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Ch.20 The Last Day

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday went extremely well for Téa and Kaiba. They were able to walk around school and not be stared at, as much. It was still a strange site to see, but it was becoming more and more natural. Dante had left them alone with only a few threats in the beginning of Tuesday. He had known it was them, but he had no evidence to support his claim. What went around, came around.

Friday started off like Wednesday and Tuesday, a little bit easier then the last day. As the day wore on though, they were each pulled aside by their least favorite teacher, Mrs. Tanguren.

"Ms. Gardner, you know what today is don't you?" Mrs. Tanguren wore a small smile on her face.

Téa had a blank expression on her face, not quite sure what she was talking about.

"I'll see you and Mr. Kaiba after class." With that, Mrs. Tanguren went to her desk and shooed Téa off.

It dawned on Téa and she watched her feet as she went back to her seat. It was Téa's last day at the Kaiba mansion, the project would be over after the papers were turned in. Her and Kaiba had worked on the group part of the project together on Tuesday after school. They had organized everything so that it looked like they really put some focus into it. They ended up putting more of their focus on each other instead.

Kaiba watched Téa sulk back to her seat and sit down with her head below her shoulders. "Téa…" He started, unsure of what was bothering her.

Téa looked up and over at Kaiba giving a small half smile. She saw him raise his eyebrow at her sad expression. "It's our last day." She mouthed as Mrs. Tanguren started the lesson.

Kaiba nodded and then the magnitude of that statement hit him like a ton of bricks. 'Our last day…' His eyes went wide as he thought of everything they had gone through together all for nothing. Téa would go home and he would build his walls back up and engross himself in his work.

There would be nothing to distract him and call him names. Nothing to yell at him, for being a giant jackass. Nothing to help him take care of Mokuba and congratulate him on doing a good job at it anyway. Nothing to melt down his frozen walls around his heart and show him that he wasn't alone. Nothing for him to love. Not anymore.

He looked over at Téa once again and watched her get more and more depressed. He took his hand out of his pocket and grabbed her hand giving it a slight squeeze to let her know, it would be ok.

Téa looked over at Kaiba and bit her bottom lip, the corners of her mouth moving up into a smile. She squeezed his hand back, she was so grateful to have someone like him.

That was the first time Kaiba realized how much Téa really meant to him. The emotion took him by surprise and washed over him like a cool, refreshing breeze. There was only one word he could think of that described it… Love.

Téa and Kaiba stood in front of Mrs. Tanguren's desk after school, with sad expressions.

"Well, I am very proud of you two. You seem to have made excellent progress over the course of this "extended detention". Congrats." The teacher propped her feet on the desk in front of her while shuffling through papers. "You did exactly what I asked, so I thank you. I will admit that this was a little extensive for a detention, but you've proved my point." She said, giving a small smile.

Both Téa and Kaiba had no idea what she was talking about. They looked at each other and shrugged, then focused their attention back on Mrs. Tanguren.

"My point was… that if you guys would spend a little time together, you would get to know, and respect one another. And maybe even become friends." She said, a twinkle evident in her eyes.

"So does that mean…it's over? Just like that, it's done." Téa said softly, almost mumbling. She felt Kaiba's hand find it's way to hers, much like it had earlier. She smiled slightly, knowing Kaiba was here with her.

"Well, yes…and no." Mrs. Tanguren said, a sly smile on her face. 'heh, they think I'm blind? It's not like I can't see what the real outcome of my experiment was.'

Téa looked hopeful while Kaiba kept a stony face.

"I did hear about that incident with your brother Mr. Kaiba, and I have to say I'm really sorry. I'm sure it must be hard for transportation." She said, a lot more serious then she had seemed a second ago. She shot Téa a glance, making sure she caught her eye. "Anyway, like I said, I'm proud of you two. You may go."

Kaiba and Téa gathered their stuff and started to exit out of the doorway. Téa caught the teacher winking at her before she left, no longer bound by the detention.

"All my stuff's packed." Téa mumbled, closing the blinds in the guest room.

Kaiba leaned up against the door frame and nodded. He really didn't know what to say in response. He wanted so bad to scream for her to stay with him and not go anywhere, but it was out of his power now. "You know, you can always visit…"

Téa bit her bottom lip and couldn't look at him, in fear of crying. She moved over to the doorway and felt a hand lift her chin up. She looked up into the eyes of Kaiba and a small stream of tears fell out of the corners of her eyes. She latched onto him and squeezed him, hoping the pain would go away. She sniffed, her tears getting his shirt all wet.

Kaiba's arms wrapped around her protectively, much like they had the night on the balcony. He felt her grip tighten on him and he knew that she was wishing she never had to let go. He lowered his chin so that it was on top of her head. "I love you."

Téa's body tensed at the three words she heard coming from Kaiba. She unburied her head out of his chest and looked up, their faces now barely touching. "What?"

"I'm not going to say it again." Kaiba smirked, taking a deep breath. He closed his eyes, exhaling and waiting for rejection. His eyes opened slightly as he felt a pair of lips pressed up against his own. His eyes closed again as he was dragged deeper into it.

Téa broke it off slowly, her eyes fluttering open to look into Kaiba's half open ones. "I love you too." She whispered, smiling.

Kaiba had no time to react as he was pulled into another long kiss.

Téa unlocked and opened the door to her awaiting home. She waved the limousine off and pulled her luggage into the house. Breathing in the scent of furniture, she looked around. Everything was in its place, perfect and neat. She stood there alone, and sighed almost sadly, she was home.

After she had unpacked and finished all of her homework for the weekend, she found herself extremely bored. She went into her kitchen and opened the fridge. Everything was old and out of date. She cursed herself for not remembering to stop at the store. She settled for putting a frozen pizza in the oven.

She felt so empty and alone without Kaiba there. Willing herself to be strong, she popped a movie in to distract her.

The minute she took the pizza out of the oven, the doorbell rang…

A/N: Ah! The Cliffhanger! Haha, you guys will have to wait a little bit for the last chapter. That's right, YOU HEARD ME! THE LAST CHAPTER! The more reviews I get, the faster it comes up! Ready, Set, Go! (Maybe I'll make a sequel…)

Wolfie: "The last chapter…"

Téa: (sniff) "No…"

Wolfie: "Yep…it's sad."

Téa: (Pass out)

Wolfie: "Not AGAIN! Why does that ALWAYS happen!"