Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi except my original character.

Summary: Tea's hopes of being with Yami are hopeless. Brad Phoenix, an American exchange student, develops a crush on the beautiful brunette. Will Tea accept Brad's love, even if he is dense and a bit goofy?

Pairings: Tea x Brad, Yugi x Ryou and Seto x Yami

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Tea walked down the basement, wearing a pink string bikini and white sneakers. Brad had become an influence to her when they worked out in gym class. She went over to the weights and decided to start out with forty pounds on the bar. She lay on the bench, playing her hands on the cold steel and took a deep breathe. As she lifted the heavy bar carefully in one motion, she felt a lot of pressure on her arms but managed to keep on moving them up and down. After doing one hundred reps, she went to the leg machine and placed the weights to fifty pounds. Tea started pushing back and forth with ease but grunted a few times from progressing.

The next day, Tea walked into the classroom. Her entire body aching from the workout she did and the muscles on her body started to develop slowly. 'Next time, don't over do it' she thought and sighed.

"Hi Tea." Brad smiled, sitting in his seat.

"Oh, hey Brad." Tea said with a weak smile and slowly sat down.

"Are you alright? It seems like you're in pain." Brad pointed out. The okami-jin had a concern and worried look on his face.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." the brunette assured.

"Okay, but tell me if your in any pain, okay?" the black haired teen said seriously, but in a kind way.

"I will." Tea nodded.

Soon school was over and Tea went straight back home to workout. Tea wore the same outfit and the muscles on her body weren't there yet but were visible. The pretty brunette went over to the treadmill, setting the speed to sixty and got on. She started to run fast and her light blue eyes glanced at the number. 'Maybe I should turn it up a notch' she thought and now set it up to eighty. After seven hours of working out, the muscles on Tea's body started to ache again and panted heavily. She went upstairs and took a quick shower, drying herself off and went to bed.

A week and three days have passed since Tea kept on working out at the school's gym and at home. During lunch, her friends and Brad started to notice her having a hard time moving become of her aching body.

"Tea, are you sure your okay?" Tristan asked.

"Yeah, you've been having a hard time breathing." Joey pointed out.

Tea couldn't help but sigh. She didn't want her friends to worry, even Brad. The brunette placed on a fake smile, "Don't worry guys, I'm fine." she assured.

"Alright, but tell us if anything is wrong." Yugi said.

Tea nodded and finished her lunch. When she was about to stand, she let out a sudden yelp and fell forwards. The ache from her legs were coming back.

"Tea!" Brad exclaimed, rushing over and caught her in his arms. He looked at Yugi and his friends seriously, "I'm going to the nurse. Yugi, come with me. You guys just stay here and calm everyone down." the freshman instructed.

"Okay, I think we can handle that." Duke agreed.

"Yes, I'll also come with you and Yugi." Ryou offered.

Brad nodded and the three went off to the nurse's office. They reached the room just in time and Ryou explained what happened. She nodded and told Brad to place her on the bench.

"Brad, lunch is almost over and we need to head to class." Yugi said softly.

"No, I'm staying. If me and Tea miss any homework assignments... bring them to me." Brad said, keeping his purple eyes on Tea.

"Are you sure? Tea will be alright. The nurse is here to watch over her." Ryou tried to be positive.

"I'm staying here no matter what." Brad replied with a sigh.

Yugi sighed as well, "Alright... we'll bring the homework here." he said, giving a small smile before here and Ryou left the nurse's office.

Brad looked at the unconscious Tea. 'Why Tea? You promised you wouldn't workout to hard' he thought, his hand slowly moving some of her hair out of her eyes. After two hours of waiting, Brad's eye lids slowly started to close and smacked his face hard enough in a comical way to keep himself awake.

"You know, you could go back to class if you want. I can watch Tea." the nurse offered.

"No, I'm staying." Brad said simply.

"Okay, just don't ware yourself from watching her." the nurse said, giving a small smile to the wild black haired okami.

Another hour passed and Brad slowly started to fall asleep. He slowly laid his head against the older girl's chest. This caused Tea to slowly open her eyes and looked down at the young freshman. She felt shocked to see Brad still watching her and slowly lifted the okami boy up so she could stand. Brad let out a loud yawn and opened his eyes to see the brunette awake.

"Tea, your alright!" Brad exclaimed happily, having tears in his eyes and hugged Tea tightly.

"Brad? Relax, I'm fine now." Tea chuckled.

Brad pulled back and had a serious look on his face, "Don't you ever scare me like that again. I thought I was going to lose you!"

"I'm sorry." Tea apologized softly.

"Damn straight you should be... we were all worried, including me! I stayed her the whole time watching you!" Brad yelled, having tears come down his cheeks.

"It's true... he stayed here the whole time watching over you." the nurse informed.

Tea was shocked. Most boys in the school found her annoying because of her friendship speeches... but this freshman cared for her and could feel that he had feelings for her. 'I'm such an idiot. I can't believe I made Brad worry because of my obsession to workout a lot' she thought.

"Tea, promise me you'll never put so much strain on you body." Brad said, choking slightly as he sobbed.

"I... promise." Tea said softly.

"Promise me you'll really mean it!" Brad said angrily, but still cried.

"I promise." the brunette said, becoming serious and wiped Brad's tears gently.

Brad grinned and hugged Tea once again, causing the older girl to laugh.

"Here, let me give you something for watching over me." Tea smiled.

"Okay." Brad said excitingly.

Tea leaned in and kissed Brad's lips. She pulled back and smirked to see Brad blushing a deep red. It was the okami boy's first kiss. 'Looks like I gave him something alright' she chuckled mentally.

"Tea, is it alright if we were... you know... I mean..." Brad trailed off, being caught off guard by that kiss.

"Of course, you silly boy. Who can't resist those puppy eyes?" Tea teased and winked.

The two left the school and took their homework that Yugi and Ryou left. Tea really made Brad's day. She was glad that Brad had someone to be with and he had feelings for her for who she was as an individual.

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Now that was exciting! grins Anyway, it's not over yet. Expect some more updates soon because this fic is just getting started