Song Fiction
Akihiko Is Not Alone

Disclaimers: Talk by Coldplay. Game: All characters and places are property of Atlus.












Cold nights alone in bed can be the worst for anyone who had someone special. The strong can break and the tough will crumble over time. It doesn't matter who you are... The pain without that person can be unbearable. Shinjiro thinks it over while he lays upon the cold bed he sleeps on. He regrets he didn't have enough time for his best friend and special someone. The time he has now is all he has to share with. The brunette stares up at the ceiling of his room and his mind cranks out the images of what could possibly happen. Somewhere in his mind...a song picks up. He shuts those eyes of his and cringes. Akihiko will take it hard. People who did not know him will be saddened by this... Best way to go down is with a battle. He sits up on his bed and peers through fingers at the door.


"Oh brother... I can't, I can't get through. I've been trying hard to reach you.... Cause I don't know what to do." He whispers the words into the room. His mind plays it out as Akihiko saying it to the others of the group. The silver haired teen speaks to everyone in his mind. Though in reality, Shinjiro whispers the words silently. "Oh brother, I can't believe it's true! I'm so scared about the future... And I want to talk to you. Oh, I want to talk to you." The motion picture inside his mind displays Akihiko singing the words to the group while placing a hand over his chest. A hurt look crosses that face of his while he speaks. Everyone doesn't know how to respond properly.

The distressed teen walks away from the others to escape down the hall. Shinjiro's spirit lingers within the hall watching his Akihiko go. Shinjiro follows silently behind the other. Sometimes no one can understand how he feels... The pictures all haves smiles on them. Maybe they weren't real at all. He holds up the one that calls to his attention. One of his favorites that has Shinjiro and him smiling and having a good time. Why must it end? Shinjiro looks at the picture with a heavy heart. In reality he shakes his head in silence as he did pick that one out for memory. Akihiko sighs heavily while holding the picture close to him. He won't show his real feelings to the others. The stern and busy teen has to keep up his edge.

Shinjiro looks over at the other. The ghostly hand brushes over the covers of the bed. "You can take a picture of something you see...In the future where will I be?" He hums softly to the other. Akihiko unaware of the others spirit within the room. "You can climb a ladder up to the sun... Or write a song that nobody has sung, or do something that's never been done~." He whispers to the silver haired teen. Why can't he hear the words?

Akihiko peers to the picture he holds close. Those eyes glisten with a tear or two. The brunette leans close to the others form that lies along the bed. The picture holds a lot of warmth in it for comfort. Is it actually working though? Poor Akihiko suffers the most in this. Silent and strong he falls the hardest. Shinjiro feels a wet feeling upon his cheek in reality. He wipes it away and continues to think while the images play in his head. The spirit can't reach the other... He goes unseen and unheard while his other half suffers quietly. No one even goes to check on him for some reason.

Shinjiro focuses more now as he whispers softly to the other. "Are you lost or incomplete? Do you feel like a puzzle?" He sings softly to the other in question. "You can't find your missing piece..." Oh, he knows that feeling since he suffers too. Akihiko would go on but sadly for a while. The white haired teen looks up suddenly in surprise! He can hear Shinjiro for some reason. "Tell me how you feel~?"

Akihiko whispers back as if he understands all of this. "Well, I feel like they're talking in a language I don't speak." He whispers to the spirit that he doesn't even see. "And they're talking it to me..." He heaves a sigh and looks away from the other.

Shinjiro brushes a cold ghostly hand across the others cheek. He wants the other to know he's here in spirit. The brunette frowns and tries to get the other to see. Only way to show is a picture. He goes over and takes the camera up with his all and floats it over to sit beside Akihiko. The white haired male looks at the camera in surprise. How did it get over here? Then he stops everything and looks around the room. Nothing is there but him... He grabs the camera and looks around the room with it.

Shinjiro says to the other within that ghostly sound of his. "You can take a picture of something you see... In the future where will I be?" He looks toward the other who looks a bit confused. "You can climb a ladder up to the sun. Or sing a song that nobody has sung...or do something that's never been done..." He repeats a little louder for the other. The other now hears this and is very worried. "Or do something that's never been done."

Akihiko begins to take pictures of the room all over. The spirit looks on at the other who frantically takes the pictures. Maybe he's getting through to the other this time. Akihiko stops short and looks down at the camera. All out of film and he's wondering now. He looks to his mirror and then around the room. It did feel a bit colder in here than before. He's not exactly a believer in the supernatural or ghosts... He drops to his knees and shakes his head. Shinjiro stands before him in a glow of pale light. The brunette places a hand down to the others head. Akihiko shivers and looks up suddenly to see the others form before him. It doesn't make much sense at the moment to him.

Shinjiro says to him while observing his friend. "So you don't know where you're going... But you want to talk." He kneels down to meet the others gaze. Akihiko blinks a few times and pinches his self to see if this is a dream. "But you feel like you're going where you've been before..." He whispers to the other while Akihiko listens a bit shaken. "You'll tell anyone who will listen...but you feel ignored." Akihiko nods his head to that. The others of the group did that earlier to him. "Nothing is really making sense at all..."

Akihiko finally murmurs to the spirit of Shinjiro. "Let's talk."

Shinjiro echoes to the other. "Let's talk."

"Let's talk..." Akihiko whispers sadly to the spirit.

Shinjiro places a cold hand to the others cheek. "Let's talk."

Shinjiro disappears soon after to leave the other in silence. Akihiko shiver reaching for his blanket. Tears fill his eyes and over run down his cheeks. Silently he cries to his self at just thinking of what just happened. Why didn't Shinjiro stay longer for him? This all is too much for him at the moment. What would anyone think? He's mad? He sighs quietly rubbing the tears away from his eyes. He grabs a picture that he just made and looks at it. In disbelief he looks to a picture where he can see the spirit of Shinjiro settled at his side on the bed. He keeps the picture hidden from others but close to him. Maybe Shinjiro wanted to let him know that where ever he goes...he isn't alone. He stands up and goes over to the bed with two pictures in hand.

Shinjiro in reality falls asleep with a few tears falling silently. The images just don't stop in his mind. This may be what happens when he does go to the beyond. One thing is for sure...he'll be the guardian of Akihiko even if not alive. He'll do what he can to protect his missing piece. Until then, Shinjiro sleeps on the bed till the next day. Thoughts circle around his Akihiko silently once more.