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Chapter 1

Japan. It's been so long that I can't remember actually living here. What person could remember something from when they were six years old? Eh whatever it doesn't matter too much since I'm back. I'm actually surprised I am back. After living in the US for so long I didn't think I'd ever come back but here I am and going to some high school called Gekkoukan. Weird name but whatever.

Christ how much longer is this ride going to take? It's almost midnight and I still haven't made it to my dorm yet. Thank god I remember to charged my MP3 player before I left or I would have been bored to tears. Music really helps when you got nothing to do.

Finally the damn subway car slows down and then finally stops. It's my stop and it's time to get off and head to the dorm and I really want to get to sleep. Let's see got the map and just got to-

Shit I forgot about the time zone changes. Green everywhere, water turns to blood, nothing electronic works and people turn into coffins. Yup it's that time of day again. Great just want I want to do, walk to my dorm when it's all crazy like this. Shit this is creepy and I thought having to deal with it at 10 AM was bad but midnight made it a thousand times worse.

Still at least I don't need to worry about getting mugged or something since the chances of me meeting someone else that is capable of being aware during this time is pretty damn impossible.

Finally managed to find the dorm, took some time but managed to get here without too much trouble, still thankful I'm the only person up during crazy time. Wait, what the hell?

There are lights on. That should be impossible, nothing electronic works when it's like this. Something is up with this dorm. Guess I got to investigate since this is where I'm going to be staying at least for a little while.

Huh the door's unlocked that's weird since it is midnight. No coffins around so it looks like everybody went to sleep. No surprise really. Guess they got tired of waiting for me. Not that it's my fault my damn plane got delayed. Flying from Baltimore Maryland to Japan is a bitch.

"You're late."

The hell! There's…somebody else not in a coffin? Christ there goes the idea of me being the only person.

"I've been waiting a long time for you. Now if you want to proceed..." Waiting for me? What the hell is this kid talking about? I've never seen him before, especially during the green time. I've been aware of it for like ten years and this is the first person other person I've seen up. Wait where did that folder come from?

"Please sign your name there." What? No really what? This kin wants me to sign something? What the hell is going on here?

"It's a contract." he said. "Don't worry, all it says is that you'll accept full responsibility for your actions. You know, the usual stuff."

Oh yeah don't worry about the weird kid giving you some crazy contract to sign that really doesn't make sense? I mean don't most people already accept full responsibility for their actions? Why do I need to sign a contract saying I'll do that? Still I feel like I should sign my name on it. I mean there's no fine print so I shouldn't worry about it. Might as well sign it in Japanese since I'm here.

"No one can escape time." said the kid as he took the contract. "It delivers us all to the same end." He held the contract over the right half of his face. "You can't plug your ears and cover your eyes."

The kid just turned his hand and the contract just vanished. I think I should have thought about signing that contract a bit more. What the hell did I just get myself into?

"And so it begins…" The kid said before backing up, the lights turning off and the kid just disappearing into the darkness. Oh hell my first night in Japan and shit is already messed up, I swear at this rate my life is doing to be a goddamn mess. I do wonder if I'm going to meet that kid again. Wouldn't mind some company during the crazy time.

"Who's there!"

The hell?

And twice in the same night I see somebody who isn't a coffin. A girl in a pink sweater with a gun strapped to her thigh. Wait, what?

I don't think this chick is used to having somebody up during the crazy time because she looks like she's about to freak the hell out and pull the gun on me. This is just what I need. To be shot on my first night in Japan.

"Takeba, wait!" Another one! How many people am I going to meet tonight that can be up during this time!

It was another girl. A pretty red head in a white blouse. Like the first girl she had a gun too but unlike the first girl she didn't look like she was about to shoot me, thank god for that. Not that I didn't have my hands up, trying to make myself out to be defenseless. It seemed that this would be the perfect time for everything to go back to normal, not that I'm complaining. Well I kind of am as my MP3 player starts blasting music again.

"I didn't think you would arrive so late." said the redhead, looking at me. "My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm one of the students who live in this dorm."

"Who's he?" Takeba asked Mitsuru.

"I'm Jonathan Mireu. I'm the transfer student from America." I answered for Mitsuru. I like my name despite not being flashy or anything.

"It was a last minute decision to assign him here. He'll eventually be moved to a room in the boy's dorm." Mitsuru-san added in.

As long as I don't have to worry about getting shot I don't care where I'm sleeping.

"Is it okay for him to be here?"

Once again I am standing right here? That's not something you really should be asking out loud when the person in question is like five feet away from you. I can't really blame her for being cautious. Seeing someone up during crazy time is something new for me too.

"I guess we'll see…" Mitsuru responded before motioning to Takeba. "This is Yukari Takeba. She'll be a junior this spring just like you."

"…Hey."

Why the hell do I get the feeling both of them know something I don't know? Still making enemies of people who have guns is never a good idea no matter where you are.

"Nice to meet you Yukari-san." I said with a smile. I really hope I got the suffix right. I should have paid more attention to that part. Why the hell did I think I could learn suffixes from anime?

"Uh y-yeah…" Yukari replied, obviously surprised about how I was avoiding the whole gun thing. "Nice to meet you too…"

"It's getting late, so you should get some rest." stated Mitsuru. "Your room is on the second floor at the end of the hallway. Your things should already be there."

Thank god. I really need to get some sleep before school tomorrow. Jet lag is seriously hell if you don't get enough sleep. Especially since there is a ten hour time difference. Screw time zones.

"Oh, I'll show you the way. Follow me." I followed Yukari up the stairs. It's not like I would have needed directions but it was still nice. At least Yukari wasn't acting like I was going to try and attack her or something. That's good. Really don't need to have one of the first people I meet scared or me or anything.

Like Mitsuru said it was right at the end of the hall. Yukari handed me my key and I took it.

"This is it..." Yukari said. "Pretty easy to remember, huh? ...Since it's right at the end of the hall. Oh yeah, make sure you don't lose your key, or you'll never hear the end of it... So, any questions?"

I really don't think I should ask about that kid or the fact she or Mitsuru weren't coffins. It's been a long night and I really need to get my sleep before I pass out. "I'm good." I told her. I could always try to get answers later.

"Um…Hey, can I ask you something?" Yukari asked.

"What's up?"

"On your way here from the station, was everything okay?"

"Yeah everything was cool." I answered. I get the feeling she's asking about crazy time but now's not the time for twenty questions.

Yukari seemed surprised by my answer. I guess she expected me to ask about crazy time but really once you experience it everyday for ten years it stops being special. Unless you go to Japan where it happens at midnight and becomes a thousand times creepier but I can still handle it.

"Uh, anyways, I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight!" And there she goes. I hope she's wearing a pair of shorts under that skirt or something. Eh whatever it's not my problem. I head into my room and I change into something more comfortable. Okay make sure my alarm will wake me tomorrow and it's finally time to get my damn sleep and I damn deserve it by now.

Author's Note: Now I'm sure many of you have read a story like this, Persona 3's plot but with an OC in the place of Minato. I've read those too and I wanted to try my hand at it. Most of the ones I read are pretty over the top so I want to try and make it a bit more down to earth.

This is one of the first few stories I posted on this site, the other I took down. Please give me advice on how to make it better.