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.
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Someone Like You
Chapter 18
By Kaz
Téa squinted her eyes slightly, as the morning light penetrated through the curtains, directly on to her face. Groaning and mumbling something barely audible, she groggily woke up, only to find that there was a dead weight on her chest.
Sighing, she blinked her eyes a few times before glancing down and smiling at the sight. Ryou lay cuddled up to her, his head rested against her chest and his arms wrapped around her waist.
Breathing deeply, she leaned back into the softness of the bed and threaded her fingers through Ryou's hair, softly stroking his hair while thinking of the events from last night.
'What was what we did right? Have I made a mistake? Does this mean anything? Or was it just done out of need...lust?'
As the questions built up in her mind, taunting her, she stopped and shook her head 'What am I thinking? Wrong? It never felt so right! I feel wonderful and most importantly I feel so happy.'
Staring down at the sleeping Ryou's face, she whispered, "I just wish we could stay like this forever," before closing her eyes and grabbing a few more moments of sleep, unaware that the 'supposed' sleeping boy had heard her and was thinking, 'There just might be Téa, there just might.'
As the days went on Téa didn't let it slip to anyone what had happened between her and Ryou two weeks ago. In some way, she was slightly ashamed that they had slept together so soon, they weren't even together, but in her heart she knew it had been right.
Sighing, she turned to tend to Shiro, he had been going for his treatment and it was beginning to show the side affects, he was tired and irritable so much that Chijin often escaped to be with uncle Joey or Yugi. It was a tense situation, as everyone was coming to terms with the arrangements, often tempers flared, usually Téa's and Shiro, however, through all of this Ryou had been an absolute angel. He was always calming her down and comforting when they would come back from the hospital, telling her that Shiro was going to get through this, always playing with Chijin so that she wouldn't feel left out. 'I don't know what I would have done without him,' she thought.
Glancing at Shiro, she studied his face, his facial structure was changing it was going more on her face shape now, and the front of his hair was also changing, she could see brown hair's growing slightly. Chijin's hair was also changing; it was growing spikier and thicker. Laughing at Shiro, when he pulled his tongue out at her, she kissed him gently on the forehead, pulled the covers over him and went downstairs.
Walking into the kitchen she was met with Ryou, smiling she walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a soda.
"Did Shiro go down okay?" asked Ryou.
Turing to face him she answered with, "Yeah those pain killers really knock him out."
To this, she was met with silence, which made her frown 'Damn if only we didn't sleep together then it wouldn't be this tense.'
"Hey Ryou?"
"Yeah Téa?"
"How about later this afternoon we show Shiro and Chijin around town? I mean we can both hold him and it would be nice to get him out of this house."
Receiving a nod and a smile as an answer, she too nodded her head and went back to finishing her soda.
"Chijin are you ready?" asked Téa.
"Yeah mama, I am."
"Right! Come one lets go."
Téa grabbed her daughter's hand, while Ryou was holding Shiro; they left to spend the day as a family.
"Ohh mama! Please can I have one please!" cried the energetic brunette, bouncing up and down at an ice cream stall.
Sighing Téa watched her daughter plead with her, they had spent the day together as a family and it had been wonderful. They had been to the park, around the town and had been shopping. 'I don't think either Ryou or Shiro want to do that again.'
Laughing, she glanced at Ryou who had collapsed onto a bench, bags surrounding him, gasping, 'Never seen so many shops!' Beside him, Shiro was nodding, his head eye's wide.
Turning back to her daughter, she shook her head and said "No! You've just eaten, and you are going to get a tummy ache."
"Aww Mama please," Chijin replied, fully puppy dog eyes in affect.
Téa shook her head no again causing Chijin to pout.
"Ah come on Téa how could you say no?" said a new voice.
Jumping in surprise, both mother and daughter turned to face the owner.
"Malik? What are you doing here?" asked Téa.
"Well I came for a ride," he gestured, point towards the motorcycle, which was parked rather carelessly blocking the parked car in front of it.
"Oh I see."
"Yeah, then I saw you guy's so I thought I would say hello, and gah Ryou! What happened to you? You look almost dead!"
"Thanks very much mate!" Ryou replied sarcastically, "But if you had to endure what I have been through you would look the same."
"Ryou!"
"Daddy!" cried both girls, giving Ryou a disapproving look.
"It's true mama! You and Chijin shop! And I mean a lot!"
Laughing they all sat down on the bench and began to talk, when suddenly a voice shot out,
"Excuse me, but is that your bike?"
Everyone turned to face the source. Standing directly in front of Malik, was a girl with blonde hair mixed with red and black highlights. Her eyes were covered up by the silver sun glasses she wore, and her hands were placed on her hips just on the rim of the black business skirt she wore, just low enough to show a snake tattoo emerging.
"And what if it is?" Malik huffed back.
"Well it's kind of in front of my car so could you move it!"
"No!"
"What? What the fuck? Get your God damn bike out of my way!"
"No!" And with that Malik crossed his hands and turned his head to the side. Téa and Ryou glanced at him, then at the fuming girl, then at each other and sweat dropped.
"What the heck is Malik doing?" whispered Téa to Ryou.
"About to get the crap beaten out of him" was the answer.
The girl took of her sunglasses to reveal blue eyes that were slanted in a very dangerous manner, not to mention the sneer on her face. Calmly, she walked up to Malik, stared down at him, and then without warning grabbed him by his collar and began her rant. "Listen here you beach blonde Barbie haired freak, I have had a really crap day working for that obnoxious twat know as Devlin. Now all I want to do is go home and relax, but nooo I cannot do, that because some jackass has gone and parked his bike in front of my car. Now I ask again m o v e your bike."
However before Malik could reply another voice was heard.
"Téa? Téa is that you?"
Curiously, Téa glanced at the new person.
"Miho? Oh my god Miho is that you?"
Seeing the purple haired girl nod Téa's eyes lit up and covered her mouth with a hand.
"Huh? You too know each other?" asked Malik, while still being held by the blonde girl.
Ignoring him both girls began to shriek and run up to each other to meet in a hug.
"Oh my goodness Miho I can't believe it!"
"I know! Look at you! Wow, you have changed so much! How have you been?"
As both girls began to cram all five years of being apart into two sentences, everyone else just looked at them flabbergasted, as if they had grown another head.
"Okay! Please guys enough! Gah, you guys can really shriek"
"Oh Vipera hush up! Do you know how long it has been since I have seen Téa and GAH what are those?" asked Miho bewildered, pointing to Shiro and Chijin.
Giving a smile to Miho, she walked up to the twins and said "Miho these are my children, Shiro and Chijin. You two this is your aunty Miho and um sorry didn't quite get your name!"
"Huh? Oh it's Vipera but you guys can call me Viper!"
"Nice to meet you."
"Same"
"TÉA YOU HAD KIDS WITH RYOU AND NEVER TOLD ME!" shouted Miho, slightly delayed at the shock.
"Um yeah, heh surprise?"
"Ohh they are so cute!"
Shiro and Chijin just looked at each other and thought 'Here we go again, another rabid aunty.'
Meanwhile, Malik was having a slight difficulty in breathing and so said, "Hey Xena warrior, mind getting off me?"
Slightly startled, Viper released Malik and huffed, "So will you remove your bike now!"
"No! You should have parked your car somewhere else!"
"What? Gah! Listen brain dead move your bike!"
"I said no!"
"Arrogant jackass! Move it!"
"I think not!"
"Argggghh just move your damn bike!"
"Listen here you deaf wench I said NO!"
"Stupid blonde Barbie!"
"Back at you!"
While these two continued to swap insults, Miho watched her work mate arguing with in her opinion a really cute guy, while Ryou and Téa were covering the twins' ear's, while shaking their head at the two.
"You're just so infuriating," screamed the girl, she was getting a headache and wanted to go home.
"And you're plain annoying."
Running out of insults she merely crossed her hands and said "Whatever!"
Thinking he had won he was about to insult her when he realized he too had none left and so mimicked her actions and said, "Fine!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"Fine… So want to have dinner with me later on say 8ish? I'll pick you up!" Malik asked, completely unexpectedly.
"Fine! Make it 7.30 and I'll pick you up!"
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
And with that Malik stormed off towards his bike, while Viper grabbed Miho's hand and hauled her too her car, leaving the two adult's and children behind"
"Well, that was, err interesting!" mumble Ryou.
"Yes! Quite!" replied Téa. The both looked at each other, before bursting out into laughter, while the twins looking confused.
"Come on guy's it is late we better go home," stated Ryou, as he grabbed Shiro.
Sighing, Téa collapsed onto the couch, she was tired they had, had a very busy day, the twins were now upstairs doing whose knows what leaving mum and dad to rest.
Ryou smiled as he glanced at Téa and fiddle with a square shaped box before placing it into his jeans pocket.
Seeing that the room was lapsing into a silence, he walked over to the stereo and played a CD. Smiling, at the slow song that played out, he walked over to Téa and held his hands out.
"Would the lady care to dance?"
Smiling in slightly disbelief, she nodded and placed her hands onto Ryou's, who pulled her up. Téa placed her hands around his neck, while Ryou placed his around her waist as they began to sway to the music. Half way through the song Téa placed her head against Ryou's shoulder, and closed her eyes listing to the music.
One line in the song struck to her… Searching for someone like you…
"Ryou," she mumbled against his chest.
"Yeah?"
"Why? Why me?"
"Hey?"
"I mean out of everyone why me? You could have so easily left me and the twins and started a new life, like I tried to but you didn't, you stayed why?"
"Well… it's because I fell in love with you. I mean I know were weren't together long but during that time I really did fall in love with you, and when you left I was so hurt but I always hoped that one day you would come back and even if you didn't, I hoped you were at least happy. But then I saw you and twins and I don't know I mean I was angry but more I was just disappointed that you didn't have enough faith in me."
"Oh Ryou, I am so sorry…"
"No Téa let me finish, see in one way I was upset because I never had a family like you, my sister and mum both died and my father well he was never here and I always promised my self that if I had kids I would always been there for them. But even before I knew of Shiro and Chijin, when I was with you I always felt that I belonged to someone, I had someone who cared for me as much as I cared for them."
"I did Ryou, I know I left and everyday I regretted that decision but I did genuinely think it was for the best."
"I know Téa and that's why I can forgive you, because you were just looking out for the twins."
Smiling, Téa relaxed into Ryou's grip and began to lose herself when Ryou stiffened slightly. Looking up at him, she saw his eyes were slightly worried and she began to feel a little afraid.
"Ryou what's wrong?"
"Téa there is something I need to ask you." Ryou said, while pulling back from Téa and got down on one knee.
"Ryou what are you doing?" asked Téa, breathing deeply now.
"Téa, very since we have been together I have never loved another as much as I love you. I know that we have had a challenge before us but the fact that we made it makes this relationship that more special."
At his words, Téa began to cry and cover her mouth. Ryou seeing this got the square shaped box out from his pocket and opened it to reveal a diamond and emerald engagement ring.
"Téa Gardner, I am asking you this, not because of Shiro and Chijin but because I want to spend forever with you… will you marry me?"
Téa now openly crying, hands covering her mouth nodded and whispered "Yes! Yes Ryou I will."
Tears building up slightly in his eyes he placed the ring on her finger and got up, while pulling her into a kiss. Behind them, they heard two voices shout "Yay! Go daddy! YAY!"
Breaking from the kiss, they turned to see Chijin and Shiro hiding behind the staircase. Smiling, they walked up together towards their children, hand in hand, heart with heart, and now finally a family.
If someone were to look at them right now and read their thoughts, they would say how funny it is. After all, each of them had spent their life searching. The twins had been searching for a father, Ryou for Téa and Téa? Well if Téa was to tell Ryou what she had been searching for she would have said…I was searching for someone like you…I just didn't realize it until now.
However, almost as if destiny was finding away to interfere with there lives again, deep in the ancient tombs of Egypt 3 items began to glow and shake from the holder where they were placed. It was almost as if they were awaking and calling out to their owners, eventually to fall silent and still until they retrieved again.
THE END
Aww sigh, my first ficcie and I still love it. Anyway, the sequel is out, lol. Has been for a while, Forever With You. Thank you to all who reviewed and read this ficcie.