A/N: Hello everyone! This is my first fic so be nice! Yes, this is a Seto/Tèa story. I'm usually a Yugi and Tèa fan but I thought I'd try something different. Plus, I think they look cute together. Of course I know it's going to be hard to keep Seto in character but I'm up to the challenge. ^_^ So without further ado, here's my story.
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh!™ or any of the characters. I only know my own characters! So no suing! Or sallying…heh, heh, heh …yeah…. -_-
Chapter 1: Problems
A gust of wind blew by as Tèa walked home from Tony's Pizza Palace. She tightened her navy blue jacket around her chest. She inwardly cursed herself for not bring her longer jacket. Her jeans weren't enough to keep her legs warm from the cool winds. Tèa searched the street and the park she was passing by, for her friends. But there was no one in sight. She was surprised to see no one out. There were always people out goofing around on Fridays. Even if it did look like rain.
Tèa looked up into the clouds. She sighed. It hadn't rained all day and it just so happens when she walked out the door she heard thunder not too far off in the distance. Just her luck, she had other things to worry about. But for now she concentrated on getting herself home.
It was drizzling now, so she picked up her pace. The five-story apartment building eventually came into view. 'I hope dad didn't make a big dinner.' she thought as she made her way through the front lobby and into an elevator. She pressed a button labeled 'three' and waited. Tèa shifted her pink backpack as the elevator door opened. She strolled over to her door and went inside the small apartment.
" Daddy, I'm home!" she called as she made her way to her room to change her clothes. " You were supposed to be home at 5:30. You could have at least called me. Why are you late?" asked an apparently annoyed voice from the kitchen. Tèa bit her lip as she pulled her baby blue shorts over her legs. She threw her blue jeans and dance shirt in the hamper.
" Sorry daddy, but the girls thought it would be a cool idea to go get a bite of pizza. So I went with them," she confirmed slowly, as she made her way into the kitchen to get a drink. Mr. Gardner gave no response. He just shook his head, took off his apron and simply stated, "Dinner is ready."
"I already ate." Tèa reminded him. "So your saying I made dinner for nothing. I could have gone to work-" "Okay, okay. I'll eat it," she cut him off as passed him by while rolling her eyes slightly. Tèa sighed and went to the dinner table and sat down quietly looking down at her plate. Mr. Gardner brought in a pot of spaghetti and sat down across from his daughter.
Tèa immediately began serving herself without even giving him a glance. He just stared at her as she picked up her fork and began eating one of her favorite meals. Tèa glanced up at her father. " What?" was all she could manage with her mouth stuffed with noodles. Mr. Gardner gave her a stern look and said, "I need to talk to you." Tèa nodded for him to go on, slightly confused.
"As you know, the bill for your dance class is coming in only a matter of days. And you know as well as I that we're tight on money right now. His voice was getting louder by the second. "I'm not going to throw away my money on something I consider a waste of time that you could be using to make yourself somebody!"
"A waste of time?!" Tèa cried rising up from her chair, knocking it over in the process. "Dad, I love dancing and that's what I'm going to do with my life whether you like it or not! Why can't you understand that?!" Tèa was really crying now as tears rolled on rapidly down her cheeks. Why must they always argue about this? What is so wrong with wanting to be a dancer? After all, her mother was a dancer…
"Because you can be something so much better! Tèa, you're so smart! Don't let it go to waste!" Her father pleaded now he too, out of his chair.
"I'm 18 and a senior in high school. I think I can make my own decisions!" Tèa declared, her voice wavering, tears still overflowing.
Mr. Gardner was shocked by the audacity his daughter had to speak him that way. He thought he raised her better than that. He looked fiercely at her. "Then you can make the decision on a job because you're not squandering my money!" Mr. Gardner yelled as he threw his napkin down on the table. He marched to his room and a few seconds later he came out with his briefcase and coat. "I'm working late so don't wait up," was all he said as he slammed the door, leaving a weeping daughter behind him.
When he reached the bottom floor, he ran to his car as quickly as he could. He got in and slammed the door. He sat there looking at the rain cascading down the windshield of his car. 'I shouldn't have been so hard on her.' he thought to himself. 'Why can't she just understand that I only want the best for her? I don't want her to be struggling like me. I don't know. I guess I'm just…scared she'll end up like her mother…' He shook his head as if to remove his thoughts from his mind. 'I'm gonna be late to work.' He started the car and drove down the road to his destination.
*~*~*
Tèa just stood there, her arms crossed at her chest. She looked down at her still filled plate. She wasn't even hungry anymore. Well, not that she was in the first place. She turned off the light in the dinning room and went to her bed, not caring about the mess she left behind. She plopped down on her pale pink bed, ran her hands through her hair, and stared at the ceiling.
'What do I do now?' she thought, wiping her tear stained cheeks with the back of her hands. "I guess get a job," she said out loud, her voice still wavering a little. ' I haven't had a job in two years. I don't even know where to start.' She sighed and rolled onto her side, now staring at her dark brown dresser.
' It has to be soon though. It's going to be so embarrassing to have to leave the class because I can't pay. I have to think fast. Who can help me?…'
"Mai!" she stated as loud as she could. Sleep was getting the best of her, as her eyes drooped down. "Yeah that's it…Mai…I'll ask her tomorrow…I'll show daddy… I'll show him what I can do…" she whispered, before surrendering to her body's orders of rest, as she drifted off into sweet slumber.
A/N: Okay, so what do you think? Yeah I know you'd think Mr. Gardner would be so harsh but hey, it contributes to the story. Sorry this chapter was short. I'll try to make the next one longer. Well I gotta go! Please review. Only if you want to…you don't have to…I was just sayin…..
-Forever sleepy-
Black Satin Dress
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh!™ or any of the characters. I only know my own characters! So no suing! Or sallying…heh, heh, heh …yeah…. -_-
Chapter 1: Problems
A gust of wind blew by as Tèa walked home from Tony's Pizza Palace. She tightened her navy blue jacket around her chest. She inwardly cursed herself for not bring her longer jacket. Her jeans weren't enough to keep her legs warm from the cool winds. Tèa searched the street and the park she was passing by, for her friends. But there was no one in sight. She was surprised to see no one out. There were always people out goofing around on Fridays. Even if it did look like rain.
Tèa looked up into the clouds. She sighed. It hadn't rained all day and it just so happens when she walked out the door she heard thunder not too far off in the distance. Just her luck, she had other things to worry about. But for now she concentrated on getting herself home.
It was drizzling now, so she picked up her pace. The five-story apartment building eventually came into view. 'I hope dad didn't make a big dinner.' she thought as she made her way through the front lobby and into an elevator. She pressed a button labeled 'three' and waited. Tèa shifted her pink backpack as the elevator door opened. She strolled over to her door and went inside the small apartment.
" Daddy, I'm home!" she called as she made her way to her room to change her clothes. " You were supposed to be home at 5:30. You could have at least called me. Why are you late?" asked an apparently annoyed voice from the kitchen. Tèa bit her lip as she pulled her baby blue shorts over her legs. She threw her blue jeans and dance shirt in the hamper.
" Sorry daddy, but the girls thought it would be a cool idea to go get a bite of pizza. So I went with them," she confirmed slowly, as she made her way into the kitchen to get a drink. Mr. Gardner gave no response. He just shook his head, took off his apron and simply stated, "Dinner is ready."
"I already ate." Tèa reminded him. "So your saying I made dinner for nothing. I could have gone to work-" "Okay, okay. I'll eat it," she cut him off as passed him by while rolling her eyes slightly. Tèa sighed and went to the dinner table and sat down quietly looking down at her plate. Mr. Gardner brought in a pot of spaghetti and sat down across from his daughter.
Tèa immediately began serving herself without even giving him a glance. He just stared at her as she picked up her fork and began eating one of her favorite meals. Tèa glanced up at her father. " What?" was all she could manage with her mouth stuffed with noodles. Mr. Gardner gave her a stern look and said, "I need to talk to you." Tèa nodded for him to go on, slightly confused.
"As you know, the bill for your dance class is coming in only a matter of days. And you know as well as I that we're tight on money right now. His voice was getting louder by the second. "I'm not going to throw away my money on something I consider a waste of time that you could be using to make yourself somebody!"
"A waste of time?!" Tèa cried rising up from her chair, knocking it over in the process. "Dad, I love dancing and that's what I'm going to do with my life whether you like it or not! Why can't you understand that?!" Tèa was really crying now as tears rolled on rapidly down her cheeks. Why must they always argue about this? What is so wrong with wanting to be a dancer? After all, her mother was a dancer…
"Because you can be something so much better! Tèa, you're so smart! Don't let it go to waste!" Her father pleaded now he too, out of his chair.
"I'm 18 and a senior in high school. I think I can make my own decisions!" Tèa declared, her voice wavering, tears still overflowing.
Mr. Gardner was shocked by the audacity his daughter had to speak him that way. He thought he raised her better than that. He looked fiercely at her. "Then you can make the decision on a job because you're not squandering my money!" Mr. Gardner yelled as he threw his napkin down on the table. He marched to his room and a few seconds later he came out with his briefcase and coat. "I'm working late so don't wait up," was all he said as he slammed the door, leaving a weeping daughter behind him.
When he reached the bottom floor, he ran to his car as quickly as he could. He got in and slammed the door. He sat there looking at the rain cascading down the windshield of his car. 'I shouldn't have been so hard on her.' he thought to himself. 'Why can't she just understand that I only want the best for her? I don't want her to be struggling like me. I don't know. I guess I'm just…scared she'll end up like her mother…' He shook his head as if to remove his thoughts from his mind. 'I'm gonna be late to work.' He started the car and drove down the road to his destination.
*~*~*
Tèa just stood there, her arms crossed at her chest. She looked down at her still filled plate. She wasn't even hungry anymore. Well, not that she was in the first place. She turned off the light in the dinning room and went to her bed, not caring about the mess she left behind. She plopped down on her pale pink bed, ran her hands through her hair, and stared at the ceiling.
'What do I do now?' she thought, wiping her tear stained cheeks with the back of her hands. "I guess get a job," she said out loud, her voice still wavering a little. ' I haven't had a job in two years. I don't even know where to start.' She sighed and rolled onto her side, now staring at her dark brown dresser.
' It has to be soon though. It's going to be so embarrassing to have to leave the class because I can't pay. I have to think fast. Who can help me?…'
"Mai!" she stated as loud as she could. Sleep was getting the best of her, as her eyes drooped down. "Yeah that's it…Mai…I'll ask her tomorrow…I'll show daddy… I'll show him what I can do…" she whispered, before surrendering to her body's orders of rest, as she drifted off into sweet slumber.
A/N: Okay, so what do you think? Yeah I know you'd think Mr. Gardner would be so harsh but hey, it contributes to the story. Sorry this chapter was short. I'll try to make the next one longer. Well I gotta go! Please review. Only if you want to…you don't have to…I was just sayin…..
-Forever sleepy-
Black Satin Dress