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Summary: Five years have passed since Atem and Tea got married and had their twins Yuka and Kimika, but there is a woman who is infatuated of Atem and is doing everything in her power to take Tea's place in his life and his heart. Will she succeed?
Chapter 4
The weekend flew by in a flash and before they knew it, Atem and Tea along with the kids packed up their bags to drive home. Atem was now putting the last of the bags inside the car and closed the trunk. Going back inside the house, he saw Yuki playing with his Nintendo DS and Kimika playing with her dolls. He noticed that Tea wasn't around and he knew that she's not upstairs because that's where he just came from. So turning to his two precious twins, he asked if they seen her.
"Kids, have you seen Mommy anywhere?" he asked. They both looked up when they heard their father talking to them.
"She's outside on the beach and said that she wanted to have a few more minutes before we had to leave." Yuki said. Atem walked over and patted both of them on top of their heads bringing out little laughs. Atem chuckled and stooped down in front of them.
"Thanks for letting me know, I'm going to go out and get her then all of us can get ready to go home, okay?" he said.
"Okay Daddy." they said. Standing back up, Atem walked over to the patio door, walking outside and going down the stairs reaching the bottom. Automatically, he found Tea sitting on the sand. The water was moving in and out since the tide was coming in and Atem was watching Tea scooping up sand letting it fall out through her fingers. He also saw the way the expression on her face was. She looked okay, but to the trained eye like himself, he could see a glint of sadness bearing in her eyes. Atem, not liking how Tea was depressed, walked over and sat down next to her.
"Hey, we're just about to leave. Bags are packed up in the car already." he said. Tea nodded while she was still playing with the sand. Atem was concerned as to why she was so quiet and he lifted his hand to turn her head and look at him.
"Is something wrong?" he asked. Tea shook her head and smiled.
"No, not at all. I just don't want to leave, but I know we have to get back home. Just thought I spend a few more minutes out here before all of us had to go. Look, I found some sea shells that washed up on the shore. Aren't they beautiful?" Tea handed Atem some sparkling sea shells. Some of them were round, others were cone shaped and some of them were even shaped like stars. Atem picked up a round metallic blue one and it shined like a gem when angled in the sun.
"Yes, they are beautiful. I've never seen sea shells like these before, they must have came from the far end of the beach." he said while picking a glittery pink cone shaped one.
"Yeah, I was going to make necklaces out of them and give one to the kids. That one you're holding will be perfect for Kimika, since she loves pink and because it reminds me of her bubbly personality." Tea said smiling and picking up another cone shaped sea shell, but this one was orange with a mix of purple on the sides.
"This one reminds me of Yuki, he's got that fiery fighter spirit that he picks up from you, but there's still a time where he gets a little afraid. Whether it's from a bad dream or his fear of snakes. Though he never shows it, he keeps a brave face." she said. Atem also smiled when he saw how right Tea was at describing Yuki and Kimika's personality. Tea picked up a dark blue round shaped shell with a white glittering circle on the center.
"This one reminds me of you, on the outside you're the big corporate millionaire business man that everyone sees you as, but on the inside, you're the warm, compassionate loving man that only your family sees you as." she said. Looking down at the pile of sea shells again, Atem noticed a very special on in the bunch. So picking it up, he held it out for Tea to look at. The shell was round like the dark blue one, but this was a crimson color that had a golden colored teardrop shape on the back.
"Well, I think this beautiful shell reminds me of you. It's rare and one of a kind, just like you are to me. There's no other woman in this world that makes me happy the way you do, it's like finding a glimmer of light in a haze of darkness. He said. Tea could feel tears forming and she laid her head on Atem's shoulder while intertwining her hand with his. Atem smiled at this and looked down at her, but looking at her closely, he could see the same glint of sadness and was now deeply worried about her.
"Tea, are you sure there's nothing wrong?" he asked. Tea nodded without taking her eyes off the ocean.
"Yeah, I'm sure. Just doing some reminiscing, that's all." she said quietly. Atem just kept his eyes on her wondering what was on Tea's mind that would make her have a far away glance. It was like she was aware of her surroundings and everything, but at the same time, she wasn't. Like whatever she was thinking about, she was more into that than the world around her. Tea turned to Atem finding him still gazing at her and she put on a smile thinking it would fool him, but knowing her husband, it was going to take much more to fool him. So gathering up the shells and putting them in a small bag, she grabbed his hand making him stand up from the sand.
"C'mon, we should get going." she said. Atem slowly nodded seeing that something was still bothering Tea, but whatever it was he was sure that she would tell him. Walking back into the house while having his arm around her shoulders, he thought of an idea.
"You know, we don't have to go home right now so why don't you, me and the kids spend the day out at the ranch." he suggested. Tea wrapped her arm around his waist leaning on his shoulder and nodded.
"That sounds like a fantastic idea." she said. So going inside the house, they found Yuki and Kimika the same way Atem seen them before he went outside. Coming around to sit next to them with Atem next to Yuki and Tea next to Kimika.
"Hey guys, how do you two feel about going out to the ranch today?" asked Atem. Both Yuki and Kimika gave out gasps of excitement and started talking at the same time where Atem and Tea were having trouble figuring out who said what.
"I'll take that as a yes that you want to go, right?" Atem said while laughing. Both of them pounced on Atem telling him just how excited they were about going out to see the horses and also seeing their Uncle Yugi and their best pals Joey and Tristan. Tea smiled at the scene of her family, but she was still feeling a little down so not wanting to spoil the moment with her mood, she kept smiling hoping that none of them would notice that it was a cover up.
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The ride out to the ranch consisted of Yuki and Kimika's laughs and their talks about what they were going to do first when they get there. Atem would join in on their conversation when one of them would ask him a question. He looked over to Tea noticing how quiet she was during the whole car ride and she still had that same look from earlier when he found her sitting on the beach. Atem was now 100 percent worried about Tea and he made a mental note to talk to her later on when the kids weren't around. Pulling up to the ranch, Yuki and Kimika both opened their doors and ran to the stables where they knew that Yugi, Joey and Tristan would be. Atem and Tea followed them inside and found Joey and Tristan fighting over who was going to be the one cleaning up the stables.
"It's your turn to clean them Joey, I did it yesterday!" Tristan said pushing the shovel to Joey.
"No, it's your turn I cleaned them last night!" he said pushing the shovel back to Tristan.
"JOEY! TRISTAN!" Joey and Tristan turned just in time to see Yuki and Kimika running up to them, so forgetting about their fight, Joey caught Yuki and Tristan caught Kimika.
"Hey guys, how you doing?" said Tristan.
"Fine, we came to spend the day here." Yuki said.
"Can we see the horsies?" Kimika asked in a cute, innocent voice that just made Joey and Tristan awe at her cuteness.
"Oh, sure you can kiddo. First we have to clean them up, so after Joey gets finished with them, you can look at the horses all you want." Tristan said. Joey growled and gently placed Yuki back down turning to Tristan.
"I told you that it's your turn to clean them, ya jerk!" he said. Tristan placed Kimika back down and turned to Joey.
"And I told you that I already cleaned them yesterday ya douche bag!" he said.
"Pencil point head!" Joey yelled.
"Thumb Sucker!" Tristan yelled.
"That's it!" Joey then started wrestling with Tristan putting him in a head lock and then Tristan managed to break free and grabbed Joey's arm twisting it behind his back making Joey yell out.
"Say uncle!" Tristan said. Joey glared back.
"Never!" Breaking out from Tristan's grip, they wrestled some more with Yuki and Kimika looking at them wondering who was going to win. They turned around when they saw Atem and Tea coming inside with Yugi walking along with them. So forgetting about the fight that was going on, both of them ran over to Yugi with happy smiles.
"UNCLE YUGI!!" they yelled. Yugi smiled when his niece and nephew ran over to him and greeted him with a hug.
"Hey guys, so what's going on with my favorite niece and nephew?" he asked. Yuki and Kimika both laughed.
"Uncle Yugi, we're you're only niece and nephew." Yuki said. Yugi also gave out a laugh giving them both a big hug.
"You are absolutely right, you guys are very smart." Hearing both Joey and Tristan's voices, Yugi, Atem and Tea looked over seeing them still wrestling each other. Both of them were just so determined on making the other do the cleaning. Tea, still looking a little blue, walked over to Joey and Tristan which made them stop their fighting after hearing her voice.
"Hey guys, why don't I just clean the stables? It'll give me something to do." she said. Joey and Tristan turned to each other with Tristan having Joey in a headlock again and Joey having a hold of Tristan's hair. Then they looked back at Tea making sure this is what she wanted.
"Uh, you sure Tea?" Joey asked. Tea nodded.
"I am, I don't mind really." she said. They were hesitant at first not knowing what to say and they looked at Atem wondering what he would say. Atem came over and he placed his hand on Tea's shoulder making her look at him.
"Honey, is this what you really want to do? Cleaning the stables is alot of work for one person to do. Why don't I help you?" he offered. Tea gave him a smile and shook her head.
"It's okay, I want to do this. Plus I want some alone time with Angel and the other horses. I'll be fine, really." she said. Atem wasn't convinced, but he gave in to her wishes and everyone walked out leaving Tea by herself. When she was alone, Tea walked over to the equipment and started working on the stables. Reaching over to Angel, she gave her a light rub and offered her a carrot to munch on. Going inside Angel's stable, Tea started cleaning but not without feeling tears running down her eyes. She noticed them, but since she was by herself, she didn't make an attempt to wipe them away. What was the point if they were just going to keep coming anyway?
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About an hour has passed since Atem, Yugi, Joey, Tristan Yuki and Kimika went inside the house after leaving Tea out in the stables. Atem was still worried about her and from where he was standing by the window, he could see a glimpse of her cleaning out Bronco's stable. Giving a sigh, he went over to sit next to Yugi leaning his arms on his legs slouching over.
"So is there something wrong with Tea? She seems a little upset to me." Yugi said.
"I don't know, but I do know that something is on her mind. I asked her if there was something bothering her, but she keeps giving me these fake smiles saying that she's fine and not to worry. She tells me she's okay, but I can't just leave it alone. Hopefully she'll tell me what's going on with her." he said.
"She will, whatever is on her mind, I'm sure she'll tell you." said Tristan. Atem nodded.
"Yeah, I hope you're right. I just can't stand seeing her like this." Yuki looked up from the TV when he heard his dad saying something was wrong with his mom and was automatically concerned as well.
"Dad, is Mommy okay?" he asked. Atem looked down at his son giving him a fatherly smile and patting the top of his head.
"Don't you worry son, if there is something bothering Mommy, then I'm going to find out." he said. Yuki smiled back then turned back to watch the TV again, but the show that he and Kimika were watching was cut off because of a important news bulletin. Atem, Joey, Tristan and Yugi turned their attention to what the reporter had to say.
"This is Shizuru Fujiama with breaking news from downtown City Hall. I have just been told that the famous C.E.O. Seto Kaiba has arrived back to Domino City where he will be launching the new location of his company Kaiba Corp."
"Oh you got to be kidding me, you mean to tell me that jerk is back!" Joey exclaimed. Tea took this time to come inside the house to get something and was watching the news from where she was standing at the door. Atem was surprised at first, but then he let out a smirk. Seto Kaiba was his rival in everything when they were growing up. They had the same interest, the same goals and it seemed like they had to compete in every single thing.
"Seto Kaiba will be announcing the launch of his company within a week, but this question is on everyone's mind. What will this new launch mean for Atem Mutou and his company Mutou Inc.? Will rivalry clash between these two companies as it has done in the past and what of the other surroundings corporations? We will have more of this story tonight at nine, this Shizuru Fujiama signing out." she said. Yugi, Joey and Tristan looked at Atem wondering what he was thinking, but they were surprised to see that he was still holding his smirk; like he didn't even hear the news of Kaiba's comeback.
"Aren't you the least bit worried Atem?" asked Yugi. Atem chuckled.
"Why should I be? So Kaiba's coming back to re-launch his company, nothing to get worried about." he said. Yuki stood up from his seat and made a determined face agreeing with his father.
"My Dad's the greatest, there's no one who can beat him. That guy has no chance against him, right Dad?" he asked. Kimika stood up bearing the same expression as her brother.
"He's the best boss in the world, aren't you Daddy?" she asked. Atem chuckled at the way his children was praising him and made his heart fill with joy knowing that they were proud of him just like he's proud of them.
"You're absolutely right kids." he said with a smile. So giving out laughs, Yuki and Kimika both ran into Atem's arms and hugged him. Tea was still standing at the door none of them noticing her presence since she came inside. She smiled softly at her family while getting the item she came for and quietly went back out the door not noticing that Atem saw her leaving out. Placing the twins down, he turned to the guys for a favor.
"Could you guys watch Yuki and Kimika for me, I have to leave out so I can talk to Tea. Maybe now she'll tell me what's bothering her." he said. Yugi, Joey and Tristan all nodded.
"Yeah, you go on ahead, they'll be fine with us." said Yugi. Atem nodded also and then walked out to the horses' stables.
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Tea was now finishing up cleaning all of the horses inside the stables. Letting out a tired sigh, she put away everything she was using and leaned on Angel's gate. She then gave Angel a soothing rub making her let out a grunt of approval as she was eating. As if sensing some distress from her rider, Angel looked at Tea and then gave her an affectionate nuzzle.
"Seems like you can tell what I'm feeling, huh girl? I'm sorry if I'm not as cheerful as I should be, just been feeling a little down today." she said while continuing to pet Angel. Tea turned around when she heard someone coming inside and saw that it was Atem walking over to her.
"Hey, you did a great job on the horses, I wished I could have helped you." he said walking over to Bronco eating.
"Thanks, I just felt like doing this alone though." she said as she took the brush from behind her and started brushing Angel's mane. Atem watched Tea again seeing she was still depressed. So he opened Bronco's stable gate and led him outside. Walking over to Angel's gate, he unlocked and pulled her out as well making Tea look at him waiting for and explanation. Atem turned to her smiling.
"Let's take the horses out and ride down by the lake, just the two of us." he said.
"Honey, we can't just leave. What about the kids?" she asked. Atem chuckled and placed his hands around her waist.
"Yuki and Kimika are fine, Yugi, Joey and Tristan are watching them and we're not going to be long. C'mon, what do you say?" he asked and when she was debating on whether to go or not, Atem gave his famous pout that he knew she couldn't say no to. So giving a sigh and a smile she looked up to him.
"Okay, let's go riding cowboy." she said. So sattling up Angel and Bronco, Atem and Tea hopped up on to them and made their way out to the secluded lake.
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Arriving to the lake, Atem and Tea got down from the horses and let them go off near the water. Tea stood in her spot watching the sun sparkling on the lake like tiny little magical stars were dancing upon it. She loved coming out here with Atem, it was like they created their own world with just the two of them existing. Tea felt Atem coming up behind her and wrapping his arms around her and leaning on her shoulder watching the lake also.
"Are you mad with me?" he asked. Tea gasped and turned around in his arms.
"No, why would you ask me that?"
"It's just that...you been so distant from me today. I wanted to know if there was something that I did." he said. Tea placed her hands on Atem face and pulled him down so that his lips connected with hers kissing him with such intensity. Slowly as she could, Tea pulled back savoring the moment with Atem.
"I'm sorry if it seems like I'm distant from you, but there was nothing you did that would make me angry with you. I didn't want to tell you because I know that you've been so busy these past few weeks and tomorrow you're going back to work so I just kept it to myself." she said.
"Tea, whatever it is that you or the kids are going through, it would come before anything else in my life. So just tell me what's bothering you." he said. Tea closed her eyes feeling tears rising up again, but when she felt Atem placing his hand on her cheek, she leaned into his touch. Opening her eyes back, her tears came flowing out of her eyes and Atem pulled her into his arms calming her down.
"Tell me what's wrong. Why are you upset?" he asked.
"Tomorrow is my parents' death anniversary." she said quietly. Atem eyes widened when he realized that it was indeed that time again. It would be around the same time every year since he had been married to Tea that she would start to feel this way.
"Oh Tea, why didn't you just tell me instead of keeping all of this bottled up in you?" he asked. Tea sniffled and pulled back to wipe her eyes.
"Like I said, you were working so hard, coming home so tired and now you're dealing with this Seto Kaiba person coming back into town. I just didn't want to add on more on to you." she said.
"You're my wife, it doesn't matter if I'm dealing with the company or some old rival has come back and wants to claim a number one spot, all of that means nothing to me when I see you upset. I'm just glad I know what's going on with you now." he said. Tea took Atem's hand and lead him over so that they could sit under the tree. Sitting here made them think of the first time they came out here together and the great times they had here. Tea was sitting in between Atem's legs leaning back into his chest.
"I wish both of our parents were still alive, Yuki and Kimika would have loved my mom and dad." she said.
"My parents would spoil them rotten, they would have loved you too. You would have been the daughter they never had." he said. Tea smiled and turned her face so that she was nuzzling his neck.
"I love them anyway, even though I never met your parents, I feel like they're apart of me too." Atem lifted her chin giving her one of his most heartfelt kisses. Sighing into him embrace and the kiss, Tea slightly turned to wrap her arms around his neck deepening the kiss. Breaking the kiss when they were running out of air, Atem and Tea kept their arms around each other placing their foreheads together.
"I'm going to their graves tomorrow and I was going to take the kids with me." she said. Atem nodded.
"Okay, I wish I could go with you." he said.
"I know honey, I understand that you have the company to run. They kids and I will just be out at the grave site for an hour and we'll be heading back home."
"I just wish I had remembered sooner, makes me feel terrible that I didn't." Tea kissed his cheek affectionately.
"Atem, I didn't expect you to remember. It's okay, really." Atem kissed her lips again and pulled back keeping her so close to him as if he was afraid that if he let go of her even an inch, that he would lose her forever.
"How did I get to be so lucky to have a wife as forgiving and understanding as you?" Tea giggled.
"The same reason that I'm lucky to have a husband as loving and compassionate as you." They decided to sit for the rest of the afternoon until the sun was beginning to disappear and the stars were about to show in the evening the sky.
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Riding the horses back to the stables, Atem and Tea found Yuki and Kimika inside each of them brushing a horse and feeding one. Putting Angel and Bronco back into their stables and feeding them, they walked over to their twins.
"Mommy, Daddy you guys are back." Yuki said giving Atem a hug. Kimika ran over to Tea and hugging her too.
"Mommy, are you still sad?" she asked. Tea looked down and smiled shaking her head while giving kissing the top of her head.
"I was sweetie, but I'm a little better now. Daddy and I had a long talk so he made me feel much more happier again." Yuki looked at Atem with a happy grin.
"You did it Dad, I knew you could find out why Mommy was sad." Atem and Tea laughed and she leaned over to kiss Yuki's head too.
"Oh my precious ones, I didn't mean to make you so worried. It just sometimes grown-ups get sad just like kids get sad sometimes, but no matter how much sadness you feel, there's always something or someone that would take all of the sadness away making us feel happy again." she explained to them.
"Like the time I fell down on my knee and I started crying, but then Daddy put a band-aid on it and made it better?" asked Kimika. Tea nodded.
"Yup, just like that." she said while looking at Atem so lovingly seeing him looking at her the same way. Atem then turned to Yuki and Kimika.
"Okay kids, it's time to go home now. So let's get your things together and hop into the car." he said. They both gave out groans.
"Aw, can't we just stay for a little longer?" asked Yuki.
"We'll come back next weekend, okay? Right now we have to go because Daddy has to get ready for work tomorrow and I know two little kids who have to get ready for bed." Tea said.
"Oh okay." Yuki and Kimika said. So going inside, they gathered the things they took inside and got into the car when the doors were unlocked. After they said goodbye to Yugi, Joey and Tristan, Atem and Tea got inside the car as well and drove back to the city.
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The ride back home was quiet, but it was much more different that the ride out to the ranch. Tea and Atem would glance at each other with heart warming smiles and Yuki and Kimika were in the back seats sleeping peacefully. Coming up into the driveway, Atem and Tea got out each taking one of the kids to carry inside. When they were taken upstairs, Atem went back out to take the luggage out the car and bringing it inside. Tucking the twins in bed, Tea came out and helped Atem to take them upstairs. Unpacking everything and showering, Atem and Tea were relieved to finally hit their heads on the pillows sighing in comfort. Lifting Tea's hand, Atem kissed it and without letting go, he wrapped his arm around her which made Tea bring his hand to her chest.
"You going to be alright tomorrow?" he asked. Tea nodded turning around a little to look at him.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. The kids will be with me so we'll be okay." she said.
"I'm going to try and leave early so I can come and meet you. I can't make any promises though." he said.
"I know, I don't expect you to, but it would be nice if you could come." Giving one more kiss, Atem and Tea both closed their eyes and drifted off to sleep.
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The morning was very peaceful when Atem, Tea and the kids all woke up, ate breakfast and were on their way out. Tea thought it would be nice to take Yuki and Kimika to the park for a few hours before she went to the flower shop to buy some flowers for her parents. Tea smiled as she heard the happy laughs from her children, watching how they enjoyed themselves and making new friends. Looking down at her watch, Tea noticed how late it was getting and she called Yuki and Kimika.
"Kids, c'mon it's time to go." she said. Looking up when they heard their mother, Yuki and Kimika both ran over to her and taking one of her hands.
"Did you guys have fun?" she asked.
"Yeah, my new friend and I were seeing how many tricks we could do while going down the slide." Yuki said.
"I was having fun on the swings with that girl over there. She's very nice Mommy and she likes to play with dollies too." Kimika said. Tea giggled.
"Well, I'm glad you had a great time. Right now we're going to the flower shop to get some flowers."
"You mean for Grandma and Grandpa's graves?" Yuki asked. Tea looked down at her son and nodded.
"That's right sweetie, I'm hoping Daddy can meet us later." she said. Going inside the flower shop, Tea went up the clerk and asked her for some roses and daisies. While she was waiting, Tea didn't expect to run into someone who just now came into the store until she heard her name.
"Well if it isn't Tea, it's so nice to see you." She turned around and inwardly growled at none other than Vivian behind her. Trying to ignore her, she went over to make sure that her kids were alright, but Tea still heard Vivian's footsteps behind her.
"Aren't you going to greet me? I think we haven't really gotten acquainted the last time we met." Vivian said in a snobby voice. Tea turned to glare at her.
"Look, I don't have time to deal with you, okay? Also I know that Atem will be furious if he knew you were near his wife and children." Vivian gave out a laugh.
"Oh Atem, he was always such a kidder. You know, he and I would always have a blast when we were together. It was such a magical feeling, I'm guessing that he's talked about me by now to you." she said pulling out her compact mirror from her purse and checking her make-up. Tea was glaring so hard to her you think that Vivian would blow up on the spot.
"Yes as a matter of fact he has talked about you, but none of them were great comments." she said. Yuki and Kimika were also glaring at Vivian as well, but Yuki had the same glare his father has when he's angry.
"Oh, when is Atem going to let bygones be bygones. It was such a long time ago, you think he would forget this whole misunderstanding." she said. Tea couldn't believe what was coming out of her mouth.
"You expect Atem to just forget about what you did to him? You betrayed him and it hurt him where he grew cold and hardly ever trusted anyone except his close friends and family."
"Atem and I have history together and no matter what happened back then, that's never going to change. Especially now you're married to him and have his children." Tea then slowly walked closer to Vivian until she was standing in front of with an intimidating glare.
"So what's that suppose to mean? Are you saying that you can just come into our lives and turn everything the way you want it to? Well let me tell you something you gold digging hussy, if you so much as hurt me, my kids or my husband, I promise you I will make you wish you never lay eyes on me. Now excuse me because I have somewhere I need to be right now." Tea said in a cold, threatening voice. Going to the counter, she paid for her flowers with Yuki and Kimika following behind her, but Yuki turned around to Vivian before he left out.
"Stay away from my Mommy and Daddy or you'll pay." he said with a glare and then hurried to catch up with his mother and sister. Vivian stood where she was standing as she pulled out her phone making a call.
"Yeah it's me, follow her and when she's alone make your move. There are small kids with her, but they don't matter to me. Let them watch while their mother is being tortured then take them out as well." Hanging up the phone, she walked out the flower shop to make a visit to a certain C.E.O.
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Atem was at his desk tired from answering phone calls and scheduling meetings all day. It was the same as everyday, but now that Seto Kaiba was back, it was much more busier now. Looking up when he head his door open, Katie was coming inside with another file which meant he had to sign another form.
"Please no more forms, I feel like my hand is going to fall off." he said. Katie laughed at her boss's sense of humor.
"Don't worry, this is the last one of the day, I promise. Looks like we're going to be leaving early just like you said we were. Everything's all done, well except for one little, teeny, tiny form you have to sign." she said pushing it in front of him. Atem playfully lifted his arm making like it was weak from strain.
"Oh..my arm...I don't know...if I can...lift it anymore." he said aiming for the pen on his desk.
"C'mon boss, you can do it. What have I been training you for, huh? Let's go, let's go you're almost there, pick up that pen and show it who's boss!" Katie said in a coaching voice. Atem finally picked it up and signed his name on the form after reading it. So once his signature was on the paper, he threw the pen back down hearing it clank on the desk and sighed in relief sitting back in his chair.
"Now see that wasn't so bad. All you had to do was write your first and last name, nothing hard about that." Katie said. Atem chuckled and stood up from his seat so he could start leaving.
"Okay, now I'm going to get ready to head on out. I'm suppose to me-" Atem was cut off when he looked up at the door and glared seeing the person coming in. Katie was confused at first, but when she turned around, she had to glare as well because it was Vivian who happened to walk in.
"Hello Atem, thought I drop by to see you. Oh Katie, what a surprise." she said snobbishly.
"What they hell are you doing here in my office, in fact how the hell are you doing in my company period?" Atem asked in a voice full of hate for the woman standing at his door. Vivian walked around Atem's office like she owned the place.
"Oh, I just wanted to see you and those security guards down at the entrance are so sweet. Did you know that they're my biggest fans? Guess it pays to be the top actress that everyone knows, doesn't it?" she said. Atem growled and clenched his fist.
"I'm going to have to hire new security, not to mention get some guard dogs that'll attack when they smell your cheap perfume." he said. Katie raised her hand to comment on that.
"I'll get on that right away boss." she said not taking her glare off of Vivian. Vivian started laughing and clutching her stomach.
"Oh you two are such goof balls, just the way I remembered. So Katie, how is your family?" she asked.
"You have no right to ask about me or my family you gold digging slut!" she said.
"Such harsh words coming from some poor secretary, don't you have some phone calls to take? I have to talk to Atem alone." Vivian said and she crossed the line when she said that to Katie.
"YOU BITCH!!" she yelled and was about to punch her lights out had it not been for Atem holding her back.
"Katie, calm down. She's not worth it and as much as I want you to beat her down, I don't want to have to lose my best secretary." he said. Katie took a few deep breaths and calmed down. So walking out to get her things together, she looked back at Vivian again.
"You better hope I don't see you outside because if I do, you're going to need plastic surgery done to your face for the rest of your life. Boss, if you need me to escort her out, just give me a buzz and I'll be more than happy to take out the trash." Katie said. Vivian scoffed and leaned against Atem's desk, but she kicked in her acting skills and started forming fake tears.
"Why is it that everyone is threatening me today? First Tea, then your son and now Katie. I just want to be friends with them and they just treat me like I'm some kind of terrible person." she said.
"That's because you are and didn't I tell you to stay away from my wife and kids?" he said about to hurt Vivian himself.
"I just saw her in the flower shop and thought I should go up and get to know her." she said.
"I don't care! There's no need for you to do that because you're not going to be anywhere near me or my family. So quit this nonsense and this fake acting of yours, go back to where you came from and out of my life!" Atem yelled. Vivian was quiet and she walked over to Atem placing her hands on his chest.
"Is that really what you want Atem? You can't honestly tell me that you didn't miss me after all those years. I made dinner reservations for us tonight, come with me and you can remember why we were together in the first place." Atem slowly lifted both of his hands and placed them on top of Vivian's. She smirked at how her charm on him still worked, but her eyes widened when he threw her hands off of him causing her to lose her balance a little.
"It'll be a waste of time, plus I wouldn't want to go anywhere with you remembering anything we had. All it's going to do is make me think that our whole relationship was based on lies and betrayal." he said while going to his desk getting his things. Once he had everything, he prepared to walk out and stopped when he felt something he never wanted to feel again; it was the same sharp pain he would feel in his chest when he knew Tea was in danger and it made him terrified. So taking a few deep breaths, he started to rush out the office, but was stopped again by Vivian pulling his arm.
"Are you alright? Why don't you stay here so I can take care of you?" Atem ripped his arm from her grip.
"Get you hands off of me! My wife and my children could be in trouble right now and all you care about is yourself!" he yelled. Grabbing her arm making her wince in pain, Atem dragged Vivian out of the office and saw Katie getting ready to leave as well.
"Katie, you mind taking out this filth? I have to go now." he said in an urgent voice. Katie let out and evil chuckle and punched her hand.
"It would be my pleasure boss, you go on ahead." she said. Atem left out and ignored the pleas of help from Vivian as she was about to be tortured by Katie and rushed out to his car to find his family.
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Tea, Yuki and Kimika were on their way to the cemetery to place flowers on Tea's parents' graves. Coming inside, Tea led the kids through the many tombstones there. Each of them clutching on the bottom of her knee length skirt as they looked around feeling a little afraid. Finally, they stopped when Tea stood in front of the two graves she was looking for. Stooping down, Tea placed the roses and the daisies on each one of her parents' grave and she closed her eyes going into a praying position. Yuki and Kimika were watching what Tea was doing and copied her as well praying for the souls of their grandparents. Tea opened her eyes and smiled as she watched both of her children praying with her.
"Hey Mom and Dad, how are you? I know you guys are very happy together right now, it's been so long since you guys have been gone and I really miss you. I'm doing okay, actually I'm better than okay. Been married for five years and together with Atem, we created two little miracles. I wish you two were still alive so they could meet you, but here they are, your grand-kids. You want to say anything to your Grandma and Grandpa sweeties?" Tea said. Kimika was the first to speak.
"Hi Grandma, hi Grandpa. Mommy's told us all about you everyday, I wish I could have seen you. Mommy said that you're always with us though and I believe her. I love you." she said as she blew kisses to each of her grandparents' graves. Tea smiled and then turned to Yuki.
"You want to say something sweetie? You don't have to if you don't want to." she said. Yuki looked at his mother and nodded.
"Yes, hi Grandma and Grandpa. I hope you guys are okay, it would have been cool if I had met you. I just can imagine all of the cool stories you would tell me and Kimika, but don't worry I'll make sure nothing happens to her, or Mommy. My Dad already does a great job taking care of us and I want to grow up to be just like him, I love you." he said. Tea pulled both Kimika and Yuki close to her to kiss the top of their heads. A minute went by and suddenly a wind started blowing as if the spirits of Tea's parent's were telling them they love them. Standing up after making one last prayer, all three of them walked out of the cemetery to take their journey home.
"I guess your Daddy couldn't make it. It would've been nice if he were here with us." Tea said. Yuki and Kimika looked at their mother when she spoke and tried to cheer her up.
"We'll tell him all about it when he gets home." said Yuki.
"Yeah, we'll tell him when he gets home Mommy." said Kimika. Tea giggled.
"Okay sweeties." she said. As they were walking on home, which was only a few blocks away, Tea heard something from behind like someone was following her and when she looked behind her, there was no one there. Getting a bad feeling, she kept Yuki and Kimika close to her and walked as fast as she could without alarming her children. Suddenly, there was someone blocking their path and when Tea turned around to go the other way, another figure stood in her way until before she knew what was happening, she was being surrounded. Tea backed up and kept Yuki and Kimika behind her.
"What do you want?" she asked the men. One of them cackled and moved closer to her.
"Oh we just want you baby, got orders from our boss to take care of you and your little brats." he said. Tea eyes widened and she guarded Yuki and Kimika with her life.
"I don't care what you do to me, but you leave my children out of this!" Tea yelled. All of them laughed and the leader snapped his fingers signaling the other guys to make their move. It all happened so fast that one of the guys grabbed Tea and two others grabbed Yuki and Kimika. They guy that grabbed Tea pushed her up against the wall and tried to make his way with her. Tea was struggling as much as she could and managed to bite his arm very hard. The guy yelled in pain and threw her to the ground causing Tea to hit her head against the pavement. Yuki and Kimika were scared and tried to yell out.
"MOMMY!!" they yelled. Tea slowly lifted her head and smiled at them in a daze.
"It's going...to be okay babies." she said weakly. Yuki couldn't take it anymore and tried to struggle against the man's grip. Doing what his mother did, he bit the man's arm making him drop Yuki and Yuki reached into his pants pocket to pull out his trusty sling shot. Quickly finding a pebble, he shot it at the man's eye that was holding Kimika and grabbed her hand. He didn't want to leave his mother, but when Tea looked at him, he knew he had to run and find help.
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Atem was driving over the speed limit trying to find some clue as to where his family was. He looked over at the cemetery, but there wasn't anyone there and he went back to driving through the street. Suddenly, he heard familiar screams and knew right then and there that it was his children. Following the voices, he stopped the car quickly when he saw some figures run in the street, but he automatically knew who they were and rushed out the car.
"KIDS!!" he said. Yuki and Kimika looked up and were relieved to see their father.
"DADDY!!" Running to him, they hugged Atem, but they quickly pulled away and grabbed his arms urging him to move.
"Dad, there's some guys that came out of nowhere and now Mommy's hurt! We got to go back and help her!" Yuki said. Atem growled when he found out his children and Tea were in such distress. So looking down at the both of them, he picked them up to take them to the car.
"Don't you worry, I'm going to get her. You two stay in the car and keep the doors locked until I get back, I'm going to leave my cell phone, okay? You remember that number I taught you in case of an emergency? If I'm not back in ten minutes, I want you to call 9-1-1. I will be back though, Yuki take care of your sister." Atem said kissing the top of their heads. Yuki, trying not to cry, nodded.
"Okay Dad." he said. Making sure that they were alright and asked where Tea was, Atem quickly hurried off to find her.
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"You dumb asses, you let the brats get away!" said the leader.
"That little spiky-haired kid was clever, too clever I didn't even see it coming." said the guy that got hit in the eye. The leader clenched his teeth in anger, but then smirked realizing that Tea was still in front of him.
"Let them go, we'll be done with her before they even come back with the cops." he said. Tea looked up feeling herself more dizzier from the impact and there was nothing she could do as the guy was coming closer and closer to her. She could almost feel his breath on her and it made her absolutely sick, but a groan from behind made her have hope that someone came to save her.
"Get your filthy hands away from my wife!" Tea's heart soared when she heard that it was Atem. He grabbed one of the guys and punched him in the stomach about eight times until he was leaking blood from his mouth and passed out from the brutal beating. Next, two of the guy that were holding Yuki and Kimika thought that two against one was a good idea. Unfortunately, they didn't count on Atem's tricks since he back flipped into the air causing them to crash into each other. Atem wasn't done with them though, picking up one of the guys, he punched his jaw so hard you could hear some bones breaking and he was knocked out just from that one punch. Next, Atem picked up the other guy and helicopter kicked him until he hit the telephone booth crashing into it. Once he was done with him, Atem slowly turned to the ring leader and walked over to him making the guy feel intimidated from Atem's glare.
"You're going to answer me some questions and you better get every one of them right if you don't want to end up like you friends. Now, where do you and your goons get off attacking my wife and my kids?" The way Atem was asking him that question, the guy already knew he was in trouble.
"D-d-d-dude, I didn't know that was your family man. S-seriously, we were just following orders." he said getting nervous.
"Following orders you say, and who was this person that gave you an order to attack my family?" Atem asked in a scary, quiet voice. The guy was now against the wall not wanting to be near Atem.
"I-I-I can't tell you." he said. Atem didn't like the answer he gave him and he reached over to grab his neck squeezing it so hard and making him choke.
"Wrong answer, now tell me who it was!!" he said adding more pressure to his neck.
"I-it w-w-was V-Vivian Wong! She told us to get r-r-rid of the girl a-a-and her ki-kids!" he said. Atem's eyes widened and he dropped the guy on the ground, but not without hitting his head hard against the wall knocking him out. Taking his eyes off of him, he rushed over to Tea seeing her still lying on the ground.
"Tea, honey wake up. Can you hear me?" he said. Tea groaned and slowly opened her eyes smiling at the person in front of her.
"I knew...you would come. Where are the kids?" she said trying to move, but Atem held her still.
"They're fine, I found them and they're in the car. Right now we got to get you to a hospital." he said, but Tea shook her head to stop him.
"No, I'm fine it's just a scratch on my head. I just want to go home and hold you and the babies." she said. Atem nodded and picked her up bridal style to carry her back to the car. As he was walking, he made a silent vow in his head to a certain woman.
'Vivian, you have gone too far. I'll make sure you pay for what you did to my family, it's going to make you wish you never came back to town.'
Whew, man this took forever to write, but I'm glad I wrote it. Tell me what you thought of this chapter in your reviews and I'll have the next one up soon.