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Hushpuppy24: Man~! Haven't written in such a long time~! Hope you all didn't forget about me and my little fiction here~! ^^ Again, sorry with late updates but I just got a new project again...yes another one~! -_- My teacher is like a project giving person... trying not to diss my teacher right now so yea... Anyways, I was also a little caught up in manga reading~! ^^|| Lol~! ^^ Anyways, on with the story then~! But first the summary...for those of you who forgot what happened last chapter...

Téa came home with a long face, passing by Yugi as if he didn't even exist. To Yugi's worried heart, he tried to discover what Téa was crying about, although having predictions already in his mind. In the end, Yugi did not manage to find out what's wrong with Téa, but was determined to talk to Kaiba the next day. Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba and Ayumi were happily skipping down the streets of Domino...at least Ayumi was, but Seto had his heart set somewhere else. Ayumi got tired of Seto not paying any attention to her so she snatched the ring out of Kaiba's hands and won't give it back. Seto demanded the ring back, but Ayumi refused and continued to talk about how she hadn't seen him in such a long time and would it be so much to just spend some time with her, but Seto still demanded the ring back. Ayumi finally gave in and asked if the ring belonged to Seto's girlfriend, referring to Téa, and she was the one responsible for their break-up. Seto didn't want to answer since Ayumi was his first true friend he'd had when he was small. We find out a little of Seto's past in the orphanage. Escaping out of the flashback, Ayumi ran away from Seto, leaving him standing alone in the street. That Sunday passed by quickly and Monday soon approached. As Yugi approached the school, he noticed Kaiba leaving his car. He went up to him and asked to have a talk, but Kaiba declined until Yugi told him that it was about Téa.

And now for the next chapter that I somehow found to write in the middle of all my work for this weekend...-_-... Enjoy?

Chapter 5

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Seto stared hard at Yugi. He knew clearly that Téa was now going out with him. She said so herself, and he believed every word of it. He and Téa may be broken up right now, and she hates him with all her heart, but he still loved her with his. If she had only given him time to explain... His eyes no longer tried to hide his inner emotions that were filled with hurt, of which Yugi could see right through...but he asked anyways.

"You don't happen to know what happened to Téa yesterday do you?" He looked at Seto straight in the eye and he could've sworn there had been tears that were about to flood his eyes.

"You of all people should know what happened!" He yelled out angrily. "We broke up! I thought I could've been friends with you and I really did try! But what do I get for ever trusting in you people?! Nothing! That's what! You all just end up hurting me!"

Yugi was totally taken back and tried to explain, but with Kaiba suddenly blurting out all his emotions, Yugi was left speechless to say anything.

Seto was already at the verge of tears, but he wouldn't allow a single drop to fall. Not to Ayumi, not to Tristan and especially, not to Yugi! His archenemy, rival, and hatred for life. "You just have to take away everything of mine don't you, Yugi?! You and everything other person in this world! First you took away my dignity of being champion of Duel Monsters by beating me! And now you're taking away the only person that ever understood me and loved me as much as I loved her!"

"No Kaiba! You got it all wrong! I AM your friend! Please let me help... " Yugi pleaded, but it didn't seem to help. All it seemed to do was build up even more rage for Kaiba. "Téa's just..." He tried to explain but Seto kept interrupting with his yelling.

"How could you even call yourself a friend?! You took her away from me..." His right fist loosened and he looked at the ring that was still planted in the centre of his palm. He had not let go of it ever since the day before, and he did not intend to let go of it again until he can place it back on Téa's finger... He stared at the ring lovingly and yet, a painful feeling kept gnawing away at his heart...but he didn't care. The ring was the only thing left of Téa... "Téa..." He whispered to himself sadly. His mind flashed him all the memories they shared together, especially when she left him at the airport three years ago. "She promised..." He began to walk away but Yugi ran ahead and cut him off. "Move." Seto said without fear.

"Wait Kaiba! I need to talk to you! You've got it all..." But before Yugi could finish, he was shoved hard to the concrete ground. As fate would have it, Joey and Tristan had just walked through the front gates of the school and caught glimpse of the whole ordeal. It shocked Tristan pretty much since Kaiba hasn't seriously hurt anyone for the past three years, even Joey! But this didn't shock Joey one bit. He and Tristan ran up to Yugi and before you know it, Joey had Kaiba pinned to the ground.

Seto didn't care. He was in no mood for fighting, besides, he wouldn't really get hurt. It was Joey after all! The sore little puppy dog that is still a mere weakling compared to him. He didn't care about the scraped skin on his palms when Joey pushed him to the ground. He didn't care about the bruises he may be getting from the multiple punches he's receiving at the very moment. He wouldn't care if his life ended this very second... All he wanted was his only love back...Téa... He closed his eyes as his consciousness slowly drifted away from him.

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Seto's eyes slowly opened, his vision still blurred. "Man...that Joey did more than I thought he could..." He groaned. "...Téa?" He rubbed the back of his head as a figured walked away from him and out the door. He blinked a couple of times to regain his full vision, but the figure was already gone. His body ached in the pain, but he didn't care at all. A couple of bruises here and there that's all. Nothing he couldn't handle. His last thought before his fainting spell was still on his mind. He took a quick glance at his surroundings, but nothing seemed familiar to him. 'Where am I?' He thought to himself.

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The slender hand brushed against the banister of the staircase as she walked down the stairs quietly. Her violet eyes met the blue ones that belonged to a figure sitting on the couch, her face filled with worry. Téa immediately shot up from the couch as soon as she saw her friend come down from the stairs. "How is he?" Téa asked anxiously.

"He's alright." The words came from a pair of lips smeared with red lipstick. "But if you cared so much, why didn't you just go check yourself instead of making me do it?" She said a little annoyed.

"Mai..." Téa said a little uneasily, eyeing Yugi near the corner with Joey, who quickly turned away as soon as he saw Téa look at him. Téa returned her gaze back at Mai in a pleading look. Mai knew about Kaiba and her break-up, but she also wasn't too thrilled about her and Yugi together either. They just didn't look quite right together, even if Yugi is taller now. And of course, Mai is one to be based on appearance for one. "Fine..." Mai said with a sigh. "But you know..." She continued to trail off as she dragged Téa into the kitchen. Téa followed reluctantly giving a last glance at the closed door upstairs, the one that contained Seto inside.

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Yugi watched as Téa and Mai entered the kitchen, shutting the door behind them. "Hey Yug!" Joey spoke in excitement. "Must be pretty great now that you n' Téa are together finally." He elbowed Yugi in the stomach playfully.

"Yea... I guess..." Yugi said half-heartedly. It just didn't feel right. He had imagined pretty much half of his life of how wonderful the day would be when he and Téa finally got together, but now... it just wasn't the same. A part of him wished Joey hadn't beaten up Kaiba... Otherwise they wouldn't have had to carry him to Joey's house, of which, he'd probably go ballistic after waking up. Of course there was that reason that Kaiba could've gotten seriously hurt too and Joey getting into deeper trouble than he did already, which was a month of detention. But another reason was because it worried Téa again, and to see her sad didn't do any good for himself either. Along with Mokuba, who needs his brother to care for him. Sure Mokuba's got Alex now, but there's nothing more deep than their brotherly love. Yugi stared at the kitchen door as if in a trance until he was interrupted by Joey's hand, which was waving frantically in front of his face. "Huh?" Yugi looked back at Joey.

"What's with you? You dun act like you're happy..." Joey asked a little concerned. His best friend has had this crush on Téa ever since he could remember. It took absolutely forever until that night when Yugi was over at his house for a sleepover and he accidentally muttered out his secret crush, which no one knew of, while in his sleep. "You ok buddy?"

"Yea. I'm fine." Yugi replied, trying to put on his best smile even if it had to be forced out.

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Téa stood silent, her eyes dropping to the floor as Mai gave her another peeved look. "If you still care about Kaiba, why break up in the first place?!" Mai exclaimed. "Didn't you hear him? He said that girl was only a friend, so why even bother with this." She reasoned, but Téa still couldn't accept it. "Look." Mai placed a hand on Téa's shoulder, showing her concern. "I know you still have feelings for him. Clearly anyone can see that. Why don't you just take a moment and think about it?" She gave Téa a weak smile.

"I'll think about it..." Téa said softly. "But I have no reason to get back with him." She said, trying to stay strong to what she saw. She took in a deep breath to try the oncoming tears that would've poured out of her eyes. "Besides...I have Yugi now...and he's good to me..."

"Oh get a grip Téa!" Mai nearly yelled out from her frustration. "Quit blubbering like a baby and just accept your feelings! Yugi's just a friend to you! I can see the way you look at him, and when you looked at Kaiba."

"But..." Téa started.

"But nothing! Look into your heart! That's what you told me to do, so why don't you do that yourself?!" Mai interrupted.

Téa was silent for a moment, but soon, a small smile crept onto her face. "Thanks Mai. I didn't know who to call when I first heard the news, but...I guess I called the right person."

"Anytime." Mai said as she gave a thumbs up. "Us girls gotta stick together ya know." She finished while giving a wink.

Téa felt much better now after her talk with Mai. She'd always thought Mai was just another one of those snobby girls who only cares about herself, but she's changed so much after the Duelist Kingdom. "So...now that we're done talking about my love life, what about yours?"

"What?! I have no idea what you're talking about..." Mai blushed madly.

"You know who I'm talking about... Joey...hmm?" Téa teased.

"Of course not!" Mai denied but blushed even more. Her face was now as red as a tomato and she could feel her cheeks burn. "Come on! Let's get back out there... You should go see Kaiba..." She tried to steer the conversation into another topic. Luckily for her, Téa agreed. Téa exited out the kitchen doors as Mai stalled a bit. A smile appeared on her face as the thought of Joey slowly settled into her mind. 'That face makes him look so dopey looking.' She giggled slightly at that thought. 'But so sweet too...'

Téa's head popped out from behind the door again. "You coming Mai?"

"Yea." She said as she exited out the door, following Téa back into the den.


Hushpuppy24: Well...so long I haven't updated... -_-|| I did write part of this story a couple weeks ago, but it was too short to post, so I just finished it today. So sorry again for extreme lateness... but I just managed to complete my projects and handed them in today and now today I had no homework, so I had time to write~!^^ I should be working on my other project that's due on Monday...but I thought I should update first... Anyways, please review~!^^