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:Chapter Seven:

Tea snapped her cell shut, a cheerful grin on her face. Kaiba's expression was considerably less exuberant...a bit sour, really.

"Was that really necessary?" he asked dryly.

"No, not really. But it's not like I meant to...I ah..."bumped my elbow", that's all."

An eyebrow rose up. "Bumped your elbow? Into my ribs?"

"Coinkydink." She said airily, waving a hand in his direction.

Kaiba settled for a glare. Not going to win that one.

"Stealing a job from under my nose, eh?" he asked.

"Yup!"

"Does the mutt know that you meant that a bit more...literally?"

"Literally? What is this literally you speaketh of?" Tea answered, all innocence.

"Here, let me demonstrate. Perhaps that will... refresh your memory."

They broke away, Kaiba looking considerably happier about the situation.

Tea swatted at him. Hard.

"Ow." he protested. "What was that for?"

She shrugged. "I felt like it."

"I don't understand why I put up with this."

Tea's grin grew wider, brighter, and eviler. "Well, as Joey puts it...If I get this umm..."job"...it's going to get your pants all up in a twist..."

Kaiba choked. And coughed. Tried to swallow, and choked again. He opened his mouth, but nothing audible came out.

Tea's grin turned into an outright laugh. "I'm sure he didn't mean it quite so literally."

"I'm sure." Kaiba replied, gathering his lost dignity, his voice sounding rather strangled. "I, however, don't think I will be "getting my pants all up in a twist" if you somehow manage to get that job you spoke of."

Tea wound an arm around him, grinning. "Of course, of course. You're such a neat freak, you'd probably fold them and set them on the bedside drawer."

Kaiba found himself at a loss for words, his face an abnormal shade of red for some odd, unknown reason.

Fortunately, the phone rang.

Tea glanced at it. "Oh. It's Tristan."

When she didn't make a move to pick it up, Kaiba asked hopefully, "Aren't you going to pick that up?"

"Nope!" Tea answered gleefully. "Promised Joey I wouldn't answer Tristan's call, 'cause he's trying to get Serenity's number and ask her on a date."

Kaiba raised another eyebrow. The previous one had yet to come back down.

"Isn't Serenity already on a date? With Mokuba?"

Tea blinked as the phone quit ringing and the answering machine picked up.

"Well, minor detail."

Kaiba grinned. "You have such a way with words."

"Learned from the master of sarcasm and puns himself."

"Flattery gets you nowhere in life."

"Really?"

Nervous fidgeting. "Really."

A smile followed by a kiss. "You sure?"

"Um...what was that again?"

:End Chapter Seven: