Lily of the Black Rose: Chapter Three
Lily walked down the hall alone, her thoughts confused. She had known Joey all too well before he had started hanging around with Yugi. But the Joey she had known wouldn't have left her. Lily stopped thinking these things and took a good look at herself. Joey hadn't left her; she had left him, not to mention Tristan. She remembered the day that Yugi had seemingly transformed those two.
[F] Lily had been up on the roof, Misti on the bleachers nearby. Then she heard a yell. A chorus of yells coming from the two voices she knew best. Climbing to the top of the fence, she concentrated her hearing on the fight below. By the time she could see over very clearly, Joey and Tristan were huddled on the wall, some huge bully towering over them. If the three were still friends, she would have saved their sorry asses a long time ago. Instead Yugi Muto appeared out of nowhere and defended them. Distracted, the bully went after Yugi instead. {EF}
From that day on, her hatred of Yugi, learned from her father grew. She couldn't stand him or his Grandpa. Although she had always wondered why he didn't live with his parent, from a simple conversation with Yugi (and probably hanging out with him for a while) you'd think he came from a solid, two-parent family...
Lily had her casts on and was on the way back to the Kaiba Mansion with her father. The two of them were sitting in the back seat of the limo when something happened. Something that would change many lives forever.
The night of fretful sleep that she had gotten at the hospital left Lily very sleepy and although it was almost daylight, Lily fell asleep. She didn't know it, but her head landed in Seto's lap. Surprised, all he could do was look into her face. Seto couldn't believe how different Lily looked when she was sleeping. So peaceful, calm... maybe even happy. He stroked her long, black hair and kissed her forehead. Lily wasn't the only one who had changed. For the first time, Seto really and truly cared. I didn't father her, he thought, but she'll always be mine.
Unfortunately, it wouldn't last long. The chauffer, Joe, was drowsy enough already from driving Seto and Mokuba to the hospital and back earlier, and just couldn't handle it anymore. He fell asleep at the wheel. The limo crashed into the side of the underpass, and crushed Seto's body. Lily, miraculously, was only mildly injured, but her father was dead... again. She saw his body, drenched in blood, and broke down.
Seto's last words were, "I love you, my daughter."
That night, Lily dug through all the sketches she had drawn to help her father design what the holograms on his duel disks would look like. She picked up the best drawing of her favorite monster card, Lily of the Black Rose, and wrote a quick message to Joey on the back. She took the Millennium Pendant off her charm bracelet and placed it in an envelope. She also grabbed a picture she had drawn of the Flame Swordsman, and set off on her way.
She first stopped off at Joey's house and wedged the two sketches into the doorframe. Next she went to the Game Corner and slipped the Millennium Pendant under the door. Isis deserved a good home... with her brother.
Her last stop was the bridge again. She once again sat on the railing and prepared for the fall. When no one stopped her, Lily forced herself over the edge. And as she fell, Lily saw her mother for the first and last time in her life.