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Another day at school. Another day of Yugi's complete obliviousness to her as anything more than a friend. Tea wallowed as she started walking back to her house from the Domino High School.

The routine for every day at school was the same – Get to school, Cheerily hang with the gang, work, eat lunch with the gang, work, get back home, hang out with the gang. Frankly, it was getting a little tiring. As much as she enjoyed being with her best friends, sometimes she wished she had some friends that were girls to hang out with. Always hearing about "the newest version of Halo" and other boyish interests was tiresome.

But alas, the girls at school were … as she liked to put it delicately: witches. And then the ones who weren't were extremely shy, quiet or boring.

Lost in her thoughts, the brunette hadn't realized that it had begun to rain. It had started with a light drizzle, but now it was gently pouring – and she was sure that it would soon become heavier.

Trudging onwards, she realized it was only another two kilometers to her home. Seeing no taxis around, the Gardner girl decided to continue walking – ignoring her soaked clothes, shoes and hair. Finally, a couple minutes later Tea saw what she thought was a -

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"Tea? Tea, are you alright?!?!" came the kind and warm voice of a child. She was being lifted into the air. Am I dead?

Finally realizing someone was carrying her, she began to twist and writhe slightly. She was being kidnapped!

"Gardner, stop being so difficult and get in."

Tea could recognize that voice anywhere; the piercing cold tone, the flawless pronunciation. Kaiba.

Her vision was still blurry until a few minutes later, when she found herself sitting in a limo, covered in a thick blanket. Mokuba was handing her a hot chocolate, and she sat up slowly.

"W-what h-happened?" She chattered through shivering teeth.

"Umm... Tea, well actually you sorta..."

"You fainted. Figures, the klutz you are." Kaiba cut through Mokuba's words with his own.

Tea did not have the strength to argue back with him just now, but she tried anyways. "Kaiba y-y-y-you e-e-e-"

"Yes?" he asked coldly, quirking an eyebrow sarcastically.

"Ugh." Finishing the hot chocolate, Tea thanked Mokuba and laid down in her seat once more – savoring the warmth of the thick blanket.

Finally, it seemed that the limousine had stopped. Making sure Mokuba realized how grateful she was to HIM, Tea thanked him and exited the car, just when she realized she was not home.

"W-where are we? KAIBA?!?"

The young man glided out of the limo from the other side, and once more gave his signature smirk. "At my home?"

"WHY?!?"

"Tea, please calm down," Mokuba pleaded with her. "When we found you, Seto realized that you had gotten a case of pneumonia. You wouldn't have known or gone to the doctor if we sent you straight home, so we decided our doctors would checkup on you."

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According to the doctors, it was not healthy for Tea to be moved for the next week or so. She was given some medicine, and one of the Kaiba mansion's many spare rooms.

Lying down in what would be her bed for the next few days; Tea didn't know how she felt. Should she be thanking Kaiba? Without his diagnosis, after all, she probably wouldn't even have realized she was sick until a little while later. And she probably wouldn't have the money to go to the hospital either. But then again, the guy was a jerk. She had tried so many times to convince him that they were all his allies. She had given her friendship speech so many times, actually becoming worn out of it because of him.

Hearing a light rustle, the chocolate-eyed girl attempted to look at the source of the noise. The ends of a white trench coat were all she saw before she fell asleep.

I randomly found this lying around and realized I had written it a few days ago... Just a teaser. If you want me to continue... REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!