Miscarriage
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"Reay to go--"
"……………."
"What? You foolish mortals?" Bakura snapped at the blank faces. Immediately Yami came out, glowering towards the tomb robber. "Anzu…..get away from him…please…"he spoke suddenly his arm outstretching to reach hers. "Yami, it's all right, Bakura helped me" she said, slipping her arm around him for assurance. "Anzu….have you gone nuts!??! This is Bakura!" Jou exclaim about to grabbed Anzu and pull her away from the yami, if Mai wasn't holding him back.
"Idiot, I'm not doing anything to harm her or you, am I?" Bakura said, his eyes in a challenging gaze. Jou only growled at this but disperse his defensive pose "Fine, I'll let you near her; but you better not try anything funny!!' he snapped. Bakura only snorted at this, showing a cocky smirk on his pale features. He turned to Anzu, his eyes darkening slightly "Ready?" he spoke.
She slowly nodded to him as her arm tighten around his "Is it…..ok to hold your arm?" she ask softly. Bakura solemnly nodded and they began to walk towards her house. Bakura sighed exasperated, all eyes were on him "Damn paranoid fools" he thought to himself slightly annoyed.
\ I can't really blame them\
/ Bah. I'm not doing anything wrong /
\ I know that, people take a long time to adjust to something that isn't regular \
/ Feh, I still say they are paranoid fools /
Jou was pratically breathing down his neck; and it was getting on his last nerve "I will not kill them…..I WILL NOT kill them…" he repeated in his head. "Jou, he's not going to do anything…" Anzu spoke softly. Jou however wasn't convince "Yeah, we'll see…." he replied, cracking his knuckles, as in an attempt to intimidate the 5,000 year old spirit.
Bakura just snorted at this.
"How do you feel, Anzu?" Yami spoke, interrupting the silence and keeping a close eye on how much skin contact Bakura was holding to. " Better…..not enough……" she answered to him. "Anzu, I swear to you. I will find this person who did this to you and make sure he punishes for what he has done!" He proclaimed which caused the group to stare at him. "Yeah!" Jou added punching his hand "We're gonna find that creep and have him castrated!" he exclaimed.
"Count me in, no one does this to you and gets away with it!' Mai joined in, her eyes in a serious demeanor. Anzu can only say nothing but hold closer to Bakura "I'm sorry…." she said suddenly.
"For what? This isn't your fault!" Jou cried out suddenly. "none of it was….it hurts me to see you like this….I don't blame you for choking me……I'm angry….but not at you…." he spoke, the tears stinging in his eyes. All eyes were at him; even Bakura had a slight gaze towards him.
"I……I…couldn't help you….when you needed me the most….."
FLASH
"Dark……….cold…….dirty………..filthy………..hurts………it hurts……blood……warm……."
"Anzu, tell me what happen"
"Blood………warm………." she said while Yuugi continue to get closer. He kneeled beside the trembling girl "Anzu, it's ok; I'm here, your friends we're here" he spoke. "Dirty……..he made me….dirty……." she said to herself. Yuugi's eyes widen "Who? Who did this to you? Please Anzu, tell me?" he pleaded and gently grabbed her arm.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!" she screamed and pushed Yuugi away. "ANZU!! WHAT WRONG WITH YOU!!" Jou exclaim. He ran to her and grabbed her by the shoulders. Anzu let out a sharp gasp this was the way he touched he was coming back he was coming back for her.
"LET ME GO!!" she screamed struggling. "Anzu please calm down" Jou pleaded but were drown out by her cries.
Anzu suddenly stopped struggling "Anzu, you have to tell us, who did this to you" Jou pleaded to her.
"Please Anzu…"
"You did….you…" she muttered to herself. Jou look at her and she suddenly jerk to him her eyes full of hatred and rage "YOU DID!!!" she screamed and the next thing Jou knew he felt two strong hands grip his neck and he was slammed to the ground.
"I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!!!! YOU FUCKIN BASTARD HOW COULD YOU!!!!! WHY?!!??? WHY!??!!!! DID YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURTED??!?? DID YOU!??!! YOU FUCKER!!! FUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed gripping tighter and tighter. Jou struggled to breath as he look at Anzu with shocked eyes
"Anzu……….stop………….please……….can't……..breathe"
"ANZU STOP IT!!" Yuugi cried out and with all of his strength slammed his body against her while Honda ran to see if Jou was all right.
"ANZU WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!!" Yuugi cried out. Anzu got out of her dazed and look at Yuugi "Oh my god Jou…" she turned and saw him gasping for air while Honda look at her in disbelief.
"please….leave me alone…"
"Anzu…" he manage to say.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!!" she screamed the tears falling to the floor as she put herself back into a fetal position,, rocking herself back and forth.
Honda helped the still dazed Jounouchi up; he couldn't take his eyes off the sight before him. Honda had to drag him away from her
"I'm sorry……so sorry……I'm sorry……..so sorry"
As the door closed behind him the therapist can only look at him with concern "Are you all right?" she ask. Jou nodded to her "yeah….." he could only say, looking at the close door, where he knew laid the sobbing girl; one of his closest friends. "Are you by any chance, Jounouchi?" the therapist suddenly ask which made Jounouchi turn to her. "Yeah….why?' he spoke slightly wincing, rubbing his sore neck.
She rubbed the back of her head, as she look at him with uneasy eyes "Lady, what happen" he suddenly spoke, his eyes in a threatening gaze. "She called out for you….and someone name Yuugi" she told him. Before he could reply the door opened, revealing Yami, with a dark expression on his face. He closed the door behind him and walk toward the therapist and without warning, grabbed her white coat while everyone gave him a startled look.
"Who did this to her!' he said, it was a demand, not a question. "What happened to her!" he snarled his violet crimson eyes glaring at the therapist,. His grip tighten around her coat while she look back at him calmly "ANSWER ME!!" he yelled to her. The puzzle began to glow faintly; Yami was beyond angry now.
"Yuugi……….Anzu…..was raped…." Anzu mother manage to say before bursting into more tears. Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief "N-NO….that can't be possible…." Honda talked to himself. Yami's grip loosen as he looked at the crying mother, he was in the state of shock, as his eyes slightly clouded "Raped…." he could only manage to say. His hands slowly fell to his sides as he look dazed in space
"W-When….when….did this….happen" Jou spoke, breaking the silence.
"I don't know…"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW!!" Honda screamed at her. Her eyes trailed down to the tri color boy who had slumped to the floor by now "I wish I knew, but yesterday….we had to restrain her….it must have triggered …..one of the worst of memories for her. She screamed out Yuugi and Jounouchi…..to help her…." she could only say. Jou looked up to her "She called for us…while she was being….?"
"Yes, I believe so…."
"Oh my god….Anzu….."
FLASH
His shoulders shook while he look to the ground. Mai only gave him a sympathetic look when she remembered how he called her, saying it was urgent. When she came and he greeted her, he was so distant and all of the sudden he broke down and cried, he feel to his knees not noticing hugged her waist, while she look at him shock. "I thought something happen to Shizuka…but it was Anzu…." she thought to herself, looking at the blonde youth. She also noticed Yami was shaking from a silent anger but even so he appear to have a calm demeanor about it.
"He must feel the worst out of everyone….." she couldn't help but think.
"Please Anzu…..I'm sorry….I wasn't there for you….when… you needed me the most……you're like a sister to me….and I couldn't even help you….." he choked back a sob wiping his eyes "Sorry….something got into my eyes" he lied, looking at her.
"Baka…."
Jou looked up and saw she was also crying "You idiot…..stop it…..it wasn't your fault…I'm sorry….for what I did…." she answered to him. "Anzu…." he can only said before the tears streamed down crashing onto the pavement. Bakura couldn't help but feel envious "Perhaps….if I had comrades like she did…." he thought to himself and shook it away.
"What was done was done…..perhaps I can move forward…" he notion, looking at Anzu and with little hesitation wrapped his fingers around her own "Damn you Ryou, you're affection for her is overbearing" he thought again, but he wasn't complaining. "I hate to break the tender moment but, you're parents sre worried staright about you; I think we shouldn't make them wait any longer" Mai spoke. Both nodded and wiped their tears "You're right, Mai" Anzu said and Mai nodded to her and the group continue to walk to her home.
[It feels so strange…but I feel…lighter……]
"Stop me if you heard this one…"
"Stop"
"HEY!! I didn't even say the joke Mai!"
[ Maybe….I forgotten….that I had people who loved me……that was why….I couldn't handle this…]
"Fine…what's the joke?"
"Ok, What did the mathematician say to his motha when she ask where did the cookies go?"
"What?"
"I eight it, get it? Eight?"
"That was incredibly lame you idiotic mortal"
"I shut myself from everyone and what good did it do? But know….maybe…..I can move forward….." Anzu thought to herself and without noticing laid her head on Bakura's shoulder. Bakura looked at her and let a faint smile show and closed his eyes, reverting to Ryou.
\ Bakura? Why did you switch places? \
/ I felt generous, and I can't stand that mutts jokes no more /
Ryou chuckled at this "My yami's becoming soft" he spoke to himself. Anzu opened her eyes and smiled at him "Hi, Ryou" she said and Ryou blushed at this. Yami only look at the two, he felt a pang of envy and laugh softly to himself "She can't always come for me for strength, I guess" he thought to himself, but still it hurted him but he knew Yuugi suffered the most for what happened to her.
"Aibou, we'll help her like she has helped us; we all will get through this" he mentally spoke to his light. They finally arrived at her house and like Mai predicted they were waiting for her outside, worried sick. Both smiled to her but remained their distance; they didn't want to do anything that Anzu wasn't ready to do, mostly contact.
Anzu looked up and noticed the doctor and therapist were there. "Dr.Reyako, Miss. Misuno" she began. Both bowed their head in confirmation "We came to see how you were feeling, Miss. Mazaki oh yes; the nurse who cared for you sends her love" Reyako said. The therapist than noticed that she had her arm around a guy "that's strange…." she thought to herself, usually rape victims would be afraid of men…
"Looks like, he may be the one who broke through to her; I should ask him about it later…" she thought and her expression turned grin. It wasn't the only reason why she had come with the doctor it was something she knew, that may break the poor girls fragile heart. The parents also had a very sad look written across them; the grouped, especially Anzu, sensed it.
"What's wrong?"
"I think we should all go inside for this" Anzu's mother spoke, motioning everyone to enter their home.
"Miss. Anzu, may I speak to you, privately please" Doctor Reyako spoke and her friends gave a worried look; especially Yuugi and Ryou while their spirits besides them gave the doctor a questioning look; to be exact, Yami was giving him a look of paranoia while Bakura had his-touch-her-and-I-rip-your-balls-with-my-teeth- look.
While they moved away from hearing distance the doctor look at her with a solemn look "What's wrong?" she ask felling her stomach tie into knots. He slowly took off his glasses, what he wouldn't do for a hard drink right now, perhaps tonight he would drown himself in some sake.
"Anzu…do you remember when you attempts to overdose on some medicinal drugs….?" he ask. Anzu flinch when she remembered it and slowly nodded. "Yes, what's wrong with me?" she spoke; preparing to take in the worst.
"No…you're fine….but…..we….we…."
Anzu looked at him while he took a deep breath.
You had a miscarriage….you were four months pregnant…..
Anzu slowly felt the blood drain from her and her eyes glazed over "W-What…." she said, her voice full of disbelief. The doctor look at her with pity "When we pumped your stomach, we found an anomaly….it turned out…to be your child….you were only four months…so it wasn't noticeable….I'm so sorry…" he spoke, every word hitting her like a searing knife, that had just gotten out of a raging fire.
"I'm sorry….I don't know…..how I can bring solace to you…." he try to say, he felt he failed her, as a doctor in some way. Anzu was suddenly lost in her little world, her blue vibrant eyes became dull, lifeless, glazed as she was in a daze.
[ Four months…..miscarriage……his child….mine….should….should I be happy……?…….Why….why do I feel my heart being ripped out of my chest….I should be happy……but I'm not….]
"Could you tell…..what gender it was……?" she ask, her voice trembling. "It was…..going to be a boy….." he force himself to say, the sight before him was taking it toll on him. "I see….thank you…." she said, her voice was distant and she slowly walk away from him as he turn to look at her.
Yuugi look ed up and noticed, something was wrong "Anzu?" he ask but received no reply. "Anzu?" Jou asked but still, they received no answer. Anzu couldn't hear them, she was lost…..in her thoughts as she walked past them. All of the sudden she fell on to her knees, her arms were holding her up. "ANZU!!" Yuugi shouted and ran to her follow by the others
Annzu started to cough and all of the sudden her insides spilled out, onto the carpet.
"ANZU!!"
Bakura suddenly took control, grabbing the doctor and slamming him against the wall "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY TO HER!?!?!!" he snarled, his grip around him getting tighter. "Bakura, don't!!" Jou shouted and wrestled the yami off him.
"Anzu, what happen? What did he say?" Mai exclaimed stroking her back. Anzu suddenly stood up and ran, from this place from her family, friends, but most of all, the news that hit her like a punch in the stomach. The wind blew against her but she didn't stop, the tears coming down her face.
"I should be relive….but I'm not….why?"
Her footsteps became deafening and she lost all sense of reality around her " It was a boy….I was going to have a son….he….he didn't deserve this…he never ask for this to happen…..how could I…?" she sobbed to herself and suddenly stop grabbing a nearby rail for support as another flashback came for her.
"AAHH…..ah…."
She remember the heavy breathing, the intense heat, the feeling coursing through her. She clasped her head and let out a blood curdling cry, as she remembered the night when he took everything away but know…she felt like she was the killer. She sobbed on the railing.
{You're a murderer….you killed your own child!}
[I….I didn't know…oh god…I didn't know…..]
{ Yes you did you bitch, you little slut your filth, you're going to hell you hoe}
[Stop it please….please…]
{You deserve all of this…..every bit of pain and sorrow you deserve!!}
[ STOP…PLEASE STOP IT……]
She pulled herself up, still sobbing hysterically "I'm sorry….." she said but no one was here to hear her. Her eyes trailed down, and she noticed she was near the river. She slowly begin to climb the railing, pulling herself over, now hanging on to it, while her body leaned out to the rushing river.
"I'm tired of this…tire of it all…..I was only kidding myself…..thinking I could move forward…."
{You were, just end it all, right here, right now, and sleep…forever}
Anzu closed her eyes "Sleep….forever" she said and she let go, her body felt so light as she descended to the waters all of the sudden, she stop. But she didn't know; she already fell unconscious, embracing the darkness around her.
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"Hmm, still a lot to go" Malik thought and sighed to himself "I'm near Yuugi's neighborhood" he thought and grimaced at the thought "Not yet….not until I apologized to the people I force under control before seeing him, his friends, and the pharaoh" he thought to himself.
"Wha?" he thought, as the sound of crying caught his ears. He turned around and saw a girl on her knees sobbing as she held to the railing for support. Malik begin to walk toward sher, to see if she was all right but stop when he saw her pick herself up.
His eyes widen as he saw her go over the rail, holding her self up before closing her eyes and letting go. Malik ran to her in a burst of speed and manage to grab her hand but he lost his foot and fell with her, only grabbing the railing in the nick of time.
"Wake up….." he manage to say, trying to hold on to her hand as hard as he possibly could. He curse when the girl wouldn't wake up; he was losing his grip little by little.
"D-Damn….what am I going to do?…." he thought then his grip loosen and he let go of the railing along with the girl.
Both fell headfirst as Maliks eyes widen in shock as he saw who the girl was.
"Anzu?" was his last question before both plunge into the raging waters below.
TbC
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I left a cliffy, thanx for the review once again and saying happy birthday, I appreciate that a lot guys ^_^ this one was dedicated to spirit of the ring I say READ HIS STORIES!!! Best damn humor writer ever to come to the Yugi-oh fan fiction community and he write a pretty damn good angst story too
R/R
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