Life at Windian High (Part 2)




"Hey Yuki..." Frank Maynard asked his friend as they walked toward Windia High school.

"Hmm?" The Japanese Teenager said as she looked at Frank.

Frank took his glasses off and cleaned them before placing them back on his face. "Just wondering... how long are you and Brad going to be in Windia?"

"About a week or so, I believe..." Yuki said as they entered the school's courtyard.

"I've gotta watch him... last time you guys were here, he dyed my hair blue while I was sleeping!" Frank said with a chuckle.

"Anyway..." Yuki said as they entered the school. "This is where Ms. Smith teaches now?

"Yeah... she started as a math substitute, then she finally taught the English classes here..." Frank replied.

Both teenagers passed Ray and Lucy.

"Hi Ray, Lucy..." Frank said to his friends.

"Hey Frank, Yuki..." The Light Dragon replied. "Frank, want to go fishing?"

"Sure thing. Just let me get my sandals first." Frank replied.

The Persona User and the Light Dragon looked at each other with grins on their faces before they both erupted in laughter. Lucy and Yuki just looked at the two in confusion.

"What was that about?" Yuki said as she crossed her arms and leaned back.

"That's what I'd like to know..." Lucy replied. She then turned to the Japanese teenager. "I don't believe we've met..."

"Forgive me for not introducing myself..." Yuki said politely. "My name is Yukino Kauro... But just call me Yuki." The Persona User said before giving the Windian a slight bow.

"I'm Lucy... Lucy Conwing. A pleasure to meet you, Yuki."

Yuki could sense some deep hidden sadness within the Windian. Wisely, she decided not to ask her anything about it.

"So..." Ray said as he stopped laughing. "You've got a song you want to practice?"

Frank shook his head. "Not today... Yuki and I are heading to the school's dark room. I figured that since school's out already, we shouldn't have too much trouble developing our pictures."

"What pictures?" Lucy asked.

"Heh... I joined yearbook a month and a half ago, Lucy... That's when I went to Janet's house to get some pictures of her..." Frank said with a grin.

"That reminds me..." Yuki said before uncrossing her arms. "I still need to see Janet... it's been awhile... Frank, are you heading to her house later?"

"I am, if it's not too late... I need to run those pictures by her..." Frank replied.

"Mind if I come along?" Lucy asked the two Persona Users. "I also need to talk to her about something."

"I don't mind... what about you, Yuki?" Frank asked his friend.

"Not at all, Frank." Yuki said with a smile.

"I'd like to see those pictures as well..." Lucy turned to Ray. "I'll see you later, all right?"

"Okay Lucy..." Ray replied. The Windian gave him a small kiss on the cheek before going off with Frank and Yuki.

Ray blushed a deep red before wandering out of the school.

"Here's the darkroom... Good. It's not in use." Frank said as he opened the door. Yuki and Lucy followed him in. As soon as Yuki entered, she flipped the light switch, illuminating the room in red light.

"Kami-sama..." Yuki said as she eyed the equipment. "The exact same setup..."

"That St. Hermelin had..." Frank finished up. Lucy looked at the two with a raised eyebrow.

St. Hermelin? Why does that sound familiar... and the girl... where have I seen her before? St. Hermelin... Hmm...

"Yuki... pass me the developing solution over there..." Frank said as he unloaded his camera.

"Sure thing..." Yuki handed Frank a bottle of developing solution, which he poured into a tray.

Both Persona Users were working hard to get Frank's film developed. Yuki even showed Lucy the basics of developing film, and with Frank and Yuki's help, she managed to be able to work some of the equipment in the dark room.

"I wonder how these will turn out..." Frank said as he kept an eye on the pictures in the solution. Every so often, he'd stir it slowly.

"Nice pose..." Lucy said as she looked at a drying picture of Janet, sitting on the edge of a fountain while letting water trickle slowly through her hand.

"Got one more for you Yuki..." Frank said as he handed the picture to Yuki.

Yuki took the picture and strung it from one of the lines to let it dry. When the Japanese teenager moved, she looked at the picture and let out a gasp.

Lucy turned to look and her eyes went wide as well.

"Kami-Sama..." Yuki said in awe... "She really is an angel..."

"Ladon... that picture... it's breathtaking... How... That's a great picture Frank!" Lucy said without taking her eyes of the photograph.

"That's what one of my Persona told me as well, Lucy... it truly suits her..." Frank said quietly.

The three teenagers were looking at a picture of Janet Meyers. From the angle, a pair of stone wings sprouted from her back, making her look like a true blooded Windian.

"Yuki... help me make a copy of that one, will you? Maybe two..." Frank said as he unhooked the picture.

"Okay." Yuki took the picture and proceeded to work with another piece of equipment. With Lucy's help, the two had managed to make two copies of the original.

"All right..." Frank said as he placed the now developed photos in a manila envelope. "Let's go to Janet's house... I'd like to see how she likes these..."

The trio then left the dark room, and then the school.





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