Chapter 7
Author note: This may feel a little rushed, but I want to get to the events and things between Yukiko and Yu sooner and from this point on the story will revolve around that. This chapter was a little hasty to be honest, and I wasn't sure how I was going to do it. However I like it, and I'll keep it, the ideas I have for after this chapter are really fun and I think everyone will like. Again constructive reviews are welcome.
The last place Yu had expected to end up was a police station that morning... And yet here he was.
Yoskue had oh so wisely decided it would be a good idea to bring weapons to the June's food court.. He then put the last nail on the coffin when he started swinging them around out in the open .. It didn't take long for an officer to take notice.
"What were you thinking!" His uncle was looking him in the eyes "you know everyone is on edge right now!"
"I'm sorry uncle... Yoskue wanted to show them to me..."he shot a glance at Yoskue "I didn't expect him to actually bring them to the food court."
His uncle took it, letting out a sigh "just be careful OK? You are lucky I was here to stop them. I vouched for you." He said seriously
Yu hadn't expected this.."I'm...I'm really sorry." He felt bad, his uncle had taken him in and had been very welcoming he didn't know what else to say.
"It's ok.." His uncle let out a deep breath " just be careful. I've got to get going, Ill see you tonight."
Yu nodded as his uncle walked off
"Dodged a bullet there didn't we..?" Yoskue said timidly behind him. " that was really dumb hu?"
Yu just nodded "yep."
"...heard that she has gone missing." He picked up on two officers walking by talking "they think she ran away."
"You don't think..." Yoskue trailed off
"Oh hey!" Yu heard a familiar voice, he turned to see the same detective that he saw with his uncle his first day at school. "What are you doing here?" The detective asked Yu and Yoskue
"Long story." Yu said simply
"Hey..." Yoskue chimed in "so what's going on?"
The detective perked up "hu?! Oh I'm not supposed to say!" He put his free hand up, he was holding a cup of coffee in the other.
They both just stared at him.
"Alright but don't tell Dojima! Apparently the Amagi girl has gone missing." I knew it! " we received a call from her parents today.. We aren't to worried though kids try to run away from home all the-"
"Adachi!" Dojima's voice rang from down the hall " stop talking with civies! And where is my coffee?!"
"Oup! That's my queue... Ehh pretend you didn't hear anything ok?" He said with a nervous smile.
"Wow he's lousy." Yoskue muttered under his breath.
"There you two are!" Chie's voice came from the end of the hall. "Chie?!" Yoskue said quickly as he ran up to her "what are you doing here?"
"You guys! Yukiko has..." Chie's voice was filled with emotion
"Gone missing?" Yu finished for her
"How did you know?" Chie asked sadly looking down
Yu thought about it. He knew it was the case yesterday, but today confirmed it. "That's not important... " he looked around "lets have this conversation some where else"
They both nodded
They quickly left the station, they needed weapons and Chie knew of a place, a metal works shop in the shopping district. They went there and realized they didn't have a way to smuggle weapons in to June's, wanting to avoid the earlier incident they all went home and got into their uniforms. While they would stick out it would allow them to sneak the weapons in. Yu decided on a katana, Yoskue decided on two small Nata and chie on some light greaves for kicking. Yu had to shoved the sword down the side of his pant leg making him have to walk a little funny to Junes
Yoskue was watching the electronics department "alright they are about to go on break. Ready partner?" Yoskue looked at Yu
Yu gave him a thumbs up "lets do it."
Yoskue paused, he looked a little worried..."Chie you don't ha-"
"I'm going!" She cut him off, Yu could sense she was truly worried about her friend
"Listen to me!" Yoskue jumped right back at her. His face cringed a little bit "you don't know what it's like in there... It is dangerous!"
Chie stared at him " I don't care, I'm going!"
"Please just stay with us then." Yu joined as they both looked at him "Yoskue is right... I know from first hand experience, this isn't just a game, we have to be careful."
Chie nodded "okay..but I'm coming with no matter what."
"Guys.." Yoskue chimed in "time to move!" They looked over, the cost was clear.
"Alright" Yu growled "lets do this."
Things never go according to plan. If there was one thing that Yu had learned from his parents and their business endeavors, was that no matter how well you plan out something will go wrong...like Chie running into the castle the moment Teddie took them to it.
"Tch! Stupid girl!" Yoskue yelled in frustration but with a little fear. "We have got to hurry.. Lets go" he nodded to Yu
Yu nodded back as the three of them walked through the red and black gate. Yu was up front while Yoskue was on his right Teddie took up the rear. They walked in through the gate...
"Wow..." Yoskue whistled "Yukiko made this hu? Quite the imagination." The castle interior was a deep red with intricate designs and statues.
Yu had to admit as the slowly walked, weapons at the ready this was pretty incredible.
"Looooook out!" Teddie yelled
Yu flipped to see 4 of the same monsters he fought yesterday flying at them, he quickly rolled out of the way, Yoskue wasn't so lucky as he was hit from behind throwing him face first on the ground.
"Persona!" Yu yelled out as Izanagi unleashed an electric attack on the shadow closest to Yoskue. To his surprise the caused the other shadows to hesitate giving him enough time to strike another one with the same attack.
"They are weak to electricity!" Teddie yelled over the battle as Yu brought his katana down on one of the remaining shadows at the same time Yoskue sunk both his daggers into the other, they both disappeared in a cloud of black.
"Wow Yoskue you really suck at this" Teddie commented blandly "you should have sensei tell you what to do!"
Yoskue paused looking infuriated "you know as mad as it makes me to hear say that.. You do have a nack for this.. So don't be afraid to tell me what to do." Yoskue gave him a thumbs up
Yu nodded. "First off we need to be more careful, this is different then the shopping distrct...we are exploring and as we just learned" he pointed behind his back "the shadows will try to get the jump on us, lets try to catch them off guard instead. Sound good?" Yu finished looking at Yoskue who nodded
we won't be any good to Chie or Yukiko dead.
"Hey before we move on..." Yoskue looked deep in thought "how do you summon your persona?"
Yu just sat there..how do I summon him? He hadn't thought of that."Hmmm" Yu thought out loud "can you sense the power still?" Yu asked trying to figure it out
Yoskue nodded "ya..I can feel it"
"This may sound strange but just treat it like something you really need, and call him out loud." Yu said "watch." He turned and called Izanagi from his soul "persona!" Yu said quietly as the tarot card appeared and was shattered by his hand
Yoskue watched intently "ok.. Here it goes .." Yu suddenly saw the tarot card appear in front of Yoskue "persona!" He slashed the card and the sound of breaking glass was heard as his persona took shape
"Yes!" Yu let out "just like that!"
Yoskue beamed "I see what you mean you can really explain it hu?"
Yu shook his head "nope" Yu looked around "we need to hurry, come on."
As they continued they fought a couple shadows and eventually found a flight of stairs, as they went up they saw a pair of double doors, Yoskue quickly gave Yu a run down of his persona "I'm weak to electricity but strong to wind, I have a wind attack, a physical attack and I can heal us." Yoskue quickly reported
Yu nodded healing.. That will be useful "ready?"
Yoskue nodded
They opened the door, it looked like a ballroom, giant glass widows and a pure gold chandler was hanging down but in the middle of the room stood Chie.. She was starring blankly at the celling
"Chie!" Yoskue yelled as they ran up
"..I'm too weak to do things alone" they could hear Yukiko's voice "but Chie... Chie is strong" the voice was almost mocking..like Saki's with Yoskue...
"Yoskue.."Yu said quietly "doesn't this remind you of what happened to you?"
Yoskue nodded "ya... Wait you don't think...?" He trailed off
"Bahaha that feels great doesn't it?" A new voice was heard
Here we go. There stood a Chie look a like as it walked up to them
"Hearing her say she's worthless without me!" The shadow Chie was giddy "makes me feel much better about myself!" The shadow declared triumphantly
"T-that's not true!" Chie retorted quickly "what do you know?!"
The shadow Chie let out a deep laugh "oh I know everything about you!" A sinister smirk played across its lips "because I'm you."
Everything was still dark and foggy, Yukiko hadn't been able to move..how long had it been..? Time seemed to mean nothing it was like she was waiting, waiting for something to happen.
"It looks like somebody has come in to save you!" A voice came from the darkness mocking her
"W-who are you?" her voice was quivering, she couldn't control the fear that was overwhelming her.
A long laugh was let out, the voice was female, and almost sounded like her own.. "Oh you will see soon enough. But for now care to see who has come for you?"
"W-what.. That can't be.." Chie let out quietly
"Yukiko is so popular! All the boys like her and then there's me" the shadow mockingly pouted "but she is worthless with out me, she needs me!" The shadow's voice was bitter
Chie was furious
"Chie don't!" Yoskue yelled
"Shut up!" She stomped her foot "you aren't me! You're nothing like me!"
Yu knew what was coming next. "Ready?" Yu looked at Yoskue
"Ya... Ready" he nodded flipping one of his daggers in the air
The shadow transformed quickly, as Chie lost her strength. Yu gasped at what he saw.
A giant woman in yellow with a black mask was siting on top of a stack of students holding her up.
"I am a shadow, the true self!" It declared cracking the whip.
"Yoskue!" Yu yelled as he moved in closer "get Chie out of there, Ill distract it!" He smashed the tarot card as Izanagi landed a slash on the shadow
"Ugh!" The shadow reared "bow before me!" The shadow cracked the whip towards Yu as he quickly jumped back as the whip cracked where had just been.
She's fast... Yu thoughts were moving quick. He had to roll out of the way, all he could do was move out of the way of the attacks he didn't have any time for a counter. Come on Yoskue he looked over his shoulder quickly as Yoskue placed Chie at the end of the hall, where Teddie was. He turned and was running to Yu. Yu felt a sharp pain on his leg as the whip cracked on his shin, leaving a small gash. "ugh" he grumbled quickly moving out of the way of another attack. "YOSKUE!" Yu barked "Hit her with a wind attack!" Yoskue ran around Yu as he slashed the tarot card in front of him, a strong wind burst from his persona hitting the Shadow Chie. Yu was surprised as this knocked her down Yoskue looked over "Is this our chance?" Yu nodded "Lets go!" they both threw them selves at the shadow as it was staggering, it would land a hit every once in a while throwing them back but the attack did exactly what they had hoped. Their combined attack had really hurt the shadow, it summoned an Ice attack forcing Yoskue and Yu to back off as the shadow got it's balance back.
Yu looked over, Yoskue had a deep gash on his chest and was breathing heavy "Yoskue! Pull back and heal your self, I'll cover you!" Yoskue didn't argue, he quickly turned and limped away blood running down his chest. The shadow noticed him in his weakness "OH NO YOU DON'T!" It bellowed at him as it cracked the whip back to hit him again. Yu quickly ran and used his sword to block the attack , it still scratched him on the cheek, he could feel a little blood running down his face.
Yukiko gasped a TV appeared in front of her. she could see a large creature, it looked like a human but..in a task master outfit sitting atop what looked like a column of people. But what shocked her more, was who she saw. There he was, the silvered haired boy, sword in hand, his face had blood on it, his leg as well he was moving quickly dodging the attacks from this strange creature she saw, in the background she could see Yoskue...a strange bear thing... her eye's widened, Chie was motionless on the ground "No!" Yukiko cried out
Another cold laugh came from the darkness " you always wanted to be saved by somebody didn't you..?" It said coldly
Yukiko froze How...does it know?
As if reading her mind "you will know soon enough." the voice went silent
her eyes turned back to the silver haired boy, his eyes had a look in them, of determination as another one of the creature's attacks hit him in the side, he winched in pain but didn't falter he was shouting out orders to...somebody and he quickly ran towards the creature the bringing his sword down on the it as it was knocked over by...what looked like a gust of wind. The creature hit him throwing him back as he slid on his back the tv went dark "No!" Yukiko cried out again What is going on! This has to be a nightmare...it just has to be!
"UMFH!" Yu rolled out of the attack that had thrown him, his body couldn't take much more of this..
Suddenly a light surrounded him and his wounds closed off and the pain in his body went away..what? He looked over, Yoskue gave him a thumbs up as his persona went back into his soul Yu smiled, He healed me...that is really convenient. "Thanks!" Yu yelled "now! Lets finish this!" Yu turned towards the shadow, it looked just as exhausted as they were "Yoskue hit it with a wind attack!" Yoskue nodded summoning his persona once more as it threw the creature off balance again "IZANAGI!" Yu smashed the tarot card in his hand as Izanagi flew forward slashing the creature, it just right that the creature was knocked down "YOSKUE!" Yu bellowed running at the creature "lets do this!" Yoskue ran next to him, he jumped bringing the daggers on the yellow clad creature as Yu put everything he had swinging down on the creature with his sword.
"ARGGHHH!" the creature yelled as the black mist began to dissipate.
And there it was, the shadow of Chie starring at them in silence. "Yoskue.." Yu said quietly "Go get Chie or we are going to be doing this all over again" He was leaning on his sword, he had been fairly athletic, but this was entirely different..he swore he used muscles he didn't know he had.
Chie slowly walked over...her was face was drooped with shame
"It's ok Chie" Yu smiled with encouragement
Yoskue nodded to her "the same thing happened to me..." he trailed off "Just because we have those things inside us, doesn't change who we really are." Yoskue looked down at her smiling
"You guys.."Chie was quiet, her attention turned to the shadow "I hate to admit it..but you really are me. Those things you said..really are things that are deep down. I knew they were there...I just didn't want to admit it. "
The shadow nodded, turning into..
"A persona..." Yoskue whistled
Chie crumbled to her knees, but Yoskue quickly caught her. "h-hey are you ok?"
"I'm fine!" Her voice was weak as she tried to stand up "We have to save Yukiko!" She tried to push her self back up as she stumbled again and fell in to Yoskue's arms.
"We have to call it a night." Yu said quietly, this was to much for her, there was no way she could fight, and frankly he didn't have much left in himself either.
"But wh-?" Chie started
"We don't know how much further it is to get to her." Yoskue said quietly as Chie looked up realizing she was being held up by Yoskue a deep red went across her face, she pushed her self away, and stood up still shaky. She had tears in her eyes.
"But...I ….she must be so scared and lonely!" Chie started to cry "I have to tell her something, I never lied about being her friend!"
"Well Duh!" Yoskue said winking at her "We already knew that, but we can't goon tonight, she will be safe until the fog comes in our world. Right Teddie?" Yoskue turned to the bear
"Right!" Teddie waved his arm in affirmation
"a-are you sure?" Chie said quietly
"Positive!" Yoskue said reassuring her it seemed like...maybe Yu was seeing things but they were looking at each other differently..
Chie looked away "...ok..." she tried to take a step but crumbled to her knees again. "ugh...I am so weak right now..." She said faintly
"Come on" Yoskue said picking her up "I'll carry you."
she started to protest but she was cut off by Yoskue ignoring her "Hey partner, you don't mind protecting us from anything as we go back right?" He said seriously.
"No, not at all. Lets go." Yu nodded.
"ahhh so much for that... look they are leaving you, all of them, Yoskue...Chie..." The voice drew out the names "and Narukami..." it let the final name linger on her heart. "You thought that there may be something there didn't you? You thought maybe you could try something new...but yet like everything else, it just leaves..as you are stuck here..trapped."
Yukiko felt every word hit a deep wound that she had ignored for a long time.. Please...please...don't leave me here! She watched as they went down the stairs.
"I'M HERE!" panic was taking over "PLEASE...please...don't leave me alone." She begged the image on the TV.
The return to the central area went without any issues, no shadows attacked and they made great time, Yu was unanimously voted to be the leader of the investigation team, per his experience and fighting ability Yoskue and Chie trusted him to set the pace for saving Yukiko. Yu wanted to come right back tomorrow, and he hoped the others would feel the same. But he wasn't sure if they simple could do it all in one day. They also made a deal that no Chie stunts be preformed, they worked as a team and didn't come in a lone, it was too dangerous and Yu agreed.
The next few days were filled with preparation and time in the TV as they went floor by floor, they even ran into the Shadow Yukiko who had placed a powerful shadow, ironically a knight on a horse. The fight had been difficult and in the end they were all too tired to continue that day. This continued day after day, he began to accumulate new personas who he learned through the velvet room, and a door in the central area where they entered the TV he could fuse Personas to form new ones. He held on to Izanagi as he continued to grow with him, but he also gained others, that were strong in different things, for example Jack frost who could do Ice damage but was weak to fire and so forth.. It allowed him to be very diverse in his attacks. What was the hardest was Yu tried to balance the life of being a student and having a whole second life that threatened his life every day
"Alright." Yu nodded at Chie and Yoskue "We are all here, you guys ready to do this?"
They both nodded at him as they stood and walked into the electronics department. They quickly made their way into the TV world and to Yukiko's castle. They had learned that when they reached a certain floor when they returned to the castle and went through the black and red gate they could continue where they had been. This time it was in front of two enormous double doors that Teddie warned that Yukiko's shadow was behind, they had decided to call it a day before taking on whatever would be behind the door.
"Alright!" Chie fist pumped "we are finally here, lets go!"
Yu nodded as he pushed open the door. They found them selves in what looked like a royal court, but in the middle stood...
"Yukiko!" Chie strated running
"Chie wait!" Yu yelled
She froze, which surprised Yu, both her and Yoskue had learned to trust him when he gave orders. "That's not her.." Yu trailed off
"ahhh it looks like I have 3 princes who have come to steal me away!" The shadow said giddily
"oooo is she talking about me?!" Yu heard Teddie behind him.
He saw Yoskue visibly shiver "dude...ewww no!"
"Ahhh Chie..you were always like a prince...always trying to save me from things, always by my side." The shadow was almost mocking Yukiko's feelings.."But when it comes down to it..Chie just isn't good enough!"
Wait a second.. Yu thought about it. The shadows knew exactly how their counterpart felt, but what he was seeing is that the shadows took how they really felt and distorted them, to cause the person to have a reaction. Yu searched the room, but he couldn't see Yukiko...where is she?
Yukiko had given up on any hope of escape. The dark fog surrounded her and the image of Chie, Yoskue and...him leaving the castle was all to prominent in her mind.
She couldn't see any way out of this, her mind was clouded, she was trapped with no way out.
"Ahh so you really are stuck? Is that what you think?" The same voice came out "pooooor me! I'm tired of the inn! It can burn for all I care!" That voice... She gasped was her own
"T-that isn't true!" Yukiko yelled as she felt the hold on her release. she pushed her self off the ground and noticed the fog had cleared slightly..she could make out a door.
"Yukiko!?" She heard a familiar voice as she quickly ran out the door into a giant room that looked like a royal court there were bird golden bird cages hanging as chandler she froze hope entering her again. There they where Yoskue was next Chie and at the front..she smiled there he was. He stood at the head with Chie and Yoskue backing him up and a strange bear thing. He had a katana resting on his shoulder, he was watching "her" Intently.
"I'm tired of being stuck!" The same voice called from the middle of the room... she gasped it looked exactly like herself however, she was wearing a princess outfit and a tiara, her eyes were an eerie yellow. What is going on here?!
"I'm tired of being something that was forced upon me!" The other her yelled "I want to do my own thing. Be my own person!" As it spun it stopped and turned its eyes on Yu "but most of all...I want some one to protect me... To save me from that wretched place." She giggled as she walked up to Yu. He tensed up as she took her hand and stroked his cheek "in fact..why don't you and I go somewhere... Just us far far away from here" It's eyes had a burning in them Yu quickly backed away his eyes looked on her counter part.
Yukiko felt sick, everything she had felt and wanted was being shown to the world through her opposite and seeing "her" touch him... "e-enough.." Yukiko said quietly as her duplicate turned and looked at her,
"Yukiko!" Her three friends yelled looking at her
"Ahh so you finally came out hmmm?" Her opposite smirked "isn't this great? Look at these three princes here to save me!" She clapped with joy "I'm too weak to do any of this alone any way!" It's voice became mocking "I hate the inn! I hate Inaba! I hate all of this!" It motioned around her
"T-that's not true! That's not how I feel!" panic spread through her body "who are you!" She demanded
The shadow laughed "I'm you.."
"No... That can't be!" she just wanted to plug her ears
"What's funny..." It continued "is you are so tired off being stuck and yet you don't have the courage to leave!" It yelled "You sit around waiting to be saved! Because..I'm worthless."
It hit Yukiko in her deepest wound, how she really felt...she couldn't, she didn't want to hear it any more
"Yukiko don't!" Chie called
"There is no way you are me!" Yukiko declared... She felt that if she just shoved it away like she always had, it would go away. But suddenly she felt weak.. And things started to go dark as she tried to stay standing she noticed her opposite was shrouded in fog, she looked over as Yu yelled orders to the other two who all got into a defensive stance.
"Here it comes!" Yu bellowed she noticed him swish his hand in front of him as a blue card disappeared replaced by another as he started running towards her "Yoskue! Chie cover me!"
What is he...she looked up and saw a giant chandler falling towards her. She was too weak to scream as she fell backwards, she closed her eyes ready for the end...but nothing...she felt somebody very close to her... She opened her eyes. Yu was crouching over her protectively as he watched over his shoulder as a strange figure in black was holding the chandler from crashing on them "IZANAGI!" He bellowed as if straining, the figure pushed the chandler away from them "CHIE! USE BUFU!" He barked at her friend as he began to pick her up. She looked over things were fuzzy but she saw her short haired friend in green kick..something as a figure in yellow appeared almost twice her size..."Sensei!" She heard an unfamiliar voice "That's the shadow's weakness! Ice!" She gaped as she saw what they were referring too. A giant red bird sat in a small cage with enormous wings as it fell out of the cage knocked off balance. "Should we go for it?!" Yoskue yelled out "No! Stay on the defensive while I put her some where safe!" Yu yelled over his shoulder as he jogged holding her. everything was fading away...I'm...so...weak...
"Hang in there Yukiko!" she could feel him talk.."We will get you out of here...I promise.."
"YU LOOK OUT!" She heard Chie yell she felt him quickly drop and cover her with his body
"AGH!" She felt his body cringe as she felt immense heat surrounding her.. he was breathing hard "Chie...Hit...it again!" He commanded between each breath.
...no..what happened...
everything went black
The attack had burned the entire back of Yu's body, he had tried to switch personas, but it had happened to quick. The damage was done, and he didn't have time to heal. He placed Yukiko behind one of the pillars as he ran out to join his crew. The one thing that he had learned is that his personas allowed him to take more punishment then he would have been able to before. They got stronger helping form more defense against most attacks, depending on the persona.
The bird began to get back up as he ran over... it didn't attack it just watched, a fire in it's eyes.
"Sensei!" Teddie yelled out," it's about to attack!"
Chie..."Chie defend your self!" she nodded
"Yoskue, get ready to use Garu...I want to push that fire off of us..ready?" Yu looked at the shadow as he gave the order
"You got it partner!" Yoskue smiled.
Yu quickly switched personas, for more fire resistance. The bird made motion as the ground around them took fire and the air around them started to ignite "NOW YOSKUE!" Yoskue slashed the tarot card as Jirya summoned wind blowing the fire away from them, minimizing the damage. Yu quickly switched to Jack Frost, it was a gamble, but if he timed it right he and Chie could bring the bird down "Chie! With me, Bufu!" the tarot card appeared in front of him "On it!" she nodded back as they both summoned their personas'.. the attack slowed the giant bird as it crashed to the earth.
"This time?" Yoskue winked at Yu
Yu tightened his grip on his sword "This time." He growled as they all charged forward Chie brought her knee on the gut of the bird, as Yoskue went for the heart, and Yu for the head.
"ARGGG!" it writhed in pain as it threw all of them off of it as it tried to climb back into it's cage.
"Not this time!" Yu yelled. "Yoskue! on my signal Hit it with your Persona!" Yoskue nodded waiting for his command "Chie same thing we just did." She nodded watching intently "Ready!?" they all moved quickly as the bird came to attack them.. "HIT IT!" They all summoned at the same time, the poor creature didn't stand a chance as their attacks landed
"N-NO!" It yelled as it stumbled around trying to get into it's cage "WHY?!" it yelled as it began to dissipate...
Yukiko felt her self coming to.. did that just...She opened her eyes..she was behind a pillar...she felt like some of her energy had returned as she stood. She walked around, she saw the 3 teens all had clothes burnt, blood on them... but Yu, his entire back looked scorched she cringed looking away, but he stood there starring at. She let out a deep breath, her other self was starring at her again...
"See?" It whined as tears started to fall "I'm not strong enough to do anything! I couldn't escape from here! I am useless!"
"ENOUGH!" Yu yelled at her opposite. "It's not that simple! Sometimes we do things out of duty, we do things to make others happy. We loose our selves to do what we feel is right because it is all we know!" He threw his hand as he stuck the sword he held in the ground. "It doesn't make us useless, it makes us who we are, and there is nothing wrong with that! It's not always a matter of strength or weakness, its finding what is right!" he finished.
I'm...not useless? His words gave her strength "I see now..." she whispered as she walked up to them.
Chie turned around "Y-yukiko?" She looked ready to cry.
But Yukiko knew what she had to do. "W-when..." her own voice came out shaky "When you first said those things..it scared me because they were the deepest most extreme feelings I had...but the way you used them...hit me in a way only I could..You really are me..." She walked over and hugged the crying counterpart..
suddenly..the darkness she had felt for so long...dissipated she felt the creature disappear from her arms..
I am thou...
a feminie voice rang in her headlights
and thou art I
she looked up to see a...what is it?
"Persona.." she heard Yu walk up behind her.
Per...sona? She looked up at it again, it was a red human figure with feathers on it's head, holding what looked like a long Shaw behind it.
She felt woosey as it disappeared .."ugh..." she started to fall...but she stopped against something..
"c-careful!" she heard a warm familiar voice as she looked up, there he was his eyes looking into hers... Yu..
"YUKIKO!" She heard Chie cry out, she looked over to see Chie run over crying...she fell to her knees "I-I'm..s-s-s-so..s-s-s-sa sa sorry..." She said between sobs.
Yukiko was confused "C-Chie..for what?"
"I ..h-have s-so much I need to tell you..." She hugged her.
Ugh I feel horrible...she could hardly think or even respond
"Come on." She felt Yu's voice vibrate his chest "We have to leave, she has been through a lot..lets head home."
Home...she smiled to her self. The word had a new meaning to her.
