Author's Note: K'yo! What's up everybody?! That's right! I'm tackling another Persona couple. Yes, I know I'm not done with True Protector, but believe me. I will get to that.

One thing before we start: I wanna share my personal top 5 waifus for Persona 5.

5. Haru Okumura: Under that super sweet and innocent personality is a pure sadist. Glad I'm not on the receiving end of that.

4: Makoto Nijima: Hey, hey, hey! HEY! Don't you look at my words like that! I know, I know! She's a super smart, and a badass fighter, and her Persona's a motorcycle, and she follows you around and shit n crap n junk n thing! I know all that! But honestly, she seems really... overrated to me! I think she's cool, plus she's voiced by one my favorite voice actors, but I seriously don't why everyone loves her so much. Maybe there's something I'm missing? Aw, who cares?

3: Sadayo Kawakami: She's voiced by the woman who voiced Yukari, she works as a maid, she works herself to the bone, we save her from a shitty situation, she's a very giving lover, and... she's super hot! So, what's the issue? ... She's my mid-twenty year old homeroom teacher. -.-

2: Futuba Sakura: AWWWW! XD A video game and anime hacker inkling-looking geek who clings to you so closely! All this greatness packed into one tiny 15-year old bespectacled headphone wearing cinnamon roll! I love her... as a baby sister.

1: ... It's in the description.

She's a victim of a having a nasty label placed on her, has great compassion for others in need, she treasures her bonds with friends, she loves to eat despite being a magazine model, she has an incredible endgame resolve, and... she looks like someone a bad boy would date. Ann Takamaki is my P5 waifu! She and Akira are so much in common that I couldn't see him being with anyone else. (Maybe that's why I can't see what everyone sees in Makoto.)

Anyway, this fic is probably the shortest one I've done so far. I've made enough chapters ahead of time to hopefully be able to update the story on a constant weekly basis. Hope you enjoy it! :)

Persona 5: Shots Through the Heart

Shot 1: Her in the Rain

Oh, c'mon! You've gotta be kidding me!

Pure frustration filled his head as Akira Kurusu ran for cover from the sudden downpour on his way to his new school. He dashes over to a store, seeing the dry spot under the awning. He shakes his hair dry, takes of his glasses, and drys them on his uniform jacket, looking up at the cloudy grey sky.

"Tch! Damn that sour-ass old man…" he grumbles. "Didn't even bother to tell me it was gonna rain today…"

xxx

Constant frustration was now a daily exercise for Akira ever since the incident. You'd think saving a woman from being raped by a drunk would earn you some praise. Not in this case.

Since then, it's been one messed up thing after another. The drunk who fell over and busted his head pressed charges against Akira, somehow he was found guilty, and he was expelled from school since he now has a wrongly given criminal record, which will ruin any chance of him getting into a decent college or start a good career.

In order to continue his education as much as possible, he's been forced to transfer to Shujin Academy in Tokyo and serve out his one year probation. And it doesn't help when you're a country boy moving into Japan's most lively city and living in the attic of the rundown cafe owned by a grouchy old man who treats you like crap.

Long story short, he did the right thing only to have society wrongly and severely punish him for it.

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Akira checks his phone to check the time, hoping he can wait long enough to let it pass, but still have time to make it to school on time. To his surprise, the weird app that showed up on his phone two days ago, which he's deleted three times now, has appeared yet again.

"And now, you're back…" he sighs. "God… can April get any worse?"

Before he has the chance to delete it again, Akira notices a hooded figure join him under the awning. He notices the red leggings under the plaid skirt and the Shujin uniform jacket being worn over a white varsity hoodie with a four leaf clover on the hood.

When the person takes off their hood, Akira flinches when a spray of rain hits his face. He quickly wipes his face and turns back to them… and the sight almost made his heart stop.

The bushiest twintails he's ever seen, hair of flowing shimmering ash gold… and the eyes. He's heard of people having eyes that weren't black, but this is the very first time he's ever seen one of them… and they were a stunning sky blue.

Is this girl… real?

Akira stares at the mystery girl, who is oblivious to his presence, as she stares at the sky. After a few seconds of his gazing, the girl finally notices and turns to him. Not completely sure what to do, he settles for the standard.

"Um… H-Hi…" he stutters with a wave. She responds with a simple smile and turns back to the street. He just kept his eyes on her, unable to tear them away from her. He didn't know how he got stuck with her in the rain and didn't care. He was just enjoying the view.

The moment passes when a white car stops in front of them. The front passenger seat door window rolls down and the driver leans forward, looking towards the girl.

"Good morning!" he calls out. "You want me to give you a ride to school? You're gonna be late." The girl smiles and strolls up to the car.

"Um, sure. Thank you," she says. Akira looks at the man.

Ride to school? Is he a Shujin teacher? The driver looks at him as the girl gets in the car.

"Do you need a lift too?" As much as an easy ride to his new school would help him, Akira felt several warning bells go off in his head. He smiles and waves his hand.

"N-Nah. I'm fine." As the driver rolls the window back up, Akira notices the girl's pained frown on her face. As the car zooms off, he can't help but wonder what could've possibly caused that pretty face to frown.

Target: Hit