This is my first Yu-Gi-Oh fanfic, so please review and let me know what you think.
Hint: Pay attention to Anzu's thoughts. It will be a clue for future chapters. Enjoy!
The dream and the Invite:
(The Dream)
Atem: I have been defeated partner. Get up! You won, but why are
you crying? If I were you, I wouldn't show my tears.
Yugi: Because I am weak. For me, you are my target that I would like
to reach. I always think that I would like to become strong like
you.
Atem: You are not weak. You are also holding on some strength that
hasnever been defeated by anybody, aren't you? That is the
strength of kindness. I also learned that from you partner! Your
courage to accept this ceremonial battle guides me to where I
should go on.
Yugi: Another I.
Atem: I am no longer "another I". You are also nobody else. You real
appearance is Mutou Yugi, only one in this world.
Honda: What is that?
Jyonouchi: The eye of the gate…..
Isis: The wedjet eye taking care of the gate to the world of death
has already finished checking the truth from the ceremonial
battle of Pharaoh spirit. Now, it is time to open the gate and
return the spirit of Pharaoh that has existed in this world for
for more than 3,000 years.
Spirit of Pharaoh! Express your name to the wedjet eye!
Atem: My name is Atem!
Jyonouchi,
Anzu, & Yugi!
Honda
Anzu: Wait! Yugi
Honda: Are you reallying going to leave? In fact, you don't have to
go, do you? Please don't leave!
Anzu: Another Yugi...Atem...I understand that there is the place
where you should return behind that light. But that light means
separation between you and us. I don't understand this at all.
You have been with us all the time. Now, you are going to
leave. I haven't understood the meaning of your choice.
Jyonouchi: Anzu, it is good that you don't understand. That we don't
understand can make us remember it. So, it makes us not
forget his story and feeling that we have been together. So,
let's send him to his world...to his future!
Atem: Everybody…..
Anzu: (I won't forget you)
As Anzu watched Atem spirit return to the world of death where his ancient people have been waiting for him, she knew she had to let him go, but her soul called out for him to stay with her.
She had to tell him. Wait….she hadn't told him what was in her heart yet. "Atem…", but it was too late. The eye of the gate has already closed leaving the last memory of his face in her mind.
Anzu woke up into the darkness of her room.
"That dream again!" Tears streamed down Anzu's cheeks as she put the memory back into the far reaches of her mind. "I have been having this same dream for two weeks now. Why now? I never had dreams about the day Atem left us before, until two weeks ago. What does it all mean?" She had to realize that Atem was gone and she would never see him again.
Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding………………….
Anzu lost her train of thought when she heard her parent's grandfather clock ringing in the hallway. She picked up her portable alarm clock to check the time. "Midnight! That's right; today is my Eighteen Birthday and later on tonight will be my party."
Anzu put her hand over her heart. It took her a little while to come back to reality of what has happened in the last past two weeks. Her last dance performance of the school year, graduation, and now turning 18 yrs old. It has been two years since that day she and her friends had to say farewell to their friend Atem. Now it is summer and less than 3 months she will be going to the finest dancing academy in New York. She knew she should be happy but deep down in her mind she really wanted to stay here in Japan with her friends who will be attending college this fall. But she knew this was her dream to go to New York and become a famous dancer and that nothing was going to keep her from going.
Of course thinking about New York wasn't her only problem. I might have to deal with Kaiba tonight, thought Anzu.
----Anzu's Flashback-----
The last school bell rang and Anzu was talking with her friends Yugi, Jyonouchi, and Honda about graduation and her birthday party………until someone bumped into her group.
"Hey watch where you are going."
"Hey rich boy, didn't you hear me?" yelled Jyonouchi.
"Yes I heard you mutt. I will be happy when graduation comes so I wouldn't have to look at you and the rest of you geeks again."Seto picked up his pace and walked directly into the group, knocking Jyonouchi over unto the ground.
"Yeah you keep walkin rich boy before I give you a pounding," yelled Jyonouchi, while being held back by Honda and Yugi.
"We better get going before we miss the bus. We will see you later Anzu," stated Yugi as he walked away with Honda and Jyonouchi.
Anzu waved back, happy that her friends left so they wouldn't have to see what she had to do, the most embarrassing, degrading situation she would ever have to do in her life, invite Seto to her birthday party.
"Kaiba wait up!" yelled Anzu as she ran towards the CEO.
"What is it you wantMazaki?"
"Look this hard for me as it is, considering how you have treated my friends and knowing that they will probably hate me for this. "Well you see"……….Anzu paused while figuring out how to word this without sounding pathetic.
"Spit it out Mazaki, I don't have all day."
"Oh all right. Look my birthday is in two weeks, the day after graduation, and I am inviting you to my party," stated Anzu trying to keep a straight face while she handed an invitation to Kaiba.
"Why would I come to your party?" He growled
"My mother thought I should include you, since you are part of my graduating class and she gave me this lecture that I shouldn't leave anybody out, no matter if I like them or not. She also told me to consider it as a thank you, for you paying for the costumes the school dance class needed for their finally performance next week" Anzu was lying through her teeth because the true reason was her mother told her that since Kaiba is her father's boss, her mother thought this make a good impression on her father's career.
"Just because I paid for the costumes, I don't need your sympathy. Now if you don't mind I have a business to run." Growled Seto, as he turned around, walking towards his limo, while still holding the invitation in his hand.
As Anzu watch the CEO drive away in his limo, truthfully she didn't care if he came or not. She figured that asking him and giving him an invitation was enough to help boost her father's career. At least she wouldn't have to hear anymore of this from her mother.
----End of Flashback----
That's' it! She'd had it. "I am going to enjoy my party with my friends tonight and forget all about Atem. He is gone and he will never come back." Anzu closed her eyes tightly, trying to hold back the tears. She knew she was lying to herself and that the pain was so great, it was hurting her chest. She placed her head back onto her pillow and slowly fell back to sleep remembering she had to put on a brave and happy face for her birthday party tonight.