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Chapter Five: Keeping Secrets
Sunday passed by. Anzu had taken Mokuba to a movie, and then they'd gone to the park.
But today was Monday, and it was a school day. Anzu, in her uniform, bid Mokuba goodbye, and walked to Domino High.
Passing the Jounouchi house, she saw Shizuka come running out. "Anzu, wait up!" Panting, she caught up with Anzu. "Where were you on Saturday?"
"When?"
"About four in the afternoon."
"I was..." Anzu fished for an excuse. She didn't really want to tell Shizuka about the gang. "...at the movies with Mokuba."
Shizuka frowned. Uh-oh, Anzu thought. "But when I called your house, Mokuba answered."
Damn. She mentally kicked herself for being stupid.
"So where were you really on Saturday?" the redhead pressed. "Tell me the truth."
Anzu sighed. "Promise me, Shizuka. If I tell you, you can't tell anyone. Especially Yugi."
Shizuka nodded. "You know I won't." Anzu stopped and pulled her friend behind a nearby tree. She spilled the whole story.
Shizuka's eyes went wide. "But that... Yami... isn't he Yugi's brother?" She gasped, as they resumed walking.
"That's why I don't want Yugi to know." she replied. "You'll keep the secret?"
"Of course." They spit in their palms, and shook hands.
"Ugh, we gotta get a new handshake."
Yugi, Jounouchi, and Honda were all in homeroom with her. Anzu tried to avoid them, but Jou and Honda and their big mouths yelled from halfway across the room, "HEY, ANZU! WHERE WERE YA ON THE WEEKEND?!"
Anzu cringed. More lies? Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ryou watching her. Waiting to see what she would say. Then tell Yami, Bakura, and the others, she thought. "I was watching Mokuba." It was the truth.
Well, at least part of it.
Jou and Honda, seemed to be satisfied. If the same thing had happened as with Shizuka, she would have died. Fortunately for her, Honda and Jou weren't the sharpest pencils in the box.
Another look. Ryou had turned away and was reading a book. Anzu sighed, and sat down, as class began.
***
Shizuka and Anzu sat under a tree on school grounds at lunch time. The day had been all right, she supposed, if you didn't count the mini confrontation in homeroom.
"Guess who." Someone whispered in her ear, covering her eyes. Anzu started. Shizuka's eyebrows rose.
"Yami... what are you doing here?" She asked, prying his hands off her eyes. Scan the surrounding area. No Yugi, Jou, or Honda.
"Nothing." He said.
"Well, go do 'nothing' somewhere else." Wait a minute... if Yami was here, where were the others?
Questions answered. Bakura and Marik were coming their way, Malik was standing behind Yami, probably wishing he had his knife. Ryou was nowhere in sight.
"Now here's a cute one." Bakura said. He and Marik sat down on either side of Shizuka, making her turn pink.
If Jou were here, he'd have a fit.
The three of them, being Anzu, Yami, and Malik watched the lavish display of affection that Bakura and Marik were showering upon Shizuka.
The bell rang. They all got up to leave. As the boys headed off, Malik reminded Anzu, "Lessons with Ryou tonight."
Oh yeah. She couldn't wait.