Life's Unexpecting Turns...

(Well, here it is, 11. Eleven, once, 10 plus 1. Let's see what can happen here in these last moments before Anzu's departure. Enjoy this chapter. BTW, now that this quick-edit thing finally works paragraphs in italics in the story are flashback things.)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! I really don't!

Chapter XI: Second Thoughts...

Jounouchi's apartment... It was quite a mess at his small apartment. Then again, it was always a mess when it came to him trying to keep organized. It wasn't that big a place at all, just one room with a couch, television, drawer, and bed all in the same area. The couch was of a faded charcoal gray, having just a few stains, but large enough to seat him and his 3 friends. Along the same wall as the couch was a rather tall dark brown wooden drawer, in it having being packed with clothes, both clean and used but obviously most of them used. At the top was a mirror mounted, usually used so he can fix up his hair. His friends didn't bother to use it since they can barely notice the mirror, seeing that Jounouchi was probably the only one tall enough to use it. Then again, when does it really show that he combs his hair? At the top of the drawer laid some papers, his television remote, a small cordless phone, and two extra items: a small black book filled with something inside of it and lying on top of that was a small and thin but long smooth white box. Both these items appear rather new for a reason. Across was a rather modern 27-inch television that he got as a gift from his friends when he moved into the apartment. Such a grateful gift that he will always appreciate, especially at the cost of it. And in between was a twin-sized bed, having two soft comfortable mattresses. When he wanted to sleep, he had to sleep comfortably. It was worth spending his money to have a bed like that, large and comfortable.

Connecting to the room was a small bathroom with a toilet and shower, which he wasn't in there right now. Also connecting to the room was a small kitchen, having a few cupboards and a stove, an old refrigerator that would break down once in a while, and a small round table with two chairs. He was in one of those chairs, eating a cup of noodles as the steam was rising high into the air. Staring out into the window, the tall blonde realizes that the sun just completely sank underneath the horizon, realizing it's nighttime already. He stands up and throws the cup of noodles in the trash bin, then heads back to the other room, just realizing of something that happened long ago.

"Come on, isn't the food ready by now?" Honda was yelling from the main room. As Jounouchi was sitting along with Yuugi and Honda on the couch watching television, Anzu was in the kitchen preparing food. After that comment, Yuugi elbows Honda's stomach, making him lean forward and exhaling unexpectedly. "Shut up, let her take her time. After all, she did volunteer to make food, so we should be thankful." After that Jounouchi stands up and stretches his arms out, then heads to the kitchen. "I'll check on how much longer she needs." Once he reaches the kitchen, he smiles warmly as he sees her in her school clothes and on top of it a pink apron, having some white laces on the edges. He walks to her and gives her a small kiss on the cheek. "You look so cute like that." After feeling his lips, Anzu blushes quite a little then resumes serving the food. "Thanks, but don't think that will get you any second helpings." Hearing that, Jounouchi gives a small smirk as he gets two plates to help her carry them over to their friends. "Heh, there's no shame in trying."

He heads over to the main room, leaning against the wall and looking at the window. Looking at the now night sky, he takes out a cigarette. It was long ago since he's smoked. He took it up when he would get stressed and have problems. Apparently, with the help of his friends he was able to quit. Now he's not sure what to think at all, until...

"Jou-kun, are you okay?" Realizing that he's standing on the roof of Domino High School, Jounouchi turns around to see his good friend Yuugi standing behind him. "Hey, Yuugi. Eh, nothing's going on. Why you asking?" Yuugi sits down next to him, looking at the sunset starting. "Because we always come here when something's wrong." He laughs a little after hearing that, leaning his body back a little. "Well, I guess so." The short one laughs as well a bit. "Mmhmm, especially now that after tomorrow it's just going to be the three of us." Listening to Yuugi, the tall one looks down, not saying much. "Yea... True." After hearing the almost inaudible Jounouchi, Yuugi looks over to him. "Are you like this because she's leaving?" Trying to think of something, he shakes his head and tries to keep his emotions to himself. "Well... Not really-- Why?" Yuugi bends his legs and puts his arms around his knees. "Come on, I know it's about Anzu. Ever since she got the letter, you've been real quiet." Jounouchi sighs, trying to think of something to do since this talk would probably make Yuugi uncomfortable. "I... I-I'm not sure what you mean exactly. I'm not exactly the smartest here, like a rocket scientist." Yuugi sighs, standing up and looking down to Jounouchi. "I know how crazy you are about her! You may have broken up with her, but that doesn't mean you don't love her anymore!" Jounouchi stands up immediately, looking down to Yuugi. "And what if I am!? What can I do about it now?" Yuugi looks straight to his friend. "Tell her now! She's leaving soon!" Jounouchi steps closer to Yuugi, still looking down. "And why should I tell her? Maybe it's just better for us to leave it like this." Yuugi sighs a little, calming himself down. "Take it from someone who knows. You don't want to go through your life with having something on your mind and not saying it. I may be jealous of you, but I also admire you since you had the balls to tell her how you felt. Now you need to do it again or you'll never get a chance like this ever again!" Jounouchi takes a deep breath, knowing that his friend is right just about all the time. He stands up straight, smiling to Yuugi. "Thanks. You're a real friend. You're one of a kind and I know that I can always rely on you." Jounouchi starts to walk away, heading for the ladder that he used to get up there in the first place. Yuugi smirks a little, crossing his arms. "Just don't hurt her or I'll have to teach you a lesson."

Remembering that, he opens the door and puts his shoes on, flicking the cigarette as it fell down a single floor and landing on the pavement. "Jeez, I may not like it when my friends are right, but they are for a reason." He steps out and closes on the door, hoping it's not too late.

At a small almost empty street... Smiling a little, Anzu walks along the sidewalk at nighttime. She has on a bright white long-sleeved collar shirt, buttoned all the way up. Along with that is a short black pleated skirt, flapping to her skin as the barely chilly winds blow through. With that she has white nylon stockings, reaching all the way to her thighs. With that were hard black, shiny, and comfortable shoes. Hanging onto her shoulder is the strap of a medium- sized bag containing some basic items she is taking for her departure.

"I can't believe it, after tomorrow I'm not going to be here anymore. But I guess it's for a good reason after all, right?" She looks at her right hand, staring at it as she stops near the corner. She visualizes the black markings she made of the smiley face when her and her friend's hands are placed together. She sighs a little, thinking of all the time she's spent with them all. And now, all of a sudden she needs to leave to a place where none of them are even a mile close to them. "Am I... doing the... right thing?"

Immediately she feels a tight grip on her wrist, looking down and seeing a hand holding her tightly. "Hey, what the--" Another hand grabs her wrist as they pull on her and slam her against the wall. Looking left and right, she sees two figures on each side holding her tightly. They each place another hand on her shoulder, restricting her movements. "What do you want? I have no money." Right then a tall shadowy figure appears right in front her, only seeing his malicious eyes and evil smirk. "Well, well. This is a real cutie we have here. Looks like a virgin." Hearing that, her eyes widen completely, starting to get scared. At just seeing the figure take one step closer, Anzu hesitates and raises her leg up quickly, having her hard shoe impact on the guy's gonads. Right when she lowers her leg the person falls to his left, hitting the ground as his hands make way between his legs in attempt to ease the pain. The person to her left lets go of her shoulder as his hand makes way to grab the hem of her skirt. "STOP IT!" Anzu tries to yell and shake her way out of this situation, but she couldn't. She wasn't able to budge even an inch from these people. "Heh, I wonder for how much longer she is going to say that." He smirks as he moves his hand up, starting to raise her skirt up. She clenches her eyes shut, feelings of sadness and fear running all over her. She lowers her head, tears and tears surpassing through the small opening of her eyelids. She feels herself starting to get weaker, losing her voice, making her unable to yell for help. The other person takes out a switchblade knife, placing it against her leg and sliding it up. Anzu gave a small whimper, feeling the cold metal slide up toward her panties. Feeling a small draft, she barely is able to say something. "No..."
(Well, I don't have much to say on this chapter, besides that it's hard to imagine her staying with this happening. All I can say is wait for the next chapter, which I'm starting to work on. Just review, please please review! -Gets down on knees and begs- If only I had more respect for myself.)