"Elizabeth." Minato gently shook Elizabeth, "Wake up." Elizabeth groaned and slowly opened her eyes, closing them instantly because of the harsh light.

"God damn, I told you that there was no need to bring that thing!" Minato snapped, grabbing the flashlight from Junpei's hand and smashing it against the wall.

"HEY! I was just using precautionary width." Junpei defended himself.

"It's precautionary measures, Stupei." Yukari sighed.

"Bad light is gone now, wake up already now." Minato sighed. Elizabeth opened her eyes, feeling no bad light; she opened them completely, to be greeted by Minato's face which had a mix of happiness and relief.

"You made me worried." Minato sighed, hugging her out of relief, "You idiot."

"Apologies…." Elizabeth said, returning the hug. She lifted Minato's face up and kissed him on the cheek, "Thank you for defending me." She smiled.

"YeahCool." Minato stuttered as he shivered at the contact of her lips on his cheek.

Junpei, Yukari and to some extent, Fuuka were all jealous.

"Alright, y'all have some explaining to do!" Ruby cried, "What in Wrong Turn's 3 name was that… Thing?" She asked.

Minato broke the hug, trying to cover up his blush, "That, ladies and gentlemen, was a shadow. The most barbaric and ruthless creatures ever to step foot from Tartarus."

"Wait, what else stepped out of Tartarus?" Yukari asked.

"Uh, the Reaper?" Minato replied.

"Dude, that thing was scary. We had to grind on the red shadows for months before we could challenge him."

"Don't you remember? That dumbass used to run into walls." Minato replied, "Plus, his shots had the most horrible aim ever." He turned to Junpei with a glare, "Don't tell me what's dangerous. You're the guy who hugged the Magus thinking that it was asking for a hug only to get blasted by a fireball."

"HEY! Her arms were wide open and I thought she was crying!" Junpei cried.

"Tartarus? Magus? Hug? Repear?" Terry repeated, "You guys went into hell itself?"

"How do you know?" Junpei cried, pointing his finger at Terry, "That stuff was condifential."

"It's confidential, Stupei." Yukari shook her head.

"Junpei, Terry isn't a dumbass like you. He knows that Tartarus mean't hell in Greek mythology."

"Oh, yeah!" Ruby cheered, "I know that too. Zeus banished all the titans to Tartarus when he won the Great War." She stated proudly.

"Anyway, what the hell are you guys onto?" Terry said seriously, "I wanna know the whole fudging thing!" He demanded.

Silence prevailed…..

"Fudging?" Minato shook his head, "You seriously said that?" Minato face palmed, "God, I should kick your ass just for saying that."

"I tried to be funny, and I failed…." Terry sighed, rubbing the back of his head.

"Anyway." Minato continued, "That thing was a shadow." He turned to Elizabeth, "Don't worry. He was not Theodore."

"I realize it." Elizabeth sighed, "I must have been pretty stupid to think that he just teleported into the district and was my brother."

"It's alright…" Minato patted her on the head and this time, Elizabeth didn't mind it, "Biggest problem…." He took a deep breath, "I fear that Nyx could be back."

"NYX? Oh, that badass goddess that made Zeus himself piss his pants? God she's the mother of freaking Thanatos himself. How epic is that?"

"A lot, but if she comes here, I assure you, it will be everything except epic." Minato pinched the bridge of his nose.

"What if she does come?" Yukari shivered, holding Minato's hand.

"Well, no choice but to seal her up again….. I guess." Minato chuckled.

"You can't do that. We'll fight and kick her ass all over the world." Junpei said.

"Did you forget? She's mother freaking Nyx. We can't touch her, let alone fight her." Minato reminded them, "Last time, I died, and you all remember that."

Fuuka, Yukari, Junpei and even Elizabeth paled.

"Died?" Ruby repeated, "You….. Died?"

"I'll explain that later." Minato said.

"I don't think that the goddess of the night will be invading once again." Elizabeth finally spoke up, "If the seal was broken…. The Dark Hour would have returned, along with my master's harsh scolding." She cringed.

"Point…." Minato replied.

"Then how did that shadow…" Fuuka trailed off.

"Screw that. We have other stuff to worry about." Minato asked, "Where's Ryder?" Minato had to thank him, he did save all of them.

"I don't know." Terry shrugged, "He was yelling something about wanting to Film : Ryder, The Savior or something like that."

"And Kenji?" Minato asked.

Ruby pointed a familiar brunette lying on the ground, "Oh. Kenji Prime One Million, eh?" Minato snickered and everyone laughed.

Minato went into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of vinegar, he threw the cap off and shoved the entire thing down Kenji's mouth.

The poor brunette gagged as he stood up, trying to throw a punch that Minato to no effect. Feeling remorseful, Minato actually let out a slight 'ouch' so that Kenji wouldn't get depressed.

"You asshole." Kenji yelled at Minato, rubbing his tongue on the carpet.

Minato bowed, "At your service. Oh yeah, Koromaru once wet himself on the exact same place."

Kenji ran upstairs, "I gotta brush until my gums bleed."

"The toothpaste is finished." Minato yelled back, "Better used the soap."

"I'll do that." Kenji replied from upstairs.

"Oh wait, I think cleaned Koro up with that soap." Junpei remembered.

"God dammit!" Kenji's sob came from upstairs.

After a good laugh, Minato faced Terry and Ruby, "You guys will know what we went through." He said slowly, "It's not going to be pretty. And I have to consult Mitsuru first, so don't mind, okay?"

"Don't worry, Minato-kun. I'll happily wait." Ruby replied.

"Yeah me too, I live here after all." Terry stated proudly.

"Thanks for reminding me." Minato sighed, "No racket, tonight." He grabbed Elizabeth by her wrist, "Come on." Minato dragged her upstairs, into his room. He intended for a simple chat. But, he was surprised to see Elizabeth shaking violently, her tears flowing down her pretty face.

"Elizabeth?" What's wrong?" Minato asked softly.

"I'm scared, Minato-kun." Elizabeth sobbed; she buried her face into his chest out of fear. Minato would have blushed but this time, she was genuinely scared. He didn't push her off, instead he wrapped his arms around her.

"Ssssh. Why are you scared? I promise you nothing bad will happen to you." Minato whispered.

Elizabeth pursed her lips. While keeping it inside was agonizing. She really didn't want to spill the big secret to Minato who was just resurrected.

"I'm scared that what if you get hurt by the shadows again…" Elizabeth told a white lie.

"Don't worry. I won't." Minato smiled, "I'm Minato Death Blocking Arisato after all."

"Mmm. I suppose so." Elizabeth finally smiled.

"Yeah, don't worry. I won't let anything bad happen to you. I promise. You saved me after all." Minato grinned.

"Uhhh, yes." Elizabeth blushed.

"I wonder is she's hiding something…." Minato thought to himself, "I'll find it out."

"Umm… Excuse me; do you know where I can find Minato Arisato?" A certain male asked.

"Who the fuck?" The guy whom he asked replied.

"No, no. His name isn't fuck. It's Minato Arisato." The male repeated.

"God, you're dumb." The guy sighed and walked away.

"How did it come to this?" The male sighed to himself.

"I have to locate him. Otherwise, we're doomed." Just as the male walked into an alley, something happened. There was a shadowy figure bolting towards him, a scream later, the male's vision blackened.

Elizabeth sobbed in her sleep while Minato rubbed his temples, "Something is wrong." He wiped the tears from her face again.

Oh crap, something is happening now. What is Elizabeth hiding. And to those of you who do know what I'm talking about, please don't spoil it. Anyway, review as always please.

Mostly a build up chapter tho. See you guys later.