~Something Precious~
Mika: Well, I got more than five reviews, so that's good enough for me. I updated of my Tears of Loneliness, so now I'm updating on this
Hee. Hee. Well, hope you enjoy!
Disclaimers: Told you already, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.
[Chapter 1]
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It was the beginning of the school year, and the day has always made the girl feel nauseous. It was her first day in high school, and she had to walk out of the house before her mother decides to drive her to school. She bit her lip and tucked a few strands of brown hair behind her ear as she entered through the doors of Harte High. She turned her head back and could see the junior high school she attended last year. Too many memories she wished to forget. She shook her head and walked through the halls of the big building. She cautiously made her way towards her locker, hoping that she wouldn't meet up with anyone she knew. She pulled her binder closer to her chest and walked with her head down. 'I don't like this, why can't I just go to a boarding school, or an all girl school for god's sake?'
The girl failed to notice that a group of teenagers were turning around the corner, just as she was. She slammed against the head of the group; causing her and the person she bumped into to fall to the ground. The girl bit her lip and apologized millions of time. The group behind all gasped. "Hey watch where you're going, bitch!" The boy roared.
The girl gasped and looked up to see the most popular guy in her old junior high, Yami Mutou. She quickly stood up and blushed furiously. The group behind Yami all helped him up. The boy was taller, a bit taller than the girl. He had golden bangs falling on his face, and spiky hair of maroon and black. Yami looked up and widened his eyes in surprise. "Why, if it isn't Anzu Mazaki. I thought you didn't want to come to Harte High, after what happened to you last year." The group behind Yami started to chuckle at the memory.
Anzu's cheeks flared red and anger boiled with in her eyes. She wanted to yell and slap the boy, but she couldn't. She was weak against them and never liked to fight. She picked up her binder and held on to the strap of her backpack. "I don't want to mess around with you or your friends." She said lowly and she walked away. She moved aside and walked away from the group. But a hand gripped on to Anzu's arm, making her wince in pain.
"No one walks away from me." Yami growled into her ear in a low tone.
The brunette just glared at him and pulled her arm away from his grip. She turned her head and just walked away leaving the boy stunned. It was going to be a long year for Anzu. A very long school year…
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I guess things are turning out fine with my son and me. We are taking some time getting use to the city of Domino. I found it much bigger than Harte was. I almost got lost trying to find my new school. And yet, I still couldn't find it. It was during the weekends that Yugi and I were checking out the city. I was looking for a daycare for little Yugi. I'm still a bit hesitant on letting my son stay in a place with other children. I know he wouldn't want to go anyways. Then thoughts came running through my head. What if they all hate him? What if they all are mean to him? Oh no! My poor Yugi! What am I saying? I guess I'm just being protective over the boy.
We found a park near by our apartment, and I let Yugi play around for a while. There were many playground sections, so Yugi played where there were fewer children. I walked up to a bench and sat down, watching Yugi play on the swing. No one else seemed to be swinging. I sighed and rested my eyes. Tomorrow I'm going to check out my school and register, then I have go by my new office and see if when I'll start working and if can bring Yugi along. I open my eyes and see the boy pumping his legs back and forward, all on his own. I wondered how the boy learns how to swing on his own? It's probably my mother. I have to remember to call her up after diner.
I saw a few boys sitting on the sand, looking at cards. I got a bit curious as to what it was, but I turned my attention back to Yugi. The boy looked up at me and smiled cheekily. "Mommy, push me, pwease!" He called out for me.
I blushed a bit hoping the other mothers didn't hear him. I'm still a bit cautious on what they might think if they see me with my son. I mean it's not everyday that a teenager gets pregnant. I sighed at my negative thoughts. I sat up and walked over to my little boy. He was staring at me with his big purple eyes. I just love to stare at them everyday. They are so different than… I shuddered in recalling his name. "Ok, hold on tight." I said.
The boy giggled and held tightly to the chains of the swing with his little hands. "Ready!" He shouted happily. I laughed at the boy and pulled him back before releasing the swing. I pushed him gently, making sure I don't purposely hit his back hard. "Higher mommy!" He squealed. I smiled widely and pushed him a bit higher. I could hear the boy laughing every time it seemed he would touch the sky. "I'm flying!" He shouted full of joy. "I'm flying mommy!" He shouted full of life.
"You are sweetie." I replied, giggling. His words still running in my head as I kept on watching my little boy go up higher than usual. 'You are, and I won't let anyone clip your wings.' I told myself. Yugi is my pride and joy. To me, he is my little angel. He gave me faith and hope. Any mother would think that way once they are given the gift of life of a little infant. I can see why my mother cared so much for me. She'd do anything for me just to make me happy. I was just realizing how much my mother has done for me. She wanted me to make her proud, but I guess she isn't anymore. She lost her little girl many years ago.
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It was Friday, nine o'clock. All the students were in the classrooms sitting through their lectures. There were only like four or five students that Anzu past by, as she walked through the halls of Domino High. A small hand clutched on to the brunette's. She looked down and smiled widely at the little boy holding on to hers. The two stopped in front of the door, leading to the office. She bit her lip and opened the door. There were a lot of things going on in the office and a telephone repeatedly rang. Anzu walked up to the desk and a woman looked up at the brunette. "Can I help you, Miss?"
Anzu bit her lip and lean an arm on the desk. Yugi clutched tightly to his mothers hand, while looking around in the room. There were a few students in uniforms sitting on chairs, waiting to go through their consolers. Yugi saw them staring at him, so he hid behind his mothers legs. He would peer from Anzu's legs to look back on those students. Anzu felt a bit nervous and felt Yugi between her and the counter, or front desk. "Um, I'm Anzu Mazaki, the new student for Domino High. I was seeing if I could fully register here." She said shyly.
The woman smiled widely at her. "Ah, Ms. Takashi of Harte told me one of her best students would register. I think the Principal is free. Go ahead and head right in." The woman led Anzu towards the principal's office. Yugi trailed behind Anzu, holding on to her pants. The woman saw the little child and smiled widely. "Would you like me to watch him for you?" she asked.
Anzu bit her lip and shook her head. "It's ok, I think he would like to stay with me. He's a good kid." Yugi pressed his cheek against Anzu's back leg. He was trying to hide his face from everyone. The woman awed at the boy and smiled. She opened the door. "Mrs. Hamasaki, the student from Harte has arrived." The woman smiled and closed the door behind Anzu.
A woman sat in a big chair, smiling softly at the brunette. A computer was sitting at the side of her desk. The blinds of the widow was raised up high, showing the lunch area were the students eats. The sun peered through the window, brightening the woman's office. There were many newspaper clips hung up on the side of the wall. Framed paper with writing was all lined up neatly on the other wall. There were file cabinets and many more things all around. The woman offered a sit if front, and Anzu sat down quietly. Yugi sat on the ground beside his mother, waiting patiently for this meeting to end. He started to wonder his eyes all around the room. "Welcome, Ms. Mazaki. I've been expecting you."
Anzu flushed and bent her head a bit. "Well, I've been wondering if I was accepted into the school." She said in a shy tone. She saw Yugi looking up at her, sensing her uneasiness.
The woman got out of her seat, picking up a file on top of the file cabinet. She sat back down and opened it. "I got your records and read over it. I've also read this note your consoler wrote down about you." Anzu fidgeted. The woman peered up at her and saw the girl's expression. "Ms. Mazaki, you are more than welcome to study here. I've seen your grades and they are very extraordinary. Your grades are exceptional for Domino, and many have graduated with top scores." Then it became silent.
Anzu could feel Yugi gently tugging her pants, humming a tiny tune. She smiled softly and tried to keep her eyes up at the woman. Mrs. Hamasaki peered over her desk and saw a little boy sitting on the floor, playing with Anzu's pants and shoelaces. She smiled widely, and Anzu flushed again. "Your consoler also told me you have a son." Yugi felt the eyes of the older woman stare at him. He encircled his arms around Anzu's leg and hugged it tightly, not looking at the woman. She chuckled.
"Um… Yes I do. But… when I was back in Harte, my mother took care of him for me as I was attending school. Now I don't know where he should stay if I were to come and study here." She started to wring the edge of her shirt.
Mrs. Hamasaki smiled widely. "Oh don't worry, Ms. Mazaki. I know of a daycare near by. Your son could stay there. The teacher there is really nice."
Anzu looked up in surprise. "There is?" She looked down at Yugi. He still was hiding his face from the woman. "I feel taking care of my son and education are important to me. When I had Yugi, I thought that I wouldn't be able to go on with schooling. But my mother helped me out." She smiled at the principal. "I may not be able to go to a university, but I'm willing to go to a community college to get a degree so I can support Yugi." She placed a gentle hand upon the boy's head.
"I like your devotion. I guess you are very determined in taking care of you son." Mrs. Hamasaki leaned back in her chair. "I know what you're going through. I was a… teenage parent as well." She said truthfully. "I still wanted to be able to go to college, but I still wanted to have my child. I was very fortunate to have my mother there. You are too." The principal looked up at Anzu. "But don't tell the students that. I think I can trust you with that information, Ms. Mazaki." Anzu nodded her head furiously. The woman smiled. "You can start school after next week. The students here have a week off. They would be repainting a few rooms next week. If you want, you can come by next Friday to catch up on a few lessons. But seeing your attitude towards learning, I don't think you would need to." Mr. Hamasaki leaned on the desk and pressed a button on the intercom. "Ms. Hayashibara, please take Ms. Mazaki to get her uniform and her text books, please."
The door opened, and the lady from the front desk appeared. She smiled happily. Anzu stood up, and nearly tripped cause Yugi still clung to her leg. Anzu shook her head to herself and picked up the small boy. As soon as he was carried into his mother's arms, he buried his face into the crook of Anzu's neck and encircled his arms around her. The lady giggled a bit at the shy boy. "Come this way." She led Anzu towards the room to get the things she would need for her new school year in Domino High.
Anzu exited the school with all the stuff in a big bag. She struggled to carry the thing while juggling to carry Yugi as well. The boy fell asleep. She wondered how could the boy sleep after all the noises Ms. Hayashibara was making. She kept yapping excitedly, but Anzu find the lady all right. "Er. My car is all the way in the other side." The bag fell to the ground and she started to drag it towards the parking lot. "She asked if I needed help, me and my stupid kindness. I should have said yes, but I said no." Anzu muttered. The girl would keep on looked back on the bag to see if a hole was created.
A boy saw the struggling girl. He sort of sweat dropped and headed towards her. "Um, hey, do you need help?" He asked in an accent that the lady never heard for some time.
Anzu looked up and saw a boy in the school uniform. He had long white hair and the nicest brown eyes. She flushed and laughed to herself. "I think I do." She scratched her nose.
The boy picked up the bag. "Are you going to attend this school?" He asked. Anzu was leading him towards her car. She nodded her head shyly. "I guess I could tell. I just moved in Domino weeks ago and I remember carrying this same bag." He laughed a bit. Anzu chuckled.
They stopped in front of a blue Corvette. Anzu opened the back door of the car. She gently put Yugi into his car seat. The little boy was still asleep. Anzu smiled softly. The boy looked like an angel sleeping peacefully. Anzu stood up and looked at the guy. "Thank you so much..." She took the bag. She looked up at him wondering what's his name.
"Ryou Bakura." He offered his hand in greeting.
Anzu smiled and shook his hand. "I'm Anzu Mazaki." She chirped.
Ryou looked at the back seat, where the little boy slept. "Is that your brother?" He asked.
She flushed and looked around nervously. "Um… y-yeah." She replied shakily. She was hoping that he bought her reply.
"My sister has a son and I'm taking care of him. He's probably the same age as you brother." Ryou smiled. Anzu's heart beat steadily, pleased that he bought it. "My nephew is a little devil." He laughed.
Anzu chuckled. "You don't really mean that do you?"
Ryou placed a hand behind his head and laughed nervously. He looked at his watch and gasped. "Er… Well I guess I'll see you in two weeks. I have to go back to class." Anzu bowed her thanks. She watched the boy walk away. 'I guess starting over in a new life is great. I think I made a friend.' She blushed a bit. 'He's cute though, and he was so nice to me. No one has ever been nice to me in my own age…'
She put the bag into the car, and sat into the diver's seat. She looked behind to see her little angel still asleep. She gently tapped the boy's leg. He stirred a bit and hazily flutter opens his violet eyes. Anzu smiled. "Wake up sleepy head. We haven't eaten lunch yet. If you sleep too long you won't be able to go to bed later." She watched how the boy yawned widely, rubbing the sleepiness from his eyes. "Mommy, McDonalds?" He asked in a sleepy tone.
Anzu smiled. She backs up the car and drove away from the school. "Ok." She replied to her son.
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Anzu stared up high in disbelieve. She stared up at the building, trying to see the rooftop of it. But the sun's glare got in the way. "This is the place I'll be working in?" She asked her self. She lost count on how many floors there where.
"Mommy, Dats huge!" the boy awed as he stared up into the sky. Anzu looked down at the boy and smirked. She playfully tickled his neck, making him go into a fit of laughter. His squeals echoed around the two, making a few smile at them. Anzu stopped and took his hand. "Let's go." The two walked in through the glass doors of the building. Everything looked high classed and the lobby was bigger than what she thought it would be. There were also fountains of water in the middle. Anzu tugged on to her son and walked towards the lady in the front desk.
"Can I help you?" the woman looked to be in her mid-thirties.
Anzu flushed a bit. "Um, I'm here to meet with the boss of Kaiba Corp. I'm the newly assigned assistant for Mr. Kaiba." She said in a shaky and shy tone.
The woman examined the brunette. Anzu stood stiffly while her face turned bright red. She looked down in her desk searching through her papers. "Oh, that's right. You're Anzu Mazaki, right?" The brunette nodded her head.
The woman turned to her computer and started to type away. Anzu looked down to see Yugi swaying back and forward on his feet. Anzu shook her head and chuckled at bit. 'I promise I'll take him back to the park after this.' She told her self. The woman turned around and smiled. She gave Anzu a few papers. "Well, Ms. Mazaki, Mr. Kaiba is up on the 20th floor. I think he is conducting a few test of his latest invention to Duel Monsters Tecknowlegy."
Anzu nodded her head. "So I just go on the elevator and to the 20th floor?"
The woman nodded. "You might want to be careful, Mr. Kaiba could be a little short tempered and coldhearted." Anzu nodded at the warning. She took Yugi's hand again and led him towards the elevator.
They were alone near the elevator, waiting for it to reach their floor. Yugi repeatedly kept on pressing the button up. Anzu watched the boy play with the button as if it were a toy. "You know Yugi, the elevator would come. You don't have to press it so many times, sweetie." Anzu said softly. The boy turned his head and smiled cheekily. He ran over to his mother. First he ran around her then he grabbed on to her legs, making her nearly fall. He giggled and Anzu shook her head at him. The bell rang and the doors opened. No one was in side and they stepped in. Yugi almost pressed every button, but Anzu told him to press the number 20. He may be very young for his age, but the by was smart to know his numbers up to only 25 for a two year old. They waited until their elevator hit the number 20. Yugi was watching the glowing numbers, counting every time they past a floor. "20!" Yugi said happily.
Anzu nodded her head. "That's right. You know your numbers very well." She patted his head. The boy scrunched up his nose. The doors opened and they both stepped out. It was a hallway with many rooms. Anzu bit her lip, not knowing where Mr. Kaiba was. She grabbed hold of Yugi's hand and they walked through the halls. "Um… mommy, it dark!" The boy reached his arms up, wanting to be carried. Anzu lifted the boy up and shifted him in the right position.
"I wonder where Mr. Kaiba is?" She whispered to herself. A door opened and a young girl came out. She looked up and saw the tall girl and blinked a few times. "Um… can I help you?" She had long auburn hair with cerulean eyes.
Yugi and Anzu blinked in unison, staring at the girl. "Uh… yes. Can I know where Mr. Kaiba is?" Anzu asked.
The girl smiled. "Oh ok. Follow me. He's just at the end of the hall way." Anzu sighed and followed. Yugi hugged the neck of his mother, not wanting to look at the girl. "Can I ask why you would like to see Mr. Kaiba?"
Anzu shook her head. "It's no problem." She leaned her head on top of the boy's head. "Um, my old boss in Harte moved me here to work as assistant for Mr. Kaiba."
The girl gasped surprisingly. "So, Your Kaiba's new assistant? Wow. I though he got some old lady again, no offence." She cleared her throat. She turned to Anzu and the brunette stopped. "My name is Shizuka Katsuya."
Anzu smiled and shook hands with the young girl. "I'm Anzu Mazaki. Do you work here?" She asked.
Shizuka nodded her head. "I'm really supposed to be watching out for Kaiba's brother. The good one." She looked around. "The boy's name is Mokuba, and I know he's in here somewhere." Shizuka started to peer through the doors. When she looked up she forgot that she was suppose to lead Anzu towards Kaiba. "Oh yeah! You want to meet Kaiba. Come this way." They started to walk again. Shizuka saw the little boy Anzu was carrying. "Is he your brother?" She asked.
The brunette flushed. "Um… no." She said lowly. She held tightly to Yugi.
The young girl's mouth was shaped sort of like an O. "Well, I have a brother, and he is older than me. I live with him and his father." She looked at Yugi again. "He's cute, what's his name?"
"Yugi." Anzu was brightly red. The boy watched his mother's face burn. He giggled a bit. "And he is… my…" Her voice trailed off as Shizuka opened the door. The room was implanted with many computers. In front was a glass, where another and bigger room was. There were two men in lab suits and a boy sitting in front of their individual areas. "Mokuba, there you are!"
Yugi peeped from his mother's shoulder an awed at the room. "Mommy, where we?" The boy whispered. Anzu shrugged, and followed Shizuka. A boy with long raven hair turned his head and flushed. "Ah! Shizuka. Um…" The boy jumped out of his seat and looked around. "I didn't mean to…"
The girl placed her hands on her hips. "Is your brother here?" she asked. Mokuba nodded numbly and pointed over the windowed area. She looked through the glass and saw the owner of Kaiba Corp. Shizuka smiled widely and turned towards Anzu. "Mokuba, this Anzu Mazaki, your brother's new assistant."
The boy's mouth gaped open. "But I thought the assistant was…" Shizuka covered his mouth with her hand and laughed nervously. "I'll call Kaiba over." She moved towards the intercom. "Excuse me Kaiba." The guy below looked up at the observing room. "Your new assistant has arrived and would like to speak to you."
"Tell her I'm busy." He grunted. His voice has deep and forceful. Anzu bit her lip. Shizuka pouted. "Sorry Kaiba but you have to meet her, now." The man below grunted. "Shut off simulators." He commanded. The men in the observing room pushed many buttons and the sound of the generators for the testing turned off. Kaiba climbed up some stairs and entered the room. Anzu looked up and saw a guy about the same age as she. Her face brightened with red. He was quiet tall, taller than… Anzu shuddered at the name. He had chocolate brown hair, with bangs falling on his face, almost covering his deep blue eyes. 'Those eyes… they… they hold no emotion…' Anzu shivered but her cheeks still flared red.
Shizuka smiled. "This is Anzu Mazaki." She introduced the brunette. Kaiba looked up and down the girl than turned away. "Follow me." His voice was deep. Anzu looked over at Shizuka, but she just shrugged. The girl shifted Yugi in her arms and followed the tall man. They followed closely to Kaiba. Yugi saw the man, and shivered as well. "Mommy, he scary." He whispered in her ear. Anzu smiled a bit.
They got off the elevator and were in a big office. Anzu looked around the room. Behind a big desk was a glass leading towards the city. The guy walked towards his desk and sat down in his chair. Anzu neared the desk and stared at him. "Is there any questions on to why you are here?" He asked.
Anzu bit her lip and shifted Yugi in her arms. "Well, I just wanted to ask if I could work during the weekdays starting at four o'clock in the afternoons."
Kaiba peered up at the girl and raised a brow a bit. "And why can I ask?"
"Um…" She glanced around nervously. "Well, I'm still attending school, sir." She nodded to herself. "And then I have to pick the little guy up from his day care." She rubbed the boy's back.
"Ok." He said simply. Anzu blinked a bit, surprised he agreed with her wishes as an assistant. "But, you can work up til nine, knowing you might have to study and other things."
Anzu nodded. "Thank you." She bowed her head a bit. Then an idea popped in her head. She bit her lip. "Um, sir. Is it alright if…?" Then her face flushed. "Well, to tell you the truth." She looked down at Yugi. "T-this boy is my…"
"Son?" His voice said over her shy one. Anzu looked up at him in a curious look. "I heard from your old boss why you wanted this job. She told me that you had a son and were still attending school. I told the others that you were some nice old lady." Anzu stared at him. 'Was that humor in his tone?' Kaiba looked up at her. "You can let your son stay with you. I heard from your old boss that he was a good kid and stayed with you during your work. Maybe Mokuba can play with him sometime." He stood up and started to near the elevator. "You can start work on Monday." The elevator opened.
Anzu smiled widely. She couldn't believe how easy this all was. She had to thank her old boss and her old consoler for helping her out on all this. She bowed her head. "Thank you sir."
"Call me Kaiba." He walked in and turned to face her. "Seto Kaiba." The girl blushed as she stared into his eyes. She nodded again.
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Mika: Phew. I guess I'll end it here. I thought this fic turned out to be long. But was it worth it? I won't continue after every five reviews. I still have 'Tears of Loneliness' to finish. Right now, I have Anzu with Seto, Yami or Ryou. So keep on voting all you readers. This fic is just an introduction on how she is doing in the new city of domino. More characters are to come. Like it, hate it? Please review! But no flamers.