It was the night of the party, Téa had just finished pulling on her dress. It was a light blue, off the shoulder floor length gown, with Swarovski crystals sewn into the bodice and skirt. The crystals shined as the light hit them. As she was finishing up her makeup, she heard a knock on the door. She opened it to find Mokuba standing at the door holding two ties, "Woah, you look gorgeous Téa."

Téa blushed lightly and smiled, "Thanks Mokie, you look great too. What do you need?"

Mokuba held the ties up and said, "Big brother always did this for me, so I don't know how to tie it? I asked Tristan to tie it, but he didn't know how to either."

Téa walked over and grabbed one of the ties, "Since we are short on time tonight, I will tie this one for you. But tomorrow you are going to learn how to tie a tie. Which one is yours?" She asked.

Mokuba looked at the ties and got a wicked idea. Seto's tie was red and his was light blue like Téa's dress, he decided to switch them so Seto would match Téa. Once she finished tying the red tie, she commented "I am assuming this one is for Seto?"

Mokuba nodded and answered, "Tristan had a clip-on tie."

Téa giggled slightly before saying, "come on kid."

….

When Téa walked into Kaiba's bedroom, Tristan was helping Kaiba properly place his cufflinks. Kaiba saw Téa in mirror and goosebumps shot up his arms. She was beautiful. She smiled and walked over to him. Without a word, she knelt down before him and placed her arms around his neck.

Kaiba's heart was beating out of his chest, but he was too surprised to say anything. He looked down when he felt a hand on his chest and he realized what she was doing. Mokuba watched with an amused face. He knew his brother He looked back up at her as she finished and heard her say, "All done, you're looking sharp Kaiba. And look, we match." She then noticed the look on his face and asked, "Are you alright Kaiba?" She placed two fingers to his neck to check his vitals, "Your heart is racing," she said as she got up ready to check for other issues, when Roland stopped her.

"Trust me Ms. Gardener, Kaiba is just fine…" Roland said with an entertained face.

Kaiba then spoke up, "I am fine…I'm just… (Come on Kaiba think.) nervous about my speech."

Just to be sure, Téa put her hand to his forehead to check his temperature. She smiled and asked, "After all the speeches you have given in the past, you still get nervous?"

Kaiba shrugged his shoulders uncharacteristically, "Yes. Now let's get down there, so I can get this over with." He answered with an irritated growl. He then backed his chair up and rolled out the door.

Tristan looked over to Téa who was now standing with her hands on her hips. "He is such a grump," she muttered under her breath. As Mokuba, Roland, and Téa left, Tristan grabbed his phone, "Serenity, I need your help."

As they entered the ballroom, several guests flocked towards Kaiba. Téa wasn't sure whether she was supposed to stay by his side or stand on the sidelines, so she waited for some kind of indication. For a while she stood there being bored out of her mind when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to find Mokuba standing there smiling, "You look bored as hell. Wanna dance?" he asked. She looked over to Kaiba to see if it was okay, and he waved her off.

As they approached the dance floor, Téa let out a breath and said, "Thank you for saving me. My god all that business talk is sooooo boring. How does he do it?"

"I don't know, but he doesn't expect you to stand next to him the whole night. He knows these parties aren't much fun. You can eat, drink, and dance as much as you want while he does the talking. We just have you here as a precaution…well, that and he wanted you here."

"Huh?" Téa asked.

"Oh come on Téa, I know that my brother isn't known for being the emotional type, but even you should be able to tell that he is crazy about you," Mokuba answered. To make a point he shifted his eyes towards his older brother to signal to her to look, "He hasn't kept his eyes off you since I pulled you away."

Téa blushed and responded, "You can't be serious, Mokuba…" she stopped talking when she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around to find Tristan and Serenity holding some drinks.

Téa smiled and gave Serenity a hug, "Hey girl, I am so happy that you made it. I have been wanting to tell you congratulations since Tristan told me!"

Serenity rubbed her stomach and smiled back, "I know we are excited too. I hope it is a girl." Serenity handed Téa a glass of wine and said, "You look thirsty. How about a drink?"

Téa took the glass and answered, "Just as long as your cup is water."

Serenity nodded and replied, "Of course." They clinked their glasses together and took a sip. Téa turned her head and looked over to Kaiba. He was talking to a business partner and holding a cup of what appeared to be whiskey. She excused herself and placed down her glass of wine. She smoothly walked up to Kaiba and grabbed the cup from Kaiba's hand, "Thank you Kaiba, I was dying of thirst." She then held her had out to the business man he was talking to and introduced herself, "Hi there, I am Téa."

The man looked at her in surprise and said, "Oh, I am sorry Mr. Kaiba, I didn't realize you had a date with you tonight. I won't keep you any longer."

Téa blinked in surprise, 'he didn't even return the greeting…oh well.' When the man left, Kaiba tried to get his glass back from Téa, but she moved it out of reach. "No way, not with the medicine you are on."

Kaiba nodded, "I normally wouldn't be thrilled with someone taking my drink, but since you were able to get me away from Steve… I will let it slide. For the past 20 minutes, he has been trying to set me up with his daughter."

"You're welcome," she said as she drank the whiskey and gave a sour looking expression on her face. "My god that is strong. Please don't try to sneak any more drinks tonight. I am a light weight."

Kaiba smirked and whispered, "Don't give away your weaknesses Gardener."

She shook her head and sat in a chair next to him. She was thrown off slightly when he initiated conversation, "Are you enjoying yourself?"

She nodded and replied, "Dancing is my passion. It is the one thing that can make me feel better when all hell breaks loose. So, I enjoy going to parties like this."

"Well then you won't mind dancing with me then?" she heard a familiar voice say from behind her. Kaiba's eyes narrowed and he turned his chair around to see Yugi standing there.

Téa stood up and turned around see the man who broke her heart, "What are you doing here Yugi?"

"Indeed, you weren't invited," Kaiba said.

Yugi ignored Kaiba and said, "I came to get you back Téa. Please, I love you. Come home and we will start over."

"Go home Yugi. I am working." Téa said.

"That's not what it looks like to me. It looks like you are on a date with my nemesis," Yugi accused.

"You have some nerve accusing me of being unfaithful. Now get out of here you are making a scene." Téa said back in a lowered voice.

Yugi pointed to Kaiba and said, "I won't lose her Kaiba. You should give up now, and save yourself the embarrassment," before walking away.

Téa turned around in the opposite direction and began to walk away. Kaiba followed her through the crowd and followed to the stairs

When she heard the motor of Kaiba's chair, she turned around and saw him following her. She apologized, "I'm sorry Kaiba, did you need something else before I head to bed?"

Kaiba nodded and signaled her to follow him. She followed him to the balcony and noticed it was vacant. Kaiba asked her, "Would you like to dance?"

Téa's eyes watered and she beamed in response to his request, "I would love to," she answered. Music from the ballroom played faintly in the background. Téa sat sideways in his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. He used the knob of his chair to spin them around.

She rested her forehead on his as she calmed down, "You have no idea how happy I am that you asked me to dance. It's the highlight of my night. Thank you, Seto."

Kaiba felt happy gazing into her eyes and having her so close to him, when a thought hit him, 'She is probably just doing this to be nice. She could never be satisfied with a man who couldn't even hold her.' He stopped spinning her and said, "You deserve better," this time referring to himself, not Yugi.

To his surprise, she leaned forward and kissed him. "Enjoy the rest of the party. Sweet dreams Kaiba." She then stood up and went to leave when she bumped into a man with a camera, "Oh, excuse me," she said as she walked past him.

Kaiba spotted the man and tried to follow him, but he got lost in the crowd.

…

The next morning, Téa walked into Kaiba's room looking slightly pale and disoriented. She yawned and said, "Good Morning Kaiba."

"Are you sick?" Kaiba asked.

She shook her head no and replied, "Nah, as I said yesterday, I am a lightweight. I can't drink a glass of wine without having a headache the next day."

She knelt down in front of him with his medicine and a cup of water. As she did that, he reached his arm out and placed it on her head to see if she was running fever. Suddenly she gasped in shock and dropped the glass of water. The cup shattered, and water went everywhere. Kaiba asked, "What's wrong?"

It took her a second to respond, "You just moved your arm completely on your own. No assistance, or coaxing." Despite the water and glass now on the floor, Téa threw her arms around his waist and rested her head on his lap. Kaiba, surprised both by the new mobility and the contact, slowly and cautiously moved his hands onto her back.

Mokuba walked in and froze when he saw the two hugging. Kaiba eventually noticed Mokuba's presence and let Téa go. When he moved, it seemed to wake Mokuba out of his moment of stupor. Mokuba had a big goofy smile on his face as he handed his brother today's newspaper. On the front cover was a picture of Téa sitting on Kaiba's lap, planting a huge kiss on his lips. Téa was too busy picking up the glass to notice until he threw the paper on the bed. When she stood up to throw away the glass, she noticed the paper and looked over to Kaiba to see what he had to say about it. When he didn't say anything she asked, "So, what does this mean?"

"It means we are going to need to get you some security guards," Kaiba answered flatly.

Téa shook her head, "I don't think it is that serious."

"Go walk out on that balcony," Kaiba instructed. She did as she was told and saw at least 30 paparazzi waiting outside the gates of the mansion. When she walked back in the room she sat on the bed and looked at the photo. As much as she wanted to, she didn't regret kissing him that night. She looked over to Kaiba who was watching her and said, "I think I will go get another cup of water, so you can take your pills."

After she left, Kaiba looked over to Mokuba who was better at reading people and asked, "What the hell was that?"

Mokuba shrugged, "I don't know. I don't think she knows what to think right now. Why don't you just tell her how you feel? She might have an easier time sorting out her feelings if she knew how you felt about her."

"No Mokuba, she is in enough danger now that people think we are dating," Kaiba replied.

"But Seto, they already think you two are dating, how much more danger could she be in if it were actually true?" Mokuba asked.

Kaiba was about to answer when he heard Téa coming in with a food tray. Roland came flying past her saying, "Turn on the news, quick!"

Mokuba grabbed the remote and turned the TV on to reveal a video of Seto and Téa dancing last night. Téa placed the tray down and scratched her head, how was she going to get herself out of this problem?