Me: Are you guys ready for this next chapter? 'cuz if ya aren't-

Katya: Would you hurry up and type it?

Me: -_-;; Sorry.

Anaka: Katya, please, give her a break. She's been busy.

Katya: Oh, and you think I haven't been? Yeah. It's a nice thing called school.

Yugi: I've been there. And voice. And dance. I don't know how she does it.

Anaka: When she has to my aibou drinks a can of soda to help keep her awake.

Katya: I don't use caffeine.

Yami: -_- Alright. First you gripe her out about not typing. Now you are preventing her from doing so.

Me: JUST LET ME TYPE! GO AWAY!

Yugi: Leave her in peace. She is trying to get the story done!

Me: Thanks Yugi.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, any song titles or lyrics that I may use, or any lines from Katya's Broken Angel. I have okayed it with her and she is allowing me to use her story.

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~*~ Anna's POV ~*~ ::the next day::

Ah, how I loathed reports. Especially for Language Arts. I absolutely hated them. But then, mine wouldn't be so bad. And the school had a good selection on the topic that I chose. I love the library at Domino High.

As I was placing a book back on a shelf, I hear the sound of feet pounding in my direction. There was a rush of wind and I turned in the direction of where it went. It was Katya and Yugi.

If those two are running that fast, I thought, then there must be some of Ushio's guys behind them.

Oh, I didn't know how right I was.

My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of sneakers skidding. Then there were steps walking behind me.

"Nothin'. They just bloody disappeared."

"I'm positive they ran up here… maybe they ran down the other staircase on us?"

"Maybe. Let's go check down there. Then I gotta run."

"Yeah, me too. Guess they gave us the slip."

The two creeps walked past me. Behind their backs, I sent them death glares.

"Well, we'll deal with them a bit less nicely next time."

I swallowed hard. That did not sound too good. Especially if it involved Yugi and Katya.

I walked back over to the table that I was working at. As I sat down, I noticed that Tea, Brittney, Christy, and Rochelle were all close to Katya and Yugi's hiding spot. (I knew where they were because Katya and I had found it two years ago when we had accidentally knocked a book back behind the shelf)

They had stopped there while Tea was getting a book off the shelf near the hidden two. I didn't hear what they had said before, but I knew instantly when I heard Brittney start talking.

"Are you saying that you're ditching those losers for good?"

Us? It had to be. And the question? I already knew who it was directed to. The answer came quickly and from who I thought it would be, too.

"Duh," said Tea, sounding annoyed, "of course. I couldn't just stop spending time with them, it would look weird. I had to cut short my time spent with them gradually."

Oh Ra! I had known something was up. But this? And now? I wondered how Yugi and Katya were taking this.

"I gotta say that I'm surprised," Christy told Tea, "The way you used to hang out with them, it was almost like you were inseparable."

A half-laugh came from Tea. "Oh, sure, it was okay in the beginning. I was having fun." I could tell that she was about to get nasty about it. "Things started to change after the tournament. Yugi wasn't all cool and strong anymore, just weak. You guys are so much better than they are."

I nearly choked in shock. What? No! She did NOT just say that to them.

"That's rather mean, Tea. I've always thought Yugi to be rather sweet." Oh, thank the gods for having Rochelle say that.

"Ergh, Yugi isn't sweet," the person that was said first nearly spit the word out. "He's weak. Weak and naïve. I don't need to waste my time with him."

That female dog! Ugh! I hated her even more right then. Unfortunately, I couldn't show it right there.

"Whoa. I'll take your word for it, but I'll also say that that was harsh. Way harsh." Oh thank Ra. Thank all the gods that were created for giving one of them compassion. Or just some of it.

Then Brittney opened her yap again. "Oh, get over it. Sure, Yugi's rather sweet, like you say, but he is weak. And naïve. Like, did you hear that he got the crap beaten out of him last week? That's why he wasn't in school for a few days. Didn't even fight back! He couldn't even swim to get to the top of the pool when he fell in." Ugh! And ugh again! She was way too smug. Even for her own good.

"Ushio did a number on him, that's for sure. I mean he went easy on Yugi," Christy told them. I could just see the smirk on her lips. "He said so, and I believe him."

Figures. The girl is that bully's girlfriend. Of course she would believe him. She wants easy? I'll give her easy. I'll kick her butt.

"So, are you going to, like, tell him and his loser friends that you've had it?" Brittney asked.

"Seto and Yami aren't losers. Tristan is funny, but not a loser either," Christy explained, then added, "Only Joey and Yugi are the losers."

I felt a twinge of pain in my heart. No, he wasn't a loser. Neither of them were losers. How dare she say that.

"Yami is so hot," Rochelle said. She was uncomfortable. I could hear it in her voice.

"Nuh-uh. Seto is for me," Brittney countered the brunette. Oh. So she wants Seto give her a talking to? I'll get him for her.

"So, Tea," the blonde-ditz wonder started again, "Are you?"

"Nah," the person in question half-laughed again, "If they have a problem with it, well that's too bad. I couldn't care less about that crybaby midget, or his friends."

Alright. That was IT! I'd had it! My report was almost done, so I would just use the internet to finish it up.

Blocking out the rest of the conversation, I gathered up my things and left. I thought about what had happened just then.

Yugi had to have been just… devastated when Tea and her other friends said those things. What were the words they used? Midget. Weak. Crybaby. Naïve. Loser.

Each word made me cringe in a pain that came straight from my heart. Oh, it hurt so bad! I didn't want to remember. Tears of fury ran down my cheeks.

"Hey Ann!" I heard Joey call. I looked up to see my blonde friend running up to me. I was also blinded by sunlight.

"Hey Joey."

"Have you seen Yugi?"

"Try the library."

"Thanks," he told me calmly. I nodded and he went on.

As soon as he was out of sight, I leaned against the nearest thing, which was a chain link fence.

I was barely hanging onto my little fantasy. The one where I didn't hear that. That's when I realized that I should just give it up. There was no more friendship with Tea. No more peace for Yugi until Ushio was away from him, fully out of the picture.

There was only pain and hurt. Hatred and tears. Betrayal and broken hearts.

Yugi was hurting. He was hurting emotionally. He needed help in getting out of his slump.

Unfortunately, I couldn't give it to him.

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Katya: Ack! Girl! You do not get the credit that you deserve.

Me: Well, it's your story.

Katya: But you put it into a new perspective.

Me: But-

Yugi: No buts. It's good!

Me: Uh…. Thanks.

I'm putting the 4th chapter up soon. DON'T FORGET TO R&R!!!!