Any Time Now

By Jargonelle

Twenty-four snapshots. Two lives. One love. Yuugi x Anzu.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

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22.00

Though he never said anything aloud, Anzu sometimes got the feeling that Yuugi was jealous of her.

She had ventured into the unknown, had, in the most limited sense of the word, moved away from her family and finally become more independent. She was learning for herself, discovering things though her own mistakes and she loved the freedom it gave her.

Not that Yuugi's Grandpa and Mum were the most restrictive of authority figures, but still, there were certain things he wouldn't even consider doing under their roof, yet desperately wanted to do.

He had come to visit her in Tokyo, was staying the night with her, 'because of the awkward train timetabling'. Anzu's flatmate had protested a little at first, but since she had met Yuugi and seen that he and Anzu were serious together as a couple and were not just fooling around, her resistance faded.

Anzu could not believe it. Yuugi was sharing her bed.

Adorably, he had already fallen asleep even though it was only ten o'clock, because he had started his day at four a.m. in order to be there.

But before he had closed his eyes, their relationship had progressed further than it had ever done previously.

Anzu lay awake, satisfied that they hadn't acted rashly.

Spending time away from Yuugi made her realise exactly how big a part of her life he was. Her days were filled with lectures and rehearsals and a hundred other things, which occupied her during working hours, but as soon as she was alone in her room, she missed having him share her life. Telephone conversations were better than nothing, but they certainly didn't compare to having him with her.

Nothing compared to having him lie beside her.

If she seemed unusually perky the next day, then it was nobody's business but her own. And Yuugi's too, naturally, that went without saying, but he would most likely already be heading home.

It was Sunday night; they had almost a whole week until they would properly see each other again.

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