Well after thinking about it, I have decided it is time for a few more chapters and today this will be my last one until Thursday or Wednesday morning depending how much sleep I get tonight. Anyways reviewer I have actually put responses at the bottom YAY.
Chapter 6
Surprise, Surprise
Yugi, Joey, Mai, Mokuba, Melissa, Alec, Jenny, and Andy arrived at the airport in California two months later around Christmas time. Seto did not greet them at the gate,
Alec figured as much they all got in a limo and came to a large white mansion with two Blue Eyes White Dragon statues on top of a white brick gate. Alec figured this must be the place, but how Seto Kaiba could afford it was beyond her considering Mokuba and Sara own all of the old wealth.
They pulled up to the house a young boy who appeared not much older the Andy sat on the porch fiddling with something he saw the limo and ran inside.
Jenny, Andy and Katie were in awe of how much this mansion resembled the one, which they live in five years ago, the marble statues, big white pillars and large grass front yard.
Jenny grabbed her brother's arm and gave tug, Andy turned to her, "Yeah looks like the one we used to have," he said.
Jenny nodded, Yugi, Mokuba, everyone else watched the Andy, Katie, and Jenny point out everything, that could be recognized, and Alec sat quietly looking at the ceiling of the limo. 'Why did I even agree to come here, I don't want to see him, I don't want to cry. WHY THE HELL, AM I THINKING WHEN I COULD BE YELLING,' she thought.
They pulled up to the steps of the mansion Yugi, Mokuba, Matt, Jade, Melissa, and Joey was the first ones out of the limo. Alec thought she have her children wait until Seto showed his face that way she could give him a punch without much trouble.
Seto stepped out of the mansion followed by the boy who looked like Noah now that they were up close, "Welcome everybody, and where are Alec and the kids?" asked Seto.
Alec stepped out of the limo, "Right here," she said with an angry look, "I don't see why you could have come all the way back to Domino, just to see your three children or should I say two teens and a ten year old," she said.
Katie stepped out with Andy and Jenny. Katie and Andy greeted their father that they had not seen in six years Jenny said nothing. Yugi looked at Alec, "Alec, calm down," he whispered. Yugi didn't know but Alec was staying as calm as she could, her heart was beating fast, her hands sweating, and all because Seto was now hugging her children, she didn't know if it was jealously or the fact that she was at his new home.
"So who the boy?" asked Andy. Seto turned, "Well I wasn't expecting you all to recognize him since the last time you saw him was a long time ago. Actually, Alec you should know him the best considering he did push you out of the way of a car as a child."
Alec mouth dropped, "That is Noah, my cousin?" Noah bowed, "Good to see you again Alec, wow you look great more beautiful then you did back when we were kids," he said. Alec went red at Noah's compliment, "I haven't changed that much other then marrying and then divorcing your step brother here," she said glaring at Seto.
Jenny moves over to Noah, he pointed, "Does she talk?" he asked. Jenny shook her head Andy translated, "Well, Noah depends on talk, and Jenny hasn't spoke on word since our dad left us six years ago, oh and she says hi."
Seto looked at Andy, "You have grown, and you're as tall as I was at your age," he said. Andy turned his gaze from Noah and Jenny to his father, "Yeah so, what is great about being you, ouch."
Katie elbowed Andy in the ribs for that comment, Seto laughed, "Just like your sister to keep your tongue in your cheek," he moved over by Katie, "I take it your not mad at me still?"
Katie nodded, "A little, and this isn't the first time you seen any of us over the last six years, you were in Domino recently," she said. Seto eyes widened, "What are you talking about?"
Katie shook her head, "Dad I hate to say this but you're a bad liar on the phone, and even worse in person, I saw you at the regional two mouths ago, watching me beat the pants of Troy Wheeler."
Seto raised an eyebrow, "Alec you did well with her, she is opinionated and can see things when they don't want to be seen remind me of my self," he said. Alec glared and clenched her fist that was the last thing she wanted to hear, "Yeah there some of you in each of them, Andy has your anger, Katie has your brains and well to kick ass and Jenny well lets just say I am trying to get her to talk. She has your stubbornness when making decisions on things once her mind is made no changing it."
Seto and Noah laughed, "Well why don't you all come in you all look like you all have had a long flight from Domino, so come on," he said.
Alec and Yugi looked at each other; they thought it was strange that Seto would be in such a cheery mood. The Andy, Katie, and Jenny followed Seto and Noah into the mansion.
Joey, Matt, and Jade soon followed leaving Mokuba, Alec, Yugi, Melissa, and Mai looking with their mouths open, Mai turned to Alec, "Was it me or was Kaiba actually acting really nice?"
Alec shook her head, "Who knows what he is up too Mai, who knows?" Alec walked up the steps following Seto and the kids. Jenny turned and waved her mother and the others in, Yugi, Mai, Mokuba, and Melissa soon went into the mansion.
The mansion entrance after walking through the door, there was a long flight of stairs which went up then in to opposite directions, one to the left the other to the right. A red carpet lined the stair.
The walls were half-brown then wood covered the bottom half of it. At the top of the stair on the right was a woman dress in red silk dress, "Well Seto you didn't tell me you had such good looking children," she said from the stairs.
Seto paused from the tour of the mansion, "Oh everyone, I would like you all to meet Rachael, my umm..." Seto paused and gave a small glance at Alec, who was looking very cross at him, Seto continued, "… my umm…"
Rachael spoke up, "Your fiancée or did you forget Seto Kaiba or do I have to hit you with a mallet?" she said. Seto shrugged his shoulders, "You said it not me so I don't get beat on by Alec, and oh did I forget to mention that Alec is my ex-wife."
Alec glared, "If I knew Seto I won't have come nor sent your children all way here. I am getting a hotel, no way in hell am I stay near, you now Kaiba. I am too upset to deal with this," she said.
Alec turned and stormed out of the mansion, Yugi and Mokuba ran after her, "Alec come back, sis!" yelled Yugi. "Alec, come on get back here," said Mokuba running with Yugi.
"Nice going Kaiba, you know Alec was just getting back to normal, this might through her back in to that bad habit she had!" mocked Joey. "Shut up Mutt," snapped Seto sounding like himself however, before that, he did not sound like his usual as if someone was talking through him.
Seto ran after Mokuba and Yugi that were now out the door. Andy, Jenny and Katie all had a hand on their own forehead, "this isn't going to be good," said Katie looking at her brother now. Andy looked at his sister, "You know I think we should have told Mom that Dad was engaged," he said. Jenny nodded in agreement then looked at Rachael something about the woman was not right something evil.
Rachael was standing at the bottom the steps, "Is something wrong?" she asked the children. Katie looked at Rachael, "Well kind of you see our dad walked out on us six years ago, and divorced our mom one year after he left so she is a little upset about it, still," she said.
Rachael nodded, "I see he hasn't told her yet, I take it," she said. Jenny nodded, Rachael looked at her "Do you talk honey?"
Jenny shook her head, Andy explained, "Jenny doesn't talk, she can, just that she doesn't want to, ever since Dad left she hasn't said a word other then laughing but that doesn't count," he said. Rachael nodded, "I see, well you can relax and let it go because I we're getting married," she said kneeling down at Jenny's eye level. The little girl glared she really did not like this woman, and grabbed Andy's hand hard, letting him know she was either scared or angry.
Outside of the mansion in the yard, Yugi and Mokuba had finally stopped Alec near the gate. "Alec just stop would you!" yelled Mokuba.
Alec turned her blue eyes in flames of anger, "Mokuba you tell me to stop on more time and I will kick your ass," she barked. Mokuba shut his mouth; he knew Alec was letting out steam.
Seto caught up to them, "Let me guess Katie or Andy didn't tell you about Rachael, or did they and you just put it together?" he asked. Alec glared at Seto, "You of all people should have told me, Kaiba. If I had known I wouldn't have come here in the first place," she barked.
Yugi, looked at Seto, "Now isn't the time for you to talk let Mokuba and I handle this," he turned to Alec, "Come on sis, it isn't that bad, look ok, so Kaiba and the kids tricked you in to coming here, but now you just have to face facts."
Alec rolled her eyes, "Do I have to stay here with her and the rest?" she asked leaning against the gate. Seto spoke, "Alec, Rachael lives on the other side of the city she doesn't stay here honest, this is my place, that I bought and own with the last of the money from Kaiba Corp that I had, and I work at a small company as a programmer, to afford this," he said.
Alec glared at Seto again, "You should be the last person to talk to me right now," she walked up to him the two looked into each other's eyes.
Yugi and Mokuba knew what was going to happen next, "Seto you better… oh that had to hurt," said Mokuba. Alec had just punched Seto in the gut knocking him to the ground. "That was for leaving me to raise your children all alone bastard," she snapped.
Alec turned and headed for the gate again, Yugi grabbed her arm, "Alec, don't go, you need to stay for the kids," he said. "Let go of my arm Yugi, or I may to do the same thing to him that he did to me and my kids six years ago, except I will be back for the kids at the end of the trip," shouted Alec, she pulled away from him.
Yugi gripped tighter, "And as your brother I refuse to let you do this, come on Alec, you of all people should know giving people second chances," he said. Alec stopped pulling away from Yugi, she sighed and looked at Seto, "I gave him all the chances he wanted, six years Yugi that is how long I have waited and that is all the chances I am giving him."
Jenny ran up to her mother and grabbed Alec's knees. Andy soon ran up, "Come on Mom, don't go," he said. Alec rolled her eyes, "You kids stay with your dad, and I am leaving, I rather be anywhere right now as long as it is away from him," she said. Jenny gripped her mother's legs harder almost causing her mother to fall down.
Andy spoke when Jenny looked at him, "neither she nor any of us want you to go Mom, so what Kaiba is engaged, we want you to stay with us. That comes from Jenny and me," he said.
Alec looked at her son, she couldn't resist how grown up he was acting, he knew that Alec did want to be around his father, just the knowledge of him being engaged was a little overwhelming and was making her angry.
"Fine," she said, "I will stay but under one condition, Rachael is to stay away from my children got it, SETO KAIBA," she snapped at him. Seto nodded, "Fine Alec, I can tell your upset about her being here; I will make sure that Rachael keeps distance from our kids," he said.
Alec glared, "Our kids, Sorry Seto they are MY kids, I raised them, you just happen to provide DNA for them. That is all I see you as now, or ever will again," she said. Jenny let go of Alec's legs, and jumped into her mother's arms, Alec looked at Seto, "Got it Kaiba?" she snapped.
Seto nodded and rolled his eyes, "What ever Alexandra. OK now who's hungry?" Jenny, Katie and Andy's stomachs at the same time growled, Alec looked at Jenny, "Don't tell me your hungry still," she asked her youngest. Jenny nodded Alec rolled her eyes and laughed.
Yugi walked over to Alec, "Come on let us fill that girl's hungry stomach that seems like a pit," he said. Alec looked at Seto, "You are going to show my kids the kitchen or what?" she snapped.
Seto shook his head, and then in a cheerful voice, "Let's gets some food," he said sounding glad that a temporary peace had been made. They walked back to the mansion, Alec was glaring at Seto the whole time, Andy took Jenny from his mother and carried her inside, and Katie grabbed her father's hand as they walked up the steps.
They walked inside of the mansion and walked to the left they came to a very large dinning room with a very long banquet table covered with all kinds of food. Joey, Mai, Melissa, and Rachael were in the room when the others arrived.
Katie's mouth dropped open at the site of so much food, "Wow Dad you had all this, food for us?" she asked. Seto nodded, "Help yourselves to what ever you want," he said sounding friendly. (I don't know about you but this is starting to scare me Kaiba Nice ahh what have I done oh wait he, he it's part of the mystery)
Jenny jumped from Andy's arms, and headed over to Joey who was by the large chicken cutting off a huge drumstick. Everyone got something from the table Alec just took an apple and some fruit to calm her nerves, she glared at Seto and Rachael, Seto was telling her to keep some distance from the kids because of the ex wife, Rachael agreed with those terms to much of everyone's surprise.
Joey was being his piggish self and took a rather large helping of food. Jenny giggled at the sight of food on his plate, occasionally she would take something from it when he was not looking.
Alec felt that she was going to slap Joey upside the head for being a pig of him self but Mai did it for her. Andy and Katie laughed when Mai started teasing Joey. Alec took a seat between Mokuba and Yugi; she felt that she needed to keep her distance from Seto and Rachael.
They all sat at the table and ate dinner without a word Rachael was the first to break the silence of food munching, "So Kat, your father told me that you play duel monsters like he, your uncle, and mother once did," she said trying to get kill the dead silence in the room.
Katie looked up from her food, "First let's get one thing straight my name is Kathleen, you can call me Kate or Katie, one person in my life can call me Kat and that is my brother. My father had that privilege six years ago but he doesn't now so what makes you think that is going to let you do it," she said angrily.
Alec and Jenny giggled at the tongue-lashing that Kate just gave Rachael, Katie continued, "Yes I do play duel monsters, I was regional champ too, would have world champion title but I didn't participate in the world championships," she glared at her mother.
"Why didn't you?" asked Seto. "Katie was grounded that is why Kaiba," sneered Alec. Seto looked at Alec, "I see, so what did she do that was so bad? Alec," he asked. Alec sighed and looked at Andy and Jenny, who looked at their food and out of their mother's gaze, "she was in a fight at school a few weeks before the tournament," she answered. Seto nodded, "Ok," he said turning his gaze to Katie who smiled and went back to eating.
Rachael's questioning continued she now turned to Andy, "Well, Andy what do you do in your time? Seto didn't tell me much other then watching Jenny," Andy looked at Jenny, "I take care of my sisters since some one at this table left that responsibility a long time ago. I also speak for Jenny who hasn't spoken a single word since Kaiba abandoned us six years ago and she has kept her promise not to say a word till he comes back or my mom and him are together again," he turned his gaze at Seto then to Alec. Alec smiled slightly at her son for she knew whom he was referring to, and it was not her but Seto.
Rachael looked at Jenny, "So what you like to do?" Jenny smiled made some movements with her hands and let Andy talk. "She says that she likes to draw pictures and some times pretends to sing but she can't use her voice," he said for Jenny. Jenny nodded for her brother getting the translation right.
Mokuba and Yugi looked at Jenny, they were surprised that she did not mention her ability to see the future at some points but then they thought it was best if, no one mentioned that detail at all for the sake that Rachael may not believe it or might hurt her for it.
Rachael looked at Mokuba, "I heard from Seto that you're running Kaiba Corp with your step cousin?" she asked. Mokuba nodded "Yeah it's called KIC now, Kaiba Illusionist Corporation, Sara and I merged the company as soon as Alec handed them over to us," he said.
Seto looked at Alec who answered his silence question, "What it wasn't like I was going to run two companies, so I handed it to Mokuba and Sara who have been doing a really good job with it over that last five years, the stock has never been higher," she said.
Rachael set her sites on Yugi next, "So Yugi, I heard you were the one who beat Seto years ago and ended his winning streak," she said.
Alec, Joey, Mai and Melissa, almost choked on either their food or drink. Andy, Yugi, and Katie laughed, Yugi talked, "Yeah I did beat Kaiba a few times but it was Alec who changed his tune," he said. Rachael looked at Seto, "Did she now? That's interesting," she said.
Alec laughed, "Yeah, but it didn't last longer then 14 years then he walked out on me and my children," she said and stood up, left the room, and sat on the stairs at the entrance hall of the mansion.
Yugi and Mokuba followed Alec; she had hands on her face. (I have those two really looking after Alec do not I.)
Yugi sat next to her and placed his hand on her shoulder, "Hey sis," he said, "Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned you back there," he said.
Alec looked up from her hands, "Its not that Yugi, I can't stand that woman, I can't stand seeing her next to Seto like that. It just… it just makes me want to ring his little neck," she admitted.
Andy walked into the room, "I share you feelings at this point Mom. Uncle Mokuba, umm, Kaiba needs to talk to you in the dinning room," he said.
Mokuba nodded and looked at Alec, "Hey at any point you want to go home you let me know ok I do have the jet on standby," he said. Alec nodded, "thanks Moky," she said. Mokuba turned to Yugi, "Can you handle this?"
Yugi nodded, "Go see what your brother wants I do my younger brother duties here," he said. Mokuba left the room and headed back to the dinning room, Andy sat on the other side of his mother, "Come on Mom why don't we get you to bed some sleep will do you some good."
Noah then appeared from one of stairways, "Come on I will show you where you will be sleeping," he said.
Alec looked up, "Andrew I think some sleep will do, ok Noah show me where I am sleeping," she said. Alec, Yugi, and Andy followed Noah up the left stairwell to a long hallway.
Alec's room was at the end of it, the two doors just opposite the entrance to the stairs, by the stairs was Yugi's room, which was on the right, and Noah's room was across from it. Next to Noah's door was Mai and Joey's room, Mokuba was across from their room. Next to Mokuba's room was Andy's room, Jenny's room was across from it, then at the end of the hall was Alec's room. Melissa and Katie were going to be staying in the rooms across the stairs over where Seto's room was.
Noah opened Alec's bedroom door showing a large room with a large king size bed, that sat in the middle of the room. White curtains hung from the bedposts, the room painted blue and with a red carpet. Alec sat on the bed, Noah walked over and opened one of the other doors to the room, "this is your own bathroom, so you don't have to go looking for it, there is another down the hall by the entrance to the stairs, well I leave you to get some rest night Alec," he said leaving. "Good night Noah and thanks," she said looking at him.
Yugi did not stay with Alec and Andy long, he left to finish eating "Andy, are you and Alec going to be ok if I go and get so more food?" he asked. Andy nodded, "I am sure Uncle Yugi, that's fine I will help Mom to bed," he said. Andy looked at his mother, "You want to talk about it at all, and you look upset?"
Alec looked at her 16 year old son and moved some of his red bangs from his face, "not really, Andrew, it been a long day we flew here and I met your future step mother, its going to take me some time to adjust to it but I be fine," she said.
Andy nodded, "No matter what, Mom I will never leave you, at least not like Kaiba did," he said. Alec kissed her son's forehead, "He is your father even if you don't call him that." Andy stood up, "night Mother," he said.
Alec stood up as well, "Good night Andrew, make sure Jenny gets to bed soon ok," she said to Andy, who nodded, and shut the door behind him. Alec looked around the room, she then noticed that her bags were on the bed she opened on and pulled out a bottle of pills, she popped one in her mouth then walked to the bathroom got a glass of water then went to bed, she soon fell asleep and didn't make a sound for the rest of the night.
Darkstar: I hope you enjoy your vacation I probably have a lot more chapters up when you get back however I will be out of town for the weekend, taking a trip to Death Valley for my birthday, which is Tuesday next week, YAY. Well as you read just a few moments or hours ago or when ever Alec punched Seto in the gut I originally had it in the face, then again, I thought maybe not, I cannot have him with a black eye. Anyways do not worry about the later reviews I know you are still reading lol.
Twilight Memories: Yes, I thought that was funny, the thing is Seto does not know that Katie is dating Troy but he will find out in one of the chapters I think. When it happens I think your going to like the reaction however with Kaiba's behavior so off, I doubt he would even care or would he behold I am becoming a mystery writer. Now about Jenny actually she still is not talking, that is because Seto has to come back to them, meaning he has to meet them in Domino, ahh, I almost gave something away there lol. I will answer your question about Rachael the answer no, but she does have a part to play and you will find that out later.
