~Karma's POV~

My eyes slowly opened, though they protested more than normal this morning. I tired to force myself to move, but something held me in place. It's been quite a while since I've found it this hard to get up in the morning. I feel really comfortable. Really warm. That's when my eyes fully open. And I spot the sleeping face of (Y/N). I flinch slightly before realizing I was the one hugging her. Well s*it. I thought. Why do I always forget I'm a sleep huger! I shouted mentally. What do I do, what do I do? I thought in a panic. She's gonna stab me isn't she? I need to move before she wakes up! But if I move that'll cause her to wake up faster! I thought. Joker shifted slightly and I shut my eyes. Pretend to be asleep, pretend to be asleep! I thought frantically. "Ugh." She grumbled, still in my grip. "What the hell?" She mumbled quietly. "What the hell!?" She whisper-shouted. "Is he a sleep huger? Why wasn't I informed about this!?" She questioned. "Well duh no one would know about this. Think before speaking Joker, God." She mumbled. "Ugh, why am I so tired? What time is it?" I felt her shifting slightly. "Six in the f*cking morning!? Oh hell no! No human could be up at this hour!" She said, trying to keep her voice down. She shifted back around, facing me again. "Should I get up anyways? But that might disturb him. And he looks peaceful right now...." She trailed off slightly. She sighed. "Screw it. I don't want to be up right now....Besides he's....warm. This is nice." She mumbled. She snuggled up closer to me, shocking me slightly. "Warm....I don't mind this nearly as much as I thought I would." She mumbled sounding drowsy. She nuzzled my chest causing my face to flush. "Yeah...This is...nice..." It was so quiet I barely heard her that time. "I feel....safe....how odd." She mumbled quietly. After that she stopped talking and I noticed her breathing become slower and more heavy. She was asleep again. Note 1: A sleepy Joker has no filter for her words. Note 2: A sleepy Joker is an honest Joker. Note 3: Joker is not a morning person. I thought. I opened my eyes and looked at the girl now cuddling me. She had a small innocent smile on her face, causing my face to become the same shade as my hair. She's....cute when she's asleep. Not terrifying in the slightest. You'd never think she's the cause of the death of thousands based on what she's doing right now. I thought. I couldn't help but pull her closer to me. Why is she so cuddly? I thought chuckling a little bit. My eyes started drifting shut. Six in the morning? Do I have work today? I thought my mind becoming dull. Eh. They won't miss me for a day. I can stay like this for a little while longer...Just a little bit. I thought resting my head on top of her's. She's right....This is nice...Nice and warm... I thought. My thoughts slowly became mixed and hard to process as I drifted back into the realm of sleep. Holding my worst enemy.

~Time Skip~

I woke up to the smell of food. I felt colder than I did when I woke up before hand and saw that Joker had gotten out of my grip. Hm. She must be cooking or something. Wait...Joker can cook? I thought. I slowly got up and walked down the stairs. I yawned reaching the bottom of the stairs. "Ah, you're awake." Joker said from the kitchen, still in her night clothes. "Ugh. What time is it?" I questioned in a drowsy tone. Joker looked over her shoulder at me before snickering slightly. "What?" I questioned. "You have some cute bed head over there detective." She said. "Did you just call me cute?" I questioned, ignoring the rest of her statement. She turned back around to focus on what she was doing. "You're probably still tired and hearing things. Oh, and it's 11:08 in the morning." She said. "11:08? D*mn. I never sleep that long." I said. "I'm really late...Ah well. Things happen. Not like they're gonna miss me for one day. And Karasuma owes me for ruining my day off earlier." I said. Joker placed something on the counter. It was my phone. "I'm pretty sure they think your dead at this point." She said. I rushed over picking up my phone. "Why did you have this?" I questioned. "It's what woke me up. Can you keep that thing on silent next time? Geez." She said rolling her eyes. I scrolled through my notifications to find that I had gotten twenty calls from Karasuma, Nagisa, Asano, and a few of the others and like a hundred messages from them. "D*mn. You weren't kidding on the whole thinking I'm dead thing." I mumbled. "Y'know. If they're bothering you too much I have a few sources. I could help you fake your death." Joker offered offhandedly. I just shot her a glare causing her to snicker before going through my contacts and calling Karasuma. He picked up immediately. "Karma thank God you're okay!" He said shocking me with the levels of concern in his voice. "Yeah. Yeah. I'm not dead or anything but why the hell is everyone blowing up my phone this morning? It wouldn't be the first time I'd missed a day of work without calling in. Who's to say I didn't just over sleep?" I said, in a slightly annoyed and tired tone. "Akabane this is serious! Terasaka was found dead this morning!" Karasuma said. Memories came flooding back and my eyes widened slightly. I hung up the phone quickly trying to calm my rapid breathing. I felt a hand on my shoulder and made eye contact with the calm (E/C) eyes of Joker. "I'll be right behind you. Get going." She said, nodding to the door. I calmed down and nodded to her before rushing upstairs and throwing on the clothes I was wearing yesterday. When I went back to the bottom floor I didn't see Joker anywhere but the stove was turned off and the food she was making gone. I shook my head not paying any mind too it. I rushed outside getting into my car and driving off to the Agency. Coming up with lies I could tell on the way and deciding how I was suppose to act. Once I pulled up I burst through the doors to see everyone waiting for me. I marched up to Karasuma first, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt. "What do you mean 'Terasaka was found dead'!?" I hissed in outrage. "Karma calm down!" Nagisa said grabbing my arm as Asano tried to pry me off of him. Karasuma took a deep breath before taking my hands off of his collar calmly. "Karma. I understand your frustration. Even if you and Terasaka never got along he was still your classmate. I get it. But we need you to stay calm." He said. "Stay calm!? STAY CALM!?" I shouted. "How am I suppose to be calm right now!?" I yelled. "Have you found any leads!? Who did it!? Who was the b*stered that killed him!?" I demanded.

"We don't...We don't know." Karasuma said slowly. My expression must have turned even more outraged. "YOU DON'T KNOW!?" I roared. "Karma you aren't the only one upset about this. We all are. Please. Calm down." Okada said, trying to wave me down. I just glared at her viciously causing her to flinch. I took a few breaths. "Okay. I'm calm. I'm still p*ssed. But I'm calm." I said trying to calm the rage in my eyes. That was some A+ acting right there. I thought, giving myself a mental pat on the back. "I...I think I need a few days. Sorry. I just...I'm finding it hard to process this." I said. Nagisa and Asano backed away from me as I turned around and walked back out the doors as the guilt started catching up with me again. The depressed look on their faces. Those that came from E-class. They were all upset about it. "Now that, was some A+ acting." I looked over to see Joker balancing on a street lamp as (Y/N) without her normal uniform. She jumped down from it landing gracefully before walking over to me. "I know it was. I don't need to hear it from you." I growled. She titled her head to the side again with a smirk. "Feeling guilty again? You shouldn't." She said. She intertwined her hands behind her back still smirking. "He interfered when you were simply doing what was necessary to protect the others right? You said it yourself if you just ignored your bloodlust you would end up attacking someone." She said. I looked away from her gaze, her words held truth to them. As much as I hated to admit it. She placed a finger under my chin returning my gaze to her own. "It was either you or him. And you did what you had to do to survive. There's nothing wrong with that Karma." She chirped. I knew that she never used my real name unless she was serious. "In my eyes, you're perfectly justified. And I mean c'mon. You do so much for the Agency, why can't you ask for something in return? Bloodlust isn't something you can turn off. Just like how I can't turn off my insanity. You shouldn't feel guilty for something you can't control." She continued. "Stop it." I mumbled, fear creeping into my eyes. Her smirk grew. "Stop what? Stop being right? Sorry. I can't turn that off either." She said. She finally backed away from me, smirk ever present. "Well, I've got some things to do. So unfortunately I can't hang around much longer. But remember, I've got your back. Need anything? Just call me." She chirped in an overly cheerful tone. "Hasta La Vista, Strawberry." She said. I blinked and she was gone. My gaze darted around but she was out of sight now. I scurried to my car in a panic, locking the doors behind me as I sat in the driver's seat trying to relax. I swear she's Bipolar or some s*it. I thought. I shivered slightly at her haunting words. God why is she so creepy at times. I thought. I shook my head trying to clear it. I guess she'll only be somewhat normal inside her own house. That's the safe zone now. Outside of that it's back to her mind games and riddles. I reasoned. And yet, the small voice returned, claiming that she was right. That I shouldn't feel guilt about what I did. I smothered it instantly. I shook my head finally deciding that I had better things to do than ponder Joker's odd behavior and tendencies. I drove to my apartment packing a few things. After that I got some food and walked around the park for a bit. That's when my phone buzzed. I pulled it out of my pocket to see that Joker had added me to a group chat.

Joker: Hey, does anyone want to go into the Palace today?
???: I'm too busy today. Sorry Joker.
Asano: Eh. Things down here are to hectic.
Itona: Joker unless you want another incident like last time I don't think I can get away right now.
Kayano: Sorry. I'm booked today.
Rio: Nope. Sorry Joker.
Joker: Aw. No one in my Metaverse team is free today? How sad.
Karma: What the hell....
Rio: KARMA!?
Itona: Joker the hell is he doing here?
Kayano: Karma! Hi!
Asano: The f*ck?
Joker: Karma do you want to go to the Palace today?
Karma: I have nothing better to do honestly.
Rio: SINCE WHEN IS HE A PERSONA USER!?
Asano: Right. Joker mentioned he got a Persona to me.
Itona: And you didn't tell any of us?
???: What Persona did he get?
Joker: He got Arsene.
Rio: ARSENE!?
Itona: HOW F*CKING LUCKY ARE YOU!?
???: Aw. Now I'm jealous.
Kayano: FREAKING ARSENE!? THAT'S SO COOL!
Asano: Still a little jealous over here.
Rio: YOU HAVE A NUKE BIKE!
Joker: Shut it Asano. At least you have a f*cking Persona.
Itona: WHY DOES EVERYONE ELSE GET THE COOL PERSONAS!?
Karma: What the hell is Rio, Itona, and Kayano doing here!?
Karma: And who the hell is the last person!?
???: Oh sorry.
???: I'm Flame.
Flame: As for the others...Ask Joker.
Karma: Joker explain.
Joker: They're all in my Organization.
Itona: WHY ARE YOU TELLING HIM!?

To say I was shocked was an understatement.

Karma: WHAT THE HELL!? SINCE WHEN!?
Joker: For a while now. So anyways we going or not?
Rio: HANG ON I NEED F*CKING ANSWERS!
Joker: Come to the Palace then.
Kayano: NO FAIR JOKER!
Asano: Uncool.
Itona: F*CK YOU TOO!
Rio: CURSE YOU JOKER!
Flame: You're no fun sometimes Joker.
Joker: Love you guys too.
Karma: I'm just gonna....go now...
Karma: Bye.

I put my phone away trying to process what I just learned. "Looks like I'm going to be meeting the Metaverse team then huh?" I questioned aloud. I sighed. "This is my life now. My crazy, chaotic life." I mumbled.