Wayy I've finally got this up, sorry it's taken a little longer than I would have liked but it's finally here. The plot has gotten deeper and trouble is on it's way.

Disclaimer - I don't own YUGIOH or make any profit from this story.

Chapter 10

The Warning

"Téa you get me some chocolate from the shop?" she nodded as she pulled on her shoes, the shop was only 10 minutes from her house and she would be there and back in 25. Joey had volunteered to stay behind and keep an eye on Seto.

"Joey do you want anything?"

"Just get me some soda please," again Tea nodded, she picked up the shopping list on the table and scanned the items: sugar, milk, bread, strawberries, salad dressing, cereal she quickly jotted down Joey and Seto's requests and pushed the list in to her pocket.

"Seto I'm going to the shop now so behave while I'm gone." He nodded his head and she smiled giving him a tight hug.

Kissing his cheek she smiled at him and looked up at Joey, "I won't be too long," she said, "tops half an hour,"

"Don't worry about it Téa I've got everything under control so just go to the shop and when you come back we'll watch James and the Giant Peach, won't we Seto," the young boy looked up at Joey and grinned before running into the room.

"Okay but if you need me I've got my phone,"

"I'll be fine just go, you're already starting to sound like a mother," the two shared a laugh and Téa left the house.

She walked down the pathway and took a left at the end of the road. She was glad the weather was nice as it had been raining early in the morning and she hated going out when the weather was horrid. Humming as she walked past her old school she didn't feel the eyes following her. A group of children's laughter stopped her and she watched the three boys run around with a football, she watched silently as the smaller boy kicked the ball and it flew into the goal net. She laughed as she watched him celebrate but chose to continue on her way to the shop. It was only when she cut down an alley did she begin to feel nervous, she could hear someone following her and quickened her pace, she didn't care if it was someone coincidently using the same alley; after being chased by those two men she could feel her heart quicken. Refusing to turn around she hurried down the alley listening to the footsteps behind her, the footsteps quickened and she panicked. She was almost at running speed when she saw one of the men who had chased her a few days ago block her path. He grinned and looked over her shoulder and with fear consuming her she knew that the other man was behind her. Before she could say anything she felt her mouth and nose being covered by something soft before everything went black.

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He had lost count how many times he had looked at the clock, Téa had left the house at quarter to 4 but an hour later he frowned, he had walked to the store more times than he could remember and he knew it wouldn't take her an hour to get there and back, even if she stopped to talk to someone. He had called her mobile three times and each time it would go to answer phone and Téa always answered her phone.

"Joey, Téa home yet?" asked Seto peering out of the window.

"Not yet kiddo," he looked at the clock again and stood walking to the window where Seto was staring out of. "Put your shoes on we're going to go look for her," Seto grinned and jumped off the seat and ran in to the hallway to collect his shoes and Joey followed behind amused at the young Kaiba's behaviour. He was defiantly going to miss this Seto Kaiba when he returned to his original age.

Pulling on some shoes Joey took hold of Seto's much smaller hand and together the two left the house in search of Téa. He knew the route she would take; it was the same route she always took when she went to the shop. He walked with Seto down the road and past the school before heading down the alley, he had yet to find anything amiss and a few minutes later he stood outside the shop. Pushing open the door he allowed Seto to walk inside and together the two of them looked around the shop to see if they could find her.

"Excuse me sir," Joey walked towards the man behind the tills, "have you seen this girl?" he showed the picture of Téa that was on his phone to the man and quickly became worried when he said he hadn't. Thanking the man he took hold of Seto's hand and walked back towards the house this time taking a different route then before. This route was much longer but he was hoping that Téa had run into someone she knew and had come this way instead, but he stood in front of the house and there was still no sign of her. He unlocked the door and cried out her name but still he heard nothing.

"Seto stay in the house please. I'm just going to make a phone call." Seto nodded and watched as Joey headed towards the phone.

Dialling the number on the side he listened to the dialling tone and waited for the voice on the other side of the phone.

"Kaiba Corp."

"Mokuba hi, its Joey is Téa with you?"

The blonde could almost hear Mokuba frowning, "no, isn't she with you?"

"She went to the shop about an hour and a half ago but it's only a 20 minute journey. She should have been back an hour ago but yet she's nowhere in sight and nobody has seen her."

"That's worrying have you rung her phone?"

"Yeah but she's not answered or rung me back. I'm a little worried though, what with those men following Seto and her the other day…"

"I never thought of that. Right I'll get someone to scope the city for Téa, keep an eye on Seto and make sure he doesn't go missing."

"Don't worry I won't let anything happen to him,"

"I'll ring you when I get any word,"

"Okay cya later Mokuba,"

"Bye Joey,"

Joey hung up the phone and went in search for Seto who was playing with a couple of cars on the kitchen floor. He pulled up a seat and sat watching him play but he couldn't shake the knowledge that Téa could be hurt somewhere. He promised to look after Seto but Téa was one of his best friends and he hated himself for not being able to help. Knowing Mokuba would do his best to find Téa he tried to settle his mind but it didn't seem to work.

"Joey?" he looked down to Seto staring up at him his eyes wide, "Téa okay?"

He reached and heaved Seto on to his knee and sat looking down into the large eyes peering up at him for information but he was at a loss, what do you tell someone who is young that everything isn't okay and they don't know where Téa is or know if she's okay. He smiled softly at the boy.

"I hope so,"

The phone rang and Joey quickly placed Seto on to the ground and hurried towards the phone and picked it up; his heart froze.

"We've got the girl. If you ever want to see her alive again you will bring Seto Kaiba to the car park of the insurance company a mile away from here. You have two hours, tell no one and the girl will not be hurt."

Not as long as I had hoped but I like the ending, I didn't want to end it any other way.

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