(I had to re-do this Chapter because I found so many errors that it bugged me...hopefully saves the format I put this in) Well... it took a while but I finally updated my story, sorry it took so long but I didn't know when to stop. ;) Anyway I used some lyrics from different songs in this chapter coz I think it'll set the mood for the story. I switch back and forth between Anzu and Shizuka's Point of View (POV) coz u know there are 2 stories going on within my fanfic. Enjoy!
(And for all you Duke Devlin Lovers out there…you will love him even more in this chapter!)
Can It Be True?
Why would you play with my heart when I gave it all
It's tearing me apart,
All you had to do was say so,
I would let you go, you making it so hard…tell me why…
Anzu jumped out of Kaiba's bed full of rage. She put on her clothes quickly; this was the worst night of her life. Kaiba had called out another girl's name while they were making love, and the worst part was that it was Shizuka.
"Anzu I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…" Kaiba said apologetically.
"Shut up Kaiba! I can't believe you!" Anzu turned to him, "Shizuka? Do I look like Shizuka?" She shook her head.
"I…I didn't mean to…" Kaiba said putting on his pants. "I love you Shizuka…Anzu…I meant Anzu."
"Whatever Kaiba! Stay away from me!" she yelled walking out his room.
"Anzu wait!" Kaiba called after her walking out his room, "Don't leave."
Anzu stopped at the top of the staircase. "Do you love her?" she cried. "How long have you loved her?"
"I don't love her Anzu, I love you." He wrapped his arms around her gently. "It was a mistake, I love you so much."
"We need a break Kaiba," she said softly. "I can't handle this now." She slipped away from him and continued down the stairs. She was deeply hurt by what he said to her: 'I love you…Shizuka' Why would he even say that? She didn't need this; all she wanted was to be home.
"Anzu don't do this to me, please."
"Good bye Kaiba. Please don't call me, and I'll get a ride to school tomorrow so don't come by my house," she called out walking out the door.
Anzu walked through the front garden towards the gate; she was ready to break down and cry. "Shizuka? What have you done?" she whispered to herself.
"Anzu! Please don't leave, let's talk about this." Kaiba yelled after her. He ran to her before she reached the gate, "I'm in love with you, and only you."
"There's nothing to talk about," she said simply. She lowered her head slowly, "Whatever I did to deserve this I'm sorry." She ran through the gates and didn't look back; she didn't want Kaiba to see the tears of pain coming from her eyes.
Anzu ran most of the way home; when she ran into the house her mom was sitting in the living room flipping through a magazine. When she looked up and saw Anzu she gasped. "Honey what happened to you?" her mom asked standing up and running to her.
"Oh mom, Seto…he…said," Anzu cried into her mother's loving arms. "I want to die."
"Don't say that honey. Come sit down." Her mom guided her to the couch and sat Anzu down beside her. "Do you want to tell me what happened?" her mom asked gently.
"Not yet mom…I just want you to hold me." She replied hugging her mom tighter.
Anzu knew Kaiba loved her and he always said he loved her, but tonight he said Shizuka's name. What made tonight so special that he decided to yell out Shizuka's name while they made love to each other? Was he always thinking about Shizuka? Was he secretly in love with her, and for how long? Too many thoughts raced through her mind, she wanted to be with Kaiba but she didn't understand what was going on. Shizuka must have done something to him. But how, when, and why?
Anzu's cell phone rang just then. "Honey its Kaiba, do you want to answer it?"
"No," Anzu said coldly. "Ignore it."
"Anzu, please tell me what he did to you. Did he break up with you?" she asked softly.
"No, I told him we needed a break," she confessed.
The home phone rang; her mom picked it up this time. "Hello?"
Anzu knew it had to be Kaiba on the other end of the receiver; she had no doubt about it. She wasn't going to talk to him no matter how much he pleaded; she didn't want to hear his poor apologies about saying he loves Shizuka.
"It's Kaiba," her mother said holding her hand over the phone. "Do you wanna talk to him?"
"No, tell him to stop trying to call me."
"She said she doesn't want you to call her anymore." Her mom paused and listened. "He says that you don't have to talk, just listen," she said starring at Anzu.
Anzu reluctantly took the phone. "Listen Kaiba we're on a break so please stop calling me."
"Anzu I love you, I want to be with you. You know that," he said softly.
His deep voice was soothing to her ear. She wanted to believe him and forgive him but it hurt too much. "Is that why you called out Shizuka's name while you were fucking me?" she yelled partly crying, then slammed the phone back on the receiver.
Anzu knew she just admitted something to her mom that she was denying just this morning but she didn't care at the time and neither did her mom at the moment. Anzu wiped the tears from her eyes; she wasn't going to school tomorrow she didn't want to deal with all the drama.
"Anzu…" Her mom rubbed her back. "Why don't you stay home with me tomorrow?" Anzu stared at her mother. "Just because I know how it feels to have your heart broken by someone you love."
"What did you do?" Anzu asked softly.
"What do you think? I married him," her mom snickered. "What I'm saying Anzu is that all relationships have problems, and if you and Kaiba are meant to be together you can work out your problems."
Anzu sighed, "I guess…" She snuggled up to her mom closer, she loved that her mom was always there for her, especially right now when she need her the most.
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Anzu woke up around seven the next morning. She slept in her mother's bed all night only because her mom insisted.
Anzu sat up on the edge of the bed and slipped on her house shoes. She walked over to the porch and walked out onto the balcony; she didn't see Kaiba's car parked across the street like it usually was every morning. After the way she screamed at him last night, she wasn't surprised.
Her mom walked in the room carrying a tray with two plates of breakfast on it. "Anzu? I made breakfast for us."
"I'm not hungry mom," she responded quickly.
"You need to eat honey." Her mom set down the tray on the table porch furniture. "How about this honey; we go to the beach and shop, and have fun, and just have a girls day out." She took a sip of the orange juice that she brought out. "You can wear that cute bathing suit you bought," she smiled. "You know the one with the orange and black…"
Anzu looked at her mom from the corner of her eye. "I…don't know mom."
"If you're looking for your boyfriend? Your not gonna find him out there." Her mom hugged her tight. "What do you want to do then?"
"I'm gonna go to my studio and dance today." Anzu walked off the porch and out of her parent's room.
"Why do you want to go there Anzu, it will just remind you of Kaiba." Her mom called after her.
Anzu didn't care; all she wanted to do is dance her troubles away. She dressed in her dancer outfit. She wore navy blue cropped top with matching spandex pants. She grabbed her pink dancer bag and headed for the door. Her mom stood at the top of the stairs fully dressed in a workout uniform. "Where are you going?"
"With you," she smiled. "Maybe you can teach me something?" she added.
Anzu smiled at her attempt to make her laugh and feel better. She placed a loving arm around her mother's shoulders, "Come on mom, I'll show you what I can do."
From Shizuka's POV…Shizuka walked into the gates of her school. No matter how much she hated to be at school, she had to go; it was about the education, not the people there. That's what her mom told her whenever she came home crying. She gripped her books tightly between her arms, she had to carry them because carried her classmate's homework in her backpack.
Shizuka wished she never agreed to skipping 6th grade and being transferred strait into 7th grade. It was her old principal and her mom that thought it would be a good idea; she was excited about it until the first day when everyone started picking on her. She shook her head trying to ignore her sad memories.
Shizuka opened her locker and placed her books inside. She took off her comfortable shoes and put on the regulation shoes that went with the uniform that all the students were required to wear.
"Shizuka. Do you got our homework?" Mia asked with the rest of her friends hovering over the nervous Shizuka.
Mia was the popular girl in the class; she ran the 7th grade class with her five closest friends. She was the class president, and the class representative. She had beautiful blond hair with light blue eyes and silky soft skin; in a word, she was beautiful. She had a way to make all the teachers believe she did no wrong, and she somehow never got blamed for getting caught cheating off of Shizuka's test.
"Yes." Shizuka replied softly. She opened her backpack and took out her folder. She handed Mia her English, Math, and History homework. "I have everyone's homework," she added.
Mia snatched the papers out of her hand. "You better have done this right because last time I got a B- on my progress report."
"Yeah, that's because little miss perfect has to show off during P.E. class," one of the girls threw in.
"You're going to stop doing that aren't you Shizuka?" Mia asked with a fake smile.
"I wasn't…" she started to protest, then stopped. "Ok…"
"Good." Mia said with a smug smile. "Let's go girls, we wouldn't want to be late for class."
With that they left for class; they always talk down to Shizuka like she was lower than them just because she was smarter. Mia figured that since Shizuka was smart enough to skip a grade then she was smart enough to do her homework for her.
Shizuka sighed, she wanted to stand up to them, she really did, but she wasn't brave enough. She wished Raven was there for her like she was for the past couple of weeks. Raven protected her from Mia and her friends, however, Shizuka hadn't seen Raven since the initiation two nights ago; she desperately missed Raven.
Jin and his boys were next to intimidate Shizuka into doing their homework for them. Shizuka saw them walking towards her so she immediately closed her locker and took out their homework. Jin had already twice this year stuffed Shizuka in her own locker.
"Hey Shizuka!" he called with his cocky attitude down the hall. "You got our homework?"
Shizuka avoided looking at him, she just handed them the history workbooks that were due on Friday. Shizuka was especially afraid of Jin; he was a boy that belonged in the 8th grade so he was bigger than everyone else in the class. She always just did what he said so that he would just leave her alone.
Jin flipped through the pages, "That's it? Where's the rest?"
"I did all of it Jin, what else is there?" Shizuka asked softly not taking her eyes off the floor.
Jin and his boys laughed at her. "I told you to do the whole book Shizuka."
"But…but we are only on chapter 24…so doing the whole book by Friday wouldn't make sense," she stuttered out, still starring at the floor. When he didn't say anything to her, she looked up slightly to see his hand come towards her face.
Jin slammed his hand against the lockers behind Shizuka. "Look boys I think I'm scaring her," he snickered turning to the guys standing behind him. "Listen Shizuka…I want to tell you something," he whispered in her ear. "I think you're great…" he kissed her cheek softly and quickly so that none of his boys could see him. "Let's go."
Shizuka touched her cheek. Did that just happen? Did Jin just say what she thought he said? 'I think you're great'. Shizuka watched him walk away; she was completely confused. It wasn't that Jin was ugly; he was actually kind of cute in his own way. He had black messy hair with green eyes; he would be dateable if he weren't so mean. Shizuka grabbed the books she needed for the next two classes then hurried off to her first class.
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When it was time for lunch everyone hurried to the cafeteria; Shizuka took her time. She didn't have any reason to rush; she didn't have anyone to sit with during lunch so she always sat by herself trying not to bother anyone.
Shizuka took her lunch box from her locker and started to head towards the cafeteria. She spotted one of the posters advertising the 2nd semester jr. high dance Mia was organizing for the past couple of weeks. She always went on and on about how she was going to make this dance unforgettable. Shizuka involuntary smiled, thinking of the first dance of the year.
FLASHBACK…Shizuka sat in the lonely corner of the gym while watching every one of her classmates dance, laugh, and have fun. She really didn't want to go to the dance but her mother told her that it was a perfect way to get to know her classmates and fit in. Fit in? Shizuka didn't fit in at this school at all. She had been sitting in the same spot for about two hours and no one had even asked her to dance once.
Shizuka glanced at her watch it read 10:24 pm. Her mother told her that she would pick her up at 10:30; so Shizuka stood up and headed for the gym door. She didn't want to stay and watch everyone have fun dancing; even the teachers and chaperones were having fun.
As Shizuka walked towards door she bumped into someone; she immediately apologized, "I'm sorry…" she said softly, almost crying, and walked away. She didn't know how she let her mother talk her into coming to the dance; she didn't even know how to dance very well.
"That's ok…Shizuka." A familiar voice said to her.
Shizuka looked back shocked to see Duke Devlin standing there. "Duke? What are you doing here?" she asked blushing.
Duke walked towards her slowly, or so it seemed to Shizuka; he kissed her hand. "May I have this dance?" he asked softly. He couldn't have asked at a better time, the DJ just put on a slow song and most everyone cleared the floor.
"No…I couldn't…" she said timidly. "I can't dance, I'll probably just…"
Duke laughed a little, then guided her to the middle of the dance floor. He wrapped his arm around her waist, and then cupped her hand within his. "Just follow my lead," he whispered.
Shizuka nodded at his smiling face. She glided across the floor with Duke keeping her close to his body. She blushed forgetting everyone was around her, it was like everyone cleared the dance floor except for her and Duke.
What if I told you it was all meant to be
Would you believe me
Would you agree
It's almost that feelin'
We've met before
So tell me that you don't think I'm crazy
When I tell you love has come here now
A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Some people search forever
For that one special kiss
Ohh, I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Shizuka smiled at Duke, she felt like she was floating on air and dancing in a dream. She felt like Cinderella; she didn't even realize that she was dancing perfectly with Duke, step by step. She rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes; this was perfect, she didn't want the song to ever end.
When the song finished Shizuka opened her eyes; awake from her trance-like state. She looked up at Duke and smiled, "I…I don't know what to say…" It was true; she was speechless. She wished he had come sooner so they could've danced all night.
Duke cupped her face and kissed her lips softly. "Good night Shizuka…" He backed up slowly then walked away from her and out the door.
Shizuka watched him walk away and wondered if what just happened really happened. She noticed that everyone was encircled around her just staring at her in disbelief; so she ran out the gym door looking for Duke. She looked all around; he wasn't anywhere to be found. Could he have left that quickly?
Shizuka touched her lips then looked up at the sky. "Duke…thank you…" she smiled.
When her mother asked her how the dance was she answered by saying; it was the best night of her life. That night Shizuka fell in love with Duke, and she wanted him to love her back, no matter what the cost.
Shizuka sat outside underneath a tree out in the courtyard. She always sat alone but it didn't bother her much; she got to see her brother across the street at the high school going off campus for lunch. She wished she still had her friends she left behind in elementary school; they never forced her to do their homework or pushed her around. She sighed; she desperately wanted to be with her old friends.
"Shizuka…" Jin said standing over her. "What'ya up to?"
"Eating Jin," she replied softly. "Do you have homework for me?"
"Why do you eat alone huh? Don't you got any friends?" he asked ignoring her question.
"No…not here," she corrected. "So I just eat alone."
Jin sat down on the grass next to her. "Enjoy it?"
"What?" she asked closing her lunch box.
"The kiss I gave you this morning," he smirked. "You want another one?"
"No." Shizuka looked at him oddly, why was he trying to act nice to her now, when before he was stuffing her in a locker and yelling to her about doing his homework.
"Are you going to the dance Shizuka? Coz if you're not going with anyone I'd go with you."
"I don't like being tricked Jin, so just take your practical jokes and leave me alone," Shizuka said standing up. She started to walk away from him. No way was she going to let him make a fool of herself at the dance, and not after she had such a good memory of the first one.
"I'm not tricking you Shizuka, I really want to go with you," he called after her. "I want you to stop doing my homework and my boys homework as well. You hear me?" he shouted.
Shizuka stopped and turned around. Did she hear him right? Did he feel bad about forcing her to do their homework for them? "What did you say?"
Jin caught up to her. "I'm sorry…ok? For everything we did to you Shizuka." He starred into her eyes, "I'm truly sorry."
Shizuka dropped her lunch box, this wasn't happening. Why was it that he was apologizing to her? Did she accidentally pour her potion into his drink? She was certain the top was on the bottle when she was practicing, but now she wasn't sure. "You're sorry?" she asked disbelieving.
Jin took her hand, "Come on, I want to show you something." He led her over to the side of the school that was off limits because anyone from the Domingo Jr. High could jump the fence and be in Domingo High School.
"We can't be here Jin…" Shizuka said looking for a reason to leave. "You know it's off limits to all of us." She stopped and faced him, "What do you want to show me?"
Jin didn't say a word; he just stared at Shizuka in an awkward way. "I've never noticed how pretty your eyes are. Or how the wind carries your beautiful, silky, brown hair…"
Shizuka raised an eyebrow, "Huh? What are you saying?" she asked stepping back as he stepped closer to her.
"I…" Jin gazed at her, as if trying to find the right words, "I…love you Shizuka…"
"What!" Shizuka backed up into the fence. "That isn't possible! The way you treat me-"
"I know Shizuka, and I'm sorry, but ever since yesterday, I can't get you out of my head. I love you so much." He leaned closer to Shizuka to try to kiss her but she ducked out the way and tripped on a rock and fell to the ground. "What's wrong?"
Shizuka starred up at him, "What's wrong? You bully me around all semester then you say that you are sorry and that you love me?" She pulled down her skirt that had slightly risen up. "And now you try to kiss me? Just…stay away from me," she said standing up.
Jin took her wrist, "Don't say that…I love you Shizuka."
"Hey!" Jonouchi called from the other side of the fence. "Let go of my sister!" He hopped over the fence and pushed Jin to the ground. He turned to Shizuka, "Are you ok?"
"Yeah Katsuya, fine. I got to get to gym class so I'll see you later," she started to walk away.
"I love her, isn't she wonderful," Jin said chasing after her.
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Shizuka sat in the locker room putting on her shoes for gym class. She enjoyed gym class only because she didn't have to do anyone's homework. She put her school uniform along with her shoes in her locker. She took off her charm and placed that in her locker as well. She still didn't understand why Jin was suddenly infatuated with her, but she guessed it had something to do with the potion. She headed into the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror; she started brushing her hair so she could tie it up. Today was fitness test day and she didn't want her hair in the way. She always passed the fitness tests with flying colors, but that made Mia look bad and she hated looking bad in front of her friends.
Shizuka heard Mia and her friend's voices on the other side of the door, "Did you see Shizuka at lunch today flirting with that boy Jin?"
"I know, what was that about?"
"Not sure, but she'll do anything to fit in," Mia said smugly, "Even stuff her bra," she laughed.
"Shizuka a stuffer? No"
"Yeah do you think a little 6th grader like her has boobs that big? I bet she uses cotton balls, that's why they look so uneven." Mia sneered.
"Do you think her hair is dyed? Coz why is her hair like two different colors, brown and red?"
"Probably. It looks like she tried to dye her hair one color and failed." Mia laughed, "What do you girls think?"
"We agree," they laughed together.
"She tries too hard to fit in with us," Mia said with nothing but evil in her voice. "Come on girls, let's not be late to P.E. class, there is a fitness test today…" she said as she walked away with her friends.
Shizuka wiped the tears from her eyes as she starred at her reflection in the mirror. Mia and her friends must have seen Shizuka walk into the bathroom other wise they wouldn't have stood right in front of the bathroom door and talked so hurtful about her. Why were they so mean? It wasn't her fault that she matured a little faster and had bigger boobs than the rest of them; and her hair wasn't dyed, it was naturally highlighted with brown and red streaks. She wiped her tears so that Mia and her friends wouldn't see that she was crying over their cruel words.
Shizuka ran out on the track field, she was determined to not let Mia see her weakness, and run as fast as she could.
"It's about time you joined us Jonouchi," Ms. Haruka Ten'ou said. She was tall, and had short dirty blond hair; if she wasn't dressed in women's clothes she could pass for a man.
"Sorry…" she responded softly.
"Probably busy stuffing her bra…" one of the girls coughed.
Shizuka bit her quivering lip to stop herself from crying in front of everyone.
"Maybe you would like to go first?" Ms. Ten'ou asked. The girl looked away and folded her arms. "Didn't think so. We are going to start with the sprint test from the start of the track field to about the middle of the football field." She pointed to the cones that marked the finish line. "Everyone understand?" she didn't wait for an answer, "Good. So who would like to start?"
Mia stepped forward, "I will. I'll make sure to set the bar high for everyone," she said arrogantly.
"Just get to the starting line Mia." Ms. Ten'ou said with out hesitation. Mia headed to the starting line but not before giving Shizuka an evil look. "At least 15 seconds Mia."
"I'll do it in 10 seconds," she replied with full confidence. She took her place at the starting line then got ready.
"Are you ready Mia?"
"Yes," she said with determination.
"Ready…Set…Go!" Ms. Ten'ou yelled starting the stopwatch hanging around her neck.
Mia's friends cheered her on while she ran down the field, "Go Mia, Go!"
Shizuka waited patiently behind everyone else; she was still hurt by what they said about her. She knew they talked bad about her but she never heard anything they said before. Why did they hate her so much? Was the question Shizuka asked herself everyday.
"Jonouchi! Shizuka! Hey do you hear me?" Ms. Ten'ou yelled.
"Oh…sorry." Shizuka hurried over to the starting point. She debated if she should run the fastest she could or if she just let Mia think she was better than everyone else.
"Since your birthday falls differently than the rest of the girls in your class, you have a little longer time." She glanced at the clipboard in her hand. "You have 17 seconds. Are you ready?"
Shizuka nodded and starred at her goal; the bright orange cone that marked the finish line. She was going to run as fast as she could, Mia could think she was the greatest, but she would just being lying to herself. Besides Mia didn't deserve any breaks for gym class, because she got them in every other class.
When the gym teacher commanded her to start running Shizuka took off. She ran as fast as she could down the field, letting go of anything that bothered her. She cleared her mind and ran faster, running made her feel so much better about her life. When she reached through the cones she kept running for a bit then slowed down. She walked back to Ms. Ten'ou to find out what time she received.
Ms. Ten'ou smiled big at Shizuka. "That was amazing Shizuka! I don't think I've seen you ever run that fast."
"Just lucky I guess," Shizuka shrugged, half smiling.
"I think you've been holding back Jonouchi," she smiled. "Your time was 8.23 seconds. I think you should join my track team."
Shizuka could feel the evil stares on her back; everyone hated her even more now that she showed them what she could truly do. "I…don't know…" she stuttered.
"Come on, you'll be the only 7th grader on the team." Ms. Ten'ou coaxed. "You don't have to take P.E., track team will take the place of it," she added.
"Ok…" Shizuka replied softly. "I would love to be on the team," she said with excitement in her voice.
"Great Jonouchi." Ms. Ten'ou hit her back harder than she meant to. "Come to my office at the end of class for all the info." She looked to the rest of the class, "Alright everyone let's continue."
Mia starred at Shizuka with hateful eyes, but she didn't care. Nothing Shizuka would do could ever make Mia and her friends like her. Shizuka starred up at the perfect blue sky, she loved the way the wind caressed her face. She thought of Duke and wondered what he might say if she told him that she was joining the track team. She knew he would be proud of her, and she smiled at that thought.
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Shizuka walked home carrying her books in arms and her classmate's homework in her backpack. Mia volunteered herself to be Shizuka's partner for the science project in their last class. All Mia wanted was an A otherwise she would have paired up with one of her friends. Shizuka hated doing partner projects because that meant she had to do twice the work than usual.
Shizuka noticed that a car was following her, she glanced over her shoulder, the license plate read: KAIBA 1. She walked faster, she forgot all about the promise she made to her Leader a few nights ago. And now regretted what she did; she didn't want to ruin the relationship Anzu had with Kaiba, that would make one of her best friends hate her, and that would be worse than the unkind things said to her at school.
The tinted window rolled down slowly. "Do you need a ride somewhere Shizuka?" Kaiba asked.
Shizuka stopped and turned to him. "No…I'm just going home."
"I thought you wanted to see Anzu; I'm going to her studio." He glanced at her, "You sure you don't want me to drop you off somewhere? It's not safe for you to walk the streets alone."
Shizuka sighed, "Ok…I'll go to her studio with you Kaiba." She reluctantly got into his car and the driver took off.
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From Anzu's POV…
She's just an ordinary girl
In a magical world
Now she's on the trail of trouble
One day, you'll find
Your whole life has changed
Act quick, be brave
Your heart will show you the way…
She danced to lyrics of the song perfectly. She danced on her toes like a ballerina. Then she switched to jazz by doing spins and leaps. She was lost in her dancing; it made her forget all her troubles. She was tired but she pushed anyway.
When Anzu finished, her mom clapped and stood up from her seat in the audience. "That was wonderful Anzu, did you just make that up right now?"
"Yeah…" she replied breathing heavily. "Top of my head…"
"The only thing is…" she walked on the stage with her. "You didn't arch your back enough when you did your leaps."
"What do you mean?"
"Watch me." She arched her back when she leaped, "Like this Anzu, it gives the effect of a swan."
Anzu raised one eyebrow, "A swan?"
"Yeah I don't see it either, but that is what my teacher used to say."
"Ok…" Anzu shrugged. She listened to her mom; after all it was where she got her dancing ability. Her mom used to sing and dance when she was younger, but after she got married she stopped dancing professionally. She occasionally taught classes for younger kids at a studio downtown, but her real passion was singing; she did back up singing for some of the famous pop stars in the city.
"Arch Anzu." She held her back and tilted her back.
"I'm trying mom." Anzu said smiling at her mom.
"I know honey," she said returning her smile. "Very good. Just like that."
Anzu tried it by herself then spun around; she stopped then started spinning again.
"Show off," her mom teased. "You know I used to be able to do that."
"I know mom. So…how 'bout some lunch?" Anzu suggested. "My treat."
"Your treat?" her mom felt her forehead, "You sick?" she laughed.
The door opened and Kaiba walked in followed by Shizuka carrying all her schoolwork.
"Hi Anzu," Shizuka smiled and waved.
"Hello Shizuka," she said with no feeling, and then looked at Kaiba.
He just starred at her. "Anzu could we talk?" he asked finally.
"Shizuka do you want to take lessons from me today?" Anzu asked ignoring Kaiba.
"Yes, if you're not busy," she replied softly.
"Go get changed in my dressing room, you can use any of the clothes in there."
"I'll show you where it is Shizuka," Anzu's mom said quickly hopping off the stage and walking to the stage side entrance door.
Anzu waited until she heard the door close before she spoke, "What are you doing here Kaiba?"
"I wanted to see you Anzu, and talk to you about last night," he answered walking onstage.
"There's nothing to talk about Kaiba, so just leave." Anzu turned from him. "I don't want you here."
"I hate it when you call me Kaiba," he said softly. He walked over to Anzu and tried to touch her but she ignored him. "Listen to me Anzu. I love you and I hate it when we fight. Can't we talk?"
Anzu turned to him, "Fine. Do you love her at all?" She tried to ask without crying.
"No of course not. You know that Anzu."
"Then why did you-"
"It was a mistake Anzu, why can't you believe that?"
"How can you mistake me for her?" Anzu yelled. "If you truly loved me, you wouldn't have made that mistake. I've never called you Jonouchi while we made love, or Yugi…or any of my guy friends. But you called out Shizuka's name-"
"Anzu!" he cut her off. "I love you, not her, you."
"Maybe you should get on your knees," Anzu's mom suggested standing in audience.
Kaiba got down on his knees and took Anzu's hands. "I'm sorry Anzu. I love you; please forgive me."
Anzu sighed, "I love you too Seto."
Kaiba stood up and smiled, "You called me by my first name…"
"I've forgiven you Seto, but don't hurt me like this again." Anzu whispered. She hugged him tightly, loving the way he held her in his arms.
"I won't," Kaiba whispered back. "Do you want to come to my house tonight?"
'He must have forgotten that my mom is standing right there,' Anzu thought to herself. "How about dinner and a movie?"
"At my house?" Kaiba smirked. Anzu shook her head. "I'm kidding. I'll pick you up at eight," he said leaning in for a kiss.
Anzu stopped him with her fingers, "Six, that ok Seto?"
"Six is perfect," Kaiba smiled, and then he started to walk away.
Anzu grabbed his hand to stop him. Kaiba turned to her. "You didn't kiss me," she blushed.
Kaiba smirked, "Tonight." He said simply then walked away.
Anzu shook her head; she knew he was teasing her. She turned back to her mom sitting in the audience. "Where is Shizuka?"
"I'll get her," her mom said walking to the dressing rooms.
"Hello Anzu," Shizuka said walking on stage with Anzu's clothes on, which was too big for her. "I'm ready."
"Ok Good. But tell me why do you want to learn how to dance?" Anzu asked knowing the answer.
"Because there is dance coming up soon, and I just want to know…" Shizuka responded shyly.
"Alright then, let's begin." Anzu said turning on the music.
Anzu started to teach her simple dance moves so that she wouldn't feel embarrassed on the dance floor. Anzu still wondered about what Shizuka did a few nights ago but she didn't bring it up she just let it go. She just wanted to teach Shizuka how to dance then maybe later she'd ask her about the whole thing.
After an hour or so of dancing, Anzu and Shizuka sat on the edge of the stage drinking water. "You did well Shizuka, I think you really do have talent. You just need to get a little more confidence in yourself so that you can perform in front of people." Anzu put her arm around her, "You did good, I really mean that."
"Thanks Anzu, for teaching me," she blushed. "I wish I was as confident as you were."
"You'll learn," Anzu reassured her. "So tell me, any guys you're thinking about asking to be your date?"
"No," Shizuka blushed.
"Any one you like?" Shizuka shook her head. "Not even Duke?"
Shizuka turned to her quickly, "How did you know!"
"I saw his name written all over your notebook," Anzu smiled. "It's so cute Shizuka."
"Oh…well I just think he's cute that's all," she blushed. "And he's really nice…and sweet…and…"
"And?" Anzu laughed. "Are you going to the dance with friends?" she asked changing the subject, she knew Shizuka was shy about talking who she liked.
"No," Shizuka said softly. "I…don't have any friends, besides you and my brother and everyone else, but at school…no one really likes me."
"What do you mean you don't have any friends? You are such a nice person, how can no one like you?" Anzu asked with concern.
"It's because I skipped a grade, and they all think that I think I'm better than all of them. I have to do their homework and…" she looked at Anzu then looked away. "It doesn't matter really I have you guys," she said softly.
"I didn't know, have you told your brother?"
"No. Please don't tell him Anzu," she pleaded.
Anzu hugged Shizuka tightly, "I didn't know…" She rested her head on Shizuka's. "What happened to your friend Raven?"
"I haven't seen her in a couple of days, but she was my only friend at school," she replied softly.
Anzu didn't let Shizuka go, she wanted to talk about the incident a few nights ago, but she felt bad about asking now so she didn't ask. Anzu felt so sorry for her.
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From Shizuka's POV…Shizuka walked to her house later that day still dancing and singing from her lesson from Anzu. She was glad to have a friend like her. Anzu promised to give her lessons everyday after school when she wasn't busy; that made Shizuka look forward to something at the end of the day also because she didn't have to take P.E. and she got to be on the track team.
Shizuka walked into her house, took off her shoes and placed her books by the door. "Mom…I'm home!" she called out, but she didn't get an answer. She walked into the kitchen and played the messages on the answering machine as she when into the refrigerator for a snack.
"Hello Shizuka sweetie, it's mom. I won't be home today at the regular time because I have to finish up some paperwork here at the office, so just be good and do all your homework…"
"Along with everyone else in class…" Shizuka said to herself taking out a carton of strawberries and set them on bar. She picked up one and just as she was going to put it in her mouth she heard the floor creaking in the hallway. Normally she wouldn't think twice about it but her mom wasn't in the house with her and the only way the floor creaked was when someone was walking around.
Shizuka tried to swallow but her mouth was dry, she was suddenly worried that she wasn't the only person in the house. She got up and headed towards the hallway carefully. Her heart pounded rapidly; she wasn't sure what she was going to find at the end of the hallway. When peered around the corner her heart stopped for a moment; someone was standing at the end of the hallway next to her room. "Raven?" she asked walking closer.
Raven walked into Shizuka's room without saying anything to her. Shizuka walked down the hall, and then into her room. She gasped when she saw robed men standing in a half circle in her room with Raven and her Leader standing in the middle.
"Welcome home Shizuka," The Leader said menacingly.
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