Erin's Shadow is basically just Teddie with acting puns.

And hey, my first attempt at a fight scene 8D No hurting me now~ I tried to make it short, so we can move along, my goodness xD And I wasn't entirely sure how well it'd work out for everyone to charge at her at once, so for arguements sake, let's just say Seichi, Kanji, and Yosuke are in your party.

Geez, this is the shortest chapter ever! 900 words? Someone help me think of what to write next! *rolls*

Yosuke twirled his weapons as he took up a battle stance, "Rin, we're going to get you through this, I promise!" A card appears in front of him before he slashes it with his kunais, "Let's do this, Jiraiya!" His Persona materialized above his head, and he orders it to cast a Garu-based spell on the Shadow, who seemed unfazed by it. "It's not working—what is this?"

Rise joins him, followed by the rest of you. "She's strong to wind, and ice! Be careful, guys!" She announces, and you can hear the Shadow's condescending laughter ring in your ear as you draw your katana.

"Rehearsals are over, now for the real thing!" As soon as it says that, a gust of icy wind surrounds you, slices your skin. It felt like a blizzard, and coated every thing it touched in a blanket of white. Yukiko, and Seichi fell to their knees, in a daze, but it hadn't done much to anyone else you noticed.

With a cringe, you summon your card, and crush it in your hand. A small pumpkin with a carved out smirk, long cape, pointed hat, and a latern appears in front of you. "Pyro Jack! Agilao!" You commanded, and the attack does more than the Garu spell had, but not by much. Kanji readies his shield, also ready to join the fray.

Smirking, he shouts, "C'mere, Take-Mikazuchi," summoning his card, and slamming his shield down on it. The colossal Persona uses Zionga on the Shadow, and much to your relief, it knocks it down. He looks over to you with a triumphant expression, "Now's our chance for a beatdown!"

You give him a thumbs up in reply, and charge towards the collapsed Shadow, along with Kanji, and Yosuke. You were able to get a couple good hits in before it knocked you back. The Shadow looks tremendously weaker, but it manages another choked laugh. "Why... Why do you care so much about me...? I'll just end up disappointing you." It asks, sounding much closer to Erin then it had before. The Shadow casts a Bufula spell on Kanji, who side-steps out of the way, and dodges it. Next to you, Seichi is standing up.

"Nice of you to join the party!" He comments, and Seichi laughs lightly and scratches his neck.

"Sorry about that!" A card appears before him, and with a punch, his own Persona, Seraph, floats beside him. "Let's rock, Seraph! Zionga!" A bolt of lightning strikes the Shadow, and not long after does it collapse, defeated.

Erin stirs awake with a groan, and Yosuke rushes over to her first. "Ohhh, my head..." She complains, sitting up, "Neh... Yosuke-kun?"

He smiles, "Yeah, it's me~"

She throws her arms around him, and murmurs against the soft fabric of his shirt, "You came for me... My hero..." Yosuke ran a hand through her hair, oblivious to the cat calls, and snickering behind him.

After collecting herself, she stood up, and walked in front of her Shadow self. "I—you were right... About everything. I do feel inferior to others, and felt like I had to act like someone I wasn't in order for people to like me." Erin looked back at Yosuke, then at you, and smiled. "But I won't do that anymore! You're me... And I'm you."

The Shadow nodded before vanishing into a bright light; in it's place stood a tan-skinned, tribal woman with dark brown hair, silver tank top, assorted jewelry, long purple skirt, and twin swords. Then, it vanished into a tarot card that fell in Erin's hands.

"Is this... The same power you guys have?" She turned around, face twisted up in confusion and you nodded slowly.

"That power is called Persona... We need you, Erin. Will you join the Investigation Team?"

Without hestitation, she beamed at you, and shouted, "Yes! I-I won't let you down, Leader-kun!"

Teddie sauntered over towards her, "Then you'll need these~!" He handed her a pair of transparent brown glasses, which she stared at for awhile, before putting on. Couple of your friends went over to talk to her, while you felt yourself melt into the background.

Erin Suzuki, you knew she'd make another great addition to the team, and you hoped she'd help bring you that much closer in solving the case.

"Thanks again for walking me home, Yosuke-kun, but I could've managed~" She covered her mouth with her hand, and a small laugh bubbled out from behind it. He couldn't help it, but he grinned at her. It wasn't faked, or forced like some of the other girl's he'd known. It felt real.

"Hey, it's no big deal! 'sides, I don't live far from here." A lie, he lived on the other side of town, but really he didn't mind. In all honesty, he just wanted to make sure she got home okay.

"You know, I... I'm glad you were there." She admitted, walking a little closer to him; their fingertips were barely touching. "If you hadn't been, I'd..." He blushed, and tentatively grasped her hand, intertwining it within his. Whatever she was going to say died in her throat, as a ghost of a smile found it's way on her face.

They walked together like that all the way to her house, both not saying a word, just enjoying the quiet of the night.

4am... Eyes itch, need... sleep *passes out on keyboard* No one point out mistakes! Dx