Tea's Independence
By: rox
Disclaimer: I still don't own YuGiOh and probably never will. And, no, I don't own the song 'Independence Day.' Thanks for asking! (Highly sarcastic)
Note: Another songfic by me!
Kristen: Oh-joy
Me: Shut up
This is about Tea's past, since we never hear about it. Hope you like it!
"Blah blah" = talking
'Blah blah' = thinking
~ Blah blah = song lyrics
~*~*~
"Tea, what are you doing?" A curious Yugi asked Tea, his best friend.
"Well, today is July 4th, and in America it's known as Independence Day." Tea responded, smiling sadly as she arranged Red, blue, and white flowers in a star like shape.
"But Tea, were not in America."
"I know Yugi, but I've done this since I was 9 and I don't plan to stop now."
"Why?"
"Well, um, Yugi its because of what happened when I was 8 . . .
~~Flashback~~
~Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light
~Though she looked a little worried and weak
~She tried to pretend he wasn't drinking aging
~But daddy left the proof on her cheek.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" An 8-year old tea asked he brow haired, green-eyed mother, in her early 30's.
"Nothing sweetie."
"But your hurt!"
"Mommy's fine"
"Daddy hurt you again, didn't he?"
"No, look sweetie, its Independence Day. Why don't you go to the fair?"
~I was only 8 years old that summer
~And I always seemed to be in the way
~So I took myself down to the fair in town
~On Independence Day
"Then Paul slapped her"
"I heard he was drunk"
"He apparently hit Tea to!"
"He's a danger"
"Martina won't divorce him"
Several women gossiped about Paul Worley and his wife Martina. Tea flinched at her father's name. He father scared her but her mom was worse off then Tea, as she was hit more. Tea had only been hurt twice, or was it thrice? Oh well, he mom had seemed determined to get her to leave that day, but seemed rather sad too.
~Well, word gets around I a small, small town
~They said he was a dangerous man
~But momma was proud and she stood her ground,
~She knew she was on the loosing end
~Some folks whispered
~Some folks talked
~But everybody looked the other way
~When time ran out there was no one about
~On Independence Day
"Hey Tea, how are you?" Gretchen, Tea's friend asked.
"I'm worried. My mom was acting strange today."
"Don't worry Tea, We'll always be friends, are you going to watch the fireworks?"
"Yea!"
"I'm sorry I won't be around much longer, we are moving August 26." Gretchen sighed.
"It's okay. Lets go" Tea ran off, but she couldn't shake her sense of forbidding 'I hope I'm wrong. I wish I wasn't so feeble.' she thought.
~Let freedom ring
~Let the white doves sing
~Let the whole world know that today,
~Is a day of reckoning.
~Let the weak be strong
~Let the right be wrong
~Roll the stone away
~Let the guilty pay
~It's Independence Day
It was getting late, as the sun began to set. Suddenly Gretchen saw something.
"Tea, what's that?"
"Oh no, it's a fire!" 'It looks like it's near my house.' "I gotta go Gretch, Bye."
"Bye Tea." Gretchen called after her running friend.
~Well, She lit up the sky
~That 4th of July
~By the time that the firemen come
~They just put out the flames
~And took down some names
~And sent me to a county home
Tea couldn't believe it. Her mom and dad were both dead. Her house was gone and she was all alone. The fire had killed her parents. And a part of herself too. The 8 year old raised a sharp piece of glass she found and was about to slam it across her wrist, when someone grabbed her hand.
"Tea, no!" her friend Gretchen cried.
"Gretchen, I... "
"Tea, you have your life. You haven't lost everything."
"I'm sorry Gretchen, Tea Worley is dead."
"So? Just be Tea then."
"Thanks, you saved my life." Tea then hugged her small friend.
"No problem." Gretchen smiled.
~Now I'm not saying it's right a right or it's wrong
~But maybe it's the only way
~Talk about your revolution
~It's Independence Day
Tea was at her new home, as far away from her old as possible. She had moved from America to Japan, and was now Tea Gardner. A lot had happened that year. She had a friend, a boy named Yugi. She smiled as she placed red, white and blue flowers on a small grave, that no one ever noticed. It was Independence Day.
~Let freedom ring
~Let the white dove sing
~Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning.
~Let the weak be strong
~Let the right be wrong
~Roll the stone away
~Let the guilty pay
~It's Independence Day
~*~*~End Flashback~*~*~
Yugi and Tea walked towards a grave, hidden behind two others. As they approached, Tea heard Yugi gasp in surprise.
"What is it Yugi?"
"The one you're looking for in behind those two right?"
"Yea, why?"
"Those two are my parent's graves." Yugi responded sadly.
"Oh, I had no idea Yugi."
"It's okay Tea. I never told you."
"Thank-you"
"No problem."
Tea walked to the secret grave and placed the flowers on it. She looked at the wooden board that served as a grave marker. Tea re-read it and smiled sadly at it. It read:
Here lies Tea Worley,
Who Discovered Independence
Can come at a great price
But is always worth it.
Yugi looked at it and then at Tea, a small smile on his mournful face. He looked at the untidy 8-year-old scrawl and then kissed Tea on the forehead.
Tea looked surprised and pleased at this. "What it says, it's true." She commented, as one lonely tear made it's way down her face.
~Roll the stone away
~It's Independence Day
~*~*~*~
I'm done!!!
Okay, if it stunk, keep in mind that I wrote it at 9:15 pm last night!
The reason I wrote this fic was there is barely anything on Tea's past and this also explains why she cares so much for her friends.
By the way-no one is buried at the hidden grave. It is simply symbolic of the part of herself Tea lost when her parents died.
By: rox
Disclaimer: I still don't own YuGiOh and probably never will. And, no, I don't own the song 'Independence Day.' Thanks for asking! (Highly sarcastic)
Note: Another songfic by me!
Kristen: Oh-joy
Me: Shut up
This is about Tea's past, since we never hear about it. Hope you like it!
"Blah blah" = talking
'Blah blah' = thinking
~ Blah blah = song lyrics
~*~*~
"Tea, what are you doing?" A curious Yugi asked Tea, his best friend.
"Well, today is July 4th, and in America it's known as Independence Day." Tea responded, smiling sadly as she arranged Red, blue, and white flowers in a star like shape.
"But Tea, were not in America."
"I know Yugi, but I've done this since I was 9 and I don't plan to stop now."
"Why?"
"Well, um, Yugi its because of what happened when I was 8 . . .
~~Flashback~~
~Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light
~Though she looked a little worried and weak
~She tried to pretend he wasn't drinking aging
~But daddy left the proof on her cheek.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" An 8-year old tea asked he brow haired, green-eyed mother, in her early 30's.
"Nothing sweetie."
"But your hurt!"
"Mommy's fine"
"Daddy hurt you again, didn't he?"
"No, look sweetie, its Independence Day. Why don't you go to the fair?"
~I was only 8 years old that summer
~And I always seemed to be in the way
~So I took myself down to the fair in town
~On Independence Day
"Then Paul slapped her"
"I heard he was drunk"
"He apparently hit Tea to!"
"He's a danger"
"Martina won't divorce him"
Several women gossiped about Paul Worley and his wife Martina. Tea flinched at her father's name. He father scared her but her mom was worse off then Tea, as she was hit more. Tea had only been hurt twice, or was it thrice? Oh well, he mom had seemed determined to get her to leave that day, but seemed rather sad too.
~Well, word gets around I a small, small town
~They said he was a dangerous man
~But momma was proud and she stood her ground,
~She knew she was on the loosing end
~Some folks whispered
~Some folks talked
~But everybody looked the other way
~When time ran out there was no one about
~On Independence Day
"Hey Tea, how are you?" Gretchen, Tea's friend asked.
"I'm worried. My mom was acting strange today."
"Don't worry Tea, We'll always be friends, are you going to watch the fireworks?"
"Yea!"
"I'm sorry I won't be around much longer, we are moving August 26." Gretchen sighed.
"It's okay. Lets go" Tea ran off, but she couldn't shake her sense of forbidding 'I hope I'm wrong. I wish I wasn't so feeble.' she thought.
~Let freedom ring
~Let the white doves sing
~Let the whole world know that today,
~Is a day of reckoning.
~Let the weak be strong
~Let the right be wrong
~Roll the stone away
~Let the guilty pay
~It's Independence Day
It was getting late, as the sun began to set. Suddenly Gretchen saw something.
"Tea, what's that?"
"Oh no, it's a fire!" 'It looks like it's near my house.' "I gotta go Gretch, Bye."
"Bye Tea." Gretchen called after her running friend.
~Well, She lit up the sky
~That 4th of July
~By the time that the firemen come
~They just put out the flames
~And took down some names
~And sent me to a county home
Tea couldn't believe it. Her mom and dad were both dead. Her house was gone and she was all alone. The fire had killed her parents. And a part of herself too. The 8 year old raised a sharp piece of glass she found and was about to slam it across her wrist, when someone grabbed her hand.
"Tea, no!" her friend Gretchen cried.
"Gretchen, I... "
"Tea, you have your life. You haven't lost everything."
"I'm sorry Gretchen, Tea Worley is dead."
"So? Just be Tea then."
"Thanks, you saved my life." Tea then hugged her small friend.
"No problem." Gretchen smiled.
~Now I'm not saying it's right a right or it's wrong
~But maybe it's the only way
~Talk about your revolution
~It's Independence Day
Tea was at her new home, as far away from her old as possible. She had moved from America to Japan, and was now Tea Gardner. A lot had happened that year. She had a friend, a boy named Yugi. She smiled as she placed red, white and blue flowers on a small grave, that no one ever noticed. It was Independence Day.
~Let freedom ring
~Let the white dove sing
~Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning.
~Let the weak be strong
~Let the right be wrong
~Roll the stone away
~Let the guilty pay
~It's Independence Day
~*~*~End Flashback~*~*~
Yugi and Tea walked towards a grave, hidden behind two others. As they approached, Tea heard Yugi gasp in surprise.
"What is it Yugi?"
"The one you're looking for in behind those two right?"
"Yea, why?"
"Those two are my parent's graves." Yugi responded sadly.
"Oh, I had no idea Yugi."
"It's okay Tea. I never told you."
"Thank-you"
"No problem."
Tea walked to the secret grave and placed the flowers on it. She looked at the wooden board that served as a grave marker. Tea re-read it and smiled sadly at it. It read:
Here lies Tea Worley,
Who Discovered Independence
Can come at a great price
But is always worth it.
Yugi looked at it and then at Tea, a small smile on his mournful face. He looked at the untidy 8-year-old scrawl and then kissed Tea on the forehead.
Tea looked surprised and pleased at this. "What it says, it's true." She commented, as one lonely tear made it's way down her face.
~Roll the stone away
~It's Independence Day
~*~*~*~
I'm done!!!
Okay, if it stunk, keep in mind that I wrote it at 9:15 pm last night!
The reason I wrote this fic was there is barely anything on Tea's past and this also explains why she cares so much for her friends.
By the way-no one is buried at the hidden grave. It is simply symbolic of the part of herself Tea lost when her parents died.