Author's notes: Ok I've had three days of holiday and I just found out that yesterday my dad was kind enough to upload chapter 14, nice of him. Anyway I think its time to find out what Mai and Tea were up to.
Disclaimer: Still do not own Yugioh or Fatal Frame, no matter how much I want to but I do own Kira. I also own Alshin, Mynce, Rayne and Lucy.
Chapter 15: More Dead Letters
Mai and Tea waved goodbye to Kira as the girl hung through her downstairs window. At least she was now more in the mood for living than anything else, even if it was a drag. Tea smiled at her and kept waving long after Mai had stopped and it was only when she had turned to the blonde that she realised something was wrong. "Hey what is it Mai?"
"This letter, it's so old. Like 15 odd years." Mai held up the fragile paper and looked through it, "I mean the paper is even handmade. Look there is some rose petals in it."
"Yeah all this is well and good Mai but..." Tea pushed her hands behind her head and frowned, "What are we gonna do when we get to Kaiba's? We can't just walk into there and demand to see him."
"Oh I'm not going to demand anything." Mai gave her an odd look that made Tea stop and freak out.
"Oh no Mai, I'm not going in there screaming my head off."
"You just need to create a diversion Tea, and anyway if you do it well Kira will help you out later."
"What do you mean? I don't want to go to prison." Tea sweat dropped and started to back off.
"You won't go to prison, but if I get to talk to Kaiba then Kira will come and help you out."
"I still don't get you and I don't like this...what do I have to do?"
Kaiba sat at his desk breathing heavily. His chest and wrist hurt...the wrist he could understand but not his chest. It was as if someone had run a knife into his chest and twisted it...it felt the same as it did the night Kira ran from him. Sadly he pushed a button on his desk. "Miss Minihara can you get some heart burn medicine please." He didn't even wait for an answer he just stood and walked over to the full length window wall. He rested a hand against the window and stared down at his wrist. The mark there was more like a burn than anything, still it did not hurt. He rubbed it as hard as he could and turned around to lean on his desk. Where was that woman with that medicine? Angrily he thumped on the button and yelled down the speaker. "Where is that medicine?"
"Its just coming sir," the voice seemed familiar somehow but he ignored it. No-one he knew from that gang of Kira's actually worked here, and he hadn't recruited in ages. At least he couldn't remember recruiting anyone. Sighing he sat down and rubbed his temples. He heard the door open but didn't look up at his secretary. He didn't want to remember faces. The bottle appeared in front of him but there was no footsteps leading away. "What do you want?" he hissed at her.
"That's not a polite way to greet a friend, is it Kaiba?" He looked up and frowned.
"Mai what do you want...before I call security."
"Well I'd hate to say it but security is kind of tied up at the moment." She winked at him and then put on a serious face. "Now most times someone has pissed you off my advice to them would be to stay out of your way. On this occasion though there is a personal friend of mine involved..." he saw her fist clench as she said this final bit. "Of course I have discussed this with her..."
"Kira...is that what this is about? Get out now Mai and I might be in a good enough moods to press charges when you have some money."
"Look you stuck up son of a..."
"Don't you dare say that to me!" he bellowed, most people would have flinched by now but not Mai, and she stared at him with determination.
"You are ruining her life more than you could understand!" she shook her head violently, "And for you to be acting the way you are, is not helping her."
"And what should I care? For your information Mai she left me standing in the middle of the street..."
"I know that for god's sake but you could still have acted a little better."
"Look Mai tell that..." an odd scratching sound could be heard at the door but he ignored it, "...tell that wore..." Kaiba didn't get any further than that.
Tea flew through the oak doors with her arms flailing; she was determined to get Kaiba. She went at him and was kind of glad he hadn't noticed her when she had knocked her head off the door. Now she felt her fists connecting with soft flesh. Mai pulled her back after her third or fourth hit and Kaiba was on the floor. Right now Tea couldn't help but fume. "You bastard...you complete and utter bastard," was all she could think of to say.
"It's alright Tea, I'll handle this." Mai's voice was calm though Tea knew she was shocked. She frowned and furrowed her forehead. Mai had been trying to talk politely to Kaiba and it had not got her anywhere. She kicked out at him but he moved far enough out of her reach for her to do anything.
"What the hell was that for?" He asked whipping the blood from his nose. It made her smile...go ahead and bleed, she thought, but say nothing bad about Kira. He used his oversized desk to haul himself up from the floor and stare at her. She pulled on her arms trying to get free. He always hurt her friend's feelings and he always got away with it...not this time though. No way was he going to make Kira feel bad. Mai had told her everything about Kira's life that said girl had let her in on and it was...depressing. Tea had now made her mind up. Kira was a strong girl who had gone through so much and now Tea was not going to let some spoilt, rich brat tear that strength to pieces.
"Look Kaiba, I don't think you're in the position to ask questions at the moment."
"No I think he should go talk to Kira before I do! I know she'll rip his head off." Tea eased her arms out of Mai's grip and slid sideways towards the door.
"Tea if you said anything she'd kill all three of us! Kaiba for being a general asshole," he crossed his arms and glared at Mai who returned the steely gaze. "Me for even bothering to try...and for taking this..." she threw the letter at Kaiba and he caught it trying to unwrap it under the two girls gazes. "And you Tea for attacking Kaiba." This made him stop what he was doing and stare up at them. It made Tea smile; for once the most illustrious Kaiba was stunned.
"What do you mean; she cares about me as much as..."
"As much as she cares for one of us...more so if you would just talk to her and try to understand."
"What is there to understand? She used me two weeks ago and I let her."
"I say it again...you stupid, close minded, ignorant asshole." Tea straightened her arms at her sides and formed tight fists, "She cares about you enough to not want to be with you."
"You're making no sense." He shook his head sending brown hair flying.
"You think that thing that attacked you was after her?" Tea laughed at his naivety, "It saw you with her and knew she cared. It was going to you to get to her."
"How do you repay her? By not even talking to her," Mai raised her blue eyes to the sky outside the windows, the sun was setting. "She'll be leaving soon...leaving for home." She shook her head and turned away. "Come on Tea we're wasting our time. Better to go say good bye than to make her think we don't care." Kaiba's hand was shaking like a leaf now. Tea had to watch him as he read that letter she just had to. He had started the moment Mai said she cared...and now. His hand could barely hold the paper and his hair fell into his eyes hiding them from view. As she watched a tear fell on the paper and she knew he was crying.
"Mai wait..." his voice was weak and tired as if he had only got it back after a cold, "where is she going?" From where she was standing Tea could see Mai's face light up in triumph.
"She's going to All God's before going back to Egypt. If we're all lucky she might come here before leaving for good. Of course she'll keep in touch."
"Well like you said Mai we better go say good bye." Tea smiled at her friend as they linked arms, they had him. Hook line and sinker, but what he did next astonished them both.
"Anna can you get the driver to bring the limo round the front, Mai, Tea and I have some business to attend to."
Author's notes: I start college today, aarghh... coughs sorry about that. Anyway the three are off on a quest. I'm sure this wouldn't happen in an episode of Yugioh 0o
