Another songfic from yours truly! *flashes victory sign*

This one is Shizuka...and their last name is Jounouchi. They call him Jounouchi in the Japanese version because it's sort of like we do...this reminds of that time when our substitute teacher told us that every called her 'Angel' in college because that was her maiden name…lol. Well, I just let his little sister call him Jou because Jounouchi is wayyyy too long to write out and I don't like Katsuya as much. So...for the opinionated, this is mine!

Hopes you like...

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Cutting through the darkest night are my two headlights
Trying to keep it clear, but I'm losing it here
To the twilight
There's a dead end to my left
There's a burning bush to my right
You aren't in sight
You aren't in sight

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"Jou? Jou, where are you? Big-big brother?" Shizuka stood, glancing frantically at her surroundings.

Where was her big brother?

She strained her weakened eyes, her small form a mere shadow in the darkness.

Where was her brother...?


Do you want me
Like I want you?
Or am I standing still
Beneath the darkened sky
Or am I standing still
With the scenery flying by
Or am I standing still
Out of the corner of my eye
Was that you
Passing my by

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Shizuka spotted a figure in the distance; a figure with unruly blonde hair, bright amber pupils dulled in the darkness, a tall frame...

Her brother.

"Jou!"

She cried out, and she lifted her foot off the ground, trying to get to her brother. The problem was-

Her feet wouldn't move.

The figure turned, and she let out a joyous shout.

"Big brother! Come help me! I miss you..."

The figure just stared, and said in a monotone, flat voice,

"Who are you?"

The girl was stricken. Her temples pounded in her head, her face condensed with horror, and she felt herself falling...

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Mother's on the stoop
Boys in souped up coupes
On this hot summer night
Between fight and flight
Is the blind man's sight
And a choice that's right

Shizuka Jounouchi shot up in bed, chest heaving as cold beads of sweat poured down her pale face. She blinked, and the girl could feel herself shivering at the dream. It had seemed so…real.

Her autumn brown eyes [A/N: are those the color of her eyes? Forgive me, my mind is thinking brown or green…I seriously forget] cast downward, and she hugged her knees to her chest.

Sighing, Shizuka threw off the covers and headed toward another room, turning on the video camera.

"Big brother? It's Shizuka. I just thought you'd like to see your little sister's face before..."

I roll the window down
Feel like I'm
I'm gonna drown
In this strange town
Feel broken down
I feel broken down
Do you need me
Like I need you

Where's Jou? He promised...he did...Kami-sama, where's Jou? Where...I'm so scared...he-he said...

Shizuka buried her head in her arms, pink pajamas rustling slightly.    

She could feel the tears coming already...what if...Jou forgot her? Like...like that dream...but...no! He PROMISED!

Everything felt so strange...like she was swimming in an enchanted pool that made you feel lost no matter how much you knew about it. Like taking a stroll in a dark forest that feels mysterious when you've lived in it all your life. Like waiting for deliverance from God that you know won't come when you pray, like...hoping your older brother who you absolutely loved and...needed…wasn't there for you.

Or am I standing still
Beneath the darkened sky
Or am I standing still
With the scenery flying by
Or am I standing still
Out of the corner of my eye
Was that you
Passing my by 

Time whirred back to that day...

***Flashback***

"Jou! Noooo!" Little Shizuka's voice, innocent and sweet, was filled with remorse and deep fear as her fists pounded on the window glass, tears streaming down her fair face. She was leaving...leaving...Jou. Her mind, blurred and scared, could hear, see, feel, the words her brother was mouthing as he tried to run after the car. "Shizuka!"

***End Flashback***

 
A sweet sorrow is
The call tomorrow
A sweet sorrow is
The call tomorrow

Do you love me
Like I love you?

"I am not opening the door!"

 The girl's voice turned strong with determination, though there was a treble of panic.

"Shizuka! Shizuka, open this door right now!"

The brown-haired girl could hear her mother's pleading voice, and the imperious arguing of the doctors and nurses.

She added another verse:

"I am not having this operation without Jou!"

At the mention of her brother's name, her almost blinded eyes burst into tears. A few moments later, she heard a different voice.

"Sis?"

Are you passing me by?
Passing me by
Do you want me?
Passing me by

Shizuka's head rose up. Her brother was here...a sort of angry fierceness overcame her, and a question popped up in her brain. Where were you Jou, where were you when you promised?

"Look, sis, I know you're probably mad at me and everything...but these punks downtown stopped me and forced me to duel. I tried to say I needed ta see someone special, but they made me and took my rarest card too. So...I'm sorry I let you down Shizuka."
 

Shizuka wiped a tear off her cheek, and unlocked the bolt. She fell into her brother's embrace, her body shaking with sobs, as she buried her head in his arms.


Do you need me
Like I need you too
And do you want me
Like I want you?

Passing me by

It wasn't in Shizuka's nature to be mad for long...and she wasn't when she realized Honda had lied to her about her big brother winning in his duel in the Battle City tournament. "I guess it's time for me to help my brother," she said gently, clasping a hand around Honda's. "You see, it's always him helping me...I should return the favor."

Are you passing me by
Or am I standing still?

And Jou could see his little sister, flashing the victory sign, and he smiled. His eyes still closed, he drew a card, and knew that he had already won before he ever saw it.  

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I just realized most of the songs in my songfics are different from other peoples'…my brain works in contrariness. -_- R+R!