A/N: Hello my dear fans! Yes I know it's been too long! I'm so glad I was able to finish this in time for my birthday! Yay! *throws confetti* So, this is kinda my birthday gift to y'all. Thanks to my loyal patron james. collins. 77770 and NameWithNoMeaning for their reviews that guaranteed the immediate release of this chapter once finished.

This chapter is chock-full of drama, and it was an exciting chapter to work on.

Special thanks to Dark-Kokoro for her assistance as Sophia.

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Seto was so livid, he quickly crossed his office to his desk within mere milliseconds before Nero had a chance to move (not like he really could have anyway), and just let loose a hurricane of punches and kicks anywhere he could get to on Nero's body.

"YOU BETTER FUCKING HOPE SHE AND THE BABIES ARE OKAY!" Seto snarled at him as he continued to beat and pummel him. He was completely shut down and blinded by pure, unadulterated, murderous rage. There was no room for reason or logic. If nobody stopped him, this guy was going to die. Blood was starting to ooze, and Nero's bones were cracking into compound (where the bones, tendons and muscles stick out through the skin), and comminuted fractures (where bone chips into smaller, sharp pieces).

A few seconds later, Roland had shown up with security, and they were shocked seeing him pummeling this strange man quite brutally, and then they saw Misty lying bleeding, battered, and unconscious. Roland immediately whipped out his cell phone and called for ambulances and police, and demanded they get there ASAP after he explained what was going on. The dispatcher promised to send them immediately and got the address and hung up. Meanwhile, about 4 security guards had to yank Seto off Nero and get him to snap out of his murderous trance. Seto was panting heavily as he snapped out of his trance and then went to Misty and held her close to him. Luckily, she had a pulse and was breathing but he was scared; he could lose them, and he couldn't bear the thought of that.

"Please be okay!" Seto begged frantically as he held her and rubbed her stomach gently.

"Um, Mr. Kaiba?" Roland called to him nervously as he glanced at the computer and saw that it was corrupted.

"What?!" Seto snapped a little. He was still charged up and upset.

"I think that man you were beating corrupted your system…" Roland explained nervously.

"WHAT?!" Seto exclaimed in horror and shock. He gingerly laid Misty back down on the floor and hurried to his computer and gasped in horror. All his hard work was being corrupted! Not only that, but he had nothing left in his accounts! His stock prices were plunging in a free-fall, he was getting livid emails about his products not working properly and things going seriously wrong at KaibaLand to the point that the emergency services were there too, as well as the news. He had NOTHING now, except his family, and he was terrified of possibly losing three family members in that office right now.

"No… THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Seto exclaimed and tried to slap and pinch himself awake from this nightmare, but alas, it was real…

Just then, the paramedics and the police arrived and saw the scene and were horrified.

"Oh thank God! Please help my fiancée! She's pregnant and I'm scared of losing her and the babies!" Seto begged the paramedics. The paramedics nodded and got Misty strapped to the gurney and rushed her into an elevator, and the paramedics from the other ambulance carefully got Nero onto their gurney and rushed to another elevator.

When the paramedics took Misty, Seto was about to run alongside the gurney and ride with her, but the police grabbed him by the collar.

"Where do you think you're going?" the officer demanded.

"I have to ride with my fiancée to the hospital! Let go!" Seto demanded frantically, but then the officer cuffed him.

"What are you doing?!" Seto demanded.

"Seto Kaiba, you are under arrest!" the officer exclaimed and read him his rights.

"On what charges?!" Seto demanded shocked and infuriated.

"Two counts of aggravated assault," the officer explained.

"HE'S THE ONE YOU WANT TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY! HE HACKED INTO MY SYSTEM AND CORRUPTED MY WORK AND WAS THE CAUSE OF ALL THE MALFUNCTIONS, PLUS HE ROBBED ME, AND THEN HE BEAT HER! I WAS DEALING WITH A TRESPASSER, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTER, AND CYBERCRIMINAL ON MY PROPERTY!" Seto argued as he resisted, but the police weren't listening. "ROLAND! GET MOKUBA AND GET THE SECURITY TAPE TO CLEAR MY NAME!" Seto commanded to Roland as he was being dragged away. Once he got downstairs to the police cruiser, he had seen them load Misty into one of the waiting ambulances and he wanted so badly to be riding with her. Not being in the ambulance with her made him terribly anxious.

"Please be okay," he prayed softly as he saw the ambulance speeding away with its sirens blaring and flashing. The police officers then put him roughly into the backseat of the police cruiser, shut the door, and got in the front passenger and driver's seat. His employees were watching with shock and horror as they gathered by the door. The police cruiser then pulled away from Kaiba Corp and headed to the main station downtown to book him and throw him into a holding cell in the meantime. He couldn't believe he was being treated like a common criminal for flying into a blind rage seeing his beloved, pregnant fiancée harmed by a trespasser and cybercriminal that was on his property. He also couldn't believe they refused to believe him and accused him of beating her. He was taken to the holding cell and was nervous. Fortunately for him, the other people in the holding cell recognized him and left him alone. He was so grateful for the power of the Kaiba name at least. He was fidgeting a little as he was wondering what the doctors were doing with Misty and what the prognosis was while he waited for Roland and Mokuba.


Roland went down to the security room, and was grateful that Seto had the forethought to keep it on a separate network in case anything happened to his own network. He rewound the tape in Seto's office to the moment where Misty hugged him and told him that she was there to help him, and to when he requested her to go to the post office. He watched as Seto was installing the updates on his computer and called the meeting with him, Mary, and the security team, then leave with the door locked. About 5 minutes after Seto had left his office, the door swung open and he saw the man Seto had beaten to a nasty pulp creep in, take out the flash drive, and fiddled with Seto's computer, uploading whatever was on that flash drive into one of the main files. Then he saw Misty come in with the package, heard her yelling at him, put the box down, pull the alarm and square up against him. He watched her punch the man in the side and start choking him. The man then headbutted her, broke her nose, and started beating her until she was knocked out and bleeding on the carpet. Roland gasped in horror as he watched her fall. Then he saw Seto come in, see the scene before him, yell at the man, who identified himself as Nero Yakamori, and turn crazed as he started brutally pummeling the man for a few seconds until he and security came in. He requested that the security officers save the part he watched, and any footage of Nero Yakamori before that, from the time he entered the building forward, onto a blank flash drive, and they did. Once he had the flash drive and pocketed it, he was about to go get Mokuba from school, when Mokuba walked in through the doors and noticed the somber atmosphere as the employees were tearfully packing their things. He saw Roland and immediately went up to him.

"What happened? Why is everyone packing their things like they'd been fired?"

"Mokuba, something serious happened! A man named Nero Yakamori came in, hacked the system, and uploaded a virus to the system and corrupted everything, including the finances! Not only that, but when Misty fought him, he beat her until she was bloody and unconscious on the floor. Then Seto beat that Nero Yakamori and got arrested on accusations he beat her and the man! Misty was taken to the hospital! I had to get evidence of what happened and bring it and you to the police station to clear his name!" Roland explained.

"What?!" Mokuba exclaimed, his grey eyes going wide with horror and shock. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He requested to see the tape, and Roland showed him. Mokuba gasped and covered his mouth, especially as he heard Nero Yakamori identify himself, and his last name kept ringing and echoing in his head. Yakamori. Yakamori.

"Oh my God! He is related to SOPHIA…" Mokuba realized in horror. His heart and stomach sank. Her family did this to his family… he and Seto were ruined, and Misty was seriously hurt! What if they lost her and her babies? He couldn't believe she was associated with this monster!

"Oh dear… well, you can talk to her after we hurry to the police station to show the officers what happened," Roland instructed and took Mokuba to his car. They hurried to the police station within legal limits and once he parked, Roland asked who he and Mokuba needed to talk to about Seto and they were led to the officer who had arrested him.

"I want the chief here too," Mokuba demanded. The officer quirked a brow and called the chief to them.

"What is it?" the chief of police asked as he came to the desk.

"Good afternoon chief, we have evidence that you have wrongfully arrested my brother, Seto Kaiba, and you want Nero Yakamori in custody," Mokuba greeted in his most professional tone he could manage. He was still upset, but had to stay calm.

"Oh really? And what evidence is that?" the chief and officer asked.

"We have video evidence of him trespassing onto Mr. Kaiba's property almost immediately after Ms. Misty Robinson left the building on an errand to the post office, and him breaking and entering into Mr. Kaiba's office and uploading a malicious file that corrupted everything in his system, on the network, KaibaLand, and his financial accounts. When Misty caught him, she alerted us and went to forcibly stop him and he was the one who beat her, NOT Mr. Kaiba. Naturally, Mr. Kaiba was upset when saw what happened because Misty is his pregnant fiancée, so he flew in a blind rage on Nero Yakamori for harming her and possibly the babies, and for trespassing. Now, he has a right to use force on anyone who harms him or his family and property. He was acting within the law," Roland explained. The chief and officer pursed their lips; Mr. Kaiba had been saying the same thing.

"I can vouch for that. I saw the video evidence too," Mokuba piped up. The chief and officer then pulled up the video files on the flash drive Roland had brought for them and watched it. Sure enough, the video corroborated with what they had said.

"Let's save a copy of the evidence for your records," Roland suggested.

"Alright," the chief and officer agreed and copied the files to their file for Mr. Kaiba, and for Nero Yakamori." They then noticed that he was part of the Yakamori crime family, who already had a mountain of evidence against them already. They added the copy of the video to the evidence against them. They gave the flash drive back to Roland and the chief agreed to release Seto. The officer then went to the cell.

"Kaiba, you're being released," the officer announced. Seto sighed in relief and went to the bars of the cell, and he was let out. The guard locked the cell back up and escorted him to his desk where Roland and Mokuba were waiting.

"Seto!" Mokuba exclaimed and hugged him.

"Hey Mokuba, Hey Roland, thank you for your help," Seto thanked them relieved.

"Of course, Mr. Kaiba," Roland nodded.

"Yeah!" Mokuba agreed. Then then got into Roland's car.

"Let's go to the hospital, I need to see Misty," Seto requested.

"I need to take Mokuba to see Sophia first. He asked me first," Roland replied.

"Can you drop me off at the hospital on the way please?" Seto requested.

"Ok," Roland agreed and he drove Seto to the hospital and dropped him off and took Mokuba to the library. Mokuba sighed as he got out of the car, and went inside.

"Hey baby!" Sophia greeted him happily with a hug as she saw him while she was putting away books. Mokuba didn't hug back.

"Babe? What's wrong?" Sophia asked as she pulled away. Her jade green eyes looked Mokuba over from behind her glasses, and she tilted her head confused. Mokuba looked really upset.

"Let go…" Mokuba instructed as calmly as he could manage.

"Babe, talk to me, what's wrong?" Sophia asked earnestly. He was really starting to worry her.

"Your relative, Nero Yakamori, came to Kaiba Corp today, broke into Seto's office, corrupted his files, network, and accounts, and when Misty confronted him, he beat her badly to where she was knocked out cold and bleeding on the floor! Seto beat him to a pulp and was arrested! Misty is in the hospital, and could die, and maybe even the babies too!" Mokuba exclaimed and was kinda loud. People started to stare at them.

"MIND YOUR BUSINESS!" Mokuba yelled at them.

"Oh God no…" Sophia gasped horrified at what she was hearing.

"Yes, it really happened," Mokuba confirmed. "And I was horrified that monster was your relative." Sophia started sobbing.

"B-but…b-but I didn't know anything about that! I would never hurt Misty…or your family!" Sophia protested while sobbing.

"Why should I believe that?" Mokuba snapped. "Your family has been nothing but trouble for us. Two of them are in prison right now, and one is in the hospital and headed to prison once he's recovered enough." More people were staring at them and someone went to get the manager.

"B-but Mokuba… I have…n-nothing…to do…w-with them… Why would I…r-ruin the…b-best thing…that…ever h-happened… to me? I…f-finally…h-have a…r-real…f-family!" Sophia sputtered. Sophia's manager came up to them.

"You two need to leave now," her manager ordered. Sophia covered her mouth and got her things and hailed a cab home. Mokuba sighed heavily and went back to Roland's car and got in. Roland didn't say anything, knowing things went badly between his young boss and Sophia, judging by how she had run out crying and hailed a cab home. Mokuba was extremely upset. He didn't like seeing her crying like that, and it hurt his heart, but he was also still angry with her. However, he had to put that at the back of his mind for now; his brother needed his support badly, and he wanted to be there for when news came in about how Misty and the babies were doing.

"Let's go to the hospital now, please," Mokuba requested.

"Yes sir," Roland agreed and started the car as soon as Mokuba put his seatbelt on and drove back to the hospital. He left Mokuba at the door and went to find parking. Mokuba called Seto to find out where he was, and Seto had told him that he was in the 2nd floor waiting room near the Intensive Care Unit, and that she was still in surgery. Mokuba could hear pure fear and helplessness in his brother's voice, and it frightened him; he had never heard him that scared since they were little children. Seto was always fearless, brave, and strong.

"Roland and I will be up soon," Mokuba promised.

"Ok," Seto agreed and they hung up. Once Roland found parking and saw Mokuba, Mokuba led him to the elevator and hit the 2nd floor button. He was thankful that they were the only two in the elevator. They got off on the 2nd floor and followed the directions Seto had given Mokuba to the waiting room.

"Seto," Mokuba greeted and hugged his brother. Seto hugged him tight for a good long moment. Roland was quiet, knowing his bosses were in an emotional state right now. He hoped Misty would pull through. Mokuba and Seto sat down and waited anxiously for any updates.


Meanwhile…

As the paramedics had rushed Misty and Nero into separate operating rooms, the paramedics had told the doctors, surgeons, and nurses that would be involved in Misty's care that she had been battered pretty badly to cause encephelorrhagia (en-seph-ello-raw-ja; bleeding from the head), most likely from Mr. Seto Kaiba's rage, and also that she was pregnant.

"Holy shit!" the doctors, surgeons, and nurses exclaimed in shock that he would be attached to something so horrendous. The paramedics explained the scene they saw when he begged them to help her and the babies, and they brought her here.

"We have to do what we can to save her and the babies," the doctors, surgeons, and nurses agreed and first cut her clothes off and got her in a hospital gown. They first rolled her to the MRI lab, injected her with a safe tinting fluid so they could see any internal damage easier, and would not harm the babies. They found where the damage was, and noticed that the babies were fine. They got her into the operating room and put her under anesthesia and got to work operating on her, fixing her internal damage.

While she was in the operating room, a doctor had instructed a nurse to contact her family.

"But her family is in America, that would be an expensive call," Nurse Iwatari, Misty's previous nurse she'd had when she was in the hospital after the fire, protested.

"Well, figure something out," the doctor demanded gruffly. "I want her family contacted because that would be a safer bet than giving Mr. Kaiba medical power over her considering the trauma she just endured."

"Yes sir," Nurse Iwatari agreed. She first tried to find her emergency contact information in her medical record, and luckily she had found her mother's phone number and contact information listed under Mr. Kaiba's information. She got permission to make an international call, and dialed her mother's number.

Naturally, her mother saw the caller id on her phone from Domino, Japan, and instantly was alarmed. Misty knew better than to make a regular call on the phone; Skype was cheaper. She had a strong, sense of dread knot in her stomach, and she knew something had happened.

"Answer it," an ethereal voice had commanded her. Immediately, her mother answered the call.

"This is Carmen," her mother greeted cautiously.

"Hi, Ms. Robinson, this is Nurse Vanessa Iwatari from Domino Hospital. We have a patient by the name of Misty Robinson here, and you are one of her emergency contacts," Nurse Iwatari greeted.

"Oh God! What's going on with Misty?!" her mother asked panic-stricken.

"Well, she was admitted just a few minutes ago, and is in emergency surgery. She was badly beaten and has encephalorrhagia, which is bleeding from the head," Nurse Iwatari explained. Misty's mother's intense brown eyes went wide with shock and horror.

"What happened?!" her mother demanded.

"When the paramedics arrived on scene, they found her badly beaten on the floor and bleeding, along with a severely beaten man, by Mr. Kaiba's hands. He begged the paramedics to save her and the babies," Nurse Iwatari explained.

"BABIES?! HE BEAT HER?!" Misty's mother shrieked.

"I'm afraid so, ma'am," Nurse Iwatari confirmed.

"DON'T LET HIM OR HIS BROTHER ANYWHERE NEAR HER AFTER SHE IS OUT OF SURGERY!" Her mother commanded. "We'll be there in a few weeks, as soon as we get our passports," Misty's mother announced.

"Yes ma'am," Nurse Iwatari replied and they hung up. Nurse Iwatari went to tell the doctor what Misty's mother had instructed and that she would be here in a few weeks.

"Alright, we'll keep him and his brother away from her," the doctor agreed and passed the message along. They could give them updates, but they weren't allowed anywhere near her.


Meanwhile, Misty's mother was calling Wes and told him, and then told her ex-husband, Misty's father, what happened. They were equally as shocked, horrified, and infuriated to learn that Seto had beaten a PREGNANT Misty, and another man. They didn't think Misty would cheat on him; she had demonstrated that she was absolutely crazy in love with Seto when they were there in San Antonio last month, and they had raised her better than that. They then started looking at a general cost of plane tickets for the three of them to fly to Domino, and knew it was going to cost a fortune.

"Why don't we do a GoFundMe page?" Wes suggested. His parents sighed and pursed their lips. They didn't have much choice. Sure, the rest of the family could chip in, but they still needed a lot. They created a GoFundMe page to expire in a few days, and left off Misty's last name for her protection. Misty and Wes's mom started praying hard and calling her other family members to tell them what happened, while Wes and his and Misty's dad were sharing the page link on Facebook and anywhere else they could manage. Even their friends were sharing the link too.

Donations came pouring in quickly, and everyone who donated to help was shocked to hear about what happened to Misty, and that Seto Kaiba would do such a thing to his pregnant fiancée. Hell, they were even shocked that he had a pregnant fiancée to begin with.

It wasn't long before they had the money they needed and posted a message thanking everyone for their help… and the word that Seto Kaiba had beaten his pregnant fiancée and another man in his office the same day everything of his failed had become viral.


Back at the hospital, Roland was sitting with an increasingly anxious Seto and Mokuba, and was browsing his Facebook feed on his phone out of boredom, when an interesting GoFundMe post caught his eyes. He clicked on it and gasped as he read; it was the GoFundMe page Misty's family had created to raise money to get them there to Domino and get Misty, and that they were libeling Seto in the post, believing him to have been the one who beat her. Immediately, Roland got up and saw a doctor. He tapped his shoulder.

"Yes sir?" the doctor asked as he turned to face an irate Roland.

"Would you know anything about Misty Robinson?" Roland asked.

"Yes, I do," the doctor confirmed.

"Why is Misty's family posting a libelous GoFundMe page about Mr. Kaiba?" Roland demanded and showed the doctor the post. The doctor skimmed the page.

"Apparently they needed money to get here, pay for her medical costs, and take her home," the doctor answered.

"HOW DO THEY EVEN HAVE THIS FALSE INFORMATION?" Roland demanded. Seto and Mokuba had looked up to see what was going on after hearing Roland getting angry.

"Her mother was contacted and explained what happened," the doctor answered simply.

"THAT'S FALSE INFORMATION!" Roland declared.

"The evidence is there," the doctor argued.

"HE DIDN'T DO IT!" Roland insisted. Mokuba and Seto came up to the doctor and Roland to find out what was going on.

"What's going on?" Seto asked. Roland showed him the post. "WHAT?!" Seto demanded angrily and horrified at what he was reading. "THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED!" Seto exclaimed.

"We have proof!" Mokuba and Roland exclaimed.

"Regardless, we can't do anything about it," the doctor replied. "We can give you updates, but you two aren't allowed to be near her, as per her mother's orders."

"I'm her fiancé!" Seto insisted.

"Maybe so, but you aren't legally her husband, yet, so any directives must come from her family, and they've directed us to not let you near her. You will have to take it up with them," the doctor responded. Seto, Mokuba, and Roland growled in anger and frustration. "Oh, and before I forget about this update, she is in recovery, in a coma. She will be fine, after some time and therapy, and the babies are fine. They were very lucky," the doctor told them. There was a palpable tidal wave of relief that washed over Roland, Mokuba, and Seto. Misty and the babies were going to be fine! The doctor left them and went to catch a break for a few minutes before attending to other duties.

"We should probably go to the mansion," Roland suggested.

"…Alright," Seto and Mokuba agreed, realizing that staying at the hospital right now was pointless since they weren't allowed to see her and they knew Misty and the babies were safe in recovery. They quietly and somberly went to the front entrance of the hospital and Roland went to get the car. He came back a few minutes later after paying for parking and picked them up from the front entrance and went back to the mansion. Before they went inside, Roland gave Seto the flash drive. Upon entering, Shadow came bounding to see her human daddy and uncle and wheezed happily as she circled their legs, her tail wagging like a furious windshield wiper. She sniffed them and looked at them and noticed something was up.

"Hey Shadow," Seto and Mokuba greeted somberly. She leaned against them so they could pet her, and she sniffed them. She smelled the office and the hospital and Misty's scent, and noticed that her human mama wasn't there. She did stay close to her human daddy and uncle, and tried to cuddle with them sensing their sadness. Seto and Mokuba held her close and she licked their faces to offer comfort.

"Thanks Shadow," Seto and Mokuba told her and let her go. She then went looking for Misty, but couldn't find her, and she started to whine glumly. She stayed close to Seto and Mokuba. Mokuba pet her, but Seto was determined to talk to her mother. He found her Skype username and was video calling her while pacing the floor.

"Hello Seto," Misty's mother answered with an unhappy expression on her face. There was a molten fire in her brown eyes, and her tone was as sharp as cold steel.

"WHO GAVE YOU THAT FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED?!" Seto demanded.

"YOU BEAT YOUR PREGNANT FIANCEE, MY DAUGHTER, AND ANOTHER MAN IN YOUR OFFICE!" Her mother snarled.

"WRONG! I BEAT HIM BECAUSE HE TRESPASSED ON MY PROPERTY AND BEAT HER! I WALKED IN WITH HER BLEEDING AND UNCONSCIOUS ON THE FLOOR AND ATTACKED HIM FOR IT!" Seto snarled back.

"YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT CRAP?!" Her mother yelled back.

"YES! IT'S THE TRUTH! I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE!" Seto insisted.

"YEAH, RIGHT! IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU, YOU WILL STAY AWAY FROM HER! WE ARE COMING TO GET HER AND HER THINGS TO TAKE HER HOME IN A FEW WEEKS! GOOD-BYE!" her mother retorted and hung up on him. Seto yelled out angrily and got on the computer and hammered the keys writing a post about what actually happened with Misty and everything else that day on his page, and posted the video as evidence. He also copied the post he'd written and pasted it into the GoFundMe comments post, and embedded the video, hoping that would also help prove his innocence. Unfortunately, it wasn't going to help much, and there wasn't much else he could do right now. He knew he and Mokuba wouldn't be able to stay here much longer. He started gathering the most important things he owned and could carry in a bag, including his deck, wedding tux, shoes, undergarments and socks, and some suits so he'd have something to wear when looking for work, and for the wedding that would have to be delayed. He wanted to have it ready when they had to leave. He put his father's wedding ring on his card locket chain, and put it back around his neck. Mokuba had also started packing his most valuable and important items in a bag, including the tux he would've worn to Seto and Misty's wedding, some clothes, his deck, and some mementos of him and Sophia. Shadow was scared and anxious about what was going on. Why was her human daddy and uncle packing up? Were they going to leave? What if they left her like her other family left her?

"It's ok, Shadow," Mokuba tried to reassure her as she leaned into him and Seto whining.

Seto sighed and decided he really needed a strong drink. He had Roland drive him to a liquor store, and he bought a bottle of tequila with some of the cash he had on hand in his wallet, and came back. He poured himself a glass of tequila and Mokuba decided he wanted some too, so he had a glass too. Whooo! This was strong stuff! The alcohol did kinda make them feel a little better, but also made them a bit depressed. For the first time in a long time, they both freely expressed their sadness. Their ladies, their babies, their joy, and everything they worked for were gone, and they didn't know what to do right now. They put the bottle and glasses on the counter, took care of Shadow, and then passed out on the floor after feeding her. They were haunted by nightmares about their world and hearts shattering at their feet, leaving nothing but dark emptiness. They saw their sweethearts' figures shining brightly against a black abyss, but they were like mirages.


Meanwhile, while Seto, Mokuba, and Roland were at the hospital…

Sophia was crying into her pillow onto her bed in her apartment. She could not believe that Nero had screwed everything up for her. She had just lost her adoptive family, and Misty was in the hospital in surgery, with a huge risk of dying and/or losing the babies too. Her heart felt shattered and she was plagued with worry.

Her phone chimed her text tone, and she was hoping for a miracle; that Mokuba was apologizing for reacting like that and telling her that they weren't over, but of course, it wasn't… it was her boss. She felt her gut sink like a stone in a river as her fingers trembled to open up the message.

It read: "Sophia, I'm sorry. I hate to have to do this, but I'm going to have to let you go. Your boyfriend caused quite the disruption at the library today, and we cannot allow that kind of drama in the library. For future reference, please keep your drama at home. You may come by later to get your final paycheck." Sophia was wide-eyed and dumbfounded, and she covered her mouth as she let out a squeaky gasp. She had lost her job, and soon she'd lose her apartment too. She sobbed again and curled up into the fetal position on her bed, holding her belly. What was she going to do now?

"…I hate to have to suggest this… but…" her inner self began.

"…But?" Sophia asked, encouraging her to continue in between her sobs.

"…We're going to have to go home…to live with mom…" her inner self answered.

"WHAT?! I CAN'T DO THAT!" Sophia protested.

"Sweetie, we don't have a choice… we're going to be homeless soon… where else can we go?" her inner self reasoned. Sophia thought hard about any other options she had, but right now she couldn't think of any. She let out a choking sob as she realized that right now, that was her only option. Her parents were going to be furious with her, and she was really scared about what they'd make her do about the baby. She ran to the bathroom and threw up from the panic and anxiety. When she finished, she went to her room and shakily picked up her phone. Her fingers trembled in fear as she scrolled through her contacts and found her mother's number. Her fingers trembled worse as she hit the call button. Her heart was pounding violently in her chest and ears as the phone was ringing.

"Hello?" Mrs. Yakamori answered.

"H-hi…m-mom…" Sophia greeted, her voice trembling. Mrs. Yakamori was surprised.

"Sophia! What a surprise! I was beginning to think we didn't matter to you anymore," Mrs. Yakamori pointedly greeted. "What do you need?" Sophia took a big breath.

"Mom… I…n-n-need to…move back…h-home…" Sophia managed to get out.

"You make it sound like it's torture," Mrs. Yakamori observed.

"I'm sorry mom... I'm just really upset right now… I don't know what to do…" Sophia apologized.

"What happened?" Mrs. Yakamori asked. She knew damn well what happened. Nero went to Kaiba Corp and executed the revenge, and Seto Kaiba was trending on social media because of the GoFundMe post Misty's family put up. Everyone thought he abused his pregnant fiancée, and her nephew.

"Nero went to Seto's office and uploaded a file that wrecked everything, and then he beat Misty and left her unconscious and bleeding on the floor and Seto came in and beat him for beating her and for trespassing. Misty is pregnant! She and the babies could die! And then Seto got temporarily arrested and Mokuba came to my work and yelled at me about what happened because of Nero! Then he broke up with me! And then my boss texted me and told me I'm fired!" Sophia recanted, sobbing a little again. "I'm about to be homeless… and I'm… pregnant!" she added between sobs. The phrase "I'm pregnant" echoed loudly in Mrs. Yakamori's ears.

"YOU'RE PREGNANT WITH MOKUBA KAIBA'S CHILD?!" She screamed into the phone. Sophia winced and had to hold the phone away from her ear.

"Yes…" Sophia confirmed. Mrs. Yakamori was angry. "Mom… please... I need help... I don't have anywhere else to go…" Sophia begged.

"You can come home. The first thing we're doing is going to see your father in the morning, and you can tell him, but I figure he's not going to be happy to hear that," Mrs. Yakamori told her. "I'll send some of the guys to get your stuff. They'll be there in a couple hours or so," she added.

"Yes, mom," Sophia replied. They hung up and Sophia went back to the library, feeling ashamed and utterly terrible. She picked up her last paycheck from her boss, went to the bank, and headed home. She was glad that at least her mom was letting her come home, but she was still utterly scared. Her mom was not happy about her being pregnant with Mokuba's child, and she had no doubt her father would be LIVID once he found out. They were probably going to force her to do something terrible and it made her feel worse than she already was. The guys her mom had promised had come and helped her pack up and fill a moving truck, and took her home.

"Welcome home, my dear," her mother greeted.

"Thank you, mom," Sophia replied awkwardly.

"Of course, sweetie. It's nice to have you home, especially since you couldn't be bothered to keep in touch that much," her mother replied. Sophia sighed heavily.

"Sorry, mom," Sophia apologized.

"You are forgiven," Mrs. Yakamori replied.

"Excuse me, mom, I'm really tired… it's been a long, bad day, and I just want to rest," Sophia told her mom.

"Very well, go ahead and rest. We'll need you looking fresh tomorrow. Good night." Mrs. Yakamori bade.

"Good night," Sophia bade and went to her room, changed, and climbed into her bed, tears pouring silently from her jade green eyes as she curled up in the fetal position holding her belly.


The next morning…

Mrs. Yakamori had taken Sophia to the jail to see her father and cousin. Sophia was frightened about what her father would say especially. Her heart thudded violently in her chest. Soon, Mr. Yakamori and Tao had come to the visitor's room where she and her mother were waiting, behind the thick panel of glass that separated them. Mr. Yakamori and Tao were surprised to see Sophia there with Mrs. Yakamori. Sophia's jade green eyes widened behind her glasses as she saw how muscular her father and Tao had become.

"Well, well, if it isn't my sweet daughter who finally came to visit her father and cousin in prison," Mr. Yakamori remarked sort of sarcastically. The biting, sarcastic tone was not lost on Sophia.

"…hi daddy… hi Tao," Sophia greeted.

"So, what made you decide to finally take the time to visit us?" Mr. Yakamori asked. His lean, muscular arms were crossed in front of him as he asked.

"She has something to tell you, don't you Sophia?" her mother answered and nudged her. "Tell 'em."

"D-daddy… I'm…p-p-pregnant…" Sophia got out, trembling like a leaf in a windstorm. Mr. Yakamori's eyes widened and the vein in his temple started to throb.

"WHAT?!" Mr. Yakamori and Tao exclaimed at the same time. They had not expected her to be PREGNANT!

"Who's the father?" Mr. Yakamori demanded. Sophia didn't want to answer knowing full well that her father would try and get someone to kill him. Even though Mokuba broke her heart a little bit ago, she didn't want him harmed. "WHO IS IT?!" Mr. Yakamori demanded.

"Tell him!" Mrs. Yakamori prodded.

"IT'S THAT MOKUBA KAIBA'S BABY, ISN'T IT?!" Mr. Yakamori snarled and yelled out.

"Calm down!" the guard demanded to Mr. Yakamori.

"Buzz off!" Mr. Yakamori snapped and turned to his daughter.

"WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO KEEP THAT KAIBA CHILD IN YOUR WOMB! YOU WILL GO AND HAVE AN ABORTION!" Mr. Yakamori shouted and then was hit with a tranquilizer dart for his outburst, and then Tao was too, considering he would've gone after the guard. Mr. Yakamori and Tao yelled out, and then started to get drowsy. The guard called for help and within seconds, more guards came and took them back to their cell. Another couple guards escorted Sophia and Mrs. Yakamori out of the prison to the exit. Sophia was quiet and upset as they got in the car and her mother started driving home.

"You heard your father. You're going to have an abortion for that Kaiba baby," her mother declared matter-of-factly. Sophia was horrorstruck that she was going to be forced to do that, and tears streamed from her eyes.

"Mom, please don't make me do that," Sophia begged as she cried.

"Your father gave you an order and you will comply, or you can live out on the streets and try to survive there," her mother threatened.

"Why? Why do I have to?" Sophia asked while sobbing.

"You know the Kaiba family are our enemies, and you being pregnant with that child of Mokuba Kaiba's brings us shame," Mrs. Yakamori explained.

"Mom, it doesn't make sense!" Sophia cried out. "They did nothing to deserve it, and neither did Misty!"

"The Kaiba brothers hold lots of power in Domino, and they associate with someone who disrespected your father. You know your father won't tolerate that disrespect," Mrs. Yakamori reasoned.

"Mom, Misty was right, and she was defending me! Daddy shouldn't have been trying to pressure me that day!" Sophia protested.

"Enough! When did you get so defiant? You're going to have the abortion, and that's final! Now behave!" Mrs. Yakamori snarled. Sophia knew it was going to do no good for her to keep talking and trying to counter her mother, so she silently stared out the window crying. She felt so depressed right now. Why did she come home? She basically had no rights here… she closed her puffy, jade and red-rimmed eyes as she thought about how accepted and valued she was with Misty, Seto, Mokuba, Rosa, and the staff. Her voice mattered. Her feelings mattered, but like a dream, all that wisped away like smoke.

Mrs. Yakamori then had taken her to a clinic with a good, licensed, doctor they trusted, and who was always willing to do any medical services the Yakamori family required. Sophia's jade green eyes widened and she was feeling extremely anxious.

"Please mom, don't make me do it," Sophia begged.

"You're going to do it!" her mother insisted and forced her to go inside and sign in. The receptionist thought it was alarming how she was being forced in here and to sign in. She did greet them politely and gave them the forms to fill out and went to tell Dr. Jamari that they were there and that Sophia seemed like she was being forced to be there.

"I'll talk to her when I visit with her," Dr. Jamari promised.

"Should I call the police?" the receptionist asked.

"Hold off on it," Dr. Jamari instructed.

Sophia's hands trembled violently as she wrote her information, and some tears slipped out of her jade green eyes.

"Stop your crying. It's unbecoming of a beautiful woman," her mother told her. Sophia tried to stop crying, but couldn't. Then she was taken to an examination room and her vitals and medication history were taken. Her heart rate and blood pressure were through the roof because of her anxiety.

"Do you feel safe?" the medical assistant asked. Sophia shook her head. The medical assistant was alarmed and concerned. She asked the other questions she needed to know and found Dr. Jamari and explained her concerns.

"This sounds serious," Dr. Jamari noted and then went into the examination room with her and shut the door.

"Hey Sophia, what's going on?" Dr. Jamari asked gently and looked over her records and progress notes.

"My mom is forcing me to have an abortion, and I don't want one," Sophia explained tearfully.

"Oh, I see," Dr. Jamari replied as he understood. He squeezed Sophia's hand in a caring, comforting gesture.

"Please! I really don't want to do it! I love my baby and the baby's father!" Sophia begged.

"Sophia, nobody can force you to do any procedure you don't want to do. It's against the law," Dr. Jamari explained. Sophia let out another sob, this time of relief. She was able to keep her baby after all! Dr. Jamari was admittedly relieved that he didn't have to do the procedure after all. He did support a woman's right to choose, but he didn't particularly enjoy doing the abortion procedures. It wasn't about what he thought, but it was about the patients and their needs. "In the meantime, how about we take a look at the baby and see how he or she is growing?" he suggested. Sophia nodded and sputtered in relief. Dr. Jamari had instructed her that he was going to have a technician do an endovaginal ultrasound, so he could have a better picture of her growing baby, and Sophia consented. While Sophia got ready for the procedure, Dr. Jamari had called the police and reported Mrs. Yakamori, who was sitting in the waiting room, for abuse. A few minutes later, the police had come and arrested Mrs. Yakamori.

"What the hell? What did I do?" Mrs. Yakamori exclaimed shocked that the police were arresting her. "You have no business arresting me! I didn't do anything wrong!" Mrs. Yakamori protested.

"You are being arrested for abuse," an officer explained and read her rights to her as they cuffed her.

"I didn't abuse anyone!" Mrs. Yakamori protested and then had an epiphany; Sophia had said something to the doctor and the staff and told them that her mother was abusing her. She was angry and she had fought, but the officers subdued her and added resisting arrest to her charges. She should have known her daughter would betray her… as far as she knew, Sophia was no longer her daughter… she was put in the back of the patrol car and was taken to the station downtown.

Sophia had heard the commotion outside in the waiting room, and was relieved that she was safely in this room waiting for her ultrasound, and that her mom was taken away. She knew her mother and father would disown her now, and she was honestly ok with it; they weren't much of a family to her anyway.

While she waited for Dr. Jamari and the technician, she called Rosa's cell phone.

"Hello?" Rosa answered. Like the rest of Seto and Mokuba's staff, she was looking online for another job online.

"Rosa! I need your help!" Sophia begged.

"What is it dear?" Rosa asked, immediately going into protective mama mode. Sophia explained everything to her maternal friend.

"Are you serious?!" Rosa asked shocked, especially about the part that her parents were forcing her to have an abortion just because she was pregnant with Mokuba's child. She didn't understand why Sophia's parents hated Mokuba and Seto so much.

"Yeah… but I'm not having one… my mom just got arrested for abuse for trying to force me to, and I'm at the clinic about to have an ultrasound to see my baby," Sophia explained.

"Which clinic are you in?" Rosa asked and Sophia told her where. "Alright, I'll be there soon. I'll be waiting in the waiting room. Do you have money to cover the fee today?"

"I'll need some help," Sophia admitted.

"Alright, I'll help you out," Rosa promised.

"Thank you, Rosa," Sophia replied with genuine gratitude.

"You're welcome sweetie. I'll see you soon," Rosa bade and hung up. She instructed her husband to get a room ready for Sophia, and headed over to the clinic. She went and waited in the waiting room for her.


About 5 minutes later, the ultrasound technician was doing the endovaginal ultrasound for Sophia, and Dr. Jamari was looking at the tiny embryo on the screen. Dr. Jamari smiled and pointed out Sophia's baby. It looked like a tiny little manatee with hand and leg nubs, a spinal tail, a big head, eye spots, and ear holes, and there was a rapid heartbeat.

"Well, it looks like your baby is about 5 weeks along, and everything looks good. You should be due about mid-January, or maybe Christmas at the earliest," Dr. Jamari explained and gave her more information she needed to know. Sophia was happy and eagerly took the pictures printed out, and Dr. Jamari and the technician gave her some privacy to get dressed. When she finished, she gathered her pictures and things and came out to the waiting room. Rosa immediately stood up and hugged Sophia in a maternal bear hug. When they parted, Rosa paid the bill, and led her out of the clinic. As they walked to the car, Sophia showed the ultrasound pictures to Rosa.

"Aww! Your baby is so tiny!" Rosa remarked as she looked at the pictures. Sophia smiled and then took the pictures back when Rosa had finished looking at them.

"Thank you for coming to get me, and taking care of the bill," Sophia thanked her.

"Of course, dear. You're like family to me," Rosa replied and they buckled up. "So, dear, where do you live? I can stop by your family's home to get your things."

"I just really want my clothes. The rest of my belongings don't matter. The less time I have to be at home, the better," Sophia replied.

"Was it really that bad?" Rosa asked concerned. Sophia nodded.

"I hated the way they treated me, that's why I was living on my own," Sophia explained.

"Oh you poor thing…" Rosa gasped sympathetically. Sophia nodded.

"You, Hari, Edward, the staff, and especially Mokuba, Misty, and Seto were my family. You all made me feel like I was welcome and genuinely loved," Sophia told her with a few tears slipping from her jade green eyes behind her glasses. "Well, at least I got you back." Rosa reached over and hugged her as much as the seatbelt would allow. There was a comforting silence in the hug, and they parted.

"Thank you," Sophia told her and felt better.

"You're welcome sweetheart," Rosa replied and started the car and followed Sophia's directions to the Yakamori mansion. She and Sophia got into the mansion thanks to Sophia's key, and they got the clothes. Sophia and Rosa were left alone, and it didn't take long for them to get the clothes and leave. Rosa brought her home, and her husband, Manny, had finished preparing a room for Sophia.

"Hey honey," Manny greeted. "The room is ready."

"Thanks honey," Rosa replied with a smile and a peck on the lips. "Manny, this is Sophia Yakamori, Sophia, this is my husband, Manolo, but he also goes by Manny."

"Hello," Sophia greeted with a smile and shook his hand. Manny smiled and shook her hand. He was an older gentleman in his mid-40s, had black and gray hair that was slicked back, tan skin, black and gray stubble, a lean frame, and he wore a red polo and khaki pants and brown loafers.

"It's nice to meet you. Rosa talks all the time about you, Mr. Kaiba, and Mokuba, and Misty," Manny told her. Sophia smiled. "Follow me," Manny instructed and showed her the room in which she would be staying. "We'll let you get settled in," he replied.

"Thank you," Sophia replied with a nod and a smile and started to put her clothes away. She sighed in relief that she and her baby were safe, especially here. She did feel a little pain in her heart when Manny had mentioned Mokuba, Seto, and Misty, and a few tears sprang to her jade green eyes. She took her glasses off and wiped away the tears, vowing to be strong; she had no other choice.

After a while, Sophia joined Rosa and Manny for dinner, delicious steaks, green beans, and butter and garlic mashed potatoes.

"It's as delicious as always Rosa," Sophia complimented her as she enjoyed a large portion of the meal.

"Thank you sweetheart," Rosa beamed. "Manny grilled the steaks," Rosa told her, offering due credit to her husband.

"It's delicious. It's so juicy and tender," Sophia complimented Manny. Manny smiled.

"Thank you dear," he replied. After dinner, Manny and Sophia helped Rosa clean up, and Manny gave Rosa a hug and a kiss, and it tugged at Sophia's heart; she really missed Mokuba, and she wondered if he missed her too, which of course he did.

When they went to bed later, Sophia lay awake, tears pouring from her jade green eyes, making them red and puffy. She had a hand on her belly, and soon fell asleep, only to be plagued with nightmares.


A few, long, painful weeks later…

Seto and Mokuba were waiting at the mansion anxiously. Misty's parents and brother were on the way there to get Misty's things, Shadow, and Shadow's things. He and Mokuba had packed everything of Misty's so they were ready to go, and it was a heartwrenching experience. It was almost as if she had died, but she hadn't… she was in a coma and had woken up just a few days ago, with amnesia, according to the doctor that had called them with her status reports. Seto and Mokuba were heartbroken and angry that they couldn't be there when she woke up, and that she had no memory of them thanks to that bastard Nero, who was now dead and possibly rotting in hell. Seto was extremely lucky he wasn't in trouble.

Seto had also had a hassle of getting a partial refund of the money he had spent for the wedding, but he got it back, into a new account and onto a new bank card he had opened since his other accounts were hacked and emptied, and at least he and Mokuba had some money for the time being.

He had also asked Roland if he and Mokuba could move in with him, his wife, and children, but they had no room to spare, and things were really tight for them now. Seto and Mokuba understood, and then Seto asked Rosa if he and Mokuba could move in with her and Manny. Fortunately, she said yes. Seto and Mokuba were relieved they could stay there, not knowing that Sophia was there too.

Today was also Mokuba's 19th birthday, and he and Mokuba were both feeling terrible. Seto felt more guilt than anything today knowing that it was a crappy day and he couldn't really do anything special for Mokuba's birthday, aside from just being together with him and wishing him a happy birthday, which he did earlier that morning.

To pass the time while they waited for Misty's family, Seto and Mokuba played with Shadow for the last time. Shadow was happy to play with her human daddy and uncle, but could sense their depression, so occasionally she would cuddle them and kiss them, to which they were grateful.

A car and a moving truck then pulled up outside, and Shadow's ears perked up and she ran to the door curiously with her head tilted.

"That must be them…" Mokuba said solemnly.

"I suppose so," Seto concurred. He put the video on his phone and paused it to have easy access to show Misty's family his innocence while they were getting out of the car that was driven there and were instructing the moving men about Misty's things. Misty's mother then rang the doorbell and Seto answered.

"Hi… I need to talk to all of you," Seto greeted in a direct business tone. He was so ready for this "talk." Shadow came behind his legs and tried to nose her way through to see what was going on.

"Shadow, come here," Mokuba commanded and held her.

"Wow she really does look like Lulu," Wes remarked as he saw her.

"Nevermind her, I have something to discuss with you," Seto retorted sharply.

"We have nothing to say to you," Misty's mother shot back.

"But I have something to say to you and show you," Seto insisted. "I am innocent! I did NOT hit her! I have proof! Here!" Seto declared vehemently and pulled out his phone and played the video. Each time he played it, he could feel the terrible memories of that moment wash over him as if it was still fresh. Misty's parents and Wes watched in horror and winced as Misty squared up with Nero after pulling the alarm, and they saw her get beaten and hit the floor, with blood coming from her head, and then they saw Seto come in, yell at the guy, and pummel him until he was pulled off. They also saw how genuinely panicked Seto was about Misty being hurt and the possibility of losing her and the babies.

"See?! He's innocent!" Mokuba piped up. Misty's parents and Wes pursed their lips sheepishly. True, the video showed his innocence, but he was dangerous, due to the way he beat that man in the video.

"Maybe so, but you still showed violent tendencies in that video," Misty's mother argued.

"Because she was hurt and I was livid and scared! I would NEVER raise a hand to her or the babies! I love them way too much to hurt them! Plus, he ruined EVERYTHING Mokuba and I have been working on since we were teenagers!" Seto insisted vehemently.

"So, what happens when you do snap at her and hit her because you got angry about something she did? What then?" Misty's father demanded.

"I'M NOT GOING TO!" Seto snarled. "NOW LET ME SEE HER! PLEASE!"

"Seto, we think it's in her best interest that you don't. Based on the updates we've gotten, she doesn't remember you and Mokuba, or much anything else, she needs time to recover, and you can't take care of her right now," her mother calmly explained.

"She does have a point…" Wes agreed.

"I agree," his inner self chimed in.

"WHAT?!" Seto demanded to his inner self. "YOU TRAITOR!"

"Hear me out," his inner self pleaded calmly. "We don't want to stress her out. If we go in and she gets frightened because there are men in her room that she doesn't recognize, she will get stressed out and it could harm the babies. We need to let her slowly recover, and plus we don't have that much money right now. We will reunite with them in a while," his inner self reasoned. Seto pursed his lips sadly and broken-hearted. He couldn't bear the thought of being separated from them for so long, but he loved her and the babies too much to selfishly hold them here where he couldn't take care of them.

"…Alright, but promise you will give me daily updates about her and the babies, Please!" Seto begged.

"We promise," Misty's parents and Wes promised and shook Seto's hand, and then the movers then started getting Misty's things and put them in the truck. Seto and Mokuba watched sadly and held onto Shadow, who had warmed up a little around these other people. Right now, she was busy comforting her human daddy and uncle.

"It's for the best… for now…" Seto told himself.

"You'll see her again soon," his inner self promised.

"Not soon enough…" Seto countered. Misty's mom then took Shadow and Wes and Misty's father had gotten Shadow's things. Shadow was anxious as they were taking her away from her human daddy and uncle.

"It's ok Shadow… you're going to see mama again," Mokuba tried to reassure her. Shadow perked up when she heard that, but she was still scared, and she started to whine. Wes got in the car with her and held her while Misty's father sat in the passenger seat and her mother sat in the backseat with Wes and Shadow. Mokuba and Seto stood outside and watched as the car Misty's family and Shadow were riding in pulled away with the moving truck behind them, and then disappear onto the horizon. Seto felt like his heart had been ripped away from him and he was like a paper husk. He called Rosa to see if she could pick him up, and she promised she'd be there in 10 minutes. Seto thanked her and he and Mokuba gathered their things, locked up the house, and sat outside on the steps for 10 minutes. When Rosa pulled up, they smiled wryly and stood up as she got out of the car. They carried their things down the steps to the car and Rosa had popped the trunk for them. Seto and Mokuba deftly lifted their bags and put them in the trunk and shut it. As soon as they shut the trunk, they hugged Rosa.

"Thank you so much for allowing us to stay," Seto and Mokuba thanked her.

"You're welcome. You two are like sons to me," Rosa replied. "By the way, Happy Birthday Mokuba."

"Thanks Rosa," Mokuba replied. Seto and Mokuba smiled a little and got in the car and buckled up. On the drive to her house, Rosa decided to ask about what had just transpired.
"So, her family came and got her things and Shadow already?"

"Yes, about 10 minutes before you came to get us," Mokuba replied.

"How did it go?"

"It was heartwrenching… I showed them the video to prove my innocence, argued with them, and then they told me I couldn't see her and it was in her best interest to heal, we had no means to take care of her right now, she doesn't have much of a memory right now, and that promised they would give me daily updates of her and the babies' condition. I didn't have much of a choice but to allow it…" Seto explained morosely as he stared out the window.

"I know it's hard, but you'll get to see her soon," Rosa tried to reassure him. She really hoped he could see them soon.

"It's not soon enough…" Seto replied. Those words were probably going to become a mantra.

"I know, but have faith," Rosa added.

"I have to find a way to fix what happened… I have to find a way to get enough money to get over there to San Antonio," Seto declared. "As soon as I get enough money to get there and fixed everything, I will go to her," Seto declared.

"How long is it going to take to fix everything?" Rosa asked curiously.

"It will take a few months, about 3 at the least," Seto figured.

"That should be plenty enough time," Mokuba chimed in enthusiastically. Seto nodded and smirked, feeling better that he had a goal in mind to help ease the pain of the upcoming months without his love and his babies.

"What are you going to do in the meantime to get the money to save up to go to her?" Rosa asked. She knew planning things out helped comfort him and gave him a purpose.

"Well I could start a GoFundMe or something, just like her family did, and I'll probably take a job somewhere to add to that and help you and Manny," Seto strategized.

"I'll take a job too," Mokuba chimed in and also felt a little better. At least helping Seto, Rosa, and Manny would help him keep his mind of Sophia and his baby; it was still painful to think about.

"Sounds like a great plan," Rosa replied. "Oh, by the way Mokuba, I have a birthday surprise for you at home," Rosa teased with a smile.

"A surprise? For me?" Mokuba asked incredulously.

"Mhmmm," Rosa replied with relish seeing his grey eyes alight just a little.

"I can't wait to see what it is," Mokuba replied and was curious and excited now.

"Oh I think you'll like it, very much," Rosa teased a bit more. The energy in the car was now electrified with curiosity and purpose.


Meanwhile, at the hospital…

Misty sat upright in her bed, watching the TV, and hearing the monitors steadily beeping. Watching the TV helped calm her panicked, racing, frustrated mind. At least whatever was on was simple enough to follow. She did feel some familiarity watching the shows too, but had trouble placing it. The last few days since she'd awoken had been frustrating as she had been trying to piece things together, inducing big headaches. At least the nurses and doctors were helping. Everything had been a blur. She also wondered who gave her the beautiful engagement ring on her finger.

"Good afternoon Misty, how are you feeling today?" Nurse Iwatari asked as she came into Misty's room.

"Confused, of course," Misty answered matter-of-factly. Nurse Iwatari nodded.

"Are you feeling any physical pain? Are you feeling hungry?"

"Well, my head hurts a little, but not much, and yeah I am a bit hungry," Misty answered. Nurse Iwatari got out the menu for her, and Misty pointed to what she wanted. Nurse Iwatari got on the room phone and put the order in for her and looked her over and wrote her vitals down and accounted for the babies' health and vitals too.

"Well, everything looks good internally, and the babies are doing ok," Nurse Iwatari remarked.

"That's good, I'm glad. I just wish I could remember…" Misty lamented with a sigh. "…I've been wondering…" Misty began.

"Yes?" Nurse Iwatari implored Misty to continue.

"Who is the babies' father and who gave me this ring?" Misty asked genuinely wanting to know. She knew she just didn't get pregnant by magic, and that the staff avoided speaking about who it was around her.

"I'm not allowed to say," Nurse Iwatari replied. Misty scowled.

"On whose orders?" Misty demanded.

"Your family's," Nurse Iwatari admitted.

"I need to know," Misty insisted.

"Give me a moment please," Nurse Iwatari requested.

"For what? Just tell me!" Misty demanded irritably. Nurse Iwatari left the room and found a doctor.

"ARGH!" Misty snarled in exasperation and anger. She felt so disrespected. She rubbed her head and felt a fuzzy memory coming to focus. There…was…something… a law… about rights to information she requested about her own health… it started with an H… and it sounded like the name of an animal… Hippo? No… that wasn't right… but it sounded close… Hippa? Yes… that sounded more like it, and then it came back...HIPAA! That was one of her rights! She had the right to information about her own health! She was the patient here! She could make the decisions! When Nurse Iwatari came back, she was going to have to demand it.


Meanwhile, outside her room…

"Doctor, she's asking about who the babies' father is… Can I tell her?" Nurse Iwatari asked. "She has a right to know… she is the patient," she pointed out.

"Maybe so, but I'm not sure she is of sound mind to get that information," the doctor answered and added, "plus her family ordered us not to."

"She is awake now, and she seems like she can handle it, and she's getting mad that I didn't answer her. We have to obey HER wishes," Nurse Iwatari argued.

"Alright, fine, tell her," the doctor replied and went to take care of another patient. Nurse Iwatari then went back into her room and shut the door.

"Well? You have to tell me, I'm the patient, and I have rights to know about my own health. Back home they're called HIPAA patient rights," Misty demanded.

"You're right," Nurse Iwatari agreed and sat down in the chair next to Misty.

"And why didn't my family want you to tell me about information I need to know?" Misty demanded.

"It's believed that he hit you and caused your amnesia," Nurse Iwatari replied.

"What?" Misty asked surprised. "What happened?" Nurse Iwatari then explained the scene the paramedics told them when they brought her in a few weeks ago, and she had mentioned Seto's name in the interim as she explained. Misty listened, but something didn't feel right about that version.

"Something doesn't feel right about that…" Misty replied with an eyebrow raised over one of her fierce chocolate eyes.

"Are you remembering something?" Nurse Iwatari asked.

"I'm not sure… I just know that my gut is saying that's not right…" Misty explained and sighed. Just then, her food was brought in. She thanked the person who brought it in, and started eating. Nurse Iwatari finished what she had to do and left her be to eat. While Misty ate, she flipped through the channels, and found Beauty and the Beast was playing. She smiled, feeling a sense of nostalgia and a memory come washing over her like a gentle wave. This was one of her favorites. She even started singing along softly. And there was something oddly familiar about Belle and the Beast's relationship. It was like she had experienced it somehow. Maybe this Seto Kaiba was like the Beast and she was like Belle? There was a dim, blurry glow in her mind as she was watching the movie and feeling a connection. She wondered what he was doing and if he was feeling sad that they were separated. As the movie finished, three people walked in, 2 big men, and a woman who resembled her. This must be her family.

"Misty!" They exclaimed as they walked in and hugged her. Misty hugged back after a minute, and they confirmed that they were her parents and her brother, and more memories surfaced, this time strongly, mostly about them.

"Hi mom, hi dad, hi Wes," Misty greeted. Her family smiled at her as she greeted them.

"You remember us! That's great!" Misty nodded.

"I can't believe you're here," Misty remarked.

"We've come to take you home to take care of you and your babies," her mother replied.

"I see," Misty replied. "I have a question. Why weren't they allowed to tell me that Seto Kaiba is the father of my children and my fiancé?"

"We weren't sure if you'd be able to handle it. We didn't want him hurting you any further," her father answered.

"I'm not sure, but that doesn't feel right…" Misty told them.

"Even if it isn't, you've endured some head trauma, and we think it's best if you recover at home with us, where we can keep you safe and well cared for," her mother told her.

"Safe? From what?" Misty retorted.

"Well, we don't want you risking your safety and everyone else's going out by yourself. You're going to have to relearn a lot," her father answered.

"Fine, I'll relearn everything, but don't patronize me!" Misty snapped. "If I ask questions, I expect HONEST answers!"

"Alright, alright, take it easy," her father relented. Her mother and brother also agreed.

"Good. I have another question, was your fear of him hurting me what kept him from coming here to see me?"

"Yes…" her family admitted. "We made an arrangement with him and his brother that he is to leave you alone for a while to allow you to recover, one step at a time, and let us take care of you," Wes told her.

"Why can't he take care of me?" Misty asked. It sounded odd to her.

"He doesn't have that much money to take care of you, or your dog. He can barely take care of himself and his brother," her father explained.

"I see. I have a dog? Where is it? What kind?" Misty asked curiously.

"She's in my hotel room, and she's a Catahoula-Lab. Her name is Shadow," her mother explained.

"Nice," Misty replied with a smile. There was a sense of familiarity. Dogs were familiar to her, but she wanted to know more about her fiancé.

"What does he look like?" Misty asked.

"Who?" Wes asked.

"My fiancé, Seto Kaiba," Misty answered with an annoyed look. Wes then pulled out his phone and got a picture of Seto pulled up. Misty gazed at it for a while, and felt odd. There was a sense of familiarity as she gazed at the picture of him, then when she couldn't take the buzzing feeling anymore of the memories that threatened to wash over her like a tsunami, she looked away.

"Are you ok?" her father asked.

"My head hurts… a tsunami of memories threatened to wash over me, but I don't feel strong enough to take it..." Misty answered.

"It's ok, a little at a time," her mother said gently.

"I think I should rest," Misty announced.

"You should do that. We'll get out of your hair and let you rest," her father told her and they left the room and went to the hotel and their rooms.

Misty turned off the TV and the lights, got Nurse Iwatari to unhook her, and went to the bathroom and washed her hands before going back to bed and settling in to sleep. She was dreaming about Beauty and the Beast, where she was Belle and Seto Kaiba was the beast, and had turned into a prince after she told him she loved him. He asked her to marry him and she said yes, of course. As they were about to get married, she was pregnant, and a strange yet handsome man with shaggy black hair, jade green eyes, a five 'o clock shadow on his chin, and a bionic skeleton arm tattoo had invaded the castle and attacked with an army of monsters. She and Seto tried to fight them, but then she was hit by the man and everything went dark, causing her to jolt awake. Nurse Iwatari hurried to her room after seeing her heart rate spike at the nurse's station.

"Misty? Is everything ok?" Nurse Iwatari asked.

"Just a startling dream," Misty said as she tried to calm down.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Nurse Iwatari asked. Misty decided not to tell her feeling like she would have her dream dismissed. It felt like a clue to what really happened. Misty shook her head and went back to sleep, this time dreaming about her mind being a puzzle and she was having to find her lost pieces of her memory in a vast and confusing Wonderland.

She alternated between her puzzle piece mind dream, and different versions of her and Seto Kaiba and her blacking out. She sighed knowing she was going to have to keep enduring these dreams for God knows how long.

"Please God, help me," she prayed.


Meanwhile, earlier that evening…

Rosa had taken Seto and Mokuba to her and Manny's home, and Sophia had come downstairs to greet Rosa, and she, Mokuba, and Seto were stunned to see each other.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Mokuba and Sophia asked simultaneously and incredulously. "Rosa let me stay here," they answered simultaneously and they both looked at Rosa.

"Surprise! Happy birthday Mokuba," Rosa replied with a smile. They were both stunned silent.

"…Happy Birthday," Sophia told Mokuba.

"Thanks," Mokuba replied and wasn't sure what to do. Both of them seeing each other was like ripping scabbed skin off a wound.

"Alright, now both of you are going to listen to me carefully. It is with the goodness of Manny's and my hearts that we are taking the three of you in, and you two are not going to cause any drama. I didn't tell either of you that I would be bringing the other here, knowing you would've tried to fight with me about it. You two are obviously miserable without each other, you really need each other, and love each other. So, I want you two to go sit on the couch and make up and start talking right now!" Rosa commanded. Sophia, Mokuba, and Seto were surprised she was being so commanding right now to them; it was a side of her they'd never seen before, but they nodded and went to the couch and sat down. Seto sat on another couch and watched, with Rosa. Sophia and Mokuba took a deep breath.

"…I know you think that I had something to do with what happened to Misty, and I know you don't want to hear an apology, but I am sorry…" Sophia began and started to cry as she spoke. "I never wanted this to happen to you, Misty, and Seto…I do still love you, and everyday has been painful from me missing you… and when...my parents… tried to force me…to get an…ab-ab-abortion, I couldn't do it… I love you and our child too much to go through with it!" Sophia sobbed. Seto and Mokuba were shocked that her parents had tried to force her to have an abortion, and their hearts broke. Mokuba then wrapped his arms around her and held her. Sophia immediately wrapped her arms around him tight and cried into his shoulder. Mokuba felt better holding her tight, and hearing that she refused to have the abortion. She really did love him, but he still wanted to hear the truth.

"I love you too. I'm so happy you decided not to have the abortion. Why did your parents try to make you have one?" He had an idea, but he didn't want to assume.

"Because you're the father…" Sophia explained. Mokuba sighed heavily; he knew it. "Both my parents are in jail now… and I'm sure they've disowned me, but I don't care… You, Seto, Misty, Rosa, Roland, Edward, Hari, and the staff are more of my family than my real family was… I couldn't live with them… there was no love with my family… I didn't have the heart for what they were and what they wanted me to be, nor did they care about what I wanted….so I emancipated myself and lived on my own and lived estranged from them… you know that… anything that went on with them, I had absolutely no part of," Sophia told him as she held him tight. Mokuba felt so stupid for not believing her.

"I'm so sorry I blew up at you at the library," Mokuba apologized.

"It's ok Mokuba, I forgive you," Sophia assured him and kissed him. Mokuba was relieved.

"I missed you so much too, and our baby. How is our baby doing?"

"Our baby is doing great. The doctor said that he or she is about 5 weeks along, well, 11 weeks now, he or she would be due around mid-January, or even Christmas at the earliest. Our baby was so tiny," Sophia explained and showed him the ultrasound picture.

"Wow!" Mokuba exclaimed amazed and smiled and rubbed her belly gently. Seto felt envious that his brother was reunited with his love and baby-to-be, and he wished he could be reunited with his love and babies-to-be. What he wouldn't give to go to the hospital and reintroduce himself to Misty and try to help get her memories back.

"…I have to wait…" Seto thought pained. She deserved that.

"I know it hurts, but imagine showing up to her parents when the time is right and you're able to take care of her," his inner self encouraged.

"…Yeah," Seto agreed and tried to focus on his plan. Mokuba and Sophia were catching up and re-bonding, and then they went to bed, in separate rooms, with Mokuba and Seto in one, and Sophia in another. Mokuba slept a little easier knowing she was in the next room, but he missed her sleeping in his arms. Seto, however, slept restlessly.


A few days later, Misty was released from the hospital with instructions for her therapy exercises at home, and her family had taken her, Shadow, and her and Shadow's things home on a long flight. Shadow was extremely anxious about the flight, but after 15 hours, they made it home to San Antonio, TX. Misty's parents hired some movers to load Misty's and Shadow's things into a truck, and they followed them home and unloaded the truck for them and brought Misty's things to her room. Misty's parents and brother did help and made sure the movers didn't steal anything. A little while later, Misty and her mother introduced Lucky to Shadow. At first, Lucky wasn't crazy about Shadow, but Misty and her mother got them socialized and he slowly warmed up to her a little, and it was like old times before Lulu had passed away.


As the months went by,

Misty was remembering more and more gradually, and as promised, Misty's parents emailed updates to Seto, who found hope, joy, and a renewed sense of purpose with each update. He was absolutely thrilled to find out the babies were a boy and a girl, and he loved the names Misty picked out- Joshua Gabriel for his son, and Angelbella Star for his daughter. Of course, Misty would find a way to tie Heaven into their names. He had saved the ultrasound pictures on his flash drive and was so proud of them, he treated them like gold. Rosa and Manny were excited about the babies too, and for Mokuba and Sophia's baby, whom they discovered was a boy.

Seto, Mokuba, and Sophia in the interim had taken jobs to help Rosa and Manny and to save to go to San Antonio to get Misty, and when Mokuba and Seto weren't working at their jobs, they worked on trying to fix everything Nero ruined. They still needed more money, so Seto invested in a GoFundMe fundraiser to help get the money to get to San Antonio. People were reluctant to pitch in and help, despite the fact that he proved his innocence, until he offered free tickets to KaibaLand to all the backers, when the grand re-opening would take place. Immediately, he saw a spike of support.

And shortly after he saw the spike of support in early October, he managed to find the corrupted file Nero uploaded and destroy it. Once he destroyed it and its traces, his computer was working perfectly again. Then he started working on building a much more secure network after booking a flight for him, Mokuba, and Sophia to San Antonio, on October 22nd. He figured seeing his love would be the most perfect birthday gift for him. He emailed Misty's parents to let them know they were coming, but they were still hesitant to let him see her. It pissed Seto off, but he wasn't going to be deterred. He waited, scrimped, saved, and made tremendous effort in 3 long months, and dammit, he was going to see her, and Shadow, talk to her, and get them back!


They packed their belongings, and then on October 22nd, Seto, Mokuba, and Sophia got on the plane to go to San Antonio, TX, after exchanging their money to the USD. Mokuba and Sophia were so excited to see Misty's hometown after all her and Seto's magical and picturesque descriptions, and they were so eager to see Misty again. Mokuba was extremely attentive to Sophia's needs while they were on the plane, and made sure she and their son were ok. While in San Antonio airspace, Seto had Mokuba and Sophia look out the window.

"WOW! IT'S SO HUGE!" Mokuba and Sophia gasped in awe. Seto smiled at their amazement, and about 10 minutes later, they landed at San Antonio International Airport. He was disappointed that Misty's family hadn't come to get him, but then again, he wasn't surprised. They went and got their bags, and Seto booked an Uber to take them to their hotel downtown, the Holiday Inn on Cesar Chavez, near Market Square. . Mokuba and Sophia were awestruck as they stared out the back windows at downtown San Antonio blurring past.

"This is so amazing!" Sophia exclaimed.

"Yes it is!" Mokuba agreed. Seto merely sat in the middle seat, focused on his mission.

"Aren't you happy Seto? We're in San Antonio! We've finally made it!" Mokuba exclaimed.

"Yes, we have, but I'm more focused on getting to her family's house and talking to her, and what I'm going to say," Seto explained. Mokuba nodded.

"What are you going to say?" Mokuba asked.

"I'm going to tell them I've worked so hard to get to this point for 3 months, missing out on important events during Misty's pregnancy, scrimping, slaving and saving to get here and have her in my arms again, and they aren't going to stop me!" Seto declared.

"Do you want us to go with you?" Mokuba offered, hoping to help keep him grounded.

"No, I need to confront them myself. Besides, it'll give you time to explore. I recommend getting some bus passes and taking the buses and streetcars around downtown to get where you need to go, and there is a Whataburger here downtown.

"Let's have that for dinner!" Mokuba exclaimed. Seto chuckled.

"Alright, we can do that," Seto consented.

"Yay!" Mokuba and Sophia cheered. The driver then dropped them off at their hotel and they went in to check in and were taken to their room on the 4th floor. Once they settled in, Seto then led them to the bus stop and when the driver came, he asked which bus would take them to the VIA station near Market Square, the bus driver told him, and then they waited for the right bus. When they got on, they used some of their American money for the fare and they went to the bus station. They each bought a few monthly bus passes and kept them in their wallets. They then boarded an old-fashioned yellow route streetcar, and Mokuba and Sophia thought it was cool, for they had never been on an old-fashioned styled streetcar before. They each inserted their bus pass and then they were stamped with an expiration date set a month ahead. They sat near the front and Seto and Mokuba marveled at how cool this ride was. They rode around downtown and got off at the stop across the street from Whataburger. Mokuba and Sophia grinned and they crossed the street safely before going in. Thankfully, it wasn't busy right now. Mokuba and Sophia were excited and looked at the menu. Seto let them order first, and Mokuba ordered a Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwich and Sophia ordered an A1 Thick and Hearty burger. Seto thought that sounded good, so he also ordered an A1 Thick and Hearty burger. Seto paid for the food and they were given one of Whataburger's signature orange table tent numbers and their cups. Seto directed them to the soda fountain and Mokuba and Sophia picked their sodas while Seto got an iced tea. Mokuba and Sophia were fascinated that they could refill their drinks as many times as they wanted this visit. They got their napkins, lids, straws, and then sat down in a booth and put their table tent on the table. A few minutes later, an employee brought their food to them and the tray of ketchup, napkins, and anything else they might need. Seto took a few ketchups for them and the employee grabbed the table tent and went back to the kitchen. The three of them opened the burger wrappers, put the fries on the paper, and opened the ketchup and dug in.

"Mmmm! This is so good!" Mokuba exclaimed and felt the slightly spicy tingle on his lips. "Ooh, that has a good kick to it."

"Yeah! This is delicious! I like the barbecue taste!" Sophia remarked on her burger.

"Yeah, I like this burger too. I think I might like this more than the Avocado Bacon Burger I had last time," Seto chimed in.

"That sounds good too," Mokuba replied.

"It sure does," Sophia agreed and they continued to enjoy their dinner. Mokuba and Sophia could understand why Misty loved this burger place. When they finished and had topped off their drinks, they decided to go and walk along the Riverwalk a little bit. Sophia rested her head on Mokuba's shoulder and Mokuba had his arm wrapped around her waist, holding her close as they walked and enjoyed the sights, sounds, smells of the Riverwalk. Seto felt a little jealous and wished Misty was here walking with them. They even took a ride on a barge to get a tour of the Riverwalk, and then headed back to the hotel when they were finished to rest a while because the jet lag had caught up to them.


Meanwhile,

Misty was feeling sad. She was about to go to an old family friend's wedding, and she felt jealous that her fiancé, Seto Kaiba, wasn't here with her. Sure, it was nice to spend time with her mom and Wes, and it was nice to see old friends, but she wanted him there with her too. She wished they had gotten married before she lost her memory. She was out shopping for a wedding gift, and had bought something off her friend's registry with the plentiful money she had saved on in her account from when she had been working with her fiancé apparently. She also bought a nice dress that allowed room for her rippling baby bump. She went home and wrapped it and relaxed for a bit listening to music, particularly Josh Groban's "My Heart Was Home Again", and hanging out online until she went to bed.


The next day, she had gone to the wedding with her mom and Wes downtown at San Fernando Cathedral. Everything looked so beautiful. As they were walking to the cathedral from the parking garage, Seto had seen them.

"Misty?" Seto asked aloud, but not loud enough that she could hear.

"Misty?" Sophia and Mokuba echoed. "Where?" Seto then pointed to her, her mom, and Wes, and Sophia and Mokuba gasped. "It is her!" they exclaimed. "Go get her! We'll catch up!"

Seto then managed to catch crosswalks where he was allowed to cross, and was running to catch up. He then crossed the street on the side they were walking, and then caught up to them.

"Misty!" Seto called out. Misty, Wes, and her mother paused to turn around and see who was calling her. Her mother and Wes's eyes widened seeing him.

"YOU'RE HERE?!" they asked incredulously.

"I told you I was coming!" Seto exclaimed while panting. "I…spent…3 months… saving, slaving, and working…my ass off… to get her back!" Seto exclaimed while panting. "And then…. you refuse to…let me…see her?!... I can take care of…her…and Shadow…now!" Seto declared.

"You're Seto Kaiba?" Misty asked as she looked at him. He looked just like the picture of Seto Kaiba that Wes had shown her, but a little rougher.

"Yes!" Seto exclaimed happily and then hugged her more on the side to not crush the babies. Josh and Angelbella sensed something was going on, so they started moving. Then he kissed her. "I've missed you so much! I'm so happy to see you again my love!" Seto exclaimed as he held her. Misty wasn't sure of what to make of this, but it felt so familiar and so good when he held her and kissed her. It was like her body had awoken with a jolt. She felt happy. She smiled slowly and hugged and kissed back. Memories started to come back to her.

"We hate to break up this love fest, but we need to go now," Wes interrupted and he and his mom got Misty free and they continued walking to the church. Seto followed and then Mokuba and Sophia had caught up to them.

"Please, don't take her away from me, I've been without her so long, I don't want to be without her any longer," Seto begged.

"Please go for now. We're attending our friend's wedding," her mom requested.

"Misty!" Mokuba and Sophia called to her and they hugged her. Misty looked blank for a moment.

"It's me Mokuba! Seto's brother!" Mokuba introduced himself happily, hoping she remembered.

"And it's me Sophia!" Sophia introduced herself happily. Misty concentrated and then smiled as memories of them started to come back to her.

"Mokuba, Sophia, it's so good to see you!" Misty greeted and hugged them a moment.

"Come on Misty, let's go," her mom prodded and pulled her away.

"Mom, let's have them join us, please," Misty begged.

"No, they aren't even dressed for the wedding, and they aren't invited. We'd have to talk to Jeremiah and Tracy," her mother resisted. At that moment, her mother's friend Jeremiah had come to greet them.

"Hey Jeremiah," Misty greeted.

"Is everything ok?" Jeremiah asked. Misty's mother then explained that Seto was Misty's fiancé and this was his brother and girlfriend, and they were bothering them.

"Was? No, she is my fiancée!" Seto protested.

"Could they join us at the wedding?" Misty requested politely. Jeremiah seemed reluctant to let them into his son's and future daughter-in-law's wedding. Misty looked crestfallen.

"I don't really know them that well," Jeremiah explained. "I'd prefer not to have them present."

"…Alright," Misty relented. She did have to respect his wishes. "Would you wait for me out here?" Misty asked Seto politely.

"Alright," Seto agreed and kissed her. Her body felt an electric current.

"Thank you," Misty thanked him and was led inside. Her mom had explained what happened between Misty and Seto back in May, and she didn't feel comfortable with him nearby. Misty also had lost her memory and she didn't want to cause Misty any pain, or cause any disturbances with the wedding.

"He's not disturbing me," Misty protested, but her protest fell on deaf ears. And she felt like her recurring dream had suddenly came back clearly to her, and she remembered that day. He didn't hit her, Nero Yakamori did. Seto obviously loved her too much to do that. Jeremiah had called police to take him away because her mom felt bothered.

"No! Don't!" Misty requested but was ignored.


The police then grabbed Seto and arrested him.

"What is the big idea?!" Seto exclaimed.

"Seto!" Mokuba exclaimed startled.

"You're under arrest for harassment," the officer announced and read him his rights.

"Harassment?! I didn't do anything?!" Seto protested.

"One of the wedding guests felt threatened by your presence." Seto was thoroughly angered her mother would do this to him. The officer then put him in the cruiser and took him a few blocks to the jail and booked him. Sophia and Mokuba were upset and angry. They waited for the wedding to be over.

Inside the church, Misty was angry with her mother and Jeremiah for arresting Seto and ignoring her, but she focused on the wedding. It was a beautiful wedding, and later she congratulated her friend Josh and his new wife Stefania. Then her mother, brother, and her exited the church. Misty saw them coming up to her.

"WHY DID YOU HAVE MY BROTHER ARRESTED? HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!" Mokuba demanded.

"He was making me uncomfortable, and I didn't want him causing pain to Misty. She still struggles with her memory sometimes," Misty's mother explained. Misty growled at her.

"What did I say about patronizing me?" Misty demanded angrily.

"That's stupid! And we showed you the tape!" Mokuba protested.

"Tape?" Misty asked incredulously. Mokuba immediately pulled out his phone and showed her the tape. Misty gasped as she watched it and looked at her mother and brother. "How could you keep this from me!"

"Sweetheart, you had a tough time with your memories," her mother explained. "We were reintroducing your memories a little at a time so it didn't overwhelm you. We figured having them would overwhelm you, and we didn't want them at a wedding of someone they don't know, plus he was causing a scene."

"He was overjoyed to see me!" Misty snapped.

"Yeah! He wasn't threatening anybody," Sophia agreed.

"We have to go now," her mother said changing the subject and pulled her away. Misty was sullen and upset and went with her mom and brother, and they went to get something to eat and relax a little while before the reception. Misty refused to talk to them, but did enjoy the reception; it was so beautiful. Later, they went home, and Misty still refused to speak to her mother. She went to her room, shut the door, and changed. She put on her music, and was browsing online, and then she got an idea.


Meanwhile, Mokuba and Sophia had tried to help explain to the officers about his brother, but there wasn't much he could do right now. They then went to explore a little and returned to the room.


Seto was upset and angry that he was yet again in jail, for something stupid. He couldn't believe her mom would do that to him and hinder him from being with her, even after he proved his innocence. He understood that their friend didn't want wedding crashers ruining the wedding, but he was content to wait for them outside. He probably could bail himself out, but he wanted to save the money they had saved to live here in San Antonio.

"Please grant me a miracle… I need Misty and my babies reunited with me, please!" Seto prayed silently.

"A plan is cooking. Be patient," an ethereal voice told him. Seto was relieved and awed to have had such a quick response. He smiled and decided to trust and wait to see what this plan was.


A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter and another reminder to review! New reviews= immediate release of new chapters once finished! And yes, there WILL be not one, but TWO lemons in the next update. (Pivotal moment ahead!)