"Made To Order"

Chapter 14

By Petit Angel Girl

Anime: YuGiOh!/Yuugiou Duel Monsters

Pairing: Yami x Tèa/Anzu

Rated G

Authoress' Note: This story is also side-written by my friend, Sara-Darkotter. She wanted me to mention that. Now, onto the story!

"Really, Mom, I didn't know you had such a wild and wicked streak within you."

"That is why, dear daughter, that we do not show you her college pictures. Now introduce me to your boyfriend."

Téa's dad makes an appearance.

She turns, surprised. "Oh! Daddy! You're home early!"

"Y-Yeah..." He yawns. "Plane rides were arranged like that. Any coffee? I think jetlag is trying to drag me away..."

"Yeah, Mom just made a fresh pot."

"Thank you."

"Pot..." her mom snickers.

"MOM!"

"AMI!"

"Yes, Mark?"

"Be mature! Please!" He cradles his head in his hands. "You're thirty-seven, for pete's sake!"

"Kind of. Phsically, yes. Mental..."

Yami and Téa begin to slowly leave.

"Is that a cat?"

"Why, yes. It's Yami's. Her name's Marie."

Coffee spit across the room. "It's named what?"

"Her. It's named after... Téa." Yami blushes lightly. Tea blushes softly as well, suddenly feeling slightly timid.

Mark carefully sets down the coffee cup. Then bursts out laughing.

"Uh! Huh?"

"I'm..." he gasps, "sorry! Just so... Sappy!" He keeps laughing.

"Daddy!" She gives a slightly annoyed groan, crossing her arms. "You do realize you called him my boyfriend, too, not five minutes ago..."

"I... know! But... Ahaha... It's... Cute!"

She gives another groan, closing her eyes as she puts a hand to her forehead. "You are so embarrassing..."

"Téa, where'd you get that necklace?"

"Hmm?" She feels her neck. There is indeed jewelry there. "What-"

A cough and blush from Yami.

And as she looks down for a closer look, she notes the heart shape, the hinge, and how it's so carefully set with blue stone and silver. It was beautful...She looks over at Yami in awe.

"Er-Yeah..."

Parent laughter is concealed, though not very well.

"Yami...You bought that for me? But when?"

"Three days ago? Yeah, I wasn't really fixing my duel disk. Which I actually need to do, but..."

"You didn't have to do this for me."

"I saw it in a store and it looked nice."

Parent laughter no longer concealed.

"Daddy!"

More laughter.

When it finally calms, (Thanks to the attention hog kitty) Mrs. Gardner looks at Yami. "Do you know what Téa's first sentence was?"

"What?"

"She bit into a chocolate-chip cookie, looked up at me with chocolate on her face and said "Mmm! This is good!"

"Moooom!"

Yami snickers. "Cookies, really?"

"Yes." she mumbles.

"It's not funny!"

"Yes, it is."

"I-ucp!"

Téa and Yami groan. Hiccups are back.

And when Mark hears, he panics. "Oh my god, are you okay?"

"Dad! Really, they're just hiccups. I'd hate to see how you'd react if I ever got them again."

To prove a point, Ami's continue. Ultra-parent-panic-mode: activated!

And when this happens, Mark spends several minutes acting like a doctor, while panicking.

"Dad. Dad. Dad. DAD! It's hiccups!"

Calm down!"

"Ah-Aye..." He sits down, head in hands for a moment before sitting up...to rub his wife's stomach. "Hey buddy. You ok in there?"

Yami and Téa begin to creep out.

"Where are you two going?"

"Uh! Um..."

"To plan my future grandchildren."

She said it with such a dead serious tone, one could not help but shiver and twitch.

"N-no, we were - !

"I'm teasing. In a few months, I might not be."

The air temperature drops.

"Mom!"

"What can I say? I want creatures to spoil."

Another fierce blush of embarrassment from Tèa.

"Spoil the cat." Yami says, also blushing.

"I'm...just gonna escort Yami out now..."

"Ok... There's your kitten."

Marie scrambles across the floor, chasing a tiny scrap of paper. Tèa giggles, watching it.

Later that night, as Tèa gets ready for bed, she is forcefully attacked by hiccups. This catches her by surprise as she pulls her nightshirt over her head. She pauses and waits as she pulls it down.

"-iccup!"She slaps a hand over her mouth, eyes wide.