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Now without further ado, here's the next chapter!

Ch.8 Frustration

Téa was in an odd position currently, her and Kaiba were sitting on Kaiba's bathroom floor. That wasn't even the odd part. That was mild compared to what was actually happening. Kaiba, the human Popsicle, was kissing her. Strange enough, it almost wasn't unwanted.

She was afraid to pull back, but at the same time she was afraid to commit to it. Deciding to throw caution into the wind, she closed her eyes and gave into it. The kiss deepened and Téa found herself snaking her hands around his neck, pulling him closer. This was crazy, what was she doing! This was Kaiba!

Fortunately and unfortunately Kaiba was the one to end it. They both breathed heavily and just stared at each other for a moment. Once their heartbeats slowed down to a more regular pace, there was a deafening silence. Téa turned pink as she let go of Kaiba and stood up and left.

Realization of what he had just done crossed his features as he smacked the side of his head against the wall. He sighed and closed his eyes, now what was he going to do. Téa would probably run off to tell Yugi how the bastard Seto Kaiba kissed her. Then why did she kiss back? Kaiba's head pounded in his ears and he breathed in deeply. He would have to settle this later, he had work to do.

Téa thrust herself on her bed and sighed as she gripped her pillow. Her pillow…that's the thing, it wasn't, it was Kaiba's. The fact was that everything was Kaiba's. She hated that after this confusing ordeal, she was currently living with the person who started it all.

Lying there with everything buzzing through her mind, Téa was on the brink of exploding from frustration. Why had Kaiba kissed her? Why had she kissed Kaiba! Even worse was why wasn't it as horrible as she thought it would be? Why was it the most amazing thing she had ever experienced? Why did it have to be Kaiba?

She felt guilty for the fact that she just left him like that. Earlier he was stressed out and needed rest, lots of it. Why did she just leave him like that? Now she felt like crying for how stupid she just acted. She would have to make it up to him, but she couldn't bring herself to do it right now, she was just too confused and frustrated.

Téa stood up, got dressed and walked out of her room over to Kaiba's. She could hear the shower going and let out a sigh of relief. She scribbled a note on a piece of notepaper she had taken out of her purse, and slipped it in the side of the door.

With that, she left to go out somewhere, anywhere, as long as it was away from him.

Kaiba decided to forget what happened that morning and continue to be the jerk CEO as usual. He'd be glad to get through work today at least. Perhaps he would take part of the day off later and just tell them not to do anything stupid. He walked out his bedroom door and spotted a piece of paper flutter to the floor. He picked it up, it read:

Kaiba-

I'm going out for a little while, I should be back by late afternoon. Please tell Mokuba so he doesn't worry. I'll see you later!

-Téa P.S: We need to talk.

Kaiba crumpled up the paper and threw it behind him as he strolled to his office. 'She wants to talk…Damn, it can't be avoided I suppose.' His thoughts roamed back to the kiss as he tried to work.

He growled in frustration as he snapped back to reality and found out that, he had wrote an e-mail containing adjectives like amazing and spectacular. Now was not the time to go crazy. He might have to take off sooner than expected.

Téa walked down the street and into the park that she often went to. She needed to let out all this frustration and confusion.

Usually she would talk to her friends, the boys were actually really supportive when it came to her problems. But this time she had to keep it a secret. She would end up telling them about the punishment and the detention and the kiss and everything else that happened. She really didn't want to go through that.

The trees around her blew gently as the wind hook their branches. She smiled as the sun shined down on her face and shoulders. It was tempting to stand there and just close her eyes. The sun was warming and pleasant, it helped to evaporate some of the frustration.

Walking over to the nearest bench, she watched nature around her in all its splendor. Just being in the park really did help, she was away from everything confusing, including humans in general. Unfortunately this wouldn't last long.

A tall figure wearing a white trench coat approached her slowly. Immediately she knew who it was. "Isn't it a bit too hot to be wearing that?"

Kaiba sat down on the bench and leaned back. His gaze was on the tall grass and flowers in front of him. "I'm fine." He was actually burning up and probably about to catch on fire. He would rather lose to Yugi, again than confess it.

Téa nodded and left it at that. She didn't need to argue with him right now. She cocked her head to look at him, "Why aren't you at work?"

"Why should I explain to you?" He said, still not looking at her.

"Still, you're still an ass even after what happened!" Téa said getting more frustrated by the second. She gasped and then looked away from him. She didn't mean to let that out just yet.

"After what happened?" Kaiba questioned, even though he knew exactly what she was talking about. He rather hear her start this up than him.

"You know damn well what I'm talking about! You make me so fucking confused and frustrated, and I don't know what to do! Gaahh! Just stop being so damn…you." Téa ranted and sighed when she finished. Why did she just tell him all that? She accepted that he was probably using mind control.

Kaiba didn't say anything for a moment; he let Téa calm down first. He finally broke the long silence. "Feel better?"

Téa looked at him, ashamed of her outburst. "Yea, thanks." She noticed that he was now looking at her with a blank expression. It wasn't like this morning it was more like the usual cold stare. The difference was that it wasn't cold at all. He wasn't exactly being Mr. Sunshine either, but it was an improvement.

"Is there anything else you want to say? If there is, out with it. I'm not really one for sentimental chats and annoying birds." Kaiba said, not changing his expression.

For a moment there, Téa almost thought he was being nice. "Why did you kiss me?" She asked, anxious to hear the truth. She didn't expect Kaiba to come out and tell her that he had feelings for her or anything crazy like that. But she did want some sort of explanation.

Kaiba seemed to think about it for a while and ended up just shrugging. "You just piss me off."

Téa nodded sarcastically. "Oh yea, that's right, whenever you get mad you kiss people. How's Yugi, is he a good kisser? What about Pegasus?" Téa asked looking at him with an interested expression.

Kaiba rolled his eyes and swallowed hard. He might as well let it out now, no use waiting 'till it drove him more insane. "You push my buttons too much. You get to me, and I don't like it. You're so sickly nice and kind to everyone I can't stand it. Especially when it's to me. You're not supposed to be able to see through me. You get inside of my walls, my mind. I can't stand feeling so powerless against you. The worst part is…I can't get you out."

Téa was unable to say anything. The words seemed to get caught in her throat. It was foreign to hear Kaiba say anything like that, she wasn't sure if it was a good thing or bad. She wrapped her arms around her as the wind brushed against her bare arms. She bit her lip and cast her eyes upward at Kaiba as he started to say something.

"My turn for a question, not that I take turns. But why did you kiss me back?" Kaiba gave her a questioning look hoping she would offer some insight.

Téa sighed in frustration, "I honestly don't know why. It's killing me not to know, but I do know one thing. For being Kaiba, you're a pretty good kisser." He was a lot better than she was letting on, but she refused to feed his ego anymore than she just did.

"The name isn't Kaiba…it's Seto. So start calling me by it." Seto huffed and crossed is arms. He did let out a small smirk though.

"Then call me Téa, it's only fair. She smiled, she'd have to get used to this change, it was a good thing though. "Alright K-Seto, since your so open today, tell me more about those Valentines Day boxers."

Monday, Téa went back to school. She took some cold medicine and a nap everyday over the weekend, and that had helped a lot. Kaiba, er Seto, helped out some too. Téa dragged him out to lunch at a small café on Saturday, and he paid of course. She could tell that he was a lot more relaxed than usual, but he still wasn't being very nice. They were partially on civil terms and she was content with that. It didn't men she wasn't subject to torture though. The problem wasn't Kaiba, it was Téa's friends.

"Téa, why didn't ya answer the phone all week? Ya didn't even answer the door on the weekend!" Tristan stressed as he expressed his frustration with his hands.

"Ya, we were worried 'bout ya lots Téa." Joey said turning slightly red, remembering the last time they saw her.

"I was sick, sorry, I didn't feel up to talking or seeing anyone." Téa lied. She felt bad, but it needed to be done. She noticed that Yugi had been sort of out of it today. He had only said hello, but nothing else.

Yugi glanced at Téa and smiled, "Hey Téa, how about we go out for ice cream after school Friday? It's really hot outside and I haven't seen you in a while." He shot a look at the boys, which told them not to say anything. They knew that it was his turn to try and extract some information.

"Sure, sounds great!" Téa smiled happily at the concept of hanging out with one of her best friends again. That was something she missed while she was stuck at the Kaiba mansion.

They gang passed by Kaiba and he locked eyes with Téa and gave her a nod. a nod. She smiled at him. Finally he was getting somewhere. They didn't notice the conspiring boys behind her.

A/N: Ah, another chapter done! Kaiba had a lot of confessions, which kinda bugged me. It was mandatory though, they needed to vent and get less confuzzled. It was cute though, and now they call each other by their first names:D Well tell me if you liked it! R&R! If you don't then I'll stay at Ch.8 forever! Hahaha! I'm evil!

Wolfie: "Can I have a kiss to Seto?"

Kaiba: "No."

Wolfie: "Please?"

Kaiba: "Over my dead body"

Wolfie: (Pulls out notebook) "That can be arranged"

(You all know what happens afterward hehe)