I've been tempted for so long to write a Persona 3 fanfic! I was recently able to finally finish the game, after almost a whole year! That was when I finally decided to write this :D
For those of you who did not play the persona 3 portable (P3P), you have the choice to be either a male or a female in that game. Since I have more experience writing from a female perspective, this story will follow the female protagonist's story.
This will be a long journey, so I will not commit to it until I see that there's at least one person who would be willing to read this.
Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Welcoming
Sunday: April 5th, 2009
The train is late… At this rate, I'll be there after midnight.
Ah! There it is!
The train comes to a full stop and the door opens in front of me. I walk inside and get a seat. It's almost completely empty. At this hour, it's not that surprising. An announcement is being made, probably an apology for the inconvenience that might've been caused by the tardiness of the train. I can barely hear it, though, through the music blaring in my headphones.
11:55 PM
Another announcement…
"…Iwatodai Station…"
That's all I manage to hear through the music, and that's all I need to know. I get up and get ready.
Finally there. It should be a short walk from the station. It's almost midnight. It'll be the first time I walk alone at night like that. It's mostly because my parents never allowed me, being concerned that something bad might happen to a young girl like me.
…I miss their lecturing, even though it was pretty annoying.
Monday: 12:00 AM, April 6th, 2009
Just as I'm about to leave the station, The lights flicker and I hear something that sounds similar to a power outage. It's as if all engines are down. Is there a problem with the electricity? I should hurry to the dorm… I'm getting a really bad feeling about this.
When I get outside, I'm surprised by just how gigantic and eerie the moon looks. It emits a greenish light, and my surroundings seem so surreal. Coffins are standing at random places in the deserted city. What's happening? I need to get to the dorm…
After a short walk, I find myself at the dorm that's mentioned in my admission pamphlet. It is rather strange how I easily got in and, on top of it all, got a scholarship for this school. I didn't even apply for a scholarship, but I still got one. I open the door and find out that the lights aren't working here either. The lights outside was out as well. It's like a major power outage throughout the city…
"Welcome."
I hear a young boy's voice. I turn to my left and see a pale child with bright blue eyes and short black hair standing there. He is wearing a stripped black and white shirt, pants of the same colour, and blue slippers. He is smiling gently at me. Is he one of my dorm-mates? He looks kind of young to be attending the same school as me, considering I am in my second year of high school.
"You're late. I've been waiting a long time."
Waiting…? For me? He holds out a piece of paper to me.
"If you want to proceed, then please sign here. It's a contract."
Why would I ever sign a contract…? What is this kid after?
"There's no need to be scared."
I gasp. It's as if he read my mind. What is this contract even about? And who is this mysterious boy?
"It only binds you to accepting full responsibility for your actions."
There he goes again! I take the paper from him and read what is written: "I chooseth this fate of mine own free will."
Below that is a blank to sign my name. For some reason, I feel compelled to sign it. My hand just moves on its own and I write my name.
"…Very well."
The boy takes the contract from me.
"Time is something that no one can escape. It delivers us all to the same end. Wishing won't make it go away. And so it begins…"
The boy disappears as if melting into the darkness. For some reason, I feel like I've known this boy for all my life, but I am pretty sure this is the first time I ever saw him.
"…Who's there!?"
I turn around and find a girl rushing towards me from the corridor. She has short light brown hair and brown eyes. She's prettier than the average girl. She looks surprised and scared.
"How can you be… But it's…!"
I can't make heads or tails of what she's trying to say. Before I could say anything, her face becomes hostile and she adopts a menacing tone.
"Don't tell me…"
That's when I notice that she is holding something that looks like a gun.
"Wait!"
"…!"
Another girl came running through the hallway and stopped the first one from doing anything crazy with the gun. The second girl has long red hair, and reddish brown eyes. She has an authoritative and haughty air about her. In the next second, the lights come back on. The first girl speaks up.
"The lights…"
"Let's sit down first. I'll explain everything."
The second girl led us to the lounge. She then addresses me.
"I didn't think you'd arrive so late. My name is Kirijo Mitsuru. I'm one of the students who live in this dorm."
The first girl then whispered to Mitsuru.
"Who's she?"
"She's a transfer student. It was a last minute decision to assign her here."
"…Is it okay for her to be here?"
What does she mean by that? Am I not supposed to be in this dorm?
"I guess we'll see…"
Mitsuru smiles calmly.
"This is Takeba Yukari. She'll be a junior this spring, just like you."
"Hi, I'm Yukari."
She looks at me, expecting me to say something.
"If you don't mind me asking, why do you have a gun?"
"Huh?!"
Yukari looks flustered at my question. She probably didn't expect it, but I couldn't help but ask. Guns are not exactly a common sight in this country, as far as I know.
"Um, well, it's sorta like a hobby…"
"A hobby…"
I'm not buying it.
"Well, not a hobby, but…"
Before Yukari could stumble more into her lie, Mitsuru cuts in.
"You know how it is these days… It's for self-defence. It's not a real gun of course."
She smiles calmly again after she says that. She seems like a very confident person, that it's hard, even for me, not to believe her.
"Yukari will show you to your room. Get settled in, and rest up until tomorrow. Your room is on the third floor, at the end of the hallway. Your things should already be there."
"Alright, thank you."
Yukari gets up and smiles brightly at me. It's a completely different image from the one she showed me when I first saw her.
"Oh… I'll show you the way. Follow me."
We go up the stairs to the third floor and head to the end of the hallway. Yukari stands in front of a room on the right.
"This is it… Pretty easy to remember, huh? …Since it's right at the end of the hall."
I nod. I wonder which room belongs to that kid I saw earlier.
"Hey, are there guys who live here too?"
"Well, the whole second floor is dedicated to all male residents, yes. Why are you asking?"
"I was just wondering is that kid lives here too."
"Huh? What kid?"
Yukari seems like she genuinely doesn't have a clue what I'm talking about.
"…Never mind."
She then looks at me with a bit of concern.
"Um… Can I ask you something?"
"Sure, what is it?"
I wonder what she wants to ask me. Is it about the why I arrived so late?
"On your way here from the station, was everything okay?"
If I tell her about the coffins and the moon, she'll probably think I'm crazy after I just asked her about a boy that she never saw around here. Why would she be asking, though? Is it just out of pure concern?
"What do you mean?"
"Oh… Nothing. Forget I asked. Well, I'll let you rest then."
She leaves me there. As I am ready to go in my room, she turns around.
"I'm sure you have other questions, but let's save them for later, okay? Rest well."
She smiles and walks downstairs. I enter my room, at last. I look around and find that the decorations were kept very simple. There's my bed with pink sheets and a calendar hung on the wall, right behind the bed. The blinds are all pink as well. The wall is a soft cream colour that tones down the pinkish atmosphere. A TV is stationed right in front of the bed. A desk is resting on the wall, beneath the window. Finally, as soon as I walk in, on my left, there's a sink and a mirror, where I can put all my beauty products, even though I don't really have that many. I find my belongings in cardboard boxes next to the bed. I should unpack and get some sleep. I need to be in top shape for tomorrow.
As I said, I will only be continuing this if I see that there are people who read it and like it. It is a pretty old game, so I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't a lot of readers, but all I'm asking for is at least one person :D
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