a/n: I know it's been a while but I'm here! Spring break is coming up and that means a lot more updates! Let's just hope that I remember! The title of the chapter seems to not do with the chapter but the lyrics of the song has to do with the chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not Own YuGiOh..
Chapter: 4 Tune the Rainbow
Anzu needed knee pads. No operations, just knee pads. It made her mad. She didn't want to talk to anyone, not even Kaiba. Kaiba came by Jounouchi's bar to tell him.
"So she's mad at the world?" Jounouchi joked. She was still a young girl. Of course she was prideful and took the matter seriously. "Can't she have an operation?" Kaiba and Jounouchi were sitting at the bar as Mai wiped the glasses clean. There were a couple of people drinking out on the tables. It was pretty early to start drinking but that didn't stop Kaiba.
"No. All she needs to do is wear those pads. They're like a cast for her knees. When she runs she needs to wear them so that her knees don't give out on her. It's only until her knees are stronger. She just being difficult." He could still hear her sobbing. To wear something on her knees made her feel incompetent. She felt like she needed help, which she hated. She was not weak.
"She'll get over it. I'm sure she doesn't want to be seen as weak. We won't mention it to her. We won't even ask how she's doing."
"No, don't do that. Ask her. If you don't she'll know I told you. Just act like we didn't speak about the matter." Mai handed Jounouchi another glass of beer.
"She'll get over it. If she went through all that shit with Pegasus then she'll handle a little knee pad. I'm a girl and I know that I'm prideful as hell but if I need the help I'll take it." Kaiba nodded agreeing with Mai.
"I don't think she's completely over Pegasus but she's getting there." Last night he found her in the living room looking out on the terrace. Her eyes had a far away look, like she was remembering something. When he approached her he saw her shoulders raise and she swung around to punch him. When she missed him she continued to try to punch him. It took him a couple of seconds to take her down. He kicked her behind her knees, it was a cheap shot but she was still trying to beat him up.
"Get off of me!" She screeched. He was on top of her trying to stop her squirming.
"Anzu, it's me. It's me, Kaiba. Stop fighting." He whispered harshly. Hearing his voice and name, she stopped fighting.
"Kaiba?" Her arms wrapped around his neck and hugged him tightly. "I thought you were Pegasus people trying to get me back, I'm sorry." Sitting up with her, he rubbed her back to calm her down even more.
"It's okay, don't worry about it. Just calm down." They both sat in the darkness holding each other until the clock in the room chimed pulling them out of their trance.
"Thank you." Without another word they separated and went back to their own rooms.
"We should all be by her. She'll need some company so that she could fully get over what happened to her." Jounouchi stood up and went around the bar so that he was now in the bar serving Kaiba another drink. "Do you know if anyone would recognize her or if she has any one who would want to know she's alive?"
"No." Kaiba said as he took the now refilled glass from Jounouchi. "She never mentioned anything about that to me. I would think she would want to see her friends or family first, so since she didn't say anything about it she must not have any. After all, it's been a couple of years."
"I find that weird. Why wouldn't she have anyone? Do you think Pegasus's people killed her friends or family off?" Mai pushed him out of the way to leave from behind the bar.
"Obviously. Don't push the girl, Jounouchi. If she doesn't mention it it's probably for a good reason." Mai hissed as she walked towards a customer.
"She's right. If she didn't mention it before it's probably for a good reason." Jounouchi nodded but glared at Mai who gave him the middle finger.
"You're right." He said as he gave Mai the middle finger back.
"Is that how a bartender should be acting?" Kaiba asked humorously.
"No. But I own the place." He laughed out loud. Kaiba chuckled with him.
"I see. Got the place with all the money you.." Kaiba paused to think of the right word. "…inherited?" Jounouchi laughed again and so did Mai when she came up behind Kaiba.
"Inherited? That's a good one."
"What happened to the rest of your family? Your friends?" Anzu and Kaiba were in his car going back home after a long night with Jounouchi, Shizuka, Honda and Yami.
"They died." She said like it was no big deal. She was facing away from him and out the window.
"Just like that?"
"Pegasus killed them all. Didn't you hear about the Mazaki massacre? Pegasus made me watch the news everyday to show me that he really did get them killed." She sounded so indifferent. Like it didn't bother her. Like it was part of life.
"I see. I heard about it but I didn't know he killed everyone."
"He did. Every single friend or family member and no one knew who did it." Her voice now wavered no longer sounding indifferent. "Do you see why I wanted to be the one to kill him?" Kaiba didn't look at her. He could feel her gaze on him now and wished that she would look back outside the window.
"Did you have fun tonight?" Changing the subject to something more light was always for the best.
"Yes." A smile formed on her face. "I like it tonight. It was nice."
"Around this time of the night you can see the whole city. You can even see the beach from here." Jounouchi dreamily said as she stood on the ledge of the roof. Anzu, Kaiba, Honda, and Yami were behind him overlooking the city without trying to risk their life.
"Won't you come down from there, Jounouchi?" Anzu asked worriedly. Looking back at her, he grinned and agreed by jumping off of the ledge and landing beside Honda.
"Lets go to the beach. We'll bring a couple of drinks and relax by the beach."
"Dork, it's past midnight." Honda snorted. Jounouchi shrugged and walked back inside the apartment. Yami and Kaiba followed behind and soon did Anzu. "Fine, fine." Honda muttered.
"Who knew the beach would be so beautiful around this time of night?" Anzu's eyes looked wide with thought. Kaiba parked the car and got out as did Anzu.
"Yea. Who knew?"
Jounouchi never drove before. He never needed to. Running was always his transportation, especially if he was running away from the cops or something similar to that. When Jounouchi agreed to drive Yami's car, no one knew what they were getting themselves into, not even his best friends. Anzu sat in the front in between Jounouchi and Kaiba while Honda, Shizuka, and Yami sat in the back. Shizuka was reluctant to come with them, no one knew why except Jounouchi. No one questioned him.
"What are you doing?" Honda screamed out. Jounouchi turned a corner which made the car tilt and made everyone yell out.
"Are you trying to kill us?" Kaiba yelled out as Anzu laughed nervously as she held on to Jounouchi's arm making him accidentally hit the accelerator a little too hard throwing everyone against their seats. "You're a fucking maniac!"
"I want to get out, Jounouchi!" Honda whined as he rubbed the back of his head. Yami just kept checking outside the window to see if his car had any dents. Anzu laughed some more and held out one arm to feel the wind hit her skin. The convertible surely had some speed in it. Jounouchi never knew how such a small car could have some much power in it.
"Go faster!" Anzu yelled out. Jounouchi smirked and was about to do it when Yami hit the back of his seat.
"Don't you dare!" Yami warned. This car was precious to him.
Xxx
Anzu laid down on her bed and smiled. She forgot how it was to smile and laugh like she did tonight. Kaiba stood by her door watching her as she blankly stared up at the ceiling.
"I want to go again, but this time during the day. I don't care about the risks."
The only sound that was heard were the waves crashing against each other. Honda was the first out of the car when Jounouchi finally parked.
"Land! For the love of God, land!" Honda pointed at Jounouchi. "Don't you ever drive us again, you bastard! You could have killed us!" It's been a while since Anzu has seen the perfect ocean. It's been a while since she's seen a lot of things. She stepped out the car with the help of Kaiba and stared amazed at the ocean. The smell of salt water hit her senses and she closed her eyes to breath even more the lovely smell. Yami and Jounouchi saw how calm she looked when she arrived at the beach.
Kaiba looked out at the beautiful scene. The moon shone down on the water, the lights of the city surrounded the ocean. All the shops around the beach were closed and there was no one around. It seemed like it was a peaceful little place for anyone to just come and take. When he looked down he noticed a slight bulk on Anzu's knee's. It was hard to see with her jeans, but it was still there. She was wearing her knee pads. All this time he thought she was too hard headed and didn't put them on. Jounouchi noticed it too and gave a knowing smirk towards Kaiba. A silent, 'she's going to be alright.' Kaiba nodded and looked out at the ocean again.
Honda finally fell silent and stood on the sand, watching the wild waters crash against each other. Shizuka, always silent sat on the sand and looked up at the night sky.
"Beautiful." Jounouchi murmured. Anzu stepped forward and walked to the water. The moon shined down on her, showing her teeth as she smiled widely.
"I want to take a picture of this." She said. Kaiba walked up behind her and agreed.
"It is beautiful out here. We should have brought a camera." Honda then perked his head up and smiled widely.
"I know!" He ran back to the car and came back with a camera. "I bought it a while ago. It's an ancient contraption. Let's see if it works!" The camera was indeed old. Probably ten or fifteen years old. Honda laid it on the hood of the car and played with the buttons while Jounouchi stood next to Anzu so that they could all take the picture. After a while Honda came back and stood in-between Shizuka and Yami who stood next to Kaiba.
"Don't be touching my sister, you pervert!" Jounouchi yelled at Honda as he hugged Shizuka. Anzu tensed when Jounouchi put his hand around her shoulder but when Kaiba put his arm behind her back, she felt better. Her smile did not appear even though they were about to take a picture. The same smile she had on just a few minutes before was lost.
"You know, if you could just smile just like how you did a few minutes ago, then the picture would be a lot more lovelier." Jounouchi whispered to her as they waited for the picture to be taken.
"Just a few more seconds. Everyone one smile!" Honda yelled out as he put Yami on a headlock. "Cheese on five!" Anzu looked over to Kaiba and saw that he had on a smirk and he glanced over at her for a second. His smirk widened. She looked over at Jounouchi and saw that he had on a big smile on his face, waiting for the camera to take the picture. Just as the camera did take the picture, she smiled.
"There we go." Jounouchi whispered once again as he released her. Yami and Honda were saying something to each other. Honda ended his sentence with, 'the only person here who buys crap is Jounouchi.' Hearing this, Jounouchi stopped smiling at Anzu who was shyly looking down at the sand and ran over to Honda. "What did you say?"
"Don't deny it, Katsuya! You always buy crap! You're just jealous I bought something good for once!" For a good half an hour after that statement Jounouchi and Honda fought while Yami directed Jounouchi and Kaiba jeered at the both of them. Anzu just half paid attention to the fight and continued to look at the ocean. Shizuka looked on worried that the two were going to kill each other.
"Let's come back during the day." She stated which made Jounouchi stop punching Honda.
"We could." Jounouchi said softly. Kaiba grunted.
"I don't know about that. This is a busy place during the day. Lots of people from different gangs come here. If they see Anzu or me here, they'll kill her."
"What about you?" Yami asked, already knowing the answer.
"They wouldn't be able to touch him but they would know he's here without his brother and could try to find him." Anzu answered instead.
"Exactly. I won't risk it. I won't risk Anzu being captured again. I know you guys wouldn't want any trouble falling onto your laps." Anzu looked down sadly, knowing that she would not be able to see this beach in this place during the day for a long time. Even though people assumed she was dead, there were rumors flying about her. A lot of people believed she was not dead. Those people wanted her dead. Those people came here. The only time she could really come here and not completely risk her life was during the night. It felt she was imprisoned all over again.
"I fight. If it came down to it, I'd protect her. I don't mind the trouble." Jounouchi said bravely. He would risk his life for her. Without a doubt he would. Kaiba stood with his arms crossed.
"I know you would. So would I but if it's a risk we can prevent, then I'll prevent it." Jounouchi looked at Anzu's sad figure and pointed to her at Kaiba. Jounouchi mouthed, 'she doesn't want to hear that.'
"We'll go one day, won't we? Risk or not." Jounouchi then happily said, making Anzu looked at Kaiba and Jounouchi.
"Yea. Risk or not." Kaiba tried to smile, but only lamely smirked. He lied to Anzu, knowing she would not be able to come here during the day. She would never have a normal life. She'll live like how he is. Alone and always two steps ahead of the enemy. Anzu knew this too, but she smiled. A smile that almost melted Jounouchi's heart.
"Great! We'll even have a picnic and everything!" She clapped her hands together, wishing that it would really come true.
"Great." Kaiba muttered. Honda went up to the car and checked on the picture. It dried about twenty minutes ago.
"Perfect!" He yelled out. Shizuka came up beside him and looked at the picture. She smiled in delight. "Shizuka likes it!" Jounouchi, Yami, Anzu and Kaiba came up and took turns to look at the picture.
"Nice." Jounouchi said as he got into the car. Anzu looked behind confused until she looked at Kaiba who was looking out at the ocean. Honda helped Shizuka get into the car. The sky was no longer dark but it now looked dark blue with orange peeking out far away towards the end of the ocean. Sunrise. Soon people would be coming out to open up their shops in front of the beach. Soon people from different races and different organizations would come out and scan the area. It was time to go home.
"I get it." Kaiba put his hand on the small of her back and lead her back to the car.
"I'll drop you off at my house so that you can get your car." Jounouchi said as he backed up without looking behind him.
"Watch it!" Yami yelled out.
"Shut up! I'm practically an expert now."
"I don't care about the knee pads anymore. Within time my knees will get better. If you noticed, I was wearing them." She turned to her side to look at Kaiba.
"Yea. I noticed. We're just trying to.." He was still standing by the door, not moving towards her.
"Protect me? Is that why I'm never going out without someone with me? Is that why I can't go to the beach with you guys during the day? Well, I never asked to be protected." She didn't sound mad, but tired and agitated.
"We're your friends, aren't we? We're going to be protecting you, whether or not you like it. So get used to it." He said gruffly and walked away from her and went back to his room. She'll just have to get used to it. He somewhat knew how she felt and knew that he wanted to prevent her from any other pain that could come her way. He wished someone did the same for him and his brother. They both have seen so much already and gone through so much. He would try to protect her. He would risk his life for her.
I just wanna protect you, I just wanna protect
The days when your face shone, smiling
I just wanna protect you,
enclosed in loneliness,
your heart shaken by sadness
For the rest of my days
Tune the Rainbow: Maaya Sakamoto
Yea! I actually updated this story! The next to be updated is A life without you. I promise! Thanks so much for the reviews. It's not a lot but it's enough to satisfy this girl! Ato de aimasho!
