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Hushpuppy24: On chapter 13, when Téa mentioned she had stayed at Kaiba's mansion, Joey practically flipped out. He started bad-mouthing Kaiba, but Téa defended. After a long squabble, the four friends entered the arcade for some fun. While this was going on, Kaiba was silently standing outside his porch, still thinking of the unanswerable questions in his head as Mokuba stood worriedly at the doorway, staring at his brother. Hours passed as the gang stepped out of the arcade and into the sunshine. Joey soon spotted a hotdog stand and asked Yugi to go help him get some hotdogs. On their way there, Joey started telling Yugi that he should tell Téa how he feels before it's too late.

Another day, another chapter...

Chapter 14

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The day soon came to an end as everyone headed for home. The way back was quiet for Yugi and Téa though. Yugi kept hesitating in his mind, whether or not he should follow what Joey had said and tell Téa how he felt. 'Should I say anything?' Yugi pondered to himself. 'What if she rejects me? What if we won't be friends after? What if I make a fool of myself? What if...I'm not that special someone in her heart?' He looked down at the cement pavement as he walked towards home.

"Yugi?" Téa's voice suddenly grabbed his attention.

"Yea?" He answered staring back at her.

"Oh...nothing." She said back with a smile. Yugi blushed slightly and turned his gaze back down at the pavement. "You just seemed so...what's the word?" Téa thought as she placed her index finger on her chin. "Distracted... Is something wrong?" Her face soon filled with worry and concern.

'If she only knew how I felt...' Yugi wished to himself. "No. I'm fine. Just a little tired, that's all!" He told her with a reassuring smile.

"Ok. If you say so..." Téa said as she resumed her gaze back onto the streets. Her eyes soon met with the huge building several miles away. 'Kaiba Corp.' The words echoed in her head. 'I wonder how Kaiba is doing...' She thought to herself. 'Maybe I should've told him I was leaving face to face instead of just going like that...he would've been worried...' Her heart filled with guilt. 'Wait a minute! This is Kaiba I'm talking about! He wouldn't worry! But still...'

The remaining walk back to the Turtle Game Shop was silent. Both Yugi and Téa were caught in their own thoughts, not realizing they had walked the whole way home without speaking a word to one another. They had just made it back to the game shop when dark clouds formed in the sky above.

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Kaiba stood motionless at his balcony, still gazing out into the tides of the sea as a small drizzle of rain began to fall. His eyes opened as raindrops dripped from his hair. He was tired and weak from standing there the whole day, with barely anything in his stomach...but it didn't matter. Peaking behind the door, Mokuba watched his brother worriedly. Entering Seto's room and approaching the sheltered part of the balcony, he pleaded to his brother to get out of the rain. "Big brother... Please come back into the house. You'll catch a cold." Mokuba said in concern.

"I'm fine." Kaiba replied in a monotone voice. "It's just a little rain..."

"But..." Mokuba's eyes lowered to water below. "You've never acted this way... Is something wrong? Please tell me!"

"Nothing's wrong Mokuba." Seto turned to face his little brother. "I just wanted some fresh air, that's all."

"Ok..." Mokuba said as he turned to leave, still slightly worried. "But please come in soon." He walked out of the room and gently closed the door behind him.

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Facing back towards the sea, Seto leaned against the railing, looking out into the sea as rain splattered on him. He stood there for several more minutes until his head started throbbing, causing him pain, which forced him to get back inside. Getting some dry clothes from his closet, he stepped into the bathroom for a hot shower. Splashing water onto his face, the pain in his head slowly drowned out. Drying himself off, he changed into his other clothes and blow-dried his hair. Stepping out of the bathroom in his dryer and more comfortable clothes, he collapsed on his bed and stared off into nothingness. The rhythmic sounds of rain hitting against the windows soon caused him to doze off.

* Dream *

Standing in darkness, Seto looked from left to right, seeing no one but himself. 'Where am I?' His thoughts echoed.

"Seto..." A voice called out from behind him. He turned around to see someone standing in the shadows. The figure slowly walked closer to Kaiba, footsteps echoing with each step that was taken. The face came into view as Seto realized whom it was.

"Téa?" Kaiba asked confusedly. "What are you doing here?" Téa just blinked, not saying a word at all. Seto let out a tiny sigh. "Téa... I..." He began, but before he could finish, Téa slowly floated away from him and into the darkness once more. "Wait!" He called out, but she was already gone.

* Dream *

Kaiba's eyes shot opened as he woke up the next morning. 'What was that?' He wondered to himself. He looked over to the sliding glass door to the balcony. The sun was shining in, filling with room with light and warmth from the glow. Getting up and doing the daily necessities needed, he trudged downstairs as the throbbing pain in his head had returned. He popped an aspirin in his mouth and washed it down with a glass of water. Lying down on the couch, he closed his eyes and tried to relax as his headache slowly faded away.


Hushpuppy24: Yea...I know... Kinda like a boring chapter...but I had to go and watch some weekend TV and those things really rot the mind...hehe^^ Anyways... R+R please! ^^