Kaiba spent his weekend at the library, sending his resume to as many gaming and technology companies as he could. He knew it wouldn't be any use however. All the companies were afraid he would work his way up and try to take over their companies. Not that he could blame them; he hasn't always been known for his sparkling personality.

On the walk home, Kaiba noticed a local restaurant called Burger World. He remembered Mokuba had always pestered him to go there. Right now he would give anything to bring Mokuba there. He unconsciously walked closer to the restaurant and through the glass windows, saw a familiar brunette in a waitress uniform. He didn't want her to see him so he took a turn and headed back towards his home.

He started thinking to himself, 'If I can't get one of the big corporations to hire me on, maybe I can find a local job around here. It won't pay nearly as much, but at the moment he was simply worried about providing the necessities for living.

…

The next day, Kaiba heard a knock on his door around about 8:00 in the morning. He opened the door and found Tea. However, she started to turn a bright red. He looked at her confused and quickly realized he was only wearing a pair of dark blue boxer shorts. Turning a slight tinge of pink himself, he quickly slammed the door and went to grab a pair of pants and a T-shirt. Once he was dressed, he walked back outside and asked, "What are you doing here?"

She was still blushing madly but replied, "I am here to bring you grocery shopping, remember. I even brought my car so we wouldn't have to carry the groceries all the way back to the farm."

He remembered them talking about it, but he hadn't expected her to be here this early in the morning. "Why so early," he asked, "The chickens aren't even up yet."

She raised her hands up defensively and said, "Hey, if you want to battle a grocery store after church lets out, on Sunday that is fine by me. But you won't see me within a hundred yards of one of things. It is way too busy."

With that, he grabbed his wallet and locked the front door, following her out to the car. On the drive there he asked, "Didn't you say your father is a preacher? I would have thought you would have been at church with him."

She gave a weak smile and replied, "Nah, my dad used to make me go to church; but, being the wild flower in the family, he kind of gave up on me. He doesn't pester me to come anymore, because he claims I am nothing but an embarrassment."

Kaiba didn't say anything, but that statement didn't sit well with him. He knew better than anyone else how it felt for his family to give up on him. After his parents died, the relatives that took them in frittered their money away. Once the money was gone he and Mokuba were dumped off at an orphanage without a second thought.

They pulled up to the store as she was exiting the car, she said, "Well, the good news is since you have cows and chickens, we won't need milk and eggs. You do know how to tell if an egg has been fertilized or not right?" He shook his head no and grabbed a cart. "Well then, we are just going to have to teach you, won't we," she concluded with a smile.

They walked through the aisles and Tea pointed out different products that would make good but inexpensive meals. Most of these foods he had never tried in his life so he was skeptical about it. She then picked up a pack of Ramen Noodles and said, "This is the cheapest and easiest meal to prepare and you can do a lot with it."

He picked up the package and looked at it, "The noodles look like plastic."

Tea started to laugh and said, "Welcome to the world of minimum wage."

….

The next day at school, Kaiba was sitting in his class room before class started. He noticed Tea walk past the door. She was headed to her locker which was just a few yards away from the class. "Hey Serenity!" she called out as she met up with mutt's sister. Kaiba sat quietly, he really didn't care too much about anything to do with Serenity.

"You're here extra early today," Tea stated.

Serenity smiled and replied, "Yeah, I wanted to ask you something about Kaiba?"

When Kaiba heard his name, his ears perked up and he listened in.

Tea rolled and replied, "I know, you are madly in love with him and you want to know if he is available."

Serenity started to giggle and said, "No, actually I am over him. I was actually wondering why you were hanging around Kaiba so much?"

Tea looked up surprised, ever since she could remember Serenity has had the biggest crush on Kaiba, "Really," she asked, "Why the sudden change?"

Serenity shrugged her shoulders and said, "He's cute and all, but he is all washed up. He frittered his money away and now he is a nobody."

Tea was appalled by her words and said, "Serenity, he is 17. He has his whole life to figure out what he wants to do with his future. He may have lost the company, but now he has a chance to find his passion. No one just starts out at their dream job. They have to start from the bottom and work their way up to the top. I know Kaiba will succeed in anything he chooses, because he works harder than any other man I have ever known. He is also passionate about any project he gets involved in. As far as what I am doing around him, that is really none of your business. Now, if you will excuse me." She walked past Serenity and finished taking her books out of her locker. She then walked towards the girl's ladies room.

Kaiba was infuriated with what he had just heard, 'washed up….frittered his money away," he was about to give Serenity a piece of his mind when he saw Yugi and Joey approach her and ask, "What did you find out?"

Serenity shrugged and replied, "Not much. She didn't tell me why she was hanging out with Kaiba, nor did she tell me exactly what they were doing together….But, she sure chewed me out. Thanks a lot Joey!" She then marched off in a huff.

Joey tugged at his hair and said, "We gotta do somethin Yug, Kaiba is no good for Tea and you know it. He is just using her."

Kaiba stepped out from his hiding spot and asked in a venomous voice, "Using her for what exactly?"

Both Yugi and Joey jumped and turned to Kaiba's direction. Joey's attitude changed quickly from concern to anger as he said, "That is exactly what I was wonderin and you are gunna tell me. Ya got that Money bags."

Suddenly a voice called out, "Joseph Wheeler, if you have any questions pertaining to me, I would prefer it if you asked me directly, not Serenity." Joey turned around to find Tea standing there with her arms crossed. She walked forward and he knew he was in trouble, "Furthermore, what I choose to do in my spare time is none of your business."

Joey was backed into a locker and asked, "How did you know I asked Serenity about money bags and you?"

Tea smirked and replied, "I didn't. You just told me."

It took Joey a minute to realize what he had just said, but once he realized it he kicked the locker and screamed, "Dammit!"

Joey was about to leave when Kaiba interrupted, "Hey Wheeler."

Joseph turned around and asked, "What?"

Kaiba sneered and said, "I wouldn't recommend a life of crime."

Joey stormed off and Yugi stood there like a deer in head lights.

She then turned to Yugi and asked, "Are you ready for class?" She knew Yugi was also in on Joey's little scheme, but she figured he was just pressured into it. Kaiba was disgusted as he watched the two walk to class. He wasn't sure why, but seeing those two together felt weird now.