OMG! I forgot the diclaimer!! I don't own Persona 3! If I did I wouldn't be writting fan-fics ! :)

Chapter 2: Payback

During class, Junpei and Hikari were sitting together, talking about their project. They were laughing for the first time in years. Tari however was not so thrilled to see the boy she had worked so hard to get talking to the person she hated the most. So, she came up with a plan to separate them once and for all.

"Michiro! I have something to tell you," says Tari as she runs to him.

"What?" he says.

"You know Hikari, right?"

"Yeah..."

"Do you like her?"

His face turns red and he looks down then nods.

"Well we're best friends and she told me that she's only dating Junpei to make you jealous.

"Really!"

"Yup and she wants you to ask her out and if she says no kiss her because she's just giving you a test to see if you really like her or not."

"Oh, and just remember to not use my name."

His face is red and he nods.

Third period

"Yuka, pass this to Hikari," says Eri passing Yuka a note slyly. She passes it to Hikari and she reads it under her desk: 'Hikari, meet me outside near the water fountain before lunch -Michiro.'

Before lunch, Hikari goes outside to the water fountain, and sees Michiro.

"Hey Michiro." she says.

His face turns red and he says, "Hey, Hikari."

"Umm... so what did you need me-"

"Go out with me!"

"Michiro, you know that I'm dating Jun-"

Before she could say anything else, he grabs her by the wait and kisses her. She struggles to pull away, but his arms were tightly around her. Just then Junpei and Tari walk outside to see Michiro and Hikari kissing. Tari stands behind Junpei and takes a picture with her phone without anyone seeing her.

"MICHIRO, YOU BASTARD!" he yells.

Michiro stops kissing Hikari, but still is holding onto her.

"Junpei, I'm sorry that you had to find out like this, but Hikari and I are going out now."

Her eyes widen just as he said that and she still struggles to pull away, but he doesn't let go because he didn't even notice her struggling.

"Let go..." Junpei whispers with his head to the ground and his hand clenched in a fist.

"Huh?" Michiro asked.

"I SAID LET GO!" he yells as he runs and punches Michiro in the face and holds Hikari in his arms.

"IF YOU EVER TOUCH HIKARI AGAIN I'LL DO MORE THAN PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE." he holds Hikari with one arm and walks inside to the lunchroom.

"Junpei..." she says looking up at him.

He says nothing.

"I'm-"

"Don't even say it," he says.

Her eyes widen.

"It's not your fault."

"...but..."

He takes her by the shoulders.

"HIKARI, I LOVE YOU AND I KNOW THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO COME BETWEEN US!"

Her eyes fill with tears. She smiles and says, "I love you too." He hugs her so tightly that she almost couldn't breathe.

Tari comes up with many plans to separate the two of them, only for them to forgive each other time and time again...that is until Hikari and Michiro get assigned a project together.