Kiss Me Fool
By Fire Katt
Hey everyone, I'm really sorry about the long wait. I just had a really rough month, starting with my computer breaking down, which obviously meant I couldn't work on my story, followed by my exams which were, well exams. And then just as I was getting back into writing mode my boyfriend and I had a really nasty break up so as you can imagine I wasn't feeling up to writing a romance story. But here I am again after pints of Ben and Jerrys and hopefully you'll still enjoy this! Sorry again for the wait! I'll try to get the next chapter out at the same time as a small apology!
***Disclaimer: I don't own YuGiOh***
Chapter 8
Seto walked down the stairs towards the kitchen still deep in thought as he recalled the passionate embrace he and Tea had shared the night before.
What was I thinking? I can't face her now. She probably thinks I'm an even bigger jerk for taking advantage of the fact that she was upset and drunk. But I wasn't! Was I?
All thoughts fled Seto as he heard a laugh tinkling from inside the kitchen. As he slowly pushed the door open he was preparing himself for the tongue lashing he deserved. When none was forthcoming and instead he heard his brother laughing, he chanced a look at Tea's face.
Tea meanwhile had noticed the moment Seto had walked through the doorway. Ripping into him for what had happened the night before was the last thing on her mind however. She nervously looked down at her plate, unable to look him in the eye, cursing herself as she felt the colour rise in her cheeks. Hearing Mokuba's childish giggles she felt her face turn even redder and wished the floor could swallow her up. Slowly she glanced up to meet Seto's eyes.
Mokuba had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. Who would have thought that his cold big brother would develop feelings for sweet, warm Tea. They were exact opposites, and the more Mokuba thought about it the only thing he could think of that they did have in common was caring for him. Mokuba noticed the colour rising in Tea's cheeks and couldn't help but let out a laugh.
Surprisingly enough Tea was the first to regain her composure. She glanced back at her plate before speaking however. "Are you still coming with us to the bar tonight?"
Seto glanced at her sharply. There was not an ounce of regret or anger in her voice. "Do you-did you still want me to go?" Seto stumbled over his words while keeping his gaze trained on Tea's downturned face.
Tea lifted her brilliant blue eyes to meet the azure depths of his own. "Of course I do. I wouldn't have invited you other wise."
Seto let a small grin reach his lips before replying. "Well in that case I wouldn't miss it."
Both smiled slightly at each other evidently forgetting that Mokuba was still in the room. Neither realized however that he had been following there exchange closely.
Tea glanced down at her watch and seeing the time let out a surprised yelp. "Oh damn I really have to get home I'm sorry you guys but I have to leave." Tea started gathering her things as she continued to speak to the brothers. "Happy birthday again Mokuba! Oh and Seto I'll give you a call this afternoon and let you know what time we're going!" She threw a cheerful little wave over her shoulder as she dashed out the door.
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Tea got out of Seto's limo with Bakura, Ryou, Malik, Marik and of course, Seto. As the group walked towards the door of the bar Tea enlightened her other friends of the fight between her and Yami the night before. Leaving out the part involving Seto of course. Bakura congratulated her for standing up to the "baka ex-pharaoh" which caused Tea to giggle. Meanwhile Malik and Marik were discussing methods of disowning their sister which only caused Tea to laugh harder. Tea's laughter dried up however when they got to the entrance to the bar and saw the huge line up.
"There is no way I'm waiting outside for long in this skirt." Tea spoke up gesturing to her short black skirt.
Seto glanced over at her and had to agree. Not only was Tea wearing a short skirt but it was paired with a striped purple and blue halter top with a low neckline. The group had come reasonably early not expecting there to be much of a line up. Seto eyed the VIP door before looking back and offering a suggestion.
"You know I could get us in the VIP door by giving them my name, or we could go somewhere else it up to you guys."
"Ahem." Tea tapped her sandaled foot impatiently as she crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her foot until Seto hastily added, "Oh and you too of course Tea." Appeased Tea smiled happily.
"Well I think if we can get in here we may as well. Besides I've really heard some great things about this place."
Seto glanced at the other males in the group all of whom nodded their heads in agreement with Tea. With his trademark smirk in place he started for the door where a very large, very muscular security guard stood with a list. Glancing at Seto he raised his brow waiting for him to give his name.
"Seto Kaiba." Seto was a little disgusted with how a simple name could get him pretty much anything he wanted. The security guards eyes widened slightly before quickly opening the door to allow Seto admittance. Signaling for Tea and the others to follow he proceeded into the club.
"Well I'm going to go get a drink from the bar over there. You want one Tea?" Malik glanced at Tea as he indicated the crowded bar at his right.
Tea paused momentarily before shaking her head. Thoughts of what had happened the last time she'd been drinking encouraged her to refuse.
"Aww c'mon Tea! One drink can't hurt, right?" Malik gave Tea a grin before starting to the bar yelling over his shoulder, "You like Slings right?" Not waiting for a response he made his way through the crowd.
Tea shook her head this time in mild exasperation. "He's incorrigible. Marik I blame you fully and completely."
Marik grinned at what he took as a compliment and walked off to explore the new club without responding. Watching his receding back Tea turned to her remaining companions with a smile. "So why don't we find a table?" Pausing to observe the crush of young adults she added in after thought, "If we can find one that is."
Bakura had been watching Tea carefully since he and Ryou had gotten in the limo and he was certain something had happened between her and Seto. Not that he'd be upset. Just the opposite in fact. He thought of Tea as his little sister and she deserved happiness. If Kaiba could provide that for her then the more power to him. But if he hurt her... Bakura's thoughts were interrupted when he noticed that Tea's nose was touching his and she was staring him straight in the eye. He jumped slightly and gave Tea a dirty look as she started to laugh.
"Welcome back to Earth Bakura!" she managed to gasp out between laughs.
While Tea had been in the process of getting Bakura to re-enter the atmosphere she didn't notice Seto watching her very closely. His brows shot up and his frown deepened when she leaned into Bakura's face and touched his nose with hers. At the same time Seto was watching Tea he was too deep in concentration to remember Ryou and the drink-bearing Malik, both of whom noticed the jealous expression that took over Seto's normally emotionless face.
"Am I seeing things Malik?" Ryou leaned over to ask the question trying not to draw Seto's attention to himself.
Malik trying not to laugh just shook his head and walked towards Tea with her promised Sling in his hand. Tea, unaware of the effect she was causing turned to see Malik and took the drink sighing. "Seriously Malik this is the only drink I'm having. That said, thanks." She tugged playfully at a lock of his hair before turning to look for a table.
A few hours later they were dancing after each had had more then a few drinks , with the exception of Tea who had stuck to her earlier statement and had only had that one drink and a round of shots. The bar was going to be closing soon so Seto made a call for his limo to pick them up and the group made their way to the door. The limo was already waiting and as they climbed in no one noticed Tea's keys fall out of her purse and hit the pavement.
Since both Malik and Marik lived only a 5 minute drive from the club they were dropped off first. As Malik got out he promised Tea that he would dye Isis' hair bright pink first chance he got. Tea let out a giggle at the thought of the serious young woman with flamingo coloured hair before recalling the fact that she was now dating the man who'd broken her heart just a few days ago. Chasing the nasty recollection away she just told him not to bother.
The next stop was Ryou and Bakura's. Ryou having drank much more than he normally did he headed straight into the house intending on worshipping the porcelain god located in his bathroom. Bakura paused and asked Seto to get out and talk to him for a minute.
"What did you want Bakura?" Seto was feeling rather unfriendly towards the pale haired boy after the incident at the bar right after they had gotten there.
"Don't you hurt her. Or believe me I will hurt you." Without bothering to explain himself he headed for the front door intending on checking on Ryou. Seto stood outside the limo for a moment staring pensively in the direction Bakura had disappeared. He got back into the limo and gave his driver Tea's address.
They continued their conversation about the job Seto had offered Tea the night before until they reached Tea's house a short while later. However when Tea reached into her purse to get her keys out she was in for a surprise.
"What the hell? Where are they?" Patting her jacket pockets before digging deeper into her purse she started to slightly panic.
"What's wrong?" Seto studied her face intently, nervous when he suddenly realized that she seemed to be on the verge of tears.
"My keys, I can't find them."
"So? What's the big deal? You can just stay at my place and we can find your keys tomorrow. You can even borrow a t-shirt to sleep in."
"Are-Are you sure?" Tea looked at him waiting for his response.
"Of course." Leaning forward he told the driver to take him home.
Both Tea and Seto were quiet in the limo, their minds occupied with the events of the past night. Seto looked up at Tea in time to see her bite down softly on her bottom lip obviously in concentration. Before he could stop it Seto blurted out the one thought that had been racing around his mind since the night before. "Tea... I want you."
***TBC***
Sorry to leave you all hanging but seeing as the next chapter should be up if not today then tomorrow it won't be so bad right? ^_^
Hey everyone, I'm really sorry about the long wait. I just had a really rough month, starting with my computer breaking down, which obviously meant I couldn't work on my story, followed by my exams which were, well exams. And then just as I was getting back into writing mode my boyfriend and I had a really nasty break up so as you can imagine I wasn't feeling up to writing a romance story. But here I am again after pints of Ben and Jerrys and hopefully you'll still enjoy this! Sorry again for the wait! I'll try to get the next chapter out at the same time as a small apology!
***Disclaimer: I don't own YuGiOh***
Chapter 8
Seto walked down the stairs towards the kitchen still deep in thought as he recalled the passionate embrace he and Tea had shared the night before.
What was I thinking? I can't face her now. She probably thinks I'm an even bigger jerk for taking advantage of the fact that she was upset and drunk. But I wasn't! Was I?
All thoughts fled Seto as he heard a laugh tinkling from inside the kitchen. As he slowly pushed the door open he was preparing himself for the tongue lashing he deserved. When none was forthcoming and instead he heard his brother laughing, he chanced a look at Tea's face.
Tea meanwhile had noticed the moment Seto had walked through the doorway. Ripping into him for what had happened the night before was the last thing on her mind however. She nervously looked down at her plate, unable to look him in the eye, cursing herself as she felt the colour rise in her cheeks. Hearing Mokuba's childish giggles she felt her face turn even redder and wished the floor could swallow her up. Slowly she glanced up to meet Seto's eyes.
Mokuba had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. Who would have thought that his cold big brother would develop feelings for sweet, warm Tea. They were exact opposites, and the more Mokuba thought about it the only thing he could think of that they did have in common was caring for him. Mokuba noticed the colour rising in Tea's cheeks and couldn't help but let out a laugh.
Surprisingly enough Tea was the first to regain her composure. She glanced back at her plate before speaking however. "Are you still coming with us to the bar tonight?"
Seto glanced at her sharply. There was not an ounce of regret or anger in her voice. "Do you-did you still want me to go?" Seto stumbled over his words while keeping his gaze trained on Tea's downturned face.
Tea lifted her brilliant blue eyes to meet the azure depths of his own. "Of course I do. I wouldn't have invited you other wise."
Seto let a small grin reach his lips before replying. "Well in that case I wouldn't miss it."
Both smiled slightly at each other evidently forgetting that Mokuba was still in the room. Neither realized however that he had been following there exchange closely.
Tea glanced down at her watch and seeing the time let out a surprised yelp. "Oh damn I really have to get home I'm sorry you guys but I have to leave." Tea started gathering her things as she continued to speak to the brothers. "Happy birthday again Mokuba! Oh and Seto I'll give you a call this afternoon and let you know what time we're going!" She threw a cheerful little wave over her shoulder as she dashed out the door.
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Tea got out of Seto's limo with Bakura, Ryou, Malik, Marik and of course, Seto. As the group walked towards the door of the bar Tea enlightened her other friends of the fight between her and Yami the night before. Leaving out the part involving Seto of course. Bakura congratulated her for standing up to the "baka ex-pharaoh" which caused Tea to giggle. Meanwhile Malik and Marik were discussing methods of disowning their sister which only caused Tea to laugh harder. Tea's laughter dried up however when they got to the entrance to the bar and saw the huge line up.
"There is no way I'm waiting outside for long in this skirt." Tea spoke up gesturing to her short black skirt.
Seto glanced over at her and had to agree. Not only was Tea wearing a short skirt but it was paired with a striped purple and blue halter top with a low neckline. The group had come reasonably early not expecting there to be much of a line up. Seto eyed the VIP door before looking back and offering a suggestion.
"You know I could get us in the VIP door by giving them my name, or we could go somewhere else it up to you guys."
"Ahem." Tea tapped her sandaled foot impatiently as she crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her foot until Seto hastily added, "Oh and you too of course Tea." Appeased Tea smiled happily.
"Well I think if we can get in here we may as well. Besides I've really heard some great things about this place."
Seto glanced at the other males in the group all of whom nodded their heads in agreement with Tea. With his trademark smirk in place he started for the door where a very large, very muscular security guard stood with a list. Glancing at Seto he raised his brow waiting for him to give his name.
"Seto Kaiba." Seto was a little disgusted with how a simple name could get him pretty much anything he wanted. The security guards eyes widened slightly before quickly opening the door to allow Seto admittance. Signaling for Tea and the others to follow he proceeded into the club.
"Well I'm going to go get a drink from the bar over there. You want one Tea?" Malik glanced at Tea as he indicated the crowded bar at his right.
Tea paused momentarily before shaking her head. Thoughts of what had happened the last time she'd been drinking encouraged her to refuse.
"Aww c'mon Tea! One drink can't hurt, right?" Malik gave Tea a grin before starting to the bar yelling over his shoulder, "You like Slings right?" Not waiting for a response he made his way through the crowd.
Tea shook her head this time in mild exasperation. "He's incorrigible. Marik I blame you fully and completely."
Marik grinned at what he took as a compliment and walked off to explore the new club without responding. Watching his receding back Tea turned to her remaining companions with a smile. "So why don't we find a table?" Pausing to observe the crush of young adults she added in after thought, "If we can find one that is."
Bakura had been watching Tea carefully since he and Ryou had gotten in the limo and he was certain something had happened between her and Seto. Not that he'd be upset. Just the opposite in fact. He thought of Tea as his little sister and she deserved happiness. If Kaiba could provide that for her then the more power to him. But if he hurt her... Bakura's thoughts were interrupted when he noticed that Tea's nose was touching his and she was staring him straight in the eye. He jumped slightly and gave Tea a dirty look as she started to laugh.
"Welcome back to Earth Bakura!" she managed to gasp out between laughs.
While Tea had been in the process of getting Bakura to re-enter the atmosphere she didn't notice Seto watching her very closely. His brows shot up and his frown deepened when she leaned into Bakura's face and touched his nose with hers. At the same time Seto was watching Tea he was too deep in concentration to remember Ryou and the drink-bearing Malik, both of whom noticed the jealous expression that took over Seto's normally emotionless face.
"Am I seeing things Malik?" Ryou leaned over to ask the question trying not to draw Seto's attention to himself.
Malik trying not to laugh just shook his head and walked towards Tea with her promised Sling in his hand. Tea, unaware of the effect she was causing turned to see Malik and took the drink sighing. "Seriously Malik this is the only drink I'm having. That said, thanks." She tugged playfully at a lock of his hair before turning to look for a table.
A few hours later they were dancing after each had had more then a few drinks , with the exception of Tea who had stuck to her earlier statement and had only had that one drink and a round of shots. The bar was going to be closing soon so Seto made a call for his limo to pick them up and the group made their way to the door. The limo was already waiting and as they climbed in no one noticed Tea's keys fall out of her purse and hit the pavement.
Since both Malik and Marik lived only a 5 minute drive from the club they were dropped off first. As Malik got out he promised Tea that he would dye Isis' hair bright pink first chance he got. Tea let out a giggle at the thought of the serious young woman with flamingo coloured hair before recalling the fact that she was now dating the man who'd broken her heart just a few days ago. Chasing the nasty recollection away she just told him not to bother.
The next stop was Ryou and Bakura's. Ryou having drank much more than he normally did he headed straight into the house intending on worshipping the porcelain god located in his bathroom. Bakura paused and asked Seto to get out and talk to him for a minute.
"What did you want Bakura?" Seto was feeling rather unfriendly towards the pale haired boy after the incident at the bar right after they had gotten there.
"Don't you hurt her. Or believe me I will hurt you." Without bothering to explain himself he headed for the front door intending on checking on Ryou. Seto stood outside the limo for a moment staring pensively in the direction Bakura had disappeared. He got back into the limo and gave his driver Tea's address.
They continued their conversation about the job Seto had offered Tea the night before until they reached Tea's house a short while later. However when Tea reached into her purse to get her keys out she was in for a surprise.
"What the hell? Where are they?" Patting her jacket pockets before digging deeper into her purse she started to slightly panic.
"What's wrong?" Seto studied her face intently, nervous when he suddenly realized that she seemed to be on the verge of tears.
"My keys, I can't find them."
"So? What's the big deal? You can just stay at my place and we can find your keys tomorrow. You can even borrow a t-shirt to sleep in."
"Are-Are you sure?" Tea looked at him waiting for his response.
"Of course." Leaning forward he told the driver to take him home.
Both Tea and Seto were quiet in the limo, their minds occupied with the events of the past night. Seto looked up at Tea in time to see her bite down softly on her bottom lip obviously in concentration. Before he could stop it Seto blurted out the one thought that had been racing around his mind since the night before. "Tea... I want you."
***TBC***
Sorry to leave you all hanging but seeing as the next chapter should be up if not today then tomorrow it won't be so bad right? ^_^