A/N: Even though I refer to Seto as Kaiba, Tea has no idea he is who he is. She just thinks he is Mokuba's uncle Seth.

Téa heard Roland calling the boys down the stairs for lunch. They placed Téa in a room on the ground floor for safety reasons. She stood up and felt around the room until she found the door. Still unfamiliar with the place she felt her way to the kitchen. When she had her eyesight, roaming around the first floor of the Kaiba mansion was simple. The majority of the rooms were upstairs. But now that her eyesight was gone, she had to rely on touch and memory (which was very vague since was stuck in that orphanage for weeks.) She had almost made it to the kitchen, when she heard a crash. Immediately, she fell to her knees to try to fix whatever it was that she had broken. Tears filled the brims of her eyes as she wondered, 'Are they going to send me back?'

Seto Kaiba had initially ignored the call for lunch. Despite Téa being blind, he felt like she was still judging him. Like she could still somehow see the abomination he had become. The feeling had angered him and caused him to type even more furiously on the keyboard. It wasn't until he heard a crash that he left his office to investigate. He followed the direction the sound had come and found Téa desperately trying to pick up the pieces of a broken blue eyes white dragon sculpture. He would have yelled at her for being careless, but the terrified look on her face stopped him in his tracks.

Tears were flowing down her cheeks as she quickly felt for each bit of broken glass. As he stepped closer, he could see small cuts start to form on her hands. She could hear his steps which seemed to frighten her even more. He knelt down at her level and grabbed both of her hands. "Drop it," Seth commanded. She did as he asked and the glass fell back onto the floor. "Please don't hurt me," she whispered as she knelt there. He could feel her hands tremble underneath his as he stood up and lead her into the bathroom.

Téa could tell where she was as she heard the toilet seat being placed down. Seth then moved her there and told her to sit. She was confused why did he want her in the bathroom. Usually her mother or father would simply beat her right where she was, when she did something wrong. At the orphanage, there wasn't really a safe place either. The only difference was the bruises her parents caused were always in places that could be hidden. At the orphanage, the kids just hit her anywhere, without any fear of getting caught. She was pulled out of her thoughts when she felt something touch her face. She flinched until she realized it was soft.

Seth dug through the cabinets until her found what he was looking for. A few towels and a first aid kit. He then sat down in front of her and dried her face off. She pulled back fearfully until she realized he was trying to help her. He then sat that towel across her lap and went to inspect her hands. He took a small hand rag and gently dabbed away some of the blood to get a better idea of the damage. Her face scrunched up as he hit some more tender spots. While holding her wrist, he could feel her heart beat speed up. He wondered if she was still scared of him. With an irritated sigh he said, "I'm not trying to hurt you. I am just trying to clean your cuts." With that statement, her trembling finally stopped and her heart rate started to come down to a normal pace. She nodded and let him pick out the pieces of glass from her hands with a pair of tweezers.

With all the glass finally removed from her hands, he told her to stand up and lead her to the sink. He rolled her long sleeves up a few inches and then moved behind her to guide her hands to the now running water.

Téa could wash her hands on her own, but she was too nervous to say anything. She had both enjoyed and feared the close proximity of Seth at the moment. Every moment she was in the orphanage she had craved human connection. Sure there were other kids there, but most were mean to her. So it was safer just to stay away. She could then hear Seth turn the faucet off and he placed a towel in her hands. "Hold it there a few minutes so we can get the bleeding to stop," he said as he led her into the kitchen.

Roland sat a plate in front of her and said, "Whenever you are ready, feel free to dig in." Téa smiled as she smelled Italian food. Kaiba sat across from her and waited for her to start eating. After a few moments she felt her hands and was satisfied that they were no longer bleeding. She felt for her fork and carefully began to start eating.

Despite being careful not to make a mess, Kaiba could tell she was starving. She ate almost her entire plate and it was piled pretty high with spaghetti. Mokuba was talking to her the whole time about the newest Ninja Turtle movie. Kaiba could tell Téa wasn't really interested in the movie, but she politely continued the conversation with him knowing that it was one of the child's favorite cartoons. Mokuba finished first and ran into the living room to watch cartoons. Once Kaiba was certain Téa was finished, he helped her to the couch next to Mokuba and went to find the broom.

He swept the area up where the broken statue now lay. As he swept he could see droplets of blood on some of the larger pieces. Her face flashed in his head, eyes showing complete and immense distress. Something was eating away at him, 'why was she so scared?' Sure she couldn't see him, but that didn't stop her from being scared of him. The kids at the orphanage couldn't be the only reason she changed. Someone else hurt her, but who? He looked back to the couch and smiled as Mokuba explained what was happening in the cartoon to Téa. She started to laugh as a character said a punchline.

Kaiba tossed the fragments into the trash and made his way into his office.

…..

For hours Kaiba tried to concentrate, but he just couldn't focus. Like he had done before Téa's accident, he turned on the security app on his computer and looked in to see what Mokuba and Téa were doing. They were still in the living room and no longer appeared to be paying attention to the television set. Mokuba asked, "Téa, what do you miss most after the accident?"

"You mean what do I miss most now that I a blind?" She asked. He nodded and she replied, "There are a lot of things. I miss my independence the most. It is hard for me to ask anyone for help. I miss being able to see my friends faces. It is funny how fast your memory fades when you can no longer see what's in front of you. I can remember basic things. But now I can no longer tell you small things, like what was the color of Tristan's eyes. The last thing I really miss is being able to read. Even if it was only words on the page, it took me on to places I would probably never see. Now, I will definitely won't be able to see them. At least if I could read, I would still be able to imagine what it would be like."

"Where did you want to go?" Mokuba asked.

"It wasn't just places Mokuba, although I would love to see New York. It was also time periods. Whether I was a dancer at a saloon in the wild west, an astronaut exploring mars, or a pirate sailing the seven seas, it was an escape from reality."

Kaiba shut off the screen when he heard the front door bell ring. The cane he had ordered must have arrived.

Seth stood in the background and watched as Roland taught Téa how to work the collapsible cane. He then let her loose in the house to try to find her way around things. Kaiba had ordered a few more things, but they wouldn't arrive for another day or so. Kaiba used his phone to research braille learning products.

Kaiba wasn't thinking when he asked, "What type of books do you like?"

Téa stopped in her tracks, "You heard the conversation we were having?" she asked.

Kaiba brain crashed, 'shit.' He looked over to Mokuba who was thoroughly enjoying seeing him scramble for an answer. "No, my nephew Seto spoke about you once or twice."

Téa paused, "What did he tell you," she asked curiously.

"He mentioned you a few times when he spoke about your travels with Yugi. He also happened to mention that you were quite a book worm. Every morning before class he saw you with a book in your hand." He prayed that she would not pick up on the lie.

Téa smiled and replied, "It is nice to know he thought about me from time to time."

Mokuba spoke up with a HUGE grin, "Yeah you were the only girl I really heard him talk about Téa. I think he may have had a thing for you or something."

Kaiba's mouth dropped. He couldn't believe his brother would say that.

Téa started to chuckle at Mokuba's statement and replied, "I highly doubt that Mokie. If anything I am certain, he hated me. I chewed him out on numerous occasions."

Kaiba was about to speak but Mokuba beat him to it. "He didn't hate you. If anything, he admired you. Not very many people have the courage to stand up to my brother, but you did. One time I asked him when would he start doing things normal teenagers do, like date and stuff. He told me that he would worry about dating a woman when he could find one strong enough to stand by his side. He didn't want to marry someone who was just going to use his name for money and fame. I always felt he was talking about you."

Téa blushed at Mokuba's comment and replied, "I suppose we will never know."

Kaiba cleared his throat and asked, "Mokuba, don't you have some homework you should be doing?" Mokuba sighed, knowing his fun was over. He then climbed up the stairs to grab his book bag. Kaiba turned his attention back to Téa and said, "I am not sure how my nephew felt towards you, but I can tell you that he didn't hate you. Now that friend of yours, Wheeler, is a whole different story."

Téa started to laugh uncontrollably at Seth's comment. He couldn't help but smile at her reaction. "I suppose you are right about that one," she said with a smile, "Those two fought more than the WWE."

Kaiba noticed she was about to stick her cane in the fireplace so he grabbed her hand and lead her to a different room.

"So what about you?" Téa asked.

Kaiba looked at her confused, "What about me?"

"Yeah, we just met today. So, I don't know anything about you, other than that you are Mokuba's Uncle." She replied truthfully.

Kaiba scratched the back of his head nervously as he tried to pull shit from the sky, "Uhhhhh…. There isn't much to know about me. I wasn't close to Seto's father, even though we were brothers. He was older than me so we just couldn't communicate on the same level. I didn't know about his sons until after Seto took over Kaiba Corp. After Seto died, I took custody of Mokuba."

"Seto sure does come from a line of good people." Téa commented. Kaiba was uncertain of what to say so he remained silent and she started to explain, "Seto wasn't close to very many people. But the way he raised his brother even though he was a child himself, proved to me he was a good person. I am assuming he learned those skills from his own mother and father's care. Then you come along and you have been kind enough to take me in, even though we never met before. Believe me you have no idea how much I appreciate this." She then let out a yawn and asked, "Seth, I am exhausted. Would you mind taking me to my room. I don't want to break anything else tonight."

Kaiba grabbed her elbow and lead her to her room. He then said, "I can get you one of my sets of pajamas for tonight. That way we can clean your outfit tomorrow and get you some new clothes."

Téa smiled and replied, "That would be wonderful." Kaiba was about to leave when she said, "Seth?" He stopped and she whispered, "Thank you."

Kaiba smiled and answered, "You're welcome."