Kaya: Thanks to Nightfall2525, Sugar Spice and Not So Nice, Tormented Innocence, DojomistressAmbyChan, Demented Insane Spirit, Reading Girl, Shadow Vixen, Kitsune's Grrl, ang3l-blue, and The all mighty powerful Baka for reviewing!
Nightfall2525 – you'll find out later don't worry!
Sugar Spice and Not So Nice – it's going to be Bakura hands-down
DojomistressAmbyChan – Marik is the light, Malik is the bad one. You're right, I should've had Anzu slap Marik for stripping her!
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Anzu closed her notebook, and once again ignored a note that one of her so-called friends had thrown to her. Joey made one of those 'what the heck is she so mad about' faces to Yugi, who shrugged. Yami was sitting in the corner, taking notes from the board quietly. He was still wallowing in misery after what happened during lunch that day.
"Anzu, what's wrong?" Tristan asked, putting down his sandwich and looking at the brunette. She merely hmphed and continued to drink her nutrient shake, completely ignoring the confused boys around her. Yami felt like if something was bothering her, he could easily make her feel better, and then he'd score against the damned thief. "Anzu, what's been troubling you? If you want, you can talk to me. I'll always be there for you," he said, knowing that would always soften up a girl like Anzu.
Not to his avail, Anzu glared at him, her aqua blue eyes flashing with anger. She stood up, nearly knocking over Duke's lunch, and grabbed her shake bottle and hot dog and walked out of the lunchroom. "What did I say?" Yami asked the others. Bakura chuckled and continued to eat his cheeseburger. Yami gave him a death glare and rounded on the snow-haired young man. "What's so funny, Bakura? Obviously you know more about the situation than we do, so enlighten us," Yami growled. Bakura merely chuckled again. "If you're so itching to get her attention, you figure it out and solve the problem yourself, Pharaoh," Bakura said, on the verge of bursting out in laughter, although a part of him wanted to wring all of the boys' necks for hurting Anzu like that. Ryou hadn't even remembered, and Bakura had reminded him many times.
Yami hated to admit it, but Bakura was right. He had to figure out what was bothering her, and then fix it himself.
After the bell rang, Yami hurried over to Anzu's desk before she could get away from him. "Anzu, what's wrong? Please talk to me; I swear I'll fix it. Is it homework problems? Family problems? Anything?" Please tell me!" he exclaimed, practically begging. Anzu merely brushed past him. "Anzu, where are you going?" he asked. Anzu finally opened her mouth, but what came out was not something Yami wanted to hear. "Oh," she said loudly, so the others could hear her as well, "I'm just going to get smoothies with Marik," she said, and with that, she disappeared out the door.
Bakura chuckled. Yeah, did you hear that, Pha--WHAT? He thought, his mouth hanging open in horror. When in Anubis was this decided? She's not allowed to go on dates with Marik! I'll wring that boy's neck! Oh, when I get my hands on him, he'll be hanging from the department store building with my Millennium Ring around his neck!
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Anzu stepped into the pleasantly air-conditioned mall, holding her purse. She was wearing a short-sleeved black shirt, a denim mini skirt, and sunglasses to repel the sun's rays from burning her eyes. She was going with Marik to show how much of a good friend he could be. He would never forget about things like dates. And to think, none of them even acted like they were sorry! They hadn't even remembered! Anzu thought angrily. She also knew it would make Yami jealous, but not to her knowing, it was also making Bakura go haywire. She continued through the mall until she reached the food court, where she saw Marik leaning against the wall, looking nervous. He looked over where Anzu was, and she waved to get his attention. His face lit up as she walked over to him, smiling. "Are you ready?" she asked.
"Always, Anzu" he said. Anzu nodded, smiling. Good. Let's go already!" she said, grabbing his hand and pulling him over to the smoothie counter. Marik turned the same shade of red as the strawberry smoothies that were being blended. Ok, she grabbed your hand…just act cool, you know; don't let it get to you! Oh no, she's asking what smoothie I want!
Anzu blinked at Marik. He was a weird color, and he was stammering. "Uh…I'll take…" he looked over at what Anzu had asked to buy. "I'll take Mango Madness," he said, straightening up and acting normal. Anzu beamed at him. "Really? That's what I got too!" she said. Marik nodded, looking shocked. "Wow, it seems we both have the same tastes! Did you know I hate bananas?" he asked. Anzu's mouth fell open. "Really? I hate them too!" she said, laughing. "Oh, that's cool!" Marik said. Ok, I can't be exactly like her…if we hate and like the exact same things, she'll think was stalking her…which I was. Do you know how hard it is to find out a girl's likes and dislikes? And her Papillon nearly mauled me to death when I accidentally stepped in her food bowl! Don't get me started on her budgie, either.
"Um, I also hate kiwis, too," he said, as Anzu handed him the smoothie. Anzu took a sip from hers. "Really? I love kiwis. And I heard you hate red meat too," she said. "I do. Give me chicken, but no steak," he said. "My favorite food's ramen, but I hated grated yams. They are nasty," she said. "I'm 5'5. Um…my birthday's August 18th and yeah…what about you?" she asked. Marik thought for a minute. "My favorite food's Koshari, I hate red meat. I must've gotten that from my sister, she hated meat period…I'm 5'11 and I was born on December 23rd. I'm not really that interesting," he said.
"Ishizu hates meat? Odd…I guess she was eating something else in that banquet on the Battle City Blimp…" Anzu said. Marik chuckled. "Yeah, it was probably vegetable burgers or something," Marik said. Anzu giggled and took another sip of her smoothie. "Your family seems so interesting…Tomb Keepers and getting to guard the Pharaoh's tomb sounds awesome," she said. "Yeah, but luckily, because he's returned, we don't have to live underground anymore," he said, sighing with relief. "That's cool," she said. "Well, do you want to go check out some shops?" she asked. "I do need to buy something from Bikutoria's Kakushigoto," she said.
Marik went red again. Bikutoria's Kakushigoto? But they sell women's undergarments in there! Holy crap…does Anzu go shoppingTHERE when she's with her guyfriends? Ok, just act calm…it's not like I haven't seen a bra before…after all, like how many times have I walked in on Ishizu changing? Ok, now I've got bad thoughts…Ra damnit! Must…not…get…horny…
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Malik watched his lighter half and the young brunette enter Bikutoria's Kakushigoto. He chuckled. "It seems my Hikari is trying to score with Anzu…but it won't work. Because I'll make sure the only one who has her is me," he said.
He hadn't admitted it, but during Battle City, he had fallen for the girl. After fighting her off when Marik had possessed her body, he had accidentally grabbed one of her breasts while trying to push her away. He liked the feel of them; since then he wanted to feel even more of her. Perhaps he could use Marik to his advantage. "Soon, Anzu…" he said, chuckling. He turned to walk away…and ran right into the Pharaoh.
"What the Anubis are you doing here?" Malik automatically demanded. Yami got up from the ground, rubbing his spiky head dizzily. He stared at Malik. "What in the--where did you come from?" he asked. Malik glowered at him. "None of your Ra-damned business, Pharaoh," he said. Yami glared at Malik. "Are you spying on Anzu?" he asked. "If you are, I swear you'll be sorry," he said. Malik laughed. "Excuse me? It seems you're doing the same thing as me," he said. Yami froze. "So what? I at least Anzu likes me," he said.
Malik grinned. The stupid fool doesn't even know that I configured his memory so that he would forget about the little picnic date with Anzu. I had hoped that it would make Anzu miserable and vulnerable…but my brother ruined it. And apparently my spell had no effect on the thief either.
No, apparently it didn't, said a familiar voice in his head.
Malik's eyes grew wide as Bakura rounded the corner, his hands in his pockets, smirking at the psycho and the Pharaoh. Yami whirled around. "You! Are you spying on Anzu too?" he asked, growling.
Bakura was not like Malik. If he was doing something, he's say. "Yes, actually I was. I see that Anzu has dragged Marik into Bikutoria's Kakushigoto…very sexy, might I add. I'd love to be Marik right now," he said. He laughed when he saw Yami's face. "Control yourself, Yami," he said.
"Hah! You both make me laugh. I will have Anzu, and guess what? There's nothing you can do about it," Malik said, laughing sadistically. Bakura turned upon the crazy man. "I'll say this to you," he said, growling, "you will not touch Anzu, do you hear me? You won't even lay one finger on her, because if you do, I swear you'll regret the day you restored your body," he said.
Yami looked surprised. He only thought that Bakura flirted with Anzu just to annoy him…but did he actually like her? No, it can't be possible, he's a thief, and he has no feelings like that…I think…
"Your threats don't scare me," Malik said, walking off and out of the mall. Bakura growled and punched the wall in front of him. "He'd better not touch Anzu," he said, poison lining his words. Yami nodded. "He won't, Bakura. I'll…we'll…see to that."
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The night was a cold one, as usual. The desert sands sparkled like gems in the moonlight, and, sitting on a rock in the middle of the dry seas of sand, was a young man. His eyes were a striking violet color, and his hair was a very light blonde. He was wearing a tan robe that fell down to his knees and an open blue robe was placed over that. A dagger sheathe was hanging from one of his robes.
"I'm glad you waited for me, Marik," said a voice from behind the young man.
He turned to see Bakura in his blood red robes and holding a sword sheathe. He nodded. "Took you long enough, Bakura," he said. "We could have raided the town three times by now," he said. Bakura snickered. "I had to make preparations back at the hideout," he said.
Marik rolled his eyes. "Well, shall we start?" he asked. About thirteen more men rode up on stolen horses behind Bakura. "I do believe so," he said, counting all of the men. "There are supposed to be three more," he said, his eyes falling upon Marik.
"They were caught by the Pharaoh and hanged after trying to kill one of the Priests," he said. "I told them not to touch anybody so they could remain in the dungeon, and that I would rescue them later, but the fools were too thick-headed and they tried to kill a Priest for his Sennen Item. They failed in the attempt, and were hanged yesterday, while you were spying on the girl," he said.
"Yes, and I was quite taken aback by her beauty," Bakura said. "Most of the beautiful women around here are either slaves or prostitutes," he said. "I do suspect no one would think of having Téana as a prostitute, because she is an orphan," he said.
"Actually, most of the prostitutes around here are orphans. That's how they make their money. Remember a week ago, Bakura; I happened to have paid a good amount of shekls for one. The older ones are much more expensive than the younger ones," Marik said. Bakura shrugged. "I don't use my money on prostitutes. I actually prefer virgins, they're much more enjoyable," he said, grinning.
Marik laughed and got up, standing on the rock so he had a clear view of the part of Memphis that they were planning to attack. Bakura couldn't help but laugh, a cold, cruel laugh that rang throughout the night. Soon, he would have who he wanted, and there was nothing the damned Pharaoh could do about it.
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"Marik? Marik, are you ok?" Anzu asked, kneeling over her friend's silhouette, shaking him gently. She had been paying for the stuff she had purchased when suddenly Marik just fell to the ground in a dead faint. She at first thought he had a heart attack, but after checking his pulse, it seemed like he had just fallen asleep.
He twitched and opened his eyes slowly, to see Anzu's face right by his. "Anzu…no…I was in a desert…" he said.
"You must have had a dream," Anzu said, helping him up. "Are you feeling alright? You just fainted and I thought you had a heart attack or something!" she said, worried.
Marik stared at her. It was a dream? But why would he dream of being back in Egypt, with Bakura, and planning to capture some girl named Téana? He felt really strange too…like it wasn't just a dream…
"Listen, Anzu, I'm really sorry, but I have to go. Maybe we can do this later," he said, and before Anzu could say anything, he ran out of Bikutoria's Kakushigoto. I need to find Bakura.
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Sheekin: Alright, there's the chapter for you!
Kaya: The information about Anzu and Marik is accurate. By the way, I decided to have the Millennium Items be the called the Sennen Items back then, it's not a typo. Also, shekls were a type of money that is used in the Torah, so I just adapted it for the fic
Sanu: Also, here's an interesting fact! Bikutoria's Kakushigoto is Victoria's Secret in Japanese.
Kaya: I was originally going to put Victoria's Secret, but I decided because the story takes place in Japan, why not use a Japanese name?
Sheekin: Yes, so Anzu had pretty much draggged Marik, a guy, into a lingerie shop!
Kaya: Also, expect a new coupling later in the fic! Post guesses when you reviw, and I'll introduce them sooner! (Also Anzu, Bakura, and both Mariks are not acceptable and it's not a Yaoi and Yuri coupling)
Bakura: Rate and Review! Or else (flashes sword)