EDIT 12/25/2015

I am just going through and correcting some grammar and spelling mistakes of my youth. I love my stories and want them to exist in as perfect of a form as possible. IF for some reason you would like a copy of the original chapters, please message me so that I can send them to you. Although, I think you will enjoy the edits better. R&R Also, do not be put off, but I changed "Tea" to "Anzu" because I'm most comfortable with using her Japanese name now. Sorry for any confusion!

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Hey, readers! Don't think that I'm taking a break from Missing But Not Missed, because I have the third chapter ready to go. I'm just not happy with it yet- as far as editing.

As for this story, I wrote it on a whim at 1am this morning. I've been thinking about it for about a year, but I haven't even written it on paper. I just typed it on word pad and pasted it onto OpenOffice which has spell check. So you're taking a look at my very raw and sleep deprived talent. I wanted to go to bed, but I just had to write this. Writer's urge... can't explain it. Anyways, this chapter was twice as long, but I divided it in half where I felt it was appropriate. So I have the next chapter ready, and I know what I'll write for the third one. The plot mentioned in the summary should start third chapter, if not fourth. It just depends on how much I write...which I usually write a lot! So read, and don't neglect reviewing because I don't have to post a next chapter. Oh, and the story should get better because I don't plan on writing a story at one in the morning for a long time. Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I would love to personally thank Kazuki Takahashi for creating it and completely changing my life! I'm not kidding!
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Yugi and Anzu walked down the street together. They seemed to be the only two, in the middle of the night—in the world—on this street. Whatever they were laughing at, had something to do with the movie they just saw.

Yugi carried the leftover bag of popcorn that they both grabbed handfuls from. They could smell the buttery treat, the scent stayed strong even through the movie and hours later. The dark night was weakly lit by the street lamps, but by no headlights of cars or moonlight. The darkness complimented Yugi's outfit well, which was always dark: a typical pair of leather pants, but with a casual black t-shirt that was tight-fitted. He contrasted Anzu's feminine outfit with her flowy, white skirt which fell above the middle of her thigh, light-pink tank top, red flip-flops and a white purse with red trim. They were an attractive pair that walked among several dark towering buildings. Above the tall, dark buildings sat the stars, brighter when the lamps were dim, but they sat still and motionless.

Each step carried them down the sidewalk underneath the dimly lit streetlights overhead. The two friends continued in motion towards Anzu's apartment where Yugi would drop her off and say goodnight. Obviously, Yugi was not going to let Anzu walk there by herself this late at night/early in the morning. Normally, Yugi would have driven them everywhere, but they had carelessly planned the outing, deciding to walk to the mall without thinking of the repercussions of walking home at night. When the two got together, they never seemed to think about end results, just the time that they got to have with each other.

It was not difficult for them to neglect their responsibilities with each other because they had so much fun. Neither of them realized that they just spent the entire day together, because it was so easy to spend so much time with each other. Before either of them knew it, Yugi also spent the rest of his money on the last movie they saw. The money was well spent though, to enjoy Anzu's company.

Looking up at the millions of tiny stars that hung above the city in the pitch black sky was magnificent, but to them, it was insignificant. Everything around them just stood still.

To Anzu, there was nothing in the world worth losing sleep over, other than being able to see Yugi laugh. As he remembered another catchy line from the movie, and they both laughed at the joke, she watched his impeccable, contagious smile spread across his face. She completely adored it as she watched it turn into a full on laugh, causing her to laugh.

She paid no mind to where they headed; all she knew was that they were walking in the direction of her apartment, and that Yugi would have to get home soon. Anzu had a two bedroom apartment to herself, while Yugi still lived at home. He had no job, and payed no rent, so it did not matter that he was an adult because his family did not appreciate when he returned home late with nothing accomplished. For whatever reason, after Atem left, it was hard for Yugi to get up on his own two feet. His mom and grandpa only wanted him to make it for himself, so they pressured him to find a job and place of his own by enforcing rules on him.

Neither of them really thought about it though, because this moment was to enjoy, and another moment would be for work. Not this one. They had no cares. As they walked down this unfamiliar, dark street so late at night, she felt completely safe with Yugi. Although Yugi was just her friend, he was her unspoken protector.

As in, neither of them had to speak about it, he would just protect her. That was the impression she was under. With Yugi having shot up in height and muscle mass only about a half a year ago, no one could blame her for instantly thinking that his new build was meant for protection. Certainly Yugi could not blame her for thinking that having his newly found biceps and beach-bod at her side was not just for looks.

More stars seemed to vanish as black clouds covered them, blocking their existence from the Earth. The clouds did not seem to negotiate with the night sky-night lights, just covered the stars and blocked them from sight. The stars gave in, as the will of the clouds were too demanding. They did not get to say good-bye as they disappeared and allowed the darkness to have even more control over the night and much of the remaining light was gone. Darkness cowardly outnumbered the poor stars, and crept up to enforce its way.

Anzu remembered one more funny line and mimicked it to see Yugi laugh—just one more time, she needed to see his laugh again. She could not help but feel overwhelmed with joy that she put another warm smile on his already warm, yet addicting-to-look at features. She always seemed to get silly and giddy at the thought of him smiling at her, and being spoiled by having his eyes only focus on hers. His glance nearly paralyzed her. She nearly forgot to walk, but his smile motivated her to continue.

"That had to be the funniest movie ever," Yugi praised, as he tried to think of a funnier movie.

"Yeah," she said bashfully, "I think so too." The truth was, she could not really think about much but Yugi.

He looked at her again, "I'm so glad you talked me into watching that one."

Her heart skipped because she felt proud for doing something right for him. "The one you wanted to see looked good too."

"Yeah, but it's a good thing I listened to you, and I wasn't as stubborn as usual." His expression indicated that he was merely kidding, or he meant it in a light-hearted way.

Anzu tried to deny it, "No, I wouldn't call you stubborn."

"Well that's exactly what I am. I'm just the typical guy, right?" He cocked a curious eyebrow, waiting for her answer.

Anzu shrugged. "I don't know," however, in her head, she heard a resounding 'NO,' because he was unlike any other guy alive.

"You know, the typical guy that looks at everything else before he ever just stops to appreciate what's right in front of his face," Yugi sounded like he knew more than he was letting on.

Anzu couldn't agree with him more. "No, I don't know."

"Oh come on Anzu, how many times have I ignored something great that was sitting right in front of my eyes?" He looked directly at her.

What was he doing? Was he talking about her? Anzu really wasn't sure if she should laugh at his question or ask him, 'Are you serious?' She chose neither, "None that I know of."

"That's okay. It's not important." Yugi looked up at the sky as they walked. As he began to notice the change in the weather, his expression morphed into one that was concerned. He stopped dead in his tracks. "Look at those clouds."

Anzu stopped as well and did as he said; the sky was covered with thick, dark clouds. "What about them?"

"They look like storm clouds."

"Do you think it's gonna rain?" She knew that thick clouds did not always mean there would be rain. The wind could carry them somewhere else before water ever got a chance to fall.

Yugi nodded, "There could even be lightning. We can't really be sure of anything, though."

"You're right." She replied, still focusing on the sky.

Yugi looked at her and flashed her his world-famous smile one more time, "I had a really nice day with you, Anzu."

Yugi's comment caught her off guard—she turned her attention back to him in shock with two raised eyebrows. Instantly, he brought her back to being giddy as her face turned pink and she finally replied, "M-me too."

He could not help but keep smiling the way he did, "I would love to do this again sometime."

Still surprised, the sound of his words felt surreal to Anzu. "Me too," she replied again.

Softly chuckling at her lack of creativity and loss for words, Yugi thought that it was cute the way Anzu seemed to get so nervous sometimes. When she was uncertain, she would look down, causing her hair to fall all around her face, but she would bring her eyes up to meet his. Man, he found it so adorable! It was out of character for her to be shy like that, but everything she did was cute. It was cute the way she stood in her little tank-top and little skirt which flattered her dancer-thighs and calves so well.

Yugi smiled again. Anzu hoped that meant that something got his attention or he remembered something that made him smile. She really hoped that whatever it was, it took his mind off of how lame her answers must sound. She became embarrassed at her helpless-school-girl-crush posture. She tucked a fallen strand of her hair behind her ear. She could not help but notice his biceps seeming to be escaping from the sleeves of his shirt. She blushed because she never pictured herself thinking about her best friend in that way. She did not want to. They were just friends, and she had to quit thinking like this. It was pointless, because there was no Yugi and Anzu, and there never would be. How could he possibly be interested in her? Her mind was definitely playing tricks on her. I'm such an idiot! Get a grip, she told herself.

With his deep, baritone voice, which he recently developed, Yugi asked, "So Anzu, what was your favorite part of the day?"

Anzu looked up at him. She could not help but allow a smile to surface. She knew exactly what her answer would be. She knew exactly what she would tell him. "Well, Yugi, I think that," she paused," not sure how to answer, "what I enjoyed the most was..." before she could finish her sentence she began to feel droplets of water fall onto her face. She stopped and looked up.

As Yugi looked up at the sky, the water already began pouring harder. At the first, it seemed like a little drizzle, but in no time the rain got heavier and more threatening as it poured down from the equally intimidating clouds above their head. As Anzu threw her arms over her head to do her best to stay dry, Yugi grabbed her by the arm and ran. He ran into a wide alley, pulling her under a small, high up balcony that was sticking out from a building. They stood under, watching the rain fall around them. It came down hard. They were not even in the rain for long, but both of them had wet hair. One of the street lights that was already dying out, finally, it ended its dragged out life-span. It blew out, leaving the alley with almost no light, except for what was flickering in the clouds.

The night was cold and the rain was not helping. Both of them were shivering, but Anzu especially was because of the little clothing she was wearing. Somehow though, when they looked at each other, they could appreciate something about this moment. Something about it was funny. They smiled, then laughed at the situation. Neither of them really knew what was so funny, but something was funny.

Suddenly, both of them stopped laughing. The whole situation switched from funny to serious in a snap. Anzu felt a shiver up her spine. Yugi figured it was the cold, and he approached her to try to warm her. While focused on Anzu, Yugi could make out a figure approaching from the street. As the figure became more visible, it became more visibly threatening.

Yugi immediately pulled her closer to him, and took steps away from the figure, but tried to not walk any further into the alley to avoid being trapped, causing them to step out of the protection of the small balcony.

The figure, which was just a man dressed in loose fitted clothes with holes, carried a metal crow-bar and bore a menacing smile. The darkness caused it to be too difficult to make out specific facial features, except that he had scruffy cheeks and thick eyebrows. Yugi continued to take steps away while bringing Anzu closer until he saw another figure approaching from the right.

From the direction he was coming from, Yugi would have to scrap the plan about not going any further into the dark alley. This figure carried a metal rod, and as he approached Yugi and Anzu, they continued to take steps in the opposite direction of both men. More menacing figures stepped out of the shadows and proceeded toward Yugi and Anzu, all of them with equally wicked expressions.

Coming from all different directions, they forced Yugi and Anzu to retreat to the back of the alley and cornered them. Yugi pulled Anzu behind him and got as far back from the gang as possible. That caused them to be pressed up against the wall which closed the alley off. Rain poured on them and the men in ill-fitted clothing. They were completely surround by the mysterious men and the three walls of the alley. Yugi stayed in front of Anzu, separating them from her. All of them held some kind of metal crow-bar or metal pole or rod, ready for use.

"Yugi," Anzu cried out of fear, "What's going on?"

Yugi looked around. "I don't know, but it doesn't look good for us. Just stay back."

Still scared, but having complete faith in Yugi that she would be alright, she nodded. "Ok, I trust you," she whispered to him.

Of course I trust you, she thought to herself.

AN: So was Yugi's line a little cheesy? Sorry if it was. Like I said, this was one chapter, but I closed it off here and had to give it a quick ending. It will be better next time. There's an interesting battle in the next chapter. The next chapter is ready, I'm just waiting for reviews, so as soon as I get enough, I'll post the next chapter! Review please, I really don't care if I receive flames or anything. Constructive criticism would be most appreciated though.

12/25/2015

Editing is not so easy when you just want to take the whole concept and write it much better. As of right now, this chapter DOES NOT exist in as PERFECT of a form as it can. Oh well. I tweaked it enough to amp up the writing just a smidge. It's like, did I not know what complex sentence structures were? What can you do when you don't trust your own ability? Anyways, review, I guess! Also, do not be put off, but I changed "Tea" to "Anzu" because I'm most comfortable with using her Japanese name now. Sorry for any confusion!