Chapter 9
The Wishes
Alexandra sighed as she turned towards her daughter who looked sad it seemed that she was worried about something. "Mommy, what did Seto mean when he said something about the wish thing?" asked the girl. Alexandra sighed, 'it was near Kisty's nap time anyways why not tell her the story,' she thought. "Go upstairs it's time for your nap and then your father and I will decide to tell you," said Alexandra. Kisty skipped up the stairs and ran down the hall quickly into her room.
Seto looked at Alexandra, "You want her to know all that now?" he asked. Alexandra nodded, "Why not you made the wish just before you met me again," she said "and she knows that story from my point of view." Seto nodded, "Fine but I will tell her not you," he said, "I saw those 5 pain pills, and you could pass out at anytime." Alexandra nodded, "ok, Seto I will rest," she said, "but you tuck in our daughter." Seto smirked, "Then I will tuck you in afterwards," he smiled giving Alexandra a small kiss letting her run off.
Alexandra went up the stairs to rest as Seto walked to Kisty's room; he knocked on the door since he knew the little girl was changing. "I am dressed Seto, you can come in," she said. Seto opened the door, "How did you know it was me?" he asked, "You physic or something?" he teased. Kisty stood there in a nightshirt and sweats, "No, I could tell because you stomp and Mommy struts," she answered. "I don't stomp nor does your mother strut," Seto said. Kisty giggled, "Well not from how my room shakes," she said. Seto rolled his eyes, "Get in bed Squirt," he said as Kisty jumped from the middle of her room to the bed.
"So you want to tell the story?" asked Kisty. Seto nodded, "I chose to since your mother had only heard my version," he said. Kisty nodded, "figures," she pouted. Seto shook his head, "Are you ever going to agree with me?" he asked. Kisty put her index figure on her chin and pretended to ponder, "Maybe," she said, "Someday." Seto shook his head, "Don't make me tickle you, I know all your spots," he said. Kisty giggled, "I am not scared besides you only tickle Mommy," she said. Seto nodded, "I do so that means your tickles in the same spots," he smiled. Kisty crossed her arms, "Good thing I know how to block your fingers," she said. Seto shook his head, "Come on I have to put you to sleep then I deal with what your mother said out in the backyard to Bakura," he said.
"Ok do tell the story, then," she said sounding older then she was. Seto smiled, and sat next to his daughter on the bed. "Now where to begin," he sighed, as Kisty pulled her blankets up to her chest. "How about at the wish, part?" she asked. Seto nodded "that is a good start since it was during one of my upsetting defeats again Yugi."
flashback
It was just after the opening of Kaiba land, the tournament was over, and Atem had gone to the afterlife. Yugi and Seto were holding a special exhibition match just for the fans, it had been a few weeks since Seto decided to return to Domino and finish school and what better way then to have a match to celebrate the upcoming graduation a few months before they would all go their separate ways.
Seto walked over to Yugi, "Ready to start this duel, Yugi, your going down," he said. Yugi shook his head, "Remember Kaiba no, titles here this is just a friendly match," he said. Seto laughed, "I don't need to hear the friendship speeches from you, you sound like your girlfriend Gardner," he said. Tea, Joey and Tristan who were standing near by glared at Kaiba. "Watch it Kaiba or I will challenge you to a duel," said Joey. Seto raised an eyebrow, "I could beat you Wheeler with my eyes closed and a hand behind my back," he said.
"I like to see that happen, Kaiba," said Marik, walking over to watch the match that was taking place in the park. Internet cameras were everywhere only a small number of fans were actually aloud near the dueling area; old rivals were aloud in along with Yugi's cheer squad.
"I will deal with you momentary Marik along with Wheeler," said Kaiba, "We all know without Atem, Yugi sucks at dueling," Kaiba rubbed in. Joey and Tristan smirked, "Boy is you in for a wake up call Kaiba," said Tristan, holding Serenity's hand. Joey glared at Tristan to remove his hand from Serenity or it was going to be taken off by his teeth. Serenity caught the glare from Joey and blushed signaling Tristan that her brother was watching.
Yugi smiled, "Lets just do this Kaiba, I have homework to get to," said the young Moto. Seto nodded, "Same here, so I will go first," he said drawing a card.
(I do not write great duel scenes so to spare you readers of my horrible dueling skills I am just going to skip to the ending)
Yugi was down to his last 200 LP, and Seto was at 200 as well it was a close match. Seto had Dragon Master Knight on the field after taking Yugi's Black Luster soldier and fusing it with his blue eyes ultimate dragon. Yugi had Dark Paladin on the field, and two face, down cards and it was Kaiba's move.
"OK time to end this match Yugi I have the most powerful monster on the field and there is nothing you can do about it," he said. Yugi raised an eyebrow, "you can't activate any magic cards so do your worst Kaiba, I can take you," he said smiling. Seto drew his card and started to laugh, "I will first tell my dragon to attack say good bye to your Paladin," laughed Kaiba as his Dragon Master Knight attacked. Yugi shook his head, "Sorry Kaiba but the heart of the cards has granted me to win this match, I activate me trap card Magic Cylinder," he said.
"NOOOO!" yelled Kaiba as his attack came right back at him knocking him to the ground. "Ouch, Kaiba just got his butt handed to him on the platter," said Joey. Tea hit Joey upside the head, "Joey," she said. Seto got up slowly, "GRRR, I will beat you Yugi," he said. Yugi nodded, "Until you learn to get over the darkness in your heart Kaiba you will never win," he said. Seto turned letting his white trench coat flow behind him, "remember this isn't over," he said and walked away to his waiting limo with Mokuba inside.
On the way home, "Seto, why don't you let it go?" asked Mokuba. Seto looked out the window, "because I have to beat Yugi, I just have to, he doesn't have that ancient Pharaoh in him anymore," he muttered. Mokuba sighed, "Why don't you just move on?" he asked.
Seto looked at his brother, "Why should I?" he said. Mokuba leaned back in his seat, "Because as you said once let the past sit behind us," he said. Seto shook his head, "That's what haunts me Mokuba is the past," he said. Mokuba looked at his brother puzzled, "What in our past still haunts you?" he asked. Seto sighed, "Never mind Mokuba, it's something I should worry about," he said. "You should get a date big brother," said Mokuba. The elder Kaiba laughed as the limo pulled up to the house and they went to their usual, Seto went to his office while Mokuba when up to his room to work on homework.
later that night
Seto stood looking out his window at the blue sky, the picture of Kisara fresh in his mind. "Why does that woman haunt me," he muttered as he looked out at the starry sky. "Who are you in this time?" he asked. "If I only knew where you were," he said, walking away from the window. Mokuba who was by the door hearing his brother walked in, "So who the lucky lady?" asked the young Kaiba.
Seto turned to face his brother, "You should be in bed it's 1:00am," he said. Mokuba smirked, "So should you, you have school too, not to mention work, so why not spend a few minutes with your brother and tell me who this girl that haunts your dreams?" he asked. Kaiba knew there was no way out of it; his brother was not going to give up.
"Her name was Kisara, and she was from the Egyptian Fairy tale that Isis poisoned my head with," he said. Mokuba raised an eyebrow, "You mean Kisara?" he asked. Seto looked shocked for two seconds, "How did you…never mind," he said sitting down. Mokuba smiled, "You mean that blue hair girl, with pale skin, and light blue hair?" he asked. Seto looked at his brother as if he had just lost it, "Ok have you been reading my computer logs again?" he asked.
Mokuba smirked, "Maybe," he said, "I can't hang out with any body from school because you won't let me have any friends, or everyone else is scared of you, if they piss me off," he said. Seto nodded, "That means they fear you Mokuba," he said. Mokuba sighed, "I just wish I could have a friend that didn't care about that stuff and would love me," he said.
Seto laughed, and leaned back in his leather chair, "I wish that for you two however, wishes never come true, I wish I had one special girl back," he said. Mokuba smirked, "You would be surprised," he said getting up to leave the room, just as a star flew over the mansion.
A few minutes before across town at Yugi's game shop, Tea and Yugi were watching a movie. "Yugi, are you ok?" she asked. Yugi sighed, "I don't know I just, feel like part of me is missing," he said. Tea smiled, "Come on lets go outside, and on the roof for some fresh air," she said. Yugi and Tea went outside and climbed on the roof of the game shop, just as they sat up there, they spotted a shooting star. "Yugi quick make a wish," said Tea. Yugi made a wish he wished his friend Atem got a second chance at life.
Meanwhile in the afterlife, Atem watched his friends from a far. He heard Yugi's wish, "I only wish that could happen Yugi," he said. The Egyptian god Ra stepped forward, "You wish to return?" he asked Atem. Atem nodded, "I would like to but I know that going back would mean the rest of the world would have to be in danger," he said. Ra nodded, "too bad, once Nameless Pharaoh, because if one of the lights of the dark being you fought were to come back then you could come back, actually lets looked at your friend, Yugi's friend Ryou," he said.
Ryou sat in his room, "If I could have one wish, it would be that Bakura would come back, I know he was evil, but he enjoyed life, he should have a second chance," he said.
Atem saw this and pointed it out to Ra, "He just wished for Bakura to come back, you have to let me go back or the world would be in danger," he said. Ra nodded, "Let me talk to Anbuis about it," he said. Ra turned his eagle head and called forth the dog-headed god Anbuis, lord of the underworld. "Anbuis, I have a proposition for you," said Ra.
Back at the Moto home, Tea and Yugi were talking, "So you really miss Atem?" she asked. Yugi nodded, "Atem gave his life at such a point which he should have been able to continue for what he did," he said. Tea nodded, "To be honest Yugi, I think Atem was cheated out on life," she said. "I know I was his wife back then, and I got a second chance why not him too."
Just as the two were about to climb down from the roof, two things happened three balls of light were seen in the sky one went to Domino Park near Ryou's house, the other two in a near by tree near Yugi's house. "What the?" said Yugi, jumping down from the roof, Tea ran over to them. "OUCH, RA YOU COULD MADE MY LANDING JUST A LITTLE SOFTER!" yelled a familiar voice. Yugi and Tea heard it, and had to take a double take then another voice yelled. "OUCH NOT SO LOUD DAD DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE ME IN LIMBO AGAIN!" yelled a female.
Yugi and Tea walked over to the tree to see one figure moving in the branches while another was in the bushes. A figure stood up, messy red hair, with golden bangs, tall and a little buff. "Atem?" spoke Yugi hoping it was his friend, as the figure stepped into the light. "Actually, no," said the figure, "I am Princess Layla, and if you take one more step I will cut your head off," she threatened taking a fighting stance. "Layla, calm down, it's just Yugi and Tea, they are my friends," he said. Layla lowered her hands, "oh," she said watching her father climb down from the tree.
"ATEM!" yelled Yugi hugging his old friend Tea stood there awestruck. "I can't believe that it actually worked," said Tea. "You can't believe it worked? Trust me being in limbo for 5000 years and you kind of hope for anything to happen," said Layla. Atem stopped hugging Yugi, "Tea, Yugi, I like you to meet the child of the night, Princess Layla," said Atem introducing the teenage girl.
Tea extend her hand "Hi, I am Tea," she said. Layla looked at Atem, "What am I suppose to do?" she asked. Atem slapped is forehead, "Layla you take your hand and shake hers," he said, "They are equal to us," he said. Layla crossed her arms, "I am equal to no one," she said. Atem rolled his eyes, "Stubborn as you were in the past," he said. Layla shook her head, "You get stuck in limbo for killing your mother's murders, and let's see how you feel, Father," she snapped at him.
"Father?" asked Yugi and Tea looking at Atem, who was blushing. "Princess Layla was my daughter in the past," he said. Tea looked at Layla, "She looks like you, that are for sure, hair and all except she has, oh my GOD that's my face," she said. "Actually it looks more like Yugi's," said Atem, "And yes Tea you were my Queen 5000 years ago and oh you were murdered. Layla got a little carried away with killing the murders," he said.
Layla smirked, "A little is an understatement Father, I made sure they were all little tiny pieces of those murdering ASSHOLES!" she snapped, "I made sure that, not even Anbuis, lord of the dead couldn't tell who was who." Atem nodded, "My point has been made," he said. Tea and Yugi took Atem and his daughter Layla inside the house before people came to see what the fireballs came from.
end flashback
"Ok, so Yugi wish for Atem come back, but how do you know all this?" Kisty asked her father. "Yugi and Tea told me on their wedding day while we were partying," said Seto, "Also Atem loves to tell how his daughter hunted and killed over 100 men and chopped them into little pieces." "COOL!" yelled Kisty, "I wish I could do that," she said. Seto shook his head, "Oh no, you don't," he said tickling the little girl who was giggling. "Ok, I won't ask Lisa to teach me," she said as Seto stopped tickling his daughter.
"So what happened?" asked Kisty, "Did you get your wish?" she asked. Seto nodded, "About a week later Mokuba met, Princess Layla, at the time which we had her name changed to Lisa to keep Anbuis from killing her again, and I saw your Father at the museum setting up the Pharaoh Seth exhibit," answered Alexandra in the doorway.
"Cool," said Kisty as she watched her mother walk over to them. "You should be asleep," said Alexandra to her daughter. "You are keeping her up?" Alex asked her husband. Seto shrugged his shoulders, "I can't help it if I am so good with Kisty, and stories," said Seto. "Mommy, Dad was just telling me the good stuff," she said. Seto who was looking at Alexandra then quickly looked at Kisty, "Did you call me what I think you did?" he said. Kisty nodded, "Got a problem with that Dad?" she asked. Seto shook his head, in shock, "No, just wondering when you were going to let me in to your little family circle," he said. Kisty giggled, "I don't have circles, I have ovals," she said, "Your upset the balance," she giggled a little harder.
"I think you need your nap," said Alexandra, "or you going to bed at 4 pm." Kisty closed her eyes, "Sleeping," she said. Seto laughed, "Faker," he said. "Well I know what will put her to sleep," said Alexandra. "Well I don't like sleeping in here, Mommy," said Kisty, "Your bed is much better," she said.
Seto looked at Alexandra, "You want her to sleep in our room?" he asked. Kisty was nodded hoping her mother would agree. "I don't see why not, I tired my self come on," said Alexandra. The three walked to the end of the hall and Kisty climbed into the large king size bed in the middle of a huge room.
Seto was on the left and Alexandra on the right with Kisty in the middle, "Ok, ready for your nap?" asked Seto. Kisty nodded, "Yep," she said. Alexandra looked at Seto, "This is how to put her to sleep," she said.
Alexandra started to hum, as she rubbed Kisty's side and back as she lay on her side. As Kisty began to relax, Alexandra started to sing softly a song she had read in one of the stones she translated.
Sleep tight of Princess Angel,
Let your dreams be of a happy place
Where you be in delight and grace
Let the darkness dissipate and you win your battle
Hope is there when you least expect it to be.
Light shines on your darkest hour when
Ones so young will save you and your love
Grow strong and bold, be brave in your alone times
Have strength in your Father and Mother, for they will watch you.
Sleep oh gentle Princess Angel,
You fallen from the Heavens in to this little girl that is in front of me
Sleep now and let the nightmares leave and the dream reform in your mind
Sleep Princess Angel
As Alexandra finished singing, she looked at Seto who was trying to stay awake, but looking his wife with loving eyes. Kisty whined in her half sleep as she cuddled close to her father and wanting her mother to finish the song.
For you Mother may be gone
Your Father will guide you to the light, which you cannot fine inside your heart.
Alexandra finished singing and looked at Seto, who had a small smile on his face as he looked back at her. The day was coming soon and they both knew at how that last part of the song was going to be real; Alexandra's time was running out. The Seto leaned over to kiss Alexandra only to fine Kisty stopping him, so Alexandra leaned over their daughter and kissed her husband, with that the small family that was soon going to face a tragedy that would change the surviving members forever.
