Chapter 3
Pain of the Past
An hour later at the Kaiba mansion, Alexandra sat in the living room while her daughter received the grand tour of the mansion with her "Uncle Mokuba," Seto sat across from Alex. Seto was holding in his anger but something was actually scaring was why did Alexandra faint in the park, he brought her to the mansion since work was done and his daughter wanted to meet her uncle.
"Seto I know your upset but I have good reason," Alex spoke breaking the silence. "Alex being scared doesn't count as a reason," Seto in a calm and emotionless tone. Alex nodded, "Well there is another, because you were so busy with that company of yours that I decided to take off. Seto for crying out loud I know for a fact that you didn't want to be a father yet!" Seto shook his head, "but I would have helped you raise her, Alex, she is half mine," he said. Alex shook her head, "Seto the reason I came back was to tell you something other then you have had a daughter over the last 4 years, it that I am dying," she blurted out.
Seto looked at Alex, "What do mean you're dying? Alex you look fine, to me," he said. Alex shook her head again, "I have cancer Seto, I can't take care of Kisty anymore," she said looking at Seto's deep blue eyes. Seto moved from his spot on the other side of the room over to Alex, "How long?" he asked. Alex tried her best to hold back her tears that were forming in her eyes, she hated the fact she ran away from him five years ago. "About a year no more then that," she said softly.
Seto wanted to do two things at that moment either strangle Alex or take care of her and Kisty, his daughter, "So what are you dying from?" he asked. Alex sighed, "Its an infection in my spine and climb my brain and attack it, causing me to be brain dead. I get pains in my sides from the operations to remove the cancer however there was a little bit that couldn't be removed," she said. "I was digging in Egypt with Marik's wife and daughter, Kisty was with me also, a plane crashed over the site, and a piece of shrapnel was caught in my back. However the X ray's missed it until two years ago, when I asked the doctor about the pain in my ribs and back," she added now looking at the floor.
"Why didn't you come back as soon as you found out?" asked Seto worry was in his voice. "I tried, I really did try but every time I got just steps from your building I just seemed to run away," Alexandra said letting a few tears leave her eyes. Seto pulled Alexandra in to his arms, "Alex, as angry as I am about Kisty and you keeping me from her for four long years really pissed me off. However, having you here and telling me even after four years about this, it better then you just passing away and not telling me at all Alexandra," he said.
Alex began to cry into Seto's chest as he held her, "I am going to take care of you and Kisty until you go, make no mistake about that," he said to her in a calm cool voice.
Author's note: I know this is making Seto out of character but you will find out later why he acts like this around Alexandra, she was the only one too, really break his shell in a later chapter but I will be changing that to something a little deeper.
