What up you guys? I hope I did not disappoint you guys with that cliffhanger. But, the continuing saga will continue! So says The MAN WITH IMAGINATION (echos)! So, I give you guys the newest installment of The Best Gift. Here we go!

Thanks for the reviews:

Sunrise Phoenix - I know, right? Has he ever heard of "Don't judge a book by its cover?" Parents just don't understand.

white pedal - Serenity is fine, but Téa is not. Now he gotta set things right.

Autobot0001 - it might get more intense later in the chapter, if you get my meaning, lol.

Princess of Sorrow - Oh yes! You log in! (Pops confetti) Okay, I am calm now. Anyways, what is everyone is going through, you just gotta read on to find out. ;)

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I OWN NOTHING! I only own the OC's in the story!

As Téa's father was steaming like a vegetable, back with Serenity in her home, she just woke up from her long nap seeing the room dark. She gets up from bed and walks around the house and sits down into the living room watching the news. She saw the time and it was 7:00 p.m. now. As she was watching the news, Tristan comes in from helping Atem packing up all of his boxed up belongings into his new home. Tristan came in and saw Serenity as he came in and sat down right next to her.

"hey..." Serenity said weakly. Tristan kissed her as she kissed back.

"How was your day, Serenity?" As she was about to talk to him about her day, an important news update came in.

"We have just received news about a manager who molest his female employees has been arrested today as he was caught in the act as we was about to rape one of his female employees who was also pregnant. The man was revealed to be known as Gozaburo Kaiba. He used to be the CEO and Chairman of Kaiba Incorporated until his step-son took over the company. He started to hold a business in Domino Mall at a clothing store until these events happened."

Tristan saw what he was looking at and it was Serenity's job. He couldn't believe what he was hearing from the news anchor as he turned up the volume.

"Police say there were no witnesses when he raped his female employees. Some say that the women wanted to have sexual intercourse with this man, other female employees say that they were drugged by their boss. Gozaburo Kaiba is being held in contempt under prison bars until the announcement of the court case. CEO of Kaiba Corp., Seto Kaiba is also pressing charges against him for slander of his company name a few years back. As Gozaburo is locked up until court, Police are still undergoing investigation of sexual harassment and rape to his employees as we bring you more details."

Tristan changed the channel and turned to Serenity. "Did that really happen today?" Serenity nodded without even saying anything. "Oh man, Serenity I am sorry."

Tristan wrapped her arms around her to give her comfort, but Serenity was still able to escape rape unharmed. If it wasn't for the police, she would have lost her child.

"Tristan, I wanted to tell you, but I would be afraid I would lose my job. I should be the one who is sorry." Tears came out of their eyes as they managed to avoid any serious problems. "I almost lost our baby if the police hadn't shown up. If they came any sooner, I would be scarred for life." she said.

"It's okay Serenity. As long as you and the baby is safe, that's all that matters." Tristan held Serenity tight as he gave her butterfly kisses on her face to wipe away the tears.

MEANWHILE

Back in Téa's home, she was upstairs in her room crying in her bed because of her father not accepting Atem as her husband to be. Atem was doing his best to try to calm her down as he rubbed her back and tried to reason with her.

"I can't believe him. My dad is such a jerk." she said. Atem picked her up and gave her comfort.

"I don't care Téa." Atem grabbed her hand as he stared her right in the face. Téa was speechless when he didn't care what her Dad thought of him. "If you father doesn't want to accept us, then we can still make this work. I will do everything I can to try to stand up to your father and tell him that he will never separate us. Not him, nor anyone in that matter."

While Atem was talking, they both heard knocking on Téa's door.

"Who is it?" Téa said grunting.

"It's your father. Téa sweetie, can we talk? I calmed down now." Téa wanted to believe him, but after breaking her heart, she had second thoughts of what to do. Atem held her hand and knew that she and Atem can make it through this together.

"Come in." Alex opened the door and walked in on their small conversation.

"Téa, I want to apologize for the way I acted when you told me about your marriage announcement. It was uncalled for and it caught me by surprise." Alex's only daughter was getting married by someone who he barely knew and got upset that she would be marrying a total stranger.

"Mr. Gardner, I love your daughter and I may not look like much, but I want to stick with her through thick and thin. No matter how bad it is, Téa is who I love and if you can't accept that, I am sorry." Aten stood up to Téa's father, Alex and he saw determination in his amethyst eyes, but he needed to know him a little better.

"Atem, is it? I may not know much about you, but I do know this. You are a brave guy to have the balls to stand up to me. But, I am not letting you marry my daughter." Atem still kept a determined face on in front of Alex until Sylvia stepped in to take matters into her own hands.

"Alex, that is enough." She stormed in as she didn't want Alex upsetting their daughter again. "Why is it so hard for you to accept the fact that those two are in love with each other? Alex, look at them, Téa loves this young man and he loves our daughter." Téa and Atem were thankful for Sylvia to try to talk some sense into his head. "Sure I don't know him, but by the look in his eyes, he is a kind person to look after Téa." Téa then stood up and got off of her bed and spoke up to her father.

"Dad, I wasn't able to tell you because you were both were still on your business trips. But, I am telling you now. I love him and he asked for me to move in with him. We both agreed to be married on Christmas Day. It's like a couple of months away. That gives you plenty of time to get to know Atem."

Alex just finds out that Téa is moving in with Atem. But, Alex decided to give them a chance to see those two try to work things out.

"Alright Téa. I'll give him a chance. I will let you move in with him, but if you decide to leave him, you won't be allowed to set foot back in this house, understand?" Téa's face brightened up as she went up to father and hugged him. Her face was still in tears, but they were tears of joy this time.

"Thank you Daddy. I promise you that you won't regret this." She said as Atem chimed in.

"Mr. Gardner, believe me when I say this. I will look after her. You can count on it." Alex smiled as he was telling the truth.

"Téa, since you already packed up most of your stuff, I will help you move tomorrow." Téa smiled at Alex as her mother looked on. Alex extended his hand to Atem to show a sign of friendship.

"Take care of my daughter." Atem saw his hand and shook it to show that he will do whatever it takes to keep Téa safe.

"You can count on it." Atem turned to Téa. Here, you'll need this to get inside the house tomorrow." He handed Téa a copy of the house key as he had one made during the move.

"Thank you Atem." As their little conversation was still going on, Souza was still outside recording all of this information to Marik.

"Did you get all that, sir?" he whispered in his earpiece.

"Every word. Now that I know she is moving in with Atem, this gives me the perfect opportunity to take her." Marik said through the speaker. Souza immediately left Téa's house and went straight back to Marik.

Back inside, Atem wrote down the new address on a piece of paper to help Téa find the house. Atem gave it to her as he sat down next to her on the bed.

"Téa, even though this night wasn't what I expected, but I am glad to see you happy." He leaned in towards Téa as he passionately kissed her and cupped her cheek. She returned the kiss as they were both intertwined in their make-out session, but they forgot that Téa's parents, Alex and Sylvia, were still in front of them. Alex coughed loudly to get their attention as they stopped.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow after work." Atem got up and left the room.

"Bye Atem, I love you." Atem turned around as he heard her words.

"I love you, too." He smiled and gave her a thumbs up as he left. Téa fell flat on the bed and sighed in joy knowing that she will soon be married to the man of her dreams. Alex snapped her out of her daydream as he sat down beside her.

"Well, he is nice and he is determined. But, we'll need to rest up for tomorrow. Because all of this will be gone since it'll be going into your new home." he said.

"Yeah, I know." Alex kissed her forehead as he walked out of her room with Sylvia to get ready for bed as well. Sylvia turned off her light seeing Téa exhausted from tonight. As she was set for bed, Souza went back to Marik's house with all the information retrieved.

"Made it back here safe, I see." Marik said to Souza.

"Safe?! A fucking dog chased me right after I left that place. After that, I slipped on black ice and fell on my ass. I was lucky my equipment didn't break."

"Don't be a bitch. All that matters is that we have the secrets Atem and Téa have and can use them. But, we will need time to plan this. Souza, will you help?" Souza nodded in agreement as Marik laughed softly and then loudly.

"Just wait, Téa will be my servant and will be by my side forever."

MEANWHILE AGAIN

Serenity was in her bedroom wide awake as Tristan was sleeping soundless. She has had a lot of thoughts going through her mind.

'I would have lost my baby if it wasn't for Mai. But now that we don't have a job anymore, how am I going to help support Tristan and my baby? I know he went through a lot of trouble getting me that emerald necklace, but I better look for one tomorrow.' Serenity saw the time on her clock and it was 10:00 at night. She turned on the TV and she saw the news. She had it on mute so she wouldn't wake up Tristan. As she was watching, she saw a picture of Gozaburo Kaiba on the news. Serenity turned off the mute button as she wanted to hear what the situation was on him.

"We have breaking news that Gozaburo Kaiba has escaped from Domino County Prison and is now on the loose. Police and authorities say that he killed a guard and disguised himself as one as he escaped. Police are now on the lookout for this man. Anyone who finds him or seen sightings of this man, please report it to the Domino Police at once. For those that know this man, I recommend that they lock up their doors and have their windows barred."

Serenity shook Tristan to wake him up. "Tristan, sweetie, wake up!" She saw Tristan opening his eyes and seeing her scared while rubbing his eyes.

"What's the matter, Serenity?" he said.

"Gozaburo escaped from prison just awhile ago. It said it on the news. We have ro make sure everything is locked. I know he's after me." Tristan jumped out of bed as he checked each and every door all over the house as he locked all the doors and made sure all the windows stayed shut and locked tight. Tristan went back upstairs as he saw Serenity scared when she curled up into a ball holding her belly bump.

"Don't worry Serenity, if he tries to get his hands on you, I can ask Kaiba for protection." Tristan rubbed her back to comfort her. Serenity hugged him as she was scared completely out of her mind.

"Thank you Tristan." She kissed his cheek as she fall on the bed with him starting to make out.

Aw man, I can't think of words anymore. But, I just hope you guys enjoyed this chapter because next chapter is gonna be epic. What is Gozaburo planning next and what will Marik have in store for Téa and Atem now that they will be living together? We gotta find out soon. While I work on that, leave them reviews on here and I can show you guys. See You Next Time!