Ichigo-Hello people! I present you with Chippie 5 of Melting A Heart of Ice…Stars of Hope, Feelings Revealed…oh…I'm going to stop with the ( ) thing…. like that…with the thoughts being covered…I can't really explain there thoughts using this ( )...so…unless I really need it…I'm going to stop…. maybe not…acck I don't know
Seto-*reads chippie* goodness…it's like a soap opera…Days of Our Never Ending Cycle of Soggy Quotes for Yu-gi-oh
Bakura-well...this is a drama story…so…ya
Ichigo-it's not a soap opera…just a drama story…maybe…a little romance.ooo…*long pause*
Bakura-*looks around…and then...* DISCLAIMER TIME!!! Ichigo…go ahead
Ichigo- *smiles* Yu-gi-oh does not belong to me, but I sure wished they'd put gummy bears on TV though…anyways...this story is created by me…with the help of Seto and Bakura!!
Seto-DON"T FORGET TO WATCH ON TV THE PREMIER OF DAYS OF OUR NEVER ENDING CYCLE OF SOGGY QUOTES FOR YU-GI-OH!
Ichigo-You'll see us in the lights someday!
Bakura-*slaps forehead* on with the fic!
Chapter 5-Stars of Hope, Feelings Revealed
20 minutes came by. Tea sat on the floor, head back against the wall. Her head bobbed to the left as one last tear dropped silently. The knocking and the banging ceased. Tea sat there as quietly as she could. Her lips quivered. She didn't know what to feel, what to do. The sobbing and the hiccups haven't stopped.
"Open the door," Tea whispered. The door quietly creaked open. Tea jerked his head and immediately stood up. She dusted off her skirt and went in front of the door. There, she saw Kaiba. He looked at Tea as he sat on the chair, wearing his trench coat. He raised an eyebrow and rolled the opposite direction, toward the window.
"What's wrong with you?" Seto asked coldly. Tea looked down, wiping her eyes.
"You wouldn't open the door…and…well…I saw blood on the floor…you were hurt and…"
"Hurt…I'm not hurt…"Seto said blankly.
"Then what's that on the floor," Tea demanded. She pointed accusingly at the red stain. Seto sighed and turned to face her. Tea crossed her arms. Seto looked around nervously and looked back at her.
"My glass of wine fell because this stupid wheel chair hit that desk over there, okay," Seto said. Tea gave out a sigh of relief. Then her eyes locked in place with Seto's hands. Cuts and scraps filled his palms. He quickly put them behind his back.
"What's that," Tea pointed. Seto groaned.
"How many questions do you have? I was getting a pan to sweep all that crap, I fell off and my hands landed on the pile. There."
"Tea walked toward him. She held his hands out to examine them. Seto quickly pulled his arms backward.
"Kaiba, please, you need these taken care of." Tea started, "Let me just fix them." Seto reluctantly held his hands out toward Tea. The young girl smiled and started helping. Whenever she looked up, Seto would be looking up at the window.
"Something wrong," Tea looked up, still cleaning the wounds. Seto quickly looked her way. He stared at the now darkened sky. The stars twinkled. The whole room was partly dark. There was a long pause.
"No…just been wondering," Seto said, almost, practically to himself. Seto finished his hands and turned off the lamp that was keeping the room lit. She sat beside him. The room was a lot darker. They could still see each other's faces. He looked at her with guilty eyes and quickly looked out the window. "Been a while since I enjoyed looking out the window, staring at stars." A boy staring out the window with his parents flashed through is mind. He continued watching the sky.
Tea smiled, "It's beautiful at night…with the stars out and all." She looked at Seto, but Seto just stared off into the stars as if trying to find something. He looked at Tea with no expression. Tea frowned and looked down. Kaiba's eyes softened.
"I love the stars," he added. Tea looked up and smiled sweetly at him. "Our eyes are kinda the same if you think about it. How they twinkle and you try to find something that will make you understand."
"You know, before I go to sleep, I look at them…gives me hope kinda," Tea said shyly, "You probably think I'm weird." Seto looked at Tea. There was a long pause.
"No…that's the thing I try to find in stars…I try to find hope…I try to find the reason to why I believe that hope lies within stars…I don't even think I know what hope feels like…or what it is by fact…someone once told me that…well…hope lies everywhere…but the best way in finding hope is feeling what hope… well…feels like…knowing what hope is…she always told me that stars are so mystical…and she felt at home when she's looking at stars," Seto almost cracked. He looked down. Tea looked on with sympathy.
"I saw you and Mokuba yesterday," Tea started, " You really love him, don't you?" Seto grew a smile.
"Yea…he's all I have," Seto said. "Don't know what I'll do without him," Seto continued, staring off into space. The room was dark, but the stars lit the room. "I'd do anything for him."
"Heh…even jumping off a cliff?" Tea smirked. She turned her head toward Set and gave him a childish grin. He turned his face to face hers. He looked on in confusion and suddenly his eyes relaxed. He chuckled as he ran his hand through his hair.
"Duelist Kingdom," Kaiba smiled, "well, like I said, without him, I didn't know what I'd do with my life. Guessed that…since Mokuba wasn't there, and my parents gone…no one cared about me…so I went on the cliff…a gamble that fortunately paid off…I guess." Seto looked down.
Tea looked away in disbelief. (So his parents…they're really dead…) She looked back at Seto. He seemed to be lost in his thoughts. Tea took Seto's hand with both of her hands and made him look her way. Although, Seto's face faced her, his eyes didn't.
"Look at me," Tea said firmly. Seto's eyes went up. He looked at her for a second and his eyes became the coldest of ice. Seto grabbed her hands and threw them back to her lap. He looked at the sky.
"I don't take orders from anyone," Kaiba said coldly.
"Well, you're gonna have to," Tea said. Seto kept his face still. Tea sighed and looked up to the ceiling, "Kaiba…please." Kaiba rolled his head toward Tea's.
"Why can't you leave me alone," Seto groaned. Tea's eyes grew with defiance.
"Because I don't want too," Tea explained, "People care about you, Kaiba…and if you don't believe me…. then heck, that's your fault…If you keep acting like this toward those who care about you…pretty soon…you won't have anyone else. The problem is…you don't know who cares and who doesn't." Tea paused and leaned in to whisper, "I care about you." She looked at Seto as she leaned back.
"Don't lie Tea," Kaiba said.
"Am I," Tea asked, "Kaiba…you have a heart…and as long as you have a heart…I will always care,"
"I have a heart of ice…it's impenetrable…" Kaiba said as she looked at him.
"Ice can be melted…and as far as impenetrable goes…Mokuba sure did a good job cracking a pretty huge glacier there…proving you wrong and all," Tea started, "You may have lost hope in yourself…but I haven't lost hope in you…and if you have any doubt about that…look at the stars…cause' no matter what…I care about you."
"But…"
"No matter what," Tea said cutting him off.
"You care about me?" Seto whispered. Tea smiled and took his hand.
"What do ya think ya bozo!" Tea exclaimed. She smiled sweetly. "Of course I care." Seto smiled a genuine smile. He grabbed Tea's hand as they watched the stars. A few minutes later, the clock read 10:30/ Tea got up and looked at Seto.
"I better get going…Where's my room?…that is…well…if you want me to stay." Tea asked timidly.
"Your room is the 5th door left from here. If you need me, my room is the 9th door from here. Bathroom is downstairs, first door to the hallway, and upstairs in my room, the room next to Mokuba's and the room next to yours. It's also in the second hallway room upstairs near the game room…confusion of any sort…knock on my door…remember…9th door…"
"From this office…I know…goooooddd night," Tea smiled and closed the door behind her. Seto sighed and stared at the ceiling. (There I go again…letting my guard down…I'll just get hurt in the end…hope…that's what I need…but I can't…Urgh…I can't have these stupid emotions) Kaiba hesitated and looked outside at the twinkling stars. (She said that I might have lost hope in myself…by how could I when I don't even know how hope feels like…what hope really is…)
Ichigo- Sooooo…How is it?
Seto- *coughs* soap opera *coughs*
Bakura-very touching…bad Seto for lying…. bad Seto bad
Seto- *smiles* thank you!
Ichigo- please review!