A/N: Hey everyone, I'm back. I'm almost done with the rewrite and then I'll put up a new chapter. Still looking for a new title for the story. Details are in the last author's note chapter I have up. I realize I haven't been complying with Persona 4 Golden aspects, but I have a plan for that later. Also, keep in mind I've never had a bad accident. The most I've ever had is a sprained wrist, so I'm not exactly sure how long it takes for fractured bones to heal, so forgive me if that's wrong. If any of you do happen to know how long it takes, let me know and I'll fix it.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything recognizable. I am just using it for fan fiction purposes.

Summary: Yu Narukami was not the only Wild Card. In fact, the other was held by his sister, who transferred to Inaba with him. Her name is Kokoro, and this is her accounts of what happened.

Note: Names will be given the Japanese way(surname given name) as that's where it takes place, and any Japanese words used in the game will be used here.

BETA WANTED

"Speech"

'Thoughts/Persona/Text message'

'email'

POV change

Chapter 10

Shadow Mitsuo and DOOM

"How long have I been out?" Kokoro asked from her hospital bed.

Her left arm was fractured and in a splint, she had a couple of broken ribs, bruises covered her torso, she had a black eye, and, from what she could hear the doctors saying, her cheekbone was also fractured.

"About two days." Yukiko said, "Your brother seems to have caught amnesia. He can remember his behavior, but not the cause."

"It's been wiped from his mind." She explained, "So long as no one tells him about the mental connection, he'll be fine."

"Oh we won't be making that mistake again." Chie commented.

"So did I miss anything?" The empath asked.

"As of last night, the culprit escaped into the other world." Yosuke said, "We're going to go after him."

"I'd go with you, but…"

"You just focus on getting better." Kanji told her, "We'll tell you everything later."

He leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"Aww!" came from Chie and Yukiko.

"Shut it." her boy growled.

It wasn't as effective as usual because he blushed.

"Good luck!" She said.

"Don't you worry, Yosei. We'll be back in no time." Yosuke told her.

'I really wish I could be there.' Kokoro thought as they left the room.

'I know you do, young sprite, but you are already injured.' Oberon said, 'They'll be fine.'

'I hope so.' She said to him.

Kanji's Point of View

The team was in an eight bit world tracking down the killer, Kubo Mitsuo.

"This place is pissing me off." Kanji said, destroying another Shadow.

"I'm not happy about this either, but the sooner we pound that guy the sooner we can get out of here." Chie said.

"Then let's keep going." Yosuke said.

It was harder than usual to get anywhere as they were down two members. Kokoro was in the hospital and Yu, the bastard, was being questioned.

'That's right. Go beat the shit out of him! Protect your woman!' Take-Mikazuchi exclaimed.

'What are you talking about?' Kanji asked.

'Yu…you're going to hurt him to protect Kokoro.' The Persona stated.

'You know what…I'm not talking to you.' He said.

"You Mitsuo! You better be ready to pay, you bastard!" Kanji yelled at the figures in front of him.

"Wait, Kanji…Something's not right!" Yosuke said.

"Everyone gets on my nerves…That's why I did it!" one Mitsuo yelled, "What do you think of that! Say something, dammit!"

The other stayed silent.

"Nobody even thought of me after the first two people. That's why I went for the third!" The first continued, "I killed them! Wh-What're you all quiet for…?"

"Because…I feel nothing…" The second said.

"What're you talking about! Make sense, dammit!" The first said.

"What the…? Which one's the Shadow?" Chie asked.

"Kokoro would know." Kanji sighed.

'She's safer where she is.' His Persona told him.

"I…have nothing…I am nothing…" The second said, "And you…are me…"

'And there's your answer.' Take-Mikazuchi said.

"What…? What's that supposed to mean! I'm…I'm not nothing…" Mitsuo said.

"No! If this keeps up…!" Yukiko exclaimed.

"Wh-Who are you guys! How'd you get in here…?" He asked, "Dammit, who the hell are you! What're you doing here!"

"Shut the hell up! We came after you!" Kanji said.

"Are you the killer?" Chie asked.

'I swear she's blonde.' Take-Mikazuchi commented.

'Hey!'

'Don't yell at me, small fry. You dye your hair.'

"-I'm the one behind everything!" Mitsuo broke the conversation, "I don't give a damn what this impostor's saying! Hahaha, you here that! You have nothing to do with me! Get outta my sight! That goes for the rest of you, too…Why'd you chase me all the way here! I'll kill you! I'll kill all of you! I can do it, you know…I can do anything!"

"So you don't accept me…" The Shadow commented.

The real Mitsuo fell to the ground as the Shadow turned into its true form.

"Dammit, here we go again!" Yosuke stated.

"Get ready, everyone!" Rise said, "Once we beat him, this case is as good as closed!"

The Shadow turned out to be a baby, which surrounded itself with an eight bit character.

'Well, let's kick some ass!' Kanji thought.

'So that you can get back to your girl.' His Persona chuckled.

'Shut up and fight!'

Kokoro's Point of View

'I hope they're okay.' Kokoro thought.

'They'll be fine.' Faerie told her.

'But they're going after a killer.' She said, 'I…I can't lose them, any of them.'

'I promise you…they're safe.' Cerberus said.

The doctor came in.

"Hello Miss Narukami." He said, "You're free to go. Come back if you're in too much pain and we'll schedule appointments for check-ups. If all goes well you'll have the splint off in a month or so."

"Thank you." She said to him.

Once she was out of the hospital and into regular clothes, she went to Junes and sat down at their usual table. She was waiting for the others.

Dojima's Point of View

They finally found the bastard who hurt his niece all those years ago. He was in a worn down, abandoned house in the middle of nowhere. Underneath the house was a huge cellar where he kept his captives.

Dojima walked into the house to be met with the scene of the culprit handcuffed to a chair.

"They deserved it! All of it!" He screamed, "They broke the law, so justice must be done!"

"So you're saying hurting an innocent little girl to get them to talk is justice?" Dojima asked.

The bastard didn't know it, but he was being recorded.

"She deserved it!" He yelled.

"Well let's just see what the court has to say." Dojima stated.

He ignored the culprit's claims and made his way down into the cellar. Shackles hung from all but the wall connected to the stairs and on that wall were rows of torture weapons, which he hadn't noticed until he turned around.

Some of the shackles were still connected to malnourished captives, some were empty, and still others were connected to skeletons and rotting corpses.

Dojima doubted he would be home tonight.

Kokoro's Point of View

"I see you're out of the hospital." Daisuke said coming over and sitting next to her, "How're you holding up?"

"As well as can be expected, I suppose. I hurt all over and my brother doesn't remember a thing. I've heard of people blacking out when they're really angry, but I'm not sure they can last that long." She told him.

He looked at her with a confused expression.

"I don't think so." He said, "I've seen people do that and it lasts maybe fifteen minutes. I take it he's being questioned by the police."

"Most likely." She said, "I'm not sure if I can trust him after this. I mean, what if he snaps again."

"Hey, don't worry about that right now. All you have to worry about is getting better." He told her.

"I guess you're right." She said.

'Maybe I need to "get better" where a lot of things are concerned.' She thought.

Kanji's Point of View

The battle was over. The Shadow was defeated.

"Finally awake, huh?" Yosuke asked Mitsuo, "You've been a major pain in our ass."

"What the…?" He whispered, "You guys…Wh-Who the hell are you guys!"

"We came to talk to you." Yukiko said.

"Talk…to me…?" He asked.

"The police are after you." Yosuke stated, "They think you're the one who killed King Moron and the other two. So…? Are you the killer?"

"All the cases…All on me…" Mitsuo mused, "Aha…hahaha! That's right, I did it!"

"You piece of shit!" Kanji said.

"And not just that bastard Morooka…That stupid announcer and the Konishi bitch too! I killed all of them! It was all me!" He yelled.

The Shadow turned into smoke.

"Wh-Where did it go!" Rise asked.

"What's going on…?" Chie questioned.

"It's gone…That frickin' monster disappeared…" Mitsuo laughed, "Take that, son of a bitch…"

"H-Hey!" Kanji shouted.

"He's exhausted…We need to hurry and get him out of here!" Rise stated.

Kokoro's Point of View

Kokoro watched as policemen ran towards the electronics department and came out with a nearly unconscious man. Daisuke watched with an expression of confusion and fear after figuring out what was going on.

'See. They did it.' Cerberus commented.

Her friends came out not too long after and she ran over and started inspecting Kanji for injuries.

"Are you hurt anywhere?" She asked as she started lifting his shirt.

"Whoa there!" He said taking her hands, "I'm fine. I'm a little tired, but fine."

"Kanji and Kokoro sittin' in a tree." Yosuke snickered.

"I will hurt you." Kanji snarled.

"C'mon, let's just all sit down and go over what happened for Kokoro…" Chie trailed off upon seeing Daisuke.

"I'll see you soon." He said.

"Alrighty." She said, "I'll let ya know what happened."

He smiled at her and walked off.

Once he was gone they told her what happened and, soon, Kokoro knew everything that happened without her there.

"At least Adachi-san seemed happy…" Chie commented.

"Well, I guess this means our work is done…" Yosuke stated.

"He did it all to draw attention… I can't get my head around that. It's just wrong." She said, "I mean, not that it would have been okay if he had a better reason…"

"I know…Don't worry." He said.

"It's finally over…Let's leave the rest to the police." Rise said.

She tuned out the conversation, until Yukiko's words caught her interest.

"Y-You don't need to know the details." Yukiko told her boy, "I'm sure you'd like us to forget the sauna incident too…right Kanji-kun?"

"Urgh…w-well…" He stumbled.

Kokoro giggled.

"You forget. I was there," She said, "and I think it was cute."

Kanji blushed.

"I'll tell you all about Yukiko's later." She stage whispered.

"Don't you dare!" said girl snarled.

"That's not fair…I wanted to see everyone else's too!" Rise complained.

"Well I saw everyone's but Yosuke's." Kokoro commented.

"Speaking of which, nothing really happened in your case, huh?" Yosuke said.

"It's because I'm special." She grinned.

"But now that the case is solved, we won't really be going in there anymore, will we…?" Kanji asked.

"Oh yeah…It's kinda sad." Chie commented.

"Hey, why don't we have a celebration?" Rise asked, "We always have a wrap party after we're done shooting. It's fun, and it'll help give us some closure."

"Oooh, a party! That sounds great! Let's go all out!" Chie exclaimed.

"Ooh, ooh! I wanna go to Yuki-chan's house!" Teddie spoke up, "Gorgeous dinner, hot springs, table tennis, yukata! Geisha, Fujiyama, full wootness!"

"You're right, Yukiko-senpai's family runs a hot springs inn…" Kanji commented.

"W-well, it sounds like fun, but I don't think it's possible today…" Yukiko said.

"Yeah, it's summer vacation. All the rooms must be occupied." Chie sighed.

"We can't do a sleepover…?" Teddie asked.

"Maybe next time. I promise." Yukiko said.

"Not at Yukiko's at least." Kokoro told him.

"Hey, why don't we hit your place instead?" Yosuke asked her, "Oh, but will your uncle get suspicious? Like, "Why are you all celebrating?"

"Not really. I did just get out of the hospital today." She answered.

"Great! Let's head over right away!" Rise said.

"What about Nanako?" the empath asked.

"Oh yeah, if your uncle's a detective he might not come home tonight…" Chie mused, "Nanako-chan might be getting hungry."

"Hey, then why don't we make dinner together?" Yukiko asked.

"No." Kokoro said.

"Wow…are you good at cooking, Senpai?" Rise asked them.

"No." Kokoro answered for them.

"W-Well…sort of?" Chie said.

"Lies." She stated.

"What are you saying…?" Yosuke asked, "Did you already forget the tragedy of the school campout!"

"W-We already told you that was an accident!" Chie said.

"One that should not be repeated." Kokoro said.

"What would you know. You didn't eat it." Yukiko said.

"There were casualties, woman! Casualties!" She dramatized.

"We just got a couple of the ingredients wrong!" She said.

"Guys, please don't do this. I'm begging you…I don't need another trauma to deal with…" Yosuke said.

"Hey, I'm a good cook too!" Rise said, "I'll make something too."

"Tadaaaah! Teddie has a great idea!" Teddie said, "Let's have a cooking battle! The winner will be crowned Iron Cook Inaba!"

"A cooking battle? Now I'm even more worried…" He said.

"S-Sure, that sounds like fun." Chie said.

"Aww, but I'll win hands-down. You sure you want to make it that easy?" Rise asked.

"If you want a challenge…I'll cook too." Kokoro said.

"Thank you." Yosuke said with wide eyes.

"Nanako-chan will be our judge!" Chie stated.

"You are not poisoning the little girl!" Kokoro told her.

"I can be a taster too!" Kanji said.

"Teddie can be a taster too!" He said.

"I'll have the stomach pump ready." She sighed.

"Woo! I'm getting all fired up!" Chie exclaimed, "Alright! Let us advance forth into the grocery section downstairs! Chaaarge!"

'This is going to be a disaster.' Faerie said.

'Don't I know it, but I put 911 on speed dial so we should be ok…maybe.'

"An omelette." Nanako said through the phone, "I wanna eat omelette with fried rice."

"We'll be home soon." Kokoro told her.

"Okay, I'll be waiting!" She said.

"Fried rice omelette…an excellent choice, Nanako-chan." Yosuke said, "With a dish that simple, I doubt we'll get a second helping of Mystery Food X…Huh? What's wrong?"

"…N-Nothing. Alright, let's go get our ingredients." Chie said.

Rise, Chie, and Yukiko each walked to different parts of the store.

"Uh…If they're all making the same thing, why are they splitting up to different parts of the market…?" Yosuke asked, "Looks like you'll need all the help I can give you…Hey, what kind of an omelette are you making? I'll go get the ingredients for ya."

"Well I'll need eggs and rice obviously." Kokoro said, "I'll also need bacon, milk or heavy cream, salt, and shredded English Cheddar cheese."

"Well that certainly sounds good." He said, "I'll be right back."

Yosuke left to get the ingredients. Moments later, everyone was back and the cart was filled.

"Foie gras!" Yosuke questioned.

"Quite an eye you got there, Senpai." Rise commented, "It's a must have for my special omelette! Don't worry, I'll let you have a taste! Ooh, or maybe I could spoon feed you. I heard last time you choked down something so awful that words couldn't describe it…"

"It was horrible.." Yosuke said, caught in a flashback.

"You poor dear…Who would do such a horrible thing…?" She said.

"R-R-Rise-san? This is gonna be the only chance you get to gloat, is that clear?" Chie growled.

"…I'll crush you with one strike." Yukiko snarled.

"Whoa…You guys look like you're ready to enter the Ultimate Frying Championship." Kanji commented coming back to the group.

"Kanji-kun! That's alcohol!" Yukiko exclaimed.

"Huh..? Oh, uh…Hahaha…" He couldn't speak.

"Put it in the cart." Kokoro sighed.

"Kokoro!" Chie admonished.

"What! I'll watch him!" She said.

"How're you going to handle a drunk Kanji-kun?" Rise asked.

"The same way I always handle him." Kokoro rolled her eyes.

"…I love you." Kanji said to her.

"Just keep it away from Nanako." She said.

"By the way, where's Teddie?" Chie asked.

Over in another part of the market, Teddie was begging free samples from a worker.

"I'm gonna knock the stuffing outta that bear…" Yosuke said.

"I still can't believe you let Kanji buy alcohol." Chie commented as they were cooking, "How did you even get the clerk to ring it up?"

"Kanji scares people just by standing there." She explained, "Even if he is as dangerous as a stuffed animal…most of the time."

"I don't wanna know." She said.

"Dangerous as a stuffed animal huh?" Yosuke teased him.

"She also said most of the time." Kanji retorted.

Kokoro laughed at her friends. She saw Teddie looking sad and talking to Nanako, so she went over to see what was wrong. Luckily, she had to let the bacon fry.

"I should go back over there now. They kept their promise." He said.

"Don't worry about it." She told him, "You're our friend. You don't need any other reason to stay."

"Koko-chan." He teared up, "Thank you."

'Level four.' Kartikeya singsonged.

"Yosuke, is it okay for me to stay?" She heard Teddie ask.

"Huh? What are you talking about? You're not going anywhere." Yosuke said, "You can't just quit your job like that. In any case, if you left-"

"It's reeeeeaaaaadyyyy! Incoming food! Out of the way, Senpai!" Rise knocked him out of the way.

The omelettes were all done and it was time to taste them. Kokoro was still in the kitchen cooking. She wanted to make sure everyone had enough to eat. From what she heard and saw, Rise's omelette was too spicy and knocked out Yukiko, Yukiko's didn't taste like anything, and Chie's was garbage. Nanako ate all of Kokoro's omelette, which was part of the reason she was making more. It was definitely a fun night.

After Nanako went to bed, Kanji cracked open his alcohol. No one noticed he was drunk, however, until he started playing with Kokoro's hair.

"You have beautiful hair." He murmured, "It's so soft and silky. I just want to play with it forever."

"Kanji, are you okay?" Yosuke asked.

"Never better!" He exclaimed, "Ooh! Let's play a game!"

He was surprisingly coherent for being drunk off his ass, if not a little...bubbly.

"Well what game should we play?" Yukiko asked.

"Oooh! We could play truth or dare!" Rise said.

"Eh…sure. Why not." Kokoro shrugged.

Thus the group played truth or dare, with each question or dare being more ridiculous or embarrassing than the last. Kokoro didn't seem to mind any of it though, and Kanji was too drunk to care either way. Although, Kokoro wouldn't forget any of it. Especially since she recorded the whole thing to show Kanji when he was sober.