Disclaimer: I don't own any parts of Yu Gi Oh.
Hushpuppy24: During the last chapter, Seto and Téa had breakfast at the dining room, where Téa embarrasses herself by acting part of the commercial from Lucky Charms. (^^ That was just because I was thinking of cereal.) Later on, Seto receives a call from Mokuba, assuring his safety. Kaiba opens up a little and tells Téa a bit about his past. Téa tries to befriend him, but failed.
Now...onwards to the next chapter!
Chapter 9
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Seto got into his car and slammed the car door shut. He started heading over to Mokuba's friend's house from the directions he got on the phone. His thoughts wandered throughout his mind as he drove past the streets. 'Perhaps I should befriend Téa and the others... I could always use some company...' His mind battled with his heart.
'No! What am I thinking? I don't need them. Yugi's your archenemy and Joey's just another kicked-around puppy dog! And the only reason Téa's even talking to you is because she has to be stuck living in your mansion until her wounds heal...' His mind filled with dark thoughts as his heart tried to break free.
'No! That's not true! If you would just let them get to know you...' His heart pleaded but his mind interrupted.
'Humans are the cause of suffering. Just look at your mother! You loved her more than anything, but she left you! Just like everyone you ever loved!' His mind continued to taunt him.
Seto couldn't take it anymore. He slammed on the brakes, stopping in the middle of the road. The car behind him stopped immediately after him, nearly crashing into the rear end of Kaiba's car. The driver honked, but Kaiba didn't move. He could hear a muffled cry shouting 'learn to drive!' from the passing car. He leaned against his steering wheel to calm his train of thoughts.
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Meanwhile at the Turtle Game Shop:
Yugi picked up the phone and punched in Téa's number. * Ring Ring, Ring Ring * 'Still no one...' Yugi thought as he put down the receiver. 'Where could she be?' He quickly grabbed his school bag and headed out the door. Yugi's grandpa caught him right before he left.
"Why are you off so early? It's only 7:45am! You usually don't leave for another 15 minutes." Grandpa said.
"I'm going to stop by at Téa's on my way to school!" Yugi called back. "Bye!"
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Yugi ran down his street, and then started walking towards Téa's house. 'I hope she's ok... Nobody has picked up her phone for the past two days, and it's not like her to be so irresponsible and not check her messages.
Yugi soon arrived at the front porch of Téa's house. The newspapers had piled up at her doorstep and the mail doesn't seem to have been collected. Yugi rang the doorbell and waited patiently. Nobody answered, so he rang the doorbell again. Still nothing. "Where could she be?" Yugi quietly whispered to himself. He stood at his tiptoes and tried to peer into the eyepiece that was at the door. It took him a while to find his balance, but at last, he was able to look into the eyepiece. The house seemed empty. Yugi pushed himself away from the door and headed for school with a defeated look on his face.
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Kaiba pulled himself away from the steering wheel as he calmed himself down. He started the ignition again as he continued driving down the road. He turned a corner, passing by Yugi unnoticed.
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Yugi, with his eyes to the concrete floor, also didn't notice Kaiba passing by his side. "What's the matter Yugi?" Yami asked in his soul room.
"It's Téa... She wasn't at school yesterday." Yugi replied worriedly.
"She was probably just sick." Yami guessed, trying to make his partner feel better.
"But she didn't pick up my calls either. And now she's not even answering the door! What if something happened to her?" Yugi's expression grew even more worried.
"I'm sure she's fine..." Yami comforted, although having doubts of his own.
"I hope you're right..." Yugi concluded with a sigh.
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Seto soon arrived at the address Mokuba had given him. "2789 Domino Drive... This should be it." Kaiba was about to get out when Mokuba and a strange looking girl rushed out the front door and into the car. Seto turned around to get a glimpse of the girl. She had long pink hair and emerald colour eyes. Her teeth were almost fang-like and she was only a bit shorter than Mokuba. She had on the same uniform as Mokuba, only instead of navy blue pants she had on a skirt.
"Hi!" She greeted as she entered the car.
"Hi Seto." Mokuba said. "This is Alex." He spoke as he pointed to the girl. She waved and smiled politely.
"Hello." Seto said as he turned towards the front of the car. He stepped on the gas pedal and they were soon on their way to school. Alex suddenly giggled.
"What is it?" Mokuba asked.
"I guess cuteness runs in your family!" Alex exclaimed jokingly. Mokuba turned a lovely shade of red as Kaiba just smirked at his little brother's embarrassment.
"So Alex..." Mokuba began. The two of them started chattering away as Kaiba was once again, lost in his thoughts.
'I'm glad Mokuba got a friend now...even if she is a little silly.' He let out a tiny sigh. 'At least now, he's got someone else to talk to...' He looked into the mirror, watching his brother laugh with his newfound friend, and he let out a smile.
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They soon reached Domino Elementary. The two friends got off the car and headed towards the entrance when Alex walked back towards the car. "Thank you for the ride!" She said to Kaiba politely before running back to Mokuba. Seto watched the two of them enter the school before heading over to Domino High.
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Téa tossed and turned; trying to get some more rest after Kaiba left. 'Kaiba is probably just denying how much he wants friends...' She thought to herself. 'But what if he really doesn't want anyone hanging around him...' Her face soon filled with concern. 'Or what if I'm just in his way right now?'
Hushpuppy24: Hey~! Another chapter done~! ^^ Sorry, but not much of Téa in this fic...-_- There should be more of her in the next chapter! ^^
Hushpuppy24: During the last chapter, Seto and Téa had breakfast at the dining room, where Téa embarrasses herself by acting part of the commercial from Lucky Charms. (^^ That was just because I was thinking of cereal.) Later on, Seto receives a call from Mokuba, assuring his safety. Kaiba opens up a little and tells Téa a bit about his past. Téa tries to befriend him, but failed.
Now...onwards to the next chapter!
Chapter 9
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Seto got into his car and slammed the car door shut. He started heading over to Mokuba's friend's house from the directions he got on the phone. His thoughts wandered throughout his mind as he drove past the streets. 'Perhaps I should befriend Téa and the others... I could always use some company...' His mind battled with his heart.
'No! What am I thinking? I don't need them. Yugi's your archenemy and Joey's just another kicked-around puppy dog! And the only reason Téa's even talking to you is because she has to be stuck living in your mansion until her wounds heal...' His mind filled with dark thoughts as his heart tried to break free.
'No! That's not true! If you would just let them get to know you...' His heart pleaded but his mind interrupted.
'Humans are the cause of suffering. Just look at your mother! You loved her more than anything, but she left you! Just like everyone you ever loved!' His mind continued to taunt him.
Seto couldn't take it anymore. He slammed on the brakes, stopping in the middle of the road. The car behind him stopped immediately after him, nearly crashing into the rear end of Kaiba's car. The driver honked, but Kaiba didn't move. He could hear a muffled cry shouting 'learn to drive!' from the passing car. He leaned against his steering wheel to calm his train of thoughts.
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Meanwhile at the Turtle Game Shop:
Yugi picked up the phone and punched in Téa's number. * Ring Ring, Ring Ring * 'Still no one...' Yugi thought as he put down the receiver. 'Where could she be?' He quickly grabbed his school bag and headed out the door. Yugi's grandpa caught him right before he left.
"Why are you off so early? It's only 7:45am! You usually don't leave for another 15 minutes." Grandpa said.
"I'm going to stop by at Téa's on my way to school!" Yugi called back. "Bye!"
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Yugi ran down his street, and then started walking towards Téa's house. 'I hope she's ok... Nobody has picked up her phone for the past two days, and it's not like her to be so irresponsible and not check her messages.
Yugi soon arrived at the front porch of Téa's house. The newspapers had piled up at her doorstep and the mail doesn't seem to have been collected. Yugi rang the doorbell and waited patiently. Nobody answered, so he rang the doorbell again. Still nothing. "Where could she be?" Yugi quietly whispered to himself. He stood at his tiptoes and tried to peer into the eyepiece that was at the door. It took him a while to find his balance, but at last, he was able to look into the eyepiece. The house seemed empty. Yugi pushed himself away from the door and headed for school with a defeated look on his face.
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Kaiba pulled himself away from the steering wheel as he calmed himself down. He started the ignition again as he continued driving down the road. He turned a corner, passing by Yugi unnoticed.
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Yugi, with his eyes to the concrete floor, also didn't notice Kaiba passing by his side. "What's the matter Yugi?" Yami asked in his soul room.
"It's Téa... She wasn't at school yesterday." Yugi replied worriedly.
"She was probably just sick." Yami guessed, trying to make his partner feel better.
"But she didn't pick up my calls either. And now she's not even answering the door! What if something happened to her?" Yugi's expression grew even more worried.
"I'm sure she's fine..." Yami comforted, although having doubts of his own.
"I hope you're right..." Yugi concluded with a sigh.
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Seto soon arrived at the address Mokuba had given him. "2789 Domino Drive... This should be it." Kaiba was about to get out when Mokuba and a strange looking girl rushed out the front door and into the car. Seto turned around to get a glimpse of the girl. She had long pink hair and emerald colour eyes. Her teeth were almost fang-like and she was only a bit shorter than Mokuba. She had on the same uniform as Mokuba, only instead of navy blue pants she had on a skirt.
"Hi!" She greeted as she entered the car.
"Hi Seto." Mokuba said. "This is Alex." He spoke as he pointed to the girl. She waved and smiled politely.
"Hello." Seto said as he turned towards the front of the car. He stepped on the gas pedal and they were soon on their way to school. Alex suddenly giggled.
"What is it?" Mokuba asked.
"I guess cuteness runs in your family!" Alex exclaimed jokingly. Mokuba turned a lovely shade of red as Kaiba just smirked at his little brother's embarrassment.
"So Alex..." Mokuba began. The two of them started chattering away as Kaiba was once again, lost in his thoughts.
'I'm glad Mokuba got a friend now...even if she is a little silly.' He let out a tiny sigh. 'At least now, he's got someone else to talk to...' He looked into the mirror, watching his brother laugh with his newfound friend, and he let out a smile.
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They soon reached Domino Elementary. The two friends got off the car and headed towards the entrance when Alex walked back towards the car. "Thank you for the ride!" She said to Kaiba politely before running back to Mokuba. Seto watched the two of them enter the school before heading over to Domino High.
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Téa tossed and turned; trying to get some more rest after Kaiba left. 'Kaiba is probably just denying how much he wants friends...' She thought to herself. 'But what if he really doesn't want anyone hanging around him...' Her face soon filled with concern. 'Or what if I'm just in his way right now?'
Hushpuppy24: Hey~! Another chapter done~! ^^ Sorry, but not much of Téa in this fic...-_- There should be more of her in the next chapter! ^^