G-rated Innocence
Info: There are references from book one and five in this chapter. The prison escapee and the Kaiba thing were in the manga, so go to your nearest bookstore to figure out what I'm talking about! The Kaiba thing was also in an episode, was it called Mind Crush? Well, I hope you understand what I'm talking about! Also; that is not what a publishing letter would look like, but I couldn't come up with anything, SO it is stuck like that!
Odoriko=Anzu
Shinsei=Yugi
Masurao=Jonouchi
Kasshoku=Honda
Koori=???
Chapter Two
November 16th
Masurao, Kasshoku, and Shinsei can't know about Koori! But I know it'll slip out at the worst time possible. It will hurt Shinsei so much....And Masurao will be out for blood. I can see his reaction now. Why did I have to fall for Koori?! Why not the other Shinsei, who has stolen my heart? Shinsei's darker side... Dark Shinsei, I should call him. Yes... That will work nicely. From the moment I heard his voice, I was in love (it feels weird to write in down! But I can't deny the truth to myself). I remember that day so well...I was blind-folded by a prison escapee at work... And Dark Shinsei saved me. I now know it was him. But to betray him, by loving someone else? Guilt. Just plain guilt. I feel so horrible, but with Koori, I almost forget. He makes me happy. I feel so stupid writing this! I'm just a girl in love. Torn between two. And it hurts.
XXX
Anzu read this entry over and over. She knew she had to include it. She had changed the names, to "protect the innocent." Reading the last part, she shivered. She had that melting feeling all over again, warm and smooth, like molding into the perfect figure.
She sighed. She got this feeling whenever around Yugi's darker side. And "Koori." She couldn't bring herself to even think his name.
"Koori;" a word meaning ice.... He was, very much, like ice. Hard, cold, breakable, but not fragile. It described him completely.
Anzu found herself blushing. She raised her hands to her cheeks, and suddenly knew the name for the book.
"G-rated Innocence."
She took a spare Sharpie that she always kept in her pocket and wrote the new title on the purple silk, gold embroidered front. She looked at it as she had many times before. The pages were lined with gold. It was a beautiful book, she had to admit.
When she had first got it, she would sit, looking at it for hours on end, imagining someone more important than she writing in the exact same book. The memories were bittersweet; she had broken her leg, and couldn't dance for what seemed like years, but she had also met Yugi at that point. She looked at her first entry, from Kindergarten, maybe?
August 12th
I feel so sad. I can't dance anymore. My leg is broken. I started crying during recess. A boy noticed and he made me feel better. I told him my name. "I'm Yugi," he told me. -Anzu quickly changed Yugi to Shinsei- "Don't worry, -she changed her own name- Odoriko. Your leg will get better." I smiled at him, and said thank you. I wonder if I'll see him again?
She smiled and closed the book. That would be the introduction.
Her book had lasted for so long, she was surprised. She remembered that day so clearly. She had hung with Yugi since, and had always stuck up for him. He didn't seem to understand that people really did want to hurt other people; that people were ruthless and mean because that's they way they were... Maybe that's why Shinsei meant "pure..."
Dark Yugi did. And he punished them. Secretly, she knew it was him who had changed Kaiba, not Kaiba himself. Kaiba hadn't been to school since then. Embarrassed? Maybe. Maybe not.
XXX
Carefully, Anzu set her edited diary on Mr. Sugoro's desk, then slipped outside.
Yugi, who had waited outside, asked, "What's that all about?"
"He's going to send my story to a publisher," she replied, smiling with false happiness. Yugi could tell she wasn't truly happy, but didn't say anything. He had learned to keep quiet. Anzu would spill eventually.
"So... Lemme watch you duel Jonouchi! It's been a while since I saw you kick his butt last!" said Anzu encouragingly, smiling. Yugi gave her a small smile back.
XXX
A few months later.....
Tingling, Anzu opened the envelope from the publisher. She pulled out the letter and unfolded it. Taking a deep breath, she read out loud to Yugi, Jonouchi and Honda;
Miss Anzu Mazaki:
Your book exceeds our expectations from a writer so young with detail and grammar, but the plot is of nothing we have seen from a writer your age. We would like to publish this book, but we would like to change, add, and take a few things out of this book. Is this alright?
Please call (555)902-7681 with your answer. We will discuss more of the publishing date and such over the phone.
Sincerely,
Theda Koshikira
Anzu almost dropped the letter. All of them stared at the letter.
"An author at sixteen?" asked Honda, looking up at Anzu.
Yugi smile and cried, "Wow Anzu! Congratulations!" Anzu was really smiling at all of them.
"I-I can't believe it!" she cried. Honda, Yugi, and Anzu started laughing, but Jonouchi stared at the ground, silent. No one seemed to notice as he stood and walked out the door.
"Wow! I wonder how much you'll make?!" Honda said.
"We'll be the first ones to receive your book, right?" asked Yugi.
Anzu cried, "Of course! Who else would I give it to?" She felt like something was missing. Jonouchi wasn't yelling and suggesting going out for pizza. She looked around for him.
"Hey, where's Jonouchi?" she asked. Honda and Yugi looked around as well.
Yugi said, "Huh. He normally doesn't miss out on a celebration..."
"Something's come over him lately," said Honda. "He looked pale that day you went to the principal's, and he always looks tired. I think it has something to do with his family. I caught his with a bottle of his dad's wine the other day after school." Anzu frowned.
"Since when did Jonouchi become secretive?" asked Yugi, putting his hands in his pockets.
"We should go get him," suggested Anzu, heading towards the door. Honda grabbed her arm, stopping her.
"Maybe we should put the celebrations off until tomorrow. I'll call Jonouchi." He let go of Anzu, looking at Yugi and motioned for the door.
Yugi sighed, then said, "OK, bye Anzu!"
"See ya tomorrow!" called Honda as he headed out the door.
Info: There are references from book one and five in this chapter. The prison escapee and the Kaiba thing were in the manga, so go to your nearest bookstore to figure out what I'm talking about! The Kaiba thing was also in an episode, was it called Mind Crush? Well, I hope you understand what I'm talking about! Also; that is not what a publishing letter would look like, but I couldn't come up with anything, SO it is stuck like that!
Odoriko=Anzu
Shinsei=Yugi
Masurao=Jonouchi
Kasshoku=Honda
Koori=???
Chapter Two
November 16th
Masurao, Kasshoku, and Shinsei can't know about Koori! But I know it'll slip out at the worst time possible. It will hurt Shinsei so much....And Masurao will be out for blood. I can see his reaction now. Why did I have to fall for Koori?! Why not the other Shinsei, who has stolen my heart? Shinsei's darker side... Dark Shinsei, I should call him. Yes... That will work nicely. From the moment I heard his voice, I was in love (it feels weird to write in down! But I can't deny the truth to myself). I remember that day so well...I was blind-folded by a prison escapee at work... And Dark Shinsei saved me. I now know it was him. But to betray him, by loving someone else? Guilt. Just plain guilt. I feel so horrible, but with Koori, I almost forget. He makes me happy. I feel so stupid writing this! I'm just a girl in love. Torn between two. And it hurts.
XXX
Anzu read this entry over and over. She knew she had to include it. She had changed the names, to "protect the innocent." Reading the last part, she shivered. She had that melting feeling all over again, warm and smooth, like molding into the perfect figure.
She sighed. She got this feeling whenever around Yugi's darker side. And "Koori." She couldn't bring herself to even think his name.
"Koori;" a word meaning ice.... He was, very much, like ice. Hard, cold, breakable, but not fragile. It described him completely.
Anzu found herself blushing. She raised her hands to her cheeks, and suddenly knew the name for the book.
"G-rated Innocence."
She took a spare Sharpie that she always kept in her pocket and wrote the new title on the purple silk, gold embroidered front. She looked at it as she had many times before. The pages were lined with gold. It was a beautiful book, she had to admit.
When she had first got it, she would sit, looking at it for hours on end, imagining someone more important than she writing in the exact same book. The memories were bittersweet; she had broken her leg, and couldn't dance for what seemed like years, but she had also met Yugi at that point. She looked at her first entry, from Kindergarten, maybe?
August 12th
I feel so sad. I can't dance anymore. My leg is broken. I started crying during recess. A boy noticed and he made me feel better. I told him my name. "I'm Yugi," he told me. -Anzu quickly changed Yugi to Shinsei- "Don't worry, -she changed her own name- Odoriko. Your leg will get better." I smiled at him, and said thank you. I wonder if I'll see him again?
She smiled and closed the book. That would be the introduction.
Her book had lasted for so long, she was surprised. She remembered that day so clearly. She had hung with Yugi since, and had always stuck up for him. He didn't seem to understand that people really did want to hurt other people; that people were ruthless and mean because that's they way they were... Maybe that's why Shinsei meant "pure..."
Dark Yugi did. And he punished them. Secretly, she knew it was him who had changed Kaiba, not Kaiba himself. Kaiba hadn't been to school since then. Embarrassed? Maybe. Maybe not.
XXX
Carefully, Anzu set her edited diary on Mr. Sugoro's desk, then slipped outside.
Yugi, who had waited outside, asked, "What's that all about?"
"He's going to send my story to a publisher," she replied, smiling with false happiness. Yugi could tell she wasn't truly happy, but didn't say anything. He had learned to keep quiet. Anzu would spill eventually.
"So... Lemme watch you duel Jonouchi! It's been a while since I saw you kick his butt last!" said Anzu encouragingly, smiling. Yugi gave her a small smile back.
XXX
A few months later.....
Tingling, Anzu opened the envelope from the publisher. She pulled out the letter and unfolded it. Taking a deep breath, she read out loud to Yugi, Jonouchi and Honda;
Miss Anzu Mazaki:
Your book exceeds our expectations from a writer so young with detail and grammar, but the plot is of nothing we have seen from a writer your age. We would like to publish this book, but we would like to change, add, and take a few things out of this book. Is this alright?
Please call (555)902-7681 with your answer. We will discuss more of the publishing date and such over the phone.
Sincerely,
Theda Koshikira
Anzu almost dropped the letter. All of them stared at the letter.
"An author at sixteen?" asked Honda, looking up at Anzu.
Yugi smile and cried, "Wow Anzu! Congratulations!" Anzu was really smiling at all of them.
"I-I can't believe it!" she cried. Honda, Yugi, and Anzu started laughing, but Jonouchi stared at the ground, silent. No one seemed to notice as he stood and walked out the door.
"Wow! I wonder how much you'll make?!" Honda said.
"We'll be the first ones to receive your book, right?" asked Yugi.
Anzu cried, "Of course! Who else would I give it to?" She felt like something was missing. Jonouchi wasn't yelling and suggesting going out for pizza. She looked around for him.
"Hey, where's Jonouchi?" she asked. Honda and Yugi looked around as well.
Yugi said, "Huh. He normally doesn't miss out on a celebration..."
"Something's come over him lately," said Honda. "He looked pale that day you went to the principal's, and he always looks tired. I think it has something to do with his family. I caught his with a bottle of his dad's wine the other day after school." Anzu frowned.
"Since when did Jonouchi become secretive?" asked Yugi, putting his hands in his pockets.
"We should go get him," suggested Anzu, heading towards the door. Honda grabbed her arm, stopping her.
"Maybe we should put the celebrations off until tomorrow. I'll call Jonouchi." He let go of Anzu, looking at Yugi and motioned for the door.
Yugi sighed, then said, "OK, bye Anzu!"
"See ya tomorrow!" called Honda as he headed out the door.