Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Alecto's Run ❯ A Painful Twist ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4: A Painful Twist

Chapter completed: March 7, 2004

Michiru: This new girl who's around is getting herself into a lot of trouble. Haruka and I had to stop the guy from getting to her in her house. Who knows what he would have done to her. We've yet to find out what he's after. We thought we finally had some peace guess the waves of fate have changed once more. We need to know more about this man. However, how long do we have before this guy gets to her?

"We have so little time before this guy will strike again. He's serious about this." Haruka said leaning over the steering wheel.

"But how will we do anything if we don't know why he's after her?" Usagi asked with urgence in her voice.

"Princess do not worry. The two of us will try our best to keep an eye on her." Michiru looked down at her hands, "But there was one thing the guy told us, he said that we can't protect and watch her all the time and it is during one of those times that he will strike against her."

The girls all looked at each other wondering what could they do. Yuri knew their identities and how she was able to pick up on that was beyond them. Luna climbed half way out of Usagi's bag, "We need to investigate a little more. Find out some things about Yuri-chan so that we know if she is a senshi or not."

All of them nodded in agreement.

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Yuri went on in the house. She wasn't really in the mood to eat anything, but with her fainting spell earlier she'd be forced to eat. Chibi was sitting by her dad's feet looking up with very sad eyes. Yuri sat down at the table smiling.

"Chibi, come here." she said patting the side of her right leg. Chibi took one more look at her dad then walked over to her.

"Chibi, you can't keep begging like that every time mom or dad makes something to eat. You have your own food to eat." she leaned down a little and said in a whisper, "I'll make you something later."

Chibi barked with excitement and started to wag her tail. Her father looked over and placed the two plates down on the table.

"You can start eating. I'll go get some soda from the machine just down the road. I want you to eat this and not give it to Chibi like you normally do." he walked over to the doorway and headed around to put his shoes on, "I should be back in a few minutes."

He closed and locked the door after he stepped out. Yuri stuck her tongue out at his comment. The normal medication made her somewhat feel sick and didn't feel like eating anything afterwards. Chibi rested her head on Yuri's leg and looked up.

"Dad's right. You beg too much. We didn't bring you up to beg for things like this. You need to learn when to give up."

Chibi just kept looking at her with her big eyes. Yuri gave in and gave her a quarter of the sandwich, "Don't you go saying anything to dad. You'll get me into trouble."

After she finished the sandwich her dad still hadn't come back. It had been nearly ten minutes and it never took that long. She went back into her room and laid down on the bed with her arms slightly bent at the elbow above her head staring up at the ceiling, Maybe he just ran into someone and started talking.

She sat up abruptly, "Unless that guy from earlier went after him. But that guy wouldn't do something like that, unless he wants something with me and....shit."

She ran out of her room and down the hall. She quickly slipped on her shoes and went running down the street. She didn't see her dad anywhere. There was no one around, which was a little creepy since all of the schools were out and people should have been driving home from work. Nothing. Not even the sound of the birds in the trees. She looked around carefully trying to spot anything out of the ordinary.

"I told them they couldn't protect you every minute of the day." the man said stepping out from one of the buildings, "Your father did put up much of a fight."

"You jerk. Leave him alone. If you want me, just deal with me. Leave everyone else out of this."

He laughed, "You're so determined aren't you? Such a stupid girl. Those senshi keep protecting you interfering with my plan." he started to walk closer to her, "They don't know what we have. I can protect you better than they can."

She titled her head a little, "What do you mean by that? I don't know you."

"Yuri who do you think sent that monster? Didn't you think it was weird that it had picked you out, out of all of the people that were around at the time? I sent it after you."

She stepped back, "You what? Why would you even think to do such a thing?"

He lightly placed his hand under her chin and titled it up and made her look at him, "Because you need to know your past. I want to have you the way we were in the past. You've changed just slightly, but not those eyes of yours haven't changed one bit."

She smacked his hand away, "I don't want you to lay a hand on me. I don't know anything about who I actually am."

"I do." he offered his hand, "Come with me and I will help you remember. I only want to help you."

She looked at his hand then up at him wondering what to do. Her questions could finally be answered and that was all she ever wanted. She extended her hand out and almost touched his.

"Yuri don't do it!" Sailor Moon yelled.

Yuri blinked and then pulled her hand back, What was I doing? I didn't have control over what I was doing.

"Stop toying with her mind." Mars said.

"What do you get out of doing this to her?" Jupiter asked.

"You sailor senshi interfere with things that do not concern you. This is between me and Yuri, the rest of you get out of here."

Yuri grabbed her head, "There's something about this guy that causes the headaches. He did something with my dad and all of you need to leave cause I don't want him to do anything to him."

The senshi all glanced at each other. They didn't know that he had taken Yuri's father captive to ensure that she did what he wanted. It was a dirty trick that the enemy would pull if they thought there was a remote chance that the person they were after wouldn't do what they wanted unless they knew an outside person was in danger. The five senshi walked away putting quite a bit of distance between them and Yuri and the enemy.

He looks at the senshi then back at Yuri, "Now will you come with me and find out who you are or do I keep your father where he is and leave him there for the rest of time?"

Two senshi were waiting just above where this was going down.

"That isn't a fair choice to put on a girl. She's in danger and we can't do anything to help her cause he'll do something to her or her father."

"Uranus calm down. There is something about this girl. If she is a senshi, this might be one thing that can awaken her senshi-self."

"That's extremely risky though. Yuri is vulnerable right now. We know that there's a very likely chance that she's a senshi, but what happens if the senshi does not awaken? The two of us can only do so much."

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He looked up at the top of one of the buildings. He knew there were two more senshi, the same senshi who had messed up his plans earlier.

"Your two rescuers are back."

"Huh?"

"Those two girls who helped you only a couple of hours ago. Decide: your father or me."

Uranus and Neptune could no longer stand by and watch this. They had to do something. The two of them jumped down in front of Yuri and had no intention of letting this guy accomplish his goal.

"How nice of the two of you to show up again. Did you not hear the warning I gave the other five senshi? Interfere I will harm Yuri's father, no questions asked."

"Haruka, don't let him do this."

Uranus looked back in shock, "How do you know my name?"

"My dad told me. Please I won't let my dad get hurt over something that is in my past. Just leave!"

With that demand a bright light surrounded her. The five senshi came running not knowing if he had attacked her or if something else was happening.

"Uranus what happened?" Mercury asked.

"I don't know. She told us to leave and this just happened."

Two wings sprouted from her back. She crossed her arms over her chest and the bodice appeared. A gust of wind blew her hair back turning it dark blue. The socks she had been wearing had turned to turquoise stockings. She un-crossed her arms and the gloves appeared on her hands and the ribbon tied itself in front. She bent her right knee up and her ankle about halfway up her calf and the light shown blue for a moment and the knee boots appeared. She crossed arms back across herself and overlapped her wrists and the skirt appeared. She turns around and the back bow ties itself. She slowly opens her eyes and the tiara formed on her forehead. As the light around her disappeared the wings did as well.

Her head was down, but slowly she lifted her head up and looked at the guy, "Yousuke release my father."

The seven senshi didn't know what to think. Awakening as a senshi had triggered some of her memory. The inner senshi knew that there was a possibility she was a senshi, but never would think that she was one.

"At least now you remember my name." he snapped his fingers and her father appeared on the ground.

"What did you do to him?" she asked running to her dad's side.

"I just knocked him out. Nothing is wrong with him."

She moved his hair from his face just to make sure he was okay. She looked at his left arm and there was a big cut that went almost the entire length of the forearm.

"What is this cut from? You said you didn't do anything to him."

Yousuke smiled at her then disappeared.

Mercury knelt down next to Alecto. Mercury looked at Yuri's dad's arm, "It's not too bad. Just need to clean it and he should be fine. Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine. Just Yousuke shouldn't have done this. This is between me and him, not my family and friends."

Sailor Moon walked closer to the two of them, "Yuri-chan how do you know him?"

"I don't know. I don't remember anything other than his name. Could a couple of you help me take my dad back home?"

"I can give you a lift in my car." Uranus answered.

The eight of them all dehenshined. Makoto and Haruka lifted Yuri's father up and carried him over to the car. The two then left and drove the short distance to Yuri's house. The others then walked to her house. Makoto and Haruka had brought him into the living room and set him down in one of the chairs. Yuri walked in the door and everyone else followed her. She took her shoes off and walked into the living room.

"I know why we couldn't tell you were a senshi. Yousuke did something to you that was blocking the senshi energy wave." Makoto said sitting on the couch.

Yuri swayed back and forth a little and felt around for something to support her weight. Before she fell Haruka caught her, again, and picked her up.

"What's wrong? She shouldn't have fainted like that." Usagi asked with concern.

"It's alright. With everything that has happened today and yesterday, from what all of you told us, her mind is under a lot of stress and there shouldn't be anything majoriy wrong." Michiru answered.

"She's a strong one. No one could put up with everything she's gone through in the past couple of days." Haruka looked down at Yuri, "In a way all of this was meant to be. Just that guy has to stop what he is doing. He caused all of her pain."

"We need to ask her some questions that she will not be happy to answer." Minako said as everyone nodded in agreement.

Haruka brought Yuri into her room and set her down on her bed. They knew that they would have to leave before her father woke up. If they could they would just take Yuri for the night to explain to her what had happened and how her life would change as a result of this awakening. It was a Friday afternoon and there was no school on that particular Saturday.

"She can't be home tonight. She needs everything explained and we need to keep an eye on her."

Yuri slightly moaned and slowly opened her eyes and looked around, "I passed out again didn't I?"

"Yes. You remember what happened earlier?" Michiru asked.

She sat up, "A little. My head hurts a lot."

"We can have you stay at one of the girl's houses tonight and explain what has happened since you probably have quite a few questions. We can leave a note for your parents explaining where you are and you have your own cell phone right?"

"Of course."

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"Stupid sailor senshi think that they can protect her. Most of my work is has been done by Yuri. Now that Alecto has awoken now the fun begins. All I have to do is get her here and then nothing can stop me. That girl knows who I am, just not fully. I should just make her stay with me."

He took off t he coat and set it on the back of the couch of his apartment that was within ten minutes of Yuri's house. He walks out onto the balcony and leans on the railing, "Those senshi don't have a clue what they're up against. I could change her right this minute and they wouldn't be able to a thing."

He walks back in the apartment and to a room just across the way from his bedroom. The door opens to reveal a room that is filled dark energy. He walks in and the door automatically shuts. There is a huge canopy bed with curtains on the side, something not normally seen when a guy has his own room just across the way. A small picture was on the night stand next to the bed. A picture that was him and Yuri, but it had to have been some time ago since she looked a little different than she did now. The bed had a long floor length tank like top medium purple dress with white ruffles that went around the neck and down the front and one three level ruffled (much like the ruffles on the front) on the left side. A tiara was set above the dress and a star necklace and a pair of silver earrings set next to the tiara.

"I want to see her in this again. This is when our lives were complete. Now those sailor senshi are interfering with us. I will not stand by and let them keep her from me."

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Yuri quickly packed a bag and left a note for her parents. All of them left and gathered in her yard to discuss how they were going to do this. Chibi came running out and started pushing against Yuri's leg like something was wrong and needed Yuri's attention.

"Chibi what's wrong?"

Chibi whined and whimpered and started to head towards the house.

"I'm going to see what she wants. I'll be right back."

Chibi runs into the house and sits in front of her father. Yuri knelt down in front of him, "Dad. Dad, wake up."

"No good will come from that."

"Yousuke. What's wrong with him? This is from earlier isn't it?"

"Yes. I needed you alone and I knew your dog would pick up on something. You want to know your past, you want to know about me don't you?" he asked sitting in the same spot Makoto had been minutes earlier.

She stands up and looks at him, "A little." she replies in a small voice.

"Come with me and I will let you find out who you are. No more questions about anything. Wouldn't that be nice?"

She nods, "But how do you know all that stuff about me?"

He stands up and walks over to her. He lightly strokes her face, "I knew you before this. Come with me and I promise your life will have the meaning that you have longed for all your life."

She turns her face away from him, "I don't know. The others said they would...."

"They cannot help you like I can." he said putting his arms around her waist. He lightly kisses the side of her neck.

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Rei senses something and goes running into the house. The others quickly follow and find Yousuke with Yuri. They all look at Yuri and she appears to be in a daze. A smirk comes across Yousuke's face, "Nothing is wrong with her. I have done nothing."

"Then why does she look half asleep!?" Makoto asks.

"This is just to keep her safe while I take her with me."

Makoto and Rei stepped forward ready to take action.

"Come any closer and I can kill her right here right now. She needs to be with me. I'm the only person who can fully understand her. She trusts me."

"Yuri-chan, wake up." Usagi pleaded.

Yuri blinked heavily, Who's voice is that? It sounds familiar, it might be Usagi-chan.

Yousuke frowned as he knew Usagi was breaking through the small trace he had put Yuri in. He knew if he wanted to accomplish what he wanted, he needed to get her out of there. His plan was slowly falling apart as he had forgotten that Rei had her sixth sense. He leans his mouth down by her ear and whispers, "We're going to leave and I will help you like I promised."

She closes her eyes and nods.

"See you next time sailor senshi."

The two disappear with a gust of wind, leaving the senshi speechless and in awe.

"He took her and we don't know where." Usagi said falling to her knees, "We couldn't stop him."

"Usagi-chan it's okay. We'll get her back."

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He transport himself and Yuri into the dark room. He lays her on the right side of the bed. He hangs up the dress on the door to the closet. He walks back over to the bed and watches her sleep. He carefully takes her shoes off and sets them by the wall. Yousuke then gently rubs her left side.

"You're safe here darling. No one will ever hurt you here."