Chapter 4: Stroll in the park
YESSSSS!!! I'm DONE~!!! I lived through stupid mathcounts!!! ^^ Sorry I'm rejoicing my survival of the math team ^^ Well, here's the fourth chapter.hope you all like it! Oh, and by the way, I'm sorry if certain people want me to go to their hell and I'm sorry if I'm still banned from their account. (sighs) Alright here's my story. Tea, please say my disclaimer (I'm too lazy~)
Tea: Fantasizer does not own YGO, because, one, she's not a genius, two, her imagination-
Me: (glares at Tea) There's nothing wrong with my imagination or my brain, 'kay?
Tea: (meekly) Yes ma'am.
Me: (grins in satisfaction) good.
Tea was writing a letter to her host parents in NYC when a cool, inviting breeze blew through her open window. "Maybe a walk with help." She said to herself. She couldn't really concentrate with the letter anyway, too many things on her mind.
As she locked the door, and looked out at the sky, she couldn't help but admire the beautiful sunset. The orange, yellow, purple, and blue painted themselves in layers on the clear sky. She decided to head to the Domino park, where she had sorted out her thoughts whenever she had needed to.
Without even realizing it, she realized her feet were taking her to the small lake in the park. She smiled as she recollected the memories of her friends and herself walking through this place in the summers and ice skating on the lake in the winters. 'Another memory lives here.' She thought as she sat down on a bench.
However beautiful the scenery and the memories were though, her mind inched back to this afternoon.
~Flashback~
".I feel so empty, so lost, so cold. I feel like nobody can lead me out of this maze now."
~End Flashback~
Tea's mind replayed that one statement over and over again. Serenity needed a loyal, bright, cheerful, thoughtful, and outgoing person. But who was the perfect person?
Although Seto Kaiba didn't have much of a social life, he - like all people - got tired of the loads of paperwork and was relieved to see the noticeably lessening of it as summer rolled in. Now he could go home around five or six instead of nine or ten.
This evening, he closed his laptop in his office as the sun started to set, its rays beaming through the large windows. He decided to walk home today, since his new chauffeur for the summer was annoyingly talkative. He reminded himself to hire a new one soon.
"Have a nice evening, Mr. Kaiba." His secretary said, smiling as he walked past her desk. He nodded. He pressed the buttons in the elevator that lead him to the first floor. As he pushed the glass doors, he could feel the cool evening breeze. He had picked the perfect evening to walk home in, for this one wasn't hot and unbearably humid like the past few had been.
He winced slightly at his headache. 'Dammit, why didn't I take some aspirins?' He swore to himself. He really didn't feel like walking back to KaibaCorp. 'Oh well, maybe sitting somewhere might help.' He thought.
Seto made a urn to enter the park and scowled to himself at the loud and obnoxious children. Ever since summer vacation had started, he couldn't seem to get any privacy anywhere outside. This was a public park, so what choice did he have?
He decided to go to a bench facing the lake in the park. It was one of his favorite places and not many people came there when the sun started to set because the water became cooler.
He sighed in slight annoyance as he saw a figure sitting on the bench. But like he said before, this was a public park so he sat down on the other side, as far as he could from the stranger.
Tea glanced at the person who had just arrived. He looked familiar, but she couldn't really see his face, so she wasn't sure who it was.
She picked up another pebble from the small pile she had made for herself when she had collected them while walking. 'Who can this perfect person be?' She thought to herself. She knew there HAD to be a person out there for Serenity. There was a person for everyone, if you looked hard enough. Somebody in the world always cared for somebody else.
She slumped dejectedly on the bench. Suddenly, her eyes flew open and she sat up straight. "Of course!" She whispered excitedly. Then, she stiffened. She turned to the person and smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have freaked you out like that." She apologized.
'Wait a minute, isn't that.' "Kaiba?" She asked questioningly. "Tea Gardner." He addressed her coldly. 'She hasn't changed at all since I last saw her a year ago.' He thought to himself. 'Still the naïve person.'
"Um, sorry about that." Tea apologized again, face flaming with embarrassment. Why did she have a brilliant idea in front of HIM of all people? She yelled at herself for not being more careful and quiet.
Suddenly, someone ran in front of Seto Kaiba. He skidded to a stop. Tea recognized him as Kaiba's kid brother, Mokuba. "Hi, Seto!" Mokuba greeted his brother cheerfully. "I saw you coming here from the ballpark." Mokuba explained.
"Hey there kiddo. How was your day?" Kaiba's expression changed to a warmer, relaxed position as he addressed his younger brother.
"It was great." Mokuba noticed Tea on the other side of the bench. "Hi Tea!" He greeted Tea with much excitement and hugged her. "Long time no see! Welcome back!!!" Tea laughed and hugged him back. "I should go away and come back more often if you're going to give me a welcome like this every time! I'm glad to see you, too!!!"
Kaiba personally found this surprising. He wondered how his little brother could actually hug and like a friend of his adversary.
"How have you been?" Tea asked when they parted.
That question led Mokuba rattling about all the 'super, major, most exciting things' that had happened throughout the year according to Mokuba.
Usually, when Seto asked basically the same question, he found himself only half-listening, but Tea listened with all her concentration and added all the appropriate exclamations and questions. Mokuba seemed very happy that someone was actually interested in his talking.
Seto's attention wandered but snapped back when he heard Mokuba asking Tea, "you know, it's getting dark. Would you like to come over and I could show you all my new games?" He saw Tea hesitate. "I'm not sure if I could do that, Mokuba." Tea replied slowly.
Mokuba sighed and knew immediately that it was all because of his brother. "Seto, could Tea please come over for a little while? I promise we won't bother you. Please?" Mokuba looked at his brother, pleading.
Seto sighed in despair. How could he object? He didn't want to make his brother unhappy, after all..
"Fine, but for a little while only." He said firmly. Mokuba smiled widely. "Thanks!" He hugged the older sibling. A small smile flashed on Seto's face but disappeared quickly.
A/N: The next chapter is going to be about the mansion and everything.Sorry if the ending seemed a little abrupt.
Yugi: What's Tea great idea?
Me: You'll find out about that in a couple chapters. Be patient!!!
Serenity: It better help me.
Me: Don't worry, it will. Besides, when has Tea failed to cheer you up?
Serenity: (thinks) never
Me: See? Tea's plan will work. I promise.
Serenity: Okay~ :) Me: Please r + r!!! Thank you~!!!
YESSSSS!!! I'm DONE~!!! I lived through stupid mathcounts!!! ^^ Sorry I'm rejoicing my survival of the math team ^^ Well, here's the fourth chapter.hope you all like it! Oh, and by the way, I'm sorry if certain people want me to go to their hell and I'm sorry if I'm still banned from their account. (sighs) Alright here's my story. Tea, please say my disclaimer (I'm too lazy~)
Tea: Fantasizer does not own YGO, because, one, she's not a genius, two, her imagination-
Me: (glares at Tea) There's nothing wrong with my imagination or my brain, 'kay?
Tea: (meekly) Yes ma'am.
Me: (grins in satisfaction) good.
Tea was writing a letter to her host parents in NYC when a cool, inviting breeze blew through her open window. "Maybe a walk with help." She said to herself. She couldn't really concentrate with the letter anyway, too many things on her mind.
As she locked the door, and looked out at the sky, she couldn't help but admire the beautiful sunset. The orange, yellow, purple, and blue painted themselves in layers on the clear sky. She decided to head to the Domino park, where she had sorted out her thoughts whenever she had needed to.
Without even realizing it, she realized her feet were taking her to the small lake in the park. She smiled as she recollected the memories of her friends and herself walking through this place in the summers and ice skating on the lake in the winters. 'Another memory lives here.' She thought as she sat down on a bench.
However beautiful the scenery and the memories were though, her mind inched back to this afternoon.
~Flashback~
".I feel so empty, so lost, so cold. I feel like nobody can lead me out of this maze now."
~End Flashback~
Tea's mind replayed that one statement over and over again. Serenity needed a loyal, bright, cheerful, thoughtful, and outgoing person. But who was the perfect person?
Although Seto Kaiba didn't have much of a social life, he - like all people - got tired of the loads of paperwork and was relieved to see the noticeably lessening of it as summer rolled in. Now he could go home around five or six instead of nine or ten.
This evening, he closed his laptop in his office as the sun started to set, its rays beaming through the large windows. He decided to walk home today, since his new chauffeur for the summer was annoyingly talkative. He reminded himself to hire a new one soon.
"Have a nice evening, Mr. Kaiba." His secretary said, smiling as he walked past her desk. He nodded. He pressed the buttons in the elevator that lead him to the first floor. As he pushed the glass doors, he could feel the cool evening breeze. He had picked the perfect evening to walk home in, for this one wasn't hot and unbearably humid like the past few had been.
He winced slightly at his headache. 'Dammit, why didn't I take some aspirins?' He swore to himself. He really didn't feel like walking back to KaibaCorp. 'Oh well, maybe sitting somewhere might help.' He thought.
Seto made a urn to enter the park and scowled to himself at the loud and obnoxious children. Ever since summer vacation had started, he couldn't seem to get any privacy anywhere outside. This was a public park, so what choice did he have?
He decided to go to a bench facing the lake in the park. It was one of his favorite places and not many people came there when the sun started to set because the water became cooler.
He sighed in slight annoyance as he saw a figure sitting on the bench. But like he said before, this was a public park so he sat down on the other side, as far as he could from the stranger.
Tea glanced at the person who had just arrived. He looked familiar, but she couldn't really see his face, so she wasn't sure who it was.
She picked up another pebble from the small pile she had made for herself when she had collected them while walking. 'Who can this perfect person be?' She thought to herself. She knew there HAD to be a person out there for Serenity. There was a person for everyone, if you looked hard enough. Somebody in the world always cared for somebody else.
She slumped dejectedly on the bench. Suddenly, her eyes flew open and she sat up straight. "Of course!" She whispered excitedly. Then, she stiffened. She turned to the person and smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have freaked you out like that." She apologized.
'Wait a minute, isn't that.' "Kaiba?" She asked questioningly. "Tea Gardner." He addressed her coldly. 'She hasn't changed at all since I last saw her a year ago.' He thought to himself. 'Still the naïve person.'
"Um, sorry about that." Tea apologized again, face flaming with embarrassment. Why did she have a brilliant idea in front of HIM of all people? She yelled at herself for not being more careful and quiet.
Suddenly, someone ran in front of Seto Kaiba. He skidded to a stop. Tea recognized him as Kaiba's kid brother, Mokuba. "Hi, Seto!" Mokuba greeted his brother cheerfully. "I saw you coming here from the ballpark." Mokuba explained.
"Hey there kiddo. How was your day?" Kaiba's expression changed to a warmer, relaxed position as he addressed his younger brother.
"It was great." Mokuba noticed Tea on the other side of the bench. "Hi Tea!" He greeted Tea with much excitement and hugged her. "Long time no see! Welcome back!!!" Tea laughed and hugged him back. "I should go away and come back more often if you're going to give me a welcome like this every time! I'm glad to see you, too!!!"
Kaiba personally found this surprising. He wondered how his little brother could actually hug and like a friend of his adversary.
"How have you been?" Tea asked when they parted.
That question led Mokuba rattling about all the 'super, major, most exciting things' that had happened throughout the year according to Mokuba.
Usually, when Seto asked basically the same question, he found himself only half-listening, but Tea listened with all her concentration and added all the appropriate exclamations and questions. Mokuba seemed very happy that someone was actually interested in his talking.
Seto's attention wandered but snapped back when he heard Mokuba asking Tea, "you know, it's getting dark. Would you like to come over and I could show you all my new games?" He saw Tea hesitate. "I'm not sure if I could do that, Mokuba." Tea replied slowly.
Mokuba sighed and knew immediately that it was all because of his brother. "Seto, could Tea please come over for a little while? I promise we won't bother you. Please?" Mokuba looked at his brother, pleading.
Seto sighed in despair. How could he object? He didn't want to make his brother unhappy, after all..
"Fine, but for a little while only." He said firmly. Mokuba smiled widely. "Thanks!" He hugged the older sibling. A small smile flashed on Seto's face but disappeared quickly.
A/N: The next chapter is going to be about the mansion and everything.Sorry if the ending seemed a little abrupt.
Yugi: What's Tea great idea?
Me: You'll find out about that in a couple chapters. Be patient!!!
Serenity: It better help me.
Me: Don't worry, it will. Besides, when has Tea failed to cheer you up?
Serenity: (thinks) never
Me: See? Tea's plan will work. I promise.
Serenity: Okay~ :) Me: Please r + r!!! Thank you~!!!
