Okay, it's time to update this story. Sorry it's taking awhile to update already but I've been packing and getting ready to leave. Well, I hope you like this chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 7: Determined
Yuan had come to visit Storm again. She was beginning to get better, but she still couldn't stand up too easily on her own. It had only been two days since she had woken up, and even with the apple gels and doctor treatments she was receiving she still needed to rest.
When Yuan walked in Storm looked over at him and smiled softly. He was almost always there with her keeping her company. If he wasn't working with the troops then he'd be with her trying to make sure she didn't become too lonely. He had been questioning her a lot about her hidden past, but she was still a little hesitant to tell him anything more than she had the other day.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her, knowing he'd get the same response he got every time he asked her.
"Much better. Don't worry, I'll be up very soon, then we can get Magnius," she told him happily. He knew by now that she was lying, he could tell she was still in pain when she moved.
"Well, you need to rest until then," he told her as he sat down next to where she was laying. Storm rolled her eyes at him, getting tired of him telling her to rest all the time. She hated being the one that was keeping them from finding Magnius.
"You know, we can at least go to where he's supposedly at, then he can't get away again," she offered.
Yuan shook his head at her. "If we go after him, we'll have to make you travel and I can't allow that in the condition you're in," he told her. He was beginning to grow tired of her stubborn attitude so he decided to change the subject. "So...does Zelos treat you well? Does he know about your past?" Yuan asked her. Storm's eyes got huge for a moment when she heard his questions but she soon showed a soft side. Yuan could see the pain in her eyes at the mention of her past again.
"Zelos is great to me, and he does know everything about my past. He knows more than anyone else," she told him. Yuan stared down at the ground when he found out that she had tod Zelos things that she had never revealed to her father or him.
"Why should I expect her to tell me something like this. She has no reason to tell me anyway," Yuan thought when he realized that he was wishing she would tell him more. Perhaps he wanted to know more about her because he wanted to protect and comfort her.
"Would you like to tell me? I promise I won't tell Kratos or anyone else anything you don't want me to," Yuan offered her, being a little gentle on the subject. Storm snapped her gaze at him, wondering why he was so obsessive over her past. Of course, she could partly understand why. It was something that he was around for, but he was never aware of her abuse going on. He should have expected that Pronyma and Mithos would have done something like that, but she had always tried to hide her pain. There was a part of her that wanted to tell him, she did want some comfort, but she hated asking for it.
"Well, I suppose..." she said quietly before she attempted to sit up. She flinched a little at the pain, but pushed herself through it. Yuan tried to help support her as she got up, but she refused the help. She finally managed to find a spot sitting up that didn't cause her too much pain in her back as she looked over at him. "What did you want to know?" she asked him, looking over at him to await his answer.
"Well, what did they say to you to make you think that you're not worth anything?" he asked her, he wanted to assure her that they were all wrong. Storm was afraid that he would ask her something like that, but she went ahead and told him anyway.
"Pronyma always used to tell me that I was never good enough for anyone, that no one would ever love me because I was too weak. Both her and Mithos always told me that my parents never wanted me. They told me that Dad was just caught up in lust with Mom. They told me that Dad would never fall in love with a human because all the humans on the two worlds were evil. I was just a mistake and Dad was stuck with me after Mom died," she said as she stared at the ground to hide the tears that were welling up in her eyes.
Yuan was furious with what Mithos and Pronyma had done. He knew damn well that Kratos loved Anna as well as Lloyd and Storm. They had wanted a family, but they had a hard time finding a place to stay for a long time because they were constantly being followed by Mithos and Kvar. He shifted himself in front of Storm as he gently wrapped his arms around her.
"Don't you ever believe any of the lies that they told you. You father loved Anna so much and they wanted to have a family together. They were thrilled to have you and Lloyd, in fact, I don't know if he would have survived if you wouldn't have been around after Anna died. If he would have lost all three of you, it would have killed him. We were all barely able to keep him alive after that, but when he saw you I think it helped him make it through that rough time in his life. You are so important to everyone," he told her quietly as he pulled her closer.
Yuan was so gentle with Storm that she didn't feel any pain as he pulled her closer. This was the comfort that she had needed, the comfort that she was too afraid and stubborn to ask for. She almost didn't want it, but she didn't want to push him away either. She felt so safe and secure there with him. She knew that her parents loved her, but the pain that she had first felt when she heard it was coming back to her. She did know that when Pronyma told her that she was never good enough she was telling the truth.
Soon, it was time for Yuan to leave for the night as he helped Storm lay back down. He wished her a good night before leaving her tent. Storm laid on the ground as she thought about how she was feeling after what she had shared with him. She had known him for so long, but maybe there was more to them than she had actually thought. She knew that she could never feel for him in any other way than friends. She had Zelos and she loved him more than words could say, but then there was Yuan. He was confusing to her, the feelings she felt when he was around scared her and comforted her at the same time.
Soon, after she was sure that Yuan and the others were in their tents for the night, she lifted herself to a sitting position again.
"I will not be the reason that Magnius gets away and starts another Angelus Project," Storm said quietly to herself as she attempted to get to her feet. Her back was screaming, but she didn't care at that point. Finally, after a few minutes of failed attempts, she made it to her feet. She was pretty shaky at first, but she soon gained her balance. She was almost afraid to move, the pain was threatening to come back. Suddenly, she saw something that made her begin to walk, even through her pain.
Storm inched her way to the other side of the tent where her sword was resting. She finally made it to it, but stumbled a little when she attempted to reach over and pick it up. She caught herself quickly then went and grabbed her weapon. She began to test how well she could use it in her condition. She swung it around a few times before crying out when she felt one of her wounds rip back open. She fell to one knee as she felt the wound that Magnius had given her himself.
Yuan was trying his best to fall asleep in his tent as he thought about what Storm had told him. She must have trusted him at least a little to tell him about her past, but he only wished that he could have prevented it. He couldn't help but realize that he cared about deeper than he thought he did.
"Could I lo..." Yuan stopped when he heard Storm cry out in pain. He jumped up and ran to her tent, hoping that someone hadn't paid her a visit when she was still so weakened.
He rushed in and saw Storm not in her bed as he began to panic. He soon noticed that she was on the other side of the tent down on one knee with her sword in hand. He knew what she was doing as he ran over to her, seeing that she was bleeding once again. He grabbed her arm as he tried to help her up.
"I don't need any help, I'm fine," she snapped at him as she pulled her arm away. Yuan didn't listen as went to pick her up, carrying her back to her bed and laying her on her stomach.
"Don't you move Storm," he ordered her angrily as he walked out to get one of the nurses to help.
After the nurses stopped the bleeding on her back and bandaged her up once again, Yuan walked in to have a talk with her. When he walked in, Storm knew exactly what was coming as she faced away from him.
"Why were you trying to get up? I told you that you needed more rest," he asked her, still upset with her stunt.
"I didn't want to be the one that kept us here. Magnius could be out there with the plans for the Angelus Project and we're not stopping him," she replied harshly.
Yuan sighed, knowing that the idea of Magnius and the Angelus Project bothered her to no end. He knew that no matter what he told her she would never be satisfied with waiting until she was better. "Why won't you ever let me help you?" he asked her, changing the subject to something else that had been bothering her.
"Asking for help only makes me weaker. Besides, I can handle it on my own," she answered gruffly.
"Did Pronyma or Mithos tell you that too?" he asked her, becoming angry with her stubborn attitude once again.
"What does it matter, I'm weak and I''m trying to make myself less weak. I don't need anyone's help," she answered.
"Asking for help doesn't make you weak, but hiding from people does. You can't keep hiding your feelings and hiding from people who want to help you. It's not good for you," he told her gently. He didn't want to hurt her or upset her, he wanted to make her see that he wanted to help.
"I just can't...I'm sorry..."she replied. Yuan stared at her sadly with her reply. Perhaps there were some things that he would never be able to help her with or fix for her, but he would try his hardest to help her. He would continue to help her no matter what.
Well, that's it for this chapter. I'm sorry if it was bad because I don't think it turned out very well. Anyway, tell me what you thought and please review. Thanks again for all the reviews from the last chapter. Thanks!
