Tea gently applied the light blush to the magicians cheeks with a smile. Sitting in a dazzling blue and pink dress, GM smiled giddily in the mirror as the human beautician carefully put eye shadow on GM's eyelids. Tea choose green, to match the magician's eyes, and then finished with pink lipstick. Rek's house had everything from antiques to the most modern appliance possible, from 18th century clothing to the shortest mini dress one could find in the 21st century, and as the house seemed to continue on so did every room filled with everything possible, and filled with anything possible. Duel Monsters had sprung to life and walked the halls of the Saew's mansion, and finding a room full of beautiful gowns thanks to a huge stone monster Tea had returned to GM's side to finish the final touches on the giddy magician girl. Tea helped GM stand up carefully, and admired her work as her masterpiece admired herself in the mirror. Thanks to a Stone Warrior, Tea had found the most exquisite blue and pink swirled gown with glitter enhancing the magic of the dress. GM was also wearing elbow length white gloves and around her neck resided a miniature version of the magician's wand. MG grinned as she turned to face Tea.
"It's wonderful! How did you ever arrange this?" MG smiled. Tea smiled and drifted back to an hour before. After finding The Dark Magician, DM, in the attic practicing levitation while creating and throwing fire, ice, and toads at the same time she had managed to get him down to floor level while she demanded he go on a blind date with a wonderful friend of his. He wasn't smart enough to figure out who though, he went from an Ice Princess to The Pauperess and completely skipped MG his right hand girl. Things that seem the easiest to everyone, hardly end up that way. Just like on TV, you know when two people should kiss, but they never do.
MG and DM were exactly like that.
So after finding a side room and having a few of the Duel Monster Magicians set it up for a romantic dinner, even they could tell the two Dark Magicians were meant to be, DM and MG were led in from two different directions and set at the table with a smile.
"You?" DM had said surprised, and MG had just looked down and blushed. "You, um, you look nice." He tried, and MG smiled.
"Thanks." MG smiled, looking at DM shyly. Tea snapped her fingers, and thanks to a few spell cards dinner suddenly appeared in front of the two mages.
"Aw, I never thought this day would come." A young fire magician behind her sighed in contentment.
"Took long enough." Another grumbled. A fairy monster flitted toward the human with a cherubic smile.
"Thank you, Miss Tea, we've been trying to set them up since Egypt, but our DM is a little thick headed." The fairy gave a smile and waved her hands, creating a necklace that suddenly appeared around Tea's neck. "Here is a gift, young one, in case of great dire, use this jewel and the trouble won't seem as big as it once was." With another cherubic smile, the fairy drifted away, leaving Tea fingering the necklace confused. It was a red ruby, held in a star mounting. The red star glittered in the light and with a shrug she let it fall back against her skin. The date seemed to be going well, and with a knowing smirk Tea headed to find Rek or Wen. The duo were standing in a library, having it out in their native tongue. Not understanding a word they were saying, Tea knocked on the oak door startling the two out of their argument.
"Ah, Tea, can we help you?" Wen asked politely.
"Just wondering what I can do."
"There is nothing, not until Father can come up with a plan." Rek replied.
"Why can't we just let Noah get us, and once there go and beat him?" Tea sighed.
"Tea, really. Does Yugi usually just let the bad guy get him and then cream them then?" Wen asked with an arched brow.
"Um, no?"
"Then why rush this? That is not the order of things."
"But, we gotta! All my friends have been captured, my parents have been Taken already, and if Mrs. Rowlings isn't in school then there's no way for me to get an A on my science paper."
"Patience, Tea, you find patience when you live as long as we do. It is better this way, you must trust us." Rek smiled.
"Why can't we rush this!" Tea wanted to scream. No one was willing to go out on a limb to save everyone! Not even the Guardians of Duel Monsters, and one of their own was Taken too! Tea was pretty sure she was going to be fighting Noah on her own, and she was close to the point of walking out the door, getting out of the Saew home, and getting Taken herself.
She wondered how Yugi did it all the time.
"Tea, we set up a room for you. Would you like to see it?" Rek asked, grinning and trying to pull the Domino girl out of the library.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Tea laughed, and after practically running after Rek found herself outside a door with a pretty red trim and a clean white door. A shiny silver knob gleamed in the light, and one black flower had been painted on the top of the red door frame. "Is this my room?" Rek nodded and turned the handle revealing a beautiful room full of red, sliver, and white hues. A huge red king bed dominated the middle of the room, while the white walls were decorated by silver swirls with red lines separating each corner of the room from the next. A red dresser resided by the west wall with a red mirrored frame of a mirror above it, and a closet was closed on the east wall. A sliver lamp stood beside the bed, and a red writing desk took up residence by the north wall. "How cute!" Tea cheered, and went in. a huge window giving the perfect view of the front yard stood quietly above the desk, and Tea went to stare out. The moon was staring calmly down at her, and she simply smiled in response.
"There are clothes in the closet, pajamas in the dresser, and plenty of paper in case you want to write in the desk. Chao for now." And with that Rek was walking away. Heading toward the dresser Tea pulled out a beautiful silk nightgown a delicious creamy color with a pretty black lace decorating all the edges, the hem, the sleeve ends, and the edges above her breasts. The red ruby star still glittered on her neck, and Tea went to remove it. Looking at herself in the mirror, Tea could see the black rings underneath her eyes, and knew this whole Taken business was wearing her out. Looking for a clasp, Tea found none. She twirled the gold chain the ruby resided upon around, but there was no way to unlock it or take it off.
"Great, looks like we're stuck together for now." She sighed, letting it bump back against her skin. She slipped into the bed, and fell into an uneasy sleep.