Dear readers, I would like to apologize for the ending of the first chapter. I rushed it a bit, and made Kaiba pretty ooc. So im very sorry. And I promise, Ill try not to rush anymore. Kthx Also, R&R would be wonderful. Let me know how im doing, and what I need to improve on. It would help out greatly.
It had been only been two days at the Kaiba mansion and Tea was already feeling better. For the past couple of days she had gained more and more of her strength back. And all her bruises had turned from blue to purple, and now to a dark brown. Shed been taking the pain killers every four to six hours, Kaiba made sure of that. And now she sat up in her bed preparing herself, hoping that she might have the strength to stand and walk.
Slowly she lifted her body up, holding onto the bed post so that she wouldn't put all of her weight on her legs at once. Eventually getting up the courage she let go and took a few small, tired steps. She smiled, although it did hurt her just a bit, she saw herself walking regularly by the end of the night and this thought made her happy.
She eyed her target across the room. The bathroom door, She hadn't showered since the incident although Seto had said that the doctor had given her a sponge bath while she was out. She still however, felt filthy and used up. Her happiness fading as this thought entered her head I couldn't even protect myself from that man. God Im so useless and disgusting. Now im nothing, but some broken tainted whore. She began to silently weep, not wanting anyone to hear her. As she drug her feet to the bathroom she turned on the shower. Stripped of all of her clothing and sat down in the corner letting the water fall onto her body as she sobbed, her head in her knees.
"Im so stupid. Why couldnt I protect myself? I could've fought harder, but im so dumb and useless. I cant even keep myself out of danger. What in the hell am I going to tell Yugi and the gang? Im sure theyre worried sick. I don't see why they even waste their time worrying over someone like me.."
During Teas sulking and sobbing she failed to hear the bathroom door open, and jumped when she heard a voice from the other side of the shower curtain. "Hey Tea, Don't worry I wont look." Kaiba said trying not to startle her but obviously failing.
"I just wanted to make sure you were okay, and that you didn't fall in the shower or anything. You shouldn't be trying to walk yet." He scolded.
"Why do you even care? Do you know what I am now Seto? Im broken. Im filthy, disgusting, used, trash. If anyone at school ever found out, theyd lose so much respect for me. Id be considered a slut. Because that's what I am. Im a slut!" Tea was crying even harder now.
She was ripped from her pity party when she felt something soft land on her head, it was a towel.
"Here, put it around you. Im coming in." Kaiba explained before taking his trench coat off and lying it on the bathroom sink. "Are you covered?" He asked.
"Yeah" Tea replied.
Seto pulled the shower curtain back getting on his knees and crawling beside her. Getting his hair wet from the water raining down on the two in the process.
"Hey." He said simply.
"Hey." She replied leaning her head on her knees.
"Lift your head up, and look at me Tea." He said in a more serious voice this time.
She did as she was told, although all she wanted to do was be alone and sulk.
The CEO lifted her chin up with his hand, forcing her to make eye contact with him. "YOU are not useless, you are not trash. You didn't ask for this to happen to you Tea. You are one of the most amazing people Ive had the pleasure of meeting. I have always admired you for the simple fact that you have so much confidence. No you may not have been strong enough physically to stop that evil man. But mentally you will be strong enough to overcome this. Because your Tea Gardner. Your beautiful, and definitely NOT a slut. Ive always held a high respect for you, and the fact that you were unwillingly forced into a bad situation does not in any way change that." Seto said trying to emphasize just how strong she was.
"You've always been so determined when it came to helping others. Well now its time to help yourself. So get off your ass and stop being so pathetic, and show that same determination for yourself that you had when Yugi fought Pegasus, or when I told you how stupid you were when you got a B on your final exam in English. Cuss me out, tell me what a cold heartless bastard I am. I don't care. Do whatever it takes to get over this and move on with the great life you have ahead of you." Seto finished his speech, still looking at Tea with a serious expression.
She seemed to be almost in a trance. As if hed stunned her or something. Minutes passed before she finally replied. "Your right Seto, I know that I can get through this, I just.. I feel so dirty right now. Im so scared." She whispered the last part.
"Don't be, Im not ever going to let anything like this happen to you again. I promise."
A promise that she would not soon forget.