Persona: Spirits In Pixels – Chapter Seven

Another Spirit

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07/31 - Evening


By the time everyone returned to their homes and Yu and Rise stepped into the Dojima Residence, the darkness of the night creeped through the grey and black sky, hiding its stars and constellations behind the murky rainclouds that, despite the long hours, still battered the earth with its heavy downpour.

As Yu and Rise hung their soaking coats and jackets on the hooks near the front door, Yu bent down below the hooks to turn on the radiator that was placed just next to them. A small amount of heat was given after turning it on to the maximum level.

They looked around the room to see that Nanako wasn't at the Kotatsu anymore, but the lights and television weren't turned on either, so they assumed that she was already in bed, despite it being an early time. They didn't want to disturb her, so they decided to stay downstairs to watch the television whilst regaining their body heat with the toasty warmth of the Kotatsu.

Yu walked quietly over to the nearby lamp and flicked the switch to turn it on, giving out a small amount of dim light to shine on the room. The television quickly flickered on as Yu pressed the power button on the remote, suddenly showing the news on the screen. The weather forecast was being presented by a female reporter.

"-and as always until next week, the downpours will keep the Inaba region wet over the next few days. So your umbrellas will be needed for every time you go out to Junes!"

"We should've bought one before coming home, huh?" Yu said to Rise as a joke, getting a little cute chuckle in return. He looked over to her with a smile and she smiled back.

"Are you feeling warmer now?" he asked her, looking at her wet face that was still slightly dripping with rainwater. She was more than warm being sat under the Kotatsu, but she took Yu's question as an opportunity, feigning a cold shiver as she wrapped her arms around herself. "Not really..." she answered convincingly, "...can you come over and warm me up?"

Yu smirked delightedly as Rise's request and slowly stood up from the Kotatsu,

walking over to where she was sat. He then sat down behind her and brought himself closer to her so that he could hug her from behind. As Yu wrapped the blankets of the Kotatsu over them both, Rise rested her head against his shoulder, blushing radiantly for him to see.

"How about now?" Yu asked with a more charming tone, watching her blush as she gave a peck on his cheek with her lips. "I'm feeling warmer already." she said softly with a tiresome yet sweet tone.


07/31 - Late Night


"And, in other news..." said a male news reporter as he shuffled his papers. Yu and Rise's attention was caught, turning their heads slowly towards the small screen. "...police have been gathering more insight as to Minato Arisato's sudden death. They have said earlier on this afternoon that the death of the former leader of the Kirijo Group, Takeharu Kirijo, is somewhat connected to the case of the young boy..."

Yu was alarmed by the second death, but didn't say anything as they kept and intent ear. There was a name, though, that stood out for him and a feeling of surprise grew in him when echoed the name in his mind over and over. "Kirijo..." he asked himself, slowly reminding himself that the name was greatly known worldwide. It was a name used for trademark.

"...The death of Takeharu happened weeks before Minato's death, but they have gathered intel, saying that the leader's daughter, Mitsuru Kirijo, was a close friend of his at the Gekkoukan High School in Iwatodai..."

Complete silence fell as a photo of the victim came up on the television screen. But the name of his daughter darted Yu's and Rise's heads towards each other, exchanging the same looks of startled expressions.

"...it was said earlier on by investigators that Takeharu and Minato's lives were taken just a few months between one another, and the only difference they could find was that the former leader suffered a bullet to the shoulder, whereas Minato's body wasn't penetrated..."

The news reporter gave a long pause whilst he shuffled his papers in front of him. "More news on this as it develops..."

As the report ended, Yu quickly grabbed the remote and pressed the power button for the second time to blank the television screen. After he laid the remote down, Yu turned his head slightly and gave a quiet sigh to himself, but still loud enough for Rise to hear.

She lifted her head to him. "Are you okay?" she asked sympathetically with worried eyes. Yu turned his head towards her after a pause and gave a wry smile to her as he stood up, helping her up to her feet afterwards. "Yeah, but I don't want to think about it right now..." Yu spoke slowly, feeling somewhat devastated for Mitsuru's loss of her father despite having been deceased for just under three years, "Let's get some sleep. Hopefully we won't have anything to worry about for the rest of the holidays." And on that note, they both quietly walked towards the stairs, avoiding anything that might make a sound as they tip-toed.


08/01 - Midnight


But just before they could take their first steps on the stairs, a familiar yet unsettling sound was heard from the lounge. They turned around to find the source of the sound, but they knew fully well what it was. It sounded like a white and static noise that resembled to a radio being tuned in, and as they looked around the lounge from where they were standing, they found that the walls and floors were coloured by a horrid green light.

They slowly walked back into the room and immediately looked towards the small television, knowing straight away that the Midnight Channel was broadcasting again, showing a different silhouette against the sickly green background than last time.

The shadowy figure on the screen was definitely a man, with slender shoulders and seemed nicely dressed. But like all the other times, it was too unclear to see who it really was. After a quick observation, they were shocked to the core to find that, to they're horror, another spirit has appeared in the TV world.

"What the...?" Yu spoke, cut by a pause that he planted, unable to finish his question. Even though the figure was new to them, it did seem very familiar to them. "Wait," Rise spoke with a slight realisation, "isn't that the person we just saw on the news? The leader of the...'Kirijo' group?" After the question was asked, Yu gave a more careful second look at the silhouette. He then gave a gasp at the resemblance.

The screen then slowly faded away back to the blank screen, and suddenly Yu's cell phone started to ring. Startled, Yu quickly reached into his pocket and flipped it open to activate the call, hoping that Nanako didn't hear it. He looked at the screen and saw that it was, yet again, Yosuke who was calling. "Hello? Yosuke?" he called for Yosuke with a loud whisper.

"Did you see it?" Yosuke asked, sounding like he was unsure about the situation. "It was hard to miss it. Who do you think it is?" Yu asked back, hoping that Yosuke would have some idea as to who this figure was. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, considering that it was Yosuke who was being asked.

"I dunno," Yosuke bluntly said, "who do you think it is?" The question was immediately answered by Yu after a quick refreshment of the memory in his head. "Well me and Rise here think it was that Takeharu Kirijo guy on the news." he answered only to hear a slight pause afterwards.

"Wait, who? ...Turkey-hollow Killjoy? Who are you talking about?" Yosuke idiotically asked with an tone of disbelief. Rise could overhear what he said from the speaker of the phone and joined with Yu as they both rolled their eyes.

"You didn't watch the news did you?" Yu asked him with a deadpan tone that suggested that he didn't watch the news. "Okay! So I forgot..." he answered in honesty, "...my favourite program was on, I'm sorry...so, who is this guy?"

"From what I've heard, his name is Takeharu Kirijo. The former leader of the Kirijo group." Yu began rubbing his tired head with the palm of his hand. "Okay, what else?" Yosuke asked impatiently. "Actually," Yu breathed, "we should talk more about it tomorrow at Junes. We'll think of a plan then."

"Right, I'll call everyone tomorrow morning to meet up. Hopefully we can get some sleep tonight." Yosuke spoke with a loud yawn following after, passing it on to Yu through the phone.

After a short goodbye from the both of them, they ended the call, and Yu exhaustedly slipped the cell phone back into his pocket, turning to Rise afterwards. "Let's get to bed, Rise. We're gonna need the rest." Yu suggested, getting a nod and smile in return.

As Yu flicked the switch on the nearby lamp, darkness crawled into the room with only the faintest of light to lead them up the stairs. They were both laid on the mattress with nervous thoughts as to what would happen the next day, holding each other in their arms to ease their nerves. Though all they could do in their sleep was toss and turn. And although it was Takeharu Kirijo on the Midnight Channel, Yu couldn't help but feel extremely worried for his daughter, Mitsuru.

Two things I have to apologise for. One, I am so sorry that this update took so long! And two, I am SO VERY SORRY for making this chapter so ridiculously short! But to compensate that I have already written around a half of the next chapter, so hopefully the next update would be available to read soon! Keep reading and reviewing, and SORRY AGAIN! CYA!