PhantasyDreamer: At last the six chapter is out. I'm sorry for the long wait but I really couldn't help it. Well, I hope you read and enjoy it. Oh before I forget, I don't own Yu-gi-oh only my characters which are not even mentioned yet. So in the meantime please read and leave a review on the way out. Also thanks for all the reviews. I enjoyed reading all of them. On to the story!
Noah Playing Matchmaker
Chapter 6: A Major Decision
Last time: "I never signed up with you as a partner. Let me deal with this my way."
He frowned as he walked off leaving her standing there.
"Oh, you are such an ignorant fool!" she yelled at his retreating back.
'Why did I ever decide to help that guy?' she thought as she headed towards the cafeteria. /Probably because you thought he was cute./ 'Never!'
The story continues….
Téa rushed into the cafeteria in rage to see Yugi and Joey eating their lunches contently at a table. She was so mad that she couldn't control herself. She made her way towards them trying her best not to show that she was angry but sadly her friends had already noticed.
"The nerve of that guy!" she yelled as she plopped herself down into the seat next to Yugi.
"Téa, what's the matter?" he asked, curiously looking at her flushed face.
"It's nothing Yugi. Just that Kaiba's being a jerk again." she sighed, folding her arms and resting her chin on her arms.
Yugi frowned.
'When is she going to forget about that guy?' he thought slyly, 'Can't she see that all he does is hurt her?'
Yugi sighed as he gave her a pat on the shoulder. She looked up at her friend with a smile. At least Yugi was there to comfort her in her time of need. She looked across the table to see Joey eating his food rapidly and contently. She couldn't help but laugh at her ingenious friend.
"So Téa, I heard through the grapevine that you and Kaiba are back together. Is dat true?"
Joey asked putting down his food and holding a mysterious grin on his face.
"Hey, since when do you listen to gossip?" she asked, lifting her head slightly off of her hands.
"Well, Mai told me." he replied coolly.
"Mai goes to school here?" she asked, shocked by the news she had just heard.
Joey and Yugi gave her a quizzically look wondering if she was okay.
"Of course she does Téa. She's been going to school here for over a year now." the spiky haired blond replied with a smile.
"Téa, are you sure you're aright?" Joey asked, curiously.
"I'm fine." she chuckled a little.
'I don't understand, wasn't Mai sent to the Shadow Realm.' she thought seriously, looking at Joey who was back to eating again.
"I'm curious Téa. Is that true?" Yugi asked suddenly, his purple eyes shining with curiosity.
She let out a loud sigh. What had she gotten herself into? After all, all she had done in the beginning was just trying to be nice to the rich snob but then this all turned out for the worse. She didn't even know what was going to happen next and now that her friends were questioning her about her relationship with Kaiba. She began to wonder if she was really starting to like him or if it was the game that was making her think that way. Whatever it was she had to figure out her true feelings soon before it gets too late.
"No. I was just trying to get him to help me with something." she sighed, playing with her finger nails, "But obviously he said no."
"Oh, so you don't have a date huh?" Joey teased with a wide grin.
"No, I was going to go with Kaiba but he dumped me," she replied coolly, trying to play her part in the game, "and now I hear he wants to go with Serenity."
"SERENITY!" Joey yelled getting up, instantly throwing his chair to the floor and spilling his drink on the table in the process, "There's no way dat rich snob is carrying my baby sister to the dance!"
"Joey, take it easy." Yugi stated calmly, trying desperately to stop his friend from killing someone.
Joey frowned as he decided to listen to his best friend and sit down in the seat in front of Téa and Yugi. Frowning once again he could see the other students in the cafeteria looking at him skeptically. He bit his lip. He just didn't like the idea one bit of his younger sister going out with his worst enemy. Not that he thought he could control his sister's life but he didn't want her to get hurt from the one person he could not stand the most, Seto Kaiba.
"I won't let him date her." Joey muttered incoherently, folding his arms across his chest while holding a frown on his face.
Yugi let out a small chuckle at the way his best buddy was behaving as he turned his attention back to Téa who was still sulking on the desk. He thought hard for a moment. He had never seen his friend get so sad over something like that before. She was always the cheerful one who was there to cheer him and his other friends on. But lately he noticed that she just couldn't help getting hurt over and over again by Kaiba. He smiled as he came up with a plan that he thought could lighten up his friend's mood.
"Hey Téa, I have a great idea." he started, getting her attention. Curiously she opened her eyes that had been closed for the moment, "Why don't you go to the dance with the pharaoh?"
"The pharaoh?" she asked as if surprised while lifting her head off of the table.
"Yeah, I'm sure he hasn't been to a party like this before and besides that I don't really want to go." he shrugged.
"But I thought you were going with Rebecca."
"Nah, she's away with her grandfather and besides that we're just friends." he said with a big smile.
"Okay then, I'll go with him." she sighed, thinking that was the only solution to her problem.
"Great!" Yugi chuckled a little as he brought his attention back to his blond best friend, "Joey, are you alright?"
The blond scoffed before speaking, "Not in a million years is she gonna date KAIBA!"
He yelled slamming his hand on the desk as Yugi and Téa burst out in laughter. They tried to calm him down but he was so angry that he couldn't control his emotions. While Yugi found a way to help calm down Joey, Téa found the opportunity to think more on her problems.
The brown haired girl sighed. It wasn't that she wouldn't mind going to the dance with the pharaoh, it was just that she was more confused at how she would be able to stop the killer at the dance. She had no idea or plan whatsoever to stop the mad man and she clearly didn't know how she could capture him without Kaiba's help. It was not that she couldn't do most things by herself but a situation like this would call for someone with technological background, someone who could crack a mystery, someone like Kaiba.
~*~KAIBA CORPORATION~*~
Kaiba placed his right hand high to his forehead, pushing up his brown bangs in the process. It was now three thirty in the afternoon. He had skipped the later part of the afternoon class to attend a meeting that concerned his business. He rubbed his temples from the pain he felt. He couldn't understand why he had to be stuck with Téa in the game. Sure it was kind of challenging when she didn't have her memory but now that she did, he just felt like staying as far away from her as possible. He didn't know if it was because he was starting to feel nervous around her or what. But something just made him want to be alone. Another thing he couldn't get out of him mind was the kiss she had given him, every second he would remember it. He slightly wondered if she had really lost her memory at that specific moment or if she was just playing with his mind.
Slowly, he opened his blue eyes to stare at the computer in front of him. It was blank and he had not finished the work he had set out to do from the start. All he could think about was Téa and how they would have to find a way to stop the killer. Although he didn't want to admit it, they were really a team and they had to work together, if they wanted to get to another level. A small smile crept up on his face as he looked on his desk to see a small portrait in a wooden frame. It was a picture of him, Téa and Mokuba. They were at an amusement park with a roller coaster lingering in the background. Both him and Téa were holding hands and leaning close to each other with Mokuba in the middle smiling wide with his hands stretched out. He traced his finger on the outline of the picture somehow feeling contented with himself.
'Wait a minute why am I smiling?' he thought, feeling rather strange at the fact that he was smiling at the picture of Téa.
/You like her don't you? You're just too stubborn to admit it./ his conscience lectured him making him cringed.
'No way!' he thought, biting his lip, 'I have no feelings for that…that girl. This game is just messing with my head.'
/Yeah that and the fact that you think she's pretty./
He growled refusing to believe that his conscience was right. Silently he took a sip of his beverage that was plastered straight on the desk. Before he knew it, a beep lit up on his phone making a slight noise while interrupting his thoughts.
"What is it?" he asked annoyed, at the fact that his secretary was bothering him.
"I'm sorry Mr. Kaiba, but you have a visitor."
"Who is it?"
"It's your brother Sir. Shall I send him in?" she asked, politely.
"Yes." he muttered, feeling his mood lighten up a bit.
He frowned. How did Mokuba get into the game if he was captured by Noah? He shook his head slightly as he saw the door open widely letting a spiky black hair boy into the room. His face lit up as he looked at his brother whom he hadn't seen in a while. He couldn't understand why Noah did this. What was he planning and why did he have to raise the stakes? Involving his brother. Did he send him into the game to get back at him?
Mokuba walked into the room to see the expression on his brother's face. It was a look of confusion, anger and sorrow. He smirked a little as Kaiba got up from his seat. Mokuba wore a white t-shirt and a blue jeans pant.
"Hey Seto, why the long face?"
"Mokuba, is that really you?" Kaiba asked, refusing to answer Mokuba's question.
He walked over to him with a big smile. His blue eyes shone with love and admiration for his younger sibling.
"Of course it is." he grinned widely as Kaiba came and gave him a strong hug while bending down on his knees, shocking him, "Are you sure you're alright?"
He chocked out. Kaiba just smirked while releasing him from the hug. Something he hadn't done in a long time. Mokuba raised his eyebrows in curiosity. Although they were close, he couldn't remember the last time his brother gave him a loving, strong hug such as this. He didn't mind at times because he knew his brother was a very busy man. But now it seemed as if he really missed him a lot or hadn't seen him in days.
"I'm fine." he muttered, getting off of his knees while brushing down his blue uniform.
"Good. So I was wondering if you're going to the big dance tonight?"
Kaiba just growled as he turned around and headed back to his leather seat.
"No. I have no time for a silly dance."
Mokuba walked up to his desk and took a seat in the chair in front of it. Sighing he placed his right hand under his chin as he frowned at his older brother who could be so stubborn at times. He remembered having this exact conversation with him just a few weeks ago and he was thrilled to go. But that was when he was still with Téa. Now that he wasn't he didn't seem to see the need to go alone or at least find another date. Although he acted like he was on a dating rampage he really didn't like the fact that Téa and him were not together anymore. At least that's what Mokuba knew for sure.
"I don't get you Seto." he started, getting Kaiba's attention, "You don't want to go to the dance now and you wanted to for months. Then, why did you break up with Téa?"
Kaiba remained silent since he didn't know how to answer that question. He himself didn't even know what Noah had going on in the storyline for him to remember anything about past dates. He just knew that right now he was not interested in that girl. Or was he?
"I…I don't know. Let's just drop this shall we?" he replied hastily as he started to type on the keyboards of the computer, "I have no time for a Valentine's day dance."
Mokuba frowned refusing to listen anymore.
"Well, I'm not giving up Seto." he declared, getting out of the chair and coming in front of him, "You're going to that dance even if I have to go to it with you!"
He yelled making Kaiba let out a soft chuckle.
"Mokuba, please you're in junior high. There's no way they're going to let you into a high school dance." he sneered.
"Well, I'm sure they would let me in, considering who my brother is," he smirked making Kaiba grumble, "and besides that you're famous so they would have no choice but to let me in."
"Mokuba…" he muttered out.
"It's final Seto!" he yelled, taking his brother's hand and issuing for him to get up, "Now we've got to find you another date and some new clothes!"
The young Kaiba smirked pulling his older brother out of the room. It took all his strength to get him up but finally Kaiba reluctantly agreed knowing the consequences of his choice. And besides that he knew deep down that he had no other choice but to go the dance since there was no other way to get out of the level. But for the mean time he decided that he should at least just enjoy the company of his brother. They left Kaiba Corp and headed into the limousine to journey towards the mall.
~*~AT THE MALL~*~
Téa and Mai got out of a light purple car silently as they made their way inside of the large mall. The two girls walked together into a clothes store, looking for something fancy to wear to the dance. Téa stood still in the dressing room stall looking at her reflection in the mirror. What still bothered her most was how she was going to stop the tyrant tonight at the dance. She was tempted to go to Kaiba Corp and ask Kaiba for help but decided not to. She figured that she should at least try and find a solution on her own.
After lunch she met up with Mai and she suggested that the two of them go to the mall after school to do some shopping. Téa frowned as she walked out of the dressing room stall to showcase her outfit to Mai. Mai smirked a little at the dress she wore. It was a spaghetti light green knee length dress. It had pleats on the skirt area and white frills on the bottom of it. Light green flat shoes accompanied the suit.
"Téa, you look…I mean you look absolutely great in that dress."
"You don't have to lie Mai." she scolded, eyeing her cautiously, "I'm not wearing this. I mean who would wear this thing?"
Mai chuckled a little at her brunette friend who was raising her hand in the air.
"I'm sorry, I just thought you would look nice in this for Kaiba." she sneered as she made her way to a sit in the nearby chair.
"What?" Téa asked, shocked that she had said that.
"Hey I'm just kidding. But I did see your little display with him today and just felt like teasing you." she smiled as her purple eyes shone with sarcasm, "Besides that, it looks like he still has a thing for you."
Téa's blue eyes widen in shock. Still had a thing for her? That couldn't be true. Besides according to her memory he was even thinking of going with Serenity. And he never had a thing for her, at least not in real life. For a minute the thought of him going with Serenity seemed to bother her. She shook her head trying to rid her mind of those thoughts.
"I don't think so." she muttered as she turned around making her way back into the stall.
'She's in denial big time.' Mai thought with a smirk as she crossed her legs wrinkling her uniform skirt.
She gazed around at the large exquisite store. There were elegant dresses hanging on the wall, casual jeans and shirts on hangers which were lined off on a clothes rack. Men clothes hanged in the further end of the room. Mai smirked refusing to believe what Téa had said. She knew her to be a very cheerful person but her expression today was not one of a cheerful person. So she knew for sure that she was pretending when she was acting like it was no big deal that he dumped her. At least now that is.
Mai sat patiently waiting for Téa to come out of the stall when a reddish brown haired girl came walking up in her direction. She smiled when she realized who it was.
"Mai, how are you?" the young girl asked, sincerely with a big smile on her face.
"I'm fine hon. just shopping with Téa for the dance tonight." Mai smirked brushing down her blond hair, "By the way, where's that knucklehead brother of yours?"
Serenity chuckled as she came to sit in the chair next to Mai. The older girl just smiled at her friend who could turn out to be her sister-in-law in the future.
"He's just home having his beauty rest as he calls it." she replied, laughing a little, "So he sent me to the mall to get a new dress for tonight."
"Oh so you have a date?" Mai asked curiously as to who her overprotected brother would let her go out with.
"Well not really. Tristan asked me but I'm still not sure yet." she sighed, placing her bag of casual clothes to her feet.
Before Mai could respond Téa exited out of the dressing room stall. Téa smirked a little when she saw Serenity and Mai sitting next to each other in the chair. She wondered what was going on between the two but decided not to intervene.
"Téa." Serenity gasped with a smile.
"Hi Serenity, didn't know you would be here." Téa stated. A feeling of jealousy crept over her as she remembered what Kaiba had said about taking Serenity to the dance instead of her.
/Don't you dare think that girl!/ her conscience warned making her feel uneasy.
'I'm not thinking anything.'
/Yeah right, just remember your promise to Yugi and don't be getting jealous now./ her conscience warned again.
'I'm not!' she yelled at her conscience.
She chuckled a little at her thoughts and looked back at the reddish brown haired girl who had a big smile on her face.
"I just came here to find a nice dress for the dance tonight." she smirked, getting out of her seat, "By the way do you have a date for tonight?"
"Um…yeah. I'm going with the pharaoh…I mean Yugi." the brunette smiled, trying not to show her nervousness.
"That's great." she smiled as she went to a clothes rack to check out the dresses the store had.
Mai and Téa went with Serenity to see what other types of different dresses they liked for the dance. A few minutes passed by and finally all three girls found the dress they thought were best suited for them. They headed to the cashier to pay for their stuff when a tall brunette entered into the store with his little brother.
"Just my luck." Téa muttered, pretending she was not happy to see him when actually she was.
She looked down to his left side to see Mokuba smiling at them and she wondered how he got in the game. She gazed at Kaiba who had an emotionless expression on his face. She figured that it meant that something was up. Smiling she turned her attention to Serenity and Mai who were just looking at the rich guy in shock wondering what he was doing here in the first place.
"Hey Téa, long time no see huh?" Mokuba joked with a smile.
"Hi Mokuba, I've missed you so much. It's been so long since I've seen you." she smiled as she rushed to give him a hug.
He was surprised for the second time today but he just laughed it off. He returned the hug slightly and then released it. Kabia looked at Téa seriously wondering why she was acting this way.
'What is she trying to pull?' he thought furiously while stuffing his hands into his pants pockets.
"So, what bring you two boys here?" Mai asked, slyly giving Téa a smirk.
"I just brought Seto here to get something nice for the dance." the young Kaiba smirked raking his black hair.
Kaiba looked at Téa who was just smiling at his little brother. He wondered how Mokuba could even stand her since he himself didn't like her one bit. But now he realized that he was beginning to tolerate being in her presence.
"So Kaiba, you find a date yet for the dance?" Téa asked feeling the urge to taunt him.
"No, not that it's any of your business," he replied with a smirk making her frown, "but I think I see a candidate not too far away."
"Well that's good then, see you around Mokuba." Téa replied while picking up her bags from the counter and joining her friends, "Let's go girls we have to get ready for tonight."
"Catch you guys later." Mai stated with a wide smile as she passed the two brothers.
"Bye." Serenity smiled timidly as she followed her friends towards the door.
Kaiba looked at Téa and her gang. How dare she try to tease him? He was furious but of course he didn't show it. He forced a smile as he saw Serenity pass by him smiling nervously. He knew what he had to do. He had to ask her to the dance.
'I can't believe I'm going to do this.' he thought staring at her as she headed towards the door.
/Come on, you can do this, it's not that hard./
'Yeah right, it's not like I've done this before.' he frowned at his thoughts, 'Sure closing business deals is one thing but asking a girl on a date is another.'
/Oh just do it you coward!/
'Alright, but I'm doing this for Mokuba.' he reasoned coming to a conclusion.
/That's the spirit!/
He let out a deep sigh as he walked up behind Serenity who was close to Mai. He cleared his throat as he made his way nervously towards her.
"Um…Serenity, can I have a word with you?" he asked, stopping the three girls in their tracks.
Téa looked around in shock. He was asking her? She didn't know what to do but instead of talking she just stood still in shock to see what was going to happen.
"Um…okay Kaiba, what is it?" she stared at him with her grayish brown eyes.
'Okay here goes nothing.' he thought as he clenched his fist.
"Will you go to the Valentine's Day dance with me?"
How do you like it? Was it good or bad? What will Serenity's answer be? Well you'll just have to wait until my next update. Once again sorry for the long wait but it's here now. So please tell me what you think. I want to get your responses. Ciao!
~**~PhantasyDreamer~**~
**Revised & Edited July 25, 2010**