Akihiko is just minding his own business in the convenience store. His reason for being there is to buy a lottery ticket in hopes he could win some jackpot. Upon scratching the three covered spots, the one in the middle is different from left and right; therefore he didn't win anything. At least that's not the only item he's buying there; he's also getting a carton of milk on the way back.
Just then, someone came, and it's no stranger.
"Hi there, wazzup?" Junpei greeted.
"I'm doing fine, I guess. Aside from my rotten luck with the lottery ticket, I'm doing fine. Just came here to buy a carton of milk before heading back to the dorm," Akihiko admitted.
"If you say so..."
He recognized the boy. That's Junpei Iori from Class 2-F, and he's a classmate of Yukari's. As Junpei went to the other side of the store, Akihiko is paying up for both the lottery ticket and the milk carton.
Suddenly, the Dark Hour occurs.
"AAAAHHHHHH!"
That scream was coming from Junpei.
Akihiko rushes to where he is, and he saw the teen screaming from the sight of a bunch of coffins. "Can… can you see them?"
"Why yes, I can!" Junpei cried in a panic.
"Just calm down, Iori. Just calm down," Akihiko attempts to reassure him.
"How are you calm at this, Senpai?!" he questioned. Of course he knows who he's talking to. That's Akihiko Sanada, the captain of the boxing team.
"It's normal, believe me. It's… complicated."
After a few seconds, Junpei fainted, so Akihiko takes him back home. Of course he knows his address.
The next morning…
"Ah, you're awake, young man," Akihiko approached Junpei having woken up.
"Oh, it's you, Senpai," the latter said with relief.
"Um, do you recall on what happened last night?"
"Strange… I can't really remember."
Even so, Akihiko can tell there's some power deep inside this young man. He has the potential, indeed. It's normal for people to lose their memory of what happened when the Dark Hour is upon them the first time. When the person has that same potential, perhaps some storytelling would help in filling out the blank.
"Listen, Iori. About what happened last night, do you wanna hear it?" the boxer asked.
"Sure, why not?" Junpei agreed to hear the story.
Akihiko started telling everything that had happened last night. The more he tells him, the more Junpei's memory of the incident is recovered.
That worked our nicely.
"So, this Dark Hour… it really did happen," Junpei realized.
"Yeah, but don't worry, that's why S.E.E.S. is formed," Akihiko told him about the group that is created to fight the Shadows to put an end to the Dark Hour. "Do you know how to fight, Iori?"
"Sure, I do."
"Good. Come meet me at the dorm tonight. Here's the address."
Akihiko starts writing on the paper the address to where the dorm is. The same dorm Yukari and that new student will be staying as their headquarters. He gives the paper to Junpei, who looked at it.
"So it's just near here," the teen realized.
"Yup. As of tonight, you'll be staying there, so pack your bags tonight," the boxer told him. "You know Yukari Takeba, right?"
"Yes, I do. She's in my class."
"Good to know. I'm sure you'll like staying there as much as she does. Well, I gotta get going. See you there tonight. I can't wait to show her and that new kid that you're gonna staying at that place."
"Can't wait to see that," Junpei smiled as Akihiko left his room.
He has the potential, after all.
Author's Note: So far, I created two Persona 4 fanfics (Getting Even With the Girls and The Boys Bite Back) and one Persona 5 fanfic (Cosplay for the Day). Now I created one Persona 3 fanfic. What do you think?