"Just you wait, Narukami. I'll steal your heart."

Morning comes to greet him warmly, Akira wakes up and sits on his bed. The boy stretches himself as he remembers their requests in Mementos. Last night was exhausted but it is worth it. The sidetracked people had decreased in number by the time they fulfilled it. He turns his head around to look for his feline partner, Morgana. Even so, he is nowhere to be found in the attic. Perhaps he has gone down by himself to take some fresh coffee air. He goes down to greet Sojiro and grabs some coffee to start the day. As he prepares his morning aesthetic in his mug, the old man starts a conversation.

"Morning. Your cat just ran out of the shop first thing in the morning. Don't know what he's up to. Maybe he finally get himself a nice partner." Sojiro exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, Akira drop everything and leaves the shop. Morgana has never leave without him, this is out of his character. Unless they have planned a strategy, he always stick by Akira's side. He frantically look everywhere for the black cat he always carry with him. That cat may be annoying but without him, he feels out of place. He has helped him gain control of his powers, helped the group reached as far as they are now, and most importantly he has been a great company ever since his arrival. The attic will be empty without him. He informs the other members of the Phantom Thieves in the group chat of Morgana's disappearance. The others are shocked to hear it and instantly join the search.

As Akira runs around aimlessly looking for his black cat, he stumbles the person he is grateful to meet at this time. He takes a hold of his arm as soon as their gaze come across each other, not paying attention that he is interrupting the boy's talk with someone else at the moment. He stares into his pair of grey eyes. Joker can tell that the person before him is confused and worried, he must have put a very miserable facade for a lost cat. He turns his gaze away when he realizes the figure before him is with someone else. It is a girl at that, with her short light auburn hair and pair of brown eyes. She looks pretty for a guy like him, it stings his heart a bit upon realising what he thought. He hates this sight. After a moment of silence, the person he still grabbed onto speaks up as he puts his other hand on his.

"Are you okay? What's wrong?" Yu asked as he tried to calm Akira down, "You seem troubled. Did something happen?"

The black haired boy is not being himself right now. He looks way too desperate on searching for a missing cat, no, a missing friend. Morgana has been a great guide during his stay here. His advices are always helpful in whatever situation he is in, it was fun having him around. The boy thought that he must have appeared lame in front of him, looking for him about something as absurd as this. He looks down, trying to hide the expression on his face. Whether it is a weird or pained one, he does not want it to be seen by him, the stranger he takes interest in. Out of the blue, Yu pulls Akira away as he excuses the girl he was with. This confuses him, why do he leave the girl behind for him? Is it because he is an annoyance, or is he being considerate? Either way, the beating in his heart will not stop. He cannot tell if it is out of fear or, something else. This is starting to fall off track from his original plan. They walk away in silence until they reach an alley and stay there. The grey haired boy let go of his hand to put it on Joker's shoulder. He gives a little push so that Akira lifts his face up to match his level.

"Why did you come look for me? Did something happen?" Yu inquired as he keeps a straight face.

Somehow, the Phantom Thief begins to accustom himself to feel at ease. Yu may keep on a straight face but he knows, his mind is stirred with worries. This makes Akira amused thinking how unsettle he must have been, this is a fun game. He finally let go of the boy's hand and hugs himself, as if engulfs in sadness. He sets the atmosphere gloomy to convince him it is a crucial matter. The person seems to fall for it, what a one-minded person he thought.

"Well... The truth is... I was looking for my cat." Akira replied.

"Your... Cat?" Yu asked, dumbfounded.

"Yeah. He ran away and now I am looking for him. Could you help me somehow?" Akira asked.

Out of anger, Yu pushes Akira to the wall. He pins him down as he puts an expression that makes the Phantom Thief feels what he rarely felt, scared. The same fright he experiences when he first threaten him, when he sees him as nothing but danger. He tries to hide his shivering self as his body is covered in fear. Before he could speak up, the one pinning him down is much faster.

"Do you know how worried I was?! And you were putting such a painful face too! Do you know I was scared something dangerous might have happened to you?" Yu shouted in anger and suppressed slowly as he finished his sentence.

Akira felt guilty, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't mess you up but, I really want to have my cat back."

"Why do you care that much on a cat?" Yu asked.

"Because that cat is my friend. He is important to me. He helps me in my trying time. I need him." Akira said, full of determination as he stared directly into his eyes.

After the boy's anger have subsided, he takes a few step back as he lets out a sigh of relief.

Yu brushed his hair, "You could have said so from the start. You don't have to come running to me with such a face."

Hearing this, Akira was curious. "What kind of face did I make?"

"Huh? Well, you look like as if you're in great pain. There is desperation in your eyes too. I thought something bad had happened to you." Yu exclaimed.

Hearing this, the Phantom Thief's face turns red. He covers it with both his hands, not wanting the person before him sees it. He will definitely get teased a lot later. Moreover, he feels embarrassed that this stranger has seen his weaken face. A desperate expression that calls for help, an expression he never puts on nonchalantly. He puts aside the topic for now and ask again about Morgana to him.

"Too bad I didn't see your cat for today. If I see him I'll text you." Yu smiled, "I'm glad that the first person you run to is me when you're in trouble."

Seeing his smile reassures him a bit, it elevates Joker's mood. After a while of having small chit chats, they leave the alley together. They go to their separate ways after bidding farewell to each other. However, his goodbye keeps repeating inside Akira's head. He cannot forget his angry voice, his worried thoughts, and his reassuring smile. The Phantom Thief smiles by himself as he stares into the night sky. The thoughts of uneasiness on losing Morgana from his side disappears for a bit.

"Ah... This sucks..."