Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Fallen Angel ❯ Love and War ( Chapter 11 )

Alrighty, here's #11!

If you want a disclaimer, chapter one will help you. I think I said enough then.

TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED~ Thank you so much.

And about being brutal....I know it's something I couldn't get out of my head. I'm glad someone noticed.

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When she woke up, the first thing she noticed was that it was dark out. Her alarm clock read ten thirty.She took off her nightgown and put on a pair of short shorts and a spagetti strap tank. The lights were on in Seto Kaiba's office. Figuring he was working, she slipped into the hallway and down the stairs, to hallway leading to the kitchen. This however was not her destination. Her destination was somewhere in the basement. Somewhere she would be hidden enough that he wouldn't find her. The way she dealt with loss was in stages. Sometimes she wanted to be with someone else, other times she wished to be alone. And now she wanted to be alone.

'This place will work,' she thought to herself. The room was in the middle of a maze of hallways consuming the basement. Every turn used to get there was a left turn. So constant right turns could get her out. As she walked in, she couldn't believe her luck. It was soundproof room with a stereo and a couch. Another wall had every CD imaginable on it. Now she wouldn't have to go upstairs for the rest of the night.Her blue eyes scanned all of them. Simple Plan. Now if that wasn't angsty enough for her, nothing would ever be.

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Twelve thirty. Time for him to pack it all in and get some sleep. The events of the previous day still had a exhausting effect. He closed his laptop, turned the lights off in his office, and got into his bed. Tea probably was still sound asleep. Kaiba figured he'd join her.

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By one am, Tea had become sick of her surroundings. So she decided, even though there was school tomarrow, she wasn't going. Enough shit had happened to her. It was about time that she went out.She knew a few bouncers, and they'd get her in with some gentle persuasion. So Tea decided to go upstairs and get ready. She changed her clothes once again. This time jeans and a small tee fit the bill. The night was still surprisingly warm, so she put on her nikes and into the garage she went.

Now for some transportation. Her eyes scanned the immense garage. There were so many cars, in every color imaginable. Kaiba would probably kill her later, but she needed this. She needed to go out and drown herself in music. In other people she didn't know. In something. That was when her eyes rested on the blue porshe. That would work. She retreated back into the house. She left a note this time, reassuring the elder Kaiba that this was not like her escapade to New Jersey. And a small caption at the bottom told him that she'd try not to wreck his porshe.

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She found it soothing just to drive. Contrary to popular belief, she had a driver's license. Everything was going perfect for her at that moment. Then a guy pulled up next to her. A blonde. In a tricked out mustang V.8

"Hey chica, wanna race?"

Remember how everything was going perfect? Well it just got better.

"Let's go."

The New York streets were empty at this time of night. So to the two teens, street lights meant absolutley nothing.

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Seto Kaiba had always had difficulty sleeping after some large event. Hell, if he got five hours of sleep during battle city, that was a lot. And tonight was was one of those nights. So, the only way to settle this would be to get a mug of hot chocolate. Silly, yes, but very effective. This had always been the case since before he could remember. When his mother was alive, all those years ago, he'd always get a mug of hot chocolate when he had a bad dream or woke up and couldn't drift off again. This was one of very few childhood memories he cared to remember on a nightly basis. So, he got out of bed, and silently made his way down the hallway. Funny, Tea was out of bed. She probably woke up and gotten hungry. He didn't know how it had happened, but that girl was contageous. He had to admit, she was really amazing./Kaiba, you know you love her./ I what? /You know you do./ where the hell do you keep coming from? /Oh jeez, I think I am that voice in your head./ I think I'm going crazy.

As he made his way down the stairs, he half expected to be met by that chocolate haired girl, that the white sheet of paper on his counter was a scare. And very few things scared Seto Kaiba. The sigh of relief was that she didn't run away...again. She just went out. And took his porshe. His favorite porshe. Well that was it. That was about it. He had his favorite trench coat on in a matter of minutes, and was on his way.

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"Christ woman, that car has to belong to Seto Kaiba. That's a one of a kind hydrolics system."

"And?"

"Where'd you get it? Better yet, who'd you steal it from?"

"Not stolen. Borrowed. I'll give it back when I come home." They were still, at this point talking from the windows of each car. All of a sudden, they heard a loud rev, and looked behind them. Tea floored it. The guy next to her was staring. She had to be going 130mph. The guy on the motorcycle, the Harley Davidson Road King Custom stopped next to the kid.

"Where was she going?"

"Let me guess you're the guy she stole the car from."

"No not really. Now where was she going?"

"Obviously, she didn't want you to know."

"Do you know who I am?"

"Let me guess. You're her boyfriend."

"Something like that. But I'm also Seto Kaiba." He took off his helmet. "Now tell me where she went and it'll be worth your while."

"She probably went off looking for another race, which by the way, that is a sweet car. Anyway, she went left at the second street light up ahead. They hold huge races on the west side of town. People with cars like that gather and race their asses off."

"Thanks." Kaiba found the word dry on his tongue. He never thanked anyone other than Yugi or his brother. He put the helmet back on his head and continued on into the streets, leaving the guy sitting there in his mustang.

"Jesus Christ, are there any more famous people looking for street races in this town?"

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Tea was glad that that guy took the twenty and lied to him. She, at the moment was at the mansion. She really didn't want his company, and was enjoying the game of hide and seek. He'd kill her later and she'd laugh it off. Hell, he probably would end up in a street race himself, on that Harley of his. Still, as she silently made her way upstairs to her room, which was exactally how she'd left it, she decided she should probably get some sleep. This was alright, she wasn't going to school tomarrow, so maybe she'd just hang out. Kaiba definetly wouldn't go, but that was a different story. Kaiba. Seto Kaiba.The whole thought of him consumed her mind. She was pretty sure that what she felt for him went beyond the friendship mark. So, before she went to bed, she made a phone call.

"Seto, just to let you know, I won this round. Play again sometime?" Tea didn't let him answer or say a hello. She hung up and locked her bedroom door, and got into bed. This wasn't just the hide and seek. All's fair in love and war. And this happened to be both.

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The next morning, Tea heard a knock on her door at about eight am. She knew it was him. And she knew he was mad. So she'd enjoy this.

"I'm coming." Her voice was neither eager nor blunt. Tea opened the door. Within a moment, she was pinned to her bed.

"What the hell do you think you were doing?" Kaiba asked. His eyes were slightly bloodshot, indicated his lack of sleep. His grip intensified." Do you know how friggen worried I was?"

"Kaiba, I just wanted to get out."

"No. You wanted to pretty much drown out the obvious, Tea."

"And what's that?"

"Leroy is dead, Tea. He's never coming back. So get on with your life."

"Seto Kaiba, that man was the closest thing to my parents, to a family, that I've got." Her voice was steady and untrembling. "Besides you."

"What?"

"You heard me."

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"Kaiba...Kaiba..." No answer. So Tea tried a more gentle approach. "Seto, I'm not lying."

"Who said you could call me that?"

"You don't listen to Kaiba, apparently."

"Kaiba was my stepfather." Seto said, meeting her eyes.

"You're right." Tea said. "Oh and since when did you start caring for me?"

"Since you stole my favorite porshe."

"Not stole, borrowed. I did return it." A smile blossomed on her lips and she felt her mind wanter as she began to realize how close they were. She could practically feel the heat generating from him. His hands still pinned her shoulders to the bed.

"What was the deal with the cell phone call?" He asked, curiousity in his eyes.

"All's fair in love and war."

"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked, extremely confused.

"Whatever you want." His grip on her lessened, and she broke free. Before she regained normal standing position, she kissed his lips gently. "That's for saying you cared." She winked, and slid out the door, and down the stairs for a cappucino. He stood there, blankly staring out her window, while the second voice in his head was doing a victory dance./Seto, my friend, do you know what this means?/ What? / We're playing the best game of them all. It'll beat duel monsters out of the water./ Then let's turn up the heat.

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Go Red Sox!!!!!!!!! : )

Tea slipped her hand into a fountain of crystal clear water. Only the Kaiba's would have a garden the size of a block in New York