The gift of Anubis.
By Anime-Goddess-Sakura
Summary:
She had offered her life once to keep the gifts from falling into evil hands. Now 5000 years later this same evil is back and even more powerful. Will she be able to stop him or will he gain the power of the God of death himself?
Chapter 2
Past & present reunited.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-OH! Unfortunately…. Anyways enjoy!
She knew that this was stupid. There was a reason, why she had packed her bags and moved away as soon as she graduated. Only to return to the city that was filled with so many memories, some of them very bitter. She looked out of the taxi window as the passing scenery. It's been about four years, since she's been to this city.
She was now a professional dancer and her name was well known all over the world. She had worked hard to reach her dream and she was proud of herself for being where she was.
Azure blue eyes saddened as she recalled the reason why she left. She wasn't supposed to have fallen in love with him. He was one of her best friends. She had kept telling herself that, but for some reason her heart refused to listen to her common sense. Normally she was one to say out loud what she thought or what she feeling, but when it came to telling him what she felt, she preferred to be a coward and just keep silent.
She kept telling herself that he didn't need to know. That he had his own things to worry about with his past and all and that he probably wouldn't have time for a relationship. And she had been content to love him from afar, even if he didn't know her feelings. However nothing prepared her for the fact when he announced that Ishizu and he were going out. In fact they had been going out for about six months before he had told them. It seemed that he had feelings for the beautiful Egyptian for some time now, but he waited until he got his own body.
She could still remember the others congratulating him and telling him what a lucky bastard he was for snagging such a beautiful girl. She had also smiled and congratulated him, even though she was hurting inside. This had been just before graduation. It had been too much for her, to see the two of them together. So as soon as she graduated, the same night, she packed up her things and moved out of the country to live with a cousin who was studying abroad.
Of course she had left without really explaining herself. She only left them a letter telling them that something really important came up and she had to move away. At first all of her friends had been upset, but as the time passed, they seemed to forget about her. Phone calls and letters became less and less, until she got about only about three a year. He was the only one though that didn't send her a letter or called her. And this hurt her more than he could ever know.
And now here she was in this city again. All because of some weird dreams that kept plaguing her; dreams that for some reason, seemed to point her towards the city of Domino. The dreams were strange to say the least, for a reason or another, they felt like memories.
"Don't worry Miss, we're almost there." The cab driver said looking in the rear mirror.
She smiled at him, nodding her head. Apparently he had noticed her tired eyes. The flight from New York to Japan had been more than she could handle. She had tried go to sleep, but had been unable too with so many thoughts running through her head. Of course the fatigue was now slowly getting to her. Just as her eyes were closing, the screeching of tires startled her.
Her eyes quickly snapped open to a huge truck crashed into them from the right. The cab driver had no time to get out of the away as the huge vehicle rammed into them. Anzu let out a scared shriek as the car spun around dangerously. She let out a painful cry as she hit her head painfully on the window. Her eyes instantly blurred and she could still hear the cries of the cabdriver, but she couldn't do anything as everything went black and she surrendered herself to the awaiting darkness.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
"Yugi, calm down." Yami said looking at the shorter young man as he paced around.
Anzu had called him, telling him that she would be arriving today and she would meet them at the gameshop, but she was running late. Yugi always the one to worry, was getting anxious. He tried to assure that the plane could be running late, but apparently she had called him just after her plane landed.
Jounouchi and Honda, although they were quiet, were also very nervous. Anzu wasn't one to be late. She was always punctual. Yami ran a hand through his spiked hair as he thought about the brunette. He still didn't understand why she had suddenly packed her bags and left after graduation. It was completely unexpected and they didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to her. Although she hadn't made it clear why she left, he had always felt that there had to be a very good reason.
He knew very well that Yugi was mad with him for not calling or writing to her, but he had been angry with her for just leaving them. She had always been the one to speak about friendship and stuff and ironically she had been to leave them. He had to admit that he still resented her a bit for doing that to them. That was also the reason he didn't write or call her. He felt betrayed.
He was brought out of his reverie as the phone rang. Before he could even get up, Yugi had already dashed towards the phone. Everyone watched as he stayed silent as he listened intently to whoever was at the other end of the line. Yami and the other panicked as they watched Yugi's face turn deadly pale. With a silent thank you, he put down the phone, before turning to look at them.
"Anzu was in an accident, she's at the hospital." He muttered slowly.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Anzu was all alone in a dark place. Darkness surrounded her completely. She was sitting down and had her legs pulled up against her chest. Tiny crystals tears were threatening to fall. The last thing she remembered was bright light and then everything going black. She wasn't sure where she was.
"Someone, please help me." Anzu whispered.
She felt so alone and scared. Darkness, complete darkness surrounded her. For some unknown reason, she had always been afraid of the dark. She always felt like there was something lurking there that would soon capture her. Shaking her head, she tried to banish those thoughts. This wasn't the time to think about her stupid fears; she needed to get out of here. Looking around she was hoping to find a way out. Yet no matter how much she looked, all she could see was darkness.
Swallowing hard she stood up. She pushed her fears aside as she stood up. Sitting on her ass and feeling sorry and scared for herself would get her absolutely nowhere. She gasped as all of the sudden she could see a figure appear some feet in front of her. She wondered how she managed to see her in this darkness when she could not even see her own hands in front of her face. Pushing the thought aside, she took the time to study this person.
By the looks of it, it was a young woman. Long auburn hair cascaded along her back. Her body was toned, but still very feminine. She wore a simple black dress. With her curiosity somewhat satisfied, she decided to approach this person.
"Excuse me." Anzu said while standing up and walking towards the young woman.
Anzu scowled as the woman refused to turn around to look at her. In fact she didn't even seem to acknowledge her. Trying to get hold of her temper, she tried once again.
"Excuse me, do you know how to get out of her?" Anzu asked timidly.
The girl stayed quiet and Anzu was feeling a bit uneasy because of this. Nevertheless the girl suddenly turned around. What Anzu saw next made her heart stop.
"What? It can't be." She said while taking a step back, her azure eyes widening.
"It can't be." She repeated again.
Anzu was utterly surprised. When the woman had turned around it was as if she was gazing into a mirror at her own reflection. The girl looked exactly like her. Big azure blue eyes, creamy white skin and auburn brown hair, only hers was much longer then Anzu's. Yet Anzu could notice that she looked also more mature. Her eyes seemed to posses the knowledge of ages.
"You shouldn't be afraid." The woman spoke, knocking Anzu out of her reverie.
Anzu almost snorted at this. How was she supposed to react, it wasn't like everyday, you found out that you had a twin or something like that. And just being around Yugi taught her not to trust people that looked exactly like you, they often tended to be evil, just take Yami Malik for example. Deciding to brave herself, she concluded that she would at least find out who this person was and if she tried anything she would be forced to show her how much she had excelled in martial arts over the years. Dancing wasn't the only thing that she was good at, after all.
"Who are you?" Anzu asked trying to sound brave.
"I'm the being that is you and you're the being that is me." She answered as if it was the most obvious question in the world.
Anzu sweatdropped at this. Just great, another one that speaks in riddles, she thought. Just for once she wanted to meet one person that just came out and say what he meant. Her head snapped up as the female seemed to continue, oblivious to Anzu's thoughts.
"We're past and present."
Anzu was looking dumbfounded at her. Okay, she was officially lost. Was this woman somehow her past self? That would just make things even better. Does that mean that she would have to share her body with some other entity like Yugi and Yami had once done? Not that she was complaining, but well she had enough with her own thoughts, she wasn't really looking forward to sharing. Call her selfish, she didn't care.
"You must prepare yourself for the battle that is about to begin." Anzu looked at her "reflection", with a look that clearly stated that she wouldn't be pulled into this mess.
"You make it sound as if I have to safe this world or something." Anzu joked, even though dread settled in the pit of her stomach.
However the look on the other girl's face told that it wasn't a joke. And she instantly wiped the smile off her face.
"You're right."
"Fuck!" Anzu cursed, making her reflection look at her amusedly.
"Five thousand years ago I managed to stop Exa from getting his hands on the gifts of Anubis. However he is still out there and he will come for them. And you must stop him at any cost."
"You must be joking, I'm a dancer, not a freaking fighter. Okay, I can defend myself, but saving the world, that's a bit too much." Anzu screamed.
She had enough problems as it was at the moment. And now she had to save the world too. Come on she had to be realistic she didn't even have the courage to tell the guy that she loved how she felt and now she would need to save the world, from God knows what. Yeah, this could only end in disaster.
"Anzu. I know you can do this, trust me, trust yourself. " The girl said, snapping Anzu out of her ponderings.
She had grabbed Anzu' s hands and was holding them in hers. Anzu of course wanted nothing more than to pull away. The woman had just invaded her personal bubble and holding hands, that just a little too much at the moment. She made to pull away, but the woman only tightened his hold on her hand. Anzu rose narrowed azure eyes to look at her reflection, only to freeze when she noticed the determent expression on her reflection's face. Her blue eyes showed that she wasn't lying and that whatever Anzu tried was in vain.
She was caught off guard when for the first time since their encounter the unknown women smiled. It was a warm gentle sincere smile that warmed Anzu's heart. And in that moment, Anzu knew that she had a destiny and she had to fulfill it.
"We're one, you're me and I'm you." The woman whispered.
"Spirit, body and…"
"Soul." Anzu ended the sentence.
She didn't know how, but she knew what the other woman was thinking. They silently let go of each other's hands. Both of them lifted their hand up at the same time. Anzu lifted up her right hand and her "reflection" her left hand, their index finger reaching for one another.
"Past and…" the woman whispered.
"Present." Anzu whispered.
"Reunited." They both said in unison, their fingers touching at that same time a bright light engulfed both of them.
The last word that Anzu heard was "be strong", before she was pulled away towards the light.
TBC………………………………………………………………………………………………….