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 15
By Kaz
Téa clasped her hands together as she prayed, 'Please God, Please save my baby boy please.' She rested her head on her hands, as Mai and Yugi both comforted her. She glanced at Ryou, who was looking at her, tears glistening in his eyes.
Everyone looked up suddenly, as the doors to the waiting room opened, revealing the stone faced doctor.
"Please doctor... please tell me how is my son?" Téa asked, clasping Mai's hand tightly.
"Miss Gardner... sigh... your son has currently woken up from his coma."
The gang all sighed in relief, until the doctor continued,
"However, I must state that he is unstable at the moment. I will not know any more until I have run some further test. For now you may visit him... please excuse me."
Téa looked at Ryou; tears running down her face, smiling, they both ran into the room. Téa entered first and put her hands over her mouth as she walked over to Shiro's bedside. Ryou entered next, still holding a dazed Chijin and went to the opposite side of the bed placing Chijin next to Shiro.
"Shiro? Shiro its mama." Téa said softly, moving some hair from his eyes.
Shiro slowly opened his eyes.
"M-mama?" he whispered, his throat parched from lack of water.
"Oh God, Shiro my baby you're awake." She cried hugging him.
"Chi look your brother's awake," whispered Ryou softly into Chijin's ear, causing the girl to awaken saying, "Wha?"
"Look."
"Shi?" asked Chi timidly.
Shiro moved his eyes to look at her and gave her a short smile.
Chijin smiled and joined in the hug. Ryou smiled at this, patted Shiro's arm and was about to leave them, when he heard a voice very softly say,
"Dada?"
Ryou turned, as Téa and Chijin, also looked at him.
"Dada," continued Shiro trying to speak, "Why you go?"
"Umm."
"Why you no stay here?"
Ryou looked at Téa, who smiled at him and said, "It's a valid question."
Ryou glanced at the floor and said, "Well I thought you know... you would like some time alone with them."
"Dada, you silly," said Chijin the smile coming back on her face.
Ryou smiled and perched on the bed, picking up Chijin, he joined the family hug, 'Finally a family,' was the thought of each person.
Mai smiled as she glanced through the door, ''Picture perfect," she whispered, the feeling of loneliness rising in her chest. She heard footstep from behind her and felt a pair of arms go around her.
"Man I is appy for dem. They don't deserve all dis crap."
"Yeah Joey, they don't," she whispered, 'We all don't.'
"What ya tinking?" he asked.
"Nothing, it's just... well.... I wish... sigh.... I wish I had someone... I wish I had that," she said, pointing to Téa and Ryou, who were all laughing and talking now.
"Yeah I tink we alls do but Mai."
"Yeah Joey?"
"Sometimes you don't have to wish. I mean it may be right in front of you or um maybe right behind you."
Looking back at Joey, Mai couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Joey... that was the corniest thing I have ever heard," she laughed out.
"Err well..."
Laughing, she turned around and closed the distance between them, "But your right... it is right in front of me," she said, as she slowly leaned forward and kissed Joey deeply, who wasted now time in returning the kiss.
"Aww look mama, uncle Joey and aunty Mai are kissing," said a laughing mischievous Chijin, causing them to break apart and blush as everyone looked at them.
"Well," said Yugi, "Took you guys long enough."
Hearing everyone agree, the couple could not help but sweat drop, as everyone entered the room.
Téa huffed as she packed up her things from Ryou room. Since Shiro was awake she thought it would be best to leave and go back home, 'I mean,' she thought, 'He's going to be going back soon.'
She heard the door open and saw Ryou enter the room.
"Huh Téa what are you doing?"
"I thought it would be best if me and Chi went back home. I mean we've already out stayed our welcome Ryou and now that Shi's awake there's just no need I guess."
"Leave? Out stayed your welcome? But Téa, what are you talking about?"
"Ryou I...."
"Yes?"
"I don't have time for this, I have got to go back, I have a meeting with the doctor about Shiro, and I have to go."
"Okay, but I will come with you. The girls can look after Chijin."
Téa looked at him apprehensively, seeing her look, he said, "She will be fine. They will look after her, I promise."
And with that, walked out the door causing Téa to follow.... 'Remember Téa, he is leaving soon, he is not staying.'
Téa shifted nervously in her seat as she glanced at the doctor, 'Man this guy is so stone faced.'
"Miss Gardner?"
"Huh? Um, I am sorry what?"
"Well Miss Gardner as I was saying, Shiro will have to under go treatment for his leg, or he may not be able to walk properly again."
"But if, if, he goes through this, will he be able to walk like a normal child again?" asked Ryou.
The doctor narrowed his eyes at the white haired man, "Well technically speaking, because of how bad the fractures are; there will be a limp in his walk. However, what concerns me is, Miss Gardner I understand you are a single mother with two children?"
"Yes I am."
"And you have no family over here?"
"No, they are back in Japan."
"Well Miss Gardner the thing is, this treatment is very intense and will take up a lot of your time. It is advisable for you to call someone to help you. I mean in times like this having family around it very important."
"Oh but my father is ill and so my mother can't come."
"I see."
"Well um what if I was to stay?" asked Ryou looking at Téa.
"WHAT? NO!" said Téa, looking as if Ryou had grown another head.
The doctor just smiled and relaxed in his chair.
"But Téa?"
"No Ryou! You have your job back in Japan, not to mention your life; you can't just leave them all."
"But Téa this is a little more important."
"What about your job Ryou? You can't just leave that! That's not very reasonable," said Téa knowing that was feeble attempt.
"Well I am sure I can find something here."
"Well you think that won't add more stress? You will be unemployed and..."
"May I make a suggestion?" interrupted the doctor.
They both turned to look at him.
"Um sure," said a puzzled Ryou, while Téa nodded.
"Well, Mr Bakura your life and job is based in Japan right?"
"Yes."
"And Miss Gardner your family is in Japan as well?"
"Yes."
"Well, why not when Shiro is well enough, have him air lifted to Japan, even if it's just until he recovers. I mean that way you will all benefit."
Téa glared daggers at the doctor, while Ryou just sat puzzled.
"Well I guess... yeah that makes sense right Téa? Um Téa?"
Téa snapped out of her thoughts of how to kill this doctor, when she turned to Ryou and was about to retaliate, when she thought, 'What am I doing? This is not about me. What is wrong with me? Why am I acting like this? I mean, I will need Mama's help a lot and I mean since Ryou will be there, he can have a part in their lives and if it doesn't work then we can all come back here.'
Looking at the doctor, she asked, "And if we air lift him he will be okay? I mean he is strong enough for that?"
"Yes, I believe in the next few days he will be fine. And I think it's best to move him as soon as we can."
"I see... well I guess I am going back to Japan," she said, smiling at Ryou, who smiled back.
Ryou glanced Téa as they left the hospital, "Téa um are you sure you want to do this? I don't mind staying here."
"Well I admit its a bit weird having to go back when I left, but I need my mother, although I am not so sure if she can handle all this."
"What ever do you mean?"
"Well my dad is ill and so I don't know if having two children screaming 24/7 there, will be good for him."
"Yeah."
"Oh well I am sure we will all cope.""Yeah although um Téa?"
"Yes?"
"Why don't you guys stay with me? I have an empty house, my dads still on his digs and so, well it would be great, and you can still visit your family as well."
"Okay."
"And I mean it would work out fine, I would never get in your way and... huh? You said Yes. Really? Well that GREAT."
Téa laughed as Ryou talked on about all the stuff he could do with Chijin and Shiro once he got better. 'He's like a kid himself. Oh well they all deserve to be happy.'
--X--
"So let me get this straight, after everything you told me and all the things you weren't going to do, he asked to live with him and you said yes just like that?" asked Mandy, sipping her drink, resting herself on Téa's couch, smiling.
"Well yeah I did, it made sense and why? Do you think I made a mistake?"
"Téa honestly now... tell me the truth, did you say yes, because of the whole situation or?" she asked, giggling very mischievously, "Was it a chance to see what Ryou looks like in the morning?"
"MANDY!"
"What? if I was living with something that cute." Seeing the look Téa gave her, she laughed and said, "Okay, okay, so you're leaving hey?"
"Yeah, but you will keep my job yeah? I may come back."
"Téa don't take this the wrong way, but...."
"What?"
"I hope you don't come back. I hope you mange to work things out and stay with him."
"Oh Mandy," cried Téa, sniffing.
"I mean damn, I am losing my best assistant and my best friend. But I know deep in side you don't want to leave him again and I don't want you to leave him."
Téa smiled sadly and hugged her, "What if he doesn't feel the same?" she asked.
"Well he's an idiot then, but trust me I think he does."
Téa smiled and hugged her best friend again, "I am going to miss you."
"Yeah me too."
They both settled down when,
"I still would love to wake up to that every morning."
"Mandy."
TBC