Time to see what happens when Anzu interferes...

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.

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"Great. Just great," Yami muttered to himself. He knew about the restraining order Anzu had placed on him. If he got anywhere near her, he'd be in big trouble. So why was she here now? Did she learn that he had moved on? Was she trying to get him in trouble on purpose? It didn't matter: he wasn't going to let her anyway.

"Come on, Jenna. Let's go." He coaxed her along firmly but gently.

"Wait...where are we going?"

"Somewhere where there's more people around."

That was his plan: if he stayed in a major crowd, Anzu wouldn't be able to single him out. The two of them moved quickly through the fair and into a large tent in the middle of the grounds. They could hear music and voices coming from within.

"There. Go in there."

He pushed her inside the tent and followed behind her. He saw a dance floor, skill games run by the church, a polka band, and a large, restaurant-style food area. The smell of kielbasa hung heavy in the air around them. It made Yami a little hungry just smelling it. Food was not his top priority right now. Getting away from Anzu was.

"Let's see if your father is in here. If we're around him, we'll be fine."

"Fine from what? You still haven't told me what was going on!"

He sighed. This was going to happen sooner or later. "About a...year ago, I..."

"Killed someone."

"Ee...yes...and after that, I was kicked out of my old home for 'being too violent.' This girl I had a major crush on put a restraining order on me to keep me away from her. And now...she's...trying to get me."

Jenna saw the worried look on his face. "Well, don't worry. I won't let her touch you. Promise."

Yami trusted her, then glanced around for her father. He couldn't see him. But he saw the dance floor as an opportunity.

"Come on. This way." He led her onto the floor, right into the center of it. "Now, we hope she can't see us."

A slow song came on just as they arrived. People started coupling up and dancing. Yami held Jenna close and danced with her, all while keeping a watchful eye out for Anzu. He liked the way she felt in his arms. Very warm. That's how she felt: warm. As for Jenna, she loved being there in his arms. Though gentle, she could still feel their strength as they embraced her, forming a protective shield about her.

Then she remembered how powerfully they shook that morning when Yami was spooked.

She felt him suddenly tense up. "What's wrong?"

"Anzu." He uttered the name as if it was unholy.

"Let's try to shift away from her as best as we can."

They tried, but to no avail. They were stuck. But as long as they stayed in that one spot, she would have to plow her way through to get to them. They were safe, for now.

When the song ended, Jenna heard her father call to her. Jenna looked up into Yami's eyes, asking him if he'd be okay for a while without saying anything.

"I'll be fine. Go on."

She unwillingly left him behind, and for a moment, Yami did feel safe.

Until the next song started playing.

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He recognized it just as it started. "Oh no..."

Locomotion.

He quickly tried to get off the dance floor, but it was too late. He was pulled into the train and sent around, with no way of getting out. And he couldn't control where he went. He was in big trouble now.

'What do I do...?'

He looked ahead and saw Anzu standing very close to the floor. 'No big deal,' he thought. 'We'll go right by her.'

The train was headed straight for her.

Fear wasn't the word Yami would have used to describe what he felt as he neared her. Whatever it was he felt, he was full of it.

'Please..no...'

To his relief, the train swung right around her and missed her completely. He sighed relief, but it wasn't long before he found himself in the same situation again. Again, they missed. Around and around they went, and Yami prayed to Ra each time. He prayed that she'd leave and stop bugging him. He prayed that the stupid song would end already. He prayed that Anzu hadn't noticed Jenna and tried to make a target out of her. He prayed that his heart would stop trying to burst a hole through his ribs every time the train went around again.

The song finally ended, to Yami's relief again, and he quickly got off the floor before the next one started up. Not watching where he was going, he crashed right into someone. As they fell to the floor with a thud, Yami quickly muttered his apologies. He opened his eyes and saw who it was.

His breath got caught in his throat.

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Now he was in for it. Anzu. Why did he have to crash into Anzu? Why couldn't it have been some fat guy eating kielbasa or something else? Nope, his luck made it be Anzu.

He took his time getting off of her, feeling the guilt on his shoulders weighing him down. "Anzu, I'm sorry...you have every right to file charges against me," he said in a monotone voice.

"Why would I do that," her voice asked him in that gentle tone he had always remembered.

"Because I broke the restraining order."

"No, I broke it. I'm sorry I ever put it on you in the first place."

"You mean you..."

"Yes. I got rid of it. I don't know what opened my eyes to it, but it told me I was wrong for ever putting that on you and kicking you out. Maybe it was when Yugi and the others left me, or how much I realized I missed you. I'm just so happy to see you right now."

He smiled. "And I you."

Jenna came closer, wondering why Anzu wasn't yelling her head off at him for bumping into her. Yami noticed her standing there. "Oh. Anzu, this is Jenna. Jenna, this is Anzu. It's okay now, she won't hurt you."

Jenna let Anzu shake her hand, then Anzu asked her if she and Yami could have a moment alone.

"Oh. Sure, I guess." She watched the two leave together.

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"I'm really glad to see you've changed, Anzu. I missed the old you."

"The old me? There never was an old me. I was just so scared after that one night that I was afraid of what you would do to everyone else. I knew I had to protect them." She smiled. "Kind of like you always were with us."

He smiled. He remembered it well. "Yugi will be pleased to hear you've changed. You know he cares about you."

Nearby, Jenna hid, just out of sight, listening in on their conversation.

"Yami, ...I have a question for you."

"Ask away."

"I...want you to do something for me."

"Yes?"

"I want you to move back in with me. I want you to come home."

Jenna couldn't believe what she just heard. Neither could Yami. He didn't know what to think; what to do now. How could he choose?

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Wow, what a tough choice, huh? I wonder what he'll do now...

R&R!