Curiosity killed the Cat.

OOOH I'm back! Hooray! This is probably my favorite chappie in the whole story… so far! I already have the next couple of chappies planned, like two more, but after that… I HAVE NO IDEA'S! Well, I have basic idea's, but nothing to fill in the spaces. Oh well…. I'll dream about it! Hooray!

IN MY OWN DEFENCE: LISTEN, I ABSOTULY HATE WHEN AUTHORS CHANGE Tea's appearance, but it was the only way to make this story work! I am soooo sorry! It nearly broke my heart, but you must understand! THE ONLY WAY! At least I can guarantee you won't be disappointed!

Although… you will be if you love Serenity… cause I… HATE…. HERRRRRR!

BWAHAHAHA AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG!

SHE WILL NOT BE IN THIS STORY! NO MATTER WHAT!

So there! Have a nice day: )

Chapter 2:

Tea felt the broken glass beneath her. What have I done?

She stared at the glass pieces, as if like the vase, she was also broken. Running footsteps snapped her out of her trance.

"YOU SNIVELING BASTARD! LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!"

Oh no! The man was still in the hallway, and now, he sounded angrier than before. Well, of course he would.

Without another thought, Tea got up off the ground, and started running. She had no idea where, but as long as he didn't catch her.

She turned a corner, ran up stairs, turned another corner, but it wasn't enough. The man was catching up, and fast.

NO! She thought desperately as she made to turn another corner.

BANG!

The man behind her had finally caught up, and thrown himself on her.

"I got you now boy!" He whispered ruggedly in her ear. Tea was too terrified to even realize he thought she was a boy.

Now all she could do was fight back. Her arms were pinned by her sides, with her stomach on the ground, so all that was free were her legs. She kicked out wildly, in hope of hurting him.

A solid mass, and an oomf told her she had hit home.

But it wasn't enough.

"WHY YOU!"- The man on top of her brought back his fist on to her shoulder. She groaned at the contact, and stopped kicking.

She felt a hand make its way into her hair, and yank her head up, and off the floor.

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU, AND WHY ARE YOU HERE?" He said loudly into her ear.

She didn't answer.

"ANSWER ME!"

She still didn't answer. Tea felt his hand leave her head, and braced herself for another blow. But it never came.

"My, my, my… What have we here?" A softer, more gentle voice, said from a bit off. Another man had entered the hall.

"I found this bastard trying to steal a vase!"

"Really?"

"Yes, and when I found him, he smashed it to pieces."

"Hmmm… Well than, I think we should question him before we kill him, don't you think?" The voice held a bit of playfulness.

The man ontop of Tea snorted. "Whatever…" He mumbled, and reluctantly, got up off of her.

The sudden lost of weight caused Tea's head to spin. Why was she so dizzy?

She felt two strong arms lift her up, and start dragging her down the hall.

"Where-Where are you taking me?" Se mumbled as clear as she could.

"Never mind that." The gentler voice answered back. She tried to look up into his face, but it strained her neck, where the previous man had punched her.

She decided to at least look at their feet. The one, who seemed to be the most reasonable out of the two, also seemed to be the shorter one. By the looks of his legs, he could barely be six feet. Defiantly in the fives. The other seemed to be extremely tall. Defiantly above 6 feet.

But that's strange, why would the taller be more intimidated by the shorter? Tea couldn't continue thinking, as a wave of headaches descended upon her.

She groaned again, but all she was given was a sharp pull by the taller man.

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Finally, it seemed as if they had gotten to their destination. A door stood off to the side, and they made their way to it. It wasn't as fancy as the kitchen door, but that thought didn't make Tea fell any better.

They opened the door hurriedly and shoved Tea inside. She landed roughly on a chair, and groaned once again.

Blearily, she opened her eyes. Everything was a blur, but she could at least make out the larger details. She noticed the two men standing at the door, talking to one another.

"Go get the other head hosts, we need all o0f us here to make a decision. I'll stand guard while you"-

This was Tea's chance. While their backs were turned, she could dart out the door. 1, 2, 3!

Tea sprinted out of her chair and leapt through the door! She made it! She was free!

"Get him!" A man shouted from behind.

Oh no! She had to keep running, she had to get away, she had-…

All went blank for Tea as she felt herself drift off. She noticed a sharp pain on the side of her head, but forgot about it as she fell into a deep slumber.

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"…eeeuuugggh…." Groaned Tea as she slit open one eye.

"My head…" She moved to tenderly touch her forehead with one of her hands, but her arm wouldn't obey her.

"W-What?" She exclaimed in fear. She tried the other arm, no avail. Tea opened both her eyes now, and quickly glanced down.

She was tied to a chair, in the same room she was almost held captive in before.

"Damnit…" She whispered to herself. They men had caught her, and made sure she couldn't get away this time.

"You will watch her mouth around me, boy!"

Tea snapped her head up to the voice, but as far as she could tell, no one else was in the room.

She heard a snicker come from behind her.

"Unless you're an owl, you won't be able to see me."

Tea slanted her eyes. She knew that voice. It belonged to the one that caught her in the first place.

"Why don't you stop hiding and show your face to me, coward?"

"Shut your dirty little mouth! You should show respect when speaking to someone such as the likes of me!"

"You mean I have to show respect to some one equal to dirt?" She should have held her tongue. She knew it as she spoke her words, but she never thought before she acted. That's what got her into this mess in the first place.

Tea heard a screech of a chair being slid across the floor, and light footsteps coming nearer. She braced herself.

The man behind grabbed her by the hair once again, and pulled her head back.

Tea didn't want to make a noise to show her pain, so she squeezed her eyes shut instead.

"What did you say you son of a bi"-

The man was cut off as the door burst open.

There was silence for a moment, when the softer male voice spoke once again. "Put him down, Seto."

For a moment, it seemed "Seto" wasn't going to listen, but then, he dropped her head, and walked up to meat the other men at the door.

Tea took this moment to open her eyes, and take her first glance of her captors. Instead of two men, there were seven.

But here was the worst part… they were all drop dead gorgeous! Tea blushed like mad. And when she realized she was blushing, she blushed even more!

The men obviously didn't notice Tea's red face, for they gave no attention to it. Instead, they all started chatting quietly to each other, every once in a while, giving Tea a furtive glance. This gave Tea a chance to go over each of her present enemies, and look for week points.

The one that was obviously the centre of attention, or being paid the most notice, was the one with the gentle voice. Tea finally got a chance to see what he really looked like.

The first thing she noticed was his hair. How could you miss it? It was tricoloured red, black and blonde, and looked as if he got struck by lightning. His blonde bangs were sticking out in every direction. Tea was right when she said he couldn't be over 5 feet. He looked about 5 foot four. His eyes were also the most violent shade of violet. They looked warm to tea, and suddenly, she felt relaxed looking at him.

She shifted her gaze to the next in line. Boy was this guy a hottie. He had emerald green eyes, and raven black hair, held high in a pony tail. It was also lightning bolted, but not as extreme as the previous. He looked like a total player.

Then came, to Tea's surprise, a man, no, boy that looked exactly like the other tricoloured hair man. He was the same in every way, except for his hair that was more gentle looking, and his eyes that were rounder and more innocent. He was also a bit shorter, but only by an inch. The two must be brothers.

The fourth guy had beautiful albino white hair, and pale blue eyes. There was something about his face though… something… sneaky. He looked as if he were the devil himself. And every time he looked at Tea, he gave her a malicious smirk. It made her shiver.

Once again, to her surprise, there was another boy standing beside the white haired one, that looked exactly the same. Once again, the only difference was the face. This one had kind coffee colored eyes and a gentle concerned smile. He defiantly wasn't sneaky.

Wow! What an erotic looking man! The next one could have been from Egypt! He had gold tanned skin, and bleached blond hair. Something about this character, was so… sunkissed. His eyes were a stunning violet, which seemed to match his attire perfectly.

They were all hot.

But wait! There was one more…

Tea strained her neck to see the last member, but she couldn't see a thing. The only thing she could determine was that he was much taller than all the rest, probably 6 foot 5! He seemed almost determined to keep his face in the shadows.

Oh well… probably not as hot as those six anyways… Tea thought with a sigh, still staring at the shadowed figure.

But than, something shocking happened. From in the shadows, she saw a pearly white grin… no, smirk! The shadowed man quickly whispered something to the others, and they all immediately shifted their gazes to Tea.

Tea gulped. Whatever that man had said, had not made them happy.

The men spread out of there cluster, and made to semi circulate the chair. Except the shadowed man… of course.

"What's your name?" Asked the lightning headed boy, who also seemed to be located in the center.

Tea didn't answer.

"I repeat, what's your name? And what are you doing here?"

Again, Tea didn't answer. She tried, oh yes, but her voice was caught in her throat.

"Can you not speak?"

"Oh he can speak alright! You should've heard him mumbling in his sleep about some road trip or whatnot! Nearly made me sick!"

"That's enough Seto." Said the middle man again calmly.

Oh, so if none of these men are Seto, that must mean the one who tackled me in the hall is the one in the shadows…

"Why don't we just force it out of him?" Asked the evil looking albino, patting something in his pocket.

Tea gulped. The lightning boy stared at her long and hard, gazing deep into her eyes, "Well, " he said smirking. "If he doesn't talk, than maybe we will!"

As if by a chain link, the smirk spread to all the faces of the half circle.

No! It's a fib! He's just trying to intimidate you!

"I'll ask you one more time, what's…your…name?"

"T-T…T…"

"Yes?"

Tea looked away, she didn't know why, but she just couldn't answer.

"Well, it's obvious he ain't gonna speak. Come, we have important affairs to attend."

"But we just can't leave him here!"

"I know that! That's why I'm leaving Ryou and Kaiba to guard him, while we leave. They've both finished their duties for today."

"Great! Now I'm stuck babysitting this asshole!"

"That's right! Now let's go!"

The remaining men walked out of the door, leaving the shadowed figure, and the kinder looking albino behind.

"Now listen you! I don't want to spend my day waiting for you to say nothing! So you better fucking talk, or I will take Bakura's advice, and use torture. I dare say you won't be missed"

What! He won't kill me?...Will he?

"Now, now Kiaba! We're never going to get him to talk if you use threats. Let's try talking like civilized people."

"Hmph!"

The white haired boy sighed and turned to face Tea. "I'm quite sorry for this old brutes atrocious behavior! We aren't all like this here at the club."

Tea liked his voice, it had an old British charm to it, and was softer than a feather pillow. Much better than the harsh rogue voice coming from the corner. Well, the voice wouldn't be so bad if she hadn't taken such a disliking to its owner.

"Now, would you mind telling us your name sir?"

Tea calmed down to the voice. It would be easier for her to answer if there weren't so many people trying to integrate her.

"…It's Te-Ummm…Te!" She didn't know why she didn't giver her real name. She didn't know why she supplied it with a boys name. She just felt safer, knowing that the men thought she was a boy.

(important: Te rhymes with day! Just like saying the first syllable of Tea! Got it?)

"Alright Te, care to tell us why you are here?"

"Ummm…"

"Because he's a fucking thief! That's why!"

"Seto!"

"No! I'm not a thief, I just… I just, wanted to see inside. That's all."

"Than why were you trying to steal that vase? Answer that idiot!"

"NO! I was looking at it, when I knocked it over! I was trying to prevent it from breaking!"

"Hmph! Good work! It's totally safe now!"

Tea blushed in embarrassment. She had almost forgotten, she had broken the vase.

"And what vase may this be?" Questioned the albino.

"The de Claire one with the red stripe!"

A long pause took place as the two looked at each other. Finally, the albino spoke. "Is this true? Is the de Claire really broken?"

"Yes! Shattered into a thousand pieces by this dimwit buffoon over there!" he jabbed a thumb in the direction of Tea.

"Oh my! Well this puts a predicament on our hands doesn't it?"

"What was your first clue?"

"That vase was 20 thousand dollars. You can't expect us to just let you go after a lost like that, can you?" He asked looking worriedly at Tea.

OH NO! Not let me go! What does that mean?

"W-What do you mean?"

"Hmmm… I'm not sure what it means, I'll have to confront the others first!" Ryou gave a worried glance toward Seto. "I'll be back shortly, and hopefully with more answers." He said addressing Tea but looking at Seto.

"Seto…"

Tea didn't understand, it seemed as if they were giving each other a mental message. An… understanding.

Whatever it was, Seto seemed to get the message, but not look to happy about it. His only answer was a huff.

With a reluctant sigh, Ryou walked toward the door and walked out.

"I'll be back soon…" he said as the door shut.

(for less mind boggling questions, I will answer a big one right now. NO! THEY ARE NOT VAMPIRES! That silent message thingy, wasn't mind messaging either! It was simply a look you give someone to speak without words! CAUSE IT'S KINDA OBVIOUS RYOU WAS WORRIED THAT SETO WOULD DO SOMETHING MEAN WHILE HE WAS GONE!)

The two remaining "men" sat or stood in silence for the next five minutes.

"Aren't you going to say anything?" Asked Tea.

"No, now shut your mouth before I shut it for you!"

"HEY! No need to be rude Mr. Bigshot!"

"I said to can it!"

"And I said NO!"

"Why you"-

The figure walked out of the shadows and made his way toward Tea.

Before Tea could even think, her head was grabbed roughly by the chin, and her face was tilted up.

It was fortunate that she had such long bangs, because what she saw made her eyes go wide with amazement.

It was beautiful.

There, in front of her, were the two most gorgeous eyes she had ever seen. They were flawless, and for all she knew, they could have been carved from ice. They sparkled like no tomorrow, but not with feeling, with rage. The eyes were empty of any feeling. That made Tea feel sad for a moment, but she didn't stray on that thought too long.

The most perfect shades of blue. Dark around the outside, but lighter towards the middle. It was a different sensation staring into his eyes. Usually when you stare into someone eyes that you know, you get lost into the depths of them. Like falling slowly into an endless pit. But with this man standing before her, his eyes seemed determined to keep her out.

Like the entrance to the tunnel was frozen over.

Next Tea noticed the light brown hair falling casually over his eyes, it was a maple walnut colour, that had a pleasant shine.

Tea could have stared all day, but the man obviously had no intention of doing so.

"I told you, peasant, speak like that again to me, and I'll have your balls removed!"

OH NO! OH NO! OH NO! OH NO! OH NO!OH NO!

Why did she do it? She could have done anything else, but she had to do this one thing, that totally sent her to her death. She would have been better off if she bit him!

Oh… her life just got a whole lot worse.

Tea snorted with laughter! Right into his face. And the worse part was, once she started, she couldn't stop!

At first, Seto was taken back with surprise. He stared with horror at the boy befor him, but that vanished almost as soon as it came, and his expression soon changed to one of venom.

With his face going an angry pink at the tips of the cheek, he slanted his eyes and started to yell at Tea.

"What? Don't believe me, do you? You fucking bastard! You'll regret the day you ever laughed in my face. When I'm through with you, you'll be dying to die!"

With that said, he took a step back and shoved his hand into his pocket.

Tea, still laughing pathetically, noticed this movement, and stopped.

"I'll give you one more chance, apologize and beg for mercy."

Now, Tea would have normally apologized no problem, especially in a circumstance where she had ACCIDENTLY insulted someone else, but we all know how hard it is to get rid of the giggles.

Tea opened her mouth to say something, but upon doing so, she let out a string of laughter.

When she realized she was laughing, she laughed even more, than she realized she was still laughing and that took the bucket!

Tea fell backwards on the chair, landing on her back.

A small oomf was heard, but that was lost in slightly quieter laughing.

Now that was a sight to see, someone tied to a chair, who fell over backwards laughing their head off, with feet sticking up hi, not to mention this happened because someone threatened them.

Seesh!

That was it for Seto.

His teeth were clenched so tightly, and his cheeks were now red! No body dare make him this angry!

He took his hand out of his pocket, bringing something along with it, and walked over to Tea.

Tea saw a shadow pass over her, so she quickly opened her eyes, still smiling.

But that smile soon vanished.

There was Seto, standing over her, with a pocket dagger! It gleamed malevolently in the dim light.

Tea's stare was completely ensnared by the weapon. "So… still believe I kid around, do you? Feh! Lets just see who's joking now!"

Seto brought the knife down… towards Tea's legs!

Dear God!

"NO!... Stop!" Tea squealed.

"Squealing like a girl now, I see. Too bad for you… you should have done that when I gave you your first warning!"

He didn't do it fast, he slowly, but swiftly brought the point of the knife down towards the middle part of Tea's pants.

BANG!

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AC: A CLIFF HANGER IF I EVER HEARD-No, WROTE ONE!

Normally, I would give feed back, but it will get you thinking too much, so I'm just gonna give random things!

Hmmm…

I just ate a whole package of mini reeses peses peanut butter cups! And I don't feel too good! It also doesn't help that they are vanilla, and I'm not a big fan of white choco, it leaves a bitter aftertaste! So now, I'm screwed! Oh well!

Basically the only other thing I did today was go with my dad to the appliance store to buy a new coffee machine. And when he told me that's what we were doing, I said "Balderdash!" (Bwahahahaha). But I think he took it the wrong way, because than he gave me the evil eye, and said not to say things like that and to stop complaining. (O,.O) Awkward!

OH! But my dad and bro left for a couple days so I get to hang with my momma!

IS THAT FRICKEN COOL OR WHAT!

(don't answer that…)

Hmmmmmmm… I guess I'll be bored all week then, oh well…….

Tatta!

(hmmmm… that sounds retarded)

Goodbye!

(hmmmm… that sounds toneless and unoriginal)

'Ave, a good'in da, Ya!

(PERFECT!)