Tea Gardner and I have been together since the day Atem left all of our lives. And that has been about four months. Tea and I never really got over Atem leaving us. I know she loved him but I also knew that she loves me. She loves me more than him. And Atem was one of my best friends…he was like a father to me. The pain was unbearable when he left and I knew it was unbearable for Tea also. But we tried to forget about it and we eventually did. But when we thought too much about Atem we would feel that pain again. So we never mentioned him ever again.

Tea and I never kissed, no. We would just kiss each other's cheeks, hands, forehead, and stuff like that. Or we would hold hands and hug each other for hours. But we never kissed. The reason why we never kissed was because I wanted to wait until I got tall enough for my lips to reach hers. I didn't want her to bend down to kiss me. It just felt wrong to me. Tea agreed to let me get taller and she was happy about it. That's one of the things I love about her. She's patient with me. And I really appreciate that.

Right now Tea and I are at the zoo looking at the elephants. Tea was drinking a fruit punch in a cup with a straw in it and I was stuffing my mouth with cookies from a cookie bag. "I like the elephants," Tea told me between sips. I looked at her. I got taller since the day Atem left and I didn't have to look directly up at my friends anymore. I was almost past Tea's shoulder.

"I like them too," I said.

"Well, what should we look at now?" Tea asked me as we began to walk away from the elephants.

"How about the lions, I've wanted to see them," I replied. Tea gave me a quick nod and a small smile.

"To the lions then," She said as she took my hand in hers.

We walked to the lions' cages in wonderful silence. People walked by and talked, yeah, but it seemed very quiet to me and Tea as we walked hand in hand. When we got there we saw the lions sitting on a big rock inside the cage. The lionesses were on the ground napping. My mind started to drift off to what would happen if I were in there with the lions. Would they immediately kill me or let me live for a moment before ripping me to shreds? I shuddered just thinking about that.

"Excuse me," Someone said from behind Tea and I. We turned around and saw some lady and her son. They were staring at us.

"Can we help you?" Tea asked.

"Yes, can you and your son move aside so I can take a couple of pictures of the lions?" The lady asked. I suddenly felt sick. Did I actually look like I could be Tea's son? I mean, I didn't even look like her at all!

"Did you just call him…m-my son?" Tea asked in disbelief.

"Yes. He is your son…isn't he?" The lady asked. I could feel Tea squeeze my hand in anger.

"He is not my son!" Tea screamed in the lady's face. "He is my boyfriend! Does he look that small to you, woman?"

"W-Well…I-I just th-thought-

"You thought nothing!" Tea interrupted her. After that Tea began pulling me along to a small shop. "Come on, Yugi. Let's go get something to snack on, I'm hungry!"

"Okay," I sighed as I let her drag me along. Those cookies weren't enough and I was getting hungry again.

Tea and I left that store a couple of minutes later. We bought a big bag of chips and some water. Tea laid down a blanket on some grass and we sat down on it. Tea popped open the chips and started eating them. I watched her eat them as I sipped on my bottle of water. She was so pretty. I don't care what she wears or how she eats. She'll always be pretty no matter what happens. I found myself smiling brightly. "What are you smiling about, Yugi?" Tea asked me curiously. I opened my eyes.

"Nothing, your just so pretty, Tea," I answered. Tea began grinning and she hugged me tightly. I returned her embrace lovingly. "I love you, Tea," I whispered to her. I was starting to feel a lot better after that lady said that I was Tea's son.

"I love you too…always, Yugi," Tea told me.

A year later Tea and I found ourselves back at the same zoo. I was tall enough now to reach Tea's lips. I was even taller than her and I was beginning to look more like Atem. I was afraid Tea would notice but she didn't. She looked at me the same way. We sat on the grass again like we did a year ago and shared vanilla ice cream. "It's a beautiful day, isn't it?" Tea asked. I nodded as I put my arm around her. Tea took her spoon and got some ice cream out of the little cup we are sharing from.

"Just like last year," I smiled. Tea put the spoon back into the cup and looked up at me. She smiled at me happily.

"Yup, just like last year," She said. We stayed like that for a moment then I removed my arm from around her and looked into her eyes, taking her hands in my own.

"Tea…I…" I looked down at the ground for a few seconds before looking back at her face. She looked confused. "Tea, I would like to kiss you…if that's okay," I whispered.

"Of course it's okay, Yugi…I…I want to kiss you too," Tea blushed. I smiled softly before gently placing my lips on hers. And that's when we knew that we would be together forever.