Dancer: I know it's been forever since I updated this story…Like since August. The reason why is because I've had writers block and I've been really busy. So I hope y'all forgive me. Oh and by the way this chapter and not be gone over so sorry for any huge grammar mistakes.

A strangled smile fell from your face
It kills me that I hurt you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
Now there's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes

Whatever it takes by Lifehouse

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh only the plot of this story, and sadly Jeff.

Chapter 3

Tea Pov

I woke up that morning with the sun shining through my dorm window and nothing making noise but me; breathing. I smiled it was the first time my next door neighbor in the door room next to mine wasn't making a huge ruckus like she usually was. Then I realized....why was the sun shining through the window???? I looked over at the clock on my night stand to see I only had thirty minutes to get ready. I jumped out of bed as fast as I could and landed straight on my face. Usually I was graceful of getting out of bed and everything I do but this morning I could already tell it was going to be a bad day. I wondered as I got ready if my alarm didn't go off or I just turned it off while I was sleeping.

I got ready in recorded time, fifteen minutes to be exact and I had fifteen minutes to get to my class. All I did was put my hair up in a short pony tail, my hair had grown longer in the last few weeks, I put jeans and a blue t-shirt on( and of course underwear but who would want to mention that?) and brushed my teeth as fast as I could, grabbing my book for my morning class and I was out the door slipping my tennis shoes on. It was a good thing that being a dancer throughout my life since we had to get ready under five minutes each performance if we had multiple dance routines.

I walked out the dorm to feel really cold air…I knew I had forgot something and it was my coat. Me and forgetting things lately and with my busy schedule I haven't had enough me time…even hanging out with Jeff so much has been on my nerves. It's like every time I have nothing to do he seems to think I have to spend every minute with him and it was getting annoying…I need a little me time too…and spend some time with my other friends…I know he is my boyfriend and everything…..but when he wants to spend time with his friends I let him but when it comes to me hanging out with my friends he is really jealous. Maybe it was because I hung out with only guys? But he had girls in his group of friends too but I didn't get jealous…maybe it was just a guy thing. Getting protective over us girls but I still wanted to hang out with my friends and he needed to know that.

I didn't realize where I was till I looked around me to see I was in the art room. I smiled and took my seat…I was one of the first ones in here. I took out my sketch pad and started to draw absently. A thought had struck me and it was about Yami. I smiled sadly. I just now realized how much I missed him. We haven't talked in three weeks since my birthday. I had gotten his text messages and emails but I had neglected to text or email back. I felt really guilty about that. I didn't mean to not to send him back anything I had been busy and Jeff taking up my time...since he had been controlling lately and had been mad at me mentioning Yami to him. I didn't know what his problem was but I was going to figure out soon....and after this class I would go back to my dorm and try and call Yami if he was up, hopefully he wasn't working. If he answers I will tell him that I am sorry and we should meet later and if he doesn't answer I'll just leave him a message. I smiled...It will be nice to talk to Yami. I also knew that this would be easy for Yami for me just saying sorry so I would have to do a lot to make it up to him but I will make it up to him no matter what.

My teacher walked in the class room and started class...I didn't pay much attention to her as I drew and thought at the same time. I just hope that she didn't pick on me to answer a question for her. All I knew was that we were talking about the best artist in the world but that was it. I looked down at my drawing to see that I had drew Yami. I shook my head. It was a really good drawing too...one of the best ones I have drawn....I have a lot of pictures drawn of Yami and him drawling me too so that we could practice but this is the best one out of all of them. I never did color them since they were practice but I decided I would color it on my spare time.

Back in High School Yami always seemed more like a brother to me since he was always looking out for me after he had broke up with Ashley...He would always make sure that the guys that I went out with were good enough for me if not he would tell me right away. I had always trust his judgment on relationships since the Ashley incident...sometimes I had wish he was more than a best friend or brother. I always told myself no on Yami being my boyfriend since I thought he didn't see anything in me but as his sister or best friend. Then I met Jeff. Jeff had sparked something in me but it still wasn't enough. I love Jeff don't get me wrong but there was still something missing. Though Yami liked Jeff at first now he hates him and thinks he's gonna hurt me. I just didn't know who to chose to believe in. Yami or Jeff? Yami being my best friend for years or Jeff the love of my life and haven't known that long?

"Now class," the professor began." We will be doing a project soon. I will not tell you what it is but be prepared to come next week with all of your supplies. You are dismissed." She told us. I sighed. I was not looking forward to this project. I didn't even know if it was going to be a big one or a small one. I liked smaller projects better since I was able to do them quicker but big ones were always a hassle. I sighed and picked my stuff up. I only had thirty minutes till my next class so I decided to go back to my dorm and call Yami.

The door to my room was ajar and that freaked me out a bit. So I got myself into a fighting state of mind and opened the door all the way. I saw a back side of a man with brown hair, jeans and a white shirt. I couldn't tell anything else but I sighed in relief.

"Jeff what are you doing here?" I asked him as I closed the door. He turned around and smiled.

"What? I can't see you?" I sighed.

"You could have texted me since I had my phone on in my class and I don't have that long before I have to go back so now you are here by yourself till I get back." I told him though really I didn't care I just wanted to call Yami but since he was here I wasn't going to be able to. I swear it was like he knew that I was going to talk to Yami since he usually texts me when he is coming over. He glared at me.

"So I can't surprise you that I wanted to come over?" He looked at me disappointedly and sadly. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around him.

"No you can surprise me but I wished it wasn't during the day when I have classes." I told him and that was the honest truth though. I really never did like it when people came here to see me while I was at school. It makes me feel bad that they are here by themselves and have nothing to do. It makes me feel like a bad host.

"Okay," His arms wrapped around my waist. "because I was worried there for a second." He put his hand under my chin and made me look into his eyes. His lips pressed against mine but his phone rang. He pulled back and sighed.

"Hello?" He asked. "Okay I'll be right there." I looked at him confused.

"I have to go to work. They want me to go to New Orleans. Something Like that so I won't be here for a couple of days." He kissed me again "I'm sorry sweetheart" He said in my ear.

"It's okay. I love you." I told him.

"I Love you too." Then he walked out the door.

I looked at the clock and sighed. I wasn't going to be able to talk to Yami now. So I got my books and headed to class. I could just text him when I got to class I thought. I smiled that was a very good and smart plan. Well not smart enough where he will be at work.

When I got to class I looked at my phone. Maybe I should text him instead? I was about to click on create message on my phone but my there was a flash on my phone and it said one new message from Jeff. I sighed. I was beginning to think that he knew what I was up to. So I clicked on the message and he text me saying he didn't have to leave till later so he wanted to eat dinner with me before he left. So I told him I would love to. After I texted Jeff back the teacher started class. I hated this teacher because I wasn't able to text anyone in class. Ugh. I thought. Well I could just email Yami later when I got to my dorm since I would have to eat lunch, do my homework, and get ready for my date with Jeff tonight. I know I should go ahead and text Yami while I do homework or get ready but I usually get distracted with texting when it came to getting ready or homework. It just takes me longer. I have gotten text from Yami and emails too which I felt bad not replying like I should have but once again Jeff and school just has gotten in the way.

After I stop thinking about Yami and Jeff I decided to listen to the teacher but it didn't work very well since I had turned him out most of the time. I knew whatever assignment he had us working on later was going to affect me since I wasn't listening. Oh well. I thought. I could just do this the hard way and figure it out by myself when I got to the dorm. So with that in mind my thoughts went back to Yami and Jeff.

It was beginning to bother me even more that I haven't even talked to Yami in three weeks or seen him at all. Before my birthday it was bad enough not to see him in one week...what had happened to not make me feel bad for not seeing or talking to my best friend in three weeks and just now feeling bad about it? I put my head in my hands. I was seriously hurting Yami and I knew it....I didn't want to hurt him at all specially when Ashley hurt him so bad in the past. I didn't want to be like her. I was going to make it up to him big time and that is what I am going to do. No matter what Jeff thinks. Jeff just better not pull anything from here on out when it came to Yami.

"Your Assignment for tonight is pages 50 through 90 to read and I want them done before you get to class on Monday!" He said a bit too loudly but I was sort of glad that he had did that since I wasn't paying attention. I wished that he didn't have this monotone voice or I might pay attention someday.

I picked up my stuff and got out of the classroom as quickly as possible. When I got to my dorm room I immediately when to work on my homework. I was lucky that I only had two classes today since my other class that I was at from last week told us that class was canceled today. The pages I had to read were really boring and I found myself thinking as I read so I had to go back and read some of the paragraphs. After I read the boring 40 pages I went and took a shower. I took a very long one too till the water went cold. I usually took long showers because I loved standing under the hot water. Grabbing two towels and wrapping it around me and my hair I got out and stood in front of the steamed mirror. I couldn't see my face so I decided to wipe the steam away but then I had gotten a really silly and childish idea; I started to draw smiley faces and hearts and anything I could think of. I hadn't done this since I was little but the steam mirror temped me.

I opened the door to my bedroom and grabbed my phone. I texted Jeff asking what I should wear. After it sent I looked to see if I had any messages. I had none. That's when I decided to text Yami and if he answered I didn't care if it would take me longer to get ready. I just had to talk to him. I clicked on new message and then typed in Yami's number. I sent him: Hey Yami, I'm really sorry for not texting you or emailing you back or calling you. I am very very very very very very sorry. I did not mean for this to happen. I will try and make this up to you as much as I can. I have not been a very good Best Friend to you either. I hope you forgive me. I then clicked send and left my phone on the table to finish getting ready.

I had put a tank top and shorts on till I knew what to wear tonight. I put my make up on which wasn't much of it since I didn't feel like putting a lot on. I put my hair up into a little cute up due since it was long enough now to do that. I heard my phone buzz and rushed to get it hoping it was Yami but it wasn't. It was Jeff. I felt down for a few seconds but then I was happy again since I was going on a date with Jeff tonight. He told me to wear something causal. So I put jeans and a blue sweater on. When I finished gotten fully ready Jeff text me saying that he was here. I grabbed my purse and walked out my dorm room. I looked at my phone and still no text from Yami. I knew I deserved it. Yami had the right to ignore me like I had him. Though I didn't mean to do it though.

I got into Jeff's car. I could tell he had cleaned it before he got here and he was dressed really nicely. I smiled at him and he smiled at me. We didn't talk much till we got to the restaurant. And the sad thing was about his restaurant it was the one that Yami worked at. I so want to head my head on a wall or punch someone. I knew Yami worked here at the bar and if he saw me I don't even want to know what he would be thinking about me. I walked in behind Jeff and luckily we got seats where I can see the bar but he couldn't see me Jeff saw me looking over at Yami.

"So what are you ordering?" He asked me making me look at my menu.

"I think I'll order a salad. You?" For some reason I felt awkward. It wasn't one of those that you felt awkward it was an awkward atmosphere. I didn't know why it felt that way.

"I think a hamburger and fries." He said more to himself than me. Then we talked about his friends and family. And he had asked me about my family but not my friends. Once again I thought of his jealousy toward my friends. I sighed. I took a quick glance toward Yami and Jeff caught it again.

"Will you stop looking at him?" He snapped. I glared at him. He couldn't tell me what to do.

"Why can't I look at him? I haven't seen him in three weeks and the only thing that is stopping me now going over there and talking to him is you." I said to him. I didn't snap like he did to me.

"Because you are here with me that's why." He glared at me.

"So your jealous?" I said angrily.

"I'm not jealous."

"Yes you are because you don't let me hang out with my friends when I have spare time it's always has to be with you and when you go out with your friends I don't complain when you go out with them." I glared at him. He flinched at the way I had said it. Before he could say anything the waiter had come and took our orders.

"Look we are in a relationship we are supposed to hang out with each other." He said defensively.

"Yeah we are supposed to hang out with each other but not all the time. Like when you go out with your friends." I said again throwing it back at him.

"But that's when you are doing your homework." I folded my arms.

"Really? Well you could stay at my dorm and either sit there with me or help me?" He sighed.

"Okay look I really hate letting you go hang out with your friends is because the way Yami looks at you." I titled my head to the side. I was really confused.

"What do you mean?" I asked him.

"Yami looks at you as if he is in love with you. And I hate that. I feel like I'll lose you if you hang out with him." I started at Jeff as if he was crazy. Yami in love with me? Hell no, that won't ever happen. We were best friends not any future boyfriend girlfriend figure at all….

"Yami can't be in love with me Jeff. We are Best Friends. Not future lovers." I told him. He sighed.

"Whatever. Tell him that the next time you see him." After he said that I excused myself to the restroom. I couldn't believe I had just gotten into a fight with Jeff. I mean we have gotten into fights before but not like that. I sighed. I took out my phone to see if Yami text me. He hadn't. When I got back to my seat I looked over at the bar and saw that Yami was gone. At the same time the food came over and we ate in silence. It wasn't in till we got in the car when he said something.

"Look Tea I'm really sorry for the way I acted in there toward you and I should let you hang out with your friends more." I smiled and kissed him on the cheek.

"It's okay. I didn't mean to sound mean in there either." When we had gotten back to the dorm he had another question for me.

"I know this seems sort of rushed but do you want to move in with me and not live at these dorms anymore?" I thought about it. Moving out of these dorms would be nice, but my parents were paying for my dorm and I still had to get all of my school work done. Specially since it was my last year of college. Also what Yami had told me that he was afraid of Jeff hurting me come through my mind. I didn't know why but that was the main thought that stuck to me. I knew Jeff wasn't going to hurt me though but that thought wouldn't go away.

"I'm sorry Jeff but I don't want to move in with you right now. Maybe after I get out of college?" He nodded and I got out of the car. I somehow knew that fight we had at the restaurant was probably something we didn't need. It was either going to be a good thing or a bad thing in the future.

I looked at the clock inside my room to see it say almost midnight. I didn't realize that so many hours had passed. I turned on my computer as I sat my purse down and decided to look at my phone. When I looked at it still no knew messages. So I clicked on outbox and looked at the message I had sent Yami. On the side of the message it had an envelope and a read x on it. I hit my head with my hand. It had failed to send. "Stupid phone." I muttered under my breath and resent the message though I knew he wouldn't get it till morning. I got on my email and sent him the same message just in case he would look at that before his phone.

Yami's Pov

"Joooooeeey! You need to get your fucking ass in this house! I know that window is open and I know you are working on your car but you need to get in here!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. I was not in a very good mood at that moment but I didn't really give a damn. Really I didn't give a damn on what I acted like. I was just in one of those moods where if you said something bad about me I probably ignore you or punched you.

I looked at the bills that were in my hands. It had been three weeks since Tea's birthday and that was the last time I saw her- which hurt like fucking hell by the way- and the last time I got money those three weeks before her birthday so we were really low on money….Only fifty dollars left to buy fucking food. I know I could last with fifty dollars but with Joey that was going to be gone in one day. Ugh! I so wanted to hurt someone at that moment. I know I was going to get paid tomorrow but not the full payment since I have to work there for ninety days! Oh how I just wanted to know how our money put together got this low….I know buying Tea's gift did that but it was Tea's birthday and I would do anything for her. And then after Joey got paid which was going to go to me since I kept better keep of our money well he didn't and went and bought video games that he didn't need….

Joey came into the kitchen door way breathing hard and bent over. I swear it wasn't that fucking far away. Sometime, me, Tea or Tristan (when he gets back from California on Saturday) needed to take him to the gym sometime. Joey stood up straight in leaned against the door way frame. He crossed his arms and looked at me.

"What's wrong?" I glared at him and looked at the bills that I had just paid and needed to get to the post office soon before they closed.

"We only have fifty dollars left in the bank after I pay these bills…We don't have enough money to buy us food for a whole damn week." I said calmly. I was surprised that I didn't raise my voice at him like I was going to but I think when I said it as calmly as I could well I think he seemed more scared then I would if I raised my voice. Joey's eyes were big, either from the lack of money or me. I didn't care which one just that I was mad. Mad at Joey for buy video games and at me for buying Tea a very expensive present but she was worth it though. I would starve if I had to buy her something else expensive. Like I said. I would do anything for her. If she told me to die I would probably do it but I would have to know what she felt about me first before I did. Even though she is going out with Jeff I'm pretty sure if she thought about it she would figure out that she liked me….I think.

"Fifty? How in the Hell did we end of with Fifty!" Joey yelled. I could tell he was on the verge of panic.

"One: Because you bought video games; Two: I bought Tea's expensive gift but she deserved it; Three: And because I just paid the bills and we usually have enough money after words." Joey looked at me thinking. I swear if he kept this thinking up I think I might die in shock. Since he's been doing it a lot lately. It's started to scare me a little. I wonder if it's because Tristan is gone. If Tristan was here they would get in fights all the time and they both don't use their heads. So since they weren't fighting maybe they thought more? Of course I wouldn't know this since they are rarely away from each other and I'm rarely away from them. So this is the first time I'm seeing Joey like this. Tristan I know he thinks more than Joey since I've seen him do this too but for Joey it was weird and scary.

"I thought buying those video games we had enough money left….How much was Tea's gift Yami? You never said how much it was so that was why I bought the games in the first place." I looked away nervously and little bit guilty. Somehow I knew this was my fault in the first place but I didn't really want to say it was true. I guess it was because it was Tea I was buying for and didn't want to think it was wrong for buying her an expensive gift. I sighed.

"Enough to make us have only fifty dollars." I muttered. I heard a chair move and I knew he had sat down.

"Look man, I'm not trying to blame you it's both of our faults. I know it came out sounding that way but I should have asked if had enough in the first place but I didn't. And stop looking like that too please?" I noticed that I was looking down and I looked back up at him.

"I know you are not blaming me but I just for some reason don't want to admit it is my fault since it was Tea's gift I was buying for. I mean yeah it sort of is my fault since I spent too much money on it but its Tea…ugh! I don't think I'm making any sense!" I put my head on the table. Joey chuckled next to me.

"Yeah you are making sense to me. You don't want to say it is part of your fault since you think you were in the right to get something for Tea since you are in love with her and you thought we had enough so you did." I looked up to Joey in a new light. Yes I was scared shitless. I think Joey was finally becoming matured….I hoped Tristan got here faster.

"Ever since you told me that you were in love with Tea I've been doing a lot of thinking. It has always been there that you loved her but I don't think any of us had realized it. Not even you or her. I don't think she's realized it yet either. You two were always close once y'all had met. I think that's why at your and Ashley's end of y'alls relationship she realized that she saw how you two were close so that probably why she cheated on you. I'm not for sure this was true or not but that's a theory I had come up with in the last couple of weeks." When he mentioned my ex-girlfriend I sort of flinched. Yeah I was over it but it hurt because I was stupid to think that no one would cheat or do anything like that to me. It just showed me how stupid I really was from that. I was thankful that Joey didn't put any damn detail to it or it would have hurt more than now.

"Maybe you are right Joey. But what about our fucking money problems?" I asked trying to get back on topic.

"Um. I dunno. Aren't cha' getting paid tomorrow?" He asked me. I nodded.

"Yeah but I don't get to get fully pay though. I have to work ninety days there. Even though I've worked there before but I quit because of the photo shots I kept getting into. Now I'm back in it but William can't give me full pay till I work ninety days. It wouldn't be fair to the other workers and I respect him of that."

"What 'bout Tristan?" He asked me. I knew what he was getting at.

"Well I don't know if Tristan will have enough Money either once he comes back since he hasn't worked in weeks since he's been in California." I looked toward the clock seeing it was almost two. The Bar opens at three so I had to get out of here at two fifteen if I wanted to make it five minutes early. "And," I continued "He still has school to finish like Tea. So he probably won't have enough money to help us. We can only see when he comes back." He nodded.

"Yeah I understand. What if he doesn't? How are we going to last a week before I get paid? Maybe we should ask Tea or someone else to loan us some money till we paid them back?" I shook my head. Joey should have known me by now. I hated borrowing money from people and he knew that. He seemed fine about it but he still owed money from people back from high school….which I found out only a couple of days ago when I hacked into his email for pay backs. I told him Pay back was a bitch but nooo he didn't listen and had to snoop around on my computer so I decided to look around on his computer and hacked into his email, which I was really good at since I was able to teach myself to hack into things. Which I knew was Illegal but it was only my friend's stuff I hacked into.

"No. I rather work harder than that….I'll think of something okay? Just I don't want to borrow money." Joey nodded and sighed.

"Did I ever mention that I hate Thursdays?" I nodded and laugh. "Well I'm going to say it again. I hate Thursdays because I don't work on Thursdays. Ugh!" He was frustrated all of the sudden. If I was him and not work on Thursdays then I would relax not on cars but then again his car had been having problems and it had been at the shop for about over a month. They thought it was fixed but when it got home yesterday it was not and stopped working.

"Why don't you relax? Life isn't always about working. Weren't you who always told me to live life to the fullest? Vive la vida al máxim? Wasn't that how you say it in Spanish because you thought it was cool saying it like that in a different language back in High School?" Joey nodded. A huge smile came on his face.

"Thanks Buddy."

"You're welcome." I told him getting up. "I'm going to check my email real quick then drop the mail off at the post office then go to work." I heard him say okay as I made my way to my room. I saw Joey's door open and I shivered; it looked really bad. To the point where I was not going to explain it at all. I had to keep chanting to myself not to go in there and clean it since I felt my OCD kick in and had to remember what happened last time so I wouldn't go in there. It took all of my will power to make it into my nice clean comfortable room. I don't know how in the world Joey could stand it. I know I couldn't….

I sat in my computer chair and check my cell phone. Still no messages from Tea. It was killing me she hasn't sent me one text or even called or email me at all. It was fucking killing me too. Everything I did I just thought about Tea and my damn OCD was kicking in way more than it has been. I was almost late to fucking work yesterday because shit didn't feel right at all and I had to clean the house three times yesterday. I know Joey noticed but I was thankful he didn't say a damn thing about it. I guess being his friend since childhood that he knew me better than anyone else then to say something about my OCD because it would have pissed me off big time. Especially my parents when they fucking ask about it, it pisses me off even thinking about it too. But why was it kicking in so much when it came to Tea not seeing me or if she was with Jeff? I sighed. I really hated it when she was with Jeff that was the worst part of the time when my OCD kicks in. I just had to think she was busy with school the most and that was it. I felt better with my OCD and my feelings. It fucking hurt most of the time that Tea was away from me but if she was just way to busy with school it was just a bit easier to bear.

I logged into my Yahoo email account and saw no emails from Tea once again but I did see one from my brother. He hadn't text me in a couple of days but I had figured he was busy with work just like Dad. They both was busy with the business that Dad had made. I sometimes wondered if Dad had never gotten into the business world I wonder if our family life would have been different. Even though most parents that had the life of a business person they rarely half the time had time to be with their families my Dad tried every minute he could to be with us. And of course Grandpa on Dad's side always taught that family is always more important than anything else so the Motou's always had this bond that we were always close. Mom's side of the family well that's a different story I don't get to see them that much at all. I think that last time I saw them I was twelve. Then again I should remember that since I did fall off my Uncle's horse and broke my arm. And that wasn't a very pleasant feeling at all.

I double clicked on the email and read what he wrote;

Hey bro! Sorry that I haven't got to talk to you here in the last couple of days but been busy with the business and hanging out with my girlfriend. Yes you get to meet her at thanksgiving. I promise you about that. When are you going to meet another girl and go out with her? You need to because I don't like to see you all miserable if you are. Anyways Mom told me to ask you were would you like to go spend thanksgiving this year. Oklahoma with Mom's family or Back at home and Dad's family comes by? Well just email me since for some reason I have to send the message around. Ugh. Talk to ya later bro. Bye!

Well what an coincidence since I was thinking about mom's side of the family right before I saw the email.

Hey little brother well I am really hoping to meet this girl that you are going out with now. I have to make sure that she is very good for you and won't hurt you. Because I can't have you go through what I had to with Ashley. And no I'm not looking for anyone right now.

I winced at what I wrote but it was sort of true I didn't want to tell him I was in love with my best friend who has a boyfriend already that I don't trust one tiny bit.

I would vote for Oklahoma because we haven't been there since we I was twelve and you were ten. Remember that I fell off Firefly and landed on my arm wrong? Yeah it's been a very long time. Anyways I'll talk to you later too. Bye little bro. Don't do anything that I wouldn't do.

I laughed at what I put down. I wonder if he would get that last sentence. I pushed send and after it finished I closed it out and put my computer on standby. Since Joey was going to be here all day I would just leave it on. I looked at the clock to see it say exactly two fifteen. I was good. I grabbed my car keys and my wallet and walked out the door and noticed when I closed it Joey was asleep on the couch. I rolled my eyes. Topical of him. I climbed into my mustang and drove off to the post office before I got to my job.

I parked in one of the parking spaces and walked inside. I hated putting the stuff in the mail box looking things outside. I don't know why but I felt like if I did something would happen to it. The only time I had to do that was when one of my bills were due on a Monday and the post office was closed that day so I had to put it in there. I fret about it till I got the notice that it was through. And that was the fucking longest days of my life. Well besides now on not seeing Tea. But that was different.

Opening the door I saw there was really no one in there. So I got some money out to put the stamps on them and put it in the mail slot. I was about to turn around when I felt a little tug on my jacket. I looked down to see a little girl standing there. I smiled down at her and she looked a little nervous so I decided to say something.

"Yes?" I asked her.

"Um can you help me put this in there?" She held up the envelope and the mail slot and I nodded. I took the envelope out of her hands and put it inside the slot. She smiled and said thank you and ran out of the building. I couldn't' help but smile. That little girl was cute. And for some reason she reminded me of Tea in a way. I walked to my car with a big smile on my face.

The traffic was bad….How I hated fucking traffic. I knew everyone else did too but this was fucking ridicules. Either there was a freaking wreck or something else going on that I didn't know about. I looked over at the clock to read it was two thirty. I groaned. This was soooo not my day. I looked around me through my windshield and saw other people getting mad as well. One thing about us Americans we have road rage. I decided that I would go the back way to work. It would take a little bit longer but this wait would take even longer then that so when I saw the road toward the back way to the restaurant I turned on to it. I got there one minute before the clock would turn to three. So I rushed in there and to see William in the back already opening the bar.

"Almost late again are we Yami?" he asked me jokingly. I glared and rolled my eyes as I went to go check in for work. I came back and stood behind the bar waiting for customers but I knew they weren't going to be here for a few more hours there were the early people but that was at least before for dark time though.

I looked up to see William cleaning the glasses and I decided to help. I noticed that William had gotten his hair cut. It wasn't long and black anymore. It was short but messy. He still looked like he had the punk look going on that he loved to death. I could see him as a rocker if he wanted to be. He was a very great singer and I had found out at one point in time he did want to be a singer and be in a band and make the Rock Hall of Fame. But one he started to do some research about this work field sometimes these people never had a life to themselves after they got into the field and a lot of other things too. People following you around, rumors that weren't true, basically no life, and if he ever had a family it wouldn't be something that he wanted them to have so that dream of his was ruined for him. Even if it was something he loved he didn't want all of that so once he got out of high school he went into the restaurant business. No degree or anything like that….It was sort of like my Dad did. Even though he started his business in his last year of high school he never went and got a degree. And William wanted to meet my Dad too since he is in the top ten C.E .O's in the World. So he could get advice on how to expand his business.

"I noticed that you got a haircut." I told William trying to start a conversation with him. He smiled.

"Fuck yeah I did. I was getting tired of my long hair. And my girlfriend likes it short on me….she says' I'm not as dorky looking and a lot more sexy." I looked at him wide eyed.

"Girlfriend….? When did this happen?" His smile grew wide and he shrugged.

"About a week ago." I looked at him very surprisingly

"And you already cut your hair?" he glared at me but knew what I was getting at.

"She didn't ask me to do it I just did it myself because I was really getting tired of it man. I promise you. Okay?" I nodded. The last time he let a girl boss him around like that in a relationship he got hurt by it so I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't what I thought it was. I was still going to question him every once in a while but not today that was enough for the questioning.

Some guy came in and asked for a beer so I had to ask him in a can or a bottle. He had said a bottle. People say that beer can taste different in a can or a bottle but they both tasted the same to me. And besides I didn't like beer that much at all it was my least favorite alcohol drink. I loved vodka…funny how Tea like that drink too. I sighed. My world just evolved around her way too much. I guess that was one thing about love. You thought about the person you love so much that everything you almost do anything evolving them. For a while I didn't do anything else but thought about her and me cleaning the same glass again and again when William finally noticed something wrong about me.

"Okay man what's wrong?" I looked around the bar real quick and noticed this was a really really slow night for a bar. There was really no one here.

"Nothing is wrong William. I promise." I gave my fake smile saying I was fine. He glared at me and shook his head.

"Yami I know you too well. What is the fucking matter? Besides I'm cussing more then you tonight and usually You are the one cussing more than anyone I know. Something is truly wrong." I didn't realize that I wasn't cussing as much as I used to. I thought about it and I knew it was true. I wondered if anyone else had noticed. Like Joey for example and the other workers I talk to here. I shook my head I knew I slipped up.

"What would you say that I was in love with a girl and she has someone else that she is in love with but I think he will hurt her and she won't listen to me at all." I looked away from him. I could feel his eyes burning my skin as he studied me.

"Does this has to do with anything with your Best Friend Tea and her boyfriend Jeff was it?" He asked me. I stopped cleaning the glass cup for a split second to long and started to clean it again. Ugh it just didn't feel right. I felt like it still had too much shit on it even though it was clean.

"Yami?" I sighed I wasn't really wanting to talk about this with other people right now but with William I knew he would keep saying my name or keep asking till I told him. I thought maybe he would leave me alone for once if I walked away from him…I was wrong. I had walked over to the other side of the counter to clean the glass cup in peace but nope he followed.

"Yami Motou." He said angrily. I walked away again finally putting the glass down with the other clean glasses. I felt a hand on my shoulder that whipped me around quickly almost making me lose my balance. William gave me a stern look that if I didn't answer him soon it might become murderess.

"Fine." I muttered. "It does have to do with that." I looked away from his face as he studied me.

"I thought so Yami. I sort of known that you were in love with her how much you talk about her and how much you hate Jeff. Why don't you just tell her?" I sighed....I wasn't really wanted to answer that question but I had to or he would not get off my back.

"Because I don't want to be the guy that breaks up a relationship....though I am really close into doing it since I know he will hurt her....and I'm afraid if I do it would ruin mine and Tea's friendship if I tell her that I love her. I specially don't want to lose that." A guy ordered a beer and William got it for him.

"If you and Tea's friendship is strong enough then you don't have to worry about losing your friendship over it...It might be a little awkward at first if she doesn't feel the same way for you as you do her but you both would get over it soon. So how about you just try and tell her? Then you will have it off your chest from weighing you down and you will feel better or worse afterwards. Depends on how it goes." He did have a point but it was so much more complicated than that. Well to me it was. Just to make him happy I agreed but after thanksgiving I would tell her. He wasn't happy about that but all that mattered to him is that I would tell her.

"See ya later!" William said to me as I left the restaurant. I got into my car and left. I turned the radio to a rock station and turned it up as loud as I could. Sometimes music helped claim down my nerves and this was one of those times. I really wanted to tell her but how do you tell your best friend that you love them and not have them freak out on you? I didn't know the answer but It would have to wait till thanksgiving where I can ask my dad. He would probably know...or maybe my cousins, or my brother? Though he never had this problem before but maybe he would have some advice....which is what I truly need right now.

When I got home I walked up to the door and opened it. I was glad that Joey did not fall asleep like he normally would because if he did then he would have locked the door. It was funny because he forgets a lot of things but he remember to lock the door? I shake my head and walked through the door to get inside.

I heard the TV going and looked up to see Tristan sitting on the couch next to Joey eating on popcorn watching a movie. He wasn't supposed to be back here till Saturday. I wanted to laugh. It looked to me that me and Joey was in luck. We weren't going to run out of money like I thought we would....of course we would have to ask Tristan first if we could borrow some money first.

"Hey man how are ya doing?" I asked him coming to sit down by Tristan while the two were still watching the movie. Joey got the remote and paused it. We all in the group hated if someone started to talk in the middle of the movie so we usually pause it.

Tristan shrugged his shoulders. "Just a lot of family drama on my mom's side of the family. That was why I was in California for so long...I was supposed to be back earlier but that didn't happen. Ugh I am so not going there for a loooooooooong time." Joey and I busted up laughing when he said that. He just glared at us but laughed right along with us after a few seconds.

"Oh and Joey did tell me yall's money problem so I will help pay since my mom paid me before I left..... You know how she is, thinks she should give me money every time I see her." Joey glared at him.

"I wish my dad was like that but noooooo he won't do it." I glared at him and Tristan.

"Maybe it's because she is afraid to lose you so she gives you money so she knows you will come back next time?" I said...well that's what it sounded like to me. He thought about it for a minute or two.

"Maybe you are right. I should tell her to stop the next time I see her." Tristan seemed to be still in thought about it and I didn't want to disturb him anymore about the subject.

" Well I am going to my room so I'll see you two in the morning. Night." They both said good night to me and then I walked up the stairs to my room.

I took my shoes off when I got into my room and put my jacket on the bed. I walked over to my computer and turned it on. While it was loading I decided to get ready for bed. usually I wouldn't go to bed for a couple of more hours but I was more tired then I normally was and I didn't know why. Maybe it had to do with the whole situation with Jeff and me liking Tea. I hope she was okay....I still needed to see if she sent me an email or at least a text message saying sorry about not answering my text messages or emails or at least her emailing me back. I sighed... I put a white t-shirt on and just left my boxers on after I brushed my teeth. I walked over to my now loaded computer and clicked on the internet. I typed in yahoo dot com and waited for it to load. It didn't take long and I was in my yahoo email in no time. I looked over my emails and saw none from Tea...I felt a sudden of sadness wash over me. I shook my head and looked at my other emails. Yugi had sent me another one so I decided to check it.

hahaha! Yeah I remember...you were crying your eyes out....You are such a big cry baby back then. JUST KIDDING! I would have cried too because when I heard that crack it was loud. Anyways she is nowhere like Ashley. I promise you that. She is an amazing person and I think I'm falling in love:) And Oklahoma sounds great! I was wanting to go there too. We should totally ride Firefly again...well you anyways since I was riding a different horse. OH! btw my phone broke if you were wondering so I have to get a new one...I would give you my girlfriends cell phone but I decided not to because then you would hear her voice and that would ruin half the surprise of you meeting her. Well that's it....for now. So email me till I get a new phone though we haven't texted in like a couple of days. Also you are crazy for not looking for anyone right now...I hope you are not lying to me about that....if you are...you are in huuuuuuuuuge trouble. Bye!

I shook my head. He was probably in a good mood since he was teasing me about Firefly....I will never ride that horse again...I was surprised that Aunt Miranda let me ride her because the horse was still wild and not broken yet. So ever since I broke my arm because of Firefly I refuse to ride horses....my friends think I'm a coward but I don't care....I was not going to get my arm broken again...And if he is in a good mood then is he really falling in love with this girl? Because he hasn't been in a good mood ever since Dad made him go to Texas and help keep order there. Then he meets her and been in a good mood since...I guess he was? I wasn't sure since I haven't seen him in like forever, well not really but that's that it felt like. I specially didn't want him to get hurt like I did so I really needed to see her soon...so I can tell him if she would hurt him or not by the way she acts around family.

I clicked reply on the email.

.....I am not riding on Firefly again even if she is broke this time....no horseback riding for me. And I can tell you are really in a good mood. And haha on you breaking your phone...Joey a couple of weeks ago around Tea's birthday he dropped his phone in the toilet( don't ask) and he still hasn't gotten a phone since. Oh come on! It won't ruin anything. lol And no I am not lying I'm just not looking for anyone. I'll talk to you later.

I pushed send and logged out of my email...I was not in the mood to look at any other emails....I didn't know why but I felt depressed......and didn't feel good all of the sudden...I laid down in bed and check my phone to see if there were any text messages...I saw none. I sighed...I wish she would text me soon.

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Dancer: I hope y'all like that chapter…I don't think it's the best…just blame writers block. Also now Tea knows that Yami likes her…well sorta…I guess we will see what will happen next chapter…well y'all will see. I already know what will happen. I know I'm evil. Also I didn't even know that was going to happen but I'm glad I put it in there cuz it'll help with something in a future chapter I think. Also just thought to warn y'all I don't know that next time I will update hopefully before Summer break but it not, I am sorry for advance. And in the summer I have to get a job…I'm not looking forward to that but oh well. Also I think I am going to change some of the preface…but I don't know how I'm going to change it yet…I'll tell y'all when I change it in the future. Um Please R&R!