Tea's Little Sister ~Mokuba Kaiba~[Book 1]

"I love him."

A/N: Just to give you all a heads-up, this chapter may come out as a really touching chapter, so you know... Get ready, cause you might cry or something. 

Meanwhile, Tristan, Jill, and Lea had all made it back to where Joey and Tea were watching the duel between Pegasus and Yami. Tristan was carrying Bakura's unconscious body, and Jill was carrying Mokuba bridal style.  
"Hey!" Tristan called out to the pair, before they turned to see whose voice it was from. 
"How about a hand?" Tristan asked, as he was struggling to carry Bakura. 
"Tristan, Jill! Where have you two been?!" Tea asked, before she eyed Lea... and her eyes widened and she smiled to see that her little sister was okay, which Lea returned and so she quickly ran over to Tea and hugged her tightly, which Tea returned. 
"You wouldn't believe it. We had an adventure and a half today. Phew!" Tristan answered Tea's question, before he and Jill gently placed Bakura and Mokuba down to the floor. 
As Tea and Lea kept hugging a little longer, Tea knelt down and whispered softly in her sister's ear, "Don't you ever do anything like that again, Lea. But I'm really so glad you're okay." 
Then she took out Lea's staff and handed it to her, "And next time, try not to lose this. This weapon is your life." 
Lea just looked at the staff that Tea was holding for a little longer, then she teared up and hugged her sister, "Thanks, Tea, for taking care of my staff." 
Tea hugged her sister back and smiled gently, "Of course, sis. I always look out for your stuff." 
The two sisters hugged each other a little longer, until they finally broke apart from each other and faced Tristan. 
"Tristan, what happened to those two?" Tea asked Tristan, about Bakura and Mokuba. 
"That evil spirit took over Bakura again, and even though Jill and I got rid of it--" Tristan started explaining, before he suddenly saw something that caught his eyes. 
"What's going on here?" He inquired. 
"You first." Joey replied. 
"Jill and I freed Mokuba and Lea, but then Bakura tried to grab him." Tristan explained. 
"What did he want with Mokuba? Details, man!" Joey inquired, impatiently. 
"He wanted Mokuba for his new host body." Tristan answered firmly, which made both Joey and Tea confused. 
"It's true." Jill stepped in, as Lea nodded. 
"Don't worry, Jill and I handled it." Tristan added reassuringly, before both Joey and Tea looked at each other with questioning looks on their faces.
"But that's history. What's the deal with the indoor thunder storm?" Tristan asked, as he saw the big giant dark thunder ball that was surrounding Pegasus and Yami.
"We're not sure." Tea answered, tensely.
Tristan then eyed Bakura and Mokuba as he suggested, "These two should be alright here for now. Let's go down and check it out." 
"Pronto." Joey agreed. 
Tristan then eyed the girls and told them, "Jill, Lea, why don't you two stay with your loverboys and watch over them?"
When Tristan just said 'loverboy', it made Lea blush so furiously and she said, "Tristan, he isn't my loverboy!" 
"Of course he's your loverboy, Lea." Joey stepped in, which made Lea shocked at what Joey said. 
"Joey!" She snapped, as she quickly turned around to face him. 
"Think about it, I saw the way you and Mokuba were hugging each other when you two reunited. All you did was put your head on his chest and when you do that, it tells him that you trust him and feel safe around him and you never want him to let you go because you'd be in heaven if you never had to be away from him." Joey told her firmly, which made Lea blush more harder. 
"That has nothing to do with it!" She shook her head. 
"Yeah it does." Jill suddenly stepped in, which made Lea pissed. 
"Jill!" She hissed, in a warning tone.
"You know it's true. Remember what I told you before? You cannot hide your feelings forever, so admit it already!" 
Lea glared at her for a moment, but her face suddenly softened when she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder and heard her sister's voice calling out to her. 
"Lea." Tea spoke, before Lea turned her head to face her, and she saw that she was serious. 

"You love him, don't you?" 
Lea sighed as she knew that she couldn't hide her feelings anymore, "Yes, I love him. More than anything." 
After she finally admitted her feelings, she placed both of her hands to her heart and shut her eyes as she said softly, "And you know, if I never knew him, if I never felt this love, I would have no inkling of..." 
Then she opened her eyes and continued, "How precious life can be." 
"And if he never held you, you would never have a clue? How at last you find in him, the missing part of you?" Jill asked, before Lea nodded in reply. 
"Exactly. Everytime he held me, I just felt that he'd always keep me safe and protected. And whenever he's around, I just always feel that I would like nothing better than to hold on to him forever, but I know it's not for the best, so no matter how much my heart will break... I have to let him go, so he can know how much I love him." 
She then felt tears forming in her eyes, and her voice was breaking as she spoke, "But right now, since his soul is taken... My heart is sick and I fear that if Yugi loses this duel to Pegasus, I won't ever see Mokuba again, because he'll be dead forever." 
She then started crying even harder and placed both of her hands to her face to prevent everyone from seeing her tears. 
Everyone just looked at Lea sadly, then Tea knelt down in front of her and placed both of her hands to her shoulders as she said to her gently, "It'll be okay, Lea. Besides, Yugi won't lose because as long as his friends, including you and I, believe in him, he'll never give up." 
Lea slowly moved her hands away from her face, and she looked into her big sister's eyes a little longer, and all she saw in her eyes were filled with truth and honesty. But she shut her eyes tightly, trying to prevent more of her tears from coming out, but she was unable to, so she moved over to Tea and hugged her tightly as she buried her face into her shoulder, crying even more harder. Tea hugged her back tightly, and she held her for as long as she could while gently stroking her hair, until... 
"Uh, Tea. I think we should go check on Yugi inside that ball right now." Joey spoke up, which caught Tea's attention, and so she nodded in agreement and faced Lea as she told her gently. 
"I gotta go, Lea. But don't worry, I'll be back before you know it." She told her, before she gently kissed her forehead and she and the guys began running on their way to help Yugi. 
Jill then walked over to Lea and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, then Lea turned around to face her and hugged her tightly as she put her head on her shoulder while still crying. Jill hugged her back tightly, and she and Lea both sat down on the floor while Jill was just lightly rocking her back and forth and petting her brunette hair gently. 
"You really do have a big heart, Lea." Jill whispered softly, as she smiled a little. 
Just then, Lea's crying began to quiet down a little, and she slowly fell asleep in her friends' arms. 

**Dream**

Lea just appeared to be asleep, but just then, she felt something warmer and she slowly woke up to see what was warm around her, and her eyes widened when she discovered that she was being hugged by the boy she loved!
"Mokuba!" She exclaimed, completely shocked. 
"Hi, Lea." Mokuba smiled softly. Lea just looked at him for a moment, still completely shocked, then she felt tears forming in her eyes and she hugged him more tightly as she nuzzled her head into his shoulder while crying tears of joy. 
"You're okay!" She cried, before Mokuba held her tightly and gently whispered in her ear. 
"It's okay, Lea. I'm here." He reassured her, as he gently stroked her hair. 
When he held her, Lea felt safe and protected just as long as he was there for her, and all she could think right now while gripping his shirt tightly was 'I love you'...

**End of dream**

"Lea!" Jill suddenly spoke up, as she gently shook Lea awake. Lea slowly woke up and lifted her head up to face Jill. 
"What is it, Jill?" She questioned, tiredly. 
"Yugi just won." Jill replied, smiling. 
"And?" Lea asked, wanting to know more. 
"And... Well, Pegasus is nowhere to be seen, and Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Tea are planning to find him and demand that he set Yugi's grandfather, my father, Kaiba, and Mokuba's soul free, and they're also wondering if you wanna go with them." 
Lea just looked at Jill for a moment, a bit unsure. Jill just placed her hand on her shoulder and said softly, "If you don't wanna go, you don't have to. But if you do, Bakura and I will watch over Mokuba and make sure nobody kidnaps him again, I promise."
Lea was still a bit conflicted, but she finally revealed her brave face and said firmly, "I want to go." 
Then she stood up from the floor, and said in determination, "I want to go. I may have been scared of Pegasus when I was held captive, but after what he did to me and Mokuba... I have to face him." 

Then she placed her hand to her heart and added softly, "Besides, Mokuba helped me before... Now I wanna help him." 

Jill smiled at her speech, just as Lea picked up her staff from the floor and when she did... She gripped it tightly, and she could feel the bravery coming back to her, and so her eyes seemed to be aflamed. 
Jill then stood up from the floor and hugged her tightly, which Lea returned and Jill softly whispered in her ear, "Be careful." 
"Thanks, I will." Lea nodded, before they broke apart from each other and Lea turned to face Bakura, who had just gotten back to normal and was finally awake, and she smiled at him. 
"So glad you're okay, Bakura." She said, which made Bakura raise his eyebrow. 
"I don't really remember if I hadn't been okay, but thanks, Lea." He replied, which made Lea smile and she moved over to him to hug him, which made Bakura surprised, but he smiled and hugged her back. 
"Good luck, Lea. I hope you can make it through this." He whispered gently, and Lea nodded. 
"Thanks, Bakura. I will." She whispered back, before they broke apart from each other, and last but not least... Lea turned to Mokuba, and she slowly knelt down in front of him as she looked at him gently while softly speaking words of reassurances to him. 
"Don't worry, Mokuba. I'll be back soon, just hold on." She whispered softly, before she leaned forward and delicately kissed his forehead. Then she pulled back, stood up to her feet and began running on her way to catch up with Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Tea.