Apricot Roses

Chapter 13

By Larien Nolatari

Summary: A teenager with a dark side, a cheerleader surrounded by popularity, secretly in love with each other, will their true feelings show?

Genre: Romance/Humor/Angst

Pairings: RyouxAnzu / BakuraxIsis

Warnings: Fluff…heh heh…language…

Happy Ending

The last song ended softly as Anzu let go of Ryou and stood back up straightly…Anzu blushed as she looked at Ryou who was also blushing…the next song was…well…the DJ hadn't said yet but it did look like that someone was dedicating…or rather someones…for there were two people up there…and it didn't seem like a couple unless…Yugi was gay…but that couldn't happen for Yugi was seen earlier with Nour…

Ladies and Gents! Listen up! Oddly enough we have…two handsome young fellas wanting to dedicate the same song to their sweet hearts for Valentine's Day!

Two males came into the light…Yugi and Malik, they were somewhat scowling yet blushing at the same time…scowling probably because of having to share their song…

Anyways! This song is…Amazing Kiss by BoA! Again…and these two young germs I mean gents have this to say to their girlfriends…

The DJ shuffled around for something then came up with a piece of paper…

Idril and Nour…you two are the best kissers in the world…and we just wanna say that you will always have an amazing kiss…

At this Malik and Yugi turned a deep crimson…as Nour and Idril glomped their bishies…Anzu smiled…seeing Yugi happy again made her more than glad…the song started up as the DJ slipped the record in…

This was a pop song…not much to dance too, but you could still bop to it…slightly…I guess, Anzu danced to the music…across from Ryou, he was doing so much better now, it didn't look like he was doing the robot anymore…he was loosening up and gradually feeling the beat…you're actually dancing Ryou-kun, thought Anzu. She couldn't take her eyes off him, it was as if he had some air to him that made her mesmerized…he had…grace, that didn't show normally but right now…it was there…somehow it was there…and Anzu knew it…he had it…some magical force that only a few dancers possessed…and he was one of them…though he didn't know it…people were staring, why? Because Anzu, Dancing Queen maybe had met her match…would she give up her title for the boy she loved?

Thoughts welled up in Anzu's mind as she went over to the refreshments table for some punch…

-Flashback-

Anzu threw her jacket over at the Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle and got up onto the DDR platform…her challenger Johnny Steps was on the other platform…after not seeing him for a long time Johnny had mysteriously shown up again and challenged Anzu to a rematch…Anzu moved her foot around to get the song she wanted…Bumblebee by Smile DK…it was the first song she had mastered and it would be the song that she would beat the so called "Dancing King" with…again…the opening lines of the song struck…

Anzu positioned her feet on the opening arrows as Johnny reluctantly positioned his as his screen chose the same song…feet down…ready to go…and let's get it started!

Anzu's feet flowed around the DDR arrows…it was like walking…only it was dancing in reality, but in truth to Anzu she felt more comfortable dancing everywhere than walking! She didn't need to look at the arrows even though they were positioned at advanced…she knew them by heart…and if she forgot…pray that her feet would guide her…Johnny Steps had another devious plan forming in mind…I need to cheat to get out of this…but how can I make it less than obvious to everyone that I'm cheating?

Anzu twirled around her feet still hitting the right arrows…her eyes were closed…feeling the beat of the music…she couldn't see Step's devious smirk…

Down below the platforms Yami was watching her with amazement…she truly was born to be a dancer…Yami was determined to help her reach her dream of going to Julliard…she was born to be there…she looked like an angel…there were different colored neon lights flashing down on her…changing every moment…it made it look…like magic…

Meanwhile Johnny Steps got an idea from Anzu's three hundred and sixty degree spin…he would trip her…only doing it break dance style…so Johnny prepared…at the right moment…he crouched down and stuck his leg out while hitting the arrows with his hands…he did a little spin…his leg tripping everything in sight, including Anzu!

The audience gasped while Johnny sneered, "Oops…" Yami looked on in horror as Anzu lost her balance…quickly…Anzu got up…pressing the needed arrows with her hands instead as she got up…Yami looked relieved as he let go of her jacket which he had almost succeeded in tearing apart with his bare hands when Anzu tripped…now Anzu was back and dancing like no tomorrow…only Johnny wasn't doing so good…he kept getting different shouts of BOO! And YOU STINK! From the arrows he was pressing…he was sweating trying to make it up…

Then Johnny grabbed the ledge of a handle and used his other arm to jab Anzu in the ribs…Anzu gasped and keeled over…clutching her ribs…missing a few arrows…but that wasn't important…more important was that Johnny keeled her in the ribs and she was in pain…this time everyone saw that…and they were angry but they wanted to see the rematch of the year…Anzu recovered quickly and soon was dancing again even as some pain shot up and down in her ribs…that hurt! What had Johnny been wearing…Anzu looked over…he was wearing metal arm chokers…with spikes…no wonder…it might not be a surprise if Anzu was bleeding…still she danced…

The song was halfway done and so far Anzu was in the lead…she was BURNING HOT while Johnny was close to losing…still he managed to stay in the beat…barely, but all eyes were on Anzu…so Johnny decided to take it all off! First he threw off his leather bound necklace…which some eager fan girl caught and fainted…next he threw off a Musician King necklace…which some guy caught and was ecstatic…

Next Johnny took off one of his leather wristbands…it was tight…so he had some trouble getting it off, causing him to lose some arrows…but he threw that too and some stupid fan girl caught it and fainted…again. He was planning on keeping his spiked metal armband…for some other "fun" when he had the time…but now was the time to take the most important thing off…he slowly unbuttoned his silk red shirt…choruses of "It's Getting Hot In Here So Take Off All Your Clothes" were heard…

Then he did…he threw it…and when he threw it…everyone saw his maliciously ugly chest…man! This man did not dance…I mean where were the abs! All everyone saw was a huge mop of chest hair…and when Johnny took off his belt…(Baka Pervert…) all they saw was a huge protruding belly…man did he exercise! Cuz it sure didn't look like he did! Geez…the sight made Yami want to puke…

Finally the song was nearing the end and Johnny didn't even try to up his score…they all knew who the obvious winner was as Johnny tried to button up his pants and hide the fact that he wore a…corset?

-Pause Flashback-

Anzu gave a slight laugh remembering that…she slowly sat down at a table and watched as girls flocked around Ryou…well…once you're a guy and you're actually a good dancer that's what it was like…Anzu turned back down onto memory lane and away from reality…

-Resume Flashback-

It was near the end…and Johnny was a complete failure as he stepped off the DDR machine and acknowledged defeat…he extended his hand for a shake but Anzu politely refused…ignoring the wincing pain in her ribs…but Johnny refused to let his rival off without a little revenge…he forced hugged her…again jabbing that metal spiked armband into her side…

When he let go there was visible bleeding…where was Yami? Was he in the bathroom? Had he gone to play other games? Had he just left? Maybe he was outside waiting? Anzu didn't know…she winced and grabbed her stomach…and keeled over…this time the audience did see it…and they were…mad! They formed an angry mob and chased away Johnny Steps, leaving Anzu alone…in the arcade…she collapsed by the DDR machine…Johnny had done something else to her…she could feel it…but still she needed to take her mind of it…be strong! Anzu slowly got up and started to hobble towards the DDR machine…she needed to dance…keep her mind off it! Unbeknownst to her someone from the audience was watching her with intent…that some one was…

Ryou Bakura…she loves dancing that much…she goes through that much pain for it…and look she doesn't even notice there's a knife wound in her side and she's bleeding profusely? I have to help her…with that he went in and as Anzu collapsed he gently kissed her forehead…

-End Flashback-

That's all Anzu remembered…she never got to see who kissed her…never…because she had zoned out…and the next thing she knew she was in the hospital where Yugi and Yami were watching her wake up then Yami apologized profusely…that's all she remembered…

Ryou looked sadly at Anzu…he wanted to dance with her…instead she kept dancing to songs he couldn't dance to or she would just sit out…Ryou's brown eyes gazed at her longingly…if only she knew…how much I cared…how much I really love her…she would dance with me…but then again…who knows if she would really…does she really love me?

(/bangs head/ OF COURSE SHE DOES YOU IDIOT/whacks clueless Ryou/)

Anzu…Mazaki…Anzu…Bakura…has a nice ring to it…Anzu Mouto…doesn't work…Anzu Ishtar…no way…Anzu Wheeler…please no…Anzu Taylor…kami kill me now…Anzu Raptor…please just kill me…Anzu Underwood…nani? Anzu…Anzu…Anzu…

Your kiss is amazing…even though we've never gotten that intimate Anzu…I wish we could though…damn teenage hormones…control Ryou! But you have a nice body…like British girls…you know with their nice hourglass figures…you got one of those…and you know a little secret? I like undressing you mentally…heh heh…if it only could be physically too! Damn it Ryou! CONTROL! I can imagine it if I said it to her…yea…me getting whacked doesn't feel as good as me getting screwed…damn it Ryou, there you go again! I need punch…Ryou walked over to the punch and got a cup…tjem je sat down by Anzu and smiled…

"Hi Anzu…how come you're not dancing?" Ryou asked…

"Oh…I'm kinda tired…I'll just sit this one out…" She replied.

Ryou looked at Anzu with concern…she never ever was too tired for dancing…not even when Johnny Steps stabbed her…never…what was wrong with her now?

Behind the crowd watching Ryou and Anzu was a girl…not that tall…same height as Anzu…but blonde hair…long blonde waist length hair…brown eyes…and a smile…not a concerned smile, an evil smile…like 'I'm gonna eat your guts' smile…it was Selina…oh yes…Selina was back in the house…this time with a new plan…that bitch will pay for slapping me, Selina Tokasha…soon to be Selina Bakura…that bitch Anzu didn't deserve Ryou…that's what Selina thought…oh no…Ryou deserved better…and who better than me? I'm gonna show her who's boss..and in the process make Ryou mine!

Selina looked over her outfit again…it wasn't an outfit to normal people…it was two strips of cloth literally…the top was a cut-off halter type shirt only strapless…it was very short…(Warning…a bit of pervertedness and descriptive clothing issues…aka how short her halter is and what she's wearing…which isn't much…so this is kinda rated M here…no NC-17 tho…)…Selina's halter type shirt was cut up to her breasts…revealing them…a lot…if she bent over guys could have full view! Her skirt…okay…extremely short! It covered her butt and not a bit more…and it was slit on the side…bad bad…yea…the problem was that the whole world had a better view than they wanted…a view of her hot pink thong…okay…that the world didn't need to see…on her face was a Cat Woman style mask…and in her hand was a silver .44 automatic pistol…it was fake though…just to scare Anzu a bit…

Selina sauntered over to where Ryou was sitting and behind began to rub his shoulders and give him a massage…she felt him tense up at first then began to relax…he softly moaned…Selina took this as a good sign…she used one hand to pop a Big Red into her mouth and slowly began chewing…when she felt her mouth burn she stooped and closed her eyes…then exhaled on Ryou's neck and trailed it with butterfly kisses…when she opened her eyes…huzzah! It wasn't Ryou! It was…Kyo! School Nerd…kinda cute…but definitely school nerd! Selina…popular girl…was kissing Kyo! Hell no way was this happening! Selina screamed and ran away…dropping her fake .44 magnum in the process…and her two strips caught onto nails in the doorway…so she actually streaked the whole world and whoever was watching outside…

Awhile later you could hear sirens outside the school and crowds of people gathering…

"Selina Tokasha, you are under arrest for disorderly conduct…" A police officer said…

Selina pouted and tried to give the officer a blowjob and seduce her way out of arrest…that failed…

"Make that two counts of disorderly conduct…" The officer corrected himself…

Ryou and Anzu looked at each other and blinked…the cracked up…

"Hahahaha…that was priceless…" Ryou chuckled…

Anzu giggled in response…

Definitely priceless…you know like one of those corny MasterCard® commercials?

Two Strips of Cloth: 50 cents

Fake .44 Automatic Pistol: 5 dollars

Getting hauled to jail and trying to get out of it by seducing the police: Priceless…

Definitely…

People filed back into the gym as Selina's boyfriend went to bail her out…(I know…isn't she a whore? Apologies if your name is Selina…I doubt that many people out there are…if you're name is Selina…have a cookie!) Ryou took a sip of punch…now that one annoying fan girl was gone…only 5392 more left…Ryou sighed…life was good…now only need to get rid of teenage hormones…

Malik was currently molesting Idril…(facefault…he's molesting her like Miroku does to Sango in Inuyasha…you know groping her butt…I just had to add some humor.)heh heh…yep…life was good for Malik…he had it all…abs…hotness…and a girlfriend! Woohoo! By the way…he was molesting her…or trying too…heh heh…he always had a fetish for Idril's butt…she was just all too hot…Malik had a perverted grin on his face as he once again reached for Idril's butt…only to have his hand slapped away again…

Bakura was currently with Ishizu…thinking about different backgrounds she would look good in! Hmmm…my bed…her bed…the couch…the table…kitchen counter…Paris…New York…Egypt…Albert Einstein…what the frick is an "Albert Einstein" anyways? Looks like our little Tomb Robber was having exceptionally naughty thoughts! Perverted…naughty…yep…

Ishizu was thinking about how hot Bakura looked…Damn! He has a six pack…wait no an eight pack…and it's nicely tanned and toned! I have the hottest boyfriend around! No wait…in the world! In the universe! In history! Kami! I need something to drink…Bakura is hot…And Ishizu went to get some punch.

"Well so far it's been an interesting night huh Anzu?" Ryou asked…

Anzu who was leaning against Ryou nuzzled him and nodded…she twirled Ryou's soft white hair in her fingers…giggling as she thought Selina again…

It had been an amazing night so far…dedication…everything…but it was only 9pm and it was just getting started!

Amazing Kiss ended as people went up to the DJ for more dedications…so far Anzu had heard stuff like the following:

Kohaku Hikkido dedicates "Two in a Million" to Tamada Shiseki

Yami Mouto dedicates "I've Got My Eyes On You" to Maddie…

Bakura dedicates "True" to Ishizu Ishtar…

Joey Wheeler dedicates "I'll Never Break Your Heart" to Mai Valentine!

Tony dedicates "Gimme What I Want" To Dementia…

(Patience people! I'm running out of songs! Oh and plushies to you who can guess all the artists of the songs!)

Dances went on…the night the music…it went on…until 10:56pm…four more minutes until the dance was over…one last song…

And for our last song…of the night...Larien Nolatari dedicates "Love Me Tender" to SETO KAIBA!

The CEO hid his small grin…as he bent over to give his valentine a kiss…Larien blushed a mile wide…

Couples got ready for the last song of the night…

Anzu wrapped her arms around Ryou for the last time that night as the song struck up it's slow melody…

The night was growing old…the melody played on…girls swayed to the beat…guys just let them lead…Kaiba was actually dancing…he hadn't danced the whole night…even he was charmed…so in love…crazy in love…

The night was cold as the melody played on…the music flowed thru the room as people moved, slowly to the beat. The song was…nice to say the least, it was sad, and somehow it seemed sorrowful and yet it didn't.

The song was closing to an end, as was the night. Anzu gazed into Ryou's eyes, it all seemed so perfect. I hope nothing ever ruins moments like this, thought Anzu. Nothing…

Anzu rested her head on Ryou's chest/shoulder area. This was love, this was perfection…this was to the night.

The song ended and couples kissed. Anzu blushed as Ryou kissed her on her lips. Darn his lips were soft, his kisses soft with just a hint of roughness. Anzu sighed. It had been such a perfect night when it just had to be over in mere moments.

Anzu hugged Ryou's arm as they started the journey through the schools huge parking lot to find his car. Wind blew Anzu's hair back as it did with Ryou's…snow drizzled visibly onto Anzu's brown hair while it was hardly visible on Ryou's pure white hair. Stars now twinkled in the night sky as the moon was somewhat hidden behind dark black clouds. Ryou drove as neither spoke a word…

Ryou, Ryou, Ryou…

Ryou was getting irritated of the silence but decided not to ruin the moment…

Anzu, Anzu, Anzu…TALK!

Ryou semi twitched…but fell silent again.

I can't ruin a perfect moment like this.

Tragic Ending

Ryou was mad…quite mad in fact, not only was he having a crummy night, but now his love was under some weirdo mind control. Induced by the "chosen one"…

Ryou took a deep breath, his plan was a bit rusty, but he hoped it would do…it should do…to hold Yugi off for a bit, just a bit…

Ryou slid off his chair and went to find Yugi.

Yugi was actually standing by the fountain, Anzu lounging at his side.

Oh, Ryou, can't you see what's happening?

Anzu was deeply pained, when she saw Ryou.

"Yugi…I challenge you, to…a joust…a sword joust literally…" Ryou said, throwing Yugi a sword he had borrowed from Marik.

Ryou grasped the hilt of his sword, it had a gold hilt, embalmed with the Ishtar crest, decorated in amethysts and rubies, with a cobra twined on the handle.

Yugi dropped his sword aside, magically getting one from his soul room. Malik picked up the other sword and started dusting it off with Clorox Disinfectant Wipes, muttering something about, His baby getting picked up by a dirty man…

Marik dropped a red flag signaling the beginning of the fight…

Ryou first dodged Yugi's blows, left and right…then he slashed at Yugi…while Yami and Ishizu were trying to figure out some reversing spell, Bakura and Marik were trying to calm down a hysterical Malik wailing about his baby and his other lady…

Finally Ryou was getting tired, according to the candles in the school yard, they had been fighting for a bit over an hour…Yugi still had full strength, and Yugi had stopped to catch a breath, whereas Ryou stopped too…and Yugi took this opportunity to slash Ryou across the chest twice in the form of an "x". Inside her body the real Anzu suppressed a cry…Ryou winced and toppled back a few steps…

Grr…

YOU WILL PAY!

Ishizu and Bakura were trying to free Anzu while Yami was telepathically tapping into Yugi's mind, who now had two things on his mind, getting rid of Yami and defeating Ryou.

Is this how it ends?

Please don't say it is.

-Cue Music, All or Nothing – O Town-

I know you care Anzu…who's it gonna be? Me or him?

Yugi's mind raced with questions. I've cared for you for such a long time, this is how you repay me?

Then only one solution, Ryou's started it, I'm gonna finish it off, it's man to man time….

OMR! Sorry I haven't updated for SUCH a long time! Gomen Ne Sai…gomen gomen! And those who want a tragic ending, sorry this one is soo short! I really have a fresh idea for it in my mind…I just needed to leave it at a cliffhanger…sorry! But next chapter is already started…kk? Should be out soon, but I'm cramming to finish my end of year exams etc…and this Sunday is the my birthday! WHEE! Songs supposedly used in this chapter were, in order, Amazing Kiss - BoA, Bumblebee - Smile DK, Love me Tender - Nora Jones...kk? For lyrics on bumblebee, lets sing it . com is a good site (remove spaces), cookies to who can guess who the artists of the dedicated songs were by...besides the one I told u about

Review Responses:

animeaddict99 – Koffhappyendinginprogresskoff…lol

strawberries and napkins – O.O…authoress is literally falling off her chair, aww…you got your mask…

strawberries and napkins – hmm…the mud wrestling thing just might work…drool

Nour – I delayed…sigh…not proud…;;

DojomistressAmbyChan – Well…I updated!