Curiosity Killed the Cat

You are all probably so excited to read what happens next! And so dawns the climax of our story…….ummm…Well, I don't think that's what it's called at all! Oh well….

NOTE: I do not own Yugioh, and that goes for every chapter in this story, and any other stories I wrote, or pictures I drew! So there!

Oh Oh Oh Oh! I found this picture I drew a couple months ago of Tea and Seto (aka. Semantha) Yes, it's for my other story where Kaiba is a girl, and this is a picture of Tea sitting on the ground in school uniform, with the girl Kaiba behind her. I think it's cool and one of my best works! Don't worry! You'll get to see them soon!

Hmmm… Nothing else much to say! Oh well… on with the story!

WAIT! I know! I sent the chapters to AR, who read them and sent me an email expressing her opinion. Bwahahahahahaha! She was soooo disturbed when I said "gorgeous round breast!" bwahahahaha! I am too, actually. OH! And it also told the story of her being sent to a therapy thingy mabobber! I laughed so hard!

Hmmm…I'll ask her if I can post it on fanfiction!

OH! ONE MORE THING!------------- DO YOU LIKE THE TITLE? It was previously called "In other Words…You're our slave!" What an awful title! But I needed something fast to save it under, so I just put that… oh well.

Chapter 3:

"Kaiba!"

Tea closed her eyes tightly as she waited for the blow.

It never came. Slowly she opened one eye. The dagger still dangled above her, but it wasn't moving. She shifted her gaze over to Seto. He was staring off into the distance…no, he was staring at the door.

"Kaiba! What the hell do you think you are doing?" Tea recognized the voice of the lightning headed boy.

Kaiba withdrew his dagger, and pocketed it. He didn't seem panicky though, on the other hand, he seemed really relaxed, as if this was a joke. Tea saw him smirk.

"Just teaching this miserable bastard a lesson."

"I told you! Questions before torture! And even then, you know you aren't aloud to touch him!"

"I left for barley five minutes and you're already in the process of murder." Sighed Ryou.

"Fine! I'll handle this!" The lightning headed boy strode over swiftly to Tea. He gazed down at her from above. Tea felt another blush creeping up as the boy stared directly into her eyes.

She gulped.

"His name is Te." Ryou stated from a few feet over.

"Te eh? Hmmm… well Te, Ryou has informed me of what you have done." His eyes turned to slits. " I realized you had broken a vase, but I didn't know it was the St. Claire one. In that case"-

"We'll have to murder you!"

"KAIBA!"

Kaiba smirked. "Just kidding…" He said as if he wasn't kidding at all.

"Now, back to the vase… as you know, it was 20 thousand dollars. If you want to go scott-free on this case, I advise you pay the amount and don't make an argument out of it. Accident or no accident, you still broke it!"

Tea looked away embarrassed. "But sir…" She had no other idea what to call him. "I can't afford that kind of money!"

Silence took hold of the room.

"What?"

"Well, ummm… I'm not exactly from this area. I'm just visiting, so I don't have the money to spare. I'm from Domino."

The tricolor boy and albino exchanged glances. Everyone knew Domino wasn't a rich town. Heck, it was mostly a business district with a small percent of housing. It wasn't exactly the slums, but darn close.

"Well, I'm very sorry, but there is only one choice"-

"NO! Please!"

"You're gonna have to work off the money."

"NO! I-… Did you say work off?"

"That's right. Until you pay back the expenses for the vase, you are gonna stay here at the club working as a servant."

Tea didn't know whether to be thankful or angry. It was better then going to jail, or worse! But then again, who knew how long it would take to work back the money. She sighed in defeat, there was only one way to go. She opened her mouth to reply when-

"NO! I REFUSE TO HAVE THAT LOWLY SCUM STAY IN THE SAME BUILDING AS ME, LET ALONE THE SAME CITY! He isn't staying!"

"Seto, have you not been listening? He doesn't have the money, and there is no other way to repay the debt. Unless you have any better idea's, he's staying!"

"OF COURSE I HAVE A BETTER IDEA! JAIL! HE WAS BREAKING AND ENTERING! EMPHASIS ON THE "BREAKING"!"

"Calm down Seto. Sending the boy to jail won't pay for the vase, and besides, we need a new help. After what happened to the old one…"

Once again, an awkward silence took place as the two nicer boys looked away in pity.

What was that about old help? EEK! I hope he wasn't murdered or something and the killer is still on the property! Oh My Gosh!

"So Te, will you be willing to work here for a while, or would you rather go to jail?" The tricoloured kid asked matter-o-factly. An angry grunt could be heard from Kaiba.

"Well, I don't think I have much choice do I?" Was Tea's only answer.

"Good, well as good as can be, come, let's get you settled in. Follow me." The boy turned on his heel and made to walk out the door, with Ryou in his trail.

"Wait!" Tea called after them. They looked back in confusion. "Yes?"

"Ummm… could you untie me first?" Tea was still tied tightly to the fallen chair. You can imagine how uncomfortable she had been this whole time.

"Oh! Sorry about that!"

"It's Ok…"

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When Tea was fully untied and walking closely behind the host leader, the other two had other stuff to attend to, only then did he talk in a rather "friendlier" tone.

"OK, so as a worker at the Club House, you need to follow some rules. I don't have enough time to go over everything now, so I'll stick with the basics. I'll send someone else up later. First off, you are never to speak to someone without being spoken to first. Remember that! It's a top offense here at the club, and you can be punished severely for breaking it! I know it's harsh but these rules have been passed down for generations. Second, you must fulfill all duties given to you. Failure to complete a task may also end in a penalty, depending at the task at hand. And finally, third. This rule you must take into caution because it can be the most dangerous rule of all. You must do anything AND everything you are asked to do by the club members!"

"Why is that so dangerous?" Tea asked nervously.

The boy gave her a scrutinizing look, as if he was deciding whether or not to tell her. "Well, you've seen the high members right? Not all of them are like me and Ryou. Some of them, like Seto, can be rather cruel at times, and… unpredictable."

Tea just stared at him. What did that mean?

"Ummm… Ok, I think…but"-

"We're her!" Tea was cut off by the boy in front of her stopping abruptly. After many flights of stairs (Tea loss count), and many long hallways, they had finally stopped in front of a room.

"This hallway is the servant bay. It is where all the hired help stay. Well, the over night ones at least."

"What! I'm staying over night?"

The tricoloured boy just stared at her oddly. "Of course, what did you expect?"

"A summer job! A part time job! A day job! Not a boot camp!"

He laughed quietly at her little joke. "A boot camp, eh? Well, your not getting off that easy! We're not as nice as them!"

Tea couldn't tell if he was joking.

"But alas, if you want to pay back that debt as soon as possible, you must be signed up for clockwise service. Besides, we have no other openings."

"My day just keeps on getting better…"

"I hope the arrangements are suitable. I will be sending up someone in a couple hours, so make yourself at home. Oh, and by the way, don't get too used to kind gestures." With that, the boy left back down the hall, leaving Tea in a deserted corridor with only an unknown room ahead to look forward to. With an intake of breath, Tea walked into the room.

The lights were off. She couldn't see a thing, and no windows were opened that she could see. She groped along the wall for any sort of light switch. CLICK!

"There it is!" Tea waited as the light turned on.

"Oh…my…god…" Tea was standing in the middle of a BALLROOM! No, it wasn't nearly as big, but it sure as hell was as pretty. Being a servants room, the room was as big as a single garage, but no where near as ugly! A giant chandelier was placed in the center ceiling, with a beautiful single, four poster bed in the middle. To Tea, it was extravagant! The rooms colour was deep mahogany red with white and wood trimming. A polar bear carpet lay in the middle, with a wood dresser to the side. The wall was mostly different shades of paneling (white, mahogany red, wood), but it all blended together so well, she felt like a Queen! The room had a cozy warmth and two large windows to the side, of course, the curtains were drawn. Tea's eyes moved to the bed. WOW! Look at all the pillows! Tea closed her door and made a jump for the bed. She couldn't wait to get into those pillows.

Of course, to Tea, this seemed so fancy, but she hadn't seen the rest of the house.

With a squeak, she landed in the pillows causing there pattern to mess up. "It's been a long day…" She sighed, even though it wasn't over yet. Her eyes started to droop, and before she knew it, she was sleeping.

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KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Mmfmmm…" Tea grumbled into her pillows. "I'm sleeping…mfive more minutes…"

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"uuggggggghhhhh…" She groaned plopping her head under a pillow.

The door creaked open. " I advise you wake up before I get a bucket of water."

Tea peeped an eye at her intruder. She was still bleary eyes, so it was hard to see. "Oh, stupid sleep eye! It's making me see double…" She mumbled.

"That wouldn't be the sleep eye."

Tea turned back to the door, this time rubbing her eyes. Indeed, it wasn't the sleep! There were two boys standing at her door who looked exactly the same. "Ryou?" She asked glancing between the two.

"Over here!" One raised his hand, and instantly, Tea saw the familiar kind features. "We're here to go over the club rules with you and answer any questions."

"Oh… OK"

"Well, let's start at the beginning. Yami already told me he went over the top three rules with you."

"Yami?"

"Yes, that's his name, but you can call him Mr. Mouto."

"Mr. Mouto?"

"Yes, this is a formal club and only the member's call eachother by the first name. Sorry about that…"

"It's alright, but then, what do I call you?"

"Oh, well… frankly I don't like being called by my last name, so you can just call me Ryou. Everyone does."

"Yeah, I go by the last name in our family. I'm "Mr." Bakura!" The second albino said snickering. Tea once again noticed his devilish features that were full of cruel humor. He obviously thought the "Mr." part was funny, and was adding sarcasm.

Ryou rolled his eyes. "Anyways, the one with the black hair and green eyes, that's Duke, but once again, you can call him Mr. Devlin"-

"Oh come on! You know that's not true! He prefers Mr. Duke!"

"I'm trying to start him off with a good reputation!"

"As if…"

"And the other one that looks like Mr..Motou, well, that's Mr. Mouto too. They are also twins. Although, the shorter one, who DOES look younger is actually older, but that shouldn't make a difference. It's only by four minutes. He is also a lot nicer than his younger brother."

"I thought Ya-Ummm… I mean, Mr..Mouto was pretty nice."

"Hmmm… he's…OK, but he can be quite strict. He also has a pretty bad temper."

"Pretty bad? It's on the verge of crossing Kaiba's one day!" Bakura said disbelieving.

"Don't say things…" Ryou hissed to his brother. "But that does bring us to our next person. Seto Kaiba. I'm going to warn you now, don't cross his path! The man has a stare that could kill a thousand souls! And as you already know, he doesn't take too kindly to new comers. Just try to stay out of his way."

"Stay on the other side of the galaxy if you can!"

"Bakura! Well, you can call him Mr. Kaiba. Now the last one is the Egyptian man. His name is Marik Ishtar. Of course, you can refer to him as Mr. Ishtar."

"So that's everyone?"

"Well, that's everyone who matters. You see, we seven lead the club. Other people come during the day to take part in activities, just your average country club I guess. Only on rare occasions do club members stay the night. We of course, stay here all the time. So you only need to memorize our names, to make it easier for you." Ryou winked at Tea.

"Now, let's get down to the club rules!" Bakura said rubbing his hands together. Ryou sighed.

"OK, as clockwise servant, you will get up every morning at six."-

"What?"

"But that's pretty late for a servant, seeing as a clockwise servant is entitled to chores even at night."

"WHAT!"

"Lights are out at 12, no later, but if any of us need anything, we will ring the buzzer connected to your room located above your bed. When you hear the buzzer, head over to the side of your desk." Ryou pointed to a desk off to the side. "As you can see, there is a small panel there with tiny lights that are currently off. The light that flashes is where you need to go. See the names beside the bulbs? You have exactly five minutes to get to your location. No less."

Tea frowned. She was not liking this at all!

"You also must wear a uniform at all times! We will supply them. Two for everyday use, one for formal events and two for nighttime. We will also give you pajamas since your uniform is washed every two days." Ryou handed Tea a bag she hadn't seen before. "Here is your uniform, we guessed at your size since only three sizes are available."

"I hope the large isn't too small." Bakura smirked.

Tea blushed in anger.

"BAKURA!" Ryou yelled. Bakura just shrugged. "Anyways. Here is a listing and agenda of the clubs regular schedule. You will be taking up the previous boys chores so as to make everything more simple. All times and locations are listed below. There's even a map if you need it."

"Thankyou, you have been very kind to me." Tea said bowing.

"Just doing our job, so we'll be taking our leave now. Put on the uniform and see if it fits. You won't be starting until tomorrow, so get a good nights sleep. And remember, six am!"

As the two twins turned to leave, Ryou paused a moment. "Oh and one more thing…Good luck."

Ryou than left completely and shut the door. Tea sighed. What was she to do?

She opened the bag handed to her and went over the uniform.

Uh Oh!

One important aspect that Tea had just totally over looked had popped back up! TEA WAS STILL A GIRL! All seven of those club members had thought she was a boy, and if they found out, she would be totally screwed! She thought back to the stone sign outside. It said no females were aloud in the area, now she was LIVING here! Not to mention she already had one certain enemy that didn't like her! "Mr." Kaiba! And to make matters worse, that uniform wasn't helping her situation.

The uniform was a pair of loose knee length shorts with a TIGHT top! Oh NO! With this thing on, she would surely be found out. Tea looked at the size tag:SMALL.

"Well, I'll just have to ask for a bigger size." Tea didn't want them to think she was fat (she didn't know why), but not to the point of blowing her cover.

"And these shorts won't fit my hips either!" As you all know, girls have MUCH bigger hips then men, so a mans small is not exactly the same as a women's.

Tea was too tired to confront Ryou about this problem now, so she decided to solve it in the morning. She continued to dig through the bag until she found the pair of pajamas. She was happy to see they were a large baggy pair if striped white and blue PJ's that she would have worn even at home. Of course, they were a lot nicer than what she could afford.

As she pulled them on, she shut off the light and crept into bed. All she wanted was to sleep, and that wouldn't be too hard for her to obtain.

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AC: And I'm FINALLY FINISHED! It took me forever to write that chappie! Seriously! OMG! I think I'm gonna be hunched backed or the rest of my life!

NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I just realized something while writing this! I DON'T HAVE JOEY IN HERE! That's horrible! Not Joey! I feel so awful! So I have decided he will come in later! Hooray! Because you gotta love Joey! What isn't to love?

Have a nice night! (it's currently 9.38pm)