OMG I am super late...been almost 2 months! Couldn't find what to write but then in the nick of time i did.
ENJOY! and congratulations to me for getting this far! *dances*
DORM: PAULOWNIA MALL
"It seems that the day is almost over in this time period. We should probably head back." Metis said.
Ken nodded, keeping his head low. He and Metis took the dog out for a walk since they had nothing else to do. Ken fumed with embarrassment when people kept looking at the robot at his side. She jumped up and down, fascinated by the human world. She stared at the windows, perplexed at each item she saw. Suddenly she had stopped in front of what looked like a female's boutique. She eyes the summer dress on the pale mannequin. Ken really felt more mature now. She was all so new to everything; it was like she was just born. He smiled though. Seeing someone like that reminded him of the time he went out with his mother.
"I hope they find something soon. It's been almost a month since the last door was found." He commented as they got to the familiar area of Paulownia.
"We can only hope. I haven't been that far into the Abyss and it has grown since it's now connected to your dorm." She held the handle and pulled the door. The light from it shone and the three went through.
The light faded and they were back in the lounge. The robot looked around while the child fiddled Koromaru's leash off. "No one's here..."
"Maybe the other's stayed in their rooms." He checked the window closest to them. "It's nearly sunset."
"Yes... Time still marches on outside this building." Ken walked to the kitchen and got Koromaru a bowl to drink in as well as food pellets. Ken told Metis so stay put while he checked up on the other's upstairs. He'd go to Sanada-san's room first. He knocked twice before getting nothing as his answer. 'He must be asleep.' No one can blame him. It's gotten boring around the dorm that all everyone does is sleep. Then he knocked on Shinjiro-san's door. Again he got no answer and he wondered where everyone had gone.
Ken remembered Tomoe being sick. He shouldn't bother her while she's resting but he managed to settle a rap on her door. There was silence in there. He fidgeted, hoping he didn't wake her. When he touched the door handle and turned it, he noticed it wasn't locked. He peeked inside with just his left eye and looked around. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary but as he moved the door wider for a better view, he saw a figure sitting on a chair. He recognized its broad structure right away.
'Shinjiro-san is in Tomoe-san's room again.' He didn't mind it but curiosity got the better of him. He wondered many things in his mind before closing the door.
The click startled Tomoe awake. She felt stiff and groggily sat up. Noticing someone in her room for the bajillionth time, she sighed. She didn't feel comfortable with a man in her room unless it was Oji. However seeing as Sanada-senpai really cares for her she let it slide. She turned her spine left and right until they cracked and woke the man in the beanie. It surprised her that Akihiko didn't come back in her room to watch her sleep.
He didn't wake up after a while and so Tomoe stood up and got dressed. After wrapping her Gekkoukan jacket on her torso she saw from her peripheral vision a platter of food on her took her spoon and grabbed a bite of the stroganoff. Her eye lit up as she felt the sauce and juices from the meat swirl together. "Not bad." She mumbled. However cold it was, the texture and taste still amazed her. She took another then another. After five bites she stopped. The body from her chair twitched and started to move. He turned around to meet her gaze with his half-asleep ones. They stared at each other again before he examined her lips. "Still eating it I see."
She swallowed the food from her plumped up cheeks and just shrugged. "I'm not much of a picky eater." She thanked him for the food and he took the plate away. Just before he left he asked her: "What's with the scars around your neck and shoulder?"
Tomoe dropped her kunai and shurikens as she was strapping the pouch on her thigh. She didn't move from her spot, scared he knew her secret. Again he stood there waiting. When she didn't speak, he continued. "I saw it...when you flipped over in your sleep."
Tomoe got up but did not turn around. Shinjiro placed the tray on the desk and looked at her. Her head tilted down and her expression turned sad. He winced at the face she made, anger welling up. "Do I have to...tell you?" he stared at her with nothing to say.
"I don't plan on telling anybody. So...sorry senpai." She smiled him off and walked down the hall. Annoyed, he slapped his body on to her unkempt bed. He hated that part of her but somehow he found it quiet amusing himself. Even she couldn't do that. She was too nice for her own good. Reminiscing, the man forgot the gray haired girl left the door wide open.
Akihiko came down from the Command Room since he was bored of looking through documents after documents. Mitsuru asked him to do so and he has, '...but this is ridiculous.' Mountainous piles of paper stacked all over the room, tea on the table and Fuuka by the corner, contributing with the team below. If Miki hadn't shown such a cute smile, he would have still been watching over her. His Miki... 'My little sister.' In all the years he had gone through to fight for power, he still doesn't remember a day when he missed Miki's smile. That was all he could remember when he left with Shinji to buy some candy.
"Be careful Aki-nii, Shinji-nii!" she waved from the sidewalk of the orphanage door.
She wore a pale blue dress with a tiny ponytail that day. He smiled faintly to himself. As he turned to the second floor, he noticed the door had been open. Did she wake up? Looking at the far end of the hall stood a big window. 'It's already sunset...' walking over to her room, he knocked on the door.
"Mik- Tomoe, are you feeling better? Fuuka said the others are coming back..." lifting his head, he saw Shinji sitting on a messy blue bed. He hadn't looked up from Akihiko's rapping. The man in the dark coat slouched on the bed, thinking hard on something.
"Shinji. What are you doing on Tomoe's bed?"
"What does it look like I'm doing, numbskull." He reluctantly got up and picked up the empty plates. "If you're looking for her, she's already downstairs."
Aki stared at him. 'Great, another showdown.' He ignored the burning patch on his back and carried the tray to the kitchen below.
Tomoe sat in lounge with the shiba's head on her lap. Koromaru healed up after three weeks feeling refreshed. Tomoe smiled at the pup, lovingly. She showed such compassion for Koro that Shinjiro felt sorta annoyed. No, not annoyed...more like...
'Why would such a human like you feel, jealousy...? It's disgusting.'
'Shut the hell up Castor.' He thought back to his Persona whilst rolling his eyes. Another rude comment from him and he swears on her grave he'll kill his own Persona. They barely got along and with his side commenting in Shinjiro's head, he wished he'd died a year ago.
'Why should I? No one can hear me inside your head.'
'Cuz I'm the fucking boss of you and I don't give shit about your needs.' After that comment Shinjiro ignored Castor. He'd been talkative all week. What did he say about jealousy? 'You are jealous of a dog. That is pathetic.'
'Go to hell Castor...' he sighed as he brewed a batch of fresh coffee.
1ST FLOOR: VELVET ROOM
"Ah...It seems that one of our new guests have finally entered the door. Welcome back to the Velvet Room Tomoe-sama." The man with the irregular nose said. Igor sat in his usual spot on the far end of the room while his assistant stood beside him.
"Igor and Theo..." Tomoe whispered as she stood behind the love seat that was for her and Aigis.
It was at dinner time when she had noticed the shining azure door by the kitchen counters. Aigis told her that the door connected them to the Velvet Room. Remembering she had the Velvet Key in hand she, along with Aigis, stepped into the first floor to witness what the door would reveal. Indeed it was the same room they had seen in their dreams before, however, Igor the man in the blue seat told them the Velvet Room was another dimension... 'Talk about unreal.'
"Does Tomoe-sama wish to fuse together Personas?" Theo asked full of glimmer in his eyes. 'This is the human she told us about. They have very similar facial features. I wonder if they're so called personality is similar as well.'
"Is that what your job is?" she asked, walking to her spot on the chair.
"Theodore manages the power of your abilities or shall I say that young woman's. With the Personas in your possession, you may fuse them to create a new Persona from different Arcana-the categories each 170 Personas are placed. Technically, both you and that robot have shared that power of hers but..." Igor smiled widely, making Tomoe assume suspicions. "It seems that your powers are that of a slight difference from Aigis-sama."
"What do you mean?"
"Igor-sama implies that you wield more power than our other guest. From what I can sense is, that our past guest has given more power to you. You, Tomoe-sama, have the power to use Fusion Spells.
"What...? Fusion? Spells?" slightly annoyed from the creepy smiles from Igor and confused, Tomoe listened anyway.
"Yes. Fusion Spells are utilized to maximize an attack, depending the Personae you have in your hold. And since you have them, I have asked Theodore to keep a Compendium for you only."
"I see. So if I have two Personae within my grasp, I can summon both to cast a Fusion Spell more powerful than a normal enchantment. Are they all attack skills?"
"Fortunately, no. Some can increase power, heal or block attacks."
"That's useful." She smirked lightly, tingling Theo's excitement. Igor noticed his assistant's giddiness and cleared his throat. "You are a very interesting intellectual Tomoe-sama. Shall we get down to business?" she arched her brow, puzzled as Igor lifted his right hand. "You're cards, please."
A faint glow from her skirt pocket startled her. Placing her pale hands in the skirt she revealed five cards. Each portrayed the five personas she possessed. Kusi Mitama, Power, Sarasvati, Oumitsunu and Orpheus. "That's strange. I don't have my initial Persona... Hesychia in this deck..."
Upon looking at the Orpheus card, she tilted it left and right, presenting Hesychia within Orpheus. "Allow me to explain. This has happened with Aigis-sama. Since both of you posses that power and your Personae have morphed into a new one, your original Persona is merged in the card as it was when fused together. However since both wield the power, only in taking turns will you obtain Orpheus.—"
"In other words, I can't summon Orpheus when she wants to summon it. So that's why she suggested we take turned down the Abyss." She mumbled the last sentence.
"Precisely. Tomoe-sama, you are very quick at catching on." Theo smiled.
"So what can I get if I fuse them?" she looked up from the deck in her hands, getting to the point.
"It depends. Shall we do a normal fusion or do you prefer the three to six ways?"
"Can you elaborate?" Theo smiled wider, teeth baring.
"There are any ways to fuse Personae. There is the normal fusion between two Personas or the three to six ways. Three ways presents a fusion with three cards. That goes with the fourth, fifth and sixth fusion way."
"I think I understand." The cards flew from her hands towards Igor. They slipped on to the satin fabric table, turning over to show each Persona. "How shall we fuse them Tomoe-sama?" Igor closed his eyes.
"Normal fusion. It doesn't matter which but I want the stronger one." With that, the cards flipped on their back shuffling and three out of the five returned to Tomoe's possession. Suddenly the two cards rose high to the ceiling. Around it was a silver blue design of a circle. Igor rose his arms switching both hands to the other side of his body, making an X with his arms. Within that time, the cards fused, creating bright light. As the light subdued, a figure stood up, floating a top the Velvet Room's occupants.
The figure looked demonic with black scraggily hair and only a magenta swirled with black torso. Its blood red arms bend to show off its overly grown finger nails. Black striped with red lanterns hung from its body as if it was its legs. In between, a golden emblem hung separating the lanterns. Cloth covered the rest of its invisible legs. "I am Rangda. I see you are not the girl who summoned me last... Very well. I shall, with no choice, protect you." a deep female voice came from its harmonica filled mouth.
"Rangda..." She recited. Again the cards were back in her hands and the three remained to reveal Orpheus/ Hesychia, Kusi Mitama and Power. Tomoe had another question in mind. The figure dispersed into its card and landed between the cards she held. "What would happen if I wanted to fuse Orpheus or Hesychia with another Persona?"
"An excellent question, Tomoe-sama." Igor said, cackling. "We haven't had something this...extraordinary before. We have tried it with Aigis-sama's Persona, Athena but..."
"...Oh, I see." Looking at her new card, she stood up from the velvet chair. "Thank you, Igor and Theo."
Both nodded their heads as door closed behind her. Theo still smiled after the silver and blue portal disintegrated. He felt a sudden burst of happiness well up within his empty soul. Tomoe-sama looks like her. Like she has come back to life. However, their personality is rather different. Tomoe-sama is a quick thinker, coming to a conclusion faster than their last guest.
"What is this feeling of excitement Theodore? Have you given interest to that young lady?"
"I have thrown away those feelings long ago." He said saddening. "I feel excitement due to her and Aigis-sama's final decision. I wonder what will happen. The suspense is thrilling."
PAULOWNIA MALL: POLICE STATION
"You want me to do what now?" the man in the police cap looked appalled standing there. Officer Kurosawa was out on patrol and this newbie stood by and watched the station. Talk about unlucky.
"I'm asking you to call Officer Kurosawa. It's an emergency."
"Can't you ask for someone else? I can help too, you know." He fixed his cap looking proud and puffing out his chest. When Tomoe first came in, Adachi, the novice officer who stood guard thought she was off the hook. Her smoky eyes revealed seduction and from the looks of it she wasn't trying to be.
"No. Just tell him I stopped by." As she was about to leave the door of the station bell rang, showing another police officer. On his breast was a gold nametag labelled Mashiro Kurosawa.
"Adachi, have you finished filing those cases yet? It has to be finished by today."
"Ah! No...Not yet." He said, rubbing his neck. "But you have to listen to this girl, sir. She wants to speak to you." Front and center, Tomoe stood. She faced the man who lifted his head.
"Oh it's you. Tomoe Shujinko right?" she nodded her head, affirming his question. Seeing as she is now part of SEES, he sent off Adachi to pick up some lunch. "What is it that you need?"
"Has my uncle—I mean godfather been asking for me?"
"Yeah. He comes here almost every day now."
"Tell him that I'll be at the Iwatodai Dorm the next time he comes again. And I need him to bring me all of the weapons on this list. He has a week to bring them here. I'll be picking them up by then." As she was leaving, she stopped in front of the door. "Please say to him not to worry." And with that, she left. Kurosawa doesn't know what just happened but he would do anything to keep the world in peace. That's why he became an officer in the first place.
Outside the police building, Tomoe just closed the door. Sweat dripped from her neck. In the corner of her right eye, she saw the missing people bulletin board. There seems to have a ton of flyers posted. Curious, she walked over to see who were missing.
There were lists of name and the date they went missing beside them. A bunch of names marked beside June 15. Every single one she knew was on that list. All nine of them. 'I should notify this to the group.' Before she could leave however, someone called her name.
"Tomoe-san, Tomoe-san!" it was Rio in her summer uniform. She came running as soon as she saw Tomoe walk out the police station.
"Oh, Iwasaki-san." Rio pouted to this. She didn't like being called by her last name. "Stop calling me by my last name. We're friends and in the same class. At least call me Rio."
Tomoe smiled her fake smile. "Oh sorry Rio. So what is it you need?"
"Right. Have you seen Hamuko? She hasn't come to practice in over a month. Apparently the whole Iwatodai Dorm has gone missing." The sporty girl whispered, gossiping about the missing students.
"Don't worry about them. I'm sure they have a good reason." She smiled.
"Hmm, maybe Kirijo-senpai took them on a remote island. Probably punishing them for not paying rent! They would have to wear rags and mine for gold! And-!" Rio started to think of all the possibilities. Tomoe shook her from the scary daydream.
"I-I don't think that's true. Kirijo is actually really nice. Just don't push her buttons. I learned that the hard way..." Tomoe shivered though it was boiling hot and she had on three layers of clothing.
"You know Kirijo-senpai? I didn't think anyone in our grade other than the class of 2-F and Fuuka-san could talk to her." Then her eyes lit up but not in a good way. "By the way, how come you're not in school for the past month?"
'Uh-oh...'
"I-uh...Was training for a-um competition. My uncle forced me to stay at home." Great lie, but now what?
"Oh that makes sense." 'Seriously?' "So how long will your training last?"
"Um I don't know. He said that I'll be up against some strong opponents so..." this was starting to feel uncomfortable for her.
"Oh well good luck! Hope you win." Rio looked at the mall's clock tower and rushed on home. Tomoe sighed in relief.
She walked over to the giant door, entering the light filled room. She was back at the dorm's front desk.
"Where have you been?" Yukari turned as she heard shimmering from the grand door. "You vanished for an hour. We thought you left to go to the Abyss by yourself."Tomoe walked over to the living room with a shopping bag in one hand. "Don't be silly. I was out. And apparently, so was everyone." Confused faced turned to her.
"On the bulletin by the police station, there was a list of missing people. All of our names were printed. I think since we are in this weird time loop we can only be on one place; here or there."
"Did anyone see you?" Junpei asked roundabouting the armchair.
"A girl from my class. Rio Iwasaki. But I told her that I stayed home to train for a competition or something."
"I hope this isn't going to pose a problem."Akihiko mumbled.
"We can deal with that later. Right now I want Shujinko to start investigating as soon she is ready. I won't be participating for today." Mitsuru announced
Tomoe saddened a bit. She hasn't seen Kirijo in action but she can't complain. Heading towards her room on the second floor, Yukari walked beside her. "What did you buy?"
"Nothing in particular. Just shirt." She smiled again. "Can you tell Iori, Ken and Koromaru to get ready in ten? I'll be down by then." Yukari nodded then said: "Be careful with Junpei. He can get really reckless during battle."
"Haha. So I've been told. Thank you Yukari."
ABYSS OF TIME: ANTENORA 2ND FLOOR
"Keep that up Ken, Koromaru! Distract it and Iori and I will attack!"
"Understood!" "Bark!" the two raced towards six sludge-like enemies, separating to either sides summoning their Personas, Kala-Nemi and Cerberus. Meanwhile Tomoe and Junpei hid behind their comrades, waiting to attack. "All enemies are distracted. Let's get 'em now Tomo-chi."
"Wait one more minute." Junpei looked at her with his eyebrow hidden under his cap. He felt a bit of jealousy but he can see why she was chosen to be the leader. It wasn't because she had her powers it was because she was trained. More than everyone there. Her 'uncle' owned a dojo for Christ sake. She trained with her almost every night, telling Tomoe techniques, strategies and tricks to hunt down a Shadow. Plus she's got that leader attitude like she did.
Junpei focused on the diversion ahead. Koromaru dodged the lightning and ice attacks as he summoned a Mudo attack. Ken fended off three Shadows all at once with his Friuli Spear. Tomoe noticed something wrong.
'Three...Four...Five...Where's the sixth one?' from behind Ken a royal blue mask started to move in a earthquake motion; up and down suddenly black bubbles conjured up forming a shadow. It was going to attack Ken!
"Not on my watch. Ken!"Tomoe mumbled then screamed for the young boy to get down. That was the moment to strike so Junpei followed suit. They ran as the boy and dog moved out of the way. Too late for Ken though. He hadn't calculated the Shadow behind him as he stepped back into the black mess. Its arms grabbed the boy's ankles dragging him to the floor.
"Ken!" Tomoe screamed. Taking out her kunai from her side pocket she tossed it downward to Ken's feet, startling the Visceral Maya. But it tripped Ken down, making a loud thud with his body. Rangda summoned itself and swept the boy away from the shadow, ripping its arms. Then Rangda scratched away the Shadow with its long nails. Next, away on its own it killed the rest of the Shadows surrounding the team. Junpei finished off the second Shadow with Koromaru and headed to the other members.
"Hey Ken are you alright?" Junpei questioned the boy who sat on the ground. Tomoe took out the first aid kit. She saw scratch marks and blood. She should have sent Iori instead.
"Y-yes. I'll be fine Junpei-san." He winced as the girl dabbed hydrogen peroxide on his wounded ankles.
"I shouldn't have let you go through something like that Ken. I apologize." She kept her head down as she wrapped the bandages. Ken smiled, worried about their leader.
"No it's all right. I've done this many times. I'll—"
"No you won't be Kenta!"
"Kenta...?" Ken was in utter shock. Tomoe for the first time was crying. Was Kenta someone she knew? Tomoe surprised herself, tears sliding down her cheek. She dropped her head mumbling. "Sorry...We should head back now." she got up with her head hanging and walked away.
"What? But we just got here!" Junpei rushed towards the silent leader, complaining.
"No!...That's enough of your whining Iori. We are heading back and that is final." She glared at him through watery pupils. He took a step back, scared. 'She kinda sounded like Mitsuru-senpai...scary'
Koromaru whined as he looked up at his friend. Ken on the other hand finally stood up. He stared at the others before running the other direction. Koromaru heard the tinny footsteps and barked for the other's attention.
"Ken!"
"Yo, buddy! Wait up!" Junpei turned around and ran with the dog trailing.
"Iori! Koromaru! Come back here!" she raced after them. She jumped up, as high as the ceiling would let her and caught up to the group. She stood on front of Ken, mad.
"I said we're going back."
"No. Tomoe-san we have to get to the next door by the end of this week. Mitsuru-san's orders."
"I don't give a damn about her orders right now. We are going back and you are going to rest your legs." She pointed her weapon towards his bandaged ankles.
"I said I'm fine. They are just scratches. We can't stop every time someone gets hurt." He lowered his head, staring into her eyes. She fixed her face with a defeated gaze. Without a word she walked to the stairs. The group followed; Ken walking in silence, tailing behind, while the two looked at each other with worried expressions.
DORM: COMMAND ROOM
Fuuka looked like she was about to break into tears.
"What is it Fuuka? Has something happened down there?" Yukari asked as she unfolded her legs, standing.
"Yes. The investigation team was...quarreling."
"What? Why?" Akihiko stood up abruptly dropping files onto the floor.
"Akihiko!" Mitsuru wailed. She sighed and picked them up, assuming he wasn't going to do it himself.
"Ken-kun was attacked and his ankles were scratched by the enemy. Tomoe-chan said they were going back. She was afraid he would get more hurt."
"Are they coming back?" Yukari asked.
Fuuka shook her head. "Ken-kun persuaded her to keep going but there's tension between them. They're headed to the third floor. Shall I stop them Mitsuru-senpai?"
"No. It's best if we get to the next door as soon as possible. It's been a month since the last door and I dislike waiting around like that again." She went back to her files again.
"You dislike everything." Shinjiro said leaning on the Command Room window. Judging by the height of the sun it as around one in the afternoon. All this waiting around annoys him since he hasn't been to her grave on over a month. That and bashing monsters would help ease his feeling of agitation. He hadn't had the dream last night which was a relief but what if it happened tonight?
Sipping the remaining liquid in his cup, Shinjiro walked out the fourth floor to the second floor. Unconsciously, he stopped by her room. It was empty of course. Too empty. Why is he here in the first place?
He studied the room. It was plain. A blue plaid pattern on the bed with a white pillow on a silver, old bed frame, a desk with a small laptop and a desk lamp. Turning to the sink he found a small bag of toiletries, something he didn't need to see. Again he twirled to inspect the place and everything was like it was: plain, dull and blue. If he remembered correctly, her room was bright, pink and warm. She was warm. When he was with her every night of September, the cold from his heart and body disappeared. But after, when she left for bed, it came back again...when he was with Tomoe, however, she did the same. She was warm with a somewhat cold personality but the warmth from her hands that day stayed. He was no longer shivering with fear or pushed in to the darkness. Tomoe pulled him away from the dark into the light. While she ran into the light, leaving him behind...
'Why am I comparing them? There has to be something wrong with me...' he sighed heavily, sitting on the made bed.
'Indeed there is. Though what I can't say.' Castor...
'Didn't I tell you to shut up?' Well isn't that just spectacular?
'That was hours ago. This is now. I can say whatever I want.' It sounded as though Castor was acting like a little girl.
'No you can't dipshit. It's my mind and I'm the boss. So shut your fucking mouth.'
"I don't think so, human. Remember I can still control you. I choose not to since I hate this as much as you do.' Castor sighed. 'But if you dare yell at me like that ever again, I will kill you from the inside out without hesitating.'
'Aren't you the wise guy? If you kill me, you die too.'
'No. I simply am a parasite. I can move from one host to another. Maybe that gray haired girl will do.'
"Don't you dare!" Shinjiro screamed, this time. He stood from his spot on the bed, yelling to his invisible partner.
"Don't you dare what?" Akihiko walked into the room, puzzled. He saw his friend walk out of the room and so he followed, after Mitsuru pulled on his ear to finish filing the documents. "Shinji, what are you doing in Miki's room again?"
"None of your business." He stalked out, followed by Aki.
"You can't take a joke can you?" Castor grumbled. "I can't transfer from one person to another. I can however go out of control. I don't back down on my threats human. I can still kill you."
'That wasn't funny.'
"Hey, you didn't answer my question. Why were you in Miki's room?"
"And why are you calling her Miki? Can't deal with the fact that your sister is dead?" he scoffed. Knowing Aki, he'd snap. Shinjiro had gone and said the words. He didn't like it either. It felt like he was to blame for Miki's tragic accident.
"Don't talk about Miki that way!" he stomped to grab Shinjiro's arm. Unsuccessfully, he saw it coming and turned his body, making the silver haired boy lose his footing. Akihiko tripped but somehow landed on his feet. He shook with anger, hurt and felt like punching something. Akihiko turned around, tears streaming down his face. Shinjiro ,slightly surprised, stood straight.
"You're always like this! Always thinking your presence doesn't matter. You meant everything to Miki! She loved you!" Akihiko screamed. Shinjiro opened his eyes wide. "She would talk about you every night and say your name in her sleep. When you weren't around she would always worry about you! She loved you, Shinji! Why are you saying such horrible things in front f her?"
Akihiko finally snapped. "Why can't you see Miki is standing before us, staring at you like she did before! Miki lives inside Tomoe, Shinji."
"I-I don't believe you. Miki is dead—" Akihiko twitched and ran towards the beanie head man. With his left arm he straight punched Shinjiro. The tall man tripped and fell. He'd never hit him that hard before. Shinjiro's lip swelled and bled. Akihiko shook with anger, transparent liquid falling from his shut eyes. "Never ever say that word again."
"What's all this commotion going on—Aragaki!" Mitsuru intervened as she saw the scene.
Akihiko knelt on top of Shinjiro, punching his face, alternating hands. She had never seen her Akihiko do something this rash and violent before. Especially towards his childhood friend. She called Yukari from the top floor and headed to stop her boyfriend. She saw his eyes in tears and his knuckles bruised and bloodied. Shinjiro's face was no better. His face was completely swollen, bloodied and bruised. He didn't stop Akihiko. All he did was slip a grunt here and there.
'What happened to the boys I use to know?' Mitsuru cried, begging for the madness to end.
the ending wasn't my intention but i like it :)