Trendshipping (Miho x Shizuka x Anzu)
(I was surprised that Miho was included on this list.)
"Oh, oh, oh! Anzu, Anzu, look at this! It's beautiful!"
The sunlight streamed gently through the huge windows of the specialty store, dancing across the racks upon racks of clothing. Anzu glanced up from the clearance rack, where she had been looking at sweaters. Miho twirled a few times, showing off the fit of the pale purple dress on her modest curves.
"It looks nice on you, Miho-chan," Anzu said. "Are you going to buy it?"
"Miho doesn't have any money," she said, speaking in the third person as usual. She twirled once more, the light glittering off the long, gathered skirt. "Maybe Miho can convince Honda to buy it!"
Anzu smiled, exasperated.
"Stop taking advantage of Honda-kun," she said, but she couldn't help but laugh. "Take a look at these: cute, right?"
She held up a plain, pink knit sweater and a black vest.
"I'm thinking about getting this skirt too," she said, holding up a soft black miniskirt. "It would look nice with my leggings and boots, don't you think?"
Miho pouted.
"Stop limiting yourself to the clearance section! Come over here: there's this beautiful red dress I want to see you try on."
Anzu rolled her eyes good-naturedly, hooking the hangers of her selections over her arm. It was fun, just hanging out with the girls. She could have never brought Yugi or Jonouchi to a place like this.
"I don't have that much money to spend," she said. "Besides, I don't have a reason to buy a dress."
"You're no fun," Miho said, pouting some more. "You'd look so nice in it."
"Whatever. Where's Shizuka?"
Miho's eyes sparkled, and Anzu couldn't help but grin.
"What did you make her try on?"
"Just a dress," Miho said, playing with the fabric of the dress. "I think she's too embarrassed to come out, though."
"Let's go get her, then," Anzu said, moving towards the dressing rooms.
At that moment, Shizuka's small hand appeared on the curtain, drawing it back.
"Um...what do you guys think?"
The red-head wore a frilly, almost lolita style pale green dress with long sleeves and lots of ribbons. Miho clapped her hands giddily.
"I told you, Shizuka-chan! You look gor-geous!"
"I bet all the boys will fall for you," Anzu said, winking.
A knowing blush fell across Shizuka's face, and Miho's face fell.
"Hey, wait a minute...Shizuka-chan, are you trying to steal Bakura-kun?"
"You don't have to worry on that front," Anzu laughed. "I think Shizuka-chan has her eyes set on Honda-kun."
Shizuka's face went beet red, and she stammered for a few minutes before forcing out a sentence.
"W-well, you have a crush on Yugi-kun, so it's not that big of a deal!"
A small blush crept across Anzu's face, but she smiled anyway.
"Well, it's not like I'm trying to hide it," she said cheerily. "If only Yugi was as perceptive as you, Shizuka-chan."
She laid her selections across her arm.
"Come on," she said. "Let's wrap this up so we can go get some ice cream."
She moved towards the register as the other girls went back to change, Miho grilling Shizuka the whole time to make sure she didn't have any feelings for Bakura. Geez, the love entanglements in this group. Shizuka liked Honda, Honda liked Miho, Miho liked Bakura, and Anzu was pretty sure Bakura liked Shizuka. At least she wasn't a part of that cycle, despite her conflicting feelings for Yugi and the recently departed Atem.
Sadness crept into her mood. Could she ever really like Yugi without thinking of Atem? Was she going to be torn between them forever, even though Atem had already passed on?
"Anzu-chan!" Miho squealed, jumping on her. "Help Miho pay for her things!"
"Geez, Miho," Anzu said. "You've got more money than I do!"
"I know, but we haven't even gone to the jewelry store yet!"
Shizuka giggled, clutching her purchase. The girls left the store into the orangey street of sunset, laughing and talking about nothing at all. Anzu's sadness vanished instantly. The sun shone, the girls laughed, nothing threatened to take over the world, no boys were around for once...just her and the girls, doing absolutely nothing of importance.
Anzu hooked her arms into her friend's arms.
"I love you girls," she said.
Shizuka smiled softly, and Miho giggled.
The world smiled.
A/N: Anzu needs more time with her girlfriends. :) If this wasn't a shipping, I'd throw Ishizu and Mai in there too. Too much world-saving with a bunch of boys can wear on a girl. Coming up next is Trenchshipping (Honda x Haga). Sigh.
