~Tears of Loneliness~

Mika: Hi! Hi! You guys begged for the next. Hopefully it's as good as the last. Enjoy and please R&R!

Disclaimers: I. Don't. Own. Yu-Gi-Oh. T-T

[Chapter 6]

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 Was it all a dream? She snuggled closer to the warmth that wrapped all around her. She has never felt this way for the longest time ever. She felt secure and open again. For the first time in her life she slept peacefully with her arms wrapped around his hard and lean body. They were very close and they didn't want to let go of one another. Slowly her eyes flickered open to bathe in the morning delight. She groaned and let her head fall back down. She didn't want it to be morning yet. She didn't want to get up at all. She moved closer to him and closed her eyes to feel the warmth radiate from him and her.

 Seto's hand moved from her back to her soft hair. He pushed her head towards him and he kissed her forehead. "Morning, Anzu." He whispered. Anzu pouted. "I don't want to get up!" She whined. Seto chuckled at her behavior. She's back to her happy self. He lifted her chin to make her look up at him. Her eyes were closed tightly, hoping that there wasn't any morning light. "Come on Anzu. We have to get up. Mokuba is downstairs, probably." He whispered as he trailed kisses on her tender cheek. He heard her made a little whining sound. She opened her eyes and sat up. She was pouting. Seto chuckled again. She looked adorable when she was mad. He sat up and looked at her. She was in her normal pajamas, spaghetti strapped shirt with short shorts.

 Seto brushed a few strands from her face. He took her hand and held hers in his. "Let's go down." He suggested. Anzu looked up at him with a tiny frown, but her lips turned upside-down. She sighed out in defeat, finally accepting the morning light. Seto got off the bed and lend a hand to get her out the big bed. "Wait! I have to dress first. The professor is probably down there." They looked at the clock and saw it was already nine in the morning. Seto frowned. He liked her wearing that, but then again, he didn't want any other guy staring at her. She does have a perfect body, with long smooth legs. "Ok, I'll be down." He grabbed his shirt and was putting it on as he was walking down the hall to the stairs. Anzu smiled and ran to her room.

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 Seto came downstairs to be greeted by Mokuba. It seems as if he was bored with the lecture that his teacher was giving. "Morning, brother." Mokuba smiled widely as he saw him, waving his hand. Seto just nodded and slightly smiled. He didn't want to show his feelings to anyone else but Mokuba and Anzu. The teacher looked up and saw him. "Morning sir." The man greeted. Seto just nodded his head and headed towards the kitchen. Soon after, Anzu came rushing in, nearly tripping. She's now wearing an oversized sweatshirt and some jogging pants. "Morning Mokuba, Morning Prof. Kinto." Mokuba's face brightened to hear the cheerful tone of Anzu's back and lively. He waved from his chair as the teacher just nodded his greetings. Anzu chewed on her lip and just left towards the kitchen.

 The girls came in and sat down on a stool. She watched as how Seto was making his coffee. She rested her head down on her hand. "I think that Prof. Kinto has something against me." She said in a soft tone. Seto turned around with two cups of coffee. He gave one to her as she gratefully took it. "What do you mean?" He asked. Anzu shrugged. She lifted the steaming drink up to her lips. She took in the hot air and the smell of coffee. "I don't know… he's just…" Anzu sighed. "Never mind." He stared at her for a while, and then he took a sip of his coffee.

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 The doorbell rang, and the angelic girl came running towards the door. She peeked through the little hole. She gasped in surprise and happily opened the door. "Hello there, Rin!" The little girl looked up at the brunette. "Hi Ms. Anzu!" She greeted in a shy and small tone. But her face was brightened with a bundle of joy. "Is Mokuba home?" Anzu smiled upon the little girl. She was always formal and kind. Anzu tried to get Rin to just call her Anzu, but the girl would always say Ms. Before Anzu. "Why, yes he is." She let the little girl in. "He's in the living room. Are any of his other friends coming over?" Rin shook her head. "Not that I know of, Ms. Anzu."

 Anzu shut the door and placed her hands on her hips. "Well, if you want anything I'll be out in the gardens." Rin nodded and bowed slightly before going away from her. She watched as the little girl carried herself towards the living room. Anzu sighed happily at her. 'She's so cute.' Rin had shoulder-length honey blonde hair and two round bluish-gray eyes. She wore a pale yellow sundress with a white sweater over it. A little blue denim backpack was hanging behind her. Her ribbon on the dress trailed behind her. 'I remembered dressing like that when I was young like her. I would also wear a sunhat."

 Rin slowed down her walk and neared Mokuba. "Hi!" she squeaked. Mokuba turned around his head in surprise. "Hi Rin!" She moved close to his chair. She took off her bag from her back and opened it to look for something. "I made this yesterday for you." She got out a sandwich bag with cookies inside. "I made some for Ms. Anzu too." She smiled brightly as he took it from her. "Thanks." Mokuba blushed. "They're the last of the batch I made. The rest went to the class and our teacher." She walked up behind his chair and pushed him so they could go outside. "How come you don't want to go to the school anymore?" They stopped in front of the glass doors. "Are you afraid that people would make fun of you?" She looked over his side. Her was hair falling to the side. "I don't think anything is wrong with you, Mokuba."

 The boy looked up at her. She may be the same age as he, but this girl is full of pure innocence. She seems to always understand people's minds and heart. "Thanks Rin." He smiled shyly at her. "Hey you two. What are you doing out here?" A soft voice called. They looked up to see Anzu. She wiped her forehead from the sweat. Anzu has been working in the garden, trying to add new flowers all around. Anzu loves the garden. She smiled widely at the two. Mokuba glared at her. The brunette placed down the trowel and took off her gloves. She stood up with a few stems with flowers. "Are you going to stay over for dinner, Rin?" Anzu asked as she was going to enter through the kitchen. The girl shook her head. "No thank you, Ms. Anzu. I just wanted to come over and see Mokuba." She looked at the boy. Mokuba's face changed and he smiled nervously at her. As she turned her head away, the boy glared at Anzu. The brunette laughed to herself. "Well, I'll be heading in to make dinner. If you want a drink or anything, you're more than welcome to go in." Before she left, Mokuba caught her winking at him. He pouted and glared. 'That's not funny!'

 Anzu hummed to herself. She filled a vase full of water and place in the Lilacs she cut from the garden. She looked out the window and saw the children. Mokuba was under the shady tree, talking to Rin. She sat on the swing that was hanging on the branches of the tree. Her legs swayed back and forward as they spoke. Anzu smiled softly at the two. 'Mokuba is starting to really like Rin.' She carried the vase to place it in her room. Suddenly the phone started to ring. Anzu placed down the vase on a near by table. She ran quickly to pick up the phone. "Hello?"

 It was silent at first. This made Anzu apprehensive. "Hello?" She asked again. "You are ruining our plans." A deep and eerie voice sounded. Anzu looked around. "Who is this?" She asked a bit shaky. The tone of the man's voice made her shiver. "You were supposed to be dead." Anzu's eyes widened in terror. "Excuse me?" She stuttered. She stared at the stairs. "If you get too close to him, the boy's life will be in jeopardy." She looked through the window again, seeing Mokuba laughing with Rin. Then the caller hung up. Anzu snapped her eyes wider. "Hello!?" She stared at the phone. Soon she put down the phone and clutched her chest. Her heart was racing and her body was unstable. She steadied herself with her arm supporting her with the counter. 'W-what's going on? Should… should I tell Seto?' She shook her head. 'I can't… whoever it was… said that…' A vision of Mokuba popped in her head. She was staring to tremble. She stared at the phone in fear.

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 Seto was working on his computer, heavily typing on the board. He leaned back staring at the screen. He smiled to himself and clicked to save the file. He looked at the corner of the screen and saw the time. 'Anzu's probably finished with dinner.' He thought. He went to get up, until an icon popped up. 'Mail?' He sat back down on his chair. He pointed his cursor on the icon and clicked. A window popped up and Seto started to read. Suddenly his eyes widened. "If I'm ever seen with that girl again, she would be taken away from me!?" He couldn't breath. His hand was trembling over the mouse. He shook his head in disbelief. He went to check who sent it, but there was no address. So he deleted it. He was about to stand up again, but another mail popped up. She was lucky that she survived. But next time, she won't be. You better watch your back, Kaiba. I'm watching yours. Seto abruptly stood up and the chair fell back. He clenched his hand and looked around the room. 'What is this suppose to be?' He shook his head. He wanted to not believe this e-mail, but he can't help but shake the feeling that this was true. '…Anzu…'

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 Mokuba looked up from Anzu and Seto. For the past days they have been… distant from one another. Seto was staring at his food, eating like a lifeless person. Anzu was doing the same. Mokuba is starting to worry over them. 'This isn't right. They would always talk and hang around each other.' He sighed. "So…" Mokuba started to play around with his corn. "Are we going anywhere tomorrow?" Anzu placed her fork down. "Um… I think I should stay here tomorrow. I don't feel well today." The girl bowed her head, speaking in a small tone. Seto looked up at her. "Are… are you sure?" He asked softly. The girl didn't look at his dark blue eyes. She nodded her head. "I'm sure." She replied. Mokuba frowned. ' I don't like this. I don't like it at all.'

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 They were strolling down the park, after watching a race. Mokuba looked up at his brother. He just had to ask. Seto wasn't happy anymore, some how. "Brother, is there something wrong?" He asked. The older Kaiba didn't look down at him. "Nothing." He replied. Mokuba shook his head in disbelieve. "Did something happen with you and Anzu? You two are like… I don't know, distant somehow. You two looked so happy together, what happened?" The boy looked saddened.

 Seto bit his lip and shook his head. "Nothing happened, Mokuba. I'm just… busy with things." The boy looked up at his brother. "I want to believe you brother, but I'm just worried, that's all." Seto closed his eyes and continued with the walking. He pushed his little brother through the park, all the way home.

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 Anzu raked her fingers through the golden locks of Rin. The little girl hummed softly, while tying flowers into a crown. Anzu smiled sweetly as she started to carefully braid the little girl's hair. "I love your hair, it's so soft and shinny." Anzu said. The girl giggled a bit. "Thank you. But your hair is prettier than mine, Ms. Anzu." She said in her cute and small voice. Her pink cheeks were burning. The girl wore a sleeveless lavender spring dress.

 The two girls were outside in the gardens, under the Sakura tree. The shade sheltered them from the sun. Spring was passing by as summer was almost near. Anzu happily wore black spaghetti-strapped shirt with white denim shorts. A flower was tucked with in her hair. Rin placed it on her. Anzu was enjoying her time with this little girl. Rin reminded Anzu of herself when she was young. They were waiting for Mokuba to finish up a lesson. Rin came a bit too early. She had no school today, and Mokuba felt as if it was unfair. "I'm finished." She said cheerfully. The girl stood up and turned to Anzu. "Here Ms. Anzu. You can become the queen of the fairies." She placed the little reef of flowers on Anzu's head. The brunette blushed a bit. "And you can be the princess." Anzu giggled and tuck a flower in the girl's hair.

 From far, Seto watched this scene from his balcony. Seto smiled softly as he saw Anzu laughing. 'Maybe… she doesn't really need me. But I…' He clutched his hands. A pair of eyes settled upon his. He blinked and walked back inside.

 Rin turned her head away and looked at Anzu. "Ms. Anzu?" The brunette looked at the girl. "Hm?" Rin plopped down and stared up at her. "Mokuba is worried about something. He told me." Anzu stared into her bluish-gray eyes. "You love him don't you?" She asked. Anzu turned red. "Who?" Rin played with the edge of her dress. "Mokuba's brother." She replied. Anzu flushed and didn't know what to say. "You're sad somehow. He told me that you two don't stay together anymore." Anzu's face fell. She stared at the crown of hair of the girl's. "Why don't you want to be with him, Ms. Anzu?"

 Anzu stared at a certain balcony. She eyes threatened to spill tears. "I want to be with him… but I can't," she whispered. Anzu looked at the girl. She smiled slightly. "Let's head inside. I'll make sandwiches for lunch." She stood up and took off the reef around her head. She helped Rin up and they walked inside. They went through the kitchen and Rin climbed up to a stool. The girl watched his young lady. Anzu kindly placed the crown of flowers on the counter and she headed to the refrigerator.

 Rin turned her head as she saw someone come in to the kitchen. She smiled. Seto stared blankly as he saw a certain brunette. He was about to turn to head back, but the voice of Anzu made him stop. "…Seto?" He looked up at the girl. "Are… Are you hungry?" she asked quietly. Rin looked back and forward at the pair, watching silently. "I'm making sandwiches if you want…" Her hair fell across her face, covering the Sapphire eyes of this girl. Seto wanted so much to touch her face, to make her looked up at his eyes and meet with her beautiful orbs. But the words replayed over in his head, preventing him from even being near her. "Mokuba is probably done with his lessons." Seto said, "I'll go check on him." He walked away from the kitchen. Rin stared sadly at Anzu. "Ms. Anzu…"

 Seto walked into the living room to see Mokuba alone. He was putting away the books he had. "Where's Prof. Kinto?" Seto asked. He walked up to his brother and took the book from his lap. Mokuba watched his brother place the books in the proper self. "He said he had to use the restroom." Mokuba placed some papers into the briefcase that the teacher brought in. Seto nodded his head. He froze as his eyes gazed at a picture, framed in glass. He stared at it for the longest time. It was of him, Mokuba and Anzu. They were at this new amusement park. They were laughing hard, because behind the man that was taking their picture, a giant bunny knocked down this man in accident. The man got really mad that he was pounding on the bunny. They found it quiet funny. Seto's face fell as he looked at Anzu.

 A shriek from within the kitchen made the Kaiba brothers' heads shot up. They hurriedly headed into the kitchen. "Ms. Anzu!" Rin yelled. Mokuba went near the girl. Seto looked ahead and saw Mokuba's Prof. holding Anzu. "What are you doing?" Seto yelled. Anzu couldn't get out of the man's grasp. Prof. Kinto smirked and took Anzu's hand. He twirled her around to make her face him. The man bent down and forced Anzu into kissing him. The brunette's eyes widened and she tried to push her way out of his grip. Soon Anzu gave up in fighting it and her eyes droop down. Her body then fell limp. Seto's eyes grew wide in rage. "What the hell!" He ran up to the two and punched the man away. He caught the girl into his arms. He looked up and glared at the Prof. "What did you do to her?" He growled.

 The man wiped the blood away from his mouth. "Ridding her pain." He smirked. He stood up and threw something into the ground. A puff of smoke rose, clouding the area. Seto held on to Anzu tightly. Rin and Mokuba were coughing violently, trying the clear their little lungs from the smoke. Soon the smoke cleared, and the Prof. was gone. Mokuba wheeled over to where Seto had Anzu. "What happened?" The boy questioned. Seto looked down at the girl. "That's what I like to know." He nearly whispered…

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Mika: Long waited chapter is up. I've read through it and tried my best to make it a thrilling sort of fic. Hope you like. Want to know what happened? Well, I need you to review for me, please. I like getting reviews. It makes me really want to continue. But… no flames please. So I guess Mokuba's teacher is a spy of some sort. What's going to happen next? Find out soon!