Minato exhaled loudly as he stepped inside the dorm. He never thought he'd be thankful for the shithole that was the dorm but right now, he was thankful that himself and Hamuko made their way back into the building, in one piece.
"You actually smiled when you opened the door," Hamuko noted.
"I-I fucking hate this place-"
"I like that," Hamuko smiled cheerfully.
"This is like my second home," Minato nodded. Hamuko laughed at that.
Yukari ran down the stairs, causing Minato's mood to slightly sour as he remembered the stunt she pulled earlier but all was forgiven since Hamuko and him actually got more closer due to the brunette.
"Are you two okay!?" Yukari struggled to speak as she was busy trying to catch her breath.
Hamuko snickered at the current, disheveled condition of her friend. Yukari was clad in her pajamas and her usually, immaculate hair were a mess. "Yeah, we're okay... Unlike you."
"And you?" Yukari asked the blue haired demon who was standing by the side.
"I got 10 minutes of kissing, fool," Minato clenched his fist. "I'm more than happy, fuck yeah!"
"Minato!" Hamuko blushed, slapping him on the arm. "That's private conversation."
"Fuuka suddenly starting yelling when she caught a burst of power coming from the mall," Yukari explained. "We were about to rush in but you two handled it pretty well."
Minato deadpanned. "Yeah... got nearly every bone broken, thank you bitc-"
"No," Hamuko disapproved.
"Ugh, dammit," he couldn't even cuss anymore. Minato hung his head low and went quiet.
"Some minor injuries," Hamuko sweatdropped. "A-And a broken window since I broke into the police station to get a gun."
Yukari gasped. "You broke in and got a firearm!? that's illegal!"
"That albino would have killed both of us if it wasn't for the gun," Minato defended Hamuko. "Don't you dare blame her or else I'll-" he made a strangling gesture with his hand. "Yeah, shit will go down."
"... I was joking," Yukari face-palmed.
"I saw through it too," Hamuko nodded.
Minato started making his way towards the steps, kicking everything that was in his way. "You clever little bit-" his gaze fell on Hamuko and he let out a sigh. "W-Whatever." the two females laughed as Minato disappeared from sight.
"Hey," Minato let out another sigh as he slowly turned around to face the beanie clad teenager. "You two doing okay?"
"Yeah," Minato nodded curtly.
Shinjiro nodded back. "Cool." and he went back to minding his own business. Minato liked that. Not annoying like Junpei. Not obsessive like Akihiko and not manipulating like Mitsuru. The dorm needed another sane human being.
"Wait," Minato stopped once again, his face stretching into a scowl.
"What!? I'm damn tired," he snapped.
Shinjiro stood up, hands inside his pockets. "You are still going to attack Strega, am I correct?"
"Yeah," Minato replied, wiping the blood clean from his cheek. "All of them will die, bank on that."
"I'm going along," Shinjiro added.
Minato shrugged. "The secret is already out and I don't give a shit about you so yeah, be my guest."
The senior was slightly amused. "Cool. I don't give a shit about you either so better stay out of my range during that."
Minato smirked back. "Please," he blew a raspberry. "Why though? I sense a connection there."
"Well, let's just say," Shinjiro paused for a while. "We are quite similar and we will share a similar fate."
"WHAT!?" Minato scowled, taking a step back.
"You don't have much time left either, do you?" Shinjiro sighed.
"I swear, if you tell this to Hamuko then I will rip your guts out," Minato warned, narrowing his eyes to slits.
"I won't," Shinjiro replied. "You better keep keep your end of the deal."
Minato relaxed his stance. "If you break it, then I'm coming for your head."
Shinjiro snorted. "Get to bed, kid."
"Delinquent asshole,"
"Snot nosed punk,"
Minato shrugged, there was definitely a level of respect between them. If this was anyone else, a ruckus was sure to follow but Shinjiro was cool and calm, didn't talk much and he seemed pretty good at keeping secrets. Minato respected that.
"So, you wanna do something good in your life before going to the grave?" Minato looked back at the older teen.
Shinjiro chuckled. "Yeah, same as you. A good deed in a so far, worthless life."
"Sweet fucking dreams," Minato snarked and went inside his room.
"Night, kid,"
...
Minato groaned as he woke up in the middle of the night with the same damn pain raping his senses. The blue haired teen reached out for his pills and gulped one down with a sip of water. Tasted bad as always.
"This is insane," he commented. "I'm literally living on these things..."
Another bout of pain ravaged his insides and Minato rolled onto his back, clutching his gut in pain. "It should go away..." he muttered, sweating profusely as he tried not to scream out loud due to the pain.
And it finally went away, causing the teen to sigh in relief. Minato laid back on his bed. "Least that red haired bitch is good for something." he muttered, turning on his side and contemplating his next course of action.
"I can beat all those weaklings with one hand behind my back," he snorted. "Did it so many times before..." Theo and Sho on the other hand...
"No way I can take both of them at the same time," Theo was a beast, evident by the fact that he took an ungodly beating and was still able to stand. Sho was at his level and was just as relentless and brutal. "Dammit..."
"I still need to do this shit," Minato breathed out. He was going to die pretty soon and he was determined to make life for Hamuko easier after he had hit the grave. "I'll do anything..."
"JUNPEI!" that sounded like Hamuko. She was shouting downstairs.
"Leave me alone!" the capped teen yelled back.
"WAIT!" Hamuko nearly pleaded but Junpei quickly ran up the stairs. "DAMMIT!"
"Shit," Minato had half a mind to go down there and beat him to a pulp for leaving Hamuko hanging but that would only cause her more pain and he didn't want that to happen anymore.
Minato thought back at all the times he had caused Hamuko immense pain. He had fucked up on numerous occasion and Hamuko's pain stricken face made Minato hit himself on the face. "I'm such a fucking idiot."
Minato laid on his back once again, gazing at the ceiling above. "I've always been such a shitty friend," he closed his eyes. "And I'm an even shittier boyfriend."
"She's dating a complete jackass who has screwed, lie and killed his entire life," the blue haired psychopath bit his lip. "She's dating the most worthless scum of the earth." he never really cussed himself before and all the things he did before, he did it with no remorse. He never felt shitty after doing it but right now, he was feeling horrible when he thought about it.
"Shit," Minato banged his fist on the frame of the bed.
Eventually, Minato sat up on his bed. "No," he swore. "I'm gonna make things right for her. No matter what." he was even prepared to bully his uncle to give his entire fortune to Hamuko. He wouldn't be taking all the money to hell, anyways.
And finally, after beating himself over, Minato went to sleep.
On second thoughts...
Minato stood up and gulped down an additional two pills. He grabbed the essentials, his evoker and a real gun that he brought not too long ago. When the Dark Hour hit the world, Minato quietly jumped down the window and headed for his ex-temporary residence.
"Whoever is there, is gonna die," he slapped himself on the face and his usual sick smirk spawned. "As bad as that assclown."
Minato marched his way towards the back of Port Island. He knew the way and since it was the Dark Hour, he didn't have to deal with the usual filth. 10 minutes later, he was right in front of the building where he previously lived. Strega's apartment. Theo never lived there for some reason and if Sho was there, then he would just have to deal with that.
Minato slowly made his way up the stairs, without a sound and with a smile. Just when he reached the door, he fished his evoker out and summoned a sword into his palm. "I'm ready..." he grinned once again. His blood was running hot. This was going to be fun.
Minato tackled the door clean of its hinges and broke in like he owned the place. "I'm back, bitches!" he let out a loud yell, looking around the smelly old apartment.
"You punk!" the blue haired psycho was pleased to see that only the brute was present. No Theo, no Sho and no naked little hippie and his nerdy boyfriend.
"Hello," Minato cackled as Keima shakily stood up, he was a little scared to go toe to toe with the Fool since Minato crushed him not too long ago and he was still recovering.
Keima bit back his fear and charged for the blue haired teen who looked far too relaxed. Minato pulled back at the last second, avoiding the heavy punch and replied with a jab on Keima's chin which managed to daze him for a while.
Minato pulled on some brass knuckles on his fist and punched the brute right in the gut, eliciting a harsh yell of pain. "Heh!" Minato sent Keima crashing to the ground with a right.
Minato mounted Keima and started pounding his face in with the brass knuckles. Every shot invoked a scream and Minato gave a sick smirk during the assault. Blood was gushing out from the wounds on his face which looked ugly as shit.
"How does that feel, huh!?" Minato mocked as Keima struggled to push him away but all his strength had faded and he looked like a man on his death bed. Hell, Minato even managed to damage his eye due to his fists.
"That's for lying to me about Hamuko," Minato pulled harshly on his hair. "You piece of shit."
Keima grabbed Minato by the wrist and pulled him close, although he was barely able to do it. "T-That bitch's days are numbered."
Minato hissed, his face stretching into a hateful scowl. He punched Keima hard on the face once again, hard enough that his own fist starting to hurt. "Watch your blasted mouth." another punch. "How dare you talk about her like that!?"
Minato stood up and pulled out a couple of knives from his pockets.
"What are you doing?" Keima's voice cracked slightly.
"I was interrupted last time," he gave a devilish smirk. "Just completing my job."
Keima yelled out in utter agony again as Minato dove the knives through each of his limbs and pressed them deep, pinning the powerhouse against the ground. "Let me go!" the pain was unimaginable.
"I'm gonna kill you for even touching her!" he hissed, remembering the first time he had encountered Keima. The time when he and the other assholes broke into the dorm. The time when he held onto Hamuko.
His face reddened due to the memory. Minato looked around the lounge. Crappy as always.
Minato pressed his boot against Keima's mouth and pulled out his pistol. The brute widened his eyes as Minato directed the barrel for him. Keima tried to struggle but it was futile. Minato looked absolutely remorseless right now and his eyes were dancing with a raging storm inside.
"Rot in hell," Minato shot the powerhouse on the gut and an involuntary quiver passed over Keima's frame. The wound was burning and blood was gushing out like a waterfall. Minato pressed his boot roughly against his mouth and watched on with a smirk as Keima struggled to get out. He couldn't even shout in pain as he was gagged.
After a few minutes, Keima stopped struggling. He was breathing faintly but his eyes gave the clear message. He was broken. Broken completely. Minato removed his foot and went on completing his missions.
He searched around the apartment and crushed whatever evoker he found. Burned away whatever money he could see and threw away the pills that were essential for Strega.
Minato splattered oil all over the apartment as Keima looked on, he couldn't even speak anymore and his limbs were frozen in fear. Minato switched to a fire resistant persona and conjured up a ball in his palm.
"Dying like a bitch," he chuckled. "Pity. I look forward to torturing you in hell." with that, he released the ball of flames which quickly reacted with the oil, giving rise to searing flames that quickly enveloped the building.
Minato smiled to himself and walked out of the building. His work was done. The blue haired psychopath hummed to himself and got into his room without a problem. "One down..." he was glad that nobody else was present. "A few more assholes to go." and he finally slept.
...
Minato spent most of the day inside of his room. Hamuko came to visit him like usual. And she dragged him downstairs when it was dinner time. The blue haired psychopath sighed as Aigis and Junpei gave him the most intense glares while the others greeted him.
"So," Hamuko started, looking at Junpei with a smile. "You got any plans for the rest of the holidays?"
Junpei grunted in annoyance.
"Do you?" Hamuko smiled a little wider, she was trying to bring the team back together.
"Don't bug me," Minato dropped his fork at the tone Junpei used.
"Ugh," Minato restrained himself from beating him to a pulp.
10 minutes passed in awkward silence as the rest quietly ate food but Hamuko was getting restless. "Um, bropei?"
"I told you!" Junpei shouted. "Shut the hell up for once goddamn second."
Minato finally lost it. "HEY!" he banged his fist on the table. "Watch your mouth."
"Oh no," Hamuko lamented. What had she done?
"Don't you dare order me around," Junpei snapped.
"Guys, calm down," Akihiko looked at Ken who looked a little unnerved. Hell, everyone looked unnerved. A huge spat/fight was incoming, that was for sure.
"If you have a problem with me, then settle it with me," Minato hissed. "Don't take it out on her."
"Or else what, huh? You gonna kill me!?" Junpei stood up and so did Minato.
"Don't talk too much, asshole," Minato warned.
Junpei finally had enough as he launched himself at Minato over the table, taking him down to the ground. And the brawl started.
"Stop it!" Mitsuru commanded but it was too late as the two teens started pummeling each other out of pure rage. Minato was getting hit but Junpei was taking more damage and eventually, the capped teen backed away momentarily.
Hamuko tried to step in but Shinjiro stopped her. "Let them fight."
"W-Why?"
"Its what they most need right now," the beanie clad teenager replied as Junpei ran for Minato once again.
Minato dodged the rather low strike and replied with a right that wobbled Junpei. The fire user tried to hit him once again but Minato easily dodged. He was pissed. Junpei insulted Hamuko and he even dared to hit Minato. He was going to cripple asshat for what he did. Nobody disrespected him like that.
Minato marched forward, holding his fist back. He was seconds away from hitting him and knocking his lights out but all that stopped when he looked over at Hamuko.
The auburn haired girl looked lost and scared. She was shivering in her boots. "..." she was trying to make peace with Junpei and Minato was just about to rain on her efforts.
"... No," the blue haired teen deliberately slowed down. Junpei was handling a lot of pent up emotions. He was so upset because of that, he had a chip on his shoulder ever since the battle. It didn't take a genius to see that the capped teen wanted to beat the shit outta him.
"... I can," he said to himself. He would take a beating just so Hamuko and Junpei could be friends again.
Minato missed the strike on purpose and Junpei replied with an uppercut that wobbled Minato.
The seniors saw this and decided not to interfere, not after the stare Minato gave them.
Junpei stepped in and punched the blue haired bastard across the face, he soon clinched up and delivered knee after knee up his mid-section. Minato groaned as the capped teen pushed him back and started pounding his face in, spilling out blood.
Hamuko tried to step in once again but the senior stopped her once again. "Don't do it. Everything will be fine after this."
"How can you say that?!" she nearly shouted.
"He's doing this for you,"
"... What?"
Shinjiro remained silent and focused his attention back on the brawl, where Minato was getting the shit beaten outta him. Junpei had punched, kicked and slapped the psychopath into a bloody mess.
Minato was about to strike him several times due to anger but he stopped himself whenever he looked at Hamuko. It was for her.
Junpei floored Minato and mounted him. "Fuck you!" he shouted, elbowing him on the face.
"You piece of shit!" Minato took the next strike with another groan.
Junpei continued punishing the blue haired teen. The weight on his shoulders was surely lessening after every strike. "Fuck you!" he yelled out once again as Minato still didn't retaliate for all the damage he had taken.
"..." Nobody could really believe it but Minato took a beating.
Junpei panted, his arms felt like noodles since he had used so much energy. The capped teen backed off and looked at his bloodied fists. He couldn't believe it but he had just beaten Minato. All the bottled up emotions were gone. He felt free.
"Hahahaha," Minato coughed out some blood on the ground and Hamuko finally ran over to him.
"Are you okay?" seeing Minato covered in blood wasn't a sight she was used to, despite it happening so often.
"Wow, asshat," Minato panted as Hamuko fussed over his injuries. "You're bad. You're a bad cat." he stood up.
"... Minato," Junpei held Minato's gaze and there was no anger behind it.
"You destroyed me, yup," he nodded, standing up on spaghetti legs. "Beat the shit outta me."
"Dude," Junpei bit his lip. He saw the message.
Minato nodded at him and waved at the rest. "The show is over. Shove your heads back into your asses." he groaned, limping his way up the stairs.
Minato didn't even bother cleaning up the blood from his face. He just collapsed onto his bed and let out several deep breaths. He couldn't believe it but he made through it. He had gotten brutalized but he was still smiling.
"I did it," he muttered. "Got beaten down by a weakling but I mended her bond with asshat."
"Heh," he chuckled. Another thing was taken care of.
The door to his room opened and Hamuko cringed upon seeing Minato lying on his bed like a dead man. "Minato..." she whispered, shuffling her way towards Minato.
"Yeah?" he asked, looking at her after wiping his eyes clean.
Hamuko sat next to him and Minato waited.
"..."
"..."
"You did that for me, didn't you?" Hamuko broke the silence.
"I-I have no idea what you mean," he looked away.
"Minato," Hamuko said through teary eyes. "You did that so me and Junpei would be friends again, right?"
"It's getting cold here, I mean shit," Minato changed the topic. "Mind shutting off the air conditioner? Must as well save Ice Queen some money."
"Idiot," Hamuko bawled, pulling him close. "Why did you do that!? I-I could have done fine on my own."
"I knew he wouldn't be okay until he beat the hell outta me," Minato replied. "He'll be fine now. Don't worry."
"Thank you so much, Minato," Hamuko kissed him on the cheek. "Y-You make me feel so special."
"No problem," Minato replied with a smile as Hamuko cleaned his face up with her hanky.
"You're so sweet," Hamuko cooed. "How the hell can you say that you're a monster?"
Minato cringed. "Y-You wouldn't know..."
"Tell me then," Hamuko looked his intently.
Minato tried to avoid her gaze. "Tell me, Minato."
Minato remained silent.
"You love me don't you?" Minato slowly nodded. "Then don't hide from me. That defeats the purpose of everything."
Minato growled. "Fine!" he snapped. "I-I-I." the words dissolved inside of his throat.
"I'm the scum of the earth," he finally faced her. "You said it yourself during the blasted full moon."
"Minato, I was charmed," she replied calmly.
"Doesn't make it a lie," he breathed out.
"Minato, just open up. I promise it won't change anything," Hamuko pleaded. "Just open up, dammit. What good is our relationship then?"
"FINE!" Minato snapped again. "I've slaughtered dozens of people. Played with graves and made fuckers kill each other. I've fucked more girls than you can possibly count. Everyone of those bitches yelled at me but I didn't give a shit because nobody else is worth it. The world fucking sucks and it deserves to blow up. I fucking hate everything!"
"But you!" he pulled her closer. "You fucking moron. What are you made of!? I never felt this before. What is your secret!?" he demanded.
"..." Hamuko remained silent.
"No, I don't give a fuck about the people I've hurt or killed. Even if I knocked up some ugly chick, not a shit given. They're worthless but again you," his voice cracked. "I care about them because of you and for that, I beat myself over at night." he pulled on his bangs. "I want to be a good persona because of you. You literally force me without even saying a word. Just what kind of a demon are you!? ANSWER ME RIGHT NOW!"
"..."
"So yeah, your boyfriend," he sneered. "Has had multiple one night stands. Why? Because girls are nothing more than toys that I used..." he looked away, feeling a slap was incoming. "Except you."
"I still love you, Minato,"
And that did it, Minato leaked out a few tears. "W-What in the seventh hell are you?" he groaned. He honestly couldn't figure it out. Hell, his own parents would have kicked him outta the house if he told them this but they didn't know. Nobody knew. Hamuko did. He had forgotten but she remembered.
Hamuko hugged him close. "I can't seem to hate you... guess this works both ways, huh?"
Minato finally settled down in her embrace. He chuckled. "Yeah, guess so.." he wiped his eyes clean. "I-I haven't touched another chick while I've been, um.." he blushed. "Crushing on you. None. I swear."
Hamuko giggled. "You're so sweet."
"I try," he smiled. Like Junpei, a huge weight was lifted from his shoulders.
"I want the stuck up prick back though," Hamuko pouted, ruffling his hair. "The 'new' you is kinda boring."
"Alright then," Minato nodded. "I'm gonna beat the shit outta Junpei first thing in the morning."
Hamuko laughed once again, resting against him. "Just don't forget, no matter how you messed up, I won't hate you."
"Me too," Minato swore. "Me too..." he trailed off and finally drifted to sleep.
I'm too damn nice. We haven't updated this in a long time because welp, no support and no motivation. I remembered that Mich was the one who made a TVtropes page for me so had to do this request.
I dunno about another update. Sorry, but there is literally no support and I usually work on the popular stuff, and I don't see that happening just yet, but still. I hope you enjoyed this. We had written quite a bit before but never had the urge to finish it until.
Thanks for the support so far guys, you guys are awesome.
Bye!