“ Hey! Watch out! ”
It was a reflex for Ann. It just had come to her, images flashing back to that time… When Shiho had been on the rooftop and– Ah, she would rather not think about it.
Back then she had been helpless. She was trying to hurry but in the end she had not made it in time. One may say that it could have been worse. After all, Shiho was on the road to recovery. But that didn’t change anything! Ann had not helped her friend at the time and it could have all ended in tragedy, becoming devastating.
So when she had seen a young female heading closer to the rails Ann couldn’t help but sneak close behind. She had an uneasy feeling about all of this. Not to mention that this brunette had squeezed herself through the crowd without a care in the world, ignoring anyone who lost a word at this moment. Anyone who said something or looked at her. She kept moving forward, step by step.
At a point Ann decided to start sprinting when noticing that the aim had been the rails themselves. It was a short yet sudden rush, Ann having had no time to apologize as she squeezed herself through the crowd. And just before the brunette could have taken another step into her demise the young girl grabbed this one by the wrist abd pulled her backwards with all her might.
The other female turned towards Ann a few moments later, only staring for a few moments. The face felt familiar yet not too familiar all the same. The blonde had seen it before, yeah, but probably just for a fleeting moment if anything. Nothing major or anything like that. There was no word exchanged for a short while, the girl looking bewildered… That was until the sudden embarrassed smile.
“Whoops, I’m clumsier than thought. That’s a new one.” She responded, the laughter a little forced.
Ann wanted to burst out for a moment. This wasn’t a laughing matter! At all! Then again the laugh felt really out of place all the same… “D… Do you have any idea what could’ve happened!? You were—”
“I was too lost in thought again, wasn’t I? But this time it could’ve cost me my life, right? I’m more than aware.” The brunette responded, calmer and toning down on her carefree tone. “Sorry, I shouldn't have made you all worried. I will watch out next time.”
This… Ann couldn’t put her finger on it but this didn’t feel like ‘ being lost in thought ’. Even if only for a moment those movements were odd. Yet she had no words against that either. The other female would just end up insisting. But that didn’t make Ann feel at ease either. She really didn’t know what to say to that honestly… Was this girl serious or–
“Oh, your face looks familiar!” The brunette suddenly brought up with a gasp, then suddenly started to eye the blonde closely if not curiously. It was a mood change and as if she wanted to change the topic. But all Ann could do was to go along with it. “I’ve seen it before…”
And then she seemed to think, very much so. Very hard in fact. Or at least she pretended to do so. Until she took a step backwards again and said: “Oh, right! At the TV Station, right~? With two other guys! You’re a Shuujin student, aren't you?”
The TV Station? Wait, was there someone who looked like her? Ann tried to remember someone who looked like the brunette… Someone… Someone… Some–
“Ah! I think I saw you with a camera man there.” She then remembered..It wasn’t long so she never thought much of it to be honest. “Are you working there or something?”
“No, nothing like that. I was just there to support a friend behind the scenes.” She responded. “Anyways, the name’s Anja. And you are?”
“Oh, r… right. I’m Takamaki Ann.”
“Tamaki–San?”
“Takamaki!”
“Takakami–San?”
“Uhm… You can just call me Ann if you want.”
“Huh? Did I–” Anja responded, a bit surprised at first before scratching the back of her head. “Whoops, again. I’m not good with names, sorry! I’ll try my best to remember.”
Yet before any other word could be exchanged the sound of another train arriving echoed right behind them. Anja turned in one go, then gasping. “Ah, that’s the one I gotta take! See you Ann–San! And again, thank you!” Then Anja disappeared in a rush, running over and entering the train. Ann would have let it be… If she didn’t notice that something had dropped out the other one’s pocket upon turning around. Before Ann could call her out however the brunette was gone. So all that was left was for Ann to pick up the note. Maybe if she met Anja again by chance she could give it back to–
And yet when turning that note around the first words had unsettled her for a moment, staring at it in disbelief…
‘ Bye everyone ’
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Persona 5 - The Jester's Point Of View
FanfictionLeading the life of a seemingly normal girl and a boy, as Anja and Luka. There was nothing outstanding about them and their life just carries on as it always does, playing whichever role they must to survive in this world. And yet no one truly knew...
