Alright everyone, I have to say that this is my first story, so I hope you like it, before I start I have to clarify that the words in italics represent Minato's thoughts. I have read several stories about Persona 3 and in very few I have found this idea that has caught my attention without more to say enjoy the chapter and I hope to have your support. Last but not least, the future pairings, the main one Minato x Yukari

April 6th, 2009

- Come on Yukari, you can do it - A girl with light brown hair down to her neck and brown eyes - It's that easy, you just point and pull the trigger, very easy isn't it? - as she put the barrel of the gun to her forehead, as she went by her breathing became harder to control, you could see the beads of sweat slowly trickling down her face more and more drops.

His body trembled as he continued to point the gun at himself, his trembling finger curled around the trigger, undecided whether to pull it or not, the fear was evident in his eyes, several seconds passed until his finger stiffened. She couldn't do it, she was too afraid as she repeated to herself -I can't do it... I can't do it. I'm so sorry daddy, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry daddy, please forgive me.

- GAHHHHH - shouted a passenger of the train who was being watched by the few passengers inside the train bound for Tatsumi harbor island.

An older lady approached the boy worried about his reaction - Young man, you are fine, it seems you had a nightmare - said the lady with a concerned tone.

- I'm fine, thank you - answered that dark blue haired boy, with his mp3 player with neck strap and clip-on headphones belonging to the ATH-EM700 model his name Minato Arisato, the lady receiving his answer, decided to leave him alone to relax - Again eh - he said to himself - Who is she, why does she want to commit suicide? Always apologizing to his dad.

- Although dreaming about someone was always interpreted as fear of changing something about yourself or that in some plane of your life you are not being yourself. Even the universe makes me think about those things...

These questions for the last week were very much on his mind, for the last week he had been dreaming about this girl, but he had never seen or met her. He wondered if this whole dream had to do with his return to his hometown.

- Last destination, Iwatodai - this announcement brought him out of his thoughts, he was supposed to have arrived hours ago, but due to problems with someone with Apathy Syndrome, he delayed the trip more than expected, and added the fact that the person who took care of him sent him with too many blessings for his journey.

- So I'm back, gosh it feels so strange - The reason for his return to his hometown was that he got a scholarship to Gekkoukan High School for his excellent grades, he didn't know if this was destiny, but he didn't plan to waste this opportunity.

The train had reached its destination, all the passengers had left the train. Minato was looking at a paper with the indications of the dormitory where he was going to live from this school year, the strangest thing of all is that a blue butterfly passed through his eyes, following the movement of that butterfly, his eyes fell on the station clock that marked 11:59 PM, all his instincts were put on alert and he sighed. Time continued to pass, the hands of the clock struck midnight and his music player turned off, the whole environment turned green, there were pools of blood everywhere including the station clock that showed small traces of blood.

Deciding to ignore all this sudden change around him, he continued his way towards the exit of the station only for his gaze to meet the huge yellowish moon, with several coffins.

- Shit, I still can't get used to this - He continued on his way normally, picking up his pace. If he had to explain this situation he could compare it to the power that awakens a protagonist of a manga who goes to save the world from a crazy villain but the reality was not that, getting this power was equivalent to a curse all the people around him turn into coffins and the environment changes drastically, it always happened every day at the same time and it only lasted an hour, how does he know that, simple he has lived with this the last 10 years of his life.

Following the directions ignoring the surrounding environment he made it to the bedroom. To Minato's eyes it looked like an old hotel, but he wouldn't stand outside to find out he didn't want to be outside when he was during that hour, praying that the doors would be open and not give explanations of how he managed to get in when everything returns to normal.

Iwatodai Dorm - First Floor, Living Room - Dark Hour

To his good fortune the doors were unlocked something he thanked all the gods who heard him as he opened the doors, he was surprised to find it was an elegant place for his taste.

- What elegance, that of France. Though I wonder what excuse I'll be able to say, when this is over? - Looking around to inspect the second floor where she found herself, her eyes widened like saucers when she saw a boy at the counter.

- You're late - said a voice from someone behind the counter; Minato observing who the voice belonged to, it was that of a boy wearing a striped suit, it reminded him a lot of the ones they always present on television - If you want to continue, please sign this - snapping his fingers he made a contract appear in front of Minato's sons, leaving it on the counter

- I think I've gone crazy, but the most important thing is who is this child?

- Wait a minute are you able to move for that hour?" -Minato asked as he processed all the information of the situation that had just appeared before his eyes.

- Is it so weird? Of course I can move and many others can do the same - said the boy with a smile.

- Many more? So, I'm not the only one? Wow, I don't know whether to be happy or worried.

Snapping his fingers once again to get their attention, the boy pointed to the contract

- Alright, alright, I'll sign - Minato replied.

Minato Arisato

- You can't escape time; you can't escape your destiny. It leads us all to the same end, so it's time for it to begin - said the boy. Minato watched as the darkness behind him suddenly began to spread further, the darkness had completely surrounded them both and when it finally dispersed, the boy was no longer there, it had disappeared in front of his eyes.

- What the hell just happened! - Minato shouted, sure of what he had just seen.

- I'm not crazy, am I? All right, calm down, analyze the situation. Remember what Naoto always told you, analyze the situation, don't lose your cool and always be aware of everything around you and don't forget to write everything down... Where's my agenda?

- Who's there! - a shout was heard that seemed to come from the stairs, due to the darkness he couldn't observe who said those words, when he heard the footsteps, he could finally see that brown-haired girl he has been dreaming about for the last week.

- You... - Minato whispered in surprise, if there was one thing he had to admit was that she was too cute. But those thoughts were short lived when she pointed that gun at him to Minato's surprise - Hey wait!

- Takeba, wait! - Just a few seconds after that shout, the electricity had returned. All that atmosphere of darkness that was always present at this hour was gone.

- Is it over? It's about time... How many times has it been with this one that I almost died? The second or third?

- I didn't expect you to arrive at this hour - said the woman who approached them, what most caught their attention was her red hair and her dress that seemed to be from a rich family.

- Who is he? - asked the brown-haired girl, confused by the situation that had just arisen.

- I remind you that I can still hear you

- This is the new transfer student, due to various problems. He will be here temporarily, until he is assigned a fixed place - It seemed that the situation was finally calming down - I am Mitsuru Kirijo - The red haired girl introduced herself - And this is Yukari Takeba, she will be a junior like you.

- Yukari Takeba, the girl of my dreams...That sounded bad, better I didn't say it out loud.

- Hello... - Yukari said, you could tell just by looking, that she felt a little embarrassed by the actions she just did against him.

- I can't blame you, I'm a total stranger to you. Let's try to relax this

- Nice to meet you, Minato Arisato - he introduced herself

- Yeah, yeah... Same here - said Yukari while showing a smile.

- Very nice! Smile more and forget that you pointed a gun at me!

- It's late, so you should rest - suggested Mitsuru.

- I appreciate the concern, but there's one fact I can't ignore Why the guns? - asked Minato, pointing at the guns held by both women.

- This? It's not a real weapon, it's just for protection. Lately there have been very dangerous events and it is better to be anticipated - explained Mitsuru.

- That's the worst lie I've heard in years. Even Hiroshi can come up with something better... What are you hiding from me? ...I don't have time to think about that in this situation, it needs some false emergency to think more clearly.

- Could you please tell me where my room is? I'm tired from the trip and I would like to rest as soon as possible, as tomorrow classes start - said Minato, hoping that I believe them.

- Sure, your things are in your room, they arrived several days ago - answered Mitsuru, for both girls it was a little strange how Minato sighed at the answer he just heard.

- What a joy, the last time I moved the furniture company had mixed up the boxes and my things ended up somewhere else. What a joy - said Minato exaggerating his reactions.

Both girls could not contain their laughter at Minato's comment.

- Takeba take him to his room - said Mitsuru, to which Yukari nodded as she pointed to the stairs, Minato nodded as he followed her upstairs

Iwatodai Dormitory - Second floor, corridors

As they made their way to Minato's room, he noticed that the rooms on that floor seemed mostly empty, except for one Akihiko Sanada.

- Well, this is your room, pretty easy to remember, isn't it? Here's your key, make sure you don't lose it or you'll never hear the end of it - said Yukari, Minato raised an eyebrow as a sign that he didn't understand the last thing she said - Please don't ask me about that, I didn't understand it either - Minato just nodded.

- Hey, sorry for the misunderstanding that happened a while ago - said Yukari.

- Don't worry, it's normal that you reacted that way - said Minato to reassure her.

- You're quite an understanding person, aren't you? - said Yukari with a smile, Minato just shrugged his shoulders - One more thing, at the station, did you notice anything strange? - That question took Minato by surprise.

- Wait a minute, now that I think about it, she was also able to move during that hour, is it just my imagination? ...I can't risk it right now, I'll have to confirm it some other time

- No, everything was normal - at the end was what Minato answered - One question, what about the boy who lives here? - asked Minato who seemed confused by her question.

- A child? There are no children here - said Yukari with a shaky voice.

- She seems to be telling the truth... Why is she so scared all of a sudden?

- I'm sorry, I think I'm just imagining things, it must be because I'm tired from the trip," said Minato.

- Come on, don't scare me like that... Well, I won't bother you anymore, good night Arisato-kun - said Yukari saying goodbye to him, while Minato watched her go down the stairs. With nothing else to do, Minato went into his room.

Iwatodai Dorm - First floor, living room

- Mitsuru-senpai Is it okay that I'm here? - Yukari said with a tone of concern for everything that was going on in the dorm.

- We are about to find out - said Mitsuru with a smile who was sitting on one of the living room furniture.

- Do you think he has the potential too? - asked Yukari

- Most likely. But even though we saw that he is conscious during the Dark Hour we must do some experiments, to be sure - said Mitsuru, he got up from the place where he was approaching Yukari to hand her several documents.

- What are these? - asked Yukari confused

- It's your disciplinary file and several psychological evaluations. In case he joins us, we will have to meet him. You can use these, I have a copy in my room, I also gave one to Akihiko - said Mitsuru leaving Yukari alone in the living room.

- Why is it always like this? ...Well, I'll play your game for now - said Yukari with a frown - Now what am I supposed to do with this? - referring to the documents given to her by Mitsuru.

Iwatodai Dormitory - Yukari's room

Yukari had arrived at her room which was on the third floor, actually the women's room was on the third floor while the men's room was on the second floor, it had been a tiring day for her. In the afternoon she tried to shoot herself in the head, but did not have the courage to do so and just now aimed at a stranger.

- I'm thankful that Arisato was kind to such a situation or else I wouldn't be able to look him in the face - Yukari said to herself. She decided to leave the documents given to her by Mitsuru on her desk to go to some drawers proceeding to take out a pair of pajamas.

Once changed into a dark pink pajamas, she decided to read the documents about Minato.

- I have to admit I feel bad about this - She didn't like the idea of poking into his private life - But knowing Mitsuru-senpai she could ask me facts about him and I don't want to get in trouble with her.

She started with his disciplinary file, to her surprise his behavior was always calm and his grades excellent, even achieving in the last years perfect grades - Who would have thought, he seemed to be the guy who didn't care about his grades; he also practices kendo, interesting.

Once he finished with his disciplinary file, he started with his psychological evaluations, he found it strange that, unlike his disciplinary file, this one had more content.

Date: February 4, 2000
Patient: Minato Arisato
Age: 7 years old
Analysis: The patient, Minato Arisato, has not shown any improvement due to the incident of his parents' death caused by a car accident on December 1, 1999, in Moonlight Brigde, Tatsumi Port Island, the patient claims that the cause of the accident was a "monstrous figure". Through various studies it has been concluded that the patient presents the following symptoms:

Post-traumatic stress disorder
Traumatic grief
Severe psychosis
Hypervigilance
Intrusive images or emotional flashbacks
Exaggerated emotional and startle responses
Nightmares and night terrors
Abrupt mood swings
Panic attacks, anxiety and phobias
Inability to love self or others, difficulty or bonding with others
Amnesia and forgetfulness

The patient has been left in charge of Officer Kurosawa, it is deduced that the patient considers him as someone of affection, being the first person with whom he engaged in communication after the death of his parents, one of the most worrying symptoms "Amnesia and forgetfulness" can affect over the years, even getting to lose several memories involved with his parents where the core of his traumas. It was also found that the patient as a result of all the symptoms presented above, has developed several primary defense mechanisms that will be presented in the early stages of his life:

Withdrawal
Denial
Omnipotent control
Idealization and devaluation
Projection
Introjection
Projective identification
Splitting
Dissociation

Analyses have also shown that the patient, because of all of the above, may develop secondary defense mechanisms later in life.

Repression
Regression
Isolation
Interaction
Rationalization
Compartmentalization
Nullification
Returning against oneself
Displacement
Reactive formation
Inversion
Actuation
Sublimation

It is expected that the patient will improve his condition in a future time, due to several laws, officer Kurosawa will no longer have the responsibility to take care of him, therefore, in the next few days the patient will be sent to an orphanage, where it is expected that his communication will improve.

When Yukari finished her reading, she couldn't believe what she had just read - December 1, 1999, that's the date... - She regretted as she continued to delve further into the reading, no doubt she felt bad, knowing all that how would she be able to look it in the face?

He put an end to his reading, turning off the rooms in his room and going to bed -Minato Arisato... But he seems to be someone nice Did I really introduce all that? I'm so sorry, I swear I didn't mean to read it - She said to herself putting a pillow on her face, trying to fall asleep.

Iwatodai Dorm - Mitsuru's room

Mitsuru just finished reading the documents related to Minato - At first glance he doesn't seem to be the type of person who went through all that - said Mitsuru - A monstrous figure? He must be referring to them. I wonder what his Persona is, considering the fact that Takeba interacted with him during the Dark Hour, there is a high probability that he has potential; if he joins us, we could finally start our explorations into Tartarus with Akihiko at the helm.

- For now we need to keep an eye on him during the Dark Hour, with the president's approval, apparently at last after so long, the Kirijo Group's name will be cleared - said Mitsuru with a smile - Now I just hope that Akihiko reads Arisato's documents, we need to convince him, no matter what methods we use, we must do it.

- Now that I think about it carefully, wasn't his reaction to seeing us armed that of a normal person? - Mitsuru wondered - I have to assume that his behavior in the face of such danger, is something normal for him, it could be a defense mechanism that was produced by the death of his parents... His parents... If only those experiments had not happened, maybe his parents would still be alive, and none of this would be happening...

Iwatodai Dormitory - Minato's room

Minato was observing what would be his new room, even if temporary, he saw that it was quite clean, he supposed he should say thank you the next day.

- Well, first, just met Yukari Takeba the girl who is always present in my dreams. Second, the ghost boy and lastly they seem to be able to move during the hour. I will have to find out or I can ask her, although it is very risky - Looking at the time with his wristwatch he realized that it was already late, but due to the situations he experienced recently, the dream he once had, had faded away.

He looked at the boxes in his room, so he made a decision to arrange his new room, the contents of the boxes were not at all important. She started by sorting out her clothes, most of them were dark in color, nothing new. When he opened one of the boxes he found a note - Dear Minato, as I am aware that you will not be able to take the last belongings of your parents. I will personally bring them to you myself, just be patient. P.S: Your great teacher who loves you, Hiroshi Koyama - Minato finished reading aloud.

- But it will be... I don't think I'll be able to do it, will I? I mean, it's a long trip, besides he already has back pains... - said Minato questioning himself, the box also contained a small notebook with the cover of a full moon, Minato instantly recognized what this notebook was. He took it out of its box and reviewed some pages - Fate in our hands and Counterstrike... The songs I never finished writing and I don't think I ever will - he said closing the notebook and putting it in one of the drawers of his desk, he continued inspecting the box that he had found so many surprises so far, to his surprise, the box still had a lot to offer him.

-Hey, this picture...It's when I got my first Dan rank in Kendo - said Minato looking at the picture - That day even Naoto came to visit us. Gosh, Naoto and Hiroshi smiling for the picture and me with my poker face - he decided to put the picture between some books he had placed on the top of the desk. The last thing he needed to take out of his belongings was a calendar, he decided to place it by his bed, Minato had a habit where he liked to write down important events that he lived during that day in the calendar; a habit he inherited from his parents and without a doubt today he had lived many shocking things. What he wrote down was "A pretty girl in a pink sweater pointed a gun at me".

Once he finished tidying up his room, he sat on his bed reflecting on several things - What 10 years old? I'm sure if I go visit them, they're going to kill me... To my bad luck, the only people I know are those two girls. Yukari Takeba and Mitsuru Kirijo - Minato realized something very important - Kirijo? The Kirijo group?! Because I always have to relate to people of high power...Besides, is this the girls' dorm? ...Oh come on, if the men find out about this tomorrow at the high school, I'll be in a lot of trouble, but now that I remember...In one of those rooms I saw the name of a guy named Akihiko, that's a name for a boy, let's hope so...

- Well, first things first, avoid conversations tomorrow with someone on my first day. Remember Minato, don't draw attention to yourself, only this way, we can have a quiet and peaceful life where no event will happen and the most important thing that I must always keep in mind, that they don't find out about our past... Don't think it's so difficult, is it? - said Minato scratching the back of his head - Come to think of it, how do I get to Gekkoukan tomorrow? That brochure never explained it to me...

The boy that Minato had met when he entered the dormitory was inside the room, Minato had not noticed his presence, but the boy didn't seem to care, he was just watching him with a big smile - You are a very interesting person... I hope I can learn a lot from you, Minato Arisato.