IT'S RENOVATION TIME PEOPLE! In other words, I'm re-vamping this fic! though the whole plot will remain, you'll only find some… uh… quirks amuck the chapters!
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Misery Hangs About,
By Winterwing3000
Looking sadly at the children playing at the playground with their mothers nearby, Téa heaved a sigh. What if she were pregnant? What would happen to her dreams? What would happen to her friends? What would happen to her?
She had a dream to fulfill, but if she had a child with her for nearly ten months. Then she can't go to New York, can't go to Julliard. What would become of her entire life of dancing?
"I have to stop being so selfish." Téa scolded herself. "I couldn't just throw a new life away like that. If I am pregnant, I couldn't just let this kid die. He didn't even see the world long enough yet lived on it long enough to be dead. What am I going to do?" Choking back a sob, Téa looked up at the sky for an answer.
"Tell me god… what am I going to do? What am I supposed to do?" Téa didn't care is some people were looking at her like she was crazy.
She wanted answers, but didn't know where to get them. Checking her watch, she noted that it was near three. Turning around, Téa headed back to the hospital that was only a few blocks away.
Those thoughts still haunted her, but she shoved it out. The glass doors slid opened and she saw in front of her some parents holding a bundle in their arms. Thinking it was a baby; Téa hurried herself to the front desk.
"Um… I'm here for the three o'clock appointment." The nurse looked up and smiled. "Okay, name please."
"Téa Gardner." She replied quickly, eyes looking hesitant.
"Right… If you would wait for a few moments, a doctor would be with you shortly and please sign your name right here." Hastily, Téa scribbled her name in cursive messily and took a seat furthest from the adults holding the baby.
"Ahem, Ms. Gardner?" A female assistant stood in front of her holding a folder in her hands. "The doctor's ready to see you. Would you please go to room A24 on the second floor, the fifth door to your left? Dr. Smith would be waiting for you in her office. Oh, and please take your record file up with you."
Nodding politely, Téa took the sand colored folder and headed towards the elevator. An elder woman was waiting next to her when she pressed the up button on the wall.
"Here for a visit dear? Whoever you must be visiting must be pretty lucky to have you. I just wish that my granddaughter would come visit me once in awhile." Looking at the woman, she gave a sad smile.
"I'm sorry. I only came here for a check up. I'm Téa Gardner. Nice to meet you." The old woman's blue eyes gave a twinkle, her wrinkles softened when she smiled toothily at Téa.
"I'm Jennifer Anastasia." They both walked in when the metal doors opened. Pushing a button, Jennifer did the same.
"Do come and visit me sometime will you? I think that I would enjoy your company once in a while dear. You could always find me on the fifth floor, room D16. Goodbye now."
"Goodbye." Téa said before the doors closed behind her.
Turning left, she walked down a hallway. Spotting the door with the name "Dr. Smith" engraved on a metal piece, she knocked and went in when the invitation was given. At the desk, a female with a long white jacket and rectangular spectacles looked at Téa smiling. "Please take a seat."
"Hey big brother, what are you doing?" Mokuba asked skeptically.
"Work." Seto replied without thinking as he continuously typed on his laptop.
"Oh." Disappointment etched in the younger boy's voice.
"Can I go to the Turtle Game Shop?" he asked hopefully.
"No." Seto said after a minute of thinking.
"Why? Yugi's friends are gonna be there." Sighing, the CEO knew that he's not going to win this one. "That's just the reason why."
"Aw come one big brother. Your still upset about the tournament?" Mokuba knew that hit a sensitive spot.
Seto's face turned into a scowl. "No, I'm not. I just have too much work to watch you."
"Please Seto? I promise that I'll be back by dinner!" Mokuba said pleadingly.
"Fine. Just make sure you don't bring the mutt with you." Flashing his brother a million dollar smile, he sped off to the limo outside. "That kid probably knew that I'd lose. I've got to stop letting him hang around them too much."
Rolling his eyes, Seto started to until the phone rang.
"Mr. Kaiba, it's the Sony's company. They said that they would like to speak with you tomorrow afternoon, at six at Tokyo Tower. Shall I send your response?" Said the secretary. "Hn." Seto gave his approval and waited for her to hang up.
"Um, sir. There's a call for you as well." Feeling at bit annoyed with the long interruption, he barked at her, "Just tell them to call back."
"But sir… it's an urgent call. It's about one of our stock, the new PDA that was shipped to America." She stuttered.
"Fine! Put them on line one!" After a beep, Seto picked up the phone and growled. "What is it? Well then just send me the stock results! What… That's bullshit! You're fired!" Slamming the phone down, Seto propped his aching head into his hands.
He had been feeling very drowsy throughout the day so far. And it was the first time after weeks of work that he would ever find himself in his own room. Speaking about my room… how the hell did I end up waking up naked? And what's wrong with her? Never mined, I've got important things to do. Picking up his phone, he called his secretary to assign someone to replace the stockholder in America.
"Hm… when did this start Téa?" The doctor asked after the thorough examinations.
"Well… it starteda few weeks agodoctor." Téa said looking at her hands.
"Here, why don't you drop by everyday after school for a week. And if my suspicions are correct, then I think you're going to be really happy."
Furrowing her eyebrows, Téa asked. "Why would I be happy? Unless… Oh no…" Looking up, her eyes grew wide. "You don't think that I'm… I'm… pregnant are you?"
Flipping thru the examination records that were recently printed, Dr. Smith nodded. "It's a fifty percent chance from the results. See here?" The doctor pushed the paper in front of her. "There are only two things that could've caused this. Either you're pregnant or you've caught a stomach virus. You don't sound too happy about being pregnant, Téa. Would you like to share with my why?"
"I… I…" Téa started trembling with held back sobs.
The doctor came around her desk and placed a knowing hand on the poor girl's shoulder. "It's okay Téa, I understand. If you're under a lot of stress, I could call your counselor and discuss this matter with her. Oh… that won't do any good now, you're going to graduate in two weeks aren't you?"
Téa nodded sadly, trying not to cry in front of Dr. Smith. "Well, you're free to go. And I think your insurance would pay for this visit. I'll talk things over with them. Good day and good luck dear." Mumbling thank you, Téa stood up, brushed her face from any wetness and went out the door.
She didn't feel like leaving just yet. Remembering the elder's words that she met earlier, Téa pushed the up button. Maybe talking to someone about this could help. Her thoughts were interrupted when Téa heard her cell phone ring. Fishing it out of her handbag, she answered. "Hello?"
"Téa! Where are you!" a Brooklyn accent shouted into the phone. Joey… Téa sweat dropped.
"You don't have to shout Joey, I can hear you perfectly." She chuckled a bit when she heard him muttering a soft apology thru the line.
"So, what's up?" Téa asked casually.
"What's up? You're askin' me that when Tristan, Yug and I are checkin' all ova Domino fer you!" Wincing slightly at the new raised voice, Téa kept the phone a two-inch distance away from her ear.
The doors in front of her slid open, and she went in pushing the sixth button from the bottom. The cart was empty so Téa talked freely. "Ugh. Joey, tell the others that I'm sorry, okay? I'm just hanging out."
On the other side of the conversation, Joey had a raised eyebrow. "Hangin' out where? And why didn't you pick up the phone when I called ya house last week?"
When she heard the last question, Téa nearly dropped the mini phone from her sweaty hands.
"Hello? Téa, you there?" A small distant tone asked.
"Sorry Yugi nearly dropped the phone. Hehe… I'm such a klutz." Téa tried to change the subject, but failed miserably when Yugi repeated Joey's earlier question.
"Where were you last week Téa? Whenever either one of us calls you, it's always your mom picking up the phone and then slams it down when we asked for you."
"Oh." She didn't know what else to say. Téa never felt good keeping up bottled truths from her friends, especially Yugi, but not yet. She would tell them after everything was over.
"Well Téa? Is anything wrong?" Tristan prompted her after taking the phone.
"Sorry guys. I'm out of batteries. I call you later! Bye!" Pressing off as soon as she could, Téa sighed. When the bell rung and the doors slide open, she stepped out onto the platform and walked slowly and quietly.
Finding the wardroom D16, Téa knocked softly just in case. A nurse came and opened the door. "Um. Sorry, am I disturbing Ms. Anastasia? I only wanted to come and visit her." Téa said shyly.
Smiling, the nurse said, "Sure miss. Come in, I was just about to leave. But please talk softly with Ms. Jen, she just taken her morphine so she would be a little drowsy."
"Yes ma'am." Téa walked up to the chair when the nurse closed the door behind her. Pulling it up to the bed, she sat down and looked at the lady in her bed.
"Hello again dear. How did things go?" The lady's voice was distant but still audible.
"It went fine, thank you. How are you feeling? If you're tired, I could always go and come back tomorrow after school if you like." Téa reasoned when Jennifer blinked sleepily.
"Oh no dear. It's perfectly fine. I would enjoy your company very much since this old lady rarely get visits from her own family, if you know what I mean. My daughter-in-law is expecting a child in a few weeks so my son is staying home with her just in case. My older daughter is on an archaeological dig in Pompeii, Italy." Jennifer explained. "And please, call me Jennifer, I'm not used to such formalities."
"Okay, Jennifer." There was a pregnant silence between them before Téa spoke up. "Jennifer, would you mind telling me how does it feel like to be um… pregnant? Or a mother?"
Surprise and peacefulness washed upon the elder's face. "Of course dear. It's actually really difficult during the first four months. But then, you'll get used to having some activity going on inside you. But oh, during labor. Good lord of Jesus, it's indescribable. One moment it's like a battle of fire and ice, the next is just tiredness and little pain. Why dear? Are you having a child?" Looking down to her hands on her lap, Téa shrugged a bit.
"I'm not really sure. The doctor says that it could be possible. But I'm just so scared that I am. I still have dreams that I want to complete. But having a child would stop me from reaching out to it."
A salty mixture flowed down her pale cheeks. The brunette was trembling and hid her face in her hands. A warm hand reached up and patted her on the knee. Sniffing, Téa looked up and saw the woman giving a smile.
"Don't worry dear. Dreams could be reached either way, but maybe it just has to wait a while. Tell me, Téa, is it? Tell me, what is your wonderful dream?" Sighing, Téa told her whole story of becoming a dancer and going to Julliard to dance.
Jennifer nodded in understanding when the narration ended. "It's okay Téa, you just need to have some patience. If you're really pregnant, then there are two choices. Abortion or give birth to a newborn. It's your choice dear."
The sleepy lady gave a yawn and excused herself. "I better be leaving Jennifer, you look like you should get some rest. I'll try to come visit you when after school. Goodbye." Téa said, walking to the door.
"Remember this dear, choose what's right and never regret what you do." Jennifer called out softly to the dancer.
After Téa abruptly hung up on them, the guys stared hard at the phone. The same thought had run through their heads. What is wrong with Téa?
"Hey guys, don't you have a feelin' that Téa's not tellin' us somethin'? 'Cuz I do." Joey stated.
"I'm with you man. Téa's been acting really strange these past months. And if I remember clearly, didn't she go with Kaiba during the Valentine's dance?" Tristan asked.
"I don't know, but whatever Téa has to tell us, she's going to tell us in time. Well, at least I hope she does." Yugi said.
The door to the game shop rung and an old voice greeted the customer. "Hello Mokuba. What can I do for you today?" Grandpa asked the little boy that just entered the store.
"Is Yugi here?" Nodding, the old man showed the boy to the back room.
"Hey Mokuba. Sup kid? Hi Mokuba." The three boys welcomed the younger boy into the room.
"Hi Yugi, Joey, Tristan. I can't stay long, I promised Seto that I would go home for dinner. Could I ask you a favor?" Mokuba had a mischievous grin on his impish face.
"Sure. What's it?" Yugi replied, puzzled at what he and the guys are going to get into.
AN: Wow. This is really really sad. Don't ya'll think so? Lots of angst. Hehehe. But kinda fluffy in a way, a dark way. Never mind. I'm just rambling for no reason. I'm also very sorry for this being so so so short! But I promise that the next two special chapters are gonna be long and interesting! Well I'll try "killing myself long". So tell me what you think by reviewing!
The lady winged Knight: lol. Don't worry… hehe I'm gonna be evil and not tell you! Or anyone, but you could always email to find out what I have so far for chapter twelve! I know what you mean about lemons and limes…. They scare me to hell. I know where to stop on these kinds of things. I actually didn't type this… my um… cousin kinda stuck it in there. I wish I could wake up beside Kaiba… just not naked, if you know what I mean. Well, thanks!
HieilovesBotan: LOL THANKS! I WILL I HOPE!
moonkid3734: I don't like lemons, lime, yaoi, yuri, or anything like that. They always One: scare me and Two: give me a long run nosebleed. Hehe. Hope you liked this chapter!
KaibaGirlSK: I know, I just love cliffhangers! Don't you?
Deena70: Wow! I loved to see your Tea/Anzu shrine. I'm actually trying to start make a site of my own. So I guess that I give you permission that you could use my story in your site! Did you like this? I thought that it was very slow and getting slower.
Messenger of Light: lol, I'm really sensitive on some things. About the flamer, I guess you're right. We are people, everyone one of us. I hope you would forgive my rudeness and would continue reviewing when you can. About Anzu/Téa getting pregnant, I didn't really revealed it yet, so don't just jump to conclusions from what you think and read.
TsukasaSabru4eva: Wow, am I'm really that good with the story? Thanks!
Rosemary-Rocksabertooth: Lol, I'm really glad that there are Anzu/Seto supports in this world, other than the famous Azurite, Mamono and Guardian Kysra. Check out their work! They are fantastic!
bLu ICee FyRe: haha. I like it when people make predictions! I'm not really good at that much. But just hope for the best and thanks!
Taichi Prime: Thank you, but whose zeta?
Spirit Rose: Yatta! More supporters of A/S! I hope the world would stop pairing up Jou and Seto. Really scary. And with the plot, I think it's getting really twisted!
ma-au: you just hafta wait and see my reader!