Darkness and Inspiration
Kohari: Okay! I am So SORRY! I haven't updated in so long. And next week, it'll be even harder for me to update! ARGH! Oh, well. Here it is.
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Chapter 9
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(Anzu's POV)
School's gonna start in six hours. Oh joy. That's gonna be so much fun. Catch the sarcasm? But then, I can see Yugi. At least school's good for something. Should I tell him? What would he say? I know he'd never think of me the same way again. But when Yami and I...before the Battle City Tournament...that wasn't so bad. I saw him smiling at me when I was dancing against Johnny Steps. He was proud of me. Yeah, proud to be my friend. It was nothing more than that.
But I have to take a chance! I have to! I'll tell him today! After school. Yes. That's perfect. I'm sure he'll understand.
--bring! bring! (telephone)--
Who could be calling at this hour? It's only two o' clock in the morning!
--bring! bring!--
Argh. Man, I so did not get a good sleep. My back hurts. Where're my slippers?!
--bring! bring!--
I'm coming! Maybe it's Yugi! He-? -click- Hm. They hung up. I wonder who that was? Oh, well. It wasn't Yugi, that's for sure. Even if it was pretty darn early to be calling someone, Yugi still wouldn't hang up on someone. --sigh-- I wish he had called, though.
School...(normal POV)
"Anzu! Wait up!" Yugi called, running towards her, waving. The bell was just about to ring. Oh, there it was. The huge clock on the school showed that they were just in time. They walked together into the school. "Anzu, do you think you could meet me here later. Say, after school? I have some research during lunch I need to get done, and there's something real important I need to tell you. There's not enough time right now."
"Yeah. I need to tell you something, too," she answered absent-mindedly. Some of the cheerleaders grabbed her arm and dragged her into the classroom across the hall before she could say anything further. Yugi called good-bye to her as the door closed and went into his own homeroom. It was going to be a long day.
He was right. It took an eternity for lunch to arrive. Backpack set comfortably on his back, he walked cautiously into the lunchroom, not really wanting to talk to Anzu right now. He wanted to see her, but he had told her that he couldn't make it to lunch today.
Man, not only had the day been long, but hard, too. He had missed more than a few questions on a pop quiz in History class because all his thoughts were on Anzu, and his apprehension for keeping his promise to Yami didn't help. He was more than a little stressed, and Yami had noticed this. He had offered to let Yugi break his promise if it made him feel better, but Yugi had insisted that he had made a promise, and he was going to keep his word.
Joey called out his name, rushing to him as he entered the school cafeteria. "Hey, Yug. Sompin' buggin' ya?" Even his best friend noticed something was up.
"Hey, Joey, can you come with me to the library? I told Anzu there was some work I needed to get done," Yugi requested of his most trusted friend and fellow duelist.
"Uh, sure, Yug, but why?" Wheeler was a little skeptical.
When they got to the library, they set down their books and pulled out some paper, writing random things so they wouldn't look suspicious to the librarian.
"So, what was it you needed to do in here?" Joey asked his buddy quietly, so as not to arouse the book-keeper's curiosity.
"I don't need anything done. It was just a cover so I wouldn't have to go into the lunchroom." Yugi began doodling on his notebook. Most of the pages were of the Dark Magician and other duel monsters. "And I didn't want to be alone in here."
"I see what you mean," Joey commented, nodding his head in the direction of some scary-looking freaks on the other side of a bookshelf, making a prank call to the librarian with a cell phone. "Stupid bastads (I'm trying to put Joey's little "gangsta" accent). But why don't you want to go to the cafeterier? Get some food, hang wid chicks...it's much betta than sittin' in here."
"Anzu," Yugi answered with her name.
"What? Ya don' wanna see Anzu?" Yugi shook his head. "Why not?"
"I..." Yugi hesitated. Should he tell Joey? Wheeler would never say anything that would embarass his friend, especially if he didn't want it said. He decided to tell him. What harm could come of it? "I...kinda like Anzu." Joey covered his mouth with his hand, trying to hide his snickers. "What?"
"Anzu. You like Anzu," Joey managed to say between chuckles. "Anzu. Ha!"
"Shh! Quiet down. Someone will hear you!" Yugi tried desperately to shush his friend. "Please! I don't want people to know." This got Joey to sober up.
"Oh. Sorry, bud."
"I'm gonna tell her, today. But not yet. I wanna wait until after school. That way, I don't have to face her again until tomorrow. I don't think she'll think of me the same way ever again."
"Well..." Joey leaned back in his seat, causing the librarian to chastise him, demanding he put the feet of the chair back on the floor. "I tink you should tell her now. Da sooner da betta, ya know?" (that sucked!)
"Yeah, but..." Yugi looked down at his papers. He was never so happy to hear the bell that signalled the start of the next class.
Anzu waited for him on the steps as school ended for the day. They always walked home, so there was no rush. Joey went on ahead, smirking like he knew something she didn't. He probably did. Yugi told Joey everything. Tristin decided to walk Serenity home, much to the anger of Joey Wheeler. She and Yugi were left alone.
"Hey, Anzu!" He finally showed up.
"Hey, Yugi!" She was so nervous. But no matter what, she was going to tell him. "What was it you wanted to tell me?"
"Well, uh..." Yugi stammered, blushing. Did he need her help with Yami again (such a ditz, Anzu!)? "I..."
"Do you need me to hang out with Yami again? I'm free this weekend," she offered, trying to help him out with what he was trying to say. Yugi shook his head.
"That's not exactly it. Ya see...I've been trying to say this for...I dunno how long..." He chuckled a little at how hard this was.
"Well, you know you can always talk to me, right?"
"Of course..." But there was hesitation in his eyes.
"Does this have to do with Joey?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, he acted like he was...I dunno...like he knew something I didn't." In her voice was hurt. Yugi could tell Joey something very important, but he couldn't tell her.
"Well, he does. But I'll tell you now...I tried to tell you last night, but-" Yugi started. He heard her gasp.
"So you DID call me last night!" she cried out, but not too loud. But then, she frowned with sorrow again. "Why did you hang up on me, Yugi?"
"Because I was too afraid to tell you...and I'm scared to tell you now..." He sighed. Yami could only hear the conversation as his friend struggled to say those three small words. He wanted so badly to help. But what he had to say was something you should say in person, and both of them knew this. "I know you'll never think of me the same way again...but...ya see...I"
"You like someone," Anzu finished for him. "And you want me to set you up with her." She was a little disappointed. He truly didn't love her. At least the truth was revealed before she said something she'd regret.
"Yes! Well, no, not exactly. You see, I do like someone," Yugi blurted out. "But...That person...is you." There, he had finally said it. "I love you, Anzu." He blushed a deep red. Yami smiled inside the Millenium Puzzle, proud of his little friend. Yugi had done a difficult task in confessing his love. Yugi braced himself for rejection.
"That's pretty funny, Yugi," she said when he had finished. Here it came. Not. "Because I was getting ready to tell you the same thing." His jaw dropped. She...loved him? "Yeah," she confirmed, seeing the look on his face. "Look, I gotta get home. It's my turn to cook supper tonight, and...you know how it is." Yugi nodded. "See ya!"
"Good-bye...my love. Anzu."
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Kohari: It's done! This chapter anyway. Ya know, I feel so hated. I only got one review for chapter eight. That's sad. I am very disappointed in the people who aren't reading this or reviewing or a combination of the two. But...oh well. Their loss, huh? Well, Byes!
Kohari: Okay! I am So SORRY! I haven't updated in so long. And next week, it'll be even harder for me to update! ARGH! Oh, well. Here it is.
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Chapter 9
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(Anzu's POV)
School's gonna start in six hours. Oh joy. That's gonna be so much fun. Catch the sarcasm? But then, I can see Yugi. At least school's good for something. Should I tell him? What would he say? I know he'd never think of me the same way again. But when Yami and I...before the Battle City Tournament...that wasn't so bad. I saw him smiling at me when I was dancing against Johnny Steps. He was proud of me. Yeah, proud to be my friend. It was nothing more than that.
But I have to take a chance! I have to! I'll tell him today! After school. Yes. That's perfect. I'm sure he'll understand.
--bring! bring! (telephone)--
Who could be calling at this hour? It's only two o' clock in the morning!
--bring! bring!--
Argh. Man, I so did not get a good sleep. My back hurts. Where're my slippers?!
--bring! bring!--
I'm coming! Maybe it's Yugi! He-? -click- Hm. They hung up. I wonder who that was? Oh, well. It wasn't Yugi, that's for sure. Even if it was pretty darn early to be calling someone, Yugi still wouldn't hang up on someone. --sigh-- I wish he had called, though.
School...(normal POV)
"Anzu! Wait up!" Yugi called, running towards her, waving. The bell was just about to ring. Oh, there it was. The huge clock on the school showed that they were just in time. They walked together into the school. "Anzu, do you think you could meet me here later. Say, after school? I have some research during lunch I need to get done, and there's something real important I need to tell you. There's not enough time right now."
"Yeah. I need to tell you something, too," she answered absent-mindedly. Some of the cheerleaders grabbed her arm and dragged her into the classroom across the hall before she could say anything further. Yugi called good-bye to her as the door closed and went into his own homeroom. It was going to be a long day.
He was right. It took an eternity for lunch to arrive. Backpack set comfortably on his back, he walked cautiously into the lunchroom, not really wanting to talk to Anzu right now. He wanted to see her, but he had told her that he couldn't make it to lunch today.
Man, not only had the day been long, but hard, too. He had missed more than a few questions on a pop quiz in History class because all his thoughts were on Anzu, and his apprehension for keeping his promise to Yami didn't help. He was more than a little stressed, and Yami had noticed this. He had offered to let Yugi break his promise if it made him feel better, but Yugi had insisted that he had made a promise, and he was going to keep his word.
Joey called out his name, rushing to him as he entered the school cafeteria. "Hey, Yug. Sompin' buggin' ya?" Even his best friend noticed something was up.
"Hey, Joey, can you come with me to the library? I told Anzu there was some work I needed to get done," Yugi requested of his most trusted friend and fellow duelist.
"Uh, sure, Yug, but why?" Wheeler was a little skeptical.
When they got to the library, they set down their books and pulled out some paper, writing random things so they wouldn't look suspicious to the librarian.
"So, what was it you needed to do in here?" Joey asked his buddy quietly, so as not to arouse the book-keeper's curiosity.
"I don't need anything done. It was just a cover so I wouldn't have to go into the lunchroom." Yugi began doodling on his notebook. Most of the pages were of the Dark Magician and other duel monsters. "And I didn't want to be alone in here."
"I see what you mean," Joey commented, nodding his head in the direction of some scary-looking freaks on the other side of a bookshelf, making a prank call to the librarian with a cell phone. "Stupid bastads (I'm trying to put Joey's little "gangsta" accent). But why don't you want to go to the cafeterier? Get some food, hang wid chicks...it's much betta than sittin' in here."
"Anzu," Yugi answered with her name.
"What? Ya don' wanna see Anzu?" Yugi shook his head. "Why not?"
"I..." Yugi hesitated. Should he tell Joey? Wheeler would never say anything that would embarass his friend, especially if he didn't want it said. He decided to tell him. What harm could come of it? "I...kinda like Anzu." Joey covered his mouth with his hand, trying to hide his snickers. "What?"
"Anzu. You like Anzu," Joey managed to say between chuckles. "Anzu. Ha!"
"Shh! Quiet down. Someone will hear you!" Yugi tried desperately to shush his friend. "Please! I don't want people to know." This got Joey to sober up.
"Oh. Sorry, bud."
"I'm gonna tell her, today. But not yet. I wanna wait until after school. That way, I don't have to face her again until tomorrow. I don't think she'll think of me the same way ever again."
"Well..." Joey leaned back in his seat, causing the librarian to chastise him, demanding he put the feet of the chair back on the floor. "I tink you should tell her now. Da sooner da betta, ya know?" (that sucked!)
"Yeah, but..." Yugi looked down at his papers. He was never so happy to hear the bell that signalled the start of the next class.
Anzu waited for him on the steps as school ended for the day. They always walked home, so there was no rush. Joey went on ahead, smirking like he knew something she didn't. He probably did. Yugi told Joey everything. Tristin decided to walk Serenity home, much to the anger of Joey Wheeler. She and Yugi were left alone.
"Hey, Anzu!" He finally showed up.
"Hey, Yugi!" She was so nervous. But no matter what, she was going to tell him. "What was it you wanted to tell me?"
"Well, uh..." Yugi stammered, blushing. Did he need her help with Yami again (such a ditz, Anzu!)? "I..."
"Do you need me to hang out with Yami again? I'm free this weekend," she offered, trying to help him out with what he was trying to say. Yugi shook his head.
"That's not exactly it. Ya see...I've been trying to say this for...I dunno how long..." He chuckled a little at how hard this was.
"Well, you know you can always talk to me, right?"
"Of course..." But there was hesitation in his eyes.
"Does this have to do with Joey?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, he acted like he was...I dunno...like he knew something I didn't." In her voice was hurt. Yugi could tell Joey something very important, but he couldn't tell her.
"Well, he does. But I'll tell you now...I tried to tell you last night, but-" Yugi started. He heard her gasp.
"So you DID call me last night!" she cried out, but not too loud. But then, she frowned with sorrow again. "Why did you hang up on me, Yugi?"
"Because I was too afraid to tell you...and I'm scared to tell you now..." He sighed. Yami could only hear the conversation as his friend struggled to say those three small words. He wanted so badly to help. But what he had to say was something you should say in person, and both of them knew this. "I know you'll never think of me the same way again...but...ya see...I"
"You like someone," Anzu finished for him. "And you want me to set you up with her." She was a little disappointed. He truly didn't love her. At least the truth was revealed before she said something she'd regret.
"Yes! Well, no, not exactly. You see, I do like someone," Yugi blurted out. "But...That person...is you." There, he had finally said it. "I love you, Anzu." He blushed a deep red. Yami smiled inside the Millenium Puzzle, proud of his little friend. Yugi had done a difficult task in confessing his love. Yugi braced himself for rejection.
"That's pretty funny, Yugi," she said when he had finished. Here it came. Not. "Because I was getting ready to tell you the same thing." His jaw dropped. She...loved him? "Yeah," she confirmed, seeing the look on his face. "Look, I gotta get home. It's my turn to cook supper tonight, and...you know how it is." Yugi nodded. "See ya!"
"Good-bye...my love. Anzu."
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Kohari: It's done! This chapter anyway. Ya know, I feel so hated. I only got one review for chapter eight. That's sad. I am very disappointed in the people who aren't reading this or reviewing or a combination of the two. But...oh well. Their loss, huh? Well, Byes!