Summary: Bakura dies from cancer. Broken-hearted, Tea runs away to hide from everyone…but after hiding from the real world for 3 years, Seto decides to bring her back, to face the friends and family she left behind, and then all hell breaks loose…

I'd just like to point out that I suck at summaries! Lolz, please read and review!

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She sat there crying her heart out. He was gone. He was really gone. She didn't care what the nurses thought. She didn't even budge when she heard Joey calling her, and telling her that it would be alright and they had to leave now.

"Ba-baku-ra!" Tea sobbed on his hospital bed sheets. "He…can't be!" Tea cried grabbing Joey's shirt and pulling him down so that he was able to see her face clearly. Her hair was messed up, her eyes were red and swollen from crying too much and her face was pale. "Please! Please Joey! Please, tell me…! Tell me…he's not gone! Please…" she begged. Joey gulped and shook his head violently. He couldn't tell her…no, he wouldn't. He would hurt her more than she was hurting right now.

"Joey…please…" Tea whispered. Joey opened and closed his mouth. He couldn't say anything. "Please?" Tea begged. Then Yugi came walking over to Tea's side.

"Tea, calm down. It's alright. Everything will be fine…" Yugi muttered, hugging the crying girl. He tried to pull her away from Joey but Tea wouldn't let go…not until she got an answer.

"I c-can't calm down Y-yugi! I h-have to know! Please, Joey! Tell me!" Tea said as more tears slid down her face. Yugi moved his arm so he could wipe the tears off of her face.

"Tea…" Joey muttered. No one could break it to her. Even though she already knew, even though…she couldn't let him go…she couldn't let Bakura go… "Please, Tea…just let go of him…just let go…" Joey soothed.

"Please stop crying Tea." Yugi said as his eyes welled up with tears. "Because when you cry, I cry…you make everything seem so sad when you cry…" Yugi whispered. Tea tried to laugh but it came out as a choking sound. She smiled a bit, hiding her true feelings.

"I'll-I'll, be fine, Yugi." Tea said wiping the rest of her tears away.

"You sure?" Yugi asked.

"I'm sure." Tea answered.

"I'm glad." Yugi smiled. Tea attempted to smile back but it came out as a grimace.

"Want me to drop you back at home Tea?" Tristan asked. Tea shook her head.

"I'll be fine. I can walk home." she muttered.

"You sure?" Tristan asked just like Yugi.

"Yes." Tea replied grabbing her school bag and turning the handle for the door and opening it, leaving it opened as she walked away, leaving her friends alone to wonder.

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People stared at her as she passed. Of course Tea didn't look that good because she had been crying, and because before Bakura went he decided to ruffle up her hair. She started to remember what he said to her.

Flash Back

Tea held onto his hand tightly, not letting go, not even to let the blood flow into his hand. Bakura looked up at her and smirked.

"Come on Mazaki, I might die before the time I'm supposed to because of you squeezing my hand that hard." Bakura laughed. Tea laughed as tears welled up in her eyes. Bakura looked up at her as tears slid down her soft face. He sighed, reaching up with his right hand and wiping away her tears. "Shit." He muttered as more tears came out of her eyes. "Shit Mazaki! You're going to make a river with those tears!" Bakura said looking a bit annoyed with her crying. She started to cry more as she stared at him. He looked away from her.

"Why didn't you take the surgery?" Tea whispered. Bakura looked back at her and sighed.

"Now, I want to die as a normal Tomb Robber, Mazaki. I don't want to look scary with a big scar on my side!" Bakura joked. He reached over to her with his right hand and ruffled up her hair. "Come on, Tea. Don't cry. Everything will be alright…" he whispered.

"You promise?" she asked.

"I promise." He smiled.

End of Flash Back

Before Tea knew it she was walking down the driveway to her house. She sighed. She slipped off her shoes as she opened the door to her house. She looked around nervously. She didn't like her mother. Her mother didn't like her. They never got along ever since her father passed away. She was always mean to Tea, even around Yugi and the others. She didn't care if Tea missed out on excursions or trips. She was just a miserable bitch was all Joey had to say about Tea's mother.

Tea made a mad dash for her room. Her room was up the staircase and was the room at the very end of the hall. Meaning Tea had a long way to run to her freedom. Tea was had just reached the top of the stairs when she heard a shout from the bottom of the stairs.

"Tea! Come down here right now!" she heard her mother shout. Tea cringed. Damn. She was so close to her freedom. She turned around to see her mothers angry face.

"Where have you been?" her mother asked angrily, as she put her hands on her hips.

"Oh, hi mum." Tea muttered. "I was…just at a friend's house." Tea lied, turning quickly to run up the stairs to her room.

"Stop you lying bitch!" her mother shouted. Tea ran for her life because she could hear her mother chasing after her. Tea reached her door and grabbed at the handle and turned it. 'click click'. The door didn't open.

"Shit." Tea muttered kicking at the door. Her mother was right behind her.

"Looking for this?" she asked lifting up the keys that she had in her hands.

"Please don't mother…" Tea whispered.

"Tell me the truth Tea, then I'll let you in your room." her mother taunted. Tea looked desperately at the key and then at the handle of her bedroom door. She knew she had to escape. But how? Her mother stood behind her with her bedroom keys and there standing in front of her was her bedroom which at the moment was locked. Tea opened her mouth when there was a sudden knock at the door.

"Hello? Anyone home?" a voice called from the front door.

"I'm coming!" Tea's mother called. She gave one last glance at Tea and then walked down the hall still with the keys. The doorbell rang twice.

"I'm coming I said!" Tea's mother shouted sounding frustrated. This was Tea's moment to escape. She ran to the bathroom door, which was right next to her bedroom, to check if it was locked as well. She turned the handle and the door swung open. And there, she saw the window to freedom. She closed the door halfway and went to the window. She climbed up and reached the windowsill.

"Tea?" Tea's mother called as she climbed the stairs. Tea put her right leg through the window and then her left. "TEA?!" her mother screamed as she reached the top of the stairs realising that Tea had gone. Tea jumped down from the window.

"Ow." she muttered as she rubbed her legs. She ran to the fence that ran around the house and climbed over it. She landed on her side, wincing as she got up. She got up and began to stagger, holding her hip in pain.

"TEA!!" she heard her mother scream. She had to quicken her pace…or else…her mother…would catch up to her. She didn't stop until she saw a black limousine stop near her. The car door opened.

"Get in Tea. Now." The voice said sounding demanding as if it were an order that was expected to be done. Tea's head was spinning from the smell of the petrol and her vision was blurring. She wasn't sure if she should trust this man but she had no choice. So she jumped into the limo and slowly opened her eyes only getting a glimpse of her rescuer…all the details that she saw were blue eyes staring concerned at her.

"Bakura…protect me…" Tea whispered blacking out.

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I hope that didn't suck! Please don't flame or else, you'll be in pure danger, and if you flame and don't leave your pen name or email then that proves what a coward you are. Thank you to those who will review.

Love you lots,

Chibi-Chichan