Thread: Is he a Reaper or a Thief? [Persona series Fanfic]

Their destination happened to be Tokyo, which was where he intended to stay for a bit to gather some things. Still being on the train, he discovered some discrepancies with what was happening and what he remembered. Apparently, Yukiko had been in the process of getting ready to take over her family's Inn when her parents stepped, which lined up with what he remembered, but her parents told her out of the blue that they wished for her to life her life unshackled to the Inn. This last bit of information was the discrepancy he noticed, since as far as he know her parents wanted her to take over the Inn. It confused him a great deal to consider that. For Chie, the explanation was much more simple and even harder to swallow. Yu, before his departure, had asked her to keep an eye on him. A small and difficult task to do, as Chie had informed him, but one she'd taken to heart. Additionally, he was stunned to hear that she and he had, for a brief time, been dating but broke it off after they realized her friend Yosuke Hanamura wasn't really accepting of them being together and appeared to like her himself. His response to that was just to distance himself from everyone but Chie and Yu. The problem was that that plan backfired almost instantly due to Yukiko, Rise, Kanji Tatsumi, Naoto Shirogane, and Teddie all bugging him non-stop when he suddenly missed school for a week. He couldn't remember having so bad of a migraine for so long. It got to a point he started keeping a running tab of the number of times he threw a pillow at someone just to make them leave. Out of all of them, Yukiko had had the most pillows thrown at her and still refused to leave him to his own devices. That cemented his relationship with Yukiko because, as Yu pointed out to him, she was like a foil for him where family was concerned. She'd become something of a little sister to him, becoming the family he never really had. She gave him someone to turn to when he had no one at first. He'd been grateful to her for as long as he could remember. He'd even taken a part time job at her family's Inn to help her out. He bonded with Chie over training. It started out as just them watching each other go through progressions. Then it progressed into them giving each other pointers on what could be worked on. Eventually, it progressed to full contact sparring matches where they both had bumps and bruises by the end of it. He learned some martial arts moves from her while she became better at avoiding melee attack. It got to a point to where they had to stop because rumors started spreading about Chie being abused and Yosuke's got on his nerves. Are you okay, Shin-senpai? Yukiko asked, making him wince internally with how her hair fell over her shoulder, You were spaced out again. Just not feeling too well. He spoke, sighing as he shook his head slightly, Regardless, are you both sure you're okay with little a small town for the big city with me? Trust me, it was kinda scary to consider.... Chie stated as she fiddled with the portable DVD player that she brought with her, But when I really thought about it, I knew I had to because we're partners. You could said I was driven to come with you. Partners... I bet Yosuke would lose his lid over that. Truthfully, I'm not sure why I chose to come along. Yukiko admitted with embarrassment as she looked at the hem of her skirt while plucking at it, After hearing what my parents told me before hearing you had decided to leave, my heart told me that I should go with you because you'd need me more than ever.... Okay, that could be taken the wrong way. I'm leaving that one alone. All of a sudden, the area rippled around them as the train car became gloomy and splattered with blood. He bolted to his feet, a sword materializing into his closing right hand as his clothes changed . Noticing this, he whirled to see Yukiko in a witch outfit with a fancy yet wicked looking fan in her hand and Chie in some kind of skimpy armor with greaves on her shins. Face palming, mostly to cover his eyes becauce of Chie's new outfit, he realized they were in trouble. Trouble that they'd have to face head on. What the hell is going on?! Chie asked in horror as she knelt to cover herself. I don't know, but if I'm right... He said calmly as he gave the sword a few practice swings clear of the girls, It's the Midnight Channel all over again...