3 in a goddamn row! I wish i was this motivated with all of my fics! Sadly, the RWBY plotline got a bit depressing after vol.4 and I'm on an off Blazblue and Akame ga kill, but still!

(Don't worry, I'm still working on those fics as well… just in a bit of a plot block at the moment.)

Part 2 BEGIN!

Several hours later…

The fight against Chado's shadow was… uncomfortable… to say the least.

It was easy… but uncomfortable nonetheless.

After that surprisingly underwhelming fight, the group finally escaped the palace, and are now reclining at a local diner in shibuya.

"I see…" Yusuke started. "So because of that, this PE teacher had a change of heart… is that correct?"

~yep.~

"And for some reason… only those who've seen you in this "metaverse" at least once can see you here?"

~seems that way, though there is an exception.~

"Phantom thieves who steal people's hearts… to think they really exists…"

"Is it that hard to believe?" Akira asked.

"No, I believe you… there's no use letting common sense blind me after seeing a world like that." Yusuke replied, shaking his head. "So… your plans with madarame and the others… is to force a change of heart, correct?"

"...yeah."

"... let me join; as a member of the Phantom thieves."

Looks of surprise rose around the table, with both Ryuji and Haru choking on the drinks they previously ordered. Looking at the surprised group, Yusuke continued. "Had I faced reality sooner, this whole thing would've been avoided. I must do this, for the sake of all the artists who's futures were robbed as well. That… is the most civil thing i can do for the man who was… in some manner, my father…"

"Civil, huh…" Ann said solemnly.

"Sounds fine with me. We're gonna deal with Madarame anyways."

"But we need to be careful." Morgana addressed, popping out of Akira's bag. "They might trigger a mental shutdown if we screw up, we have a counter to this, but it's not a fail-safe. Remember what we said on our way here?"

"Madarame is a man who has the artworld under his has connections to many organizations. If someone like me raise my voice, it will only be snubbed out… there is no other option than this."

~OR, and hear me out...scapegoat.~ Arata suggested. Gaining a confused look from everyone. ~remember what we did to cover our track for Kamoshida? We got evidence against him, and it messed him up badly. What if we did the same here? Not only with it impact those pricks, but it'll lure away anyone trying to snoop on us.~

"True, but how do we do that?" Mishima asked.

~we make something that'll catch him in the act. Here's what I'm thinking, Yusuke, you make a piece of a thing called "Fanart", that Madarame won't know about. The crowd may love it, but Madarame won't be able to bullshit out of this easily.~

"Ohh, since he won't know what it references, he can't talk much about it like the previous pieces!" Ryuji pieced together.

~exactly, meanwhile, one of us will sneak over one of Ritsuka's pieces and pose it as Madarame's. Since that's basically Minor porn, that'll land a hefty blow to him.~

"And since Ritsuka mainly uses me as a reference, the public will think that I was doing this against my will." Yusuke continued.

~yep! And finally, we leave traces of drugs and alcohol there, which will make the public thinks he's an alcoholic smoker!~

"But they won't really be bothered by that though…"

~not unless it's used correctly.~

"Oooh, I like the way you think!" Ann finished everyone agreeing to this.

~unfortunately, we might need some help here.. Don't worry though… I have just the thing… buuuut maybe later when there's less… people. Around.~

"Alright, it's a deal then! Everyone agrees to this?" Morgana said, getting a confirmation as his answer.

"This is awesome! We have a new member of the phantom thieves now!" Ann cheered. "I hope we get along Yusuke."

"I'll do my best…" Yusuke nodded.

"Cool, but no nude paintings." Akira quipped, everyone laughing as the blunette now choked on his drink.

Evening

Leblanc's

"Hey, Arata?"

~Yeah, Kira?~

"Could I see our stats, please?"

~sure thing man.~ with a snap of his fingers, a familiar black screen opened up.

Akira R. Amamiya-Kurusu

Lv. 32

Hp: 784

Sp: 496

Guts (Rnk 5): 5/10

Kind (Rnk 4): 2/10

Prof (Rnk 4): 8/10

Chrm (Rnk 4): 1/10

Intl (Rnk 4): 3/10

Yen: 4,826,000

"Uhh…" looking behind him, Akira rubbed his head as he chuckled nervously at the bewildered group.

"Yeah… this is my room." Akira sighed. "It's not much, but it's perfect for someone like me."

"It's … cozy, to say the least." Haru said.

"God this is awkward…" Ryuji mumbled.

"OKAY, Arata, could you bring out your help please?"

~okay, geez, hang on…~ snapping twice, Arata conjured up a small portal, sticking his hand in and taking out a red and blue orb. Throwing it to a wall, the orb exploded in a wave of fire and water, surprising the group. The PTs grew even more befuddled when Arata floated over and grabbed two large lumps that appeared from the explosion. Blowing on them, the lumps revealed to be two children hanging loosely by the shirts. The first of the children, a small girl in a simple red and orange shirt and dress, with black shoes. The second, a boy similar to the girl, was wearing a simple set of shirt and shorts of blue shades, with white shoes. ~these two are Charlie and Carlos. But they usually go by Natsu and Yuki.~

"Hi there, I'm Natsu!" the boy greeted.

"And I'm Yuki!" the girl greeted shortly after, Arata dropping them to the floor, in which they landed safely.

"It's nice to meet all of you- WHOA! Sis Look at kira!" both children looks over to the teen in question.

"Wow! Kira, you got bigger!" Yuki stated, shocking the group when she suddenly lifted him overhead. "And bulkier too!"

"Hey sis, toss him over!"

"Wait wait wai-" Akira half pleaded before being thrown into the deceitfully strong arms of the boy. "Hey, you're right!"

~c'mon, guys, that's enough playing around for now~ Arata said, grabbing Akira from them. ~I have a job for you two.~

"Lay it on us, Boss!" both children complied.

"Wait, hold up!" Ann said, stopping the trio from continuing. "You're going to send CHILDREN on this mission!?"

~technically they're both 198 years old. They're what we godlings call Manania.~

"Manania?" the Pts repeated.

~they're magic beings made for servitude and infantry, like minions if you will.~ Arata explained. ~you take powerful souls, with consent of course…, and give them a special homunculus body build for them to inhabit, then form a service seal called a geis on their physical bodies to connect them to you.~

"And… these homunculi?" Shiho trailed off.

"They're twins who helped us… a long time ago." Akira stated, gaining everyone's attention. "But they… died."

"DIED!?" Mishima, Haru, and Morgana shouts out.

"We were victims in a sudden assault robbery in Inaba. My ex girlfriend and I were taking them on a trip when…"

~Kira, you don't have to tell them if you-re uncomfortable.~

"Yeah, Kira… it's okay.." Natsu said, noticeably less energetic than before.

"We're okay."

"But if I did something sooner… you two wouldn't have been shot, I could've avoided digging a deeper hole… and Rise wouldn't have betrayed me…" Akira countered, mumbling that last part into a whisper…

~Kira…~ Arata said. ~... Let's call it in for the evening. This sudden change in mood is starting to get taxing.~

"Uh… yeah.." Morgana said. "Let's get some sleep everyone."

~Yuki, you take yusuke and help him find some good anime and manga he could get for research. Natsu, you're with me and morgana tomorrow.~

"Yes boss!" both twins stated.

"Alright, see ya man." Ryuji said, turning to leave. "Oh, and Akira…"

"Hmm?"

"We won't judge you at all, so if you wanna talk, just say so." and with that, everyone except Arata, Morgana, and the twins left the room, each giving encouraging words to the downtrodden teen.

~Okay, tomorrow's the start of our new plan.~

"Yeah…here's hoping that things won't get hectic soon." Akira said, dazing into slumber.

I DELIVERED!?

Behold: the shortest chapter i've posted of this fic yet!

Anyways, happy Halloween everyone!

TBC