Union through Separation

Chapter 4

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!… and maybe that's for the best.

Tea Gardner lay in her bed staring up at the ceiling—just as she had every night for the past two weeks. As much as she wanted to get some sleep, she just couldn't seem to stop thinking about Yami. Ever since the Pharaoh had his own body back, he'd been foremost on Tea's mind, even more so than usual. Tea thought about Yami a lot. Since the day she first heard his regal and confident voice, she'd had a major crush on him, a crush that had only grown stronger over time. Of course, since he shared a body with Yugi, her childhood friend, she'd had some trouble separating her feelings for the two of them.

But now, now that Yami was separate from Yugi, she knew exactly what she felt for them. She liked Yugi well enough, but Yami, well Yami was not any man she'd ever known before. Brave and dedicated, commanding yet compassionate; Yami had all kind of traits that Tea admired. Then of course he was also handsome in a mysterious sort of way—the proverbial "tall, dark stranger" so to speak. Tea wanted so much to tell him her feelings, but was rather hesitant to say the least. Yami had never really shown any signs of interest in her and she was afraid that he wouldn't return her feelings. Plus, there was also some intimidation issues; Yami was, after all, a pharaoh of Egypt, and that's bound to make a few people feel humble.

I wish I could just muster up enough courage to talk to him, Tea thought to herself. I mean, even if he didn't feel the same way about me, at least I'd know. Then I could stop lying awake at night worrying about it and get on with my life… right? Oh, I don't know.

Eventually, Tea managed to drift off to sleep. That night she had a dream. In her dream, she was standing in what appeared to be an Egyptian style throne room. It was dimly lit, however she could definitely make out the spiky haired visage of Yami. He was all dressed up as a pharaoh and had a big smile on his face. Looking down, Tea found that she was wearing a matching princess dress… or was it a queen's dress? She couldn't tell.

Yami reached towards Tea, removing a veil that was covering her face. "I've waited a very long time for this moment," Yami said softly. "Now, we will be together… always."

Tea felt her cheeks grow warm as Yami started to lean his face closer to hers. She closed her eyes and her lips instinctually puckered in anticipation for what was obviously about to happen…

Suddenly, the telephone rang. And Tea's dream came to an abrupt end.

Dammit! Why do I get the feeling it was just getting to the good part?

She reached over and grabbed the receiver. "Yello? Gardner residence."

"Hello? Tea?"

"Yugi?" Tea instantly recognised the voice.

"Yeah, it's me. Sorry to call you so late, but I needed to ask you something."

"Okay, what is it?"

"Are you doing anything tomorrow?"

"Uh… no, not really. Why do you ask?"

"I was wondering if you could show up in front of the video arcade at noon tomorrow."

Tea was confused. "The video arcade? Why?"

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you. If I did, I'd risk breaking a promise I made to someone. Anyway, can you do that?"

"I guess so…"

"Great! Oh and one more thing: you might want to wear something nice." And with that, Yugi hung up.

Tea was intrigued. It wasn't like Yugi to be so cryptic. He was definitely up to something, but what? What could he be planning?

I guess I'll find out tomorrow at noon. She sighed. Will I ever get a full night's sleep? Maybe if I'm lucky, I can pick up my dream where it left off.

TO BE CONTINUED

Well I know it was short, but do I have your attention? R&R!