"Uh…" I stammered, trying to find the right words to say.
"If you don't have any good reason, please stop. I find it strange," Nyx huffed before turning away to face the window that—
Wait. Window? Where am I? I slowly sat myself up, positively feeling my bones creaking and my muscles aching like crazy. It was like that one time I woke up after awakening to Orpheus. Good times.
I looked around when I finally got up, scanning the white room that I was in. There were a few machines to the side and the typical small desk to the other where I could keep some stuff. But it seemed that it was already occupied by a mountainous amount of cards and some other stuff…
Oh right. I'm in hospital. Great.
I sighed and rubbed my forehead, trying to further grasp my bearings on my surroundings and my vision completely clearing up. Oh damn. Nyx.
She had flowing raven hair and unmarred, snow-like skin. Her eyes were a striking cyan colour, similar to Pharos' yet… there was something about that gaze of hers that just made it seem so much more beautiful. Maybe it was that slight sparkle and glint of light in them that made them so special?
"You're staring at me again," Nyx sighed exasperatedly. "Do you not have anything better to do?"
"B-but…" I tried to reason out why but she cut me off. Like always.
"Unless you're thinking about something?" Nyx asked with a plain tone.
Uh… a lot of things could be implied through that sentence but I'll just answer honestly I guess. "It's just… I think you look quite beautiful."
Maybe it was just my slight play-boy instincts from earlier, but it just felt right to say to her. It was true.
"Oh. Old news. People used to think that I was one of the most beautiful beings in the Universe. Or something like that." Nyx shrugged it off.
That's a bit sad… She's been called that so many times, she's grown numb to the compliments. "Well for what it's worth, I'll concede that you're very pretty; and that's saying a lot considering how many girls have been trying to surround me before."
Nyx sighed before nodding slightly. "Yes, yes…" I thought I heard her mumble something under her breath. Something to do with play-boys. Well damn.
"I'm wondering something. Should I just stick to calling you Nyx and think of a random last name, or should I call you something else so that you can fit in a bit better?" I asked, crossing my arms as I awaited her answer.
"Probably the first one. I still have some pride in my name," Nyx replied with a slight amount of irritation.
"Alright then, Shinu Nyx." I nodded.
"Shinu?" Nyx asked with a questioning look, but it wasn't one of those cute ones. It was one of those ones that demanded an answer, and quickly.
"Well… you are basically Death so…" I shrugged. 'Shinu' meant 'pass away' so I just thought it would be fitting.
"Oh. I see," She replied with a bored tone.
Well, I am still in the hospital so I guess my friends have probably been coming to see me. It was morning-ish from what I could tell from the pale yellow light filtering through the window.
But that means… I need an excuse for Nyx to stay here with me. Hm…
Just trying to think about that, I heard the sliding doors open up. Wait, who is this? "Please, let me see him awake…" That sounded kinda like Yukari.
"Well, we can check now." Was that Mitsuru's voice now?
"Oh, I hope he's oka-" Yukari interrupted herself as she saw I was awake. Needless to say, she was stunned silent.
"Yukari, are you al-" Mitsuru started before she too became silent and blinked in surprise.
Awkward…
"Why are all of you staring at each other? Seriously, don't you know it can annoy some people?" Nyx drawled exasperatedly. Okay never mind about thinking of an excuse. I have a feeling this'll just run its course.
"Wait, who is that?" Yukari asked with an incredulous tone.
"Who is that Minato?" Mitsuru questioned with a slightly curious expression.
"U-um… this is Nyx." I answered sheepishly. Now… for the reaction.
"Minato… why the hesitation?" Nyx asked with a deadpan. That deadpan though… I swear it stared into my soul. And ripped it apart from the inside too. That look is scary… If it wasn't her actual powers of Death that killed people it was her stare. I shivered slightly before recomposing myself.
"Does it matter?" I retorted. Take that Nyx.
"Yes it does. There was no need," She replied with a sigh.
"Nyx!?" Yukari shouted.
"…Why is she here?" Mitsuru asked with an icy tone.
"How rude, my full name for now is Shinu Nyx and you will address me as such." She said with an irritated tone.
I sighed before finally answering. "Well here's the deal. By all rights, I should probably be dead. But I made a deal with her, and I can live again so long as I show her enough of the world that she'll change her mind about going along with mankind's wishes and all," I related as succinctly as I could.
"I see…" Mitsuru took in the information as she closed her eyes. "I suppose she will be in your year?"
"Mitsuru?" Yukari asked with a questioning gaze.
"You're actually considering sending her to Gekkoukan with me? With Yukari, Junpei, Fuuka and Aigis?" I looked up at the redhead expectantly. I mean she's seriously considering this?
"I will do everything I can to make sure that the world doesn't end. You know that," Mitsuru smiled knowingly. "Even if this is rather strange circumstance…"
I knew exactly what she was talking about and it was no wonder. We did just get rid of the Dark Hour and stop the world from ending, but if it did happen again it would mean that everyone's efforts in SEES would become meaningless. Well, as long as she's happy to roll with it then.
"Alright. What about you Yukari?" I asked.
"Well… I mean, I don't mind. It's just… a little strange. And think about how the people at school are going to react! But other than that…" She threw a glance to Mitsuru. "I think the fate of the world outweighs a lot of the cons."
"Thanks Yukari. Now to deal with Akihiko, Junpei, Aigis, Fuuka and Ken. We'll also have to watch out for Koromaru's reaction too," I listed the people of SEES off of my fingers.
"Did someone call for me?" A confident and chipper voice called from behind the sliding door before a friend with a familiar cap walked in.
"Oh, hey Junpei." Yukari greeted.
"Hello Iori." Mitsuru sighed.
"Whoa!" I finally caught a glimpse of him with that stubble and hat, and boy was he surprised to see me awake.
"Minato, you're awake! That's awesome dude! When'd you wake up?" He immediately bombarded me with a series of questions and things I should know about to which I answered in succession once his spiel was done.
"Just a few minutes ago, I should be dead, thank god Kenji finally got with Rio, make sure no-one else eats the Zappos and yes, this is not a dream." I replied when he rapid-fired the questions.
"Oh okay, well good you're here, I know right, well duh, the only one who's eating them are me and Akihiko and yes!" Junpei cheered before his gaze landed on Nyx.
"Whoa… who's that? I've never seen her before." The capped teen asked with a bewildered tone.
"She's Nyx," I responded. "She's going to be staying here for a while."
Nyx shrugged at what I said, ignoring the spark in Junpei's gaze as he gawked at her. "Dude… she's damned hot…" He said dreamily.
Freaking serious Junpei?
Nyx shot him a cold glare, and it was the same as the one that she gave me before. That deadpan… Junpei flinched momentarily but continued to look on at her.
"Ugh, Stupei do you really need to be doing that now? Chidori's not going to be happy, you know that!" Yukari scolded him before dragging him out of the room by his ear.
"B-but-!" Junpei tried to protest and defend himself, but by then he was already out the door.
"Well, hopefully we can work some things out so that Nyx can stay at the dorm." Mitsuru rubbed her temples.
"It's the same one?" I asked, just in case.
"Of course." She replied before walking out the door after Yukari and Junpei.
"Minato, I'm just wondering something," Nyx asked with a small sigh.
"What is it?" I replied.
"What does being 'hot' mean? It didn't seem like the normal meaning," She asked.
I proceeded to facepalm. This is going to be a long year, isn't it?
AN: Hope you like this chapter. Yeah, they're going to be short, but the update speed won't be as bad as I'm making it out to be. Days of Darkness will probably be updated a few days after my other fic, Persona 3: Never To Leave.
If you like the MiNyx pairing you could consider reading NTL, even though that fic only has that pairing until a bit later. Also, it's not a full romance story though it does play a huge part in the plot.
Anyways, tell me what you think. Even if DoD will be updated kinda slowly, I'm still going to be working on it so yeah!
Catch ya guys later!