Well readers we are coming to an end of this part of the story however we still have one more to go. One more chapter with this story so the next one will be at the end, and the ultimate question it will Seto and Alec get back together in the last part well that's next chapter information which I will be uploading on Friday night. MWAHAHAHAHA you all must wait for it, until then I am out and about for school stuff.

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Chapter 16

Thinking Thing Through

Alec stood on the balcony of the mansion it had not snowed in three days and Seto had been released from the hospital the day before. Jenny was practicing her vocals on the karaoke machine to the point of annoyance.

"Mom, you have to do something if I hear Jenny sing that blasted song one more time, I may have to kill her," said Andy with his hands on his ears. "Andy!" said Alec, "She has been quiet for six long years, let her enjoy it while she can, because in a few days it back to Domino for some of us and she will probably put it back up again."

Andy looked at Alec, "Mom, does that mean you and Dad are going to stay apart?" he asked surprised. Alec sighed and nodded, "Well that depends on a few factors Andy, he and I may have become close again over the last few days, but it won't be the same. There are alot of factors that play into this, were the drugs Noah give, Seto working to mess him up to the point of giving in to Rachael. Rachael, if she was Jessie and was controlled by Saran, and if so did your father really cheat on me, the biggest one of all did Seto leave willingly, or was my life really put on the line. Andy that is the biggest because it was six years neither phone call nor appearance from him to any of us," she said.

Andy nodded, "I guess I was just hoping so much, that I forgot that maybe you two, you would back get back with Dad, you know," he said. Alec nodded, "Maybe some day when all the old wound have healed up and I let my heart open to him again, then it's is a possibility, but right now in this time no, and the way things are no," she said.

Andy turned and walked in to the mansion, Alec leaned over the railing seeing bits of snow from the view. "You know if you lean any further out you can actually fall off, and land in the pool below you," said a voice from be hind her.

Alec spun around, "Seto you should be resting, your back and leg are still healing," she said, going to his side to help him stand straight. Seto was holding himself up with a chain and it was not a very tall one, it was a little short for him, so he was leaning causing his back to heal incorrectly.

Seto laughed, "I am fine, besides I am doing better," he said as Alec placed her self under his right arm. "Really, you just got out of the hospital 24 hours ago from three bullet wounds, in your leg, back, and handsome buttock," she said with a smile. "Now who is being the worry wart?" he said with a chuckle seeing, Alec's worried look.

Alec sighed, "I have, haven't I?" she asked slowly. Seto laughed, "Yeah a little too much, Alec, I will be fine, why don't you go back to Domino, the kids have to go back to school, Yugi and Mokuba have family back there that needs to be taken care of and well there isn't any reason for you to stay," he said.

Alec shook her head, "but there is something here that isn't in Domino," she said. Seto smiled "Glad you think of me that way, but Alec even though, I said some things at the hospital umm, you know I was kind of drugged up right?" he asked.

Alec nodded, "Yeah, you were, even though the doctors took away all medications except JELLO away from you because of what Noah and Rachael had been slipping you," she said.

Seto sat with Alec at the edge of the balcony, "Alec, you don't need to take care of me, I can do it on my own," he said. Alec shook her head, "Seto, I'm taking really big step here, but just to try asking you this but, do you still love me?" she asked.

Seto sighed, "I guess it was the moment, the thought that I wouldn't see you smiling face, the sound of you voice, the touch of your skin against mine," he said touching her hand, "I don't, it just leftover feeling that haven't quiet gone away yet," he admitted.

Alec nodded, "Ok, then, but to let you know Seto, what I said in the hospital as you were coming out of your surgery, I meant it, every word," she said getting up and heading in to the mansion. "MOM!" yelled Andy from the stairs, "I am going to break Jenny's door down to turn that thing off it's driving me insane!"

Alec sighed, "The boy needs me," she said headed towards the stairs and stepping up a few, "Jenny!" Alec yelled up the stairs.

Seto smirked, "I know, but I don't, know about my self anymore," he said to himself and closed his eyes as the gentle wind blew over his face, from the winter breeze. "Deep in thought?" said a female voice behind Seto. Seto opened his eyes, "Hey what are you still doing here, I thought you left with your Sara this morning, Melissa," he said turning around.

Melissa smiled, "Figured I look after you for a while, I don't have school or a job to go back too for now, other then the mail room at KIC which, I hate with a passion," she said. Seto smiled and laugh, "Yeah, it's tough out there, but you will get a hang on it, have any idea of what you want to do someday?" he asked.

Melissa sighed, "Yeah, I think so, I want to do something with computers and Egypt, and I know Mom would probably freak out if she heard me say Egypt. You know ever since I finished all the scrolls that Uncle Marik was forced to read and learn I still want to do some of the things he had and, but not the take over the world part that would be bad, along with starting my own cult and so on and so forth," she said.

Seto laughed, "Then Yugi would have to come in and kick you back down to earth," he said rubbing his back in pain. Melissa saw what Seto was rubbing one of his wounds, "Here let me do it," she said.

Seto at first refused, but then Melissa turned him and started giving him small massage on his back near the wound. They walked over to a table and chair they both sat down and she continued.

"You're good at this," he said as Melissa as she rub all the spots that bugged him as the pain an itch went away in his back which was were it hurt the most for Seto was leaning forward in his chair. Melissa smiled, "Thanks I had a lot of practice before Dad died," she said looking at he sky remembering her moments with her father before he pasted away. Seto thought about it for minute, "You know no one really told me what happened after I passed out," he said now that he actually thought about it.

Melissa laughed figures, "Mom, Yugi and Mokuba grabbed Rachael before she could escape in one of the fleeing limos. Noah was found moments later deactivate, Jenny had something to do with it she was pretty pissed off, we found Noah in pieces all over the mansion about two hours later Jenny was having a little too much fun with a screwdriver and drill on his head. Rachael admitted to everything once we showed her pieces of Noah his head played a big part in that with the many holes in it. Aunt Alec and Kate went the hospital with you, and the medics found that you had lost a lot of blood and that you had a very rare blood type the same rare blood type that Aunt Alec has surprising enough to know and she was so willing to help you the moment she found out," she said.

Seto gave a small laugh, "Yeah, we do have the same blood type; if she wasn't there I could have died before they found a match," he said.

Melissa finish rubbing Seto back and the wound stopped hurting, "You know you and Aunt Alec still make a good match, even if you don't feel it. Before my Dad died, he told me once that some times he did not feel like he loved my mother at all, but some times he did, my mother can be quoted on the same thing they at times wished to kill each other but in the end one or the other would bring them back together. It was about the commitment to the marriage that makes it worth it in the end Uncle Seto, maybe deep down you and Aunt Alec may still work after all this time. Just a little food for thought," she said.

Seto nodded, "In other words, you think like everyone else, I should remarry Alec," he said grumpy like. Melissa jerked her head towards the door as she got up, "I am not telling you what you should do but what you can do Uncle Seto remember that," she said and walked away.

Seto nodded, "I will keep that in mind Melissa," he said standing up, "Hey no pain," he said realizing that his back no longer hurt. Melissa laughed, "Magic fingers," she said hearing Seto speak about pain. "Yeah right," said Seto with a smirk, "as if there is anything such as magic," he added. They walked inside the mansion and shut the doors Melissa laughed at her Uncle for his reponse.