I'm back with another chapter. I appreciate the reviews from my last chapter. Sorry for taking so long to update, I was busy trying to figure out what get for my brother's birthday and my parents' wedding anniversary. Thanks to the following:

Luckygirl777

Takashi Kusinagi

Lady-Wicca666

Tea-The Chosen One

Summary: He had all of the fame and fortune in the world, but all he wanted was someone that would treat him like he was normal as anyone else. He might get his wish when he meets a cafe cafe waitress who is having problems of her own. Will they be able to help each other?

Disclamer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! I just own the story.

Chapter 2

Atem woke up the next morning with the sun shining in his eyes and he tried to block the light by burying his head in the pillow. Since he couldn't get back to sleep, he decided to just get up and face the day. He didn't have to go in the office today so he tried to think of what to do with his free time. He went inside his enormous bathroom to take a quick shower. As he started the water and it cascaded down onto him, his mind wondered to Tea. For some reason, he just couldn't get her out of his head. He had a great time talking to her last night and he wanted to see her again. So he came out of the bathroom and headed for his walk-in closet to pick out something casual to where. It felt good for him to wear something that fit his mood instead if those suits he wears when he goes into the office. After he was dressed, he grabbed his wallet and keys from his dresser and went downstairs to jump in his car and drive down to the cafe.

Tea was at the cafe setting up before the first customer came in. Her friends Cathy and Lisa hadn't arrived yet so she had to make sure everything was prepared for opening. Once that was finished, she decided to have a latte while she waited and when she took her first sip, memories if last night flashed through her head. She smiled as she remembered how sweet Atem was to her. She was happy to know that he wanted to know more about her the way she wanted to know about him and hoped that he meant what he said about coming, but even if she doesn't see him again, she was happy to know that she could call him a friend to her. She was brought out of her thoughts by Mrs. Kat coming out of the kitchen with a few boxes in her hands. Tea smiled and went over to help her. They set the boxes over on the floor and opened them to see supplies for the cafe.

"Thank-you dear, they were a bit heavy for me." she said. Tea looked at her with concern.

"Mrs.Kat, you shouldn't be lifting these heavy boxes. That's what I'm here to help you out for." Tea said. Mrs. Kat chuckled.

"Don't you worry about me. This old gal still have some kick left in her and besides, I would feel so guilty putting all of this work on you when you already do enough for me as it is." Tea shook her head with a smile.

"I don't mind at all ma'am." As they took the stuff out of the boxes, Mrs. Kat looked at Tea with a curious face.

"So dear, is Atem coming back anytime soon?" she asked.

"To be honest, I really don't know. I mean I doubt it because he has a huge company to run and he probably doesn't have the time to come."

"He seemed like such a kind gentleman. It would be so nice if the two of you got together." she said. Tea blushed.

"Mrs. Kat, I just met the guy. Plus, I don't think that I'll be having a relationship with anybody again. After what my ex did to me, I'm just so afraid that I'll get hurt again and I don't want to have to go through another broken heart." Mrs. Kat laid a hand on Tea's shoulder.

"Tea, I know that you have been going through alot in the past week, but dear, don't let that man stop you from having a happy life that you so deserve because let me tell you something, that is just what he wants you to do. If Atem is willing to bring you happiness, then I say embrace it as much as you can." she said. Tea listened to what she said and was quiet for a minute before she turned back to her.

"I understand what you're saying, but I think I'm going to take it a little at a time." As soon as she finished, they heard a customer come in and take turned to see who it was, but this customer made Tea gasp in fear.

"Renku?" she whispered. Renku was Tea's ex-boyfriend who had spiky black hair and cold brown eyes. When he saw Tea, he put on a smirk and walked over making Mrs.Kat stand in front of her so he wouldn't get close to her.

"Hey baby, how are you doing? I've missed you." he said. Tea glared at him. Mrs. Kat spoke up to him.

"Young man, this cafe is for everyone that comes inside, but if you insist on coming in here and upsetting Tea, I'm going yo have to make you leave and forbid you from ever coming back here." she threatened. Renku raised his hands and laughed.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. I just want to talk to my girlfriend Granny. No harm done." he said.

"Ex-girlfriend, and I have nothing to say to you. It's okay Mrs. Kat, I can handle this." Tea said. She nodded and went to the kitchen to bring out more boxes. Tea turned back to Renku and glared again.

"If you want me to take your order, then you'll have to take a seat, otherwise leave because we have nothing to discuss." she said coldly. Renku still kept his smirk and went over to a table by the window and picked up the menu to look through it. She took out her notepad and pen.

"What would you like?" she muttered. He looked up with a dark, lusty look.

"I want you to be my girlfriend again." he replied. She stood there flabbergasted at what he said. Did he honestly think that she would just decide to go back to him because he wanted her to and after what he did to her in the first place? She gripped her pen in anger and she almost snapped it in half.

"What makes you think that I want to be with you again? Our whole relationship was based on a lie. What happened, your little mistress dumped you?" she asked sarcastically. He stood up from his seat and put a hand on Tea's cheek.

"She's history and now that she's gone,we can be like we were before. I know that there's something inside you that still loves me." Tea slapped his hand away from her cheek.

"Everything that I felt about you died when you broke my heart. Thanks to you, I don't think I'll ever feel love so just leave me alone and go back to that floozy that you've been messing with." she spat. Renku was getting angry and he grabbed by her the arms and gripped them where he was hurting her. Tea was struggling to get free, but the more she struggled, the more tighter his grip was on her. He gave out an evil chuckle.

"You have no choice in the matter baby. So whether you like it or not, you belong to me." Tea continued her struggling.

"Let go of me!" she said. Mrs. Kat came back out to the front and Cathy and Lisa came in for their shift. They were very angry with what they were witnessing. Renku had raised his hand to slap her when he was stopped by a hand on his arm. He turned around to see someone that he didn't recognize standing behind him.

"I believe the lady asked you to let go of her. So I would appreciate it if you followed her wishes." he said. Tea looked up when she heard a familiar voice and was relieved to see that it was Atem. Renku pulled his arm away and it gave Tea the chance to free herself from his hand.

"Look man back off, this is none of your business." he said.

"I would have to say that it is my business if it has to do with Tea." Renku growled and clenched his fist.

"Dude, you have no idea who you're messing with so why don't I just show you." He brought his fist back and punched Atem in the face. Atem wasn't fazed from the punch and he turned his head around to look at Renku with dangerous eyes.

"Big mistake." he said viciously. He then brought his own fist up and punched Renku which made him stumble and Atem grabbed his collar and pushed him against the wall.

"Listen closely, if you come within twenty feet of Tea again, you're going to get more than just a measly punch in the face and that is a promise. Now if you're not going to order anything from here then I suggest that you leave here because you overstayed your welcome." Atem dropped him and Renku wiped the blood that was dripping from his nose while glaring at him. Mrs. Kat came out from behind the counter and approached him.

"If I catch you back on this cafe again, I will call the police on you. Do I make myself clear?" she hissed. He made his way out of the cafe, but he turned to look at Tea before he did.

"I'll be back. Don't think just because he showed up that I'm done with you." With that said, he left the cafe. Atem looked over to Tea to see that she was shaking and he walked over to her to see if she was okay. She looked up when she felt his hand on her shoulder.

"Are you alright? He didn't hurt you, did he?" Tea shook her head.

"No, not as much as he hurt you." she said.

"Oh this? I hardly felt a thing. I was just concerned about you." he said.

"Well, let me just get you an ice pack for your face. I'll be right back." Tea then went into the kitchen leaving Atem with Cathy, Lisa and Mrs. Kat. The girls came over with stars in their eyes at Atem.

"Thank-you for helping Tea Atem, you were amazing." said Cathy.

"Has anyone ever told you how strong you are?" asked Lisa. Atem just stood there blinking at them.

"Uh, not really." he said backing up from them as they were walking closer to him. Mrs. Kat came and saved him from them.

"Alright girls, I think it's time for you to go prep up before the customers start to come in now." she said. They both sighed sadly and went to work. Mrs. Kat turned to Atem and smiled.

"Thank-you for getting that man out of here." she said.

"It was no problem. I couldn't stand there and hurt Tea and plus I didn't want him causing trouble to your cafe." Atem said.

"Well, thank-you again. I was wondering if you could do me a favor."

"Of course."

"I would like you to take Tea for the day. I know this situation has made her a bit upset and I don't think that it's best for her to be working today." Atem nodded.

"Alright, I think that's a great idea." Just as he said that, Tea came out with the ice pack and Mrs. Kat had to make a phone call. Atem and Tea took a seat at one of the tables and she handed him the ice pack to put it on his face. Once the coldness hit his cheek, he hissed in pain and Tea checked to see of he was alright.

"I didn't realize it would sting this bad." he said trying to lighten the mood. Tea didn't find any humor in it and looked down with a face fallen expression.

"You shouldn't have gotten involved. I didn't want you to get hurt." she said.

"It was better than seeing you hurt. So that was your ex-boyfriend?" he asked. Tea nodded her head slowly while applying a bandage on his cheek.

"Yeah, that was him. He came in here to ask me to get back together with him."

"Why would he want to do that?" he asked.

"Because the girl he was with got bored with him and she dumped him to find someone else. I guess he just wanted someone who he thinks is weak enough to actually fall for his lies. That's what escalated his anger because I wouldn't take him back. There you should be fine now." she said as she finished her work. Atem felt the bandaged on his face and turned to look at her with a smile.

"Thanks alot, that feels much better." Tea smiled back at him.

"Your welcome. So I didn't think that you would come back. What are you doing playing hooky?" she asked playfully. Atem laughed.

"Yeah, I guess you can say that. I was getting tired of paper work so I thought I just take the day off and I told you I was coming back, didn't I? I meant it when I said I wanted to get to know you more." Tea had a tint of red appear on her face.

"Well, I'm glad that you did. So what would you like to order?" she asked.

"I thought I would have the same thing I had last night, except I want to order two of them." he said. Tea stood there looking confused.

"Two mochas and two croissants?" she asked. Atem winked at her.

"Exactly."

"Uh, okay." She went back to the kitchen to fill his order wondering why he placed two orders when he was here by himself. She came back five minutes later with his order and placed it in front of him. He looked up to her with a grin and she was wondering what he was up to.

"You know, this is alot for one person to eat. Why don't you join me?" he asked. Tea was now starting to catch on.

"I knew there was a reason you did that. Well, I wish I could, but I have to work so I have to decline on your offer." Atem shook his head.

"Actually, you don't have to work today. I was talking with Mrs. Kat while you were in the back and she thinks that it would be best if you took a day off of work today and asked me to take you out for the day." he explained. Tea just stared at him not saying anything for a minute until she finally spoke.

"Look, I appreciate your concern, but I don't think I need a day off. It'll be better if I keep myself busy." She started to walk to another table when she felt his hand on her wrist. She turned back to look at him.

"Mrs. Kat already said that it was okay, in fact, it was her idea. Besides, this'll give us some time to get to know each other. Please reconsider?" he pleadingly asked with a little pout. Tea sighed and smiled at him.

"Well okay, I guess I could since I can't say no to that face." She sat down at the table in front of him and ate with him. After a few minutes, they finished their breakfast with Atem paying for the bill, but not without Tea telling him that she could pay for half of it since they ate together, but Atem insisted anyway. They left the cafe and jumped into Atem's car to just drive around for the day. They stopped at a table outside of the mall and ordered milkshakes.

"So tell me a little about yourself." said Atem.

"Like what?" Tea said.

"Like, your favorite color, favorite animal, your hobbies, family, you choose." he said. Tea took a little sip of her drink before she started.

"Well, first of all, my parents are deceased so there's not really much to say about my family." she said. Atem was shocked by that.

"I'm so sorry to hear that." Tea shook her head and smiled.

"It's okay, it was few years ago when they died in a car accident, but as time goes by, I'm starting to heal and living my life the way they would want me to." Atem nodded. Tea continued.

"Anyway, um, my favorite color is blue. I like to spend my free time just sitting down reading a good book that either include romance or fantasy adventure. My favorite animal, I would have to say is horses. Ever since I was small, I've always had a liking to horses. I would collect anything that would have a horse on it, books, stamps, even pencils. You probably think I'm weird, huh?" Atem chuckled.

"No, not at all. To be honest, horses are my favorite animal too." he said. Tea smiled and had a far away look in her eye.

"I wish I could see one close up. I've never been able to ride a horse before. When I was little, I would beg my parents to let me take riding lessons, but they would always be expensive or there were never horses around where we lived." Atem watched her with a smile.

"Well, my brother has a ranch a few miles from here and every weekend I go and help him with the horses he and I own. If you're interested, you can come with me and maybe I can give a riding lesson." he said. Tea almost choked on her milkshake and stared at Atem.

"Really?! You would do that?" she asked. Atem nodded.

"Of course, I be happy to take you with me." Tea reached over to him and gave him a hug. Atem didn't expect her to do that, but he wasn't complaining and he gladly hugged her back. Tea realized what she was doing and she broke away from him with a blush on her face.

"Uh, sorry. I'm just really excited that's all. I didn't know you owned horses." she said.

"Yeah, I just love to ride them whenever I get the chance. I have no worries, no cares, I just feel free, you know?" he said. Tea nodded with a smile.

"Yeah, I do."

"So, you ready to go on an adventure?" he asked standing up from his seat.

"An adventure? To where?" she asked confused. He held out his hand to her and smiled.

"Wherever the wind takes us." he said. Tea then took his hand and they started out to their first stop. They were going through alot of stores for a few hours just browsing and goofing around while learning more and more about each other. It was around five in the evening when they came to a bookstore. Tea went over to see the new releases that came in. There were so many to choose from, but there was one that caught her attention. On the cover was a mythical golden dragon and she picked it up to skim through a couple of pages. It seemed very interesting to her and wanted to get it, but as she looked at the price, she sighed and put it back on the stand then went to browse through some more books. Atem turned when he heard Tea sigh and saw her put a book back. He went over to see which one it was and guessed that it was something that she wanted to read, but looking at the price, he figured she couldn't afford to pay for it right now. So he looked up to see her in the back of the store skimming through others books which gave him a chance to pick out the one she wanted and went to the cashier to pay for it in secret. They left the store with Tea noticing a bag in Atem's hand.

"What's that?" she asked. Atem grinned at her.

"Oh, just something new that caught my attention. Did you see anything that interested you?" Tea nodded.

"Yeah, it was a fantasy story that I really wanted to read, but I couldn't get it since I didn't have enough money. I just hope that when I come back, it'll still be there." she said. Atem grabbed her hand and smiled.

"I'm sure you'll be reading it sooner than you think." he said. Tea scrunched her face in confusion.

"What's that suppose to mean?" she asked. Atem smirked.

"Oh, nothing. C'mon, let's go to the park." He grabbed her hand and walked toward the park entryway. The sun was just beginning to set and they found a bench to sit down and watch the little pond that had ducks swimming in it. They were quiet for a bit enjoying the peaceful atmosphere. Tea turned to look at Atem next to her.

"I had a great time with you today." she said. Atem turned to look at her.

"I did too. You're the first person to actually make me feel normal." Tea looked out towards the water and pondered on her next question to him.

"I just have to know. Why would you want to know about me? I mean, you already seen how my ex was today and you were even hurt by him. I just don't get it." she said. Atem laid his hand over hers and she looked up to him.

"I guess I just felt a connection to you. Whenever I'm around you, I feel like I'm comfortable and I can talk to you about anything and nothing is going to stop me from talking to you, not even your ex." he said laughing. Tea smiled at him.

"You're strange, but in a good way." The sky was now getting darker and they both got up from the bench to walk back to Atem's car. As they got inside, Atem turned to Tea.

"It's still pretty early. Would you like to come over to my house?" he asked. Tea nodded.

"Sure, that'll be nice." she said. They drove back to Atem's house and when they arrived, they got out of the car and went to the front door. As they stepped inside, Tea couldn't help but see how big and beautiful it was.

"Wow, this place is huge." Atem chuckled.

"Yeah, it is. Make yourself at home and I'll get us some drinks." He went to the kitchen and came back out with two drinks for the both of them. He sat down beside her on the the couch and handed her glass to her. She took a sip and giggled when she tasted it.

"This is so fruity. It's good." Atem laughed.

"It's just something I whipped up myself. I call my passion fruit juice." he said.

"Hmm, that's a great name." Just as they were getting more into the conversation, the door started knocking. They looked at each other and Atem got up to answer it wondering who could be at his door this time of night. When he opened the door, he groaned inwardly. There standing at the door was Rachel who wrapped her arms around him.

"Hi Atem, I was hoping you would be here." Atem pushed her off of him and Tea stood up wondering what was going on. Rachel looked over to Tea and had a sneer look on her face.

"What are you doing here? I told you to stay away from me." Atem said coldly.

"Oh, I know you didn't mean that. Now I need to know who this wench is." she said snobbishly. Tea glared at her.

"Excuse me, I have a name and it isn't wench." she said coldly. Rachel scoffed at Tea and Atem was getting furious with her.

"Rachel, you have no right to talk about my guest. Now you have five seconds to tell me why you're here." Tea turned to Atem.

"Atem, who is she?" she asked. Rachel grabbed Atem's arm and hugged it to her.

"Haven't you figured it out yet? I'm his fiancee." she said snobbishly. Tea eyes widened and her glass slipped from her hand which shattered to the floor in pieces.

"F-fiancee?" she whispered.

Uh-Oh! What's going to happen now? Leave reviews and tell me what you think of this chapter. :D