Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh!
Um…yeah, this isn't an update on the story, but it isn't an Author's note..Hehe, I had to delete all my author's notes becuz of the new rule, anyway, I wanna know which story you want me to start updating because…yeah, I made a stupid mistake and I have four stories on hold right now. So you have to tell me which one you'd rather want me updating, and the two stories that have the most..votes…are the ones I'll be updating until I finish them.
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Okay the choices are:
A. The Story - Tea/Seto Tea's a bodyguard for Seto…humor, mostly
B. Queen of the Damned - (gradual) Bakura/Tea …A scary Tea…^__~
C. Light in the Dark - Nice romance between Tea/Seto, basically they're tryin' to save
Mokuba…
D. Journey Through Time - Tea/?? Right now it's a Yami/Tea, could be changed…brief summary is that Yami leaves to solve the questions about his life ß (bad explanation ^_~, better if you see the story, so far it's one chapter)
E. Umm…This is another story I'm going to start but I wasn't sure when…I promised that there would be a sequel to Power Within, and I can start it right now if you'd like…
F. A new story (comedy) of Tea/Seto with Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare as the basis.
Yeah, so those are the five choices and for the ones that have the least, they'll be momentarily put aside so I can finish the others. But don't worry, I won't abandon those babies of mine ^^…
However for the holidays, I'll probably do bonus chapters for all the stories, including the ones that got the least votes…
Now you're probably thinking, how is this not an Author's Note? Well becuz I'm gonna put nonsense in it…random stuff about my fav gal Tea and the gang. Oooh, now that I think about it, whenever I put up an A/N, I'll include some funny bits with it, so then it'll kinda be a chapter so I don't have to remove it..haha, too lazy.
Have fun and Happy Holidays…aka Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Ramadan, and any other I don't know about.
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Narrator: Now Tea was born with four brothers and their names were Harry, Larry, Moe, and Betty Boop….
Director: Cut! (starts screaming at the narrator) Their names are NOT the three Stooges, nor is the last one called Betty Boop! The names are Yami, Yugi, Joey, and Tristan! Tristan is NOT a Betty Boop!
Narrator: gulp, …Hehe..oops, sorry, I think I'm reading the wrong play.
Narrator: (continues) Okay, um, Tea had four older brothers, the oldest being Yami, then Tristan, Joey, and finally Yugi. Now these brothers were the hearthrobs among the ladies of the upper class.
Director: Wait! You forgot to mention the setting this is in! This is supposed to be set in a place where lords and ladies rule and yadda yadda! (starts muttering) Sheesh, and I'm paying you for this?
Narrator: sweat drop…uhh, Yeah, well, on with the story. Anywho---
Director: Anywho??!! Anywho??!! Where the hell does it say anywho?!! (starts chasing the narrator around with a bat)
Belle-fille1: Uhh..yeah, umm…actually…director? This movie has already been done..see? (points to the video monitor which shows the beginning of a movie titled, Gone with the Wind) oops, wrong one, I mean that one. (Shows the beginning of a movie called, Matrix Reloaded) Dang, not that one either, (starts banging the control)…ah! See? The movie is called Four Little Men and One Little Woman.
Director and Narrator: O__O….uh..okay.
Belle-fille1: Oh, hello, I didn't see you readers here. This is the movie about four brothers and a sister! Enjoy your treat!
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Music: Elegant Fanfare
Scene: A regal estate at the Ishtar's residence. Inside, the ballroom is filled with beautiful ladies decked in furs and feathers at the latest vogue fashion while they are twirled by dashing handsome eligible men.
The butler announces the arrival of the Mazakis'. Immediately ladies swoon and scream as the dark and mysterious Yami comes in. Older married ladies and widows raise their eyebrow, flagrantly eying the illustrious Yami who is the very paragon of a ladies man.
Then comes the two brothers known as the 'Fighting Duo,' Tristan and Joey.
Joey: I told you how many times? I didn't take your picture of that girl! Besides, she looked like one of those biddy matrons chasin' after ya for your money..I don't even know her!
Tristan: Of course you don't know her! Then if you don't know her, why…DO YOU SMELL OF THE PERFUME OF THAT SAME WOMAN WHOSE IN THE PICTURE?!!!
Joey: Eep!
Tristan starts pummeling Joey while a chuckling crowd gathers to watch. Then, barely audible over the din, the butler announces the last Mazaki brother.
Butler: Yugi Mazaki!
Young, barely seasoned girls squeal as the adorable youngest boy of the Mazaki family comes out.
Finally the Butler notices that the brothers have brought in their sister.
Butler: Tea Mazaki! (A/N: Yes, I know that the first name is the dubbed English ^_~)
Tea shyly comes in, it's her Coming Out, this is her first season as an eligible girl. The other ladies snicker behind their silk and satin fans, what kind of clothing and hair style is that?!
Tea flushes as she hears one lady titter as she descends down the staircase, Those colors don't even match! And her face! Who put the powder puff on her? She looks like a sick ghost!
Fortunately for the gossiping lady, none of the Mazaki brothers hear or else there would be hell to pay for insulting their beloved sister. But the brothers had one fault. Since they raised up Tea by themselves after their parents died when Tea was twelve, Tea never knew how to dress fashionably or put on the correct make-up.
While flocks of ladies swarm the brothers who are valiantly trying to wade their way toward their sister, Tea slowly walks away to the side. Eventually the brothers succeed, and make it to Tea's side.
Yami: Tea, are you okay? Why don't I ask one of my friends (gestures toward a couple of lounging bachelors surrounded by seductive ladies who are sipping white wine) to dance with you?
Tea: With a wan smile, "No…that's okay, you four go dance, I'll join you after but I need to go do some..um…ladies stuff."
At the mentioning of 'ladies stuff,' the four brothers hastily exit with the youngest leaving a worried gaze at his pale sister.
Tea: (thinks) Wow, everyone here is so beautiful…I wish I could dance as gracefully as those ladies or at least wear those kind of clothing.
(A/N: Ooh, it's harder for me to use script form…)
By the end, Tea had successfully evaded invitations to dance from several gentleman. She knew that they had been sent over by her brothers. I just want them to have fun, she thought sadly, I know I don't look as good as the others out there. I'll just embarrass myself.
However some of the men were very nice to her and she found that she enjoyed talking to them, especially about the topics that strayed into the more 'manly' areas. Like cards, dice, which movement to use when one is cornered by thugs, all the things that her innocent and naïve brother, Yugi, had taught her before he was caught by their elder brothers (she had secretly continued learning from books even though her brothers had expressly forbidden her to learn those arts which were unsuitable for a gently bred daughter of a Lord.)
Tea enters the restroom and goes into one stall. Four gossiping girls, all known to be the most beautiful girls in the Season so far, comes in.
The brunette with dark come-hither eyelashes preens in the mirror while a blondie, with a dainty face and china blue eyes, purses her lips. "Amanda," demands Lady Desiree, flipping her golden hair back, "Did you see the poor thing coming after the Mazaki brothers?"
Amanda, the brunette, rolls her eyes, "Of course, who couldn't? Such a huge…contrast compared to the Mazaki brothers. I personally think she was a gutter rat's child that somehow became to be their sister."
The black haired, flashing eyed beauty called Serinth, sneers. "Please, Desi dear, we mustn't talk about her that way. We can use her to get to her brothers!" Serinth poses in the mirror with a vapid look in her eyes. "Oh Tea? My name is Lady Serinth, and I noticed that you've been without partners, why don't I help you get comfortable in the season with my friends? We can help you choose some…better clothing and get the ridiculous trash off of your face!" She ended the sentence giggling and fluttering her eyelashes while the fiery redhead Mana, curls her lips, amused.
"What a wonderful idea, Serinth," muses Mana, twirling a long finger around her curly locks.
"But…," cuts in Lady Desiree of Marchmount, "Her brothers are bachelors for a reason. They'll know what we're trying to do with their sister and then we'll be caught."
The ladies murmured in assent, "Ah well, back to the ball, my dears," says Amanda, batting her eyes, "We mustn't want the men to be without company!"
As they left one of them said, "Forget about the Tea girl. She'll be one of those plain girls, given no attention until a poor man weds her for money."
Tea slowly opened the stall door. "Am I that ugly?" she whispered to the mirror. Then she fled, leaving a surprised servant a note telling her brothers that she was ill and had gone home to rest.
(A/N: Yeah, I'm switchin' away from script form so the tenses will be differentà to past tense)
When she reached the manor, Tea ran to the courtyard where a blue fountain tinkled its water to the ground. "I wish I could have someone help me, I'm so ugly with these clothing and make-up!" she sobbed in to her hands.
Then a mysterious lady appeared with a lacy blue dress and a silver wand in her hand.
"My dear, I am Mai, your fairy guardian," says the beautiful blonde.
"What?" croaks Tea in astonishment, tears still dripping from her face.
"Don't cry, I'm gonna teach you all the arts of how to look good so that the next ball you go to, no one will overlook you over your brothers!"
So from then on, Tea set to work with Mai, her fairy guardian. Mai took her shopping and eventually Tea knew learned that some colors just didn't work others and that baking mix will not work as a concealer (sp?). Dancing soon became Tea's pastime with Mai instructing her which foot went first and who lead the dances.
Finally the second ball came and this time it was one of the most important balls of the year. The Midsummer Nights Ball where everyone masqueraded in masks.
Fairy Mai had told Tea to dress up as a nymph. She wore a sleek flimsy silk gown that was awash with the colors of the sea, creating a beautiful blend of green and blue. A slit rode up to mid-thigh, which Mai had insisted, saying that it would show off her slender legs. The airy dress had gauzy straps that hung off of her shoulders while the rest trailed behind her like a bridal gown. Mother of pearl was inlaid on her mask with green feathers protruding upwards while diamonds winked in Tea's curling hair that was done in the most chic fashion, one tendril let loose to settle coyly on her bare neck. Several pearl strands held the hair in place, gleaming in the light.
"Okay," Mai said, giving Tea a look over, "I'm coming with you, so tell everyone I'm just a minor lord's daughter who no one knows about." With that, Mai pointed at her self and poof! She was wearing a royal purple gown, that revealed her back.
Tea left a note for her brothers that she had gone to the ball 'early' with her new friend.
Both of the girls came in to the magnificent estate with hooded capes. As they escaped to the restroom to make sure their masks were firmly on, the Mazaki brothers strode in.
"Where's Tea?" asked Tristan, elbowing Joey.
"Relax," said Joey, "We don't know what mask she's wearing, she'll probably unveil herself to us at the end of the ball." The Mazaki brothers had decided against masquerading themselves.
The four men then turned at the hubbub that appeared. Their eyes widened in shock and a huge clearing appeared as the crowd melted from the Mazaki brothers' view and the six newcomers. Curling his fists, Yami said grimly, "Look who's come out of the gaming hells now." (Gaming hells are gambling places)
Leading the front of the six darkly handsome men without masks, was the Lord Seto Kaiba, powerfully holding the crowd with captivating icy eyes, followed by the scowling Bakura and Marik, eyeing the rest of the crowd with an enigmatic air. Lastly, the less troublesome of the six, Ryou and Malik, sweeping their gazes of the trembling ladies, setting all the women hearts aflutter. Known as the Rakes from Hell, the six men were bitter enemies to the Mazaki brothers.
Seto Kaiba sauntered to Yami, his eyes narrowing, taking in the other with a contemptuous smile, "Well, well, well, looks like the Mazaki brothers are here. What a pity, I thought the rancid smell would dissipate from the last time you attended this dance, but I see that it just vigorously renewed its stench."
The brothers growled, taking an offensive stance while the rest of the nobles drew back, eagerly anticipating a good fight.
The orchestra hastily struck a song, the dance had begun.
Marquise Pegasus Maximillion, the host of the ball, visibly sighed as the two groups dissipated at the start of music, stalking to opposite ends of the corner.
Mai and Tea hurriedly came out of the ladies room and looked at each other in dismay at the dance which had already begun.
"Oh well," shrugged Mai, "We'll join in the next one. Here, lets go to those seats over there and rest our toes."
Then Mai poked Tea in the shoulder, "Why are your brothers glaring at those absolutely gorgeous men over there?"
Tea turned her head and gasped when she saw who Mai was looking at. Her brothers were looking mutinously at the Rakes from Hell.
"Those men are enemies of my brothers!" gasped Tea.
"Ah," Mai said admiringly. "And fancy that, all bachelors too, c'mon," she said, grasping Tea's hand, "Lets go meet them, your brothers won't know since you're disguised."
As Tea struggled from Mai's grip which was dragging her ever closer to the Rakes from Hell, her eye caught one of the Rakes. Lord Marik of Wyndham Hill.
Marik did a double take at the vision coming toward him, she was splendid in a sea of green and deep blue. And next to her was an equally enchanting woman with a dark violet gown. Elbowing the ever cool Lord Kaiba of Raythen, he drawled in a debonair voice, "Look what's coming our way. It seems that coming to this ridiculous dance was a good idea. We haven't seen these two ladies before."
Lord Kaiba gazed inscrutably at the two ladies. Marik was right, he definitely had not seen these two before. The other Rakes swirling their red wine in the crystal glasses waited expectantly for the two ladies to come as they stopped, the one dressed in green had freed herself from the tenacious grasp of the purple.
Duke Bakura of Fyare raised an eyebrow as the green gowned woman fled away, gown fluttering and revealing a glimpse of her leg, toward…toward the Mazaki brothers?
"Well," said Malik, amused, "She preferred the Mazaki brothers over us?" They watched with avid interest as the blonde woman chased after the brunette who was gesticulating wildly to the Mazaki brothers.
"So," said the Lord Devlin passing by with a beautie on his arm. Duke sometimes caroused with the Rakes at the gaming hells and salons. "How does it feel to be snubbed over by that young filly to the Mazakis?"
The Rakes of Hell rolled their eyes, "Watch us," said Marik standing up, with the other following suit.
The six men shouldered their way to the Mazaki brothers who were glaring at them.
"My Lady," said Marik smoothly, kissing Tea's hand. "Will you dance with me?" Grasping Tea's shoulder, Marik gently steered the reluctant and stammering Tea to the floor.
As they were about to step on to the floor, Tea mustered her courage and said, "I'm sorry, but I really can't dance with you, my card is full."
"Oh?" questioned Marik, "And who are these lucky young men?"
"Umm…my, my bro-I mean the Mazai brothers," said Tea, bidding a hasty retreat, leaving Marik staring at her.
Bakura and Kaiba smirked at Marik's dumbfounded expression as the vision in green made her way back to the Mazaki brothers' side.
"Well if that one doesn't suit you," said Bakura, taking Tea's hand, "How about dancing with an old fellow like me?"
Tea wrenched her hand out of his. "I'm sorry," she addressed to the Rakes, "But I don't dance with anyone who's enemies to my brothers."
"Brothers?!" exclaimed ten male voices.
Tea took off her mask, grinning at her brothers' expressions. "Like how I look?" she said happily, ignoring the other men.
"Wow, Tea, I vouch you are the most beautiful-est maiden here tonight," promised Joey, with a nodding Yugi at his side.
What interest that had been in Tea, flared as the other men glanced at each other, now this was an opportunity that they could not pass up. The innocent sister of the four Mazaki brothers, here, right in front of them…with her jealous brothers now glaring at them.
Kaiba chuckled, ah yes, chance sometimes had a funny mind.
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Heehee, okay that was my short story…lol, I know, it was kinda jumpy and I switched the format, but that's my little holiday sugar cane for you. If you want this can be option G, if you'd like.. Lol, you guys are probably like, no more! No more options, there's too dang many! Okay have fun choosing! Bye-bye and don't forget to review and tell me!