Chapter X: Myriad Truths/Imagine That

A/N: I do not own Persona 4...Okay I have a copy of the game, but that's all!

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Her body felt as if it were on fire. Liquid fire flowing through her veins from even the slightest touch from the man currently stradling her. She was fighting her desires for him, because she knew that he was too good for her. His lips however seemed to have a different opinion as they kissed around her tightened light pink nipple. She shivered as his hot breath trailed over her sensitive female skin.

The moistness between her legs was beginning to overtake her senses. When his tongue found her erect nipple she gasped sharply and arched her back to the sky from the pure electricity that shot up her spine from that simple action. His hands trailed over her stomach increasing the heat that took up residence in her now overflowing core. She screwed her eyes shut to try to hold back the moan that was nearly escaping her throat from the pure pleasure she was feeling.

His hand traveled down her flat stomach until it reached a small patch of hair. Her hips rocked against his hand instinctively. His hand tested the texture of the small and neat patch of hair she had there, and found it quite soft. He slowly rubbed his way down to her now sopping wet core. As Souji's fingers spread her hot and slippery flesh, his middle finger found her opening. Her eyes shot open as she screamed the name of her lover...

"Souji!" Naoto shot up in her bed flushed and panting hard. It was 5:22 in the morning, and not a soul was up yet. After taking a moment to calm her rapidly beating heart she layed back down to her firm pillow. "Was that just a dream? It felt so...real." as she was talking to herself her left hand traveled down over her stomach to her blue stripped pajama pants. Her hand went ever closer to her core and she found her pants damp from the after effects of her little fantasy.

"Hmm, why was I so affected by a mere dream. In any case it'd be prudent of me to take a shower now." She shook her head and went to her bureau and opened the left most drawer. Naoto reached in to grab a clean undergarment to change into when her hand brushed against something that didn't feel like cloth. After pulling the item out, she looked upon it with a smile. It was the picture her and Souji took after she finally admitted to him how she felt.

In the picture she was blushing at the fact that Souji had his arms around her shoulders and had kissed her cheek. Naoto reprimanded him half-heartedly about embarrassing her in public. He had simply smiled at her and kissed her soft lips while she was off guard. As soon as his lips left her, she nearly collapsed from the combination of joy and embarrassment. She smiled at the memory before walking over to her closet.

Naoto opened the double doors, turned on the light, and walked toward the back of the room. She quickly found what she was looking for, an object covered in a gray jacket. She removed the jacket and looked upon the sword Souji had used during his battle against Izanami. She traced the handle down to the hand guard. As she gripped the blade she felt her memories spring back from that battle.

Things weren't looking so hot. Even after Souji managed to break the spell that kept them from damaging her she was too strong for them to handle. Everyone was hurt, and worn down. Chie was breathing hard and bleeding from the arm. Yukiko was trying to focus on healing, but was barely standing. Naoto was frantically shooting her revolver trying to cause any damage she could. The former goddess Izanami was laughing at the pathetic performance of the ones who stood against her. That was until the ultimate threat posed to their homes took a powerful blast of physical energy to the chest, she doubled over as everyone looked to the tough as nails leader of their group. His left eye was bloody, and his school jacket was ripped to shreds, but he stood strong against the thing that was trying to take away his family and friends. He quickly switched persona's using the tarot shift.

He reached up and grabbed the new card. "Persona!" he yelled as he crushed the card. Ishtar, the goddess of love appeared behind him and used her Salvation skill to heal the party. Chie immediately bounced around and kicked her tarot card to summon her Persona to Power Charge her next attack. Yukiko used a Soma on Naoto so she could use her most powerful skill. Naoto prepared using her Mind Charge ability as Souji used Futsunushi to use his Power Charge.

"Everyone, attack together!" With that declaration a rain of damage fell upon the fallen goddess Izanami as; God Hand, Agidyne. Megidolaon, and Primal Force all crashed into her at the same time. She crashed to the ground and simply layed there motionless. Chie and Yukiko were celebrating as Naoto went to holster her gun. Suddenly Souji screamed out "She's not dead!" Suddenly a wave of dark energy burst across the room knocking everyone over.

Souji was the first to recover. When Naoto looked over to her leader she saw that his eyes were locked in horror. She quickly stood and turned her head to see the horrible creature standing with barely a scratch on her except for the damage Souji had caused. She was taunting him, saying that after she eliminated him, she'd torture and kill them, before she enveloped the world in fog. Souji's visible eye twitched as he charged right up to her with his Blade of Totsuka. She called forth a lightning attack which struck him hard. His screams echoed throughout the room as he was blasted backwards. He screamed so loudly that everyone came to and looked at the prone form of their leader.

Naoto's mind was racing at the mere thought of the one who accepted her for herself was now dead. She ran over to him but was pushed back by a flick of Izanami's wrist. "You're the one he cherishes most. I'll destroy you first." Her body refused to move as Izanami prepared to crush her under fist. Naoto closed her eyes as a tear escaped them 'Goodbye, Souji-kun.' was the last thing that ran through her mind as she prepared for death. She could hear the sound of the wind around the fist coming closer, and then a loud ringing metallic sound.

She opened her eyes to see Souji using his sword to hold off the attack as he used his head to shatter the tarot for Futsunushi. The Primal Force attack pushed Izanami back and away from Naoto. Souji stood tall and handed a Soma to Naoto. He took up a defensive stance and redied his next Primal Force. Izanami congratulated Souji for using Futsunushi to partially shield him from her attack. Her arm began to glow with a demonic energy.

"This is the end of you 'Wild Card'!" She yelled as a black pit formed under his feet. "Feel the pain of a thousand curses!" Chie instantly reacted and pushed Souji away only to be caught herself. "Ahhh!! Souji...keep fighting" were her last words as she was sucked into the realm of death. Souji's eye showed all the anger, pain, and sadness of losing a person dear to him. Izanami took advantage of the distraction to try it again, only this time Yukiko pushed him away. "Souji..kun...Keep fighting." Souji snapped to action and tried to pull Yukiko out of the pit, but all he got was a piece of her shirt. He screamed loudly as another of his friends were instantly killed.

With a fury he never knew he summoned all of his energy and lashed out at Izanami with his sword, only to be repelled by a minor Agi attack. His sorrow overcame him to the point where he didn't notice that Izanami had him trapped in another of her death seals. He barely registered the force of the slim Naoto crashing into him. As his eyes bugged out he saw a dark claw grabbing Naoto's shoulder. He pulled on the claw, trying desperately to release it's hold on his love. No matter how hard he tried Naoto was being dragged into the abyss.

"Naoto, no! Don't leave me like this, we still have so much to do together." His sobs were suddenly stopped as Naoto's hand caressed his cheek. "Souji, it's okay. I'd gladly die to save you. I'll always be in your heart, so please, don't cry for me...live on." She kissed him passionately as her body was ripped from him. Her form sank away from him, never to be seen again.

She awoke to a sobbing Souji laying on the ground in a blank world. She walked in front of him and leaned down, gently ruffling his hair. His eyes shot up and stared at her form. He sat up and whispered "Naoto, is that really you?" She smiled and held his cheek. "Of course, I told you that I'd always be with you didn't I?" Souji nodded softly in affirmation. "You can't give up Souji-kun. This battle can still be won, you just have to believe in yourself, and in us." She could tell that his bond with the others was fueling his strength. He rose to a standing position and stared at his hand, which she promptly held. "Souji-kun stand up, and let's do this together!' She yelled as suddenly she was seeing through Souji's eyes as he stared at Izanami.

"How can this be? How is it that your power rivals mine?!" She was at a loss for what she was experiencing. Souji smirked and pointed his blade at the now distraught Izanami. "I finally found my truth you vile being. Everyone's strength flows within me, giving me the power to destroy you and your wicked ambitions." Izanami hit him full force with her power, hoping to be rid of the only being as powerful as her former husband. Souji stood there unfazed by her killing blow. He jammed his sword into the ground as he reached out to grab a new tarot card.

Naoto felt her hand meld with his as they grasped the card and called out the name of their ultimate power. "Izanagi-no-Ookami!" Their voices rang out in unison. Suddenly a massive power appeared behind Souji. It slowly formed into the image of Izanagi only with a new look, and a far greater presense. Together they pointed their hands at Izanami who was quaking in fear of what she knew was about to befall her. A powerful wave of energy surrounded Souji and Izanagi as the upcoming attacks force continued to grow by leaps and bounds. When it reached critical mass the energy condensed in front of Izanagi as the pair called out the death knell for the fallen one."Myriad Truths!"

Naoto was snapped out of her reverie by a knock on the door. "Miss Naoto, it's time for breakfast." Naoto looked at her clock which read 6:45 She audibly eeped at the sudden realization that she had a lot to do in a short time. She quickly gathered her things and ran for the shower. "Souji always seems to get to me, even in my dreams." She said with a smile as she went to close the door behind her.

"I am thou, and thou aren't I. From the sea of your soul I come. My name is..." Naoto heard the words of her former Persona from deep within her, but an uneasy feeling was welling up in her from a sudden realization. 'Why can't I remember it's name?' She wondered to herself as she snapped to in her classroom. Her eyes locked onto the clock as it neared lunchtime. Kanji was sleeping away the last of the class with a book on sewing acting as his pillow. 'Jeez, he'll sleep anywhere' She mumbled at her friends near constant slumber.

When the bell finally rang Naoto stood up only to find Kanji dragging his sorry carcass to the roof to eat. As she opened the door she came face to face with Chie. "Hey Naoto-kun! Are you going to lunch with us?" After a moment of gathering her thoughts Naoto chuckled softly and replied "Of course." They walked toward the roof just chatting about small things. When they arrived on the roof they saw Kanji mounting Yosuke. "Dude no, you can't have my sandwich!" He tried to slither away while a glazed over Kanji was reaching desperately for the sandwich that Yosuke was holding over his head.

Suddenly Naoto felt a warm feeling, like that when Souji held her for the first time. She subconsciously patted her chest and smiled as she remembered the first kiss he gave her. The tender moment was broken by a high pitched laugh echoing from her right side. She looked over to see Yukiko on the ground laughing like a demented Hyena. She simply sighed and took her normal place right next to the fence where Souji used to sit.

The group was going over their respective days when Yosuke suddenly got serious and looked down toward his drink. "I wonder how Leader is doing?" He seemed rather depressed. Yukiko was the first to respond. "I'm sure he's fine. After all he was the one who saved us." Chie nodded. The others seemed to have no recollection of what transpired after they were sucked into the abyss.

Naoto found it odd that only she remembered the event. Also she experienced it first hand, something the others did not. "That is odd, I wonder why I was able to connect with him so well then. Maybe our common feelings caused a resonance between us and allowed for a meta physical bonding of our..." She felt her shoulder being nudged so she opened her eyes to see Yosuke within two feet of her.

To say that Naoto Shirogane was surprised, would be to say that the universe was large. She did the only logical thing that came to mind, and slapped the ever loving hell out of Yosuke. Everyone present cringed from the painful blow. Yosuke was knocked into the fence and was dazed. Naoto looked horrified for a split second before regaining her composure. After a moment of thinking she went over to check on him. Once she confirmed that he was alright, she walked back over to her seat in total silence.

She closed her eyes and tried to drown everything out. The others were whispering something in comprehensible to her, but she ignored them. She didn't even react to someone sitting next to her until it poked her shoulder. She tried to ignore it, only for it to continue. She suddenly swung her head to her left and confronted the cause of her discomfort with a purely venomous stare. "Stop touching...me..."She trailed off as she was staring at the face of the man with whom she fell in love. "Souji...how..." She was cut off by a passionate kiss. Kanji was sitting there slack jawed as Yukiko and Chie were blushing like crazy about this open display of affection. Upon releasing her he simply smiled and said "I'm home."

Now normally Naoto would simply smile back and nod, however due to hormones from her morning activities, and her feelings for him she leapt and smothered him in kisses. This caused Kanji to run toward the door while Yukiko and Chie passed out with mild nosebleeds. Yosuke who was coming to at that point went to stand and walk away only to accidentally walk into the door. After a rather long moment of closeness they broke apart for air and Souji up righted Naoto and himself.

"Souji, are you really here to stay?" she asked full of hope. Souji simply smiled at her and played with the rim of her hat. "I sure am, I got my parents to agree to let me stay with the Dojimas." As he tweaked with her hat, a strand of hair streaked down over her cheek to her neck. She let out a quick "eep" and promptly pushed it back up into the hat. Souji had taken notice of it but choice to play the fool. "So, I'll be around a lot more often, after all I am a senior this year."

Naoto perked up even more and held him tight. "Thank you...Thank you for coming back for me." Her face She seemed so small and frail at that moment, that he couldn't help but give her a tight hug. He stood up and offered his hand. "We can talk about this later, we have classes to get to." She accepted his hand and held it until she finally entered class.

"Everybody I'd like you all to welcome back your classmate Souji Seta-kun." The teacher spoke in a monotonous tone. The classroom was suddenly filled with countless questions regarding where he was for the last year and what happened with his supposed relationship with the idol Rise Kujikawa. He simply smiled and recounted the nothingness of his year in the city. Eventually everyone lost interest and went back to their studying

Yukiko, who up until this point was only focusing on her studies was now staring a hole through her former leader and current fascination. She was overcome with some rather not school safe thoughts of her and the man who saved her that ended only when the teachers voice was heard telling him to sit in the only open seat, which just so happened to be next to her. Her mind raced at what her first words were going to be to him after one full year of not being able to speak to each other.

She knew he loved Naoto as much and she did him and that the odds of breaking them up were slim to none, but her feelings for him had grown exponentially over the time of their one year separation. At first she attributed it to missing her leader, however soon the dreams came. Dreams of great pleasure , of her being teased, and of her being tormented. It seems that the usually quiet and reserved Yukiko Amagi is just a front for a sexually deviant with an unquenchable desire to be pleasured in public. She always imagined Souji tearing her out of her clothes on the school roof and pounding her hot flesh until she was full of his seed. She slowly started to slip back into her fantasies when Souji plopped down next to her. Her eyes shot over to him half glazed over. He simply smiled and whispered affectionately "Long time no see Yukiko-chan." Her next move surprised everyone including herself...she passed out.

Yukiko slowly awake to a white ceiling. The smell of disinfectant hung thickly in the air. She sat up to see the Nurses office bathed in orange light. It was getting dark as she gathered her energy to stand and walk. Her hand reached out to the door only to have it slide open, scaring her a bit. She looked up to see a determined looking Naoto. Naoto entered and closed the door behind her, locking them in all the while. She turned toward the black haired beauty with a stern glare. "Yukiko-san, we need to talk."

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A/N: Well hello there loyal readers! I justed wanted to quickly apologize for my lack of updates recently. My real life got hectic quickly, but I haven't been neglecting my projects. Both Trial of the Wild Card, and Socially Acceptable will have updates soon.

Anywho this part one of a Double Shot. Where I am going with this I will not say here but I do plan on surprising a few fans. Part two will be up soon, and I promise more lemoney goodness.

Yukiko: So, who's the lucky girl?

Naoto: I think it's safe to say I will be sampling my boyfriend's goods.

Yukiko: Like hell, you still dress like a boy and act like one to! He wants a mature, feminine girl.

Naoto: Says the one wanting to be violated on a roof during P.E.

Yukiko: How did you know about that!

Naoto: It's written all over your face you pervert.

*bickering ensues*