A/N Téa still has no clue that Seth is actually Seto.
The next day, Kaiba put out the things for Téa's Movie Night on a rolling tray. 'Mokuba must have bought every candy in the store,' Kaiba thought to himself. Roland walked in with about 5 boxes of pizza and put it next to the candy. "It's almost time sir," he said to Kaiba. Kaiba let out a sigh and pulled out a stack of cups before retreating upstairs.
As he left, he bumped into Téa. "Sorry," he mumbled before walking around her.
"Seth, where are you going?" She asked. "Mokuba said that you invited my friends over tonight. I had hoped to introduce you to them."
"I'm sorry Téa, but I can't tonight…" he quickly tried to make up and excuse, "I have a meeting tonight with Industrial Illusions. We are discussing a new contract." It wasn't the truth, but it was better than trying to explain that he was no longer human.
Téa frowned and timidly stepped closer to him. "Well, I am sorry you can't make it, but I wish you good luck. Thanks again for inviting my friends. You have no idea how much this means to me." To his surprise she gave him a peck on the cheek. "Oh, you have a beard!" She said before chuckling to herself. His face turned beet red…not that you could see it under the hair anyway. She walked into the kitchen and he stood there for a second, dumbfounded as to what just happened. A knock was heard on the door and he quickly retreated up the stairs to his room.
Mokuba ran to answer the door and saw Yugi, Mai, and Tristan standing there. "Hey guys how are you doing?"
Mai was the first to answer, "Doing great doll, now where is my gorgeous gal pal?"
Despite her desire to see her friends, she didn't want them to see her with the blind cane. She felt really self-conscious about it and decided to try to walk around without it. She stood up from the table and yelled out, "I'm in here y… ouf," she said as she walked into the door frame.
Joey walked in with Serenity at that moment. He pushed past Yugi and Mai, "Téa are you alright?"
She nodded and replied in defeat, "Yeah, I'm fine… Nothing is bruised but my ego." He helped her stand up and saw her cane on the table. He handed it to her and said, "Ya gotta be more careful."
Téa nodded and replied, "Yes, I know…Seth tells me that all the time. So what movie do you all want to watch?"
"Let's watch Pitch Perfect," Mokuba suggested knowing that it would need less explaining since it had a lot of music.
There were 2 sofas in the room. Joey was still angry with Yugi and Mai so he sat on the opposite side of the room as them. "Téa, why don't you come sit by Serenity and me," Joey suggested to piss off Yugi. Yugi's eyes narrowed in jealousy. Despite his relationship with Mai, Yugi still had his heart set on Téa.
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Kaiba turned on his computer and started to work. After about 15 minutes of typing, his curiosity got the best of him and he decided to see how the 'party' was doing. He looked on the security camera and was surprised to find that joey had placed his arm around Téa's shoulder. Roland rolled the candy cart in the room and they all started to talk.
"So how are you liking living here Téa?" Serenity asked.
"I like it a lot. Mokuba and Seth have become more of a family to me than my own." Téa answered as Roland handed her a plate of pizza.
Yami took over Yugi's body and asked, "What is this Seth guy like? To be related to Kaiba, I imagine he is quite the asshole." Kaiba's face heated up as he watched the scene on his laptop.
Mokuba's jaw dropped and he was about to yell at Yugi (He doesn't know about the spirit.) but Téa beat him to it, "I can't believe you would say that Yugi! Seth took me in when nobody, including you, wanted me. He has given me a home, food in my stomach, and clothes on my back. How dare you say such a thing?"
Joey could see Téa was getting emotionally stressed so he interrupted, "What Yugi said Téa crossed a line, but I too would like to know what this dude is like." Mokuba took this moment to sneak out the room and bring some pizza upstairs to his brother.
"Actually, he is similar to both Mokuba and Kaiba…Mokuba, do you mind if I talk about your older brother for a moment?" she asked.
"He's not in here. He must have went to the bathroom," Honda explained.
"Oh, well he is like Kaiba in that he is hard working and will do just about anything for the ones he cares about. In his free time, he has been teaching me braille He is about our age and he has a beard. I don't really know how he looks," she said sadly before continuing, "He is also gentle and loving like Mokuba. He may not be a very social person, but he is a compassionate person."
Yugi switched back to his own body and asked, "You sound very fond of him?"
Téa nodded and answered, "I am…He has helped me so much, I just wish there was a way I could repay him for his kindness."
A knock was heard on Kaiba's door and he shut his computer. "Come in," he said. He saw Mokuba with a plate full of pizza, candy, and a bottle of water. "Thanks Mokuba," he said as he reopened his computer.
"Seto, wouldn't you enjoy the movie more if you watched it with us?" Mokuba asked.
"I can't do that Mokuba. You know that," he said to his little brother. His little brother nodded and left the room.
Turning his attention back to the computer, he noticed that Téa placed her pizza on the table and leaned her head on Joey. Kaiba knew that her action was completely innocent, but it made him jealous. 'How humorous,' Kaiba thought to himself, 'I am getting jealous of the mutt stealing my squeaky toy…I must have really lost my mind.' Kaiba shut his computer and mumbled to himself, "It's not like she belonged to me anyway." He put his computer to the side, turned out the light, and went to sleep.
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The next morning Téa woke up on the couch. She must have fallen asleep during the movie. She pushed a light blanket off of her and felt around for her cane. When she got up she thought to herself, 'I don't smell coffee, so I must be the only one up. Maybe I should try to make coffee today…It would be a small way to thank Seth and show him that I am getting better.' With that, she made her way towards the kitchen.
Seto headed down the stairs and smelled coffee heating. He walked into the kitchen and was surprised to see Téa stirring a cup of coffee. Téa turned around at the sound of footsteps. "Good Morning Seth, I made you some coffee," She said with a smile as she handed him the cup. Kaiba looked at the cup skeptically and she continued, "Two spoons of sugar and some creamer just like you like." He couldn't help but smile at how proud she looked at the moment, he decided to take a sip and instantly regretted that decision. He started to cough violently and looked by the coffee machine to discover she accidentally mixed up the creamer with salt. "What's wrong?" she asked, "Did I screw up again?" She looked so devastated, he didn't have the heart to tell her.
"No…It just went down the wrong pipe," he explained as he quickly exited the room to dump the contents into the bathroom sink. When he returned, he quietly sat the cup in the sink and made a poured himself a cup. He tasted the coffee to make sure the salt was her only mistake. Mokuba walked in at that moment and started to heat up Pop Tarts.
Kaiba sat down across from Téa and she said, "I'm sorry Seth."
"The coffee taste fine, like I said it just went down the wrong pipe. Here taste." Kaiba explained. Mokuba almost dropped his plate in surprise…His older brother never ate or drank after people…This has to mean he has feelings for her.
She took a sip and asked, "If there was nothing wrong with it, why did you pour your coffee in the sink?"
'Busted,' Kaiba thought to himself. There was no use in hiding it now, "Well, the coffee taste fine…but you poured salt in my cup instead of creamer."
For a moment, he thought she was going to cry, instead she burst out laughing. "I will make you another cup without salt," She said. He was about to stop her, when the house phone rang
"Hello," he answered.
"Greeting's Kaiba," Yami Yugi said, "How is your morning going?"
"Peachy, now what do you want?" Seth asked. He looked over to Téa who had just pulled a coffee cup out of the cabinet.
"I just wanted to say how impressed I am. Téa had nothing but nice things to say about you." Yugi said.
Kaiba walked over to her and moved the salt across the room. "I am a busy man Yugi, what do you want?"
"Oh hey, Yugi" Téa greeted as she felt around for the coffee pot.
Yami then continued, "I have decided to reward you Kaiba for your good behavior."
"And how exactly do you plan on doing that?" he asked as he watched Téa grab the handle to pour the coffee, barely listening to what Yugi was saying.
Yami smirked and said, "I am going to give Téa a little bit of her sight back…"
Kaiba's looked at the phone and eyes got wide and he said, "But, wait a second…How is she supposed to." Téa started to pour the coffee in the cup.
"In 3…2…1…" Yami counted down.
Suddenly Kaiba heard a crash, he turned to see Téa drop the coffee pot on the floor and start to fall. He caught her, but her breathing became erratic. "Seth…th..there's…som….something…wrong," She gasped.
Hung up the phone and threw it to Mokuba, "Call the Doctor!" He yelled. He then picked her up bridal style and carried her to the couch. He placed a pillow under her head and said, "Hang in there Téa. Help in on the way."
He got up to go put on some clothes that hid the fact that he was no longer human when she grabbed his hand. "Please…s..stay with me Seth…I…I'm...scared."
He kissed her forehead and said, "It will just be for a moment. I promise I will be back." She closed her eyes and nodded.
Quickly he ran upstairs and grabbed his black hoodie. He couldn't be next to her during her examination, but he would be near.
The doctor ran a few test before he flashed a light in front of eyes. He was surprised to see her eyes are now responding a little to light. He then asked, "Téa, can you see anything?"
She opened her eyes and gasped when she saw colors. She couldn't make out what anything is, but she was no longer in complete darkness. "I can see colors. It is too blurry to make out shapes, but it's not dark anymore," She said in astonishment.