Chapter 4

'There's nothing to do,' Tea thought to herself as she lounged on the couch in the living room.

'Just exactly what did Maggie do when there's no one around? Oh yeah, I forgot. Gwen was only three when she died. Great, I just had to bring that up. Now, I feel like a jerk.'

"Miss," came a voice. Tea looked towards the direction of the voice, and saw one of the maids.

"Hi, and please don't call me miss. I'm also one of Mr. Kaiba's employees," answered Tea.

"Then what would you like us to call you," asked the maid.

"Tea. Tea is fine. And you are?"

"My name's Lillie ma'am. Mr. Kaiba told me to tell you to pick up the children around 2, and that he's coming home late tonight."

"Thank you Lillie." Lillie bowed, and left Tea to her thoughts

'Well, guess I'll go into the children's rooms to see if it needs cleaning up.' The young woman got up from the couch and proceeded to enter the two children's rooms.

'First stop, Gwen's room.' Tea slowly opened the door to reveal a bright room; the walls were a bright yellow; the carpet was the same color as the walls; the bed had a multi-yellow sheet set; the pillows had yellow flowers set in a white background; the bed was a four post bed made out of dark cherry; a white canopy draped the bed; a three-sided mirror, vanity, and chest were made of the same material as the bed; stuffed animals were placed on the bed. To Tea's surprise, there were no clothes or anything on the floor, and her bed was neatly made.

'That's good. At least she's a neat freak like her mother. Ok, next stop, Bobby's room.' The young woman walked down the hall, and opened another door. There was a girl, around 20, laying one the bed, reading a book.

"I'm sorry. I must have the wrong room," apologized Tea.

"Tea," asked a voice. Tea looked in, and saw a tall man, around 6 ft, blue eyes, and spiky hair tied back into a ponytail

"Mokuba?" Mokuba nodded. Tea just stood there, shocked to see that Mokuba's now a full, grown man.

"So, this is the young lady that you told me about," replied the young girl.

"Yeah. Wow, I can't believe that Seto was telling the truth. You really are back," answered Mokuba.

"Yup. So, how have you been," asked Tea.

"Great. Oh, sorry for being rude. This is my girlfriend, Kyoko Halliwell." Kyoko put down her book, and extended her hand.

"It's nice to meet you."

"Likewise," answered Tea as she shook her hand.

"Can you do me a favor," she asked again.

"Sure," answered Mokuba.

"Can you please tell me where Bobby's room is? I've been looking forever."

"Sure. It's two doors down. Oh, and I suggest that you look into Seto's room too. It's right next to Bobby's. Heard that his room needed dusting, and can you just check to make sure he isn't lying."

"No problem. It was nice meeting you Kyoko."

"Same here. Bye."

'Well, Bobby's room needs cleaning. I'll make sure to tell him that when he comes home. Now, Kaiba's room.' Tea opened the door, and saw a beautiful room. The walls and carpet were a royal purple; there was a black cherry, four-post bed in the middle; purple sheets adorned the bed; there was a white canopy above the bed; the furniture, meaning the nightstand, vanity, and armour, were also made of black cherry. But, what surprised Tea the most were the pictures on the nightstand and vanity. They were of Maggie before and after she married Seto. There was one picture on the nightstand that Tea remembered so well. It was a picture of Maggie dressed in a simple red sundress, standing in front of a Sakura tree. Behind her was Seto, who had his arms wrapped possessively around his lover. The precious part was that both lovers were smiling.

'I had to convince him to smile that big after I told him he looked more sexy with one on.' Maggie told Tea one day when they were out.

'You're right. He does. Whoa, where did that come from?' Tea shook her head, and began her inspection.

'Kaiba was right. There is dust in his room. Better tell that to Mokuba.' Just before she left, a gleam caught her eye. Curious to see what it was, she went over to the vanity.

'Oh my God.' The young woman gasped at to what she saw. All of Maggie's old possessions were still on the vanity. Her perfume bottle, her jewelry, her brush… The only thing missing was her make-up.

'Poor Kaiba; he really misses her. What can I do to ease his pain?'

A.N.: Hey. Sorry for the long wait. Midterms just finished, and I have a load of work to do too. Plus, having a bad week can kill the inspiration. For one, my grandfather's in the hospital back in China. So, my parents had to go back to China to see how he's doing. Second, my best friend was admitted into the hospital after he had a seizure. Don't worry: he's fine now. Third, I had to study for midterms. And fourth, a lot of work was present. So, I do hope that you all forgive me. You all know the drill. NO FLAMES.

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