To Tame a Dragon Tamer by ilukaiba (who does not own Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 3
Tea felt horrible. She had hurt Kaiba's feelings... again. 'But how?' she wondered as she lay in bed. She glanced at a nearby alarm clock and gasped. 'Oh shit!' she thought, 'School starts in like two hours!' She got ready for school, dressing in the traditional pink and blue Domino High uniform. She thought about what had happened earlier... how she had overheard Kaiba and Mokuba talking about some man... how she had made the powerful Seto Kaiba cry... 'What a night!' she thought as she hurried downstairs.
Tea heard voices coming from the kitchen. As she walked in, she felt two pairs of eyes staring at her. Suddenly, she felt two arms around her.
"TEA!!!! Hi... I didn't know you were staying with us!"
"Oh... uh... hi Mokuba... I just stayed here overnight since it was raining and your house was closest..."
"Oh..." Mokuba sighed and stared at his big brother. He had been planning all sorts of things in his little head. He had come to the conclusion that the two were 'in love', but had just discovered how wrong he was. 'And I was beginning to think that Seto had finally found a girlfriend too... I knew it was too good to be true.'
Meanwhile, Tea was having her own confused thoughts. 'Why isn't he looking at me?... It's like he's avoiding me or something... Was what I said that bad?... about Gozaburo?'
Kaiba was looking very uncomfortable that morning. He was shaky and seemed 'out of it'. "I'll be back in a sec Mokuba..." he said as he left the kitchen, leaving Mokuba and Tea in the kitchen by themselves. Tea took the opportunity to ask Mokuba about Gozaburo.
"Mokuba... can I ask you a question?" asked Tea innocently.
"Sure!" replied Mokuba.
"Well... I was wondering... do you know anyone named... uh... Gozaburo?"
Mokuba stopped pouring milk into his cereal, accidentally letting it drip onto the clean kitchen floor. The look on his face was almost identical to the one that had been on the face of his brother just a few hours earlier. He looked around him, as if he was making sure that no one was listening.
"Go... Go... Goza... Gozaburo? Do you mean Gozaburo Kaiba?"
"I don't know... I guess I do..."
"Well... er... you see... he was my... stepfather..."
"Oh! Did you like him?"
Mokuba looked around the room cautiously before answering. "No... he was so mean to us... he used to own Kaiba Corp... but he trained Seto to become the future CEO... and he hurt my big brother a lot!" Tears started spilling from Mokuba's eyes. "My brother hasn't been the same since. He used to be so nice to everyone until Gozaburo came... it's like he's a different person... Oh Tea! I am so worried about my big brother... he means everything to me... but sometimes I wonder... does he feel the same about me?"
Tea watched in dismay as Mokuba sobbed. "Oh Mokuba... I am sure your brother loves you... even though he doesn't seem like it..." She held him in her arms, trying her best to comfort him.
Kaiba was listening outside the kitchen door. 'Mokuba...' he thought sadly, 'I had no idea... I love you kid... but why don't you think so?' Tears were rolling silently down his cheeks too. He felt so bad. 'How could I have hurt my little brother so much?' He wiped his eyes and walked into the kitchen casually, pretending he hadn't heard a word.
"Hey kid... what's wrong? It's no good crying over spilt milk... but don't worry... the housekeeper can clean it up..."
Tea looked at Kaiba with a mixture of dismay, sympathy, and fury in her eyes. "He's just crying because... because... he..."
"I hurt my finger!" Mokuba lied, wiping away his tears with his shirt.
"Oh... well come on both of you... we don't want to be late for school!"
The trio got into the limousine that was conveniently waiting outside. "To Domino Elementary School!" Kaiba ordered the driver. Once they reached the school, Kaiba gave his brother a hug. "Love you, kid... and good luck in school!"
"Bye Seto..." Mokuba said sadly as he walked into his school.
The limousine then set off for Domino High. Kaiba and Tea exchanged hostile glances.
"I heard everything, you know..."
"What the hell are you talking about, Kaiba?!"
"You know... what Mokuba said in the kitchen!"
Tea's eyes widened in horror. 'Oh no!' she thought, 'He must be so sad... Mokuba said some hurtful things...'
Kaiba turned around with his back facing her, unsure of himself. "Did... did he... uh... did he really mean it?"
"Well... what do you think?"
Tea suddenly heard a muffled sob coming from Kaiba. She felt sorry for the arrogant CEO. 'He must have been through so much... after being abused by that Gozaburo guy...' Not giving her actions a second thought, she reached out and gave Kaiba a hug.
Kaiba stiffened, feeling confused. 'Why is she hugging me?' he thought. Suddenly, his meaner self took over. "Get the hell off of me! I don't need your god damn sympathy! Leave me alone! And don't go telling your gay friends about what happened, okay!" The car stopped at Domino High, and the two teenagers got out of it, not bothering to give each other second glance.
Chapter 3
Tea felt horrible. She had hurt Kaiba's feelings... again. 'But how?' she wondered as she lay in bed. She glanced at a nearby alarm clock and gasped. 'Oh shit!' she thought, 'School starts in like two hours!' She got ready for school, dressing in the traditional pink and blue Domino High uniform. She thought about what had happened earlier... how she had overheard Kaiba and Mokuba talking about some man... how she had made the powerful Seto Kaiba cry... 'What a night!' she thought as she hurried downstairs.
Tea heard voices coming from the kitchen. As she walked in, she felt two pairs of eyes staring at her. Suddenly, she felt two arms around her.
"TEA!!!! Hi... I didn't know you were staying with us!"
"Oh... uh... hi Mokuba... I just stayed here overnight since it was raining and your house was closest..."
"Oh..." Mokuba sighed and stared at his big brother. He had been planning all sorts of things in his little head. He had come to the conclusion that the two were 'in love', but had just discovered how wrong he was. 'And I was beginning to think that Seto had finally found a girlfriend too... I knew it was too good to be true.'
Meanwhile, Tea was having her own confused thoughts. 'Why isn't he looking at me?... It's like he's avoiding me or something... Was what I said that bad?... about Gozaburo?'
Kaiba was looking very uncomfortable that morning. He was shaky and seemed 'out of it'. "I'll be back in a sec Mokuba..." he said as he left the kitchen, leaving Mokuba and Tea in the kitchen by themselves. Tea took the opportunity to ask Mokuba about Gozaburo.
"Mokuba... can I ask you a question?" asked Tea innocently.
"Sure!" replied Mokuba.
"Well... I was wondering... do you know anyone named... uh... Gozaburo?"
Mokuba stopped pouring milk into his cereal, accidentally letting it drip onto the clean kitchen floor. The look on his face was almost identical to the one that had been on the face of his brother just a few hours earlier. He looked around him, as if he was making sure that no one was listening.
"Go... Go... Goza... Gozaburo? Do you mean Gozaburo Kaiba?"
"I don't know... I guess I do..."
"Well... er... you see... he was my... stepfather..."
"Oh! Did you like him?"
Mokuba looked around the room cautiously before answering. "No... he was so mean to us... he used to own Kaiba Corp... but he trained Seto to become the future CEO... and he hurt my big brother a lot!" Tears started spilling from Mokuba's eyes. "My brother hasn't been the same since. He used to be so nice to everyone until Gozaburo came... it's like he's a different person... Oh Tea! I am so worried about my big brother... he means everything to me... but sometimes I wonder... does he feel the same about me?"
Tea watched in dismay as Mokuba sobbed. "Oh Mokuba... I am sure your brother loves you... even though he doesn't seem like it..." She held him in her arms, trying her best to comfort him.
Kaiba was listening outside the kitchen door. 'Mokuba...' he thought sadly, 'I had no idea... I love you kid... but why don't you think so?' Tears were rolling silently down his cheeks too. He felt so bad. 'How could I have hurt my little brother so much?' He wiped his eyes and walked into the kitchen casually, pretending he hadn't heard a word.
"Hey kid... what's wrong? It's no good crying over spilt milk... but don't worry... the housekeeper can clean it up..."
Tea looked at Kaiba with a mixture of dismay, sympathy, and fury in her eyes. "He's just crying because... because... he..."
"I hurt my finger!" Mokuba lied, wiping away his tears with his shirt.
"Oh... well come on both of you... we don't want to be late for school!"
The trio got into the limousine that was conveniently waiting outside. "To Domino Elementary School!" Kaiba ordered the driver. Once they reached the school, Kaiba gave his brother a hug. "Love you, kid... and good luck in school!"
"Bye Seto..." Mokuba said sadly as he walked into his school.
The limousine then set off for Domino High. Kaiba and Tea exchanged hostile glances.
"I heard everything, you know..."
"What the hell are you talking about, Kaiba?!"
"You know... what Mokuba said in the kitchen!"
Tea's eyes widened in horror. 'Oh no!' she thought, 'He must be so sad... Mokuba said some hurtful things...'
Kaiba turned around with his back facing her, unsure of himself. "Did... did he... uh... did he really mean it?"
"Well... what do you think?"
Tea suddenly heard a muffled sob coming from Kaiba. She felt sorry for the arrogant CEO. 'He must have been through so much... after being abused by that Gozaburo guy...' Not giving her actions a second thought, she reached out and gave Kaiba a hug.
Kaiba stiffened, feeling confused. 'Why is she hugging me?' he thought. Suddenly, his meaner self took over. "Get the hell off of me! I don't need your god damn sympathy! Leave me alone! And don't go telling your gay friends about what happened, okay!" The car stopped at Domino High, and the two teenagers got out of it, not bothering to give each other second glance.