A/N: I'm so sorry everyone! I wish I could've put this up sooner! I can't go on electronics during the week anymore. My parents are being retards…. I've had projects already and H.W. is getting slightly out of hand these days. Like I said, I'm so very sorry and I know that isn't a very good excuse anyway.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or anything even close to it. T.T I pity myself….

I'm going to thank everyone for reviewing and I'm so glad that this story is going over well! Now I'll skip ahead to the story this time k!

Ch.12 Search and Destroy

Mai looked up and into the face of a worried Téa. "I knew something was up when you were staying here, but I never thought-"

Téa moved quickly over to Mai, cutting her off in mid sentence. "You don't know what you're talking about. You've got it all wrong Mai, hones-"

Whipping the papers behind her back, Mai raised an eyebrow. "How come you didn't tell me you had a thing for Kaiba? You write it down in a Journal before you tell me! Hun, you Know I would have helped you out with all of your guy problems!"

Téa stopped and furrowed her eyebrows, "What? Guy problems?" Suddenly realization hit her like a ton of bricks. "Wait…you think that I like Kaiba…and that I wrote it down…on those papers…."

"I see all the signs hun, don't think I can't tell these things. I only had to read two sentences to realize what's going on here." Mai put the paper in front of her as though to read it, but looked directly at Téa. "This reads: Today, I went with Seto to pick up some chocolates for his brother. We went to Tengoku and I really thought it was a cute little shop. Blah, blah, blah."

Téa wanted to laugh at how right, yet wrong Mai was. Yes it was true that she liked Kaiba, and no, she didn't tell Mai, but no, this was not a journal, it was an essay. This assignment was supposed to portray that she had learned that Kaiba wasn't all bad. Of course there was more to it, but Téa was very selective about that.

"I could help you on this ya know, I could make you into Kaiba's dream girl with a little work here and there. I can't believe you didn't tell me! What I really want to know, is how you got him to agree to let you move in!"

Téa snorted and fell back on the bed, she couldn't contain her laughter any longer. She rolled around on the bed, laughing uncontrollably, her face was bright pink as she gasped for air. "M-Mai!" She had a hard time stopping, and every time she would get close, she'd look at Mai's confused face and laugh again. She calmed down eventually and sat up to look at Mai and bit her lip. "Sorry Mai, but you're wrong."

Mai seemed to take a minute to think, but still came up with the same result. "About what? I can't be wrong, I know exactly what-"

"I told you before why I was here, and I don't like Kaiba. What I wrote down was only partially true. He did take me to go shopping with him for chocolate, but he was as rude and jerk-ish as usual. I'm sorry that you misinterpreted it." Téa chose to stick with whatever she had told Mai before, if she made something else up, it would get too confusing.

Mai frowned, true she may have interpreted it wrong, but there was more to this than met the eye. "Really? So, you found it convenient to stay with him because of your project together."

Téa talked quickly and clearly but she didn't think before it came out of her mouth, "Yes, and he agreed."

Mai resisted the urge to smirk, she had caught Téa on this one. "Oh really, You didn't tell me about any project last time I was here."

Téa froze. She had forgotten that she had made something different up entirely to tell Mai.

Shifting her weight on her back foot and putting her hands on her hips, Mai sighed. "Yes, I have talked to Yugi and the boys. We want to know-I want to know what's going on Téa, and I'm either going to get it from you or Kaiba. So, my suggestion is to fess up now."

'There has to be some way to get out of this…wait, Seto won't confess, not even if I have.' Téa frowned, "I think that it's time for you to go Mai, I have to attend to something. Thanks for visiting though." Téa hurried her friend out the room and down the stairs to the door.

Mai turned around to face Téa after she was just outside the doorframe. "Don't think that this is over Téa, this is only the beginning now that I know about this." She said holding up the essay in Téa's face.

Téa snatched the papers from Mai's grasp and frowned. She really was ready for this to be over with.

"Oh and I'd knew you'd look good in that outfit!" Mai's mouth twitched into a half smile. With that she turned around and walked to her car after giving Téa a short wave.

Téa shut the door slowly and sunk to the floor after she heard the click. Life just kept getting harder and harder. There was only two more weeks until this would all be over with. Everyone would know what happened and why and she would be back with her friends. But was that really what she wanted? What about Kaiba? She really wasn't sure right now.

Joey, Tristan and Yugi were asleep on the couch all in strange positions. Joey was sucking his thumb, Tristan had is arms and legs stretched out every which-way and Yugi was curled up in a ball in between the two other boys. This whole ordeal had tired them out, and the only place they could find solstice was in their dreams. Somewhere far away, yet still in Domino city.

The bell rang as the door of the game-shop opened. Grandpa greeted Mai and she nodded but went strait into the room in the back. The three young men grumbled and moaned as the noise had awoken them. "Boys, we have to talk…"

(30 minutes later)

"I think ya are completely wrong 'bout dis'!" Joey blurted after listening to Mai. "Der is NO WAY she likes dat Jackass!"

"What do you think then Joey? You can't have a better idea! Mai was there and you weren't. She read the papers, and it sounds to me like she's right." Tristan said frowning.

"NO! I bet that he kidnapped her for ransom a-and is forcing her to stay at his mansion! He told 'er not ta say anything or else he would hire someone ta kill 'er!" Joey yelled jumping up and down.

Grandpa's voice sounded through the room from the doorway. "Calm down boys! We can't have customers complaining about the noise now can we? Tone it down a little ok."

Yugi, Tristan and Mai were dazed from Joeys little outburst. They had almost forgotten how much of an idiot their friend could be. They had to be snapped back to reality, literally.

Joey snapped his fingers in front of them, "Hello-oooooo! Was anyone payin' attention ta me!"

The three others jerked their heads then nodded.

"Yea we heard alright. Hun, I think you got this all wrong. I was there, I know. She totally likes Kaiba and I personally don't see anything wrong with that. What bothers me is why she came up with all these different covers for why she's staying at his place." Mai said not noticing the three mouth's on the ground.

Tristan and Yugi were the first to react. "She's staying at his mansion!"

Yugi was confused beyond belief. "I thought she was just over there from time to time!"

"Aint' you guys missin' the whole problem here!" Joey yelled wide-eyed. "Was I da only one who heard dat it was ok for Téa to like Kaiba!" He jerked around uncontrollably, "Dis is insane! I can't believe ya Mai! Dis is NOT ok!"

Yugi sighed and stressed a point to Joey, "Of course it isn't but do we really have that choice? This is Téa's decision, not ours. We can try to keep them away from each other, but it's going to be difficult when they're LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE!"

Joey shot Yugi and everyone else a glare. "Well damn right we're going to keep them away from each other! There is NO way I will stand for this. That jackass is going down."

Tristan sighed at his friend's conclusion. "Well, there is only one way to figure it out then, search and destroy."

Kaiba came home late that night to find Téa and Mokuba curled up on the couch, sleep, with the T.V. on. He watched the black and white horror film for a minute before setting his briefcase on the table. Mokuba was curled up on Téa who was holding him and unmoving.

Kaiba slowly and carefully removed Téa's arm from Mokuba and he picked his brother up. Walking up the stairs carefully, he tried not to fall on account of the lights were off. All he had were the nightlights placed on the sides of the steps.

Once he was in Mokuba's room he placed his dreaming brother under the protection and warmth of the sheets. He stood over his brother's sleeping form for a few moments just to watch him. He knew he would be asleep by the time he got home, he always did work late. When he left, he closed the door quietly and slowly, not making a sound in fear of waking Mokuba up.

He waltzed down the stairs back to Téa. He picked Her up by the light of the T.V. and stumbled a little on a misplaced object on the floor. Carrying her up the stairs, he focused on getting her to the room and not waking her up.

He laid her fragile form on the bed and turned on a dim lamp. He smirked at her clothing, he had never seen such a skimpy outfit on her before. He knew it must have been the work of Mai. Not that he was complaining. He moved the edge of the bedspread and sheets down and lifted Téa back up.

He tucked her under the sheets and she immediately moved into a more comfortable position. She smiled and gripped the one of the pillows with her fingers and held onto it.

Kaiba kissed Téa on her forehead and turned out the lamp. He moved out of the room but not before she mumbled, "Seto." Kaiba felt the urged to smile, but eventually snorted when she said, "Eat…breakfast. Or I'll…shove it up…your ass." He'd remember to eat breakfast in the morning.

Nothing much happened on Sunday. Kaiba worked, Téa and Mokuba watched movies and played games all day. Of course Téa had some homework to do, but it wasn't like she had to write a newsletter about the business economy lately. Or was it? Well whatever it was, it didn't matter much, because she did it. Right?

Monday was just around the corner and it was coming fast.

A/N: OOOOOO! Will there be more detentions? Missing assignments? Scheming perhaps? Yugi, and the gang will go to the ends of the earth to keep the young couple apart, but will it work? Or will Mokuba find some super glue to keep the two together forever. When this is all said and done, will Téa still get to be with Kaiba? Or does the paparazzi have something to say about that!

Wolfie: "I really don't like my parents right now…."

Kaiba: "You're lucky you have parents…not that I need 'em!"

Mokuba: "I miss them Seto!"

Wolfie: "Mine are on vacation right now!"

Wolfie & Mokuba: "WAAAAAHHH!"

Kaiba: "Crybabies…" (Sniff)