Oh My God! Oh My God!! I am feeling so good right now!! The reviews I got (even though it was only 4) they made me feel so good!!
Darkness Falls1, I love you fic, 'Midnight' and I am so happy that you enjoyed my story!!!!!!! Don't worry, Kiaba is coming, but in an…interesting way.
Anonymous, I wish I knew who you were!! I love Yami/Anzu romances!! But unfortunately this is a Malik/Anzu fic. If you want to see a Yami/Anzu fic then read and vote on my other story 'Thinking Over'. It was originally going to be an Anzu/Yami fic, but the reviewers were calling for Malik so I made it a triangle for people to vote on. Tell your friends so I can have and actual contest going. Please read that and thanks for the nice review!! I'm so happy!!
Biowolf, thanks for the input. I find that happening a lot too. It's like chapter one 'hi' and chapter 2 'I love you'. Hate that kind!! Don't worry that relationship will be well developed. Thanks for the review!!
Liika, I love your fics!!!!! They are so great and I mean it. Wow, you can write!! My favorite is 'Return to Me Salvation'. I recommend that everyone reads some of Liika's stuff. Sooo good!!!!! I am so happy, and a bit flattered, that you enjoy my story!!
Ok so that's about it. I was so pumped by the reviews that I am putting up a new chapter so early!! I'm so happy!! Keep reviewing like this and I will be putting out chapters all the time. Same with 'Thinking Over', I hope those who are fans of this story read that and enjoy it as much. Ok, enough said!! On with chapter three!!!
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It only took her about four days for her to notice the changes around the office. Her workload, instead of just being a little larger than those of her male co-interns, suddenly doubled and she was forced into the office for late hours. And he was always there she noticed. He would enter as soon the last of the regular employees left and walk briskly past her desk. She also saw him about more in the day than normal, and she could always feel his eyes, watching. She had at first, of course, dismissed her suspicions as paranoia. Why would 'he' of all people want to watch 'her'? But then why was the video surveillance always on her? And was it her imagination that the door to his office, at her back at the other end of the room, was only open when she was alone. And then of course, there was the letter…
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Anzu woke with a start off of her kitchen table. Yugi was watching her with a goofy grin. "Fall asleep again?" he asked mockingly. Anzu scowled at the teen.
"Don't you have homework you should be doing?" she snapped.
"Nope, unlike you I don't fall asleep on my work and therefore get it done," he quipped before ducking the wadded up napkin she threw at him. "Now, now," he scolded with a shake of his finger, "no need to get violent." Anzu stood suddenly and glared at him in an overly serious nature to indicate her joking move.
"You haven't seen violent," she made a move to jump at him and Yugi ran backwards and out the kitchen door. Anzu followed after and was nearly knocked over when Yugi barreled into her from the depths of the darkening hallway. Moses barked happily about them trying to get in on the game. The result of Moses activity and the force of Yugi knocked Anzu clear off her feet and all three went down in a tumble. There they remained laughing uncontrollably for a few minutes before Anzu gained her breath back and pulled herself and Yugi back to their feet.
"Did I hurt you?" Yugi asked as they walked back into the kitchen.
"Me? Ha! It's going to take more than a fourteen year old and a mutt to take care of me!" Anzu stated though it was only half true. She could already feel a bruise forming on her left side from where she had landed on one of Moses' bones. 'But hell if I'd admit it,' Anzu thought grimly. "Ice cream?" she asked Yugi. The boy nodded and ran to the freezer to inspect its contents.
"But I'm making the sundaes," Yugi said after pulling Anzu's Neapolitan from the freezers icy depths. Anzu agreed with a nod and sat back to her files. Being fourteen Yugi really had no need for a babysitter and was very capable of taking care of himself. However on nights like tonight when Joey and Yami would go out Anzu and Yugi often found themselves in one another's company. Yami and Joey had of coursed invited her along but Anzu had no desire to go bar hopping to check out the girls. She sighed dejectedly and looked down at the paper work spread out before her. Besides, how could she go out with so much work? It was at that moment that some of the papers were pushed aside and replaced by a sticky mass of syrup and ice cream. Looking over the caloric mess Anzu raised an eyebrow to Yugi who had settled across from her with his own bowl.
"Don't give me that look Anzu, just eat it," Yugi commanded and dug into his own mess. Anzu sighed and picked up her own spoon poking at the bowl's contents wondering about Yugi. She wondered what Yugi thought about his brother going out and picking up girls leaving him alone. At the age nine, after she and Yugi had known each other for just over a year and spending a comparable amount of time with one another Yugi had told Anzu that he wanted Yami and Anzu to get married. Yami being in the room at the time had gotten as red as Anzu and quickly left the room. Anzu had been left to calmly explain to Yugi that she and Yami were just friends. Yugi hadn't talked to her for nearly a week, accusing her of being a slut, though he later admitted not knowing what it meant. Anzu sighed once again feeling sorry for the young teen.
When they had first met Yugi was still not over his parents death and Anzu was dealing with her own demons of the past. So the two did something that was only logical to them at the time, they healed one another. It didn't take long for their bond to grow out of mutual morning and into a deep, almost incomprehensible friendship. Every now and then the two of them just needed one another. It was something that Anzu didn't like to think about because it was something that just didn't need to de understood of explained. Anzu believed that there were different types of soul mates. The ones you were meant to love solely and undoubtedly and the people who completed you, like her friends. The people in her life like Yami, Joey, Duke, and Yugi. Anzu didn't have much more time to dwell on it when Moses jumped up, ears perked forward. A moment later she could hear her front door opened up and Anzu got up to investigate. When she entered the small hallway she had been knocked over in minutes before that lead to the door her eyes fell on Yami. She was about to say something when he beckoned her forward silently. Anzu, frowned and told Yugi to stay put knowing what was going to happen.
When she reached the door Anzu folded her arms and waited expectantly for the request she knew Yami was about to make. And sure enough out in the well-lit hall way there stood a girl who looked barely twenty snapping her gum loudly.
"Yes?" Anzu asked plainly letting Yami know what she thought of the situation and Yami looked slightly regretful.
"Could you watch Yugi tonight?" he asked not wanting to get into details that were blatantly obvious.
"Yes," was all the Anzu said.
"Yami?" a new voice suddenly said breaking the testy quite. "Yami is this your place and how is this girl?" Yami's 'date' asked. Yami shushed her.
"Emily, this is my friend Anzu and this is her place. Remember I'm two blocks away," Yami said as if talking to child. The blonde looked slightly miffed.
"Well can we get going?" she asked, looking Anzu up and down and seemed to back off as if Anzu was no contest.
"Um yea," Yami mumbled. He turned back to Anzu. "You sure your ok with this?" he asked.
"I'm not the one to ask, but yes I'm fine with it," Anzu said hoping he knew how upset she was with him right now.
"Um yea, see you at work tomorrow. I'll get hear early and bring him to school." Yami said and Anzu couldn't help think of how Yami was acting like a divorced dad seen on those 'Lifetime' made for TV movies.
"Don't worry, I've got it," Anzu said feeling more and more uncomfortable knowing that Yugi was probably listening. Yami seemed to catch on.
"Ok, I'll see you at work then," and he and Emily left. The door from across the hall way opened revealing Brittany who watched to two walk off. The two friends looked at on another for a moment. Anzu shook her head, and then remembering Yugi turned back into the apartment. Brittany followed her in and when the two woman go to the kitchen Yugi was sitting, trying to look as if he hadn't heard anything, or at least was not upset by it. Anzu and Brittany watched him for a moment before Anzu sat back down at the table.
"You ok kid?" she asked. Yugi gave a sigh before putting on a brave face.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?" he asked though both she and Anzu knew the truth of how much Yugi hated when Yami brought girls back to their apartment.
"Hey I've got an idea," Anzu told him. "I don't have an appointment until 11:30 tomorrow. So what do you say we order a pizza and get a bunch of junk food, and have a movie marathon tonight? I can write you a note to get you into school late since they think I'm your sister anyway" Anzu said eagerly.
"I'm not sure I'm in the mood for movie," Yugi started to say but Brittany broke in.
"That sounds great and I've got a late morning too," she said. Yugi's demeanor changed so suddenly you would have thought he had been struck by lightning. It was obvious that Yugi had a crush on Brittany.
"Then lets do it!" Yugi said jumping up out of his chair excited.
"Then it is settled," Brittany said before taking a bite of Anzu's uneaten sundae. She immediately blanched and looked at the other two evilly. "This is the worst thing I've ever eaten," she said while chocking. "Warn me next time you two! This is a plot against me!" she yelled. Yugi, getting over his laughing fit, went to inspect the bowl on the other side of the table. After taking a taste he seemed to come to some sort of conclusion.
"Next time, I won't put so much soy in"
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"I got a call from Yugi's school this morning," Yami told Anzu as soon as she had walked into the office the next morning. A surprising Indian Summer had settled over the city and Anzu feeling good as she arrived at the office that morning despite the work that awaited her.
"Umm, thank you Alexander Gram Bell for making that possible?" Anzu answered unsure of what Yami wanted.
"You know what I am talking about," Yami said looking angry. When Anzu remained quite Yami continued, "why was Yugi late to school this morning?"
"Because he wasn't on time," Anzu said walking past him and toward her desk. Yami followed closely behind, Moses smartly stayed with Ms. Clay.
"You know what I mean Anzu. You don't have right to just take Yugi out of school like that. You aren't his family. That right, unfortunately, falls solely on me," he said pointing toward himself. Anzu turned, hands on her hips and glared at him.
"Then it is about damn time you start acting like it Yami!" Anzu yelled back.
"You have no right to pass judgment on me Anzu," Yami returned.
"Well somebody has to!"
"Well that somebody doesn't have to be you!"
"Then who Yami?" Anzu questioned. "Yugi? That boy cares about you too much to do anything that could possibly make you unhappy. Even if it means making himself unhappy."
"What are you talking about Anzu?" Yami asked their yelling had stopped.
"Umm let me see, does Emily ring a bell?" Anzu asked happy to see a flicker of guilt flash across his face. "What kind of message does that send Yugi? That you care more about a blonde college girl your involved in for a one night stand then him? And lets not even get into the type of example you are setting for him," Anzu finished hotly. Yami looked at a loss for words and stuttered violently for a moment.
"That still doesn't give you the right to keep Yugi out of school. Or furthermore scold me about it," Yami said getting his voice back.
"You're right, it doesn't but what concerns Yugi concerns me. And if that means getting under your skin then so be it," Anzu said with finality. Neither said anything for a long time, just stared at one another in a duel of wills. Finally Anzu looked away. "Listen Yami," she spoke, "I just want what is best for Yugi. I know that I have no 'right' to him or anything like that but I truly do care about him and if that means stepping around you every so often then I'm going to have to. I'm sorry for over stepping my bounds and I'll try not to let it happen again." As soon as she finished speaking there was the buzz of the interoffice phone from Anzu's desk. Not seeing the confusing look in Yami's eyes Anzu picked up the phone and heard what Ms. Clay had to say.
"Anzu, your 11:30 is here. Shall I send them into the conference room?"
"Ah, yes, tell them I'll be with them in a minute. Thank you Adriana," Anzu said before hanging up. She walked to leave the tiny confines of her and Yami's office but was stopped by Yami who grabbed her arm and pulled her back to his chest in a apologetic hug of sorts.
"Anzu, I don't know what to say to you," he said as Anzu stared at the floor in front of her. The noise of her 11:30 appointment shuffled behind their closed door.
"What is there to say Yami? We've been over this more times then not," Anzu said know that Yami knew what she was speaking of. In the beginning of their odd partnership there had been a chance for some type of romance between the two. Yami, still healing from the loss of his parents and Anzu from her own dark past, had never been able to be in sync in that sense. As of late Yami seemed to be trying to find something between them and Anzu just could not see that type of love between them. Truthfully she could not see her finding that type of love with anyone.
"Why not?" There was tremor in Yami's voice that shook Anzu to the core. She sighed and pulled from him. She turned toward him, tears beginning to leak from her eyes. Yami shared the same expression.
"Because there can't be, I don't want to have that with you. I don't want to ruin what we have now," she pause for moment and studied their plain brown door. "I have to go, I have an appointment waiting." Anzu wiped her eyes for a moment before leaving. Yami watched her go, knowing the awful truth. He would never have Anzu as he wanted her. He picked up a picture off her desk and studied it. It was a shot of her and Yami at Coney Island for the Fourth of July two years previous. He put the picture back down before turning to his desk and his work. He must not think of this again for fear his heart might break.
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"I can't believe you did this without my consent!" Malik Ishtar yelled at his sister in their penthouse around the same time that Yami lost all hope to be with Anzu.
"What would you have me do brother? This is very serious and you are not taking any actions in your favor. You just sit around and wait for the police to get enough evidence to arrest you. At least with Ms. Gardner looking into it we," but Malik slamming his fist into the table they stood around stopped her short.
"I'm a big boy Isis, I can take care of myself. I don't need you around to hold my hand like when we were kids!"
"It seems you might Malik," Isis yelled back at him starting to lose her temper to her brother's attitude on the situation. Malik looked as if he wanted to say something more but merely growled in frustration and stormed out of the kitchen. Isis followed him out and toward the door where he was fishing his keys out of his coat pocket. "And just where are you going?" she asked watching his moves.
"Out to live me life and made my own damn mistakes," he told her shortly finding his key ring and pulling the door open. Isis moved to follow him but he slammed the door in her face.
"Oh very mature Malik," she yelled at him through the wood before opening the door to follow him but he was already gone.
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"And that along with these five pages are," Anzu was telling her customers on her findings of identity fraud when Ms. Clay's yelling interrupted her.
"You can't go in there sir," she was yelling at someone while Moses' booming barks echoed about her. Anzu stood a moment before the door swung open with an almighty crash that caused it to crack about the hinges. Anzu gave a tiny gasp as a platinum haired mid-eastern boy stormed in flanked by Ms. Clay who was trying her best to hold him back. From behind her Moses was trying to get to the intruder but couldn't for risk of hurting Ms. Clay. The boy, really a man, looked about the conference room his eyes sweeping over the frightened couple that Anzu was talking with and finally settling on Anzu.
"Are you Anzu Gardner?" he asked furiously.
"Can I help you?" she asked him, arms folded over her chest. From behind her she heard Yami open the door and enter. "I'm in the middle of a meeting as you can plainly see," Anzu continued. "Can this wait," Anzu asked catching Ms. Clay's eye and signaled her to let him go. She did and stepped back toward Moses who looked at his master for a signal to attack. Anzu gave none but kept her eyes trained on the intruder.
"No this can't wait," he hissed. "I'm telling you to drop the Ishtar case right now," he commanded. Anzu raised a slender eyebrow but said nothing more. It was Yami that acted.
"You need to leave now before I call the police," Yami said taking two steps and meeting Anzu who stood in the middle of the room.
"This doesn't concern you," the still unnamed intruder snapped, "My business is with her and not with you."
"Does it matter? This is my office and I am ordering you to get out right now," Yami commanded and Anzu was slightly in awe. Even though she had known Yami for years it still surprised her sometime how frightening he could be. The stranger looked as if he might kill Yami.
"This is between me and the bitch so keep out!" Anzu looked taken aback, she had been called worse but something about how he had said it surprised her. Moses growled low behind him as if sensing that she had been insulted.
"I don't appreciate such language in this office towards me self or around my customers," Anzu said slowly. Yami looked at her suddenly realizing why this guy wasn't in pieces on the floor. She was holding back because her customers were in the room, Yami decided to restrain himself at this realization. But this fact didn't apply to Moses or the recently arrived Duke who tapped the man on the shoulder and the moment he looked behind him was knocked flat on his back. Moses was on top of him a moment, teeth bared and looking menacing.
"And that is why you do not call my friend a bitch," Duke said purposefully and smiling at Anzu who looked disapprovingly at him.
"Not necessary," she said told him in a motherly fashion before escorting her customers to her office. "Please let me take care of this and then I will be right back to you." The young couple looked so flabbergasted that they let Anzu shepherd them into her and Yami's office. When the door was shut securely behind them Anzu turned and hell could have frozen over under her glare. The intruder had knocked Moses aside with a yelp when Anzu turned around and she was on him in a moment. The man jumped to his feet after knocking Moses over but was quickly back on the floor thanks to a quick kick from Anzu.
"I taught her that," Duke said proudly as Anzu glared down at the attacker. Yami gave Duke an odd look before returning his attention back to Anzu who was bent over him now. She grabbed the pale haired man but the collar of his shirt ordering him up in the process.
"So let me ask you what the hell you were thinking walking in here, bursting in on one of my appointments, practically assaulting my secretary, calling me a bitch and hitting my dog. What the hell did you think you were going to accomplish?" As she spoke Anzu walked him backwards into at wall holding him there.
"You are just lucky I was raised not to hit girls," was all he said glaring at her. Anzu shook her head in wonderment.
"You cocky bastrad"
"Drop the case," he ordered her. Anzu was about to speak but Yami got there first.
"I don't think that you are in a position to be ordering anyone around," he said moving over to the stop on the wall that Anzu had moved him to. Anzu had since released her hold on him but he remained where he was.
"Keep out of this Blondie," he hissed.
"Insults are not a good idea right now," Duke cautioned moving over toward Anzu as well. The three now formed a semi circle around him. "You are clearly out numbered, three to one," a growl at his right side, corrected him, "I mean four to one." The platinum haired Adonis glared at him.
"Like I told Motou," Yami looked surprised that he know his name, "My concern is with Gardner, not you."
"Who the hell are you?" Anzu asked though she had a pretty good idea of who he was. The intruder glared at her.
"If you are as good they say you are than you know who I am," he said.
"Malik Ishtar," Anzu said quietly.
"Who?" Duke asked.
"None of your concern," both Anzu and Malik snapped in unison though neither faltered nor seemed to notice, or at least acknowledge, what the other had said.
"So what the hell do you want?" Yami asked. He folded his arms in front of him and glared at the newly identified Ishtar. Malik ignored him and turned to Anzu.
"Drop the case," he ordered again. When she didn't respond he continued on, "My sister had no right to put you on this case. It's my life and my trouble. She
had no right to involve you." Anzu looked thoughtful.
"Well it seems to me that you have no right concerning the matter of the employment that your sister has set up with me." Malik looked positively flabbergasted but before he had a chance to speak Anzu went on. "You see this is a matter of business between your sister," she said with empathize, " and me. As far as I know you have nothing to do with me other than being the subject of my work. You have no legal right to come in here and order me about. I however have every legal right to have you arrested, however you have enough on you plate right now without me getting you into trouble. Now if you will please leave," Anzu said gesturing toward the door. Yami and Duke looked at him menacingly to encourage Anzu's request. Malik didn't look as if he were going to budge until Moses snapped his teeth in the open air near his leg. Malik glared at all three of them before settling on Anzu.
"This isn't over," he told her.
"No, but it is today. Goodbye." And so he left without more of a struggle. As soon as Anzu heard the door slam she simply put a hand in the air and said, "don't talk to me." She moved purposely toward the waiting area and found Ms. Clay still a bit spun up. "Adriana, get Isis Ishtar on the phone immediately and have her get down here now. No questions or excuses. Tell if she isn't here within the hour I am dropping the case and keeping the deposit. After that take the rest of the say off. If we need anything we'll call Serenity."
Anzu moved back into the conference room where she stared at the still Yami and Duke in mock awe. Duke cracked under the stare.
"I was just, ahh," he stuttered.
"You were just leaving and I will call you later. Now out!" she ordered and with one last fearful look at Yami he bolted for the open door. Anzu then turned to Yami. "And you, clear out, I have a conference to finish." Yami looked at her blankly.
"Don't you think we need to do something about this? Or at least talk about it?"
"Why? You were there, you saw what happened. Now out!" she yelled at him again and this time he took heed.
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"So you understand why this can't happen again Isis," Anzu said later in the afternoon to Isis Ishtar who sat across from her at the table in the conference room.
"I understand completely Ms. Gardner and believe me," she said with complete seriousness, "I did not think that my brother would have acted like this." Isis said this with false confidence. In the back of her mind she knew that something like this might happen, though she would never say it in the open.
"On a more personal note," Anzu said leaning back in her chair, "if your brother has such serious issues with me working on the case than do you think it is wise for me to continue with it?" Anzu asked, honestly curious as to the answer. When Malik had stormed out of the office she began to wonder once more if it was wise of her to take on the Ishtars' case. Isis shook her head.
"My opinion of you and your work has not changed Anzu. I would still greatly appreciate your help on this." Anzu nodded confirming what Isis said.
"Thank you for coming to see me on such sort notice," Anzu said rising to escort Isis out. "Oh and one more thing," Anzu said as if she forgot but it was really a subject that she was avoiding. "If you could talk your brother into being at least civil with me it might help some. Having his view on the accusation might help. I noticed that his statements are missing from the work you collected." Isis shook her head tiredly.
"He hasn't given one and refuses to, even if it may help him." Isis said almost sadly and Anzu could suddenly see the exhaustion in her eyes. Sympathizing with the woman Anzu gave her an encouraging smile before seeing her out the door. Looking up at the clock behind desk in the reception room Anzu groan at the time, it was only 2:00. Wandering through the now empty conference room, Moses meeting her half way, Anzu slumped back into her dimly lit office. Across the room Yami was talking to someone furiously in German and Anzu watched for a moment intrigued. When he finally hung up he looked at Anzu.
"You thinking what I am think?" he asked.
"Oh, yes. Half day?" she confirmed.
"Defiantly half day."
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Yami and Anzu met up with Duke before walking the numerous blocks to Joey's bar. The Indian Summer had brought out tourists in droves and the three had trouble making it through the streets in good time. When they finally arrived at the 'establishment' Yami knocked on the door.
"We're not open yet," called a voice inside, "come back at nine."
"Joey you idiot," Yami called, "let us in." A moment later a lock turned and let the three in. Joey's bar wasn't really his. He leased the business from a family in upstate and was saving his pennies to buy it out right. It might not look like much from the concrete outside but inside Joey had spent years and his life savings getting the place up to speed. It was quickly becoming a hot spot in the city with its cushy setting and newly put in dance floor. Anzu remembered when it was just a bar and grill with its regular patrons. She knew that she was should be happy that Joey's business was finally taking speed but it was odd to be let in ahead of the line and barely recognize any of the faces. Usually when she and any of her friends came they spent the night at the bar or behind it to escape the massed of 'beautiful' people as Joey mocked.
"Hey guys what's up?" Joey asked as all three took seats at the bar.
"Long day," Anzu and Yami chorused together.
"Yeah, one which I still do not understand completely," Duke said on Anzu's right. "What happened today?" Joey suddenly looked curious.
"Does it have anything to do with the Ishtan case?" Joey asked. Yami smaked his forehead into his hand while Anzu looked at him oddly. Duke just looked mad.
"You told him but you didn't tell me!" Duke accused Anzu. Anzu somehow had the amazing ability to glare at two people at once and employed the ability now. Both Joey and Duke looked slightly scared. Yami too, looked a bit nervous.
"I didn't tell Joey anything," Anzu told Duke. "And it is Ishtar not 'Ishtan'," Anzu corrected. "And furthermore," Anzu said turning on Yami, "why are you telling him these things." Yami looked lost for words.
"Cause," he struggled, "cause he is Joey!" Yami finished lamely. Anzu shook her head and laid in on the cool surface of the bar.
"Joey I could really use something to eat and drink," Anzu mumbled into the surface, "could you help me out?" Yami and Duke gave Joey a look and he went to go fire up the girl. "I think I've gone crazy," Anzu comment sitting up.
"Crazier?" Duke asked.
"Commentary is not appreciated," Anzu said with no real fervor.
"So what did the sister have to say?" Yami asked reaching over the bar and squirting some cola into a plastic cup.
"What do you expect? She was apologetic, and nice. And trying to convince me not to drop the case."
"An easy out, which you of course didn't take," Yami said. Duke looked suddenly as if he might explode.
"Will somebody please tell me what the hell is going on?"
"I'm really not in the mood to be discussing private business with you right now Duke," Anzu said without even lifting up her head.
"Not fair!" he exclaimed, "Yami told Joey!"
"Well Joey is an idiot," Anzu said as a disgruntled cry rang from back in the kitchen, "and so is Yami for telling him." Yami mimicked Joey's cry before Anzu continued, "So you should be happy that you are one of intelligent ones who don't know." Duke sat for a moment contemplating.
"So I am smarter for not knowing," he said slowly as if still trying to understand the concept.
"No," said Joey as he put a plate of curly fries in front of them and a daiquiri in front of Anzu. "You're an idiot for not realizing that she is trying to trick you out of not caring about the case." Duke still looked confused.
"Fine, I'll tell you," Anzu said disgruntling, "but you cannot tell anyone or mention anything. I'm sure it will only be a matter of time before the press gets a hold of this and goes crazy with it." Anzu took a deep breath and started. "You see it actually started in Boston but was given to the New York City police at the request of the 'victims' father, a prominent big business guy up in Maine. Owns a lobster company on the surface but I have indications that there are other things going on. But anyways, this guy's daughter, we'll call him Mr. X and the girl Sally for confidentiality's sake, was supposedly raped some time on Memorial Day weekend. And by, you guessed it, the guy that stormed into the office today. They didn't have enough information or evidence to hold him so they had no choice but to let him go. Now the thing is it is a he said/she said situation with no apparent end which is why they gave the case to Duggan down at the NYPD."
"So that guy the broke into your office, Ishtar, is trying to stood you from getting the goods on him?" Duke asked and Anzu frowned.
"That's the interesting thing. I was hired by his sister to prove his innocence so he really has no reason to demand for me to drop the case," Anzu paused in consideration, "other than his pride that is."
"But tell him the real ticker Anzu," Joey said from the other side of the bar. Anzu glared at him and then turned to Yami.
"Just how much did you tell him?" she asked.
"Like I said, he's Joey!" Yami said stealing another fry.
"Anyway, the thing is that like an hour after the Ishtar's hired me the NYPD calls and black mails me into taking the other side of the case. So on one had I have to prove and unwilling client's innocence and then turn around and say he is guilty." Anzu gave a heavy sigh and returned her head to the bar surface mumbling incoherently. Duke rubbed her on the back.
"I've heard a lot of things in my day but Anzu, that truly sucks," Duke said.
"Your insight is amazing," Anzu returned dully.
"You wanna know what else is amazing?" Joey said suddenly. The three of them looked at him with moderate intrigue. Seeing that he had their attention Joey continued to Duke, "The fact that you had the guts to call my sister and ask her out after what we went through last time." Duke looked pale for a moment before smiling goofily.
"Well if would be rude if I didn't call her after that last date," Duke trailed off.
"What date!" Joey shouted. As the two continued on together Anzu and Yami looked to each other.
"So what's next?" Yami asked. Anzu sighed and looked at the ceiling with some consideration.
"We start tomorrow. Bright and earlier."
"We?" Yami asked.
"Oh, yes. We."
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WAHHHHAAHHH!!!!!! All I wanted to do was get this chapter out quick so that I could thank you guys for the great reviews. But college has got me so busy that I barely get time to write any more!!!!!!!! Don't worry, I will keep updating if you guys keep giving me so many great reviews. I wanted to have the next chapter of 'Thinking Over' out too but I just don't have enough time. But for those who like both stories I'll be working hard, trying to get out a chapter either once a week or every two weeks. Enjoy, and I hope the new school year is going great for everyone.