My body was still on auto pilot as Seto led me through the hospital and to his car. He helped me inside the car where I slumped barely alive into the seat.

"No comment on the car?" Seto smiled warily as he gracefully got into the car

"Huh? Oh, I honestly wasn't paying attention." I said and looked around, "Alfa Romeo?"

"Yeah… Sorry I was trying to cheer you up." Seto brushed a strand of hair from my face and behind my ear

I tried to smile, but it the physical assertion was too much, the corners of my lips barely turned up. We drove in silence and I stared absent mindedly out the passenger window as clouds began to turn grey. It was fitting weather for my mood. Kaiba pulled up in front of the house and turned off the engine. I didn't move at first because I wanted to ask him for something, but I didn't know how. Seto watched me unmoving confused.

"Will you stay with me, or is that too much to ask for after our last encounter?" I asked but didn't look at him

"I wasn't planning on leaving you alone. Of course I'll stay as long as you need." he smiled softly and started to get out of the car

"Wait, you might want to park this in the shop or it might not be here when you leave." I stopped him

"It's not like I can't afford a new one." Seto laughed, "But fine if you say so."

We drove around to the other side where I opened the garage door for him. He pulled in and as we were walking out I noticed a blood stain on the spot where my father had collapsed. I guess at the time I hadn't realized that he hit his head or cut his arm. I stopped in my tracks and stared at the spot with tears welling in my eyes.

"Don't look at it, he's fine, everything will be fine, come on lets go upstairs." Seto stood behind me and grabbed my shoulders pushing me away.

We walked outside where it began to sprinkle and went around to the door that lead up to the apartment.

"I need to shower…" I droned

"I think you need to sleep first." he protested

"I feel like I'm covered in hospital and grease." I protested back

he sighed, "Alright but I'm stopping you in 10 minutes so you don't pass out in there."

"Why would I pass out?" I asked bitterly

"You haven't seen yourself?" Seto arched an eyebrow

"No? Why?" I asked confused

Kaiba led me to the bathroom and stood me in front of the mirror. I looked pale, run down, dark circles under my eyes, exhausted, and on my last leg.

"Oh…I look like shit." I started to giggle and it turned into gut busting laughter and then into uncontrollable sobbing

"What is happening? Are you okay?" Kaiba asked panicked

"I think I'm having a break down!" I sob slashed laughed

Seto picked me up off the bathroom floor and stood me up. He turned the shower on while I continued to have my break down. He turned back to me and lifted my t-shirt over my head, and slid my sweats down my legs and on to the floor. He then began to remove his own clothes which took a lot longer because he was wearing a suit.

"Wh-What are you doing? Why am I half naked! What is going on?!" I suddenly became very aware of my surroundings, "Why is the shower on? Oh right I wanted to shower."

"Oh thank god, are you lucid now?" Kaiba was standing in front of me shirtless

"Uh-huh… completely lucid…" I stared at his abs, abs for days, "I'm going to shower now."

"I'll… I'll just be…" Seto moved towards the door

"Wait your clothes? I mean if you want them…" I honestly was hoping he would keep them off

"Right, I'll be in your room I guess." he said blushing

"Okay." I smiled weakly

Seto left and I continued with my shower. I was done before Seto's 10 minute rule and began to dry off. I wrapped the towel around my chest and went to my room. Seto was looking at pictures I had hanging on the walls and sitting on my vanity dresser. He was wearing his white dress shirt but it was un-buttoned exposing his chiseled body

"You were a cheerleader?" he asked as I walked in never taking his eyes off of a group picture I had framed

"Yeah all through high school, and I was captain my junior and senior year. I did competitive cheerleading for 12 years outside of school." A laughed at the memories

"I guess now that I know, I can see it. Why didn't you continue?" Seto finally looked up to me and continued to blush

"My mom died when I was 16 and I couldn't bear to leave my father for college, I had offers but they would have moving me out of state." I said and began to dig through my dresser

"What happened? To your mom." Kaiba asked and tried not to stare

"Ovarian cancer, she battled for a long time, but eventually it just took over. It's the reason I'm an only child." I found the pajama pants I was looking for and slid them on under the towel and then dropped towel

I heard Seto's breath hitch as he probably caught glance of my breasts. I grabbed a spaghetti strap tank top and slid it over my head. It was form fitting, but my toned body and perky breasts was flattering in it. I reached past him and grabbed my brush and began to brush out my long hair. I could see him try and adjust himself so his sudden growth wasn't visible. I smiled a little to myself and pride swelled in my heart.

"Did you want another sibling?" Kaiba was trying to distract himself

"No, but my dad wanted a son." I continued to brush my hair, "He was hoping I was going to be the son he always wanted. He wanted someone to teach football and baseball and about cars and guns, but then he got me and I was his princess. He wasn't expecting me to love all the same stuff he does though, but instead of having a star football player he got an all-star cheerleader. And then I fell in love with cars and we bonded over oil changes and engine rebuilds. I became the daughter he never knew he wanted. Of course when my mom found out about the cancer ruined her chances of having another child he was upset, but I think he still got the bonding father and son moments with me."

I didn't realize that I was crying, and then all the events of the past 24 hours came crashing over me.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." Kaiba was holding me with in seconds of the water works

"What if he has a heart attack, or an embolism, or another stoke!? What if he dies! I should go back to the hospital, what if he wakes up and I'm not there? He'll think I abandoned him, or he'll die and I won't be there!" I went into a full on panic attack

My breathing became ragged, I felt like my chest was collapsing in on me, the room was closing in on me, I felt like I was being crushed.

"Hey! No stop! He won't die, you need to sleep. You'll feel a lot better when you wake up I promise." Kaiba pushed away arms-length away and held my shoulders

"I can't sleep! My dad is in the hospital alone!" I sobbed

"Come on." Seto picked me up and crawled on my bed and laid down still holding me.

He held me close to him while I continued to shake through the sobbing. I slowly drifted off into a restful sleep. I woke several hours later alone in my bed. For a moment I forgot that my father was in the hospital and that Seto was somewhere in my house. I got up and stretched feeling my spine crack in rejoice. I walked out into the living room…

"Morning Dad…" I stopped and noticed that my living room was completely empty, "Oh that's right… hospital…"

I felt the tears welling up in my eyes and then there was a noise at the door.

"Seto?" I murmured and reached for a baseball bat I kept by the stairs

No reply.

"I was a softball player for 8 years, I'm warning you I got a mean swing." I tried to keep my voice from shaking

The noise at the door continued and I slowly walked down the stairs in my batters stance. The door opened and I prepared my swing.

"It's me! It's me! It's me!" Seto cried out and coward

"Where the hell did you go? What were you doing outside the door?" I dropped the bat down to my side

"I went to get food and your door was stuck. I didn't realize you were awake. I was trying to be quiet." Kaiba pushed past me and up the stairs, "Oh and your cousins are coming for lunch."

"Lunch! How long did I sleep? No, I need to get back to the hospital!" I ran after him

"I called the hospital and they said that he was still sleeping and that the medication was probably going to keep him in and out all day. He won't fully come out of the meds until tomorrow afternoon or so." Seto said calmly and started setting out boxes of food

It smelled amazing and my mouth watered instantly, "Well it does smell good…"

"It Italian…" Kaiba smiled slightly

"Hey! We are coming up get your clothes on!" Mercy yelled jokingly up the stairs

"Fuck you…" I stared threateningly at Mercy as she came into view

"I thought that was his job." Mercy whispered as she hugged me

I growled and little and hugged Luke.

"Smells good Kaiba boy, what did you bring?" Mercy asked overly sweet

At the words 'Kaiba boy' Seto's eyes narrowed but he didn't comment on it, "Italian."

Luke pulled down plates and put them around the island counter. Our apartment was too small and since there were usually just 2 of us we didn't really need a table. Seto sat next to me at the curve, Luke long ways across from him, and the Mercy directly next to me. The food was passed around and dished out. Mercy and Luke stuffed their faces, Seto ate with politeness and manners, but I picked at the food and barely ate a thing. Seto kept eyeing me with concern as I pushed the food around.

"Yo! You gonna eat that?" Luke hollered at me from down the table

"No it's all yours." I passed down the completely full plate

Luke dug in immediately and Seto continued to stare.

"You barely ate a thing." he whispered

"I ate a little…" I mumbled "Wait how did you know about my dad anyways? How did you know I was up in the surgical waiting room?" I asked loudly

Seto took a quick glance at Luke before looking back at me in panic. Luckily I noticed the nano second glance.

"You told him?" I threw shade at Luke

He stopped mid-chew and looked at me wide eyed.

"Yeah I reached out to his assistant." Luke said quietly after he swallowed

"You came at like 4 this morning…" I threw shade at Seto

"Ugh fine! After you dropped off all those car part I went back to smooth things over, and…" Luke started

"I gave him my number and told him to let me know if anything happens to you." Seto said a little coldly completely un-ashamed

"So you called him… and then you came to me…" my voice got softer as I spoke

"When I came to get uncle Otis' stuff I called and left a voicemail, and then I texted him when we were leaving to let him know that you were alone and that Otis was still in surgery." Luke explained

"I came as soon as I got his message about you being alone." Seto continued

"Awh! That is so sweet!" Mercy cooed

"But why? Our last encounter was not…" I said ashamed

"Because he loves you!" Mercy shrieked and threw her hands up

We all turned and looked at her like she was mental.

"Whatever… I'm just glad you're here now. Thank you." I smiled softly

I stood up and began to gather the plates and take them to the sink.

"I'll do this." Mercy followed behind me and took over

"Thanks, I'm going to pack some things and go back to the hospital." I said gratefully and went back to my room

I moved around my room gathering clothes and books or other things to keep me entertained while I wait for my father to wake up.

"Your cousins just left." Seto said as he walked into my room

"They have names." I laughed slightly

"Luke and the loud mouthed one…" he said and sat on my bed

"Yeah I'll accept that…" I walked over to my bag that sat open on my bed next to him

Seto pulled something out of his pocket and pushed it towards me.

"What's that?" I picked up a white box with a silver apple on it

"A cell phone, as much as I want to stay with you through all of this, I can't. I still have a company to run. This way if you need me or need anything you can call. I put Luke and Mercy's phone numbers in there along with mine…" Seto said cautiously

I opened the box and pulled out a sleek white and silver iPhone. I turned it over in my hands and sat next to him on the bed.

"One more thing, I want you to take one of my cars so you can get back and forth from the hospital." Kaiba watched me turning the phone in my hands

My eye shot over to him quickly when he mentioned the car.

"No, no, I can't here, take it back." I put the phone back in the box

"Why not?" Kaiba pushed my hand away

"Because too much, I can't pay for a phone or a new car if something happens to them." I protested

"I can, take it." Put the phone in my lap

I sighed and put my hands on the box, "Fine but it's either the phone or the car. I'm not taking both. Mostly because I'm pretty sure you don't own a modest car in your armada. Your car would get stolen overnight. "

"Fine, if that is how you want to do it, take the phone, but how will you get back and forth?" Seto smiled at his small victory

"The train, the bus? I'll figure it out." I shrugged

I picked up the phone again and unlocked it. I scrolled through the home page and opened the contacts where only 3 names came up. I opened the camera and changed it to selfie mode

"Smile." I held the phone up and took a picture of the two of us.

"There now I have a contact photo of you. You actually smiled!" I cheered and set the picture

"I better not see that in the tabloids." Seto laughed, "Now your turn." Kaiba pulled out his phone

"No!" I giggled and tried to cover my face

Kaiba fought with me and tried to pull my hands away and we were soon tangled together. Seto pulled me into his chest and snapped a selfie.

"Oh god how bad is it?" I pulled down his arm so I could see it

"I like it." Seto smiled

It almost look like a candid I was side looking at the camera with my hair kind of in my eyes. You could clearly see Kaiba's arm wrapped around me holding me against his chest. I actually looked happy.

"Fine you can keep it." I rolled my eyes with a smile

"I don't need your permission it's my phone." he said smugly

"I just need to change and then I'll be ready to go back to the hospital." I walked away and shook my head

I could feel Seto's heated gaze on my back as I began to strip and put on my clothes, but I didn't make a big deal about it. I was actually a little turned on by the attention, and I smiled to myself. I finished and walked to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, and put on my glasses which are not something I wear very often. They are wayfarer style kind of old school, but I needed to give my contacts a break since I slept in them. I went back to my room pushing my glasses up on my nose and put my toiletries in my bag.

"I should have waited for that picture." Seto smiled

"Don't you dare! I look like a nerd, they are horrible!" I blushed

"No they suit you, they look good. You look adorable." Seto began to blush too

I zipped up the bag and sat next to him, "Fine take your stupid picture."

Seto gave me a wide tooth grin and pulled out his phone. I gave him a blushing purse lipped smile.

"That better have been worth the humiliation." I leaned against his shoulder

"Defiantly." Seto smiled down at his phone

"I don't know how I'm going to repay you for all of this." I sighed

"You don't have to." he embraced my leaning against him

"I feel like I have to. I want to." I looked up to him

"I think we'll figure something out." He reached up and caressed my cheek

Seto leaned in closer and I met him part way. Our lips touched softly hesitant but our connection on was electric and soon our lips were molding together to part slightly and I felt the tip of his tongue on my bottom lip. The kiss was passionate and full of heat.

"That was much better than my drunken cheek kiss." I laughed as we separated

Seto smiled and then kissed my cheek, "I liked it. It was cute."

"I was embarrassed." I giggled

He wrapped an arm around my shoulders and kissed the top of my head gently. "You shouldn't be."

"Why are you doing all these nice things for me?" I asked softly

"Because I want to spend time with you, I might actually like you." I could hear the smile in his voice

I rolled my eyes in silent protest, "I'm ready to go to the hospital."

"I should probably actually go run my company." Seto sighed

I stood up and grabbed my bag, "Don't you have people that do that for you? Like can't you spend your days sitting in your office practicing your putting or something? You know like they do in the movies and TV shows."

He took the bag from me, "I want my company succeed."

"Isn't it already?" I asked confused

"Exactly." Seto smirked

"Point." I laughed

We walked down the stairs and into the shop where his car sat waiting still in one peace. Seto put my bag in the trunk and opened the passenger for me. I looked silently pleading into his deep blue eyes.

"You want to drive don't you?" Seto had a mischievous look on his face

"Yes…" I grinned

"No." Kaiba replied quickly

"Why?!" I protested

"Because you won't let me loan you a car." Kaiba pushed me into the seat

"UGH! Fine…" I sighed defeated

We rode to the hospital and I silently judged him. We pulled up and my heart sunk a little. I was in a small bubble of happiness and bliss, but now I was going to have to actually face reality. I looked out the window up at the hospital unmoving.

"It's okay. You can call me or text me if you need anything," Seto place a soft hand on my arm

"I'm scared…" I mumbled as I continued to look out the window

Seto got out and came and opened my passenger door. I continued to look up and through him as he helped me out of the car.

"I should walk you up, but I really do need to get to my office." Seto said apologetically and handed me my bag

"It's okay. Thank you." I grabbed the bag

"Let me know when he wakes up and how he is doing." he caressed my cheek

"Okay…" I looked up to him with tears in my eyes

"Anything, even if you just need to talk." Seto brushed away a falling tear and then got back in his car