Well I don't have anything unusual to say, except thanks again for all the great reviews and input guys (especially those of you who have been so faithful and reviewed all my chapters).

I also seem to notice that the Seto/Anzu pairing seems to be quite popular! Oh well I guess it's because yall haven't gotten to see much of Yami's part yet. Yes my love triangle/kaleidoscope thingy must go on. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't Yugioh or any of it's characters, however I am in the process of cloning all the characters ::EVIL GRIN::. So far the best thing I got is a stupid looking sheep and a little yellow rodent that can only say the word "Pikaboo." Hey you deformed rabbit it's "Pikachu!" PI-KA-CHU, not Pikaboo!!!!

Love Kaleidoscope

Chp.6 Carnival Babel

The calm night air whisked across the moonlit sky sending a cool chill down Anzu's back. 'I should of brought a jacket.' The unlikely trio had just got done eating and had finally made their way to the carnival grounds. Mokuba and Anzu's eyes sparkled brightly as an array of colorful lights reflected against their dreamy gazes. Kaiba however, was not at all affected by the techno colored sites before him. Ever since they had left the zoo, Kaiba had gotten very quiet. He had finally thought it best not to incite any conversation at all, and to only engage in it if it where absolutely necessary. The only thing he needed now was to get into another argument, and he had promised his little brother that he would at least try to get along with Anzu. What was it about that girl that always made him lose his cool?

"How bout' we ride the Ferris wheel first, that way we can see everything all at once," suggested Mokuba as he ran towards the direction of a very long line. Anzu shook her head in agreement as she followed his lead, sneaking a quick glance at Kaiba.

As the evening continued to progress, Anzu began to get a little irritated by Kaiba's silence. She wasn't sure why, since she knew the only time he opened his mouth was to give someone an insult, but something about his cold silent treatment was damn annoying. The whole night she had tried to think of something to say to him, but nothing that could be mentioned around children Mokuba's age seemed to come to mind. Maybe that's why his silence was so frustrating. Since she couldn't think of anything to say herself, she had kind of hoped that Kaiba would give her some kind of an opening.

"Hey there young man how about trying to win something for your really cute girlfriend" called a enthusiastic voice, which suddenly broke both teens from there reflective trances.

"WERE NOT A COUPLE!!!" exclaimed the two simultaneously, startling the surprised man at the game booth. Both brunets eyed each other warily upon realizing that they had both spoken the same words at the same time. Anzu quickly turned her blushing face just in time to miss Kaiba's own faint flush.

"Tch, what ever would give anyone in their right mind the idea that I would go out with a loud mouth, bitchy, little premadonna like you anyways" smirked Kaiba, breaking his night long silence.

"Well your no summer catch yourself, you coldhearted, self-centered, bastard!!" retaliated Anzu as her embarrassment quickly turned to anger. Not wishing to get kicked out of the carnival too, Mokuba quickly jumped in between the two quarreling children as he tried to calm them down.

"Hey I know Anzu, I'm really good at this game, I bet I could win you something!" smiled Mokuba. Anzu smiled back, flattered by Mokuba's sweet gesture. Kaiba scoffed something under his breath as he watched Mokuba run up to the game booth.

"Here Anzu I won this for you." beamed Mokuba triumphantly as he handed her a fuzzy little brown stuffed monkey. Kaiba briefly paled at the sight realizing that two were secretly teasing him again.

"Oh it's so adorable, thank you Mokuba, I love it!" Anzu cooed as she gave Mokuba a huge hug and then glanced at Kaiba slyly "Hmm, I think I'll name this little guy, Mokuba, so that every time I see him I'll think of you. Besides he's a lot cuter than the monkey at the zoo." Little did Kaiba know Anzu didn't mean the monkeys in the cages.

Suddenly an amusing thought flickered into Anzu's mind as she grabbed Mokuba's hand and gave him a playful wink. "I know what Mokuba, how bout' we hold hands, that way the next time someone wants to mistake any of us for a couple, they will think you and I are together instead." Mokuba began to blush fiercely at Anzu's words as he stared down at her hand. As soon as Mokuba averted his embarrassed gaze downward, Anzu gave Kaiba a mischievous smile as she continued on with her little game. "Besides I most definitely like this Kaiba a whole lot better."

With his pride slightly injured, Kaiba threw Anzu one of his 'Why the Hell Should I Care' looks, even though deep down he knew he really did. Something about this really aggravated him. As the three continued to walk through the park, Kaiba's irritation began to grow as he watched the two walking hand to hand laughing together. Was he actually getting jealous?

No he couldn't be getting jealous. He didn't even like Anzu. No what was really bothering Seto was how well Mokuba and Anzu were getting along. Seto had never really seen Mokuba take to someone so well before. The only person Mokuba would usually laugh for like this was for........well, him. The thought of this frustrated Seto even more. He hadn't put his whole life on hold to spend the day with this little brother, just so some prissy little girl could steal his brothers affection from him without even bating and eyelash! How was it she was able to get along so well with Mokuba in a way that he wasn't able to do anymore!?! As if it were such an easy thing to do? How could she flaunt her emotions around the way that she did without even a second thought? Her charisma, and her ability to please his brother just came so naturally to her. The more that Seto thought about the more his anger began to rise until-

"Aww what a cute little couple you three are" sang a cheerful voice, suddenly warping Kaiba back to reality. "How about a picture of the happy family?" All three figures began to pale as Anzu realized that her plan had suddenly backfired.

"F-family?" Now people were mistaking them for a family! Didn't Kaiba and herself look way to young to be married!?!

"WERE NOT A COUPLE" shouted Kaiba and Anzu together again. However this time neither one of them were able to hide their blushes.

"S-sorry, it's just you three looked so good together, that I thought for sure you were all a family?" The thought of being married to Kaiba suddenly made Anzu feel very ill as she grabbed the side of her stomach. She turned to meet his gaze bracing herself for another insult, but Kaiba seemed to preoccupied with his own embarrassment to even notice. 'Well that could have gone worse' sighed Anzu as her stomach finally settled.

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"Come on guys, before the line gets any longer," whined Mokuba as he ran toward the haunted house.

"What's the big hurry, it's only a bunch of cheap special effects and low budget sounds" smirked Kaiba.

"Well aren't those interesting words coming from someone's who's company sponsors this place." smiled Anzu slyly. The only response she received was a intangible mutter.

As they entered the haunted house Anzu began to tense up a little bit. She always hated these kind of places, despite their cheap special affects and what not. "Whoa," exclaimed Mokuba as something seemed to catch his attention. Suddenly without warning Mokuba darted off in the direction of his amusement.

"Hey Mokuba, don't run off this place can be dangerous if your not careful," called Anzu, however her words were never heard. She didn't want to admit it, but the main reason why she was so concerned was because she didn't want to be left alone with Kaiba. Especially in a creepy place like this.

The two walked together silently, as Anzu tried to think of something to say. This was actually the first time they had been alone all night. As Anzu finally thought of something she was suddenly startled by a mechanical ghost which had jumped out in front of the two.

Kaiba rolled his eyes out of boredom, however, Anzu found this gesture not at all so monotonous as she let out a helpless scream and jumped into Kaiba's arms. Cheap robotics and corny sound affects were one thing, but Anzu jumping into his arms was a completely different story as Kaiba stepped back out of surprise in the direction of a rickety looking old box.

Anzu felt the floor beneath her disappear as her mind suddenly went blank When she finally regained consciousness her face turned bright red as she realized just what position she and Kaiba were in. "Uh-are you all right?" Anzu finally managed to sputter out.

"I will once you get off of me" growled Kaiba as he rubbed the back of his sore head. Anzu quickly jumped off of Kaiba's lap in which she had so carelessly landed on and tried to hide her crimson face. "You know your a lot heavier than you look," grumbled Kaiba as he stood to his feet.

"What?!?" shrieked Anzu as she got ready to explode on him.

"Save your drama" interrupted Kaiba harshly as he pointed in a upward direction "we got better things to worry about now." It was at that point that it suddenly occurred to Anzu what exactly had just happened. Upon stepping back out of surprise from Anzu's advances, Kaiba had accidentally stepped through a loose floor board, sending the two falling several feet below the ground. "This must have been some kind of a trap door or something." commented Kaiba as he began to study their position.

"Well how are we going to get out of here?" panicked Anzu, however Kaiba seemed to be completely ignoring her. "Well it doesn't look too far up so maybe we could jump out" suggested Anzu as she began to hop up and down.

"Don't be stupid, that won't work," scoffed Kaiba errantly.

"Well how do you know unless you try," snapped Anzu defensively.

"Simple physics," smirked Kaiba as he pointed to his head suggestively and gave Anzu an all knowing smile. Anzu let out a frustrated huff. She hated it when he was right.

"Well then how about I climb on your shoulders, I bet we could reach then?" suggested Anzu. Although Kaiba had already thought of that, he simply nodded his head in compliance.

As Anzu climbed onto Kaiba's back in attempt to stand on his shoulders, Kaiba let out a slightly alarming gasp as Anzu's chest briefly brushed against his back. 'Well who would of thought she was so well rounded' smiled Kaiba internally. When Anzu finally reached Kaiba's shoulders she suddenly lost her footing as she landed on his head. "Well that's an interesting color," grimaced Kaiba as he suddenly wished he had kept that thought to himself. Anzu's face suddenly turned beet red as she half jumped, half tripped off of Kaiba's shoulders and kicked him in the back of the head.

"You pervert, how dare you look up my skirt" shrilled Anzu accusingly, as she was unable to control her anger.

"Well it's not like I meant to look, your the clumsy nitwit who fell on my freaking face!?!" retaliated Kaiba.

"OUU we don't have time for this!?!" thundered Anzu angrily. "Why don't you climb on my shoulders instead?"

"Don't be stupid, your way too light to support my weight, besides I don't think we can reach the top that way anyways" Kaiba scoffed.

"Oh, first I'm too heavy and now I'm too light why don't you make up your mind!?!" Kaiba rolled his eyes away from Anzu as he felt his own frustration begin to rise. "So Mr. Smart Ass, what do you suggest we do now?"

"Wait, what else can we do? Well just have to wait until Mokuba finds us." Anzu let out a frustrated scream as the thought of having to be stuck in the cramped room with Kaiba for God knows how long enraged her. However, no matter how mad Anzu got, there was nothing else she could do.

After several minutes Anzu slunk down to the ground and let out a angry groan. Not soon after that did Kaiba hesitantly sit down beside her. The little hole they had fallen through was almost too small to fit one person, so the two were forced to sit very close to each other. Upon brushing shoulders Anzu felt a chill go down her spine. Kaiba's icy personality seemed to be emitting into the air around them. 'I should have brought a coat"

"Let's just get this straight," grumbled Kaiba. "You don't talk to me, and I won't talk to you, does that sound fair?"

"Fine," snapped Anzu. "For once I agree with you."

As the night began to draw on, Anzu suddenly felt her eye lids grow heavy. The two had sat in complete silence for a few hours. This would have been a perfect time for Anzu to try to talk to Kaiba, but it soon became apparent to her that she didn't really want to have anything to do with him. As Anzu let her mind wander, her eyes finally began to close, and she slowly drifted off to sleep.

Seto stared at the wall in front of him. He had been staring at it so long that he could almost swear it was moving away from him. Seto continued to focus on the wall in an attempt to think about anything but the horrible day he was having, when Anzu suddenly rested her head on his shoulders. "Hey, what's the big idea!" protested Seto as he tried to move away from her. However, Anzu was too deep in her slumber dreaming that she had her head resting on Yami to notice as she subconsciously followed his shoulder.

There wasn't much Seto could do, considering his space was so limited. If just stood up, Anzu would no doubt hit the ground, but was Seto really in the mood to hear her start bitching again? No, his mind was way to tired to engage in a battle with her right now. Finally Seto merely gave up and shrugged his shoulders. "Whatever, do as you damn well please," he mumbled, despite the fact he knew she couldn't hear him.

Seto continued to stare at the wall, however this time his mind was set on other things. Anzu let out a soft moan as she snuggled up closer to his shoulders. Seto began to tense up to her movements as her sudden shift sent a sweet fragrance to his nose. 'Damn she smells good. Wait what's wrong with me? Seto get a grip!!!' scolded Seto to himself. Seto tried once again to move away from Anzu, but her grip around his arm only tightened. Finally Seto begin to relax his muscles as his mind slowly drifted off. The sweet scent of Anzu reminded Seto of the row of beautiful flowers outside his mansion. There soothing fragrance caressed him as Seto eventually drifted off to sleep too.

A blissful smile formed on Anzu's lips at the thought of finally being with Yami. In her dream world they walked along the worn park path arms locked, with her head resting on his shoulder. As her dream began to fade away, Anzu slowly regained her consciousness. Suddenly she didn't feel so cold anymore as she snuggled closer the warm body against her.

Anzu's eyes popped open as she realized just who she was leaning next to. She had her head resting on Kaiba's shoulder with both her arms wrapped around his arm while he had his chin resting on top of her head. Anzu leapt to her feet slamming her head roughly against his chin and rudely waking him up.

"Just what do you think you were doing" demanded Anzu as she pointed at him accusingly. "How dare you take advantage of me while I was sleeping!?!"

"What!?!" exclaimed Kaiba. "You were the one who was hanging all over me first!"

"Then why didn't you wake me up" shouted Anzu, unable to believe his words.

"Because I'm tired of always hearing you constantly Bitch at me!?!?" shouted Kaiba even louder.

"Well I wouldn't have to if you weren't so damn unbearable!" protested Anzu.

"Me unbearable?? Your the one who's unbearable?? First you come barging into my house and now your out to sabotage my life. What can't you just catch a clue and leave me the Hell alone."

Anzu had definitely had her fill of Kaiba. She had tried to be somewhat decent because Mokuba was around and she still wanted to go through with Mai's plan, but after the day she had been through all bets were off.

"Damn you Seto Kaiba you make me so angry!! I just can't take it anymore"

"Well how do you think I feel, having to spend the whole damn day with a insufferable, prissy little Bitch like you!!!" Kaiba really hadn't meant to be so harsh, but his mind was way too tired to keep his mouth in check.

Upon hearing Kaiba's words Anzu could no longer contain herself. "You want to know what I think about you?!? I'll tell you what I think!?! At first I thought you were just a rich arrogant little brat, but after spending the day with you I think I finally see you for who you really are!?!"

"Oh is that so," sneered Kaiba, unwary that he was going to be totally unprepared for Anzu's words.

"Sure you put on a macho tough guy act, and put up a front that your all big and bad, but you can't hide behind your lies forever. You think if you pick on people who seem weaker than you, then everyone will see you as some kind of a strong person, but you haven't fooled me." Kaiba lifted up his brow in utter amazement as Anzu's words suddenly began to interest him. "Your just a scared little boy, aren't you?"

"What!?!" snapped Kaiba.

"You try to act like your a strong person, but your really nothing but a weak scared little boy. Your probably weaker than any person I've ever met, and you want to know how I know ?" Kaiba's eyes began to burn with anger as he couldn't believe Anzu's words. How dare she call him weak!

"Because your so scared of being hurt that you've shut off yourself from the whole entire world, but you can't run from it forever Seto Kaiba. That's difference between Yugi and you. That's why you'll never be able to beat him! Yugi is a much stronger person than you'll ever be!!"

"Shuddup," thundered Kaiba, as he suddenly decided that he didn't want to hear Anzu's words anymore.

"At first I thought you were just so antisocial because you hated people, but I think I've finally seen through your mask. You act so heartless because your scared that people might start to like you. Your afraid that if they do, then you might start to like them back, and then you'll run the risk of getting hurt."

"I'm warning you," threatened Kaiba as he began to tremble with anger.

"Your so afraid of getting hurt just a little that you decided to push everyone away from you, even Mokuba!!!" Kaiba could barely stand to hear Anzu's words as they began to cut deeply at him, deeper than any knife ever could.

"But you know what, I don't think I hate you anymore, I just pity you, pity you because you'll never able to truly enjoy the pleasures of life. No, you'll just be too busy trying to shield yourself, keeping yourself protected from getting hurt like some kind of cowering animal, because your not a strong enough person to deal with any real pain. But do you want to know what a truly strong person is like?"

"I said that's enough," shouted Kaiba as he tore his eyes away from Anzu.

"A strong person, is someone who's willing to do anything, despite how much they know it might hurt. There not afraid of getting hurt because they know their strength of heart will see them through, but you Seto Kaiba, you wouldn't understand that. You think that if you put a wall around your heart then you'll be able to shield your weakness from any real pain-"

Kaiba could no longer control himself as he suddenly grabbed Anzu and slammed her against the wall. "Oh so now your going to hit me? Do you think that'll make you feel like a stronger person?" instigated Anzu.

"Shut up, just shut up!! How dare you talk to me like that, you have no idea what kind of pain I've been through!! You could never understand!!" cried Kaiba as he eyes began to gloss up.

Anzu was startled by Kaiba's tone, but she had made up her mind that she wouldn't stop until she finished saying everything that she had been holding back for so long. She didn't care what he did. Right now the only thing she was intent on doing, was hurting him. Getting him back for all the pain he had ever put her and all her friends through. However, the more she talked, the more she began to feel sorry for Kaiba.

"How can I know as long as you continue to cower away and hide yourself? I really do pity you now more than ever."

Anzu let out a cold laugh as a sudden thought came to mind. "It's no wonder you get so wrapped up in all those computer games, your not much different from your silly robots and machines are you? cold and emotionless. The only difference is that your computers will never know fear like you do-"

Kaiba couldn't take in any longer. He was on the verge of tears. He had to find someway, any kind of way to shut her up. He couldn't bare to hear her words. They rang clearly through his head. Each sentence was like torture as he felt the wall around his heart crumble. As Anzu continued on with her slow persecution, the perfect way to shut her up finally came to mind.

Anzu had thought that nothing that Kaiba could do would ever shut her up. He could have insulted her, beat her, even tried to kill her, and she still would have kept on going. However, Anzu was completely unprepared for what Kaiba had in store for her. He had definitely found the perfect way to shut her up. Anzu's eyes widened as she finally realized what was going on. Seto Kaiba was actually kissing her!!!

To be continued

Ouuu such an evil cliff hanger, I know! Muhwahahaha!!! So the plot thickens!?! Could this be the blossoming of a new romance or only more disaster. Well I suppose you'll have to read my next lovely chappie to find out! Oh well, the more reviews I get the more quicker I'll post chapters!

Yes, yes I know that these chapters seem to be very Seto/Anzu related. It's not helpin the Yami/Anzu votes im not gettin either (opps). However this is still a love triangle so be ready for more surprises. Well guys see ya next update, and thanks once again for all your support.

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