It's was a bright Sunday afternoon, the sun was high in the sky and shining brightly, a few white clouds littered the light blue sky. Anzu was stretched out leisurely on the beach, face-up, in her string bikini tanning. She was lying flat out on her towel trying to cover as much of it as she possibly could. Her parents had arrived back at around two this morning and they had immediately been greeted with the fact that Aunt Amelia hadn't made it and they were the only known relatives of one Kiki Mazaki.

Anzu's father had been born one of three, the eldest had died at birth from heart failure, her father had been born and then about two years later his younger brother comes out. Anzu's father married Anzu's mother and had her while Uncle Odin runs off with Amelia. They have an illegitimate daughter, Kiki; Odin gains custody and runs off, never to be heard form again. He dies at the same time of his wife and now Anzu and her side of the family have been left with Kiki.

Her mother and father were sitting in deck-chairs not far away chatting idly as they watch eight year old Kiki building sand castles and frowning in puzzlement as the water she poured from a red bucket into the 'moat' vanished.

"Anzu hi!" came the call of a voice that Anzu recognised, with a slightly British accent. However, she wasn't really listening to the voice, she was stretched out on her towel, warm, comfortable, eyes closed and half asleep. "Anzu," said the voice, closer this time.

"Em hm," she mumbled not really listening, she didn't want to have to get up, you see, it was just so nice here.

"Anzu, it's me, Ryou," finally she decided to crack her eyes opened and she smiled up at the boy who smiled back. He was crouched beside her and she saw her parents giving him wary glances out of the corner of her eye.

"What are you doing here?" she asked surprised, sitting up slightly as she rubbed the vague sleepiness out of her bright blue eyes.

"Well, me and the gang are all here, well, Yuugi, Jou, Mai, Seto and I," he said, "Honda and Ryouji are chasing after Shizuka again tot eh best of my knowledge but as to the whereabouts of anyone else I have no idea."

"Oh wow, we haven't had fun like this in ages, pity I'm stuck with my family," she sighed, clicking her tongue as she swiftly thrust her head gently in the direction of her parents and Kiki.

"Well, ask them if you can come and be quick about it," Anzu gave him a funny look but he just kept smiling his reassuring smile and she couldn't tell a thing from it.

"Um…okay," she said grinning and turning to face her parents, "mum, dad, can I go with my friends?" she asked.

"Alright dear, be home by twelve," her mother muttered not really minding what her daughter did as long as Kiki was alright, not being a nuisance and she didn't have to do anything. Anzu loved them to bits, really she did, but for goodness sakes, they had to be the laziest people on Earth, and that really wasn't anything to boast about.

"Yeah, whatever," she called back; although they weren't really listening anymore and wouldn't know what time she came home anyway. Grabbing her towel, umbrella and bag of clothing and miscellaneous items, she followed Ryou who was blushing slightly from her slightly too revealing bathing suit.

She followed Ryou along the edge of the sea, the actual beach wasn't too crowded which was pretty good seeing as usually it was packed. Going beyond a large rock separating one half of the beach from the other she saw Jounouchi and Mai taking swings at each other with seawater. Seto was laying stretched out in a fold out plastic chair, it was kind of surprising seeing the Seto Kaiba on a piece of cheep plastic. Anzu looked him up and down appreciatively, admiring his six-pack and short-cropped brown hair.

Yuugi had grown and was now just under an inch shorter than her, or maybe it was just that she hadn't grown that much. But he was sitting on his towel rubbing sun cream onto his arms and four-packed stomach. He and Yami still had to share a body, though not for lack of trying, however, if Shadi, the guardian of the Millennium Items, couldn't figure it out then, who could?

Laying out her towel next to that of Yuugi's as Ryou walked over to his own she grinned down at the tri-haired boy. Rubbing his well-lubricated hands together for a moment before glancing up to her and smiling warmly. "Anzu!" he cried out in delight, "it's so good to see you again," he informed.

"You say it like I haven't seen you in years Yuugi, your making me feel old," she joked, laughing lightly.

"Oh no, we can't have that," replied Yuugi laughing, they were both beaming at each other when Mai came over.

"Hey there girlfriend," she called as she sat down on the end of Anzu's towel so as not get too covered in sand.

"Hey Mai, how've you been?" Anzu replied smiling as she embraced her friend, who was substantially taller than she, although it wasn't surprising seeing as Mai was four years her senior.

You'd think, with the age difference and all, that Mai would go four someone older than herself but no. Both Anzu and Shizuka knew perfectly well that Mai would love it if Jou asked her to marry him. However, despite Shizuka's subtle hints Jou was still unable to grasp his relationship with Mai fully.

"Just fine, hey Yuugi, be a dear," she said looking at Yuugi with her brilliant, flashing violet eyes.

"Sure Mai," Yuugi replied, fully understanding the 'girl time' request, he walked off towards where Jou was coming out of the sea.

"So girl, where were you yesterday? I called and you were out," she asked giving Anzu a smirk that clearly stated that Anzu had been out with a boy. Anzu easily comprehended the other female's expression and blushed lightly from the implication, and the fact that to some extent she was with a boy, but not for the same reasons that Mai was thinking.

"Well, I went for a job interview," Anzu explained smiling at Mai who nodded and smiled back understandingly, but Anzu could have sworn that she could see something else in Mai's eyes.

"And…" she pressed, obviously wanting to know if Anzu had got the job or not.

"Well I got the job and then went out for the day," she explained, she was lying and she knew it but how else was she going to keep Mai and the others from knowing where she was working, and more importantly, who she was working for.

"Is that so?" Mai asked, giving Anzu the one eyebrow, Anzu licked her lips, they'd gone dry and her hands had balled into fists and began to sweat, did she suspect?

"Then why is it, Miss Mazaki, that I saw you going up to the Ishtar Manor?" Mai asked smirking slightly at Anzu who had gone completely white now.

"You can't tell anyone, especially Yami, he'd flip, he doesn't even know that their back in Domino, please Mai, promise me," Anzu pleaded clasping her hands and going onto her knees looking desperately up at the flabbergasted Mai.

"Alright, alright darling, I won't, don't you worry, no one will know but me," the reassuring smiling she gave Anzu soon turned into a sly grin, "So what are you doing there anyway?" she inquired.

"I um, I work there," Anzu explained sheepishly, hanging her head low to hide her embarrassment.

"Oh, okay then," Mai said nodding, "well, gotta love you and leave you," she finished and walked off to her towel and proceeded to apply more sun cream to her skin.

"What was all that about?" ask a deep, rhythmic voice breathed into her ear, causing Anzu to shiver and sigh. Two strong arms slipped leisurely around her waist and a well-toned chest was pushing gently against her back.

"Oh just girl stuff," she replied, relaxing against the person behind her, closing her eyes and basking in his warmth.

"Then I guess it is far beyond my comprehension," he joked, Anzu laughed lightly and turned around in his arms so she was sidewise on and could turn her head to face him properly. Yami was smiling warmly at her, he really cared about her and she cared about him, though they had done no more than kissed, Yami wasn't as bold as Malik had been. Hold on a minute, was she comparing him to Malik? No, this was her day with her friends Malik wasn't going to come between her and fun.

"Just about, yeh," she replied snuggling into his chest, un-like Yuugi, Yami's version of their body had a six-pack and he was taller. Looking up she brushed some of his golden hair out of his eyes and back behind his eyes, of course, it didn't take long for it to fall back into place but…it was the thought that counted.

"You are always more beautiful every time I see you," Yami commented taking her chin between his thumb and forefinger.

She blushed and smiled, "I'm sure that you are exaggerating Yami," she whispered as he inched nearer to her.

"I highly doubt that," he replied kissing her deeply, her eyes slipped closed as the kiss echoed through her blood and her heart rate picked up. Her arms reached up and wrapped around his neck as his grip tightened around her waist pulling her ever closer.

Breaking away he left her dazed and out of breath, taking in a large gulp of air she opened her eyes slowly to meet his charming features.

"I could never grow tired of you Anzu," he assured her loosening his grip on her slightly so she could turn to face him properly. Her hands were still on his shoulders and from the way he had her on his lap she was slightly levitated above him.

"I'm flattered Yami, not every girl gets commented, or kissed for that matter, like that by one of the top ranking Duellists in the world," she replied sighing again. "Do think Seto will ever be very sociable?" Anzu asked as her straying eyes fell upon the splayed out figure of the CEO of Kaiba corp.

"That's a bit off topic, but to answer your question, it will take time, the only real person he's socialized with is Mokuba and even then it's on a business level," Yami replied looking intently at the chestnut haired boy.

"Oh well, I suppose no one can fix every wrong in the world," she replied smiling at Yami who grinned back.

"If anyone could it would have to be you," he replied kissing her flushing cheek gently.

"You flatter me Yami," she said waving her hand dismissively.

"I should hope I do," he continued, Anzu rolled her eyes and smiled, making her eyes sparkle brighter.

A high pitch ring, the theme from 'Titanic' to be exact, came from her bag, getting up she scrambled unsteadily towards her bag. Her hand dived into it to retrieve her phone; pulling it out hastily she pushed it up against her ear and hit the call button.

"Hello," she called, slightly breathlessly into the phone, tucking some loose, wispy strands of auburn hair behind her ear delicately.

"Hi Anzu, it's me Shizuka," came the voice of the sixteen year old girl with warm brown eyes identical to that fop her brother and long brown hair.

"Oh Shizuka, hi, where are you?" Anzu inquired, excited, it was good to hear from Shizuka again.

"Well, I'm in town right now, although I had to escape through a shop window to get away from Honda and Otogi, I don't get it, they wont leave me alone," replied Shizuka, sighing into the mouthpiece.

"Aw, you poor thing, well, why don't you go home, grab your bathing suit and come and join us?" asked Anzu grinning.

"Can't, my suit's too small and I am not going to go back into town, Otogi or Honda will find me and I don't even want to go there," Shizuka said exasperatedly.

"Well, head towards the Ice Cream parlour, I'll meet you there and we can have a girl's day out," Anzu suggested.

"But what about the boys?" Shizuka asked, Anzu couldn't see her expression but it was something alone the implicated lines of 'Are you crazy?'

"If we see them we can tell them that Jou and the others are looking for them and it's urgent," and if they don't believe it, we can just tell them to go away," at Anzu's second suggestion, both laughed.

"All right then, but bring Mai, then we can really have a girl's day out, not to mention a night out," Shizuka suggested.

"Yeh, that'll be great, just let me see if she wants to come," after receiving approval from the shorter brunette Anzu put her hand over the mouth piece of her phone, turned and called to Mai, "Hey Mai, do want to come out with me and Shizuka?"

"Yeh, okay honey," Mai called back, sitting up from where she had been getting a back tan and beginning to adorn herself with cloths.

"Well, that's a yes, meet you there soon," Anzu relayed relieving her hand from the mouthpiece.

"Okay then," Shizuka chirped into the other end and hung up, Anzu did the same and headed over to where Yami was still sitting on her towel.

"Must you go so soon?" he asked, with a slightly hurt look in his eyes.

"It's been ages since I had some proper girl time Yami," Anzu reasoned but Yami still looked hurt, he stood up all the same when she rolled up her towel.

"It's also been a long time since I spent some quality time with you," he said taking her hands in his after she'd pulled on her plaited, denim mini skirt over her bikini bottoms.

"Oh Yami, don't worry," she said putting her nose to his, "that is something I can fix," she finished, pulling away. Reaching down into her bag she grabbed her spaghetti strap, baby blue top and pulled it over her head, tugging the rim down over her exposed stomach.

"Make sure you do," Yami ordered, a little huffily, but Anzu could see he was joking. Kissing her gently on the lips he released her, she nodded to him and headed over to where Mai was.

Yuugi then took over and Yami appeared to him in his spiritual form beside the smaller boy. "Do you love her Yami?" Yuugi asked, looking at Anzu and not the spirit.

"Yes Aibou, very much," Yami replied looking at Yuugi as a gust of wind flew by, ruffling his hair and then back to Anzu as she and Mai left.

"Do you love her enough, to let her go?" Yuugi asked, Yami just looked ta him, but did not answer, what sort of question was that anyway?

So Anzu and Mai headed off to the nearest stop they could and caught a cab into town, straight to the Ice Cream parlour. They stepped out and while Mai paid the driver who was convinced into charging them half price if Mai gave him a kiss, Anzu headed over to Shizuka who was picking lazily at a two mounds of vanilla and chocolate ice cream.

"Hey there Shizuka-chan," Anzu said pulling out a seat and sitting down in it as Mai came over to join them.

"Anzu-san, it's been a long time," Shizuka commented smiling brightly at the sight of her two best friends aside form her brother.

"No need for formalities between friends Shizuka-chan," Anzu commented laughing lightly.

"Yeh, we are all friends here, we don't need any of this 'san' business," Mai commented smiling also.

Anzu was about to add something when she felt her foot jerk from where her bag strap was rapped around her ankle and the next thing she knew some random bloke was running off with her bag. She didn't sit there staring in horror for long before all three bolted up and began to run after him shouting things along the lines of 'stop'.

They didn't have to run far however when the green haired man was pushed over backwards, still clutching Anzu's bag by someone Anzu recognised all too well. Messy blonde bangs hanging in his fuming purple eyes stood Malik, wearing a loose lilac and brown pants. "I'd suggest that you give the her back her bag," he cracked his knuckles twice, "or I'll be forced to do something drastic."

The guy looked horrified, dropped the bag, scrambled up and made a run for it, he hadn't said anything properly, just stuttered and whimpered like an injured dog. Bending down Malik scooped up Anzu's bag and looked at it with disgust, the group of people that had gathered to watch what might have been a most unpleasant scene soon dispersed.

Shoving the bag into Anzu's chest, almost knocking her over backwards if Mai hadn't been there to grab her, Malik growled, "You're pathetic."

He then began to walk away, Anzu looked slightly hurt from his comment but called after him, "Thanks anyway, for helping me I mean!"

He stopped, hands in his front pockets and turned his head to the side so he could see her, "Look, I didn't do it for you, I did so I wouldn't have to listen to your incessant screaming."

"Well excuse me for existing," she called back, she was getting angry now, irritated even, if he'd been closer she'd have slapped him hard for what he'd said but she had more control than to stomp up to him and try.

"To be honest," he chuckled darkly, "I don't really care, a whore like you is none of my concern, but I'm sure the Pharaoh doesn't mind you company." Laughing at his own sick joke he began to walk away.

Turning to Shizuka Anzu said, "Wait for me here girls, this won't take long," they nodded and with that she ran after Malik so she was in front of him.

"What's wrong with you, you're acting so much differently," Anzu accused, at first he'd acted like a somewhat charming man, now he was being an arrogant jerk.

"Oh come off it, you didn't really think I meant any of that crap did you?" he grunted and then smirked down at her slightly shaking form. "That is pathetic, it was just a test, must people ran out screaming, though I'm not surprised, being what you are, " he looked her up and down now for effect, "I suppose you enjoyed it!"

This time she let him walk away, narrowing her eyes at him before heading back to Mai and Shizuka.

"What was all that about?" asked Shizuka, "and have we met that guy before, he looks slightly familiar?"

"It was nothing Shizuka-chan," Anzu replied, "and it was Malik Ishtar, you know, from Battle City?"

"Oh my God," Shizuka cried, clapping a hand to her mouth in surprise, blushing slightly, neither Anzu nor Mai even wanted to know why.

"Well if that was Malik, then he's obviously been working out," Mai said smirking a little bit. Anzu turned to her in shock, I mean, this was a past enemy she was talking about. And for that matter, she was talking about him as though he could have been her boyfriend.

"Oh for goodness sakes," Anzu sighed and then began to drag the other two off for a hard day of shopping.

Well, there you have it, chapter 2 or chapter 3, I don't really care. Anyway, thanks 2 all those who have review, thanks to those who will/might review and I hope you enjoyed it! :-)

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