Dull azure stared at the cold stone place in the wet muddy ground. The words inscribed in the stone stared back at her, leaving her cold and empty inside. Every time she glanced at the gravestone she felt like smashing it so she wouldn't have to come terms with the horrid reality. It was too painful, too heartbreaking.
" Why did you have to leave me? You were the only one I had left but you weren't any different from the rest of them." She whispered the words bitterly.
" No, you were worse. You chose to leave. You went and killed yourself." With every word she spat she sank to her knees. The rain fell harshly on to her frail frame. She could never forgive him for killing himself. No matter how much she tried she could because he left her all alone in the world. Ever since Jou and Mai died in an accident everything fell apart. Honda joined a gang after Jou's death and got himself killed in one of the gang fights. Shizuka already distraught from Jou's death reached her breaking point when she heard that her fiancée (Honda) was killed and committed suicide.
There was only Yugi, Ryou and Otogi left but even they went away. Everything ended after Yugi's death. One morning he was found dead in his room with an empty bottle of sleeping pills. According to the doctors report he had died because of over dose. After this incident Otogi moved away to America to expand his company and maybe to forgot about the past. Ryou still lived in domino but she rarely saw him any more. Everything was screwed up. This wasn't how their future was supposed to be. They weren't supposed to die so young. Everyone had such a great future ahead of them but it all fell apart.
"It's not fair," She whispered kneeling to the ground. Her fists were curled up and tears were streaming down her sickly pale face as she remembered her horrid past. It had been a year since their deaths but they were still fresh on her mind and they always brought tears to her eyes.
"I can't take it anymore, Yugi. Sometimes I wish I had died with rest of you so I won't have to suffer anymore." She cried her body trembling from the cold rain. Her wet clothes clung to her like second skin. Her brown hair was matted to her forehead. She wrapped her arms around her frail body to shield herself from the rain but it did no good considering she was already soaking wet. She was so absorbed in her inner turmoil that she didn't notice someone come up behind and held an umbrella above her head.
"At this rate I'd say your death wish is probably going to come true, Mazaki." The icy cut through the air like a hot whiplash. Anzu froze as she heard the familiar tone. She could recognize that voice anywhere. The superior tone that practically screamed out that everything else was beneath him. Of course, it was none other than the great Seto Kaiba, the arrogant and proud owner of the Kaiba Corp which had now expanded all over the world. The last time she had seen him was at Yugi's funeral, much to her surprise. What was even more shocking was that he had shown up at everyone of her friends' funerals. But that didn't mean he had changed, he was still as much of a bastard as ever.
" Like you care." Anzu uttered, her voice quivering from holding back her sobs. She didn't want to show Kaiba how emotionally screwed up she was.
" You're right I don't. Personally I think it's because of the pitiful person you are that Otogi left. He probably couldn't stand being near you." He taunted; she could practically feel him sneering behind her.
"That's not true." Her eyes widened. She knew better than to listen to Kaiba's taunt but what he said had struck a nerve inside her.
"Oh its not. Than tell me, why doesn't your little friend Bakura visit you anymore? To me its seems he's purposely ignoring you." He mocked. He didn't know why but he wanted to see the fire light up in Mazaki's eyes with anger whenever he used to insult one of her friends. After her friend's death she wasn't the same anymore. Her eyes were dull and whenever she smiled it was always so empty and sad. Even he had noticed the drastic change in her attitude.
"Shut up. You don't know anything." She spat angrily.
"Face it, Mazaki. You just can't admit the fact that everyone deserted you. Even Yugi who swore he loved you went off and killed himself." At this Anzu turned around sharply and grabbed the front of Kaiba's shirt with both hands.
" Don't act like you know me. You don't know what its like to have everyone you love get killed. You don't know a damn thing about it and don't think you have the right to talk about Yugi either." She shouted furiously, her angry blue eyes staring into Kaiba's icy blue ones.
"Mazaki, let go of me." Kaiba threatened in a low voice. He knew plenty of what it felt like to have everyone you loved gets killed but he wasn't going to let that make him weak and over-emotional now.
Her eyes widened when Kaiba threatened making her realize that it was Seto Kaiba she was grabbing and screaming at. Instead of letting him go she loosened her grip on his shirt and rested her forehead on his broad shoulders taking in his intoxicating scent.
" Shut up. I hate you. I hate you so much." Came out a mere whisper. All of the strength that had caused her to scream at him had suddenly disappeared and left her feeling weak and a bit dizzy.
"Because you are always so damn right." She said bitterly. The sob she had been holding back escaped. She gripped Kaiba's shirt tighter and buried her face in it. It had been so long that she had gotten close to anyone both physically and emotionally. Right now she didn't care that it was Kaiba she was crying all over because she just needed someone to comfort her. It was true that Kaiba wasn't the most comforting person and even though he was an asshole there was something about his presence that made her feel alive again. Also the fact that he hadn't pushed her away meant something.
She just wanted to get all of the anger and pain out of her. She was so tired of everything. She was tired of putting on a fake smile everyday pretending that she was okay when in reality she felt like someone had stabbed her and the wound wouldn't stop bleeding.
Kaiba watched as Anzu sobbed in his shirt. He made no motion to comfort her but he didn't push her away either. Maybe it was because she looked so frail and broken. He was slightly surprised when she had admitted that he was right. He didn't think she would give in so easily.
"I miss them so much that I feel like I'm going to die." Her voice died down a bit as she said the last words. Her legs gave away from underneath her. Her lithe form crumbling to the ground. The last image she saw before she fainted was of Kaiba calling her name.
Chapter 1 End
AN: This is my first Yu-gi-oh fic. I hope you guys like it. Reviews and constructive criticism are welcome.