Hey everybody, I couldn't wait to load up this chapter, because I know you'll really like this one. So is this the end or is there more drama to come? Well as I promised all or at least most will be revealed in this chapter. Anyways as always thanks for the reviews and I hope you guys enjoy yourselves. Well I really don't have anything else to say so I guess that's about it for now.......

Disclaimer: Yeah I know I've been a little lazy with these disclaimers and have even regurgitated a few of them, but I figure hey what's the point? Why do I have to tell you guys in every chapter that I don't own Yugioh or it's characters? I mean I figure you guys have caught on by now. It's pretty obvious I don't own any of Yugioh or it's characters. Hell I don't even own a car with doors that open and windows that roll down. There by I swear that in this chapter I will not tell you guys I do not own Yugioh or it's characters. There it's settled and I'm putting my foot down..........oro? What do you mean that's what I just did?!?

Love Kaleidoscope

Chp14 Rainy Resolution

Yami's Thoughts:

Badump-Badump. The sound of steel and concrete on a rainy day. The distant rhythm of a celestial drummer. What a solemn beat you play. Pounding down in a raging torrent, oh what an unforgiving tormentor you are! You rain down upon me and wash away my tears. Tiny retribution that scatters upon the surface. Badump-dump-dump goes the beating of my heart, barely out of sync with your own song. Are you teasing me? You bring a cleansing to the world and wash it anew, but can you, will you, could you ever reach my soul? Can feelings of the heart be washed away so idly? Is that why I beat a split second off from you?

What I feel and what I say never seems to be reflected truly. What I told her was for the sake of her own heart. I believed in your power to create new beginnings, but now I know it can never be that simple. You will never be able to reach my crying soul. These feelings deep within me will never be erased. So please won't you wash away her tears for me instead? Make her heart forget about me. Take away that pain, and make her world anew.

Steel and concrete on a rainy day, drummer beat your song. Wash away this crying world, make these tears be gone............

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The sound of rain pouring down into the once sparkling lake around her muffled Anzu's cries as she struggled to hold back her tears. "What am I crying for," sputtered Anzu as she wiped her face. "It's not like Yami told me something I didn't already know." What had she expected? Why did she think Yami's feelings for her could have changed after only such a short amount of time. Maybe she had completely misread his signals. The way he had been treating her and the way that he had acted almost made her believe that he might have actually started to have feelings for her. But now Anzu knew that she was wrong. She had only deluded herself into believing that Yami could ever love her the way that she loved him.

After Yami had told her his feelings he swiftly stood to his feet and disappeared into the rain. She wasn't sure if he had heard her, but as soon as Yami left Anzu felt her heart crumble once again and she had instantly broke down into tears. Why did it hurt to love someone so much?

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Seto stared out the window of his limo as he listened to the rain pound down on his roof. The continuous beating of the rain was a steady lullaby to the tired C.E.O. as he felt his lids begin to grow heavy. As Seto's eyes finally begin to close he was quickly jolted awake as he suddenly noticed a familiar figure walking in the rain. "Driver, stop the car right now!!!" commanded Seto as he almost jumped out of the moving vehicle.

"Anzu, Anzu!" called a voice from within the rain. At first Anzu thought that she had imagined the voice and thus she continued to drag herself forward. "Anzu wait!"

Anzu turned and narrowed her eyes in the direction of the voice as she finally made out the figure behind her. Was that Kaiba? "Anzu why are you walking in the rain? What's wrong? Get in here right now before-"

"Leave me alone Seto, I'm not in the mood to talk to you right now," snapped Anzu as she continued to walk away from him.

"Stubborn girl," muttered Seto under his breath. "Don't be ridiculous, get in and I'll give you a ride home!" Seto let out a defeated sigh as he watched Anzu completely blow him off and continue to walk alone.

'I can't let Seto see me now, he's the last person I need to see.' Suddenly Anzu eyes were popped open as the rain that had been pouring down on her so harshly had suddenly stopped. Finally Anzu slowly looked up as she came face to face with one large black umbrella and two unhappy looking pair of blue eyes.

"Fine then be a stubborn premadonna about it," smirked Kaiba as he stared down at Anzu errantly. "however if your going to insist on not letting me drive you home, then I guess I have no choice but to walk with you instead!"

"Seto you don't have to-"

"Don't worry about it, I do what I damn well please so don't argue with me. Anyways it's not wise to engage in battles you know you'll lose." Anzu half smiled as she decided it best not to fight with Seto any further.

The two begin to walk in a silence with only the pounding rain there to fill there conversational void. Anzu felt herself shiver as she begin to have regrets. After Yami had left her, Anzu decided to leave his jacket behind as she realized it was time for her to finally forget about him. "Here, hold this," commanded Seto harshly as he handed his umbrella to Anzu. Anzu took the umbrella hesitantly as she watched Seto take his jacket off.

Once he had finally managed to pull off his coat Seto gently wrapped the long jacket around Anzu's shivering arms. "Here, I know it's a little wet, but at least it will keep you warm, and it's definitely more dry then you. Geez what a moron you are, walking in the rain without even wearing coat"

"But Seto what about you?" questioned Anzu uneasily.

"What about me? I told you I'll do what I please so don't question me anymore. I'm a big boy so I'll be just fine. Besides a little rain never killed anyone before." barked Seto as he took his umbrella back from Anzu.

Anzu smiled to herself as she realized that this was Seto's best attempt at being a gentlemen. It was pretty obvious he was having a battle within himself on whether he should try to be a nice guy, or stick to being his old moody self. In the end it would seem that he had chosen to do both. Why where him and Yami so different and yet so much alike?

The two continued to walk in silence, until Seto finally decided to speak up. "So are you going to tell me what's the matter or are you going to keep torturing me with your silence?"

"I told you Seto don't worry about it, I'm just fine." Anzu knew in her heart that she couldn't possibly tell Seto what she was feeling. If she did she would run the risk of hurting him as well.

"Don't lie to me, just because the rain washed away your tears doesn't mean I can't tell you were crying!" Anzu finally stopped walking as she turned to look at Kaiba. She couldn't believe that Seto could be so attentive.

"Listen to me Seto, I don't have to tell you anything so just leave me alone! Besides this is none of your business"

"What!?!" exclaimed Seto. "What do you mean none of my business. You are such a hypocrite Anzu! Dammit woman, let me help you!"

"Oh yeah Seto, do you think calling me names is suppose to make me feel better," laughed Anzu bitterly as she quickened her pace in a attempt to leave him.

"Don't change the subject, you know what I mean. Your the one who said that were suppose to be friends, and aren't you the one who also told me that friends are suppose to be the ones that you tell your problems to?"

The only response Seto received was a sarcastic laugh, as Seto begin to feel his patience wear. "Oh I see how it is Anzu, it's okay for you to tell me one thing, but the minute your in my shoes you don't act much differently than me! Tch, and here I thought you were different, but now I see your just like me!"

"Shuddup Seto!" snapped Anzu as she turned on him angrily. "I don't have time for this, I just can't take this now so please, please just let me be!"

Seto stared back at Anzu pitifully as he watched tears begin to reform in her eyes. He really didn't mean to be so hard on her, however despite the fact that he was slowly changing for the better, Kaiba was still Kaiba, and it was for this reason that Seto still had a very thin line of patience. "I know that Anzu, but I will never be able understand your position unless you tell me what's wrong,"

"But that's just it Seto, I can't tell you, your the last person I can tell," Anzu had finally reached the ends of her limits as she once again burst into tears. " I don't want you to understand Seto because I don't want to hurt you."

Seto was taken aback by Anzu's sudden outburst as he let Anzu fall into his chest and begin to cry. She clutched tightly onto him as Seto felt her muffled cries through his shirt. At this point Seto wasn't sure what to do. He had spent so much of his life only caring about himself, that he wasn't sure how to comfort another person. However, if by instinct alone, Seto gently wrapped his strong arms around the hysterical Anzu and slowly begin to rock her soothingly.

"It's okay Anzu, never mind you don't have to tell me anything," Seto cooed softly into her ear. The pounding of Seto's heart so close to Anzu's body was comforting as she listened to it faint beats. Finally her cries begin to subdue as the rhythmic beating begin to lull her asleep and before Anzu knew it, she had melted dreamily into Seto's arms.

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"I'm not sure what to do, first he came in here soak and wet like some kind of stray off the streets, however that wasn't the most pitiful looking thing about him.......He tried to hide them from me, but the look in his eyes was almost enough to bring me to tears......."

Jonouchi stared down at his smaller friend thoughtfully as he tried to think of something to say. Finally his face lit up as it seemed as though he had come across a crucial revelation. "Yugi I......"

"Yeah Jochan?" questioned Yugi with anticipation.

"Yugi I'm really hungry, ya got anything to eat?" Yugi bout' hit the ground with full force after he heard this remark.

"Jo what do you mean do I got anything to eat, were having a crisis here!" shouted Yugi angrily as he finally picked himself off the ground.

"Yeah I know that, but how do expect a guy to think on a empty stomach?" Yugi shook his head remorsefully as he gave Jonouchi a helpless smile.

"You know your something else," however, the only response Yugi received was a big goofy grin and the back of Jonouchi's head as he hopped off towards the kitchen.

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"Hoy there Yami, what's up!?!" smiled Jonouchi cheerfully as he struggled to keep the half eaten bean roll which was now hanging out his mouth in place.

"Hello Jonouchi," smiled Yami weakly.

"Man oh man, you are like drenched! I didn't know you liked playin in the rain so much. Hey I know, the next time my good old man kicks me out the house because he thinks the rain is too loud, I'll just call you over and we can hang outside together!"

"Jo!" threatened Yugi under his breath. How could Jonouchi joke around at a time like this?

"So, Yami......" laughed Jonouchi as he hopped onto the windowsill next to him, "Bean roll?" he offered as the took the half eaten pastry out his mouth and put it to Yami's face.

Yami gave Jonouchi a look of disgust as he pushed the cake away from his face and flicked off a large piece of bean paste that had landed on his pants. "No thanks."

Jonouchi gave Yami a pathetic look of hurt before he continued on "So Yugi tells me you got some kind of problem. You want to talk to us about it?"

A look of pain filled Yami's eyes as he turned his gaze back towards the window. "No there's nothing bothering me, I don't have anything to talk about."

"Are you sure?" questioned Jonouchi in a slightly more threatening tone.

Yami made no attempt to answer Jonouchi as he narrowed his eyes towards the street and sighed.

Suddenly the huge smile spread across Jonouchi face disappeared as he grabbed Yami by his collar and slammed him against the window. "That's it Yami, I've had about enough of your crying!?!?"

"Jochan, what are you doing!?!" protested Yugi as he grabbed onto Jonouchi's sleeve in a attempt to pull him off of Yami.

"Back off Yugi, Yami ain't no baby! Now he needs to be a man, suck it up, and tell us what's the matter!"

"Did I ever tell you Jo," muttered Yami as he easily slipped himself out of Jonouchi's hold and slapped his hands away "That you should never pursue a career in psychiatry," .

"Yeah, so! you ain't the first," smirked Jonouchi as he rubbed the side of his nose and grinned.

Yugi let out a sigh of relief as he watched his two friends smile at each other mischievously. Sometimes he would never understand them. "Well Yugi, I presume Jochan's right, I guess sulking isn't going to do me much. If you really must know what's bothering me, then I suppose I have no choice but to tell you."

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"Hmm, I had my suspicious that Anzu liked you and all, but I never thought things could get so out of hand." mumbled Jonouchi as he stared at the ground and shook his head ruefully. "However, I don't really understand what the problem is here!"

Yami gave Jonouchi a stupefied look. He had already explained his situation to Jonouchi four times! What more of an explanation did he need? Could he not understand anything without pictures or charts?

"Jo what do you mean you still don't understand?" sighed Yugi errantly as he rubbed the sides of his temples. He really wasn't in the mood to hear Yami explain things to Jonouchi for a fifth time.

"Well I mean from what I figure, Anzu likes Yami and Yami likes Anzu. It's just that simple. Therefore when two people like each other they should just be together, right? I mean what's so hard about that?" Yugi stared up at Yami questioningly waiting to hear what he had to say. In all truth, Yugi actually agreed with Jonouchi's simplified conclusion.

"Jonouchi, you just can't simplify things like that, it isn't that easy." sighed Yami tiredly. "I already told you that Anzu has already found another guy. It would be wrong for me to break them up now."

"Whatever," muttered Jonouchi as he rolled his chestnut eyes "if Anzu was really happy with this other guy, then why hasn't she forgotten about her feelings for you? Do you really think she could be happy in this other relationship if she's still in love with you?"

"Is this other guy a friend of yours, Yami?" asked Yugi innocently.

A long pause filled the air around them as Yami hesitated to answer. "It's......Kaiba." he gritted just below a whisper.

"WHAAAAAT!?!?!" shouted Jonouchi and Yugi simultaneously.

"How in the Nine Hells did Anzu ever-" Yami lowered his eyes sheepishly to the ground as he listened to Jonouchi recite every four letter word he could think of. "There's just no way, How could you lose to, I mean, Yami how could you give up to a no good-"

"Okay Jochan that's enough, please calm down, I'm sure Anzu has her reasons-"

"No way Yug," stammered Jonouchi incredulously. "I just can't understand what's so good about that guy? I mean, sure I can take the fact that you think there's some kind of good in Kaiba. That's just the way you've always been, but I thought at least Anzu would be a little smarter than that!?!"

"Watch you mouth!" snapped Yami threatfullingly as his eyes begin to light up. "Whatever her reasons, I would never question Anzu's choices, and besides it really doesn't matter who she's with because I don't deserve to be with her anyways........."

Jonouchi was finally cut off from his angry tantrum as he and Yugi stared at Yami in shock. "Why would you say that?" Yugi finally asked.

"Think about it little Aibou. The day I saw Kaiba and Anzu together was the same day I went to talk to Anzu. Now you and I both know I didn't really have any feelings for Anzu back then, that's the whole reason why I went to talk to her."

Yugi was suddenly taken aback as Yami slammed his hand down against a nearby table. "However Yugi, I didn't start to have feelings for Anzu until after I saw her with another, and of all people it was Kaiba! Think about it Yugi, the only reason why I started to like Anzu was because I was jealous! I tried to tell myself otherwise but before I could do anything about it I had accidentally fallen in love with her."

Yugi couldn't think of anything to say as he listened to his darker half tear himself apart. "Now tell me Yugi, don't you think Anzu deserves a lot more than that? How could I have a right to be with her if my feelings for her were uprooted purely out of jealousy? No, Anzu deserves much better than me. She deserves to be loved by someone who can love her more honestly and purely, and the way I see it, the only way someone like Kaiba could ever love anyone besides himself is if he really truly cared about that person. That's why I did it.......that's why I hurt Anzu. You see Yugi, it's okay to hurt the one you love, just as long as it will save them from any real pain in the end."

Jonouchi was at loss for words. The only thing he was usually good at was forcing information out of people. However, when it came to giving crucial advice or comforting someone, he was usually out of his league. Besides what more could he say? Yami was right, wasn't he?

Finally Yami was the one to be surprised as Yugi slammed his hand on the nearby table with an even a greater force. "That's not true at all Yami. How could you say such a thing!?!"

"Yugi?"

"How could you think so little of yourself? Your wrong!" both Jonouchi and Yami were shocked as they begin to shrink under Yugi's glare.

"You and I have been together for a pretty long time, so I know you a lot better than you think Yami. When I heard you talk about Anzu I could tell how you felt about her, and I felt it right here." Yami followed Yugi movements as his Hikari brought his hands to his chest. "There's no way you could hide feelings like that from me, even when you closed our mind link I felt it. No, feelings like that are just too strong to hide."

"But Yugi-"

"No Yami I'm not through!" Yami blinked wildly as he was too shocked by Yugi's aggressive tone to protest any further. "The only problem I could see that day was that you were just a little too confused to realize how you felt. You told me yourself that you had been locked away in darkness for so long that you almost forgot what it means to be alive. That's why you had trouble understanding such feelings as love, but I knew how you felt. You see I know what it means to be in love with someone and that's why I recognized the feelings that you didn't understand. I know I should have just told you from the start, but I wanted you to figure this out for yourself That's why I let you go talk to Anzu by yourself because I knew if anyone could help you recognize what it means to be in love, then it would be Anzu!"

Suddenly tears begin to stream down Yugi's face as he finally begin to lose control. "Now I just feel that this is all my fault because I hadn't told you sooner."

Yami took Yugi into his arms and hugged his little Aibou to him comfortingly. "Don't say such things Aibou, this is not your fault at all. Why are you so hard on yourself?" Now Yugi definitely couldn't go on as he finally broke down.

"Yugs right Yami, you shouldn't beat yourself up about this. I think you totally misunderstood your own feelings. Sure you got jealous when you saw Anzu with another man, but it just wasn't because you didn't want her to be with that other person. Sure you can be a little nasty at times, but when it comes to feelings of the heart your one of the most honest people I know. Why else do you think you and Yugi bonded so well together? You see the real reason why you got jealous is because you knew deep down inside you loved Anzu too, and the thought of seeing her with another person besides you tore you apart! It was probably then you realized just how strong your feelings were for Anzu and then the nature of what it means to love someone finally came to you! That's why your feelings for her became so strong after that moment. You finally got yourself a kick to the soul that opened up your stubborn eyes!"

Yami could barely contain himself as he took in his friend's words. How could he have missed something that was so simple? What was it that made him delude himself into believing otherwise? Why had he lied to himself? What was it that had held him back until now?

When Yugi had finally settled down he stared up at his Yami only to be surprised by the blissful smile on his face. "I really don't deserve friends like you," he chuckled. "Without you I know I would still be lost in darkness. Thank you so much for just being you, and thank you for once again opening up my eyes! Somehow you always manage to see through the barriers I set up for even myself and then you always manage to tear them down. Now I realize just how clear it all really is. Now I know that I truly do and always have honestly loved Anzu."

'However now that I've figured this out, what do I do? Can Anzu find it in her heart to ever forgive me or am I already too late?'

To Be Continued................

Quote of the Week: "Anyone who's never made a mistake, has never tried anything new."

Yes, yes, I can even write poetry too. I know it wasn't really much and I kind of sucked, but I figured it was the best way to reveal Yami's feelings without going into a load of boring detail. Hey but I guess that just proves that both guys are hiding their poetic and romantic sides from the world. Heh, for some reason in my mind I could so picture Yami's deep thoughts always being like that. He is a pretty intricate fellow.

Well anyways, things are getting a little interesting, aye? I know I probably fooled or confused a lot of you guys with that last chapter, making it seem as though Yami gave up on Anzu and all, but like I said, this ain't no ordinary love triangle. It's a love kaleidoscope! You know got to keep you on your toes. Oh and to the reviewer Dark Trinity, I have to give you some props for guessing what I was up to. Well at least half of it. Yes Yami did know about Kaiba, however even though he knew he could probably still have Anzu he didn't want her because he felt he didn't deserve her. There was also some other reasons, but I'm sure you guys figured that out just from reading this chapter.

Well sorry to burst all the S/A fans out their bubbles, but my story ain't quite over yet. Don't be mad, I do these things for you guys! You know leave you Y/A fans hanging and all you S/A fans in suspense!

Hehehe, I had so much fun writing this chappie. Four of my favorite characters were in it! Little Yugi is so cute and Jonouchi can be so adorable. I definitely had fun writing his character, although his eating habits remind me of some friends I know and don't go out to lunch with anymore. Anyways enough of my babbling, I just hope you guys liked this chapter as much as I did writing and as always all applause is well received through many, many reviews. Thanks!! Ja ne!!