[Now playing: In the forest X→Z ver., Xenoblade Chronicles X]
The two anime men swung axe and sword, weapons clashing together consistently as though evenly matched. Those watching were either in awe or in fear. Even the Rake was feeling uneasy in what seemed to be his final moments of life. Owen whimpered from above, but aside from that, everyone else was silent.
The next moment their weapons clashed together, Yu did a dick move and kicked Shinjiro in the leg where he had been shot. That really hurted which made Shinji fall onto the ground with a pained grunt. But he wasn't a fool, and rolled out of the way when Yu tried to slash him. Unfortunately, every time Shinjiro swung his axe at the other, he dodged skillfully.
After only a few minutes of this, The Rake grew angered, and shoved Slenderman through their battle and over the ledge. This staggered both anime boys, and Slenderman soon perished as he fell into the poisonous liquid below. The Rake screeched in victory, before joining Shinjiro's team.
Both Yu and Shinjiro were taken aback by the sudden action from the creepy creature, but Shinjiro was quicker to react than Yu.
He pulled Michael's pistol out of his pocket casually, and said his final words to Yu Narukami.
"Adios, asshole."
Shinjiro first shot Yu in the shoulder, and then in the leg. Yu screamed in pain, and was not as durable as Shinjiro, so he could not use brute strength to try and continue the fight. Everyone was left there with gaping mouths at the blunt ending of the battle.
With the remainder of his ability, Yu tumbled over the railing. Shinjiro peered over the edge to see a black blur take Yu away, confirming to Shinjiro alone that the silver haired teenager survived. He felt no different now that this battle was over. He was a simple man, with a simple goal in mind; saving the girl and getting outta here.
Owen was crying at the top of the ledge, and Donkey Kong had become easily distracted and walked off now that Yu was gone. Sayaka hopped down from above and rejoined the group. The Rake stared at her, until Shinjiro said to him, "stop that." The Rake obeyed his master and stopped.
"So, are we finally gonna get the fuck outta here," Michael asked.
"Yup, let's go," Shinjiro said as he headed to the exit. The others followed him, with Sayaka asking Shinjiro, "hey, did you ever find my wallet?" She got no response.
Shinjiro kept quiet as the others in his group talked to each other. Michael was talking with Kanji and Sayaka about their… weapon of choice, while Haru and Makoto were discussing school. The Rake walked beside his master as they finally made their way outside. It was now becoming daytime, the sun rising off in the distance. It was hard to see in the darkness of the alleyway though. The gang walked towards where they parked the motorcycles, but found a silhouette standing by them.
"Oh great, another shithead to deal with," Shinjiro mumbled.
[Now Playing: Desire, Persona 5]
As he approached, he was able to make out the mushroom-shaped body of the character. It was Owen. And he seemed to have sticky bombs, none of the group realizing that Owen had at some point pick-pocketed Michael.
Owen sniffled and turned to Shinjiro.
"I just wanted *sob* t-to have my Jamesy back. *sob* Thank-Thanks to you, my boyfriend a-and best friend *sniffle* are dead! A-And for wh-what? *sob* B-Because I 'simped' on some g-g-girl because sh-she reminded me of m-my boyfriend?"
Owen was beyond upset, his words melding into his sobs. When Shinjiro tried to step another foot closer to explain himself bluntly, Owen held up a trigger.
"T-take one m-more step, *sniffle* an-and I'll bl-blow this popsicle s-stand!"
Everyone took caution at first, until Sayaka whispered to Kanji, "hey can I have your chair? I left mine in the warehouse." Without words, Kanji handed her his chair. She approached Owen and smacked him with it. Owen dropped the switch as he cried in pain.
"You can't just threaten people like that," Sayaka yelled at him. Owen began to sob as usual, and Sayaka continued to shout, "Don't be such a simpleton-"
Shinjiro grabbed her wrist to try and get her to stop wailing insults, but when he found that it wasn't working, he turned her to face him and leaned down to kiss her.
[Now playing: Sunset Bridge, Persona 5]
Sayaka blushed almost as red as Kanji had every time someone insulted him in the warehouse, while everyone else cheered for Shinjiro (except Owen and the Rake). Shinjiro broke the kiss and looked away from her immediately.
"You should take a chill pill with the insults. Owen already knows he's a little bitch, and doesn't need you rubbing it in his face-"
Sayaka slapped Shinjiro across the face and yelled, "Why did you do that in front of all those people?! That was really embarrassing! Now they all- I bet they think- U-UGH!"
Haru giggled at the sight and said, "you two make a cute couple."
"Haru, I don't think you should say-" Makoto didn't get to finish her words.
"N-N-No, do not even say that- ugh! Look what you did, Shinjiro, Ugh! Just- I wanna go home now! Come on," Sayaka complained, as Michael's buddy Franklin finally pulled up in a getaway truck, looking at the abundance of teenagers.
"Is that our ride? Hell yeah! Let's go," Kanji cheered as he hurried to the back of the truck. Sayaka followed behind Kanji, dragging Shinjiro along behind her. The Rake followed his master, and then Makoto and Haru followed after them.
Michael got into the front seat next to Franklin, and they all drove off into the morning light.
[Now playing: Iwatodai Dorms, Persona 3]
Iwatodai Dorms, Port Island - A week later ; 11:54 PM.
The rest of the members of S.E.E.S. were finally coming back from their trip to Europe, all chattering among one another. They were all rather tired, and headed to their dorm rooms to sleep. Junpei Iori walked into his dorm and kicked off his shoes, sprawling out on his bed immediately. Little did he know, he would be watched over in the nights that The Rake so chose to observe.
Tonight was the first of many.
~ Fin. ~