CrimsonKappa: I forgot a disclaimer last chappie! Crap! Well, don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, so don't sue me!!!!!!!!! Anyway, here's chapter 2.

Chapter Two

Today has turned out to be a pretty good day. I don't think I did too badly on my English test. Poor Yugi probably flunked.

Now, we're all heading to the subway to take it across the city to the mall. Subways are cool, yet creepy. I saw a movie once that was called Suicide Circle, and in the opening scene, 54 happy high school girls linked hands and jumped onto the tracks in front of a speeding train. And they showed every bit of it! There was a huge wave of blood that soaked all the bystanders. Suicide Circle is Ryou Bakura's favorite movie.

I wish the guys had let me invite Bakura. He's the one person who would probably understand me if I opened up. He used to cut, too. I think that's why the guys are afraid of him. Well, that, and he has a sadistic evil dark spirit living within him. He's really sweet, and makes me feel sort of more comfortable. I don't mind his dark spirit.

We reach the subway, but we just missed the train. The next will come in about 10 minutes. The subway is pretty crowded with businessmen and high school girls. A lot of high school girls, just like in that movie. Creepy.

Honda and Ryuuji are flirting with some chicks, Jonouchi is eating a hot dog (where'd he get that?), and Yugi is spacing out. I walk over to the tracks and look at the yellow line. You're not supposed to step over the yellow line, but I do it anyway. I suddenly get this urge to throw myself onto the tracks. I saw what happened to those girls in Suicide Circle, and suddenly, I wish I were one of them. How would my friends react if I died, right here right now? Sure they'd grieve, but they'd move on. Grief doesn't last forever. And they got plenty of other friends.

But then, I remember the Smiley Face. The guys probably thought it was stupid. Jonouchi, Yugi, Honda, and I once put our hands together and drew a smiley face, a sign of our friendship. I smile to myself, I was really stupid back then. I look at my hand. There's no ink, but I remember the face. Poor Smiley Face. If the train squishes my hand, he'll have a chunk missing out of his face.

The train is coming, and I'm still standing there. I wonder if someone will accidentally push me off the edge. But then they'd have to live the rest of there life with a guilt that they killed someone. A man comes up to me. "Please stand behind the yellow line," he says in a monotonous voice. O yeah, I forgot about those people that tell people to get behind the line.

I smile at him and head back over to the guys. We get on the train bound for the mall. The train is crowded, and I'm forced to stand in between Yugi and some fat otaku. I feel bad for the otaku. He's fat and smelly and the only hot chick he probably ever got close to was Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop. Will you look at that! He's wearing a Cowboy Bebop tee shirt.

We arrive at the mall. Ryuuji leads the way into the front doors. He loves the mall even more then some girls I know. I like going to the mall, too. It seems like there's always a place you can feel welcome in at the mall. Sometimes I feel more welcome at the mall then in my own home. And today, with my friends, is one of those times.

I'm in a good mood. A very good mood. I guess that sounds surprising since only about a half hour ago, I was ready to jump in front of a train. But I get mood swings like that when I'm on my period. I quickly get a head of Ryuuji, and skip through the front doors of the mall.

"Let's go to The Deb!" I announce, all cheerfully.

The boys groan. "And what are us guys gonna do in there, Anzu?" asks Jonouchi.

"Flirt with all the hot chicks," I say back to him, smiling.

I was only joking, but they seem to be considering this idea rather seriously. "Fine," says Ryuuji at length, "we'll go in The Deb as long as we go to Hot Topic right after."

"Fine with me," I say. I love Hot Topic, more than The Deb.

We head into the Deb, and I try on various dresses (all of them long sleeves, of course), but don't buy anything. When I'm ready to go, I actually have to drag the guys out of the store. Pathetic.

We head to Hot Topic, where Yugi and Ryuuji go absolutely crazy buying stuff (they love that store). Then we head to E/B Games where Ryuuji buys an old PS1 game, The Pet Shop, Hall of Heroes, where Yugi and Jonouchi buy some Duel Monsters cards, Sun coast Video, where I buy the Kilala plushy that I've wanted for so long, Sam Goody, where Jonouchi buys the latest Flaw CD, and Walden Books, where Honda buys a porno manga.

I'm very happy with my Kilala plushy. She's so cute! We sit down at the food court and buy tacos. I laugh a lot and play with Kilala. I even stick her on Yugi's head. And she stays there! Must be all the spikes on his head.

I look at my watch; it's almost six o'clock. I don't want to go home, but I know we all have to. "Hey guys," I say between bites of my taco, "it's almost six."

The guys finish up their tacos and we get ready to leave. I really don't want to leave the mall and my friends. But at least I got Kilala to keep me company. We head out of the mall, and back to the subway. This time, the train gets there just about when we do, so there's no time to contemplate suicide. And I don't feel like it anyway. I'm still in a good mood.

The ride back seems shorter. I think it's because the train is less crowded and we are chatting away. Somehow, my Kilala plushy keeps finding it's self on top of Jonouchi's blonde head.

We get off at our stop. The guys are having a sleep over at Ryuuji's place. "Why don't you come along, Anzu?" asks Yugi.

Sometimes I wonder what goes on inside this kid's head. "I can't have a sleep over with you guys!" I say.

"Sure you can!" says Ryuuji, advancing towards me. "You'll have lots of fun!"

Damn pervert. "Grrrrr!" I say, "You are such a perv!" And I hit him on the head. Sometimes life feels like anime.

"Ow! Ow! OW!" cries Ryuuji as I hit him numerous times.

I turn back to Yugi. "Sorry," I say, "but maybe we could hang out tomorrow?"

Yugi nods. "Sure," he says, "We'll call you tomorrow when we get up."

"Okay," I smile, "but not too early!"

The guys say bye and head in the opposite direction of me. I sigh. It's my favorite time of day, when the sun is setting and the sky is all pink and orangey. Today was a good day. I was really feeling happy. I didn't have to pretend or anything. Must have been that cutting I did this morning. Held me over the entire day.

Just as I'm walking by the park, however, I feel that feeling again. I need blood. I need to cut, now, before I get home. I quickly walk into the park. It's getting darker, which is good. No one will see me. I find a big tree that's all shadowy. I won't be noticed under this tree. I sit down, look around to see that no one is watching, and pull out my razor blade.

Rolling up my sleeve, I see all my scars. The ones I made this morning have scabbed and begun to heal. I place the razor to my skin and slice away. The blood drips to the ground. How pretty...

I'm flying again. But this time is way better. The outside air is wonderful. I'm flying through the beautiful orange and pink sky. I breathe in and out. Oh, how good this feels!!!!!!! I love it! I absolutely love it! I...

"What are you doing, Anzu-san?" comes a voice.

I fall back to the ground, back to reality. Did I hear what I thought I just heard? Someone asked me something. The voice was young, sweet, and familiar. I look up and around. Suddenly, I see the owner of the voice and my face goes pale. I look down at my wrist and quickly grab it with my other hand, a feeble attempt to cover up the cuts. I look back up again, refusing to believe who is there.

Standing before me, with a look of horror on his young face, is Mokuba Kaiba.

CrimsonKappa: So how was chapter two? I think it's boring. Sorry about that. I'll try to make the next one more interesting. By the way, I must make some acknowledgements. First off, Suicide Circle is an actual movie. It's a great and amazing Asian film that EVERYONE should see. SO GO WATCH IT!!!!!! Next, Cowboy Bebop, as most of you already know, is an actual anime. Also, this story is supposed to take place in Japan, but I don't know of any stores that would be in a Japanese mall, so I just used the stores that I always go to when I hang out at the mall. All the stores are real stores. And the things all the characters buy are real things; Flaw is a real band (and a very good band), and the plushy Anzu buys is Kilala from InuYasha. Thats it for acknowledgements. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!