Confessions

By: Tima, Yami's wife

I don't own YuGiOh, just the new characters.

Chapter 1: First day and first love

Yugi woke up to the sun shining in from his window. Stretching, he pulled back the curtain that was in the middle of the room and looked at the bed where his adopted sister Tiki lay asleep. Her long, straight brown hair was in messes instead of in place like it always was. She was snoring and giggling in her sleep.

Trying not to laugh, he reached over and pinched her nose. She instantly woke up from not being able to breath. Her blue eyes held a great deal of annoyance when she realized it was her brother who woke her up. "Yugi, I thought I told you never to wake me up like that! Man…and the dream was just getting good," she grumbled in her child-like voice.

Yugi immediately knew what dream she was talking about. "You mean the one with your mystery man?"

Tiki nodded. "Yeah. I've gotten to the point where I know what his body structure looks like and what his voice sounds like. Yet, I've never once seen his face; it's always covered in some way. He was actually just about to tell me his name and show me his face…when YOU woke me up!"

Yugi laughed. "Sorry. But look at it this way; you may find him. Remember what today is?"

Tiki became excited for today was their first day of high school. Looking at the clock, they realized they were going to be late, jumped out of bed and started getting ready. Rushing, they made out the door and to the bus stop that would take them to Domino High School.

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Once there, they met up with their friend Tea and started getting used to high school life. Yugi looked around and saw everyone looking at him strangely because of the game he was playing. Tiki hung out next to the door, waiting for people to come through so she could meet and greet them. At first no one would pay any attention but they soon warmed up to her.

Having had her fun after a few minutes, Tiki was about to go sit down behind her brother when the door opened up. There in the doorway stood a boy about her age. He was tall with brown hair and blue eyes. His uniform was pristine and he had a metal suitcase in his hand.

Her eyes grew wide and she blushed deeply looking at him. She tried to say something but couldn't find her voice. He looked down at her and scowled, "Move."

Tiki snapped back into reality and slowly moved aside. Pushing past her, he moved to his desk, not knowing that she was still watching him. Following her gaze, Tea pulled her to the side and asked, "Why are you staring at him like that?"

"At who? Like what?" Tiki asked in a daze, eyes still on him.

Tea pulled Tiki's head toward her and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you but I think you don't stand a chance with him."

"Why? Who is he?"

"Seto Kaiba, son of—"

"Gozaburo Kaiba, president of Kaiba-Corp? Whoa."

Tea agreed. "Yeah, whoa. Look, take my advice and don't get involved with him. He'll only hurt you."

But it was already too late. Tiki felt something unexpected when she first saw Kaiba; recognition. She went over it many times in her head and reached a startling conclusion; Kaiba was her mysterious dream man. He fit all the physical characteristics and his voice also matched.

From then on, she ignored Tea's advice and tried to get to know Kaiba as much as she could. She would smile at him all the time and tried to talk to him about anything she could think of on a couple of occasions. She was able to get over her shyness but she still blushed whenever she saw him. At first Kaiba didn't want anything to do with her but that quickly faded.

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He was working late in the computer lab one night in late October, getting homework from school and from his home studies done, when Tiki walked in. They were surprised to see each other and Tiki's face immediately reddened. Clearing her throat uneasily, she asked, "Seto…how come you're still here?"

"Work. What about you?"

Tiki playfully shrugged as she sat down at the computer next to him. Turning it on, she said, "Sometimes I sneak away from home and come here to work on stories."

Kaiba scoffed. "Stupid. At least I'M doing something productive."

Tiki smiled. "I AM doing something productive. I want to be a writer someday and what I'm working on now is the first story I'm going to publish."

Kaiba shook his head in disgust as he continued to work. "Come on. Wake up to reality. You'll never make it. Why bother?"

Tiki chuckled. "I'll never know unless I try."

Kaiba was surprised at her answer. He had never met anyone like Tiki, full of confidence and offering friendship to everyone. They continued to work side by side for a while, talking every now and then. At first, Kaiba was still rough with his tone but relaxed as time went by. He couldn't explain why but he felt at peace whenever he was around Tiki. 'What is this feeling?' he wondered to himself.

They were getting ready to leave a while later when his cell phone rang. Answering it, he heard Mokuba on the other line. Speaking low so Tiki wouldn't hear, he said, "Hey, Mokuba. …Thanks, kid. …I'll be a few more minutes. …Right, see you then. …Bye."

He hung up, only to find Tiki listening. "Who was that?" she asked.

Kaiba finished packing up. "My kid brother Mokuba. I got to go. Maybe I'll see you around sometime."

He was almost out the door when Tiki suddenly remembered something and called him back. "Wait. I have something to give you."

Kaiba rolled his eyes but went back. Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out a small wrapped box and gave it to him. Still smiling, she started to leave when Kaiba asked in confusion, "What's this?"

Tiki giggled. "Have you forgotten what day it is, Seto? It's October 25…your birthday. I had Tea look it up in the office since she's the class representative. Oh, one thing…promise not to open it until you're on your way home? Happy birthday, Seto."

With that, she opened the door to leave but Kaiba had to ask her something else. "Why did you get this for me? Also, why do you call me by my first name unlike everyone else?"

Tiki giggled again. "Come on, Seto…you must have some idea." With that, she winked at him and left.

Kaiba was stunned, not only that she went to all that trouble to find out about today but also that she even cared. Before that moment, the only one who really cared about his birthday was Mokuba. Remembering his brother, he packed up and left.

On the way home, Kaiba opened the gift Tiki gave him. Inside was a Seiko watch. Looking at it, he realized he already had one on his wrist. He was about to toss the gift when he remembered Tiki's smiling face. 'She went to all that trouble…for me, of all people.'

Smirking, he took off his and put it in his suitcase. Taking out the new watch, he noticed a piece of paper under it. After putting the new watch on, he read the note. "Seto, I hope you like the watch. Just thought I'd get you something special for your birthday…because you're worth it. Call me sometime. Tiki"

Kaiba looked on the other side and there was her phone number. Sighing, he put it in his pocket and it never left. The next day, he made no mention about happened the night before. He pretended that nothing happened so that people wouldn't get any ideas.

But when Tiki arrived, he looked at her, lifted his uniform sleeve to reveal the watch, and nodded to her. Her eyes lit up and she gave him a gentle smile. He wanted to smile back but couldn't. Instead, he just nodded again and looked away. Even so, he still felt Tiki's eyes on him until the teacher came in. From that day forward, things were different between Kaiba and Tiki.

Will Tiki get her "dream man?" Find out next time!