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Making A Splash

Anzu laid on the pool furniture recliner enjoying the warmth of the sun on her body. She lifted her shades slightly to see what everyone else was doing. Duke was sitting on the edge of the pool with a few of the contestants huddled around him while he showed them his various tricks using dice. Pegasus sat with Charlene on the opposite side of the pool. Her friend Rei was in the pool splashing water on everyone and just having a good time.

Anzu's eyes landed on Kaiba. He was sitting directly across from her, typing on his laptop. Mia was right next to him with her arms nicely wrapped around his shoulders. Either he enjoyed Mia's company or he ignored it. Anzu didn't mind she already had a few lovely memories of them together. She adjusted her sunglasses back on her face, and once again blocked out all the noise that surround her. She closed her eyes and relived the night before. 'If only Mia hadn't interfered, I could have gotten my first kiss,' she thought to herself. She involuntary smiled at that thought.

"What are you smiling about Anzu?" Rei asked suddenly standing beside her. She rang all the water out of her long hair, and then flipped it behind her. "Are you thinking about a certain CEO?"

Anzu lifted her shades, and stared at her friend. "Rei?" she asked in a tone that said don't you say another word.

"That runs his company?" she teased.

"Rei?" Anzu asked in the same tone she used before.

"Starts with the name Seto…"

Anzu sat up quickly. "Rei! Stop it!"

"Ends with the name Kaiba…?" Anzu stood up at that point and took a hold of her best friend, then hurled her into the water. Everyone glanced at her, but then continued to what they were doing before they heard all the commotion.

Anzu scanned the water for any sign of her friend. Why wasn't she coming to the surface? Did she throw her in the pool harder than she meant to? Anzu kneeled down on the edge and peered into the blue water. That was a mistake, because as soon as she did Rei emerged from the water and pulled her down into the water.

Anzu floated to the surface for a quick breath, but Rei pulled her back down. She stared at her friend under the water, her hair floating messily in her face. She pointed to the surface and they swam to the top. "What… was… that… about?" Anzu asked trying to catch her breath.

"All in good fun," Rei laughed.

Anzu glanced at Kaiba; he was smiling at her. She returned his smile with one of her own. They held their gazes for a moment before he broke it and continued to work on his laptop. Her eyes were averted to his body. This wasn't the first time she had witnessed him in an open shirt that revealed his well-sculpted upper body, but it was the first time she had seen him in swim trunks. They were navy blue with a gray stripe running down the sides of them. The shorts stopped just below his knees that showed off his perfect strong legs.

"Anzu!"

She snapped back into reality, remember she was in a pool surrounded by people. "What… yeah… sorry…" She glanced at Kaiba again. He was hard at work on his laptop but he had a smirk on his face, the same one Anzu had seen the previous night. Had he caught her staring at his body?

Rei rolled her eyes. "Omigod Anzu. Just go talk to him."

She swam to the edge of the pool and rested her arm on the cement. "Oh yeah? And say what?"

Rei followed her to the edge. "Ask him if he wants to swim with us."

"Ha! Yeah right." Anzu motioned her head in his direction. "Don't you see our favorite princess over there? She always ruins everything."

"Well anything is better than quietly suffering," Rei suggested. She didn't respond. "Fine. I'll ask him." She jumped out of the pool.

"No Rei don't you dare!" Rei didn't listen she just kept walking. This was great, she was about to be embarrassed in front of all the contestants, not to mention nation wide after this airs on television.

"Hello Anzu."

Mai's voice made her jump but she managed to control herself. "Hello Mai. How are you?"

"I'm fine hun. How are you enjoying your day so far?" Mai sat on the edge of the pool and let her feet dangle in the water. Oddly, she wore an oversized white shirt to cover her bathing suit.

"It's about to go from better to worse," she muttered.

Mai tilted her head. "What?"

"Oh nothing."

"Tell me about yourself Anzu," Mai requested.

Anzu sighed. Why did this have to happen now? She was in the middle of a mini crisis. Rei was going to talk to Kaiba for her, and Rei had a way of talking that…

Her thoughts were cut off by Mai's voice. "Anzu? Did you hear me?"

"Huh? Oh… I'm sorry. Well let's see…" She adjusted her bathing suit top out of nervousness. Every contestant was able to keep the bathing suit they modeled in if they so chose to. Anzu's bathing suit was a red two-piece, with a silver chain that dangled in front of the skirt that was the bottom half of her suit. "I want to be a dancer… dance professionally I mean. I want to go to New York and study dancing at Julliard, then go to Broadway and do shows there. I also want to eventually open up my own dance studio so that I can teach other kids with the same dream I have." She smiled. Having said her goals out loud made them much more attainable.

"You want to accomplish quite a lot hun." Mai splashed her feet in the water softly. "Don't let anything come in the way of your dreams."

Anzu nodded. "Yes, I know. If I win the competition, I plan to use the money to help pay for my admission into Julliard," she added.

Mai smiled. "You are a very bright girl Anzu. I hope everything works out for you." She stood up. "Excuse me Anzu, I'm going to lay in the shade for a while." She stripped off her white shirt revealing her perfect body along with the purple two-piece bathing suit.

Anzu let out a sigh of relief. She was so close to being eliminated at the last photo shoot, because she didn't open up, but now that she did, she hoped she was safe now. She didn't want to ever slip and end up telling anyone about her secret feelings for Kaiba.

She mentally slapped herself. She had forgotten about Rei going to talk to Kaiba. Anzu knew what that meant, she had known her for too long not to. She glanced around the pool; she didn't see Kaiba, but she did notice Rei talking to Kagome and Kikyo. Anzu even noticed Mia sitting alone on the chair once occupied by Kaiba. Still no sign of him, she wondered where he went, but shrugged it off. She then felt someone grab her ankle and before she could react, someone pull her underwater.

Kaiba stepped into the water slowly. He told Mia to wait for him while he took a quick dip in the pool. Why she was glued to him? He wasn't sure, but he had a feeling she liked him slightly. 'Yes, ever so slightly,' he thought to himself sarcastically. Mia seemed like a nice girl, but she had the annoying habit of telling him about Anzu and her mutt of a boyfriend, not to mention interrupting him whenever he had a second alone with her.

Kaiba took a deep breath and submerged completely under water. He had caught Anzu staring at his body earlier, and now he was returning the complement. He marveled at her body that floated under water, she was beautiful. He swam closer to her until he was in reach of her, and then pulled her into the water with him. She struggled at first, but as soon as she saw him, she calmed down. Kaiba touched her soft hair, which in the water looked even softer as it floated around her. He became close to her face again, and placed his hand on her cheek. He noticed a mixture of fear and excitement in her perfect blue eyes, and this made him smirk. He liked that he had the power to steal her from her mutt of a boyfriend, but he wouldn't do that, he was better than that. He watched her float to the surface; obviously she couldn't hold her breath as long as he could.

Anzu clutched the side of the pool. What was that about? Why did he just do that? Not that she minded. Kaiba appeared next to her with her favorite smirk on his face. "Why did you do that?"

Kaiba held her gaze for a moment, and then whispered in her ear before swimming off in the opposite direction.

Anzu watched him get out the pool using the steps in the corner. In the sun, the water dripping off his gorgeous body looked intoxicating. 'What's wrong with me? Thinking about his sexy body—stop it Anzu,' she commanded herself. "Meet me tonight?" she repeated the words he had said to her out loud. Was he serious?

"Anzu?" Rei called walking towards her. "Come on, Mai wants to talk to us."

Anzu took her friend's outstretched hand and hopped out of the pool. Rei threw her a towel and Anzu wrapped it around herself. She walked to where the crowd of contestants was standing.

"Ok everyone, I hope you enjoyed our little morning together, but it's time to get back to business. I want all of you to go to your rooms and get dressed in what you think is your best outfit. You have one hour to get ready, after which I will explain everything to you. We will meet back in the ballroom. So until then, goodbye." Mai waved and the contestants hurried inside the hotel.

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Anzu along with the rest of the contestants, waited patiently in the ballroom so they could hear their next challenge.

Mai stood up from the table and took a deep breath before she spoke. "Welcome ladies. Well, we have come up with another challenge in addition to the photo shoot. First off, the reason I asked each of you to dress in your best outfit is because you will be going on an interview today." She rested her hands on the table and leaned forward slightly. "Let me rephrase that, you are scheduled to go on three interviews. Each of the interviews are in different parts of the city and are about an hour apart. You will need to take public transportation to the best of your ability and make every one of your interviews. After your last interview you are to come back here and have your photo shoot. It's one o'clock right now, you must have everything done by six o'clock. Charlene will hand each of you a map of the city, your scheduled interview times and locations, along with the schedules for every mode of transportation."

"What if we don't make every interview? Or can't figure out the public transportation?" Ky-lee asked.

"I don't want to hear any what if's or can't's, make it happen," Mai said firmly.

"The winner of this challenge will receive a shopping spree, along with being able to arrive fashionably late to the next photo shoot." After Charlene handed out everything to the contestants she said, "Good luck!"

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Anzu stood on the subway on her way to her first interview. She wore her favorite red dress. It was strapless so she wore a white open blouse over it. On her neck hung a simple silver chain, with a teardrop size garnet stone. The earrings that she wore matched her necklace and outfit perfectly. In one her hand she held onto her portfolio and the map to the city, and in the other she clasped the pole tightly in the palm of her hand. The subway train was packed full of travelers, workers along with other men, women, and children. Anzu wasn't worried about getting lost; she has traveled throughout Tokyo a few times with her mother when she was younger.

Anzu's mother was vocalist and ever since she was old enough to talk, her mother has been giving her singing lessons. At the age of five Anzu discovered dancing, nevertheless, she continued to receive singing lessons from mother. Anzu's mother had her heart set on her daughter becoming a singer ever since she was born. She smiled at that thought. 'Sorry mom, singing isn't for me,' she thought to herself.

Anzu heard the conductor announce the next stop. She glanced at her first appointment; this was her stop. She squeezed her way through the remaining standing passengers and made her way to the exit. She brushed herself off a little when she stepped onto the platform and then made sure she had everything in her hand. After she was sure she had everything she followed the signs to exit the terminal.

After Anzu made it above ground she took a moment to look at her surroundings. She remembered her mother once telling her that Tokyo was a lot like New York, only a lot less people. Anzu grinned, the thought of going to Julliard excited her, after all it was her dream to dance professionally. But she needed to focus, she was in a modeling competition and this challenge will determine if she stays in the competition. She followed the street signs easily; she then wondered how the other contestants were doing. Some of them seemed weary about finding where they needed to go and the interview, but Anzu wasn't worried, nervousness only holds you back; that was what her mother always told her.

Anzu stood in front of Minamino Modeling Agency, her first interview. After she made sure her hair wasn't in an odd way and her dress was straight she opened the glass door and entered the building. The waiting room was well furnished with expensive furniture and large beautiful paintings of modern art.

"Excuse me Miss, can I help you?" the secretary asked sitting behind the desk. She was a dark haired woman in her mid-thirty's.

"Yes. I'm Anzu Mazaki and I have a scheduled interview."

"Ah yes. Please have a seat. We'll call you when we're ready."

Anzu nodded. She then made her way to the couch and became comfortable. She noticed the table had a vase with beautiful, freshly cut roses that let of an amazing aroma around the room. She heard the secretary use the intercom and became slightly nervous, she didn't know what to expect.

"Anzu Mazaki?" A woman called from the door that led into the main office. She was a blond haired woman wearing a white suit, and in her hand she held a clipboard. "We are ready for you."

Anzu stood up and gathered all her belongings, and then she made her way to the door that led to the main office. The walls of the room were decorated with the same kind of artwork that was in the waiting room. There was a large desk with a leather chair that faced the wall decorated with the headshots of different women. "Hello?" she asked as she walked closer to the desk.

The person turned around in the chair. He had long red hair that shaped his face nicely; he also had pair of the most gorgeous green eyes Anzu had ever seen. At first glance he looked like a woman. "Come sit down. Anzu was it?"

'And he has an accent too? He's so cute,' she thought to herself. "Yes, Anzu Mazaki," she answered as she sat down.

"Well Miss. Mazaki, my name is Kurama Minamino. Nice to meet you." He leaned back in his chair. "Now then, is this your first time modeling or have you been to modeling school?"

"No, this is my first time modeling."

"And how old are you Anzu?" he asked.

"Seventeen. I attend Domino High," she responded.

"Seventeen? You're young and that's good. Do you have photos to show me?"

"Yes." Anzu handed him the portfolio with the three best photos of her.

Kurama sat up in his chair and started to look through the portfolio. "Hmmm… you photograph very well Anzu. I especially like the one of you. It's hard for any girl to look as thin as you when kneeling." He said referring to her swimsuit photo. "Now then Anzu, could you stand up for me? I would like to get a good look at you."

Anzu nodded. She stood up and took a few steps back. She made sure to stand up perfectly straight and give him her best smile.

"Very nice. Your body is perfect for modeling," he smiled. "I want to see your walk."

"My walk?" she asked nervously.

"Yes. Pretend the red carpet under your feet is a runway. Walk to the wall, pose, then walk back to where you are standing now, and give me another pose. Do you understand?"

"Yes, of course." She turned around and raised her eyebrow. "My walk…" she whispered. Anzu didn't know how to do the model walk; neither Mai nor Charlene had taught them that. She took a deep breath; she knew she could do this. She placed her hand on her hip and flaunted down the would be runway. When she reached the end, she posed then turned around and continued down the runway. She made sure to keep the attitude she had seen the professional models use.

"Wonderful Anzu. You are indeed a wonderful upcoming model. I believe you will do well in this business." He stood up and went around his desk to stand next to her. "Very well done Anzu. Thank you."

Anzu shook his hand. "Thank you for your time," she smiled. She gathered up all of her belongings and headed for the door.

Kurama walked her to the door. "Thank you again Anzu, and before I forget." He placed a red rose in the corner of her hair just above her ear. "A beautiful rose for a beautiful girl. Although the rose pales in comparison to your natural beauty."

Anzu blushed. This man was so charming, if only she were older and not in love with Seto Kaiba, and then maybe she would have a chance. "Thank you." She waved and then headed down the street back towards the subway. According to the map, her next appointment was back near the hotel.

When she exited the subway station she immediately found her next appointment, the Skye Modeling Agency. As she reached for the door someone opened it from the inside, and that someone was Mia Lockhart. "Hello Anna," she said with a smile.

"Hello Mia," she replied softly.

"So did you find your first interview?"

"Yes Mia, but I really don't have the time to talk to you."

"Ok, I understand. We'll talk later. Good luck Anna." And with that Mia flaunted away.

Anzu didn't have time to worry about Mia right now; she had only one chance to make a good impression. She walked into the building and immediately someone greeted her.

"Hello Anzu, you're early." The room was smaller than the last place she visited. One wall was decorated with headshots of different girls while the others were blank. The woman sitting behind the desk had short brown hair with plastic framed glasses that shaped her face. "Please come in."

She walked closer to the woman and stood before her. "Hello."

The woman pointed to the chair. "Please have a seat. My name is Skye, welcome." Anzu sat down and smiled. "First of all, how old are you Anzu?"

"I'm seventeen."

"Very young that's good. May I see your portfolio?" she inquired.

Anzu nodded, "Yes." She handed her the black folder that had her pictures in it.

"Hmmm… you are very photogenic. I would definitely sign you to my modeling agency." Skye glanced at her. "Now then, stand up and walk to the door, then walk back."

"Yes, ok." Anzu stood up and flaunted to the door in the same manner as she did before. She made sure to keep her same attitude and she made sure not to stumble on the carpet. "How was that?" she asked with a smile.

"Great." Skye stood up. "You definitely have the legs, and the walk for runway modeling. I would offer you a contract today, if I could." She outstretched her hand. "Well thank you Anzu, you have been a wonderful client, and I hope to see you soon."

She shook her hand firmly and nodded. "Thank you for your time." Anzu gathered up her belongings and left out the door. Outside she stared at the paper that told her where her next appointment would be. She would have to take the subway again. Obviously when Mai and Charlene made this challenge they made it so everyone would be traveling across town a few times to get to each of the interviews.

Anzu exited the subway terminal, now on another side of town ready for her final interview. She noticed a lot of kids running around with duel disks on their arms and noticed the various Duel Monsters battles going on as she strolled down the street. It made her think of the CEO that invented the duel disks the kids carried on their arm; a smile curved around her lips, he asked to meet her later that night.

She glanced at the digital watch on her wrist; she was early again but she didn't have time to stand and watch the kids play. She walked past an arcade on the corner. Something in the corner of her eye made her look back into the arcade. There it was, in the center of the arcade, it was calling to her, it was the Dance Revolution Game. "It has been so long since I…" she uttered out loud as she unconsciously walked into the arcade. "I can't… I have to make my interview. It's important…" she told herself out loud. She glanced at her watch; she had time for one quick game.

Anzu set her belongings down by the platform. She smiled as she put in her change and selected the right music. She chose the advanced level, which she has beaten multiple times. Back in Domino she could enter a code to get to the secret levels. She giggled as she prepared herself for the dance moves that would show up on screen. When the game started she immediately fell into the mode that was dancing. She stepped on the arrows perfectly in sync with the game. She nodded her head to the music and swung her hips to the fast pace of the music. She missed dancing so much that it was almost like her body ached for it. She missed the after-hours parties and raves. She grinned at all the times she and Rei snuck out to go to a party. Kaiba thought she was innocent, her innocent? Well maybe a little, but she did have a sort of wild side that she only let out on the dance floor.

When the game ended Anzu stood in the middle of the platform, out of breath, but elated. She wiped her forehead. "Ha! Didn't even break a sweat!" She turned around to grab her belongings when she noticed a crowd of kids surrounding around her. They all seemed to be amazed on how easily she beat the game. She smiled shyly at them, and then hurried out the arcade.

She glanced at her watch; she had used up more time than she meant to. She hurried down the street searching for the right address, her stroll down the block now a quick pace. She glanced around left and right; she didn't anticipate that the modeling agency would be this hard to find.

Anzu spotted the Crystal Modeling Agency. She took a sigh of relief; she was right on time. She fiddled with her hair then smoothed out her dress, and then took a quick breath before she opened the door. The room was decorated with different shades of pink. The couches were light pink, the walls were hot pink, and even the carpet was pink. This place was obviously run by a woman.

A woman emerged from the door that read: Employees Only. She was a woman that looked like she was in her late forties. Her blond hair was died with streaks of hot pink; even her jeans and shirt were pink. "Hello! You must be Anzu Mazaki. Please come in."

Anzu smiled shyly, "Hello. Yes, I'm Anzu."

"Well come in. Make yourself at home." She sat on the couch and pointed to the chair that was across from her. "I'm Crystal. Welcome to my Modeling Agency."

Anzu sat down slowly. She couldn't help but look around the room and marvel at all the pink furniture.

"Do you like it? I just had this whole place redesigned. I wanted it to be more modern, and my daughter just had a girl." She shook her head. "Well anyway. I'll make this quick, everyone who has come today say that I'm quicker than any other interview. So here we go! Let's see… may I see your portfolio?"

"Yes. Here you are." Anzu handed her the photos. To her, Crystal sounded like she had too much coffee this morning.

"Hmm… you photograph well. You have a very nice body, I'll bet you have the guys all over you, maybe even some of the girls."

"Uhh… not…"

"Well any who, let's see your walk."

"Ok," Anzu agreed. She immediately stood up and flaunted towards the door. She posed, and then walked back to Crystal. "What did you think?"

"Great! You are definitely Crystal modeling material," she smiled. "The way you walk, I'm guessing, but you're a dancer, am I right?"

Anzu nodded. "How did you know?"

Crystal laughed, "I've been in this business for many, many, many… well, let's just say I've seen a lot of different girls in my life." She stood up. "Well Anzu, thank you. I hope to see you soon."

Anzu shook her hand. "Yes, thank you for seeing me today," she smiled. She walked out the agency and took a sigh of relief. She had only one more challenge to accomplish: the photo shoot.

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Anzu sat in the dressing room surrounded by her hairdresser and a few makeup artists. The hairdresser was giving her straight chestnut brown hair spiral curls, while the makeup artists were busy working on her face. They were tilting her head in different directions, placing their fingers on her lips to smooth out the lipstick, and applying blush.

"There, I'm finished with your hair Anzu."

"Close your eyes Miss. Mazaki," one of the makeup artist requested.

Anzu did what she was told and waited for them to finish. She had gotten used to having her make up done for her and getting dressed up. She also like being near Kaiba. She sighed, she could definitely get used to this.

"Which dress is she in?"

"The pink one!"

"Which one?"

"Off the shoulder!"

"Well, get it ready! Miss. Mazaki needs to be ready in the next few minutes."

Yes, she could definitely get used to this…

Anzu stood in the room where the photo shoot was going to take place; she had to wait in the hallway until she was called. She was wearing a pink off-the-shoulder flowing gown that was floor length, only because of the train. The front of the dress had the hem just below her knees. She wore red ballet-like slippers, which had ribbons that did a crisscross pattern up her legs. She glanced at her reflection in the mirror hanging on the wall, her curls had fallen, but that was ok. She didn't like them anyway, and it seemed like her hairdresser wasn't too fond of them either. Her makeup consisted of pink eye shadow, pink blush, and pink lipstick. "After this photo shoot, I vow to never wear pink again. Not after meeting Crystal," she said to herself. She did like the dress and the tiny rhinestones that decorated her shoulders.

"Anzu? We're ready for you," Mai called.

Anzu walked around the corner and stopped when she saw what was sitting in the middle: a tank filled with water. "What… is… that?" she asked.

"Don't worry Anzu, you're not the first to ask," Mai laughed. She took her hand and guided her to the steps that led up to the entrance of the tank. "This photo shoot will be taken under water."

"Under water?" 'Then what was the point of getting make up?' she thought to herself.

"Yes," Charlene answered. She walked over to Anzu. "This is an underwater music theme, and you will be playing the flute."

"Just step in the tank, and try not to blow too many bubbles. Oh and give us different poses alright?" Mai winked.

"Ok…" Anzu reluctantly walked up the stepladder and stepped into tank full of cold water. Charlene handed her the flute, and then she submerged herself into the water. The water stung her eyes; nonetheless she continued to pose in different positions with the flute in her hands. She floated to the top and hung her arms over the side of the tank.

"Great Anzu. We got some good ones. You're done," Mai said with a smile.

Anzu climbed out the tank and carefully went down the ladder. Her once flowing dress was now clinging to every part of her body. Charlene immediately wrapped a blanket around her when she reached the bottom step.

"We better get you out of this dress," Charlene smiled.

"Yeah… so much for a possible prom dress." She shrugged.

The judges sat in the ballroom once again with the pictures of all the models in front of them. This time they wouldn't just be judging them on their pictures, but also on how well they accomplished their challenge.

"So fellow judges, here we are again. Time to make another elimination." Mai was drawn to Kikyo's picture first. "Kikyo?"

"In, definitely. She can't take a bad picture," Charlene said staring at the picture. "Look at her, she's gorgeous."

"Yes, in," Pegasus agreed. "I really enjoy her facial expression."

"Yeah, she's in." Duke glanced at Kaiba and noticed he was staring at Anzu's picture. "So I guess Anzu's in, huh Ki'?" he whispered.

Kaiba rolled his eyes. "Shut it Devlin!"

"Boys… come, come. We must play nice," Mai teased. "Rei?"

"I heard nothing but good things about her from the agencies she visited today." Charlene took the picture. "And she photographs well. She's in."

Pegasus nodded. "She's in."

"Yeah, she's in. This challenge wasn't that hard as long as you can read a map. Who didn't complete it?" Duke asked.

"Ky-lee… " Charlene answered. "She was late for one of the interviews so they turned her away.

"It must have been Skye, she's the only one who would do that."

"I say we get cut her this week," Kaiba said suddenly. "We have our doubts about her. It's either her or Lara, she didn't complete the challenge fully either."

"I see so much passion in both their eyes… I don't know. It's hard this week," Mai stated.

Anzu sat with Rei and the rest of the contestants in the courtyard waiting for the judge's decision. Anzu of course, was more worried about what Kaiba said to her earlier: Meet me tonight…Should she even go through with it? She tried not to think about and cued herself into the conversation that was going on between the contestants.

"Omigod Kurama was so hot!" Ky-lee yelped.

"He gave me a rose," Rei smiled.

"I think he gave all of us a rose," Genie smiled. "He had the most gorgeous eyes I had ever seen."

"He looked like a woman at first glance," Faye threw in. "But then when I got closer to him, he was one of the most handsome men I have ever seen."

"Oh and his accent…" Ky-lee grinned.

"What happened to the Duke Devlin club? Just a few days ago…" Genie laughed.

"It seems it's time for us to go inside," Kikyo said as she stood up.

Anzu stared up at the full moon hanging beautifully in the lustrous sky. She was going to meet Kaiba tonight, she was curious about what he wanted to talk about. Besides she was in love with him, and she would do anything to talk to him alone without having Mia Lockhart come between them.

"Anzu! Are you coming?" Rei called.

"Welcome back ladies," Mai said with a smile. "First of all I would like to announce the winner of today's challenge; who will win a thousand dollar shopping spree, and will be able to arrive fashionably late to the next photo shoot. The winner was chosen by Crystal, Skye, and Kurama." She paused. "The winner is: Kikyo."

Kikyo's eyes widened. "Well… that was unexpected."

"You may choose one person to go with you," Mai added.

"Oh sister Kikyo pick me! Please… I never ask you for anything!" Kagome yelped excitedly.

"Yes, fine sister. Just please let go of me."

"Once again, I have ten beautiful girls in front of me, however Mai and I only hold nine photographs in our hands." She took a quick breath. "The two winners will receive five-hundred thousand dollar contracts with Industrial Illusions, Kaiba Corporation, and The Black Crown."

"Rei, congratulations. You are still in the running to become the next top model," Mai smiled.

"Kikyo, congratulations. You are still in the running to become the next top model."

"Anzu, congratulations. I'm glad you finally opened up to me," Mai said sincerely.

"Mia, congratulations," Charlene smiled.

"Ami, congratulations. You are still in the running to become the next top model."

"Kagome, congratulations."

"Genie, congratulations. You are still in the running to become the next top model," Mai smiled.

"Faye, congratulations."

"Will Ky-lee and Lara please step forward?" Mai requested. "Ky-lee, you didn't accomplish the challenge that was put before you."

"But—"

"I don't want to hear your excuses. When I first started modeling I had five or six interviews in the same day and found my way to all of them. Both of you didn't make it to one of your interviews." She sighed. "I see so much passion to do this in both of your eyes, however today one of you has one more chance to make this passion manifest." She paused. "Lara, congratulations."

"Ky-lee, you must pack your things and prepare to go home. Genie, since both of your roommates have been eliminated, you will now be sharing a room with Lara and Noel." Charlene turned to the girl who was crying before her. "I'm sorry Ky-lee."

"Thank you for this opportunity." Ky-lee walked out the ballroom and headed upstairs to her room.

Pegasus stood up. "Good night ladies and sleep well."

The contestants waved good-bye and left the ballroom. Anzu glanced at Kaiba before she left with the crowd; she gave him a quick smile then left out the door.

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Anzu stood pressed against the bars that surrounded the pool. The cool night air felt wonderful on her face. She closed her eyes and sighed trying to calm her fast beating heart. This was against the rules, she couldn't be alone with one of the judges; also none of the camera men were around, which meant they weren't filming. She bit her lower lip, maybe she shouldn't do this; she could be disqualified for talking to him alone.

"Hello Mazaki," a familiar voice said to her.

She jumped a little but controlled herself. "Hello Kaiba…" she managed to utter out.

"So you showed up?" he smirked.

"What? You didn't think I would?" she laughed. "Did you enjoy my photo today?"

"You're still in the competition Mazaki." He stepped closer to her. "I think I like you in pink."

"You just say that because my school uniform is pink," she smiled.

"I don't know, I'm starting to like the color red on you," Kaiba said referring to the strapless red dress she was wearing. He placed his hand on the bar above her shoulder. "I can't decide."

Anzu's eyes widened as he leaned closer to her. Her heart raced, was he trying to kiss her? She turned her face away from him. "Kai…Kaiba… we could get caught. And I could get disqualified."

He turned her face to his with the tips of his fingers. "You think I care?" he smirked.

Anzu licked her lips lightly so they wouldn't be dry. Kaiba took it as an invitation and pressed his lips to hers. She gripped the bars behind her tightly in her hands. This was her first kiss and it was with Seto Kaiba! She never expected that. He placed his free hand behind her neck and attempted to pull her closer, he then placed his arm around her waist and accomplished his goal; their bodies pressed together. He brushed his tongue across her bottom lip requesting entry into her mouth. Anzu consented, and granted him what he wanted. The way he explored in her mouth sent shivers down her spine. She was the first to pull back to catch her breath; Kaiba wasn't a quitter. She stared into his half opened sapphire eyes; she didn't care if it was wrong, she loved him. She placed her arms around the back of his neck and interlaced her fingers. Kaiba pressed his lips to hers once again; softer than before, but with the same passion.

Maybe Kaiba didn't dislike Anzu as much as she once thought, and if he did, he sure had a funny way of showing it.

So what did you think? Did you enjoy this chapter? I let them kiss :grins:

Anyway I'm not sure if you noticed but I skipped the judges talking almost completely just because I wanted to hurry and write that last part. Please leave me a Review! Because you know that I love them!

Oh! And don't think Mia is out of the picture yet; she's not going to give up that easily. Also just a note… Anzu and Kaiba haven't admitted to liking each other yet… keep that in mind.

Also I used Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho… because he's hot okay :smiles shyly: