AN: Ummmmmm, it gets slightly AU for a bit in this chapter, but you know.
I tried to find out everything I could about this new villain. And, so you
know, I'm not making him up! This character is actually from the show!
I've got pictures and references, though they're all pretty vague. E-mail
me if you know more about him or if you want to delve into my limited
sources of knowledge. Enjoy!
Hurts XX
I climbed the stairs two at a time and ran down the halls.
"Tea?" I yelled. "Tea, where are you? Answer me, damn it!"
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I clung to Yami's hand as we ran through the halls.
"Why was Seto there?" I asked my darker half.
"He came to help." Yami told me, as we passed the charred remains of a door and a car. "And because he loves Tea."
"Finally." I muttered. "Someone else noticed!"
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I pulled at my chains, trying to pull them out of the wall. So far I'd managed to get the chains on my right arm free of the wall, but now my wrists were bruised and bloody. The kidnappers hadn't been too nice and I could feel the bruises forming all over my back. I sighed and lay my head against the wall. Lack of blood and movement was causing my legs to cramp and the cold was seeping into my chest. I shivered and let out a sigh.
"Tea! Tea, can you here me? Tea where are you?!" A voice was calling.
"Seto?" I asked weakly. "Seto I'm in here!"
"Tea? Tea answer me!" He called. I raised my right hand and hit the door with all my might. There was a silence and then Seto's voice came closer. "Tea, is that you?"
I knocked twice.
"Okay, one knock for yes, two knocks for no. Is that you Tea?"
I knocked once.
"You okay?" He asked.
I knocked twice.
"I'm gonna get you out of here." He told me. Stay away from the lock, I'm gonna shot it off. Understand?"
I knocked once. Suddenly I heard three gun shots and the door swung open. I smiled weakly.
"Tea, can you stand?" He asked me. I shook my head, no. Pointing to my chains, I showed him my bloody wrists. He nodded and knelt next to me so he could inspect the chains. After a minute he kissed me on the forehead, stood up and shot the left chain off the wall. "I'm gonna carry you, is that alright?"
I nodded and he scooped my up. I relaxed and let my head rest against his chest.
"I'm so tired." I mumbled, letting my eyes close slowly.
"I know, Tea, I know. But you've got to keep your eyes open and stay awake. If you fall asleep you might not wake up." He whispered.
"I don't think I can... stay awake." I told him, trying to open my eyes.
"Come on Tea, I know you can do this. Tell me about your friends. Do Tristan and Joey always fight?"
"Always." I nodded with a smile. "It's their way of carrying. They never hurt each other though."
"What do they fight about?" He asked. I shrugged, and nuzzled his neck. "Not good, Tea. Just keep talking, okay?"
"I'll try." I sighed.
"I know you can do it Tea. I know you can. Come on, tell me about what it's like to have friends."
"They're always there for you. Even when you screw up. Like Yugi. He never cared that Joey and Tristan used to pick on him. And he never cared that I wanted to be a dancer."
"Why should that bother him?" He asked.
"I dunno. It just seemed so silly." I muttered. "Everyone was saving up for cars and clothes but I didn't have that because I wanted to dance. They even found me a dance studio."
"That was nice of them." Seto told me. I nodded and didn't say anything for a while. "Tea?"
"Hum?" I asked.
"Keep talking." He told me. "You had me a bit scared."
"She should scare you." A voice snickered. "She's dying, Seto. And it's all our fault."
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(AN: Hehe! Time to meet the new villain!)
"Tea?" I asked the girl in my arms. I looked up at me. "I'm gonna put you down for a second. I'll be back for you though. Try not to fall asleep, right?"
"Right." Tea nodded. I put her on the ground and gave her my jacket. She grinned slightly and pulled it around her. When I was done I turned to face the evil bastard.
"Noah." I sneered.
"Seto. My brother." The kid snickered.
"Don't call me that." I told him.
"And why not?" Noah questioned, looking hurt.
"Because you're not my brother." I spat.
"Look you're not still hurt about our little disagreement, are you?" He inquired.
"Disagreement?" I asked him. "You tried to take over my company!"
"Actually, it is rightfully mine." He shrugged. "I am the son of Gozaburo Kaiba. You are merely adopted."
"Well, that doesn't make you head of Kaiba Corp. That just makes you an asshole." I sneered.
"Oh, haha, Seto. You were always full of wit and sarcasm." He sneered back. "Well, aren't you gonna ask why it's our fault that the girl is dying?"
"She's not 'the girl'." I notified him. "She has a name, and that name is Tea."
"I know that." He shrugged. "I just call her that because I know it annoys you."
"What do you want?" I asked him.
"Now, now, Seto. Let's attempt some manners."
"Please, won't you inform me as to what your evil plan entails?" I grinned. "Better?"
"Much. Anyway, I've decided that I'll make a deal with you. You give me control of Kaiba Corp and I'll call in a medic to take care of the girl." Noah told me.
"You know, Noah, sometimes I wonder how smart you really are." I smiled, pulling a gun out from my belt. I pulled the hammer back and pointed the gun at his head. "You shouldn't mess with other people's girlfriends."
Noah gapped at me and I pulled the trigger four times. I stood over his body, smirked and nudged him with my foot.
"Stupid bastard." I muttered, before returning to Tea.
"Seto?" She asked, as I scooped her up.
"Ssssssh." I whispered. Glancing at my watch I found that I had about a minute to get to the car before Yami and Yugi left. "Let's go home, Tea. How does that sound?"
"Very nice, Seto." She smiled.
Hurts XX
I climbed the stairs two at a time and ran down the halls.
"Tea?" I yelled. "Tea, where are you? Answer me, damn it!"
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I clung to Yami's hand as we ran through the halls.
"Why was Seto there?" I asked my darker half.
"He came to help." Yami told me, as we passed the charred remains of a door and a car. "And because he loves Tea."
"Finally." I muttered. "Someone else noticed!"
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I pulled at my chains, trying to pull them out of the wall. So far I'd managed to get the chains on my right arm free of the wall, but now my wrists were bruised and bloody. The kidnappers hadn't been too nice and I could feel the bruises forming all over my back. I sighed and lay my head against the wall. Lack of blood and movement was causing my legs to cramp and the cold was seeping into my chest. I shivered and let out a sigh.
"Tea! Tea, can you here me? Tea where are you?!" A voice was calling.
"Seto?" I asked weakly. "Seto I'm in here!"
"Tea? Tea answer me!" He called. I raised my right hand and hit the door with all my might. There was a silence and then Seto's voice came closer. "Tea, is that you?"
I knocked twice.
"Okay, one knock for yes, two knocks for no. Is that you Tea?"
I knocked once.
"You okay?" He asked.
I knocked twice.
"I'm gonna get you out of here." He told me. Stay away from the lock, I'm gonna shot it off. Understand?"
I knocked once. Suddenly I heard three gun shots and the door swung open. I smiled weakly.
"Tea, can you stand?" He asked me. I shook my head, no. Pointing to my chains, I showed him my bloody wrists. He nodded and knelt next to me so he could inspect the chains. After a minute he kissed me on the forehead, stood up and shot the left chain off the wall. "I'm gonna carry you, is that alright?"
I nodded and he scooped my up. I relaxed and let my head rest against his chest.
"I'm so tired." I mumbled, letting my eyes close slowly.
"I know, Tea, I know. But you've got to keep your eyes open and stay awake. If you fall asleep you might not wake up." He whispered.
"I don't think I can... stay awake." I told him, trying to open my eyes.
"Come on Tea, I know you can do this. Tell me about your friends. Do Tristan and Joey always fight?"
"Always." I nodded with a smile. "It's their way of carrying. They never hurt each other though."
"What do they fight about?" He asked. I shrugged, and nuzzled his neck. "Not good, Tea. Just keep talking, okay?"
"I'll try." I sighed.
"I know you can do it Tea. I know you can. Come on, tell me about what it's like to have friends."
"They're always there for you. Even when you screw up. Like Yugi. He never cared that Joey and Tristan used to pick on him. And he never cared that I wanted to be a dancer."
"Why should that bother him?" He asked.
"I dunno. It just seemed so silly." I muttered. "Everyone was saving up for cars and clothes but I didn't have that because I wanted to dance. They even found me a dance studio."
"That was nice of them." Seto told me. I nodded and didn't say anything for a while. "Tea?"
"Hum?" I asked.
"Keep talking." He told me. "You had me a bit scared."
"She should scare you." A voice snickered. "She's dying, Seto. And it's all our fault."
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(AN: Hehe! Time to meet the new villain!)
"Tea?" I asked the girl in my arms. I looked up at me. "I'm gonna put you down for a second. I'll be back for you though. Try not to fall asleep, right?"
"Right." Tea nodded. I put her on the ground and gave her my jacket. She grinned slightly and pulled it around her. When I was done I turned to face the evil bastard.
"Noah." I sneered.
"Seto. My brother." The kid snickered.
"Don't call me that." I told him.
"And why not?" Noah questioned, looking hurt.
"Because you're not my brother." I spat.
"Look you're not still hurt about our little disagreement, are you?" He inquired.
"Disagreement?" I asked him. "You tried to take over my company!"
"Actually, it is rightfully mine." He shrugged. "I am the son of Gozaburo Kaiba. You are merely adopted."
"Well, that doesn't make you head of Kaiba Corp. That just makes you an asshole." I sneered.
"Oh, haha, Seto. You were always full of wit and sarcasm." He sneered back. "Well, aren't you gonna ask why it's our fault that the girl is dying?"
"She's not 'the girl'." I notified him. "She has a name, and that name is Tea."
"I know that." He shrugged. "I just call her that because I know it annoys you."
"What do you want?" I asked him.
"Now, now, Seto. Let's attempt some manners."
"Please, won't you inform me as to what your evil plan entails?" I grinned. "Better?"
"Much. Anyway, I've decided that I'll make a deal with you. You give me control of Kaiba Corp and I'll call in a medic to take care of the girl." Noah told me.
"You know, Noah, sometimes I wonder how smart you really are." I smiled, pulling a gun out from my belt. I pulled the hammer back and pointed the gun at his head. "You shouldn't mess with other people's girlfriends."
Noah gapped at me and I pulled the trigger four times. I stood over his body, smirked and nudged him with my foot.
"Stupid bastard." I muttered, before returning to Tea.
"Seto?" She asked, as I scooped her up.
"Ssssssh." I whispered. Glancing at my watch I found that I had about a minute to get to the car before Yami and Yugi left. "Let's go home, Tea. How does that sound?"
"Very nice, Seto." She smiled.