Disclaimer: This one time I met Kazuki Takahashi on a plane and we gambled for the possession of Yu-Gi-Oh. THAT was my chance. But sadly, the chances of winning seem to fade away...

I'm not that good but like every author, we learn. Ah! It's been so long! Well, anyways... Here's chapter three and all of you who are wondering what's gonna happen to Tea and Seto.. Its detention time! Feel the tension...

Bake, if it's Necessary

Chapter three: Feelings of After

"Joey, I swear, right after I get out of school, I will go to your house at night and kill you."

"How wuz I supposed ta know that he would be endin' up gettin' detention witchu? Tristan ol' buddy, I blame you for this."

"Whoa there, don't be blaming this all up on me. It was Tea's fault that she told me to make Kaiba suffer."

"You should've known by now not to listen to me!" Tea shrieked.

"Well Tea, your wish was our command. But the results may vary."

"Yugi, shut up."

After school, Tea stepped miserably to Mr. Takani's office, pacing herself so the dreaded minutes would just slip away. She knew she had to accept her punishment with Seto, but why? Why? Was it something else she did too, to deserve this?

When she was in front of his closed office door, she took one last encouraging thought and turned the knob. Inside, Seto and Mr. Takani were waiting. She went to sit in a chair next to Seto, who's arms were folded and legs crossed, a severe face of regret.

"Nice for you to come Miss Gardner. You're late," greeted Mr. Takani.

"I'm sorry sir," she apologized, concluding with a bow.

Mr. Takani looked at them each, priming to speak. "Now, since the two of you are here, let's discuss your tasks for this afternoon," he said courteously.

"Sir, I'm still at fault here that I did not break any rules of this worthless school!" Seto blurted out from his speechless state. By the time Tea arrived, his irritation went highly remote.

"Mr. Kaiba, I did not give you permission to speak!"

"I have no intention to attend to a vice-principle who doesn't know how to function this school efficiently!"

Mr. Takani slammed his fist on his desk which made Tea jump. She was just watching them spat at each other continuously.

"Enough or I'll extend that suspension of yours for good!" he barked. Seto didn't react this time; his mere response was a cold, harsh, stare. Guessing he didn't want to get things any further...

Tea gazed at the floor, lingering for this to be over. Mr. Takani remembered her presence still here.

"Well Miss Gardner, this is what happens when you disrespect your elders in such a rude, despicable matter. Now, can we discuss your punishment? Ah, yes, I'll have you two clean up the entire cafeteria where you started your shenanigan. As a start though. Then I'll have you sweep each classroom in this building, the two of you working together and not to leave each other's side. I'll be watching both of you, but some teachers will be having a meeting somewhere nearby so don't think you could do whatever you please." He eyed both of them, making sure he sucked their full attention. "Is all of that clear?"

Tea nodded to agreement, just imaging her cleaning up piles of trash from the floor. But Seto cleaning? That was not something that could come true.

"The equipment that you'll need is waiting for you already. Now go," he ordered.

Tea stood up and walked out the door, sensing that Seto was right behind her. The best way now was to just face it. He started making his way past her eventually. Tea focused on his back, considering herself. I mean, how could this happen? Like Yugi said, the results did vary. And she hates it when he's right...

She remembered what the plan was that Yugi had told her, and it was after they already had it in act. Joey was supposed to sneak into the class Seto was in and hopefully, his cell phone would be out in the open. And then grab it and escape freely, making sure Seto was going after you. And generally, the whole thing about this was:

The stupidest plan she had ever heard in her seventeen-year-old life.

Tea and Seto walked to the cafeteria in silence, and when Seto opened the door, he didn't bother leaving it holding it out for Tea but instead, it swung back on her face. She escaped a small cry out in pain. And yes, that was the second injury that occurred on her nose today.

What Mr. Takani said, cleaning equipment were aligned against the wall for them to refine. Tea stood there while Seto leaned against the wall like he was cool. The cafeteria was still food sloppy with smears everywhere.

She swung her arms back and forth, attempting to say something to get started. "So Kaiba, you mop and I'll clean up all the tables. K?"

She went and retrieved a bucket filled with soapy water and sponges, then she set to work on one table, rolling up her sleeves. A few minutes passed and she was finally done. She exhaled gruffly and looked over at Seto's progress. And wow to what she had seen...

Already half of the cafeteria floor was visible and Seto was working on the other half. She watched him swift back and forth with his mop. No wonder her nose pained when she had bumped into him earlier.

She watched him stride across to her side of the cafeteria, pushing the mop in front of him. "I must say Kaiba, I'm impressed. Where did you learn your techniques?" Tea asked, humorously. Please, she needed to amuse herself while finishing this whole afternoon.

Seto continued his work, ignoring Tea of her ineffectual antics. He was to finish his part of the punishment so he could get out of hell's cafeteria and back to Kaiba Corp.

"Seems like your actually in mute this time. I'm so happy!" Tea bantered. She was valuing her moment in life. She brung her bucket to the next table and started cleaning.

Seto grunted out of dissatisfaction. "I don't think I would ever savor a logical conversation with you. Every word that comes out of that speech-giving mouth of yours are deaf to my ears," Seto uttered dryly.

Tea's velocity rose along with her sensibilities. I don't have to listen to his stupid words Tea. All that'll bring me, is one step closer to strangling his neck...

"Kaiba, do not start with me. I've already had a bad day and I don't need you to make it even worse," Tea announced. The moment of life had to fade away...

Seto gripped the mop down with both hands and watched her. "Bad days do not apply to involving one in school Gardner. Take place in my shoes and you'll experience the truth of engaging a bad day."

Tea rolled her eyes slightly. "Really? What awesome knowledge being learned," she said sarcastically. "What will you try next? Maybe hit me with the mop so some of your intellect would rub off on me?"

Seto couldn't help but chuckle from out of one of his own thoughts. "I can say that's possible."

She sighed, and climbed her butt onto the table she was cleaning for a quick intermission. All day she was thinking too hard and it was hurting her head. She threw the sponge she was using back into the bucket and looked around the table. Most of the water evaporated. And when she moved, it wobbled some bit.

"Hey Kaiba, did you ever sit in this table– WHOA!"

Seems like one of the legs of the table was being supportive with cardboard but with Tea's weight, in seconds the leg broke off and with the whole table collapsing. The table was slanted down to the side so she rolled down with a thud. She winced, experiencing the pain in her back. She heard laughing from Seto.

Her cheeks burned red. "Shut up Kaiba and help me up!" she barked out. Right now he was practically on his knees, his laughing making it his weakness to fall.

"G-G-Gardner! You were so heavy the table broo-kkehahahahaha!"

It looked as if he was just going to sit there and laugh forever. She helped herself up and straightened her uniform.

"Gee, it wasn't that funny. I got hurt," she implied bitterly. She faced the small table that was now disjoined.

Gosh, how am I gonna fix this now? Mr. Takani is gonna kill me...

Seto then settled and used his mop to help him up to his feet. "I must say Gardner, out of all people I've ever met, you're the one who always entertains me," he said, his voice sounding gratifying.

She turned around and glared at him icily. "Do you happen to know how to fix a table?" Tea questioned, menacingly.

Seto noticing the cold stare Tea shot, he shot one back, his enjoyment now devoured. He marched beside her. "Just make sureyou don't sit on it again," he replied, a smirk shaping upon his lips.

Seto went back to retrieve his mop. Tea turned and stuck out her tongue at him until he turned around and she was facing back front.

"I see Gardner, trying to act childish as always just like the mutt. You could be the poodle next."

Tea crossed her arms. "What a great idea Kaiba," she said calmly. She began treading towards him. "Me and Joey could run after you and mistake you for the mailman-WHOA!"

Really, today was such an off day for Tea. She slipped on the soppy floor and was about to fall back. She shut her eyes tight, awaiting to experience the pain after.

She felt something grab her back. Or was it, a certain someone?

Tea felt relieved she didn't fall, a rush coming through her heart, but was too afraid to open her eyes. Instead, she peeked out one eye, seeing Seto's face in front of hers staring at her generally with no mix of emotion shown upon his face.

Yes, Seto was the one who caught her before she fell. He was hugging her with one arm and the mop in his other hand.

"You should watch where you're going," he stated normally. He brought Tea back to her feet. Amazingly, he had actually saved her.

Tea thought strangely, How freakish. I would've thought he'd watched me suffer...

Tea didn't realize, but right now her cheeks were flushing. She covered one of them with her hand. "Thanks for saving me Kaiba... It's not normally like you but thanks?"

He went back to mopping again, ignoring her gratitude. Tea raised an eyebrow at him, but shrugged it and picked up her sponge to clean. Together, they didn't speak after that.

She couldn't help but realize, when Seto caught her, it was a pretty good view of how good-looking he was. Her in his arms, him being in her rescue...

Tea could've punched herself right now. What was she thinking! This guy treated her like dirt! Never, never, could she ever think of him in such a repulsive way.

"Tea! Where have you been? You knew you had work this afternoon!" squealed Suki.

Tea and Seto had already finished the cafeteria so Mr. Takani let them go letting them finish their punishment the next day.

Tea didn't want to tell them about the little, "incident," so she lied. "I had detention for being late..."

Suki threw Tea's apron at her. "You know Tea, if you weren't ready for this job or didn't want it, we completely understand..."

Tea took off her blazer which she had a yellow tank top under and put on her apron. "No! I do want this job! I was only late to school Suki, it's no big deal."

Suki opened the door to the back of the shop and motioned Tea to go inside. "All right then. Now get in there. Kageki and the others need help with Mr. Kaiba's order."

Just hearing of his name made Tea's fire of hatred flame. She marched inside, her mind still remembering her awful day today. IT was his fault! She should've pointed that out earlier when them two were alone. And what necessarily started all of this? Him making fun of her because now she works in a bakery and he would be the crude customer? Screw him.

" Eh yo Tea, how did you make it with Kaiba yesterday?"

Tea was sitting at her desk already, laying her head down and then rising up when Joey came.

"It was okay," she answered.

He sat down and looked at her curiously. Being with him was never okay. Especially for Tea...

"So he didn't get on ya nerves like the bastard he usually is?"

Tea nodded. "No, we just didn't talk the whole time." Yeah, she was lying, but she didn't feel like telling him what really did happen. It's for a very good reason though. Right?

"What the hell . . . " Joey put his hand on Tea's head. "You okay Tea? Or are you runnin' on a fever or somthin'?"

She shoved his hand off her forehead. "Yes, I'm okay. I'm not sick, I'm not seeing things, and Kaiba wasn't a piss off my ass this time," Tea calmly explained.

Seto entered the classroom, his hand gripping his briefcase in one hand and talking on his cell on the other. He sat down and opened his briefcase to his laptop, still talking to his cell.

Joey turned around and faced Seto, his arms slouching around his chair. "Well, if it ain't public enemy number one comin' in da classroom? Uh oh Tea, we should call the police," Joey quickly witted out.

It didn't take that long for Seto to realize Joey was targeting out to him. He put his cell phone down. "Do you mind? Or are you blind enough that you can't see that I'm talking?" He went back to his business, ignoring Joey and his stupid comebacks.

The image of her in Seto's arms caught inside her mind again. Oh my god, what was happening to Tea? That spitting image of how handsome and strong Seto was, was still running in her mind whenever he came around. Is this telling her something?

Tea took Joey's hand into a fist and hit herself with it. She required mental advisory, this instant. Or else this could go through her head too strongly.

Joey eyed her weirdly, thinking she must've used his hand to cure her headache or something?

The moments passed by, waiting for class to start. Joey went off to Yugi and Tristin when they arrived, leaving Tea sitting there by herself with her head down. Golly, what was so wrong with her so lately? Her mind kept bothering her of the flashbacks of yesterday. To tell the truth, she actually enjoyed much of it too.

While resting, she tried listening to the sounds around her. But as stumbled as become, she instead overheard Seto's conversation on his cell phone.

"Yes, it'll be scheduled the day after the proposal calling. No, is it required for me to answer that question?.. You see my point now. The desserts are brought in by today... Tell Mr. Yamagata to cancel that meeting. I have other important affairs to attend to. Any other unreasonable questions? No? Good day."

Seto snapped his cell shut and started running through his briefcase. Wow, this guy can do everything, can't he? And what was he just talking about? The desserts for his social gathering? Today?

Tea furrowed her eyebrows. It was just so strange and irate to work for this guy. She knew it was a public bakery and he was paying a lot of money, but it's just that she was lower class to work in a bakery and he had to smother it in any possible way he could find! And it actually bothered her for the first time.

Today was the last day the order Seto gave in would be done. Tea learned the techniques of... Basically patty-cake. Hikari, who worked along Tea in the bakery, taught her the ingredients, methods, timing, and names for each pastry, cake, etc. that was made. After they were baked, they were placed in small white boxes, each hour the bundle was loading and shifted inside a delivery truck that came to pick them up.

Until the last truck left, Tea plopped down on a chair and relaxed. A hard long day of work..

It was 7:30 at night already. All to do was to clean up, but after a while past she would begin. From across the room, the shop's phone began ringing. Tea stood up and ran to answer it.

"Kageki's bakery, how may I help you?" Tea chortled. She sounded like a professional dummy.

It took a few seconds for the person to finally answer. "Explain to me why you were intending to skip our punishment today Gardner?"

Only a faint sound came from Tea's throat. Oh no...

Aha! That's where I end it! Now boys and girls... Its time to review:P