Anzu decided it was time for her to get out of the house for awhile. So she took Mokuba to the park and invited her friends along with her. While Bakura took Mokuba to the bathroom so nothing would happen to him, Yugi and Joey used that time to find out a few things from her.

"So how is it at Kaiba's? He's not concocting any weird experiments on you is he?" was Joey's first question.

"Joey!" Yugi exclaimed.

"I was just joking! But seriously?" Joey asked.

"Everything's fine Joey. He treats me as if I'm glass so chill out." She answered.

'He treats her as if she's glass? That doesn't sound like Kaiba. Somethin' fishy's goin on.' Joey thought.

"Do you know what you're going to do about Marik?" Yugi asked, changing the subject.

"Yes we do. It's not the best way now mind you but…it's the only way." She began.

"What is it Anzu?" Yugi asked, concern filling his voice.

She looked up at them with tears in her eyes and sighed.

"The only way to get rid of Marik is to kill Malik." She whimpered.

"What?" Both boys exclaimed in shock.

"Shh….keep your voices down. You heard what I said." She replied.

"And Malik is completely willing to do this?" Yugi asked.

"Yes he's doing the incantation tonight so he'll be put back into Marik's body. Then tomorrow night I have to go over there. Once he's asleep, Malik will take over and kill himself. Malik said that Marik is most vulnerable right after he's with me so that's why I have to do that. And I have to stay while he does that in case something goes wrong." She said, throwing the last part in quickly before either could protest.

She was glad Bakura wasn't there, he would be so livid with her and Malik; more so Malik for planning this.

"The only reason we're doing this so quickly is we may not have another chance to do this. Marik had called me yesterday and told me to meet him at his house tomorrow night." She added.

"So you're gonna go?" Joey asked.

"Joey you have to understand if we don't do this now, who knows when we will have another chance to do it, if we ever get one? The only reason I was allowing him to do this for so long is because I'm afraid that if I did the wrong thing, he would hurt one of you and I didn't want that to happen. He is sick and sadistic, I know. He has some weird infatuation with me that's only going to get worse if we don't stop it now. I'm only trying to end this."

Joey looked at her, feeling a bit guilty now. She was begging and pleading for him to understand that she was handling it and knew what she was doing and didn't want him to interfere in fear of something going wrong.

"I understand, I'm sorry." Joey replied as he walked up to her and hugged her. Anzu gripped his shirt tight as she cried into it.

"Bakura's coming." Yugi whispered harshly.

Anzu quickly broke away so she could wipe her eyes and make it seem like she wasn't crying.

-

Anzu came back to the mansion with Mokuba a couple hours later. She didn't stay down for dinner and went straight up to her room. After taking a shower she curled up on her bed and went to sleep.

-Dream-

She woke up beside Malik, both of them were naked. He was sitting up beside her with a knife in his hand.

"Are you sure you wanna do this?" She asked as she placed a hand on his arm.

Malik nodded. Then he suddenly grabbed her arm and made a diagonally slit from her wrist to her elbow and let go. Anzu gasped sharply, grasping her arm to her sheet clad chest.

"Malik what are you-"

"Thought you could get rid of me that easy did you?" A different voice asked.

Anzu's eyes widened in pure shock. She moved to get off the bed but the sheet was wrapped around her body and he jerked her back.

"You think you're so fucking clever don't you!" He yelled.

He backhanded her letting her fall off the bed and onto the floor. Anzu scrambled to get off the floor but he knocked her back down and kicked her in the side.

"Please stop." She begged.

She rose up on one arm as he knelt down beside her.

"To think I actually loved you." He said as he ran his hand through her hair.

"If you love me then why do you hurt me?" She asked.

"I don't know. I guess I just like things rough." He said as he stood up and walked back towards the bed. Anzu sat up, grimacing as pain shot through her side.

"I think once I'm finished with you, I'll go play with Malik for a bit." He said as he walked back to her.

"No please leave him alone." She whispered.

He smirked as he dropped to his knees before her. "Well you won't have any say in that." He said.

Anzu frowned in confusion than gasped when something pierced through her abdomen. She looked down in shock and saw his knife in her.

"Bye-bye baby." He said as he pulled it from her and moved to plunge it into her chest.

-End Dream-

Anzu woke up screaming. Seto ran into her room as she let out another short scream. He was walking back to his room after checking on Mokuba, whose room was a few doors down from Anzu, when he heard her.

"Anzu what's wrong?" He asked as he rushed to her bedside.

"I was with Malik and we were in bed then he turned into Marik and he stabbed me. He knew, I don't know how but he's gonna find out and he's gonna kill me." She whimpered as he sat down beside her.

"Shh…shh…Anzu you'll be fine, it was just a nightmare. Nothing's gonna happen." He whispered as he wiped her eyes.

"But-" He put his thumb over her lips to silence her, framing her face with his hands.

"Listen to me. You'll be fine, nothing's going to happen." He repeated. He moved to stand but she grabbed his shirt, stopping him.

"Please don't leave me. I don't want to go back into it." She begged.

"You need to go back to sleep. I'll stay here until you fall asleep." He offered.

"No…I need you to stay the whole night. I just need to be held, that's all I want." She said.

"Well I need to change first." He said as he stood up.

"I'd rather go with you." She said as she got off the bed half-pushing half-leading him from the room. "The shadows scare me."

Once they entered his room, she climbed into his bed while he went into his bathroom. 'This is a little much.' He thought as he pulled off his shirt. 'That dream really freaked her out. I've never seen her act this way.' Once he opened the door, the bedside lamp went off. He walked over to his bed and could just barely make out Anzu, who was curled beneath the sheet, facing him. He pulled back the sheet and got in bed. Once he was settled, he felt Anzu move closer to him, laying her head on his chest with her arm folded beside her head. He wrapped his arm around her back, resting his hand on her hip. Within a few moments, he felt her even breathing on his skin and knew she was asleep. Relaxing his body, he closed his eyes and slipped into sleep.

-

When Seto awoke the next morning, Anzu was still sleeping beside him. Everything else seemed to be normal except for the fact that Mokuba was sitting at the foot of his bed.

"What?" He asked him.

"Is there something going on that you're not telling me?" Mokuba asked, raising an eyebrow.

"She had a nightmare is all and she didn't want to be by herself so I let her come in here. Now-" he paused to look at the clock on his nightstand. "It's almost time for school so go get ready."

Mokuba groaned but did what he was told nonetheless. Seto looked at Anzu, noticing how peaceful she looked for once and really didn't have the heart to wake her. He proceeded to get out of bed and get ready for work. He was going into the office today instead of school. But first he turned to Anzu and slightly shook her shoulder to wake her. She gave a slight groan as she turned over, stretching out as she did. She looked up at him as she blinked slowly. He watched as she frowned, as if not remembering where she was then smiled as a light blush spread over her cheeks.

"What is it?" She asked.

"I wanted to know if you were up for school today?" He asked.

"I don't know…maybe." She replied.

"You don't have to if you don't want to." He said.

"I know but I have to. I don't want to worry my friends." She said.

She sighed as she tucked herself against him. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly as she felt his arms curl around her. They sat for a few moments in silence before it was broken.

"If you're gonna go you have to get up now or you'll be late." He whispered.

"I know." She replied but she didn't move.

"It'll be all right, you'll be fine." He assured her and felt her nod. "C'mon let's go."

He rubbed her arm as he pulled from her and got out of bed, going into his bathroom. Anzu sat up in the bed, taking a breath as she looked around. Then she got out of bed and went to her room to get ready. By the time she got downstairs, both brothers were already in the kitchen having their breakfast. Well….Mokuba was eating a bowl of cereal while Seto was drinking coffee from a mug.

"Don't you ever eat?" she asked as she pulled a box of oatmeal from the cabinet.

"I never had the time before so by now I'm not used to it." He answered.

Anzu didn't say anything else but a few minutes later a steaming bowl of oatmeal was put in front of him. Then his mug and newspaper was taken from him, replaced by a spoon and a glass of milk. Anzu then sat beside him with her own bowl and her glass after putting his paper and mug on the counter, far from his reach. He glared at her but she gave him a look that said she obviously didn't care.

"Eat it or I'll make you." She said, much like a mother would to her child.

Mokuba giggled, the glare directed at him now before Seto picked up the spoon and began eating. Anzu tried to hide her grin as she dipped her head to put the spoon in her mouth but Mokuba saw her grin and couldn't help but smile himself.

-

When Anzu left school for the day she was all by herself. Mokuba had gone home with a friend and Seto was still at work so she was all alone in the limo. In a way she preferred the silence but another part of her wished someone was there to talk her out of what she was about to do. She went back to the mansion so she could change. She didn't want anything to happen to her uniform so she changed into something she could easily replace so she ended up in a tank top and a skirt that she didn't really like. Not exactly the best outfit considering who she was going to go see but it was better than wearing something that could trigger any memory of this. She left the house and got back into the limo, giving the driver the address. She pulled out her cell and dialed the number of the direct line to Seto's office. She was hoping he would pick up but his voicemail came on instead.

"Hi Seto, its Anzu. It's about seven and I was just calling to let you know I'm leaving the house now to go over there. Once it's over I'll give you another call. Don't try to call my cell; I'll be leaving it in the limo. I'll be calling you from the house. Don't send a limo or anything…I…I want you to come and get me. I guess I'll see you later, bye." She hung up and slid her phone in the seat. She sighed as she slid down in the seat. She didn't notice the car stop until the window that separated her from the driver rolled down and he spoke to her, announcing they'd arrived.

"Oh thank you." She said as she sat up.

"Will you be needing a ride back Miss?" the driver asked.

"Oh no thank you, I already have a ride arranged." Anzu replied as she got out of the car and shut the door.

The car sped off as she turned around and stared up at the looming house. Gulping down her fear and taking a deep breath, she began her walk up the path.