(REWRITE 2023) An Angel's Lips

Chapter 43

This is a chapter just to get a glimpse at Yuri's feelings, so just fluff and a little Aizen smut. Very little. The next chapter will be the same and then we'll get juicy then! Promise! Happy Valentine's Day!

"Long time no see, Yuri," She glared at Gin as he guided her through a beautiful lush garden. The sky was filled with stars, the view was beautiful she admitted to herself. Aizen stood by a small table under a beautiful tree, the big tree was decorated with lights, her eyes fell on the table again. There were foods, her favorite foods. Of course, she thought as she stepped closer to him.

"Play nice you two," Gin jested as he walked away. Yuri glared, not forgetting the incident when he drugged her at the hotel. She turned back to Aizen, he pulled out a chair for her with a smile. That smile she hated to adore.

"Hello, Yuri,"

She didn't speak, she just gripped the strap of her purse and sat down in the chair. The food smelled amazing Aizen knew how to weaken her thoughts, she mentally cursed and pursed her lips. "Why am I here?" She suddenly asked as he sat down beside her. "I've called you here to make amends and to explain what happened after the incident," Yuri's eyes dropped to her hands that rested on her lap. "Fine, then I have questions,"

He picked up a glass and drank from it slowly with a nod.

"Why did you leave?"

"I was tying up loose ends, after that incident with--," He noticed her flinch, she was obviously traumatized by the attacks, so he changed his words. "I was wide open for outbreaks all over, we—I was vulnerable to any and everyone,"

"So, why did you leave me behind?"

"I didn't want to expose you to any more events like those Yuri. I wanted you to be safe,"

"Well, you got what you wanted, as always," She whispered the last part.

"I did it for you, Yuri," He retorted.

"Was it worth it?" She nearly shouted. "Leaving me behind to take care of your business?" She held her chest tighten. Her emotions were going haywire, and the words were flying from her in seconds.

"Yuri, I understand why you-,"

"You understand? If you understand, then you would know why I'm upset!"

"I do,"

"Do you? I'm hurting now because of you didn't think about me," She sobbed. "You hurt me, and you're still hurting me. Why do you just want to torment me? You used to say you loved me! Then you left me all alone to take care of your behind! I thought I was going crazy and then you showed up again. I should have been happy, but I was just so angry!" She dug through her purse until her finger brushed along the rim of what she was searching for.

Aizen reached over to stroke her cheeks. Yuri knocked his hand away with her free hand. "Just go find someone else to torment, I'll work off the debt as a servant if I have to...But I can't do this anymore....I have had enough," Yuri slid the bank book onto the table, Aizen's eyes fell on it. She stood up from her chair and began to walk away.

"Goodbye, Sosuke,"

Yuri sauntered back up through the lush garden, she turned her head to see Aizen still sitting at the table. He wasn't following her, she was surprised he didn't, but she was glad. The feeling burned in her chest as she left him. Sitting alone.

Yuri returned to work, the following day. Since the dinner, she had not talked or seen Aizen around. The past two weeks seemed surreal. The car's driving by her apartment was ordinary again, the people on the street didn't follow her, and she didn't have to look over her shoulder back. Her boss didn't seem so scared anymore, and when she snuck a peek at the guest log on the hotel computer, she didn't see Aizen's name, any aliases, or any sign he was still there. She felt free and content, no more fear.