dark_rebellion | Closed Event Post

*After the incident with Yuya, Yugo was the first to get back home and he made sure to go straight into the house to inform their parents about what happened.

Unknown to Yugo, Yoko and Yushou, Yuto was stood in the hallway by the door that lead to the living room and kitchen. He overheard Yugo telling their parents about what happened with Yuya. How apparently some girl, who somehow knew about the whole Z-ARC thing, had messed with his head pretty bad over it. He explained how Yuya was in a really bad emotional state when he found him, but he managed to calm him down by talking to him and he was now on his way home with Yuzu.
Yuto retreated back to his bedroom after that, quietly closing the door behind him.
The guilt began clutching at his chest as he realized that Yuya wouldn't have been put in that vulnerable position in the first place if he'd been able to control his anger and not driven his brother out of the house.

In the days that followed, Yuto continued to avoid his family. At night, he couldn't sleep, so instead, he went out after everyone else had gone to bed and just wandered around Maiami City. He had no idea why... maybe it was just to clear his head a little, but maybe part of him was also looking for this girl who had messed with Yuya, though he had no idea what he'd do if he did come across her. He wasn't really in a good state to duel her or anything.

His nightly ventures hadn't gone unnoticed. The doorbell on the door of the Sakaki household had a camera, which briefly recorded any movement near to it, so it had recorded the times Yuto left the house and returned which Yoko had taken notice of. He always came back, which was a relief, but after what happened with Yuya, she was a little concerned with him going out late at night in a vulnerable state.

One night, Yuto found himself wandering around Maiami City park. It was quiet here in the very early hours of the morning, with almost nobody about.
As he walked into a clearing, he suddenly felt a spell of dizziness, so he quickly found the nearest bench to sit down.
Giving out a tired sigh, he held his head while he let the dizziness pass. He really hadn't had much sleep at all and his body was beginning to let him know it. He made a mental note to himself that once the dizzy spell was gone, he really should start heading home...*

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::The sculpture shatters, a piece or two falling off.::

... Creepy!

What would that have done if it hit me!

::She's disgusted and freaked out.::

*Breathing heavily, Yuto slowly looked down at his hand that hit the sculpture. It looked incredibly sore and was bleeding a bit, but he honestly couldn't even feel the pain right now.
He was too much in shock from what just happened.*

I... I didn't mean...
I wasn't going to...
I...

::Takes a deep lungful of air.::

HELP! HELP! OFFICER, I'M BEING ATTACKED!

::A blonde woman in Sector Security clothes hears and then starts racing to the scene. Maybe you should run, Yuto, Japanese cops don't have guns, she does look encumbered.::

*The moment Yuto hears Wintyr yell and the cop start running towards them, his 'fight or flight' mode landed on 'flight' as he bolts it from the scene as fast as he can.*

::They chase you but they're carrying more and you have nothing, so you likely escape, with cop warnings and demands behind you.::

*Yuto runs and runs and runs, even long after he'd lost the cop had been chasing him.

Eventually, he becomes too fatigued to carry on, so he gradually slows down while gasping for air, both from the run and the panic he was still feeling.

But that panic worsened when he heard the sound of a motorbike and saw headlights moving towards him, but he was simply too fatigued to move...*

*The motorbike quickly pulls up beside him and the rider gets off it quickly, removing their helmet to reveal that it was actually his mother.*

Yuto!
Are you okay? I've been looking all over for you.

*Although Yuto was relieved it was his mother and not a cop on a motorbike or anything, the irrational part of his brain was still in overdrive.
He didn't want her to know about what happened. He didn't want to risk the chance he'd hurt her. He felt so unstable and so... scared of himself.

He began backing off and then attempted to run.*

Yuto! Stop!

*Quickly she reaches out and grabs Yuto by his arm.*

What's gotten into you?

M-Mom, let go!
I don't want to risk hurting you!
Just let me go!

*Yuto attempted to struggle free from her, but she had a pretty firm grip on his arm.*

You're not going to hurt me!

*Yuto continued to struggle in her grasp, so in a desperate attempt to stop him, she managed to grab his other arm and restrained both of them.*

Yuto! STOP IT!

*Hearing the harsh tone in his mother's voice, Yuto suddenly stops struggling and stays still, other than his panicked, erratic breathing.*

*Breathing a sigh of relief that he seemed to be finally listening to her, she released her hold on him.

Seeing just how panicked he was, she switched to talking gently with him again.*

Alright. I want you to follow my breathing, okay?

*She took a slow, deep breath in, then let it out slowly.*

*As Yoko breathed in and out deeply, Yuto slowly began matching it, which helped to calm his panicked breathing down a little.

After a while, Yuto's legs simply gave way and he fell to his knees where he was.*

*Slowly, Yoko knelt down in front of him. When she did, she noticed the injury to his right hand. She could tell instantly that the injury was probably from him punching something.

Yuto winced a little when she touched it, which told her that it was just as painful as it looked.

Looking up at him, she noticed he was looking away from her, so gently, she reached out with her hand and placed it on the side of his face, which made him look over at her.*

Yuto. What happened?

There was this girl.
She kept talking to me like I was Z-ARC. She said she wanted to bring Z-ARC back.
I was angry with it and...

*A pained expression appeared on his face as he stopped as he fought back the overwhelming feeling of wanting to just break down.*

I don't know what's happening to me...!

*Yoko could see how tired and scared Yuto really was and it seemed like her fear was right... that girl had targeted him too.
She felt she probably wouldn't get much more out of him at the moment, he was too upset, so instead, she pulled him into a firm hug.*

No matter what is happening, or what will happen, we'll figure it out together, alright?

Whatever you're feeling right now, don't hold it back.
Just let it out.

*Hearing his mother's comforting words, tears began forming in Yuto's eyes as he lost the battle to keep them back. He wrapped his arms around her, holding her tightly and buried his face into her shoulder, allowing himself to cry into it.*

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