Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Tea's mind was on Mokuba and Kaiba, she wondered if Mokuba finally told Kaiba about him leaving the company. She also wondered if he had told him the other thing, that he didn't even tell her. Her phone began to ring, it was Mai.

"Hey Mai."

"Hey Tea, I'm in the neighborhood and wanted to know if you wanted to grab a bite to eat."

"That sounds great Mai! Mokuba is off at the beach all day and I haven't had a moment's rest."

"Alright where should I meet you?"

"How about Mrs. Lucy's bakeshop, do you know where it is?"

"Ya, I've been there once or twice."

"I just had a sandwich from there yesterday, but I really want another one."

Mai laughed. "Alright meet you there at noon."

Tea had arrived before Mai did. She tried looking for a table but the place was packed.

"Tea dear, over here." called out Mrs. Lucy, somehow she had managed to find Tea amongst the crowd.

Tea hugged Mrs. Lucy. "How are you Mrs. Lucy, your business is booming."

"Are you looking for a table sweety?"

"Yes, my friend Mai is coming to join me. But, we can always take it to go and eat it in the office."

"Nonsense, we have a couple of extra tables in the back for special guests." Mrs. Lucy said as she began leading Tea through a couple of double doors.

"Tea!" Quickly Tea spun around to see who had just called her name. It was Mai, she waved a hand to her, signalling Mai to follow her.

"So Tea, are Seto and Mokuba going to be joining you young ladies?" asked Mrs. Lucy as she seated Tea and Mai in a room that had only two other tables in it.

"No, they actually decided to take the day off and head to the beach."

"Oh that's good, those boys work far too hard. Maybe next time they can join you ladies, well I have to be heading back now. One of my daughters will come to take your order." with that Mrs. Lucy headed out the double doors.

"Well, she really is very fond of the Kaiba brothers," said Mai.

"Ya, they helped keep her business stay afloat, a while back. Mrs. Lucy was on the verge of going bankrupt, but Kaiba did one quick interview and now everyone comes here."

"Does Kaiba know that she calls him Seto?"

"Oh yes, she said it to him in front of me yesterday, I was as surprised as you."

"Hey look, isn't that Mokuba's girlfriend over there?" said Mai looking towards a girl stacking a couple of boxes.

"Hey Anzu!" Tea called out to the girl, she quickly spun around.

"Hey Tea, hey Mai how's it going?" Anzu said clearly, looking uncomfortable.

"We didn't know you worked here, Anzu, how long have you been here?' Tea asked.

"Umm.. a while now, but I usually hang out in the kitchen." Anzu said, looking around as if she were in danger.

"You alright, hun? You looked a little flustered?" asked Mai.

"No I'm fine, it's just there's a lot of work to get done here so I better get to it." Anzu then quickly headed towards the kitchen.

Both Tea and Mai exchanged weird looks. "I wonder if she and Mokuba got into a fight?" Tea thought out loud.

"I don't know, maybe. So tell me Tea, what's new with you?"

Tea then began telling Mai how she entered the competition to try and get the remaining amount for her to go to Julliard, to the guy assaulting her, and how all of that ended with her and Kaiba hooking up a couple of times. Tea didn't go into too much detail about her and Kaiba just that it had happened. Before Mai could respond a young girl of about thirteen came to take their order.

"Hi, I'm Ethel, and my sister sent me over to take your order. What can I get you ladies?"

"Your sister don't you mean your mom?" Asked Mai.

"Well I ran into my sister and she was going to take your order but something came up."

"Leave the girl alone Mai, they are really busy. We'll get two specials please." Mai simply rolled her eyes. With that the little girl rushed away.

"So what are you going to do now about Juliard?" Mai asked.

"I don't know, with no money there's not much I can do."

"I'd love to help you out Tea, but between Joey and I constantly traveling for Duel Monsters Tournaments and now this." Mai said, as she rubbed her perfectly round belly. "There's barely enough money as it is to cover rent."

Mai was due within a couple of months. Tea still laughed at the memory of Joey's face when he found out. His eye twitched for a good 20 minutes. As much as she loved Joey, and knew he would make a great dad, a small part of her feared for the child's safety. Joey could be a bit clumsy, to put it nicely.

"Even if you could Mai, I couldn't accept. I really want to earn the money on my own."

"Well that answers why you don't ask Mokuba for the money, that kid adores you, no way he would say no. Not to mention you also happen to have Kaiba eating out of the palm of your hands and dare I say eating out of other places."

"Mai!"

"Well… am I lying? That boy is hard to talk to and even worse get into his bed. Believe me I've tried."

"Really? When." Tea said with a hint of jealousy. A tone Mai noticed perfectly, but decided not to ignore it so as not to spook Tea.

"Back during the battle city tournament. You know when Joey said he had that dream with all his friends then lied and said I wasn't there. That night before my duel with Marik, I snuck into Kaiba's room and tried. He rejected me flat out, said something about there being with somebody else. He could've been trying to let me down easy though. The only time I ever saw him look at anybody with any hint of desire was that Blue Eyes card. I always wondered if he really created the holographic system just to duel." Mai said then winked at Tea.

"Oh Mai, I'd rather not even imagine that." Tea said as she chuckled. "Wow I can't believe you tried to get with Kaiba."

"I would've gone to Yugi's room but I knew you had dibs." Mai winked at Tea again, Tea simply looked away and blushed. "Besides I kind of wanted Joey to see me leave Kaiba's room in the morning, I knew that would infuriate him more. Just don't tell him now, even though that was so long ago, he'd still be pretty upset."

"Hey I won't tell if you won't."

"So are you going to tell me who was better? Him or Yugi." Mai asked as she raised an eyebrow. Mai knew she wouldn't answer that question, Tea was never comfortable in sharing her sex life, and since she was married to Joey, Tea refused to hear any stories. Mai still let a couple of them slip, she really enjoyed grossing Tea out.

"Mai!" Tea said annoyed. "I'm not answering that, all I'll say is that Kaiba really knows what he's doing. I almost regret cutting it off."

"What do you mean?"

"Well yesterday, Kaiba suggested we be friends with benefits, when I said no he started teasing me, but didn't finish the job. I wanted to get back at him, so after hours, I snuck into his office and did the same thing to him. Only afterwards, I told him I'd never touch him again."

"Wow Tea, I had no idea you had it in you. Toying with Domino City's most eligible Bachelor, can't deny I'm a little proud. So why did you end it?"

"As much as I enjoyed it, he still acts like a pompous jerk towards me. I'm not asking him to be his girlfriend, but a little bit of respect would be nice. You know after the first time, he actually thought I had seduced him to simply trap him?" Tea said exasperated.

"I'm not surprised. Come on Tea, besides being a handsome successful young guy, Kaiba is also one of the richest men in Asia, I'm sure you're not the first naked girl to appear in his bed out of the blue."

"I guess you're right, but even so, after everything he shouldn't treat me like I'm one of his employees, I saw him naked for god sakes, he saw me!"

"Well why not take him up on the offer then? I mean he is leaving soon, and you need an outlet to destress. Why not use this time to enjoy him and be his friend? Maybe there is more to him than running a company and duel monsters."

Tea thought about what Mai had said, maybe she was right. "Hey Mai, what are you doing later today?"