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Souji's story	By : digimonfrontier77 Category: +S through Z > Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (all) > Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (all) Views: 2224 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I don't own Persona 4 and Persona 3. I do not intend to make a profit off of this story at all. The only characters I own are Shiori and Minko.

Chapter List
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Chapter 1-Escape
5/31/1999
Nighttime, 8:09 PM
Souji, age 7
"Get back here, you little brat! How dare you pull that trick on me! You'll pay for that stunt!" came a voice from behind her, rather loud and pissed off. Souji briefly glanced back to see a very angry male scientist right behind her. He held a pistol in his right hand and she knew it was loaded. They always had loaded pistols on them, Souji thought. It was to keep the test subjects under their control, although there was always one rebellious person every now and then to bother the people working here.
"I'm not going to die here! Oh hell no, I'm not going to die here! I've risked far too much to die here! I just hope I can get out of here…"
She was that rebellious one. Escape had been easy when the guard assigned to watch her had been extremely drunk. But her escape had been noticed rather fast and she was now being chased by someone who wasn't drunk but thankfully the man was very out of shape and he was having a hard time catching up to her. Souji was ever so thankful for this chance to escape. Her only friend had given her this chance.
She made a sharp turn around what seemed like the 50th corner and saw a small opening and dove in, feeling her skin getting scraped up, but she had no time to check to see how bad they were. As she made her way out of the small crack, she could hear the faint sound of sirens and the yelling of scientists. She didn't stick around to find out what they wanted and dove into the night, running as fast as her legs would carry her. They were burning in pain, yet she kept running forward.
She had never seen the outside before, but she didn't have time to sightsee. She ran through heavy brush, dark alleyways, and even through puddles of god-knows what. But nothing was stopping her for long; fear drove her forward through the unknown world that she had never been in before.
She didn't know where she was going, but anywhere was better then that place…that much she knew. She didn't know where she would go, but she had this feeling she would be fine. Her new friend told her so.
…The new, odd voice in her head said so himself, his name was Izanagi. Souji didn't know if she could trust him, but she didn't have a choice; a random god in her head was far better then those assholes back trying to find her at any cost. When she could run no further ahead, she hid in the hole of a tree trunk, making sure to be out of sight from anyone and she did her best hiding the entrance. There was a good deal of moonlight and other lighting sources so she could see. The little girl set out when she was rested to get some dry brush to start a fire. Thankfully for her, the tree was super wet and wouldn't burst into flames anytime soon, not to mention the hole was rather large for such a tree. Souji started up a fire and got as close to it as possible and began to cry…but they were not tears of sadness, she was free now. She was finally free to live however she wanted.
"I'm finally free now…"
But she was too tired to think anymore and lay down on some dry brush she had set aside to sleep on.
The next morning, she awoke to the sight of two boys and a younger girl that was behind them both. Souji jumped in fear; were they the kids of the scientists who came to find her? Had she been found already? Would she be killed for escaping?
As soon as she grabbed a stick, the eldest kid-a boy with brown hair spoke up, saying that the three were not a threat to her and Souji soon calmed down, dropping the stick she was tightly holding onto. Just who were these kids and how did they find her in this hidden area? Who were they? Could she trust them?
She soon asked them that question and they answered, "We're orphans who live in that orphanage just over there, see?" the silver haired boy pointed to a small, wooden building nearby. Souji leaned over a bit and saw what he was pointing at and blinked in confusion.
"Are you alone? Where are your parents? Why are you even sleeping here in the first place? Don't you know you could get sick from sleeping in a place like this?" asked the brown haired boy. Souji said nothing in response and the boy soon understood, taking her hand and began to lead her over to that building along with his two friends, whom Souji learned were brother and sister. The boy who was pulling her was named Shinjiro, and the brother-sister pair, named Akihiko and Miki. Shinjiro told the woman who ran the place what had happened and she was sympathetic to what Souji had to say.
As she was lead inside her new room, she smiled for the first time in forever. She may not have parents to watch over her, but she had some new friends…friends that she could love.
But Souji's happiness didn't last long. Just a few weeks later after her birthday, some cruel bastard had set fire to the place and Miki was kidnapped. Akihiko was taken somewhere else, leaving just Shinjiro with her to figure out what to do next…
With his help, the two went searching in the town for Miki and Akihiko. They had managed to find Akihiko but there were no signs of Miki. Souji had gathered some info and the two went searching for their foster sister and learned she was with Souji's first friend and adoptive sister, Chidori. That gave Souji massive comfort; Miki was safe for now.
12 years later…
4/12/2011
Afternoon
Souji, age 19
"So this is the mall my big bro told me about? Hmph, doesn't seem like it's been here long. It should be easy for me to steal from here."
A much older Souji Seta, age 19, was hiding behind a dumpster close to a mall, watching and waiting for an opportunity to sneak into the back and steal some food for her two daughters, nearby in another store with her foster brother Shinjiro. She had her first daughter at the age of 15 and had her second daughter at 17. She didn't want to think about what had happened to her former lover.
Money had run out last week and she saw no other alternative than to steal from someone else. That someone else was from Junes.
"I should have known better than to spend all that money on that train ride. I was damn sure someone would have found me out. Thank goodness I put that expired ticket in that man's pocket otherwise I would have been busted for sure. I need to be more careful with my luck."
Souji was pretty good at stealing from others; she had become an amazing thief while living in the streets, using her childish feminine charms to fool adults and steal from them while their backs were turned. She had yet to be caught stealing anything from anyone just yet.
The young mother soon saw her chance and snuck in the backdoor, which had been left open by a careless employee. She made sure not to make any sound and checked a few times as she found another hiding spot, behind some crates that were stacked pretty high and hid her from view from the outside. She was about to move to another location when she heard someone's voice-a male's voice around her age but slightly younger sounding. The voice became louder and closer and soon she saw whom the voice belonged to, a young teen her age with reddish-brown hair and peach-colored skin holding some crates in his arms. He looked like he was having trouble carrying said crates, stumbling back and forth.
Souji had to restrain herself from laughing when she saw him stumble a little. Still, she had to admit he was pretty cute. She shook her head and waited for him to leave.
Only problem? He wasn't leaving as fast as Souji thought he would. In fact, it looked like he was going to be here for a while. Souji frowned; this was not good. If he found her, it was sure that she would be caught and she wasn't about to let that happen and leave her two daughters without a mother to protect them. They may have Shinjiro, but she was their only mother in the world and she wasn't planning on dying anytime soon in the near future.
The male groaned and complained about his back and the lack of lighting in the room. He got up and began wandering around, cursing as he tried to find the switch. This was the moment Souji began to freak out; her luck was heading south fast. Yet Souji couldn't leave; he'd hear her footsteps and alert someone else of her presence.
The only thing she could do was to wait the situation out and see how events unfolded from here.
"Ah hah, found it! That was rather annoying, being in the dark and all…" said the voice. The room became bright with light and Souji began to worry when he came back. Her shadow was on the floor right near where he was.
She had to get out and soon. Working in bright light was never good for her and she rarely did so. She had only stolen in bright light a few times. It was far better to steal in darkness.
She made the decision to move so he wouldn't see her. Thankfully the crates were stacked in such a way that she could move down the side for a while without being seen. Not being heard would prove to be much harder. Souji tried as best as she could to not be heard, but her luck ran out when she had bumped into a frying pan and watched in horror as it fell and made a loud noise.
"Huh? What the hell was that noise?" came the teen's voice as it came closer. "I hope something didn't break, dad'll gave my hide for that and he'll dock my paycheck."
"Oh fuck, not good. Gotta get out of here fast." she thought in fear, moving as fast as she could away from the spot where the noise came from, hoping to god she wouldn't be found. She quietly made her way to the end of the long storeroom and began to pickpocket the door, opening it softly and closing it behind her and locked it. She propped up a hardy chair under the doorknob and looked around for what she had come for.
Her eyes lay upon a cash register and she walked over. She worked her magic and opened it and took whatever money she could get and began to figure out a way to avoid being seen. "Can't go out that way, too risky. I'll get caught in no time if I go that way." she said as she began to climb her way onto some more crates, making sure to hide when she heard voices, voices that were very close at that.
As she made her way up to the top, she heard the door being moved. Panicking, she broke the glass celling and climbed up onto the roof. She heard the angry voice of the male below as he came closer. "Fuck, not good. Never stealing from here again, that's for sure. One of the best known rules of being a thief: never steal from the same place twice." said Souji as she ran across the rooftop and she began to run, cursing her bad luck when she felt blood trickle down her left leg. Moving proved to be more and more painful with each step Souji took. It felt like her leg was on fire and it hurt a lot…
She cursed a second time when she heard the voice of the male, apparently right behind her and very annoyed it seemed.
"Hey, just what the hell do you think you're doing?! Get back here! Give back that money you stole!" he yelled, grabbing her wrist tightly, forcing her to turn around and face him directly face-to-face. This was the first time she got to see his face. Souji tried to break free, but his grip was too strong.
"You're a girl?" he said in confusion. Souji took what he said and she assumed that she was a male. He didn't let go of her wrist, however.
The teen's face grew slightly softer and he repeated the same question. Souji didn't respond, refusing to let go of the money she had worked so hard to steal. "I'll be taking that back, thank you." he said, grabbing the money right out of her hand.
"I'm finished…I'll be arrested for sure now and my daughters won't have any food tonight. This can't be how it ends!" Souji bitterly thought as tears started to form in her eyes. She fought the urge to break down in front of this stranger. "No…"
"Hey I…um…I…" his grip loosened and he asked a very odd question that Souji didn't expect.
"Who are you? I've never seen you in Inaba before. What's your name?" he asked. She didn't respond. She opened her eyes and saw he was looking at her body and watched as his eyes focused on her stomach. His eyes widened in shock and surprise.
"Shit, you look like you haven't eaten in weeks! Just the hell have you been going through!?" he looked Souji in the eyes and asked how long it had been since she had eaten. "…About two weeks…I…ran out of money so…I came to steal…" she began, but she wasn't able to finish her sentence before the cops came.
She tuned out the world at that moment, only able to hear to protests of the teen…
Her world went dark…
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"-And I keep telling you, she hasn't eaten in a while and she doesn't have any money!" came the teen's voice, rather high pitched.
Souji winced as she rubbed her forehead and began to try and wake up. Another voice, one that she had never heard before, spoke up rather loudly.
"So…you're awake." the voice came from a much older male and she searched for that voice and saw a gruff-looking old man that seemed to be in his early 40's and he had a cigarette. The redhead teen from earlier was standing right next to him along with a man with black hair. He seemed to be questioning the redhead.
"I keep telling you, there must be a reason why she stole from my dad's store! People don't just steal for no reason, damnit! Can't you see she's starving!?" yelled the teen as he made some hand gestures. He looked at Souji and sighed with relief. He walked over to her, forgetting briefly that he was being questioned by the police as he came over in a hurried manner, worry on his face.
"Hey, are you okay? You passed out as Detective Dojima took you in here. I've been trying to talk some sense into them, but they're not listening to me so far and I don't know what to say. I've tried telling them that you hadn't eaten in a couple of weeks, but that isn't working!" he said softly as if he was concerned about her. But why, he didn't even know her and yet he was this worried about her? It baffled Souji to the point where it made her brain hurt.
"Hey, we're still questioning you, you know. Not let me speak with the girl. Move over." said Dojima as he made the gesture for him to move. The redhead moved away but not too far. Dojima then stared at Souji face-to-face and Souji wondered something. He had hair like hers…did she know him? It felt like she knew him from somewhere, she felt a sense of nostalgia just from looking at him. Her mind was seemingly trying to remember some ancient memory from her childhood, but it was so far down.
"So…you tried to steal from a mall and you thought you'd get away with it? You do realize how much time you could be sent away for, right?" he said, taking a puff of cigarette smoke. Souj froze; that's what she feared most: being locked up. It reminded her of those days long past at the Kirijo Lab being tested on day after day, the abuse she got from some of the men working there.
As if Dojima had sensed Souji's fear, he asked what her name was. She hesitated before responding, "…Souji Seta…my name is Souji Seta. Who are you?"
The room went silent as Dojima dropped his cigarette, his mouth wide open from absolute shock. "What…?" was all he could say. Souji and the redhead were confused and it was then that the black haired man spoke and told them what had happened many years ago.
"Wait a minute, but I thought Nanako was Detective Dojima's only child? And isn't his wife dead?" asked the redhead in confusion. Souji was even more confused and she didn't even know what was even happening anymore in this conversation.
"No, Dojima-san had another daughter years earlier before Nanako was even born and her name was…" he said as he looked at Souji. "…Souji. That was her name…but…I thought she went missing?" he asked, confused himself and baffled by what was going on around him.
"She was kidnapped from me and my wife, Chisato when she was 3…no one knows who kidnapped her or the motive behind it all." said Dojima as he picked up his cigarette, looking at Souji in disbelief, trying his hardest to keep calm and level-headed. "Despite all we did, no one found any traces of her and we thought she had died…but…Souji…is that really…you? I mean…" he looked Souji in the eyes. "Are you really my daughter that went missing all those years ago?" he asked, his voice trembling and tears forming in his eyes. Souji could see he was trying very hard not to break down in front of her.
"Don't you need to take a DNA sample to see if that's true?" asked the redhead. He had sat down next to Souji and had begun to fidget with his hands and feet.
Dojima nodded, asking Souji for a hair sample and as soon as he got it, he left the room, muttering something about his sanity. The black haired man left as well, leaving Souji alone with the redhead. Silence filled the room and the redhead broke it rather quickly. "Well, this escalated quickly…" thought Souji as she got a good look around the room.
"Hey, I haven't given you my name yet, have I? Sorry about that. I got so caught up with making sure you were okay." he asked, extending his hand to her in a polite manner, "My name's Yosuke Hanamura. I moved here six months ago with my parents to open this branch of Junes." he said with a smile as he laughed nervously. Just looking at Souji made him nervous.
"I'm the one who put the bandages on your leg." he said, pointing to her left leg, which had indeed been wrapped up with bandages.
So, what's your story?" he asked. "How'd you end up in Inaba anyway in the first place?"
"…You actually wanna know more about me?" asked Souji in wonder. Yosuke nodded.
No one other than Shinjiro had wanted to know more about her before, so this was a rather nice surprise. So, she nodded and began to tell him the story of her life as far back as she could remember.
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"Holy shit, those two girls are your daughters?!" screeched Yosuke in shock, staring at the photos Souji was currently showing him now. It was a picture of two girls playing in the pool with her nearby smiling. Souji pointed to the first daughter, "This is Shiori, my first born. She looks more like me in the hair department. Don't ask about the red eyes, she was born with them. She pointed to the other girl, one with blond hair and blue eyes "…and this is my other little girl, Minko…" she said with a soft smile.
Yosuke swallowed his wonder and asked, "How…old were you when Shiori was born? She looks small." he asked, hesitating to ask the question. He hated sounding nosey like his senpai.
"…15…I was 17 when Minko was born." said Souji in a rather calm manner that Yosuke didn't expect from her.
Yosuke was too stunned to say anything else. This girl in front of him was already a mother. He didn't have time to ask more questions before Dojima and the other man came back into the room.
"Sorry we took so long!" said the black haired man as he sat down near the table. Dojima sat across from Souji and looked her right in the eyes,
"…You're really my daughter…" he said, smiling.
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