~Tears of Loneliness~
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[Chapter 8]
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The night was beautiful as it was decorated by the vibrant colors of the lights sparkling in the sky. Anzu awed at the beautiful sight. She may not remember her past, but watching the fireworks in the sky made her have this warm feeling. She was oblivious to the fact that she was leaning on to the broad shoulders of the guy beside her. She felt comfortable in the position she was in. The last of the blasting lights set off into the atmosphere with various explosions above. Some of the people in the park stood up from their seats, getting ready to head home. Seto saw that Anzu kept on staring into the sky. He let her have a moment to realize that it was over. He wondered if this day made her remember a few of those memories she use to have.
Suddenly the couple's eyes widened and they looked up simultaneously in alarm. A man stood in front of them, frozen on his place. His expression was a mixture of pain and horror. Anzu gasped as she saw a trail of blood trickle from the corner of the man's lip. Seto's heart race and he quickly took the brunettes hand. The man fell on to the ground, surrounded by the pool of his own crimson life. The man's date screamed out load and everyone gathered around. Mokuba and Rin looked around at the commotion, and froze when they saw the dead man. Seto quickly dragged Anzu from her spot, fearing that the one responsible might still be close by. "Mokuba, Rin!" Seto called out to the two.
They blinked their eyes back to reality and saw the older guy trying to make his way through the crowd. Rin quickly took Mokuba's chair and pushed her way through to follow the older pair. A few people were running from the scene, thinking the criminal is still lurking about. Police were dodging the running people, trying to calmly get them out the park.
She was shocked, and she couldn't run on her own. Seto was holding her hand, trying to get them away from the park. 'That bullet… could have shot me…' She thought. Then a vision of a car exploded in her head. She saw herself screaming on top of her lungs when the flames reached the heavens. She could have sworn she saw someone inside, burning into ashes. Her mind went blank and she just let the tall boy drag her away.
Seto firmly held her hand, and was checking back to see if the children followed. Rin was pushing Mokuba from the side, were less people were running. Mokuba frowned, knowing the girl was struggling. 'What must have happen?' He wondered. 'With all the things that have been happening…' The boy gasped. 'Who ever shot the man, didn't mean to shoot him. That person meant to shoot…' He shook his head. 'That's why Seto want to get out of here quickly…'
The door of the clock tower opened, releasing a man that was within. A few people ran by, as the man quickly hid himself from the civilians. 'Damn, I missed.' He cursed in his mind. He watched as a few people ran past him, not noticing him in the shadows of the clock tower. He quickly walked away as he saw a familiar couple heading his direction.
"Come on you two, we have to get out of here fast." Seto looked behind to see the two children. His hand was still clutching on to the slender wrist of the fair girl. "Brother, wait up! We can't… catch up to you!" Mokuba looked worriedly at the girl, pushing his chair as fast as she could. "Don't worry about me, Mokuba. I'm trying my best to… keep up." But her little legs were wearing down.
Seto saw her struggling and quickly stopped. "Rin, hop on with Mokuba." The boy glared a bit at his brother, but accepted the girl to sit with him in his wheelchair. Seto looked directly at Anzu. She was still in her shocked state. "I know you must be a bit scared right now, but you have to listen to me." The brunette blinked her sapphire blue eyes. "We have to run out of here, ok?" His voice was trying to sound as calm as possible. She nodded her head and ran beside him.
The man saw them pass by. 'Should I follow, or not?' He secured the shotgun in his pocket, making sure he didn't leave it in the clock tower. 'The boss would be mad if he found out she's still alive…'
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It was midnight, and the children were sleeping soundly in their own beds. Seto just came out of his little brother's room. He fell asleep right away, even though he knew they were still endanger. Seto shook that feeling aside and strode his way to Anzu's room. He knocked first before opening the door. He peered his dark blue eyes into the room to see the girl not in her bed asleep. The frail girl sat on top of the covers, sitting motionlessly. Her head bowed down from the moonlight, cascading into the dark room. The curtains were drawn back and the window was shut tightly to keep the cold air from entering. Seto's stomach fell and he slowly entered the room. He quietly closed the door behind him, and he neared the small girl. "A-Anzu?" His voice whispered through the silent room. Anzu looked up and locked her eyes into his. "What's wrong?"
The girl shook her head. "I don't know." She whispered back. Seto sat beside her. He saw her features glowing with the moon's rays. "I guess I'm scared…" She looked into his eyes, trying to find some comfort. "People are after me, aren't they?" She asked.
Seto took her hands and held it in hers. She squeezed her hands in his. "You don't have to be afraid at all, Anzu." His eyes held reassurance. "Just try and go to sleep, ok?" The girl nodded her head numbly. They stood up from the bed and Anzu climbed in the bed. Seto drew back the covers and placed it on top of her body when she was laid in the bed. He bent down closely to Anzu. A blush crept up to the girl's cheeks. "I'll be here, no matter what. Just don't feel any uncertainty. We are all here for you, Anzu." He said softly. Anzu nodded her head, her cheeks glowing red. He brushed a few strands from her forehead. Anzu's eyes lazily closed her eyes under his touch. She quickly fell fast asleep. Seto smiled upon the girl. 'I'll always protect you Anzu. And I'll try and save you from those men.' He silently said in his head. He kissed her forehead and left the room. He looked back to see a faint aura from the moon around the girl. He smiled softly and closed the door.
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"Ms. Anzu," Her sapphire blue eyes blinked and looked down at the little girl. "Can we go to the store? I want to buy some cookie mix." Her big eyes were pleading. Anzu bit her lip and looked over to Mokuba, eating his cereal. "I-I'm not sure. How bout we can go out when Seto returns home?" Anzu stuttered her answer. Rin furrowed her brows. "Ok, I'll make cookies tomorrow." Anzu watched the girl walk back to her seat and to finish her breakfast.
Anzu sighed out and finished washing the dishes. She heard the children started to giggle at something. She smiled to herself but then frowned. 'I don't want to go out yet. Not without Seto.' She looked up at the window and watched the blossoming garden. 'It's not safe out there…'
"Hey! You can't do that!" Anzu looked back to see a fuming little blonde girl. Mokuba stuck out his tongue. "Yes I can! And it's fair! So I win!" He replied back. Rin pouted and got off her seat. She started to mutter as she walked into the living room, leaving her empty bowl. Mokuba smiled in victory and followed suit. Anzu watched the two children leave the kitchen. She shook her head and turned off the faucet. She took a towel and dried up her hands. She took the empty dishes and placed them in the sink. The phone started to ring. She looked at it cautiously and picked it up.
"Hello? Kaiba residence." Anzu answered. No one answered and Anzu looked at the phone. She shrugged and turned the cordless phone off. She was about to walk into the living room to check up on the children, but the phone started to ring again. Anzu puffed her cheeks and answered the phone again. "Hello? Kaiba residence." Nothing. Anzu turned the phone off and stared at the phone for a while. 'Ok, I think this is some game the children are playing.' She kept the phone with her and walked into the living room. She saw the two children sitting in front of the television, playing video games.
"Ha! I won! And that's three time in a row. Now let's go out and play!" Rin stood up with her hand on her hips. Mokuba frowned. "C'mon. I won in the draw and we get to play my games." Rin pouted. "Fin then. But if I win this last round, we play my games." She sat back down and picked up the controller. Mokuba snorted. "Like you can win against me." Rin rolled her eyes.
Anzu's brows knitted together. 'Ok, so it's not them.' The phone rang again. She walked away from the living room. She grew frustrated. "Hello?" She growled. Then there was a loud piercing sound from the phone that created her to drop the phone to the ground. She shook her head from that sound that blasted in her ear. She stared hard at the phone. "What the… hell was that?" She cleared her ear and picked up the phone. She listened cautiously, but there was nothing. She turned the phone off. "I don't like this anymore." She glared at the phone. After a few minutes, the phone started to ring again. Anger boiled within the girl in frustration. She let out a steady breath and pressed the button on the phone. "WHO THE HELL IS THIS!?" She screamed, no longer taking this game. The children from the living room appeared to stare at the brunette curiously.
"Ow. I'm sorry, is something wrong?" A voice sounded. Anzu quickly turned red all over. "Oh, I'm sorry Seto, I thought you were someone else." She laughed to herself and scratched her head. Mokuba and Rin shook their heads and resumed playing their game. Anzu leaned on to the counter. "What's wrong?" Seto asked. Anzu shook her head. "Nothing, some person was probably playing a game on the phone." She started to play her hand through her hair. "You know, for a rich guy, you'd ought to think the guy had caller id." Seto chuckled, "I don't really use the phone very much."
"So?" She broke the short silence between them. "Oh yeah, I'll be coming in late, so go on and eat dinner without me." Seto replied over the phone. "Ok." Anzu said. "Oh and, could you buy some cookie mix. It's for Rin, we are planning on making cookies tomorrow."
"Alright. See you later." Anzu said goodbye and hung the phone up. She smiled softly to herself. Soon her ear started to pound a bit, and she pressed her ear. 'Whatever that was, it really hurts my ear.' She thought. She decided to go upstairs and maybe take a shower. But a feeling within her made her feel a bit drowsy. 'Maybe… I'll take a short nap before I take a shower.' She headed up stars, telling the children where she would be. She entered her room and the scene started to blur. 'The heck?' She held her head in her hand and made her way to the bed. 'I… I don't feel good…' She fell on her bed and didn't move a muscle.
Lunch came and the children were outside. "You know, I'm hungry." Mokuba whined. Rin pouted a bit, "You're just complaining so you won't play with me." Suddenly, someone's stomach growled to be feed. Mokuba looked up at the blushing girl. He narrowed his eyes. "Ok, I guess I'm hungry too." She said shyly. Mokuba shook his head. "Maybe Anzu cooked something inside. Let's go." Mokuba rolled his chair into the house. Rin followed behind. They entered through the kitchen and saw no sign that the brunette even made anything.
"I guess she didn't make anything." Mokuba stated. They made their way towards the refrigerator. "Mokuba, I'm worried." Rin said. The boy looked up at the girl. "Why?"
Rin shrugged. "I don't know. I feel that something's not right." Mokuba blinked his eyes at her. "What do you mean?" Rin growled a bit. "You stay here, I'm going to check on Ms. Anzu." She ran off away from Mokuba. She climbed up the many steps of the stairs. She ran through the halls, passing many doors. Then she stopped in front of the door of Anzu's. The girl knocked on the door before opening it. She peered her head through and looked around. She saw Anzu lying on the bed, with her body flat on the surface frontward. The girl crept into the room and neared the sleeping brunette. "Ms. Anzu?" Rin neared her face towards Anzu's. She saw the girl faintly flushed, and her breathing was hoarse. Rin started to get worried and she shook her to wake up. "Ms. Anzu…"
Anzu clutched her eyes tightly closed and started to cough sadistically. Rin quickly back away and saw a reddish fluid trailing out of her mouth. Rin's eyes widened. Anzu pushed her self up and was coughing her lungs out. "Ms. Anzu!" Rin neared her and was clutching to hand. The brunette stood up weakly and slowly opened her eyes. Her sapphire blue eyes were bit dazed, trying to focus on the little girl. "R-Rin…?" Anzu's voice sounded weak. The girl nodded her head.
Rin saw Anzu trying to steady herself, and another fit of harsh coughing came from her. Rin lead her towards the bathroom. "What happened? You're… coughing blood, Ms. Anzu." The brunette's eyes widened. She stared at the blonde little girl. "I'm… ok Rin. Thanks for waking me." She gently patted the girl's head then she went towards the sink, to wash out her mouth from the metallic taste. Rin's eyes were still worried. 'Something's going on with Ms. Anzu…' She decided to go back down to Mokuba. She told the boy what happened.
"You may be right." Mokuba bit his lip. He stared at the staircase leading to the top floor. After a while, Anzu can down with a smile plastered on her face. Rin and Mokuba weren't convinced that she was ok with that smile hiding her true face. Anzu stared at the two worried children. "So… did you… eat lunch yet?" She felt a bit uneasy under their gazes. Rin looked down and Mokuba took her head with his small ones. He realized that Anzu's hand was almost the same size as him. "Anzu… something's going on, and you're not telling us. Please, we can help you."
The brunette's face softened. She bent down on her knees and stared up the boy's blue eyes. "Mokuba, trust me, nothing's wrong." She squeezed the boy's hand. "I bit my tongue in my sleep I guess." She looked over Rin. She didn't want to meet with Anzu's stare. She could tell that the little girl knew she was lying, but she just had to go with it. She held her breath as she walked towards the refrigerator. She opened its doors and looked through it. "You two hungry?" She asked over her shoulder. They stared at her back. "I'll make you guys something." She said.
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Anzu
What really happened in that call? Was it trying to scare me? That piercing sound that still lingers in my head was really strange. As I was in my room, all I could register was the bed. Everything was spinning around me. As I fell upon that soft and comforting bed, I couldn't move in anyway. It was like something was pushing me down, pushing against my ribs. As I fell into a sleep, it was hard for me to some how breathe. But, I dreamt that there were these three guys, waiting for me at this end of the dark tunnel I was lost with in. They kept on calling forth for me. I felt as if I knew them from somewhere. Maybe they're in my past that I lost. I was going to reach towards them, but as I turned around, I saw him. The only guy I know, Seto Kaiba. He was surrounded by this dark aura, I didn't know why. He looked sad and distant looking. I wondered why. He didn't look at me, as if… he was alone for such a long time. I turn back to see those three figures in the light. It was tempting, but… I reached out for Seto. He was the only one that knows me. He's the only one that really…cares for me. When I looked at him, he looked really…cold. That wasn't the Seto I knew… was he?
Before my "dream" could end, there was something that really was disturbing. Out of the blue, I was somewhere else. Everything around me was dark and gloomy. I didn't like it at all. I saw this guy standing before me. He looked really sinister with that mocking smirked. I remembered those words he told me. I don't' know weather I should believe him or not. He told me, in the same exact words. "The closer you are to that boy, the more you put those around you endanger." I got so worried. Which boy? Was it Mokuba, or Seto? But Seto isn't a boy. But to the point of view of an older man, he's considered a boy, right? Then he said to me, "So why don't you just end your life, right now?" I was thinking about it. If I stay here longer, Mokuba, Rin and… Seto would get hurt. Then it occurred to me, that moment in the fair towards the end. That gunshot was meant for Seto… because I was close to him… This just made my day better, huh? I looked at the guy and thought it was a good idea. Then, all of a sudden, real pain shot up through out my body. How? Isn't this a dream? Maybe it was and it's just my mind thinking of the pain. I could see blood coursing out of my body on to my surrounding. I could feel my life sinking away, in a dream? Before it got even further, Rin successfully waked me up. As I woke, I can feel my body still weak and pain throbbing all around. I could still taste that metallic liquid in my mouth and was still remaining in my throat. So I coughed it out, to clear my throat from its taste.
After eating dinner, I let the children play for a while before putting them to sleep. After hours of lying on my bed, I couldn't get myself to sleep. Maybe its because I'm afraid of having that dream again. But isn't it I want to end my life so that the people who took care of me won't suffer? I sat up on my clean bed. I changed the sheets and washed the old one. I stood up and walked out of my room. I didn't know where I'm going, but I let my feet guide me somewhere. Unconsciously, I opened a door, leading to a familiar room. I peered inside and found it empty. I looked at the glaring red numbers on the clock on the nightstand. It was close to midnight. I felt my self furrow my brows. Why am I worried? Then I found out I was inside the room of Seto Kaiba's. I blinked my eyes and wondered why I'm here. It must be that I wanted to see if Seto was back home. He did say after diner, but not this late. I sighed and numbly sat upon his kind sized bed. I fell back and lay upon the comforting mattress. The softness made my whole body feel all relaxed that I started to droop my eyes close.
The sound of the creaking door, made me shot up from the bed. I looked up to see the surprised look on the intruder, Seto. I guess I scared him a bit. The room was dark, but my eyes fully adjusted to the darkness. So I was fully aware that I could see the guy holding his side. A dark stained color was surrounding that area. When he saw my gaze to where his hand was, he recoiled back. I didn't ask anything, but he immediately went on to defend himself. "It's nothing. I spilt some drink on my coat." He said a bit wincing in pain.
That didn't really convince me, and I automatically moved up towards him. I cautiously took his hand away from his side. I felt my self froze as I saw the wound. I looked up at him, asking in my mind, who did this to him? He turned his gaze away from me. From the small shine of the moon outside, I saw his face, bruised and cut. The more I felt my stomach fell. I bit my lip. Before I knew it, his eyes rolled and he fainted on top of me. I nearly fell on the ground with him on top of me. With all my strength, I laid him gently on to his bed. I took off his coat and placed in smoothly over the chair in the room. I stared at his face once again and worried what I should do first. I glanced at the big wound he had on his side. It was still fresh with blood. Some stained my hands. I ran to the bathroom to get things to help me restore the only guy I've ever cared for. Then the questions popped into my head again.
What happened? And who did this?
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Mika: What's going on? I'd like to know what happened as well. Hee, but you just have to wait for the next chapter though. (Aww.) Sorry it took so long to update this one. I was kind of also doing the next chapter to my other fic, Something Precious, which might be updated soon. So, how was the out come of the last chapter? Who did you think I was really going to get killed? Surprising to see that none of the main characters where killed? Don't worry they won't die yet. So, please read and review! But once again, no flames please!
