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!
Disclaimer on everything that I don't own!
Lean On Me,
By Winterwing3000
Beep…
Beep…
Beep…
Beep…
Yugi tightened his hold on his friend's cold hand. She had past out for nearly three hours and so far… there was no telling when she would wake up. It was as if she were in a comatose state. The rest of their friends were either at the cafeteria or just outside the door.
The doctor had informed them that they baby was safe and Téa should be relieved of any stress, other wise, it would be unsafe for her and the baby. He had also wired up the girl's mother, she being the only guardian responsible to Téa.
After the girl had passed out, Joey had run up to catch her before she had hit the ground. Ryou had dialed for an ambulance and the girls took care of Téa for the time being
As the car arrived, Mai and Serenity were allowed to go there directly with her. The rest of them had to make their way to the hospital in Duke's car and Joey's car.
Beep…
Beep…
Beep…
Be…beep…
Be…beep….
Be-bebeep…. Be-bebeep…
Suddenly alarmed at the changing heart rate, Yugi turned to press the white button on the machine to get the doctor and paid mild attention to his friend. Her eyes were struggling to open and her breathing had quickened.
Finally, as the blue eyes snapped opened, they rotated around the room to check her surroundings. When she spotted her best friend by her bedside, Téa's eyes immediately started tearing.
Sobs soon wracked her body; tears rolling endlessly down her cheeks. Unable to give her any moral support, Yugi squeezed her hand and felt her squeeze back.
"It's alright Téa. I'm here. The rest of the gang's outside…" He said soothingly.
The boy heard some clicking on the floor tiles outside the door and turned around to greet the sight of his friends and the doctor, accompanied by a nurse.
The sick girl on the hospital bed turned to her friends, lips quivering, holding back sobs as the tears continued to fall from her eyes.
The doctor rushed to the bedside and checked on her as the nurse took down the condition from the monitor. Yugi had released her hand and Téa's eyes widened in fear. She shook her head, reaching her hand out to him, repeating over and over. "No, don't go…"
"Please miss, we need to check on your condition. Would you all please leave us for a few moments?" The physician asked the group.
They all nodded and with a concerned glance thrown at Téa, they left and closed the door behind them. "Okay, miss. Can you remember what's your name?"
And so … the interrogation began.
"Téa Gardner." She managed to choke out.
"How many fingers am I holding up?" The man held up his hand and put it about a foot from her face.
"Three."
"Very good. No amnesia or loss of anything from temporary shock." The doctor murmured to the nurse. Then he took off the stethoscope and checked her heart beat.
"How does you abdomen feel? Your uterus? Backside? Is anywhere paining you?" he asked, checking the pulse on her wrist and then moved to her ear and eyes, flashing a light in them.
"No." She whispered, wiping her face with the back of her hand. The doctor then pressed his cool, rough hand against her forehead.
"Good… no fever whatsoever. Does your head feel dizzy?" Téa shook her head.
"Okay then. I've phoned you mother to come pick you up and told her of your condition. I suggest that you eat healthy meals everyday and no caffeine or alcohol. It would affect the health of the unborn child. And you would need plenty of rest as well. Also, be sure to check in with Dr. Smith every six weeks for an update on the condition of your child and yourself." The doctor told her, scribbling down some notes and gave it to the nurse.
"Thank you." The girl whispered, looking down at her hands as they left the room, allowing her friends to come in.
They all crowded around her, given her their presence support. The two girls sat by her bedside and took her hands into their own. The tense silence was unnerving and unneeded at the moment, but everyone chose to keep it, unsure of what to say.
"… Look Téa… I know ya still thinkin' 'bout that jerk 'n' what just happened. But… just forget him all right? He ain't no good fer ya. All he cares 'bout is his company and money." Joey said, raking a hand through his hair.
With a tearing smile, the pregnant girl nodded. "Thanks Joey… but… I can't help it…" She croaked out, leaning back to the pillows. Gods, had that just really happened?
"Come on hon. I agree with Joey. Never once in my life would I ever believe that he would do that. Cruel as it is… he left you. And now you have to be strong and fight back. You have to show him and not give him the satisfaction of losing." Mai said.
"Mai… you do know this isn't a duel right?" Yugi muttered dryly, clearly understanding where Mai had gotten this kind of thought… 99.9 from losing a duel to an amateur…
"Thanks Mai… though, I think I'll be staying away from that for a while… since I doubt that he would want to see me…" Téa sighed and slowly, the tears came back to her eyes. Why did she feel so empty without him.
There was a slight click from the door and all eyes turned to the person standing at the door.
Anita Gardner, currently divorced mother of Téa Gardner, stood at the door, out of her business suit and in some loose pants and a blouse. Her hand was white, clutching tightly onto the mesh handbag. Her hair was a disarray from running up to the room and her eyes were stern and watering.
The circle parted, leaving a gap for Téa to see her mother clearly. Distraught and filled with vulnerability, the brunette girl cried out for her mother. "Mom!"
Immediately, Anita swooped down on her daughter and embraced her tight, cooing calming words into Téa's ear as she brushed her daughter's hair soothing with her hand. Téa's heart wrenching sobs were penetrating everyone now.
Though she was crying into her mother's shoulder, the muffled weeping could still be heard plainer than daylight.
"What happened to my daughter? Why the hell is she in the hospital, pregnant I daringly add?" Anita turned to the friends, rage in her eyes. Though she feigned innocence on the pregnant area, she was fiercely angered at the sight of her daughter.
"Well… you see Mrs. Gardner…" Yugi started.
"No, I don't see." The mother returned coldly.
"Okay, I'll start from the beginning… Téa… she became an employee to Seto Kaiba because…er, she said that you… threw her out and Kaiba hired her as Mokuba's tutor and babysitter, in a way. Then things got complicated when he… er, we found out that Téa was pregnant. Then Kaiba, he just… dumped her I guess." Yugi finished lamely.
"I… see…" Anita's eyes were thin as slits. So what that batman look-alike said was true.
"Mom…" The older woman heard her daughter's soft call and responded by petting her back to get rid of the hiccups.
"Yes dear?" Anita tried her best to sound sincere and heartbroken like any other mother would if they found out what such a cruel fate has be brought down to their children's shoulders.
"Can you forgive me for yelling those things at you?" Téa asked, enjoying the presence of her mother, of a real adult who understands what a normal teenager is going through.
"Of course. Now do you forgive this … hag for doing such cold-blooded things to you?" The mother asked, as if in desperate need of an answer by grabbing hold of her daughter's lukewarm hands.
"Oh Mom!" The girl buried her head once more in her mother's shoulder and hugged her.
Clacky-clackity clack.
Clacky-clackity clack.
Clacky-clackity clack!
Clacky-clackity clack!
Clacky-clackity clack!
Aggravated and overly stressed, Seto Kaiba, the now known as 'Téa's unborn kid's father' or even better, the ice cold-hearted, emotionless and totally rich bastard, slammed on his poor home-computer keyboard, causing a shrill shriek of metal against metal to come off of the PC.
Still love you
arashi no ato
aoi sora ga
kanarazu hirogaru
All he wanted to do right now as bang his head on the surface of his desk to relieve himself of this damn headache that had formed after his younger brother had annoyingly and meanly interrogation. But could he really blame the kid for doing so?
Broken heart
dakara ima wa
kono kanashimi ni
tachimukatte-yuku
Mokuba was attracted to Gardner more than a friend; she was practically a sister to him. And as a result, it triggered the endless rows of questions that were directed to him. Seto, calmly but with a cold-edge to his voice, explained the current situation in two sentences.
onaji hito wo
suki ni naru nante
setsuna-sugiru
unmei
"Gardner is never coming back here ever again Mokuba, and never again would I want you to have anything to do with her or the lackeys that are with her. And remember this well Mokuba… be a void of emotions and 'friends' and you'll be better off in life."
nani ga ichiban daiji na koto ka
kokoro ga toikakete-kuru
ai to yuujou kuraberarenai
watashi no naka de wa hitotsu
ikiteku Hikari
Promptly after these harsh words left his mouth, the young Kaiba's violet eyes were wide with confusion and denial and fled from his study to his own room, locking the door while he was at it.
Still love you
ikari datte
tabun ai no
himei da to omou
Seto knew that now his brother wasn't going to be talking to him for a while… a long while. He hadn't spoken to Mokuba this way since the time where he had nearly refused to help out Yugi at the Duel Tower. However, the situation was different then compared to now.
Broken heart
ima no futari
yozara no hoshi ne
mieru kedo tooi
This time… it no longer was involved of a psychotic freak who was planning on defeating Yugi and taking over the place of the Pharaoh with the three Egyptian Gods, Obelisk, Slifer, and Ra and ruling the whole world in a black abyss. No… this time… he was thrown in it instead of the King of Games, with an addition of the cheerleader.
warai-sugite
namida fukiatta
ano mabushisa
kesenai
Gods… he needed some coffee and some Advil. This damn pounding in his head was worsening by the second with his mind rotating thoughts like this.
Groaning silently, Seto stood up and switched off his computer, files saving automatically as the programs were turning off. He wouldn't be finishing anything at this rate, not concentrating on anything but the thrown facts and fate… and future. Funny how things seemed to be wonderful… and then they come crashing down on you.
nani ga okite mo donna toki demo
shinyuu ni wa kawarinai
Stumbling down the stairs, he managed to reach the kitchen with only a killer headache (which because even more excruciating when he came stomping down the flight) and pour himself a cup of Maxwell House's bittersweet, black, cold coffee, tossing a few pills of the headache reliever, waiting for it to be drowned by the caffeine drink.
He tiredly slopped down into one of the kitchen chairs and glared at the microwave timer, but had to squint to read 4:30 AM due to the shades, which weren't drawn yet since the house staff doesn't even wake themselves till 6 in the morning, sharp.
yume to kibou wa tsuyoi mikata yo
"anna koto mo atta ne" to
itsuka hanaseru
Why the hell was the house so dark and damp anyways? Was something removed out of place without his permission? Where was the warmth when you needed it!
Of course… there was something removed from his home. Her, the she-demon with those blue eyes, eyes that are so similar to his…
The she-demon that was holding within her a growing child… filled with half of his own blood.
The she-demon that had somehow managed to tear down some of the hand built walls around him.
The she-demon that had somehow managed to stir some unbidden feelings within him.
The she-demon that always took hold of the reins of the feelings in his heart.
Fuming, Seto slammed his mug roughly down the table, completely obliterating the cup with the force caused by anger. The black liquid spread quickly on the flat surface, wetting his still, bloody hand that was clamped onto some thick shattered shards of the remains of the mug.
Fuck these things… why was he even thinking of her! He had already rid himself of his demons, most of them at least, and now he doesn't need another one to be purified by his feelings.
nani ga ichiban daiji na koto ka
kokoro ga toikakete-kuru
ai to yuujou kuraberarenai
watashi no naka de wa hitotsu
ikiteku hikari
Sighing, all was forgotten after the sleepless night got to him.
"It's not fair!" Punch!
"Not fair!" Punch! Punch!
"Not fair!" Punch! PUNCH!
"Not fair!" PUNCH! PUNCH! PUNCH!
Finally slumping from venting all his anger into his bed pillows, Mokuba Kaiba cried for his brother. Cried for Téa… cried for everyone who was in pain.
It wasn't fair that Seto had the power to tell Téa to leave. He should have a say in it. It wasn't fair that those… teenagers… adults… those OTHER people don't tell him what's going on. It wasn't fair that he was left out of all this… his brother's life. It wasn't fair that his brother had control over him. Can't for once he make a decision for himself? Or at least for other people?
He had heard the moving people take away the packed things, which were packed by the servants, which belonged to Téa. Before the stored away anything into the boxes from the dresser table, Mokuba had made a mad dash at it and took the one thing that he knew he wanted to keep by him as a remembrance.
The wooden box with the ballerina in it, he might not have the key to open it… but it would always remind him of Téa. The music of the dancing plastic figure still remained inside his head, and so did the brunette girl's words of heart.
His best friend… and only friend were now out of his life, which was dictated by his brother's words. So he was going to treasure this forever… if he were never to see Big Sister again.
AN: Alas! This chapter is finally done and I'm glad for it to be done! It was really a bitch to write this chapter. And I'm really really really sorry that it nearly took me two months to write this. To be truthful, I was busy working on "Red Envelopes" and all of the other ones. "Dragon Guardian" and "You Against Me" too! I feel like I've neglected this story for quite a while, not to mention, I've been keeping all my readers/reviewers back. Once more, I'm very sorry for this. To make it up to you… I'll have the next chapter up by next week! And that is a promise! I'm putting aside all of the other works (projects, art work, other stories) aside till I finish the next chapter. And no… there's not going to be a sequel to this. Honestly, I wasn't even planning for one. I'm just going to leave it as it is… leaving the mystery to you. 'Kay? Anywho, review replies to the ones I can…:
Mariks1andonly: Lol. As you see… there's no development in forgiving JUST yet. However, maybe that'll come to pass in the further chapters. Being an ass is like the ONLY thing I could make Seto. And please don't kill him… I really need him in this story… and on TV. He's too much of a hunk to pass up!
Black Joey: Yes I totally agree with you. Never rush into anything that has to do with your love life and such. But you see… the thing is that I was RUSHING to get this story finished when I started. So I just suckered things up and now I'm trying to fix them. And as for Seto's attitude… welpers, you have plenty in here! Hehe…
And! Thankies for sticking with me through thick and thin in this story! Big huggies for the lady winged Knight and ma-au! You guys are the best!