Class Trip

Chapter 10: Privacy pt. 2

"Anzu?" Yugi questioned. "Anzu are you ok?"

"Anzu?!" Tristan yelled.

Anzu snapped out of her thoughts and looked up at the two boys.

"Why would he think that?" she asked.

"We don't know." Yugi replied. "He just doesn't trust Kaiba."

"We tried to explain to him that if there is something going on it's none of our business, but he's hell bent against anything, even friendship." Tristan explained.

Anzu starred at them in a daze as she processed what they said.

"W,wait." She started. "Why would you guys be so understanding?"

Now it was Yugi and Tristan's turn to stare.

"Why wouldn't we be?" Tristan asked confused. "We're your friends, we're supposed to be there for you, no matter what you do."

Anzu glanced over at Yugi for a brief moment. She could see the sadness in his eyes as Tristan spoke, but his face never wavered in showing support. That's why he was her best friend. Because he was so good at it. But there was still a pang of guilt in her chest as she remembered what Atem had told her the other day in the diner.

She sighed inwardly.

But she couldn't lie to them, especially not after they had just old her they would support her.

She looked each one in the eye seriously before she spoke.

"There is something going on." Anzu said quietly.

"I thought so?" Tristan said.

"It really did start out as a truce." She defended. "But then we kind of go into an argument and then after that it's all a blur."

"Ok, the details can stop there." Tristan said. "I take it you want to keep it a secret from Joey." Anzu nodded.

"He's a great friend, but he'll no doubt do something stupid. Plus I don't even know about this. He and I, I mean. I don't know if it will last or where we stand. So there's really no reason to get him worked up over something that may or may not be."

Anzu could tell her explanation made, not only Yugi feel better but also Tristan. Which meant, that while they would support her neither really like the idea.

Deciding she needed to leave before something happened, she wouldn't like, she stood from her place on the arm chair and walked up to each boy, hugging them both in gratitude .

"Thank you." She said, turning and walking to the door.

Tristan and Yugi sat quietly, starring at where Anzu had just left from.

Yugi sighed out loud gaining Tristan's attention.

"This is a bad idea." He said.

"Yea I know, but Joey needs to get over this. He needs to grow up and until he does that we can't let him ruin this for Anzu." Tristan explained.

Yugi sighed again in silent agreement.

Joey walked thoughtfully down the hall as Mai's voice rang through his head.

"If something is going on, and she's happy, don't ruin it for her."

"The only person who'd ruin it for her would be Kaiba when he breaks her heart." Joey thought.

He took care of it last time someone broke her heart, but this time was different. This time he couldn't just beat the guy so bad he changed schools. This time it was a multi billion CEO who had the power to make his life and everyone else's a living hell.

But of course, everything Mai said made sense to him. He loved his girlfriend but he hated when she was right. And she was usually right. But somehow it still didn't make him feel any better. He would never admit it, nor show it to his friends and classmates but lately he had been feeling a little down on life and the things that apply.

Maybe it was his dad, maybe it was just teenage stuff, but the point was, he really wasn't doing all that well.

Joey looked up absently when he heard a door open and close.

Anzu stood in front of him preparing to walk down the hall.

She looked back at him stopping her in her tracks.

"Hey Joey." Anzu greeted with a smile. Joey smiled back. "Are you ok?" she asked.

He looked at her confused.

"You've been looking a little tired and pale lately." She said answering his confusion.

"Oh….yea….just a little beat, haven't been sleeping very well lately." He covered, reveling only a little of the truth.

She smiled sweetly at him as she gave him a hug. Her actions took him by surprise.

He knew she had realized what he was doing earlier and he figured she would have been pissed at him.

She pulled away still smiling sweetly.

"I'm sorry. Is there anything anyone can do?" she asked.

He shook his head.

"You know me, I'm like a garbage disposal. It's probably something I ate." He joked. She giggled.

Shaking her head, she turned on her heels and walked down the hall in the opposite direction.

Kaiba watched as Anzu walked into the living room with a thoughtful look, and plopped down on the couch cuddling into his side.

"Is everything ok?" he asked as he watched her close her eyes as if to fall asleep.

"Yea, but Yugi and Tristan know now." Anzu said non chalantly.

Kaiba looked down at her surprised.

"What about Wheeler?" Kaiba asked.

"He suspects something, but he doesn't know for sure."

"Won't the other tell him."

"No, they both think Joey just needs to let it go."

Kaiba was silent. There was something wrong he could feel it, and he could hear it. There was something in her voice, a bit of sadness, maybe a bit of confusion.

Anzu sighed as she shifted next to him and stood from the couch.

"We better get going." She said.

"I'm going to stay here." Kaiba explained.

"Why?" Anzu whined plopping back down facing him.

"Because Carnivals really aren't my thing." He said.

"Oh, then I'll stay here with you." She replied.

Kaiba shook his head 'no'

"Why not?" she asked confused.

"Because you should go have fun, don't let me stop you."

She pouted.

Kaiba smiled lightly at how cute she looked.

He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. She leaned in and rested her head on his shoulder, cuddling up to him again.

"Why don't you go to the carnival and I'll meet you there later. We'll sneak off and have dinner or lunch or something." He suggested.

Anzu sighed.

"Ok." She said feining exasperation.

Kaiba chuckled.

Before wither could say anything a knock came at the door.

"Calling all carnival-goers." Mr. Yamamoto said through the door.

"You better get going." Kaiba whispered into her hair as he kissed her on top of the head.

Anzu stood from the couch and turned to kiss Kaiba good-bye.

"I guess I'll see you later." She said grabbing her coat and walking out.

A/N: Ok there will be a part three to this and I think that's it, no part four unless I have another idea to add. And if I do I'll see if it fits anywhere else first.

Anyway, I wanted to do something a little different with Joey. So I looked back on his past from the mangas. I added in his father's alcoholism and his ex gang affiliations, which I didn't mention the gang this time but it will come up later. I also thought that Mai and Joey seemed more like a couple to me in the show so I just made them a couple here.

I know it's a little dark for Joey but no one ever thinks about Joey and his life and how he feels about his life and his friends, so I thought it was about time some one did.

Also I'd like to mention that I'm debating whether to continue writing on this website. Yesterday I found out someone stole one of my stories, one I had worked very hard on and that was part of a bigger story that I've been working on for a few years now and am very proud of and I got really pissed. I'm talking cussing like a sailor almost had an anxiety attack pissed I mean the girl didn't even bother to change any of the words. Anyway I'm not sure I want to have to worry about being betrayed anymore, so I will consider all of this extremely carefully, it will not be a decision I make lightly and let you know.

-RED