X\ Two Sides of the Same Coin
~At school~
Yu's POV:
…The culprit, he has made fun of us once again. And now, Kanji is already inside the TV world.
This morning, we attended school, not saying a word and not fully focusing on the lessons as the case alone was overheating our brains. We created the investigation team to catch the culprit more than to save his victims, but it turned out that we've done the opposite. Again, you'll tell me that trying to solve a case when you're still a teenager attending school and working on it without attracting suspicious looks, with some supernatural powers as your only way out of it, is something that only works in the books. But you know what? Rome wasn't built in one day.
"Let's see… Narukami! Can you answer this?" the P.E teacher decided to pick me for today's question. "What is it, sir?" "What is the meaning of the proverb 'Rome wasn't built in one day'?" Fate itself made him say this or what? "The meaning of this is: It takes time to make big projects real. The biggest they are, the more it takes to realize them." Yeah, it will take time, a lot of time, for us to know success and reach the end of the whole thing. But as long as we believe in it, we still have the hope to get this done with someday. Someday, we'll find this culprit and make him meet his punishment.
Even the biggest detectives began short to build bigger. Even the best Fanfiction writer was a beginner… Maybe it will apply to someone I know (A/N: Shut up, Yu!)
The afterschool period arrived and we gathered at the front gate before getting out of school.
"As you all already know, Kanji Tatsumi is inside the TV as we speak, right now. Geez! That culprit really is making fools out of us!" Yosuke was very mad about this, as well as all of us. "It can't really be helped; what matters now is to save him and find more clues about that damn culprit." Again, Chie was the one who spoke about the positive points. "We should prepare for a training session tomorrow; we need to be as strong as possible if we want to stand a chance against his Shadow." I proposed, knowing that each time we were visiting a new zone in the other world, the Shadows were getting stronger and stronger. But, as a team we also were getting stronger every time.
We headed to Junes so we could ask Teddie if he had an idea about Kanji's exact location. When we arrived, we found him in his usual spot; he was lost in thoughts, deeply lost in thoughts. "Hey Teddie! Someone's here, right?" Yosuke asked. "I think so, yeah…" he replied, in a monotone voice. "What do you mean 'you think'? Do you know where he is?" Chie asked, wanting more precisions from the bear. He just answered with 'I dunno'. "Something's on your mind?" Maybe he had something he wanted to tell us, something that he couldn't keep it to himself. "I keep sniffing and don't find where the smell comes from." He really was feeling down right now; even Yosuke's stupid remarks didn't help to change his mood.
"Listen, we really need to know where Kanji is, he might be in deep troubles right now." Yosuke tried to convince him. "Hmm… How about you get me some clues about that Kanji person, it really could help." Clues…? Teddie wanted clues about him?
It's true that other than the fact he's a scary guy, we don't know him well. Still, I don't see why Teddie needs to know more about him: maybe he needs to sniff more?
We got out of the TV world and split up to get our hints about Kanji. The first person I went to see was his mother. After all, who can know him better than her? When I approached the textile shop, she was right in front of it and seeing me coming, she guessed what I was here for at some points "Oh, are you here to ask about Kanji too? *sigh* he's still not here. There also was that small boy who came not long ago. He also asked about him." Wait! That might be the guy from last time; he might have spoken about something with Kanji when he 'asked him out'… "Do you know where I can find him, ma'am?" I asked. "I didn't saw him around lately."
A guy with blue hair who's dressed in blue and wearing a hat; people will sure notice him, especially if he passed by the area. I walked through the shopping district, asking people about him and I heard that he was usually hanging around Junes so that's where I was heading now.
"A small guy with a hat…? Oh yes! I've seen him: he's hanging around here, asking about the… incident. Maybe he'll be back tomorrow." One of the customers at Junes told me. So I really have to wait until tomorrow… I hate waiting like this.
At the end of the day, I returned home, but not before messing with the soccer team (I'm in the obligation to censor this part, even an M rating is too weak to comport such violence, torture and desperate feelings… let alone a T one). Speaking of that, we got a new team manager, Ai Ebihara, she's an arrogant one but I should be able to teach her about the rules in the team: No mercy, both guys and chicks are going to suffer!
I finally returned home and when I opened the door, I was warmly greeted by Nanako "Welcome home, big bro!" I have to admit that the moment she calls me like that is even better than torturing the sucker team members "Hi there, Nanako!" I noticed that she wasn't watching the quiz show today, so I decided to talk with her for a while
"Um, big bro…?" it looks like she wants to say something "Go on, speak." I think this made her more comfortable to open up to me. "Are you… an only child?" …So that what she wanted to know. If I had any sibling back when I was a kid, I wouldn't have felt alone… "Well, I never had a brother or a sister before so… yeah, I am an only child." My answer made her happy for some reasons "Oh! Then you're just like me! But now, I have you so…" she said happily with a wide smile on her face.
"Let's talk more, big bro! Tell me about your school!" she asked, her smile covering her whole face. I'd really like to talk about it, but I don't really know where I should begin "Sure. Ummm… where can I begin…? High School is a moment of your life that will arrive before you know it; I know what I'm talking about. Other than that, I bet you want me to tell you about what I do in there, right?" She just nodded so I proceeded with my little stories with the rest of the gang, censoring some passages (Most of them were Yosuke's dirty jokes and the exploration of the other world) and that's how we spent the rest of the evening, until it was Nanako's bedtime. I also went to get some rest not long after that.
The next day, during lunchtime, a follow classmate came to announce that the previous exam's results have been posted, let's see… As expected! First place babe!
"Wow dude! That's incredible!" Yosuke was watching the board in admiration. I know, Yosuke. I'm awesome. "Did you see Yukiko's grades? She's definitely a genius!" What did he say?! I am the number one here! Yukiko is just number two behind me. "Chie was right; I need her to take me for some 'private lessons'…" he added in a dreaming tone. That's the Yosuke I know, he'll never change.
After school, I immediately rushed to Junes; the blue guy should be there today. I easily found him, near the elevator. I walked toward him and greeted "Good afternoon." He looked at me before asking with a low voice. Why? I don't know. "Can I help you with something?" "Actually, yes. You talked with Kanji Tatsumi two days ago, didn't you?" I asked "That is true, is there something about it?" he asked suspiciously. "I just wanted to know if you noticed something 'strange' with his behavior."
He thought for a moment before answering "Strange, you say… Hmm… if you are talking about the recent events, yes, there was something. I told him straight that he was an odd person, and his expression changed completely; on the basis, his actions were somewhat forced and unnatural, he might have a complex." Bingo! That was it! "Thank you for the information!" I thanked him "… No problem it is natural. Well, if you'll excuse me…" and that's when he left… Himself, he's an odd person. I still think he's a girl… Mouahahahahah! That's not very nice of me, since he had given me a critical clue that will, maybe, change everything.
I quickly took my phone and called the others so we could report to Teddie. After we did so, Teddie began 'sniffing' the area until he found Kanji's location which was a… Sauna… can it get even more wrong…? "C'mere, pussycat… Oh… Such well-defined pecs… There's no need to be scared." Said a voice that sounded like Kanji's, out of nowhere. It seems the answer is yes, this definitely can go even further beyond the limit of the gay realm.
Finally, we decided to enter this living hell. We climbed some stairs, destroying some Shadows in the process, and Teddie warned us about a presence he felt when we reached the third floor.
In fact, we opened a door and we found Kanji, wearing nothing but a towel around his waist and holding a microphone. "Oooh, my my! Thank you for your undivided attention! At last, I've penetrated the facility. But, I've yet to have any charming encounters, could this fog be the cause? It's like steam rising from sweat! Ummm, my body's tingling with excitement! Well then, onward and deeper to reach further realms of romance! Let's get going, dammit!" with that he left, letting us all cringe in disgust. Are these really Kanji's true feelings? or just his Shadow being a jerk.
"This so wrong in so many ways…" thanks to describe the feeling for us, Yosuke." It seems much worse than that time with Yuki-chan's Shadow… at this rate it might end up getting 'bear' naked." Teddie joked, as always.
"Bear… naked…" repeated Yukiko with a smile. Oh god, she is going to turn into a hyena. I took a deep breath to prepare my 'nerd' healing combo and when I was about to launch it "…Was I supposed to laugh?" she asked. "NEEEE- *cough* *cough* *cough*" this is what I call: a counter-nerd. After that, we moved to the next floor, with Teddie kind of ashamed that his joke doesn't 'smell' so good.
We walked a little before Teddie felt something "The other Kanji's watching us! It seems he's talking to you, Sensei!" What the hell?!
"Hey, there cutie pie! Are you trying to break the barrier of the acceptable, just like me?" the Shadow asked me "Shut the hell up! I swear to god that when I find you, I'll crush you and send you to oblivion!" I shouted, full of rage. It seems he took it the very wrong way "Oooh! Does that mean you're yearning for me? It makes me so happy!" he said with that tone again—do I really have to describe it?!
Anyways, we finally reached the room where Kanji and his Shadow were. "Ooh, how I hate girls…" began the Shadow "They are so arrogant and so self-centered! They cry when you're angry, they gossip behind your back, they spread nasty lies… they look at me like some… some disgusting THING and say I'm 'weird'… always laughing at me! 'Sewing? Painting? These aren't things a guy must be doing.' 'Why aren't you manly?' What is it to be a man…what is it to be 'manly'?! Girls are scary… Men, one the other hand, accept each other regardless of the differences." Now, Kanji was at his limits "The hell with this, what makes you think you can say this shit with MY face?!" The Shadow wanted to reach the point we all expected "Why, because you're me… And I'm you… *chuckle* You do know that, don't you?"
"Eh… Leader, shouldn't we try to avoid a fight?" Yosuke suggested. "No, let's let him face himself, he'll feel better after that."
"No! There's no way in hell that you're me!" yelled Kanji. What happened next was predictable: the Shadow turned into a monster… The gayest looking thing in the world! It actually was huge Shadow with on the top of it Kanji's Shadow himself, in the middle of a flower bed. He was also holding a metal male symbol on each hand. Kanji immediately collapsed after this. We prepared for the fight.
Normal POV:
All the investigation team took their fighting stance. The Shadow himself seemed to have a lot of surprises for them; he punched the ground and two gigas-like macho men appeared. "Let me introduce to you my friends: the Nice Guy and the Tough Guy! Well then, I'll let you get to know each other 'better'… Khihihih!" With that, the big Shadow backed off; playing as a spectator. "Then we'll just have to take care of your 'friends' and after that, you're next, big boy." provoked Chie.
"Okay, leader. Don't you think we should first take care of this 'Nice Guy'?" proposed Yosuke, turning to Yu "Yeah, it'll make the fight easier." replied the silver-haired youth. The Nice Guy was obviously faster than the Tough Guy, but a little weaker in terms of physical strength, the idea was to isolate him from his other counterpart. The problem was: those Shadows were nothing like imbeciles; they wouldn't split up and rush to the fight heads down… except for the Tough Guy, maybe if he is putted in a certain situation. That idea crossed Yu's mind who immediately tried to cast a Provoke spell on him with the help of Nekomata. As he expected it, the now enraged Shadow ran after him. "Guys, defeat the other by yourselves; I'll try to hold this one for a while!" said the leader, running from the mad beast.
"We get it; let's show them what we've got! Konohana-Sakuya, I summon you!" said Yukiko, summoning her persona which casted a rain of fire on the other monster. It proved to be useless since the latter received minor damages if there were any. "My turn!" Chie summoned her own persona which tried to freeze the monster. However, he just absorbed the ice created by Tomoe.
The team then prepared for the Shadow's counterattack. He first used a Heat Riser on himself and then, he charged Yosuke; the only one who didn't try any offensive move yet. "Oh no! They killed Yosuke!" screamed Yukiko in horror. "You bastards!" Shouted Chie. (A/N: Sorry guys, I HAD to put this one.)
However, Yosuke quickly recovered and used a Garula on the monster who showed major pain from the attack compared to the two other attempts "Hey, girls! I'm still alive!" "Oh yeah? Good for you." Chie ran toward the Shadow and kicked his ass, literally. The effects were still better than with the Bufula.
"How entertaining, you really are getting along well with them." Shadow Kanji was still watching them fighting like a king or an emperor. Yu, on his side, was still trying to buy some time, the Tough Guy was faster than he expected him to be and he had to cast Sukukaja more than once on himself.
In the end, Yosuke gave the Nice Guy a critical hit that put the latter off balance and all the team, except Yu of course, got ready for an all-out attack. "Alright! We're done with him. Partner, you can bring the other here!" Yu now attracted the other Shadow to their direction "Hah, that's not too soon! Anyways, don't even think about using fire-based and physical attacks; he blocks both." He warned.
That's how they went for an exhibition of magical attacks, except fire of course: Yukiko's job from here was fully focused on support. They ended up beating his ass real hard since his friend wasn't here to help and the boss preferred to watch him die like this.
"That should do it for those two freaks! Now, it's your turn big gay—" before Yu could finish his sentence, Shadow Kanji gave him blow on the head with his iron symbol, sending him flying away until he banged it against a wall and fall to the ground. His face was now a bloody mess and he could hardly breathe. His vision also started to blur.
He felt a warm liquid cooling all around his face, passing by his mouth. He tasted it with his tongue and thought "Salty…So this is how it's tastes like…"
"Yu!" "Sensei!" the voices of his friends spread in his mind before losing themselves to oblivion. He completely lost consciousness.
His comrades began running toward him before Yosuke interrupted them "No! Stay where you are!" they all stopped in their track and looked at the Magician "We still have a Shadow to take care of, focus!" The three others were about to argue, but once they saw the look on Yosuke's face, more a look of anger than a bossy look, an anger that would only be calmed after justice was done for what the Shadow did to his follow comrade. "Let's make him pay! Grrrr!" yelled Teddie.
The three remaining front liners surrounded their enemy who shouted with both anger and desperation "You all think I'm weird… Deep down… You don't accept me at all! I already made my decision, get out of my way… Or I'll crush you!" "I analyzed him for you, guys: Go all out with him, he won't absorb anything!" said Teddie giving the 'ok' to beat the shit out of Kanji's shadow.
"Get ready for the ultimate Skill Fusion!" said Yosuke looking the two girls who nodded to each other. "Come, Konohana-Sakuya! Agilao!" "Let's do this, Tomoe! Bufula" the two Personas appeared and launched at each other their respective aliments spells. The ice encountering the fire melted creating water. "Now's our chance, Jiraiya! Full powered Garula!" Yosuke summoned his Persona too who released a strong wind spell on the water created by the clash between Chie and Yukiko's ice and fire, fusing with it and transforming into a typhoon that sucked the Shadow in it.
After that, the Shadow returned to his original form and was now lying on the ground. "*pant* *pant* we're finally done with him." Everyone was exhausted after putting all their strength into the Fusion Skill. "G-Guys? He's still moving! Kanji's still not accepting him!" warned Teddie.
In fact, the Shadow got back on his feet and looked in the direction of the team "Such a passionate approach… I think you guys… would make wonderful boyfriends." he said in his dreaming and lazy tone. "Eeerk! You got it all wrong!" Yosuke tried to argue. "I don't care who… won't someone, anyone, please accept me…?! Accept me for who I am!" The Shadow desperately said. "Stop it!"
At that moment, Kanji, who woke up, rushed toward his other self and punched hardly in the face. "Tch. Can't believe something like this exists within me. I've known all this time that I had something like you! The chicks or the guys weren't the real problem at all: I was just scared shitless of being rejected. I'm a pansy who tries to make everyone hate me…" It took Kanji a lot of efforts to say all this, maybe because of his pride? Yukiko approached him and put her hand on his shoulder "You're not alone; we're with you." She said reassuringly. "Thanks…" Yosuke then addressed directly Yukiko "Would you mind check if Yu is alright?" "Oh, yes, of course."
"C'mon now, get up! You look like me, so I know you're not so weak to succumb to a punch. You're me… And I'm you, dammit!" said Kanji, accepting his other half who became a Persona, Take-Mikazuchi: a huge robot-like persona with a skeleton design on his body and holding a thunder symbol.
~In a foggy place~
Yu's POV:
"Where… Am I…? This place looks familiar… I've been there before…" There was fog everywhere; I could barely see what stood in front of me.
"Enjoying 'yourself' here?" Did I say that just now? Of course, I recognize that this looks like my voice, but I'm sure I didn't say anything at all. "Are you done thinking? You look like an old man… Tsk!" he's the one who's getting old! "Show yourself, coward! Where are you?" I shouted at him, waiting for him to show his nasty face. "As you wish… Other self." Did he just say what I think he said? A silverette began appearing before me. From what I could tell, it must've been a young man he had the same age as me and when I could completely see his face, I just stood there; a chill ran down my spine: what I feared to see was standing before me, the thing that I wanted the less to encounter now, the thing that knows everything about me: my Shadow.
"Yes, I am what you think I am. Because… I am you, and you are me…" Those words made my blood run cold. "Y-Your my Shadow, I am you and you are me! So, what's up about this? Why are you here?" "I myself don't know what I'm doing here. All I know is: a part of your Persona has been released by a powerful being, but I somehow kept the other part. As for the first question, are you really accepting me as your other half… or are you just feeling that you have due to the others' experiences?"
I didn't know it myself; I saw my friends facing their Shadows, reject them, almost get killed and then accepting them. But what about me…? I just was the spectator and the savior. I was… 'Different'. I never knew if that was bad or good. "Maybe, you'll know it if I say all what I think about you." I could feel it, the moment of awful truth coming. "For me, you are everything and anything." "What do you mean by this?"
He remained silent for a moment, and then he spoke again "You should be able to figure out all this by yourself, Mr. Future Detective." "Stop mocking me you imposture!"
Normal POV:
Yu ran toward his Dark Side and tried landing a punch on his face, a punch that was blocked effortlessly by the Shadow who immediately counterattacked with a left punch. Yu felt himself being pushed backward, but he didn't feel any pain from the impact. "Tsk! You see?! You just called me an imposture, deep down, you refuse to accept me as your True Self! Come back when you are stronger to face the 'truth', because… we are two sides of the same coin. But for now… GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!"
The fog began covering the whole area and Yu's vision blurred once more. He was feeling ashamed and useless, like 'yesterday's garbage' as Morooka called him once.
In the sauna~ The TV world:
"…Huh… I feel great, right now: it's like my mind's all cleared up!" said Kanji, exhausted, but kind of satisfied too. "That's a sure thing… Yukiko, is Yu waking up? How is he doing?" asked Yosuke, clearly concerned about his partner's condition after the deadly blow he took. "Um… he's still unconscious… Uh! Everyone, I think he's moving!" that was good news for the whole gang who started gathering around him.
"Hey, dude? Can you hear me?" asked Yosuke, trying to help the sliverette wake up faster. "Grrrr…" Yu made a weird noise that made Chie chuckle "Hihi, he's acting like a baby who's just done sleeping." Yu starting getting up, still making some weird noises "ARrrgh! Ghhhh…" "Now, it ain't sounding like a baby at all" remarked Kanji.
Suddenly, Yosuke ordered "Everyone! Get back!" Much as a reflex, the others made a jump backward, and they were thankful they did so; Yu just tried to slash the whole group with his Katana and it seemed to be a serious attempt of murdering: he didn't hold back at all. "What's up with you, dude?!" shouted the Magician with both anger and disbelief. He knew his leader was mad at times, but he never reached such a limit. Yu was like… Controlled by an evil soul or a beast "Grrrr! Waaaaargh!"
Slowly, he began raising his head, revealing the blood on his face that was slightly moped by Yukiko and his tired, grey eyes… Actually, something was up with them, they weren't the usual grey everyone got accustomed to. They had something else; different, but familiar. Something they've seen before and that disturbed them every time. The eyes of their Other Halves. His eyes were now a shining yellow.
"Y-Y-Yu… Not you… *sniff*" Yukiko could barely speak because of the tears running down her cheeks and it was normal: Even if Yu have been an ass most his time with them, even if he was rude and heartless at times… he was a friend they all liked: he was a brother, a mentor but especially, a leader.
The possessed youth tried to pierce Yosuke with his long weapon, but the teenager was able to dodge to the left at the right time. The Magician, however, felt his right cheek burn and he felt something wet cooling down to his chin. He slowly raised two of his fingers to touch the spot and when he looked at them, he found some red liquid on them, blood. "What has gotten into you…?" he prepared to blast him away with a wind spell, but the attack never came. Was he too scared? Too scared of hurting his comrade who, in this state, wouldn't think twice before taking a bath with their own blood? He didn't knew what to do, he was trembling, he was confused… he was powerless. Suddenly, his stomach began hurting him; he even stopped breathing for a second: Yu just gave him a kick right in this spot with all his strength, causing his poor friend to get on his knee and cough really hard. The sliverette didn't stop here; he raised his Katana and prepared to finish the Magician's life once and for all.
Yosuke closed his eyes, he was feeling powerless at no end: he was about to die here, in this unknown world, without being able to do a thing and between the hands of a brother in arms. He waited for the final blow to come… which never came: he believed hearing an explosion of some kind, be he didn't hear the metallic sound of the weapon.
He finally opened his eyes and saw that the Fool was some feet away from him, lying on the ground and some smoke was raising from his body, he also saw Konohana-Sakuya and Yukiko and then, he understood: as the other teenager was about to cut him in half, Yukiko summoned her persona and casted a fire spell on him, just strong enough to move him away, so he was still alive.
Their moment of breather, however, was short: Yu slowly got back on his feet and glared at Yukiko while howling like a wolf "Aoouuuuuu! Rrrrrgh…" he began walking toward his aggressor, bending his arms like some scary werewolf. At the moment he was about to scratch her, someone struck him with a wooden board. That someone was Kanji.
"Ya want some hard time y'punk?" he shouted at Yu who just was getting even more enraged. He released a war cry before jumping on the tough guy and gave him the beating of his life with each punch stronger than the other. The gashed teen, already exhausted with recent event, barely had enough strength to defend himself, especially with his torturer blocking his hands with his knees. He could just take every hit given to him as violent as they were and let the Fool transform his face into a mess of bumps and blood: to the point he couldn't feel it anymore.
It lasted for a while before Chie jumped and gave the wild human a kick on the face, saving the newcomer. Yu was just getting even more pissed off by each intervention of what a while ago where his friends. He began running toward the brunette the werewolf way, but the green jacket wearer launched a Bufu on him. At the moment she thought he would take the hit, he punched the block of ice sending it back to the user who dodged it, making her drop her guard. At this moment, Yu picked Chie by her throat and began strangling her.
He strangled her harder and harder after every second passing, causing the poor girl to scream in agony. "Y-Yu *sob*" she couldn't hold her tears back anymore. Teddie, who was hiding behind a wall since the tragic turn of events, decided to come out and face his 'sensei' "Stop it now, Sensei! We're you're friends. Friends are here to help each other, not to cause harm between them!"
If talking was enough for Yu to get his sense back, everyone wouldn't have suffered that much. Yu just ignored Teddie and resumed pressing Chie's throat; she was looking at him with sadness and despair.
Fate sure was a cruel thing that likes to play with people's feeling and sensations; it enjoys seeing them tremble with fear and then sigh in relief just to repeat the procedure… and this until it gets tired of the person itself and decide to leave them to Death, the end of everything in their life.
"WAKE UP NOW, YOU FOOL!" cried Yosuke who rushed toward his partner and gave a left punch on his face, causing him to let go of Chie and to spin mid-air before falling to the ground.
All the gang waited a moment before Yu began getting up again, slowly. "Nnnn… What's… happening?" everyone sighted in relief; Yu was back! He was going back to normal! "Why are you guys looking at? And what's up those faces, especially yours, Kanji? Was there a third world war?" asked the leader innocently and oblivious to what happened earlier.
"You see, Sensei, you… Kind of went Bear-serk a while ago and you attacked everyone." The bear decided to tell the sliverette everything that happened moments ago: how he was making wild noises, how he almost beat Kanji to death, how he strangled Chie and how Yosuke woke him up.
Yu was looking down, both ashamed and confused: he couldn't believe what he made his comrades go through because of him "Man, I can't believe this… you sure had suffer a lot because of me…" Kanji, who thanks to Yukiko's healing skills, was cured of all the marks of his previous fight, tried to cheer the Fool up "It's not your fault, dammit. I am the one to blame: if my 'Shadow' wasn't here, you would have been spared this." "Anyways, I think we should leave you some rest before explaining the whole situation to you from the beginning." Said the leader "Yeah… You better…"
In the end, they got out of the TV world, clean of any scratch but still exhausted. Yosuke would help Kanji go home, Chie and Yukiko had some shopping to do and Yu returned straight home. As he expected it, his uncle knew that Kanji was back and he decided to tell him "Hey, you remember the kid, Kanji Tatsumi who went missing last time? I wanted to inform you that he was found." "Really…? This is good, then."
He still had something to tell Yu, something that left the Fool know that he had to be careful with him around "By the way, I heard that you have been visiting the textile shop recently: this isn't a place any regular student go to." Yu thought for a moment before finding the best excuse "Well, my friend kind of dragged me there…" Dojima could easily guess who that friend was "Are you talking about the Amagi girl? Yeah, her family's inn buys their stuff wholesale… *sigh* Fine… Just don't get yourself in over your head, okay?" This again?! Yu thought. Thankfully, Nanako was here to cool the atmosphere down "Are you two fighting again?" "No, it's nothing like fighting, really." Yu reassured her.
Kanji was safe, but the case was far from being over. Still, Yu hopes that what happened earlier won't repeat again…
Yu: Damn… How did my shadow get into my head…? And how dare he call me weak!
Defog2000: Meh, maybe you are…
Yu: Hey!
Defog2000: Hold on boy, there is a way to become stronger.
Yu: Really…? How?
Defog2000: *Summons Persona* Well… trial and error. You just have to think how to become stronger by fighting… which begins NOW!
Yu: *Summons Izanagi* BRING IT ON!
~From a spot of the room~
KeyToUnivers: *sigh* He's far from being ready to accept you, dude.
Yu's Shadow: I guess I'll leave him some more time.
KeyToUnivers: Hey, how about we go and have an ice cream with Minato and Minako, you know? The protagonists of Persona 3.
Yu's Shadow: Sure, I wonder if Nobodies and Shadows share some common points. (If you don't know what we are talking about, check my cross-over 'Persona 358/2 days')
KeyToUnivers: Anyways, I hope you all liked this chapter that I and Defog are presenting to you, do review and voice your opinions about it. Also, don't forget to check Defog2000's own multi-chapter story, I'm sure you'll like it!
See you next time!
