Kaya: Thanks to Dreaming of Everything, ShadowVixen, Nightfall2525, Monkeyluv4646, and Rose Kitsune.EXE for reviewing!
Sanu: Please read the afterthoughts after the fic please!
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"You're not serious?" Anzu asked, looking shocked.
"I wouldn't kid about this, Anzu. Malik configured the memories of your friends, and that's why they didn't remember the picnic date," Bakura said. "But why did you remember?" Anzu asked. "Because my Millennium Ring destroyed the effect of his powers. Yami's Millennium Puzzle apparently was not able to," Bakura said.
Anzu looked down at the ground. So, I've been rejecting my friends over something that wasn't even their fault? Way to go, Anzu Mazaki…
They were sitting on a bench outside the mall. It was night out, and stars were just beginning to dot the sky. The moon was full and beautiful, and night air was full of warmth.
"I'm sure they'll accept your apology, I mean, they're so weak-hearted and sweet," Bakura said, shuddering at the thought. Anzu giggled. "I'm still glad that you came, though. I'm glad you told me. I would've thought you'd have let me hate them or something so I'd hate Yami…" she said. Bakura looked shocked. Well, actually, I was considering that…but it wouldn't be fair to you, he thought.
"Anzu, you've got to be careful. Malik is after you, and he's already said he's going to come for you. You can't go out alone anymore. Ra, I sound like a parent," Bakura said. Anzu giggled again. "Well, it just shows you care about me. You're a rally good friend, Bakura," she said.
Bakura sighed. She only thought of him as a friend…but lately, he wanted them to be more than just friends…it was the first time in a while he had cared about someone as much as this before. And it was with the person he'd least expect to fall for. Anzu, the friendship queen. He remembered back in Duelist Kingdom, how much he wanted to crush her. Now, he wanted nothing more than them to hold her in his arms, and to feel her soft, warm skin…
He went red. He had never thought about Anzu that way before until now. Not even when he had seen her naked in the bath a few days ago.
Anzu smiled as she looked up at the pale moon. "It is beautiful out tonight," she said. Bakura grunted in reply. He wasn't a romantic type, not really. But he couldn't help but go redder when Anzu laid he head on his shoulder. "Uh…Anzu…?" he asked. Anzu yawned. "I'm kinda tired…it was funny, really, buying bras and stuff with Marik. He fainted in the middle of the store, though, I was so worried," she said.
Bakura rolled his eyes. Always have to bring Marik up, do you? "Oh really?" he asked. "Yeah, he said he was in the middle of a desert," Anzu said. Bakura froze. Desert? Like an Egyptian desert? Hmm, now I have to go find that blonde-haired-girl-stealing boy…but I think I'll just stay here for a little while.
"Bakura?" Anzu asked, looking up at him from his shoulder. "Yeah?" Bakura asked, looking down at her. "Well…I'm really you're here. There's something about you that I like about you, something that Marik doesn't have," she said. Bakura blinked. "R-Really? What would this be?" he asked.
Anzu smiled and lifted her head from his shoulder. She swept up her purse and shopping bags from the cement and got up. "Well, I'd best be going now," she said, taking out her car keys and twirling them around her finger. "Wait, no, don't go yet!" Bakura said. Anzu turned to him, smiling. "Let me guess--you walked here," she said, grinning. Bakura scuffled his foot against the cement and looked down, smiling. "What if I did?" he asked innocently. Anzu laughed. "Alright, you're going with me. I'll drop you off at the apartment, ok?" she said, and before he could respond, she grabbed his arm and pulled him over to her car. In Domino, the requirements for getting a license was being sixteen or over.
Anzu had a nice car, a midnight blue Eclipse. It was a warm night, so the hood was pulled down. Anzu unlocked the car and got in the driver's seat. Ban as well. To his surprise, Anzu hadn't put on her seatbelt. "Uh…that's odd for a girl like you," he said, staring. Anzu shrugged. "It's nine-thirty anyway, not a lot of people on the road right now," she said, putting on her red sunglasses for the heck of it.
As she drove down the road, Bakura couldn't but stare at how pretty Anzu was, driving in a convertible, her arm hanging out of the side, steering the car, the moonlight reflecting off her shades. The wind resistance gently whipped at her hair, blowing it behind her. Bakura's hair also blew backward, and he wondered if it made him look girlish. "You know, maybe we should do this more often," Anzu said out of nowhere. "Do what?" Bakura asked. "Maybe we should hang around together, just the two of use, more often," she said. "I never thought you'd be so easy to talk to. You've changed a lot, Bakura. Keep it that way," she said. Bakura blushed slightly. "Oh….thank you," he said.
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"Alright, bye!" Anzu said, waving at Bakura. They had gotten to the apartment complex at around nine-fifty. Bakura nodded and waved back. "See you!" he said, disappearing into the complex.
Anzu turned down the road down a back street, yawning. She hadn't realized how tired she was. Bakura sure has changed a lot since when he was sharing Ryou's body. Perhaps he's finally learned to act decently. He hasn't even threatened any teachers this week, she thought as she drove on. Suddenly, she heard a weird popping sound and the car began to slow down as she continued down the back road. She stopped the car and got out, a confused look on her face. She checked the front left tire, and groaned. "Oh, splendous," she said, "I've blown a tire. I must have driven over glass over something. Luckily I have a spare tire in the back," she said. She straightened up and turned around. Her eyes grew wide. A scream rang throughout as a man grabbed her, and dragged a kicking and screaming Anzu down the dark street.
Yami woke up with sweat pouring down his face. He was breathing hard, and his Millennium Puzzle was glowing with such intensity that even Yugi woke up from it. "Yami, what's going on?" he asked, looking frightened. "Anzu's in danger. I felt it…Malik's gone after her." "WHAT? But how do you know?" "I can fell it within my Puzzle…" Yami got up and opened the window. He carefully climbed out onto the bit of window that was suspended under the window. "Yami, what are you doing!" Yugi shrieked. "I'm going to save a friend!" Yami said, jumping off the section of the roof and down onto the grass below.
Bakura put down his cup of hot tea and got up form the table. Ryou looked up at him with confusion. The Millennium Ring was glowing intensely around his neck. "Anzu's in danger," said Bakura quietly, a growl detected in his voice. "What? She is? How do you know?" "Malik…that bastard…I'll kill him!" Bakura said, rushing out of the apartment.
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Tears fell down Anzu's face as she struggled against roped that were binding her down…to what? She couldn't tell. It was too dark. She heard an evil chuckle echo around the room she was in. "You really hurt me back there. Honestly, kicking me in my pride was not very fun," said the voice of Malik. "M-Malik? No, leave me alone," she said. "But my dear, why can't I have you? In fact, what's stopping me?" Malik asked. "You're on a bed, which means you're all set," he said.
Anzu's blood froze. A bed? Oh no…no…is he planning to…to…rape me? NO! Anzu screamed as loudly as she could, but Malik merely laughed cruelly. "You foolish girl, we are where no one can hear us," he said. Anzu felt the bed shift as Malik got on it, and she began to struggle madly. "No, no leave me alone! Please!" she said. Malik laughed and began to trace the curves of her body. Anzu tried to hit him away, but the bindings on her arms held her down. She was crying, and she was begging him to stop…but he wouldn't…
He began to plant kisses down her neck, and his hand moved over her blazer. He was ready to take it off. Anzu screamed again and he laughed coldly. He leaned over to kiss her on the lips.
Bakura ran down the street, holding his Millennium Ring high in the air. He was using it to find Malik, as his energy waves sent out pulses that the Ring could pick up. He tore around a corner. To his surprise, he saw Anzu's car. Someone was dumping a blown tire in the back seat. Bakura ran forward stealthily; ready to hit him in the back of the head…when the Millennium Puzzle began to glow around his neck. Yami turned around, yelping as Bakura's fist stopped short just an inch from his nose.
"Bakura, you nearly killed me!" he said. "Why are you changing Anzu's tire now? She's missing you fool and I'm looking for you! How did you find this place?" Bakura asked, lowering his fist. "I know the route Anzu takes to drive from the mall, we've driven here and back together," Yami said.
Bakura nodded. "Well, are the keys still in the car?" "Yes, they are actually." "Good. Driving there is much faster. You drive, and I'll use the Ring to guide you," Bakura said. "Alright," Yami said, climbing into the car. "You do know who did this, don't you?" Yami asked. "I swear Malik's dead when I see him," Bakura threatened as Yami took off.
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Anzu was screaming silently. She knew she wouldn't be able to stop Malik if she was tied down, and whatever was binding her as not giving out anytime soon. He had already taken off her blazer and shirt, and was know working on her skirt. She just wanted it to end; she didn't want this to happen.
"Having fun yet, my dear?" Malik asked, chuckling. Anzu gritted her teeth. "Go to hell," she said. "Ah, but I've already been there. The Shadow Realm is so like hell. It's one of the worst places one could ever be in. Nightmares plague your every thought as you are there," he said. "It's worse than dying."
Her skirt was nearly down by the ankles now. Anzu felt him grope her breasts and she squeaked in surprise. No, she begged silently, please no. Somebody help me, anybody! Yami…Marik…Bakura! PLEASE!
The door to the room they were in banged open, and in entered two figures that Anzu could not see. Malik jumped off the bed, growling. "How dare you interrupt me while I'm busy! Who's there?" he asked. The lights flickered on and Anzu realized she was in an abandoned apartment. And two figures, who were standing at the door, looking to kill, were Yami and Bakura.
Before Malik could do anything, Bakura leaped at Malik furiously, snarling angrily. He punched Malik angrily in the nose, blood went everywhere. Yami rushed over to Anzu and helped her get out of the ropes. "Anzu, are you ok?" he asked. "Did he touch you?" "Yes, but he didn't get too far," she said, blushing a bit as she pulled up her skirt, and wishing Yami would stop looking at her bra. She pulled on her shirt and blazer and saw Bakura kicking Malik's ass to kingdom come. "I swear you--" he began to swear repeatedly, punching Malik between each word. After Bakura had gone through the whole list, Malik was a bloody mess.
He got up shakily and tried to run for it, but Yami grabbed his shoulder and kicked his in the leg. There was a sickening crack and Malik howled in pain, collapsing onto one knee and holding the other. "You should be glad I don't break you," Yami said, "but I can control myself. Leave here, don't come back; if you do, you'll be begging to go back to the Shadow Realm."
Malik growled, and Bakura grabbed him by the collar and threw him out the shuttered window, which shattered, causing bits of glass to get stuck in Malik's skin. There was another howl of pain, then silence. Only the sound of crickets chirping could be heard in the night outside. Anzu turned to the two former spirits, and smiled. "I wanted to hit him too, you know," she said.
Yami ran over to her and hugged her. Anzu looked surprised, but hugged him back. "Oh, Anzu, I thought we hade come too late!" he said, sounding miserable. Bakura, who would have usually attacked Yami for throwing his arms around Anzu, did not. He knew this wasn't the time to pick a fight. "Luckily that son of a bitch won't be coming back, because he'll get it if he does," Bakura said. Anzu smiled and let go of Yami. She walked up to Bakura, and hugged him as well.
This unexpected gesture caused Bakura to grow pink. "Thank you," Anzu said, her eyes closed, "for being there for me. Both of you." Bakura coughed. "No problem, now get off." She let go, and smiled. "I really would have been in trouble if you hadn't have saved me," she said. "Although, I really wished I could've saved myself. I hate being the damsel in distress."
They left the apartment building, walking to Anzu's Eclipse, both Yami and Bakura's arm's around Anzu's shoulders.
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Kaya: How was that people?
Sanu: Yay! Malik got his butt kicked!
Bakura: By me, of course (smirks)
Sheekin: Ok, Kaya has a few things to say
Kaya: Please listen to this, since none of you did in the last fic. I'm introducing a new couple into the fic, but I'm not sure whether to make them appear soon or later. So, I want you guys to vote for the couple you think is going to be in the fic. Post it when you review. It cannot be Anzu x anyone or Bakura x anyone, and it's not a Yaoi or Yuri couple. You don't even have to be right--just vote so I know people actually read the afterthoughts, and I'll introduce the couple later.
Sheekin: Don't forget to Rate and Review either! And POST THOSE VOTES!