A.N: Well, chapter two here, for better or worse. As stated before, the bold is Anzu, so here's her first real appearance in this little affair. (Other than in poor Seto's tortured mind…XD) Enjoy::laughs: I hope everyone is…

Anzu is a little OOC in this one, but the note at the end of this chapter should explain a little.

Sacred Name

Wherever I lay me down,

Wherever I put my head to sleep
Whenever I hurt and cry,

Whenever I've got to lie awake and weep
Whenever I kneel to pray,

Whenever I need to find a way
I'm calling out your name

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Anzu

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The brunette sighed as she entered her apartment, shrugging off her jacket and dropping her shoes beside the door.

"I'm home, Nickolai!" She called in Japanese, smiling at the answering meow and watching as the tabby sauntered into the room directly after. Leaning down to scoop up the cat, she comfortably cradled the animal as she made her way into the kitchen in search of dinner. "So, uncanny kitty, what shall we feast on this afternoon? Hmmm?"

The dancer absently continued to chat to the cat in her native language while looking over her refrigerator, frowning at the lack of appetizing food. "My my, I've let our food supply get desperately low! I'll have to make due with ramen, it looks like…" Moving to the cabinets and grabbing the said food, she held up the package. The teen wrinkled her nose. "…or maybe we'll order out again."

Throwing the instant food back into the shadows of the cupboard, the woman moved towards the phone, setting the cat gently down. As she reached for the phone, a buzzer startled her, and caused an unladylike oath to issue from her mouth, and her body to hurry towards the intercom at her door. Punching the button with possibly too much force, she spoke shortly into the device.

"Yes?"

"Delivery for a Miss Anzu Mizaki?"

"From who?" Anzu wasn't about to make another trek to the elevator and back unless the object was worth a ten minute wait on her Chinese food.

"Uh, the note only says it's from a 'S.K'."

Anzu's heart pounded as she received her answer, and she was slipping her shoes back on as she responded.

"I'll be right down!"

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The young woman made it down to the lobby in record time, and was greeting the delivery boy within the next 2 minutes. As she signed for the mystery box, she gave a bright grin and a large tip to the young man, who smiled back and moved out onto the streets.

The brunette bounced and shifted, impatient, as the elevator made it's way up to her floor, and flew to her home, bursting into the door, and not waiting to see if it shut with her cursory swipe at it. Setting the box on the counter, she swiftly took off the card and read it, not surprised with the backhanded complement, most likely on her lead role in the latest production of her troupe.

"Hmm, Seto, still not changing your ways? 'I see you didn't fall on your ass. Congratulations.'." She read, and had to laugh. "You sure know how to charm a girl…" the girl continued to talk softly to herself, but fell silent when the lid was removed.

Anzu was stunned at the elaborate arrangement of delicate chocolates, and one perfect red rose tied to the entire display with a black ribbon. She picked up the second note inside the box, smiling at the message and laying it gently aside. Pulling the platter out of the box, the girl set it down to study it more closely. As she pulled back, Anzu was still stunned at the gift. The flowers were one thing, but this…

She was a little surprised at the tears that burned the back of her eyes, and she tore her eyes away from the gift and picked up the second note, reading over it again.

Miss Mazaki-

He told me not to meddle, but I couldn't help it. He misses you greatly. Please keep him happy. ( otherwise I might loose my job!)

-Kanzaki

Anzu laughed slightly through her tears, and set the note down again. Nickolai rubbed against her legs, and she leaned down to pick him for a second time.

"Oh, Nicky, I miss him so much. I mean, we never really dated. We only kissed twice. But he's just…I dunno. You know?" She looked down to her cat, who was happily lazing, half asleep on her shoulder. "I guess not. Silly cat; happy with food, a warm place to sleep, and a sappy girl to cuddle with when she goes all emotional." She shook him a little, and he only shifted and fell back into his nap. Smiling and calming down, she moved to the living room, sitting and continuing on with her outlet.

"Seto Kaiba. The arrogant, self absorbed, 'No one is better than me' man of doom. You don't know what he's like, Nicky. He's mean, and so rich it's rather sickening, and gods help me, we get along wonderfully." She stroked the cat as she talked, and took it as a good sign that he hadn't run away yet. Sniffing, she laughed again.

"And here I am, with a huge, wonderful career ahead of me, and the minute he sends me a gift he probably put half a second of thought into, I want to hop a plane back home and find him, and jump him.

"He's just so…handsome, and witty, even though he doesn't try, and he really does care. You should see him with his little brother. Just because he's rude to everyone else doesn't signify he's a bad person. He's just... stressed, you know?" Looking down, she noticed the cat had fallen into a deep sleep, and sat looking at the calm tabby. "No, you don't. He probably only thinks of me as Yugi's cheerleader. Heaven knows he's called me that in the past. I should move on…all these gifts only make me homesick…"

As she trailed off, the ringing of the phone pulled her out of her musings, and she slowly moved towards the instrument, drying her face on her sleeve as she reached out to pick up the receiver.

"Hello?"

Anzu stilled when her answer came, and she only managed a shaky whisper.

"Seto?"

A.N.: Yes, freakishly short, I know. I'm hoping that my ideas will be able to take hold later on, and the chapters will start getting longer. Anzu's a little weepy, but I'm trying to take into consideration that she's working hard, a little homesick, and confused by what's happening with Kaiba. (Heaven knows I would be sobbing every day if I were in this position…) Good old Anzu will come shining through in the next chapter, however, when the two have actual contact! (yay!) There should be about 7 more chapters coming with how I split up the song, give or take depending on how well the plot picks up and progresses. Anyways. Off I am.