Disclaimer: If I had three wishes, I would first wish to become queen of the world, own Yu-Gi-Oh and finally, meet Téa in person! Sadly, I know none of them will ever come true…unless you have a genie I could borrow?
Author's note: THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!! The reviews were all so wonderful! (Huggles reviewers) You're amazing! Yes, you are! What's not amazing is the fact that homework ganged up on me. I practically pulled my hair when I saw my chemistry homework. Brain…overload… But now I'm back again.
To Vas1201 and Demona: I'm really really really sorry! But "Cold, Cold Heart" story is still under revising and it'll take some time to finish re-editing it. But don't worry. As soon as it's done, you can read FIVE CHAPTERS instead of just four as a bonus. Remember, patience is a virtue. ;
Title: Téa's Angel
Author: Deena
Rated: PG13
Genre: Romance
Main Pairing: Ryou/Téa
Summary: After the last disastrous breakup, Téa never wants to fall in love again. But her guardian angel Mai doesn't agree. She thinks love is the only way Téa will heal from the past…and the new boy next door Ryou Bakura was the perfect solution… (A/U)
Téa narrowed her eyes as Duke Devlin approached her, walking arm in arm with Miho Nozaka, his No. 19th girlfriend of the year. " Hey, Téa, what's up?" Duke asked, smirking with his all his macho pride. The smirk faded when he saw Ryou standing quietly beside her. " Who's that guy?"
" Oh…him?" Téa glanced at Ryou, and the naught side of her took over. It was so obvious Duke wanted to make her feel miserable by prancing around with Miho. Well, two can play at that game. She grabbed the surprised Ryou's arm and pulled him to her side. " He's my new boyfriend," she said sweetly. " Ryou, Duke. Duke, Ryou."
Ryou gaped at her in shock. " B-But we never – "
She clamped her hand over his mouth. " Oh, silly Ryou. He just moved to the neighborhood and we sort of hooked up. He's still kind of shy about it. Right, Ryou honey?"
The comical look on Ryou's face almost made Téa laugh. But she forced herself to smile in ex-boyfriend's direction. Oh, the look on Duke's face was just priceless!
" Your boyfriend? Wow. He's a total hunk! Where'd you get him, Téa?" Miho asked, drooling.
She pulled Ryou closer. She didn't like that gleam in Miho's eyes. Téa, are you jealous? A voice inside her head teased.
" So what if I am?" she muttered under her breath. " It doesn't mean anything…" Yeah. Right.
Duke smiled tightly. " Well, Miho and I were just going for our date. Let's go, Miho."
" But Duke! You said you wanted to make Téa jealo – " Duke had clamped a hand over her mouth. " Shut up, Miho. We're going." He shot a glare at Ryou and walked away.
" Score one for Téa and zero for Duke. Yeah!" The brunette smirked as she flashed a 'V' victory sign behind Duke's back. She turned and cringed when she saw Ryou's extremely red face. " Ryou, I'm sorry. Please don't be mad. It was an impulse thing. See, Duke's my boyfriend – "
" Your…boyfriend?" Ryou echoed, staring at her in shock.
" Excuse me. He was my boyfriend…until I caught him cheating on me last year," she added bitterly. " And, well, I wanted to pay him back. You…don't mind, do you, Ryou?"
Ryou was looking at her silently, making Téa feel nervous. Finally he spoke. " I don't mind. But…I don't see why Duke would want to cheat on you. He already had you. Why anyone would want another girl when he has you is beyond me." He shook his head to emphasize his point.
" You're right. But…maybe it's just me…I mean it's not like I'm special. If I were, maybe Duke would have been with me instead of seeing other girls." Her eyes clouded with pain at the thought.
" No, Duke was a jerk and you deserve better than him." He was staring deeply into her eyes now. Téa swallowed, trying to look away. She actually thought Ryou was going to kiss her. But instead, he held out his hand and smiled gently. " Come with me. I want to show you something."
But what about the fruitcake? And I have to look for Mai. And then I –
Don't give excuses, girl, Téa could almost hear Mai say. You need to take risks. Besides, like you said, it's not like you're in love or anything.
She stared at his hand. And against her better judgment, she took it.
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" What in heaven's name is this?" Mai stared at the ice cream cone melting in her hands with a disgusted look on her face. Joey paid the ice cream vendor and bought himself another chocolate ice cream.
He chuckled. " It's called a chocolate ice cream. You eat it. See?" Joey swallowed his ice cream in one bite. " Ta-da!" he exclaimed.
Mai smirked. She found Joey's funny antics amusing. She stared at the 'ice cream' again and sighed. " Okay, I'll give it a try. Here goes nothing." She licked it warily and her violet eyes rounded. " I-It's actually good!"
Joey blinked. " Wow. Don't tell me you've never tasted a chocolate ice cream before? From what universe did you come from?"
Mai was about to tell him that she lived in 'you know where' when she stopped herself. She couldn't tell him. It was absolutely forbidden to tell any mortal (except the master) about her true home. But aren't you breaking one of the sacred laws just by being with him? she thought.
Luckily, Joey forgot about the question as he stared at ice cream hungrily. In fact, he was drooling a bit. " Hey, Mai. You gonna eat dat? If you're not, I'm always available."
Mai laughed and gave it to him. " Joey, you are such a dog."
" Hey! Don't call me that!" Joey protested as he ate the ice cream. " The only other person who calls me that is Kaiba. And Mister Moneybags is a pain in the as – I mean, neck." He didn't want to curse in front of a lady; especially since he wanted to impress her with his 'charms'. " Hey, since you've never tasted ice cream before…then I bet you haven't eaten stuff like hamburgers and French fries," he gave her an accusing look.
Mai shrugged. " Is it a crime?"
" Of course it's a crime. It's like you've never been into a McDonalds!"
The blank look on Mai's face made him shook his head. " Oh, you poor thing. Well, not to worry. Ol' Joey here will help open up your taste buds," he grinning widely as he held out his arm for her.
Mai hesitated. She had to check on Téa soon. But she also wanted to spend more time with Joey. Just one more hour. Then I'll leave, she promised herself. " Okay, count me in!" She smirked and slung her arm into his. Joey smiled back but he couldn't shake off the eerie feeling that she felt familiar…as if… No. It must be his imagination.
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End of Chapter Five
Author's note: Phew! It's a good thing Joey's silly, or Mai's secret would have been blown. And this won't be the last we'll see of our dear Duke and Miho. Oh? Want more, aye? THEN REVIEW!!!!!!!