(O) Yuri (O)
He cried until the tears won't come anymore.
He wrapped her in a special coat, his most treasured one for it belonged to his father but he still felt it was inadequate for the woman who means everything to him. With trembling hands he caressed the cheek that once were warm and alive, took one final look at her beautiful face, etching her features in his memories, in the deepest depths of his heart. He longed to tell her how much he loves her, but she can no longer hear him. He didn't want to let go of her just yet, he could never let go.
With a shaking hand he caressed the pale silver glory of her hair, scent of roses still lingered, wafted to his nose, cutting him in places he thought were already bleeding, he touched the colorless lips that once were soft, warm and full of life, of loving smiles. Her eyes were closed never to open again, and the memory of how their violet depths looked up at him with love made him howl in pain. Finally, pushing himself to do it, he placed her inside the coffin and gently covered it with dirt…
How he longed to bury himself alongside with her, to end his life so he could be with her. But to throw away the life she had sacrificed her own to save is a graver sin against her, and so he endured one agonizing moment to the next.
Was he destined to be all alone all his life? He thought he had learned all about pain and loneliness when his mother died, but he was wrong…so very wrong. Nothing could ever console him of her death, Alice…what had he done wrong to be dealt another blow like this? And this time, he could barely find the reason to move on for he got none left.
It's really ironic…he had wanted to protect this world so she would be safe, fought so hard to secure her dreams, her hopes for a better future…and the world survived but she did not.
Alice! A world without you in it is a world not worth protecting!
A future without you is a future not worth fighting…and life without you is not worth living!
…Can you ever forgive me? For failing you? I should have protected you first! And damn it all to hell if the whole world goes up in flames, I should have been there for you!
Yuri.
God Alice…I love you…you're my life, my heart, my very soul…baby I need you…
Yuri…I'm here, you won't be alone anymore…I'm always at your side…we'll be together forever…
…open your eyes Yuri…open your eyes…
With a start, his eyes flew open. Disoriented for a moment, Yuri first saw the ceiling of the four poster bed above him. His eyes swept over the darkened room, only embers glowed at the fireplace and the only source of illumination came from the double glass doors that led to the balcony outside.
His left arm felt numb, and noticing the discomfort for the first time, he turned to look what caused it. A woman's head was pillowed on his arm, cloud of silky hair partially covered her face, and the moon rays burnished the silver tresses, making them shine with iridescent fire. She had buried her face against his chest, her soft breath tickling his skin, making him shiver involuntarily.
With a trembling hand, he carefully brushed back the silver locks and felt as if his heart suddenly ceased to beat. The beloved features met his hungry appraisal, her eyes closed in slumber, her slim dainty nose, the soft rosebud of her lips, the flawless, creamy skin. Was he hallucinating? Is this just another cruel dream?
Yuri thought his sanity would not survive any longer if she is just an illusion his tortured mind had conjured.
Then he finally remembered.
Almost giving in to the hysterical urge to laugh or weep, he slipped his arm around her and pulled her close.
The soft naked body against him felt sheer heaven. Yuri trembled from head to toe as memories assailed him, of soft, silky limbs entwined around him allowing him everything, sweet tender lips that met and matched the fire of his ardor, of even softer flesh that encased him so perfectly, giving him pleasure so intense it could steal his very soul…and the sweet, sweet knowledge that she is only his.
She came to him a virgin, but she made him burn in a way he never felt before, no other woman even came close to the sheer ecstasy of her slightest touch. She is fire herself, and yet she burned for no man but him.
This is their wedding night, spent in her own bedroom, at the house where she grew up.
He could scarce take it in, she is safe and here with him as his wife.
That supposed battle in Shanghai never occurred, somehow Kato made sure that Dehuai never repeated the same folly again.
Kato, may he find happiness with Kawashima, Yuri thought. He didn't meet his old friend again, but also losing the woman he loved in the 'past' forged a bond between them that time or distance cannot sever.
The only problem that remains is that Rasputin and his secret society. Yuri groaned inwardly at the prospect of meeting Nicolai once more and ending up being cursed by that mistletoe again. But he didn't have to fight that meta god this time for Albert Simon did confess that all he really wanted to eliminate is that other Disciple of Sapientes Gladios that have strayed from the path, Rasputin. So surely, Nicolai won't come hunting him for stealing the 'title'.
Things weren't as exciting as before, this time there were no Dehuai or Albert Simon summoning false gods to destroy earth, but he has no complaints, Yuri had enough fighting to stuff a whole elephant. This is what happiness means to him…being with Alice and a life of peace with her. He got both…if only there was a way to stop this Rasputin from initiating war.
He still bore the memories of the 'past' and it's kinda funny to relive the same year all over again but…he got what he had secretly prayed for.
With a gentle hand he caressed the soft skin of her cheek. The pain of her 'death' still lingered within him, and in odd moments, he would suddenly hold her close to reassure himself that she's alive.
The haunting memories of those days without her made his eyes smart with tears and almost roughly he pulled her warm, lithe body closer to his. Sometimes he was so afraid that he'd wake up and find all this is just a dream.
His agitated movements woke her up. Alice smiled as she saw him and brushed her fingers against the side of his face, his eyes opened at her touch and the emotions she saw in them made her heart clench.
"Yuri? What is it?" She asked.
He merely shook his head and clasped her hand close to his lips. A traitorous tear slid down his cheek, making her cry out in alarm.
"What's wrong?" She asked again, framing his face with both hands, demanding him to look at her.
He shook his head, unable to quell the fall of more tears. "I'm just happy that's all." He said, then buried his face against her throat.
"God Baby…promise me one thing." He breathed against her skin.
"What is it?" She asked, she could sense the savage cacophony of emotions raging within him, his whole body was so tense, as if waiting for a blow to come.
"If you die, let me die with you…don't let me live a life without you again…I can't stand it. I can't go through that again…" His voice trembled, completely distraught.
Alice didn't know how to soothe him, she knew how much he had suffered, knew the depths of his pain, for he got no secrets with her, she knew everything about him because she had been within him all those time her physical body died.
No he got no secrets from her left, she even know the name of his first girlfriend. She knew just how dishonorable his intentions were for her that very first time they met in Manchuria, knew just how worried he was when she was struck by Li Li's curse…and that despite the fact that he rarely put it in words, he loves her deeply.
"You know that whatever happens we'll still be together." She said, caressing the back of his head.
"Yes…but the pain…I can't go through that again…"
He lifted his head and kissed her fiercely before she can speak another word. His kiss was rough, savage and completely unrestrained, but Alice didn't mind, if only she can assure him, ease his fears.
Her lips was beginning to throb from his wild treatment, the lower lip abused the most from his incessant sucking and biting, but strangely enough aroused feelings in her she never thought to feel.
His head lowered to the pulse in her throat, seeking the reaffirming beat of life coursing through her body.
Yuri pulled back to stare at her nakedness, the moonlight illuminated her body, revealing to him her secrets. She looked ethereal, like an angel he had seen in pictures, and incredibly beautiful. Her breasts were small but perfectly shaped, her nipples pert and saucy. Her skin glowed with the iridescent sheen of finest pearl, soft and silky.
She is perfect. And his alone.
He branded her breasts with the heat of his mouth, sucking her hungrily, making her gasp as pleasure bordered over pain. He was ravenous, like a starving babe, but Alice only held his head, as he sucked her harder. She could feel the serrated edges of his teeth as he lightly nibbled her nipple, the rough velvet of his tongue felt like magic as he rubbed the hard bud.
She could sense the wild emotions that still raged within him, knew just how little control he has over himself right now. Perhaps the fear of losing her has sharpened his passion to this height. She could feel the urgency coursing through his body as she touched him, ran her hands down his back. He fairly trembled from the force of his need.
Then suddenly, Yuri pulled back. His crimson eyes glittered in the dark, making him look almost inhuman, but she was not afraid, not even when he drew her arms above her head with one hand and imprisoned her possessively.
The locks of his hair fell on his eyes, giving him a sinister aura, but instead of fear, she felt inexplicably excited. Yuri parted her thighs with his knees, exposing the entrance to her core, but the feeling of vulnerability only served to arouse her.
In the dim light of the moon, he studied her pale flesh, the beautiful petals he had unfurled just moments ago, was still as erotic to him as the first moment he had laid eyes on her—No, the power she wields over him is greater now, for now he knew the intense pleasure her soft body gave him.
At the distant back of her mind, Alice wondered if she is becoming perverted, but her thoughts scattered as she felt the blunt, smooth tip of his sex probing against her, seeking access to her body.
"Yuri." She moaned as he found her; saw the smile of triumph in his dark face before he swiftly penetrated her. His savage entry burned her still sore flesh, for he had breached her untried body barely an hour before.
He stole the soft sound she made with his mouth even as he filled her deeper, unwilling to spare even a tiny bit of her. He felt huge, hot and he throbbed strongly within her, now he simply took when before he asked, possessive when before he sought only to please, but Alice arched her hips in surrender, allowing him everything.
Yuri bent close to her, whispered dirty, wicked things in her ear that shocked her to the core, but somehow excited her even more. He whispered in crude words about sex, about the things he longed to do to her, the things he wanted her to do to him, making her face flush in embarrassment.
She cried out when he pulled out unexpectedly, leaving her empty and aching for him.
"Yuri." She protested, her hips moved again of its own accord, seeking him.
The dark contrast of his body between her pale thighs was inexplicably erotic, he looked so strong, so formidable while she was soft, vulnerable and hungry for him.
"Please…" She gasped, her violet eyes glittered with need in the moonlight.
"Love me." She demanded in a husky voice, her nails biting into his hands in urgency. "Love me hard and deep."
"Baby." Yuri breathed, his kiss almost gentle but not quite. He came to her with all passion and need in full force. Wild, savage and completely unbridled, making her cry out in exaltation as he filled her once more, the force of his thrust pushed her high against the head board of the bed, laughing in sheer joy as Yuri growled and pulled her hips tighter against his, there was no pain this time only the appeasement of one need and the exacerbation of another.
He placed one of her legs on his shoulder, giving him deeper access to her body and with a sound of triumph he staked his claim
"Mine." Yuri groaned as he stretched her deeper, seeking the very limits of her tight core, filled her until he was sheathed to the hilt. Alice gasped as she lay beneath him, her body impaled by his, the tight bud of her desire stretched tautly against the base of his hard flesh. His slightest movement sends shivers of pleasure coursing through her body.
He released her hands to clasp her hips, lifting her high to receive the force of his thrusts. Alice cupped his face with her hands, wondered almost distantly as she traced the sensuous curve of his mouth with her fingers, just how could something as simple as his body moving within hers could give her so much pleasure, her pupils dilated in shock when Yuri began to gyrate his hips, stretching her small sheath even more.
"Mine!" He cried out, ruthlessly pounding against her again and again, deep and hard…deeper still, but she needed him so much to be hurt by his untamed, savage thrusts. Instead of pain, she felt pleasure, instead of abuse, she felt inexplicably elated, wanted, needed…and loved.
The hot rush of his seed filling the depths of her womb to overflowing heralded her own culmination.
"Yuri!" She cried when rapture came, white-hot, devastatingly complete, hurtling her to a place where pleasure reigned supreme.
She didn't know how long she'd passed out, when she opened her eyes, Alice found him looking at her with worried, uncertain eyes.
"Are you all right?" Yuri asked, gently caressing her face with a hand that trembled slightly.
"Of course, why shouldn't I be?" Alice smiled, sensuously stretching against him, relishing the feel of his hard muscles against her body.
The heat that suffused his face as she touched his cheek betrayed his embarrassment and guilt. "Baby…I lost control…I was too rough with you…are you sure you're fine?"
"Yes, you were quite a beast." She agreed, making him bow his head lower in shame. "But that was incredible." She added, unable to resist the urge to kiss the tip of his stubborn nose.
"See?" She said lifting her hand for him to see. "I'm still shaking too."
"Oh Alice!" He groaned as he pulled her closer to him. He was so afraid he had caused her too much pain again, he really is an insatiable beast as far as she is concerned. Yuri knew that he must give her body time to heal before taking her again, and he is a man who had prided in his self control, to discover that she could effortlessly destroy his hold over his baser needs shocked him.
It really shouldn't be a surprise, after all, he already knew the power she wields over him, but…to lose control like that…and he had just initiated her body to the very physical side of love not even an hour ago…what kind of monster is he?
A very, very hungry one. He thought, kissing the top of her head in silent apology. And yet, his body felt unrepentant, in fact, he felt satiated to the core of his being, more at peace and happy than he had ever been before.
Alice snuggled her face against his chest, the soft, warm afterglow of his wild lovemaking enveloped her like a delicious blanket. Yes, he did hurt her at first, but it felt exciting and she rather liked it. To feel his raw power, his unrestrained passion was extraordinary, and somewhere deep inside her, a part of her answered to the wild, primeval call of his body.
I'm becoming a wanton. She thought sleepily, smiling as he kissed her forehead, snuggled in his arms like this, she felt protected, cherished and immensely happy.
"I love you Alice Elliot Hyuga." He whispered, keenly aware of the deep satisfaction it brought him to call her thus.
"I love you too, my foul mouthed husband." She said, her eyes still closed but he saw the smile she gave before she succumbed to sleep.
Dropping a light kiss on her rosebud lips, Yuri settled her more comfortably in his arms and surrendered himself over to slumber.
(O)
"C'mon Rodge! Hurry up!" Yuri said impatiently. He knew making this trip to town is necessary for their supplies but even the short time it took for him to buy groceries, away from Alice was unbearable to him.
"Oh, if you only knew how these old bones feel you'd never say those words again!" Roger complained, trying to catch up with the Fusionist who was very much tempted to fuse with a winged monster and leave Roger there.
But not wanting to draw unnecessary attention to himself, Yuri resisted the urge, all he could do was walk back to Roger's house as fast as he could. Alice and he had decided to stay with the old man, concerned that Roger might be lonely living all alone near Nemeton Ruins.
The Eternal Love Child welcomed them wholeheartedly. And soon the lab house was transformed to resemble more like a home than a laboratory, at least the interior is. The outside still looked like a grotesque giant combination of caterpillar and spider.
The sweet, delicious aroma of freshly baked bread greeted the two men as they stepped inside.
Alice sat at the kitchen table, slicing bread for dinner. Behind her on the kitchen counter, glass jars filled with fruit preserves, jams and jellies she had prepared were neatly arranged in rows. The late afternoon light from the window made the jars glow in fantastic colors, like precious gems.
She looked up and smiled as the men entered. Yuri dumped the groceries at the counter and mindful of Roger in the room with them, he dropped a chaste kiss on her forehead.
"How's my girl?" He murmured.
She smiled lovingly at him, but before she could speak, Yuri growled at the old man.
"You Old Goat! I just keep my eyes off you for a minute and you'd cheat on me! Put that cookie jar down!" Yuri almost shouted.
Roger hugged the jar close to his chest as if it was a treasure and wagged his walking stick at Yuri. "Cheat! Oh yeah? Who was the one who stole my secret stash then huh? It can't be Alice who broke into my room and ransacked my cupboard!"
"Broke in? Ransacked? What are you talking about!" Yuri feigned innocence. He reached out to touch the cookie jar but Roger hit him squarely in the hand with the blunt end of his stick.
"Yeowch!" Yuri pulled back as if burned. "Hey! That hurts!" He blew against his stinging hand and shook it.
Roger wagged the tip of his stick at Yuri. "You don't fool me boy! If it were a real thief, he would have taken my valuables too, but since only the cookies were gone, it could only mean you!"
"That's a piece of trash!" Yuri said, but he couldn't help laughing. Knowing he was caught, he tried a different approach.
"Won't you take pity on this man who worked so hard at the fields huh?" He cajoled Roger.
"Hmmmph!" Roger snorted. "Pity? Did you ever stop to feel pity for an old man whose only joy left in life is a few bits of cookies and chocolate huh? Did you ever stop to think how much this old man looked forward to having tea with cookies only to find them all gone!"
Said that way, Yuri did feel pity and a little guilty. "Aw c'mon Rodge." He said.
"Don't 'c'mon, c'mon' me!" Roger said. "You stole my cookies, so that means this batch is all mine!"
Alice shook her head and sighed as she stood from the table. The two were incredibly fond of chocolate chip cookies that they'd stand guard the moment she opens the oven just to make sure the other does not get more than his share. She tried to solve the problem by baking bigger batches, but the two only got greedier.
"Stop it both of you!" She said. "A soul would think I baked only a single cookie and rationed it between us by the crumbs!"
"He started it!" The two men said simultaneously, both pointing an accusing finger at the other.
Alice feigned annoyance and stamped her foot. "If you two won't stop this instant, that would be the last batch of cookies, I'd never bake again!"
She took the cookie jar from Roger, and said. "I'll divide the cookies between the two of you, and tomorrow I'll set aside another cookie jar so you two won't have to fight over it. If I find one of you cheating, I'll stop baking immediately."
The two looked so much like children caught doing something bad red handed that Alice couldn't resist a smile. Yuri scratched the back of his head, while Roger swayed with his arms behind his back, she could almost see him digging his big toe in the dirt and saying something like 'I are sorry.'
Thankfully tea went relatively well, the two men were almost behaved. Yuri liked his crumpets with raspberry jam, while Roger preferred marmite, the brown yeast spread that only native Britons can choke down. The two almost had another row when Yuri pretended to gag just when Roger was about to take his first bite, a swift stamp on his foot by Alice quelled the uprising round number two.
Afterwards, Roger went down the basement to complete his airship. Yuri kissed his wife, thanking her for the delicious tea she had prepared for them and went outside.
An Old English Sheepdog greeted him as Yuri took off his shirt. "Hello Buffoon!" He said as he walked towards the small shed he had built where he kept all his tools. He intended to finish the rocking chair he was building for Alice tonight. He had fashioned the chair from white oak he himself cut down and seasoned.
He whistled while he worked, life has been kind to him lately, though he was sure it won't always be like this, but as long as Alice is with him, he can face whatever challenge life would bring.
He smiled to himself as he glanced at the unfinished structure in one corner of the shed. With their baby on the way, Yuri wanted to finish the rocking chair so he could work on the crib. A girl, he wishes for a little girl, who would have her mother's beautiful eyes and rosebud lips.
Alice has started to sew baby clothes, that is why he longed to finish the chair so she would be more comfortable while she knits mittens and baby socks and bonnets. She looked beautiful to him more and more each day, her body has blossomed into full womanhood, her breasts were fuller, her hips rounder and she radiated an inner glow that only expectant mothers have.
Both were impatient to have their baby born, but all they can do is wait and prepare for their child's arrival into the world. They have already collected a considerable amount of toys, toys that would take a few more years before their baby can actually play with them, but it can't be helped, not with two eager parents-to-be, who not only anticipated their child's birth, but his conception. One of them is a traditional teddy bear that Alice made, she had crocheted the pink apron that was tied around the bear's waist, and seeing the intricate, snowflake design of the apron, Yuri lightly fingered it, awed at the beautiful things his wife could make out of ordinary thread.
Yes life is definitely more kind to him, and all the past suffering only made it sweeter. Alice, their baby…they mean everything to him, all that mattered to him is contained in the slender form of his wife.
Yuri was smoothing the arm rest of the chair with sandpaper when he heard Buffoon growl and bark outside.
"What is it boy?" He said, stepping out of the shed to see what Buffoon is making a fuss about.
For a moment, he stopped in his tracks completely as he saw the two newcomers. Then his face broke out in one huge, pleased smile.
"Kurando! Munchkin! You two finally made it!" He greeted.
The young man only bowed politely, smiling slightly, but his crimson eyes betrayed his joy in seeing Yuri again. The young woman beside him was as feisty as ever.
"Munchkin! I should let you know that I am now a very married woman!" She said a little indignantly, but her emerald eyes danced in merriment.
"A married Munchkin eh? No doubt before the year is out, you'd be holding another screaming munchkin in you arms Kurando." Yuri said, laughing as the young couple blushed in embarrassment.
He picked up his shirt and put it on, the rocking chair will have to wait for tomorrow. Right now, he got to introduce them to his significant other, no doubt Anastasia is dying to see his wife.
"Come." He said to the young couple, indicating the way back to the lab house. "There is someone I would like you both to meet."
(O) End of Yuri's chapter. (O)
Next: Kurando & Anastasia.
But I won't post it until Tiger-me-love updates The Belated Honeymoon first. Why? I'm not about to steal the lemon excitement of that beautiful fic. NO! No complaining ye hear?
Author's notes:
Roger's title 'Eternal Love Child' is something I read somewhere but I cannot recall where.
For Yuri's return to the day he first met Alice, I thought at first that they'd meet as strangers again, but remembering that Karin was holding the family picture and still dressed in Cornelia's dress, I was convinced that Yuri still bore all the memories of Alice's death and his journey with his new companions. So this time, he'd definitely save her. Of course, thinking that he's meeting Alice in the train may mean that Albert Simon is still pursuing her, and perhaps Koudelka would still scream in his head, but somehow, I think Albert won't be their enemy this time around.
Who said Yuri can't have both? Alice and a life of peace with her? It is possible.
Don't agree? Shoot me!
Puffy.