Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh!, Jay-Lo, 'Lil Bow-Wow, Scrabble, or DarkShadowFlame's Nightmare.

Wow, I am finally getting around to updating this fic. I know you all have been waiting a long time, so… here's your update! I'm sorry for all of my grammatical errors (I'm trying to get my friend to edit them coughcough ). The new is weird. If you save a word document as a web page, it replaces all of your punctuation marks with little squares. (Oo) But I found that if you upload it as a normal Word document, it'll keep you punctuation marks.

I'm updating so many of my fics because I am off this week!!! Actually, most of my new chappies that were posted today I wrote on Sunday because I felt I needed to please my readers…

DarkShadowFlame: I'm so glad you like it! I know that I don't have as many details and stuff, and that my chapters are shorter than yours… but I'm really pleased that you are enjoying it. Sorry it took me so long to update.

Dragonic Soul: Yeah, I liked that too. (XD)

WinterWing3000: I'm not sure… I've seen 'Odeon' and 'Odian' and 'Odion' so I'm not sure…

PoCkylove: Well, there's more Seto/Tea fluff in this chappie for ya.

Summary: It's been three months since Tea's "nightmare" ended. But the worst is yet to come: Bakura has gathered up five of the seven Millennium Items, and Marik still has a few tricks up his sleeve. Tea and the gang are once again cast into unwavering fear; however, they're not about to give up a fight they can't afford to lose.

SetoxTea (some MokubaxSerenity and MaixJoey)

This fic is dedicated to DarkShadowFlame, whose original fanfiction inspired this one.

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Bad Dreams

By: Chi Yagami

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Chapter Two – The Dark Magician Girl and the Blue Eyes White Dragon

The only sound that could be heard throughout the Gardner household was the ringing of the telephone. Well, that and the pitter-patter of Tea's feet running across the kitchen tile. She skidded to a halt and picked up the phone.

"Hello. Gardner residence; how may I help you?" she asked as politely as she could.

"Hello Tea."

That voice… it sounded just like… him.

"Hello?" she asked in a shaky tone.

"Tea? Tea, what's wrong? It's Seto; are you okay?"

She let out a sigh of relief. For a moment she thought that the voice belonged to him, that certain Egyptian who'd been stalking her.

"Nothing's wrong… So, what's up?" she asked in a happier tone.

"Well, some idiot tried to buy out my company today… I fired my secretary… Mokuba is over at Serenity's house right now…"

"It sounds like you've got a busy day," she joked.

"Yeah… I'm swamped. I don't have a minute to spare."

"Not even to spend with your girlfriend?" she asked.

Seto could just see those puppy-dog eyes and that trembling lip across the line.

"Okay, fine… I'll be over in ten minutes. Your parents won't mind, will they?" he asked.

"Of course not. I think they're planning on going out to eat anyway," Tea replied. "Well, I'll see you soon."

"Sooner than you think. Turn on Channel 43. Love you."

She heard the clunk of the phone and hung up as well. Then she went into the den and turned on the TV.

"In other news, CEO of Kaiba Corp, Seto Kaiba, has just opened a new theme park outside of Tokyo city. It is believed that this Kaiba Land is dedicated to his younger brother, Mokuba Kaiba…"

It went on to describe how Mokuba had always dreamed of having a theme park named after him and his brother, and about Mokuba and Kaiba's relationship. Then they released a very private piece of information that one of the paparazzi had managed to take a photo of.

"Seto Kaiba is also currently dating dancer Tea Gardner, a sophomore at Domino High. Those who know her best say that she has always been a person of friendship."

The screen showed an interview with Joey.

"Dat's right, Moneybags, you'd better take good care of my friend or else you're gonna wish ya was never born–"

Joey was pushed aside by Tristan, and the camera switched to Ryou. Tea smiled as Ryou sheepishly smiled and waved.

"Uh… Tea's always been a great friend. I can see her and Kaiba getting along just fine," he said.

"Well, there you have it folks: the latest on Kaiba Corp. Now, over in Kyoto there have been some recent–"

She switched off the TV and sank down onto the couch. She disliked the idea of her and Kaiba dating going public, but she guessed it would've leaked out somehow. She was kind of glad it turned out that way; at least they interviewed her friends and didn't make something up.

"Sweetie," Tea's mom said as she came down the stairs, "your father and I are going out now. You'll be fine alone?"

"Actually, Seto's coming over, and we'll probably play a board game or something," she replied. Her father joined them; he and her mother were both wearing evening clothes and looked very nice.

"I hope y'all have fun!" Tea called out to them as they exited the front door. She watched them drive off just as the limo pulled up.

Tea opened the door just as Seto was about to knock. He stepped inside and kissed her cheek, balancing a package in one hand and Scrabble in the other.

"I was worried you'd been stolen away by another girl," Tea teased. "That picture on the news would be very tempting to a Seto Kaiba fan."

She hugged him tightly. Seto laughed and ruffled her hair.

"So does this mean you're a Seto Kaiba fan?" he asked, setting down his things. She put on a 'how-many-times-do-I-have-to-tell-you' face.

"I have always been, always will be a Yugi Muto fan. Even if I do cheer you on silently," she said.

Seto picked her up, threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes, and marched into the den. He put her down on the couch and sat beside her, tickling her.

"So does this mean you weren't cheering for me at lunch during my duel with Yugi?" he asked. Tea continued to fill the room with laughter as he poked her in the side.

"MERCY!!! I was cheering you on, but…"

"But what?" he asked as he stopped tickling her stomach. He watched as she tried to answer his question without making him feel bad.

"…but my friends come before my boyfriend," she finished.

"Oh really?" he asked. "Well, Miss Queen of Friendship I believe you missed the fact that the word 'friend' resides within 'boyfriend'."

"It's not that… I've just known Yugi longer… and I feel I should be there to cheer him on," Tea said, trying to make him feel better.

Seto pulled on a strand of her hair playfully. "I see."

"I'm sorry," she apologized.

"Don't worry about it," he replied, kissing her softly. "So, who's going to win this time?"

"What?"

Seto got up and fetched the game. He sat on the floor in front of the coffee table and began to assemble Scrabble.

"Who will win this time: the Dark Magician Girl, or the Blue Eyes White Dragon?"

Tea sat opposite of him and grinned. When they had first begun their weekly routine of a game of Scrabble, Tea had acted like they were on TV and had really cool names like movie stars

"Come on, Seto! Don't be a party-pooper," she said, holding the hairbrush up to his face. He pushed away the "mike" and frowned.

"Come on!" Tea said, trying to get him to use a nickname. "You could be the Dragon Champion or… Shazzyzazz!"

"You call me Shazzyzazz and I'm out of here," he replied, giving her a dirty look. "Do I really have to have a name?"

"Yes! Every famous person has a nickname… like Jay-Lo or 'Lil Bow-Wow."

"Fine… just call me the Blue Eyes White Dragon," Seto said stiffly.

"You're no fun… I guess I'll be the Dark Magician Girl."

"Okay, you can start," she said generously.

"Hah, read it and weep: hail on a double word space!" (1)

"Meanie," she said, sticking her tongue out at him and spelling hat.

"Don't stick your tongue out unless you plan on using it," Seto replied without looking up.

She shut her mouth and blushed.

'I can't believe he'd say something like that!'

They continued playing until they couldn't form any more words.

"Awe," she whined, "and I didn't even get to use my X."

"The complaint department is closed."

She smiled. Tea loved it when he teased her like that. It was as if he was still his old self, yet he also had those unique qualities that made him the Seto Kaiba whom she cared about so much.

"I'm not complaining, just stating a fact," she replied, putting the game away. He brought the other parcel over to the couch. Tea'd been wondering what it was.

"What's this?" she asked, plopping down next to him. Seto placed the box into her hands.

"This," he said with a smile, "is for you."

"But it's not my birthday…"

"Fine," Seto said, snatching it back, "then I'll just keep it and only give you stuff on your birthday."

She put her hands on her hips and pouted. He laughed and returned the present to her. She opened it up slowly and carefully, placing the tissue paper aside.

"Oh Seto! It's beautiful!" she cooed, holding up a pink cashmere sweater. "I love it!"

"I thought you would," he said happily as she threw her arms around him. "I saw it at the store today and thought, 'Hmm, that looks like something Tea would be wearing.'"

"Well I absolutely adore it," she said, buttoning up and trying it on for him. He laughed and clapped as she did a pose. She returned to the couch and gave him another hug.

Seto leaned forward and kissed her on the lips, wishing that this moment would never end.

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She left the house the next morning feeling alive and cheerful. Tea had to walk to school today because she'd broken her bike chain. Her stomach hadn't been hurting at all, but she hadn't been able to fix her bike. She was walking underneath the trees when she felt like someone was watching.

Tea spun around quickly, looking for signs of anyone. No one was there, as usual. She turned around and started walking again. Well, until she heard a THUD like somebody had jumped out of the tree. She turned around, swing her purse in the process.

WHACK!!!

"Ouch…"

Tea gasped and ran over to the figure now lying on the ground in pain.

"Ryou! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" she asked, helping him sit up. He rubbed the back of his head bashfully.

"Yeah… I guess I'm just a klutz, huh?"

"Nah… I'm the one who hit you with my purse because I thought you were a stalker."

"What do you keep in there anyway? Bricks?" he asked as he watched her pick up her purse. They began walking towards the school.

"Maybe… If I do, I put them in there just for you."

"Gee, thanks. I feel so loved," Ryou said sarcastically.

"What? You don't keep a bag full of bricks for your friends? Shame on you," Tea teased. "Anyway… did you do that homework for Ms. Shimizu?"

"About the fifth century priests? No, I don't think anybody would," he replied.

"Ryou?!" she asked astounded. "You didn't do your homework?!"

"Calm down; I was only joking."

"Yo! Brit Boy! Ms. Queen! Ova here!"

They both looked up to see Joey and Yugi waving to them from the front of the school. Tea laughed lightly at Ryou's embarrassment. He hated the fact that Joey called him 'Brit Boy' because of his accent. But being the good friend he was, he did nothing about it.

"Hey Joey… Yugi. What's up?"

"Joey didn't do his history homework," the elfish boy informed them. "He's trying to copy off mine."

"Joey," Tea said in a mother-like voice, "you know that cheating is not the answer…"

"Maybe not… but it does get me all da right answers," he said. She sighed and gave up. She noticed Ryou was staring intently at Yugi's puzzle. His eyes were cold and narrow.

"Ryou, are you okay?" she asked. He turned to her, his big brown eyes back to normal.

"Sorry, I zoned out there for a moment."

Yugi and Joey were walking again, thinking that Tea and Ryou were still behind them. She started to walk after them, but stopped when she noticed Ryou wasn't coming.

"Are you coming?"

"Go on ahead, Tea. I'll catch up with you later," he replied. She gave him a questioning look but left, skipping after the blond and the midget.

Ryou turned as he heard the hum of a familiar limo. His eyes formed tiny slits, and he opened his shirt so that the Millennium Ring was now clearly visible.

"Time for a certain CEO to shake hands with the shadow realm…"

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(1) I haven't played Scrabble in a while so bare with me please. (XD)

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Whew! Finally got that chappie done! It's not as long as the other one, but I hope it's good enough for ya. So, what'd ya think? Enough Seto/Tea fluff or too much? Next chappie, you'll find out what happens to Seto and Bakura…

Please review!!! Sayonara til next time!