An argument starts up a challenge, a challenge turns into a bet. What happens when tomboy Tea Gardner is dared to be a 'girly girl' for a week in a half? Hijinks Galore! Malik/Tea, Bakura/Tea? …Watch as Tea defies all laws of being a proud female while still walking the line of a tomboy…Defying all qualities! Challenge. Mockery. You betcha!!
Summer was finally over, and the gang was entering domino high as sophomores now. The gang wasn't able to hang out as much as they wanted to over the summer, being that Tea left for a family vacation to America and Joey spending a lot of time with Serenity and their mother. Now though, they are finally able to sit back, relax, and revel in their bonding time.
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Whoa, Yugi couldn't believe his eyes, he blinked more than several times. Yugi, Joey and Tristan were at the arcade waiting for Tea, who said she would show up soon. And appear she did, but not the way that was expected of her.
"Hey guys!"
"Um…Tea? Are you going for the grunge look?" Joey, Tristan and Yugi exchanged glances before resting back on Tea's form.
Tea frowned, "The grunge look? Are you guys on crack or something-- STOP staring at me like that!" There with her arms crossed over her chest was Tea, dressed in overly large black jeans that slipped down her hips (which she had to pull up constantly) and a fitting blue shirt that was labeled with the words, "I smile because I don't know what's going on." Her hair was cut shorter than it was before, the front of her hair reaching her chin and the back elevating to a few inches above the nape of her neck. It seemed Tea's hair had lightened up a shade, and the back of her hair seemed to spike up in all directions (think out of bed hair). If it weren't for the fitting shirt she wore (and her boobs ^_^;;) , Tea could have been mistaken for a boy.
Tristan scratched the back of his head, "you've got a new look." Tea rolled her eyes, "Why thank you Captian Obvious."
(^_^!!!) "Oh. You're Welcome!!!"
*sweat drop*
Tea's watch beeped, "Oh shit! Sorry guys but I've gotta go! I'll see you at school tomorrow!" She was about to head out the door, but Yugi stopped her. "Tea, where are you going?"
Tea grinned and pointed at her watch, "King of the Cage is on! I can't miss it!"
"O.o…"
"…Tea likes King of the Cage?!!" exclaimed Captain Obvious.
Joey rubbed his chin in a thoughtful manner (Lol), "You think she watches it because shirtless guys wrestle each other?"
"…"
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Chapter One: Taking it Step by Step.
*SLAM*
"ARGh I HATE THAT JOEY WHEELER!" Tea had slammed the door loudly behind her as she entered her house. Now, she was making a ruckus stomping up the stairs and then slamming her room door closed. "HE MAKES ME SO ANGRY!"
Tea's mom leaned out of the kitchen entrance just in time to see her daughter slam the door with a loud 'bang'. She sighed, "Children these days. So loud, so angry…TEA NO MORE RAP MUSIC!"
Tea flopped down on her bed and cuddled up to a large pillow on her bed. Tea loved her bed, it was covered with oversized fluffy pillows and soft satiny blankets that felt heavenly against her skin. "Stupid idiot. At least I know why Kaiba calls him a mutt. Grr." She muttered to herself.
"What have I gotten myself into? Boy Tea, you sure know how to get yourself between a rock and a hard place." Tea stared at her ceiling, and a smile tugged at her lips. Posters of Linkin Park, Audioslave, Duel Monsters, her friends, and a new favorite band of hers called, "Lillix." They were a bit of a posing all girl punk band, but they had a nice beat.
"Urgh…I can't believe I let him get the best of me." the blue eyed girl mumbled, "But where am I going to get help?"
Tea remembered what started it all, and the reason why she had stomped up to her room in a rage.
**Flashback****
To celebrate their first days as sophomores, Joey and Tristan had ushered everybody to a close by café. Mai and Joey's sister Serenity were already there, waiting for the whole lot. Yami, Bakura, and Malik (invited by Bakura himself) were also there, sitting a distance away from each other. So now everybody was gathered around a table (excluding Malik and Bakura, whom were off to the side) yakking it up and goofing around.
"Oh my God! Tea??! Is that really you?!" Mai exclaimed with a hand to her mouth. She fanned herself dramatically. Serenity sweat dropped beside her.
Tea looked at Mai weirdly and said slowly, "Uh…yea. It's me- Tea Gardner. The one and only, I think."
"I knew it!" Mai cried overdramatically, " I knew it!"
"Knew what Mai?" Joey asked his girlfriend. They had gotten together over the summer, yet still fought like cats and dogs in public.
Mai gathered Tea into a hug, squeezing the life out of her. "Ack!" Tea choked. "Tea I knew hanging out with these guys too much was bad for you! Now…now-" Mai's full lips trembled and faux tears came to her violet eyes.
"Now what Mai?" Yugi asked. Beside him was Yami and Tristan, they nodded.
"Yes, please do tell us wench. We're getting tired from all of the suspense." Bakura spat sarcastically. He rolled his eyes when Mai glared at him. "Please, excuse him," Ryou amended, "He's just in a cranky mood." Bakura hmpphed.
"Now she's becoming one of them! You're becoming one of the guys!" Mai squeezed Tea tighter, making the girl sputter in inability to breath air through her lungs and indignation. "What???!!! That's not true!" Today, Tea was wearing baggy denims and a large hoodie over her shirt. Her hair was in its bed-head style. With the hooded sweater covering her 'assets' she would actually be mistaken for a guy, or more like a bishounen.
"Yes it is! Oh the Horror!" Mai weeped, "You look like a guy, you're dressed like one too. The only thing that makes you not a guy is your boobs, Hun."
"That was very bluntly put Mai." Tea said dryly. 'So straightforward. Yep that's Mai to a Tee.'
*snicker snicker*
"Joey stop laughing."
*snigger snigger--GUFFAW*
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA"
"JOEY SHUTTUP!" Tea yelled, a vein popping on her forehead. Her hands were fisted up and ready to sock his lights out.
"HAHAH--*CRASH!! (Uppercut!!)*"
"…ow." Swirly-eyed, Joey decided that staying on the floor for the moment would be best.
Crossing her arms over her chest, Tea grinned. "You deserved it." Tea heard another snicker, and quickly turned to the culprit, thinking it was of her. She turned to glare at…Malik?!
Malik was sitting in his chair, gripping his sides. Glee was written over his features as he held back his laughter in vain. He opened his mouth to speak, "HAHAHAHAH- I commend you! HAHA- girl! That was the best laugh I've had in weeks!"
Joey got up and Mai helped dust him off, "Aw man Tea, couldn't ya have pulled your punch?! I was only laughing cus it was funny." Tea glared at him. "You know what? You sorta punch like a guy too." Joey joked.
*SLAM!! (right cross!!)*
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA GOOD ONE!" ---(guess who that was from)
"Eek Joey!" Serenity worried. She ran over to Joey's fallen form only to find that the there was now a large lump forming on his head. "Hi Sereni-Tee…I'm seein' stars…" "Oh Joey…You idiot!"
"O.o…" Yugi gave Serenity a look (ß ) and laughed sheepishly. "Seren I don't think that was very loving."
"Loving smoving, he deserved it." Serenity smiled at Tea, "I think you look cool Tea. It's so it's so… *strikes a victory pose* GIRL POWER!!"
"O.O…"
Yami shook his head balefully, "These modern times confuse me. Women with equal rights is something very new…" Mai, Serenity and Tea were glaring at the Pharaoh, "Not that I don't agree with it! I do!" (^_^;;;)
"What a fool." Bakura huffed. 'stupid concubines and their manipulative minds.'
"Tea," Joey started from the ground, "With the way you act, I seriously believe you are a guy. Just you have boobs."
Tea twitched. "Wha-what was that??" She glared menacingly, approaching the big-mouthed blonde boy with sinister intent.
"Can't you act like Mai or Serenity?" He asked, his face was almost serious. "I mean for a week at least? Be a girl!"
Tea stared at him, not twitching, not moving at all. She just stared.
"Um…Tea?" Yugi prodded. Joey was getting nervous, what if she socks me again?
Finally…she moved! Tea straightened up, and removed her large navy hoodie. Underneath the hooded sweater Tea was wearing a white t-shirt with navy cuffs that was skintight and midriff baring. Tea closed her eyes before reopening her eyes, a smirk on her face. "Well Joey, are you challenging me?"
Tristan jabbed Yami in the side. "What?!" Yami whispered. "Didn't you get a flash of déjà vu when she said that?"
"…"
"Yes. I am challenging you Tea Gardner!" Joey shouted bravely, puffing up his chest in a manly way. "I challenge you to a bet!"
"A bet, huh? What's the proposition?" Tea smirked at Joey, very out of character for her. She pushed away a stray lock of hair out of her sapphire eyes.
Joey rubbed his chin thoughtfully (^_^ oh no! that's twice now!) "For two weeks. You put away the tomboy you are and be girly."
Tea was sitting in a chair beside Ryou (waiting for Joey's proposition made her restless). "Incentives Joey-boy *smirk*"
"AAHH don't call me that!!" Joey shuddered, rubbing his face as if it would wash away the memories. "Weakling." Bakura muttered quietly, beside him Malik had to agree with a half-grin. "Very." Too bad Joey didn't hear it, since he was off in lala-land.
"Alright Alright." Tea playfully smacked the back of his head, "Wake up, I want to know what I get out of this. You gotta make me interested if you want me to accept this bet."
"Umm…what do you have in mind Tea?" Yami asked, raising an eyebrow. This seemed interesting.
The sapphire-eyed girl grinned widely, "I'll tell ya guys soon. Just wait for Joey to continue."
"You win and I'll do anything you want." Joey said.
Tea arched an eyebrow, she drawled, "aaanything?"
Joey nodded, "ye-OW I mean anything within reason!" He rubbed his bottom balefully where Mai pinched him. Mai just stuck her nose in the air when Joey turned a glare at her.
"Alright I accept. If I win, you've gotta be my slave for three weeks. That means doing all my chores, cleaning my house, and doing all my errands. I'd make you do my homework, but I painfully doubt that you'd get even half of any of it right. So I'll save a drop in my grades to benefit us both." Crossing her arms over her chest, she grinned in satisfaction and leaned back in her chair.
"And if you lose," Joey added, "You'll have to do all of my homework for FOUR weeks and also stalk Kaiba!"
"…why did you bring him into it?" Tristan asked.
"Because I hate him and the look on his face will be priceless!" Joey laughed maniacally to himself.
Tea held up her hand and leaned back further on her chair. "Waitaminnit you want me to sta--Aaah!!" Tea toppled over crashing into an irate Bakura whom was sitting behind Tea and Ryou.
"WOMAN!!" Bakura yelled, "Learn a little more grace mortal!"
"I have grace thank you." she sniffed then glared at him. Her sapphire eyes burned into him, "Watch what your saying BAKA." The tomboy brushed off her baggy denims and crossed over the fallen chairs to Joey. "Alright. It's a deal."
She gave Yugi, Mai and Serenity a hug, "I've got to go." She winked at Joey and started off, "We'll see who comes out on top Joey. You'll be doing my chores soon."
"That's a laugh!! You can't act like a girl even if you tried!" He huffed and earned a middle finger. "ARgh! I bet you won't even have the walk straight by the end of this week!"
"Joey, she's already gone."
"Grr, good!"
"Damn woman. Doesn't have the decency to say excuse me!" Bakura growled as he got ready to leave. "Let's go aibou! I tire of this hanging out!"
Ryou nodded softly and signaled for Malik to follow if he wanted. "Okay yami." Malik smoothly got out of his seat, but paused. Out of the corner of his eyes he caught sight of something navy, it was Tea's hooded sweater. Sighing, he snatched the garment that read "Don't underestimate dumb people who travel in packs," and left.
**end flashback***
"You are such an idiot Tea! You can't even put on makeup and now your attempting to win this bet?" She was seated in the vanity set in her mom's room staring at her reflection.
"Look at you Tea.." she mumbled, "you don't even look pretty. Not anything like Mai or Serenity..."
You're ugly you stupid girl! Tea thought. this is the reason why you dress the way you do. No reason to look like a girl when you'll only disgrace the entire sex right? But…don't you already disgrace it by trying to pretend to be the opposite of it?
"TEA PHONE!" Tearing her eyes away from the mirror she looked up. "What?" she yelled back.
"PHONE!"
"Alright!" Picking up the Phone the teenage girl mumbled a greeting.
"Hello Tea…I heard you got yourself in a tight spot…"
Sapphire eyes widened greatly, and her jaw dropped to the ground. In disbelief, Tea could only stutter, "Pe-Pegasus??!!"
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End of chapter One and Prologue.
Sage: WAAAH THIS STUNK!! Well in my opinion it does. I like my idea though! I wuv Tea/Anzu fics! I dunno why ppl hate on her! Their just jealous!!! Waaah *tears springing out of her eyes like a fountain*
Bakura: Oh spare me the waterworks. *opens up an umbrella*
Ryou: I don't think it stunk that bad Sage *is in a canoe, trying to row back to Sage*
Sage: *sniffles* WAAAHHH you still said it stunk! *fills up the room with her tears*
Bakura: gurble glurble *Holds up a sign that says, "reviews are welcome and also suggestions as to what crazy things Pegasus will make Tea do'*
Ryou: *in a submarine*
Sage: @.@…*drowning*
