UGH, I'M SO SORRY!
Really, I have no adequate excuse this time, really. I just suddenly got so many exams and projects and the same time and my teammates weren't really the most cooperating and I was deprived of sleep because of stress and then there's work experience coming up and then there's the condition sheet for high school and-
I will just stop now, okay? There was just a lot going on with my life.
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Minato looked up at his happily chatting dorm mates as he placed the dishes onto the table. The whole Strega and Chidori business had put much strain on the team the last few weeks, even if they didn't notice it themselves. He looked back behind him to Yukari and Hamuko who were trying their best not to spill all of the food onto the floor. He still couldn't believe that Shinjiro just combined their cooking lesson with the dinner he wanted to cook for them. Soon the whole table was filled with delicious smelling food and the bluenette couldn't stop his stomach from growling. He heard footsteps from the stairs and turned his head to see Aigis leading Mitsuru and Ken to the dining table. Former smirked when she saw the set table.
"My, did we order a chef to cook?" Shinji rolled his eyes and motioned for the others to sit down which they did without protests. Soon the room was filled with the sounds of ravaging teenagers as they gulped down the food as if it were their last time to eat. The Summoner looked over to Ken who seemed to hesitate from picking up his chopsticks. He was about to ask what was up before the kid just smiled and joined their dining.
"Wow! I'm in heaven!" Yukari cried as she cupped her cheek. Junpei grinned and took another bite of his fried rice.
"This is the portal to the delicious dimension!"
"What is that even supposed to mean?" Minato grinned at Mitsuru's comment and ate his own food. The others weren't exaggerating, it really was that delicious. All of a sudden, he heard coughing erupting from his side and looked up to see Akihiko choking after he almost swallowed his whole plate at ones,. The teen quickly gave him a glass of water which he gulped down without hesitation, making a relieved sound after the whole escapade.
"Geez, Senpai. You don't have to eat so fast, it's not like anyone's going to take it away from you or anything," he said with a little bit of worry in his voice. He heard Shinjiro chuckle from the other side of the table.
"Yeah, Aki. Don't worry, there's enough for everybody; I made sure of it." The chatter continued for the rest of the dinner and soon everybody ate enough to feel like they would be bursting any minute. After they cleaned up, Minato decided to make some tea as some kind of sign of gratitude for the brunette and sat down with him in the now empty lounge. The older male leaned back in his seat and sighed.
"Man, what a day."
"Look at the bright side, everybody is happy and ate right," he responded with a small smirk as he sipped his tea. The Hierophant smiled himself and leaned onto his knees.
"It was kinda fun, wasn't it?" For some reason, his smile turned a little sad. "If you hadn't brought it up the other day, I probably would never have done something like this. It was so simple, I just had to do it." The boy smiled even more and kept drinking his tea in satisfaction.
"I am Thou...And Thou art I...
Thou shalt be blessed when fighting the Hierophant Arcana!"
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"Fuuka, can you tell us anything about the upcoming guardian. Beside it being powerful, I mean." Fuuka hummed a little as she scanned the enemy.
"I'm sorry, but I can't get anything other than that." Hamuko clicked her tongue as she propped up her sword on her shoulder. It was their first time in a while to finally be in Tartarus again she was eager to make sure that each one in the team was set for the next Arcana Shadow. Even if she was certain that the team could handle anything in the block of the tower right now, a guardian was still another thing entirely. She clicked her tongue again and walked up the gigantic stairs, closely followed by the others. They could do that, there were enough of them. It wasn't long until they finally reached the next floor, its golden walls reflecting every move they made. They looked around for a bit before dashing down the corridor, running head first into a gigantic white table. The Shadow's flying objects halted as a wave of heat overcame them. They barely had time to dodge as gigantic flames were thrown at them.
"Oh, great. Even more fire," Minato mumbled under his breath. "Means my magic is pretty much useless, huh."
"Alright, everybody! I'm sure you can do it! I can't get anything clear from it, but just be careful about light and fire attacks!"
"Yo, leader! Any orders?" Junpei asked as he summoned Hermes to hit the Shadow with his feet. The girl just shrugged in response.
"Just hit it with all you've got!" she shouted before sprinting at the foe and giving it a good slash with her blade. It cleanly cut through the weird wood, making one of the legs fall off and making the monster let out a cry.
It was incredible. She didn't even need any training to perfect her sword fighting. It actually made her brother a little jealous.
He didn't have much time to think about it, though since he had to dodge another wave of flames again. At the corner of his eye, he could see the others doing just what6 their leader had told them to: Just hitting it with anything they had. He was about to call out Orpheus to heal them when he heard one of the stupidest things in his life.
"Hit him with some fire, Hermes!" He barely had time to run to the taller Junior and push him out of the way before the fireball was thrown back at him, hitting the wall behind them. The two teens just stared at the burn mark before the bluenette hit Junpei square in the face. Latter quickly jumped away from him, rubbing his nose. "Dude! What the hell was that for?"
"I could ask you the same thing! Fuuka said we should be careful of fire attacks! Doesn't that somehow indicate that it has some kind of fire-resistance?" The brunette just stared blankly at him before scratching his head.
"Uh... Actually, I never really thought about it..."
"Well, you better think next time before I have to pull your ass out of shit again!" he shouted as he jumped back to his feet. He quickly dodged another dire attack and summoned his Persona to heal the party. It went on like that, most of them just hitting it while Yukari, Mitsuru and Minato standing back and giving support. All of a sudden, the table cried out, almost making his ears bleed.
"Be careful! It's charging up for an exceptionally strong attack!" He barely had any time to summon Orpheus to shield him before a blinding light filled the room. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on the floor, not really remembering how he got there. The pain in his lower back indicated that the blast must have thrown him off his feet somehow. He strained his neck to take a look around the room. It took his eyes some time to focus but when they did, he let out a sigh in relief. Good, everybody else was still standing. He felt the warm feeling of a mediarama overcome him and just let his head fall back to the floor. The warm buzzing in the back of his head alarmed him of Fuuka's presence and just let her in for once.
"Minato-kun! Please, answer if you can hear me!" he cried, panic practically dripping from her voice. He just groaned for a moment before answering.
"Hear you loud and clear, Fuuka-san. Mostly the former, though." She gasped before starting to stutter. He faintly felt another healing spell washing over him and straightened his back.
"I'm sorry, I just thought you were..." She didn't dare finish that sentence. The bluenette shook his head and readied his weapons.
"Just forget about it. So, what the hell was that just now?"
"Oh, um, I couldn't really place the element. It didn't seem to have one. The attack was incredibly strong and I think it's almost impossible to dodge it." He groaned.
"Are there any good news?"
"Well, it seems the Shadow can only use it once in a while since the spell drains a lot of energy, so you should be good for now."
"That's something, I guess," he said as he dashed toward the enemy, giving it a good swipe with his knifes. From the other side of the room, Ken was shooting lightnings at the while the rest of them tried to make to fall to its knees... or whatever a table has to kneel on. When the team was rather worn down once again, the Summoner took out his Evoker to heal them again when he heard another loud shriek came from the foe again.
"Minato-kun, watch out!" Fuuka shouted but he was too late to react. He just stood there, eyes wide while a blinding light closed in on him. All of a sudden, he felt a weight on his side and before he knew it, he hid the ground with a loud thud. He shook his head, trying to shake the fog out of his mind. He looked up when he felt something pressing him down and his eyes widened when he saw Shinji lying on him.
"Tch, and Aki told me you're fast." He barely registered what the older said when Hamuko let out a war cry and slashed the Shadow in two, successfully eliminating it. Soon, the team was gathered around him as the two teens got back to their feet.
"Nice save there, Senpai," their leader said as she joined the happy group. Yukari was too busy fussing over Minato to even notice that he was trying to get her off him until Aigis pulled her away. The boy sighed in relief and gave the older brunette a light pat on the shoulder.
"Yeah, Shinji. I would probably be dead if you weren't there."
"Wait, you're on first name basis?" The looked around to see Akihiko standing right behind them, eyes wide. The bluenette raised his eyebrow.
"What's so weird about that? I'm on first name basis with a lot of people."
"Yeah, I know but- Why Shinji?" the silverette asked, scratching his head.
"What's wrong with him calling me Shinji?" Shinjiro asked. Hamuko, who had just observed their conversation with a frown on her face, walked over to them and threw her arms over the boys' shoulders.
"What's wrong, Sanada-Senpai? Jealous that Minato here might have taken your place as Aragaki's best friend?" The boxer just frowned.
"No! That's not what I mean at all!"
"Then what? Are you jealous of Aragaki getting close to Minato?" That quickly earned her a bright blush from the older, who started to flail his arms around.
"N-No! I didn't mean that either! I was- I mean, I wanted to say-" The team shared a hearty laugh as he just continued to stutter away. After they had all calmed down, the group proceeded to explore the floor and took the teleporter back to the entrance. All the while, Akihiko looked down to his feet while Hamuko was watching them like a hawk.
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9/18/2009 Friday – Evening Dorm
I can't fucking believe this, Minato thought as he slammed the dorm doors closed, frowning at his drenched clothes. He knew that a typhoon was coming, but never had he thought that it would come that out of the blue. He barely had any time to start running when it suddenly started to rain on his way home. He turned around to see that the whole team was gathered in the lounge.
"So you weren't quick enough, huh?" Junpei asked with a little smirk on his face. He only got a glare in response, making him laugh out loud. "Oooooh, the little princess is pissed. Everybody, behold or you'll be fried!" This earned him a smack over the head from Yukari.
"Stop it, Junpei. This is not funny!" He still chuckled.
"W-Well, according to the news, a typhoon just hit the area. Supposedly, it's the biggest on record and will probably take a while for it to blow over," Fuuka announced with a small smile. Junpei sighed.
"Yeah, thanks to that, the school festival was canceled. Not that I mind though." The school festival, the bluenette completely forget about that. Apparently, Yukari was supposed to dress as a maid and their whole class wanted to do something with music, but he didn't really help organizing it, so it pretty much left his mind. "Man, but it sucks that were stuck inside. So, what are you doing on our break?" The boy blinked.
"What break?"
"Dude! We have the time off until Thursday! Don't tell me you forgot about that!" When he still just received a confused look, he turned back to his other teammates. "What about you, Fuuka? What are you gonna do?"
"Oh, I wanted to go to the movies..."
"Oh! The movies! Is it a date?"
"Oh, no! No, of course not! I'm going with Natsuki-chan. She just loves movies. But if it rains so much, I'm not sure if we're able to go..." Junpei hummed in response and turned to the others.
"So what about you, Yuka-tan? Still got practice?"
"Hah, I doubt it. Archery fields are outside and with the strong wind, we are hardly able to walk, let alone shoot an arrow."
"Same for me, this stupid typhoon will mess up my training," Akihiko said from his place on the couch. Junpei grinned a little as he gave himself a thump up.
"Well, I'm more than happy to talk about my plans!"
"I suspect you will visit Chidori-san," Aigis looked up from where she was communicating with Koromaru and the Magician grinned even more now. "Although she has stabilized, we cannot release her."
"Yup! Aigis, you must be physic!" He proudly struck his chest out. "And you know what? She WANTS me to come! How awesome is that?" He quickly caught himself and grinned a little. "Not that I'm bragging or anything... I just thought I should check up on her,m with the storm and all."
"Oh, Ken-kun, what are you gonna do during the break?" Fuuka quickly asked when she saw the child sitting at the side, not saying a word. The boy looked up at her and shrugged.
"Oh, nothing really..." He glanced over to Shinjiro who was also just watching the team converse among themselves and cleared his throat. Junpei walked over to him and poked him in the cheek.
"Come ooooon! There's got to be something you want to do!" The poking continued until the brunette finally snapped.
"Alright! Fine! I was gonna play Feather Man with Aragaki-Senpai! Is that such a big sin?" The team just stared at him for a few moments as Ken grew red and Shinjiro just looked off to the side. Each of them had their own little grin on their face and the boy jumped to his feet. "Anyway, I'm going back to my room. I have a lot of homework to do." And with that he left without a word. The team watched him leave before chuckling. Ken was just a kid, after all. Minato took a short look around the room.
"Now that I think about it, where are Aneki and Kirijou-Senpai?"
"Oh, they are off making sure that there are no leaks in the dorm. You know, in case anything happens," Yukari said, a small blush on her face as she eyed him. He thought it was odd but nodded anyway and started to walk up to his room. He felt a little dizzy, now that he didn't have a bunch of people talking his head off. He quickly entered his room and considered taking a shower. He quickly dismissed it, though, as another wave of dizziness washed over him. He tried to take of his school clothes before going to bed, but he collapsed onto it as soon as his knees touched the edge.
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"Oh shit, I can't believe this! A cold, really?"
"Well, he was pretty drenched when he came back, so it doesn't really surprise me."
"Oh god, we should have noticed! Why did we have to keep with us so long, anyway? We should have sent him up to take a shower immediately!"
"Well, you were probably too busy staring at his visible chest. And don't you deny it, Yuka-tan, we all totally saw it."
"Wha-?"
"Stop your bickering, you two. We better take care of him."
"Huh, he always used to get sick more often we were smaller, but I never thought we would get a cold that easily."
"As Yamagishi-Senpai said before, he was rather wet when he came home."
"I propose that I shall take care of him in the time of infection. As an android, I am incapable of catching a cold."
"Nice try, Aigis, but I don't think that's such a good idea. After all, you barely have any knowledge of the human body."
"It is sufficient."
"Yeah, whatever, so we'll leave it to you two, okay?"
He groaned when all the voices finally left the room. He didn't even really try to understand what they said, he just was so tired, he wanted to sleep and never wake up again. He almost jumped out of his sheets when he felt a cold hand feeling his forehead. Grey eyes were staring into his as he slowly slipped back into oblivion again.
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He kinda felt like shit, and he had no idea why.
Minato sat up in his bed with a groan and looked out of the window. The sky was much clearer than he remembered when he fell asleep. He groaned once more as a headache entered his head and fell back onto the bed. Just what the happened? How long had he been asleep? He almost fell out of his bed when the door opened. He looked up to see his sister, her eyes wide.
"Oh, finally conscious?" She walked over to him, put down the glass of water she was carrying and quickly placed her hand over his forehead. It felt awfully nostalgic but he just shrugged of the feeling. "Great, your fever finally went. Still a little warm, though." She took some pills out of the first aid kit on his night stand -had that been there before?- and handed him them together with the water. "But now that you're awake, you should be able to take your medicine on your own, right?" he nodded and quickly took them, grimacing at the bitter taste. It was something just had to get through. "Seriously, you worried us though. Just lying there, not really doing anything beside breathing. You could have thought you were dead."
"...I'm sorry," he mumbled, his voice somehow both raspy and soft. The girl shook her head and pushed him back down onto the bed.
"Oh no, don't you dare start that again. I have enough of your apologies. Just lay down and rest for a little more. You should be fine by tomorrow." He nodded and Hamuko turned and round and walked off to the door. When she was sure he was about to fall asleep, she said, "Man, I can't believe that Sanada-Senpai can stand a sick you for several hours at once. There has to be something seriously wrong with him."
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9/22/2009 Sunday – Daytime Hagakure
Minato shifted in his seat as he looked over Akihiko. Right after he had been declared healthy by his sister, the older male had asked them if they could go eat out for the day. It had been a while since they last hung out and the awkward air around them was thick enough to cut with a knife. The boy looked back down at the table as the cook gave them their meals.
"Uh... Well..." the older boy started, "Um, how are you? ...Physically, I mean." The Summoner raised his eyebrow. What kind of question was that?
"I'm fine now. Thanks for asking." He didn't mean it to sound snappy, but his suspicion was leaking into his voice. He closed his eyes and tried to calm down. He was just hanging out with Akihiko, what was the big deal? Just because he was acting a little strange? Everybody has a bad day once in the while! And it's not like Akihiko was nervous because he thinks of him like... that. Right? But what if he was? What would he say? What would he answer? What if his next words would be a confession? Oh, god he-
Oh god, he acted like one of the boxer's stalkers if they ever went on a date. Even for someone like him, who had several embarrassing moments in his life, that was a damn new low. That was not like him at all. He looked over to the upperclassman again and was surprised to see him frowning. He started to eat his Ramen when the other boy started to talk again.
"I-It's just... whenever I see you fight..." He paused for a moment before started again. "I kind of feel... angry."
That was the moment he almost choked on his noodles. Akihiko let out a little cry while he tried his best to make the other male breath normally again. When Minato was suffocating he turned to the elder with eyes wide in panic.
"What am I doing wrong?" he shouted, completely loosing his composure. That earned him a bunch of eyes turning to them. That seems to happen quite a lot whenever I am here, he dully noted.
"Huh? What? O-Oh! Oh no,m I didn't mean it that way..." he said, still a little startled by the boy's outburst. He turned back to his food and scratched his head, troubled. "It's less being angry and more like... irritated." He shook his head. "No, that's not it, either. I think I get... nervous."
"Do I... look that unreliable?" Minato asked, his voice soft. The silverette quickly looked up to him and smiled.
"No, no. You're doing a great job. Really." He fell silent after that, looking even more troubled than before. "Is there... any way for you to stop fighting...?" The bluenette snapped his head up to him, his eyes wide. The older boy seemed to have talked before thinking before he quickly shook his head. "Ugh, no, I shouldn't say that. I mean, from us all, you are the one trying the hardest. It's just plain rude to say stuff like that."
"Should I leave the team?" That made the boxer violently shake his head.
"N-No! No way! We need you! If you weren't there, we would... I would..." he sighed and covered his face with his hand. "I-I'm sorry... I just confused myself. What the hell am I saying...?" Minato just stared for a few moments before nodding and turning back to his food. They ate in silence for a while until the older spoke up again. "You know... I think deep down, I know why I don't want you to fight. I think... I'm worried about you." The younger male's eyes widened once again as he stared at his Senpai again. The other teen was looking off to the side but it was clear that he was brightly blushing.
"I am Thou...And Thou art I...
Thou shalt be blessed when fighting the Emperor Arcana!"
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"... so, yeah. Then we just finished our food and went home without saying another word," Minato finished, an awkward smile on his face. He had agreed to just sit down with Shinji and talk for a while but after the first ten minutes, he ran out of ordinary topics, so he just told him about his time with the others. The brunette just sat there for a while and listened, smiling once in a while. It actually worried the bluenette that he was that quiet.
"Sounds like you enjoy spending time with him. You laugh the most when you tell me about him." he chuckled when he saw the younger blush. When he calmed down again, his face darkened. "You look the best when you laugh, so... just don't cry, okay?" That just confused the boy. He was tempted to ask what was going on, but it felt like this was something important. He gave one of his brightest smiles.
"Of course I won't!" The corners of Shinji's lips curved upwards.
"Yeah, just keep on smiling... Just like that." His expression fell again as he looked down to his feet. "I have to make sure I don't leave anything behind... no doubts, no regrets..." he mumbled, probably just to himself, but Minato caught it. He frowned.
"Hey, what do you mean, 'don't leave anything behind'? Are you going somewhere?" The other male kept silent, just looking at the floor. "Shinji, please talk to me. You're seriously scaring me right now," he said, turning desperate. This was not how it was supposed to be. He was supposed to just hang out with the upperclassman but all of a sudden the air turned cold and he felt like the other was going somewhere very far away. Away from him, the team, everything. A feeling of dread crept onto him. To his surprise, the other smiled when he looked up.
"You know, I keep telling you what to forget and what to remember... what to want and what to do... It's pretty selfish, now that you think about it, right?"
"You are pretty selfish." Fffffffffffuck. He wasn't supposed to say that. He bit his bottom lip as he cursed himself in his mind. He just hoped her hadn't just totally fucked um the situation. The Senior was quiet for a few moments, the silence almost suffocating him. He just stared at his folded hand in his lap as he waited for the other to speak again.
"Hey." He looked up at the other, surprised to see determination burning in his eyes. "Since I'm already being selfish, I want you to do one last thing for me."
I don't like the sound of last, the boy thought, a little sadly but he nodded anyway. If this really was the last thing he ever asked of him, then he had to do it, no matter what. Even if it meant the end for their friendship, he just had to.
"You don't have to forgive me... but please, just forgive everything else." He felt tears prickling at the back of his eyes, but he refused to let them out. He just promised he wouldn't cry, he wouldn't break that promise that soon. Especially if he didn't even know why he felt so incredibly sad at the moment.
"Please, Shinji... Just tell me what's going on. I-I don't understand what you're saying..." he begged, his voice breaking half-way through. The other teen twitched a little when he saw that face full of despair but was able to keep his composure. He smiled sadly and looked down at his hands.
"...You will understand soon enough. I... just want it to stay this way for a little longer... Just... normal." Minato still didn't like the sound of all that but nodded once again. He still didn't understand what he meant but one thing was clear: He just had to fulfill his wish.
"I am Thou...And Thou art I...
Thou shalt be blessed when fighting the Hierophant Arcana!"
"...Damn, is it already that late?" And just like that, all the tension vanished. "Ugh, I forgot I don't have my watch." The bluenette tilted his head to the side.
"Your watch?"
"Yeah, I lost it somewhere. It was an old and rusty... pocket watch. I got it from someone a while ago... Damn it..." The boy watched him for a few moments. The watch must have been very important to him if he was that upset to have lost it. Maybe if he found the watch, Shinji would be happy. Maybe if he found it, Shinji wouldn't have to say things like 'last time' and 'regrets' and 'doubts' anymore. Maybe if he found it, Shinji won't leave.
"So got anything else? I want to hear what you have to say. You sure as hell got some more stories up your sleeve, right?" Minato smiled.
"Well, a little while ago, I had to teach Hamuko how to make Omurice..."
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"You don't have much time anymore."
"What is he talking about?"
"That's bullshit!"
"Listen to your body, you know it's true."
"What does he mean...? You're going to die...? No matter what I do? Th-That not fair!"
"The cause of death is of no importance. Besides, the breath of life is faint in you as well, my boy. After you killed him, you wanted to join him, isn't that so?"
"..."
"Ken, what is he talking about?"
"Since you are both destined to perish, please allow me to do the honors. A little change in timing should not matter to much."
"Tch! Go to hell!"
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Minato cried as he clutched his sheets, bathed in sweat. He took a quick look around the room to make sure he was safe before relaxing his muscles again. He turned his head to look at his clock. 2 AM. He sighed and turned his face back to the wall. He didn't see anything, but the sounds alone were enough to know what had happened. Those voices... They had undoubtedly belonged to Ken and Shinji. He wasn't sure about the third person, though. But he wasn't in the mood to think about them. The last thing he heard was... He swallowed as it replayed in his mind. It was a gunshot. He had heard enough guns going off with Aigis now on the team, so he knew how it sounded. So, was it the same vision as before? Was Shinji going to die? The boy swallowed once again as he turned his bed again. No, he wouldn't let that happen. Can't, won't. He quickly snapped his eyes closed.
He doubted he would get any sleep anymore.
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Phew! First time I ever beat the 5k mark in one chapter, people!
The part with the typhoon came surprisingly easily, as did the part with Shinji in the middle. I'm actually not allowed to write anything sad or depressing anymore since my psychologist (my best friend, lol) told me it was a mechanism for me to suppress my feelings and problems.
But shhhhhhhhh, this is all between us, right? ;)
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