June 9, 2011

Forecast… Cloudy/Rain

Wednesday

"So how did the dinner go?" Will smiled me at me as I grabbed my umbrella away from the wall. I sighed, Em must have told him…

"Good," looking out of the window, I could hardly see the sky, the clouds were black almost… I had to wonder if it was just a rain storm or a thunderstorm this day. "I think I should be glad I didn't meet her day though."

Em grabbed her bag off the table and flipped if to her shoulder, there was something different about her today. It took a moment to see it, but Em had on a black ivy cap that actually went with her look. "Considering the dad's job is to scare you into breaking up with the girl."

Will started to crack up, i gave an evil grin as I opened the door and as I stepped out of the door looking right at Will. "You know its gonna rain soon, and you have to ride the bus to your job."

Will stopped and looked scared all of a sudden, with the look of the clouds, he was gonna have a VERY fun day at work. I laughed evilly on my way to school, Em just rolled her eyes. For a girl who wanted to be a photographer, and a guitarist, she seemed to like our lives at that time more.

Time Change: Early Morning to After School

Location Change: Richard's House to Junes

"Holy crap!" I was breathing heavy, why would I not tell you anything that happened at school, because I spaced out that whole day and remember nothing… go figure huh… Still! I had barely made it to the department store when the rain started to just downpour, you couldn't even see five feet in front of you with how hard it was coming down. So now as to why I was at Junes, well I had gotten a text from someone to meet me there. I didn't think anything about it until the rain had started, but at that point it was too late to turn back.

Finally I looked down at my phone at the text, I didn't know the number whatsoever! I went on freaking autopilot and just walked here. Walking farther into the store I figured whoever sent the text would call me over when they saw me. So I looked through all the stores randomly. The video game store just because I was hoping to see if there was anything good or new out, yeah I kinda stopped watching for that kinda thing when the case started. Though I only looked, I didn't buy anything. Then I went to the music store, again to look. Finally I ended up in a section with movies, I just looked until I hit the kung-fu movies. I started to pay close attention then. Because I started looking for something that I thought Chie would like. There was plenty of kung-fu movies that I had never even heard of… I sighed heavily and turned around and almost slammed into the person who had walked up behind me.

"Holy crap! I'm sorry…" I stopped the moment I saw it was that I had ran into. I instantly I felt a bit angry at the person, for the person I ran into was Takeshi. "On second thought, not so much."

"Are you always like this?" He rolled his eyes at me, what an asshole. "That's not how you act to the person who called you here."

"What?" You had to be kidding me, this son of a… it was him! I was hoping I would never see Takeshi again! I hated how he treated Chie the other day, I wanted to pummel his face in the first time he talked smack about her. Yet I did nothing because he was her friend. I didn't know where the line was drawn. "Bull."

"Hey calm down!" Takeshi through his hands up in defense, like he was scared that I was going to hit him. He was probably right, but I wasn't going to lay a finger on him yet. I was willing to let him down easy at the moment. "Look, I just want to ask you some questions."

"Oh this should be good!" I started walking away from him, I was just wondering around Junes, hoping just to get away from him, but I could not shake him.

"First off," Takeshi sounded even more smug than he usually did, which was a feat in its own! How the hell is someone that smug!? "Why is Yukiko still acting differently from before she was on the news? I was hoping it was just a faze."

I clenched my fist as the words left his mouth, if this was a story, he would have the least amount of character growth and probably be killed soon. "Why do you honestly care? She's happy the way she is, just deal with it!"

"Because its not the way things are supposed to be," I held my breath, we were in a public place I couldn't say anything against him at this point that I wanted to. "The Yukiko I remember was gloomy and I liked that Yukiko."

"She didn't!"

"Fine what ever, don't give me a real answer." You can hopefully understand why I was getting pissed! These questions were just going to raise in level of bull crap! "Maybe you'll answer this next one, why is Chie acting so differently?"

"Same reason as Yukiko, she's happy!"

"That is not a real answer, so don't give it to me!" I couldn't take it anymore! I stopped walking and grabbed Takeshi my his shirt and went to pin him against the wall, when suddenly… he fell threw it. I almost did too, that's when I finally noticed where I had stopped… I was in the electronics department of the store, in front of the TV's. I had just dropped Takeshi into a TV while it was raining.

Chie was sitting on her bed watching her Kung-Fu movies, when her cell phone started to buzz, she went to grab it and it buzzed again. She grabbed it and it buzzed again, she looked at the screen. She had three new messages, all of them were from Kreed. I messed up. The first one read, she wasn't really worried after this one, for all she knew he messed up something simple. Then she read the next one… I didn't even mean too… he was making me so mad, he was asking questions about you and Yukiko… I didn't want it to happen! Now she thought her boyfriend had either gotten into a fight or killed someone, and since it was her boyfriend, she knew he wouldn't do the later. Finally the last message… Chie dropped her phone and ran out of her room as fast as possible and hit the door.

Takeshi… I pushed him in… I have to go after him, forgive me if I don't make it back.

Location Change: Junes to TV World; Unknown Area

I could see almost perfectly around me which was amazing considering the fog was usually so thick in this world, even with the glasses you could only see so far. Yet I was easily able to tell that the Shadows were pissed! I had barely landed when four or five of the ones shaped like mouths attacked me. I fended them off with my baseball bat. Then more showed up. I just ran, I quickly decided that finding Takeshi was my top priority. I couldn't believe I just jumped straight in, I didn't even know where the platform that we usually come in on was at. I didn't care, If I could at least hold off the hoard of Shadows from killing him long enough for someone else to come and save him, then I would be happy.

I quickly noticed him lying unconscious not far from where I had landed. I quickly stopped next him and started trying to fend off the Shadows, I was swinging my bat as hard as I could just to hurt these guys, Shadows take less damage from just regular humans compared to Personas. One of the Mouth like Shadows attacked me from behind knocking my to my knees. I quickly held out my hand as the blue tarot card appeared, I smashed it with my bat and my Persona appeared behind me. I got to my feet just as the Shadows moved to attacking my Persona, as they chomped down on him, I could feel like it was them doing it to me. I swung my bat like I was trying to get rid of them.

My Persona flipped its pin around and started smacking the Shadows away, I could see them explode in the distance. No matter how many were destroyed it seemed like more were coming. I had no idea how many there were, it was getting harder and harder to keep fighting. Voodoo Doll switched back to the tip of the pin and rushed forward and started attacking every Shadow that was in the way. I grabbed Takeshi and put him over my shoulders, he was heavier than he looked. It seemed a bit ridiculous that I was saving him after I almost attacked him back in Junes, but I couldn't bring myself to walk away, and it was a rainy day, so the Shadows were aggravated, I remember that Teddie said that. Even if they wouldn't attack him, I wouldn't let him die. I kept repeating the words in my head over and over.

We had formed the investigation team to stop this from happening. Even if the Shadows killed me here and now, at least Chie knew Takeshi was in here. That way my friends could save him, they didn't need me to solve this mystery, but I needed them. They were the reason I was strong and what would I look like to them if I pushed someone in here and just let him die. No, I couldn't live with that thought, not again… not after the Dark Hour, not after Nyarlathotep.

The Shadows closed in around me, I could feel them just behind me. The constant pain of the weight on my shoulders and my Persona being attacked was proving too much. Finally, I feel to the pain and stress on my take hold. I tripped, landing forward and dropping Takeshi. The Shadows surrounded me. It seemed like everything had gone black, I could tell that my Persona vanished as well. I knew I was done for.

"I don't wanna die."

"Why, are you that afraid of death?"

"Yes, especially when I still have some much to do."

"I'm not. Then again, I've cared death with me for along time. You forgot about it, so maybe you would like my help?"

"What are you going to do, there are too many Shadows?"

"I'll lend my help for now, but you'll need to earn it later. Prove to me, that you can overcome the fear of death, and live."

"How?"

"First, we need to get you out of here, then you need to decide that on your own."

PERSONA!

I couldn't really tell what was happening, but I looked up and saw a person standing above me and Takeshi, I couldn't focus on him, but he seemed to be in a school uniform and had dark blue hair. He just stood there out in the middle of the chaos as a lone Persona fought off the Shadow hoard, I couldn't make out what it looked like, but I could see that it was tall and seemed to be made of metal. There also seemed to be a warm and welcoming light emanating off the boy and his Persona, it made me feel like… like I was home, with my friends and not about to die to a massive hoard of Shadows.

Finally, my conscious started to slip again, and this time I saw a green form with brown hair lean over me as the boy turned around and smiled at me.

Live enough for both of us, since I can't.

GOOD GOD! You have no idea how long I have been wanting to get this chapter done… geez. It didn't help that I had to move and get settled in back in with my parents, and change Colleges. Well, at least I got it done now. I am sorry for making you guys wait after saying I wasn't going to do that. So, I hope you enjoyed and your feedback is welcome.