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A.N: Hey you guys! I'm back again with chapter eight. I hope you all enjoy it!

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Malik and Tea got back to Tea's house. They stepped out of the car and headed towards

the house. Tea unlocked the door and they both walked inside. "I'll be right back

down." Tea said as she climbed the stairs to her room. Malik grabbed a towel, his swim

shorts, and a change of clothes. He also grabbed some sun tan lotion. He walked over to

the couch and plopped down on it. He sighed. It'll be nice to do something fun with Tea.

He thought to himself. Maybe it'll cheer her up a little. He smiled to himself when the

thought of Tea popped into his head. He really liked her a lot, and he had the feeling that

Tea was beginning to like him back. His thoughts were interrupted when Tea came

walking back down the stairs. He stood up to face her. "Are you ready to go?" He asked

giving her a small smile. Tea smiled back. She walked over to Malik and stopped right

in front of him. "Malik, I just wanted to thank you for taking care of me these past

couple of weeks." She said. Malik shrugged. "It was nothing." He said. Tea's smile

grew even wider. "No, it was something. Even when I stayed up in my room for days at

a time you stayed with me. I know I've been a real pain, and I've caused you nothing but

trouble, but-" Tears started forming in Tea's eyes. "Oh, Tea." Malik sighed. He gently

slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him. "You don't have to cry.

Believe me, there's nowhere else I would rather have been than here with you these past

few weeks." He finished. He felt Tea bury her face in his neck, and he felt hot tears roll

off of her cheeks onto him. "Shhhh." He whispered to her. He pulled her closer to him

and held her tight. "You don't need to cry." Tea looked up at him with her tear streaked

face. "Thanks." She said quietly. Malik leaned down to kiss her, but then stopped,

remembering what happened the last time. Tea saw what he was about to do. She

watched him stop, and she gave him a sad smile. Then to Malik's surprise she reached

her head up and kissed him lightly on the lips. When she pulled back Malik had a

shocked expression on his face. Tea put her arms around his neck and stared into his

gorgeous lavender eyes. Malik then leaned down and kissed her. His grip around Tea

tightened. Tea finally pulled away, pulling in air. "We should probably get going, or the

others are going to wonder where we are." Malik suggested. Tea nodded. They both

walked out to the car, and got in. Tea started the car, and backed it out of the driveway.

They drove for about fifteen minutes and then Tea pulled up into the Wheeler's

driveway. They stepped out of the car and grabbed their things. Then they walked into

the back yard where they saw Joey, Tristan, Serenity, and Yugi in the pool splashing

around already. Tea looked over and saw that Yami Bakura was trying to tan again, she

saw Yami sitting in a deck chair reading a magazine. Bakura was also sitting on a deck

chair reading. Serenity spotted Tea and waved. "Hey you guys!" She called. Tea

waved back. She then made her way over to the pool. "You can change in the

bathroom." She said. "You know where it is. But hurry up and change, we're getting

ready to start a volleyball game!" She exclaimed. Tea nodded. She turned around and

headed into the house with Malik following close behind her. She made her way into the

bathroom and closed the door. Malik leaned up against the wall and waited for Tea to get

done changing. When she opened the door and walked out, Malik couldn't help but stare

at her. She was wearing a white two-piece that showed off her perfectly tanned skin.

Her hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail, with some strands of hair hanging down

that had gotten loose from the rest of the hair. She noticed him staring and she

started to blush. Malik snapped himself out of his staring stage, and looked at Tea's face.

He saw that her cheeks were bright pink. "You look great." He said quietly. Tea gave a

little laugh. "Why thank-you." She said smiling. "Well, I'm going to go get changed."

He said. Tea nodded. Malik walked into the bathroom and shut the door. Tea laughed to

herself thinking about the expression on Malik's face. She made her way out to the deck.

Yami looked up and smiled. "How's it going Tea?" He asked. Tea shrugged. "Okay I

guess." She said smiling a bit. Yami Bakura got up and walked over to them. "Hey

where's Malik?" He asked. Yami shrugged. "How should I know?" He asked. "Yo,

Pharaoh Boy, it was just a question." Yami Bakura said defensively. Yami smirked.

"Ummm, he's in the bathroom changing." Tea said quickly. "Why thank-you Tea."

Yami Bakura said. He smiled and then walked back to where he was sitting. Right about

then, Malik emerged from inside the house. He walked over to where Yami and Tea

were talking. "Hey Malik." Yami greeted. Malik smiled. "What's up Pharaoh?" He

asked. Yami shrugged. "Hey you guys!" They all three heard Serenity call. "We're

starting the volleyball game!" She yelled. "Are you playing Yami?" Tea asked. Yami

nodded. You bet." He answered her. All three of them walked over to the pool. Yami

and Malik both jumped right in, but Tea eased her way into the freezing cold water.

Malik came up for air. His hair was soaked. There were pieces of hair sticking to his

face. He quickly ran his fingers through it to get it out of his eyes. Tea was finally

all of the way in the pool. She was shivering in the cold water. Malik saw her shiver and

waded over to her. He enveloped her in his arms, and pulled her to him. Her back was

resting on his bare chest. "You cold?" He asked, a small smile on his face. Tea turned

around to face him. She nodded. All of the sudden, Joey came up behind Tea, and he

splashed her with the freezing cold water. Tea gave a loud yelp. She turned around.

"Joey Wheeler!" She yelled. An innocent grin formed on Joey's face. "What?" He

asked. Tea couldn't help but laugh. "You are so mean!" She giggled, splashing him

back with water. Joey smirked. "Hey!!!" They heard Serenity yell. "Are we going to

play or what?" She asked. Tea, Malik, Yami, and Joey waded over to where Serenity,

Tristan, and Yugi were standing. "Let's go!" Joey exclaimed. "Alright, we need to pick

teams." Tristan stated. They all nodded in agreement. "Hey." Joey said. "Me, Yami,

Tea, and Serenity will be a team, and Tristan, Yugi, and Malik will be a team." He

suggested. "Sounds good to me." Serenity commented. "Hey, we're short one person."

Tristan observed. Malik nodded. "We need one more person." He said. Joey looked

over at Yami Bakura. "Hey Bakura!" He called. Bakura looked up from what he was

doing. "What do you want?" He asked harshly. "You want to come play volleyball with

us?" Joey asked. "Does it look like I want to play volleyball with you?" Bakura asked.

Joey looked thoughtful. "No, not really." He said. "Maybe there's a brain in that head

of yours after all." Bakura said smirking. "Oh come on Bakura." Tea pleaded.

Bakura's gaze switched from Joey to Tea. "It'll be fun." She said. "Yeah come on."

Malik chimed in. "You people aren't going to leave me alone until I play, are you?"

Bakura asked. "Nope!" They all said in unison. "Fine." Bakura sighed. "I'll play."

"Great!" Tristan exclaimed. "You're on our team." He said. Bakura slid easily off of

his chair. "Oh, I'm ecstatic, can't you see the excitement on my face?" He asked

sarcastically. He jumped into the pool. "Alright, let's beat these losers!" Joey

exclaimed. "Oh, bring it on Joey!" Tristan said. "It's already been brought!" Joey

yelled. They started the game. When the game ended, the score was fifteen to five.

"Good job team." Joey congratulated. "Alright, next time Yugi is going to sit on my

shoulders." Malik said. "Ahhh, we did fine." Tristan said. "Are you kidding me?"

Bakura asked. "We lost to Joey, I mean, look at him." He said, pointing at Joey. They

all looked over at Joey who was drinking the pool water. Tristan turned back around to

face the rest of his team. "Okay, I see your point." He said. "Well, I'm getting out,

before he decides to replace the water with something else." Bakura said. "Yeah, I'm

with you." Malik agreed. They both got out of the pool, followed by Tristan and Yugi.

Tea watched as Malik climbed out of the pool. "Well, I think I'm going to get out." She

said. She climbed out also. After a few minutes, Serenity, Joey, and Yami got out too.

"Hey, do you all want to come in and watch a movie?" Serenity asked. "That sounds

like fun." Tea said. She turned to Malik. "Yeah, that does sound like fun." He said.

"We'll stay." Tea smiled. "Count me in." Joey said. "Yeah, me too." Tristan chimed

in. "Yugi, do you want to stay?" Yami asked. Yugi nodded. "Sure." Yugi answered.

Yami looked over. "We'll stay too." He said. Serenity nodded. She then looked over at

Bakura. "How bout you Bakura?" She asked. "Do you want to stay too?" She asked.

Bakura looked at her. "I guess." He said. "Great." Serenity said. "Let's all get

changed, and then we can decide on a movie." She said. They all nodded and then filed

into the house. Serenity's house had three bathrooms. Mali, Tea, and Yami all walked to

the same bathroom. "You can go first Yami." Tea said. Yami smiled. "Thanks." He

said. He walked into the bathroom and shut the door. "That was fun." Malik

commented. "Yeah." Tea replied. "I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard.

You know, when Joey was going to hit the ball, but he slipped and fell instead?" Tea

gave a small laugh at the thought. Right then, Malik leaned down and gave Tea a small

kiss on the lips. Tea looked up at him when he pulled away. A small smile crept onto

Malik's lips. He was about to kiss Tea again when Yami came out of the bathroom. He

quickly leaned up against the wall. Yami was wearing a pair of jeans, and a tight,

sleeveless, blue shirt. Yugi had been trying to get Yami to expand his wardrobe, so Yami

started wearing jeans, but he still insisted on wearing sleeveless shirts. He shot Tea and

Malik a quick smile. He then disappeared around the corner. Tea looked back at Malik.

"You go ahead and go first." He said. Tea smiled and disappeared into the bathroom.

After a few minutes, she emerged wearing a pair of blue jean shorts, and a pink short

sleeved shirt. She had pulled her hair back into a ponytail again. "You're turn." She

said. Malik smiled and walked into the bathroom. Tea leaned her back up against the

wall and sighed. I had so much fun today. She thought to herself. I didn't think I would

ever be this happy again. She thought. Malik has really helped me get through this. The

thought of Malik made her smile. He had helped her through so much, and she wanted to

do something special for him, but she didn't know what yet. Before she could think

about it any further, Malik came walking out of the bathroom. He had on a white,

sleeveless shirt, with a pair of khaki shorts on. He smiled, and then slid his arm

comfortably around her shoulders. They made their way into the living room and took a

seat on one of the couches. "Are we all here?" Serenity asked. She was seated next to

Tristan on the loveseat. She looked around. "No, we're still waiting for Bakura." Yugi

commented. Bakura came downstairs a few minutes later. "Jeez Bakura, did you get

lost?" Joey asked. Bakura took a seat next to Yugi. "No I didn't get lost you idiot." He

said. "Well did you put on some make-up?" Joey asked. Bakura rolled his eyes. "Yes

Joey, you caught me. I wear make-up." He said sarcastically. "Ha! I knew it! What did

I tell you Tristan? I knew he wore make-up from the first time I saw him." Joey said

with pride in his voice. Tristan rolled his eyes. "Oh, I'm sorry I doubted you Joey. I'll

never do it again." He said. "So, what movie do you guys want to watch?' Serenity

asked. "Why don't we watch The Ring?" Malik suggested. Tea looked at him. "Have

you seen that before?" She asked. Malik nodded. "Yeah, it's good." He answered. "I

think we should watch What Lies Beneath?" Tristan said. Yami looked over at Joey,

who was staring at Bakura's face intently. Bakura finally noticed Joey staring at him.

"What are you staring at?!" He yelled. "I'm staring at your face." Joey said, not

breaking his stare. "I know that you idiot! Why are you staring at my face?" He asked.

"I want to see what color eye shadow you wear." Joey said. This comment set Bakura

off. "JOEY!!! I don't wear make-up!!!" He yelled. Joey sat back. "Oh." He said

simply. "Okay, I have an idea. Why don't we watch What Lies Beneath, and then we

watch The Ring? Does that sound good to everyone?" She asked. Everyone nodded.

All of the sudden the phone rang. Serenity hopped up off of the couch. "I'll be right

back." She said. She made her way into the kitchen and answered the phone. Tea

scooted closer to Malik, and leaned her head on his chest. Serenity walked into the room.

"Hey Tea, the phone's for you." She said. Tea looked surprised. "Okay, thanks." She

said. She walked into the kitchen and picked the phone up off of the counter. She held

the receiver to her ear. "Hello?" She greeted into the phone.

Malik was talking to Yami about some new duel monsters cards he picked up. All of the

sudden, they all heard the sound of the phone crashing to the floor, and a piercing scream

from Tea.

A.N: Alright, that was chapter eight. I hope ya'll liked it!!! I'll be getting chapter nine up soon! Please R&R!!! God Bless!(