A/N: Howdy my dear fans! Miss me? Lol.
Merry Early Christmas! Here is my early Christmas gift to y'all!
This chapter kind of steered me in a different direction, but I am excited about the change it brought about.
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Monday at 2:30 a.m. in Domino…
Their personal flight attendant woke Seto and Misty, and they sluggishly got their carry-on bags while the flight crew started getting all the stowed baggage out and putting it in the limo. Seto and Misty stepped off the plane in the hangar to their awaiting limo.
"Hey Mr. Kaiba, Hey Misty! Welcome home!" Edward greeted cheerily.
"Hey Edward," Seto and Misty greeted groggily and yawned a little and stretched. Edward knew they probably weren't in a chatty mood right now, so he figured he'd talk to them later about their trip. In the meantime, he made sure they had their bags in the trunk, and helped them in the limo, and drove them home. When they got back to the mansion, a few servants unloaded the trunk and carried Seto and Misty's bags to their room. Edward opened the door and gently woke them again, and helped them out.
"Thanks Edward," Seto and Misty mumbled and held hands as they walked inside the mansion. Shadow had heard them arrive and was sleeping in Mokuba and Sophia's open room (as they had decided to share his room since prom night), and came bounding down the stairs to see what was going on. She picked up a familiar scent and had a familiar sight greeted her; her human mama and daddy were home! Shadow whined and wheezed excitedly and leaned against their legs, and her tail going as fast as a windshield wiper in a serious thunderstorm. Misty smiled a little and knelt down and pet her as she was doing everything in her power to lean into her human mama; she had missed her and her human daddy so much! She wondered if they would ever come home. Misty and Seto chuckled.
"There's my silly girl," Misty said a little groggily, and for a moment, it brought tears to her eyes, because Shadow was acting just like Lulu. It felt a little surreal. Misty hugged Shadow close and a few tears fell into Shadow's coat. Shadow had heavy breathing and licked Misty's face and tears while she was in her arms happily. Shadow then sniffed Misty and Seto's clothes and could smell some traces of Lulu and Lucky on their clothes, despite the clothes having been laundered while they had been at Misty's mother's house.
"You smell Lulu and Lucky, hm?" Misty asked her while Shadow wagged her tail. Seto chuckled a little, but kept an eye on Misty. She had gotten a little emotional a moment ago, and he knew that she was feeling a bit of pain and grief. He rubbed her back gently, and Misty reflexively relaxed under his hand. Shadow finished sniffing and sat in front of them with a big smile on her face and her tail wagging against the ground. Misty kissed her head. "Hers my silly girl…" she said softly. "Were you a good girl for Mokuba, Sophia, and the staff, hm?" Misty asked her, earning another vigorous tail wagging and more licks. "That's my girl. Alright, come on, let's go upstairs to our room," she said as she and Seto started walking up the stairs towards his room with Shadow following them. She made a quick stop in her room for a nightdress since she didn't want to deal with the suitcases right now, and then rejoined Shadow and Seto in his room. Seto shut the door for privacy so they could change into their sleep clothes. They changed and got settled into bed after taking turns to use the restroom. Shadow lay happily on the extra pillows Seto had put on the floor as a temporary, makeshift bed for her. Seto pulled Misty close and then they quickly fell asleep.
Later that morning…
Mokuba and Sophia were up and ready and had quietly opened the door to Seto's room to let Shadow out, and closed the door once she was out. As excited as they were to have them home, they knew that they were probably exhausted from the jet lag, so they would talk to them later this evening. Shadow wagged her tail happily at them and had her happy smile on her face.
"Hey pretty girl! Good morning!" Mokuba greeted her and pet her before Shadow started herding them downstairs. They let her outside and put food in her bowl while they sat in the breakfast nook.
"Good morning Rosa," Mokuba and Sophia greeted.
"Good morning kiddos," Rosa greeted back and put their breakfast of pancakes, eggs and bacon, oranges and milk in front of them. "I bet you're so excited now that Seto and Misty are home, huh?"
"Yeah! I can't wait to hear about all their adventures in San Antonio this evening!" Mokuba exclaimed.
"Yeah, me too!" Sophia concurred. Rosa smiled and cleaned up, knowing that Seto and Misty weren't likely to come down due to the heavy jet lag they were likely experiencing. Mokuba and Sophia enjoyed their breakfast, and then had gone to school where their mood kinda sank a little with the gloomy atmosphere because of the pervasive grief and the fact the school and the district were in big trouble.
While they were at school, Seto and Misty had slept until about 2:30 p.m. when their bodies could not take much more sleep for a little while. They sighed in relief.
"It felt nice to be back home, sleeping in our bed," Seto said softly to her as he caressed her face as they woke up.
"Yeah," Misty replied with a lazy smile and kissed him. "I can't wait to show everyone the pictures and hand out their souvenirs." Seto smiled.
"Maybe we can upload the pictures to the computer and make a slideshow," Seto suggested.
"Good idea, but first let's get up and cleaned up and eat something before we do," Misty suggested and went to her room to get something to wear and returned to Seto's room.
"Up for a shower together?" Seto asked with a teasing smirk both on his lips and in his azure eyes.
"Maybe," Misty teased reflecting his smirk.
"Maybe? Let me convince you then," Seto replied and kissed her passionately and then her neck, eliciting a soft moan. "That's what I thought," he gloated a little.
"Fine, you win," Misty conceded, stroking his ego a little. Seto beamed and kissed her and they undressed and had a long shower together, having fun and getting clean. They dried off and dressed, and as they came out into the hallway, Shadow came bounding up the stairs to see them.
"There's my silly girl," Misty replied as she bent down to give Shadow some love while Shadow wagged her tail happily. They went down to the kitchen to get some lunch.
"Hello Mr. Kaiba, Hello Misty!" Rosa greeted cheerfully. "How was San Antonio?" she asked intrigued.
"It was fun, busy, and bittersweet," Misty answered as she and Seto took their seat at the table and Shadow lay on her feet.
"But it was also amazing," Seto chimed in.
"We'll show y'all our pictures after dinner tonight, and we brought some souvenirs back," Misty promised.
"I'm excited," Rosa told her with a smile and started making some lunch for them and served them some grilled cheese with chicken, tomato soup on the side, and some iced tea.
"Thank you, Rosa," Misty and Seto customarily told her and ate their delicious lunch. When they finished, Rosa cleaned up and they got their cameras and souvenirs from their suitcases, and went to Seto's office to set up a slideshow with their pictures. After they uploaded the pictures, Misty logged into her Prezi account and created a fun slideshow with their pictures and captions.
"This is actually a fun presentation," Seto remarked. "I never would've thought of presenting it this way. I'm so used to linear presentations."
"Yeah. I learned about this site from one of my project group mates in college. It's awesome," Misty replied and did a run through of their Prezi and were satisfied with how it came out.
Just as they had finished, Mokuba and Sophia had come back to the mansion and hurried upstairs with Shadow following them. Sophia was so glad she didn't have to work tonight because she didn't want to miss hearing about their San Antonio adventures. They came into the study and smiled seeing Seto and Misty and hugged them.
"We're so glad you're home! We missed you!" Mokuba and Sophia exclaimed happily.
"We missed you too!" Seto and Misty replied as they hugged them. Shadow had joined in and was leaning against their legs panting happily with her tail thwacking their legs.
"How was it?!" Mokuba and Sophia asked them simultaneously and with excitement.
"It was fun, productive, and bittersweet. We had fun playing tourists exploring popular sites and doing some shopping and good eating, I showed him my haunts and hangouts, he met my family, we did some wedding planning and got everything set up for the wedding next month, we went to Fiesta, and Seto was amazingly patient with me, my mom, and my sweet Lulu. We got lots of pictures and souvenirs too," Misty explained and then opened the suitcases she had full of the souvenirs. She handed each of Mokuba and Sophia's souvenirs to them after explaining each one, and they were so excited.
"Thank you Misty and Seto!" they exclaimed with another big hug.
"You're welcome," Seto and Misty replied with a smile. Mokuba immediately put on his Black Stetson and went to try on his boots; they were such a perfect fit! He couldn't believe he had a real cowboy hat and a pair of cowboy boots! He came back into the room to show them.
"Well look at you! Don't you look like a handsome desperado!" Misty teased and Mokuba chuckled.
"It looks good on you babe," Sophia said with a kiss and then decided to go try on the Mexican dress. It was such a bright cobalt blue with lovingly embroidered flowers and ornate designs. When she came back, Mokuba did a playful wolf-whistle, earning a crimson blush from Sophia. Misty then put the Fiesta floral crown on her head.
"Perfect! It looks good on you!" Misty exclaimed.
"Thank you," Sophia replied. Mokuba and Sophia really liked their souvenirs and went to go put them away and returned. He also noticed that there was another hat and boot box in their souvenir suitcases.
"Who's that hat and boots for?" Mokuba asked curiously.
"My you're nosy!" Misty teased playfully. Mokuba chuckled and blushed.
"Well it just so happens that I got a pair of boots and a hat too," Seto told his brother and then showed him.
"That's a nice set," Mokuba remarked with a smile. Of course, his brother would pick the white Stetson; he was the keeper of the Blue Eyes White Dragons.
"Thank you," Seto nodded with a cool smirk, and helped Misty put their personal souvenirs in their room, leaving his Stetson on his dresser for now, and helped Misty get the other souvenirs ready for their most trusted staff members, as well as the Prezi. They brought them downstairs and set them up in Seto's conference room, and then Rosa called them for dinner. Tonight, they had enchiladas. It was a perfect homecoming dinner. After dinner, Misty gathered Rosa, Roland, Edward, Hari into the conference room with her, Seto, Mokuba, Sophia, and Shadow, and gave them their souvenirs. They were so excited about their souvenirs, and settled in to watch the Prezi and listen to Misty and Seto explain the pictures. During the parts that featured Lulu, Misty got a little teary-eyed, but soldiered through, especially when Shadow tried to offer comfort to her human mama. The staff enjoyed the Prezi and went to relax and further examine their souvenirs. While they did that, a couple servants started unpacking their clothes from their suitcases, and Misty and Seto went down to the dueling room to do some more duels, trading wins and losses. While they dueled, Mokuba kind of explained dueling a little more to Sophia. After a little while, Mokuba dueled Seto, and then Misty for a while, until it was time for them to go to bed.
The next morning at about 5:30 a.m.…
Misty awoke with an intense urge to throw up. Misty scrambled out of Seto's arms and almost tripped over Shadow running to the bathroom and sat on the floor in front of the toilet and started vomiting.
"Honey?" Seto asked sleepily. As he heard her vomiting, he rushed into the bathroom and knelt beside her rubbing her back. Shadow walked into the bathroom and whined as she sat next to her human mama and Seto.
"Shadow, get out," Seto commanded. Shadow whined and went and sat outside the door watching. Misty gasped as she was vomiting, and Seto was worried. "Let me call the doctor," Seto offered and left her side to get his phone off the charger and called his general doctor to make a house call. The doctor promised to be there in a couple hours, and Seto resumed sitting on the floor with Misty rubbing her back as she vomited. When she was done, she flushed the toilet and groaned. Seto helped her up off the floor and gave her a moment of privacy to do her business. When she finished, he came in and helped brace her as she stood up.
"Was it the dinner last night?" Seto asked gingerly.
"I don't think so… she made it right…" Misty answered. She braced herself against the sink and got her toothbrush she had left in his bathroom, put toothpaste on it, and started brushing the vomit taste out of her mouth. After she finished and rinsed her mouth, Seto picked her up and carried her back to the bed with Shadow following. He set her up under the covers and got a bucket for her. Shadow whined a little and Misty pet her head. Shadow sat by the door indicating she needed to go out.
"Thanks honey," Misty replied.
"You're welcome," Seto replied and kissed her forehead.
"I'll be right back," he promised and went to use the restroom, and when he came out, Shadow was at his feet trying to herd him to the door.
"Do you think it could've been from the jet lag?" Seto asked.
"I don't know… maybe…" Misty answered.
"Well, the doctor said he'd be here in about a couple hours," Seto assured her. "Do you want some water or anything?" Seto offered.
"Yeah, and some antacids," Misty requested.
"Alright. Stay here," Seto commanded and went to the kitchen to let Shadow out, feed her, and get a bottled water and some antacids in a napkin. Seto opened the door and Shadow ran out to inspect the yard and do her business. Seto poured her dog food, made sure she had some water, and let her back in when she let out a squeaky bark at the door. He pet her, shut the door, and washed his hands before grabbing the bottled water and antacids in a paper napkin.
"Good morning, Mr. Kaiba," Rosa greeted as she came into the kitchen. "What are you, Misty, and the kiddos hungry for this morning?"
"Just make me and Misty something light. Misty's feeling ill this morning and the doctor will be here in about a couple hours or so to look her over.
"Oh dear, is she ok? I hope it wasn't the dinner," Rosa inquired concerned.
"She doesn't think so… it might be jet lag," Seto reassured her. Rosa was relieved, but still concerned.
"Okay. I hope she feels better soon," Rosa replied and started making some toast; oatmeal with a little bit of ginger, honey, cloves, and brown sugar; and some orange juice. Seto went up to their room and handed her the napkin with the antacids and the bottled water.
"Thanks honey," Misty replied with a heavy sigh as she took the antacids and drank some water.
"You're welcome. Rosa's making some toast and oatmeal with orange juice," Seto informed her. Misty nodded and smiled a little. It sounded really good right now, but she hoped she could keep it down.
Meanwhile…
Sophia had woken up in Mokuba's arms at 5:30 a.m., and was feeling quite nauseated too. She groaned at the nasty sensation as she got up to use the restroom. She wanted to vomit, but nothing was coming. Mokuba stirred as he felt her get out of his arms, and when she came out of the bathroom groaning, he sat up and rubbed his cloud grey eyes.
"Babe? What's wrong?" Mokuba asked sleepily as he encouraged her to come back to bed. They didn't have to be up yet.
"I don't feel so well… my stomach is upset… I feel like I want to throw up, but nothing's coming… "Sophia described.
"Aww, I'm sorry to hear that babe," Mokuba replied gently. "Want me to get you something to see if it helps?" Mokuba offered.
"Yes please," Sophia replied.
"Okay," Mokuba acquiesced and got out of bed and went to the bathroom to relieve himself, washed his hands, and went to the kitchen to get some water and some antacids. He saw Rosa at the stove making some homemade oatmeal. Shadow came up to him panting happily and wagging her tail and circling his legs.
"Good morning Shadow," Mokuba told her with an affectionate scratching that made Shadow lap her tongue and her back leg scratch the air. Mokuba chuckled and washed his hands.
"Good morning Mokuba. You're up early. Sleep well?" Rosa asked cordially with a smile as he was washing his hands.
"Good morning Rosa. Yeah, but Sophia woke up a few minutes ago, feeling nauseous. She feels like she wants to throw up, but nothing's coming. I came to get her some water and antacids," Mokuba explained as he got the bottled water and some antacids in a paper napkin.
"Let me guess, something light for breakfast for you and her?" Rosa predicted.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Mokuba asked curiously.
"Your brother just came down here a few minutes ago, for some water, antacids, and something light for breakfast for him and Misty too," Rosa explained. "He said the doctor will be here in a couple hours."
"Oh good! At least the doctor's coming. Maybe he can look at Sophia too. I hope Misty and Sophia get better soon," Mokuba replied.
"Yeah, me too," Rosa agreed, but she had a theory about why Misty and Sophia were sick but not Seto nor Mokuba, but she didn't want to say anything because she preferred the doctor to tell them. "I'll have a servant bring breakfast up," she promised.
"Thanks Rosa," Mokuba thanked her with a smile and a hug before he went upstairs to his room where Sophia was curled under the covers in the fetal position groaning. "Here baby," Mokuba said as he handed the bottle of water to her and the napkin with the antacids.
"Thanks babe," Sophia replied as she took them. She sipped the water and sighed.
"You're welcome. Rosa is making some oatmeal and toast and will have a servant bring it up. Plus, she said that Seto had told her that Misty was feeling as nauseous as you are, and the doctor will be here in a couple hours.
"Really?" Sophia asked surprised. She wondered why Misty was so nauseous too.
"Yeah. At least we can get some answers," Mokuba replied.
"Yeah," Sophia agreed and cuddled up to him. Mokuba stroked her back and hair and kissed her head.
About 20 minutes later, Rosa had sent a servant up to bring Seto, Misty, Mokuba, and Sophia their breakfasts. Sophia and Misty had slowly and cautiously eaten their breakfasts so as not to upset their volatile stomachs. Seto and Mokuba ate slowly more for the sake of keeping an eye on Misty and Sophia in the event they threw up again.
About an hour and a half later, Rosa answered the door for the doctor and his assistant, and led them to Seto's room.
"Thank you for coming, Dr. Takari," Seto thanked the doctor and nodded in acknowledgment to the assistant.
"Sure, sure. Let me introduce you to my assistant, Diana. What seems to be the trouble here?" Dr. Takari inquired as the assistant got a tablet and stylus.
"Well, I woke up this morning feeling nausea and I started throwing up. We just came back from the U.S. yesterday, so I'm not sure what's going on," Misty answered and the Diana's hand was quickly inputting her responses in the tablet. Diana then started doing Misty's vitals, recorded them, and asked relevant questions, including the standard "When was your last cycle?" question, as well as about sexual activity. Misty then realized she hadn't had one since early last month, a week before that no-good Mr. Tao had tried to trick Seto into signing that bogus deal with him. Her eyes had widened as she answered Diana, and there was a huge possibility running through her head right now. She couldn't be pregnant… could she?
"We'd been using protection," Misty thought.
"But there were a couple times you didn't…" her inner self thought.
"Oh my Lord…" Misty thought as she remembered the times they had forgotten it.
Seto also noticed that her eyes widened and he was concerned.
"What if she's pregnant?" Seto thought. "But how? We used protection."
"…Except for those couple of times you didn't…" his inner self pointed out.
"Oh God! You're right!" Seto thought and was trying to mentally prepare himself in the event that she was. It was exciting and scary all at the same time.
The Dr. Takari had been listening and ordered a pregnancy test. Diana dug through the bag and got a urinalysis sample cup, the test, a plastic pipette, and a towelette. Diana then instructed Misty to take the urine sample cup and the supplies into the restroom, cleanse herself with the towelette, and provide a clean-catch midstream urine specimen with enough urine for 20 mL, and use the pipette to put the urine on the test in the specified window on the test, which she indicated by pointing it out on the box. Once the window was completely soaked, she needed to wait at least 3 minutes to be sure of the results, and to go ahead and dispose the rest of the urine in the toilet, and the cup and pipette in the trash can. Misty nodded and took the cup, test, towelette, and pipette into the bathroom. She cleansed herself, got a good 30 mL of a midstream sample, cleaned herself up, and took a deep breath as she opened the test. Her heart was thundering loudly as she used the pipette to transfer some urine into the specified window, soaking it completely. She squeezed the remains in the pipette back into the cup, and disposed of the urine in the toilet and the pipette and cup in the trash. She flushed the toilet and washed her hands. That had to kill at least 30 seconds off the tense 3 minutes. She watched the test intently and counted the seconds as they ticked by slowly.
Meanwhile, Seto waited on the bed anxiously. His heart was thundering in his chest with the possibility of her being pregnant with HIS child.
"Wow! What a thought! She could be pregnant with MY child right now…" Seto thought.
"But what if she isn't?" his inner self asked.
"Then we need to figure out why she's so ill, but based on the lesson Dr. Rivera and Dr. Bloom had given us at the clinic, I'm thinking she very well could be. Oh I'm so nervous. I might be a dad! What if I'm not a good enough father? Are we ready?" Seto thought.
"First of all, you would be an excellent father; YOU raised Mokuba. YOU doted on him from the time he was born and made all those sacrifices for him. You are practically his second father. I don't count Gozaburo as a father, even if he was your step-father. Secondly, you are more than ready. I'm not sure how ready she is, but I suspect she is considering she is plenty old enough and she did say she wanted to have a family of her own," his inner self pointed out. Seto nodded and felt a little more relieved, but he was anxious still.
Finally! After the 3 minutes that felt like hours passed, Misty looked down at the test. There was no mistake about it… it was positive. She was pregnant.
"Oh my God! I'm going to be a mom!" Misty thought. Her chocolate eyes were wide as she was letting it sink in. She had a baby growing inside of her…HIS baby. She was a bit excited, but she was anxious. She wasn't sure if she felt ready, but ready or not, she was going to be a mom.
"Congratulations," her inner self told her. "And you're going to be a great mom! You're so great with children, and they like you. You definitely have a strong maternal side. Just look at how mom-like you are with Mokuba and Sophia, and even Wes," her inner self reassured her. "There was definitely no doubt you would be destined to be a great mom," Misty nodded and smiled at that. She was like a surrogate mom to them. She rubbed her stomach and briefly imagined her doing the same for her own baby.
"I wonder how thrilled mom and dad are going to be," Misty thought.
"Well, mom is conflicting because she had been dropping hints about grandchildren, but said she didn't want them yet. Dad, however, might not say that he is quite excited about it, but I think he secretly might be," Misty figured, but she was still a little unsure. She took a deep breath and grabbed the test. She figured Seto was figuratively on pins and needles right now. She opened the door and saw the expectant looks on Dr. Takari's, Diana's, and Seto's faces. She was more focused on Seto's wide, ice-blue eyes. She saw excitement and nervousness.
"What does it say?" Seto asked her. His heart thundered faster. This was the moment of truth.
"It's positive. I'm pregnant," Misty answered and showed them the test. Dr. Takari and Diana smiled.
"Congratulations," they told her. Seto was speechless. All he could do was wrap his arms around her in an embrace and hold her tight. He knew it! He was going to be a dad! This felt so surreal, like a dream. He hesitated to pinch himself to see if this all was real, considering that any time he was having something good, fate decided to rip his joy to pieces. He pinched his hand behind her back and felt the familiar sting of pinched flesh and blood capillaries to indicate he was awake, and this was indeed real. He was relieved that this wasn't a dream, and dammit, he was going to savor the joy he was feeling as long as possible.
"Don't jinx it with horrible thoughts!" his inner self scolded him.
"You're right," Seto agreed and smiled and he kissed Misty passionately, pouring his love and joy into the kiss. Misty kissed back with equal passion, and when they parted, they smiled at each other. After a couple moments, Dr. Takari asked Misty to lie on the bed so he could feel her abdomen and determine how far along she was, partly based on what she told him and partly by feel. Seto let go of her, and obediently Misty lay on the bed and Dr. Takari pressed on her abdominal cavity, just below her navel, and felt like she was about 4 weeks along. He got his stethoscope and listened and was surprised to hear not one but TWO heartbeats. Misty and Seto noticed the surprise on his face.
"Is everything ok?" Misty asked nervously. Seto waited anxiously to hear what Dr. Takari had to say.
"Oh yes, it is. In fact, you're going to be a mommy and daddy, times two. I just heard TWO heartbeats," Dr. Takari announced and smiled at them.
"We're having TWINS?!" Misty and Seto exclaimed simultaneously. Their eyes were wide as saucers.
"Yes, you are," Dr. Takari confirmed.
"Oh my God!" Misty exclaimed. Seto was stunned speechless. TWO babies. She was carrying TWO of HIS babies! Dr. Takari and Diana then started to explain some things she needed to do to make sure that she and the babies were properly nourished, like eating healthy, limiting caffeine and sugar, taking prenatal vitamins and calcium supplements, getting exercise, and everything else she needed to know, especially the fact that she was due about New Year's Eve, maybe Christmas Eve even.
"What about my nausea and vomiting? Is there anything that will help with that?" Misty inquired earnestly. She wanted to be able to work in peace without having to worry about feeling nauseated.
"I recommend some ginger and peppermint tea," Dr. Takari answered.
"Thank you, Dr. Takari," Misty replied. Seto was still speechless with joy.
"You're welcome. I'll be checking on you in a couple months or so to make sure the babies are ok," Dr. Takari promised. Misty nodded and they left the room. Seto paid for them visiting her and went back to her and crawled into bed with her and held her tight.
"Wow! We're going to have twins! I never thought I'd see this day!" Seto exclaimed.
"What do you mean?" Misty asked perplexed.
"Remember how I always wanted a family, including to settle down with a wife and children? Well, up until I got you, I never thought it would happen. True, I was like a secondary father to Mokuba, but I still wanted a wife and children of my own. With all the shitty things happening in my life, and nobody but fangirls wanting me, and me being stressed and buried in work, I never thought it would happen. Now we're having not one, but TWO babies, and we'll be married in a month!" Seto explained and hugged her. "Thank you!" Misty hugged back.
"You're welcome," Misty smiled and cuddled with him. She let him stroke her belly and loved the look of wonder and happiness on his face.
"We should go shopping to get ready for the babies!" Seto exclaimed. Misty smiled.
"Sure honey, that sounds like a great idea," Misty agreed. "But let's just savor this moment for a bit."
"Ok, sure," Seto agreed and continued to hold her close and rubbed her belly awestruck, which Misty enjoyed.
Meanwhile, as Seto had gone back into his room, Mokuba stopped Dr. Takari and Diana and asked them to examine Sophia in his room. They agreed and followed him into his room and approached Sophia.
"Now what seems to be the trouble?" Dr. Takari asked as Diana got the tablet and stylus out.
"This morning, I woke up feeling nauseated, and then I ran to the bathroom and started feeling like I wanted to throw up, but nothing came. I don't know why I am feeling like this," Sophia replied. Diana recorded her chief complaint on the tablet, took her vitals, and asked the same questions as she had with Misty. Sophia also had a horrifying realization that she hadn't had a cycle in a month either, and she and Misty had been synced. Mokuba realized it too, and his grey eyes widened as he was starting to freak out on the inside. What if she was pregnant? Oh God… how could they tell Seto and Misty, and worse, her parents that she was? They were going to be in so much trouble…
Dr. Takari ordered a pregnancy test, and just hearing him say it made Mokuba and Sophia anxious. Diana took out another pregnancy test, a pipette, a urinalysis cup, and a towelette for Sophia to cleanse herself, and then gave her the instructions. Sophia nodded in understanding and went to the bathroom, cleansed herself, and did a clean-catch, mid-stream specimen in the cup, cleaned herself up, and used the pipette on the test. While she waited, she disposed of the rest of the cup's contents into the toilet, flushed, and threw the pipette and cup away before washing her hands. Each second she waited, her heart was thundering in fear and anxiety.
Outside, Mokuba was pacing a little trying to figure out what to do if she was pregnant and trying to determine when it could've happened, when an ugly realization hit him… prom night… they had been so affected by the aphrodisiacs and alcohol in the spiked punch that they hadn't used protection that night. Dr. Takari and Diana knew they were severely anxious, but didn't want to make them feel worse; they knew Seto was going to be pissed, and probably Misty too. Mokuba really appreciated that they weren't giving them a guilt trip about it.
In the bathroom, after an excruciatingly anxious wait, Sophia looked at the test in her shaking hands and her jaw dropped…it was positive.
"No… Oh God… Oh God…" she whispered and covered her mouth and tears started to fall. What was she going to do? Her parents were going to be furious, and her dad was likely to find a way to kill Mokuba, even though he was in prison. And Seto and Misty were going to be so disappointed. She sat on the toilet hyperventilating and crying. Mokuba's heart fell when he heard her crying and hyperventilating from outside the bathroom door. He knocked, and when she didn't answer, he opened the door and hugged her.
"Oh Sophia…" Mokuba said as he hugged her and a few tears fell from his eyes in nervousness and empathy. "I'm sorry."
"It's my fault too…" Sophia told him tearfully as she held him. "I'm scared," Sophia told him.
"I'm here," Mokuba assured her. Sophia nodded and was thankful that he was. Diana knocked on the bathroom door.
"Sophia? Mokuba? Could you come out so we can talk with you about what you need to know?" she asked gently. Sophia and Mokuba took a deep breath and wiped their eyes, disposed of the tissues, and sat on his bed. Mokuba held her close. Dr. Takari asked her to lie down so he can assess how far along she was. Mokuba let her go and she lay back on their bed and Dr. Takari felt her abdomen and listened for a heartbeat. There wasn't anything to be heard at this point, and assessed that the baby was probably around 2 weeks along and due mid-January, and he told her so. Dr. Takari and Diana then gave them instructions, and Dr. Takari gave them the same advice he told Misty, and they answered any questions Mokuba and Sophia had. Mokuba paid the doctor for the visit and sat with Sophia on the bed holding her tight.
"We can't tell anybody…" Sophia said after a moment of silence. "My parents are going to be absolutely furious and will kill you…"
"But isn't your father in jail? How can he?" Mokuba asked slightly confused.
"He has ways, Mokuba," Sophia emphasized and held him tighter. She didn't want to lose her love, and the father of her baby. Mokuba sighed in agreement.
"We HAVE to tell Seto and Misty though," Mokuba told her, but was dreading that conversation too.
"No, please, I don't want to tell them either…" Sophia begged.
"We don't have a choice…" Mokuba protested. "They're going to find out eventually… they're around all the time, and they're bound to notice and be more upset if we don't tell them, and if someone else tells them first. We need people on our side… and we have to be adult and own up to it..." Mokuba reasoned. Sophia sighed as she thought about it. He was right. They sat there thinking about how to broach the subject, but decided to just go to their room and tell them they needed to talk to them. They gulped and felt a sense of déjà vu. They hadn't been this nervous to talk to Misty and Seto, ironically since they went to ask Misty about sex education. Sophia held Mokuba's hand tight as they got up and walked to Seto and Misty's room. Each step was heavier than the last, and Mokuba's hand trembled as he knocked on the door.
"Come in," Seto called from the other side of the door. Mokuba opened the door and opened it, and their faces were kind of solemn, but Seto and Misty didn't notice that.
"Hey kiddos! We got some big news to tell y'all!" Misty greeted cheerily.
"Hey…" Mokuba and Sophia greeted nervously. "We have some news too…" Mokuba announced.
"What's your news?" Seto asked as he and Misty picked up their somber tone. Misty invited them to come in and have a seat on the bed. Mokuba and Sophia sat down on the bed.
"What is it?" Seto prodded. Mokuba and Sophia gulped and a few tears appeared in their eyes.
"I'm…I'm… I'm pr-pregnant…" Sophia admitted. Mokuba held her. Misty and Seto were stunned silent.
"Are you serious?" Misty asked shocked. Mokuba and Sophia nodded grimly. Seto was fuming silently and his hands were balled into fists at his side. How could they be so irresponsible?! They saw Seto's rage and they were even more anxious. "…How long?" Misty asked and grabbed one of his hands and squeezed it to try to help calm him down. She sensed his anger, and she wanted to help keep him from blowing up at them. Seto squeezed her hand back, relieved for the insulation and grounding she offered. She was disappointed too, especially after she made the effort to make sure they were well educated about sex and protection, but she had to stay calm. They were already frightened, and she didn't want to scare them off, especially since it took immense courage to come tell them.
"Two weeks," Sophia answered. Misty counted back the weeks in her head. "Prom night?" she asked, estimating when it may have happened. Mokuba and Sophia nodded glumly.
"I see…" Misty replied. "I imagine y'all are scared,"
"Yes, we are," Sophia and Mokuba confirmed.
"…What are you wanting to do? What are you going to do about college?" Misty asked calmly. Seto wanted to know that too. He was kinda glad that Misty was the one asking the questions, calmly. If it was him asking the questions, he probably be very vocal and harsh. He didn't want to make the situation worse.
"Well, I don't want to give the baby away… this is our baby, and we will love and cherish him or her," Sophia declared.
"That's right. We will take great care of him or her," Mokuba agreed.
"As far as college, we'll just have to make it work," Sophia added.
"Yeah," Mokuba agreed. Misty sighed.
"I guess we'll spend the summer figuring this out," Misty suggested. Sophia and Mokuba nodded solemnly. Misty let go of Seto's hand and extended her arms to hug them. Mokuba and Sophia came closer and hugged her. They were grateful that she was calm and understanding, but they could still sense disappointment from both Seto and Misty, and it stung. At least they had that sense of relief that she was definitely on their side. After a moment, Mokuba and Sophia pulled back, recalling that she had some news to tell them that she was obviously excited about. They felt guilty that they sucked out the joy of her announcement.
"What's your news, Misty? We're so sorry we sucked out the joy of your announcement," Mokuba inquired.
"Yeah, we are," Sophia agreed. Misty smiled as she remembered her news.
"Well, Mokuba, you're going to be an uncle, and if you marry Sophia, she'll be an auntie. I'm having twins!" Misty exclaimed.
"Wow! Really?" Mokuba asked excitedly. Wow! He was going to be a dad and an uncle, and so was Seto, and both Sophia and Misty were going to be moms and aunts.
"That's great, Misty! Congratulations!" Sophia exclaimed.
"Thank you. Seto was just saying before y'all came in that we are going shopping for the babies later. Y'all can join us," Misty invited and Seto looked irritated that she mentioned his name, and felt like now he had to say something.
"Yeah," Seto confirmed. It was the only word he could manage to say at the moment that was calm. Mokuba and Sophia nodded, knowing they shouldn't say anything else.
"We'll go in a little while. In the meantime, go relax for a little while and we'll go," Misty instructed.
"Ok," Sophia and Mokuba agreed and left the room and went to Mokuba's room and sighed as they sat on the bed.
"That went better than I expected," Mokuba said.
"Yeah, I was kind of expecting them to really let us know how disappointed they were in us. I expected a lot of yelling at us," Sophia agreed.
"Me too. I knew Seto was steamed, but I'm glad Misty took the reins and kept him calm," Mokuba replied.
"Me too," Sophia concurred and laid her head on his shoulder, and he held her close.
Back in Seto's room…
"Oh my God…" Misty said aloud. Seto pulled her closer to him.
"What are we going to do?" he asked. He was still reeling from finding out about Mokuba and Sophia's baby.
"We have no choice but to roll with it," Misty replied. They could do this; they could take care of three babies. It was going to be a lot of work, but they were by damn going to manage this. Seto nodded and Misty noticed he was still a bit angry; it was radiating off of him.
"You're angry?" she pointed out.
"Yes, a little bit," Seto admitted.
"Talk to me," Misty encouraged. "Why are you angry?"
"They knew better! We made sure they were educated and they knew what to expect. They're so young to be having babies right now," Seto explained.
"I know, but honey, you've got to remember, they drank punch spiked with aphrodisiacs and alcohol. True, they could have exercised restraint and used protection, but alcohol and aphrodisiacs cloud good judgment. Besides, you also knew better too," she pointed out.
"We're different. We're adults, in our 20s, who can expect children whenever we want. They are still in high school with their whole life ahead of them," Seto countered.
"True, but they're ADULTS. They are both 18. They won't be in high school that much longer, and they will be in college, making their own decisions about their lives. This was an unexpected surprise for them, and us too. It will be a challenge, but I think they will handle it gracefully. Plus, I've seen adult parents in college, about our age and even older, and if they can make it work, so can Sophia and Mokuba. Besides, they demonstrated great responsibility just now; they were absolutely distraught and terrified, but they summoned and scraped together every ounce of courage to tell us because they need support from the ones they trust the most," Misty countered sagely. Seto sighed heavily.
"You're right…" Seto admitted. Misty grinned.
"I never get tired of hearing that," she joked, earning a hmph from him, and a slight chuckle.
"I'm sure you don't," Seto jibed back, earning a bit of a chuckle from Misty. The jibey jokes were kind of cathartic.
"How do you think your parents will react?" Seto asked, changing the subject.
"Well, they said they weren't quite ready to be grandparents, but I think they'll be excited," Misty answered.
"Do you want to get on Skype or your messenger app and tell them?" Seto asked.
"Not right now. I want to savor the moment for now that only we know, and I kinda want to figure out a creative announcement first," Misty answered. Seto nodded.
"Alright, that's fair enough," he agreed.
They then got showered and dressed, and Mokuba and Sophia had too, and then they went to go shopping for baby things. They didn't really have plans to buy right now, but wanted to get ideas for later. Misty did get an idea to paint the walls in the nursery they would create for the babies- a heavenly sunset sky with a Blue Eyes White Dragon soaring peacefully through the painted clouds, and soft, sunset orange bedding to complement the glow of an orange sun. She also had the idea of putting Blue Eyes White Dragon mobiles on the cribs, and a soft glow in the dark moon on one wall. Seto, Mokuba, and Sophia were stunned and mesmerized by this idea and were excited about painting it that way, after the wedding.
"Leave it to your bride to be to have such an amazing idea to paint the nursery," Seto's inner self said proudly.
"Indeed," Seto agreed proudly. It was going to be such an amazing looking nursery.
Meanwhile…
Mr. Yakamori was trying to plan another way to take down the Kaibas and Misty. He was really irritated that his nephew had failed, and that Misty had interfered. He was working out in the prison yard with Tao, each repetition punctuated by breathy, angry growls as they conspired. Ever since that bitch Misty put him and Tao here, they used their anger and hatred towards her and the Kaibas to fuel their workouts every day, and it gained them a LOT of muscle.
"Yakamori! You have a visitor!" A prison guard yelled out to him. Mr. Yakamori put the weight he'd been lifting down on the weight rack and let the guard lead him to the visitor's room, and he sat behind the thick glass partition that separated his side from the visitor's side. He smiled when he saw his youthful looking wife with a basket of things, and picked up the headset at his side, as did his sweet wife.
"Hi honey," Mrs. Yakamori greeted.
"Hi sweetheart," Mr. Yakamori greeted.
"How have you been?" Mrs. Yakamori asked.
"Same as always sweetheart. Nothing really changes much. I'm just trying to think of another way to take down the Kaibas and Misty, as usual. What have you got there?" He inquired. Mrs. Yakamori smiled.
"Oh, you know, just the usual care package stuff. Your soap, hair products, protein powder, cologne, razors, shaving cream, your favorite snacks," Mrs. Yakamori answered as she showed him the things in the basket. Mr. Yakamori smiled.
"You're an angel, sweetheart. Have you heard anything from Sophia?" Mrs. Yakamori's face fell.
"No, she doesn't call really. She just sends the occasional text to let me know she's ok, but I haven't heard anything else. I haven't seen her in a while either. I'm glad that she was ok after that horrible prom night," she replied.
"Yeah, that was awful. And I bet she's been 'too busy' hanging out with that Kaiba punk, and that bitch Misty's probably been discouraging her from coming," Mr. Yakamori theorized.
"I don't know honey," Mrs. Yakamori replied with a shrug and a sigh. Mr. Yakamori sighed heavily too.
"So, would anybody else be willing to help me take them down?" Mr. Yakamori asked, changing the subject as he rubbed his stubbly, blond goatee.
"Well, I'm not sure, but I think Nero might," Mrs. Yakamori suggested. Mr. Yakamori felt so stupid. He couldn't believe he forgot about asking his nephew Nero. Nero was usually willing to do a take-down job without hesitation, and he was pretty damn good about it too.
"I can't believe I forgot to ask him! Would you be able to tell him to come visit me so we can plan?" Mr. Yakamori requested.
"Sure honey, I'll tell him to come visit you," Mrs. Yakamori promised.
"Thanks sweetheart," Mr. Yakamori replied and blew her a kiss through the glass. "I really miss you."
"I miss you too honey," Mrs. Yakamori replied. They put their hands up against the glass in a tender moment.
"Alright Yakamori, time's up!" The guard gruffly commanded as he tapped his shoulder. Another guard collected the gift basket from Mrs. Yakamori, and brought it to him.
"Bye sweetheart. I love you," Mr. Yakamori said into the receiver.
"Bye honey. I love you too. I'll get Nero over as soon as possible," Mrs. Yakamori promised as they hung up the receivers. Mr. Yakamori smiled at his wife and was escorted to his cell to put his things away, and to the common area.
"So, how's auntie?" Tao asked as Mr. Yakamori sat with him.
"She's fine. She sent me a gift basket with stuff I need, and she gave me an idea on someone who can help us," Mr. Yakamori replied with a smirk.
"Really? Whom?" Tao inquired, his curiosity piqued.
"Nero," Mr. Yakamori answered, his smirk widening into an evil grin.
"Oh, that's right!" Tao exclaimed as he remembered him too.
"I know, I can't believe I forgot about him too. He will come visit soon. In the meantime, let's plan, and when he comes we can suggest it to him," Mr. Yakamori suggested. They knew Nero was good with computers, so maybe he could create a virus and find a way into Mr. Kaiba's office and upload it to his computer to wreck everything. As for that bitch Misty, if she interfered, he should do whatever it took to stop her.
"I like it, uncle," Tao said gleefully.
"Me too," Mr. Yakamori agreed and they laughed heartily as they imagined Mr. Kaiba's empire crumbling down around him, his brother, and Misty. Sure, Sophia would be angry with them, but he didn't really care. It would be a fitting punishment for her associating with them.
A few days later…
Nero had come to the prison, at the urging of his aunt, Mrs. Yakamori, to speak with his uncle and cousin. He had spiky black hair, frosty green eyes, a light stubbling across his strong jaw, and he was tall and lean. He wore black jeans, boots, and a cobalt blue button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, with a black buttoned vest, and he had a tattoo that gave the illusion of torn skin revealing a bionic radius and ulna and related circuitry in his forearm. He followed the guard to the visitor's room and waited. He was curious about what they wanted him to do.
"Yakamori, Tao, you have a visitor," The guard gruffly announced to Mr. Yakamori and Tao, and led them to the visitors' room. They both sat across Nero and Mr. Yakamori picked up the receiver, as did Nero.
"Hey uncle, hey Tao," Nero greeted.
"Hey," Mr. Yakamori and Tao greeted.
"So, Auntie tells me you needed me for revenge on the Kaiba family and some lady named Misty?" Nero began. "What's going on?" Mr. Yakamori then explained that Misty disrespected him when he was asking Sophia why she was at a clinic that specialized in sexual health, and told him about some patient privacy crap, and the fact that the Kaibas were associated with her, Mokuba was with Sophia, and the fact that he wanted to bring them down for power reasons. Tao explained that he tried to get Mr. Kaiba to sign a fake partnership that would've been like a Trojan horse, but Misty intervened and showed Mr. Kaiba the proof that he was a fake, and he got his ass kicked and arrested. Nero listened patiently and carefully.
"Misty is right about patient privacy laws uncle, but sure, ok, I can do something. What do you have in mind?" Nero asked.
"Well, we were wondering if you could create a virus, somehow get into his office, and upload the virus into a folder that would be hard to find. And if Misty interferes, stop her by ANY means necessary," Mr. Yakamori explained.
"Ok, I can do that, and when you mean 'by ANY means necessary,' are you talking about killing her or just knocking her out, or keeping her from reaching him, or what?" Nero asked. Mr. Yakamori gave him an annoyed look.
"It means use your imagination! And yes, hurt or kill her if you have to," Mr. Yakamori clarified. "Just make sure you get the virus uploaded before she gets wise to something being up. It's best if she's out on an errand or something, and he's distracted by something, and Mokuba is at school. That's your window," Mr. Yakamori instructed.
"Ok uncle. Alright, I'll cook something up," Nero agreed.
"Thank you," Mr. Yakamori and Tao replied and said their farewells for now. Nero went back to his computer lab and got right to work creating a tough computer virus that would wreck Mr. Kaiba's databases, networks, important documents, and his wealth.
Three weeks later…
After numerous tests, the virus was ready, and Nero was excited. He smirked as the vision in his head of the Kaiba Corporation and its subsidiaries were crumbling. Now he had to figure out how he was going to get inside to Mr. Kaiba's office and upload it without being noticed. He then logged into his security camera footage to the cameras he had secretly placed near Kaiba Corp to see when they were coming and going, while wearing something inconspicuous so he would blend into the background easily.
Meanwhile…
Misty and Seto were getting things wrapped up in the office before leaving for San Antonio in a few days, after Mokuba and Sophia's graduation. It had been a crazy 3 weeks. Seto was working on new security measures after hearing some alarming technological reports about new viruses. Coincidentally, there had been a rash of thefts reported in another subordinate department, and he was trying to figure out what was going on. It was particularly vexing considering that he, Misty, and Mokuba had a lot to do before leaving already, and now he had to deal with those issues too. Plus, about a week ago, they had to go to court to testify about the school's negligence in a class action suit. Naturally, with his team of lawyers representing Mokuba, Sophia, and the other students and their families, and the mountain of evidence against the school, they won. As a result, once the students finished the school year and graduation happened, the school would be shut down and investigated over the summer. Additionally, new, stricter policies and staff would be put into place to curb bullying and hold the students and their parents responsible. The court case being won was a relief at least, but he didn't have time to enjoy it. He was extremely grouchy at work, like he used to be.
"Honey, you don't need to stress yourself out too much. Yes, we have a lot to do, but I'm here to help you, remember?" Misty coaxed gently and hugged him. Seto sighed heavily and hugged back.
"I know, and I appreciate it," he said softly and gave her a kiss. He then got a text from the post office that his package, another part, had arrived and was waiting to be picked up.
"Sweetheart, could you please do me a favor and go pick this up for me?" Seto requested. Misty got an overwhelming sense of Déjà vu.
"You should really have them delivered here, or at home," Misty suggested.
"I just feel better about getting it from the post office," Seto answered and wrote a note authorizing her to pick it up.
"Okay," Misty acquiesced and took the note and put it in her purse. "While I'm gone, don't make any deals with the devil," Misty advised, half-teasingly.
"I won't," Seto promised.
"Good. Also, don't trust anyone who comes right after I leave, especially if they seem suspicious," Misty added. She really didn't want a repeat of last time.
"Okay! I get it! I'll be careful this time!" Seto exclaimed exasperated. He didn't like being reminded of his near, costly mistake, but he appreciated the fact that was trying to help protect him again. He learned his lesson from last time. Plus, he really didn't have time to meet with anyone today anyway. He had to conduct a security meeting and announce that there was going to be upgraded security surveillance, and whoever was stealing would be caught and fully prosecuted.
"Good," Misty nodded satisfied and left after giving him a quick kiss. Edward took her to the post office, and of course, there was a long line. Misty sighed and took her place in line and waited.
Seto decided before his meeting that he would install his antivirus and security updates onto his computer, and he knew it was going to take a while, so he decided to let his computer be while it installed the updates and restarted. He shut the door to his office, and called Roland to bring his security team and Mary to his conference room. He wanted them first and foremost to be aware of the security changes and updates and to be on the lookout for anyone suspicious.
Nero saw her leave the building and get into the limo and then came casually out of his hiding place, a café nearby, in which he was just another guy working on his laptop. He put away his laptop into his bag and put the flash drive with the virus on it into his pocket before putting his bag into the trunk of his car. He locked his car and casually walked into Kaiba Corp. and saw that Mary was not at her check-in desk. Nero smirked to himself that it was so easy to walk in right now. She could be back at any moment, so he had to hurry and get to the top floor. He saw a bunch of people get on the elevator and got on with them. He saw that the floor below the top floor was lit, so he would get off there. He heard them talking about the security meeting coming up, and Nero actually thought it was kind of ironic that they're having a meeting about security, while he was there to infiltrate and wreck things, and nobody was the wiser. He also noticed that the security guards were also absent, so Mr. Kaiba was probably having the security conversation with them first. He wasn't too sure how much time he had, but at least Mr. Kaiba and his security were occupied. He couldn't believe how easy this was, but he would celebrate later. He was calm on the outside, but slightly impatient on the inside as the elevator went up to different floors and let people off, until they finally got to the floor on which he got off, with a few others. He slipped to the emergency stairwell and went to the top floor, and crept to Mr. Kaiba's office. Of course, it was locked. He was a little anxious as he started to work on the lock to get it to open.
Misty was surprised that the line was moving at a good pace today. She silently thanked God that it was moving this quickly, and she'd be able to get the package and get back to the office to help Seto. She had a really freaky feeling that she needed to get back as soon as possible because something was about to happen. Her inner self was pacing like a caged animal, and it made her uneasy. About 5 minutes later, she got to the front of the line and showed the note to the package pickup associate. She signed the proper paperwork to pick it up and showed her I.D., put it in her wallet and back into her purse, and waited as the associate went to get the package.
"Please hurry!" Misty's inner self exclaimed.
"Easy, easy," Misty said to try and calm her down.
"Something's happening, and any moment, it could get worse!" she exclaimed anxiously.
"I know, but we'll be back at the office in a few minutes, just hang on," Misty coaxed. Her inner self nodded slightly placated, but she was still anxious.
The package associate then brought the package to her, and she briskly walked out to the limo and got in after quickly thanking Edward.
"Edward, please hurry back to the office, I think something's happening," Misty requested.
"Ok, what's going on?" Edward asked curiously as he started the limo and started driving.
"Something bad…" Misty answered cryptically. Edward was a little anxious, but drove as quickly and safely as the law and traffic would allow. It didn't take too long for the limo to get to Kaiba Corp. Misty quickly thanked Edward, grabbed the package, then bolted inside and was hurrying as fast as she could to Seto's office. People were stunned to see her moving so fast with the package and wondered what the rush was. It seemed urgent, so they moved out of her way.
Nero had managed to open the lock and went to the computer and saw that it was still installing the updates. Nero hacked into the system, canceled the updates and got out his flash drive, inserted it into the drive, and pulled up the drive reader. He opened the file explorer, hacked into the password protected files, and found a random, but seemingly important file that linked to everything: the financial information and his wealth, the networks, the technology data, and information about the theme parks. Nero smirked and copied the virus file into a new folder he created he aptly named "Revenge," and opened the virus folder. Immediately, the virus took effect and started corrupting the files. He smirked proudly as the virus was doing its malicious work, and overpowered the antivirus software. He grabbed the flash drive and put it in his pocket and looked up and saw a panting, she-demon, with a box… Misty. There was a molten rage in her eyes.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! WHAT WAS ON THAT FLASH DRIVE?!" she snarled and roared. There was a guttural, almost demonic sound in her roar.
"So, you must be the demon bitch Misty my uncle and cousin spoke of," Nero taunted with a smirk in his frosty green eyes.
"YOU BETTER FUCKING BELIEVE IT!" Misty thundered and pulled an alarm and set the box down.
Seto was slightly startled when the alarm was pulled, as was the security staff and Roland. They looked and saw the alarm was sourced in his office. Seto's cobalt eyes widened and turned to ice, and he and Roland heard Misty roaring and screaming at someone. They quickly got up and started running, and security followed.
Misty then charged Nero like a lioness, and started punching him in the side, going for the adrenal glands, and started choking him with a grip like a steel trap, digging her thumbs into the hollow at the base of his neck. Nero was turning purple and then headbutted her and broke her nose, forcing her to let go, then he started punching her in the face, leaving it battered and bruised. He knocked her out, and she hit the ground with a thud and hit her head against the floor. Blood was seeping out on the carpet. Nero was trying to catch his breath and straighten himself. He was about to head to the door to walk out unsteadily, when he saw Seto Kaiba himself come to the doorframe, blocking his escape.
A horrifying sight greeted Seto's ice-cold, cobalt eyes… his pregnant fiancée lying battered, beaten, unconscious, and bleeding on the carpet. His heart and gut sank in horror, anger, and dread mixed all at once.
"MISTY!" Seto screamed. He then looked to the tall, lean, wheezing man with soft black spikes in his hair, stubble on his chin, frosty, hate-filled eyes, wearing business casual clothes standing at his desk, trying to get his bearings.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE?!" Seto snarled and roared.
"Nero…Yakamori… of the Yakamori gang… and…I exacted… my…family's revenge…against you… and that demon…bitch..." Nero taunted, while panting. Seto was suddenly blind with hate and rage, to the point where Nero was the only thing he could see, and his intentions were clear… he was going to have to beat Nero within an inch of his life, or worse.
A/N: Stay tuned for the next chapter! Things are about to get...interesting. Don't forget to review! New reviews= new chapters being released that much sooner!
