Chapter 1- When it rains

Anzu ran and ran until she couldn't breathe anymore. She ended up running towards her house without knowing it. But then she realized that she doesn't have a key to her own home.

Another wave of emotion hit her again. Her parents weren't even here to open the door for her. The keys were probably burnt to rubble now from the collision.

She broke down in front of the door, no longer able to hold back the sobs that racked her body.

First she got rejected from her dream school, and now she found out that her parents were killed. How much can a person take before they start to break? All this happened in the past 48 hours, and Anzu is having a hard time taking it all in.

The sun was going down, illuminating the sky with orange, pink, and purple. But Anzu couldn't even find the strength to take in all its beauty. Instead she slowly walked away from her house and walked toward Domino Park. She's almost all cried out. Her body still occasionally shook with the tremors, and a tear would slip out every now and then.

Numb.

That's what she felt. A feeling where her mind and body feels like it has been shut down.

She walked into the deserted park and took a seat on one of the swings, gently rocking herself back and forth.

Her cell phone rang. Anzu barley noticed, nor was bothered to answer it. She glanced down at the caller ID and found that it was Yugi trying to reach her.

She made no movement to pick it up, nor did she show any emotion. Her expression blank, just staring off into space.

Next, Joey tried calling her, followed by Tristan, and lastly Ryou.

Don't they know that she's unable to talk right now? Don't they know that shecan't talk right now?

The voicemail got her the message though.

'Anzu, are you okay? It's Yugi! I just saw on the news…I'm so sorry…where are you Anzu? Me and the rest of the gang are so worried about you. Give us a call okay?'

Her eyes widened a little by the sound of her best friend's voice.

"I'm sorry Yugi…I can't talk right now…" She said to no one.

Her thoughts drifted back to her parents. She feels even worse right now because the last time she had seen them or spoken to them, they were both angry. And she left on angry terms. How she wish she could turn back time. How she wished she could at least say goodbye and that she loved them.

"I'm sorry" she croaked.

"Please come back…I'll do whatever you tell me to"

"Please mom, dad. I love you."

She closed her eyes and clenched her fists, feeling tears well up in her eyes again. But she was too tired out to continue to sob. So she slowly swung herself back and forth on the swing just staring into the nothingness in front of her.

It was getting late in the day, people were getting off work, and kids were getting out of school. Seto Kaiba sat in his limo, watching the news on the television. Earlier in the afternoon, he had watched the news and was shocked to discover that Anzu's parents were killed in a collision.

He never hated her. Just disliked her for being annoying. To him, she was always Yugi's cheerleader, and the friendship speech girl, talking about nothing but dance and how important friends were.

"Hmmph"

He couldn't help but to feel sorry for her though. She was always happy, her cerulean eyes shown bright and she always had a smile on her face. She was the complete opposite of him and somehow he found that intriguing. If she wasn't so annoying, he may have thought she was even beautiful in some occasions.

However, he was Seto Kaiba, and he would admit his thoughts. Not that he thought that way anyway.

Turning off the television, he looked out the window to the setting sun. The limo was just passing Domino Park and he thought he saw a lone figure on the swings that looked exactly like Anzu.

He winced to take a better look until the car passed it.

'Was that Mazaki?'he thought.

'Isn't she in New York?'

Before he could think much of it, he glanced at his watch and realized that he was late in picking up his little brother, Mokuba from school.

"Hurry Roland, I do not want to deal with an angry little brother." He ordered

"Yes sir"

"Seto, you're late!" Mokuba said with a big pout on his face as he was getting into the limo.

Seto ruffled his hair and gave him a smile. Only Mokuba was able to make him smile a real one.

"Yeah I am kiddo, how do you want me to make up for it?"

Mokuba's face lit up and he put a finger on his chin to look like he was deep in thought.

"I want to play video games before doing my homework tonight and I want to eat ice cream before dinner!" he exclaimed excitedly.

Seto raised a brow and gave him a look.

"No"

Mokuba pouted.

"But Seto, you said!" He shot him the infamous Mokuba puppy dog eyes that not even Seto Kaiba can resist.

He sighed and rubbed his temples with his thumb and index finger.

"Fine, but if you get too crazy like last time, and don't finish your homework before it's due, you're grounded from video games for a week okay?"

Mokuba had a huge smile on his face.

"Thanks big brother!"

Seto smiled and ruffled his hair again, and went back to looking out the window, thinking about a certain brunette.

It was starting to lightly rain as he neared his mansion. He loved the rain, ever since he was little. It was calming, and it made him snap at people a little less. He loved to walk out in the rain, it helped him think. When it rains, to him it's the type of silence that he needs. Hearing nothing except the soft platters of the falling rain on his umbrella.

"I think I'll take a walk in the rain after dinner" he said himself as he took off his KC jacket and handed it to one of his maids.

The first thing Mokuba did when he ran in was go straight to the freezer, pulling out cartons among cartons of ice cream. Seto watched in amusement as he scooped himself a spoon of all flavors and ran to the game room. He shook his head, something he will never understand about his younger brother. He had become more of a father figure for Mokuba after Gozaburo died, promising to give them both a good future. He liked his life. All he need was his little brother; he was the only person to keep his home lively. Sometimes he wished he could be more like him, but that's impossible. Gozaburo had abused him so much that he became cold and almost cruel. But he didn't regret anything, anything was better than being stuck at the orphanage.

After dinner and doing some paperwork, it was around 9pm. He looked out the window and saw that it was dark out and the rain had gotten a lot harder.

"This would be a good time for that walk"

He went down and the maid handed him his jacket and a tall umbrella.

"Have a safe walk, Mr. Kaiba." The maid said as she politely bowed.

"Thanks"

"Would you like me to send Roland to go with you sir?" she asked

"No thanks"

He walked out of the gates with one hand holding his umbrella and one hand shoved in his pocket. It was getting a little chilly out with the rain coming down. Not that it bothered him; he didn't mind the cold at all.

He was aimlessly walking just lost in his thoughts when he found himself in front of Domino Park. Curiosity getting the better of him from this afternoon, he walked towards the playground. There, he saw her, the lone figure still sitting on that same swing. He walked a little closer towards her to get a better look at her.

"So I was right, it was her" He said to himself.

It didn't look like she heard him, and if she did, didn't acknowledge that there was another presence there. He took a good look at her. Her head was hung low, and she was soaked to the bone. Wearing shorts and a plain t-shirt with a very thin jacket. She was shivering a little, he noticed by her arms.

Anzu was still lost in her own little word. She was beyond numb. She was no longer thinking of anything, and she no longer felt anything. She didn't know how long she sat there, what time it was or what's going on around her. She didn't even realize that it was raining and that she was soaked. And she liked it this way.

Anzu didn't know how long she had been staring at the same spot but suddenly something was in front of her blocking her view and something was put above her head, making her hear the sound of rain hitting something.

"Mazaki"

She snapped out of her void and looked up towards the voice.

"Mazaki" he said again.

Seto was standing in front of her holding his umbrella sheltering both of them from the rain. She looked so out of it and so confused.

'Has she really been out here all day?' he wondered.

"What are you doing here, Mazaki?" He said

"Don't you know how late it is?"

She stared at him for a long time, almost thinking he's an illusion.

"Kaiba?" She finally said.

Seto was glad that he finally gotten a reaction out of her. For a minute there he was beginning to get worried. She was so lifeless; those sparks in her eyes were gone. Her eyes were red and puffy. It was almost as if the light from within her was yanked out by some invisible force. So he tried again.

"What are you doing out here?"

She looked at him, trying to see if he was mocking her. She found no signs of it.

"I needed to get away…and besides…I can't go home"

"Why not?"

"I…don't have the key…and…and…" She couldn't finish, this talk about going home has reminded her about why she was out here all by herself in the first place. Her shoulder's shook as tears escaped her eyes again. For the first time since being there, Anzu finally felt the cold prickling at her skin and noticed that she was soaked to the bone.

Seto looked down at her broken form. He hadn't forgotten about what happened to her, and he knew perfectly well why she was here and why she couldn't go home. He dialed a number on his cell phone and told Roland to pick him up at Domino Park.

Seto has changed in the past few years, he had more human feelings, and he knew he couldn't just leave her here all by herself, soaked and in the rain. He noticed that she was shivering, so he took off his jacket and draped it around her shoulders.

She looked up at him, surprised. He knelt down in front of her at her level. Even when he was kneeling, he was still very much taller than her.

"I'm sorry about your parents" He said sincerely.

Although he didn't have much experience with crying females, he did understand what she must be going through.

Anzu seemed to have broke after he said that, and without warning, she wrapped her arms around his neck and cried onto his shoulders. Seto was shocked beyond belief and he grew stiff. Awkwardly, he brought his hands up to her back and patted her, trying to calm her down. Being so close to her, he noticed that she was abnormally warm. He put one of his hands on her forehead and his eyes widened.

"Mazaki, you have a high fever" He stated.

But she continued sobbing on his shirt.

Seto sighed, and in the corner of his eye, he could see that his limo had pulled up waiting for him to get in.

He looked back down at the distraught girl. He felt sorry for her. She lost both her parents in one day. She was alone. He at least had Mokuba, but she didn't have anyone like that.

"Come, I'll give you a place to stay"

She shook her head against his shoulder as she continued to cry. She can't stay here forever, and she had a high fever. Seto wasn't heartless, and he knew that he couldn't just leave her here.

"Don't be stubborn, Mazaki. I wouldn't refuse this offer if I were you."

He forced her arm over his shoulder as he put his arm around her waist to help her walk. She was wobbling quite a bit from the dizziness of her fever and from sitting for so long.

Roland came out to open the door for them. Seto put Anzu in first and he slipped in after her. He locked the doors to make sure she wouldn't run out.

"Thanks, Kaiba" She whispered, looking at him with her tired eyes.

The ride was silent and Anzu had ended up falling asleep on his shoulder. When he arrived, he sighed. Thinking 'What have I gotten myself into?' Not having the heart to wake her up, he one of his arms around her shoulders and the other under her knees and carried her inside the mansion.

Once he was inside, a maid came rushing over to him.

"Mr. Kaiba, sir, what happened?"

"Cecile, change her into some dry clothes and put a cold towel on her. She has a high fever." He told her.

He carried her upstairs into the guest room and laid her on the bed. After that he left the room so his maid can do what she needs to.

Mokuba, who was hiding around a corner had seen everything. He confronted Seto and demanded answers.

"Setooooooooooo"

Seto stopped in his tracks.

"Yes, Mokuba?" he asked innocently.

"Why is Anzu at our house, are you two dating?"

Seto gave him the weirdest look. "No Mokuba, we are not dating."

"Than why is she here?"

"Mokuba, have you seen the news today?"

"Big brother, I'm a kid. I don't watch the news, it's boring" he told him like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"She's lost her parents today. I found her in the park."

Mokuba gasped. And his eyes turned sad.

"Poor Anzu" He said, going over to hug his brother.

"Can I go see her?"

"Not right now, kiddo. She has a fever and is sleeping. We'll talk to her tomorrow okay?"

"Okay big brother"

"Good, now it's past your bed time, go to bed." Seto said, lightly pushing his brother into his room.

After he knew that Mokuba won't come sneaking back out to see Anzu, he walked back to the guest room. He opened the door to see his maid tending to her. She was in dry clothes now, and was breathing heavily. She looked like she was in pain, not at all peaceful.

"How is she?" Seto asked.

"Her fever is still pretty high, sir" Cecile replied.

He nodded. He brought in a glass of water and some aspirin. He sat her up and leaned her against his chest and lifted up her head to put the pill in her mouth and make her drink the water to help swallow it. After that, he laid her back down and left her.

"Get well, Mazaki. We'll talk tomorrow." He said and closed the door behind him, not caring if she couldn't hear him.

Unknowing to him, she did hear him. She smiled a little before unconsciousness took her again.

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A/N- My gratitude to the following:

Kui

Shinboku

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