Hey back again with another chapter for you readers, sorry for taking so long. I was having a serious case of writer's block, thanks to everyone who placed such nice reviews:
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Summary: Five years have passed since Atem and Tea got married and had their twins Yuki and Kimika, but there is woman who is infatuated of Atem and is doing everything in her power to take Tea's place in his heart and his life. Will she succeed?
Chapter 6
Tea woke up the next morning to the bright light from the window indicating that it was morning. She didn't know where she was at first, but the events from last night came rushing back to her head and knew that she wound up in the hospital overnight with Atem watching over her. Speaking of Atem, Tea turned to her side expecting him to still be asleep, but he wasn't in the room with her and wondered where he could have disappeared to. Slowly sitting up, minding her pounding headache, she swung her legs over to the side and stood up. Her legs were a bit unbalanced and Tea was pretty dizzy, so when she took her first step, she felt herself about to fall over but something caught her before she did. Tea looked up to see that it was Atem looking worried as he picked her up and placed her back on the bed.
"Are you okay? If I had came in here a second later, you would have passed out on the floor." he said carressing her face. Tea nodded her head.
"I'm fine, just worried when I didn't see you beside me when I woke up. Where did you go?" she asked. Atem smiled and lifted up a black bag that he brought inside with him.
"I went home to bring you something to wear for when you were ready to leave. I was hoping to get back before you woke up so you wouldn't worry, but I guess I'm kind of late. Are you sure you're alright? You're looking a little pale." he said.
"Yes, my head is still hurting that's all and I think I got up too quickly." Atem sat down next to Tea and brought her head on his shoulder to lay on.
"Oh honey, I can't wait to get you out of here. You can get more rest and not worry about the noises in this hospital, I didn't really get much sleep because of it." he said. Tea smiled and sighed tiredly.
"I know and the beds are so lumpy, it's a very uncomfortable feeling." she said. Atem laughed and stood up from the bed giving Tea her bag.
"Why don't you go change and we then we can leave? I know the kids are dieing to see their mom."
"I can't to see them either, I just want to hold them and never let go." Atem smiled and kissed her lightly kissed her lips.
"It won't be long now, I'm going to go and get your release forms ready for you to sign for you while you're changing. I'll be back and hopefully fast enough where I can wash your back." he said. Tea laughed and playfully hit Atem on the arm.
"As much as I love the idea, I don't think the nurses are going to allow you to come in while I'm bathing." Atem scoffed and smirked.
"Please, you're my wife. I'm entitled to see you while you're bathing." Tea giggled and kissed his lips before standing up and walking to the bathroom.
"Don't worry, you'll have another chance to see me next time, but not here." Atem winked at her while opening the door about to walk out.
"I'll hold you to that promise beautiful." he said. Tea giggled again and shook her head as she walked inside the bathroom to change. After Tea was out of her hospital gown, she turned on the built in shower and washed herself as slowly as she could still feeling some pain in her head. When she was finished, Tea turned off the water and dried herself. Looking in her bag, she pulled out a beautiful brown gypsy skirt and a long sleeved black shirt. Tea smiled knowing that Atem could read her mind so well since this was her favorite thing to wear. Once she was dressed, Tea gathered her things and walked out the room to meet up with Atem at the front desk where she found him and her doctor talking. They looked up when she coming their way and Atem smiled see just how beautiful Tea looked, but to him, she would always look beautiful, body and soul.
"Well, it looks like our paitient is up about. How are you feeling Mrs. Mutou?" asked her doctor. Tea stood next to Atem as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"I'm okay, but I still feel headaches off and on." she said.
"Oh that reminds me, I was just telling your husband that I was looking over your medical history and noticed that you suffered from a head injury in the past, am I right?" he said. Tea nodded while thinking back to that day.
"Yes, I was in an accident where the impact made me hit my head against the wall."
"Well head injuries are very serious so make sure you get plenty of rest and don't over exert yourself. I have here your medicine and bandages for the cut on your head. Make sure that you take one whenever you feel yourself having another migraine, okay?" he said handing Tea the bag of medicine.
"Alright, thank-you so much doctor." Tea said.
"No problem, be sure to take care of her Mr. Mutou."
"I will, thanks again." When Atem and Tea said their goodbyes to the doctor, they walked hand in hand out of the hospital and to the car where Atem parked. They got inside and Atem started the car, but before he started to drive, he looked over to Tea.
"Hey, why don't we go have breakfast before we have to pick up the twins?" he suggested. Tea pondered and then looked at the clock on the car radio seeing that it was seven then turned to Atem and smiled.
"Alright, actually it is pretty early and the kids could still be asleep." she said. Atem drove out of the hospital's parking lot and drove off on the road. As they were riding through town, Tea looked out her window seeing all of the little shops along the way and different customers coming out. It made her think back to the times where the Shining Star cafe was still standing and how happy she made the customers after she served them. She thought about her friends and how their lives were turning out. Tea would receive letters in the mail from Lisa and Cathy saying that they were doing well in their dancing careers. When she last talked to them, Cathy and Lisa were on tour with a dancing crew and Tea couldn't be anymore prouder. Tea still didn't hear from her former boss, Mrs. Kat, but hoped to hear her voice soon. To Tea, Mrs. Kat was like her second mother and she was blessed to have her in her life. Tea was brought out of her thoughts by a strong, yet gentle grip on her hand and turned to see Atem smiling lovingly at her.
"Hey, you're so quiet, everything okay?" he asked. Tea smiled back and nodded.
"Yeah, just wondering how Cathy and Lisa are doing."
"Have you heard from them?" Atem said while turning his eyes back on the road.
"Well that last time they contacted me was from the letter they sent me four weeks ago talking about the tour they're on. I haven't really heard from Mrs. Kat in a while, it was about a month since I last talked to her."
"You think she's okay?"
"I don't know, I hope she is. When I talked to her, she didn't seem like herself. She didn't have that cheery voice she would normally have and it was weird because Mrs. Kat is always so full of life." Atem glanced at Tea for a second then turned back to his driving.
"Really? You don't think there's anything wrong, do you?"
"I don't want to think that, but I'm having a feeling that there is. Maybe I'll give her a call when we get home and see if she's alright."
"That's a good idea, hopefully everything is alright." After a few more minutes of driving, Atem and Tea arrived at the coffee house that opened a year ago. Since it opened, they would come here together when Atem would have the day off and have breakfast together with the twins. Walking inside, they looked around seeing that the place wasn't as crowded as it would normally be in the mornings seeing that it was still early. They found a booth over by one of the windows and a waitress came over to take their orders. Atem would glance at Tea and ask if she was alright, but she just smiled and said she was fine. He could tell that she was still in pain from her head and couldn't wait to get her home to rest. Just then, the door opened signaling that there was another customer coming in, but Atem didn't pay it any mind, that is until the person decided to come over to the table.
"Well, if it isn't my arch rival Atem Mutou." Atem turned to the familiar voice that belonged to none other that Seto Kaiba, his long time rival. He stood up from his seat and offered his hand to Kaiba in greeting.
"Kaiba, it's been a while. How have you been?" he asked. Kaiba shook Atem's hand and smirked.
"Pretty well, thought I come back and see how things are going while announcing the move of Kaiba Corp, which I think you probably known already." he said.
"Yes, I found out a few days ago. So does this mean what I think it means?"
"If you mean us competing against our companies, then yes that's exactly what it means." Tea was looking between Atem and the person who was called Seto Kaiba in confusion. Sure she heard about him on the news, but she didn't think that they held a rivalry in the past. Kaiba looked over to her then turned back to Atem.
"I've heard when I was over in Paris that you got married, is this your wife?" Atem smiled and gestured for Tea to stand by helping her up out of her seat.
"Yes, this is my lovely wife Tea. Tea, this is Seto Kaiba, he and I have known each other since we were kids." Tea turned to Kaiba and nodded her head to him.
"It's nice to meet you." she said. Kaiba nodded back.
"Likewise, so I guess it's safe to say that it's true that you also have children as well."
"Yes we do, a boy and a girl." Atem said. Kaiba closed his eyes and smirked.
"Hm, sounds like you've been pretty busy yourself. Hope that doesn't mean that since you're a family man now, that you'll be backing out of our competition, which is perfectly fine with me." he said. Atem sighed and shook his head.
"Don't you worry about that Kaiba, yes my company is still running, but that doesn't mean I'll be putting my family aside just to open up a long time rivalry. You have to understand that."
"No surprise that you would say that, so how's your brother and those friends of yours? Is the mutt still as clueless as ever?"
"They're fine, but you know how Joey would get if he finds out you're still calling him that." Kaiba just scoffed.
"Whatever, not like I care anyway." Kaiba lifted his arm to check the time on his wrist watch and prepared to leave.
"I have to make my departure now, perhaps we'll meet up again one of these days." he said. Atem nodded.
"Perhaps we will." Kaiba nodded back and turned to grab something to eat and leave out of the restaurant. The waitress came back with Atem and Tea's order and they sat back down in their seats.
"He seems...nice when he wants to be." Tea said. Atem chuckled taking a sip of his latte.
"Yeah, Kaiba has a weird way of showing it sometimes. Don't even know if he's being nice or if it's all just an act of poking fun."
"You said you've known each other since you were kids, were you and Kaiba friends?" she asked. Atem took a minute to answer which made Tea curious on what he was going to say.
"We were friends as we were growing up, we had alot in common and I guess that's where the rivalry came from. Kaiba and I would compete in everything and see who was the best at what. I would win most of the time and it just pushed him even further to break that winning streak I would have."
"And it looks like the duel continues even now." Tea said.
"Yeah, but you know it's going to be fun beating him again." Tea rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Men and their competitive side, what is up with that?" she said. Atem laughed and then he slid next to her until he was close up to her ear.
"Don't tell me you don't find that very sexy." he whispered. Tea giggled and kissed his lips.
"I do, but only from my sexy husband." she whispered back. Finishing up their breakfast, Atem paid the bill and they walked out seeing as how it was time to pick up Yuki and Kimika. Once they were settled in the car, they drove off.
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Yuki was sitting on the floor in Alicia's room twirling his sling shot in his hand while he watched Alicia and Kimika playing a board game together. He wanted to play, but he wasn't exactly in the mood right now because he had his mother on his mind. Not only that, but Yuki also had those guys that attacked them last night on his mind too. Kimika looked up from her turn on the game and faced Yuki next to her.
"C'mon Yuki, come play with us." she said. Yuki shook his head slowly while twirling his sling shot around in his hand.
"No thanks, I don't really feel like it right now." Alicia looked up after she moved her game piece on the board.
"What's the matter Yuki?" she asked. Yuki looked over to the door and made sure that Katie and Koji weren't listening before he went over to Alicia and Kimika.
"Listen, my dad and your mom don't know this, but I was hearing what they were talking about last night. Those guys that came after us and attacked my mom were the ones that Vivian woman hired." he said. Alicia and Kimika gasped.
"Are you sure Yuki?" Kimika said.
"Uh-huh, I am."
"One time, I heard my mom talking about that Vivian lady before, she said that she was a no good con-artist and hurt Uncle Atem in the past. I don't know what she did, but it was enough where he hates Vivian and will never trust her again." Alicia said. Yuki had a glare and made a low growl noise in the back of his throat.
"I knew that lady was trouble, she's trying to break up my mom and dad. She's not going to know what hit her if she even tries to come back again." he said.
"But how are we going to keep her away? It's like she pops up everywhere." Kimika said. Yuki gave a cheeky grin.
"Don't worry about that sis, remember that prank box I got from the party store last month? I still got a few gags left that I still haven't used."
"But Yuki, Mommy and Daddy said not to use that stuff anymore. You're going to get in trouble."
"That's because I was using it all over the house...and made a mess on the living room rug, but I'm going to be more careful this time. Just let her come near Mom and Dad again, I'll be ready." Alicia giggled.
"I like your style dude." she said. Yuki, Kimika and Alicia all gave each other high fives while they laughed at the plan of Vivian being taken down. Suddenly, they heard the doorbell and were curious as to who it was. So leaving their game, they went downstairs and gasped happily as Yuki and Kimika both ran down the rest of the way and greet the visitors.
"Mommy!" they said as they ran into Tea's arms. Tea held Yuki and Kimika so tightly as if she was afraid that they would disappear.
"Hello my precious ones, I missed you." she said.
"We missed you too Mommy, are you okay now?" said Yuki. Tea nodded and kissed both of their foreheads.
"I'm better than okay, it was nothing to worry about."
"So you're coming home?" Kimika asked. Tea giggled seeing how cute her daughter looked.
"I sure am, I promised you guys, didn't I?" Atem stooped down next to Tea while watching his children hugging her.
"Don't I get a hug too? I missed you guys as well." he said. Yuki and Kimika laughed and then ran over as Atem held his arms out to welcome them into a hug. Katie, Koji and Alicia all came over to greet Tea.
"Hey Tea, how are you doing?" Katie asked.
"Still having a little migraine, but other than that I feel alright." she said.
"That's good, Atem told us what happened and we're just so glad that you and the twins weren't seriously hurt." Koji said.
"And when we found out that Vivian was behind the whole thing, man I wanted to go hunt her down last night. That punch I gave her in the nose wasn't enough for me." Katie said. Tea's eyes widened and then turned to Atem.
"You didn't tell me that Katie punched Vivian." she said. Atem shrugged his shoulders while keeping the twins in his arms.
"You didn't ask me." he said.
"Well I never took the time to ask you because I didn't think this would happen." she said. Atem laughed as Tea rolled her eyes and casting a smile to her husband. Just then, Tea felt a light tug on her skirt and looked down to find Alicia smiling at her.
"Hi Alicia, how are you?" she said as she gave Alicia a hug.
"I'm alright Auntie Tea, I'm happy that you're okay." she said. Tea pulled back and smoothed out Alicia's hair pulling it over her shoulder.
"Thank-you sweetie, I didn't worry you too much, did I?" she asked. Alicia shook her head.
"No, I knew you would be okay. You're tough Auntie Tea." Everyone laughed and Atem kissed Tea's cheek.
"She sure is, okay guys we got to get home so Mommy can get some more rest." Atem ushed Yuki and Kimika out to the car and Tea waited a bit as Kaite gave her a hug.
"You take it easy girlfriend, I'll call you later and see how you're doing." she said.
"Okay, see ya guys and thanks for watching the kids."
"It was no problem." Koji said. Tea followed Atem out and got inside the car after making sure the twins were buckled up safely. Atem turned the key and pulled out of the driveway making their journey home.
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After Atem opened the door, Yuki and Kimika ran inside both bearing happy smiles as they ran upstairs to their room. Tea walked in slowly and breathed in the scent of the house feeling much better being out of the hospital. As she placed her bag down on the chair in the living room, she felt Atem wrap his arms around her waist and she leaned back against his chest.
"I'm so glad to be home, it's much better than being in that hospital all night." Tea said.
"Me too, now I need to get you upstairs so you can rest." he said. Tea turned in Atem's arms and gave him a little pout.
"But honey, I'm not really tired."
"Yes, but the doctor said that you need to rest. You shouldn't over exert yourself since you have a head injury." Tea leaned up and pressed her lips against Atem's and she heard him give out a sigh as he eagerly kissed her back. She broke the kiss to smile at him.
"Trust me, I'm fine." Atem sighed and then held her close as he laid his head on top of hers.
"Maybe I'm just being a little overprotective, but I just don't want anything to happen to you." he said.
"I know and I love you so much for that, it's only natural for you to feel that way about me and the twins because I feel that way for you guys too. You know how I get when I worry about you." she said. Atem chuckled and kissed Tea's forehead while leading her to the sofa to sit down. He kept her head against his shoulders and keeping her in his arms.
"Yeah, I know. The last thing I want you to do is worry." Tea looked up at Atem smiling.
"But you also know I can't help it."
"It's only natural for you." he said quoting her. Tea giggled and sighed as she and Atem enjoyed the peaceful silence of their home with the occasional laughter from their children upstairs. Tea looked up at the clock and saw that it was a little before ten, the same time that Atem always leave for work everyday.
"You know Atem, you're going to be late for work." she said.
"I guess that would be true if I was going to work today." he said. Tea looked confused and tilted her head to the side.
"You're not going?" she asked. Atem chuckled.
"That's right, I'm staying home and besides, I don't think I can function at work anyway since I didn't get any sleep last night." Tea kissed Atem on the lips again, but with much more intensity. They pulled away breathlessly.
"I'm glad you are, but what about your work?"
"I don't have anything planned today at the company anyway and if I do, then they'll be postponed until I'm able to get there. Right now, you and the kids need me more." Tea sighed leaning her face in to nuzzle the crook of Atem's neck.
"I'm so lucky to have you." Atem shook his head while carressing her hand.
"Uh-uh babe, I'm the lucky one."
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As soon as Yuki and Kimika came into their room, Yuki went over to his bed looking under to pull out his prank box. Opening the top, he found all of his gags inside. From whoopee cushions, to silly string and even trick gum. He let out a little chuckle as he thought of all of the pranks he was going to pull on Vivian should she ever decide to show her face again. Kimika came over and sat beside him while looking inside her brother's box.
"This is going to be so funny Mika, just let that Vivian come back. I'll be ready for her." he said.
"Are you sure this is going to work Yuki?" she asked.
"Why wouldn't it? Once I set these gags on her, she's going to think twice before showing her face around here again."
"Well, it would be funny to see the look on her face, but you'll be in big trouble Yuki."
"Kimika, if we're going to get rid of Vivian once and for all, then we can't worry about being in trouble. So are you going to help me?" Yuki asked as he held out his hand for Kimika to shake. She thought about it for a minute and then gave in as she shook his offered hand.
"Okay, I'm in." she said.
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After about a few more minutes of holding each other, Tea suddenly got an idea and stood up from the sofa to go into the kitchen. She was on her way in, but was stopped by Atem who reached out to grab her hand keeping her from leaving.
"Where are you going?" he asked. Tea smiled and giggled from the face that Atem was giving her.
"To the kitchen, I have this sudden urge to bake something." Letting go of Atem's hand, she started walking again but this time having him following behind her. Once they came inside, Tea went over to the cabinets and pulled out a mixing bowl and cookie cutters. Atem was sitting on the stool watching her as she went around the kitchen.
"What brought this along?" Tea looked at him as she was placing the supplies on the counter.
"I don't know, I just felt like baking. Plus I'm having a craving for cookies, what about you?" she said smiling. Atem chuckled and went behind Tea putting his arms around her waist and leaning down until he was near her ear.
"I got a craving alright, but it's not for any cookies." he whispered. Tea was blushing really hard and then turned around in Atem's arms to playfully hit him in his chest while laughing.
"Behave yourself." Atem laughed too and kissed her neck bringing out a light moan from Tea. He kissed her along her jawline until his lips were touching hers.
"It's hard to do that with you in front of me." Then, he pressed lips against hers and they kissed with such passion. Before things got heated, Tea pulled away both of them breathing heavily.
"You're making me forget what I came in here to do." she whispered. Atem grinned and winked at her.
"Is that a good thing?"
"It would be if we weren't in the kitchen right now and I wasn't about to bake anything."
"Well then, I'll let you start. You need any help?" he asked. Tea giggled and shook her head.
"No, I'm okay, but could you do me a favor?" she asked. Atem nodded while playing with a strand of her hair.
"Sure, anything."
"Would you pick up bag of chocolate chips for me? It seems while I was getting out the bowl, I couldn't find anymore of them. I think our little sugar monsters have been eating them." she said. Atem laughed.
"Of course I will, I'll be right back love." Giving her one more kiss, Atem left out. Tea continued setting out her baking supplies when she heard the twins coming downstairs. She looked up and smiled as they climbed on the stools with curious faces.
"What are you doing Mommy?" Kimika asked.
"I'm making cookies for you guys, but I have to wait until Daddy comes back with the chocolate chips. I think someone ate them all." Tea said looking at her kids with a knowing look. Yuki suddenly started laughing nervously and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Oh, who could have done such a thing?" he asked. Tea smiled and slowly went around the counter until she picked them both up and tickled their sides. Yuki and Kimika laughed and screamed happily of their mother's playful side. Stopping her tickling attack to calm down the twins, Tea set them back on their stools and went back to start up the cookie dough. Yuki and Kimika sat and watched in amazement at Tea's work and it was times when they offered to help out too. It was five minutes later when there was a knock on the door. Leaving out of the kitchen, Tea went to answer the door and when she opened it, she glared angrily at the visitor on the doorstep.
"What the hell are you doing here?" The person was Vivian carrying a bouquet of flowers in her arms and giving Tea a fake smile.
"Hello Tea, I heard what happened from Atem and wanted to personally give you these get well flowers." Tea looked at the flowers like they were poison and gave a hateful glare to her.
"Like I actually want anything you offer to me after what you pulled." she said viciously. Vivian let out a laugh and shook her head.
"I have no idea what you're talking about Tea, I'm just trying to be friendly here. You're the one who's not cooperating."
"You expect me to cooperate with someone who's trying to sink her hooks into my husband, but when she doesn't get her way, she sends out guys to hurt me and my children?" Vivian gasped.
"Is that what happened? Honestly people can be so cruel nowadays."
"Try looking in the mirror." Tea said. Looking up from the cookie dough, Yuki and Kimika looked up and saw Vivian standing at the door. Looking back at each other, they gave affirmative nods knowing their plan and rushed upstairs to grab the box.
"Listen Tea, I'm sorry about what happened to you and your children last night, but you can't say that I had anything to do with it. You have no proof against me." Tea scoffed.
"The only proof I need is my husband's word and he's says that you're the one responsible. Now, if you're here to try and works your feminine charm on Atem again, you're out of luck because he's not here. So I would appreciate that you leave my home before I have to introduce you to the concrete." Tea was about to shut the door when Vivian blocked it and pushed it back open to walk inside like she owned the place.
"Actually I'm not here to see Atem, I'm here to see you Tea." she said. Tea folded her arms keeping her glare.
"Really, and what pray tell could you possibly want to see me for?" Yuki and Kimika both came back downstairs and saw that Vivian had now moved inside the house which would make their plan much more easier.
"I'm looking for an assistant to balance out my schedules and I was hoping if you would be interested. You know, it's not everyday that you get to work for the most talented star in all of Broadway and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. So, if I were you, I jump at the chance before it disappears." Tea was about to blow her top when Kimika came into the room looking upset. Leaving the mindless slut, Tea cared for her daughter.
"Sweetie, what's the matter? Are you okay?" she asked. Kimika pointed to her arm.
"Mommy, I hurt myself really bad."
"Aww, well don't you worry, okay? Mommy's going to make it all better." Tea picked up Kimika and turned back to Vivian.
"I have to tend to my daughter so I'm pretty sure that you can show yourself out. Before you go, I just want to get one thing straight. I know it was you behind all this and you can say you're innocent all you want, but we both know the truth. If you ever think of pulling that stunt on me again while my children are in the middle, I promise you, you won't be able to play anymore Broadway shows when I get finish with you." Tea walked into the kitchen with Vivian watching her with a menacing glare. Just then, she noticed someone else in the room and looked over to see Yuki standing with his hands behind his back. Smirking inwardly, Vivian had an idea of getting closer to Atem by getting his children to trust her.
"Hello little man, how are you? Do you remember me?"
"Of course I do, you're the skank that's trying to hit on my Dad." he said. Vivian kept her smile, but really she wanted to grab him. (A/N Yeah you do that Vivian, Atem and Tea will murder you.)
"What a bad thing to say, why do you have to be so mean? I just want to be friends with you." Yuki put a finger on his chin to ponder on this and grinned at her.
"You're right, I'm sorry for acting like that and to prove I'm sorry, I'll give you a piece of my gum." Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a stick of gum to offer to Vivian.
"Oh, well thank-you. This is sugar-free, right?" she asked.
"Uh, yeah it's the best gum in the whole wide world."
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Tea sat Kimika on top of the counter and lifted her arm to examine where her daughter was hurt. While she was doing that, Kimika started to giggle quietly which made Tea look up at her.
"What's so funny sweetie and where are you hurting?" This only made Kimika laugh a little harder and she put her finger against her lips.
"Shh, Yuki and I are playing a trick Mommy." Tea raised an eyebrow.
"On who?" she asked.
"That Vivian lady, it's Yuki's idea." she said. Tea sighed and shook her head.
"Now sweetheart, it's not nice to play tricks on people, no matter how annoying they are."
"But Mommy, it's going to work."
"Where is your brother?" Kimika pointed into the living room where Tea turned to see Yuki standing in front of Vivian offering her a stick of gum. Suddenly curious as to what her son was up to, she picked up Kimika and stood against the wall to peek inside. They watched as Vivian put the gum into her mouth and begin to chew it. What Vivian didn't realize was as she was chewing the gum, her mouth was turning black because what she was chewing was actually trick gum. Tea and Kimika had to keep from laughing as they held in their giggles. Yuki was doing the same thing as well when he watched the change.
"Hmm, this is actually good, what kind of gum is this?" Yuki just told her flat out what kind it was.
"It's trick gum." he said. Vivian looked confused at first but suddenly her eyes widened and she frantically looked into her purse to pull out her compact mirror. Looking at her reflection, she shrieked in horror when she saw her mouth.
"Ahh! My mouth! My beautiful mouth, look what you've done!" Yuki laughed some more and then put on a fake concern look.
"Uh-oh, sorry Ms. Vivian, I seem to have given you the wrong stick of gum. Here, wipe your mouth with this cloth I found." He gave her a white handkerchief and Vivian stooped down to frantically wiped her mouth of the substance. She failed to realize though that Yuki snuck around behind her pulling out a small can from his pocket. Opening up the top, he sprinkled the powered substance inside Vivian's shirt. Because she was concentrating on her mouth, she didn't feel it go down...that is until she felt the urge to scratch her back and she put down the cloth to do just that. Tea and Kimika couldn't hold in their laughter any longer and they held their mouths.
"AH! What's happening!?" she screeched as she scratched everywhere on her body. Yuki was having the time of his life holding up his can of itching powder. Just then, Atem opened the door stepping inside seeing the commotion and stopped in his tracks seeing Vivian scratching like crazy and when he looked closer, he could see her mouth much darker than before.
"Vivian, what the hell are you doing in my house?" he asked coldly. Vivian stopped and turned to him doing everything in her power not to scratch in front of him.
"Oh Atem, it's so nice to see you. I just came over to bring flowers to Tea while getting to know your darling son. He really is such a little sweetie." she said in a fake cheery voice while hugging Yuki close to her. She didn't notice that Yuki pulled out another can that read silly string and sprayed it all over Vivian's hair.
"OH NOOO!! Why you little brat!" she was about to hit him, when Atem grabbed her wrist and pulled her up.
"Touch my son and I'll add an injury to that new look of yours." With that, he opened the door wider and literally threw her out the door. Closing the door behind him, Atem sighed and looked up to see Tea and Kimika coming into the living room. Atem and Tea casted a firm look on Yuki while he looked down waiting for them to say something.
"Sorry Mom and Dad, I know you guys told me to never ever use my gags anymore, but I had to do something to make Vivian leave you guys alone so I thought that pranking her would scare her off and make her never want to come back again." he said. Yuki waited to see what Atem and Tea would say and Kimika came to stand next to him waiting as well.
"Trick gum..." Tea said.
"Itching powder..." Atem said.
"Silly string..." they both said together. Atem and Tea turned to each other and finally after what seemed like an eternity...they started laughing. Tea was leaning against Atem almost loosing her balance since she was laughing so hard and Atem just held his stomach laughing uncontrollably.
"That was so hilarious!" Atem said. Tea kept on laughing.
"I know, did you see how she looked?" Yuki and Kimika were smiling from the way their parents were laughing.
"So...I'm not in trouble?" Yuki asked. Atem shook his head calming down and taking a few deep breaths.
"No son, you're not in trouble. Actually it was the most entertaining thing I've ever seen, instead of Broadway, Vivian should try out for the circus. I would definitely pay money to see her make a fool of herself." All of them laughed again and they all walked into the kitchen to get back to what Tea was doing before the interruption came at the door. Atem gave Tea the bag of chocolate chips and she kissed him thankfully as she started her batch of cookies with the help of Yuki and Kimika. Atem sat on the stool and smiled while watching his family having a fun time. He caught Tea's eye when she looked up and winked at her while she smiled back lovingly to him both giving silent messages of love to each other.
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The whole day went fast, but it was very enjoyable. Right now, Tea was on the phone talking with Mrs. Kat after she said goodnight to Yuki and Kimika. Atem was in the twins' room saying goodnight to them also. When he made sure they were both tucked in and were fast asleep, he quietly left out after turning out the light. Coming inside his and Tea's bedroom after his shower, he looked up and smiled seeing that Tea wasn't as anxious as she was this morning when she was worried about not hearing from Mrs. Kat. From the way the conversation was going, it sounded like they were catching up on what was going on with each other's lives. Atem climbed into bed with Tea and placed his hands on her shoulders giving her a pleasant massage. She was now saying goodbye to Mrs. Kat and hung up the phone to moan at the gifted hands of her husband.
"How's Mrs. Kat?" he asked while nipping onto Tea's neck.
"She's fine, she's been telling me what's going on with her. Apparently, every now and again, she's been feeling depressed since the explosion of the cafe. That place was so special to her and she had hoped to pass it down to her daughter after her retirement, but now that it's gone, that dream of hers just shattered. The cafe was in her family for generations, it's been standing for a long time. I feel so guilty." Tea explained. Atem lifted his head from her neck and turned her around in confusion.
"What do you have to feel guilty about?" he asked.
"The only reason that the cafe is gone because of Rachel and Renku's obsession to get rid of me. I just feel that this is my fault. What would have happened if I had left when Mrs. Kat told me to that night?" she asked. Atem leaned down and kissed her lips vanishing any guilt or any sad feeling she was having. Pulling back, he carressed Tea's face.
"You didn't know about the bomb that night so you shouldn't feel guilty about anything. Rachel and Renku are paying for their crimes and will be paying for the rest of their lives. So you can't spend the rest of your life wondering what could have happened or if something would have turned out differently. Yes, Mrs. Kat is sad, but she's moving on and so should you." Tea sighed and then smiled giving Atem a loving hug.
"You're right, I can't keep feeling this way. How is it that you always know exactly what to say?" Atem chuckled and hugged her back.
"It's my job, whenever you're feeling down about something, it's my place to bring your spirits up again."
"Guess you can say that it's my job as well to make sure I do the same for you." she said.
"You already make me happy, I love you." Tea smiled.
"I love you too." Tea was about to kiss him again, when she felt a slight pain from her head making Atem concerned.
"You alright?" She gave him a reassuring look and nodded.
"Yeah, just a little slight headache that's all." Atem eased her down onto her pillow bringing the comforter up to cover the both of them.
"You should get some rest then, it's been one interesting day." Tea giggled and gave Atem one more kiss before closing her eyes and happily drifting to sleep. Atem stared at her until he couldn't keep his eyes open any longer and he followed he right on to sleep.
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Vivian was in her bedroom sitting at her vanity brushing her wet hair after a series of washings getting all of the silly string out. She was seething with anger after being humiliated by a small child thinking she had the upper hand, but in the end she was made a total fool. Slamming the brush down, Vivian stood up from her stool and went over to her bed to pick up one of Atem's photos.
"This isn't over, Tea thinks she got rid of me and those little brats think they've stopped me. Well, Vivian doesn't give up that easily, I won't stop until I have what's rightfully mine."
That Vivian really makes my blood boil, hope you guys liked this chapter. Review and tell me what you think and I'll have the next one up real soon.