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Recap:

"Only a dream…" Tea repeated as she slowly started to calm down with each kiss Atem planted on her and with each tightening of his arms as he tightened his hug on her.

Ishizu seemed to be a bit out of sorts as she stared wide-eyed at how Atem was calming Tea down. Looking at the scene in front of her she knew that she was no longer looking at a player and a girl he fancied but a man and woman who were meant to be.

"Yes…Tea…only a dream…" Atem repeated rubbing her back. It was as if he and Tea were in their own different world.

"B…But it was so real…" Tea whimpered as she buried her face into his chest as she remembered the dream.

Dream:

Tea was flying. She was flying! And all that she could see was sand for miles and miles and miles. A desert she thought before she felt herself swoop down as a place which she just knew was Egypt started coming into view.

She flew till she saw a palace coming into view she circled it before going through a balcony, throughout the palace and into the garden where some type of ceremony must be happening. She landed and started walking. As she walked she saw rows and rows of white flowers: roses, tulips, any type of flower that could be in pure, innocent white was there; aligned in such precision that Tea knew someone had set it up.

Soon beautifully intricate pure wood chairs started appearing up ahead the white flowers separating them from the path. And the closer she got she could see that people were sitting in them. Some dressing formally some dressing in rags. She knew some of them were peasants and others were higher class yet they were all intermingling for a reason.

No one was sitting down. All of them were standing. A beautiful melody that Tea couldn't place but filled her with peace started to play and everyone turned to stare at her… She looked into their faces and saw joy and tears of happiness in almost all of them. If not they were filled with a proud happy pride as they smiled.

She looked ahead of herself and saw two people standing on the other side. One was holding a book open in front of them while the other one was staring at her. She was too far to see who they were but as she got closer she saw that the one staring had a beautiful happy smile on his face, eyes alight with happiness.

Pharaoh Tea idly thought as she recognized how he was dressed. High Priest was her second thought as she recognized the one holding the book open. When she got to them, the Pharaoh grabbed her hand in his giving it a light squeeze causing her to turn to face him.

She could see the Pharaoh's face clearly but felt as if it was clouded at the same time. The same brilliant smile was on his face, such warmth, happiness, and…love was shining in his eyes…wait…love?

The way he was looking at her was making butterflies run throughout her body and she felt herself blushing. The effect the Pharaoh was causing in her was the same effect Atem had in her.

It was at that moment that the cloudiness fully faded away and she saw Atem staring back at her…Atem…so Atem was the Pharaoh…wait…what?
The priest started saying something but Tea wasn't really paying attention as she was too lost in Atem's eyes. Though she did hear the words gathered here today, matrimony, unity between two people, two souls, two spirits, everlasting love…

It sounds like what a priest would say in a…wedding ceremony! The thought struck hard and Tea looked down only to find herself wearing a long Marilyn Monroe style dress in pure white, a beautiful sort of ankh necklace stopping a bit before her breasts.

It looked nothing like a wedding dress but Tea knew that it was. "I do" Atem spoke staring into her very soul with such a passionate, loving look that almost caused her to melt right there on the spot. Tea's breath was stuck in her throat. She couldn't believe that she was marrying Atem…but she can't…she can't marry him! He's a player and…and…

"I do" Tea heard herself say. Her eyes became hooded as Atem's hands cupped her face. He slowly started leaning in and Tea felt herself following his movements. His eyes slowly closed as he got closer and closer. When he was literally a speck away Tea, herself closed her eyes right as they were about to kiss but they never got to.

Tea's eyes snapped open as a cry of pain passed her lips as she felt something prick her. She backed away from Atem's wide, shocked and confused face and looked down only to feel herself pale.

There sticking out of her stomach…her abdomen was some type of weird device that looked like a blimp that had an arrow going through it. Blood…her blood was now dying her dress. She looked up into Atem's eyes feeling herself fill with terror only to see his eyes reflecting the same if not even more terror than she.

She tried to speak but found that she couldn't. She was dying. She knew it and Atem knew it. She fell into Atem's arms. She then became a spirit watching from above Atem crying as he held her body, her blood painting him red as well. And she watched herself die. Die in the arms of Atem…Atem, bloody with her blood, crying, screaming for her to stay with him.

She watched with horrified eyes as the blood around her body grew and grew until Atem was swimming in a bath of blood, covered in blood, while Tea's dress pure white was blood red from top to bottom.

Rage soon consumed Atem's features as he shouted that no one must rest until the assassin was found. Then everything went in fast motion as Tea found Atem grow pale and pale and thinner and thinner as he searched for the killer. Never resting, never sleeping, and never eating. He was destroying himself from the inside out.

He was so confound by his rage that he allowed himself to slowly die and when he was in his death-bed a couple months later, shaking with pent up crazy rage as he tried to break free from the bounds the royals had placed on him to keep him from hurting himself or others.

Tears had appeared in Tea's eyes as she saw the life slowly fade from Atem and when he only had perhaps an hour left dark voices filled the room taunting him about how he will never kill them for murdering his beloved. How he failed in protecting her and how she must despise him…enjoying his suffering as she laughs for how foolish he is.

Atem thrashed around weakly with his bounds on him tight as he yelled eyes wide with craze rage that he would kill them. Three figures formed in front of him while a large shadow formed around them going upwards. One had white hair, the other had silverish hair, and the last one had a combination of blue and green hair.

That was the only thing Tea could see before they all brought out the same type of blimp they had killed her with. "Take these blimps Atem! Inject them into yourself and Tea will be back" They said as one.

Atem, so crazed with finding Tea grabbed the blimps and injected himself with them. He thrashed now with pain shouting and yelling as he was getting burned inside. He could feel some type of fire inside his body melting his organs burning him skinning him alive. Smoke started to come out of his mouth, nose, ears, and eyes.

Tea was yelling and crying seeing that awful sight. The shadows laughed as they yelled "You're a fool! Believing us! She is dead! Now suffer and die at the hands of your beloved!"

The shadow around them took on a form but all Tea could see were the narrow brimming with evil red eyes which Tea recognized to be containing her blood. Out from the shadow another shadow appeared taking form of a female and soon Tea saw herself…no not herself.

A copy of herself but with the same blood colored eyes as whatever demon behind it. Teeth becoming Incisors as a sharp knife appeared in the copy's hands, ancient Egyptian inscription on it. The copy walked towards Atem who was shouting and yelling. He was feeling unfathomable pain that would have maid him die but the poison would not let him die.

"Everything that happened was your fault for not allowing me ownership of your body! She has killed you! The reason why you shall die is because of her! She brought your death! Now die by the hand of your beloved!" The sinister voice of the demon shadow said through the copy's lips as the copy plunched the sharp knife like a stake through the very heart of Atem.

"NO!" Tea yelled as she saw Atem erupt into flames after dying, turning to ash. The copy got eaten once again by the demon shadow and the three figures were hidden by the shadows their eyes the same color as the sinister demon as they turned to her spirit form and slowly started walking towards her.

"You can never escape me! I will kill you to kill Atem! Again and Again he shall die by your hand!" The shadow turned into a ferocious monstroserous monster that Tea can't even begin to describe. Her blood and Atem's blood dripping down its body as it launched itself at Tea as Tea turned and ran screaming and screaming for someone to help her and not let the monster behind her get her.

More tears erupted out of Tea as she sobbed and sobbed. "Shh…It's alright Tea…it's alright…" Atem murmured as he continued to drop kisses anywhere on her face, except her lips, as she tried to somehow melt into his very being.

"Tea!" Three female voices shouted as they ran into the room, pushing Ishizu out of the way. The three female's eyes widened as they took the sight of Tea and the boy. Tea turned her head quickly to the side, her watery eyes widening in shock, her grip tightening on Atem's shirt if that was possible, as she saw her three best friends standing at the door.

"MAI! SERENTITY! REBECCA!" Tea said surprised her voice coming out scratchy thanks to her crying. Atem turned his head to look at them, recognizing their names. When his blood red ruby colored gems landed on them, it took everything they had not to gasp. He was GORGOUS! Though all of them could see the similarity he and Yugi shared like his hair they knew he was different. Afterall, this was no boy…this was a man.

And from how he was holding Tea closely to him they would say that he had been severally smitten by Tea. Who knew that she would have already found a guy on her first day in a new school? And boy was he a catch.

"HEY! WAIT UP!" Other voices shouted through the corridor before Yugi, Kisara, Joey, and Tristan entered the room, panting.

"Mai! Serenity!" Joey panted out. "You can't run off like that! Especially with players on the loose!"

"Rebecca! Why didn't you wait?" Yugi questioned panting.

"We had to see Tea" The said girls answered still staring at Tea and the guy. "When you called and told us what happened to her we knew we had to find a way to get here."

Atem looked out the window and saw that the snowstorm had grown fierce. "You three go to Tea's old school, correct?" Atem asked turning his gaze once again on them.

"Yes" They answered.

"Then how did you get here with such bad weather?" He questioned again finding it veryyyy suspicious. Call him paranoid but he's not taking any chances when it involves Tea.

"When they gave the warning about the snowstorm we ran out of the building and into Mia's car and when we were half-way home, Yugi and Joey called and told us about Tea." Rebecca said.

"So we just knew that we had to go see her so Mai turned the car around and we got here just in time…" Serenity finished.

"I see…" Atem simply answered turning to look out the window again.

"So, Tea" Mai said grinning cheekily at her. "Who's your friend?"

Tea blushed knowing that Mai didn't actually mean friend. "H-He's…"

"Not a friend." Atem interrupted. "But someone who is merely trying to win her hand" Atem answered grinning mischievously at Tea who started blushing beet red as he grabbed her hand softly in his. He was happy that Tea seemed to be calming down and her tears were slowing down.

"ATEM!" Tea yelled slapping him on the chest as he chuckled at her reaction.

Tea's friends were grinning widely…well until they heard his name.

"Atem…as in Player Atem you've badmouthed to me about" Mai, Serenity, and Rebecca said looking to Joey and Yugi for confirmation.

"Yep! That's him!" Duke's voice rang out as he walked in swiftly throwing a charming smile at Mai, Serenity, and Rebecca before looking over at Tea and winking saying "hey CuteStuff! Feeling better?"

Atem grinded his teeth together. "Yo, Seto! You gotta come in here! It's filled to the brink with cuties! Oh and Kisara, any thought on kissing me yet?" he said grinning wickedly at her as he ran to stand next to her, leaning his face close to hers.

"Get away from me Duke" Kisara answered glaring.

"DUKE! What did I tell you about throwing yourself on her" Seto's cold voice said as he walked into the room, glaring at Duke.

"Man, between you and Atem I'm the only handsome man in this school that countless girls can have fun with" Duke said. "You got whipped by Glare over here" he said motioning to Kisara with his finger. "And Atem got whipped by the new girl! What's going on in the world?"

"Seto? Duke?" Serenity and Mai spoke before realization dawned on them. "Oh! These are the other two players you've mentioned Joey!"

"Don't tell me that two of the most finest girls I've ever seen know Joey and don't know me. I mean…that's not right." Duke said as he popped up between them throwing his arms around their shoulders.

Serenity looked uncomfortable and Mai was glaring at him. "Yo man! Get away from them!" Joey shouted outraged. Duke ignored him as he tried to take the two girls out of the room though they were rooted to the spot and refused to leave.

"Duke. Let them go." Atem said through gritted teeth as he focused on lightly caressing Tea's hip to distract him from pounding Duke in the face for his comment towards Tea. "One of them is Joey's girlfriend and the other is his sister."

"What?" Duke asked eyes wide as Mai grabbed his arm and flipped him before calmly walking to Joey, throwing her arms around him as Serenity fled to Tristan gripping his arm tightly.

"How can two beautiful babes be with him?"

"That does it!" Joey shouted as he threw a punch at Duke but Seto grabbed his fist not letting him hit Duke.

"Spare us the pain of having to listen to Duke whine like a girl about his face being harmed, will you, Dog."
"I ain't no Dog!"

"Guys! Please! Don't fight!" Kisara's voice interjected. "It's not doing any good for Tea, I mean, she did pass out."

Atem was lost in thought as he looked out the window before releasing Tea, saying "I better go…"

Tea's grip on his hand stopped him. Her beautiful blue orbs were wide as she stared into his eyes her grip on his hand tight as she tugged him back down. "No" She whimpered, tugging his hand until he sat back down. "Stay…don't go…"

It's not like Atem wanted to leave her. Quite the opposite, really. But he had to leave. He had to find out how they could leave the school. He wanted to give Tea a ride home. He wanted to make sure that she was safe and sound in her house, with her parents, from both the snowstorm and…certain people…like whoever was after her and people like Duke.

"I have to Tea…" Atem murmured gripping her hand tightly. "I need to go find out about the procedure for leaving the school during the snowstorm. I'll only be gone for a bit. As soon as I find out, I'll come back."

"P-Promise" Tea whimpered out.

"Promise" Atem breathed out before bringing her hand up to his lips. He kissed her hand before softly letting it go. He then got up, grabbed Duke by the arm, and before leaving the room said "Make sure Tea's not by herself" before walking down the hall, roughly dragging a complaining Duke by the arm.

"Yo, Atem! Man! Why the hell did you take me away from that gorgeous horde of beautiful woman! I'm pretty sure I could have taken your place on the bed with Tea! You know to offer her comfort or whatever you were going for…"

Atem growled, turning around and slamming Duke against the lockers, hands gripped tightly around his neck as he lifted him off the ground. "Yo man! What's the deal?" Duke yelled, freaking out as he flailed in Atem's grip.

"Listen to me Duke" Atem growled out in a low dangerous voice. "Stop flirting with Tea" At this he tightened his grip on Duke's neck making him choke before relaxing his grip a bit but it was still strong. "Stop looking at her as if she's meat" He tightened his grip on Duke again making him choke. Relaxing again Atem growled out "Stop saying those types of things to Tea" He tightened his grip again.

"What's the big deal…she's just another chic."

"She is not just another girl Duke!" Atem growled out slamming Duke roughly against the locker again. "She…Is….Off…Limits…" Atem seethed out bringing his face closer to Duke. "Do you understand, Duke! Off Limits! So pray tell if I see or hear about you doing any of the above or anything else to her Duke, I promise, you'll be stuck in the hospital for more than a month.

"A-Atem…" Duke started but Atem choked him again.

"I said: Do You Understand, Duke?" Atem repeated glaring at him.

Duke nodded his head quickly a look of fear in his eyes. "I…I got it, Atem. Tea's off limits…totally off limits…she's yours and yours only…"

"She's not mine…" Atem muttered his eyes filled with a fire of rage extinguishing to become sad and remorseful as he released his grip on Duke and stepped away putting his hands in his pockets.

"But you want her to be" Duke quipped. "Your girl I mean."

"I…I don't know, Duke…I just…Tea's just…Different" Atem murmured breathing out the word Different.

"Um…let's go find out about that procedure…" Duke said quickly not wanting to hear this mopey-dopey crap Atem was spewing out about Tea. He will never go gaga for a girl. He'll always be a player…right?

Duke started walking ahead of Atem, thoughts of will he lose his playerness like Seto and Atem have…

Atem walked behind him, deep in thought, about Tea who else and the feelings she evoked in him. I have no clue on what this feeling is…all I know that this feeling inside me is telling me to protect her, take care of her, make her happy…love her…

M: DONE! What do you think? Hope you liked it! And sheesh I creeped myself out writing Tea's Dream…pretty creepy if you ask me. Lol. I didn't think I could write creepy…looks like I can…lol. There was a bit foreshadowing in this chapter though I'm not gonna say on what. Lol. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and if you want to find out what happens next then REVIEW PLEASE!