NOTE: Hey, sorry for the long delay! I mean, I already have ideas for the rest of the story here on out (I think) so it's gonna be kinda slow…. Yeah…also to do with the fact that there's school…the climax of this story has pretty mush been reached, making me less…stimulated to move on without getting my other stories going…but never the less, you are the readers, and I respect your wants, so before I go to working on my other stories, I'll update this! Here we go! (Also, I guess the chapter is okay, but it isn't one of my favorites.)
Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 17: Surprise Visit
February (continuation from Ch. 15)
Seto woke up quite suddenly when a bucket of water was splashed onto him and Tea. He felt Tea jump in his lap and the two looked up to see Mokuba holding a bucket of water and Noa standing beside him with his hands in his pocket.
"It's almost time for school you know…for us at least. Sorry Tea...but I'm afraid we don't have any lunches," Mokuba stated innocently.
"We hated to wake you two up after the fun you were having late last night…after
midnight," Noa stressed.
Tea put a loose strand of hair behind her ear, "Fun? Late? Uh…yeah…about that-"
"Tea? We need our lunches. We leave in fifteen minutes," Mokuba tapped his watch.
"Eek! Yes you do!" Tea grabbed a nearby towel and sped off down the hallway sprinting to the opposite side of the house to get to the kitchen.
Seto turned to his brothers, "And just what were you do doing up so late last night?"
"I wasn't up…until he woke me," Noa glared at his younger brother.
Mokuba scratched his cheek timidly, "Yeah…about that…."
"Were you up watching TV again?"
"…Maybe." He received a stern look from Seto. "Oh come on! I couldn't get to sleep! So…TV was the best way to do so! Anyway, I was about to go back to bed, since there was nothing but crap and porn on-" He saw Seto's eyes widen slightly. Mokuba reddened and waved his hands around, "Not that I watch that or anything!"
Noa rolled his eyes, "And you call me repulsive." In turn, Noa got "the look." He looked away from his brother, "Not that that means anything…."
Mokuba cleared his throat and continued, "Anyway, I was just about to go back to bed when I heard you and Tea-"
"So…you were spying?"
"No…you guys just caught my attention…" Mokuba trailed off, "Because it was so late and Tea isn't usually up late…or you for a matter of fact-"
"Why did you wake up Noa?"
"Because…because…" Mokuba really couldn't explain it without giving away that he and Noa made it a pastime to a) not only have hooked up the two, but b) to watch their relationship in progress.
"GUYS! IT'S TIME TO GO!" Tea yelled from the kitchen. Mokuba took this as his escape. He grabbed Noa by the wrist.
"See ya later, Seto, bye!" and he ran off, with Noa stumbling behind him. Seto shook his head. He finally stood and grabbed a towel, himself, drying off from his "early morning shower." He would never understand those two.
"Here you two go! Enjoy your day!" Tea smiled as she handed the lunches to the two boys. Mokuba rolled his eyes.
"School…oh yeah. Excruciatingly fun." Tea gave him a perk-up look. The two walked away, Noa waving good-bye to her as they walked out the door.
Tea stopped. Now that's strange…. They don't usually wave anymore…. A simple good-bye is typically it. What's up with that kid? She thought.
She was suddenly turned around by her boyfriend.
"Hmm…due to our little "wake-up" call, you never got your good-morning kiss," Seto said, nonchalantly. Boy, did these two LOVE each other. One might mistake them for a married couple! (coughcough)
He was about to pull her in closer, when Tea suddenly put a finger to his lips.
"On the contrary: I did. Be that we were up past midnight this morning and you were very "kiss happy," I believe I got more than enough morning kisses."
Seto looked hurt, "You know what I mean."
"Yes, I know. And I'm sure one more kiss won't hurt," she smiled, and rose up to meet his lips.
Mokuba and Noa arrived home from school about seven hours later. Seto was, of course, at work. Tea was no where to be seen. Mokuba ran off to the kitchen for his afternoon snack ritual. Noa…Noa didn't feel very hungry as of now. So, he made his way upstairs.
As Noa trudged up the stairs, his thoughts raced back to the small conversation he had had last night with Mokuba…the conversation that had been on his mind all day, causing him to pay hardly any attention to the school tasks that had been at hand.
That conversation….
Mokuba raised an eyebrow, "And is this…bothering you, in any way, or something?"
"What?" Noa turned back to his brother.
Mokuba smirked, "I am detecting much jealousy to the right of me."
"What? I am not jealous of Seto!" Noa crossed his arms.
"So, it's not Ishizu anymore, is it?" Mokuba pressed further.
"No! I mean, no as in…argh, it's not like that! He just…oh, forget it! I'm going back to bed!" and with that finally word, Noa stomped away.
You lied to your brother, he reasoned with himself. You know the truth…you really do feel something for her…. But Seto beat you to her…just like he beat you to being heir of Kaiba Corp. Noa shook his head. No…not these thoughts again. These were very bad thoughts…thoughts and feelings he didn't want to EVER arise again. He had had…and STILL had…such guilt for the pain and suffering he had caused back in his virtual world.
He had put everyone in danger of never coming back…especially Mokuba.
This brought up that he had stolen Mokuba's body.
He had made everyone duel for their lives.
Tea almost froze.
Mokuba had been turned against Seto…. This caused his brother much heartache.
He had turned EVERYONE except Yugi into stone. Not only had this hurt Yugi, but it filled others with resentment towards him.
He hated everything he had done.
And he never wanted to do that again.
So he couldn't think about Seto getting EVERYTHING that he didn't. No…he would think of other things.
March (last full week)
Seto woke up to a blaring horn. He shot up in bed, immediately yelling, "IT'S NOT A SATURDAY!" He was fully aware of this fact. Subconsciously, he had remembered that yesterday had been a Thursday. He had the proof. Now to punish his brothers….
"Mokuba, Noa, why-"
"Excuse me?"
Seto stopped. That didn't sound like one of his brothers…. His eyes widened ever so slightly when he saw his girlfriend standing next to his bed, one hand on her hip, the other dangling, holding the air horn.
"Tea? What are you doing here?" he inquired.
Tea smiled, and set down the air horn on his nightstand. She settled herself in his lap (he graciously let her sit) and she put her hands on the sides of his face, "I believe you've slept long enough…even if it IS your birthday."
"My what?" he spun around to look at the clock. Indeed, in the corner, where the date was, he saw a day that he recognized, but never paid MUCH attention to. March 18 (PRETEND PEOPLE! I dunno his real birthday, AND it fit in the story…). Then he noticed the time.
His head whipped back around, "Ten-thirty! Why didn't my alarm go off? Why didn't you wake me up! I'm late for work-"
She laughed slightly, "All taken care of. We purposely turned your alarm off, so that you could sleep in today. You don't have to go to work every day…. Come on, Seto. It is your special day, is it not?"
"Yes but-"
"But nothing. Everybody takes off once in a while. We three made sure the company could manage without you for one measly day," Tea explained.
"Three?"
"Your brothers helped. They care about you, Seto. I hope you know that," Tea looked at him, happily.
Seto smiled slightly, "Yes, I know."
"And you know that I care?"
"…" Tea narrowed his eyes at his "response."
"What are you waiting for?"
"…You might have to prove that you care," he smirked.
Tea looked at him slightly exasperated, with a playful smirk though on her face, "You just want another kiss, don't you?"
"You know me too well," he laughed.
"I'm supposed to, aren't I?" Tea smiled, then leaned in and kissed him, as promised. After they pulled back, Seto said:
"I think that just made my birth day."
"Oh come on. There's plenty more in store for you than just that," Tea replied. "Now come on. I made you a nice big breakfast. Hurry down before it gets cold." She stood up, grabbed her air horn, and left.
Seto watched her leave. He sighed happily, "What did I do to deserve this?"
Seto entered the kitchen five minutes later, having just pulled on a robe over his pajamas. Why keep this breakfast waiting for a shower?
He smiled when he saw all of the dishes laid out on the table for him. Tea had gone through quite a bit to get this ready. She really did care….
Tea came into the break off room and smiled, upon seeing him looking over the plates, "After over half a year, I expect to know how much of an appetite you have. Dig in!" Seto laughed and sat down.
He immediately asked, "Aren't you having anything?"
"Nope. It's all yours. I already ate. But I'll sit with you, if you wish."
"Would I wish for anything else?" Seto smiled and Tea sat down.
"So, what is it that you wish to do today…that's relaxing," Tea added, "The day is yours."
Seto took a few bites and thought. He hadn't really had anything in mind, so he didn't answer immediately.
"…Not really sure."
"Oh, that helps," Tea replied, sarcastically. Seto rolled his eyes. What did he wish to do?
"…Besides spending the day with you?" Seto added. Tea sighed. How
predictable.
"Yes: besides with me," she laughed.
"SETO!" Mokuba ran through the door to the Kaiba Mansion after he had gotten home from school, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" He ran up to his brother.
"Thanks, kid," his brother smiled. Mokuba was getting a little old for the brotherly affections. Noa stumbled in the door a minute later, hauling two extremely large and heavy backpacks.
"Forget something?" he grunted, letting them fall to the floor.
"Oh…sorry," Mokuba smiled.
Noa sighed, then smiled, "Happy birthday, Seto."
"Thanks, Noa."
"Hey guys!" Tea walked out from the kitchen.
"Hi Tea!" Mokuba waved.
"Hey," Noa said, a bit sheepishly. Tea barely noticed the tone of his voice.
"So, how was school?" Tea inquired.
"You really want to know?" Mokuba rolled his eyes.
"It was devastatingly boring," Noa plopped down on a couch.
"But let's talk about Seto's day! What'd you decide to do…after being woken up, I'm guessing…and getting your awesome breakfast?" Mokuba said, in a hyperactive way.
"Tea and I hung out around the city, really. That's all," Seto replied,
"Hung out, doing what?" Noa inquired.
"Just…stuff," Seto replied. Mokuba rolled his eyes. Was he ever going to tell them?
"Oh, oh ,oh! It's awesome! Can Noa and I bring it out?" Mokuba hopped up and down excitedly.
"Yes, yes, alright," Tea sighed, and handed them the platter.
"Yes!" Mokuba smiled. "Come on, Noa. Let's go, already!"
"Alright, alright," Noa smiled. The two walked outside quickly. Tea walked out after them.
Seto sat at the table, with a coffee cup in hand, while reading a part of the newspaper. He looked up when he heard the three entering the room. His eyes widened slightly as a most magnificent cake was placed in front of him.
"Happy birthday, Seto!" Mokuba and Noa chimed out.
Seto smiled, "You three are just too much. …Thank you."
"Come on! Make a wish already!" Mokuba hopped up and down. Lord, this kid gets hyperactive. Seto thought for a second. And then, in one blow, he blew out the few candles that were on there. Mokuba and Noa erupted into applause. Tea and Seto laughed.
Tea brought out a knife, "Alright then, who wants some? I didn't spend three hours on this for it just to sit!" Mokuba and Noa rushed over to get plates and forks.
After the three ate the cake, surprisingly, it was about six o' clock.
"Hmm…interesting," Noa said spontaneously, "Cake before dinner…."
"Yeah…" Mokuba agreed, and glanced over at Tea. That was her cue.
Tea stood up and walked over to Seto, "Go on and get dressed in something…more formal. I'm taking you out to dinner tonight." This, of course, meant that Mokuba and Noa would have to fend for themselves.
Noa jabbed Mokuba in the side, and whispered, "Bring on the corn dogs!"
"So, where exactly are you taking me?" Seto inquired, as the limousine was driving off. Tea relaxed next to him.
"…It's not the fanciest place we've ever been, but it's good enough. After all, as I'm the one paying for it all, we both know that I can't afford that much of a fancy meal. But I thought it would do, and hopefully you would enjoy it there," Tea explained.
"As long as you're there with me, anyplace is enjoyable," Seto smiled, leaning in on her, "But you still haven't answered my question: where are we going?"
Tea hummed, "That's for me to know, and you to find out." Seto came down and kissed her. Tea held onto him, as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
A little later, the limo stopped in front of the restaurant. The chauffeur ran over to Seto's side of the limo and opened the door for him. Seto, in turn, took Tea's hand and helped her out.
Seto then turned around and looked at where they had stopped. Café Gardenellae.
"It's not much, but it was the best I could do," Tea said, next to him.
Seto looked down at her and smiled, "It's just great." Tea smiled back, happy that she had pleased him.
The restaurant itself was where one could choose to sit either inside, or outside at the small tables in the surrounding garden. Inside, the tables were at semicircular, plush booths. Outside, the tables were also at semicircular booths, yet they had the more garden-type appeal to them: in other words, they weren't plush. But they were still comfortable! It was quite a magnificent place. Tea, of course, had reserved an outside table.
And, as they had entered the garden area, together, they had noticed the many other couples outside, eating by candlelight (is that a little too romantic?).
They sat down, and their waiter gave them menus before leaving to fulfill other duties.
"So…you sure you're good with this?" Tea inquired.
Seto chuckled a bit, "How many times do I have to tell you that, yes, it's wonderful?"
"I'm…just concerned…trying to make your day great," Tea looked down at her lap. They were sitting quite near each other in the small little bench-like booth. Seto turned to her, and lifted her chin up with his forefinger.
"And you've done a marvelous job," he looked into her eyes, "there's just one thing that would make it better."
"…What's that?" Tea insisted on knowing.
Seto smirked, and answered, by leaning in and kissing her. Tea smiled inwardly. She should have known. This guy went kiss-happy on her. But she was JUST FINE with that.
After a couple moments of that kiss, Seto pulled away and smiled at her. He then, suddenly said, "If you'll just excuse me for a moment," and he walked out of the booth.
Tea laughed when she understood. Who said females were the ones with the smaller bladders?
Tea sighed, and reclined against the back of the booth. That is, until she heard a voice call her name.
"Tea? Tea!" someone in the darkness came running over to her table.
"Who the-" Tea said quietly. It was only when the figure reached the table, and the candlelight flickered off of the person's face, did Tea see who it was.
Tea's eyes widened, "Oh my gosh…Serenity!"
Sorry: I decided to end it earlier than planned. Heck, this'll make it look longer on the front! Anywho: not much of a cliffie, but it can still be called one! What's Serenity
doing there…did she see anything? All answered next time! PLEASE REVIEW! Later!
