It's time for a retelling of Persona 5...and yes, I got this idea from a website. I figured Gender Bend Your Heart would be the perfect title for this so I figured why not. I'm only going to gender bend the main protagonist though. I didn't feel like gender bending anyone else.

Chapter 1: Juvenile Delinquency

Akiko Kurusu sighed as she drove to her new hometown. It seemed that she had gotten in trouble with the law. As a result, she was on probation...for one year.

What did she do to deserve it? She just wanted to stop a man from kidnapping a lady. Too bad the police were corrupt and he was giving them money. Apparently nobody punches him in the face and gets away with it.

To make matters worse, she had been expelled from her school. The incident went a long way, it seemed. It didn't seem like she would be able to live it down.

Personally she found it ironic that she got expelled for something that she didn't do. In the past, she liked to spray graffiti all over her school. This had earned the ire of her teachers. She also liked throwing spitballs.

Those were good memories. Too bad that she was going to have to say goodbye to her school.

Currently, she was going to stay with a man known as Sojiko Sakura. He expected her to be on her good behavior...

Apparently, her parents thought that he could set her straight. Whoever he was, he was going to have a hard time.

"You've been a very naughty girl, haven't you?" inquired Sojiro.

"I'm innocent! Sort of!" exclaimed Akiko.

"Not according to the police, you're not. You're on probation for one year, so why don't you be a good little girl until then?" questioned the man. He wasn't exactly looking forward to witnessing Akiko getting arrested.

"I'll be good...maybe." answered the teenage girl.

Sojiko sighed. Setting Akiko straight wasn't going to be an easy task. That poor man had never saw what had hit him. Why did she even attack the man? The police had never mentioned why.

Hopefully she wouldn't go to jail. There were scary ladies there wearing leather and carrying whips.

For some strange reason she looked like a boy named Akira Kurusu who had also gotten in trouble with the law lately. The only difference was that she had longer hair and that she didn't wear glasses.

Maybe it was just some sort of crazy coincidence.

"Right...you're going to school tomorrow, so I suggest you don't get into trouble with the teachers. They're going to keep the fact that you're under probation a secret so you don't have to worry about them blabbing it out to you..." said Sojiko.

"Yeah yeah yeah..." nodded Akiko.

"Do you ever act lady-like?" inquired the man.

"Not really no." answered the mischievous girl.

"Well, maybe you should. You'd stay out of trouble that way..." stated Sojiko.

"Whatever you say." answered Akiko.

Suddenly, Akiko began to feel dizzy.

She wondered what was going on.

When she woke up, she discovered that she was a prisoner.

"Don't tell me I was streaking in the middle of the city..." said Akiko. She didn't want people to see her naked...though a tube top and miniskirt would be alright. People loved that outfit.

"Greetings. My name is Igor...but you've probably known that if you've played any other Persona game..." noted Igor.

Akiko nodded. She had played both Persona 3 and Persona 4, and she had loved both games. However, something seemed off about him.

"Your voice seems deeper than usual..." questioned the girl. Last time she checked, Igor had a rather soothing voice that relaxed your soul...and yet for some strange reason, he had a deep voice now.

"That's because I've been smoking...why don't you say hello to my two assistants?" inquired the long-nosed gentleman.

"Wait, you have two of them this time?" asked Akiko.

"Yes...I got a two-for-one deal." nodded Igor. Apparently, having one wasn't enough for the developers so he got a pair of twins.

Caroline and Justine entered the room.

"They're so adorable! Too bad they locked me up..." answered the lady.

"Pay attention to Igor!" exclaimed Caroline.

"He's the prison warden! Treat him with respect or you'll be spending five years in the hole!" bellowed Justine.

Akiko gulped. She couldn't spend that long in the hole! She'd become crazier than the Joker from isolation!

"I see that you do not get along well with society..." noted Igor.

"No, I don't. It seems like everyone's corrupt these days." stated Akiko.

"Would you like the power to change that?" asked the long-nosed man.

"Sure thing, banana nose." answered the girl.

Igor added an app to her phone.

"Ooh! Do I get a free phone call home?" asked Akiko. If so, she was going to call Sojiro Sakura.

"Something like that...whenever you find someone corrupt, try using the app and saying their name. I assure you it will have worthwhile results. Just make sure to add something that's associated with the individual so that you can get to their palace." explained Igor.

"Alright, if you say so...but how am I supposed to find someone corrupt if I'm in prison?" inquired the girl.

"You won't be in prison for much longer." answered Igor.

As soon as Igor said that, Akiko suddenly woke up from her trance.

"Are you alright? You dozed off..." explained Sojiro.

"Yes, I am." nodded Akiko. What was with that velvet room? And why was it a prison? It seemed so snug and comfortable in Persona 4. Did Igor hate her or something? She never did anything to him.

Well, now that she was out of prison, it was time for her to start a new life...one that was free from law breaking. She didn't want to end up behind bars again, being watched over by that man with that ridiculously long nose and his two assistants.

Of course, knowing her luck, she would get framed for something that she did not commit, just like she did earlier. But at least she would be able to enjoy herself while it lasted, right? People didn't even know about her assault record.

Maybe if she was lucky the city wouldn't be full of scumbags like her old hometown.

However, she got the feeling that it was just wishful thinking.

At the interrogation room...

"So, this is all started when you were put on probation, correct?" asked Sae Nijima.

Akiko nodded. It was a good thing that she wasn't suffering from drugs or that could result in her getting a game over...and shot.

"Were you a really a naughty girl or did someone set you up?" inquired the interrogator. Considering that she was trying to help others as a Phantom Thief, she wondered why she had assaulted a man...especially a man that had been wearing glasses.

"Someone set me up..." answered Akiko. She was rather mischievous though.

"Right...I keep hearing stories about this. Someone framed them for crimes they didn't commit and they suffered for it. And yet, the Phantom Thieves went and changed it so that the guilty party confessed to their crimes." remarked the lady.

"Yep..." nodded the girl.

"Still, there's been some controversy as to whether you should steal hearts or not..." remarked Sae Nijima. Was stealing hearts illegal?

"Well to be fair, we did save a girl from killing herself..." noted Akiko. No doubt Sojiro Sakura would thank her for that.

"Let's hear your side of the story then." answered the prosecutor. Perhaps she could persuade her that stealing hearts was just.

Akiko nodded. She in fact had stolen her interrogator's heart at one point...though she decided not to mention that just yet.

It had all started on her first day of school.

At school...

Suguru Kamoshida was standing next to the principal. Today students were going to be enrolling into the school. Hopefully he could get some new members for his team. Of course, he would only accept them if they got good grades. Students who got bad grades were losers and did not belong in any sort of sports tournament.

He heard that one of them was on probation...but unfortunately for him, he had been prohibited from saying who it was.

That was a darn shame. He bet that all the students would love to hear about it.

"Did you have a nice summer?" asked the school principal.

"Oh yes! I did so well in that volleyball tournament...I'm the best player ever!" exclaimed Suguru Kamoshida.

"I heard that you're quite the player...you've had quite the winning streak ever since you won an Olympic medal..." noted the principal.

"I sure did!" nodded the gym teacher.

Suguru Kamoshida flexed his tremendous muscles. The principal gazed in awe.

"I also hear that you've gotten quite strong..." noted the principal.

"I've been lifting weights!" exclaimed Suguru Kamoshida. Lots and lots of weights.

At that very moment, Ms. Kawakami entered the room. She was wearing a maid outfit.

"You requested to see me? I left my teacher outfit at the cleaners...sorry about that." apologized Ms. Kawakami.

"Hubba hubba!" exclaimed Mr. Kamoshida.

"Can I help you?" asked the attractive teacher.

Mr. Kamoshida wolf whistled.

"You feeling OK?" inquired the moonlighting teacher.

"What? Oh yes!" exclaimed the gym teacher.

"Right..." answered Ms. Kawakami.

"Since you're dressed up as a maid, why don't you go work with the janitor?" asked the principal.

"Fine..." nodded the teacher.

Ms. Kawakami went to do just that.

A few minutes later...

Fortunately for Akiko, nobody happened to know about her criminal record other than the teachers themselves, and their lips happened to be sealed.

Currently, she was in Ms. Chouno's class.

"Alright, are you ready to learn English? Today we're going to be going through William Shakespeare's works..." explained Ms. Chouno.

"William Shakespeare?" inquired Ann. Romeo and Juliet always made her feel depressed. She sure hoped that if she ever found a boyfriend, her relationship wouldn't end up that way.

"Yes, William Shakespeare." nodded the teacher.

Currently, Akiko was sleeping.

Ms. Chouno wondered why her students kept doing that.

Fortunately, she knew what to do about it.

"Hey! Wake up!" bellowed Ms. Chouno in a headphone.

"Whoa!" shouted Akiko as she woke up with a start.

"You're not going to do well in this class if you keep slacking off!" shouted the English teacher.

"Touche..." nodded Akiko.

Now that she thought of it, didn't Sojiro Sakura sell coffee? That would be very useful in keeping her awake.

Ms. Chouno noted that Akiko slept at inappropriate times.

Of course, Ms. Chouno couldn't expect anything less from someone who was apparently a juvenile delinquent who attacked an innocent man.

On the other hand, there seemed something...shady about that man according to the news report.

Meh, it was probably nothing. She would just keep an eye on Akiko for now.

Now that she thought of it, wasn't there another juvenile delinquent in the class?

His name was Ryuji.

What was he in trouble for again? He apparently had a bigger record than Akiko did.

And yet, he wasn't the one on probation. Maybe he should be. That way the police would keep an eye on him even if she did not.

Well, maybe she should give him a chance. This was his first day of his second year after all.

After class with Ms. Chouno was over, Ryuji approached her.

"I hear that you've been a bad girl lately, haven't you?" asked Ryuji.

"I'm innocent...that man with the glasses set me up..." answered Akiko.

"Welcome to my world..." stated the boy. Why was everyone in this city so corrupt? He wouldn't get in so much trouble if the adults weren't so strict every once in a while.

"So what did you get in trouble for?" asked Akiko.

"I threw a volleyball in Suguru Kamoshida's face...he insulted my team by calling them losers...I took offense to that." answered Ryuji.

"You sure you should have done that?" inquired the girl.

"Well, that, and I heard that he's been looking at pictures of Ms. Kawakami while she's in her underwear..." explained the teenage boy. That was just naughty.

"Where did he even get those?" inquired the delinquent girl.

"I don't know but I hear that he's a pervert..." explained Ryuji.

"I see..." nodded Akiko.

Curious. she wondered if what Ryuji was saying was true or if he was an unreliable narrator. Suguru Kamoshida didn't seem like a bad gym teacher to her, though she did admit that he was rather cocky.

Perhaps she should go visit Suguru Kamoshida someday and clear things over.

But for now, it was time to wait for her next class.

She decided to text on her iPhone.

But for some strange reason, there was an app with a red eye on it. She didn't remember installing it.

Not only that, but it didn't seem to be on the App Store anywhere.

Although, someone had sent her a message. Apparently, it was a present from Igor.

She then remembered the time that she had visited the Velvet Room, which turned out to be a prison. She was expecting some sort of cab instead...and for Igor's voice to be higher pitched.

She wondered why Banananose would give her such a thing.

Perhaps she would find out in due time.

Why exactly was he keeping her prisoner, anyway? She didn't know why. At least his sidekicks were simply adorable. Why exactly did they both only have one eye though? It must be hard having limited vision like that.

After school, she decided to check out her app.

Curious, it seemed to be asking for the name of a person.

At that very moment, Ryuji approached her.

"What are you doing?" asked Ryuji.

"I'm checking out a strange app on this phone that a stranger gave me..." answered Akiko.

"Is it a virus?" inquired the boy.

"Doesn't seem like any virus I've ever seen." stated the girl.

She decided to input Suguru Kamoshida. Ryuji was complaining about him so it seemed as good of a search team as any.

Curious, the school seemed to glow for a moment.

"What was that?" asked Ryuji.

"Probably nothing..." answered Akiko.

"I swear, Suguru Kamoshida thinks that he's king of this school...' noted the boy.

As soon as Ryuji said that, a strange portal appeared.

"What the-" exclaimed Akiko.

Akiko and Ryuji were both swallowed.

"What have I gotten myself into?" asked Akiko.

"I don't know but you've gotten me involved!" screamed Ryuji.

Akiko shrugged. The portal wasn't too farfetched considering her encounter with Igor earlier but why was she bringing a friend along with her?

She wondered where exactly they were headed.

What's this? It seems that there's going to be more to this fanfic than just going to school...of course, you can't expect anything else from a Persona game, am I right?

I hope you enjoy this rendition of Persona 5.