Mitsuru knocked on Minato's door and got a groan in reply. She knocked again and heard a few cusses. Before she could knock a third time, the blue haired devil smashed the door open, his eyes nearly bloodshot and his normally, perfectly style azure bangs looked fucked as much as he did.
Bluntly put, he looked like shit.
"What!?" Minato growled lowly, not being able to yell due to the pain in his throat.
Mitsuru flinched ever so slightly but quickly recomposed herself. She held out a small bottle for her underclassman.
"Wazzat?" Minato question, letting out a loud yawn which clearly infuriated the redhead but she managed to stop herself from lashing out.
"Pills," Mitsuru answered curtly. "They will help you ease the pain... for now."
Minato took the bottle and eyed the little pills inside with a disgusted look. "Ugh, now I have to resort to this shit."
"About the att-" Mitsuru couldn't complete that as Minato slammed the door shut in her face.
Minato ruffled his hair, further laying waste to his fabled emo cut. "Pills, huh?" He let out another yawn and took one with a sip of water. It tasted gross. "Fucking..." He spat out and took a sip of Mad Bull which was just lying on the floor.
The blue haired devil laid still on his bed for a few minutes and to his surprise, the pill did the trick as the foggy vision and mind wrecking migraine that was assaulting him for the past couple of hours began to fade away.
"Fuck yeah! Drugs for the win!" The blue haired psychopath let out a loud yell.
"Drugs!?" Someone came barging into his room without a knock, and she was the only one who could do that. Minato yelped and pocketed the bottle and whistled around as Hamuko came running into his room, her ruby eyes fixed on the blue haired psychopath.
"You wanna smoke?" Minato asked with a tilt of his head. "That really ain't drug, unless you wanna go for the good shit."
A vein popped up on Hamuko's forehead. "I don't do drugs."
"... I got some good shit," Minato smirked. Hamuko charged forward and grabbed the blue haired teen by his ear.
"You what!?" The redhead asked again, pulling harshly on his ear.
"Ow, ow," Minato cringed. "I was just kidding!"
Hamuko puffed up her cheeks and released the grip on his ear. "Goddamn, can't you even take a joke properly?" The demented teenager mumbled.
Hamuko smirked. "Ain't my fault that your psychotic sense of humor doesn't work well with me."
"Aren't you the same chick who stomped the lovers shadow into pieces?" Minato shot back.
Hamuko stopped laughing, and this time, Minato smiled. "Why did you do that again?"
"Um..." Hamuko blushed faintly. "I-It was the mission!"
"Nonsense," Minato laughed merrily.
"Get stuffed," Hamuko waved him off.
Minato laughed again and sat on his bed. He was finally feeling like himself, he knew the pills wouldn't prolong his lifespan but at least they got rid of the pain. He could fight with the pills, and that was what he was hoping for.
Hamuko sat next to him and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"So," Hamuko said. "What was senpai talking to you about?"
Minato froze. He wasn't expecting that. "Um..."
"What is about the dog?" Hamuko inquired further and Minato decided to roll with it.
"O-Oh, yeah," Minato nodded sagely. "Something about a dog which I ignored."
Hamuko glared at him. "To be expected," She commented dryly. "That's the same cute pooch you kicked."
Minato shrugged. "I hate shit like that," He replied. "Everyone should know that. I told the two idiots to keep him away from me."
"Well, he's coming back!" Hamuko pulled him closer. "And my dear psycho, if you ever kick him again then.." She trailed off.
"Then?" Minato raised his brow.
"I'll kick you in return," Hamuko threatened.
"Geez," Minato rolled his eyes. "Wonder how much that will hurt."
Hamuko smiled. "Lovers shadow, darling!"
Minato froze this time but he quickly recomposed himself to give the redhead a wry look. "M-M-Minato-kun." He mocked, imitating her voice. "I-I'm so sorry!" Hamuko widened her eyes. "A-A-All my fault. Forgive me!"
Minato let lose a few crocodile tears. "I'll open you jacket a-and clean you up, because I'm sorry." He finished with the masterful performance, giving a smirk to the shell shocked redhead. "That happened during the Lover's operation, ain't that right, darling?"
"D-D-D-" Hamuko stuttered, making Minato lean in closer. "Douchebag!" She yelled, rattling his brain once again.
Minato scowled and got up. "Still, I kinda liked that night," He smiled.
"Pervert," Hamuko stuck her tongue out.
"If I remember correctly, YOU came out in the towel and YOU were the one who kissed first," Minato reminded with a smile on his face.
"Agree with me, dammit," Hamuko threatened, leaning back calmly. "Otherwise, you won't get another one."
"Baaah!" Minato exhaled. "This shit is boring. Let's go out and eat something."
"We have to get back early because of Koro-chan," Hamuko reminded.
"Who the hell is Koro-chan?"
"The dog we were talking about,"
"To hell with that dog,"
"Minato!" Hamuko silenced him with a glare.
"I love pooches," Minato stammered, rubbing the back of his neck. Hamuko was pleased with that.
...
Minato suffered another bout of intestinal pain and dizziness but he kept his composure and miraculously made his way back to the dorm, where he immediately popped a pill into his mouth. He laid back for a couple of minutes and soon, the pill did the trick once again and Minato let out a sigh of relief. "This shit is magical."
Soon, Hamuko dragged him into the command room. He greeted Yukari back and ignored Junpei's constant glares. He had to control it for her sake. The blue haired psychopath sighed and leaned back, increasing the volume of his player to maximum to block out everything around him.
Aigis was glaring at the ill bluenette as well but like Junpei, he managed to ignore her as well. "Shit heads!" He muttered under his breath, looking over to Hamuko who was chatting with Yukari.
Shinjiro had passed him a two finger salute which Minato returned... after a short while. The seniors were okay with him, and they were the ones responsible for the horrific chain of incidents.
"Will this shit meeting even start?" Minato shouted, earning himself a couple of glances, and a few glares as well.
"Do we have a mission?" Aigis asked, her blue irises piercing the blue haired demon.
"Don't look at me like that!" Minato scowled at the mechanical maiden, promoting Aigis to narrow her eyes at him.
"Minato," Hamuko called out to him softly and the result was exactly what she wanted. Minato muttered something under his breath and turned his head to the side.
"He's like a puppy..." Yukari mumbled.
"I heard that!" Minato shot her a glare, causing the pink clad female to yelp. "Let me tell you something you bi-"
"Minato!" Hamuko yelled at him again this time.
Minato was beyond flustered at this point, but like always, he obliged and buried his face into his palms, muttering various cuss words under his breath. Hamuko grinned and went back to chatting with the rest.
"I'm such a sucker around her..." Minato muttered, this had never happened with him before. No matter how beautiful a girl was, he never let anyone dominate over him like that, but with Hamuko, it was different. "... I don't mind it though," He chuckled, giving a sidelong glance to the redhead who was grinning like usual. "Not one bit..."
Soon, the door to the command room opened and Mitsuru walked in, along with a certain white furred canine. Koromaru happily ran into the command room, frolicking around energetically. He also had some kind of suit donned on... along with what seemed to be wings.
"Koro-chan?" Fuuka cried, running over to the once wounded dog. "What's with this collar?" She asked, as the dog nuzzled against her leg.
"He looks cuter in that," Hamuko laughed, scratching the mutt behind the ear.
"He was injured..." Mitsuru casted a sidelong glance to both Akihiko and Minato. "In a battle, his injuries were severe but luckily, he was able to recover."
"What's with the thing around his neck?" Yukari asked.
"It's an evoker for animals," Mitsuru replied, causing several gasps. "In other words, this dog is a persona user."
"... Well, shit," Minato broke the silence, putting his feet onto the table. "Wonder if a bitch can use it as well..." He was about to throw snark around but again...
"Minato!" Hamuko yelled at him again, causing Minato to flinch. He bit back the awesome ass snark he was about to unleash. Hamuko glared at him and he knew what he had to do... and it was hell hard for him.
"S-S-S-S..." He stammered, looking around awkwardly.
"Sorry?" Yukari said.
"Yes, that shit," The blue haired teen cringed, couldn't believe he was saying that, of all things. "G-Go back to the pooch, dammit."
Shinjiro passed the dog a small smile and the others looked a little baffled, but excited as well.
"Woof Woof," Komomaru barked.
"Koromaru-san is okay with this. He would like to help us all," Aigis announced.
"My suspicions were correct!" Minato cried. "She is a bitc-" Another glare and Minato shrank back into his seat.
"Why do I do shit..." He questioned himself with a sigh.
"Minato," Hamuko called out to him again, with authority. Minato slowly got up and looked at her, like he was awaiting orders. "Get over here!" She ordered, and Minato shyly shuffled towards her. Maybe she was about give him a kiss for apologizing? Oh, the possibilities were endless.
"Y-Y-Yes?" His breath smelled fine and he was ready to go!
"..."
"..."
And he was a little excited too.
"... So?"
"Pet him," Hamuko shrugged.
Minato leaned in closer, not really processing what she had said, but as soon as his brain did the thinking, the blue haired devil stopped dead in his tracks, and his dreamy smile melted into a scowl. "Why the fuck!?"
"I said so!"
"B-But..." He protested.
"NOW!" Hamuko yelled at him again. She gave a quick hi-five to Yukari and shared a quick smile with Fuuka.
Minato hesitated but her warning smashed into his psyche again and again, he couldn't live with that. Also, maybe petting the dog could make Hamuko happy? He would literally kill for that so, petting was nothing compared.
The blue haired devil crouched down and Koromaru, remembering the previous incident, shuffled backwards with a small whimper.
"Tch!" His anger threatened to surge because of the minor annoyance. He was about to yell at the mutt but something stirred in his cold, stoned heart. The blue haired demon blinked a few times, a vivid, yet warm memory flooding into his brain.
It was a memory of himself and his long forgotten parents. Their faces were blurred but Minato was sure that they were smiling, and so was he. Minato had a real goofy smile on his face, he was on his knees, playing around with a... dog? The vivid memory slowly got clearer and clearer and yes, it was a dog. He was playing around with a canine, who looked remarkably similar to Koromaru.
"I..." Minato bit his lip, feeling remorse for kicking Koromaru a few months ago. Still under the pressure of his previous memory, Minato literally crawled his way over to the petrified canine as the others watched on.
This time, Koromaru didn't back away, instead he made his way over towards Minato as well. Junpei was fully expecting to to be a sick game of his.
Minato held out his palm and Koromaru nuzzled against it, barking happily. "Heh.." The usually cold teenager let out a small chuckle, as he stroked the fur of the Shiba-Inu. Koro barked happily once again as Minato scratched him behind his ear, and this time, his smile was gentle.
Hamuko was slightly shocked herself but she ended up giving out a huge smile, and barely held back a yell of joy.
"Don't worry boy, I've got your back, always," He promised, stroking his fur once again. He was a little unnerved by the complete lack of noise coming from behind him, so the blue haired psychopath slowly turned around to see everyone else gaping at him.
He didn't give a fuck. "Wake the fuck up, shitheads!" Minato yelled, standing up and shooting glares. Koro nuzzled against his leg happily and Minato smiled momentarily, before regaining his frown.
Still, complete and utter silence.
Minato became flustered once again. "S-Shut up!"
Junpei was struck speechless. He couldn't even find anything to attack at.
Hamuko gave him a thumbs up with a gentle smile.
Minato returned the gesture and turned to the rest. "Shove your head back into your asses! This shit is over!" He groaned. The blue haired teen twirled around and was about to make his way back towards his room but Mitsuru's words halted him.
"Arisato is planning a counterattack on Strega," She announced, slightly conflicted.
"You backstabbing bitch," Minato scowled, turning back to the rest once again. "I told you to keep your mouth shut regarding that!"
"I apologize," Mitsuru replied. "But you simply cannot go through this alone."
"I kicked their asses the last time!" Minato yelled back. "I know they escaped thanks to that fucking redhead but they are weak right now, I will end this all on my own!"
"Sho gave you trouble," Mitsuru shot back. "All of us know that."
Minato gritted his teeth, barely holding himself back from attacking her. "I can take care of that punk by myself."
"Minato," Hamuko barged in, making him a little calmer again. "Let us help you."
"I, uh," Minato really didn't want to put Hamuko through any more pain, and bringing her along into Strega's base would surely give her quite a few sleepless nights. "Whatever!" He blew a raspberry and stormed out of the room.
Hamuko sighed and ran after him.
Hamuko barged into his room and yelled at him. "Dammit! Slow down a little."
Minato cringed and patted the spot next to him. Hamuko sat next to him and the blue haired teen let out a sorrowful sigh. He grabbed a hold of her wrist and rolled her sleeves up, exposing the scars that pained him every time he glanced at them.
"See this?" Minato asked weakly. "This makes me want to smash my head every time I look at them.
Minato glided his fingers over them. "... I really don't want you to suffer anymore."
Hamuko sighed, he was being really overprotective but she couldn't really fault him. "Hey, this all happened because you weren't there," She responded, petting him on the head gently. "It happened because you weren't around me..."
"I don't care what you say," Minato snapped back. "That was painful, for you and for me. And throwing you into a battle against Strega is painful. I don't care if you cutting yourself has some deeper meaning behind that, I am not making you go through anything painful, as long as I'm around."
'B-B-But..." Hamuko bit her lip.
"Shut up!" Minato yelled back at her, clutching his head. "Ugh, I'm sorry Hamuko but I really don't want to lose you."
"Awwww," Hamuko let out a sigh. "I'm not going anywhere." She hugged him close. Minato was sure going to the grave sometime very soon, he wished he could pour his heart out to her regarding this but he relented. She would probably be crushed after hearing that.
"You're damn sure are not going into Strega's base," Minato scowled.
Hamuko sighed. She really didn't see the point in arguing anymore. "Alright, I'll be here cheering you on."
"That's all I need," Minato sighed. "Let me do a good deed for once."
Hamuko smiled, remembering the little scene with Koromaru back in the command room. She kissed him on the forehead. "I'm proud of you." Minato was getting another bout of pain but he didn't really give a fuck right now.
"I'm glad..." He breathed out.
Is Hamuko dangerous? If she's under pressure/stress, she's tons dangerous, I've even used that in the previous chapters.
We're still working on the reverse one shot, hopefully it will be done soon.
Anyway, review as always, hope you enjoyed this. See you later.