Persona 3 : Two Souls

Part 22 - Summer Goes On

August 7th, the day right after the full moon operation, was a Friday but since Summer break was still in full swing it meant that school was still closed. Miyuki was getting dressed this morning when Alexandria appeared by her side.

"Oh! Good morning, Alexandria." Miyuki greeted the young girl cheerfully "I didn't expect to see you so soon." Alexandria giggled in a tone most would read as eerie, but Miyuki was not most. "I just remembered something and thought I should tell you." Alexandria responded as Miyuki pulled her hair up into it's usual style "What did you remember?" the teenage girl asked.

"The end won't be brought about by one singular person." Alexandria explained "It's coming because there are many people who wish for it to come...."

"That seems like a really weird thing to wish for." Miyuki commented with her usual confused head tilt. "I think so too, but I wanted you to know." Alexandria responded. "There was something else I wanted to tell you...." the little girl added as a new thought came to her "I remember! The flowers."

"Flowers?" Miyuki asked as she put her shoes on "What about them?"

"I don't remember everything but....something about flowers, poisonous flowers..." Alexandria tried to explain "Four of them will bloom, one in your garden and three in the garden opposing you."

"I...I don't get it." Miyuki said still not entirely getting anything her young friend was saying "I don't either, but it seemed worrisome so I wanted you to know since it seems like it might have something to do with the end....Please, be careful." Alexandria responded. "I promise I'll be careful." Miyuki said "I hate to do this but I'd rather not spend all day in my room." "Don't worry, I understand...until we meet again." Alexandria said in response before disappearing right before Miyuki's eyes.

Takuya, meanwhile, had just finished getting himself dressed when a knock came at his door. "Takuya, do you have a minute?" Mitsuru asked from outside his room, the blue-haired teen walked over to his door and opened it to let his red-haired friend into his room. "Princess, what brings you here." Takuya said as she came in.

"There is something I need to tell everyone, could you come to the fourth floor meeting room this evening?" Mitsuru requested. "Of course." Takuya answered.

"Enjoy the rest of your day, Takuya." Mitsuru said before leaving his room, with that Takuya left his room and headed downstairs only to see Elizabeth looking around the empty lobby like she was lost, the teen was surprised to see the Velvet Room assistant outside of it. "E-Elizabeth?" Takuya questioned which caught the white-haired girl's attention as she turned to look toward him. "Greetings Takuya, your sister gave me the most wonderful idea." Elizabeth said. "She did?" Takuya questioned. "Correct, she suggested that Theo and I visit your world." Elizabeth explained "Where is she?" she asked curiously, Takuya let out a sigh. "I think she said she was spending the day with Yukari. Look, you can't just wander around like this." he replied "Let me just take you somewhere before you go back to the Velvet Room, okay."

"Sounds excellent." Elizabeth said "Let us be off." and with that the two headed off, Takuya decided the best place to take the blue-dressed girl would be Paulownia Mall since Tatsuya was there in case things went south for whatever reason.

Once in the mall, Elizabeth made a beeline for the fountain at the center of the mall, Takuya followed behind her hoping she wouldn't make a scene.

"This is one of your world's wonders, I believe you call it a fountain." Elizabeth spoke "It's said that it holds the power to grant wishes to those who sacrifice coins to it."

"I mean...people say that, but-" Takuya began saying but was cut off when he saw Elizabeth pull out a coin purse that was the same color as her outfit "Elizabeth?" he asked "You're gonna throw a coin in, aren't you." after he asked this she opened her purse and turned it over causing a torrent of coins to fall from it into the fountain like a rushing waterfall. "E-Elizabeth?!" Takuya exclaimed in shock as the other people in the mall all turned to see the strangely dressed girl pouring in what seemed like an endless amount of coins into the water.