Well, well, well, first of all I'd like to clear out something with Messenger of Light. Um well you see, I haven't gotten up to the part where three years pass! Lmao, when I read your review I started laughing, but how was it short? I usually write way shorter beginnings then that! Retaliation flames? Well, if people flame me I am excellent at doing retaliation flames and I am not a coward at retaliating if I have to. I have NEVER flamed anyone, for their story, in my entire life, which I am quite proud to say! Lmao, I need a drink now! Lolz, ^.~* Thanks for your review! Oh yeah and animecrazy, no this is a Tea/? fic okay?
Well, since I got that all cleared up, I can continue this story of mine! Always remember to read and then review people!
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Tea smiled as she twirled around in her beautiful blue dress. It had been three years since that incident that was now pushed to the furthest corner in her mind, never to be spoken of again. Three years ago, Tea Gardner had been a different person, a person with a sad and downcast face. But if you saw her face today you'd see that she was energetic and so full of life. She was now a model in America thanks to a certain someone who had rescued her all those years ago. She still didn't know who her rescuer was, and she didn't ever want to find out. Because now she was happy. She was free to do whatever.
"Miss Lee?" asked a male voice breaking into Tea's thoughts. Tea looked up from where she was standing, to the stage where a young man in his 20's stood. Miss Lee. That was why none of her past friends could find Tea. She had changed her last name.
"Yes?" Tea asked in an American accent.
"Please come down!" he mouthed to her. Tea stared blankly at him. She looked at the trophy in his hands, then at the stage, then at the crowd. After doing that twice she finally understood and walked up to the stage smiling. She shook the man's hands smiling, and accepted the trophy.
"Thank you! Thank you so much!" she bowed as she walked off the stage smiling triumphantly.
'Finally!' she thought. 'After 3 years of hard work, I finally won the trophy for the Teens modelling contest!' Tea thought as she clapped, because it was the ending of the contest.
She turned and walked off satisfied.
As she approached her limo, the limo door opened, revealing a young man with brunette hair, and ice blue eyes. She stopped abruptly dropping her hand bag. Something gold fell out of her bag scattering on the cement along with her make-up. The man looked at her, wearing a strange look on his face.
"Do I know you?" he asked.
"No, sorry. I just, thought that, that was my limo." Tea said pointing at the limo that he had just come out of. The man looked down at her items that fell on the cement. Then he saw that the gold item looked rather familiar.
"What is that?" he asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing…just from someone…" Tea replied picking it and stuffing it hurriedly into her hand bag. The man seemed to think for a while. Then—
"I know you!" he cried out suddenly as she turned to walk away.
Tea turned to have a quick glance then she turned and started walking away. "I just don't know you." she replied.
The man chased after her, knowing that he was chasing her, she began to run. Running for all she was worth. "Wait! Stop now!" he demanded. Tea lifted up her dress a bit so that she could run faster. Her heels for her high heels gave way and broke off. She kicked off the remains of her high heels and ran bare foot right into an alley.
"Shit!" Tea cried as she faced a dead end. She turned to face the man. She felt trapped. In front of her stood this crazy man that she had never seen before, and behind her stood a brick wall. She felt trapped, like before in her life…but what before did she have before her modelling career? Was there something that happened before? She couldn't remember…it was like she had lost memory of what had happened 3 years ago.
"Gardner!" he cried. Tea's eyes shoot up.
"W-what did you call me?" she stammered.
"Gardner!" he yelled triumphantly. Tea looked at him, confusion in her eyes.
"W-who is Gardner?" she asked. The name rang a bell…she knew it from somewhere…but where?
"Don't play games with me, Gardner." He said folding his arms across his chest. Tea became enraged. Why was he calling her that? Why did he chase her into this alley? Why was she feeling so trapped? Why? Why? He held out his hand to her. "Come on Gardner. You have a chance to go home." He whispered to her.
"Home? I am home!" she cried. "I don't even know who you are and you are telling me to come 'home' with you!"
"It's me Kaiba. Now, your friends want you home. Mokuba asked me to come and bring you back." Kaiba told her, his hand still out for her to take. Then, something struck Tea. Tea shook in fear.
"N-no! I c-can't! I love it here! I b-bel-long here…" she whispered, backing into the wall.
"Gardner…do it for Bakura's sake…" Kaiba told her. Tea's eyes flashed. She slapped his hand away.
"How dare you say that! Bakura—Bakura has—you—Bakura!" she fell to the ground crying. She opened her hand bag and pulled out the gold item she had. It was the Millennium Ring. She hugged it crying. Kaiba approached her, folding his arms over his chest looking impatient.
"Are you finished?" Kaiba asked.
"You shut up!" Tea cried. "You have never lost anyone special in your life! Someone that you treasure in your heart! Nobody!!" she yelled as tears streamed down her face freely. "Never!" she screamed. This made Kaiba angry. He grabbed her by the arm, forcing her to stand up.
"Don't you ever say that to my face again, Gardner." He said angrily. He turned and pulled her out of the alley. Kaiba didn't care about the people staring at them. He didn't care how much attention Tea was getting from her crying. He didn't care how much people thought that he was an evil and horrid man. She had said something. Something cruel and unkind. And for that. He would make her suffer by taking her back to Japan. Back to her family. Back to her friends, who have waited long for her return. She whined as he threw her into his limo. He then seated himself next to her.
"Drive." He ordered the chauffeur. He nodded and started to drive off. Kaiba glanced over at Tea, who was crying quietly as she held Bakura's Millennium item. He watched her bite her lip as more tears came down. Kaiba turned away to look out the window, not wanting to look at her cry.
Tea watched as a tear hit the Millennium Ring causing it to glow weakly.
"Bakura…I know you're near me…" she whispered to the Millennium Ring as more tears fell upon it.
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It was 1 week later and Kaiba and Tea had finally arrived at Japan on a plane. Now they were driving in a limo to Yugi's grandpa's game shop. They were driving closer and closer to Tea's doom. Kaiba picked up his cell and rung Yugi to tell him that he should gather his friends at the game shop.
"Why?" Yugi asked curiously.
"Just do it." Kaiba ordered hanging up. He turned to Tea. "We're nearly there. We'll be there in 10 minutes." He told her. Tea nodded, fear growing in her stomach.
When they arrived at the game shop, Kaiba hopped out of the limo when the chauffeur opened the door. The door stayed open as Tea slowly came out.
"Hurry up Gardner!" he told her.
Tea got out. She looked up at the game shop and gulped nervously.
"Let's go." Kaiba ordered waiting for Tea to walk up to the door of the game shop. Tea gulped as she stepped forward. Kaiba followed behind her. Tea reached the door and raised her hand shakily. She put it on the handle and turned it making the door click as it opened. She held the Millennium Ring tight in her hand as she walked through the door followed by Kaiba.
Everyone was sitting in the lounge, Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Duke, Serenity, Mai, Malik, Isis, Mokuba, Rishid, all of them. They all looked up as Tea walked in with Kaiba. A look of shock was on everyone's faces.
"…..Bakura……" Tea muttered.
That's what she said to the friends that she had left behind, for 3 whole years, without a letter or email from Tea, that's the first thing she said to her best friends. And with that name said, all hell broke loose……
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I hope this chapter was good. Now beware flamers! Beware! ^_^ Please review as always.