Inaba's Serial Killer
By Ulrich362
(Author's Note: I do not own the Persona series.)
I hope my uncle doesn't mind the last minute change of plans, thought a silver haired teenager. I wasn't supposed to arrive for a few days but after what happened my parents decided I shouldn't stay home on my own.
"Excuse me sir, could I see your ticket?" requested a conductor.
"Oh, sure thing." the teenager replied handing it to him.
"Thank you, and enjoy your trip Mr. Yu Narukami." the conductor said before walking off.
I probably won't get to Inaba for a few hours; I think I'll rest for a while, Yu thought before gently closing his eyes.
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"Welcome to the Velvet Room." Stated an old man in a suit with an extremely long nose. "My name is Igor, I am delighted to make your acquaintance."
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you Igor." Yu replied. "Though if you don't mind me asking, what exactly is the Velvet Room?"
"This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter." Igor stated. "It is a place where only those bound by a contract may enter."
"A contract, you mean an arrangement between two people right?" Yu inquired. "I haven't formed anything like that."
"I see, it may be that such a fate awaits you in the near future." Igor surmised. "Now then, do you believe in fortune telling?"
"I guess a little bit." Yu admitted before Igor formed cards out of thin air.
"Every reading is done with the same cards, yet the result is always different." Igor explained before flipping over one of the cards. "The card depicting your immediate future is, the Tower in the upright position. It would seem a terrible catastrophe is imminent."
Catastrophe, Yu thought nervously. "Alright, but what about the other cards?"
"Indeed." Igor stated flipping over a second card. "The card depicting the future beyond that is, the Moon in the upright position. This card represents hesitation, and mystery."
"So that means there's going to be some kind of tragedy in my future and then a mystery?" Yu asked.
"Precisely." Igor explained with a smile. "Ah, I have neglected to introduce my assistant to you."
"My name is Margaret, I am here to assist you on your journey." explained a woman in a blue dress.
"Until we meet again." Igor stated calmly as the Velvet Room started to fade and Yu lost consciousness.
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"Yasoinaba, Yasoinaba." announced a voice throughout the train.
"Huh, oh that must have been a dream." Yu guessed before picking up his bag. "Hopefully my uncle got my message."
"Over here." called a man holding his jacket over his shoulder. "I heard about what happened, that must have been quite the experience for you."
"Yeah, that's actually why my parents suggested I come earlier for my safety." Yu explained. "Sorry it was such a last minute thing." (1)
"No I understand." the man said. "I'm Ryotaro Dojima, your mother's younger brother. Oh yeah, and this is my daughter Nanako."
"Well it's nice to meet you Nanako." Yu stated with a smile.
"Hello." Nanako replied quickly before moving behind Dojima.
"What's wrong, why are you so shy around your cousin?" Dojima teased only for Nanako to hit him. "What was that for?"
It looks like those two get along well, that's definitely a good thing, Yu thought with a smile.
"Well anyway, my car is right over here." Dojima explained calmly.
"Thanks uncle." Yu said calmly. "I'll try not to be a burden on you two."
"Nonsense, you're part of the family." Dojima said. "You're more than welcome in our home."
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"I should probably fill up the tank before we get home." Dojima mentioned thoughtfully. "Why don't you stretch your legs a bit, you've been sitting in a train for hours."
"Alright, thanks uncle." Yu replied before getting out of the car just as a gas station attendant approached their car.
"Oh, are you all going on a trip?" the attendant asked while Dojima got out of the car.
"No, we just picked him up from the train station. He'll be staying here for the year." Dojima explained.
"A whole year here, well I should probably warn you there isn't much to do." the attendant explained. "You'll probably just be spending time working odd jobs or hanging out with friends."
"Maybe." Yu replied.
"Actually speaking of which we're looking for part time workers here, once you've gotten used to the town give us a look." the attendant mentioned before extending his hand.
"I just might do that, thanks." Yu said shaking the attendants hand.
"Well I should get back to work." the attendant explained suddenly before turning to Dojima. "Will regular do sir?"
"Yeah, that's fine." Dojima answered. "I guess now's as good a time as any for a smoke."
Suddenly Yu stumbled over his feet and started holding his head in his hands.
"Are you ok?" Nanako asked.
"Oh, I'm alright Nanako." Yu mentioned. "I just felt a little lightheaded all of a sudden."
"That makes sense, we should get home so you can rest up." Dojima explained.
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"Well this is it." Dojima explained before opening the door to a small house.
"It looks amazing uncle, thank you." Yu mentioned.
"Don't mention it, as long as you're here you're family and our home is your home." Dojima stated calmly.
"I appreciate that." Yu replied. "Actually I'm still feeling kind of lightheaded. I think I'll just head to bed today."
"I understand, get some rest." Dojima offered. "You've had a long day."
"Good night Nanako." Yu said.
"Night." Nanako replied before turning to the TV.
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What the, where am I, Yu thought as he woke up to see a red path surrounded by fog. This is one of the strangest dreams I've had in a long time.
"Do you seek the truth?" inquired a mysterious voice as Yu walked along the path.
"Seek the truth, what do you mean, who's there?" Yu questioned while continuing to follow the path.
"If it's truth you desire, come and find me…" the voice instructed.
"Ok, well who are you?" Yu asked again while starting to run along the red path before arriving at a strange door. "Is this where that person is?"
Just as Yu asked that, the door slowly opened to reveal a humanoid figure obscured by the fog.
"So you are the one who's been pursuing me." the figure noted. "Well then, try all you like…"
Just as the figure expressed that challenge a katana appeared in Yu's hands.
Ok, random sword appearing in my hand, Yu thought. Well I guess this is what they meant by trying as much as I want.
With those words Yu ran towards the figure and slashed at it with the katana.
"Interesting, it seems you can see a little." the figure noted.
Ok, apparently once wasn't enough, Yu guessed before slashing at the figure a second time.
"I see, that is quite interesting information…" the figure stated before Yu slashed at it a third time. "However… You will not catch me so easily."
As the figure stated that, the fog got even thicker completely.
"Hold on, who are you?" Yu questioned desperately.
"Will we meet again, at a place other than here?" the figure questioned. "I look forward to it."
"Wait, what do you mean?" Yu asked before falling unconscious.
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"Oh you're up, I need to head to the station but I'll try and be home later tonight." Dojima said calmly.
"Alright, I think I'll take a look around town today and tomorrow." Yu mentioned.
"That sounds like a good idea, why don't you head out with him Nanako?" Dojima suggested.
"Can we go to Junes?" Nanako asked.
"Junes?" Yu inquired. "There's one here?"
"Yeah, everyday's great at your Junes." Nanako sang with a smile.
"Well I think I'll explore for a while and then we can go to Junes after that ok Nanako?" Yu asked.
"Ok." Nanako answered happily before Dojima and Yu walked out of the house.
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"Right, one more time." declared a shorthaired girl in a green jacket before she ran towards a tree and kicked it.
"Am I interrupting something?" Yu asked.
"Huh, oh no I was just training." the girl explained. "Actually, I don't recognize you from around town. Who are you?"
"I'm Yu Narukami, I just moved here for the year." Yu answered. "I'm just trying to get used to Inaba before starting at Yasogami."
"Oh, you're going to Yasogami too?" the girl asked. "That's cool, maybe we'll be in the same class."
"That would be cool." Yu admitted.
"Yeah, hey if you're looking around town today why don't you take the bus to the Amagi Inn and ask to see my friend Yukiko, she's going to Yasogami too." the girl said. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot. My name's Chie Satonaka."
"I might do that, well I'll see you around Chie." Yu noted before walking off.
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"Welcome to the Amagi Inn, may I help you?" asked a dark-haired girl in a kimono.
"I think so, my name's Yu Narukami. I just moved to town and Chie suggested I come see the Amagi Inn." Yu explained.
"Oh, well Chie tends to exaggerate a bit. It's just a simple old inn." the girl clarified. "I'm Yukiko Amagi, my mother is the manager here."
"The manager, I guess that must mean she's busy a lot of the time." Yu noted.
"Actually everyone helps out so it isn't that much of an issue." Yukiko mentioned. "Oh yeah, how was Chie?"
"She seemed fine, though I left before she finished her fight with the tree so I'm not sure who won that one." Yu joked before noticing a clock. "Oh, I should head back. I was going to go with my cousin to Junes."
"Alright, well it was very nice to meet you." Yukiko said politely.
"It was nice to meet you too Yukiko." Yu replied with a smile.
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"Oh you're home." Nanako stated.
"Yeah, so do you still want to head to Junes before dinner?" Yu asked.
"Ok." Nanako answered excitedly.
"Well then let's go, we want to get there before it closes right?" Yu guessed.
"Yeah, come on let's go." Nanako said with a smile.
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"Come on you two, the school year hasn't even started yet how can you have work to do?" questioned a boy wearing headphones around his neck.
"We have to finish up some of our summer work, so do we get the rest of the day off or not?" questioned a girl holding a Junes bag.
"Alright fine, I'll take care of it this time." the boy agreed before the girl walked off with a second girl. "Man, sometimes I wonder why we hired those two."
"Everyday's great at your Junes." Nanako sang with a smile.
"Huh, do you guys need any help?" the boy inquired with a smile.
"I don't think so, my name's Yu Narukami. I just moved here and I've been getting used to the town." Yu replied.
"You moved here, I actually moved to town pretty recently myself." the boy mentioned. "I'm Yosuke Hanamura."
"Well it's good to meet you Yosuke." Yu replied.
"Yeah, oh crap I just remembered we had to close early today." Yosuke said suddenly. "There was a small problem with the freezers in the grocery department, but since you guys came all the way here I'll let you know when everything's working and I'll even give you a discount."
"Ok." Nanako said sadly.
"Hey don't worry about it, as soon as things are fixed I'll let you guys know." Yosuke promised. "Well provided miss Satonaka doesn't try and force me to buy her food again."
"You mean Chie?" Yu inquired. "I met her, we might be in the same class this year."
"Huh, you're going to Yasogami too?" Yosuke asked. "Then I'll definitely be able to tell you guys when things are back to normal around here."
"Alright, thanks Yosuke." Yu admitted.
"Don't mention it." Yosuke said with a grin as Yu and Nanako walked out of Junes.
(Yu Narukami has arrived in Inaba and is attempting to get used to the town before starting at Yasogami High School. Next chapter Yu will continue to explore Inaba. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
(1) (Yu arrived in Inaba on April 9th instead of April 11th.)