1"Thanks for coming Yugi." Tea said, smiling sheepishly. "And for not bringing the millennium puzzle with you." She said pointedly. Yugi nodded. Whatever she said would be kept completely confidential, not even Yami would know. Yami may have been a huge part of his life, but he was still a spirit inhabiting the millennium puzzle, and Yugi could sever their connection if he so chose, however he'd never do anything like that. Didn't mean he couldn't still hold his friends secrets though.

Yugi took a seat next to her on the bench. They were both sitting in a shaded, secluded part of the park that few knew about. It was close enough to the duck pound to be able to see the ducks swimming about, and hear the children's happy squeals as one of the braver ducks took a piece of bread from their hand, yet far enough away as to not attract any attention. Tea closed her eyes for a second and relished in the tranquility. Her mind was so frazzled, and so many things had changed, yet she could always count on this place to soothe her nerves. Albeit it was working its magic as good as it normally did. Yugi waited patiently for her to speak first, sitting quietly and studying his friend.

"Yugi, I've always been so glad to have you as a friend, I want you to know that, and no matter what happens between me and the pharaoh, I want you to know that my feelings toward you will always remain the same!" Tea said suddenly, grabbing him by the shoulders, and looking at him seriously. "Always." She repeated. She was running a risky game, in which she could lose both the men she loved, but she knew as long as she had a friend like Yugi, she'd never be completely alone. She didn't know what she would do if the whole ordeal would cost her, her best friend since elementary school.

"I feel the same way too." Yugi said nodding his head, as if reading her thoughts. A small part of still wished she'd feel something more than that, but over time his school boy crush on her faded into a wonderful friendship, but to say it was completely gone would be a lie.

"Good, cause if I lost you too, I don't know what I do, I'm already going to lose one person I really, really care about, and I don't want to lose another. I don't want to lose either of them, oh Yugi, what am I going to do?" Tea said hunching over, cradling her head in her hands.

"I would love to say give the spirit another chance, to be honest with you Tea, but it's not my decision, it yours, and you have to make it based on whom you love the most. You must love Kaiba an awful lot, if you agreed to marry him, then again the fact that you're having such a hard time deciding means you love Yami too." Yugi said. Tea glared at him.

"You're the one supposed to be full of such great advice, and now when I really need you all you've done is state the obvious, thanks a lot!" Tea snapped. Yugi eyes widened in hurt, and Tea frowned.

"I'm so, so sorry Yugi, I didn't mean to lash out at you like that, it's just . . . " Tea began, Yugi shook his head and smiled.

"No need to apologize, I understand."

"Thanks Yugi."

"I, don't know maybe I should just go out with Yami, you guys get along with a lot better . . . " Tea said dejectedly.

"Tea, no, if that's your reason that I absolutely forbid you to be with him, if that's your reason, this isn't about Joey, Tristan, Duke, or me, this is about you. Whom do you want to be with?"

"Seto." Tea said.

"Then go with Kaiba, and if the guys don't like it, then they'll just have to learn how to live with it."

"But, I really do miss the pharaoh too, and I, I feel horrible being with his greatest rival, it's eating me up inside. I love him so much, too much to hurt him like that."

"Then go with Yami."

"But yet I can't help it, Yugi, I really can't you guys don't know Seto like I do, he's just, he treats me so good, and when we're kissing, I feel like the whole world vanishes."

"Then go with Kaiba."

"But when I look at Yami, I'm just blown away, it's like all he has to do is stand there, and I feel so secure, like nothing could ever hurt me, and I feel like I could spend eternity with him"

"Then go with . . . "

"Kaiba doesn't give me that, I could spend forever and a day with him, but with him, I'm just so unsure of what tomorrow will bring, something is always happening. And I'm still so blown away by his lifestyle. It makes me feel so out of place. Like I'm not really good enough for all that splendor."

"You should never feel out of . . . "

"But it's so cool living there, and I'm sure could get use to the splendor, especially with someone as wonderful as Seto, who could be as poor as a pauper and I would still love him, and it's not always a bad thing, not knowing what comes next, it makes things so much more interesting, and he takes my breath away . . . "

"Then go with . . . "

"But then again . . . "

"Tea maybe you should pick yourself."

"WHAT!"

"Tell each of them you need some more time to think, and call everything a temporary truce. Joey and Tristan will call off all the attacks, you'll move back in with your parents, or with Mai, and take time away from both of them. Then, decide whom you love the most. You won't have Joey influencing you toward Yami, and you won't have Kaiba and Mokuba pressuring you about picking him either, no outside forces, just your love for them." Yugi said. "And whomever you pick, I'll fully support you in your decision."

Tea sighed, and gave Yugi a small smile. "I wish it were that simple Yugi, but if I don't decide soon, one of them is liable to kill the other. Besides when you love two people they way I love them, you can't imagine your life with just one of them. But, I think I've made my decision."

"YOU HAVE?" Yugi said floored. "When."

"While you were talking, eh heh, sorry?"

"Who?" Yugi said leaning in closer to hear, lest he miss a single word.

"Your just going to have to wait and find out. Tea said walking off. She had decided to be practical, not realizing the big mistake she was about to make. She had written down all the good, and bad experiences she had with each one of them, only counting from the time she had known both of them, and had seen both of them enough to be fair, and come to what seemed logical. She'd pick Yami, she knew the second she had pictured kissing both of them, that she loved Kaiba more, but it wasn't fair to her friends, Kaiba had been absolutely awful to them in the beginning, an arrogant prick who time, and time again had taunted them. He still regarded Joey as mutt. And as much as she loved him, she'd gladly die for him, she also gladly die for each and everyone one of her friends, and had loved them first. Kaiba had sacrificed his life for Mokuba, and now she was about to do the same for her friends. As she walked closer and closer to the Kaiba mansion, she felt a piece of herself die with each step she took. She was surprised to note the gate was ajar, and was even more surprised when she opened the door to the mansion, as she let out a blood curdling scream. Her whole world went black.

(End of part 1)

There you have it folks, the end of part one, of Karaoke Nights. Part two should be starting soon, hence the reason for the late update. It took a long time to decide where exactly part two should begin, and part one should end. I literally thought up ten different ways to end this part. Like I said before, Karaoke Nights is going to be a three-part story, and part two picks up right where part one leaves off, part three picks up a few years after part two. All three parts are going to be Seto/Tea so don't think you've seen the last of that couple.