AN: I am so sorry for all of the uncompleted stories I have on this site. As for the reasons why if you are curious you can read my profile. Now on with this story. Please leave a review!
AN 2: First this story will be BoyxBoy. This story takes places directly after Persona Q (P4 side), so October 30, 2011. Most of the story will take place during the last half of P4 Golden, but with several changes. This is also a 'fix-it' story for P3P. The MC from P3P will be the only character from that game in this story (the others might make cameos). It will mainly deal with the cast from P4 Golden. I'm not sure if this story will go past the end of P4 or not. (Yes I stole the title from Kingdom Hearts)
Spoiler Warning: P3P, Persona 4 Golden, Persona Q. (Ignores P3 The Answer)
P3 MC Name: Minato Arisato
P4 MC Name: Yu Narukami
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Chapter 1: Sunday October 30, 2011
Yu Narukami laid in his bed that night and tried to sleep; key word being try. There was an itch in his mind that he couldn't quite scratch. It was like he could almost remember something, something important. When he just about had it, it would slip away. Instead of going to the inn with the others he opted to go home as he didn't want to ruin their night. He sighed as he rolled over and looked at his clock. It was less than a minute to midnight. He bit his lip. It had been a beautiful sunny day and he had no reason to be nervous, but he was. It felt like something was about to happen. Some big. Something important.
He watched his clock as the second hand moved closer to the twelve. Yu counted to himself as the last seconds ticked by. Five…four….three…two…one. As soon as the second hand reached the twelve Yu got a splitting headache as his mind was flooded with memories. Rei, Zen, Kronos, their journey through the labyrinths. Minato, the other wild card, and all of the others that went to Gekkoukan High.
He barely had time to make sense of these new memories when he heard his phone ring. He answered it expecting it to be Yosuke or one of his other friends, but was surprised by the voice that spoke.
"This is Margret. It's imperative that you come to the Velvet Room," the woman said her voice calm like always, but Yu knew by her tone that she was upset about something.
"Now?" Yu asked as he rubbed his forehead. Luckily the headache was leaving as quickly as it had come.
"That's what imperative usually means," Margret said then ended the phone call.
Yu glared down at the phone like it had somehow offended him. He was tempted to lay back down and go to sleep, but his 'new' memories stopped him. He knew that it couldn't be a coincidence that she called them as soon as he got them. Knowing that he didn't have much of a choice Yu got up and quickly got dressed.
Yu shuddered as he walked down the quite streets. This was hardly the first time that he had been out at night, but he had never been out this late before. The streets were deserted and it gave the town an eerie abandoned feeling. He pulled his jacked more tightly around himself and quickened his pace. He let out a small sigh of relief when he spotted the door to the Velvet Room.
He stepped in the room and was surprised at what he saw. Margret was there like she always was but there were no signs of Igor or Marie. She wasn't alone either though. Yu looked at her companion inquisitively and had to admit that he was shocked by it.
"Minato?" Yu asked curiously.
"Hey long time no see," Minato said as he gave a slight wave in greeting before leaning his head back against the seat and closing his eyes. Yu gave Margret a questioning look.
"I take it that you got your memories back of that event," Margret stated more than asked. Yu nodded.
"It wasn't so long ago for me, it was just…" here Yu paused as he realized that he had just gotten back yesterday. "Actually it just happened."
"So, that means that I'm in your time now," Minato said without opening his eyes. Once again Yu gave Margret a questioning look. Minato had always been apathetic, but now he sounded beyond exhausted. He shook his head. Exhausted wasn't the right word. He almost sounded broken. Yu had a feeling that he was missing something.
"This is going to take some explaining," Margret told him. Yu nodded as he perched on the edge of the seat. He had a sickening feeling that what he was about to hear was not going to be pleasant.
"Do you remember when I mentioned the pervious residents that helped my master here?" Margret asked.
"It was your sister, Elizabeth and your brother Theo," Yu supplied. He knew that much from his time at the culture festival. Margret gave him a half smile.
"That is correct. What I didn't tell you was why they left," Margret told him as she glanced at Minato. Yu also glanced at the other boy and realized that it had something to do with him.
"They wanted to help me," Minato said quietly.
"Help you? Why?" Yu asked as he looked between the two of them. Margret had a sad looked on her face and Minato still had his eyes closed, but by the way he was clenching his hand into a fist Yu knew that he was also upset.
"Would you like me to explain?" Margret asked. Minato gave a small nod in reply. "Very well." Margret then turned her full attention on him. "You see in order to get rid of the dark hour and stop the being behind it Minato had to use all of his powers and turn himself, basically, into a seal."
"He what?" Yu asked as he once again glanced at the other boy. This time though Minato gave no indication of what he was feeling. Not even a twitch.
"Theo and Elizabeth wanting to save him from that fate searched for a way to free him," Margret continued as she ignored his outburst. "They weren't able to do it, until now."
"You mean it has something to do with the culture festival?" Yu asked.
"Yes," Margret answered. "From what they told me they found a way to begin to free him. By sealing everyone's memories of him and the dark hour a 'physical' seal wouldn't be needed. That, though, left him with no ties in this world. Until you all met at the culture festival. That place didn't exist in time as we know it and by becoming friends you gave him the ties that he needed."
"I see," Yu said even though he really didn't understand it. What he did know was that a friend of his had been through something terrible. He couldn't imagine sacrificing himself and then having all of his friends' memories erased so they no longer remembered him or all of the things they had been through together.
"How this changes your journey will be interesting to see," Margret said with one of her mysterious smiles. Yu nodded knowing that was basically a dismissal. He also had a feeling that Margret was eager to spend time with her siblings.
"Minato?" Yu called as he shook the smaller boy by his knee. Minato's eyes shot open and he sat up straight. "You ready to go?"
"Yeah," Minato said as he followed Yu from the Velvet Room.
Once they were out on the street an awkward silence fell between the two of them. Yu wasn't really sure what to say to the smaller boy. Minato really didn't look like he was up to talking much either. Not only did he look exhausted, but he was shivering. That's when Yu realized that Minato only had a blazer to keep him warm. Without even asking Yu took off his coat and draped it over Minato's shoulders.
"Thanks," Minato said as he looked up at him, "but won't you get cold."
"I'm wearing a sweater and my uncle's house isn't that far," Yu told him as he started to walk down the street.
"I'm really sorry about this," Minato said as he followed at a slightly slower pace.
"Sorry about?" Yu asked as he glanced back at the other boy.
"For showing up like this. I'll only stay until I find a job and then I'll…" Minato started to say, but Yu shook his head.
"It's not a problem and you don't need to rush to find a job. You can stay with me for as long as you want," Yu told him. He just needed to find a way to talk his uncle into it.
"Thank you," Minato said quietly.
"Don't mention it. That's what friends do," Yu told him.
"Friends, huh?" Minato asked. Yu nodded and the once again they slipped into an uncomfortable silence. He couldn't help but to once again glance back at the smaller boy. He had so many questions. He held his tongue though.
"You can ask," Minato told him.
"Not tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow, if you're up for it," Yu told him as he unlocked the door to the house. Minato looked relieved and gave a nod for a reply.
Once inside the house Yu led Minato up the stairs and to his room. The two of them didn't say a word until they were inside and Yu had shut the door.
"You can take the futon or…" Yu started to say but stopped when he saw that Minato was sitting on his couch.
"Here is fine," Minato said as he as he laid down on the couch and curled up. Yu would have tried to argue the point, but he could tell from the smaller boy's breathing that he had already fallen asleep.
Not wanting to wake his new roommate Yu quickly changed back into his pajamas. As he laid down that night he couldn't stop thinking about something that Margret had said…
"How this changes your journey will be interesting to see…"
Special Note: I am going to play with the social links for this story for the P3 side. I wasn't happy with how the male MC of Persona 3 couldn't become friends with all the Sees members. So I am going to be borrowing some of the female Mc's social links. The P4 social links will remain the same.
Fool: Sees
Magician: Junpei
Priestess: Fuuka
Empress: Mitsuru
Emperor: Hidetosh; student council
Hierophant: Old couple; book store
Lovers: Yukari
Chariot: Katzushi; sport
Justice: Ken
Hermit: Maya; computer
Fortune: Ryoji; Death
Strength: Koromaru
Hanged: Maiko; little girl
Death: Pharos; ghost boy
Temperance: Bebe; Home EC
Devil: Tanaka; TV
Tower: Mutatsu; dying boy
Star: Akihiko
Moon: Shinjiro
Special Note 2: I will not be using honorifics except for Dojima-san. I also won't be using senpai. I'm lazy and it's hard to keep straight what everyone calls each other. Nanako will still call Yu Big Bro though.
