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Alister

"Why? Why her?" thought Amelda as he glanced down at the still unconscious Tea whom he had placed on the bench "Of all the women in the world why did it have to be her?"

Amelda honestly didn't even know what to think of the entire situation. He couldn't believe that it turned out that Tea was the woman who kept appearing in his dreams. He honestly knew absolutely nothing about her other than the fact that her name was Tea. The only other thing he really knew about her was that she was Yugi's little girlfriend. So how could it be possible that she was the woman he had been dreaming about all those nights? He just shook his head and decided that maybe he should just pretend that nothing had happened. He the began to walk away, but then he suddenly heard a very familiar voice.

"My big brother will protect you too!" echoed Miruko's young innocent voice in Amelda's memory "Right Amelda?"

"Miruko..." thought Amelda as he came to a sudden stop in disbelief at what he was hearing " Why are you doing this?"

Miruko's voice continued to repeat the same thing over and over for a few seconds. It was obvious that even if Miruko only appeared in Amelda's dreams, he still expected him to do the right thing. Finally Amelda sighed, turned around, and began to head back towards the bench. He knew that as much as he disliked the girl, he couldn't just leave her there. He figured it was probably best to just take her back home, but where did she live? He suspected that she lived on the same street but in which on the buildings? He then remembered that she had a small black purse with her so he quickly opened it up. Inside he found a cellphone, some keys, and her driver's licence. The driver's licence stated that she was Tea Aida Gardner and that she resided at 4900 Apricot St #24. Amelda then realized that she lived in the very last building on the opposite end of the street. He then quickly picked Tea up in his arms and began to head towards where she lived. The sooner I get her home the better.

"Oh Raphael dahling I have someone else you simply must meet!" said Constantina as she tugged at his arm "Come along dahling!"

"Just how many friends does this woman have?" thought Raphael unhappily as the woman pulled him off again "She's been introducing me to people all night long"

So far Raphael was still stuck with Constantina since she just wouldn't let him go. She was latched on to his arm and she simply pulled him around back and forth. So far she had pretty much introduced him to everyone present. A few of the people were weirdos like her, but a few of the others were actually quite normal. So far the most interesting ones of all were a couple named Mr. and Mrs. Beauregard. The Beauregards were good friends of Constantina but they had also known Raphael's father. Both of them were chemists and they had worked at Azure Inc up til it was bought out by Obsidian Inc. The continued talking for awhile until a blonde girl in a fuschia dress quietly approached them. She was quite pale and looked almost as if though something had frightened her.

"Oh there you are Arielle!" squealed Constantina as she suddenly grabbed the girl by the arm and looked up at Raphael "This is their sweet little girl!"

Suddenly Constantina began reminiscing about the old days and began to tell some long and pointless story. Apparently Arielle and Constantina's son were childhood friends or something. The Beauregard's just laughed and smiled as she told the story but their daughter slowly walked off and sat in a corner. How Raphael wished he that he could do the same but alas he was trapped with no hopes of escaping. Finally her story came to an end and both she and her friends were in tears from the laughter. The Beauregard's then excused themselves and walked off to get more champagne. Constantina then looked around for awhile and then she looked up at Raphael.

"Oh there's no one left to introduce you to dahling" said Constantina as she continued gripping his arm as she looked up at him "I already introduced you to everyone"

"Thank goodness" thought Raphael when he realized that he could finally get away from her "I think I should just go home now and-"

Before Raphael was even able to finish that thought, he felt Constantina pull him off again. This time she dragged him off to an area where there were some people dancing. She then stated that he needed to have more fun so now they would dance. He didn't even have time to agree or disagree since before he knew it, she was clinging to him and slow dancing. This is a night I'll never forget...no matter how hard I try

Mokuba and Serenity emerged from the building since it was time for Serenity to go home. After all if she didn't get home on time then Joey would probably show up and take her home. Older brothers can really be overprotective sometimes...

"Thank you so much for bringing me to the party with you" smiled Serenity as she and Mokuba stopped in front of the limo "I had a really good time"

"I'm glad you had a good time" smiled Mokuba as he looked down and admired Serenity's beauty in the moonlight "Thanks to you I had a really good time too"

Mokuba then gently took Serenity's hand and helped her into the limo before getting in himself. The chauffeur then quickly closed the back door, went back to the driver's side, and started up the limo. At this point Mokuba was completely certain about one thing: he liked Serenity. She was sweet, funny, caring, and possibly the best girl he'd ever met.

"I've found the perfect girl" thought Mokuba as he looked over at Serenity as she gazed out a window at something "And I don't care what you think Seto"

Serenity did enjoy the rest of the night since Mokuba was sweet, friendly, and very funny. He was absolutely the best friend she'd had in a long time and she truly loved hanging out with him. This evening though, she realized that she enjoyed Mokuba's prescence for another reason.The more time she spent with Mokuba, the more she would think of Kaiba. Those stunning cold blue eyes, that arrogant smirk, that tall statuesque body...he was gorgeous. The more she thought about Kaiba though, the stronger her feelings grew. A part of her knew very well that Kaiba would never like her, yet the other part felt some hope.

"I know I shouldn't feel this way about Kaiba" thought Serenity as she noticed a young man with wild brown hair walking down the street "But I do..."

"Why would she just disappear like that?" thought Varon whose hands were in his pockets as he headed back home "I don't understand it.."

Varon didn't realize that Mai had left the party thanks to him. The way he had followed her around reminded her too much of a lovesick puppy. It was obvious that he just didn't get it. In the end she decided that it was probably just best to leave and not get his hopes up. So after spending the last hour searching for her in vain, he finally realized she wasn't there. There was no real point in being there so he decided that maybe he should just go home too. After all it's not like anyone would notice right? Raphael was currently dancing with Constantina for some reason and Amelda was probably still hiding in his corner. The only good thing about that evening was that he found Mai once again and rediscovered his feelings for her.

"I'll find you again Mai" thought Varon to himself as he looked up at the full moon for a moment "And I'll finally make you understand just what you mean to me"

"There you are!" said Mrs. Dominguez as she opened her door and found a tabby sitting there looking at her "Right on schedule!"

Mrs. Dominguez had been getting ready for bed when she heard a clawing sound at the door. She opened it and surely enough her cat was sitting there waiting for her to let it in. She knelt down, picked up the cat, and was about to close the door when something caught her eye. A young man she had never seen before had just entered the building.

"She lives in apartment #24 so that must be on the second floor" thought Amelda as he stopped and looked around the strange building "But where are the stairs?"

After a few seconds Amelda noticed where the stairs were so he quickly began to headed towards them. At this point all he wanted to do was leave Tea at her apartment, go back home, and get some sleep. Mrs. Dominguez just stood there looking like a deer caught in some headlights. Not only had she not seen this young man before, but he had been carrying an unconscious Tea in his arms.

"Who is that young man and what happened to Tea?" cried Mrs. Dominguez who was extremely shocked at that moment "I have to get to the bottom of this!"

She quickly headed up the stairs and decided to find out what was going on. When she reached the top of the stairs, Amelda was knocking on the door to Tea's apartment. He honestly didn't know whether Tea lived alone or with anyone, so he decided to check first. After knocking the door a few more times there was no response which meant that she probably did live alone. He then had no choice but to pull out her housekeys and start trying to open the door. Luckily there were only two locks so he quickly got the door open and headed into the apartment.

"Hmm I wonder if he could be the friend Tea was going out with tonight?" thought Mrs. Dominguez as she continued to spy on Amelda "Well I guess there's only one way to find out"

Tea's apartment was completely dark, but Amelda didn't bother looking for the light switch. He noticed that there was some light coming in through a window in living room and it shone down on the couch. He then decided that the couch was a good spot to leave her so he walked over and placed her there. Now that he observed her, he still couldn't believe that she was the woman who kept appearing his dreams night after night.

"I still don't understand why I would dream about you" thought Amelda as he glanced down at Tea "I've only seen you about two or three times in my entire life"

He continued observing her and realized that she actually looked quite different now. The black dress and long gloves made her look much more sophisticated and mature. It was definitely an improvement over her usual choice in clothes. Then again clothes didn't really mean that much as Amelda knew firsthand. For most of his teenage years he had to endure countless taunts(courtesy of Varon) due to his choice in clothes. Just because he wore a midriff bearing tanktop didn't mean that he was a sissy, pansy, or any other name Varon had called him. It also didn't mean that he was gay, much to the disappointment of men that tried to hit on him. He then came to his senses and decided that this night was something he wanted to forget. He glanced at her one last time before turning around and heading to the door. As soon as he opened it though he found a short woman just standing there.

"Oh hello there!" said Mrs. Dominguez as she stared up at Amelda while trying to seem nonchalant "Is Tea home right now?"

"Great just what I needed" thought Amelda who was immediately annoyed by this woman "She is but she's asleep right now"

"Oh you must be her friend right?" said Mrs. Dominguez as she noticed that Amelda was wearing a tuxedo "She told me your name..oh dear what was it?"

Mrs. Dominguez was actually trying to trick the young man into revealing his name. She knew very well that Tea's new friend was named Alex, but she wanted to determine if he was Alex. The young man was wearing a tuxedo indicating that he had probably been at the same party she had attended. Then again he could just be some pervert who happened to wear a tuxedo for no reason. Either way if he wasn't Alex then she would have no choice but to make a scene. Amelda knew very well what game this woman was playing. She wasn't going to be satisfied until she knew he what his name was. He knew he couldn't tell her what his real name was since she'd probably tell Tea. There was no harm in using his middle name though...

"This should work" thought Amelda to himself before looking down at the woman and speaking "My name's Alister"

"Alister?" said Mrs. Dominguez with a bit of a confused look on her face since now she wasn't sure if it was the right person "I thought it was Alex"

"Alex is short for Alister" lied Amelda since he didn't want this woman to continue questioning him "Well I have to get going now"

Amelda then moved past Mrs. Dominguez and quickly headed down the stairs and out of the building. The last thing he needed was for that woman to follow him. Luckily he had done a good job of convincing her so she just returned to her own apartment and went to bed. Although she did plan to ask Tea about it in the morning...

"Huh?" thought Tea as she suddenly opened her eyes and realized she was sitting on the bench in her black dress "Why am I still here?". She then stood up and realized that everything was dark and foggy. "What's going on?" thought Tea as she looked around "What is all of this?". Suddenly she felt someone tug at her dress and when she looked down she saw a little boy. He had messy red hair, big grey eyes, and was possibly the cutest little boy Tea had ever seen. "Hi there!" said the little boy with a big smile on his face as he looked at her "It was about time you woke up". "Who are you?" said Tea as she looked down at the cute little boy "What am I doing here?". "My name's Miruko" said the little boy as he went over and sat on the bench "And we're both here for the same reason". "We are?" said Tea as she looked at the little boy as he happily kicked his legs "What reason is that?". "We're waiting for my big brother!" said Miruko whose eyes lit up the moment he said this "He should be here soon!". "Your big brother?" said Tea who didn't understand what was going on "Who's your-". At that moment the little boy's eyes suddenly widened, he smiled, and jumped off of the bench. "There he is!" cried Miruko as happily as he could "Look my big brother is here!". Tea quickly spun around and when she did she noticed a man in a tuxedo standing about ten feet away from them. He was partially hidden in the shadows so the only thing Tea could determine was that he was a redhead. Miruko then ran forward towards the man and jumped into his arms. They spoke for a few seconds before he put the boy back down and Miruko happily ran back to where Tea was. "Come on!" cried Miruko happily as he grabbed Tea's hand and tried to pull her forward "I want you to meet my brother!". "Who is he though?" said Tea as she continued looking at the man in the shadows "What's his name?". "Well he's got two names" said Miruko as he continued tugging at her hand "Alot of the times he calls himself Alister". "Alister?" thought Tea as finally began to walk along with the child "Well what's his other other name?". "His other name is what most people call him" said Miruko as they headed towards the man "It's-"

Knock Knock Knock

"Huh?" said Tea as she opened her eyes and realized that it was daytime and that someone was at the door "J-Just a minute!"

Tea quickly sat up and was surprised to find that she had been lying on the couch. She was also surprised to find that she was still wearing the dress from last night. She took a few seconds to try and remember what had happened, but she couldn't seem to do so. The knocking continued so she quickly stood up, walked over to the door, and when she opened it she found Mrs. Dominguez there. Tea then began to feel embarassed when she realized that Mrs. Dominguez had seen her in that same dress the previous night.

"Good morning Tea!" chirped Mrs. Dominguez as she looked up at Tea "So how are you feeling today? Alright?"

"I feel alright.." said Tea as she continued to wonder why she had woken up on the couch "But why do you ask?"

"Well last night a young man brought you here" said Mrs. Dominguez who couldn't wait to hear what Tea had to say "You were asleep when he brought you"

Tea's eyes suddenly widened in shock since she hadn't expected to hear that. Someone had brought her back home? Who? Who was it? Judging from Tea's reaction, Mrs. Dominguez realized that something definitely wasn't right. It was obvious that she hadn't expected to hear that someone had brought her home. Suddenly Tea begged Mrs. Dominguez to tell her what the young man had looked like.

"Well he was tall, had red hair, and grey eyes" said Mrs. Dominguez who hadn't expected Tea to get so agitated "Oh and he was wearing a tuxedo"

"So Alex brought me back here?" asked Tea with a surprised look on her face and a tone of relief in her voice "I was worried there for a moment"

"So he was your friend after all?" said Mrs. Dominguez who also felt a bit of relief now that she had spoken to Tea "When he told me his name was Alister I wasn't sure if he was the right person"

"Alister?" thought Tea when she suddenly remembered that she had just heard that name in her dream "Okay this is a little weird"

Tea began to think for a few moments about what she had just heard. The description Mrs. Dominguez gave of the young man who brought her back, matched Alex perfectly. She figured that maybe Mrs. Dominguez had cornered Alex and began to interrogate him like she tended to do with strangers. If there was one thing Mrs. Dominguez didn't like, it was strangers lurking around the building. So naturally poor Alex probably freaked out and gave her a fake name in hopes of getting her to go away. She then thanked Mrs. Dominguez, closed the front door, and began to head towards her bedroom. Suddenly she heard her cellphone ringing so she quickly ran to look for it. When she found it she looked at the screen and smiled when she realized who was calling.

"Hey Tea..." groaned Alex who sounded like someone with a bad hangover or something "Listen I wanted to apologize for last night..."

"There's no need to apologize" said Tea who was happy to know that he had eventually shown up "I already know what happened"

"Huh?" said Alex as he suddenly dropped the pack of ice he had been holding up against his head "How do you know that I got hurt?"

"You got hurt?" asked Tea who was now confused since she didn't know what he was talking about "What are you talking about?"

Alex then explained to her that he had been on his way to pick her up but he wasn't able to make it. The last thing he remembered was leaving his house and heading towards the car but that was it. Everything after that was a complete mystery since he had no idea what could have happened to him. He then explained that his father found him unconscious on the driveway at about midnight. Dr. DeWinters always worked very late and would usually arrive home right about midnight. Alex had a huge bruise on the left side of his forehead so only thing his father could assume was that he had tripped and fallen. Luckily it was nothing serious so Alex would be alright within a few hours. As soon as Alex woke up though the first thing he remembered was that he was supposed to pick up Tea. He knew she probably thought he'd stood her up so he expected her to be angry. Much to his surprise she wasn't angry at all.

"So you're not mad at me?" said Alex as he once again placed the pack of ice against his head and smiled "Phew...you just took a huge load off my mind"

"Alex there's no way I could ever be mad at you" said Tea who now had a million thoughts racing through her head "Well I'll leave you so you can rest okay? Hope you feel better"

Now that she had spoken to Alex and found out that he wasn't the person Mrs. Dominguez saw, she felt fear unlike any other. Not only had a complete stranger found her somewhere, but he had actually brought her back home. She began to think about the previous night and everything that had happened. Suddenly she remembered being out on the street and feeling someone put their hand on the shoulder. After that she recalled feeling strange and suddenly losing consciousness. Could this person be the same man who had brought her back home? Had he done something to make her lose consciousness? Tea also recalled the dream she had just had and a chill went up her spine. Not only did the man in the dream match the description Mrs. Dominguez gave of him but he also had the same name.

"Who are you?" said Tea as she wrapped her arms around herself and looked around the room "Who are you Alister?"

To Be Continued...

Author's Notes: Thanks for all of the reviews guys! Ahh sorry this chapter should have gone up with the others but it wasn't ready. Oh and Cerulean San...I want to answer your question but if I'm pretty bad at answering this sort of thing. I'm afraid I might give too much away so for now I have to keep mum on the subject. Although you were right about the second pairing :). Anyways thanks once again to everyone who reviewed! Hugs and kisses people:D