For this chapter I forgot the group or singer who sang this song. But the name of the song is definitely called 'black sheep'.

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Chapter 3: Black Sheep

"My father would tell me to always be prepared. Always be on guard. Always be prepared to fight the enemy. How I got caught, I still don't know." Anzu sat across from Kaiba as Yami sat down outside on the roof of Jounouchi's apartment. Jounouchi was lucky enough to live on the last floor on his building which had an entrance to the roof top. It was a sunny and cheerful day for all of them, even for the distant Kaiba. Jounouchi was no where to be found but when Anzu and Kaiba arrived at his apartment, Shizuka shy fully lead them in and served them breakfast.

"They just kidnapped you out of your bed?" Kaiba asked. Last night they went to his hidden penthouse. From the outside it looked like a rundown building but once she went inside, she saw that is was just a façade. Everything inside looked expensive and antique. They never said a word to each other. It wasn't that they were nervous around each other, it was that they were comfortable around each other. He had three bedrooms in his penthouse, one for him, another for his brother and the guest room. It wasn't that he had any guests, he just already had a work out room, an office, a play room for Mokuba, and had no other use for the room. When they arrived Kaiba just showed Anzu her room and said goodnight. She said goodnight to him too and fell asleep on the comfortable queen bed the moment she laid down. This morning she woke up to Kaiba knocking on her door. He sent her to a small clothing store two blocks from the penthouse so that she could get some clothes for herself. When she came back to the penthouse, Kaiba eyed her outfit. What she wore was cargo pants with army boots and a black fitted tank top and a chunky silver belt hanging on her hip. Her hair was half up half down with the part that was up was in corn roses on the side except for her bangs. The rest of her long hair that was half up was in a messy bun and her bangs were pushed back giving her a punk look. (If you have seen Hyde's new hairstyle, that's where I got it from.. Hehe) The spiked hoop earrings and chunky bracelet finished off the look. All in all she looked like a punk girl ready to throw down.

"No, I heard a noise and got out of my bed. I went to my father's bedroom and I swore I could smell gun powder. I remember seeing a shadow beside me and just bolting downstairs to get away. As I ran downstairs something was thrown at me. I think it was a vase or something because I remember something like shards cutting my arm when I tried to cover my face. I fell down the stairs after I got hit and when I hit the last step someone was already down there with a gag. It all happened so fast I didn't even realize what was exactly happening." A crash was heard below them and they could hear Honda laughing hysterically.

"What? You told them to come!" Honda yelled at the now running to his bath room Jounouchi. Jounouchi was always one to forget things. Today he forgot that he invited Anzu and Kaiba to come over to eat early for breakfast. He remembered inviting them over but not early in the morning. He just came from an early morning of pick pocketing. The people around downtown were rich business men who always held their wallets in the same spot, even if they got picketed before. Honda just casually went up to the roof and sat down like nothing happened.

"What the hell was that?" Yami asked. Anzu took another bite of her eggs as Kaiba coughed. Honda leaned over the table towards Anzu and grabbed the bowl full of scrambled eggs.

"It was Jounouchi. He forgot he had company over." Jounouchi climbed up the roof in a plain black tee-shirt and baggy jeans.

"Sorry about that. I just came from work." This made Honda and Yami laugh.

"Working? Is that what you call it?" Yami asked between laughs. Red in the face, Jounouchi stomped over to the table they were eating at and smacked Honda upside the head.

"Yes, I do. I get money in the end, don't I?" He walked over next to Anzu and sat down without thinking, considering it was the only chair left. Anzu stiffened at his proximity and tried not to look at him. Kaiba noticed her composure.

'She wasn't lying. She is always prepared to fight.' Her back was straight and she clutched her fork to the point where her knuckled were white. She kept looking over at Jounouchi at the corner of her eyes as he got some bread and butter next to her plate.

"How are you and Kaiba?" Jounouchi asked Anzu while he was still concentrating putting butter on his bread. She shrugged and took another bite of her eggs.

"We're fine. What about yourself?" Her voice did not mirror how nervous she looked. Kaiba sat back finished with his meal. He wasn't much of a breakfast person but Shizuka's food was so good he had to eat. After two plates full, he himself was full.

"Great. Did you feel safe at Kaiba's?" Jounouchi looked at Kaiba. "Not saying it isn't, I'm just asking." Anzu smiled at Kaiba and then at Jounouchi.

"It was fine. I liked staying over his place. Thank you for asking." Shizuka came in and bowed to everyone. Each person stood up and bowed back, even Kaiba. Kaiba had respect for the girl. After all she's been through she can still live like it never happened. The incident did cause her to lose her voice, but she was still strong. Much like the bright blue eyed girl sitting across from him who was gently smiling at him.

"That's good. This neighborhood isn't that bad. We get around, but I'm sure it's nothing like Kaiba's place." If he only knew. Kaiba lived in an equally bad neighborhood, his place was just hidden well.

"Don't think that just because I have money I live in a huge place." Kaiba cut in. Anzu leaned over and touched Kaiba's hand lightly to catch his attention then pulled it away once he looked at her.

"But it is big." She teasingly said. Jounouchi laughed and got up so that his sister could sit down. With no other seat left, he took his plate and sat on the ledge of the roof.

"Can't lie to us. We're all friends here, aren't we?" Jounouchi drawled. He sounded tired.

"What kind of work do you do? Since we're all friends and all." Anzu asked. Yami, Honda and Shizuka all looked at the now choking on his food Jounouchi. Kaiba heard him choke on his food and looked up at Jounouchi interested in his line of work as well.

"Well, you know here and there." He was obviously trying to ignore the question.

"No, I don't know." Kaiba now answered making Anzu nod her head in agreement.

"He steals. In this time that's what we have to do to survive." Yami grimly answered. He felt for his friend. Yami did have a small fortune, but it was a fortune he could never touch. Like Anzu he preferred to not be known and thus hid his true identity. "We all set up people and steal from small greedy organizations." He further explained. Jounouchi and Honda looked down at the ground as if they were in shame.

"I don't blame you. Soon I might be setting up people with you." Anzu muttered. Jounouchi's eyes lit up.

"Well… if you want.." Kaiba knew from the way this kid smiled that he was up to something.


Anzu walked down a street in the middle of the night whistling. Her hat was real low so that no one could see her eyes. To the right of her was a park. To the left of her was a strip of little businesses. She walked into the first place she saw. It was small little bar place. There was a young woman who greeted her. A beautiful tall American looking woman with long blond hair and bright violet eyes.

"Hello. How may I help you tonight?" She asked with a hint of confidence. Anzu smiled and bowed to her.

"I'm here to see Jounouchi. He told me to meet him here." The woman looked behind her and nodded.

"Of course. That sleaze always has some woman after him. He's in the back of the bar drinking with his friends. I'll escort you there." The hat was still low and no one could see who was under the hat. A good thing considering a lot of smaller organizations of crime crept around this neighborhood.

As promised the woman lead Anzu to the back of the bar where Jounouchi was leaning back against the bar with his elbows and Yami was sitting down on a bar stool with his back against everyone.

"This unsuspecting young woman is here to see you Jounouchi." The woman said a little too politely. Jounouchi nodded.

"How are you? Mai, this is Anzu. Anzu, this is Mai. We're all in this together. Mai is our alibi and we are her pay." Mai bowed to Anzu and left. "Mai is a bit of a jealous girl. She is so mad that she can't have me." Mai heard Jounouchi and threw a plastic cup towards him.

"You wish!" Anzu heard her scream.

"Did you do it?" Jounouchi asked her seriously. She didn't know he could be so professional.

Anzu laughed with the two bodyguards who guarded the well known club. As the two men laughed on with her Honda snuck behind them and planted two bombs by the door and then walked out like nothing.

"You guys are great but now I have to go." She said when she was sure Honda securely left the area. One of the big men stepped closer to her making her step back.

"But you never let us see your eyes." Anzu turned around.

"And you never will." She joyfully replied.

"Yes. Everything is set up. When do we go?" Yami looked at his watch and turned around so that he could get off of his stool.

"Now." Yami said as he passed the two to leave the bar. Jounouchi and Anzu followed.

Xxx

They stood in front of the night club. It was now passed three in the morning. This club closed on Wednesday nights at midnight. No one was here. No one be able to hear anything. Jounouchi took out a button from his pocket and pressed it. Yami and Anzu covered their ears to protect their ears from the loud boom. The door was open. Now all they had to do was take the money from the safe. Earlier that night before Anzu came Honda had to once again act like a pizza boy and drug the guards. As they slept for an hour Honda searched high and low in the office of the night club. Every few minutes he would call Jounouchi to tell him how much he hated being friends with a crook. Within forty minutes he found what he was looking for. A small safe which contained over thirty thousand dollars. It was chump change compared to what they have stolen before.

"Anzu and I are going to run towards the second floor and the third room to the right. Yami, you stay here and keep watch. Stay on the phone with Honda and tell us if anyone is coming." Jounouchi turned to Anzu who was eyeing the place as if it was hiding monsters. "ready?" Anzu looked and Jounouchi and nodded.

"Ready." She whispered back. Anzu and Jounouchi both ran as fast as they could to the room. It was hard to see anything since it was dark. They could not use flashlights because someone could see the lights. From what Honda told Jounouchi, the safe was hidden behind a portrait of a naked woman. As he felt the walls he could feel the border of the portrait.

"It's here Anzu." The portrait moved and inside was the safe. They both pulled it out and Jounouchi held on to it like it depended on his life. They both ran back downstairs.

"Someone is coming. They heard the explosion of the door." Yami whispered ready to run. A little panicked Anzu looked around the room. The only place out was through the door they broke. Sirens could be heard in the distance.

"It's okay, we got this in the bag." Jounouchi whispered in her ear. She shuddered not sure if this was a good idea anymore. The sirens getting closer made them break into a run. "Separate and meet up at my sisters place!" As Jounouchi said they all went to different streets. Jounouchi still had the safe in his hands. Anzu on the other hand ran as fast as she could making sure no one was following her. Headlights beamed on her as she ran towards the park. Afraid that it was the cops she ran faster even though her breathing was getting heavier. The lights were no longer on her but she could hear footsteps running after her. Jumping over a fence she hoped they would not follow her.

She heard a grunt behind her showing that the person did jump the fence too. As she continued to run she felt her knees about to give out on her. One knee did give out as she was about to jump another fence. She didn't even know where she was going anymore. The figure behind her was running so fast that they did not see her stop climbing the fence. The person behind her ran right into her, pushing her against the fence. She could feel their hands on her shoulder and feel their breath on her forehead. It was dark and she could not see who caught her.

Her second time being caught.

"Next time. Leave this to the professionals." It was Kaiba. She never thought his voice could sound so good to her right now. They were both heaving trying to catch their breaths.

"I practically am a professional." She bit out. It was funny that her father probably used to do things like Anzu did tonight. When she was with Pegasus she had to do things like this. Thanks to Pegasus's bodyguards they repeatedly hit her knees with a baseball bat while they tied her down when they thought she was trying to escape.

Leadership was definitely in her blood, but actually doing the job probably wasn't. Especially if that included running. At least not anymore. She would never admit it though.

"Are you still weak?" He felt her shudder. He wasn't sure if it was from cold or weakness.

"A little." She replied honestly. Even a proud person like her had to admit some weakness. "I'll be okay though."

"Then lets go back to Jounouchi's place. He's waiting for us." They both walked back to his car with his arm draped around her shoulder to prevent her from falling. Her knees were getting bad. She realized that now. No more running for her. At least no more running if she didn't have to run.


The same blond woman sat on a bar stool slowly sipping her wine. Jounouchi was waiting beside her holding his own drink.

"Do you think she got out okay?" She asked. Jounouchi clearly heard her question and chugged down the drink. "Don't drink so fast, okay?" She scolded.

"Ah, leave me alone. Why did I send her? She was still weak. I know she could do the job, just not now. Not while she's still trying to recover from something she escaped just recently." When he got wasted he went on forever talking nonsense. He felt a hand on his face.

"Please. Stop. She knows what she's doing. Just trust that she'll be fine." Jounouchi put down his glass and held her hand caressing his face. He slowly turned his head to look at her. They both stared into each other eyes forgetting that Yami was in the room drinking his own glass at a table nearby.

"Mai…" The doors suddenly flew open making Mai, Jounouchi and Yami stand up and reach for their guns. The guns were pointed at a surprised Honda.

"What do you think you guys are doing! Put the guns down, damn it!" He yelled obviously afraid for his own life. The first one to put their guns down was Mai who went back to her wine. Jounouchi waved the gun in Honda's face as he walked up to him.

"Where the hell is Anzu? Didn't you bring her with you?" Yami sat back down ignoring the two.

"What do you mean? I thought she was with you?" Honda screamed back. A stifled groan was heard from behind Honda and Jounouchi. Jounouchi could see who just walked through the door and his eyes lit up.

"Are you okay?" Jounouchi asked the limping Anzu. She scowled and looked down at the floor. "what happened?"

"Yes. I'm fine. I just need to rest my legs." She walked up to the stool and sat beside Mai. "How are you doing?" She asked politely. Mai reached over the bar and got out a bottle of scotch. She handed Anzu the bottle. Jounouchi pushed Honda out of the way and went outside to see if there was anyone following her. Honda sat next to Yami.

"What a pain, isn't he?" Yami just smiled and nodded.

"Get a glass and ease the pain." She smiled at Anzu. A sad smile. It made Anzu wonder.

"Thanks." She took a glass and poured the hard drink. Jounouchi came back. He sat next to Anzu and took another sip of his glass.

"No one followed you." He sighed in relief.

"No. No one followed me. If they did they would not be alive." Jounouchi's eyes went wide and he leaned away from Anzu.

"Hey, you don't have to be so serious all the time. You can smile every once and a while." The door once again opened making Jounouchi reach for his gun but Anzu's hand stopped him. "Why did you stop me?" He asked as he turned around to see the person who just walked through the door.

"Because she knew who was coming." It was Kaiba. When Jounouchi looked back at Anzu he could see a slight smile form on her face. "Are you sure you would rather drink then getting some medical attention on that knee?" He walked past Yami and Honda who seemed to ignore him and stopped behind Anzu who continued to drink.

"It'll help dull the pain." An intrigued Mai answered. Did anyone know who this man was? He was an important mob boss who was feared because of the amount of power he had. Knowing Jounouchi he was so dense that he didn't realize who Kaiba was. After all, not a lot of people knew how he looked like.

"Do you want to numb the pain?" He asked Anzu who was still looking straight ahead. The question had a hidden meaning and Anzu knew it. Kaiba figured that she was a proud girl, especially since she left Pegasus. The question asked if she was in any pain that required numbing.

"Yes." She caught his hidden question. Jounouchi stood up and took out a glass from a cabinet.

"You want a drink?" He asked. Kaiba shook his head no and sat next to Anzu.

"Do you want to see a doctor?" She finally looked at him, the alcohol seemed to get to her already. Jounouchi stood next to Kaiba who was intrigued at how easily Kaiba could get her to communicate even if it wasn't verbal.

"Yes." She quietly said. The pain was less now but still hurting. Mai looked at Jounouchi seeing the slight hurt in his eyes. He liked Anzu, it was obvious. Anzu liked Kaiba, that was obvious.

"Go. If you need to see someone then go. I'm sorry for asking for your help." Jounouchi said with a twinge of sadness in his voice. Kaiba helped Anzu up after she nodded.

"My knees have been bad for a while."

"Then you shouldn't have agreed." Kaiba snipped as he put his arm around her waist to hold her slightly up. She frowned looking away from him and looking at Jounouchi.

"The job was done, that's all the matters. I said I would help so I don't want anyone to feel guilty. The job was done wasn't it?" She asked worriedly. Honda stood up and yelled out.

"Whoo! Did we? Jounouchi ran so fast that he was back here in no time! Mai hid the money that was inside the safe." Mai stood up as well, collecting the used glasses.

"I was always an expert at locks. It was so simple to break this lock." She cockily stated. Jounouchi put an arm around Mai giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"That's our girl! We steal, she picks, we all get some cash."

"Good. As long as the objective was achieved." Anzu put her arm around Kaiba's shoulder to see if she could walk. The pain was still great and she almost fell. Kaiba luckily held her up so that she wasn't standing on her own. Jounouchi, Honda, and Mai stepped closer to see if she was okay. "I'm fine. I underestimated my knees, that's all."

"Was it Pegasus?" Yami asked. Her gulp told them it was.

"How?" Jounouchi asked.

"It's in the past. I'll get some rest and it'll be alright." She brushed them off. Kaiba knew it was a painful memory by the way she held on him tighter.

"Let's get you home then." He mumbled and bent down so that he lifted her from behind her legs to pick her up bridal style. She made no protest as he held her closer. Jounouchi looked away and smiled to himself. A bitter smile.

"We'll see you then." He said. Kaiba walked to the door.

"Just a question!" Honda called out making Kaiba stop. "If Anzu couldn't run anymore then how did she get here?" Jounouchi sat down and poured himself another drink.

"Isn't it obvious? It was Kaiba. He found her and brought her here." Kaiba made no move to turn around but Anzu nodded to confirm Jounouchi's guess. "Thank you for that. Not only for her, but for me. I wouldn't know what to do if something happened to her." Hearing this, Mai left the room to go the back of the bar.

"You were with us when we thought you weren't. Thanks." Honda sincerely said with a raised glass that he got from Yami. Doing the same Yami raised his own glass.

"Thanks." Yami knew Kaiba had to protect Anzu. She was valuable after all. Kaiba nodded and opened the door.

"Until next time." He muttered and walked out. When he sat her in the car, she held on to him a little longer.

"Thank you." She whispered. This was a long night, she just wanted to go back to sleep in her comfortable bed.

"No need for a thank you. It was something that needed to be done." He gruffly said as she let him go. Kaiba stepped in and watched the group as they went on with their plan. He made sure no one came. No one knew, not even Anzu. When she left the house to go to Jounouchi's bar he followed her to make sure everything was going to go smoothly. When the cops came he made sure everyone got out safely. When he saw Anzu's pained expression as she ran he knew something was wrong. He saved her. He looked after them. Why? He didn't know. He felt like he needed to. After all, they're all comrades. Aren't they?


It's been a while.. I know. For the title I wanted it to seem like Kaiba still wasn't part of the group and towards the end, he was. I hope I did a good job of doing that. As far as A life without you goes, it'll be a while before I update. I've got it 1/3 done. Just give me time. Thank you so much for the reviews on A life without you. I am so amazed! Thank you for the reviews on this story too. Though it's not getting a lot like A life without you, it's still good to see reviews. Thanks! And I'll try to update sooner with both stories.

P.S In the Doom series of YuGiOh, it is Valon or Varon in the Japanese version? I know Japanese people don't pronounce r like we do, they pronounce it like l. But there is no l alphabet for Japanese people so in my other story (Confessions of the broken hearted) I wrote the name Varon with an R because it made sense to me and someone said I was wrong.. Was I? If I'm not I'm going to bitch at that reviewer, if not then I apologize.. Hehe! Until next time!