Two reviews in less than 10 hours! Whee! Well, this chapter Tea goes on the
quest to find the perfect gift for Bakura! ^_^ And If I'm not too tired or
forced to go to bead, I will probably write Christmas Morning as well.
Enjoy!
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Tea woke early the next morning amidst wrapped packages, wrapping paper and tape, leaning against the couch. Apparently, she thought, I fell asleep while wrapping packages...
She stood and brushed herself off. Pausing for a moment, she tried to decide wether to ger a shower and dressed first, or to eat first. A loud rumbling from her stomach answered that for her, so she went to the kitchen. She noted the time, ten o'clock, and yawned.
After a bowl of cereal, a shower and a set of fresh clothes she fell refreshed and ready to start the day. It was noon, but she didn't mind. Grabbing the phone book, she began flipping the pages searching for 'Bakura, Ryou'.
She found and dialed the number (there was only one Bakura in town). After two rings Yami Bakura answered the phone.
"We don't want any." He growled.
"Good afternoon to you, too, Bakura. May I speak with Ryou?" Tea asked politely, a little unnerved.
"Whatever." He said, dropping the phone. "Baka Hikari! Phone!" She heard a mad scrambling for the phone and a breathless Ryou answer.
"H-hello?"
"Hi Ryou! Erm, are you okay?" Tea asked.
"Fine. I just got done with my morning workout."
"I didn't know you worked out." Tea said, surprised.
"Bakura said I should start..." Tea could almost hear Ryou shrug, "I figured it couldn't hurt."
"Well, I wanted to talk to you about something. Do you think you could meet me in the part? Sans your Yami?" Tea asked.
"Um, yeah, sure. When?"
"About one or two, is that okay?"
"Sure. It'll be good to get out of the house." Ryou sounded slightly relieved. Tea heard a crash in the background. "Oh! BAKURA! I have to go, see you in about an hour!" Ryou quickly hung up the phone, Tea could hear the beginnings of what sounded like 'third one this week.'
Tea adjusted her makeup a little and grabbed a jacket. She locked her door behind her and set off at a brisk walk. At about 12:45 she reached the park. She chose a bench and sat down to wait. Barely fifteen minutes later Ryou came hurrying up the walk, glancing back every so often.
"Good Afternoon Tea." He said, sitting down. Tea surpressed a grin. Ryou had walked out of the house without taking a coat and was in only a t-shirt and jeans. He seemed to be close to shivering.
"Ah, let's go to the mall. It'll be warmer in there." She said. Ryou blushed slightly.
"Yeah.. I don't know how I forgot a jacket." He grinned. They stood and began heading toward the mall a few blocks over.
"Okay, Ryou... What I wanted to talk to you about was my gift for Bakura." Tea said as they walked.
"Your gift to Bakura?" Ryou repeated, caught slightly off.
"Yes. I want to get him a kitten. You know, remind him a bit of Egypt... But I'm slightly worried that his tomb-robber tendencies will override his natural Egyptian instinct to worship cats. If that happens I want to know that you would bring the kitten immediately to me." Tea stated firmly. Ryou looked slightly taken aback.
"Ah. It'd be alright. I don't think It will be a problem, but of course! I'd get the poor thing out of his way as soon as possible." Ryou said, torn between horror and amusement.
"Thanks! You're the best!" Tea unexpectedly threw her arms around Ryou and kissed him on the cheek. Ryou blushed brightly, and hoped Tea would pass it off as windburn or some such.
No luck.
"Oh! I'm sorry Ryou. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable." Tea apologized, putting some distance between them. Ryou shook his head.
"It's alright." He said. They reached the mall just then, and Tea dragged him to the pet store.
"I was thinking that one." Tea pointed out the sleeping tan kitten. "Name her Isis."
"It's perfect. How are you going to pay for her? And all the supplies?" Ryou inquired.
"Taken care of. I have over a hundred and seventy dollars here." Tea pulled out her wallet. Ryou nodded.
The two went around the store and gathered everything that was needed.
They went to the register and bought everything.
"Sir, we would like to buy that kitten there, the sandy colored one." Tea said, pointing.
"Alright, miss. Now, your total comes to $160.92." The man pulled a small carrier from under the counter and opened the cage. He gently lifted the sleeping kitten into the carrier. The kitten mewed but then quieted and went back to sleep. Ryou took the bags of stuff and Tea gently took the kitten and they left the store after paying.
"She'll stay at my house for the next few weeks, I'll housebreak her and then take her over to Yugi's on Christmas Eve."
"Oh! We're all getting together at Yugi's this year?" Ryou asked. Tea nodded.
"Everyone will be there. We'll have enough people to both prevent catastrophe and cause it!" Tea grinned. Ryou chuckled.
"Come on, let's drop all this off at my house. Then I'll take you out to lunch!" Tea glanced at her watch. It was almost five. "Or dinner. Either way." Tea laughed. Ryou shook his head, grinning.
"Alright then."
"OH! HIIIII PERSON!!!" Tea saw a girl waving wildly at her. Ryou looked at Tea questioningly, but Tea shrugged.
"I REMEMBER YOU! CATTY RAN INTO YOU AT THE TOY STORE!" The girl bounced up and down.
The black/red haired girl Catty(who was hugging a Kai plushie) grabbed the nameless girl's ear and smiled apologetically.
"Sorry, she had sugar earlier. COME ON LIZZY! YOUVE SCARED ENOUGH PEOPLE!" Catty dragged her away. Tea sweatdropped.
"Don't ask." She said, and Ryou closed the mouth he had opened to ask something. Ryou laughed.
"Well come on. I'm hungry! Where do you live?"
"On Calcebra." Tea said.
"Oh! Alright. Let's go." The two set off.
Upon reaching Tea's house they went in and put Isis in Tea's room, along with all of her supplies.
"I'll unpack everything when I get back. I don't want to wake her up. Aww! You can hear her snore a little! She's so cute.." Tea whispered, pulling Ryou out of the room. She grabbed a jacket of her dad's out of the closet for him, and some cash, and they headed out to McDonald's.
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Calcebra is a combo of Calculus/Algebra... One I'm dreading, and one I already hate. No, this has no connection to my story The Ring, even tho Tea lives on the same street in both. It's just convenient. And I have to take a break, my shoulder hurts, but I'll try and get the last chapter up tonight! And I think I'll have a few pairing on Christmas morning! ^_^ I luv Mistletoe! It's an awesome story plot device ^_^ Just remember to R+R!
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Tea woke early the next morning amidst wrapped packages, wrapping paper and tape, leaning against the couch. Apparently, she thought, I fell asleep while wrapping packages...
She stood and brushed herself off. Pausing for a moment, she tried to decide wether to ger a shower and dressed first, or to eat first. A loud rumbling from her stomach answered that for her, so she went to the kitchen. She noted the time, ten o'clock, and yawned.
After a bowl of cereal, a shower and a set of fresh clothes she fell refreshed and ready to start the day. It was noon, but she didn't mind. Grabbing the phone book, she began flipping the pages searching for 'Bakura, Ryou'.
She found and dialed the number (there was only one Bakura in town). After two rings Yami Bakura answered the phone.
"We don't want any." He growled.
"Good afternoon to you, too, Bakura. May I speak with Ryou?" Tea asked politely, a little unnerved.
"Whatever." He said, dropping the phone. "Baka Hikari! Phone!" She heard a mad scrambling for the phone and a breathless Ryou answer.
"H-hello?"
"Hi Ryou! Erm, are you okay?" Tea asked.
"Fine. I just got done with my morning workout."
"I didn't know you worked out." Tea said, surprised.
"Bakura said I should start..." Tea could almost hear Ryou shrug, "I figured it couldn't hurt."
"Well, I wanted to talk to you about something. Do you think you could meet me in the part? Sans your Yami?" Tea asked.
"Um, yeah, sure. When?"
"About one or two, is that okay?"
"Sure. It'll be good to get out of the house." Ryou sounded slightly relieved. Tea heard a crash in the background. "Oh! BAKURA! I have to go, see you in about an hour!" Ryou quickly hung up the phone, Tea could hear the beginnings of what sounded like 'third one this week.'
Tea adjusted her makeup a little and grabbed a jacket. She locked her door behind her and set off at a brisk walk. At about 12:45 she reached the park. She chose a bench and sat down to wait. Barely fifteen minutes later Ryou came hurrying up the walk, glancing back every so often.
"Good Afternoon Tea." He said, sitting down. Tea surpressed a grin. Ryou had walked out of the house without taking a coat and was in only a t-shirt and jeans. He seemed to be close to shivering.
"Ah, let's go to the mall. It'll be warmer in there." She said. Ryou blushed slightly.
"Yeah.. I don't know how I forgot a jacket." He grinned. They stood and began heading toward the mall a few blocks over.
"Okay, Ryou... What I wanted to talk to you about was my gift for Bakura." Tea said as they walked.
"Your gift to Bakura?" Ryou repeated, caught slightly off.
"Yes. I want to get him a kitten. You know, remind him a bit of Egypt... But I'm slightly worried that his tomb-robber tendencies will override his natural Egyptian instinct to worship cats. If that happens I want to know that you would bring the kitten immediately to me." Tea stated firmly. Ryou looked slightly taken aback.
"Ah. It'd be alright. I don't think It will be a problem, but of course! I'd get the poor thing out of his way as soon as possible." Ryou said, torn between horror and amusement.
"Thanks! You're the best!" Tea unexpectedly threw her arms around Ryou and kissed him on the cheek. Ryou blushed brightly, and hoped Tea would pass it off as windburn or some such.
No luck.
"Oh! I'm sorry Ryou. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable." Tea apologized, putting some distance between them. Ryou shook his head.
"It's alright." He said. They reached the mall just then, and Tea dragged him to the pet store.
"I was thinking that one." Tea pointed out the sleeping tan kitten. "Name her Isis."
"It's perfect. How are you going to pay for her? And all the supplies?" Ryou inquired.
"Taken care of. I have over a hundred and seventy dollars here." Tea pulled out her wallet. Ryou nodded.
The two went around the store and gathered everything that was needed.
They went to the register and bought everything.
"Sir, we would like to buy that kitten there, the sandy colored one." Tea said, pointing.
"Alright, miss. Now, your total comes to $160.92." The man pulled a small carrier from under the counter and opened the cage. He gently lifted the sleeping kitten into the carrier. The kitten mewed but then quieted and went back to sleep. Ryou took the bags of stuff and Tea gently took the kitten and they left the store after paying.
"She'll stay at my house for the next few weeks, I'll housebreak her and then take her over to Yugi's on Christmas Eve."
"Oh! We're all getting together at Yugi's this year?" Ryou asked. Tea nodded.
"Everyone will be there. We'll have enough people to both prevent catastrophe and cause it!" Tea grinned. Ryou chuckled.
"Come on, let's drop all this off at my house. Then I'll take you out to lunch!" Tea glanced at her watch. It was almost five. "Or dinner. Either way." Tea laughed. Ryou shook his head, grinning.
"Alright then."
"OH! HIIIII PERSON!!!" Tea saw a girl waving wildly at her. Ryou looked at Tea questioningly, but Tea shrugged.
"I REMEMBER YOU! CATTY RAN INTO YOU AT THE TOY STORE!" The girl bounced up and down.
The black/red haired girl Catty(who was hugging a Kai plushie) grabbed the nameless girl's ear and smiled apologetically.
"Sorry, she had sugar earlier. COME ON LIZZY! YOUVE SCARED ENOUGH PEOPLE!" Catty dragged her away. Tea sweatdropped.
"Don't ask." She said, and Ryou closed the mouth he had opened to ask something. Ryou laughed.
"Well come on. I'm hungry! Where do you live?"
"On Calcebra." Tea said.
"Oh! Alright. Let's go." The two set off.
Upon reaching Tea's house they went in and put Isis in Tea's room, along with all of her supplies.
"I'll unpack everything when I get back. I don't want to wake her up. Aww! You can hear her snore a little! She's so cute.." Tea whispered, pulling Ryou out of the room. She grabbed a jacket of her dad's out of the closet for him, and some cash, and they headed out to McDonald's.
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Calcebra is a combo of Calculus/Algebra... One I'm dreading, and one I already hate. No, this has no connection to my story The Ring, even tho Tea lives on the same street in both. It's just convenient. And I have to take a break, my shoulder hurts, but I'll try and get the last chapter up tonight! And I think I'll have a few pairing on Christmas morning! ^_^ I luv Mistletoe! It's an awesome story plot device ^_^ Just remember to R+R!