The Place Where We Belong ( Persona 5 x Reader )

Confessions

(Y/n)'s POV

 [2 May]

It was the day we'd find out if we had got through to Kamoshida and stole his heart successfully, or if we had failed completely and were now a few moments away from our expulsion. I was optimistic, I knew it wouldn't go wrong, mostly because it couldn't, but also because I trusted the Metaverse and our skills when it came to this stuff.

I had woken up way before Akira. I was looking at him as he slept with Morgana next to his head. My face was neutral, my lips were set in a straight line. 'Something wrong, (Y/n)?' Kurelin asked. 'Yeah, maybe I'm still shaken by how easy it was to start living here... I'm not sure. Maybe things with Akira happened too fast, you know.' I replied as I got up and started getting ready to go to school silently. 'Well, I think things are going as they should go.' Kurelin stated as I gave Akira a quick glance to make sure I hadn't woken him up.

After a short while, Akira woke up to the sound of his alarm clock. He looked at me as he got up and yawned. "Good morning, (Y/n)." I gave him a quick smile. "Morning." I walked to the sofa I was sleeping on in his room and sat down. I got my phone and started scrolling through texts, old ones, as Akira got ready. '(Y/n), why won't you look at him?' Kurelin asked, she seemed frustrated. I rolled my eyes. 'You do realise that's rude, yeah?' I asked as I just gave Akira a quick glance. He was ready and we went off to school.

When we got there, everyone was complaining about how no one wanted to waste time with a morning assembly, but there was a lot of stuff to do. Our expulsions. Suzui's case. The calling card... I felt like I was forgetting about something as I thought of the checklist, but thankfully Kurelin had my back. 'You're forgetting about the change of student counsellors.' She said. I had totally forgotten about that. Makoto Nijima was taking my place, ooh boy... The problem wasn't Makoto, not really, I think. The fact that I'm losing my place at school could be the issue, but Makoto would never be able to solve the other students' problems like I did. Heck, she would even be awkward sometimes. 'Envy is a deadly sin, (Y/n).' Kurelin stated.

"As if I care..." I sighed as we entered the auditorium. Principal Kobayakawa told me to go up on stage with him. As he was standing at the podium with a microphone, Makoto and I were standing next to him as we saw the sea of students in front of us.

The principal had everything prepared and he started the assembly, "Let's begin this school-wide morning assembly." He looked at me sideways. "From this day forward, our student counsellor will no longer be (Y/n) (L/n)." A lot of whispering started being heard as most of them looked at me.

"What?" "Why?" Some people questioned. Kobayakawa told them to remain silent.

"(Y/n) had been doing things that are not appropriate for someone in her position. We are aware of all she has done for all of our students, but her time as the student counsellor has come to an end." He said. I looked at him and we exchanged glares. "Makoto Nijima shall be the one to fulfil this role from here on out. If there's anything wrong, please talk to her." Kobayakawa said. Makoto and I bowed, but didn't move. "As you all know, a tragic event took place the other day. Thankfully, we have been informed that Suzui has pulled through, but it will take time until she recovers." With that, a sigh of relief escaped my lips. Makoto noticed this and stared at me. She left the stage and joined everyone in the crowd, but I remained there, I didn't want to leave the stage. "Everyone here has a bright future ahead. I implore that you rethink the importance of life and-" I looked at Principal Kobayakawa, it was strange for him not to finish a sentence. He was looking towards the door of the auditorium. The noise of a door shutting was heard and most people looked to where it was coming from, and I did too. It was Suguru Kamoshida himself that stood at the entrance. I looked at the other Phantom Thieves before looking at Kamoshida again. "Mr Kamoshida, what's the-" Once I looked at him more carefully, I noticed he seemed broken. That made me somewhat sorry for that asshole. His head was for once held down low.

"Did we mess up...?" I muttered as I covered my mouth with my hands and my eyes shot wide open. I closed my eyes. What was I thinking, that's the man who did horrible things to everyone. He broke Ryuji's leg, made Yuuki's high school life a living hell, the one who blackmailed me and gave me no choice but to sleep at his house for a night... So many things, why was I feeling guilty for a second there?

"I have been reborn... That's why I will confess everything to you all..." He walked to the stage and stood in front of me. He remained silent for a short while, he seemed hesitant. "I... I have repeatedly done things that were unbecoming of a teacher." He stated. "Verbally abusing students... Physically abusing my team, and... Sexually harassing female students." He admitted. "I'm the reason why Shiho Suzui tried to kill herself...!" He confessed as he fell to his knees right before me, his back facing me. In that exact moment I felt something in my head, as if something had cracked, as if a wall had been destroyed. My head hurt, but there was nothing I could do about it, I was too focused on Kamoshida's confession. I had a straight face once again, no longer feeling pity for the rotten adult. He looked at all the students before him. "I thought of this school as my own castle... There were even students that I sentenced to expulsion, simply because I didn't like them..." He admitted. "I will, of course, rescind those..." He added. I saw the tension leave Ryuji and Mishima in the crowd. "I am truly sorry for putting innocent youths through such horrible acts... I am an arrogant, shallow... and shameful person. No, I'm worse than that..." He started to cry. He bowed down completely, his forehead touching the ground. "I will take responsibility and kill myself for it...!" He stated loudly and clear. Everyone gasped. Principal Kobayakawa started freaking out, not knowing what to do but to tell Kamoshida to leave the stage and instruct the students to leave as he went in front of me. I frowned as my eyes widened.

"Don't run, you bastard!" Ann yelled from the middle of the crowd. "Shiho's still alive even after all the things that made her want to die! You have no right to run from this!" She told him. Kamoshida agreed with her as she voiced some reason to his head, agreeing not to run but to do things the way the law saw fit.

I always thought Ann was the one from the rumours, the one that just wanted to stand out and all, but being in the same team as her and seeing how she was made me change my mind about her. In the end, she was just like us... Another victim.

"As of today, I will resign from my position as an instructor and turn myself in." He stated. "Someone, please call the police!" He begged as he frantically looked at the crowd.

The police were eventually called by faculty members. I helped Kobayakawa with making Kamoshida stand on his feet. We locked gazes. His eyes seemed empty inside. "(Y/n)..." He muttered. I looked at him with a surprised face as he looked at me in defeat. All the students were taken to their classrooms, only a few remained in there once the police got there and cuffed Kamoshida on the spot. I walked next to him as he was escorted because he had asked me to. "What did you want?" I asked as I looked at him with a straight face. He stopped before going inside the cop's car. He looked at me. "I'm sorry... I truly am. Sorry I blackmailed you and... Sorry I never let you and Sakamoto be happy together." That caught me off guard. The cops started pushing him inside the car. "Apologise to him for me." That was the last thing he told me before being driven out of school grounds. Kobayakawa was with me.

My eyes started watering and I held my shaky hands to my chest. Tears started streaming down my face and my whole body shook as I remembered all the moments he had made Ryuji's life and mine horrible at school last year. Kobayakawa noticed this and pulled me in for a hug as I recovered from everything my mind was showing me. In the end, I felt sorry for him, seeing how he had changed so much, but I shouldn't have. I remembered all those moments Ryuji and I fought off Kamoshida to try and be happy together, and how much pain that boy went through. It was from the shock of the heart change, but still... Soon, I was also instructed to go to my classroom, but was given some time if needed.

I stayed in my classroom for the rest of the day, I refused to go outside, I didn't even feel like going to speak with all the others about all that had happened. Ryuji and Akira had tried to come to my classroom during lunch time but weren't allowed to enter. I just remained with my head low. I was supposed to feel happy and proud about his defeat, that's a fact, but I just wasn't.