Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh!

Wow! I got a lot of reviews! thanx everybody!!! I have to say that I never thought writing a story would be this challenging! At first I was just writing what I thought would be a good story. But as the chapters went on, I realized that for the story to make sense, I had to re-read the previous chapters and make sure that I was headin' in the write (pun) direction. For all writers out there....I had no idea how tough it was! Now I'm trying to find out how I want the story to end and who gets Tea (most likely Marik), and all that. But enough talk, here's the chapter.

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Tea went cold. She knew that S wasn't evil, but to be married to that man!

"Oh, don't worry," said S hastily, " we weren't close at all, it was in name only......it's a long story...I'll tell you later. But we must leave! Now!"

But before anyone could move, a loud crash was heard downstairs.

"He's here!" yelped Mai.

"Shit!" swore S. "Tea, I'll hold him off. You go ahead with the others. Here go through this portal. There's a nice empty mansion that I found that's still in this town. The owner won't be back for several days. Hurry!" A mirror like light emerged.

S grabbed the now hysterical Mai by the collar. "You first." With that Mai was sailing through the portal. "Go!" shouted S. Everyone started running toward the portal. Tea, who was the last to leave, looked back at S. "You sure you'll be alright?"

"Of course," said S with a grin and wink. "Don't worry, you should be worried about the leader right now...hehe...he has no idea I'm here."

After watching the portal disappear, S turned to look down at the stairs. She bared her teeth as she watched the figure of the leader emerge through the dust and broken wood.

"Having fun?" she said coolly.

"Woman, where is Tea?" he snarled. "I know she's here somewhere."

"My, my, aren't you in a bad mood," she said mockingly. She looked him up and down as if he was a side of beef. "Not bad for a bad guy," she said musingly.

The guy growled. He raised his hand, and black lightening appeared around him. "I'm warning you woman," he said quietly. "Answer my question!"

Shalanelle watched his angry face calmly. "I don't think your in the position to do anything,". Her eyes turned white and an eerie wind howled as she started to rise in the air. A thunder clap rocked the house as she continued to rise above the now shocked man. "Fool! You should have never chosen to come after Tea, for that mistake will cost your life," she said. Her hand was held out in front of her, suddenly darts of white lights shot out toward the man's chest.

The leader leaped back just in time as the bolts hissed past him and hit the wall behind him, leaving burnt smoking holes. "Who are you," he demanded.

"Me? Oh I'm just your worst nightmare," she replied smiling.

The man cocked his head to one side. "You know what," he said, "I think you underestimate me, woman." With that, he retaliated by throwing a bolt of green power toward her. Shalanelle watched the bolt arc toward her. 'Like that would hurt me, baka,' she thought to herself. 'Wait, that's not an ordinary throw...' She snapped her head back as the green throw sliced her cheek and then exploded behind her.

Blood dripped down the side of her face. 'Hmmm, he's not that bad. But too bad he's not good as I am.'

"Nice one," she said coldly. "Now how about I end this?" With that she suddenly shot toward the man, feet extended. She hit his chest with full force and he was flung back into the wall, exploding it into splinters of flying wood.

He landed on his back and flipped up, fear now evident in his eyes. "What are you," he said, trying to gasp for air.

She approached him slowly. "I am someone who is better than you and someone who knows your 'master' very well. Did you really think you could get Tea? You obviously don't know how your 'master' thinks. After you failed the first attempt, he was going to have you killed. But he knew that I helped Tea, thus he sent you here so I would kill you. He knows that I show no mercy to anyone on his side. He sent you to your death!"

The leader's eyes darted nervously around the now torn up room. As Shalanelle raised her arm back, white light dancing at the end of her fingertips, she looked at his face and saw his terror and hatred in his eyes. "But don't worry, I'm no one's lackey. And I don't like being tricked into doing someone else's dirty work. Be happy, I'm not going to kill you." Before he could move she touched his face with her hand. "When you wake up, tell your 'master' that I know his every moves. If he even comes close to them, I will personally serve his heart up on a platter," she instructed. With that the leader suddenly slumped to the ground, fast asleep. She snapped her fingers and he vanished to be relocated a few blocks away from his master's building (it's the building where the red eyed guy was at in Ch. 5).

She surveyed the ruined house and sighed. 'Tea's gonna kill me when she sees this.'

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Meanwhile at the mansion.

"Whoa....this place is huge," said Tristan in awe. "I've never seen a place this big!"

Mai, now calm, looked around the room. "I've gotta say, this person has good tastes." A deep Venetian red rug was underneath the gang's feet and crystalline lights lit the hallway they were standing in.

"uhhh guys," said Ryou weakly. "I think I know who's house this is." Ryou was holding a letter in his trembling hand. On it was addressed: To Seto Kaiba. "We're at Kaiba's house," he finished.

"Holy shit," yelled Joey. "S sent us to that creep's house!"

"Joey, calm down," hissed Tea. "She said that the owner would be gone for several days. Besides, I'm sure she didn't know that we all hate Kaiba," she added.

A hand landed on Tea's shoulder, "Just what are you guys doing in my house," demanded an all to familiar voice.

Tea simply reacted and before she knew it she had grabbed that arm, flipped him over her head, and slammed him to the ground.

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Hehe...hope you liked this chapter. Remember to review! Hmmm...this chapter was shorter than the one before...maybe I'll make the next one longer...