A/n: chapter ten! Sorry it took so long to get out, kinda ran out of inspiration half way through.
Jewels of Love:
Jewels of the Sun
Chapter Ten:
Ultimatum.
Yami slipped the plates containing hurriedly made sandwiches in front of Mokubah and Yugi with, his face was carefully blank but both teenagers could see that he was suffering. Tea, Rebecca and Tatiana had been gone for most of the day and they hadn't heard a peep from them since Becca phoned asking Tea to meet her at the cemetery gates.
Mokubah had phoned Seto, the elder Kaiba brother had steadfastly refused to get involve ('I warned you Mokubah…if you got caught you'd be on your own') Yugi had tried to phone Rebecca but her phone was off, same with Tatiana and Tea. Yami was now glaring at the phone, as if he could make Tea phone if he stared at it hard enough and long enough.
Yami had changed into dark blue jeans and a black vest top with a dark blue denim jacket. Yugi tried to hand Yami another sandwich but Yami just shook his head, he didn't want to eat anything until Tea was here. How could he be so stupid! He wanted Tea back here in his arms, Tatiana still on speaking terms with both of them and everything to be right again.
It couldn't have been more than five hours since Tea had left to meet Tatiana and Rebecca, but to Yami it felt like eternity. Maybe she was in trouble, maybe he should phone the police, maybe… Yami picked up the phone intending to phone the police and report Tea missing but Yugi seeing what his was about to do slapped a hand over the receiver.
"We don't know what's going on…for all we know Tea and Tatiana are having a long well needed sisterly talk. Don't make things worst brother." Yugi suggested. He looked worriedly at Yami whose hand was still on the receiver trying to lift it. Yami shot a glare at Yugi and stubbornly tried to lift the phone again.
"I'm going to phone her mobile." Yami claimed looking up pleadingly at his little brother. His magenta eyes were so distressed and guilt-ridden that Yugi slipped his hand off the phone and allowed Yami to pick it up and punch in the number he knew off by heart.
"Hi you've reached Tea Gardener, obviously I can't come to the phone right now but if you leave a message and I'll get back to you!" Tea's cheerful voice chirped through the phone. "Hey Tea its Yami, uh haven't been able to get a hold of you for a while now. Um phone me back when you get this. Bye" Yami put the phone back dejectedly.
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"Well do you?" Rebecca persisted when Tea open and closed her mouth soundlessly like a goldfish. The brunette stared at her sister and friend, Tea stood looking like she had been struck dumb until she finally gave a tiny nod. Tea then burst into tears. She collapsed to her knees shaking and sobbing uncontrollably.
"Tea? What's wrong?" Tatiana gasped as she and Rebecca hurried to where Tea was crying her heart out. Tatiana slipped her arm around her sister's waist and let Tea sob into her shoulder. Rebecca looked at them helplessly. She didn't know what to do.
Tea wiped her eyes trying and failing to stop the tears flowing out of her bright blue orbs. She gave a little hiccup but stopped sobbing, tears continued to fall silently down her cheeks though. "I'm sorry." She managed to mumble and scrubbed furiously at her eyes again. She hated it when she cried.
"Do you really love him that much Tea?" Rebecca whispered. She had never seen her friend look so devastated, not even after her mother died. Tatiana however wasn't listening, she was thinking very hard about how she felt about Yami. It was true he was very handsome and very kind. But she didn't feel the need to bawl her heart out at the thought of loosing him. When she had found her sister and Yami this morning she had been more angry than hurt.
Maybe she wasn't in love with him after all. Tatiana turned back to her sister, whose eyes were now red and swollen but dry. Her short chocolate brown bob was a mess, from what; Tatiana guessed, her sister not taking time to brush it, from it blowing in the wind when Tea was running to the cemetery and from running her hands through it. Tea nodded at Rebecca's soft question but didn't making any sound.
"Would you really give him up for me?" Tatiana asked shocked.
Rebecca threw her a disgusted glare and hissed, "Is that all you care about? Getting Yami?"
Tea nodded. She didn't think she could speak even if she wanted to. A large lump seemed to have formed in her throat making it hard for her to swallow her sobs and it also prevented her from talking but Tea was grateful for that; if she tried to talk she knew she'd end up crying again. It felt as though someone had ripped her heart into a thousand tiny pieces.
"I think you should tell him how you feel, Tea." Tatiana murmured. Tea's head snapped up and she gaped at her sister in astonishment. She started shaking her head adamantly but Tatiana just nodded. "Tea, please tell Yami how you feel about him." Tatiana tightened her arms around her sister, "I'm not in love with him. I know that now, but you are and I can see that he feels the same way. That's why I was so angry with both of you. Please tell him." Tatiana begged.
"The three of us should go to them now, we've been here for hours and they must be worried. Don't worry tea me and Ana will stay with you if you want." Rebecca promised as she and Tatiana helped the elder Gardener to her feet shakily. Rebecca gave Tatiana a small smile, after this; if it works of course she should tell Tatiana everything. The girl could be a real asset.
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Yugi sighed as he watched the phone; Yami was lying on the couch, he had finally fallen asleep from worry and sheer exhaustion. Clutched tight into his hand was he mobile, he had dropped off with it still in his hand with hopes Tea would phone him. Yugi turned his attention back to the house phone, Mokubah had had to go back to his house as Seto was leaving and wanted to say goodbye to his younger brother.
The phone suddenly rang, but it wasn't the house phone, it was Yugi's mobile. Yugi snatched it up with high hopes and excitement; the caller ID said it was Rebecca phoning and that meant good news right? "Hello? Rebecca, what happened... no Mokubah had to go see Seto, he's leaving today…yeah Yami's still here but he's asleep…he's really worried about Tea and Tatiana. He's blaming himself…okay, okay but I'm not waking him up just yet he's needs his sleep…that's great! How long till you get here...okay see you then." As there wasn't anyone there and Yami was still in a deep sleep Yugi jumped up and did a little happy dance.
Meanwhile Yami wasn't so happy. He was back on a very familiar cliff that he had come to loathe. Standing next to him wearing his trademark silver cloak and silver and blue clothes was Pegasus. His silver hair was dancing in the air and making Yami very annoyed.
"So, you haven't told her yet." It wasn't a question but a statement, delivered in a cool arrogant tone that reminded Yami too much of Seto Kaiba, oh he'd love to see these two meet!
"I fail to see how that's any business of yours!" Yami snapped back. He had spent the whole day worrying over Tatiana and her sister thinking the worst-case scenarios. He did NOT need some god pushing him around!
"It is my business if you decide to mess everything I have done to make things right!" Pegasus snarled back.
"Oh you didn't do as much as you thought you did! My brother, Mokubah and Rebecca did most of it because your little lovebird Cecelia asked them to." Yami shouted. He was fed up with this idiot taking all the credit of Yugi, Mokubah and Rebecca's hard work, though now he thought about it; it was pretty pathetic of him to be manipulated by a bunch of teenagers.
"Cecelia spoke to them? What did she say?" asked Pegasus, gone was the gloating and angry god and in his place stood a man, who knew the pain of heartbreak. Yami's own broken heart went out to him. Pegasus looked at him hopefully.
"I don't know exactly what she told them, except how they can break the spell. They then did a bit of Internet research. Your story's quite popular in Ireland." Yami told him with a sad smile as the god's shoulders drooped and a look of pure misery passed over his face.
"Cecelia, she was so upset when she discovered that I had loved her over all these years where she had aged and I stayed youthful. I just thought she was being difficult until she told me it was too late. I should have told her that I loved her from the very beginning but my pride was in the way. I am not foolish enough to claim all the guilt, after all she never told me because of her fear but I do claim most of it." Pegasus sighed sadly. "We always tried to help the Chosen Couples, but there was always something wrong, something that happened and kept us bound to this earth. Fate has a sick way of making us hurt."
Yami sighed and looked out to the sea. The waves crashed against the rocks of the cliff face and Yami thought that the blue of the sea was the same blue as Tea's eyes.
"I'm going to tell her, when I see her again, I'm going to tell her that I love her. After that I guess it's up to her really isn't it." Yami murmured.
"Aye but women are fickle creatures Yami. Sometimes they can sly and keep you dangling on. Be careful of that my friend."
Yami woke with a start to see that it was getting dark outside; Tea, Tatiana and Rebecca had been gone all day. He checked his mobile, still clenched in his fist. No missed calls, no text messages received. He sighed and looked to see where Yugi was.
Yugi was in the kitchen, he had phone for take-away pizza and was having a glass of water while he waited for it and Tea and Tatiana and Rebecca to arrive. He sipped at the clear liquid and jumped a mile when his brother appeared at the doorframe, rumpled and still looking sleepy, "anything?" Yami asked hopefully.
"Their coming back, Rebecca said there was something Tea wanted to talk to you about. I've ordered pizza; I doubt anyone will be willing to cook after today." Yugi told his brother with a secretive smile, but Yami was so tired and disoriented that he missed it.
"Where's Mokubah?" Yami asked wiping his magenta eyes tiredly. He slumped into a chair on the kitchen bar table and banged his head onto the top. Yugi winced at his brother's actions but patted him comfortingly on the head.
"Went to see off Seto, Seto's going to America today." Yugi glanced at his watch, "he left about two hours ago, and so Mokubah should be on his way back here." Yugi told him. As he poured another glass of water and handed it to Yami, who took it a greedily drank it down.
The bell rang and Yugi went to answer it, he doubted his brother could move from his spot at the kitchen bar table. Standing there with Mokubah, who had a large grin on his face, was Tatiana, who looked guilty, next her Rebecca was standing there and she also had big smile and her eyes were gleaming behind her glasses. Standing near the back was Tea who looked down right terrified.
Yugi gave them all a welcoming smile and gestured them all inside. Tea gave him a timid smile and Yugi saw the evidence of her recent crying jag, but decided not to comment on it. Yami glanced up when the others entered the kitchen but he didn't see anyone but Tea. Tea was staring at Yami and blushed a bright red.
"How about me, Mokubah, Rebecca and Tatiana go see what's taking that pizza so long?" Yugi suggested in a not too subtle voice and he and the others all trooped out of the room leaving Tea and Yami alone together. Tea blushed and Yami gave her a small awkward smile that was gone as soon as it formed.
"Uh…so I wanted to talk to you if that's okay?" Tea's voice was just above a whisper. She pushed her rumpled hair out of her eyes and she looked embarrassedly at Yami. How do you pour your heart out to the man you love? She asked herself glumly the answer: she had no idea.
Yami nodded solemnly "good, I'd like to talk to you as well. I'm glad you made up with Ana" what was the price? "I hope there's nothing in between you now." Was I between you? Yami wondered to himself. He didn't want to loose Tea but he'll tell her what he felt and leave the ball and heart in her side of the court, she could do what she wanted with either.
"Um…ijustwantedtosaythatiloveyouYami." Tea said in a great rush, her words tumbling over one another and making what she said completely incomprehensible. Yami blinked at her a few times before turning so he could see her without craning his head.
"Can you repeat that?" Yami asked confused.
Tea blushed and tried to talk slower this time with tripping over all her words. "I just wanted to say that I love you Yami. I think I've always have." She whispered tears welling up in her eyes. She will not cry. She WILL NOT cry. Damn it she was crying, silent tears tracked down her soft cheeks as she stared at Yami.
Yami got up and gently wiped away one of her tears. "Why are you crying Love?" Yami asked softly, his voice low and gentle; Tea was about to answer when something he said made her stop. Did he just call her LOVE? "I love you too Tea Gardener." Yami added when he saw her confused look.
"Yami, I have an ultimatum for you." Tea said her voice stronger and a hint of a smile in it. Yami intrigued raised a single brow and gave her a quick hard kiss on the lips and then a longer gentler kiss. When her lips were free Tea continued. "When we get married I want to have the ring made with a special diamond."
Yami smirked at her, "oh are we getting married then?" He eyes were bright with excitement and happiness. Tea grinned back and wrapped her arms tight around his neck and kissed his lips gently. "So what diamond do you want? A star diamond? A pink one?"
"Don't think you're getting out of asking me. I'm just giving you a clue to what my answer might be." Tea grinned. "And the special diamond; I already have It." At Yami's questioning look Tea hurriedly continued. "A strange man gave it to me when I went to see my mother a few days ago. He gave me a whole load and then turned them all but one into roses, the one he didn't turn into a flower he gave me."
"What did this man look like?" Yami asked but he already had a good idea. So maybe this is what Pegasus meant by all his work. Stuck-up, arrogant, annoying little silver-haired pinhead.
"Well he had silver hair but looked really young…" Bingo. Tea went on to describe Pegasus right down to his stupid silver cape. Yami tried not to smile, although he wasn't feeling very kindly to the wind god he was thankful to have Tea back.
"Okay then, Tea Gardener will you marry me?" Yami asked softly, Tea gave an eager nod and Yami gave her a soft romantic kiss on her lips. He was about to sink in when they heard a loud cheer from behind the kitchen door. Opening the door, they found Yugi, Rebecca, Mokubah and Tatiana all crowded behind it; they had been listening intently on what was being said between Yami and Tea. "So much for privacy" Yami muttered.
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A/N: so there's part one done, I'm currently writing Part Two JOL: Tears of the Moon, Joey's story, the prologues out now.