Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh!
Thanks for your reviews, I guess it was kinda funny at the end ^__^! I'll try to put more of that in, I was planning it to be a general type of story but I suppose some humor would help. Oh and those scars, maybe I didn't make it clear, they're from her Dad when he was still alive.....ya know. Okay here's the next chapter.
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Kaiba practically shoved Tea in his limo, his ears still burning. Never had he been so humiliated, and in front of Yugi Moto and his friends!
"What did you think you were doing?!" he hissed at Tea who was calmly looking at her nails.
"What's the matter Kaiba," she said mockingly, "can't have a little fun?" 'As much as it disgusts me to pretend, that was funny!' she thought.
Just when Kaiba had thought he had understand females, Tea had to came along and smash his ideals down. Inside his ever ready mind, he was thinking on how to get her back. He had spent a lot of time of trying to read people's mind by their facial expressions. It had helped a lot, especially doing business transactions. He had noticed that Tea had done a minor hesitation before telling everyone they were going out. So she just did that to get back at me, he thought sardonically, but she didn't really enjoy it except for the laughs. Well Tea Gardener, he thought with an inner evil grin, don't play with fire unless your willing to take the consequences.
Tucking that thought in the back of his head, he briskly returned back to business.
"Well start acting your age," he ordered, "we've work to do."
The limo pulled up to a Victorian mansion set with a fountain splashing in front of the double doors. Tea gazed around in awe, everything was so beautiful! "Wow Kaiba, with this kind of living quarters, how come you're always grouchy?" Tea said, looking at his garden appreciatively.
Kaiba threw her a glare as they entered his office. Tea plopped down on a settee.
Getting right down to business, he said, "So you don't know what they look like and you don't know where they are."
"They were wearing masks so I couldn't see their faces," reminded Tea.
"However," he said, trying to think of a way to make it sound innocent enough, "they don't know that I don't know-" he stopped seeing Tea's expression.
Tea: o__O
"What I'm trying to say is," he said impatiently, "they believe that I think you are on their side."
"But why would they-oh!" Tea blushed, remembering how she was dressed when Kaiba had found her. "I mean, ahem, of course."
"I'm supposed to meet them again," he continued, "and if you went there instead of me, you would probably learn more information."
"Are you crazy?" exclaimed Tea, "I don't have a death wish, you know."
"I'll be there, concealed, and if things get tense, I'll come in, acting as if I just got there. All you have to do is act scared, saying that I have you watched and you want them to convince me that you're innocent."
Tea stared at him with a yeah-right expression. "Okay, let me see if I have this straight. You want me to go sashaying in there, saying that you're on my case, setting the police on me and whatever. And then you want me to tell them to clear my name with you. The only major problems I see with this is, one, how would I, a girl who got set-up, know where to meet them. Two, they'll suspect that this is a trap. After all they beat me up and set me up as a messenger."
"But you see," his eyes intent, "it doesn't matter. No matter how bad you act or what excuses you say, you're bound to get some information. Just tell them that you read the note right before you gave it to me. Believe me, they'll help you. Most likely they'll make a deal, they'll get rid of me and never see you again if you agree to be their messenger."
"It means a great deal to me.....I want Mokuba back safe," Kaiba said, his face showing a faint flicker of inner pain.
Tea's heart went out toward him. Ohhhh, she thought, this is probably the stupidest, riskiest idea I've ever heard. But I feel so bad for him, and Mokuba too!
Kaiba could practically feel Tea's mind going over his plan. He knew it was unbelievably risky and could see several gaping holes in it, but he needed more information. And he would risk Tea to get it. "I'm his only brother, I'm supposed to protect him," he added, turning his face away. There's no way she could refuse, he thought victoriously.
".......Oh alright," Tea muttered. "But you better be there, and if just a hair is touched on my head, I'm suing."
Kaiba handed her a note, "There's the address and the time. It would be best if you changed back into the clothes you were found in. Pretend that you were running away and didn't have time to change."
Tea: -___- "But don't forget, nothing will happen to me," she said, warning Kaiba.
At that, Kaiba said to her, "Did you get punished at home?"
"What do you mean?" Tea said, trying to conceal her nervousness.
"Those.....marks, most often they're from a beating......"
"What are you implying, Kaiba," Tea said coldly. "That I was beaten at home? Well you're wrong," she said, lying. "When I was little, I was in a car accident. And the reason why I didn't tell my friends was because I was embarrassed of those ugly marks."
Kaiba could sense that she was lying. "Well it's none of my business," he said.
"However if you dare to use it as blackmail against me, then I won't go," threatened Tea. Damn, he thought, I was hoping she would forget about that. Ah well, it wasn't that much of a blackmail.
"Cool it Gardener," he said in a lazy drawl. "I promise I won't if you promise you'll go."
"I already said I did," snapped Tea, her bad mood returning.
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Next day, late evening.
Tea looked at the clothes. When I wear this, guys will chase after me waving money in their hands, she thought in disgust.
She had skipped school today, pleading sickness. Her friends thought it was because of the 'fall.' They tried to call or come by her house, but she did not answer the door or phone.
"Okay, here goes nothing," Tea said, after tying on the stilettos. She gingerly placed on the dog collar. 'God I look like a slut,' she thought, as she looked at herself in the mirror.
She went outside and waited on the steps. After a few minutes she heard familiar footsteps. "I don't see why we have to walk there," Tea complained.
"If they see the limo, they'll know I'm with you," retorted Kaiba. They started walking in silence. Then Kaiba insultingly looked her over, "Not bad Gardener, if the top was any lower, you could officially work in a strip club."
Tea glowered at him, as they turned the corner, they ran right into the gang without Bakura and Marik, carrying get-well cards and flowers.
Tea stiffened, 'My life is officially over,' she thought.
"Well hello Kaiba," said Joey, "what is rich money bags doing here?" The group gave a hasty glance at Tea, not recognizing her.
The gang: O__O
"Well, uh, Kaiba," Malik blushing, "I'm sure your going to be, uh, pretty busy tonight, so we'll leave you."
"But I thought you were going out with Tea," said Yami confused. "Why are you with, er, her."
Kaiba thought triumphantly, 'Here's my chance to get back at her!'
"Oh, but can't you recognize her?" he said smoothly, taking Tea's shoulders into his hands. "It's Tea."
Joey looked carefully into Tea's mortified face, "Oh my gosh, it's Tea!" he yelled, smacking Tristan on the shoulder in disbelief.
"Oh, uh, Tea," said Yugi, blushing, "you, um, look nice. So I guess you feel better already."
Tea scowled at Kaiba. 'He has me at a disadvantage and he knows it! Fine, if he wants to play it this way, he'll find out what I'm really made of.'
Tea winked at Kaiba flirtatiously, and said sweetly to her friends, "Oh but you know that I wasn't that badly injured. If I was that injured," she purred, running a hand down Kaiba's back, "I wouldn't have agreed to come with him tonight."
Kaiba grabbed Tea's hand, squeezing it hard. He was about to tell them that the whole boyfriend situation was false when he realized that it meant that he was throwing in the towel. He had never been defeated in anything, and he wasn't about to start now. 'Oh yes,' he thought, remembering that Tea didn't really like pretending this way. 'now she's going to get it. But what to do...' He gave in to the childish notion that was nagging at him the whole time since Tea had embarrassed him.
He slung a familiar arm around Tea's shoulders and dragged her toward him, ignoring her shocked look.
"Oh but darling," he said mockingly, "it's true, I can't feel like a real man unless you're here with me. Your touch, your sunny smile, your," he swept a quick glance at her body, and continued, "your very.....ample body...."
'AMPLE?! Ample!!!!' Tea screamed in her mind.
"But I will always be with you. Even when you never wash your underwear and wear it for three days straight----"
Tea cut in, her face furious, "Never wash my underwear?!!"
"Oh but Tea," Kaiba said, his voice innocent, "didn't you know? I had my butler wash it for you, so don't worry, you're wearing clean ones now."
Gang: O__O (again)
Tea could not think of anything to say. She spun around and stomped off, "We have a job to finish, Kaiba dear!" she said through gritted teeth.
Kaiba ran after her, saying cynically, "But don't be shy! Certainly you're not embarrassed!"
Gang: O___O
'Who would have thought he would actually do that!' Tea thought. 'I never thought he had it in him!' Kaiba had seemed like a different person, when he was making his remarks, he had seemed less older and domineering, and more like a teenage boy than a rich duel master.
Kaiba caught up to her, "So," he said smugly, "how does it feel to have a taste of your own medicine, Gardener?"
She glared at him, "That was so immature Kaiba. But then that just goes to show how much nobody knows you. Who knows," she said airily, "we might actually make a good couple."
Kaiba gave her a suspicious look, "What are you talking about?"
She smirked, "Not now, I might tell you later. If I remember. But shouldn't we be more serious? I mean we are trying to help Mokuba now. We shouldn't act this way when god knows what happened to him." As soon as she had said those words she regretted them. She had sounded so cruel and callous.
Kaiba's face which had looked slightly less tired after verbally sparring with Tea, reverted back to his regular scowl and insensitive demeanor.
"Of course Gardener," he said coldly. "So good of you to remind me."
They continued their pace in silence while the night rolled on.
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Okay, that's the end of this one. Please review!!! And thank you for reviewing!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh!
Thank you for your reviews! I loved them. I revised chapter one after Kaiba caught Tea, it's practically the same thing except the dialogue is different. Anywayz here's the next chapter! oh yeah, and I changed Mazaki back to Gardener.
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