Chapter 22

The Fight to Survive

Kisty ran to the room, but soon fell, down; the last thing she felt was something pierces her back and hitting the floor hard losing the knife in her hand. 'DAD,' Kisty's mind shouted as she fell down.

A blurry sight was seen ahead Kisty could make out the lights and voices, it sounded like Mokuba and Lisa. Kisty could not move her body ached and her head throbbing with pain. "Ouch," said Kisty as she tried to move after opening her eyes. "Kisty!" yelled Mokuba, "You're awake, thank goodness," he said at her side. Kisty shook her head, "I hurt all over, what happened?" she asked.

Lisa was next to speaking, "You were shot, in the back that's what happened," she said. Kisty did not remember hearing a gunshot before she fell but, she did hear one after she was on the ground, then again, it was all blurry in her mind at the moment, then her thought trailed to her father.

"My Dad is he…" she trailed off looking at her feet. "Um, Seto he is kind of beat up pretty bad," said Lisa. Kisty looked at them, "What happened?" she asked, "how bad is it?" she asked. Mokuba and Lisa bit their lower lips, "Pretty bad, he lost a lot of blood, chances of his making it are slim if they don't fine the right blood type soon," he said.

"What wrong with his blood type?" she asked. Mokuba sighed, "It seems Seto has a rare type and the doctors just can't stick any type of blood in his veins because it will cause him to die, quicker," he said. Kisty closed her eyes, she knew it now, she was going to lose her father, the only link to her mother, was going to be gone soon.

"Kisty, I am sorry," said Lisa, taking Kisty's hand on the bedside. Kisty did not cry she was not about to let tears fall for her father, at least not yet anyways. "I want to see him!" said Kisty all of a sudden. Mokuba protested, "NO! You need to rest, Kisty your still hurt the doctors where lucky they could remove a bullet with out you taking a large amount of blood lost, your self," he said. Kisty looked at him, "I want to see my Father now, Moky, please I don't want him to be alone," she whispered.

Mokuba looked at Lisa, "You want to go get the doctor Lisa?" he said to his wife. Lisa nodded, "ok," she said slowly. Kisty closed her eyes and leaned against the pillow, she did not care about her own health right then she wanted to be with her father more then anything, she did not want him to die alone like her mother did. Kisty remembered that night when her mother passed away.

10 years ago

Seto, Kisty and the gang sat in the hall out side of Alex's room; doctors were rushing in and out of it not letting Seto or Kisty inside. "What's taking them so long Seto?" asked Kisty worried. Seto shook his head, "Something's wrong with your mom Kisty, don't worry it will be ok," he said, "I won't let her die alone, or without you," he took her hand, "I promise." Kisty nodded her head and laid it upon Seto's shoulder, she trusted him at that time.

A few hours later the doctors stopped rushing and one finally walked over to them, "Umm, Mr. Kaiba, I have some bad news," he said. Seto looked up he was happy Kisty had fallen asleep at this point, he lowered Kisty's head from his shoulder to the chair they were sitting in and walked a small distance away from everyone.

Kisty woke up slightly from Seto moving her but she heard the words, "I am sorry Mr. Kaiba, we tried everything, but Alexandra has passed away, the infection in her lower back finally reached her brain we tried to stop it however it just kept growing, I am sorry," said the doctor. Kisty tightened her eyes, she prayed this was just a bad dream but then she felt Seto pick her up, and hug her.

That moment Kisty realized that her mother was gone; her father was all she had left. Now they had let Alexandra pass away with strange doctors around, her and not her family. Seto lifted Kisty out of the chair and decided it was time to go home, "Where leaving Mokuba, I expect you know what to do," he said to his brother. Mokuba nodded, "Ok, um," he said but decided to let the matter drop.

From the way Kisty was being held by Seto was enough, everyone knew the answer; the doctor had told Seto that Alexandra was gone.

present day

Kisty sighed while she looked at the ceiling, she did not want Seto to die alone, even if he had no chance of making it, with out a donor with the right blood type. Lisa returned moments later, "The doctor said that Kisty can visit Seto just that she is to stay off her feet," she said. Mokuba looked at Kisty who seem to be lost in the ceiling, "Kisty?" he said trying to bring her back to reality.

She turned her head, "Yeah?" she asked, Mokuba smiled, "They said you can see him, but don't be surprised if it not long," he said. Kisty shook her head, "Mokuba, I…I," she felt a jolt of pain in her back as she tried to move, "I don't want him to die alone like my Mom," she said worried.

Lisa walked back in the room with a wheel chair, "Come on Kisty," she said rolling it close to the bed. Mokuba looked at his niece, "I won't let it happen to him, Kisty," he said. Kisty took a deep breath, "Dad, said that last time, I am going to act on it, I am not letting him die alone," she snapped as she pulled herself in the chair.

Mokuba and Lisa pushed Kisty towards Seto's hospital room, where her father was unconscious. Kisty's eye felt the tears push through but refused to let them fall, she saw her father and he were pretty banged up.

Seto was hooked to several machines, he had a mechanical lung helping him breathe, his heart monitor showing his low heartbeat, and a few other machines hooked to him. Kisty took a deep breath, Mokuba could see the look on his niece's face, and he did not want her to remember her father's last moments like this.

"Lisa, get her out of here," said Mokuba quickly after looking at his brother for a few moment. Kisty looked at him, with that signature Kaiba glare, "No, Lisa, leave me here," she said. Mokuba glared back at his niece, "Kisty!" he said, to her, "I am staying I don't care how bad he looks. He needs me here, Mokuba, please understand this is your brother my father that's dying here," she pleaded.

Mokuba looked at Lisa who nodded for Kisty to stay. "Fine," he said walking away. Lisa looked at Kisty, "I will talk with Mokuba you go be with Seto right now," she said. Kisty nodded, "Thank you Lisa," she said rolling the wheel chair over to Seto's bed. Kisty rolled as close she could to her father.

Seto looked worst then Kisty first realized. Seto's face was covered in cuts and his knuckles were bruised as if he fought someone or punched something very hard. Kisty took her father's hand, "DON'T DIE ON ME, DAD!" she said gripping his hand, "Don't go be with Mom, I need you here," she pleaded.

In Seto's mind (ever wonder what it is like to be near death's doorway)

Seto found himself in a dark room, he was standing in a beam of light, alone. "Kisty, Mokuba, Lisa where are you?" he yelled. "Seto!" said a soft female voice. Seto turned around his eyes opened in shock "Alex!" he said with a smile. "What are you doing here?" he asked, "I thought you where dead." Alexandra nodded, "I am dead, you're just on the line, between life and death," she said.

The room changed, it appeared as a long hallway, "You have a choice Seto, accept death or life," Alexandra said. Seto looked at his once living wife, "I have to choose?" he asked. Alexandra nodded, "I am sorry to say so, but yes, if you want to live you will have to fight but that is a long and dangerous road, and then there accepting death and be with me," she said. Seto shook his head, "No, I can't our daughter, Kisty, I can't leave her," he said.

Alexandra looked at him, "You remember the visions I sent you?" she asked. Seto nodded, "I talked to her, I have been a father too her for only a week now," he said. Alexandra smiled, "You know how long I been waiting to hear you say that, Seto?" she asked. Seto smiled, "A long time, Alex, I love you but Kisty needs me," he said, taking a step towards the road to life. Alexandra smiled, "Your chance of finding me if you don't making it are slim, Seto," she said.

Seto sighed and stepped back in the middle, "What do you mean by that?" he asked. Alex looked down at her feet, "If you choose that path chances of finding me again will be impossible, but if you choose death you and I can be together," she said touching Seto's face. Kaiba had a choice to make now, try to live and most likely fail, or die and be with his wife the only woman that he has ever loved in his life.

Kisty voice soon rang out, "Fight Dad please, I need you, don't leave me," Seto heard Kisty's voice pleading for him to live. "Kisty?" said Seto now questioning weather to live or go with Alexandra.

outside Seto's mind

Kisty gripped Seto's hand tightly as she was now crying, "Dad, live please, fight it, don't go, not yet, it's too soon," she said. Mokuba and Lisa watched Kisty as she clung tightly to her father's hand. "Mokuba?" said Lisa to him. Mokuba shook his head, "I am not telling her," he said. Kisty heard them, "Tell me what?" she asked. Mokuba looked at Kisty, "Nothing, don't worry about it," he said. Kisty glared at Mokuba, "Mokuba tell me, what is it, what wrong?" she asked. Lisa sighed, "If your not, Mokuba, then I am," she said, "Kisty there is a way to save Seto!" she said.

Kisty nodded, "Yeah, if a donor is found with the right blood type, so did we find someone?" she asked. Lisa nodded, "Yes, but she is in no condition to give blood at the moment," said Mokuba glaring at his wife. Kisty looked at her Uncle for he had used a cold and heartless voice much like Seto's own that Kisty had heard at one time when he was on annoying business calls.

"Who is she, what's her condition? Spill it!" she demanded angrily. Lisa looked at Mokuba, "Tell her!" she said punching Mokuba in the arm. Mokuba sighed, "Kisty the person who can save your father is in the room, and that is you," he said. Kisty went bug eyed, "But I have a different blood type," she said. Lisa shook her head, "While Mokuba and I talked a doctor came to us with the results, of the blood test there are three types of matching blood to Seto's rare type and your one of them," she explained to her niece.

Mokuba sighed, "You just recovered from the wound in your back Kisty, for you to give blood would be dangerous to your health," he said. Kisty glared at Mokuba, "Mokuba Kaiba, hook me up, I am not letting my Dad die with out this fighting chance," she snapped. "Kisty?" he spoke, worried, "the procedure is dangerous, if you give too much you could die, and Seto could still die," he said.

Kisty looked at her father then at her Uncle, "If that was you in that bed and he was in your position what would he do?" she challenged her Uncle. Mokuba looked at the ground, "He would probably take the risk, to save me, however Kisty! This is different, I have a blood type that is common Lisa could take that spot," he said. Kisty rolled her eyes, "Mokuba, you don't get it!" said Lisa, "She is saying that if it was you in that bed and I was in her place would Seto let me do it if I were Kisty," she said.

Mokuba sighed, "I know he would in a heart beat, he knows how much I love you," he said, it took a moment for it to sink in. Mokuba realized that Kisty didn't want to loss her father because she loved him, more then anyone else that kind of unconditional love that he himself knew all too well from his younger years. Mokuba would have done anything for his brother when he was younger, now he was trying to prevent that because of his concern for his niece.

"Please Mokuba;" she said softly, "I don't want Dad to go with out this last chance."

meanwhile in Seto's mind

Seto was hearing the entire conversation, "Kisty?" he said putting his hand on the window showing the outside world. Alexandra stood there, "You know Kisty wasn't you only match," she said. Seto turned and looked Alexandra, "What do you mean?" he asked. Alexandra sighed, "I was too, blood wise. When she was hurt in Egypt and Kara, Marik's daughter was her only match for a kidney and I was the match for the blood," she said. Seto turned back towards the outside world he knew this was a hard choice, give up and be with Alexandra leaving Kisty alone, or fight and lose Alexandra again, but have a chance to see his daughter before she dies with him.

"It's your choice Seto, but time is running out," said Alexandra. Seto turned, "I am sorry Alex, I love you but, Kisty still needs her father, we didn't get so be that close until a few weeks ago, my daughter needs me," he said touching Alexandra's face. "I love you, but, my child, no our child needs her father too, and I am not about to let her be an orphan, not like me," he said.

Alexandra smiled, "You choose life, for her?" she asked. Seto nodded, "For us, because you're not dead until she is gone too, besides if I live I will find you again," he said. Alexandra put her hand on Seto's face, "Then go, because our daughter will need you in the coming years," she said. Seto reached down and pulled Alex into a kiss, even if she was a fragment of his imagination, he still wanted to say good-bye this time properly.

"Good bye Alex," he said kissing his diseased wife's forehead. Alexandra looked up at Seto she looked him the eye, "Good bye Seto, and tell Kisty hi when you wake up," she said giving him one last look. Seto pulled Alexandra into a hug, he held her tight, "I will," he said, "Alex just keeps an eye out for us," he said softly. Alexandra nodded, "I will my Dragon Keeper," she said kissing Seto gently on the lips.

Seto felt Alex was slipping away again, "You made your choice if you make it you will find me hopefully, if not you are to be alone," she said. Seto shook his head, "No, I will always have you," he said and ran down the hallway for life. "Kisty! Get Mokuba to sign that FUCKING form I am coming, back I just need your help!" (Ok maybe the curse was not need but it adds infuses on how bad he wants to live now)

outside

Kisty looked at her Uncle, "Mokuba, I am under 18 you are the only one that can grant me, to save Seto, please don't let him die with out a chance," she pleaded. Lisa had left the room; she was just upset that Mokuba had said 'no' for the fifth time. "Kisty we have been through this if, I let them take your blood and put it in Seto's you could die," he said. Kisty shook her head, "Would rather lose your brother because you don't want me to die and he doesn't get one last chance, so you can put my life on the line and save his ASS!" she said, "either way it a lose win situation. I am just as strong as him, Mokuba, I will make it, please just sign the form," she said with all she had feeling a gut instinct that Seto was going to fight.

Mokuba looked over at his beat up brother, with two bullet wounds in his shoulders, and vital sighs failing. Mokuba's heart ached, he loved his brother, he loved his niece like a daughter, curse him, for thinking not giving his brother this one last chance. He looked down at the clipboard that Lisa had handed him before storming off and pulled out a pen.

Kisty's eyes lit up as she watched Mokuba sign the form, "You better live if he makes it because he would kick my butt, if he lost you," he said with a unhappy smile. Kisty jumped from her wheel chair ignoring the pain that shot through her back, "Thank you thank you," she said hugging him.

A few moments later, the doctor came into the room Lisa was with him. "Are you sure you want to do this Kisty, it dangerous," said the doctor. Kisty looked at the doctor, "I want my father back!" she snapped at him with out any sign of fear in her eyes. The doctor nodded and walked to the intercom, "Nurse, get me a bed and a blood team stat, we need to do an emergency blood transfusion right away," he said. The nurse replied and then 15 minutes later Kisty was in hospital bed next to Seto's bed, with a heart monitor and IV in her arm.

"When your ready!" the doctor said to Kisty as he finish hooking up Seto. Kisty closed her eyes, "I am," she said with a nod. Mokuba took Kisty's right hand, "Where here for him," he said to her. Kisty looked over, "I know," she whispered to him, as she felt the blood begin to slowly leave her body. Kisty turned her head slowly over towards Seto, 'You better live Dad, I doing this for you,' she thought, 'I love you Dad,' she thought before she felt extremely tired suddenly and loosen her grip so that the blood didn't rush out of her.

Kisty soon after, trying for five minutes to stay awake, she began to pass out again; the procedure was taking it toil on her. 'No, I need to stay awake' she told herself as she felt her consciousness slipping away. Kisty rolled to her side, and took her right hand and placed it on Seto's right hand she gripped it tight, "Wake up you," she snapped before feeling her eyes grow heavier, and her voice raspy. Just as Kisty was about to pass out, she felt something grab her hand in response, then she passed out.

Kisty's mind

"Kisty?" said a soft young voice. Kisty turned she saw she was in a dark room, with a light above her. "Kara?" spoke Kisty in shock to see her young friend, "I am not dead am I?" she asked. Kara giggled, "No, your just knocked out you were giving blood, so you not going to die, I thought you would like a visit from me," she said. Kisty nodded, "I wanted to say thank you, properly," she said. Kara smiled, "Hey, You were my best friend and my chances where so slim that I figured better you then me, at the time," she smiled. "Well Kisty looks like you better wake up soon or your Uncle is going to be mad," she giggled. Kisty smiled, "Bye Kara, thank you," she said as she felt her consciousness emerge.

outside world

"Kisty wake up!" yelled Mokuba, as Lisa tried to hold him back from shaking his niece to wake up. "Mokuba you can stop it, her eyes are opening," said Lisa. Kisty groaned, "Ouch, that hurts," she said. "Kisty! Are you alright?" asked Lisa. Kisty nodded, "My head hurts, I have holes in my back and I just gave a large amount of blood what do you think," she said in a sarcastic tone, sounding normal.

"Well glad to see you're alive," said a deep voice next to her, Kisty looked over to her left to see Seto awake. His cuts, earlier most of them were gone now. Kisty let a small smile cross her face, "Hey, you're alive," she said in a tried voice. Seto was holding Kisty's hand, "Yeah thanks to you, Princess," he said. Kisty smiled and closed her eyes, "I know," she said quietly. Seto smiled, at his daughter, she just risked her own life to save his, and he was very proud of her for that.

Seto gripped Kisty's hand as he felt her slipping in to sleep, "You need to rest now, well talk about your actions when you better," he said sounding like his old grumpy self. Kisty smiled, as she drifted off to sleep again, at least she knew he was alive and they were going to make it.

weeks later

A group stood on a hill in the cemetery, Mokuba, Lisa, Yugi, Atem, Odeon, Isis, Marik, Tea, Joey, Tristan, Mai, Serenity, watched as two coffins were lowered into their final resting place. Odeon watched with no emotion as the graves hit the bottom of the two holes and Josh and Ryou began to throw dirt upon it.

"Rest in peace you two," said Isis, tossing two Nile lilies into the graves. Marik hugged his sister. Odeon looked hard at the gravestones he could not believe they were gone.

Slow moving foots steps where heard from behind the group, Yugi and Atem turned around. "What are you two doing here?" asked Yugi. One of the approaching figures stopped, "Why do you think, it my fault that one of those boys are gone," said a cold and heartless voice. "You're not the only one," said a female voice. "Kisty? SETO, You two should be at home, recovering," said Lisa and Mokuba at the same time.

Kisty was wearing a long black dress with short sleeves and Seto was in his black tuxedo, as they walked up the hill both slightly limping. Mokuba and Yugi ran to help Kisty and Seto up the hill to the gravesite. Mokuba helped Seto and Yugi let Kisty use him as a crutch as they walked up the hill.

Marik and Isis smiled seeing the two Kaibas were able to make it to the funeral; Odeon in a very small way was glad that the two came to pay their respects. "I am sorry Odeon," said Kisty when she got up the hill. Odeon shook his head and with his eyes close spoke, "No, Kisty don't be, you were defending yourself and I understand," he said.

The group waited until Ryou and Josh were done burying the two males of the Ishtar family. (I know there from Egypt and have different customs, and for that I apologize, I did not really want to fly Seto and Kisty to Egypt in their wounded states so this ceremony is just for show mostly.) "There real bodies are in Egypt, but unburied, what those two did is unspeakable and should not be rewarded with a proper burial," said Odeon as everyone walked back to the limos.

"Oh," said Kisty. "So what did Ryou and me just burry?" asked Josh catching up to them. Isis and Marik smirked, "Most of their belongings, and things of them memories and more," said Marik quickly. Seto looked at Kisty, he could see in her face that, there was some hurt still there from Jake, and he had not pushed to know what happened to her that night between Jake and her, just that it hurt to talk about.

The reached the large black bared gate of the cemetery, "I guess this is where we split up?" asked Kisty. Everyone nodded in agreement, "We headed back to Egypt, now, there is no reason to stay in Domino since the Museum is moving the exhibit back there, again" said Isis. Kisty nodded, "I will miss you Isis, Odeon, and even you, Marik," she said calmly. "We'll miss you too sport, look I will try those 30 share that Josh had, and think he would want you to have them," said Marik, the three Ishtars walked down the street and out of sight after saying good byes to everyone.

Yugi, Atem, Joey, Tristan, Tea, Mai, and Serenity were heading back to the game shop and would talk to the Kaibas in the morning for it was getting late. Kisty, Seto, Lisa and Mokuba got into on of the limos that they owned and headed back to the mansion. Kisty watched as the sunset from the window of the limo. "You ok?" asked Seto, wondering what his daughter was thinking. Kisty sighed, "I just glad it's over, and I can move on," she said with a slight smile.

"Kisty, umm, there was something I didn't tell you when you finally woke up," he said. Kisty looked at Seto, "What?" she asked with worry that he might be sick or worst dying. "I saw your mother, when I was dying," he said. Kisty's face went from worry to slight happiness but remained in a frown "What did she say?" she asked. Seto sighed, "She said, "Hi and that she loves you," that's all I could get from her," he said. Kisty gave a small smile, "Thank for the message Dad," she said leaning her head against his shoulder.

"Ouch!" yelped Seto, Kisty shot her head back up. "Oops, sorry I forgot that's where Orion shot you," she said worried. Seto rubbed his shoulder, "It's alright, I will get used to it, sooner or later just remember, it going to take some time," he said. Kisty looked at her feet her back gave a slight shot of pain causing her to cringe.

"You didn't take your medication today, did you?" he asked. Kisty shook her head, "I am not taking pain killer for the thousandth time," she said in a sharp tone. Seto nodded, "Ok, but if you want some you know who to ask," he said with a smirk. Kisty smiled, "I know," she said leaning against the seat of the limo

The sunset on the day, Kisty and Seto were safe, and everyone was somewhat happy. The day ended, and the night fell, as the four Kaiba family members walked into the mansion. Kisara ran from the top of the stairs where she awaited Kisty's return to the mansion and jumped up into her arms. "Hey girl did you miss me?" she asked. Kisara barked and started to lick Kisty's face.

"Ok you two time for bed," said Seto, Kisty rolled her eyes, "I am 14 pushing 15 do I really have to go to bed now?" she asked. Seto chuckled, "Not if you want to spend half the night screaming again," he said. Kisty nodded, "Good point, I can't get that nightmare out of my head," she said.

Seto put his hand on Kisty's shoulder, "When you want to talk about it, I will listen," he said to her. Kisty nodded, "I was wondering if we could talk about what happened now?" she asked playing her puppy on the ground. Seto nodded, "Where you want to talk?" he asked, "the living room or the office?"

Kisty looked over at the living room, and then looked up towards the stairway either way it was going to hurt to get there, "Umm, living room, that way if you or I fall asleep we could be comfortable," she said. The two Kaiba walked to the living room where they were going to discuss the incident, both sides of the story, in full detail.


I will be adding Seto's side of the incident since that's were the action is located also I know this was a little like a soap opera, and for that I appolgize, but it seem sweet to me. I know the chapters here are getting a little long, sorry about that I will try and shorten them up a bit.