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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.

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- 2-Family
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Souji's story
Chapter 2-Family?
4/12/2011 Evening
"I'm your what now?! What kind of crazy idea did you think of while you were out there?! I demand an explanation! This is asinine!" blurted out Souji, confused and slightly weirded out from Dojima's statement. Her neutral expression had turned into a frown and creased eyebrows, but her voice was panicked and high-pitched. All other thoughts that had been in her mind were now replaced with one thought.
"What the hell is going on?! Dojima is saying I'm his long-lost daughter!? Where the hell did he pull that thought out of?!"
"It's true Souji, we checked the hair strand you gave us and it proved you're Dojima-san's daughter! We checked enough times to know that's for sure! DNA tests don't lie, Souji! I know it seems crazy, but it's true!" said Adachi as he backed up nervously, almost tripping over his chair.
What Dojima had just said baffled her; she was his long-lost daughter? Granted, she didn't know either of her birth parents but what were the odds of her being his daughter in the first place? She decided to ask him if this was true and he nodded, seemingly sure of himself.
She crossed her arms across her chest and began tapping her left foot on the floor. "Is he telling the truth? He doesn't seem like he's lying. Hmmm, I guess I'll press him for answers. I doubt he'll let me out of here otherwise. Here goes nothing…"
"So…I'm your daughter, eh? Hmm…I see…well then…" she said while tilting her head a little, a small smirk across her lips as she looked at Dojima, skeptical of what he had just said. The teen wanted to know more about what was going on inside the man claiming to be her true father. He sat back a bit in his chair, slight creaking coming from the slightly aged chair.
"Just how do you know exactly, Dojima-san? I mean, I feel for your loss and all for losing someone close and dear to your heart, believe me, if…if…never mind, forget what I was about to say. Anyway…" she trailed off, suddenly realizing that talking about her two daughters might make Dojima judge her in a bad way. She hoped Dojima wouldn't ask about her life but she was wrong.
She was so wrong.
"So what are those pictures you're holding? May I see them?" he asked her, leaning over to try to look at them. Souji hid them behind Yosuke who looked at her like she was nuts to hide them behind his back. Dojima raised an eyebrow at her action and asked why she was so nervous. Souji was hesitant to answer him.
"Nothing really…it's nothing…can I leave now?" she said, nervous as hell as she stopped tapping her foot. She prayed he wouldn't ask further. Again, she was so wrong.
Yosuke stayed silent; he didn't want to blurt out the secret anymore than his new friend did…friend? He had just met her and he was already thinking of her as his friend? Was he really that desperate for companionship?
"I don't know if she even wants to be my friend…so why the hell am I thinking of her as one?" he asked himself. He felt helpless in this situation; he wanted to help Souji somehow.
Anyway he could help her would be great. He just didn't know how…
He yelped when Dojima reached behind him and took the photos out, sitting down on the edge of the table and started to look at them. Adachi leaned over his boss's shoulder to try to look as well. Both of their expressions turned pale in shock at what they were looking at. Adachi was the first to look at Souji, who had turned around hiding her face from everyone. Yosuke looked at her sadly and was trying to ask what was wrong, but he knew what was wrong.
"Those two girls in the photo…" began Adachi as he looked back at the photos and then back at Souji. "…Are your daughters? But how…?" he said softly. It sounds like he's in denial. Denial can be a very bad thing in life.
Dojima said nothing; he was still in shock trying to process what he was looking at. "I'm…" he wasn't able to say anything else.
Souji stayed quiet and said nothing. Dojima quickly took a look at Yosuke but he stayed quiet as well. The detective got up and walked over to Souji and kneeled down so he could look at her face-to-face. He gently asked her,
"Is this true…? Are they…?" he asked as he sat down next to her. Souji looked up at him, her eyes closed, forcing herself to hold back tears.
Souji's POV
Damnit, I didn't want him to know just yet, but I guess he would have found out sooner or later, so I decided to tell him what I had told Yosuke but taking out certain bits of the story that might make me look insane. Dojima stayed silent throughout the story and didn't say anything until I was done. When I had finally finished telling him everything, he spoke up.
"You must have been very scared raising two daughters on your own."
"I wasn't alone, I had help from my friends…what few friends I have to be honest." I interjected. "My foster brothers and their friends. They helped me with my girls. And I'm thankful for that. If it hadn't been for them, I don't know what could have happened."
"And where are they now?" he asked, crossing his arms. "With your friends, I assume?" he said with a soft smile. "I'd like to see them."
"He really wants to know, doesn't he? He sure is persistent." I thought to myself. "Guess I might as well tell him. I wonder what he'll think of my story…"
"With him now at his café. It's just outside of town. He lets me stay there free of charge. He's practically their uncle so to speak. He's got three kids of his own too, so they have friends." I replied calmly, standing up and stretching my body. My body had gotten rather stiff since I had been awake.
After I was done, the four of us walked outside and up to the entrance so Dojima could take care of some paperwork.
"I'll meet you there in just a few. Adachi, go with her and find her two kids." and with that, he was lost in his paperwork.
Adachi rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, "So uh…let's get going then…I'll go get the car, you two wait here in the lobby." He ran outside, leaving me with Yosuke. Alone.
"Well, this just got awkward. Very awkward indeed." I thought as I looked for a place to sit down. "Let's go sit down over there, Yosuke." I said, walking over to where I pointed. He sat down next to me and began to fidget with his hands.
"So um…Souji…I…" Yosuke began to stutter, "Would you like to go out to eat at that café you mentioned? I…want to be your friend…s-shit, that sounded awkward as hell…" he blushed, looking at me nervously.
"Does he have a crush on me already? Do I look that good to him?"
I raised an eyebrow, curious at his reaction and I asked him why he was so nervous. He replied and told me that I was one of the few girls that weren't annoyed by him. That took me by surprise,
"Really? You seem like a great guy to me. Why wouldn't anyone want to hang out with you, Yosuke-kun? Why would anyone have a reason to hate you so much?" I replied, genuinely confused about what he had just said. Yosuke was one of the few people who didn't get disgusted from the fact I was a teen mother. He showed mercy on me when I had tried to steal and pleaded in my defense even though he didn't know me before that.
I felt like I could really trust him and told him so myself. He seemed surprised by that and chuckled in embarrassment,
"Really? I…um…well…" he began to answer but he was interrupted by Adachi yelling for us to come outside.
"Hey, come on!" yelled Adachi. I could barely hear him from inside.
"Tell me later, okay? We can talk at the café." I said and the two walked to the car where Adachi was waiting for us. He blinked at the two of us for a moment before he turned on the ignition and started up the car. As Adachi started driving the car, I asked about Yosuke's life story and he looked surprised at my question, but started talking about it anyway.
"I used to be just your average city kid for a long time, but six months ago last November, my father got a job here at one of the Junes stores, so we packed up and moved here. I hated Inaba at first, but it's okay I suppose." he said in a neutral way. He let out a sigh.
"He hated Inaba when he first came here? I haven't been here long and I love it here already. Seems like a nice place to raise the girls." I thought as I looked at the green scenery. They even had a river to fish in from what I could tell. I wrote down to get a fishing rod when I had the time and money.
"I didn't have any friends when I first came here; a lot of people hated me for being the son of the Junes manager and avoided me or talked badly about me, except one person." he continued, running a hand through his hair.
"And who was that person?" I asked, curious and interested. Part of me wondered who that person who accepted Yosuke was.
"Her name was Saki Konishi. Her family runs a liquor store down in the shopping district. We became good friends and even helped me get around Inaba for the first few weeks. Although she hasn't talked to me in a few days…" he said, trailing off and sounding somewhat sad when he said that. I was beginning to feel worried the more he talked.
"Why does he sound so sad when he said that?" I thought as my attention was focused on his story. This story had taken a darker turn than I thought it would. Did something happen between the two, I wonder? Before I asked him that question, he spoke.
"You're probably wondering why she hasn't talked to me in a few days, aren't you?" he teased, changing his mood and cracked a joke,
"Well…she broke up with me in the middle of class. Right in front of everyone, too. Hurt like hell to be honest." he said, smile still on his face. He laughed nervously, trying to stay happy and calm, but I knew better than to believe that. Getting dumped in front of everyone can do massive damage to a person's self-esteem.
"So…are you going to try and win her back or not?" I asked calmly, almost too calmly for my liking. He looked at me like a knife had been thrust into his heart.
"Damnit, that was not a wise thing to ask! This is why you don't have many friends, Souji!" I thought. I hoped Yosuke wasn't mad at me for asking that, I really hoped he wasn't.
Instead of getting angry or upset at my question, he smiled with a smile that seemed very fake and overdone, "I hope so." and that was all he said on that topic.
Before I could ask him something else, we arrived at the café. It was a small café, but it had its charm. It was the only thing I could really call a home. Many nights were spent sleeping outside in the open air and many nights were spent with either a cold or upset stomach.
"Wow, this looks really…small…is this the right place?" said Adachi as he got out of the car and walked over to me. He looked at the café, "Does this place get a lot of business, Souji?" he asked me. I smirked,
"Of course it does. People stop here when they travel from place to place and it's got a small guest bedroom for late at night. It's a great place to eat at. I really recommend it."
I spent the most time in that guest bedroom along with my two girls. Shinjiro gave me a free pass every time I stayed there because I had no place to stay.
"C'mon, let's go in." I said, leading the way inside. Yosuke opened the door for me.
"Here, let me get that for you."
"I could have done that myself, you know Yosuke…I'm not weak." I said, rubbing the back of my head. Yosuke responded with a sheepish grin and replied.
"You're tired and hungry, at least let me help you out, Souji." he said. "I just want to make sure you're okay."
Saying nothing else, I walked inside and waved to get Shinjiro's attention. He quickly took notice of my hand waving and greeted me with a gruff voice that seemed to belong to someone older.
"You're late, what happened?" he asked as I walked over to the counter.
"Did you run into trouble? Are you hurt?" he added, looking at my leg. I dismissed his question with a wave of my hand.
"I'm fine, it's nothing." I said to him. "I took care of it."
He frowned, "It doesn't look like it's nothing the way I see it. It looks like you were too reckless this time." he said with a face palm. He was groaning in annoyance. Shinjiro didn't seem like the one who would be concerned, but he did worry about me and was the only person he could truly open up to besides his lover.
"I see you brought some company. Who are they?" he asked, changing the topic. He was always wary of new people when they said that they wanted to be my friend. He was like that with Miki way back then.
"That's Adachi and that's Yosuke. I just met them today. Adachi-san drove us here. I told them about the café," I answered calmly. Shinjiro had a tendency to be over-protective of me and I hoped he wouldn't try to go after them. I can't count the times he's almost been arrested due to getting into fights with the cops.
Shinjiro did a full-face palm and growled, "You got arrested, didn't you?!" he glared at Adachi who yelped in surprise.
"If you did anything to her, I swear-!" I interrupted him before he could say anything further that could lead to a fight. He got angry very quickly.
"Easy, the matter was cleared up, I'm not in jail. You can relax. Stop having a fit." I said, messing with his trademark beanie cap. Shinjiro calmed down and glanced at Yosuke. My new friend quickly got nervous.
"Where's he from?" he asked, much calmer than from just a few seconds ago. Even though I've known him since I was seven, I can never fully predict his moods.
"I'm Yosuke Hanamura, I'm from Inaba. I work at Junes. That's where I met Souji today. She's really nice!" he said, very nervous, almost afraid to look my brother in the eyes. I put a hand on his shoulder and assured him that he was no threat. After that, he calmed down and opened up to Shinjiro. The two shook hands after getting to know each other.
"Nice to meet you, Yosuke. Glad to know Souji can make friends after all…she can be rather stubborn."
"Oomph!" I felt a sudden tackle and looked down to see my daughter Minko smiling up at me with Shiori right next to her. The two were both trying to hug my legs as hard as they could and I chuckled,
"Missed me then, did you now? Mommy missed you so much. Sorry it took me so long to come back. Got caught up in something." I gently patted Minko's head and she replied in her usual upbeat cheerful manner. I kneeled down to hug them both and they gave me plenty of kisses all over my face.
Yosuke's POV
So those two girls are Minko and Shiori, Souji's two daughters. They really do look like their mother and for some reason that made me smile. It reminded me of Dojima's other daughter, Nanako. I was sometimes on babysitting duty whenever Dojima came home late, so I was like a brother to her. I wonder what she would think of these three?
"So what did my girls do today? Did you have fun with Uncle Shinjiro while I was gone?" said Souji in a maternal voice, softer than what I had heard from her before. She smiled as the two girls spoke about much fun they had today. They even asked her about the money she promised them.
"They knew she stole?" I asked myself.
Shinjiro-san chuckled in amusement and smiled, "They've been rather active today since you told them about going to school and all…"
Souji wanted to put them in school even though she barely had any money? She did tell me that she had friends to help her, but part of me worried that they would be hurt.
"She really is determined to see her daughters grow up with the best chance at life. Still, I wonder…whatever happened to their father? Did he…?" My thoughts wandered to the possibility that the father of those two had abandoned them after Shiori was born. Did Souji say anything about it while she told me about her life? I couldn't remember if she had or not. Most likely the topic of Souji's old boyfriend was a taboo topic.
"Maybe I'll ask her later. Now's not the best time to ask her that question, not to mention Adachi and that Shinjiro guy are here." I noted as I looked around.
"Hey, who's dat guy? He's tall like you, momma! And he's got hair like Minko!" said Shiori as she looked up at me with her red eyes. Minko walked over and looked at me, but said nothing. I rubbed the back of my head and tried to come up with something to say, but nothing came to mind. Souji spoke up,
"That's Yosuke; he's my new friend." She paused to point at Adachi with a smile,
"And that's Adachi. He's a cop. He's my friend too. He fights bad guys." she smiled, patting Shiori on the head. I could hear him chuckle and speak. He said something about being only a rookie.
"Well…" he began to say, but his stomach, which had decided it wanted food right now, cut him off. My stomach decided to growl at that moment as well. I was so caught up in everything that happened that I totally forgot to eat since breakfast. Good thing we're at a café.
Adachi laughed and so did I,
"Boy, I guess it's time to eat…" he said grinning.
"Yeah, I'm starving." I replied, rubbing my growling stomach. Boy, was I hungry!
"You guys want food? I'll go make some right now, so sit down." said Shinjiro as he headed behind the counter. I quickly sat down at a nearby table and the others followed me. Adachi sat near the window like I did and Souji and the girls were across from me. I watched as she put each of them in a high chair, singing a soft melody to them.
"Sorry it took me so long. One of the rookies almost set fire to the paperwork. How he even managed to…" came Dojima-san's voice from the entrance, swinging the door open and walked in, his coat hanging off his left shoulder. I waved at him and he came and sat down next to me.
"So…" he said, looking at Shiori and Minko, who had gotten some milk in a sippy cup and were drinking with gusto.
"Man, they must like milk…" I thought smiling.
"These are my granddaughters." he said with a smile as the girls looked at him. I didn't see Dojima-san smile that much unless he was near Nanako. It's a pleasant surprise to see him like this.
"Which one's the first born?" he asked Souji with a smile. She responded by telling him that Shiori was the firstborn.
"It's wasn't easy giving birth to her, she was a stubborn one, this girl." she said as she gave her daughter a toy to play with.
"As for Minko…"
Souji's POV
"…Minko's the secondborn." she smiled as she refilled her sippy cup with more milk. Minko eagerly squealed and made an attempt to grab the cup, but Souji stopped her,
"What do we say, Minko?" she teased her, holding the cup just out of reach from her daughter. Minko pouted,
"Thank you, momma." she said and was rewarded with her milk, which see began to drink rather quickly. Yosuke laughed,
"She really likes milk, doesn't she?" he said, smiling at the adorable child.
"I know you told me that their father isn't involved in their lives, but still, I want to know who he was." asked Dojima as he smiled at my daughters. I made a small smile of my own and began to tell how I met their father.
"I met him at a high school dance, and he was all dressed up. I'm not sure what made me attracted to him, but he caught my heart." I said cheerfully. Dojima nodded in understanding.
"I assume he had red eyes and blond hair, Souji?" he asked as he poured me some water. I thanked him for the water and drank it quickly. Yosuke asked how it had been since I had gotten a drink of water.
"Since this morning." I replied, finishing my drink and setting the glass down on the table. Dojima's expression quickly turned concerned and he took a good long look at me.
"Yes? Is there something wrong, Dojima-san?" I asked him, feeling unsure of his sudden change of mood. He hesitated before he asked,
"How long have you gone without eating?" he asked, his voice even more concerned then when he had asked the last question. The look of worry in his eyes tugged at my heartstrings.
"He really is worried about me." I thought. Looking at the table instead of meeting his gaze directly, I told him that it had been at least a week since I had last eaten.
"For god's sake, did you-" he was interrupted by some tables being placed on the table in front of us all, piping hot and smelling very good. I looked at my order-some lasagna with extra cheese, complete with some spices I liked. Not wasting a single second, I grabbed my fork and began eating eagerly. After I had swallowed the first bite, I glanced to see the others expressions.
Adachi seemed really pleased with his food.
"This is great!" he said in-between bites. Yosuke seemed to be enjoying his food as well. He even was helping my daughters eat their food. Dojima however wasn't touching his food at all. Most likely he was still worried about me.
"Hey, eat your food, Dojima-san. Shinjiro went through a lot of effort to make this food. He doesn't get many customers this time of the year, so eat up. He hates it when people waste food." I said, resuming my meal with gusto. I always enjoyed the lasagna Shinjiro made. It tasted better than the other stuff I tried.
Dojima eventually began to eat his meal in silence…
After we had finished our meal, we paid for the food and left the café. I let out a burp. Minko giggled and tired burping herself, but she wasn't able to burp. Shiori ruffled her sister's hair and giggled in amusement.
"Hey Souji, where are you going to sleep tonight?" asked Yosuke with a look of concern on his face. I sighed; I hadn't been able to even think of that with what had happened today. But just as I opened my mouth to answer him…
"She's coming home with me. She's been missing for so long and I want to make sure she's fine." interrupted Dojima without hesitation as he walked over to my side. I looked to see he had a warm smile on his face, one that a certain someone did whenever I was abused. Embarrassed, I told him that he didn't need to, but he brushed my sentence off and told me to follow him. Before I followed Dojima-san, I gave my cell number to Yosuke and Adachi and then we exchanged goodbyes. Yosuke took one last look at me before he got in Adachi's car.
"Hey, what took you so long? Come on, hop in." asked Dojima as I got in the passenger side seat and buckled my seatbelt. He smiled at me and told me that he already attached the seatbelts for my daughters. I looked in the back and saw my girls both in booster seats and fast asleep.
"Those two were out like a light, Souji. They must have stayed up, waiting for you to come back." said Dojima as he started up the car after he had put on his seatbelt. Wanting to know more, I asked him why he was being so generous. He ruffled my hair.
"You're my daughter, Souji. I won't let you sleep outside anymore. Those days for you and my granddaughters are over now. I'm gonna make up for all the lost time and make sure you're nursed to full health. You won't have to starve yourself anymore. You'll get the best food I can buy and it won't be that cheap Junes crap or those cabbages Adachi brings over." He said smiling at me. I chuckled and smiled.
The rest of the car drive was silent until we got to a small house.
"This is where you live? Seems kinda small to me." I asked as I got out and unbuckled my daughters. I carried Shiori while Dojima carried Minko.
"Yeah, it's rather small…but's a nice house. Me and my sister grew up here. It's where you were born, too." he said as he got out his keys. I tilted my head,
"You have a sister? You never told until now." I said as he opened the door. I had a feeling I was going to learn a lot of things about Dojima-san in the long term. He rubbed the back of his head and sighed,
"Yeah, but we haven't talked in years. It's a story for tomorrow. Don't worry about it for tonight, okay Souji?" he said, opening the door and holding it open for me.
"You must be tired, I'll hold the door open for you."
I thanked him and walked inside, hearing him close the door behind him.
"Can you hold Minko for me? I need to go get someone. I'll be right back, Souji." he said, putting Minko in my arms and walking past me and walking into another part of the house. I could hear him talking to someone.
"Dad! You're home early today! Did you not have any work?" came a small girl's voice. I could hear Dojima chuckle and respond to her, "I came home early because I have a surprise for you. It's something very special." he responded with a chuckle.
"A surprise?! What is it? Is it candy or a new toy? Which is it?" came the girl's voice. She clearly sounded very excited from how she sounded.
"No, but it's something really special. I'll go bring it right now." said Dojima. After that he came back and told me to come into the living room. As I walked in, my eyes laid on a small girl with brown hair in pigtails. She was staring at me and my two daughters with wide brown eyes that were as brown as her hair. She didn't look that much older than Shiori or Minko when I got a good look at her.
Dojma kneeled down and said,
"Nanako, you remember that I told you that you had a big sister, right?" he said, looking at me with a smile. Nanako nodded firmly and smiled, thinking about what her father had asked her.
"Yes, but you said she went missing before I was born." she answered. Dojima chuckled and said with a smile,
"This is your sister, Souji Seta. I just found her today at the mall." he said nothing about taking me into custody. Nanako looked at me and then she looked at my daughters. She asked who those two girls were and I said,
"Their…my daughters; your nieces. It's nice to meet you, Nanako." I said smiling, sitting down on the couch that was there in the room. I put my two daughters on one side of the couch and let out a heavy sigh as I looked around the room.
This day had been so hectic that I lost complete track of time. I rested my head on the couch and quickly fell asleep…
When I woke up, I had been placed in another room on a futon. Looking around, I saw my girls were in their own small, little beds, still asleep and calm. I sighed in relief as I closed my eyes again…
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