-2 months later-

Seto Kaiba stood behind the large curtain of the stage his heart hammering in his chest, even though there wasn't anyone outside in the thousand seat auditorium he still felt nervous. Suu was doing the final fit for the princess dress, since it was three weeks till the play. Jenny had ended up making the dresses for the rest of the actors, while Suu merely did the prince and princess.

Jenny and Suu had formed a one sided rivalry or so Kaiba suspected. Jenny was as hostile to Suu as ever and well Suu was just being herself.

Though he had noticed a strange silence now between him and her. She seemed different… But the glow of that ring was bothering him…

That freakin engagement ring, his lips were now fashioned into a thin line thinking about that jerk named Pegasus. Maybe he had already…

No, don't think it. She wouldn't, she couldn't they weren't even married

Kaiba felt his cold cheeks begins to flush painfully, as if sensing a change in the air Suu looked up her emotionless brown eyes clashing with his own.

"Is there something wrong? Are you unnerved that I have a sewing needle so close to your manhood?"

Kaiba went flaming red "NO!"

Suu looked down with a tiny smile and went back to sewing, there was a final touchup of lace near Kaiba's crotch and well she had to fix it.

"Are you happy with him?"

"With Mr. Pegasus you mean"

He nodded she paused "I don't know what happiness is anymore, now take a few breathes they are beginning."

The curtain was opened and he was pushed out…. The lights came blaring down on him, the spotlight illuminating his pale form.

In a few days he would become a real princess once again…

The curtain closed three hours later, they had gone through the whole play without any problems. Kaiba was sweating from all the lights when he went into the costume room and shut the door. Pulling off the raven colored wig he threw it into a corner with a bunch of props and took a seat on the settee.

"You did well Kaiba-kun" Seth said warmly, and Seto was standing in his normal clothes watching the lotus flowers in the clear pavilion. Seth was on the other side of the pool playing the Egyptian harp, humming softly feet in the cool water.

He was singing in a strange language one that Kaiba couldn't understand the Rod glowing like fire next to him. Kaiba felt drawn to it, wanting to caresses the smooth metal, to feel safe once again.

Stumbling over he sat beside Seth and listened to his song.

For a long time Kaiba was lost in his thoughts, his mind far, far away. The heaviness began to gather around him, the pain of everything that was going on. He didn't know how to bring that stupid wife of Pegasus's back and he wouldn't ask Seth. The God Ma'at only knows the wrath that he would suffer.

Heaving a great sigh he turned to Seth who had stopped singing long ago, now he merely played the soothing harp, humming a song that sounded strangely familiar.

"Was there anyone that you ever loved?" Seto asked quietly.

Seth stopped playing letting the last notes fade into the warm air.

"Yes once before all this, before I was trapped here in the Rod. She was more beautiful then all of the fairest goddesses and yet she left me so early. She died before our marriage and I locked myself into a shell that is somewhat like you. With all your all to human angst."

Seth smiled sadly at him and Seto thought he saw a tear.

"I can bring Cecilia back but as in the laws of all things, there has to be something in return. Some call it the law of equal exchange, it is the natural balance of all things in the universe…"

"And what would I have to give in return?"

"Your memory"