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Understanding One's Heart

Prologue: The First Debut

Understanding one's potential is the key to understanding one's heart.

Tokyo. 3:35 AM

It was quiet and dark. The night sky was peaceful enough, despite the air turbulence felt only due to the fact that passengers have been riding an airplane for several hours. Itsuki Aoi, now 24 years old, was one of the few who were awake, flipping through his notes while the passenger to his side was snoozing away.

Poor thing… Itsuki thought as he cast a sideways glance at the passenger. This was Maiko Shimazaki, former gravure model and former head of Fortuna Entertainment, to which Itsuki had taken over the latter role. Together, they had been away on a foreign relations trip for about a month or two, mainly to approve of third-party groups and allowing them the right to license and broadcast their material.

Despite her eventual retirement, Maiko was nice enough to stay on as support staff, helping Itsuki with making sure his transition ran smoothly. And needless to say, Itsuki had been able to manage well.

Once they returned, it would be back to business as usual, recruiting and employing potential idols, actors and actresses to work under Fortuna's name. It had been a busy 7 years, in fact, so busy that Itsuki hadn't had much time to spend with the friends he made all those years ago. Well, that wasn't to say that they weren't busy with work either. Itsuki often dropped by to greet them individually, and that was about it.

His friends were the reason Fortuna Entertainment was founded in the first place. 7 years ago, Tokyo had been the target of mysterious beings known as Mirages, hailing from an alternate dimension called the Idolosphere. Their sole purpose was to harvest a form of energy from humans, called Performa, which was the ability to realize one's potential.

Itsuki had a close encounter with one of them, Chrom, who was initially hostile at first. He eventually befriended him, becoming partners and accepting his abilities as a Mirage Master. Pretty soon, Itsuki became aware of the existence of other Mirage Masters, all working under Fortuna, and was recruited by them. It was through their adventures together that Itsuki came to become fast friends with each and every one of them.

Tsubasa Oribe, Itsuki's childhood friend, and now a renowned idol.

Toma Akagi, a Tokusatsu actor who now works as a seiyuu as well.

Kiria Kurono, veteran idol and older sister figure of the group.

Eleonora Yumizuru, a popular actress within the community seeking stardom worldwide.

Mamori Minamoto, a young talk show host with a preference towards old traditions.

Yashiro Tsurugi, another veteran idol who now focuses more on his modelling career.

That was 7 years ago. Now, without the threat of Mirages, Tokyo was at peace again. The friendly Mirages had returned to the Idolosphere, and Itsuki was yet again a regular human being. He had to admit, it was fun being a Mirage Master, even though he had almost been killed several times.

But to have been honest, the Mirages had been the reason Itsuki and the other Mirage Masters had been able to meet on a regular basis. Now, everyone was busy with their own stage careers, and Itsuki could only support them from a distance, with only Maiko and Barry Goodman for company.

Oh well, not everything can be helped, can it? Itsuki thought to himself as he felt his phone vibrate a little. Must've meant that the plane must be near the airport by now. Curious, Itsuki picked it up and looked at the screen.

Message from: Tsubasa Oribe

Itsuki-kun!

I heard you might be coming back to Tokyo soon, so I thought we'd might be able to hang out soon once you got back. You know, just like old times, right? It's been too long since we'd ever been together other than for business, and it's completely unfair!

Well, that is, if you have time… despite your busy schedule and all that…

As for myself, I'm doing alright. I'm currently working on my next album, and it's coming along great! As for the theme of it, you'll have to wait and see!

Hope to see you soon (;

Your friend, Tsubasa

That was good to hear. It seemed like Tsubasa was as busy as ever. Her rising fame to stardom in the industry kept her on her feet; fitting for a hardworking girl like her. Itsuki knew about her headstrong personality like the back of a book cover. Well, since she seemed to what to meet up so bad, it wouldn't hurt to free up his schedule just for a bit, right?

Just as Itsuki was about to reply, he received another message:

Message from: Kiria Kurono

Itsuki,

I know you must be busy with keeping the business together and all, but do try to find some time to rest, alright? You've done a lot for each and every one of us, and we're all very grateful.

In fact, why don't me meet up sometime once you get back? Just the two of us, to catch up on how our everyday lives have been. I'm expecting a lot of great things from you.

Kiria

That's Kiria-san for you. Itsuki thought as he smiled at the picture of herself she attached to the message. Always the doting older sister of the group, Kiria had experienced stardom, and now settled down for a minor position as a vocal and dance trainer for younger idols coming into the industry.

But why would she want to meet him alone though? Strangely enough, Itsuki felt a similar vibe coming from Tsubasa's message. Wouldn't it be better for their whole group to meet up? As Itsuki began to compose his own message, another two messages popped into his inbox.

Message from: Eleonora Yumizuru

Hey Itsuki!

Heard you'd be back in Tokyo soon. Well, it's not like I haven't been busy with my career, you can count on that!

It's just, well, maybe I'd like for you to visit me sometime? We haven't REALLY seen each other for a while now, and I kind of miss it, you know? Give me a reason why you shouldn't check up on your former senpai!

Well, I expect you to reply once you reach the airport. I'll be waiting…

Elly

Message from: Mamori Minamoto

Dear Itsuki-san,

I just wanted to send you a quick greeting before you came back, so I hope this gets to you soon enough…

I wanted to let you know that I'm doing fine. I'm staring in this new talk show, and so far ratings have been positive. I'm sure you'll be satisfied with the numbers; the production crew will send in their reports soon.

But I've been feeling kind of lonely. Without seeing you, it feels like an empty void in my heart. It's not that I haven't been making friends elsewhere, but your company is different, and I wish to be in your presence again. So if you're not too busy, maybe we can arrange a time and place to meet?

I wish you a safe return,

Mamori

What a pleasant surprise! Ever since that first message came in, Itsuki was deciding on replying to all the former Mirage Masters. Why don't they all meet up? Himself, Tsubasa, Toma, Kiria, Elly, Mamori, Yashiro, Maiko, and Barry. It was the perfect arrangement. Itsuki really wanted to see all his friends again so badly. So, without any further thought, Itsuki wrote out his message:

Hello everyone,

I'm just about to land soon, so I'll be back on home soil not too far from now.

I've received messages from a few of you guys, and yeah, I'm all for a meet up with all of you! I look forward to hearing about all your endeavours.

How about we meet by that Café we all used to visit 7 years ago? That'll sure bring up some good memories from the past now, won't it?

Yours truly,

Itsuki Aoi

He had to sound a little authoritative, didn't he? After all, he was their manager. Despite landing such an important position in the talent agency, Itsuki Aoi was the same as ever; not someone special, but someone who likes to help others with their problems. It was through this trait of his that he got to know each of his friends personally. Or so he thought.

Little did he know that he was about to start a chain of events that would change his life in more ways than one.

Prologue: The First Debut START!

A/N: Gonna put this as a Persona X Fire Emblem fic since there isn't an archive for this game yet...

Well, as this short chapter implies, this will be a harem story featuring the main protagonist of the game and the four other playable female members of the cast. Points of view will shift between characters and hopefully, I won't be too biased towards one character, as I will try to give the heroines an equal amount of focus.

As for people who are concerned about Mamori's age, she's 18 in this fic. This will take place 7 years after the events of the game, so ages are as follows:

Itsuki, Tsubasa, Toma: 24

Kiria: 28

Elly: 23

Mamori: 18

Yashiro: 25

So yeah, I just wanted to throw this idea out there, do something a little different. I'll admit that I was upset when the SMT X FE game wasn't what I expected, but I've grown to accept it. Just so you know, I'm not completely familiar with the game yet (I did spoil it a little for myself) because I don't understand much Japanese, so bear with me here.

I'll also have a ongoing poll where you guys can vote on who you want Itsuki to end up with. So for now, I hope you enjoy this little intro!