I do not own Persona 5, I only own a copy of the game and a Morgana plush I ordered online. He's going to oversee the stealing the hearts of any who DARE to flame this fic, then we'll roast marshmallows over said flames. Enjoy and R&R!
The former Phantom Thief known as Joker or if those who knew personally, Akira Amamiya, sighed as he got ready for bed. He had been home for a few weeks but…the year he spent away still weighted upon his mind. Particularly his second to last mission with his team…the one where Goro Akechi sacrificed his life to help them… He felt awful for the other teen, yes Akechi had tried to kill him, and had betrayed them, but Akira knew that he had suffered, that he was just as much a victim of Masayoshi Shido as Akira and anyone else he had hurt was. No, he was more so! He suffered all his short life because of him and wasn't even able to be laid to rest due to the man's actions.
The very thought made Akira's blood boil, but there was nothing he could do other than remember the other male. He had considered the false detective a friend and he still did. He had mourned while in Juvie, all alone. He had cried for the boy the world didn't want, who had lost and missed out on so much because of one man's selfishness.
He stroked Morgana's back as the cat rubbed against him, "You ok, Akira?"
Now most people would freak out if their cat started to talk to them, but he was used to it with Morgana, a creature born of the Velvet Room to guide him understood how he felt.
"Yeah…thanks. Night, Morgana," he said as the cat climbed into the little bed his mother had bought for him.
"Night, Akira."
The former phantom thief shut his eyes and found himself some where he hadn't been in months…the Velvet Room. He blinked seeing both Lavenza and Igor waiting for him.
"Hello again," the female inhabitant smiling at him.
"Why am I here? What is going on?" he asked.
Igor tented his fingers and smiled his strange smile at the dark-haired male, "We understand how you felt about Goro Akechi and we agree that his life was unfair and cut short. So, we have a way to give him a new life with your help."
"Ok, what do I have to do?" Akira asked ready and willing to help the other male.
"The World's Cognition of you will change at least for a little while," explained Lavenza making the dark haired male blink.
"I don't care what I have to do! He deserves to have another chance, yes, he made mistakes, but he was a victim too. Even if he comes back as a baby I'll raise him to be a good person," Akira declared.
Igor's creepy smile grew larger, "When you wake up it will be done. He will be on the road to rebirth thanks to you and Loki."
Akira blinked as the room faded to black and he slept on. When he woke up he didn't notice anything different right away, but after a few moments he started to feel ill and ran to his bathroom. As he lost his dinner from the night before he noticed that he was angled against the toilet differently the he usually was when he got sick.
He could hear his mother knocking on the bathroom door, "Akira, honey, are you ok?"
"Just a little sick," he replied before almost yelping at the sound of his voice.
He scrambled to the sink and nearly screamed, looking back at him was a teenage girl who looked nearly as bad as he felt. Her hair now reached her shoulders in black waves, she had c-cup breasts under the long sleeve shirt she wore to bed.
"After what happened at that Juvie place with that guard… I hope you're sure about keeping this baby," his/her mother continued, "You have a doctor's appointment in a few days, don't forget."
"Okay…I'm sure…" she said washing her face and rinsing her mouth out.
She understood what was going on, she/he had been the closest person to Goro Akechi when he had died and the only person who really wanted to give him a second chance. She was pregnant with his new self…How Igor and Loki did this she wasn't sure. If she found a way back to the Velvet Room, she would be sure to ask. For now, she was going to lie down and try to not get sick again.
"What the? Akira? Is that you?" asked Morgana as the boy turned girl walked into the bed room.
"Well at least I know you'll vouch for me if the others think I was born a girl too..." Akira said looking at his cat, "Though if I remember right…Someone else will have to change your litter box due to my condition."
Morgana scratched at his ear, "What? Turning into a girl?"
"A girl pregnant with Goro Akechi's reincarnation… Mom said something that makes me think that everyone thinks I got raped by a guard while in Juvie so that would explain it to anyone who doesn't know the truth," she said sitting on the bed, "I should contact the others…This will be fun to explain, at least they know about the Velvet room now, so it will be easier."
"So, Master Igor has a hand in this?" asked the cat hopping onto the bed.
Akira nodded, "Loki too, apparently. I should contact the others, but first a little breakfast, something light for me I don't want to get sick again."
"Breakfast!" the cat cheered hopping down and following the boy turned girl out of the room.
After eating some dry toast Akira got her laptop out and started to Skype chat with Futaba.
Alibaba: Why aren't we Skyping normal?
Phantom Thief Joker: Some thing has happened and if we do a live chat you have to SWEAR to not laugh
Alibaba: We swear
Phantom Thief Joker:WE?! Who else is there?!
In the real-world Akira was starting to panic a bit, she didn't want all her fellow thieves to find out at once!
Alibaba: We girls had a slumber party at Ann's place last night
Alibaba: Hello, Akira-kun, it's Haru!
Alibaba: What's up? – Ann
Alibaba: Are you ok? – Makoto
Phantom Thief Joker: It'll be easier to just show you, Futaba go to video chat
Akira yelped as Morgana jumped in from of her as screen blocking the view of the others and vice versa.
"Hi Morgana, Akira," said Ann, "Why did you not want us to laugh at?"
"It's complicated," Akira said, "Morgana, I can't see through you, move your fuzzy ass."
"Are the voice settings on your end messed up? You sound funny, I thought you knew better then to mess with the settings," said Futaba.
Akira sighed, knowing he/she wasn't going to be able to avoid this forever, so she took deep breath, picked up the cat and moved him showing her friends the changes, though with the dark shirt it was hard to tell.
"You grew your hair out?" guess Haru.
"No…I've turned into a girl…a…pregnant girl…" she confessed causing the other four to start to ask questions loudly making Akira glad her father was at work and her mom was shopping, "One at a time! Please! I don't need the stress!"
"He…she… either way Akira is right. What would you prefer to be called while you are like this?" asked Makoto.
"She is fine…" she sighed.
"What's going on?" asked Ann, sounding worried about the former male.
All the girl did have a strong bond with him/her, but Ann had known him the longest. Akira explained about the condition she was in as best she could, trying to not freak them out.
"Are you going to be ok?" Haru asked when she was finished.
Akira thought for a moment then nodded, "I have my family and you all to help me…Not looking forward to telling Ryuji and Yusuke…Ryuji will freak out and I'm worried how Yusuke would react…"
"Do a nude drawing of you," Ann suggested in a teasing voice making the boy turned girl shudder.
"You should have seen that one coming," commented Morgana remembering how the boys had suggested Ann may have to pose nude for the young artist.
"That's not helping me feel any better!" Akira snapped startling the rest of the group since the raven was usually calm.
She blinked a few times before apologizing, saying she and Morgana would see them soon, and logging off, just as confused as the others.
"That may have been a mood swing, Akira," pointed out the "cat".
Akira groaned, she had a feeling this was going to be a long pregnancy.
TBC
