Disclaimer: Forgot about this thing last time...^^|| so anyways, like you all know, I don't own Yu Gi Oh.

Hushpuppy24: Ummm... before I start I want to make something clear. I am NOT grade 12...^^|| I'm actually only grade 9...^^ If I were grade 12 I'd be taking the provincial exams around this time and I wouldn't even have been able to update LAST chapter...^^ I should really be studying but then...it's just so hard...-_-|| And to MaidenoftheMoon, that annoying stalker person is actually my friend~! LOL^^ But oh well...^^ But then again... he is kind of a stalking person... Ask him what I mean if you want to know cuz I don't think he'll appreciate me telling his life story on ff.net... lol^^ sigh... guess I really lost a lot of readers from not updating... in time... ^^|| Oh well. I'll live...^^

Summary time~!

After being shot down by Seto, Téa was very upset and accidentally took that out on Mai. Completely shocked herself, she quickly apologized and ran out into the streets that evening. Mai, a little upset, decided to go onto the balcony to cool down a bit as Joey followed her out as well. Mai told Joey how she wanted to go back home, and that she was thankful for befriending her. Meanwhile, Yugi arrived at Seto's room and they had a small fight. Yugi tried to explain, but Kaiba's stubbornness was impenetrable. Overcame with rage he bolted out the door as Tristan ran after him. Téa wandered through the streets and finally stopped to catch her breath. Her body drained of energy; she collapsed in front of some stranger. Waking up the next morning, she found herself in Kaiba's mansion.

Chapter 8

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"This place... this place..." Téa repeated to herself. "It's Seto's mansion..." She realized in shock.

"So you finally woke up huh?" A familiar voice spoke, but sounded very peeved in a way.

Téa turned to her right and saw a pink ball of fluff with a very pissed off face on it. Their hair covered their eyes so they darkened into the shadows.

"AHHH!" Téa let out a yell and nearly fell out of bed. Her heart pounded as she tried to calm herself down.

"HEY! I'm not THAT scary looking am I?" Asked the pink haired girl.

"Alex!" Téa exclaimed with delight and relief. "For a minute there, I thought Seto had been collecting huge dust bunnies in his house." She joked.

"Ha ha... very funny..." Alex said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "I haven't seen you in the longest time!" She said as she gave Téa a quick hug. "Why didn't you tell me you came back?!"

"Well I..." Téa tried to think up of some excuse to prevent herself from being yelled at anymore.

"Enough with the small talk, it's time to get down to business!" Alex spoke all of a sudden.

"What business?" Téa asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"You know what I'm talking about..." Alex accused. "Why in the world would you break up with Seto?! I mean... IT'S SETO KAIBA HERE! THE SETO KAIBA! Haven't I taught you anything?! Oh wait... I haven't... but still... WHY?! You guys were getting along so great last time I heard from you..."

Téa's face suddenly saddened, but that didn't seem to bother Alex. "People change..." Téa sighed.

"I just talked to you like a month ago... People don't change THAT quickly... at least they shouldn't...just tell me! If Seto's doing anything that's hurting you, then just let me at'em!" Alex suggested angrily. "I'll go give him A PIECE OF MY MIND!"

"I thought you didn't HAVE much of a brain...more or less of a mind." Someone said jokingly.

"Oh yea?" Alex said with a cocked up eyebrow.

"Yup!" From behind a corner, Mokuba stood with some toast and milk. He walked over to Téa and put them down on the dresser next to her. "How are you feeling?" He asked with a gentle smile on his face.

"I'm just super!" Alex piped up happily.

"I'm asking Téa... not YOU." Mokuba teased.

"I knew that!" Alex corrected with her arms crossed and a pout on her face.

"I'm ok." Téa giggled. "You two sure get along great together." She said with a smile.

"You call THIS getting along great?" Both Alex and Mokuba said in unison, but that only made Téa laugh even harder.

"The toast and milk are for you Téa." Mokuba informed.

"Thanks." Téa replied as she reached for a piece of toast. It was nice and flaky, definitely prepared specially and not just stuck into the toaster and then done! Instant toast. She bit into it and her eyes widened. "YUM! This is delicious! And you made this Mokuba?"

"I wish I could take the credit but I didn't make it..." Mokuba explained.

"Of course not! This guy over here can't even work a microwave correctly! You just can't believe THIS is the guy that's the brother of a multi-billionaire, Seto Kaiba, who's like a total technology genius!" Alex cried out.

"And you can do better? Hmmm?" Mokuba tried to defend himself.

"Of course!" Alex gloated. "At least I CAN use the microwave." She said proudly with her head high.

"Yea...because that's all you CAN use..." Mokuba muttered under his breath.

"I heard that..." Alex said while glaring at Mokuba, trying to sound bitter, but instead it only made Mokuba and Téa burst out in laughter. "What?" Alex asked, trying to sound innocent.

"Actually, Ayumi was the one who made it." Mokuba said quietly and looked to see if Téa was ok. He knew exactly why his brother and Téa broke up. Even if Seto hadn't told him, he would've known anyways... since Ayumi was the one that told him!

"Ayumi?" Téa whispered. 'That's right... Seto's new girlfriend...' She thought angrily, but her anger and frustration only made her sad. 'Why am I being mad anyways? Seto... I mean... Kaiba and I aren't together anymore... There's no reason why I should care... This is so unlike me! Yelling at my friends and just being mad at myself... WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?!' Téa screamed at herself as she squeezed her eyes shut.

A knock came upon the door as it slowly creaked open. "May I come in?" A soft, yet perky, voice asked. A blue haired girl around Téa's age appeared at the doorway. "Well... Nice to meet you again." She said with a smile.

Téa opened her eyes again and stared at the blue haired girl. 'Ayumi...'

"Hey Ayumi!" Mokuba exclaimed. "I believe you two know each other." He assumed. "Come on Alex. Let's go!" Mokuba whispered in Alex's ear.

"But why?" Alex pouted.

"Just come on! I'll take you skating!" Mokuba suggested.

"But I don't know how to skate..." Alex whined. "And if I fall, I'm taking you down with me!" She joked as the two of them left the room hand in hand.

"Well... Hi there..." Ayumi said quietly.

"Hi..." Téa replied softly. "I suppose... you were the one that brought me back here..."

"Why would you think that?" Ayumi was a little surprised at the tone Téa had spoken in, but she flashed her back a smile anyways.

"Because..." Téa hesitated. "Never mind... Thanks." She said trying to not make any eye contact whatsoever.

Silence broke between the both of them. "So..." Ayumi began.

"I'd really not want to talk about it." Téa mumbled quickly.

"How'd you-?!" Ayumi said shockingly and gave a light smile. "Well even if you say not to, I have to!" She gave a determined look on her face. Unfortunately for her, Téa didn't seem to be looking. "Why are you mad at Seto anyways?"

Téa cringed at his name, but she decided to stay silent.

"Is it because of me? Because girl! If that's your reason, it's not a really good one!" Ayumi pointed out.

Téa was completely shocked. "What do you mean that's not a good reason?! Wouldn't you be mad if YOUR boyfriend dumped you for another girl?!"

"Problem is... Is he the one that dumped you?" Ayumi asked with one eyebrow higher than the other.

Téa choked on her words. She's never realized this before... but Ayumi was right. Seto didn't break up with her. Her thoughts floated back to a week ago...

*Flashback*

"Don't touch me." Téa muttered coldly.

Seto was completely taken back by this and a look of hurt appeared on his face. "T...T...Téa?" He stuttered in fear for the first time, fear that she would leave him. "Is...there something bothering you?"

"Yes, in fact there is." She said. "It's over." Téa said as stiffly as she could, trying to hold back her tears.

*Flashback*

"Oh my god..." Téa whispered out. "It's all my fault..." She cried out as she buried her head in her hands. Tears streamed down her cheeks and fell onto the silk sheets.

Ayumi sat down on the bed put a hand on Téa's shoulder. "Believe me... Seto's not my type." She tried to joke. "He's... too uptight for my taste." Téa's head lifted to see a smile on Ayumi's face. "Besides..." Ayumi continued. "I think you've healed his soul... The last time I saw him, he was just another kid that won't open up to anyone. And even if he did, he hadn't been as happy as if he had been with you. I should know... I mean... He's been going on and on about you ever since I found him!" Ayumi rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Whoever knew a guy could go on for so long like this..." She giggled. "But it only showed how much he loved and cared for you... And I'm sure he still does..." Ayumi's eyes started to water a bit, but she wiped the tears away. "Oh my... I'm no good with these speeches... I'm too much of a tomboy to ever shed tears so easily..." She said with a sigh. "I mean the only way you could tell I was a girl was all because of this long blue hair!"

Téa let out a small laugh. "Thanks Ayumi..." She sighed out. "...For everything..."

"Hey... it's no biggie." She said with delight and energy as she jumped back onto her feet and gave Téa a thumbs up. "You better wash up if you want to see Seto! If he saw you like this, he'd probably run away screaming!" Ayumi said sarcastically. "There are some clothes in the closet you can change into. They should fit... I spent hours shopping for them!"

"You planned all this?!" Téa asked.

"Well I didn't really plan for you to faint in the middle of the street and make me carry you all the way back here ALL BY MYSELF! But I did want to have a talk with you, so you could say that!" She winked before exiting the room. "I'll be waiting outside."

Téa let out a loud sniffle when she heard a murmur from outside.

"USE A TISSUE!" She heard Ayumi call out.

"Oh bother..." Téa got up and went into the bathroom to splash some water on herself. 'Maybe she's right... I just hope Seto can forgive me...' She wiped off the water with a towel and scoured the closet for a nice blouse and skirt.

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"Kaiba! Would you AT LEAST wait for me!" Tristan called out as he ran after Seto who was speeding down the streets.

Seto only continued to run on. Where? It didn't matter to him really as long as he's alone. 'This is what I get when I try to love someone... Just like everyone I've ever loved, they all just end up leaving me. So why bother loving anyone at all?!' Seto thought with frustration. "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" He screamed.

Both he and Tristan ran for several minutes, neither giving in to slow down. They finally reached the end of an alley.

"Kaiba!" Tristan shouted as he finally managed to get a hold of Seto's shoulder. "Could you just tell me what's going on?!" Seto squirmed away from Tristan's grip and tried to run away, but Tristan had caught him by the back of his collar, pulling him back to the ground.

Seto picked himself back up, still trying to run, but this time, Tristan caught him by the front of his collar and slammed him against a wall. "Could you just calm down for a freakin' minute?! Will it kill you to talk to someone about it for once instead of just running away?!"

Tristan tried to make some sense to the boy whose eyes had turned back to the cold, heartless ones, but Seto only turned his eyes somewhere else.

"Look. I don't know what Yugi told you up there. But whatever it is... is it really worth all this? I know you're upset about Téa... And you know that it's just a misunderstanding. Why don't you just tell her... She's a reasonable person. She'll listen to you..."

"Don't you think I've tried?" Seto asked in a low, raspy voice. "This wasn't meant to be... I'm not supposed to care for anyone except myself!"

Tristan suddenly felt an impact of something hitting his stomach. His grip on Seto loosened and he fell to the ground, both hands clutching at his wound. "Sorry..." Kaiba said as he stepped over Tristan and made his way out the alley.

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Seto continued walking until he reached the gates to his mansion. He walked up the long driveway and through the front door. Closing the door behind him, he made his way upstairs to his bedroom when he suddenly realized Ayumi standing in front of him.

"Hey Seto! Where have you been?" She asked with delight.

"I've been beat up by a sick little puppy dog. Just leave me alone." He said coldly.

Ayumi felt a little hurt, but she was used to Seto's such remarks. "Anyways, you'll never guess who I ran into today." She spoke in tone as if she was expecting Seto to start guessing who the special person was. When she didn't get a response from him, she just blurted out that it was Téa.

Seto's eyes widened slightly for a bit, but quickly shrank back to the once cold and ruthless ones. "And I care because?"

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Inside Téa's room, Téa glanced herself over in front of the mirror. She had on a nice white blouse and a light sky blue skirt. She hummed a little tune as she gave herself one last spin in front of the mirror. 'Perfect!' She thought with a smile. She could hear some murmuring going on outside, so she decided to go see what's happening. She opened the door a small crack so she could hear and see slightly what's going on. 'It's Seto!'

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"Well, you were just so upset because she thought that we were going out so I went to talk to her! It's all better now, we worked things out!" Ayumi tried to persuade Seto to think positively but it didn't seem to be working.

"I don't need you fighting my battles for me!" Seto shouted out angrily. "Besides, I've lost all interest in that girl anyways. It wasn't love at all! I was lonely and just needed someone to push all my pain to. I don't love her. I never did and I never will. I don't need ANYONE! She was just another teenager... always with the lame friendship speeches. It makes me sick!"

The door to Téa's room slowly swung open as Téa stood at the doorway... motionless. Tears trickled down her face as her hand clenched tight closed to her heart.

"Téa..." Seto whispered shockingly to himself.


Hushpuppy24: Well there's another chapter done^^ Hope you all like it^^ I'm like taking my study time to write this...probably because I really don't want to study...but then I have to...-_-|| hate proofs and stuff...*sigh* I'm guessing this sequel will end pretty soon too...probably around chapter 10... I know, I know... it's a lot shorter compared to the original 'The Difference One Person Can Make'... but that's usually how sequels are right? A lot shorter...^^|| I'll try to get the rest of the chapters up before this week ends or else you'll probably have to wait until spring break for anymore chapters to go up^^ R+R~!