7/18
Daytime
Ren put away his phone as he stood up. "Morgana, you sure you wanna stay here?"
"Yeah… I don't wanna get wet like last time." Morgana grimaced.
"I mean, I'm bringing an umbrella this time…" Ren held out the collapsible umbrella in his hand.
"Your bag will still get wet no matter what you do so I'd rather stay here and be dry." Morgana persisted as he lay down.
"Alright. I'll see you later." Ren waved at him as he set down his glasses on the table before heading downstairs, placing the closed umbrella in his bag as he told Sojiro where he was going.
He took out his phone as soon as he exited leblanc and opened up his messaging app.
Ren: I'll be in Shibuya soon.
Sumire: Great! I'll meet you by the Buchiko statue.
Ren: I'll see you in a bit.
Ren left a bit earlier than before so that they could enjoy the fireworks more before it poured down with rain.
Pi Pi Pi Pi
Ren checked his phone after he had gotten on the train to see he got messages from Mishima.
Mishima: Hey, I saw some disturbing news online.
Mishima: It sounds like it'll be really if it turns out true.
Ren: Medjed right?
Ren: Don't worry about them.
Mishima: How did you already know…
Ren: I have my sources.
Mishima: Well anyway, be careful.
Evening
"Shibuya. This is, Shibuya."The PA system called out as Ren exited the train car and made his way into the station square, he then headed towards the Buchiko statue.
`Is she not here yet?` Ren looked around and didn't see her so he took out his phone and waited.
Not long after a voice called out to him. "Good evening Ren-Senpai, did I keep you waiting?"
Ren instantly recognised the voice and brought his head up. "Nah, I wasn't waiting that lo-" he stopped mid sentence as soon as he saw Sumire.
She wore a violet yukata with a slightly paler violet obi, white and pink flowers decorated the whole yukata as she stood there. Her hair was tied up and held together with a floral hair stick that was the same colour as her yukata.
"W-What do you think?" she managed to ask as she moved her bangs to the side, blushing ever so slightly as she awaited on Ren to respond.
Ren froze for a moment, completely mesmerised by her before he snapped back into reality after hearing her questions. "You-" he cleared his throat. "You look amazing." He flashed a smile. "The person you fall for will be a lucky guy."
"I guess you're a lucky guy then…" she whispered to herself, making sure Ren couldn't hear.
"Sorry what was that?" Ren asked as he put his phone away.
"Nothing!" Sumire immediately answered. "Are you wearing contacts Senpai? You're not wearing your usual glasses today."
"I.. I don't actually need glasses." Ren answered her as he rubbed the back of his head. "I only wear them to make myself stand out less, I've been told I have a natural glare so the glasses hide that. Enough of that though, the fireworks will start soon so let's go."
"Sure!" Sumire enthusiastically nodded as they made their way to a nearby clearing to watch the fireworks.
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"They're so pretty!" Sumire exclaimed as she saw fireworks explode in the sky.
"Yeah." Ren replied as he watched the sky, watching the clouds slowly form together.
`Any minute now…`
After a few more minutes of watching the fireworks, it started pouring down with rain. Ren reached into his bag and took out the umbrella, opening it and sheltering the two of them from the rain.
"T-Thank you." Sumire stuttered a bit as she thanked him.
Fireworks were still going off so they stood there for a bit longer, watching the fireworks while people were evacuating the area.
They kept watching until the announcement that the fireworks had been cancelled. They both left the area while underneath the opened umbrella, heading in the direction of Sumire's house.
"How did you know it was gonna rain senpai?" Sumire asked him as they walked.
I didn't. Just a hunch.
"I see…" Sumire responded but right afterwards, a speeding car shot past the two, it hit a big puddle, splashing a load of water on the two. Ren instinctively shielded Sumire as his entire body got soaked.
"R-Ren-Senpai!? Are you alright!?" Sumire worriedly asked.
"I'm fine." Ren replied. "Let's go."
"B-But-" Sumire tried responding.
"Nothing is going to change while we're still out in the rain." Ren cut her off. "I need to get you home first. You parents must be worried about you."
Sumire went quiet as they kept walking until they reached the outside of her house. "W-Why don't you come inside…? You can dry up before heading back for the day…" she timidly got out.
"I think I'll take you up on that. I'll probably catch a cold if I go home as I am now." Ren nodded.
"That's great!" Sumire bubbled as she opened the door, Ren closed the umbrella and shook the water off before he headed in. They were quickly greeted by both Shinichi and Akane as they walked inside.
"Ren-kun! You're soaked!" Akane looked shocked. "Come in! I'll grab you a towel!"
"Thank you Akane-san." Ren could feel his clothes sticking to him.
After getting a towel to dry himself off, Ren tried to thank them before sneezing.
"Ren-kun, why don't you take a bath before you head back, we'll dry your clothes for you." Shinichi suggested.
"But-" Ren started.
"No buts!" Akane cut in. "Now come on! Shinichi will take your clothes off of you after you change. Sumire, you can take a bath afterwards. You're not as wet as he is afterall."
"Y-Yeah" Sumire responded as she finished drying off her Yukata as much as she could.
"Follow me Ren-kun." Shinichi stated as he walked off, Ren followed him soon after. "I'll start the bath for you now so just change into a towel for now, get those soaked clothes off of you and put them in the basket on the floor."
"Thank you, Shinichi-san." Ren thanked him as he entered the bathroom along with Shinichi who went further in and started up the bath. Once the bath was filled, Shinichi walked back out to where Ren was. He was wearing a towel from the waist down, with his clothes set down in the basket.
"The bath is ready for you." Shinichi said as he went to grab Ren's clothes. "That being said… you have a really well trained body for someone your age. I don't know what you've been through to get such defined muscles but i'm certainly jealous."
"OH REALLY NOW!?" Akane abruptly bursted into the bathroom.
"Wha-" Ren was stunned to see Akane barge into the room while he was only wearing a towel.
"M-MUM!?" Ren could hear Sumire shout out to Akane from outside the bathroom.
"A-Akane!?" Shinichi was just as surprised but she ignored him and went to look at Ren.
"I see, That sculpted body… that toned six pack that most people your age would die for... Sumire! Get in here!" She called for her daughter to enter. "Ren-kun is pretty muscular!"
"N-No!" Sumire called out from outside.
"Err… can I go in and wash up now…" Ren asked Shinichi. He could feel a draft coming from the open door.
"Yes, go ahead Ren-kun." Shinichi walked up to Akane and gripped onto her face. "In the meantime, I'll have a little talk with my wife here."
"D-Dear!? It hurts!" Akane let out as she was dragged out of the bathroom.
As Ren turned around he heard Akane shout from outside. "How long are you gonna take Ren-kun? I'll be sure to bring your clothes to you before then."
"Thirty minutes." Ren answered her before he walked into the bathroom. He washed himself before setting himself in the bathtub.
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Ren wrapped the towel around his lower body and opened the door to the bathroom and walked into the changing area, only to see someone there holding his clothes.
"AHWAWAAWAAWAWAWAWAWAWAHAWAHAHAHSWAHAHA" Inhumane noises came out from her as she stared, tightening her hold on his clothes.
"Can you give me my clothes please?" Ren asked her as he noticed his clothes getting crumpled.
"H-Huh? Y-YEASH" she quickly gave him his clothes and tried to run out while covering her face, immediately running into the door frame. She yelped in pain before recovering and running out of the bathroom.
Ren just stood there, confused at what had just transpired before he changed into his now dry clothes and exited the bathroom.
Upon walking into the living room, he saw Akane sitting in seiza while being lectured by Shinichi.
Akane saw him walk in the room and she immediately called out to him.
"Ren-kun! Shinichi is being mean!" Akane reached out to Ren, only to get hit in the head by a fist.
"AND WHOSE FAULT DO YOU THINK THAT IS!?" Shinichi shouted before turning to Ren, instantly changing his expression and tone. "Ah, I see you're done. The rain has let up now as well, are you fine going back by yourself?"
"Yeah, I should be fine. Thank you Shinichi-san." Ren bowed before he looked around. "Have you seen Sumire?"
"No, she hasn't been down since she went to give you your clothes." Shinichi responded as he sat down. "I thought she was waiting for you to finish so she could have a bath."
"Huh… I wanted to at least say goodbye to her before I left." Ren made his way towards the door. "Well, it doesn't matter. I'll text her later, goodnight Shinichi-san, Akane-san."
"Goodnight Ren-kun." Both of the Yoshizawa parents said as he opened the door, grabbing his umbrella that was on the floor.
"W-Wait!" Sumire called out as she walked down the stairs. "C-Can I talk to you for a moment?"
"Sure?" Ren said as he walked outside. "Let's talk out here, it's stopped raining so we should be fine."
Sumire nodded and quickly followed him outside.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Ren spoke up as he asked her.
"W-Well… a-about earlier…" Sumire started. "I-I'm sorry I ran out like that!"
"Earlier? Oh, don't worry about it." Ren waved it off. "Rather, I'm more worried about you, you hit your forehead on the way out."
"B-But the fact I ran off after seeing... tha-" Sumire instantly went red as Ren moved her bangs out the way to show the red bump on her forehead. "S-Senpai!? W-What are you d-doing!?"
"I'm making sure you're okay." Ren replied as he moved in closer to inspect the bump.
"I-I-I'm fine Senpai! Goodnight!" Sumire pulled away and bowed before turning back to the house.
"Goodnight." Ren replied to her before she walked back inside. "Huh, I wonder why she was so flustered." he muttered to himself before he walked towards Shibuya.
Sumire closed the front door and immediately crouched down, curled up in a ball and covered up her face.
`Ren-Senpai... in a towel…`
`Abs…`
`I hit my head… while embarrassed…`
She could feel her face getting hotter as she curled up even further.
"Honey, are you alright?" Akane walked up to her daughter.
"I embarrassed myself in front of him!? How will I be alright!?" Sumire looked up to Akane before covering up her face again.
Shinichi went over to try and comfort her. "Sumire, I don't think Ren really minded it. Why don't you ask him later?"
"Yeah… thanks dad." Sumire slowly got back up.
Akane slowly leaned in, getting close enough so she could whisper into Sumire's ear. "So, what do you think of Ren-kun's physique. Did I time it right? I tried to make it so that you would walk in just as he finishes."
Sumire ran off towards the bathroom. "I-I'm going to take my bath now!"
"Akane…" Shinichi stood behind Akane who could feel her back shiver. "What did you just tell her..."
"N-Nothing special dear!" Akane started panicking as she started laughing nervously.
"Akane…" Shinichi said again.
"I-It's time for me to do the laundry!" Akane quickly made her escape from Shinichi who sighed and sat back down.
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7/20
Early Morning
"Oh, it's you." Akechi called out to Ren while he was waiting at the train station.
"Do you really want to be seen talking to someone like me?" Ren fired back.
"Not really no, but if I don't make it seem like I'm talking to someone, annoying people will start bugging me." Akechi replied with his usual fake smile for when he's outside. "Now then, the train is here so we should get going. The investigation on the Phantom Thieves is really stupid considering what they actually do."
The two entered the train car while making small talk so people wouldn't bother Akechi.
"You know Medjed has declared war on you, yes?" Akechi asked Ren.
"Yeah, even if we do nothing. It will be fine." Ren replied to him. "It's a scheme from Shido, right?"
"You're right…" Akechi was slightly stunned.
Lunchtime
"Hey, your phone was buzzing earlier." Morgana told Ren after they had finished eating.
Ren took out his phone and saw the familiar icon along with a multitude of messages
?: Nice to meet you.
?: I am the one they call Alibaba.
?: I want to ask you something.
?: You're a phantom thief, aren't you?
?: Can you really steal hearts?
?: There is someone whose heart I would like you to steal.
?: But I'm not asking for charity, let's make a deal.
?: You wish to know about Medjed, correct?
?: I can give you information on them if the change of heart is successful.
?: If you so desire, I can take care of them as well.
?: Do you believe in my skills?
?: I can track down their accounts, just as I have with yours.
?: But this is all I can prove at the moment.
?: I've prepared the necessary tool on my end.
?: Look forward to it.
Ren put his phone away. `So it's begun.`
Evening
Ren entered Leblanc to see Sojiro focusing on a letter. Ren waited until he noticed him.
"O-Oh, you're back. I didn't notice you there, this appeared in the mail for you by the way." he motioned towards a letter on the counter. "I'll get going now, I have things to do. I've already closed up so don't make too much of a mess." Sojiro walked out the store.
Ren picked up the letter and went upstairs.
"This is the calling card, right?" Morgana asked as Ren sat down.
"Yeah… We'll start infiltration soon, just give it a bit more." Ren answered as he put it in his school bag. "I want to try this again, this time with someone else." he took out the star from his bag.
"Tonight isn't gonna be pretty." Ren stated to himself as he brought the star close to his chest.
"Ann…" Ren muttered to himself. The star started glowing before dying down and going back to normal.
"Ren… is Lady Ann coming back?" Morgana asked expectantly.
"Hopefully…" Ren answered him. "Let's go to bed."
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Ren opened his eyes to see himself back in Kamoshida's palace. Ann was tied up at the other side of the room.
"What's all this about!? Seriously, I'm gonna call the cops!" She tried pulling on her arm as she complained.
"So, this is the intruder." Shadow Kamoshida walked in the room, followed by his cognitive version of Ann.
"Who's that!?" Ann was stunned to see someone who looked exactly like her before she shook her head. "More importantly, what is this place!? Why's the school turned into something like this!?"
"I can't believe you mistook my Ann for someone like her." Kamoshida ignored her and started talking to his guards before he turned back to Ann. "Are you afraid?"
"What is that outfit? Have you lost your mind? She asked him.
"I do as I please here. After all, this is my castle… The world of my desires." Kamoshida answered her.
"What the-!?" Ann tried struggling again. "Wait… is this some red light district!?"
Kamoshida chuckled. "What a lively slave."
"This isn't funny!" Ann snapped. "Enough of the bullshit, Kamoshida!"
He turned around to the cognitive Ann. "The girl's decided to tell me off. What do you think of that?"
"Talking back is, like… totally unforgivable…" The cognitive Ann replied listlessly.
"In that case…" Kamoshida turned back around to face Ann. "she should be executed."
Ann gasped as a gold armoured knight walked up to Ann.
"Now then, how should I play with you?" He began laughing. "Shall I tear you into little pieces?"
"Are you kidding me?" Ann started losing her vigour from before.
"Takamaki!" Ryuji called out to her as he, Ren and Morgana ran up to them.
Kamoshida clicked his tongue as he saw them. "Just when I was about to start enjoying myself…"
"What's the deal with this guy!?" Ann asked while still trying to break free.
"GUARDS!" Kamoshida clapped his hands, summoning multiple guard shadows surrounding the three. "How many times are you gonna come back? But this time there's no escape. Kill them!"
One of the shadow's battered Ryuji in the head with its shield.
"GAH!?" Ryuji exclaimed as he fell to the ground.
"Skull!" Morgana shouted as he got held down by a shadow.
"Shit." Ren cursed to himself as he got surrounded.
"Hah." Kamoshida looked down on him. "I guess I'll let you see this imposters death before I send you to your grave. Do it."
The golden knight lifted his sword above his head, preparing himself to strike.
"ANN!" Ren screamed as he tried to make his way over, only to get blocked by a wall of shadows. "GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Ren started cutting down shadows left right and centre.
Kamoshida flashed a disgusting grin. "Do it."
"NO!" Ren reached out towards Ann whose face was washed with fear as the golden knight struck down his sword.
Night
Ren jumped out of bed with his arm outstretched. His body was drenched in sweat and was out of breath. He immediately got up and slowly made his way to the bathroom to wash up.
"Shit…" He muttered to himself after washing his face.
He made his way back up to the now awake and worried Morgana. "Will this happen every time…" he asked Ren.
"I'm not sure… but there aren't many left. I just have to persevere…" Ren got back into bed and eventually drifted back to sleep.
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7/21
Early Morning
"Good morning, Senpai!" Sumire called out to Ren, who turned around to greet her.
"Morning Sumire." Ren responded as he wiped some sweat off his forehead.
"Every day has been so hot recently… My water bottle empties as fast as I fill it." she started. "By the way, summer break is coming up. Do you have any plans Senpai?"
Got nothing. What about you?
"So, you're not the type of person to plan in advance, I see!" Sumire played with her hair a bit. "T-Then, when I'm not training for the competition, would you like to practise together?"
"Sure. We can also do a mementos run when you're free. I need to introduce you to the others after all." Ren nodded.
"Mementos…? Others…?" Sumire asked, not sure what he meant.
"Oh, it's somethin for the `other` job." Ren specified on what he meant. "Don't worry, it's not anything long term, it'll only take up an afternoon."
"I see…" I should be free next wednesday so we can go then?" She suggested.
"That sounds good." Ren agreed as the train pulled into the station. "Let's go."
The two entered the train car to head to school.
As soon as Ren exited the train at Aoyama-Itchome, he felt someone glaring at him. He did a small look around, hoping to see who it was but as soon but got nothing.
"Ren-Senpai, is something wrong?" Sumire asked him, a bit concerned at what he was doing.
"It's nothing, let's go." Ren urged her to leave the station with him.
"Good morning Yoshizawa-san!" Someone called out to them, rather to Sumire.
Both Sumire and Ren turned around only to be greeted by the sight of Kouki.
"Er… Good morning?" Sumire replied hesitantly.
"It's such a beautiful day, is it not? Of course, nothing could ever top your beauty!" Kouki flashed a smile that looked like it came straight from a charming anime protagonist.
"I just think it's too hot." Ren gave his input
"I wasn't talking to you country bumpkin!" Kouki hissed at Ren. "What would you know!?"
"I agree with him." Sumire butted in. Ren could see her tightening her grip on her school bag.
"H-Huh!?" Kouki was stunned. "W-Well, it is a little hot…" he once again tried to gain her favour. "Would you like to walk to school together? I'm sure we'll have much in com-"
"I'm walking with Ren-Senpai." Sumire interjected.
"Wha-" Kouki lost his cool for a slight moment before quickly regaining it. "Just ditch this criminal bumpkin. People like you should be with the elites! Like me! Kouki Nobuhide!" he reached for her wrist, only for her to reel back in disgust. "What the hell? Ah, are you playing hard to get? That's fine by me." He tried once again to grab her wrist only to get blocked by Ren. He instantly turned to Ren with a scowl. "Oi, let go of me you shit."
"That's enough out of you." Ren stood there, his grey eyes piercing through Kouki's.
"That attitude of yours really pisses me off." Kouki spat as he broke off. "I'll warn you now I do boxing. So back off if you don't want to get hurt." he started punching the air with speed and precision while doing all sorts of footwork.
Ren saw it but stood his ground.
"Hah. I guess I'll get praised for sending the delinquent to the hospital." Kouki threw a punch that went hurtling towards Ren's face.
"S-Senpai!" Sumire called out to him just as Kouki's hit landed, or so he thought.
Kouki grinned, thinking he had won. But when he looked at Ren's face, he saw that his punch had been caught.
"Sumire, go on ahead." Ren called out to her without turning around.
"B-But!" Sumire tried getting something out but was immediately denied.
"Just go. Please." Ren begged her.
"Alright… just please be safe…" Sumire complied as she turned around.
"Who do you think I am?" Ren replied to her as she walked towards the school before turning his attention back to Kouki. "We'll get in the way of others here. Follow me."
"Don't act all high and mighty you shit." Kouki growled. "But sure, I wouldn't want to hurt anyone walking by. I was just going easy on you, you'll go down soon enough and you'll be too embarrassed to show yourself at school again! I'll make sure of that!"
Ren ignored his tangent and walked into an alleyway. "Now then, come on. Give me your best shot."
Kouki grinded his teeth. "I hate your fucking guts."
"I don't even know who you are." Ren replied honestly. "Why do you hate me so much?"
"You don't know? Hah, of course you don't." Kouki scoffed. "Well I'll tell you. It's because you stole Yoshizawa-san from me."
`Huh…?` Ren stared at him with disbelief. `I… stole?`
"You don't even know you did it huh. Everything was going so well until you showed up. Well, it's not too late to fix my mistakes, if I beat you up and get you kicked out I should still be good. You look scrawny enough, I bet your criminal record was something minor as well.." Kouki threw down his bag and took up a stance.
Ren coldly stared at him, taking off his glasses without saying a word.
Kouki dashed towards Ren, even faster than before and threw a punch.
Ren dodged his first punch with ease, causing Kouki to click his tongue. "Stand still!" He threw multiple more punches, Ren dodged them all once again.
After a minute or two of exchanges like this, Kouki fell on one of his knees while out of breath.
"Kuh… slippery bastard…" Kouki breathed heavily, trying to catch his breath. "Come at me like a man! Justice will prevail! She will become mine and fall ever so in love with me after I throw your beat up body in front of her. The good boy act you do in front of her will be no more!"
Something in Ren's head clicked as he walked over to Kouk andi lifted him by the scruff of the neck with one hand, lifting his feet off the ground.
"Wha- unhand me you bastard!" Kouki struggled while he was being held up.
"Do you want to find out if the criminal record is true or not?" Ren asked coldy as he chuckled slightly, changing his persona subconsciously.
From Kouki's point of view all he could see when Ren asked that was his eyes shifting red and back to the cold grey that his usual eyes were.
"A-Ah…" Kouki could feel fear creeping up his back.
`I'm going to die…`
"Sumire is not a thing, don't go around parading your conceited `Justice`" Ren threw Kouki to the ground and silence walked off after putting his glasses back on. "I'm not in the greatest mood today so consider yourself lucky." he reminisced about what happened the night before.
After exiting the alleyway, Ren took out his phone and opened up the Meta-nav. He typed in Kouki Nobuhide in the search bar.
Candidate Found
`It's a hit… as expected… I don't think he has a palace so he'll probably be in Mementos…`
Ren tried typing in Mementos.
Candidate Found. Navigating
Navigation Aborted
Ren immediately cancelled navigation as soon as he knew he was in Mementos.
`Hopefully this doesn't get too out of hand before we visit Mementos next wednesday… I want Sumire to be there when we change his heart at least.` Ren sighed as he walked into the school gate.
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Afternoon
"Hey, your phone's buzzing." Morgana told Ren while in class. "I think it's you know who."
Ren took out his phone.
?: Good day.
Ren: Good day to you too.
?: Ah, you responded today.
?: Once again, I am Alibaba.
?: You are the leader of the Phantom Thieves, correct?
Ren: That's right. And before you ask about the change of heart.
Ren: We need the name of the person as well as the chance to meet that person at least once.
?: …
?: I see.
?: So you have to meet your target directly to be able to steal their heart...
?: That will be a problem…
?: They have a reason for not being able to go out.
?: This is difficult…
?: One moment, I'm thinking…
?: Ok, it's a shame, but I'm calling this deal off.
Ren: Are you sure about that, Futaba Sakura.
?: How do you know that name…
?: whatever, please forget this ever happened.
Ren: I'm coming over tonight.
The last message Ren sent wasn't received. `It looks like she shut down the chat… shit…`
Ren opened up the group chat and messaged everyone.
Ren: Ginza. Tonight, operation starts tomorrow.
Ryuji: Hell yeah!
Makoto: You got messaged by her didn't you.
Ren: Yeah…
Makoto: Alright. I'll see you later.
Ren put away his phone and went back to barely concentrating on class.
After School
Ren got up and walked a few steps over to Ann's desk, leaving his bag on his desk.
"Oh, hi Ren! Do you need something?" Ann asked him.
"How's Shiho doing?" Ren replied with another question.
"Oh! She's doing well! She starts rehab soon and she invited me to watch! You should come as well! I'm sure she'll be happy to see you!" She replied energetically. "How've you been doing after the incident though?"
"I've been doing fine. I'm going to Ginza tonight to celebrate." Ren said, keeping his bag in his peripheral vision. "And plan for the next infiltration."
"Ginza? Wow, the only place I know of there is that one sushi place." Ann replied earnestly. "I'll see you the-" she stopped mid sentence. "H-Huh!? Why did I say… wait, infiltration?" she trailed off. "You mean Futa- kuh…" a sharp pain pierced her head.
`Alright!` Ren's mood lifted considerably.
"Yeah, Futaba. We'll plan it all out at the next Phantom Thieves meeting." Ren pushed further. "I'll see you tonight for some sushi. Panther." He got the last bit out before he grabbed his bag and walked off. Leaving Ann sitting there, confused and in pain.
"I need to go home…" Ann slowly got up and headed home, a splitting headache still plagued her throughout her whole journey.
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"Where did the headache come from…" Ann muttered as she lay down on her bed. "Futa- who? Though, the headache got considerably worse when Ren mentioned the Phantom Thieves…!?" The headache got even worse as she brought her hands to her head.
"I can't have a headache now… I need to head to Ginza later to celebrate the Kaneshiro heist…" Pain shot through her head once again. "I… I need to wash my face…"
She slowly pulled herself up and trudged to the bathroom. "Wait… whos' Kaneshiro…" she splashed her face with water. She brought her face up and looked in the mirror, a red panther mask appeared on her face. "H-Huh!?" She blinked once and the mask was gone. "W-What was that!? Why did it look… so familiar…" the sounds of glass cracking in her head started as she kept thinking, her mind began to clear up. "God, i'm so stupid… here I am living a normal life when the others have been doing all that without me…"
Glass shattering could be heard as she finally realised who she once was. "I can't believe I forgot I was a friggin' Phantom Thief!"
"Oh crap! I need to prepare to go to Ginza soon!" She started panicking. "I can't wait to see the surprised looks on their faces when I show up."
Notes:
Man I love writing out Shinichi and Akane shenanigans