Maybe you are wondering why i put mention One Punch Man in the previous chapter, well this is a future so i put One Punch Man as the anime that Akane used to watch as a kid (she was 5 when she first watch), i could put another one... but i've been watching that Anime and i like it a lot XD
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Chapter 2: Midnight Journey
Akane arrives home, before she opens the door, she turn around. Misaki and Haruka were still with her. Akane sighs and turn to them
"What are you two doing?" She asks
"Can we eat here today?" Haruka asks
"Huh, Let me think about it... No" She answered
"Come on Akane. There's been a long time since we eat dinner together" Said Haruka. In fact, it's been a long time since they gather and have dinner
"Yeah... I don't know if Mom would like it"
"Arisato-san won't have a problem with that. She won't say no to us" Haruka convinces Akane
"... Okay, enter" She open the door and enter the house. Akane's house has two floors, but it was a rather small house. The seize didn't matter, it was perfect for her and her mother. Akane enters the house, the lights were off. "Mom, I'm home" no one answer
"Maybe she's not here" Said Misaki
"Maybe... It's weird though, she always gets out of work earlier" Akane's phone start to ring, the ringtone was L.L.L from Overlord's anime. Every time her mother calls her, that ringtone pop out. "Hello?" She answer the phone and walk to the kitchen to talk in private, but Haruka and Misaki follow her anyway.
"Hello, Akane. How you doing?" Her mother Minako Arisato was on the other line
"Good, I have just arrived home. Where are you?"
"Listen, I'm staying until midnight at the station. Turns out someone stole some documents and the officers are here searching for the thief. They think he or she still here, so they make us stay"
"That's stupid" Akane said with anger
"I know Sweety. Order something to eat or go to Hagakure, your choices"
"Okay... Don't call me sweety mom" One thing that Akane hate is when her mother call her sweety, it's because Akane hate candys and everything that have sugar on it. Her mother calls her like that just to upset her a little.
"... Sweety"
"Ugh"
"Hahahahaha, okay see you tomorrow" Her mother hangs up. Minako Arisato work at the police station as a secretary. She always gets out at 4 o´clock, but now for a thief, she has to stay until God only knows what hour.
"Problems at work?" Misaki asks
"Yes"
"Look at the bright side, at least she's not a police officer" Said Haruka and Akane nod
"Yeah... So, are you guys going to stay or..?" Misaki's phone ring and she answers
"Hey, mom... Yeah, i'm in Akane's house. No, Arisato-San have to stay at work today. I know, it's a pain... Oh, okay... I'll be right there. See you later" Misaki hangs up "Listen, I have to go. My grandma is coming over and she wants to see me"
"Okay, what about you Haruka?"
"Mmm... Let's leave it for another day. It's not funny if the three of us aren't eating together"
"Alright, see you guys tomorrow... And thank you" She said
"We didn't do anything actually. We just were looking for you" Said Misaki
"I know... But you two are my friends and you didn't do it because they ask you to do it. You want to help me"
"... Anytime, Akane" Misaki and Haruka leave Akane's home and go to their owns. Akane didn't want to cook and eat alone, so she goes to take a shower, change her uniform for a black T-shirt with the logo of Evangelion, black pants and a Leather Jacket. She finishes and head to Hagakure.
Akane was enjoying the Ramen at Hagakure, every time she goes, she feel like tasting a divine food. It was ramen though, but she didn't care. It was the most delicious Ramen she ever ate, it was below her mother's cooking of course. She finishes eating, but didn't get up, she remain in her seat for a moment, she was watching the news. Nothing important was on, until they start to speak about something call Apathy Sindrome.
"The Apathy Syndrome was a disease that take over Tatsumi Port Island 20 Years ago. During that time, it decreases and increase frequently, until suddenly in February 1, 2010 it disappear. No one knows why and how it happened, experts say that it's natural for a disease to disappear suddenly and reappear months or years later. In this case, there's no way to prevent it. No one knows where it originate and what cause it. We're hoping that this year it won't appear again" The reporter continue speaking. Akane look at the time and it was 10:35 PM it was late. She pay for the Ramen and run to the monorail.
Minako Arisato was sitting at her desk, exhausted. They found the documents and the little thief, she was now preparing to go home to see Akane. She stops to look at the picture in her desk, there it was Minako with Akane in her arms when she was only 2 years old. Next to that picture, was another one. In that one Akane have 12 years and was wearing her school uniform, Minako was next to her. Minako like to take pictures, and she have a lot of pictures of her daughter. Minako love Akane a lot, when she saw her, she can see a part of Ryoji on her, as well a part of Makoto. Akane is a nice girl, she doesn't express herself (just like Makoto), sometimes, not always, she tends to joke around and doing goofy things (like Ryoji). Of course, she does that when she was little, now she's more like Makoto than Ryoji.
Sometimes Minako wondered how Akane resembles a lot of Makoto. She has her father's hair, but longer, her mother's eyes and now the attitude of Makoto. Minako turns off the computer on her desk and get going, unfortunately someone stops her. It was her Senpai Akihiko Sanada and behind him was Chie Hanamura, an old member of the Persona-users that fight the shadows in Inaba.
"Minako, sorry, but I need you to sign this" Akihiko gives her a paper
"What is it?"
"Nothing actually, is a "get well soon" card for Ken"
"Oh, right. Wait a minute" Minako goes to her desk, take a pen and sign. Ken Amada join the police when he finishes high school. Last week he receive a shot in a robbery, luckly it only hit his leg. The doctors said he will walk again, but it will take months to recover. "Here, take and tell Ken I say hi. I need to go now"
"Sure... Oh! I almost forgot, take this" Akihiko give Minako a little wrapped box
"What's this?"
"It's a present for Akane. Take it as a congratulation gift for making it to third year"
"Thanks Akihiko"
"You're welcome, Minako"
"I have to go now, see you tomorrow Akihiko" She hugs him and went to Chie "Bye Chie, say hi to Yosuke for me"
"I'll do, see you late Minako" Minako takes the present from Akihiko and exit the station.
"Damn it! I lost the last monorail. Now I have to walk all the way home... I really need a car... Or a motorcycle, that would be so cool" Akane didn't want to walk all the way to her home but she needs to if she wants to sleep in a bed and not in the street. She could give a call to her mother and ask for a ride but her battery died minutes ago... Today wasn't her day at all.
"If there's a god, I bet he's laughing at me right now" She said while she walks through the Moonlight Bridge
"Maybe" Akane almost jump, someone answers her from behind. She turns around and there it was a woman around her twenty´s with blue weird clothes. Her hair was almost white and really long, much longer than hers (so long, it reaches the floor), her eyes were yellow and she was holding a big book in her hands. What was striking of her, was her face, she had a tattoo on the left side of her face. The tattoo was like a symbol... A really weird symbol that couldn't be describe with words. "Maybe there´s a god that is laughing at you right now. He or she must be enjoying your suffering" The woman says with a smile on her face
"Yeah... Thanks for that" Akane shrug
"You're welcome, Akane Arisato"
"Yeah, well, why don't you-" She stopped for a moment, she realizes that the woman just say her name... Akane doesn't know her, how´s possible that she know her name? "What did you just say?" She asks
"You're welcome, Akane Arisato" The woman repeat the same thing
"... How did you know my name?"
"Easy, I read your mind" She said with a smile. Akane couldn't take her seriously
"Yeah, right. Tell me the truth"
"It's the truth... Kind of. I felt curiosity for you so I start to follow you"
"Curiosity?" (Great, I have a stalker now) Akane thought and sigh. This definitely wasn't her day.
"Yes... Your future has limitless possibilities. It's your choices to follow a road that will lead you to a better tomorrow... Or a road that leads you to self-destruction"
"... I don't understand what you are saying at all"
"You'll understand very soon my dear..." The woman takes out a paper from her book and a pen from her pocket, "I need you to sign this" Akane takes the paper and read it. It only says one thing...
I... Choose this fate on my own free will and I take full responsibilities for my future actions. I won't have any regrets for my actions and how they develop.
"... What's this?" She asks while keep looking at the paper
"It's a contract my dear. Sign it"
"... Are you high?" Akane looks at her weirdly
"... I don't think so... Maybe a little, hehehe"
"Okay... I'm out of here" Akane tore apart the contract, throw it and the pen to the ground, turn around to leave but the woman appears again in front of her. Akane jumps away from her.
"I won't leave you until you sign it, my dear" She takes out another contract, it was exactly as the last one
"Leave me alone, will you?"
"Nope, sign it and I'll leave"
"... And how do I know that I won't by selling my soul to the devil?" Akane didn't believe in that, but the fact the this woman just appears out of nowhere was freaking her out
"Hehehehe, oh my dear..." The girl approach Akane and stop when they were face to face "You're the one closer to an actual devil"
"What?" Akane didn't know what she was talking about
"... Just joking, my dear. Now sign it, I need to go back. The Simpsons are on tv now" Akane was confused, she wishes this was just a dream. She takes the pen and sign it... She regrets it immediately "Very well... Time is something no one can escape, my dear. It delivers all to the same end..."
"You can't plug your ear and cover your eyes... What?" Akane just said that without thinking, it start to scare her.
"Good, my dear... Let us begin your journey" The cell phone start to ring, Akane saw it and was marking midnight... Then everything went off, the streets were filled with blood and everything was green. She turns to see the girl again, but she disappears, like she has never been there in the first place...
"What just happened?" She asks to herself and her voice echoed through the bridge... She was completely alone