Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Man, I'm so sad…Lately I've been getting less and less reviews for my ficcies, and I'm starting to think writing fanfiction is not worth it. But then I know the feeling of waiting for an author to update for months, and I just don't want to do that to any of you guys who still actually liked my work. But circumstance and repeated writer's block prevent me from updating all that quick, so maybe…Maybe I should stop writing and just be a reviewer…
Note (revised):
Anzu Mazaki = Tea Gardner
Katsuya Jounouchi (referred to as Jounouchi but called by first name by sister) = Joey Wheeler
Hiroto Honda (referred to as Honda) = Tristan Taylor
Shizuka Jounouchi = Serenity Wheeler
't' thoughts
"t" talking
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italics flashback
(Now spelling "Yugi" as "Yuugi". It looks more better)
Hi, That's Not My Sister
Chapter Seven
Saturday at the Kaibas' Mansion
Boredom was evident throughout the entire vast residence. While slender fingers tapped against a table, cerulean eyes scanned the corners and tidbits of the high dinner hall ceiling painted in lush shades and colors, almost reminiscent of the paintings overhead in the St. Sistine's Chapel. Anzu had seated herself at the south end of the Kaibas' lengthy dinner table, also known as a breakfast table and lunch table when the occasion came for it. Made completely out of black and white marble, it was easy to wipe out stains and spills from, not to mention durable and made to last the ages to come.
'So boring…Seto and Mokuba are at the company, and even if I did went with them, the only thing I would had done there was get high on caffeine drinks and get in an argument with one of the company's perverted workers. Who knew Saturdays will be like this??'
Yuugi was out in a weekend trip to Hiroshima to visit relatives ("And perhaps meet some survivors from World War II"), while Honda was on his usual string of dates with Miho Nozaka planning to "score" with her, and Ryou was just somewhere in Domino City, doing Ryou-things. The brunette used to wonder what exactly did the shy teenager do for fun on weekends, until she unfortunately found out from the others that all Ryou did was take walks around Domino City and maybe do some laundry at some Laundromat. And Jounouchi…
Positioning her left elbow on the marble, while sliding her fingers to cup her chin and part of her cheek, Anzu mused partially about the blond. Jounouchi often hung out at the Kame Game Shop along with Yuugi, chatting about dueling strategies, their accomplishments and the ever-so exciting deck types that were out there. They would literally go on for hours talking about the same thing over and over again, before Sugoroku would had to shoo Jounouchi away from his store, claiming that at the volume he talked at, the rather stout old man wasn't going to have customers for a long time. Letting out a tiny laugh, Anzu couldn't help this wondrous feeling she always gotten when rehashing memories of her friends, particularly Jounouchi, who was her first friend and who had to be so boisterous and goofy at the same time.
'Well maybe Jounouchi's home or something. If Yuugi's not going to be at the Kame Game Shop, then Jounouchi's bound to be at home playing video games or something. He's pretty lazy. Maybe we could go out and have some fun!!!! It has been a long while since we two did anything together.'
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Jounouchis' Residence
"Damn, Yuugi's away in Hiroshima and since his grandfather thinks I'm an disturbance, I can't hang out in the store. There's nothing to do, Shizuka!! Nothing!!!" Sprawled over the corduroy sofa was a sorry sight for sore eyes; yes, it was Katsuya Jounouchi in ultra bored mode, and a cranky attitude to match that was starting to grate his little sister's nerves, even though her auburn-silver eyes were trying to maintain its demeanor.
"Then Katsuya, take a walk around Domino Park or something. Do something, anything!! You're going to get overweight if you just sit there on the sofa all day, eating nothing but soda, chips and pizza!"
Throwing a fluffed cushion back on the rather crumb-filled sofa, Jounouchi simply took a sip of his grape soda, watching Shizuka fume at the edges. It was rare, but whenever she was in this manner, it was better to just abide by her orders and tread cautiously out of her way. Or rather just shut up.
"And anyway, don't you have Ryou, or Honda to hang out with other than Yuugi? It's not like Yuugi's your only friend. Or maybe Anzu, in this case."
An immediate blush filled out Jounouchi's cheeks, as the boy nibbled daintily on a sour cream and onion chip, wishing that Shizuka hadn't just then brought up the very subject of his embarrassing love life. It was bad enough he had receive glares from Kaiba just from being near Anzu, and now this??
"Ryou's doing his Sunday laundry early (sounds like Ryou's obsessed with doing laundry 0_0), Honda's out on a date, and Anzu…She's at the mansion with Kaiba and Mokuba, most likely, or at KaibaCorp."
"Then call her up and ask her if she wants to go with you for ice cream or something. That way, it'll seem like a thing friends would normally do, but you're actually getting Anzu to be closer to you." Folding one of her blouses, Shizuka held a smirk on her lips, seeing to it that Jounouchi was even more humiliated than before. Sure the girl loved her onii-chan dearly, but sometimes she just needed to play around with his head and annoy him a few times. Besides, it was hilarious watching Jounouchi go all red just at the mention of Anzu, and Shizuka wanted a slight chuckle to herself once in a while.
"Shizuka!! Why do you always tease me like this?? Geez…"
"Cause that's what sisters do."
Leaving the blond over in washed-up land, Shizuka proceeded with the process of folding various T-shirts, skirts, and blouses, humming "Time Will Tell" by Utada Hikaru along the way. She had always favored that song above all others, and often sung or hummed it much to Jounouchi's dismay, jokingly complaining that he had enough "girly" things at home to contend with. Though it was really only pink Card Captor Sakura memorabilia, a couple of CDs from female artists and a Hello-Kitty phone.
DING-DONG DING-DONG DING-DONG…
The perpetual chiming of the doorbell rocked the girl back to earth, and being that she was busy, a sideways look at her brother prompted the blond to get moving to the front door to see who was the source of all the ringing.
"Fine, fine, fine, I'm moving Shizuka, now stop giving me that freaky stare."
Sighing, Jounouchi's scrawny fingers placed themselves placidly on the doorknob, and with a quick turn of sorts, the turquoise-aqua painted door revealed a surprising sight to behold.
"Anzu!!??"
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"Are you that surprised to see me, Jounouchi?? That means I haven't been coming over in an while…Oh hey Shizuka!! Folding your clothes?" Having sat herself down on one of the chairs that littered the Jounouchis' living room, Anzu had plastered on a wide grin, and expansive azure eyes brimmed with curiosity unmatched by a child, making Jounouchi all the redder. The girl was adorned in a prim pastel-blue knee-length skirt, while a white long-sleeved shirt with a small breast pocket embraced her upper body, and half-knee socks trailed down her legs to her brown loafers. A matching handbag was slung over her right shoulder, giving the brunette a nearly preppy, schoolgirl look. Shizuka simply flashed a knowing smile to her older brother, setting down a thin denim jacket doing so.
"So, uh Anzu…What brings you here??"
Twiddling his fingers- a nervous trait of the blond- a shuffling of slippers ensured, as Jounouchi tried to casually lean against the wall, bringing up an image of "cool" to Anzu. Unfortunately, the boy didn't exactly made sure there was a wall behind him and slipped unceremoniously on the carpeted floor, forming sweatdrops on Anzu's and Shizuka's foreheads, also prompting the brunette to go over to the blond.
"Are you all right?" Pulling Jounouchi up from the floor, he simply nodded in unison, while keeping in mind that Anzu's hand was on his arm.
"Oh yeah, I came to your house cause there was nothing to do at the mansion, and the others were away somewhere. I would have called you, but I decided a trip to your house would be better. So Jounouchi, you want to go with me for a little trip around the city? Like we used to do when we were younger? It'll be fun!!!"
"I-I-I…Fun??…O-Okay…" Stuttering through his words, Jounouchi struggled to keep his composure under the burning gaze of those cerulean eyes that reminded him so much of sunny cloudless days and the birth of spring. Why did he have to have a crush on one of his best friends?! And why did Anzu had to have Shizuka's brain!?
"You're really sure? You sound like you don't want to…It's not like that I'm forcing you to, but if-"
"Hey, I'm sure!!! Geez Anzu, you think that I'll be that inconsiderate to turn you down??" Struggling to keep his poise, Jounouchi laughed it off much to Anzu's pleasure, as she clasped her hands together in a "eureka" like moment, turning to face his sister.
"Hey Shizuka, you want to come with us too? I know we don't know each other that well, but I'll appreciate it if you could come also."
"Thanks for your offer Anzu, but I need to get the house cleaned up. Gomen, maybe I could come next time. Anyway, I'll only be a hindrance to you two." Giving off a wide smile of sorts, it was unknown to Jounouchi and Anzu that the true reason she didn't want to come, was that she wanted Jounouchi to get closer to the brunette through any means, and having his little sister there would only disturb the mood.
"You're really sure, Shizuka?"
"Yes." Getting back to her job of folding clothes, Anzu spun towards Jounouchi, motioning for the two to get ready to leave, and for the blond to put on his sneakers as he was still wearing his slippers.
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KaibaCorp
'Maybe I should go home early…There's nothing to do here in the company anyway. Why did I bother going to work on a Saturday if almost a tenth of my workers are out and my secretary just went out to go shoe shopping?? And where's Mokuba anyway?' Wiping at his brow with a cloth, Seto peered at all around him- bland dark-blue carpet, white painted walls with "obviously no life in them" as Anzu quoted, décor that made Mokuba want to throw up, and paintings that depicted mundane scenes of the ocean and few that portray ballet dancers dancing. Those, Anzu liked best, as Seto had expected since he had put up those paintings for the apricot child's sake. The girl had wanted to be a dancer since God-knows-when, and to go to New York to achieve this passion and dream. The CEO thought it frivolous, but it was Anzu after all. The optimistic one, the cheerleader.
"Nii-sama, when can we go home? There's no work for you to do here anyway. And can we stop for an iced milk tea on the way home??"
Having just popped out in front of the entrance, it was a surprise that Seto wasn't freaked or anything of the sort- he was used to these sudden appearances from Mokuba and in fact, anticipated them.
"Yes, I agree with you, Mokuba. In fact, do you know my secretary just went out to shop? Big help she was." Grabbing hold of his metal briefcase- Seto always left home and work with it- while Mokuba ran over to the 6'1 teenager, happily grasping his brother's free hand. The two were very close-knit; and more so when Anzu was with them, and not with her usual band of best friends.
"You know Seto, I don't really like her. She's so wrinkly and smells like month-old cabbage and peas. And then to add to the smell, she puts on those really stinky perfume that makes me want to throw up."
"You and me both, Mokuba."
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Streets of Domino City
Walking through the crowded streets of their home city- Anzu's arm linked with Jounouchi's- their roving eyes met with the many stores, cafes, restaurants, and malls placed throughout Domino. There was even a little manga store tucked between a Laundromat and a cafe that Anzu found so utterly appealing, and dragging the poor blond into there, came out twenty minutes late with a bag of Oh My Goddess! manga, 35% off.
Though Jounouchi didn't exactly relish the feeling of being dragged into every store Anzu found interesting, having learnt that the brunette was freakishly strong for her small frame, he rather liked the closeness between the girl and him. It wasn't a date of course- Kaiba would kill him before that day ever came- but it was extremely close to one.
"Oh!! BoA's Atlantis Princess album is on sale!!!! Only $15.25!!!"
A CD store was now a part of their excursion, as azure eyes stared lovingly at a CD displayed in the store's window, the price scrawled over a yellow cardboard stand that stood next to the Atlantis Princess CD. The blond didn't have any idea who the heck BoA was- Shizuka was the pop-culture know-it-all of the family, he was the duelist- but he knew that for Anzu to acknowledge a singer, BoA must be pretty famous.
"Uh, Anzu? Who is BoA??" Tapping her shoulder lightly to get the girl's attention, Anzu snapped back to reality, staring at Jounouchi as if he was absolutely crazy.
"You don't follow the news, Jounouchi?? BoA's this Korean singer that had been hitting the top of the music charts for a while. The reason she's so famous is that she can sing Japanese better than most native singers. She can dance really well too, and she's only a year older than us!" Edging her way to the store's entrance- consisting of two framed glass doors with posters of the newest CDs taped all over them- Anzu's eyes motioned for the blond teen to follow her. She was going to get that album no matter what!
"Anzu, how many stores are we going to go in today though?" Jounouchi was getting somewhat weary; the duo had already gone to over ten stores/malls, and double that with the fact that he was carrying shopping bags for Anzu too.
"Oh, maybe till I run out of money."
Falling backwards anime-style, Jounouchi could see the whole day now- just an endless trip of shopping that may even make Mai Kujaku drop dead from exhaustion.
"I'm not going to forget you Jounouchi!! I'm going to buy you lots of things also!! And then we're going to have lunch somewhere!!" Taking Jounouchi's hand rather forcefully, he braced himself for a rough ride to hell- Anzu and shopping was something that didn't mix all too well even if Jounouchi had a huge crush on her and add one unwilling blond into the mix: absolute chaos.
TBC
A/N: Aw, don't you guys feel kind of sorry for Jounouchi-kun? He's now stuck with Anzu in a shopping spree. In fact, this whole chappie was written in honor of the Jounouchi/Anzu fans out there. There's so little fics of them, that I felt like I should write some big scene of them or something. And Jou and Anzu shopping together always intrigued me so I decided to use that idea for this chapter. (Which is very long by the way, for me being nice again) If you Seto/Anzu fans are feeling disappointed, there's gonna be a major scene of those two coming up soon!!! Heh, just a little foreshadowing for you peeps. Oh yeah, do you know that Anzu's only 5'5 while Seto's a whole 8 inches taller than her?? And Jounouchi's 5'10?? 0_0; Weird.
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