(Kaede Origins Part 2)
*September 21st, 2014*
*1:00pm*
Yui parked her car in front of the house as she and her daughter left the car and closed the doors behind them.
"Your father is still at work at the moment and I have to get back to work as well so It seems you will have to be alone until 5:00pm and is that okay with you?" Yui said with a warm smile.
"I'll be okay mother and If anyone dares to harm me then I'll punch them as hard as I can!" Kaede cried out as she made playful punching gestures as it seemed her mood was lightening up as Yui saw her daughter smile with joy.
"You sure are a bright one my sweet daughter and there's food in the fridge if you get hungry and be sure to lock all doors okay?" Yui said as she smiled and unlocked the doors to the house.
"Thank you mom. Have a nice day at work! Love you!" Kaede cried out with a smile as she stepped in the house.
"I love you too honey and have a wonderful rest of your day and remember what I said and be sure to do your homework as well okay?" Yui said as she waved goodbye to her daughter and drove away from the house.
*Interlude*
"You remember what happened on that day don't you?" Other Kaede asked as she looked at Kaede who was on the verge of crying at what she just remembered.
"Y-Yes. That was the day when my mother got into her accident that caused her to be on a wheelchair…" Kaede said in a sad tone of voice as she looked down while twiddling her thumbs in the process.
"Correct but that was also the day you met Doc but that isn't the important thing, The more important thing is that your bullying had worsened due to the news of your mother being in the wheelchair" Other Kaede explained as she looked up at Kaede who was shedding tears.
"Why? Why are you telling me all of this and I repressed those horrible memories for a reason! I had trouble and trouble loving myself for years! And I don't CARE that you are me or something but you have no right to make me feel pathetic about myself for never doing anything!" Kaede cried out as began to cry at what had just transpired.
"You know it's pointless to change history right? Anastasia and her family were meant to be shot and killed in that basement, correct?" Other Kaede spoke as Kaede lifted herself up as her face was red and filled with tears.
"It's NOT pointless! I will change their fate and nobody can't stop me and not even myself! I may have doubts within me that all of this is pointless! But Anastasia and the others taught me to always have faith within myself no matter what!" Kaede cried out as her tone became more motivated than before as she started at Other Kaede.
"Stop lying to yourself! You know that you just wanna give up! Why do you always gotta preach about this goody two shoes stuff!" Other Kaede screamed in anger as she slammed her hands on the table in which Kaede jumped.
"Now let me finish the day in which your or in other words OUR mother was bound to a wheelchair.." Other Kaede said in annoyance.
*September 14th, 2014*
Kaede was watching tv in her room as she heard a knock on her door.
"Coming!" Kaede cried out as she got up from her bed and proceeded to run towards the front door and looked at the peephole.
"Who is this guy?" Kaede said in confusion as she walked towards the kitchen and reached out for the frying pan.
"I have a frying pan and it's best to leave before you get smacked with it okay?" Kaede said in a cautious tone of voice.
"It's me Doc! Your neighbor!" Doc said as it seemed to have confused Kaede.
"Um...Who? I never met you in my life but do you know my parents?" Kaede asked while still holding the frying pan in her hand.
"It's your mother…" Doc said in a worried tone as it shocked Kaede.
"W-What…" Kaede said in shock as she dropped the flying pan.
*Hospital*
Kaede was sitting in the waiting room with her father as the mood was tense and worrisome.
"It's a good thing I told Doc to pick you up in my place but your mother had a terrible accident at work today…" James said as he took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes in stress.
"I-Is Mom gonna be okay?" Kaede asked as she was dreading the answer.
"I'm sure she's gonna be okay and she just had a rough accident but I'm afraid of the repercussions that's gonna follow.." James replied back in a worried tone as a door opened to reveal a bald doctor with glasses coming out of the room.
"Mr Gaines?" the Doctor called out as Kaede and her father stood up on command.
"Right this way please" the Doctor said as he motioned his hand to follow him as the pair did just as they were told.
*Hospital Room*
"Mom!" Kaede cried out in tears as she ran towards her mother and cried at her bedside.
"I'll leave you two alone.." the Doctor said as he closed the door behind them.
"Honey! I'm glad that you're okay! I'm just so glad!" James cried out with a mixture of joy and concern in his voice as he sped walked over to his wife to kneel down and hold her hand.
"Thank you my dear pumpkins. I just had a little accident but I should be fine but…" Yui said as she smiled but hid some sadness behind it.
"W-What do you mean?" Kaede asked with concern as she held her mother's hand tightly and more warmly.
"I may be bound to a wheelchair for the rest of my life so this means that I won't be able to work for sometime but please don't get worried I may find a job that would require wheelchairs or something like that" Yui spoke as it shocked Kaede and her father.
"W-What? T-That's terrible!" Kaede cried out in shock as she began to cry as James quickly gave her comfort.
"Don't worry! I'll be sure to work as hard as before so please don't stress yourself babe okay?" James spoke in a concerned tone of voice.
"A-Are you sure honey? You don't have to put yourself through all of this" Yui responded back.
"I'm sure Babe and you just rest all you can okay?" James said as he gave his wife a small kiss on her forehead.
"Thank you Honey" Yui said as she smiled.
*Kaede's Mind"
"To see your OWN mother in a wheelchair is something you don't EVER wanna see? So why do you want to save some rich assholes instead of OUR own mother huh?! ANSWER ME!" Other Kaede cried out in anger and sadness as she waited for Kaede's response.
"First of all! I believe that the Romanovs deserve a second chance at life and I won't let anyone change my mind! Second of all! I had thoughts of doing so! If you are truly myself then you should UNDERSTAND! So how dare you accuse me of NOT caring for my mother when I DO!" Kaede cried out as cracks began to surround the park area.
"What do you mean? I'm YOU! Besides you are dying as I speak and do you want to see your mother again?" Other Kaede shouted out as she was losing her ground.
"I truly do...every night I think about just ending myself just to see her but I know to always move forward no matter what! I know my mother would tell me to do the same!" Kaede replied back as more cracks began to form across the area.
"W-What do you mean?" Other Kaede said in shock at what she just heard.
"I'm saying that I must learn to keep loving myself and I know it's random but I will never give up and maybe my mind is telling me but I have friends to save and If you have special people in your life then you will risk anything to save them!" Kaede cried out as she looked at herself who had tears in their eyes.
"I see. Olga, Tatiana, Maria. Anastasia, Alexei, Bartok, and Kazumi. You must care about them don't you?" Other Kaede muttered as she was facing downside.
"I truly do but let's do this...together!" Kaede said as she reached her hand towards her other self.
"O-Okay! I-I just wanna understand myself more!" Other Kaede cried out as she ran to hug Kaede as the pair embraced in a tight hug.
*Mystic Cave*
The young woman watched Kaede who was in a calmer state than before as she noticed a strange light glow as an earthquake happened.
"W-What?! D-Did she.." The young woman said in shock as the light illuminated the entire cave before shooting up towards the nighttime sky as it created something similar to the christmas star.
*Outside the cave*
"I-Is that?!" The Peddler cried out in shock as he noticed the star that was shining in the sky.
*Lodz Poland*
"What in the hell?" Peter Ermakov said in confusion as he stared at the bright star with curiosity.
*Akito's place*
"Kaede. You daughter of a devil!" Bartok said with a smile as a sleeping Maria was beside him.
*Mystic Cave*
The young woman stared at the glow that was in the cave as she noticed that it turned into a sword.
"The Phoenix sword!" she cried out as it slowly descended towards where Kaede was resting at as eventually she woke up.
"You did it!" The young woman cried out in joy as Kaede smiled warmly as she made her way outside the cave.
*Outside the cave*
The Peddler noticed some footsteps coming from the cave as he looked towards the cave to see Kaede who had the Phoenix Sword in her hand.
"K-Kaede...Y-You did it!" The Peddler cried out in tears as Kaede smiled at his comment.
"I-I Did it!" Kaede cried out in joy as she was proud of herself for getting the sword.
