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Italic : means that the person is thinking to him or herself.
P.S.- Italic is for a song too.
To Reader: Yes, I know this was supposed to be put up on Friday.......sue me! Or sue my darn school! I mean, the nerve of them to suppress me with lab reports, DBQ essays, and posters! -____-
Chapter Five: Catch My Fall
"Tea?"
Yami looked at her with a shocked expression.
"Sorry to bother you," she continued hastily, "Yugi told me to drop these off."
"No....it's okay." Yami said as he sat on his bed.
"You look better." Tea said as he looked up, puzzled indeed.
"Better?" Yami said as Tea hid a smile.
"I knew it....." She whispered. "Yugi told us that you were sick in school, but...."
She stopped. She didn't want to continue, because she knew it would renew his heartache.
"What were you going to say?"
Tea sighed and said, "you're sulking over Serenity, aren't you?"
"I wouldn't call it sulking." Yami said as he looked at the gold ring still in his hand.
Tea smiled to herself and sat across from him.
"You wanna talk about it?" She said softly.
"You wouldn't understand, you never lost somebody you....." He frowned. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay," Tea said as she looked down at the floorboard. "I'm over it."
"How...." He swallowed hard. "How did you cope with your break-up?"
"It wasn't easy." Tea said as she looked into his eyes. "Not at all."
Yami nodded in agreement. "How did you feel?"
"Lost."
Yami looked up at her, not expecting an answer like that.
"But.....my friends drew a path back to my life." She smiled.
He closed his eyes and nodded. "Yes, friends."
A silence surpassed between them. That is, until, Yami stood up and walked to the window.
"Tea?" He asked as she cocked an eyebrow up.
"Huh?"
"Do you miss Duke?" He turned to look at her. "Is he still in your heart?"
"No." Tea said as she shook her head. "I don't leave my heart open to somebody who doesn't love me."
Yami looked at her. That statement spoke volumes about his relationship with Serenity. To summarize it, his relationship with Serenity was meaningless. It WAS like an Egyptian marriage when he was Pharaoh. Why? Because Serenity didn't love him the way that he loved her. And, if he didn't have her love...then there was just no chemistry. No love. Tea was right. Don't leave your heart open to somebody who will never be yours romantically. Open your heart to a person who cares about you and your needs.
"Yami?" Tea asked. "Are you there?"
Yami shook his head and looked at her.
"Yeah, I'm still here." He answered.
He looked at the ring in his hand.
"Was that hers?" Tea asked as she stood up and walked over to him.
"Yeah." He said as he walked over to his dresser and dropped it into one of the drawers.
He slowly looked up from the dresser.
"Was...." He said as he sat back on his bed.
"Still thinking about her?"
He smiled.
"Actually...yeah." He paused. "Because I don't know what to do with the things she left here."
Tea burst out laughing. He joined in, feeling much more down to earth than a couple of minutes ago.
"I needed that." Tea said as she stopped laughing.
"Yami nodded, saying, "me too."
"You must be feeling better......" Tea said.
"Much better." He looked at her. "Thank you."
Tea smiled. "You're welcome."
That's when Yami's stomach started growling. He blushed and held his stomach.
"I didn't eat anything the whole day," he said innocently.
"Well then come on!" Tea said as she pulled him downstairs.
As they walked toward the kitchen, Grandpa looked at the two from the living room.
'A match made in heaven....those two.'
Meanwhile, Tea made Yami a sandwich. As she did so, she carried on about how he shouldn't starve himself because it isn't healthy....even when the situation involves a major break-up.
"........so don't do it again!" Tea shouted as they walked into the living room.
Grandpa smiled and moved over to let them sit.
'They really do look cute together.'
"EAT IT YAMI!"
Grandpa shook out of his thoughts and looked at the two.
"I don't like mayonnaise though." He said as she grew angry.
"Tough."
"EH!" Yami said as she smiled. "What happened to the 'voice of reason'....?"
"Sorry....can't hear you!" Tea lied as she cupped her ear.
"You really aren't the person I thought you were." Yami said as Tea looked at him.
"What do you mean?" Tea asked as he started eating the sandwich she made for him.
"Well, you are not quiet.....you're not too soft....and.....you do get angry."
"Thanks for noticing all this now." Tea said as he smiled.
"Well, we don't hang out that much." He shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe we should."
Tea was taken back at that statement. "Seriously?"
"Yeah, why not?" He asked as she tilted her head a little bit.
"Ohhh....no reason."
'Besides that I am a loser....and you usually hang out with the popular people.....no reason at all'
Grandpa looked at the two. He shook his head to himself.
'They really should get together....maybe I should invite her to our family barbeque.'
"Excuse me, Miss Gardner?"
"Yes?"
"Would you like to come to our family barbeque on Sunday?"
Yami looked at him oddly, Grandpa ignored his expression.
"Sure.....are you sure it's okay?" She chuckled. "I mean didn't you say a family barbeque?"
"Ohhh...it's perfectly fine." He said as she nodded.
"Alright then."
"Good." He said as he left the room.
As soon as he left the room, Tea looked over to Yami. "Well, that was weird..huh?"
"Yeah." He shrugged it off. "Well you already now that he is weird...so this is nothing out of the ordinary."
Tea nodded and looked at the clock. It was ten minutes to five.
"Wow.....I didn't know this much time passed." She stood up. "I better get home."
"Alright then." He said as he stood up as well.
"I guess I'll see you on Sunday." She said as he smiled. "It's hosted here, right?"
"Yeah." He said as they made their way toward the door.
"Okay." She said. "I want to see a smile on that face when I arrive there on Sunday."
He chuckled as she opened the door, only to reveal an unexpected face. Yami gasped.
"Serenity?"
~To be continued.......~
Another cliffie! Was that rushed? Did you think that Yami and Tea were TOO close? If you liked it just the way it is...then stay tuned for the next chapter. It's gonna be a bumpy ride.
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