I do not own Persona 3:FES or Persona 4

Yeah, it's been awhile, what with me getting wisdom teeth out and lots of work, but I'm going to try and update faster.

Hope you enjoy!

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April 4th, 2012, Monday Early Morning – Kirijo Estate

Beep beep beep. Souji groaned as he rolled over to slam his hand on his alarm clock, but missed completely. He was met with a crash into the side table and a resounding squeal that pierced his ears. Next thing Souji knew, Yukiko was at his side and helping up, while repeatedly asking if he was okay. After about the fifth time, Souji put his hand up to stop her.

"Yukiko, I'm fine. What I'm really worried about is why you are in my room."

Yukiko blushed madly and looked down at her feet. Souji, feeling a tad guilty, quickly put his arm around his girlfriend and told her it was alright.

"I just wanted to make sure you were up in time for school," Yukiko said meekly.

Souji smiled a little and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"That's sweet of you, Yukiko. "

"Oh, I also got your stuff ready for you."

Souji looked on as Yukiko left the room and brought in a bag and books, all neatly organized. His eyes widened as Yukiko handed him a necklace, which was silver and had a weird looking talisman hanging off of it. Souji looked up from it at Yukiko's smiling face.

"Thanks, but what's this for?'

Yukiko rolled her eyes jokingly. "You don't know? It's your birthday, silly!"

"Oh, right." The realization that it was his birthday filled Souji with happiness. Not even the first day at a new school could bring his mood down. Yukiko spoke again.

"This is also for you."

Before Souji could react, two soft hands were placed on his cheeks and his lips met with Yukiko's. They held their kiss for a few seconds before breaking apart. Yukiko looked up at Souji with a smile, her face beating a tomato red.

"I love you."

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"What the hell do you want?" Kanji rose angrily from his bed to the knocking on his door.

"Kanji, get your butt out of bed, you have school to get ready for," cam the threatening voice of Rise.

"Great, what a way to start my day," Kanji grumbled to himself. He opened his door and Rise barged in with Naoto quietly following. They were both already dressed in their new school uniforms.

Kanji's face turned a deep red. "H-Hey, I'm not decent, what makes you think you can barge right in?!'

Naoto also turned a deep red and looked away, but Rise wasn't fazed at all.

"No time for waiting Kanji, you have to get ready for school."

"Maybe I don't want to go."

"What about a little something called the Mandatory Attendance Policy?"

Kanji groaned at his defeat and found himself waiting in the lounge with Rise, Naoto, Chie and Yosuke five minutes later, all of them ready for school. Kanji and Yosuke looked at each other, both of them still a bit groggy and with bags under their eyes.

"You got dragged out of bed early too, huh senpai?" kanji said.

"Yeah, but it wasn't an idol who dragged ME out. You should be up and ready to go," Yosuke replied. This response was met with a smack to Yosuke's head by Chie.

"Well sorry I'm not an idol, next time you can wake yourself up!"

Chie and Yosuke bickered for a while until Souji and Yukiko showed up.

"What took you two so long," Yosuke said, grinning.

Yukiko and Souji looked at each other and blushed madly for what seemed like the twentieth time this morning.

"Well, it's his birthday, so I thought I would wake him up early,' Yukiko said quietly.

"Oh yeah, that's ri- I mean, happy birthday, dude!" Yosuke chuckled nervously to try and cover up his error. Souji caught it and laughed.

"It's alright, I forgot to."

Everyone wished Souji a happy birthday and were about to head to the other side of the building when they suddenly heard footsteps coming fast behind them.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SENSEI!"

Teddie was sprinting down the hallway where his bedroom was located, holding a big box wrapped neatly together. He stopped suddenly, breathing hard, and handed Souji the present.

"Don't open it until later tonight."

"Then why are you giving me this now, and where are you clothes?"

The room went deadly silent as Teddie noticed that he was wearing nothing but a pair of blue boxers. Before anyone had time to say anything that might make the atmosphere even more awkward, Chie handed a bag to Teddie and told him to change into the clothes that were in it, explaining to him that it was his new uniform. Teddie hurried off back to his room and Souji took the time to examine his present. Teddie seemed to put a lot of effort into wrapping the box, as it was covered with layers and layers of wrapping.

"I wonder what's in it," Yukiko pondered.

"Who knows, but I'll have to wait until tonight."

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Meanwhile across the estate, the older group were al sitting in a circle around a table, discussing the secondary school life to Minato.

"You have to really pay attention."

"There's a lot more freedom."

"Dude, there are ALOT of hot girls there."

Minato was all smiles this morning, not caring how hard or how confusing this new school sounded. He was just happy to be around his friends again.

"So what am I taking?"

"Well," Mitsuru explained," First you must remember that you're not Minato there; you're Raiku. As for your classes, I put you in Ancient Civilization, Chemistry and Physical education."

Junpei looked at Mitsuru with his mouth wide open. "He only gets three classes? That's not fair!"

Mitsuru chuckled. "Junpei, he hasn't been in school for two years. Besides, the three courses I chose for him will help him with battling shadows."

Minato looked confused. "How will Ancient Civilization, Chemistry and Physical Education help me fight shadows?"

"You'll find out."

Great, Minato thought, more puzzles to figure out.

"Don't worry", Yukari chimed in, "I'll help you around the campus."

And so, come one hour later, both groups were off to their respective schools.

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Gekkoukan High School - Room 2-E

"Well this is lucky," Yosuke said. Souji, Yosuke, Yukiko and Chie had all been assigned the same homeroom. Coin incidentally, their seating arrangements were the same, with Souji and Chie sitting beside each other, Yukiko in front of Souji and Yosuke behind Chie. Teddie sat beside Yosuke.

"So that teacher Mr Edogawa, the one Minato was talking about, do you think he's our homeroom teacher?" asked Chie.

"I hope not, he was a nutcase," Yosuke replied.

"Can Teddie be the teacher?'

"No Teddie, and be sure to be on your best behaviour. Remember, your Kichirou, not Teddie. And NO random shout outs or anything," Yosuke said with a grim look on his face.

Chie's question was answered immediately after when the door opened and the room went still. In walked a woman with long brown hair. She was wearing a pink suit and had a tint of red in her face. When she spoke, a whiff of alcohol escaped her mouth.

"Good morning class, my name is Mrs. Toriumi."

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Zazen University - hallway

Minato and Yukari walked through the halls for what seemed like an hour, but was really only about ten minutes.

"I don't know about this, Yukari, maybe I shouldn't go to school."

"Just because you've been gone for two years, doesn't mean you can skip out on your education,' Yukari replied with a smile.

"Yeah, thanks a lot."

"Don't worry, you'll be fine," Yukari added encouragingly. They had stopped in front of a classroom door.

"Well, this is your first class, Raiku, hope you enjoy it." Yukari gave a kiss on Minato's cheek before bouncing away to her class in a great mood. Minato put a hand to his cheek where Yukari's lips were only moments ago, and proceeded to open the door to his class.

"...s in the middle of nowhere, but the town was certainly kept alive with the murders."

Minato walked in to an empty classroom, with only him and two teachers talking near the teacher's desk. The one that was currently talking looked to be about in the forties range, had long brown hair, and wore a skimpy outfit unsuited for a teacher. The other person looked to be the dean, as he was dressed in a fine suit and looked quite old. He looked quite familiar to Minato. The dean-looking person turned to face Minato at the sound of Minato closing the door and put a big smile on his face.

"Ah, you must be Raiku Arisato. Noriko, this is your new student. Would you look at that, a new teacher and a new student in the same class. Well, I'll leave you two be to get acquainted. With that, the Dean left the room.

"So you're my new student, hmm?" The creepy lady had a devilish smile on her face. "My name is Mrs. Kashiwagi and I'll be your teacher for the semester."

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I was hoping to have this out about four or five days earlier but I couldn't get it done before I left on my trip to Quebec. I hope to get chapters up faster, and I hope everyone continues to enjoy the story.

As always, reviews are greatly appreciated.