~Tears of Loneliness~
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[Chapter 1]
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The door opened and was shut loudly. It caught the attention of the little boy in the living room. He perked his head up to see his brother walk by heading upstairs, like he always does. But something was different. He looked rushed and usually he'd say that he was home. Mokuba Kaiba, the young brother of the great Seto Kaiba, stood up from his spot, leaving his homework undone. He looked towards the stairs and saw the tail of his brother's coat. Curious that he is, he crept up the stairs quickly with no sound. Mokuba turned a corner and saw his brother entered his room. The boy raised a brow in interest. He slowly moved through the large halls towards one door. It was slightly open, and a crack was left for him. He peeked through the crack and saw a figure lying on his brother's bed. Mokuba was amused at this. 'Brother never brings anyone to the mansion or even let's the person lay on the bed. This is strange, and I wonder who it is?'
He pulled the covers and placed it over the girl's shivering body. Anzu fell asleep after the blast. It shook her out of her wits. Now she was shivering cause the fever was getting high. Seto pulled another blanket over the girl, making her shiver less. 'What am I thinking?' Kaiba asked himself. The boy was arguing over heart vs. mind. It's seems like the heart was controlling his every move. This feeling, it felt foreign to him, yet it was so right. Seto knelt down and neared the sleeping girl. She was pale and looked very sickly. Seto did notice how sickly Anzu looked everyday at school, since the days when the murdering has began. The deaths of her friends must have taken the best of her. It seemed it caused her to stop eating and her health was getting weak. She looked very fragile like a porcelain doll. He shook his head at the girl. She was a cheerful girl, too cheerful at that. He always thought of her as annoying and that her speech about friendship was irritating. But, in some way, her strong believe made Seto kind of fond of her. And her beauty was very alluring. The way her short chocolate hair would sparkle in the sun when the wind blows through, or the way her eyes would glisten when she gives a piece of her belief. Seto shook his head from the thoughts.
Seto placed a hand over her head. It was burning and he wondered how high is her temperature. He walked to the bathroom and took a first aid kit, just in case. The blast must have injured her. But she was lucky that the door blocked that powerful wave of fire from killing her. 'Well, that wasn't smart. They set the explosion to set off when she just turned the key… Who ever did it was stupid. They should at least have set it when she first stepped in.' the guy shook his head and stared at the girl on his bed. He bent down again and placed the object in her mouth. After a few minutes of waiting, he took it out and read it. '108. Damn, she has a high fever.' He got up and headed back to the bathroom.
Mokuba who was very curious entered the room. He looked if Seto was still in there. He heard the sink running. So the little boy ran inside. He neared the bed and saw the sleeping girl. "Anzu?" He whispered in question. "Mokuba?" The boy turned his head and jumped. He saw his brother frowning. He held in his hand a bowl. Must be some water. Mokuba stood straight and scooted away from the bed. "Heh. Hi Seto! Um… I heard the door. So I wondered if it was you." He rubbed the back of his neck. Seto's eyes softened. He neared the bed and the little Kaiba watched his brother.
"Seto, how come Anzu is here? What's wrong with her?" Mokuba couldn't help but ask. The older Kaiba wringed a wet clothe and folded it. He placed the cooled clothe over the sick girl. The girl tensed but then relaxed. She was breathing a bit hoarsely but then she coughed it out. "She's sick. I went to take her home." Seto started. He stared at the girl. "Then… her home went up in flames right in front of her. I took her home with me." He whispered
Mokuba nodded. He understood. She went through a lot, he guessed. After hearing about the others being murdered, Mokuba guessed that she would be murdered as well. The boy shivered. Why would anyone want to kill a bunch of teenagers? Then a thought came up to him. Would he and Seto be next? Based on the connections with Yugi, everyone who knew him, even dueled him, or even were friends and families of him all died. Mokuba shook his head and then stared at his brother. He just stared at the girl, looking down at her, sleeping. "I'm going to go down and make up dinner." He announced to him. Mokuba smiled a bit then left the room.
The same thoughts also went through Seto's mind. He clutched the blanket that covered Anzu. He shook his head then stood up. 'She probably needs to be changed from her uniform.' The thought made him blushed but he let it past. He went to his closet and took out a plain dark shirt. 'It will do for now.' He thought. He went up to the bed and lifted the girl ever so gentle so she would sit upright. Her eyes were half open as it looked up at the guy. Seto looked at her and blushed. 'Er. It's not like I'm going to strip her naked.' He blushed harder. He slowly took off her shirt, leaving her bra on. Seto was hesitant and was blushing even more. Then his eyes widened in shock. She was very bony and pale. Cuts were etched everywhere on herself. 'What the?' he examined them closely and got bothered. Then he snapped back as a thought crossed his mind. 'She's trying to kill her self by slicing her skin with a knife or sharp object.' His eyes grew worried. 'Must be because no one is there for her anymore. She wants to torture herself…' His eyes softened.
Without thinking he touched a deep cut that was probably there a week ago. He glided over it and stopped when his hand it neared her covered breast. Seto jerked his hand back and blushed. He took out the first aid kit and thought of treating the wounds. Knowing her, she wouldn't do anything to it. So he hoped it wasn't infected. One opened up that probably been there a day before the blast. So he bandaged it. 'She shouldn't be doing this… I should know.' He washed her up by using another washcloth. After that, he placed the shirt over her and ridded the uniform skirt. Seto let her lay down again and covered her back up in blankets. A cloth was left to sip away her sickness. He stood up with her dirty clothes in one hand. 'I can't believe I'm doing this.' He stared at her one last time. He shook his head and walked out the room.
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Sapphire blue eyes fluttered up. It focused its self. Then slowly Anzu sat up. Groggily she looked around. 'Where am I?' She was thinking that everything that happened, when she woke up in the nurse's office, was all a dream. Her eyes widened. 'Did my house… really blow up?' She lifted a hand on her forehead. She was ok. She looked around some more and found the room a bit too big from her own room. The room was very plain, and not decorative like hers and the king size bed made her feel very small. Anzu drew the covers back and stood up on the soft-carpeted floor. She noticed her wardrobe change. The shirt was very big, that it looked like a dress for her. 'Hm… I wonder who's house I'm in?' There were no pictures at all, and no sign of whose room it might be. Then she heard a cough from behind. She jumped a bit and quickly turned around. There leaning at the door frame was the boy she would least expect. "Se… Kaiba?" She stuttered.
"You shouldn't be out of bed yet." He said in a low gruff voice. Anzu's eyes wondered upon him. 'I'm at his house? Then that means he… he took care of me.' Anzu bowed her head and smiled to herself. 'He… cares… no! Not that egotistical jerk! No one is there anymore for me. No one loves me!' She looked up sharply and stared at the guy who was a rival or her childhood best friend. "Why am I here?" she asked in a monotonous voice.
Seto uncrossed his arms and stood up straight to stare at the girl. He never thought of nursing the 'girlfriend' of his rival, Yugi Moto. "Would you rather go back to your home, if you even still have a home?" The girl frowned and her eyes glistened. The boy's heart pained at her about to cry. He didn't know what to do with her. Seto turned his head away from her and muttered, "Sorry…"
Anzu's head jerked at his direction. Her mouth gaped open a bit, but then it closed again. She bowed her head. "I guess I don't have anything anymore." She whispered. She was taking in all the truth about her life. Everyone and everything is gone. She looked up at Kaiba. "Thank you." Her voice was small. "I should probably leave your home, before I become more of a burden. I know how you want your privacy." She looked around to see if her clothes she wore before was anywhere near. But it was nowhere to be found. "Where would you go?" Seto's voice never changes as he speaks.
She shrugged. "Somewhere." She answered dully. Kaiba sighed then neared her. He placed his hands on her shoulder and slightly pushed her back to the bed. Anzu bumped into the side of the bed and ended up sitting on the soft mattress. Seto stared evenly at her. "You have no where to go." He took a breath. He prepared himself to say something that he would never thought of saying. "You're not a burden here. So I rather you stay here." He quickly turned his head away from her and blushed lightly. "If you want…" And he secretly hoped she stayed. 'Er. Why would she? She doesn't like you!' His mind yelled.
Anzu's mouth wanted to say something, but no words came out. She took little breaths then her voice came back. "Thank you, S…Kaiba." She mentally slapped herself for almost saying Seto for the third time. 'He probably feels uncomfortable with other people calling him Seto then Kaiba.' She thought. 'But, why do I say Seto, when before I'd always called him Kaiba like the others?' She felt Kaiba left her side. Anzu looked up at Seto to see that he went to the desk. He turned around with a tray filled with various foods. "Here, eat. You need it, since you haven't eaten anything for a week in your sleep." Anzu grew shocked. "I've been asleep for a week?"
"Unfortunately, you haven't been eating before you got sick either. You're unhealthiness made you sick for longer. So, when you are in this house, you eat." He placed the tray on Anzu's lap. The weight was very heavy for her on her thin legs. She sighed and picked up the fork. There were a lot of delicious foods. "Mokuba made it." Seto said. He turned back to the desk, sat down and worked on his laptop. Anzu smiled lightly at him and started to eat. She finally realized how empty her stomach was. The food settled in her barren pit. "This is really good." She whispered and laughed a bit to herself. For the first time since the incidents, she had finished a plate full of food. Anzu was somehow still hungry. The girl yawned and stretched out. 'Hm… maybe I should… stay for a while.' She thought. Anzu nodded to herself and smiled.
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It was the next day, and it was Monday. Seto hasn't been sleeping on his bed, but uncomfortably sleeping on the chair in his room. Anzu unhappily took Seto's bed. She suggested that she should sleep at the other rooms, but Seto insisted. He thought of watching over her incase. Once Seto woke up, he slowly raised his head from his arms. He found a blanket over his shoulders. It must have been Anzu. He looked over his bed and found it empty. The guy panicked and walked out his room. He ran down stairs hoping to find the girl somewhere. She must have been lost, because the mansion was huge.
Seto heard a laughter ring from the kitchen. He turned around and ran through the doors of the kitchen. The room became quiet and the people occupying the kitchen stared silently at him. Mokuba was wearing an apron while the girl he was searching for sat on a stool near the counter. Food was placed on the kitchen counter, and Anzu had a plate full of breakfast food. Seto breathed out in relief. Mokuba smiled and greeted his brother, "Morning Seto! Come sit down and eat. I made a lot!" He chirped. Mokuba washed his hands and joined the two on the counter. Coffee was already made and the cups were steaming.
The older Kaiba noticed how Anzu's eyes followed his every move. He slowly pulled back the stool and sat down quietly. Anzu was slowly turning red and she turned away. Seto smiled a bit at her. 'That was… amusing.' They started to eat with Mokuba talking about a friend's party he'll be going to on Saturday. He talked about his other friends, and Anzu seemed interested in them. She would ask questions like, what they have in common or what are they like. Mokuba seems to like Anzu and he was glad she was going to stay in their mansion. "So what are you going to do when we go to school?" asked Mokuba.
Anzu raised a brow and then shrugged. 'Good question, what will she do?' asked Seto in his mind. The guy was browsing through the newspaper and a headline caught Anzu's attention from where she was sitting. Murder Cases Link Together? Exploded House Finds Two Bodies. Anzu pulled the paper from Seto's hands and stared at the article hard. Suddenly her chest burned and tears welded in her eyes. She took deep breaths, trying to hide her tears from the two boys. "Anzu?" Mokuba's voice was small.
She looked up at the little boy. His eyes were filled with concern. The concern for her made Anzu feel guilty about her self. She shook her head at Mokuba and reassured she was ok. "Don't worry, I'm fine." Seto didn't believe her. He read the article. The people would think that Anzu is dead, like the others that had passed away by assassination. He bowed his head, "Anzu I don't trust you in staying here by yourself." He said lowly.
Mokuba looked up at both him and Anzu. "I don't feel good about this." Mokuba whispered. The older Kaiba stood up and looked at his little brother. "Come on, let's take Mokuba to school."
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Anzu watched the little Kaiba run into his elementary school with the friends he talked about to her. It became quiet again. It was an awkward silence between her and the man next to her. She bent her head down and stared at her hands she folded together. "You're not going to school?" She asked shyly. "You don't have to do that…" she felt bad that the CEO wouldn't be going to school because of her.
Seto shrugged. "Doesn't matter. I could take the Exit Exam any time and pass." He started the car. Anzu looked at him. "If you could do that, then why did you stay in Domino High?"
Again he shrugged. "Mokuba… He wants me to stay because he wants me to… socialize with others my age. He didn't want me to be stuck in an adult world all my life." Seto didn't know why he was even telling her this. Anzu looked down back at her lap and started to twist the edge of the oversize long sleeve shirt. Mokuba lend her some shorts that surprisingly fitted her. The little Kaiba was a growing boy, so he wore bigger size clothing. "I could have taken the Exit Exam as well…" She said in a quiet tone. The car drove off into the streets of Domino. Seto looked at her from the corner of his eyes and raise a brow. "But I didn't want to… because I had… friends…" Anzu quickly turned to the window and stared at the blue skies. Seto didn't think of her as that smart of a girl. She was sometimes a dense kind of person, like those girls who acts snobby and all. But she wasn't. She was different. She was truly showing Seto a different kind of person, the real her that she hid from everyone. But why would she?
After a while, the silence lifted. "Where are we going?" Anzu asked. He looked at her from the corner of his eyes. "I don't really like doing this, but we are going to the mall." He answered. Anzu looked at him questionably. "Why?" she wasn't thrilled with shopping that well. "You don't want to wear that all the time now do you? And plus, all your stuff are all in ashes." Seto stated. Anzu turned her head and just kept looking out the window. She watched how everything would just pass by.
Anzu didn't really buy that much things. There were only four bags filled with clothing and four boxes of shoes. Seto noticed that all the clothes she bought were all colored black or either dark colors. "Thank you very much… Kaiba. You really didn't have to buy all this for me." The girl turned away from him to conceal her blush from him. 'He's being so nice to me all of a sudden. Maybe it's just out of sympathy. But… why would he care?'
"It's not going to make a big dent on our finances. Remember I do have tons of cash." He looked at her bags of clothes she bought out of not too girly stores. "You can go a head and get more if you want." Anzu shook her head and hung her head low. She felt bad that she was using someone else's money, even if he was very rich. "But still… you don't have to feel sympathy over me, Kaiba."
Seto didn't understand why she wouldn't accept the kindness he was showing her. He had never done this before towards someone either than Mokuba. She probably wasn't use to this kind of behavior he displays. Guess she just has to get use to this new Seto Kaiba. 'I don't know why I really am nice to her… Usually I would treat her the same way with her friends… I… I don't understand this.'
When they came back to the Kaiba Mansion, Seto gave Anzu her own room for her to stay. He left her alone to get comfortable in her new room. She started to fold the clothes and place them in her new closet she was given. He went to go and pick up Mokuba from school, and left her to rest. He trusted her, for she was busy placing her new clothes in the closet. But he was wrong and doubted his decision on leaving her, alone…
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Mokuba ran into the house. He happily ran up to his room to play with the new game his friend let him borrow. The boy told his brother he was finished with the homework he had gotten. Kaiba smiled at his little brother. The house was quiet, except the loud yelling of the joyous child. Seto went into the kitchen hoping to find the girl, now living at his household. But there was no sign. He thought he would find her in her room, so he went up to the large hall with many other rooms. Seto leaned at the door to listen for any sound. There was none. He knocked once but there was no reply. He thought that she was asleep. So he quietly turned the knob and pushed the door lightly. He just wanted to check on her. Seto poked his head in to find the bed still nicely fixed. But then a crimson color trailed on the floor.
Seto panicked and went inside. He tightly closed the door and looked around. There on the ground was an arm sticking out from the other side of the bed. He inched near it, hoping he wouldn't find what he hoped it wouldn't be. There on the ground lay an unconscious Anzu. Blood ran from her bare arm to the carpeted floor. A shining silver knife rested beside her, just centimeters away from her pale hand. The boy panicked even more and ran to the girl. He bent down and picked her up. He shook her to see if she was conscious. He bit his lip. "Anzu. Anzu! Wake up!"
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Mika: Hee hee. I'm leaving you up to there. Hope you like! Sorry if I'm dissing you girls. I think I'm one of those shopping crazy, boy loving, and happy go lucky girl! So I'm dissing myself too! Hee. Hee. Oh and thanks for all your reviews. I'm eternally grateful! This story is sort of freaking me out when ever I read it over. Gosh I don't even believe I'm writing this. Should I continue!? What will happen next!? I don't know but I'll only continue if I get good reviews. But please no flames! I'm a sensitive kind of person. Honestly! L
