DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWE YU-GI-OH
Chapter 8
Thinking
The limo pulled up to the Gravitations, with Kaiba sitting in the back looking at the crowd. 'So many people waiting to get in and pay to get in buy drinks and see the entertainment for the night' smiling at how life was good to him at that time. The driver came around to Kaiba's side of the limo and held the door open for him to get out. On Kaiba's part, he was dress to show that he owned the club, but it looked like he could party as well as any of people standing in line to get in. Kaiba had his hair the same style he had in school even if it did go down his neck a little more, his shirt was a deep royal blue silk to show his well muscled torso, black tight fitting jeans, his trench a steel blue to go with his eyes.
Kaiba exited the limo slowly, and then came the catcalls, whistles; along with a lot of the woman standing in the line asking for his number too, or wanting give him their numbers instead. On his part, Kaiba just waved his hand at the crowd "Hope all you waiting, to get in, get a chance to enjoy the many entertainments that Gravitations have to offer you." Than turning and walking in the door of the club. Leaving the yelling crowd outside stepping in Kaiba saw Honda and Bob doing guard duty on the door, just nodding his head at them and went father in to the club. Glancing around he saw Joey and Duke manning the bar 'That is right Yami has the night off' looking at the pack club and all the people in he could not figure it out, but no matter how much he air the place out it still smelled of stale body sweat no matter what time he walked in.
Shacking his head Kaiba went to office to double-check the books, and look at the specks that the engineer could not find the mistakes on in the first place. Sitting down in his office and looking out the window that covered half his office, and hearing the music in the office too, but it muffled at the same time, seeing everyone was enjoying themselves. Opening his laptop, Kaiba started to go over the books for the club to see if he was right about the numbers 'I was right, there was 10 raise in profits from last week on the same night.' Smiling to himself of the money he had coming from the club 'When I built the place everyone thought I was nuts, and now it is a big success.' Sitting aside the that part, Kaiba pulled up the specks started to read line by line to see what the engineer could not find what was wrong.
Than almost against his will Kaiba's thought started to wonder to this morning with Mokuba growing up so fast. 'He has grown so much and changed. He is so much like me, but he still has his child like love for life' and then Kaiba smiled at this morning and the problem Mokuba was having. Out of the blue Tea and her son popped in his head as if here I am. Growling at that 'Now why would I think of her?' (Maybe for she was part of your day?) 'Yea, right like I need her to cause me problems as it is. She is trouble' (You think so?) 'I know so' (You don't know that) 'Yes I do' shacking his head to get rid of the unwelcome thoughts and went back to working on the specks.
'"Seto Kaiba is that you?" said Tea' Looking up to see if she was in the same room as him, 'What is wrong with me, like I need her bugging me all night' shacking his head and going back to his laptop. After a while '"Don't tell me you are still mad about the phone ringing in class?"' "What?" Looking around the office this time, and looking around like she was there. Growling at him, self 'This is getting old', (It is not my fault.) 'Then who's' (Your mind is doing it, I am sure not doing it) 'Yea right like you are not part of mind, I think you have your hand in it.' (DO NOT) 'Hell you don't have to yell at me, you are in my head too' (Sorry) 'Alright, but why my mind brings her back up to me?' (I don't know, do what you always do ignore it) 'Thanks' (Your welcome)
Kaiba looked that his laptop, to see where he was at, and saw that he was half done. 'Back to work' (Yea, that is the best) 'Like it bothers you if I work or not' (Hey, I am part of you and yes, you need to get back to work) 'Thanks for your help on this one' (No problem) Kaiba for his part got back to work, but listening for his mind to take over again, after a while nothing happened so he put his full mind on the laptop and the problem at hand. '"Well, I guess we will go"' 'Damn it, that is enough' (Enough of what) 'Don't get funny on me' (I am not) 'I knew it you are doing this' (I am not) 'Well how the hell you explain why I keep hearing Gardener's voice in this very office when she is not here?' (I don't know maybe because you can't stop really thinking of her) 'Yea, right me keep thinking of Gardener'
Kaiba started to think about why she was still popping up in his mind 'She did not look like her self' (You are right about that, she did look like shit) 'Shit is not the word, but like she has or is running from something' (That is something you don't need, mostly with Mokuba around) 'that is right, like I stated she is trouble and not my problem' (Then why does she keep popping in your mind?) 'Hell, you got me on that one' (I am sure that in time it will come to you) 'Thanks for your help on this problem' (It was my pleasure.)
For the rest of the night Kaiba not bothered by his thoughts, and he was able to work with no problem. However, one thing that still lingered on his mind was Tea and her son and it still confused him why he would think of her, or she keep popping in to his mind.
Yami walked back in to the living room, thinking real hard on what he just saw with Tea. 'How could she let that happen? Mine was voluntary to save the people I loved. Could it be that she was doing it to save Matthew? But, how she acted as if she was a toy, before Matthew came along.' Looking in to space at that one thought, why would she let that happen to her, and how did she keep Matthew safe in all this? Yami shacking his head 'To many questions still and not enough answers to understand what is going on with her'
Yami's thoughts turned to Matthew 'The way he acts when he can't kind her. It is almost if he had seen her hurt real bad, or something done to her that caused him to act this way too. But, then how should he act, for a 4 year old he is very smart little kid.' Thinking about what Yugi and Ryou told him the night that they kept Matthew while Tea and Bakura went to the police station, and what they had to do to find Puppy 'Now that is funny having to walk around the house to find Puppy, and then finding under the bed. Wish I could have seen that one.'
Then Yami's thoughts went back to the first night Tea was here 'She was saying something it was not her fault, and what ever caused that one memory to come out, made her powers come out too. But, then when Bakura was trying to fix her wound she nearly hit him with her power, if I had not been there.' (Then it took a lot for you to drain it down to or even to be able to tell her that she was safe) 'Her walls are good' (Yes, and stronger than even yours) 'Sure rub it in' (I was only pointing that out to you) 'Yea, I know'
(She has no were to go now, since her parents house burned down) 'I know' putting his head in his arms at that thought getting a headache at the same time. (I guess she stays here?) 'For as long as she wants I guess' (And how long before she try's to run again?) 'That is a good question' (I know) Thinking about that part 'She has been running for a while' (Yes she has and that is not good, but why would she come home in the end?) 'maybe for thinking he was in jail that she could get away from him?' (That is a good question, but if he is the one that burned down the house, then why has she not ran yet?) 'Maybe she wants to fight, and since she has her friends with her, she will stand up to him and want to be healed with her friends help?' (You might be right on that one) 'I hope so'
Looking at the room Tea was sleeping in, and hoping that she would stay and ask for help from her friends at the same time. Yami shook his head and went to his own bed to try to sleep and have better answers in the morning.
Tea woke up when she heard a door close, and looked to see where she was at.' He put me in Bakura's room again' Slowly sitting up and thinking of what had happen after she put Matthew to bed. 'How could he do that to me?' Tears slowly made their way down her face as she felt as if Yami had hurt her, betrayed her trust, but in the back of her mind, she felt him and heard him calling her back with love of a friend like a brother.
This hit her full force to her mind on what happened but did not happen. Not letting any sobs come 'For they would not do any good, for they don't heal the hurt or the pain. They only cause more' (But, you heard his plea to you after putting you in your doll stage) 'But, how could he?' (Maybe because he knew what had happened to you?) 'But, how could he do that to me? I never said anything at all' (Maybe he or someone he knows had the same thing happen to them?) 'But, who? Wait you said Yami could have had the same thing happen to him?' (Yes) Not, getting any where with her thoughts Tea got up to go in to the living room to think.
Sitting in the living room for a while, and not getting any help from her thoughts "I need some air" (What about Matthew?) 'I won't be gone long' getting up and walking out the door for some fresh air. As Tea walked about a block, it started to drizzle again. Looking up at the cloudy night, "Trying to make me feel better?" not say it to anyone but the heavens that the drizzle keeps coming down on her head.
At the same time, Kaiba went for a walk also for the club now closed for the night. Looking at the drizzle that was coming down, from the cloudy sky's of the night. 'Good at lest it will mask my walk and keep anyone from following me tonight.'
As Tea walked through the drizzling rain, just letting her mind wander her feet go where they wanted to go, at the same time not really watching where her feet taking her. All of sudden Tea looked up in seeing herself in the park. 'Well I ended up in the one place that I need when I want to think everything out.' (Guess old habits died hard) 'Yea, you are right about that one' (So why did we end up here on such a cold drank night?) 'Because I need to think coming here is the best place to do it' (That is for sure) Tea slowly rounded the park to find her favorite spot to sit and think. As she walked up to the fountain, Tea looked to see if the place was still there after all this time. There standing was the old weeping willow tree with it branches hanging down to the ground to hide behind from everyone.
Walking up to the tree her other mind kicked in (You know that no one knows you are out here? Right?) 'That is why I sit here, so no one can find me unless I want them too' sitting down on the bench under the weeping willow looking at the fountain threw the branches. Slowly Tea thoughts wandered tonight, and what Yami had done 'I don't understand why he did it still?' (Maybe for you would not tell him, and he had to find out if his guess was right?) 'But, he did not ask' (Did you give any hint that you were going to talk to him about your life?) 'No, but maybe I should talk to him' (And what will you say to him?) 'I don't know even where to start' (That is true, maybe just talk to him) 'But, I don't want to load my problems on him' (And makes you think that he won't help?)
That made Tea stop thinking all together on that thought her mind gave to her. Looking again at the fountain and for the first time seeing the bubbles that were coming out over the rim. 'Shit I need to control it, now' Slowly Tea forced the bubbles down, but did not cut them off for her mind needed an out let at that time. Out of the blue Tea saw Kaiba come walking toward the fountain, where the bubbles going from her mind.
Kaiba came walking up to the fountain, enjoying the peace and quite of the night in the drizzle rain. Stepping not totally in the path of Tea's eyes, looking at the fountain. Seeing the bubbles coming out of the water 'Some kids must of put bubbles in the water again' then he heard it "No." turning around looking for the voice, than not seeing anyone at all.
Tea seeing Kaiba all of sudden could not keep quite, throwing her hands over her mouth, closing her eyes, shutting down the power at the same time. 'Please don't let him see me' Tea prayed sitting their quite as a mouse.
Kaiba scanned the area for the sound he had heard. 'I don't see anyone, and don't…' Stopping listening a little more to the sounds around him. For the night was quite even the rain changed the sounds of the night. Slowly turning around facing the weeping willow started to walk to the tree. Tea saw Kaiba turn around face the tree she was sitting under 'No, you don't see me, you did not hear anything' but that was not the case. Kaiba was walking right toward her.
Tea froze for she knew at she could not get away in time, plus she hated to use her power unless she had to, mostly hurting someone unless there was nothing less she could do to get away. 'Maybe I should' (I wouldn't for he sure would not be happy) Tea bites her bottom lip on that thought, waiting to be discovered. Just then, the branches parted there stood Kaiba looking at Tea. 'Now this is different' Kaiba thought as he walked under the branches to, Tea sitting on the bench.
Tea lowered her eyes to the ground for she did not want Kaiba to see her troubles in them. Kaiba did not say anything, just sat down on the bench, started to look at the fountain. Tea had her head down and her hands claps in front of her; however, she was taking peeks of Kaiba sitting next to her. 'Why is he sitting here? What does he want?' (Why don't you ask him) 'Very funny' (it was a thought) 'And a bad one' Tea slowly raised her head a little to look at the fountain again.
Kaiba just sat their looking at the fountain, could see Tea peeked at him out of the corner of her eye. 'Well she did peek at me' (Talk to her) 'And say what?' (I don't know that is up to you) 'Thanks' (No problem.) Tea kept looking at the fountain trying to put the man sitting next to her out of her mind until "Gardener what are you doing out here at this hour?' Kaiba turning putting his full glaze on Tea this time. Tea swallowed but not looking at Kaiba "Thinking" was all she could get out. 'Ok, she is thinking' shrugging his shoulders at that, went back to looking at the fountain.
Tea had hope with that Kaiba would leave, but it did not work he just made him self more comfortable on the bench. 'Great he is not going to leave, now what?' (I don't know) 'Gee, you are a lot of help' (Your welcome). So, they both sat their looking at the fountain under the weeping willow tree. All of sudden Tea stood up turned to Kaiba, for in truth she did not get much thinking as soon as he sat down, and said to him in a quite voice with no emotion behind it "Thanks for the company" started to walk away from Kaiba.
'That is all she can say?' Kaiba stood up with a smile on his face 'This is going to be fun' followed Tea out from under the tree. Tea could feel Kaiba following her 'What is he doing?' After getting out of the park Tea hoped that Kaiba would go his own way, but that did not happen he followed her, no more than six steps behind her all the way back to Yami's house.
Tea could not stand it any more, with Kaiba following her. Stopping and whipping around real quick that in truth she almost ran in to Kaiba. However Kaiba was waiting for that time when Tea would turn around, watching her real close he was able to stop before she hit him. Not looking Kaiba in the face "Why are you following ?" Tea said with a little fear in her voice, but under laid with nothing else.
Kaiba looked at the woman standing in front of him, not looking him in the face "You should not be out here alone at this time of the night." Then he crossed his arms still looking at Tea.
At the same time Yami had woke up from his nap, for Marik along with Bakura got home. Yami went to Bakura's room to check on Tea, for all were worried after Yami told them what had happened earlier that night. Yami stood at the door looking at an empty bed. Bakura looked over Yami's shoulder "And she was asleep in here? Don't look like it." Yami looked over at Bakura behind him giving him a dirty look. Walking to the room Matthew was in, opening the door and seeing him asleep in his bed. Turning to Bakura, and Marik that was following behind them "Tea is not in here either."
Marik getting a loop sided smile "No, shit Sherlock!" Yami just smiled at his lover "When she needed time to think she would go for a walk. I am going to find her. You two stay here, incase she shows up, plus someone needs to be here incase Matthew wakes up." Walking to the door "Ok, Yami, we will wait you want us to tie her up when she gets back?" Bakura asked, and Marik just started to laugh at that. Shacking his head "No, just keep her here, so we can talk." Marik getting a look on his face "And, if she don't want to talk?" Yami stopped going out the door "Then we wait till she is ready." Closing the door behind him.
Walking down the street Yami was trying to figure out where Tea had gone too 'If I remember right when Tea need time to think or time to her self she would go to the park. So I guess the park it is then.' Just getting a couple of blocks away from the house, Yami got a surprise to find Tea and Kaiba standing on the sidewalk arguing with each other. Then Yami smiled, stood back to watch the fight.
Tea looked at Kaiba but still not right in the eyes "I don't need your help." Putting her hand at her side in fist. At that point, Kaiba happen to see Yami down the block, but just watching them, leaning up against a fence. 'Hump, he is not going to interfere with this. I wonder why?' "And, who said I was helping?" Tea looked down for a second, than looked up at Kaiba's chest again, "You are the one that said I should not be out here alone!" this time Tea had a little heat in her voice. Kaiba for his part did not smile but put a frown on his face "I was only making an observation." Putting some heat in his voice for good measure.
Tea's mouth fell open, but closed as fast as it had open, this time Tea looked Kaiba right in the eyes. "An observation? When did you ever do that? Everything to you is a statement." Crossing her arm also. For the first time Kaiba saw Tea's eyes, it almost knocked him off his feet from how blue her eyes were. 'Those eyes' was all he could think "And your point?" with sarcasm in his voice. Tea still looking Kaiba in the eyes, her eyes getting a small flame in them "Why, you asshole." Kaiba laughed at that "Is that best you can do cheerleader?" with a smile on his face. "Cheerleader?" Tea's voice going down low with more heat.
Kaiba just stood watching Tea. 'That is the Gardener I know' "Yea, cheerleader, what about it?" Tea's mind going full force now "Kaiba you are nothing more than a rich stuck up, asshole with his head so far up his ass, that he can't see the sun!!" Tea turned walked away from Kaiba with a smile on her face. Kaiba just shook his head, walked back home. Yami smiled and walked back home after that.