RING! RING!
It took Tea a second to focus her eyes, at first she didn't quite know what was going on, staring at the night stand by the bed she attempted to quiet the alarm by hitting the snooze. But still the noise continued.
Wait, that's not the alarm, that's the phone!
Tea jumped out of bed, grabbing a blanket to wrap around her naked body and ran toward Setos dresser where the phone was located.
Fumbling with it and almost dropping it she pressed the answer button and breathlessly said hello.
"Tea honey?"
Her mouth fell to the floor as she heard her mothers voice on the other line, a tornado of emotions churned inside of her and she didn't know which one to let out first.
"Why are you calling here mother?" Tea asked sounding almost offended.
"Tea, your father and I wanted to apologize, hes on the line too." Her mother said.
"Hello Dear." Her fathers voice came from the line as well.
"Darling, I know that you are angry, and I don't expect you to forgive us immediately but Id like for you to at least hear us out. Would you please?" Her father asked politely.
Tea was confused, she gritted her teeth in anger towards her parents. "Fine, but make it quick." She sneered
"Mr. Kaiba… You're boyfriend, Backed out of Lang Corporations. He let us have it Tea." Her father blurted out.
Teas eyes grew wide in shock "H-he backed out of the deal?" Tea breathlessly spoke.
"Yes, and saved us from bankruptcy because of it. Tea Your mother and I owe him everything. And we see now what a wonderful lad he is. Having Lang Corp. in his possession would have opened up many doors for his company. Instead he backed out and gave it to us." Her father said.
Teas rage grew even more, through her teeth she gritted "So now, all of the sudden you are completely okay with our relationship. Because you got exactly what you wanted from him." Tea could hardly contain herself.
"No no love! That's not at all what were trying to say!" Her mother quickly replied.
"We called the other night, looking for you. Weve missed you Tea and we wanted to see you. But Mr. Kaiba answered. I apologized to him personally, after my apology he told me that he had backed out of the deal earlier that week. I had no idea, I just wanted to hear my little girls voice." A sniffle was heard from the phone line as her father finished explaining the situation.
"I realize now that you are my daughter. You are independent and strong and you have a good head on your shoulders…If dancing is what makes you happy then dance. And if Seto Kaiba makes you happy then so be it, We will accept your wishes. I love you Tea, we both love you. We just want to be in your life, and im so sorry that it has taken this long for us to realize it." Another sniffle was heard, this time from Teas mother.
She stayed quiet for a moment, not knowing exactly what to say. "So you had no idea about him backing out? You actually called just to apologize, just to talk to..me?" She asked
"Yes Tea, and with your permission Seto would like to invite us to dinner this coming Saturday before we leave for our trip to Europe. We would like to take the chance to get to know the man who has stolen our daughter's heart." Her mother explained gladly.
This brought a smile to Teas face as her face grew slightly red from embarrassment.
"So you guys are coming over Saturday night then?" She asked, happy that her parents had apologized to her.
"Yes, and we look forward to you cooking dear!" Her mother sang.
Tea almost laughed out loud, her cooking wasn't nearly the best "My cooking? Hah that's funny, see you guys Saturday, Love you." She told her parents.
They said their goodbyes and Tea set the phone back onto the charger.
Tea felt enlightened as she lifted her head up and took in a deep breath, everything was falling into place. She was happy with Seto, her friends didn't mind him, and he didn't mind them. And now, her parents were also cooperating and trying to be there for her. It seemed almost too good to be true.
With a quick burst of energy she giddily jumped back onto the bed squealing happily and entangling herself within the covers. With a smile on her face, she attempted to go back to sleep.