Perks of the job.

By Mushka-kun

Chapter 5 – the day after

Summary: Dealing with the loss of her dad and strange feelings reveling her self

Disclaimer: No matter how hard I try, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh

I know the last few installments have been a little bit sad but now things can only get better for little Anzu, I did say 'Romance/Humor' not depression
Sorry this one took so long, its exam time for me -.-

'Thoughts/Quoting'
"Speech"

Getting up in the morning was easier than she thought it'd be. It was Friday, she needed to get up and do one more day of school then she could take a break. The maid had laid out her uniform on the chair at the end of the bed. She dragged herself out of bed and dressed before catching a glimpse of herself in the mirror. She looked a wreck, her eyes were puffy and her hair a mess. Even though she'd been asleep for hours it looked like she had stayed up all night and cried. She combed through her hair with her fingers then flattened out her skirt and left the room and went down the stairs. Mokuba was sat on the bottom step putting things into his bag.
"Anzu-chan! You're here?" the little boy looked sleepy still so his now puzzled expression was extremely cute
"yeah… I might be here for a little while. Are you off to school soon?"
"yeah, I'm going by myself today, Onii-chan said he had something to look after today, I get driven though"
"Alright, well I'll be there to pick you up don't worry" she said with a half hearted smile.

She walked into the kitchen to find Seto dressed for school drinking tea and reading the paper. He looked like he hadn't slept much ether.
"Eat, drink what you want but we do need to leave soon" he tried to hide it but I'm his eyes you could see he was really worried about her. She made herself a drink and sat down and drank it. They sat in silence. They walked out in silence. They got to school in silence. She left his side and he found himself watching her walk off, in silence. This was new to him…

"Anzu! Anzu-chan!" said the blond boy almost running into her. "I saw the news! What happened? Are you okay? What about your mum and dad?" he really wanted to ask why she was with Kaiba but he didn't think it was fair to ask. She watched him blankly, she really didn't want to talk about it. She walked past him and went and sat in the class room. Everyone went silent; they all had seen the news. There were whispers at the back of the room but no one would talk. Even when Yugi walked in he couldn't find words to say to her, he smiled and sat down near her. It was obvious to everyone that her parents can't have been okay.

That ever so irritating bell rang. Everyone took their seats, Seto walked in followed by the teacher. He gave Anzu a glance but then sat at the back of the class. The sound of chimes came and then the classroom was filled by the sound of the head teacher. "Good morning students. Unfortunately this is not an announcement of good news. Mr. T Mazaki was pronounced deceased last night, we as a school send our support to Mrs. Mazaki who is still in care and Anzu Mazaki. Now let's take a moment silence." Everyone looked down at their desks accept Anzu. She was frozen. It really had hit home, the situation she was in was real. She could feel her eyes welling up again. She rose to her feet and just stood there.
"Anzu-chan…are you okay?" Yugi said in a small voice.
She ignored him. She went to walk to the door, the surprise was who got up to follow her, Seto Kaiba. She ran. He went to run after her but was met by a little mutt and his rival
"I don't think she needs your sympathy money bags" Said a rather irritated Jonouchi.
"Jonouchi-Kun! Don't be so rude!" Yugi barked up at his friend.
"Oh shut up! Right now I can safely say I know what she's going through better than anyone. Anyway, not that it's any of your business but somehow her mother talked me into taking her in very late last night. Since it's an ill widow asked me I am willing to do so. If you have a problem are you going to take it up with Mrs. Mazaki?" He brushed past the boys and set off down the corridor.

Anzu had ran into a music practice room, these rooms were small, only containing a chair, a piano and a piano stall. She sat at the stall and just cried. She couldn't stop. She thought all the tears had gone but just the mention of his name brought it all back up. Seto could hear the crying down the hall. He peered in the room, for the first time in his life, this small girl made him feel nervous. He opened the door quietly. He tried to speak but he just didn't know what to say but he had an idea. He sat on the stall next to her and opened the lid of the piano. He took a moment to compose himself but then it came to him. He started to play. He played a beautiful long song, it wasn't exactly upbeat but it just made her feel better. It brought images to her mind of when she was younger. Her mother and her father took her to a field to eat a picnic. The day was lovely until they were caught in the rain but the view was so beautiful that it didn't bother her.
She came back to reality eventually and sat and watched Seto play, if you could describe when someone had intense concentration and completely calm expression on their face it'd just be the word Seto. 'He's just beautiful, I didn't think men could be like this… I didn't think I could think of Seto like this…' She found herself resting on his shoulder. Her eyes felt heavy and her body felt weak. She soon fell asleep. 'What is she doing…' he thought to himself. 'She's sleeping on me…I guess this isn't all that bad…She reminds me of Mokuba when she's like this.' He brushed the hair out of her face and then continued to play the piano.

2 hours and 15 songs later the sleeping princess finally woke up. She sprung up from her cuddlely position with a great big blush across her face. "Maybe going to school wasn't the best idea" she mumbled.
"If u still spends time with Mokuba I'll right you off a week off school."
"You can really do that? Wait obviously you can, your Seto Kaiba."
He smirked at that comment. "I'll call the diver, you go sign out"

She was taken back to the mansion and told that Seto had given her the day off.
"I'm sorry miss but you can't stay in the spear room at this moment, we are arranging it for your stay, some of your belongings have been sent, you should look through later." The maid pushed her towards another room. It again was a theme of white and light blue but this room was clearly lived in. She was so sleepy it didn't think about it and took off her jacket, shoes and bow and curled up on the bed and slept.

That night.

"Why did we have to stay out so late" Mokuba asked his brother
"Because we did. Remember, Anzu's staying again but do not disturb her tonight okay."
"fine" the young boy skipped up the stairs and into his room.

All the events of the day had stressed out the older brother. He had decided for once that he'd just shower and sleep. He went into a separate bathroom to shower and then entered his room. He didn't bother turning on the light and just dropped his towel and climbed into bed, not to notice there was a surprise waiting for him.