I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I did Anzu would have a millennium item and a kick ass Yami
Anzu wasn't sure how long she stood there hugging Mokuba, honestly she didn't really care. He was really there. Alive. Older but still Mokuba.
"Anzu" he whispered into her shoulder "I thought you were dead" he trembled slightly "I thought Marik killed you all"
She hugged him tighter; teats fell freely from her closed eyes. She couldn't find the words to describe how relieved she was that Mokuba was alive. If he survived Marik's wrath then maybe-
Suddenly something taped the top of her head, then another and another. She opened her eyes and looked up. A rain drop hit the tip of her nose. Quickly the pitter patter of rain arrived, the sky dark with clouds. Mokuba registered the gentle rain and pulled back from her, gently taking her hands in his own.
"We can talk inside. I'm sure Seto will be happy to see you too" Seto? As in Kaiba? So he was alive too. Anzu beamed. Yes. Even if Kaiba was a cold bastard at times he was still a friend, in her eyes anyway.
Mokuba led her over and through piles of rubble and debris, still holding her hand, afraid she would disappear should he let go. They reached a slightly better looking building than the other ruins that now made up Dommino City. It was about six stories high, the windows of the lower levels were gone but the top three were still mostly intact.
Anzu noted that it looked like a company, or used to be a company as Mokuba led her up several flights of stairs. Desks and chairs lay upturned and broken in heaps. Papers that at some point may have been important business documents now lay scattered across the floor. Some computers looked still intact, others had their monitors cracked or looked like they had been torn open with a sledge hammer.
Was this Kaiba Corp? The once most known multi-national gaming corporation in Japan, now nothing more then a crumpled mess of a building
'I guess not even Kaiba can escape hell completely intact' Anzu thought sadly. True Kaiba was egotistical due to the great success of his company but no one deserves to see their dreams and success's reduced to such a pitiful state.
Not even Kaiba.
Finally Mokuba stopped at a large metal door with a card key lock on it. Anzu was slightly surprised considering that every other door they passed was either broken or open. With out a word Mokuba reached his hand inside his shirt and pulled out a faded white card key from some hidden pocket and slid it into a slit at the side of the door. A moment later the door slid open silently. He smiled at her, and stepped to the side for her to go in first, entering after her.
The hallway on the other side of the door was in considerably better condition than the rest of the building. It wasn't perfectly clean, a few papers littering the floor and a small a mount of crushed glass embedded into the light blue carpet; but still a much less chaotic scene than what she had seen prior.
When the door slid shut again Mokuba took her hand once more and led her down the hallway to another metal door. Once more he slid the key card into the lock and brought her into another hallway, this one looking virtually untouched. The carpet wasn't exactly clean but there were no obstructions or out of place objects. It looked normal. This was bizarre considering the state of the rest of the world.
Anzu shivered. The rest of the world.
If Marik could do this to a thriving town like Dommino who knew what he did to Japan let alone the world? Mokuba taking her hand once more broke her from her depressing thoughts.
"Mokuba?" she turned to him, her voice shaking slightly "What did Marik do to cause this?"
The boy's face twisted in pain for a moment, staring into her curiously frightened eyes. He turned away from her, walking down the hall, leading her by the hand. The hall ended with another metal door, but this one didn't have a card slot.
When they reached the door Mokuba hesitated before turning to face her "It would be better…if Seto told you. He knows more than I do" he said the last part with a hint of shame. Anzu frowned but nodded watching him as he knocked on the door twice, paused, knocked again followed by another pause and two more knocks. There was a shuffling noise from the other side of the door before it slid open to reveal a tall brunet man with icy blue eyes.
"Mokuba" the man's voice sounded relieved as he said the name before taking on a much sterner tone "What took you so long?" Mokuba lowered his eyes in shame
"I'm sorry Seto" he smiled suddenly looking up with an excited gleam in his eyes "But you'll never guess who I found!" Kaiba frowned, now noticing the girl standing silently beside his younger brother. There was something vaguely familiar about her. His eyes narrowed suspiciously as she stared at him with wide eyes.
Kaiba hadn't changed too much since Anzu had last seen him. He had always looked mature for his age. His hair from what she could see was a little longer and a bit un-kept. He was still handsome with a cool composure and guarded eyes. He eyed her carefully before turning back to his brother.
"Who is this?" he asked.
Mokuba beamed "It's Anzu Seto! Anzu Mazaki, Yugi's girl friend!"
Anzu's heart clenched at the thought of being called Yugi's girlfriend. 'No' she thought sadly 'Not his girlfriend, just a stupid girl who couldn't figure out her feelings before it was too late'.
Kaiba frowned at his brother "Mokuba. Mazaki is dead. All Yugi's little friends are"
Anzu snapped her head up
"What?" she asked in disbelieve. No. No, that can't be right, they had to be alive. They had to be.
Kaiba glared at her "I don't know why you lied to my brother or how you even knew about Mazaki but I'm not buying it so you might as well get lost"
"How?" she asked, not hearing what he said "How can they be dead?" she looked at him with begging eyes "What happened Kaiba, please tell me!" Kaiba scowled at her, turning away.
"Kaiba!" she persisted grabbing the sleeve of his coat only for the fabric crush into her hand. She let him go in surprise, but he had already turned back to her, causing his jacket to fall off his left side. A gasp caught in her throat as Anzu stared at Kaiba in horror.
His left arm was missing.
Kaiba cursed, slipping his only arm out of the jacket so it fell to the floor completely.
Mokuba knelt down and picked it up, looking at his brother pleadingly "Please Seto, just let her come in". Kaiba looked between his brother and a horrified Anzu, with a grunt he turned and walked inside the room. Mokuba put a hand on Anzu's shoulder, leading her into the room.
The room was probably Kaiba's office before, now though it was full of clothes and various books scattered around the room. In one corner Anzu spotted a duel disk smashed to pieces. Tossing a couple of books off a small couch, Mokuba offered her a seat which she gratefully took.
"Do you want something to drink?" he asked looking at her in concern. She shook her head. She was thirsty but there were more important things then her right now. She looked up to stare at Kaiba leaning against his desk with a scowl etched in to his statue like features. He really was handsome, he always had been and once or twice in the past she even found herself thinking about him like she would think about the Pharaoh.
She clenched her fists and looked away, ashamed with herself.
She was disgusting.
At the time she was so sure she loved the pharaoh and yet she was fantasizing about Kaiba.
She hated how fickle she had been.
It wasn't even the Pharaoh, it was Yugi she loved.
'But now it's too late. He's dead. Dead'
Mokuba frowned as he watched tiny drops of water slide down Anzu's cheeks; he looked to his brother for advice. Kaiba regarded the girl in front of him coolly. There was no way Mazaki could be alive but there was also no point in someone pretending to be her. She did look similar to her though. Older but still pretty much the same.
"Kaiba" she croaked out, her throat dry and aching with repressed sobs "Please, tell me what happened"
There was a moment of silence. Tears fell silently from Anzu's face to her lap, darkening the denim of her jeans. Kaiba's voice broke the silence, sounding so emotionless and detached it made her tense
"What happened? Hell happened Mazaki and it wasn't fire and was un-stoppable evil"
This seemed a good place to end the chapter.
Sorry if Kaiba seemed OOC still not used to writing him.
As for why he's missing an arm? You'll just have to review and let me know you want more to find out! (MUHAHAHAHA!) XD