Cipher : Oh he's the dummy who will screw things up in the group. The brute and Tsukio are actually serious while Steve is Junpei of the group.
No problem.
Death : Hey, I don't like it either, but it has to happen, eventually. hhhmmm, is there anyone I missed who hasn't gotten owned by Minato yet?
Oh man, I despise hot weather too -_-
vIn : Why thank you.
Minx : Oh Hamuko will kick ass again real soon. Thanks for the review.
Hamuko's eyes flickered open, only to squeeze them shut again on account on something she saw once she tried. She yawned and cursed, "Stupid sunlight." Hamuko wasn't exactly a morning person, much like everyone else.
She yawned again and stretched her body after a long sleep. She kicked her legs as an exercise, until she felt her foot hit something soft and fluffy.
"Hm?" Hamuko wondered, not opening her eyes to see what she hit. The sound of something hitting the ground made her eyes wide open. What on earth was there?
"Ouch," A voice whined. Hamuko looked to the ground to see Minato rubbing his forehead in pain. The fluffy part that she hit was most probably his blue and silky hair.
"Minato-kun?" Hamuko asked in surprise as Minato continued rubbing his throbbing forehead.
"What are you doing here!?" Hamuko shouted. She never thought Minato was a pervert.
"Why in the red hell, did you kick me!?" Minato thundered back.
"It was an accident! But that's what you get for sleeping on someone else's bed!" Hamuko yelled again, "How in hell can ca-" Hamuko gasped as she stared at Minato's blood stained night suit. The blue t-shirt and pajamas were stained with blood.
"What happened to you!?" Hamuko dropped to the ground, crouching to Minato's level. His arm was totally ripped apart, looks like someone rammed a knife through it, and his right leg was bloodied as well. Someone just massacred Minato.
"Don't you remember?" Minato winced, "We were attacked by the shadow girl and someone else," he replied.
Hamuko blinked, clearly not remembering the hellish fight. Suddenly, a headache hit her in the head, making her clutch it. Hamuko groaned as the memory flashed in her mind.
"I remember…." Hamuko whispered.
"This has everything to do with her!"
"Put her down!"
"Rhadamanthus."
"Stop please…"
"Ugh," Hamuko groaned, starting to remember everything. "We were attacked and…" She trailed off and gulped, "You were about to… die…" she painfully completed.
"Yeah," Minato nodded. "You saved me," he smiled at her.
"I did?" Hamuko winced. She touched his cheek where a bruise was formed. "What happened there?"
"You slapped me," Minato replied, "In a rage," he quickly added, so that Hamuko wouldn't feel bad about it.
A sad expression appeared on Hamuko's face. She pouted sadly, "Sorry." She leaned forward and pecked him on the bruised cheek.
Minato shivered. "I-It's okay," he muttered. "You saved me after all."
"…I don't sense Orpheus anymore," Hamuko looked towards the ground. "I can feel Rhadamanthus in my soul," she said. Minato frowned.
"Not at all?" Minato asked again and Hamuko shook her head.
"Weird," he said as he slowly stood up." Let's discuss it with the other idiots," he sighed. Minato's mind clicked towards the two girls who were not present at the battle.
He tried to limp his way out, but Hamuko quickly grabbed his wrist and slammed him back to bed. "You idiot, don't move," she growled.
She sighed and took out a first aid kit from beneath her bed. "Let me fix you up first," Hamuko sighed as she got to working. "Another day off from school."
"Thanks heavens." Minato muttered.
…
Minato thanked Hamuko and walked out of her room. Hamuko had to change first. Minato walked down the stairs and spotted Mitsuru who was yelling at Junpei and Akihiko to throw the water from the hallway.
"Move quickly!" Mitsuru yelled.
"Ugh," Akihiko didn't like this. Not only he didn't get a chance to fight, now he was stuck with this. The water was knee deep. Minato wondered what if Hamuko didn't stop? Minato actually shivered at the thought. He absolutely dreaded swimming and water.
"Oh Empress," Minato mocked and walked towards her. Mitsuru turned and tried to greet Minato but was cut off.
"Where the hell were you last night!?" Minato thundered.
Mitsuru's eye twitched but she remained calm. "I was… tied up."
"Pathetic," Minato spat, walking towards his room. "Clean the damn place up!" Minato shouted before slamming the door to his room shut.
"I should have expected that. Those idiots were probably tied but… hah, like they would have been any help. Weak skanks," Minato dropped onto his bed and switched the AC on.
Letting out a breath, Minato slowly slipped to sleep. He needed that since the whole of last night was spent in pain.
"Damn them," Minato muttered.
…
"So you can't summon him at all?" Yukari asked.
"What are you? Deaf?" Minato snarled, "This was the 15th time Yukari asked that." The brunette went quiet.
"This is quite… strange," Mitsuru rubbed her temple. "A Persona just does not usually disappear like that."
"Maybe…" Akihiko trailed off, "Hamuko has the same power as Minato?" Everyone looked at him.
"No," Hamuko replied, "I can't feel any other Persona beside him." Minato sighed and patted her on the head to which she growled.
"Ouch," Minato smirked at the expense of a growling, blushing Hamuko. "Well, not much we can do, use the new Persona, seems like it's stronger than Orpheus."
"Yeah, oh and…." Hamuko grabbed his hand and shoved it away, "Am I some kind of puppy!?"
"Hahaha, why yes you are," Minato laughed, not caring that the rest of SEES were watching with wide eyes.
"Jerk," Hamuko pouted.
"Let's rest for the day," Mitsuru broke in, clearly infuriating Minato, but he didn't respond. Only a scowl.
"Right, after that, we have to research for the ghost story," Yukari cheered but only received an amused look from Minato.
"Wuss," He spat and walked out of the command room. Hamuko walked behind him.
"What's up with those two?" Yukari asked out loud.
"Awww, little Yuka-tan has a crush on Minato?" Junpei teased, causing Yukari to lash out.
"Don't be stupid. I hate the jerk!" she snapped before storming out of the room.
Minato sighed as Hamuko skipped beside him. Hamuko opened her mouth and spoke, "Hey, what exactly happened with me last night?"
Minato sighed again. "I've told you. After Tsukio attacked me from behind, you went crazy and summoned the new Persona, spamming water spells all over the fucking hall!" Minato shouted, stomping into the water still present in the hallway.
"Hehe," Hamuko nervously giggled. "At least we're still alive… right? Minnie-kun?" Minato's expression turned sour at the last word. He turned around.
"I was seriously going to let you pass… but after that horrible nickname, no way," He stomped towards his room.
"Fucking hell. This is my 3rd pair of jeans that got fucking wet!" Hamuko sighed at his outburst. She walked through the water and into Minato's room.
"…"
"…"
Hamuko kept giving Minato the puppy eyes and a full pout. Minato managed to ignore it for a while. A task which he was proud of, but eventually, he succumbed to it.
"Alright, I forgive ya," Minato sighed. Hamuko perked up and hugged him.
"Yay!" she cheered. Minato stayed in the warm hug for a couple of minutes before breaking it off. He plopped onto his bed, fixing Hamuko with a serious look.
"We need to find out who they are exactly," Minato stretched out his hand and counted on his fingers.
"Tsukio is nothing strong, but she has this weird ability to create shadows and hide herself completely," Hamuko began looking around, completely ignoring Minato's briefing.
Minato moved onto his next finger. "That Steve guy is a fucking assclown who deserves to be placed into a meat grinder and then get nuked with a nuclear bomb," Hamuko absentmindedly nodded at his words.
"The brute is something none of us can take head on. He's around about 6 feet and… ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING!?"
"Oh cool tablet," Hamuko spoke, touching Minato's Xperia Tab. Minato growled and stomped towards her. He snatched the tablet and smashed it onto the ground.
Hamuko gasped as the tablet was cracked. The gorgeous HD screen had an enormous crack. Hamuko slowly lifted her head up to see Minato scowling at her.
"…Are you mad at me?" She weakly asked.
Minato shook his head. "I'm mad at the tablet…" he growled. Minato glared at the fallen gadget. "Fucking piece of junk," he snarled. Minato stomped repeatedly on it. "How dare you distract Hamuko when I'm talking!?"
Hamuko sighed, "What a hot head."
"Alright, alright, the guy is really strong and has control over fire," Minato calmed down and nodded.
"We have to be extra careful. Not only that, but the bastard named Takaya is after us. These assholes also have something planned. Worthless scum."
"Do you really have to cuss that much?"
Minato shot her a glare and replied, "Don't even get me started on that."
"Okay," Hamuko smiled, "Shame you broke that tablet. Sony gadgets are always awesome," she sighed.
"You want one? I can bu-" Minato's sentence was cut off by Hamuko who raised her hands.
"Just kidding. I don't want you to spend cash on me anymore," she smiled as she sat on his bed.
"Say, Minato-kun," Minato sat next to her, nodding and telling her to go on. "Have you ever had a… girlfriend?"
Minato nearly tripped onto the ground. He looked at Hamuko with a gob smacked expression.
"W-Wha?"
"I really wanna know. Be truthful," Hamuko insisted.
Minato wasn't afraid of letting people know the truth. He was about to yell at her that girls were nothing more than playthings for him that took his mind off things… But, he just couldn't bring himself to say that to her. What if she got offended and never spoke to him again?
"Umm." Minato stammered.
"Hurry up and answer." Hamuko encouraged.
"Well… no," Minato answered. Hamuko smirked back.
"Oh right, a handsome lad like you?" she purred. "I'm sure you've had a lot of girlfriends and admirers. Heck, you have tons of girls fawning over you at school you little charmer," Hamuko smacked him on the back with a somewhat of a perverted look on her face.
Minato wasn't amused. "You know? I am totally imaging you as those annoying perverted cat girls with those stupid ears and that stupid tail," Minato spat.
Hamuko pouted, "Geez. Alright."
"But it's cute imagining about it," Minato smiled.
"Wha?" Hamuko blushed slightly. Minato laughed in response, leading to Hamuko laughing too.
"Hey, Minato-kun? Let's go out," Hamuko insisted. "Your leg okay?" she asked.
"Yeah." Minato stood up, "Those Dia spells are helpful."
"Great! Let's roll!" she beamed and dragged Minato out of his room, going through the pond that had formed in the hallway.
"I wonder when those idiots will clear this up," Minato muttered to himself as Hamuko dragged him towards the mall.
Minato had expected ramen or heck, even Karaoke. He never expected Hamuko to be shopaholic. She kept dragging Minato around who was starving.
"Oh look at the skirt Minato-kun. Isn't that so cute?" Hamuko squealed.
"Man, you saw this stupid thing ten times already," Minato scowled.
"Killjoy," Hamuko pouted and walked ahead. Her eyes sparkled as she laid her eyes upon some bags. Minato sighed again. This was going to be a long ride.
Hamuko kept staring at shops, squealing and giggling, dragging Minato around who was cursing and fighting with literally air itself for being so damn hot.
"Please," Minato actually pleaded. He was carrying a couple of dozen bags. He would never agree to this, but all it took was a puppy look from Hamuko and Minato would abide.
"Oh come on! There are still a couple of shops left," Hamuko bounced away. Minato had no option, and he only followed her.
"Oh have you heard?" Hamuko spoke, "Yukari actually went to school."
"Why?" Minato replied passively. Who the hell cared about Yukari.
"She wanted to get info on the ghost story," Hamuko replied.
Minato blew a raspberry, "Hah, wuss." He answered before sitting on a bench, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Phew."
"Hey, Minato? Why don't you like Yukari?" Hamuko asked seriously. Minato blinked, that was sudden.
"I just don't," Minato replied.
"Why not?" Hamuko was hell bent on knowing.
"I just don't. I can tolerate stupid people but heck, she is on another level," Minato hissed. "The first thing that she told me when I woke up after a fucking week is how we both are similar. She reminded me of my dead parents which I was barely able to bury in my mind."
"Plus, she's stupid as hell. She shouts a lot. I don't like Junpei either but hell, she hates bullying and the next second? She's doing it herself," he growled. Hamuko was silent.
"What about the others?" she asked.
"Junpei? He talks a lot but I admit that he can be funny and Akihiko? I don't know much about him other than the fact that he's a stupid gym junkie and he injects roids," he sighed.
"What about senpai?" Hamuko asked.
"Mitsuru? Hhhm, she's okay. I do respect her," Hamuko perked up, at least Minato was respectable towards someone.
"But you know one thing, Hamuko?" Minato asked, causing Hamuko to turn towards him.
"I'm a jerk. I've got a short temper. I don't really care for many people… But if there's one thing I know. I never ever attack people who don't deserve it… Just remember that," Minato continued before he stood up and grabbed the multiple shopping bags. "Let's go. It's already late."
Hamuko nodded. "Sure. I'm sorry for getting into such topic," she looked at Minato sadly. Minato smiled.
"I'll treat you some sweets and maybe we can go shopping again," The smile quickly left Minato's face as soon as it came.
Minato dragged himself to the dorm and kicked the door open, Junpei and Yukari were sitting on the first floor. Minato nodded at their greetings and threw the bags on the couch.
Hamuko skipped into the dorm and saluted the two teens before rummaging through her items.
"You went shopping with her?" Junpei asked and Minato got a scowl on his face.
"Yeah, shopping," he replied. He didn't even buy a single thing for himself.
"Well, I'm glad that you guys arrived. I did get some useful info about the story," Yukari spoke up, ignoring the fact that Hamuko had her head on Minato's shoulder due to exhaustion.
"We're going to investigate the back of Port Island," Yukari declared and Minato shook his head.
"Stupid," Minato hissed. "Sure, but don't expect me to solve crap for you," He continued before he slipped on his headphones on and leaned back on the couch.
"I'm warning you Takeba. If anything happens to Hamuko… You won't sleep for a fucking week," Minato warned closing his eyes.
AN: Welp, this DID come out a bit later since school started again for me... *curses school for being hell, which is ironic because of Gekkoukan and Tartarus* Plz review, Nights and I could appreciate it! =D
MimiZ: Ah don't worry. Both Nights and I like long reviews. Hehe, yeah… turns out that his douchey personality is actually making him more badass and hell, likeable than we had intended him to be… =P The question is when and how, ne?
Hahahaha… gods I'd try to fix those if I could but I can't… I'm not the one uploading. Goes to show that I might not spend enough time on editing than I THINK I do. *cries* And that's supposed to be my job. But thanks for being secondary editor for me! XD
Hehe, well it was funny to see Steve being thought up too.
Huh. Cool.
Asher: Oh really? In reviews or in the story? OR MAYBE BOTH!? XD I jest, I jest… But thanks! We wanted them to stand out. They need to.
Gin: Yup! Welp, it was some nice foreshadowing on Nights' part. Well… Steve IS supposed to be a bit more of that. The brute will get some more description later. Thanks!