CHAPTER 2!! I apologize if any characters are OOC. ''' Some time frames like in the game are a little messed up but I thought I'd add some of my ideas to it since Ren is in it :) I hope anyone doesn't mind the small change. .'

I must warn you that this chapter is rushed as well ;;

I will not accept insults/flames!! Constructive Crit. and ideas are always welcomed though!

Disclaimer: I do not own P3. The game and the characters belong to ATLUS and the wonderful Shigenori Soejima.

Ren Kawagura c FantasyFusionFreak

The dates/times that are in the game are out of chronological order and have been given a small style of my own; not too much of a style that it would ruin the P3 atmosphere

Chapter TWO: "9th persona-user"

As soon as Minato stepped into the dorm, Koromaru trotted up to him. Knowing what the husky wanted, Minato squatted down infront of him and scratched him behind his ears.

"Minato-san! You're back!"

It was Ken running up to him. Minato stood up and placed his hands back in his pockets and stood up. He nodded at Ken who began to ruffle with the husky's fur. Mitsuru, Akihiko, Fuuka and Aigis were all in the living room; doing what they usually do.

"Where are Junpei-kun and Yukari-chan?" Fuuka asked.

"Junpei went to visit Chidori and Yukari has Archery Club." Minato explained.

"I hope they won't be too tired to go to Tarturus with us tonight." Mitsuru said, not taking her eyes away from her book.

Minato cringed.

"Crap..." He thought.

But he expected it. It was just like Mitsuru to schedule Tartarus runs on the days Minato had his own miniurture schedule planned...but of course, him wanting to do things never come first. He began to go up the stairs until Mitsuru caught his attention.

"Arisato could you come here for a minute?" She asked.

Minato stared at the women blankly and made his way back down to the lobby.

"I would like you to do a small favor for me."

Minato raised his eyebrows.

"Me?" He thought. "Umm...?"

"Fuuka thinks she might've sensed another Persona-user at school." The red-haired women began.

Minato wondered if it was...

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11:59pm A minute until the "Dark Hour"

Minato began to wander down the streets of Iwotodai, wondering if the other persona-user was Ren. After all, he could sense her persona anyways.

Suddenly, coffins appeared around him; the moon turning yellow and blood plastered all over the streets, sidewalks and walls. Minato looked around cautiously for shadows that might be sneaking up on him. None were around him at the moment but he knew there would be some soon. He continued down the sidewalk until he heard a slight scream from up ahead. He ran towards the noise to see a girl being cornered by 3 shadows. One shadow raised it's blade over her; her frightened facial expression reflecting back at her. Minato pulled out his sword and tore the enemy in half. He stared down the other two shadows; one retreating and the other holding up 4 sharp objects that were shaped like kunais. The shadow that had seemed as if it had retreated had somehow came up beside him and knocked him to the right; his weapon falling out of his hands and his evoker out of it's holder and sliding to the girl's feet.

"Minato-kun!"

Minato sat up on his elbow; obviously hurt.

"Ren...?!"

Indeed it was Ren with tears running down her face; cowering in the corner with her hands shelding her head. Minato's attention was averted back to the shadow with 4 kunais and the shadow that had knocked him to the ground. Without taking his eyes of them, his hand frantically patted at the pavement to look for his weapon.

"Leave him alone!" Ren shouted.

The two shadows turned their attention to her. The evoker held tightly in her hands, she could feel them shaking. Slowly, she set the weapon to the side of her head.

"She knows how to use an evoker!?" Minato was slightly surprised.

How was is that she knew that was an evoker in the first place?

The shadow threw it's kunais in her direction. At the same time, she closed her eyes and pulled the trigger. Coming from the blue, mistiness from beneath her, Kikuri-hime came forth in front of her; hitting the weapons the shadow had thrown at her into another direction. Kikuri-hime used 'Maragion' on the two shadows, watching them diminish into nothing. Ren's persona vanished and the girl crashed to her knees as she dropped the evoker. Minato finally found his sword and ran to her.

She fell into his arms, exhausted. Putting his evoker back in its holder he put Ren on his back and began the walk back to the dorm.

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Yeah short and rushed chapter. I'm sorry. I'm in a rush 'cause my computer is getting re-imaged and I have to back up all my files. ;; I will probably add onto this chapter ASAP. I hope it wasn't too bad.