Disclaimer : Once again, I own neither Persona nor Atlus…
Notes : I really hoped everyone enjoyed this story…
*Classical music is being played in the club*
Tomoe : Huh? Since when did they play classical music in the club?
Izanagi : I wonder…
Sukuna-Hikona : …*sweatdropped* Try to take a look downstairs, everyone…
*Everyone took a glance downstairs*
To their astonishment, they saw Orpheus and Sarasvati producing classical waltz music with their Lyre and Sitar with Apsaras dancing between them. And on the open space which is usually being shot with numerous colorful spotlight, they saw Oberon and Titania dancing waltz on a ballroom-like hall…
Izanagi and Tomoe : *sweatdropped*
Tomoe : Wow, this club really is random now, I thought it's just the drinks…
Izanagi : I think we've lost track of this world because of our own mission with the Investigation Team… The last time I'm here, they were playing rock music and I recall seeing Incubus and Succubus dancing there instead of them…Even though, at that time, they caused quite a ruckus because of it… *shivers*
Sukuna-Hikona : *sigh* Everything changes, I assume… Hey, wait, there's the event list on the table… Let's see…
*Sukuna-Hikona takes the list*
Sukuna-Hikona : Hmm, let's see… Cadenza show, Midsummer Night's Dream, Jack Brothers' Talkshow…? What are these things?
Izanagi : I wonder… We'll see it anyway…
Izanagi glanced to see the condition of his friends, silently hoping that those who're drunk regained back their consciousness so that they could stop this unreasonable game. Sukuna-Hikona is still reading the event list with a curious expression lingering on her face, Take-Mikazuchi has a satisfied grin on his face, Kintoki Douji is smiling to himself… Which gives Izanagi a chill on his back. Tomoe is looking at Jiraiya with a worried expression on her face, while Jiraiya's condition… Izanagi shook his head when he saw Jiraiya, his condition can't be explained with words, his expression is empty, and that makes him look like… Mitsuo Kubo… His blank expression… Just thinking of it gives Izanagi the creeps...
Tomoe : Hey, Jiraiya, are you still alive? You look dead…
Jiraiya : *keep quiet for five seconds* Don't remind me, I don't even wanna talk about it… *sat rigidly due to muscle coordination problems*
Tomoe : Okay… *Giving sympathetic glance towards Jiraiya*
Himiko : Hey!… C'mon! Are we playing or not?!
Konohana Sakuya : You all… Hic! Indeed is taking your sweet time! Hic! Start the next round already!
Hearing Himiko and Konohana Sakuya's words, Izanagi's hope crumbles to ashes…
Round 2
Futsunushi spun the blades around and stopped each of the blades in front of each of them…
Tomoe : Okay, so, who's… the King now?
Konohana Sakuya : Aww... When's MY turn?! Hic!
Sukuna-Hikona : *Putting down the event list* I hope someone trustworthy becomes the King now…
Himiko : Alright! Your prayers are being heard Sukuna-Hikona! Becauuuseee… I'm the King now!! Yay! Hmm… What would be my order..??? Hmmhmmhmm…
Sukuna-Hikona : *Sweatdropped* I guess this time my prayers are not being heard…
Kintoki Douji : Then, Your Highness, what's your order?
Himiko : Hmmhmm… Okay, I've decided! Hic! Since the atmosphere here turns out to be a Classical AND Romantic now… I wanted… number 1 and number 7 to…
After hearing Himiko said those numbers, everyone checked their numbers with a mixture of worry and "I have a bad feeling" expression on their face. After checking their own numbers, everyone let out a relieved sigh, except for… Izanagi, Sukuna-Hikona and Jiraiya. They suddenly lose the expression on their face. Even though Jiraiya's expression has been frozen ever since that "incident" just now…
Himiko : I wanted them to… KIIISSSS!!!
… … … Everyone falls into a deep silent for a moment… … … Until…
Sukuna-Hikona and Izanagi : WHAAAAATTTT??!!!
Sukuna-Hikona's voice pitch raised for an octave and formed a perfect harmony of "WHAAAAATTTT" with Izanagi's low pitched voice. Hearing their own "unisoned" voice, they looked at each other and yet, sang another chorus of "WHAAAAATTTT" together. Tomoe's jaw dropped, as for Jiraiya, this incident gives him a positive improvement to his serious condition, as his face color returned to him to form a shocked expression on his face. As for the drunken folks, they started to clap their hands and yell :"C'MON!! KISS!! SMOOOOCH!!".
Sukuna-Hikona : *blush* W-w-wait! W-w-we can't do something like this!!
Izanagi : Please tell me that you're just joking Himiko…
Himiko : Too bad, Izanagi, I'm nooot joking! And please keep in mind that….
Konohana Sakuya : The King's order…
Kintoki Douji & Take-Mikazuchi : IS ABSOLUUUTE!!!
Jiraiya & Tomoe : *Giving concerned look towards Izanagi & Sukuna-Hikona*
Sukuna-Hikona : B-b-but still… Th-that's…
Himiko : Aww… C'mon… Of all of us, both of you must've met each other more often than any of us… Seta and Shirogane are going out after all…
Sukuna-Hikona : Th-that's Naoto and Seta's life and choice! I-it has nothing to do with me or Izanagi…! And one more thing! You all know that Izanagi has a wife already!!
Izanagi : Umm, Sukuna-Hikona, I think it's no use arguing with them. At this rate, it's impossible for them to change their minds, you must've known that already…
Sukuna-Hikona : Well, yeah, I know, b-but, I should at least tried! We couldn't do such a thing! Wait! You… You didn't think to-
Before Sukuna-Hikona can finish her statement, Izanagi pulled his face closer to Sukuna-Hikona and while the others are squealing, Izanagi whispered, "Please stay still, and don't worry, just believe in me…" Right after that, Izanagi pulled his face even closer to Sukuna-Hikona's to act that he's kissing her, but, due to Sukuna-Hikona's panic and reflexes, she turned her back on Izanagi. Her soft wings swept Izanagi's face and…
Izanagi : A-a-a-a… ACHOOOO!!!
Izanagi sneezed. Right on Sukuna-Hikona's back, resulting in her immediate departure for her thrown-flight across the club for a couple of meters and maybe some additional feets due to her body size. The others give a loud gasp when they saw Sukuna-Hikona's thrown-away direction, for she was heading directly to Saturnus, who've just walked in to the lounge. Just when the others was about to cover their eyes, Izanagi steps in to help her, but thanks to her agility and reflexes, she took control over her body just before she bumped on Saturnus, hovering right in front of him.
Saturnus : ??! What is it?
Sukuna-Hikona : Oh, no, i-it's nothing, m-m-my sincerest apologies for rushing in s-so suddenly towards you… *Trying hard to control her emotions*
Saturnus : Ah, is that so? It's okay then…
After that, Sukuna-Hikona silently walked towards her friends, well, to be precise, flying towards her friends, with a messed-up look and unreadable expression on her face. Seeing that, the mixture of worry and fear seeps quietly into the hearts of the sober ones. Just for this time, they'll feel very grateful if they're drunk. For, logically, it'll be pretty dangerous to provoke or anger a calm individual. And then, Izanagi's voice broke the deep silence…
Izanagi : H-hey, a-a-are you okay? I-i-I'm very sorry for that, I didn't mean to sneeze on you, it's just that your wings swept my face, and… And, thank goodness you're okay, I was very concerned when I saw that Saturnus in front of you just now…
Sukuna-Hikona : *…Silence…* It's okay, don't worry about it, I know you didn't do that on purpose… My own size is at fault, if only Naoto's with me, I would be Yamato Takeru and this would have never happenned…
Even though Sukuna-Hikona said that, Izanagi still feels guilty, especially because Sukuna-Hikona said that with a blank expression on her face, but the drunk personae can't stop worsening the situation, and suddenly said something they'll never say in their right state of mind.
Himiko : Thank… Hic! Goodness you're okay! Hic! But, you haven't done the King's order yet!
Kintoki Douji : Yeah! Smooooocchh!!
Okay, indeed they can't stop worsening the situation, thought Izanagi. He flew his glance to Sukuna-Hikona, only to see her face become even more expressionless then before, but, now, he has an idea to end this safely…
Izanagi : Okay, okay, don't worry, "Your Highness"…
Sukuna-Hikona : ???!!! What??! You… didn't seriously mean it, right?!
But, before Sukuna-Hikona could complain and "tried something she knew won't work" again any further, Izanagi kneeled before her, reaching out to her hands, and kissed them tenderly. While doing so, Izanagi whispered, "Sorry, I should have done this from the start… As the result, Sukuna-Hikona blushed, feeling awkward because of the situation, but as soon as she's taken control of her emotion, she nodded and replied an "It's okay" with her normal, calm demeanor, with a soft and almost-invisible-to-eye smile decorating her face. Seeing that, Izanagi gave out a sigh of relief and smiled back to her. Even though he knows that deep down she wasn't pleased with what have happened. Who would be pleased to be blown away and almost burned? Out of the plane without parachute and into the frying pan. But at least, she looks better now...
Kintoki Douji : Hey, what's with that?! Hic! You didn't smooched! Hic!
Izanagi : Remember what you asked me to do? You asked us to kiss right? I've just kissed her…
Take-Mikazuchi : Aww… Remember to add the words "on the lips" next time, Himiko!
Hearing that, Himiko shrugged, obviously disappointed by the outcome of her order.
Sukuna-Hikona : Now, please excuse me, I needed to go to the restroom now…
Izanagi : Oh, yeah, once again, I'm really sorry about it, and sorry for "dirtying" you too… *Chuckles*
Sukuna-Hikona : Yeah, and now I need to clean myself, if you'll all excuse me…
~Sukuna-Hikona left for the restroom~
Seeing that, Futsunushi, as the eye-witness of this entire craziness, shook his head and thought to himself, "The first survivor…"
Tomoe : Whew… Thank goodness you can come up with that idea, so that we can get through this round without any victim… I was getting really worried back then…
Jiraiya : Yeah, really, when I saw that Saturnus in front of her, It occurred to me to cast a wind spell to prevent her from bumping him and take her back here, but my body doesn't seem to let me do that, my muscles are all stiff… But when I think about it again, you should've been thankful that I can't use my skills now, what do you think would've happened to you if I cast the wind spell and you charged forward like that?
Izanagi : *Shrugged* Thank you, then…
Kintoki Douji : I should have just "cooled" that Saturnus off with my ice spell!
Konohana Sakuya : Snnrk! H-h-hahahaha!!
Tomoe : Oh, no…
Jiraiya : *Ignoring Konohana Sakuya and imitating Teddie and Kintoki Douji's pun* Try it, and you'll break a "beary" big war in here by now…
Konohana Sakuya : *Laughs even louder* HAHAHAHAHA!!! Aww, my stomach... HAHAHAHA... Can't stand this...
Jiraiya : *Unable to ignore her any further* Hey, is it just me or did you all also thinks that her sense of humor is as weird or even worse than Amagi?
Izanagi : Well, we personae are the reflections of their souls anyway… But, yeah, I think she's worse than Amagi… But it could be because of her condition now, too…
Jiraiya : But, hey, I think what Sukuna-Hikona just said is right, if Yosuke's with me just now, I'll be Susano-o and maybe I can stand Take-Mikazuchi!
Tomoe : Umm… In your case, I don't think it'll work. In her condition, she wouldn't been thrown away with just a sneeze if she's in the form of Yamato Takeru, but you, even as Susano-o, I doubt you'll be able to stand Take-Mikazuchi and for worse, if Hanamura is there, Tatsumi and everyone will be most likely to be together, you think you can stand Rokuten Maoh?
Jiraiya : … *snort* …
Kintoki Douji : Okay… Hic! Now that Sukuna-Hikona's safe and sound, lets order more drinks and have a toast for her!! Hic!
Take-Mikazuchi : Good idea! Waaaiii- hmmmf!
Knowing what would happen next, Izanagi, Jiraiya and Tomoe snapped Take-Mikazuchi's sentence with a loud "NO", while Izanagi and Tomoe cover Take-Mikazuchi's mouth with their hands (since Jiraiya can't move around freely due to muscles problems, he can't help here) to prevent the unwanted condition which could be easily figured by now: Alice coming with yet another pitcher of Soul's Special. They toasted and drink it. And the drunk personae will be in worse state than this. The game will keep on continuing. And… That's obviously a bad news, since more victims could've been committed in the coming rounds.
Jiraiya : It's you all who've put her life on the line!
-To be continued-
Total amount of victims thus far : 1
Total amount of survivor thus far : 1
Bonus : Extra Random Story (The Midsummer Night's Dream)
Meanwhile, Sukuna-Hikona is on her way back after she went to the restroom and cleaned herself. Near the stage on her way back, she saw Oberon and Titania talking to each other…
Oberon : It's been a while since the last time we performed the Midsummer Night's Dream... That brings back memories…
Titania : Yeah, I wonder how long it has been from last time..?
Oberon : Hmm… Around 2 years ago, in human's time.
Titania : Hey, but too bad it's "Nothing Happened" when we performed just now…
Hearing Titania's words, Sukuna-Hikona tilted her head and thought, "Huh? Should something happen when they're dancing??"
As if answering her own question, suddenly, she shuddered after thinking about it.
Author's Notes :
Sorry for taking some time to update, my holiday's over, so, I had less time to write now than before…
Just to make it clear, I didn't plan on pairing any Personas, I thought I need to write this because this chapter might've looked like Izanagi x Sukuna-Hikona, but, rest assured, it'll never happened, they're just good friends and often ran into each other just because of Souji x Naoto. I mentioned the pairing of Souji x Naoto in this chapter, as they're my OTP after all…
And also, something about the Personas can be in their evolved state if they're within their partner's heart or soul. It's based on the thought in the game that the Personas will only evolved if their partner can accept their own weakness, so, if they're not together with their partner, they won't be able to be in their evolved form, even though they've evolved. This story takes place after the ending, so let's just assume that the Personas have evolved, but they're in a club in the sea of all human's soul, which means they're still within their partner's soul, but mixed up with all human's soul which enabled them to meet the other Personas. Just that they are not 100% inside their partners soul which make their appearances become the "unevolved" form. The Personas in this story reflects their partner's personality, because shadows and Personas are the same and someone's shadow is most likely to be like him, so does the Personas, I think. I hope this gives you all a clearer picture about the story…
Just for your information if maybe there's someone who didn't understand the extra story, the Midsummer Night's Dream, Cadenza, Jack Brothers and also the one with Succubus & Incubus were based on Persona 3's Fusion Spell. In the game, the Midsummer Night's Dream's effects are random, and sometimes, it would just end up on "Nothing Happened."
Lastly, thank you for reading my story, and please tell me what you think about this story in the reviews or in the polls… As I've always said, your reviews are highly appreciated! I'll also do my best for the upcoming chapters too! And if you're still confused and wanted to ask me something about the story, feel free send PMs to me…
Both of this chapter's content and notes are longer than usual, I suppose…
Once again, thanks for reading!
