Authoress Notes: ::listening to Cowboy Bebop 'Blue' CD:: Hey everyone! I'm on a roll with this fic! I just want to say that, I have no idea how Battle City ends or really what happens. I've been trying to find it, but you know...school...blah...I've just been taking it one dubbed episode at a time. ::grimaces:: Dubs are bad...subs are good.
Okay, things are gonna start looking up for Anzu now. ^^ And no...I sitll haven't decided who she should be with. ::sigh::
I do not own Yugioh! or Duel Monsters. Anzu's new deck is based on my own dueling deck. All rights reserved.
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Dreams of Innocence
Chapter IV: Dreams of a Prayer
Anzu...Anzu...
{Whose calling me?} Blinking, Anzu searched the vast, black world. {And where am I? It looks like the Shadow Realm...}
Anzu...Confused, she followed the voice. As she drew closer, the voice grew louder.
{Who are you?} she thought timidly, trembling slightly. She was cold. Cold and alone. Images of her friends flashed in her minds, their words echoing in her mind. The old tears returned, streaming down her face as she walked.
Anzu...Anzu...Anzu...
{Please, who are you? Who's calling to me?}
Then, all of sudden, she blinked.
Opening her eyes, she found herself staring up at a white ceiling. Completely baffled, she sat up and looked around. She was in a bed, her wet clothes gone and replaced with dry ones. Beside the bed was a nightstand, her deck sitting on it under a small lamp. The room she was in was simple yet cozy. There was window on the wall to the far right, the curtains closed and tied shut.
The doorknob twisted and the door opened. Turning her attention to it, she waited as the person stepped inside. Anzu blinked in surprise.
"I-isis?" she stammered. The Egyptian-woman came into the room, carrying a silver tray with items on it. The older woman smiled at her kindly.
"I see that you are awake Anzu. Did you sleep well?" Nodding dumbly, Anzu stared. Isis came over to her, placing the tray on the nightstand. The woman was dressed in kahki pants and a black long-sleeve shirt. The Millennium Necklace glittered around her neck. Taking a bowl of hot soup off the tray, Isis handed it to Anzu, smiling gently. "Here."
"Thank you," replied Anzu softly, taking the bowl. Holding it in her lap, she stared at the swirling contains. Isis pulled a chair up beside the chair and sat down.
"I'm sure you are wondering how you got here," Isis spoke, her voice soft and melodic. Anzu nodded once more. Then, picking up the spoon, Anzu carefully tasted the soup. She almost dropped the spoon in surprise at it's heat. "Be careful, it may still be hot." Anzu eyed her.
"Thank you for the early warning." Isis chuckled, shaking her head. The lamp's light caught the necklace and the earrings, glittering.
"Shadi had found you outside on the streets, on the ground, soaked." Anzu enarly choked as she heard this when she tried the soup again. She turned her blue eyes to meet Isis' eyes, shocked. "He carried you to my home, asking me for help. You were soaked to the bone and very sick. You may have been on the brink of death, or at least a very, very serious cold."
"T-this is y-your home?" Anzu stammered once more. Isis nodded.
"My brother and I settled here in Domino only just a few days ago. I shouldn't have been surprised when Shadi found out where we lived, but I was."
"Y-you mean Malik is here too?" gasped Anzu, remembering Battle City. Isis nodded once more.
"Yes, but he isn't here right now. He seemed to have dissappeared off somewhere, which is like him. Now, can you tell me why you were out there in the rain? By yourself and without an umbrella, I might add?" Anzu gulped, staring back down at her soup. Tears formed in her eyes. Isis noticed this, a puzzled expression on her face. "What's wrong?"
"I-I was...running away. From everyone."
"Even your friends?"
"What friends?" This caught Isis by complete surprise.
"What friends? The ones you are always with!" Anzu sniffled loudly.
"They aren't my friends. They all hate me! I heard them say so!"
"But, why wou-"
"Isis." The two froze at the sound of the third voice. Isis and Anzu turned to see the door had been opened again and Shadi was standing in the doorway. The millennium item around his neck glittered over his robes. His blank-blue eyes were looking directly at Anzu, though he was speaking to Isis. "You must not trouble the girl with your questions. There has been nothing more than a misunderstanding."
"A misunderstanding?" echoed Anzu. "I know what I heard, if that's what you're talking about Shadi. I heard my so-called friends say that they-" Stepping inside, Shadi closed the door behind him.
"What you heard was not about you child," he spoke firmly. She blinked, staring at him.
"But I-" But the Egyptian-man shook his head.
"You must believe me child. You cannot let a misunderstanding such as this destroy your valuable friendship. There is something coming that you do not understand, but you will need your friends by your side." Isis studied Shadi for a moment before looking at Anzu.
"Something coming?" repeated Anzu. Shadi nodded, though not saying anything else. A heavy silence fell upon the room. Then, closing her eyes, Isis stood up. She walked over to Shadi and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, facing the direction to the door.
Placing a hand on his shoulder, she said softly, "Let the girl be for now Shadi. She's still recovering from the storm outside." Then, removing her hand, she left the room quietly. Anzu stared up at Shadi, who looked back. Then, without a word, he too turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.
Taking up the spoon once more, Anzu carefully drank the bowl, letting her mind wander. {A misunderstanding? Could it be true?} she thought as she sipped the soup. {Well...he does have a Millennium Item. Two, to be exact.} She glanced at the door. {But, it sounded like they were talking about me...Maybe, he's right...maybe...just, maybe...}
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::busy typing up Chapter Five:: ~LadySaturn aka Sanji