bopdog111: We're able to make some time on this.

Ulrich362: Been a while, sorry about that but it's finally time for more with the Phantom Thieves.

bopdog111: With now time to trying scoping up some dirt from Madarame.

Ulrich362: True, and the best way to do that is through his pupil Yusuke. Enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: We don't own Persona but we own any OCs!

5/17 (Tuesday/After School)

After Caroline, and Justine picked up Jose, Jiyū head back home, and is now working at LeBlanc taking some forms of orders with Sojiro taking some orders, and being polite with some of the customers taking extra tips from his service.

"Excuse me, do you mind if I ask for one more cup of this delicious coffee?" an older man requested.

Jiyū smiled nodding, "Sure sir."

"Thank you young man." he smiled.

He nodded back with a smile before turning to Sojiro, "I'm gonna head out for a bit Sakura-Sensei."

"Alright, just be careful." Sojiro told him.

Jiyū nodded walking off. Eventually he sees the Thieves over a glass walkway overseeing the city as he walked over smiling, "Hey guys."

"Hey, we were just about to message you. Yusuke got back to Ann so we're heading over so she can model for him." Ryuji mentioned.

He nodded with a smile at that before Ann admitted to them, "But don't you guys think Kitagawa-kun has to be protecting Madarame? I mean they live together, so he'd have to be aware of Madarame's true nature." She shook her head saying, "The only reason I can think of him doing that is that Madarame has something on him..."

"Yeah, that's weird." Ryuji admitted hearing that also feeling something strange with Yusuke, "But that's why we're goin' to check it out, right? You ready to be a model?"

"Yeah, I'm prepared." Ann answered.

"Whaddya mean prepared? Prepared for what?" Ryuji asked her before turning to Jiyū and Akira. "Something seem different about her to you guys?"

Akira looked over. "Did she cut her bangs?"

"Ooh, nice eye." Ryuji grinned.

"They look the same to me though." Jiyū admitted.

"I didn't cut them." Ann clarified to them.

"Huh..." Ryuji sweatdropped before deciding not to worry, "Well... let's get goin'. We gotta talk to Yusuke."

"Kitagawa-kun seemed really happy when I agreed to be his model." Ann admitted to them, "Once he finishes drawing and gets a little friendlier, we should bring up Madarame."

They all nodded agreeing. After a quick train ride which made Jiyū real nervous from his clastrophobia, and mental shutdown awareness, and arriving at Madarame's place they were let in by Yusuke, and are now in his room where the boys are sitting on chairs Ann in front of a canvas while Yusuke is there in front of the canvas to paint.

"I thought it would just be you coming, Takamaki-san." Yusuke admitted seeing the group only to pause noticing Jiyū.

"Wouldn't you get nervous too, if it was just the two of us?" Ann inquired.

"We're here to keep an eye on you, so don't try anything perverted, 'kay?" Ryuji questioned.

"Stop making such odd assumptions. I have no interest in her as someone of the opposite sex." Yusuke stated calmly.

"Huh?" Ann questioned hearing that.

"Is there a problem?" was his question to her.

"... No, not really." Ann answered.

She sat down in a pose while he sat down smiling taking a paintbrush, "Well then, let's get started."

With that are crickling out of the wrinkles he started.

"...Hey."

Yusuke didn't respond. When Ann asked his name he looked focused. Recognizing this Jiyū mentioned to them, "He's got his 'artist face' on. He won't be listening, or talking until he's done."

"Great, so we need to wait until he's done?" Ryuji asked.

"Yeah." was his response.

Morgona obviously wasn't pleased hearing that while hiding in the backpack that's in Akira's arms. "This isn't what we planned! We were gonna catch him off guard and make him spill his beans, weren't we?"

"How were we supposed to know this was gonna happen?" Ryuji asked before asking Jiyū, "Hey, man do you think you can bring him out of that 'artist's focus' or whatever? He's your artist brother."

"It's not like we have a secret handshake or anything..." Jiyū pointed out with a shake of his head.

Deciding to try improvising Moragana told them, "Perhaps I should try going outside this room..."

"Don't get caught." Akira said to him at that.

"Heh, who do you think you're talking to?" Morgana asked with a smirk. "This is too boring, so I'm going to scout around a bit."

With that Morgana left the room.

A while later Yusuke just looked down and grunted in frustration.

"Are you done?" Ryuji asked hopefully.

"It's no good..." Yusuke sighed frustrated.

That confused everyone before Jiyū realized what this was, "Ooooohhh... artist block."

"...What?" Ryuji questioned standing up.

"I'm sorry... am I the problem?" Ann asked him.

"No, not at all. It's just..." Yusuke answered before looking down. "I'm having trouble staying focused today. I'm sorry, but we'll have to resume this another time."

"Oh hell no! How many hours do you think you made us wait!?" Ryuji snapped.

"It's only been half an hour..." Akira pointed out softly.

Jiyū at this tries to say, "Hey, great portraits take time, and patience is a virtue."

"Not right now." Ryuji pointed out as they stood up while Yusuke looked confused from this.

Ann apologized, "I'm sorry... We had another reason for seeing you today. We needed to talk to you."

"It's about those rumors regarding your sensei." Ryuji went straight to the point.

"This again..." Yusuke frowned.

"That painting I saw at the exhibit... you're the one who actually painted it, right?" Ann asked causing Yusuke to flinch.

"That's..." he started.

"I knew it." Ann whispered.

"So not only did he steal Jiyū's painting but he stole yours too." Ryuji frowned.

"Your sensei's seriously messed up. He just thinks of his pupils as tools." he added to Yusuke, "That's why he doesn't give a damn whether he steals their work or physically beats them. I'll make this clear, there's no point in hidin' stuff from us."

Yusuke only shook his head trying to deny it, "Hahaha... I have no idea what you're talking about..."

"You couldn't go against him, could you?" Ann asked trying to help him, "I'm sure we can help you out though..."

"Stop it..." Yusuke whispered. "It's just as you all say. We're our sensei's 'artwork'. Don't misunderstand me though. I offered my ideas to him myself. As such, it can't be called plagiarism."

Jiyū suddenly stood up. "What about my idea? I never gave him permission to steal 'Looking out the Sunset' and claim it was his!"

"Sensei is simply suffering from artist's block right now." Yusuke explained at this, "He will give credit where credit is due anytime soon."

"But still...!" Ryuji tried to argue but the look on Yusuke's face tells him something.

"Kitagawa-kun..." Ann trailed off concerned.

"Then why're you stickin' around!?" Ryuji asked him, "All his other pupils ran away! Aren't you the only one left!?"

Yusuke at this snapped, "What's wrong with a pupil helping out his master!? There are no victims here! Stop pushing your self-centered righteousness on me!"

"But he's stealing." Akira told him as Yusuke turned to him.

"I'm supporting sensei as his pupil. Where's the wrong in that?" he inquired before sitting down. "Don't ever come here again... if you do, I'll sue you for causing a disturbance."

"Hold it! We're not done talking here!" Ryuji argued.

"Then you leave me with no choice..." Yusuke told him calmly.

"Hey!" Ryuji frowned.

"I'm reporting you to the police." Yusuke stated.

That shocked everyone as he pointed out, "I asked Takamaki-san to be my model today, but I don't recall ever calling you three here!"

"What the eff, man!?" Ryuji questioned.

"Ryuji! Stop it!" Ann told him before turning to Yusuke. "Calm down, ok?"

"Dammit!" Ryuji frowned.

"I won't report you... but only under one condition." Yusuke told them as he put his phone away.

"What's that?" Ann asked him.

"I want you to continue being my model, Takamaki-san." Yusuke answered.

"But you said that it wasn't working out today..." Ann said to him.

"That's because I was unconsciously being modest for your sake..." Yusuke admitted before smiling, "However, I have nothing to worry about anymore. If you're willing to bare everything to me..."

"Everything?" Jiyū asked wondering what he meant.

Yusuke then cleared, "I will put my heart and soul into creating the best nude painting ever!"

"WHAT!?" Ryuji cried in shock.

"NUDE!?" Ann cried herself.

"N-N-Nude... portrait...?" Jiyū asked stunned from what he just heard. A thought bubble appeared above his heard where his mind went to imagining HIM painting CAROLINE, and JUSTINE about that which he put them in a pose that looked sexy together, and he was painting while praising their nude forms. He didn't even know nude portraits exist!

"I uh... Never heard about that." Jiyū said really embarrassed red at the face while trying to keep that image of what he just thought of out of his head by covering it with his hands.

"Ah, to think I'd be able to create a nude painting with my most ideal model!"

With that said Jiyū's face burned up more from this thinking more about Caroline, and Justine like that before he ran out of the room. As he did Morgana noticed him. "Huh, Jiyū what's going on? Is the painting finished yet?"

"TOO BUSY TRYING TO KEEP A NUDE PORTRAIT OF MY GIRLS OUT OF MY HEAD!" Jiyū cried out really embarrassed running out.

Morgana looked at him in confusion before walking into the room just as Akira, Ann, and Ryuji were leaving.

"Hey, I just saw Jiyū outside... is she done being a model cause from what he just said, it sounded like things are starting to get difficult." Morgana asked them.

"Outside." Akira mentioned picking him up.

"A cat?" Yusuke asked hearing Morgana meow as the Phantom Thieves left.

Outside...

"He's totally out of his mind! I'm gonna have to pose nude if this keeps up!" Ann panicked.

"How dare that Yusuke...!" Morgana growled as Akira walked over to Jiyū.

"Are you ok?" he whispered.

Jiyū was squatting being really embarrassed not saying anything covering his face with his hands.

"Jiyū?" Akira asked before just gently rubbing his back. "Maybe you should head back, I'll let you know what we decide."

"The way he said it, it's not gonna be semi, but full-on nude..."

That made Jiyū scream, "DON'T MAKE THIS ANY HARDER THEN IT IS, PLEASE!" The thieves are sure steam is coming out of his face from how hot it might be.

Morgana however was frozen hearing what Ryuji said. "F-Fu- F-F-Full nudity? Lady Ann's gonna..."

"Drop it!" Ann yelled harshly from this being in too close for her comfort.

"You know, you won't have to worry about that if we make Madarame confess before the exhibit ends." Ryuji told Ann.

Ann from thinking of their time with Yusuke asked, "But Kitagawa-kun thinks he owes his life to him. Is there a need to make Madarame confess?"

"Then, Lady Ann... you're fine with baring it all!?" Morgana asked stunned.

"I am not!" Ann snapped.

"Madarame's no different from Kamoshia. That asshole's usin' Yusuke, who doesn't have parents." Ryuji pointed out Ann's earlier question, "You're tellin' me we should just ignore how he's bein' treated horribly like the other pupils?"

"No..." Ann sighed rubbing her head, "It is frustrating to leave this alone, even if Kitagawa-kun is fine with it himself..."

"You can't leave it be because you've endured a lot yourself, with Kamoshida." Morgana said hearing that.

"...Yeah." Ann agreed hearing that since this is reminding her a bit with the ex-Gym Teacher.

"Anyways, we gotta go after this guy. Madarame's the kind of target we've been waitin' for." Ryuji pointed out for them, "Let's help Yusuke come to his senses too... before he ends up like us."

"... Right." Ann nodded.

"We need to look into Madarame first." Morgana pointed out.

"There might be tons more stuff that hasn't been exposed yet, too." Ryuji added.

"It may become easier for us to investigate his Palace if he's preoccupied with his exhibit." Morgana mentioned.

"Also, there's the thing about me modeling!" Ann reminded them.

Jiyū at that said deciding to leave, "S-Sorry to leave early but... I really gotta need to talk to my girls about something important. Inform me what we're gonna do next."

"Right, I'll see you at Leblanc." Akira nodded.

Jiyū walked off at that. Once he's out of earshot Ryuji asked them, "You guys don't think Yusuke influenced him to do that to them are ya?"

"Shut it!" Ann snapped at him annoyed.

Meanwhile...

Exiting the train station he headed to an ally where he sees the Twins were there with Jose who is sitting around looking around at the human society. What the three noticed from him is that his face is beat red hot from him being super embarrassed.

"Huh, is something wrong?" Jose asked seeing that.

"S-Sorry... Jose can you give us a minute?" he asked him.

Jose looked confused but nodded walking in through the door where the wardens come from to give them some privacy. The twins exchanged a look.

"What's going on with you?" Caroline asked him.

"Well uh, we uh..." Jiyū wasn't sure how to explain the subject to them. He gave a gulp, and then said, "We-we are looking into Madarame... Yusuke his top pupil said that he was lending his artwork only that, and wants to paint Miss Takamaki as a model too... And he'd... he'd..."

He blushed bright at this almost like he's embarrassed to say what's next.

"So? Isn't that what we did for you not long ago?" Caroline recalled.

"He asked for a nude painting." Jiyū blurt out really fast really embarrassed.

"Oh, I see." Justine nodded hearing that. "Well then, that would explain your reaction."

"And now... since he said that... I can't get the image of me doing that... with you two out of my head." Jiyū admitted honestly really embarrassed, "Is that so wrong?"

Caroline's eye widened as she turned red while Justine blushed slightly.

"No... it's understandable actually." she admitted.

"I-I'd rather not do it, if you both don't want too..." He was looking down now closing his eyes, "I didn't even know paintings like those existed."

"From what we saw at that museum thing there are a lot of different paintings." Caroline mentioned while also being red.

"As for us not wanting to do that... to be honest your paintings are very flattering." Justine added. "You've seen we hung yours in our office."

He looked up to them hearing that, "So... does that mean you two want me to do that?"

The twins exchanged a glance.

"Could you be professional and mature in that situation?" Justine inquired. "Because I wouldn't mind modeling for another portrait."

"Huh, hold on Justine are you even listening to yourself?" Caroline questioned blushing more.

"You were the one saying you enjoyed having him paint the last portrait." Justine pointed out.

'A-Are they serious? Oh my Goodness, am I really gonna paint a nude portrait?' Jiyū thought blushing bright red.

"Do you want to do that?" Justine asked calmly.

He looks down looking embarrassed, and red at the face before he softly admits, "Y-Yes..."

Caroline turned bright red at that before sighing. "Fine, but this is a one time thing and you better work even harder to keep an eye on the inmate. We want daily reports on his rehabilitation!"

"U-Understood! I promise!" Jiyū quickly agreed clasping his hands together with closed eyes.

He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Huh?" he looked at who's hand is on his shoulder.

It was a lightly blushing Justine. "Shall we?"

He softly nodded before they walked together after informing Jose they'll be gone for a while.

(Evening)

At the Sakura Hosehold...

It was sunset now with all three in Jiyū's room all together with setting up a canvas, and paints in front of them to be ready.

"So... how do we do this?" Caroline asked him while blushing.

"Well... I'll just turn around for you both to... get ready, and tell me when your ready." Jiyū answered still red.

He heard a bit of rustling after saying that before after a minute.

"Ok." Caroline said nervously.

He slowly turned around. He slowly turned around. Caroline and Justine were both sitting on his bed. His eyes widen staring at them.

"What do you need us to do for this portrait?" Justine asked him.

"Uh... you both can be in another pose." Jiyū said still in awe seeing them before shaking his head to focus.

"Is there any particular pose you had in mind?" Justine inquired.

"You're the artist, not us." Caroline reminded him.

Jiyū blushed before getting it a pose where Justine's is where she is sitting down with her head in her hands while dangling her legs. Caroline's meanwhile involves her leaning back on the bed with her arms supporting her with one leg over her other.

"This is certainly... a simpler pose than the last one." Justine admitted.

"And uh... can you remove your hats please, and let your hair flow free?" he asked.

Caroline blushed more as they did that.

"...You both are really beautiful." he blurted.

"Well, thank you." Justine blushed.

"Okay ready to be painted again?" he asked them.

The two of them nodded at that. With that he starts painting the two on his bed while taking looks at them as they sat naked watching as he paints them. Caroline was blushing brightly while Justine had a smaller blush. After an hour he pulled back finished. Seeing that the two of them got dressed before walking to see the painting. They see the painting of themselves naked on the bed in the poses.

"That... are you getting better?" Justine asked him.

"The more I do, the more that happens." he admitted with a blush.

"Well, you have your painting so remember we want you to keep a closer eye on the inmate." Caroline told him.

"I know." he stood up smiling, "And... again you two looked really pretty... It makes me wonder if I do deserve you two. Your like perfect."

They both blushed at that before leaving the room. Now by himself he looked at the painting before he blushed a bit, "Am I getting this a bit fast?"

His phone suddenly buzzed. Feeling that he looked.

AKIRA: Are you alright?

JIYŪ: Yeah... I had talked with Caroline, and Justine about it.

AKIRA: I won't ask, but you wanted to know the plan. We've moved the hideout to the walkway in Shibuya since it's closer to Madarame's house. Also we met a journalist who mentioned rumors that Madarame was abusing his students. Also... Mishima called not long ago, there's someone who has another request for a change of heart if you want to go with me and Ryuji tomorrow.

JIYŪ: Okay, I need to be back in focus.

AKIRA: Right, good night Jiyū.

JIYŪ: Good night Akira-oniichan.

With that he pocket his phone, "I better get to bed... I need to concentrate on Madarame, and remember my promise to them."

With that he got in bed and went to sleep to prepare for the next day's work as a Phantom Thief.

Ulrich362: Apologies for the short chapter, it's been while since we've touched this story.

bopdog111: We want to get back in touch.

Ulrich362: Exactly, so what's going to happen next?

bopdog111: Next is a new Thief joining in.

Ulrich362: Sounds good to me. See you in the next chapter.

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