Chapter 10

Words are nothing but it still hurts

The sun light was coming through the windows of the living room; Alec awoke by the sound of laughter coming from a 10 year old. Alec opened her eyes to see Jenny standing in front of her giggling.

Alec quickly sat up on the couch, and saw that Seto was next to her, Alec glared at her daughter "Don't you think about it, Jenny," she said sorely.

Jenny rolled her eyes and a large breath of a "yeah right motion." Alec moved she saw that Seto was still asleep, Alec raised and eyebrow at how innocent he looked, "you haven't changed a bit Seto," she said softly.

Jenny giggled and Alec glared "Don't you tell a soul or you're grounded," she threatened. Jenny did a zipper motion over her mouth saying her lips were sealed but since that she wasn't going to talk anyways, Alec just gave a smile and a tiny laugh.

Alec moved off the couch, Seto felt her move and woke up. Alec stood next to the couch, "Good morning, Seto," she yawned. Seto realized that he had fallen asleep next to Alec, he sat up, "What morning, is anyone up yet?" he asked. Alec pointed at Jenny, "I think she is the only one that knows or we would have the peanut gallery here by now," she said.

Seto looked at his daughter; she did a few motions and then left the room. Seto looked at Alec, "What did she sign?" he asked. Alec looked at him, "She said our secret is safe, and that she heard the TV last night, so she knows that we were watching something, and fell asleep, she won't tell anyone," confirmed Alec.

Seto looked at the clock on the TV, "well it is about 7:45 am I guess it is time for breakfast," he said. Alec looked at Seto, "You are starting to scare me Seto, you just woke up after our daughter found us asleep next to each other on the couch, don't you think we should probably change our clothes since were both wearing the same thing as yesterday? Before we eat?" said Alec.

Seto looked at her, "Wait did you say our daughter? As in Jenny?" asked Seto. Alec laughed, "Well, you and I kind of made peace with eat other right, I figure that since you also were there for them without me knowing, I don't see why not, after all you said it yourself, you "left me," and that is the way I think things should be," spoke Alec, she then left the room.

Jenny gave a giggle from behind the couch, which she had left the room but had snuck back in while Alec and he had been talking. Seto turned in the direction of the giggling girl, "Jenny, come out, come out, where ever you are?" he said playfully.

Jenny popped up at the sound of her father's voice, she gave a giggle and took off running, Seto smiled, "That girl is fast but I am faster," he said to himself running after her. Alec walked out to the stairs and saw Jenny soon following her out of the living room followed by Seto chasing her.

Jenny ran from her father, full of laughter, Alec rolled her eyes at the site of them trying to act as if last night didn't happen between her and Seto. Andy soon appeared in the hallway door, "Well, where have you been all night?" he asked his mother.

Alec smirked, "When your older and married then I will tell you until then, I am going to get changed out of these clothes. I have a lunch date this afternoon, and I am not missing it."

Andy raised an eyebrow, "You remember that Kaiba left you remember," he said. Alec looked at her son, "I don't forget but, I can in time learn to forgive your father for what he did, and we talked most of the night for your information," she said.

Andy gave slight nod and walked down the stair while Alec headed to her room. Yugi popped out of his room just as Alec was about to enter hers.

"Alec, can I talk to you?" he asked for a moment. Alec turned, "In a minute Yugi I have to get dressed," she said. Yugi gave a nod and headed down the stairs, "Ok, I will talk to you down there then," he spoke then left.

Alec shut the door to her room Katie sat on her mother's bed, "Morning Mom," she said. Alec nearly jumped out of her skin, "Kate!" she jumped then calming her self, "What are you doing in my room? It is about 8 in the morning and you're here in my room, Why?" asked Alec.

Katie stood up, "I came in here to wake you up so that we could go for a run but I can see you're not even close to ready, so I will just go down stairs and get something to eat." Alec let out a sigh of relief that she did not mention Seto, at least not until she got to the door.

"Um, Mom where were you this morning?" Kate asked just before leaving. Alec turned from her suitcases, "well Katie your father and I were talking this morning, and don't mention it to anyone ok," answered Alec. Katie gave a small nod and left the room with out another word. Alec looked at the door then jumped on to her bed landing on her back, "Why today, or better yet why at all?" she spoke.

A knock came at the door; "Alec?" said a female voice. Alec jumped up, "Um, I am not ready yet hang on," she yelled at the door grabbing her robe to make it appear that she had been changing which she had not; she was in her sweats and tee shirt still.

When she opened, the door she saw Mai, "What's up Mai?" asked Alec. Mai smiled, "I thought I would give you this back, since I heard your up, you know before I forget." Alec took the dress that Mai was holding in her hand, "Thanks Mai, umm, can I talk to you in here for a minute?" asked Alec. Mai nodded and Alec opened the door then quickly shut it.

Downstairs in the dinning room Seto sat with a bowl of corn flakes, and some fruit. Jenny was eating a pink frosted doughnut with a large glass of strawberry milk. Andy was sitting next to her with his bowl of chocolate chip cookie cereal and loving every bite of it trying to get Jenny away from her doughnut.

Jenny could see his fingers move towards her doughnut when she would stop to take a drink of milk; she would smirk at him then hit his hand with her spoon. Andy was not trying to take the doughnut; he was just trying to keep Jenny entertained until Katie arrived to feed his sister a proper breakfast.

Noah walked in to the dinning room, "So how is everyone this morning?" he asked. Jenny gave an ok signal with her fingers, Andy did a small nod with food in his mouth and Seto just looked at Noah and gave a small nod, "We're good Noah, thanks for everything you can go back to your chores now," said Seto.

Noah bowed and left the room, Andy looked over at his father, "Kaiba, I have a question?" asked Andy. Seto looked up from his food, "Sure what it is Andy?" he wondered.

Andy let out a sigh, "Is that the same Noah from the story you told me when I was a kid?" he asked. Seto looked at Andy, "Noah is an android with a human computer brain. It is somewhat hard to explain, you see Noah hid his memories and mind on a back up file in the Kaiba Corp mainframe, about 6 years ago after I left you mother. I needed something to get her off my mind so I began to build Noah's new body. Mokuba found Noah's mind in the mainframe and sent it to me here. I then downloaded it into Noah's robotic body and there you have it," he said.

Noah stepped in the room, "ok I am done with the chores I am heading out Seto, I will be back later ok," he said. Seto glanced at Noah, "Ok but be back by dinner we need our cook." Noah laughed, "I have it ready to go in the kitchen all you need to do is press start," he said and left.

Katie walked in to the room, "Morning everyone." Andy had finally taken Jenny's doughnut away, "Hi Katie, ouch J.B that hurt," he said as Jenny hit him with the spoon as hard as she could, to get her doughnut back.

Katie then reached down and took Jenny's doughnut. Jenny looked at Katie as she was about to lose her doughnut to her older sister now, "I don't think so Jenny you need to eat some real food before the junk food," she said taking the doughnut with her as she walked over to the table and start making a plate of food.

Seto looked at his kids, "So why are you three up so early, I thought you kids slept in on Saturdays," he said. Jenny, Andy, and Katie looked at Seto, Jenny did a pillow out of her hands and then did a no, sigh with her finger.

Andy laughed, "We never sleep in on weekends, and J.B is up early watching cartoons and usually wakes up Katie and me to make breakfast for her." Katie laughed, "Usually it is me that pulls you out of bed Andy not Jenny," she said.

Andy glared, "I don't have to be woken by you." Kate and Jenny laughed at there brother, Seto was missing the joke.

"Ok fill this old guy in?" Seto asked. Katie looked at her father, "Jenny gets us all up in the mornings, Mom and I go for our weekly jugs and Andy, well, and he would sleep in. I guess not today but when I get back from jogging with mom, I usually have to pull him off the bed which takes a lot of work," she said handing Jenny a bowl of fruit colored circles with slices of strawberries in the bowl.

Jenny dug in to her food so that she could get to her doughnut, Andy laughed, "JB! Do we need to work on your table manners again? Eat slowly Sis your doughnut isn't going anywhere," he said. Andy then took the doughnut and placed it on his plate next to her; Jenny stopped her quick eating and slowed down.

"Ok, so why do you two call Jenny, JB?" Seto asked. Katie laughed, "I don't, but Andy started to call her that after you left," she said turning to Andy, "I think you started calling her that around Halloween time," said Katie.

Andy laughed, "Yep around Halloween when she dressed up as a little white bunny rabbit, and she looked so cute too," he said. Jenny stopped eating her food and turned to a bright shade of pink.

Andy laughed at his younger sister, "Jenny Bunny, right," he said. Jenny then went red with embarrassment, and gave her brother a look. Seto laughed, "That is cute name but your cousin Melissa would disapprove won't she?"

Melissa walked through the door, "Nope, Uncle Seto, I was the one who called her it first because I made the costume on Halloween, right Jenny Bunny, my little rabbit," said Melissa.

Jenny did a hard nod with her head just to show off. Melissa took some fruit and placed it on her plate, "So, trying to get reacquainted with Andy, Katie and Jenny, I take it Uncle Kaiba," she said. Jenny went back to eating her cereal while eye balling her doughnut on Andy's plate, Seto nodded, Katie agreed, but Andy did not show any sign of interest in his cousin's comment and continued to eat his food.

Joey and Mai came into the room next followed by Yugi and Mokuba, but not a sign of Alec. Jenny was the first to notice that her mother was not present, she signed to Andy.

Andy shook his head, "No, mom isn't in trouble she is just taking her time coming down after talking with Dad early this morning," he said. Jenny giggled when Seto gave her a look.

Mokuba looked at his big brother, "So you two finally talked it out?" he asked. Seto shook his head, "Not all of it but some of it. There are a few things she and I need to talk about but I showed her the DVDs I made about her and the kids."

Andy dropped his jaw with food in it, "What DVDs?" he spoke spiting half the food in his mouth at Kate. "Ewe, Andy chew, swallow, and then speak," she said wiping her face. Seto let out a sigh, "I will show you kids after breakfast, it was something I was going to show you this afternoon while Alec was out on her date."

Yugi, Mokuba, and Joey dropped their jaws, "WHAT!" they all said. Jenny laughed and Andy gave a sigh, "Mom has a date with Jimmy an old friend of hers this afternoon," he spoke.

Joey looked at Seto, "And your ok with this Kaiba?" he asked. Seto looked at Joey, "Of course, Wheeler, why won't it be? I moved on and I guess so has she, I am engaged to Rachael so why can't Alec date?" he said. Mai touched Joey's hand under the table, "Joey just drop the conversation Alec and Kaiba obviously know what they are doing," she said.

Alec walked through the door at that moment, her blue hair hung down to her waist; she wore a little make up enough to bring out her sky blue eyes, at least in Seto's opinion. Alec wore a black shirt and a small white blouse, Joey, Mokuba, and Yugi dropped their jaws at the site of Alec.

Alec did not look as if she was in her later thirties but back in her twenties again. Seto's mind went wild, but kept his body under control not showing any emotion to his ex wife's appearance but he could not resist not looking at her.

Katie shot a look to her brother, and gave a silent "wow" with her mouth, Andy nodded his head in agreement with his sister, and his mother looked great. Jenny gave a little clap when her mother walked in to the room, she was surprise her mother could still wear heels.

"Mom, you look good, anything special this morning?" asked Kate. Alec smiled, "Yes I am going to be having breakfast with Jimmy, turns out he can't make it to lunch so we decided to go out this morning," she answered.

Seto dropped his spoon in peer nerviness, "Breakfast, Where? All the restaurants in town don't open for another two hours?" Alec grinned, "At his place of course he has offered to make breakfast for me, and I accepted his offer."

Andy looked at his mother, "Mom, at his place isn't that a little too personal?" he asked. Alec laughed, "Relax, Andy turns out his place isn't that far from here, so I am going to walk there."

Mai laughed, "Alec, dear, your shoes are going to get ruined if you walk all the way to his place, and besides you asked me earlier if that outfit was a bit much and I have to say now after looking at every male's reaction in this room. I have to say you need to tone it down a bit for breakfast," said Mai.

Alec looked at her clothes; Jenny nodded when Alec looked at her. "Ok, maybe the skirt is a bit much but what about the blouse, does it work?" asked Alec. Mai shook her head, "Girl you need to go back and try again, that out fit is for some party or date but this is breakfast date so go with casual," she said.

Alec rolled her eyes, "Fine, Andy, Katie what do you two think, too much?" she asked her two oldest. Andy gave a small nod Katie stood up and walked around her mother, "Yep too much mom, now if it was a night date like Mai said then yeah prefect but this is not a morning outfit."

Seto was nearly drooling over, Alec as she turned and left the dinning room, "ok," she said, and left the room, but instead of heading up the stairs, she went to the front door knowing that every male except Yugi and Andy were drooling.

The doorbell rang, Seto, Katie, Andy, Jenny, Mokuba, and Yugi ran to the dinning room door. Alec walked to the door and opened it, "Hi Jimmy," she said. Jimmy smiled, "Hey Alec, Wow, great outfit you look good, I surprise you got all dressed up for breakfast," said Jimmy. Alec giggles like a little girl, "thank you Jimmy, I was about go change but if you don't mind me coming like this?" she said. Jimmy shook his head, "Not at all."

Seto was burning with jealousy as he peered out of the dinning room door, Jenny, Andy and Katie noticed right away when they saw their father's fist clench and face turn red with jealously.

Katie, Yugi and Mokuba pulled Seto back into the dinning room, before he could draw attention to them at the door. Andy and Jenny stood at the door watching their mother, Andy shook his head, "J.B we have to stop this, Mom and Dad have to get back together," he said moving to go out the rest of the doorway but Jenny grabbed his arm and shook her head, telling him in her own way not to do it.

Alec soon left with Jimmy, Andy and Jenny walked back into the dinning room, when Andy sat down, he hit the table with his fist. "I can't believe Mom just went to breakfast with that guy, dressed like that," he said motioning with his hands toward the dinning room door.

Katie took her brother's other hand as he sat down at the table, "Andy remember were getting a Step Mother soon, so don't be surprise if Mom goes out with someone," she said. Andy looked at Katie then Jenny, "I know, but uh, that guy, he works on a whale watching boat. Mom hates boats, loves planes, jets and anything fast speed," said Andy.

Jenny took her brother's hand, giving him some confidence to what he was saying, but still so confused about this he hated what Kaiba did to his sisters and mother but now his mother was dating, this caused confusion for his hope of his parents getting back together were now dwindling to nothing. Seto nodded at his son's remarks, "Andrew just let it go, your mother has a right to date anyone she wants I am not going to stop her," he said.

Andy glared, "That isn't my point, of all the people in the world your two are meant for each other, I don't even see why I even waste my breath or brain cells to trying and hoping you two get back together. I want my sister to talk again Kaiba!" he shouted.

Katie shot a look at her brother, "Andy! Jenny will say silent until Dad comes back, and he is back in our lives now, so stop worrying about Mom and Jenny. Mom is a full grown woman that can kick the ass of anyone she wants I know from experience," she shot back at him.

Andy let go of Jenny's hand and left the room, but before he did, "Kaiba, this is your entire fault!" he said then left the room in a fuss.

Jenny let out a sigh and ran after her brother, Kate ran after him also. Seto looked at Yugi, Mokuba, Joey and Mai "Boy did I ever screw things up now," he said to those left in the room. As much as Joey liked to see, Seto down, he had to say something. "You mentioned movies of the kids earlier I think you should show them Kaiba, at least that is my opinion," said Joey.

Yugi and Mokuba nodded in agreement but Seto disagreed, "No, my own children don't understand why I even left in the first place," said Seto. Yugi looked at Seto, "Then why did you leave them at all six years ago Seto, I mean it doesn't make sense to any of us at all even I am wondering why you took off like you did. Kaiba it been six years, Andy been bottling in his anger so much lately it just took you to make him blow his top."

Seto let out a sigh, "Well since the kids are going to find out tonight, I might as well tell you all, I left because well I felt something telling me to leave like a calling to take off somewhere. I just felt like something told me to leave Alec six years ago. I know it sounds stupid but Alec somewhat also found out about the Jessie," he said.

Yugi and Joey dropped their spoons, "How in the world did Alec find out about Jessie?" they both asked at the same time.

Mokuba glared, "So you did cheat on Alec," he pointed to his brother, and then turned towards Yugi and Joey, "and you both knew didn't you?"

Seto shamefully looked at the ground, "Yes, Mokuba I did, a few times in fact but here is the thing I can't remember why or how I just remember finding myself next to Jessie every time after work after Jenny was born," he said. Yugi and Joey looked at Mokuba, "Yeah we knew and tried to stop him, well sort of," said Joey catching a small glare from Mai.

Andy, Katie and Jenny stood behind the door with their ears pressed to it. Katie slapped her brother's head, "See," she told him, "I told you so, he won't cheat unless something else made him do it," said Katie.

Andy was rubbing his head, "Ok, fine you win, now can we give dad the tape now, I think he would like to see it," said Andy. Andy, Katie, and Jenny walked back into the dinning room; they saw Seto sitting at the table with his hands on his head. No one noticed that Andy, Katie, and Jenny had entered the room; Katie walked over to Seto, "Dad," she spoke softy.

Seto looked up, "Guess you kids had been listening in," he said looking at the table still. Katie, Jenny and Andy nodded to their father's question. "Yeah for about a while now, umm, I didn't know, but Jenny had something and showed it to me before I knew," spoke Andy regretfully.

Jenny held up a videotape and Katie spoke, "After you left I took the tape that Mom showed you, remember I told you that you weren't the bad guy, Andy doesn't believe you are anymore," then poking him in the side, "do you?"

"Ouch no," said Andy rubbing his ribs in pain. "And Jenny well she always knew that you weren't," finished Katie. Seto looked at Andy who seemed to be kind of shy suddenly, "Yeah, umm, sorry about what I said, I guess I was just mad. It is that Mom is dating that has me really mad, right now it been bottled for a while now," said Andy.

Jenny smiled and handed the videotape to Seto, Andy translated her hand movements that she did after "She said that she will talk again once you and mom start talking and she kind of told us that she found you two asleep on the couch this morning," said Kate.

Joey grinned at Seto, "Kaiba, you dog sleeping with the sheep again," he said with a smirk. Seto glared at Joey, "Wheeler, why in the world would you, call me as a dog. I been your master for so long now, after I turned you in to a little puppy at Duelist Kingdom. Nothing happened other then Alec and I were watching the movies and she fell asleep and trapped me on the couch so we slept there," said Seto defending his honor.

Everyone in the room was silent when the front door opened and shut, "HELLO anyone home?" spoke a female voice, Alec entered a few hours later.

Jenny jumped down from Seto's lap, which she was sitting on and headed, to the entrance hall. Alec and Jenny returned moments later, "So, everyone is in here, what's with the long faces?" she asked.

Andy looked at his mother he could tell she had a good time with Jimmy but something rang in his mind, "Mom how was your breakfast date?" asked Andy. Katie turned in shock to her brother; she was not expecting him to ask anything.

Alec took a seat next to Mokuba, "Well, Andy, it was ok, but in away I wish I didn't go at all. Turns out that Jimmy was just heartbroken by his ex girl friend from four years ago, he found out she is now engaged and will be getting married soon. He wouldn't stop talking about her, I finally looked him in the eye and told him to grow up and move on, but then I caught myself and figured that…," she paused, "that I haven't really been doing the same. Moving on that is, so I decided to come back here, to think," she said, and took a doughnut and stuck at part of it in her mouth and ate it.

Andy looked at Katie in away sending a silent message to her that their parents needed to talk alone. Jenny took her brother's hand and tried to pull him out of the room but he did not move, "No, Jenny I am staying you and Katie go," he said to her.

Jenny gave a look at her brother with some hand movements in an angry manner, Andy rolled his eyes, "don't use that tone with me, Jenny," said Andy. Alec looked at her son, "Ok did I miss something? Jenny didn't say a word did she?" asked Alec.

Alec shook her head, "Jenny, come here, you don't need to leave the room and don't make Andy do so either, your father also has some explaining to do," she said turning to Seto, "Don't you Kaiba." Seto raised an eyebrow, "What! About this," he said holding up the tape, "This is the tape you showed me of me having sex with Jessie isn't," he said.

Alec rolled her eyes, "Maybe, I don't know I threw that tape off the Kaiba Corp building when I moved into your office after you took off," she said. Jenny giggled Alec glared at her youngest, "I think I know who caught it before it hit her on the head," she said, Jenny nodded with a large smile on her face.

Seto rolled his eyes, "Anyways, since were all here ok, fine, I admit it. I cheated on you Alec, I apologized for it, and I also like to say that am not sorry for ever leaving you, actually, I am in a way glad I did. However seeing what it has done to our children then why bother even coming back that is the thought that has reoccurred in my head for the last five years, why even comes back," said Seto at last.

Alec raised an eyebrow at Seto, she was not fooled by this out burst of anger, Kate and Jenny mouths dropped and Andy crossed his arms shooting daggers with his eyes at Kaiba.

"Seto you may be rich with your own little business but don't forget that you and I were raised by the same mad man, and I am not afraid of you scare tactics so don't go blowing chunks about not having regrets about leaving. Like my brother once said to you, "You have friends," but with me I am an enemy to you now, when I was the only one you could trust remember that, I put my life on the line for you more times then one so do me a favor and shut up," snapped Alec.

Melissa's mouth dropped as well as Yugi, Joey, Mai, Katie and Jenny. Seto glared at Alec, "You know what why did you even come, Alec?" asked Seto.

Alec smirked, "to keep an eye on MY children Seto, you said you were there for them but hiding in the shadows but never really there!" snapped Alec.

Mokuba turned his head, "But he was Alec," he said. Alec shook her head, "As Andy told Kate once in his room, his father is dead to him and well that goes for me now too the Seto Kaiba I knew would never run away from those he cared and loved," said Alec in full anger. "Now if you excuse me I am going to pack, Andy, Katie and Jenny you do the same were going to a hotel we don't need Seto Kaiba's hospitality," she said.

Alec stomped out of the room Jenny jumped up and ran after her mother Andy soon followed a few minutes but Katie stayed in her chair she wasn't going to go anywhere.

"I am not moving," shouted Kate from her seat. Andy popped his head in the room, "Katie move it NOW!" he snapped. Kate looked at her brother, "I am staying with Dad, you can go with Mom if you want but I am staying, Andrew," she snapped.

Andy shook his head, "fine, stay a baby about this but remember he cheated and left our mother you want to stay here fine do so, but I am going to with Jenny and Mom," he said. Andy then stormed out of the room, and up the stairs to pack Jenny and him self to leave. Seto was thinking at the table the picture that Jenny had showed him the night before came to mind, he got up and ran out of the dinning room.

Mai, Joey, Yugi, Joey, Mokuba, Melissa looked at Kate, "Well that was interesting," said Joey. Mai glared and elbowed him in the ribs. "This is entirely my fault," said Kate putting her hands on her face.

Yugi looked at his young niece, "if I didn't make Andy give me the email address to send Dad an email to call us and invite us here this would have never happened," said Kate who was now showing signs holding tears back.

Yugi moved over to Katie, "No, it isn't I am the one who convinced Mokuba to talk your father in to calling. So it wasn't your entire fault," said Yugi trying to make Kate feel better. Kate shook her head, "thanks Uncle Yugi, but this is a Kaiba family matter, I need to talk to mom and Andy alone."

Kate turned and left the room, Yugi looked at everyone else, "Please tell me that she just didn't say that?" asked Yugi. Joey, Mai, and Melissa nodded their heads; Mokuba shook his, "Yugi," said Joey, "she sounded a lot like Kaiba just now before Alec showed up in his life again."

Mokuba sighed, "That is because she had seen Seto over the last five years every few months she meets up with him that is why," he said. Melissa's jaw dropped, "Mokuba you telling us that Kate, my cousin, has seen Seto over the last five years ever few months?" questioned Melissa.

Mokuba nodded, "Yep, who do you think arranged all of this," Mokuba pointed toward the door, "Kate."

A few hours later, "Ok, so let me get this straight," said Joey, "Kaiba and Kate have been meeting over the last five years and no one has told Alec, Andy or Jenny," he said.

Mokuba shook his head, "No, Jenny knew about it," interrupted Mokuba. Joey rolled his eyes, "Ok, what ever," he continued to figure it out aloud, "So my point no one has told Alec about this, and probably not going to either unless some one runs up those stairs out there and stop her from walking out," he finished.

Yugi glared at Joey, "What are you getting at, I am not the one that didn't tell her about Kate and Kaiba meeting," he said realizing that Mai, Melissa and Mokuba were glaring at him.

"Yugi, maybe you should tell her," said Mai finally after a long pause that caused crickets were heard in the dinning room. Yugi stood up, "No, Mokuba she is your sister in law and Kate is your niece you tell, Alec about Kate's secret visits with Kaiba, he is your brother."

Mokuba nodded, "Yeah and Alec is your older sister like Seto is my older brother," he said. Melissa rolled her eyes, "Fine I will tell Aunt Alec, scared boys, gosh no wonder Uncle Marik almost took over the world," she said.

Yugi and Mokuba shoot looks at Melissa as she spoke about Marik. "Melissa you are stepping on holy ground there," said Joey taking Mai's hand remembering almost losing her to the shadow realm when Marik went crazy.

Melissa crossed her arms, "Look, I was getting your attention, well I am going to use it, why don't both of you tell Aunt Alec before she walks out that door in about 10 minutes because I can hear Andy yelling with Uncle Seto through the door right now." Yugi and Mokuba looked at each other and bolted for the dinning room door to get to Alec and the kids.

Alec was standing on the stairs with her arms crossed; Seto and Andy were having a yelling match. Jenny was sitting on a pile of duffle bags that she, Alec, Andy and Kate had brought but Katie's bags were in her room still.

"I am not going to leave my twin sister with a leaving, deserting piece of crap of a father, oh and that would be you, Kaiba!" snapped Andy. Alec gave a small "hump" sound, raising an eyebrow, and thinking her son was just warming up on his insults to him.

Seto shook his head, "Andy that is Kat's choice, if she wants to stay here that is her choice," he snapped. Kate was next to Jenny keeping her sister occupied from the argument but it was not working because she was not buying it.

"Kaiba, Kate is my daughter and she is coming with us, like it or not I haven't seen you lift a finger to take care of her since you left," shot Alec.

Yugi and Mokuba walked into the room, "umm, Alec, Sis that isn't entirely true," said Yugi. Alec shoot a look at Yugi, "What! Yugi if you know something spit it out!" exclaimed Alec.

Yugi nudged Mokuba in the ribs, "You told me, so tell them," said Yugi. Mokuba sighed, "Fine just quit doing that to me," he said then turning to Alec, "Seto had been meeting with Kate over the last five years every few months. She has been acting like she hasn't seen him in years for the past few days."

Kate's eyes opened wide, "Uncle Mokuba, you weren't supposed to tell any one," snapped Kate. Jenny smirked, and sighed an "I told you so," with her face. Andy smirked while looking at Seto, "This true, Kaiba?" she snapped.

Seto rolled his eyes, "Yeah, every few months, I would head to Domino and Kate and I would meet up for lunch or something," he said.

Andy glared at his sister, "So that's what you been up to," he said going in to a girlish tone, "I can't hang out at Uncle Yugi's shop today I have too much homework or Duel monsters practice," he said mocking her.

Kate shook her head, "Hey it wasn't every time I did have lots of homework at times," she said. Andy raised an eyebrow, "My point has been made," he said.

Seto crossed, "Alec, stay come on it just another few days then after the holidays you and the kids can leave. I was going to offer to let them live here if they wanted to in a few days but now is good as time as any. So Andy, Kate, and Jenny, would you three or some of you want to live out here with me and Rachael?" asked Seto.

Alec shook her head, "As there legal guardian parent, I have final say about that Kaiba," she snapped. Seto nodded, "Actually, the agreement was joint custody but you have changed that haven't you?" asked Seto.

Alec shook her head, "No, just that, I have raised them, feed them, clothed them, and paid for their schooling, now what have you done over the last six years, nothing but watch from a distance?" asked Alec after giving a list.

Seto sighed, "Look, I know six years I walked away, but you had everything and after the divorced you were the one that handed Kaiba Corp to Mokuba and Sara who merged Industrial Illusions with Kaiba Corp. You walked away from it, I gave them everything except this mansion and the jet which I think has come in handy for sneaking into Domino when I wanted to talk with my daughter, or sometimes daughters," said Seto looking out the corner of his eye at Jenny who was now drawing another picture.

Kate rolled her eyes, "Ok, fine I admit it I met with Dad a few times, so what I have made my decision already I am staying with Dad. Mom please don't stop me from staying," she pleaded.

Alec took a breath, "Fine, whatever Kate you want to stay with Kaiba that is your choice you're old enough to make your own decisions about who you live with, however, Jenny can't choose because she is only 10 when she is 13 she can choose," said Alec.

Jenny got up from her spot on the bags and went to Andy on the stairs taking his hand telling him that where he goes she goes. Andy took a breath, "Jenny wants to go where I go and right now that is with Mom!" he snapped.

Alec sighed, "Well, then I get two out of three then, Seto, now if you move so that I can take these two to the hotel that I have set up," she snapped at Seto who was blocking the door.

Seto shook his head, "No!" he said. Alec glared, "Kaiba do I need to make you move," she threatened ready to, actually fight him. Seto raised an eyebrow, "You challenging me Alec, you know you will lose," he said.

Alec raised an eyebrow "last time I checked I won twice Seto, and I punched you in the gut two days ago," she smirked. Andy saw this coming and moved him self and Jenny over to Mokuba and Yugi; Mai, Joey and Melissa were now in the main hall with everyone else.

"Kaiba, you want to fight me, because I will win," said Alec. Seto smirked, "Ok then, you win, the kids and you can go, but if I win which, I will, you stay here and so do the kids for the rest of the trip," said Seto. Alec nodded, "fine, since I challenged you, you get to pick the place, and you know I keep my word," she said. Seto grinned, "Your going regret saying that Alec."

A few minute everyone was out side in the large green law year in front of the mansion. Alec was ready to kick Seto's ass; he was ready to take her down in just three moves and he knew how to do it.

Joey wanted to officiate, "Ok, here are the rules: no one may interfere that is family, friends, and kids, no hitting below the belt that is for you Alec, and Kaiba no grabbing body parts of …"

Seto looked at Joey, "Wheeler, just start the match already, Alec and I have fought each other before and I know her weak points and …."

Alec jumped at Seto, "KAIBA," she snapped. Joey threw up his hands, "Ok start then but keep it clean you two," he said before running away.

Seto stood there in his black outfit; Alec was in her jeans and tee shirt she knew that Seto was sweating in that hot outfit. Alec threw high kick at Seto; he dodged it then threw a jab at her ribs.

Alec took the hit hard, she moved away. "Mom, be careful," said Andy. Alec smirked holding her side, "That the best you can do Seto," she smirked "you fight like a girl," she teased.

Seto bent his knees low and motioned with one of his forward hands to have her attack. Alec jumped in the air, Seto knew what she was going to do, and he flipped backward, dodging her high kick aimed at his head Alec missed again.

"Stay still you," snapped Alec jumping up again. Seto shook his head, "You want me to make this easy for you," he said.

Alec sneered at him, "ooh, Seto your dead meat," she said and came running at him. Seto grabbing Alec's arm flipping her on to her back on to the soft green grass, "I win," he said as she lay on her back.

Alec glared and took her feet and kicked at Seto's face, "I didn't submit yet," she said getting up. Seto did not expect her to try to kick at him that way, but it was a surprise, he was down on the ground and Alec was standing over him, "I win, Kaiba," she said.

Seto smirked, "really," he said. Seto moved his leg tripping Alec; he locked on of her outer leg in his while putting pressure on her leg that was stuck on the grass. Alec growled at Kaiba as she fought to get free, but Seto's face and weak points that Alec knew were out of reach since she was pinned to the ground by his legs.

"You cheater," Alec growled at him. Seto smirked, "You know I am not so weak why, fight it, I win, Alexandra," he snapped. Alec wrinkled her face, "Oh yeah," she said making a fist and swinging at his midsection hitting him right on target where it hurts a lot of men. Joey jumped up, "Hey I said no hitting below the belt," he snapped at the cheap shot Alec just took.

Seto let go of Alec and rolled to his back, "That hurt?" he smirked almost laughing. Alec was shaking her head and grasping it in pain, "Dammit, should have known that you were wearing a steel cup," she snapped.

Kate, Jenny, and Andy's eyes, widened, "Well I was expecting that to happen, Mom's move back fired," said Andy. Katie nodded, "That usually works but Dad could see that coming a mile away he knew that she would do that," said Katie.

Jenny nodded her head in agreement with Andy and Katie that had to hurt one of her parents sadly it was her mother that was in pain.

Alec shook her head, "Fine, smarty pants," she smirked. Seto motioned for her to come at him again, "you ready yet or do I have to wait for you." Alec shook her head and did a low spin kick at Seto's legs, he saw this moving coming too it was on of his most common ones except she was pulling it.

Seto stepped back out of Alec's leg reach that was not too close to him, "Alec, your lost you touch," he teased. Alec shook her head, "Seto," she growled. "Here let me show you how it is done," he said, then doing a spin kick knocking Alec to ground again this time, she hit hard.

Alec sat up, "You are going to…" Seto jumped up in the air to stomp on her stomach, Alec rolled out of way before he landed, "low blow yourself," she snapped getting off the ground.

Seto raised and eyebrow, "Come on then, your holding back." Alec charged at his swing her fists at him, Seto blocked all of them with his forearms, and she threw about 10 before she was out of breath "Done Alec?" Seto asked.

Alec could not believe it Seto was winning not by strength but by wearing her out she gathered all the frustration and anger she had for him and took one final swing at him, Seto did not expect it to hit him as hard as it did, but he found himself on the ground before he knew it.

Alec stood, completely out of breath, and trying to keep her balance but soon fell to her knees, Seto lay on his back wondering what in the world just happened to him as if the voice in his mind was silenced. Seto felt that he just woke up from a dream, as if the punch had acted like a switch and his mind clicked returning to normal.

Seto sat up and looked at Alec, "Done venting now?" he asked her. Alec nodded she felt very faint, Alec felt herself begin to fall. Seto jumped up and caught her just as she passed out from the exhaustion from the fight. Joey raised an eyebrow, "looks like Kaiba wins," he said. Mai hit Joey in the chest, "Dumb, dumb she pasted out, and of course he won."

Seto picked up Alec in his arms, he felt something spark in him but soon dimmed as if the punch from before also had done, "I guess someone didn't get as much sleep as I thought," he said looking at the kids.

Andy, Katie, and Jenny nodded, as Seto took Alec in his arms and began to walk back to the mansion. Katie looked at her brother, "Andy," she said. Andy had his fist clenched but let go of it as Jenny took his hand and pulled him towards the direction of the mansion. Andy looked at Katie, "What Sis?" he said.

Katie took his head, "He isn't all bad ok," she said. Andy smiled, "nope, not fully anyways," he said.

The three kids walked towards the mansion, Yugi, Melissa, Mai, and Joey looked at each other, "well looks like there is some improvement on the situation, Yugi at least my brother is taking her in side the mansion," said Mokuba.

Yugi nodded, "Yeah, but the question is how far into the mansion?" he asked. Yugi and Mokuba looked at each other then they took off after Seto and the kids, Mai and Joey soon followed all hoping that Kaiba was not going to leave her on the stairs.

Melissa, looked at the sky, "Dad, you were right Uncle Seto, still loves her, lets just hope he see it soon, before he loses her like Mom and I lost you," she said to herself.