Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Alecto's Run ❯ Fate Can Be Changed ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7: Fate Can Be Changed

Usagi: The worst thing happened to Yuri. Betrayed by the one person whom she loved the most. She's back on our side, but we don't know for sure if we have her back all that way or not. It's hard to say at this point. We don't know how much emotional and mental damage has been done to her. Odds are she won't say anything to any of us. It's much too painful. I can't even see how Yousuke could do such a thing to her. Their past is still very much a mystery to us and will remain that way for a long while. But something tells me that it must have been bad since they were not reborn in their own system.

Usagi knelt down, "Yuri do you want to go home or what would you like to do?"

Yuri stopped crying for a minute and looked up just a little, "I don't care. I'm not safe anywhere I go so it doesn't matter where I go."

Haruka stepped forward, "You can't have this attitude or he'll win. Yes the situation looks bleak, but deal with it already. A senshi needs to remain strong even in the face of something like this."

Yuri looked up at Haruka with red eyes showing next to no emotion, "You mean take it like you would? You don't understand anything! You deal with this! I never asked to be reborn here!"

Michiru tugged lightly on Haruka's arm, as if to say enough. They didn't know where she should stay since she was obviously on the edge of a breakdown of some sort and anything could push her over. Thanks to Haruka's comments Yuri further closed herself in on herself, making everything harder to deal with. If Yuri were to go home, her parents would not know what to do and miss take it for something else. If she went to Usagi's house, it would only make her close up more. No place anywhere in all of Tokyo could make her feel better.

"Want to go home?" Usagi asked again quietly.

"I don't give a damn where I go! Cause no one knows or understands me. I'm a permanent outcast no matter where I go and this only furthers it. Yousuke is the only one who knows what I've been through and now he tells me he never truly loved me at any point. I was engaged to him in my past life and we were supposed to marry, but there was this person who refused to let our kingdom continue and he was smart. He went after me and Yousuke, who were the future of that system, rather than our parents." she began to cry once more, "I just wish I knew what changed Yousuke so much from then and now."

Usagi walked over to Haruka and Michiru, "What should we do? We can't leave her like this. She needs help. She needs to be told again what it means for her to be a senshi."

"Usagi, she knows what being a senshi means. Yuri would not be like this if she did not know." Michiru said calmly, "She needs time, time we may not have. Haruka may have been a little harsh but is right."

The three of them looked where Yuri had been and she was gone.

"Where'd she go?" Usagi asked looking around.

"She ran. She doesn't want to be around any of us." Haruka answered with disgust.

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Yuri had just simply taken the train back to the town she lived in before her family had moved to Tokyo. Everyone there knew and accepted her for who she was. There was no explaining here. She walked from the train station to where her old house was. It had been only a few weeks since they had moved and she was still being stubborn about everything that had changed. She walked down the small alley that led to all of her former neighbor's houses as well as her own. As she reached the end she saw her old house and saw that no one had moved into it yet. She knew where she had hidden her extra key and never told her parents about it. No one wanted a house in this section of Tokyo unless they had either always lived in Tokyo or their job put them somewhere close by.

The area wasn't bad because of crime or anything super bad, it was just someplace where if you had a choice you wouldn't live there. But this had been home for as long as she could remember living in Japan.

"I hate dad's company. They keep moving him around and it finally got too far away from home and we had to move. I hate them."

A small wind blew from the open door.

"If you had stayed with me you'd still be happy."

She slowly lifted her head up and looked straight forward with her eyes wide, "Yousuke. How did you know I was here?"

"I always know where you are." he slowly walked towards her, "You've always had it hard here. When we were together everything was perfect and I want it to be like that again."

Her eyes filled with tears as she thought of his words from earlier. She turned around, "You lie right to my face. You told me that you never loved me and now you're acting as if you do. You just want to use me to get back at the senshi and I won't do it. There is no way I will ever hurt them."

"Sweetie, you know I was just putting on a show."

"You leave me out of everything I know and do. You don't know what you think of me so just leave me out of this. I hate you for this. You've tainted my blood permeant and that is something that cannot be reversed. You don't do this to sailor senshi. You're just toying with my head making it seem like you're the better choice."

He takes a firm hold of her shoulders and pulls her close. He puts his left arm around her, "I am. I know you and I love you."

She looks up at him with cold eyes, "Bullshit. You're a liar."

He lightly strokes her face, "Such nice eyes. Don't you wonder what it was like between us? Wonder how much we did with each other?"

"No. Cause you are not the same. I hate the person you became. The man I loved would have protected me, " she scoffed, "all I see in front of me is a weak little boy."

He slapped her across her face so hard she fell to her knees, "You don't say things like that about me. I'm stronger than I was before! Can't you see that?!"

When she didn't answer he kicked her in the ribs hard, "Answer me!"

She slowly forces herself to sit up, "You're weaker! I hate you and I never want to see you again!"

He slaps her again, "You always did have a mouth. The past is the past and I am better now."

She grabbed her ribs and winced at the tremendous pain she was in, "Why did you do this? I was right you don't love me cause you wouldn't have done that. How can someone change so much in such a short period of time?"

"I got a reality check," he answered smirking, "Will you come with me again?"

"No." she answered very quietly, "I want to go with the man I used to love."

He shakes his head and held it as if he was in pain, "Yuri?"

She looked up at him knowing something was different, "Yousuke?"

He looked at her sitting on the floor, "What did I do to you? Lay down cause your ribs might be broken."

She shook her head, "I can't. If I move it hurts real bad. Please don't make me do that."

He gently loosened her grip on her ribs, "Then at least let me feel so that I know if the ribs are broken."

She tried to straighten herself as much as she could stand. He gently reached out and felt her sides, "Dear gosh two are broken. Sweetie I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I didn't want to do that to you, but something inside made me. Let me take you back to my place...."

She shook her head no, "I need to see a doctor. I know how to lie my way through things like this."

"I want to take you back to my place because your own healing ability will heal those broken ribs," he lowered his voice, "And to make up for what I have done."

Shr put her hand over her ribs again and took quick shallow breaths, "I'll be fine. You don't need to make up for anything. I just happy you came to your senses somewhat."

"This will not last. I could turn back at any moment and hurt you even more."

She looks away from him, "I won't fight against Yousuke. Yuri loves Yousuke and knows of the past. Yuri can't fight against Yousuke because of memories."

He looked at her strangely. She had begun to talk like she was a little kid again and there was no reason for it, really. Most kids quit talking like that by the time they're out of the second or third grade, so it is weird for a girl in high school to talk like that.

"Yuri are you alright? Why did you talk like that just now?"

"All of it is true. Whoever that guy was, I won't let him make me fight you. I can't do it. It hurts too bad. The dream...."

"The dream?"

"The dream made me remember everything that happened right before we were killed." slowly looking up at him, her eyes full of pain and regret, "I won't fight you."

He placed his hand on the side of her face, "You're going to though. Alecto will not let you get hurt. You have to fight. You are a sailor senshi. Please promise me that you will."

"Yuri!"

The two looked back by the door and saw Haruka and Michiru standing in the door. Yuri closed her eyes knowing that the only reason they had found her was because of her parents.

"Stand aside." Haruka ordered Yousuke.

"I'm not hurting her so just go away. We need some time to be alone. We have not seen each other in a very long time."

"You've hurt once and will hurt her again. We will not allow it this time." Michiru commented.

"Haruka-san, Michiru-san go away. Go back to Usagi and the others. You didn't find me." she partially fell over and braced herself with her left arm while holding her ribs even tighter.

"Yna oui ugyo? [are you okay]" he asked whispering.

Half whimpering and half crying she answered, "Hu. Ed rindc 10 desac funca dryh pavuna. E zicd fyhd dra byeh du cdub. [No. It hurts 10 times worse than before. I just want the pain to stop]"

"I know. We're going to get away from them." he stood up, "You have my word I will not hurt her. She is injured and I can treat her. Trust me on this."

Yuri struggled to her feet, "He's right. I'll be fine. This is Yosuke, don't know who the other person is, but Yousuke will protect me."

"But he can turn back at any moment." Haruka warned, "He can't protect you from himself. He already hurt you and you need to be checked out and kept away from him. You were reborn here and as senshi we are to protect one another. He has turned and we will not have you turn on us."

"Afraid I might hurt your princess?!" she yelled. She took in a sharp breath, the pain slowly taking over.

"Haruka, leave them. You will not do anything if you keep yelling." Michiru says quietly briefly glancing at Yuri, "Let them be for a little while, she knows that if she needs help we are here to do so."

The two walk out and close the door. It was hard for them to leave knowing she was hurt and needed someone to look at her. But it is impossible to help someone who does not want help. The get into Haruka's car, not sure if Yousuke could be trusted with her alone. Haruka did a quick swing out of the front end of the car to turn it around and head back for Tokyo.

He gently reached out and touched her side, trying to be careful not to hurt her too much. She let out a small moan and he touched the injured area.

"I'm sorry I hurt you like this. Just I did this and I will treat you. If only I had the stuff that used to be on our home planet. I could give you something to get rid of that pain. This planet doesn't have anything to help you." He ran his hand down a little further, feeling her pull away slightly. He was furious at himself for hurting her in such a way. Her healing ability would need at least twenty-four hours to fully heal the injury. Twenty-four hours. He could not hold the evil in himself back that long. Maybe a couple more hours.

"Yuri you need to come with me to my place so that you can heal. The evil in me will not hurt you. He just wants you to do the dirty work for him. I will hold him back for as long as I can." he took his eyes away from her, "You might have to kill me in order to get rid of him peramently."

"I won't do it. I'd rather live evil than to be without you." As time passed her breathing was becoming more and more labored. She was growing tired just from breathing. She could not go to sleep for fear that her body would shut itself down from lack of oxygen. It hurt to take deep breaths and it was when she forced herself to switch to a lot of small breaths that she had began to grow tired. She eyelids began to feel like lead; her blinking was slowly becoming a daze. Something very dangerous for someone who had broken bones in such a crucial area of the body. Her head began to bob a tiny bit.

"Yuri, stay awake!" he yelled, "Do not fight me. I need to take you to my place."

"I'm fine." she said in a voice barely louder than a whisper.

He stood up and picked her up gently. He positioned her on his back as to avoid moving her ribs as much as possible. She moaned and cried out in pain as he moved her. The bones had shifted and it sent pain everywhere.

"Oui femm pa veha. Zicd nacd. E femm tu so pacd du kad oui cusadrehk vun dryd byeh uhla fa kad ud os bmyla. [You will be fine. Just rest. I will do my best to get you something for that pain once we get to my place.]" he told her in a soft voice calming her mind.

She was asleep, but still able to talk to him through her mind. An ability that the people of her home system had. However she had never shared her thoughts with anyone like this except for him.

Ouiciga, E's cunno. E'ja paah cu silr dnuipma. [Yousuke, I'm sorry. I've been so much trouble.], she told him, her voice filled with exhaustion.

"Do not worry about it. This is my fault. Just hold on while I teleport."

His ability to teleport was very limited in the weaken state that the evil energy had left him in. If her condition was not so serious he would have just driven her back. But she was in too much pain and far too exhausted to last any trip. Broken bones would take so long to heal and he was not strong enough to keep the evil back.

He somehow managed to teleport both of them. He was tired himself, but she was more important. He gently sat her down on the bed. He slowly eased her down onto the pillow. She had drifted off to sleep. If she slept she would heal faster. He knew how to monitor her healing ability. Just lightly touching the area feeling if there was anything out of place. She wound still wince in pain in her sleep, but at least she stayed asleep.

So little could be done for her. Her body would need to take over the rest, leaving him helpless. He could feel the evil inside of him trying to take control once more. It couldn't win out right now. She needed to be completely healed before he would allow the evil to take over. Yuri held the key to removing the evil from him. He felt so guilty from letting that evil taint her blood. She had been pure and now her blood was forever tainted with evil. As hard as it had been to ensure they not do a thing together in their previous life, they had made sure she remained so. Not that he had done anything. It was more important she remain that way through everything.

Both had known they were meant to marry from a very young age. He was about six years older than she was and he never treated her badly because of the age difference. Her eyes would tell him everything. In her previous life her eyes had been a very deep blue, almost to the point where they would look black. In this life her eyes were a very bright, but dark blue. He had seen fear in her eyes when he first confronted her. So full of pain, regret, sadness. All emotions he never wanted to see in those eyes.

She started to move un-comfortably in her sleep and it alarmed him. Her body was not healed enough to be moving in such a way. He stroked the side of her face hoping it would ease her. She moved away from his touch. He had to wake her up.

"Yuri, wake up, hun." he said softly coaxing her out of her sleep.

She opened her eyes slowly, not remembering where she had been taken to. She started to struggle a little and that sent sharp pains down her sides.

"Please do not move. You still need to heal. Moving around will hurt you more so please lie still."

A few beads of sweat ran down the sides of her face. He takes out a small handkerchief and pats down her face, retaining his calm composure, "You're fine. Nothing will hurt you here. Just go back to sleep."

"I can't." she said barely able to make the words, the pain moving throughout her body.

"Is it the dreams again?"

She nodded and tried to say something but it failed to come out.

"Don't try to talk. You need to sleep in order to heal. Please just sleep a little while longer. You are only in pain now cause the healing is fusing the bones back together. If you move you can undo that." he sets the handkerchief down and moves her hair back with his hand, "I'll be right here. No need to worry. That evil will not come out for as long as you are here. Just sleep."

She adjusted her head in the pillow and went back to sleep. He had forgotten how to make the one medicine capable of speeding up the healing ability. Her pain would be eased if he could just remember how to make the medicine. He had made it several times for her, after fights when she had been seriously injured. The evil was regaining it's hold on his mind and he wouldn't allow it to take over and do something to her.

He closed his eyes and transported himself into his own mind where the evil stood.

"Leave me alone!" he yelled.

"I know your most inner thoughts. Wanting her to be close. You fight against me when I can ensure she'll forever be by your side."

"You're the one responsible for tainting her pure blood. You should not have done that to her. Even Alecto is tainted. You forced Alecto and Yuri to be separate for a time and that hurts both of them. They don't have a choice but to be together and you forced them to be separate."

"Why are you so mad at me now?" the guys asked trying to hold back the fact he was having fun toying with his head, "She remembers you. She loves you just as much. If I hadn't made her awaken you wouldn't have her sleeping in your bed. She scent just all of the blankets and pillows."

"Stop it!" he yelled. He could not think of her in such a way. Yes he loved her, but he had to protect and not take advantage on where she was at the moment. She was in pain, needing to sleep so her body could work without her being in pain from the shifting bone. Pain from what this guy had done. Until she had healed, she was in very real danger from this guy.

He stepped out of his mind and opened his eyes to find her still sleeping. She was resting much easier now. Yuri would be sore for a few days after the ribs had healed, since the soft tissue was the last concern of the healing ability and the fact that the bone had actually been moved would make anyone sore. Her breathing had almost returned to normal which was a very good sign. He gently pulled the covers from under her and carefully pulled the blankets up to her shoulders to ensure she would not get cold.

How could she still see him the same way after what he had done? She had never thought bad of him. No matter how evil he was, she still loved him, knowing that the real Yousuke was still inside the mean shell. He sat down at the foot of the bed, putting his face into his hands, wondering how everything had took such a wrong turn.