Disclaimer: (kneels over, fixing something) Okay. Now, Bakura wants blood, but I don't carry any of that… Seto wants black coffee, no sugar no cream, Mokuba wants a milkshake… Joey wants a beer, but we all know he might turn into a raging alcoholic… "No more tea for you, Mrs. Nizbit" (Looks over at Marik) ...Yami isn't here so stop giving everyone the button eye. Either get a drink or get out. Oh, Ryou, I have biscuits and tea for your British-ness.

Kaiba: What are you doing?

Kineticfairy: Uh-Oh…(Grabs mike) Attention, Attention! This story is a work of fiction, the characters are works of fiction; any relation to characters living or dead is purely coincidental. Besides I'm not the owner… I'm merely twisting up your lives to keep the magic flowing. And someday we Kaiba/Téa supporters will be heard… if only in our minds.

K: Whom are you talking to? There's only these dolls and myself?

KF: (Gritted teeth's) Plushies. (Lightening zapping over her head)

K: (Looks at Author nervously and claps hands three times)

KF: (Suddenly surround) Uh-Oh! (Loud crackling sound) Here's the long awaited… chapter 21.

Everything seemed to be going in fast-forward. As if this moment in time was a V.C.R player and someone wanted to skip the whole scene. All Téa knew was this was outrageous, the pain, the ambulance ride, the consent begging for some kind of drug, anything to knock her out. But to no avail, they told her they couldn't give her anything just yet. Why the hell not? Was her thought, she pulled herself up and grabbed the guy by the collar of his uniform. "Give me the damn drug."

"Miss Gardner, we've arrived the doctor will give you something for the pain. She was about to open her mouth again, but instead of words a painful cry gave way instead. She slammed her head back into the pillow and clenched her eyes tightly closed. This was a nightmare. She took a deep breath. She hated Lamaze, but God, it was a life savior, it actually relieved a little of the pain, not good enough, but some relief, the grayish light flooded over her face as they opened the door and she stared down at swell of her stomach.

"This kid is going to be a pain raising." She noted as the pain became stronger again. The pulled her out, bump, bump and she was wheeled into the hospital emergence entrance the doors sliding open. Claire jumped down from the ambulance and followed the men dragging the poor teenager into the hospital. Téa closed her eyes and cried, the bright lights washing over her face, lights and more lights, over black, her eyes closed, the pain coursing throughout her, like a tidal waves, her contractions tight then lose, lose then tight, Téa slammed her head repeatedly against the pillow as if that would relieve some kind of pain coursing through her, it didn't help.

"In here." They were no longer addressing Téa; they put her in the room and stood near the wall, a young woman with black curly hair in a high ponytail walked into the room. "Miss Gardner, I'm doctor Aiko Hidaka, I hear you're in labor. Has her water broken?"

"On the way here, yes, Ma'am."

"All right," she came over to Téa and did some looking around, to what the doctor believed making a quick examination. "Okay, you're water has broken, but you're not yet ready."

"I feel ready."

"Well, just a few more moment, is the father here?"

"I was alone with a friend. Her name is Claire...." she groaned, clutching the sheets. "She's outside."

"Okay... I'll talk to her, get her to make a phone call."

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Joey, Tristan, Yami, Zahra and Yugi all sat together on the sofas, talking about Yami's life in Egypt while he was away, what he had been doing. Suddenly the phone rang. Yugi picked up, "Claire, wait! Slow down. Delivery? I'm on my way. I can't call Aki! Fine! I'll call him on the way over." He hung up and looked at everyone. "Téa's in delivery!"

"Jeez! She sure picked a time." Joey cried, jumping from his seat. "Let's go!" Joey grabbed Yugi by the arm and dragged the startled kid from the couch. Yugi made a sound of distress and the other's followed.

"Hurry'd up, Yuge! Téa's gonna have a kid and I gotta make sure she names it Joey!"

"In your dreams." Tristan laughed as Yugi opened the door to his truck. Everyone got inside.

"Zahra… please stay here."

"Yami!"

"Please… I don't want things to get any more out of context then they already have." She looked at him with big blue eyes and he shook his head. "Please." He shut the door and the car engine started. The truck pulled away from the side of the road and drove off. Zahra watched it vanish into the horizon.

She folded her arms. "Stupid Téa!" she spat and made her way back to the Turtle Shop.

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When the four of them arrived the saw Kaiba leaning his back against the wall, his arms crossed against his chest and his head tilted down, eyes closed, like he was sleeping. Mokuba sat in a chair kicking his legs, up and down, up and down, as if he was on an immobile swing, that just didn't seem to go anywhere, but if he kept at it, it might move. "What da hell are ya doin' here, money?" Kaiba slowly raised his head and opened his eyes, looking in the four's direction.

"Téa's just went into labor. We're waiting for the doctor." Mokuba interjected before his brother could pick a fight with Joey. Suddenly a girl came running in from the other direction.

"Joey! I got your message."

"Seren, I didn't mean for ya to come down. Dat was fast." She nodded, walking in front of him.

"Poor, Téa, she, must be in pain." Seto scoffed and walked away. Mokuba followed his brother with his eyes.

"Hey, Seto! Wait up." He ran after his brother's tall figure and the others took a seat. Claire came over to them.

"Is it over?"

"Do I look like the doctor, Yugi? No, Téa's still in there, crying a lot and yelling. I'm suppose to wait for Aki, is he here?"

"No. I called him." Claire nodded and clutched the styrofoam cup tighter in her gloved hands, sitting next to Yugi.

"Who are you?" she was looking at Yami, and all but a few strands of hair, height and eyes, he looked like Yugi's exact double.

"Claire, this is Yami."

"Yeah… she was talking about you before her contractions started." Yami blinked and walked over to her.

"What did she—?" he didn't get to finish his question. Running feet sound in the empty hallway and they all looked to the right. He stopped and bent over slightly, hands on his knees, breathing heavily.

"Where… where is she?"

"Téa's still in the room, come on, the doctor said you should be there." Claire jumped to her feet and brushed past Yami. She grabbed Aki by the sleeve of his jacket and pulled the exhausted teen towards the direction of the room where Téa was. Yami watched them disappear around the corner, arms folded against his chest.

"Dat's the father of Téa's child. Aki Ueda. Man, Yami, you made quite a mistake staying in Egypt. First she cried over you for what seemed like forever and then she meet dat creep, who got her pregnant but ended up not staying with her." Joey said shifting in his seat.

"I guess I should have come back, but… I was following—"

"We're all kind of sick of that word, man. Téa's in trouble, she's gonna be a single mom all because she wanted that guy by her side. But we're all gonna be there for her. Are you?" Tristan shook his head.

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Joey walked over to Téa while she was sitting alone in the classroom, looking over the assignment she missed. Joey cleared his throat and she looked up. "Joey? Is something wrong?" he shook his head and went behind his back and from his back pocket he pulled out a membership card and laid it flat on the desk. "What's this?"

"A life time membership to the world of dance." She looked at the card and smiled.

"Joey! This is so nice. How much?"

"Relatively cheap. In fact—Oh, you mean me? We'll we all chipped in." Yugi, Tristan and Ryou walked in. She gawked.

"You're kidding. What do you want?"

"Why assume we want anything?"

"Ryou?" she looked at him hard, eyes narrowed. He swallowed hard and the three guys looked at him too, he was just way to honest, at this moment they would prefer Bakura to Ryou.

"You're hiding something, Téa and we're worried."

"Do you three have to be so nosy?"

"You're a friend and we worry."

"Well don't!" she snapped, then covered her face with her hands. "I'm sorry." She drew in a breath. "You guys do deserve to know the truth… the day you came to visit, Yugi… we'll I had just found out I was… pregnant." She said the last part so low that they all missed it.

"What?"

"Pregnant! I'm carrying Aki's kid okay! But don't worry about me!" she grabbed her bag and threw the card inside, got up and left quickly from the class to avoid stares and questions and that they had always believed Aki was really, truly bad for her.

"Pregnant… that's intense, no wonder she avoided us."

"Man… poor Téa, she's gonna be a single mom, that must suck all the way, her being a teenager and everything. She's only seventeen."

"Kind of makes you wish we didn't push her… or bribe her." Ryou and Yugi sighed while Tristan took a seat. Joey had his back facing them and hadn't said a word, he was just stoic.

"Hey… man… you okay?" Tristan wondered, sitting up in the chair. Suddenly Joey turned around, he looked a blank.

"Pregnant!" he screamed suddenly, putting his hands over his ears and suddenly collapsing to the ground in a dead faint. They all leaned over him slightly.

"He's overcome with shock. Joey?"

"You okay?"

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"All right Miss Gardner… it's time to start." Téa took a deep breath. "When I say push… you push." Téa nodded and suddenly the door opened.

"Aki?"

"I'm here, Téa, don't worry. I wouldn't miss this for the world." He ran over to her and offered his hand; she looked at it a smiled inwardly. Payback? Hell, yes!