Chapter one:

Rain cloud

Friday

1.00am

Tea was exhausted. Tired and completely withdrawn. She plumped herself onto the not so comfortable couch in the corner of her new apartment, sighing heavily as she landed. Her head was a web of frustration and anger.

She listened to the rain falling outside as she stared up at the ceiling, letting her purse slip lazily out of her fingers.

I can't believe that asshole!

Her thoughts wandered back to the restaurant and her arrogant bastard of a boss.

(FLASHBACK)

12:30am

Her night shift was coming to a close and she was getting ready to leave when she was confronted by Mr. Warren himself. He seemed a little less coordinated than usual with a slight look of perversion in his eyes. Tea didn't think too much on it giving him the benefit of the doubt. She greeted him with a polite smile, the same one she always flashed when dealing with her superiors- Courteous and Professional.

"Yes Mr. Warren? Is something wrong"?

"No, everything's fine, I just wanted to ask you something Tea"

His voice was low and he was looking down at her with a mischievous grin. Tea, being slightly unnerved by his tone stepped back a little, only to feel the cold wall pressing into her back. "Sir I…."

Before she had any time to respond he was grabbing her shoulders and pulling her toward him.

"What are you doing? Let go of me"

The fear in her voice only seemed to make things worse as his grin turned into a smile.

"Come on Tea, - don't even try to pretend that you don't want it -I've seen the way you look at me"

"What are you talking about? Are you crazy? Let go of me now!"

It was pretty clear by now that he was drunk and Tea decided to deal with the situation as calmly as possible. Even though he was a jerk she couldn't afford to lose her job. He lowered his mouth to her ear so that his voice was barely over a whisper.

"You wanna play games baby, okay, but I know you want me as much as I want you."

"Mr. Warren you're drunk please just think about what you're doing"

When he didn't stop Tea realized that it was no use trying to talk any sense into him.

Just then one of the other employees walked into the room. Just as fast as he had grabbed her before he loosened his grip on her shoulders.

Clearing his throat he stepped away from her and turned to face the obviously surprised young man standing in the doorway. The young man looked almost too nervous to speak.

Tea however didn't stick around long enough to hear what he had to say. She snatched her purse from the locker behind her, tears welling up in her eyes. She gave her boss a cold look and stormed out of the room not even bothering to look at the other young man. As she walked out into the alley at the back of the small town restaurant she let out a shaky breath. Clutching her arms tightly, the tears finally started to flow down her flushed cheeks. The world seemed to be closing in on her-Fast. Everything in her life was going down hill. She walked briskly out into the cold street feeling the first cold splashes of a light drizzle. Her mind was in a haze thinking about how on earth she was going to find another job before her next rent was due. She wondered why her life had to be in such a mess and why her parents had to be gone. They were the only ones she had in the world that she could truly turn to. Now she had no one. As the rain started its down pour so too did her tears as she ran to the taxi she had managed to flag down only seconds before.

(END OF FLASHBACK)

Tea sat up on the couch, her eyes still damp from all of her crying. She needed some distraction. Her mind started to wander again but this time it was Yami that filled her thoughts. She hadn't spoken to him since they broke up last summer about two weeks before she moved to the city. She missed him so much. When her parents died he was the only one who truly cared, he stuck with her through all of her difficult times. How did things go so wrong? She needed him more than she needed anything else. But it was no use thinking about him, he was out of her life and he wasn't coming back. She would just have to deal with her sorrow and pick herself up no matter how impossible it seemed.

Tea stood up from the couch and put her hand to her head. The room seemed to be spinning as she walked over to her small bedroom. She knew Mr. Warren wouldn't leave what happened between them alone. She always had suspicions about the way he felt about her but never cared enough to bother. Now that he had made his intentions perfectly clear she knew that he was stubborn enough to try to get her to come back to work. But there was no way that she was going back to that restaurant. She didn't actually say that she was leaving but the manner in which she had stormed out should have sent the message loud and clear.

After a long shower trying to clear her overloaded brain Tea headed over to the kitchen to fix herself a cup of hot chocolate. She looked at the clock hanging on the wall in the living room. It was already 1:35am.

She curled up on the couch again and hit the power button on the T.V remote. There was nothing good on as usual. She couldn't seem to calm down. She felt the tears burning the back of her eyes again as she tried to concentrate on an unfamiliar horror movie. They ran down her face as she finished her hot chocolate. By the time she was finished the rain had shown no sign of stopping. She decided to call it a night and head to bed. She climbed in between the covers feeling lonely and frustrated. She would have to search for a new job in the morning- Losing her apartment was not an option right now. She sighed as she hugged her pillow, letting the sound of the rain lull her to sleep.

Saturday Morning

8.20am

Tea was already up. Coffee in hand and the morning paper laid out on the kitchen table in front of her. She was busy searching the classifieds for an available job position when she was startled by the ring of her cell phone. She took it out of her pocket and looked at the screen. It was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello?"

"Tea? Uh …"

Tea recognized the voice straight away

"Mr. Warren?

She made no attempt to hide the bitterness in her voice- a bitterness he obviously recognized.

"Look Tea Just Listen to me…."

He obviously sobered up from last night. He sounded level headed and just a little bit rattled.

Tea however couldn't care less. She didn't give him time to finish his sentence.

"You have some nerve calling me after what you did last night"

"Look I was drunk alright I just wanted to apologize"

"Apologize? You must take me for some kind of fool-You expect me to accept your apology and just stroll back to work on Monday like nothing happened!"

"Nothing did happen Tea; I don't know what came over me last night, look I can't help that I'm attracted to you"

Tea wasn't expecting him to say that last part. Most girls at the restaurant would kill to hear those words from him .She didn't know why though, sure he was cute but he was also arrogant, disrespectful and pigheaded. Funny how that description sounded like one fit for Seto Kaiba.

Tea pushed her thoughts aside.

Why the hell did she suddenly think about Kaiba just now?

Weird.

"Mr. Warren I can't overlook what happened last night and I'd appreciate it if you don't call here again."

"Tea wait, please"

"I have nothing to say to you Mr. Warren"

"Alright have it your way then…"His ego must have been hurt as his arrogance resurfaced immediately.

"Okay, I tried being nice to you bitch but you just blew your chances - and by the way you didn't quit you're fired."

Tea opened her mouth to speak but with that he hung up. The nerve of that guy. She felt as though she had just been slapped in the face. She stared at the cell phone in her hand still not believing what an asshole Mr. Warren really was. She couldn't help but feel somewhat grateful that she left. She shook her head slightly as she stuffed the phone back into her pocket.

She finished drinking her coffee as she circled the last of the job openings that she might be interested in. As she put the coffee cup onto the counter she decided to head over to the super market to get a few things. Her refrigerator was practically empty. And besides, she needed some fresh air anyway-she was starting to feel stifled again.

Sighing heavily she grabbed her apartment keys and proceeded out the door, still wondering why Seto Kaiba of all people had unexpectedly pushed his way into her thoughts.