Rave: GOMEN NE for not updating in SO long! (cries) I have lost all of my stories, and I'm taking the time to re-type them, cos the floppy disk they were one was wrecked. This goes for the rest of my stories. I lost EVERYTHING! (sob)

Faith: Rave owns nothing, as usual, and I'd better go get some chocolate for her to cheer her up..

Rave: (sob) thankyou to all my reviewers, and I hope you'll review again, cos I'm really sorry for not updating sooner! >. (breaks down)

Faith: there there..

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Chapter Two: The Death

Yami's P.O.V

Seeing Anzu lying on the hospital bed triggered the memory of when I had made a costly mistake.

Flashback Sequence

"Yami!" Anzu said excitedly into the phone. Holding the reciever away from his ear, the Pharaoh replied.

"Yes. If you're not doing anything today...why don't you come over? I have something I want to tell you. Something very important."

"Really?" On the other end, Anzu blushed. She had liked Yami for a while, while he was stiil "mou hitori no Yuugi", and even more when Malik had accidentally given the Pharaoh his own body. Upon hearing the familiarly lolw, sexy voice on the phone, the brunette found it increasingly difficult to contain herself. She bit her lower lip and resisted the urge to launch into a long-winded friendship speech her friends all knew and loved. For the moment, Anzu restrained herself and retained her composure as she calmly replied

"I'll come over right now."

Click.

Yami hung up with a feeling of dread weighing heavy in his heart. Pushing aside the odd feeling, he peered into the living room. Good, Yuugi had left already. That gave him more time to prepare.

Moments later, Anzu pulled into the driveway in her dark green Cadillac, humming cheerfully as she turned the ignition key off. She stepped out, wearing red hot pants over pale tights, black platform sandals, and a grey leather jacket that only reached her hips. She had pulled her hair back into a ponytail with a new, sparkly pink tie, and applied eyeshadow, lipgloss, and a little more blush than usual.

"You just wait, Yami. I'll show you what you've been missing out on for too long!" The words became an endless chant as her hand reached towards the doorbell.

Before she could press the button, Yami appeared in the doorway, sans trademark blue jacket.

"Here already?"He said warmly, taking her hand to help her inside. Anzu nearly forgot her promise to keep a level head when she saw the way he leaned against the doorframe, and came close to sqealing when he took her hand. Gently, but in a firm grasp. The spirit's crimson eyes scanned her face for an unspoken question, and quickly looked to the floor.

Once inside, they both relaxed a bit knowing that the awkwardness between them wouldn't last long. But their intentions to irradicate the nerves were almost opposite. With a drawn out sigh, Anzu sank into the couch, and spread her legs apart slightly, leaving very little to the imagination.

Yami choked on his words, averting his eyes. How could she sit there in such a compromising postion and keep her cool? It was hard enough having to tolerate her being in the same room, but this was testing his last nerves. With a deep breath, the Pharaoh sat down on the couch next to Anzu.

"So what did you want to tell me? You sounded so...mysterious on the phone..." Anzu asked, absently fingering the zipper of her jacket, emphasizing "msyterious".

Yami chuckled. And what a delightful chuckle it was. He brought his face close to hers. Closer..and closer..

"I'll tell you. But let me just go get one thing." He said. In one fluid movement, he slid off the couch and sauntered into the kitchen. As he walked away, Anzu stole a glance at his ass.

"There is a god." She murmurs, admiring Yami's tight, leather-clad ass. All the school dress codes should include pants like this, and a matching leather shirt. Hell, dropping out of school would be an option too.

Yami returned moments later with a bottle and two glasses. Anzu was slouched in her seat, and had removed her jacket to reveal a black tube top with "Kokoro" written across it in hot pink glitter.

"I didn't know you drink." She commented. Yami filled her glass to the brim after he had filled his, and raised a glass.

"Only on occasion." He answered slyly. Anzu leaned forward to retrieve her wine glass, giving Yami a perfect view of her cleavage.

"Oh Ra, not now..." he thought to himself, and instead of a toast, he drained his glass as if drinking would make this moment disappear into the floor. Anzu followed suit.

Hours later, an empty wine bottle rolled across the floor. A high giggle emerged from the couch. Anzu lay across Yami's lap, obviously drunk. Her hair had come out of it's ponytail, and her shirt was off-kilter. Yami watched Anzu try to steady herself to a standing position, only to fall back onto him. For a brief moment, they stared at eachother, gazing into eachtoher's eyes tenderly. Their faces were about an inch apart when Yami hiccupped.

"Wanna turn around for a moment?" His speech was slurred, and he hiccupped again. Anzu giggled again, and pushed up using his knees for support. He helped the girl turn her back to him and settle onto the couch.

"What're ya waiting for?" She asked, hiccupping.

"The perfect opportunity." Yami replied. The Sennen Puzzle started to glow, and Anzu crumpled to the floor, unconscious.
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Rave: HA! YES! W00Tz0R!!

Anzu: you killed me..

All: (cheer)

Rave: please review. And if anyone can help me with the upload thing; I wanna keep my little asterisks in the document, but they don't show up when I post it. This is causing my troubles in all my stories. Help is appreciated, since I caught the stupid from my hikari..onegai!

Faith: mou...-.-