Special thanks for Miss Hanamura for correcting this chapter

P.S.: The School BG music is 'School Days' From the Persona 1 Soundtrack. I feel as if the soundtrack seems fitting plus its a bit catchy; its also the theme for the map as well. This is just to let everyone know what music is playing when the group of Persona-users are in school and in the map as well.

Chapter 13

Lovers Link

4/22/13

"Man, that run in Tir Na Nog beat the crap out of me." Rin said; the fatigue made him want to collapse.

"That's the effect of the Dark and Light Hour; you'll get tired much easier." Mitsuru responded. The four of them were walking back to the dorm, after running through Tir Na Nog, for the day; all of them exhausted.

"I don't think I'll be able to stay awake in class tomorrow." Kai replied, despite always sleeping through Ekoda's lectures.

"I'm just glad that we weren't nearly killed, like last time." Michiko stated.

"So sleepy..." Said Daiki, who was slowly closing his eyes, and reopening them. They were nearly at the dorm; they noticed that the door was broken down.

'Did the place get robbed?' Kai thought; they entered the dorm, and saw that it was a mess. Both Ken and Terry were cleaning up the place, and noticed them.

"Welcome back..." Ken said.

"What the hell happened?!" Rin asked, shocked. "Wait! Where's Hitomi; is she alright?!" Rin added worryingly.

"She's fine, Senpai." Ken answered him. "Also, the Shadows broke the door down, and made a huge mess."

"Are you alright?" Mitsuru replied; Ken nodded.

"I'm fine, you can thank Terry-senpai; believe it or not, he's actually been a Persona-user for a while now, and can summon more than one Persona." Ken stated, shocking everyone in this room.

"No kidding?!" Rin exclaimed, shocked.

"Sheffield, is this true?!" Mitsuru asked him, and he nodded his head.

"I've been aware of Personas for about 10 years now; and yeah, I can summon two Personas, but that's it." Terry answered her.

"What about my sister...?" The green-eyed Fool asked, worried.

"She's able to summon a Persona too..." Ken answered.

"Does that mean...?" Kai paused; he had a crestfallen look on his face. The thoughts and fear of his own little sister, fighting the Shadows, made his heart stop for a second.

"It will be her choice alone if she wants to help us or not." Mitsuru responded.

"I see." Kai replied, feeling a bit reassured and a bit light-headed, leaning on the ceiling.

"Kai-san, are you alright?" Michiko asked the Fool, a bit worried. He nodded his head, and smiled.

"Yeah, I'm just tired, that's all. I think I'm going to take a nap." He headed up the stairs, and into his room, closing the door and falling asleep.

4/23/13

Morning

"Ahhh." Kai moaned, drowsily. He woke up, and noticed that he slept through yesterday like last time, irritating him. 'I have got to stop sleeping like this.' Kai mentally slapped himself. He got off his bed, and got dressed into his school uniform; after that, he headed to school.

'Goddamn, I felt like my brain's been blown up.' Kai placed his hand on his head, trying to ease the pain. He remembered back to yesterday's exploration—of getting rammed by a shadow, and slamming his head on the ground. He continued to place his palm on his head, until he saw Michiko at the monorail, waiting for someone. She noticed Kai approaching her.

"Ah, Kai-san." She walked over to him.

"Oh, Michiko-san, what are you doing here; are you waiting for someone?" Kai asked her; she nodded her head.

"Actually, can you help me with something after school?" She asked him. At first, Kai wanted to refuse because of his headache, but due to his habit of helping people, he nodded his head.

"Really?! Thanks." She smiled, and the two of them headed to school where the day started out with Mr. Ekoda's lame ass lectures; and as always, the group began to ignore them with Kai, as always, sleeping in class, Rin ignoring Ekoda altogether, Daiki listening to his music, Michiko staring outside the window, and Hitomi sleeping in class, like Kai.

"Akira Hitomi!" Hitomi instantly stood up from her chair, causing a scene for the whole classroom.

"Answer this! What does Ressentiment mean?!" Hitomi began to panic, and slightly turned to Kai, almost enough for Ekoda not to notice.

"Psst, Oniisan, what does 'Ressentiment' mean?" She whispered to the male Twin. He slightly tilted his head, and mumbld her the answer.

"Hatred and jealousy..." He mumbled, before putting his head back down. Hitomi then looedk over to Mr. Ekoda, and gave him the answer, that Kai had given her.

"Hatred and jealousy." She replied.

"Goddammit! Stop getting the answer right!" Ekoda shouted, angrily, and everyone gasped, except for Kai and Daiki, both of whom were ignoring their surroundings. Mr. Ekoda, who was the idiot he was, realized what he did, and immediately regained his composure.

"Ahem, I mean. That is correct..." He replied, hoping that everyone will forget what happened today. He then continued on with his lectures, until the lunch break.

Lunchtime

The group began to chattered amongst themselves.

"Man, did you see what Ekoda did?! I was about to laugh my ass off for sure." Rin said, laughing at the same time. He looked over at Kai, who was still sleeping this morning.

"Hey, Oniisan, are you alright?" Hitomi asked; he then tilted his head upwards to look at, and answer her.

"Oh, I don't know... Maybe it's because a Shadow rammed me, pushed me down to the ground, and slammed my head against it." He replied, and stood up.

"I'm going to the infirmary. I can't handle another second dealing with this damn headache." Kai responded once more, before heading to the school infirmary, mumbling to himself. "Stupid Shadows..." He mumbled, and arrived to the infirmary where he saw the school nurse, Mr. Edogawa.

"Is something the matter?" He asked Kai, and he nodded.

"I have a splitting headache that I've had since this morning." Kai said, while groaning in pain. Mr. Edogawa nodded his head, and turned around, calling someone.

"Kane, can you come over here?" He called out to someone. A male, a year older than Kai, came out from behind the curtains of one of the rooms. He had slender shoulders, long arms, and a narrow hip with light muscle mass. Light-colored skin, and natural black hair went past his shoulder, and was tied into a ponytail. His eyes also seemed to change between green to blue, depending on the lighting.

"Yes, Mr. Edogawa...?" He asked what the eccentric teacher needed.

"Mind if you check his headache? I have to go to the faculty office, and pick up something real quick." The upperclassmen nodded, and Edogawa left. He then looked at Kai.

"Please sit down." He instructed. Kai nodded, and seated himself down on one of the beds; Kane began to look at the back of Kai's head to see if there were any problems, and back in the front of Kai, checking the front of his head. And he noticed his scar.

"Have you've been getting into fights?" He asked the Fool; Kai shook his head.

"I see..." He grabbed a plastic cup, and filled it up with water, before giving it to Kai.

"Well it's nothing serious; just minor swelling to the head, as well as a headache. I recommend you put an ice pack on the swelled areas, and just get some rest, along with drinking lots of water when you get home." He replied. "Also, try not to do anything overexerting for the rest of the day; it'll only make the headache worst." Kane added.

"Thanks, Senpai..." Kai responded, taking a sip from the water.

"I didn't do much... But you're welcome, anyway." Kane replied, before grabbing his bag; he was about to leave when he turned to Kai once more.

"Also, I don't know how you got that headache, but I recommend you'd stop whatever you're doing that's causing it" He said once more, before leaving the infirmary, leaving Kai all alone. He took a deep breath, and threw the plastic cup away, before heading back to class.

After School

Kai had promised Michiko that he'd help her with something, and they both arrived at the Iwatodai station, at the floral shop. Michiko began browsing the variety of flowers they had, wondering which she should get. She then turned to Kai for help.

"Hey, Kai, what flowers work best as a gift?" She asked the Fool for his opinion.

"I personally like the pink rose because these flowers represent trust and happiness to the person you're giving it to." Kai replied.

"Oh, really! Then I'll get those then." She grabbed two pink roses, and approached the owner of the shop.

"Hi, can I buy these?" The shop owner noticed her, and nodded her head.

"Why sure." She wrapped the two roses together, and gave it to her; Michiko then payed 500 yen to her. And right after she was about to leave, she noticed Kai giving her a coy look.

"Ooooh, are those flowers for your boyfriend?" The owner said, coyly pointing at Kai. Hearing that, Michiko's face flushed red.

"Who? Him? Oh no! We're just friends, that's all!" She protested, and the owner's expression returned to normal.

"Oh, is that so? Then who are the flowers for?" She asked again.

"They're for my brother." She replied, and walked back to Kai. "Sorry for making you wait." Michiko apologized.

"It's fine." Kai reassured her. They started walking back to the dorm, as they talked.

"So, who are the flowers for?" He asked her.

"Oh. These are for my brother; he's currently hospitalized at Tatsumi Memorial Hospital." Michiko replied; her expression changed to a crestfallen look. "He's in a coma..." She finally said, changing Kai's expression too.

"Oh... I'm sorry for asking." Kai felt guilty for asking her about it.

"Don't worry! I'm used to it, so you don't have to feel upset." She reassured him; her expression was normal again. "But still... I miss him very much; he's the only family I have left." She added. "You see... My parents died in a terrorist attack when I was only 6. Me and my brother are the only ones that survived the attack."

Her expression was crestfallen again. But she immediately changed her expression back to normal. "Kai, thank you..."

"For what?" He tilted his head.

"For listening to my story; you're the first guy to ever give a damn about my feelings." She smiled at him, leaving a faint blush on his face.

"It's no problem..." He replied; Kai felt as if he understood Michiko a bit better, and heard the sound of glass shattered within his head.

*Crash!*

Thou Art I...And I Am Thou

Thou hast established a ravishing and eternal bond

Thou shalt be blessed when chooseth to create a

Persona of the Lovers Arcana

'Rank 1 Lovers Social Link'

Kai blinked twice, as a new bond was formed with him and Michiko. He then looked at Michiko, who was still smiling at him, before she noticed that it was getting dark.

"Woah! It's getting late. We should hurry back!" Michiko said, and Kai nodded. The both of them hurried back to the dorm together.