Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Harvesting the Heart ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )

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Harvesting the Heart

Chapter Four

Téa's POV

To be honest, I don't know what's more horrifying. The fact that mum thought Kaiba was my boyfriend, or the fact that he heard her say it.

I've never been more embarrassed in my life.

Mum however, doesn't find it embarrassing at all. She simply walks back into the house and goes back to cutting vegetables, me right on her tail.

“Mum! Do you have any idea how embarrassing you just were?”

She looks up from the cutting board and gives a small shrug. “What? I was just being nice to your boyfriend”

“And another thing—Kaiba is NOT my boyfriend. I don't even know where to begin telling you what's wrong with that”

Mum's lips curve in amusement, “But isn't Kaiba the guy you always talk about?”

“I don't talk about Kaiba, I complain about him, mum. Bit of a difference”

“Yes, well now that I've met the `egotistical jerk', I have to say he doesn't seem that bad”

Letting out an irritated sigh, I roll my eyes. “You have got to be kidding me right? There's no `doesn't seem that bad' when it comes to him”

Mum glances down at me sceptically, “Well he can't be a total jerk if he gave you a lift home”

I walk over to the fridge and grab out a can of coke, “Kaiba only gave me a lift because his brother made him”

“Well maybe that's your problem”

I raise an eyebrow, “What problem?”

“You keep only seeing the bad in him, so he keeps on being a jerk” Giving me a quick smile, mum pulls out another carrot, “If you treated Kaiba the same way you want to be treated, then I'm sure he'd be a lot nicer”

How is it that mum's can be so smart about one thing, but then so naïve about another?

I let out a small laugh, “Mum, the day Kaiba is nice is the day Brendan cleans out the garage”

A voice suddenly calls out from the hallway, “Hey! You know I'll get round to it eventually”

Mum and I turn around as Brendan appears in the kitchen, “Besides, isn't it rude to talk about someone when they're not here to defend themselves” he adds.

“Why yes dear, you're absolutely right” Mum exclaims while staring directly at me, “It is rude to talk about someone who isn't here to defend themselves”

Brendan glances between Mum and I confused. Grabbing the coke out of my hand, he takes a sip before shooting mum a puzzled look “Why do I get the idea that you're talking about something else entirely?”

I shake my head, “Mum's trying to give me a subtle hint that I should be nicer to Kaiba”

“Kaiba? As in `pole up his ass' Kaiba?” Brendan asks.

Mum lets out a small chuckle, “Yes, that Kaiba. I finally had the pleasure of meeting the young man this afternoon because he was nice enough to give Téa a lift home. Isn't that right dear?” she turns and smiles in my direction.

Smirking, Brendan raises his eyebrow in query, “Sounds like you two are starting to get along”.

I grab my coke back out of Brendan's hand, “No! Don't. Even. Start. Mum's already embarrassed me enough today”

Brendan glances down at me in amusement, “Why?” he then turns to mum, “What did you do?”

Mum rolls her eyes dramatically, “Your sister thinks I'm embarrassing because I thought this Kaiba fellow was her boyfriend”

My brother bursts out laughing as my face falls into a deep scowl.

“Shut up Brendan, it's not funny”

He shoots mum a quick glance before bursting into laughter once again. “I'm sorry Téa, but it so is”

I walk over and whack my brother across the head, “Stop laughing!”

Mum watches the two of us fight and lets out a small chuckle, “Honestly Téa, it's not that big a deal”

“You're joking right? You thinking Kaiba is my boyfriend is a HUGE deal!”

“Yeah mum,” Brendan adds in, “As if Téa wants you to know she's secretly dating the CEO of Kaiba Corp. Oh what a scandal” he laughs

I give Brendan another whack to the head. “Brendan! That's not what I meant and you know it”

“Hey, it's not my fault mum discovered your secret boyfriend”

“KAIBA IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND!”

Mum stands there smiling between Brendan and me, “You know Téa, some people say love and hate share a very common line”

“That's it” I reply throwing my hands up in defeat, “I'm leaving. My family has officially gone insane”

“Make sure you take an umbrella this time” mum calls out as I stomp away from the kitchen.

“And don't forget to give Kaiba a kiss for us” Brendan adds in.

“I have no family!”

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Téa

From: Joey and Tristan

Subject: Kaiba

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha x100

Oh man, and we thought Kaiba being your dance partner was funny, but boyfriend? Now that takes the cake.

Four days later…

At the moment, killing Joey and Tristan seems well worth spending the rest of my life in prison. Because of them, I have to spend my entire afternoon in detention.

I am so not happy

It's not like it was my fault, I was provoked. But apparently that's not a good enough excuse to chuck a pencil case at somebody's head (mainly Joey's). And now Joey, Tristan and I have to spend an afternoon in detention because we were `disrupting' the class.

But seriously, I don't think it's fair that I have to get punished too—I wasn't the one talking. Joey and Tristan were the ones who couldn't keep their stupid mouths closed.

They just went on and on about how funny it was that my family thinks I'm secretly going out with Kaiba.

But wait, because things get much worse

Unfortunately for me, I chose to sit in between the two of them. So, naturally the teacher assumed I was part of the conversation, (which to my horror was actually far louder than I thought) and embarrassed me in front of the whole class.

How, you may ask?

“As interesting as your relationship with Mr Kaiba is Miss Gardner, I'm going to have to ask you to please hold your conversation until the end of class”

Yes, that's how. And of course, this just caused Joey and Tristan to laugh even harder then they were previously. So doing the only thing I could think of at that present moment, I chucked my pencil case at Joey's head (He was closer than Tristan), and the teacher sent the three of us out because he was sick of our `childish antics'.

And of course, once we were out of the classroom they just paid me out even more. The teacher kept us out there for the rest of the period until the bell rang, and then he sent us off to detention.

I swear with friends like Joey and Tristan, who needs enemies?

However, despite the fact that I'm now stuck in detention I can be grateful that at least one positive thing has come out of all of this—in detention, silence is compulsory.

Can anybody say Halleluiah? No annoying comments, no smart ass remarks, just two hours of silen-

SMACK!

Oww! Someone just chucked a wad of paper at my head.

Twisting around as I shoot a quick glance behind me, I see Joey and Tristan both with wide grins on their faces. Gazing down at the piece of paper, a small frown forms across my lips as I begin to unfold and read the note's contents.

Hey Tea, money bags just drove off and he looked even more annoyed then usual. What happened, did you forget to kiss him goodbye?

Scrunching up the piece of paper in my hand, I turn back around and chuck the note at Tristan's head.

Have I mentioned lately that I want to kill them?

“Is there any particular reason why you're home two hours late?” Mum asks as I step into the living room.

Plopping down on my favourite lounge, I let out an irritated sigh. “I had detention”

Mum raises an eyebrow, “What for?”

“Chucking my pencil case at Joey's head”

“And why, pray tell, did you feel it necessary to chuck your pencil case at Joey's head?”

Turning on the TV, I flick through the channels, “He was annoying me” I reply.

Mum goes to say something else, but just at that moment the phone rings and interrupts her.

“I'LL GET IT” Brendan yells from upstairs.

Staring at the TV, I try to ignore the probing stares my mother is giving me. You know; the kinda stares that all mothers give when they're trying to get more out of you then you're giving.

After a minute of silence, mum realises I'm not going to talk. So she decides to instead,

“Well? Do you want to tell me what Joey did that was so annoying?”

I turn away from the TV and glance at mum, “He was making fun of me” I reply

“Why? What did you do?”

I narrow my eyes, “It wasn't what I did, it was what you did”

A small chuckle escapes from my mother's lips, “Ohhh, you mean about me thinking Kaiba was your boyfrie-”

“Well speak of the devil” Brendan suddenly interrupts as he walks into the lounge room,

“Kaiba's on the phone right now”

My eyes widen, “What?”

His lips form a smirk as he hands me the phone, “Your boyfriend wants to talk to you”

Taking the phone out of Brendan's hand, I shoot him a quick glare before walking out of the lounge room. “Kaiba is not my boyfriend” I whisper fiercely.

Walking into the kitchen, I place the phone up to my ear. “Hello?”

“Would you care to explain why your family keeps referring to me as your boyfriend” Kaiba's icy voice asks over the phone.

“Don't flatter yourself” I mutter, “They're not being serious”

“Whether they're being serious or not is irrelevant. The idea of you and I at all is demeaning—especially to my intelligence”

I let out an irritated sigh, “Kaiba, did you call to insult me or did you actually want something worth my time?”

“Trust me, the only reason I'm wasting my time on you is because Mokuba so explicitly asked me to tell you the details for Friday”

Narrowing my eyes, I raise an eyebrow. “What's on Friday?”

Kaiba lets out an exasperated groan. “Your stupidity even amazes me sometimes. Why Mokuba would want someone like you at his school I'll never know”

My eyes widen, “Oh, parents day”

“Yes. Mokuba wanted me to tell you that we'll be picking you up around nine and dropping you home around three”

I stare down the phone. “But that's all day”

“Yes, hence the name `parents day'.”

“Kaiba, just shut up with the sarcastic comments for a minute” I snap back, “What I meant was that seeing as it's all day, I'll be missing a day of school”

“Your power of deduction is simply amazing”

Letting out an irritated sigh, a scowl forms it way across my face. “I don't know why I bother” I mutter back.

“Believe me, the feeling's mutual”

“OI TÉA!” Brendan yells from the kitchen. “AS MUCH AS I KNOW YOU'RE ENJOYING TALKING TO YOUR BOYFRIEND, I NEED YOU IN THE KITCHEN”

“I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE” I yell back, “AND KAIBA IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND” I add in.

“Like I'd contaminate myself” Kaiba mutters

“Yeah, well you're no prize yourself” I shoot back. “If you were my boyfriend, I'd put poison in your coffee”

“Yeah, well if you were my girlfriend, I'd drink it” he replies before hanging up.

Staring down at the phone, I let out an irritated yell, “Argh! Why does he always get to have the last word?”

“Umm…Téa” Brendan calls out again, vast amounts of smoke billowing from the kitchen. “Dinner's ready”

I don't even get two steps before the smoke causes the fire alarm to go off.

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Téa

From: Yugi

Subject: Friday

Well despite the fact you have to spend the day with an `arrogant asshole', at least you get a day off school.

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Yugi

From: Téa

Subject: Lesser of two evils

Yeah, well compared to having to spend the whole day with Kaiba, going to school seems like the lesser of two evils. But I guess I did promise Mokuba, and I'd hate to let him down. He looked so happy when I said I'd go.

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Téa

From: Yugi

Subject: Parent's day

Try to keep Mokuba's happiness in mind when dealing with Kaiba. I'm sure he wants you and his brother to get along on Friday.

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Yugi

From: Téa

Subject: Friday

Yeah…I guess. Well, at least one Kaiba is tolerable to be around. (Unlike his brother who shall remain un-named)

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Téa

From: Yugi

Subject: Kaiba

Do you really find it that hard to be civil towards Kaiba? I know he can be a bit unmanageable sometimes, but I thought you two were starting to get along?

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Yugi

From: Téa

Subject: In between when hell freezes over and not in this life time

Me? Kaiba? Getting along? I don't think those words can ever be used in a sentence.

Besides, he's still pissed off with me over the whole `two black eyes' thing.

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Téa

From: Yugi

Subject: You're over exaggerating

Is he?

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Yugi

From: Téa

Subject: Confused

What do you mean `is he?'

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Téa

From: Yugi

Subject: Kaiba

I'm just saying that I don't think Kaiba hates you as much as you think. You two could even be friends if you really tried.

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Yugi

From: Téa

Subject: Re Kaiba

Yugi…you're doing it again

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Téa

From: Yugi

Subject: Doing it again?

Doing what again?

YOU HAVE ONE NEW EMAIL!

To: Yugi

From: Téa

Subject: Friday

Scaring me

Friday-7.29am

Slowly opening one eye, I watch as the clock rolls past 7.30, causing my alarm to go off.

Closing my eye shut again I try to go back to sleep, but my alarm clock just won't shut up.

`Good morning listeners. It's now 7.30am this morning and you're listening to 104.3 fm…'

“Seeing as your boyfriend will be coming in around an hour and a half, it's probably best that you…oh I don't know? Actually WAKE UP!”

I suddenly jerk awake pulling the covers with me. Falling into a heap by my bed tangled up in my sheets, I give an angry sigh from underneath my covers.

“BRENDAN!” I yell.

As I rise to my feet unsteadily, I notice Brendan laughing uncontrollably as he stands next to my alarm clock.

“I'm sorry…I'm sorry. I just couldn't help it.”

I stare murderously at my brother and throw a pillow at his face.

“You could have at least shaken me first! You scared the hell out of me!” I exclaim angrily.

I watch Brendan try his best to hold a straight face as I attempt to untangle myself from my sheets.

My face twists into a deep scowl. “Don't you dare laugh. If you do, I swear I will painfully kill you!”

“Need a hand?” Brendan snickers.

I shoot my brother an irritated glare. “I can do it myself, thank you very much”

I try to disentangle myself, but only ended up falling back on the ground in a tangled mess.

Brendan's mouth twitches as he bends down and helps me out of my sheets. Once I'm free, he runs out of the room and bursts out laughing as he makes his way back to the kitchen. I stomp over to my door and slam it closed.

What a great way to start my day…

9.06am

Stepping into the limo, I'm greeted by a hyperactive Mokuba and a scowling Kaiba. Giving Mokuba a warm smile, I ruffle his hair.

“Hey sport, you looking forward to today?”

Mokuba nods his head, “Yeah. This year we'll be able to do all the activities Seto and I usually can't do”

Kaiba shifts in his seat and looks out the window. From what I could see, Kaiba most likely preferred not being able to do the activities.

“And what about you Kaiba? Are you excited about today?” I ask super sweetly (Which, by the way I'm only doing because One: It annoys him, and Two: because I'm going to attempt to be nice to Kaiba today for the sake of Mokuba)

“Ecstatic” he replies sarcastically.

Compared to his gloomy brother, Mokuba is a bundle of energy. “I can't wait for you to see my school Téa”

I glance down at the young Kaiba, “And why's that?”

“Because our school has really nice gardens and I know you're into gardening and flowers and stuff”

“How did you know that?”

Mokuba gives a small shrug of his shoulders, “I ran into Joey and Tristan and they told me”

That's odd. What I want to know is why Joey and Tristan would tell Mokuba about my love for gardening? Better still, why were they hanging around Mokuba at all…

-They'd better not be up to something

For the rest of the trip, Mokuba and I chat idly away while Kaiba continues to scowl and stare out the window. I know I should be happy that Kaiba is being silent for once, but to honest, it's really annoying me how he isn't even attempting to make an effort for the sake of Mokuba.

I mean, it's not like I expect him to treat me as his best friend or anything, (Especially seeing as we're far from even friends) but I know Mokuba would be really happy if we at least tried to get along.

Shooting a quick glance at the older Kaiba, I let out a small sigh. Unfortunately however, Kaiba hears this and turns around to find me looking at him.

His eyes narrow. “What are you staring at Gardner?”

An extremely temperamental CEO who's glaring at me. Shit…I'd better think of something fast. “I wasn't staring at you Kaiba, I was looking out the window” I lie.

Smooth Téa…real smooth.

Kaiba raises an eyebrow. “Whatever” he mutters before turning back around.

Now that was close. The last thing I want is for Kaiba to think I have a crush on him or anything.

Turning back to Mokuba, I notice him glancing between his brother and I. What really scares me however is the fact that a small smile forms on his face as he does so.

“What are you planning Mokuba?” I ask cautiously.

He shakes his head, “Oh…nothing”

I want to pry further but before I open my mouth the limo comes to a sudden halt as we arrive in front of Mokuba's school.

-I guess I'll have to talk to Mokuba later.

Getting out of the limo and watching it drive away, Mokuba, Kaiba and I turn around and begin walking up the main entrance of the school. As I glance around, I notice a fair few other kids and their parents walking around the school as well. All the kids look as eager as Mokuba, and you can feel all their excitement in the air.

You know, today might not be that bad.

As the three of us walk into the school's main building, Mokuba directs us towards his classroom which is already filled with other students and their parents. Stepping inside, I notice Kaiba's scowl deepen even more now that we're actually inside Mokuba's classroom.

That guys needs to seriously chill out.

All of a sudden I hear a lady calling out Mokuba's name, and before I know it a woman who could only be in her late twenties walks up to us and gives Kaiba and I a warm smile as she shakes our hands.

Well, at least the people are nice. I might actually enjoy today.

“Mr and Mrs Kaiba, I'm so glad you two could make it”

Oh God...

Well there you go. Another chapter finished. This chappie was particularly fun to write. Why? I have seriously no idea, it just was for some reason. It's a little longer then the others, but I also took longer, so…yeah

Oh well. (Shrugs)

JAL