Disclaimer: The Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series belongs to Atlus Corporation.

Part One - Chapter Four

You can plan for everything, it takes only one person/event/thing to ruin said plan. This is what happened when Nanako opened the door to the Dojima residence. Her eyes immediately grew giant when she saw her "Big Bro" there without any warning. Happily jumping straight towards him, throwing the gate open to go in for a hug. Yu didn't know what to do, quickly he tried to save the situation. He hid away his nervous feelings behind a happy demeanor. "Hey Nanako, it's been awhile," he said giving her a pat on the head.

"Yup! How come you didn't tell us you were coming?" she asked finally releasing his sides.

"It's a long story. Is your dad home?

Nanako didn't answer, as soon as Yu asked Dojima had stepped outside, a tired look on his face. "If you don't mind Nanako, I need to talk to your cousin in private," Dojima placed a hand on her shoulder gently nudging her inside. Chie took Nanako in hand, giving a nod to Dojima as she guided the young girl upstairs. Yu stared at his uncle until he looked him dead in the eyes and beckoned him inside the home. Yu's heart jumped a bit with every step deeper into the house.

Dojima pointed with his hand at the table nearest the kitchen. Yu sat down in the chair. The way things were playing out, it reminded Yu of the time Dojima had interrogated him about the mysterious letters he received during his year in Inaba. Just like before, Dojima took his time finally facing him. He was pouring himself a cup of coffee, Yu was staring straight at the wall across from him, glancing back with every noise. With a sigh, Dojima sits right down in front of Yu's line of sight. Nothing. Nothing was said. Dojima just sipped away at his coffee. The silence broke.

"Did you..."

"She called twenty times," Dojima said staring at the coffee mug. "I knew you would come here so I told her I would let her know when I found you." He sighed and finally looked at Yu. Bloodshot eyes from a restless night. "What are you doing?" The one question that was really the only one that deserved an answer. Yu began to explain himself finally.

"I've decided to come back."

"You're mother told me you tried to talk to them about this idea, and you wouldn't really listen to them."

"I listened. I chose not to take what they said to heart."

"I could ask why but I think I can understand why."

"They wanted me to wait till I finished college, and when I said I didn't want to that's when they freaked out."

"So then you make them freak out even more?"

"That wasn't the intention"

"Bullshit. You knew what would happen," Dojima said. His hand clenching slowly into a fist. In the silence Yu could hear the little snaps of skin from his uncle's hand. Quiet. Again. It stayed that way until Yu finally spoke.

"Yes I knew. There wasn't an easy way to get what I wanted. So I took the only option I was given and ran with it. Personally, I don't care. Maybe in the future they'll understand but that is up to them, not me."

"What do you want?"

"I want to be here. With my friends and family."

"What about your actual family?"

"They need to understand while they are my parents, if they want me to be happy, then I need to be here."

Dojima's fist had come undone. A sigh either of exhaustion or exasperation left him. He got up and walked over to the phone. Coming back he placed the phone in front of Yu.

Dojima said, "Tell them that, make it clear. I don't care if it's a voice mail. We go from there." With that he walked to the kitchen to top off his coffee. Yu stared at the phone. His hands twitched a bit as he picked up the phone. He didn't have to dial. He just had to hit redial. Beep. It was ringing.