A/N: Hey again. Another chapter already? Yep! I'm not one to keep my people waiting. (Watch me eat those words sooner or later -_-) I guess this would be a good time to give everybody age. Tèa, Yugi, Joey, and Tristan are 18 and are seniors in high school. Seto is 19 and graduated the year before. Serenity is 17 and is a junior in high school. Mai is 24. And last but not least, Mokuba is 13 and in 7th grade. Now, on with the story! ^_^
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh!™ or any of the characters. I only own my characters! So no suing! Or sallying…heh, heh, heh …yeah…. -_-
Chapter 2: Last Resort
Tèa smiled as Mai pulled up to the curb in her red convertible. She got in the car and slammed the door. "Don't slam the door so hard, Tèa. It'll ruin my stylish car." Mai said as she drove down the road. Tèa gave Mai a weak smile. As they stopped at a red light, Mai turned to Tèa and asked, "What's wrong? Are you nervous?" Tèa looked down at her feet.
"Yeah…I guess you could say that. But that's not the real problem. Remember this morning when I told you about what happened with my dad?" Mai nodded as she realized the light turned green and pressed her foot against the gas pedal. "Well this morning, he didn't say a word to me. And we ate breakfast without even a glance at each other. It was horrible." Tèa explained without trying to get all misty-eyed.
"Don't sweat it, hun. Once your dad finds out your taking responsibility in your life, he'll be praising you for your effort. Especially with me helping." Mai confidently stated and gave Tèa a wink. "Thanks Mai." Tèa smiled once again. "I know you don't like to do anything on your day off of work and I appreciate you taking your time to help me."
"Like I said before, Tèa. No sweat. That's what friends are for….Now exactly where are we going?" Mai asked clueless, as she drove down the street to her currently unknown destination. "Well I don't really know." Tèa admitted. "All I know is I don't want to work at another place like Burger World." Tèa shuddered as she recalled in her mind about a incident where she had to clean the men's restroom.
"Well, speaking of Burger World, I'm hungry. How about we go get a bite to eat?" Mai asked, starting to make a u-turn. "That sounds great, I'm hungry too. And besides, Serenity works there and I haven't seen her in awhile."
"Serenity works there, huh?" Tèa nodded. "Good, I need to talk to her about her jerk of a brother." Mai said, gripping the wheel slightly tighter. "What did he do?" Tèa asked curiously. Mai sighed as they stopped at yet another red light. "Okay, yesterday, Joey and I went to go out to eat. Everything went right. The food, waiters, atmosphere, all good."
"So what was the problem?" Tèa interrupted. "The problem was, as we were leaving, there was this young girl. Probably about your age. Anyways, and my Joey was …starring at her. Her in her stupid tight fitting dress." Mai practically growled as she entered the Burger World parking lot. "Wow, sorry Mai. Joey can be a jerk sometimes. But he really does love you. You're all he talks about in Technology class." Tèa said reassuringly. "Yeah, I know he loves me. It just made me feel so…old." Mai said as she parked in a spot next to a motorcycle.
Tèa busted out laughing. Mai looked at her like she was insane. "Uh…Tèa? Are you okay?" Tèa nodded as she clamed down a bit. "Mai, your twenty-four. That's not old. My dad's almost fifty. Now that's old." Tèa giggled again. "Well duh! I'm not dumb. I meant old compared to him." Tèa sensed anger in her voice and decided it was about time to stop laughing. They got out of the car and Mai pointed out to Tèa, "Hey, isn't this Tristan's ride?" Tèa looked at the motorcycle nearby Mai. "Yep, that's his." Tèa replied in a plain tone. The two women looked each other and said simultaneously "Oh no."
As soon as Tèa and Mai stepped in the restaurant, they saw Tristan leaning over the counter kissing a giggling Serenity's hand. They both rolled their eyes and made there way to the couple. Serenity looked up and took her hand away from Tristan's lips. Tèa smirked as her and Mai sat down on the stools next to Tristan. " No need to hide it, Serenity. Everybody knows you two are crazy about each other." Tèa grinned, hoping to get on Tristan's nerves. It worked.
"What do you two want?" Tristan groaned, apparently annoyed by the interruption. "Oh calm down, Tristan." Mai said as a red faced Serenity gave her and Tèa an menu. "I'll have my usual burger and fries." Tèa said. "I'll have what she's having." Mai stated as a girl next to Serenity took they're orders. "So what are you all dressed up for?" Serenity asked, referring to Tèa's pale yellow business suit. "Oh, I'm looking for a job."
"Where do you want to work at?" Tristan asked, now interested. "I don't really know. Just not at another place like Burger World. No offense, Serenity." Tèa said as to not hurt Serenity's feelings. "None taken." Serenity replied with a smile. "Hey!" She suddenly realized. The three sitting at the counter looked up at her. "What the food's done?" Mai asked anxiously. "No, silly. I just remembered that this morning on my way to work, I saw this ad for a job. I took it in case you or Mai might want to try it out. It's only for girls." Serenity reached down in her pocket and gave the paper ad to Tèa. Just then, the waitress came over with Tèa and Mai's food. Tèa unfolded the ad and read it. "You want me to work for Kaiba?!" Tèa exclaimed.
"Why not? It's good pay. And you're already ahead than the other people because your friends with Mokuba." Serenity practically pleaded. "Why not?" Tèa asked "Because Kaiba's a jerk. I don't want to work for some someone who I know is going to be way too bossy." Tèa explained, taking a bite of her burger. Mai nodded in agreement. "Oh come on, Tèa. If I were a girl-" Tristan stopped in mid-sentence as the three women starred at him. "But I'm not, so I'll stop right there." Tristan finished while the ladies giggled. "Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up!" Tristan exclaimed. "Well, I guess we should be going." Mai stated as she ate the last of her fries.
Tèa stood up, "Yeah I guess we should."
"Well thanks you guys for stopping by." Serenity smiled. "Yeah thanks." Tristan said sarcastically. "Shut up, doofus." Tèa laughed as she playfully smacked him upside his head. "Tèa, at least give the job a thought. Okay?" Serenity asked. "Okay I will." Tèa rolled her eyes. As they made their way towards the door, Serenity said, "Hey, Mai!" Mai stopped in her tracks and turned around. "I understand. Don't worry, I already yelled at Joey about it last night." Serenity winked. Mai smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
Tèa walked out the door as Mai said her good byes. 'Work for Kaiba. Yeah right.' she thought as she made her may to the car. 'That'll be the day. And besides, I can find a way better job. Who wouldn't want to hire me?'
*~*
* A few hours Later.*
"Why won't anyone hire me?!" Tèa whined as Mai pulled up to her apartment building to drop her off. "Don't worry, Tèa. We can try again tomorrow." Mai assured her friend while rubbing her eyes. It was kind of late and she was tired. "Just get some rest and tomorrow I'll pick you up after work. How does that sound?" Mai asked. Tèa still felt depressed but agreed nevertheless.
They said their goodbyes and Tèa watch her friend drive away. She went inside the lobby and into an elevator, where she pushed a button labeled 3. 'So far not so good' She thought. ' Wow, I'm tired' She realized as the elevator door opened and she made her way to her door. She went inside only to find to small apartment empty. There was a note on the dinning room table that said 'I'll be late again so don't wait up. - Love dad.'
"At least he's leaving me notes." She said out loud. She sighed and went to her room to change. As she took off her dress pants, she felt the paper that Serenity had given her earlier. Tèa took it out of the pocket and opened it up. 'I guess it wouldn't hurt.' She thought. She sat down on her bed. The ad said that interviews were tomorrow and all applicants must be there at twelve sharp. "Well Kaiba," she sighed, " Judging by the way things went today, you're my last resort." She let herself fall back on her bed. "I just hope I know what I'm getting myself into."
A/N: Yes, everyone. I've decided to introduce the notorious Seto Kaiba in the third chapter. Why? Because I'm evil. That's why! But anyways… I hope you all liked this chapter. The reason I said the job was for girls only was because I was once watching an episode where Kaiba was at his corporation and there were a whole bunch of girls in white dresses and they all had either blue or pink hair. (Probably required wigs) I figured Tèa could be one of those girls. Well, gots to go. Keep your eyes open for the next chapter. Cya!
- Forever bombarded with homework-
Black Satin Dress
Jerry Seinfeld: "Hey kids! What's the deal with homework? You're not working on your home."
Kids: " Boooooooooooo!"
BSD: LOL Bye guys! ^_^ (One of my fav. Seinfeld moments)
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh!™ or any of the characters. I only own my characters! So no suing! Or sallying…heh, heh, heh …yeah…. -_-
Chapter 2: Last Resort
Tèa smiled as Mai pulled up to the curb in her red convertible. She got in the car and slammed the door. "Don't slam the door so hard, Tèa. It'll ruin my stylish car." Mai said as she drove down the road. Tèa gave Mai a weak smile. As they stopped at a red light, Mai turned to Tèa and asked, "What's wrong? Are you nervous?" Tèa looked down at her feet.
"Yeah…I guess you could say that. But that's not the real problem. Remember this morning when I told you about what happened with my dad?" Mai nodded as she realized the light turned green and pressed her foot against the gas pedal. "Well this morning, he didn't say a word to me. And we ate breakfast without even a glance at each other. It was horrible." Tèa explained without trying to get all misty-eyed.
"Don't sweat it, hun. Once your dad finds out your taking responsibility in your life, he'll be praising you for your effort. Especially with me helping." Mai confidently stated and gave Tèa a wink. "Thanks Mai." Tèa smiled once again. "I know you don't like to do anything on your day off of work and I appreciate you taking your time to help me."
"Like I said before, Tèa. No sweat. That's what friends are for….Now exactly where are we going?" Mai asked clueless, as she drove down the street to her currently unknown destination. "Well I don't really know." Tèa admitted. "All I know is I don't want to work at another place like Burger World." Tèa shuddered as she recalled in her mind about a incident where she had to clean the men's restroom.
"Well, speaking of Burger World, I'm hungry. How about we go get a bite to eat?" Mai asked, starting to make a u-turn. "That sounds great, I'm hungry too. And besides, Serenity works there and I haven't seen her in awhile."
"Serenity works there, huh?" Tèa nodded. "Good, I need to talk to her about her jerk of a brother." Mai said, gripping the wheel slightly tighter. "What did he do?" Tèa asked curiously. Mai sighed as they stopped at yet another red light. "Okay, yesterday, Joey and I went to go out to eat. Everything went right. The food, waiters, atmosphere, all good."
"So what was the problem?" Tèa interrupted. "The problem was, as we were leaving, there was this young girl. Probably about your age. Anyways, and my Joey was …starring at her. Her in her stupid tight fitting dress." Mai practically growled as she entered the Burger World parking lot. "Wow, sorry Mai. Joey can be a jerk sometimes. But he really does love you. You're all he talks about in Technology class." Tèa said reassuringly. "Yeah, I know he loves me. It just made me feel so…old." Mai said as she parked in a spot next to a motorcycle.
Tèa busted out laughing. Mai looked at her like she was insane. "Uh…Tèa? Are you okay?" Tèa nodded as she clamed down a bit. "Mai, your twenty-four. That's not old. My dad's almost fifty. Now that's old." Tèa giggled again. "Well duh! I'm not dumb. I meant old compared to him." Tèa sensed anger in her voice and decided it was about time to stop laughing. They got out of the car and Mai pointed out to Tèa, "Hey, isn't this Tristan's ride?" Tèa looked at the motorcycle nearby Mai. "Yep, that's his." Tèa replied in a plain tone. The two women looked each other and said simultaneously "Oh no."
As soon as Tèa and Mai stepped in the restaurant, they saw Tristan leaning over the counter kissing a giggling Serenity's hand. They both rolled their eyes and made there way to the couple. Serenity looked up and took her hand away from Tristan's lips. Tèa smirked as her and Mai sat down on the stools next to Tristan. " No need to hide it, Serenity. Everybody knows you two are crazy about each other." Tèa grinned, hoping to get on Tristan's nerves. It worked.
"What do you two want?" Tristan groaned, apparently annoyed by the interruption. "Oh calm down, Tristan." Mai said as a red faced Serenity gave her and Tèa an menu. "I'll have my usual burger and fries." Tèa said. "I'll have what she's having." Mai stated as a girl next to Serenity took they're orders. "So what are you all dressed up for?" Serenity asked, referring to Tèa's pale yellow business suit. "Oh, I'm looking for a job."
"Where do you want to work at?" Tristan asked, now interested. "I don't really know. Just not at another place like Burger World. No offense, Serenity." Tèa said as to not hurt Serenity's feelings. "None taken." Serenity replied with a smile. "Hey!" She suddenly realized. The three sitting at the counter looked up at her. "What the food's done?" Mai asked anxiously. "No, silly. I just remembered that this morning on my way to work, I saw this ad for a job. I took it in case you or Mai might want to try it out. It's only for girls." Serenity reached down in her pocket and gave the paper ad to Tèa. Just then, the waitress came over with Tèa and Mai's food. Tèa unfolded the ad and read it. "You want me to work for Kaiba?!" Tèa exclaimed.
"Why not? It's good pay. And you're already ahead than the other people because your friends with Mokuba." Serenity practically pleaded. "Why not?" Tèa asked "Because Kaiba's a jerk. I don't want to work for some someone who I know is going to be way too bossy." Tèa explained, taking a bite of her burger. Mai nodded in agreement. "Oh come on, Tèa. If I were a girl-" Tristan stopped in mid-sentence as the three women starred at him. "But I'm not, so I'll stop right there." Tristan finished while the ladies giggled. "Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up!" Tristan exclaimed. "Well, I guess we should be going." Mai stated as she ate the last of her fries.
Tèa stood up, "Yeah I guess we should."
"Well thanks you guys for stopping by." Serenity smiled. "Yeah thanks." Tristan said sarcastically. "Shut up, doofus." Tèa laughed as she playfully smacked him upside his head. "Tèa, at least give the job a thought. Okay?" Serenity asked. "Okay I will." Tèa rolled her eyes. As they made their way towards the door, Serenity said, "Hey, Mai!" Mai stopped in her tracks and turned around. "I understand. Don't worry, I already yelled at Joey about it last night." Serenity winked. Mai smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
Tèa walked out the door as Mai said her good byes. 'Work for Kaiba. Yeah right.' she thought as she made her may to the car. 'That'll be the day. And besides, I can find a way better job. Who wouldn't want to hire me?'
*~*
* A few hours Later.*
"Why won't anyone hire me?!" Tèa whined as Mai pulled up to her apartment building to drop her off. "Don't worry, Tèa. We can try again tomorrow." Mai assured her friend while rubbing her eyes. It was kind of late and she was tired. "Just get some rest and tomorrow I'll pick you up after work. How does that sound?" Mai asked. Tèa still felt depressed but agreed nevertheless.
They said their goodbyes and Tèa watch her friend drive away. She went inside the lobby and into an elevator, where she pushed a button labeled 3. 'So far not so good' She thought. ' Wow, I'm tired' She realized as the elevator door opened and she made her way to her door. She went inside only to find to small apartment empty. There was a note on the dinning room table that said 'I'll be late again so don't wait up. - Love dad.'
"At least he's leaving me notes." She said out loud. She sighed and went to her room to change. As she took off her dress pants, she felt the paper that Serenity had given her earlier. Tèa took it out of the pocket and opened it up. 'I guess it wouldn't hurt.' She thought. She sat down on her bed. The ad said that interviews were tomorrow and all applicants must be there at twelve sharp. "Well Kaiba," she sighed, " Judging by the way things went today, you're my last resort." She let herself fall back on her bed. "I just hope I know what I'm getting myself into."
A/N: Yes, everyone. I've decided to introduce the notorious Seto Kaiba in the third chapter. Why? Because I'm evil. That's why! But anyways… I hope you all liked this chapter. The reason I said the job was for girls only was because I was once watching an episode where Kaiba was at his corporation and there were a whole bunch of girls in white dresses and they all had either blue or pink hair. (Probably required wigs) I figured Tèa could be one of those girls. Well, gots to go. Keep your eyes open for the next chapter. Cya!
- Forever bombarded with homework-
Black Satin Dress
Jerry Seinfeld: "Hey kids! What's the deal with homework? You're not working on your home."
Kids: " Boooooooooooo!"
BSD: LOL Bye guys! ^_^ (One of my fav. Seinfeld moments)