A Melancholy Melody Of A Maiden
I just realized somethin... I put "The Melancholy..." instead of "A" on the first chapter... oh well.... Hey, four reviews aren't bad to me ^_^ This story may end up being a song fic... cuz... yeah... the title explains it all. So, whatever songs that are in this story, I don't own them... nor do I own Yuu-Gi-Oh... but I do own the plot, so bets not be takin it. Seriously... I'm gonna make my own story with this plot ^_~. Anywayz... I started typin the next chapter of MARS that's gonna be really short... But I can't decide which song lyrics to use as the titles... the one from SES or BSSM... decisions ,decisions... Well... on with the story! ^_~
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Of Keeping Tamed Innocence
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"... Mistress...!" the fragile boy cried out as he cupped Anzu's face.
"HUH?!" she exclaimed, dumfounded.
He continued to smile, looking so innocent to get mad at him. "You are my Mistress!" he repeated again.
Anzu pulled out from his cold hands. "No I'm not... You must have the wrong person..."
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'What the heck is this person thinking!? He reaches out to me and calls me "Mistress!?" Scary...'
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"Of course you are," he replied in a carefree, reassuring voice. "Whoever wakes me up is my mistress... That's the only thing I can remember... that and my name."
"... What's your name?"
"Um... hmmm...." Placing an index finger on his chin, he began to recall his thoughts. 'What IS my name...?' he asked himself.
'... You remember your name, huh?' Anzu stood up, and began to walk away, but his voice called out after her.
"Wait Mistress! I remember! My name is Ryou, and since you're the Aoi who freed me, I must repay you back as having you as my Mistress,"
Anzu turned back around, a very dismay look on her face. "I am NOT your Mistress! I don't even know HOW I freed you!"
"The voice of an Aoi freed me... which is you, Mistress,"
"What the heck is an 'Aoi' anyway?"
"Someone who is inexperience and sings with pure in their voice..."
"Inexperience...?"
"Someone unspoiled, like you Mistress,"
Anzu's fists balled up. She stomped over to the boy, waving her right fist in front of him. And already, the beautiful boy was annoying her. "Quit calling me Mistre-" Anzu stopped, recalling what the boy had just said. "You said... some inexperience and unspoiled? Like... a virgin or something?"
"Mmmhmm," Ryou replied.
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'Great, even this weirdo thinks I will never get laid...'
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Anzu turned back around, heading back to the shrine... if she knew where it was at. Ryou cried from behind. "Wait, Mistress! You can't leave me behind!"
"And why not?" Anzu yelled over her shoulder.
"Because I'm indebted to you for my life from waking me up. Please don't leave me behind! I don't know where to go or what to do..."
Anzu stopped. She was feeling guilty, leaving the boy back there, chain up to that stone. And he was right... he didn't have a place to if he was freed, or probably doesn't know where to go either. His voice so pleading... mixed with sorrow and confusion.
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~But I can't be with the people I like... and won't be able to have friends... But still... maybe more people might want to be friends with me... maybe...~
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She did want an opportunity to make friends, and walking away from the frighten beauty wasn't really helping. Feeling guilt and pity, Anzu turned back to boy. As she walked closer, she heard muffling whimpers from Ryou. Was he...crying...?
"I'm sorry..." Anzu apologized.
His crying stopped, as he looked up at the girl. Her eyes did look apologetic and were filled with pity. He wiped his tears from his cheeks, and spoke quietly. "... You're not mad at me anymore...?"
"Of course not. Now... how do I get these chains off you?"
Ryou tugged at the chains a bit, wondering the same thing as well. "I... can't remember how I got these on..."
Anzu lifted up the heavy steel, trying to find where exactly they were attached to. She found a spot, where all the chains seem to tangle together. As she touched the entangled chains, the slowly began to fade, allowing Ryou to move his arms, legs and neck about. "I guess the touch of an Aoi can break these too,"
Anzu stood back, as Ryou began to stand. His ragged wings spread once more, spreading gray feathers around Anzu. He floated down from the stone, standing before Anzu. She looked up, not even noticing how much taller he was than her. He must have at least stood five inches above her.
His stance; the way his wings spread out, the way he stood straight and taller than her, the way his white hair rested peacefully on his shoulders, the way he smiled frailly at her, Anzu would have mistaken him to be an lost angel. She blushed a bit. Who would have known that such beauty would actually stand before her.
Anzu shook such thoughts out of her head. 'No no no! Jounouchi-kun is way better than this wuss! Sure, he may look handsome... but Jounouchi is the one for me!'
Ryou leaned down toward Anzu, causing her to blush deeply. "So where are we going, Mistress?"
With that same, annoying word, all happy thoughts washed from her head. "Don't call me that! My name is Anzu! A- N- ZU!"
"MIS-TRESS!" he replied, just the same.
"ANZU! ANZU! ANZU!"
"MISTRESS! MISTRESS! MISTRESS!" he laughed as he saw the childlike behavior from his Mistress.
A sweat drop appeared on the side of her face. "Have it your way then..." Anzu said lazily, while turning around and walking off.
She began to walk, with Ryou following closely behind, until she suddenly stop. During the unexpected stop, Ryou bumped into her, Anzu blushing deeply again as she felt his chest against her back. "Why have you stopped, Mistress?" he questioned.
"I... I don't know how to get out of this forest," she replied, scared a bit by the soft hustles of the wind.
Without warning or permission, Ryou picked Anzu off of her feet, soaring high toward the purple clouds. "Ryou! What are you doing!?"
"I thought... I thought this would help you, Mistress... Maybe you might see your home..." he answered shyly. "Please don't be mad at me mistress..."
Though wanting to slap him, he did make a good point. Being so high in the sky did give Anzu a better chance to see the shrine. "You see that small shrine right there? Take me down there, but not too close to it, okay?"
"Yes Mistress," With that, Ryou dived toward the his destination, with Anzu screaming a bit. Finally reaching the ground, Anzu automatically dropped to the soil, catching her breath.
"Next time... don't do that..." she said between breaths.
"I'm sorry, Mistress!" he bowed repeatedly toward Anzu, begging for forgiveness.
"That's enough of that already! I forgive you!" She said, trying to stand him up. "Follow me," She took hold of his pale, cold hand and lead him to a small shelter area. Anzu opened the door and turned on the light.
Ryou looked around. Never had he seen anything like it. The walls were clattered with familiar designs but the items in the room were amazing. "Mistress... what is this stuff?"
"It's a small washroom. It's what the passersby use when they stop for a break. Ojii-sama even made small bedrooms in the shelter behind this one. You could sleep in there for now-"
"No!" Ryou cried, gripping onto Anzu tightly. "I don't want to be by myself, Mistress!"
Anzu, trying so hard to get rid of the tingling feeling inside of her and get her heartbeat on track, replied. "But you'll get caught if you sleep in my room. They'll suspect something..."
"But I don't want to sleep by myself... Please Mistress...?"
Anzu looked up at him, displaying tears and innocence in those brown eyes. How could she deny? "Oh, alright!" she agreed. "You know... you need to stop using that innocent look once in a while..."
After releasing his grasp, Anzu went over to the small tub and turned it on. She balanced out the hot and cold water, leaving it warm. "Mistress, what are you doing?"
"I'm fixing your bath... I don't think you had one for quite some time now... Come on, I'll help you... But... leave the pants on.... Rolled them up or something..." She blushed lightly. 'Don't want to see him completely naked...'
Obeying orders, Ryou removed the shirt from his chest, and rolled up his pant's legs. Anzu looked over at him. He didn't look too bad. He was a little scrawny, but super built guys do bother her. "And... maybe you can get rid of the wings..."
Ryou closed his eyes, focusing on the wings on his back. Slowly, they began to shrink, as if his back is eating them, until they were gone. "Now, step in the tub and I'll bath you,"
Timidly, he step on foot in the pearl-colored tub, then the next. He rested his body completely in the tub, adjusting to the slight hot water. Anzu grabbed a cloth and soap, rubbing the soap in the damp cloth, and began to apply in on Ryou.
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'What am I doing...? Why am I even washing him anyway? Guess if I didn't... he would use that cute look of his to make me... One minute I'm scared to death of him, the next he's calling me "Mistress" and I'm bathing him...'
Ryou leaned back in the tub, letting his Mistress wash over his chest. Her hand was a bit hesitant, since she had never touched a boy's chest... It was smooth, stained a bit by scratches and dirt spots. 'Wonder what's his story...? Not everyday you wake up from ice, you know...'
"Mistress..." he murmur. "Sing me another song..."
Anzu was taken back by his quiet requested. But of course, she wanted to grant his wish. After thinking about a song, Anzu began to sing softly.
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~Love brings a lonely lonely heart
I'm just all alone now
Lonely lonely heart
All the joy and pain I feel, I'm always
Dreaming it by myself ~
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Ryou's eyes started to droop, hearing the soothing voice of his Mistress. 'Her voice is so beautiful... Just like a familiar voice from long ago...'
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~Love brings a lonely lonely heart
But I know that someday it will come
While I'm being held in your strong arms
Wanting to be together with you...~
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She began scrubbing his arm, persistently trying to get the dirt off his arm. She made sure not to scrub too hard, she didn't want to ruin the pale beauty.
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~Right at your side, I'm standing there
I'm always waiting for you
But you don't return my advances
I've been disappointed so many times~
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'If she can only sing to me like this forever...'
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~Right at your side, I'm standing there
I'm always waiting for you
But you don't return my advances
I've been disappointed so many times~
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'Jounouchi... I wish you knew my feelings for you... But I'm just another boy you probably see...'
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~And now it's baby baby love
Please, I beg of you
Baby baby love
When I feel I going to lose to this loneliness...~
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The tears took over her voice, causing her to cry. "It's not fair..." she said in sobs. 'Why can't I be someone noticeable to him...? I hate feeling like this... getting all worked up over someone...'
"Mistress... why are you crying?" Ryou asked, his wet arms reaching to hug Anzu. But she pulled away.
"Nothing, I'm fine!" she replied, plastering a smile on her face. "That song always gets the best of me..." She resumed back to washing the boy, only humming the beat.
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After the bathing, Anzu handed him the available clothes left for him to wear; an oversized T-Shirt and loose, baggy pants. She signaled Ryou out of the washroom, and back outside. The two quietly walked around the house, finally arriving at the entrance of Anzu's room window. She slid it open, letting Ryou in first, then herself. After settling down, Anzu plopped on the ground, only to hear a crunching sound underneath. "Oh no..." She stood up, seeing the cause of the sound. "My speakers!"
"Something wrong, Mistress?" Ryou asked, sitting crossed-legged on the floor.
"No..." she replied, not wanting to worry him any more.
She stood up, went over to the closet, and took out a few blankets and pillows. She spread them out on the floor, then took the left over blankets and pillow and spread them out over the futon. "You sleep on the futon, okay?"
"Yes Mistress," he stood up and made his way on the ready floor bed.
Anzu took out her pajamas, and began to take off her clothes, but something felt different this time. She turned over to Ryou, who stared at her movements. "Ryou! You're not suppose to watch me change, you know." she said, her face turning red. 'If Shizuka were here... she would make so fun of me... acting like a girl for once,'
"Why not, Mistress? You watched me in and out of my clothes..."
"Yeah, when you were changing your shirt. But guys aren't suppose to watch girls change unless they're strippers!"
"So... you're a stripper Mistress?"
"NO!" She threw a pillow at him. "Just... turn around!"
Groaning from the slight pain from the pillow, Ryou turned around, facing a painting. So tempting, he peaked behind at his Mistress, watching her take off her shirt and pants. 'Mistress is pretty... she looks different without her clothes on...' Ryou blushed, something just didn't seem right with the words he just thought of. He turned back around, still having the scarlet on his face.
"I'm done changing," Anzu said from behind. Ryou timidly turned his head around, facing his Mistress. "Oh! I have to lock the door. Old people sure can be nosy," Anzu walked over to the door, making sure it was securely locked, then back to her spread out of blankets.
"Mistress... everything look so weird in this room," he said, looking around the small area.
"Well, whatever time you're from, things sure have changed..." she remarked, putting on her headphones, listening to the music of her MP3 player.
"Mistress..." Ryou said, though no response. He crawled over to Anzu, tugging on her sleeveless shirt.
"What is it?" Anzu asked, taking out one of the earplugs.
"What's that you're doing?"
"I'm listening to my MP3 player... here," She took of the other from her ear, than attached the two earplugs to Ryou's.
The awkward music filled his mind, bobbing side to side to the beat. He then took it off. "That sound nice... but her voice wasn't as pure as yours..."
"Is... that a good thing?"
"Mmmhmm," He smiled widely.
"Wow... thank you..." She turned away, she felt her blush returning. 'My first compliment from a boy... or whatever he is,'
"That's because you're the best Mistress in the whole, wide world!"
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'You haven't even met the whole world...'
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Anzu attached the headphones to her ears. "It's time to go to sleep," she said through her music. She lifted the covers over her head. "Good night, Ryou..."
"Good night Mistress,"
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'But I'm sure that's what I saw! That's what the fire said!'
'You are saying the Hukitsu will be revived sometime in the future!?'
'Yes sir... An orphan at the other shrine... his bloodline carries the Aoi from centuries ago... and will produce a seed just like her...'
'An orphan who is staying at the Mazaki Shrine you say?'
'Yes... my fiancé is taking care of him... He just arrived there last night,'
'For someone as young as 18 can easily be mistaken you know,'
'I may still be consider a youth to you, but the fire does not lie. I must guide the orphan to her... So fate would not change it's path...'
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'Jounouchi... Your arms feels so cold...' Anzu murmured in her sleep. She gripped back tightly to his grasp, rubbing her hands on his. 'But... how come my body actually feel your arms... this is just a dream... right?' Anzu fluttered her eyes open, seeing white before. 'White...? ... WHITE!?' Her focus became clear. Resting on her breast, was the innocent face of Ryou, with his arms wrapped tightly around her. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?" She pushed him away.
"Anzu, are alright in there?" her grandmother called out.
"Huh? Oh.... It must have been a bad dream..." Anzu lied, laughing nervously afterward.
"Okay,"
After she left, Anzu looked over at the frightening Ryou. It eyes began to water once more. "No... Don't cry!" Anzu lounged over to him, gripping his mouth to let out its cry. "I'm sorry... But you can't just crawl into bed with me, you know... Okay?"
Ryou nodded. Just as Anzu was about to removed her hand, a small, wet tickling feeling spread across the center of her palm. She cast her hand away, looking toward at Ryou who had his tongue slightly out. "What was that all about?!"
"Your palm tastes sweet, Mistress." his innocent smile spread across his face.
'What is this kid's problem?' She asked herself with a sweat drop appearing on the side of her face. 'Calling me mistress + trying to see me change + trying to molest me in my sleep + licking my hand= PERVERT!' She looked over at the boy, the tear stains started to dry up. 'Aww... but he's just so cute...'
Anzu gather her undergarments, clothing and towel, the turned to Ryou. "I'm going to take a shower, so it might be best if you hide in the closet when I come back,"
"Should I help bathe you, Mistress...?"
In a heart beat, Anzu began to shake her head and hands in protest. "No... No! I'll be just fine by myself," she smiled, hoping it was convincing to him. It must have been, since he smiled back and nodded his head. He went into the closet as directed, waiting for her to finish her washing.
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'What am I going to do with him...? It's like hiding a dog... a two leg walking, talking, perverted, cute innocent dog... Er! What am I going to do with him!?'
Anzu scrubbed her arms rather roughly in frustration. 'I can't take him to an orphanage... then he'll cry, saying how much he wants me to stay with him... Can't convince him I'm not his "Mistress."' She sighed. 'Maybe at the right time... I'll tell Kaa-san and Tou-san about him... for now... I'll just hide him in my room.... But what about during school?' She let out a small growl. 'This kid just ruined my life already...'
Stepping out of the tub, Anzu turned off the water, then dried herself off with the towel. She rubbed lotion over her skin, then started to dress herself. After finishing her final touches, she gather all of her other belongings and left the steamy bathroom.
She slid open the door, the locked it shut as she entered her room. "You can come out Ryou," Anzu said. At the sound of her voice, Ryou stepped out from the closet. "I'll try to bring you-"
"Anzu! Are you in there!?" a voice cried from the opposite side of the door. She waved her hand back at Ryou, meaning for him to go back in the closet.
"Yes, Tou-san?" Anzu answered.
"We have to get back home. My job wants me to come in at the last minute. Get your things ready, we're leaving in about five minutes."
"Okay!"
"Ryou, I'm about to leave in a few more minutes-"
"But Mistress!" he cried, stepping out from the closet once more. "What about me...?"
"You're going to follow our car. There's a big black thing of metal at the bottom of the hill. When I go in it, you follow us, okay? Follow wherever we go. The when the car pulls up to a house, wait behind a tree, and I'll come and get you... understand?" He nodded in returned. "Okay, head down to the bottom of the hill... make sure they can't see you,"
As ordered, Ryou left the room through the window and headed down toward the 'big black metal thing' at the bottom of the hill, and waited for his Mistress to arrive.
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Anzu grabbed her bag, placed her headphones over her head, and listened to her MP3 player. "It was nice having you here, Anzu..." her grandmother said, with a small bow.
"Yeah right," She pushed herself toward the door, leaving their home.
"Excuse her, we'll find some way to teach her better manners toward her elders," Anzu's mother said.
"No, it's alright really... She will be going through a lot to worry about respect, you know. But maybe getting rid of her garments might be a start..." the elder woman said, with a small smile.
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"Stupid Obaa-sama.... Good thing that we're leaving," Anzu said aloud, running down the stone stairs. "They really know how to make someone mad... Wonder how they were like during my parent's wedding..."
As she reached the bottom step, rustles from the bushes caught her attention. She turned over to the, only to see Ryou trying to keep his balance. "What are you doing...?" she asked.
"Um... I might fall if I don't get my foot out of this-"
Anzu watched the boy tumbled down the small slope in the ground, until he reached the cement. "Um... are you alright?" she asked, stooping toward the fallen boy.
"Just a scratch, but I'm just fine Mistress," he said, giving her a smile.
"You're all dirty now!" she complained, wiping the few leaves and branches off the boy. Voice were heard from up the steps. "Hide!" she squealed, pushing him to stand up. Ryou quickly flew to his hiding spot. "Remember, follow this car, okay?"
"Yes Mistress,"
Mister and Misses Mazaki finally reached the bottom of the steps. The walk to the front doors, entering them and pushing the button that allowed Anzu's door to become unlock. She opened it, entered the car and closed the door. 'Can't wait to get away from this place...'
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Ryou jumped from building to building, trying hard not to be seen, as he followed the black car his Mistress told him to do. Anzu, on the other hand, heard through her headphones, her parents going on about how much of a disgrace she was. 'It'll be smart to talk about me when I'm NOT in the car...'
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Finally arriving home, Anzu quickly picked up her items and left to the house door. Fiddling with her key, she open the door, rushing into her room. She waited for her father to go back in his car, and head off to work. Anzu opened her window and called out Ryou. He replied by flying through the window, yet his landing was some what... stumbliy.
Anzu fell back on her bed, with Ryou stumbling on top of her. "RYOU!!!" Anzu cried.
"Mistress! I missed you soooo much!" the boy exclaimed, grasping her tightly in his arms. "I don't ever want to be-"
Ryou stopped as he saw her jaw drop open. "Mistress, what's wrong? What are you staring at?" He turned around to her attention, he cuddled closer to her. "What's going on...?" he whispered to her.
"Hey Tou-san... Kaa-san... can I keep him...?" Anzu asked, a nervous laugh escaping from her, the silence becoming more thick.
'I'm so dead...'
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Wow! 6 reviews now! ^_^ This is a short chapter... 20 pages... yeah... Maybe the next will be longer.
I just realized somethin... I put "The Melancholy..." instead of "A" on the first chapter... oh well.... Hey, four reviews aren't bad to me ^_^ This story may end up being a song fic... cuz... yeah... the title explains it all. So, whatever songs that are in this story, I don't own them... nor do I own Yuu-Gi-Oh... but I do own the plot, so bets not be takin it. Seriously... I'm gonna make my own story with this plot ^_~. Anywayz... I started typin the next chapter of MARS that's gonna be really short... But I can't decide which song lyrics to use as the titles... the one from SES or BSSM... decisions ,decisions... Well... on with the story! ^_~
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Of Keeping Tamed Innocence
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"... Mistress...!" the fragile boy cried out as he cupped Anzu's face.
"HUH?!" she exclaimed, dumfounded.
He continued to smile, looking so innocent to get mad at him. "You are my Mistress!" he repeated again.
Anzu pulled out from his cold hands. "No I'm not... You must have the wrong person..."
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'What the heck is this person thinking!? He reaches out to me and calls me "Mistress!?" Scary...'
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"Of course you are," he replied in a carefree, reassuring voice. "Whoever wakes me up is my mistress... That's the only thing I can remember... that and my name."
"... What's your name?"
"Um... hmmm...." Placing an index finger on his chin, he began to recall his thoughts. 'What IS my name...?' he asked himself.
'... You remember your name, huh?' Anzu stood up, and began to walk away, but his voice called out after her.
"Wait Mistress! I remember! My name is Ryou, and since you're the Aoi who freed me, I must repay you back as having you as my Mistress,"
Anzu turned back around, a very dismay look on her face. "I am NOT your Mistress! I don't even know HOW I freed you!"
"The voice of an Aoi freed me... which is you, Mistress,"
"What the heck is an 'Aoi' anyway?"
"Someone who is inexperience and sings with pure in their voice..."
"Inexperience...?"
"Someone unspoiled, like you Mistress,"
Anzu's fists balled up. She stomped over to the boy, waving her right fist in front of him. And already, the beautiful boy was annoying her. "Quit calling me Mistre-" Anzu stopped, recalling what the boy had just said. "You said... some inexperience and unspoiled? Like... a virgin or something?"
"Mmmhmm," Ryou replied.
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'Great, even this weirdo thinks I will never get laid...'
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Anzu turned back around, heading back to the shrine... if she knew where it was at. Ryou cried from behind. "Wait, Mistress! You can't leave me behind!"
"And why not?" Anzu yelled over her shoulder.
"Because I'm indebted to you for my life from waking me up. Please don't leave me behind! I don't know where to go or what to do..."
Anzu stopped. She was feeling guilty, leaving the boy back there, chain up to that stone. And he was right... he didn't have a place to if he was freed, or probably doesn't know where to go either. His voice so pleading... mixed with sorrow and confusion.
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~But I can't be with the people I like... and won't be able to have friends... But still... maybe more people might want to be friends with me... maybe...~
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She did want an opportunity to make friends, and walking away from the frighten beauty wasn't really helping. Feeling guilt and pity, Anzu turned back to boy. As she walked closer, she heard muffling whimpers from Ryou. Was he...crying...?
"I'm sorry..." Anzu apologized.
His crying stopped, as he looked up at the girl. Her eyes did look apologetic and were filled with pity. He wiped his tears from his cheeks, and spoke quietly. "... You're not mad at me anymore...?"
"Of course not. Now... how do I get these chains off you?"
Ryou tugged at the chains a bit, wondering the same thing as well. "I... can't remember how I got these on..."
Anzu lifted up the heavy steel, trying to find where exactly they were attached to. She found a spot, where all the chains seem to tangle together. As she touched the entangled chains, the slowly began to fade, allowing Ryou to move his arms, legs and neck about. "I guess the touch of an Aoi can break these too,"
Anzu stood back, as Ryou began to stand. His ragged wings spread once more, spreading gray feathers around Anzu. He floated down from the stone, standing before Anzu. She looked up, not even noticing how much taller he was than her. He must have at least stood five inches above her.
His stance; the way his wings spread out, the way he stood straight and taller than her, the way his white hair rested peacefully on his shoulders, the way he smiled frailly at her, Anzu would have mistaken him to be an lost angel. She blushed a bit. Who would have known that such beauty would actually stand before her.
Anzu shook such thoughts out of her head. 'No no no! Jounouchi-kun is way better than this wuss! Sure, he may look handsome... but Jounouchi is the one for me!'
Ryou leaned down toward Anzu, causing her to blush deeply. "So where are we going, Mistress?"
With that same, annoying word, all happy thoughts washed from her head. "Don't call me that! My name is Anzu! A- N- ZU!"
"MIS-TRESS!" he replied, just the same.
"ANZU! ANZU! ANZU!"
"MISTRESS! MISTRESS! MISTRESS!" he laughed as he saw the childlike behavior from his Mistress.
A sweat drop appeared on the side of her face. "Have it your way then..." Anzu said lazily, while turning around and walking off.
She began to walk, with Ryou following closely behind, until she suddenly stop. During the unexpected stop, Ryou bumped into her, Anzu blushing deeply again as she felt his chest against her back. "Why have you stopped, Mistress?" he questioned.
"I... I don't know how to get out of this forest," she replied, scared a bit by the soft hustles of the wind.
Without warning or permission, Ryou picked Anzu off of her feet, soaring high toward the purple clouds. "Ryou! What are you doing!?"
"I thought... I thought this would help you, Mistress... Maybe you might see your home..." he answered shyly. "Please don't be mad at me mistress..."
Though wanting to slap him, he did make a good point. Being so high in the sky did give Anzu a better chance to see the shrine. "You see that small shrine right there? Take me down there, but not too close to it, okay?"
"Yes Mistress," With that, Ryou dived toward the his destination, with Anzu screaming a bit. Finally reaching the ground, Anzu automatically dropped to the soil, catching her breath.
"Next time... don't do that..." she said between breaths.
"I'm sorry, Mistress!" he bowed repeatedly toward Anzu, begging for forgiveness.
"That's enough of that already! I forgive you!" She said, trying to stand him up. "Follow me," She took hold of his pale, cold hand and lead him to a small shelter area. Anzu opened the door and turned on the light.
Ryou looked around. Never had he seen anything like it. The walls were clattered with familiar designs but the items in the room were amazing. "Mistress... what is this stuff?"
"It's a small washroom. It's what the passersby use when they stop for a break. Ojii-sama even made small bedrooms in the shelter behind this one. You could sleep in there for now-"
"No!" Ryou cried, gripping onto Anzu tightly. "I don't want to be by myself, Mistress!"
Anzu, trying so hard to get rid of the tingling feeling inside of her and get her heartbeat on track, replied. "But you'll get caught if you sleep in my room. They'll suspect something..."
"But I don't want to sleep by myself... Please Mistress...?"
Anzu looked up at him, displaying tears and innocence in those brown eyes. How could she deny? "Oh, alright!" she agreed. "You know... you need to stop using that innocent look once in a while..."
After releasing his grasp, Anzu went over to the small tub and turned it on. She balanced out the hot and cold water, leaving it warm. "Mistress, what are you doing?"
"I'm fixing your bath... I don't think you had one for quite some time now... Come on, I'll help you... But... leave the pants on.... Rolled them up or something..." She blushed lightly. 'Don't want to see him completely naked...'
Obeying orders, Ryou removed the shirt from his chest, and rolled up his pant's legs. Anzu looked over at him. He didn't look too bad. He was a little scrawny, but super built guys do bother her. "And... maybe you can get rid of the wings..."
Ryou closed his eyes, focusing on the wings on his back. Slowly, they began to shrink, as if his back is eating them, until they were gone. "Now, step in the tub and I'll bath you,"
Timidly, he step on foot in the pearl-colored tub, then the next. He rested his body completely in the tub, adjusting to the slight hot water. Anzu grabbed a cloth and soap, rubbing the soap in the damp cloth, and began to apply in on Ryou.
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'What am I doing...? Why am I even washing him anyway? Guess if I didn't... he would use that cute look of his to make me... One minute I'm scared to death of him, the next he's calling me "Mistress" and I'm bathing him...'
Ryou leaned back in the tub, letting his Mistress wash over his chest. Her hand was a bit hesitant, since she had never touched a boy's chest... It was smooth, stained a bit by scratches and dirt spots. 'Wonder what's his story...? Not everyday you wake up from ice, you know...'
"Mistress..." he murmur. "Sing me another song..."
Anzu was taken back by his quiet requested. But of course, she wanted to grant his wish. After thinking about a song, Anzu began to sing softly.
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~Love brings a lonely lonely heart
I'm just all alone now
Lonely lonely heart
All the joy and pain I feel, I'm always
Dreaming it by myself ~
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Ryou's eyes started to droop, hearing the soothing voice of his Mistress. 'Her voice is so beautiful... Just like a familiar voice from long ago...'
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~Love brings a lonely lonely heart
But I know that someday it will come
While I'm being held in your strong arms
Wanting to be together with you...~
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She began scrubbing his arm, persistently trying to get the dirt off his arm. She made sure not to scrub too hard, she didn't want to ruin the pale beauty.
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~Right at your side, I'm standing there
I'm always waiting for you
But you don't return my advances
I've been disappointed so many times~
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'If she can only sing to me like this forever...'
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~Right at your side, I'm standing there
I'm always waiting for you
But you don't return my advances
I've been disappointed so many times~
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'Jounouchi... I wish you knew my feelings for you... But I'm just another boy you probably see...'
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~And now it's baby baby love
Please, I beg of you
Baby baby love
When I feel I going to lose to this loneliness...~
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The tears took over her voice, causing her to cry. "It's not fair..." she said in sobs. 'Why can't I be someone noticeable to him...? I hate feeling like this... getting all worked up over someone...'
"Mistress... why are you crying?" Ryou asked, his wet arms reaching to hug Anzu. But she pulled away.
"Nothing, I'm fine!" she replied, plastering a smile on her face. "That song always gets the best of me..." She resumed back to washing the boy, only humming the beat.
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After the bathing, Anzu handed him the available clothes left for him to wear; an oversized T-Shirt and loose, baggy pants. She signaled Ryou out of the washroom, and back outside. The two quietly walked around the house, finally arriving at the entrance of Anzu's room window. She slid it open, letting Ryou in first, then herself. After settling down, Anzu plopped on the ground, only to hear a crunching sound underneath. "Oh no..." She stood up, seeing the cause of the sound. "My speakers!"
"Something wrong, Mistress?" Ryou asked, sitting crossed-legged on the floor.
"No..." she replied, not wanting to worry him any more.
She stood up, went over to the closet, and took out a few blankets and pillows. She spread them out on the floor, then took the left over blankets and pillow and spread them out over the futon. "You sleep on the futon, okay?"
"Yes Mistress," he stood up and made his way on the ready floor bed.
Anzu took out her pajamas, and began to take off her clothes, but something felt different this time. She turned over to Ryou, who stared at her movements. "Ryou! You're not suppose to watch me change, you know." she said, her face turning red. 'If Shizuka were here... she would make so fun of me... acting like a girl for once,'
"Why not, Mistress? You watched me in and out of my clothes..."
"Yeah, when you were changing your shirt. But guys aren't suppose to watch girls change unless they're strippers!"
"So... you're a stripper Mistress?"
"NO!" She threw a pillow at him. "Just... turn around!"
Groaning from the slight pain from the pillow, Ryou turned around, facing a painting. So tempting, he peaked behind at his Mistress, watching her take off her shirt and pants. 'Mistress is pretty... she looks different without her clothes on...' Ryou blushed, something just didn't seem right with the words he just thought of. He turned back around, still having the scarlet on his face.
"I'm done changing," Anzu said from behind. Ryou timidly turned his head around, facing his Mistress. "Oh! I have to lock the door. Old people sure can be nosy," Anzu walked over to the door, making sure it was securely locked, then back to her spread out of blankets.
"Mistress... everything look so weird in this room," he said, looking around the small area.
"Well, whatever time you're from, things sure have changed..." she remarked, putting on her headphones, listening to the music of her MP3 player.
"Mistress..." Ryou said, though no response. He crawled over to Anzu, tugging on her sleeveless shirt.
"What is it?" Anzu asked, taking out one of the earplugs.
"What's that you're doing?"
"I'm listening to my MP3 player... here," She took of the other from her ear, than attached the two earplugs to Ryou's.
The awkward music filled his mind, bobbing side to side to the beat. He then took it off. "That sound nice... but her voice wasn't as pure as yours..."
"Is... that a good thing?"
"Mmmhmm," He smiled widely.
"Wow... thank you..." She turned away, she felt her blush returning. 'My first compliment from a boy... or whatever he is,'
"That's because you're the best Mistress in the whole, wide world!"
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'You haven't even met the whole world...'
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Anzu attached the headphones to her ears. "It's time to go to sleep," she said through her music. She lifted the covers over her head. "Good night, Ryou..."
"Good night Mistress,"
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'But I'm sure that's what I saw! That's what the fire said!'
'You are saying the Hukitsu will be revived sometime in the future!?'
'Yes sir... An orphan at the other shrine... his bloodline carries the Aoi from centuries ago... and will produce a seed just like her...'
'An orphan who is staying at the Mazaki Shrine you say?'
'Yes... my fiancé is taking care of him... He just arrived there last night,'
'For someone as young as 18 can easily be mistaken you know,'
'I may still be consider a youth to you, but the fire does not lie. I must guide the orphan to her... So fate would not change it's path...'
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'Jounouchi... Your arms feels so cold...' Anzu murmured in her sleep. She gripped back tightly to his grasp, rubbing her hands on his. 'But... how come my body actually feel your arms... this is just a dream... right?' Anzu fluttered her eyes open, seeing white before. 'White...? ... WHITE!?' Her focus became clear. Resting on her breast, was the innocent face of Ryou, with his arms wrapped tightly around her. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?" She pushed him away.
"Anzu, are alright in there?" her grandmother called out.
"Huh? Oh.... It must have been a bad dream..." Anzu lied, laughing nervously afterward.
"Okay,"
After she left, Anzu looked over at the frightening Ryou. It eyes began to water once more. "No... Don't cry!" Anzu lounged over to him, gripping his mouth to let out its cry. "I'm sorry... But you can't just crawl into bed with me, you know... Okay?"
Ryou nodded. Just as Anzu was about to removed her hand, a small, wet tickling feeling spread across the center of her palm. She cast her hand away, looking toward at Ryou who had his tongue slightly out. "What was that all about?!"
"Your palm tastes sweet, Mistress." his innocent smile spread across his face.
'What is this kid's problem?' She asked herself with a sweat drop appearing on the side of her face. 'Calling me mistress + trying to see me change + trying to molest me in my sleep + licking my hand= PERVERT!' She looked over at the boy, the tear stains started to dry up. 'Aww... but he's just so cute...'
Anzu gather her undergarments, clothing and towel, the turned to Ryou. "I'm going to take a shower, so it might be best if you hide in the closet when I come back,"
"Should I help bathe you, Mistress...?"
In a heart beat, Anzu began to shake her head and hands in protest. "No... No! I'll be just fine by myself," she smiled, hoping it was convincing to him. It must have been, since he smiled back and nodded his head. He went into the closet as directed, waiting for her to finish her washing.
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'What am I going to do with him...? It's like hiding a dog... a two leg walking, talking, perverted, cute innocent dog... Er! What am I going to do with him!?'
Anzu scrubbed her arms rather roughly in frustration. 'I can't take him to an orphanage... then he'll cry, saying how much he wants me to stay with him... Can't convince him I'm not his "Mistress."' She sighed. 'Maybe at the right time... I'll tell Kaa-san and Tou-san about him... for now... I'll just hide him in my room.... But what about during school?' She let out a small growl. 'This kid just ruined my life already...'
Stepping out of the tub, Anzu turned off the water, then dried herself off with the towel. She rubbed lotion over her skin, then started to dress herself. After finishing her final touches, she gather all of her other belongings and left the steamy bathroom.
She slid open the door, the locked it shut as she entered her room. "You can come out Ryou," Anzu said. At the sound of her voice, Ryou stepped out from the closet. "I'll try to bring you-"
"Anzu! Are you in there!?" a voice cried from the opposite side of the door. She waved her hand back at Ryou, meaning for him to go back in the closet.
"Yes, Tou-san?" Anzu answered.
"We have to get back home. My job wants me to come in at the last minute. Get your things ready, we're leaving in about five minutes."
"Okay!"
"Ryou, I'm about to leave in a few more minutes-"
"But Mistress!" he cried, stepping out from the closet once more. "What about me...?"
"You're going to follow our car. There's a big black thing of metal at the bottom of the hill. When I go in it, you follow us, okay? Follow wherever we go. The when the car pulls up to a house, wait behind a tree, and I'll come and get you... understand?" He nodded in returned. "Okay, head down to the bottom of the hill... make sure they can't see you,"
As ordered, Ryou left the room through the window and headed down toward the 'big black metal thing' at the bottom of the hill, and waited for his Mistress to arrive.
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Anzu grabbed her bag, placed her headphones over her head, and listened to her MP3 player. "It was nice having you here, Anzu..." her grandmother said, with a small bow.
"Yeah right," She pushed herself toward the door, leaving their home.
"Excuse her, we'll find some way to teach her better manners toward her elders," Anzu's mother said.
"No, it's alright really... She will be going through a lot to worry about respect, you know. But maybe getting rid of her garments might be a start..." the elder woman said, with a small smile.
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"Stupid Obaa-sama.... Good thing that we're leaving," Anzu said aloud, running down the stone stairs. "They really know how to make someone mad... Wonder how they were like during my parent's wedding..."
As she reached the bottom step, rustles from the bushes caught her attention. She turned over to the, only to see Ryou trying to keep his balance. "What are you doing...?" she asked.
"Um... I might fall if I don't get my foot out of this-"
Anzu watched the boy tumbled down the small slope in the ground, until he reached the cement. "Um... are you alright?" she asked, stooping toward the fallen boy.
"Just a scratch, but I'm just fine Mistress," he said, giving her a smile.
"You're all dirty now!" she complained, wiping the few leaves and branches off the boy. Voice were heard from up the steps. "Hide!" she squealed, pushing him to stand up. Ryou quickly flew to his hiding spot. "Remember, follow this car, okay?"
"Yes Mistress,"
Mister and Misses Mazaki finally reached the bottom of the steps. The walk to the front doors, entering them and pushing the button that allowed Anzu's door to become unlock. She opened it, entered the car and closed the door. 'Can't wait to get away from this place...'
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Ryou jumped from building to building, trying hard not to be seen, as he followed the black car his Mistress told him to do. Anzu, on the other hand, heard through her headphones, her parents going on about how much of a disgrace she was. 'It'll be smart to talk about me when I'm NOT in the car...'
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Finally arriving home, Anzu quickly picked up her items and left to the house door. Fiddling with her key, she open the door, rushing into her room. She waited for her father to go back in his car, and head off to work. Anzu opened her window and called out Ryou. He replied by flying through the window, yet his landing was some what... stumbliy.
Anzu fell back on her bed, with Ryou stumbling on top of her. "RYOU!!!" Anzu cried.
"Mistress! I missed you soooo much!" the boy exclaimed, grasping her tightly in his arms. "I don't ever want to be-"
Ryou stopped as he saw her jaw drop open. "Mistress, what's wrong? What are you staring at?" He turned around to her attention, he cuddled closer to her. "What's going on...?" he whispered to her.
"Hey Tou-san... Kaa-san... can I keep him...?" Anzu asked, a nervous laugh escaping from her, the silence becoming more thick.
'I'm so dead...'
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