Chapter 10: You Still Have All of Me

I'm so tired of being here

A week as passed since what took place in the city of Domino. The remains of the pyramid were still being cleared away as everyone tried to go about their normal lives. For Leona, Mokuba, Melissa, and Terry the passed week has not been normal. News broadcasts and newspapers all over the world captured everything that happened a week ago, including the death of Seto Kaiba.

Suppressed by all my childish fears

And if you have to leave I wish that you would just leave

It is a dark and rainy morning as people from all over the world came to pay their respects. Leona tried as best she could not to drag out too much attention for her husband's funeral, but the news media is everywhere. She looked around and saw so many people, many she didn't even recognize. She knew that none of these people really belonged here, they just wanted the attention. The people that really belonged here were her family and friends.

I wish that you would just leave

'Cause your presence still lingers here

And it won't leave me alone

Leona looked at the tombstone, the only thing she has which reminds her of her husband. She looked at the engraved writing. "Seto Kaiba…Loved and Missed By Those Who Knew You…." The tombstone reads. "Seto…." Leona said softly and started to cry. She felt a comforting hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw her friends.

These wounds won't seem to heal

"Leona, are you ok?" Yugi asked. Leona wiped her tears away, even though new tears started to appear in her eyes. "I just miss him so much….I could've helped him escape….. I should've stayed with him…..He didn't have to leave me……"Leona answered and started to cry again. She felt Yugi hug her as she cried. "He only wanted to protect you." She heard Yami say. "I feel so empty inside without him." Leona softly spoke in between sobs. "You still have us, we're your friends Leona and we will help you recover from this heavy loss." Yami told her.

This pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

Leona slowly pulled away from Yami and looked at him as tears streaked her face. "I promise you Leona, we will help you in any way that we can." Yami said and smiled. Leona weakly smiled as her tears were still falling. "Yami's, right Leona. We'll always be here for you." Katrina told her best friend. "Thanks you guys. I know you'll always be here for me, but I doubt any of you could bring Seto back for me." Leona replied and walked away from her friends. "Leona, wait come back!" Blossom said. Katrina and Blossom were about to follow her, but were stopped by Yami. "She'll be alright. She just needs to be alone right now." Yami told them.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears

When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears

Leona sighed deeply and sat underneath a large tree. Since its still winter, she had no protection from the falling rain (Why did you have to leave me Seto? You promised me that we'd be together.) Leona thought as she rested her head on her hands. "You know you're going to catch a really bad cold sitting in the rain like that." Mokuba said as he put his umbrella over Leona's head. "Mokuba, I'm not really in the mood to talk right now." Leona told him without facing him.

And I held your hand through all of these years

Mokuba sat down beside her. "He was my brother too." Mokuba said. "I know that Mokuba." Leona replied. She looked at her little brother and saw how calm he looked. "How come you're not as upset as I am?" Leona asked. Mokuba smiled and answered, "Of course I'm upset." He took out his duel monster's locket that has a picture of Kaiba when he and Mokuba were still living in orphanage. He opened the locket and showed Leona the picture of his brother.

But you still have

Leona forced a smile on her face as she saw the picture, even though it was tearing her apart inside. "Mokuba, why are you showing me this?" Leona asked. "Seto and I took this picture the day before Gozaburo came to the orphanage. He used to smile a lot and be so happy back then. After Seto and I were adopted everything changed…including that smile….I never saw him smile after we were adopted…." Mokuba said. "Why are you telling me all this?" Leona asked as Mokuba continued on with his story. "There were even nights that Seto would stay awake and study just to keep up with our step-father's demands, sometimes without food. And if my brother wasn't able to meet up with those demands, the consequences were much worse. I remember one time on Seto's 13th birthday….I almost lost him." Mokuba explained.

All of me

Flashback

"Big brother! Where are you!" Mokuba yelled searching for his brother. (It's his birthday, he should be here, somewhere. I'll just keep looking.) Mokuba thought as he searched the mansion. Then he noticed a stain on the carpet. (This looks like blood?) Mokuba thought worriedly and quickly ran to his brother's room. "Seto! Seto! Are you ok! Mokuba yelled as he burst into the room.

The moment Mokuba entered the room his eyes were filled with tears. Mokuba saw so many cuts, wounds, and bruises all over his brother's face and body. Mokuba quickly ran to his brother." Seto! What happened! Wake up big brother! Please wake up!" Mokuba begged and burst into tears. Seto slowly stirred at the sound of his little brother's voice. "Mo-Mokie…." Seto managed to say as he slowly opened his eyes. Mokuba saw so much pain and weakness in his brother's eyes. "Our step-father did this to you, didn't he?" Mokuba asked. Seto slowly nodded.

"It's my own fault for getting him angry….I should've finished my work on time…." Seto slowly answered. "But you've working so hard." Mokuba replied. "That's not good enough for him…..you have to promise me one thing Mokie….." Seto said. "What is it?" Mokuba asked curiously. "If I don't make it…..I want you to be happy in your life…..no matter where you end up…..I'll still be proud of you….." Seto slowly answered and smiled at his little brother. "I will big brother I promise and happy birthday." Mokuba said. "Thanks….." Seto replied and lost consciousness.

End of Flashback

You used to captivate me By your resonating light

"…..Luckily the doctors came in time to help Seto. Our step-father told the doctors that Seto repeatedly fell down the stairs and obviously the doctors believed him since they were afraid of him like everyone else, including Seto." Mokuba finished explaining.

Now I'm bound by the life you left behind

Mokuba looked at Leona. "So the reason why I'm not as upset as you are is because Seto wouldn't want that. He'd want us to be happy and try to move on with our lives." Mokuba said. "I know, but it's so hard for me….I feel like it's my fault that he's gone….." Leona replied as tears were welling up in her eyes. Mokuba hugged his sister and told her, "Seto would do anything for Leona. He didn't care if it meant getting hurt. And he would always protect you even if it cost his own life. You know why?"

Your face it haunts

My once pleasant dreams

Leona weakly smiled and answered, "Because he loves me." Mokuba nodded. "Yea that and something else too. Before he you even met Seto, he was always be angry and in a bad mood all the time. It was like something was missing in his life, something only you could do for him." Mokuba replied. "And what did I do for him?" Leona asked. Mokuba smiled. "You showed how to love and care for someone other than me. I may be his brother, but I could never fill the emptiness in his heart like you did." Mokuba answered her. "Thank you, Mokuba." Leona replied feeling a little better.

Your voice it chased away

All the sanity in me

"There you guys are." Katrina said as she saw Leona and Mokuba. "We've been looking all over for you." Blossom told them. "Why what's wrong?" Leona asked. "Nothing, but it is time for you to make your speech, Leona." Katrina answered softly. "Oh, right." Leona replied a little disheartened. "Are you going to make your speech? If you can't one of us can do it for you." Blossom told her. "No. its ok I can handle it. Leona said and walked over to the podium.

These wounds won't seem to heal

This pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

As Leona slowly walked to the podium, news cameras started rolling and newspaper journalists had their pens handy. Leona looked around the river of people, most of them were business partners and people who could care less about Kaiba. She looked down at her written speech. The first few words say, "I appreciate all you for coming here." But that wasn't how she was felt at all about these people one bit! Leona looked at the paper and crumpled it up, throwing to the ground.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears

When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears

Everyone was taken aback by this. "None of you people belong here today!" Leona yelled. The audience was in complete shock. "I bet most of you are glad that he's gone! You're not here to offer your respect! You're all here to gloat in his face!" Leona yelled. Everyone in the audience remained silent, even the cameras stopped rolling and the journalists put away their pens. "All of you think Seto was cruel, cold-hearted, and self-centered! Well you're all wrong! He's kind and caring, and was always there for the people he loved." Leona said.

And I held your hand through all of these years But you still have

Joey walked over to Leona. "She's right. I have to admit that Kaiba wasn't my favorite person and I always though of him as a big jerk, but I still respected him as a duelist and as a person." Joey said. Yugi was next to walk over to the podium. "If it wasn't for Kaiba, I wouldn't be known as the 'King of Games' It was because him that I earned that title, whenever we dueled, he was always pushing me to do my best. Even though he was one of my toughest rivals, I still consider him as a friend." Yugi said.

All of me I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone

Soon after Tea, Mai, Tristan, Serenity, Katrina and Blossom walked over to the podium. "Kaiba was mean to everyone else, but he always had a soft spot for his little brother. He'd even go as far as to almost killing himself for Mokuba, like he did on Duelist Kingdom. I was wrong about you Kaiba, you do have a heart." Tea said. "I never really knew Kaiba that much, besides his reputation as a duelist. It's nice to see someone as cold as him have a loving family. It's a shame I never got to duel you Kaiba, you would've been a great challenge." Mai said.

But though you're still with me I've been alone all along

"Glad that someone like Leona came and melted that icy heart of yours Kaiba." Tristan said. "What Tristan is trying to say is, we're glad you found someone like Leona, you deserve someone like her. I've always admired you Kaiba, the way you look out for your little brother, just like Joey would do for me." Serenity said. "Kaiba, thanks for making Leona so happy. When I first met you, you were kind of a jerk, but first impressions aren't everything. Blossom and I will always be here for her and make her happy just like you did." Katrina said. "You never gave up when it came to helping Leona, did you? That's how much you loved her. Now that your gone, you're still gonna be protecting her, right? Just like you always have been." Blossom said.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears

Leona happily looked at her friends. She didn't realize how important her friends were to her especially now. "So before you go judging people like my brother, you should get to know them better, just like our friends did." Mokuba said. "Thanks you guys, you're the best. I'm sure Seto is also happy too." Leona told her friends and looked at the tombstone. Everyone suddenly heard clapping and cheering coming from the audience. "Looks like they enjoyed the speech." Yugi said.

When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears

Hours passed as everyone started to leave. Throughout the ceremony, people had placed small flowers on the tombstone. "Well everyone left." Tea said. "Who'd thought so many people would actually turn up here." Mai replied. "Yea and all they wanted was to laugh at Kaiba's face." Tristan told everyone. Leona smiled as she saw all the flowers on the tombstone. "Thanks to you guys, I think everyone's impression over Seto has changed." Leona said. "It was the least we could do for him." Katrina said. "Yea, we know how much Kaiba meant to you and we couldn't just sit and watch everyone not caring." Blossom added.

And I held your hand through all of these years

Leona smiled and nodded. She looked at the tombstone. Tears started to well up in her eyes. (I miss you so much Seto, but I have my friends to help me get through this. I'll eventually have to move on, but I will always love you. And I know you'll be watching over all of us.) Leona thought as she held onto her Blue-Eyes White Dragon necklace that Kaiba had given to her so many years ago.

But you still have

"Come on Leona, let's go home." Mokuba said as he gently touched her shoulder. Leona turned around. "Right lets go." Leona replied. Leona and Mokuba followed by everyone else left the cemetery. As the rainy clouds slowly diminished and the sun started to peek through the clouds everyone went their separate ways as the wind slowly started to blow giving a calm and familiar sensation. (I'll always love you Seto, always…) Leona thought as the wind calmly blew.

All of me

THE END

Author's Note: Well there you have it everyone the last chapter. Yea I know it hurts to see that Seto is gone, but not to worry everyone he will be back just wait and see in my next story. I hope you all enjoyed the song 'My Imoortal' by Evanesece (which I don't own) So until next time read and review