So… I'm taking Nyx to Paulownia Mall today, huh? I really feel like I don't know what I'm doing as I'm doing this. I mean… does it help over all in regards to my goal? It's not like showing her around a shopping mall of all things could really help with my predicament… Could it?

I rubbed my eyes and shuffled out of bed. Gods I feel tired… I'm getting back into my patterns again. Just great. I stared up at the ceiling, trying to avoid the sun's harsh glare. Damn that sunlight! I don't need it right now… "Night time's better," I mused aloud before getting ready for the day and trying to tame my hair.

Freaking bedhead. Anyways, after going downstairs to find Nyx seemingly with a bedhead as well, I ate a little and met up with her. "So… same as always?" I sighed, sitting down next to her and stirring around some natto.

"Yes," she said with an irritated tone. Wow. She's even less sociable than I am in the mornings. Well, there's something we have in common. "I wish my daughter would have some kind of decency with her timing," she shook her head as she ate her muesli bar.

Does she mean Hemera? I wonder whether she's actually on good terms with her. Not to mention, is she saying that it would be possible for me to meet other gods and goddesses as well? That's… not foreboding at all… I sighed before replying with, "Do you get along with your sons and daughters?"

"Depends. Hemera I don't really meet all that often, since the few times that we do meet I think we cause something you people call an eclipse," Nyx sighed. "When we do, we don't really talk that much either. Very rarely will our talks last more than ten cycles."

How did I not make that connection before? Wow. And that makes so much sense…

"My other daughters and sons I don't really talk to either," she continued. Talk about detached relationships there, huh. Then how much does she talk to Erebus? In mythology he was her consort and everything so… I think this is something to wonder about later.

"Oh. I see," I sighed. You know it's funny… Nyx is supposed to be pretty curious about this world, even if her demeanour says otherwise. And yet, now I'm getting more interested in her as well when I'm supposed to help satisfy her curiosity here.

"Where are we going today? You wouldn't have approached me otherwise," Nyx asked with a fairly bored tone. Even with her naivety, she's pretty good at putting things together. Though sorting out the fact that Usagi from Sailor Moon is from a work of fiction and therefore cannot be used to ever dictate whatever powers Nyx has did take a tiny bit more effort than I was expecting. I think that was because Kanashi was there as well. Now that… that took a lot of work to cover up.

"I was going to show you around the mall," I answered. "Like before, it's a just in case," I continued before Nyx was about to ask me why. She nodded slightly before standing up, smoothing out her dress. Thank Thanatos though that Yukari was able to fix up a wardrobe for her. Before her dress was extravagant it almost looked like she was a rich kid. And with her beauty… She looked like a prime target for a lot of things, including dealing with people that could possibly flirt with her, and other… things.

We went around the shops, not really buying anything in particular but just showing her the stuff that she could get around here, including Power Records and Be Blue V. Last on the list were Game Panic, Mandragora and Escapade which we couldn't go into since it wasn't night time yet.

"Can you sing?" I asked. I could sing alright, but I only sang songs that I actually liked. And those that had a darker tone in music.

"I suppose so. I'm not exactly known for singing, but I can sing a little bit," Nyx replied simply. Huh. So she says. Well, we can only see what'll happen when she does. "Why?" she asked with a bored tone.

"I was going to take you somewhere that a lot of people go to, but it's just that it's a lot more fun when there are more people with you," I sighed. "I'll take you if I have more of a group with me."

I even smiled slightly. It was a bit tiresome, showing Nyx around and showing her the ropes on how we live. Honestly, I couldn't wait until I could go free but until then she was more like an iron ball slowing me down. It's not like she ever seems overly excited about anything. The one time I know of would be that Sailor Moon volume. I just wanted to kinda get this over and done with.

However despite that, if I went with some other people if wouldn't be so bad. It was true. It would always be more fun going to a karaoke booth in a group. You'd listen to everyone sing badly and groan, and clap genuinely when the people who were actually good at singing performed.

"Okay," Nyx nodded slightly. I wonder how Nyx feels about this. It's not as if she seemed overly enthusiastic about this. She might think this is a whole waste of time. It seemed as if that's what she thought back at the seal. Looking back on that, I'm kinda still wondering how I managed to convince her at all.

I looked back at her from my musing and noticed that she had that perpetual expression of aloofness and lack of care for anything. It seemed almost blank. "First… Game Panic," I indicated the arcade that was next to Power Records.

"Game what?" Nyx asked with an almost incredulous tone. She had a raised eyebrow and a largely sceptical expression this time. I wonder if what I just said sounded really, really stupid to her.

"Game Panic. It's what we call an arcade," I explained. "Here you can play things called video games," I looked back to Nyx and saw that she still had a bit of a clueless expression on her.

"It's basically what Junpei is using on his PSP," I clarified.

"Oh. Why would you want to use these so called video games?" Nyx asked.

"They're fun," I smiled slightly. I could even admit to playing a few video games myself such as Innocent Sin Online and some others like Street Fighter and whatnot. Even if… Innocent Sin Online became more about meeting up with 'Maya' than anything. When I learned 'Maya' was actually my teacher… That was almost a pretty big surprise, but at the same time, by what she said… It was pretty obvious. She did just describe me while she was talking to me after all.

Nyx still held that unamused mask on her visage. This isn't getting me anywhere. "You really need to play one to see what I mean," I rubbed the back of my head before gesturing towards the sliding doors.

"If you say so," she replied, though I swear I saw her shake her head a little from side to side. It was something I noticed since she always seemed to hold herself upright and straight with an overwhelming amount of pride. Quite the opposite of me, who always slouches. I have a feeling that the shaking was basically the reaction of 'why am I following this Fool again?'

She deadpanned at me before walking through the sliding doors. Yeah, I think that was about right. Maybe I should take up a role in reading people's emotions? Haha, no. I'm not good at that. I'm good at hiding what I'm actually thinking.

The whirr of the arcade machines buzzed about in the air, rumbles of several combined racing car games shook the ground, and many exaggerated sound effects and melodies from different music based video games rang in my ears. There was more, but… they were shooting games. Which I didn't really care about enough to play since I thought they were pretty boring.

Nyx gave me a pointed expression before she finally said, "How do you use these?" Somehow she was able to say it so clearly, even over all the noise.

"I'll show you," I replied, showing her over to a machine for Street Fighter. It was more typical, so yeah.

I sat down in the chair with a sigh before saying, "Okay, you just usually slip the coins that you need into the slot here," I explained, indicating the slot where you put the yen in. "Then you just have to follow the instructions on the screen." I pointed my finger towards the words, options and controls.

"Want to see first before you try?" I asked as I looked up at Nyx's slightly bemused expression.

"Alright," she sighed.

With that, I took a firm grasp on the controls and started. I only picked Zangief since he was the character I knew about most. Which kinda sucks, but it's not like fighting games like this were really my thing.

I dunno who I was playing against, but he was actually pretty good. There were some good combos, but somehow I was able to predict his pattern after a while and I was able to beat him. It actually seemed kinda familiar though…

Not long after his defeat, I heard someone shout, "Aw damn it, I was so close!"

I poked my head over the machines to look around for the person I knew said that. Once I met his gaze he froze and turned to me with a surprised face. "M-Minato!? What are you doing here!?" he asked.

"You think I don't play video games too? You know I kick your ass a hella lot because of your predictable patterns, right?" I sighed. What is with my luck?

"But… you're with Nyx," he stammered.

"So? I'm just showing her around like I did the other day," I deadpanned at him.

I stood up and got off the seat, inserting a few more coins into the machine. "Come on Nyx. Your turn," I gestured to the seat. I had closed my eyes at that moment, so consider how surprised I was when I saw her already in the seat.

"Mmhm," she said nonchalantly, though I could tell she was staring intently at the screen. Are you really that into this Nyx?

"Well… Better do your best, otherwise Nyx might just kick your ass," I chuckled, placing some yen for him to use on top of the machine he was using. "…Junpei," I grinned.

AN: I'm surprised that I'm starting to get into a regular rhythm for this fic. A pleasant surprise though. Hope you liked the chapter! I realize I left it on a bit of a cliff-hanger, and I'm sorry, I don't usually use them… But I felt it would be a good idea to leave the chapter there. Next time, Nyx is going to have a try at video games apparently. I wonder what's going to happen…

Anyways, tell me your thoughts in your reviews! I'd appreciate it! Sayoonara for now!