Chapter 3
Get Away

Nine Years Ago

Alec left her door open when she left to visit her cousin, leaving Seto a chance to explore her room. Hobson and Alec had been gone for more then three hours and it was almost midnight. Seto went to Alec's room and pulled out the box with games and toys, he then found a disk and a journal they both appeared to be bran new but the disk however was use like it contained information, he was curious to what Alec could be hiding. Seto took the journal and read it; Alec had put her thoughts and ideas in the journal. Seto saw that there was an entry about him; in fact, many were about him.

The journal:

The party and after math (one month ago)

Well other then complete embarrassment my sister had out done herself this time. Uncle will be home any minute and I am sitting next to my younger cousin, Moky tucked safely away in his bed. Sara passed out and drunk and well Seto who is being forced to stay at the party. I think I am falling for him, I was happy while I danced with him it was a moment I am never going to for get it. I don't know why but something about him makes me feel happy, he helped me after my beating from Gosaburo while Sara was here, I couldn't stand up because of my leg and Seto caught me and held me.

Seto put down the book and laughed, Alec was love sick with him with that he laughed, and continued to read, he flipped through the book to an entry for a few days later after the worst beating she had ever received.

Well, I survived again, this time it was almost fatal in a way I wish it did not. I feel guilt for what I did, and now I am in pain continuously, Gosaburo thinks he won, oh boy he is so dead wrong one day I am going to get my revenge for these beatings. At breakfast today, I could barely make it up the stairs and I was in so much pain, I was half way up them when Seto came to my aid, he confronted me about Gosaburo and the beatings. I was afraid that he somehow found out when he asked, "Why I didn't tell him." In a way I am glad he did not find out about it, in others ways not, I want to tell him but I cannot, not now, and not ever, the deed has been done.

Seto put down the journal he was confused, was there something else she was hiding from him. Continues reading:

I have how ever put a some trust in my cousin but I can't get close to him after all he is going to be just like my Uncle, and that something I am not looking forward too. I have already seen some of the things my Uncle has him doing like making money which in my opinion worries me, greatly. When I feel today, and Seto held me in his arms I did however feel safe and that I could trust him with anything I also felt like kissing him right there on the stairs, can you believe of all places, but no this can't happen he is family more then friend nothing will ever change that.

Seto put the book, placed it back in the box, and took the disk; he booted up his computer and inserted the disk. The first thing Seto saw was it required a password to access. Seto tried his, Mokuba's, Gosaburo's name they did not work. Seto then tried nicknames he put in Blue Eyes White Dragon, Lord of Dragons, and Red-Eyes even Alec's nickname of Baby Meteor Dragon noting worked still. Seto was getting frustrated now, but also curious to what Alec could be hiding.

He could not think of anything then, he saw the book in which was the secret hiding place of his duel monster cards an idea hit his head. The one thing from Alec he learned over the past month was that she loved strategy games. Seto the typed in BLUE EYES ULTIMTE DRAGON, a small green sign appeared ACCESS GRANTED, Welcome back Alec Kaiba, please hit return to continue. Seto followed the instruction, he saw that there were many files all such as names of duel monsters, a diary, but the one, which caught his eye, was file, SETO.

He laughed to himself to what Alec could have put in that thing he decided to look in to it. The file opened to other files names, Blue Eyes, Danger, Pros, Cons, and video game data. Seto clicked on the Blue Eyes file, it brought up a word program, which listed everything with blue eyes, Seto was on the list along with her self, and the blue eyes white dragon, but thing on the list that caught his eye was the quotes around Seto's name, cute, handsome, mannered, and extremely nice.

Seto let out a laugh as he read it, but the extremely nice was a bit over the top he was going to be cutthroat soon, so he replaced it with devious. Seto then looked at the other files Pros, cons; she had put down the reasons why she should or should not keep her distance from him or fall in love with him. The though of Alec loving him now crossed his mind as he flashed back to the party which the two of them had dance together, it was one of his happiest moment since coming to live with Gosaburo. Seto at last looked at the videogame data file he was shocked. The file contained everything he and Alec had worked on together over the last mouth and before Sara left.

Seto was in raged, he looked at the bottom of the file, last updated five days ago and printed data one month ago, he saw that it was the date of the party; she went and made a back up disk of the information but were was the printed document? Seto scanned the rest of the data and saw the creator; it did not have her name but Gosaburo's on it. Seto was full of fire, in his eyes, he heard Alec come up the stairs she seemed a bit happy, Seto pulled out the disk, which made a lot of noise. Alec heard Seto was awake, and decided to check on him.

"Seto your still up, that is a surprise," she said. "You should know surprises, like handing your Uncle Gosaburo information that you and I did together and putting his name on it," he sneered. Alec heart skipped a beat, she did not expect him to ever find out, "How would you know anything about that?" trying to sound like innocent. "I found the disk Alec, you don't need to lie to me, so tell me the truth did you or didn't you give Gosaburo the data, before I went to see him?" Alec was looking at the floor she knew that she was cornered.

"Yes," she said in a quiet voice, "I gave it to him the night of the party and I also put the same pass code on the disk, as the on your computer, I am so sorry Seto I never…" she paused; Alec saw the furry that was in Seto's eyes. Seto was breathing heavily and looking in to her sapphire blue eyes. Alec turned to leave and Seto grabbed her left arm, and making her face him, she knew two things were going to happen one was he was going to complete his circle to becoming the heir to Kaiba Corp by hitting her like his stepfather, or pushing her away.

Instead, Seto kissed Alec on the lips; she at first accepted it but then realized what she was doing and pushed him away. Seto looked at her, she stared back at him, "Seto I am sorry," she said then left to run, he went to grab her arm again but this time he was too slow she was able make it to her room and shut the door.

The next day she was not at breakfast, nor lunch that after noon, instead Hobson was giving Alec her meals in her room. Seto questioned what Gosaburo wanted the data for but now it was much more complicated for he was taking credit for all his stuff and Gosaburo knew it to.

That night Seto heard a large plop in the hallway of someone fainting. He opened his door to discover Alec with black eye forming on her left eye. She was somewhat awake to see him, Seto went to the hall, carried Alec to her room, and placed her on her bed where she would spend the rest of the night, he stayed with her until sunrise when she seemed to be fine and she came too.

The flight simulator that Seto and Alec created sold as the new Kaiba Corp tech. Alec stood in her room as a press conference down stairs in the main hall took place. Alec was at her window while the news and media came rushing into the mansion. A knock was at her door; she did not pay any attention to it, she felt an arm around her shoulders and a pair of arms by her legs.

She looked at Seto who, was standing next to her and then turning without moving her legs, she saw a Mokuba holding her in place. Alec was scared, he was going to yell at her, but he held his temper. "I won't let him hurt you again, I don't care that you took the technology and gave it to Gosaburo he should not have beaten you up in the first place to get it, and I am not going to let him do it again."

Alec felt comfort from her step cousin's words; she then gave him a hug, and said, "Thank you Seto, and I promise I won't take anything from you again." Mokuba let go of Alec's feet and stood next to her and Seto. The three Kaibas watched as Gosaburo profited from there hard work.

Present Day

Seto was at his lab top still it was 3:00am now, he was thinking about everything but yet he found himself thinking of Alec, the last time he saw her was in New York, at the inter continental championships where Bandit Keith was humiliated by Pegasus, three years ago.

Three years ago

The night was cool, and Seto was not really enjoying himself, he was watching the old way of dueling without holographic projector, which his company was developing. The seat to the right of him was open and Pegasus was on his left. Pegasus headed off to declare the winner of the match with was of course Bandit Keith. Alec then appears like out of no were next to Seto on his right.

At first Seto did not recognize the girl, she was tall about 5'10", black hair that went down to her shoulders, and wearing blue jeans and a plain black tee shirt. Seto notice the girl but had no clue to why she was doing next to him, it was only when he heard her say "Great, Max is at it again what a show off," she was thinking aloud. Seto turned to face her; it then hit him "Alec?" he said as the girl looked at him. "Seto, what brings you here?" she replied.

"Pegasus invited me as a guest of Honor, and why are you here aren't you…?" Alec placed a finger on his lips, "don't say on the run or I will break your neck," she ordered. "I see," he sneered; Alec grabbed his arm and began to squeeze. Max had come back to take a break from holding Keith hands up declaring him the winner of the match, "Alec, I see you and Seto are getting reacquainted," Alec scoffed at he uncle, "No Max, just realizing that were in the same building let alone right next to each other."

Alec took her arms and folded them over her chest, which to Seto surprise was not too bad for his taste. Alec sat there for the next two matches of the finals of the championship, Max then left to battle Bandit Keith. Alec stayed for a few of the rounds but then decided to leave. Seto grabbed her arm just be for she got up, he felt a large muscle in Alec's arm she had been working out a lot more from last time he saw her. "What is it Kaiba?" she asked.

"Where are you going? The match just started and you're not going to stay to the end?" he asked. Alec looked at him square in the eye, "I leave when I am about to see my Uncle start to show off, good bye Kaiba," she walked away. Max toyed with Keith for a few more rounds and called a boy from the crowed the rest is history.

Seto saw Alec again just standing at the exit, until he showed up; she had her hands across her chest and leaning on the wall with her left leg against it. "Over already," she mocked, in a mix of surprise and sarcasm. Seto nodded yes, "though so, my Uncle toys with every opponent he meets, it is ridiculous actually," she said to Seto.

Seto taken by the fact she knew that Keith was being toyed. "How did you know Pegasus was going to pull that stunt in there?" Alec took a breath, pushing her self off the wall, "Because he does it to me all the time when I play him duel monsters." She looked at the six foot tall CEO of Kaiba Corp, "You know who would have thought that you and I would ever be enemies with each other," she said. Seto shook his head, "We aren't, unless you want me to take you out right now?"

Alec laughed, "After all these years Seto you still haven't figured it out, I not surprised either, you will see what I mean soon," she then began to walk away, she turned around and looked at him, "I would be careful, next time you duel Kaiba. You might face something bigger then me, and I am not talking about Max either," she then turned and walked out of site.

Present day

Seto at the time had no idea what the girl was talking about then six weeks, later a few weeks before the Duelist Kingdom tournament, he faced Yugi and lost, Alec warning had rung in his head the day after that.

Kaiba scoffed at himself for thinking about her, "Why can't I get her out of my head, since her warning about my battle with Yugi, I am surprised that she wasn't at Duelist Kingdom trying to get Mokuba away," he said aloud. "May be you should go to bed and dream about her since your thinking about my sister so much," said a voice in the doorway.

A tall young woman with black hair stepped into the room, dressed in blue pants and long sleeve shirt. "How in the world did you get in here?" Seto demanded. Sara stepped in to the light of the desk, "How do you think? I know your pass codes Seto, you should change them more offend." Kaiba gave a laugh, "You know me I can't resist asking." Sara shook her head, in disappointment waiting for an insult.

Sara then approached Seto and turned him to face her, "I know it me you really want!" She then bent down and kissed him on the lips the two began to make out on the desk. Sara was calling Seto's name over and over as she kissed him the high was intense, he felt that he was going to burst then he heard Alec, "Sara get you greedy little paws off Seto, he is you cousin for crying out loud," Alec was standing with hands on her hips and staring right at the two.

Sara looked up at her sister, "Make me, baby sis," bending down to kiss Seto again. Kaiba could not resist her, somehow Sara changed into Alec, who made him feel a little better in a way, they started making out but this time Kaiba had his shirt off and was holding Alec in his arms, the two feverously kissed for a while.

Seto heard a sudden scream, of a young girl; Alec was not in his arms but on the floor, covered in blood with a man standing over her about to kick her limp body. Seto tried to run to stop the man but a sudden shock of pain surged through his entire body, he could not move and fell to the floor in pain the room was dark nothingness was consuming him.

A small feeling of something ice cold ran down his back, he jumped up.

Seto awake and realized he was back in his office it was a dream all of it Sara, and Alec, he then heard laugher coming from the doorway. Seto realized he had fallen asleep at his lab top and a piece of ice was going down his back, he jumped up and started to dance around the room like a monkey.

Mokuba was on the floor laughing at his big brother, along with four other people. Seto then realized that it was Tea, Tristan, Joey and Yugi laughing with Mokuba. Joey was the one who had place the ice down Seto's back their faces were all red. Seto was now standing in the middle of the room with a half melted piece of ice on the floor.

"Ok, who did that?" he yelled. Mokuba and the others stopped laughing. Joey was first to speak up, "Kaiba that would be me! In addition, man it was so worth it too. Seeing you dance like a monkey oh man I wish I had a camera," he then started laughing again. Seto was about to rush at Joey when he heard a girl's voice come from down the hall, "hey what's so funny?"

Yugi, Tristan, Tea, and Joey moved in to Kaiba's home office, a girl, wearing blue jeans, a black tee shirt, and jean jacket appearing to be about 18 years old, walked into the room. Her white and blue hairs were behind her ears and hung down to the mid part of her back, and her blue eyes shined like sapphire jewels. Seto's jaw dropped to the floor, "Alec?" the girl stood there with her hands on her hips, "Seto, I am surprised to see you in a room full of laughing people, considering what I saw you put through as a teenager and your heart which to my knowledge is as cold as a block of ice."

Seto was a little happy to see Alec, but did not show it much on his face, which was, beat red, from holding in his anger for Joey. Mokuba got up and said "Hey, Alec what brings you here?" he asked. Alec looked down at the 16-year-old Mokuba, "my letter of course, I found out that it was sent to you the old way and not through my email, so I decided to come and see to it myself."

Tristan and Joey began to drool, at the site of Alec; Yugi was a little crazy for her too but not as much as Joey and Tristan. Tea put her arms over her chest, in disappointment. "You two better closes your mouths before I slap them shut," Tea threaten, Joey and Tristan shut their mouths. Kaiba gave a cold look to all of them, "What is this, a party or something, why are you four here anyways I did not ask you over?"

Mokuba nudged his brother's arm, "I invited them, Yugi, Joey and I were going to play duel monster while you finished your letter when I came in here to ask for your duel disk, Joey and the others followed me, then Joey though it would be funny if he put a piece of ice down your back. You looked like you were having a night mare, when he came back up with the ice."

Alec let out a huge laugh, "Mokuba you should know by now, not one member of the Kaiba family in a position of power can ever have a good night's rest, especially when they are as cold hearted and ruthless as your brother." Seto took the insult from Alec, but did not say anything he was still burning about Joey and wanted to take him outside to kick his ass back to Yugi's game shop.

Alec looked around the office, nodding her head, "Not bad place Seto, reminds me of Gosaburo's office that was at Kaiba Corp." Seto caught that one, "You should know, you were raised by him same as me, little punching bag," Alec saw that coming she never liked it when anyone called her weak.

"Your saying I weak Seto, come on I will take you down right her, right now," she throw off her jean jacket and placed up her fists. Seto saw this coming, "I don't want to fight you, Alec at least not in my office." Alec let out a laugh, "Yeah you rather fight me in your bed like last time." Seto was shock considering she was the one who kissed him first back when they were teens.

Joey, Tristan, Tea, Yugi, and Mokuba all dropped their mouths. Alec and Seto were in a silent staring contest then the mud slinging began again, "look who's talking miss, hide away and driving people crazy," said Seto. Alec let out a huge laugh, "look at you Kaiba, my sister and I handed you Kaiba Corp on a sliver platter and what do you do for us, NOT-A-THING."

Seto wasn't about to take that, "I took over the company, you just handed me the stocks I needed, but still I am the one running it, now if you want a wrestling match, I can make one happen over at my fighting arena at work." Alec raised any eyebrow and got her jacket off the floor, "Maybe later Seto, but next time you say, in your own way that I am weak, I am taking you on, full throttle and I will kick your ass," the two went back in to glares.

After a few minutes Joey spoke up, "Hmm, Kaiba has a girl friend, oh man." Seto looked at Joey, "Down, Mutt boy, she's my step cousin I can't sleep with her." Alec rose and eyebrow at the fact of Seto thinking about it though she had been the one that said he would rather fight her in his bed.

Alec knew that Seto had not told them about her, so she figured it was time for her introduction, "Since my step cousins are so rude enough NOT! To introduce me, I am Alexandra K. Pegasus most people call me Alec. I am Seto and Mokuba's step cousin on Gosaburo side of the family, something that I am not proud to admit." Seto did not like the fact she was taking a step of mentioning Gosaburo's name in his presence, he hated the man for what he did to her, himself, and Mokuba.

"So, umm, Alec, did you know about the little creep Noah that your Uncle locked in virtual space?" Joey asked. Alec looked down at the floor, this was something that she was not too proud of admitting as well, but since she now knew what happened to her Uncle and cousin she decided it was time to let Seto in on the truth too, "Yes, in fact I was the one who put him there."

Seto was shocked, he did not think that Alec would say anything, considering he called Sara just after he got back to the plane and escaped the exploding air ship. Sara had denied any knowledge that Noah was even alive in virtual space, she only knew he died in an accident involving Alec.

"You put him there, what are you talking about Alec?" Mokuba asked. Alec let out a sigh, "I was the reason he died in the first place, he was trying to save me when it happened, and he was struck by a car just out side the mansion ten years ago. I was only eight at the time I was getting the soccer ball that I kicked out of the street, Noah saw me about to be hit by the car, and he pushed me out of the way just as the car hit him." Alec let a tear fall to the ground, she looked back up at Seto who was now turning purple from the anger the swelled up in side him.

"If I knew that Gosaburo was with him in the virtual world I would have gone in a deactivated it as soon as I could," she said, "Giving my cousin his peace, freedom, and my Uncle would go straight to hell." Alec was now turning red from the anger for not getting a shot of Gosaburo before he blew up. Seto was not surprised at this; he crosses his arms over his chest. "I hated my Uncle for what he did to Seto, Mokuba and…" she paused, letting her anger cool down but quietly, "me." Seto was glad in a way Alec was mad but that still did not explain a few things and yet it did.

Nine Years Ago

Alec and Mokuba were playing a game of chess, when a knock came at Alec's door it was Gosaburo. He needed to speak with Alec; she looked at Mokuba and gave him a nod to leave and get Seto, and to be ready to fight their stepfather with all they had. Gosaburo looked at the chessboard and moved the queenside castle for a check on Alec's king.

"What is it you want to talk about?" Alec asked as she moved her king to safety. "I want more data, Seto, hasn't figured it out that you stole it and gave it to me, he thinks I took it from his papers that he gave me at the office, Check," he said moving a knight.

Alec was going to do the most ridiculous thing she ever do, she was going to talk back, and "I am not going to steal from my own cousin." Gosaburo looked up at her, "You my dear don't have a choice!" Alec moved and killed the knight which made her king in check, "And if I don't?" she snapped.

Gosaburo moved the queen to check the king, "You won't have more then a few broken ribs, hurt arm, or a black eye, you will have a broken heart, Check" Alec moved her king again this time behind a group of pones. "I am not afraid of you beating me up Gosaburo, you got nothing on me," she said. Gosaburo let out a laugh, "I don't think you understand, Alec, I know you and everything you do, I know you wouldn't want anything to happen to your dear old cousins now would you?"

Alec took a deep breath, "What are you getting at Gosaburo?" she moved her knight to attack his queen. "I am getting at, Seto, I know you have taken a liking for the boy and you can't deny that fact," He then moved his bishop and killed Alec's last knight. "I am not afraid of you empty threat, I know you still need him and Mokuba, so don't tell me that your going to kill them because if you do, no more virtual data for you and my sister is the next heir to Kaiba Corp," she then move her bishop to check his king, "Check."

Gosaburo was impressed that Alec was able to figure out away to get around his threat, but he had a back up, "Then you will have to make sure that, nothing happens to Sara now, don't you," he moves his king side castle and kills Alec's bishop. Alec knows he would do something to her, "Ok, good point I wouldn't be able to stop you from hurting her, but then that would leave me next in line if Seto and Mokuba are taken out won't it." Alec smirked.

Gosaburo seeing it in her eyes now, she was scared, "You don't have the guts to take me on, Alec, you don't get me, that data I want, and you will be joining your cousin Noah, Checkmate!" He moved his queen and cornered Alec's King she loss Gosaburo then left the room.

Alec knew that death would be the only way she would break her promise to Seto that is all Gosaburo had to do to her, and it would be Mokuba, the only thing to keep Seto from handing over the data, "Better me, then Moky" she thought.

A knock came on her door, "Come in Seto," she said. Seto was surprise that Alec looked the same as she did when he saw her that morning. "He did not hit me, but threaten too kill me," spoke Alec in a fake calm voice. Seto looked at Alec with fire in his eyes that was it Gosaburo, had gone too far he thought, "Alec, I will give you the data just to keep him from hurting you again," he said. Seto went to Alec and took her his arms, "I promised that he wouldn't hurt you again, and I am keeping it."

Alec then looked up at her cousin, their eyes met, and for a moment she though it was true that the problems could be gone with a promise. Alec touched Seto chin, "You don't have to protect me Seto, at least, not with your fists," she spoke softly. Alec then gave him a small kiss on the lips, when she pulled away; he kissed her back. Mokuba saw them, but left the room just as they were about to part again he was happy that his brother had found someone even though it was his step cousin. Seto was not going to lose her to that ape Gosaburo not now not ever, would he hurt her again.

(Ok yes I know they are step cousins, but they have no blood relation so do not flame me for it)

Present Day back in Seto home office

Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Yugi all introduced them selves after Alec and Seto done throwing insult to one another. Alec was glad to meet some friends of her cousin; Mokuba grabbed Seto duel disk and ran out the door everyone but Alec and Seto left the room.

Seto took a seat at his lab top, "I got your letter yesterday and I was typing the reply last night, when I fell asleep." Alec was surprised that her cousin had time to even written her back not to mention read her letter.

"Thanks but I could just take your reply right now, can Mokuba come to Egypt or not?" snapped Alec. Seto nodded his head, adding, "I am coming too," he said. Alec saw that coming a mile away, "Though you would, since you know the guy."

Seto moved in his chair, "Who?" Alec let out a laugh, "I am not telling until you and Mokuba are in Egypt with Sara and me," spoke Alec with a smirk. Alec left the room leaving Seto puzzling whom, her head popped back in, "If you want to invite your friends, go a head, and another thing the guy was in your battle city tournament two years ago, so I leave you with that." Alec headed out side to watch the duel between Mokuba and Joey.

Nine Years ago

Alec took the disk from Seto, "Here it is the data Gosaburo wants to make more money off us," spoke Seto. Alec looked at her cousin, and kissed him on the forehead, "Seto, I owe you big time, thanks," she said and rushed out of the room, and went to hand the information to Gosaburo. Seto thought to himself, 'If only she wasn't my cousin, I could actually say it.' Alec spent an hour down stairs explaining to Gosaburo about how she got the disk and what was on it.

Seto was going to sleep when Alec knocked on the door, she opened it before he could answer, "Though I let you know he fell for it," Alec gave a giggle. Seto gave a small smile at her. Alec quickly entered the room and meaning to give Seto a good night kiss on his cheek, but moved his head to catch her on the lips; Alec did not see it coming, she landed on his lips and held it there for a while.

"I don't know what I do without you Seto," she said then she headed for the door. "Good night Meteor Dragon," he said. Alec smiled, "Night Blue Eyes," she said and left feeling happy, little did they both know it was about that things were about to get ugly.

A few months went by, Alec seem to be happy every now and then Seto and her would acted out a fight in front of Gosaburo to show that they didn't care, when truly they did. Gosaburo got the information every three weeks, Alec and Seto decided to give him little bits of it at a time saying they were working as fast as they could plus she made up the fact Seto was now using passwords to guard any information on his computer. In a way that was true but Alec knew the passwords all four of them by heart: Blue eyes, Meteor, Lord of Dragons, and Red Eyes.

Something in the air one morning did not seem right Gosaburo was not reading his paper but staring at Alec at breakfast. She did not realize that he was watching her until Seto came up behind her and kicked her chair, that was the signal if he was watching her.

Alec looked at Seto, as he went to work on the software and Mokuba was right behind him. Alec was about to leave the dinning room when something smacked her in the head. She was out cold, when Alec came too, she was in a room with lights, she felt a little groggy like she was about to pass out again but something was keeping her awake.

"Seto, Mokuba, Uncle Max, Sara, is anyone there," she yelled out, "Where is everyone?" Alec then felt a large amount of pain in her side, she screamed out, as loud as she could; it was as if something had been jammed into her rib cage. Alec put her hands to try to rube out the spot when, it came again two more times. Alec looked at her hands they were covered with blood, "HELP ME? Someone, please!" she screamed.

Alec heard a voice, "Alec, can you hear me, hang on I am going to go call for an ambulance, hang on Alec," Alec then felt a hand on her head, and another voice, "I am sorry Alec, I failed you," Alec then fell back under.

The place Alec was in a dark room, with no one, she was alone again, she tried to call for help but not a sound came from her voice.

Seto appeared in front of her, Alec tried to run to him but then he changed, it to an 18 year old Seto Kaiba 6'2" wearing a blue trench coat, green silk shirt, with black pants, he was now taller then Alec. Alec could not believe her eyes, he was a handsome young man, better looking then when he was a teen.

Alec realized that this is what, Seto would look like in about six years, she then saw a young girl around the age of 17, she was almost as tall as Kaiba but just a few inches shorter, her blue hair was hanging down to mid back. Alec realized that the girl she saw was herself.

The older Alec looked at the older Seto, she seemed to be angry with him, she began to walk away, but before she did, the older Seto grabbed her arm, she tried to pull away but it was no use. Kaiba had her, and pulled her close to him, Alec then heard him speck, "I promised I would not let you go, and I am not about to again."

The older Alec looked up at him, "I know but it will never be Seto, I love you and I think you should know that before I die," the older Alec pushed away and being to run away from him.

Alec then saw that she, and the older Seto, and herself on the edge of a rock with molting lava all around, the older Alec was running toward the edge of the rock, the older Seto was running after her, "Alec!" he yelled, "Alec you don't have to do this." The older Alec turned around and looked, first at Seto then at her younger self. "Good bye Seto," she said, and jumped off the rock towards the lava, Alec found she was screaming when she woke up.

She was in a bed; three people were standing over her. "Alec, can you hear me?" spoke a voice. " If you can hear me just squeeze my arm," Alec tired to grab something, she felt something in her hands, but couldn't tell what, "I think she is coming out of it," spoke another voice. "Look at her eyes," said another, "there half open." Alec tried to open her eyes more but could not everything was blurred.

Alec decided to squeeze what ever was in her hand. "Yep she can hear you," said the second voice. "Alec, if you can hear me, say something." Alec opened her mouth but no sound came from it, except for a scream, "AHHHHH," Alec realized that her side was in a large amount of pain, it was the only sound, which she could make, was of pain. "Yep she can hear you, but I don't think she can see," said the third voice Alec fell back into unconsciousness

Alec awoke, the pain was in her side, she could hardly move, her eyes were fully opened, she tried to sit up, when Seto showed up, "Hey, there don't move so much," Alec relaxed, in the bed, it was soft, and big, Seto was at her right side looking down at her. "You were hurt really bad, you can't move too much," he added worried.

Alec decided that moving did not make the pain go away but made it worse. "You know where you are?" asked Seto. Alec looked around all she could tell it was a hospital. "Seto, where am I, I have no idea, the last thing I remember is this morning after breakfast heading towards the main hall when I blacked out."

Seto looked at her, "Alec that was a few days ago, you're at the hospital VIP wing in intensive care, well actually more like the recovery room," he said trying to keep from sound angry. Alec looked up at her cousin she did not know what to say it was a few days ago, but why did she black out, like that? A pain in the back of her head answered it when she tried to move again.

A voice came from behind Seto, "Hey any improvement?" Alec recognized the voice it was her sister Sara, Alec sprang up fast, doing a great deal of pain to her side. "Well that answers my question," spoke Sara, while Alec grabbed her side, in pain, "Ouch," she said. Seto slowly pushed Alec back down with gentleness and ease. "You had it bad kiddo, for a second there I though I was going to lose you like Mom and Dad," said Sara now looking down at her.

Alec was questioning her self; finally, she got the strength to ask, "Sara, Seto what happened to me?" she asked them. Seto and Sara looked at each other sad looks crossed their faces, "We'll explain it when your better, right now you need to rest, try to get some sleep," reassured Seto, he bent down and kissed Alec on the head where she now notice she was bandage.

"I will have to be going, Gosaburo will probably be wondering were I am at," Seto told Sara. Sara nodded, "try to come back when you can, ok Seto." Seto then bent down and kissed Alec again this time on the cheek, "I will be back soon ok, take it easy and don't worry about anything," Seto then left Alec's view.

Sara looked down at her, "Well the enemy of my enemy is my friend," said Sara moments after Seto left the room, "You two have bonded since I left, want to tell me what's been going on?" Alec looked at her sister, "You first!" Sara let out a laugh, "Maybe later Dragon, you need to rest get some sleep." Alec then felt tired and fell to sleep again, just as Sara left her site to shut the door. She felt a hand on her head then a little kiss, on her bandages, and hearing her sister whisper, "Never, will I be leaving you again, Alec."

It was night when Alec woke up again, she felt she had enough strength to sit up but found that she was partly sitting up do to the angle of the bed. She felt something by her hand, looking down she saw Seto was asleep holding her hand. Alec looked around the room with the small amount of light in it, and saw Sara fast asleep in a chair in the corner, Mokuba was asleep on her lap with a children's book on his own.

Alec took her free hand and brushed Seto bangs from his face, this was the first time she saw him while he was sleeping, she though it was probably the second or third, since she was unconscious for a few days. Alec looked at Seto, he seemed to be at peace, but she could tell he was having an unpleasant dream, his face kept showing worry and fear, even with his eyes closed Alec could see that something was wrong.

Alec looked to her left, she saw a window, the blinds on it were open she could see the city skyline and a few houses. Alec knew where she was now it was Domino Memorial Hospital. Alec rested her head back on the pillow, Seto then shuddered in his sleep Alec felt it when his hand griped hers hard.

"Ouch" Alec almost shouted. Seto's eyes shot open, "You're awake," he said with moving his head shocked. Alec looked at him, "And you were having a nightmare, care to tell me of what?" asked Alec. Seto shook his head, rubbing the sleepiness from his eyes, "Sorry if I hurt your hand more."

Alec shook her head, "you didn't I just felt a little pull that's all," she lied. Alec really wanted to take her hand and smack Seto with it because it hurt so much; she knew it would hurt more if she did. Seto was staring at her with out blinking; Alec could tell that something was troubling him.

"Seto, what was your nightmare about?" she asked. Seto shook his head, "It nothing, it wasn't real, just a dream," he answered. Alec saw that he was hiding it, "It was about me wasn't it!" she comforted him. Seto nodded his head, "Yes, it was you on the floor while Gosaburo beat you up and I couldn't do anything about it, you were hurt really bad too, you were covered in blood again." Seto caught himself, he had said "again." Alec gripped his hand with hers, "tell me what happened to me Seto." Seto took a breath, he really wanted Sara to be awake to hear it too, but since Alec and he were up, he figured telling it twice would not hurt.

Seto explained that as soon as he left the dinning room and headed towards his room that something was wrong. He went back to get her out of the dinning room, when he found Alec on the floor knocked out, and bleeding on her right side, Gosaburo was standing over her with a knife in hand. Gosaburo was about to stab her for the fourth time when he fought his stepfather.

Seto managed to get the knife away and knock out his stepfather out with a vase. Mokuba came into the room and found Alec in a pool of her; own blood and left to get Liz the head cook who was also, Alec's other friend in the mansion. Seto told Alec that he was right next to her the whole way to the hospital as the medics tried to stabilize her. He then told her that, she went in to immediate surgery, and no one was to go in, "I called Sara as soon as the doctors made me leave you," he said, "She arrived the next morning on Pegasus's private jet and came to your side as soon as the doctors would let her."

"Seto, was Mokuba with you while all this was happening?" Alec asked, interrupting Seto's story. Seto looked over at his brother asleep in Sara's lap, "Yeah he was with me, I wasn't about to let Gosaburo hurt another person I cared about while I was making sure that another was ok." Seto continued on how he and Sara, waited hours for Alec to get out of surgery when the doctor came and told them that she would be fine, it was already late at night. "You were in surgery for ten hours," he said, to Alec. Seto looked at Alec's feet, now; Alec saw that he was trying to hide a tear that had swelled up in his eye.

Alec turned his head to face her, "I though I was going to lose you," Seto blurted out. Alec brushed away the tear that fell down his cheek, the only ones to fall for her, "Seto, one day you will lose me but that won't be for a very long time." Alec leaned forward as much as she could and kissed Seto forehead.

Seto told her that Sara, Mokuba and him, waited to have her come out of unconsciousness. He explained that she had woken up a few time but her eyes glazed over. Alec then told him that she did recall one time, and that she heard some one say "to squeeze their hand," however she didn't know whose. Seto let out a small, laugh, "that was Sara, to her surprise, you squeezed my hand instead of hers," he said.

"Sara was holding one hand and I was holding the other, I was the one who told you to say something. I kind of poked you in the ribs were you were stabbed," Alec glared at Seto, if he had not done it she might had fully woken up. Seto explained himself, "I did it gently I didn't think it would get you to scream as loud as you did. Mokuba was glad to be near you feet when you did that." Alec let out a small laugh, it hurt to laugh but it felt good to.

"I am glad you stayed with me, Seto, and thanks for calling my sister," Alec thanked her cousin. Seto face turned red, "Alec I know you do the same for me besides, I found out she was on her way here to see you anyways." Alec looked at Seto confused, "What do you mean she was on her way?" Alec asked. Seto explained, "Sara had a feeling that something bad was going to happen to you and she called up Pegasus and asked him to contact you. Hobson receive a call on the car phone from Pegasus wanting to speak to you. That is when I jumped on Hobson and took away the phone and told Pegasus that you were in the hospital in emergency surgery. Pegasus then called Sara on the jet saying that you were indeed in the hospital."

Seto finished with that story, and gave a yawn, "and I told Gosaburo that I wasn't about to let another member of my family go." Seto had just blown, his and Alec's own cover, he showed that he cared a lot for her. Seto went up to Alec and gave the girl a kiss on the cheek, whispering, "I won't let this happen again, from now on I am always going to be at your side." Alec felt that was not going to be true the fact they were step cousins was the reason they could never be.

Alec did not care about that any more she reached out her hands, grabbed Seto face, and gave him a passionate kiss on the lips, for a twelve-year-old girl Alec could kiss good, same for Seto who was thirteen. Sara watched in her chair as her younger sister kissed Seto, she had been faking sleep the whole time and listened to everything.

Present day

Alec watched Joey and Mokuba duel outside, Seto watched from his office, Joey was getting his but kicked, Yugi and Tea were laughing at Joey for he would do his usual temper tantrum. Sometimes Seto saw Alec look up at him from the outside bench, which she sat. Seto would then turn and walk away from the window.

He sat in his chair reading the latest from Kaiba Corp stocks and drinking an espresso that Hobson had brought up. He then pondering weather or not to take the day off, Alec was in town, Mokuba had no lessons today. A knock at the door broke his concentration on the lab top as he searched the company files.

Sara stood in the doorway in a tan shirt and black skirt, with her long black hair tied in a braid. "Hi Seto, am I interrupting?" she asked, "Hope you don't mind me coming in, Hobson let Alec in this morning sorry about that, I told her to wait for me, but you know her, she doesn't take orders anymore."

Seto nodded, "So Sara heard you getting married, who is the unlucky freak?" Sara let out a laugh, "Well Seto, he is a lot more grateful to be alive then you, but I am not telling until you and Mokuba are in Egypt."

Seto got out of his chair, "What do you mean "more grateful to be alive then me."" This caused Sara to laugh harder, "He doesn't sit behind a desk like a big shot, hides his heart, nor lies to himself; that is what I am getting at Seto, in a way your still in love with my sister, and you know it."

Kaiba glared at Sara, "Lets get one thing straight Sara; Alec and I are through she stabbed me in the back, and also your Uncle Pegasus went back on his word, so shut up about me and your sister," he snapped. Sara raises an eyebrow with a small grin on her face, as if she did not believe him.

"What ever you say, I know you been having dreams about her I could see it when your face was mashed up on the desk," Sara laughed. Seto scoffed, it was true in a way Alec was in his dream but so was Sara, "Sara, you were in my dream last night," Seto said with a grin knowing that would shut her up, Sara scoffed and left the room.

Seto waited until he heard the door slam down stairs, then went to the window, Sara walked out of the mansion and went to Alec said something then went off towards, what he guessed was her car and drove off, Alec looked up at the window which Seto was now moving away from.

Nine years ago

Alec let out a yawn, Seto looked up at her, "You seem tired again go back to sleep," Alec nodded her head in agreement, "I will keep an eye on you," with that Seto then got up and kissed her on the head. Alec felt her eye grow heavy, she decided to let them fall shut.

Alec was in a place of darkness, she looked around, "It just a dream," she told herself. "Alec," said a voice. Alec looked around, "Who's there come out were I can see you."

A young woman tall, blue hair like Alec's own appeared, "You," Alec said in shock, "How did you like your little glimpse of the future?" the woman asked. Alec was confused, "My future, you mean to tell me that's what I saw when I passed out; it was my future?"

The woman nodded her head, "It will be things are already in place, you and Seto were never meant to be." Alec looked down, "then I guess I should tell him to stop kissing my forehead so much." The woman let out a laugh, "I guess so, but I noticed that you seem upset about what happened to you, Seto and Mokuba saved your life."

Alec looked up, "It not that they saved me it just that…" Alec paused, "It is the fact, I am surviving which is bad because, Gosaburo will just keep trying to beat me to death, I am not saved if I am still living with him, am I?" The woman nodded in agreement, "You're smarter then I remembered, Alec."

Alec then though it was time to ask a few questions of her own, "Who are you anyway?" The woman laughed again, "Don't you know I am you at least you in about nine years from now." Alec walked around her older self, "I don't look to bad, although I would say that hair is a bit of a drag, don't I ever die my hair another color?" Alec's older self laughed again, "You try, but that is not why am here, I came her to protect you from getting your heart broken again."

Alec looked up, "what do you mean my heart broken? I am the one who is going be jumping in to a pit of lava remember, and the breaking heart would be Seto's not mine." The woman let out a sigh, "That is some what, true but in the future you and him fight with each other more then you act now," Alec scoffed at the idea of her and Seto hating each other, other then Mokuba and Sara, they were the only things each other had.

"I am not joking Alec, I was you once, I know what your thinking," Alec realized that her older self was probing her thoughts. "Yes, you and Seto are enemies you don't like each other in fact he hates you for not saving Mokuba from Pegasus, any way I am here to show you something other then your death."

Alec looked at her older self, puzzled. The older Alec began to explain, "You go though a lot, but in the end you do end up in Egypt with Sara. The thing is Seto grows cold like ice; his ego is so big that he cannot see straight, and you are the only thing he has ever really wanted but will never admit it to you, at least not in the future, right now sure. Alec, you and him will be parted, and when you meet up again it, you too will not even know that the other is there."

The older Alec began to disappear, "Wait, I am not done yet!" she screamed to the sky. The older Alec looked at her twelve year old counter part, "I have to leave but to tell you on last thing, Gosaburo will never hurt you again but you won' t hurt him either, just remember run for a while and don't look back in two months you will know what I mean." The older Alec faded away; the room was dark again for while the older Alec was there a light was on her.

Alec felt she was about to walk into another dream, she looked around, a room was in front of her, she reached to turn the handle, but it moved itself instead. Alec watched as the door opened. She saw a something on the floor, and something standing over it. Alec then saw Seto, but he was not moving it was as if he was frozen it shock.

The thing on the floor was a girl, Alec thought she was in another nightmare, but then she realized her thoughts were not her own. Alec felt that she wanted to run to the girl on the floor but could not move, then Alec realize, she was the one on the floor and bleeding too. Gosaburo was the figure that was standing over her, she tried to run to help herself but could not move, she try to call out but her voice sounded as if it were Seto's voice, "No, don't you hurt her; I promised, I promised her you wouldn't ever hurt her again!" Alec realized that she was seeing Seto's nightmare, somehow she could see into his mind, "why?" she thought, she did not know.

Alec began to feel like something was shaking her. Sara, Seto and Mokuba were standing over her. "Alec wake up, your having a nightmare, sis," Sara said while shaking her. Alec eyes popped open she heard herself say, "He promised," without even knowing it. Seto looked down at the floor, he knew she was dreaming of the beating and saying he promised that Gosaburo would not hurt her again.

"Seto, Sara, Moky, it was dream wasn't it?" Alec asked. Sara, looked at her sister, "That wasn't any nightmare, it was real just you were unconscious." Seto was still looking at the floor thinking about his failure to protect Alec. "Seto, it not your fault," reassured Alec, "I just wasn't quick enough to get out of the dinning room." Seto looked up at his cousin, "Alec, I am so…" Alec had taken his hand. "Seto will it make you feel better if I said that I forgive you, I am not blaming you for what happened," said Alec.

"You should," said a man's voice in the doorway. Alec looked up she saw her Uncle with a set of cheesy flowers. "What do you want?" demanded Sara, "You're not going to touch my sister, I heard what you did to her, you back stabber." Alec side began to hurt as she squeezed Seto's hand. "I am here to apologize for my actions," Gosaburo said.

Sara raised an eyebrow, "I don't believe you, since you're the one who put her here. NOW get out of here, you are not going with in three feet of my sister, your twin brother's daughter, need I say more. If you dare try to threaten me with taking her out of here, then I will have more evidence to show Pegasus. Let me tell you Gosaburo Kaiba your not going to be hurting, Alec again I am taking her with me to Egypt where you can never hurt her, got it, so say good-bye to her. I will be coming by later to pick up her things at least what left of them considering you probably trashed her room to making it look like she did this as a stunt for attention. I know you paid off the doctors and the cops from investigating. I am not going to fight you there; I know you Gosaburo don't forget that." Alec was shocked at the tongue-lashing Sara had just dished out; in fact, everyone was, even Gosaburo.

"Well then," he said, "I will be letting my lawyers know that I will have a case coming up." Sara shook her head, "Oh no you won't! I am keeping this out of the courts, I taking my sister in to my custody, if you have a problem with it I will contact my lawyer, Pegasus gave me to kick you ass with, so if you think your money is going to stop me this time, your dead wrong." Alec squeeze Seto head harder as Sara said "Dead wrong."

Gosaburo looked at his elder niece; he was impressed that she had grown a backbone in the last few months. "Ok Sara, well do it your way, I won't call my lawyers but you are never to come near my house and you are to stay away from my sons, you may have control of Alec, but Seto and Mokuba are mine."

Alec squeeze Seto hand even harder now, he was holding in the pain, he looked at Alec; she knew that if he left she would be in danger. "Boys," order Gosaburo, "We're leaving, Seto say good bye to your cousin, or little girlfriend what ever you call her now, and you have work to do for me, move it."

Seto did not move Alec was not about to let him go, she knew he did not have a choice, "I would if I could Father but you see there is a little problem, Alec's has handcuffed me to her self." Alec looked down at her wrist; Mokuba slipped a pair of handcuffs on her and Seto's wrists while Sara was yelling at Gosaburo. Gosaburo had focused on Sara's yelling that he did not see Mokuba slip the cuffs on to them.

Seto held up Alec's and his own wrists, Sara let out a laugh, "Well looks like Alec doesn't want you to take your sons, so I guess their staying." Gosaburo knew a way out of this he knew Mokuba was not handcuffed to Alec; he went straight for the boy but saw a piece of sliver on his wrist. "I don't think so Uncle," Alec spook up, "I had Moky, handcuff himself to my foot, they're not going anywhere with you and Sara is holding the keys. Alec did not feel a cuff on her ankle, she guess Mokuba did not have time hook it to her, and so he must have slipped it on his wrist and placed the other by her feet. Sara was dangling the keys now in front of Gosaburo who was burning red.

"Fine you boys want to go back to the orphanage when Alec's leaves that fine with me." Seto looked at Alec with worry; his plan was going to fail if he was sent back to the orphanage. Alec did not worry she knew it was an empty threat, "Yeah and leave my sister and I to take over the company, thanks Uncle. I know that threat won't work, you know the by laws as well as I do, only a living member of the Kaiba family can run Kaiba Corp and if you send Mokuba and Seto back to the orphanage, then Sara and I are next in line to run the business."

Alec had a huge grin on her face; she knew that would just burn Gosaburo up, he would do anything to keep her and her sister from taking over his empire. Gosaburo was even more steamed, his threats didn't work, Alec had cornered him, "I think my cousins will be staying right here," said Sara, "and if you hurt either one of them, while Alec is gone then I will personally come back here and kick you ass."

Alec almost laughed it took all she had to hold it in. She knew her sister was not much of a fighter when it came to fisticuffs, but she did know how to fight with other ways. Seto nodded his head in agreement, with Sara, "I am staying, Gosaburo if you don't like it then you're going to have to bite off my hand, Mokuba's too, to get us out of here and since Sara won't let your near Alec I guess we have a stalemate."

Gosaburo knew that he would die before he would admit defeat, "You're getting good Seto, you seem more like me all the time, scheming, planning this out, just one thing how are you going to protect Alec if she sees that your exactly like me, remember that Seto," the tall man spoke, and walked out of the room.

Alec waited until Sara came back giving the all clear, Seto turned to Mokuba, "How did you get that handcuff to fit on Alec's ankle with out making her laugh?" Mokuba pulled out the pair of handcuff from under the sheet, "I bluffed him big brother." Alec and Sara let out huge laughs, so hard Alec had to grip her side in pain with the handcuffed arms of her and Seto.

Seto hand was very close to the wound and was worried that he might poke her again. Sara reached over and undid the handcuffs that were around Alec and Seto wrists. "Well that was fun, he didn't realize that the cuffs, were toys anyway," said Sara as she pushed down the latch that held the cuff on Seto and Alec's wrists. "The keys were fakes, I knew these things would come in handy someday," she said putting the cuffs in her bag that was on the table. Alec leaned back, looked at the ceiling, and breathed a sigh of relief. Seto noticed that Alec had let go of his hand and was staring up at the ceiling.

"You ok?" he asked. Alec looked back at him, "I am fine just, my side." Seto nodded his head for the bathroom. He came back a moment later with something in his hand, "Here take this it will make you feel better, the doctor gave it to me to have you take if your side started to hurt." Alec took the pill and washed it down with a glass of ice water that was next to her bed.

Moving for the glass caused her side to hurt even more, but she hoped the pill worked fast. Seto took Alec's hand again after she adjusted herself in the bed, "I won't let it happen ever again, Alec I promise and this time I am going to keep it."

Alec shook her head and move Seto's brown bangs from his face, "Seto, would you, stop blaming yourself before I have to slap some sense into you." Sara laughed at her younger sister in the bed, "Alec, give it up." Alec nodded her head, she then felt sleepy, no one objected that she took a nap in fact that is what everyone wanted her to do.

Alec awoke a few hours later it was night again, Sara was a sleep in the chair in the corner and Mokuba in her lap again, with a different children's book. Seto however was not next to her but at the window looking out at the city. Alec did not want to break his focus so she laid there and watched him.

He was thinking hard about something, and then he turned and faced Alec, who then moved to show she was awake. "Hey you should be sleeping, feeling better?" he asked. Alec nodded yes and looked at him. "Seto," she said, "Why do you want to protect me so much? I am not even your real family?" Seto took a seat on Alec's left side and took her hand, "because Alec, you're a good person who deserves a better life then getting beaten up by her Uncle every few weeks, and I don't know why maybe it just fate who knows?"

Alec smiled it was an answer she was expecting, she though she test what her supposed future self told her. Alec then leaned back and began to fall asleep, she then felt something touch her lips, she opened her eyes to find Seto kissing her, she kissed back, the two held their kiss for a while, but when he pulled, back Alec had fallen asleep again. Seto laughed, and went back to the window; Alec then opened one eye and giggled quietly, to her self-then fell into real sleep.

Alec woke up it was sometime in the afternoon Seto and Mokuba were gone, and Sara was by the window. "Hey, where's Seto and Moky?" Alec asked. Sara turned; Alec saw right away, why the boys were not there. Sara had a gash on her face, and her arm in a sling. "Gosaburo came and took them; some of his thugs jumped me and Mokuba on our way to get some food."

Alec looked down at her legs, "And Seto?" she asked. Sara let out a breath, "Seto went with them, they said that if he didn't they would take Mokuba to Gosaburo and no telling what he might do to him." Alec knew that Mokuba and she were Seto's only weaknesses. Alec nodded her head, and closed her eyes in anger, she knew with Seto back at the mansion Gosaburo could hurt her at anytime.

"I called Pegasus, he sent some of his personal body guards, don't worry I trust them they were the same guys that guarded my site when I was in Egypt." Sara had seen the worry in Alec's eyes. Alec was not worrying about her safety she was worried about Seto and Mokuba.

Gosaburo could do what ever he wanted with the boys and neither Alec nor Sara could do a thing about it. Sara sat down next to her sister; Alec was letting a tear down her cheek, "Hey sis, they will be ok, Seto will come to visit you with me in Egypt, look he told me what he was doing before I left, don't worry I know he will be fine."

Alec looked at her sister, "Sara, I am going back to Gosaburo and I don't want you to stop me." Sara was not surprised, she was expecting this, and Alec wanted to be at Seto's side when he took out Gosaburo. "Do you know what he would do if you went back there?" Sara questioned her sister; Alec nodded, knowing to what she would be going back too.

A knock came at the door, Seto walked in with Mokuba in hand. Alec moved to say something but then Gosaburo walked in after them, along with one of the bodyguards. "I see, you're awake now," said Gosaburo. Alec glared her eyes at him, "What do you want Uncle you got you step sons back, now what do you want?" Gosaburo smirked.

Sara was standing; ready to pounce if Gosaburo took one-step towards Alec. "I though you would like to hear a proposition," He started, he waited and looked at Sara, "I need to talk to her alone, in exchange I will have to take the boys since I need them right now." Sara looked at Gosaburo, "Find but the guards stay with Alec and if she is hurt when I get back you'll…" Gosaburo laughed, "I won't be hurting her since I can see she is in enough pain already."

Alec was staring at Seto who had a cold look in his eyes; the worry for her safety was in them. Alec griped her side as it began to sting again, "Sara just go and take Seto and Mokuba, I know he won't do anything if you have them." Sara looked at her sister, "If you want to hear him out fine, but he stays where he is standing and if he takes at step towards you, Kemo here will kick his ass." The bodyguard nodded, as Sara took Mokuba by the hand, "comes on boys, your Step father needs to have a talk with Alec."

Gosaburo moved over to the chair in the corner, Kemo moved but Alec took her arm and stopped him, "Let the old man sit Kemo, just be ready if he jumps." Gosaburo looked at Alec, "well, well, you seem to be showing some promise after all." Alec glared, "What is the proposition Gosaburo, get to the point my medicine is kicking in and I get grumpy when I see my family being threatened."

Gosaburo crossed his arms, "Alright you probably heard what I did to you," Alec nodded, he continued, "Here's the deal, I will not hurt Mokuba nor Seto if you come back home with me, I won't hit you or anything from now on but you have to do something for me."

Alec was listening, "what is it; so far all I hear is a lot of talk and no action Uncle." Gosaburo moved in the chair, "I want you to break it off with Seto, you're a distraction to the boy and I have made a deal with him, if he comes to work with me from now on, you will be left unharmed." Alec though about that for a second, "Why should I believe you?" she questioned, "the minute Sara is back in Egypt, and I am back in the mansion, what is to keep you from hurting me again?" Gosaburo had been expecting this, "I am a man of my word Alec; you know that means for I always keep a promise."

Alec looked at him hard, "and if I don't go back to the mansion and go to Egypt with Sara?" Gosaburo gave the other opinion, "You can expect to see a grave stone next to your cousin's, and it won't be Seto or Mokuba's either, but that of your sister." Gosaburo was in no position to be making threats on Sara's life, Pegasus would have seen that it would not happen but Alec with her knowledge of business knew money could change the minds of anyone.

"Ok you said this was a proposition and yet all I am hearing now is threats on my sister's life." Gosaburo smiled, the door opened and in walked Sara with a knife to her neck, Seto and Mokuba were behind the man holding it.

"Sara what the…!" Alec shocked, "What the hell?" turning to her uncle, "you plan this didn't you?"

Gosaburo clapped his hands together. "Well actually, it was Seto plan." Alec was shocked, how could he betray her like this. "Sorry Alec, I could not stop him," said Seto looking at Mokuba.

Alec understood anything for the only real family he had left. Sara was struggling to get free but with a knife to her neck, she knew that she was not going to win, Kemo was ready to attack, but Alec ordered him down. "The two guards out side the door were paid off by me to let Sara walk out of here with Seto and Mokuba and then jump her while she was with them." said Gosaburo.

"I will go with you, Gosaburo, but you hold to your promise of never hurting me, Moky or Seto, but I am adding something to it, you never threaten my sister's life again, understand," Alec demanded. Gosaburo agreed and the man holding Sara released her, she rubbed her neck with her good hand looking at Alec, "Good now that wasn't so bad was it, I giving you, Sara, 24 hours to leave out of Domino, if you don't Alec will be the one to suffer the consequences."

Sara looked at her sister, "Sara, listen to what he says, and I will be fine, this is what I have to do." Alec looked at Seto; he mouthed the words 'I am sorry.' Alec knew he was just doing what he had too for her and Mokuba's sack.

Alec left the hospital a week later, in a wheelchair the doctor said she could be on her feet for a few months also to get plenty of rest. The vehicle that picked up Alec was a van with wheelchair lift, while she was in the hospital Seto stayed with her but only at night do to the fact Gosaburo was working him to the bone at Kaiba Corp, Mokuba however spent the day with Alec playing chess, checkers, and reading stories to one another.

Alec arrived at the mansion, she saw Seto at the door, since there were stairs in the mansion and no elevators she figured that he was going to carry her up, as a bride across the threshold but Gosaburo appear next to him as she and Mokuba pulled up. Alec let out a sigh, "I knew that jerk was going to pull something like this, Mokuba nodded in agreement he was starting to see the evil inside Gosaburo.

Gosaburo came up to the van and lowered Alec in her wheel chair to the ground; he then carried her all the way up the stairs of mansion to her room. Alec felt at times that he would drop her just to get a laugh but he would reset his grip under her and continue up the stairs. Alec may have been twelve and very skinny but no way was she going to go lightly up stairs in her uncle's arms.

Mokuba and she were expecting him to do this, so the two of them piled all the magazines and heavy clothing that she had at the hospital and stuffed them in her clothes. Seto watched closely like a hawk, Gosaburo set Alec on her bed where she sat herself up, Hobson appeared moments later carrying her wheel chair. "I am only letting you have the wheel chair until you can walk again," snorted her uncle, Alec thanked her uncle then looked at Seto, "you have ten minutes boy then it back to work," snapped Gosaburo's he left the room. Seto had made up for his actions by taking care of Alec for Sara while she was in the hospital, but now that they were back home he was going to be in charge of her food, water, and even getting her medicine. At night when he should been resting for the next workload which Gosaburo was going to hand him, he was taking care of her.

A month later when Alec began to walk again but only slightly, she could not go down the stairs but trips to the bathroom and to Seto and Mokuba's rooms where she could sit for a while. Alec could have gone down stairs, but getting back up that was the problem. Alec slowly went down two steps then walked back up; she did this for as long as she could until her legs started to wiggle. She climbed into her wheel chair and back to her room she went.

Gosaburo took away the wheel chair when he saw her walking on the stairs one morning as he was heading out to work; Seto was right behind him when he saw her. "Alexandra, I see you're walking that means you won't need that chair any more," yelled her uncle. Alec looked down towards her uncle she grabbed the railing and leaned on it, "Uncle, I am just retraining my legs so that when you do take my wheels I don't have to have you carry me back up."

Gosaburo snarled and headed out the door. Seto looked up at his strong willing cousin, Alec blew him a kiss, he acted as if he caught it and placed in his pocket, and Mokuba who was standing in the hall gave a little "ewe" that only she could hear. Alec turned to her cousin, "If you tell Gosaburo that, I haven't broken it off with your brother I am as good as dead and so are you."

Mokuba nodded he knew every detail of both deals. Alec's deal was that she was not to complain, wine, or run away, and liking Seto, not an easy task. In exchange, Gosaburo would not threaten, nor harm, Sara, Seto, Mokuba and herself. Seto's deal however was a little more complex. He was to make software for Gosaburo without complaint, take care of Alec as his responsibility but was not to show any emotion of affection for her. In exchange, he would get four shares of Kaiba Corp stock, to split with Mokuba, Alec's guaranteed protection, and Mokuba's safety.

Present Day

Joey was losing the match to Mokuba outside in the courtyard of the Kaiba Mansion. Alec sat on a bench, with Tea, Tristan, and Yugi. At times she would find herself cheering on her little step cousin but also for Joey.

"Hey, Alec what is the deal between you and Seto anyway?" asked Tea, "I mean from what you told me you two used to be the best of friends, what happened?" Alec turned her gaze away from Tea and at Mokuba, she then pointed to him, "Mokuba is the reason things between me and Seto are so bad," Alec let out a sigh and explained. "You see Tea; it was after my little accident on the stairs, Seto was able in a way to get me away from Gosaburo, and to safety."

Alec held some details of her beatings from Gosaburo; she told Tea and Yugi that she was push down the stairs and on to a trophy case, which three statues had stabbed her. "Any ways it was three years ago back when he lost to Yugi and left Mokuba in my care, before he left I was to come here and take care of him self, while he kind of found himself too." Tea was very interested; she remembered the very first match between Seto and Yugi, and the ripping of the Blue Eyes White Dragon card.

Alec continued, "I was at the Kaiba Corp office building running things when I saw Pegasus on one of the video camera's heading for the big five's board room. I had a microphone to the room, on and listening to the conversation. I saw Mokuba by the door listening in the hallway just outside the boardroom. Kimo walked up behind him and grabs Mokuba, I didn't do anything to stop Kimo, and the fact was I was the one who called Kimo on him."

Tea, and Yugi were shocked, Tristan was not paying any attention he was too busy cheering on Joey. "Yeah, I know bad move for me," Alec continued after looking back up towards Seto's office.

"I though with Mokuba out of the way I could run Kaiba Corp until Seto got back but then Pegasus tried to kill him. That throw Seto over the line in trusting me, I tried to explain what I was doing, but Seto did not listen in fact I was the one who got him to the chopper without being seen by Pegasus's goons. I distracted the goons while he ran around the corner he didn't know it was me at the time but we had a phone conversation after he got back and let's just say he and I have been at each other ever since."

Tea and Yugi nodded their heads in agreement; they knew Kaiba could hold a grudge until he got revenge but he would never take it out on Alec. "You see Tea, he trusted me to take care of Mokuba but instead I was the one who set them both up, I was the one with the location of Seto's hiding place when he left, I received an email saying to come to Domino right away. I did the next day; Mokuba was sitting in Seto's office chair crying. Moky told me that he was the one who sent the email; I would never let people know were I was because of my Uncle Gosaburo at the time he had his goons after me to shot to kill. Any ways after the battle city tournament Mokuba emailed me asking about Noah, I told him everything I knew, but I hide the detail that he was dead. Mokuba told me he found out about that fact; I then had Mokuba give me the phone # to his cell phone, I then told him I was a factor that Noah died in the first place."

Alec looked at her younger cousin, "He is the one that has been keeping in touch with me, and I decided it was time to talk to both Seto and Mokuba when I found out my sister, Sara was getting married," said Alec turning back to Tea and Yugi.

"Hey Alec," yelled Mokuba, Alec looked now at him, "Yeah, Moky what's up?" Mokuba ran over with the duel disk, "You want to battle Joey?" Alec looked at her cousin, "No way little one I don't play duel monsters anymore," she patted her cousin on the head, "You go ahead and duel again, and he will probably wants a rematch." Joey was on the ground looking through his deck he had lost but was not giving up.

"What are you scared to duel again Alec?" said a cold voice behind her. "No Seto, I just haven't dueled in a while, and that would be about two years ago and then I handed you your first ever whooping, before Yugi ever did, let me think oh yeah it was nine years ago," said Alec without even turning around to look at her older step cousin. Seto just gave "hump" sound to Alec's tease and stood behind her, Yugi, Tea, and Tristan.

Nine years ago

"Ha," came Alec's voice, "I beat you Seto, and now hand it over." Seto and Alec were in the dinning room playing Duel Monsters; she had just won the match. Seto looked at, "Do I have too?" he complained childishly, "Yes Seto now hand it over," she said.

Seto leaned forward and gave it to her, a large kiss on the lips. Mokuba was by the dinning room door, "Hey you too better knock it off before Gosaburo walks in and kills me," he said, and fell to the floor as if something was choking him.

Seto and Alec gave a little laugh, to each other. It had been four months since Alec came home from the hospital and was fully recovered, the doctor however told her to be careful when walking up and down stair for the skin on her ribs could reopen at anytime at least for a year she had to watch till the skin fully grew back to it normal size.

Mokuba was now sitting at the table, "everyone places" he said Alec dropped under the table she was supposed to be in her room sleeping. Seto handed her the duel monster's decks. Mokuba grabbed the chess board that was next to him and set it down next to Seto the two boy began to act like they were playing Alec was at Seto's feet under the table clothe.

Gosaburo walked into the room, "Have either of you seen Alec?" he barked. Seto and Mokuba swung their heads left and right. "Hump," he said and left the room, Seto kicked Alec in the arm when it was all clear. Mokuba checked the door and looked to see where Gosaburo headed; Gosaburo went into his office that was near the base of the stairs. Mokuba signaled Seto to kick Alec to come up, but she was already sitting next him to his surprise he did not see her move from under the table.

"You know Seto I better get to my room before he finds me in here," she said. Seto nodded in agreement. Alec slipped out the door and headed for the stairs she heard the door to her uncle's office door open, she made dash for the door to make it seem like she just came inside.

Alec opened and shut the door just as Gosaburo saw her, "well Alec, where have you been?" Alec looked up, "Just out for a walk why can I now not do that too?" Gosaburo swung his head no, "I was making sure you weren't running off now." Alec let out a laugh, "Now Gosaburo, you know me I am your niece, who has a deal with you, do you remember?" Gosaburo glared, "Yes Alec and you seem to be fulfilling only a part of it, which was to come home, which you did but your still love with Seto."

Alec looked at the floor, "How would you know anyway, the only time I get to spend with my cousin is at dinner, since my last big beating from you, I been only able to use him like a servant when I can't get out of bed," she went sarcastic tone. "Yeah Gosaburo am in love with him, ok, happy now!" she mocked.

Gosaburo raise an eyebrow he knew she was joking; however, Seto and Mokuba listening through the dinning room door did not think as much. Gosaburo looked squarely into Alec's eyes, "No funny business girl or I will have you out of here fast then you can say…" Alec put a finger on her uncle lips. "Gosaburo Kaiba, I wouldn't break my deal with you, only if you broke it first," she tapped her uncle's nose and headed for the stairs, she looked at the dinning room door, Seto was in awe and Mokuba was giggling. Alec was in her room before she let out a huge laugh, she knew the plan worked.

Seto and Mokuba came up the stair a few minutes later; they went to Alec room. "Well I guess plan A is in motion," announced Seto. "Just do your part Seto and I will do mine," said Alec. Mokuba had no clue as to what they were talking about; what ever it was, he did not want to know, the less he knew the better. Alec went to Kaiba Corp with her step cousin and uncle she had insisted on going. Gosaburo had a meeting with the Big Five, Seto and Alec was present for the meeting.

After the long talk of business and the update on the stock prices, Gosaburo left the room only once to use the restroom this was the time to make their move. Seto stood up at the table; Alec went to the door and locked it the members of the big five looked at the two teens. "What do you think your doing Miss Kaiba?" said Johnson.

Alec turned around, "Seto and I have a proposition for you gentlemen," she snickered, and nodded at Seto, "How would like to help me take my Step Father out of Kaiba Corp?" The men leaned in interested at what the young heir had to say. Seto explained that they needed to start buying pieces of Kaiba Corp stock to get up to at least 51.

"What is in it for us, if we help you too take out Gosaburo?" asked Gansley. "You will get to run what ever part of the Kaiba Corp you want except, CEO which is reserved for my step cousin here. We will also include a rather large bonus in your paychecks, said Alec, moving next to Seto, "Gosaburo is going to be in the bathroom for a while," spoke Alec to Seto, who looked at her with wonder.

"What did you do to him?" Seto asked, Alec, who let out an evil laugh. "Well lets just say that when I was in the kitchen this morning that I slipped a little instant diarrhea into his coffee as his milk." Seto looked at Alec as if she was sick, she laughed aloud again, "remind me to never make you mad," he said to her.

Alec laughed again then looked at all the board members, "Well gentlemen? Are you in or out? If my Uncle asked we never had this conversation," The men looked at the two teens; "Were in" they all said simultaneity, Seto and Alec gave each other a high five.

Alec went to the door and unlocked it, an hour later Gosaburo walked in, and he was burning mad, "Alec, Seto go to my office and wait for me there; you're going home early." Seto and Alec went as told, Gosaburo entered moments later, "Seto call Hobson at home tell him that we are coming home early," he ordered him. Alec, Gosaburo, and Seto all left a few hours later Seto could not stop thinking about what he and Alec had just done, the made a deal with the big five to take over Kaiba Corp there was no turning back now.

A week later Seto, Alec, and the big five had control of 35 of Kaiba Corp stock. Seto looked at Alec as he counted, "Well it still not enough, and were still 16 short, have you had a chance to call Sara yet?" Alec shook her head, "I couldn't use the phone this morning Hobson was keeping a very close eye on me to make sure that I don't put any more instant diarrhea in Gosaburo's coffee."

Alec and Seto let out a huge laugh Gosaburo never knew that Alec was the one who did it; instead, he fired one of the cooks. Alec's friend Liz, the head cook that saved her with Sara the first time she pasted out, however Liz did take the blame for them; she wanted to leave that job anyway. Alec worked out a deal with her and Sara, to work as Pegasus's new cook, it was a much better job then before.

Alec went down to dinner that night; Seto and Mokuba were already down there. "Alec," called Gosaburo from his office, "I need to speck with you, come in here." Alec did as she as ordered; Gosaburo shut the door behind her as she entered. The room was red, with some deer and moose heads mounted on the walls.

"Yes Uncle," she said not trying to sound scared; she really hated this room. Alec felt something on the back of her head, "I have a new proposition for you Alec tell me, that I just didn't come across you name on the list of majority stock holders today. You currently have in your control 25 of Kaiba Corp stock." Alec closed her eyes; someone had told him that her name was on the list, she knew he never looked at it for he had control of over half of the company.

Alec did not answer she knew what was coming next, and it came, the thing moved from her head. She felt that in was coming back at a quick speed, she ducked just as it was about to hit her, Gosaburo fell to the ground; Alec jumped over him and headed for the door.

She almost had her hand on the doorknob but Gosaburo grabbed her leg. "Ah," she said as she fell to the floor with a large thump. She was on her stomach, and was being pulled towards her uncle she decided to fight back, "Not this time Kaiba," she said, and kicked her uncle in the face.

He released her leg and she ran for the door again this time she made it, "Consider my deal with you done," she said taking the key to the office, which hung on a hook on the wall, she went out the door and locked it behind her.

"Seto!" she screamed as she ran into the dinning room, she was half way out of breath from running. "He, he..." She tried do to lost of breath she could not say it, Seto knew what she was trying to say, Gosaburo was trying to attack her.

"Mokuba go to your room now, and don't you answer the door until I come and get you, now go, hide under the bed if you have too; just don't Gosaburo near you understand!" Mokuba then ran from the room, "Alec, where is Gosaburo?" Seto asked her, Alec took a moment and handed Seto the key to the office, "He is in the office, and I locked him in there." Seto smiled he knew Gosaburo would be in there for awhile until someone opened the door or he kicked it down either way they were running out of time.

Alec and Seto ran up stairs, Gosaburo yelling as they ran up the stairs they smiled at each other as they hurried. They went to Alec's room a suitcase was on her bed; Alec did not remember putting it there. "Seto," she said, "I don't remember putting a suitcase on my bed." Seto smiled, "I did, when you didn't come down to dinner five minutes after Hobson came back to the dinning room, I figured if Gosaburo was going to find out that you are holding 25 of his company then you better get your butt out of here.

Alec smiled "Seto, you are a genesis you told him didn't you?" she questioned Seto, who gave a half-guilty smile. "Well you want to get out of here or not?" he said, Alec shook her head, "NO WAY do I want to stay here."

She took out the book full of games; she took the diary and the disk. Alec handed Seto the disk, "Here, this has some information on it when it is the right time, I want you too look at it, not now but a few years from now, ok." Seto took the disk, "When will I know the right time?" Seto asked her. Alec looked at him "you will know," she said. Alec jumped on her bed, grabbed the small box from under her pillow, and stuck it in her pocket.

The two ran out towards the back porch, they had gone over the escape in their minds about a hundred times but now Alec was finally getting away. The two ran out to the lake, a tree was growing by the wall. Seto pulled out a walk talkie, "This is SK1 are you there SP2 over." Alec looked at Seto, whom he would be calling on the radio, a voice answered, "SP2 here over." Seto signaled Alec to climb the tree. Alec climbed to the branch that led to the edge of the wall, she was a bit frighten when she looked over, it was a rocky wall that lead to the ocean with jagged rocks blew.

Alec looked at Seto this was not her plan, Seto climbed next to her, talking on the radio, "We are in position, and SP2 come and get the prize over." Alec looked at Seto a small gust of wind blew; the two looked at each other, "You going to be getting out soon, I will take over the company; I will get you back, I promise Gosaburo will pay, but you need to be safe before I can do this."

Alec took a hold of Seto's hand, "Thank you Seto," she said. Alec move to kiss him, when a light shined on them from the rocks below, a voice came over the radio, "SK1, you better not be trying to kiss my sister again, where the hell are you? And I mean which branch, over."

Alec let out a giggle, and took the radio, "Why don't you get that light out of my eyes and just get me out of here, OVER." A different voice took came over the radio, "ALEC? Where are you? This Pegasus we are right below you we need to know where to shot the crossbow, over." Seto took the radio, "She is on the second branch hanging over the wall, Over," a second later Alec her something on the radio, "OK, look out, up there, because here it comes." Alec was ready to jump if she needed to; she had her feet firmly placed to jump back into the yard.

An arrow whizzed by a few moments later, it completely missed Alec and Seto and landed on the branch below them Seto grabbed the carbineer and put Alec's suitcase on it, he release it, grabbing the radio, "Here it comes."

An "ouch," was heard below them, a voice came over the radio, "Seto you could have warned me first before sending it down on my head," snapped a female voice. Seto spoke into the radio, "Oops, sorry Sara."

Alec shook her head in laughter, the carbineer and sling came back up, Seto pulled out the arrow and then looped it above Alec. "Here, you're going to need this," he said handing Alec the sling to tie, it around her waist, be fore she hooked it to the carbineer; she reached for the box that was in her pocket.

"Here Seto, this is for you," said Alec handing Seto a card from it, his mouth dropped in disbelief. A Blue Eyes White Dragon was on the card, "This is what I think it is Alec?" he said in bewilderment.

Alec took hands and grabbed Seto's face, "Seto I want you to have it and yes it is real, I want you, Seto Kaiba to have it, there are only three others out there." Seto nodded his head in agreement, "Alec I don't know what to say," Seto spoke speechless.

Alec knew Seto wanted that card; it symbolized the bond between him and his brother now it would symbolize all three of them. "Also here, this is a little gift from Sara, Max, and me, it is what you need to have 49 of Kaiba stock, you only need Mokuba's stock and you would have 51 and Kaiba Corp will be yours." Alec pulled out from her pocket a packet of papers, and gave it to Seto.

Alec and Seto stared into eat others eyes, the moonlight glowed upon Alec's face, her hair was blowing in the breeze. Seto's bangs were in his face as well, as he held the card in his hand and stock papers. Alec took the small box and placed it in her pocket again, which the papers and card had been in. "Thank you Alec," said Seto, who then reached out and hugged Alec, she hugged him back the two embraced.

Sara's voice came over the radio, "Alec, Seto, lets move Gosaburo could be getting out of that room at anytime." Alec pulled back from Seto, she knew he could not go with her Mokuba was still inside the mansion. A little voice came over the radio, "He isn't going any where Alec, has the key to the office," Alec and Seto looked at the radio, Mokuba must have had a radio in his room and been listening the whole time. "Hobson is trying to figure out how to open the door, Gosaburo is yelling like mad." A sudden crash was heard over the radio.

Alec and Seto thought that Gosaburo was free from his office, Mokuba's voice came over the radio again, "and I am fine, I just fell out from under my bed." Alec and Seto laughed, Alec looked at Seto he looked so grown up from the silent boy that she met in the limo that day when Sara first came to visit.

Seto reached over and touched Alec's cheek, "I want to tell you something Alec, that I…" he started but could say, Alec wasn't about to hear him say it, she kissed him good and hard on the lips, he in turn returned, kissing just as hard. Sara could see all this from the boat below, she smiled at her sister, Pegasus was at the controls of the boat waiting for Sara to tell him when Alec was down and safe.

Alec and Seto parted, she quickly slide down the rope and landed softly on the boat. Seto looked down at Alec, as Sara hugged her baby sister. Seto pulled the arrow out and let it fall, and Sara in turn threw the crossbow in the ocean. Sara then looked at Pegasus and nodded her head, Alec did not let go until she felt the force of the boat move her.

Alec looked back at the tree, Seto was still sitting the branch, Alec then yelled, at the top of her lungs, "I Love you Seto!" Seto sat on the tree branch, he then shouted something, "I love you Alec."

But the two teens had yelled it at the same time and neither one hear the other, Alec then went to pick up the radio to say good bye, "Good bye Moky take care of your brother for me."

Mokuba then responded, "Good bye Alec, and I will." A knock came on his window, on the terrace it was Seto, Mokuba ran to let his big brother in and handed Seto the radio, "Alec, I wanted to tell you something," but before he could, Alec came on the radio, "Seto, say it to my face, when I see you again. Good bye, take care and don't you change promise, me that." The blip on the radio let them both know they were out of range of each other.

Alec turned off the radio, and handed it to Sara, she looked at her sister as she sat in the chair, and a few tears went down Alec's face. Sara walked over to her sister and hugged her, "I know Dragon, but they'll be alright," she said. Alec looked up at her sister, "I hope so."

In the morning Seto awoke to find Gosaburo in his room, "You had something to do with Alec going missing last night didn't you," Seto sat up in his bed and shook his head. "I was with Mokuba last night; Alec ran into the dinning room and said, "I am out of here." I tried to stop her but she got away from me."

Gosaburo then looked at the boy, Mokuba came in behind Gosaburo he was shaking, and he and Seto went over the story several times. "I am telling you the truth Gosaburo; I had nothing to do with Alec, running away." Mokuba then came and sat next to his older brother, "See, I told you I was telling the truth."

Gosaburo nodded and left the room, Seto and Mokuba looked at each other, Mokuba spoke first, "Don't expect me to do that again, Seto that was just wrong, but this was for Alec, I am not going to lie to anyone for you again." Seto did not say anything he knew that Mokuba did not like to lie especially to Gosaburo Kaiba, who could walk in and kill them with his bare hands. Seto got out of bed; he and Mokuba went down to breakfast. A week later Seto took over the company, but Alec was still in danger.

Gosaburo had put a bounty for her head, even though Seto ran the company, Gosaburo still had money and he used it to try to find Alec. Seto's one weakness was Alec, and if something happened to her then Seto would hand Kaiba Corp to Gosaburo at least that is what he thought.

Max had finished the papers to finalize that Alec was to be under his custody and she was to stay with him, but she had to go on the run and adopted new names to hide from Gosaburo.

Present Day

Joey stood in the yard ready to lay the smack down on Mokuba who was kicking his butt badly in Duel Monster. Seto was standing behind Alec, Tea, Yugi, and Tristan, who were all sitting on a bench. Seto was laughing at the "puppy dog, Joey" as he put it, could not win even if he tried; he personally built Mokuba's deck.

Seto had not played duel monsters for a few mouths, even though he did keep his deck to himself. After another big lose to Mokuba, Joey decided to let Yugi go at him "Come on Yuge, it your turn to show that runt of a Kaiba a thing or two."

Seto and Alec glared at Joey; Mokuba took it as a joke like the one it was meant to be, "Okay, Joey now you just gone too far," said Alec. Seto was surprised; "Nobody and I mean no body calls my little cousin a runt," snapped Alec. Seto knew Joey was in trouble now, Alec hated it when Mokuba or anyone she cared about being called names.

"I am challenging you Joey Wheeler," Alec challenged. Joey was shocked, the duel before this Mokuba had offered to let Alec use his deck to battle Joey but she pulled out a deck of her own. Mokuba walked over and handed Alec the duel disk, "Here Alec, have fun, you know he was only joking right?" asked Mokuba. "Yeah, Moky, but no one calls my favorite cousin names and expect to just get a laugh," said Alec. Seto was not happy she said that Mokuba was her favorite cousin, but he knew she only said that to make him angry.

Alec stood across from Joey, "You ready Joey?" The two looked at each other, "I won't go easy on you Alec," said Joey. "If you do you will regret it, severally," she fired back. Mokuba took at seat on the bench in Alec's spot. Seto was interested in the duel; he crossed his arms in front of him and decided to watch.

(Author's note: I do not really have a lot of good cards or the time to type all the information. I am going to make up some cards here, so if you have a problem then just skip it, and read on. However the cards that I will talk about are in the Play Station 1 videogame Yu-gi-oh Forbidden Memories (horrible game in terms of really playing yu-gi-oh the game), but the game did have one powerful card that I wish they make in English the stats are good and high to my knowledge.)

Joey and Alec begin the duel, 4000 ALP, 4000 JLP, (Alec and Joey's life points). Alec went first, she laid one card face down and played double ganger, in attack mode and ended her turn. Joey recognized the card; it was one Pegasus used on Seto in a match three years ago at Duelist Kingdom. Seto smirked, he knew something about Alec and Duel monsters that Joey had not picked up yet, which was her last name he guessed. A few rounds passed and Joey had the lead the score was JLP300 and ALP 200, Alec had one monster on the field, and Joey had Jinzo on the field with no cards in his hand. Alec however had three cards in her hand, a Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Polymerization, and Monster reborn.

Alec drew a card; she smiled at Joey, "Good match Joey but this duel is over." Joey did not understand Alec had no monsters on the field how could she be able to summon a monster with out sacrificing. "I am first going to place this card face down, and I play the Red eyes black dragon, in attack mode. I have to sacrifice two monsters to bring him out but I am going to special summon him with these two cards," actives her down card Polymerization, "with this card that I just drew which is the Meteor Dragon to fuse together." Alec let out a laugh, "you though Seto was bad when it came to his Blue White Dragons, well met my beast, The Black Meteor Dragon, 3500/2000."

A very large dragon appeared it was black with lava skin and was bigger then a Blue Eyes. "Go meteor sky blast," she ordered. The monster flew into the sky and a rain of rocks fell on to Joey's Jinzo. JLP 0 ALP 200, Alec won the duel. Alec's dragon landed next to her, "It may be a hologram but I am impressed, with what you did with these disks Seto." Seto nodded at Alec, "You lose Joey, now who is the runt or should I say mutt, scared puppy," said Seto.

"Kaiba," said Yugi. Seto glared at him, "You know Yugi, I could battle you for Joey's honor but then it would be a waste of time." Yugi backed off he did not want to battle Kaiba they had an agreement not to duel for a while, well at least each other. Alec let out a laugh as she took off the duel disk, "Yeah Seto, he kick you're butt just like the last time I saw you two duel each other." Seto was not about to take this from Alec, "You want to fight me still?" Alec up her fists, "Bring it on smart mouth!"

Mokuba jumped up to stand between the two, but sat down by the force of Tea hand, "Let them work it out." Mokuba nodded. "I am not going to fight you Alec, I seen what you can do, and trust me it is not worth my time, either," said Seto who began to walk away.

"Well Seto I did not know you were so scared of my sister," said Sara who had just pulled into the yard. Seto turned to face Sara, "What would you know about being scared?" he snapped. Sara lowered her gaze, "I know what it is like to lie awake at night knowing that there is man hunt out for my sister. The fact that any minute one of Gosaburo's goons could be watching me just for the moment to sneak up on my sister, when my back was turned, and then they would kill her, NO Seto; it's you who doesn't know what it is like to be scared, except for losing a duel to someone."

Sara had did it now, Seto was pissed off, "Sara you don't know what it was like living under that tyrant, he stole a lot more from me then you will ever know." Alec fought back, she wasn't going to let Seto get away with the Gosaburo stole more from her then he would ever know, "You didn't have to live with him for six years of you life then one day find out that you were brutally beaten, stabbed, and find that a whole week of you life had gone by. My sister may not know what it was like to live under the power of that mad man but I sure hell did, SETO KAIBA and you want to know something he was right you are in everyway completely like him except one thing and that is you don't beat up on others while there down on the ground. So cut the crap about how he hurt you, I still have my scars!" yelled Alec, she continued to rant. "Seto, there physical and mental and I have to live with them for the rest of my life, unlike you who gets everything and leave those you care about with nothing."

Alec had let it all out, she exposed that Gosaburo stabbed her, how she was chase for the last six years after she left, by bounty hunters, and she had nothing to gain from him.

Seto turned and faced Alec, he could see the fire that burned in her eyes, and he felt as if she had just taken a knife and stabbed him in the heart. She went on, "And finally Seto, you are Gosaburo like it or not, you run Kaiba Corp, you leave your brother out to dry just like my Uncle did to my father. Also you're as heartless as he is, with that also Seto, I hate you."

Alec marched to Sara's car and leaned on the side of it with her arms crossed over her chest. Seto was standing there with a cold look in his eye but the thing that was he really wanted to let out a huge scream at Alec. How he could have ever loved her, things had changed he was not the same Seto that beat Gosaburo nine years ago, and he did leave Mokuba but came back for him, twice.

He was going through every thing he had did ever since he went to live with Gosaburo, Alec was right he was just like Gosaburo except he had never once hurt her, well at least physically.

Sara got into her car, Alec soon followed, "Here Mokuba," she said tossing the duel disk back to him; he caught it. "I will see you guys in Egypt next week for Sara's wedding till then see you around," said Alec, she got into the car, and drove off.

Seto stood there, Mokuba walked next to his brother, "Well that was interesting." Seto looked at his younger brother, "You wouldn't understand Mokuba," he said. Mokuba glared up at his brother, "I may not understand, women but I do understand Alec and she just insulted you, but at the same time she pointed out something too, Seto you have a good heart and you are a great guy but she right you are becoming Gosaburo." Mokuba then walked over to Tea, Tristan, Joey, and Yugi who were all stun to see Seto just standing there with a plain look on his face.

In the car Alec laid back in her seat, a small tear ran down her face. Sara saw it and took her sister's hand, "I know Dragon, and he still has the fire." Alec nodded and wiped the tear away. Meanwhile, Seto was staring at the ground, Mokuba knew that it was not right for him to take Alec's side, but he knew in a way she was right. Seto walked back in the mansion and shut himself up in his home office for the rest of the day.

Mokuba, Tea, Yugi, Joey, and Tristan all went to the Kaiba Corp Arcade. Seto sat in his office, holding the Blue Eyes White Dragon card in his hand, he looked at it, if it was not for Alec, and he would never have gotten his first one, but his heart felt like he was missing something and he concluded he was missing his heart, at least the part for Alec again.