Well yesturday was my brithday and I am getting an Ipod YAY anyways enough of my bragging, I give another chapter.

Thanks for the reivew Twilight Memories, Yes Seto needs to stop listening to that voice. I know there is Angst elements in this story there should be four genres mystery, drama, romance, and of course angst but with me I can't be held to just two that's what makes a good writer is one that is eclectic (I know I spelled that wrong probably)


Chapter 11

The Connections and Feelings

Alec was standing on the balcony out side the stairs, she had lost the fight, Seto had won by her being exhaustion, even though she knew that Seto's jaw must now hurt from her right hook that landed just before passing out.

The wind blew on her face, the feel of the cold air meant that soon it would begin to snow. Alec stood there in the light of the moon and stars as the clouds moved in.

Alec hair and nightdress blew in the wind, felt something touch her shoulders, Alec opened her eyes and saw that someone had placed a jacket on them, "Thought you be cold," said a gentle voice from behind her.

Alec smirked, "So, Seto how long you been standing there watching me shiver," she asked turning to face him as he stood over her. Seto smirked at her, "Long enough," he said with a smile.

Alec closed her eyes, "You knew that I was tired from last night," she said. Seto nodded, "I could see it from the way you acted when you walked into the dinning room this morning, so I thought it would be a matter of time before it would take effect," he answered.

Alec grinned, "And you thought pushing me in to fighting with you would put me down most of the day right," she said with a raised eyebrow. Seto nodded his head, "You know me too well, you were holding back until that last upper cut, that I might add that hurt all day," he said.

Alec laughed, "Sorry about that, I guess that took all I had left, before I passed out," she smiled. Seto nodded, "Yeah," he said wiggling his jaw slightly as if still trying to put it back into place.

Alec smiled and laughed, "I guess I took a lot of my anger out on you, this afternoon," she said. Seto nodded, "I deserved it, for leaving all those years ago, you were right, and I should have stayed and worked it out. Also I think that punch knocked some sense into me," he said.

Alec nodded, "That is in the past," she sighed, "why can't we leave it behind us?" asked Alec. Seto sighed, "That is the thing Alec, we can't, at least the part I want to forget anyways," he said moving over to the edge of the balcony sitting on the edge.

Alec let out a long breath, "You mean the part about me or the one of Gosaburo?" she asked.

Seto looked at Alec, "Sometimes, Alec, both but the one that still nags at me is, Jessie and me," he said regretfully. Alec took a seat next to Seto on the edge of the balcony, "I put that behind me when you walked out the door," she said.

Seto shook his head, "Alec, I haven't there is so much I did that hurt you and Andy, Jenny, and even though Kate won't admit it I hurt her too," he said regretfully running his fingers through his hair.

Alec touched Seto's chin for he was looking down, "You didn't hurt me when you left just when I saw Rachael, that hurt more then any wound I had taken from you," said Alec.

Seto looked in to Alec's blue eyes in the disappearing moonlight, "I wish I didn't, fail," he said. Alec looked in to Seto's strong blue eyes, the seemed to be in a silent staring contest, as they did when they were younger.

Seto took his hand placed it on Alec soft face moving some long hairs out of Alec's face that the gentle breeze pushed in to her eyes, he moved them and gentle kissed Alec on the lips. Alec feeling the tenderness and gentleness of his kiss, she closed her eyes and kissed him back even though at first she felt uneasy about it.

When they parted lips, Alec looked at Seto as if they were still married however; a deep guilt came over them both. Seto turned and stood up, "Sorry I shouldn't have done that, were opening old wounds if we go father then that," he said.

Alec stood up next to him, "Do you think that, a kiss will open those wounds Seto?" she asked. Seto turned and faced Alec, "I shouldn't have done that, I am engaged to be married to Rachael," he said.

Alec shook her head, she reached up and pulled his head down and kissed him there eyes closed as Seto took his arms and wrapped them around Alec as they kept kissing each other.

A sudden scream ended the happy moment, the balcony melted away, Alec stood on a rocky rage surrounded by hot lava a vision she had before in her life. Seto stating in the distance, "Alec you don't have to do this!" he yelled.

Alec closed her eyes, "I love you Seto, I thought you should know that, Good bye," said Alec, she turned and jumped. "ALEC NOOOOO!" yelled Seto.

"MOM! DON'T JUMP" screamed Jenny.

Jenny woke in sweat in her bed; she wiped it from her face, realizing it was just a dream, the same one that had been having ever since her parents were under the same roof again even though different wings of the mansion. Jenny moved the covers from her bed and quietly opened her bedroom door.

Jenny's long brown hair hung in a braid half way down her back; she wore a purple nightdress with ruffles at the bottom. Jenny walked over towards Andy's room, she knocked on his door as quietly as she could trying not to make too much noise in the hall.

Andy opened his door, "So, you had the nightmare again," he said fully awake. Jenny nodded her head yes. Andy smiled, "ok we will check on Mom and Kaiba," he said pulling the blankets off his bed. Andy sat at the edge of his bed with just plaid pajama pants on his hair short black.

Jenny walked into the room as Andy got off the bed and moved one of the curtains from the window he could see Alec and Seto talking at the edge of the balcony. "Well," he sighed, "at least they are talking to each other still."

Jenny then pulled another part of the curtains to see more, she saw that in her dream, she then motioned to Andy that his father was about to kiss Alec. Andy shook his head, "No, Kaiba, won't kiss Mo…" he was silenced by the site of Kaiba kissing Alec on the balcony just like Jenny's dream.

"Well, that's interesting," said Katie next to Jenny. Andy looked up at his twin sister, "When did you get in here?" he asked.

Katie had her long blue and black hair in a French braid, down to her shoulders in an over sized nightshirt with a picture of a cartoon mouse on the front and black arm sleeves.

Katie smiled at her brother, "Come on you think Jenny is the only one besides you that can tell when some thing is about to happen or between our parents. Come Andy, Jenny isn't the only one in this family that can see things before they happen for our parents, Jen gets the good and the bad," said Katie.

Andy nodded, "I take it you get the good and I am the one with the bad?" asked Andy. Katie nodded, "What do you think Andy; I knew Mom and Dad were going to start kissing tonight. You know what is to come in the way of danger, and Jenny knows both sides of it which isn't good for her but at least she knows the outlet for it is her drawings," she said.

Andy sighed, "So you know that they aren't going to be together long, Jenny showed me the bad that is about to happen between them, Mom is going to kill herself to save Dad and us," he said.

Katie nodded, "Yeah I know, in a way I have always known that Mom and Dad weren't going to be together long, just call it a sixth sense Andrew," said Kate. Andy nodded, "well they are coming inside, we better get back to bed, Jenny you going to be ok tonight?" asked Andy.

Jenny nodded, and head off to her room, Katie sighed, "I will tuck her in, you need to get some sleep I have a feeling your going to have some bad nightmares tonight," she said.

Andy nodded, "Yeah, Jenny won't having more tonight, thanks Kat," said Andy. Katie nodded and left the room, Jenny stood outside her bedroom door; Katie walked over to it and she and Jenny went inside.

Alec and Seto sat on the stairs, "Well, looks as if the only time you and I are mad at each other is when the kids or the others are around," said Alec. Seto nodded, "I know, funny how we tried to keep them out of everything and now they are in everything that sets us both at each other's troths," said Seto.

Alec sighed, "it's late I think I should get some sleep or I am going pass out again like I did the afternoon," she said. Seto nodded, "Yeah, I have to meet with Rachael tomorrow to discuss wedding stuff, even though I told her to take care of it without me," he said.

Alec sighed, "Yeah, the wedding stuff," she gave a laugh, "remember ours it was so funny a double wedding with Sara and Odeon."

"So, how is old tattooed face doing?" asked Seto in a sarcastic tone. Alec's face went to complete sadness, "Well that is kind of hard to say, really he passed away a few years ago," said Alec. Seto was shocked, "What! He's dead, what happened to him, Alec?" he asked with worry for Sara and Melissa.

Alec sighed, "He died from cancer he had leukemia, he didn't tell anyone about it until it was to late to do anything, Melissa and Sara were in Domino with me trying to take care of KIC when they found out," she said. Seto nodded, "So how did Melissa take the news?" he asked.

Alec took a long breath, "well I think she is dealing with it, she wasn't happy to find out that her father was dying, then a few months later he passed away. Melissa does not like to talk about it, but Sara was a wreck for a few days until the funeral in Egypt. I took Andy, Katie, and Jenny to the ceremony, Kate and Jenny cried of course but Andy just stood there as they put Odeon's body in the tomb. Andy at that moment looked like you did once, in one of the visions you and I got when we were in Egypt back when you won't admit you were Seth," she said.

Seto stood up, "I don't like to think about that but now that you mentioned it, I guess it kind of ironic that you and I split up, except your still alive," he said.

Alec laughed, "yeah Kisara and Set were separated by death, you and I split because you didn't stay faithful to me but in the end Seto. You know I did say that I forgave you for that a long time ago for that, even if I acted like I was still mad at you for it," said Alec.

Seto nodded, "I know but I didn't leave because that, just I couldn't trust my self anymore and …" he paused, "I almost hit Jenny that day, she wouldn't stop bugging me for a moment I thought I was as evil as Gosaburo. Alec, I promised myself I would never become that mad man, but when my hand was just centimeters from Jenny's face because she would not be quiet. I just didn't know what to do at that point so I took off," confessed Seto, "It was as if I was taken control by some one else like something was calling to me to take off that day."

Alec stood up and placed her hand on his shoulder, "Seto," said Alec quietly, "I said it once when I was angry with you before we were married that you were Gosaburo, but I was wrong then you're nothing like him. I find myself showing traits for his temper and actions, sometimes but I knew that it was me that was doing it not him," she said.

Seto turned and faced Alec, "But Alec, I am …" Seto was silenced by the sight of Alec gentle blue eyes meeting his.

Seto did not know what to say, he had been spending the last five years trying to forget that he ever cared about Alec but now he was feeling his love for her reignite inside him, that punch she gave him must have really sent him full circle.

Alec placed her hand on the side of his face just above where she punched him, "You are not Gosaburo, Seto you are your own man I know because you have a gentler touch then he ever did on some one, I know from experience," she said.

Seto could not fight himself about Alec, anymore he did the only thing that he knew and he kissed her. Alec opened her eyes after he kissed her their eyes seemed to be looking in to each other's souls as they used to do back when they were married.

Seto took Alec's hand, "You know, I haven't held your hand since the kids were born," he said. Alec smiled, "I know," she said looking from their hands to Seto's face. Alec was feeling nervous all of a sudden, it was a feeling she only got once before in her life back when Seto did not know who he was anymore back before they were married.

Alec looked in Seto's eyes, she could see that he was lost and confused, he did not know what to do he cared for Rachael and now he was caring about Alec again. "Alec," he said slowly. Alec shook her head, "You don't need to apologize for kissing me, you forget it hard for me to fight it too, you know I still care about you," she said softly holding back the tears.

Seto nodded, "Yeah I know, Alec. Umm, maybe we should get to bed before this ends up going to far. You're seeing Jimmy, I am engaged to Rachael, we are in the past and we have three kids, but you and I aren't together anymore," he said. Alec knew this was true, "Your right Seto, good night," she said.

Alec took her hand from Seto's, but just as Alec's fingers tips were about to leave Seto's hand he grabbed them and pulled Alec close to him giving her passionate kiss.

A tear finally fell down Alec's face, as she knew that Seto was trying to fight the urge to keep holding her, pulling her back to him, the urge within him was too much. When Seto let Alec go finally, Alec wiped the teardrops from her eyes, "Night Seto," she said. Seto looked at her as she went up the stairs, "Night Alec," he said quietly and went to his room in the other wing of the mansion.

Alec walked up the stairs she got in to the hallway and leaned against the right wall; she gave a sigh and watched Seto head up his side of the stairs. Alec stood in the darkness of the hall watching Seto head up the stairs and in to the hall across from her. Alec took a deep breath and sighed, as Seto stepped into the darkness of the hall.

"You know a picture would last longer, Alec," said a voice behind her. Alec turned, in the dark she could see a figure in the hall, with star shaped hair and was shorter then her. Alec wiped the tears from her eyes for she had been silently crying, "Hi Yugi, how long you been there?" she asked.

Yugi stepped closer to her, "long enough to see that your upset and Seto and you making out a few times, downstairs," he said. Alec shook her head, "Its over between us, he was just kissing me goodnight and goodbye," she said.

Yugi nodded and raised an eyebrow, "really from what I can tell, Sis, you didn't want him to walk away or stop kissing you," he said. Alec nodded, "Deep down Yugi I still love him even though he walked out on me. He didn't leave the kids really but he left Andy in the dark about it," she said.

Yugi touched Alec's hand, "Hey, look everything will work out remember that it always does," he said. Alec smiled, "Yeah your right, if fate says were to be together then he will come back to me, if not then weren't meant to be anymore," she said.

Yugi nodded, "Yeah and you look exhausted, get to bed Sis, that is an order," he snapped. Alec laughed, "Fine, night Yugi," she said.

Alec walked to her room and shut the door it behind her, she closed her eyes trying to remember Seto kisses that he had given her on the balcony and on the stairwell.

Yugi went back to his room and went to sleep, as soon as the sound of his door shut, the door to Jenny's room opened, Kate stepped out, she looked at her mother's door, "Don't worry Mom he will come back, maybe not now but soon," she said in a quiet voice.

Kate stepped into the hall and walked out to the stairs and went to the other wing, which her room was located in, Seto stood there waiting for her. "You know Kate, spying is a crime," he said in the shadows.

Kate shot a look at her father, "She loves you, you know that Dad," she said confidently. Seto nodded, "In a way Kat, I still love her, but not enough to act upon it anymore," he said. Katie nodded, "Yeah, anyways you need to get to bed and so do I, Night Dad," she said giving Seto a kiss on the cheek then walking off to her room.

Seto sighed, 'What the hell am I doing?' he thought. 'She hit you hard enough to knock me out for a while but I am back,' said an evil voice. Seto had enough, "Shut up you, I am doing what you asked, I am marrying Rachael to my liking or not, just keep out of my head you bastard," he said quietly.