~Disclaimer...I'LL KILL HIM!!! I'LL KILL HIM!!! I SWEAR TO ALL THE GODS THIS WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN....I'LL KILL HIM!!!!!
Pegasus: By him she means the person who has threatened anime and all who have signed on his little misguided crusade. In no way has current President Bush said he is getting rid of anime...I think. O_o God I hope not!
Nika: (puts on her glasses...[yes, I wear glasses] and tries to look scholarly) Did you know that there is a petition to make anime illegal in the US? I quote: (looks down at paper she's holding) "Anime is a perverse, evil, insidious form of animation from the dark land of Japan, and is corrupting America's youth at unprecedented rates." (looks at audience) Please, don't let such ignorance endanger our fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression...as well as the free trade agreement with Japan. Sign the petition to keep our anime safe! http://www.petitiononline.com/4n1m3/petition.html Copy and paste that URL into your browser to read and sign the petition. To read the threat to anime copy and paste this URL= http://www.petitiononline.com/cutiepie/petition.html
Bakura: O_O You mean...I may lose an entire continent of fangirls!? That's...that's....INCONCIEVABLE!!!! That's...PREPOSTEROUS!!! That's downright WRONG!!! (hyperventilates) (close to passing out at the thought of it)
Nika: (starts to glomp Bakura but realizes that all 130 of her bishys are in similar states and can't figure out which one to glomp)
Alice: (mumbles dangerously) No one touches my anime...
Nika: (looks warily at Alice)
Alice: (is wearing camouflage, has a machete strapped to her hip, a semiautomatic strapped to her back, "Silver" aka her favorite handgun in her side holster, a black duffel bag stuffed with grenades and various explosives sitting by her feet, and she's going over a floorplan of the White House) (muttering to herself) ...yeah...and here...that's where the cannon comes in...and then I gas the guards...then it's a straight shot to the Oval Office....but I'll need a rocket launcher and three pounds of playdoh to finish the job.
Nika: Well, I've learned to ignore her when she gets like this. Good thing I'm the hikari. I'd never do something so wrong! =^-^=
(a delivery man arrives)
Man: I've got a delivery for a Nika.........Nonofyourbuisness.
Nika: O_O Shhh!!! Just put it over there in the corner!
Man: Yeah, here's your order. Eighteen tons of C-4, three bottles of nitroglycerin, a tank, a barrel of attack monkeys, the Legendary Giant Mallet of...Complete...Submission...uhhh... forty-four pink tutus, a spiked dog collar with the spikes on the wrong side, a squad of Rabid Badger Ninja Special Forces, and...uh...oh! Here's a letter from the Evil Flying Marshmallows accepting your proposal of a temporary alliance to destroy the... Evil... Flying... Bush... O_o
Nika: O_O (snatches the stuff and kicks the man out...looks at readers) NO ONE...SAW THAT!!!
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Angel Eyes
Chapter Twenty:
She's Back...again.
Last Time:
"He was my brother!" Isis suddenly cried out, tears welling up in her eyes. "We may not have gotten along like normal siblings, but we didn't exactly have a normal childhood! I loved my brother and I would do anything...ANYTHING to bring him back!" she declared loudly.
"So?" Seto said calmly. "Which one is it to be? Malik...or Ryou? It's up to you, Pierce."
Now:
Two weeks had passed and Angel was slowly beginning to come to terms with what had happened. Feeling that she couldn't stay in the Ishtar house anymore despite Isis' protests to the contrary, she had moved out. And she was still banned from her parents house. So, she had moved into the Kaiba mansion with Seto and Jou. Both had welcomed her with open arms and they had helped her 'out of her funk' as Jou had called it. Jou played video games with her until both their hands were sore. Seto had actually volunteered to take a week off work to console her, but she had adamantly refused. She was perhaps one of the few people, along with Jou and Mokuba, who understood how much Kaiba Corp meant to him.
The first few days she had refused to get out of bed let alone leave her room. Then Mokuba had taken to rushing her room every morning before he had to go to school and jumping on her bed until either she got up...or he bounced her out of it. His boundless enthusiasm was catching, she had to admit. And despite his young age he was extremely wise. *Takes after his brother.* she had decided. He seemed to know when to try to make her smile, when to give her comfort and when to leave her alone.
With the three of them she had finally 'seen the light' as Jou, the man of a thousand meaningless quotes, had put it.
And now she had finally returned to school. Each class went torturously slow and everyone seemed to be walking on eggshells around her. They were all talking about her too. Every class, everytime she passed someone in the hall, during lunch. All the time she could hear them.
"Did you hear what happened?"
"She was living with him at the time."
"Must have been horrible."
"Poor girl."
Each comment just seemed to drive her farther back into herself. Into her cocoon of grief. Everything seemed want to push her back into darkness. Well...almost everything.
A faint smiled crossed her pale lips as she saw Ryou come skipping up the hallway with Bakura in tow. "Pierce." Ryou said happily and smiled at her. "I'm so glad you're back. School hasn't been the same without you. No one's forced my yami into a dress in weeks!"
She chuckled halfheartedly with him. She had hardly laughed or even smiled since her decision. But the fact that he could elicit such a response from her heavy heart was proof that she had made the right choice.
Ryou shifted a bit back and forth nervously before asking with his head down, "Um...Pierce? May I..? Uh..."
Angel smiled. She knew what he wanted. So without a second thought she wrapped both her arms around him and hugged him tight.
His arms slowly went around her waist and he hugged her back tentatively. "Thank you." he said, his voice laden with emotion.
Pulling back she whispered, "I'm glad you're back too." Then she turned to look at Bakura. His face was completely expressionless. She couldn't tell if he was still angry with her or not. They hadn't spoken since she had given him the card and instructions to use it to bring Ryou back to life. She could only imagine what was going on in his head. Hate, anger, loathing.
So she was certainly surprised when Bakura smiled at her and said, "Such a spirit as yours cannot be killed by Malik's death. He wouldn't want it. You corrected your mistake. I only wish I could fix mine." Then, before she could react, he had stepped forward and placed a soft kiss on her cheek, then quickly retreated in case she felt the urge to hit him.
She stood there with bugged eyes. All she could do was stare in shock at the supposedly psychotic yami who was smiling sweetly at her. He had all but apologized and then kissed her. She raised her hand to her cheek and continued staring. *Okay.* she thought. *This is beyond weird. We're supposed to hate each other. But...he doesn't act like he hates me. And...I'm sure I'm gonna be sick for even thinking this but...he's really cute! My skin's all tingly where he kissed me! Oh yeah. I'm definitely gonna be sick.* For the first time in perhaps forever she felt like nothing more than a silly little schoolgirl with a crush.
Then her stomach really started doing flips. Not 'schoolgirl with a crush' flips either. It was doing 'let's see breakfast again' flips. Her eyes went even wider and her hand quickly went from her cheek to her mouth. *Uh-oh!* she thought and took off without another word down the hallway and into the girl's bathroom.
Bakura stared at where she had just been with a horrified look on his face. "I knew she didn't like me." he said, "But I didn't think my kiss would make her physically sick!"
Ryou laughed at him and said, "If it makes you feel any better, I don't think it was you. She's been in mourning for a while and grief can do strange things to you." Then Ryou gave his yami a playful look and said, "Besides, it looked to me like she enjoyed it."
Bakura scoffed at his hikari's suggestive words. "Like I care."
Ryou just nodded. "Riiiiight. My cold-hearted yami doesn't care if the girl he confessed his love to at what he thought was his death enjoyed it when he kissed her, however chaste that kiss was."
"Shut it, Ryou." Bakura growled at him. Then he turned to look back down the hall. Said girl had yet to come out of the bathroom and said cold-hearted yami was beginning to get worried. But it's not like he cared or anything! "I wonder if she's okay." he mumbled to himself.
"We could always find out." Ryou suggested and pointed down the hall. "Here comes Anzu. We can ask her to check on Pierce."
Bakura just scoffed again, but Ryou knew better. He was, after all, very much connected to him. So he headed off down the hall to meet her before she could disappear into her classroom, Bakura trailing along behind.
"Oh, hello Ryou." Anzu said kindly. "Is there something I can do for you?"
Ryou nodded and said, "Actually yes. You see, yami and I were talking to Pierce when she became sick and ran to the bathroom. She has yet to come out and we're starting to worry about her."
"Oh my!" Anzu exclaimed. "I'll go check on her right away! I knew she shouldn't have come back to school until she was ready!" Then she hurried off into the bathroom.
Both boys waited outside the bathroom for a good ten minutes, Bakura pacing back and forth in front of the door anxiously. But he didn't care! Finally Anzu emerged and turned to Ryou.
"I think you'd better get Kaiba." she said. "She seems pretty sick. I think she needs to go home."
Ryou's eyes widened and he nodded before dashing off down the hall. Bakura looked at Anzu and said simply, "What's wrong with her?"
Anzu gave him a look like he could go to hell, but then she saw the genuine worry in his eyes. She leaned forward to whisper to him and said, "I don't trust you, but I think she does. Can you keep a secret?"
He looked at her like she was crazy and pointed out, "I'm a five thousand year old spirit who tried to take over the world, was thwarted, given a body and is now attending high school with my hikari lover while pretending to be a normal human. Do you think I can keep a secret?"
"Heh. Good point." she replied. "Alright. Come here." He leaned forward and after a pause she whispered, "She has food poisoning."
"What!?" Bakura shouted. "What kind of secret is that!?"
Anzu put her hands on her hips and turned her nose up. "Well I don't think she'd want people to know she's sick! After all, she's supposed to be this strong, tough girl. How would it look if she was fallen by bad tofu!? She's the girl who beat up Bakura!"
He just glared at her and said in a low voice, "She did NOT beat me up."
Anzu opened her mouth to point out that he had gone home bloody therefore she HAD beaten him up, but at that moment Seto came striding down the hall with Ryou at his heels.
"What happened?" he questioned worriedly. "What's wrong?"
Hearing her brother's voice Angel emerged from the bathroom a little worse for wear. Her already pale skin was now the color of paste and she leaned heavily on the doorframe. "I'm alright." she insisted. She forced a laugh and said, "Left over take out for a week isn't good for you."
She could see the relief on Seto's face as she assured them she was fine. What surprised her was Bakura. He was watching her intently, his face still showing concern.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Ryou asked gently.
"Yes." she assured him. "I just need some rest and I'll be fine. I promise."
She and Bakura locked eyes and it seemed she could read some strange emotion within his eyes. Perhaps an emotion that was just as strange to him.
*What's wrong with me?* Bakura thought to himself. *It's not like I really care what happens to her. Do I? She's just...what is she? What is she to me that I actually care that she's well and happy? Could I still..? No, she's not Amunet. She's nothing to me.* And with that he broke their locked gazes and stalked off down the hall. Ryou quickly wished Angel well and hurried after his yami.
Seto steadied Angel and led her out of the school and to his awaiting limo. Then he took her home.
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(A/N) Ugh. Me sick. Me no write good when sick. Tree bad...fire pretty...@__@ *cough* Okay, this is so not a full chapter. I decided to stop now because I don't think I can type while vomiting. So...yeah. I decided to go ahead and post what I have. Not counting this mini-chappy there's probably...(counts on fingers)....(still counting).... two more chapters left. Yeah. Okay, bit of foreshadowing in this chapter. And for those who hate me for killing off Malik...he will return! I promise! (wicked grin) In the sequel. ^__^ Look for it. It's gonna be good. I think I'm gonna name it Dark Angel. I know. I know. It's been done. But it really fits with the storyline I've developed for it. ^^ R&R
(A/N-2) I believe I'm going to make a fic in which the Anime Liberation Army, led by the reviewers of this fic and myself, storm the White House and force Bush to declare anime a protected species! ^^ What do you think?
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Reviews keep me from hurling all over the keyboard...please review! @-@
lilhillbillie: First, I must apologize for missing your review last chapter. You reviewed just minutes before I posted and it didn't show up until it was too late. Don't worry. Alice is busy planning her assault on the White House right now because of the "anime issue". (sneaks a glance at Alice then quickly passes Billie a piece of paper) Here...sign this to join my Anime Liberation Army. I'll make you Major of Magical Infiltration. You'll command the Hyenas in the mission to infiltrate the White House using magical means and then report back your findings.
Rei Akita: (hides behind her yami) O_O It was her idea!! She made me write it!! (Alice swats her away and goes back to planing "operation anime avenger") *whines* You no like angst and sadness..? I sorry! (wide grin) Well...not really! ^^ (passes her the paper) Join the ALA. I'll make you Commander of Blatant Intimidation. You and your team of Polar Bears will bellow and roar on the front lawn of the White House until they cower with fear! BWAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh yeah, make sure you've got a good evil laugh...or roar. Otherwise I'll have to reassign you. ^__^
Vladimir Putin Lenin Luzkhov: O_o...what a name! Thanks though! Wow, someone liked that chapter and didn't yell at me for killing people off!
Artemis MoonClaw: Oh! Another person who didn't yell at me!! And you called my fic wonderful! Ooohhh! Arigatou gozaimasu! (huggles)
Maylia Intusha: Yeah...he'll be back...in the sequel. ^^ (hands her the sign up sheet) Join the ALA and I'll make you, Maylia, Captain of Celestial Gathering and you'll have a team of Black-Winged Angels! And your yami can be Colonel of Terrestrial Gathering! Her team will be Moles! ^_^ Basically you just get the biggest rocks you can find and pile them in our secret base for use in throwing, catapulting, etc... Rocks in space...rocks in the ground...yeah, you get it. ^^
Reine Keri: ^^ (hands her sign up sheet) And you! You can be Lieutenant of Bounty Hunters and your team wil be *cheesy drum roll* KANGAROOS!!! Why, you might ask, would I make kangaroos bounty hunters? Well, they look cute and cuddly...but damn do those things pack a punch! Uh...kick...yeah.
PCU: Yep! ^^ It has got to be THE most kawaii pic of Ryou I've EVER seen!! I don't know where I found it...but I'll email it to you if you want. Hee! Ryou's back! I keep the car!! (does a little jig...I'm getting in touch with my Irish side^^) (hands her sign up sheet) You will be Captain of Covert Operations! And your team will be made up of...CATS!!! Cute, unassuming...TOTALLY VICIOUS HOUSECATS!!! ^__^
Liviania: *squeal!* (hands her paper) I've got the perfect position for you! Join ALA and you will be Lieutenant of Schitzo Torture. Your team will be made up of...PUPPIES!!! Kawaii little puppies that randomly turn into giant HOUNDS OF HELL!!! ^__^ Your job will be to attach yourself to certain people however possible and be nice and sweet one minute and psycho killer the next! Sound like fun? And of course you'll never get caught because you'll go back to being sweet and no one will believe them when they say you're evil. ^^
LoveLiesBleeding: O_O Wow. That was...totally cool! I wish I could have used that idea! But I couldn't. *sniffle* But I'll use it in the sequel! ^^ (hands her the sign up sheet) Join ALA and become...Brigadier General of Explicit Scenes!!! ^^ Your team will be a very special elite team of....BISHYS!!!! Lots and lots of BISHYS!!! Your job will be to distract people by directing the bishys in hentai acts with one another. (nods sagely) Now, this is a very serious post. It is up to you to distract everyone when we make our move. You have to be well versed in yaoi and all around bishyness. I suggest doing a little research first. Try reading Yami Bakura's Tales on adultfanfiction.net [my fave yaoi fic! ^^] and watch animes such as Ai no Kusabi and Fujimi Orchestra. This should get you prepared. However, if you feel you are unable to fulfill your duties as Brigadier General of Explicit Scenes I will, grudgingly, replace you and give you a more fitting position. Congratulations. You are my left-hand fangirl! ^^ [The place at my right hand always belongs to my imouto, Jodea, because she got me into yaoi, dark fics, rape, incest...you name it! ^^]
Pegasus: By him she means the person who has threatened anime and all who have signed on his little misguided crusade. In no way has current President Bush said he is getting rid of anime...I think. O_o God I hope not!
Nika: (puts on her glasses...[yes, I wear glasses] and tries to look scholarly) Did you know that there is a petition to make anime illegal in the US? I quote: (looks down at paper she's holding) "Anime is a perverse, evil, insidious form of animation from the dark land of Japan, and is corrupting America's youth at unprecedented rates." (looks at audience) Please, don't let such ignorance endanger our fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression...as well as the free trade agreement with Japan. Sign the petition to keep our anime safe! http://www.petitiononline.com/4n1m3/petition.html Copy and paste that URL into your browser to read and sign the petition. To read the threat to anime copy and paste this URL= http://www.petitiononline.com/cutiepie/petition.html
Bakura: O_O You mean...I may lose an entire continent of fangirls!? That's...that's....INCONCIEVABLE!!!! That's...PREPOSTEROUS!!! That's downright WRONG!!! (hyperventilates) (close to passing out at the thought of it)
Nika: (starts to glomp Bakura but realizes that all 130 of her bishys are in similar states and can't figure out which one to glomp)
Alice: (mumbles dangerously) No one touches my anime...
Nika: (looks warily at Alice)
Alice: (is wearing camouflage, has a machete strapped to her hip, a semiautomatic strapped to her back, "Silver" aka her favorite handgun in her side holster, a black duffel bag stuffed with grenades and various explosives sitting by her feet, and she's going over a floorplan of the White House) (muttering to herself) ...yeah...and here...that's where the cannon comes in...and then I gas the guards...then it's a straight shot to the Oval Office....but I'll need a rocket launcher and three pounds of playdoh to finish the job.
Nika: Well, I've learned to ignore her when she gets like this. Good thing I'm the hikari. I'd never do something so wrong! =^-^=
(a delivery man arrives)
Man: I've got a delivery for a Nika.........Nonofyourbuisness.
Nika: O_O Shhh!!! Just put it over there in the corner!
Man: Yeah, here's your order. Eighteen tons of C-4, three bottles of nitroglycerin, a tank, a barrel of attack monkeys, the Legendary Giant Mallet of...Complete...Submission...uhhh... forty-four pink tutus, a spiked dog collar with the spikes on the wrong side, a squad of Rabid Badger Ninja Special Forces, and...uh...oh! Here's a letter from the Evil Flying Marshmallows accepting your proposal of a temporary alliance to destroy the... Evil... Flying... Bush... O_o
Nika: O_O (snatches the stuff and kicks the man out...looks at readers) NO ONE...SAW THAT!!!
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Angel Eyes
Chapter Twenty:
She's Back...again.
Last Time:
"He was my brother!" Isis suddenly cried out, tears welling up in her eyes. "We may not have gotten along like normal siblings, but we didn't exactly have a normal childhood! I loved my brother and I would do anything...ANYTHING to bring him back!" she declared loudly.
"So?" Seto said calmly. "Which one is it to be? Malik...or Ryou? It's up to you, Pierce."
Now:
Two weeks had passed and Angel was slowly beginning to come to terms with what had happened. Feeling that she couldn't stay in the Ishtar house anymore despite Isis' protests to the contrary, she had moved out. And she was still banned from her parents house. So, she had moved into the Kaiba mansion with Seto and Jou. Both had welcomed her with open arms and they had helped her 'out of her funk' as Jou had called it. Jou played video games with her until both their hands were sore. Seto had actually volunteered to take a week off work to console her, but she had adamantly refused. She was perhaps one of the few people, along with Jou and Mokuba, who understood how much Kaiba Corp meant to him.
The first few days she had refused to get out of bed let alone leave her room. Then Mokuba had taken to rushing her room every morning before he had to go to school and jumping on her bed until either she got up...or he bounced her out of it. His boundless enthusiasm was catching, she had to admit. And despite his young age he was extremely wise. *Takes after his brother.* she had decided. He seemed to know when to try to make her smile, when to give her comfort and when to leave her alone.
With the three of them she had finally 'seen the light' as Jou, the man of a thousand meaningless quotes, had put it.
And now she had finally returned to school. Each class went torturously slow and everyone seemed to be walking on eggshells around her. They were all talking about her too. Every class, everytime she passed someone in the hall, during lunch. All the time she could hear them.
"Did you hear what happened?"
"She was living with him at the time."
"Must have been horrible."
"Poor girl."
Each comment just seemed to drive her farther back into herself. Into her cocoon of grief. Everything seemed want to push her back into darkness. Well...almost everything.
A faint smiled crossed her pale lips as she saw Ryou come skipping up the hallway with Bakura in tow. "Pierce." Ryou said happily and smiled at her. "I'm so glad you're back. School hasn't been the same without you. No one's forced my yami into a dress in weeks!"
She chuckled halfheartedly with him. She had hardly laughed or even smiled since her decision. But the fact that he could elicit such a response from her heavy heart was proof that she had made the right choice.
Ryou shifted a bit back and forth nervously before asking with his head down, "Um...Pierce? May I..? Uh..."
Angel smiled. She knew what he wanted. So without a second thought she wrapped both her arms around him and hugged him tight.
His arms slowly went around her waist and he hugged her back tentatively. "Thank you." he said, his voice laden with emotion.
Pulling back she whispered, "I'm glad you're back too." Then she turned to look at Bakura. His face was completely expressionless. She couldn't tell if he was still angry with her or not. They hadn't spoken since she had given him the card and instructions to use it to bring Ryou back to life. She could only imagine what was going on in his head. Hate, anger, loathing.
So she was certainly surprised when Bakura smiled at her and said, "Such a spirit as yours cannot be killed by Malik's death. He wouldn't want it. You corrected your mistake. I only wish I could fix mine." Then, before she could react, he had stepped forward and placed a soft kiss on her cheek, then quickly retreated in case she felt the urge to hit him.
She stood there with bugged eyes. All she could do was stare in shock at the supposedly psychotic yami who was smiling sweetly at her. He had all but apologized and then kissed her. She raised her hand to her cheek and continued staring. *Okay.* she thought. *This is beyond weird. We're supposed to hate each other. But...he doesn't act like he hates me. And...I'm sure I'm gonna be sick for even thinking this but...he's really cute! My skin's all tingly where he kissed me! Oh yeah. I'm definitely gonna be sick.* For the first time in perhaps forever she felt like nothing more than a silly little schoolgirl with a crush.
Then her stomach really started doing flips. Not 'schoolgirl with a crush' flips either. It was doing 'let's see breakfast again' flips. Her eyes went even wider and her hand quickly went from her cheek to her mouth. *Uh-oh!* she thought and took off without another word down the hallway and into the girl's bathroom.
Bakura stared at where she had just been with a horrified look on his face. "I knew she didn't like me." he said, "But I didn't think my kiss would make her physically sick!"
Ryou laughed at him and said, "If it makes you feel any better, I don't think it was you. She's been in mourning for a while and grief can do strange things to you." Then Ryou gave his yami a playful look and said, "Besides, it looked to me like she enjoyed it."
Bakura scoffed at his hikari's suggestive words. "Like I care."
Ryou just nodded. "Riiiiight. My cold-hearted yami doesn't care if the girl he confessed his love to at what he thought was his death enjoyed it when he kissed her, however chaste that kiss was."
"Shut it, Ryou." Bakura growled at him. Then he turned to look back down the hall. Said girl had yet to come out of the bathroom and said cold-hearted yami was beginning to get worried. But it's not like he cared or anything! "I wonder if she's okay." he mumbled to himself.
"We could always find out." Ryou suggested and pointed down the hall. "Here comes Anzu. We can ask her to check on Pierce."
Bakura just scoffed again, but Ryou knew better. He was, after all, very much connected to him. So he headed off down the hall to meet her before she could disappear into her classroom, Bakura trailing along behind.
"Oh, hello Ryou." Anzu said kindly. "Is there something I can do for you?"
Ryou nodded and said, "Actually yes. You see, yami and I were talking to Pierce when she became sick and ran to the bathroom. She has yet to come out and we're starting to worry about her."
"Oh my!" Anzu exclaimed. "I'll go check on her right away! I knew she shouldn't have come back to school until she was ready!" Then she hurried off into the bathroom.
Both boys waited outside the bathroom for a good ten minutes, Bakura pacing back and forth in front of the door anxiously. But he didn't care! Finally Anzu emerged and turned to Ryou.
"I think you'd better get Kaiba." she said. "She seems pretty sick. I think she needs to go home."
Ryou's eyes widened and he nodded before dashing off down the hall. Bakura looked at Anzu and said simply, "What's wrong with her?"
Anzu gave him a look like he could go to hell, but then she saw the genuine worry in his eyes. She leaned forward to whisper to him and said, "I don't trust you, but I think she does. Can you keep a secret?"
He looked at her like she was crazy and pointed out, "I'm a five thousand year old spirit who tried to take over the world, was thwarted, given a body and is now attending high school with my hikari lover while pretending to be a normal human. Do you think I can keep a secret?"
"Heh. Good point." she replied. "Alright. Come here." He leaned forward and after a pause she whispered, "She has food poisoning."
"What!?" Bakura shouted. "What kind of secret is that!?"
Anzu put her hands on her hips and turned her nose up. "Well I don't think she'd want people to know she's sick! After all, she's supposed to be this strong, tough girl. How would it look if she was fallen by bad tofu!? She's the girl who beat up Bakura!"
He just glared at her and said in a low voice, "She did NOT beat me up."
Anzu opened her mouth to point out that he had gone home bloody therefore she HAD beaten him up, but at that moment Seto came striding down the hall with Ryou at his heels.
"What happened?" he questioned worriedly. "What's wrong?"
Hearing her brother's voice Angel emerged from the bathroom a little worse for wear. Her already pale skin was now the color of paste and she leaned heavily on the doorframe. "I'm alright." she insisted. She forced a laugh and said, "Left over take out for a week isn't good for you."
She could see the relief on Seto's face as she assured them she was fine. What surprised her was Bakura. He was watching her intently, his face still showing concern.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Ryou asked gently.
"Yes." she assured him. "I just need some rest and I'll be fine. I promise."
She and Bakura locked eyes and it seemed she could read some strange emotion within his eyes. Perhaps an emotion that was just as strange to him.
*What's wrong with me?* Bakura thought to himself. *It's not like I really care what happens to her. Do I? She's just...what is she? What is she to me that I actually care that she's well and happy? Could I still..? No, she's not Amunet. She's nothing to me.* And with that he broke their locked gazes and stalked off down the hall. Ryou quickly wished Angel well and hurried after his yami.
Seto steadied Angel and led her out of the school and to his awaiting limo. Then he took her home.
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(A/N) Ugh. Me sick. Me no write good when sick. Tree bad...fire pretty...@__@ *cough* Okay, this is so not a full chapter. I decided to stop now because I don't think I can type while vomiting. So...yeah. I decided to go ahead and post what I have. Not counting this mini-chappy there's probably...(counts on fingers)....(still counting).... two more chapters left. Yeah. Okay, bit of foreshadowing in this chapter. And for those who hate me for killing off Malik...he will return! I promise! (wicked grin) In the sequel. ^__^ Look for it. It's gonna be good. I think I'm gonna name it Dark Angel. I know. I know. It's been done. But it really fits with the storyline I've developed for it. ^^ R&R
(A/N-2) I believe I'm going to make a fic in which the Anime Liberation Army, led by the reviewers of this fic and myself, storm the White House and force Bush to declare anime a protected species! ^^ What do you think?
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Reviews keep me from hurling all over the keyboard...please review! @-@
lilhillbillie: First, I must apologize for missing your review last chapter. You reviewed just minutes before I posted and it didn't show up until it was too late. Don't worry. Alice is busy planning her assault on the White House right now because of the "anime issue". (sneaks a glance at Alice then quickly passes Billie a piece of paper) Here...sign this to join my Anime Liberation Army. I'll make you Major of Magical Infiltration. You'll command the Hyenas in the mission to infiltrate the White House using magical means and then report back your findings.
Rei Akita: (hides behind her yami) O_O It was her idea!! She made me write it!! (Alice swats her away and goes back to planing "operation anime avenger") *whines* You no like angst and sadness..? I sorry! (wide grin) Well...not really! ^^ (passes her the paper) Join the ALA. I'll make you Commander of Blatant Intimidation. You and your team of Polar Bears will bellow and roar on the front lawn of the White House until they cower with fear! BWAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh yeah, make sure you've got a good evil laugh...or roar. Otherwise I'll have to reassign you. ^__^
Vladimir Putin Lenin Luzkhov: O_o...what a name! Thanks though! Wow, someone liked that chapter and didn't yell at me for killing people off!
Artemis MoonClaw: Oh! Another person who didn't yell at me!! And you called my fic wonderful! Ooohhh! Arigatou gozaimasu! (huggles)
Maylia Intusha: Yeah...he'll be back...in the sequel. ^^ (hands her the sign up sheet) Join the ALA and I'll make you, Maylia, Captain of Celestial Gathering and you'll have a team of Black-Winged Angels! And your yami can be Colonel of Terrestrial Gathering! Her team will be Moles! ^_^ Basically you just get the biggest rocks you can find and pile them in our secret base for use in throwing, catapulting, etc... Rocks in space...rocks in the ground...yeah, you get it. ^^
Reine Keri: ^^ (hands her sign up sheet) And you! You can be Lieutenant of Bounty Hunters and your team wil be *cheesy drum roll* KANGAROOS!!! Why, you might ask, would I make kangaroos bounty hunters? Well, they look cute and cuddly...but damn do those things pack a punch! Uh...kick...yeah.
PCU: Yep! ^^ It has got to be THE most kawaii pic of Ryou I've EVER seen!! I don't know where I found it...but I'll email it to you if you want. Hee! Ryou's back! I keep the car!! (does a little jig...I'm getting in touch with my Irish side^^) (hands her sign up sheet) You will be Captain of Covert Operations! And your team will be made up of...CATS!!! Cute, unassuming...TOTALLY VICIOUS HOUSECATS!!! ^__^
Liviania: *squeal!* (hands her paper) I've got the perfect position for you! Join ALA and you will be Lieutenant of Schitzo Torture. Your team will be made up of...PUPPIES!!! Kawaii little puppies that randomly turn into giant HOUNDS OF HELL!!! ^__^ Your job will be to attach yourself to certain people however possible and be nice and sweet one minute and psycho killer the next! Sound like fun? And of course you'll never get caught because you'll go back to being sweet and no one will believe them when they say you're evil. ^^
LoveLiesBleeding: O_O Wow. That was...totally cool! I wish I could have used that idea! But I couldn't. *sniffle* But I'll use it in the sequel! ^^ (hands her the sign up sheet) Join ALA and become...Brigadier General of Explicit Scenes!!! ^^ Your team will be a very special elite team of....BISHYS!!!! Lots and lots of BISHYS!!! Your job will be to distract people by directing the bishys in hentai acts with one another. (nods sagely) Now, this is a very serious post. It is up to you to distract everyone when we make our move. You have to be well versed in yaoi and all around bishyness. I suggest doing a little research first. Try reading Yami Bakura's Tales on adultfanfiction.net [my fave yaoi fic! ^^] and watch animes such as Ai no Kusabi and Fujimi Orchestra. This should get you prepared. However, if you feel you are unable to fulfill your duties as Brigadier General of Explicit Scenes I will, grudgingly, replace you and give you a more fitting position. Congratulations. You are my left-hand fangirl! ^^ [The place at my right hand always belongs to my imouto, Jodea, because she got me into yaoi, dark fics, rape, incest...you name it! ^^]