a/n: I know .. long time no post.. Times are hard.. Two jobs and summer school no longer allows me to update as much as i would like to.. But they are coming. I promise!
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Yoi (drunkenness)
It was another goodnight turned bad. Well, not bad but hostile. Mai threw another fit when Jounouchi came to the club already a little tipsy. It was a stupid reason to be mad, but then again it was Mai. She would find anything about Jounouchi annoying and then throw it in his face like he meant to do it all along.
"I swear Anzu, if she says one more thing I'll go crazy." Jounouchi whispered. Mai in all her anger, drank at the club they went to and could not drive. True to his word, Jounouchi made sure Anzu didn't drink so much because she had a test the next day. This made her the most sober out of the three and was made to drive. That and the fact that Mai refused to let Jounouchi drive her Lexus.
The one thing about going out with Mai was that she could easily get mad and then take out her anger on Captain Morgan's rum or an Absolute vodka bottle. At first Jounouchi and Anzu would encourage her to drink more because they were drunk too but after she saw that she was mad they decided to stop. The worst thing to have was an angry drunk. Anzu was now driving Mai's car towards Jounouchi's house. His father wasn't home tonight so Mai could sleep over while she sobered up. Right now she was in the back of the car grumbling to herself.
"I swear if you say one more thing to me, I'm going to kill you!" Mai retaliated after she heard Jounouchi. "I'm the crazy ass drunk. Everyone is treating me like I did something wrong. Like I'm out of my damn mind!" She complained in the backseat.
"No one is blaming you for anything, Mai. No one is accusing you of being crazy. Everyone is just tired from the club so we're going to take you to Jounouchi's so that you can sleep." Anzu explained as she looked at the rearview mirror. When Jounouchi scoffed, Anzu hit Jounouchi's arm. "Right, Jounouchi?" She looked over at him giving him a look that clearly read, ' you better agree'.
"Yea, yea. Everything is my fault." He looked back to try to touch Mai's hand who swatted him away. "I didn't mean to make you mad." The way he spoke seemed fake, like he was just trying to say anything to make her feel better.
"Whatever." She replied with a pout and looked outside the window. With another sigh, Jounouchi gave Anzu a defeated look and looked out his own window. "What happened to that guy with the spiky blonde hair, Anzu?" She asked with a twinge of anger in her voice. "He was cute." Anzu thought about the guy as she turned left into Jounouchi's complex.
"My name is Aoi. Can I get your number?" This was the third dance they danced together. Anzu had to admit that he was a pretty good dancer. No one could really catch up to her. Usually she would never let anyone dance with her for more than two dances but from a distance she could see this guy could really dance. Point blank; she wanted a challenge. She wanted to prove to this guy that he was not the best dancer.
"My name is none of your damn business and no you can't have my phone number." Anzu responded snottily. As she turned around she glared at the man to show him she no longer wanted to dance. He on the other hand had other plans in mind. Grabbing her arm in a strong and harsh hold, he pulled her back.
"Don't play the tough bitch who really just wants to get laid. I know girls like you. You flaunt around your body and pretend like you're trying to play hard to get." He whispered in her ear, sending chills down her spine. "But you know deep down you want us to play. You really want us to play your sick games and get laid. Isn't that what you're waiting for?" One hand grasped her waist and pulled her against his body. In response, her own hands rose to his chest to stop him from crushing their bodies even more.
"That is where you're wrong." Came a voice from behind Anzu. A few seconds later a fist rushed past Anzu's head and connected with the guys nose. Within seconds Anzu was no longer being held by Aoi but by someone else. Instead of screaming and trying to get away from the man who now held her, she relaxed. Jounouchi was always looking out for her. He saw the scene before his eyes and came without even thinking twice.
"He was alright. He just wasn't someone I would want to be with."
"Why not?"
"I don't know. There just wasn't anything there that made me want to be with him the whole night. There was something about him that I didn't like." Mai scoffed and opened the car door when Anzu parked. Jounouchi said nothing the whole time considering he really knew why she didn't like Aoi.
"Is that why you kept pushing him away even after you guys kept on dancing together?" Anzu and Jounouchi got out of the car to help Mai get to Jounouchi's apartment. She nodded after they closed her car door. "Well, if you keep acting the way you are, you'll never be with anyone. You play to much with people's minds." The drunk words from Mai made Anzu stop walking and Jounouchi to snap his attention to Anzu's reaction. Hiding away the hurt, Anzu just nodded after she smiled.
"I guess not, Mai." Letting go of Mai's arm, she stepped back so that Jounouchi was the only one supporting Mai. There was a faintness of annoyance in Anzu's action. "Listen, I need to get home now. Do you mind if I took your car, Jounouchi?" He quickly nodded and dug into his pockets to reach for his car keys.
"Just drive safe and don't mind Mai." He said after he handed to keys to Anzu. Mai was too tired to even hear what Jounouchi just said about her. Either that or she decided to ignore it.
"Yea. Be careful." Mai mumbled. The fatigue was shown as Mai leaned against Jounouchi more and closed her eyes.
"Thanks. Bye guys. Take care of Mai." As she got into his car and drove off, Mai's words hurt her. Who said anything about her being alone for the rest of her life? The comment seemed to come out of no where. It seemed like she said it to be mean to her. Tomorrow she would wake up and remember what she said and probably apologies, but it still hurt her to hear Mai say such a thing. It was a situation she was used to. What she wasn't used to was the pang in her heart every time Mai said anything like she did tonight.
Using the car as a gateway for her anger she sped along the quiet streets close to the school. Before she went home she just wanted to relieve any anger that stayed within her. She didn't want to see Mai the next day with pent up anger. If she still had that anger then it would not be good for either her or Mai. It would cause friction between them. Besides, wasn't she Anzu Mazaki who always kept her cool? Of course she was.
As she turned a corner quickly, perhaps too quickly, another car came at her. Before the two cars collided Anzu used her quick reflexes and swerved the car out of the other cars way. In doing this she instead hit a stop sign and ended up in the middle of a sidewalk. The sound of wheels squealing and breaks hitting rung in her ears still after the car was put into park. Footsteps then entered her brain and she got out of her thirty second daze. As she was checking herself on the rearview mirror to see if she had any cuts the assumed driver of the other car coughed beside her.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to go so fast!" She quickly said but did not look at the person. Her heart was racing and all she felt like doing was crying. This is what she got for never letting her anger out on the person she was mad at. She held it in and when it was about to come out she did something stupid. This time she took Jounouchi's car and almost wrecked it. Her hands covered her eyes in embarrassment. The driver would probably call the cops or call her parents seeing how she looked only about eighteen. She was too young to be out in the middle of the night causing car accidents.
"Just what in the hell did you think you were doing going so fucking fast?" The person beside her hissed. It was a man who spoke. Slowly opening the door, she stepped out of the car to look at the driver in the eye. When she did she held back a gasp. It couldn't be him.. It just couldn't be him..
"Kaiba?" She asked. In front of her stood a very pissed off and tired Seto Kaiba. "Gomen nasai." She said with a bowed head. "I didn't mean to."
"What the hell are you doing out here in the middle of the night and have you been drinking?" Obviously the smell from the club was lingering around Anzu like a sinful ghost. A ghost she didn't want anyone to see.
"No." She answered defensively. The alcohol was still in her system and she held back a giddy laugh. After not being in a car accident and finding out that it was Kaiba she almost hit, she was in a very good mood. Her anger was no forgotten. Lazily she shut the car door behind her and behind Kaiba to see his car parked in the middle of the street. Obviously after he checked he was alright he went to see if she was alright as well. Her eyes felt heavy after seeing his car was alright and there was no need to call the cops. "I need to go home now." She whispered and went to turn around when she was stopped. His hand stopped her. His hand which held her wrist.
"Have you been drinking?" Sniffing up in the air he could almost taste the smoke and alcohol that surrounded Anzu. "What have you been doing?" He asked with a hint of curiosity but full of disgust.
"Does it really matter to you?" She tried to shrug him off of her which of course didn't work considering her arms felt like weights. "Let go of me." Her voice sounded so lazy, as if she was trying to stay awake. Stepping closer to her he looked into her eyes.
This made him remember. The same tipsy girl who was dressed scantily like she just came from a club was the same innocent looking girl who cupped him at her own job. This scene shouldn't surprise him but it did. She looked so lost with her half opened eyes and tank top half off her shoulder. Those blue eyes which usually had a glint of mischief now looked empty. Why was she driving so fast? Was she trying to kill herself? A girl like her was smart enough to know not to drink and then drive like a maniac.
"W… What are you doing?" She asked with annoyance as he pushed her against Jounouchi's car. His hands steadied her enervated figure by the shoulders. Through all the other lingering smells from the club he could still sense her usual scent. This was the Anzu he knew. He was almost sad for her now. When did she become like this? Why doesn't anyone notice this about her? Why do they continuously picture this now broken looking girl like a straight A perfect teenager?
"Why are you doing this?" He whispered in her ear. She shivered when she felt his lips barely touch her ear lobe. Placing both hands on his chest, she pushed him away with all her strength. There she was again, pushing guys away. Damn it Mai was right. Anzu was going to grow up to be alone. All alone with no one to love her.
Tears sprung in her eyes and she clenched her teeth. Having Kaiba see her like this made her not only remember Mai's words but also made her feel more miserable. Knowing that the alcohol was still in her system she tried to control her self but in vain.
"Do I mess with your mind?" She softly asked. His hands were by his side one second then on her shoulders the next. They resumed their position before she pushed him away. This time he was much more harsher in pushing her against Jounouchi's car. The car door was digging on her back with the pressure. She winced from the contact.
"Every time I see you." His face was a centimeter away from her own. Anger filled his eyes. He was still angry about the whole cupping episode. She did make him feel foolish. Foolish for making him want her. Foolish because there was something about her that always told him that he could never get her. At least not in the way he wanted her. He would have to try a different approach with this type of girl, he just didn't know this.
"Kaiba…" She choked out with tears still in her eyes. "I don't mean to." In his mind it sounded like bullshit. She was just saying this because she was scared, right? His heart told him different. The tears in her eyes didn't look like it came from physical hurt but emotional. What in the hell happened to her tonight? "I don't mean to mess with your mind."
"Why are you saying this?" He growled out.
"Because I don't want to be alone." She yelled out after a couple seconds of silence. Her yell made him jump back and stare at her in surprise. Her eyes were looking down at the ground in shame of admitting this. Thinking he jumped back in disgust she missed his shocked expression. "I'm not perfect. I'm not innocent. I never claimed I was." Her haunting whisper sent a chill down Kaiba's spine. Why was she telling him this? Was the alcohol affecting her emotions? Did she really feel like this? Before he knew it she opened the car door again and started the car.
"Wait Mazaki!" Tapping her window he tried to catch her attention. After thinking that she was going to drive away he saw her sigh and look at him. Rolling down her widow with one hand, she held the other on the wheel.
"You will not say anything about this Kaiba. I'm not myself right now. You are not the type to take advantage of someone who's down already. You can't push me down any further." The deadpan voice made him forget what he wanted to say to her before she rolled down the window. "Sayonara." With a click she drove out of the middle of the sidewalk and continued to drive down the road using the same sped she used before she almost hit Kaiba's car. The girl apparently didn't learn her lesson.
With a heavy sigh he decided that tonight was not the night to mess around with Mazaki. There was clearly something wrong with her. For now he would leave her alone but when they were alone again he would surely find out what was going on in her head. All he could do now was hope that she got home in once piece. Someone should hope for her.. evidently right now, no one did.
This poor chapter has been sitting in my computer for a decade! ( not really, but you get it) I also have another chapter from this story hidden somewhere in my computer. Yea, our little Anzu was tipsy. I was listening to this song from Rammstien which kind of inspired me to write this chapter. It's a sad little foreign song which is why this chapter shows a broken Anzu. I say broken because at first when I started this story it started out as a drabble. But then as time went on I figured out the plot for this story.. Everyone thinks that Anzu is the perfect little friendship girl. I know someone like that and it turned out that they weren't the little friendship girl everyone thought she was. Deep down she had her own problems especially with the guys! So in a way this is how I portray Anzu. Yea, she is a straight A student with a good job and great friends. But sometimes that isn't enough. Sometimes you can't be perfect all the damn time. Sometimes you have to rebel. This is the plot, the claims of someone being innocent is not always correct. I obviously am going towards a more psychological stand point. I'm giving her reasons why she rebels and has troubles with guys (namely Kaiba). BUT this story will not JUST contain angst. It will have a lot of Kaiba/Anzu moment. This I promise. You'll see as I write more… which I will! THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS!
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