Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Yu Gi Oh.
Hushpuppy24: During the last chapter of 'The Difference One Person Can Make' both Seto and Téa realize their feelings towards the other, but Seto refused to allow himself to love Téa, mainly because he knows he'll end up hurting her instead. He tried to pull himself away from Téa, but winces at the sharp pain in his hand. He had gotten a nasty burn when he pulled Téa out of the way of the boiling soup and his skin is now red and swollen. They were having a quiet moment when Mokuba called from upstairs, asking if everything was all right. Téa was about to answer when Seto called back, giving an assured answer that both were ok. Téa continues to scold Seto, telling him that he was not fine. Seto asked why she cared so much and Téa replied telling him that it was because she was his friend. Téa took Kaiba into the living room where she helped him bandage his wounded arm. She asked him about his mother and what kind of person she was. Seto answered, every word about his mother was a positive one...until he got to her death. He claimed that he was responsible for his mother's death. Téa tries to comfort him, but it was no use. Kaiba soon started opening up a little more to Téa. He talked late into the night. He was just in the middle of telling Téa that she shouldn't care for him so much when her head fell onto his shoulder. She was asleep. Seto covered her up with his trench coat and gave her a kiss goodnight. Walking up to the kitchen, he cleaned up the mess that was there earlier that day when he found the picture Téa had dropped. He pocketed the picture and went upstairs, back to the bedroom he stayed in. Over in the other room, Mokuba had watched everything that went on, whispering to himself, "I knew you liked her big brother."
Continuing with the story then...
Chapter 19
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The sun shone brightly through the window as its rays reached Téa's face. Her face scrunched as the sunshine blinded her eyes. Slowly lifting her eyelids, she peered out the corner of her eye. She could recall a light smell of breakfast in the air. Putting her hands over the sunlight, she was about to get up when she noticed the trench coat covering her. She let out a small smile and touched her cheek with her hand as the thought of Seto kissing her goodnight crept into her mind. She wasn't sure it had happen, maybe it was all just a dream, but something told her, that the kiss...was real. She got off the couch and rubbed her eyes as she exited the room. Reaching the kitchen, she found the floor cleaned from the mess caused yesterday. She took a glance at the clock on the stove. 7:45am it read. 'Oh no! I'll be late if I stop to make breakfast!' She thought in worry. 'I guess I'll just have to starve myself for a while...' Her stomach rumbled from the lack of food since she had not had a chance to eat yesterday. After the whole fiasco with Seto falling unconscious and worrying over his temperature of not cooling down, she'd left herself completely unfed for hours on end.
"Téa!" A small childish voice called from behind her.
"Good morning Mokuba!" Téa answered cheerfully.
"Good morning." He replied with glee. "Seto made you breakfast. It's in the oven right now. He told me to tell you before I leave for school. You should get going too, but I guess your classes starts a little later than mine...Seto's still in his room resting. Anyways, I must be off now! I'll see you this afternoon. Oh...and could you lock the door?" Mokuba asked as he waved her a farewell and bolted towards the door.
"Wait! It's dangerous for you to walk alone!" Téa called out as she ran after him.
"Don't worry. I'm walking with Alex!" He called out before dashing out the door and slamming the door shut behind him. Téa reopened the door and watched Mokuba disappear down the street before closing it again and locking it shut. Returning to the kitchen, Téa took out her breakfast from the oven and started eating it. There was an egg made sunny side up with two strips of bacon, made crispy but not burnt. A crunchy piece of toast spread with some grape jelly sat in the middle of the plate. And last but not least, edible mini carrots, cut in the shape of stars decorated the remaining space on the plate. Téa studied the intricate cutting of the carrots as she finished the bacon and eggs, and chewed on the remaining piece of toast. "It's hard to believe that a billion dollar guy such as Seto Kaiba, could be able to cook such a delicious breakfast..." She murmured to herself surprisingly as she swallowed the last bit of her food. "I know it's not the first time I've had his cooking..." She said as she thought back to when she was first attacked and how Seto had saved her and healed her in his mansion. How he brought her breakfast that next morning. "...But it amazes me at how good he is with cooking every time!" She giggled to herself.
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Peering from around the corner, Seto was listening to every word she said. His cheeks grew red from the compliments he heard from Téa. He was glad that Téa enjoyed his breakfast. He got up really early to make it so that she didn't catch him cooking with pots and pans. Nobody, other than Mokuba, had ever seen him cook. Even in Home Economics class, you'd never catch him even picking up a spatula or rolling out dough with a rolling pin. Surprisingly he received excellent grades in that course. Many students thought he had bribed the teacher into passing him with money, but he really did earn the grade. He just finished the cooking after school when no one was there. The teachers agreed allowing him to do that, so technically he did pass the grades on his own.
Even Téa had once thought that he paid for the grades he got, but after spending that day at his mansion eating the breakfast he made, she knew she was wrong. Since there were no maids or butlers, she was pretty sure Kaiba had cooked.
He watched as Téa placed the dishes in the sink, grabbed her backpack and headed towards the door. He hid in another room's corner and watched as she walked down the hall.
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Téa paused at the hallway, right in front of the stairs. She looked up to her room, where Kaiba had been staying. She gave herself a confident smile before leaving that day. 'I have to tell him how I feel!' She thought to herself. 'But...what about my friends?' She left out the door and locked it behind her. Walking towards school, she thought about her feelings for Seto.
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Yugi and Joey walked the down the streets of Domino towards their school that day. Tristan had a dentist appointment early that morning, leaving the two of them alone. Midway to their destination, Joey began another conversation.
"Hey Yugi." Joey began. "I saw that you were not so happy yesterday." Yugi's expression suddenly slumped. He had remembered perfectly. Téa was so worried about Kaiba that it felt like nobody else existed. "Ya have to tell her ya know... It's now or never. You saw the way she looked at Kaiba. It used to have been despise and hate, now she cares for him, maybe even more than us. You know how that'll turn out. You've gotta say something Yugi!" His last sentence turned into a yell. Joey knew that he was exaggerating just a little bit, but he wanted his best friend to be happy. Yugi was the first to bring out the good in him...and he's always wanted a way to repay him back, more than just being a great friend.
"I'll think about it..." Yugi said in a low voice, his eyes looking down at his shoes. 'I know Joey's right...I feel like I'm losing her...even though she was never mine to begin with...' He thought to himself.
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Yugi, Joey and Téa all arrived at the front entrance at the same time. They greeted each other happily as they entered the school for another day of learning.
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During science class, Yugi kept thinking about Téa. He drew a heart with Y+T inside by the corner of his notebook, but erased it seconds after it was done. Erasing it made him feel even worst. That he would never have the courage to tell Téa how he feels, or that they were never meant to be more than just friends. He glanced over at Téa's direction as Joey's words repeated in his head. 'I've gotta tell her...'
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After school, Téa and Yugi walked home together. Joey and Tristan were off playing basketball, so that left Yugi with the perfect opportunity to tell Téa how he felt. "Téa..." He began. "How would you...tell someone you like them...?" He asked, as his cheeks grew to a dark crimson.
Téa stalled for a moment, thinking how she should tell Seto how she felt, but soon responded Yugi with a quick answer. "Do I know this person?" She asked curiously.
"Yes..." Yugi answered shyly, his cheeks burning.
"I knew it!" Téa suddenly exclaimed.
"What?!" Yugi was shocked. 'She knew?! But does she feel the same?' He thought to himself.
"I knew you had a thing for Tammy!" Téa exclaimed as she pointed a finger at Yugi, teasingly. "I saw you scribbling on your notebook and staring in her direction the whole science class!" Tammy sat right next to Téa in class, so she must've thought Yugi liked Tammy instead of her. Tammy was very pretty. She had long, golden blonde hair and emerald green eyes. She was very popular amongst her classmates and made friends easily. Yugi's heart sank at what Téa had thought. Not only did she have no clue he liked her; she thinks he likes somebody else! Yugi didn't say anything; he just stared at the ground as they both stopped walking. "I'll take that as a yes then..." Téa teased. She thought about how she would tell Seto how she felt, and told Yugi what he should say.
"So who's your special someone?" Yugi asked, but secretly hoping that her answer would be him.
"Me?" Téa pointed to herself. She blushed at the thought of Kaiba's smiling face. "I can't tell you..." She finally answered, knowing that her friends never did like Seto very much. Not even Yugi, and he had always been a very forgiving person.
"Why not?" Yugi asked. 'She's refusing to tell me...maybe it's me!' He thought, as his stomach filled with butterflies.
"It's not who you think it is..." Téa replied, feeling a bit uneasy. "You wouldn't like him..." Her face filled with hurt.
Yugi realized at that moment, it wasn't him... His heart spit in two as the next few words came out bitterly. "Is it...Kaiba?" He didn't want an answer, afraid he might break down and cry, but he had to ask. Téa was speechless. Yugi knew he was right. He held back his tears as he muttered two words. "Tell him."
Téa was shocked. "You're not...mad?" She asked, as her heart filled with joy.
"You should tell him..." Yugi said in a low voice. "Tell him before you lose him..." His voice quivering, his head lowered and his eyes squeezed shut, holding back the tears that just want to pour out. Téa smiled, and it eventually grew to a huge grin within seconds. She threw her arms around Yugi, hugging him with joy.
"Thank you Yugi!" She exclaimed in excitement. As much as Yugi enjoyed the hug, his heart was still in pieces. Téa parted from Yugi and started running down the street and back to her home. Running several feet away from Yugi, she called back, "Thanks Yugi! I owe you one! If there's ever anything you need, just tell me!" With that, she ran off into the distance, as Yugi stood alone in the street, tears pouring down his cheeks. His chest ached as heartbreak rushed through his body. "There's nothing I need but you..." He whispered to himself.
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Reaching home, Yugi ran up the stairs, tears still flowing down his cheeks. He ran past his grandfather without a hello and slammed the door to his room. Burying his face in his pillow, he let out all the tears that he had tried to hold for so long.
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Arriving home with a smile still plastered on her face, Téa dropped her backpack on the floor as she made her way up to her room. Mokuba was walking home with Alex, so they should be back a little later. She opened the door a little bit, peering into the room. Nobody was in the room! She opened the door a little wider and exclaimed to herself, "Where'd he go?!"
"Where'd who go?" A masculine voice said behind her.
Téa rotated around, finding her face staring at someone's chest. She looked up as she gazed into Seto's deep blue eyes. She could feel her cheeks grow warm again when Yugi's words came back to her mind. "Seto... I need to tell you something..." She said shyly. Kaiba just stared at her, listening attentively. "I've been meaning to tell you for a while..." Téa let out a sigh before she continued. "I...well you see... Ever since you tore up Yugi's grandpa's Blue Eyes White Dragon, I hated you a lot. I thought you were a repulsive, cold hearted, inconsiderate jerk." Her words sounded bitter, which caused Kaiba's feelings to become hurt. "But ever since that day when you saved me from those other guys...well...you didn't seem too bad..." Seto felt a little better, but his feelings were still a little hurt. "And as I got to know you better... I found myself caring for you more and more..." She took in a deep breath and let out a sigh. "What I'm trying to say is that I...really like you..." Téa stared into Seto's eyes, waiting for an answer.
Hushpuppy24: Another late chapter...-_- Sorry! But I was writing this other story... It's called Beauty and the Kaiba?! And it's just a crazy and insane humour fic. It's like a revised part of chapter 18, but it has nothing to do with this story. It makes no sense to some, but Car2n thought it was funny...mainly because she threatened me to write it...-_-|| Anyways, I'm no good at confessions, but this was like the best I could do... but R+R anyways~! ^^
Hushpuppy24: During the last chapter of 'The Difference One Person Can Make' both Seto and Téa realize their feelings towards the other, but Seto refused to allow himself to love Téa, mainly because he knows he'll end up hurting her instead. He tried to pull himself away from Téa, but winces at the sharp pain in his hand. He had gotten a nasty burn when he pulled Téa out of the way of the boiling soup and his skin is now red and swollen. They were having a quiet moment when Mokuba called from upstairs, asking if everything was all right. Téa was about to answer when Seto called back, giving an assured answer that both were ok. Téa continues to scold Seto, telling him that he was not fine. Seto asked why she cared so much and Téa replied telling him that it was because she was his friend. Téa took Kaiba into the living room where she helped him bandage his wounded arm. She asked him about his mother and what kind of person she was. Seto answered, every word about his mother was a positive one...until he got to her death. He claimed that he was responsible for his mother's death. Téa tries to comfort him, but it was no use. Kaiba soon started opening up a little more to Téa. He talked late into the night. He was just in the middle of telling Téa that she shouldn't care for him so much when her head fell onto his shoulder. She was asleep. Seto covered her up with his trench coat and gave her a kiss goodnight. Walking up to the kitchen, he cleaned up the mess that was there earlier that day when he found the picture Téa had dropped. He pocketed the picture and went upstairs, back to the bedroom he stayed in. Over in the other room, Mokuba had watched everything that went on, whispering to himself, "I knew you liked her big brother."
Continuing with the story then...
Chapter 19
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The sun shone brightly through the window as its rays reached Téa's face. Her face scrunched as the sunshine blinded her eyes. Slowly lifting her eyelids, she peered out the corner of her eye. She could recall a light smell of breakfast in the air. Putting her hands over the sunlight, she was about to get up when she noticed the trench coat covering her. She let out a small smile and touched her cheek with her hand as the thought of Seto kissing her goodnight crept into her mind. She wasn't sure it had happen, maybe it was all just a dream, but something told her, that the kiss...was real. She got off the couch and rubbed her eyes as she exited the room. Reaching the kitchen, she found the floor cleaned from the mess caused yesterday. She took a glance at the clock on the stove. 7:45am it read. 'Oh no! I'll be late if I stop to make breakfast!' She thought in worry. 'I guess I'll just have to starve myself for a while...' Her stomach rumbled from the lack of food since she had not had a chance to eat yesterday. After the whole fiasco with Seto falling unconscious and worrying over his temperature of not cooling down, she'd left herself completely unfed for hours on end.
"Téa!" A small childish voice called from behind her.
"Good morning Mokuba!" Téa answered cheerfully.
"Good morning." He replied with glee. "Seto made you breakfast. It's in the oven right now. He told me to tell you before I leave for school. You should get going too, but I guess your classes starts a little later than mine...Seto's still in his room resting. Anyways, I must be off now! I'll see you this afternoon. Oh...and could you lock the door?" Mokuba asked as he waved her a farewell and bolted towards the door.
"Wait! It's dangerous for you to walk alone!" Téa called out as she ran after him.
"Don't worry. I'm walking with Alex!" He called out before dashing out the door and slamming the door shut behind him. Téa reopened the door and watched Mokuba disappear down the street before closing it again and locking it shut. Returning to the kitchen, Téa took out her breakfast from the oven and started eating it. There was an egg made sunny side up with two strips of bacon, made crispy but not burnt. A crunchy piece of toast spread with some grape jelly sat in the middle of the plate. And last but not least, edible mini carrots, cut in the shape of stars decorated the remaining space on the plate. Téa studied the intricate cutting of the carrots as she finished the bacon and eggs, and chewed on the remaining piece of toast. "It's hard to believe that a billion dollar guy such as Seto Kaiba, could be able to cook such a delicious breakfast..." She murmured to herself surprisingly as she swallowed the last bit of her food. "I know it's not the first time I've had his cooking..." She said as she thought back to when she was first attacked and how Seto had saved her and healed her in his mansion. How he brought her breakfast that next morning. "...But it amazes me at how good he is with cooking every time!" She giggled to herself.
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Peering from around the corner, Seto was listening to every word she said. His cheeks grew red from the compliments he heard from Téa. He was glad that Téa enjoyed his breakfast. He got up really early to make it so that she didn't catch him cooking with pots and pans. Nobody, other than Mokuba, had ever seen him cook. Even in Home Economics class, you'd never catch him even picking up a spatula or rolling out dough with a rolling pin. Surprisingly he received excellent grades in that course. Many students thought he had bribed the teacher into passing him with money, but he really did earn the grade. He just finished the cooking after school when no one was there. The teachers agreed allowing him to do that, so technically he did pass the grades on his own.
Even Téa had once thought that he paid for the grades he got, but after spending that day at his mansion eating the breakfast he made, she knew she was wrong. Since there were no maids or butlers, she was pretty sure Kaiba had cooked.
He watched as Téa placed the dishes in the sink, grabbed her backpack and headed towards the door. He hid in another room's corner and watched as she walked down the hall.
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Téa paused at the hallway, right in front of the stairs. She looked up to her room, where Kaiba had been staying. She gave herself a confident smile before leaving that day. 'I have to tell him how I feel!' She thought to herself. 'But...what about my friends?' She left out the door and locked it behind her. Walking towards school, she thought about her feelings for Seto.
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Yugi and Joey walked the down the streets of Domino towards their school that day. Tristan had a dentist appointment early that morning, leaving the two of them alone. Midway to their destination, Joey began another conversation.
"Hey Yugi." Joey began. "I saw that you were not so happy yesterday." Yugi's expression suddenly slumped. He had remembered perfectly. Téa was so worried about Kaiba that it felt like nobody else existed. "Ya have to tell her ya know... It's now or never. You saw the way she looked at Kaiba. It used to have been despise and hate, now she cares for him, maybe even more than us. You know how that'll turn out. You've gotta say something Yugi!" His last sentence turned into a yell. Joey knew that he was exaggerating just a little bit, but he wanted his best friend to be happy. Yugi was the first to bring out the good in him...and he's always wanted a way to repay him back, more than just being a great friend.
"I'll think about it..." Yugi said in a low voice, his eyes looking down at his shoes. 'I know Joey's right...I feel like I'm losing her...even though she was never mine to begin with...' He thought to himself.
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Yugi, Joey and Téa all arrived at the front entrance at the same time. They greeted each other happily as they entered the school for another day of learning.
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During science class, Yugi kept thinking about Téa. He drew a heart with Y+T inside by the corner of his notebook, but erased it seconds after it was done. Erasing it made him feel even worst. That he would never have the courage to tell Téa how he feels, or that they were never meant to be more than just friends. He glanced over at Téa's direction as Joey's words repeated in his head. 'I've gotta tell her...'
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After school, Téa and Yugi walked home together. Joey and Tristan were off playing basketball, so that left Yugi with the perfect opportunity to tell Téa how he felt. "Téa..." He began. "How would you...tell someone you like them...?" He asked, as his cheeks grew to a dark crimson.
Téa stalled for a moment, thinking how she should tell Seto how she felt, but soon responded Yugi with a quick answer. "Do I know this person?" She asked curiously.
"Yes..." Yugi answered shyly, his cheeks burning.
"I knew it!" Téa suddenly exclaimed.
"What?!" Yugi was shocked. 'She knew?! But does she feel the same?' He thought to himself.
"I knew you had a thing for Tammy!" Téa exclaimed as she pointed a finger at Yugi, teasingly. "I saw you scribbling on your notebook and staring in her direction the whole science class!" Tammy sat right next to Téa in class, so she must've thought Yugi liked Tammy instead of her. Tammy was very pretty. She had long, golden blonde hair and emerald green eyes. She was very popular amongst her classmates and made friends easily. Yugi's heart sank at what Téa had thought. Not only did she have no clue he liked her; she thinks he likes somebody else! Yugi didn't say anything; he just stared at the ground as they both stopped walking. "I'll take that as a yes then..." Téa teased. She thought about how she would tell Seto how she felt, and told Yugi what he should say.
"So who's your special someone?" Yugi asked, but secretly hoping that her answer would be him.
"Me?" Téa pointed to herself. She blushed at the thought of Kaiba's smiling face. "I can't tell you..." She finally answered, knowing that her friends never did like Seto very much. Not even Yugi, and he had always been a very forgiving person.
"Why not?" Yugi asked. 'She's refusing to tell me...maybe it's me!' He thought, as his stomach filled with butterflies.
"It's not who you think it is..." Téa replied, feeling a bit uneasy. "You wouldn't like him..." Her face filled with hurt.
Yugi realized at that moment, it wasn't him... His heart spit in two as the next few words came out bitterly. "Is it...Kaiba?" He didn't want an answer, afraid he might break down and cry, but he had to ask. Téa was speechless. Yugi knew he was right. He held back his tears as he muttered two words. "Tell him."
Téa was shocked. "You're not...mad?" She asked, as her heart filled with joy.
"You should tell him..." Yugi said in a low voice. "Tell him before you lose him..." His voice quivering, his head lowered and his eyes squeezed shut, holding back the tears that just want to pour out. Téa smiled, and it eventually grew to a huge grin within seconds. She threw her arms around Yugi, hugging him with joy.
"Thank you Yugi!" She exclaimed in excitement. As much as Yugi enjoyed the hug, his heart was still in pieces. Téa parted from Yugi and started running down the street and back to her home. Running several feet away from Yugi, she called back, "Thanks Yugi! I owe you one! If there's ever anything you need, just tell me!" With that, she ran off into the distance, as Yugi stood alone in the street, tears pouring down his cheeks. His chest ached as heartbreak rushed through his body. "There's nothing I need but you..." He whispered to himself.
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Reaching home, Yugi ran up the stairs, tears still flowing down his cheeks. He ran past his grandfather without a hello and slammed the door to his room. Burying his face in his pillow, he let out all the tears that he had tried to hold for so long.
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Arriving home with a smile still plastered on her face, Téa dropped her backpack on the floor as she made her way up to her room. Mokuba was walking home with Alex, so they should be back a little later. She opened the door a little bit, peering into the room. Nobody was in the room! She opened the door a little wider and exclaimed to herself, "Where'd he go?!"
"Where'd who go?" A masculine voice said behind her.
Téa rotated around, finding her face staring at someone's chest. She looked up as she gazed into Seto's deep blue eyes. She could feel her cheeks grow warm again when Yugi's words came back to her mind. "Seto... I need to tell you something..." She said shyly. Kaiba just stared at her, listening attentively. "I've been meaning to tell you for a while..." Téa let out a sigh before she continued. "I...well you see... Ever since you tore up Yugi's grandpa's Blue Eyes White Dragon, I hated you a lot. I thought you were a repulsive, cold hearted, inconsiderate jerk." Her words sounded bitter, which caused Kaiba's feelings to become hurt. "But ever since that day when you saved me from those other guys...well...you didn't seem too bad..." Seto felt a little better, but his feelings were still a little hurt. "And as I got to know you better... I found myself caring for you more and more..." She took in a deep breath and let out a sigh. "What I'm trying to say is that I...really like you..." Téa stared into Seto's eyes, waiting for an answer.
Hushpuppy24: Another late chapter...-_- Sorry! But I was writing this other story... It's called Beauty and the Kaiba?! And it's just a crazy and insane humour fic. It's like a revised part of chapter 18, but it has nothing to do with this story. It makes no sense to some, but Car2n thought it was funny...mainly because she threatened me to write it...-_-|| Anyways, I'm no good at confessions, but this was like the best I could do... but R+R anyways~! ^^