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Chapter 7

In To The Night

Tea could not shack the cold feeling that came over her, it would seem that it was sent right at her and no one else.' Who ever' then her thoughts stopped at just that then she knew who it was 'It is Charles what is he up to? Is it me he just wants what about Matthew?' Looking at her son standing at the table playing with Joey, well really having a tickle game, and it was hard to tell who was wining at that point. 'At lest they did not see my face or the shivers that came over me, for they were all watching Matthew and Joey.' Tea shock her whole body put a smile on her face and walked over to the table.

Ryou walked in to a happy laughing kitchen holding something blue in his hands "Matthew did you drop something?" looking for Matthew as he walked in to the kitchen. Duke looked at Ryou smiling "Gee Ryou, I thought you out grown stuff animals?" making everyone laugh hard, which in turn put a blush on Ryou face. Just than "Puppy!" Matthew made a big dash for Ryou and Puppy and reached for his Puppy out of Ryou's hands. Ryou smiled at Matthew as he handed over the Puppy "You left him in the hall and I just happen to be the one that tripped over him" smiling at Matthew talking to Puppy to see if he was all right.

Matthew looked up at Ryou with his green eyes for a second "Thank you Roo." Putting Puppy in one hand and walked back around the table to stand in front of Bakura. Bakura looked at Matthew standing in front of him growling "What you want Rugrat?" Matthew smiled at Bakura said one word "Ancakes" pulling at Bakura's arm to get him up to make them. Looking down at Matthew then looking up to the ceiling raising his eyes up as if to heaven "Ra…Why me?" getting up to make pancakes for Matthew.

Everyone laughed at that and started to get up to go home to get some sleep. Tea turned to Mai and Serenity before they could leave the room "Mai, Serenity are you going to be busy this afternoon?" Both turned to Tea, "No, hon. Why is that?" Tea for her part looked a little shamed at what she was going to have to say and turned her face to the floor "I need to go shopping for Matthew and me. We need some clothes." Serenity asked with a confused looked "Why is that don't you have any clothes of your own?" Tea looking like she was getting ready to run but held her ground "These clothes I have on now are not mine." With a little unhappy face and throwing a dirty look at Yami whom was still sitting at the table talking to Joey.

Yami for his part heard the statement that Tea said; looking right back at her, "It is your own fault the shirt was to tight as it was." Tea getting a little up set "That was my favorite shirt. Could you have not had to cut it up the way you did." Yami taking a small defenses 'One step at a time Yami. Don't push her to hard yet.' "It was the only way to get it off with out hurting you." Turning back to Joey again. Mai along with everyone else looking back and forth between Tea's and Yami's talk trying to figure out what they were talking about.

Joey was the first to find his voice "Tea, what are you both talking about?" Tea looked at the people in the kitchen, the only ones that knew what they were talking about was Yugi, for he was not talking at all, but looking down at the table, Ryou was trying to show that he did not know what they were talking about, Marik just put his face in his coffee cup. Now Bakura was cooking so no one could see his face, even Matthew did not saying for he was watching Bakura not listing to the talk going through the kitchen.

Tea looked at the floor to show it was no big problem at all "Nothing at all Joey." Tea said in a very quite voice that everyone almost heard her say to them. Honda watched all this from the sidelines of the talk from the small argument Yami tried to pull Tea in and then backed down from it. 'That is not Tea; she would not back down from a fight or an argument at all.' Looking at Tea very hard to see where the Tea he knew in school went. Tea turned to Honda "I grew up" is all she said but her voice sounded soulless at the same time.

Mai for her part saw more than that was being said looked to Yami to see if her guess was right. Yami felt Mai, looking at him and turned to look in Mai eyes, saw the question there 'Broken, Hurt, Used?' he knew that question to the answer, he nodded his yes at that one question Mai was putting towards him. Mai understood looked at Tea 'He is moving slow not to push her to hard yet, for she will run again, like she has been doing.' "Come on Joey lets go home, I am tired, and if I am to go shopping I will need some beauty sleep." Cutting any more words coming from Joey and everyone else.

Joey turned "But, Mai?" "Now, Joey!" and for Joey's part got ready to go even when he was not ready yet to go. Walking over to Tea and gave her a hug. Tea saw Joey walking over to her felt his arms go around her in a hug. Against her will, she stiffened up when Joey touched her. Joey felt this and pulling back a little to look in her blue eyes to see something for a second 'hurt, pain, untrust' and then it was gone as fast as it was there. To Joey's surprise he now understood "Tea" hugging her again "It will be alright your friends are here for you" saying this in her ear that no one else could hear but Tea. Tea smiled a small smile of a little hope in that one act Thanks Joey saying in his mind.

Honda just padded Tea on the shoulder and started to walk out with Serenity to the door. Serenity looked over her shoulder "I will be glad to go shopping too. Will Matthew be going with us?" Tea looked to her son shadowing Bakura at the stove "Yes, he will be coming too." Mai also walking out with Joey "That is great it will be fun. See you this afternoon." Duke was the last to leave just smiled at her "Wish I was straight for once." That was the first time Tea really blushed at that statement.

Then late that afternoon of shopping with Mai and Serenity, Tea and Matthew were walking down town, looking for a place to eat dinner for the night, before they went back to Yami's house for the night. Tea on her part was not trying to think of what she was going to do that now the one place she and Matthew could go to was gone, beyond gone destroyed with one single flame some one had set.

Not really watching were Tea was going she happen to walk by Kaiba Corp. with not even knowing it, but just happens Tea watched Kaiba come walking out of his office to head to Gravitation for the night. Kaiba himself not really looking at much headed to his limo. Not in a good mood to start off with 'No good they were just all jerks trying to talk their way out of being fired. And on top of it they did not know why the specks were not working assholes all of them!' growling at that thought, just than Kaiba hears "Seto Kaiba is that you?" Turning to a voice that sounded familiar to him, seeing Tea and Matthew standing about three feet away form him.

Kaiba looked at the woman that called his name looking her up and down 'Tea' is all his mind said, but then he saw the little boy at her side, raising he eyebrow at that 'Yami was right she does have a child.' "Gardener long time, no see." Tea gave Kaiba a small smile that did not quite reach her eyes. "Don't tell me you still mad about the phone ringing in class?" not quite looking him in the steel blue eyes. Growling at that statement, "You should have been kicked out of school for that along with Yami on that one." Standing looking down at Tea, crossing his arms as if to say to your best.

Tea just shrugged her shoulders at that "How's business?" Tea changed the subject so quick that is caught Kaiba off guard for a second 'What no come back?' "Business is doing good." Tea feeling his steel blue eyes watching her for any sign of come back. "Well I guess we will go." And started to walk away with Matthew, who was clutching Tea's hand and hiding behind her legs at the same time both of them were talking.

Kaiba's eyes went wide at that Tea was just walking away form him 'What no chit chat, at all from her, no good come backs. That is not the Tea I remember from school at all. Maybe a good thing too? No, I rather have the old Tea then this one that is walking away from me right now.' "Wait Gardener." Tea stopped walking and at the same time getting a little stiff at that one statement, turning around to look back at Kaiba. Matthew was scared and ducked behind Tea's legs grabbed her pants legs in a death grip. "What is it Kaiba?" Tea asked with no emotion in her voice for him calling her back.

Raising an eyebrow at the sound of Tea's voice 'what is wrong here?' "Are you going to introduce me to the young man hiding behind your legs?" slowly uncrossing his arms, to show not wanting to scare the child. Tea smiled a little at that, reached behind her to get Matthew to come out It's ok, son he is a old friend and kneeled down to his level to see that she was not scared of this man that she had been talking too. "Kaiba I would like you to meet my son Matthew." Looking up at Kaiba in his somewhat tall six-foot stance. "Matthew this is Seto Kaiba."

Matthew looked up at this tall man standing in front him that his momma had been talking to. As if for the first time he really saw Kaiba and his eyes got so wide at the man standing in front him 'He is so tall and looks mean too' but to both of their surprise Kaiba kneeled down to Tea's and Matthew level "Hello Matthew it is nice to meet you. Do you like to play video games?"

Tea's eyes got even more big bigger when she head Kaiba talking to her son 'He's voice is so kind it is hard to believe this is the same man I knew in school' Kaiba held his hand out for Matthew to shack. Matthew looked to Tea to see if it was ok, Tea nodded her head at him, and he reached his hand out and shook Kaiba's hand "Hi…" and backed away from still with no smile, and tried to hide behind Tea again. Kaiba stood up looked at Tea and back to the little boy who was trying to hide again. Tea stood up and Matthew went right behind her legs so fast Kaiba almost did not see him move. Tea just smiled "Bye Kaiba" and walked away form him. This time Kaiba let, them go this time. Climbing in to the limo and any thought of Tea was gone for now, for his business was in his head instead of Tea at that time.

On the other side of the street stood Charles watching all this take place and is eyes got a enter fire as if he wanted to kill someone 'Who does she think she is, talking to that man. She knows that is not aloud to do that. I guess I will have to retrain her thinking again.' As Charles watched the two walk away, at the same time watching the limo drive away, with an evil grin on his face as he planned what he would do to Tea once he got her back.

After getting back to Yami's house, Tea was so tired that she could fall sleep on her feet, Matthew was in no better shape also. Walking up to the door, Tea felt a brush against her mind, smiling at the touch Yes, Yami it is us Tea sent to Yami on the other side of the door. Opening the door standing there, Tea could not help think 'God he is hot. But, we are friends and that is how it has always been.' "Well about time, take these." Handing Yami her shopping bags that were in her hands. Grabbing the bag "What am I a bellboy?" still taking the bags. Tea smiled "Yes" is all she said with a small laugh in her voice.

Tea got Matthew moving in to the house "Come on Matthew to bed with you." Matthew was so tired that he just nodded his head yes at that walked in to the house with not a word. After getting Matthew to bed with no fuss at all, Tea walked to the living room to talk to Yami for a bit, before she went to bed.

Yami saw Tea come back from putting Matthew to bed "Have fun shopping with Mai and Serenity?" with a smirky smile on his face. "You can stop laughing; I had a great time Yami, with both of them." Yami shook his head "Woman and shopping" Tea finished "Are one in the same." Smiling at him and sitting in a chair across from him. "Yami I thought you had to work tonight?" Yami shacking his head "No, Marik has to and Bakura will be there to bring him home after he dances, for he will stay there all night. And before you ask Yugi and Ryou are at the late movies." Looking at Tea sitting in the chair trying to hide her face at what he was saying. "We have some time to talk." With that statement, Yami watched to see what Tea would do.

Tea stood up with her hair still hiding her face "That sound like fun catching up on old time. But, I am tired and would like to get some sleep" But what gave her way was the Tea's voice did not sound tired at all. Yami did not even stand up 'I have to see if Marik and I am right' "SIT DOWN TEA!" his voice was not very loud, but hard as a control voice to make people do what they were told to do.

Tea stopped walking and started to shack at the sound of Yami's voice at her. Yami watched her 'What will she do?' Tea just stood there shacking from head to toe, but did not move 'I am sorry Tea' "Sit Tea now!" and to his surprise Tea slowly turned around and slowly walked back to the chair, but did not sit down. 'She is fighting, that is good' Then Yami looked at Tea her head was bent down, her hands clapped in front of her, shacking from head to toe as if waiting for something bad to happen.

"Tea look at me." Yami said quietly with pain now laced in his voice. Slowly Tea looked up at Yami, what he saw caused him more pain. Tea's eyes were flat as if what little life was there was gone in to hiding, so far in to her mind that Tea was just standing there like a doll. Yami slowly stood up walked slowly to Tea with tears starting to fall, as he got closer to her. 'If I touch her now, she could fall so deep there will be no getting her back.' Looking at her, for she was still shacking, but not touching her at the same time. Yami did the only thing he could think of 'I will call for her to come back.' Sitting crossed legged in front of Tea but not touching her, just with his mind Tea…Tea come back…Tea you are safe…Tea you have friends….Tea….

Yami just sat there at Tea's feet calling her back. As if water was splashed on Tea's face "Gasp", she fell right down in to Yami's waiting arms. Tea's body shacking form dry sobs that racket her body, not a single tear came from this at all. Slowly Tea's breathing slowed down, and Tea fell asleep in Yami's arms. Yami slowly picked Tea up took her to Bakura's room to sleep. Leaving her clothes on to sleep in, for he did not want to push any more than he already had. Looking down at Tea 'You have been hurt so much, time to heal is what you need Tea. I know you have a fighting spirit, we just have to help you find it again.' Yami walked out the door quietly closing the door not to wake Tea up from her sleep.