Chapter 16
Memories and Sunrises

years ago

Kisty sat out at the pool with her sunglasses on, Mokuba and Lisa were having a water fight as usual, and Seto was pounding away at his lab top. Kisty looked over at Yugi and Joey as they were trying to decide cannon ball or belly flop to disturb Mokuba's and Lisa's water fight, and Atem sat with Tea trying to get suntans.

Kisty was 9 years old and lay on her stomach in the middle of the pool after doing a cannon ball to brake up the water fight, catching her father on his cell phone and typing with one hand on his lab top. She raised her sunglasses to the top of her head as she lay on the pool lounge, "DAD!" she whined in a loud voice. Seto looked up and held up his index finger, "One second" was what he was saying however he said it forty five minutes ago when she spoke to him last time. Atem and Tea looked over at Kisty they could see what she was about to do and prepared for the worst.

The young Kaiba girl got off her chair and walked over to Seto where she forced his lab top shut, getting his full attention, he looked up at Kisty now, he told the person on his cell phone to hang on a second while he dealt with his daughter. "Yes?" he asked putting the cell phone to his shoulder.

Kisty crossed her arms, "You promised you would take today off, to have fun and ever since breakfast you have been working, so when do I expect my father back?" she asked. Seto nodded, "When I am done," he said. Kisty shook her head, "that's what you said yesterday and the day before that, and the week before that and the month before that and now a year before that. Seto I give up, you talk to me when you're done and let me know when I will get my father back, I am out of here," she said storming off into the mansion.

Atem and Tea looked over at Kaiba who just shrugged and opened his lab top and to talking on his cell phone; Mokuba and Lisa stopped having their water fight and looked at Seto who was working again after his daughter's blow up. Yugi and Joey nodded, "Hey KAIBA!" yelled Joey from across the pool. Seto continued to work, "Wheeler I am busy leave me alone," he said quickly going back to his phone call. Atem and Yugi looked at Mokuba and Lisa as they got out of the pool and headed into the mansion. Atem and Yugi followed while Tea watched Seto at his computer feeling that he just shrugged off his only child just to do something, well she was about to give him something to worry about.

present day

Kisty sat down stairs drinking a cup of hot chocolate on the couch of the living room, it was 4 am and the day for her was just beginning, as she waited for the two hours of which the sun would rise. Kisty always loved to get up to see the sunrise, her mother and her did it all the time before they came to the Kaiba mansion, but it was the best memory she loved to relive being, also that her hard past was bugging her that morning. "Dam you Seto," she whispered taking a large gulp of her hot drink.

flashback to the day at the pool

Mokuba and Lisa came into the mansion to fine Kisty at the top of the stairs hunched over crying. "Kisty?" spoke Mokuba walking up next to her. Kisty just sobbed as her new Aunt picked her up in her arms. "Uncle Mokie why, why is he ignoring me like this?" sobbed Kisty as Mokuba knelt down to Kisty and Lisa. He pushed away Kisty's brown bangs, "I am sorry Kisty, that's how Seto is now, I guess he still morning over your mom," he said calmly. Yugi and Atem stood in the doorway to the stair where Kisty was crying, Joey was with them now.

"Why, did it have to happen, why did she have to die?" asked Kisty to her Uncle and Aunt not noticing Yugi, Joey, and Atem. Lisa rocked Kisty back and forth as if a mother calming a frightened child. "We don't know Kisty, she was sick and did the best she could for you," said Lisa.

Kisty nodded, "I know but, he was to take care of me like a father, he hasn't done anything with me since Mom passed away, only grieved then went into a work alcoholic, state, he may have gotten me to eat again, but still," she spoke in between sobs. Atem looked over his shoulder at Seto who was ignoring Tea as she was lecturing him now.

Mokuba looked down at the three at the bottom of the stairs, "Guys, why don't you get Tea away from Seto before she really pisses him off?" asked Mokuba after hearing Tea giving Kaiba a speech at her loudest tone. Atem and Joey went to stop her, while Yugi looked at the sobbing child, "Kisty, Seto loves you he will come back I promise you that, he will," he said and quickly left hearing Tea yelling at Atem and Joey to back off and let her talk to Kaiba.

Mokuba looked at Lisa, "You sure you want to have kids some day?" he asked her. Lisa nodded, "Yes, but we can wait on that, first lets take care of this kid," she said running her fingers in Kisty's brown hair as she continued to cry.

present day

Kisty sat on the couch, her long blue hair flowed over her shoulders as she sat there drinking her hot chocolate. "If it wasn't for Mokuba and Lisa, I would have probably jumped off the roof of the mansion because of my frustrations, that day," she spoke quietly to herself.

Little did Kisty know that Seto was standing in the doorway looking at his daughter, he remembered that Alexandra would pull him out of bed just to watch the sunrise on the balcony outside of their room, and he never missed one after his wife died. Now, he figured it was time to share that with Kisty who he knew had been watching the sunrises from the living room for the past 10 years. The living room looked out over the ocean to the east with large windows on three of the four walls of the room it was the Eastern wing of the mansion that they where in.

Seto walked over to the couch Kisty did not see him at first but when she heard him, clear his throat she looked up. "What are you doing up?" she asked waiting for a sarcastic answer. "Waiting for the sun to come up, like I do every morning," he answered. Kisty looked at Seto not expecting that answer, "what?" she said knowing she just heard him right. Seto smirked, "You heard me, I do the same thing that your mother made me do every morning since we were married, before she died and I still do that today," he said.

"Do you know why she did that?" asked Kisty thinking Seto would not know the answer. He sat down next to Kisty with a cup of coffee in hand, "To her it was a new day and every time she did see the sunrise, she knew that her life would still last until it went down again," he answered. Kisty nodded, "So she did tell you," she said. Seto nodded, "Yes she did, and didn't let me forget it, while we stood on the balcony of my room," he spoke sipping his coffee.

"Kisty, I met your mother after Atem and Lisa returned, do you remember that wish story I told you?" he spoke. Kisty looked at her father she had heard the story of the ceremonial battle between Yugi and Atem so many years ago and how a simple wish from Yugi brought Atem back and that same night he made a wish to meet her mother's past form. Atem had left because he was defeated, and one night Yugi wish that Atem would have a second chance of life and it was granted to him, then Atem grabbed his daughter, Lisa from limbo and brought her back. Kisty remembered the story of how they had to change Lisa's name for it was Anbuis that wanted her to return to limbo but after a long talk with Ra. He decided to let the former princess have a second chance at the age of 16 and begin again not aloud to repeat her actions and letting her name of the born of night, slip into legend.

"I remember the story you and Mom told me once," she spoke, looking at her hot chocolate in her hand. "She met you again when she was working in the museum with Isis on the new Egyptian Artifacts, when you walked in with Atem and Yugi," she smiled as she spoke remembering her mother telling the story.

9 years ago

A three-year-old Kisty was being tucked into bed at the Pegasus estate by her mother, "Mommy tell me the story about how you fell in love with Daddy again?" she asked showing no sign of sleep in her eyes. Alexandra gave a small chuckle, "No, Kisty it's time for bed," she said.

"Please I love hearing it," she whined batting her blue eyes at her mother acting so cute. Alexandra sighed, "Oh alright, where to begin, I was young, so remember that," she said, "And I don't want you to do, what I did, got it!" Kisty nodded, "Right no sleeping with a guy or getting drunk at a party," she said holding up her hand and making a vow.
Alex laughed at her daughter, "Ok well here is the story," she spoke.

(A/N: ok this is a flashback in a flashback)

4 years before

"Alexandra, be careful with that, it is a priceless artifact," spoke Isis with concern. "Isis, it's not me you should be telling to be careful but your darn brother," she said as if carrying over 100 pounds of weight. "Well if you would stop making me walk fast I would know where I am going," snapped Marik. "Just a little to the left," spoke Odeon, as they walked to where the large statue of Pharaoh Seth was going to be placed.

"Hurry Odeon, I don't know how much more I can take!" said Marik. "Right about there!" he said, just as he did Alex buckled under the weight as Marik let go, "Oh no I lost it," she said as the statue began to fall.

Just as the statue was about to fall, something caught it, Alexandra looked up as she felt the weight of the statue lighten "We got it, Kaiba help me here," Atem said pulling the statue out of Alexandra's grasp. Marik looked over at Odeon, "Told you she couldn't handle it," he said with a smirk. "Shut up Marik," snapped Seto as he helped Alexandra off the floor.

The second Alexandra looked up at Seto, for she was looking at his hand as he helped her off the floor. Just as their eyes met, Alexandra went speechless; Seto was the same way, for exactly 10 minutes they just stood there staring at each other eyes. Yugi, Marik, Atem, Lisa, and Isis notice the two where eye locked. "Kaiba, Earth to Kaiba!" yelled Lisa, which snapped him and Alexandra out of their transfixed stare.

Seto shook his head, "What do you want Lisa?" he snapped at the girl who stood there with her father, now that they had joined Isis, Odeon, Yugi and Marik. "You were staring at Alexandra for more then an hour," she giggled. Alexandra glared at Lisa, "Shut up princess, or your dead meat!" she snapped, "Besides Seto and I go way back," she finished with a small smile remembering their days when they were younger.

Atem and Yugi raised eyebrows, "Isis, who is the new girl?" asked Atem trying not to sound rude. "Oh, her, that is Alexandra Pegasus, the only niece to Maxamillon Pegasus," she answered. "Alex, is much more preferable," interjected Alexandra, "And Isis, would you let me hit both your brothers," she asked. Isis motioned to Marik and Odeon who ran for their lives.

"So Isis, what was so important that you had to drag me all the way here to look at statue," snapped Seto. Alexandra rolled her eyes, "Isis, didn't send you that email it was me you idiot," she snapped at him, "Or do you forget who sighs her emails with the blue eyes white dragon?" Seto raised an eyebrow, "I forgot about that part must have come as an attachment," he smirked. Alex sighed, "Seto, you, you, are such a pain in the butt! You haven't changed since I last saw you just as you took over Kaiba Corp," she snapped.

"Sticks and stones can break my bones, but your words bounce off me like Mutt boy's does," said Seto. Alex rolled her eyes, "What ever," she sighed, "Your still and ass as usual."

break

"Mom, get to the good stuff, I don't want to hear about how you two fought for a few months about not being there for one another," whined the young Kisty. "Ok, ok," laughed Alex and she finished the story.

present day

"Your mother was always long winded when it came to stories," spoke Seto on the couch next to Kisty now 14 years old and at war with her father. They both were reliving their moments with Alexandra in their heads. "You know she and I grew up together just after I was adopted, and then Pegasus sent her to boarding school just after a particular mud incident, thanks to my no good stepfather," he chuckled at the memory.

Kisty smiled, "I was wondering, when did you first fall for my mother?" she asked knowing her mother's answer but never really having a chance for her father's side of the story. Seto gave a rarely seen smile, "I would have to say on first date, when she and I kissed," he answered. Kisty remembered her mother telling her the exact same answer, "She said the same thing," she told him. Seto nodded, "I know, you knew, I have an idea, come on," he said standing up.

Kisty stood up and followed her father out to the garage, "Why are we out here, we're going to miss the sunrise," she snapped at Seto. Kaiba turned around from his box of car keys, "I want to show you something," he said, "We won't miss it besides it won't be up for another hour, come on," he said walking over to one of the vehicles in the garage.

Kisty followed her father in her pajamas and slippers; she noticed her father was still in his slippers but half in his normal attire and half in his nightclothes. The walked to one of Seto's blue mustangs, "Hop in, where going for a drive and if we don't hurry we'll miss the sun rise," he said, Kisty nodded and got into the Mustang.

Seto drove them out of the mansion and out on to the road, but instead of driving towards the city as Kisty thought, he would take her, they followed the private road that began at the end of the Kaiba Grounds. They drove up to the top of a cliff, where you could see the whole ocean it was wonderful sight.

"We're here," he said stopping the car and getting out. Kisty followed Seto, up the cliff and to the lookout point that looked over the ocean; it was cold since a little snow had fallen. The sky was slowly brightening with the soon appearance of the sun. The ocean was heard hitting the rocks below, and the green grass was for some reason very dry, which they stood on.

The sun slowly came over the horizon it shot two beams of light in two directions, and the round orb of the sun soon appeared. Kisty was breathless this was the most beautiful sunrise she had ever seen much better then the ones that she saw with either her mother in the mansion or on the Pegasus estate. Seto looked at his daughter; he saw her surprised look and awestruck face as she watched the sunrise this caused him to smile a bit, 'maybe this will work out' they both thought.

"What do you think?" he asked turning his eyes from the sunlight and towards Kisty. She did not know how to answer, a small tear ran down her face, "It's, it's beautiful," she said looking at the view. Seto turned Kisty to face him, he wiped the tear that fell down her soft cheek, and he was now mentally kicking himself for making her cry so many times in the past but now was not the time to relive them.

Kisty looked at her father half dumbfounded the other half wanting to push him away or better yet down to the pointy rocks. "I am glad you like it because this was the spot your mother and I once stood," he said. Kisty forced a small smile letting her hurtful thoughts go, "You and her were up here once?" she asked. Seto nodded, "In fact you're standing exactly where she stood, on our first date," he said.

That did it right there, those words did it her mother's spot on her father's first date with her mother. Kisty was fighting her self not to give her father a chance and to be strong, but she broke down and started to cry right where she stood.

Seto looked at her partly puzzled on what to do now; she was crying again, he hated to see her cry. Every time he looked at her and saw her crying, it reminded him of Alexandra, but that when it hit him, Kisty's eyes. Those dark blue eyes, they were not his like everyone said, but Alex's eyes, ones that he found himself lost in long ago.

Kisty was starting to pull back her tears, trying to gain her tough composer back but was failing at it miserably. Seto finally stopped beating himself of mentally and pulled Kisty into a hug. Kisty rubbed her face against his nightshirt, crying, Seto felt Kisty's slender arms around his waist, he put his hands around her to comfort his daughter.

"I am sorry Kisty, my Angel's Princess," he whispered. Kisty heard the words but kept crying she broke her promise never to cry, but then she felt something wet hit her head, she realized that her father was now silently crying with her as they held each other on the mountaintop.

Kisty's legs soon gave way and she fell down on to her knees on the dry grass, Seto kneeled down to her level so he would not hurt her. "I miss her so much," cried Kisty hugging Seto around the shoulders now, and crying into his left shoulder near his ear. Seto hugged Kisty in return laying his head on her shoulder, "I miss her too, Kisty, more then you have ever known," he whispered. Kisty looked up at him their eyes locked, she saw right at that moment that her father was very serious about their relationship. Kisty was giving him another chance now her mind was set on it so what if she was trying to take over his company that could wait this was their family moment, something they would both remember it, now and decided to let it all go.

Words could not express the look she was giving her father, because she was trying to pull back the tears still, but her eyes said it all: hate, anger, loneliness, sadness, pain, lost, but deep down Seto found his place in Kisty's eyes, hope, was the thing he saw as she now saw in her father.

Seto moved his hand and, gently moved away the tear lines that now rolled down Kisty's face, "I am so sorry Kisty," he said. Kisty knew there was nothing that he needed to apologize for now, he broke her too many time, but this was the stinger, she truly cared and loved her father, and now she was going to say something to change it, but then her mind wondered back to the pain he caused her and she did say the words.

Seto had taken the steps, now he was waiting for Kisty's reaction, "I um," she started to hyperventilate because of the tears she was holding back. Seto placed his hand on her soft white face, "You don't have to say anything, Kisty, just please give me a chance?" he asked. Kisty closed her eyes and rested her head on her father's hand, feeling the warmth and gentle touch that her mother once told her about so long ago. Kisty then hugged Seto this time a true one, taking him by complete surprise, but he smiled, and looked at the sun now that it had fully risen to the point of shining on them both.

A new day had begun and now a new beginning for them both. They stayed at the spot for a while then got back in the Mustang and drove home. On the way there, Seto and Kisty talked, they decided it was time they both catch each other up in their lives. By the time they got home Kisty and Seto where both smiling as they walked to the kitchen to enjoy the rest of their Saturday morning together.