Chapter 9
Forgive Forget or Nothing at all
Alec woke up the large amount of laughter coming from down the hall, she opened her door to see Yugi and Mokuba telling joke to the kids. Alec walked over to them her head still fuzzy, "Why are you two so loud?" she asked.
Yugi and Mokuba noticed Alec, "Well enjoy your nap?" asked Mokuba in mid laugh. Alec gave a small nod and a yawn, "Yeah," she said. Laughter of a ten year old came from the room, which Yugi, Mokuba and Alec were standing next too. Alec looked inside to see Katie and Andy with large smiles tickling Jenny who was in fully laughter on the bed.
Alec noticed that her children did not see her so she figured that it was time to get them. Andy did not even see it coming when Alec took her hands and started tickling his ribcage.
Andy stopped tickling Jenny leaving her to focus on Katie more and get away, which she did. Andy soon fell on the floor from his mother's tickle torture. Andy was full of laughter, "OK… MOM … I GIVE!" he said between breaths, "UNCLE …. YUGI … HELP ME," he yelled in laughter.
Yugi just stood in the doorway not moving, "Oh no, Andy this is between your mother and you," he said. Jenny looked at Katie, the two sisters caught their mother off guard, "ah!" screamed Alec as she feel on to the floor with Katie and Jenny tickling her, Andy sat up and catching his breath, "Your turn Mom," he said with a grin. Mokuba looked at Yugi, "You think she has had enough?" he asked. Yugi nodded, "Yep."
Yugi and Mokuba walked in Yugi took Jenny and Mokuba got Katie. The two sisters squealed when picked up by their uncles as they soon broke into laughter as they were tickled.
Alec sat up and Andy offered his mother a hand to help her to her feet. Alec sat on the bed with her son and looked at the two grown men tickle the young teen and ten year old. Katie finally said something, "Ok Uncle Moky I give, MOM HELP ME HERE!" she said in between laughter and air. Alec looked at Andy who nodded, "Yugi, Mokuba I think they have had enough," said Alec.
Yugi and Mokuba moved away from Jenny and Katie the two sisters laid on the floor gasping for air. Yugi and Mokuba sat on the floor, "Ok I am getting too old for this," said Yugi out of breath.
Alec laughed, "Your old, come on Yugi, did you forget I am older then you by two years," said Alec. Yugi nodded, and giving a small laugh, "good point, I am too young for this," he said.
Laughter came from down the hall along with a large thump sound, Yugi, Mokuba, Alec, Jenny, and Katie stuck their heads outside the room to see Joey and Mai very drunk and full of laughter Joey was on the floor and could not walk anymore. Mai was leaning against the wall trying to catch her breath. "So you too obviously had a good time I take it?" spoke Mokuba.
Joey smiled and laughed, "Yeah Kaiba sure knows how to party, and man that was fun. Alec why you two ever called it quits, also why didn't you two have parties when you were married?" he said drunk. Alec glared, "I didn't call it quits he did, and Joey we did throw some parties but Seto was busy most of the time," she said.
Yugi and Mokuba went to help the now struggling and drunk Joey off the floor, "Ok Joey it is time for bed I think you had enough fun for one night," said Mokuba. Alec looked at her three children, "Now you three know why I stopped drinking," she said to them, the three children nodded and headed back into the room and took places on the large bed.
Seto came up stairs just as Mai, Yugi and Mokuba were putting Joey in his room at least they were trying to get him into it his legs hung out the door and Yugi kept moving Joey's feet but some how they found their way to the doorway.
"So, I guess that you three don't need my help to move him," he asked. Alec stepped in to the hall and leaned on the right wall, "Like they ever need your help," she sneered.
Seto rolled his eyes, "Well, did you enjoy your rest? You have been asleep all afternoon," he asked. Alec gave a small nod and walked into Andy's room, where the three children were looking at some books for Jenny's bedtime story.
Seto soon followed, Alec took a seat on the bed, "Ok Jenny, Andy and Kate it is time for bed so let's go I will read Jenny her story, Andy bed now! Katie lets go!" pointed Alec.
Katie gave a small groan, "BUT MOM." Alec glared, "Kathleen now!" Katie nodded her head and kissed her little sister on the forehead, "Night Jen." Katie was almost out the door when Seto grabbed her arm and stopped her, "Now wait a minute," he said looking at Alec, "You're going to send her to bed with out a story Alec I know you better then that." Alec raised her eyebrows, "Seto, Katie hasn't had a bedtime story since she was 10 which was the day you left her and all of us," she barked.
Katie turned her gaze, which was towards the floor to her father then back to the floor. Seto shook his head, "Alec why don't you let go of that, ok. Fine I admit I made a mistake six years ago, I walk out on you and the children. Alec just for the record you were the one who was going to leave first remember that," he said.
Alec looked at Andy and Jenny, "Andrew I want you to take Jenny to her room and Katie goes to yours, Seto and I need to talk," she said.
Jenny jumped from the bed and Andy took her hand, "Let's go JB," Katie looked at Seto as he let go of her arm, Andy gave out his hand to her, and she took it, Andy left the room with his sisters.
Seto crossed his arms, "What didn't want the kids to know the truth?" Alec glared, "THE THRUTH, Look who is talking about the truth, Seto Kaiba. I take it you probably know that been miserable for the last six years, and ever since you left Andy has hated you, Katie looks up to you as a duelist, and Jenny, well, only Andy knows what goes on in her head," said Alec.
Seto walked over and shut the door, "Alec I didn't leave because of the kids, trust me I would have taken them with me but I knew you would try your best to keep them together so I left them to you," he said.
Alec rose a finger "So you left without a word except to Katie when she was eleven, "have a nice life kid," I remember the words well Seto!" spoke Alec angrily.
Seto sighed, "Yeah I know stupid thing of me to say to her, but Alec I was mad and I wanted to get as far from Domino so I could to find something," he said.
Alec nodded, "Yeah runaway Kaiba that is what you always do, you ran from Gosaburo, our marriage, and you're responsibly as a father to your own children that I was willing to die for them to live," spoke Alec; she then headed for the door. "You left for what reason, to find something, well Seto you haven't found it yet I can tell," she said.
Alec opened the door, Yugi, Mokuba, Mai and Melissa fell into the room with on there faces, "GOOD NIGHT SETO, and all of you nosy family members," spoke Alec as she stepped over them and slammed the door to her room.
Seto stood there with a blank look on his face; Andy, Katie, and Jenny opened the door to the room they were in Andy looked at Katie, "Wow Mom is pissed."
Yugi, Mokuba, Mai, and Melissa, got off the ground, "Yep your mother is pretty angry, Uncle Moky why did we bring her here again?" asked Melissa. Mokuba shook his head, "Andy, Katie and Jenny are the reasons," he said.
Seto stood in Andy's room looking at his hands, which he soon clinched; Katie walked up next to her father, "Dad," she spoke softly.
Seto turned towards his older daughter; she looked up at him and saw tears forming in his eyes, "Yes Katie." Katie reached up and hugged her father, "I forgive you for leaving us," she said. Seto embraced his daughter, "I am glad some one still cares around here," he said.
Yugi, Mokuba, Melissa, Andy and Jenny stood in the doorway. Jenny moved over to Seto and Katie, she looked at the ground then at Seto who was on his knees hugging Katie. Seto turned his gaze to Jenny, she wiped the tears that were about to fall down his face.
It was hard for Yugi and Mokuba to watch this happen, they knew Seto was tough but Alec had just hit one of his weak points, the fact of him leaving was it. Jenny moved her father's brown bangs from his face, she looked at his blue eyes, they seemed to be empty as if he had lost something inside his soul, and Jenny knew what it was her father lost, her mother and his heart.
Jenny looked at Andy and motioned with her hand to come over to them. Andy at first thought about going to them, but he wanted nothing to do with his father, right now. He moved back inside of Jenny's room, and sat on the bed with his arms crossed.
Seto got up, "I think I better go and talk with him," he said to the girls. Jenny took her father's hand; Kate translated for once, "She is going to go with you," she said.
Seto gave a small smile to his youngest, "alright come on," he knelt and Jenny crawled on to his back for a piggyback ride. Yugi and Mokuba smiled at the site when Jenny let out a small giggle a happy one. Katie sat on Andy's bed and waited, while Mokuba and Yugi left for their own rooms Melissa did the same heading for her room across the stairways and Mai returned to Joey in their room.
Seto knocked on the door to Jenny's room, which Andy was currently occupying. Andy glared at his father, "What do you want Kaiba?" he sneered. Jenny waved at her brother; Seto could feel her hand leave his shoulder to wave at him "to have her go to bed," he pointed his head at Jenny.
Andy rolled his eyes, "That my job Kaiba, not yours." Katie stepped into the doorway, "Your not giving him a chance," she barked. Andy glared at his twin sister, "You just had to give in after everything he put Mom and the rest of us through, and your just willing to let the last six years of all of us without a father just disappear. Sorry Kate but it doesn't work like that just because of whale watching and a duel, I don't think so," he said harshly.
Jenny jumped off Seto's back and went over to her brother. Andy looked at her then looked at Seto, "because of you J.B. hasn't talked and if she doesn't begin talking soon her vocal cords will not develop and she will be a mute forever," said Andy worried.
Katie shook her head, "That is not 100 true and you know that Andrew. The doctor said her vocal box is fine and the only thing under developed right now is your brain. Dad is not the reason Jenny is not staying silent or did you forget?"
Seto looked at Katie who had taken a seat on the bed, "what was the other reason?" he asked. Andy spoke, "Mom!" he sighed, "Mom is the reason also, ever since you left she been silent but mom is the other reason until you two get back together she won't say a true word, and laughing doesn't count," he said.
Jenny nodded her head at Andy; Seto took a seat in one of the chairs in the room and looked at Jenny, "Well that is never going to happen your mother is just too stubborn and I will be getting married here in a few weeks. I thought you kids would understand that the days of your mother and me are through," he said slowly.
Jenny shook her head and took two fingers and moved them apart then scratched her head, Andy translated, "She knows that but she wants to know what went wrong in the first place. Kate and I have tried to explain it but were not even quiet sure why?"
Seto let out a sigh and looked at every one of the children; he looked at his sixteen-year-old son and daughter then at his ten year old. "I left for a stupid reason; selfish and horrible reasons, your mother and I were having problems with each other long before I left, also I just felt that I had to get away as if I had lost a part of myself," he said.
Andy looked at his father, "but that still doesn't explain it, why Kaiba, why did you leave all of us?" he asked again. Kate stood in front of her brother, "Andy, he your father as well as mine and Jenny's, just let it go," she said. Andy looked at Kate, "Katie he nearly got mom killed remember!" he yelled. Katie sat back down on the bed Jenny left her brother and sat with her sister.
Seto let out another sigh this one seemed to be one of sadness, "I really screwed things up with your mother once, it was only once but then it grew. I can't lie to you kids you're just too smart," he spoke and got up and shut the door, as he wanted to talk to them alone.
"I guess you three got that from me," he said. Alec came out of her room and placed her ear by the door to listen he had been listening from her room the whole time. Seto seemed to be using a calmer tone of voice, one that Alec herself had not heard him use since the children were born, it was soft, southing, and peaceful. Alec smiled with her ear against the door, some how Seto's voice was the only thing to her, which kept her alive if at all.
Seto spoke, "Andy, Katie and Jenny, I am going to tell all of you something that happened just after Jenny was born. I want you three to understand that your Uncles don't know about it," he pause, "Well maybe not, Mokuba may remember it, but you three know that your mother and I were once step cousins because I was adopted by Gosaburo and she was adopted by his brother then it turned out that Yugi was her brother all along."
Andy and Kate nodded there heads, Jenny looked confused, Seto laughed when she pulled on Kate's sleeve and asked with her hands what her father was talking about. Seto realized this was the first time that Jenny ever heard this story from anyone, Andy and Kate had known about it since they both were eight years old when they asked why they always called Sara there aunt, and Jenny never questioned it.
Andy placed Jenny on his lap the three children seated against the wall of pillows that Jenny had against the wall to keep her from hurting herself when she slept. Seto moved closer to them, "how about we discuss this in the morning and I just tell you three a bed time story, because it is getting late and it going to take me a while to tell the whole story to Jenny about Gosaburo Kaiba, her step grandfather," he said. Andy shook his head no, but Katie looked at her brother, which he looked at Jenny who was now yawning.
"Fine, Kaiba but tomorrow you have to tell us why?" Andy barked. Seto nodded, "Ok then." Alec turned from the door, "you got lucky," she said to herself.
A small laugh came behind her, "still up to your old spying habits Alec?" asked a soft voice behind her. Alec turned to see Mokuba standing in the shadows next to the doorway of Andy's room.
"Mokuba, what are you doing up?" she asked quietly, Mokuba sighed. "Alec I know you still love my brother and I can tell you're a little upset about him getting married, but spying you two have more in common then you thought," he said. Alec glared, "I have nothing in common with him other then my children for the share his DNA."
Mokuba shook his head, "You really think my big brother would truly abandon his kids. Alec you forget he kept me with him," he said. Alec sneered, "Yeah Mokuba like a little puppy, if I recall you used to idol him," she said.
Mokuba sighed, "Alec, Seto was at Katie's duel at the regional I know I drove him around town without you knowing it. He was there when Andy and Jenny almost got mugged," he said. Alec looked shocked, "what mugged when Mokuba?"
Mokuba sighed, "Well you were there too just a little spaced out. It was about three years ago, the kids were headed home from Kate's first rookie championship. You were still recovering from your drug problem," he said calmly.
Alec nodded she remembered that hard time all to well she also remembered Katie saying something about a man saving them from their attackers. Mokuba went on, "Alec, Seto was watching the kids, they never really left in his eyes and you were the one he left, not them," he said.
Alec moved away from the door and headed to her room, "Mokuba," she spoke, "I hate him for that, just so you know don't go getting any ideas," she said. Alec walked into her room and shut the door.
A few minutes later Seto stepped out of Jenny's room with Katie and Andy, Mokuba was still in the hall. Seto shut the door, "so how was story time?" asked Mokuba with a smirk on his face.
Seto looked at his brother, "Not bad in my opinion," he answered. Andy shook his head and headed to his room, "it was ok, for someone that has been out of practice, but you, for once did something right Kaiba," he spoke and shut the door.
Katie looked at her father, "Don't worry about him, he been like that for a while now, he will get over it," said Katie. Seto let out a long sigh, "I wish he would let it go but to him I guess I am still the bad guy in this case."
Kate took her father's hand, "You're not the bad guy to me," she said. Seto looked at his sixteen year old daughter, "thanks but I think it is going to take a lot more then just you to get Alec, Jenny and Andy to see that," he spoke.
Mokuba smiled, "Hey I don't see you as one either, although I was the one who took you everywhere when you were in Domino. Scouted to see if the kids could see you if you stood somewhere and everything else," he said.
Seto smiled slightly, "At least I know I can count on you little brother," he said. Katie squeezed her father's hand, "Me too, I trust you Dad even if Mom and Andy don't with Jenny I don't know whose side she takes, but usually it is with Andy. Well, I am going to bed now I will talk to all of you in the morning," she said. Katie let go of Seto's hand and took off down the hall to her room, which was located in the hall across the stairs.
Seto looked at Mokuba, "I don't see why it is so hard for me to just move on with this, I getting married in a few weeks after Alec and kids leave. I am starting over from scratch but yet something tells me that isn't going to work," he said.
Mokuba let out a sigh and walked over to his brother, "Seto, let me clue you in on something here, you left because you need sometime to think, but there was that whole throwing Jenny into her brother and sister when she was so young. Then you left Domino afraid to face the facts. Look bro, you need to take a reality check here, you come to the facts your ex wife and son hate you right now. You have one daughter that loves you even though you left her. Things are never going to just go away, you never ran from anything in your life, I should know you're my big brother that ended when you left Alec and the kids for that first year," he said.
Seto leaned against the wall, "so what should I do about it Mokuba because I don't know what to do about this, I am trying to start again, get past it you know move on," he said.
Mokuba sighed, "Seto you're not hearing me, as usual. You just can't start over you have to finish what you started and with Alec and the kids that is more then just a button to push. You have to tell them why you brought them here in the first place I know why, Yugi and Joey know why but there the ones that don't know why. Maybe it is time you stopped and think about what you're doing."
Mokuba walked away before Seto could say anything he was to wonder his thought alone in the hallway. Seto leaned against the wall, "why did I even invite them here at all?" he said to himself.
"I know why even though you won't say it," spoke a soft voice next to him. Seto taken off guard by Alec coming into the hall, "Alec, did you just hear what I said?"
Alec smiled "yep I came out around the time Kate took off for bed, I think the reason you brought me here, was for you to see if I still loved you or you love me, before you go through with this wedding thing. Seto, I was married to you for 12 years I am not stupid even though I act like it sometimes," she said.
Seto looked at Alec, "You know me too well," he laughed. Alec looked away, "Well, I could tell you one thing, you don't want to marry Rachael; she just isn't your type of girl."
Seto laughed, "Oh and you are Alec," he said. Alec raised an eyebrow, "I didn't say I was, at times I thought about it too, or if you were ever my type of guy. I can see now that you are just like you were 18 years ago, in love but unable to say anything about it."
Seto rolled his eyes, "what do you mean Alec, I am not in love with you at least not anymore," he scowled. Alec smirked, "Really then why did you apologize for leaving me with the kids six years ago, hmm. I see you didn't really mean it now I guess. I should have known you don't like to apologize for anything, so if you excuse me I am going to get some food then I am going to come back up here and go to bed. I hope you're not going to hang around Seto because I really don't want to be around a liar like you," she snapped.
Alec walked away, Seto was tempted to take Alec's arm and prove her wrong, but he knew she was right, and if he did grab her arm to pull her back towards him, then he would not know anything else to do but kiss her.
Seto turned his gaze to the floor, "you right Alec that is all I am to you now is a big liar," he said. Alec turned, "Yes, Seto you are, don't think that I enjoy saying it to you, in a way I still care about you but that is buried deep beneath sand and rocks hidden away, in my mind but not in my heart for it has become cold as ice for you," she said.
Alec walked out to the stairs and out of Seto's site, Seto heard Jenny's door open she stood in her night dress, with a piece of paper in her hand she walked up to Seto and handed it to him.
Seto looked at the picture that she had drawn; it was like the one he saw six years ago the one of him walking out of the house. Something was different instead of him walking away, Jenny had drawn her mother walking away with Andy and she in tow and Katie was standing in the house with him watching them leave.
Seto looked at his daughter, "I take it you still get visions of the future?" he asked. Jenny nodded, Seto knelt down to her level and looked at her eyes, she didn't have his nor Alec's eyes but soft purple eyes like her uncle Yugi and Mokuba except they had a small blue mix with them.
Jenny looked into her father's blue eyes, she felt that that she should do more to say how she was feeling but instead she turned and headed back to her room. Before she reached the door, "Jenny," he spoke now sitting on the floor, "I am sorry that I hurt you when you were younger, the whole throwing you, I mean it too, and I wish I didn't throw you at your brother and sister," he said.
Jenny turned from her door ran and hugged her father, that is all she had been waiting to hear those words, since she saw him again. Andy stood with his door cracked open he was watching the events outside, he smiled "it's about time, Dad," he spoke quietly with a small smile on his face.
Jenny let go of Seto when Andy spoke, she heard him speak from behind his bedroom door, and she smiled at her father, and then went to bed. Seto got off the floor and headed to his own room at the other end of the mansion. He stopped at the fork of the stair and headed outside to the balcony that was next to the platform, which was in between the two stairs.
The night was clear and the moon full like a large light bulb in the sky. Seto could feel the cold air pass over his face; his bangs were in his eyes. He looked up at the moon, he had done that every night since he left Alec and the kids, but now he was looking at it for different reason, to remember why he left in the first place.
Seto closed his eyes and thought deep into his memory, 'where could it be?' he thought 'somewhere something why did I even go out the door six years ago, was it because Alec found out about Jessie? No, that can't be it something made me leave something stronger then anything I ever felt what was it?'
Alec was walking up the stairs and saw that Seto was outside in the moonlight, she saw that he was looking at the moon, his back was too her and she didn't see that he had his eyes closed. Alec walked up she in a way felt bad about what she said earlier, she walked up and touched his shoulder.
Seto came out of his thoughts when he felt Alec's hand on his shoulder, his eyes opened. Seto looked at his shoulder and turned to see the owner of the hand it was Alec, "what do you want?" he barked turning his back to her.
Alec sighed, "To apologize, I was a little harsh up stairs, I am sorry that I called you a liar, it wasn't right of me," she said. Seto did not say anything and just looked at the sky, "look, I don't know what came over me, and I am just like you, dealing with being around each other, 12 years together and 6 years apart. Who would have thought in half the time we were married that we end up hating each other," spoke Alec.
Seto turned, "I know, you and I haven't had a decent conversation since," he paused, "I don't know when anymore," he said. Seto looked into Alec's eyes, some how to him they were different from what he used to look at when they were married, lost, lonely, confused and hopeless, the same feeling that he was feeling at the same time.
"Alec do you want to sit and talk for a while, I think we both need to," he said rubbing the back of his head. Alec smiled, "I would like that Seto, and I think a talk between just the two of us is over due, and maybe this will get us both past everything?" she said.
Alec and Seto walked over to the edge of the balcony she looked over it. Alec saw the hills in the distance in the moon light. She looked down and saw the large outdoor swimming pool and large back yard full of trees acting as a private sanctuary, from the balcony.
"Not bad, you made this place look a lot different then the one we had outside of Domino," said Alec. Seto smiled, "yeah, I wanted this to be my home away from home," he said with a small chuckle. Alec looked at him, "What do you mean home away from home?" asked Alec.
Seto gave a small laugh, "well this place never really feels like home to me, it seemed as if I needed something in it to make it feel like home," he said.
Alec shook her head, "Your saying me," she speculated. Seto looked at her, "kind of, this place was supposed to be a surprise present for you, but we split around the time I got it finalized."
Alec glared, "Seto we didn't split up, that is an agreement with each other that they need some time apart, what you did was leave and then a year later show up in my office with divorce papers, which I signed," she said.
Seto did a kind of yeah, yeah head movement, "ok your right I did leave but I didn't leave the kids just you, in a way I wished I stayed why in the world did I listen to that voice," he said.
Alec sighed, "I could have made you stay but I let you go, doesn't matter what voice was in side your head at the time you still listened to it, however it's in the past," she said.
Seto looked out at the view, "I don't know why you didn't tell Andy and Katie that you had a duel with me to stay, according to Mokuba you could have won the match. Why did you let me go?" he asked.
Alec looked at the moon, "I was hoping that when you got your space, you would come back, like in a week or two. You did not; I told Jenny, that's why she so understanding about it, but Kate and Andy. No, they would hang me out to dry in five minutes you see, I can't sit here and tell you that I hate you because in a way I am responsible for you leaving, I let you go, that day," admitted Alec.
Seto turned his head he saw that Alec was now trying to hold back tears, he promised to her long ago that he would not be the reason she was crying.
"Alec," he said softly, touching her chin, "You're not the full reason I left, and your right about something, Jenny is very understanding even for such a young child. She has something that you and I don't show very often," said Seto.
Alec looked up at Seto, "What would that be?" she choked. Seto touched Alec's hand, "Yugi's half of you," he said. Alec's eyes widened, "My brother? What does he have to do with this?" she said shocked that Seto change the subject so quickly.
Seto smiled, "Haven't you noticed Jenny's eyes, the way she just stays in the corner and waits to take a side, and how much she is committed to having us get back together. I have seen her determination in two people of the entire world, Yugi and you," said Seto.
Alec did not know what to say she saw many things of Seto in her daughters, but Yugi was the last thing she thought to hear from Seto's mouth. "Seto, she is my daughter after all," she said.
"Seto, Jenny is special in her own ways, at times I find myself comparing her with you. The stubbornness to not talk at all, the determination to not give up on me and you, and a knack for following her big brother around half the time and she takes his side most of the time, something you used to share with Mokuba," spoke Alec.
Seto looked at Alec's eyes, "Yet here we are talking on my balcony in California talking about your kids," he said. Alec was shocked that he had given in to saying they were her children.
Seto sighed, "Look, Alec I am not going to fight you about them anymore, you were right I did walk out but not on them but on you," he said.
Alec crossed her arms, "Seto!" she exclaimed. Seto smirked, "Alec, I had Mokuba and Yugi keep an eye them for me, and when I could I would show up to watch them in their activities while they were growing up," he said.
Alec shook her head, "But I didn't see you at Katie's duels, Andy's sports games, and Jenny's dance recitals. Seto, when were you there to see them?" asked Alec. Seto took Alec's hand in his, "You want to see how, come on I will show you," he said.
Seto lead Alec away from the balcony down to the first floor to the large living room, which had a giant TV set up. Seto set Alec on one of the many couches in the room; Seto walked over to a cabinet and pulled out a DVD.
"This is how I been able to watch the kids grow up, and be there for them." Seto put the DVD into the player and turned on the TV, "Watch," he said. Alec shook her head, "Seto you had Mokuba record their activities but that doesn't make up for not being there." Seto held up a finger, "just watch, and talk when it is done."
The tape began to play; it started with a 10-year-old Katie playing in the rookie duel monster championships. Andy and Jenny were cheering her on with big board signs; Alec remembered that she missed it because she was sick at the time. Alec saw Mokuba coaching Katie and Yugi watching Jenny and Andy.
Tea with her and Yugi's children Matt and Jade, cheering on their cousin at the duel championship Katie smiled and played the winning card a red eyes black dragon. Alec saw Mokuba look up at the camera and pointed towards it giving a cue to move out of site.
The next clip began a young 10-year-old Andy playing soccer with the other kids and he was good at it too, making goals and cheering on his team. Alec remembered the game she was well enough to come for once to watch.
Andy jumped up to knocked the ball in with his head but doing so caused him to pass out, when he came too his coach pulled him out of the game and placed him on the side lines, Jenny sat next to her brother on the bench holding an ice pack to his head. Andy cheered on his teammates even with his head hurting, while Jenny clapped.
As Alec watched on the couch she smiled, "I was very proud of him for making that shot but the best part was he was a team player about it," she said. Seto nodded, "it scared me when I saw that the paramedics were called in," he admitted.
Alec looked at Seto that was not on the video footage of the game, and this made her wonder how he knew. The coach had only informed her of there arrival and she told no one else unless Seto was actually there.
Alec continued to watch with Seto; a four almost five-year-old Jenny stood on a stage with her dance team. She was doing a dance solo, the time was around Christmas, the dance was old but the music was old 90's rock.
Seto pointed, "I almost came out of my hiding place when I saw her do the tango scene," he said. Alec remembered that one dance nearly made her dropped dead at the site of Jenny nearly breaking her foot when she almost fell off the stage.
Seto pointed right when Jenny came to the edge of the stage, the camera moved, "right there is when I moved but Yamu grabbed my arm pulling me back into hiding," he said.
The next clip was one from not too long ago around the time Alec was recovering; she was at the park looking depressed. Andy, Katie and Jenny were running around with Matt and Jade they looked to be playing the age-old game tag.
Present day Alec saw that the camera mostly stayed on her, Alec looked at Seto "You were worried about me?" she asked. Seto smiled and nodded "yeah, Mokuba said you hadn't been feeling well, and that you looked like you were going to faint at any giving moment."
Alec sighed, "I would have if it wasn't for the cappuccino to perk me up that Yugi is about to hand me in that shot," she said. Just then on the TV, Yugi appeared and handed Alec a white drink with whip cream on top she took a sip and continued to watch the children play as the camera turned and watched them.
The kids looked so young, Andy, Katie, and Jenny had large smiles on their faces. Alec let out a sigh; she did really wish that Seto could have been with her instead of hiding with a video camera.
Katie, finally after chasing Jenny for a while caught Andy on his way towards their mother to get a drink, she was laughing at him when he looked with confusion as she said, "your now it Andy." The Alec on the video was looking at her children, "Andy, Katie, and Jenny it is time to eat let's go you three, food time," she yelled.
The three children grinned and raced towards their mother at full speed, Andy Katie and Jenny hugged Alec knocking her to the ground. The hugs from the children soon turned in to a tickle attack and Alec was losing, Matt and Jade soon went to their aunt's ad and started to tickle Katie and Andy, Alec was tickling Jenny who was full of laughter.
The present day Alec was finding she falling asleep from watching the video, Seto was not watching the video much but he was watching Alec as she fought off sleep. He did not know why, he was showing her this footage but he just knew that she had a right to see that he had been monitoring her and the kids.
The next thing that appeared on the TV was Katie's Regional Tournament Championship match that was two months before. Alec looked at Seto, "So you were there," she said in surprise.
Seto nodded again, "Yes, and I think this is when the kids spotted me or at least, Jenny did, I know that much," he said. The Jenny in the video was waving at the camera as if she knew were it was she smiled and then the turned back to her brother Andy.
While Seto and Alec were watching the video Seto was leaning against his half of the couch with his head propped up with his fist on the side of his temple, his long legs curled on the side of the couch. Alec had taken a seat next to him but then found her self-lying on his legs and falling asleep.
The video ended and Seto looked down at her, at that moment he realized that Alec had been there for a while now, and was fast asleep. Seto shook his head and smiled, "Just like old times," he said to him self; he then turned off the TV with the near by remote.
Seto moved his legs and Alec moved but did not wake, he rolled his eyes, "Great trapped but my ex-wife," he muttered. Seto thoughts about what to do with Alec, to leave her there and try to escape without waking her, kick her off him, wake her up and tell her that she fell asleep, to just sit there and wait to kick her off him when he wanted to move, or to just fall asleep on the couch next to her.
Alec looked so peaceful, relaxed, and calm, something Seto had not seen since she came to visit him. Seto let out a sigh, "Why not, it isn't like I am going to be doing anything to her," he said.
Seto then pulled down a blanket that was in arms reach that lay on the couch and placed it on Alec. Alec's head was on Seto's thigh and knee he decided to stay and watch for her to wake up, but doing so was causing him to feel sleepy too.
Seto gently lifted Alec's head to move his legs behind her back and slid down to where his head could rest on the leather armrest that his elbow was propping his head when they were watching the movie.
Seto placed Alec's head on the soft leather couch near his stomach, which was a surprise to him that she did not wake when he moved her so much. Seto looked at Alec for a while as his eyelids became heavy, and he began to fall asleep.
Seto's mind began to wonder, in a way he felt that he was falling in love with Alec all over again. He soon shock off the thought, by saying he was engaged to Rachael, but then some how Alec being more right, just seemed to scream louder in his mind of who was more right for him.
Seto looked at Alec's sleeping body, he did not think he would ever be this close to her again after the divorce, but in a way he wished that, they could have ended their marriage on better terms. Seto took his right hand and moved Alec's light blue bangs from her face, in away he did not feel like anything else mattered at that moment except that he is to be near her again like old times.
Seto moved down more on the couch to where Alec's head was close to his chest, and kissed her on the forehead. In a soft gentle voice he spoke, "I am sorry I let you go at all Alec," he said.
Alec did not move, or make a sound, from Seto voice, he felt his desire for sleep growing, and soon he was asleep on the couch with Alec, his feet under the blanket and soon they were both deep in sleep.
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