Disclaimer-Kazuki Takahashi owns Yugioh

Key

Italics is song lyrics that no one is singing

/ someone singing/

"quotes are speech"

'is dreaming'

/is flashback/

is thoughts -

"N-No." Kaiba said, looking at the medium-sized stacks of paper in his hands. "N-no, no, no, no!" He backed up against the wall and slumped down it. Tea looked at him sympathetically, first it was the embarrassing video, and the beatings, then their was that meeting with Ms. Shirakawa, and now this. "If and when I find out who released this, I'll..." He began, narrowing his eyes.

"You'll what?" Tea said crossing her arms, "Beat them up, or have you forgotten already what Ms. Shirakawa said." She replied coldly. -I wish I could be easier on him but I'm afraid he'll do something, he'll regret later on, I mean that man carries a grudge like no tomorrow.- She thought frowning. Kaiba lowered his head, letting his bangs shadow his face.

"I have to do something." He replied quietly.

"Kaiba if you do something, and Ms. Shirakawa finds out, she won't hesitate in separating you and Mokuba, do you want that?" She said raising her voice. He shook his head no. "Then don't do something you'll regret." She replied quietly.

"Well I can't stand idly by, while some one keeps stealing my stuff, and invading my privacy. I mean first it was the video tape, which was never supposed to be seen by public eyes, and then this." He shouted waving the pieces of paper around in the air. "I mean, I went to my locker and found this, and it wasn't even the original!" He shouted. "I can't just let this pass." He said narrowing his eyes and standing up.

"It's not like the whole school hasn't seen it anyway, you can't beat all of them, think about Mokuba for goodness sakes." She said.

"I am, but it's not like it matters anyway, I saw Tsuruoka (a/n: Not an oc, a character in the manga, vol. 5) reading it, Tsuruoka! He's a sicko, who enjoys ruining lives instead of doing his job as a guidance counselor, and fixing them, he's probably already showed it to..to..that whore!" He shouted. Tea's eyes widened.

"Tsuruoka, Seto I..." Tea began tears welling down her eyes. She remembered all to well how he had tried to expel Yugi, Joey, and Tristan, just because Yugi was wearing the lovely two key chain she had bought for him, he had thought it was a game, and went on some sicko power trip and tried to expel them because of it, had even made a game out of it. Yami though, with small of help of herself, defeated Tsuruoka and exposed to the world he was bald, ever since then he had become even more of jerk, and took great pleasure in ruining the lives of everyone.

"I will find out who took this, and they will pay." Kaiba murmured. Suddenly three huge boys, football players Tea figured, judging by their size and school jerseys, walked up to them.

"Hey orphan, how ya doin'" One of them sneered. Kaiba glared at them. "Awww, look we got the baby mad." The leader of the boys, a huge monstrosity of a teenager, who had a buzz cut blonde hair, and dull gray eyes, laughed.

"Hehe, yeah boss, I think he's about to wet himself, hehe." Laughed a flunky to the right of him, a weasely looking boy, with tiny wire rimmed glasses, small beady brown eyes, and slicked back black hair.

"Hey gorgeous what are you hanging around a washed up, has been like him for, when you could be with a real man." Said the third boy, he was the hugest of the group with tiny, dead looking, dark green eyes, and spiked red and orange hair. He had a lecherous grin, that bore his pointed teeth, on his face. He licked his lips and Tea shuddered.

Kaiba pushed Tea behind him. "Can I help you boys, or a you just going to stand around all day looking the overgrown monkeys that you actually are?" Kaiba said narrowing his eyes.

"What did you say?" Hissed the weaselly looking one.

"Let me give you a word of advice, don't play with fire, or your going to get burned." Kaiba said smirking and glaring down at him.

"What's that supposed to mean?" He said taking a step forward.

"What I mean is, stay out of my way and you won't get hurt." Kaiba said venom dripping from his voice.

"Why you..." The weaslly boy said preparing to throw a punch, but before it could land on it's target, Kaiba's face, it was stopped.

"Now just hold on their a second there Tony, why rush the excitement, besides I'm not done playing with him, or the girl, just yet." He smirked, then let got of Tony's hands and smirked. Kaiba scowled.

"Look whatever problems you have with me, just leave her out of it." Kaiba said taking a defense stance. Tea bit her lip and scooted backwards.

"Hey baby, why don't you ditch the zero and come ride with us." The boss said licking his lips.

"Why don't you Fxxx off." Tea said, trying to look unafraid.

"Ooo, I like them feisty." He said reaching to grab her, Kaiba grabbed his hand.

"Touch her and you die." He said, his eyes icy cold. Tea looked at Kaiba, with his eyes looking as cold as they were, and the way his eyes were narrowed, his bangs falling his face just so, he could intimidate just about anybody. She was glad he was on her side for once.

"Fine then, guess I'll just have to let out all my frustrations on you." He said, grabbing Kaiba by the throat and slamming him against the locker. Kaiba struggled to get free, kick and thrashing as best as he could til the boss applied more pressure effectively cutting off his airway. Kaiba gasped, trying to get more air, and failing. Tea looked at the other two brutes as they slowly made their way toward her. She backed up, and they lunged at her, she smirked and moved out the way, causing them to slam against the locker. The boss dropped his guard for a minute and looked their way, which was all Kaiba needed to break free. He grabbed Tea's arm and took off down the hall way.

"Where we going?" Tea shouted looking behind her.

"Anywhere but here." Kaiba said running faster. He hated to run, but there was no way he was going to lose Mokuba because of them, and he sure wasn't going to get beat up, for the twelfth time that week, and it was only Tuesday. He ran past a corner, then ran back, and skidded to a stop. He peered into the narrow passage way, trying to decide if they should go through or not.

"Where the heck did they go?" asked the big guy, looking around, his voice to close for comfort, Kaiba broke off into a dead sprint down the hallway. He found a janitor's closet and pushed Tea inside.

"Wait here." He whispered commandingly.

"What about you?" She replied, just as quietly.

"I'll think of something." He said shutting the closet, then running off. Tea heard his footsteps, then soon after more footsteps, but she couldn't tell whether they were the bullies or some students roaming the hallways, skipping class as they were. She saw feet step by where she was, through the crack on the floor, and put a hand over her mouth to keep from screaming. The school shoes moved around a little then walked off. She breathed a sigh of relief, til they returned, with another set. She pressed her back against the wall by the door as it was opened.

"I don't see him." said the big guy.

"Me either, but I see something or should I say someone much more fun." Tony said pointing to the shoes, which could be seen by the little crack at the bottom of the door, well some of them anyway. They closed the door and smirked at Tea. "What do you think we should do with her, Jin." Tony said smirking.

"Heh heh." Jin said laughing, while scanning his eyes over her.

"Me too." Tony said moving in on her. Tea kicked Tony where the sun don't shine, and started to try to run off. But Jin grabbed her knocking her over, Tea kicked him in the family jewels, then ran off out of the closet. But Tea didn't get far, when she ran into the guy who was only identified as "boss" He had slung over his shoulder, an unconscious and bloody Kaiba.

"Seto!" She screamed. She tried to run over to him, but was grabbed by Tony and Jin. Boss smirked and threw Kaiba on the ground by her feet, a bunch of other guys came from behind him, it looked like every non-gang bully in the school. "Why are all of you doing this?" Tea said, tears pricking in her eyes. "Tell me!" She shouted, the tears coming in a steady stream down her face. Boss simply knelt down and picked Kaiba up by his hair. He groaned and opened his eyes.

"You mean why are we beating him up, or why are we enjoying making his life miserable so much?" He said smirking and licking the side of Kaiba's face. Kaiba thrashed his arms around, but Boss, pushed them down, then punched Kaiba in the stomach. Kaiba gasped in pain and then Boss picked Kaiba by his hair and smashed his head into the ground, knocking him unconscious again. He smirked. "To answer your question, because we're paid to and it's fun."

Tea's eyes widened. "Paid to?" She said in shock. "Who paid you, whatever it is I'll pay you twice as much to leave him alone." Tea said worriedly. Boss shook his head.

"No way I'm having to much fun, and he's had it coming to him for a long time." Boss said standing up. "And speaking of fun..." He leered walking over to her. Tea thrashed around, kicking her legs around wildly, in an attempt to break free from Tony and Jin.

"Dat's enough." came a voice. Tea turned her head around, and was surprised, and glad to see Joey. "I warned you guys ta only mess wit Kaiba, and then I see ya here, holding Tea like dat? I should kill ya." Joey said narrowing his eyes. Tea's eyes widened. -Joey did this?- She thought to herself shocked.

"Uh, uh see I can explain." Boss said backing up.

"Go ahead we're listening." Duke said coming around from the corner, his arms folded across his chest.

"You idiots, let her go!" Boss said quickly to a dumbfounded Tony and Jin. As soon as Tea was free from there grasps she ran over to Joey.

"Joey what's going on?" Tea said, more than a little hurt evident in her voice. Joey ran a hand through his hair, and sighed. He closed his eyes, not wanting to see her face.

"Tea I jus'..." Joey began, he opened his eyes and looked her dead in the eyes. "I jus' worry about ya...bein' wit him." He said sincerely. Tea looked at him confusedly.

"Don't you trust me?" She said quietly, backing away from him.

"Of course I do, I'd trust ya wit ma life...it's jus'...let's talk about dis in private." Joey said eyeing the goons. Tea nodded and turned the corner and started walking down the hallway. Boss, looked up at Duke expectantly. Duke smirked, then gave the thumbs down, to him and everyone else around him. They smirked, and dragged Kaiba off.

I'm going to have a talk to Joey, I think he's wimping out on me, and it was his stupid plan, I gave up too much of my own money to quit now.- Duke thought, sticking his hand in his pocket, and heading back to class.

"So first off ya mind telling me what your doing skippin', it's not like you Tea." Joey said walking with his hands in his pockets.

"Seto wanted to find the person who stole his journal, and make them pay, I tried to talk some sense into him." Tea said simply.

"Well I guess ya found him." Joey said bluntly. Tea's eyes widened as if to say you wouldn't. Joey turned his head and nodded. "Yea, I did, we have dis whole plan worked out ta break you two guys apart."

"How long has this been going on?" Tea said stopping.

"Well we've had his journal fer quite some time now, eva since Renee struck and I kinda, accidently, stabbed 'im." Joey said stopping next to Tea. "But we jus' put our plan into action Monday." Joey replied suddenly finding his shoes interesting.

"You mean you were behind that video, and Seto's getting beat up." Tea said her eyes widening even more, which Joey had thought was impossible.

"Yea..." Joey said looking at her. "And we're slowly turnin' the whole school against 'im." Tea shook her head.

"No, Joey this isn't you, just no." Tea said tears streaming down her face.

"Tea." Joey said moving to place a hand on her shoulder. Tea stepped back.

"Joey you can't do this, he can't even fight back." Tea said angrily.

"An' why not!" Joey said angrily. -I can't believe she's painting him up to be some kinda victim or somethin' can't she see we're tryin' to help her.- Joey thought to himself

"Because his social worker said that if she caught getting into one more fight she would..." Tea stopped and covered her mouth.

"She would what." Joey shot back. Tea shook her head and cast her eyes to the floor, her tears dropping to the ground like tiny crystals. Joey's eyes softened. He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. "She'll what Tea?" Joey said softly.

"She'll separate him and Mokuba." She said sobbing into his shirt.

"Well that was kind of our plan all along too, and you'll go along wit dis whole thing if ya really were our friend." Joey said sheepishly.

"I'll what!" Tea screamed jumping backwards.

"Look I'll tell dose guys ta lighten it up if ya promise to go along wit it." Joey said quietly. "Dat's all I can do."

"What do you mean that's all that you can do, you can call this whole thing off!" Tea shouted.

"Dat's not goin' ta happen Tea, and I don't know why ya gettin' so worked up fer, it's not like ya goin' ta marry him or anythin', no one stays wit there high school sweetheart afta high school, but ya always have ya friends, we were here long before he even gave Yug's grandpa a heart attack, a heart attack Tea, and we'll be here long afta he's den broke your heart and moved on. don't ya see Tea, it fer da best, and right now ya actin' nothin' but selfish, all your doin' by not joining in on our plan, is ditchin' ya friends, and increasin' his pain." Joey said glaring at her. Tea sniffled and cried.

"But..." Tea said calmly, lowering her head again. She tried to wipe her tears away but it didn't work.

"It's time fer ya to choose Tea, ya friends, or him." Joey said. Tea's eyes widened as she remembered the nightmare she had, when they had first gotten together , when he had been poisoned and she had been scared.

/'Yami stood across from Tea surrounded by all Tea's friends. Kaiba stood behind her his face expressionless, like almost always. "You betrayed me, we were supposed to be friends and then you go and fall in love with my rival." Yami accused. "Yami, I'm sorry, I…" Tea said. Yugi, who had his own body interrupted her, "How could you Tea." "Yugi…" Tea said tears welling in her eyes. "You were supposed to be one of us." Chanted Joey, Tristan, Duke, Mai, and Serenity. "I am." "No, your not your with him." They all chanted pointing their fingers at Kaiba. Kaiba just kept staring straight forward, expressionless. "Please let me still be your friends and Kaibas." "No you must choose." Yami said. "I..I.." Tea started walking towards them.

"It's too late." They all started chanting and floating backwards into the darkness. Soon they were engulfed completely in it. Tea fell to her knees. "Wait…"she choked out between her sobs. She was completely surrounded by the dark. She turned around and saw Kaiba staring at her, emotionless. She ran and embraced him. She buried her head into his shirt. "Seto, this awful." She cried. "Its about to get a whole lot worse." He sneered. She looked up and saw him with a sinister smirk on his face and a knife raised in the air. She screamed as the knife came plunging toward her heart.'

Tea screamed, and woke up in a cold sweat./

Tea trembled and started crying and punching Joey in the chest. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you." She shouted each time her punches getting weaker and weaker. She stopped and clenched his shirt, and he wrapped his arms around hers. She fell to her knees and he fell with her, she crying in his chest the whole time.

"I hate you." She whispered again.

"I jus' want ya to be safe Tea, you'll see dis is fer the best." Joey said rubbing circles on her back.

"Why?" Tea said weakly, clenching his shirt in his fist.

"He's no good Tea, and I jus' dun want ta see ya hurt, I know you'll be mad at me fer a while, and dat's somethin' I'll have to live wit, but as long as your safe, I'm happy, an' it's not just me who thinks dis, Duke, Tristan, everyone does, even Yugi." Joey said quietly. Tea's eyes widened.

"Even Yugi?" She said quietly.

"Even Yugi, don't ya see Tea, we're ya friends and we care about ya." Joey said holding her tightly. His words however did nothing to placate her.

"All of you are in on this?" Tea said confused. Joey nodded his head.

"Me and Tristan, and Duke had ta do some serious convincin' but Yug' finally decided not ta stand in our way, because we all love ya and want ya to be safe, Tristan, Yugi, Me, you we're all like a family, and what kinda family would we be if we just stood by and let ya get hurt." Joey said. Tea shook her head.

"Right now your the only ones hurting me." Tea said pulling away and running off.

"Tea wait." Joey said running after her. He grabbed her arm, but she pulled it away from him.

"I'm already helping you, what more do you want from me, you already broke my heart, and I have nothing left to give you." Tea screamed angrily, then she took off running again. Joey looked after her, then shook his head, and headed back to class.