The next day...

"So, we'd better pack up our stuff in Canada...how am I going to break the news to Steven?"

Emily shrugged.

"I think we should all go together."

And they did. They took a flight that afternoon, so they didn't arrive there until early that morning. Kaiba carried his sleeping daughter into the hotel room. He was wide awake from thinking of the possible reactions this guy would have. Would he get mad? Throw things at him? Try to fight him? Take it well? Cry? He had no idea. To his surprise, both of them actually, he took it well.

"Hello Steven."

"Lily! You're back!" his excitement dwindled as he noticed Kaiba holding hands with Emily, "Who'd you bring?"

"Steven...I can't marry you...he's the real father, and our relationship is back together. I'm sorry. I wasn't the right girl for you anyway. You'll find her soon enough. I'm just here to take Emily's things."

"Oh...uh...yeah, go ahead," he sounded disappointed.

They took their stuff quickly, and said their goodbyes...

"Bye Steven...I'll miss you," Emily said and gave him a hug.

Well, he took that well...too well. (DUN DUN DUN!!!)

Okay, so Kaiba and Lily got married the next day after they returned to Japan. It was a simple affair, since both of them didn't really have much family. Emily got to dress up and throw petals everywhere, and Kaiba's trusted servants were the witnesses, along with Mokuba.

They were planning on honeymooning in Australia, and Mokuba would take care of Emily, since it was summer and there was no school anyway.

Lily and Kaiba had three days to pack, and to convince Emily that she wouldn't want to come along anyway. It was four o' clock.

"Please? Why can't I come?"

"Well, there are all sorts of creepy animals in Australia...like snakes and lizards, spiders, and humongous bugs that bite you, crocodiles—"

"Then why are you going?"

"Because it's a wonderful place."

"How can it be wonderful with all those scary animals?"

"Because I'll be in the company of your mother."

"Two of us would be better than one."

"But would you want to be the third wheel?"

"Tricycles are cool."

"Haven't you heard? Two's company, three's a crowd."

"Yeah? Then why'd they make a show called Three's Company?

"Lily...can you talk to her?"

She just laughed and said, "Are you sure you want to come? There's not much to do, besides well...this," she wrapped her arms around her husband started kissing him.

"Eeeeewww!!" she screamed and ran away.

Once she was gone, Lily broke off and started to walk in the direction she went.

"Where are you going?"

"I've just scarred my own child; I must comfort her. We'll resume later," she said and winked.

"Emilllyyyyy! Where are you?" she heard footsteps behind her, "You can't hide forever. You'd never be able to eat ice-cream again."

"Mean," she grumbled and came out of the closet.

"Gets you every time. Honey, we'll only be gone for a week, okay? I promise everything will be okay. Plus, you can pester Mokuba all you want, because he has to be good. That should be fun, shouldn't it?"

"Okay..."

"That's a good girl. Plus, I've restocked the freezer. We're now supplied with mint chocolate chip, strawberry cheesecake, rocky road, vanilla, strawberry, peach, hmmm...there was one more..."

"Rainbow sherbert?"

"That's the one!"

Emily dashed to the kitchen and found her father reading a book and eating a cookie.

"Cookies? Awesome!"

"Lily baked them earlier."

"When?"

"Morning before you woke up."

"Thanks mom!" she turned around to see her mother standing in the doorway.

"Save room for dinner!" she told her. When she knew Emily was preoccupied with her own food, she whispered to Kaiba, "Let's go finish what we started...she won't miss us."

The two were making their way to the stairs, Lily's legs wrapped around his waist, and their mouths locked, when someone pounded on the door. She got off of him and they walked together to the door. Whoever was outside was beating the door, and the noise caught Emily's attention. She entered the foyer as Lily opened to door, revealing a drunk man.

"You!!! You stole her from meeee," he yelled at Kaiba and staggered in.

"Steven?" Lily gasped, "What are you doing?"

"I cared for you, provided everything, and he did nothing. And y-you chose him! You son of a bitch! Knocked her up and left her, and now you want her back. He's no good fer ya, Li-Lill-Lily," he took out a gun, "If I can't have her, then you can't either!!" He grabbed her and stuck a gun to her temple.

"Steven! You don't mean that! Put it away."

"Shut up bitch. I did so much for you, and you just left me."

Emily came running towards her mother, "Don't you dare say that! Leave us alone!!"

"Stay away!" he yelled, but she didn't listen.

::BANG::

Emily's body collapsed to the floor, and Lily screamed in despair, rushing to her daughter's side.

Steven shot at Kaiba but the gun just clicked. "Damn it! What the hell? Only one bullet?!?!"

"How dare you shoot at me!" Kaiba ran towards him and punched him square in the face, knocking him out. He proceeded to kneel at Emily's side.

Lily yelled at no one, everyone, "Call an ambulance!!" (is it 911 in Japan?)

"Mommy...it hurts..." she barely whispered out.

"Don't worry. I'm here. Keep fighting. It'll be okay."

"Where's daddy?"

"He's calling for help now."

"Bring him to me."

"Seto! Come quickly!"

"Daddy..."

"What is it?"

"I love you..." and she closed her eyes.

Seconds later an ambulance came and put her on a cart. Kaiba and Lily sat next to her in the vehicle, on its way to the hospital.

They sat in the lobby, waiting for the doctor's diagnosis. Kaiba had one arm around her, and she stared at her hands in her lap.

As the doctor came up to them, they stood up.

"I'm sorry. She's passed away," he left.

Lily buried her face in Kaiba's chest and cried. He tried to soothe her by rubbing her back, but he found tears coming out of his own eyes. He knew how much Emily meant to her...she was her firstborn. Their firstborn.

They cancelled their trip to Australia, and on the same day as the flight, they held the funeral.

Steven pleaded guilty and went to jail.

Lily stayed in bed almost the entire day, crying. Kaiba tried to work, but he found that his thoughts were only on his wife. Her pillow was always damp, and her eyes, always red. He didn't know how to comfort her, so he just let her cry in his arms.

Day after day, she mourned for her deceased daughter. She wore all black, 24/7, and never felt like doing anything fun, or talking for that matter. Kaiba didn't know what to do or say, so he didn't do anything. He was just...there, watching over her, making sure she ate and showered. She was never hungry, though, and became very thin. Falling into depression, her mind would torture her, days on end, blaming herself for her daughter's death. Kaiba and Lily grew distant, never talking. He covered himself in his work, but he took the liberty to stay at home with Lily, although, it didn't really matter anyway. Lily finally went to see a psychologist, without his knowledge.

With the help of her psychologist and pills, Lily got better and was moving on. Kaiba knew nothing of her progression, however, despite the fact that they shared the same bed. He would often stay up late, going to bed when she was already asleep. In the morning, he would wake up early, 4 or 5 o'clock.

The first day that Lily woke up happy was Emily's birthday, September 3. She knew that she had to be happy that day, because her daughter would be. She was celebrating with her mother in her heart, and Lily's heart no longer ached. That morning she prepared breakfast for Kaiba and brought it into his office. She was wearing blue and white pajamas, instead of the black ones she had worn for almost two months.

"Sorry to bother your work, but I thought you'd like some breakfast," she timidly said and walked into his office.

"You're not wearing black," he stated the obvious.

"Today is Emily's birthday, and I'm celebrating it. These are the matching pajamas that I had with her. I'm feeling really happy today, and I know Emily is too."

"Oh...well thanks. I'm glad you're feeling well," he said distractedly, taking a bite out of his toast.

"I guess I better get going," she quietly responded and turned to leave.

"Thanks again for the breakfast," he managed to smile.

Oh, I should have talked to him about my problems...now it's like we're not even friends...::sigh::...well, I guess I'll just bake some cookies or something...

She stood in the kitchen and found no supplies; she hadn't walked in there since the day her daughter got shot. Opening the freezer, she noticed all the ice-cream, still untouched. Lily decided to go buy some groceries and cook all the foods that Emily loved to eat. She got dressed and took her husband's car.

Upon reaching Albertsons (I don't know any Japanese supermarkets), she started in the candy isle, picking up sour gummy worms, Emily's favorite candy. She bought a whole range of items, varying from meat to noodles to cake mix, with everything in between. She even needed the help of one of the employees to bring the all the stuff in her car. When she arrived at home, it took 7 trips to the kitchen and back to bring it all in. Bringing the last bunch of bags into the kitchen, she saw Mokuba getting a soda out of the refrigerator.

"Hi."

"Hey."

"Hungry?"

"A bit."

"You've grown so tall!"

"I'm in college, you know."

"Right. Uh...so want anything in specific?"

He saw the spaghetti noodles in a bag next to him, "That would be fine," he said, pointing to the package.

"Okay, it'll be ready in 15 minutes."

"I'm gonna watch TV until then," he said and left.

/15 minutes later/

"MOOKUUBBAA!!"

"Cooommiiing!"

"Here you go," she handed him a bowl of noodles, "And a fork."

"Thanks sis."

Sis? Oh yeah, he's my brother in law.

Five minutes later he put the empty bowl in the sink. Lily had started to prep for baking a cake. It was going to have five layers, chocolate, vanilla, ice-cream, vanilla, chocolate. She had icing of different colors, and she also started to make jello, with five layers as well, rainbow! :D hehe.

A few hours later, when she was finished, she stored the cake in the freezer, and the jello in the refrigerator, and decided to do a bit of shopping.

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So sad...I didn't want her to be gone...she was the coolest kid! I think she's my favorite character. I didn't want to kill her off...really I didn't. :(