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Ch.15 Life's Surprises

Téa was still ticked at Kaiba from earlier. She sat on the balcony with the light wind blowing at her clothes and ruffling her hair. It hadn't been that long ago when she first found this place.

She had found this secret place on night when she was exploring the mansion. She had stumbled across the ballroom and in the back corner was a separate Grand door. She opened it carefully and found a balcony overlooking the Kaiba's gorgeous landscape. She decided it was a perfect place to come and think.

That's exactly what she was currently doing, thinking. It seemed like all she could do was think. Things like her friends, Kaiba and the press flooded her mind. Mostly what would happen tomorrow at school. It was only Monday night and she dreaded the week ahead.

She shifted on the edge as she looked at the night sky and the stars that shone due to there being no clouds. She was grateful it was a clear night, for she found some sort of comfort in the small lights. She knew there was billions of them clustered together, but the ones she saw seemed to be spread into intricate designs across the sky. She took in a deep breath, inhaling the scent of pine. She smiled as it seemed to clear her senses.

She heard the door open and someone step out, but she didn't move or look back. Téa knew it was Kaiba the second the door opened. "How'd you find me here?"

"It's where I go when I need to think." Kaiba glided over to Téa and draped his arms around her protectively. "What are you so afraid of?"

Téa leaned back into Kaiba, relaxing at his touch. "That your fan girls will jump me and beat the shit out of me." She said looking up at him with an 'oh no!' look.

Kaiba rolled his eyes, "Here I am, actually being considerate and this is what I get? Fine I'll just go back to work then…." Kaiba said starting to unwrap himself from Téa.

She held onto Kaiba and didn't let go. "Setooooo… I'm sorry. Stay with me, please." No matter how angry she had been at him, Téa needed Kaiba, and she knew it.

He smirked; he knew she would be quick to call him back. Kaiba resumed his position of holding her, almost as if to keep her safe from anything and everything. "Dare I ask the same question again?"

Téa looked back up at the stars almost looking for an answer. "I lied to everyone, and they'll know. All my friends will hate me and it will be my entire fault. I should have told them right away."

Kaiba knew that was coming, the guilt trip always came. "You know you can't blame this whole thing on yourself. Mrs. Tanguren was the one who told us not to tell anyone. Then I told you to keep it all a secret as well. So you're not the only one at fault here. I have a business to run, and media on my 'new love life' just makes it harder. My image of 100 business is out the window with some of my respect. Téa, we're in this together."

"Together." Téa mumbled the word and smiled. She leaned back and looked up a Kaiba who was looking down at her. "You know Mr. Kaiba, I'm getting worried with you being all sentimental and stuff. How do I know you're not someone else?" She joked feeling much better after Kaiba's little speech.

Kaiba smirked and kissed her, "Damn, and I thought the ladies always went for the sensitive ones." He said kissing the corners of her mouth.

"Not me I'm a rebel, I went for 100 business badass." She smirked evilly, trying not to smile under his kisses. "And what do I get but a softie."

"Life's full of surprises." Kaiba said, picking her up and carrying her inside.

"Don't I know it." Téa said before she shut the doors behind the two.

Kaiba and Téa rode in Kaiba's favorite Limousine to the High school Tuesday morning. He always took this Limo, but this was only Téa's second time in that particular one. She had to refrain herself from playing with all the buttons.

"So should I get out at the corner? That way it will look like we came in separately." Téa suggested.

"No use in lighting the fire ourselves." Kaiba mumbled then directed the driver to stop at the corner. He watched the corner pull into view and the limo stopped just like it was supposed to. He glanced at Téa as she put a hand on the door.

Téa turned back to sneak a glance at Kaiba but instead found him doing the same. She gave him a smile, "You ready?"

"Au contraire, I'm always ready." Kaiba smirked then nodded towards outside. "You'll be late."

She nodded and left without another word. She started walking and tried not to look at the limo pulling away. She felt Kaiba's eyes on her for a quick second and she silently smiled to herself.

It wasn't a very long walk to school, but by the time she got there, Kaiba was already inside. She opened one of the double doors at the entrance to the school and braced herself. This would be a long day.

The second Kaiba had gotten into the school, immediately eyes were on him. Sure he was used to attention, but this was just crazy. He even had guys giving him death glares. Those guys included Yugi's gang.

Kaiba walked throughout the hallway as if oblivious to all the staring eyes. He made it to his locker but not without the temptation to flick one of the idiots off. He was sick of it already and first period hadn't even started yet.

By the time he got into his classroom at least ¾ of the female population had swarmed him and bombarded him with questions. The other ¼ was most likely trying to hunt Téa down. He wondered how she was holding up.

The second Téa opened the door a boy jetted toward her and pulled her back outside. She tried not to stumble backward but she did anyway and almost fell but something held her up. She looked back to see who it was.

Ryou looked up and smiled, "Why hello Téa."

She gained her footing and turned around, "What's going on Ryou?"

"Well, for starters, about all of the female population, excluding yourself of course, is ready to kill you. So I took the liberty of finding you so that you would have some back up," he stated, sounding very rehearsed.

Téa twitched and sighed, "Are you mad at me?"

Ryou looked as though she just put underwear on her head and was dancing around. "For what?"

Téa's head tilted sideways as she furrowed her eyebrows. "Wait? You didn't see the magazine? So that's not the reason they want to eat me! What the hell did I do then!"

"Calm down Téa, unfortunately no I did not see the acclaimed magazine. But, I did hear about what was in it. So therefore, yes that is why all the girls in domino high want your blood. Don't worry, I'm not mad, just…surprised is all. I must say I'm actually happy you finally found someone, even if it is Kaiba. Which I'm still perplexed about…" Ryou said seeming to contemplate on the matter while Téa stood there rubbing her temples.

"Thanks, that means a lot coming from you Ryou. But now isn't the time to talk, we need to get to class without being ambushed." Téa said with a determined look on her face.

Ryou nodded and walked in front of her into the school doors. He only faced forward and didn't dare glance around in fear of being killed himself.

Téa followed timidly behind Ryou, it was weird having him as a bodyguard. He wasn't exactly the kind of person you'd hire for protection because he was probably more afraid than you.

They reached her locker and the warning bell rang, Ryou bid her farewell and good luck as he sped to his classroom. Téa didn't dare linger and raced to swap books for her classes. She slammed her locker and tried to get to class as quickly as possible.

Onlookers trying to get to class stared with a hateful expression. She wondered exactly how many wanted her dead. Apparently it was quite a few.

She entered the classroom and unfortunately the teacher wasn't there yet. She sat down and was immediately the target of attention. A group of boys surrounded her desk all wearing unreadable expressions. Téa did not like how this was going.

Kaiba sat at his desk ignoring the girls standing around his desk. They kept on asking him questions that he really did not feel like answering. It was getting harder and harder to ignore them.

A girl with long black hair with an extreme amount of makeup on was scowling. "So Kaiba darling, I heard that you and Téa are an item, What does she have that I don't have?"

Kaiba actually felt like answering that question to piss her off, but decided against it for the sake of his sanity.

The tall skinny one in the back decided it was her turn to speak so she yelled over the rest of them. "There is no way our handsome Kaiba actually likes that bitch. I bet she altered that picture and sent it to the paparazzi. He's way too good for her. She's just a whore."

"So, when did this happen, I had no idea you and Gardner were together." A short, long haired blonde said, staring at Kaiba's lap. "What did that little slut do to you huh?"

That was it. 'They did not just say that.' Kaiba looked over in the direction of the last two girls and glared. "Don't you ever say anything remotely close to that or I will make sure your lives are a living hell. You got that? Or are you too incompetent to understand?" He watched the girls faces turn to shock and utter horror. "Good, now all of you better get out of my sight before I carry out my threat."

The Teacher's voice broke through the shock of the situation. The girls quickly fled back to there seats and were too scared to even look at Kaiba.

Kaiba suppressed a smirk as he leaned back, ready to enjoy a few moments of relaxation.

The boys encircled Téa and a couple of them bent down to lean on her desk. The only one's who weren't there were Dylan who was sitting in the corner, and Tristan who was silently sitting at his desk. Téa wasn't feeling particularly comfortable at this moment.

"So…The infamous Seto Kaiba finally snagged a girl, and of course he had to have you." One of the boys leaning on her desk started.

A jock with short brown hair she knew she recognized piped up. "How many times have you turned me down…and now I know why. Your knight in shining armor? The money, the good looks, the fact that he's never even given a second look at a girl before you? Perfect huh?" The boy lifted her chin with his thumb and index finger.

Téa jerked her head away from his hand and glared at him. 'So that's why I know him.' "For your information, he's not perfect, No one is. But he sure as hell is better than you." She spat refraining herself from knocking him square into the floor.

Many of the boys raised there eyebrows at each other as if to note that the rumors were true.

The one who had spoken to her before was filled with rage as he grabbed her chin again and watched her wince in pain. "You better watch your tongue bitch, before you find yourself flat on your ass…with someone on top of you."

The boys snickered as they scattered to there seats as the teacher entered the room.

The one holding Téa's chin frowned, "And I don't mean Kaiba." With that he fake blew her a kiss and let go of her chin roughly, leaving a small forming bruise. He turned and sat down in his seat in the center of the room, not looking back.

Téa's heart was beating in her ears and she closed her eyes to try and stop it. She swallowed hard and took in a deep breath, she just wanted the day to be over with.

Lunch rolled around rather slowly and both Téa and Kaiba were hoping for a break.

Téa got out of the lunch line and was flagged down by Ryou. Of course he just had to be sitting with Yugi, Tristan and Joey. She sighed and walked over to sit in between Ryou and Joey hoping Joey would at least look at her.

"Hey guys…" Téa said smiling a little hoping to get there attention.

No one but Ryou even looked at her they just sat in silence eating.

"Alright, I'm sorry! I didn't tell you because I wasn't supposed to! It was a project, but it included living at Seto's mansion. Mrs. Tanguren told us not to tell anyone, or else I swear I would have told you first thing!" Téa said trying not to yell.

Yugi, Tristan and Joey were now looking at her sadly, she had a point.

"Well, what about you and Kaiba…together!" Tristan pointed out. "When did you plan on telling us about that?"

Téa looked down at the ground, "I knew you would be mad, so I figured it would be better if it was a secret. Did you see how many people have harassed me today? I've been taking a lot of shit for this! The last thing I wanted was for you guys to hate me too." Téa said sincerely, hoping to get through to her best friends. "Oh, and I think I have a right to be mad about that little stunt with Dylan."

Yugi smiled "You're right Téa, I guess we're even then." He said grinning, "Right guys?"

Tristan nodded and gave a smile, "I guess we can forgive her this time."

Joey looked skeptical for a second but smiled, "A'ight, ya know I can't stay mad at cha Téa." He said slinging and arm around her shoulder. "That don't mean I like da fact that you're going out wit Kaiba."

"That's all I ask." She said giving him a small hug. All was right in the world, everything was almost perfect.

Kaiba watched from afar and silently smiled as he saw Téa's friends interacting with her again. Not that he liked her friends, but he couldn't stand to hear her cry because of them. It's like hearing someone bitch about the same thing over and over again. It just gets annoying after a while.

He was still getting cold glares and scared looks from fan girls, but he didn't mind. He would carry out on his threats and everyone knew it.

Nobody wanted to cross paths with him. He couldn't wait to get home, even if it was just to work. The day was starting to get a little better, but that still didn't mean he wanted to be here. Maybe he'd take Mokuba and Téa somewhere….

School let out and Téa bid farewell to her friends to meet with Kaiba. They planned to meet on the side of the school, Kaiba's limo would be waiting. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

Téa was walking toward the meeting place, but she decided to take the path from the back. Big mistake.

The boy Téa had recognized earlier seemed to spot her as she turned the corner. Téa's eyes widened as he neared her and she went to turn around. Hands grabbed her and one covered her mouth so she couldn't scream.

The voice from earlier mumbled in her ear and frightened the hell out of her. His face was pressed up against the side of hers as she thrashed. "Let's see if Kaiba still likes his toys after they're broken."

A/N: Ah, done for today! That was a fun chapter to write and I promise more fluff soon! Téa and her friends are back being buds, but where exactly does that leave Kaiba? There's only about a week and a half until the project is over, what will happen afterward? More importantly, what happens next?

Stay tuned for the next addition and keep on reviewing! I love you all! (dances) 200! WOOT! R&R!

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