"Will Minako-san be fine?" Aigis asked after Ryoji left with the female wild card on his back. She kept looking back at the portal to the outside uneasily. The blonde android felt so disappointed with herself for not noticing the girl's condition earlier. She wanted to go with them, but she thought that the girl wouldn't want that. She thought that Minako wants her to stay back and to make sure that nothing happens to the others while she's gone. I should have kept a closer eye on her, Aigis clenched her hands into two tight balls, I hope Minako-san will be all right...

"She's fine, Aigis," Shinjiro said. "This used to happen to her all the time before, when it was just the three of us." But I still wonder why though... "She'll recover overnight. The longest would probably be a day."

"I see... Thank you, Shinjiro-san."

"We should be going now," Yu said. He grabbed Shinjiro's arm and dragged him because the gray-haired wild card saw the younger male glued to his place. "C'mon Shinjiro, so we could finish early and go home."

"Yeah," Teddie agreed, "and so that we could make sure Ryoji doesn't do anything to Mina-chan."

"Well," Yosuke waved at the girls, "see ya."

"What's with those two?" Kanji asked when the girl's were no longer out of sight. "They datin' or somethin'?"

Teddie gasped sharply, making the whole group flinch in surprise. "Are you interested in Ryoji!?"

"THE HELL, TED!" Kanji raised his fist, ready to smack the bear. But before he could, his victim used Yosuke as his human shield; this earned the bear a glare from his shield. "I"M JUST AKSIN' A QUESTION!"

"Calm down, Kanji," Yu said. "But I was wondering the same thing. Are they together?"

"That's impossible," Shinjiro replied. "Minako's denser than a black hole. She barely even knows that she starting to have a thing for manga character. And besides, she won't know that unless you tell her directly that you like her."

"And how did you know all of that, Gakky?" Teddie asked, stepping out of his bulwark. "Don't tell me... YOU CONFESSED TO MINA-CHAN TOO!"

The pony-tailed teen scratched the back of his neck and looked away, "I didn't do that."

"LIAR!" Teddie pointed at him accusingly. "I always knew there's a secret love triangle between you three."

"Just shut up Teddie."

"Admit it Gakky, you l-"

"Teddie," the bear suddenly turned to Ken. "Can you please stop talking for a while?"

"Is something wrong, Ken-Ken?" Teddie asked. He, and everyone with them, was shocked about the sharp tone of Ken's voice. They never knew that the boy was capable of asking someone to shut up.

"No, nothing's wrong," he said, regretting what he just said before. But something was wrong. Ken knew there was, but he couldn't quite place it. "We should be more vigilant now," the brunet quickly added. "Without Minako-san, the shadows would just keep coming back to life."

"You don't really have to worry, Ken," Shinjiro said. "From what I remember, the weaker the shadows, the slower they regenerate. As long as we don't meet any strong shadows, we're safe. Hey Fuuka, you listening?"

"I'm listening, senpai," said Fuuka's soft voice. "I'll make sure to warn you of any shadows near your area."

"You heard her, come on."Shinjiro briskly moved forward. He adjusted his grip on his battle axe, eager to go back to the dorm as soon as possible. I hope those idiots are fine. The teen sighed when we realized what he was doing. Ryoji and Labrys are right, I really am becoming a mother hen.

"..."

"So Shinjiro," Yosuke began, "you're from another world, right?"

"You could say it like that."

"What's it like there?" the young manager of Port Island's Junes asked curiously.

"Nothing much," Shinjiro answered. "The only difference aside from Makoto and Minako is me."

"What do you mean?"

"First, you guys used to call me Shinjiro-san, just like Ken here."

"Woah, really?!"

"Well all of you except Teddie... I was hoping he'd drop the ridiculous nickname," he said, murmuring the last part.

Kanji scratched his head in confusion and asked, "Wait, so you know us? Before all of this?"

"Yeah. And another thing is, I'm supposed to look older than I am now. I think that girl with a the long hair - Margaret - said that I'm now, biologically, 18."

"So wait," Kanji said, more perplexed than he was before. "Are you younger than us or older?"

"Doesn't matter now, does it?"

"Guys," Rise suddenly called. "Fuuka-san and I are having a hard time finding out the outline of the upper floor. I suggest you guys split up to find the stairs there."

"What about the shadows?" Ken asked.

"There aren't much and they're not that powerful so don't worry."

"Okay, thanks."

"So I'll go with Shinjiro...san," Yu said unsurely, to which Shinjiro replied with, "You know you don't have to call me that, right?"

"No sensei!" Teddie protested. "I want to be your partner.

"Alright then... Yosuke and Kanji, do you guys have any objections?"

"Nope."

"Nah, I'm fine with it."

"Okay. So I'll go with Teddie, Kanji with Yosuke, and Shinjiro... with Ken. Are there any objections?" There were no objections. "Good, so let's split up."

From time to time, Ken would glance at Shinjiro. So many things kept circling his mind like the dream he had, and the thought that just sank in about Shinjiro coming from another universe. Where should I start?

"What is it?"

"Huh?"

The pony-tailed boy stopped, making the brunet to follow suit. "You wanna say something?"

Instead of talking, Ken found himself staring dumbly at the older male. Where do I even begin? he thought, realizing that he asked the same question to himself.

"Senpai, please don't give up!"

"Shinji!"

"HOLD ON!"

"Hey Ken?" Shinjiro called, bringing Ken out from his dazed state. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah."

"If you wanna talk, I'm always open, okay? Just don't expect me to give out some sagely advice."

"But I want to say it now..." the younger male said. "I want to say so many things that I don't even know where to start."

Shinjiro stared at the boy for a while, making the boy feel uneasy. Then he finally spoke. "This isn't really the best place to spill your guts. If you want, we can go to Hagakure tomorrow after school. What do you think?"

"That sounds good... Thank you."

"I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"..."

"Makoto, what's wrong? Why won't you answer me?"

"Everything was all just a dream."

"What?"

"You're the one who's not supposed to be here."

Minako jolted awake. She made a quick glance around her and saw that she was on her own bed, in her own room - that she was not elsewhere. The girl placed a hand on her forehead to calm her rapid breathing down. When her breathing calmed, she wiped the bead of sweat on her face and neck with her sleeve. While she was doing that, the door cracked open to reveal Ryoji with a bowl and a small towel in hand, and Koromaru.

"You're awake," he said, after closing the door. He dragged the chair from by her desk to beside her bed, and sat their with the bowl, filled with water and ice, on his lap. He raised his hand to brush her bangs away and to touch her forehead. While he was doing that, he place his other hand on his forehead - he was comparing their temperature. "You have a slight fever," he said, removing his hands on their foreheads. "C'mon lie down." The girl complied. Ryoji began dampening the towel and then he wrung it to remove the excess water. He placed it on the girl's forehead and smiled when he saw her wince from the coldness of the wet cloth. The dog, on the other hand placed his head on the bed and stared at the girl, his eyes, oozing with anxiousness. "Don't worry, Koro-chan," the boy assured. "She'll be fine."

"Is everyone back yet?" Minako asked.

"Shinji called me," Ryoji answered while stroking the dog's head. "They're on their way here."

"Nothing happened to them while I was gone, right?"

"You fuss too much," the blue-eyed boy pinched her cheek. "You should have more faith in them, okay?"

"Okay."

"Now go to sleep." Ryoji stood to leave. "Are you coming, Koro-chan?" The dog didn't move an inch. "I'll take that as a no." And so Ryoji left the room.

Minako, glanced at the Shiba Inu, and smiled. She made room for the dog on her bed and said, "Come here, Koro-chan. Let's go to sleep."

The day of the elections finally came. April 13, 2016. Ken kept pacing around the lounge. "Calm down, Ken-kun," Labrys said. "With all your fans, I'm sure you'll win."

"It's not that, Labrys." Ken stopped to take a seat on the one-person couch, facing the front door. "I'm suddenly having doubts about this."

"C'mon tell me."

Ken stared at the ceiling and placed his arm on his forehead. "I don't know why I'm running for president anymore..."

"Then think about it this way," Labrys said. "You're doing this for every student in Gekkoukan High. Remember the situation now; many people are losing their memories. We're not even sure when they'll get it back. If everyone in the school suddenly loses part of their memories, who's the best person for president, that could understand them, than you?"

"Minako-san."

"Yeah, Minako'd make a great leader despite her emotional breakdowns," Labrys mumbled. "Who else?"

"You."

Labrys sighed in exasperation. "You, ya moron." Ken finally removed his arm to face the crimson-eyed android. "So man up. More people will be depending on you soon."

The soccer team captain finally smile, "That is, if I win."

That night, Fuuka decided to submit her finalized report of the reconnaissance they performed in the tower. While waiting for Mitsuru, she gazed unseeingly on the words on the paper. A knock brought her out of her daze. Kikuno, Mitsuru's personal maid, came in with a tray in hand.

"Miss," the maid said as she placed a slice of cake and a cup of tea on the table, "the lady would like you to know that she might not make it on time and that she apologizes for it."

"Oh, okay."

"Please feel free to call me if ever you need anything." With that, the maid bowed and took her leave.

Fuuka placed the on the table and reached for the teacup."Fuuka..." The girl jerked up and look around. "Who's there.." No one answered. She quickly made her way to the door, but before she could even touch the doorknob, a strong gust of wind knocked her unconscious.

Hey! I can't really think of anything to say. All I can think of is how stressful applying for a college is orz

Anyway, thanks for everyone reading this.

Asahar4: My hand wasn't really injured. I just needed to type so many things (homework, college things, and a few good things.) And I've already planned the ending and some of the major scenes. By the way, thanks for the suggestions, but I'm not sure if I can use it.

Megami Tensei Emperatriz: I actually based Akihiko in battle panties in this image I saw.

*I don't really know how to add a link so just google "akihiko sanada mhaikkun" if you guys want to see/haven't seen the image.