Pure Hearts
Chapter 13
loupgarou7(loupgarou72@gurlmail.com)
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After Sakura got herself somewhat collected she wandered around the streets in a daze,
every now stray tear trickling down her face. It was her fault. She had known it from the start
but had refused to admit it. She took a worn, yellowed, tattered paper out of her pocket. Up
until now she had convinced herself that the words written there were wrong, that Genro had
just been upset but now the truth finally hit her. When rounding a corner she slammed into
another figure that sent her hurtling back. It took her a moment to recognize the crying and
furiously apologizing blonde. "Usagi..." she spoke aloud.
Usagi froze mid-bow. "Atsuko-san!" she exclaimed.
"No. Sakura. My name is Sakura."
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"Excuse me!" Sailor Saturn struggled to have her voice heard over the racket of seven
different senshi voicing their opinions. "EXCUSE ME!!!" The room fell silent as the normally
quiet senshi of death and destruction shouted. Sailor Saturn coughed, "Ummm...before we try
to figure out what to do about the problem, maybe we should know about the present situation."
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"How could you do that, Kouji?" Tasuki demanded after discovering him drunk in the pub.
"I...I don't know," Kouji mumbled, "Something...in my head...it isn't me..."
"What?" Tasuki shook him as he saw Kouji was dozing off, "What?"
"Leb me alone," Kouji pushed him away and sat down for another drink.
//Tasuki!!!// A voice in Tasuki's head shouted //Tasuki, it's me Chichiri[no da]! Don't
try to talk back, this is only a one way connection[no da]. I can't hold it up that much longer
so just listen. Nakago's been casting a spell on someone there[no da]. I should've picked it up
earlier but he disguised it as a viewing spell[no da]. The spell that Nakago cast is a
controlling spell that forces them to act the ways he wants them to[no da]. I know the spell
definitely wasn't cast on you or Usagi, but I think it's on Kouji[no da]. Sorry I can't break the
spell from here, but Taiitsukun said that the girl with the help of your life force should be
able to break it[no da]. Sorry, I can't hold this anymore[no da]. Look after Usagi!!!//
"Damn," Tasuki muttered. He slipped under Kouji's arm and hoisted him up, "'K buddy,
we gotta get you back."
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Usagi gasped. "Sakura as in..." she flushed and her eyes welled up with more tears.
Sakura nodded, "Sakura as in Sakura."
Usagi kept her eyes pasted to the ground. "Genro told me how he met you and how he went
after you the next day."
Sakura regarded the crying girl casually, "He didn't tell you anything other than that
did he? If he did you wouldn't be crying." "Well then," She hoisted herself up on the wall, "Let
me tell you the rest.'
Usagi shook her head and turned to leave, "That's ok I don't need to hear more."
"Yes," Sakura said firmly, "you do." She waited until Usagi reluctantly hoisted herself
up on the wall besides her before continuing. "The next day Genro found me waitressing and
being harassed by a drunk customer. He beat the customer up and ran with me outside. He didn't
stop until we had reached a gorgeous valley. I don't remember what we talked about, but I do
remember that we totally connected. After that we saw each other more often. Now that I think
back I think the reason Genro wanted to be my boyfriend so badly was because we....and not
because I was special or anything." Sakura paused to take a ragged sharp breath, "But after a
while to confess the truth I got bored of him. Bored and scared because he was so sweet and so
different from any other person I had met. During those days I stayed up shivering in fear that
something would happen and his sweetness and kindness would vanish. And I don't know why, it
was perfectly logical in my head at the time, but I began seeing a man in the village. As a
boyfriend and not for my job. Tasuki eventually found out and confronted him about it.
Unfortunately for him, my new boyfriend had numerous friends hiding in the corners. They
surrounded Genro and beat him with their fists, pipes, wood, anything they could find. Genro
barely survived. The man who beat him up was Chikashi. I broke up with him after that. After
that I just couldn't face Genro. I avoided him whenever he tried to try to see me again. Genro
eventually recovered but his boss's illness eventually became public. And Genro went to search
for a cure to the disease. But before he left he gave me something." She dug the ragged paper
out of her pocket again. "It basically says that...Genro and I weren't meant to be and that
someday, someone would come who would change my life, make me a better person, and become the
center of my being...but that person isn't him. When I got the note I just couldn't bear the
thought of losing him so I traveled the world looking for him. And now I found him...and he
rejected me." Sakura found to her surprise that her eyes were wet with tears.
"Sakura-san..." Usagi leaned over and embraced the taller girl.
After a moment of being comforted she pushed Usagi away. "Go now. Go to Genro. If you
don't go soon he'll be worried." She stopped and offered a small smile, "By the way, between
you and Chikashi...nothing happened."
Usagi stared at her in disbelief before launching herself at Sakura and in the process
almost knocking Sakura and herself off the wall.
Sakura after regaining her balance gently pulled Usagi away. "Go to Genro! Stop wasting
time here with me and face your problems instead of running away!" but she said it gently this
time.
Usagi hopped off the wall and nodded. She knew that she could not comfort Sakura more
because she was the source of Sakura's sorrow, so she took Sakura's advice and started back to
the hideout.
While Usagi ran Sakura shouted to her. "I lost my chance with Genro. Make sure you don't
lose yours!" Usagi so as to not aggravate Sakura more, did not respond that she had a boyfriend.
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Chapter 13
loupgarou7(loupgarou72@gurlmail.com)
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After Sakura got herself somewhat collected she wandered around the streets in a daze,
every now stray tear trickling down her face. It was her fault. She had known it from the start
but had refused to admit it. She took a worn, yellowed, tattered paper out of her pocket. Up
until now she had convinced herself that the words written there were wrong, that Genro had
just been upset but now the truth finally hit her. When rounding a corner she slammed into
another figure that sent her hurtling back. It took her a moment to recognize the crying and
furiously apologizing blonde. "Usagi..." she spoke aloud.
Usagi froze mid-bow. "Atsuko-san!" she exclaimed.
"No. Sakura. My name is Sakura."
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"Excuse me!" Sailor Saturn struggled to have her voice heard over the racket of seven
different senshi voicing their opinions. "EXCUSE ME!!!" The room fell silent as the normally
quiet senshi of death and destruction shouted. Sailor Saturn coughed, "Ummm...before we try
to figure out what to do about the problem, maybe we should know about the present situation."
*************************************************************************************************
"How could you do that, Kouji?" Tasuki demanded after discovering him drunk in the pub.
"I...I don't know," Kouji mumbled, "Something...in my head...it isn't me..."
"What?" Tasuki shook him as he saw Kouji was dozing off, "What?"
"Leb me alone," Kouji pushed him away and sat down for another drink.
//Tasuki!!!// A voice in Tasuki's head shouted //Tasuki, it's me Chichiri[no da]! Don't
try to talk back, this is only a one way connection[no da]. I can't hold it up that much longer
so just listen. Nakago's been casting a spell on someone there[no da]. I should've picked it up
earlier but he disguised it as a viewing spell[no da]. The spell that Nakago cast is a
controlling spell that forces them to act the ways he wants them to[no da]. I know the spell
definitely wasn't cast on you or Usagi, but I think it's on Kouji[no da]. Sorry I can't break the
spell from here, but Taiitsukun said that the girl with the help of your life force should be
able to break it[no da]. Sorry, I can't hold this anymore[no da]. Look after Usagi!!!//
"Damn," Tasuki muttered. He slipped under Kouji's arm and hoisted him up, "'K buddy,
we gotta get you back."
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Usagi gasped. "Sakura as in..." she flushed and her eyes welled up with more tears.
Sakura nodded, "Sakura as in Sakura."
Usagi kept her eyes pasted to the ground. "Genro told me how he met you and how he went
after you the next day."
Sakura regarded the crying girl casually, "He didn't tell you anything other than that
did he? If he did you wouldn't be crying." "Well then," She hoisted herself up on the wall, "Let
me tell you the rest.'
Usagi shook her head and turned to leave, "That's ok I don't need to hear more."
"Yes," Sakura said firmly, "you do." She waited until Usagi reluctantly hoisted herself
up on the wall besides her before continuing. "The next day Genro found me waitressing and
being harassed by a drunk customer. He beat the customer up and ran with me outside. He didn't
stop until we had reached a gorgeous valley. I don't remember what we talked about, but I do
remember that we totally connected. After that we saw each other more often. Now that I think
back I think the reason Genro wanted to be my boyfriend so badly was because we....and not
because I was special or anything." Sakura paused to take a ragged sharp breath, "But after a
while to confess the truth I got bored of him. Bored and scared because he was so sweet and so
different from any other person I had met. During those days I stayed up shivering in fear that
something would happen and his sweetness and kindness would vanish. And I don't know why, it
was perfectly logical in my head at the time, but I began seeing a man in the village. As a
boyfriend and not for my job. Tasuki eventually found out and confronted him about it.
Unfortunately for him, my new boyfriend had numerous friends hiding in the corners. They
surrounded Genro and beat him with their fists, pipes, wood, anything they could find. Genro
barely survived. The man who beat him up was Chikashi. I broke up with him after that. After
that I just couldn't face Genro. I avoided him whenever he tried to try to see me again. Genro
eventually recovered but his boss's illness eventually became public. And Genro went to search
for a cure to the disease. But before he left he gave me something." She dug the ragged paper
out of her pocket again. "It basically says that...Genro and I weren't meant to be and that
someday, someone would come who would change my life, make me a better person, and become the
center of my being...but that person isn't him. When I got the note I just couldn't bear the
thought of losing him so I traveled the world looking for him. And now I found him...and he
rejected me." Sakura found to her surprise that her eyes were wet with tears.
"Sakura-san..." Usagi leaned over and embraced the taller girl.
After a moment of being comforted she pushed Usagi away. "Go now. Go to Genro. If you
don't go soon he'll be worried." She stopped and offered a small smile, "By the way, between
you and Chikashi...nothing happened."
Usagi stared at her in disbelief before launching herself at Sakura and in the process
almost knocking Sakura and herself off the wall.
Sakura after regaining her balance gently pulled Usagi away. "Go to Genro! Stop wasting
time here with me and face your problems instead of running away!" but she said it gently this
time.
Usagi hopped off the wall and nodded. She knew that she could not comfort Sakura more
because she was the source of Sakura's sorrow, so she took Sakura's advice and started back to
the hideout.
While Usagi ran Sakura shouted to her. "I lost my chance with Genro. Make sure you don't
lose yours!" Usagi so as to not aggravate Sakura more, did not respond that she had a boyfriend.
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