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Kaiba skidded to halt as he turned the corner near Sano's stand. He parked the motorcycle by the alleyway and Tea quickly hopped off. Still shaking a bit from what she considered a near death experience. Kaiba sat on the bike laughing at her.
"It's not funny you were driving like a maniac." She said, throwing the helmet at him.
Kaiba caught it between his hands, he was still laughing. "I just love hearing you freak out," Kaiba came closer to her. "I also like how tightly you squeezed me." he said as he wrapped his arms around her.
She looked up into his eyes, and squeezed him close. "Ya, well if you promise on the ride back to slow down, I'll squeeze even harder." she said as she moved her lips almost pressed right against his but not quiet
He was the one who broke the space between them into a slow kiss. At that moment nothing mattered, not the delicious aroma of Sano's bento boxes, not the cold night air, and not even the noisy passer byers gawking at the audacious couple in the alley way. Kaiba leaned against the bike as he sort of forced Tea to fall on him. He never quite knew what he was thinking when Tea and him kissed. Maybe he wasn't thinking at all, maybe that's why he loved kissing her so much. It was pure ecstasy.
Tea was the one who broke their kiss. She didn't want to break their kiss, but at some point she had to come up for air. "I wish I were fish." She whispered into Kaiba's chest as she leaned her head on it.
"You're going to have to explain yourself?" Kaiba said perplexed.
Tea started laughing. "I thought I said that in my head. If I were a fish more specifically a salmincola, I wouldn't need to breathe so then I could kiss you forever."
Kaiba played with her chin, before he gave her another long kiss, but this time he broke it off. "I think you're delirious, let's go get something to eat." he said as he began walking towards Sano's place. Tea followed shortly after, she walked right along side him.
They arrived at the window right as they were getting ready to close.
"Mizuki, look it's Seto" Sano said as he saw Seto and Tea getting close.
Quickly Mrs. Sano stepped out of the food truck to greet Kaiba. "Seto," she said, pulling him into a hug.
"Mrs. Sano, what are you doing here?" Kaiba asked as he returned Mrs. Sano's hug. Tea never knew how many people felt close enough to Kaiba to actually hug him like that. It actually surprised her to see him being so warm to anybody but Mokuba.
"Well just because we're busy growing our franchise doesn't mean we can't come down and test out our new recipes." she said as she jokingly slapped him with the towel that was thrown over her shoulder.
"How is the franchise doing? The stand you set up in Kaibaland Germany, really is a big hit. Any new locations you plan on expanding?"
"I don't know, are you planning to open up another Kaibaland anytime soon? Really Seto, we can't thank you enough for such an amazing opportunity."
"Oh please it's my pleasure, besides it's your food that keeps the doors revolving in Kaibaland." He said, putting a gentle arm on Mizuki's shoulder.
Mizuki simply shook her head disapprovingly, his unwavering modesty really was too kind. Izumi and her had been struggling for 12 years to try and get their restaurant off the ground but never succeeded. Mokuba and Kaiba had been coming to their Bento stand for over 13 years now. About the time that Kaiba took over Kaibacorp was when her and Izumi had been having problems. At the time they didn't know that Kaiba was CEO of Kaibacorp all they knew was that he started a new important position that forced him to work late hours. That's why he would always come right before closing time at 2am to grab a bento box. One night during his 2am nightly ritual they told Kaiba that they would close up shop soon and to promise to bring Mokuba for one last night. A couple of days later they got a contract from Kaibacorp to franchise their business. They were somewhat versed in the dueling world, but never actually paid attention, they were stunned and confused that a dueling company cared about a tiny little stand like their's. Izumi, who was less trusting than her, demanded to know why such a big enterprise decided to care for such a small food booth. They then were ushered into Seto's office. The rest was history. Their ally ship granted their little food booth to expand to a chain of restaurants, international franchise with Kaibaland exclusivity, and now even be able to start their own culinary intuition. Seto helped her own personal dream of being a teacher come true. None of it would have been possible had it not been for Seto, he really had a noble heart. He would never admit though. She still shook her head at him, but also reached for his hand. "Alright Seto, you have to try our new Bento box, it's a little spicy but I'm sure you'll adore it."
"Thank you Mrs. Sano, I'll take two one for me and one for Miss. Gardner here. Tea this is Mrs. Sano, she and Mr. Sano have been feeding Mokuba and I for the last 13 years."
"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Sano."
"Nice to meet you too Miss Gardner."
"Please call me Tea, I love your restaurant's me and my friends eat at one of them at least once a week. This is my first time trying your Bento box."
"Oh, then you must try our original first, not as refined as the rest, but definitely a classic and warm to our hearts. After all it is that recipe that blessed us with Seto's generosity." With that, Mrs. Sano was off.
"Wow you really have a thing for food, first Mrs. Lucy and now Mr. and Mrs. Sano." Tea said as she and Kaiba headed to a table nearby.
"Ya well, when you grow up in an orphanage and only have porridge and goop to eat everyday, you really appreciate a good meal."
Tea had her chin resting on one hand, and with the other reached out to gently caress Seto's hand.
"What?" Kaiba asked annoyed at the dopey look she was giving him.
"I never saw this side of you," now intertwining her fingers with his. "You're so sweet and humble. It takes me a little off guard."
"As long as you don't get used to it." Kaiba said turning his gaze away from her.
"Never." Tea said giving him a gentle smile. Kaiba just looked at her and returned her smile with a grin.
"Here we are you two." Mrs. Sano came with two bento boxes. Quickly both Kaiba and Tea, let go of each others hand, an action Mrs. Sano definitely noticed. Obviously they were trying to keep their relationship discreet. However, anybody within a kilometer of them, could see the sparks emanating from their aura. This made Mrs. Sano smile, she remembered the beginning of Izumi and her relationship. Everyone could see they had feelings for each other but not them. "Alright, well Izumi and I need to start heading home, have a goodnight you two. Tea I hope to see you here more often. Seto you better not be reaching for your wallet, you know better." She said giving Kaiba a stern look. "She grabbed his hand a lightly patted it, say hi to Mokuba and Anzu for me." with that Mrs. Sano left them.
"That's weird." Kaiba said.
"What?"
"I just thought Mrs. Sano knew… nevermind." Kaiba cut himself off and began opening his bento box.
Tea didn't press on. She was too hungry to care about anything else at the moment. "Wow this is amazing." Tea said eating 3 bites at a time.
"So this is where Wheeler gets all his eating habits from." Kaiba said as he wiped some food from the corner of Tea's mouth.
"Shut up! Next time don't bring me somewhere this good when I'm starving." Tea said with a mouthful of food. "Besides I had to learn to eat fast when I hanged out with the boys because if not they would eat everything and I'd be stuck with nothing."
"Don't you have any girlfriends to teach you to be more ladylike." Kaiba said teasingly while poking the side of her cheek.
"Just Mai and Serenity, they eat just like me. Especially Mai now that she is 7 months pregnant."
"Not gonna lie, the fact that Wheeler is going to a father soon, honestly has me worried."
"Don't be mean. Joey is going to make a great dad. He just needs to know the basic needs for a baby, once the kid is two years old Joey should be better. The other day I was helping set up the nursery and I handed Joey a baby size stuffed bear to practice putting on a diaper, and poor guy was so lost. After a lot of tries he finally got it. Well sort of."
"Then you wonder why I'm worried."
"I'd like to see you change a diaper."
"Not going to happen, that's why they invented nannies."
"Of course that would be your solution." Tea said taking another bite of her food and rolling her eyes.
"Look as long as I love the kid, does it really matter who changes its diapers."
Tea gave him a warm smile, he wasn't looking at her, he was looking at his food. Tea leaned a little closer to him and pushed some of the hair away from his face. "No, I guess not."
Kaiba smiled at Tea's action, but continued looking down at his food. "So is Wheeler, going to take mommy and me classes?"
"I don't know, even Mai doesn't seem to know too much about what she is doing. It's sort of a sensitive subject for her. Since her mom wasn't really around growing up and since her dad passed away a couple of years ago, she doesn't really have anyone to help. They can't even rely on Joey's mom seeing as that they still aren't on the best of terms. Joey still can't forgive her for that whole Serenity thing."
"What Serenity thing?"
"Right, I keep forgetting how separate you are from everyone. Well Joey's parents got divorced when they were really little. Joey and Serenity used to live 30 minutes from the beach. One day after the divorce Joey's mom got a new job here in Domino City. Since Joey's dad refused to let Joey go with her, Joey's mom took Serenity, thus separating them."
"Wow, that's harsh. If Joey and Serenity are as close as my brother and I, I can't imagine how much that hurt."
"Ya, they were supposed to be reunited after two years. Joey's dad managed to get a job too in Domino city, but then Serenity started having some vision problems. Some of the best optometrists are in Germany so Serenity's mom got transferred there and took Serenity with her. Unfortunately, Joey's dad couldn't get a job in Germany so Joey and him stayed here. After Serenity's operation she really wanted to move in with Joey. She couldn't though because her mom thought Joey was too immature. The good news is Joey went to visit Serenity in Germany after coming back from Egypt 5 years ago and his mom saw how grown up he was that she agreed. Even though Joey and Mai are married now, Joey's parents still let Serenity live with them while Serenity finishes up high school here. Serenity's mom is still in Germany cause she couldn't transfer back."
"That's nice of her. After all she had to give up raising her son, now it seems she has to give up raising her daughter. Especially now that she has her sight back she must feel like she's missing a lot from Serenity's life."
"Wow, that's really insightful, I hadn't thought about it like that."
"That's cause I'm a genius."
Tea rolled her eyes. "If your head gets any bigger it won't be able to fit in the door of your office."
Kaiba just smirked.
"What about their dad, how come Serenity doesn't live with him?"
"Serenity doesn't really know her dad, she's more comfortable with Joey. Besides he had to move back to the beach because of his heart condition."
"Wow, both parents missed out on a lot of their children's lives."
They sat there together, talking about trivial things, teasing each other and getting to know each other's mannerisms and quirks. They were there for hours, everyone else was gone, the only company they had were the city lights and the full moon.