Remember when I said this story was going to focus on Kisty for a while, well this is one of those chapters. However Mai, Tea, and Lisa are in it. Also Samantha and Mana make another appearence.


Chapter 39

A candle in the wind

Lisa and Kisty sat in the car and sped away from the hospital, Kisty was driving and she was driving like a bat out hell, the music loud on the radio as she drove her favorite blue sports car. Lisa was not surprised at her niece's driving; she remembered the Mokuba driving lessons as Kisty would drive him home before heading home to her own place. The song by Hoobastank "Out of Control," which was the loudest thing in the car as Kisty drove fast out of the city now.

Kisty pushed the car in to fifth gear as she sped away and up the hill. Lisa raised an eyebrow as they turn on to the private road towards Kisty's house, Kisty sang with the rock song, to the song.

"I've done everything as you say, I've followed your rules without, question, I thought it would help me see things clearly, But instead of helping me to see, I look around and it's like I'm blinded," Kisty sang out. Lisa at one point had enough of the CD turned it down so that way they could talk.

Out of control by Hoobastank album Reason

I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control

Where should I go?
What should I do?
I don't understand what you want from me
Cause I don't know
If I can trust you
I don't understand what you want from me

I feel like I'm spinning out of control
Try to focus but everything's twisted
And all alone I thought you would be there
(Thought you would be there)
To let me know I'm not alone
But in fact that's exactly what I was

I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control

Where should I go?
What should I do?
I don't understand what you want from me
Cause I don't know
If I can trust you
All of the things you've said to me

I may never know the answer
To this endless mystery
Where should I go?
What should I do?
I do not understand what you want from me

Kisty looked over at her Aunt, "Why did you turn down the music?" she asked. "When I told you that you could drive to let loose some anger it didn't mean that you could ignore the rules of the road such as the speed limit," she said sarcastically. Kisty sighed, and looked at her speedometer, "Ok so I was pushing 120 MPH," she said, "I have a lot to let loose." Lisa nodded, "After I drop you off at your house where it is safe, I will get Tea, Mai and Serenity since they don't know where your little house is," she said.

Kisty nodded, "Just don't let Seto, Mokuba or Josh up here for a while!" she said as they pulled up to the house. Kisty got out but left the motor running. "Fine, no boys got anyone from work you want me to call?" asked Lisa.

Kisty nodded, "Yeah Lisa, call my third in line at work, which is Ann, tell her to get her ass up here ASAP," said Kisty with a sharp tone. "You may have to pick her up but what ever, you do, don't let Katharine know I choose Ann, over her to confide in after this event. I don't trust anyone close to Seto right now and that includes my VP," she said. Lisa nodded and drove off once she saw Kisty in the house, safe and sound as she headed to her room.

Kisty climbed up stairs, fell on her bed, and started crying into her pillow, and then she passed out in to another dreamless state.

Seto was not a happy once he found out that Mokuba and Joey stuck sleeping pills into his drink. Josh was not in the greatest moods but glad that Kisty was out of the hospital and her location was unknown to him and Kaiba he had a theory that she was back at the house on the hill but wasn't about to break the little trust she had with him just yet.

Seto demanded that Mokuba and tell him where Kisty was, hundreds of time actually, of Kisty's little hide away but all he got was, "she was safe and recovering so back off," from his younger brother.

A few days later that statement, could not be further from the truth; Kisty was not recovering if anything, she was not even moving or eating anymore in fact Serenity became worried when she found Kisty passed out in the bathroom with puke all over her face and the floor.

Kisty refused to eat, speak or even get out of bed some days feeling sorry for her self. Lisa would closely watch her niece, as she would stand at the window of her room looking for a light of hope that she would continue to search for each day.

Kisty closed her eyes and stood there, wishing she had died that night, that Seto did not save her in fact she wished that one of the blades that had cut her, where it would be sever and was slowly killing her. However after many check ups with Serenity, Kisty seemed to be doing fine physically but mentally and emotionally she was sick to death.

She was standing at her window of her room in her little house and sometimes would just spend all day in bed crying. Mai, Tea, Lisa, and Serenity, when she was not working, were keeping a very close eye on Kisty night and day. Ann became one of Kisty's inner circles of woman supporters; she needed it even if she did not like it at times when Ann would talk to her about Josh staying with Seto at the Kaiba mansion.

Mana and her sister Samantha caught word that Kisty had been raped. They found out that after watching the news and knew that Tea knew where their former best friend was in hiding. After two days of pleading and begging with Tea at the game shop and on the phone, she gave in, took the two teenage women to see Kisty.

It was an interesting reunion of the three, Kisty was happy to see Mana and Samantha but Kisty knew it was a matter of time before Josh would fine them as well. Samantha would blurt the location to Seto and Josh of the house and lead them to her.

Kisty knew that Josh knew where the house was however; he did not know was that he would have to get past Mai, Tea, Serenity, Ann, Samantha or Mana at the door the thought caused her to laugh for the first time in weeks. Mana and her sister Sam swore not to tell Seto or Josh where there friend was hiding in fact to avoid the two males as much as possible.

The Mana and Samantha started an investigation with Joey, who had grown to be a detective, started to look into what happened at Kaiba Corp and Kisty.

couple days later

"You're giving up?" asked Lisa looking at Kisty's plate completely cleaned of food. Kisty turned her head for she was standing by the window she wiped what was left of her vomit off her mouth, "No, I tired to eat but I can't hold it down" she spoke turning back to the window.

"What do you look for out there each day?" asked Lisa. Kisty sighed but did not answer, Lisa crossed her arms, "I take it you don't want to talk about it?" she said putting the dishes on the tray and getting up to leave the room. "I will be back to check on you in the little while," said Lisa leaving the room while Kisty stood there looking out on the horizon in front of her as the sun set that day.

"Well did she eat all of it?" asked Serenity as Lisa walked into the kitchen. "She ate it but didn't keep it down," she answered Serenity. Mai sat there with Tea at the table playing a round of go fish with Andrew, Matthew and a little blonde mini Joey, Jono. "Jono have any fours?" asked Andrew.

Jono smirked much like his dad, Joey, "go fish Kaiba Jr." he snapped. Andrew muttered under his breath as he picked up a card. Lisa watched her sons loose to Joey's son, Jono for the third time in a row.

"Hey Matt, got any fives?" he asked. Matthew sighed, "Told you we should have played teams," he said to his brother handing Jono the card. Jono put down his hand, "I win," he said doing a little victory dance as he sat at the table.

Andrew and Matt slammed down their hands, "OH MAN NOT AGAIN," they whined. "You both lost pay up," said Jono holding out his hands. The two-terror twin Kaiba brothers pulled out candy from their pockets with looks of grief on their faces.

Mai and Tea started laughing seeing Lisa grow angry as her sons handed over their candy to Jono. "I will take my winning and as you say Kaibas "time to pig out,"' he walked away with large load of candy. Lisa shook her head, "That teaches you two to play with out each other," she said walking back upstairs. A loud crash was heard along with Mai pulling Jono off Andrew and Matt, "BOYS it's just sweet tarts," coming from Mai and Tea.

Kisty was standing at the window in her room; she would look out on to the private road as if expecting Seto and Josh to come driving up at any moment. Kisty shook the thought that if Josh loved her he would be there, now but that day at the hospital when she woke up still haunted her, she woke up to Seto and Josh yelling at each other of who was to blame for this mess she was currently in, and Kisty blamed herself for it still. She remembered that she nearly broke Josh's wrist that day, as well, it pained her to think of the pain she caused him, for being apart from him was only deepening her wounds.

It had been over three weeks, since Kisty birthday and the night of the rape, when everything kept crashing down, it was the most miserable birthday for her two days after the event. She did not touch her cake, and she did not open the presents that everyone brought her in fact she did not even get out of bed that day.

Lisa walked into the room holding a small box in her hand, "I got you another birthday present," she said putting the box with the other unopened presents in the corner of the room. Kisty was still staring into the now dark black sky, Lisa walked over to her.

"We need to talk," said Lisa, as Kisty stood there. Kisty turned her head, "About what, Lisa?" she said calmly as she could. "You need to stop this, you're killing yourself," spoke Lisa worried.

"I want to die, Lisa, I it's the only way the pain will go away, the nightmares to stop, the hunting voices to leave but that will never happen as long as I am alive," spoke Kisty. "I am tainted, I am no good to anyone anymore, I was used beaten and now broken," she said sadly.

"Kisty you have to let it go, there was nothing you could have done to prevent it," spoke Lisa trying to cheer her up. Kisty closed her eyes, "Yes there was something, I could have dead." she said.

Lisa shook her head, "Would you stop it, death solves nothing, in this matter Kisty!" she snapped at her niece, "You have something to live for," she finished.

Kisty turned her head, "Really I would sure like to know what because I don't see it," she snapped with tear rolling down her cheeks. Lisa put her hand on Kisty shoulders, "You have Josh to live for, you have dreams to have a family, to be free of Seto's grip, and I might I point out that both Seto and Josh love you with every ounce of their being," she said.

Kisty shook her head, "Seto doesn't love me, he hates me, for crying out loud Lisa, Seto gave me a contract/test and I passed it, his company is falling because of me. I have Josh ha, yeah right!" she laughed sarcastically as she spoke her former boyfriend's name, "He would be here, if he even gave a dam about me," she said walking into the bathroom.

Lisa sighed and walked over to the door, "You told them to stay away, when Josh called your cell phone remember, you told him to let you be," she reminded Kisty as she heard the young female throw up.

"Well, I didn't expect them to listen, to me" answered Kisty, "In fact, knowing Josh he would be here the moment I said no." Lisa laughed, "Oh you forget so easily must be the lack of food, in your body that is now in your toilet," she said with a sarcastic laugh.

Kisty opened the bathroom door with a towel in hand, "Oh really what did I forget?" she snapped walking over to the bed dressed in her nightshirt. "You forgot that they love you and you almost killed me the moment my sons even came close to your room, you hate anything with a penis right now," said Lisa.

Kisty rolled her eyes, "Maybe, because I now have a ripped hole that has a big sign on it, saying 'OPEN FOR MORE,'" she said jumping on to the bed. Lisa shook her head, "You're unbelievable, Kisty. Do you think your cousins, my sons, and Joey's son would even touch you that way?" asked Lisa. Kisty smirked, "There fathers' might," she said. Lisa walked over to Kisty, "Get off it, will you? Look Yugi, Joey, and Mokuba would do no such thing to you, beside your Uncle looks at you like you're his daughter, remember Kisty I can't have anymore kids because of the twins," she said.

Sitting up, Kisty glared at her aunt, "But Seto did, he had me raped beaten and oh yeah, RAPED," she snapped falling back on the bed. Lisa shook her head, "Oh Ra Kristen! For the millionth time Seto didn't have anything to do with that incident," she said. Kisty smirked, "Yes he did, he gave me that contract and the loophole and that's why he is responsible, also he saved my life, when I wanted die, that night," she answered.

Lisa stood up, "Yet you say it's your fault," she said looking at the young woman in front of her. "I said it was my fault," she paused, "Because I so dam gullible for even thinking for more then two minutes that I could ever be free again," she said staring to go into tears. "To be with him for more then just a few days again, to be loved by both of them again, to have the respect and approval from the other him that I once called father," she whispered as tears fell down the sides of her face with her back to Lisa.

Kisty slowly crawled into bed and shivered, Lisa sat there and watched her niece, "You want the sleeping pills?" she asked knowing that Kisty had enough on her mind trying to pick up her shattered dream. Kisty wanted Josh to be there even if she said she didn't, her knight in shining armor to save her from those demons that were haunting her.

She just could not say it, and she still loved him even though her mind said otherwise. Kisty nodded to Lisa's question and she was given four sleeping pills, "Here this should knock you out for the night," she said as Kisty took a glass that was kept by the bed and took the pills with the water in one gulp. Lisa got up and brushed Kisty's brown bangs from her forehead, "They both love you Kisty even if your mind says otherwise," Lisa said as she walked away from her niece.

Kisty rolled on her side and tried to get some real sleep before the medicine worked. Lisa left the room remembering what Kisty said about Seto's approval and respect, and Josh's love for her, of how she wanted both and she was going to get it whether she liked it or not it was time for a visit to Kaiba Mansion.

Lisa walked down stairs and grabbed her jacket, "Where are you going?" asked Mai. "I am going to see Seto and Josh, it's time this ends," she answered them. Tea and Mai looked at each other, "We're going with you," they both said. Lisa shook her head, "No, you two stay here, I need some one to watch my sons if they wake up, while I do this, don't worry I will be back soon," she said picking up her keys and heading out the door. Serenity walked into the room as Lisa left the house, "Where is she going?" she asked. Tea shrugged, "To get Kaiba and Josh," said Mai shaking her head.

Jono and the twin Kaiba brothers looked at the three women from the hallway above the living room stairs. "Must be getting worse then better," said Andrew to his brother Matt quietly. Matt and Jono nodded seeing this in front of them, "should we go see her?" asked Matt.

Andrew shook his head, "No, if we do Kist, will yell at us again like the other week," he said. Jono and Matt nodded, "You're right after Uncle Seto visits then we go see her," said Matt. Jono nodded in agreement, "I am going to check on Chris he hasn't cried in a while," he said with a little giggle.

The two brother smirked, "You're right the baby hasn't cried in a while wonder what's up?" said Andrew. "Chris maybe a baby but he knows when to stay quit," said Tea, looking at the boys from the bottom of the stairs. The three boys nodded and ran back to their room that they shared with Chris.

Lisa drove down the road quickly when she got to the Kaiba mansion she saw more then just Josh's rental car and Mokuba's car but also Ann's car. "Wonder what she is doing here?" asked Lisa as she walked up the steps to the mansion and knocked on the door.

Seto and Josh answered the door, "Hi Lisa, are you here to pick up Mokuba?" asked Josh. Lisa shook her head, "I came to talk to both of you," she said coming into the mansion. Josh took Lisa's coat, "Hi sweetie, what are you doing here?" asked Mokuba coming down the stairs with Ann right behind him with paper. "I came to give you the update but seeing Ann here I guess you already know," she said.

Ann shook her head, "I haven't told them anything about how Kisty is doing, we were just going over the merge or did Kisty change her mind again?" she asked. Lisa shook her head, "No, she hasn't, however she isn't getting any better and it's time for her to face facts," she said. Josh and Seto stood there as Lisa turned to face them, "Kisty's dying," she said flatly to them.

Is it too late for Kisty, will there a light in the end the tunnel of disappear, or her hope, life going to go like candle in wind.