Persona: Mask of Innocence v.2

Hattori continued to hum.

 

Arisa continued to play, Naoto swayed from side to side.

 

Hattori smiled and continued to hum.

 

Ryoji took Naoto's hand and they began to dance.

 

"They make a cute couple."

 

"If only he knew the truth."

Naoto blushed, hoping Ryoji wasn't noticing anything.

 

"She'll tell him if she wants him to know."

 

Ryoji slowly took Naoto's hat and she tried to get it back, he smiled. "You're really cute without this hat, Naoto! Wait, is it right to call a boy cute?"

"Ryoji-senpai!"

Arisa stopped and laughed.

 

"I think you're secret's out, Naoto."

 

"Naoto's really a girl, Ryoji." Arisa smiled, Ryoji blushed and fainted. Naoto grabbed her hat.

 

Hattori chuckled a little.

 

Arisa laughed and checked the clock. As soon as it struck twelve, the Dark Hour appeared and Arisa gripped her chest, feeling the Death Shadow stirring inside her.

 

"What's wrong, Arisa?!"

 

Arisa shook her head and sighed. "The Death Shadow must have sensed something, but it's stopped."

 

"That's pretty odd. We'd better be careful though."

 

Naoto sighed, but heard a scream. "That's sounds like Rise!"

Arisa ran upstairs and found Rise with someone she didn't see before. The Death Shadow began to stir again, Arisa held herself. "Ikutsuki....... Show yourself!"

 

Hattori summoned his scythe and stood on guard.

 

Ryoji held Arisa as Naoto loaded her gun and pointed it toward the man. He stepped out of the dark, he smiled. "You must be Arisa, the one who Toji spoke of."

"Yeah, the host subject for Project Nyx."

 

"Whatever you're planning, it's not going to work."

 

"Hurt me, and these shadows will hurt the weakest of your family, Hattori." He stepped aside to reveal Hiroto being held by two strong shadow. Ryoji smirked and nodded at Arisa, she closed her eyes and the Death Shadow came out, gently grabbing Hiroto and taking him to Naoto.