Curiosity Killed the Cat
AC: marci mon faivre ravenous! Parceque mon chat dans la gateau!
DEAR GOD! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?
That doesn't make any sense at all! And I'm actually good in French! Well… actually…I had a test today and I kinda forgot to study…actually…no I didn't. I remembered, but was reading fanfic….. shit… OH Well!
But for those of you who don't know, what I wrote above is translated to "thankyou my (something something). Because my cat's in the cake." Well that was awkward! Oh well!
Now…. I'm going to TRY and get more Lustfully descriptive and the such! Bwahahah! You know what? Here's a little hinty mabob… just remember that after the food fight, the were all very VERY dirty! Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahah!
Anyways. On with the fic! Booya!
Chapter 9:
"I'm surrounded by idiots!" Seto sighed to himself while dodging a bowl of rice.
Everyone was covered head to toe in food. They could have been mistaken for multicolored snow men.
Most of the food was gone or better put, ruined. Everyone stood panting in a pile of food, watching the only two people left fighting. But even they weren't acting big anymore. Marik and Bakura were each trying to shove the same piece of lobster in the others face.
"I'm a mess…" Duke said.
"And my clothes are ruined." Spat Kaiba.
"Lighten up. Could be worse."
"How?"
"You could always have no clothes and be forced a nudist."
"WHAT!"
Tea was wiping the gravy from her chin. Her clothes were ruined too, but she could care less. That was the funnest time she had ever had in her life. Her being a loner and all…
"Hey! I've got an idea!" Spoke Bakura finally getting the entire lobster in Marik's mouth.
"Hm? What?"
"Well, we can't go around the clubhouse like this, so let's all go jump in the pool!" He pointed to the crystal sliding doors that led outside to the pool area. "That way, we can clean our selves and our clothes!"
"You do realize that still won't help our clothing?"
"Yep!"
(Sweat drop)
"Come on! Its bin a while since we've all gone night swimming! Just look! The pool neon lights are already on! In fact, I can't remember the last time we all went swimming together period!"
"Yeah! Skinny dipping!"
"EWW! Marik! That's disgusting!"
"Oh come on! You act as if you've never seen my ass before."
"I HAVEN'T!"
"I refuse!"
"Oh come on Kaiba! It'll be fun!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO!"
"YES! And you don't have a choice!"
"What do you mea- HEY! Stop it!" Marik and Bakura both grabbed Kaiba by the arms and were dragging him threw the sliding doors. Everyone else laughed and followed them outside. Everyone except Tea.
She listened to the banging sounds coming from outside the door, and knew Seto had knocked some sense in to the two friends and escaped from their grasps. She watched them all splash into the pool.
I wish…I wish I could join them, but…
"Hey Te! You coming!"
"What? Oh! Uhhh…no. I think I'll go to bed"-
"No way!"
Bakura and Marik had returned. "You aren't going to pull a Kaiba on us now, are you?"
"No, I just really"-
"Want to be thrown in the pool!" Marik finished her sentence.
"Huh? NO!"
Bakura and Marik hoisted Te into the air and carried her out the door. All the other members watched the scene from inside the pool. And Kaiba watched from the edge of the pool, looking as grumpy as ever.
But seeing Tea struggling made a smirk appear on his face.
"BONZAI!" Marik and Bakura threw Tea into the sparkling blue water.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
She splashed in while everyone laughed around her.
She rose to the surface and gulped in air. "Why you"-
All the guys were jumping into the pool. And…taking off their shirts.
Tea gasped, and looked away. She shouldn't see this. Heck! She shouldn't even be there! But than, the next worse thing that could possibly ever happen, happened! Tea was a girl, and like all girls, wet shirts don't do well for them. Tea looked down quickly, and even quicker, brought her hands to her chest. Shit! I can't let them see my chest or I'm going to be screwed!
"What's wrong Te? Cold?"
"Uhhh…yeah! Yes I am!"
"Huh? Oh."
Tea couldn't help it. She peeked back over her shoulder. All of them in their lean glory. She noticed the winding muscles, the unblemished skin, and the chiseled abdomens. The water droplets stuck to their bodies like flecks of diamonds, bringing out every muscle curve.
God…
"Come in Seto!"
"Yeah! The waters great!"
"I don't think so."
"Than stop thinking!" Yami stuck out his hand and grabbed Seto's foot.
"What do you think you're doin-AHH!"
Yami pulled Seto into the water with a huge splash. Everyone stared. It was a while, and Seto still hadn't come up from the water. "Where is he?"
"I don't"-
SPLOOSH!
Yami was pulled under as Seto used his head as leverage.
"Stupid impudent fool!"
The boys all went to Yami's rescue and ganged up on Seto.
"What do you think you're doing?" He asked as they all swarmed around him. Bakura quickly made a lounge for his arms. "Come now Seto! That shirt is filthy! You need a good scrubbing!" "What does that-GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!" Bakura, Marik and Duke all grabbed onto Kaiba from different angles.
When they were finished, or when Kaiba had finally gotten free of their grasp, he was left in nothing but his boxers. "What the hell did you do to me?" He nearly screamed! "We just thought you might be a little warm in the pool, is all." "You bastards! Give me my clothes back!" "What clothes?" Asked Bakura throwing everything in his hands to the far side of the pool area. "I'M GONNA KILL YOU, YOU MAN RAPIST!"
The boys all splashed around for a bit as Tea went off to the side. She couldn't risk any accidents happening. She stayed low in the water, watching them all.
They're all so perfect. So…beautiful. Even…Kaiba. I feel like a human staring upon gods. It's not allowed. I guess that's true though. As a girl, I'm legally not supposed to be here.
It was true. Out of all the men, Kaiba was by far the sexiest. His height reined over the others, and his body practically absorbed the moon light. Tea swore that if she were to touch him, all she would feel was silk and water. His skin looked too smooth, too perfect. Tea finally had a chance to see what those hidden muscles looked like, and she was no where near disappointed. He must have been carved from stone. But, he wasn't over muscled. His chestnut honey locks soaked in water flowed gracefully as he moved through the water. His eyes had responded to the aqua life and were shining twice as bright with the added starlight. But the frozen barrier had not been broken.
Tea could have filled a whole different pool with the drool trying to escape her mouth.
Tea continued to stare, and blush at the handsome boys. Feeling the heat rise within her and the adrenaline spread.
Little did she know, two pairs of brown eyes secretly stared at her. One familiar and the other… strangered.
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The next day, was Tea's day off.
"Yes! Finally!" She sighed as she got into her car. "No working today! And I can finally do all that shopping I wanted!"
Tea was wearing a pair of loose shin shorts, beige, with a blue and white baggy shirt. She wore a jean jacket on top, so her boobs wouldn't show through.
"What shop should I go to first? So many choices. I think…that one!" She parked in front of a shoe store that was filled with sport gear. "I need a new pair of running shoes."
She tried on seven pairs before she found the right one!
"Yes! This is perfect!" It was a rounded skateboarding shoe with a blue base. It had white trimming and dark blue laces.
After purchasing her new shoes, she decided that she worked up such a sweat, she needed a treat. "Hmmm…I think a smoothie is in order!"
She left her car where it was and walked to the closest coffee shop. "No need to drive around all day. The weather is so nice, a walk couldn't hurt."
After finally finding one, she ordered a raspberry banana smoothie and sat down in a wall booth. (Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I LOOOOOOOOOOOove raspberry banana smoothies! So damn good!)
As she sat there thinking, the same pair of unknown brown eyes watched her through the window.
"Damn that's good! These people sure know how to live!" She sat back and sighed, her gaze wondered to the window. "Huh? Was that- Oh never mind. Just a cat or something."
"Let's see… I think I need a new sweater, because my one last night was totally ruined. And… Maybe I should…No I couldn't! What if I'm…Oh screw it! I'll get it anyways! I'll just have to make sure no one sees me."
Tea stood from her booth and left the shop, the tiny bell tinkering overhead.
"Gosh! I should have gotten a map! I have no idea where to look. I'll just browse until I find something."
Tea walked down one street, and turned onto another. Two more streets, and even one pathway. Along the way, she had bought her sweater in a shop, but was having no luck finding the next item she was looking for.
"Darn! You'd think a place like this would be overflowing with- What was that?" Tea looked behind her; she could have sworn a person was just standing next to her. But just as soon as they came, they disappeared. "Strange…"
Tea continued to walk the roads. With each street, she got more and more lost.
"I have to find my way out of here fast! Or I'll have no time for the other things I want to do! I think a short cut is in order! Let's see… if I walked the roads always making a left, than this alley should bring me back two roads."
Tea turned into the alley and started walking. "Man…its dark in here…" With each step Tea took, the alley lost more and light. "Maybe I should turn back…"
Goosebumps appeared all over Tea's arms. She felt another presence in the alley, but waved the idea aside. No one could be here…or could they?
A feint sound of a rolling bottle could be heard.
"H-Hello?" Tea asked to the empty blackness. No answer…
She took another step but paused when the sound of swishing fabric came from right behind her. She quickly turned around. No one was there. She swallowed hard and took one more step.
"AHHHHHHHH!" She started running down the alleyway. A small voice had whispered right into her ear "Boo." She heard the laughing from whoever said it. It wasn't a ghost, she knew that, but it was person, a person she desperately wanted to get away from as soon as possible.
"Come beck here!" It cried.
Tea continued to run. "No!" She whimpered. "A dead end!" The alley didn't lead to a road, that's why it was so dark.
"Shit…" She whispered.
"Got you now!" A figure crept up to Tea and grabbed her jacket collar. He lifted her in the air, cutting off her air way.
"Fancy meeting you here you rich bastard!"
Tea's eyes went wide. Rich bastard?...who…?
"You know… my day was going fine, until you showed up! It's people like you who I hate! Thinking you're better than the rest of us! Thinking we're just dirt under your nails! Well I'm sick of it! I'm going to teach you rich snobs a lesson!"
"No…p-please! …Don't…" Tea gasped.
"Look at you! Begging for mercy! It's disgusting! Never had to work a day in your life! But here you are, coming into our town, making a mockery of my life! Just sipping your god damn fucking smoothie like you don't give shit!"
"Y-You don't…understand…"
"Oh I understand all right! That you're just some fucked up money bag!"
Tea felt one of the hands holding her throat let go and make its way back for a punch! The only fortunate side to this was her speaking passage was a lot more accessible. Not that she had time to say anything.
His fist made contact with her stomach. Tea's bruise exploded in pain. It was so intense; she couldn't even muster a sound. She felt the boy drop her to the pavement.
She fell to her knees, her hands clutching her stomach. She fell over to the ground.
"Oh no! You aren't getting left off that easy!" The boy tried to roll her over to face him, but she couldn't let that happen. She kicked out with her leg, hoping he would trip. Fortunately, he did, unfortunately, he tripped on top of her.
"Bloody bastard!" The boy picked himself up and bent one knee over Tea, while the other supported him on the ground. He took his forearm, and laid it across Tea's throat as he reached back with the other hand to get something out of his pocket.
The boys face was right up close to Tea's. For the first time, she gazed at his features.
He had dark coffee eyes, full of energy, and at the moment, hatred. She could tell that they were usually smiling, but upon her arrival, that had vanished. His hair was a gold blond that glowed in the dark alley. It was long and cut in the style of a shag, but it suited his tough street like look. H was, by no means, ugly.
On the other hand, he was quite attractive. More than your average jock.
A smile appeared on his playful face as he withdrew his hand from his pocket. "Pretty boy's getting what he deserves." He spat.
A pocket knife gleamed in the shadows.
No, he wouldn't!...
Tea couldn't hold it any longer. She screamed. She screamed the highest pitched scream she could. She didn't want to die. She didn't want to be murdered.
Her scream seemed to last forever, until finally, it stopped.
It seemed the two stayed like that for a decade.
As Tea's chest heaved up and down, the boy looked at her with a confused look. He opened his mouth once, than closed it.
He seemed to be calculating something in his head, but Tea could tell he was having trouble.
Her hair had fallen back from her eyes, and she was staring frantically at his face. He peered in to her own eyes.
After a century of silence, he finally spoke.
"You're…you're a girl?"
"Huh?... " The color drained from Tea's face. No! He found out! But on the other hand, he didn't kill me… "Y-Yes?"
He quickly scurried off of Tea. Tea didn't move from her spot. She lay on the pavement, breathing heavily. She had lost a lot of needed air.
"B-But… weren't you…how come… what's going on here?"
"I…I…"
He stood up over Tea. "I what? You can't expect me to just scamper off after this. I mean, you're a girl! How could a girl be up at the club house? Not only is it forbidden, it's illegal!"
"Please! Don't tell anyone! I- Hey, wait a moment. Howe did you know I was at the club?"
"Oh! Ahh..eh heh heh." He started rubbing the back of his head. "Well I, umm… just went for a walk. And I happened to see you all, is all."
"You went for a walk half way up the mountain?"
"Uhhh…I,- Never mind that! My walking routes don't matter to you! But you on the other hand! That's a whole different story! And I want some answers!"
"Why should I tell you!"
"Because if you don't…" He stared at her evilly. "I'll go to the police!"
The color drained from Tea's face. "You wouldn't!"
"Oh I would! And just between you and me, me and the old cops are quite good friends!" Tea had a feeling that they were good friends for a different reason."F-Fine…" She said in defeat. "But first, can you help me out of here? I'm kinda lost." She hated asking help from this guy, but at least in the daylight, he couldn't do anything bad to her.
"Sure, here." He offered her his hand. Tea hesitantly took it and stood up. "Thankyou." "No problem."
The way out and onto the streets was done in silence. Tea didn't want to look at this guy, who was blackmailing her into telling him her secret. For Pete's sake! She just met him! And even then, he was trying to kill her!
"Hmmm… that chase made me hungry. Care for some lunch?"
"Fine."
The two walked into an empty cinnamon colored tea shop. Scents of freshly baked treats filled the air.
"Over here." The guy led Tea over to a window booth, away from the counter. "I'm getting a club sandwich. What can I get you?"
"Umm… a club sounds good…"
"Alright, two clubs"-
"With a muffin, and sundae."
"Wha? Holy cow! You sure aren't shy are you?"
"What do you mean? I thought I was being generous, ordering so little."
The boys jaw must have hit the ground, for Tea heard a small bang. "O-Ok?" He walked to the counter and ordered while Tea looked out the window.
Great, just great! I fall into one problem, than another! I think that legend meant bad luck for the girl, not the other men around the place! Stupid fricken son of a legend! Why couldn't I have one normal vacation! Like any other-
"Here you are!" Two plates and a glass dropped in front of Tea. For the first time, she looked up at the boy from out of the dark alley.
It was Tea's turn for her jaw to hit the ground. Luckily, she caught herself just in time.
She had only seen his face before, but now she could see his whole body! He was tall. Defiantly around six feet. Not as tall as a certain somebody she rather not mention, but that didn't matter.
He was lean too, with muscles along his arms. She was sure he had muscles in other places too, but he was wearing too much clothes for her to tell. But that didn't stop her from removing those clothes with a little imagination.
He was the perfect street model. A total representative of the tough crowd. She looked in his eyes. The hatred had left, and that smiling warmth she had thought of had replaced it. He had a goofy smile, and seemed just like the type to boast. But she knew she wouldn't mind.
He sat down and picked up his own sandwich. He took a bite and looked straight into her eyes. "First things first!" He said with a full mouth, and waving his sandwich in the air. Tea couldn't help but giggle into her own food. He was making a total fool of himself. He sat back lazily on the booth couch. "What's your name? Mines Joey!"
"Te-er…Tea."
"Tea eh? Nice name. Ummm… Are you by any chance one of the…you know…"
"The what?" Tea asked completely puzzled.
"Oh never mind." Joey said looking slightly crest fallen. What could he have possibly think I was? "So, how come you're up at the club house? And don't you go lying to me!"
It seemed to Tea he had such a friendly personality when you were on his good side, that even that idle threat was tossed to the side.
"Well, to put it simply, I broke a vase and had to work there to pay off the price."
"Wow wow wow! Slow down! That makes everything even more confusing! Why did you break a vase! And if you had to work there, why were you playing in the pool with them, AND you're still a girl! Even if you broke a vase, girls aren't allowed on the property!"
"I thought you asked me to slow down! Anyways, I didn't mean to break a vase! I was looking at it and I dropped it! Than one of the members found me, and trapped me for questioning." Tea left out the big details. She didn't know this guy that well. "Apparently, the vase I broke was worth a lot, and I would either have to go to jail OR work it off!"
"But you're a girl!"
"Well, you see… you're basically the only one around here that knows that."
"Huh?"
"They kinda all presumed I was guy"-
"Why?"
"The same reason you did."
"Oh." Joey looked away shamefacedly.
"It's OK. I don't mind, not that much anyways."
"But if you're working off the debt, why were you splashing around in the pool with them?"
Tea's eyes slanted. "I thought you were taking a walk. Not spying on us."
"Oh fine! Ya caught me! As you can tell, I'm not exactly that fond of the members. I kinda spend my days plotting how to kill them all."-
"Why?"
"Oh! Uhhh… never mind. Nothing you could do about it anyway…"
Tea let the subject slip. She could tell by the dark look in his face that he was in no mood to talk about it.
"But you know…they aren't all that bad."
"Hmmm…" Was his only reply.
"But still, you haven't told me why you were playing in the pool with them." He got a vindictive look on his face. "Or maybe you weren't playing! Maybe you were"-
"I certainly was not! Actually, I didn't even want to go into the pool! It just so happens that I was thrown in! And before that, I won a bet!"
"What kinda bet?"
"A basketball game actually. If I won, I was allowed to eat at the main table. But if I lost I wasn't allowed to eat for three days!"-
"By the looks of your lunch, I'd say that would have just about killed you!"
"Yes actually. Anyways, I won so I ate at the head table. But, not everyone was OK with that. In the end, dinner ended with a gigantic food fight, that was partially my fault, although, it was Bakura and Marik who…, Oh well! So some members got the bright idea to clean off in the pool! I wanted to go up to bed, but they caught me and kinda forced me into the water. The end."
"Wow! That's' one hell of a story!"
"I try."
Tea took a large bite out of her sandwich.
"And I thought I ate a lot."
"What are you going to do if they find out?"
"I don't plan to let them."
Joey seemed to stare at her for a while before saying, "Listen, I shouldn't be saying this, but if I were you, I'd get away from here as soon as possible! Leave this place! They may not be able to track you down, you have a chance. There are rumors that the club"-
"What was that about the club?" A hand placed itself gently on the table, as the menacing voice faced Joey.
"D-Mr. Duke!" Stuttered Tea. She hadn't noticed him entering the shop.
"I see you have made a friend Te, but I also see you could have made a better choice."
"Why you!"- Joey started, but was once again cut off by Duke.
"I don't know what this mutt has been telling you, but you shouldn't listen to dirt like him"-
"Told ya…" Muttered Joey under his breath.
-"He's just the jealous type!"
"Ummm…No, he's alright! Joey here has just been showing me around the town is all."
Duke stared at Tea, obviously seeing past her lie. He glanced at her bags. "Doing shopping?" He asked.
"Oh! Uhhh... yeah!"
It was than Tea noticed the group of people behind Duke. A bunch of…girls!
They were all staring past his shoulders and taking peeks at the two sitting friends. She could here them giggling. Obviously Dukes fan club. But that only seemed natural. He seemed like the type to have girls throwing themselves at him. He certainly looked it.
"I never knew you liked the towns Mr. Duke."
"What's not to like! It's almost as beautiful as all the girl standing behind me!" All the girls shrieked in gratitude. In truth, it almost made Tea kinda sick. Joey looked none to differ either.
"Mind if I join you?" asked Duke already sliding in beside Te.
"Actually, we were just leaving." Said Joey standing angrily.
"Well, you can leave, but I have something important I need to ask Te!"
Joey looked from Duke to Tea, to Duke to Tea. "Fine! See you around Te." He called as he left the tea shop.
"So, Mr. Duke. What can I do for you?" Asked Tea shyly.
"Well first, I need to know. Te, what did that dog tell you about the club house?"
"Huh? Oh! Nothing1 I swear!"
"Over your life?"
"Yes! I promise you!" It was the truth. Mr. Duke had come in just before Joey could tell Tea anything.
"Ok then, I believe you. But the next thing…"
"Yes?"
"Well, this isn't actually a favor. I just thought I'd tell you now that tomorrow, you're on breakfast duty."
"W-What? You came her to tell me that? And why? I don't have breakfast duty tomorrow!"
"I just happened to pass by you when I remembered this, and besides, one of the chefs got sick this morning. No one else was available, so now it's your job!"
"That's ridiculous!"
"Are you saying you're not going to do it?" The venom hanging off Dukes words.
"No…" Tea sulked miserably. "I'll do it."
"Good! Well, have a nice day!" Duke got up from the chair and walked out the door, his fan club following him.
"He is so lucky his pretty or I'd have no hesitation…" Tea let the threat hang. She sighed and stood from her table. Quickly, she downed the rest of her sundae and left the shop. She scanned the streets for Joey, but he was long gone.
"Looks like I'm lost and lonely again. Not to mention I have no time left to buy that special item I wanted so badly. I'll have to get it next time."
Tea took off down the street looking for her car.
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Guess what? I'm making art for this story, and it's almost finished! Just leave me a review or something and I'll get it to you as soon as possible! My warnings, all hand drawn because I don't have that special program thingy! Too bloody bad! I try!
AC: Man! What a long chappie! I think I'll go and eat a pop tart! ( I do not own pop tarts)
Hmmm... I like food so much! I want more1 Hooray! Here I come cookies! Do you like my story so far? Is it good? It's building up really nicely if I do say so myself! I know you'll love what's soon to come! Hmmm…in fact I'm positive you'll love it!
OMG! I rented like 15 episodes of Yugioh and watched it! Holy cow! It was soooooo fun! But they had this music video on it, and it made me go insane! It was Pegasus singing this really gay song that sounded like an Egyptian version of the monster mash! The fricken monster mash! Holy shit!
I do not own the Monster Mash or Yugioh Music to Duel By. I simply enjoy the songs and/or music videos! May you prosper in my gratitude!
Luv Ya! Muaah!
Oh wait! In this one seen from Battle City, all the finalists, (Yugi, Kaiba, Joey and Marik) have a battle royal to find out the order of the duels. And you go into a little machine, that when you lose life points, you go up higher in the duel tower. So the first two duelists to get to the top verse each other and so on! Anyways, to get to your machine, you have to chose a random door in a small square room, and Joey was all like "Which door do I pick?" So Yugi told him they were all the same!
And then you know what? He started singing the fricken potatoe song to pick a door! YEAH! So he's like "One potatoe, two potato, three potato, four"- And then Kaiba's just like "How did a retard like him get this far in the tournament?" And then Joeys like, "eight potatoe, nine potatoe, ten potato galore! Awright! Dat's my door!" And he walks toward a door off to the side. But than, Marik sees him heading to the door, so for no reason at all, takes Joey's door right before he gets there! Than Joeys like "What about my potatoes?" And Mariks like "I made them into French fries!" I laughed so hard!
But than Joey called him an artichoke head! I nearly cried! I luv Joey'! But I LOVE Kaiba!
Choi!
