The Rising Truth

Hearts reunited

Yes, I know this was supposed to be up on Wednesday but I got sick. The stress has been destroying my body lately. Home feels kind of lonely and my depression has been really hating me this month. I'm hoping that I get better but I'll have to make do for now.

I am thankful to those who've been so kind in reading and commenting and voting. Thank you so much. Writing is my way to de-stress and I'm very grateful that you guys like it. This is my longest chapter coming in at 3721 words and it took forever to write, but it was worth it.

Thank you for reading and voting/commenting, especially those who do chain commenting(Freakin love you guys)

Yuzuru pov.

"Are you stupid Yuzuru?!"

Yep, I got chewed out by Javi and Brian this morning. Saya called me after lunch, and now Hiroshi is yelling at me for hurting his baby cousin.

"Why does it matter to you? It's not like you know what it feels like?" I said stubbornly. After getting yelled at by multiple people, I'm beginning to think breaking up with Shoma wasn't the best idea.

"That's not the point and for your information, I did go through something similar. I was expected to marry a nice Japanese girl who would stay at home but instead, I married an Asian-American doctor who refuses to stay at home all day. In turn, that caused drama. Your relationship with Shoma had caused drama. All you needed to do was stick together and rely on each other and you would've been fine. But no, you had to go and play the hero and look where you ended up. Alone and sad and without the love of your life. So go tell Shoma that you're sorry, beg for his forgiveness. and maybe he'll forgive you." Hiroshi sounded exasperated.

"You don't understand. Shoma and I got threats. They threatened me and Shoma's careers." I responded. He doesn't understand. There was more at stake than that.

He took a deep breath and stared at me with a look of half-pity and half-regret. "I am sorry that my family has chosen to come after you like that. I can't do anything to protect neither Shoma nor you nor my wife. You are all dragged into the lion's den with two options given to you, as it is given to everyone else: submit to the family and become like them or rise and forever be outcasted. Marianne and Shoma have chosen to become outcasted because they believed in something and they weren't willing to compromise. What will you do Yuzuru? Most of the people in my family are sad and bitter people who get their joy from hurting others because they chose to save themselves. Will you become sad and bitter after you finish skating and realize that all you did was save yourself?"

I sat there pondering for hours.

What am I without skating?

What am I without Shoma?

Am I doing it all for myself?

I'm doing this for Shoma, right?

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World's came a lot faster than expected. One minute I'm packing and the next I'm already the drawing for the short program. Shoma and Keiji were already there. He looked so happy to be with Keiji. He must hate me. He really must hate me for what I did, but a part of me clung to the chance that he loved me or still loves me.

Sitting down next to Keiji, I greet them, "Hi, Keiji. Hi, Shoma."

"Hey Yuzuru, how are you?" Keiji greeted me

"Oh, I'm well. You?"

"I'm feeling pretty good" An awkward silence permeated the air before Keiji elbowed Shoma