A/N1: I have finished another chapter. Hope you enjoy.

A/N2: I fixed as many mistakes as I could find in the earlier chapters. If you notice any more, let me know, so I can fix them as well.

Chapter 3 - Savior part 1

Naoto POV

I arrive at the Amagi inn just after noon.

Yukkiko greets me at the door, "Welcome to-" She relaxes a little, "Oh. Hi, Naoto-kun. What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to see Kirijo-San."

She seems a little saddened by that. She nods, "Of course. She said that was fine. They're in the same room we stayed in."

I walk past her, "Thank you, Yukkiko-sempai."

It doesn't take me long to find my way to the room they are in. I knock on the door. After a few moments of waiting, the door opens, revealing Mitsuru.

"Ah, Shirogane-san. I was hoping you would stop by." She steps to the side, allowing me to enter.

As I move by her, I hand her a stack of notebooks. "These are the notes you wanted. The top two are mine, the last four are a copy of Narukamis'. I've edited out anything I deemed too personal."

She takes them without issue, setting them on a nearby table. "That seems fair. There was something else I wanted to discuss with you."

I raise an eyebrow, "Is it about wishing to join us tomorrow in the TV world?"

She nods, "Yes, I take it that's why you had us accompany Kujikawa-san and the Teddie Shadow yesterday?"

I adjust my cap, "That's correct, if you're to join us tomorrow, you'll need to be familiar with the TV world. We can use all the help we can get. You'll have my vote after you answer one of my questions."

Her stance shifts to that of one on-guard. "And what would that be?"

I look straight at her, "Aigis-san isn't human, is she?"

A look of surprise flashes across her face, before returning to neutral, "Not many have figured that out. How did you?"

I give a small smile, "The way she moves was the first clue, then there was how she was able to sense Teddie before we heard his overly loud voice."

"I see, will you allow us to join you?"

I shake my head, "That's not up to me, but as I said, we can use all the help we can get. I don't think the others will object. We're meeting at Junes tomorrow morning at 11."

After a moment of silence, "If that's all, I need to head back to make preparations for tomorrow."

It looks like she is going to say something, then she shakes her head, "No, that is all. We'll see you at 11."

"Very well." I leave, giving a fleeting goodbye to Yukiko on my way out.

I make it back to my home without running into anyone else.

I exchange greetings with Yakushiji on my way up to my room. Once there, I head straight to my closest. Buried under several other boxes is the shoe box I'm looking for. I bring it to my bed before opening it. Inside it is the 'Rune Dress', something I would never consider wearing if it didn't shift into the item most easlily worn by the person using it while in the TV World. The 'Ouryu Brace' the item we found after defeating the second large Shadow that we found in Nanakos' 'Heaven'. And 'Algernon', the gun we got for returning to my 'Secret Base' after I was able to join the team.

Upon seeing them again, I'm brought back to the night before we went into the dungeon that Adachi was hiding in.

I look over at Yu in confusion, "Why will I be using these? I know we have access to equipment that are stronger than them."

He nods, "In some ways, yes, but not in the way you need."

I frown slightly, "What do you mean?"

He pauses, as he tries to find the right words, "Unlike nearly everyone else, your Persona doesn't have an element that it's weak to. However, it's... stats, I guess you can say, are spread out in such a way that you are not lacking in any one area, but you're not very good at anything either."

He points to the light grey dress, "This one gives a bonus of plus four to all your stats." The leather and white 'steel' armguard, "This one give a bonus of plus five to all." And the gun that, when the light hits it just right, glints cyan, "And this one also gives a plus five. Using all of them on top of your Persona will make it so that you are second best in every stat." He frowns for a moment, "Third. Sorry, I keep forgeting how powerful some of my own Persona are. With these items, and being able to use three of the four 'Dynes, Light, Dark, and All-mighty skills. You will be able to be the core of the team if I am ever unable to fight beside you guys."

I slowly nod, "I... guess that makes sense."

He was always good at picking out what was most needed for the situation at hand. I hear the calm voice of Yamato Takeru.

"Yes, he was." I say with a small smile. Then I blink a few times in confusion. Where have you been lately, Takeru?

I've always been here. Before he died, there was nothing that needed my input.

I nod. Fair enough. And after?

When a Persona User goes through emotional hardships, it can make it... difficult for a Persona to communicate with its' User.

I sigh. Of course. I am sorry about that.

You needn't be sorry. No one would be expected to suffer the loss of their love and just move on. You need time to grieve, I sense unease coming from her, and to talk to someone about it.

I... I know this. But a part of me feels like, since they don't know the pain I am going through, there is nothing to gain from talking to them.

But you also know that's not quite true. Both Rise and Yosuke loved him in a similar way, although only one of them was ever very open about it. And it's hard to say if Marie did or not. So the question is, what is holding you back from talking to your friends?

I hang my head as my knees hit the floor. It hurts so much. The others look to me as though I am the new leader. I can feel my tears making their way down my face. I don't want them to see me like this.

A/N3: I was going to continue this chapter, but it would have been far longer than I would like, so I stopped it here. I am working on the next chapter now. Please leave a review if you liked it.