Kaiba tossed and turned in his bed that night. He kept thinking about what Yugi said, and part of him wanted to apologize to her. But, he was simply too scared that something would happen to her. Seeing that he was not going to be able to sleep that night, he grabbed his tools and went to the garage to finish fixing the truck. It was close to being done, it just needed a few adjustments.

By sunrise the next day the truck was fixed and filled with gas. It was ready to roll and for the record, so was Kaiba. He was soooooo tired of walking to school every day.

On his ride there, he saw a girl hobbling on crutches to the side of the road. He knew it was Tea. An internal battle occurred in his mind, 'should I pick her up or should I go in case someone was watching.'

He was about to pass her, when he saw her fall. He stopped short and exited his vehicle. He saw her struggling to stand up so he came up beside her and picked her up bridal style. He then brought her to his truck and looked her over. Other than a scraped knee and the injuries that had occurred the night before she looked fine. He then threw her crutches into the back of the truck and continued to drive to school.

It was an uncomfortable ride because the normally talkative Tea, did not utter a word. When he parked the truck, people were looking at him stunned. He pulled the crutches out the back and helped Tea out the truck. No one had ever seen him do something to help another student.

After she hobbled off, he let out a huff and thought, 'I really screwed up now.'

…

When English class started Ms. Katoshi said, "Attention class, I am excited to see you all today because I am announcing a new project."

The whole class let out exasperated sighs and irritable whines.

Ms. Katoshi frowned and replied, "Oh come on, and it is not going to be that bad. I am going to put you in pairs and interview each other and then write about something you admire about each other."

Tea sat right in front of Kaiba, so they were selected to be a group. Kaiba started to tap his pen on his desk in an annoyed fashion. He was trying to push Tea away so she doesn't get hurt, but of course fate won't allow that. So, he might as well do what he wanted to anyway.

After class, Tea gathered her books and worked on carrying herself over to her locker. Joey was waiting there for her with a big grin on his face. "Sucks for you, getting Kaiba," Joey said smugly.

"And why is that Joey?" she asked in an irritated manner.

Kaiba watched secretly from his locker as Joey shouted, "Kaiba's got no admirable qualities." Kaiba frowned despite having thick skin, things still got to him. He listened to hear Tea's response which would ultimately decide if he wanted to try to repair the damage he made on their relationship. Whatever relationship that happened to be he wasn't sure, but he knew he wanted her back.

She shut her locker and said, "Joey, just leave me alone."

Joey became rambunctious and replied, "Not til ya admit it."

She rolled her eyes and tried to hobble past him, but he got in her way. She limped over to the other side only to get stopped by him again.

Kaiba started to get angry, he knew joey was just messing with her, but he was positive that Tea would want rest. She was still weak from the accident. He shut his locker door, no longer waiting for an answer. He walked over and asked Tea, "Do you want to come work on the project?" When he looked her in the eyes he realized just how exhausted she was. She nodded and staggered off to the truck behind him. She said goodbye to Yugi and Tristan as she passed them coming out of a class room. They were surprised to see her with Kaiba again.

Joey yelled down the hall, "Fine, name just one good thing about him, and I will leave ya alone."

Yugi and Tristan started laughing as she yelled back, "Proper English!"

….

He threw his keys on the table and said, "The bedroom is all the way down the hall to the right." Tea looked at him confused and he continued, "You look like you're going to pass out from exhaustion if you don't get some sleep soon. I have somethings to do, but I will wake you up in a couple hours." She nodded gratefully and shuffled down the hall.

Kaiba stepped out of his house, he notice this morning that one of the neighboring farms had a help wanted sign. He knocked on the door and an elderly man stepped out. Before he could say anything, the old man said, "Hmmm, a little skinny, I guess you will do." He then explained "I need a farmhand. I can do small things like gathering the eggs and milk, but I need you to do things like lift hay barrels, Move feed sacks, making lumber, and so on. Do you want the job." Kaiba nodded and the old man started to walk in the house and motioned for him to follow.

He showed Kaiba around the house and explained, "When my wife was alive, this place was beautiful. She kept it looking like one of those pictures in her fancy magazines. Since she passed however, I have become older and the house has fallen into disrepair. If I tell you how to do each repair, do you think you can handle it?"

Kaiba held out his hand and replied, "When do I start?"

The old man smiled, Right to the point I see…I like that.' "You may smart tomorrow. I don't care what time you come over to do the work, as long as all the work gets done before sunup the next day. I know you are going to school and have obligations. I will post a list on the fridge every day. The door will be unlocked and if everything is done, your pay will be on the counter the next morning."

He then walked Kaiba to the door and said, "I will see you tomorrow."

…

When Kaiba returned home, he checked on Tea and saw she was knocked out. It had only been an hour, so he started to work on taking care of the animals. He was deep in thought because a few days ago, he received a call from the police saying that they were closing Mokuba's case. It had been over 9 months now and statistically the chances of finding him being alive was less than 1%. The officer suggested that Kaiba move on with his life. But, how could he? Caring for his little brother was the only thing he ever wanted to do. Now that Mokuba was gone, he wasn't even sure what was worth living for.

Kaiba heard some hay ruffle behind him and turned his head, Tea was coming towards him and turned on his stool to look at her, "Are you feeling any better?" he asked.

Tea nodded and replied, "Much better. Do you want to work on the project still, or would you prefer to work on it tomorrow."

"Tomorrow would be better," he replied, "But it needs to be during our lunch hour. I got a job working at a farm down the road."

"Congratulations," she said with a smile, "she then continued that is quite alright, I will probably catch a ride with Yugi to the game shop. I haven't spent enough time with the guys enough lately."

Kaiba frowned slightly, 'It wasn't a matter of him being jealous…Okay maybe a little. It was more of a matter of him being territorial. Kaiba now considered Tea a friend and he wanted her to himself. He knew however, that she cared about them so he nodded and replied, "Have a nice time. If you need a ride home, you can call me."

She smiled warmly and had an expression on her face Kaiba didn't recognize. She then bent down and gently pressed her lips against his cheek. She then whispered, "You know you can be really sweet when you want to be." Kaiba had frozen on contact. His face turned red and his cheek felt tingly and warm. He could hear his heart beating in his chest. He was pulled out of his reverie when he heard her scream, "You coming Kaiba?"

He smiled and walked to the house to grab his keys. He looked up at the sky and saw, the time had come to bring her home.

…

Mokuba had slept through the kiss, while Marik watched the scene in anger and disgust. He thought the car crash would be enough to chase them away from each other. But, somehow they are closer than before. Marik turned to a rare hunter and wrote a name down on a sheet of paper. He then said, "find out what facility he is being kept in and I will do the rest." The rare hunter nodded and left the room.