I DO NOT OWN YU-GI-OH!

Chapter 7 – Mistakes Are Always Made

Tea hadn't expected the kiss, but the moment his lips landed on hers, the world became surreal. One of his hands swiftly reached up and gripped her neck to pull her head closer to deepen the kiss.

His lips were full of passion, and it was making her head dizzy. His lips were soft yet demanding; a contradictory combination that made her own mouth yield obediently to his. God, where did Kaiba learn to kiss like this? she barely formed the question fully in her mind when his tongue brushed against her lips, sending her insides twirling and her thoughts muddled. She barely noticed that neither one of them were taking a breath.

She put her hands on his bare chest to push him away, but for some reason they just weren't strong enough. Then she considered slapping him maybe... maybe in a minute... wait, she was going to pass out any second though, and it seemed like he had no intention of stopping. Did he practice holding his breath in his spare time?

There was a slight gust of wind, and something fell out of a near-by tree. It smacked right into the two, covering their heads. The surprise made Kaiba grunt inside her mouth and he heard her yelp in his own. He pulled away, but it was dark for some reason, and they just stood there, frozen.

Something was over their heads, something heavy and tarplike. He panted uneasily, his hands still on Tea's shoulder and neck. She was gasping for breath and trying to see what was on them. He could feel her hot breath against his neck and he felt his whole body shiver slightly in the aftermath.

Finally, Kaiba reached up and pulled away the object, and he saw what it was: his jacket they had hung up on the cliff to get attention. It must have blown off in the storm and landed in a tree. He thought about it for only a moment before he was physically pushed back, and he almost stumbled in the shallow water.

He looked over at Tea, who was shivering and still trying to catch her breath. "Wh... what... in the hell... was that!" She managed to get out.

"My jacket." He replied and saw her face contort strangely.

"No! No no no! Kaiba, you're supposed to be a genius, I'm talking about that!" She raised her arms as if pointing to an invisible platter between them.

There was a pause, as if he was about to deny everything, but then scowled slightly. "I believe we kissed." He said simply, his tone staying steady.

"We? There was no 'we'! You kissed me!" She pointed at him.

"You didn't seem to care who started it. I believe you were kissing me back." He said in a calm voice that made her feel like she was in a corporate meeting or something.

"But why! Why'd you kiss me in the first place?" She exclaimed, her heart pounding; Kaiba being the source of it all, good and bad. Her emotions were high and her body was numb and shaking.

"I shouldn't have to explain my reasons to you."

"Wh-what? Wha... 'shouldn't have to'? I-I..." She was having trouble forming sentences now. "K-Kaiba... you... you... I, you, I, you stupid, eccentric, confusing, maniacal bastard!" She spun and got out of the water as quickly as possible.

Kaiba let her go. He had to be alone anyhow. Why in the world did he kiss her? He was a bit confused himself. It seemed like a good idea at the time, and he was sure he had a good reason for it... he just couldn't remember what it was.

Suddenly she came storming back to the water's edge, and looked down at him expectantly angry.

He just stared right back at her. "I thought you were through calling me names." He stated, and she scoffed, and folded her arms.

"Just come back to the camp with me. There might be... snakes." She whispered the last part quietly. He smirked, and waded to the edge she was nearest, and hoisted himself up out of the water, standing before her, very wet and half naked –dressed only in his soaked boxers.

She got a flash of when he was kissing her as he got out of the water. A tingling on her lips made her bite them, and a twisting in her stomach made her grip her belly nervously. As much as she felt like she needed to just be away from him at the moment, she was not going back there without him. She hated Kaiba, but she hated snakes more.

As much as he was trying to freak her out again with his games, he couldn't help but feel funny the minute he saw her bite her bottom lip. He had the urge to suddenly kiss her again, but this time he mentally slapped himself and reminded himself that this was Gardner he was thinking about! Annoying, cheerleader Gardner who was always hanging off of Yugi and spouting unneeded support –the same brat that bit him just because she was losing... the same girl who tasted like an exotic dessert; new and invigorating on his senses –No! Stop that!

"Whatever." He replied and pushed past her, his bare shoulder touching her good one. She made a noise that he barely heard or really cared about at the moment. He grabbed his clothes and then draped them over his shoulder to walk back to the campsite in his boxers as he dried off in the night air.

She watched him walk in front of her, and her eyes couldn't help but fall on his boxer shorts and the outline of his backside. As he walked the muscles of his back stretched and contorted from their perfect positions and proportions.

"Couldn't you at least put on your pants or something?" She asked, annoyed, from behind him as they made their way back.

"What, don't you like the view?" He asked over his shoulder, a confident smirk on his lips.

"Well... I mean –shut up Kaiba!" She exclaimed and walked faster so that they walked side by side now. They reached the site and it was now dark. She pointed to the fire pit and he set down his clothes and lit the fire with his lighter.

Soon the fire was big and warm. She sat down besides it, still refusing to go in the hut. Kaiba took his usual seat on the other side after he got dressed again. He looked over at her to see her yawning.

He was tired too. He began to close his eyes, but then heard some movement, and his eyes opened to see Tea standing and walking over to him. Before he could say something sarcastic she was behind him, and leaning her back against his as they had the night before.

He relaxed emmediately, which made him frown and his mind begin to race. Why had he kissed her? he asked himself again. It was almost as if his body was going against his very will, and that was not settling well for him. He was always in control –of everything, whether it be his body or his company.

"It was a mistake." He said softer than he intended, his voice echoing against her ears.

"Fine." She answered back, her voice annoyed but also tired. Was she disappointed that he considered it a mistake or relieved? Either way would make her equally confused and hurt, so she opted to just leave it alone. She closed her eyes and slept.

They both awoke in the morning about the same time, both of their stomach's growling, causing them to wince. They both stood, a little groggy and faced eachother, as if the other had an idea of where to get some food.

"How about you try going in the hut again." He suggested, and found himself smirking.

"I wouldn't eat a snake even if you did manage to catch one." She retorted.

"Who said I was catching one, here." He tossed her one of his throwing cards. She fumbled it and it fell into the sand. He rolled his eyes. "Do you even know how to use it?"

"Of course I do!" She exclaimed, and fingered it in her hands as she picked it back up. "It's just like darts." She aimed it at a tree and got ready to throw it. She leaned her head back slightly to make sure he was watching.

Kaiba raised an eyebrow. Oh, this was going to amusing. She had no idea how to use them and he knew it. He folded his arms, waiting for her throw.

She leaned her arm back and tossed the metal card as hard as she could at the trunk of a palm tree. It bounced off and fell back in the sand pitifully. She just stared at it for a moment. Then she heard laughing. She spun to see Kaiba almost falling to his knees in laughter.

"Kaiba! Quit it! It wasn't funny!" She exclaimed, and saw him as he finally did fall to his knees. She couldn't help but smirk herself. It did look pretty foolish. She covered her mouth, trying to mask her own laughter. "Stop laughing... Kaiba," her voice trembled as the giggling gurgled in her throat, "it wasn't that fun-nyhehehe...hahaha!" Then she burst out laughing herself.

She fell down in front of him, laughing her head off, that is until it hurt her stomach more than it already did, and she keeled over with a thud into the sand with a sharp pain from hunger and laughing. She focused her eyes ahead of her to see that Kaiba had done almost the same thing, and now they were staring at eachother on their sides, laying in pain on the sandy beach.

"We need to find some food. We haven't eaten in two days." She replied pitifully, her stomach making a loud noise as if to enhance her statement.

"For once I agree with you." He replied in a deep voice that almost sounded concerned.

She stared into his dark blue eyes from the sand and found she was lost within them. She couldn't help but again remember last night and how he had just spontaneously kissed her. she still had yet to figure that out, except for the fact that he considered it a mistake, and had said nothing more on it since then.

But she had more important things to think of at the moment other than Kaiba and his amazing mouth and eyes and body and hands... more important things like food! Yeah, food; before they both died from hunger.

She sat back up and brushed sand from her arm and neck. Kaiba sat up as well, and only then did she realize how close they were. He had some sand on his face that he missed. She absently –without really thinking- reached over and brushed it from his cheek.

Then she noticed what she was doing. Again.

What in the hell? she asked herself. She was doing what she had done yesterday, and that had ended quite... well, oddly. She pulled her hand back and looked away from his penetrating and slightly bewildered glare. He was staring at her, but she couldn't bear to look him in the eyes.

She stood up and walked to the tree and picked up the card she had thrown. She heard Kaiba behind her finally get to his feet as well. He walked over to a tree where he had hung his jacket. He grabbed it. "Well, before we get any food, let's hang this back up." He said, and she turned to looked at him.

"What, no arguing and tackling this time?" She asked, a little more playful than she intended. But she found that being around Kaiba for long periods of time was causing her otherwise sound mind to become muddled.

A smirk tugged on his lips. "I know you sooo wanted me to do that, too. I'm sorry to disappoint." He said sarcasticly. "I'm just happy I won't get bit again." He added in angrily, but he was being playful.

He scowled. When had he began to get playful? It had only been less than a week and already he had kissed her! Forget the playfulness, he was actually finding Tea Gardner attractive. And that made him shudder. The hunger must have been making him crazy. Yeah, that was a good explaination. Hunger was making him want to hold her and kiss her without any thought of consequences.

He shook his head and began marching up the hill with his jacket in hand. They got to the top and found their pole again and put the 'flag' back up. Kaiba stared at it for a moment forlornly. His expensive jacket was being used as a flag... and with his own consent and assistance as well. That made him groan and rub his temple.

Tea walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down into the shimmering blue water. It was beautiful from above; blue and aqua mixed with a deep green of the seaweed bed. She leaned out further because she thought she saw a school of fish swim between the seaweed.

"What are you doing?" Kaiba asked behind her, but it startled her, and she jumped slightly and spun to face him and tell him off for scaring her, but her footing slid, and she stumbled backwards.

She grabbed at air as she fell and hit the water with a loud splash.

Kaiba nearly choked. It all happened so fast. That stupid clumsy girl! He ran to the edge of the cliff and looked down to see if she was alright. The white foam from the water circled around a splashing Tea. She was screaming, and trying to swim too.

Tea couldn't believe it! She was going to kill him! "I'm going to kill you! Arhhhh!" Scaring her so much he made her fall off a cliff! "Ahh, I'm going to kill him!" Now she was soaking wet in nasty sea water, with Kaiba looking down at her from the cliff. "Damn you!" She waded for a while, seeing the beacha little ways away.

Then Kaiba saw a shadow swimming towards her. He knew that outline. It was a shark!

"Get out of the water!" He exclaimed down the cliff, but she just splashed there, as if she didn't hear him. "There's a shark, dammit!" He cupped his hands over his mouth. "Get out now!" But when he saw she didn't notice or hear him, he turned from the edge and took a few steps back. Then he ran and jumped off the cliff.

She heard Kaiba yelling something from above, and she looked up at him. He was still yelling something, but she couldn't make it out. And then he disappeared. Before she could get too upset that he had just walked away, he appeared again, but he was leaping off the cliff!

A/N: hmmm, sorry for the shortness and the cliffhanger (literally-lol) that was bad of me! but, I must go update my fruba fic now... just be happy that I finally updated. And ok, it wasn't all too sad –but to me it was sad that they are both in denial. Oh well... maybe some fluffiness next chapter. (only two people thought the kiss was too soon –wow, I'm amazed, I thought it'd be more, oh well.) okay, well, I'll be back! Review please!