One Chance In A Life Time

Chapter: 8 The Unexpected Ending

Disclaimer: I don't own the Utena characters and since this is a fan fiction site..You should have already figured that one out,if not..I am very sorry..you aren't a very bright individual.


Warning: This contains the ending.

Author's Note:

Love and angst simply perfect and just in time for Valentine's Day.
I'm sorry that I couldn't extend this story any longer.
It was supposed to have ended a few chapters back.
I kept extending and finally I began running out of ideas.

My apologies to the readers, endings are definitely my flaw.
Thank you very much for your time in reading this fic.
I really hope that this fic inspires someone to write
a Juri/Shiori yuri pairing fic as well.

If you decide to write one, leave me a message.
I love the pairing or any Utena yuri pairings.

Italics are words of thought

Bold Italics are whispers
-Kiros Razer
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After the two women arrived back at Juri's dorm.
The taller woman hung both of their jackets up.
Then added,"Shiori..I'm going to have a shower."

"Alright." The brunette said as she sat down on the couch and stared blankly at the wall.

Juri noticed the look upon the girl's face and then added,
"You can join me if you want.."

Shiori shook her head and replied,"That's alright, I'll take one before bed tonight." her body began to tense up and her mind was filled with confusion.

"What is with me..?"

Juri turned back around and watched the woman whom she had always loved, twitch and hold her head.
She knew that the girl had a great deal of problems.

"Shiori.."

----Flashback 1----

A large number of children are lined up for recess.
Two children are picking teams.

"I pick, Juri!"

As usual Juri was chosen first and Shiori lowered her head.
-----------Flashback 2-------

Shiori was in a small group of girls talking about boys.
"That boy is fine." Mia said as she pointed over to a boy.
"He sure is." Shiori agreed.

"You can have him.." Hikari added.

Mia and Shiori give her a strange look

"Please, don't tell anyone but I think I am lesbian." Hikari stated.

"Oh, really?!" Mia gasped.
"I think I am head over heels about Juri." Hikari replied.

Shiori's eyes opened widely.

Mia smiled and replied, "That doesn't make you a lesbian if you like Juri, She's truly the exception!"

Shiori once again lowered her head.

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Flashbacks poured through the mind of Shiori.
They battled fiercely with her mind.
The brunette groaned in pain and the tears began to flow from her eyes. Juri held her closely and could see that the girl's eyes were becoming filled with anger a long with immense pain as they became glazed over.

"I want to fight you!" Shiori shouted at Juri as she pulled away.

Juri found herself surprised by the girl's sudden remark,
"I'm not here to be your enemy.."

She could tell that it would takes years for Shiori to let go of all her hatred and upset feelings towards her. She wanted nothing more at this moment than to be able to free the girl of her mental anguish.

The brunette cried out, "Why.. why... after all of these years.."

"Shiori.."

"If miracles truly exist.. why can't I find mine?!" Tears poured down after she spoke.

"Change."

She looked over at the taller woman in question, "Huh?"

Juri desperately wanted this to happen, she wanted the change to be positive to benefit Shiori's future. It hurt her to see the girl when she was breaking down.

She placed her hand upon the smaller girl's shoulder,
"Changing yourself for the better is truly a miracle.."

Shiori lowered her head and bit her lip,
"It's just so hard to let these things go.."

The fencing captain could understand the girl's hurt and embraced her, "It doesn't have to be right a way.. it takes time, Shiori.."

Shiori buried her face into Juri's chest,
"Let's go practice.. I need to get a lot out of my system.."

Juri looked down at the one she loved and replied,
"I only have my rapiers.. I don't want to hurt you."

Shiori became angry with Juri's words,
"Quit that!" She shouted. "Stop treating me like a child!"

"It is after dark.. you know.." Juri reminded.

"I don't care!" The brunette shouted once again as she crossed her arms and glared at the other woman.

"Alright." The taller woman said with a smirk.

The two went out to their fencing spot.
Juri kept on the defensive to allow her lover
to take her frustrations out on her.

Looking into the girl's eyes,
Juri could see Shiori's determination.
It made her feel proud to see the girl
giving it everything she had.

Angrily Shiori began shouting,
"It hurt me when you left me alone this morning!"

Juri quickly replied, "I wasn't trying to upset you!"

Shiori continued her angry shouting,
"How would you of felt if I left you like that!?"

The fencing captain couldn't think of a good reply.
Hearing the smaller woman vent out her pent up frustrations helped her to understand how the girl must have felt.

"I would have felt betrayed.." Juri admitted in a defeated reply.

The angry brunette calmed down a little in her shouting. She took a few breaths and then questioned the taller woman once again,
"What if you waited for me to return and then find me walking with someone else and they were hanging all over me?"

"I understand now and I am very sorry.." was all she could say.

Shiori kept swinging her blade releasing all of the hurt that was build up inside of her. Juri continued to defend herself.

Once again the shouting took place,
"YOU ALWAYS THINK YOUR RIGHT!"
The angry woman paused and then continued on,
"HOW CAN YOU EVEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL!?"

Juri kept her mouth shut she had a feeling that it was for the better.

The brunette cried out,
"EVERY PERSON THAT I HAVE EVER BEEN WITH HAS WANTED YOU INSTEAD OF ME!!"

She continued angrily with tears flowing down her cheeks,
"WHEN RUKA AND I HAD SEX, HE CALLED OUT YOUR NAME!"

When the last of Shiori's words struck her emotionally,
she dropped her rapier and the brunette
accidentally wounded Juri.

The Orange Haired woman fell to her knees with tears in her eyes.The pain caused her to fall forward with her hands barely catching her.

The brunette was shocked over what had happened.
Before her was her best friend Juri.
The girl she grew up with that looked out for her and kept her company. The one everyone seemed to love and respect..
and admired for her skills and beauty.

Her best friend had recently became her lover.
Which meant she was the girlfriend
of this well respected person.
In return people would have to respect her
knowing that they were an item.

Right now her lover was on her hands and knees before her.
Due to a painful cut that SHE inflicted by accident.

Shiori could tell there was more to her lover's
pain than just the wound itself.

"Do you need to go to the hospital?" Shiori asked with concern in her voice.

Juri shook her head no and it seemed that her words were taken away. She could only think to herself.

"So much pain... this pain is nothing compared to her pain.."

"I loved her because she was different from other people..

"She wanted to have the things that I did..
Shiori did her best to take things away from me.."

"The only person it hurt was her.."

"What hurt me was that she wasn't interested in me that way."
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Her thoughts were interrupted when she realized that she was laying on the ground facing up toward Shiori who had unbuttoned her shirt and began taking care of her wound.

"Shiori.."

The brunette turned to face Juri with a sad look upon her face.
"My words were just as painful..were they not?"

Juri wiped away her tears and sat up a bit.
"A cut from a sword is nothing compared to your pain.."

Shiori wrapped her arms around her best friend and lover.
"My angst.. ruined our only Valentine's Day that we ever had with someone whom we loved." she snuggled up into Juri's arms arms trying to hide her face.

The taller woman smiled and then commented,
"Sometimes when you become aggressive it turns me on."

Shiori backed away from her lover and blushed
as she watched Juri rise upon her feet.
"Just watching you move is to me."

The two girls look over at each other with a smile upon their faces. Shiori dropped her sword and looked up to Juri.

"Happy Valentines day, Juri-San."

Soon after her words were spoken,
her lips were met by the taller woman.
Juri lowered both Shiori and herself to the ground.
There she began making love to the smaller woman.
"Mmm..Juri-San.. ahhhh...ohhhh...mmmm.."

Juri began thinking to herself as she continued to please her lover.

"I like how she feels when I touch her body.."

"I also love the sounds she makes as I touch her..."
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The brunette looked deep into the eyes of her lover and whispered her name, "Juri.."

The orange haired beauty smiled directly at her and whispered,
"Don't worry, Shiori.. you are the only one on my mind and in my heart."

"Your wound, Juri-Chan.. be careful.." Shiori mentioned with concern in her voice.

Juri kissed the girl's forehead and spoke,
"Like all wounds..it takes time for them to heal..some take longer than others but together I will try to help you recover from your's."

She is the one that holds my heart,
I thought about her ever since we were apart,
Her lips taste as sweet as wine,
I'm so glad that this woman is mine,

I know inside lurks something dark,
I can tell directly from her spark,
What is love without pain?
Purified water instead of rain,

What I have is someone real,
She is trying her best in order to heal,
When she's ready to confide,
I will be by her side..

FIN

A/N: This concludes my Utena fic based around Juri/Shiori.
In time I may write another or simply write a short fic upon the two. I had better hopes for this fic but ideas were becoming more scarce. Please read and review.
I am a writer of old and not of new.
My ways may seem rather strange.