Junpei: This is Junpei Iori, letting you know that SNOWBEAST DOES NOT OWN PERSONA 3...But, gets owned by me! HAHAHAHAHA!

(Large dark figure appears behind him)

SnowBeast: (demonicly) YOU MIND REPEATING THAT LAST PART!?

Junpei: (nervous laugh) No, not really...HEY!

(Junpei gets thrown into a room as SnowBeast locks the door while laughing demonicly)

Hikari: (sighs) Enjoy the story you guys.

Junpei: (screaming) SOMEONE GET THIS PHYSCO AWAY FROM ME!!

SnowBeast: Shut-up! And take it like a man!

Chapter Ten: Persona

Finally, Hikari managed to get to her feet. She had stopped screaming but, every time Byakko got hit or landed one, she would let out a small grunt. Junpei thought she would never stop screaming and it was breaking his heart to see her in so much pain and not to be able to do anything about it.

"Junpei...why does it hurt so much...?"she said weakly.

"Hikari..." he said quietly as he watched her the pain.

With one last agonizing scream from Hikari, the battle was over. Both persona and shadow disappeared. Hikari was exhausted and barely had enough energy to move, let alone stand. She attempted to move towards Junpei but instead fell forward into his arms.

"HEY!! JUNPEI!"

Junpei turned around to see Fuuka and everyone else running towards them.

"I'm so glad you're-"she began but stopped when she noticed Hikari in his arms. "What happened?"

"She...she summoned a persona..." Junpei told her.

"So...she did have one all this time...and I didn't pick it up. This is my only power and yet..."

"Don't beat yourself up about it. I'm sure there's a reason why you couldn't sense it." Akihiko assured her.

"Let's get her back to the dorm. She needs to rest." stated Mitsuru.

Two days went by and Hikari was still asleep. Junpei nor Hiro left her bedside, which caused Junpei to miss two days of school, which he didn't really care about anyway. Just as Junpei was about to leave to get something from the drink machine, Hikari started to sit up.

"Hikari!" he shouted as he rushed to sit back down in his chair. "How are you feeling?"

"J-Junpei..." she groaned as she slowly looked over at him. "What's going on? Why are you in here?"

"Thank God, I thought you'd never wake up!"

Hikari looked at him confused. She tried to lift her arm but a wave of pain went though her body. She looked down to see it wrapped up in bandages.

"What happened to my arm?" she asked him.

"It's from when you fell that day...when you fought that shadow."

"That's right...Are you okay?" she asked looking at him.

"Yeah, thanks to you."

Hikari turned her head and blushed. "We would've been done for if you hadn't had your Evoker with you...So really, you saved both of us."

"Well, I-" he started but was interrupted when Yukari and Fuuka came into the room.

"Good, you're awake." said Yukari.

"How are you feeling?" Fuuka asked her.

"I'm fine. My arms still a little sore, but I'm okay."

"I'm glad to hear that. Junpei-kun has been worried sick about you ever since he brought back to the dorm."

"Really...?"

She turns and looks at Junpei who turns his head away from her.

"Yeah, he never left your side for one second. We had to bring his food up here and he wouldn't go to the bathroom unless someone was around to look after you." Yukari told her.

Junpei's face was red. He stood up and walked to the door.

"Junpei..." Hikari called after him.

He stopped walking but didn't face her.

"Thank-you...for taking care of me." Hikari said smiling

"Yeah...you're welcome." he said and quickly hurried out the room.

"Maybe he had to go to the bathroom." Fuuka said.

"Maybe...but, I don't think so..." Hikari said to herself.

Later that night in the command room

"I'm sorry I can't tell you sooner what your persona was capable of...It's all my fault you got hurt." Fuuka told Hikari with a sincere tone.

"Hey, don't worry about it. I shouldn't have rushed in their the way I did anyways." Hikari told her smiling.

"I'll do what I can to give you more information about your Persona."

"Thanks. I'd appreciate that." she said looking towards the door way. "Junpei..."

Sorry to end it that way, beleive me it wasn't my fault. I had a bad case of writters block! T-T But don't worry, The next chapter will be worth the wait.

PLEASE R&R!! Or I'll be sad...T-T