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"We'll never get out of here!" Anzu moaned and hit her head on the desk. She and Kaiba returned to Mr Takanori's classroom and brainstormed for possible escape ideas. So far they've tried everything. Picking the locks, breaking the window and even attempting to break down the entrance doors. And each time those attempts failed Anzu would cry about not getting out which irritated Kaiba to no end.
"Mazaki stop whinning and think." Anzu raised her head and glared at him weakly.
"I'm tired of wasting time thinking. If you hadn't noticed its gotten us nowhere." Kaiba grumbled and sighed. They've been trying to figure out a way to escape for over an hour and all they ended up doing was fighting.
"Then what do you propose we do?"
"Die?" Anzu muttered and propped her head on her hand. Seto stared at her as if she was insane.
"Trust me, the world would be a better place without you but right now I need your help to get out of here." Anzu's hand slipped out from under her head and she narrowly missed hitting the desk. 'Did Kaiba say he needed my help? I must be dreaming.'
"Wait. Are you Seto Kaiba asking me," She pointed at herself. "Anzu Mazaki for help? Willingly?"
"Yes I know its shocking. But who else am I going to use as a safety net when I jump out of the window?" Anzu scowled and crossed her arms.
"I walked right into that one." She muttered. Lying on the desk once again she moaned. "We're going to die in here so we should at least make ourselves comfortable." Seto scoffed and got up from the teacher's desk and shook her roughly.
"Get a grip. Have you forgotten people will come looking for us sooner or later?" She looked at him curiously.
"Really? Who?" He rolled his eyes and sat next to her.
"Mokuba knows I have detention so if I'm late he would come looking for me since I work at home on Friday's. And I suppose your parents would be looking for you as well. Not to mention your loser friends." Anzu sighed and looked at the desk sadly.
"My parents won't come looking for me." This caught Seto's interest. Why wouldn't little Miss Perfect's parents come looking for her? 'Maybe she annoys them too with that perky attitude of hers' He smirked at his thought.
"Why wouldn't they?"
"Because they're not even in Japan." She stood up and walked to the window watching the sun set. "They're always on business so I never really get to see them." She turned to look at Seto again. "But when I do see them, its like I'm invisible." Seto kept looking at her face. He never saw her so sad before. Most teenagers would love to be left alone with no adult supervision yet she would jump at the chance for her parents to be with her. He frowned and stared in front of him. He missed his parents. Not a day went by when he didn't think about them. But they were gone forever and Anzu still had her parents with her.
"Don't be a drama queen Mazaki. The world isn't all sunshine and roses. So what if your parents don't give you all the attention? They have priorities something you wouldn't understand." Anzu glared at Kaiba. How could he even understand what she was going through? He was just like her parents. Heartless, cruel, unloving and uncaring.
"Shut up Kaiba! You don't know what my life has been like!" She felt tears in her eyes and blinked them away quickly. Seto stood and glared at her as well.
"You're right Mazaki, I don't. And you know what? I don't give a damn!" He took a step towards her and she bravely held her ground. "You're just a spoiled little brat who wants her mommy and daddy to give her a little attention. Grow up and stop living in a fantasy world." Anzu clenched her fists swallowed his hurtful words.
"You're just like them." She whispered and Seto barely heard her. "You're exactly like my parents! Cold, unfeeling monsters who only care about your stupid companies!" She took a breath and continued. "They pretend I don't exist. Even calling me the biggest mistake of their lives! That's not something a child needs to hear." Tears rolled down her cheeks and she hiccuped. "I just wish they wouldn't treat me like that. I know I'm not perfect and sometimes I'm too opinionated but just once I would like to hear my parents say they love me." Anzu collapsed on the floor on began sobbing hysterically.
Seto stared at her confused. One minute she was arguing with him the next she was crying on the floor. He couldn't fathom her apparent mood swings but he knew what it was like to grow up without love. His stepfather was a monster, a monster she claimed he was. Was he really a monster incapable of showing love? He loved his brother more than anything in the world and he always protected him no matter what, but he knew he didn't show his loving side to Mokuba all the time. Seto walked up to Anzu and knelt on the floor. He put a hand on her shoulder ignoring how awkward it felt and she raised her head to look at him. She sniffled and tried to wipe away her tears which didn't want to stop and glared.
"What? Come to kick me when I'm down?" Seto frowned.
"No. But you're being a pain right now. So stop this nonsense and get up." Anzu's eyes widened at his cruel tone. She felt more tears coming to her sore eyes and pushed his hand away from her.
"Don't touch me!" She hissed and tried standing up but fell back to the floor only to have Seto catch her. She sobbed loudly and tried to push him away again. "Leave me alone! You're just like them!" She struggled against him and cried louder. "Please stop!" Seto didn't listen to her and held her wrists in his firm grasp. Anzu thrashed wildly against him and he growled.
"Stop Mazaki. You're going to hurt yourself." She didn't listen and continued to fight him. She wanted to get away from him, her parents and all the sadness and pain inside her heart.
"Let me go! You don't care about anything in the world besides yourself! I hate you!" She ended in a fierce sob and collapsed onto his chest. Her body was exhausted and she quietly continued crying, holding on to Seto as if he was her lifeline. Kaiba stared at the girl in his arms. He slowly moved his arms to embrace her lightly and sighed. Anzu clutched him tighter and sniffed.
"I'm so weak." She whispered. "I'm always weak, just like they said." Seto glanced at her and rubbed her back soothingly. His stepfather called him the same thing but he knew that as long as he had Mokuba he would never be weak. Anzu probably didn't have anyone to keep her going otherwise she wouldn't have broken down like that.
"You're not weak Mazaki. You're the strongest female I know." She smiled and laughed softly. "What?" He asked irritated. He didn't like being laughed at.
"Its nothing. That's probably the nicest thing you've ever said to me." Anzu closed her eyes and enjoyed the comfort he was giving her when she remembered what she said to him. "I'm sorry for saying I hate you. I was just angry and hurt." Seto nodded and brushed her hair unconsciously.
"It doesn't bother me." They stayed on the floor for a few minutes before Anzu pulled out of his grasp.
"Thank you Kaiba for calming me down. I wished you hadn't seen me like that." Without thinking, she leaned forward and kissed his cheek. Blushing she tried to stand up only to fall back down again. Her legs were cramping from sitting for so long and she covered her face in embarrassment. She heard Kaiba stand up and felt a tug on her hand. She opened her eyes and gasped when he pulled her to her feet. Anzu stumbled slightly but managed regain her balance. She looked at Kaiba who was fixing his clothes. He grabbed his briefcase and walked to the door, then turned to look and her and sighed.
"I'm going to look for a possible spare key in the staff room." He looked at her appearance. "You should probably go to the bathroom and wash your face or something." Seto turned to leave and she sighed in relief. He hadn't said anything about the kiss and she was very happy. "Oh and one more thing Mazaki." Anzu tensed and looked at him. "Don't kiss me again." He smirked and left the classroom leaving a very embarrassed Anzu behind.
Seto walked down the hall and touched his cheek tentatively. "Whatever possessed her to do something like that." He shook his head and continued his path to the staff room. They needed to get out of here and he couldn't waste time thinking about Anzu or her soft lips were against his skin.
A/N: There. Another chapter completed. I hope you guys liked it. I had some difficulty writing about Anzu's parents because it reminded me of my love less childhood. Ah but what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. Hee hee. Thank you everyone for your lovely comments and please...wait for it...
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