okay, someone asked me...actually two people i think...why didn't she just call? and i was like...huh. why didn't she call? and then i remembered what i was gonna do. Her brother was gonna force her into isolation, not allowing her to call anyone. but then, i forgot about that plan, actually her brother is just annoying, so i got rid of him, and then i made him just dump her somewhere. and then...yeah. hehe...so i messed up. that's okay. ahem, so it's too late for that. to change it i mean. yeah. sorry. i wasn't thinking. ::laughs nervously::
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No matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love. 1 Corinthians 13:3 (Msg)
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Lily hadn't expected this. She wasn't looking for any boyfriend or husband; she was too focused on raising Emily. It made sense though, now, that Emily wasn't dependent on Lily every minute, the two had spent more time getting to know each other, but what she didn't understand was why he'd want to marry her when there were so many other better candidates out there.
"I...I, I don't know...but why would you want to marry me? I'm self-centered, sarcastic, I haven't even completed high school, Emily isn't even your child, my family is strange, myself included—"
"I want to, because, I've spent so much time with you that I've grown...to love you. I know you weren't pursuing any relationship, but I know we can make things work. Nothing will really change anyway, and I love Emily like she was my own."
"...but...I have to think."
"Yes, take all the time you need."
"I don't want to seem like I'm just taking advantage of you, but I think I have to visit Japan and figure something out. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I don't want you making a decision you'll regret."
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Lily stood at the terminal gate and waved to Emily and Steven. "I promise I'll come back." She took her daughter's hand and walked towards the plane.
"Mommy, why are we going to Japan?"
"I need to see someone."
"Who?"
"A friend of mine."
"Who?"
"You'll see, now put on your seatbelt."
"What's Japan like?"
"Fun."
"How do you know?"
"I used to live there."
Emily's eyes became wide, "Really?"
"I never lie."
"What are we going to do there?"
"Well, I need to visit my friend, but then we can do anything you want."
"Can we have ice-cream?"
"Well, that's given."
Emily grinned, satisfied with her mother's answer. Half an hour into the flight, she fell asleep, using her mom as a pillow. Lily was listening to music for a bit before falling asleep herself.
They were arriving in Japan before they knew it, and woke up as the plane descended.
"Mommy, my ears hurt."
"Here, chew some gum."
"How does that help?"
"I don't know, but it helps me."
Emily shrugged and took the Juicyfruit.
After they exited the airport, they took a cab to Kaiba's residence. Inside, Emily was pestering her mother with more questions.
"How long are we gonna stay here?"
"As long as we need."
"How long is that?"
"I'm not sure."
"Huh. Where are we going?"
"To my friend's house."
"Ah."
"Yup."
"Are we there yet?"
"Is the car still moving?"
"Yes."
"Well, then no."
"Can I braid your hair?"
"No, but I can do yours."
"Okay."
Lily finished the French braid right as the cab pulled up in front of the mansion. She mumbled to herself, "still as fancy as before," and they walked up the long driveway.
::bells ringing:: (you know those fancy houses don't have a doorbell, but bells.)
Mokuba answered the door, "Hi. Can I help you?"
He doesn't remember me.
"I'm looking for Mr. Kaiba."
"Oh, he's out on a date. Who are you?"
"I, uh, work for him. I have some news."
"Really?" He eyed her light blue jeans and black jean jacket before turning his attention to the younger one, "Is it important?"
"It's okay, I'll just tell him on Monday." (It was Saturday.) The two left.
"Is something wrong?"
"No...it's just...the memories..."
"It's okay," Emily held her mom's hand in an effort to comfort her.
He's out on a date...well what do you expect? Of course he's gonna move on...you haven't talked to him in such a long time. What if he doesn't even remember me? This whole trip has been made in vain...
"I'm hungry. Can we get some ice-cream?"
"Okay."
The two went to the same ice-cream shop where she and Kaiba had their first kiss, saw her brother, and so many other memories.
"CHOCOLATE!!! Double scoop! Waffle cone, please. Double! Double! Double!" Emily chanted.
"And, I'll have...well I'll just share with her."
"No! Then you're gonna eat all of mine!! Single scoop, chocolate, in a cup, please," she said to the employee.
The two took a seat at one of the tables. Just then the bell hanging on the door rang, signaling another customer. She turned her head to see that it was Kaiba and another woman. (GASP! Can it be?)
She inhaled sharply.
"Mommy, are you okay?"
"The memories...my head hurts, hun, that's all."
Emily hugged her mother and patted her back, "It's okay. The ice cream will cheer you up."
Jealously surged through her blood as she saw Kaiba and the woman kiss. She grumbled, "That woman..."
Emily copied her mother's anger, because whatever Lily did, she had to do. Taking her mother's spoon, she scooped a blob of ice-cream from her cone, handed the cone for her mother to hold, and catapulted the ice-cream so that it hit the woman in the face.
"AHHHH!"
She started to giggle hysterically at the woman's reaction, and Lily chuckled to herself without glancing over at them.
Kaiba and the other lady were not amused.
She started to cry, "My new shirt, it's ruined!"
Emily remarked, "Pfft, who cares about your shirt, look at your face!" and her laughter turned silent; she was laughing that hard.
Kaiba sternly said to Lily, "How dare you let your child go around doing such disrespectful things? Do either of you know who I am?"
"Don't talk to my mom like that!"
"Shh, Emily, you don't need to get mad at Seto. I'm sure this meeting would have been better if you both knew as much as I do about the situation," she said more to the wall than to both of them. She was facing the opposite direction and not revealing her identity.
The chocolate covered lady butted into the conversation, "How RUDE! Both of you! Don't you know that you have to address him as Mr. Kaiba?"
"Let it go," Lily casually said. She stood up, hair covering her face on the couple's side, and continued, "Come Emily, let's go to the beach, but be careful, wouldn't want to get pinched by a crab," and she chuckled to herself.
"Reveal yourself," Kaiba ordered.
"You've moved on, Seto. Let me."
"Who are you? That you think you can go around not addressing me as Mr. Kaiba."
"You're not any superior to us, so why don't you just stop being so arrogant." Emily retorted.
"My, my, aren't you just wonderfully obnoxious."
"I know what that means."
"Look who's got such a big vocabulary for her age. Outspoken, which is more than what I can say about her mom."
"Don't you dare insult us. I hate you! You're just a mean, stupid, bastard!"
"I'd clean her mouth if I were you," Kaiba said to Lily.
"If you knew who he was, you wouldn't hate him, Emily. Let's just go."
This comment shocked everyone.
"Who are you?"
"I don't think you'd care, or even recognize me. Your brother doesn't, but well, as you wish," she said and turned around.
"L...Lily?"
"The one and only," she smirked, "Well, now that you know, and I know that you've moved on, can we go now?"
"I thought you were dead! I couldn't find you anywhere. Where were you?"
"Canada."
"Why did you leave?"
"I didn't. I would have come back, but considering I had no money and was carrying Emily, I didn't really have the option to come back, did I?"
He looked at Emily and saw his own blue eyes sternly glaring back at him.
"Is she...she..." he pointed at Emily.
"Yes she is."
"At a loss for words now? Resorting to pointing fingers, hmm?" Emily said, disregarding her mother's comment on the fact that she had no idea what she was referring to. "Didn't your mom ever tell you it was rude to point?"
"Em, let's go."
"Wait, Lily, will I ever see you again?"
"I highly doubt it. It was nice seeing you though. Would have been nicer without Barbie there splattered in ice-cream," she said and laughed with her daughter.
After they exited, Michelle, Kaiba's girlfriend, said, "Can you believe the nerve of those girls?"
"Yeah...can you believe how beautiful Emily is? She's just like her mother..."
"How can you—"
"Listen, I don't think that we are going to work."
"Are you breaking up with me?"
"Uh, yes. I lost her once, I'm not losing her again," he left her to mope about her sticky situation.
Kaiba found Lily and Emily splashing in the water on the beach and walked over to them. When Emily caught sight of him, her excitement and laughter disappeared, and her face turned icy cold, "What do you want?"
"I just need to talk to Lily for a moment."
"Okay, why don't you go and eat some of those sandwiches in the cooler? And put on sunscreen! Seto, look, I'm sorry about what happened to your girlfriend back there, Emily didn't mean to—"
"I want you back."
"Excuse me?"
"I can't lose you again. I want to be a part of Emily's life, and I missed you," he leaned in to kiss her, but she backed away.
"It's too late. It's not your fault, or my fault, it's just the way things happened."
"But now, you're here, stay, with me. Both of you."
"I've got a life back in Canada, Seto. I can't just abandon that. There's also someone else."
"Lily, please, I loved you, and I still do."
"He asked me to marry him."
"Fine, but answer me this, why did you come here then?"
"Well..."
"Answer truthfully."
"You."
"Exactly. I'll be waiting for your answer," he kissed her cheek and left.
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okay, i've written most of it out already, so i can't really change it and make her call and Kaiba rescues her from her tragic life in Canada...that would be lame, too. well anyway. now she has to choose. hehe. Emily cracks me up. cheeky little kid...:D and as always...review.