Ahoy mateys! Ello Chaps! I hope you enjoy this story. But before we begin, let me point out a few things about this fanfic.
1) Mokuba would be older than ten technically if Seto was 19, but in order for my story to properly (And boy do I mean, PROPERLY) work, Mokuba has to be six... Please don't hate me!Erm... I don't know why I put a one if that's the only thing... Oh wait! Now I remember!
2) All that DK and BC stuff doesn't happen in my story... None of the Millennium Items exist either, which means... Sorry folks... NO ATEMU/PHARAOH...
3) Jonouchi Katsuya=Joey Wheeler Mazaki Anzu= Tea Gardener Mutou Yugi= Yugi Moto (lawl) Honda Hiroto= Tristan Taylor
I use Japanese names because they sound cooler and better and I only watch the Japanese version... (^3^)
4) Kaiba Corp is a video game business thingy... But if anyone has a better idea for a more interesting business, could you please let me know?
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh and any of the characters... or Wacdonalds either...
Anzu dragged herself into the locker room and began dressing in her required uniform. This totally sucked. It was the summer right before college and here she was, working her butt off at Wacdonalds because her parents had refused to pay for her books and any other expenses other than her tuition. When she heard the word 'part-time', she always imagined herself teaching a bunch of excited young students hoping to make a career out of dancing. But all those spots had been taken.
She had wanted to go to dance college in New York, but that had been way too expensive. She was glad that her parents had at least saved enough for her to go to a prestigious dance school in Northern Domino City. At least being in that school had its perks. Her friends were only an hour away, and she finally had her freedom. Now she could have fun anytime she wanted and do things regular teenagers did. Like have sex for example. She always imagined her first time as a magical experience with the one she truly loved. Her first time wasn't even technically a first time... Her crazy ass parents had walked in on her and her boyfriend Hiro right before he had entered her. They even brought a bloody butcher knife for goodness sakes! So let's just say, sex with her parents nearby was pretty damn risky.
Anzu pulled on her crisp white blouse and tucked it in under her orange pleated skirt.
Urgh, this uniform is so tacky!
After she completed the look with knee highs, an orange letterman jacket and sneakers with the Wacdonalds logo, she closed her locker door and stepped out of the locker room.
"Yosh!" Anzu cheered herself on, "Today I will do my best! I can do anything as long as I'm not a wait-"
"Anzu! Karina broke her wrist so she's manning the register! We need you as a waitress!" her manager yelled out to her from the kitchen. "Hurry up! It's pretty full today!"
Anzu groaned unhappily. "That's just my luck... The one thing I cannot do, they make me do!"
Anzu could flip burgers, salt fries, clean toilets, push register buttons, answer phone calls, and man the drivethru, but she could not- COULD NOT- wait tables. She was super clumsy when she had food in her hands. It was kind of ironic really. She was a graceful dancer and very good on her feet, but she couldn't wait tables to save her life. One particular incident with a man getting drenched with hot coffee ended with her being removed from the waitress spot permanently. What made the manager think to put her on it now?
As if reading her thoughts, Yoshiko, the manager, appeared.
"Oh don't get the wrong idea Anzu." she chided, "You're not bringing any food to tables. You're taking orders and refilling stuff and seating people."
Anzu breathed a sigh of relief and headed out the kitchen door to the noisy dining area. She pulled on the belt waitresses were required to wear and stocked it with straws. After looking at the list of tables waiting to order, she headed for the first one. To her surprise, it was Yugi, Jonouchi, and Honda.
"That skirt's lookin a bit too short, Anzu." Jonouchi teased.
"Shut up Jonouchi." She growled as she sat down next to him. It was against the rules to take your own break without permission, but Anzu had been working through lunch shifts for the past two months so she didn't care.
"Don't worry Anzu. I think the skirt looks nice on you." Yugi commented.
"Thanks Yugi. You always say the right things." She smiled brightly at her eccentric haired friend.
Jonouchi and Honda nudged Yugi's arms suggestively. Yugi blushed and looked down at the table. Anzu pretended not to notice. She knew Yugi always had a crush on her, and at some point, she thought the feeling was mutual, but throughout high school, she started to realize that it was more like a brotherly love. Even so, Jonouchi and Honda spent every waking moment of their lives trying to get Yugi to ask her out. She didn't want to turn him down point blank, but she knew what she wanted wasn't him. And what she wanted, was a real man. ...She just...hadn't...found him...yet...
Trying to stop the boys from embarrassing Yugi any more than he already was, she tried to start a new conversation.
"So, Honda... I thought you were joining the military? Most guys I know who join the military leave in May. It's already June."
"Oh yeah. Well, my parents thought I wasn't ready yet for that kind of commitment, so they're making me wait a year, and then decide whether I think I can handle it or not."
Jonouchi laughed, "Yeah right. He just got scared when the military sent him a video of dudes gettin blown up."
"That's not true and you know it you dumbass!" Honda growled.
Jonouchi just started laughing harder which only angered Honda more.
"So, why are you working here again? I thought you hated Wacdonalds?" Yugi inquired.
"Actually, I do hate it. But it's not like I have a choice... I need to buy an apartment pronto, and since my parents aren't paying for it, I needed some cash. Pronto."
"You could stay at Grandpa's shop with me until you find a better paying job. We have enough room since it's just the two of us."
Honda and Jonouchi stopped arguing and gave Yugi appraising smiles. Anzu looked up from doodling on her hand and saw the hopeful look on Yugi's eyes. She groaned in her head as she realized this must have been another one of Jonouchi and Honda's stupid plans to try to get her together with Yugi.
"Thanks for the offer Yugi! I totally appreciate it, but I really want my own place and feel the sense of freedom that comes along with it."
Yugi's face slightly fell, but he quickly replaced it with a big smile.
"Yeah. It's alright Anzu. I can understand how you feel. And you need space to dance, right?"
She nodded. Thank the heavens Yugi was so understanding. Anzu stood from the table and pulled out her memo.
"Alright guys, I gotta get back to work, so tell me your orders."
"Oh wait!" Jonouchi added quickly, "I got a question."
"Make it quick." she snapped. Usually, his questions were stupid and didn't even deserve an answer.
"Well, ya see. I'm taking Mai out to dinner, you know, to celebrate our three year anniversary, and I need some advice on how to get her in the mood. Every time I get hard, she's too tired or she has stuff to do. So tonight, I'm gonna step out of my cage and become a man."
Anzu glared at him," You pervert! Why would you even ask me something like that? What made you think I would know how to get Mai in the mood?"
"Uh, cuz you're both girls?" Jonouchi scratched his head sheepishly, "And anyway, I was wondering how Hiro got you in the mood and all, since you had sex, too..."
She snapped her head towards Jonouchi, "What?"
"Uh, Jono? Ix-nay on the ex-say in front of Yugi-nay*." Honda quickly interjected.
"Oh don't worry Honda. Yugi read it too." Jonouchi quickly clamped his hand over his mouth.
"WHAT?" Anzu shouted, "READ WHAT?"
"Now don't get too mad, Anzu. But when you were out shopping one day, you left your diary on your couch. We can't help it if we want to know all your secrets."
Instead of bursting out in anger like she would usually do, Anzu simply spoke deadly words. "I see... And you read it too, Yugi?"
Yugi's guilty look said it all. Anzu walked away from the group and came back with a bottle of ketchup and mustard. In one swift movement, she squeezed out the contents on the two boys' heads. With a satisfied look at their ketchupy and mustardy faces, Anzu turned away.
"Hey what about what we wanted to eat?" Honda cried.
"EAT THIS!" Anzu screamed as she threw the empty bottles at Honda's face. They hit with a resounding thunk.
I can't believe they would read through my most private thoughts!
She pushed open the kitchen door to wash her hands of the condiments. As soon as she passed through, she ran into Yoshiko.
"Yoshiko! What a pleasant surprise! I didn't quite see you there!"
"Anzu..."
She gulped, knowing what was coming next.
"You broke two very important rules here. You cannot take your own breaks, and you absolutely canNOT assault your customers! Your actions will make our business look bad."
"Those are my friends, Yoshiko! They probably won't mind! I beat them all the time!"
"Anzu, you're fired!"
Those three simple words that held the future of her living arrangements hit her like a ton of bricks. She felt herself break like weak glass.
Sluggishly, she walked back to the locker rooms and changed her clothes again. There was one final paycheck on top of her shoes.
Once she finished dressing, she walked out the back door and unhooked her bike's chain. She hopped on and started to ride towards the park down the street. It always helped her think. After a few minutes, she rode off the main sidewalk, and across the intersection before riding onto the gravelly path of the park.
Damn! I really screwed up! Why did I get so PO'd anyway? It's not like they haven't done something that bad before...They always do shit like this! Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck! I really fucked up this time! What if I can't find a new job? Omg! What if I can't buy a new apartment and I end up living with Yugi, or worse... my parents! What if I end up living with my parents for the rest of my life and never find a boyfriend and I can never get married and I never have the two beautiful children I so desperately-
Her thought was abruptly ended when she ran into a lamppost. She pulled back from the post and rubbed her nose.
"Ow... Can this day get any worse? Wait, I take that back, it probably can-"
She finally opened her eyes, and in front of her face attached to the pole was a flier. But not just any flier... A JOB OFFER FLIER!
"-not!" Anzu cheered. "I'm saved! This has to be fate! And Karma! And some other shit!"
She skimmed through the basics of the flier, "Someone needed to babysit. Must be female, over fifteen, and excellent in childcare."
Located in the paragraph was a telephone number to call. Anzu thought it was some kind of gimmick at first because the writing on the paper was typed, neat, in orderly paragraphs, and had scented letters. Who the hell has scented letters? But in the end, she didn't care. With new found determination, Anzu sped away home. She would call tonight!
In her excitement though, she failed to read the final sentence of the flier.
Best Regards,
Seto Kaiba
Alright! I'm only gonna ask this of you once! Please review and tell me what you think! I'll be waiting!
* Yugi-nay: In real pig latin, it would be Ugi-yay, but Honda says Yugi-nay because he's just that dumb. This was intentional. Lol