Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Chapter 2: Auditions and Accusations
A
Yu-Gi-Oh Fanfiction
By: Mazakai
Conceptualized/First
Written: July 26, 2005
Completed/Final Edit: October
16, 2006
Posted:
Don't Forget! I would like to hear what you think of my story so please review.
Ladies and Gents This came to me when I was watching The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. I know its lame, but I got the idea of for a (I'm hoping) cool Seto/Tea paring. This is my first one ever. So please bear with me. Well it's not my first fan fiction but it is my first Seto/Tea paring.
Disclaimer: ME, own Yu-Gi-Oh? I wish! Anyway, if I were Kazuki Takahashi or the people at Shounen Jump or Viz or 4Kids or wherever, I'd not only be rich, but I'd make a REAL life Seto Kaiba for me to hold prisoner or something... So yeah. This is for fun, not profit.
As Kaiba neared the auditorium he felt as if his stomach was doing back flips. He hated the idea that people would actually see him in the drama club, his reputation would be ruined. As far as he knew they, might be doing some sort of play with singing involved, and he most definitely was not going to sing. Seto Kaiba did not sing in public.
When he opened the doors to his horror he saw not only Yugi Mouto and Joey Wheeler, he saw the whole gang, which consisted of: Tea Gardner, Ryou Bakura, Marik Ishtar, Duke Devlin, Serenity Wheeler, and Mai Valentine. This was just what he needed. It was bad enough that he had to join the stupid club, but to have the whole idiot squad there as well, that was too much.
"Hey guy's look who just showed up!" Duke Devlin called to his friends as he watched Kaiba walk into the auditorium and sit down near the back of the theater. "The one and only Seto Kaiba is in drama club!"
"Oh that's right I forgot to tell you that last night. I found out yesterday that Kaiba hadn't done any extra curricular activity so he could graduate, so he had to join drama club." Tea piped up as she realized what they were talking about.
Before any more of the guys could retort to Duke and Tea's accusations the two main founders of the club stood up on stage and silenced everyone. It was clear that they were going to make a speech.
"Welcome to another good year of the Domino High Drama Club! My name's Shizuka Minamouta and this is Mazakai Iyruka. We're the two main founders of the drama club, but we couldn't do it alone so would the other founders of the drama club please stand up," Shizuka said as Tea and Ryou and three other third year students stood up. "Okay so this year instead of doing our traditional musical, we decided to do a work of Shakespeare. In fact it's the most classic and tragic love story ever. Of course we are talking about Romeo and Juliet! Now we already have an idea of who we want to play some of the roles, but don't worry we will let everyone have a fair audition, but we can't guarantee that you'll get the role. We would like you to sign up for the roles you would like to try out for and take a copy of the script that you will have to read for the auditions. Then you may leave"
So with that everyone got up and formed lines behind the list, which were positioned in the rear of the auditorium. When Kaiba had heard that they were going to do Romeo and Juliet he already knew what part he wanted to play. He figured if he had to do this he would go for the big stuff. And besides he had all of Shakespeare's greatest works memorized by heart and he knew that all he would have to do was get into character and he could act out any male part in the play. When the to lead founders told them that they could sign up he was already out of his seat and signing up for the roles that he really wanted to audition for.
'Okay so I want to sign up for Romeo, Lord Capulet, Lord Montague, Benvolio, Mercutio, Tybalt, and the Prince. Yes those are good roles.' Kaiba thought as he signed his name on the sheets and collected to scripts for each one. Then with that he left the auditorium before, he hoped, anyone had seen him.
Tea walked up to the sheets just as fast and looked to see what Kaiba had signed up for. 'Romeo, Lord Capulet, Lord Montague, Tybalt, Mercutio, Benvolio, and the Prince, nice choices. Though I see that he didn't sign up for any of the Capulet servant! Bet he thinks he's too good to play those roles. I think I'll sign up for Juliet, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, and the Nurse.' Tea thought as she signed her name and picked up the scripts she needed. And then with that Tea left, without her friends, and headed towards the library to get a copy of Romeo and Juliet to help her understand the characters she was auditioning for.
When Kaiba got home that night, Mokuba was sitting in his study, obviously waiting for Seto to get home. Kaiba wondered what Mokuba wanted now. Did he want to know why Seto was so late at coming home that night. Well that could easily be explained.
"Hey big brother, you got a call here why you were away. They said that they tried to reach you at your office but you were in a meeting so they said they'd try again later, but they decided to call here." Mokuba said once Kaiba had walked into his study.
"Who was it Mokuba," Kaiba asked curtly as he hung his school jacket up in the closet in the office. He didn't know of anyone who had his home phone number.
"It was Tea, big brother. She wants you to call her back. I think she said something about rehearsing or practicing lines. Or something like that." Mokuba replied brightly watching Seto's face as he took in the information. He then stood up and handed Seto a scrap of paper with Tea's phone number on it. "I think you should call her, Seto. I mean she went through the trouble of finding our phone number, that shouldn't even be listed anywhere. You should return the favor."
Mokuba then gave Kaiba his best par of puppy dog eyes, which he knew worked every time on his older brother if he really wanted something done the way he wanted it done.
"Fine, I'll call her." Kaiba said briskly, not wanting to deny Mokuba of anything (Told you it would work). So he pulled out his cell phone and dialed the number that was written on the paper.
Satisfied, Mokuba bound out of the room to give Seto the proper privacy for his phone call, but he still didn't have to be in the room to eavesdrop on his older brother. They did have intercoms all around the house. So with that Mokuba ran to the kitchen to listen in on the phone conversation.
The phone had rung twice before Kaiba heard someone pick up. "Hello, this is Tea. May I ask whose calling?" 'She doesn't recognize my cell number' Kaiba thought quickly.
"This is Seto Kaiba; my little brother said you called about practicing lines." Kaiba said surprisingly calm. No trace of anger could be heard in his voice and that was a first.
"Oh hi, Kaiba. Yeah I did call about practicing lines. I saw what you signed up for and was wondering if you wanted to get together and practices line tomorrow night." Tea said sounding equally calm, but there was a tiny hint of nervousness in her voice. "I mean if you don't want to, we don't have to, but you really don't have many friends in drama club, and well if you don't want to…" but she never finished her sentence because Kaiba interrupted her.
"Fine. We can practice here at my house if you want," Kaiba answered before she could say any more.
"Wow, I didn't know that you would agree to this, the only problem is, I don't know where your house is." Tea responded, now sounding slightly embarrassed.
"I'll send one of the limo's to pick you up, say 4 o-clock-ish," Kaiba replied nervously. He had never invited a girl his own age over before. Heck, he had never invited any girl over to his house, ever.
"Yeah that would be okay for me." Tea replied shock very clear in her voice. Never in the years that she had known Seto Kaiba had he ever been the slightest bit nice to her, and now this, what was the world coming to?
"Alright then, well, I've got to go, so I'll see you tomorrow at school," Kaiba said after a short pause. He didn't know what he had to do at that précis moment, but he was sure he could think of something.
"Alright then," Tea replied and with that they both hung up. Kaiba was confused and shocked with himself, he had no idea why he had agreed to practice with Gardner, when he already had the whole play memorized. What was wrong with him? He was supposed to be the cold-hearted CEO that everyone feared and hated. So why did he just go and make a promise to the girl whose best friend was his arch rival in the dueling world. What was wrong with him!
'Oh well, I guess I'm just tired. I don't mind Gardner, much, so I guess I'll get along with her better than I would if it where one of the other members of the little group she hangs out with.' Kaiba thought as he put his phone up and walked up to his room. Then thing that was so pressing to him that had had to get to immediately was a long refreshing nap. His head was pounding and he felt a headache coming his way, and sleep sounded so good at the moment.
So trudging into his dark room, he had turned the light on and pulled of his school shirt and pants, standing there in his boxers and putting on a t-shirt, when his cell phone rang again.
"Hello," Kaiba said tiredly in a gruff voice. He really just wanted to go to bed. Was that to much to ask for after a stressful day at school and work?
"I'm sorry to bother you again at home, Kaiba, but do you think you could send your limo over a 3:30 instead of 4:00, my parents are going out of town tomorrow and my aunt won't be dropping the extra key off until 8:00 tomorrow, and I don't like waiting outside my house for very long alone." Tea said quickly.
"Sure what ever you need. I'll pick you up then if you want." Kaiba replied groggily, eyeing his bed eagerly. It looked so soft and warm.
"Thanks I'd really appreciate it, Kaiba." Tea said happily. "Well, I'll see you later then." And with that they hung up again.
Kaiba decided that he would turn his phone off from now on before he went to bed. All he wanted to do was sleep and he wasn't going to be interrupted any more. So placing his phone on his bed side table, he turned the lights off in his room and walked over to his bed and pulled the covers back and slide under them. Warmth surrounded him and almost the second his head hit the pillow, he fell into a deep dreamless sleep.
The next day at school went by quickly for the young CEO, which was strange, because it usually went quite slowly. Maybe it was because of the meeting he had with Tea after school or the fact that he had never had a girl his own age at the mansion before. That would be a new experience.
So a few minutes before he had to be at Tea's, Kaiba made sure that he had the library all set up for when she arrived. He had told the maids to set out some snacks and drinks so they wouldn't get hungry while they practiced. Kaiba also didn't want to have to leave the library if at all possible. Though when he looked down at his watch he realized that he should have left three minutes ago, and he ran out the door and to the waiting limo.
Five minutes later he reached Tea house. It was a two story house that wasn't big, but it wasn't small either, it was a regular size house, and Kaiba liked the way it looked. Tea was standing outside waiting for him, though it looked as though she had changed cloths, and Kaiba thought that she had told him that she was locked out of her house until later that night. She was wearing a pair of very dark blue jeans and a tight fitting brown t-shirt and by the looks of it a pair of brown boots. Kaiba couldn't help thinking that she looked extremely good looking in that outfit. He had really never seen her outside of school, except in Duel Monster Tournaments. When the limo stopped (he almost forgot to get out) Kaiba opened the door and greeted her half way.
And almost reading his mind, Tea said, "I packed another outfit before I left for school this morning so I wouldn't have to stay in my school uniform." Kaiba then realized that all he had done was unbutton the full length of his school jacket that revealed the white t-shit he was wearing underneath it. He hadn't noticed that he hadn't changed like he usually did when he came home. Kaiba hated the school uniforms with a passion. He like the blue coloring at times, but now wasn't one of them.
Remembering that they should probably get going, Kaiba motioned towards the limo and held the door open for Tea as she slid into the back of it. Kaiba followed suit and closed the door behind him, then he pressed the intercom to the driver and said, "We can go now." Tea looked shocked at this for a second, but hid her expression quickly.
They arrived at the Kaiba mansion five minutes later, neither of the teens saying a word during the duration of the trip. When Tea saw the mansion, she gazed up at it in wonder, this time unable to hide her shock.
"You live here!" Tea said breathlessly.
"Lived here for six years," Kaiba said emotionlessly and mumbled under his breath, "Hated most of them"
"Sorry, what was that," Tea replied to his mumble.
"Nothing, it was nothing," he replied quickly.
He walked up the stairs leading to the large oak doors and Tea followed behind him as the doors were pulled open by the butler. Tea looked around the entrance hall, gazing up at the large chandelier, then running after Kaiba as he had kept on walking.
He nearly passed his office when he remembered that he was still in his school cloths. He turned on his heel and pulled open the doors that led into his office, only to find Mokuba at his computer. "Mokuba what are you doing in here. You have your own computer upstairs." Kaiba asked as he walked towards his brother.
"I just needed a place where I wouldn't be distracted." Mokuba replied as he typed away on the computer.
"Okay, just don't mess with any of my files." Kaiba replied as he pulled a pair of jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt with the words 'KaibaCorp.' on the front in a brilliant shade of sapphire blue, from his closet in the office. He also hung his school jacket in the closet while he was in there. And with that he led Tea to the large library. It had a fire place or two in it, three tables with chairs around them, and a dozen or so armchairs where scattered throughout the room. Five candlelit chandeliers hung from the high ceiling, casting a somewhat warm glow around the room. "I'll be right back; I just want to change, so make yourself at home. There are drinks over there and there should be some food as well if you're hungry?" Kaiba said as he pointed to the fireplace. He then turned again on his heel and out of the door towards the bathroom a few doors down.
Tea was shocked at the interior of the room, let alone the mansion. Kaiba's office had been impressive. She thought she had even seen a fireplace, at least five bookshelves, an entertainment center, large desk, couch, and a walk in closet, which Kaiba had entered to get a set of regular looking cloths. Never in a million years would she have thought that Seto Kaiba owned a pair of jeans, let alone a sweat shirt.
So acting upon the parting request of the elder Kaiba, she looked around the library and found the drinks and snacks he had indicated. Obviously he had never had anyone over that was his same age before, because he had shrimp and caviar out on a silver platter, though there was some crackers, fruit, and potatoes chips. At least his selection in drinks was better than in food. There were sodas (assorted flavors and types), juices, and something that looked oddly like vodka. Maybe had had forgotten that he had that in his drink selection. Or maybe the young CEO just liked having a little bit of a kick in his drink. Tea decided that she would probably just prefer water at the moment and immediately found what she was looking for, but it was over on another table. So quickly getting a glass, Tea headed down the rows of bookshelves, looking at all of the titles. Most where in Japanese, some where in English, and a few looked like they were in French, Spanish, Chinese, and some weird form of symbolic writing.
'I never knew that Kaiba knew so many languages.' Tea thought as she pulled a book off the shelf to examine it. Replacing it back where it belonged she walked down a few more rows before sitting down in front of a fireplace, waiting for her host to return.
Kaiba knew that he was stalling. He had changed fairly quickly out of his school cloths and was now standing in his bathroom dressed like a normal teen, and he wasn't used to the look. He had never worn these jeans before, nor had he ever worn such baggy pants. Well they where baggy to him. To a normal guy they would have been just right, but to Seto Kaiba they were very baggy. He was used to tight black business cloths with the occasional gravity defying trench coat, but never had he worn jean, a t-shirt, and a sweat shirt. Kaiba guessed that he wanted to show Tea that he could be a normal teenager for once, but he felt down right uncomfortable with that.
So after making sure he looked okay before he left the sanity of the small room, Kaiba made his way towards his library and possibly his impending doom.
Tea jumped when she heard the doors of the library open. Though what shocked her the most was the appearance of the young man standing between them. Seto Kaiba looked hot, and there was no denying it. His jeans fit and looked perfect on him, and the sweat shirt was a nice change from the gravity defying trench coats or the school uniform. He had an edgy look on his face, but it fit his posture perfectly. If he ever gave up on Kaiba Corp. and duel monsters, he could be a male model. Though he must have noticed he shocked expression as he moved through the door and shut them behind him.
"What," Kaiba asked tensely. He hated when people gaped at him like he was an alien from outer space. Secretly he wished that people would realize that he was a normal, well at least trying to be normal, teenager.
"It's just that you look really nice. I mean, dressing like a normal teenager for once." Tea replied looking away slightly at the last part of her sentence. "I never knew that you owned a pair of jeans."
"I may never wear them in front of the guys, but I do wear normal clothes at home." Kaiba retorted, sounding slightly insulted at Tea's accusation of his wardrobe.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to insult you or anything, it's just strange seeing you in clothes that aren't related to business or defying gravity," Tea replied shyly looking down at the floor.
"Could we just get to practicing." Kaiba asked annoyed that he was wasting time.
"Sure, where should we start." Tea asked as she pulled out her scripts. "We could start with the stuff they gave us for the parts with both Romeo and Juliet in them." Tea knew exactly which scene it was too, she had been assigned to pick the scene's for auditions for the parts of Romeo and Juliet. She had picked the balcony scene.
"Um what is that again," Kaiba asked as he rifled through his papers trying to find the sheets of paper he had picked up for the part of Romeo.
"Well, well, it's the balcony scene. You know the one where…where…" Tea spurted only to be interrupted by Kaiba.
"I know what scene you're talking about. I know this play by heart." Kaiba said strictly. Tea opened her mouth as if ready to ask why, but once again Kaiba interrupted. "Don't ask."
"Alright, well let's get started. I'll read the part of the narrator and the part of Juliet if you don't mind." Tea said after a minute or two had passed.
"I don't," Kaiba replied. So Tea began the scene.
"There wasn't much that could stop Romeo from making his way toward the house. Then, suddenly, something did. As he dashed toward the tree beneath the balcony, light came pouring out. Someone had lit a candle in the room inside, casting light out through the balcony over Romeo's head." Tea read from the script.
"How did they hear me? I was creeping so quietly that I could hardly hear my footsteps myself! What awful luck! Now they're going to send the guards down to catch me and beat me because I'm a Montague. Then they'll have me arrested for being on their property. I'll be sent away to prison and I won't get to see Juliet's face ever again!" read Kaiba from the line in front of him, acting the part of Romeo to a tee.
'He's good. Real good,' Tea thought as she listened to Kaiba as he read his lines. Then she remembered that she had to read the part of the narrator and continued. "But Romeo's luck wasn't awful at all. In fact, just the opposite was true. For after an instant of panic, Romeo realized that the candle hadn't been lit by an angry parent or a suspicious watchman. It had been lit by Juliet. She stepped out onto the balcony and began to speak."
"But, soft! What light though yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!" Kaiba replied reciting the line without looking at his sheet. He was looking directly at Tea.
"After staring out across the moonlit yard, Juliet began to move her lips as though she were speaking. But she didn't make a sound." Tea read.
"Who is she speaking to? I wish she were speaking to me. But no, she is speaking to someone far more worthy than me. Look, Juliet's eyes glow more brightly than any star! Those eyes pour brightness down across her delicate check and light up the night." read Kaiba.
Doing as the script instructed, Tea sighed a single sigh.
"She speaks! Oh, please speak again. For your voice is heavenly music, like angles singing in harmony as they float through the clouds." Kaiba read his voice a mere whisper.
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or if you will not, swear that you love me, and I'll stop being a Capulet forever." Tea recited, this was the only part of the script she had memorized, looking up and into Kaiba's eyes as she did.
"She's thinking about me, just like I've been thinking about her!" Kaiba replied in a whisper, sounding dumbstruck.
"It's your name that's my enemy," Tea continued. "You'd be you even if you weren't a Montague. What is a Montague anyway? It's not your hand, or your foot, or your arm, or your face, or any other part of your body. Oh, why couldn't you have some other last name?"
This time it was Kaiba who read the part of the narrator. "As Juliet continued, she leaned forward over the balcony to pluck a leaf off the branch of the near by tree. She leaned so far that Romeo was sure she would see him. But still she didn't know he was there."
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell just as sweet. And Romeo would be just as wonderful if he were called Othello or Prospero. Oh Romeo, get rid of your name, which isn't any part of you. In exchange for your name, take all of me!" Tea read not daring now to look up at Kaiba.
"I will!" exclaimed Kaiba. "Tell me you love me and I'll be born all over again with a completely different name!"
Sounding startled, Tea continued, "Who's hiding out there in our yard spying on me?"
"I have no idea how to tell you who I am since I hate my name!" Kaiba answered. "My name is your enemy, so I refuse to use it. If it were written down, I'd tear it up into a thousand pieces!"
"Recognizing the voice that called to her, Juliet smiled and leaned over the balcony's railing and called." Kaiba read.
"You're Romeo, aren't you?" Tea asked. "And you're a Montague."
"I am neither of those," Kaiba answered, "if you don't want me to be."
"How in the world did you get here?" Tea asked Kaiba. "The walls around our house are very tall and hard to climb. Aren't you worried about the watchmen? And my father? Do you have any idea what they'd do if they found you out here?"
"My love for you gave me wings, so I flew right over the walls," Kaiba replied. "Did you think a heap of stones could keep out true love? Let your relatives do what they like to me. Any pain they could cause would be wiped out by the joy of this moment."
"If they find you, they will kill you!" Tea read, her voice full of warning.
"Your beauty gives me strength," Kaiba explained. "Inspired by your eyes, I could beat any army single handedly!"
"Romeo," Tea read. "They must not find you."
"Let them find me!" read Kaiba, his voice filled with excitement.
"How did you know which window was mine?" Tea asked.
"Love showed me the way," Kaiba answered. "I'd be able to find my way to you even if you were hidden on the other side of the world."
"I would have never said any of those things if I had known you were there," Tea read. "Do you love me? I know you'll say yes, and that you would swear you love me. But people swear they'll love each other forever all the time. And their love doesn't last a week! If you really do love me, say it and really mean it."
"Ready to prove his love with a kiss, Romeo shimmied up the tree, climbed into the branches, and was perched on a limb, from which he could reach Juliet's outstretched hands. Once again Romeo tried to swear his love." Kaiba read.
"My dear Juliet, I swear by that moon, that as long as the seas rush across the—." read Kaiba.
"Don't swear on the moon!" Tea interrupted. "The moon is always changing. Every night it's a little different. And sometimes it disappears altogether. I do not want your love to change every day. Or to disappear, ever!"
"So what should I swear by?" asked Kaiba.
"Don't swear at all," read Tea. "Or if you will, just swear by yourself, since you're the man of my dreams."
"If you like," Kaiba began. "Uh, in the name of—."
"No, don't swear at all," Tea read. "All your promises are making me nervous. This is happening to quickly."
"Romeo did not want Juliet to feel rushed, but he didn't want to leave her either. So as kind as her next words were, they disappointed him." read Kaiba.
"Good night, my sweet," Tea sighed. "Let our love grow slowly, like a flower that spreads it's petals a little bit more every day. I hope your sleep is as sweet as the joy I'm feeling right now in my heart."
"Will you make me go without your promise?" Kaiba asked.
"My promise of what?" Tea replied.
"Your promise that you love me," Kaiba answered gently.
"I gladly give you my promise that I love you with all my heart," Tea responded. "Yet all of the sudden I wish I could take back that promise."
"Take it back?" Kaiba read, sounding alarmed. "Why would you want to take back your promise that you love me?"
"So I could give it back to you all over again, and again, and again," Tea read. "My love is a boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite."
"Juliet glanced back into her room. She heard the Nurse calling to her from down the hall." Kaiba read.
"Coming Nurse!" Tea read.
"Romeo was thrilled beyond belief. He swung on the branch like a monkey, then let go and dropped to the ground in a single leap. He lay on his back, giggling quietly, staring up at the stars."
"How do I know I'm not dreaming? This could all be a dream. It's way too quick, too strange, and too perfect to be real. Oh well if it is a dream, I hope I never wake up!" Kaiba replied almost sounding dreamy himself.
"I only have time for two more words, Romeo: Good Night! If your love really is serious, and you'd like to marry me, and you can find someone willing to marry us, let me know, and I'll be yours for as long as I live" Tea read breathlessly.
"Romeo could hardly believe his ears. He wanted to shout "Yes" at the top of his lungs, but he was too astounded to speak. As the Nurse called to Juliet again, Juliet wished Romeo "a thousand good nights" and dashed inside." Kaiba read.
"A thousand good nights from sweet Juliet would kill me," Kaiba said softly looking up. "Having to say good night to her just once is unbearable!"
"Once again Juliet appeared in the window and called softly to Romeo." Kaiba read.
"So when will I hear from you about the marriage plans?" Tea asked.
"I know just the man for the job," was Kaiba's swift answer. "Give me a little time to work out the details—a day at the most."
"By this time tomorrow, then," Tea read.
"It will seem like twenty years until then," Kaiba read.
"Like a million years," Tea read. "I had something to say, but I forgot what it was."
"Romeo was happy to wait while she tried to remember what she was going to say. And Juliet was glad to keep forgetting what she meant to say, just so she could keep him in her company. Romeo didn't mind. He would easily have made that small spot of grass which he was standing his home, as long as he could keep gazing up at her face." Kaiba read.
"It will be morning soon," Tea said after a pause. "I guess you should go. But I wish I could keep you from going far. I wish you were a little bird tied to my finger by a string. Then you could fly a bit, but you'd always have to come right back into my palm."
"If I were your bird, you wouldn't need a string," Kaiba replied. "Perching on your hand and staring at your face would be a perfect spot for me."
"Good night," Tae finally said.
"Good Night," Kaiba echoed.
"Good night," Tea said again.
"Good Night," Kaiba said again.
"Good night, good night: parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow."
"As she blew him a kiss, Romeo turned to wander away. Then he charged up to her window, and gently touched her face," Kaiba read. He reached out and gently cupped Tea's cheek in his hand and leaned forward across the table until his lips found hers. What was supposed to be a small kiss on the lips turned into a tenderer and deeper kiss. Kaiba had never thought he could experience such a more wonderful thing. But as they say all good things must come to an end, and the two teen had to breathe sooner or later.
When they both regained their normal breathing rate, Tea looked up and saw a look of awe in Kaiba's face. Like he was shocked at what he had just done. She never knew that Kaiba could have such tender side to his cold disposition.
'What a way to have your first kiss,' Tea thought. 'And who would have thought that it would have been with Seto Kaiba. That was unbelievable.'
'Whoa, that was amazing. Wait, why the heck did I do that? All of a sudden I had the sudden urge to kiss her and I did; stupid urges. What a way to experience your first kiss, Kaiba,' Kaiba thought to himself. 'Though that was an incredible kiss. Who would have thought my first kiss would be with Tea Gardner?'
"I'm sorry; I don't know why I did that." Kaiba confessed as he looked down at the table, embarrassed.
Tea reached across the table and lifted Kaiba's chin up so he was looking her in the eye. He actually looked more relaxed and vulnerable than Tea had ever seen him. It was a nice feeling to see him that way. "It's okay. I didn't mind. It was good…I mean…well um…well it was good," Tea stuttered, but still looking Kaiba in the eye. "Kaiba, forgive me for saying this, but you're an incredible kisser," she finished as she began to move to put her script in her bag, but Kaiba stopped her.
"You weren't so bad yourself. I feel weird saying this after you just told me I was an "incredible kisser", but that was my first kiss. Ever," Kaiba replied as he reached up and grasped Tea's hand in his own. She had forgotten to remove it when she touched his face to lift it up.
"It was my first one as well," Tea confessed. "But I don't think I've had enough practice."
"Me either," was all that Kaiba said.
So with that Kaiba leaned forward again and brushed his lips against Tea's again, and like the first time it turned from small and gentle to tender and deep. And once again the two teens had to part for breath.
Then just as the two were about to go in for another kiss, the door of the library burst open and Mokuba ran into the room, out of breath.
"Tea your aunt just called, she said for me to tell you that something happened that couldn't be left unattended, and that she couldn't be there until tomorrow, and she left money for you under the door mat. Oh and she told me to tell you that she loves you and to give you a kiss from her," Mokuba said and he walked over and kissed Tea on the cheek.
"Thanks Mokuba," Tea replied as she leaned over and gave Mokuba a big hug and a kiss on the cheek.
This caused the younger Kaiba to blush a deep crimson and go a rigid as a board. It was quite funny for the elder Kaiba to watch. Tea evidently thought it funny as well, because she went into a fit of laughter when she caught sight of the younger Kaiba's face as well as the expression on Kaiba's face.
When Mokuba finally came back to reality, he quickly ran out of the room, still blushing.
"Oh this is just great," Tea cried after a few seconds. "I just realized this means I don't have anywhere to stay tonight!"
"You could stay in one of the guest rooms here at the mansion," Kaiba offered.
"Oh no, I won't let you do that for me. You've done enough for me, Kaiba," Tea answered quickly. "I'll just get the money my aunt left for me and go to a hotel for the night, and then I'll figure something out for the next night."
"At least let me go with you to pick up the money, and then we can take you to a hotel." Kaiba said. "You said it yourself; you don't like being in your neighbor hood alone and after dark."
"Alright!" Tea said happily. So the two teen packed up their stuff and headed for the front drive.
"We'll have to take my cycle. I already had the main limo taken back to the garage." Kaiba replied as he pulled out the keys for his bike, which was conveniently parked on the drive waiting for them.
"I don't mind, but I've never ridden one before. Though Tristan said it was safe. He's been riding for about one and a half years now." Tea replied. She hoped that he could ride as well as he acted out Shakespeare.
"Don't worry; I won't let anyone get hurt on my watch." Kaiba replied a smirk forming on his face. He picked up the two helmets that where strapped to the bike and handed Tea the slightly smaller black helmet. His was black with thin intertwining strips of blue and silver covering it. Then he swung his leg over the bike and waited for her to get on.
Tea then cautiously mounted the bike behind Kaiba and hesitantly wrapped her arms around his middle. Kaiba just smiled to himself. She heard him start the bike, and then without warning, Kaiba kicked the kick stand back and gunned the engine, making Tea grab him around the stomach like he was her only life line. They then sped off into the dusk.
Within minutes they had reached Tea's house and she gratefully climbed off the bike. She had like riding on the bike, but having firm ground beneath her again was a nice plus.
Kaiba gracefully got of the cycle with the ease of someone who had been riding for years. "So how did you like it?" he asked as he took off his helmet.
"I was completely horrified, though you handled the bike perfectly. I knew I was safe. Thanks." Tea replied as she also took of her helmet. She walked slowly up to Kaiba, and wrapped her arms around him.
Kaiba was completely shocked at this, but then he relaxed a little and gave into her embrace and gently wrapped his own arms around her small body. "You welcome," he whispered softly into her hair.
Tea felt him relax and smiled to herself, knowing that she had gotten the Seto Kaiba, the icy, cold hearted CEO and duelist, to relax and show his true colors to someone other than his brother. He had warmed up a bit.
Kaiba then remembered why they where here and he knew that he had to break the moment. "We should get your money, Tea." Kaiba said as he pulled away slightly, feeling somewhat colder after parting from the girl. 'She was so soft and warm,' he thought to himself as he watched her walk up to the house and get the money from under the welcome mat. He felt his cheeks heat up slightly and quickly put his helmet on to cover up his face. The last thing he wanted was her to see him blushing.
"Okay let's go," Tea said when she walked back up to the cycle and Kaiba, donning her helmet. Kaiba mounted the bike again with a certain grace like last time, and this time Tea was more confident when she mounted the bike behind Kaiba. A bit more prepared now, Tea wrapped her arms around the young man in front of her and leaned her head against his back and closed her eyes, she was still afraid. She felt him kick the kick stand back and heard the engine start. Then with the same jerk of speed, they zoomed of into the darkness of the night.
Tea was surprised at the hotel the pulled up to. It was the most expensive one in all of Domino, and maybe Tokyo. Only the dignitaries or really rich people stayed in this hotel, and Tea knew she had barely enough money for one meal at this place.
"Kaiba, why are we here, I don't have nearly enough money to stay here." Tea whispered as they walked into the lobby. She then remembered that they both still had their helmets on and quickly pulled hers off and watched Kaiba do the same.
Before Kaiba had a chance to answer, the receptionist at the desk spoke. "Ah, Mr. Kaiba, I see that you are back with us tonight. Do you have another meeting in Tokyo tomorrow?"
"Yes, I do. It's a very important, so I need to be somewhat closer to the city." Kaiba replied curtly. Obviously he stayed here often if the receptionist knew his reasons for staying here. "I also need another room for my friend here. Her parents are out of town and she doesn't have a key to her house. So could you fix her up with something?"
"I'm sorry Mr. Kaiba we're all out of room at the moment, but as you might remember, all of our suites have at least three rooms in them, so your friend could stay in one of the extra rooms in your suite," the receptionist replied, a smile curling on her lips as she saw both teen start to blush.
"Th…that's fine. Thanks Sarah," Kaiba replied his voice cracking as he realized what she might be thinking. "Hey do you think I could go pick Mokuba up. I think I remember getting him a room of his own. I don't like leaving him alone when I'm away from home."
"Sure Mr. Kaiba. You know the staff and I love it when Mokuba comes and stays with us. And you did get Mokuba a room for himself." Sarah replied.
With one last look at the teenage girl he had came with, Kaiba put his helmet back on and walked out of the hotel lobby to the cycle, which was still parked outside.
"Well, Ms…" Sarah asked as she walked out from behind the receptionist desk.
"Gardner. Ms. Gardner." Tea replied quickly.
"Well, Ms. Gardner let me show you to your room. I'll have someone from room service bring you up some things for the night and we can wash the clothes you're wearing now so you can have them tomorrow, since you don't have anything else with you." Sarah said as she walked Tea to the elevator. Sarah punched the button with the letter "P" on it and Tea knew that could mean only one thing, the penthouse suite. She had a feeling that she was going to walk into the most expensive room in all of Japan.
And she was exactly right. The room was amazing. It was like a mini palace. The large sitting area, complete with a bar, three leather coaches, two fire places, and a large entertainment center, was the first room she saw. Then she looked to her left and saw three large doors spread spaciously along the wall. The one in the middle looked like the biggest; she guessed that it was the master bedroom.
"The door in the middle in the master bedroom which is equipped with a bath, sitting room, office, and it has a king sized bed. The one on the right is the library/den/office, and the one on the left is the gentlemen's room, or in other words the bar/game room." Sarah replied to Tea gaping look at doors on the right side of the room. "The three doors on the right are the guest rooms. All three are equipped with a bathroom, small sitting room, and a king sized bed."
"Thanks," Tea answered in shock as she looked around the large main room.
"If you need anything, just call the front desk." Sarah answered as she moved towards the door. "Good night Ms. Gardner."
As she was walking out the room, a service person walked into the room. "Ms. Gardner, here are some clothes for you and Mr. Kaiba for tonight. If you want you can change into these and I'll take your clothes so I can have them washed." She said as she slightly bowed her head as Tea took the two sets of blue silk pajamas. The bigger pair was a dark navy blue and the smaller pair was a slightly lighter shade of navy blue, somewhat close to the shade of blue Kaiba's eyes were. 'Great, now I'm thinking about his eyes! What next? I might start thinking about his ass. No bad Tea, bad. Though he does have a nice ass. Arrrgh, Tea stop that now.' Tea thought as she looked down at the pajamas.
"Umm, thanks. I'll be out in a moment." Tea said as she walked into the middle door on the right side of the room. Tea quickly took a look around the room, which was themed in traditional Japanese culture. Then remembering the young lady outside in the main room for her clothes, Tea quickly changed out of her street clothes and into the nice cool silk pajamas. They fit perfectly. Tea also remembered that she had her school uniform with her and that she needed that cleaned to. Gathering up her clothes and the uniform in her bag, Tea exited her room and saw the young girl still standing where she had been a few minutes ago.
"Here ya go, but do you think that you could clean my uniform for me as well?" Tea asked as she handed the girl her clothes.
"Yes, Ms. Gardner. As you wish," she answered. The girl bowed gracefully to Tea and backed out of the room silently.
Tea then had time to explore the rest of the large suite. Looking down at her silk covered arm she realized that she had left Kaiba's pajamas in her room, so she went to retrieve them. As she picked them up, she realized how soft and smooth they where.
'These will look real nice on Kaiba when he puts them on.' Tea thought subconsciously as she walked into Kaiba's large room.
Well maybe large was an understatement. This room was a big as the first floor of her house. The bed was a king and it had black silk sheets and comforter. The rest of the room had a home office sort of vibe. There were two doors on the right side of the room and on the left which Tea guessed to be the bathroom. From the looks of it Kaiba had his home office right there in the hotel room.
Then with out thinking Tea flung herself onto the large bed and started to laugh at nothing in particular.
Kaiba and Mokuba arrived at the hotel about forty-five minutes after Kaiba had left Tea at the hotel. Mokuba had a backpack on which contained his clothes for the next day and he had his brothers overnight bag sitting on his lap. Somehow Kaiba had been able to pack a full suit into that one little bag. Mokuba knew he could and probably would not ever be able to do that even if he tried.
"Mr. Kaiba's welcome back, I hope your stay here will be enjoyable. Mr. Mokuba if you like I can escort you up to your room. We've even added some extra thing for you so you won't get bored." Sarah said as she walked around the desk for the second time that night.
"Thanks Sarah. Mokuba I'll see you tomorrow at breakfast. Be good." Kaiba said as he bent down and gave his brother the biggest hug Mokuba had ever experienced.
"Umm… big brother, you're squishing me!" Mokuba gasped out as Kaiba loosened his grip chuckling slightly to himself.
"Sorry, kid. I didn't mean to." Kaiba replied laughter still in his voice. "Good night Mokuba."
"Goodnight Seto. I love you big brother." Mokuba replied giving Kaiba the biggest hug he could with his somewhat small arm.
"I love you to Mokuba." Kaiba replied as he walked towards an elevator. Mokuba and Sarah took the other one next to his.
As the glass elevator took him skyward, all Kaiba could think about was how beautiful the sky looked tonight and the girl that was waiting for him.
As Kaiba opened the door to his suite, he noticed that Tea was no where in sight. He checked all of the extra room and she wasn't in any of them. Her stuff was in the Japanese room, but she wasn't with it. He finally looked in the master bedroom.
There she was curled up on top of his bed, with a pair of blue silk pajamas in her arms and a smile gracing her lips as she slept. He walked up to the bed and gently touched her shoulder. She was warm to his touch.
"Tea…Tea I think you should go to your own room to sleep." Kaiba said gently into her ear.
She nodded sleepily and held out her arms, as if to hug him. He reached down uncertainly and wrapped his arms around her for the second time that night. She groggily embraced him around the neck and snuggled closer to his sweatshirt.
"Okay, I'll…I'll… carry you to your room," Kaiba said embarrassment plain in his voice. He moved his arms from around her shoulder to place one arm on her back and the other under her legs. Tea still had her arms around Kaiba's neck and only snuggled closer when he picked her up. 'Oh, man this is not good; what if I drop her…she'd kill me for that.' Kaiba thought as he carefully walked across his room.
Turning around, Kaiba used the heel of his foot to push the door open. He backed out the room and looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms.
'She's so…so…beautiful! Wait, what the hell am I thinking! I am not attracted to Gardner. Not, not, not attracted to her. I'm just doing her a favor that's all. Get a grip Kaiba.' Kaiba thought as he looked up from Tea, a light blush rising on his face. He quickly shook his head and walked across the suite.
Quickly, Kaiba opened the door to her room and deposited the girl in his arms to the bed. Tea shiver slightly at the lose of Kaiba's warmth, but she quickly snuggled into the bed. Kaiba bent down and draped a blanket over her sleeping form.
Kaiba turned quickly on his heel and walked away from the sleeping girl, not knowing what would happen if he stayed there. Quietly he closed the door behind him and walked to where he had laid his things from the mansion.
As he entered his suite, Kaiba laid the bag on to the bed and opened it, pulling out everything he had brought with him, including the suit, well the pants for the suit. The rest of the outfit was waiting for him in the closet, as he had already asked for the other pieces of his suit be delivered early in the evening. Next came his ever important laptop. All the information for his meeting the following morning was on that one computer.
Kaiba placed it on the bedside table and walked into the study that was connected to his suite. One wall was made entirely out of windows. Kaiba could see the Tokyo skyline from where he stood; the cities lights shining brightly, blocking out the stars completely. After standing at the window for a while and a few yawns later, Kaiba stepped out of the study and into the bedroom where the pajama set Tea had been clutching lay on the bed.
He walked over to the bed and picked up the clothes. A smell of cherry blossoms wafted up to his nose from the clothes where Tea had held them as she slept. A calm feeling feel over Kaiba, but as soon as it came he shook it away. He couldn't let his emotions get the better of him; he had to stay under control.
Quickly he stripped down and pulled the pajama's on. Kaiba walked over to the windows and pulled the curtains over the window and turned off the lights, then climbed onto the bed. It took him a few minutes to get to sleep, but finally he passed into the land of dreams.
When Tea awoke the next morning, she found herself in a different bed and comfortably warm. As she sat up, the smell of fresh coffee drifted in from the main room. Rubbing her eyes, Tea threw off the covers and got off the bed. A pair of slippers waited for her at the end of the bed and she slipped her feet into them, warding off the coldness from the floor.
Opening the door of her room, Tea followed her nose to the scent of the coffee that come from the sitting area. Kaiba was seated at one of the couches, reading the paper, with a cup of steaming coffee in his had, while Mokuba sat by his feet watching TV and eating a bowl of cereal.
"Good, you're finally awake." Kaiba said, looking up briefly from his paper. Tea looked over at Mokuba who smiled brightly at Tea. She wondered quickly why he wasn't in school. 'Oh right, today's all the school's day off.'
Tea walked into the kitchen area to find that the coffee pot was still on, 'thank goodness,' Tea thought, looking for a mug to put the warm beverage in. Once satisfied with her drink, tea walked into the living area and sat down beside Mokuba against the couch.
"Mokuba, what do you plan on doing on your day off today?" Tea asked, sipping the hot liquid.
"Oh, I'll probably just wander around Tokyo. Big brother's got a meeting to go to for the whole day and then I guess we're going back to the mansion." Mokuba replied somewhat dully, like he had done that same routine thousands of times before.
"That sound's fun, I think." Tea said sounding unsure. She sat for a few minutes drink her coffee (an addicting habit shared by both of the older teen). Suddenly a thought popped into her head (thanks to the coffee no doubt). "Hey Mokuba, if it's all right with your brother, how would you like to spend the day with me. I haven't been to Tokyo for awhile and it would be cool to have someone to accompany me?"
"AWESOME! Can I go big brother? PLEASE!" Mokuba whined cutely, giving his brother the full force puppy dog face, which always worked.
Kaiba looked down at his little brother, and then he almost wished he hadn't. That face got him every time, no matter what. Funny though that he and Tea had been thinking g along the same line. He had been about ready to ask her if she would watch Mokuba for him while he was at the meeting.
"Oh, alright. Take your money in case you want to buy something and call me when your ready to head home, I'll send a limo for you both to get back to Domino." Kaiba said, standing up and walking to the kitchen. Mokuba cheered and Tea smiled at the retreating back of the young CEO.
This was going to be a fun day.
Tea and Mokuba walked down the streets of Tokyo, talking about random news in the dueling world, how school was going for both of them, the up coming play that both Tea and Kaiba were going to be in, and other stuff.
Both carried shopping bag, having hit some of Mokuba's favorite stores and a few of Tea's.
Tea had picked up the music and lyric book from Franco Zeffirelli's and Nino Rota's 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet as well as the CD; she had seen the movie before and had loved the music. So when she heard what the Drama Club was going to be performing this year, she knew that she wanted this music for the play.
While in a bookstore, Tea saw a book that nearly made her either shriek with laughter or faint. Picking the book up she ran to were Mokuba was.
"Mokuba…look at…this book," Tea almost cried, gasping for air. Mokuba took the book from her hands and looked down at the title. It read: A How-To-Guide on Getting a Cold, Emotionless, Icy CEO to Open Up.
Mokuba just stared at the book for a few minutes. Then he burst out laughing. "I think…I think…that big brother needs to read this. Could you show me where you got this?"
Tea led the young boy back to the shelf where she had found the book. Mokuba picked up another copy for himself. Tea hesitated for a second then picked up a copy for herself.
After their excursion at the bookstore, Tea and Mokuba went out for a late lunch. They visited one of Mokuba's favorite parks, where he played for awhile and Tea started reading the A How-To-Guide On Getting A Cold, Emotionless, Icy CEO To Open Up. Around five, Mokuba came back and told Tea that he was getting hungry again. She took him to McDonalds for dinner.
After they were finished eating, Mokuba pulled out his phone and called Kaiba. They talked for a few minutes, Mokuba telling his brother about what they had done throughout the day, save the part about what happened in the bookstore and then hung up.
"The limo's going to be here in a few minutes." Mokuba said cheerily, yet Tea could hear the tiredness in the young boy's voice.
Then, right on time, a few minutes later, a long black limo pulled up and the chauffeur opened the door to allow Mokuba and Tea entrance to the car.
Tea sat and watched the youngest Kaiba slowly start nodding off. Gently she pulled him towards her, "Mokuba lay your head down on my lap."
The tired young boy mumbled an 'okay' and laid his head down onto Tea's lap, snuggling closer to the teenage girl. He was asleep soon enough. Tea stroked his hair lovingly, treating him like the little brother she didn't have.
Thirty minutes later, the limo pulled up in front of the Kaiba mansion. Tea gently gathered the still sleeping boy into her arms and carried him up the stairs leading to the large doorway. The door opened as one of the butlers greeted Tea. Quietly she asked where Kaiba was and was pointed in the direction of the young CEO's study.
Tea used her foot to knock on the door and then waited as she heard Kaiba move around the office to the door. Upon opening it, he looked down at his sleeping brother and then up at the young woman who held him in her arms.
"He fell asleep on the way home. I didn't want to wake him." Tea whispered as Kaiba directed her into the office.
"Just lay him down on the couch. He can go up to his room if he wakes up before I go to bed or I'll take him up when I go." Kaiba said quietly, tucking a blanket around his little brother. He then walked Tea to the door. "Thank you for watching him today."
"It was nothing. I wanted to help after all that you did for me yesterday." Tea replied as she stood in the entry way of the large mansion.
"It was nothing," Kaiba said, using Tea's words.
"I guess I'll see you at the auditions Tuesday after school (they also had Monday off from school)." Tea said as she began to walk down the stairs to the still waiting limo. "Bye, Kaiba!"
"Bye," Kaiba called back, watching the girl get into the limo before he reentered the mansion.
Tuesday came quickly for everyone. School went by slowly and everyone was excited for the auditions for the upcoming play; everyone except a certain tall brunette young man.
Mokuba had given him one of his 'pep' talks if you could call it that. Even though Kaiba knew the whole play by heart and had done a good job when he had practiced with Tea, but still the prospect of having to get up in front of other people and give it his all was frightening, though Kaiba would never admit that to anyone, ever.
The last period of the day went by slowly for everyone. Kaiba was counting down the minutes, well now the seconds. 'Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.' Then the bell rang. Classmates jumped out of their seats and Kaiba stood slowly and collected his things.
He begrudgingly made his way to the auditorium. Other students ran past him. He really didn't want to be here, but he needed to pass and graduate high school. Imagine the irony of that. Genius Seto Kaiba failed to graduate his local high school. That would make the headlines all over the world.
Upon opening the doors of the auditorium, Kaiba was met with a burst of noise. People were running around everywhere. Taking a seat in the back row, Kaiba quickly pulled out his script to hid behind it until he was called up to the stage, and perhaps his impending doom.
Someone sat down beside him. Glancing up he saw that it was Tea. She too had her script in her hands. "Are you nervous?"
"No."
"Of course, why would you. You did magnificently when we practiced. Well, break-a-leg." Tea said, standing up.
Kaiba looked up at her with a questioning expression on his face, "What does that mean?"
"It means good luck, I wish you well, that sort of stuff. But saying good luck to a performer is bad luck, so we all say break-a-leg."
Kaiba just nodded to show that he understood.
Just then Shizuka and Mazakai got up on the stage and everyone got quiet. A few of the staff members from the school were there as well since every club had to have faculty sponsors. Pulling a clip board from behind his back, Shizuka began the auditions. "When I call your name, please come up to the table, get a number and go up on stage and we'll tell you what we want you to read. Once we're done with that, we'll pair everyone up who wants to play the parts of Romeo and Juliet and the two Lord's and Lady's and we'll have you and your partner read a selected portion of the script. Good luck to everyone and know that if you don't get the part you tried out for, you will still be put in as chorus members, and we need as many as those as we can get." Shizuka said boldly. "We'll start with the auditions for the part of Mercutio."
Joey, Duke, Tristan, Ryou, Marik, and Kaiba stood along with some other guys. They all got their numbers, Kaiba's was seven, and walked up onto the stage. They ran through a few sections of the script and then walked back to their seats. Surprisingly, Joey did the best out of all of the guys. He seemed to really want the part of Mercutio.
The girls went next for the part of Nurse. Mai, Tea, Serenity, other girls from different years went up. They went through the same process as the boys and then sat back down.
This whole audition process went on for another thirty minutes. Then Shizuka called for a break and everyone got up and stretched. Kaiba stayed seated until everyone else left the auditorium and then he stood up and walked around. This wasn't a bad as he had originally thought it would be. Though it was still bad.
He made one circuit of the auditorium before heading back to the seat he had occupied for the last forty-five minutes. About five minutes later, everyone made their way back into the auditorium and Shizuka made his way back onto the stage. "I think we're ready to do the couples audition for the parts of Romeo and Juliet now so when I call your name, come up on stage and we'll tell you who your paired with. Alright, can I have Yugi Mouto and Serenity Wheeler, Mai Valentine and Joey Wheeler, Ryou Bakura and Mazakai Iyruka, and Tea Gardner and Seto Kaiba on stage?"
Everyone looked at Tea in surprise at hearing who her partner for the auditions was. Seto Kaiba, the cold Ice Prince of Domino High and Tea Gardner, the spitfire cheerleader paired up in pairs auditions for Romeo and Juliet; who were quite possibly the most famous of all lovers in the history of literature. This would be interesting to watch.
"You'll go in the order that I called you up in. You all received a copy of the balcony scene for this audition and that's the scene we want you to perform." Shizuka said, returning to his seat in the front of the stage.
The couples went forth and tried to audition for the parts of Romeo and Juliet. Kaiba noticed that none of them showed the passion that the two fabled lovers felt for one another, there was no life to their performances. Tea watched fitfully as the other pairs walked away from where he and Tea were standing. He was getting slightly nervous himself. He was about to do the most stupid thing he had ever done before, and he wasn't looking forward to it.
Finally the fated moment arrived. All the other couples had gone and it was time for the audition most people had been waiting for.
Kaiba stepped forward into the bright lights and Tea followed behind him almost dutifully. She moved slightly down stage and left Kaiba slightly up stage.
It was now or never, and Kaiba had just stepped into what could possibly be the most embarrassing moment in his entire life…
And damn it the mutt was there to witness it. He would never live this down.
If you catch this before, I'm Mazakai Iyruka. He he he!
Okay you know the drill. Please read and review. I swear there will be more in the next chapter! Besides, drama club has started and the roles are out and the practices are starting. Who would want to miss that? Bye!
Mazakai
P.S.-if you have any ideas that you would like to see later in the story, tell me about them and I'll see what I can do with them!
