Chapter twenty-two: Fateful evening.
Yugi stared wide eyes at the body laying in front of him, his voice was stuck in his throat, he took a deep breath and walked the few steps separating him from the body, he kneeled on the floor next to it and checked for vital sign, there were none. Signing he got on his feet again, he was starting to have an idea what happened and he was more worried by the second. He looked around, looking for his best friend, he was sure she wouldn't be far, sure enough, he spotted her quickly, she was in the living room, sitting on the floor, holding her knees with her head down, he slowly walked toward her. "Anzu?"
Upon hearing her name, Anzu looked up, gasping, her eyes were wide and she was trembling with fear, she was like a deer caught in headlights. "Hey, it's just me." Yugi said, kneeling in front of her, he raised his hand, gently stroking the side of her face he noticed that there was blood staining her forehead. "Are you ok?"
Tears were rolling down her cheek and she could barely talk. "I…I killed him." She said between sobs, letting her head fall on her knees again.
Yugi didn't say anything, what could he say in such a situation anyway? He simply took her in his arm and held her close to him as she continued sobbing on his shoulder. He comforted her for a moment until he heard footsteps entering the house. He looked at the kitchen and saw Seto standing there looking at Raven's body with a blank expression before turning his look toward him. A quick expression on relief crossed the CEO's eyes as he saw Anzu in Yugi's arms, she was still alive, however that relief didn't last for long, he couldn't say that Raven's death was affecting him however it was easy to guess who caused his death. "Is she alright?"
Yugi nodded. "What do we do now?"
Seto sighed. "Did you call the police or something?"
"No, I didn't." Yugi answered. "I've been here only for a few minutes." His eyes grew wide when he saw Seto pick up his cell phone from his belt. "What are you doing?" He asked.
Seto looked down at him questioningly. "What do you think? I'm calling the police."
"But, they will arrest her and…" Yugi held Anzu closer to him.
"And what do you propose we do? Change the scene to make it look like an accident or pretend that it's someone else? Be realistic, if Raven suddenly disappear it's obvious who they would suspect. If we so much as move anything we are taking away any little chance she has of getting out of this." Seto said. "Take care of her and let me handle this."
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Not long afterward the place was swarming with police officer and paramedics, they quickly checked Raven for any vital signs but it was obvious that there was nothing to be done. One of the paramedics, a young woman, approached Anzu and did a quick check up, asking for her name and other usual questions. Anzu answered all of her questions absentmindedly, she was too caught up in her own mind to fully realise what was going on around her. Anzu flinched in pain when the woman touched the back of her head.
The paramedic frowned as she checked Anzu's eyes and called over one of her colleague. Seeing Yugi's worried glance she explained: "We're going to take her to the hospital for a better check-up, I'm worried about her head injury." Her colleague brought a stretcher and they laid Anzu down on it. Yugi watched as they took her out of the house.
"Go with her." Yugi turned around and saw Seto standing behind him. "I'll take care of things here, I'll join you later."
Seto stayed on the porch and watched Yugi get in the ambulance with Anzu, once they were gone he sighed. "The night is going to be long." Seto turned around to look at the police officer who talked to him. "Are you a close friend of Miss Mazaki?" He asked.
Seto smiled sadly. "I suppose so, but we haven't been friend for a long time I'm afraid."
"What do you know of her relationship with Raven Daisuke?" The officer asked.
Seto frowned. "She was secretive about it, she didn't even told her friends that she was engaged until recently. He was violent and I believe he cheated on her, but Anzu simply refused to see it."
This time it was the officer who frowned. "That unfortunately happens too often. Exactly why were you here tonight?"
"I got a call from Yugi." Seto answered. "He said Anzu asked him to pick her up, he asked me to come too."
"Why did he ask you to come with him?"
Seto shrugged. "Safety, Raven would most likely not be happy to see Anzu leaving him and try to stop him. When we arrived Raven was already dead."
The older man sighed. "That should be enough for now, tomorrow we will interrogate Miss Mazaki and Mr. Muto.
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Seto knocked on the door before entering the small white room. Anzu was laying down on a bed, sleeping, while Yugi simply sat beside her. "How is she?" The CEO asked.
Yugi shrugged. "She's not in danger of dying at least. She has a light concussion and a broken wrist, without counting the numerous bruises. But the doctor said that she would be fine and could leave tomorrow."
"That's good to hear." Seto sighed before sitting next to him.
"What now?" Yugi asked.
"We wait, the investigation is underway, they will come to talk to Anzu tomorrow, we should know what to expect then."
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When Anzu woke up the next morning there were no words to describe how she felt, she had nightmares all night, memories of the previous evening were still fresh in her memory which made her feel nauseous. She stayed still, hoping the feeling would fade. Not long after there was a soft knock on the door, the dancer looked up as two officers entered the room followed by Seto. Anzu was worried by their presence but still reassured by Seto's presence, she tried to sit but it only caused her pain.
"Please don't bother." One of them said. "You don't need to sit up."
"I am the Inspector Blackburn and this is my colleague the inspector Bryant." The other man said. "We are here to hear your version of the events of yesterday, are you feeling well enough to tell us what happened?"
Anzu looked up at Seto with a questioning look, the young CEO nodded slightly. Anzu took a deep breath. "I decided to leave him." She started. "I have been thinking about it for a while now but I was afraid, yesterday I decided to call Yugi so he could come and get me but…he wasn't there."
Flashback
After leaving a message to Yugi asking to pick her up, Anzu hung up and dropped the phone on the bed, she had no idea when her friend was going to check out his messages but she knew that if she had not done it now, she probably wouldn't dare to try and call again. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, she knew Yugi would come as soon as he gets the message, he promised her so, all she had to do was wait. She stayed on her bed and tried to relax, not that she was making a good job at it. Soon she found herself unable to stay still any longer, she quickly stood up and grabbed a small backpack, she simply couldn't stand to stay any more no matter if Yugi was there or not. She quickly packed it with random clothes and grabbed her purse, just as the door opened behind her, startled, Anzu quickly turned around and dropped her purse on the ground when she saw Raven standing in front of her.
"What are you doing?" He asked, eyeing her suspiciously. His eyes moved from her white face to the spilled content of the purse and then to the bag full of clothes on the bed next to her, his eyes narrowed. "What is that?" He asked, walking over to her to check out the bag. Anzu felt like a deer caught in the headlight of a car, she was simply frozen on the stop as Raven grabbed the bag and emptied it on the bed. "What is the meaning of this?" He asked, enraged. "Answer me!!!" He backhanded her, making her take a few steps backward. "You were planning on leaving?" He asked, walking toward her. Anzu kept walking back, trying to keep a safe enough distance from him, until the wall blocked her path.
Raven grabbed her by the front of her shirt and pulled her close to him so their faces were merely inches apart. "Were you?"
Anzu didn't answer, she tried to make him let go of her shirt but she was unable to.
Raven frowned. "After everything I did for you, you want to leave just like that."
"I'm sorry." Anzu said.
"Sorry? That's all you have to say for yourself?" He said, throwing her on the ground.
Anzu instinctively put her hands in front of herself; she felt a sharp pain in her wrist as she hit the floor. However she ignored it as she quickly stood up and dashed toward the door, she knew that if she could get outside then she would be safe, she could get some help and Raven couldn't hurt her. After running through the hallway she turned to the right and ran down the stairs, however, a strong hand forcefully grabbed her upper arm just before she could reach the end the last stair, she was roughly turned around. She was now face to face with Raven, tears of fear started to fall from her eyes as she watched his angered features, she had never seen him look so mad.
"You think I'm going to let you leave that easily?" Raven said before pushing her.
Anzu tried to regain her balance but couldn't grab on anything as she fell on her back, the back of her head hit the floor. Anzu turned on her stomach and held herself on one elbow as she raised her other hand to her head while taking sharp breaths, the pain was so great she couldn't think straight; she was disoriented and felt nauseous. Looking up, she saw Raven's legs, he was now standing in front of her, she raised her throbbing head to look at him, her eyes widened quickly when she noticed the gun he was pointing at her.
"Get up." Raven said in a weird calmness. Anzu was totally paralysed and didn't move, that angered the young man even more. "I said get up!" He repeated more forcefully, he bowed down and forced her to get on her feet by pulling her by the back of her clothes before pushing her against the wall. "I can't believe I took care of a bitch like you." He yelled, pointing the gun toward her hearth.
At that exact moment, some unknown will took over Anzu, her hands moved on her own and grabbed the gun barrel and pushed it away from her, Raven pulled on the gun, trying to make her let go of it but she didn't let go, she knew she would die if she did. The fight lasted only a few seconds but for Anzu it appeared like minutes. Anzu held the gun tightly with both her hands, her back was now pressed against Raven's chest as he pulled on the gun, trying to put it under Anzu's chin.
Unable to match his strength, Anzu desperately pushed the gun toward her left with all her force while turning her head on the left side, the shot that followed made Anzu fell like her head was going to blow, she felt herself being pulled down and fell, however she landed on Raven, still holding the gun next to her head. She slowly turned on her knees and looked up at his face, she found herself staring into the lifeless eyes of her fiancé, his neck and chest were full of blood and a puddle was quickly forming under his head. Eyes wide and body shaking, Anzu dropped the gun and the floor and crawled backward until her back hit the wall, she raised her hand to her mouth as shock took over.
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Tears were rolling down Anzu's cheek as she told the evens of the previous night. "Yugi arrived almost right after that, I think. I had no idea Raven even had a gun."
"We heard that Raven was usually violent, is that true?" The inspector Bryant asked
Anzu looked. "…Yes."
Noticing that she was getting tired the two detective decided to leave. "We might come back later to ask you some more questions."
Left alone with Anzu, Seto sat on the chair next to the bed. "How are you feeling?"
Anzu shrugged. "How are you supposed to feel after killing someone?" She asked.
"Don't say that." Seto answered. "We both know you didn't mean to hurt him. He tried to kill you, you shouldn't feel bad for defending yourself, he's the only one to blame for this."
"I don't thi-"
"I know what you're thinking, you shouldn't think like that Anzu. Absolutely nothing you could have done would deserve death. It's sad things ended up like this but you mustn't feel responsible." Anzu didn't answer; Seto could tell that she was not really convinced. "I have to leave for now, the doctor said you could leave tonight, we'll come and get you, alright? Try to get some rest."
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Gosh sorry for that unbelievably long update, I don't really have any excuse other than writers block. But I'll do my best to update faster.