Disclaimer: I do not own any of the X-Men movie characters.
Title: Unforgivable Sinners
By: Cmdr. Gabe E.
Note: This fanfiction occurs entirely in the X-Men movie-verse . Characters' unspoken thoughts are enclosed in .
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Hell Jumper = If you only know how encouraging your reviews are !!!! When I first started righting this piece, I thought no one would read it because Yuriko and Stryker weren't really that popular in the movie (especially Stryker). So it's great to know that you like how this story is centered on them ! Even unpopular and hated characters need the spotlight too !!! Thanks again!
Ebony = Everything definitely feels so new to Yuriko! After all, she was under Stryker's control the entire time when she was still Lady Deathstrike. Kinda sucks for her that she ended up with him in this fanfic, huh? Lol. (bitter sweet irony). And yesss....that's Alex Summers ! Hmm...I wonder what other things Yuriko will discover about herself.....
Freelancer88 = Great to know you're liking the fanfic so far !!! As for Alex's role, I really can't say much about it for now. As for Jean being alive or dead...Hmmmm....
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Chapter VIII: Alone with the enemy
Alex's eyebrow arched up as she saw Yuriko's amazing strength. He had no idea that Yuriko, a young woman of small stature, could easily pull a man who was twice her size.
"Uhn --- What's going on?" Stryker asked as he slowly woke up. He felt Yuriko's arms around his midsection as she pulled him. "What are you doing?" He asked again, still feeling nauseated.
"We're here." She said. She slowly guided Stryker off the car and closed the door after him.
"Oh god --- my head." He groaned in pain as his feet touched the ground. He could barely keep himself awake. He brought his hand to his forehead and swayed from side to side like a drunkard. Yuriko just wanted to slap some sense in him.
Alex leaned towards the open window on her side. "Are you sure Jim's gonna be okay?" He asked with a worried look on his face. "If you want I can drive you to the hospital. There's one in Vancouver." He seemed eager to have her company again.
"Trust me. He'll be fine." She said with a humble smile. She knew they were lucky to have come across such a nice person. She had a way of reading people and she knew he had a good heart. She could smell it.
Yuriko's eyes suddenly opened wide with panic as she saw Stryker about to keel over. She quickly reached out and grabbed him by the collar.
Even Alex was startled with what happened. "Are you sure you don't want to bring him to the hospital?"
She just smiled back at him. "I'm positive. Anyway, we better go back to our room now. I'm not sure how long Jim could keep himself on his feet. "
"Yeah. I guess. So, uh, I'll probably see you around sometime. You take care, okay? And your friend too." His eyes were still focused on Yuriko. "Maybe I'll catch you on Discovery Channel or sumthin. You know, see you in action."
"Sure. Thanks for the ride, Alex. Maybe I'll see again too." She did a little wave and smiled at him.
Alex gave Yuriko a small salute and started his car. He found it quite unfortunate that they had to part so soon. He liked having her around. He barely knew her, and they weren't together for more than an hour, but there was something about her that intrigued him in a way that he couldn't understand.
So he knew he had to meet her again somehow. He quickly looked out of the window and called out to her.
Yuriko was already about to turn around and head towards the hotel, but she suddenly stopped in her tracks when she heard him call her name.
She turned around and met his eyes.
"Um, I don't want to come on too strong, but here's my number, just in case you and your friend need another lift." He pulled out a card from the compartment of his car and handed it to her.
Yuriko was quite taken aback by Alex's gesture. She didn't imagine that he would be willing to give them another ride. After all, she was planning to forget about him after that night.
"Uh, thank you." She said as she took the card reluctantly. She looked at the card and Alex's information was on it. Alex Summers, Geophysicist.
/"Another scientist."/ She thought to herself. Now she realized why he knew so much about the earth's physics and its environment. And why he was so interested in their 'documentaries'. She also remembered talking to him about such things on the way to the hotel.
"I travel around a lot, and you might wanna hitch again. Better to hitchhike with a friend than a stranger, right?" He said with a smile. "Well, I better get going. I still have some errands to run."
"Yeah, I don't want to keep you from your schedule." She smiled and waved at him with his card on her hand.
He looked out of window and smiled at her for the last time.
Yuriko felt relieved as she saw him drive into the distance. She really didn't want to get entangled with anyone at the moment. There was still too much in her life that she had to fix before she could get it back on track. The last thing she needed was a distraction. There was only one man whom she wanted to spend time with, and that was Logan.
She looked at Alex's card and sighed. /"Goodbye, Alex."/
She threw it in the snow, and made her way to the hotel's main entrance with an arm wrapped around a dazed Stryker. It was one of those situations wherein she was thankful for her enhanced strength. The man could barely stand on his own two feet.
The doorman of the hotel immediately greeted them when they came into his view.
"Miss Oyama! It's been a while since you and...." He was suddenly startled when he noticed William Stryker's grave condition. "Good grief! What happened to Mr. Stryker?!" He asked in panic.
She wasn't surprised that the doorman knew them all too well. Stryker had a bought a suite on the top floor and made it into his own home. She knew he had lived there ever since the beginning of the Alkali Base's construction. As his 'personal assistant', she knew more things about him than she ever wanted to know.
"We got into a road accident. Don't worry. It's not as bad as it looks." She said calmly.
The doorman was quite surprised with the way Yuriko talked and acted. He had seen her with Stryker ever since she became his personal assistant, and it was the first time that he'd seen her so relaxed and so --- human.
"Okay, Ms. Oyama. If you say so." He nodded and opened the door to the hotel.
Yuriko walked in with Stryker leaning against her right arm. Her eyes wandered at the lavishness of the place. Like the landscapes she saw earlier that day, it was also the first time she was able to appreciate the grandness of the hotel.
Back when she was Stryker's slave, the hotel was another one of her prisons. Whenever they would go there, Stryker would go into his suite, and she would stay in another room. In there she would do nothing but stare at the walls. It wasn't that she didn't want to enjoy her own room, but Stryker didn't let her. He wouldn't let her do anything he didn't want her to do.
"Where are we?" He asked, all nauseated.
Yuriko didn't answer back. She wanted to avoid talking to him as much as she could. She hated the sound of his voice as much as she hated the sight of him.
She went up to the counter and the receptionist was also taken aback by what she saw.
"Miss Yuriko! What happened to Mr. Stryker?!"
Yuriko sighed. She was already tired of everyone asking the same questions over and over again. She just wanted to go up to the suite to rest and disappear from everyone's sight before attracting any more attention.
"We got into a road accident. Don't worry. He'll be fine." She said monotonously. Yuriko swore she saw the receptionist's eyebrow twitch. She knew the receptionist was probably surprised with the way she was talking.
Stryker groaned and looked at the receptionist. "Who are you?" He asked groggily through half-opened eyes. His eyes wandered to the identification card that was pinned on her suit. "Emma.......That's your name."
Yuriko quickly did a fake embarrassed laughter. "Ahahah... I think he hit his head too hard." She quickly moved Stryker behind her. "Can we have the key to his suite now?"
Emma was quite confused by Yuriko and Stryker's actions, but she knew she didn't have the right to meddle in their affairs. "Okay, Miss Yuriko. And I believe you'll have another room for yourself?"
"No, thank you. We'll both be staying in the suite tonight." Yuriko answered.
Stryker leaned against Yuriko's back, as he tried to keep himself on his feet. He looked like a drunk driver who had just survived a road accident.
Emma was quite surprised that Miss Oyama wasn't going to sleep in her own room that night, and Yuriko noticed that.
"It's --- not what you think." She said sternly. She saw the receptionist pay no attention to her, and she felt quite relieved by that. She shouldn't have even reacted to the receptionist's curiosity.
Emma went to the key cabinet and fetched Stryker's keys from one of its drawers. She walked back towards Yuriko and gave them to her.
"Enjoy your stay." She said with a smile.
Yuriko immediately took the keys and headed towards the elevator with Stryker in tow.
She pushed the 'up' button, and soon enough, the elevator opened. It was empty, except for the operator, and this made her feel relieved. The last thing she needed was more people looking at them.
The operator smiled as they entered the elevator. The operator also knew who they were and she didn't doubt that. After all, they were there almost every night. She didn't even have to tell him their destination.
As soon as they got in, he pushed the button to the top floor, where Stryker's suite was, and they were on their way.
Stryker continued to leaned against Yuriko as they made their way to the top floor. His inability to keep himself conscious was starting to piss her off.
"Where are we going? We're in an elevator." He asked again. He was still groggy due to the head injury.
Yuriko noticed the operator glance at them. He, like the others, was also probably wondering what happened to Stryker.
She had no choice but to explain before he got more suspicious.
"We got into a road accident. Drunk driving." She said with a fake tone in her voice.
"Oh." The operator replied. He didn't say or did anything after that. He felt awkward that Miss Oyama was able to read his actions.
The floor indicator slowly moved its way to the 15th floor. Yuriko hoped that the elevator wouldn't stop for other passengers. She really didn't want to be with anyone else at the moment. The world still seemed so new to her, as if she had just been born. She still needed some time to get used to her new environment.
After a while, the floor indicator stopped on the 15th floor and the elevator opened.
================= TO BE CONTINUED !
Reviews are greatly appreciated !
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Title: Unforgivable Sinners
By: Cmdr. Gabe E.
Note: This fanfiction occurs entirely in the X-Men movie-verse . Characters' unspoken thoughts are enclosed in .
==============================
Hell Jumper = If you only know how encouraging your reviews are !!!! When I first started righting this piece, I thought no one would read it because Yuriko and Stryker weren't really that popular in the movie (especially Stryker). So it's great to know that you like how this story is centered on them ! Even unpopular and hated characters need the spotlight too !!! Thanks again!
Ebony = Everything definitely feels so new to Yuriko! After all, she was under Stryker's control the entire time when she was still Lady Deathstrike. Kinda sucks for her that she ended up with him in this fanfic, huh? Lol. (bitter sweet irony). And yesss....that's Alex Summers ! Hmm...I wonder what other things Yuriko will discover about herself.....
Freelancer88 = Great to know you're liking the fanfic so far !!! As for Alex's role, I really can't say much about it for now. As for Jean being alive or dead...Hmmmm....
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Chapter VIII: Alone with the enemy
Alex's eyebrow arched up as she saw Yuriko's amazing strength. He had no idea that Yuriko, a young woman of small stature, could easily pull a man who was twice her size.
"Uhn --- What's going on?" Stryker asked as he slowly woke up. He felt Yuriko's arms around his midsection as she pulled him. "What are you doing?" He asked again, still feeling nauseated.
"We're here." She said. She slowly guided Stryker off the car and closed the door after him.
"Oh god --- my head." He groaned in pain as his feet touched the ground. He could barely keep himself awake. He brought his hand to his forehead and swayed from side to side like a drunkard. Yuriko just wanted to slap some sense in him.
Alex leaned towards the open window on her side. "Are you sure Jim's gonna be okay?" He asked with a worried look on his face. "If you want I can drive you to the hospital. There's one in Vancouver." He seemed eager to have her company again.
"Trust me. He'll be fine." She said with a humble smile. She knew they were lucky to have come across such a nice person. She had a way of reading people and she knew he had a good heart. She could smell it.
Yuriko's eyes suddenly opened wide with panic as she saw Stryker about to keel over. She quickly reached out and grabbed him by the collar.
Even Alex was startled with what happened. "Are you sure you don't want to bring him to the hospital?"
She just smiled back at him. "I'm positive. Anyway, we better go back to our room now. I'm not sure how long Jim could keep himself on his feet. "
"Yeah. I guess. So, uh, I'll probably see you around sometime. You take care, okay? And your friend too." His eyes were still focused on Yuriko. "Maybe I'll catch you on Discovery Channel or sumthin. You know, see you in action."
"Sure. Thanks for the ride, Alex. Maybe I'll see again too." She did a little wave and smiled at him.
Alex gave Yuriko a small salute and started his car. He found it quite unfortunate that they had to part so soon. He liked having her around. He barely knew her, and they weren't together for more than an hour, but there was something about her that intrigued him in a way that he couldn't understand.
So he knew he had to meet her again somehow. He quickly looked out of the window and called out to her.
Yuriko was already about to turn around and head towards the hotel, but she suddenly stopped in her tracks when she heard him call her name.
She turned around and met his eyes.
"Um, I don't want to come on too strong, but here's my number, just in case you and your friend need another lift." He pulled out a card from the compartment of his car and handed it to her.
Yuriko was quite taken aback by Alex's gesture. She didn't imagine that he would be willing to give them another ride. After all, she was planning to forget about him after that night.
"Uh, thank you." She said as she took the card reluctantly. She looked at the card and Alex's information was on it. Alex Summers, Geophysicist.
/"Another scientist."/ She thought to herself. Now she realized why he knew so much about the earth's physics and its environment. And why he was so interested in their 'documentaries'. She also remembered talking to him about such things on the way to the hotel.
"I travel around a lot, and you might wanna hitch again. Better to hitchhike with a friend than a stranger, right?" He said with a smile. "Well, I better get going. I still have some errands to run."
"Yeah, I don't want to keep you from your schedule." She smiled and waved at him with his card on her hand.
He looked out of window and smiled at her for the last time.
Yuriko felt relieved as she saw him drive into the distance. She really didn't want to get entangled with anyone at the moment. There was still too much in her life that she had to fix before she could get it back on track. The last thing she needed was a distraction. There was only one man whom she wanted to spend time with, and that was Logan.
She looked at Alex's card and sighed. /"Goodbye, Alex."/
She threw it in the snow, and made her way to the hotel's main entrance with an arm wrapped around a dazed Stryker. It was one of those situations wherein she was thankful for her enhanced strength. The man could barely stand on his own two feet.
The doorman of the hotel immediately greeted them when they came into his view.
"Miss Oyama! It's been a while since you and...." He was suddenly startled when he noticed William Stryker's grave condition. "Good grief! What happened to Mr. Stryker?!" He asked in panic.
She wasn't surprised that the doorman knew them all too well. Stryker had a bought a suite on the top floor and made it into his own home. She knew he had lived there ever since the beginning of the Alkali Base's construction. As his 'personal assistant', she knew more things about him than she ever wanted to know.
"We got into a road accident. Don't worry. It's not as bad as it looks." She said calmly.
The doorman was quite surprised with the way Yuriko talked and acted. He had seen her with Stryker ever since she became his personal assistant, and it was the first time that he'd seen her so relaxed and so --- human.
"Okay, Ms. Oyama. If you say so." He nodded and opened the door to the hotel.
Yuriko walked in with Stryker leaning against her right arm. Her eyes wandered at the lavishness of the place. Like the landscapes she saw earlier that day, it was also the first time she was able to appreciate the grandness of the hotel.
Back when she was Stryker's slave, the hotel was another one of her prisons. Whenever they would go there, Stryker would go into his suite, and she would stay in another room. In there she would do nothing but stare at the walls. It wasn't that she didn't want to enjoy her own room, but Stryker didn't let her. He wouldn't let her do anything he didn't want her to do.
"Where are we?" He asked, all nauseated.
Yuriko didn't answer back. She wanted to avoid talking to him as much as she could. She hated the sound of his voice as much as she hated the sight of him.
She went up to the counter and the receptionist was also taken aback by what she saw.
"Miss Yuriko! What happened to Mr. Stryker?!"
Yuriko sighed. She was already tired of everyone asking the same questions over and over again. She just wanted to go up to the suite to rest and disappear from everyone's sight before attracting any more attention.
"We got into a road accident. Don't worry. He'll be fine." She said monotonously. Yuriko swore she saw the receptionist's eyebrow twitch. She knew the receptionist was probably surprised with the way she was talking.
Stryker groaned and looked at the receptionist. "Who are you?" He asked groggily through half-opened eyes. His eyes wandered to the identification card that was pinned on her suit. "Emma.......That's your name."
Yuriko quickly did a fake embarrassed laughter. "Ahahah... I think he hit his head too hard." She quickly moved Stryker behind her. "Can we have the key to his suite now?"
Emma was quite confused by Yuriko and Stryker's actions, but she knew she didn't have the right to meddle in their affairs. "Okay, Miss Yuriko. And I believe you'll have another room for yourself?"
"No, thank you. We'll both be staying in the suite tonight." Yuriko answered.
Stryker leaned against Yuriko's back, as he tried to keep himself on his feet. He looked like a drunk driver who had just survived a road accident.
Emma was quite surprised that Miss Oyama wasn't going to sleep in her own room that night, and Yuriko noticed that.
"It's --- not what you think." She said sternly. She saw the receptionist pay no attention to her, and she felt quite relieved by that. She shouldn't have even reacted to the receptionist's curiosity.
Emma went to the key cabinet and fetched Stryker's keys from one of its drawers. She walked back towards Yuriko and gave them to her.
"Enjoy your stay." She said with a smile.
Yuriko immediately took the keys and headed towards the elevator with Stryker in tow.
She pushed the 'up' button, and soon enough, the elevator opened. It was empty, except for the operator, and this made her feel relieved. The last thing she needed was more people looking at them.
The operator smiled as they entered the elevator. The operator also knew who they were and she didn't doubt that. After all, they were there almost every night. She didn't even have to tell him their destination.
As soon as they got in, he pushed the button to the top floor, where Stryker's suite was, and they were on their way.
Stryker continued to leaned against Yuriko as they made their way to the top floor. His inability to keep himself conscious was starting to piss her off.
"Where are we going? We're in an elevator." He asked again. He was still groggy due to the head injury.
Yuriko noticed the operator glance at them. He, like the others, was also probably wondering what happened to Stryker.
She had no choice but to explain before he got more suspicious.
"We got into a road accident. Drunk driving." She said with a fake tone in her voice.
"Oh." The operator replied. He didn't say or did anything after that. He felt awkward that Miss Oyama was able to read his actions.
The floor indicator slowly moved its way to the 15th floor. Yuriko hoped that the elevator wouldn't stop for other passengers. She really didn't want to be with anyone else at the moment. The world still seemed so new to her, as if she had just been born. She still needed some time to get used to her new environment.
After a while, the floor indicator stopped on the 15th floor and the elevator opened.
================= TO BE CONTINUED !
Reviews are greatly appreciated !
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