Chapter 7

Days passed since Tea told Seto about her last moment with Ryou Bakura. Those two haven't talked to each other, and that began to worry Gwen and Bobby.

"You think that they got into an argument," asked a worried Bobby.

" I don't know. Let's just leave them alone. If things get worse, then let's check it out," answered Gwen.

Footsteps could be heard towards the direction of the attic. They got louder and louder and they got closer and closer to the door which leads up to the attic. The door opened; dust was everywhere, evidence that no one has been up here for a while. The figure walks to one specific area of the room. He pushes aside different boxes and objects, until he finds what he's looking for. Carefully, he brushed the dust off a music case, afraid that it would break. He slowly and cautiously picked up the case and opened it, revealing a wonderfully preserved violin. The man picks up the instrument gingerly, afraid that if he picks it up wrong, it'll break. Memories began to flood back, as he began to remember who previously owned this piece of art.

Flashback

"You did great," praised a 16-year-old Tea.

"Thanks," answered Maggie.

"You did alright, for an amateur," answered another voice. Maggie looked up, and saw Seto Kaiba.

"Excuse me," she replied.

"You heard me. You did alright."

"Only alright? I'll let you know mister, I've been practicing this piece for months just to get it right."

"Whatever. I bet that all of it was just a recording. I bet that you didn't get into this troupe by talent."

"Watch it Kaiba," snapped Tea.

"No Tea, it's alright. All right mister, if you think that you're so smart, how about I play the same piece right here, right now. No microphone, no stereo… No nothing."

"Fine, but you're just wasting my time."

"We'll see about that." Maggie picked up her violin, and began to play the opening piece for Riverdance. Amazing enough, Seto didn't say anything; he was entranced by her skills. When she was done, a smile was planted on Maggie's face.

"You did alright. How about this, you come and play for me and teach my brother a thing or two about the violin."

"Why you little… Fine, I'll do it, but only because I'm doing this for your brother, not you," she retorted.

End of Flashback.

'It's amazing that we still managed to hit it off after our bad first encounter,' Seto thought to himself. He put the violin back into its case, and closed it. He looked again at the same spot, and took out several other cases. Inside these cases, there were his wife's other instruments: the flute, the yang qin, the pipa, the erhu, and the dizi.

'It's incredible that these are still in perfect shape. I can't wait until Gwen is old enough to learn these.'

"Kaiba," whispered a voice. Seto looked up, and saw Tea standing at the doorway of the attic.

"What do you want Gardener," Seto asked.

"Nothing. I just wanted to know where you were. Are those what I think they are," asked a curious Tea. She walked over to Seto, and sat down next to him.

"They are," she answered her own question.

"I still remember her teaching me how to play these instruments. The only one that I got was the flute. Do you still have her swords and knives?" Seto nodded.

"Can I see them," she asked sadly. Seto got up from his seat, and began searching for Maggie's demon slaying weapons.

"Found them." He took out a red bundle, and a sword still in its sheath. Tea strolled over to him as he unwrapped the red bundle, revealing two golden knives (A.N.: if you've seen Electra, then those are the same knives that I'm talking about. If not, then e-mail me or give me a review and I'll show you what they look like).

"They're still in good shape." Tea ran her finger over them, remembering all those times that Maggie nearly got herself killed.

"Yeah." Seto sighed, knowing well that all of these artifacts arose painful emotions and memories for them both. After all, Maggie Kaiba was Tea's best friend. Tea looked at him, noticing for the first time how close they were.

'He really is sexy,' Tea thought to herself.

'She's beautiful in this light.' Seto leaned closer, but paused. He wanted to make sure that he was doing all of this correctly; he didn't want to scare her off.

'Is he going to kiss me?' Not wanting to wait, Tea closed the distance between them, and brushed her lips on his. Electricity flowed through them, making them want more. Being the brave one, Seto leaned in, and gave her a full, passionate kiss on the lips. She gladly responded back, wrapping her arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer. She broke away, trying to catch her breath.

"That was…"

"Amazing," finished Seto.

"We can't," came her reply.

"Yes we can. Whether you want to believe it or not Gardener, we're attracted to each other."

A.N.: Well, how was it? Hope you all enjoyed that little Seto/Tea moment. By the way, Maggie was a music prodigy. She was already an accomplished musician at 16. And, she comes from a family of demon slayers, sort of like a witch. She has magical powers, and they are passed on to Gwen. If you want more info on her, e-mail me and I'll give you her profile. Also, the pipa, yang qin, and dizi are traditional Chinese instruments. Thanks. Read and review. NO FLAMES.

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