A/N: Hey again to everyone. First of all, I've changed the format of this
story so it is hopefully easier on the eyes to read (much thanks to a
friend whose idea that was). Okay, from here, I really have no clue what
goes on in Yu-Gi-Oh, so please bear with me as I make some stuff up and
browse through some sights to find information on this show. My apologies.
Also, if anyone has some ideas for this story, please tell me! They are
greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Aviastar: My apologies for the confusion, and I am glad that you take the time to read and review my story on a show that you do not watch. Of course, you are not alone. Thanks anyhow!
Mystical Miyuki: You think so? Thank you, that really supports me! I love words of encouragement, thanks! I hope you enjoy this chapter too!
Hikari Kitten: Really? Thanks! That makes me feel so special. Okay, I'll just say that, wow, you're good. This chapter should also answer your question too! I hope you find this chapter interesting!
Now, again I ask readers to vote for the pairing. It still currently stands as Tea/Kaiba. Oh, and do you think I'm updating my stories too slowly and that they're too short? Thanks.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter Five: Departure and Arrival
The next day, Tea went with her friend to the dock to say goodbye.
"Well, see you guys!" Tea said.
"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Ryou asked her. She nodded and smiled.
"You better get going," she said. She watched as they boarded the ship, but Kaiba stayed back.
"Tea, just in case." he said, handing her a slip of paper, "Take care of yourself, ok?" He kissed her on the cheek, and left quickly, embarrassed. She glanced at it, and on it, it had written -
I, Seto Kaiba, head of Kaiba Corp, give Tea Gardener the ability to go around Kaiba Corp as she wishes, and use whatever she would like.
And at the bottom was his signed name. She smiled and wondered exactly why he had given her this permission. The boat began to move. She ran to the edge of the dock and waved franticly to her friends, hoping they could see her. When she could no longer see them, she left for a food store. She found a McDonald's and went to the bathrooms to wash up. There the pain washed over her again. Luckily no one else was in the bathroom.
"I told you," the voice said, "You will come to Duelist Kingdom."
"'Duelist Kingdom,'" Tea repeated, "What a stupid name. I would have thought you would have at least thought of a more creative name." She made fun of the name, using a string of curses in her mind. The pain increased, as if he had heard her thoughts.
"You'd better come," the voice snarled.
"Oh?" Tea managed to gasp out, "And how, may I ask you?"
"With the paper that's in your pocket," the voice said easily. Her hand went to her pocket, and she remembered that she had put Kaiba's permission thing in it.
"Kaiba?" she whispered. That's right! He does have all those fancy planes and helicopters and blimps and stuff, she thought to herself.
"Very good," the voice said, "I thought you would have noticed that earlier, him being your boyfriend. And don't think about not coming. Remember what you read. It'll be your fault." The voice faded away, leaving Tea to think over what he had said.
What did I read that would mean something? Tea thought to herself. Then a wave of understanding washed over her. That's right! "Y.M. will be my key. The CEO will ensure me with new abilities. Together they and others will help me." Oh no! Y.M. is Yugi Mouto, and the CEO is Kaiba! The tournament's a trap for them! And for other duelists! I've got to warn them!
Then forgetting about lunch, she raced back to her home. She wondered how her friends were doing on their boat trip. Must be pretty fancy, Tea suddenly thought longingly.
*****
Kaiba, Tristan, Joey, Ryou, and Yugi were at the dining hall on the boat. Kaiba, Tristan, and Joey were all off, trading cards or practice- dueling others. However, Yugi and Ryou were sitting at a more private table, and changed to their Yami forms.
"I do not like going to this tournament," Bakura said, "It seems a bit - unsafe."
"Aww, getting nice and caring toward everyone?" Yami replied.
"Humph," Bakura said angrily, "You know perfectly well why I say it seems unsafe. Ever since Tea arrived, I, no, we've been sensing strange things." Bakura paused, waiting for Yami's reaction.
"Well, perhaps you are right. It seems that she is hiding something from us, but what?" Yami replied, "I'm sure we all have noticed her strange reactions at times and those sudden pain things that she gets from time to time. It's also strange that she knows about the millennium items. It seems that she knows Pegasus, too. We've asked Kaiba before about her, as it seems that they like each other a lot, but he says that she's never told him anything about his past or family or whatever." Bakura nodded.
"Well, we'd better go get some rest," Bakura said. He changed back suddenly to Ryou. They all left the dining hall and went to their rooms. They were going to arrive at Duelist Kingdom early the next morning, and the duels would start.
*****
"We are now approaching Duelist Kingdom. Duelists please have your invitations ready to present to the guards outside and please wait for further directions. If the duelists would all please be ready to be off board in 10 minutes. Thank you," a voice said over the speaker early the next day. Everyone was up and ready quickly, and lined up with the other duelists to get off board. They got off, and followed everyone else in front of Pegasus' mansion.
"Wow," Joey breathed, awed.
"Looks like a castle," Ryou said.
"I'd love to live in there," Tristan said, a dreamy look on his face.
"It must be even better on the inside!" Yugi said. Even Kaiba looked slightly impressed.
"Not bad," he said with a shrug.
"It's even larger than your house Kaiba!" Joey said. Kaiba shrugged again and gave him his death glare.
Pegasus stepped forward, atop his mansion/castle, where everyone could see and hear him.
"Welcome, duelists," Pegasus said, "You have been monitored for some time now, and have been specially chosen to participate in this competition. The finalist will have the privilege of dueling me, and if he or she beats me, they will be granted the title of master duelist, earn 3 million dollars in cash, and will be granted one wish that is in my power to do so. You will find duel stadiums all over this island. Earn 10 star chips, and enter my mansion. Good luck, and the duels begin now!"
This is perfect, Pegasus thought to himself, Yugi and his friends have arrived, and it's only a matter of time before someone else comes. I will have your powers! All of yours!
"Come on!" Joey said, excitedly, "Let's start dueling!"
*****
Tea was still at her apartments, thinking. She wondered if she should leave, if her friends were really in danger. She wondered how her father felt when she ran away. What would her friends think if they found out about her family? She decided she'd wait a few more days before leaving. She mind as well call Kaiba's place and make sure that she could use one of their helicopters.
After a 15-minute call with them, she made sure that she would be able to go to duelist kingdom three days from today. She decided to pack a small backpack with her, and put all the needed belongings in it.
The three days came and went, and at around 7:30 at night, she went over to Kaiba's mansion. The guards were waiting for her, and she showed them her note. The approved it, and at 8:00 PM, she and three guards had boarded a personal helicopter. It was a one and a half hour flight, so they would supposedly arrive at 9:30 PM, but since Tea wanted to be with her friends, they would probably spend half an hour looking over the large island for them. All the while she was chatting with one of the guards and looking out the window.
"Miss Tea?" another one of the guards interrupted her thoughts. She glanced up. "We have sighted the island. We will be searching for your friends and Master Kaiba. If you would please come forward to assist our pilot in finding them." Tea stood up and followed him to the front. They flew around the island a few times before finding several fires, but none belonged to her friends.
"What's that building?" The pilot asked the guard.
"It's Pegasus' mansion," Tea told him, with a touch of anger in her voice.
"Ah-yes, Miss Tea," the pilot said hesitantly.
"Please don't call me 'Miss', there's no need," Tea said. She was used to it though. She remembered again.
It was another one of those boring dinner parties again.
"Miss Tea?" one of father's guards knocked on her door.
"Hold on, a moment, please," Tea replied heavily. She had to wear another one of her stupid dresses. "Come in, please." The guard entered.
"You look wonderful, Miss Tea, if I may say so myself," the guard said. All of father's guards were men. And he had a lot of guards, too. "Come, Miss Tea," the guard said, "Master requests you." Tea sighed. She could never get anyone to call her just by her first name. First it had been Mistress Tea, but then she insisted that they change it. So now they called her Miss Tea, but she still disliked it. And father always requested his guards and servants to address him as 'Master'. In Tea's opinion, it was quite stupid. Her father even didn't call her 'Tea'. He'd address her by 'Daughter Tea' (sometimes adding a 'Dear' in front of it), supposedly a loving way to address her, but Tea had the feeling that he called her that just to remind her and others that she was his daughter. She swore that one day she would leave this 'home'.
"As you wish, Mistress Tea," the pilot said. She winced at that, too.
"Um, please don't call me that either-" Tea began.
"All right, Lady Tea," the pilot said. Tea sighed. She gave up on trying to tell them to address her by her first name, and first name only. They kept searching, and finally they came upon a lone fire blazing in an open clearing by a small forest.
"I believe that's them, Lady Tea," the guard said.
"Yes, it is!" Tea replied excitedly.
A/N: I'm hoping that I get more reviews from people who actually read this not-so-greatly-written story. Many thanks to those who do read and review my story! Thanks! ~Kari
Aviastar: My apologies for the confusion, and I am glad that you take the time to read and review my story on a show that you do not watch. Of course, you are not alone. Thanks anyhow!
Mystical Miyuki: You think so? Thank you, that really supports me! I love words of encouragement, thanks! I hope you enjoy this chapter too!
Hikari Kitten: Really? Thanks! That makes me feel so special. Okay, I'll just say that, wow, you're good. This chapter should also answer your question too! I hope you find this chapter interesting!
Now, again I ask readers to vote for the pairing. It still currently stands as Tea/Kaiba. Oh, and do you think I'm updating my stories too slowly and that they're too short? Thanks.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter Five: Departure and Arrival
The next day, Tea went with her friend to the dock to say goodbye.
"Well, see you guys!" Tea said.
"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Ryou asked her. She nodded and smiled.
"You better get going," she said. She watched as they boarded the ship, but Kaiba stayed back.
"Tea, just in case." he said, handing her a slip of paper, "Take care of yourself, ok?" He kissed her on the cheek, and left quickly, embarrassed. She glanced at it, and on it, it had written -
I, Seto Kaiba, head of Kaiba Corp, give Tea Gardener the ability to go around Kaiba Corp as she wishes, and use whatever she would like.
And at the bottom was his signed name. She smiled and wondered exactly why he had given her this permission. The boat began to move. She ran to the edge of the dock and waved franticly to her friends, hoping they could see her. When she could no longer see them, she left for a food store. She found a McDonald's and went to the bathrooms to wash up. There the pain washed over her again. Luckily no one else was in the bathroom.
"I told you," the voice said, "You will come to Duelist Kingdom."
"'Duelist Kingdom,'" Tea repeated, "What a stupid name. I would have thought you would have at least thought of a more creative name." She made fun of the name, using a string of curses in her mind. The pain increased, as if he had heard her thoughts.
"You'd better come," the voice snarled.
"Oh?" Tea managed to gasp out, "And how, may I ask you?"
"With the paper that's in your pocket," the voice said easily. Her hand went to her pocket, and she remembered that she had put Kaiba's permission thing in it.
"Kaiba?" she whispered. That's right! He does have all those fancy planes and helicopters and blimps and stuff, she thought to herself.
"Very good," the voice said, "I thought you would have noticed that earlier, him being your boyfriend. And don't think about not coming. Remember what you read. It'll be your fault." The voice faded away, leaving Tea to think over what he had said.
What did I read that would mean something? Tea thought to herself. Then a wave of understanding washed over her. That's right! "Y.M. will be my key. The CEO will ensure me with new abilities. Together they and others will help me." Oh no! Y.M. is Yugi Mouto, and the CEO is Kaiba! The tournament's a trap for them! And for other duelists! I've got to warn them!
Then forgetting about lunch, she raced back to her home. She wondered how her friends were doing on their boat trip. Must be pretty fancy, Tea suddenly thought longingly.
*****
Kaiba, Tristan, Joey, Ryou, and Yugi were at the dining hall on the boat. Kaiba, Tristan, and Joey were all off, trading cards or practice- dueling others. However, Yugi and Ryou were sitting at a more private table, and changed to their Yami forms.
"I do not like going to this tournament," Bakura said, "It seems a bit - unsafe."
"Aww, getting nice and caring toward everyone?" Yami replied.
"Humph," Bakura said angrily, "You know perfectly well why I say it seems unsafe. Ever since Tea arrived, I, no, we've been sensing strange things." Bakura paused, waiting for Yami's reaction.
"Well, perhaps you are right. It seems that she is hiding something from us, but what?" Yami replied, "I'm sure we all have noticed her strange reactions at times and those sudden pain things that she gets from time to time. It's also strange that she knows about the millennium items. It seems that she knows Pegasus, too. We've asked Kaiba before about her, as it seems that they like each other a lot, but he says that she's never told him anything about his past or family or whatever." Bakura nodded.
"Well, we'd better go get some rest," Bakura said. He changed back suddenly to Ryou. They all left the dining hall and went to their rooms. They were going to arrive at Duelist Kingdom early the next morning, and the duels would start.
*****
"We are now approaching Duelist Kingdom. Duelists please have your invitations ready to present to the guards outside and please wait for further directions. If the duelists would all please be ready to be off board in 10 minutes. Thank you," a voice said over the speaker early the next day. Everyone was up and ready quickly, and lined up with the other duelists to get off board. They got off, and followed everyone else in front of Pegasus' mansion.
"Wow," Joey breathed, awed.
"Looks like a castle," Ryou said.
"I'd love to live in there," Tristan said, a dreamy look on his face.
"It must be even better on the inside!" Yugi said. Even Kaiba looked slightly impressed.
"Not bad," he said with a shrug.
"It's even larger than your house Kaiba!" Joey said. Kaiba shrugged again and gave him his death glare.
Pegasus stepped forward, atop his mansion/castle, where everyone could see and hear him.
"Welcome, duelists," Pegasus said, "You have been monitored for some time now, and have been specially chosen to participate in this competition. The finalist will have the privilege of dueling me, and if he or she beats me, they will be granted the title of master duelist, earn 3 million dollars in cash, and will be granted one wish that is in my power to do so. You will find duel stadiums all over this island. Earn 10 star chips, and enter my mansion. Good luck, and the duels begin now!"
This is perfect, Pegasus thought to himself, Yugi and his friends have arrived, and it's only a matter of time before someone else comes. I will have your powers! All of yours!
"Come on!" Joey said, excitedly, "Let's start dueling!"
*****
Tea was still at her apartments, thinking. She wondered if she should leave, if her friends were really in danger. She wondered how her father felt when she ran away. What would her friends think if they found out about her family? She decided she'd wait a few more days before leaving. She mind as well call Kaiba's place and make sure that she could use one of their helicopters.
After a 15-minute call with them, she made sure that she would be able to go to duelist kingdom three days from today. She decided to pack a small backpack with her, and put all the needed belongings in it.
The three days came and went, and at around 7:30 at night, she went over to Kaiba's mansion. The guards were waiting for her, and she showed them her note. The approved it, and at 8:00 PM, she and three guards had boarded a personal helicopter. It was a one and a half hour flight, so they would supposedly arrive at 9:30 PM, but since Tea wanted to be with her friends, they would probably spend half an hour looking over the large island for them. All the while she was chatting with one of the guards and looking out the window.
"Miss Tea?" another one of the guards interrupted her thoughts. She glanced up. "We have sighted the island. We will be searching for your friends and Master Kaiba. If you would please come forward to assist our pilot in finding them." Tea stood up and followed him to the front. They flew around the island a few times before finding several fires, but none belonged to her friends.
"What's that building?" The pilot asked the guard.
"It's Pegasus' mansion," Tea told him, with a touch of anger in her voice.
"Ah-yes, Miss Tea," the pilot said hesitantly.
"Please don't call me 'Miss', there's no need," Tea said. She was used to it though. She remembered again.
It was another one of those boring dinner parties again.
"Miss Tea?" one of father's guards knocked on her door.
"Hold on, a moment, please," Tea replied heavily. She had to wear another one of her stupid dresses. "Come in, please." The guard entered.
"You look wonderful, Miss Tea, if I may say so myself," the guard said. All of father's guards were men. And he had a lot of guards, too. "Come, Miss Tea," the guard said, "Master requests you." Tea sighed. She could never get anyone to call her just by her first name. First it had been Mistress Tea, but then she insisted that they change it. So now they called her Miss Tea, but she still disliked it. And father always requested his guards and servants to address him as 'Master'. In Tea's opinion, it was quite stupid. Her father even didn't call her 'Tea'. He'd address her by 'Daughter Tea' (sometimes adding a 'Dear' in front of it), supposedly a loving way to address her, but Tea had the feeling that he called her that just to remind her and others that she was his daughter. She swore that one day she would leave this 'home'.
"As you wish, Mistress Tea," the pilot said. She winced at that, too.
"Um, please don't call me that either-" Tea began.
"All right, Lady Tea," the pilot said. Tea sighed. She gave up on trying to tell them to address her by her first name, and first name only. They kept searching, and finally they came upon a lone fire blazing in an open clearing by a small forest.
"I believe that's them, Lady Tea," the guard said.
"Yes, it is!" Tea replied excitedly.
A/N: I'm hoping that I get more reviews from people who actually read this not-so-greatly-written story. Many thanks to those who do read and review my story! Thanks! ~Kari
