My Silent Season
By: TheWildFool2011
(I disown Persona 3 and all the wonderful characters!)
January 23th 2010 ~
"What? What do ya mean Akihiko-senpai?" Junpei seemed to be filled with frustration as he and Akihiko had their debate.
"I told you this YESTERDAY, how can you easily forget something like this!" Akihiko slammed his hands on the table glaring at the younger teen.
Junpei took off his hat and scratched his head, "I still ain't gettin' it…can we just go to the mall please?" Akihiko then grabbed Junpei by his shirt shaking him furiously, "YOU IDIOT WE CAN'T GO NOWHERE BECAUSE, MITSURU EXPECTS ME TO HELP YOU STUDY THIS DAMN MATH!"
Junpei's eyes swirled around as he shook his head. Smacking Akihiko's hands off his shirt, he then stood up and glared his friend in the eyes, "WELL I DON'T THINK GRABBING MY DAMN SHIRT IS GONNA DO SHIT NOW IS IT?"
The two's argument escalated from a friendly debate to a heated argument in minutes. Yukari glanced at the two and then muted the tv, "Hey can you two take your debate upstairs? I think I at least deserve peace and quiet for actually getting my work done."
"Come on Yuka-tan…you could be of some help to me. I mean dammit me, you and Minato are in the same class for Christ sake!" Junpei pouted at Yukari who just waved him off.
"Oh Junpei by the way it's Minato, you, and I…"
"SHUT UP!"
Akihiko also looked over at Yukari, "What Iori said, you guys are all in the same class yet you don't want to work together, but you hang out together…what the hell?"
"I even tried asking Minato for help but he always says he wants to do his homework alone…" Junpei said quietly looking down at his hands. Yukari just raised an eyebrow at the irritated boy and then turned her attention to the tv.
"This is gonna be a long freakin' night, come on Iori so I can go train." Akihiko calmly took his seat once again and Junpei joined him.
Mitsuru and Fuuka walked in through the front door with bags of food in their hands. Koromaru lifted his head up and began wagging his tail.
"Huh? Oh hey Fuuka-chan, Mitsuru-senpai finally back huh?" Yukari smiled at the two girls and got up from the couch to go help them with the bags.
Mitsuru nodded along with Fuuka, she then turned her attention to Junpei and Akihiko who were still working on math problems.
"Are you boys still working on math subject?"
"Yes…" their voices chimed fully of stress and slight annoyance.
Mitsuru smirked, "Good this is exactly what I want to hear from the both of you. Junpei started to mumble curse words under his breath, but Mitsuru just let it fly past ignoring his curses.
Ken came from the bathroom and peeked out slightly, "Akihiko-san, you lied" he said under toned as he left the bathroom and walked over to the couch to sit down. Fuuka then patted Ken on his head catching his attention.
"Huh…? Oh thanks Fuuka-san, what type is it?" Ken asked with a bright smile on his face. Fuuka then grabbed her food and sat next to him, "Its stir fry with shrimp, rice and vegetables." The two then began to eat, earning a hungry gaze from Akihiko and Junpei.
Yukari brought them their food. She noticed that the two were giving Fuuka and Ken's meals hungry eyes. Snapping her fingers she tried to grab their attention, "Hey guys, stop staring your food is in front of you."
Both of them at the same time shook their heads and looked down in front of themselves excited to see their meals were there, "Thanks Yukari-chan!" both their voices chimed once again.
"Yeah, yeah…" Yukari shook her head with a smirk on her face. "Oh by the way Mitsuru-senpai, Aegis is sleep and I think Minato-kun is probably awake but in his room as usual…" she leaned against the arm of the chair and then muttered, "I wonder why he's been isolating himself…it's not like him…"
Mitsuru looked at Yukari and then looked at the set of stairs 'Why hasn't he been like he usually was…' she sighed and made her way up stairs. She looked at the empty bench and then looked down the hall, "Hopefully he's up…" she muttered and continued to his room which was at the end of the hall.
Before knocking on his door, she put her ear against the door only to hear the sound of his tv. 'Good he's awake.' She then knocked, "Hello, Arisato-kun it's me Mitsuru."
There was an immensely large silence after her first knock. She sighed raising her eyebrow and knocked once more, "Arisato-kun…?" Once again there was silence after her knock 'Maybe he has his headphones on.'
Mitsuru then gripped the knob, slowly opening the door she peeked her head around. She smiled softly, "Cute as always Arisato-kun…" her eyes laid on Minato's sleeping figure. He was sitting in his computer chair with his computer screen up and his tv on, and music playing.
Slowly she made her way over to him and tapped on his shoulder, "Arisato-kun…"
Minato slightly stirred, muttering nonsense under his tiresome breath. "Arisato-kun time to eat…" she shook him as lightly as she could. Normally waking him up wasn't hard for any of them but this whole month seemed to be slightly different, his sleep was abnormally deep. He was more drained than usual, and would almost never go outside with them unless it was important.
Mitsuru then walked over back to his door and turned the light on, "Arisato-kun, time to get up and eat." She then made her way to turn his tv off.
Minato began to stir once again, but this time opened his eyes slightly. Yawning he looked at his wrist watch, "Oh…damn over slept…" he muttered and sighed. Though he was awake his eye lids where still heavy as he fought to keep his eyes open.
Without a word Mitsuru sat his food on his desk, causing him to sheepishly look her in the eye. "Had enough sleep?" she asked quietly with a worried look on her face.
"Nowhere near enough…" he answered looking down slightly. He then paused his music, "What's everyone doing down stairs…?"
"Well, Aegis is actually upstairs in her room sleep according to Takeba-chan. But the others are all down stairs eating and Junpei is still finishing up his studies" Mitsuru then giggled at the thought of how both Junpei and Akihiko acted while she was gone, "…other than that everything seems to be going good."
Minato nodded and started eating his Chinese food. "You know, everyone's been worried about you…" Mitsuru started off killing the small silence they both shared before walking out his room, "We just want you to be alright…I mean you've been sleeping a lot and you haven't been acting like you've been when you first arrived here…"
Dropping his chopsticks he scooted his chair closer to Mitsuru grabbing her hand. He smiled at her once again, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze, "I'm alright just trying to get my mind ready is all."
A single tear had fallen from Mitsuru's eye as she felt the warmth of his hand upon hers. In return she also gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. "Alright…I'll inform the others…" her voice was strong but slightly cracked.
"Thank you, Mitsuru-senpai." His deep voice rang through her ears, with such grace it had also bounced off the walls but stuck forever within her thoughts. For some reason her heart was crying, as she had let a single tear escape her eye had seemed to be a strong mystery to her. Unknowingly as she exited his room, it would be the last time she would even spend with him alone.
Authors Note:
Kinda sad huh? Sorry to start off on a sad note guys, but had to get the chapter done, this is actually Minato's last moments alone with Mitsuru. As you can see I did not choose for the two too be paired as a couple, but if you guys would like for me to make a one-shot of their final day together as a couple just tell me in the comment. Until, next time peace out!
Forever Yours Truly, TheWildFool2011