When Makoto awoke she was confused about why she was sleeping in her living room. She recalled the events of the previous night with a blush on her face and then was immediately confused by the absence of her friend. 'Did he leave in the middle of the night? Did he just go to school?' Makoto soon got her answer when she walked into the kitchen to find Akira and Sae talking at the table and enjoying their breakfast.
"Oh there she is. Good morning." Akira said casually.
"You know, when I walked in to my apartment I was a little shocked to find my sister sleeping with some boy. I about killed him." Sae teased her sister. "You're lucky I found you with Akira and not some random person.
"What's that supposed to mean!" The red eyed girl said in a panic.
"I'm just saying, I knew you two would end up together at some point." Sae now had a smirk on her face.
"It's not like that." Both Akira and Makoto said in unison their faces covered in red.
"Oh sure...anyway you two need to get to school. I'll be back later to get some more stuff for my office." Sae grabbed her bag and left for work.
The two friends packed their bags for the day and left for school. When the duo when their separate ways they immediately texted their friends.
Makoto: Haru I need to talk to you at your earliest convenience.
Akira: Ann I need to talk to you after class.
School went by fast for the two friends. They were both nervous and eager to hear what their friends had to say.
At the end of the day Akira and Makoto net with their separate friends to discuss the previous night.
"Akira what is this about?" Ann asks.
"Ok... ever since I got to Shujin I have been feeling weird about Makoto." Akira winces like he is about to be attacked.
Ann has a face of discussed. "Why do I want to know."
"Why do you get mad when someone mentions her?" Akira looks offended.
"Because I'm pissed off at her Akira! I know she's your best friend and what ever but I hate her! She just stood by and watched as Shiho tried to kill her self! She knew about Kamoshida and did nothing!" Ann's face was red in anger.
"Oh...I don't know what to say. Ann I'm sorry about Shiho but it wasn't Makoto's fault. It was Kamoshida not her."
"She could have stopped him! And I don't know if you have noticed but she has been following us around Shibuya since Kamoshida's palace."
"She was what?" Akira looks very concerned and confused.
"Yeah she's always hiding behind that oversized book." Ann was sounding more and more mad.
Akira had no idea why she would do that unless...she knew about the phantom theives!? No that's impossible how could she have possibly known. But the thieves had bumped into her after infiltrations and she has noticed their injuries. So maybe she thinks something is going on but not exactly what.
"Ann there is no reason to hate Makoto. But I may have to ask her about this." Akira says trying to calm his friend down.
"No I hate that bitch!" Ann regrets her choice of words after that. Akira looked furious. Ann thinks he looks scary when he's mad. She thinks he's about to say something but he just walks away. "Akira come back. I'm sorry! Please." Akira just ignores her and leaves.
Meanwhile on the Shujin rooftop.
"You wanted to talk to me Makoto?" Haru asks her friend.
"Yes I just don't know how to explain it." Makoto answered.
"Is it about Akira?"
"How did you know?" Makoto asks looking flustered.
"I'm just that good." Haru responded triumphantly. "Any way what's wrong with Akira? Did you figure out what he was doing?"
"Not yet but I think Sakamoto and Takamaki are a part of it. Anyway nothing is wrong with Akira I think something is wrong with me." Makoto said looking shy.
"Ok what is it?"
"Well ever since Akira showed up in Shujin I have been feeling different whenever he is around." Makoto's face is about as read as her eyes at this point.
"Feel different how?" Haru looks concerned but she knows where this is going.
"Whenever he is around I feel really self conscious, and nervous, and I get this weird feeling in my stomach, and so many other things."
"Do you want my professional opinion?" Haru is enjoying teasing her friend.
"Of course I do." Makoto said looking confused.
"Makoto, you are in love with Akira." Haru sated bluntly.
"In love with him!?" Makoto said a little too loud. "Are you sure?"
Haru gives her Friend a smirk. "I am 100% sure. I have seen the way you look at him when you are together and the way you laugh when he makes a joke and especially the way you try to flirt with him."
"Oh my god." Makoto looks shocked.
"I can't believe it took you this long to realize it."
"Haru, thank you for this but I need to go think for a while." Makoto said almost in a daydream kind of state.
"Oh ok. Sure. I need to get going anyway." Haru grabbed her bag and left the rooftop.
Makoto was left to her thoughts. Left to think about her current situation. 'This is crazy right? But it dose make sense. Dose it? I guess I may kinda just a little like him. But he is my best friend and I don't want to ruin that.' The brown haired girl was going crazy trying to make sense of it all. Going back and forth about the situation.
A few days later...
The school was having an assembly to announce new events that will be taking place. The principal was up on the stage talking about fundraisers and more assemblies. "Oh and remember the the school dance the will be taking place in two weeks. If you are bringing a date you have to fill out a form and buy your tickets in the main office. You can also write an invitation and the school will deliver it to the receivers locker."
Haru jabbed Makoto on the arm to mess with her looking over at Akira. Makoto wasn't sure what she should do about her feelings but before she could think about it too much Kamoshida walks onto the stage and breaks down. He starts crying, telling the entire school about all the things he had done. All the girls he abused and all the volleyball members he beat. He kept going apologizing over and over until the principal dragged him off the stage and called the police. The assemblie suddenly stopped and everyone was shocked.
The students flooded out of the auditorium and into the schools main room all of them talking about Kamoshida and what he had said. The principals voice sounds out on the PA system over the students. "All students are here by released to go home for the day." The bell rings and everyone leaves. Akira checks his phone to see he got a message from Makoto.
Makoto:school is cancelled but do you still want to have a study session?
Akira: yeah I will meet you in the library at normal time.
Akira, Morgana, Ryuji, and Ann are all celebrating as they walk to Shibuya. "Hell yeah! Let's go! We won!" Morgana and Ryuji are too busy celebrating to notice that Akira and Ann haven't spoken to each other for a while. Akira still hasn't fully forgiven Ann for the things she said about Makoto but he tries to not let it show.
The theives move on from their victory and spend some time at a cafe. They order some food and drinks and talk amongst themselves for a while before going to take down some Mementos requests.
Once the theives arrive in the distorted subway system they spotted a few shadows. The group immediately attacked the monsters. Joker started with a few jabs with his knife. It didn't do any damage? That's odd. Joker tries using his gun. The bullets bounced right off of the monsters.
'Why can't I do any damage?' Joker panicked. 'There is only one more thing I can try.' "Persona!" ... Nothing happened.
"What's wrong joker? Mona asks.
"Why can't you beat these guys? They are really weak." Skull says as he decimated one of the shadows.
"It looks like he can't summon his persona." Panther states as she blasts away another shadow.
"It looks like he can't use any of his powers." Mona adds.
"I'm ok I promi-" joker tries to say before getting smacked away by the last shadow and is left unconscious.
"Holy shit!" Yells Skull.
"We need to help him!" Says Panther.
"On it. You two grab Joker and get him out of here." Mona says as her finishes off the last shadow.
The Phantom theives hrab their leader and make their escape. They take the unconscious Akira and sneak him to Leblanc. It wasn't easy but they done how did it. They almost got away with it until Makoto walks in.
"Hey Akira you didn't show up to our study session so I thought I would check on yo-Oh my god! What happened?"
"Um well...you see...he uh...got into a fight?" Ryuji did his best to sound convincing.
"A fight? You guys met him get into a fight? With who? Why did this happen?"
"It was a uh...a thief, yeah a theif. They tried to take Ann's bag and Akira tried to get it back." Ryuji lied. "He got the bag back and when he was turned around the theif knocked him out and ran."
"Oh wow. I'm so sorry that happened." Makoto apologizes.
"It's ok we are just worried about him." Ryuji said.
"I wish you would have called though. I could have helped." Makoto offered.
"Look. We didn't call because we don't need your help." Ann said hatefully.
"Ann calm down." Morgana whispered.
"Ok I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I guess I'll just leave you guys alone but please tell Akira to call me when he wakes up."
"Sure thing ms.prez." Ryuji promised.
With that being said Makoto left the attic and left the cafe. A few hours had passed and the thieves waited for Akira to wake up. Ann had to leave because of a photo shoot leaving Ryuji and Morgana. The two spoke for a while before Ryuji had to leave. Morgana thought about getting Sojiro to look and see if Akira was ok but he thought it would be best not to.
The next day.
Akira woke up confused the last thing he remembered is being in Mementos. He then remembered what had knocked him out. 'That was weird. Why didn't my persona work?'
"Oh good your awake." Morgana said excitedly. "Hurry we need to go to school."
"Yeah I guess. Do you know why my persona wouldn't work?" Asks Akira.
"I don't know we will have to find out later." The cat comments.
Akira finishes another normal day at school and agreed to hangout with Makoto and Haru. He was still concerned that she was investigating him but she is his best friend he didn't care. The three meet up and head to their lockers.
"So what do you guys want to do?" Akira asks the two girls.
"I was thinking we could go try the new cafe that opened recently." Responds Haru.
"That sounds like a good idea." Makoto comments.
"Ok I just need to get a few things from my locker and we can go." Akira says as he undoes the lock to his locker and when he dose a mountain of heart shaped cards fly out and spill on the floor. "What the hell!"
"Oh my god." Makoto whispers do no one could hear. Her face is bright red and she feels a sinking feeling in her stomach.
"What are all of these?" Akira asks trying to pick up all the cards.
"They are invitations to the school dance next week." Haru responds cheerfully. She is very excited to see all the letters to Akira.
"For real!?" Akira says sounding like his blonde friend. "I thought everyone here hated me."
"Apparently not." Makoto says sounding a little more then mad.
"What am I supposed to do?" The glasses waring boy asks.
"I guess you can take the girl of your choice to the dance and find yourself a girlfriend." Haru knows Makoto likes Akira but she is enjoying the two having a breakdown.
"I guess I should take these to Leblanc with me." Akira says looking beyond dumbfounded. Akira stuffs the invitations into his bag crushing Morgana a little and proceeds to walk out of the school and to the cafe.
Authors notes: I did get to the part I planned in this chapter but it definitely took a while. It's because of the way I write. I have a basic plan of what I want to happen in then chapter and then I fill in the blanks sometimes leading to a completely different story.