"Angel From Above"

Chapter Thirty-Five

By Petit Angel Girl

Role-Played with AtemuYami

Anime: Yu-Gi-Oh!

Pairing: Yami x Tèa

Rated PG for some blood, violence and brief death

"How about Samuel?" requests Yugi.

"Hey, I like that."

"Me too." agreed both Yami and Karas.

"That's a nice name. But what can we use for the middle?"

"James!"

Tèa can't help but laugh at her son's enthusiasm. "Samuel James. I like that." Karas smiles in agreement.

Many months go by and Tèa is now ready to give birth

"Hey there, mother-to-be!" greets her father as he holds up his camera.

She giggles as she covers her face with the bedsheet. "Daddy!"

"Come on, just like your mother."

"That's for sure."

"Hey!" She brings the bedsheet down and playfully pouts as a giggling Yugi climbs in and lies down beside her. Her father just chuckles, and soon Tèa's labor begins. Karas holds her hand as she moans loudly in pain and pushes.

"Come on, Tèa…You can do it!"

"Go, Mommy!"

Yami holds her other hand. "You're doing great, Tèa!"

"I can see the head! Just one more good push."

"Come on, Tèa…" Karas encourages.

Tèa gives one final push, and moments later, the sounds of a newborn baby are heard.

"Got it!"

"Yay!" Yugi cheers.

"Oh my…Look, Tèa…"

After cleaning the baby off, the doctor hands it over to the family, smiling as he sets it in Tèa's arms. "Congratulations, 'Mom'." he chuckles. Karas and Michael look on in awe.

"Oh, he's beautiful…"

"Wow…"

"He's perfect…"

"Have you thought of a name for him?" asks the nurse.

"Samuel James."

The nurse smiles. "A wonderful name for a wonderful boy."

Tèa smiles back, first at the nurse then her newborn son. Then Samuel opens his beautiful blue eyes and looks up at his new mom.

"Oh, Tèa…he's got your eyes…" Myra compliments.

Tèa chuckles as he looks around. "Hello, little Samuel. Say 'hello' to your new family."

"Hi, Sammy!" Samuel coos in reply.

"Yugi, would you like to hold your new baby brother?"

"Yeah." he smiles.

She smiles back, giving a light chuckle as she motions him over. Well, come here then." Yugi crawls onto the bed and goes over to the baby. And once he is comfortable, Tèa hands the new baby over gently. "Be careful now…Don't hurt or drop him."

Yugi gently takes Sammy, who suddenly whimpers in his arms. "No crying, Sammy…"

"Don't worry; I think he's just hungry." Sam looks at Tèa and his whimpers turn to wails. "Whoops! See?" She giggles and takes him back, and he begins to drink as she proceeds to feed him.

"He want Mommy…"

"Well, once he's done you can have him back, I promise."

"Okay." He says with a smile. Samuel looks up at Tèa as he drinks and soon whimpers. Knowing what this meant, she puts him over her shoulder and pats him on the back, causing him to give a cute burp.

"Oh!" She giggles, looking at him. "Excuse you, my boy." He then gives a cute yawn. "Aw, you're sleepy." Samuel closes his eyes and falls asleep, clinging to her shirt.

A few days later, Tèa is able to come home, and Samuel continues to coo as they enter the house. "We're home, my angel."

"Can I show Sammy my woom?" asks Yugi.

Tèa chuckles. "Of course you can, sweetie."

"Come on, Sammy!" Yugi runs up to his room excitedly, Tèa following with Samuel in her arms as she gives another amused chuckle. Once they catch up, Yugi opens his door. "This is my woom!"

"What do you think, Sammy?"

"Ooh…"

She chuckles again. "I think he likes it, Yugi."

"Yay!"

"You don't mind sharing your room with your baby brother, do you, Yugi?"

"Nope."

"Good." Yugi giggles as she ruffles his hair gently. "You kids hungry? How about a snack?"

"Otay!"

"What would you like to have?"

"Crackers!"

"Crackers, huh? Graham crackers?"

"Yeah!"

She smiles. "Chocolate, Cinnamon or Honey?"

"Chocolate!"

But before they leave, they hear soft singing coming from Yami's room. Tèa stops and turns her head slightly to the sound. "Listen Yugi…you hear that?"

"Yeah…it's Daddy…"

Tèa slowly creeps up to their bedroom door and listens in, looking through the crack in the doorway.

Hold onto the night…Hold onto the memory…

And my mind could not erase, the beauty of your face…

'So pretty…'

Well, I think that I've been true to everybody but me

And the way I feel about you makes my heart long to be free

Everytime I look in your eyes, I'm helplessly aware

That the someone I've been searching for is right there

'Oh, Yami…Is he singing about me?'

Hold onto the night

Hold onto the memories…

He soon stops and she opens the door fully when he does, surprising him. "Oh! Tea!"

She smiles again as she enters. "That was a beautiful song you were singing…"

"You heard all that? I…I don't think I'm that good…"

"I think you have a wonderful voice."

"That was meant for you, Tèa…"

Now it's Tèa's turn to be surprised as she lets out a soft gasp. 'I knew it…'

"I love you…just so much…"

"Yami…"

He smiles. But at these words, the memory of what she'd seen and heard between him and Madison at the school flashes back in her mind. And she could only imagine what could of happened the 2 out of 4 years they were together and wonder why -- up 'til now -- it took so long for him to come begging her back. "Um...I have to go. Excuse me..." She then exits the room. Something just didn't add up, didn't feel right.

"Tèa?" He tries to go after her. "What's wrong?" But Tèa just stays quiet, ignoring the sick feeling in her stomach as she hands Sammy over to Yugi and goes outside to try and get some fresh air. "Tèa, talk to me…What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"…It's about what happened all those years ago…isn't it?" She immediately stops, back still to him. "I knew it…You're still haunted by it all."

"That's a stupid remark…" she replies with sudden anger in her voice, though still speaking softly. "Of course I am, why wouldn't I be?"

Yami suddenly grows angry himself. "I try to cheer you up and THIS is how you treat me?!"

She then turns to face him. "Yeah, well, maybe I could ask you the same thing!"

"I tried so hard to take you back which you did, but I feel like…I'm being treated like…I'm nothing!"

"And how do you think I feel?! It ever occur to you that maybe you kissing my only friend – a total stranger still to us both – hadn't made me feel the same way?! I saw you, Yami, I heard it all!"

"Well, maybe you shouldn't have interfered with us!!" He slaps her hard across the cheek and Tèa yelps as she is struck, a hand going to it as she faces back, now red and stinging. Yami pants heavily as he turns to walk away.

Tea looks back at him, tears in her eyes. "After all I did for you! And all you did for me! It was all lies!! I guess I was never meant to be your queen after all!"

"And I was never meant to be your king! Karas belongs to you now!"

"Uh!"

"I never want to see you again!!" He sprouts his wings and flies away…

Authoress' Note: Whew! Another long chapter completed. I thought I'd never get this one done. I'm still debating on whether I should split this into two separate chapters. Next chapter…Tèa commits suicide. Or at least, she attempts it. Stay tuned