Tea waited patiently outside the Kame Game shop for Yugi. Tea looked up at Yugi's window. "What's taking him so long? Usually he's already waiting for me when I get here" She thought to herself. The fact is ever since Atem went into the afterlife Yugi had become more secluded. "Poor guy, this must hurt him more than anyone, he was the closest to the pharaoh" She thought. Then her thoughts shifted to her feelings for Yugi, they had really grown over the past couple of years, she was also proud of Yugi for being able to let go of Atem, and for all the strength and courage he had gained through his time with Atem. She sighed looking at her watch. If Yugi didn't come soon they were going to be late. Then the door to the shop opened and Yugi walked out. "Hey Tea" Said Yugi, putting on fake cheer.

"No time for greetings Yugi we've gotta hustle it!" Said Tea as she dragged Yugi with her.

"Whoa Tea slow down!" Said Yugi.

Yugi and Tea made it to their class on time, beating the bell by about five seconds, Yugi was gasping for air, his breath was just about gone; he was not a good runner. Yugi was not focused on class at all, he just kept thinking about Atem, he was glad that he was able to help his partner find his way into the afterlife with his friends and family after 5,000 years, and he was also grateful for the strength and courage Atem had given him, but he still really missed him.

Then somehow his thoughts drifted to Tea, he thought about how she had always been there for him, even before he solved the millennium puzzle. He had always loved her, but she only seemed to like him as a friend, she seemed to have more romantic feelings for Atem than for Yugi. He longed for Tea to have the same feelings for Yugi that he had for her, but something always seemed to get in the way of him telling her how he actually felt about her. But then it struck him, now that he and Atem had finally saved the world from the return of the shadow games, then there would no longer be any enemies to get in the way of him telling Tea how he really felt about her.

A pain shot through his legs, his grandpa told him these were growing pains, Yugi never expected to grow, after all his grandpa never did, he's still as short as he was in elementary school, and he defiantly wasn't expecting pain to go along with his growth. But one thing was for sure, he was defiantly getting taller now, soon he might even be as tall as Atem.

Then his thoughts drifted back to Tea, he had finally made up his mind, after school he was finally going to tell her how he felt about her. For the first time in a long time he smiled, Tea was healing him and she wasn't even around. "Tea, please feel the same way about me" he thought to himself.

The day passed quickly, and Yugi and Tea soon found themselves in their final class. They worked silently. They had just finished their exercise problems and were copying down tonight's homework. Then Tea thought about how she and Yugi had always been together, her thoughts flashed to all of the experiences they had shared together, cheering him on to defeat the evils of Pegasus, Marik, Anubis, Dartz and Yami Bakura/Zorc, and how scared she was when the orichalcos took Yugi's soul that one time, and how relieved she was when he returned. She had helped him, stood beside him, even before he met Atem, and she was so proud of the strong, courageous man Atem had made him. "I love him; I want to be with him forever! I finally know now!" She thought to herself as the bell rang and she ran to Yugi, she didn't know where he was, but she knew she would find him.

Before the bell rang Yugi wondered how Atem was doing in the afterlife, but when it came down to it, he knew Atem would have been doing just fine. "I'm always with you old pal" He said into the stillness of the classroom.

Anyway, back to the present, Tea eventually found Yugi. "Yugi!" Tea called out.

"Tea!" Yugi called back happily.

"Yugi…" Tea started to say.

"Tea there's something I've wanted to say to you for so many years and it's time I finally said it" Said Yugi.

"You know you can tell me anything Yugi, it's always been that way between us" Said Tea.

"Well, of all the friends I've made thanks to Atem, you're the one who's always meant more to me than just a friend" Said Yugi.

"R-Really?" Asked Tea nervously.

"Yes, Tea… I love you" Yugi whispered in her ear.

Tea was absolutely speechless, but she managed to say "Oh Yugi, I'm so happy… I love you too, I always have" Then Yugi's lips met hers, and they shared their first kiss, and it was a kiss of true passion and love, a truly once in a lifetime moment. As they kissed their hearts seemed to beat in sync. Then they just looked into each other's eyes and smiled, knowing that whatever may come their way, they would always have their love.