A young boy named Tsubasa was fast asleep on the train. He had just recently moved away from home after his mother passed away suddenly. That day was burned into his mind she had suffered from a mental shutdown. He can't imagine why though. His mother was the sweetest woman on Earth. He couldn't think of any reason why she would be killed.
He heard a girl's voice in his head, "Please wake up the world needs you."
He opened his eyes and found himself in a room with a starry sky. He could barely make out a young girl with platinum hair.
The girl said, "Please sign your name here."
"What exactly am I signing?" He questioned.
The girl said, "It merely states you will take full responsibility for your actions."
Tsubasa frowned this was a strange dream but saw no harm in signing the paper and did so. He signed Tsubasa Kyou on the paper.
The girl said, "I am sure we'll meet again." Tsubasa's vision faded as he opened his eyes to an older boy shaking his shoulder.
The older boy said, "Come on Kyou-san we are almost at Shibuya."
Tsubasa said, "Oh thank you Amada-senpai." The older boy was Ken Amada he was going to be living with him and his aunt. Tsubasa's mother worked with Kirijo Corporation he didn't know the specifics, but he knew she was close to the President. Ken had visited him after his mother passed away. He used to live in Port Island, but the bullying was becoming too much, so he was transferred to Shujin. He was surprised when he learned Ken would be joining him, but he didn't complain.
The announcer said, "We are arriving at Shibuya. I repeat we are arriving at Shibuya." The train came to a stop. Tsubasa tried to reach for his bags before Ken grabbed them for him.
Tsubasa pouted Ken was about 2 inches taller than him. He had been with Tsubasa since his mother passed away. He knew what it was like to lose your mother it was hard. He also had another reason for coming he was on a mission for Mistsuru. He was to investigate the strange cult following the Phantom Thieves have.
The two students stepped off the train and were greeted by a woman who looked to be in her late 30s. She had black hair down to her shoulders and brown eyes. She was dressed in a business dress.
She smiled, "Tsubasa-chan! It's been too long!"
Tsubasa blushed. "Auntie Layla you're embarrassing me."
Ken chuckled he knew that feeling all too well.
Layla said, "Oh come one why can't I dote on my only nephew?"
People were starting to stare. "Can we please head to the apartment please?"
Layla said, "Very well head out I need to talk to Ken-kun before we leave." Tsubasa headed above ground.
"Ken-kun it is good to see you again. Did you bring everything you need?"
"Of course, Kyou-san." He nodded.
Layla said seriously, "Thank you I do have a request for you. I know you have your mission, but please keep an eye on Tusbasa. He…" She whispered, "He isn't a fan of the Phantom Thieves and his name is bound to lead to some bullying."
Ken nodded, "I planned on it. I've been in his situation. I intend to help him where I can."
"Much appreciated Ken-kun. Come on let's head up before Tsubasa gets fidgety." The two of them headed above ground.
Tsubasa was quietly waiting for Ken and his aunt to come up. He overheard some high school girls talking about how great the Phantom Thieves were. Tsubasa frowned at the though. He used to like the Phantom Thieves, but things had gotten way too out of hand. It was disturbing the following they had now. It was like some sort of cult.
He muttered, "I don' think they are all that great." Little did he know a certain cat overheard him. Morgana had been searching the city for a month trying to find this new wild card all while avoiding Joker. Tsubasa's word drew his attention if everyone was controlled by the Holy Grail he shouldn't be able to think like that. Could he be the new wild card? He had to know. He smelled Joker nearby and quickly ran towards Tsubasa and jumped into his open bag.
Tsubasa was surprised at the cat's sudden jump, but he could tell it was scared. Some people use to tell him he was an empath, to be honest, he kind of believed it. He always seemed to be able to tell a person's true feelings.
A young man probably a second year in high school approached him, "Excuse me did you happen to see my cat? He has black fur and a yellow collar." The young man seemed to be trying to sound sincere, but Tsubasa could clearly tell he wasn't.
"No, I'm afraid not. I haven't seen him." He answered calmly.
The young man sighed, "Well thank you anyways. Judging by the bags are you moving to Shibuya?"
Tsubasa nodded, "Yes I am. I just moved here from Port Island actually."
"Port Island? That's the manmade island made by the Kirijo group, right?"
"Yeah, it is. I had to move for uh…personal reasons." He held his necklace tightly.
"Ah, I won't pry into it. I should probably introduce myself. My name is Akira Kurusu. What's your name?"
Tsubasa bit his lip something was off about the guy and he couldn't place it.
"My name is Tsubasa. It's nice to meet you Kurusu-san." He bowed.
"Isn't that usually a girl's name?"
Tsubasa blushed, "Usually yes, but it is unisex."
Akira shrugged. "Well if you see my cat let me know, will you?" Tsubasa nodded. Akira soon left.
He heard Ken call up to him, "Hey Kyou-san are you okay?"
"Oh yeah I'm fine I just ran into someone." He answered. He knew he had a cat in his bag right now, but he didn't think it wise to let him out right now and he had injuries that needed to be treated.
"Well let's get moving, shall we? You two have a lot of unpacking to do." Ken and Tsubasa nodded and the group made their way to the apartment. When they arrived, it was a 3rd-floor apartment. It looked to be a 3 bed and 2 and a half bath apartment pretty big for an apartment.
Ken asked, "Layla-san why do you have 3 bedrooms?"
"Oh, my son and daughter used to live here with me until recently, so the move for you two couldn't have had better timing. Now why don't you two unpack? Tsubasa your room is on the left and Ken-kun your room is on the right." The two boys sighed and made their way to the rooms.
When Tsubasa went into the room he facepalmed. Of course, he gets the girl's room. The room thankfully was painted a light blue, but everything else just screamed girl. There was a small vanity desk as well a larger closet. The only good thing about the room was the fact he had a window overlooking Shibuya. He supposed he could turn the vanity into a practice area for his harp practice. He always loved playing the harp it was something his mother taught him. He shook his head he'd need to think about redecorating later. He had to deal with the cat he had found.
He said, "Alright Kitty I'll let you out, but please stay quiet I don't want to get into trouble with my Aunt."
Morgana climbed out of the bag and looked around. The room was defiantly cleaner than Akira's. He shook his head he had to stop thinking about him. He betrayed all of humanity.
"So if you don't mind me asking was the frizzy-haired guy your former owner? Um…" He read the tag on the collar. "Morgana is it?"
Morgana nodded in response. He was sensing a similar power in Tsubasa that he did in Joker albeit slumbering. He needed to get him into the metaverse the sooner the better. Did he even have the Meta-Nav? He needed to find out, but he couldn't do that now. He had the ability to create portals between the metaverse and the real world without the app. He could try and drag Tsubasa in now, but he still needed a palace to take him to. Mementos is the last place he intended to take him right now. The second they step into Mementos they were in trouble. Would there even be any more people aside from Tsubasa who fight against the Phantom Thieves?
He groaned, "Ugh this is going to take a long time, isn't it? I need to find another palace and take him into it, so I can actually explain everything to him." All Tsubasa heard was a bunch of meows, but he could tell the cat was frustrated with something.
Tsubasa said, "Well Morgana I can tell you need help with something. I'll try my best to help you though I can't promise much."
Morgana went wide-eyed, "Did he just understand me without a Persona!?" He felt his fur stick up. Tsubasa tried to calm Morgana down to not alert the other two people in the house much to his bad luck Ken overheard.
Ken asked, "Kyou-san where did that cat come from?"
"Um…it's a realistic plushy?" He tried to defend.
"No way in heck is that a plushy. I better tell your aunt about him."
"Ugh, I guess I should tell her. I just don't want to put Morgana back out on the street. You can see his injuries right Amada-san?"
He nodded, "Yeah they are pretty bad. Let's take him to the kitchen and patch him up. You can explain there." Tsubasa nodded and motioned for Morgana to follow them. Morgana followed slowly.
The two saw Layla in the kitchen cooking.
She turned around spotted the two. "Can I help you two with something?"
Ken nodded, "Yeah it looks like we had a stowaway in Tsubasa's bag."
"What do you mean by that?"
Tsubasa approached Layla with Morgana behind him.
"Is…that a cat Tsubasa?"
"Y…yes Auntie. He hid in my bag I think he ran away from his owner who was abusing him. Can we please treat his injuries and keep him here?"
Layla though for a moment to most people Tsubasa claim may be nothing to take seriously. Though she was fully aware of Tsubasa's ability as an empath very rarely were his hunches wrong.
She sighed, "You can keep him, but he is your responsibility Tsubasa am I understood?"
"Yes, Auntie! Thank you so much for letting me keep him." He smiled brightly. Ken and Layla couldn't help, but smile as well ever since his mom passed, he rarely had a genuine smile on his face.
"Take good care of him Tsubasa. Now you two need to finish unpacking because we have to visit the principal tomorrow." The two boys nodded and after treating Morgana's wounds they went to unpack.
Morgana looked at what would now be his family. This would be quite interesting. He'd have to speak with Lavenza tonight.
A/N:
Icy: Here we are with chapter 1 I didn't accomplish as much as I expected to with this chapter, but I feel it turned out well. I didn't intend to get Akira in the story so soon.
Ken: Yeah I'd say so. Though I have to ask why have me come to Shibuya with Tsubasa?
Icy: Good question Ken. It is because you'd be the least suspicious. Aigis is strong and all, but she'd draw too much attention.
Ken: I can understand that. Do you plan on any of the P4 cast to show up?
Icy: At the moment no I do not. I just can't think of any way to bring them in.
Ken: Fair enough anyways if any of you have questions or suggestions leave them in the Review section. Icy plans to start on the next chapter today.
