Disclaimer: I do not own Yuugiou. Neither do I own the gorgeous man who lives next to me, although I would more than love to ...but that's beside the point. Anywho, on with the story which I feel so much better writing now ...

"Please, repeat that for your sake." The blond gritted his teeth as his brown eyes narrowed into slender slits. He had heard what she had said, yes, but he wanted to make sure he heard exactly what she had to say. "From the beginning."

Anzu cleared her throat as she clutched her purse in her hands, her fingers trembling. "We were at the candy store, and we saw Kaiba in there. He was acting strange, as usual, but something was odd. Anyway, he left and Pegasus pulled up. Shizuka thought it was Kaiba again, or a Kaiba look-alike, and she wanted to say hi but I said no. Then we were getting in the car, and when I unlocked the doors Pegasus got behind Shizuka and touched her shoulder and said, 'Hello beautiful'. That freaked Shizuka out and pissed her off, so she turned around and landed a hit on his face. I yelled at her for being so immature, and she thought I was against her and took off. So now she's out roaming the streets and I have no clue where she might be. I'm so, so, so sorry, Jonouchi-kun." She lowered her head, closing her eyes. "Please don't be angry."

"Angry? Me? Ha!" Jonouchi punched the wall, laughing loudly. "I never get mad, Anzu! Don't ya know me betta than that! Huh? I don't get mad, goddamn it!" Anzu knew he was mad, but didn't know why he said he wasn't. It was clear he wanted her out of his sight by the way he yelled and stalked around the room. But why not just tell her?

"Look, Jou, I'm going out right now to find her-" She gasped as Jonouchi flew at her, taking her chin in his tight grip.

"Listen, you stuck-up, money bags, egotistic bitch, and listen well, 'cause I won't repeat myself. You said you had changed, and you haven't. You said you'd take care of Shizuka, and you didn't. You said you wouldn't allow Pegasus or Kaiba around her, and look what the fucking hell you've done!" He whipped his hand from her face, glaring at her. "Get the hell out of here, and keep your dancing ass away from my sister. I don't want any shit, Anzu, so don't try me. I don't want to hit you, so it's best you leave now." He turned on his heel, flying down the stairs after grabbing his jacket, cell phone, and keys. Anzu may be Yuugi's crush, and one of his better friends, and she might know how to work a bikini ... but that wasn't it. She hadn't cared for Shizuka like she said, and now look at what happened. His little sister was gone, roaming around Domino by herself. With it being a break from school, many of the creeps from his classes would be out and around everywhere. And Shizuka was the perfect target: small, confused, beautiful, and an easy catch. He didn't want her to get raped, or hurt in any way. But if she did, even though he knew she wouldn't, he would kill the ass of whoever did it; even if it was Honda or Otogi, although that was extremely unlikely, since the group was so close. "Consider this friendship over." And with those few words, the blond took off, leaving Anzu in the small dust cloud behind.

"Oh Jou, I'm so sorry." Anzu clung to her car door as she watched Jonouchi speed away on his red motorcycle; a gift from Otogi, Honda,Yuugi, Shizuka, and herself for his eighteenth birthday. "I'll find her no matter what happens!" She got into her car and drove off in the opposite direction, determined to find Shizuka before Jou did ... maybe then their friendship would regain its strength ...

"Big brother?" Mokuba stuck his head inside the elder Kaiba's room, his brow furrowing. Where was that brother of his? "Seto? Ya there, bro?" He stepped inside, the cold of the room slapping his face. Seto did keep the air conditioner turned low in here. "Seto-kun?" Why was everything so quiet? Seto should be yelling right about now. "Oh." He saw a small note plastered onto the back of a chair, the one Seto usually sat in.

Mokuba
I've gone out for a few hours.
I'll be back soon, just need some fresh
air to clear my mind. Don't come out
after me, I'm not leaving. Watch out for the
stats, rumor has it Pegasus wants to
test my patience again. Call me if
anything happens.
Seto

"Oh, that's good. He's been busy lately anyway. Needs some alone time." A smile looped over the youngers lips as he headed for the door. "Good old Seto."

What is so special about that girl that she inhibits every thought I have, every move I make, and every breath I take? She's just the Mutt's little sister; nothing more. But she's so innocent, so defenseless ... why do I want to protect her, then? That idiot brother of hers used to be in a gang, and that must mean he's somewhat good at fighting, which would mean Shizuka is fine. But why do I care? And why is she so ... so ... He stopped thinking, his eyes raising to the mumbling form walking towards him. Strange, she looked like Shizuka. But this wasn't one of the best parts of Domino ... most girls didn't make it out of this part without being sexually harassed by some low down fools, or raped by others. What the hell was this ...

"Jou would've understood where I was coming from, he always does." She felt a few tears roll down her flushed cheeks. Why the hell did she have all of these sudden mood changes?

"Hey gorgeous, wanna come play a game of hide-and-go-seek with me and my boys?"

Better yet, where the hell was she?

"I'll pass." She mumbled with a slight glance at them. She barely lifted her eyes to notice she wasn't going to be given much choice, but decided to test her chances anyway.

"You don't understand. See, we own this here part of the city. And any pretty girl that passes through has to play a game with us." Again, she watched as he and a few others stepped towards her.

"Really, I don't want to. Just piss off." She brushed against his shoulder as she quickened her pace to pass them, but was stopped as the 'leader' took her arms and pulled her against his chest, his hands beginning to roam her petite body. "Get off me, you dumb ass bastard!"

This is what he was waiting for. Not exactly so, but now he knew what was happening; she needed protection, his protection.

His long legs aided him in the short run he had to make to reach her. When he approached, he had seen too many hands on her innocent body to go lightly on them. What better time to prove he was a nice guy then now?

He started with the leader, whipping Shizuka from his arms and pushing her quickly to the side. He then brought his right hand up into the lower jaw of the guy, knocking him backwards and stumbling into two others. Again, he was able to use his strong, long legs to add to the effect of ridding the area from the fools who hurt Shizuka. He was done with them quickly, and watched as they scrambled away. His fist held a slight tinge of blue to it, but that was from hitting their hard heads, anyone could guess that. He turned to Shizuka, but his eyes fell upon nothing ... where was she!

His focus turned to a white Tesai's Laundromat van, his icy eyes watching it carefully. The windows were tinted; a strange thing for a Laundromat. They weren't the richest of companies, and wouldn't waste money on tinting the windows of their trucks. What the hell was going on around here?

He turned, strutting away from the place, intending on going back to Kaiba Corp. and firing whoever he laid his eyes on first.

"Shizuka! Shizuka-chan, where are you?" Jonouchi leapt over a bench at the park as he scoured the lands, his heart beating like thunder. He had a reason to worry, though. Shizuka was gone; lost. And here he was, standing in a stupid park screaming for her. But he was doing more than Anzu, right? She was probably sitting on the lap of one of those stuck-up rich boy football players who just happened to say her ass looked nice in that goddamn skirt she wore today. "How could she lose her? Shizuka's a loud girl, you can't just lose a loud girl. She must've changed the story, too. Damn that Mazaki girl!" He ran back to his bike and took off yet again, swearing into the wind.

Anzu was, in fact, out looking for Shizuka. She was at the mall, running through the crowds screaming for her. She wondered if Shizuka had gone to the mall, since it would be so busy with people and so easy to get lost in; so far, she was wrong. God, how the hell could she lose Shizuka!
"Shizuka, where are you?" She asked herself quietly, running back to the parking lot to try another place. "Please, please be all right wherever you are. Jou will kill me if your hurt." Not that she cared about that, but Shizuka and Jou were so close. She would die inside if she took that bond away from him. "Damn you, Anzu Mazaki."

Shizuka groaned as she rolled over in the back of the truck, hitting her head on a medium sized cardboard box. She sat up, rubbing the back of her head, and looked around. She couldn't see anything, it was too dark. Where was she, anyway? And who were the people talking ahead of her? She managed to tumble to the front of the -she guessed- truck, and put her ear against the cold metal.

"What 'chu think Pegasus is gonna do with tha girlie?" She heard a gruff man say, most likely the one who grabbed her and shoved her in the truck.

"Dunno," another man replied to the latter, "maybe toy around with her and then lose her?"

"You think he'll give 'er to us if we asked?"

"Don't be an ass, you fucking moron." The other shot back, and after that was silence.

"Pegasus?" She whispered aloud, falling back against the side. "What does he want with me?" She wasn't sure, but she knew she needed to be prepared. She moved around, trying to find the box again. After a moment she felt her hands grasp something, and pulled it to her. She sat cross-legged on the floor and pried it open with her fingers, feeling cautiously inside. She could tell it was a knife set by the jagged edges, which were left uncovered for some reason, and figured they'd come in handy sooner or later. Luckily, they were small and held together by rubber bands. That was beautiful.

She fumbled to pulled several bands around her legs and then tucked away two knives on her inside thighs, making sure to move carefully so as not to cut herself or give away she had them under there.

Wherever she was going, and why she was going, she didn't know. But she wouldn't be staying for long. No, she was Kawai- no, Jonouchi Shizuka, and she would get out of there whether or not Pegasus liked it or not.

"I just hope Aniki doesn't blame Anzu-kun for it."