Aha~ Uhhh... Slower update this time, because I've been too engrossed in my roleplay with der kapitan owo; (Which is going great, btw! 8D)
7/17
It was raining that night. You wondered if anything would appear on the Midnight Channel. You hoped not anyway. You weren't sure if you were ready to save another victim.
When the clock struck twelve, the TV screen flickered to life, and you let out a long, depressed sigh. No, not this again! The image was completely clear; Erin stood in the middle, a drama mask hanging off the side of her face, revealing on the other a crooked smile, and one bright yellow eye. Behind her was a stage, and red curtains. Lights hung from the ceiling, and white smoke surrounded her.
You felt your heart drop. You could've prevented this... The signs were all there... If only you had paid more attention! You drop your face in your hands, as you hear her taunting laugh.
"Ladies and gentlemen... Welcome, to the Inaba Drama Theatre! Stay tuned as this soon to be actress'll put on a one-man show, just for you~!" She winked, "I assure you, this show will be to die for." After awhile, the screen faded, but you were positive you could still hear her laughing. Your phone rang in your pocket, but you already had a feeling who it was.
"H-Hey..." You heard Yosuke sigh on the other end. He sounded nervous, and you weren't entirely sure, but you thought he was shaking, "I-I can't believe... She... Gah! I feel like this is my fault... I should've..."
"Should have what, Yosuke?"
"I-I dunno...!" He sighs again, and sits on the edge of his bed, "But we need to save her! Before she does something crazy~"
"I know, but there's nothing we can do for the time being, not with exams coming up. We'll reconvene on the nineteenth." You began, trying to calm down your friend, "Don't worry, we saved everyone up until now... And we'll save Rin too."
"You're right..." Yosuke laughs a little, but you can tell it was forced, "Man, how can you stay so calm?" You shrug, even though you know you he can't see it, "A-anyway, I'm going to bed. I'll talk to you later..." He hung up.
7/19
Most teenagers were probably studying afterschool for the upcoming exams... You and your friends? Spending time in a Shadow-infested dungeon.
You figured since you didn't have much time to squander away (going by the newscast, you had about a week until it rained at night again), you decided to approach this head-on, instead of formulating a strategy at the Junes foodcourt like you normally would. Yosuke seemed fired up, taking the lead, with you and everyone else trailing behind, trying to catch up.
"Sheesh, woulda slow down a little?" Chie complained, panting lightly, but he was too far ahead to hear her. You were briefly reminded of the time when you went in to save Yukiko, Chie had done the same thing.
"The shit we do for love, huh, Senpai?" Kanji elbowed your rib, and you nodded slowly. You yourself had never found love—only because you moved around so much, you just didn't have the time to get close to anyone—but you kind of understood why Yosuke was so frantic to save her.
Thankfully, Erin's dungeon was smaller compared to the other ones you've been in, and by the fifth floor, Teddie informed you that you had found her.
You pulled back the curtain...
The real Erin was laying on a stage, grey eyes downcast, with her Shadow standing above her, pacing around, arms behind her back. "My sister was always better than me, but I guess I was too dumb to realize that, and tried to out best her anyway."
"Wh-what are you talking about?"
The Shadow smirked, "Oh, don't act so innocent, I know exactly what you're thinking~ You hated her because she was always better than you, so fucking perfect! Everyone looked down at you, and still you did whatever you could to win them over..." She mocked her in an overly sweet tone, "Daddy, why are you staring at me like that? Don't you love me? Why can't I ever be good enough?"
Tears were beginning to form in Erin's eyes, as she stood up, and shook her head. How did it know so much about her? "S-Stop it...!"
Her counterpart laughed, and tilted her head, "Hard to believe no one ever noticed much effort I put into everything, but I guess I'm just a great actress~! Isn't that right me?"
"What? ...No, y-you're not..." Her voice trailed off, and she looked down, causing the Shadow to laugh again.
"I can be whatever you want me to be... Just please, love me... Notice me..." The Shadow rolled its eyes in mock annoyance, "Please, give me a break~ Face it, you'll never amount to anything... You'll just end up hurting everyone... especially him." It motioned over to Yosuke, who looked pretty surprised.
"No... You're... You're lying!" She cried again, nearly on the edge. She was ready to give in, give into her shadow, but he wasn't going to let that happen. He couldn't save Saki, but he sure as hell wouldn't let the same thing happen to her.
"Rin, don't listen to her!" Yosuke yelled, causing her to gasp, and turn around.
"Yosuke-kun?"
"You won't hurt me! Whoever said you weren't worth anything was wrong!"
She bit her lip, tears streaming down her face, "Yosuke-kun, don't...!"
"Shut up! You don't deserve love! You're worthless... You're nothing. And you know how I know that? Because you're me, and I'm you."
"No, that's not true! Y-You're not me!"
His brown eyes watched in horror as the suppressed emotions that had built up inside her grin deviously. "So, you don't believe me, huh? Fine, have it your way..." He watched as the Shadow was engulfed in an all too familiar dark cloud, and transmorgified into a girl with blue skin—like she had been devoid of oxygen—brown hair down her back, and multiple arms.
Without his partners say, Yosuke ran towards it, kunais in hand, ready to fight with everything he had.
"Yosuke-senpai!" Rise shouted.
"Yosuke! Don't charge in on your own!" You desperately called out to your friend, and the creature laughed mockingly at the group of you.
"I am a Shadow, the true self... Come, let's perform the final act of my play... Together!"
Just for the record, Erin's insecurities aren't mine... xD I'm an only child for starters~