A/N: So, I'm rewriting this story. Overall, everything is going to be the same but only some characters will change. But, the details are more or less the same. To old readers: I hope you like the edited version of this story! To new readers: I'm glad you're reading and I hope you like it! Reviews are greatly appreciated! Quick note: The story is a bit AU.
"So, how was dinner?" Ishizu asked as Téa entered the room. She looked over at her cousin, mumbled some incoherent phrase, and then threw herself on her bed.
"I'll take that as an 'It was horrible!'" Ishizu smirked at her cousin's form. Téa raised her head before sitting up and nodding.
"That man is unbelievable. He's a robot! I swear, he is! I was repulsive and disgusting throughout dinner, but he never said anything about my behavior! Not one single complaint!" Téa yelled, shaking her head in disbelief.
"I mean, how the hell can someone have so much goddamn patience?" She yelled, getting to her feet. Ishizu shrugged and rolled her eyes as Téa began to claw at her dress.
"Can you get this crime against fashion off of me?" Téa asked, looking over at her older cousin with a pleading look. Ishizu sighed and walked over to her, zipping down the zipper.
"You know, the way you dress is the actual crime against fashion." She scoffed in an as-a-matter-of-fact voice.
"Whatever." Téa grumbled as she grabbed her pajamas and headed over to the bathroom.
"By the way, where are my shoes?" Ishizu asked as Téa closed the door to change.
"I took them off and threw them somewhere." Was Téa's muffled response.
"What?! Where?! Those are designer shoes! Allyson Rubi Silver from Samantha Shoes! Imported from England! You don't just throw them somewhere!" Ishizu yelled.
"I paid $185 for them!" Téa heard her yelling as she opened the door and strolled towards her.
"Will you calm down? The shoes are fine. I don't see why you get so worked up about them. They're just shoes." She scoffed, shaking her head. Sometimes, she just didn't understand her cousin. Judging by the look Ishizu gave her, the feeling was mutual.
"Seriously, though. I really don't see the big deal. You're lucky I didn't trade them for combat boots." Téa smirked at the last part as she brushed past her cousin and threw herself on the bed.
"Well? Where did you take them off and leave them?" Ishizu badgered her as she sat beside her.
"Well, I took them off during dinner and carried them in my hand," Téa began but turned as she heard Ishizu's horrified gasp.
"You took your shoes off during dinner?" Ishizu asked, looking at her with wide eyes full of disbelief. Téa nodded and looked at her as if she were retarded.
"Well, yes. I mean, if my feet were hurting, why should I sit there and smile through all that pain? For that idiot?" Téa asked as if it were common sense. Ishizu looked down at her younger cousin before sighing. She obviously did not know what it meant to be a formal lady.
"You know, if this were medieval or even Victorian time, you would not survive. Beginning with the way you dress to the way you speak." Ishizu informed her, shaking her head in disapproval.
"As if I'd want to live in a time where men considered women to be nothing more than property and made to serve them!" Téa scoffed.
"And then, there that whole idea that women are meant to be seen and not heard. Not to mention the other bullshit one about their only purpose being bearing children and satisfying their husbands. Utter and complete crap." Téa rolled her eyes.
"When are you going to let go of your feminist attitude?" Ishizu sighed, resting her head in her hands.
"Never!" Téa smiled at her cousin, who simply groaned.
"I even had a conversation about it over dinner." She proudly stated, watching as Ishizu raised her head to look at her.
"You didn't." She smirked at Téa, who chuckled and nodded.
"I so did."
"Speaking of dinner, I want every single detail." Ishizu said as she stretched out on the bed and propped herself up on her elbows.
"Very well." Téa replied, sitting Indian style on the bed.
"Let's see. Oh, so he took me to this high class restaurant where we had dinner on the terrace. Apparently, he reserved it for us." Téa rolled her eyes as she conveyed the tale.
"How romantic." Ishizu swooned, pressing a hand to her heart.
"Are you kidding me? It was so sickening. I'd much rather have had dinner with Joey in a pizzeria or something." Téa said, shaking her head. Ishizu turned and narrowed her eyes at her, giving her a dirty look.
"Any girl would have found his gesture to be sweet and classy, but only you would find it to be a waste of time." She mumbled.
"Of course. What was the need for all of that?" Ishizu's groan cut her off and she looked at her cousin.
"I swear." Ishizu mumbled before motioning for her to continue.
"Whatever. Anyway, this guy isn't human! There is no way he is. I swear to god, any other person would have left me right then and there after how obnoxious I was. But, he stayed." Téa was still unable to believe it.
"Really? Then, he must either be really brave or extremely stupid." Ishizu said, leaning in.
"I'd go with extremely stupid." Téa smiled while Ishizu rolled her eyes.
"So, what exactly did you do at dinner?" She asked, looking at Téa.
"Well, first of all, I ordered the most expensive things on the menu." Téa smirked, while Ishizu rolled her eyes.
"My darling, that isn't obnoxious. In fact, that shows that you're comfortable with him because you're willing to get the most expensive dish." Ishizu stated.
"Whatever. After that, I drank a lot of wine, ordered several Kamikazes. Then, I got drunk and made a mess while eating. Not to mention I burped in his face." Téa smirked at the last part, obviously pleased with herself.
"You burped in his face?!" Ishizu exclaimed in disbelief. Téa nodded, obviously pleased with herself.
"I stepped up my boyish attitude. I even spilled food and wine on him." She smirked evilly. Ishizu put her hand over her mouth, trying to contain her laughter. However, she failed and burst into laughter.
"Did he yell at you at all?" She asked after she had finished laughing. Téa's eyes narrowed and she shook her head.
"Well, did he even react?" Ishizu asked, leaning towards Téa, who shook her head again.
"Like I said, the man is a robot! He's not human! He showed no damn emotions! I don't understand it." Téa mumbled, grasping her head.
Never before had she met anyone who controlled emotions the way he did.
"Not one nasty glare or growl. Not even any eye emotion. Ishizu, not even the smallest flicker of emotions entered his eyes." Téa looked at her cousin, who looked amazed. "It's like he was a programmed robot or something."
As she said it, she looked over at her cousin and raised her eyebrow.
"Don't be stupid." Ishizu scoffed, pushing her cousin's ridiculous idea aside.
"Hey, you never know." Téa winked, her voice mysterious. Ishizu, however, regarded her as if she were insane.
"Really? He's a robot? That's your explanation? Really, Téa?" She asked, giving Téa the are-you-stupid look. Téa shrugged and flopped onto her stomach.
"It would be a very good explanation." She retorted.
"Besides, you never know." She looked up at Ishizu and gave her a mysterious smile
"So, that's your answer? When someone shows no emotions, he or she is a robot?" Ishizu asked, shaking her head in disbelief as she looked over at her cousin, who nodded eagerly.
"Of course. He's a freaking robot. It's so obvious!" Téa exclaimed.
"Okay, fine. Now moving away from the robot, what else happened?" Ishizu asked, watching as Téa shrugged in disinterest before continuing.
"Nothing really. I my shoes off halfway through dinner, flirted with the waiter,-" Before she could continue, Ishizu's gasp stopped her.
"What now?" She glanced over at her cousin, who was staring at her with wide eyes.
"You flirted with the waiter in front of him?" She squealed, placing a hand over her mouth.
"Oh, yeah." Téa smirked evilly and nodded.
"Well, what did he do?" Ishizu asked, sitting up on her knees, her face full of excitement.
"Nothing actually." Téa replied, killing Ishizu's burst of excitement.
"Wow, you're right. That boy is a robot." She replied, sitting back down.
"I know! He didn't even react!" Téa said, shaking her head. Ishizu chuckled and motioned for her to continue.
"After flirting with the waiter, I sneezed on his food." Téa said, causing Ishizu's mouth to drop open.
"Sneezed on his food? Okay, he must have reacted to that. I mean, that's just disgusting." Ishizu said, shaking her head. Téa shook her head in frustration.
""He just ordered another meal." She replied before burying her face in a pillow.
"Wow. Then what happened?" Ishizu pressed for more details. Téa raised her head and shook it.
"Nothing really. He asked me questions which I answered with one word. Then, we left and he drove me home." Téa said, before she sighed and her face took on a pouting look.
"Wow, he seems like an interesting husband." Ishizu winked at Téa, who glared at her.
"Put a sock in it." She mumbled before burying her face in the pillow once again.
"Téa! Joey's outside!" Ishizu's voice yelled from downstairs. Téa raised her head from the desk and felt her heart leap.
"Joey's here?" She breathed to herself before jumping to her feet. She quickly grabbed her jacket and pulled it on while running out of her room.
"I'm coming!" She yelled as she ran down the stairs. Just as she reached the last couple of stairs, she tripped over her feet.
"Shit!" She yelled as she fell forward, preparing herself to crash into the floor. However, a pair of arms caught her and she heard a low chuckle.
"Don't be so excited to see me or you'll get hurt." Joey's husky voice whispered in her ear. She felt her heart leap once again and pulled herself out of his arms.
"Aw, don't leave so soon." He regarded her with a cocky smile, causing her eyes to grow wide.
"Shut up." Téa squeaked before turning away, certain that her face was turning pink. At that moment, Ishizu walked into the room.
"Where's my father?!" Téa turned to her cousin, who chuckled.
"Calm down. He's not home. If he was, Joey wouldn't even be able to make it through the gate." Ishizu smiled at Joey.
"I know. I was surprised when I made it to the door. I was expecting to be thrown onto the sidewalk again." He smirked, turning to Téa, who turned pink in embarrassment.
"Sorry about that, but you know how my overprotective father is." She mumbled.
"Speaking of which, what's so dangerous and important that you came all the way to my house?" She looked up at Joey and raised an eyebrow. Joey smirked and cleared his throat.
"It seems that guy, Wolf, appeared again." Téa's eye narrowed and she shook her head.
"You saw him?" She looked at Joey, who shook his head.
"Not me, but one of the guys saw his gang members in our territory again."
"What the hell does he want?" Téa sighed in frustration, while Joey shrugged.
"I guess he's still pissed about losing to you." He replied.
"So, he wants to fight again?" Téa asked Joey. She instantly noticed his eyes grow dark.
"It would seem so." He replied in a tight voice.
"Well, then. Let's go kick his ass once and for all." She smiled before she turned and headed to the door.
"I see you returned for another session of ass whopping." Téa smirked as she folded her arms and regarded the guy known as Wolf.
The guy known as Wolf turned towards her and shot her a dirty look.
"You got lucky the last time. This time, I won't lose." He sneered, moving towards her.
"What the hell is your problem?" Téa asked, unable to believe that he was challenging her again.
"You! How the hell can a girl be so strong and lead one of the strongest gangs?" He watched as her eyes narrowed.
"Watch what you say." Téa warned him.
"I'm speaking the truth. You're just a girl." He smirked as her jaw clenched in anger.
"I'm warning you. Just leave or else." She said through clenched teeth.
"Or else what?" He challenged and saw the fury flash through her eyes.
"I'll make you sorry you ever heard of me." She promised. Wolf took one look at her before bursting into laughter.
"I'd like to see you try." The moment the words left his mouth, Téa pounced, her fists raised. It instantly connected with his jaw. Wolf left out a groan and staggered backwards.
"Not bad." He touched his mouth and then looked at the blood on his hand.
"For a girl." He added and Téa flew into a rage again. However, he caught the punch she threw.
"The same trick won't work twice." He said before delivering a punch to her stomach. Téa let out a huff as the wind left her. Before she could catch her breath, he delivered another blow to her stomach. Téa fell to her knees and sucked in a deep breath.
"Weak." Wolf said. Téa looked up and was on her feet within seconds.
"As if you could beat me." She took a step forward and he moved backward. She faked a punch before delivering a kick to his head. He let out a yell and staggered backward. Téa delivered another kick before throwing a punch.
"Who's weak now?" She smirked at him as he spit out some blood and what looked like a tooth.
"I'll kill you." He snarled, running towards her. She dodged and sent an elbow to the back of his head. He staggered forward and she threw a kick to his head.
He fell to his knees before collapsing.
"Don't ever come back into my territory." She spit, looking at his crumpled figure before turning towards Joey.
"Fiery girls like you don't belong on the street." Téa stopped and turned to see him slowly getting to his feet.
"You belong in my room." He smirked at her. Before Téa could react, Joey reached the guy.
"What? What did you just say to her?" He grabbed Wolf around the throat and began to squeeze.
"Joey, stop! Leave him alone!" Téa yelled as she ran over to Joey. She grabbed his hand and tried to pry his grip open. However, he refused to open his grip.
"I said she belongs in my bed." Wolf smirked and Téa saw the anger run through Joey's eyes. He was going to kill him!
"Joey! Let go of him!" She yelled, pounding on his back. However, her hits had no effect. She looked at Wolf, who was beginning to turn blue.
"Joey, please!" She pleaded. Joey took one look at Wolf and felt something inside him snap. He quickly let go of him before moving backwards as Wolf sucked in air.
"Are you okay?" Joey looked over at Téa, who was shaking in fear. She looked up at him and nodded before throwing herself into his arms.
"Don't scare me like that!" She yelled as she buried her face in his shoulder and pounded his chest.
"I'm sorry." Joel apologized before wrapping his arms around her. Téa closed her eyes and felt herself relaxing.
"Oh, are you blushing?" Joey's teasing voice asked as they pulled away.
"What?" Téa looked up at Joey, who looked like his normal self. He flashed her a flirty smile.
"Oh, so I do make you blush." He winked at her.
"No, you don't! It's hot!" She yelled before she turned and stormed away, Joey following behind.
"Ugh, kill me now!" Téa yelled as she stormed into the kitchen.
"What? Why?" Ishizu asked, turning to look at her cousin, who let out a growl and plopped down in a chair at the table.
"What happened?" Ishizu asked after Téa didn't respond. Before Téa could answer, her father strolled into the kitchen, looking ready to burst into hysterics again.
"Don't be difficult, Téa!" He was pleading. The moment he entered, Téa stood, shot him a dirty look, and left the kitchen.
Both Ishizu and her father watched as she stormed out of the kitchen.
"What-" Ishizu began but stopped as the door to Téa's room slammed.
"What happened to her?" Ishizu repeated, looking at her uncle, who sighed and took a seat at the table.
"Kaiba invited her to lunch and she said no." He dropped his head into his hands.
"What?" Was all Ishizu could say. However, she cleared her throat and quickly hid her surprise before her uncle could notice it.
"I'll talk to her, uncle Marty." She promised before smiling and leaving to talk to Téa.
"I know!" Téa yelled, shaking her head.
"He actually asked you out again?" Ishizu asked, unable to believe it. Téa looked up at her and nodded, also unable to believe it.
"Is he insane? Like seriously insane?" Ishizu looked at Téa, who nodded.
"I'm positive he is! This proves it." She replied.
"Well, are you gonna go?" Ishizu asked, sitting on the edge of Téa's bed. Téa sighed and nodded.
"It's a good opportunity to drive him away." She replied, smiling at Ishizu, who nodded in encouragement.
"That is, if anything can drive him away." Téa added with a scowl.
"Well, did you?" Kaiba asked, looking over at Téa, who had a bored expression on her face.
"What?" She asked, not really listening to anything he had said to her through the entire lunch.
"Did you enjoy the lunch?" He asked again, watching as she shrugged in indifference.
"It was fine. I would have preferred pizza." She stretched and yawned.
"Would you like to go to the park?" He asked, looking over at her. She looked up at him, confused.
"And do what?" She looked away, pretending to be fascinated by a sign hanging above the restaurant.
"Well, we could get to know each other better. After all, we will be married in 3 days." He replied, watching as Téa scowled.
"Don't remind me." She mumbled, shaking her head. They had gotten engaged 4 days earlier at a small dinner comprised of her, Kaiba, her father, and Ishizu. Kaiba had asked if they could keep the engagement and wedding small until they went to New York, where he would throw a large party. Her father had agreed.
Téa looked ahead and her eyes grew wide in happiness before she took off.
"Téa!" Kaiba yelled as she began running. Téa heard him yelling but continued to run towards the person.
"Joey!" She squealed, throwing herself into the arms of her best friend.
"What are you doing here?" He returned the hug before he looked down at her.
"I'm on a date with my fiancé." She said, rolling her eyes.
"I'm guessing you didn't wanna go on the date?" Joey chuckled at her expression. He knew better than to force Téa to do something she didn't want to do.
"I'd rather chop my legs off." She mumbled and he laughed even more. Suddenly, her eyes lit up as an idea hit her.
"Hey, is a pretty boy in a white trench coat running towards us?" She asked. Joey looked over her shoulder and nodded.
"Is he looking?" She asked. Again, Joey nodded.
"Perfect." Téa smiled up at a confused Joey.
"Wha-" Joey began but didn't have a chance to finish as Téa pressed her lips against his.
She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer to her. As she kissed him, she was surprised that she was actually enjoying it.
After a few seconds, she broke apart, a smile on her face.
"Perfect. That should get rid of him." She smiled, looking over her shoulder before turning to face Joey. The smile instantly left her face when she saw Joey's expression.
"What the hell did you do that for?!" He suddenly yelled, his handsome feature overcome with anger.
"I needed some way to get rid of him." Téa replied in a weak voice. However, her answer only served to make Joey even more angry.
"So, you kissed me to get rid of him?!" He asked, his voice cold and hard.
"Well, yeah." Téa replied, slightly confused. Why was Joey yelling at her? Never before had he yelled at her or gotten angry at her.
"What's wrong with you?" She moved away from him, giving him an irritated look.
"You and your stupidity!" He exploded, causing her to shrink back.
"Stu-stupidity?" She recovered and felt her own temper flare.
"What the hell does that mean?!" She yelled, her temper getting the better of her. Joey grabbed her by her upper arm and pulled her towards him.
"Why don't you think about it?" He hissed down at her before abruptly letting go of her.
"No, tell me what you mean!" She quickly moved to block him as he turned away. He paused before looking at her with passion filled eyes. Téa felt herself almost stagger back under his intense gaze.
"Your stupidity, Téa. What you just did was stupid." He simply said.
"What the hell do you mean, Joey?!" Téa yelled at him.
"I mean, you're playing with people's feelings!" He exploded, turning to face her.
"You can't just kiss someone because you suddenly had an idea! People are not your toys that you can play with and throw aside whenever you want!" He continued.
"Joey," She looked up at him and grabbed his hand, tears flowing to her eyes. However, he pulled his hand away.
"Joey, I'm sorry." She apologized but he didn't look at her.
"Just leave me alone, Téa." He said over his shoulder before he walked away, leaving her alone.
Téa watched him leave and felt a pain in her chest.
"Stupid!" She mentally scolded herself. Why the hell did she go and kiss him? Thanks to her stupidity, she just lost her best friend.
She didn't notice the hand as it reached out and grabbed her until it was too late.
"Get off of me!" She yelled, snapping into her old self. However, the person spun her around, the grip still tight on her hand. She looked up and found herself staring into Kaiba's cold eyes. However, instead of the pleasant look that was normally in them, they looked angry and dangerous now.
Tea felt herself shrink back slightly under his intense glare. However, she quickly recovered and reverted to her old self.
"What the hell are you do-," She began before he cut her off.
"Shut up!" He yelled, taking her by surprise.
"Up until now, I've been nice to you, pushing aside everything you did and considering it to be a joke." He continued.
"But, that was too much." He said, referring to the kiss he had just witnessed. "If you were already involved with someone, you had no right to get engaged to me."
"Did you think it would be fun to play with my feelings?!" Tea's eyes grew wide and she began to shake her head before he stopped her.
"Don't lie to me!" He growled, causing her to visibly shrink away from him, both in fear and surprise. Where was this coming from? She had never seen this side to him. As she looked up into his anger filled cobalt eyes, she felt a sudden flow of emotions rush through her. Suddenly, he was no longer the uptight, boring CEO she had seen for the last few days. No, this Seto Kaiba was all male. All 6'1" of him.
"This engagement is over." She heard him say as she returned to reality. Confused, she watched as he turned and began to walk away. However, as she watched his retreating figure, she didn't feel happy. She realized that she didn't want him to leave her.
"Wait!" She yelled, running towards him. Kaiba stopped as he felt Téa wrap her arms around his waist and bury her face into his back.
"Don't leave me." She whispered into his back.
"And why not?" He asked in a cold voice, not bothering to look at her.
"That's the first time anyone has ever spoken up to me." Téa whispered. She felt him tense before he turned around to face her. She wasn't even aware of the tears pouring from her eyes until he reached down and wiped them away.
"I'm sorry. About everything. There is no one else. I just wanted you to break the engagement. But, now I don't. Please, don't leave me." She sobbed, the tears falling even more. He looked down at her and didn't respond.
Then, without warning, he reached down and kissed her. His kiss took her by surprise, but she responded at once. She felt him slip his tongue into her mouth and welcomed it.
As they broke apart, she felt a smile begin on her lips. For the first time since they had met, she smiled.
He looked down at her before pulling her into a hug.
"What?" Ishizu gasped as Téa sat on the bed. Tea looked up at her and nodded, a huge smile on her face.
"I love him." She squealed, hugging herself and collapsing onto the bed.
"But, how?! Before you left, you hated him!" Ishizu looked at Téa, unable to believe the complete 180 she had taken.
Téa had left with the intention of making Kaiba break the engagement only to return to say that he had broken it before she convinced him to not break it. And, apparently, she had also fallen in love with him.
"But, what happened?" Ishizu asked, still confused.
"I got into a fight with Joey." Téa replied, her face emotionless.
"What?! What happened?!"Ishizu gasped, looking over at Téa, who had tears in her eyes.
"I kissed him to get Kaiba to break the engagement." She replied.
"And?" Ishizu gestured for her to continue.
"Joey got pissed off. He said I was playing with people's feelings." Téa looked at Ishizu, whose face suddenly changed.
"And?" She asked.
"He yelled at me and called me stupid because I kissed him." Téa said, tears rolling down her face.
"Aw, he didn't mean it." Ishizu said, hugging her younger cousin. However, her face changed as she looked down at Téa and sighed to herself. Joey's outburst could only mean one thing.
"He did. He looked so angry. I never saw him like that before." Téa was saying.
"Don't worry about it. Just think about your life with Kaiba." Ishizu smiled at her younger cousin before hugging he again, a worried expression on her face.
"Téa!" Téa looked up.
"Coming!" She yelled, running down the stairs. She was excited because Kaiba was supposed to take her to lunch. She found it funny how she had hated him just two days ago and now she couldn't wait to be with him.
Now that she had actually taken the time to know him, he was not a bad person. They had some things in common.
However, her face changed as she reached the bottom of the staircase.
"Hi, Téa." Joey said, his face emotionless. However, his voice sounded beyond regretful.
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