"Angel From Above"

Chapter Thirty-Six

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

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

Sighing, Tèa covers her face with both hands as she runs inside, crying.

And later that night…

Tèa lay on her bed stomach-first, gazing at the floor sadly, when her father walks in. "Tèa, you okay, sport?" But she doesn't even glance in his direction as she greets him. "Hey…" He goes over and sits beside her. "What's wrong with my little girl, huh?" Tèa only whimpers, unable to fight back the tears as they well up and roll down her cheeks. "Come on, you can tell your old man, right?" he coos as he rubs her back.

She slowly sits up, revealing the mark still left on her cheek from where Yami'd slapped her. Michael gasps. "Tèa, did…did Yami do that to you?" She lets out a choked sob as she nods, telling him everything. "Oh no…Tèa, that's horrible…"

"I didn't mean any harm! But…the memory…!" she confesses tearfully, still crying.

"I know, honey, I know…"

She falls into her father's arms, sobbing hard and taking in tearful breaths as he slowly rubs her back. "I don't know what to do. I'm scared…Oh, Daddy!"

"Shh…"

Soon after, while her parents are talking downstairs, Tèa sneaks into their bedroom and rummages around, as though looking for something. 'I know it's here somewhere…Where is it?' This, in turn, wakes little Yugi. "Mommy…?"

She lets out a startled gasp and looks from where she's kneeling. "Yugi…"

"You woke me up…" He tells her, rubbing his eyes.

"Sorry, sweetheart." she smiles. "I just need to borrow something of grandma and grandpa's for a moment. You go on and go back to bed."

"Okay…" He tiredly goes back to his room and closes the door. And Tèa's resumes her search. This time finding what she was looking for: Her father's old police pistol…still looking like new.

Back downstairs, her parents are oblivious of any of this as they talk about what happened earlier that day.

"Myra, I'm worried about Tèa…"

"So am I…And Yami, too, believe it or not. He seemed like such a nice young man…"

"I know…It seemed Yami had changed…But…why did he hit her?"

"I'm not sure. I think…Yami's anger and tension got the better of him. But that just doesn't seem his nature…Which worries me even more."

"I agree…And something tells me that Tèa still loves Yami – Even after he…cheated on her…"

"Yes…Why else would she marry both him and Karas? Other than caring for their sons. But her heart still struggles…Even after all this time, the memory still haunts her. You can see it in her eyes."

"I know…"

"There are even times…she cries in her sleep dreaming about it. I only hope the wound heals soon…"

"Me, too, Myra…Me too..." Suddenly, a loud – but oddly familiar – sound of gunfire is heard from upstairs, making him jump. "Oh no…that sounded like-" he gasps. "My pistol!!"

"Oh no! Tèa!"

They both rush upstairs.

Authoress' Note: Whoo-hoo, cliff-hanger! Aren't I evil? *chuckles* Nah, I'm just kidding. So what will happen to Tèa? How serious will her injuries be? Will she pull through? And what about her and Yami? All of this in part two – coming soon!