Although the name I used in my game was Kaori Nagisaki, I didn't want to repeat the same thing another author was doing. I just want to use a default name! I hate naming my characters. Because~ Then the guy you like won't say your name (and because I feel at ease when I have the default name)! At least in Angelique you could type in the default, and then he would say your name. Otherwise, they would just skip over your name. OK, so for now, I chose Sakia, which is a name I like (it's from Ar Tonelico III, although I don't like the character... Same thing with Frelia), but when I find out the default name (if ever) if they ever publish the Persona 3 manga, I will change the name. I think Minako's just a cop-out because it's like the two don't live in the same universe. But~ In my mind, Minato and Sakia are childhood friends, and they have two parts of Death sealed inside of them. Also, Hamuko is just a pun, and I don't think of it as a real name. It's funny, sure, but Sakia is an elegant character, not a joke. And MShe...? Jesus, that's not a name! I now name you GIRL! Honestly, I don't know what it stands for. Oh well! That's enough of my rant~ Read the story! Oh, BTW, I added a lot of description thanks to the inspiration from my English class.

Chapter 1: Meetings

The first time we met… That was… When Akihiko-senpai was in the hospital. Junpei, Yukari and I had come to see him after his checkup. I gently creaked open the white door, and on the bed was not the gentle Akihiko-senpai, but someone in a dark pea coat and a brown beanie. His chin was slightly scruffy, and his eyes seemed to pierce my heart. They were angry-looking, but had a sad tint to them. We looked at each other, our gazes uninterrupted. The slightly warm spring wind whispered at the white hospital curtains and brushed the black-tinted brown bangs away from his face for a moment. I felt the draft brush over my feverish cheeks, as if it was trying to cool them down. My heart fluttered softly as I tried to calm myself to my normal composure.

"Who are you guys?" He demanded.

"I-Is this Akihiko-senpais' room? Maybe? Possibly…?" Junpei stuttered, as this man's eyes glared at him.

"Hey, you got the information?" Akihiko came through the door we had just entered.

"Yeah." He sighed. "I don't got time for this shit." The man got up from his sitting position and walked towards the door… And me. I felt a pressure on my foot as I stepped back a little, trying to get out of his way. "You're…." He directed at me.

"Yes…?"

"Nothing." He walked past me, his coat flapping behind him as he left. I didn't know why, but I felt the clock stop ticking. His coat's soft, corduroy material brushed slightly against my hand. His scent, a men's bodywash and the aftersmoke of cigarettes, floated into my nose and lasted for what seemed like a minute. And then, I heard the quiet shake of a bottle of pills…

"Oh, Junpei. Thanks for bringing me this." Akihiko-senpai took the 2-E class roster from my male classmate. They continued to talk.

"Sakia? What's wrong?" Yukari asked me off to the side.

"Nothing… Thanks." I shook my head. My name is Sakia Hanagami. I'm age 17. My birthday is November 25th, 1992. I am going to die in a year's time.

Our second meeting was at Tatsumi Port Island's backstreet of the station. Yukari had insisted that we check it out for clues on the three girl's disappearance. I didn't exactly "agree", but I had to protect Yukari. She had a hot head, and who knew what would happen.

…Well, it went just as I feared.

"Come on, let's go. These guys are scum." Yukari sneered and tried to turn away.

"Hey goatee, your girlie's a bitch! I wouldn't deal with her if I were dead walking!" The thug punched Junpei in the stomach.

"Guh…!"

"Junpei!" We both called for him. However, soon after that, one of them grabbed Yukari. I rushed over and tried to protect her.

"Ooh, another girl! Aren't you nice?" The thug laughed. I glared and pulled at his hand to get him off Yukari, but it was no use. He was a man after all. Finally, I went to plan B. This ALWAYS worked when boys were bullying me. CHOMP.

"Aghh…!" The guy jumped back. "This bitch's got a crazy bite! She should be euthanized!" He grasped his now bleeding hand and looked at me angrily. I spat out whatever skin I might have scraped up. Yuck.

But truly… I was really, really scared. I was one girl out of a whole gang of thugs, and some girls who would love to see me tortured. Well, yeah, there's Junpei, but seriously… Junpei? OK, maybe that was a little cruel.

"C'mere, you!" He was going towards me, and I stumbled back looking for something to use.

"Help…!" I whispered in my mind.

"Hey." A voice called. "Leave them alone. They didn't know where they were going. I'll make sure they leave." It was the man from that day. The new moon reflected upon his eyes as he looked at all of us. My heart skipped a beat. To think, we'd meet like this… I was somewhat embarrassed.

"Screw you, Shinjiro!" The guy tried punching the mysterious man, who apparently was named Shinjiro. However, Shinjiro was obviously a skilled fighter. He dodged the punch with ease and gave it right back to him.

"F-Fine! We'll go for today!" The thugs walked off.

"Hahaha! How lame!" The kogal girls cackled as they followed them.

"What are you doing here? This isn't a place for kids like you."

"…We came to ask about the ghost story that's going around." I tried to speak. I was still scared, and my cheeks were flushed from embarrassment.

"I see. Those girls were talking shit about some girl named Fuuka. All the crap they'd done to her…"

"So that's how that story got started!" Yukari clapped her hands once at the realization.

"Wait, you didn't know? Fuuka's been missing for a week." Shinjiro told us. "That's how the ghost story got started."

"But we thought she was just sick!" Junpei exclaimed.

"That's all, right? Now get out of here and don't come back." Shinjiro started to turn around, as our business was finished. I trotted to him and looked up to his face as I held softly onto his left arm.

"Thank you for saving us." I told him, my eyes full of gratitude. I then lowered my head a bit lower and spoke softly. "Really… Thank you." He turned his head away after a moment of looking back at me.

"Get out of here." He walked off into the distance.

"Man, that Shinjiro was scary!" Yukari told me as we ate some snacks up in my room. "His clothing, his demeanor… Ugh!" She shivered.

"Yukari." I told her. "All people have good inside of them somewhere. Some people have deeper shells than others, but you can pierce that barrier one way or another."

"Whoa… Philosophical." She laughed, surprised at what I said.

"I could tell he was a good person." I quietly chomped on a cookie as I got lost in my thoughts. "But… I felt something else."

"What?"

"…He's a persona-user."

"Wha? How do you know that?"

"I could feel a slight aura from him, so I confirmed it by touching him. I can definitely feel it."

"Whoa, nice going, that's our leader!" Yukari grinned at my accomplishment and raised her Sprite soda. "Cheers to Sakia!"

"Cheers, Yukari!" I clanked my can against hers.

"Oh, by the way…" Yukari took a sip of her soda. "About your childhood friend, Minato… What was he like as a kid?" Minato was the other Wildcard Persona-user. He and I grew up together in the same orphanage, as our parents, who were good friends, died in the same accident.

"Minato? Why?" I giggled. "You've known him for a month or two now. You should ask him."

"N-No!" She shook her head. "It's better to hear from a girl." Minato had a crush on Yukari, so I felt a little bad for him that Yukari didn't talk with him about more things.

"Well… He was a bit shy and quiet, but he was really sweet." I told her. "He'd stop me from getting into fights with the other orphans."

"Really?"

"Yup. He'd kinda pull me back and say 'Come on, Sakia.'"

"That's adorable!" She laughed. "He's so sweet."

"Isn't he?"