Hello again! Well you will be happy to know that I've passed all my finals! (Yay! I'm done with High School!) Anyways my story is updated and I would like to dedicate this chapter to Ana (my biggest fan) Thank her everyone, she wanted more love scenes with Anzu x Kaiba, so because of her my story is another chapter longer. This chapter is also dedicated to anyone who is big on the Anzu x Kaiba pairing. This chapter is about 5 pages on the love between them…and about 5 pages from Shizuka's POV. Enjoy!
Can Love Be This Powerful?
The car marked Kaiba 1 on the license plate passed through the main gates of the Kaiba Mansion. The paparazzi swarmed the car as it exited towards the street. Camera's flashed on the tinted windows, as they tried to get a glimpse of Anzu and Kaiba as they headed for school.
Anzu and Kaiba sat safely in one of his only cars that didn't have his name on the license plate. "They're going to surprised when they find out that we're not in there," Anzu smiled, clutching onto Kaiba's arm.
Kaiba wrapped his arm around her, "Let's skip school today," he suggested softly.
"I can't, I already missed yesterday," Anzu shook her head, "let's just go to school." Anzu really did want to spend time alone with Kaiba, seeing as they haven't been alone together for a few days. Even last night, all of Anzu's friends and family spent the night at the mansion.
Kaiba ran his fingers through Anzu's hair. "We haven't even celebrated your performance yet."
"Well we couldn't last night," Anzu smiled knowing what he was suggesting. "Seeing how my friends and parents were there with us."
"We could have," Kaiba smirked, "you just wouldn't been able to scream and moan as loud as usually do."
Anzu gave him a look, then quickly glanced out the window trying to hide the blush rising in her cheeks. She knew he was telling the truth. Even though Kaiba didn't seem like it, he was an incredible lover. "We couldn't have Seto," she giggled uncontrollably, "I love you Seto."
Kaiba pressed his lips to hers and softly caressed her cheek. "Let's go celebrate…Anzu," he whispered.
Anzu stared up at her boyfriend; she wished her mind was stronger than her heart. She knew she should go to school but she did want to spend time with Kaiba. Anzu tapped on the glass that gave her and Kaiba their privacy from the driver. "Hey driver, I think it's safe enough to take us to school now."
Kaiba let down the glass. "Driver don't drive anywhere." He turned to Anzu with a look a disappointment on his face, "how 'bout we go to the beach? It's going to be hot today."
Anzu smiled, "I don't have my bathing suit Seto." She hoped he would offer to go shopping with her. Even though she knew how much he hated shopping for clothes, he would just give her the credit card and wait for her while she shopped.
"We'll go shopping," he said finally. "Driver. To the beach."
"Yes Sir Kaiba."
"Seto, let's go the mall first."
"You can shop by the beach for a bathing suit Anzu."
"It's more expensive down there," she said softly, knowing it didn't matter to him how much anything cost.
"You deserve it Anzu."
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Anzu and Kaiba walked along the beach boardwalk shopping. Kaiba held his laptop in one hand and Anzu's hand in the other. Anzu spotted a swimsuit in one of the store windows and pulled Kaiba into the store.
When they walked in the door chimed above them, and then the clerk greeted them, "hello, how may I help you?"
"Yeah, I'm just going to try on a few things, is that ok?" Anzu asked. She grabbed a few swimsuits off the rack and headed to the dressing room. She glanced back at Kaiba who was hard at work on his laptop, she sighed; it wasn't surprising to see him glued to his computer screen.
Anzu stepped into the dressing room and closed the curtain. She got undressed and put on the black two-piece swimsuit. The top tied up and around her neck, the bottom was bikini-style with a small red flower printed on front of it.
Anzu stepped out the dressing room. "Seto, what do you think of this one?" she asked spinning around.
"Looks great Anzu," he responded without looking up from his laptop.
Anzu rolled her eyes, "you didn't even look at me Seto," she complained as she walked back to the fitting room.
Anzu closed the curtain to the dressing room and changed into another swimsuit. She didn't understand why Kaiba never liked going shopping, even with her. Anzu stared at her reflection of herself in a bright orange one-piece swimsuit. She shook her head, she didn't like one pieces. She only picked it up because it was a pretty color. Anzu then tried on the swimsuit she saw in the window and made her come into the store. It was a red two-piece; the top had a silver ring that connected the two sides of the top. The straps connected to silver ring tied around her neck; the bottom looked like a mini-skirt with a silver ring belt hanging on the front of it.
Anzu smiled at her reflection, she was definitely getting this one. She stepped out the dressing room and walked over to her boyfriend, still hard at work at his laptop. "Seto, do you like this one?" she asked sweetly.
"Huh-Hun…" he nodded, not taking his eyes off the computer screen.
Anzu shut the laptop closed and whispered, "I want you to look at me this time."
Kaiba stared down as closed laptop, then at Anzu. He blinked quickly; she looked so beautiful to him at that moment.
Anzu tilted her head slightly, "What?"
"You…look…so beautiful Anzu," he managed to utter out as he stood up.
She giggled, "oh really?" she asked coyly. Kaiba nodded. Anzu hugged him tightly. "I love you."
Kaiba embraced her, "I love you too Anzu. So…you're going to get this one right?" he asked with a smile.
"Thought about it…" she responded walking back to the dressing room. Anzu smiled, she knew Kaiba couldn't take his eyes off oh her. Her cell rang in her purse sitting on the floor; she picked it up, it was Rei. "Hello Rei."
"Anzu where are you? We're being swarmed by everyone at school, and everyone is asking about you."
"I'm sick Rei," Anzu lied.
"Yeah, ok…so that means you are ditching school to be with your boyfriend." Anzu didn't respond. "Yeah, that's what I thought."
"Seto wanted to go to the beach," Anzu defended, "I'm not going to miss much, and whatever I do miss I can make up."
"Anzu…you should be here we are more popular now that we performed at a concert. And the principal says that he wants us to start performing at the rally's and…oh you're missing so much of the gossip."
"I'll come by the studio at the regular time today, and you'll fill me in."
"Ok…Anzu I got to go. Bye!"
Anzu heard people yelling Rei's name in the background and assumed it was freshmen trying to get an autograph or something. Anzu kind of regretted not going to school with her friends, but when she heard Kaiba's voice call to her, all her regret disappeared. She loved him too much to ever regret anything that they did together.
"You ok Anzu?" Kaiba asked standing on the other side of the curtain. "I heard you talking to yourself," he teased.
"I was talking to Rei," Anzu laughed, "she wanted to know where I was." She stuck her head through the curtain, "Seto, do want to get me those black sandals over there, the ones with the red flower on top." Kaiba nodded.
Anzu gathered up her school uniform and changed back into it. She decided she was going to get the red bathing suit since she and Kaiba both like how she looked in it. She stepped out the dressing room and placed the red bathing suit on the counter. Kaiba set the sandals she wanted next the bathing suit.
"Will that be all?" the clerk asked with a smile.
"Yes," Anzu answered. Kaiba glanced at the price and then gave the credit card to clerk. "Thank you so much Seto," she whispered.
"Like I said before Anzu," he handed her the shopping bag, "you deserve it." He smiled at her.
Anzu kissed his cheek softly, "I love you Seto."
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Anzu laid on the beach towel Kaiba bought for her while they were doing their shopping on the boardwalk. She wore the sunglasses he bought for her, and waited for Kaiba to bring her a drink and sunscreen. She stretched her arms above her head, loving the way the ocean air blew in her face, and the scent of the salty sea air. She relaxed in the shade underneath the beach umbrella Kaiba bought for them while they were shopping. She closed her eyes and started humming Only You, the song the Fabulous 5 danced to the night before.
A shadow cascaded over Anzu's face, which make her lift her sunglasses. A tall blond haired guy hovered over her with a smile wrapped around his face. "Hey, how you doing?"
Anzu shifted uncomfortably on her towel, she really wasn't in the mood to be bothered by anyone right now. "I'm fine," she responded calmly.
"So…what's your name?" the guy asked.
"Anzu," she answered. She assumed most everyone knew who she was since she was with Kaiba, she must have been mistaken because this guy was oblivious.
"That's pretty, so do you surf Anzu?"
"No, I don't." She adjusted her shades so they were back on her face.
"Well…" he plopped down next to her. Partly sitting up, but close to her face, "we're going to have to change that now aren't we?" he flirted, and gazed down at her slender body.
"Listen," she turned to him annoyed with the way he gawked at her. "I have a boyfriend. So I'm not interested," she said kindly but firmly.
The guy chuckled, "I don't see him around here…" he replied moving closer to her.
Anzu moved her head to the right slightly, "He's behind you," she pointed.
Kaiba stood behind him with rage in his eyes. "You ok Anzu?" he asked in the soft voice he only used when he talked to her.
She nodded trying to hold back from laughing. "I'm fine Seto. He was just leaving." The guy immediately stood up and quickly walked away without saying a word or looking back.
Kaiba sat down beside her. He wore navy blue swim trunks that went down past his knees and the white shirt that he would usually wear under his school uniform. "Why do you have to be so damn beautiful?" he teased.
Anzu sat up and removed her shades. "Coz I have to look good for you," she answered with a smile. "Did you get the sunscreen? Coz I've been under this umbrella for too long."
Kaiba nodded, "I got something we've never tried before." He opened up the bottle. "It's called, 'sex on the beach'."
Anzu rolled her eyes, "What are you implying Seto? That we should have sex on the beach?"
"Why not? We have everywhere else…" he smirked, "except your house, coz there's always someone home."
Anzu shook her head, partly smiling, "we haven't…" she replied softly, with the blush rising in her cheeks. "Give me the sunscreen Seto," she laughed trying to change the subject.
"I'll rub it on you," he smiled pushing her gently on the towel. "I know you want me to."
Anzu giggled as Kaiba stroked his strong hands over her body. She told him to stop but she really didn't want him to, she liked it when Kaiba touched her body; he was the only guy she allowed to touch her like the way he did. Anzu sat up and wrapped her arms around Kaiba. She rested her head on his bare chest and softly stroked his muscles; he rested his head on hers. Anzu enjoyed spending time with Kaiba, he was always so good to her, and that made her love him even more.
"I love you Anzu," Kaiba whispered softly. He pushed her to the soft beach sand to lie on top of her. "I still get to be on top," he smirked. Anzu didn't say anything; she just touched his face and kissed him softly. Kaiba gave in to her and romantically kissed her. They forgot anyone was around them; the only thing that mattered was that they were together, and of course, in love.
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Anzu walked into her studio dressed in her dancer outfit, which consisted of short pink shorts and white tank top. Her pink dancer bag was thrown over her shoulder as she walked into her dance studio. When she reached the second floor where the practice was held, she saw the Fabulous 5 sitting on the floor in a small circle stretching. "Hey Fabulous 5," Anzu greeted them casually.
"Anzu!" Rei screamed. She jumped up, ran to Anzu and hugged her. "You'll never guess what happened today at school!"
"Yeah Anzu, you should've been there with us today!" Sakura threw in. "We were treated like celebrities or something! It was so cool!"
"What happened?" Anzu asked joining their little circle after she set her dancer bag in the corner.
"Well first of all," Sango started, "the whole performance was being filmed live on TV, so whoever didn't see our performance at the mall, saw it on TV!"
"That includes all our teachers," Kayko added. "So today all our teachers didn't say anything about not having our homework done," she smiled with a satisfied look on her face.
"Really? What else happened?" Anzu asked.
"Freshmen and other underclassmen were chasing us! Even the seniors were inviting us to their table at lunch." Rei let out a sigh of relief, "it was great…" Rei nudged Anzu, "what did you and Mr. Kaiba do today?"
Anzu rolled her eyes and smiled, "Does it matter? I know that isn't the highlight of your day."
"Yes it is!" the Fabulous 5 said in unison.
"We went to the beach today…that's all," Anzu replied finally. She told them every detail because she knew they wanted to know everything. She left out the part, of course, when she went to the Kaiba Mansion and took a shower before arriving at her studio. But her friends were content with what she told them, or at least they acted like it.
"So Anzu…you never told us…" Rei started to say as she glanced around at the rest of the
Fabulous 5."Tell you what?" Anzu asked knowing the answer. She mouthed it as they said it together.
"How good is Kaiba in bed?"
Anzu groaned, "Why do you need to know that? Is it that important to you guys?"
"We just want to make sure you're not suffering," Sango teased.
"We shouldn't ask her that girls…that's private," Kayko said quietly.
"Thanks Kayko," Anzu said relived.
"Although…it would be good to know…" she laughed, "is he really good…or just ok…"
"What's this? Little innocent girl wants to know about the 'S' word? Doing 'IT'," Sakura teased, falling over laughing.
"I'm not that innocent…am I girls?"
"Well…" Rei started to say as she glanced at the ceiling, "you are…but that makes you sweet."
Kayko folded her arms, "fine I'm innocent," she pouted, "and I'm fine with that."
"That's why we love you," Sakura assured her, and hugged her tightly. "We're getting off subject…Anzu?"
"Let's start practicing Fabulous 5," Anzu said changing the subject.
"Not until you tell us about Kaiba," Sango said as she hugged her.
"He's wonderful in bed ok? Wonderful…" Anzu smiled. "I love him girls, and you know that." She buried her head in the palms of her hands just realizing what she just confessed to her friends. "Omigod!" she screamed, partly laughing.
The rest of the Fabulous 5 fell on top of Anzu, their screams bouncing off the walls. They hugged her and giggled loudly for a while, then they continued talking about the school day and not surprisingly, about Anzu and Kaiba's relationship.
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From Shizuka's POV…Shizuka stood on the roof of Domino Jr. High School. She watched her classmates in P.E. class playing volleyball on the basketball court. Shizuka didn't have to take P.E. anymore since she made the track team.
Shizuka clenched onto the metal fence that stood before her. A small breeze blew making her reddish-brown hair blow in her face. Yesterday she was thinking about cutting her hair so that Mia wouldn't make fun of her anymore. She also considered binding her boobs so that they wouldn't look so big, but after talking to Duke last night, she changed her mind.
Duke told her how pretty she was and that he loved talking to her because she was so mature for her age. He also told her that he enjoyed the way that she was always so calm and sweet. Shizuka enjoyed the memory of the time she spent alone with Duke. She loved him so much, and she wanted to tell him last night so badly, but the words didn't come, because a lump got stuck in her throat, and butterflies filled her stomach.
Shizuka spent most of the night at the Kaiba mansion with Duke watching TV and talking about the weird shows that come on early in the morning. She didn't even think about Mia and her friend's homework until she got to school, and they demanded to know why she didn't have their homework ready for them. Luckily Raven was there for Shizuka and protected her from bully Mia and her friends. Shizuka closed her eyes, she was happy Raven was back in school with her. She really missed her the past few days she wasn't at school.
Shizuka twitched when she felt someone hold the back of her neck. She assumed it was Jin since the hands were too rough to belong to a girl. "Jin would you cut it out?" she said with an irritated voice. She was sick of him following her all day and giving her proclamations of love. Why did he have to drink her potion?
Silence. "Jin? Please let go," she asked politely. Still nothing. By now Shizuka was sick of the hold he had on her. She grabbed his hand but he just gripped her neck tighter. "Jin stop it! You're hurting me!" she pleaded trying her hardest to break free.
"I am not Jin Shizuka," the man loosened his grasp, "so stop calling me by his name."
Shizuka's heart skipped a beat, if this guy wasn't Jin then who was he? He sounded too old to be a student, and didn't sound anything like the teachers at her school. "What do you want?" she asked not trying to hide the fear in her trembling voice.
"To stand here with you Shizuka," he answered with his smooth voice. "Is that ok?"
Shizuka involuntary nodded. She just wanted to do whatever the man told her to do, because he held her life in the grip of his hand. She didn't know how she didn't hear the door to the stairs open behind her, because it creaks loudly whenever someone opens or closes it. But then again, she was in her own world thinking about Duke and their wonderful night together. "Could you let me go?" she asked finally.
"No," he said cruelly, "I don't trust you."
"Why not?" she asked softly, "what can I do?" At this point Shizuka was on the verge of tears. She really wished her brother were here with her. She was afraid that he would snatch her and she would never see anyone of her friends again.
"Because She is inside you and…" he answered then stopped suddenly aware someone was coming up to the stairs. "Good-bye Shizuka…" he said softly.
Shizuka quickly turned around to find no one standing behind her. Raven burst through the door, apparently out of breath. "Did you see…a guy…run past you?" she tried to ask suddenly feeling light headed.
Raven ran to her and caught her before she fell over. "Shizuka? Are you ok?"
"Yeah," she let a smile of assurance come across her lips, "I think I'm just tired…"
"Were you crying?" Shizuka shook her head. "I thought I heard you…"
"Wasn't me." Shizuka stood up carefully with Raven's help.
"What guy were you talking about?" Raven asked.
"There was a guy that was behind me and he wouldn't let me go. I thought it was Jin, but it wasn't…I don't know, it was scary."
"Well it wasn't Jin, coz I was just with him in the hall trying to talk him into believing you left school early today," she smiled. "What did the guy look like?"
"I don't know, I couldn't see him." Shizuka stared at her hands, "he told me he didn't trust me because I She was inside me."
Raven stepped closer. "She?"
"I don't know what he meant either…" Shizuka looked at her, "do you think he was from the coven?"
She shook her head, "I doubt it. No one is allowed to touch you, but the Leader."
"Maybe it was the woman I told you I saw in my room after you left yesterday." Shizuka walked back over to the fence and stared out at the city. "I don't want to hurt Anzu…"
Raven put a consoling arm around her, "Listen Shizuka, I'm sorry."
"For what?" she asked confused. She involuntary smiled, she felt like wings were being enwrapped around her. Somehow it seemed at that moment, Raven was ethereal, like an angel.
"For getting you involved in the coven, and being so hard on you when we first met. I didn't want to be but the Leader told me to. And I'm sorry for not being honest with you." Raven stared at her with apologetic eyes, "I'm not who you think I am. I'm…" she paused clenching her heart.
"What's wrong Raven?" Shizuka asked worriedly. She held Raven as she slowly fell to the ground. "Raven? Raven? Please talk to me!" she pleaded with tears of sadness running down her cheeks. Raven curled up in a ball, evidently in terrible pain; whatever was happening to her, it was getting worse. "I'm going to get the nurse ok?"
Raven clutched Shizuka's arm. "No…don't…"
"But you need help!" she protested trying to break free of Raven's hold on her. "I promise I'll be right back."
"No…" Raven released her then got up on her hands and knees, and coughed up blood.
"Are you sure? I think I should really get the nurse."
"I'm fine." She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, "I don't want you inside the coven Shizuka. I promise I will get you out…somehow."
Shizuka wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, "No. I'm afraid if I don't do what the Leader says then he will hurt me."
"I won't let him put his hands on you," Raven said quickly.
"Not like that," she shook her head, "I mean with Duke. The Leader knows that I love him, and if I don't do what he says he might use that against me." Shizuka gazed up at the cloudless sky. She knew what she had to do, and she was running out of time. She had less than a week to get Kaiba to fall in love with her and bring him to the Leader. "I have to Raven..."
"If you do this," Raven said softly, "you won't be able to turn back. Kaiba may be in love with you forever. Do you really want to choose love over friends?"
"I don't know Raven…but I must have Duke love me," she began to cry, "if he were to love someone else I would die…I wouldn't be able to…stand watching him with…someone…else."
Raven sighed and hugged her crying friend. "Whatever you choose. I will be here for you."
Shizuka loved the sincerity that was in Raven's voice. It gave her comfort knowing someone was always going to be there for her. She just wished it were the same with Duke, if only he loved her right now instead of just liking her as a friend. Her life would be perfect. Shizuka hugged Raven back, "Thank you," she responded finally. "I want you to help me…" she held her breath for a second to stop herself from crying, it failed and she burst into tears, "I'm sorry Anzu…and Kaiba…oh Raven…you have to help me bring Kaiba to our leader…I just can't…" she trailed off. Her heart was full of a mix of love and regret for her friends. She was going to lose everyone close to her to gain the love of her life, Duke.
Ok so I said this chapter might be the last well…now I'm not sure when I will reach the climax because idea's keep coming to me…go figure! Well tell me what you think, should I reach the climax or it doesn't matter coz my story is so good just let it go whereever it goes? Every 5 reviews I will update so that 25…and I don't mind if it were over 25, actually I would prefer it!