Well. It has been a while, hasn't it? But, no worries, I haven't given up here quite just yet.

Reviewer response time!

Miss Hanamura: Wow, thanks! That means a lot, seriously.

I do not own Persona 3.

Sincerely,

-Funny.

P.S.- I've been thinking of uploading a story that follows the events of Persona 3 Portable. What do you guys think?

It's the dog walker.

It has to be her.

Has to be.

He'd get it right this time.

He would not fail.

He flipped the page.

"DANG IT!" Minato hissed in a minature fit of anger. "It was the pet shop owner! How could I not have seen that? She had all the motive to do it!"

Grumbling, Minato closed Magical Witch Detective Loveline with a dull thunk. He glared, for perhaps the thousandth time at the window, and the sheets of rain slamming against them. He let his head fall back onto his pillow, and stared at the white ceiling. Artificial light was splayed across it, somehow robbing the small room of what little warmth it had, the dark storm clouds outside lending to a dreary atmosphere.

So, to sum it up, not what somebody nursing a cold wants to be staring at for hours on end.

He rolled around, attempting to find a way to be comfortable. He winced at the aches the movement brought- the medicine was wearing off.

"Glorious." He grumbled.

Eventually settling on his left side, he let out a pent-up breath and settled in for a nap. Really, there weren't a whole lot of things to do, other than eat, sleep, drink, and read. He yawned as he began to feel his eyelids droop shut.

Before his eyes were completely shut, however, a flash of blue caught his eye. He reopened his eyes and aligned them up with the source.

The computer.

He hummed to himself, and left the comfort of the covers. He shuddered at the room's lack of warmth, and sat down in the wooden chair, wincing as it seemed dig into the particularly sore areas of his body. He looked at his desktop. The message icon was flashing.

"Ah… Why not?" Minato grinned to himself as he double-clicked on the Innocent Sin icon.

The application started, and he found his avatar standing in the middle of a field, where he last logged out.

Maya: Heyyyaaa, tatsu! :)

Minato smiled and typed a reply.

Tatsuya: Good evening, Maya. How are you today?

Maya: look outsid. that shud giv u sum idea… :(

Tatsuya: I hear that.

Maya: why?

Tatsuya: Ah. Well. I'm sick, you see. A cold, to be exact.

Maya: NOOOOOO!111 tatsu cant be sick!1

Tatsuya: Well, you know how it is. I got caught in the rain with no umbrella, so…

Maya: r u okay!? I'll come w/ meds! mayaaaa to the rescue!

Minato smiled at the screen.

Tatsuya: You don't need to go to that trouble on my behalf. Somebody else already did.

Maya: really!? wow, thank goodness. i did NOT want 2 go out thar…

Tatsuya: I don't blame you. We don't need two sick people, right?

Maya: rite! now get bak 2 bed and get sum sleep! rest!

Minato smiled.

Tatsuya: Okay, okay.

Minato let his fingers hover slightly above the keyboard.

Tatsuya: Hey, Maya? Thanks.

Maya: 0_o wat 4?

Tatsuya: Cheering me up. I really needed it.

Maya: glad i could help! :)

Tatsuya: Goodbye, Maya. I'll talk to you when I'm better.

Maya: bye tatsu! :D

Minato smiled and closed the computer. He walked back to the bed, feeling drowsier by the second. As he yawned and crawled under the covers, the smile was still on his face.

Thank you, Maya.

He closed his eyes, and finally fell asleep.

Pardon me. I seem to have something in my eye.

Please review.

Sincerely,

-Funny.