Author's Notes: Yes! I got 60 reviews! And for only three chapters! Thank you all you lovely reviewers! Keep reviewing and voting! Sorry this took so long, I've been really tired lately. I have to go to school at 7 in the morning to lift weights with my water polo team. I may be getting buff, but it makes me exhausted! But enough of my excuses...

To: Vyser Adept of Dragons – Thanks for the suggestion, I had sort of the same idea, where Marik invades, but Bakura IS the thief king. Anyway, I can't use this until at least two more chapters because of the Yugi romance next chapter. But I definitely will use it!

Seto

23

Yugi

21

Yami

2

Voting Notes: Wow, Yugi's starting to catch up! He's only behind by two! Now keep in mind that I wrote this chapter based on the votes from last one. That's normally how I do it, so Yugi will have more romance next chapter instead of this one.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. Yu-Gi-Oh belongs to Kazuki Takahashi. I do not claim ownership of any Yu-Gi-Oh products. So don't sue me!

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After for walking for what seemed like an eternity, the gang arrived at the basement.

"We're finally here!" Joey exclaimed, rushing towards the pool. "Hallelujah!"

"I'll go get some towels," Tea said, walking towards a cabinet. Yugi, Seto, and Tristan each split up and headed in different directions.

(A/N: Okay, in case you're having trouble picturing this, think of a diamond. Each pool is a fourth of this diamond with walls in between. In the center, there's a room with towels and such. All of the pools connect towards this circular center but not to each other. There is a hallway leading from the center to the rest of the mansion. Okay?)

After collecting the towels, Tea headed towards the different pools. Pushing open a door, she found Joey soaking in the water.

"Ah, finally!" he exclaimed. "Dis is nice!"

"Hello Joey," Tea said.

"Tea!" Joey said. "You're finally here!"

Tea rolled her eyes. "Joey, it's only been two minutes," she said. "And besides, where would I go? My whole purpose is to wait on you hand and foot," she remarked sarcastically.

"Oh," Joey said. "Then could you bring me smoothie please?"

"Joey, I was being sarcastic," Tea remarked, sweatdropping. "However, I could probably call Mai and have her come in here to cater your every wish. Maybe she could even..."

"Tea!" Joey said, splashing some water at her. "That wasn't very nice!"

Giggling, Tea dodged the wave. "What?" she asked. "Did I say something wrong?" Running out, she heard Joey's protests and screams as she shut the door.

"That was priceless," she whispered, then headed off to give Tristan his towels.

After delivering the towel to Tristan, Tea headed towards Yugi's room.

"Yugi?" she asked, entering the room and not seeing her friend.

"Over here Tea," Yugi said, appearing behind her.

"Hey Yugi, I brought you these" Tea gestured, showing the towels.

"Ummm...thanks," Yugi responded, suddenly finding the floor very interesting.

"Yugi, is something bothering you?" Tea asked, glancing at his troubled features.

"No, not really," Yugi responded quickly.

"Really?" Tea eyed her best friend. "There's something here that Yugi isn't telling me. I wish I knew what it was," she thought.

"Yeah..." Yugi trailed off, glancing across the room.

"Yugi, are you sure you're feeling okay?" Tea asked, pressing her hand to his forehead.

Yugi blushed bright red upon feeling her touch. "Yeah, I'm fine," he stuttered.

"Well, here's your towels," Tea said. "I'll leave them on the table. Call me if you need anything." And with that, she left.

Walking back towards the central room, Tea noticed that she still had one set of towels left. "Ugh, I still have to give these to Kaiba," she thought. Pushing open the last door, she peeked inside.

Out of the corner of his eye, Seto noticed someone enter. Climbing out of the pool, he noticed it was Tea.

"What do you want Gardner?" he asked.

"I just came to bring you some towels," Tea responded, holding them in front of her.

"Hnn," was all he said.

It was then Tea noticed that Seto wasn't wearing a shirt. "Where did Kaiba get such nice abs?" she wondered. "Does he work out at all?"

"Here, take them!" she exclaimed, pushing the towels at Seto.

"Gardner, I don't want them and I don't need them," he said, crossing his arms.

"Yes you do," she protested. "You're all wet!"

He smirked. "All the more enjoyable for girls like you who would die for a glimpse of my body," he said.

"You- you-," Tea couldn't even formulate a sentence through her anger.

"What were you going to say Gardner?" Seto asked. "You were going to say I was hot, weren't you?"

"You, ego-maniac, self-centered jerk!" Tea exclaimed, trying to whack him with the towel.

Seto easily dodged it, laughing. "Admit it. You were thinking that I was attractive, weren't you?"

"I noticed that," Tea thought. "Ack! What am I saying? This is Kaiba I'm talking about!"

Seto noticed her unease. "It seems that Gardner is attracted to me," he thought. "This could be fun."

Walking backwards towards the edge of the pool, Seto continued the banter. "Can't get enough, can you?" he asked. "Why else would you follow me here?"

"I just came to give you these towels," she responded.

"Are you sure that's the only reason?" Seto inquired.

Tea's mouth opened in surprise. "You wait until I get my hands on you!" she said.

"Can't resist me can you?" Seto smirked. "I know you're attracted to me, but don't you think that's a bit aggressive?"

"That's it!" Tea shouted, lunging forwards. As she rushed towards him, Seto leaned backwards, falling into the pool. Tea, caught by surprise, toppled over the edge, landing in the water with a loud splash.

Tea surfaced, coughing out water. "You jerk!" she exclaimed.

"That response is so old Gardner. Be original for once in your life," Seto said.

It was then Tea noticed how close he was. "Get away from me!" she exclaimed, pushing at his chest.

"What?" Seto asked. "Afraid I'm going to kiss you?"

"N-no," Tea responded. Mentally, she slapped her forehead. "Stupid, why did I say that?"

"If I kissed you, you'd enjoy it," Seto remarked, leaning closer towards her. "You'd kiss me back."

"I wouldn't kiss you even if you were the last man on earth!" Tea said, trying to push him away.

Seto smiled. Tea had just presented him with a challenge and he was only too willing to accept.

"Are you sure about that Gardner?" he asked before leaning down to find her lips.

Tea didn't know a kiss could feel like this. She didn't even know that he could kiss like that. Yet here she was sitting in a swimming pool, wishing that the moment could last forever.

His lips were passionate yet gentle, an interesting combination. She easily yielded to his fiery mouth, feeling as if she was heaven.

His hands slid down her waist, hugging her small form close to his. Both of them continued to kiss, all rational sense forgotten.

That is, until Tea recovered. "What am I doing?" she thought in a panic, realizing the exact situation she was in. "What have I done?"

Slowly, she pulled away, examining Seto's face. His hair was slightly ruffled where Tea had run her hands through it. But what she noticed the most was the smirk crossing his face.

"Game over and it looks like I win, Gardner," he said triumphantly.

"You impossible self-centered egotistical brat!" she exclaimed. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Kaiba?" Yugi asked. "Where can we put these dirty towels?"

"Yeah," a voice was heard from behind him. "And I'm hungry again! Do you have any more of those foodstuffs?"

"Tea!" Yugi exclaimed in surprise. "What are you doing in here?"

"Nothing," Tea replied, climbing out of the pool and grabbing a spare towel. "I just came in here to give Kaiba these towels but then he went and pushed me in the pool."

"Why, I oughta..." Joey began, holding up a fist.

"Dude, don't start," Tristan warned. "Besides, I bet that Kaiba knows all that secret kung-fu stuff and all that."

"You mean like on those Saturday morning cartoons?" Joey asked.

"Joey, you idiot," Tea said, whacking him over the head with her towel. "Those aren't real."

"I knew that," Joey responded sheepishly.

"Now if you don't mind, I'm going to get dried off," Tea said, leaving the room.

The last thought running through Seto's head as Tea walked away was, "God, she looks good wet."

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Ack! I used the word 'towel' so many times! There are no synonyms for towel! Oh well...

Author's Notes: I hope all you Seto and Tea lovers enjoyed that even though all they did was fight before and after kissing. For you Yugi and Tea lovers, don't panic! Yugi's romantic chapter is coming up soon! The next one, to be exact! For you Yami and Tea lovers, I suggest voting hard! Yami will be making some small appearances, but not a lot of romance so far...

Also, since it's the summer, I have more free time to write stuff. So if any of you have any challenges for me tell me in your review or e-mail me. For romance, I'll do any couple except Seto and Serenity. I can't stand that couple and I loathe it with all my heart. Otherwise, there aren't really any other things I won't do.

Keep reviewing/voting/re-voting! The more votes, the better!