Tammi: Hi. Ok, time for the next chapter. I hope this one comes out right. I'm typing as quietly as I can. Anyway, here we go. It starts out with Anzu. I'm using her japanese name. It sounds better than 'Tea' in my opinion. This chapter won't have Yugi in it.
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--Briiing! Briiing! Briing! ...Smack!
Anzu grabbed her alarm clock, and threw it against the wall. She groaned, and sat up. She got up and trudged to the bathroom.
She removed her pajamas, and turned the hot water on. And stepped inside. She sighed, as the water ran down her body. 'Another day, another life-draining day...' She repeated over and over in her head. Before it hit her. 'Wait...Today...T-Today...' She quickly scrubbed herself down, and stepped outta the shower. She threw on her robe and ran out the bathroom, straight to her calender.
A smile brightly showing. "Yes. Today, I should be recieving my acceptance letter." She happily blow-dried her hair, and dressed.
"Good morning, mom." She greeted, running down the stairs.
"Well, you are extremely giddy today. Had fun last night?"
She thought back to last night. 'It was okay, I guess. Although, nothing tops going to New York.' "Oh, yeah. I had a lot of fun last night. I'll tell you all about it, when I get back."
"And where are you heading?"
"I'm going to the mall."
"Going after that Saturday Sale?"
"Ofcourse."
"Have fun."
"I will." 'I definately will. New clothes, for a new place. This is going to be great!' She ran out the front door, and to her red, corvette. Driving off to the mall.
He began growing more and more aggitated, by the second. "C'mon. You can't possibly make me move there! Why can't someone else go? It's not like those two will know the difference!"
"Sorry, kid. But you have to. Granny, asked you to watch over the two loons."
"Arrgh! This just sucks. How about you take my place."
"Yeah, like I would really want to trade places with you. Listen, I'll try to persuade one of the others to do it, but don't get your hopes up."
"Yeah. Well, thanks." --Click!
Tristan hung up the phone. 'This fuckin' sucks! I can't believe I hafta move! Not only that, but I hafta go out with that slut from school. Argh! How the hell do I get myself into these things?!' He gritted his teeth.
People around him, happily walking, talking, and shopping. Yes, he was at the mall. Trying to get his mind off of his sorry excuse for a life. It was then that he saw Anzu. She had just walked in, as he was beginning to leave. He didn't really feel like talking, so he acted as if he didn't see her.
'Hey, that looks like...It is.' "Hey, Tristan! Over here!" She called out.
'Terrific. She sees me.' He turns around with a smile. "Hey, Anzu. Come to shop?"
"Ofcourse. Why were you here?"
Tristan shrugged. "No reason. Just came to walk around."
"Wanna walk around with me? Or did you have to leave?"
'Why, couldn't you have just let me leave? I especially don't feel like hanging out with 'Miss Sunshine' "I would love to hang out with you." He answered, nodding his head.
They walked around Anzu goin' on and on about this or that. "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm rambling."
'Yes, you are. You've been rambling for the past hour, about your happiness.' "It's ok. It's good that your life is going so great."
'Yeah, it's really going great. The only thing great, is the fact that I'm leaving this accursed town...Although, I will miss Yugi and Joey. But especially Tristan. He's always so sweet and understanding.' She thought to herself.
"Say, you wanna get something to eat?" Tristan asked, surprising himself.
"Yeah. Let's go. I'm starving." She replied, slightly blushing.
"Great." Tristan said, a real smile creeping on his face. The two never did go out together, alone. "I know this great place. It's not too far from here." He told her as they headed out the doors. They decided to take his car, instead of her's.
"So, what did you think of last night?" Anzu asked, trying to keep up a conversation.
Tristan who had been in his own world, barely heard her question. "What about last night?"
"You know, when Kaiba and Mokuba joined us."
Tristan shrugged. "I'm just surprised, that him and Joey didn't kill each other. Other than that, it was pretty cool, to hang out with him and Mokuba."
Anzu nodded. After a while they turned, and parked in front of, Imation. (One of the most expensive restaurants in town) She gasped. "We're not going in there are we?"
Tristan chuckled. "What? You don't like this place?" He asked, gettin out of the car. He walked over to Anzu's side and opened the door for her. She steeped out.
"I've never been inside here. Tristan, this place is very pricey... I will not have you waste your money."
"I'm not. Don't worry about it." He said walking toward the doors. She was still standing by the car. "Well, am I going in alone, then?" She blushed, then ran to his side. They walked in, got a table, and Anzu was very excited.
"Wow, this place is awesome. Very classy. Look at this. Each table has walls around them, for privacy. How cool. And look at the way the lights-" She was interrupted by Tristan's quiet laughing.
She gaze him an angry look. He smiled. "Sorry. It's just, you're cute, when you get all excited and happy." He said, blushing just a little. 'Did- Did I just say that out loud?' He thought.
Anzu blushed. Smiling and they sat there for a second, not saying another word. The waiter came with their food and drinks. They ate quietly.
"Even their food is amazing." She commented, as she finished her meal. Tristan nodded.
They sat there for a while, the check came and Tristan humbly took it, and payed the bill without his eyes popping out of his skull. (It was $83.97 by the way.)
He stood up, and reached out his hand. "Shall we go?" He asked, as he helped her up. Pushing her chair in afterwards. At some point, this had changed from two friends hanging out, to two people on a date. A good change.
They walked out of there and he opened the door for her. "I'll take you back to the mall, now." Anzu nodded, and he started the car.
As Tristan parked right next to her car, and he helped her out. She stared up at him, and he down at her. Both smiling, both eyes sparkling...He then, leaned in and kissed her. She kissed back.
Pulling away after a long, yet, short, five minutes, he smiled again. "I had a really good time, today." Was all he said as he went back to his car and drove off.
Anzu stood there for a couple of minutes, her hands to her lips. Smiling, she got in her car, and drove home.
Dragging the bags of clothes, into the house, she went to the table. The mail laying out on it. She quickly dropped the bags, and ran through the bills and junk mail. Heart drumming, sewat slowly forming, as she held the letter that held her future in her hands. 'This is it. My ticket to New York...' She thought to herself, as she opened it up, hastily.
She pulled out the letter, read it fast, but as soon as she read the first paragraph she dropped it, on the floor. Her skin went pale, tears blurred her vision, and her heart exploded. She was rejected. Sure they used all these big words, to make it seem not as bad. But, the bottom line ws, she wasn't good enough.
She ran up to her room and shut the door, closed. Her mom was at work, so she didn't hear her Anzu's screams. "I can't believe this! Everyone always rejects me! First dad, then Yami, and now, my dance school! The one thing I thought I was good at! Why?! God, why are you doing this to me?! What have I done?! What have I done to deserve all of this! My life is over! I'm not good enough for anything! Not a good enough daughter, girlfriend, not even a good enough dancer!" She cried over and over.
Tristan was nearing his apartment, and at the time, in a good mood... "What the hell?!" He shouted, as police barracaded the entrance.
"Sorry, sir. This place is off limits."
"But, I live here." Tristan replied, trying to keep his mood in check. He didn't want to sound like a rude, stuck-up, prick, but, he wasn't fond of police.
"What apartment, do you live in?" The policeman asked.
Tristan's eyes narrowed. "Does it matter?" He asked, bitterly.
Before the policeman could reply, Jeff came walkin' up to them. (One of the handymen of the apartments.) "Hey, Tristan, sorry, to hear what happened."
"What? What happened?" Tristan asked.
The policeman, looked over at Jeff. "That's his apartment?" Jeff nodded. "I see. Sorry, what happened, we haven't found the guy who raided your place. We are looking though." He said, moving out of the way.
"What? Raided?!" Tristan shouted, running past them both. As he ran inside his place, he gasped. Everything was either gone or destroyed. His electronic things were gone. His books, couch, and other such things, totally torn up or destroyed.
Mike, who lived next door came in. Rested a hand on his shoulder. "Sorry to hear what happened dude. He got you bad." Was his uncomforting reply. Tristan shook his head. Mike left, and he was left alone in his messed up living room.
'Figures. Something like this always happens to me.' "Argh! Dammit! Why do you do this to me?!" He shouted, to God. Punching a hole in the wall. "Life never gets good does it? Everything has to be so damn painful! Life sucks! Why the hell do we keep living?! Not like we aren't gonna die anyway!" He shouted, falling to his knees.
Anzu stopped her crying as she heard her mom, come in. Locking her door, she stared at herself in her mirror. Her big blue eyes were all puffy and red. She couldn't let her mom see her like this. She slowly calmed herself down, and got the depression out of her voice.
"Honey, you in there?"
"Yeah, I'm in here, mom."
"You left your bags in the living room. Why don't you come down and show me what you got?"
"Oh, um...You go ahead and look through them."
"Anzu?"
"I'm still kinda beat from all the fun I had last night. Did I tell you that Kaiba had joined us?"
"Ok. Go ahead and take your nap, sweetie. Did you eat already?"
"Yeah. I already did. Guess with who?"
"Who?"
"Tristan! But, I'll tell you once I'm fully awake."
Her mother, groaned, like a fifteen year old girl, "Fine. But you have to tell me about this early luch you two had."
"I will. Don't worry." With that her mother left, back down the stairs. Anzu rested her head against the door. Then slowly, dropped onto the bed. "I have no life. Unless you call rejection a life..." She whispered, staring up into nothing. Slowly she faded off into a lonely sleep.
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Tammi: -_- I think this chapter came out pretty good. The next chapter should focus on Yugi and Mai. And maybe, but probably not, a little of Joey too. Expect it soon, though. I haven't had writer's block, and I don't see getting it anytime soon. Probably because I'm in such a depressed state. -_- See you guys, soon. Onegai, review.
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--Briiing! Briiing! Briing! ...Smack!
Anzu grabbed her alarm clock, and threw it against the wall. She groaned, and sat up. She got up and trudged to the bathroom.
She removed her pajamas, and turned the hot water on. And stepped inside. She sighed, as the water ran down her body. 'Another day, another life-draining day...' She repeated over and over in her head. Before it hit her. 'Wait...Today...T-Today...' She quickly scrubbed herself down, and stepped outta the shower. She threw on her robe and ran out the bathroom, straight to her calender.
A smile brightly showing. "Yes. Today, I should be recieving my acceptance letter." She happily blow-dried her hair, and dressed.
"Good morning, mom." She greeted, running down the stairs.
"Well, you are extremely giddy today. Had fun last night?"
She thought back to last night. 'It was okay, I guess. Although, nothing tops going to New York.' "Oh, yeah. I had a lot of fun last night. I'll tell you all about it, when I get back."
"And where are you heading?"
"I'm going to the mall."
"Going after that Saturday Sale?"
"Ofcourse."
"Have fun."
"I will." 'I definately will. New clothes, for a new place. This is going to be great!' She ran out the front door, and to her red, corvette. Driving off to the mall.
He began growing more and more aggitated, by the second. "C'mon. You can't possibly make me move there! Why can't someone else go? It's not like those two will know the difference!"
"Sorry, kid. But you have to. Granny, asked you to watch over the two loons."
"Arrgh! This just sucks. How about you take my place."
"Yeah, like I would really want to trade places with you. Listen, I'll try to persuade one of the others to do it, but don't get your hopes up."
"Yeah. Well, thanks." --Click!
Tristan hung up the phone. 'This fuckin' sucks! I can't believe I hafta move! Not only that, but I hafta go out with that slut from school. Argh! How the hell do I get myself into these things?!' He gritted his teeth.
People around him, happily walking, talking, and shopping. Yes, he was at the mall. Trying to get his mind off of his sorry excuse for a life. It was then that he saw Anzu. She had just walked in, as he was beginning to leave. He didn't really feel like talking, so he acted as if he didn't see her.
'Hey, that looks like...It is.' "Hey, Tristan! Over here!" She called out.
'Terrific. She sees me.' He turns around with a smile. "Hey, Anzu. Come to shop?"
"Ofcourse. Why were you here?"
Tristan shrugged. "No reason. Just came to walk around."
"Wanna walk around with me? Or did you have to leave?"
'Why, couldn't you have just let me leave? I especially don't feel like hanging out with 'Miss Sunshine' "I would love to hang out with you." He answered, nodding his head.
They walked around Anzu goin' on and on about this or that. "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm rambling."
'Yes, you are. You've been rambling for the past hour, about your happiness.' "It's ok. It's good that your life is going so great."
'Yeah, it's really going great. The only thing great, is the fact that I'm leaving this accursed town...Although, I will miss Yugi and Joey. But especially Tristan. He's always so sweet and understanding.' She thought to herself.
"Say, you wanna get something to eat?" Tristan asked, surprising himself.
"Yeah. Let's go. I'm starving." She replied, slightly blushing.
"Great." Tristan said, a real smile creeping on his face. The two never did go out together, alone. "I know this great place. It's not too far from here." He told her as they headed out the doors. They decided to take his car, instead of her's.
"So, what did you think of last night?" Anzu asked, trying to keep up a conversation.
Tristan who had been in his own world, barely heard her question. "What about last night?"
"You know, when Kaiba and Mokuba joined us."
Tristan shrugged. "I'm just surprised, that him and Joey didn't kill each other. Other than that, it was pretty cool, to hang out with him and Mokuba."
Anzu nodded. After a while they turned, and parked in front of, Imation. (One of the most expensive restaurants in town) She gasped. "We're not going in there are we?"
Tristan chuckled. "What? You don't like this place?" He asked, gettin out of the car. He walked over to Anzu's side and opened the door for her. She steeped out.
"I've never been inside here. Tristan, this place is very pricey... I will not have you waste your money."
"I'm not. Don't worry about it." He said walking toward the doors. She was still standing by the car. "Well, am I going in alone, then?" She blushed, then ran to his side. They walked in, got a table, and Anzu was very excited.
"Wow, this place is awesome. Very classy. Look at this. Each table has walls around them, for privacy. How cool. And look at the way the lights-" She was interrupted by Tristan's quiet laughing.
She gaze him an angry look. He smiled. "Sorry. It's just, you're cute, when you get all excited and happy." He said, blushing just a little. 'Did- Did I just say that out loud?' He thought.
Anzu blushed. Smiling and they sat there for a second, not saying another word. The waiter came with their food and drinks. They ate quietly.
"Even their food is amazing." She commented, as she finished her meal. Tristan nodded.
They sat there for a while, the check came and Tristan humbly took it, and payed the bill without his eyes popping out of his skull. (It was $83.97 by the way.)
He stood up, and reached out his hand. "Shall we go?" He asked, as he helped her up. Pushing her chair in afterwards. At some point, this had changed from two friends hanging out, to two people on a date. A good change.
They walked out of there and he opened the door for her. "I'll take you back to the mall, now." Anzu nodded, and he started the car.
As Tristan parked right next to her car, and he helped her out. She stared up at him, and he down at her. Both smiling, both eyes sparkling...He then, leaned in and kissed her. She kissed back.
Pulling away after a long, yet, short, five minutes, he smiled again. "I had a really good time, today." Was all he said as he went back to his car and drove off.
Anzu stood there for a couple of minutes, her hands to her lips. Smiling, she got in her car, and drove home.
Dragging the bags of clothes, into the house, she went to the table. The mail laying out on it. She quickly dropped the bags, and ran through the bills and junk mail. Heart drumming, sewat slowly forming, as she held the letter that held her future in her hands. 'This is it. My ticket to New York...' She thought to herself, as she opened it up, hastily.
She pulled out the letter, read it fast, but as soon as she read the first paragraph she dropped it, on the floor. Her skin went pale, tears blurred her vision, and her heart exploded. She was rejected. Sure they used all these big words, to make it seem not as bad. But, the bottom line ws, she wasn't good enough.
She ran up to her room and shut the door, closed. Her mom was at work, so she didn't hear her Anzu's screams. "I can't believe this! Everyone always rejects me! First dad, then Yami, and now, my dance school! The one thing I thought I was good at! Why?! God, why are you doing this to me?! What have I done?! What have I done to deserve all of this! My life is over! I'm not good enough for anything! Not a good enough daughter, girlfriend, not even a good enough dancer!" She cried over and over.
Tristan was nearing his apartment, and at the time, in a good mood... "What the hell?!" He shouted, as police barracaded the entrance.
"Sorry, sir. This place is off limits."
"But, I live here." Tristan replied, trying to keep his mood in check. He didn't want to sound like a rude, stuck-up, prick, but, he wasn't fond of police.
"What apartment, do you live in?" The policeman asked.
Tristan's eyes narrowed. "Does it matter?" He asked, bitterly.
Before the policeman could reply, Jeff came walkin' up to them. (One of the handymen of the apartments.) "Hey, Tristan, sorry, to hear what happened."
"What? What happened?" Tristan asked.
The policeman, looked over at Jeff. "That's his apartment?" Jeff nodded. "I see. Sorry, what happened, we haven't found the guy who raided your place. We are looking though." He said, moving out of the way.
"What? Raided?!" Tristan shouted, running past them both. As he ran inside his place, he gasped. Everything was either gone or destroyed. His electronic things were gone. His books, couch, and other such things, totally torn up or destroyed.
Mike, who lived next door came in. Rested a hand on his shoulder. "Sorry to hear what happened dude. He got you bad." Was his uncomforting reply. Tristan shook his head. Mike left, and he was left alone in his messed up living room.
'Figures. Something like this always happens to me.' "Argh! Dammit! Why do you do this to me?!" He shouted, to God. Punching a hole in the wall. "Life never gets good does it? Everything has to be so damn painful! Life sucks! Why the hell do we keep living?! Not like we aren't gonna die anyway!" He shouted, falling to his knees.
Anzu stopped her crying as she heard her mom, come in. Locking her door, she stared at herself in her mirror. Her big blue eyes were all puffy and red. She couldn't let her mom see her like this. She slowly calmed herself down, and got the depression out of her voice.
"Honey, you in there?"
"Yeah, I'm in here, mom."
"You left your bags in the living room. Why don't you come down and show me what you got?"
"Oh, um...You go ahead and look through them."
"Anzu?"
"I'm still kinda beat from all the fun I had last night. Did I tell you that Kaiba had joined us?"
"Ok. Go ahead and take your nap, sweetie. Did you eat already?"
"Yeah. I already did. Guess with who?"
"Who?"
"Tristan! But, I'll tell you once I'm fully awake."
Her mother, groaned, like a fifteen year old girl, "Fine. But you have to tell me about this early luch you two had."
"I will. Don't worry." With that her mother left, back down the stairs. Anzu rested her head against the door. Then slowly, dropped onto the bed. "I have no life. Unless you call rejection a life..." She whispered, staring up into nothing. Slowly she faded off into a lonely sleep.
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Tammi: -_- I think this chapter came out pretty good. The next chapter should focus on Yugi and Mai. And maybe, but probably not, a little of Joey too. Expect it soon, though. I haven't had writer's block, and I don't see getting it anytime soon. Probably because I'm in such a depressed state. -_- See you guys, soon. Onegai, review.