Hi all! I had to do a oneshot, because I'm sick of having to follow stuff up...not that I do...I don't own anything that remotely concerns Yu-Gi-Oh except my satelite connection...man...that's so sad...

Anyway, here. Read. Enjoy. Hate. Review.

Please.


It doesn't make sense.

she doesn't make sense.

Why- why- would you spend your time trying to help people?

Why not concentrate the energy on yourself.

In the end, you're the only one that will be there for yourself.

Not friends.

Not family.

No one.

So why does she continue to try?

Maybe I'll never know.

But what really doesn't make sense is my attitude towards her.

I can't help it.

She's so annoying, but despite that, I still find myself drawn to her.

Like the proverbial moth to the flame.

And I don't even know why I feel like that.

I shouldn't,

and yet,

every time she walks into the room, I have to look at her. Albeit surreptitiously.

Every time she speaks, I have to listen.

It's so wrong,

How can anybody be so cheerful?

It's not even fair.

I yearn to feel hapiness like that again.

But I can't. Not even for Mokuba.

Mokuba.

She treats him like he means something to her.

How could he?

He's a great kid, but how could an outsider ever love my brother like he's her own.

And Mokuba, in turn, adores her.

I wish it wasn't so, butI so badly, so desperately want to be part of what they have.

Or something more deep.

It's her birthday tomorrow.

Mokuba told me.

He's painting her something.

For a moment, I played with the idea of buying her a gift.

But I can't. She'd shun me, anyway.

For someone so selfless, she has a very sharp tongue.

And she wouldn't like it, I have a lot of money, but no idea about girls, I can admit that to myself.

Besides. Giving her something would mean admiting I wanted to be friends.

I do, but I don't want to admit that.

In fact, I have a distinct feeling I don't want to be simply friends.

But one step at a time.

Gah. I'm rarely this confused, but it's her.

Everytime I even think about her, my mind goes haywire.

SoI have to end my agony.

Give her the gift.

I'm practically part of her "gang" since battle city anyway.

And besides...

It's not like a can return it at this late stage...things like this are hard to come by.

I hope she likes it.


So...How was it...For me, it was very spur-of-the-moment writing.

And there may well be an epilogue in Anzu's PoV...

...If you're good...