Kaiba: don't you even THINK about it! (retreats to corner)
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One thing I hate about women is that they take so long.
I got so bored that I reorganized my schedule in my head, made mental notes of safe stock options, homework I had to check over for school, meetings I had to attend for the next twenty six years.
And still, nothing. Nothing.
I guessed Gardener was nervous about kissing me, because she started ranting about….I don't know, I won't even bore you. What's so hard about putting your lips on someone else's face?! Plenty of females, I knew would die at the chance. But she wasn't like any of them. That was a sure fact.
Though my eyes were shut, my ears were trained for any danger lurking outside. Though I don't know if I could've heard it, she was mumbling incoherently so much. I wasn't really paying attention. but I was patient.
At least, for a while.
Then I fell asleep.
I didn't mean to, but I was drifting off a good ten minutes after she told me to close my eyes, and I didn't open them, since she'd probably take even longer. Though I tried to keep awake, it was hard, it was so boring waiting. My last thought was how cold it was, since I took off my jacket and making a mental note to put it back on. But the girl was boring me so, anybody could've come and made off with it.
Then I felt it.
Just as I was nodding off, I felt a gentle pressure of soft kiss. My eyes opened with a start.
Don't get it in your head that I was startled. Okay, I was. But not out of surprise; I'm never surprised. But she given me a kiss…on the nose.
"You idiot; you DUCKED!" she yelled, slamming a fist at my shoulder. "You--you ruined it!!"
I was so amused that perfect, poised Tea Gardener would fumble something like that that I threw back my head and gave a shout of laughter. Earlier, she hadn't missed a step out of the dance at the innovation center, she missed THIS?
It seemed right.....!
"It's not funny....!" She started hitting me everywhere, but I just continuing laughing. They didn't hurt, much. When she started to get up, I held her down and saw her eyes had tears standing out of them.
I grabber her and stood us both up. "Don't tell me you're going to cry your eyes out about that," I complained, rolling my eyes. Women…….
"I'm not crying my eyes out! Shut up! At least, I didn't fall asleep," she yelled, struggling violently with my wrists. "Ooh! You are such a JERK!"
"That may be so," I replied coolly, easily holding her, "but you like me. Admit it." I put my face up to her ear, "You're in love with me." I said the last part in a low, heated voice.
"Let go of me," she said in a half sob, and I could see she was getting hysterical. I could also tell that my words had hit her hard. It hurt her to realize that she was in love with me. It was then I realized that she wasn't ready yet, to move on.
"Idiot, you're going to hurt yourself," I commanded, pressing tightly on her wrists. She didn't stop and I had no choice, "You know, you sure are cute when you're angry." That stunned her like I knew it would and, in one quick movement, I grabbed her towel, and tied her hands behind her back with it.
Then, calmly, I got up and put my coat and shirt back on, watching out of the corner of my eye as she struggled and yowled like a pissed off cat. After dressing myself, I found her things and painstakingly half dressed her so she wouldn't catch cold. The rest I stuffed into her backpack. A chilly breeze had swept through the closed, dark park, and all was eerily silent. Silent, at least not for her loud curses.
I threw her look as I fixed my collar and gather the basket and backpack while she continued to use words only a mother could love. "Nice mouth." I said sarcastically, being deliberately callous. "And you tried to kiss me with it? Then, I'm glad you missed."
I ignored her sputterings of rage and threw her over my shoulder like the 'sack of beans' she was. I ignored her orders of "Let me go! This instant!" and all her kicking. Though it was only half of her usual wrath, I guessed she was tired. At the gate, I paid the watchman, to let us out and when he gave me a strange look at the flailing girl I was carrying, and I explained mildly, "She's had a bad day."
My conservativeness infuriated her even more. "Thanks to you! Where are you taking me?! Let me go so I can kick your---"
--Asphalt shone black in the streetlight, from the afternoon rain as my limo approached. With a sigh, I finally put her down, rather gently, then threw her inside as the door was opened. "Would you stop already," I said, knowing it was useless. I nodded to the driver, and he started the car.
Tea had suddenly been quiet; I glanced over at her curiously.
Realizing her hands were still tied up, I reached over and undid the knot. She didn't hesistate to scuttle over to the further seat away from me. "What, are you giving me the silent treatment now?" I said, crossing my arms like I hadn't a care in the world.
Frosty silence. I couldn't see her face but I knew she was glaring at me stonily.
"First you talk to much," I said, referring to all those infamous lectures she gave to the student body, "Now, you're not talking at all! Am I supposed to be insulted?"
Now she turned her head away. I felt a strange uneasiness mixed with an annoyance, a.k.a known as conscience.
Dammit. I thought I got rid of such a bother years ago......
"You should be grateful; I could've left you there without a ride. ALL of your so-called 'friends' had gone home," I said casually, while thinking of ways to defeat that Yami. When Tea had said to let him defeat me 'just once,' that had really irked me. "Though it is pretty late....... what would your mother think when she sees you half clad, dripping wet?" I saw her eyes go big. "Hmmm, maybe we should go back to my place....." I trailed off, being deliberately suggestive, hammering the final nail in the coffin.
"You----" Then, remembered she wasn't speaking to me and abruptly clamped her mouth shut, curling herself into a ball protectively. She looked fragile and pale like that, and withdrawn. I could tell she was thinking, I don't care what you do to me, I won't talk to you ever again! Either that or some mental friendship speech.
I decided to amuse myself by toying with her a bit. "Or to a hotel?" I slid closer, with a deliberate leer. She was pressing herself so hard aganist the limo door it was a wonder she didn't fall out. "It kills you to be in love with me, doesn't it." I said with psuedo-sympathy, ferally watching her hands. "And I know why: it's because I saved your pathetic life that night, isn't that right?"
She stiffened in admission. Maybe Yami always beats me in every duel, but at least I'll get his girl and torturing him. Her peach colored lips opened and closed a few times, but nothing came out. I had to admit, I was impressed by her resolve not to speak to me. For her, eighteen minutes was a record.
I knew she was just dying to slap or kick me, so I watched her arms and legs to be on guard. I noticed the strap of her bathing suit had fallen down to mid arm, revealing dewy skin, as bars of light passed over from outside. As I hooked a finger under it and fixed it back in place, she panicked suddenly and a blur of leg caught the corner of my eye. Instantly, I was on guard, thinking she was going to kick me, but soon found out that her target had been the basket.
"Waah! Waah!" The twins....!!
She smirked at me in triumph as I reached down, groaning, and heaved the basket up. It seemed unusually heavy. When I tried to hand it to her, she gave me a look that very clearly said, You're on your own for this one buddy.
The dolls kept screeching. I gritted my teeth. My grade.....!!!! "Fine! I can do this!" I checked the things over, determined to show Ms. Priss, Ms. Know it All, that I could do it by myself, with no help. Scowling at her, I found out that they needing changing. Greaaaa....t.
"....the one thing I'd didn't learn," I muttered to myself, scowling as she watched me in amusement. The stench from them was terrible, worse than Wheeler's gym locker, and I have to share a gym class with him, so I know. Cursing home ec, cursing him, and feeling sympathy for mothers everywhere, I threw off the diaper, and......looked around for a new one. Raising my eyes questioningly, I saw her smile and jerk her head, indicating to the my swim trunks. Yeah, right.....I'm not going to use those as a diaper! Grumbling, I looked for an alternative, and saw her blouse she had worn, peeking out of her backpack. Her eyes grew big.
"What a nice shirt you have....." I lifted it out the pack, it was of cheap, gauzy material and her perfume wafted out to greet me. She snatched it, I let her, since I saw her socks in there anyway. Quickly, I wrapped it around the thing's thing, before she could protest. It wasn't as easy as it sounded, though, because the thing start peeing in a frenzy. "Goddamit!" I stuffed the thing, head and all in the backpack, and still it leaked out in a river! All over my expensive leather seats....
Dammed thing! Somebody should dam that thing.
By now she was howling, clutching her stomach. "Soooo GLAD you're amused," I said icily, and then she took control of herself, and pressed a fist to her mouth to hide her grin. I gave her a look that said I'd deal with her later, then called out sharply, "Roland! Are we there yet!"
"Already, Mr. Kaiba." The car came to a stop, and he came to the side door and opened it for me. "Um..sir? You should know...."
"WHAT?!" I said irritably.
"Um, your pants, they're all wet, sir." I looked down then heard a CLUNK from the other side.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Tea had hit her head against the window pane as she fell over.
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Now, I don't like to be laughed as much as the next person. Even worse, I believe, because I like to get revenge on the offending person. So I should've left her at her doorstep in a laughing heap and drove off. But I didn't. I guessed I was so nice, and that I had laughed at her earlier and caused her to cry her eyes out. Besides, we were at my residence.
I could see she was torn between asking why and her promise not to speak to me. Stubbornness kept her silent-----thankfully, I was beginning to like her better that way----- as we walked up the front walk, me holding my trunks in front of me so the servants wouldn't gossip.
They were asleep anyway, the house was stiller than usual. It was very late, perhaps two or three in the morning. Briefly, I reconsidered letting her stay, then decided I rather liked her squirming in silence.
So I nodded to the maid to show her to her room, with some regret. I wasn't sure whether it was regret for letting her stay, or regret for not showing her myself. It seemed to be both. Shaking it off, I went upstairs, decided I was too tired to work tonight, and changed into my silk pajamas and night shirt. After showering the disgusting chlorine from my body, of course. I disliked swimming for that part, the pool outside was mostly for my brother.
Speaking of which......I went and rang the nanny to see how his stats were and she informed me he was sleeping over at a friend's. I made a mental note to ack him what he had gotten out of it.
For some reason I was unable to sleep that night. I didn't want to, I realized. It was too silent. Or maybe it was just me. My mind with still seething from being beaten in front of Gardener, of all people. I had found out she had gone to visit Ishizu earlier that morning, and suspected her reason were less than simple. I had also noticed Yami was staring at her most intensely; I smiled to myself. Very interesting news, I think I'll----
A soft tick sound caught my attention. Instantly I was on guard, chiding myself for being taken off guard. It could've been any burgular, any enemy of mine (I wasn't being paranoid, that happened often). "Who's there?!"
Gardener softly peeked around the door, very uncharacteristically modest of her. I think my harsh tone must've startled her, because I said, a bit more gentle, "Oh. It's you." Then settled back as if I hadn't a care in the world. As long as she's silent, I don't.....
"I...." she creeped closer, speaking slowly and haltingly, "don't know why....." She was wearing an oversize shirt that reached to the floor, ".....I'm here."
There was a pause, as she stood nervously, while I regarded her sternly. I should tell her to scram---- I saw tiny bare toes peeking out of the hem. She's no business barging into MY ROOM! Her thickly lashed eyes were glinting with vulnerability, She should be on her hands and kneess.....
Wordlessly, I held out my hand. I think she left it hanging up there forever, but my eyes met hers, and finally (after a good ten minutes) she took it. I could feel her pulse fluttering in her wrist and I helped her on, supporting her body. Think of your reputation! She gulped nervously as I held her close...... her first love Yami will throttle you when she tells him! The last part brought a broad smile across my face, as I rested my chin in her hair, taking in it's fresh wildflower scent. Apparently, she liked taking baths as much as I did; she'd just taken one in the other room. I felt her relax finally even though our legs were thrown on each other. But I was tensed up as tight as spring. Neither of us spoke, and I realized she had broken her vow of silence earlier. Weakling.
As her breathing evened out---forever, it seemed---I took a look at the clock: 4:06 in the morning. And tomorrow was school... (I wasn't really sure why I was worried about that) Gently, I lifted her and carried her back to her bed. I had a few problems distangling her from me----did she think I was her pathetic teddy bear, or something?!?!?!-----but made my way back to my room. One of the maids could show her out when she woke. Heaving a sigh, I realized that I was wide awake now.
Maybe I would get some work done after all....
TBC
A/n: kaiba wouldn't try anything with her; he's a perfect gentleman! Well, Tea and Kaiba finally had their first kiss.....sort of! XD. guess what I watched saturday's new episode and nearly laughed my head off when Kaiba called the YGO gang the 'nerd herd.' XD R&R!