Disclaimer: Do not own the show, the characters, or YGO merchandise. If I did the world would be a better place now. (Just kidding.)
Italic : means that the person is thinking to him or herself.
P.S.- Italic is for a song too.
To Reader: I just loved the reviews you placed for this story. Sorry about the deadly cliffhanger I left, I just do it to keep the reader in tune with the story. I think you will be very pleased with this chapter, considering that Yami and Tea grow a little closer and Serenity will soon become a thing of the past. Enjoy!
Chapter Six: Forever Young
"Serenity........"
Yami's sudden silence struck Tea. She knew he still had some feelings for the young Wheeler, but the emotion in his voice made it seem like he was not over her. Tea shuddered at the thought. It only reminded her of the way she used to be with Duke. She shook out all the thoughts that were rushing through her mind and focused on the situation between the three of them.
'Come on Tea, it's only getting worse by the minute....maybe you-'
"Hello Yami," Serenity continued hastily, "if I am interrupting anything....I will go-"
"No." Tea spat out.
'Great Tea, like that wasn't obvious enough!'
"I mean," Tea swallowed hard, "you caught Yami at a good time, he just finished his Earth Science tutoring with me."
'....and the Academy Award for outstanding actress goes to Tea Gardner for her exceptional performance, bravo Tea!'
"Yes, would you like to come in?" Yami asked coolly.
"No, I'm not staying long," Serenity continued, "I just wanted to know if my brother is here, is he?"
"Not at this moment." Yami said as he folded his arms.
Serenity sighed softly and pulled a strand of hair behind her ear. Tea looked at the two and decided to give them their privacy, knowing that it was the best thing to do.
"Do you have any clue to where he may be?" She asked as he closed his eyes for a second.
"I would try Tristan's house." Yami stated as she nodded in agreement.
"Thank you," she waved warmly, "have a nice day-"
"You can use my phone to call Tristan, I mean, so you don't have to walk all the way there for nothing."
She smiled at Yami's statement, but declined. "I enjoy the walk."
"Alright then," he said softly. "Ohh...by the way, how's your Mother?"
"She's feeling better, thanks for asking." She said as his smile widened.
"Well, I should be off." She said as she turned around and walked away from the Game Shop.
Yami closed the door shut, and leaned against it. As he closed his eyes to reflect on the situation that just occurred, he felt that somebody else was in the room. He opened his eyes to see Tea standing there with her arms folded. He smiled and walked up to her.
"Tea....what you did out there...." He said as he touched her hand. "Thank you."
"Forget about it." Tea said as she held his hand in hers for a couple of seconds.
"Hey....I'm home!"
Tea and Yami both looked over to the doorway to see Yugi standing there with a charming smile planted on his lips. Yami dropped Tea's hand quickly and put his hands behind his back like if nothing happened.
"Hi Tea, I didn't expect you to still be here..." Yugi said as he dropped his bag on the couch.
"Ohhh.h...I was just helping...Yami with something..." Tea said conspicuously as she headed for the door.
"Yeah, thanks again..." Yami said as she smiled and left the Game Shop.
He sighed softly and sat down on the couch. Yugi copied his actions.
"So....how's Mr. Ladies Man?" Yami blushed at this statement.
"Lets just say he's lady-less." Yugi laughed quietly at Yami's assertion.
"Don't worry Yami, I'm sure things will start looking up...." Yugi reasoned as Yami sighed.
"We'll see." He said as Yugi smiled.
"Well, things must be looking up....I mean....you and Tea seemed pretty close before I arrived." Yugi said.
Yami cleared his throat and shook his head, "we're just friends."
Yugi didn't respond. He only gave Yami a sympathetic look and changed the subject.
"Still not over Serenity, huh?" He asked as Yami perked his head up.
"I am..." Yami started as Yugi cocked an eyebrow up. "Ohh..give me a break..healing takes time."
"Oh...so now we turned into Mr. Sensitive now?" Yugi asked as Yami rolled his eyes.
"Very funny, I'll just have you know...it's not as easy as it looks." Yami said sadly.
"From the way you moved on to Tea...I'll say it's pretty easy...." Yugi smiled.
"Yugi, I'm giving you to the count of three to get as far away from me as possible...."
Yugi's eyes flashed with fear at the King of Games. He soon stood from the couch and started running.
"One..." Yami said slowly.
He was about to move onto the next number when Yugi popped his head into the room and said, "is the loneliest number..." {A/N: Very good song....if anyone knows it.... ^_^}
Yami clenched his teeth and continued. "Two..."
Yugi remained where he was and said, "surprised you can count that high!"
Yami looked at Yugi and stood up. Yugi backed away slowly. "THREE!"
"AHHHH!" Yugi exclaimed as Yami jumped over the couch and sprinted toward him.
"You can run, but you can't hide!" Yami shouted as he ran after his short adversary.
~Sunday~
Friday and Saturday went by quickly for Tea Gardner. It was most likely the homework from school that kept her busy for the two days. Then, came Sunday. She loved Sundays. They were full of relaxing and sleeping in. But, this Sunday was different. She actually had something to look forward to today. Mr. Moto's barbeque. She smiled at the thought and opened her closet to look for something to wear.
'Hmmmm...it's just a barbeque...I don't wanna be too fancy...'
Tea looked through her wardrobe until she found a nice white shirt. The sleeves came up to her elbows. She was about to put it on, but then she stopped and looked at the shirt.
'Hold on....this is a barbeque.....what do you think is going to happen to that white shirt?'
Tea sighed and put it back on the hanger, only to look for another shirt. That's when she spotted a black tanktop with silver sparkles embedded on the shirt.
'Ohh...Tea's daring today!'
She ignored her conscience and grabbed a pair of jeans to go with the shirt.
'Hmmm...not bad...'
Tea said once she put on her shirt and jeans. Soon, she put her hair up in a ponytail and looked back into the mirror. She smiled, liking the way some strands of her hair stuck out from the ponytail. As she added a little eyeshadow to her eyelids, she looked back into the mirror and did some model poses to check herself out. {A/N: I do that too!! ^_^ Don't laugh, I'm sure you did it once in your lifetime!}
'I wonder if Yami will like my-'
She stopped and hit the rewind button.
'Yami? Why should you be worried about the way he looks at you?'
Tea sighed and shrugged her shoulders, not giving it a second thought.
'Alright, I'm ready to go...'
Tea thought as she put her sneakers on. She grabbed her keys and headed for the door, only to stop once she touched the doorknob. 'I should leave a note for my parents....' She groaned and turned around to find a pen and a piece of paper to write out a little note for her parents.
~MEANWHILE~
*DING-DONG*
Yugi rose from the couch to answer the door. As he opened the door he smiled at the two people that stood in front of him. One had a pot-belly with grayish-black hair, while the other one was skinny and very tall with brown hair and violet eyes. She smiled down at Yugi and pinched his cheek.
"Hello Aunt Sal and Uncle Bob," Yugi said as he hugged his two relatives.
"Ohhh...Yugi...you've grown up so much!" His Aunt exclaimed while his Uncle laughed.
"Really Sal? He looks the same height as before!" Yugi blushed at this statement.
"BOB!" His Aunt exclaimed as Yugi cleared his throat and looked at the two.
"Umm...my Grandpa is in the back.." Yugi said as they both walked toward the back.
He followed the two until he spotted Yami sitting on the couch, watching an old Western movie.
"Aren't you gonna join us?" Yugi asked as Yami looked up.
"I don't like barbeques..." Yami stated as Yugi rolled his eyes.
"You don't like anything!" Yugi said as Yami looked up and smiled.
"So?" He said as Yugi pulled him to his feet.
"Come on!" Yugi exclaimed. "Today is going to be a fun day."
"Alright, I'll join your little get-together." Yami said as they heard the doorbell ring again.
"Your turn!" Yugi said as he ran to the backyard.
"Wait! I don't wanna.." He sighed and walked toward the door.
He opened the door to see Tea. 'Wow...she's looking good...'
"Hi!" Tea said as she stepped in.
"Hello..." Yami said as they walked toward the backyard.
"What's up?" She asked as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Nothing much," he said as they entered the backyard to see family members dancing around and little kids clinging to their mothers. Tea smiled at the sight.
"This looks interesting..." Tea said as Yami nodded.
"Very..." He said as Grandpa walked up to them.
"Hello Ms. Gardner, I'm glad you could make it." He said politely.
Tea smiled and shook his hand. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."
He was about to say something when Aunt Sal interrupted him.
"Ohhh Yami," she looked at Tea, "is this Serenity?"
Yami blushed a little and looked at Tea. "No, this is Tea....Tea Gardner."
"Ohhh...I see we have a gigolo in the family." {A/N: @_@}
Yami blushed even more, while Tea supressed a laugh.
"No, it's not like that....we're just good friends."
Aunt Sal smiled and said, "whatever you say...I just hope you keep this one, she looks like a nice girl."
After Aunt Sal left, Yami looked at Tea. "Sorry about that, they get a little carried away."
"Ohhh...don't worry," Tea smiled. "My family is worse."
Yami smiled and headed for the food. Tea sighed and smiled when she spotted Yugi near the drinks. She walked over and put a hand on his shoulder. "Having fun?" She asked as he turned around.
"Yeah," he said as he cocked an eyebrow up. "Not to be rude, but what brings you here?"
She smiled and poured some Pepsi into a plastic cup, "your Grandpa invited me."
"That's cool." He said as she smiled.
"Yeah," she was about to continue when she spotted Yami being surrounded by little kids.
"I wonder what's going on over there?" Yugi asked as they walked over.
As they walked over, whining and pleading filled their ears. Tea was the first to laugh at this.
"Please cousin Yami! Play tag with us!!" One little girl exclaimed.
"Yeah, we need a leader!" Another girl exclaimed.
"Well, I don't know." Yami said as he looked up to see Yugi and Tea laughing.
"Oohhh...Yugi....you wanna play too?" A boy said as the little kids turned toward Yugi and Tea.
"Sure, I don't mind." Yugi said as they started cheering.
"What about you?" There heads turned toward Tea.
"Sure, I'm in." Tea said, but then added, "as long as Yami plays.."
Yami could banish Tea to the Shadow Realm for that remark. The little kids turned toward Yami again. One little girl even sat on his lap. "Pwweeease Yami!?"
He looked at the child and sighed, "alright."
That's when they all scattered around the yard and started chanting, "Yami's it! Yami's it!!" Even Tea and Yugi joined into the little chant. Tea could tell that Yami was pissed off at the moment. She only screamed it louder so he could hear her. He turned to her and smiled wickedly. She smiled and waved at him. He was about to run after her when he spotted the girl that sat in his lap running around the yard.
"I got you!" He yelled as he tagged the little girl.
"I'm it!! YAH!" She yelled as she ran after Yugi.
After a couple of more little kids got tagged, the burden came back to Yami. He knew who he was running after this time, but he couldn't find her. That's when he heard a soft whisper in his ear.
"Miss me?" Yami turned around to see Tea standing there.
He smiled and tried to grab her, but she turned around and broke into a run. He smirked and ran after his prey, dodging the adults and kids that stood in his way. Soon, she was in his reach again and he tried to grab her before she reached the "safe spot" which was the tree near the fence. She turned around quickly, now running backward, and smiled at Yami.
"Hurry up, Yami...I'm almost-"
That's when she tripped on a stick and fell on her back. Yami watched this and was about to stop himself, but he couldn't. He fell forward on top of her. {A/N: I'm so evil!} They both looked at each other. Yami was blushing and Tea just started laughing. He moved up a bit, so he wouldn't crush her body any longer, and smiled at her.
"Tag, you're it."
~To be continued....~
How did you like it? I tried to make it a little longer from all my other chapters. I just loved the ending to this chapter. Don't you? Well, I hope I can continue this soon. ^_^