Pairing: Ryou Bakura x Téa Gardner

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, just my OC's and Kassie-chan owns Vipera.

Someone Like You

Chapter 13

By Kaz

"It's about your son Shiro Gardner... there's been an accident."

Téa stared at the phone in shock, unable to comprehend what the woman was saying. 'What?' she asked again, in a small voice.

"Téa is everything okay?" asked Mandy, coming into the room.

"I, I, I, phone, hospital, Shiro," unable to say anymore, she burst out crying.

"Téa what the heck?" Taking the phone from the hysterical Téa, she asked,

"Who is this?"

"I am sorry but are you any relation to Shiro Gardner?"

"Yes, I am his godmother, what's going on?"

"I see, well Miss there's been an accident involving Shiro."

"OH MY GOD is he alright?"

"Well I think is better if Miss Gardner comes down to the hospital, a Mr Ryou Bakura brought him here."

"Um, we will be right there."

"Téa come on we have to go."

Téa not listening was entering a state of shock, "No please not my son, not my baby boy please."

"TÉA listen to me! Snap out of it right now, your son and daughter NEED YOU!"

Téa still was not listening.

SMACK.

Crying out, she held her cheek and looked at Mandy in shock.

"Shiro needs you Téa. He needs his mother to be strong."

"Yes! Yes, I know, please let's go."

"Right, Jane get some one to cover for us."

Both females ran to the car, praying as they made their way to the hospital.

As soon as the Accident and Emergency ward came into sight, Téa bolted out of the car and ran to the reception.

"P-please you have to help me, it's my son Shiro Gardner, he was brought in," she stuttered.

"Yes miss just a minute, please."

"Téa what's happening" asked Mandy, coming beside Téa.

"They finding him oh my God I….."

"MAMA!"

"Chijin?"

Looking to the sound of the voice, she found her daughter running towards her.

"Oh my god CHIJIN!" she cried, while running to her and grabbed her in a tight hug. Picking her up she looked up and saw Ryou.

"Téa I am so sorr..."

SMACK.

Téa glared at Ryou and screamed, "What the hell, you were supposed to be LOOKING after them!" Beginning to cry even harder she continued, "What's happened to my son Ryou? WHERE IS HE?"

"I am so sorry Téa," Ryou began, eyes glanced downwards tears forming, "I was watching Chijin and then I took my eyes of him for a minute and then... the car and I tried to run but I was too late..."

Téa just lost all strength and fell down into one of the chair, sobbing her heart out.

Mandy took hold of the now crying Chijin and said to Ryou,

"Which hotel are you staying at? I'll call your friends."

Telling her, he sat down next to Téa.

"What have the doctors said?" she asked.

"Nothing, they have taken him in and after that I haven't seen them at all. I tried to enquire but they said wait for the doctor."

Téa nodded, placing her head into her hands, she closed her eyes.

"Téa please you got to understand I didn't mean to. I am so sorry this is my entire fault I should have been more careful I should..."

"Ryou just stop it! Right now, I don't want to hear your pathetic excuses! My son could be dieing, I just I just don't know what to do…" and with that, she began to break down, Ryou unable to say anything, just hugged her and both cried together.

'I am so sorry Téa.'

Mandy smiled through her tears as she glanced at the couple, 'I hope they can get through this and I pray to God nothing happens to Shiro.'

Looking at Chijin, she felt sadness flow through her, for Chijin the social butterfly, the cause of all smiles, was currently silent, sucking her thumb, going into a depressed state.

"Hang in there Chi your brother need you."

'And you and Téa need him.'

Taking a seat next to Téa, she smiled at Ryou who glanced up at her and held on to Téa hand.

Joey blood ran cold as soon as he found out what had happened, "Nah man tis can't be. he jus a kid."

Yugi and the other said nothing as they looked down at the limo floor waiting to arrive at the hospital.

Joey scanned the waiting room looking for Téa or Ryou; spotting them, he motioned to gang to follow him. As soon as he got there, he went to knee level and took Téa's head out of her hands "Téa."

"Huh? Oh Joey! I, he, Shiro."

"Shhh its okay he'll be fine. He's a fighter like his mother."

Téa smiled sadly at this and was about to reply when the doctor came into view.

"Excuse me are you Miss Gardner? Mother to Shiro Gardner?"

Téa jumped up and said, "Yes I am! Please doctor please tell me is he okay?"

"Well at the moment he is in a coma..."

"Oh my God," whispered Téa.

"Is he going to be okay?" demanded Ryou.

"Well to tell you the truth," sigh, "Miss Gardner, I am actually quite shocked. The force at which that car hit would have been enough to well, well have killed him. But somehow it's as if something took the brute of the force for him. So to answer your question Sir, he in currently in a coma. He also has broken ribs, a broken arm and has fractured his leg. It all depends on whether he wakes up."

"But he will wake up right?" asked Yugi.

"I afraid we have done all we can, its all up to fate now."

"Can we see him?" asked Ryou.

"Not now when the nurses have finished."

Crying again, Téa sat down while Ryou thanked the doctor. Ryou looked at Téa and once again said, "Téa are you okay? I don't know what to do I mean this is my entire fault and..."

"Nah man Ryou tis not ya fault, us lot shud have helped ya instead of being lazy and sleeping."

"No Joey I am his father and so..."

"Would you all just SHUT UP! I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR HOW SORRY YOU ARE! SAYING SORRY WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING! Just shut up shut up..."

Mai looked at the shocked Joey, grabbed his arm, and sat him down along with Malik, Seto, Yugi, and Tristan who had also come.

Walking to Téa she asked, "Hey hun, fancy a walk?"

"No I should stay here in case."

"No Téa go, if the doctor comes then I will get you," said Mandy.

"But?"

"Go."

"Well I guess I should tell mama, will you look after Chijin for me?"

"Of course, now go."

Téa sighed as she got off the phone to her mother who had broken down crying and insisted that she would come, but Téa told her to stay in Japan. Her father was not well and could not fly it was dangerous to leave him.

Glancing at Mai, she gave a sad smile and said, "I told her to stay, dad need her at the moment."

Nodding Mai said, "Seren and Isis are watching Ashitara along with Shadi they send there prayers."

Again, Téa nodded, resting her hands against the railing outside the hospital she said, "I handled things so badly Mai..."

"Téa your upset I don't think any one will care."

"No not just this Mai I mean everything, from the running away and not telling Ryou, to how I treated him. Oh my God Mai, I am such a bad mother, my son is in the hospital and why? Because I was out drinking and having fun! I am such a bad mother; I put myself before my kids."

"Téa stop it! It was an accident! you hear me! You had no idea this was going to happen! You are not a bad mother Téa and you have never put your self before your kids, I've seen you with them."

"Then why is my son in here Mai?"

"It was an accident," whispered Mai.

"No this is my punishment for lying because I was a bad person."

"Téa please stop it. That's not true."

"Isn't it?"

"No Téa its not."

Both girls turned to face the voice and saw it was Ryou.

Mai smiled at him and left the two to talk.

"What are you doing here Ryou? You should be inside in case."

"I had to find you Téa... I heard everything. Téa how could you think that you a bad person? You the sincerest person I know."

"Yeah, so sincere I lied to you all."

"Téa I am not going to say that didn't hurt, but we all make mistakes. It does not matter what we do but how we learn from them. I mean I made plenty and I sure as heck now I won't make the same ones."

"Oh God Ryou, I am so sorry. I didn't mean to blame you .I was just so scared.... I am so sorry."

"It's okay Téa. I mean it I am here for you."

"Please Ryou don't leave me I need you."

"I am right here Téa always". he said as he pulled her into a hug.

'Always here.'

TBC

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