Zana: Ah, I make time in my ever-so-active life for fanfiction! This will actually be the second to the last chapter of The Dancer and the Puppy. But not to fear! This will not be my last Jou/Anzu fic because I have grown to like the pairing. And I have also decided to NOT raise it to a rated M level, because if you check my profile, EVERYTHING else is rated M, and that makes me feel bad. I need at least ONE rated T story in there. However, my next Jou/Anzu fic will most likely be rated M. Without further ado, the seventh chapter to this story! I don't own YU-Gi-OH!

The Dancer and the Puppy

Chapter 8: More than friends

This is starting to look like some soap opera my mom watches. I can't believe Kaiba, that jerk and Jou. And what did Jou mean when he said, '…have fun with Kaiba, not that you already weren't...' Where in the world could he have gone? Anzu finally stopped. It was a hot day, probably the hottest this summer and she had no clue where she was going. In other words, this situation looked hopeless. She sighed, but alas, there was the cell phone! Went to reach for hers that was clipped onto her belt, but she felt no cell phone. "Damn it," she cursed, "I must have left it in that hell-hole of a dance school." She decided to find her cell phone, and then make a call. Hopefully, Jou didn't completely hate her.

"Mister, can you please push me?" asked a little girl that went up to Jou in the park. He looked blankly at her, "Shouldn't your mom or dad push ya?" "They're dead. I'm an orphan," she replied, her expression crestfallen, "so I ran away. Can you please push me?" The girl indeed looked like no one had watched her. Her long brown hair was in tangles and unclean. Her face was streaked with dirt, but her blue eyes still sparkled. If Jou didn't know any better, he's say the girl almost resembled Anzu. He kneeled to her height, "Listen, you can't run away, you have to be taken to the police. They might be looking for you." The girl looked angry, "NO! I don't want to live with no one else! I just want my mom and dad to come back. Maybe if I go high on the swings, like daddy use to push me, maybe I can see him. Or I can die and be in heaven with them like grandma said." Jou blinked. She was only seven and was already thinking suicide?

"How about this, if I push ya on the swings, you can come with me, back to your family?" he asked, smiling his best smile. The girl smiled back and she was already missing two teeth, "Ok…but you have to promise to be my friend. Pinky promise." "I swear, or you can poke a needle in my eye promise. Now let's get our swing on!" Jou would help this girl now. Later, he would worry about his own life.

When Anzu walked back, no one was there. It was odd, but she didn't think too much of it. Her mind was already swarming with other important things. Like the fact that she cared about Jou than more than a friend. It was just one of those things you knew and there was no point in ignoring this fact. Looking around, there was till no sign of her cell phone. Damn, I'll just have to get it back some other time. Oh yeah, there is a phone around here though. She went into the back room where the teacher's phone was located and she dialed Jou's number. After six rings, he picked it up, "Hey Anzu." "Hey Jou…" Now it was awkward and she wasn't sure about what to say, but there was one thing that they both had to do, "I know you don't really want to talk to me right now, but I really need to talk to you." There was a silence on the other line. "Yeah, we do need to talk…how about he café? I'll be there in a few minutes and we might have a little guest…bye." Anzu blinked. What guest could he mean?

The girl, (whose name was Katrina), happily bit into a muffin. Jou watched crumbs fall from her lips. If anyone could talk to her, it was Anzu. A knot in his stomach formed as he thought about what would happen when she came. A little movie played in his head. It went like this: Anzu gushed about how she was secretly dating Kaiba and that their kiss was a total accident. Then she would ask if they could still be just friends. That's what all girls asked, "Let's till be friends?" He could never hate her. But he wasn't sure, if they could still be friends. He knew it sounded girly, but if she rejected him, his heart wouldn't be able to take it. HE looked up from where he sat and then everything seemed to have gone in black and white, slow motion. Anzu was here, in her shorts that showed off her long dancer's legs, and the pink T-shirt she wore that hid her womanly curves. Her rich chocolate hair was in a stubby ponytail. She looked like she was out of breath, disorganized, yet still beautiful at the same time.

Anzu took a seat nest to the little girl that was with Jou. She tried to make light conversation, "So who's your little friend?" "She was in the park, by herself. An orphan. She ran away." Anzu had never heard Jou sound so serious before. It turned her on in an odd way, but now she had to ignore those emotions. The girl seemed to not pay attention to them, as she continued eating the muffin Jou bought for her. "We have to talk," Jou said, still sounding serious. She didn't like it. She liked the playful, silly, immature guy that was her friend. "First off, how long have you've been with Kaiba?" Jou felt very offended when she started to burst out laughing. "Hey, what's so funny?" "What…you…you… said…me and Kaiba? Who told you that?" Anzu found it hard to hold the tears back.

Jou felt annoyed, "I found out when I was spying on you that day! You and him were all secretive about it, but he forced you to do it! Did he rape you?" "No he did not rape me you idiot! And you were spying on me?" Girls did that always trying to change the topic. "Don't change the topic!" Anzu stood and grabbed Jou's left ear, "I'm not changing the topic, and I'm telling you the truth! He wanted me to TUTOR Mokuba for him and he said if I didn't he'd make me quit dance, so I had no choice. I wasn't scared of him, I just like Mokuba. As for the whole him showing up and class, I didn't even know! That's what you get for spying on me, and don't you even try that again Katsuya or I'll kick your ass!" Jou swore he had just gone deaf in his left ear.

Giggling was heard. The two stopped and looked at Katrina, who was giggling at the both of them. Jou looked back at Anzu, "So you're not sleeping with Kaiba?" Anzu looked at him, her eyes burning, "Of course not. Is that what the kind of girl you take me for?" " No…" It was silent and he started laughing, glad that he was worked up over nothing. Katrina's giggling grew louder and stronger. Anzu just stared at the both of them like they were insane. What was so funny? Katrina stopped and looked at Jou, "You and her made me feel better, Can I go home now?" "Course you can. See? I make everyone feel better!" Anzu rolled her eyes, "C'mon, let's go you guys…"

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The sun was setting. It had been a long day. Little Katrina was returned to her aunt and uncle who were happy beyond belief to see her safe and sound. They offered money, but he two teens rejected. No Jou and Anzu were taking a stroll through the park. The humidity was high, but the two didn't mind it so much. "You know you should back into dance class and do that play…you'd be awesome." Anzu shook her head, "Nah, summer's almost over and I didn't even get to spend all that much with you guys which is what I'm planning to do. Anyway, Cinderella was a blond, let Brandy gets the part." They laughed. They both tried to stay away from that one question, but Jou had to know. "So Anzu…are we…more than friends right now, or are we just still friends?" "I don't know. You answer me…" He thought that he knew the answer perfectly well. So he grinned and did what he once saw in one of those cheesy teen movies. He stopped, and held Anzu close to his face, looking into her eyes with a fiery passion.

"Um…Jou what are you doing?"

"Getting ready to kiss you."

"Then kiss me, and stop trying to imitate that guy in that one movie."

"You know me too well..."

He kissed her, softly at first, but got into the mood of it, gently prodding his tongue into her mouth. He found that she tasted faintly of something sweet, some type of food-like product. She made little sighing sounds, and then Jou pulled away, "Why are you doing that?" She blinked, "Doing what?" "Making noises when I kiss you." "I do not." "Do too." "Do not." "Do too." The moment was ruined, but the two didn't really care. For they had all of the up-coming school year to make-out, and perhaps do a bit more. Jou's cell phone started to ring and he picked it up, "Hello?" Anzu watched as he nodded and made little noises of approval. He hung up and grinned at her, "Hey, are you up for a little swim at the Kaiba's private beach? Courtesy of Mokuba…" "Kaiba is still going to kill us." "And we care why?" Anzu laughed, "Then let's get going, summer's almost over!"

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Zana: (looks at last chapter) That sucked and deserved more of my attention. I had so much more plans for this but, summer's over so the inspiration kind of left me. But I think I portrayed their relationship in the way I think it would be like: Still good friends that argue slightly but they care about each other. Well, THERE WILL BE A 130 BETTER SEQUEL! But it might not be up until Januray-March-ish, so please look out for it! Well, please review and don't hurt me. School has taken more out of my schedule then I thought! THEY PUT ME IN ALL THE SMART CLASSES! I GET MORE WORK! Anyways, I'll be back, until the sequel, later!