I shook my head. I just hope that there's a good reason for his name being like that.
"I see… I'm Arisato Minato," I replied slowly, still trying to wrap my head around Kanashi-san's name.
"Huh. Cool," he commented. That is, before he started to look around for something. When he stopped, I too turned my head as I heard a very familiar voice calling me out from the same direction.
"Minato, there's something really strange about this book that I found…" Nyx started, however she too was distracted by Kanashi's presence. It was a stifling silence before Kanashi shook his head.
"Uh… 'scuse me but who's that? You two know each other?" Kanashi asked as he looked between the two of us with a sceptical gaze.
"Oh… her name's Shinu Nyx… she's an acquaintance of mine," I replied. I couldn't exactly say we were friends after all. She kinda didn't really like me that much, and I thought that this was going to be a whole lot of work just to convince her about the fact that humanity didn't wish for the world to end and stuff.
"Huh," Kanashi muttered before I heard Nyx speak up.
Nyx sighed before saying, "Alright… anyways, I need you to take a look at this book. It's strange," she rubbed her temples, handing over what appeared to be a manga book. What about this book could possibly be so strange…? I turned the blurb around to the title page and… Holy. How is this shit even possible?
"Wow, that looks pretty cool," Kanashi said. "It's okay if I take a look right?"
I nodded and handed the book over to him, and I could see his face contorting between different emotions. Most notably, were the looks of amusement and the smiles that were appearing on his face… "It's called… Persona 4."
"Yeah…" I said dumbly. If this is the fourth in a series, then what the hell is the third, second and first!? Especially when I was looking at the blurb. That really confused me. It specifically said 'Persona' and 'Shadows' in the blurb. Is this some kind of joke?
"Yes, it's quite strange…" Nyx sighed. "I need that back. I wasn't planning to buy it," she said, holding her hand out for the book.
"Huh? Oh. I'm gonna buy it," Kanashi replied. "I like it," he said simply.
Nyx raised an eyebrow before saying, "You're pretty str-"
"Nyx? What did I tell you about tact?" I looked at her with a deadpan. Nyx pulled a sceptical expression before she 'oh'ed in realization. Though, she did look kinda annoyed.
Kanashi looked like he was about to say something about her but he stopped himself. "Is something up?" I asked.
"Yeah. The ceiling," he shrugged. Oh gods, that's one of the oldest jokes. Ever. I sighed before I heard Nyx say something.
"Are you done 'recharging' as you put it?" Nyx asked with a bored expression.
"Hm… I suppose so," I shrug. Hm… where to next?
"Well, I gotta go now. See ya later?" I asked as I stood up. Kanashi nodded and he too stood up.
"Yeah. Think I'll see ya around later Minato," he replied with a smile before he went over to the counter, presumably to pay for that… unusual book.
He's one interesting character at least. And he seems pretty normal, despite the fact about his name and everything. He must not get a lot of sleep normally. Poor guy. I have a feeling he needs more sleep than I do, and that's saying a lot with how in the past we had to stay up for an extra hour for Tartarus explorations in the past. At least I don't need to worry about it now…
"So… let's go," I sighed.
"Where?" Nyx asked with a curious expression, though that little 'spark' of curiosity seemed to disappear as soon as it came.
"Back to the dorm," I started towards the door. But…
I felt Nyx's hand on my shoulder and I turned back to face her. "I wasn't quite finished…" she mumbled, holding up a… is that why she was in the magical girls section? That freaking catchy tune started playing in my head, but I quickly swallowed the hums that probably would have come out and nodded slowly.
"You want it?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"…Yes," she said, averting her gaze to the ground.
"Alright, alright…" I sighed, though I still had a smile on me. That was pretty cute, especially because of the main character, what she represents and what Nyx represents.
Oh, memories of Sailor Moon are coming back to me… I sighed inwardly. Thank you my childhood friend.
After we got back to the dorm, I found… what's Kanashi doing here? And he has a scowl on. And he's talking to Junpei. This has got to be one of the biggest coincidences that I've ever seen.
"Uh… I thought I'd see you later, not a few minutes after we met," I sighed. I should've known that Junpei would have gone out. It is the holidays after all.
"Oh. Hey," Kanashi said, though his scowl only lightened up a little.
"Dude, do you know him? And you know him?" Junpei asked. First question, for me. Second question, was for Kanashi.
"Yeah… we met just this afternoon actually," I rubbed the back of my head before turning to Nyx. "You don't need to stay here you know," I whispered.
"Oh good. I need to go read… this material," she said stiffly before making her way up the stairs.
"Yup," Kanashi replied simply before turning his head to Junpei. "And then… this guy," he indicated Junpei, though said friend was a bit offended that he was being talked about as if he weren't actually there. "Junpei, kinda said hello to me when he noticed the book I was holding…" I think the unsaid question of his was why there were so many people approaching him today and why his luck was being like this.
"Yeah, but it's the Persona series! It's one of the greatest things… ever! It's part of the Innocent Sin MMORPG I showed you last year!" Junpei exclaimed.
"Wait, Innocent Sin?" Kanashi mulled it over for a bit, and Junpei fell quiet, probably wanting to see his reaction. "I really like that game. It was one of the best things that I've ever played actually. I think I broke something when the MMO shut down though…"
He breaks stuff too? Geez. First violent shaking now breaking stuff against walls?
"This is one of my best days ever!" Junpei cheered when he heard Kanashi's reaction, almost looking to hug someone. That someone was me. I wonder what would've happened if he hugged Kanashi instead?
"Um… Junpei? Can you get off me?" I asked as politely as possible. Thankfully, he did unlatch himself from me so that's a relief. But not before going over to Kanashi. And again, thankfully, he didn't hug him. I had a feeling something bad would've happened if Junpei did that.
"Hey Kanashi, what school are you going to? I haven't seen ya around Gekkoukan before so…" Junpei started.
"I just moved here recently, and yeah… actually I am gonna go to Gekkoukan this year," he replied.
…He's the transfer student? Wow. Talk about another stroke of good luck!
"Awesome, I just met the new transfer student too!" Junpei shouted. "Also, where are you from? You don't sound like you come from around here," he asked curiously.
Kanashi raised an eyebrow before answering, "I came from America… why?"
Huh. Thought so. "Junpei's… the nosy type. He might not look it, but he's actually a huge part of the rumour mill around school," I sighed. Surprisingly, I was not one of the people that were really involved in the rumour mill around school, despite how popular I was. Well, at least for fan girls. It was more like infamy around the really jealous guys.
Even though I attracted all sorts of people to try and… associate with me, I still wasn't part of the rumour mill. But that was probably because more and more of the rumours towards the end of last year were about me instead of them passing through me and then spreading around the school. Now that I think about it, that was mostly Junpei's fault.
"Oh. Great," Kanashi sighed before his palm met his forehead. Yeah, kinda expected that reaction.
"You know what's really awesome dude?" Junpei said.
"What?" Kanashi asked with a sigh.
"You also just met the most popular guy at school," Junpei elaborated. Did you really have to put that out there Junpei?
"Oh really?" Kanashi said with a raised eyebrow and an overall sceptical expression. Though after looking me up and down he nodded. "Makes sense. I'm guessing I also just met the class clown. Of everything."
"Yeah, unfortunately for you," I sighed.
"Minato, I need to ask you something," I heard Nyx's voice. Wonder what now? "How come I can't shoot crescent moon beams like Usagi?"
Because. Nyx isn't a magical girl. She's a goddess. I also facepalmed.
AN: Weaker chapter in my opinion, but I am just getting started I suppose. Yes, Nyx's naivety was showing again. Yes, Kanashi has some of the weirdest luck ever. Yes, Junpei is basically one of the main parts of the rumour mill. And yes, Minato-sama's reign still holds over Gekkoukan, like always. XD
Anyways, that's it for this chapter. Hope you guys like it, and tell me your thoughts in your reviews! Sayoonara for now~! 3