Persona x Reader

Makoto Nijima x Male!Reader (P5)

It was another Phantom Thief meeting, this time the target being quite a strange one. Her name was Futaba Sakura, who asked the phantom thieves to steal her heart. She grew reluctant when the favour could only be done with more information about her. With the groups deducting skills, you all figured out her identity and visited her at her home.

The only one who got a glimpse of her face was Makoto, who was clinging onto the leader, Akira due to her fear of the dark. You couldn't help but be jealous, as ever since the student council president joined the team you developed a bit of a crush on her.

Anyway, you were shortly caught by Sojiro, and he told you all of Futaba's backstory and her reason for shutting herself away. It was clear now that you couldn't turn your back on the girl. 

The table in Akira's room was littered with various snacks, the group lounging on the chairs next to it.

Ryuji grumbled with a frown. "Man, that assembly had me bored to tears." 

Ann looked over to Yusuke, a questioning look on her face. "Huh? Did you have school too, Yusuke?"

"I'm doing laundry, so these clothes were the only ones I had to wear." He explained.

"You should really buy a couple more outfits..." 

Makoto sighed. "Come now, we didn't gather here to make small talk, did we?"  She ask rhetorically. "Let's get to Alibaba's case."

Morgana spoke up. "Well then, I'll start." 

The black cat gave his thoughts, telling the group that Futaba may have been listening in on the conversations you all had. However, he couldn't think of a reason why that could be.

"Then it's just like Boss said, she's a tough nut to crack..." Ryuji said.

Makoto folded her arms across her chest. "In any case, her hacking skills will be absolutely necessary if we wish to stand up to Medjed. Going by what she told us, we may even be able to identifies who they are." 

Yusuke nodded thoughtfully. "We'll have to trust in her skills for now then." 

You agreed, trying to stop yourself from becoming worried. You hoped Medjed wouldn't follow through with their threat to reveal important information belonging to the public. Either Futaba helped, or it would all go terribly.

Ann brushed her hair past her shoulder. "Anyway, we found out that Futaba has a Palace... But can someone who isn't evil have one?" 

"I've been wondering the same thing." You added. 

"That doesn't matter." Morgana answered. "A Palace is the materialisation of distorted cognition so brought about by strong desires... That's all." 

Narrowing his eyes, he continued. "It just so happens that a lot of warped people turn out evil."

Makoto held a pained expression. "She's so young though... The pain she's gone through must be the cause of her distortion." 

The conversation went on, focused on Futaba's auditory and visual hallucinations. The distortion may have messed with her memories, as Morgana had explained. 

"Basically, we just gotta steal her Treasure, right?" Ryuji asked. 

"Well, yeah." Morgana replied. Ann had a determined expression. 

"So do we all agree about taking on Futaba's Palace?" 

Makoto readjusted her position in her chair. "She's asked us to do so. I don't think that part is an issue. If we heal Futaba's heart, it will not only help Boss, but she can then assist us with Medjed."