(The characters of Yu-Gi-Oh! are the property and rights of Kazuki Takahashi)
Do Things Change?
Chapter 4 – Further Investigation
"Of all things, it's come down to this…"
Through the darkness of the hallway she managed to get a glance at the yellow-haired friend talking to someone on the phone.
"Hmm, strange he's talking so quietly, especially for a big mouth he's got."
Getting a quick idea, she stepped and slinked away slowly. Running quickly up to the stairs, she falls and gives a small thud on the steps from slipping on her socks. Regaining her sense of balance, finally the female makes her way over to her temporary room. Slowly picking up the telephone, her fingers slide over the speaker and her ear listens in on what is happening.
"Great. Don't go anywhere then and I'll be right over there at the soup shop at the corner. Right, ja."
Hanging up the phone quickly, she ran back up to her room quickly. Good thing she had time to explore when she was younger. Hopefully the only place she knew of that was still the only place. Tossing her clothes off quickly, the brunette ran through all her garments, searching for a particular kind. As the rest of the clothes fell forth to the ground in two piles, she smirks and finds a loose pitch-black shirt. And what luck, matching pants!
"By the end of today, I'll know the truth…"
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Without saying a word, the hurriedly male jumped forth onto the driver seat of the car and wasted no time waiting. It was rather a serious matter, so concentrated there was actually a serious look forth on his face. That is, at least is what Anzu could tell from her hiding behind the bushes.
"Hmph! He doesn't even have the nerve to tell me he's leaving…"
As the car finally made itself out of the driveway and zip along the pavement, the woman steps out and runs forward to her seat. Why, sure she had something. After all, she couldn't go around places depending on him. That is… Well, she borrowed the vehicle from someone after swaying some favors.
"Alright, time to go…" Setting her foot to the pedal, she presses forward and now manages to get her other foot on the other one of the black-painted vehicle. Setting her hands on the handles of the ten-speed bicycle, the first minute was rather a disaster after nearly swerving down to cliff-like drops.
"I hope this is the last time I have to ride a bike…"
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Now what can a bike ride do to someone? According to Mazaki Anzu, it was rather a relaxing experience, it was a good form of exercise, it was a good form of transportation, and it was much more.
"This is great… Who needs gas-burning junk? After all, I'm doing great. In fact, it's only been…"
With a good look to her watch, and her eyes gape open wide surprise. What was supposed to be an intense and close chase was actually taking…
"30 MINUTES?"
The echo of her loud and for the moment shrill voice was rather something of an estimate for how fast she wanted to pedal. But she wasn't a freak, so she pedaled as fast as she could; making the brute turns along anything that was getting in her way. All she prayed was that she didn't end up getting screwed and him ending up back at home. All she was able to do so far was to encourage herself in whatever way possible, even if it came out along with heavy labored breathing.
"Must get… To soup place… Quickly or… I won't be… Able to help… That baka out…"
Now this was more like it, no cars and obstacles along the way so far. There was nothing that could go wrong now, that is except for…
"DOWNHILL!"
Well, that's what the sign said so far from what she read. Just the problem for her in determining where the end of the slope is just that she couldn't see the end of the slope. Turning her head rapidly sideways, she became desperate in finding where she could turn and perhaps go somewhere else. But that failed to aid her, as well as the street being narrow…
With her rapid speed second after she leaped off the top of the hill, everything went according for her in slow motion for a single second. Having an utterly nervous and perhaps-smile-of-the-last-time smile, all she had was one thing on her mind as the looked onto the steep cement hill of torture ahead for her. "If I survive… I'm gonna kill him…"
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"Sorry, sorry, sorry!"
It was a hard position to be in, she surely wanted to help out her love, but it was just really devastating. She just didn't like it how she was actually getting the treatment known as 'killing the messenger.'
"But why did she have to do that?" Sulking on the couch, the tri-colored male lied down, few tears running out of his eyes.
Folding her arms, the mysterious female gave forth an irritated frown and sat down next to Yuugi. She rested her hand on his leg and gave a small sigh. "She eloped, so what? I've seen the way she treated you, you don't deserve to have her! Just because I drove her to the airport doesn't mean I tried to break you two up!"
That eye-opening remark gave Yuugi surely a spark across his brain. Sitting up slowly, a death-like glare shot across to the female's eyes. "You… What…?"
Waving her hands forward to Yuugi's face, defensively she closed her eyes and gave a meek smile. "W-well, she said she just couldn't take it anymore, she just said you were moving too fast! Besides, you really should instead take your chance on someone else… Hey, why don't we go out tomorrow night?"
With the situation and how Yuugi's emotions were churning inside him furiously, it would be a fit situation to have a black-like aura around his body for the moment. As one vein on his head began to just about pop, his voice sounded almost corrupt. "You… Drove her… Away?" As the girl fell out of the couch and landed her rear on the ground, he cleared his throat and stood up, aligning his clothing and gathering her thoughts in a civilized manner. Taking a deep breath, he resumed talking in his normal, collective self. "Number one: I wasn't going too fast, she could have said something if she wanted. Number two: Every time I find a girlfriend, for some strange reason you are always watching me under your eye. Number three: We are no item, we are no couple, we are not going out, and we will not end up as you say married and having as many children as we can possibly have!"
Tilting her head slightly, the girl gave a quick laugh and gave a satisfied smile. "Oh, you kidder, good to see you back to normal!" Placing her arms around him, she embraced to him in a hug. "Don't try to be in denial so much, ne? So when should you pick me up? Seven?"
"Gah!" Prying away from her arms with all his might, he walks away toward his room, his hands rubbing his forehead in hopes of releasing the tension his brain gets when she's here. "I don't get it… I work hard, I do the right thing, I am caring and devoted, I'm cautious and safe. And yet, how does she have keys to my house?"
Falling onto the couch, she lays down and closes her eyes. "The bedroom… You sure you want to go there so fast?" Immediately following that question a slam to the door ran to her ears. She shakes her head and looks up to the ceiling. "That idiot. When will he realize we're meant to be?"
Now the next sound was not something she was used to hearing at his house. It sounded at least some sort of squeamish cry of some sort. But it was so faint, it hardly made a difference to her as she closed her eyes.
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"GGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
Well… At least that was the description one could describe that was closest to the scream of the blue-eyed woman in which her pupils were shrunken to a microscopic size. Now would be a great time to slam the brakes is all that she could think about a few seconds later as she felt the sharp wind pulling on her clothes. Giving a gentle centimeter of a push on the handlebars to one side, she ended up quickly on the sidewalk. But that wasn't the best option now that she quickly saw pedestrians along the way.
"OIII! Runaway bike here!"
Now getting along the attention of people on the street, quickly groups lunged to the farthest thing away from the sidewalk, whether it was the wall or the street. As everyone barely managed to step out of the way, the speeding woman continued going down the cement-covered hill. As soon as she went back to leveled ground once again she pulled on the brakes right away. Giving forth a screeching noise of rubber against blacktop, leaving only a trail of smoke behind as an attempt to break the threat. After about thirty seconds of that, finally the rapidly spinning wheels give in to the braking, coming to a slow halt. That then followed by a small and quick bump against a light pole. After the long and winding adventure, Anzu now only had one thing to say for all this.
"Oww…" Just as she thought that things couldn't get any worse, they didn't get worse as she noticed right next to her a slight orange gleam. Taking a good look to her side, she noticed who else but Jounouchi's car parked right next to her. Giving a small smirk, she gets off the bicycle as it falls to the ground in a now more depreciated form. :"I guess I owe that boy a bike…" Walking tiredly toward the shop, her eyes caught the glass window. Just when she thought she couldn't get any more surprised, she surely saw Jounouchi sitting down with someone. But it wasn't just anyone… "Baka na! I-it can't be her!"
(AN: Again, sorry to holding out for so long… Seeing how I got early out of class this time today, I say it was about time to add a new chappy. So here it was, and hope to bring the next one sooner than the time needed for this update. And to everyone that's been commenting, thanks and I truly appreciate it! Thanks to you guys you inspire me to continue!)
Next Chapter: The REAL Truth
Things never seem the way your eyes and ears perceive them. But look hard and you'll see the hidden secrets, while thousands more are still unseen.
