Prologue

"The night sky surrounds the world with the dark,

but then, something appears like a spark,

a star shines brightly holding up the dark night,

soon joined by his comrades to enforce the light,

suddenly millions of those twinkling stars arrive,

struggling to keep hope alive,

but darkness will always be there,

that we will always be aware,

the stars will be there every time,

for this story I shall end my rhyme"

"The stars are twinkling ever so brightly tonight. They fall and burn out of the dark sky. But out of all the millions of lights several will do great things. I shall guide them on the right path for the greatness they are destined for. They will shine brighter than ever before and brighten the way through the darkness and into the light, but for that moment I shall wait, ever so patiently."

"The wings of the blue butterfly gently flutters with grace and beauty,

the gorgeous creature hovers off the ground with pride like a knight and his duty,

it lands softly on the petals of an alluring flower to spread its children,

so small yet so important aiding and fascinating over and over again,

its wings decorated with elegant patterns let the butterfly soar through the air,

the way it flies taught by no one and simply by instinct is divine and fair,

it guides the travellers through troubling and the most demanding of days,

but it never worries about the travellers for it knows that hope will arise today."

Persona Starlight

Chapter 1 Akihabara

WHOOSH! My flight just landed in an area near the small town of Akihabara where my parents had sent me to live with my aunt Diane. They were going on a "business trip" to Paris and were going to "work" there for about a year. Meanwhile, I was sent to live in a town many miles from my home with my weird aunt. Yes, weird. You'll see what I mean in a bit. I entered a large, white building from the landing field. The building inside wasn't as crowded as the city airports, but there were still at least three dozen people. My Aunt Diane didn't seem to be here yet which was easy to tell because if she was here then it would be a lot louder than just the scattered small talk.

SCREECH! A car skidded on the street and parked with extreme speed, somehow managing to stop perfectly parallel to the sidewalk. My thin, beautiful aunt stepped out of the car and took off her sunglasses which looked pretty cool. She glanced at me and checked the time on her watch. Her eyes widened, and soon she was running head-on towards me. My Aunt crashed right into me throwing us both onto the ground along with all the luggage I was carrying.

"I'm sorry I'm late! I must've went to sleep late and overslept! I mean, I had so much work to do yesterday I had to work into the night! I had to fill up on gas and I accidently dropped the tube so I spilled a tiny bit of oil so the supervisor went on a rant about conservation and nature! I am so sorry, will you ever forgive me?" my aunt rapidly explained. The people around the building turned their heads towards us making it awkward.

My dad warned me about how strange auntie could be, but I didn't expect her to be this bad. "Auntie, you know I just got off the plane right? You're not late." I told her. She couldn't hear me through all the excuses she was giving for being late. Do you see what I mean now? I sighed, "Okay, I forgive you"

Her face brightened and she suddenly seemed extremely joyful. She stood up with renewed energy and brushed herself off. "This is going to be really exciting! My nephew is going to live with me while my brother and his wife," she said sounding disgusted, "are off on their vaca- I mean business trip! You're going to have the best time of your life at Diane's house aren't you?"

I struggled a smile and replied "Sure auntie, whatever you say." All my stuff was still on the floor so I had to reach down and pick up all of my stuff even though it was only two bags and some scattered clothes. "Where's the car auntie?"

"Oh, don't be so formal," she replied "Just call me Diane. Or, Ms. Miko, since I'm going to be your homeroom teacher when you start going to Mirasumi High. Now let's go, go, go!" she excitedly grabbed my stuff out of my arms, and hurriedly put everything in a large bag she happened to have with her. Her long red hair waved behind her as she rushed over to the car and stuffed everything in the back trunk.

I hesitantly got in the front seat knowing how my father had described her driving as and i quote "For the love of god, do not whatever you do get into the same car as her or else you will know the true meaning of recklessness!"

Auntie got into the black SUV and looked at me with an excited face. "Wanna start off your first visit in soooo long with a little adventure? Let's drive as fast as we can to my house where we are going to have the best time ever aren't we?"

She made a puppy dog face which looked too innocent for me to bluntly tell her that she shouldn't drive fast. I tried to tell her delicately that she might get herself arrested. "Auntie you know what speed limits are right?" I asked her. The crazy woman nodded her head. "Good, so you know that it's in the law not to go over the limit right?"

"Law, shmaw! You sound just like my driving instructor back in college," she disregarded my comment. "Let's kick it to overdrive!" Thankfully, when she turned her red coated keys the engine halted. "What's going on here?"

About five minutes passed while I was sitting in the car listening to my Aunt talk with someone on the phone. She clicked off her phone and sighed. "Well, looks like we're taking a taxi because I don't understand how to fix a car so I'll call for it to be towed to a repair shop."

The repairman came here rather quickly and towed the car away. When a taxi came by, my Aunt whistled an ear-piercing whistle that could grab the attention of all the people on the sidewalk of New York City.

The drive from the airport to the town of Akihabara was a long one especially with my aunt who will talk throughout the entire trip. "It's been way too long since the last time I've seen you Allen. Eight years if I remember correctly. Your father, my brother, brought you here to meet me. My sibling's evil companion didn't allow me to see you again because it was afraid that I might have injured you with my version of fun," she complained.

She didn't even acknowledge my mother as a person and replaced her with it. "So when do I start going to school here?" I asked her in order to get off the topic of her relationship with my parents.

"Oh Allen, so serious. And you've grown up so handsome too. I bet you don't even have try to keep your white hair so beautiful," she said as she patted my head. "You'll be starting school next week so you have time to get settled in."

My talkative Aunt babbled on and on with me about the things we might do together while living here. While leaning against the door staring out the window, I saw a blue, shining butterfly fluttering around in the air. There was a trail of light behind it like a comet. Oddly, I heard small chimes coming from the tiny insect. It was so beautiful, I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Just like that, a wave of exhaustion passed over me. My Aunt's voice became muffled and confusing, the sky looked like it had suddenly turn pitch black, the passing landscape also faded into darkness along with the taxi around me too. Then, I opened my eyes. The taxi, the land, and the sky was all still there. It must have all been just a dream.

"Nice to see you're awake." my Aunt said through the window of the door I was leaning on. Speaking through the window made her voice sound muffled just like in my so-called dream. I got out of the taxi and stretched out my arms and legs like a cat.

"Welcome to ma maison!" We walked up to a two-story house with double-doors. There was a section to place our shoes in the front and there was a hallway leading to a room at the end and two more rooms on the sides. Before the hallway there is the living room with a flat screen TV and a crescent-shaped couch in front of it. There was a wall to its side with an arch passage leading to the kitchen. Right next to the hallway entrance there was a flight of stairs that leads up to another room.

"Leave your shoes here and follow me." We walked towards the living room and she showed me the simple features of the room. "Your room is up the stairs and if you need me, my room is down the hall at the end. The bathroom is on the left side of the hallway and the room on the right side of the hall is empty. Go get settled, go on."

She rushed me to my room and skipped away giggling about how much fun it's going to be with me for a year. I opened the door to reveal a small room that looks like it hasn't been touched in a long time. As I entered my room, I saw a brownish-red desk on my left, and a piano in front of me. A blue bed sat in the middle of the far wall with its foot pointing towards a TV that stood on a medium-sized bookshelf. Right next to the bed was a small dark blue nightstand with a red lamp and drawers for clothes.

I settled in easily because all I really had was a laptop, headphones, and some clothes I brought from home. I heard a fast thumping sound getting closer and closer and my aunt burst through the door. "I'm so sorry I forgot to take this out of the room, please forgive me." She grabbed the pink bunny and went on, "You must have thought I was weird for having such a childish toy like this! Please don't think of me like that, oh, please forgive me."

"It's okay, uh, Diane, I didn't think of you like that at all." I told her in order for her to calm down. Mother gave me advice before I came here on how to calm her down when she's like this. "My wardrobe seems a bit lacking, so do you want to go shopping?"

Her eyes brightened like stars and she told me to get dressed and ready to go out. That's basically what we did to prepare for school the next few days after she got home from work.