I had recently finished playing Persona 4. I know I'm pretty behind, but that was because I didn't hear about the game until a few months ago and saw some good reviews on it.

Now, before I get to the story, let me lay out a few things I have planned for this story.

Pairings; I loved how you can choose who you get to be in a relationship with, but always saw Yukiko to be a good choice. For that reason, as well as what I saw throughout the game, this is the pairing I have for these characters:

Souji X Yukiko

Yosuke X Chie

Kanji X Naoto

OC X Rise

Teddy, well I like him(makes me laugh my ass off), but being...well...a bear, I didn't see what I could do with him. And the question of his age made it even more tough.

Anyways, on to the story.

(UPDATED AS OF MARCH-31-2011: Timeline has changed. This story takes place a few months after Persona 4, it begins in September, after the summer break.)

Friday - August 31 2012

Forecast: Sunny

[Yasoinaba Train Station]

(Afternoon)

The train ran along the tracks smoothly, the scenery passed by in seconds while the grass fields and hills appeared as if they weren't moving at all. People on board the train were all busy with their own tasks; some were sleeping with their chairs leaning back, some were chatting with others in either deep conversations are about gossip, some were reading books, newspapers, or magazines, and there the few that did nothing. He was no exception, he had nothing to do on this train. All he could do to pass the time was to look out his window and watch everything pass by.

I never thought things would come to be this way.

The trip seemed like it was taking hours when in fact it had only been less than three. This train was moving at a fast speed, and such speed made the whole ride much more quiet than it should be on an ordinary train.

How did I end up coming here? I've never been to this place before.

After some more time passed by, the train came to a stop. "Arriving at Yasoinaba Station. All passengers please watch your step as you leave the train."

"That's us." The older woman said, who had been sitting next to him this whole trip.

Welcome to Inaba, this is gonna be one fucking adventure.

He got up from his seat, grabbing the small bag that was resting behind his feet. He followed the woman out of the train and towards the location where all the larger luggage was being taken out.

He stood at an average height. Well, average for a teenager his age. His black hair went down to cover the back of his neck and a good portion of his eyes, leaving his mouth and his nose visible, and his dark brown eyes just slightly seen through the strands of hair. He wore a dark blue t-shirt that didn't have much of a design on it, and it was worn under a black trenchcoat that went low enough to cover his buttocks. "Grab your things, let's hope there's a taxi for us." He did as instructed, the two grabbed all their luggage and moved from the area and out of the station. They quickly made their way to where all the cars were parked and found a free taxi for them. They hurried to it and got inside.

Let's just cut to the chase. My name's Kim Yon-Kwang, and this is not what I wanted my life to be like.

[Outside New Kim Residence]

When they got out of the taxi, Yon helped his mother take all the luggage out from the back seat and the trunk. The amount of luggage was big, so Yon had to take a while to haul each piece out of the taxi and onto the street. While the two were unloading, there were some people in the neighborhood that took notice of them. One elderly woman, a younger housewife, and businessman.

"Who are they?" One woman asked as they saw the teenage boy and his mother.

"I hear they're from Korea." Another woman said. "The mother's Japanese, but the father's Korean."

"How do you even know about this kind of stuff?" The businessman asked.

"Rumors spread fast around Inaba."

"Well, where's the father?"

"Who knows. Maybe he's not coming."

Yon simply grunted as he was able to hear the two women talking. He hauled the luggage until they finally arrived to the front door of the house they were staying in. "Is this it?"

"It was my sister's home. But now that she's living with her husband, she gave it to me." Yon's mother said. "Come on, let's unpack and then we can eat."

"About time, I'm starving." Yon carried two of the larger bags and brought them into the house before returning outside to carry another two bags. A few feet away from the two, a group of teenagers were walking down the street. One of them took notice of the house as well as the occupants with the large number of luggage.

"Oh, are they newcomers?" The raven-haired girl asked. The others stopped to see what she was referring to.

"I dunno." The short messy-haired boy answered. "But I guess it could be the case. That is a lot of baggage."

"The kid looks about our age. You think he'll be at school with us?" The short haired girl asked.

"Guess its for us to find out." The one with the bleached hair said. "Come on, I'm starving. Where's that steak special you promised us Yosuke?"

"Oh right." Yosuke answered. "Let's go."

[Kim Residence]

(Evening)

It was now evening and everything was finally unpacked and sorted out. Yon slouched on the with a large sigh of relief. "About time we've finished with this." The living room was fairly decent, there was one three seat sofa situated on one wall with a large TV on the opposite end and a low table placed in between the two. The kitchen was on the other wide of the wall behind the TV and the dining table was to the right as well as a way to the back of the house, while the front doorway was on the other side. At the corner next to the sofa, there was a stairway that led to the second floor where the bedrooms were.

"Oh, Yon-Kwang, I spoke with the principal of Yasogami High School. You'll be starting school tomorrow."

"Huh? But mom." Yon whined. "Do I have to?"

"Of course you do. And it'll be a great way to make some new friends." Yon's mother said. "Now get some sleep, you have to wake up on time for orientation."

Saturday - September 1 2012

Forecast: Sunny

[Yasogami High School]

(Morning)

With the school day now beginning, students quickly entered the school building and got to their respective classes. While they were all walking around the building, they were all talking with each other, talking about the latest gossip, asking about how their holiday was, and what classes they are in.

"You looking forward to classes again?" Kanji asked as he sat down at a desk next to the fellow student.

"Well the summer was enjoyable, but school is a necessity Kanji-kun." The navy haired girl said. "Did you hear that our homeroom teacher has been replaced?"

"You serious? What happened?" Kanji asked.

"He was fired right after the last class before the break." Naoto answered. "Apparently, he was caught drinking on school grounds."

"And who's the replacement?"

"None other that Kashiwagi."

"What? NO!" Kanji grabbed his face and yelled in displeasure.

Naoto chuckled softly. "Well, I guess that's one less thing to look forward to."

While the students sat down at their seats and talked amongst themselves, a female adult walked into the room, followed by Yon. As required, he was wearing the school uniform, but only the pants, shoes, and shirt. It was not really noticeable, since he was wearing his black trenchcoat that seemed to obscure the school shirt underneath.

"Class, I'd like to take the time to welcome a new student to your homeroom." Kashiwagi said. "He's come all the way from South Korea, moving here with his mother. Please welcome Kim Yun Kan"

"It's Kim Yon-Kwang." Yon corrected with a tone of irritation. That's the fifth person to make that mistake. Can this get any worse?

Immediately, the students began to whisper among themselves about this.

"From Korea?"

"Why would he come here?"

"A Korean? That's insane."

It just got worse.

"His mother is Japanese and actually used to live right here in Inaba. His father is Korean and unfortunately remained back home. So what you have here is a mix of two nations, a crossblood.

"Ok, I'm sorry, but what's that supposed to mean, lady?" Yon turned to face Kashiwagi. "Well, I'm sorry I ain't as pure blood as you people, but I don't really appreciate you making it such a big deal." His spat caught a few gasps from almost everyone in the classroom.

"Oh, that's not good." Kanji said.

"Well, looks like we have some fire coming from this one." Kashiwagi grinned a seductive smile. She then ran her index finger along Yon's cheek. "I like that in a man."

Yon backed away quickly and rubbed his cheek, as if her contact left a mark. "Ew. Did I really give up a good life to end up here with a pedophile as my teacher?"

The class suddenly fell silent, not a single student made a sound or a move, even Kashiwagi was too shocked to have anything to say. Yon took this moment to go to an empty desk and sat down, waiting for the class to begin.

(Lunchtime)

Class went by rather slowly for Yon, perhaps it was due to the fact that he had made a scene on his first day of school and he could hear almost everyone in the classroom talking about it while the teacher assumed they were all listening to her lecture. Heck, even Yon wasn't listening. That whore of teacher just made his skin crawl every time he took more than three seconds looking at her. How did he end up having to start his first day like this? Why was he even taking biology? What good would it do for him? When the bell rang signaling the start of lunch, Yon sighed with relief. He got up form his seat and made his way out of class, but the trip from his desk to the door wasn't all too pretty.

"Hey, you've got guts to talk back to a teacher like that."

"Yeah, especially with it being the first day."

"You've got some real balls, dude."

"Ok, back off!" Yon shouted. "I don't need any of your compliments. Just move." He pushed through the crowd, making his way out the door. When he got through the doors, he had the unfortunate event of knocking down Kanji.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" Kanji said.

"Maybe you should move outta my way." Yon retorted.

"You giving me attitude kid?" Kanji moved up to Yon, getting close to his face.

"Kid? We're in the same class, don' treat me like I'm a child." Yon moved forward and shoved Kanji back. "Get outta my face." Kanji, as well as all the students around watched as Yon stormed down the hall to only god knows where. Kanji got back on his feet, clearly upset about what happened. "I don't need to get to know him to know I hate his guts." He looked back at Naoto, who was giving him an amused look. "What?"

"Well, I must say, your face does say it all." Naoto answered.

Kanji huffed at her comment. "Come on, we were supposed to Yosuke-senpai and the others on the roof."

"Hey, guys." Chie waved to Kanji and Naoto as they were walking towards them. Chie, Yosuke, and Yukiko were sitting at the roof of the building with their lunches out. "What kept you guys?"

"Something came up after class." Naoto said. She took off her hat and stroked her hair to get loosen it all out. "With the new student."

"You mean the one we saw last week?" Chie asked. "What happened."

"Made me look bad, that's what the fuck happened." Kanji said, gritting his teeth. "I don't care what the fuck you guys say, I ain't on board with being friends with that dickwad.

"Wow, when you swear this much, you really are pissed." Yosuke said.

"OF COURSE I'M PISSED!" Kanji yelled out. "Don't make me take it out on you."

"Whoa, easy." Yosuke said, panicking while he had his hands waving around in front of him. "Let's just stay calm."

"Come on, I'm sure he's not that bad." Chie said, "Maybe he was just nervous or something." Chie always had a way to try and see some good aspects of things. Seems that she's got the gift of making quick friends rather easily.

"He called Kashiwagi a pedophile." Kanji said. "You really thing a nervous person would say that?"

"Seriously?" Yosuke asked, completely taken back by this. "The new guy said that?"

"I'm just glad somebody did." Yukiko said. "She's always trying to flirt with the boys in the school."

"Why don't we talk to him after school?" Chie asked. "Maybe we might find him to be a nice guy."

"NO!" Kanji shouted. "I ain't doing it! Dude's a dick, and not worth our time!"

"Geez Kanji, no one asked you to join." Chie muttered. "If you don't want to get to know him then don't join us."

"I'm down for it." Yosuke said. "It'd be nice to have a new guy in our little circle. What with Rise still in the showbiz and Teddy popping in once in a while, our group is pretty small."

"I'd like to know him too." Yukiko said.

"Aw come on." Kanji groaned. "I know what this is gonna lead to."

"What? We're not asking you to be a part of it." Yosuke said.

"And that's just how it works." Kanji said. "You guys are gonna say that your fine with me not being a part of it, and its gonna get to the point where I'll feel guilty and end up joining anyways."

"Guess he saw through that didn't he?" Yosuke whispered to Chie.

"Alright, fine. I'll go too."

(After School)

Yon grunted and muttered some angry comments as he was walking down the hall and to his shoe locker. "Why do we even need shoe lockers? What's wrong with wearing your own shoes around the place?" He opened his shoe locker to take his outdoor shoes out and slip them on. "This place already feels like crap." He looked over to some of the other students who were watching him.

"Is he that Korean dude?"

"Yeah, I heard he badmouthed Kashiwagi."

"She said something about him being a crossblood."

Yon was starting to get really sick of these people talking about him like that. "You guys got something to say?" He shouted at them. "Yeah, I speak Japanese. That a surprise for you?" He watched as the students quietly scattered away, some scared about causing trouble with him, while others were simply gave that look that people make when they see strange things. "Assholes."

The group of friends were a few feet away from Yon when they saw what had happened.

"See?" Kanji asked. "What did I tell you, he's a dick."

"Maybe he just needs someone to open up to him first." Chie said. They all paused briefly. "So, uh...who wants to go first?"

Suddenly Yukiko's cellphone went off. She quickly took the phone out and check who it was. The name that was on the screen said, 'Seta, Souji.' The moment she saw the name, Yukiko smiled brightly. "Sorry, I have to take this." Yukiko went off on her own and answered the phone.

"Ok, how about you Yosuke?" Chie asked.

"What, this was your idea. You talk to him first." Yosuke said, getting defensive.

"Yeah, it was my idea. So I decide who should talk to him."

"Says who?"

"Says me!"

"You can't just make up rules like that!"

"Yes I can. It was my idea!"

"Hey guys!" Kanji shouted to get their attention. "The prick's gone." He pointed to the shoe lockers and they all saw that Yon had indeed left the school building already. "So much for making a new friend."

"Well, we can always try next time."

"Hey guys!" Yukiko came rushing back to the group. She had the biggest smile on her face, a smile that no one had ever seen in so long. "Guess what?"

"Wait, I know." Yosuke answered quickly. He paused for several seconds then sighed. "...and it just left me. What?"

"It was Souji-kun on the phone." Yukiko said. Now her cheeks were glowing a bright red. "He told me that with all the business his parents have, he's decided to finish school at Yasogami."

"So wait, does that mean..." Chie asked.

"He's coming back!" Yukiko couldn't hold in her joy. The second she said that, both herself and Chie jumped for joy. "Did he say when he'll be back, Yukiko?"

"Some time next week." Yukiko replied. "He'll call when he's here."

"Sweet, we should have something planned for him when he gets here then." Yosuke said. "How about we throw him a party?"

"Ooh, that's perfect." Chie said. "Since tomorrow's Sunday, let's go over some plans during then."

"Wait, Chie. We can't this weekend." Yukiko said. "Remember? Rise-chan is coming back tonight. We promised to have a sleepover with her."

"Oh right. A girl's night." Chie said. "Then we can always plan something out on Monday then."

"A sleepover?" Yosuke asked. "And wait, Rise-chan is coming back here? Why did you girls not tell us?"

"Must've slipped our mind." Chie said. "And don't even think about crashing our sleepover."

"Hey, we're not Teddy, you can trust us." Yosuke said. "And besides, I gotta work all day that day. I'll be too tired to show up and see you all in pajamas." The sudden idea of seeing all the girls in pajamas got the girls to blush. "Uhh..." Even Yosuke found himself blushing from the same thought. "Anyways, I think I should head to Junes now. Seeya guys." Yosuke rushed out of the school as fast as he could.

"He could've waited for us," Chie said. "We all did say we were heading to Junes after school too."

"Let's go catch up to him." Naoto said. "I'm sure Teddy would also like to know that Souji-senpai will be returning."

[Junes]

The group gathered around in a lounge. The room had sofas going along two walls and a single sofa on the third wall. The center of the room had a coffee table with a large TV situated on the final empty wall.

"Where is Teddy?" Yukiko asked.

"He might show up later." Chie said. "Maybe we should get some snacks for him before he gets here." Chie got up from the sofa. "Who's coming with me?"

"I'll stay here in case Teddy shows up." Kanji said. "Don't want the little furball wandering the store."

"I'll stay and wait for Teddy too." Naoto said.

"I'll go help pick out some snacks." Yukiko said, getting up from the sofa.

Yosuke got up from the single sofa. "I'll tag along to make sure you get the cheap stuff. I still remember what you guys did for Kanji's birthday."

Chie and Yosuke once again began to argue while Yukiko walked behind the two as they all left the lounge. The three began to trek around the department store looking for some good snacks to feed on once Teddy returned from the TV world. As Chie and Yukiko picked out certain items, Yosuke either let them take it or put it back depending on the price.

"Why can't we take two?" Chie complained.

"Food ain't free." Yosuke said. "You're lucky I'm doing this as a friend. Besides, one's enough for us all."

"Are you trying to starve us?" Chie asked.

"If I was trying to starve you guys, I would keep you out of Junes." Yosuke argued.

The bickering went on and on until they got a fair decent number of snacks that would do well for the group. "Oh wait, we need to get something to drink." Yukiko said, looking at the snacks they picked out. "I'll go get it." Yukiko went to off on her own find something for them all. While she was searching through the shelves for something cheap, she saw someone else in the same aisle, it was Yon. "Hi."

Yon looked towards her. It was a surprise for someone to say anything to him, so this was something he didn't expect at all. "Um, hi."

"Do you need help with something?" Yukiko asked.

"Yes, actually. You know where the milk is?"

"Right over here." Yukiko walked a little past Yon and pointed to the carton of milk.

"Thanks." Yon said. "I'm kind of new here."

"Well, I'm Yukiko Amagi."

"I'm Yon-Kwang." Yon said. "But just call me Yon."

"I know, you're the new transfer student from Korea." Yukiko said. "Its nice to finally meet you."

"Um...thanks?" Yon was now getting really uncomfortable. Yukiko was the first person to be this friendly with him and not make such a big deal about the fact he's a half Korean-Japanese. He didn't really know what to say to her. "So you also go to Yasogami High School? I didn't see you in any of my classes."

"Oh, I'm a third year." Yukiko said. "But I have two friends in your class, Kanji-kun and Naoto-chan."

"Oh, well I'll probably meet them when I know who they are." Yon said. Little did he know that Kanji was the one who he flat out insulted after class earlier that day. "Listen I'm sorry, but I gotta head home quick. My mom just wanted me to get milk."

"Well, ok. Maybe I'll see you at school." Yukiko said.

"Yeah, bye." Yon grabbed a carton of milk and left the aisle, heading to the cashier.

Yukiko arrived shortly with two bottles of soda, one in each hand.

"What took you so long?" Yosuke asked. "We were gonna head back without you." The three walked back to the lounge.

"Oh. Well, I ran into the new student." Yukiko said.

"You did?" Chie asked. "How did it go?"

"He's actually a very nice person." Yukiko said. Getting to know Yon just as she did made her question Kanji's claim of him being a horrible person. But then again, she also witnessed him acting rather cruel after school, but this meeting with him contradicted what she saw from him at school. "Maybe we should all get to know him."

"Well, that can wait for when we go back to school." Yosuke said. He opened the door to the lounge. "For now let's..." When they all looked inside the lounge their eyes went as wide as dinner plates at what was going on. "What the hell are you two doing?"

What they saw was Kanji and Naoto laying on the couch. Kanji was on his back while Naoto was on top with her hat on the ground and her hair covering her face. The two stared at the three who had walked in on them and both were as red as tomatoes. "Oh crap, I knew this was a bad idea."

"You?" Naoto asked. She got off of Kanji and sat back down on the sofa. "This was your idea." She buttoned up the top two buttons of her shirt and reach down to the floor to grab her hat. "And I thought you said you locked the door."

"I did lock the door." Kanji said.

"Yeah...and I have the keys." Yosuke said, jingling the keys in his right index finger.

"How long has this been going on?" Chie asked. "Were you two ever going to tell us?"

"Um...well..."

Suddenly from the TV, a large blue and red plushy-like bear jumped through the TV. "Aaaaaand here's Teddy!" Teddy struck a pose with one arm pointing up. "Am I late?" He looked around the lounge, waiting for somebody to say hi. "What's going on here?" Teddy then turned to Kanji and Naoto. "And why are Kanji and Naoto-chan sweaty?"

Well glad I got that over with.

I feel pretty good about myself for making my very first Persona series fanfiction.

So yeah, Kim Yon-Kwang is my original character. I'm planning to have the story focus on every character and not just one specific character like how it was done in the game.

Please leave a review and tell me what you thought of this chapter.