Persona 3 Redux CH 10 “Signs of Love” Snippet (Spoiler Free)
A/N: Italics convey thoughts!
Makoto looked at the sky, noticing it was darker than before.
“Ah… I see. I went to hell… oddly comfortable though.”
Makoto turned his head to the left and saw a sleeping Fuuka above him. As he sat up, he inspected where his head had previously been resting.
She was completely out, her face at peace.
“It's pretty late. Why did she stay with me so long?”
“Hey, Fuuka!” Makoto shook the sleeping girl.
Fuuka opened her eyes and immediately noticed how late it was.
“Oh no! Why didn’t any staff wake us up?”
“Hey, Fuuka, we gotta leave… now!”
Makoto got up and took the sleepy girl by the hand. Opening the courtyard door, he was met by a security guard.
“What are you kids doing here so late? We were about to lock this place up.”
“That could have ended terribly…”
“Well… I’m just glad I didn’t lock this place up with kids still here. You could have gotten me fired.”
“We’re sorry about that, sir!” Fuuka said apologetically.
“Yeah, yeah… Just get outta here.”
Makoto and Fuuka walked out of the school, still holding hands.
“My parents are going to kill me…”
“I’ll call Kirijo-senpai for you. She’ll put in a good word.”
Fuuka looked down and noticed she was still holding Makoto’s hand.
“Oh!” She pulled her hand away. “Sorry.”
“Um… I was holding your hand pretty tight.”
“Eh, it didn’t hurt or anything.”
Fuuka took out her handbag to ensure she didn’t forget anything inside the school when she noticed her phone and bento box. Taking out her phone, she saw many missed calls from her parents, and checking the bento box, she saw the cookie she baked on the top.
“Oh, I forgot I made that.”
“The cookie Kotone-chan asked me to make for you.”
“Don’t worry. You don’t have to eat the cookie if you don’t want to. I’ll just… throw it away…”
The security guard from before locked the front door of the school, and Makoto, noticing her despondent expression, said something oddly bold.
“Wait, no… I’ll eat it… The whole thing.”
“Seriously? But my food made you sick!”
“I know, but seeing you so… Listen, I just want to eat it.”
“Don’t think about how I feel! I don’t want you to get sick again.”
“It’s fine, Fuuka. I made a promise… remember?”
Makoto walked up to her, took the cookie out of the bento box, and inspected it. It wasn’t uniform, but other than that it looked like a normal chocolate chip cookie. As he readied his body for another travesty, he bit into the cookie.
“Yeah, it was surprisingly normal. What did you put in it?”
“Thank God…” Makoto sighed in relief as he ate the rest of the cookie.
“Looks like Kotone’s revenge was nice and sweet…”
“Oh, I forgot I added a special ingredient.”
Makoto turned to Fuuka in shock.
Makoto’s stomach started to growl.
“Laxatives to help get your bowels moving! Kotone-chan told me it’s necessary to empty your bowels after a hearty meal. I hoped you would have been able to eat the full bento box, though, so I’m not sure what’ll happen on an empty stomach…”
Makoto felt an odd feeling in his body. He rushed to the front entrance of the school only to find the door locked.
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