Yes, I'm baaack!
After 2 months of waiting, I finally updated! *PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!*
I'm reeeally sorry, guys. My mom's computer broke down, and well, we used her laptop.
Problem is, the Word on that laptop doesn't work, so I just continued writing this on my father's laptop.
To be honest, I was writing this chapter in March, but then, the file was deleted. Dunno why, though.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Except my OCs.
Saika: Back from your nap?
Hana: I didn't know naps took 2 months.
Alise-chan: Yeppp, I'm like Sleeping Beauty. I slept until my true love kissed me.
Saika: You're lying!
Hana: I never knew Sleeping Beauty snores.
Alise-chan: SHUT UP! The readers will read this y'know!
Hana: Oh, good.
Alise-chan: Ugh. I'm starting to hate you.
Hana: Whatever.
Alise-chan: My characters love making fun of their maker. *sulks in a corner*
Saika: Here are Alise's reply to the reviews from Chapter 6:
KizunaOtakuArashi: That will be hard for Mitsuru to provide support to both groups. *sigh* But it's a pretty good idea! Thanks!
Arkee: Ofcourse. Minako's BADASS. ;; / ;; Haha, sorry for making you wait so long! *bows head* Gomenasai!
Arcananox: Like I said, it will be hard to provide support to both teams at a time. ;; / ;; Thanks for the advice!
Xaika: Ooh, thanks for choosing!
Namine23: I wiiiilll. And thanks! You helped me get my motivation back!
: Aww, thanks!
Devilhamster: OMG, really? I'm so sorry, I never realized! -.-' Thanks for telling me!
Saika: Um, Hana-chan, do you want to do this?
Hana: My pleasure. Here's the story.
Chapter 7: Tartarus
4/20 Monday
Lunchtime
Yukari stood up from her seat and yawned, "I thought I was gonna fall asleep in there."
Minato poked Minako, who was currently drooling on her desk. "Wake up, Mina-chan."
Minako groaned, and wiped her drool. "5.. more.. minutes!"
"I have taiyaki with me here," Minato sang, making Minako jump up. "Where? Where?"
"Just kidding. Come on, let's go." Minato smirked, as he picked up his bag. "Meanie," Minako pouted.
Someone entered the classroom, and the four juniors turn to see who it is.
"Can I have a minute?" asked a certain redhead. "Come to the lounge when you get back to the dorm. I have something to tell everyone."
"Oh, are we having that talk?" Junpei grinned, and Minako tilted her head.
"I'll save the details for later. See you there." Mitsuru turned around, and left without another word.
"Wow, she didn't waste anytime leaving." Junpei looked at Minato. "Yeah, she must be preeeetty busy." The red-eyed teen said, as she picked up her own bag.
"She's probably busy with things like Student Council, unlike us." Yukari sighed, as Junpei turned to look at the brunette. "Whoa, Yuka-tan! Do I sense some hostility?"
Yukari looked away from Junpei and looked down, "Well, it's not that I don't like her… She's just.."
Minako noticed Yukari trying to find the right words to describe Mitsuru, but couldn't, so she decided to help her. "Come on, bro. I'm huuuungry!"
"Alright, alright. We'll see you guys later, okay?." Minato nodded to his two friends. Minako looked at Junpei, then at Yukari. She felt a bit left out, so she sighed, and pulled her brother's arm. "Onii-chan, let's go!"
Rooftop
"Itadakimasuuu!" Minako grinned, and began devouring her bento. "Easy there, Mina-chan. You might get fat if you eat that fast." The blue-haired boy chuckled, and ate one of his riceballs.
"I don't care. I'm just so damn hungry." The female Arisato rolled her eyes, and continued eating. "So, are you nervous about tonight?" the older twin tilted his head a bit, and Minako looked at her brother. "What ever do you mean?"
Minato rolled his eyes, and sighed, "I mean, Tartarus. Are you nervous about going in?"
Minako mouthed an, 'Oh' and smiled. "A little, but I'm sure I can make it with onii-chan by my side!" Minato smiled, and ruffled his sister's hair. 'She's so cute..'
"Neee! What was that for?"
"Nothing, you just looked like a dog just now, so I couldn't resist.."
"WHAT THE HELL, ONII-CHAN?"
"I probably should start running,"
"You better run,"
Minato smirked, and began running around. "Come back here!"
Minako began chasing her brother, but fails. After a while, they stop.
"You're.. fast.." Minako huffed, and her brother sat down again. "I'm not, you're just slow."
Minato shot her brother a death glare, "If.. only I wasn't so tired.. right now.. I'd kill you.. so shut up.."
Minato chuckled, and finished his bento. "Wow, you eat a lot." Minako commented sarcastically, since Minato has a small meal.
"And you my little sister, eat like a pig,"
Minako punched her brother's arm, and Minato muttered a curse in a low voice. (1)
Minako put her bento back in her bag, and stood up. "Come on. Lunch is about to end."
The twins head back to their classroom.
After School
"Finally! Class is over, and I wanna go for some taiyaki!" the red-eyed teen stretched her arms, and Minato rolled his eyes. "We're supposed to go back early today, remember?"
"Aww, but I want taiyaki!"
"We can buy some tomorrow,"
"Tsk, no fair!"
"Come on."
Evening
4th Floor Meeting Room
"Okay, everybody's here. I'd like your undivided attention," Ikutsuki closed his eyes, and everyone turned to look at him. "For a long time, Mitsuru and Akihiko were the only members we had, but that number recently jumped to six. Therefore.." he paused, and glanced at Mitsuru. "Starting tonight at 12:00AM, I'd like to commence the exploration of Tartarus."
"Sorry, I asked this yesterday, but what is this Tartarus thing again?" Junpei asked the man in glasses. 'Seriously? He forgot?' Minato thought. 'What an idiot.' Yukari rolled her eyes. 'Taiyakiiii. I want taiyakiiii..' (2)
"You haven't seen it, Junpei?" Yukari asked, trying to sound.. normal. "Hm..?" Junpei tilted his head in confusion, and Minako shook her head because she was lost in her.. taiyaki fantasy. 'Focus, Minako!'
"It's no surprise.. since it only appears during the Dark Hour." Ikutsuki adjusted his glasses, and the 3 newcomers tilted their heads in confusion. "The Dark Hour?" Junpei asked, and Minako's eyes widened. "It sounds like something from one of the video games one-chan plays," Minato narrowed his eyes at his sister, and she stuck her tongue out in response.
"Just like the Shadows.. interesting, huh?" Akihiko asked, smirking. 'You sure are.. wait, what the hell am I thinking?' Minako shook her head again, and Minato chuckled at his sister's action. "And it's the perfect place for us to train.. You can think of it as a Shadow nest." Akihiko continued.
"Whoa.. their nest, huh?" Junpei asked, amazed. "Interesting.." Minato whispered, and Minako shrugged. "It means.. we need to go to battle right?" the red-eyed girl asked and her redheaded Senpai answered, "Yeah, we'll teach you how when we get there."
Yukari turned to the silver-haired lad beside her, "But Senpai.. what about your injury?"
"Since Akihiko hasn't fully recovered yet, he'll only come as far as the entrance." Mitsuru reminded the lad in front of her, and the said lad looked down, disappointed. "Yeah, I know."
"Well, I'm sure he won't complain, as long as you don't go too far in. Since we're dealing with Shadows, Tartarus isn't something we can avoid." Ikutsuki remarked. Junpei smirked, and stood up saying, "Relax, I've got your backs."
"I'm not so sure about this…" Yukari muttered, looking worried. Mitsuru ignored the two and turned to the chairman.
"What about you, Mr. Chairman?" the redhead asked the man next to her. "I'll stay here. As you know, I can't summon a Persona."
'Maybe I get to meet shadows that look like Taiyaki. Mmm. Taiyakiiii~' Minako thought, and she felt someone nudge her. "You're drooling," Minato stated. Minako blushed crimson, immediately wiping the drool off her chin.
"Let's go then," Akihiko stood up and the rest followed.
Late Night
"Taiyaki~ Taiyaki~ Taiyakiiii~" Minako sang, while skipping to their destination. "She seems really energetic.. even though it's like, what.. almost midnight?" Yukari looked at the girl a few meters ahead of them with wide eyes.
"Well, maybe she ate something.. sweet in the morning?" Minato shrugged. "Wha..?" Junpei wrinkled his nose, and heard Minato mutter something like, 'sugar rush..'
"Hmm. I wonder what kind of place Tartarus is." Minato looked up at the evening sky, and the brunette next to him shrugged. "I dunno, but I guess we'll find out soon enough."
They kept walking, until the seniors in front of them stop. The juniors behind them looked around.
"This is it? THIS is the place? Why here?" Junpei asked with wide eyes. "Oh poo. Why does it have to be the school?" Minako pouted a little, while Akihiko sighed. "Just wait a few more minutes…"
Minako grabs her brother's hand and squeezes it. "You ready?"
The elder Arisato nodded and smiled at the younger one. "Yeah.."
The sky suddenly turned green, and the beautiful moon became an eerie yellow color.
They watched as the school.. their school.. transform into a huge tower that has at least like two hundred floors.
The newcomers watch in awe and shock as their school became a tall tower, that place where Shadows exist, the place called Tartarus.
Mitsuru turned to the gaping newcomers. "This is Tartarus—the labyrinth that reveals itself during the Dark Hour,"
Junpei shook his head, "Labyrinth? What are you talking about? What happened to our school?"
"Once the Dark Hour passes, everything returns to normal." Mitsuru responded, making it seem like something obvious.
"This was the 'nest ' you were talking about? But why?.. Why'd our school turn into a giant tower?" a panicked Junpei asked once more.
Mitsuru looks away from her junior, and Junpei asks, "You don't know either?"
Mitsuru looks down, "…No."
Everyone else noticed the hint of hesitance in her voice, but shrugged it off. "I'm sure it's complicated, but who cares anyway? It's not like it would change our minds about fighting." Yukari spoke.
Junpei turned to look at her, and chuckled a bit. "Well, maybe now we'll find out. Mitsuru and I have only gone in to take a peek; this will be our first time exploring it. Exciting isn't it?" Akihiko stated with a smile. Mitsuru sighed a little there. 'It's not always a game, Akihiko.'
"There has to be some sort of clue in here about the Dark Hour," he added. "Akihiko. I respect your enthusiasm, but you won't be accompanying us today." Mitsuru reminded, crossing her arms once again. "I know, you don't have to remind me."
Entrance of Tartarus
"Whoaaa, it's just as cool on the inside," Junpei commented while gaping. "Ooh, it's soo.. amazing.." Minako giggled.
"But it sure is creepy," Yukari shrugged. "This is only the entrance. The labyrinth lies beyond the doorway at the top of the stairs." Mitsuru said.
'Well. Lets get started then.' The twins thought.
That's it for chapter 7 guys! I really am soo sorry about not updating for 2 damn months! T.T
Please please please don't kill me and pleaaase press that little blue button down there!
This is Tartarus Part 1 so stay tuned for the next part!
Author's Note:
(1): Minato loves teasing Minako. I told you, close brother-sister relationship.
(2): You probably know who thought this, right? xD
