Drabble Notes – Anzu & Shizuka, set after Battle City but other than that not at a specific point.
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Shizuka appreciated the guardian-like affection she received from Anzu greatly. Though all in all she had been guarded and protected by a lot of other people in the past. It seemed that she just radiate the vibe that she needed someone to protect her.
Admittedly Anzu wasn't originally the first person Shizuka would have turned to for protection outside of her brother when she joined the Battle City fray. Initially she had turned to Miss Kujaku for protection. Miss Kujaku was such a strong figure of a woman who Shizuka admired greatly.
But now Miss Kujaku was hospitalised and Shizuka was left defenceless again. Until Anzu had come along. Anzu protected her in Noa's virtual world and overall (though she wouldn't say it out loud) she found that while Anzu may not have been as impressive as Miss Kujaku was she was much more approachable. She found it easier to hang around with Anzu on a regular basis. Perhaps because Anzu was closer to her own age or maybe it was because she had known her brother Jounouchi for such a long time. But something about her just made her pleasant to be around.
Shizuka was delighted when Anzu had allowed, or more accurately insisted, that Shizuka could refer to her by her first name. In the past she had only known other women in a more formal manner and to have a friend who saw her as an equal was a prize she hadn't even realised she'd wanted.