Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Leave Sanity at the Door ❯ To Hear Your Voice ( Chapter 14 )

AN:  Ah!  I'm late again!  Sheesh I meant to finish and post this yesterday, but I had a lot going on. So for all of you waiting please forgive me!  Also some of you didn't know why I seemed to make it a song fic n the last chapter.  I just wanted to find a way to show she was a singer, but I wanted it to seem a bit cool.  So I used one of the two songs that inspired me to start this, the other will come later but I know a lot of people don't like song fics so I'll try and avoid them.  Anyway thank you to all you great people who reviewed.  I was afraid everyone had stopped reading this and no one would even notice it was updated.  I'm glad you all liked the last chapter and hope you like the next as well.  So please enjoy! AN:  Ok the thing here is I started the last chapter Tuesday and planned on putting it up that night and putting one up Thursday.  But I got to the last page and didn't finish and thought it was half assed to write one page and post so I did another chapter even though I don't know if my writing is ok or not right now.  Anyway sorry if the hacking scene sounds too low tech but I was reminiscing about Hackers, I love that movie.  Anyway the music video I describe is made up by me, but the song is by Boa and is the seventh ending off inu yasha.  You wanna download it check out my link below by the song, it's on my own website and I'm being nice by doing this so please don't rag on me because it's low resolution.  And I think that's it for notes so I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I no own Yugioh, though I wish I owned two certain white haired bishies!  I'll just have to settle for plushies for now. 

Japanese:

Baka- Stupid/Idiot

Glomp - Jumping at and hugging someone (not really Japanese but some people may not know it.)

Koi -  Love

Kuso- Shit/Damn

Nani- What

Gomen - Sorry

Hentai - Pervert

Honto ni - Really?

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"Leave Sanity at The Door"

Chapter 14:  "To Hear Your Voice"

         &nb sp;  Ryou sat on the couch literally stunned at what he just saw.  His girlfriend was a diva!?  He shook his head, 'No way how could I not know something as huge as this!?'  Malik pushed stop bringing silence back to the room even as the TV went on to another music video with some stranger in it.

         &nb sp;  "This is actually a demo I picked up when I bought a certain amount of CDs.  But this was a while back, like a little over half a year ago I got it with some music videos from some other up coming artists on it as well.  She was supposed to have her first huge concert about a month after this was released.  But about two weeks before the concert she disappeared.  And it was only two weeks later her manager reported that she had been injured and would be in the hospital for an indefinite amount of time."        

         &nb sp;  "But the name?  That's not Anzu," Ryou protested weakly.

         &nb sp;  "Of course not, they usually make up a stage name if they're still in high school or god even middle school.  Guess she wanted some privacy," Malik said thinking it over.

         &nb sp;  "Wouldn't have lasted long if she made it big but would have at least held off stalkers," Marik said joking and wanted to shrivel up and blow away at the three death glares being thrown at him.  "I think I'll go get something to drink," he said springing up from the couch and going into the kitchen.

         &nb sp;  "But what do I do now?  Why did she break her promise?  I mean how can I even find her," Ryou moaned burying his face in a couch pillow.

         &nb sp;  "Sheesh don't mope around over something as stupid as a girl," Bakura said trying to snap him out of it. 

         &nb sp;  "She's not just a girl," Ryou roared shocking Bakura enough to make him fall off the couch.  He quickly righted himself and was about to yell back when Marik came back in the room and interrupted.

         &nb sp;  "Hey Bakura, you got a message."

         &nb sp;  "Is the food talking to you again," Malik asked raising an eyebrow in suspicion.  Marik had been known to overlook expiration dates and there had been a few times when the next time he was seen he'd be holding a conversation with a jar of Mayonnaise.  But as this was not the case he just gave them death glares.

         &nb sp;  "I'm talking about your answering machine asshole."  Bakura just grumbled shaking it off but Marik found the little red blinking button annoying as hell so he pressed the play button.  The tape made a whirring sound as it reword and a cling as it played back the message.  It was silent on the line for a moment and Marik thought maybe the person hung up when a timid voice came over the line.

         &nb sp;  "R-ryou?  I-is this you?  Ummm." 

         &nb sp;  "What the hell."  Ryou jumped out of his seat and over to the machine turning it up catching everyone's attention as it played.

         &nb sp;  "I-I hope this is your number, I had to go through a lot just to get this, so I hope its right.  Listen I'm sorry I didn't visit but…but I didn't break my promise!  Listen I know you don't understand but please believe me, I want to explain it to you.  But I can't give you my number, my parents…Just I-I need to meet you.  Please if you can, tonight at 8 PM, meet me in the Domino Park near the East fountain.  I don't know where you live so I hope you get this in time…it doesn't matter because…I'll be waiting.  I-I I lo-BEEP."  Ryou's pupil's dilated as the machine cut off her last line.  A line that could very well have been what he'd wanted to hear ever since they were pulled apart. 

         &nb sp;  "Noo!"  He picked up the machine and looked like he was about to thrash it, but Bakura didn't really have the cash to replace it so he wrestled it from his brother's grip and pulled it close to him guarding it.  "Damnit what the hell is going on?  She didn't visit but she didn't break her promise, what is that supposed to mean?!"  As angry as he was he wasn't completely sure the erratic beating of his heart was all from his anger. 

         &nb sp;  "Hey calm down, I mean she tracked you down right?  More then you could do, it actually saves you the trouble, ne," Malik pipped up.  Ryou seemed to almost instantly calm down.

         &nb sp;  "Yeah, you're right," he said thinking it over.  "But Domino…wait that's where I used to go once a month for my gaming stuff!"

         &nb sp;  "Once a month," Marik questioned.

         &nb sp;  "He only got enough money for bus fare and what he wanted to buy once a month," Bakura explained.  "It's about a forty-five minute train ride to Domino."

         &nb sp;  "You rode forty-five minutes to a game store," Malik all but yelled.

         &nb sp;  "You ride an hour every other month to go to that rave store in Hokkaido," Marik spoke up making Malik blush and quiet down.

         &nb sp;  "Demo, I have no money what so ever," Ryou said as reality crashed down on him, making him look like a deflated balloon.  The poor guy looked like he was about to cry before he got a determined look on his face.  "It doesn't matter!  I have," he quickly paused to check the clock.  "Seven hours to get there, I can hitch hike and walk some of the way," he said nodding his head.  "That means I REALLY need to get going," he said and went to go to his room, but was cloths lined by Malik and picked back up on his feet.  Malik still holding him by the back of his shirt so he couldn't move.  "What's the big deal!?  I have to get going now or I'm not gong to get there in time!"

         &nb sp;  "Baka.  You're birthday happened while you were still in the hospital but that doesn't mean we forgot you.  We were planning on taking you shopping, but a ride out to Domino should be good enough right," he said letting go of his shirt and folding his arms over his chest.  When Ryou didn't respond right away Malik got turned to face him and nearly fell over as he was glomped full force by a very happy Ryou who seemed to want to share his happiness in a painful death grip kind of way.  It took both Marik and Malik to pry him off but he still had that buzzed look of happiness on his face.

         &nb sp;  "I should probably go take a shower and start getting ready."

         &nb sp;  "But we still have," Malik started but Ryou was already in the bathroom.  "Seven hours."  Silence hung in the room as they heard him turning on the shower.

         &nb sp;  "Do you think that's normal?  And what does she mean she didn't break her promise?"  Bakura scoffed.  "I was the one sitting here watching my brother's heart being ripped apart," he spat.  "How can just one phone call change all that," he hissed, his anger apparent.

         &nb sp;  "Why can't you just be happy for him," Marik said plopping down on the couch and pulling Malik into his lap holding him close.  "Before all of this he wasn't even really all that happy.  Now just a phone call from this girl and he's on cloud nine."

         &nb sp;  "Yeah well what happens to him when that cloud disappears," he all but growled out.

         &nb sp;  "Then you'll be there for him.  He's not made of glass; he won't break if you're too rough with him.  And he has you; you'll be there for him if something goes wrong."

         &nb sp;  "Can you really say that after what happened just a few months ago!?"

         &nb sp;  "Do you trust him," Marik asked calmly running his hands through Malik's hair. 

         &nb sp;  "What the-!  Of course I trust him!"

         &nb sp;  "Then trust that he has changed from that time and that he is better.  Treat him like he's normal, that's what he wants isn't it?"  Marik's words hit him hard but he didn't show a victorious smirk or anything, he just continued playing with his Koi's hair.  Bakura just grumbled and stomped away.

         &nb sp;  "You know that was pretty harsh," Malik whispered, keeping his eyes fixed at the window across from him as the winds picked up.

         &nb sp;  "You know Bakura, sometimes you have to be a bit harsh to get through that thick skull of his."

         &nb sp;  "He is right though, you know.  If she does hurt him the way it is now, it could devastate him.  I know you say to trust him, but how can Bakura do that when he was betrayed so badly?"

         &nb sp;  "Betrayed you say?"

         &nb sp;  "Bakura believed his brother wouldn't lie to him ever, but the whole time he was lying to him."

         &nb sp;  "Ah I know what you mean Koi.  Demo Ryou's atoned for that in the hospital.  He has changed and I truly believe he loves his brother enough to not do that again."

         &nb sp;  "I know."

"Which leaves us where we are now."

         &nb sp;  "Which is?"

         &nb sp;  "Ryou is waiting to see if Bakura really trusts him."  When Malik still looked a bit confused he continued.  "If Bakura backs off and treats him normally, it's like saying he accepts what happened and he forgives him and trusts him.  Ryou knows that he's done a lot that needs to be forgiven and how badly he's betrayed Bakura's trust.  But it can't get better or move forward until Bakura gives him at least a bit of trust on which to build."

         &nb sp;  "Marik, how is it you seem so clueless about the world but when it's needed you know everything?"

         &nb sp;  "I'm just a very good actor," he said smirking and leaning his head on Malik's shoulder.

         &nb sp;  "Well maybe you should leave you're acting skills outside of school," Malik began with a smirk.  "You're algebra grade would be very appreciative."  Malik couldn't help the smirk on his face as Marik's smile dropped right off his face.

         &nb sp;  "That is…"

         &nb sp;  "It's ok.  I still love you."  Marik just held him closer.

         &nb sp;  Anzu felt like her heart was going to beat right out of her chest.  It had taken all the courage she had to call him and she almost hung up as the answering machine picked up.  But she had continued none the less.  She seemed to get more desperate as the message went on and she actually tried saying she loved him for the first time over the answering machine.  'Baka!  Something like that needs to be said from the heart face to face!  Not used to try and get someone to come see you!'  She ran her fingers through her hair ruffling it up from annoyance with herself. 

         &nb sp;  She now had about six hours to sit around and worry until she went to the park.  In all truthfulness she wasn't sure exactly where he lived.  She had his area code, but even then trying to find a place based on area code was a lot harder then the other way around.  And as Rebecca had already left she didn't think calling her back for something like that would give the girl a very good impression on her.  So instead she had called early hoping to get a hold of him as soon as she could and give him time to try and get there.  'I just hope he gets my message and can come.'

         &nb sp;  'Demo, now what do I do?  I was planning on being there an hour early, but that means I still have about six hours left with nothing to do.'  She plopped down on the bed behind her sprawling out and getting slightly comfortable glancing out her window at the blue sky above.  She couldn't believe her parents.  Well once again, mostly her mother.  When she had mentioned how she was trying to get in contact with a friend from the hospital still she had went off on her and said she wasn't allowed to try and contact anybody even her old doctors at the hospital.  It didn't matter to her anyway; if Ryou had been there she would have found a way to see him, like she was trying to do now.  She sighed closing her eyes for a second.

         &nb sp;  Even though she had just gotten home within the last week her mother was already pushing her to see her manager again and had already called Serenity and Ootogi trying to get them to come over with their instruments.  She couldn't really blame her mother; it was kind of her fault.  She had always wanted to be up on the stage, singing her heart out to the world and because of that they had had to make a lot of sacrifices over the years for her.  Then last year she had gotten a break and had been able to make a music video.  The music was a bit eerie and they tried to play off that by making her almost vampiric with red contacts and a dark kimono.  But it had taken forever to get that last shot as the contacts bothered her eyes so much. 

         &nb sp;  But it was all up hill from there.  Soon after a few big producers took notice of her and she was finally signed with a contract.  They then put her on a demo disk with up coming artists and everything!  She had been able to open for a few of the bigger bands, and was going up that night to check out the place.  The concert wasn't until the next night, so they'd be practicing during the day.  But she'd never been to someplace so big, she wanted to go and check it out.  It was when she was looking around the building he had come out and talked to her.  She felt a bit scared, she just tried to reassure herself it was because he was a big star, and he was the man she'd be opening for tomorrow.  But it became much worse then that.

         &nb sp;  'Fuck him.'  It had startled her the first time she'd thought that.  She wasn't someone that cussed very much if at all.  But whenever she thought of him she thought just that.  'He can't hurt me again and he can't take anything away from me anymore.  It can only get better…with Ryou.'  With that she let her eyes flutter closed. 

She awoke slowly, groggy as she sat up and rubbed her eyes, everything seemed so dark.  'What happened, what time is it?'  She knew winter was getting closer, but it was already dusk.  She looked over at her clock and blinked a few times before the neon red digital numbers were comprehendible.  And as she did so the clock slowly dropped from her hand.  '7: 43?!'

"Kuso!"  She quickly covered her mouth hoping her parents didn't hear but thankfully she didn't hear anything from downstairs.  'It'll take me at least ten minutes to get there running.  Shit!'  She was still in her bed cloths from this morning as she was being lazy but now she hastily looked around for the nearest article of clothing to put on.  Her eyes fell on her school uniform, 'That thing is so disgusting, but I don't have time!'  She quickly changed and did a quick hair and tooth brush and once again looked over to see the red numbers slowly change to 7:46.  'Shit.'  She quickly grabbed her lucky coin and opened the window to her bedroom looking down at the ground below.  'Come on Anzu you've done this before!'  She grabbed onto the tree branch just about a foot away from her window and winced as the flimsy branch bent slightly before leaning forward and grabbing it farther up pulling herself from her bedroom and closer to the trunk of the tree.  She was thankful that it didn't break on the part farther out and as she got closer she quickly finished scrambling down the large oak next to her house thankful she had convinced her parents not to cut it down about this time last year.

But she quickly brushed her thoughts aside and took off in a sprint down the road.  'Ryou please wait, I'm coming!' 

He sat near the fountain looking at his watch once again as it said 7:58.  'Calm down Ryou, she'll be here.  She was the one who called you.  She did say something about not being able to call because of her parents; maybe she's having trouble getting out of the house?  And she said she'd be waiting.'  He tried to build himself up and hold the fear of her standing him up at bay.  He'd wanted to be there early but Malik and Marik as well as his brother convinced him that there was no point to it and to just leave at seven.  But he was stubborn enough to get them to leave at six instead and told them to just go wander around town.  In all truthfulness he didn't know exactly what they'd do after they met up.  There'd definitely be a lot of talking, he wanted to know what she meant by she didn't break her promise.  But then what? 

He sighed as he looked down at his watch again to see it read 8:01 and felt his heart sink to his stomach.  'S-she's not here.  Now what?  Do I wait?'  He wasn't sure if waiting around would do any good.  She had at least seven hours to get away much like himself.  But with her being late he wasn't sure if that meant she stood him up or not.  'A-anzu…where…where are you?"  He felt like his heart was being ripped in two and wanted to break down, his eyes watering as he sat back down feeling dejected…until.

"RYOU!"  His head shot up and his heart leapt into his throat as he recognized that voice.  He couldn't help the smile that seemed to just sneak onto his face as Anzu's form was jogging towards him, her Domino High uniform a bit disheveled as she continued running as if her life depended on it.  And as she got closer he noticed something on her face, tear trails, she was crying.  As she got right up next to him she launched herself at him hugging him as close as possible as if trying to prove he was real.

"R-ryou," she sniffled before coughing.  "Gomen!  Gomen!  I meant to be here," she began but was cut short by another coughing fit.  He wrapped his arms around her instantly holding her to him as she cough trying to catch her breath. 

"Sit down," his soft voice giving off a wave of comfort that she hadn't felt in so long.  She sat on the edge of the fountain with him next to her, both of them smiling though Anzu was still sniffling a bit and trying to catch her breath.  As she finally slowed her breathing she looked up and him and blushed.  They hadn't been together like this in…so long and she felt like she was drowning in those eyes of his.  She slowly leaned up, her eyes only half open as he too blushed and began to lean forward.  But just as their lips were about to touch he pulled back, though with much reluctance.  She looked a bit hurt but more confused then anything.

"I'm sorry, but I need to know what is going on.  I mean you didn't visit me but you said you didn't break your promise.  I want to know what's going on and where we stand."  She felt a bit ashamed at trying to pull something like that, as far as he knew she had snubbed him, even though that wasn't the case at all.

"I understand.  But I didn't break my promise!  Ryou when you got out, he gave you a three day limit too didn't he?"  Ryou's eyes doubled in size as she asked about something she couldn't possible known about unless 'too?'.  She took his reaction as an affirmative.  "I was given a three day limit before I was able to see you again.  It killed me to know I was so close but so far, but I held on saying you'd be waiting for me.  But when I went in…they said you were discharged."  Now Ryou's head was really spinning.

"B-but that's what they said to me when I went to see you!  How can this be?"

"I didn't understand it either, but a friend of mine helped shed some light on it.  Tell me, what day were you released?"

"M-me?  The 20th."

"Ahh, so you were wrong.  You got out before me."

"What but-"

"I was released the 21st."  The information took a second to settle before everything clicked into place.

"We were tricked?!"  Oh now he was pissed!  Pissed beyond limitation.

"It seems that way," she said sadly.

"B-but why?  Who would do something like that?  I mean I know Pegasus didn't want us to see each other but why would he do something like that?"

"I'm not sure," she answered softly which got his attention as he looked over at her and saw her face averted to the ground. 

"Anzu?"  He took her chin in his hand and made her look at him and saw tears brimming in her eyes as she looked up at him hopefully.

"Ryou, you don't hate me?"  It was said so softly he wasn't sure he heard it.  He kind of felt like an ass now pushing her away earlier and her eyes almost made him want to cry. 

"Never," he said pulling her into a tight hug.  "Anzu I love you," he said a bright blush staining his cheeks.

"Ryou," she began her voice cracking.  "I love you too," she finished and felt him stiffen and slowly pull her away to look at her face.  "I-I wanted to tell you when you first told me.  But you took me by surprise, I couldn't think strait.  I wanted to tell you that for so long."  One of his hands once again went to her face cupping the side of it as he slowly closed in on her lips.  The second their lips touched both of them felt it, like a part of their souls had returned.  They felt, whole. 

They slowly pulled away both blushing like mad but feeling better then they had in a long time.  Ryou just held her in his arms both of them enjoying the peace.  But as it was something was bothering Ryou and he was debating on whether to ask her about it or not.  She could tell something was wrong and she wondered if he regretted something.  Or that he had bad news like he couldn't see her anymore.  She couldn't take the not knowing so she spoke up first.

"Ryou, what's wrong?"  He seemed a bit taken aback but realized he couldn't hide things from her, she was able to read him even way back when they first met.

"Why didn't you tell me, you were a singer?"  She was startled to say the least and felt like reality had come barging in on her happy moment.  He noticed this right away and tried to calm her down.  "I mean it's not like I mind or anything.  It doesn't change a thing; I just kind of wanted to know," he explained nervously.

"It's related to him," she said trying to calm down.  Now Ryou once again felt like an ass.  'Sheesh I keep on asking all these things about her that just keep hurting her.  I should just keep my mouth shut!'

"I-I'm sorry I didn't know.  I'm so stupid."

"No, its ok," she said leaning further into his embrace.  "Actually I wanted to tell you something about it."  He waited letting her continue.  "I was supposed to start up my big career about two weeks after 'it' happened but of course that was put on hold.  How can you have a band with no singer?  But now that I'm back it's like my mom wants to make up for lost time.  But-"

"But what," he pressed on seeing she needed to get it out in the open.

"But I don't know if I can go back to that life.  So much has changed and I don't know if I can go back to that."

"You like it don't you?"

"Of course I like it!  But I was going to give up so much of school and everything else for it.  But I don't want to loose you," she said gripping him tighter.

"Why would you loose me?"

"Because I'm going to be in the spotlight and you see the tabloids.  They like to drag up hurtful things.  If you were with me-.  I just don't want to see you hurt."

"Anzu the only way you could really hurt me, was if you left me.  So please don't do that.  I know you're looking out for me, but I would do anything to be with you."

"Ryou."  She let the silence hang between them, not awkward but more one of reassurance as they sat there together.  "Well there is one other thing," she said not really wanting to go on but knew they'd have to deal with it some time.

"Hmm?"

"Ummm my parents kind of told me I wasn't allowed to see anyone I knew from the hospital ever again."

"WHAT?!"

"Please calm down," she begged.  "But they never really met you, so I thought maybe we could make something up you know like we just happened to meet.  I don't think they'd mind that."

"I suppose," he said but looked a bit down.

"But the thing is, right now my parents think I'm in my bedroom."

"Huh?"

"My mom's been pushing me to get back to rehearsing, so I'm not really allowed out until I go back to school."

"But that means-"

"We can only see each other on the weekends."

"What?!"  All these new restrictions and changes were really making his mind reel. 

"It's ok though, I mean today is still Thursday right?  I can agree to rehearse tomorrow meaning I can start back to school on Monday.  But this weekend my restrictions will be up and you can come visit on Saturday and Sunday if you want.  Then I can finally tell my parents about you."

"Well that sounds really good Anzu, but there's a bit of a problem."

"Nani?"

"I live forty five minutes away," he groaned.  Anzu blanched but got a determined look on her face.

"Don't worry leave it up to me," she said.  "I have a friend who can drive and with a bit of persuasion I think I can get him to give you a ride."

"Back and forth two days in a row?"

"That is a bit troublesome," she said thinking it over.  "Unless you wouldn't mind staying the night with a friend of mine?"

"A friend?"  He sounded disappointed.

"Yes a friend you hentai," she huffed.  "His name is Yugi he lives with his mom and grandpa above their game shop."

"Wait you mean the Kame Game Shop?"

"Huh?  You know it?"

"Yeah I used to go there once a month, they had some really hard to find Role Playing booklets and such."

"Honto ni?  I knew Yugi and his grandfather picked up some hard to find stuff but something enough to make you go someplace almost an hour away?"

"Well yeah, then again today I was thinking of trying to hitchhike here, or walk a good amount of the way."

"N-nai?!"

"Well I didn't have any money to get here.  But Malik and Marik, the two guys who gave us a ride before remember, they said since I was still in the hospital over my birthday they'd consider this my present."

"Wow, that's really nice of them.  But you'd really hitchhike here to meet me," she said blushing as her heart began to speed up.  He nodded affirmative and she couldn't help how her heart now seemed to be racing, but then something popped into her mind.  "Ah your birthday!  That's right," she said hitting her forehead.  "I forgot your present at home!"

"Present?  Wait, how did you even know about my birthday?"

"How did you know about mine?"

"Mai," they both answered. 

"I fell asleep early and woke up about 15 minutes before eight so I just threw on some cloths and left.  I'm sorry I totally forgot!"

"It's ok!  I mean I wasn't even expecting a present.  This here is enough," he said truthfully.  They both looked up as the clock in the park struck ten and Anzu groaned.

"Man, I need to get home soon."

"Really," he sounded so disappointed.

"Yeah, but don't worry I can call you tomorrow!  Ah that reminds me, I need your address so Ootogi can pick you up on Saturday."

"Oh that's right," he said digging into his pickets and pulling out an old gum wrapper and a pen and scribbled it down.  They both then got up and headed for the entrance of the park hand in hand trying to enjoy the moment for as long as it would last.  But unfortunately it wasn't too long before they both heard the engines of the two bikes waiting for him at the entrance.  They stood there facing each other for what seemed like forever, at least to the people on the bike, before they leaned closer into a passion filled kiss in which they had their arms wrapped around each other.  Both trying to keep the very essence of the other with them as long as they could until they could see each other again.  But eventually they had to pull apart leaving a light blush on their cheeks and both of them slightly panting. 

"Goodnight, koi," he said testing the waters seeing how she would react.  She blushed and looked startled but still responded.

"Good night, koi," she said as they slowly pulled apart and he got on the back of a bike putting a helmet on and waving as the two sped off leaving her waving in the entrance of the park. 

AN:  WOW!  That was a hell of a lot longer then I planned it to be.  Sorry not as much fluff as you'd probably like but I promise there will be much more in the next chapter!  Anyway not much to say except I hope you liked it!