Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh…. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Oh well…….. This is a Seto X Tea pairing! I am just in LOVE with the pairing! sigh Every time I get an idea I write it! I have too many unfinished stories at once… oh well! If you guys can wait out the time between updates and be patient with me, then I can keep doing well! Thanks so much for the support of my Reviewers for the other 6 stories! Now, on with Online Accident! READ THIS! IMPORTANT! The Virtual world fiasco with the Big 5 never happened, but Marik and the god cards did. Just letting you know so you don't get confused!

Summary: Tea and Seto both end-up talking in a chat room… But they don't realize who exactly they are talking to! When they meet each other, things go very wrong until Tea receives news that turns her life around. Making things go from very wrong to…well… you'll have to read to find out won't you?(The plot is a slightly different one of a very common one, but it won't be the same.)

Online Accident

Chapter 1: Crash Meeting

"Uhh… What time is it?" A girl with bright blue eyes and dark brown hair said as she awoke in the middle of the night, "1:36? Darn, I've only been asleep for a few hours."

Tea had been up until 11 last night to finish a book report due the next day. She had procrastinated; even though that was something she hardly ever did, but she had been very distracted as of late. She had met this guy online… Normally she wouldn't even consider this kind of stuff, but when she, for some unknown reason, decided to log in and join in a chat room. That was where she met 'him'.

Tea knew almost nothing about him except that his name was Seto, he was funny, witty, charming and lived in Domino like her. Nothing like that ass Seto Kaiba. She also knew he was good-looking as his brother had accidentally signed on so she decided to talk to him. She learned that they were orphans and that they were rich. She asked the younger brothers name, but he signed off before he could answer.

They had arranged to meet that day at West Park at 6:30 for a movie. She looked forward to it. If he was anything similar to the online him, then she would have a great date…

"I had better get to sleep. I don't want circles under my eyes for my date!" Tea mused to herself as she lay her head down and pictured the guy of her dreams… Some one the exact opposite of Kaiba!

Morning, Thursday, October 13, 2005. 7:15 A.M.

'Stupid alarm. So darn loud.' Tea thought to herself as she awoke that morning.

She got up and made her bed as usual, except this morning she was brighter than normal… Today she would meet the guy she had known online for over a month and a half. When she finished making up her bed she sauntered gracefully into the bathroom to take a shower.

The hot water immediately woke her from her daydream about Seto. Her thoughts wandered to him all the time. She would be lucky if she walked out of the shower with out drowning from not paying attention. She washed her hair hurriedly and walked out of the shower. After putting on her school uniform she quickly brushed her teeth.

Walking out of the bathroom and out of her room she noticed a note left on her parents' door. She went up to the door and read the note,

Tea,

Sorry we aren't here! We had to leave early to catch an emergency flight to L.A. An important thing came up. We'll be back in 2 weeks tops! There is some money in the kitchen. Use it for groceries and whatever else you might need. Were going on 2 planes. One across Europe/China and another across the Atlantic/US. We get off the first one at 1:45 and board the next one at 3:00. If you need anything, call us in that time span. The numbers of the planes are 7-3H and 39-O.

Love you,

Mom & Dad

PS. Yugi's grandfather offered for you to stay there while we were away.

Tea crumpled the note in her hand. Why did her parents always leave without any notice? Why were they never around? Did they even love her? Probably not. They didn't even support her dream of becoming a dancer.

Things like this were always being debated in Tea's mind. 'Oh well. It can't be helped.' She thought sourly as she walked into the kitchen. Grabbing a bowl, some cereal, and some milk, and a spoon, she prepared her gourmet breakfast.

Once she finished she grabbed her bag and walked out the door. '8:00. I can still walk to Yugi's and be on time for school.'

Tea almost always walked with Yugi to school. She and Yugi had been the best of friends since they were little. Yugi harbored deep feelings for Tea, even though she remained completely oblivious to them. Tea, though, believed she had feelings for the pharaoh that lived in Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. She was amazed with Yami when she first met him. He was so mysterious, handsome, confident, and a great duelist. She admired and believed she loved Yami.

Soon she found herself in front of the Turtle Game Shop.

"Gramps! I'm here!" Tea said loudly as she entered the shop. She was always welcome there.

"Welcome, Tea. Your parents called me earlier this morning. Do you want to stay here for a while?" Yugi's grandpa poked his head out from the kitchen to greet her.

"No thanks, Gramps. I think I'll stay at my place. I can manage for two weeks." Tea replied cheerily.

"Okay then. Yugi should be down in—" Grandpa was cut-off as Yugi walked in,

"Hey Tea! Ready to go?" Yugi asked as he entered the room,

"Yeah! Let's go," Tea turned to leave with Yugi.

"Bye Gramps!" Tea and Yugi said in unison as they left for school.

"So Tea, anything going on tonight?" Yugi asked her shyly as they walked out of the shop.

"Actually, yes. I am meeting someone after school." Tea replied as she looked up at the cloud-less sky, admiring the great weather.

"Who?" Yugi's head shot up at her response. He wanted so badly to tell her how he felt, but he was so afraid of rejection.

"Who?" Tea hadn't been expecting the question. Normally Yugi would accept such a broad answer, "A guy. And I'm not telling any more until tomorrow!"

Tea had answered Yugi's worst fears. She was going on a date with someone else. But, she wasn't his. He didn't have a right to feel betrayed. She belonged to no one. So why did his heart feel so broken?

"Yugiii? You OK?" A hand was waving in front of Yugi's face, and that hand was attached to an arm which was attached to Joey.

"Hey Joey. Yeah sorry." Yugi answered in a monotone voice.

"You sure? You were spacing out and that's something you hardly ever do." Duke asked worriedly. He had joined the group along with Ryou after Battle City ended.

"Yeah, Yugi. You look kinda pale." Tristan added.

"I'm fine guys! Really!" Yugi waved his hands in front of him to emphasize that he was fine, even though his heart ached at the thought of Tea going on a date with some one else.

"Okay. If you say so." Joey said. They all walked through the school doors together like they always did until they had to separate for different classes.

As Tea headed for her first period, she bumped into someone, sending all her books crashing to the ground along with theirs, "Oh, sorry I—"

"Watch where you're going, Gardner." A harsh voice said to her,

"Kaiba, you watch where you're going!" Tea shouted up from her spot on the ground,

"I'm not the one who bumps into people. Consider getting glasses." Kaiba said as he kneeled down to pick up his books, "And thanks to your clumsiness I am going to be late for class. Thanks Gardner."

"Yeah right, Kaiba! If you wouldn't randomly stop in the middle of the halls then people wouldn't run into you!" Tea spat back as she got up off the ground.

"You obviously have maturity problems, so I'll just leave." Kaiba said nonchalantly as he left for his class.

"Ugh! I definitely know that the Seto I am meeting isn't Seto Kaiba!" Tea said to herself.

She was so fed up with Kaiba. Always teasing her and her friends, but mainly her. He knew just how to make her go ballistic. Why did he get so much pleasure out of messing with their group?

She entered the room just as the bell had rung and went to her desk between Yugi and Tristan. Duke, Ryou, and Joey had different first periods. But just as luck had it, they all had the same lunch class. Even Kaiba had the same lunch class.

The day went by slowly for Tea. She looked at the clock many times. '1:45. Mom and Dad are probably just now getting to Europe.'

After lunch time just seemed to go slower. Yugi had asked her if she was alright a few times because of how often she spaced out that day… Thinking about the date with the guy named Seto.

'rrrrrrrrrring rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring' The last bell had just rung signaling that it was 5:00 and school was over for the day, and Tea was the first one out of her seat and through the door.

"Tea, wait!" Yugi and Joey called, but she was long gone.

"What's with her Yug?" Joey asked, still dazed by how fast she left the room.

"I think she went to meet some one." Yugi replied sadly.

"How'd ya know Yugi?" Duke asked,

"She told me this morning." Yugi kept his head down and did not look up, "I better get home guys. Gramps wants me earlier to help him with stuff."

"Oh. Okay Yugi." Tristan said.

"We'll see you later then, Yugi." Ryou said.

"See ya." Yugi sadly got up and left the room, while his friends and another pair of eyes watched him leave.

'Why did Gardner leave so fast? Oh well, it's none of my concern.' Seto got up fro his desk and walked out of the room in haste. He needed to look good for his date tonight.

Tonight he was going to go to the movies with a girl, coincidentally, named Tea. But he was sure that this girl was not Tea Gardner. She acted sweet, kind, hell, she even made him laugh a few times. He looked forward to meeting her. How he met her online was another story.

Mokuba had been pestering him about how much time he works and that he needed to get a girl friend. Seto had immediately told Mokuba that he didn't need a girl. Mokuba, being his usual self, didn't listen to Seto and got him a screen name (BlueEyes00178). That day when Seto got home he went straight for his laptop as always, to find himself signed on and talking to someone. (DancingQueen1704)

He hadn't even yelled at Mokuba. He actually sat down and decided to take his brothers advice and try to meet someone. And he did. He was meeting her today. There was only one thing Mokuba knew about her that Seto didn't. That her last name was Gardner.

Seto looked at himself in the mirror, but he didn't recognize himself. He was dressed well for a movie according to Mokuba. He wore a black t-shirt with BAM (Bam Margera) in big red letters on the front. He also wore a pair of blue jeans and sneakers. He wasn't used to dressing like this, but Mokuba assured him that he looked fine. Seto looked at his clock, "It's 6:15 and the movie starts at 7:00 and I have to meet her in 15 minutes. I guess I better get going." Seto was nervous. He had already shown

Tea his true self online, but not his face. Only his personality. When he was at school or other public places, he put on an act. To others he was an arrogant ass. To his brother he was the whole world and he was content with that.

He walked down the stairs in his gigantic mansion to see Mokuba watching the news in the living room, "Mokuba, why are you watching the news?" Mokuba was one to watch cartoons and other shows like that. Seto was the one that watched the news… when he rarely sat down in front of the TV.

TV announcer: "There was a plane crash in the Atlantic. It was a Delta plane that left from Italy and was scheduled to land in L.A. California. The plane number was 39-O. It dropped straight down at 5:13PM when 5 terrorists hijacked the plane and sent it crashing to the sea below. The terrorists made sure there were no survivors including themselves by using explosives to blow up the plane before it hit the Atlantic. And unfortunately, the terrorists succeeded. There were no survivors."

"Ya hear that, Seto?" Mokuba looked up at Seto with a sad face.

"Yeah, I did Mokuba. But plane crashes happen every now and then. They're just something that happens. There is nothing we can do about it." Seto replied as he started towards the door.

"Yeah, I guess. You going to your date now?" Mokuba said mockingly.

"Yes. Don't expect me home until late. Okay? Don't forget to lockup and turn the TV off when you go to sleep." Seto said in a fatherly tone,

"Late? How late? Don't you have school tomorrow?" Mokuba asked,

"No. Tomorrow is a teacher work day." Seto replied coolly.

"Yes sir then!" Mokuba replied, saluting Seto in a joking manner as he walked out the door. 'Hehehehe… Seto and Tea will be shocked when they see each other!'

"Finally. I thought that I would never get here! Thanks for the ride Mai!" Tea was about to be late for her date when she stopped Mai and asked for her help.

After Duelist Kingdom and before Battle City, Mai decided to move to Domino to be with the only real friends she ever had. Even though she was 3 years older then them all and 6 years older than Serenity, they all got along great. Her parents lived in the US so she could do almost whatever she wanted. She lived in a pretty good sized home for just herself and her job was going well for her. She was a fashion designer. For only being out of High school for 2 years she was extremely well known as both as a duelist and fashion designer. Mai was closest with Tea after Battle City and everything else. When they got together, they were inseparable. Mai had also developed feelings for Joey, as Joey for her even though neither one of them will admit their feelings. Mai was happy for once in her life.

"No problem, Hun. Just say the word and I'm there." Mai winked at Tea, "And you know you look great!"

"Thanks Mai!" Tea waved as she walked toward the park fountain. When she sat down, she realized that she had a few minutes to spare. She took out her pocket mirror and held it away from her to give herself a once over. She wore light, sparkly brown eyeliner and a light pink eye shadow with a tinted lip gloss. Her outfit was a simple lose fitting blue skirt that ended 8 inches above her knee and a minimally studded belt that hung to one side on her hips. Her top was a medium brown tank-top with sequence on the top and less towards the middle and none on the bottom. The tank also showed a little midriff so she was always pulling it down. 'I guess I look okay.'

"Tea!" She heard someone call her name, and the voice freaked her out to death. She looked from behind the fountain to see no one other than Seto Kaiba calling her name. And in REGULAR CLOTHES! 'No way that is the Seto I was planning to meet.' Her eyes went wide as he called her again, 'I guess I better answer him.' "Yes?" She took a few steps from behind the fountain to face Seto Kaiba.

"What are you doing here, Gardner?" Kaiba tried to keep a straight face, but when he saw her dressed and made up that way, he found it nearly impossible.

"I'm here to meet someone." She said simply.

'Meet someone! Then…!' The pieces were starting to fall into place, "Are you here to meet someone named Seto?" Kaiba asked, even though he was pretty sure he knew the answer.

"Yeah. Are you here to meet someone named Tea?" She asked back, knowing the answer already.

"But how can you be her?" Seto asked harshly,

"I told you my last name the first time we talked, but you refused to tell me yours!"

"No you didn't!"

"Yes I did!"

"Wait…" Seto was remembering now, when he got home that day, the person had already been chatting with someone else for a while… "Mokuba."

"What did you say Kaiba?" Tea placed her hand to her ear to emphasize that she had not heard him,

"I said that Mokuba knew this whole time. He set us up." Seto said as he looked at her, 'I never noticed how pretty she was.' 'Bah! What am I thinking? Gardner attractive? I'd rather die then think that.'

"Are you kidding me? Well- Oh, hold on, my phone is ringing," She dug through her purse and pulled out a pink flip-phone, "Uhg! The same number keeps calling and won't even leave a message!"

"Then maybe it's important."

"I don't think so. Besides, I don't answer numbers I don't know."

"What number is it?" He took a few steps toward her and snatched the phone from her hands,

"Hey! Give it back!" Tea made a grab for the phone, but Seto held it high in the air,

"It's the Domino Airport you dimwit. Answer it." He said as he handed her the ringing phone,

"Hmph. Hello?" She opened the phone and put it to the side of her face, Seto watching her the whole time and only 2 feet away from her.

(person on phone) 'Hello, is this Tea Gardner?'

"Yes."

'Your parents took a flight from Italy to L.A. today right? On the Delta plane 39-O?'

"That's right."

'They were in a plane crash in the middle of the Atlantic. There were no survivors. I'm sorry. '

Tea's eyes widened and her legs gave way to her weight as everything around her went black, but luckily Seto was there to catch her and her cell phone as it fell out of her hands,

'Hello? Hello?'

Seto put the phone to his ear to see what caused her to completely pass out, "Hello. What happened exactly?"

'Who are you?'

"A…friend. What happened? She completely passed out."

'I'm afraid her parents died in a plane crash today. It was in the Atlantic and caused by terrorists. The plane number was 39-O.'

"Thank you." And with that Seto closed the phone and placed it in his pocket. He was going to take her to his mansion to rest. Being told bluntly that your parents were dead was a lot to take in. Unfortunately, he knew that feeling. He remembered being told that his parents were dead. He remembered it like it was yesterday. While remembering this he picked Tea up bridal-style and started walking toward his car. Little did he know that a pair of violet eyes were watching him and Tea.

'Tea!'

"Uhg. Where am I?" Tea awoke to find herself in an unfamiliar room, in an unfamiliar bed. The sheets were black and had a white comforter. The room was a white room with a black dresser(A/N: all the furniture is black. I like black) a night table, and the bed she lay in was a 4-post bed. The room also had white carpet, 3 black doors, and black drapes on the windows that were laced with white at the bottom. The room was as beautiful as it was plain.

The sun shone brightly causing Tea to cover her eyes from the intense light. As she turned her head to look away from the light, her eyes met with a pair of ice-blue eyes and when she met them; everything from last night came back to her,

'They were in a plane crash in the middle of the Atlantic. There were no survivors. I'm sorry. '

"So, you're fin—" Kaiba was cut-off as Tea jumped from the bed and hugged him tightly, sobbing into his chest,

"They're gone. They're-hic- really gone… They're actually-hic- gone." She managed to choke out into his shirt. He had been with her almost the whole time since she had passed out. Try as he might, he had not been able to get her out of his head those few times he tried to get some work done, but failed. His thoughts would wander to her non-stop so he just gave up andstayedwithher. Now here she was in his arms and crying. He did the only thing he knew to do, so hehugged her back as tightly as she was him, until she fell asleep in his arms once again. "I'm Sorry, Tea."

"Seto? Is Tea—" Mokuba walked I to see Tea asleep in Seto's arms, and his brother looking down with an unreadable expression in his eyes. If Mokuba couldn't read his eyes, then no one knew what was going on in his head. Without saying anything else, he left the room.

'Sleep well Tea. Sleep well.' Seto thought as sleep finally caught up with him, as he let himself fall asleep with Tea in his arms.

What do you think? Is it good? This is my longest chapter ever. Even though the chapter isn't that long… I am hopeless…oro… I will update every now and then, by starting with the first one I wrote to the last one I wrote… after I update chap. 2 on this story! I have 7 stories SO COPE WITH ME! And it's 2:42 AM. So I am going to go to sleep now. So long and good night! RxR!