Confessions
By: Tima, Yami's wife
I don't own YuGiOh, just the new characters.
Chapter 9: The "picnic"
Kaiba closed his laptop and massaged his temples. It's been a tough month for him and everyone else. For the past few weeks, everyone suffered greatly. During that time, Dartz and his henchmen had been using Duel Monsters to attack the world and that soiled his company's reputation. Also, Yugi, Tiki, and Tima were the first ones of the gang to be taken by the Seal of Orichalcos. He didn't really care about Yugi and Tima but was devastated when he heard that Tiki was gone.
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Joey called Kaiba and had just spilled the beans that Yami lost and that Yugi, Tiki, and Tima were gone. Kaiba's face scrunched with anger, for he stopped listening when he heard that his rival lost to someone other than him. He yelled at Yami, calling him a disgrace to the game. He would have hung up if Joey hadn't yelled, "Hey, what's the matter with you? Didn't you hear me say Tiki was taken as well?"
Kaiba's hand froze just above the phone. His face showed pure stun. For a moment, he couldn't move. During that moment, he had another vision like the one he had before he got together with Tiki. He saw Tiki trying to get to him while something dark was pulling her away. She was screaming with tears going down her face. Then, all of a sudden, she was gone.
Getting worried, Mokuba touched his arm, asking him if he was alright. Kaiba gasped, coming back to the real world. Putting the phone to his ear again, he hissed quietly but angrily, "What did you say?"
Joey started to get a little freaked since he's never seen Kaiba act like this before but he let it pass. "You heard me. Tiki's gone, along with her dark side and Yugi. As you can see, she's not here; that should have been your first clue."
Kaiba wasn't listening. The thought of Tiki being taken…that was too much. He pounded his desk extra hard and started yelling at Yami once again. "YOU LET THEM TAKE HER? How dare you, Yugi! You are a disgrace to your family! She has no right to be related to someone who would so lightly abandon her like that!"
With that, he slammed the phone down so hard it made his brother jump. When Mokuba asked if he was alright, Kaiba merely smirked with a old, familiar look in his eye, for he now had two reasons to go after the ones who were destroying his company.
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Kaiba groaned as he remembered that day and how angry he was. He remembered how he became even angrier when he saw what happened to Tiki's dark side. Tima had been brainwashed and joined Dartz's side. Since she was using Tiki's body, he thought she was Tiki. (1)
That's when he vowed, then and there, to see to it personally that Dartz and his henchmen were stopped. But, alas, he had to have help from Yami and Joey. Nevertheless, in the end, all the souls that were taken returned and peace returned.
He put his laptop away and was about to go to head out to get his lunch when his secretary came in. "Mr. Kaiba, you have a message."
"Just leave it on my desk. I'll look at it later," Kaiba said without even looking at her.
"But sir, the person who dropped is off said it was very important that you'd see it immediately."
Kaiba sighed. "Fine. Who's it from?"
The secretary looked at the note. "It's from someone named…Tiki?"
Kaiba quickly reached out his hand at the mention of her name and the secretary gave him the note. Opening it, he read;
"Seto, meet on top of your company during your lunch break. I packed a special lunch for us. Tiki"
Kaiba slightly blushed and sighed amused. "Why am I not surprised that she did this? Well…may as well."
He finished putting everything away and started to head upstairs. As he got closer, he heard the faint tune of Tiki singing a pretty tune. He sort of let her voice be a guide to where she was. Even though he's been to the roof many times before, this time felt different for some reason. "It's probably because the girl I love is back," he said to himself as he made his way up.
Finally he made it to the roof. When he opened the door, he saw something he thought he would never see. Tiki was all laid out on a towel sunbathing next to a picnic basket. What made him blush deeply was the fact that she was wearing a small bikini. She was asleep and seemed to be singing in her sleep.
He snuck up to her and tapped her forehead with his finger. She woke up and smiled. She got up, put a large shirt on her, and smiled. "I'm glad you showed up."
Kaiba smiled as he sat down next to her. "How can I say no to something like this…especially when it was planned by my special girl?"
Tiki giggled and handed him a plate. But before she started to serve the food, Kaiba remembered something and took her hand. "Tiki…there's something I want to give you. I've actually wanted to give this to you for some time but…I think now is the right time…since what happened."
Tiki knew what he was talking about. Tima told her all about her being brainwashed by Dartz and serving him since Yami used the Seal of Orichalcos against Raphael. Instead of saying anything, she waited for what he was going to give her. Surprisingly, he took off her locket. Seeing her surprised face, he said, "You'll see."
With that, he turned around and starting working on something. Tiki wanted to see what he was doing but decided against it. Finally he turned around and gave the locket back. Raising her eyebrow, she opened it and gasped. On the left was a picture of a young Kaiba smiling. In fact, it looked exactly like the picture that Mokuba had. On the right was the picture that Tiki gave Kaiba at the end of Battle City. When she looked up, she asked, "Where did these come from?"
Kaiba looked proud. "They're copies of the originals. I took them to a photo shop and made copies that were the right size for your locket."
Tiki blushed but thanked him. For the next hour, they stayed on the roof, eating the lunch she prepared and talking about anything they could think of. Finally, fifteen minutes before Kaiba had to go back to work, Tiki brought a topic that surprised him. "You know Seto…you've changed quite a bit."
Kaiba didn't know what to say for a while. "How have I changed?" he finally asked.
Tiki shrugged while toying with the piece of strap that was hanging out of the shirt. "Oh, I don't know. You just seem…happier than before. You definitely smile a lot more."
Kaiba sighed. "Well, I'll tell you…it wasn't easy breaking that habit. But…" he smiled toward Tiki, "thanks to you…I AM much happier."
Tiki smiled back and they kissed. Soon their kiss turned into a make-out session. Kaiba would have continued it if he hadn't taken a slight glance at his watch and realized what time it was. He pulled back and said, "I'm sorry but I have to get back to work."
Tiki nodded, though he could tell by her eyes that she was upset that their moment had ended. Kaiba moved some hair out of her eyes and said, "How about this? I'll take you out to dinner tonight?"
Tiki's eyes shone as she hugged him tightly. Kaiba smiled, kissed her once more, and left. She stayed up there for a while longer soaking up a little more sun. Finally, she packed up and headed home to prepare for her date.
(1) Full story in chapters 26 and 27 of "Tima and Atem."
How will the date go? Find out next time!
