~*Chapter 6: Confessions*~
Saturday rolled by quickly. Tea sat up on her bed still pondering on what Bakura meant when he told her that Yami wasn't worth it. His words still coming back to her, repeating over and over again.
Tea seemed to be lost in thought that she didn't hear the doorbell ring. Only after the third ring did Tea's mind come back to reality.
"Oh shit…" she glanced up at her clock realizing it's 6:00. "That must be Yami." And at that, she got up from her bed racing down the stairs and to the front door. Slowly opening the door, she saw Yami standing before her.
"Hey Tea."
"Oh…hey Yami. Sorry I took long." She opened the door a little wider. "Come in." and to this, she steps to the side.
"Sure." Yami smiled stepping in the house. Tea was surprised on how tall Yami was. He was about a few inches taller than her while Yugi was nearly a foot shorter than her.
"So, you mentioned that you want to talk to me about something?" he looked around the living room before looking back at Tea.
Tea ran her fingers through her hair sighing softly to herself. "Well…Yeah, there's something that I wanted to talk to you about. It's all right if we talk about it in my room, right?"
"As you wish. Just lead the way."
"Okay." Turning around, she slowly made her way up the stairs, Yami following behind her. Finally, they made their way into the bedroom. It wasn't as big or glamorous like how Yami remembered in the ancient past. In fact, it was just about the same size as Yugi's room. Except that Tea's room is painted blue and has a lot more decorations that lead towards the balcony. His head tilted up to the ceiling, gazing at the weird shapes that stuck onto the ceiling.
"Hey Tea? What are those on your ceiling?" Yami asked pointing to the ceiling.
"Those?" Tea looked up at her ceiling. "Those are glow in the dark stars."
"Glow in the dark stars?" Once again, Yami didn't know what those were.
"Yeah. Here, I'll show you how it works. Sit down." She gestured Yami to her bed. As Yami laid on Tea's bed, she turned off her lights and at that moment, the stars on her ceiling and walls glowed within the darkness. The pale moonlight shone within the bedroom.
"Wow…" Yami looked up at the ceiling, amazed to see such a thing. "That's pretty cool."
"I know." Tea replied making her way towards her bed but only sat instead of laying down. She too looked up at the stars that glowed on her ceiling before gazing at the carpet below her. All was quiet for a moment, the silence filling the air.
"So…" Yami finally spoke, still laying on her bed. "What is that you wanted to tell me?"
A wave of emotions struck Tea as she realized it was finally time to tell him her dark secret. Her mind played over on what would happen if she did tell him. Maybe it wasn't going to turn out well. What if he didn't want to talk to her anymore? In fact, would he hate her? Those thoughts and millions of others went through her mind and before she knew it, tears started streaking down her face, her fists clenched tightly, trying not to break down.
"Tea?" he whispered her name softly once again. Yami then sat up on the bed noticing her tears. His hand reached out cupping her cheek gently, his thumb wiping her tears away. "What's wrong?"
"I'm afraid…" she managed to say.
"Afraid of what?"
"If I told you, you might not like me anymore." She whispered.
"But if you don't let it out, it'll haunt you for the rest of your life."
"It's just…" more tears continue to streak down Tea's eyes. "I…I love you."
Yami's eyes widened as she said this. No one, not even in the ancient past, had once said that to him. He never had anyone to love, nor had the time since he was too busy ruling as a pharaoh and getting into serious duel monsters. Oh how the memories of those times have flooded in. Suddenly, a soft cry broke into his thoughts noticing that Tea was crying.
Could it really work? He wondered. Could a person with two different souls fall in love? Yugi is just a friend to her of course…but me? He looked down at Tea for a while. He did admire her beauty, her grace, and her personality. Not to mention her humor.
Maybe it can work. Yami's eyes widened recognizing the voice. The voice of Yugi speaking to him.
Do you think so Yugi? Yami called back in his mind. Because from what I see, she might want to spend more time with me than you.
Well…Yugi replied. If she wants to see me, then she'll see me. If she wants to see you, I wouldn't mind summoning you. But for this, I'll leave it up to you. Yugi's voice then vanished only to leave Yami sitting there, wondering. He really liked Tea back but also had a bit of doubts in between.
Maybe Yugi's right. Perhaps it could work out. He then looked down at the saddened Tea, unable to stand her being sad. Suddenly, he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him, feeling her tears seep through his shirt. His head rested on hers. He felt arms wrapping around his waist as he massaged her back gently.
A soft voice whispered into Tea's ear. "I love you too."
At that point, the crying stopped. Tea slowly looked up at Yami, her eyes were swollen, her face tear-stained. She didn't know what to say after hearing those words. Maybe she was just hearing thins.
"I…I'm sorry." Tea started to say. "It's just…I can't help it Yami. It was ever since summer. I thought it was stupid but days went by and it just grew…"
Her words were cut off as Yami cupped his hand under Tea's chin gazing into her eyes for a long time, not caring if the darkness surrounded them. Closing his eyes, he leaned towards her, pressing his lips against hers. The kiss seemed so perfect. She broke away from the kiss, laying her head on his chest while Yugi kissed her head, her hair, then brushed his lips on the back of her neck but stopped as he felt Tea fidgeting uncomfortably. He stopped still holding her in his arms.
"Have I done something wrong?" Yami whispered in Tea's ear, his breath had the scent of cinnamon.
"No…" Tea replied. "It's just your millennium puzzle. It just makes me feel cramped." She looked at his millennium puzzle for a second before looking back at him. "If you take it off, do you change back to Yugi?"
"Hmm…well…I don't know." Yami glanced at Tea. "I guess I can try." Slowly, Yami took off the millennium puzzle that hung around his neck settling it on the floor. Both expected something to happen but nothing did.
"Wow…" Tea whispered. "I guess it's based on your will whether you two want to switch back or not."
"Perhaps. Or maybe as long as the puzzle is still here and together." Yami looked down on the millennium puzzle on the floor, still cradling Tea in his arms. "As long as the puzzle is still together, I exist. If not, I disappear."
"So I see." Tea curled up beside him like a lost child. "What do you think we should do now?"
"I don't know. What do people do when they're in love?"
"Well…um…" Tea tried to think of something. She looked up at Yami for a moment, finding her hands underneath his shirt. Yami looked down at Tea, confused. Somehow, he managed to get the idea what she wanted to do as he slowly took off his shirt. Tea was surprised at how Yami's chest looked. He wasn't much of a muscular guy but he seemed to have a body of a god. She felt Yami shift her body so her back faced towards him. His hands ran down her shoulders before removing her sweater. They sat there in silence as Tea felt Yami's arms wrapped around her waist, feeling him place kisses on her ear and neck. She tilted her head back looking into his purple gaze as Yami watched her before leaning towards her, pressing his lips against hers before pinning her body onto the bed, his lips never leaving hers.
The hours whirled by. His hands were all over he, all of their clothing, especially the millennium puzzle, was scattered on the floor beside them. The moonlight shone a pale light on their nude bodies. Tea felt herself cradled in Yami's arms. Glancing at her alarm clock, it's already 2:30 in the morning. Looking up at Yami, she saw him sleeping. Her eyes then closed, falling asleep.
~*To Be Continued*~