Here is the next chapter everyone. I would really like to take a moment and thank the following readers who reviewed my last chapter:
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dancers of the night
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Tea-The Chosen One
Takashi Kusinagi
Lady Teela'Na
ygo-sh-fan
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 waitress who is having problems of her own. Will they be able to help each other?
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! I just own the story.
Chapter 9
"Breaking news for today, a huge explosion took place last night at the Shining Star cafe between the hours of ten and eleven'o clock. No one knows how this explosion came to be, but police are on the scene investigating the situation as we speak. I am also hearing that there was a woman inside when the explosion occurred, but thankfully she survived with minor cuts and bruises and also a broken arm. We will have more on this story tonight at eight. I am Shizuru Fujiama with the channel nine news."
The TV was switched off by none other than Rachel and she threw the remote across the room breaking a few pictures frames hanging from the wall. She then turned to Renku who was stuffing his face with junk food and drinking beer. She walked over to him and pulled the bottle from hand just when he was about to take another swig of it to get his attention.
"Our plan didn't work! Dammit, what is with that wench anyway?! Does she have some kind of magic that keeps her from being dead?!" she yelled. Renku placed his fingers in his ear to block out the screeching voice of his cousin. Once he knew that she was done, he took them out his ears and answered her back as he shrugged his shoulders.
"Hey, not my fault your plan backfired. Don't you think I'm just as much pissed off as you are that we didn't kill her? All I know is that this better not put me on the spot because if I go down, I'm taking you with me. I mean, you do know that Tea was watching us from outside. What if she goes to the cops and rat us out?" he said. Rachel waved her hand carelessly in the air.
"Don't be ridiculous, even if she did see us, she wouldn't be able to tell it was us. Besides, there is nothing that can lead us to the bombing anyway so stop being paranoid. We have to come up with another plan anyway. Remember when I said that company party was coming up soon?" she asked. Renku was thinking back to when she said it and then nodded.
"Yeah, why?" he said. Rachel had placed an evil smirk on her face.
"Let's just wait until the big day comes and if my hunch is right, and it always is, then we'll be making another attempt on our plan to get rid of that wench." she said as she rubbed her hands together.
Tea stirred out of her sleep by the bright sun shining in from her hospital window. She blinked a couple of times to clear off the haze of sleepiness in her eyes and she tried to sit up, but was stopped from the throbbing pain in her head. Since her left arm was in a cast, she lifted up her right hand to touch the wrapped bandage around her head when she noticed a small weight and looked down to see Atem resting his head on the side of her bed while holding on to her hand. She noticed small bags under his eyes and guessed that he didn't get as much sleep last night because he was here with her. Tea slowly pulled her hand out of his and ran it through his tri-colored hair loving the way it flowed through her fingers. A few strokes caused Atem to wake up out of his sleep. He lifted his hair and smiled when he saw Tea stroking his hair.
"Hey, you're awake. Are you feeling okay?" he asked. Tea smiled and nodded.
"Besides the pounding headache and the soreness, I think I'm okay."she said. Atem then sat up in his chair to rub her cheek with his hand and looked at her with concerned filled eyes.
"Do you need me to get the doctor?" he asked.
"Well, I know that he probably has to come in to check me anyway, but it's not really anything serious. I'm kinda worried about you though. Something tells me that you haven't been sleeping well last night. Were you up most of the night watching me?" she asked.
"Actually, I was. I had to make sure that you were really okay. Oh Tea, when I saw the explosion and your friends told me you were still inside, it was like I was about to lose the most precious thing in my life. I just wish that I had arrived sooner that way I would have protected you more and you wouldn't be laying here " he said as he lowered his head to look at her injured arm. Tea stared at him not knowing what to say that would make him feel like it wasn't his fault, but what she did do was try to cheer him up. So she lifted her hand and placed it on his cheek to turn his head and face her. She gave him a warm loving smile that made him melt on the spot.
"I want you to do something for me, if you don't mind?" she asked. Atem held on to her hand with his and planted a light kiss on it.
"Anything, what is it that you need?" he asked. She was about to speak again when the door to her room opened and in came Dr. Hyoga holding Tea's patient file.
"Good morning, I'm happy to see that you're awake Ms. Gardner. How are you feeling today?" he asked.
"I'm fine, except for the headaches that comes and goes." she said. Atem turned to the doctor.
"Should that be a concern to worry about?" he asked. Dr. Hyoga smiled and shook his head.
"No, it's to be expected after having a head injury. All I have to do is prescribe her medication that will help with the headaches which is why I'm here. I also want to give you an evaluation and I'll have one of the nurses come in your room in about ten minutes to change your bandages. Are you up to it Ms. Gardner?" he asked. Tea nodded her head slowly so her head wouldn't start aching again.
"Yes, I'm ready." she said.
"Okay, I'll be back soon after I finish with my other patient." he said as he stepped out the room. Atem turned back to Tea and he picked up her hand to stroke it gently.
"I'm going to go down to the cafeteria and grab something to drink while you're getting your bandages changed. What were you going to say before the doctor came in?" he asked. Tea took a deep breath before she answered.
"I want you to go home and get some rest." she said. Atem blinked his eyes a couple of times after he heard what Tea said and then he shook his head.
"No, I'm not going to just leave you here by yourself besides I feel rested up anyway." he said reassuring her. Tea didn't buy any of it and she pulled her hand out of his to place it on his face.
"Please do this for me, I know you haven't slept well last night because you were watching me. I'll be fine since all I'll be doing is resting. Once you get some proper sleep, then you can come back in a couple of hours, kay?" she said. Atem closed his eyes and sighed. He didn't want to leave Tea all alone, but he also didn't want her to worry about him either. He looked up to her and smiled.
"Alright, I'll do it. I have to let Katie know what's going on anyway, she's been worried about you when she found out about what happened last night. Are you sure you'll be fine?" he asked.
"Yes, I will. Once the nurse finishes checking me out, I'll be going right back to dreamland." she said trying to lighten the mood. Atem let out a light chuckle and stood up from his chair to lean down and give Tea a kiss on her cheek.
"I'll be back later, I'm expecting you to be awake when I come." he said jokingly. Tea giggled and shook her head.
"Okay, I'll try." she said. Atem smiled and moved a strand of her hair from her face.
"I love you." Tea smiled back as he leaned down to kiss her lips. He pulled back after a few seconds.
"I love you too." she said. Atem then walked over to leave the room once the nurse came inside to check on Tea. He turned back to wave at her and when she waved back, he left the room. He walked outside to his car and got inside to drive on home. Before he went home though, he decided to stop by Katie and Koji's house. He stepped out of the car when he arrived and walked up to the porch to ring the bell. Atem waited for a few seconds before Katie answered the door.
"Oh hey boss, come on in." she said and opened the door wider so Atem could step inside. Atem walked over to the sofa where he saw Koji sitting on the floor with Alicia as she was coloring in her activity books and sat down. Alicia looked up when she saw Atem sitting down and stood up form her place on the floor and ran over to him.
"Hi Uncle Atem." she said cheerfully.
"Hello little princess, how are you today? Are you being a good girl for your mommy and daddy?" he asked. Alicia nodded her head.
"Uh-huh. Where is Miss Tea? I want her to pway wit me." she said as she looked around the room thinking Tea will show up. Atem looked up at Koji and Katie who were standing next to each other. Atem looked back down at Alicia and placed his hand on the top of her head.
"Well sweetie, um, I don't know if you'll understand this, but Miss Tea is in the hospital right now so she won't be able to play with you like she wanted." he said. Alicia tilted her head to the side while placing a cute little confused look on her face.
"Hospikal?" she asked. Katie walked over to sit on the sofa next to Atem and she picked up Alicia to sit on her lap.
"Sweetie, you remember when Daddy and I told you about when you were in Mommy's tummy and that I had to go to the hospital so that you could be born?" she asked. Alicia tapped her chin trying to think and smiled when she remembered.
"Oh yeah, the pwace where babies come fwom. But, why is Miss Tea dere? Is she bringing home a baby?" she asked. Katie smiled and shook her head at her daughter.
"No honey, she's not. Hospitals isn't just a place where you bring home babies, they're also for people who are sick and hurt. Miss Tea is in the hospital because she got hurt very badly so the doctors are taking good care of her." Katie explained. Alicia looked down in her lap for a few seconds and then she looked back up to her mother looking very worried.
"Is she okay Mommy?" she asked. Katie and Koji then turned to Atem and waited to hear the answer from him.
"Actually that's why I came over. She woke up last night and aside from the cuts, bruises and a broken arm, I say that she's doing fine." he said. Katie and Koji breathed a sigh of relief from the good news.
"Man, that is a best news I've heard today. I'm glad she's doing alright." said Koji.
"Oh, me too. You have no idea how worried I was about her." Katie said. Koji then sighed.
"Yeah, she was all over the house last night keeping herself busy. She even changed the couch cushions about ten times before I made her sit down." he said. Katie stuck out her tongue at Koji and he laughed at her childish antics.
"I couldn't help it, Tea is now a big part of Atem's life so of course I'm going to worry about her. By the way, are you on your way to see her boss?" she asked. Atem shook his head.
"No, actually I had just came from being there all night. Tea wanted me to go home and sleep since she somehow knows I was up watching her. It's amazing, she's in the hospital with injuries and she's worried about me getting sleep." he said as he leaned his head back on the sofa.
"Well of course, she loves you. She can't get better and worry about you at the same time. I have to agree with her, I would be the same way with Koji and Alicia." she said looking at her family. Koji leaned over and kissed Katie and also kissing Alicia's forehead.
"Mommy, Daddy can we go see Miss Tea?" Alicia asked. Katie and Koji looked at each other and smiled.
"That's a great idea sweetie, sure we can go see her." said Koji.
"I think Tea would really like it if you guys went and visited her. I'm going home and rest up before I go and see Tea later on." Atem said. He got up from the sofa and gave them both the information on where Tea was staying at the hospital. The he left them to get inside his car to drive home. Once he got inside his house, he placed his keys on the coffee table and walked upstairs to his bedroom to lay on his pillow. He felt so comfortable laying in his bedroom, but somehow he wasn't content because he wanted Tea to lay next to him. He had some time to think while he waited for sleep to take over. Now that the cafe was gone, he wondered what Tea will do once she got out the hospital. He even thought about what caused the explosion in the first place.
'This was no coincedence, someone did this on purpose. Tea said that she saw shadowed figures last night so maybe if she remebers who they were, then we can figure out who caused this incident. I swear, when I find out who is responsible for this, they're going to wish that they have never been born.' he thought. Atem then turned over on his side to try and get to sleep. About ten minutes later, he fell into a light dreamless sleep waiting for the time he would have to go and see Tea later.
The nurse had just finished changing Tea's bandages and now Dr. Hyoga was now examining her. He checked her cuts and also checked to see if she had any other internal injuries besides the ones she have now, but everything turned out to be just fine. Once he told her she was okay, he left to tend to his other patients leaving her to get more rest. It was about three hours later when Tea woke up to someone coming inside her room. She opened her eyes and turned her head to the door and was surprised at who stepped in.
"Miss Tea." Tea smiled when she saw little Alicia run up to her bed.
"Hello Alicia, what are you doing here?" she asked. Alicia giggled.
"I came here with Mommy and Daddy to see you." she said. Tea was surprised and then looked up when she heard Katie's voice in the hallway.
"Alicia, where are you?" Katie and Koji stepped inside Tea's room sighing in relief when they found their daughter.
"Sweetie, you can't just run off all on your own in a big place like this. You can easily get lost." said Koji. Alicia ran over to him when he stooped down to the floor.
"Sowwy Daddy, sowwy Mommy but look, I found Miss Tea." she said. Katie giggled.
"Yes I see, great job." she said. Alicia ran back over to Tea and had a look of concern on her little face when she saw bandages on Tea's face and wrapped around the her forehead.
"Does it hurt Miss Tea?" she asked. Tea smiled.
"Not at all, you know why?" she said. Alicia shook her head. "Because the doctors are working to make sure I get much better, but there's something that the doctors aren't able to do. Do you see the cast on my arm?" she asked.
"Yes, what's that for?"
"Well, it helps to heal my arm, but I need something colorful on it that will make my arm heal much faster, you know like a little picture." Alicia gasped and took off her little backpack on her back. She opened it up and pulled out her crayons.
"I can help you Miss Tea. Is it okay if I can Mommy and Daddy?" she asked as she turned to her parents. Katie and Koji nodded their heads.
"Of course it's okay, I'm sure Miss Tea would like that." Katie said. Koji picked up Alicia and gently placed her next to Tea so she could start coloring. Katie walked over next to Tea.
"Hey girl, how are you feeling?" she asked.
"I'm getting there, I still feel sore though. It was really nice of you guys to come visit me even though you didn't have to." Tea said.
"Are you kidding? We wanted to, now that you and Atem are going out you're like family to us." said Koji.
"Koji's right Tea, you're like the sister I've never had. Face it girlfriend, as of now you are family." Tea smiled and turned to Alicia who was busy drawing on her cast while having a look of concentration on her face.
"Thanks you guys, that really means alot. Did you see Atem this morning?" she asked.
"Actually, he came over to our house to tell us how you were before he went home to sleep." said Katie.
"Good, I was hoping he would listen to me. I had to practically beg him to go home and rest."
"Yeah he was pretty exhausted, were just glad that you're okay Tea. Was there anyone else that got hurt?" Tea shook her head.
"No, Atem said that they were fine, which I was very relieved. I just can't believe the cafe is gone, Mrs. Kat must be devastated."
"Mrs. Kat?" asked Koji. Tea nodded.
"Yeah, she's my boss and the owner of the cafe. Plus, she was there for me when I lost my parents a few years ago."
"I'm finished." said Alicia. Katie, Koji and Tea turned to look at the cast and were amazed by the colorful pictures drawn by Alicia.
"Do you like it?" she asked. Tea lifted her arm and look at the creative designs. She drew a couple of stars and hearts. Alicia also added some pictures of baby tiger cubs surrounding the same tiger princess that Tea gave to her for her birthday.
"I love it, you are a very talented little artist. This will make my arm feel so much better." said Tea. Alicia giggled and was very proud of her work. Katie looked down at her watch and saw that it was time for them to go.
"We're sorry Tea, but we have to get ready to leave. We going over to mom's to drop Alicia off and Koji and I have some errands to run." Tea nodded her head.
"Oh that's okay, it was really nice of you guys to stop by and check up on me." she said.
"Hey it was no trouble. We're just glad that you weren't seriously injured." said Koji as he helped Alicia put her things inside her backpack and picked it up. She was getting a little upset that they were leaving.
"Mommy, Daddy do we have to go?" she asked.
"Yes sweetie, we have to go see Grandma, but don't you worry cause we'll come back and see Tea again, okay?" said Katie.
"Kay, but can I ask her something first?"
"Sure, but make it quick, we have to let her rest." Koji placed her down so she could walk over to Tea's bed.
"Mommy and Daddy said that you're like family to us now, right?" she asked. Tea nodded. "Well, does that make you like my auntie now?" Tea blinked a couple of times and then she looked up to Katie and Koji who turned to each other. They turned back to Tea bearing smiles and they both nodded their heads. Tea smiled back and looked down to Alicia.
"If that's what you want me to be to you Alicia, then I would be honored to be your aunt." she said. Alicia's eyes were like sparkles and she had the biggest smile on her face.
"Yes, tank-you!" she said as she raised her arms in the air. Katie laughed and walked over to pick her up.
"Okay sweetie, we have to go now. You get better soon Tea." she said.
"Bye Auntie Tea." Tea lifted her right hand to wave back to her.
"Bye, see you soon." she said. They then walked out of the room leaving Tea to her thoughts. She was about to get some more sleep when all of a sudden, she started getting pain in her head. A few flashes of last night came to her, but it didn't help her see who exactly caused the explosion. Just then, the pain disappeared and she opened her eyes trying to piece together everything, but couldn't figure out what it meant. Tea sighed and closed her eyes to sleep.
It was five hours later when Atem woke up from his sleep by the loud knocking on his front door. He sat up while rubbing his eyes and walked downstairs to see who it was. He opened the door to be greeted by Yugi, Joey and Tristan.
"Hey guys, what are you doing here?" Atem asked as he led them inside. They walked into the living room to sit down.
"We were watching the news this morning about the explosion last night. Please tell me that Tea wasn't inside when it happened." said Yugi. Atem nodded his head while they were waiting for him to explain.
"I got there like five seconds after it happened to find out that she was still inside. So I got her out before anything seriuos happened to her."
"Oh man, is she okay?" asked Joey.
"Yeah she's fine thankfully. She only has a few bruises and cuts along with a broken arm, but I say she's doing just great. I was up all night worrying about her so I barely got any sleep until Tea made me come here to get some." he said. They all started laughing.
"Well she must be getting better if she's ordering you around." said Tristan. Joey and Yugi continued to laugh while Atem shook his head chuckling. He looked at the clock on the wall to see it was around four in the afternoon and couldn't believe he slept so long. He got up from his seat and grabbed his keys.
"I'm going to go and see how she's doing. Do you guys want to come? I'm sure she'll be happy to see you." he said.
"Yeah, that was actually why we came." said Yugi. They all stood up to go outside and get into Atem's car and drive down to the hospital. About ten minutes later, they arrived and walked inside. Atem went up to the front desk and asked to see Tea. The receptionist gave them visitor passes and they took the elevator to the third floor to walk to Tea's room. Once they got to Tea's door, Atem twisted the knob and slowly opened the door to see that she was sitting up in her bed looking at the food that was placed on her tray with a look of disgust on her face. When Tea heard the door open, she looked up and smiled. Atem and the others stepped inside the room and Atem walked over to kiss her.
"Hey, how are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm fine, but I can't wait to get out of here. Can you believe that their making me eat this stuff." she said as she pointed to the food on the tray. Atem chuckled at the pout she was making.
"So you feeling a little better trooper? Also if you don't want to eat that, you can give it to me." asked Joey. Tea smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, what are you guys doing here?" she asked.
"Duh, we came to see you. Oh, and don't listen to Joey, you can give the tray to me." said Tristan. Joey growled and glared at him.
"Yeah Tea, when we heard on the news about the explosion, all three of us drove out here as fast as we could to come see you." said Yugi.
"Well, it's good to see you guys and thanks for coming. How are the horses doing?" she asked.
"Oh their fine, Angel really misses you Tea, but it seems that Bronco is cheering her up well. Your horse has a total crush on her Atem." said Yugi. Atem chuckled and nodded his head.
"Yeah, I noticed the last time I was there."
"Not only that, Joey has to clean out my share of the stables for two weeks after that bet we made when we raced each other with the horses." said Tristan. Joey turned to Tristan shaking his fist.
"You cheated and you know it. I would have won if you hadn't told me that there was a chilli dog stand behind me." he said.
"Well it's not my fault you think with your stomach, even I wouldn't have fallen for something like that."
"Are trying to say I'm dumb?"
"You want me to say it again?" They both were having a glare match with each other.
"C'mon you guys. If you don't stop fighting, I won't share my hospital food with you." said Tea. Joey and Tristan stopped glaring and turned to Tea with smiles planted on their faces.
"Uh, we'll be good." said Joey and Tristan said. Tea smiled and shook her head as she gave them the tray of food.
"I'll take the sandwich." Joey said.
"Well what about me?" asked Tristan.
"You can have the J-ello."
"Oh real mature, why don't you just split the sandwich in half so that we both get a piece." Joey tapped his chin and gasped.
"Hey, I got an idea, we can split the sandwich in half that way we can both get a piece." he said. Tristan shook his head.
"Joey, I just said that." Joey then scratched his head.
"Really? I don't remember." Atem, Tea, Yugi and Tristan all sweat-dropped at Joey's slow mind. While Joey and Tristan were busy filling their stomachs, Yugi looked down to Tea's cast to see colorful drawings on it.
"We're you that bored that you drew on your cast Tea?" he asked jokingly. Tea then giggled and shook her head.
"No, actually little Alicia did this for me. Katie and Koji came here today to see how I was doing." she said. Yugi turned to Atem.
"Hey how are Katie and Koji?" he asked.
"They're fine, they wanted to make a trip out to the ranch one of these days when their not busy." he said.
"Cool, tell them they can come out anytime. Well, we better get back to the ranch, the horses are probably wondering where we are since it's almost time to feed them again." said Yugi as he got up from the chair with Joey and Tristan following him.
"I'm going to stay here with Tea for a while so I'll call Bailey to come pick you guys up." Atem said.
"Thanks Atem." said Yugi.
"Yeah, we got to get back so Joey can get started on my share of the chores." said Tristan. Joey growled and shook his fist.
"When I think of a comeback, you're going to be sorry."
"Well it looks like I won't be apologizing anytime soon." said Tristan while laughing and holding his stomach. Joey was about to tackle him when Yugi stepped in the middle of the two before things got brutal and he pulled them both out the room. Yugi turned back to Atem and Tea laughing nervously.
"I'll see you guys later, get well soon Tea." he said. Yugi ran out the room to get Joey and Tristan out of trouble with the hospital security leaving Atem and Tea alone. They both looked at each other before laughing at the guys antics. Once they calmed down form laughing, Atem turned to Tea while smiling.
"So, did you miss me while I was gone?" he asked. Tea giggled.
"Of course I did. Were you able to get any sleep?" Atem nodded.
"I did, but it would have been better if you were laying beside me." He pulled her closer to him and kissed her lips. Tea turned her head so that she could kiss him more better which made them both moan from the intensity they were creating. A growling sound interrupted them and they both broke apart to find out that the noise was coming from Tea's stomach. Atem looked at her with a playful smirk and Tea grabbed her stomach laughing.
"I guess I'm hungry, but I really don't want any of that hospital food." she said. Atem chuckled and stood up from the bed.
"I'll see what they have in the cafeteria and sneak it up to you. I'll be right back." He leaned down to kiss her lips again and walked out of the room to the elevator to step inside. He came out the elevator and walked down to the cafeteria, but not without seeing Cathy and Lisa up ahead. From the looks on their faces, it looked like they were in a serious conversation about something. When he walked closer, he could hear parts of their conversation.
"So what are we going to tell her Cathy?" asked Lisa. Cathy shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know, this is a great opportunity, but I don't want to just leave her like this."
"I'm guessing you two are talking about Tea, right?" They both turned around to see Atem walking up to them.
"Oh, hey Atem, yeah we had to tell Tea something and we're trying to figure out if we should tell her or not." said Cathy. Lisa nodded.
"We don't want to hurt her, but this is something that we are really looking forward to." said Lisa.
"Listen, whatever it is that you need to say to her, I suggest you tell her now. I'm sure that Tea will support you guys all the way. I have to go pick up something for her to eat so why don't you two keep her company." he said. Cathy and Lisa looked at each other before turning back to Atem and nodding. Once Atem left the two of them alone, they walked to the elevator to ride it up to Tea's room.
At the same time that Atem was talking to Cathy and Lisa, Mrs. Kat came to visit Tea in her room. She was in a wheelchair dealing with a spranged ankle that she got when she fell from the impact of the explosion. She and Tea have been talking for about ten minutes about the funny memories and the great customers that came into the cafe.
"So, what are you going to do now Mrs. Kat?" asked Tea.
"Well, since my cafe is gone, I don't think there's anything for me to do. Because of my ankle, I'm going to need alot of help to get around so my daughter is going to to come pick me up to stay with her." she said. Tea looked up at her with a hint if sadness on her face.
"So you're going to be away permanately?" she asked. Mrs. Kat nodded.
"I'm afraid so dear, but don't you worry I'll will come and visit you. I know that all of this is hard on you considering you have lost so many people in your life, but I want you to know that I will always be there for you, okay?" she said. Tea nodded her head slowly trying to hold in her tears. She looked up when she heard her door open and in came Cathy, Lisa and another woman who she never seen before who had black hair styled in a pixie cut with her bangs framing her face and brown eyes.
"There you are Mom, I've been looking all over for you." she said.
"I'm fine sweetie, girls I want you to meet my daughter Kira." Mrs. Kat said.
"Oh, you must be the girls that worked for my mom in her cafe. I heard what happened and I'm so glad that you all are alright." Kira said. They all nodded.
"Thanks alot, make sure you take care of Mrs. Kat." said Tea.
"Don't worry, I will. C'mon Mom, we have to get going." Kira started pushing the wheelchair out of the room. Mrs. Kat looked back to Tea before she left the room.
"Remember what I said dear, okay?" she said. Tea smiled and nodded her head as she waved to her. Kira wheel Mrs. Kat out in the hallway and into the elevator to ride down to the first floor. Once they reached the bottom, the came out to go to the hospital entrance. Mrs. Kat looked up to see Atem coming into the hospital and told Kira to stop the wheelchair for a second. Atem walked up and stood in front of her.
"Mrs. Kat, how are you?" he asked. She gave him a smile and nodded.
"I'm fine, I was just about to leave with my daughter. I was wondering if you could do me a favor." she said.
"Anything."
"I want you to take care of Tea for me. I'm going to be living with my family now and I want to leave knowing that she's in good hands." she said.
"You don't have to worry about that at all, I'm going to take very good care of her. You just worry about getting well." Atem said. Mrs. Kat chuckled.
"I will dear, you also take care of yourself." she said. Then Kira pushed her chair and saying goodbye to Atem as she walked outside to her car. Atem walked over to the elevator and waited for the doors to open. He got inside and traveled up to Tea's room. Once he was out, he walked down the hallway until he reached her room and was about to open it when he heard voices inside that sounded like her friends talking to her. So he waited outside the room until they were finished not wanting to disturb them.
"So, how are you doing Tea?" asked Lisa.
"I'm getting better, I'm glad you guys stopped by to see me." she said. They both nodded.
"Y-yeah, you know we wouldn't leave you hanging." said Cathy. She and Lisa then became mysteriously quiet and Tea was wondering what was wrong with the two of them. The room was so thick with silence that you could easily cut it with a knife.
"Are you two alright? What's with the silence?" she asked. They both looked up with sad expressions and Cathy broke the silence.
"Tea, Lisa and I have something to tell you. This morning, we got letters in the mail about the dancing auditions that we went to and they want us to come back to California." Tea gasped and smiled at them.
"You guys that's great, I'm so happy for you." she said. Lisa shook her head.
"There's more Tea, they want us to stay permanently. Their going to provide us with everything we need and if we don't respond, then their going to give the spots to someone else." Tea looked down at her lap sadly while trying to hold in her tears.
'First Mrs. Kat, now my friends. Why is everyone I love leaving me?' she thought.
"Tea, if you don't want us to leave, then we totally won't except the offer. We want to know what you think about this first." said Cathy. Tea looked up at them and was quiet for a minute. After a moment of thinking, she told them what she thought.
"Here's what you guys are going to do. You are going to pack up your stuff and go to California to follow your dreams. Don't stop your plans on account of my feelings." she said.
"Are you sure Tea?" asked Lisa. Tea nodded.
"Yes, I am. I'm going to be sad that you're gone yes, but we'll send letters to each other, or send e-mails or even talk on the phone. And I'm sure that you guys will come visit when you have the free time so it's not like we're never going to see each other again. You guys are my best friends and I want you to work hard and give it your all." she said with a few tears streaming down her face. Cathy and Lisa were also crying and they walked over to give Tea a hug. After two minutes of crying, they pulled back to wipe their tears away.
"We're going to miss you Tea." said Lisa.
"I'll miss you guys too. When do you have to leave?" she asked.
"We leave in about a day so Lisa and I better go now so we can pack. Are you sure you're okay with this?" said Cathy.
"Yes, this is what you guys have been hoping for and now that it's happened, I'm not going to let you throw it away. It's just not going to be the same without you guys here."
"Yeah I know. Well we better leave you to rest, kay?" said Lisa.
"Okay, bye guys." she said as she waved at them.
"Bye Tea." they both said. Cathy and Lisa walked out the door in to the hallway and saw Atem leaning against the wall up ahead. He looked up when they stood in front of him.
"Listen, Cathy and I aren't going to be around anymore because we're moving to California for our dancing career. So we just want you to take care of Tea for us and make sure she gets better." she said. Atem nodded to them.
"I already plan to." he said.
"Good, because if I find out that you hurt her, I swear I will fly back here in a heartbeat and give you trouble. So don't think 'cause your famous that I won't." Cathy jokingly said. Atem chuckled.
"That's not going to happen, Tea is very precious to me and I would never think to hurt her. I wish you both the best, come back and visit soon." he said.
"We will, and we'll hold you to that promise. Take care of her." said Cathy. Then they walked to the elevators and rode it down to the entrance. Atem turned and walked to Tea's room. He opened the door to see her laying on her back while facing the window. She turned her head to the door and smiled when she saw Atem come inside and sat next to her while holding up a bag of food for her.
"It wasn't easy sneaking this in so I hope you have an appetite." he said trying to lighten the mood. Tea smiled as he gave her the bag.
"Thanks." she said. Atem noticed the sadness in her eyes as she pulled out a french fry and slowly ate it.
"Everything okay?" he asked.
"I'm not sure. I mean now that Mrs. Kat and my friends are gone, I feel the same way I did when my parents died. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that Mrs. Kat is getting the best care from her family and my friends are following their dreams, it's just...oh, I don't know." she said facing the window again. Atem laced his hand with hers.
"You're afraid of being alone again, aren't you?" he said. Tea sighed.
"Well yeah, I mean I feel like I'm losing everyone I care about. I mean what's next are you going to leave me too?" she said as a few tears streamed down her face. Atem stood up from his chair to pull her face to hers and kissed her lips with so much love and so much longing passion. They broke the kiss to catch their breath and lean their foreheads together.
"Listen to me, I am not going to leave you. That is something that you never, ever have to worry about, okay?" he whispered. Tea sniffled and nodded. Atem moved a strand of her hair out form her eyes.
"Move in with me." he said. Tea gasped and her eyes widened.
"What?" she whispered.
"I want you to know how much I'm willing to be with you, so will you?" he said. Tea was silent for a moment thinking about Atem's offer. She stared at his eyes and saw that he truly wanted to be with her. So she smiled and leaned forward to kiss him again with just as much passion as he had when he kissed her. She pulled back to give him her answer.
"Okay, I will." she said. Atem hugged her to his chest showing that he was just as happy with her decision as she was.
Another chapter done. Let me know how this chapter turned out in your reviews. Also, I tallied up the votes from my poll I posted and it looks like I'll be writing a lemon for this story, which will be in the next chapter. Thanks for the votes and I'll update real soon. L8TER