagel, we left the dorm then went the train station. It was the same one I was on when I first came here. Yukari also explained that students get discounts for the tickets so we don't have to pay when going to and from school. Yukari and I didn't talk that much since it was a somewhat awkward ride. I attracted a lot of attention from other students which stirred up some conversations. One I picked up was whether I was a girl or a guy... Excuse me for wearing pants instead of a skirt. I didn't know it was hard to tell otherwise.
"Hey, at your last school, did you take the monorail?" Yukari asked in curiosity.
I pulled out one of my headphones to answer. "No," I sighed. "Back in the America I used to take the bus."
"It must of been exciting."
"Heh, like you wouldn't believe." I replied in slight annoyance. Exciting on a bus translated to loud and crowded. I never like sitting three to a seat on those darn things.
"So that's it." Yukari pointed in the direction of a huge island that slowly appeared as the train started turning in. "See? There it is." It was pretty, and it was massive. How big is the school?
We arrived in front of gates of the school. Both huge and decorative."Well, this is it. Welcome to Gekkoukan High School." Yukari said confidently as she stood there.
"Heh, welcome indeed." I could feel a grin working its' way onto my face. This was certainly going to be a interesting year.
"You're okay from here right?" Yukari asked. Both us were at the shoe lockers putting on our indoor shoes. Apparently here you have to wear a different pair shoes inside the building. Hope no one gets any funny ideas.
"Yeah I should be. Though I'm not sure where I find out where my homeroom is." I put my tennis shoes into my locker before closing it shut.
Yukari turned towards me then pointed at a bulletin board behind a mass of students. "There you can look at the classroom assignments on there, though it's kinda crowed right now. You could try going to the Faculty Office, it's down the right hallway on the left."
"M'kay, thanks." I picked up my backpack then walked in the direction of the faculty office. "Well, I guess I'll see you later."
"Hey!" I looked back over at Yukari who was a little more than desperate to tell me something. "...About last night...Don't telling anyone what you saw, okay?" I nodded. "...See ya later." Okay, the whole 'Green Night' is a secret to everyone... Makes sense when you think about it though.
I made my way down the the Faculty Office, there's no way on Earth I'd try to go through that crowd. And I certainly don't think I would die down anytime soon. Slide the door open and noticed there was one person in there. A teacher I assumed.
She raised her head after hearing the door being opened and saw me standing there "Oh, are you a new student?" I nodded in response then stepped inside the office. She paused for a second putting her pen to her chin. "Oh sorry, not to be rude, but can you tell me your name." She asked.
"My name's Faye Aselin...eleventh grade." I replied. An 'o' expression came on her face once she her my name.
The teacher picked a clipboard from in front of her and flipped through some of the pages. "Let's see. In 1999, that was what, 10 years ago. Your father-" She stopped, her eyes moving across the paper before she spoke up again, "and 4 years ago. I'm sorry" She gave me a look of sympathy. "...I've been so, busy, I didn't have time to read this beforehand."
"It's alright..." I smiled reassuringly.
The sympathetic expression disappeared from her face. "Alright then. I'm Ms. Toriumi. I teach Composition. Welcome to our school."
"Well, it's nice to meet you." I bowed slightly.
"Wow, such enthusiasm!" She said excitedly. "Have you seen the classroom assignments?"
I shook my head. "It was crowded by the bulletin board when I first arrived, so I wasn't able to check."
"Hm...," She glanced at the clip board again, "As it so happens, you're in 2-F; that's my class." Awesome. "But first, we need to go to the auditorium. The Welcoming Ceremony will be starting soon. Follow me." A ceremony huh, I wonder what it's like.
Turns out it's incredibly boring. The principal talked so slow it's not even funny. Every waking minute that passed by while I was siting there I wished I was in class. Or at the dorm. Or in American. Other students thought the same thing as they started having conversations around the room
"I heard we got a transfer student." There was a guy talking behind me. Seems like news travels fast too.
"Yep, I've seen her, too. She came to school with Yukari. But I had to double check, cuz' from behind she looked like a dude." Of course I do. Seriously. Pants. It's still not hard to tell if a person's guy or not.
School is finally over! I'm tired of sitting in the same seat all day. A plus, I wan't late for class, a down side, we never get up. That and I had completely forgotten that they did that here. I shall miss the old days where I had classes in different parts of the building. I stretched my arms over the front of my desk while reminiscing.
"S'up dude? How's it goin'?" And this tall kid comes out of nowhere, snapping me out of my thoughts. Pretty tall, dark skin...baseball hat. The guy looked friendly.
"Uh, things are going...alright." I shrugged my shoulders a bit. "Can I ask who are you?" Yeah, I'm kind of bad around people I don't know.
"Me?" He pointed to himself. "I'm Junpei Iori. Nice to meet ya."
"Nice to meet you too." I half smiled. I wasn't entirely sure how to react to him yet.
"Hey, no need to be nervous around me. You know, I transferred here when I was in 8th grade." He put his hand on his chin as he thought back before stuffing it back in his pocket. "I know how tough it is bein' the new kid...So I wanted to say, 'hey'...See what a nice guy I'm."
I smirked. "You know, that last part was just a wee bit overboard." I put my index finger and thumb close together to emphasize.
"Oh, right here!" Junpei leaned back a little as he patted himself over his heart. A sigh loud come from the left as Yukari came walking over from her seat. "Hey, it's Yuka-tan. I didn't think we'd be in the same class again."
"Honestly is there any girl you wouldn't hit on?" Yukari said in disappointment. "Did you ever think you might be bothering someone?"
I stood up from my chair, getting ready to head out. And God, Junpei isn't really that much taller than me, a couple inches at most. "It's alright Yukari-san, like he said, he was just being friendly." A big emphasis on friendly.
"Yeah. Anyway, some coincidence that we'd be in the same homeroom, huh?" Yukari commented.
"Yeah, I have to say I was surprised. Even more if we sat next to each other, right?" I grinned. It actually would of been hilarious if we did sit next to each other.
"Now that I think would freak me out a bit." Yukari giggled.
"Um, hello? Are you forgetting that I'm in this class too?" I looked back at Junpei, who was flailing he arms in dramatic fashion to get our attention. "By the way, do you guys know each other. I heard you two came to school together this morning." I glanced at Yukari who looked panicked about what he said. "A couple of cuties like you, walking side by side... The whole class was buzzing about you."
"Ugh, could you just cut it out? I hate dealing with rumors like that." Yukari shut her eyes in annoyance.
"I came to the dorm the other day, and Yukari-san was just showing me around." I explained in her stead. She appeared slightly relived once I said that before looking at the clock.
"Well, I've gotta go take care of some archery team stuff." She turned and glared at Junpei. "Don't try anything funny, you got that Junpei?" He raised his hands up in defense. Then she walked straight out the the class.
Once she was out of sight Junpei sighed of relief. "What is she, your nanny...?"
"I donno, and by the why she acted, it seems like you normally do this kind of thing." I teased.
"H-Hey, just to clear something up, I seriously didn't come over to hit on you or anything."
"Sure you weren't..." I turned grabbing my stuff from my seat, a grin slowly coming on my face.
"I-I'm being serious." He argued. "If you ever have a problem, you can tell you ol' pal Junpei about it!" He said, pointing his thumb right at his chest.
"Heheh, thanks." I smiled.
"You know, you are kind of cute. Though you should change the clothes or something. If you hadn' talked before, I would of thought you were a dude." And the smile dropped off the face of the earth. "H-Hey, don't get the wrong idea! I was just saying, you look just fine like that too. Anyway, be seein' ya around." And he grabbed his backpack then hurried out the door.
Arriving back at the dorm, I saw Mitsuru sitting on one of the couches in the lounge reading a book. "Welcome back." She said keeping her eyes on the pages in front of her.
"It's good to be back." I responded. She looked busy with the book so I just headed upstairs to my room. I was fiddling around with my Ipod, not paying much attention to what was in front of me. Not the best thing to be doing while going up stairs. I accidentally bumped into someone else while heading up. "Oh, s-sorry about that." I at first glance he look older than me, with his silver hair and all. Probably one of the other students that lived here.
"It's alright." He said walking passed me and head down where I came from.
Hmm... Either way, up another floor and straight into my room. Did some homework that I was assigned that day then went to bed.
Nothing new happened in school the next day. But there was definitely something new at the dorm. There was a man there wearing a brown suit, siting in the lounge waiting patiently for something. Yukari was also in the lounge with him. "Oh, she's back." Yukari said, noticing my presence at the door. The man looked in the same direction.
"So, this is our new guest..." He spoke with a smile on his face. Yukari gestured me over to sit beside her, so I did just that and sat next to her on the couch. "Good evening. My name is Shuji Ikutsuki. I'm the Chairman of the Board for your school." He introduced himself.
"Shuji Ikuts...Iku-tsu-ki." His last name was a little harder to pronounce.
"'Ikutsuki'...Hard to say, isn't it? That's why I don't like introducing myself. Even I get tongue-tied sometimes..." He said jokingly.
I tried to crack a smile. "I-I can see why." I'm not sure why but...there something off about him.
"I apologize about the confusion regarding your accommodations. However, it may take a while longer before you receive the proper room assignment." Ikutsuki explained. It was nice how he was calm about me not having the right room but it'd be wonderful to know where I'm actually suppose to stay. "Do you have any questions to ask?"
"Uh, yes, actually... Who else lives here at the dorm?" I asked hoping to hear about the pj kid.
"There are only 4 students in this dorm; that would be you, Yukari here, Mitsuru and a senior named Akihiko Sanada." He listed them all off. Alright, there are four people at this huge dorm, tons of rooms, and no pj kid. Why I can't I stay here again if there's practically no one here. "Any other questions?" He asked, interrupting me mid thought.
"Just one more. Is this dorm special for any reason that I can't stay."
He stopped to think for a moment. "...This dorm is for those that are in a special club. Those who are non-club member may be a hindrance if they should stay here." A special club... Wonder what kind of club it is.
"If there are no more questions, then I hope you have a successful school year." Ikutsuki said, cutting the conversation short. "Now if you'll excuse me. You must be tired from all the excitement. You should go to bed early. As they say, 'The early bird catches the bookworm!" I cringed internally. Why do people like puns so much? Meh.
"I guess I'll take your advice and head up." I stood up from the couch. "It was nice meeting you Ikutsuki-san. Night." Then I hurried and went to my bed room.
After getting ready for bed I spotted a tiny camera in the corner of the room. "Is someone using that?" I questioned. I'll just cover it up tomorrow to find out.
A soft piano melody echoed in my mind, drawing me somewhere. I opened my eyes and found myself sitting in a regal blue chair. The surrounding was an elevator moving up at incredible speeds. Everything in the room was blue except for the golden clock that hung overhead. Across from where I was, there was a lady standing there in a blue bell hopper outfit. Next to her was an old man, sitting comfortably in his chair with arms crossed in front of him. He has bloodshot eyes and a really Really REALLY BIG Nose.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room, my dear young lady. My name is Igor and I am delighted to make your acquaintance." He said, a smile creeping onto his face. Igor moved his hand, gesturing to the one garbed in blue. "This is Elizabeth. She is a resident here, like myself."
"Pleased to meet you." She said simply.
"Where...is this place exactly?" I asked in curiosity. I wasn't scared about being here for one reason or another, but it is nice to know where I am.
"This place exist between dream and reality, mind and matter." Igor explained. "It's been years since we've had guests." Then he quickly waved his hand across the table in front of him a folder appeared out of thin air. The contract that I signed the other night. "Only those who have signed the contract can enter this place. Henceforth, you shall be welcomed here in the Velvet Room. You are destined to hone your unique ability, and you will require my help to do so. I only ask one thing in return...That you abide by the contract, and assume responsibility for the choices you make."
"Taking responsibility..." I remarked. "...Nothing new to me." I smiled, wiling to accept the rule. Igor waved his hand once more making the folder disappear from sight.
"That is delightful to hear. Hold onto this..." A key appeared in front of me in a flash of blue light. I grabbed it out of the air and examined it. There was a weird mask design engrave on top of the key. I only guess that this was my ticket back in here then placed it in my pocket. "'Till we meet again." Everything slowly faded into darkness until I lost all consciousness.
Odd, yet somehow, pleasant dream.
But moving on, the next day I got to school early to request part of the guys uniform. Pants is the way to go! And no one can say otherwise! Other than getting some weird looks from the staff after making that request, nothing happened at school today. Again. Just the typical 'here some work, here some more work, and here's more work to do at home'. After school I ran into Junpei so we talked for a while before heading back home.
Once back, I did all of the homework, ate some dinner, then headed upstairs. Not much different from the usual routine. Except tonight was a full moon. I always have trouble sleeping during it, so I stayed up and drew for most of the night. And it's not like one night without sleep was gonna kill me or anything.
I also covered the camera I found the other day. I'm just waiting to see if anyone will say anything about it.
Midnight eventually rolled around and all of the lights went out. No music and now I can't see what I'm doing. Perfect.
*growl*
And I'm hungry. Bonus. I went downstairs into the kitchen to grab a bite to eat. I did so quietly just in case Yukari was up. Real or not, I don't want her going all trigger happy with her gun.
I opened the cabinet to look for something when all of a sudden the front doors were opened and slammed shut. At the same time a bunch of footsteps were coming towards the lounge. 'Uh, snap-a-hol' was my first thought. Second one was to hide under the sink. Why? I don't know anymore. I ducked under it just before Yukari could see me, who by the way was carrying a huge bow with a couple arrows. I caught of glimpse of Mitsuru and Ikutsuki behind her before they all headed to the front doors.
"Akihiko!" Mitsuru shouted as I heard her running to the door.
"I'm alright." A new voice spoke up and he definitely didn't sound alright. "Get ready for a surprise, it'll be any second." He said with enthusiasm.
"This is no time to joke around." She snapped back at him.
"It's one of them, Akihiko?" I heard Ikutsuki asked.
I'm officially called the other guy that who was talking was Akihiko. "Yes, but not an ordinary one-" Whatever was following him was now smashing itself against the side of the building. Namely the front doors.
"What the!?" Yukari shouted. "You gotta be kidding me!" The whole building kept shaking as it was being wailed by what was outside.
"Mr. Chairman, please head for the commando room!" Mitsuru order him to go, where ever that was. "Takeba, go upstairs and wake up Aselin!" I slightly panicked since I was already down there hiding under the sink from them.
"I-I'm going!" Yukari said. Just as heard her starting to run off I immediately got up from under the sink.
"W-Wait, I'm right here!" I shouted, gaining everyone's attention. They were the least to say shocked that I was standing there.
"Faye, what are you doing there!" Yukari exclaimed. I timidly shrugged now they all had their eyes on me.
"Never mind that," Mitsuru interrupted, "Aselin, you need to leave! Go with Yukari through the back door!" Mitsuru order us. And we were about to go along with it until there was banging coming from the far side of the lounge.
"H-Hey, do you think it's possible if you could explain whats going on?" I said as I starred at the back door. I turned my head towards Mitsuru. "Or better yet, let me help. I know how to fight." It's true I know how to, but I've never put it to much use before. Besides, it nice trying to help instead of cowering behind the side lines.
Mitsuru gave me a stern look before it subside. "...Very well." UNEXPECTED! But hey I can fight. Yukari more apprehensive about her decision went with it anyway. "I trust you can use sword?" Mitsuru asked, eyeing Yukari to hand over what she had in her hand.
"Here," She said handing it to me, "you're gonna need it."
"Better then nothing!" I said, gripping in my hand tightly.
Whatever has been hitting the building up to this point was back at the front doors. Ikutsuki jump before running back upstairs. Meanwhile Akihiko was trying his best to keep the doors shut. Yukari, Mitsuru and I ran up to him to help keep the doors from opening.
"So, any ideas?!" I strained, pushing against the door as much as I could. It definitely wasn't easy that's for sure. Every time they were slammed, we were pushed a few inches back inches, out feet sliding across the floor.
"Hey Mitsuru, Akihiko." Yukari spoke up. "Faye and I can keep the doors closed for a few seconds. Then maybe you guys could launch an attack when they're open and push them back."
We all glanced at each other then nodded in agreement. "So, on three?" I asked.
"Alright!" Akihiko shouted. "One... Two..."
"THREE!" Yukari and I shouted. We yanked on the doors while Akihiko and Mitsuru stepped away from them. Two gunshot sounded off then two humanoid figures came rushing pass, slamming into what was hitting the doors. Akihiko and Mitsuru ran out the door, Yukari and I following suit.
What I saw laying in the street was an abomination. It was completely black in color. Hundreds of arm were sticking out from no discernible body. A few of them were carrying what appeared to be swords. A single one holding onto a blue mask.
I quickly got back up from the previous attack then made a mad dash towards us. It stretched one of the arms carrying a sword forward, aiming right at Mitsuru. She easily parried the attack while the rest of us dodged out of the way. That when I noticed that Akihiko was carrying a gun on him. He...he's pointing it right at his skull!
"Polydeuces!" BANG!
Glass came out from the other side of his head as a towering figure appeared over him. Getting a better look at it, it's the same thing that rammed into the monster earlier. Though... the presence of it is familiar...
Polydeuces moved away from Akihiko then punched the creature away from Mitsuru. It stumbled over itself before regaining its ground. Then a few arrows were shot at the creature. It stuck onto a few of it's arms but simply bounced off its mask. The shots managed to catch its attention and it turned in our direction. It immediately started charging towards us.
"Takeba! Aselin!" Mitsuru shouted sprinting to catch up with it.
"You two need to get out of here now!" Akihiko shouted before summoning Polydeuces again. It pushed the creature aside before it could reach us, giving Yukari and I a head start. She grabbed my arm and began dragging me away.
"Come on!" Yukari shouted frantically. "We need to get away from here!"
As we kept running, I looked over my shoulder and saw the creature right behind us.
"DODGE!" I shouted, pushing off to the side while I ran to the other. It ran passed up before stopping to turn around and ram us again. As it came closer, threw my sword at the creature which ended up piercing into it's mask. It let out some sort of howl as it stumbled around in pain.
While it was distracted I ran back to Yukari to make sure she was alright. I felt a blast of wind below me and the next thing I knew, I sailing through the air. I landed on the ground, hard, scraping my hands and knees in the process.
I staggered back to my feet and see Yukari holding a gun to her head. It looked like the one she had from the first night I came to the dorm. If it works anything like Akihiko's gun, then she summon something like Polydeuces. But she wasn't pulling the trigger. She stood there shaking muttering something to herself.
The creature came closer and another blast of wind appeared beside her. It knocked the gun clean away from her hands. Then the creature came running right at me. I stood there frozen. For some reason not in fear. I was completely calm.
It came closer raising all of it's hands and swords to attack.
Then started world to slow.
"You wish to help them?" It's that boy from before.
"You know what to do. It's the same thing as before." He pointed to his head, his fingers in a gun like shape. "All you have to do...
...is pull the trigger."
So what do you think...hopefully this isn't terrible.
AND YES! THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A FEMALE! Among all of the persona finfics I've read, I haven't found that many with female-main-characters. SO YEAH! Look forward to the next chapter t(-w- )
*Edit: If you reading this for the second time, umm...sorry I guess for doing that aha...aha.../shot
Anyway I do hope that you like the new and improved chapter