A/N: Greetings, readers! I just want to say one thing before I acknowledge those who have read this fic, if you happen to know me or have read my work here on this paring will SHOCK you. This just came completely out of the blue to me one night, and I decided to just roll with it. Anyways:

The Broken Bow: Yep…I just love cliffhangers, don't you! I have your e-mail, and I'll be working on that chapter to get out sometime this weekend. Thanks for reviewing.

Snow Weaver: Thanks for the encouragement, and don't worry, this and ANGRY PEOPLE will be getting some update time.

Silver Ryu: Sorry…I just had to leave you hangin' like that. Anyways, thanks for reading.

Fallen Ryu: Don't quote me on this, but I thought Yugi and Tea were somewhere near the same age. I'm not sure, just a hunch. Anyway, thanks for reading.

DW: Thanks for reading, and you'll just have to read and see if Seto is indeed the one in the bed with Tea.

AlaskanTiger: Well…here's the chapter you asked for. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for reviewing!

Pyromanicgrl: Thanks for reviewing, and no hard feelings from me. I may have just overreacted to you review.

Teasminitwin: Well...you got more! Hope you like it, and thanks for your review.

Kura12: Yeah, Yugi's an innocent dork, but he's a cool innocent dork! Anyway, are you sure THAT was who was in the bed with Tea?

BluemoonGoddess: I don't usually get dirty with people who leave bad reviews, but in your case I'm taking off the gloves. First of all, IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU CANT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON! IF YOU DONT GET IT...MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T READ MY FICS. Second, I'm a GUY. Read the profile before you start ranting off about my sex. Finally, you're entiltled to your opinion, and you have a point on me working on my R fics, especially since this is the first one I've written. Really, what do you want? Blood, sex, violence, brutality? I write PG-13 and PG fics most of the time (if I'm not mistaken, haven't the ratings changed on this site?), and this is my first real R fic.

Sorry if you thought that was a little excessive, but I just had to rant a little after getting that one. This person really got my motor running with that one review, and a non-response to my e-mail thatI sent after I got the flame.

Here it is, boys and girls, chapter two. Enjoy!

Test of Friendship

Chapter Two

Tea wrapped a bedsheet around her naked body, and searched through the home looking for clothes. After she found everything, she dressed as quickly as she could and headed home.

Dammit...why did this have to happen to me?

When she finally arrived at her place, she sped into the shower.

As the hot water poured down her body, Tea scrubbed and scrubbed herself over and over again. She had felt so dirty for what she had done, and felt as if she would never be clean or pure again. In a way, she wouldn't.

Meanwhile...

At the Game Shop

Yugi, Ryou, Tristan, Malik, and Duke sat around at the entrance, thinking of something to do.

"Why does it have to be so boring around here?" Duke let out a frustrated sigh as he picked up a rock and chunked it as far as he could. "And where the heck is Joey?"

Tristan stopped drinking his can of soda and shrugged. "I'm not the guy's keeper, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was shacked up with Mai somewhere!"

Malik and Duke laughed at the comment; Yugi and Ryou remained silent.

"Hey...isn't she like eight years older than him or something?" Malik asked.

"I don't think that's any of our business what Joey and Mai do with their lives." Yugi got up and dusted off his blue jeans. "I'm going for a walk..."

"Hey Yugi, where are you going?" Tristan called out.

"Just to the arcade, I guess. I'd prefer to go...alone."

The gang just watched as Yugi wandered off, leaving them to their own company.

Meanwhile...

Domino City Airport...

Seto Kaiba was bored as hell. He was meeting a famous duelist from the United States, and were attempting to schedule a duel for a charity event that Kaiba reluctantly agreed to take part in.

"So..Kaiba. What would it take for you to come to Madison Square Garden?" The man (lets say young man, he appeared to be no older than sixteen) sitting across the table from Kaiba was relatively short, standing about 5'6'', and had brown hair and green eyes.

"Why don't you come out here, Mason?"

The boy looked over at Kaiba as if he had lost his mind. "Where? Over at the TokyoDome?"

Kaiba glared at him harshly. "Of course...what would be wrong with that? Don't tell me that with your resourses you couldn't make a trip to Japan two weeks from now."

"And don't tell me that you can't make the trip to New York..."

"I have an idea...lets go with a neutral site."

The two duelist turned to a young boy who had raven-colored hair that fit on his head like a lion's mane. His clear blue eyes turning to each, begging that they would end this conversation in a civilized manner.

"How about Italy, or South Africa...or...how about the Millenium Stadium?"

"The soccer stadium in England?" Mason asked, his interest sparked.

Mokuba nodded his head.

"Millenium Stadium...I have no problem with that. You, Kaiba?"

The elder Kaiba shook his head, agreeing with his little brother's proposal.

"Good! Let's talk about deck construction..."

Kaiba cursed himself mentally for taking part in this charity match, then thought back on events from last night. Her hair...her eyes...her body...everything about her was a clear memory. Unfortunately, unless serious changes occured, that's all she would be to him, a memory...haunting him like a ghost.

Where are you?

Meanwhile...

Joey's house

Joey stood, facing himself in the mirror, nude save a towel wrapped around his waist. His face was worn with worry, his mind racing.

I don't remember anything dat happened last night! All I remember was waking up in my house wit a soiled set of sheets and a sticky feelin' on my boxers. Backtrack, Joey! Who was da last person you talked to last night? Yug? Tristan? Nope...Kaiba?...hell no...Tea!...yeah. I'll call her and thank her for seeing that I got home.

Joey grinned up to himself happily in the mirror, his worry fading away.

Meanwhile...

The arcade

Yugi put another token into the Soul Calibur III machine, and decided to romp through the time attack mode again.

Last night...he had poured out his heart and soul to one of his best friends, only to feel the painful sting of rejection. She loved him, sure, but she wasn't IN love with him. She could only care for him as a friend.

"Mind if i join you, Yugi?"

Yugi heard a soft, gentle voice with a British accent behind him and quickly recognized it's owner.

"I said I wanted to be alone right now, Ryou...I need time, to think things out."

"I understand...butI'm a little worried. I saw what happened with you and Tea last night...are you sure th-"

"I SAID I'M FINE!"

Yugi blushed as he realized that more that half of the arcade was staring in his direction now. Ryou backed off, obviously embarrased.

Meanwhile...

Tea's house...

Tea heard her cell phone go off, and nervously decided to see who it was. The name on the caller ID sent her into a state of instant panic.

Wheeler, Joey

557-2342

Wow...this is getting more complicated by the second, and I'm the author! Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed it.

BigLos...out