Disclaimer: I don't own anything of Yu Gi Oh. Unless you count the trading cards I have...but I didn't design them...they were store-bought~! ^^

Hushpuppy24: Hey Riku-Chan~! Sorry but I didn't know that your name was actually Alex, so I didn't exactly put her in there on your behalf... It's just that I always liked the name Alex for a girl~! ^^ So yea...

On the last chapter of "The Difference One Person Can Make" Kaiba's heart battled strongly with his mind while he was driving over to pick up Mokuba and his friend. Meanwhile, Yugi was still searching for Téa. He stopped by her house, but nobody was home. Seto soon reached the house he was looking for, and Mokuba came out with a strange looking girl. Kaiba learns that her name is Alex and smiled as he watched his little brother play with a friend his age. He dropped them off at the elementary and sped off to his own school. In the mansion, Téa was alone with her thoughts, and comes to the conclusion that she might not be wanted in Kaiba's hospitalities.

We now return you to our regular programming...

Chapter 10

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Téa sat up on her bed. 'Maybe I am in his way...' A frown set across her face. 'I mean...every time I'm around him, he gets upset. And when I said I'd be his friend, he wouldn't even look me in the eye...' She was now having second thoughts. 'Maybe I should go...'

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Kaiba soon arrived at Domino High. It was another typical day. Yugi and his friends were still hanging out at the front entrance when Kaiba had arrived. He slowly walked passed them, overhearing a little bit of Yugi's concerns for Téa. "Guys, I'm worried about her... I stopped by at her house this morning and nobody answered...and she's still not at school. Where could she be?"

"Don't worry Yug, she's probably just fine. Or she could've been over at her cousin's overnight and just forgot to tell us..." Tristan reassured Yugi with a positive attitude.

"Unlikely Tristan! You're forgetting that it's Téa here. She's always..." Joey stopped when he received a glare from Tristan. Yugi's head lowered. 'Uh... Maybe I shouldn't have said that...' Joey thought to himself. "I mean... Everyone forgets one thing or another and..." He tried to cover up what he had said earlier when Yugi stopped him.

"It's ok Joey." Yugi muttered. Kaiba walked passed them unnoticed and entered through the glass doors of Domino High, as thoughts of what Téa had said earlier that day floated through his mind.

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During math class, Seto suffered from boredom as he listened to the teacher explain all the equations that he already knew. His eyes wandered around the classroom, finally stopping at a single location, Téa's desk. He stared at the desk as a picture of Téa's face came into mind. That morning's incident began to replay in his head again when his teacher called upon him.

"Mr. Seto Kaiba. Could you please finish this calculation?" She asked in a displeasing voice. Seto stepped up to the chalkboard and began scribbling out the formulas and answers.

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Over in the next classroom, Yugi stared blankly out the window, wondering where Téa had gone. Joey looked at his helpless friend and sighed as he watched the minutes tick by.

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Hours passed and soon, school was over. Seto packed up all his things and left immediately. The halls were crowded with many students as he struggled to get to the front entrance. He arrived at the parking lot and got into his car. Strapping on his seatbelt, he drove off to pick up Mokuba from school. The roads seemed empty that day, or perhaps he was just early for once.

He reached the elementary in less than 5 minutes, picking up Mokuba. He watched his little brother wave goodbye to Alex from the playground as he raced over to the car. The ride home was near silent, mainly because Mokuba had tired himself that day swinging around on the monkey bars and goofing off. He had fallen asleep, snoring quite loudly. Kaiba smirked at his snoring brother as he drove home to his mansion.

Kaiba soon reached his mansion and parked in his garage, where several other cars of his were parked neatly in a row. He slipped out of the drivers seat and over to the back. He tried to wake his little brother, but Mokuba just wouldn't open his eyes, so Kaiba carried him inside and put Mokuba in bed. He slowly made his way down the stairs, eyeing the closed door to Téa's room before he left. He quickly grabbed himself a cup of coffee before entering into his study to do more work. He sat down on his chair and started up his computer when he noticed an envelope lying on his desk addressed to him. He tore open the envelope and read its contents in his head.


Dear Kaiba,

Thank you for your hospitalities for these past 3 days. I appreciate you putting up with me as company, even though you'd rather be in solitude. I have decided to leave you to your peace, since I feel that you'd rather have me leave. I have arranged a place for me to stay while my wounds heal. Yugi's grandfather had come to pick me up a little after you left, so you needn't worry. Thanks again for saving me and for putting up with me.

Sincerely,

Téa

P.S. I borrowed some stuff from your desk to write this. Sorry if I messed up anything. Oh... And if you'd still like to become friends, you're still welcome to. I'm smiling right now, but since you can't see it, just picture it in your head. Yes, it's the same cheerleader smile I always got.


'She's gone?' Kaiba put down the letter and quickly rushed up to Téa's room. He forced opened the door, only to find an empty room.


Hushpuppy24: Well there's another chapter. Sorry it took so long, but I was trying out a songfic. It's called "Falling For An Angel" Check it out if you'd like. I'll try to get more chapters up soon, because I was thinking of what could happen next...so yea... R+R please ^^