Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Gi Oh. It belongs to Kazuki Takahashi. I was going to say that last time but I forgot~! ^^||

Hushpuppy24: Three years had gone by and we take a look at how the cast had been doing. Seto had finally befriended Yugi and Tristan, and is working it out with Joey still, all because he made a promise to Téa that he'd do so. At first Seto isolated himself from everyone else, even skipping school. It was until he got his first letter from Téa that his behaviour changed. They communicated through writing since phone calls were hardly available, but letters came less frequently as the years passed by. Mokuba was now going out with Alex and Yugi had finally gotten over his broken heart. He still felt the same way towards Téa, but their friendship was much stronger. He's grown a lot and looks a lot like Yami in a way. Joey has now learned to keep control of his temper around Seto and his sister's eyesight was now all better. Serenity instantly fell in love with Yugi as soon as she heard about his bravery and generosity, although Yugi never thought of her as more than a friend. Tristan had become Seto's closest friend other than Mokuba. It surprised everyone including, himself. Téa's parents visited their daughter once or twice when they stopped at New York for assignments and rented out their house since barely any of them really stays in there anymore. Téa had always tried to keep contact with her friends no matter how busy she was, but writing letters took lots of time, of which she didn't have much of, but she still tries to write one letter every week or so to one of her friends. Three years passed and Téa was now returning home. She looked out the window of the plane as she thought about meeting her friends and Seto again. After the plane landed, Téa walked around Domino, observing the sites, which hadn't changed much. She was about to cross the street to the library when she saw a figure that looked a lot like Seto. She was about to call for him when another female voice called his name, running up to him and giving him a hug.

Who's the girl you may ask? Read next chapter to find out~! She's not going to be in this one yet so you'll just have to wait and see~! ^^ Oh~! And for those of you thinking it's Alex, it's not her~! Sorry~! ^^|| Just don't yell at me please~! ^^|| And now...to continue with the story...

Chapter 2

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The two people went inside the library and disappeared through the doors. Téa couldn't believe her eyes! She knew that Seto and her haven't talked much in the past few months, but she'd never thought he'd find someone else so soon! Tears welled up in her eyes and slowly began to make their way down her cheeks. She started to run, dragging her stuff behind her. She didn't care where she ran to, she just wanted to get away from it all. She didn't know why, but every time she was upset, she'd find herself in front of the Turtle Game Shop...and that was exactly where she was at the exact moment!

She ran through the glass doors and let go of her suitcase, as a mini chime rang by the door, notifying that the door had been opened. Téa continued to run...up the stairs and into Yugi's room, slamming the door shut behind her and collapsing on his bed. She buried her head in the pillow as the fabric slowly absorbed her tears of pain.

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Downstairs, Yugi and his grandfather looked in amazement and shock. A girl had just ran through the door into their shop and up into part of their house!

"Did you see who that was?" Questioned Yugi's grandfather.

"No, I don't think so." Yugi responded.

"I'll go see who it is." Grandpa said as he took a baseball bat into his hands.

"No, I'll go." Yugi said as he took the baseball bat. "But I won't need this." He gestured at the bat and leaned it against the wall where it had belonged.

"Be careful." Grandpa said as he watched Yugi go up the stairs and towards his room. He turned his attention to the suitcase that was lying on the ground. "Now lets see who this belongs to..." He said as he picked up the suitcase and read its tag. He was quite surprised at who the luggage had belonged to, but a smile could be seen under his thick, grey beard.

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Yugi slowly opened the door to witness a brown haired girl crying. Her back was towards him so he couldn't see who it was. The crying figure continued to shed more tears on Yugi's pillow; still not realizing he was watching over her at the doorway. "Excuse me Miss, are you all right?" Yugi asked gently.

Téa's ears perked as she heard his gentle soothing voice. She turned around to face the tri-coloured hair boy. Her eyes were puffy, tears still blurring her vision. "Yugi?" She mumbled in between sniffles as she wiped away her tears with her sleeve.

"Téa?!" Yugi asked in shock. "What's wrong?" He asked, rushing to her side and helped lift her to a sitting position.

Téa was amazed at how much taller Yugi has grown, but that thought didn't last long as she began to cry again. She hugged Yugi close as she cried on his shoulder, as his t-shirt was drenched in her tears.

Even though it had been three years since Yugi last saw Téa, his feelings for her still hadn't changed a bit, causing him to blush a light shade of red. He stroked Téa's back gently like he had always done ever since they were little, trying to calm her down. "It's ok..." He whispered into her ear.

They both stayed in that position, which felt like forever, even thought it had only been a few minutes. The two never even noticed Yugi's grandpa watching them from the doorway. He was only there for a while, but he saw all that he needed to see before heading back downstairs.

Téa slowly lifted her head from Yugi's shoulder and pulled away slightly until their faces were so close that their noses nearly touched. Yugi had wanted to kiss Téa so badly at that moment, but he just couldn't bring himself to do that. He knew Téa had only Kaiba in her heart, and kissing her would jeopardize her relationship with Kaiba and their friendship...the friendship that he didn't want to lose...ever.

Many thoughts raced through Téa's mind. She's never really noticed how cute Yugi had been. His face showed pure innocence and his violet eyes were so captivating. He's gained a muscular build within these three years, unlike when he was easily picked on back then. And yet...his skin was still soft to the touch. His shoulders were much broader, but were comfortable to set her head on. Plus, his height had exceeded hers by a few inches, making him very attractive.

Both of their cheeks turned crimson as Téa slowly pulled herself out of Yugi's embrace. She began to wipe away the remaining streaks of tears on her face with her sleeve and smiled. Yugi smiled back and took Téa's hand away from her face.

"You shouldn't wipe your tears with your sleeve. It's dirty and you might infect your eyes." He told her. "You must be hungry. Do you want anything to eat?" He questioned.

"Sure." Téa replied politely.

"Instant noodles like always?" He continued asking. Téa nodded in agreement and her smile widened a bit more. She didn't know why...but just being with Yugi always brought her happiness. Even in the darkest moments, he was always there to shine his light and somehow...always made everything better again, as if nothing had happen.

"I'll be back in a little while. There are tissues in the drawer I think." With that he left the room and down into the kitchen to prepare the noodles.

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Back inside the room, Téa was still sitting upright on Yugi's bed. She was happy for a moment, but the thought of Seto finding someone else pained her heart as her eyes began to shed more tears. Téa reached for the drawer beside Yugi's bed and opened it, taking out a box of tissues. She placed the box beside her and was about to close the dresser when she noticed an envelope inside with her name written on it. She took it out and grabbed some tissues to wipe the tears away.

"For me?" She asked herself as she carefully opened the envelope and took out a neatly folded piece of paper. Unfolding it, she slowly read its contents.

Dear Téa,

If you're actually reading this right now...I guess I've finally found the courage to tell you how I feel. You may not know this but I have very deep feelings for you...as more than just a friend...

Téa's eyes widened as she reread the comment, just to make sure before she continued to read the rest. Her heart pounded quickly and her breathing became heavy. 'Yugi...has feelings for me?" She asked herself in her mind.

I've liked you for a very long time now...but I was never able to tell you...afraid that I might lose you if you didn't feel the same way... There were several times in my life that I've wanted to tell you, but the words just could never come out the way I wanted it to...but now...it's too late.

Téa paused as she thought back to the countless times Yugi had tried to express how he felt but she just never noticed. Especially when she told him she thought he liked Tammy... 'That wasn't Tammy he was staring at in science class...it was me!' She thought and returned her gaze back at the letter.

I know you're with Kaiba now...and I regret all those times I could've told you how I felt, but never did. Still... I wish you and Kaiba both happiness, even after you come back from New York three years later. I just want you to know that my love for you is never ending and that you'll always be in my heart...even if I may not be in yours.

I wish you the best of luck in New York...and I'm glad your dreams are finally coming true.

Love always,

Yugi

May 17th, 2002

Téa swallowed hard as she gripped onto the piece of paper, letting the fact sink into her mind.

"Téa! Did you want eggs with your noodles?" Yugi asked as he entered the room. Téa lowered the letter and looked up at Yugi, her eyes watering. Yugi took one look at her expression, and then down at the piece of paper she was holding and knew instantly what had happened. She read his confession letter...


Hushpuppy24: Oh my god~! What's going to happen next?! Actually I already know~! ^^ But yea...Anyways, I'm going to take some time to update because I want to work on my web page too~! It's finally been updated and lots of other stuff have been added within these two days~! ^^ And it's all in html too~! Lol~! ^^ Please take a look at it and sign my guest book~! It's at http://www.geocities.com/hushpuppy244/Index.html and most of the stuff is based on Yu Gi Oh and Fushigi Yuugi~! Two of my favourites~! ^^ Anyways, hope you liked the chapter and please review~!