Bittersweet Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day, fans of the original Yu-Gi-Oh series. As it is Mother's Day, I was inspired to write a fic. For some reason, I gravitate toward the motherless brothers who wish she was still there. And so I dedicate this story to mothers everywhere, living and dead, and the children who love them.
Disclaimer: As usual, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or its related characters. The name I chose for the boys' mom is something I've used before. Delaney means "descendant of the challenger," and I think it fits Seto's ancient past. Furthermore, this is the dub-verse and in that universe, things take place in the US. Thank you for your attention.
It's something I do every year and no one knows about it. Well, I think my brother suspects that I do it. He's so busy, I'm not always sure he knows what I do most of the time. Today, like always, he's working on some project. But that doesn't matter. I think he ignores this day on purpose because he doesn't want to hurt me with the fact that she's not here.
Good… He's in his office. I tiptoe away and get Roland to take me where I need to go. We make a stop at a grocery store to pick up a bouquet of flowers and then to my destination. It's a beautiful place. The green grass spreads as far as I can see; the bright splashes of different flowered bushes guide my way to where I'm going. A large gray slab of marble sits under a big tree covered in purple flowers. Inscribed on it is a name. "Adina Justine Delaney..." What follows after that is the day she was born and then… I hate reading the date she died. It was the day our world changed.
"Hi, Mom," I whisper, feeling a slight burning in the corners of my eyes. And then I feel a hand on my shoulder. I look up and to my shock and delight, it's him.
"Hey, kid," Seto says, a kind look in his eyes that he reserves just for me, "I figured you might be here." He, too, has a bouquet of white roses that he lays down in front of the stone with me. "Hey, Mom… Happy Mother's Day."
THE END