Ichigo- thank you readers for the reviews! ahhh…the joy of reading reviews! … *especially when you're drinking dr. pepper…buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh, the joy of dr. pepper!
Kaiba- -_- for the last time…it's the joy of pepsi
Ichigo- o-o . yuck!
Bakura- you don't like pepsi?
Ichigo-…no..
Kaiba- then why did you make that face and say yuck
Ichigo- because I like doing that…DUH!!!!!!
Bakura and Kaiba- *sigh*
Ichigo- 0.0 don't sigh me!
Bakura- we weren't sighing you
Ichigo- yes you were!
Kaiba- *sigh*
Ichigo- *points* there! There you go again!
Bakura- lets just start the chippie
Ichigo- ah yes, the chippie! KAIBA!!!! DISCLAIMER TIME!!!!!
Kaiba- why me!
Ichigo- because you want to…
Kaiba- no I-
Ichigo- YES YOU DO! SO DO IT
Kaiba- -_- *looks at poster Bakura is holding and reads from it* Yu-Gi-Oh does not belong to Ichigo, nor the characters or duel monsters and anything associated with Yu-Gi-Oh for that matter…so…so it is my proud…what? Bakura I can't read your handwriting!
Bakura- OMG! Anybody can read my handwriting! *looks at poster* look…it says here so, it is my proud…uh…I can't read it
Ichigo- *sigh* so, it is my proud duty to introduce the 13th chapter of Melting A Heart of Ice…THERE! IS THAT SO HARD
Bakura and Kaiba- *looks at each other* well…it kinda is…..*scratches head
Chapter 13- Hope For You
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Kaiba's POV
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I locked my door that Sunday night after speaking to Yami. Something hit me when I got out of the Turtle Shop. I didn't realize that until now. I kept on thinking. "She already was worrying about you even before that…She started caring about you from day 1."
I shook my head, getting rid of all my memories of my in counter with Yami, but it just didn't work. Everything Yami said to me just kept coming back. Like it was stuck and pasted to my head with glue. "Sometimes I envy you kaiba,…And not because of your money, or your mansion, or your cars or life, "Because you have her. Have her thinking of you, caring for you, liking you. You have the perfect girl and you failed to recognize it."
I shook my head. Yami was wrong about that. I recognized it alright. I recognized that she was perfect, that she was always there. "And that's another thing why I envy you…You don't have her, but in some way…you do…because she wants you to…you lose her, and she comes back," I miss Tea so much. I had the opportunity and I ruined it. I ruin everything. "But then there are times when I think I SHOULDN'T envy you because you have her….times when I think I have the better deal. Because she follows you around like a love sick puppy dog, clings on to you with that sweet aroma, sticks up for you…even when it comes to the point where its so unbearably annoying, fe-feeling her around you everywhere you go…Nope…you got the better deal, I should envy you," Yeah right…Yami should envy me. After all I did, Yami should be spitting in my face…because I deserved it. I deserved all the suffering in the world. I'm not the better guy. I never was. No one should envy me. I'm below dirt, below those piles of rocks that signify my parents in that stupid graveyard. Everything was by luck. My mansion, my life, my fortune was by luck and luck only. I'm no better than the other people here. Probably, I am worst than the people here. Yeah I'm the better guy alright. I'm the better guy who got this multimillion company just by winning some lousy chess game by an idiotic CEO who got no brains of his own. I'm the better guy who made his parents die in the car wreck. I was the better guy who beat Joey up for saying that I should follow my parents and rot to death even though he was right. Joey was right of course. I should rot. I should become like the rocks.
It's funny though. I could sit here, just like Gazaburo. I could just sit here in my mansion worth millions, thinking how successful I have been. How I have made it through this far. I could brag all I want, just like Gazaburo, about my worthiness and how everyone should respect me. I could sit up here in this building thinking that I own this, that I deserved this, that I deserved to be happy. But the problem is…I'm not Gazaburo. And I'm praying that I will never be like him at all. Of course, Lord knows I'm beginning too. And that's the funny part…I have everything that I needed. A good home for me and Mokuba, more than enough money to take care of us both, a good company to hold as our own. But with all of that in mind, I was never happy with my life. I had everything I needed, but I was never happy. I see everyone else. Husbands who work for minimum wage. Wives running here and there, shopping for food for their children, taking care of them, and then having to go to work. I see them in a hurry trying to get through just a month without billing problems. But after all their work, shouldn't they be sad? Shouldn't they be exhausted. No, they aren't. They're happy for their average home, average car, average everything. They're happy. And here I am, having everything everyone wanted, and I'm not happy. Isn't that ironic? Life is ironic sometimes. Maybe all the time.
So what's the point of living if you're not happy? What's the point of living when you to live for? Nothing. That's the answer.
Tea, the first one I ever let my guard down in a long time. She was gone twice as fast as the time my parents left me. I let myself fall for her and now looked at what happened. This always happened. And I ask myself. If I know it was going to happen, then why didn't I refuse? Why didn't I say no and not let my guard down? I knew the answer, but I just didn't want to admit it. I knew why I let my guard down. I wanted to be happy. I didn't care if that happiness was only for a second. Mokuba gave me happiness too, but whenever I see him, I just can't get rid of mom and dad's picture in my mind. I wanted happiness without pain mixed up together. And Tea was that happiness. That's why I let my guard down. I had everything I ever needed, but I never had anything I ever wanted. Ad now I'm a wreck again. I'm not happy. And there was no point on living. I ran down stairs to the kitchen picking up a knife. I was heading straight back to my room when I heard a voice.
"Where ya going with that knife Seto?" Mokuba asked. I was so involved with my thoughts to even notice Mokuba sitting on a chair next to the table eating some ice cream. I panicked. I looked around nervously and then quickly took an apple from the table. I smiled at him while showing the apple.
"Just hungry for some fruit," I said. I smiled and waited until he smiled so that he wouldn't get suspicious. Then I ran upstairs, locked my door, and gripped the knife that was in my hand. I looked at the green apple that was in my other hand. I threw it on my bed as I guided myself to the restroom. I looked into the mirror that held that familiar face. My face. The same scowling face everyone knew and hated. The same face everyone recognized as the Seto Kaiba. I looked at myself, unconsciously twirling the knife of the table. Faster and faster until it went out of control and slipped through my hand, flying onto the floor. I looked up from the mirror and looked at the knife lying on the floor. I felt a little pain coming from my hand. I raised it up and sure enough, there was a cut on the palm of my hand. Now the pain began to hurt a lot as the blood gushed out of the deep and long cut. I held my risk while looking for some clothe to wrap my hand in. After that, I took the knife in my hand as I walked to my bed to sit down. I looked at my hand covered with a white cotton cloth that I took from the first aid kit. The cloth was already soaking with blood. I went to get a bundle of first aid kit wrappings. I unwrapped the bloody cloth and looked at my red, swollen hand. I laughed it off. After doing this a million times before, the pain just became natural and I didn't mind it unlike the first time. I've gotten used to it and not to mention addictive. Pain seemed to be my only friend because pain was always there my whole life. I wrapped my hand, this time, with 5 times the amount used the first time. It seemed to be working. I sat back down and realized how relieved I felt when I felt that pain in my hand. It seemed to erase all the problems I had in the world. Slowly, I could feel, that kind of feeling was fading away and soon I was left with memories again. I grabbed the knife while taking off my coat.
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End of Kaiba's POV
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Kaiba gripped the handle of the knife firmly. Everyone in the world hated him. So why not give them the satisfactory and help get rid of one idiot. It's not like he had a choice. He was checkmated. Kaiba sliced his arm once. He can't do anything to change what he did and the world took that advantage and turned that against him. He sliced his other arm again. Everyone didn't know him. Everyone didn't even care to anyway. 3 more slash across both arms. They thought big old Seto Kaiba is wealthy with his stupid little company. He's just the same as the rest of those other rich kids who go around telling the world who they are. Kaiba cut both of his arms each 5 times. The blood gushed out like a river. Kaiba didn't care. No body cared. He went to the balcony and began slicing his arm again. He laughed and looked up to the sky mixing up with blue and black.
"LIFE IS IRONIC, HOPE!" Kaiba yelled too the sky, kind of expecting the angel to come out of nowhere, but she didn't. "Is this what you wanted Hope! I let down my guard, just like you said…is this supposed to happen! IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED!" Kaiba screamed. He sliced his arms continually. Every now and then he would look up and scream.
"I trusted you Hope! I TRUSTED YOU!!! Just like I trusted my parents, Gazaburo, and Tea! And you know what you did, Hope? YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!!! YOU LEFT ME ALONE TO SUFFER! YOU'RE JUST LIKE THEM!!!!" Kaiba yelled while slicing his arms. There were cuts and patterns on Kaiba's arms, all of them gushing out more and more blood. Tears welled up, but didn't come out. Kaiba shakily drew one more slice on his hand before letting go of the knife. The knife fell to the floor, covered with blood. He held his arms to the sky.
"Can you read my heart now, Hope? What does it say!!!!!! I'M ACCEPTING REALITY NOW!!!" Kaiba yelled. The snowflakes drizzled continuously. "I'M ACCEPTING REALITY FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS!!! And you know what it really is, Hope? Reality is a bunch of lies and deceits that no one can handle until they rot in the dirt! The reality is that no one likes me and no one will ever like me! I LET DOWN MY GUARD AND LOOK AT WHAT IT BROUGHT ME TO!!!! REALITY IS NOTHING BUT A FULL LOAD LIES!!" Kaiba fell to his knees, shaking continuously. His whole arm was covered with blood.
"Why can't anyone like me?" he whispered.
Kaiba slowly walked to his bed, wearing new clothes. He stiffly laid on his back. After all that cutting, every movement hurt. Kaiba stood awake for hours. Then he slowly drifted off to sleep
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Kaiba slowly opened his eyes. He looked around the dark space. Where was he? He looked down and realized that he was floating in mid air. He looked around, but all he could see was a deep void of darkness with stars twinkling endlessly. There were no walls or floors, or doors. Just darkness and light. Kaiba looked around and panicked. He stopped as he glanced at a little kid, floating too, sitting Indian style playing with two red trucks. The kid, about 4 or 5 years old, looked familiar. He floated up toward the little kid and knelt on one knee to see his face. The boy's head was looking down making looking at him impossible.
"Hello," Kaiba said kindly to get the boy's attention. The child looked up and smiled at Kaiba. Kaiba's eyes widen and touched the boy's cheek. That child was him when he was young. Kaiba, still shocked, let go of his hand and just stared at the little boy.
"Hi," the little boy replied, happily as ever. "I'm Seto Simono. What's your name?" The boy asked. He cocked his head to the right and smiled at the shocked child.
"I-I'm Seto Simo-…Kaiba…I'm Seto Kaiba," Kaiba corrected himself. The little those brunet laughed and looked at Kaiba with those sparkling sapphire eyes.
"We have the same first name," Seto giggled, "You look like me too," he giggled again. Kaiba just knelt there, too shocked t say anything. He then looked at the red toy trucks. His eyes welled up, but he quickly shook his head. The little one cocked his head in curiosity.
"You like the trucks!" the child said in triumph. He raised his arms in celebration, "Yay! I knew everyone would like it. It's a birthday present to Mokuba when he's-,"
"Born," Kaiba whispered. Kaiba remembered the red toy trucks. He was supposed to give them to Mokuba, but he forgot to after the car accident with his mom and dad. They had left Mokuba with the babysitter and Kaiba and his mom and dad went to the to some store. Kaiba shook his head and stared at the little boy.
"Why are you here," Kaiba asked. The boy looked up from playing and shrugged.
"He was always there, Kaiba," a new voice appeared behind him. Kaiba froze and shut his eyes. He knew who was behind him. He just didn't want to be right. He turned around and sure enough, the angel was right behind him, staring continuously. Kaiba turned around again, but the little boy was no where to be seen.
"What do you mean," Kaiba scowled. The angel flied toward Kaiba who immediately stepped back.
"Kaiba, the little child was always there…in you," Hope answered. Kaiba shook his head and paced around.
"Nononononnonono…do not tell me all these emotional crap anymore. I heard enough of it," Kaiba continued shaking his head. Hope just smiled.
"Well it's true, Kaiba. No matter how hard you deny it. You know that you always wanted to be happy. Just like you were when you were young. You always wanted to be the happy, joyful little Seto Simono that you used to be. "
"I am not Seto Simono anymore. I am Seto Kaiba. Get that straight. Seto Kaiba," Kaiba corrected. He paced around faster. "I don't want to talk. So just get your lesson done and let me be."
"It' not that easy Kaiba," the angel said firmly. Kaiba smiled and slapped his hands to his sides.
"Everything is not easy," Kaiba said, "Everything just has to be difficult…the way nature intended it to be," Well you know what? I hate that. I hate nature, I hate this stupid dream, I hate this world, I hate everyone, I hate myself. And you know what? The thing I wanted most was solitude. That's all I wanted. But then you just had to go up here in my life and bring me this "Choose life or death" situation where everything causes everything. I hate that the most. Why can't you all just leave me alone!" Kaiba yelled. He stared at the angel who just looked away.
"Because believe it or not Kaiba…there's some of us who care," Hope responded.
"That there is a load of crap," Kaiba began his temper tantrum. "That there is a lie. My parents said that they'll always be there…and you know what? You know where they are? They're not here…and you know why, Hope? Because they lied. Gazaburo said he'll give me a good home and treat me right…well what's this?" Kaiba showed a huge scar on t palm of his hand. "What do you see here, Hope? A scar…and you know why there is a scar there?…because he lied. Tea said that she cared for me and that she'll always be there…where is she now? I know, probably making out with Yami in her house. So don't tell me there are people here who care. Because the truth is…no one cares…the reality is that no one will ever like me because reality is just a full load of-,"
"Lies and deceits?" the angel asked. Kaiba stopped dead in his tracks. Hope shook her forehead slowly. "You thought I didn't hear you down there in the balcony huh? But I did. I heard your cry. I saw your heart. Your heart, Seto SIMONO, that little child in you wants to be happy. And since you aren't, you think that is no point of living." Kaiba looked at her and nodded. Hope frowned and looked at him. "Then you're wrong Seto Kaiba…there's hope,"
"See my heart…there's no hope. Heck there's no hope in the world," Kaiba shook his head. Hope's face turned red as she swooped down to grab Kaiba's jaw.
"Look at me," Hope said firmly, "Every tomorrow, every light in the dark, every beat in that little heart of yours is hope…so don't tell me the isn't any kind of hope in this sinful world. Just because you haven't found your reason to live, doesn't mean other people don't" Kaiba shook his head out of her grasp and looked at her.
"AND THAT'S IT!!!" Kaiba looked at her, "No matter how hard I try, Life is always ironic. You have everything and you're not happy. They have nothing and they couldn't be any happier."
"Because they hope for the better, unlike you Seto Kaiba," Hope scowled.
"I don't need hope," Kaiba said slowly, "I don't even know what it is. So will you just shut it already and let me be. What can't you leave me alone in my misery?"
"Continue these foolish ways Seto Kaiba, and you might just get what you wish," the stated.
"What do you mean," Kaiba asked in curiosity. The angel turned around and started walking. Suddenly, a huge light appeared to where the angel was walking. "What do you mean!" Kaiba yelled. The angel stopped and turned her head slightly and looked the floor. She turned her whole body around and ran up to Kaiba. There, she whispered in her ear.
"If you continue hurting yourself, sooner or later you'll be hurting those that care…if you haven't hurt them already," she whispered gently. She looked at him with sorrowful eyes.
"What do you mean? I still don't get it," Kaiba said. He shook his head continually. The angel just shook her head as she looked down. The angel was trembling as she continued glowing in all her beauty. Light surrounded her. It was as white as the dress that she was wearing. She looked up with her sparkling eyes, blue as the ocean waves. She looked at him and bit her lip as she looked on with sorrowful eyes. Kaiba could tell a tear had dropped from her eyes.
"The council, the council has been watching you Seto Kaiba," Hope trembled. "All of us agreed. You've suffered enough. We wanted to end your misery right then," the angel eyes welled up, but the tears didn't come out. "But we can not choose your destiny. We can't choose your fate. You can though," Kaiba s stepped back.
"And what am I suppose to do," Kaiba looked at her, but when she saw him staring, she looked to the side.
"We wanted you to choose life or death," the angel said softly, "we're giving you time to think about it, Kaiba. Until the fourth Thursday of December," Kaiba looked confused, but then his eyes widen.
"B-but that's…Christmas," Kaiba exclaimed. "Christmas is only 4 weeks away. I can't make that big of a decision in 4 weeks," He began to pace around the dark space. The angel looked up slowly.
"You made up that decision in an hour that day with Tea…up in the balcony," the angel shook her head. "You l have 4 weeks Seto Kaiba. Thursday, the 25th of December at 9:00 pm, you will meet me in the park with your decision," The angel turned to leave, but she stopped and turned around to look at Kaiba, who was still trying to get things straight. Kaiba looked at the angel as the angel, not much older than Kaiba, just looked at him.
"What if I don't come that night," Kaiba asked. He dug his hands into his pockets. The angel shook her head and looked at Kaiba.
"It's not a question…you WILL go to the park," Hope said. Her eyes filled with pain, "Please Kaiba…find you reason to live…so many people are going to be affected by your decision that night, so many lives including yours will change in a split second…I plead you to choose the right one," The angel turned around with sadden eyes and looked at the white sparkling light that suddenly turned into a portal or vortex of light. Hope took one step into the vortex before she turned her head toward Kaiba who stood bewildered.
"Denying will only bury that little white rim around your heart of darkness deeper into the black pool of misery and pain. That light surrounding your heart of deceit and lies is the only thing keeping us from losing you, Kaiba. Without that little light standing out in that great big darkness, there wouldn't be hope for you, Kaiba. That light in you is hope. Please Kaiba, keep that Hope alive," And with that statement, the angel stepped into the vortex as the vortex snapped shut, leaving only light particles floating in the air. Kaiba stood there in the darkness, with only little light brightening the place.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Hello! And good morning! You're listening to 104 KRBE! Houston's Number 1 Hit Music station!" Kaiba groggily sat up and press the sleep button on his alarm clock. He tried to wipe the sleep fro his eyes but as soon as his arm rose up, he felt a burst of pain. He looked at both of his arms and could see red stains sinking into the clothing. The only thing he could do to not feel a burst of pain again is to not move his arms.
He walked very stiffly while walking through the hallways of school. He caught a glimpse of Tea at the other side of the hallway. He sighed and continued walking. Tea too saw Kaiba and saw how he flinched every time he got bumped into. Tea thought of coming to him, but decided not to. She went to 1st period where she saw Kaiba sitting in his usual spot. She turned to her desk with the group already there.
"Class, can anybody tell what kind of postulates and theorems make a cone a cone?" Everyone in class raised their hand except for Kaiba. Tea looked at Kaiba in confusion. Kaiba should know that question. She continued staring at Kaiba who just looked around the class. Some kid tapped his shoulder, and even Tea could see that Kaiba flinched and inched back a bit. Tea bit her lip and turned her head toward the teacher while still raising her hand.
Kaiba didn't act much different in the cafeteria than in the classroom. Tea noticed that he was distancing himself more than usual today and always flinched whenever somebody accidentally touched him. Tea just continued talking to her friends while she also had her eye on Kaiba who sometimes glared at Yami.
"So Kikyo, how was your weekend," Joey asked while eating his pudding. Tristan shook his head and laughed.
"Joey, stop hitting on her," everyone laughed. Kikyo almost spilled her soda on the table.
"It wasn't like I was going to buy her some roses and go to her front door and ask her out on a romantic dinner at my house with pizza and candy bars as my spectacular dinner, Mr. Romantic Wanna-be," Joey said after taking a bite of his sandwich. Tea looked at Tristan like something amazing happened.
"Ooooo la la, Mr. Romantic. What's next on your journey to actually not getting dumped," Tea said. Everyone laughed.
"I'm very flattered guys," Kikyo nodded, but then slapped both of her hands to her knees, "But me and Coach Thomas are already happy!" Everyone laughed again. Joey laughed and shook his head.
"Well, anyway, what did you do last week. Sorry that the gang didn't come and hang. Me and Tris here had some matters to do," Joey said, nodding his head. Yami nodded his head too.
"Ah yes, I remember that you had an important date with the cake in your fridge. By the way, how's your relationship with it?" Yami said curiously. Everyone laughed. Joey pulled out a ziplock bag with a piece of cake in it. Joey opened it and took his fork to take a piece of it. Then he took it in his mouth and ate it.
"It's doing great as you can see. She fills my every need," Joey continued eating as the everyone laughed again. Joey swallowed and said, "So Kikyo, what did you do,"
"Ummm, Saturday Yami gave me a tour around Domi-," Joey choked on his food and Tristan was jumping up and down.
"Hahahaha," Joey laughed, "you and Yami! Oh my goodness! Go Yami," Joey laughed. Yami blushed slightly but shook his head immediately.
"I just gave her a tour," Yami said.
"Okay, what ever Yami. Whatever you say," Tristan nodded his head. "Now go ahead Kikyo, what else happened after your romantic tour of the city," Kikyo shook her head and laughed.
"It was just a tour. Anyway, on Sunday I went to Tea's since she had some Kaiba problems," Tea looked down, but then forced a smile on her face.
"Yeah I heard," Tristan scowled, "That Kaiba's something." Tea shook her head.
"Don't get any ideas Tristan, Joey," Tea said, "Besides, he's the one not talking to me."
"But I thought he lied to you?" Joey asked.
"Well…that's not all…after I left…ummm, I saw Yami and we talked and he told me to go back to Kaiba, so to thank Yami, I gave him a kiss on the cheek. Then I notice Kaiba looking at me. I realized he saw the whole thing and got the wrong idea," Tea explained. Joey hollered and grabbed onto Tristan's shirt that too was too surprised.
"Whoa Yami!! You got 2 girls now!! Hahaha, how do you do it Yami?" Joey laughed on with Tristan. Yami tried to calm them down and tried to explain. During the whole commotion, Kikyo and Tea was talking.
"Don't worry about it Tea," Kikyo said.
"I'm worried about him. Whenever someone touched him, he would flinch," Tea bit her lip.
"I'm sure it's nothing," Kikyo said.
"I'm going to find out…should I?" Tea asked, "Naw, I shouldn't even worry about that...or should I,"
"I really don't know," Kikyo said. Her eyes widen and she quickly unzips her bag. She pulled out the same wrapped gift that she held the day she went to Tea's house. "Before I forget again…here, it's for you," Tea looked at her and thanked her with a hug. Tea unwrapped it, out came a small-glassed shaped dove, small enough to fit in your hand. Tea looked at it in awe. She thanked her again.
"Thank you so much, Kikyo," Tea said. Kikyo nodded.
"The dove means hope," Kikyo said, "So I gave it to you to tell you to never give up," Kikyo smiled. Tea hugged her again before talking to the group again.
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The doorbell rang once at the Kaiba house that following afternoon. Mokuba came running down the stairs wearing his binoculars. He opened the door to reveal Tea. Tea looked at Mokuba and smiled.
"Hey Mokuba," Tea said cheerfully. Mokuba's smile turned into a frown.
"Why are you here," Mokuba said softly, not quite mad, but sad. Tea felt like she wasn't welcomed, but she continued.
"Is Kaiba there," Tea said cheerfully. Mokuba just stared at her, standing in the middle of the door so that it made it impossible for Tea to come in.
"Yea," Mokuba said blankly.
"Well, can I talk to him," Tea said cheerfully. Mokuba sighed and began closing the door.
"He's busy, Tea. Come back sometime later," Mokuba said. "When you're not cheating on someone," he muttered to himself. Tea heard him as he closed the door shut. Tea rang the doorbell again. Mokuba answered the door.
"Yes?" Mokuba said, kind of irritated.
"Can I please see him," Tea said. Mokuba sighed and opened the door wider to let Tea in.
"He's in his office," Mokuba hesitated. Tea thanked him and then walked her way toward Kaiba's office. She opened the door slowly and peeked in. Kaiba was there alright. Typing endlessly, arms not moving at all except for his hands. She opened the door wider until it squeaked. She stopped dead in her track. She looked up and Kaiba was still staring at his computer screen, typing away. She opened the door wider, but then it squeaked louder. Kaiba stopped typing, but he still starred at the screen.
"Mokuba?" Kaiba asked. There was a moment of silence before he started typing again. Tea made her way into the office and bit her lip.
"Hi," Tea said timidly. Kaiba stopped typing. He sighed and paused.
"Get out," Kaiba said in his usual cold voice. "If you don't, I'm afraid I'll have to throw you out," Kaiba started typing as he waited for Tea to go. Tea didn't move an inch. Kaiba stopped typing again and closed his eyes while sighing. He then started typing again. "The door is right behind you just in case you got lost in your way out of my office," Kaiba said, still looking straight at the computer screen.
"I know where the door is Kaiba," Tea said.
"Then why won't you do both of us a favor and get out," Kaiba said rudely. Tea looked like she just got slapped. She walked down and took a chair in front of the desk where Kaiba was working and set it beside Kaiba. She sat down.
"I'm sorry, Kaiba," Tea said. "It was a kiss on the chee-"
"Get out please…I'm not this nice to people so I'm actually doing you a favor," Kaiba said blankly while typing away. Tea grabbed onto Kaiba's arm, which made Kaiba flinch and stop typing. Tea looked confusingly at Kaiba.
"Please get your hands off me," Kaiba said quite pathetically, trying to hide the pain Tea was making by holding his arm really firmly. After a night of cutting, the least that he wanted was someone pulling his arm out. Tea looked on as she studied Kaiba's face. She held his arm firmer and saw him grimace in pain.
"Please Kaiba, please listen to me," Tea said again.
"Please let go of me," Kaiba said again. Tea looked at him. She felt something damp on her hands. She let go of his arms and looked at her hands curiously. She vaguely saw a red pigment on her hand. She looked at Kaiba's blue long sleeve. She saw little red dots on it. She took Kaiba's arm and rolled up Kaiba's sleeve.
"What do you think you're doing!" Kaiba exclaimed. Tea just continued rolling his sleeve to reveal dozens of cuts and scars. Tea's eyes widen in horror.
"KAIBA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!!" Tea screamed. Kaiba rolled down his sleeve and looked at Tea like she was crazy.
"I didn't do anything. What are you, my mom?" Kaiba said. He continued typing. Tea took his arm again and rolled the sleeve.
"What do you calls these, Kaiba" Tea demanded. Kaiba sighed and turned his head toward hers.
"They're called cuts, Tea" Kaiba said to Tea like she was a little child. "You know what they are now don't you?" Kaiba rolled his eyes and stared at the screen.
"Oh now you're acting like a jerk than a suicidal maniac," Tea said.
"Atleast I'm a jerk telling you the truth," Kaiba said while typing and staring at the computer screen.
"How about not being a jerk and telling me the truth only?" Tea asked.
"That's like asking a pig to become a dog, Tea," Kaiba said, "You can't change who I am," Kaiba said. He looked at the darkening sky and then at the clock that read 7:05. "You can't change a pig, and you can't change me,"
"And what exactly are you Kaiba," Tea scowled.
"A business man who wants this girl name Tea to get out of his office and leave him alone so he can get through with all his work," Kaiba said blankly. Tea got up suddenly snapped his laptop closed. Kaiba looked at his laptop and then at Tea.
"What are you doing!" Kaiba screamed.
"Why do you act this way," Tea asked.
"Because it is me," Kaiba said coldly. "You can't do anything about that, so you're wasting your time here. Now let me ask you this…Why did you have to kiss Yami," Kaiba stood up and looked at the window.
"I told you, Kaiba," Tea said, "I'm sorry. It was innocent. I went to him for talk. That's all. It was a kiss on the cheek. Friends can kiss on the cheek can't they?" Kaiba looked away. "And anyway…why didn't you tell me in the first time that you were cutting yourself."
"I didn't want to bring you into it," Kaiba said blankly. "It was my problem…not yours," It opened the glass windows and walked into the balcony where it was snowing. Tea stood up from her seat and followed Kaiba.
"It's a problem for me because I-,"
"care?" Kaiba finished her sentence, "If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, Tea. I would have triple the money I have now " Kaiba put his hands onto the rail and watched the hundreds of snowflakes fall silently.
"If I had a nickel for every time I meant I cared for someone…I would be as rich as you," Tea looked at him.
"Why did you have to go and care," Kaiba narrowed his eyes, but kept a steady gaze toward.
"I honestly don't know, Kaiba," Tea said. She looked on with Kaiba watching the snowflakes. "I guess it's because I found out how different you were,"
"I'm not different Tea," Kaiba said, "I'm Seto Kaiba, CEO of a multimillion dollar company officially called as Kaiba Corp. I am a business man who has to keep his reputation."
"And what exactly is your reputation," Tea asked.
"A hard working business man. I am a valuable person in the making of Kaiba Corp that should be respected among others. Kaiba Corp is one of the leading markets in today's world and all valuable people are entitled to this company namely me. Seto Kaiba, the owner of Kaiba Corp who never takes no for an answer. I am Seto Kaiba." Seto said promptly. Tea looked at him.
"You memorized that," she said blankly.
"It's true though," Kaiba said, "and speaking of never taking no as an answer…get out,"
"No," Tea said blankly.
"Get out or I'll throw you out,"
"No,"
"I'm warning you…you don't want to see me when I'm mad,"
"No,"
"Fine…I'll have to throw you out then," Kaiba walked toward her. Tea just stood there.
"And how are you supposed to do that when your arms can't even lift pen," Tea said, staring at the sky. Kaiba sighed and ran his hand through his hair in defeat. He hesitated.
"Do you pity me?" Kaiba said. He was tensing up. He didn't want anybody to pity him just because he was a orphan. Tea just shrugged.
"No…not really. I was just shocked," Tea said. She knew what he was talking about. " I was shocked and surprised about your parents…when I found out about your cutting herself, I was shocked and hurt," Kaiba turned around to face her.
"I didn't mean to hurt you," Kaiba said. "I didn't think it would hurt you,"
"I just thought you didn't care enough to warn me about this, that you were intentionally doing this. Hiding it just to hurt me," Kaiba shook his head and turned around to turned around to his usual position and continued looking at the sky.
"I was hiding it so I wouldn't hurt you, Tea," Kaiba said.
"I wish you would stop trying to cut yourself," Tea said blankly. She looked at Kaiba hopefully and turned her head again.
"I don't know about that, Tea," Kaiba said, "I need help…I admit it…but I don't know how to stop it. Every time something messes up, or whenever I think about something big messing up…I do it…so I can't guarantee that I'll stop Tea." Kaiba said firmly yet very gently, neither sweet nor harsh. Just normal. Tea looked down, but continued watching the sky. The sky was already dark, but twinkling stars helped light up the place.
"If you can't guarantee it…then I guess I'll have to live with that…for now," Tea shrugged.
"Do you like Yami," Kaiba said quickly. Like the whole conversation they had a while ago disappeared. He caught Tea off guard. Tea looked at Kaiba, but Kaiba kept looking at the sky, no expression on his face.
"Well, of course I like Yami. He's my friend," Tea said. Kaiba shook his head and looked up. Then he turned his head toward Tea and looked her in the eyes.
"No, I mean," Kaiba hesitated, "Do you have a thing for him…like a crush," Kaiba said. Tea looked at him and shook her head.
"He's my friend," Tea said, "Nothing more," Tea smiled sweetly at Kaiba. Kaiba gave a sigh of relief. "Can I ask you a question now, Mr. Seto Kaiba," she asked playfully. Kaiba smiled and looked down and quickly looked up
"What," Kaiba asked, not getting a clue what was happening. Tea wrapped her hands around her neck.
"Do you like me," Tea said, "No, not in a friend kind of way. Mr. Kaiba. Do you have a thing for me…like a crush," She smiled so sweetly with her eyes sparkling. Seto smiled and nodded.
"Yea," Kaiba said while slowly wrapping his arms around her waist, "Now, Ms, Tea Gardener…do you have a certain hmmmm may I say…thang for me…ah yes a thang," Seto said, saying 'thing' quite differently. Tea laughed and looked into his eyes.
"Yes, Mr. Big time business man," Tea said, "I do have a certain thang for you," Kaiba smiled.
"Please...call me Seto," Kaiba said. Tea smiled.
"Alright, Seto," Tea smiled, "How was you day today," She cocked her head and smiled.
"Well, my day went well. If you don't include all the shoving and hitting of shoulders," Kaiba shrugged. He then looked at Tea, "But then I found this really nice girl by the name of Tea…who I do believe has a certain thang for me," Tea smiled and gave Kaiba a short kiss on the lips. Kaiba and Tea continued holding each other in their arms as they watched the tiny snowflakes…together.
Ichigo- *watery eyes* ahhh!! Happy reunion!!!!!!
Kaiba- *watching digimon* man…it's a re run
Bakura- *watching digimon too* but this is the episode where Kouwichi sacrifices his life for the digiworld…
Ichigo- Hello!!!! Anybody hear me!!! Didn't you guys read my chippie!!! TEA AND KAIBA GOT TOGETHER AGAIN!!!
Kaiba- *screams* NOOO!!
Ichigo- what? I thought you thought Tea was kind of okay …that's why you let me write a Seto/tea chippie…
Kaiba- nononononono…not that…Lucemon kills Kouwichi!!!!
Bakura- it's weird…Lucemon looks like and sounds like a girl…but they say Lucemon's a man….that's weird…
Ichigo- DIDN"T YOU GUYS HEAR ME!!!!! THEY GOT BACK TOGETHER!!!
Bakura and Kaiba- SHUT UP!!!!!! We're watching Digimon!!!!
Ichigo- *drops chippie* wha? Digimon is on? WHY WASN"T I INFORMED!!!
Kaiba and Bakura- we wanted to go through one episode without you crying about how Kouji is always misjudged…
Ichigo- BECAUSE EVERYONE ALWAYS THINKS THAT HE"S MEAN!!! AND HE"S NOT!!!! HE"S LIKE YOU KAIBA!!!!
Kaiba- no…see…my parents actually died….his..well…his parents just got divorced and he thought his mother was dead…see…we're totally different…besides the fact that we're always misjudged…we're totally different…I'm the cooler one…
Kouji- *wacks kaiba* shut up moron…you do better not talking…
Kaiba- shut up boy who needs to cut his hair…
Kouji- shut up!
Kaiba- you shut up!!!
Kouji- you shut up!!
Kaiba- you shut up!!!
Kouji- you shut up!!
Kaiba- you shut up!!!!
Ichigo- *runs out of room like a child over dramatically* stop fighting! Stop fighting!!!! *sits in the corner, rocking and telling herself gummy bears are funny*
Bakura- *gets mad at Kaiba and Kouji* look what you guys did…don't fight in front of children…don't fight at all…*turns to audience* cuz fighting is bad *nods* *turnes to Kaiba and Kouji* now apologize to ichigo now..
Kaiba and Kouji- *heads down* sorry Ichigo
Bakura- guys….please make Ichigo happy and review
Ichigo- gummy bears are funny, gummy bears are funny *rocks in the corner*