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Chapter 4

When Shizuka insisted Anzu be ready by 5:00, Anzu assumed that Shizuka would be ready then too. Therefore imagine her surprise when a knock came to her door at 4:30, and then her further surprise upon opening it and seeing not Shizuka, but rather Mokuba Kaiba.

"Mokuba!" Anzu gasped, eyes widened into circles. "Oh my God! Hi!"

Mokuba stood with his hands in his pocket, looking extremely casual in a blue stripe button down and crisp ironed dark blue jeans. His hair was still tied in a ponytail, and his face was contorted in a grin.

"Hey Anzu!"

Anzu blinked, suddenly realizing she was standing with the door open and staring. "Did you want to come in?"

"I thought you'd never ask," Mokuba grinned.

Anzu stepped aside to let the young man in, and he scanned the room taking in his surroundings. Anzu held back an embarrassed blush. The living area was a bit messy with papers and other various items on the table and a rumpled blanket on the couch left over from when Seto and Shizuka had been over the previous ngiht. She went right to bed when the pair left, and that morning decided to be lazy and do absolutely nothing, so it truly was an embarrassment for Mokuba to see it in such a state. Sure she knew him for a long time, but she liked things to be neat for guests.

"Sorry about the mess," Anzu apologized, going to the sofa and picking up the blanket and folding it over her arm. "Have a seat. I'll put this in the back. Did you want something to drink?"

Anzu threw the blanket into her bedroom and closed the door.

"No, We're not going to be here long anyway," Mokuba replied, having a seat in the spot Anzu cleared for him.

"Excuse me?" Anzu asked genuinely confused. "Why are you here anyway? And also how did you know where I live?"

"Oh, Shizuka didn't call and tell you?" Mokuba asked, eyes moving from the cluttered mess on the coffee table and up to meet Anzu's puzzled stare.

"No. Tell me what?"

"She said she told you we were all going out tonight."

"No," Anzu replied. "She told me that she and I were going out. Not me and you and her or anyone else."

"Oh, well that's what she told me. And she told me to pick you up. That's why I had your address."

Anzu bit at her lip, digesting the information. So apparently their night out would include Mokuba. That wasn't too bad, she supposed. It wasn't like Mokuba was a little kid or anything. He was an adult just like her. She had to remind herself of that before nodding.

"I'm not quite ready yet," Anzu said finally. "She told me 5:00"

"That's fine, I don't mind waiting a little bit."

"Ok, thanks. Do you still not want a drink?" Anzu asked one last time.

"I'm fine for now, thank you," Mokuba replied.

Anzu disappeared into her room, nearly tripping on the blanket that was thrown on the floor. She picked it up and tossed it onto her bed. She didn't bother folding it at the moment, and instead turned to her closet to decide what to wear.

Before Mokuba had showed up, Anzu had just been sitting around watching television and being on her laptop in just sweatpants and a tank top. Now that she knew someone was waiting on her she felt obligated to rush a little. Anzu opened her closet and surveyed what she had in there. Based on what Mokuba was wearing, Anzu figured there was no dress code for whatever Shizuka had planned for them that evening.

She began looking through her clothes and found a simply yellow shirt dress with a white belt and white cardigan. It was a nice spring day and she didn't expect for the evening to get too cool either. She slipped it on and then reached down and chose her white Jimmy Choo ballerina flats to go along with the ensemble. She then went to her mirror and brushed her short hair, placing a whit barrette to pin her growing bangs out of the way and put on some yellow rose earrings and a matching necklace.

She looked in the mirror and smiled. She was quite happy with her outfit. Shizuka may have been right about her being somewhat of a downer since her break up with Yuugi, but her sense of fashion was definitely not effected by it. Anzu had always loved shopping and dressing her best, even if she didn't have a lot of girlfriends to do it with.

Anzu finally came out of the room and came back to Mokuba.

"Hey Mokuba. What do you think?" she asked.

Mokuba looked away from the television and Anzu posed with her hands on her waist.

"Like the sun."

"Warm and radient?" Anzu asked.

"Fat and burning my eyes."

Anzu glared and Mokuba laughed,

"No, really you look great."

He stood.

"Ok, so you ready?" he asked.

"Yes, just let me get my bag!" Anzu said, going back in her room to get her white Coach bag.

"Ok, now I'm ready," she beamed.

They exited the apartment, Anzu locked the door, and they walked together down the stairs to Mokuba's parked BMW. Mokuba pressed the remote button to unlock the door and Anzu got in on the passenger side and Mokuba got in on the driver's. Anzu looked around the car, noticing how spotless it was. It was like no one ever drove the car, and it smelled like vanilla. She admired the feel of the leather against her bare legs, relaxing against the seats and closing her eyes a little. It had been a while since she rode in a car, and never one so nice as this. She turned her head towards Mokuba and opened her eyes, when she noticed his gaze was elsewhere. Immediately she knew where he was looking and she sat upright, pulling down her skirt where it had risen as she sat, exposing more of her legs and inner thigh than she meant to.

"Mokuba!" she gasped.

Mokuba turned his eyes away sheepishly, though the grin on his face said otherwise.

"What?" he asked, putting the key in the ignition and starting it up.

Anzu didn't even bother to answer him, pouting as she buckled her seatbelt.

Mokuba pulled off.

"You can choose what you want to listen to," Mokuba stated, not taking his eyes off the road.

"Ok," Anzu said. She began turning to different stations before settling on one that played some upbeat songs. She sat back and turned her head to watch the city pass by, humming along with the tune.

They drove like that for a few minutes before Anzu turned her head away from the window and back to her companion.

"Hey, where are we going anyway?" Anzu asked.

"To get Shizuka," Mokuba stated.

"Well, yeah," Anzu stated. "I could have figured that out too. I mean where are we going tonight?"

"Oh, whatever you want to do I guess. I have some VIP balconies at the club I usually go to. We can do that once we run out of ideas. I'd say dinner first thought, don't you?"

"Yeah I'm pretty starved. I've been too lazy to do anything today and all I've eaten were some leftover croquettes."

"Ok, then that settles it. Food and then we'll see from there."

Anzu nodded to show she understood, but then another question came to her mind.

"What kind of food?"

"I hadn't really thought about it. What would you like?"

"I don't know. You should choose. I haven't been in town in a while so I don't know where everyone's going now days."

"Well there's Borjo Café downtown," Mokuba stated. "They have great desserts."

"Oh! You still have a bit of a sweet tooth, huh, Mokuba-kun?" Anzu teased.

"It's not like that!" Mokuba protested, his cheeks pinkining just a little.

"Aw, don't be embarrassed," Anzu snickered, thoroughly enjoying his embarrassment. "I remember you used to love chocolate parfaits back in the day! It's so cute you still like sweets."

"It's not like that," Mokuba half growled, even more embarrassed. "I said it for your sake."

"Aw, you don't have to be macho around me!" Anzu reassured him between giggles. "I know you still like it too. That's fine we can go there."

"You're so mean," Mokuba draped his arms over the steering wheel as he stopped at a light and pouted.

"Am not!"

"You keep bringing up embarrassing stuff from when I was little."

"Am not! I only mentioned one thing," Anzu protested.

"Yeah that one thing is going to be the beginning of a thousand things."

"Maybe. But it's still fun. I mean, I knew you then so it's only natural that I bring those things up now too," Anzu reasoned.

"I bet you don't do that to Shizuka."

"You and Shizuka are different. Besides Shizuka's only a few years younger than me so it's no big deal. You were in elementary school when we met so of course it's different."

Mokuba didn't bother to reply, remaining silent for a moment letting the music permeate the car as the only sound between them. Anzu wondered what accounted for his sudden serious look but didn't know what to say either to make things become light as they had been. If it had been anyone else, Anzu would have thought she hurt his feelings, but Anzu couldn't believe Mokuba would be so sensitive as that. Besides, Mokuba knew how they always stood didn't he? He was Kaiba's little brother. In fact, Anzu never remembered a time when she ever been truly alone with Mokuba as she was now, except for the time they were both kidnapped and held in the same room by the rare hunters.

"I wasn't in elementary school when you left."

It took a moment for Anzu to register that Mokuba was talking and she snapped her heads towards him, not quite sure if she heard right.

"Excuse me?" she asked a bit shameful. "I didn't quite hear that."

Mokuba just shook his head and said no more. Anzu waited, shoulders tense in anticipation, but he wouldn't say a word. Anzu sighed and relaxed into the seat once more, turning her gaze away from him not letting her mind dwell on it any longer.

-to be continued-

AN: I don't know... i hate to leave chapters on a weird lingering note of unsolved questions... but it happened again. Anyway i hope Mokuba and Anzu interaction wasn't too awkward. I wanted them to be believable. Anzu knew him when he was smaller and he's now grown too. Also Mokuba always came across to me as being a bit spoiled although generally a good person so I hope people won't be offended by him in this fic if they're huge fans of him. I like him too.

Thanks for readings and as always i accept comments and criticism. I would really appreciate if you leave a review!

I have finals and papers due the next two weeks but I'll try to update as time permits. thanks again!