a/n: Hehe! My first flame! I got my first flame! (except for that one punk who said my story was boring.. A big middle finger to you too , buddy) Ain't I proud? Thanks to the people who supported me and defended me. This chapter (which I was not going to start until Saturday) is dedicated to you guys. Ya made me feel all inspired and whatnot! Sorry for the long wait! I don't like this part of the story.. It gave me no inspiration and I dreaded starting it, not to mention some stuff went down in my life and had to take some time off from FFN to work a LOT (we're talking ten hours a day during spring break almost everyday: WARNING: Work does not do the body good, I'm actually fighting a bad cold from lack of rest and sleep) and get some stuff out of my thoughts. But I'm back and ready again! I promise! By the end of this weekend I should have the next chapter out. Okay, enough of my endless ranting (hey I've been gone for a while so I figured I could take the opportunity to make up for it) and onto my story!

Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh or it's characters.

Chapter 17: Blue Specters

"Are you excited to see us?" Yugi asked.

"Of course! I can't wait to see you guys! The first thing I'm going to do is treat you guys to a nice New York style pizza. Over here they make the best pizza's."

"A whole different country, a whole different language, and different foods. How can you do it?" Yugi asked as Jounouchi grabbed his bags.

"At first it was hard. The people here aren't like the people in Japan. Everyone is very loud and talkative. A little like Jounouchi." Hearing his name being said, Jounouchi looked at them knowing they were not talking well about him.

"Hey! Screw you!" He yelled out making Anzu laugh. She never realized how much she missed them. "I rented a car so that we could get around." He stated after Yugi and Anzu stopped laughing.

"I told you already, you don't need one. In New York you can just walk and take the subway." Jounouchi snorted and walked ahead of her so that he could get to his car.

"I don't walk, Anzu. At least not in America. I do enough walking back home. Let's take a taxi to the subway." Anzu held back a laugh at Jounouchi's laziness. Yugi moved to the side as someone ran between Yugi and Anzu to meet a loved one. Everyone was screaming out of joy or crying from happiness around them. Along with the sounds of announcers and people greeting others, it was hard to hear her friends talk.

"Come on, the exercise should do you some good. You're getting a little pudge there anyways, Jounouchi." Anzu playfully said as she poked his flat hard stomach making Jounouchi jump back in offence.

"I just want you to know that I have been working out almost every single day!" Jounouchi yelled out sounding as American as the people around him. He really could live in America, he'd fit right in. Raising her hands up as a mock surrender, Anzu smirked.

"Forgive me. Now let's go before I send you back!

"Which reminds me. You look good Anzu. I mean it. All that dancing is making your body look hot." Anzu was used to Jounouchi's comments so she did not get offended but slapped him on the arm. "Ooh, and it's giving you some arm muscle. I actually felt that!" Anzu rolled her eyes.

"I'm tired of seeing these people crying and saying goodbye. We need to be in a happy environment!" Anzu ended the sentence with a happy high picthed squeak. Yugi nodded his head and got his bags as Anzu leaded the duo out of the airport. When she turned to make sure she Yugi and Jounouchi did not get lost in the crowded airport something caught her eye. A blue eyed something. Frozen to the spot she continued to look on as different heads weaved through the crowd.

"Do you want to be around me? The cold hearted bastard Seto Kaiba?" (1)

There it was again! Unlike last time, she saw a pair of amethyst eyes as well. She knew these eyes.

"Do you think we'll be able to see each other when they're here?"

"No."

The man that plagued her thoughts for the past day. Last night he came and went. She was so tired from the day that once she laid on her bed with her clothes still on, she fell asleep. They said nothing in the car or on the way up the stairs or even when they entered her apartment. No mention of his brother or how it went with the trip to the airport when he dropped him off. Then again, Seto wasn't the kind who would freely talk about his day. It wasn't an odd silence, it was just silence.

Before she knew it, she laid on her bed and her eyes closed. The next morning when her alarm rang, she found no one beside her. It was early in the morning, around six thirty in the morning. Seto had left, if he even stayed the night, before she woke up.

"You will not call me by that name if we are in public."

Now that the sea of people departed slightly, she could see Mokuba, in all his teenage handsome self, next to his much more attractive older brother waiting in a line with Mokuba's bags next to him. Mokuba was going home. Was that why Kaiba didn't stay with Anzu? Did Mokuba miss his flight last night? It was early in the morning, probably nine in the morning, so maybe he did miss his flight last night.

"Anzu?" Yugi asked worriedly. Jounouchi was too busy talking to a stewardess to notice that Anzu had not moved an inch for nearly a minute. "Are you okay?" Shaking her head to get Seto's cerulean eyes out of her head, she meekly smiled.

"Yea. I'm okay. Grab Jounouchi before he follows that stewardess into a plane and gets flown to another county." Transfixed on Seto, she could not turn her head away. Yugi had done what she asked of him and dragged Jounouchi away.

Seto, who was oblivious to the fact that Anzu was in the same airport as him, finally looked around and caught her gaze. He gave her a weird look, a look she could not place. It was a mix of bewilderment with a hint of a scowl, and yearning? As quickly as he caught her eye he looked away as if he didn't see her. They held each others gaze for a few seconds and he pretended not to see her?

"Do you not want to be around me anymore? Is that why you made the suggestion?"

"Perhaps."

The action hurt her and wanted to just turn around and forget that she even saw Seto. After all, wasn't she just some sort of toy for him?

"It's not the name, it's what it means when you say that name."

She did not mention the comment again but sure as hell remembered it. Mokuba who was facing both Seto and Anzu's view locked eyes with hers as she had a sad look in her eyes. Lost in thought she did not realize Mokuba was looking at her.

Knowing that if Jounouchi saw what she was looking at he would flip and start a fight with Seto, she lowered her gaze. She turned around as she commanded her body to do so in her mind and walked on. Without a word or even a smart ass remark, Jounouchi and Yugi followed sensing that she was not all there.

Behind them was a worried Mokuba with his eyebrows knitted in heavy thought. Why didn't his brother go up to Anzu? He obviously saw her. Mokuba caught his brother looking at her and turned away like some kind of shy school girl. Seto's frown showed that he was not all that happy to see her in the same place as him. Her friends were with her. Was that why he did not say anything to her? Was he still trying to act like nothing was going on? If so, then what kind of relationship did they exactly have?

Jounouchi drove the car like someone who never drove a car before. Luckily there was New York traffic so he didn't speed anymore but he sure did like to stay close to the car in front of him.

"I swear Jounouchi, I will not pay for the damages to this when , not if, you cause damages to it! It's not my responsibility nor is it Yugi's!" Anzu yelled out over the loud honking and cursing from the other drivers. Jounouchi turned to Anzu who was sitting in the passenger seat next to him.

"Don't worry, Anzu! I got this! I do this all the time!" Somehow Anzu doubted that.

"You mean you've driven in traffic in New York city?" She slapped a hand against her cheek in shock. "why didn't I know of your little trip in New York? Where in the hell was I when this happened?" She said in a sarcastic cold tone. Yup. She was definitely hanging around Seto too much. Both Yugi and Jounouchi stared at her with a deadpan expression.

"Wow, Anzu. You almost sounded like a female version of Kaiba!" Yugi politely stated. Even if he was insulting someone he would sound so kind.

"What are you talking about?" Somehow Anzu managed not to stutter and looked away from both the boys.

"You sounded so cold. Just like him."

"Almost like you've been hanging out with him." Jounouchi jokingly said making Anzu's eyes widen. "See, even you're shocked about that!" He gave out a loud laugh. "How about we stop the Kaiba imitation." He paused for a moment in thought. "though I can make a pretty good imitation. Wanna see it?" Turning his body his foot slipped out of the break and went closer to the car that was already close in front of him. Both Anzu and Yugi shot out their hands.

"No!" The two yelled out in fear. In a split second the car stopped and Jounouchi was facing front again.

"You guys don't trust me, do you." Pretending to be hurt he sniffled. "Fine, then. I won't do my imitation." Leaning back into the seat Anzu gave out a loud and long sigh. At least that took Seto out of mind for a while. Right now, her heart was beating a million miles per hour all thanks to Jounouchi's carelessness. The rest of the ride Anzu had her hand on the emergency break, ready to use it at any given moment.

Jounouchi finally brought the last of his and Yugi's bags upstairs. "Damn, Anzu. Isn't there a better way to bring these bags upstairs without having to write a letter to my sister to tell her I love her if I don't come back?" The walk down and up the apartment was tiresome, which is why she made Jounouchi do it.

"sorry. It's the only way." She shrugged and went back to cooking some lasagna for Yugi and Jounouchi. Yugi was getting his things set up in the bathroom while Jounouchi sat down on the couch and turned on the television. "Already making yourself at home, I see."

"I need a rest and anyways, we're friends! Ever heard of mi casa es su casa?"

"I've heard of invasion of privacy." Yugi came back and sat on the couch with Jounouchi earning Anzu a sigh of defeat. "Whatever." She mumbled underneath her breath. Yugi turned his head to look at her from the side while still having interest in what Jounouchi was watching.

"You told me you worked at a club. We should all go see where you work and enjoy ourselves there." Anzu stopped chopping up the block of cheese.

"I'm in a mood for an American club. I want to see if it's the same as the ones back home." Jounouchi picthed in without turning around. The boy could do more than one thing at once!

"Sure. We could go two nights before you guys have to go back home. I want to show you around New York first. There is plenty of things to do here so we are going to be busy for the next week, okay?" Neither of the boys answered her but were concentrating on her television. She forgot, this was the first time they were exposed to American television. It was different from Japanese television(2). For some reason Anzu had a hunch that they were both going to be in awe throughout the whole trip.

The next day after a long night of catching up and talking about this and that Anzu decided to take the boys to Times Square to eat in a restaurant under ground. After being in New York for a while she knew some people and could easily get in the restaurant with a wink and a smile.

"This place looks like Tokyo!" Jounouchi screamed. "It's like being back home." As she walked into the restaurant she looked around the place. The place had red oriental wall paper and black tables and chairs. The whole place was dim, people just barely visible. On the tables were candles to see better.

"I like this restaurant, Anzu. It looks like an underground hidden place no one knows about except us." Yugi murmured. Smiling, Anzu shook her head in agreement. The waiter took them to a booth where behind them towards the end of the restaurant was a lot of commotion.

"What's going on over there?" Jounouchi asked . Anzu who was sitting next to Jounouchi turned her head to see why people were making such a fuss. There were a lot of people taking pictures behind her but were blocking who they were talking pictures of. Interested in what the commotion was about she continued to watch as cops came in and shooed away the reporters. Tired of her twisted position her body had no other choice but to sit back down.

"What was the commotion?" Yugi asked. Anzu shrugged her shoulders and watched as the last of the reporters left the restaurant. Giving up for the moment, Anzu ordered her food when the waiter asked her what she wanted. After the waiter left, Anzu stood up from the booth.

"I'll be back." She said repeating that saying that curiosity killed the cat. The bathroom was the opposite way she was going. This was New York, it could be anyone who was sitting behind her and had all those reporters going on and on. Yugi and Jounouchi sat where they were as she passed the other booths and walked to the end of the restaurant. Trying to walk nonchalantly, she passed the last booth. On the last booth was a blond beautiful woman who was smiling dreamingly. There was no one there who was important. Well, not anyone who would cause such a uproar. As she sighed heavily, she turned around pretending to have lost her way to the bathroom. Looking at the last booth she saw something, or someone who made her stop and open her mouth slightly. The woman sitting in the booth was not alone and did not see Anzu behind her.

"Those people have noth.." His eyes looked up to meet Anzu's and stopped midway. He thought he caught a familiar alluring smell. Standing before him was a still Anzu with her mouth slightly opened. The hurt in her eyes was applicable. The man and woman looked comfortable, her hands on top of his. No wonder the reporters were making such a fuss. Sitting before her was a seemingly perfect couple.

His lips pressed hard against hers as he leaned in closer, pulling her down to the seat.(3)

Looking down and willing herself to stop her tears she quickly walked back to her seat right when the woman looked behind her to see who her companion was looking at with a pokerfaced expression.

She sighed against his mouth when he opened her own with his lips. Trying to follow his movements, she titled her head to deepen the kiss.

"Hey, Anzu you went the other way! The bathroom is that way!" Jounouchi said as he stuffed a fork full of salad in his mouth. Yugi caught her sad eyes and kicked Jounouchi. "Ow!"

Sitting up he relentlessly started lavishing her throat and collar bone with wet kisses.

"What's wrong?" Yugi asked her and she shook her head, smiling painfully.

Before long she was reciprocating his movements but continued to push at his chest half heartedly. His hands kept touching her everywhere on her stomach, her neck, her chest as well as his lips.

"Nothing. Just felt stupid for going the wrong way, I guess."

It seemed surreal. Her smell intoxicated him, her body corresponded with his, her kisses scorched him. Anzu Mazaki, the dancer, the dreamer was with the villain, the dream wrecker.

"Okay." Yugi just accepted her answer knowing she did not want to talk about what was bothering her. The whole dinner Yugi and Jounouchi chatted while Anzu just smiled and nodded. Only a few times would she add her own two cents. In reality all she could see were his blue eyes, trying to hide tears in her own blue eyes.

"He will never love you. Not like me." (4)

Then why was he sitting in the same restaurant with another woman as if they were dating?

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(1) Taken from the last chapter.

(2): I see Japanese television as I see Spanish television, everything is bright and loud with words on the bottom of the screen and a lot of drama and craziness. American television is more bland, not much going on. To me I think Spanish television is different from American television. It's kind of hard to explain, but if anyone knows what I'm talking about, you get it! Right?

(3) Taken from various chapters. ( it was supposed to show how they started and then became more.. Physical?..

(4) Taken from chapter 14.

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