J: Ah...ha,ha...PLEASE FORGIVE ME I AM SO SORRY! You have to understand that I go from anime to anime in a heartbeat depending on what I find on here. Over the past few weeks I was hypnotized by the awesome SesshXKag fanfics that I never thought even possible! But I was given an update for a fanfiction which was SetoXTea and tadah! I'm back in this buissness...for now ahha. And to make up for my lack of updating I shall be posting TWO chapters tonight! And what a lovely night it is to :3

THANKS TO: nma5(curiosity killed the cat, but hopefully your satisfaction will bring it back :3), the-writing-vampire(thank you for not quitting on me! I'm just not feeling it as much with this one cause I'm just writing the first thing I think, the other one was filled with advanced thinking) and chuckyjet(firstly, I love your name, never seen it and had to do a double take when I got the review lol. Secondly, who doesn't love a lot of fluffness and such? I will try and put in some more fluffies, jaw droppers, heart stoppers, etc,etc xD)

Disclaimer: Still own nothing despite loving this anime/manga since day one up until craptastic 5D's :P

Chapter Three – Sleepless Sleepover

"Tea? Earth to Tea! Hey! The cookies are burning!" The last statement made Tea come out of Lala land and run to the smoking oven where her batch of chocolate chip cookies were turning into ashes.

Pulling them out she sighed in relief, she'd just barely made it in time to save them. The blatant stares of Mai Valentine and Serenity Wheeler spoke more volumes of their concern then their words ever could. Laughing awkwardly Tea squeaked," Um…Cookies are done, wanna go put on a movie now?"

"Nuh uh, we're not doing anything else until you tell us what's going on in that pretty little head of yours Tea. You've been spacing out ever since we got here. And frankly hun, it's starting to scare me. For as long as I've known you, you'd never let a batch of cookies over bake." Mai forced Tea to take a seat in a kitchen chair and Serenity pulled up two more for themselves.

Sighing in defeat Tea mumbled," I'll tell you if you don't go super crazy on me, but I know you will anyways."

"Just tell us already Tea! I promise we won't destroy the house, whatever it is that you think will make us mad shouldn't make us THAT mad." Serenity reached behind their shoulders to pull out two mugs of lemonade, one went to Mai the other she started to drink herself.

'Well, I'm sure she's right, they won't break anything.' "It's Kaiba and Bakura." Kaiba, they had expected, Bakura was not. Tea figured this much when they mugs they were drinking from cracked from their strengthened hold at the use of Bakura's name. Sweat dropping Tea could only think of how her mother would react upon seeing even more ruined dishes.

Leaning forward Tea cautiously removed the mugs from her friends before they shattered them completely. Tea felt it was best to continue what she was saying so as not to earn a strangle hold for not telling more," When I got home from work today I wanted to change into my jean skirt and blue tube top, but when I opened my dresser drawers and closet there was nothing. All my jeans, skirts, shirts and pajamas were gone. They didn't touch my bras and panties though, and I found a note from Mr. Stick-In-The-Ass." Confusion overruled their previous anger so the two accepted the note from Tea she'd just mentioned. On the note it read,

'Dear Gardener,

I felt I should give you a minor explanation as to why your entire wardrobe has been removed from your house. If you wish to retrieve your pathetic collection of clothing then you must come to my estates to get them, come alone or else I will burn every last bit of fabric. I highly recommend that you show up tomorrow seeing as your little get together with the mutt's sister and Ms. Valentine is tonight. You may arrive anytime after you have finished your job at Mrs. Mazaki's. Good day to you and your geek squad.

S. Kaiba.'

Serenity and Mai reread the whole letter five times before finally making a comment in unison," It sounds like a ransom note." Tea nodded, she'd thought the exact same thing when she'd found it. She'd also thought that Kaiba was holding back with how polite it sounded.

Serenity handed the note back to Tea and further commented," I think Kaiba is trying to use your clothes as leverage to make your deal sweeter."

"Yea, I thought about that possibility as well, but my lawyer won't agree to any changes and Kaiba knows that. So it must be for some other ridiculous reason that I can't even think about." Tea picked out a cookie from the baking sheet and quickly blew on it so as not to burn her tongue.

Mai leaned back in the chair and mumbled something incoherent about Kaiba being too arrogant to know when to cut his loses. Facing Tea with a more sour expression Mai asked with much restraint," So that covers the issue with Money Bags, but what about Bakura? I'm going to take a jab and say that your day dreaming is really because of him. So spill!"

"Um, well…It wasn't a nice reunion, that's for sure." Tea was almost ready to bite her nails at remembering the encounter.

-Flashback-

"What a very considerate woman she is, maybe I'll take her up on her offer and join her inside. Though I can't promise she would be there when you've done cleaning." Bakura's voice was unmistakable, and the light hearted tone he used only made Tea feel less secure. A happy Bakura meant he'd killed someone recently, or he was about to kill someone.

Tea slowly turned around to face the man that had almost used her to kill her best friend and at the same time he'd almost become the man she'd always been looking for. In the end all of it was just part of his sick demented plot that led to nothing but trouble and pure rage. That rage returned upon seeing his smug face casually leaning against a cherry tree. Stepping back into her defensive stance Tea growled," You lay one finger on that woman and I will kill you Bakura!"

"That's not a very nice way to greet your boyfriend Tea." Bakura opened his eyes to find an enraged Tea, which was just what he was aiming for.

"Since when have you ever been my boyfriend? If anything you're just a pain in the butt that needs another good punch to the jaw like last time!" Tea relaxed from her stance to cross her arms, the way things were playing out only seemed to be a verbal battle in the making. Although her mind wasn't helping her by automatically noticing that Bakura was wearing a very tight sexy black t-shirt. 'Why can I not stop being a hormonal teenage girl even at the worst of times?'

Bakura's smile changed from smug to sensual far too fast for Tea to catch the shift. He moved off the tree and stepped a little closer towards her, thus putting her back into a defensive position. She was scared of him and he knew it no matter how tough she tried to appear. His voice as smooth as silk he practically purred," Don't try to feign ignorance, my last few weeks of research have taught me three things. The first thing I learned is that a female won't allow you to kiss her unless is interested in being your mate, or girlfriend as your generation words it."

'I am in so much trouble is his research managed to teach him that much common sense about females. Hopefully the other two things won't be to kidnap then forcefully marry the girl in question, though he's already accomplished that last one. Lucky for me I divorced him before it was too late.' This went on through Tea's mind when at the same time she asked," What kind of source did you get that kind of information?" If she could convince him that his information was wrong then he might leave her alone for another three to four weeks.

"The same source that taught me this second bit of information: There is always one or more rivals to watch for that would attempt to take away your girlfriend." Bakura had taken another few steps forward in a very confident stride. Tea then remembered that the only thing behind her was the pool, and she only wore a bikini top and cut off jean shorts. 'So its either physical contact or take a swim in freezing cold water. Bastard.'

"Again. I. AM. NOT. YOUR. GIRLFRIEND! And second, you seem to forget what happens to guys that show interest me. Those damned Death Dancers scare them away. It's too bad that can't scare you away, if they could I'd join them in a heart beat." Tea made sure to sound overly disappointed that Bakura couldn't be chased away.

The sensual smile vanished to be replaced by the one only shown during his duels with Yugi; evil and sadistic pleasure. Bakura reached into his back pocket to pull out a handful of multi coloured bandanas that sported studs that made two capital D's. Meeting Tea's enlarged eyes he chuckled," Unless the two that got away are insane I don't think they will be bothering you anymore." Opening his hand the bandanas drifted to the ground to land quietly in a silent message of doom.

"There were over thirty people in that group, and you?" Tea was in such a state of shock she couldn't finish her sentence.

Bakura's smile didn't budge an inch, in fact the massive creep licked his lips as if to savor the taste he'd just enjoyed," All twenty eight of them couldn't keep their eyes off me, not even when I engulfed their bodies by shadows. Their screams for mercy were quite beautiful as well. But I must say, I'm getting much more satisfaction watching you squirm right now Tea. But that is not why I'm talking to you." Bakura's abrupt change from his horror story wasn't enough to draw Tea's gaze away from the bandanas or away from the images of Trinity, the leader of the Death Dancers, screaming in agony as her and all the other younger girls were eaten by the shadows.

Since her concentration wasn't on him Bakura took the advantage to close the gap between them and put his hand underneath her chin, tilting her head and gaze up to his face he continued," I'm talking to you now because you seem to be getting quite cozy with Seto Kaiba."

That snapped her out of her nightmarish thoughts. Jerking her head out of his grasp she took the last step she could backwards towards the pool without falling in. Her eyes strong and focused she flared to accompany her growl," Your eyes must be as bad as your source of information. At the moment Kaiba is driving me up the wall with his attempts to try and sell my game. Whatever you've been seeing came from your own imagination."

"I'm so glad to hear that, but non the less you belong to me and me alone. Anyone that tries to claim you otherwise shall be destroyed." That's when he made his move, with lightning speed Bakura swung his foot in a round house under sweep and knocked Tea's legs out from under her. Losing her balance she fell back into the freezing cold water, just as she resurfaced she heard Bakura's dark laughter and a faint whisper," I'll see you again soon Tea."

-End Flashback-

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you saying that Bakura, current bad boy with a split British personality, thinks he's your boyfriend? Where did he get an idea like that?" Mai like Serenity was far more confused than angry after hearing a story like that. The idea of a sexy bad boy (both girls could not deny his appeal) like Bakura thinking he was Tea's boyfriend was just very hard to comprehend. It wasn't that Tea wasn't attractive, it was more the thought of Bakura actually having feelings. But they were leaning more towards the thought that Bakura was continuing to play with her emotions out of boredom or another plot.

Tea shrugged and put the remaining handful of cookies in a cookie jar. Putting her hair up she mumbled," Heck if I know and it's not what's concerning me the most. It's his indication towards Kaiba, if I didn't know any better I swear Bakura was jealous."

Mai and Serenity exchanged a glance that told Tea that they hadn't even thought of that possibility. Serenity stood up from her seat to stretch, going to the fridge she retrieved a bottle of water while thinking out loud," Well it would make sense if you think about it. Bakura is under the impression that you're his girlfriend, and like any other guy he only wants to keep you to himself. And it seems he's been spying on you, which allowed him to see your interaction with Kaiba. He must have seen these interactions as flirting and now believes Kaiba to be his rival." The more Serenity talked the more she confirmed the unspoken theory that Serenity inherited all the useful; intelligence and Joey inherited as much as he needed to survive in the world.

Mai got to her feet with a smile and swung an arm around each girl's shoulders. Giving them both a good squeeze she cheered," I think we've talked enough about those two nuisances. I say we get to the fun stuff. You said your parents let you fix up that creepy dungeon room since your soul sister was banished right? I wanna see this new and improved room." Tea and Serenity relaxed with a smile. If there was anyone that could change a mood from bad to fun it was Mai Valentine.

Quite confident that her friends would like the decorating job Tea proudly led them to the room that once held Anzu's spirit card. After the Anzu-Bakura incident her parents were more than happy to let Tea make it over. The end result was a dance-game room. On one side of the room there were two large mirrors and a balance bar. On the other side a large screen TV and all her game stations were neatly set and connected for usage at any moment. The walls were painted sky blue with clouds in the shapes of hearts, stars and heart eyed skulls. On the ceiling Tea had shamelessly gotten a friend to paint a beautiful Blue Eyes White Dragon being ridden by Thunder Nyah Nyah.

Mai and Serenity took the whole room in with wide eyes and smiles. Spinning in a full circle Serenity cooed," It's amazing Tea, I'm so jealous!"

"No kidding, hun. You can dance until you can't dance no more than plop down in front of the TV with a good RPG to relax…Any chance you'd give a copy of your house key to me so I can come in here from time to time. If you set up a good sized table you could put a duel monster game in here once in a while, and I'm sure little Yugi and Joey would love that." Mai had her hands together in a shape of a square to look through it as if imagining Yugi and Joey playing duel monsters at a table.

Tea rolled her eyes and sighed," As nice as the idea is I already have enough duel monster action in my life. I like to think my house is the only duel monster free zone in the whole city. Now I think it's about time I break this room in with a DDR dance off. What do you guys think?" Tea wasn't disappointed when both girls nodded with competitive fire in their eyes.

"But first, let's put on our pajamas, they'll be more comfortable to dance in, right?" Serenity's suggestion was met with giggles and light teasing about Serenity wanting to show off her new sexy two piece that she'd gotten from Mai at her last birthday party. Joey still didn't know what she'd gotten in the purple box and he never would.

Needless to say the slumber party was more partying than sleeping, in fact the girls didn't crash until 4 in the morning, but all three fell asleep next to each other with smiles.