Thank you for the review Darkstar71, for your review, and I am glad you came along for this story, here is chapter 2 I will be uploading chapter 3 later today.
Chapter 2
Thinking about you
Mokuba and Seto were now heading home from Kaiba Corp, in the limo Seto seemed to be staring out towards the ocean instead of just talking on his cell phone. "Seto is something bothering you?" Mokuba asked Seto nodded his head, in agreement. "Yes, Mokuba, I couldn't believe she did that to me Mokuba," he replied.
The boy though about it for a moment but could not figure out who Seto was talking about. Seto then began to explain, "You see little brother, and Alec tricked me that very night remember, when she left with you, Sara, and Pegasus?"
Mokuba though about it a bit then remembered that he was half a sleep and could really remember what happened. "I remembered that Alec, Hobson and I had to take Sara up stairs," he replied, "You stayed at the party because Gosaburo made you." Seto remembered the party stunk without Alec or Mokuba around for him to talk too. "She stole data from my computer Mokuba, and gave it to Gosaburo on a sliver platter, but the thing that gets me is she told me after I found out, and I helped her more, by giving her more of my work."
Mokuba was quiet the rest of the way he now remembers why he and Alec no long talk to each other. The only factor that night was not that she left to help him with Sara it was the fact she betrayed Seto.
Nine years ago,
The day was hot and musty but, Sara was not at breakfast for obverse reasons. Gosaburo ate his breakfast and left for work but not before, he gave Seto his orders for the day. Seto nodded, and finished his breakfast, Alec did not say a word that morning nor did she say anything to him that night when he and Gosaburo got back to the mansion.
She had stayed up to 3:00am talking with Gosaburo, it you could call it that, she was limping a bit when she walked and squeezed her eyes tight, when she sat down. She finished her meal and headed straight for the door to the main hall she looked as if something was bothering her. Mokuba had not said a word also, but he had just been up for the last hour and he never really said anything anyways in the mornings, but he had a guilty look in his eyes as if something was wrong.
Alec was half way up the stairs, when Seto came out of the dinning room; she was grabbing the railing and was not moving she seem to be in a trance. Seto saw this right away because she had left the room only 15 minutes before him. "Alec is everything ok?" Seto asked Alec looked him. Her eyes were full of tears, "You know what today is, Seto?" she asked him.
Seto though about it for a second, it was back on the day was it, was the day Sara going back for Egypt, a day Alec had not been looking forward too. "Alec I know," he said, he tried to take Alec in his arms, but she pulled away.
The twelve-year girl was not in the mood for cuddling, she was in pain mentally and physically. "What's wrong?" he asked knowing almost why. "Look Seto, I don't think you and I should be seen together anymore," she began to cry a bit she was holding back tears.
"What do you mean? We live in the same mansion!" he exclaimed. "You know what I mean, Seto, I mean you and I can't be friends. My Uncle, see that he will use you and Mokuba against me as he uses Sara ok, I cannot afford that, not now, not ever, you understand me. We bonded a bit while my sister was here but she is leaving today and everything is going to change when she is gone, Gosaburo isn't going to be too kind to me, this is going to get bad, really bad Seto," Alec then pointed to her face and her leg.
She then tried to run up the stairs and towards the hall but she began to fall, Seto caught her just before she tripped over the last step. "Alec, at least let me help you to your room," he said, but Alec pushed him away, ran to her room, and slammed the door. Sara stood out side her door she knew what had happened.
"As all good things must come to an end, you and my sister will never be Seto," exclaimed Sara. Seto was heartbroken, he knew that now he had to beat Gosaburo and he was going to do it with his program. He went in to his room and started printing up all the software, meanwhile Alec was in her room crying her eyes out, not because she like Seto was heartbroken but because her leg and ribs were hurting, Gosaburo had given her a beating to remember for a while.
Seto finished printing out the final algorithmic equations and numbers that he and Alec both made together over the last three days. The project was his but she helped, he was going to face Gosaburo Kaiba and he was going to do it after Sara dropped off at the airport. Sara was now walking down the hall as Seto finished with the printer. She knocked on Seto's door, "who is it?" he asked.
"It me Sara, can I come in, I need to talk to you?" Seto went to the door and unlocked it. "What's up?" he asked. Sara came into the room, and shut the door, "It is about Alec," Seto looked at Sara as if she was a mad woman, "I need you to do me a favor and keep an eye on her for me, please." Sara voice was sincere as could be and she seem to be asking something reasonable, he had to admit to himself that he cared for Alec in a way. "Sure I will keep and eye on her for you, as long as you do me a favor as well," Sara looked at her cousin, "sure what ever you want." Seto then started to explain to her what he wanted to do.
In the Present
The large White Kaiba mansion looked dark and hollow as the limo pulled up to it. Mokuba hopped out of the limo first and headed for his room he had a deal with Seto to clean it up while he wrote the reply letter to Alec in Egypt. Seto looked at the mansion it was slightly different then the one Gosaburo had, it was for one thing larger and had huge statue of a Blue Eyes White dragon in front but inside, it was huge, compared to a house. Seto stepped in the mansion Hobson stood there at the door as the older Kaiba stepped in from the cold. "Have a good day?" asked Hobson.
Seto looked at him, "nothing more then the usual Hobson, did you touch Mokuba's room today?" Hobson shook his head. "Good, glad to see that, I am going to be up in my room tell the cooks to hold my dinner, I have a long night a head of me," said Seto as he head headed up the stairs.
He went to his office, which was on the second floor of the five-story mansion and sat at the desk; he opened his lab top and opened a writing program. He though about what to write, but nothing came to mine other then, "Yes Alec, Mokuba can be in Sara's wedding," but weather or not he would go that was another question on his mind.
Back to the Past
The air was clean, the sky was blue but Alec was in a cloud of gray. Sara, Alec, Mokuba, and Seto rode in the limo together to the airport. Alec was holding in as best she could, from both the pain and the fact that she may never see Sara again, after what she pulled last night. Seto and Sara did not say a word to each other the plan was simple, drop off Sara at the airport, say good-bye, and then off to Kaiba Corp. while the limo drove Alec and Mokuba home, he would face Gosaburo about the gaming software that could make him trillions of dollars.
Alec looked out the window, as if trying to find a ray of hope, in her hand was her mother's diary, which she planed to give to Sara to take to Egypt. They were at the gate before they knew it; Sara was the first out of the car, followed by Alec, Mokuba and at last Seto.
Sara stood there at the gate with her sister standing next to her, "Look," she said, "If Gosaburo hurts you worse then you already are you let me know ok." Alec shook her head. Sara then went to Mokuba, here this is for you, she handed him a small packet, "don't open it until you get back to the mansion got it, sport," Sara then patted Mokuba on the head and gave him a hug. She turned to Seto, "Here," she then handed him a small piece of paper, you use it when the time comes, it my come in handy if you know what I mean, think of it as a ray of hope."
Sara looked up and down at her sister and step cousins, and then she came back to Alec. "Here this is for you," Alec handed Sara the diary with the key and lock. "What, Alec, no I can't take Mom's diary," Sara refused. "Sara, I want you to have it, it was meant for you anyways, besides I read through it five times a day since you gave me the key to it, I know the whole book by heart, and I think Mom would have wanted you to read it at some point. I think it will come in handy for your digs in Egypt it has some sites and maps in it I think you should look at when you get there."
Sara took the book back into her hand. "Ok" she said, "But let just say I am going to hang on to it for you for a while, and when the time is right I will give it back." Alec nodded, the two sisters hugged, Alec gave a little squeal do to the fact her ribs were hurting and her legs were shaking.
"Sorry, Dragon forgot you hurt," Sara said now sounding like she was going to cry. "It ok Red-eyes, my shell will help me heal," replied Alec. Sara gave a little laugh and began to walk away, she then stopped turned around, "Seto, Moky, I got your nick names," Alec was surprised to hear this. "Moky you're Lord of Dragon for saving me last night from falling down the stairs and because you got two dragons with you," Sara shouted. "Seto you're a Blue Eyes White Dragon, keep an eye on the baby Meteor Dragon for me ok." Seto nodded and waved to Sara, Alec watched her sister walk away; Mokuba was back in the limo, pondering what the full potential of his new nickname was.
The limo driver rolled down the window and asked, "Were too next Mr. Kaiba?" Seto sat in his spot, and looked at Alec, "I want you to take me, to Kaiba Corp and then take my brother and step cousin home and come back and pick me up in three hours." Alec eyes opened wide, why in the world would he want to go to Kaiba Corp? she though to herself.
The limo driver stopped in front of Kaiba Corp building and let Seto out Alec went to stop him. "What in the world do you think your doing?" she demanded. "I am going to face my Step Father and show him this stuff," he pointed to the brief case in his hand. "Seto don't he isn't going to listen to you," but Seto walked right by her and headed into the building leaving Alec shouting at first but then to a low whisper, "He has … all the data anyways, he won't need you." She dropped her head down to the ground, got back into the limo, and singled the driver to follow her step cousin's orders.
Mokuba knew what she was talking about; she told him it while they were waiting for Seto and Gosaburo to get home from the party. Alec had sent Mokuba to bed when they did get home finally, but she felt it was time to finish the conversation. "Alec, Gosaburo, has all the information right, what does he need it for?" Alec looked at Mokuba, "I don't know why he wants Seto's programs and games, I just know that is what he wants them Moky and that is what he got." She took another deep sigh, "Seto is going to find out that I was the one who handed it to Gosaburo on a sliver platter."
Mokuba looked at his cousin, "you really care about my brother don't you?" Alec looked at Mokuba, "If you promise not to tell anyone ever, I really do care more then you think. I would spend the rest of my life with him, Moky, but it would never happen were cousins even though you and him are adopted, I could never be with Seto," she sighed again, "Not after what I just did to him." Mokuba sat back in his seat in the limo, "Alec, if you told him tonight I think it would be better if he knew later then never."
"In a way Moky your right, but I just betrayed your brother in more ways then one," admitted Alec. "I was just supposed to get close to him, not fall in love with him, your young you wouldn't understand?" she muttered. Mokuba shook his head, for a young boy he seemed to be smart.
The limo came to the Kaiba mansion and the two got out and headed for the mansion Hobson greeted them when they entered, Alec climbed the stairs and went to her room. Mokuba went to his, and with his drawing pad, he drew a Lord of Dragons, Blue Eyes White Dragon, Red Eyes Black Dragon and a Baby Meteor Dragon he held up the picture, he then said to himself. "This is my family and I don't care if what happens between all of us," he then placed it under his pillow and took a nap.
Present Day
Seto was on the lab top typing when Mokuba came in, "All done Seto," he said. Kaiba then got up and went to Mokuba's room it was clean and everything had been put away a feat that was difficult. On the wall, Seto saw the picture that his brother drew nine years ago. "Mokuba, you still have that," he said pointing to the picture. Mokuba nodded, and walked up next to his big brother. "Yeah, I drew it when Alec was hurt to make her feel better after she told me about the data she stole from you," he admitted. Seto looked at the floor, "yeah I remember that day."
Nine Years ago
It was nearly nightfall when Gosaburo came home, Seto was right behind him. Alec had not expected this but she was glad to see Seto in one piece, however, he was not happy to see her. Alec knew something was up, Gosaburo was not happy and neither was Seto. At dinner, an eerie silence filled the room, not one word spoken between Seto, Gosaburo, or Alec. Mokuba followed the rule "do not speak unless spoken to first," when at the dinner table. Alec was the first done and she headed up to her room Seto was following just after she left the dinning room.
"Alec!" he shouted, she turned around, "Why didn't you tell me?" Alec did not know what to say, she then turned to run but did not. She turns back to Seto, "I can explain Seto," she said calmly. "Darn right, why didn't you tell me, that you…?" He started but could not finish, he was just too frustrated the word just could not come out. Alec looked at the floor, "I am sorry Seto, if I could I would take it all back, I did not want to hurt you," she was now between crying and running to hug or kiss him.
Seto looked at her with fire in his blue eyes, but the fire was not anger, it was fear. Alec and Seto did not say a word to each other for a few moments, just staring into each other's eyes was enough of a fight. Alec could do anything to show she was sorry other then just putting herself as far away from him as humanly possible. Seto finally spoke, "Why didn't you tell me about Gosaburo almost killed you last night?"
Alec was in shock, she had only told Mokuba on the way home and some how Mokuba must have told Seto. She in her mind blew a sigh of relief, but still he worrying about her, was sweet but still she said that she could explain, "I survived that is all that matters Seto," she said. She began to walk toward her room but she fell down and he caught her again this time he was not about to let her run so she started to explain.
The Night after the Party (Alec telling Seto, What happened, Flashback with in a flashback)
Gosaburo had sent Seto and Alec to their room after the party the night before. Seto was asleep but Alec was not, a knock was on her door she jumped up thinking it was Seto but it was not it was Gosaburo. He grabbed her by the arm and walked her down the stairs, to the dinning room. She knew what was going to happen, she jumped out of the way of the first punch but was not quick enough to miss the kick, which sent her to the floor, on the floor, he began to punch her in the ribs and kick her right leg. She was in pain, screaming.
The entire cooking staff was gone, Hobson was in the guest wing of the mansion he would not hear her, no one could, Sara was passed out in her room and Mokuba and Seto asleep in their beds. Alec was a mess when the kick and beating finally stopped, her arm, right side of her ribs, and her leg all hurt. She could not walk nor move she felt as if she was going to die, but then nothing happened, she fell into unconsciousness. She thought of Seto, if he was worth dying for to protect his dream then she though it would be worth it.
Alec had passed coded the disk she gave Gosaburo at the party, and made sure he never breaks it. The data he wanted she was not about to give however, he knew nothing would come from killing her.
Alec awoke with Sara and Liz standing over her, "Alec can you hear me, sis, come on," Sara voice came into the darkness. Alec woke up, she was soaking wet and in a large amount of pain and could not feel her arm nor leg, they were numb and then she was cold.
Alec coughed and yelled something; Sara breathed a sigh of relief. "She ok," Alec then felt someone pick her up and carry her into her room. Everything was a blur she could not see too much. She then heard Mokuba's voice "Sara what happened to Alec?" Alec could make out Sara, "Mokuba I want you to go back to bed were just going to help Alec real quick, I will tell you what happened later," she said.
A woman's voice, "you're not going to tell him. Are you?" Sara shook her head, "No Liz, Alec will tell him tomorrow when she wakes up," Alec felt feeling come back to her arm and leg but it was sharp and felt like she had just fallen out of a tree.
"Sara," Alec finally got out. "Alec good can you hear, me you're going to be alright," Sara answered. Alec blacked out and woke up in one of the guest rooms with badges around her ribs, bruises on her leg, and her arm in a large amount of pain to the point it was hard to move.
It was morning and it was not earlier the 6:00am, "Good morning Alec how are you feeling?" came the voice of a young child. Alec looked and saw Mokuba with a glass of water. "Here Sara told me to give this to you," Alec took the water from Mokuba and took a drink. "Where is my sister?" Alec asked now sitting up. "She is in her room and you're lucky to be alive," said a woman, "Feeling better?" Alec looked at the door towards the other side of the room, Liz the head cook was standing there with a peach in one hand and an ice pack in the other.
"What happened?" Alec asked. "Sara was on her way out the door when she heard you screaming in the dinning room. I was working late, and was cleaning the kitchen even though I had the night off. When Sara ran in to see what was happening Gosaburo had a piece of mental in one hand and his leg kicking you. Just about the time, you went unconscious Sara and I jumped your Uncle," she explained. "And he went out like a light and didn't know what hit him," spoke Sara in the doorway, "We spent most of the night trying to bring you out, we dunked you in the tub and pool, when you finally yelled out I knew you were ok."
Alec looked at her sister she remembered that moment, but what she yelled out she could not remember. "I brought you up in the guest wing and Mokuba spotted us bringing you here, he helped with the bandages," Liz added. "Alec you better get down to breakfast before Uncle finds you up here and this time he will kill you." Alec nodded and tried to get out of bed, she touched the floor and a sharp pain ran up her leg. "OUCH" she yelped. Alec had wobbled all the way down to the dinning room for breakfast, and waited until Gosaburo left for work.
Seto holding Alec on the stairs that night, (Nine years ago not the flash back of the night of the party)
Alec tried to get out of Seto grip but he had her in a lock that was on the side of her ribs, the ones that hurt too. "You see, Seto," she said still struggling, "I can't be with you because I will get killed for it, you understand." Seto let Alec go; he did not realize that it was him, for which Gosaburo beat her up.
"Ever since you beat him at chess, I have had a beating almost every days, when Sara came it got worse because he saw something between me and you, and Sara had been pointing it out that I am unhappy here except when your around. He will do what ever it takes to keep me unhappy understand, Seto, we can't be around each other," Alec was now near the brink of tears.
Seto watched as Alec ran to her room, it was more of a hurried walk, then a run. Seto sat there on the stairs Mokuba had watched the scene unfold, he was the reason Seto still was going on with the non-stop work, but now he had a new one, and it required Alec to get out of the mansion.
Present Day
Mokuba's room
"The picture, you showed me just after Alec ran to her room that night, to fight the pain of her leg and side," Seto commented the two were talking about Alec for a while thinking back of the days when she and Mokuba would play chess together.
"So," Mokuba spoke up after a few moments of silence, "How is the letter coming?" Seto broke out of his train of though which was that moment with Alec fighting him with all she had. "It's coming along, I will have it finished tomorrow, I am going to bed Mokuba, you should too, it's late and we have work,"
Seto began to walk out of the room, "Night Blue Eyes," said Mokuba from his room. "Night Moky," he replied, he hated those nick names that Sara gave him but the one he liked was the blue eyes white dragon, the fact Mokuba was the Lord of Dragons because he had Alec and him was pathetic, it should have and only have been him.
Seto headed towards his room, and he stopped at the door just before it and opened it, an empty room, with a window and terrace. Seto had always thought about filling this room with stuff but he just couldn't think of anything to do with it, was suppose to be Alec's after Gosaburo left but something changed that, it was Pegasus.
Seto went back to office and sat at his lab top on his desk; on the screen was a Blue Eyes White Dragon and then in morphing into a Blue Eye Ultimate Dragon. He remembered the first time he pulled that off it was only three years ago, then a though of Alec crossed his mind again, he again brushed it away, and sat down at the lab top and moved the mouse to work on the letter. So far all he had written was, Dear Sara and Alec.
Nine years back
Alec and Seto were keeping their distance from one another; they knew that if they wanted to spend time together it would have to be when Gosaburo was at work. Alec was healing well, from her injuries, he ribs seem to be hurting less and she stopped limping, Sara had been gone for about a month now and Alec made a full recovery from her ribs, leg and arm, the bruises on her face were almost gone too.
Alec looked great as she walked in to the dinning room one evening, her hair long in a ponytail. Seto dropped his spoon into his soup when Alec entered the room. She was wearing a cotton blue dress with her hair pulled back in a small ponytail; bangs hanging down and the back part of her hair lose. Gosaburo was not home yet, but Seto wondered why she was dressed so nice, usually she whore a shirt and shorts, or pants, but now that the bruises were gone he guessed she was going to use the opportunity to look normal.
Gosaburo walked in the door and looked at the three children; he had a hard day, of yelling orders. Alec saw a look in his eyes as they ate dinner Gosaburo was planning something. She knew what today was, and the reason why he was late for dinner, she decided to wait until Seto and Mokuba headed up to their rooms.
Gosaburo asked Alec to stay and wait before going to her room, she though it was going to be another beating but really all he wanted to do was talk. "Alec," he said, she looked up at him, "Do you know what today is?" Alec nodded and looked at the table she knew a slap was coming, but it never came, "It is Noah's birthday," she said.
Gosaburo nodded, "Yes, and he asked about you, I figured you could go to the mainframe tonight and see him." Alec jumped in her chair, never not once had she been able to visit her cousin even after she had programmed the virtual world single handedly. "You mean it Uncle," she said.
Gosaburo looked at her and smiled, "Yes, do I have to repeat myself; of course, you saved his program after all with what you gave me of Seto's programs." Alec looked at the table she had not told Seto that she stole the technology from him yet instead she had been more worried about another beating coming from her uncle. "Thank You Uncle," Alec jumped out of her chair, realizing that there was a catch to her visiting her cousin. "There is a catch isn't there?" she said.
Gosaburo nodded, "Yes, I want more data of the software and this time don't put a password on it, if you do you will regret it. It took weeks to get the correct password for the disk." Alec nodded and then left the dinning room. "Oh Alec," came Gosaburo's voice, Alec stuck her head back in, "Yes Uncle." Gosaburo looked at her, "You are going over to the mainframe in 30 minutes I want you to be ready when Hobson calls you, or else you don't get to go." Alec nodded and left the room, she headed up stairs were Seto was waiting for her with a bag of ice for any wounds she may have had.
Seto was shocked to find that there was none, "I thought he was going to hit you again so I had this ready." Alec giggled, "Not tonight anyways, he just wanted to let me know that I am to visit a friend, well more like a family member that's been sick and I am to leave in a half hour." Seto nodded his head, "So, are you going to be wearing that to your friend's place?"
Alec shook her head, "No, way," she then walked over to Seto and gave him a little kiss on the cheek, "I was wearing this dress for you," she said and then went into her room and shut the door. Seto was still standing there in the hall when Hobson came up the stairs a half hour later. "Master Seto is something wrong?" he asked. Seto was red in the face and realized that he had been in a daze of while, "No Hobson everything's fine," he then retreated to his own room. Seto did not know what to make of it, was it the kiss of death or just a good night kiss he then noticed the bag of ice was still in his hand half melted.
Present day
Seto was sitting at the lab top and had now though about almost every reason why not to go to Sara's wedding. Seto also though about reasons too go, for example Pegasus to settle the score, but also another was that he couldn't trust anyone to take care of the Mokuba in Egypt and since that moment which he got those flashes of the past, he had did a little research on it.
The letter read as follows:
Dear Alec and Sara,
Glad to here Sara is getting married, and to hear that you are all right. Alec, I guess things never change for you. Mokuba can and will be coming to Sara's Wedding, Please let me know the arrangement for the time and date, and next time. Alec, send me an email I am sure that you have a lab top in Egypt.
Seto paused and though about the letter, it was brief, but it gave everything she asked for which was a reply. Seto typed his and Mokuba's names at the bottom and saved it. He pulled out his deck again; the blue eye white dragon was the first card he pulled. He saw Alec's face at the age of twelve again, she seemed so innocent back then, but Seto realized he was seeing her in his mind and pushed it out again.
Seto then heard a crash come from down the hall, a man yelling at a young girl who was in a large amount of pain; the teen looked up at him and yelled "HELP ME, Seto Please." Seto opened his eyes he realized he was just dreaming.
Ok I hope the going back and forth between events 9 years ago and the present wasn't too confusing, however the next chapter I made it a little easier.
