Ichigo- happy turkey day!
Kaiba- -_- thanksgiving already passed…
Ichigo-….happy b-lated turkey day
Bakura- holding a turkey wing, everyday is turkey day if you have turkey!
Ichigo- tis a day to be thankful! Thanks for the reviews! Ah the joy of reviewers! They bring joy to every author ^_^
Kaiba- *eating* who made the stuffing? Now that's what I call good turkey!
Ichigo- I did! And can you believe!?!!?! It still tastes good even after I dropped it on the ground! ^_^
Kaiba- *spits out food* nice, that's just nice Ichigo -_-
Bakura- ^_^ it is, isn't it?!?!? *still eating*
Ichigo- anyways! On with the story!
Melting A Heart Of Ice- A New Presence
Tea stared beyond the road as Kaiba drove her back to her house. Her eyes were now puffy and dry from all the tears that ran down her face. Everything was a blur now. Her whole world was crushing down. Things that she thought could never happen did happen. And even when she got things straight, something seemed to eat away at her. Where was her mother? Why wasn't she with her dad? Tea bit her bottom lip and stared outside the window. Everything was changing. She knew that. She just didn't want to accept it.
Kaiba pulled into her drive and turned his car off. He relaxed a bit and looked at Tea.
"You going to be okay," Kaiba asked, raising his eyebrows. Tea looked at him and nodded.
"Yea, of course," Tea said, forcing a smile on her face. "I'm okay, now." Kaiba frowned. She didn't seem okay back in the building. She didn't look like it anyways. He couldn't blame her. They had to go threw every single cabinet to check. Tea almost threw up by the site of all the people who lost their lives.
"You know you can stay over my house, right," Kaiba said reassuringly. Tea nodded. The sun beamed on her face as she gazed at Kaiba.
"Yea, I know," Tea said, "I just…want to be alone. You know?" Kaiba nodded and quickly gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Tea walked inside her house again. She looked around the void room and walked to turn on the lights. Suddenly the room filled with brightness. She looked at her watch that 7:5. She rubbed her face gently and decided to go upstairs to go sleep. This day was too much for her. All that she hoped for was sleep for the whole day.
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Kaiba drove down the street to the to the hospital. He sighed deeply as he gripped the steering wheel carefully. This is just too much for Tea to handle. He shook his head ferociously and turned the radio on, blasting it to fill the whole car. It seemed to drain out all those negative thoughts. Maybe I should get Mokuba some flowers before I get to the hospital. He jerked the steering wheel left toward the center of Domino City. Kaiba drove down looking at the stores. Or maybe some videogames or…what the heck?
Kaiba quickly stepped on the brakes as someone jumped out of nowhere in front of his car. Kaiba squinted, trying to see who the idiot was that stupidly jumped in front. Kaiba rolled his eyes as he saw a blonde-haired guy running toward him like a little monkey. Kaiba couldn't help but smile. He shook his head and then quickly set his cold, emotionless face. He then saw 3 other guys follow behind the guy. Kaiba lowered his window, looking straight ahead. The group neared his car.
"Hey Chihuahua," Kaiba said in a steady voice. The group neared his car.
Joey smiled.
"Hey, come on," Joey said cheerfully. "Thought we were friends and all, eh?" Joey dug his hands into his pockets, breathing out white mist. "Sure is cold out here."
Kaiba smirked and looked at him suspiciously.
"You didn't just come here for natural talk, Joey," Kaiba said boldly, "What is it? As much as I'm your friend, I'm still in the zone of having to talk to no one." Kaiba smiled.
"Ah, you loser," Joey joked, "You and your anti-social ways." Joey shook his head in mock disappointment. Kaiba cocked his head.
"I'm not anti-social," Kaiba began, starting up his engine again, "I just don't like talking to weird people…like some people I know," Kaiba smirked at Joey. Joey's hair swayed from left to right as his shoulders rose up and then slouched back down. Yugi came up to the window, although the only thing that Kaiba could see was the top of his hair.
"ummm…Yugi," Kaiba asked. He watched the tri-colored hair move from side to side and then heard a voice come threw.
"Yeah," Yugi said innocently.
"Maybe you should stand on your toes," Kaiba said, trying to hide his smile. From beneath him, Yugi raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Why," Yugi asked. He cocked his head to the right and waited for an answer. Tristan walked in.
"Maybe because Kaiba is talking to your hair and you're talking to a car door," Tristan smiled. Bakura elbowed him and looked down at Yugi.
"Stop giving Yugi a rough time," Bakura said cheerfully, "It's not everyday you get to talk to a car door." Yugi laughed sarcastically.
"Funny," Yugi in return, "Maybe you should take that wig of yours and give it back to Santa Claus. You know he wants his beard back." Joey laughed stupidly and looked at Bakura.
"Burn!" Joey yelled at Bakura, smiling. "That's not even a burn! That's a double burn! It's a second degree burn!" Bakura looked at Joey and a second later he punched him on the shoulder. Joey looked dumbly at Bakura while clutching his arm. "Dude," Joey said in his New Yorker voice, "You do know that hurts! It's a amazing how freakin strong you are, and yet you get beat up a lot." Bakura punched him again and smiled. Joey stomped his foot. "Ow! Gah! Stop it, will ya!" Bakura shrugged.
"Okay." Bakura whistled quietly. Joey smiled mischievously at Bakura and went up to his ear.
"Burn!" Joey whispered loudly. Bakura rolled his eyes and punched him again. Yugi shook his head and tried to stand on his toes, though it was quite excruciating.
"We haven't heard from Tea in a long time," Yugi said worriedly, "we tried calling her but she-,"
"She got a call," Kaiba interrupted, suddenly grave and cold, "Her dad died and her mother is nowhere to be seen." The whole gang stopped laughing, the cold shrill wind swept through them as they stomachs twisted into a tiny ball. Kaiba continued, "The funeral is scheduled two days from now. At the funeral home. I suppose you guys are coming?" Yugi ignored the comment and started to pace around nervously.
"We have to see Tea," he said, as if in his own world. "We just have to. We have to be there for her." Kaiba shook his head.
"She wanted to be alone," Kaiba said, a thud coming from his heart. "Trust me. She does." Joey wrapped his arms around himself and breathed in deeply, trying to consume everything. "Now if you'll excuse, I have more important things to do." Kaiba sped off leaving the group.
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Kaiba drove off to the hospital after buying a bouquet of daises and white roses for Mokuba. He opened the door to the room slowly, hearing it creak slightly. He looked at the sleeping kid with bushy hair and took a seat next to him. Kaiba breathed in to slowly put away the nervousness of him. Just seeing Mokuba this way broke his heart.
"Sorry you missed Christmas, Moky," Kaiba said, saying Mokuba's childhood name again. "Really wished you were there and all." He held Mokuba's hand gently, giving it a little squeeze of hope and then letting go. Kaiba rubbed his hands together and then rubbed his temple. He gazed at the lifeless body that stood by him. Then you remembered back at the morgue where Tea saw her father, dead. A shell with no life into it. Something was happening. He didn't know what it was, but he had this feeling that worse things were going to come. It seemed like that his whole life. Just when things were turning up in Kaiba's life, Tea's world came crashing down…quickly. Kaiba flicked a strand of hair blocking Mokuba's face and then smiled at him. Mokuba looked so peaceful. Kaiba wondered how Mokuba could handle so much throughout his entire life. Then he realized that he mostly protected him from all the bad things that were coming at them. He remembered the first time he knew that Gazaburo was not what he seemed to be.
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Flashback
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"Come on, Seto," Mokuba wailed
happily, dragging his brother outside his room. His face was plastered with a
smile that was worth millions. His hair bounce up and down his he jumped down
the stairs. Kaiba frowned slightly, frustrated that his little brother kept
tugging at his shoulder. He cringed whenever Mokuba accidentally gripped the
scrape that was hidden under his long sleeve.
"Mokuba, slow down," Seto said frantically, "You know he'll get mad if we run around the house. He always does." The toddler in front of him looked oddly at his older brother and cocked his head to the right.
"He gets mad at you," Mokuba said curiously. Kaiba looked around, peering slightly through the room.
"Sometimes," Kaiba said. He looked at his brother's worried face and quickly forced a smile, "but don't worry." Mokuba shrugged and resumed his smile and laughter.
"Come on then Seto," Mokuba exclaimed, grabbing his brother's hand. "Playing won't hurt you." Kaiba bit his lip.
You have no idea. Kaiba thought to himself. Mokuba grabbed a bat from the closet and sneaked outside. He turned around and raised his hand to tell Seto to come over. Kaiba reluctantly came up, looking around the house.
"Come on Seto, throw the ball!" Mokuba said, holding the bat upright in hitting position. Kaiba smiled slightly and threw the ball gently. Surprised, Kaiba watch as Mokuba slam the ball with the bat. Suddenly, he heard a crash and Kaiba rushed straight to his house. His eyes grew wide with fear, heart beating faster and faster. He gulped slowly as Mokuba ran to him. Suddenly, he could hear Gazaburo yelling his name.
The broad man, practically 3 times the size of Seto, marched up to the little kid and took him by the collar. Kaiba grimaced in pain, his eyes squinting.
"What happened to the window," Gazaburo growled, glaring at the boy. Mokuba bit his lower lip and stepped back. Gazaburo jerked his head toward the younger brother and threw Seto to the floor. The giant hovered over Mokuba as Mokuba crouched underneath.
"You did this, didn't you," Gazaburo asked harshly. "Come on. We'll handle this inside." Seto caught up slowly, eyeing his stepfather. He looked at the pale-frightened Mokuba and nodded at him. He slowly entered the house after Gazaburo, followed by Mokuba. Once Mokuba entered though, Gazaburo pushed him to the ground, slamming the door shut. The young Kaiba whimpered in pain, holding his left cheek. Gazaburo's face was red with anger. "Get up!" Gazaburo screamed at Mokuba. Seto watched in horror at what was taking place, his eyes on the verge of tears. He watched his little get slapped for the first time as Seto clutched his hands into a ball. He stood there until he couldn't take it all.
"I did it," Seto said abruptly. He stepped foreword as Gazaburo stopped the abuse. "I did it," He lied again, "Mokuba didn't do anything. We were playing baseball…and I was the one who the ball and broke the window" Gazaburo was furious. He grabbed onto Seto's arm as he dragged him upstairs where he was beat.
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Kaiba shook his head. That was quite a trip to memory lane. He shook his head and stared around the room. He knew things were not going to get better soon.
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A knock came from the Gardener's front door. Tea opened it to reveal the gang with flowers blooming in front of their faces. Tea smiled at the sympathy. She missed them a lot and it was really nice that they came over.
"We heard what happened," Yugi said. Tea frowned at bit, but lighten up. Kikyo came up and hugged her.
"We're so sorry," she said. Tea took her hug and smiled.
"It's okay," Tea lied, "Really, it is." Joey stared in disbelief.
"Well, even if you are," Joey started, "We're stealing you from your house so we could have some ice cream and a movie." Joey picked her up and then set her back down next to them. Tea laughed. She was feeling better already.
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"That movie was really good," Joey said, stuffing a spoonful of ice cream into his mouth. "That Honey can really move to the beat."
"Honey was a good movie," Kikyo said, "I wish I can dance as good as her." Joey smirked.
"I know I can…better than her may I add," Joey got up and started the chicken dance. "Bak! Bak!" Tristan grabbed Joey's shirt and brought him back down to the seat.
"No…you can't," Tristan began, "The only thing you can probably do better than her is beating her in a pie eating contest." The group laughed. Joey smiled in victory.
"I know," He smiled widely. Tea smiled genuinely. Her friends could cheer her up…or at least almost. She sighed, but forced a smile. Yami turned to Tea and smiled.
"Tea could probably beat her," he said, "You know, with all your ballet dances and stuff." Bakura nodded silently.
"How's your ballet practices going anyways," Bakura asked in curiosity. Tea looked up from her ice cream and gulped immediately.
"It's going good," she nodded. Joey raised his eyebrow.
"Isn't there an audition going on…you know, for all those high rank people," he asked. Tea frowned.
"I don't think I will go," she said. Kikyo held her hand.
"I've seen you dance before Tea and I think you should try out," she said in encouragement. The gang smiled.
"We're all behind you 100%," Tristan said. "Right?" He looked around the group and smiled.
"You bet your ice cream dipped in chocolate fudge we are!" Joey yelled, holding his spoon up like it was sacred. Tea smiled at the group.
"Okay then."
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From across the street, a man stood watching the young brown-haired girl talking with her friends. His silky brown highlighted hair ruffled through the breeze, a few strands in front of his face. He walked to the corner, wearing black pants and a leather jacket. He seemed to be only a year older than the girl that he was watching. He was slightly built, though skinny. The boy had an innocent face, showing brown eyes that shimmered. A few girls noticed him and gave him a wink. He blushed madly and smiled back, making one of them jump by his cuteness. Once they were gone, he rubbed his hands together to gather heat. Suddenly a ring came up. The guy picked it up his cell phone and held it to his ear.
"Have you found her," the low voice whispered hoarsely. The boy stared at the girl and the group.
"Yea…I did," he whispered.
"Good," the man on the other line replied. "The faster we get to her, the faster she can get to Seto Kaiba. That old brat doesn't know what's coming his way."
"Yea," he replied.
"Then you know what to do then," then other man spoke. The boy rubbed his temples in frustration.
"Yes, sir," he answered. He went into the back of his car and opened it. In it revealed an old woman tied in rope, struggling to get out. "I know exactly what to do with Ms. Tea Gardener's mother." He snapped his cell phone and shoved it in his pocket. He slammed the door and went to the driver's seat and drove off.
Ichigo- soooo???!?!?!?!?! You likie? Okay, I know I didn't really describe the boy all too great, but here. If anyone saw Squal in final fantasy 8, then the boy's hair is like his. Or better yet! If you guys know Lee Minwoo in the singing group Shinhwa, then you can just picture the boy as looking like him! *drools* if you wanna see a picture of him so you can just picture him during the story to better imagine it, just email me. In my opinion, he's hot!
Kaiba- arg! You think everyone is!
Ichigo- *looks up and down at him* oh really, I see one that I don't think is hot and I'm staring at him right now!
Kaiba- you know you think I'm hot…
Ichigo-…….^_^ yea I know!
Bakura- *shakes head* lee minwoo is ugly…but hey1 if you guys wanna see him, go ahead!
Ichigo- *sings* someone's jealous…
Bakura- -_- please review…