Author's Notes: This fic was inspired by Gunslingers White Rose's Persona 4 fic Dual Destinies. The protagonist will be female. This fic takes place within the JoJo's Bizzare Adventure universe, Stands exist, and Personas are evolved forms of Stands. So they'll be able to use them outside of the TV world, but not right away, that'll be explained later on.

There will be other references to other series in this as well. This is my second time writing a fanfic. I wrote one years ago, but I didn't think the entire story through. Which is one mistake I don't want to make again. I hope you'll enjoy this fic, and I look forward to sharing this with you and sharing my OC's with you.

I'm going to be utilizing the main and subsets for the personas of the other party members. That was something I love from Persona Q and of course has to be of the same arcana. Also this fic will take place earlier than when the game actually takes place. Marie won't be in this, I have someone else for that role.

Ok, now with that out of way let the journey commence.

Disclaimer: Persona 4 and its characters and settings are owned by Atlus, and JoJo's Bizzare Adventure is owned by Hirohiko Araki. The only things I own are my OC's.

Chapter 1: Arrival

(Insert: Aria of the Soul)

As one journey ends another begins. As we come across a lone limousine traversing along a road covered in dense fog with only the light of the vehicle guiding its way through to its destination. Now if you'd look at it from the outside it wouldn't look like much from its dull silver exterior, but what makes it unique is what's on the inside. The inside was cascaded with a beautiful velvet hue, with a gorgeous grand piano being played in the background, accompanied by an opera singer. The limo was aligned with two leather sofas, a small table in between them, and a bar supplied with many different types of alcohol.

This place was known as The Velvet Room, a place where only those chosen by fate may enter. It is also where the residents of this domain reside. An old man with thinning gray hair, a long nose, pointed ears and bloodshot eyes. He wore a black suit, with white gloves. He was the caretaker of said domain, and his attendant who was a young woman with wavy platinum blonde hair, pale skin, and golden yellow eyes. She wore a dark blue dress with matching high heels, black and gold accessories, and held a blue grimoire in her lap. Of course, there were other residents as well, two of which were out at the moment. Busy with their own task, but that is a tale for another time.

However, today they were not alone as they were welcomed by two new guests, a male and a female. Whose features were hidden from one another by a veil separated between them. These two souls who would soon be guided by fate.

"Welcome to The Velvet Room. Ah, it seems that we have guests; both with an intriguing destiny," Igor said, greeting them.

As the two guests stirred from their slumber they awoke to find themselves within the strange room. "Hm, what is this place?" the woman asked, curious of her unfamiliar surroundings.

"Where the hell am I?" The man asked, "Did I get drunk? Well wherever I am at least there's booze." The man shrugged, as he leaned forward to grab one of the many bottles of alcohol from the bar.

"Sir, please refrain from drinking for the time being. Now then, my name is Igor, and I am delighted to make your acquaintance." Igor said, as he introduced himself to his guests.

"This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter. It is a room that only those bound by a contract may enter. It may be that such a fate awaits you both in the future." Igor said, "Though I must say it has been quite some time since we've last had guests, and it appears that once again two have been chosen. How intriguing," Igor remarked.

"Now then, why don't you two introduce yourselves. Ladies first, of course," Igor said, as he gestured his hand towards the woman.

"Yui Narukami," Yui said, as she quietly introduced herself.

"Good, and now the Gentleman." Igor said, as he gestured his hand towards the man.

The young man was hesitant and felt no desire to answer them, however he didn't really have much of a choice. Plus, this wouldn't be the first time he had a weird ass dream like this. "Tohru Adachi," Adachi said, as he introduced himself. Before trying to distinguish the features of the mysterious woman behind the veil within this weird ass dream of his. But unfortunately it was no use, the only thing he could figure out by the sound of her voice was that she was likely around Rin's age. Perhaps a few years younger than her.

"Now, let's take a look into your future. Shall we?" Igor said, before summoning what appeared to be tarot cards before them. "Tell me do you two believe in fortune telling?" Igor asked.

"I guess so," Yui replied, unsure on how to answer the question. Although she didn't really believe in it herself, she was open minded to the concept and took an interest in it.

Adachi on the other hand, wasn't so open to the idea, and was of course skeptical of the whole thing. "No, I don't," Adachi said, as he answered Igor, annoyed at the old man's question. Sure, he knew someone who had an ability to see the future, but fortune telling was a whole other story altogether. He knew for a fact that fortune telling was a complete and utter sham people used to con those who were stupid enough out of their money.

"Well, regardless," Igor said, before carrying on. "Each reading is done with the same cards, yet the result is always different. Life itself follows the same principles, doesn't it?" Igor chuckled, taking his hand and flipped the card over with ease. The card had shown a tower that was crumbling down. "The Tower in the upright position represents the immediate future. It seems a terrible catastrophe is imminent." Igor said, taking his hand and went to flip over another card. "The card indicating the future beyond that is," Igor said, before he turned over the second card.

The mystic and intriguing nature drew them in, as the two leaned in closer.

Yui was entranced by this, wondering what would happen next.

While Adachi on the other hand, was trying to figure out the trick the old man had pulled off.

As Igor revealed a card with a crescent moon. "The Moon in the upright position represents hesitation and mystery. Very interesting indeed. It seems you two will encounter misfortune at your destination, and a great mystery will be imposed onto the both of you. In the coming days you will enter a contract of some sort, after which the two of you will return here. The coming year will be a turning point in your destiny. If the mystery is not solved your future may be forever lost," Igor said.

Yui didn't understand what Igor meant by that.

Adachi however, completely understood the meaning to the old man's words, and was excited for what the year would bring. Even though this may all be just a dream, he thought back to what Rin had told him before he came to this boring town. That although things may seem dull now, things would get interesting soon enough; her intuition was usually never wrong.

"Our duty is to provide assistance to our guests to ensure that does not happen," the blonde haired woman said.

They had glanced over to the young woman next to Igor, who for some reason Adachi felt like he'd seen someone who looked somewhat similar to the young woman.

"Ah, yes I have neglected to introduce my assistant. This is Margaret. She is a resident of this place like myself," Igor said, as he gestured to his assistant.

"My name is Margaret, I am here to accompany the two of you on your journey," Margaret said, as she introduced herself to their guests. She spoke so elegantly, her tone refined; the perfect example of a lady. Yet, her voice felt like it held a tint of wisdom, despite her age. Like someone who had experienced much in their life.

"We shall attend to the details at another time. Until then, farewell," Igor said, as he waved his hand.

Although they had many questions for him, it appeared that they would have to wait for another time as a wave of drowsiness washed over them. Though they tried to keep their eyes open, they were forced shut as sleep overtook them as their forms started to disappear and depart from The Velvet Room.

12/20/2011

Weather: Partly Sunny

(Insert: A Corner of Memories)

She'd awoke back on board the train, taking her towards where she would be spending the next year. A place that she'd hadn't heard of in years, not since the incident that happened five years ago...

Because of her parents' work, not only she, but her older brother, Souji Narukami, would be sent off to live with other relatives. In some cases, we were sent off to different relatives for a select period of time. One such case in particular, was when she was eleven years old. Where she was staying with her grandparents on her father's side, who lived in Ikebukuro. While her brother stayed with her uncle, who lived in a small country town known as Inaba. According to her parents, they would be staying for around six months to a year. A few months later, a shocking turn of events occurred. On the night of June 23rd, her brother was murdered. She didn't know the details of her brother's death, until days later in a news article online; it was most likely kept hidden from her due to being a child at the time.

Another reason could also be due to the strange circumstances surrounding his death. Though, he was stabbed multiple times in the back; neither the murder weapon nor a motive were established. And to this day, the killer still hadn't been found.

Returning her mind to the present, she was a bit nervous of meeting a relative she barely knew, and as to whether or not they would get along. With the only knowledge of her uncle, other than the fact that he was a detective like their mother, being what her brother had texted her. Certain details that gave her somewhat of an idea of what her uncle was like; Souji-nii was always good at picking up on stuff like that. For example, his subtle changes in behavior around others, ranging from stern and gruff to soft and caring. Along with how he could be a bit of a workaholic, but nothing to the extreme like their mother. And how he wasn't a good cook, leaving their aunt Chisato to be the one to handle the cooking. Of course, knowing Souji-nii he probably helped out with it at times; and she was most likely expected to do the same. There were other minor details, such as Dojima-jii's taste for black coffee and booze. Along with his habit of smoking.

Of course, Inaba may hold such pain; she supposed it wasn't all bad. After all, she would finally be able to see her old friend Corina Kurosawa again. It had been almost three years since they'd last seen each other. It would've been a lot sooner, but, because of her own situation she couldn't visit her. Even if that weren't the case, for some weird reason her mother wouldn't let her see Rin while she was in the hospital, whenever she was back in Tokyo.

She still remembers when they'd first met almost five years ago, back when she was in Tokyo, and they have been writing letters back and forth to each other ever since. Even now, to this day, they would still continue to send letters and stuff to one another.

She looked at her phone, and saw a message from her uncle saying that he would pick her up from the station around 4pm. She looked at the time on her phone, seeing that it was already almost 4pm. "Wow, it's already that late. I guess I must've been more tired than I thought," she thought, taking notice of how long she'd slept, which was understandable. Since she not only had to finish packing the night before, but had to get up early to catch her train.

She put away her phone and returned to thinking of the strange dream she had earlier. Wondering, whether or not if that really was a dream and who that other man was. "Tohru Adachi," she thought, as she vaguely remembered the man. The name sounded familiar, though she wasn't entirely sure whether she had just dreamt him up or not.

"We will arrive at the Yasogami terminal in a few minutes," the conductor announced.

She then began to gather her things as the train finally arrived at the station.

(Insert; New Days)

She'd gotten off the train, once it had come to a stop she took a look around; seeing nothing but empty fields all around. "What a surprise, there's really nothing here," she thought, sarcastically, until she heard someone call over to her.

"Hey, over here!" a male voice cried out.

She looked over and saw a rugged, tall man in his early forties with short grayish black hair and grey eyes. He was a bit underdressed, given the season. As he wore a grey dress shirt, black dress pants, a black jacket, a brown belt, dark brown shoes, a red tie, and a silver wristwatch.

"I'm Ryotaro Dojima, I'll be the one taking care of you for the next year. Let's see... I'm your mother's younger brother, and that about sums it up." Dojima said, as he introduced himself to her.

"I already knew that," she thought.

"You look just like your brother." Dojima pointed out, unintentionally hitting a nerve. "Sorry, that was meant to be a compliment. Both you and your brother looked better in person than in your photographs." Dojima apologized, awkwardly, scratching his head in embarrassment.

"Well, at least he's trying; and that's what counts," she thought, giving her uncle an awkward smile at his attempts to compliment her.

"Anyways, welcome to Inaba," Dojima said, as he stretched out his hand, offering her a handshake.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Yui Narukami," she said, as she introduced herself to her uncle; returning the handshake.

"Well it's nice to meet you, to think you've grown so much though. I remember I used to change your diapers," Dojima reminisced, after he let go of her hand.

"That's definitely something that I didn't need to know," she thought, embarrassed by the mortifying memory.

Alongside him, peeking out from behind the man's leg was a little girl who looked to be about six years old with shoulder length brown hair tied up in pigtails, and brown eyes. She wore a pink coat with a white turtleneck underneath, navy jean, and pink boots.

"This is my daughter, Nanako. Go on and say hi to your cousin," Dojima said, as he gestured to Nanako.

"ello," Nanako shyly said, before returning to her hiding spot.

"What are you being so shy for?" Dojima asked, resulting in Nanako smacking the back of her dad's leg. "Ouch! Haha!" He let out as he laughed, to which Nanako glared at him. "Well, let's get going. My car's right over there," Dojima said, as they started heading towards the car, and started making their way towards the Dojima residence.

Along the way to the Dojima residence Nanako needed to use the restroom, resulting in them having to make a quick stop at the Moel gas station.

As they pulled into the gas station they were then greeted by the gas station attendant. She looked to be around her age, perhaps a bit older. Though she was plain looking, she had long wavy grey hair, tan skin, and red eyes. She wore her work regulated uniform, and hat; that consisted of white and orange colors.

"Hi! Welcome to Moel!" the attendant greeted as Dojima and Nanako got out of the car.

"Can you go to the bathroom by yourself?" Dojima asked Nanako.

"Uh huh," Nanako assured him, before heading towards the back.

"It's in the back on the left. You know which way's left? The side you don't hold your chopsticks in," the gas attendant said.

"I know, geez," Nanako replied, annoyed as she continued making her way to the back.

"Are you taking a trip?" the gas attendant asked Dojima, while she had gotten out of the car to stretch her legs.

"No, we just got back from picking up my niece from the station. She just moved here from the city," Dojima replied, "Fill up my car while you're at it. Regular's fine."

"Right away sir!" the gas attendant replied, getting straight to work.

Dojima then pulled out a cigarette from his shirt pocket and a lighter from his jacket pocket. "A good enough time as any for a smoke," Dojima said, before he went a bit down the road.

"Looks like Souji-nii wasn't kidding about that habit of his. Oh well, I'm sure he has his reasons," Yuinoted, shrugging it off; as the gas station attendant approached her and started talking.

"Are you a high school student?" the gas attendant asked.

"Yeah, I am. I'm a first year student, but wI'll be a second year student in April," she replied.

"I see. Well, I guess that makes me your senpai then. I'm a second year at Yasogami High but will be a third year in April," the gas attendant said. "I'm Yumiko Shirasagi, I help out part time around here; it helps pass the time," Yumiko said, as she introduced herself.

"Nice to meet you Shirasagi-senpai, I'm Yui Narukami," she said, as she introduced herself to her senpai.

"So does it surprise you that there's not much out here?" Yumiko asked her.

"Not really." She thought. "Yeah, it sure is different from the city; though it feels quite nice. Plus, the air's a lot cleaner here than in the city," she replied, giving her senpai a half truth. "I just wish I could've at least finished up the school year, instead of being transferred out here during the middle of the semester. Oh well, it can't be helped." She inwardly shrugged.

"There's not much to do here, you'll most likely get bored quickly. You'll either be hanging out with your friends, doing clubs, or working a part time job. By the way, we're actually looking for some more part time help at the moment. Why don't you give it some thought?" Yumiko suggested, she stretched her hand out, offering her a handshake.

"I'll think about it," she replied, as she shook Yumiko's hand. However, when she did a strange feeling flowed through her like a jolt of electricity had shot through her. "What was that?" she thought.

"Oh, I should be getting back to work. It was nice meeting you," Yumiko said, before returning to her previous task; not even batting an eye at how her attention had shifted away from her senpai.

It was then that a wave of nausea had hit her, making her feel sick in the process. She held her head up, trying to fight through the pain as Nanako returned from the restroom.

"Are you ok? You don't look so good. Did you get carsick?" Nanako asked, concerned for her health.

"I'll be alright," she replied reassuringly to Nanako.

"OK, if you say so," Nanako said, as Dojima returned from his smoke.

"What's wrong? You ok?" Dojima asked her.

"Yeah, I'm just tired," she replied to Dojima. "Though, I shouldn't be. Am I coming down with something? Or maybe it's because of that strange feeling I had just now?" she asked inwardly.

"That's understandable, it must have been a long trip for you. Why not take a little walk? Get some fresh air, I'll wait here. The shopping district is near the house, so you should get to know where all the stores are. Just let me know when you're ready to go," Dojima suggested.

"Yeah, I think I'll do just that." She said, before she headed down the road of the southern part of the shopping district.

(Insert: Heartbeat, Heartbreak)

As she headed down the road, she took in the sights she had passed by on the way, seeing the many different types of shops that lined both parts of the shopping district. There was a bookstore, a metalworks shop, a convenience store, a bar, a tofu shop, a place that sold steak, a diner, and a textile shop. There was even one store that looked like it was being refurbished, though there were some that looked like they had closed down for business. "I wonder what could've happened here?" she thought, as she continued walking throughout the shopping district. During which, she had come across an old lady along the way.

"Why, hello there. I don't think I've seen you before," the old woman said.

"Yeah, I just moved here today. I'm Yui Narukami. It's nice to meet you," she said, as she introduced herself to the old woman.

"My, so polite," the old woman said.

"Um, do you know why some of the shops closed down?" she asked the old woman.

"Ah, yes. That would be because of Junes. It opened up shop a couple months ago, since then the shopping district has become a lot less busier than it used to be. It's such a shame, ever since then some of the shops have closed down," the old woman explained to her.

"I see," she said, before the old woman hobbled off.

"So there's another store around here called Junes. Now that I think about it. Christmas is coming up, maybe I should get something nice for Uncle and Nanako," she thought while she continued down the road. She had spotted a young girl with long thick curly light brown hair by the liquor store who was busy sweeping the snow off the entrance to the shop. She looked a bit older than Yui. She had brown eyes and was wearing a long sleeved white shirt and navy jeans, which looked to be faded, along with navy blue shoes and a long black coat to protect her from the cold.

"Uh, hello there. You don't look familiar, Did you just move here?" the older girl asked.

"Yeah, I just moved here recently from Tokyo," Yuireplied to the older girl.

"Oh yeah, a friend of mine just moved here from the city a couple months ago. I'm Saki Konishi. I'm a second year student at Yasogami High. But there will be a third year starting in April," Saki said, as she introduced herself to her.

"Oh, then you would be my senpai then. I'm Yui Narukami. I'm a first year student, but will be a second year student starting in April. It was nice meeting you Konishi-senpai, I should let you get back to work," she said, as they waved each other goodbye, before Saki went back to sweeping.

"That walk definitely helped a lot, but I should probably head on back now... Don't want to keep Dojima-jii and Nanako waiting," she thought, as she started making her way back to the gas station. However, she didn't see a patch of ice on the road and slipped. She was expecting to feel the cold hard ground. Instead, she was held up by a young man who was most likely on his way home from work.

"Whoa! Careful there, the ice can get outta hand around here sometimes. You ok?" the man asked, while he steadied her.

"Yeah, thanks." She said, grateful for preventing her from falling. Although, she couldn't help but feel as though she'd heard his voice somewhere before. And not just in that strange dream she had on her way here to Inaba. "Where have I'v seen you before?" She wondered. While she observed him, she noticed that he had short unkempt black hair and grey eyes. He wore a black suit, with a long sleeved white dress shirt underneath. He also had a brown trench coat, brown boots, a crooked red tie, and matching scarf, gloves, and beanie. He looked to be about to be in his late twenties.

"Hey, have we met before?" the man asked, smiling nervously.

"Hm? Oh, no. You just looked like someone I met before, that's all. Sorry," she said, apologetically, lying to him. For they had met before, she just couldn't remember.

"Oh, I see," the man said, plainly. He then blushed, as he quickly pulled away from her. "Whoops! Sorry, didn't realize that I hadn't let go yet," The man awkwardly let out, as he apologized to her.

"It's all right. Anyway, I didn't hit you or made you drop anything did I?" she asked.

"No worries, both me and my stuff are fine," the young man said, reassuring her.

"That's good, I'm glad to hear that," she said, relieved by that. "I'm Yui Narukami, I just moved here. And you are?" She asked for his name, after introducing herself to the man.

"Tohru Adachi, I'm a detective. I just recently moved here myself about a month ago," Adachi said, as he introduced himself to her.

After hearing his name, it finally came to her. She remembered where she'd seen him before. "It's been a while, since we'd last met. I can't believe I'd forgotten him," she thought, ashamed that the young man had slipped from her memory. "I see, well I'm glad someone like you is keeping us safe. You look like someone that people can really depend on," she said, as she smiled at Adachi-san, using it as a veil. "Oh, I should be going now. My uncle and Nanako are waiting for me. It was nice meeting you Adachi-san." She said, as she made her way back to the gas station; though not before saying goodbye to the young man.

"How are you feeling?" Dojima asked, once she'd returned

"I'm feeling better now," she replied to Dojima.

"Good. Ready to get back in the car?" Dojima asked.

"Yeah, I'm ready," she replied.

"All right, let's hit the road then," Dojima said, as they'd gotten back in the car.

"So did you happen to meet anyone interesting?" Dojima asked, while he continued driving along the street.

"Yeah, I actually did. I met a girl who goes to the same school I'll be starting soon by the liquor store. Her name was Saki Konishi," she said.

"Oh yeah, Konishi-san and her family owns that liquor store in the Northern Shopping District; their family's owned that place for generations. Hopefully, I won't see you in there, unless you're just speaking to her. Alright?" Dojima asked.

"Yes, sir," she said, giving him a mock salute, as she smiled at how protective her uncle was. It was something that she wasn't used to receiving from other members of her family, aside from her brother. Since her parents were mostly busy, and that most of her other relatives were either cold or uncaring. She knew that they cared and tried to make time for not just her, but Souji as well. And even though her relatives didn't show it, she knew that they had their own ways of showing their affection. Overall, it still felt nice all the same. Although, she wasn't so sure as to how her uncle would react to her meeting a guy older than her. But he was a detective though, so it should be ok. "I also met this detective as well, he said his name was Tohru Adachi," she said, even though they've actually met before, but she wasn't going to tell him that. She noticed how her uncle had tensed up when she mentioned the young man's name.

"Adachi, yeah that guy's my partner. We're both detectives. He may sometimes act like a rookie, but he's got potential though. But, he's not really the type of person you should be hanging around with. He's a good guy, but a bad influence nonetheless. He can be lazy at times, and a bit of a klutz," Dojima said.

"So, that's how he sees Adachi-san; that's a bit harsh," she thought, listening to him while trying to remember the way from the shopping district to the Dojima residence.

Once they finally arrived, she had gotten her things and started to get settled into the place that would be her new home for the next year, maybe even longer. She took her shoes off and took a look around before heading upstairs to unpack her things. While Dojima-jii had gone out for a bit to pick up dinner. The house itself was quaint, yet had a cozy atmosphere about it; but with a hint of sadness hidden underneath. It wasn't anything special, but it wasn't like her parents' apartment in the city or her other relatives' places, where it never once felt like home to her; whereas she could maybe see herself possibly calling this place her home at some point. And perhaps, Souji-nii did too.

Later that evening, the three of them sat down together to eat the dinner Dojima-jii had brought back for them: three things of tsukemen noodles.

"Now then, let's have a toast," Dojima declared, the three of them raised their drinks. "So, as usual your parents are as busy as ever. They're working overseas, right?" Dojima asked.

"Yeah, Mom had to go work on a case, and Dad's helping the Kirijo group with some new project," she said,

"It must've been rough having to move out here to the countryside," Dojima said.

"I'm used to it," she said, with that fact made very clear to her. It was just something that she and her brother had come to terms with by now, and because of that, it made it hard to get close to others, for her at least. Souji-nii had a better time getting close to others than she did; because of this she felt like she had to keep her distance. For she knew that it wouldn't last long and that she would be transferred somewhere else, having to go through the same routine all over again.

"Well, it's just me and Nanako here, so it'll be nice having someone else around the house. So long as you're here, you're part of the family, so make yourself at home," Dojima said.

"Thank you very much for taking me in," Sse said, as she slightly bowed to him.

"What are you being so formal for? You're making Nanako nervous," Dojima said.

"Well, that's a first," she thought, as she scratched the back of her head sheepishly, not used to how casual they were compared to her other relatives. Most of them were so stiff and formal, to the point where it drove her crazy. Yes, she put up with it throughout the years, but this was a welcome change.

"Well, anyway. Let's eat!" Dojima declared, as the three of them were about to begin eating their food. Suddenly Dojima's phone rang. "Ugh, who could be calling at this hour?" Dojima complained, as he answered his phone. "Dojima speaking. Mm-hmm. Yeah? I see, so where is it? All right, I'm on my way," Dojima said, before he hung up his phone. "Looks like I made the right choice to skip the booze. Sorry, but I got some business I gotta take care of. Go ahead and eat without me. I don't know how late I'll be. Nanako, help her out, ok?" Dojima asked Nanako.

"Ok," Nanako replied sadly, while he'd got his stuff and put his shoes on.

"Make sure to keep the door locked. Well, I'm off," Dojima said, locking the door behind him as he left.

Nanako waved reluctantly, as her Dad left and turned the TV on before she sat back down at the table.

"…For this week. Next, let's take a look at the hourly breakdown of tomorrow's forecast," the TV continued on in the background.

"Let's eat." Nanako said, and, after they had given thanks, she had started eating her food with a crestfallen look in her eyes.

It was the same look that Yui hadhad many times before in her own eyes, one of sadness and loneliness. Yet, unlike her, Nanakodidn't have any siblings to comfort her. "There's gotta be something I can do. Maybe talking to her will help, though I'm not entirely if it will work or not," she thought, trying her best to come up with a way to cheer up her cousin. Though, she didn't have much experience being a support to others, her resolve outweighed her inexperience. "So, I'm guessing this happens a lot, huh?" she asked Nanako, as she began eating as well.

"Yeah, it's always like this. Dad has to work," Nanako replied.

"Always? Weird, I thought that Dojima-jii wasn't like Mom. Turns out that isn't the case, after all. What could've changed in the past five years?" she thought, perplexed by this, but not letting it show. "I see, well, if it makes you feel any better, I know exactly how you feel," she said, before returning to her meal.

Nanako was surprised by what she said. She wasn't expecting that someone else knew the same pain she felt.

While they were eating, Yui changed the channel to a quiz show that Nanako liked. After sometime during the quiz show, it had gone to commercial.

"Every day in June is customer appreciation day." The commercial showcased the deals from Junes. "Everyday is great at your Junes," the spokeswoman sang as the jingle for the store played.

"Everyday is great at your Junes," Nanako sang as she smiled. "I love that song!" Nanako said happily.

"I wouldn't mind hearing you sing some more," Yuisaid, as Nanako continued singing the Junes song until the quiz show came back on. "Looks like that did the trick," she thought, inwardly sighing in relief at that. Her first attempt consoling the girl was all in all a success. Of course, not without the help of a certain tune; it just goes to show how powerful music can be.

Once they had finished eating, she took their dishes to the sink and got to work on washing them while Nanako was watching her show. As she finished washing the dishes and put them away, she noticed how underutilized the kitchen was.

The rest of the night was mostly uneventful; Nanako watched her show until it was her bedtime, while Yuiwas doing a bit of tidying up before rejoining Nanako in the living room. Though, there wasn't actually much to tidy up; she assumed that was due to her cousin's efforts in keeping up with the housework.

When bedtime rolled around, she'd put Nanako to bed, after setting up her futon and tucked her in under the pink blanket and sheets. After she had said good night to Nanako, Yui left her cousin's bedroom and headed upstairs to the guest room that was given to her. The room contained dark gray walls, a checkered gray rug, windows with olive green curtains, an old CRT TV set, a light brown wooden coffee table and desk, a brown wooden bookcase, a gray metallic rack, a black sofa with light blue pillows that laid on each side of the sofa, a white closet, a calendar with a picture of a gecko on it that hung on the wall, and a futon with white sheets and a light gray blanket.

Getting ready for bed herself, she changed into her pajamas, which consisted of a white long sleeved nightshirt and black and white checkered night pants. Before laying out the futon, she had checked the calendar before heading to bed. "Only five days left until my sixteenth birthday," she thought, as that day was also the same day as Christmas, which was a bit unfortunate for her but couldn't be helped nonetheless. After she set out the mattress, sheets, and blanket, she headed onto bed for the night. However, she would experience something strange amidst her slumber on this particular night.

End of Chapter

Finally! Done with this chapter! It took me a while but I've finally finished the first chapter of the first arc. Next chapter we will focus on Adachi's POV; leading up to his encounter with Yui.

Originally, I wasn't going to add Souji into my story; but moving forward I think it's the best move. In doing so, would help give Yui a bit more personality to help differentiate her from Souji. Not only that, this will tie into a major plot point later on.

The design for Adachi's winter outfit, came from two sources of inspiration. So, before I actually thought that the jacket Dojima wears was a trench coat; that's just how it looked to me. I was disappointed when I did, because I really love trench and think they're really cool; and that I'd have to write that out. But then, I saw Adachi's DLC outfit from Persona 4: Dancing All Night; and that was when it hit me. I could still keep it in by giving it Adachi instead, which made me really happy. Now, the scarf, gloves, and, beanie were actually inspired from a Fem Yu/Adachi one-shot fic; where Yui had made him those for him as a Christmas present.

Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of it; but if at some point I find out what the name of it was I will definitely put it in one of my future notes. It was just such a wholesome story, and is definitely one of my favorite Yu/Adachi fics.

As for Yumiko's design, it's a mix between her designs from the game and the anime. If you all enjoy the story please feel free to follow, favorite, or leave a review.

Until next time, farewell.

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