Another Epic Adventure

By Kalika, with editing by Midnight

Inspired by Good Charlotte's cd, The Young And The Hopeless

Dedicated to dl316bh and InsaneShadowFan

For their dark-themed writings, and their dedication to never let their stories die, despite it all.

Chapter One

A New Beginning

Disclaimer; I, Fangirl Kalika, and my companion, Midnight's Bell, do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, as that is owned by Kazuki Takahashi. I make no money from this story, and wouldn't want to anyway. I, Fangirl Kalika, write for my reviewers and myself.

To all those hunting down Fanfics that break the rules; As a silent protest against the hypocrisy of I am ignoring the song-fic related rule. Though this chapter doesn't break it, feel free to take down this story for future chapters. As TheAuthoressFormallyknownAsLiz said, you can not unleash your imagination if it's locked in an iron cage. Someone check me on that sometime.

Please note I use the japanese names and not the dub names in this story for the following people; Anzu(Téa) and Hanasaki(Lint) if he appears. I'm not sure why, and if it bothers anyone I will stop. Thank you.

And now, without further delay, I present to you with Another Epic Adventure.

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Anzu Mazaki bit down gently on her lower lip, casting a nervous glance down the deserted street. Lights buzzed on across the darkening town, stores closed their doors and locked up, while bars opened their doors even wider, beckoning in customers with the fragrant, withering scent of alcohol. Switching a white grocery bag from one hand to the other and taking in a deep breath, she shot off down the sidewalk in the direction of her home, hopeful of not running into any trouble on a lonely Saturday night like this.

Luck was not with Anzu Mazaki at that moment, though.

On a powerful impulse and an increasing sense of danger that started at the base of her neck and creeped it's way into her soft auburn hairline, she darted into a dark alleyway for a shortcut home.

And crashed into the tall figure of a man.

The pungent scent of leather filled her nostrils as she fought back terror.

Oh ho ho! What do we have here, a pretty little lady? A pretty RUDE lady? the deep voice itself carried the sneer almost as much as the dirt-smeared face. Anzu took one shaky step back and swalowed uneasily.

I'm sorry, sir. I need to get home. Excuse me, she replied in a calm, polite voice, trying to side-step the tall man. He stepped to match her, blocking again the road home.

Apology NOT accepted. What are you going to do to make it up to me? he half-asked, have implied. The malevolence practically dripped off the words. Anzu shook her head, trying to dislodge the stinging feeling of scared tears that wanted to come.

How much money do you want? she offered finally, her tone defeated.

Oh, I don't want your money, little girl, the words held some sort of expected finality that sent shivers down Anzu's back. A cool, summer wind blew by, ruffling her short skirt and bringing back memories of winter.

Then the man moved. It was fast, hard, and painfully. His thick,bony fist collided with the side of Anzu's head and she let out a sharp cry of pain. The sneer spread across the grubby man's face, his features appearing flattened in the biased light. Through the blurry images of the world, Anzu picked a target that appeared to be the man, and lashed out a powerful kick aimed at any part of him she might be able to make contact with, but she missed dizzily, instead falling down into a puddle of sewage water.

she let out another scream as his hand flew down, lifting her up by the collar of her soft yellow tee. He growled, spitting in her face.

I want something much more enjoyable than money, girl, he whispered menacingly. And then, with brutal force, the man tossed her into the brick wall, and as her skull made contact, Anzu's world darkened to blackness.

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Kalika: I admit, that was a mean place to end it, so short. BUT, I think I'm about doing the length of the chapters on the length of the songs, and this one was pretty short. Expect an update today, in all likelihood. And the plot will slowly reveal itself, although the title makes it a LITTLE obvious. Anyway, review, et bonne journee.