Never Ever Gonna Forget You~

“Man, running through this place without Yu is such a pain in the ass…” Yosuke gasped as he slumped against a wall.

“Tell me about it…” Chie muttered, gulping down a bottle of water.

It had been about a week since their leader showed up unexpectedly on the Midnight Channel, a problem that they were certain was already solved. They were wrong. The words their leader had spoken still rang in their heads.

“Please…come to me.”

It was oddly out of character for their usually stoic friend but…these were certainly extraordinary times indeed. Luckily they were all in town at the time, ready to jump in and save their leader. What they weren’t prepared for, however, was the long and grueling journey down to the bottom of his dungeon. It wasn’t the Shadows that were the problem, far from it really; the place was practically abandoned, the few Shadows they did encounter were weak enough to crush without any effort at all. No, the real challenge was the length. Every floor was long and filled with twisting corridors that seemed to disobey the laws of reality and loop back on themselves. With each stairwell they took, their energy was slowly but surely getting sapped away. It had already taken days for them to reach this point, and they didn’t have much time left, the fog would roll in two days from now.

“Rise, Teddie, how far away is he?” Naoto inquired.

“Let me see…” Rise responded, calling forth Kanzeon, “Not far at all actually…just one more floor!”

Teddie stretched and sniffed the air, “Rise-chan is right, we’re almost there, we can’t give up now! Sensei is relying on us!”

Everyone nodded, they knew what they had to do. No matter how tired they were, no matter how much their bodies screamed at them to stop, their leader would be saved, no matter the cost.

—

His dungeon was a mansion, a twisting labyrinth of identical looking hallways.

“What do you think it all means?” Yukiko had asked.

Nobody knew really, there was nothing. Usually there were voices that could be heard upon entering a new floor but this was just…eerily silent. The only sounds that could be heard were their own footsteps, the occasional growl of a Shadow, and some distant piano music that never seemed to get any closer despite their best efforts. Generically beige wallpaper covered the walls, interrupted only by some brown detailing. Candelabras and cloudy mirrors decorated the otherwise sparse environment. The occasional chandelier loomed overhead, seeming to swing ever so slightly despite the lack of wind. There’s only one word that they could describe it all as: creepy.

“I-I really do hope Sensei is alright…” Teddie nervously mentioned, breaking the otherwise tense silence the team maintained throughout the final floor.

“I’m sure he’s fine, Ted. Y’know him, he’s the strongest out of all of us. I’m sure this ain’t anything he can’t handle.” Kanji reassured as he ruffled the mascot’s hair.

“Kanji’s right, we’ve faced worse than this haven’t we? After we rescue him, we’ll all go get some food at Junes, like we used to. How does that sound?” Yukiko added.

“Alright, it’s a promise! No backsies!” Teddie proudly proclaimed.

Yukiko playfully rolled her eyes and booped Teddie on the nose, “A promise it is then, how about we all go to the hot springs tonight? I’m sure we’re all going to be absolutely exhausted after this.”

Chie groaned, “Man, hot springs sound so good right now…I think my legs have gone numb…”

“As long as everyone stays on their own side this time! Don’t think I forgot what you pervs tried to pull after we rescued Marie!” Rise huffed as she jabbed Yosuke with her elbow.

“H-Hey! What the hell! I didn’t even say anything! It was all Teddies fault anyways, he was the one who tried to climb the partition!” Yosuke defended as he rubbed his side.

“Wh- you were the one who hel-mmph!” Teddie started before Yosuke clamped a hand over his mouth.

“Stop. Talking.” Yosuke hissed.

“Oh, there’s the stairway!” Chie suddenly interrupted.

“Wh- wait really?” Kanji replied dumbfounded, “Already? That was…awfully short, feels like we just got here…”

“I agree, perhaps we simply got lucky with the route we decided to take.” Naoto nodded.

“I don’t know, I swear we were only walking in a straight line…” Yukiko muttered

“Well, given the non-Euclidean nature of this structure, it’s not impossible for us to have done so.” Naoto rationalized.

“Whatever, Partner’s on the next floor right? That’s all that matters, let’s get to work!” Yosuke cried as he rushed towards the stairs.

“Yosuke, wait! A-At least let us regroup first!” Kanji called as he ran after the orange haired boy.

—

There they were, finally at the end of the endless labyrinth of their leader's mind. The final confrontation was here. All they had to do was beat their leader’s Shadow, get him to accept his true self again, and everything would be just fine, right?

They walked into the final chamber, an absolutely huge parlor lined with huge velvet curtains, sunlight pouring through massive windows, a stark contrast to the dark hallways that preceded it. The ornately carpeted floors were decorated by furnishings of all sorts, bookshelves, tables, couches, chairs, everything one could ask for in a parlor such as this.

And there. There amongst the lavish decorations was what they were searching for: their leader.

“That must be his Shadow!” Chie whispered.

“Yu!” Yosuke cried out, “Partner, we’re here for you!”

The silver haired boy turned to look at his compatriots, “Ah, you’re finally here, great! I almost started to worry.”

Looking into his eyes…they were the same steely gray they always were. They lacked the signature piercing yellow that a Shadow had, just what was going on here?

“Partner..? Where’s your Shadow?” Yosuke asked, confused.

“My Shadow? I believe you may be mistaken, Partner.” Yu replied, a bit sheepish, “I have no Shadow.”

“B-But that’s impossible, the Midnight Channel! You appeared on it!” Chie cried.

“That is true, I did. It was my only means of bringing you all here.” Yu responded.

The former Investigation Team all looked at each other, confused.

“Truthfully, I was a little worried that…” his breath hitched, “You all might not come at all.”

“Wh- we weren’t just going to abandon you here Senpai!” Rise replied.

Yu smiled, “I know…thank you, it really means a lot to me.”

“Sorry to interrupt here but…” Naoto interjected, “What exactly is this place? Why do you have a dungeon with no Shadow? Why make us go through that long labyrinth?”

“Ah, always the inquisitive one, hm Naoto? Don’t worry, I’ll explain everything in due time…how about we all just sit down? I’m sure you’re all so tired from your trip here…” Yu responded.

“Well…” Yukiko started, before Chie rushed past her and jumped onto a chair next to the fireplace at the very back of the room.

“Ohhhhhh…oh man this is soooo gooooood, it’s like sitting on a cloud…” Chie praised.

“Well, it gets the Satonaka seal of approval, so it’s gotta be at least decent right..?” Kanji said as he moved to take the seat across from her.

Everyone filed in and sat around the hearth, with Yu taking the head seat. The chairs were the softest ones they’ve ever seen, Chie’s description was certainly apt.

“Now, about what I asked…” Naoto continued.

“Of course, of course. Now, to answer your first question, this place is…well, I suppose you could call it a ‘new home’ of sorts. If that makes any sense.” Yu answered.

“Like…a place for you to stay for the summer? But don’t you already live here year-round?” Yukiko inquired.

“It’s not…entirely for me, I’d like for this place to be for all of you as well, y’know just…a place for you to stay.” Yu hesitantly responded.

Rise tilted her head in confusion, “Wait so you appeared on the Midnight Channel and then created an entire dungeon…to show this to us?”

“Not exactly,” Yu explained, “I needed you all to come in here so I could tailor this place to you. It needed your…input, let’s say.”

Naoto crossed her legs, “So…you’re saying that as we were traversing your dungeon, it was observing us? Scanning us, to turn a phrase?”

Yu’s eyes lit up, “Exactly, I’m sorry that it took so long, really. I know that you all had quite a journey, I hadn’t anticipated the amount of effort and energy it would take to reformat our new home.”

“W-We thought you were going to die Sensei…you begged for us to save you…” Teddie quietly uttered.

“Teddie has a good point…we were so worried for you, Senpai. We were certain you were in grave danger.” Naoto stated coldly.

Yu winced, “I-I know…you’re right, I did want it to be a surprise, that’s all. I promise I’ll more than make it up to you.”

“You owe us steak.” Chie simply stated as she relaxed into her seat.

“You and your steak Chie…” Yosuke sighed.

Yu chuckled, “Don’t worry, I can give you some right now.”

Before Chie could ask how, a table suddenly materialized in front of her. On this table lay a plate with a massive, juicy, and delectable looking piece of steak. The kung fu loving girl’s mouth instantly began to water.

“Woah…Is this real?” Chie asked wistfully.

“As real as it gets.” Yu replied, a little smug.

“Man, that shit smells so good…” Kanji muttered.

Yukiko looked confused, “Wait…how are you doing this? How can you control this place?”

“Well…I recently found out that I could manipulate the TV World and create a little pocket dimension. One I have complete control over, using sheer power of will.” Yu explained, “Would anybody else like some?”

“Are you sure any of this is safe to eat? We don’t know where this food is coming from…” Naoto inquired.

Yu rested a hand on her shoulder, “Don’t worry, it is. I’ve been subsisting off of it for the past week now, and I feel fine.”

“Well…if you say so…” Naoto conceded.

“It doesn’t have to be steak of course, I can create whatever you guys want.” Yu quickly added.

“Well…I have to watch my weight so I can maintain my figure for the audience. Can I just get a salad?” Rise asked.

He glanced at her for a brief moment at the mention of the audience before he responded off beat.

“Of course, don’t worry, I know what kind you like.” Yu replied.

Indeed he did, as not a moment later a heaping pile of salad of Rise’s favorite kind materialized in front of her. Clapping her hands in delight she began to eat.

“Oh this is delicious! This is the best salad I’ve ever had! Thank you Senpai!” Rise cried.

The others began to order their own delicacies, each of them giving a glowing review of what they ordered. All except for Naoto, as she was last.

“What would you like, Naoto?” Yu came over and asked.

“Ah…I’m not particularly hungry.” Naoto responded.

Yu frowned, “Are you sure? I can just get you a snack if you’d like.”

Naoto refused, not able to shake the feeling that something was wrong. She knew, she knew that Yu would never do anything to hurt them but yet…his odd demeanor, his lackluster explanations, and his obvious nervousness all clearly showed that he was…at least obscuring the whole truth. He wasn’t lying to them, that much was clear. She knew that he couldn’t, not after all that they’d been through. But at the same time, he was clearly omitting key facts. Just what was going on here?

Yu smiled sympathetically, “Well, I know you must at least be thirsty after all that walking, I’ll get you a glass of water okay?”

Naoto only nodded as she continued attempting to piece together the whole truth.

–

Everyone who had eaten leaned back in their respective chairs, completely stuffed.

“That was the best steak I’ve ever had…” Chie groaned.

“Since when could you cook so well, Partner? Planning on becoming a housewife?” Yosuke jokes.

Yu chuckled, “Maybe I am, Partner. To tell you the truth, I’ve been making my own meals for years now. So I’d say I’ve had a bit of experience.”

“What, did your parents never cook for you or somethin’?” Kanji asked.

“Ah…they were always too busy, that’s all. Work and such..” Yu replied with an ever so slight grimace.

An uneasy silence enveloped the room.

“Well, thank you for the meal, Senpai.” Rise awkwardly said.

“Oh yes, thank you bear-y much, Sensei!” Teddie chimes in.

“You did a great job uh…materializing it? But, well, I think it’s time we all went home, right? It must be getting dark out…” Yukiko said.

Everyone nodded, not noticing the dark look that passed their leaders eyes.

“So, uh…are we just going to use a Goho-M?” Kanji leaned back.

“Do we even have any left?” Naoto asked as she rummaged through their supplies

It didn’t appear that they had any in their dangerously low stash.

“Umm…do any of you guys know Traesto? I know it, but I don’t feel I can handle that right now…” Teddie asked.

Everyone shook their heads in denial, knowing full well they’d have to endure the trek all the way back to the entrance.

Before anybody could say anything, Yu interjected, “Why don’t you all stay the night? There’s plenty of room here. Tomorrow morning we’ll all head out together, how does that sound?”

Chie blushed, “Y-You mean like…in the same room?”

“There’s plenty of space to spread out, you know. We’re all friends, right?” Yu inquired.

“W-Well yes bu-” She started before stopping short.

“C-Chie-chan? Are you okay?” Teddie worriedly asked.

“Huh..? Oh, I’m fine, you’re right Yu-kun, there’s plenty of room.” Chie replied, seemingly recovered.

“She changed her opinion awfully quickly there…” Naoto thought to herself.

In truth, everyone felt a bit confused… Somehow stunned? Their heads felt heavy in a way that didn’t seem to balance right. It felt like they had just been spun around for minutes on end. They all leaned back in their chairs, trying to get a grip on reality.

“I…I’m sorry…My head…it’s…” Yukiko began.

“That’s not good, you’re all much more tired than you thought, why don’t you all just ” Yu said, cutting her off.

“Yes…stay and relax…” Yukiko muttered, sinking deeper into her chair.

Yu looked around at all of his friends, who were now comfortably sitting in their chairs and sighed, “I’m sorry it had to come to this, really. But I promise, I promise with all of my being that we’ll be happy.”

“N-Narukami-san, w-what did you..?” Naoto muttered.

“P-Partner…” Yosuke groaned.

“Ah…I should have expected you two to last a bit longer than the others…I knew I should have used a bigger dosage, I’m sorry.” Narukami said apologetically.

“H-How could you..! We trusted you…” Naoto tried to shout.

Yu frowned, almost with pity “Naoto please…I don’t mean you any harm, it’s the opposite really. I’m going to make us happier, I’m going to…”

He took a deep breath, “I’m going to strengthen our bonds. Soon…we’ll be inseparable.”

“What…? Why would you do this to us…?” Yosuke glares.

“I…I just…I’ve been so lonely, Partner…” Yu began, “My parents they…they didn’t want me, my father barely acknowledged me, and my mother only did the bare minimum to keep me alive.”

His head dipped down, “I-I thought that if I got good grades and did well they’d pay attention to me but…they didn’t. I was top of my class and they just…continued to ignore me.”

The fog in their minds continued to embrace them.

“Then they sent me here, to Inaba…they didn’t show it but I could tell, I could tell that they were just happy to get rid of me.” Yu recounted.

He wiped away a tear that was threatening to spill out, “I-I thought that Inaba would be the same as back home but…I was wrong. You all…Dojima…Nanako…everyone, they all made me feel wanted, for the first time in my life.”

“T-That’s not an..!” Naoto began.

“I know. I know what I’m about to do is selfish but…I can tell. I can tell that everyone will benefit from this.” Yu responded, “I just…I-I’ve noticed that we’ve all been drifting away again and…I’m sorry but I can’t. I can’t let you. I can’t be alone again.”

“Part- Narukami-san, what a-are you going to do?” Yosuke asked.

Yu took a deep breath in, “This, Partner. I’m sorry but…I know you’ll all understand soon.”

He reached in front of him, summoning a Persona card. Closing his hand, he shatters it, revealing the Persona Succubus.

“Succubus…Brain Jack.” Yu commanded.

Instantly, everyone felt something worm its way into their head. It felt…pleasant, like a gentle massage.

Naoto’s eyes flutter, “Yu…what…”

Yu kneeled down in front of the detective, “Naoto …don’t make this any harder than it has to be. Please. I promise it’s all for the best.”

He ran a hand along her side, causing her to shiver.

“Ah…it seems the aphrodisiac is kicking in. Please just relax, soon your new partners will be taking care of you, dear.” Yu cooed.

W-What did he just say…? An aphrodisiac…? This man was…he was insane…! W-Was he going to…? No, just stay focused… It’s so hard to think, brain becoming cloudy…

Yu sighed, resigned to his fate, “...can you all hear me?”

“Yes…” everyone chorused, causing the usually stoic leader to shiver.

“...I want you to open your eyes and look around at everyone around you. Take note of the shape of their bodies, their faces, and their demeanor…and realize how perfect they are.”

Everyone did as they were told. Eyeing up their teammates, noticing small details that they had never noticed before, especially as the potent aphrodisiac began to course through their systems.

“They’re all so perfect, aren’t they?” Yu continued.

Everyone nodded. Their leader was right, everyone else was so perfect…

“Recall all the good memories that you’ve had with each other, feel how happy they make you…”

They couldn’t help but smile at the memories that flooded into their mind, making them feel at ease.

“It makes you feel so warm and fuzzy, these memories. You know why that is? It’s because we’re all in love.” Yu simply stated.

All…in love? With each other? That didn’t…that doesn’t…

“We’ve all been dating each other for a while now, ever since the case closed, don’t you remember?” Yu pleaded.

“Ev…eryone?” Rise asked, her mind addled by the brainwashing and the drugs coursing through her body.

Yu just smiled and patted her on the head, “Of course, because we couldn’t possibly be monogamous, not with how passionately we feel about each other.”

Right, of course. How could they forget? They’ve all been dating each other for two years now…their anniversary was coming up wasn’t it?

“I’m so glad you all remember…” Yu smiled, pushing down the voices that told him that this was wrong, that he shouldn't be doing this.

Succubus kept her eyes trained on the Seekers of Truth as they slumbered, everyone’s memories being rewritten to accommodate this new truth. Their first group date…their first big sleepover…the passion and love they shared that night. All these memories, handcrafted by her and Yu to make sure there was no cognitive dissonance.

Although one may assume that the process would be uncomfortable, quite the opposite was true. These new memories, overwriting old forgotten ones, only served to make the feeling of bliss that coursed through them more powerful.

“Just let me help you. Things are much simpler if you follow my lead, if you do as I say without questioning it. You will obey from now on, right?” Yu asked.

Everyone nodded in their blissful trance.

“Good…good…and we’ll never ever abandon each other, because…you’re just as deeply, madly in love with each other as I am with all of you.” Yu said, pants tightening at the fantasies running through his mind. No, he couldn’t let himself get lost in such…vulgar thoughts yet. He still had work to do.

Although…goodness above look at them. Squirming in their seats… The narcotics sinking them in absolute bliss… and they’ll do anything he says without question…

Oh fuck it, it’s time for them to consummate their love for each other.

“And since we love each other…Shouldn’t we…demonstrate?” Yu asked breathlessly, fuck, was he really going to do this? Could he have said it any less awkwardly?

“You’ll come to at the count of three, with all I said ingrained in your minds. Of course, none of you will remember me ever hypnotizing you, understood?” Yu confirmed.

Everyone smiled and nodded.

“Alright then…here we go…” Yu began.

There's no turning back now… he thought.

“3…2…1…AWAKE.” Yu commanded.

Slowly everyone got up and groaned, rubbing their heads.

“Ugh…what happened?” Yukiko yawned.

“Ah… I tried using a lil’ something special for the recipe of the food I materialized for you… I didn’t expect it to knock all of you out cold…” Yu apologized.

“Just warn us next time you wanna spike our drinks, Senpai, so I can put on my good clothes~” Rise winked.

Yu felt a blush crawl over his face, “It was nothing like that…”

Chie jokingly punched Rise in the arm, “Aww don’t bully our leader like that, besides…I hope you all haven’t forgotten why we’re here tonight?~”

Everyone blushed a bit as they knew exactly what she was talking about.

“D-Do we really have to call it ‘consummating’? I-I mean, we’re not getting married…” Yukiko asked, blushing.

Yosuke leaned back and huffed, “That’s because a bunch of old farts decided that we couldn’t.”

“It is true that laws prohibiting homosexual and polyamorous marriages have been in place for a long time now.” Naoto replied.

“It’s so stupid, I’d love to go somewhere else that has legalized it but I never want to leave Inaba…” Rise sighed.

They all nodded in agreement, none of them would ever dream of moving away. This town was their life. Why would they ever want to leave?

“C’moooooon, when can we start already?” Teddie wriggled impatiently.

Rise rubbed his arm seductively, “Someone’s desperate…”

“Yes! I am! I feel like I’m going to explode!” Teddie yelled.

“Please don’t, that’ll make a mess.” Yu joked.

“Senseiiiii, you’re so bear-y mean to your poor boyfriend…” Teddie cried in mock sadness.

Kanji laughed and threw a napkin at Yu, “Such an evil boyfriend you are, Senpai.”

“I know, I know I’m the worst…so how about we get things started, huh?” Yu responded.

Everyone straightened up at this, finally, the show is about to begin.

“How about we all take the person on our left for now, and we’ll switch when we’re ready?~” Yu asked.

Rise pouted, “Aww, I was hoping for something more…freestyle.”

Yu chuckled, “Don’t worry, I’m sure things will devolve~”

Currently the pairings were: Kanji and Teddie, Yu and Yosuke, Rise and Chie, and finally Yukiko and Naoto.

“Alright! Let’s get going!” Kanji cheered, “So uh…what do we do now?”

“We take off our clothes, Moronji!” Rise cheered, slipping out of her shirt, revealing her bra clad breasts.

Chie blushed, “A-Already?”

“Duh! Now…let’s see how big yours are Chie!” Rise squealed, practically tackling the martial artist.

This was going to be one hell of a night…

—

“Oh…shit, Yu…!” Yosuke cried as Yu sucked him off with reckless abandon.

Yu just stroked his partner’s thigh as he picked up the pace.

Yosuke groaned in pleasure, “W-When the hell did you get so good at this..?”

Yu pulled away as he continued to jerk Yosuke off, “I’ve got…experience~”

“Dude…that’s kinda gay.” Yosuke joked.

“We’re all ‘kinda gay’, Partner~” Yu smirked as he went back down on his new boyfriend.

—

“Y-You’re really into this huh Ted..?” Kanji muttered as he pounded away at the mascots rear.

Teddie responded by moaning out a “Yesh sirrrrrrr.”

“Fuck…you’re so damn tight…you’re gonna make me…!” Kanji growled.

“Pleeaasseee…I need it…do it inside of me Kanji…” Teddie panted.

With one final cry, Kanji unleashed his load into the smaller boys rear end before pulling out and collapsing backwards.

Teddie rolled over, “Hehe, you came so much…I think I might get pregnant.~”

Kanji smiled and rolled his eyes, “You can’t get pregnant ya big goof.”

Teddie huffed, “I can if I want to!”

—

“Ah, ah. No touching Chie-chan~” Rise chastised the poor girl squirming in front of her.

Currently, Chie was kneeled in front of the idol. Kept there by a bare foot over her face, she had been edging herself over and over, desperate for release, to be able to touch her girlfriend, something.

Rise giggled, “You look so adorable like this honey, you know. I bet you wish you could just ravage me right now, huh?”

She did. She absolutely did. She wanted to leap on to Rise and just kiss her, kiss every inch of that beautiful body of hers and worship her. But all she could do was edge over and over, not allowed to orgasm just yet.

“Please Rise…please…I need it…” Chie gasped.

Rise chuckled, “In a bit, dear after all…there’s still so much fun to be had!~”

—

Naoto’s head swam as she pressed against Yukiko. Her head was pounding, something wasn’t right here, was it? She didn’t…

“Naoto..? Is something wrong?” Yukiko asked, concerned.

“Yuki…I…” she started.

“Shhh, it’s alright, if you’re not comfortable, we can always…” Yukiko started.

“N-No, I…I’m fine.” No, no she wasn’t fine, something wasn’t right. Why can’t she remember? What was she even forgetting?

A moan escaped her as Yukiko slowly teased her crotch, it felt so good but yet…it didn’t feel right. She racked her brain trying to put her finger on what it was but…she couldn’t. No matter how deep she dug she just couldn’t figure it out.

Yukiko pressed her breasts into the detective's back, “You look so good like this darling…I could just eat you up~”

Eat…? That’s right, the food. Something…drugs, there were drugs in the food. What drugs? She remembers…an aphrodisiac. How does she know that? Someone…someone told her. Yu. It was Yu who told her. But how? It doesn’t make sense…her brain felt like it was moving so fast and yet so slow. Brain? What was that he had said?

Brain Jack

Afflicts all enemies with Brainwash.

That fucking bastard.

“Is everything alright over here?” A voice said from behind her.

Her head whipped around only to be met face to face with the man himself, looking down at her with an oh so sympathetic look on his face.

“You two doing okay?” Yu asked.

Before Naoto could open her mouth to make her accusation, Yukiko cut in, “I-I’m not sure Naoto is feeling great, dear…”

Of course she wasn’t feeling well, she had just been betrayed by the one person who she thought she could trust above all else.

“Oh dear…do you mind if I take her for a bit? I’ll check what’s wrong with her. Partner? Do you mind helping out Yukiko for a moment?”

Yosuke smirked and walked over to the inn heiress, “May I have this dance, m’lady?”

Yukiko giggled, “Such a gentleman…I’d be more than happy to, dear.”

Before Naoto could protest, she was scooped up in his arms. She started to scream before she was interrupted, “Stay silent.” Yu ordered.

Immediately, her vocal chords began to disobey her, only able to make small squeaks. He rested her on a nearby couch and climbed on top of her. No no no, this couldn’t be happening, she didn’t want this…she didn’t…no matter how much her brain tried to scream that it did.

“Shhh…it’s okay Naoto, I’m not going to hurt you, I’d never hurt you. I just want you to be happy, I want everyone to be happy. That’s all.” Yu assured.

This man was insane. He can’t seriously believe this is helping everyone, was he? Was he truly that far gone?

He kissed her on the head and removed her hat, “You’re so beautiful, Naoto…you’re all so beautiful…”

Don’t call her that…she doesn’t want to be called that…especially not here and now. He’s slipping off her underwear now. She tried to push, and scratch, and beat but…nothing, he was far far stronger than her. He picks her up, and she laments how light she is compared to someone like Kanji. He rubbed her back in reassurance.

“I’m sorry Naoto…I’m sorry…” he muttered.

She felt a certain something slide into her ass, a wave of pleasure surged through her causing her to arch her back in ecstasy. It felt good, and she hated it. She hated him.

She hated him.

She hated him.

She hate…hated him…

He’s going even faster now…

Why? Why is this happening? What did she do to deserve this? Please…someone…Kanji…make it stop…

She hates him…she…she hates him so much

She…she…

Marin Karin

She…she lo-loves him…

He’s such a good boyfriend.

She’d never abandon them…

She loves them all so much

She loves him…

She loves him…

She feels an orgasm rock her body, and hot cum shoots onto her as he finally pulls out. They both lay back, reeling from their session.

Yu rolls over to face his girlfriend, “Are you feeling better, honey?”

“Ah…yes, I am, thank you…I don’t even remember what I was so stressed about…” Naoto replied.

“It was probably nothing then.” Yu said as he kissed her, “Shall we go back to the others now?”

“Yes, let us.” Naoto smiled, holding her boyfriend’s hand.

Both of them were content as they walked back to their partners, hand in hand.

–

2 hours later…

Everyone was currently collapsed in a massive cuddle pile next to the fireplace, completely wiped from their escapades.

“Damn, that…that was good…” Kanji muttered.

“You said it…” Chie groaned, “I feel sore but also so refreshed…”

“Mhm, I’m glad everyone got a turn with each other~” Rise smiled.

Yosuke stretched a bit, “You sure? I can’t even remember what just happened…”

Rise poked him, “That’s because you were too busy getting spitroasted~”

Yu smiled, this was it. This was the life he wanted. The one that he was sure they wanted too…

“Why so silent, Sensei?” Teddie asked, “You seem out of it.”

Yu ruffled Teddie’s hair, “I’m alright, Ted. Just thinking about how glad I am to have all of you.”

“Aww, so adorable.” Yukiko chuckled.

“I’m glad I have you too, Partner.” Yosuke smiled, looking Yu directly in the eyes, “You’ll never leave us, right?”

Yu knew that look, it was the same exact look that he saw in the bathroom mirror on those lonely nights, when his intrusive thoughts got the better of him. When he wondered if his friends would ever abandon him. When his obsessions grew.

But he doesn’t have to worry, not anymore.

“Never, Partner.” Yu grinned as he looked around at all of his new lovers.

“Well Trickster? What shall it be?” the mad god chuckled, “Join me, and the world for you and your fellow thieves shall bend to you…”

“Trickster, you mustn’t fall for his lies! He is only trying to lead you astray!” Lavenza calls out.

One choice, that’s all it will take. Just one choice to decide the fate of Tokyo, of the Metaverse…and inevitably, the world.

If he says no, he can fight the demon that stands before him and save all of humanity from falling under the Holy Grail’s spell. He can save them all.

But if he says yes…

He can continue being a Phantom Thief. They can all continue being the Phantom Thieves of Heart. Forever.

“…Trickster?” Lavenza asks, worried, “Please tell me you aren’t actually…”

Ann…Ryuji…everyone, they’ll all be together. They won’t leave him, they can’t leave him. They can spend the rest of their lives being heroes, receiving endless praise and adoration. No more having to listen to those stupid reporters bashing them in the media. No more false accusations. They’ll finally get the credit they deserve.

They’ll finally be happy, together.

Forever.

“Very well…I accept.” he says with wavering confidence.

The mad gods smile grows wider, “Then the pact has been sealed…I am glad to see you have made the right choice.”

“Trickster..? H-How could you? You were supposed to save humanity from ruin..!” Lavenza cries out.

He doesn’t acknowledge them, all he can think about is the future. Their future.

He can see their smiling faces already. They’ll understand, they must understand.

A small, fleeting voice echoes in the back of his mind, “And if they don’t?”

He just smirks, he’ll make them understand. They love him. They love each other. Those are simply facts.

This was the right choice. He made the right choice. He made it for them. It was always for them.

He feels himself being pulled away, he’s back in the real world, in the alleyway next to Leblanc. Rain splatters on his head. He looks up at the blood red sky and he smiles. He feels he should be scared, that he should be worried, but he isn’t.