Minato hugged Minako passionately. He was in bliss, and thought of the life he'd live with Minako, now that everything settled down... He didn't care if he was rich, poor or broken. As long as Minako was at his side, he'd weather any storm. He loved her and to him, that's all that ever mattered. He stared into her ruby red eyes and kissed her lovingly.
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"IWATODAI STATION."
It was at that moment Minato heard the intercom of the monorail beep. A startled Minato yawned and gripped his bag tightly, trying to remember the strange dream he just had, feeling a sense of dread for some reason.
Thinking hard, all that he remembered was a group of friends, a school club, an evil twin, and more importantly, a pale red-headed, red eyed woman, who he felt was important to him, but unfortunately could not recall her name.
For some weird reason, he could not remember anything that transpired in his dream, only that it included fighting strange Shadows and using Personalities.
He dismissed it as a symptom of his depression and ADHD, and downed a few tablets of Xanax and prescription meds.
For years, Minato lived an unfortunate life. His parents, Makoto and Chisato, truly died in an accident 10 years ago. Minato's wrists and feet were impaled on Rebar, which left gaping scars that his classmates often mocked. He bounced from relative to relative, school to school and orphanage to orphanage because no one wanted to deal with his inane babbling regarding Persona, Shadows, Social Links and the Dark Hour.
And when the clock struck 12 AM, everything was normal. People didn't turn into coffins, water did not turn to blood, and the moon stayed a pale shade of white. And when Minato arrived at the Iwatodai Dorms, he was allowed to stay the night before being transferred the next day to an all-boys dorm. Sad to say, he felt as if he met the brown haired girl, who pointed a gun, a real gun, at him, the elegant red head, and, to his surprise, the same red eyed woman in his dreams but they did not recognize him at all.
And his stay at Gekkoukan High was uneventful as well. He graduated with reasonable marks, and took up Psychology and married two times. Not once did he ever dream that wonderful dream years ago.
Eventually, he was taken to the Iwatodai Asylum, because of his erratic behavior and his belief of a 'secret hour'.
As Minato was subjected to intense hours of psycho testing and cerebro-shock therapy, when he finally recalled something he should have recalled.
Sitting in his white, padded cell, his years of solitude and shock therapy made him have a strange thought about someone, a woman.
An orderly entered, "Hey, you there." He said, "You have a new doctor now. Be nice."
A beautiful woman entered his cell. suddenly, it came back to him. It was her! The girl in his dreams! Her red hair, her red eyes, her pale white skin...
"This guy's been here for too long. His name's Minato." The orderly explained.
The Doctor smiled and looked at him, "Hello there! My name is Dr Minako Arisato! Pleased to meet you!"
"Minako..." He sobbed, "MINAKO!" He sobbed, and sobbed, and sobbed..
Until he lost his mind completely.
Minato Arisato was, in truth, was an ordinary man, and a victim of circumstances.