The Real Tea

Disclaimer Guy- Rina doesn't own anything of Yu-gi-oh, not even the pictures she stole from websites.

WindMageRina- (ignoring him)Hey everyone! Well, I am sure all Yu-gi-oh fans know of the great debate of the hate/love Tea issue. Personally I always have been more on the side for Tea. She has her heart in the right place, even though she can be a tad(some of you may not agree) annoying at times.
So I started thinking... Is there something more to her? What is the real Tea like? What does she think about things, like her life, and her friends? What would she say if she knew how people hated and loved her? I think there's more to her than we see, so here's my version. Flames will be considered, but i'm only trying to give some entertainment. Constructive criticism, though, is always welcome. Oh Yeah one more thing. I wrote this fic to put my gist as to how I think she may feel about things. The opinions Tea has on some things in here are not necessarily MY opinions, but most of them probably are. I may make this into story with a plot if you want me too. Or if you guys like the how this is I may be tempted to do more characters. Well enjoy.

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She shut the door sharply behind her, and a draft of the cold outdoor air swept into the room. Turning the lock, she carried her books to the table in the kitchen and set them down. Grabbing a coke out of the fridge, she plopped onto one of the cushioned chairs and let out a long, dramatic sigh.
Tea Gardner, known as a good friend of champion duelists, or friendship speech girl. You know, that ugly, dumb, lameo wannabe who had a sack full of speeches about friendship and love. Her brow creased angrily as she thought of the latter. If only they knew, she told herself. If only they knew.

Knew what? Knew me.

If only they knew what it was like to be her. Every day to put on a happy face for everybody. To always be the one who had to have the courage and hope that others lacked, even when she had barely enough for herself. To assure her friends that it was all going to be ok. But was it? She'd started to wonder very much about that lately, especially with all the talk of evil and terrible things to come for her and her friends. She took a sip of her coke.

My friends.

She thought of them all the time, at least everyone knew that. Joey, Tristan, well..she thought..(i GUESS Mai is my friend), Mako, and of course Yugi.....Yugi. She pictured her friend in her mind, the sweet, if sort of naive guy who had always been there for her, telling her to follow her dreams. He had been through a lot, and Tea worried about him a lot. All this talk of evil and the past reenacting. She didn't want anything to happen to him, dueling and being challenged along with Yami, all to fulfill his destiny.
She thought now of Yami, or as much as she could. She didn't really know what to make of him. At times, he seemed so nice, and others, as if he held back some dark powers that screamed to be released. He seemed to always have a lot on his mind. But then, she did too. People thought she loved him, which may have been true to an extent. He was very good-looking, and had a wildness about him that Tea liked, and he did watch out for Yugi's safety. But she could hardly count herself in love, and besides, how many other girls felt that way? So despite what they thought, she didn't really love him. She drank some more of her drink, lost in her thoughts.
Of course she couldn't forget Joey and Tristan, her other two close friends. Two silly but really cool guys, and they were always supporting her. Joey had learned so much about Duel monsters, especially since Duelist Kingdom. Before they knew it he was among the best around. And Tristan, well Tristan might have improved on his math scores since the last report card. He certainly acted crazy, what with being crazy over Serenity. She smiled faintly as she remembered all their crazy antics, even through the dislike of some people.

As cool as they are, they don't really know me either. No one does.

She hated the way they treated her and her friends. The so called of the show. They liked some characters but trashed others. That always made her feel bad, if people didn't like her or her friends, couldn't they at least be civil? She knew that some of them were, but it was those who weren't that made her angry. Yes, me, goody goody Tea is angry. Well, I have a right to be, with all that we have to put up with from them. What would she do if she had the chance to do something about it? She didn't rightly know what she'd do to some of these people.
But then, she reasoned, there were those who liked her, fans who liked what she did and said. But even they didn't know her. They didn't know of everything she went through. But it made her feel much better to know that at least they cared. S She would always have her friends beside her, and they'd face everything together. Is that too much of a friendship speech for them? I don't care. I love my friends, and no matter what they think of me, I will stand besides those I care about, until the end. She finished her coke, and walked over to the sink. She rinsed the bottle out, placed it in the sink, and walked back to the table. She picked up her text books and headed for her room, a sad but determined look on her face.

And they never will, if they have closed minds and hearts.