~*Chapter 7: The Next Morning*~
Yami's eyes opened noticing how bright the sun was. He glanced at Tea's alarm clock, surprised at the time. It was already 12. Good thing there wasn't any school till tomorrow. He then looked down at Tea who snuggled against him the whole night. Smiling down at her, his arms still wrapped around her waist, his hands massaging her bare back, kissing her forehead, noticing her lips curling into a smile.
Her eyes slowly opened looking up at Yami, smiling like a kid. Yugi smiled back at her. "Morning." He then grinned, running his fingers through her hair, slowly sitting up on the bed.
Tea started looking up at Yami for a second before asking. "About last night. I was just wondering…well…if you truly meant what you said?"
Yami looked over Tea before smiling. "Perhaps I could give you an answer." He then leaned forward kissing her softly, yet passionately. His fingers entwined with hers. Tea felt weak, powerless, when it came to his kisses, his touch, and his embrace. It seems that everything he did made her melt.
Yami broke away from the kiss. "So…what do you want to do today?"
"I don't know." Tea sat up on her bed, the blanket still covering most of her body. "I guess go hang with Joey and Tristan. I remember Yugi mentioning that they were gonna get together this afternoon…watch some movie I think."
"Sounds nice." Yami smiled at her.
"I'm a bit worried though."
"About what?" he looked at Tea with some concern.
"What Yugi thinks about me liking you. I remember when we were in elementary, on that day when Yugi told me he had a crush on me. It seems like yesterday…"her mind flashes back to that day.
"Hey Yugi, truth or dare?"
It was recess time in Tonikawa Elementary. Bakura, Joey, Tristan, and Yugi were sitting in the grassy area of the playground in a circle playing truth or dare.
"Uh…" Yugi thought of what to do for a second before answering. He knew what Joey would make him do if he picked dare. "Truth."
"Well…" Joey grinned, rubbing his little hands together. "All right Yugi, who do you have a crush on?" Tristan and Bakura started laughing like a pack of hyenas while Yugi's face turned red with embarrassment.
"No one. I don't have a crush on anyone." Yugi replied.
"Aw c'mon Yugi." Joey grinned looking Yugi in the eye. "This is truth or dare. You picked truth so now you gotta tell the truth."
"All right, all right." Yugi gazed at the ground not wanting to see any of his friends' reaction. "I have a crush on Tea."
"Did he just say what I think he just said?" Tristan tried so hard to hold back his laughter.
"Yes you did Tristan." Said Joey, trying to hold back his laughter as well. "He said Tea all right." Unable to take it anymore, they busted out into laughter, falling onto the ground, pounding their fists on the earth, rolling from side to side.
"Don't worry Yug," Bakura whispered. "They're always like this everytime they hear something funny."
"Really?" Yugi looked at the two in amazement. He's only been in school for three weeks and already made a few friends like Bakura, Joey, his sister Serenity, Tristan and even Tea as well. Being a new kid from Kyoto, he's never seen people act like Joey and Tristan before. Minutes pass by as Joey and Tristan finally calm themselves down, sitting back on the grass.
"My turn!" Tristan raised his hand. "Yugi, truth or dare?"
Not wanting to answer another idiotic question, Yugi picked dare.
Grinning, Tristan looked at Yugi. "All right Yugi, I dare you to go up to Tea, tell her that you love her and kiss her on the lips."
"Whoa," Joey high-fived his best friend. "Tristan, that's sweet dude."
Yugi looked at Bakura for help but all he did was just shrug. "Sorry Yug, you gotta do it."
"Ho boy." Yugi slowly got up and walked to the jungle gym where Tea and Serenity hung about.
"So Tea, what you doing after school?"
Tea and Joey's younger sister Serenity were swinging on the jungle gym set.
"How 'bout if I come over? I'm sure Joey wouldn't mind."
"Yeah. I have this new rare card I want to show you. Didn't want to bring it to school." Serenity smiled.
"Cool." Tea kicked her legs laughing.
"Tea?" a familiar voice called out.
"Huh?" Tea looked down seeing Yugi. "Hey Yugi." She then let go of the bars, landing on her feet right in front of him.
"Uh…um…Tea?" Yugi blushed as he spoke.
"Yes?" Tea looked at him confusingly, tilting her head to the side before picking up the ball beside her.
"Uh…we're friends right?" Yugi smiled nervously, scratching his head.
"Huh? Of course we're friends Yugi. What makes you say that?"
"Well…" he looked back at the guys who were watching him. Clenching his fists, closing his eyes for a second before looking up at her. "You see…I…I…"
"Yes?" Tea waited for Yugi to finish.
"I love you." Yugi hid his face in his hands for a second before looking up at his own friend. He could hear the guys laughing from behind.
"You what?!?" Tea looked at Yugi, surprised. Serenity giggled noticing Tea blushing.
Yugi looked back at his friends. Joey grinned at Yugi for he still had to do one more thing in his dare. He then leaned towards Tea, pressing her lips against hers.
Hey, thought Yugi. This isn't so bad. He then stepped back. Tea just stood there frozen for a moment, shock overcoming her. The ball dropped from her hands and seconds later, a loud scream pierced throughout the playground. All the kids stopped playing looking up at Tea. Seconds pass by as she started running, nearly knocking over Yugi.
"Hey Tea, wait up." Serenity ran after her friend. Some of the kids were cracking up, including Joey, Tristan and Bakura.
"Of course I told Yugi that I just wanted to be his friend. I mean, after all, we were third grade for crying out loud."
"I believe you, don't worry." Yami then pulled Tea close to him, settling her on his lap. "We should wash up, don't you think?"
Tea nodded. "Who should go first?"
"Well, I thought maybe we should both go. Thought I'd spend some time with you before Yugi wakes up.
Tea wrapped her arms around Yami. "I'll go set up the water, all right?" her finger curled through his hair.
Yami nodded lifting her off of the bed. "I'll meet you there." He watched Tea place on a robe heading outside the bedroom. Placing on his pants, checking if his millennium puzzle was right where he left it. Suddenly, he heard the phone ring. Once…twice…
"Hey Tea, should I answer that?"
"Nah." She called back. "Just answer my cell."
"Uh…ok." Yami replied. He heard the water running from across the hall. Just then, her heard Tea's cell phone ringing. Rummaging through her bag, he took out the phone. "Hello?"
"Well, well Yami?" A raspy voice whispered on the other line. "How does it feel? Been a while for the pharaoh to pleasure women, don't you think? After all, his only destiny is to rule his kingdom and play with the Dark Magician."
Yami glanced at the screen of Tea's cell hoping that somebody's name shows. There was none. All it said was unknown. "Who the hell is this?" he demanded, starting to get pissed.
"Listen Yami. Stay away from that vixen Tea. She isn't worth it. Plus, she's mine. Because I know that Yugi's world is gonna crumble before him, once he loses his own friend."
"Shutup!" he yelled. All he got back in reply was an evil laughter before the line clicked off. Feeling someone was watching him, he turned around, his eyes widened in surprise seeing Tea standing by the doorway. "You heard everything?"
"Who was that?" she asked, her eyes gazed at him, full of confusion and worry.
"It's…it's just a wrong number. Though the caller was a jerk,
"I see…"her eyes lowered to the ground. "The water's ready." Yami made his way towards her, placing his hands on her shoulders, kissing her on the cheek.
"Let's go." He smiled, slowly picking her up, carrying her to the bathroom. "Bubble bath huh? Looks fun." Placing Tea down, they both got undressed before entering the tub. Tea sank herself in the warm water, leaning against Yami's firm body. She felt two strong arms wrapping around her waist pulling Tea close to him. Scooping the soap bubbles in her hand, she splashed Yami playfully. Yami, however, started splashing Tea and pretty soon, a water fight broke out. Minutes pass by as the two were soaked, drenched in soapy water.
Maybe we should wash up." Yami suggested.
"Yeah, maybe we should." Said Tea, draining the soapy water before turning on the shower. Standing up, they rinsed themselves off. Drying themselves off with a towel, they then stepped out of the tub changing their clothes.
"I should be going." Yami smiled placing on the millennium puzzle around his neck. "Just to…you know…get ready and stuff for the movies tonight."
Tea nodded. "Let me walk you to the door." She then took his hand and led him down the stairs. Stepping outside, they faced each other, Yami taking Tea's hands into his own.
"When do you think we'll see each other again?"
Tea thought of an answer before replying. "I'm not so sure." All was silent for sometime. "You won't tell anyone about last night, would you?"
"I promise I won't." he leaned forward, kissing her softly, gazing into her eyes before leaving.
Tea stood on the patio, watching the one she loved walk home.
~*To Be Continued*~