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Anzu was still sitting on the couch, long after Malik and Isis left, still in shock of what was said. Kaiba had decided to leave her to herself for awhile as he went to do a few things. Now he came back to check on her. He was slightly worried that she hadn't moved. He sat down beside her, pushing her hair behind her ear letting her know he was there.
"Anzu are you all right?" He asked.
"I can't do it Seto. I can't kill him." She whimpered.
"If it's the only way, you have to." He told her.
"I know but I don't care!" She exclaimed.
She couldn't talk anymore and burst into tears. He pulled her to him, enveloping her in his arms, trying his best comfort her. He didn't know what words to say because he couldn't think of anything to say that would make her feel better. He felt his heart throb painfully as she clutched the front of his shirt tightly in her hand. He had a feeling he was starting to believe what Isis said to be true. After a few minutes her crying ceased and she sat up.
"I'm really sorry." She mumbled.
He had never seen her like this and it tore him up inside that at the moment, he couldn't do anything.
"It's all right. It's not your fault that this happened." He said.
"Yes it is! If I hadn't stayed longer at class and taken that shortcut, none of us would in this fucking mess!" She exclaimed.
"That's not true Anzu and you know it. This would've happened anyway. He's obviously set on you. Even if he hadn't ran into you in the park, he would've found you and done that anyway! It may have been preventable yes but there still would've been the possibility." He told her.
Anzu became quiet during his outburst.
"Besides he didn't say you had to kill him…he said you might, on the off-chance something DID go wrong." He added as he crossed his arms over his chest and looked down at her.
She kept her gaze at her hands, her shoulders hunched over and her head bowed down. Kaiba sighed as he turned and dropped heavily on the couch.
"If I'm such a problem I can leave." She whispered.
"It's not that Anzu. It's just…you keep blaming yourself and it's not your fault. You have no one to blame but the bastard who did this." He told her.
"What did your friends say?" He asked.
Anzu sighed. "Well, they were, of course, upset that I didn't tell them sooner and that I was living here. Right as I was about to tell them who did it, Malik came in and Bakura attacked him. Of course I started my sentence with 'you know how Malik's been back for awhile' and that didn't help. Then I told them that Marik was able to separate completely from Malik and that I was about three weeks pregnant with Marik's child." She answered.
"You're almost three weeks?" He asked in astonishment.
She nodded. "It takes about two weeks for any of the signs to show, I won't start showing until probably my seventh or eighth month." She replied. Kaiba nodded in response.
Anzu sighed heavily, her bangs caught in the updraft, flitting about her face.
"What's going on?" came Mokuba's confused voice.
Both teens turned to face him then briefly looked at each other. He saw the message clear in her eyes and he nodded.
"Come here Mokuba." She called as she patted the cushion between Kaiba and herself.
The young boy ran over and climbed up.
"What I'm about to tell you must be kept to yourself, do you understand?" she asked.
Mokuba nodded his head vigorously.
"I am three week's pregnant but it is not your brother's as I know you wish it was. On my way home one evening, I was raped. Do you know what that is?" She began.
Mokuba nodded. "It's when someone is forced into…" his voice trailed off as his face turned bright red.
Anzu couldn't help but smile at his reaction.
"Yes. Do you remember Marik?" She asked.
He thought about it for a moment before answering.
"A little, he was scary." He replied.
"Yes, he's the one who did it." She said.
His eyes widened a little bit. "But how? I thought he was gone." He exclaimed.
"No, somehow he's managed to come back and he has separated himself from Malik." She said.
"So what's going to happen?" He asked.
"We have a plan on how we're going to get rid of him but it's going to take a couple of weeks." She said.
"What are you going to do after that?" He asked with a worried tone.
"I don't know right now. I'll probably move back into my house once he's gone since there will no longer be a threat." She answered.
"No!" Mokuba cried as he latched onto her, hugging her tightly. "You can't go. I want you to stay here!"
"Honey that's not your decision. Besides I'll be fine by myself, I'm used to it." She told him.
"Okay." He said dejectedly then took a quick glance at his brother and looked away.
Kaiba frowned slightly at his brother's action, a bit confused as to why he looked at him.
"Well I need to go do my homework." Mokuba announced as he hugged her again then jumped off the couch and ran upstairs.
Anzu sighed as she rubbed her eyes.
"Well he can certainly be a handful." Kaiba said.
"You of all people should know." Anzu said.
He snorted in amusement.
"Are you hungry?" He asked.
Anzu opened her mouth to answer but her stomach beat her to it and she flushed in embarrassment.
"I think it just answered for itself." She said quietly.
Kaiba fought off a smirk as he stood up and turned towards the kitchen. Anzu stood up as well and followed.
"So what do you want?" He asked.
"What do you have?" She asked.
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-A Week Later-
"Has he tried to contact you yet?" Kaiba asked.
Anzu shook her head.
"Not yet. It actually worries me." She said.
Kaiba frowned.
"How so?" He asked.
"Well you think I'd be happy, thinking maybe he's grown tired of me but I can't think he's like most guys because he's not. Once he's taken interest into something he becomes obsessed until he completely has it. I remember him well and I know it takes a lot to catch his interest. Though I don't see how I could interest him." She said.
Kaiba raised an eyebrow at her comment. 'Is she completely blind? What guy wouldn't be?' He thought. He was wrapped up in his thoughts and didn't hear her the first time she called him.
"Seto?" She called.
"Huh?" He snapped his head up.
"I think it's done." She replied, pointing behind him.
He turned around and sure it enough it was about to boil out of the pot. He took it off the stove and set it on the counter on a potholder. They were silent during the few moments it took for him to put it all together. Their silence continued as she ate. Kaiba silently observed her while she concentrated on her food, making sure there wasn't anything she wasn't telling him. As he cleared away her plate for her, her cell phone rang beside her. She picked it up and pushed the green button, putting it to her ear.
"Hello?"
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end which confused and worried her. Right as she was about to hang up, another voice stopped her.
"Where are you?"
Anzu gulped, her gaze flicking briefly to Seto. "I'm at a friend's house." She replied.
"Again?" He asked.
"Yes." She replied.
"Why is it, when I went to your house, no one was there? Also when I looked inside the house, everything was gone. Is there something you're not telling me?" He asked, his voice dripping with irritation and anger.
"A pipe burst in the house so what couldn't be salvaged was thrown out. I'm staying at a friend's house, it's cheaper than a hotel or something." She told him.
"You could've come to me. I would've taken you in." He offered.
"I know but I don't want to be a problem." She told him. 'Plus I'd be safer.' She added mentally.
"All right well, I want you at my house two nights from now –groans- I miss you."
Anzu's stomach turned when he said that. 'I have to keep calm.' She thought.
"Ok." She replied, closing her eyes as two hot tears rolled down her cheeks.
"I'll see you then." He said then the line went dead.
She turned off her phone, letting it drop from her hand as she covered her face. Kaiba knelt beside her and turned her towards him. Her hands dropped from her face as she looked at him. Her eyes held such pain it made him want to look away. She leaned down into him, wrapping her arms around his neck as she began to cry. After a minute she suddenly remembered something.
"I have to call Malik we need to do this now!" she exclaimed as she straightened.
Kaiba retrieved her phone for her and handed it to her. She quickly dialed Isis' cell, hoping and praying she would pick up. She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding when the line picked up.
"Hello?" came a female voice.
"Isis is Malik there?" She exclaimed.
"Yes he is hold on."
A few seconds passed before he came on the line. "Anzu what is it?" He demanded.
"Marik just called me; he wants me at the house two nights from tonight." She told him.
Silence was her response.
"All right, I'll do it tomorrow night." He told her.
"Okay." She said, her voice choking up.
"Don't worry Anzu, you'll be fine. The priest will be there for you." He said.
Anzu frowned. 'The priest?' She thought in confusion. "What?" She asked.
"I have to get everything prepared for tomorrow. I'll see you in two days." He said then he hung up.
She pushed the red button and set her phone the table in front of her. 'What did he mean by that?' She thought.
"What did he say?" Seto asked, breaking her thoughts.
"Um…he's gonna perform the spell tomorrow night then I am to go to Marik that following night. Then he told me not to worry and that the priest would be there for me. Do you know what he meant?" She asked, turning to him.
"No I don't." He replied knowing perfectly well what Malik was referring to.
He got lost in her eyes for a moment. The blue depths that once held so much life and vibrancy now looked to him lost and hopeless. He wanted to kill the bastard himself but knew Malik would take care of it as much as he hated to admit it. Anzu excused herself, wishing to take a nap as she was becoming tired again. He nodded, watching as she walked away. She'd been on his mind constantly, ever since that day she fainted in her living room and it was driving him crazy. Never did a female invade and conquer his mind the way she had. He knew his options were either deny it and make himself insane for the rest of his life or accept it. Either way he'd still help her, he wouldn't abandon her now.