A/N: (drops to knees) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FORGIVE ME! MY COMPUTER CRASHED AND I WASN'T ABLE TO UPDATE! PLEASE DON'T HATE ME!! Anyway... O.O Wow. Reviews galore! I've never got so many before! It's insane! Anyway, thank you to everyone who read and reviewed that chapter, it means a lot to me... Chapter three's here, so I hope everyone enjoys it! First off though, the review replies!

Review replies:

thefutureMrs.Kaiba: I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. I hope you like the date! Thanks for the review!

Dustbunny3: I wasn't sure about Mokuba being scared of the dark, so I just added it in. If he's not, I'll make sure he isn't scared anymore. Anyway, thanks for reviewing, I'm glad you enjoyed that chapter, and now here's the new one!

CWolf2: THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ON YOUR FAVOURITES! Thanks for your review!

The-Hope: Hehe, I'm gonna torture Seto... Nah, can't torture him, he's too cool to torture. You'll see the date in this chapter, hope you enjoy it... Thanks for reviewing!

Marin M: LOL indeed, poor Téa. Her life's about to get a whole lot worse because of this date. Thanks for your review!

Kairi Kaiba: Yep, Téa and Seto are both very pissed. Here's the new chapter, and thanks for the review!

KeikoGurl: I don't think I could make Téa and Seto fall in love instantly. Mainly because Seto despises her, and she feels the same for him. So they won't fall madly in love, don't worry. I'm glad you found that chapter so funny, hopefully this one will be just as good. Thanks for reviewing! (Warn me in your reviews if the characters are going oc, k?)

LuvinAnime: Thanks for thinking so highly of this; it really means a lot to me. And Elise is feeling guilty, but wait til you see Yugi's reaction! (evil laugh) I hope I don't get him out of character in the process though... Oh well. Thanks for your review!

snowflake: I'm glad you liked Joey's revenge... Was it really that funny? I hope you enjoy the date – it's a bit short, but my friend thinks it's okay... Anyway, thanks for reviewing!

lime333 (replies to chapter one and two reviews): I'm sorry about the lack of suspense, but the story is just starting, so nothing interesting has happened yet... I'm glad you've enjoyed this so far, hope you like this chapter. Thanks for the review!

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Disclaimer: Once again, I must state that I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! I'm doing this for fun, so don't sue!

Win A Date With Seto Kaiba!

Chapter Three: The Date

"No! It's absolutely out of the question! I am not going on a date with her!"

From outside the room, Mokuba listened to Seto yelling at his business partners. He had both hands over his mouth and was desperately trying not to laugh. This was just too funny, even though it was a matter of life and death for Seto.

"Mr. Kaiba sir, you don't have a choice. The girl was announced yesterday, and you can't just say that you don't want to go on the date because you don't like the winner. What would that say about you?" One of the partners said, and Mokuba heard a loud bang. He guessed that Seto had just slammed his fist down on the table.

"That's not the point! The point is that I didn't see her application form! This has all been rigged for people can see me squirm!"

"Mr. Kaiba, you have no choice in the matter. You agreed to do this, and you can't go back on your word now. The date has been organised for tomorrow evening; we'll send you the details tomorrow. Good day, Mr. Kaiba." Without another word, the business partners left the room.

Mokuba moved out of the way of the door, and watched the men leave Kaiba Mansion. He then turned and peeked through the open door, seeing Seto in his chair, head in his hands, his eyes closed. It was nine-thirty in the morning, but Seto still had the blinds closed. Mokuba warily entered and looked at Seto, worried.

He walked to the blinds and pulled them open, watching light flood the room. Seto moved his head so the rays of sunshine wouldn't get in his eyes, and Mokuba saw that Seto looked like he hadn't slept in weeks. "You can't live in the darkness, Seto." He murmured softly, and Seto sat up slowly, looking at his younger brother.

"I don't understand Mokuba. I looked through every one of those applications, and I never saw Gardner's name."

Mokuba put his hands in his pockets, feeling somewhat guilty. He had thought he'd be helping his brother by doing this, not making him feel worse. "You've been real busy lately, Big Brother. You might've been really tired while you went through the forms, and that's why you didn't see Téa's name. Don't worry about it too much, you'll just get stressed."

Seto smiled. "I don't get stressed, Mokuba." He sighed. "You're probably right. I need some rest." Seto stood and looked at his younger brother. "I promise, when all this dies down, I'll get away from work. We can do anything we want, and we won't have to worry about KaibaCorp."

Mokuba felt like he was on the verge of tears as he caught Seto in a huge hug. Seto was a little surprised, but he hugged Mokuba back. The younger Kaiba brother had never seen Seto so serious, so it meant a lot to him. After a moment Mokuba let go of Seto and walked happily out of the room. Seto watched him leave and sighed again to himself. He hoped he wouldn't get Mokuba's hopes up and then kill them at the end.

As Seto closed the doors to his study, his thoughts landed on Téa. He couldn't help smiling evilly: she was about to endure the most annoying fifteen minutes of fame in her entire life.

The phone had been ringing non-stop, the paparazzi had found her house and she had been featured in the papers. This was getting annoying, and Téa really wished the publicity would stop. This is probably what Kaiba goes through. I swear I'm gonna kill the person that entered me into that competition!!

Last night...

Téa fell off the couch when her name was read out as the winner. This had to be some kind of stupid joke – she didn't even enter the competition! Why would she want to? She stared at the screen and saw Elise turn to face her. Her face had a shocked expression on it and her eyes were wide with surprise. The silence was broken when the phone suddenly rang, and it broke Téa out of her trance.

She got to the phone and picked it up, instantly hearing a lot of talking and yelling in the background. "Hello?"

"Téa! It's Joey! Were you watchin' the telecast?" Téa held the phone away from her ear when she heard Joey's voice – he was practically yelling.

"Don't yell, Joey! Yes, I was watching the telecast!" Téa said back into the phone, and Elise heard a knock at the door. She was about to open the door when she looked through the window; there were about five girls there, and they had huffy expressions on their faces.

"You didn't tell us dat you were gonna enter! I thought you hated Kaiba like da rest of us!"

"I do hate Kaiba, Joey! I wouldn't enter even if my life depended on it! Someone entered me into the competition!"

"Okay, hang on..." In the background she heard Joey whistle. "Oi! Guys! She said she didn't enter!"

Téa instantly got worried. Joey was with people, probably her friends, and now they'd start to think that she wanted to enter. The number of people at the door had now grown, and they were slamming their fists against the door.

"Téa? Is Joey telling the truth?"

"Yugi?! What are you doing there?"

"Joey wanted me and Tristan to go over his house after school so he could practise Duel Monsters, and we were about to leave when we turned on the TV. So did you enter on purpose?"

"Yugi, I--" At that moment Elise let the people at the door into the house, and they instantly barged towards Téa. One grabbed the phone and hung up on Yugi, making Téa snap. "Why the hell did you let them in?!"

Téa snapped herself out of her thoughts and sat down on the stairs. Who would want to enter her into the competition? What would it accomplish? She'd still hate Kaiba just as much at the end of the day, so if someone was trying to play matchmaker, it wouldn't work.

At that moment the phone rang, and Téa jumped to her feet and ran to the phone, hoping with all her heart that it was Yugi. She needed to apologise for what that stupid woman had done last night. But as she answered the phone, her hopes were crushed.

"Is this Miss Téa Gardner?" a male voice asked.

"Uh... Yeah. Who is this?"

"I'm Mr. Chambers from KaibaCorp, and I was calling to inform you that the date you won last night shall be held tonight. Mr. Seto Kaiba will personally pick you up at seven thirty. Please be ready."

"O-kay..." Téa was a bit dazed by the man.

"Thank you for your time." With that, Mr. Chambers hung up, leaving Téa staring at the phone. Well, at least he was polite, she thought. Unlike "Mr. Seto Kaiba".

Téa put the phone down, turned on her stereo and began to dance. As she moved, she saw the clock out of the corner of her eye. It was twelve thirty – only seven more hours until the torture began.

Across town, in a fast food restaurant, Yugi was staring downcast at his burger and fries. Why had Téa hung up on him? Did she not want to talk? Did she really enter the competition because she actually liked Kaiba? Had she made that reason up? But then again, she'd never lie to him... Would she?

"Yo Yug, if you don't hurry up and eat dat, it might get too temptin'" Joey said from across the table, his mouth full of food. Yugi looked up after a second, then pushed his burger across and started sadly munching on his chips.

"What's up, bud?" Tristan asked, and Yugi sighed.

"Oh, it's nothing... I just don't know what's going on with Téa any more... I thought she hated Kaiba!"

"Course she does! If we made up a "Kaiba Haters Society", she'd be first ta join! Well, first behind me, course." Joey said, managing to cheer Yugi up just a little. Then a look crossed his face. "You know, that ain't such a bad idea! We should really start up dat club! We'd sure get a lotta members!"

While Yugi managed to smile while Tristan sweat-dropped. Joey had that stupid grin on his face and was rubbing his hands together like he had just struck gold. The smile slowly faded from Yugi's face, and his friends noticed.

"Seriously Yug, Téa hates Kaiba, just like tha rest of us. Nothin's ever gonna change dat."

Yugi sighed and sat back in his seat. "I guess you guys are right. What am I worried about? But still... I think I might ring her later, just so we can figure out all this."

At that moment, Elise entered the restaurant. Upon seeing Yugi and the gang, she went over to them, but only Yugi noticed how nervous she seemed. She was wringing her hands together and looking over her shoulder, like she was afraid a serial killer was going to jump out from behind her.

"Hey Elise, whatcha doin' here?" Joey asked, moving over to offer her a seat. But she held up her hands and shook her head.

"I came to ask you if Téa was with you, but I can see that she's not. Um... Is she at home?"

"I hope so. Why? What is it, Elise?" Yugi asked, starting to get worried himself.

"Oh, nothing. I... just had to tell her something important. Bye!" Elise quickly left, leaving the three very confused.

It was now a quarter to four in the afternoon, and Téa had finished everything that had preoccupied her from the coming hell. She had been staring at the clock by her bed for the past ten minutes, and was slightly surprised she hadn't been called. Yugi tended to call her a lot, but it didn't bother her – it was when he didn't call that got her worried.

She sighed and slid off her bed, her feet meeting the soft peach carpet lining the floor. There was nothing else to do, so she may as well start getting ready for that stupid date. She entered the bathroom and turned on the water, quickly stepping under it and sighing at the sudden warmth.

She ran her fingers through her brown hair and grabbed the shampoo, wondering why she was actually bothering to put so much effort into her appearance. She didn't have to impress anyone. But then again, this might be the only time she'd get on the TV before her big break in dancing, so she had to look her best. She'd overheard a reporter saying that they'd be taping the whole date and telecasting it live, so if Kaiba didn't know, he'd be in for a big, unwelcome surprise.

As she started to wash out the shampoo she heard the doorbell ring, but she just ignored it. Like she was getting out of the shower just to see another hyper-obsessed Seto Kaiba fan, asking her to get his autograph. Yeah, right!

Shortly after the phone rang, and Téa rolled her eyes and sighed angrily. Great, now they had her phone number! It might've been one of her friends, but the answering machine would get it and she'd just call them back. They wouldn't mind.

A few minutes later Téa was just washing out the conditioner when the phone rang again. She ignored it again, but stopped when she heard the message starting to record. A familiar voice met her ears...

"Hey Téa, it's Yugi. Are you there? ...Well, I was just calling you to talk, seeing as how you sorta hung-up on me yesterday. If you don't wanna talk, it's fine with me... I'd just like to know what's going on, that's all."

As Téa listened to the message she moved faster than she ever had before. She shut off the water, grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her, slipping and sliding towards the phone.

"If you feel like talking, you know my number. ...Please call me Téa. Well... Bye." Téa heard Yugi sigh, and then, just as she reached the phone, she heard him hang up.

She grabbed the phone and yelled "Hello?" into it, but all she heard was a dial tone. Téa slammed the phone back down and sat down on her bed, holding her head in her hands. She peered through her fingers at the answering machine and watched as the light flashed twice – two messages.

She pressed the button and listened as Elise's nervous voice told her that she needed to tell her something really important. Then Yugi's message came on, and she quickly deleted the messages from the tape. It was absolutely heartbreaking, what Yugi had said in his message, and she couldn't bear listening to it again. It made her feel so guilty, and she wondered why she wasn't calling him back? Was she... afraid?

I'll call him later... After this date is over. I can't talk to him now, because everything will get complicated and people might start to suspect something's going on. Téa literally had to drag herself away from the phone so she wouldn't call Yugi.

She then started to concentrate on other things, like what she was going to wear. She flicked through her wardrobe and pulled out a white evening gown, with matching shoes. She was going to try it on when she had a thought. Picking up her mobile, she dialed a number and waited for an answer.

"Hello?"

"Hey Mokuba! It's Téa! Uh, could you do me a favor?"

The raven haired boy smiled at Téa's insecurity. She didn't need to ask so hesitantly. "Sure! What is it?"

"I need you to ask your brother what he's wearing tonight. Just... don't make it obvious I'm the one asking. Okay?"

Mokuba grinned. "Why do you want to know, Téa?"

"MOKUBA! Don't get any ideas! I just want to know so I don't turn up looking like an idiot when we go out! That's all! Now please ask him!"

"Okay, okay. I was just kidding anyway. Hang on." Mokuba put the phone down and went to Seto's room, knocking gently on the door. "Big Brother? I was just wondering what you're going to wear for tonight. Can you show me?"

Seto looked up, curious. "Why Mokuba? Do you want to tell someone?"

Mokuba rolled his eyes, even though he was very surprised and worried that Seto had gotten his true motives on his first guess. "Come on Seto, who would I tell? Who would want to know?" Seto finally believed Mokuba, and he indicated over to the chair by the door. Mokuba walked to it and opened the zip-bag, finding a black, semi formal tuxedo. "Are you wearing a tie too?"

Seto shrugged his shoulders and returned to his work. Mokuba silently thanked him and hurried back to his room. He grabbed the phone and was about to tell Téa when he heard her humming softly on the other end. It was a beautiful yet sad melody that somehow filled him with a sense of hopelessness. He shook it off.

"Téa? You still there?"

"I'm here Mokuba. So did you find out what he's wearing?" Téa asked, her voice sounding slightly odd. It had an odd sound to it – the kind you get when you've been crying.

"Yeah. It's a black tux, but he's not going totally formal. I'm not sure if he's wearing a tie or not."

"Okay. Thanks a lot Mokuba. See ya." As Téa hung-up, she wondered why she had listened to the tape her mother had made. It always made her sad, made her think of what she was missing. She shook her head and looked back at the outfit she had chosen. The next time she looked at the clock, it was a quarter to five. Time was racing for their date to begin.

That evening...

Téa stood nervously before the mirror in her room, fixing her hair over and over. She tugged on the diamond necklace hanging around her neck and fixed her earrings. There was the sound of loud talking from outside, and she looked out the window to see many people, some with cameras, lining up outside her door. They were all there to see Seto arrive.

At the Kaiba Mansion, Seto had just finished getting dressed, and Mokuba was looking at him with an excited expression on his face. Seto himself felt a little nervous, but he shook it off as he said good-bye to Mokuba and headed downstairs. His chauffeur, Mr. Martin, held open the door of his limo for him, and Seto hopped in, still feeling slightly uneasy.

They drove for a few minutes before slowing, and finally stopping outside a decent looking house. Of course, he couldn't get a good look because the whole female population of Domino City were standing outside, some with video cameras and others with posters. And they all started screaming hysterically and pointing when Seto arrived in his limo.

Mr. Martin opened the door and Seto stepped out, quickly moving through the thralls of females to get to Téa's door. He slammed his fist against the door to notify Téa of his being there, and just heard footsteps running down the stairs. Then the door opened and Téa's blue eyes met his own.

He gave her a quick once over and had to admit that she looked like she had actually tried to look good for this publicity act. He forced a smile and took her hand as gently as possible, and led her down to the limo. He held the door open for her, which shocked her completely, before entering after she did.

"Well, you're certainly behaving like a perfect gentleman." Téa said under her breath, but Seto heard her.

"You won't get that honor, Gardner. I needed to look like I was trying in front of the public." Seto glared at her with ice-blue eyes. "I'm not going to be another person."

Téa rolled her eyes to herself. She should've known better than to think that Seto would try to be nice. What was she thinking? She looked down nervously at her dress and pulled at the end, keeping her legs together tight – Seto was sitting right across from her, and although he was staring out the window with his arms crossed, she still didn't want him to get an easy look.

They sat in silence for the whole trip, and when the limo finally started to slow, Téa looked out the window. The street wasn't lined with people, but a few stopped to look as the limo rolled up. Once again, Mr. Martin opened the door, and Seto stepped out first, turning to offer Téa a hand out. She took it and he pulled her out, letting her get a look at the restaurant they were having their date at. It was one of the most expensive (and famous) restaurants in the whole of Domino.

Seto must've caught the look of amazement on Téa's face, because as he took her in he spoke to her again. "You look like you've just been told that your friends don't care about your friendship speeches."

Téa ignored the comment as she stared at the design of the restaurant. "This place is so expensive! There's no way anyone could afford to eat here!"

"You're forgetting who you're with." Seto said simply as they walked into the dining room. Téa looked back at the people watching them, wanting to ask Seto what he was doing, but he didn't stop until he had led her to a table.

"Won't we get kicked out if you just barge in like this?" Téa asked, and Seto shot her a look of much discontent.

"Stop talking and sit down." He said angrily, pulling out a chair for her. Deciding to take his advice, Téa kept her mouth shut and sat down. She fiddled nervously with her necklace as she saw Seto take two menus from another table, before handing her one. The food was mainly Italian, which was new to her – she couldn't read the names, and she'd probably end up ordering something she didn't want to eat.

"Why did you enter?"

Téa looked up at Seto, a confused expression on her face. He wasn't looking at her, but she felt like he was watching her. "I didn't enter. Someone put my name in."

Seto let out a short laugh. "I still think it's a set up. I never saw your entry form." He caught the attention of the waiter, and pointed to something on the menu. The waiter nodded his head and left, prompting Téa to give Seto a look of suspicion. He ignored it however, and took a sip of water.

How can he be calm? What happens if those news reporters get cameras in here? Téa suddenly had a mental image of Seto having a complete spaz-attack, which made her smile to herself. But then a thought crossed her mind. Sure, Kaiba's a celebrity, but even these rich people must get excited when around him! It's like they're all actors!

The waiter returned with two plates, and he set one down before Téa. She looked at Seto, then at the plate. She poked what she thought was meat with her fork, and then heard Seto sigh angrily. She looked up to see him glaring at her. She sweat-dropped.

"Don't you know how to eat, Gardner?" he asked in an angry tone.

She glared right back at him. "Perhaps I'd be eating if I knew what it is! You probably ordered something that I'm allergic to!"

"Why would I bother knowing anything about you, Gardner? You're not worth my time." He could see the hurt on Téa's face, but he didn't care. "It's chicken with mushroom sauce, with salad on the side."

Téa nodded her head slowly, feeling a lump in her throat. He spoke with such hatred... Nope, forget it Téa. He's not worth your tears. She slowly started eating, keeping her eyes away from Seto.

The meal actually turned out to be quite tasty. Téa ate very slowly, taking in the meal, while Seto just seemed to shovel it in, not paying any attention to it at all. It was too quite, and Téa was constantly looking over her shoulder to make sure that they weren't alone. At that time, she noticed something.

"Why did you agree to this publicity act?" Téa asked, making Seto look up from his meal. He glared at her again, but she wouldn't be thrown off by it.

"I don't need a reason."

"Come on, Kaiba. If you're not going to tell me, I may as well guess..." She shot him a sly look, but he didn't look dazed. "Alright... We can't forget the fact that people use Mokuba to get to you; maybe they threatened him?" From the look Téa got, that wasn't correct. "Maybe you're doing this because you want the world to see that you're a nice person."

Seto looked down at his plate, and when he found it already bare, he took a sip of water. Téa noticed this "retreat" and let a smile appear on her face. She knew she was right, and she leaned back in her chair and smiled like Kaiba – a cocky grin. Now for the final move...

"Come on Kaiba; you've got to look normal for the cameras."

Seto's head snapped up and he looked at her. She indicated with her head to the entrance hall, and Seto glanced in that direction. His eyes widened as he saw three cameras, all pointed in their direction. They never said anything about this! Seto thought, and he stood up. With one glance at Téa she stood, and he led her out of the restaurant, just holding off the urge to destroy the cameras (1).

The limo was still out there, and when Seto checked his watch, he found that an hour had passed. It was still early, but he felt sick from simply being around Téa. Forcing the gentleman act again, he opened the door and let her in.

After another uncomfortable limo ride, they arrived back at Téa's house. She wanted to say something to Seto – thank you, or, even though you were a total dickhead the whole time I enjoyed it, but she couldn't say anything. So she settled for something else. "Say hi to Mokuba for me."

Seto didn't speak as he headed back to the limo, and he didn't give Téa one look as he left. Not that Téa cared, anyway. She went inside, and collapsed on the bed from exhaustion. The next few days would be annoying as hell.

A/N: Wow. Longest chapter I've EVER written! So forgive me if it's a bit crap, if there are mistakes and anything else negative about this chapter. Yeah... So... I don't know when I'll update next, so don't flame if it takes ages. If you thought it was a crap chapter, tell me so... I think it was crap, chapter 2 is much better. I hope the characters haven't gone "oc", if they have, tell me.

(1) Seto didn't want to wreck the cameras because he knew he would have to pay for the damage repair. So that's why he didn't wreck them.

Once again, I must ask for the reviewer's help... What happens to Yami Yugi at the end of the Battle City season? Did he go to Egypt or get his own body or something? If you know, please tell me. Thanks in advance.

Well, please review!