DoA: 3

Author's notes: hello everyone! I'm adding a reference on the P3 school trip. Also, during the hot springs scene, I was never caught peeping, so I'm adding that reference.

Also, there's a POLL in my profile! It affects the ending greatly, so I give you, my dear and beloved readers, the choice of voting the climax/ending! you can vote up to 3, so vote away!

I woke up early in the morning to find Junpei's foot in my face. I pushed it away and went to wash my face.

Everyone was still fast asleep, so I decided to wait for thirty minutes before waking everyone up.

Kenji yawned as he stretched. Junpei rubbed his eyes and Quan nudged Lee.

"Lee, wake up." Quan said.

"Mmmm..." Lee said, "Five minutes."

"Wake up!" Quan said.

"Alright, alright!" Lee said.

"How're you feeling?" I said.

"A bit sore." Lee said.

Lee looked at his phone, and his eyes brightened up.

"Say, Fuuka-chan sent me a message!" Lee said.

"Well, don't keep us waiting! Speak up!" Junpei said.

"It says 'Hey Lee-kun! Remember, you are great! If you want to talk, or if you want to hang out and have some coffee, then give me a call! I'm always available for you! Stay cool and be yourself! :) :)'" Lee said

Junpei, Akihiko, Quan, Kenji and I were expecting his response to be filled with realization.

"Such a friendly girl!"

We shook our heads and sighed. Lee is pretty clueless, even by Kenji standards.

I realized my phone had a message.

"Guys look, "dudes, we made you guys breakfast, come down to eat.", a message from Minako."

We all went down and found quite a feast laid out. It was a cornucopia of delights and pleasures, mainly pancakes, bacon and other treats.

"Come on guys! Fuuka made some breakfast with Yukari!" Minako said.

"Great! It looks simple enough! Even Yuka-tan can't afford to screw this up!" Junpei said.

"What was that, Stupei?" Yukari said dangerously.

"I said 'Let's eat'!" Junpei said nervously.

"Thought so." Yukari said.

We ate the food, and it wasn't half-bad. It was actually quite delectable. So we gorged ourselves, until we felt full.

Strangely enough, Fuuka's skills with cooking had been sharpened considerably since our S-link.

After that, we all decided to chill out in the living room.

We watched some Harry Potter while chatting idly.

"Does Gekkoukan have a school trip?" Minako asked.

"Yeah, next week." Junpei said, "But don't get your hopes up. We'll probably go to some remote countryside or something, like last year."

"Hey! It wasn't remote! It was in Kyoto!" Yukari said, "And the hot springs were relaxing."

"I kinda thought last year was fun too." Akihiko admitted, "Though, it we were almost creamed..."

"Yeah, anyway!" I said, changing the subject, "It'll probably somewhere here in Japan."

"Not really." Quan said indifferently.

We all looked at him.

"What do you mean?" Kenji asked.

"Yeah, speak up!" Rio said.

"Just something I heard from my Dad. He mentioned going abroad or something..." Quan said distractedly.

"That's right... The reason why we didn't go abroad was because of Ekoda." I said.

"These are one of the times that I'm glad you two are my friends." Kenji said.

"Where did he say we were going, Quan?" Fuuka asked politely.

"He was very cryptic. Either in America or Europe." Quan said.

"Sweet! If we were going to the U.S., then I'd hope we'd go to New York! That place is my turf!" Minako said.

"I can't wait!" Yukari said.

"Too bad we can't go, eh Aki?" Leah said.

"Nope. Looks like it'd just be us." Akihiko said.

"Ah, in that case... You two play nice, okay?" Junpei said with a wink.

"Wha- Junpei!" Akihiko said angrily as he blushed.

"You sound like a creep!" Yukari said.

We spent the rest of the day hanging out. When it got late, the guys began to go home.

(11/05/10)

Monday...

Today was unusually uneventful. Other than the fact that they announced the School Trip, something we were already aware of.

Later, when we were having our Lunch break, the P.A. Announced something.

"Will Minato Arisato proceed to the Director's office please?"

Minako shrugged.

"D'ya do something?" Kenji said.

"Not that I know of." I said as I went to the Director's office.

I went down and knocked at the door before entering.

"Ah, Minato!" Mitsuru said.

"Hello Directress Kirijo." I said.

"Oh Minato! No need to be so formal and stuffy!"

"Heh, look who's talking!" I said.

After bantering, we went down to business.

"I want to introduce you to my cousin. Please come in now."

A young kid, not more than a middle-school student, went inside. He, or she (He/She was androgynous,) was pint-sized, had pasty skin and blue hair, with a hard look (seems as though she was deciding on something) and wore a Detective's cap.

Other than that, he/she looked almost like me.

"H-Hello Senpai... My name is Naoto." He/she said, holding out his/her hand.

I shook his/her hand.

"Um... Should I call you Naoto-kun or Naoto-chan?" I said.

He/she blushed.

"Naoto here is a girl." Mitsuru said.

"Say what?!" I said.

"B-but please call me Naoto-kun!" She pleaded.

"Yeah, sure..." I said.

"Naoto here has been homeschooled since birth, so I've decided that she needs to see school life, even though she's a few years too young for it." Mitsuru said.

"Wait, isn't she a bit too young?" I said.

"Don't worry, Senpai, I've taken advanced courses so you needn't worry about me." Naoto said, "And we do quite look alike, I admit."

The bell rang.

"Well, you better head for class." Mitsuru said, "Naoto will come during your School Trip, so you will have plenty of time to socialize then."

"Farewell Senpai. I hope our relations remain cordial." Naoto said.

"As do I." I said as I left.

I went up and had my classes.

After that, I went home with the gang.

(11/06/10)

Tuesday...

I went with my daily schedule.

Around Lunch, after eating, I saw Naoto looking intensely at the direction of the Astornomy tower.

"Hey Nao-kun. What're you looking at?" I said.

"Hm?" She said, "Oh, my apologies... I was looking into the direction of the Astronomy tower... I saw a suspicious person take something strange beyond the bushes... I'd like to investigate, but I'm afraid it would seem impudent of me."

"If you want, I'll accompany you." I offered, "I'm done with my lunch, and all my buddies are upstairs."

"Oh no, I couldn't possibly..." She said shyly.

"No, I'm not doing anything!" I reassured her.

"Oh, thank you Senpai." She said.

I walked with her to the Astronomy tower.

"So, you into investigating stuff or are you just obsessive compulsive or something?" I said.

"Well, my family were inclined to Detective work, so you could call me one... Actually, if I may be so bold, I'm an ace Detective."

"Look at you, Detective Prince!" I said.

Her eyes narrowed, "There he is! The perp!"

"You sure?" I said.

"Definite."

"No shizz." I said.

Cato was walking towards us.

"Hey Cato. We were on our way to the Astronomy tower. What were you up to?" I said.

"Hmph. I dunno. What were you up to?" He asked arrogantly.

"I just told you." I said.

"Well, I just told you too." He said.

"No you didn't." I said.

"My word against yours." He said, then left.

Naoto shook her head, "Not very nice, is he?"

"You could expect more friendliness from a man-eating bear."

We went around to the bushes where she spotted Cato.

All that was in the bushes were a tattered green bomber jacket with dis-attach sleeves and a pair of broken glasses.

"Jin..." I muttered.

"Well, looks like there's nothing to see here... I am sorry to have dragged you around, Minato-san." Naoto said.

"You go on ahead, Naoto." I said.

"You sure?" She said.

"Er, a Detective always has to be thorough." Although, it was an excuse to give Jin at least a respectable burial.

"Your dedication inspires me." Naoto said, "I shall look around some more." She went to snoop around.

I used that time to build a small shrine and buried the clothes beneath it. I placed the spectacles on the shrine.

The bell rang.

"There's the bell. Naoto let's go." I said.

"Please go ahead." Naoto said.

I shrugged and went up.

Professor Peter gave out hints on where the School Trip is going to be.

It had an English name and it was on either North America or in England.

After the class, I went home with Minako and Junpei.

(11/07/10)

Wednesday

Today Minako, Kenji, Rio, Fuuka and I decided to attend badminton practices since it'd been some time since we attended.

Fuuka was apprehensive as she seemed to want to ask me something.

I decided that, due to Fuuka's crippling shyness, that I was going to have to ask.

"So, what's on your mind, Fuuka?" I said as we took a water break.

"Nothing, Minato-kun..." She said.

"You know you could talk about anything to me." I said as I took a long drink.

"Okay..." She said shyly, "It's Lee-kun..."

"Ah..." I mused, "Of course."

"I mean, I try my best to give hints to him, but he seems utterly oblivious." she said.

"Guys these days, you need to be frank. Men are simple. We can't be trained! All that 'men are from Venus' crap-"

"Actually, it's 'men are from Mars'." Fuuka corrected.

"Yeah, well, give him a call." I said.

"Pardon me?"

"A call. Come on." I said.

"O-okay..." She said as she dialled Lee's number.

"Put it on loudspeaker." I said and she pressed the button.

"Gekkoukan Western Dormitory, how may I direct your call." The Receptionist said.

"H-Hello, this is Fuuka Yamagishi calling for Lee Aida." Fuuka said.

"Please hold."

"Be assertive!" I whispered.

She nodded.

"This is Lee. Who's calling this time of day?" Lee's voice said.

"S-sorry, this is-"

I mouthed, be assertive!

"Fuuka. This is Fuuka." She said nonchalantly and winked at me.

"Oh, hey Fuuka! Is everything alright?" He said.

"Couldn't be better. H-How's your wounds?" Fuuka said.

"Well, still holding up." Lee said.

She looked at me.

"Tell him that you enjoyed hanging out with him."

"I enjoyed hanging out with you." She said to Lee.

"Why thank you!" Lee said.

"Ask him out!" I hissed.

She shook her head and mouthed, no!

"Do it." I whispered, "Come on!"

"I was thinking... We should hang out more often." She said.

"Really? Any place you have in mind?" Lee asked.

"There is a, uh, new bistro in town. It has a great art gallery and has amazing reviews... So, I was thinking if Friday was possible?"

"Oh, Friday?" Lee said uncertainly.

"Uh, would Saturday be better?" Fuuka said hopefully.

"Actually, the thing is-"

I grabbed the phone and ended the call.

"What are you doing, Minato-kun?" Fuuka said.

"He was blowing you off." I said simply.

"He wasn't..." Fuuka said as she blushed, then she tried calling again.

"Don't. He'll be expecting you to call, and if you don't, he'll be the one to call." I said.

"How would you know?" She asked curiously.

"Because that's how guys like Lee operate." I said, "If you want Lee to like you, then you'll need to listen and do what I say."

"Okay...?" She said.

"Just listen to me. In your heart, you know that I know what I'm talking about." I said.

The phone beeped.

"He's calling! What should I do?" Fuuka asked excitedly.

"It's your call." I said.

"Okay, I'll answer."

"Pick up the phone and say, 'Hey Yu-kun!'"

"But why would I-"

"Just do it." I said.

She nodded and picked up the phone, "Hello Yu-kun!"

"Oh, uh... No. This is Lee."

"I'm sorry!" Fuuka said with an exaggerated voice and winked at me.

"Perfect!" I whispered.

"Who's Yu-kun?" Lee said.

"Some guy I'm dating." I coached her, "Nothing serious though."

"Some guy I'm dating. Nothing serious." she said.

"Oh, okay. Phew." Lee said.

"Hold on a sec." I whispered.

"Hold on a sec." She said.

"No problem." He said.

She put the phone down.

"What now?" Fuuka asked.

"Now, you wait thirty minutes. If he's still on when you pick up, he might be into you." I said, "No one in their right mind would wait thirty minutes for someone they're trying to blow off."

"No pressure, but you'd better be right." She said.

"Hey, trust me. If you follow what I say, Lee will be eating out of the palm of your hand."

"I don't want him eating out of the palm of my hand." She said, "Lee is a well-bred, well-rounded man."

"Whatever." I said as I smiled, "You like Lee and you want him to love you, so that part's obvious. Now you need to assert your love for him! Unless you want to see someone else snatch him away?"

"No!" She said.

"Then do everything I've told you." I said, "If he's still on, you must promise to do what I say. Minako would help."

I looked at my watch after a while.

"It's been after 30 minutes." I said.

She looked at her phone, "He's still on!"

She pouted, "Deal."

"Always make an impression." I said as I ended the call.

"Hey-"

"Don't worry, he'll call again in a few seconds." I said, "Ms. Toriumi is glaring at us."

In a few seconds, the phone beeped.

"Amazing! Who are you, The Oracle at Delphi?"

We played badminton and after that, I spent the next remaining Badminton sessions until Saturday tutoring her.

(11/11/10)

Sunday...

Today, we prepared to go to our mystery field trip.

After I prepared my luggage and changed some of my yen into either dollars and pound. (I still had leftover from my days of fighting from Tartarus.) and a formidable amount of it too.

After that, I packed some animal crackers and some drinks woth Minako from the nearest Mini-mart.

I reminded Junpei and he forced himself to pack up.

After all that, I decided to turn in, rather excited for tomorrow's events, which are sure to be one hell of a trip.

A/N: hey everyone! I made Naoto into Mitsuru's cousin. They talk alike and it makes sense. Sue me. :)

Also, where do you think the trip is gonna be at? Put it on your review if you have a pretty good idea!

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