-Back at the dorm everyone is there but akihiko-

Third pov:

Fuuka is in the kitchen making tea as the others wait for the arrival of aigis and whatever she has brought them or someone. Yukari and junpei on the left of the couch, mitsuru and ken on the right. Mitsuru was wearing all black that her top and pants almost looked like a jumpsuit. She also had a white furry coat on and the same curly red hair she always had.

Ken no longer the little kid who we all use to know was now in middle school but almost seemed like a high school 3rd year. His hair was still the same but his orange outfit was now a school uniform.

"Are you sure aigis said that takeba that someone has arrived?" mitsuru said thanking fuuka for the tea. "I'm sure of it senpai she said call everyone here. She was acting so strange before she said that…she almost looked like how she was when she was here." Yukari said.

Silence came about the room till junpei sat up from the couch and spoke. "Do you think she came back? Ryoji did say some day she will return."

"Don't be ridiculous stupei! We all hoped too much for that promise to be kept." Yukari said looking away hurt in her eyes.

"Lori is right though. We all hoped for her to return to us by now. Our personas are gone and the dark hour is no more. What is confusing is what aigis sensed that we can no longer do. If the dark hour is back there is no way at this time I can create the pill that can make us control our personas again but I don't know if I can in time. The only people to fight will be ken and aigis." Mitsuru said.

Silence came about again till fuuka was the one to speak.

"So where is akihio-senpai?" fuuka said. "He's coming I sent him a fax, phone call and text." Mitsuru said calmly. "Gee sempai isn't that too much?" fuuka said. "We all know akihiko wishes more than us for her to return…he was the last one to see her and talk to her besides aigis. He hardly ever shows his face to us anymore." Mitsuru said hair falling across to her left eye.

"It's not our fault this happened to her! All of us would have sacrificed our lives with hers!" junpei said angrily tighten his grip to a fist. "Junpei calm down all of us know that…I wish she didn't fight nyx alone that time…I wish we never forgot about her till the speech with mitsuru." Yukari said also tighten up her grip to a fist.

-The door opens and everyone stands up to see aigis appear without anyone or anything in her hand.-

"So aigis why did you tell us to bring everyone here?" yukari says putting her hands over her hips. "I have brought someone special that all of us have been waiting for." She says and steps aside as the door open. As it opens slowly koro-chan appears tongue out and tail wagging. He sits down waiting for a pat on the head but just gets loos of disappointment from everyone.

"Koro-chan? What are you doing here?" fuuka said going towards him and bending down to her knees. She leans in noticing something by the door. It was a person; a girl. She then moves the door aside and steps into the dorm bowing down to everyone not showing her eyes for her long bangs have covered them.

"Umm hello. Who are you?" fuuka says standing up. The girl moves her bangs to the side and shows her red eyes to everyone. Fuuka gasps and puts a hand over her mouth. "Are you…are you really minako?" fuuka says.

The girl nods and bows to everyone giving them a smile. "Hi guys. Long time no see. Wow you guys look amazing!" minako says. No one could speak. They were awed by how she had appeared. After all their waiting for 5 years and giving up hope that she was in a better place. Here she was right in front of them patting koro-chan in the head and waiting to be greeted in the dorm.

"You idiot! Do you know how long we have been waiting for you!?" Yukari said walking towards her close to tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry I didn't know I would take so long. I had a good sleep though." Minako said bowing. Yukari couldn't handle it anymore and hugged minako tight and long tears running down her eyes. Minako hugged back calming yukari down as she pulls away wiping her tears.

Fuuka runs up to minako and hugs her as well with tears in her eyes. Junpei takes off his hat and turns away wiping his tears then putting his hat back on. "You sure took your time." Junpei says. "Sorry didn't mean for that nap to be so long." Minako says as Fuuka pulls away. "It's nice to have you back minako." Mitsuru says with a smile and a hand over her hip. "Mitsuru is that you? Wow! You look amazing like a goddess!" minako says admiring mitsurus beauty. Mitsuru blushes like she always does whenever she is complemented by her beauty from friends.

Ken takes a step forward to minako hoping for a hug and remembering the cute little boy she once knew. "Um hi minako-san. You may not remember me cause I'm older now but I'm ken." He says bowing his head.

"Ken is that really you? Wow! You're already past my height! You look so handsome too! I bet girls are falling for you." She says as she pulls him to a hug. Ken blushes and scratches the back of his head. "Well of course girls would be falling for him. He was taught by the best!" Junpei says sticking his chin to the arm. "The only thing he learned from you is to not be a pervert." Yukari says pinching Junpei in the arm. "The last time I knew you whispered to ken telling him that we wore nothing under our kimonos." Minako says.

Everyone laughed remembering that incident like it almost happened just yesterday; then silence appeared once more. "So am I allowed inside or what?" Minako says putting her hands to her hips. "You have to say it first then we will let you in." yukari said with a smile. Minako smiles back and bows again. "I'm home!" Minako says. "Welcome back!" everyone says back (Koro-chan barked) and gave a big group hug as Minako walks in admiring the dorm.

It soon came to her attention that akihiko had not been here with the others. After admiring everyone from their changes to now it shocks her that her once boyfriend (if he is single or with something) is not here with the others. "Where is aki?" Minako says stating him by the nickname he wanted her to talk to him.

No one spoke for they didn't know what to say. She had just return and now she wishes to meet her use to be lover…they knew akihiko still loved her and never wanted to see them for it reminded him of her but he never realized that they also thought of her as well. That they missed her as well and here she was to finally stay with them.

"Akihiko will be coming here soon he's just a tad late." Mitsuru says and gestures Minako to sit down. Minako sits beside yukari and junpei as fuuka sits in the single chair, in the opposite direction is ken and mitsuru with aigis in the middle and koro-chan lying down beside fuuka.

"So tell me what college you guys are? So that way I can go to school with you guys again?" Minako says smiling waiting to hear what her dear friends have major in for college to live there dream job. "Ummm how long do you think it's been since your sleep minako?" yukari asks. "One or two years." Minako responds. "I'm sorry Minako but you are mistaken…it's been 5 years since we last saw you." Mitsuru said. "5 years!" Minako yells shocked.

"Yes…for 5 years we were hoping maybe what ryoji said would come true but then after the funeral and akihiko not talking to us much…most of us like me became busy with our jobs and other things that s.e.e.s was pretty much broke up. Some of us kept in contact while others need to be pushed." Mitsuru said looking out the window after she finished. "Oh…I see. I had no idea I was out for that long." Minako says putting her head down. "It's not your fault Minako-chan…no one knew not even you that you would come back now." Fuuka says grabbing her hand.

"I feel like it is…I was so caught up in sleep…I wanted to keep my eyes open…stayed with you guys longer; till all of you were upstairs and I saw all your faces and heard your voices once more…not just hear your footsteps running upstairs to meet me." Minako says. No one spoke for they had also wished she was there with them just a bit longer till she slept when they all got up the stairs. "I feel like I missed so much…" minako says looking away. "I feel like I'm left behind…"

"You're not left behind minako-chan. I'm still in college learning to become a chef. Yukari is becoming a wedding designer. Mitsuru is taking over her family business like before. Akihiko is a police officer; and junpei is…" "A hobo unemployed." Yukari says cutting fuuka off. Everyone laughed but junpei glaring at yukari. "Hey! I've been in jobs. I get paid." Junpei says with a hmph. "Yea till the next day you're fired!" yukari says. Luckily minako was in the middle to calm them down.

It was then they heard a knocking on the door which fuuka went up to get the door. "Alright so what is this all about that we are having a big meeting." A deep male voice is heard. "You're going to get a huge surprise senpai." Fuuka says to the man. "Well let's hope this is quick I'm missing my beef soup bowl." The man says as he enters the room.

The man is wearing a black suite with a light blue shirt and red tie. He has short white hair. Everyone stands up to say their hellos but the man didn't care about their hellos he only looked at girl with red eyes and longhair wearing the old school uniform he use to go to. The girl bows and gives him a smile moving a piece of hair away from her face.

"Hello aki" she says and steps away from the couch and approaches him. Akihiko's eyes widen and he pulls her into a hug. His left hand place behind the back of her head and his right on her waist. "It's you…it's really you! I've never stop thinking about you. Please say my nickname again." Akihiko says pulling her closer to him not wanting to let go.

"Aki calm down; you're kind of holding me too tightly." Minako says trying to pull away but Akihiko's strength wouldn't let her. "Please…just one more time. Please don't let this be a dream and I wake up with you gone." Akihiko says and Minako stops trying to get away from his grip and relaxes into him wrapping her arms around him as well. "Aki…" Minako says and akihiko gives a big sigh and let's go holding her hands.

"Umm…aki…everyone's looking." Minako says blushing. "I don't care; let them look. All that matters to me is that you're here and this time we will never part." He says and reaches for the back of her again and pulls her into a kiss.