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Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.

"Are you okay?"

Tea looked up to see a chocolate haired boy with dark blue eyes staring down at her. Tears filled her cerulean eyes and her nose was stuffed up.

"Yeah, I'm okay. Why are you out here?"

"Well….I…wanted to see if you were okay. And since I know you are then I guess I should go back to the class."

"I guess you should."

Nodding Kaiba turned back to the doors, but he didn't go through them.

"Tea"

"Yes?"

"Will you go with me to the upcoming dance?"

"…….Kaiba…I"

"Well will you?"

Tea walked over to Kaiba and grabbed his hand. Then she turned him around so that he faced her. Sweat ran down Kaiba's neck for the second time since he had been around Tea as she held onto his hand. The brown haired girl didn't let go as she stared into Kaiba's dark blue eyes.

"Yes…I'll go with you."

Kaiba smiled as he grabbed Tea's other hand into his own. Then he bent down and pressed his lips against the shy brunette's, forming a smile on her face. Kaiba removed his lips and Tea reluctantly did the same. Afterward the chocolate haired boy walked back through the doors leaving an astounded and smiling Tea standing in the middle of the hallway.

Kids crowded around Kaiba as he walked in. Many wanted to know how Tea was doing while some wanted to know why he went out after her. Shaking his head and taking a deep breath, Kaiba said, "I am not entitled to answer your questions and if you want to know anything then speak to Gardner yourself."

That's went one red haired boy squeezed his way through the crowd and up to Kaiba. "Do you like Tea Gardner?" An expression of shock met Kaiba's face as he thought about what he should say. I his mind a battle of what to do went on. No I don't like her, I love her, but then that would put Tea in an odd predicament having everyone know that I love her.

Straightening up Kaiba looked the red haired boy in the eye and responded, "That is a very blunt question, but I will answer you. No I have absolutely no feelings whatsoever for Gardner. She is just some girl that I was unfortunately partnered with. Now if you will excuse me I'll-" A sniffling sound came from behind him and when Kaiba turned around he saw Tea standing there crying with an upset look on her face.

"Well it's good to now know how you see me! Don't ever talk to me again Seto Kaiba! And I don't want to go to the dance with you either!"

"But Tea wait! Let me explain! It's not what you think! Come back!"

She didn't hear him for Tea had already started running into the girls' locker room.

"Just leave me alone!" Those were the last words Kaiba heard before Tea disappeared through the locker room doors. Kaiba turned around to see everyone staring at him. The redheaded boy was still in the front looking at him. Breathing a deep breath, Kaiba looked the boy then at everyone around him then said, "Yes…I like Tea. Earlier I had asked her to the dance, but I guess now she won't even talk to me. Are you all happy, now can you just leave me the hell alone!"

Soon the bell rang and Kaiba stood by the locker room door waiting for a certain brunette to come out. When she did, Kaiba grabbed her wrist and pulled her down a dark hallway.

"Let go of me, Kaiba!"

"Be quiet! Do want people to hear us?"

"Preferably yes!"

"You always did have a smart mouth didn't you?"

"What would you care? I'm just the girl you were unfortunate enough to get stuck with."

That's when Kaiba covered Tea's mouth and said, "Just give me a chance to explain. I only said those things to get them to leave us alone. They weren't meant for you to hear. The truth is I really do care about you and I really want to go to the dance with you. Will you please give me another shot?"

Stunned, Tea felt her heart and eyes softening.

"Oh Seto, that's so sweet, but how do I know you really mean it?

"This is how."

Kaiba pinned the brunette against the wall and moved closer to her. Then the blue eyed boy pushed his lips against Tea's with such passion it was as if he was starving for love. She had no idea how much the boy kissing her longed to have her.

Heated by passion, Tea allowed the boy that had for so long been deprived of love like this to slip his tongue into her mouth and meet her own. She felt his one of his hands on the back of her head gently gliding against her hair while the other was pressed against the center of her back. In return Tea wrapped her arms around Kaiba's neck.

Lungs burning for air, Tea broke their kiss and leaned against Kaiba's chest. She was out of breath, but still longed for more.

"I care about you too, but what if people do start crowding us again like they did earlier? You know that we won't be able to handle it. What if Yugi and Joey find out?"

"Then we won't let them find out. We'll think of something or maybe we could just let them find out. Surly as your friends they would let you do what you want, right. So are we still going to the dance together?"

"Yes. Come on let's go. You have to be in social studies and I have to be in algebra. Here's the baby." Kaiba said okay as he held the flour sack like Tea had taught him and they went in opposite directions. Barely making it in time, Tea sat down in her seat and looked up at the board.

However no matter how much she tried, Tea couldn't stop thinking about Kaiba and how this project had brought them so close together. Her hand ran over the lips that he had kissed just earlier. They were a bit swollen and a tear came to the brunette's eye.

Kaiba just didn't understand that it would be awful if her friends found out about them. She knew her friends and Tea also knew that Kaiba and Joey had gotten into a fight and really didn't like each other.

Yugi and Kaiba had been considered enemies ever since their first duel when Yugi had beaten him. She just couldn't turn her back on her best friends no matter how much she loved Kaiba. She just couldn't do that to them, but she wanted to be with Kaiba. Thoughts swirled around Tea as the teacher called on her to answer a question.

"Ms. Gardner, what is the answer?"

"Huh? Oh! I'm sorry. Um…well…it's…I don't know what the answer is."

"Exactly that's because you weren't paying attention. Did you listen to anything we discussed this period?"

"Um…no sir."

"What am I going to do with you?"

"I'm sorry, sir."

Just then the bell rang and the class that was full a few minutes earlier was empty of everyone except Tea and the teacher.

"Ms. Gardner, you really need to start doing better in algebra because if you don't then you might not pass my class."

"I'm sorry Mr. Yasuki."

Someone was standing in the doorway and when Tea turned around; she saw that it was Kaiba holding the flour sack waiting for her. Mr. Yasuki walked over to the brown haired boy and said, "That's it! Mr. Kaiba, would you be willing in tutoring Ms. Gardner in algebra? You are really good at it."

Silence.

Then taking a large gulp and adjusting his shirt collar a little bit, Kaiba responded.

"I will. Come on, Gardner."

The brunette responded by walking towards the boy and standing behind him until Kaiba began walking out of the classroom. When they were in the heart of the hallway, Kaiba looked down at Tea and slightly smiled. Not realizing what she was doing, the blue eyed girl moved somewhat closer to a blushing Kaiba.

"Um….Tea…"

"Yes?"

"Uh…nothing, let's just get to class."

"Okay."

He wanted to say something, but couldn't get up the courage too.

They continued walking down the dim hallway until approaching the small room they had been in yesterday. Serenity ran up to Tea and wrapped her arms around the blue eyed girl.

"Hello, Tea. How is everything going?"

"Fine how about you?"

"Things are going great."

She turned towards the boy standing unusually close to Tea and smiled.

"How are you Kaiba?"

Surprise swept over him and his face was beginning to turn red.

"Um…okay."

Serenity smiled again and then looked back at Tea.

"I'll talk to you later."

"Okay."

The brunette walked over to her own seat as Kaiba went to his, but Mr. Joni stopped them.

"Oh no, you two won't be sitting in your regular seats. Every couple will sit together at a table with their baby."

Shrugging Kaiba walked over to Tea and, together, they walked to a table in the back. Joey and Melanie were already at a table in the back as well was Duke and Tristan with their partners.

Joey got up out of his seat and walked across the room for something. When he did this, Tea noticed that Melanie was staring at Kaiba. Then something was thrown to him, but Kaiba didn't notice it.

The folded up paper lied on the table untouched until the brunette made her move.

Quickly grabbing it before he did, Tea opened the paper to find little hearts with his name written in them.

"Seto…Seto!"

"Yes, Tea. What's wrong?"

"What the hell is this?"

"What is what?"

"This"

She showed him the paper and Kaiba started to blush.

"Was that from Melanie?"

"Yes! Apparently you two should be together in this project!"

"No it's not like that! She has a huge crush on me and won't leave me alone. I thought that when she started going out with Wheeler that she would leave me alone, but I guess not. You have to believe me that there isn't anything going on between us!"

"Why should I?"

"Because I love you not her."

Nothing could come from the girl's mouth. Kaiba began blushing again when Tea wouldn't look at him. She only stared down at the table.

Once all the couples were sitting at tables, Mr. Joni walked to the back and said, "This is time for you two to talk about writing your papers and other things like that. Now get to work."

Looking the other way, Tea reached for a piece of paper that was on the table. Instead of grabbing the paper, Tea soon found out she had grabbed Kaiba's hand that had been resting on the table.

"I'm sorry! I meant to grab the paper."

His face was burning from embarrassment as blue eyes met with each other.

"Um…here you go."

Kaiba handed the document to Tea and looked the other way hoping to avoid her gaze. She thanked him and began reading it. Not knowing what to do, Kaiba began gently tapping the table. This is so dreary. He was just looking around the room when Tea tapped Kaiba on the shoulder.

"Come on we have to get this paper done before Wednesday and today's Tuesday."

Confused, the CEO looked at her and asked, "Why Wednesday?" The slender girl just rolled her eyes.

"Because the dance is Wednesday and I would like to be finished by then. Also my parents come home soon and I would like to have this project done. So let's get to work."

"Okay okay. And they say I'm bossy."

The bell rang as Tea gave a deadly glare at the smiling boy.

"What I was just joking."

"Just come on."

She stood up from the table and began picking up her books when Kaiba placed his hand on hers. With her face rosy, Tea quickly removed her hand and allowed the high school boy to pick up her books.

Okay short chapter, but I guess that's okay. I'm writing the next chapter and hope to finish it soon. Please comment after you read this story.