Chapter 9

"Miss Naoto Shirogame, yep your name is on the list come on in." The bouncer let the group into the club.

"How did you manage to get tickets anyway?" Yukiko asked

"Lets just say I am a really good detective." Naoto laughed. As the group walked in the door Souji heard a familiar angelic voice singing on stage

"Is that Rise?" Souji asked nervously

"Yeah she is the one opening the Club, do you know her?" Naoto informed him

"We used to be really close but she won't recognise me just like everyone else." Souji remarked depressingly

"That's too bad, come on there is a table by the bar." Kanji informed the group

"It's right near the fire exit though." Yukiko complained

"There are no other seats." Yosuke remarked. The group headed over to the table and listened to the singing and having drinks.

They were talking about where they went to school when the singing stopped and everyone began to applaud. Souji watched as Rise got off the stage and make her way to the bar, but a member of the audience was after her bag instead. The desperate man grabbed her bag and made a dash for the door "STOP THIEF!" Rise shouted. The group were shocked about what they just saw until they heard a loud "SMACK!" and the man hit the floor. Rise reached then man as Souji was taking the bag off of him and handed it to her

"Here you go." Souji smiled

"Thanks, you are amazing, how did you stop him?" Rise asked

"I noticed he was acting strange when you came off stage and then I watched as he took your bag so I waited for him." Souji told her of his plan

"Wow Souji, I didn't even notice his strange behaviour." admitted Naoto

"Dude that was a hell of a punch!" Kanji said impressed

"Souji is it? may I join you for a drink?" Rise asked

"Sure why not" Souji was secretly over the moon.

"Why did you move her from Inaba?" Rise asked curiously

"Well my parents died and I came to where I would feel close to my family." Souji admitted grimly. The whole table went quiet

"That's so sad." Rise admitted as she gave him a hug "But at east you have your uncle and cousin."

"Yeah Nanako and Dojima are great, they have helped me a lot even though they probably don't know it." Souji was glad he came to Inaba

"What, Nanako Dojima, she sent me a letter just a couple weeks back regarding her birthday party and how she needed something to cheer up her big cousin, so she invited me." Rise reminisced

"Her birthday is today." Yosuke informed her

"Can we go see her?" Rise seemed excited

"Sure let go." Souji seemed glad. The group finished their drinks and made their way to the Amagi inn.

They talked all the way to the Amagi inn but they fell silent when they noticed a small shady figure in front of the inn. "Nanako is that you?" Souji asked

"Partially yes, Nanako is the host I am taking. I know that you know who I am Souji, Your friend in the velvet room and that damn bear made sure of that!" a strange voice shouted from Nanakos body

"Kyuubi-no-Kitsune." Souji was shocked

"Well done you remembered, now that I have you I can destroy you without any complications!" Kyuubi announced

"You think were going to let you hurt him!" Kanji shouted

"You have no choice, you can't attack me without hurting Nanako!" they all fell silent. Souji ran over to Nanako

"Come on Nanako fight it you have to fight it, it is feeding off your energy you can stop it, Nanako please." Souji pleaded.

Kyuubi manipulated Nanakos body and sent Souji flying into the wall closest to them "Souji are you ok!" the group shouted