Sorry for the long wait on the update, I been enrolled in summer school to take care of a prerequite for a fiction writing class that I been looking forward to taking for a while now. I hope you all would forgive me for being so late however as an added bonus, I made this chapter very long, for you. hope you like it and reviewers my thanks are at the bottom with some comments, thank you so much I love what you all have to say, it really makes my day.

Chapter 14

Assistance in personal demons hunting

The next morning Alec awoke to the smell of eggs from the kitchen she sighed as she lay in bed, however she then discovered she wasn't in her room, but Seto's room. Getting up quickly she ran out into the hall near the kitchen. Seto, who was wearing his black pant and shirt, looked over at Alec. "Good morning, rest easy," he said to Alec who was rubbing her head and stumbling towards the table about to fall over.

"Whoa, there," said Seto catching Alec as she almost collapsed and barely missing her head to the table. "Here, sit down," he said helping Alec into her chair and pushing her in. Alec rubbed her head, "What happened last night?" asked Alec as Seto put a plate of pancakes and eggs in front of her.

"Eat first I will talk to you after I get my food, ready," said Seto. Alec looked at him puzzled, "Who are you and what have done with Seto Kaiba?" she asked looking at him. Seto chuckled, "what you think I'm body snatcher?" he asked trying his best not to smile. "You might be, talking to me, body snatcher, did anything happen because I remember falling asleep in my room," said Alec. Seto nodded, "You did, however you were such an emotional wreck that I had to get you out of your parents' room," he said.

Alec looked at Seto wide-eyed, "You knew?" she said in small gasps. "I saw the picture, and I am sorry about my insult that I said when we first got here," he said sitting down with his own plate of food. That statement shocked Alec to the point she looked like a wide eye bug Seto saw this and decided to explain after he saw Alec's mouth drop to speak.

"I don't get it, where is the cold hearted, asshole, and jackass that I hate to look at everyday. Are you actually a body snatcher?" asked Alec. Seto laughed, "Let's just say you and I had one hell of a night."

Alec looked at Seto shocked, "Oh don't say we… because if we did I am going to have to kill you, for taking my virginity," snapped the young woman. Seto shook his head right away at that statement even before Alec could finish. "No, we didn't, are you happy now," he said, "however, I did see the scars on your back, those mixed up Ks and Ps," he said sticking egg in his mouth. Alec just looked at her food, "My scars, you saw them?" she said slowly as if uncomfortable talking about it.

"Yes I did, and then I thought about my own, after you feel asleep in my room," Seto said, "The ones that I hide on my back as well from the beating that nut case of a stepfather, caused me. I figured there isn't one reason why you and I can't get along now. Not to mention why else do I have reason to hide, besides that maybe I am considering starting over and maybe going down that path that I didn't take?" he said putting a piece of pancake in his mouth, "Eat up Alec," Seto barked taking some more food in his own mouth.

Alec gave a small smile as she put some eggs into her mouth, Seto chuckled when he saw her face the surprise of good cooking crossed it, "Your cooking is good," she said after swallowing. "Told you Mokuba's horror stories were exaggerated," he said. Alec smiled slightly, as they, both continued to eat.

Later that day,

Alec and Seto were in the living room, watching TV, "And there is still no sign of Seto Kaiba and Alexandra Pegasus," said the reporter on the TV. "We have reason to believe that this could be some romantic affair or the two just want to be alone," said relationship physiatrist on another channel. "I have a feeling that Seto Kaiba must have broken down so hard that he needs a Peg to help him stand up straight," joked a comedian.

Seto turned off the TV, "Ok you were right, it would upset me, more then it has been, remind me when I get my company back to sue all the assholes of the media," he said as Alec sat on the floor reading one of the magazines she bought at the store a few days ago.

"Well want to release a statement via mail box, we can do it now," said Alec looking up at him, "I mean they can't trace it if Rebecca Hopkins takes it in for us," she said. Seto looked at Alec, "Hopkins? That Nerd girl my bother has a crush on?" asked Seto sitting up on the couch.

Alec nodded, "Yeah, her, and they aren't crushing anymore, their living together, at your parents place, around the hill that's just over those trees," she said with a smirk on her face.

Seto looked at Alec, "When was the last time you saw Rebecca and my brother?" Kaiba asked. Alec smirked, "The day you read my journal, since, I didn't know where your father's home was, I went there to meet Mokuba on a hill, and that is when I need to talk to him too or get fed up with you as a fall back spot. Mokuba agreed that if there was anything I needed, that he could get it for me, you see Katharine is after you, Kaiba, she doesn't see Mokuba as a threat, yet. So he can show his face from time to time to draw attention away from you, however it can only work for so long," she said.

"Does he know where I am at?" Seto asked Alec nodded from her spot. "Yes, but we can't call him but I can meet him," she said. "What? Why can't I go to meet him why you?" asked Seto, Alec gave Kaiba a glare. "Look if you take one step outside this house, Katharine is going to know where you are in a heart beat she knows I can't stand you for long, so she wouldn't know that your hiding in the same place as me, so that's why, how come you ask, when I last saw your brother," she said.

Seto sighed, "I just miss him, that's all, and do you know how boring it is to be kept up in here all day long, talking to some annoying girl?" he asked. "Like a prisoner in your own home, yeah, I know, and I am not annoying you, you just make me that way," said Alec slowly. "You know actually, I don't, you just bother me," he said lying on the couch.

"Katharine caused me a lot of pain, Kaiba, more then you will ever know," said Alexandra looking at Seto.

Alec stood up and walked a few steps into the kitchen, "She hurt me more then anyone else I trusted her, and all she did was beat me up. My step parents watched out for me more then her, that was, until she had to take care of me, on her own, after they died," she said slowly. "She would scar up my back, just because of what I look like, and to be honest I got sick of being her puppet, so I took off. I was going to come here, start over, only to find out that she took over your company. I showed up knowing that you would try to hurt my only family left, and in away sometimes now I wish I hadn't," she said.

Seto stood up, "So you really didn't have anything to do with the take over? Did you?" he asked. Alec shook her head, "I was coming here, Kaiba away from Katharine, I finally got my life back until that day and now it's gone. Look I need to go lay down I will see you in a while," said Alec walking out of the room.

"Alec, use my room, if you're going to cry," he said. Alec stopped in the hall and walked back into view, "You don't have to watch me sleep, like you did last night, and I don't cry for anyone, or anything, besides my tears aren't because I am hurting right now," she said and walked into her room shutting the door.

Kaiba shook his head, "Typical," he sighed, "Well better do something nice for her, or else I am going to be so fucking bored again," he said. 'You are bored already,' said a little thought voice, 'Just that you don't know what you're feeling inside right now.'

"Shut up brain not a word from you, don't even go there, because of you I am in this mess," Seto said. 'Really, because Seto Kaiba, if it wasn't for all that pride and arrogance, I say you want to protect Alec or better yet, take care of her, like you did Mokuba except take her as your own. Oh and I did just go there, by the way.' "Do not, even say it and I don't feel anything for that woman," he said, to him self. The voice said suddenly 'You do and I did, you like her or else you wouldn't have agreed to that bet of the glowing dragon boxers am I right.'

About an hour, later Seto found himself admitting to a lot, his hate, his anger, but the one that he found in the pile of rubble was that fact that he and Alexandra weren't so different. Of course, he realized that, but only he wished that he knew what he was doing anymore, it was as if he was trapped he couldn't leave and he couldn't stay because of Alec, he like the young woman but hated it when she got annoying around him.

Seto got up and walked over to Alec's door he opened it slowly and stepped into the mini hallway just enough so she couldn't see him. Alec was wrapped in the bed; Seto saw Alec's clothes thrown on the floor. In a way, if Seto wasn't such, a gentle man he would have just walked over and taken Alec in his arms right then, but thanks to the training he got as a child, he was able to hold back or so he thought.

Seto found that it wasn't the training holding him back from Alec, it was himself, he had never opened up to anyone before and yet here was someone that could identify with him about almost everything, unhappiness, sacrifice, loneliness, fear, and seeing death everyday. Seto walked over and picked up Alec's clothes he noted that the underwear was missing and a small smirk crossed his face, he was glad he didn't come across it.

Alec turned on her side, however her eyes were still closed Seto, put the clothes in the hamper, and walked over to Alec's bedside. He looked at her back as he saw that the sheet stopped about Alec's bust and spotted more scars.

Seto saw Alec's pale colored skin and black sports bar straps, he even saw that there were a few more scars; however, they weren't from a knife as the others appeared, but whip like. Seto wondered what Alec did to get all those marking; suddenly he felt something on his back. Seto reached behind him and felt some of the belt marks that Gosaburo gave him they weren't as numerous but he did have some long ones that had been very painful he hated the thought that he was a punching bag however it was either him or Mokuba. Seto was glad he had chosen himself but Alec apparently didn't take those wounds for another, Seto wondered why he even cared when he saw them on her back then it hit him like a ton of brick.

Flashback

Alexandra laughed a little and then went into a serious tone, "You know after this is all over and if we survive do you think they will keep all three of us together," she asked worried. Seto shook his head, "I plan on living thank you, and I don't want to die, not without trying everything for my brother first. I want him to have the best there is out there, that is why I survive, it's for him, now," he said moving his hand over the little boy's head.

Alexandra nodded, "is it all for him?" she asked. Seto nodded, "I would do anything for him, even step into a train if he asked me too, just to see he was safe and happy," he said. The girl smiled, "You know, I wish I had someone that was willing to do that for me," she said. Seto took his hand and placed it on hers, "You do, actually," he said, putting his hand in hers, "You have me, to do that too, I rather see both of you happy," he said.

Little Alexandra smiled letting another tear fall down her face Seto wiped it away with his thumb, "Don't cry anymore your eyes aren't meant for tears."

End Flashback

Alec heard Seto move in her room, however she didn't move nor did she feel scared she felt that if Seto wanted to hurt her he would have done it already like before when he hit her with the magic 8 ball or when she gave him the chance. Seto moved a little closer to Alec and sat next to her hoping that she wouldn't wake up, however he saw that she was awake when he turned her to face him.

"Why did you save my life that day," Seto asked slowly to Alec, looking at her blue eyes that were like stars however, they were dimmed behind clouds of worry.

"Mokuba asked me to help you, Kaiba," she said, "I told him what happened, however in a way I knew that I should be there to check your injures after all I had been a nurse before I was given Industrial Illusions with Katharine also, I knew how ruff my step sister could be," she added.

Seto touched Alec's soft face, "Tell me the truth, why, did you want to save me, and don't include my brother in the answer, this time," he said. Alec closed her eyes, and sat up slowly keeping the blanket around her and leaning on her knees. "I somehow knew that you were the one that saved me in the car accident, don't know how and I didn't want to admit it maybe because I couldn't see the good you held. Even when I found you reading my journal a few days ago, I didn't want to admit it then either, when I talked to Mokuba about it he had talked me down. However, that day you were hurt, I kind of well…" she said. "I found part of my ratted dress that I used to help Mokuba's arm, in your shirt pocket, a rag was the same as my ripped dress that day of the accident. Also for the fact that I couldn't watch you die, in front of me, for it would kill me, Kaiba, no one should have to go through what I did, and neither should have you," she finished.

Seto looked at "Look I can't change what happened, but I promise, Alec, I won't let Katharine hurt you, if we are found. I am going to keep my promise this time," he said. Alec closed her eyes, "You can't change memories and nightmares, Kaiba," she said. Seto put his hand on Alec's face as she leaned in to it, looking at him, "But we can make a better dreams while we sleep, happy ones that you or I can use to over power the darkness that hunts both of us maybe even start new lives if you want to think about it. Maybe go down that road never traveled for the two of us. Damn it I am sound like that Pharaoh Atem a few years ago, my point is, you were a wreck last night, that was until I took you in my arms and got you out of this room, maybe we should get out of this house for a day?" he said removing his hand and put it on the bed.

Alec looked at Seto something was drawing them closer to each other, "We can't go outside and why do you suddenly want to take care of me, I didn't ask you too," she said slowly. "I scared you into your room, remember stopping at the door?" he asked. Alec nodded slightly, "That's where it all went black, I thought I feel asleep in my room," she said. "Alec what I said when you were younger was true, your eyes aren't meant to have tears," he said putting his hand on Alec's face again.

Alec closed her eyes and leaned into it once more, "Why are you doing this to me Kaiba, I don't even know who you are?" she said slowly. Seto shook his head, "You know me, or else I wouldn't have broken down my walls or have me open up you are able to draw everything out of me. I wish I knew how Alexandra, heck Alec you saw me in the most embarrassing boxer shorts I own, now," he said with a small laugh. Alec gave a small laugh, "You know you still owe me on the bet of sleeping down stairs without the heater on," she said.

Seto leaned in close to Alec, "So do you, with that kiss," he said, looking at her. Alec was very close to kissing Kaiba however it didn't seem right, yesterday was different it was raining today the rain had subsided however the clouds still loomed overhead.

"I can't," said Alec pushing Seto to the side, "I can't do this not now," she said wrapping the sheet around her more. "It seems you still have walls up, Alexandra," said Seto moving away. "It's not that, it's just, the voice, her voice," Alec said. Seto stood up, "You mean that voice that tells you right from wrong or the one that Katharine pushed into you with a heated tip knife?" he said.

Alec looked at her feet, "Katharine's voice is louder then my own heart beat, Kaiba," she said. Seto nodded, "Have you not listened to Katharine's voice at any other time?" he asked. Alec smiled, "One time, actually, sometime fairly resent," she said looking at Seto. "When you kissed me," he said heading towards the door. "I said that one thing had ever scared me other then the thought of losing my brother and that thing is well, I am not going to tell you until your ready to hear it," he said walking away.

Seto walked down stairs to the lower level of the house, he saw the rain begin to fall down, he took a deep breath, and walked over to his crutch that he hadn't picked up, and decided to put it with the in the spare room after letting it lay there for a few days now.

As Seto was putting the crutch away, he felt someone behind him, as a gentle hand rested on his shoulder. "What is it that you fear, what is that one thing that scares you other then losing your brother," asked Alec. Seto took Alec's hand in his, he leaned in close to Alec, and gave her a kiss on the cheek, "Losing sight of your eyes again, knowing that they would never open," he said in her ear.

Alec looked up at Seto, his eyes were shinnying, she found him, not Seto Kaiba, just plain old Seto, the lighthouse in storm of darkness, the Seto that she always knew was there but couldn't see was back the boy who took the girl out of the fire and into a place to get warm.

Alec took a deep breath and step up closer to him, "I gave you a kiss, now it's your turn to do your part of the bargain," she said. Seto looked at Alec and pulled her into a kiss, "only if you stay with me," he said kissing her forehead.

Seto looked at Alec, who looked at him, were they both ready for this? Their bodies screamed, "Yes" however their hearts said "No." Alec pulled away from Seto, "I am not ready for this, you're not ready for this," she said stepping outside the door. Seto put his hands on Alec's shoulders, "You told me once that you were helping me have a choice and a chance to change my life, I decided Alec," he said.

"No, you haven't, at least not yet, and you will tell me when I am ready to hear it. And I am not collecting on that bet by the way," said Alec quickly as she then headed upstairs.

"I want it to be with you, I wanted to stay with you that day after the accident but, I got side tracked, along the way, so off track that I forgot you even existed from that day. All it took was a knock on the head and the thought of losing everything else, I gained something if anything from this," Seto said sounding sincere as Alec was now giving Seto the cold shoulder.

(I apologize for the Out of Character way I am making Kaiba, but I like him being a little soft (a huge pile of shoes fly at Yugikid from Seto) Ahhh Joey wrote that part not me (points at Joey muse) throw shoes at him not me)

"If you were given the choice of Kaiba Corp or me what would you take?" asked Alec standing in the doorway to the stairs. "What do you think I would choose?" he asked. Alec turned, "I don't know, what you would choose Seto Kaiba, I just know that if it came down to you or me dying for something, I rather you not die," she said and headed up stairs. Seto rolled his eyes, "Alec," he said walking over to her.

"I don't understand you anymore Alexandra, you used to not be a mystery to me but over the last few days you have become one," Seto snapped at the bottom of the stairs.

Alec had walked into the kitchen and stopped at the sink, "Kaiba, if you haven't notice you're a mystery too," she said, and walked outside to the trace that went around the second level of the house, with a soda in her hand.

Outside, Alec saw some one approaching the house; she quickly went to see who was coming, by taking the stairs that went by window in on the first level of the house. Seto had sat down with a book that he had found on one of the workbenches, and was reading it. When he saw Alec run down the stairs and then down the road away from the house.

"Wonder what she is up too?" Seto said standing up, and heading towards one of the open windows.

"Alec, though it was time," said a young man's voice. "I was wondering when you would drop by, he is inside," she said. Alec was then walking towards the house, with a young man with a black baseball cap, strip shirt and blue jeans, "I notice the rain had stopped, thought now would be a good time," he said.

At first Seto didn't know whom Alec was talking with but then he saw the young man and wanted to jump out the door so quickly. Alec took the young man up to the second level, of the house; meanwhile Seto was running around at the bottom level with a bat in hand.

"I know he is going to be happy to see you," said Alec as she neared the stairs, towards where Seto was with his bat, he was ready for anyone, except this person to show up. The door opened, and Alec stepped through, "Kaiba, I got someone you would probably want to see," she said.

Suddenly Seto swung the bat, nearly taking off Mokuba and Alec's heads. "What the…KAIBA!" snapped Alec at the ex CEO. Seto stood there with the bat ready to swing then put it down, next to his leg, "Well, now who is the mystery? You fucking scared the crap out of me," he said. Alec glared, "You're paranoia again, Mokuba is here to see you," she said crossing your arms.

Mokuba stepped out of the shadows for the stairs and stood there next to Alec, Seto was slightly happy to see his brother, and they both embraced just then; however, it was short lived with the neighing of a few horses outside the first level door.

"What was that?" asked Alec stepping over to the door opening it to see Rebecca on her horse and holding three others. "Thought you two could use some recreation time," said Rebecca. Alec crossed her arms, "You know what you're both risking right," retorted Alec. Seto walked over to Alec, "You know what will happen if I don't get out of this prison of a house," he said to her giving off an annoying vibe. Alec closed her eyes and sighed, "Fine, but were not leaving this mountain, there is a private trail up the road to the north we can go on, we won't be seen," she said looking at Mokuba and Seto.

"Then change out of those house clothes and lets go," said Rebecca. Seto looked at Alec, "You wouldn't have any ridding clothes in that closet in your parents' room?" he said. Alec smiled, "Oh I know they had something for this," she said heading into the house and up the stairs. Seto looked at his brother, "If she brings down anything embarrassing you are not to tell Yugi, Mutt, or that band of idiots," he said with a snort.

Moments later Alec came down the stairs with some jeans and boots for Seto, "Here these should work," she said handing them to Seto, who then went to his old room to change.

"So how have things been?" asked Mokuba. Alec shrugged, "No different from when we were dating," she said. Mokuba nodded, "That bad?" he said. Alec smirked, "Well, he made me breakfast," she said. Mokuba laughed, "Told you his cooking was fantastic," he said. Alec laughed, "You told me the tofu story, and that he was a bad cook," she said. Mokuba looked at the sky as if a fly caught his eye, "Maybe, I exaggerated just a tiny bit," he said. Alec rolled her eyes, "Yeah maybe just a little, too much," she smiled.

Seto came out of his old room wearing the brown cowboy boots, and jeans; they seem to fit him, pretty well, who would have thought Alec's father's old clothes would fit a 23 year old ex CEO like Kaiba. Alec could have sworn that Seto looked like a cowboy if only he had on a brown vest to go with that black shirt, also if he had a cowboy hat.

(Yugikid: (falls over laughing) I am sorry that's just funny cowboy Kaiba))

Alec was dressed in jeans and gray shirt that had no sleeves but with denim vest over it, also with her long brown and slightly blue hair in a ponytail, as she got on the horse that Rebecca was holding. Mokuba had taken two of the horses that Rebecca was holding and watched his brother get on.

Seto was on a pure black stallion, Alec was on a white mare, Rebecca had a brown and white mustang, and Mokuba had a golden thoroughbred horse. "Ready to go," said Rebecca. Alec turned her horse and started trotting up the hill, "I am bored let's get this ride over with," she said. Seto and Mokuba looked at each other with questioned glances, they had been a few horse back rides with Alec when they were younger, and they recalled she loved riding.

Rebecca just followed not even paying attention to Alec's comment as she had her horse trotted up the hill. The road to the forest that, lead behind the house, the wooded trees were large and their branches were intertwined with green pine. Seto was following Alec, Rebecca was ahead of her, and Mokuba bring up the rear.

The horses walked up the brown mud cover tail for a few hours at a slow trot. Seto was beginning to get saddle sore. "We need to stop soon," he barked at the two girls ahead of him. Alec and Rebecca stopped their horses, "What's wrong?" asked Alec. Seto jumped off his horse however slipped as he landed and ended up with his butt in the mud.

Rebecca and Alec started to snicker as Mokuba just started laughing, as Seto sat there in the mud, his pants covered in mud along with his shirt. Alec was laughing hard as Seto tried to stand up however he fell straight back into the mud. "AHH," he said falling back into it, when Seto stood up again he looked like big foot.

Meanwhile a little higher on the hill two figures were on horseback, watching the small group. "Ha, Kaiba feel in the mud, now I really wish I had a camera, that would make great blackmail, some time," said a blonde hair figure and then suddenly falling into the mud, as his horse reared up knocking him off.

The second figure that was firmly planted on his horse started to chuckle, "You and Kaiba are in the mud now, I really wish you did have your camera Joey," he said. Joey got off the ground his green jacket and light blue jeans were covered in mud, "Oh man Mai is so going to kill me, tonight for being so muddy," he whined, "Wait a minute, Atemu you did that to me on propose," he snapped. Atemu shook his head "I didn't do a thing other then watch Kaiba fall in the mud like you."

A small giggle from two approaching figures gave it away, Kisara and Yugi were on a horse together, and Kisara held a pea shooter in her hand, "Oh Joey you should have seen the look on your face when you fell off," she laughed, turning her horse to show Yugi with a handy cam in his hand. "We will show you it tonight, and I got Kaiba falling as well," said Yugi waving his camera, "Katharine would want to see this as proof that we found them."

"I feel like we are betraying them," said Joey getting back on his horse. "We aren't Alexandra's plan is working, now all we have to do is get Katharine to the spot, and get the money to Kaiba and Alexandra so that they could stop living with each other," said Atemu. Kisara nodded, "Right, let's get going before they see all of us up here," she said turning her horse to head back the way they came. Atemu, Joey and Kisara trotted down the other side of the mountain.

Mokuba was laughing so hard he forgot to hang on to his horse and fall off landing sideways into a puddle of mud right next to his brother. Alec and Rebecca couldn't hold it any more they were laughing loudly and holding their ribs as if in pain, tears were coming from Rebecca's eyes, from laughing so hard. The next thing the two women noticed were being pulled to the ground and ended up in the mud covered like the Kaiba brothers from head to foot.

Alec glared over at Kaiba for pulling her into the mud, "You jerk," she snapped at him while taking some mud in hand. "Well you were the one laughing," Seto retorted, and was about to say something else when he saw the mud ball flying towards him and dodged it. "Oh no, you just didn't throw a mud ball at me," he said in a serious tone holding up his index finger. Alec stood up with the back of her jean pants covered in mud from being pulled to the ground, "I think I just did, Seto Kaiba," she snapped.

Mokuba and Rebecca were already having a mud war as they were rolling around in the mud, and shoving mud into one another's faces. Seto picked up a large pile of mud in his hands, "Oh no Seto Kaiba, don't you…" (Splat) "Dare," Alec had gotten a full on, mud pie in the face from Seto.

"Oh that does it," said Alec angrily picking up some mud throwing it at him with all the strength she had, however Seto dodged it and just smirked at Alec. "You lose again," he said. Alec growled, "Seto Kaiba you're going to get it, you blue eyed, mud covered dragon boxer wearing, jerk," she snapped picking up a very large piece of mud and running after him.

Mokuba and Rebecca stopped their own little fight to watch Seto and Alec being to throw mud balls at each other. "Well looks like they are getting along," said Rebecca. Mokuba nodded, "Yeah however, when the time comes are they going to stay together or go separate like Alec had planed," he said.

Rebecca shrugged, "I don't know maybe we should check in on them tonight," she said. Mokuba nodded, "Yeah," he said then catching his brother dumping mud on Alec's head and her yelling at him for it then throwing her own mud balls at Seto. "Now if you excuse me, I must go injure my older brother," he laughed. Rebecca laughed, "Oh, no you don't," she said sticking a handful of mud in to Mokuba's face. Mokuba squeezed his face the mud, didn't smell too good, "Oh, Rebecca, you are such a dead woman, come here you," he said getting up and chasing her, it wasn't a graceful chase because of the slippery mud.

Seto and Alec looked at each other as they walked towards the horses, "Looks like we won't be ridding home and you guys look like big foot," said Alec looking at Rebecca and Mokuba, who just nodded in agreement. Seto smirked, "It's a long walk," he said. Alec looked at Seto, "Then you can ride your horse and clean your own saddle when we get back to the house, blue eyes big foot," she snapped.

Seto put up his hands, he just won the fight in the mud he, didn't need to go through another one, just to lose. Taking the rains in his hands, he began walking the black stallion next to Alec and her white mare the horses were the opposite sex they were eyeing each other as they were walking together.

Mokuba held his horse next to Rebecca's as they all walked down the muddy trial through the woods back towards the house, Mokuba then notices that Seto and Alec's horses were nuzzling close as they walked. Rebecca obliviously caught that too, "You know that that Alec's mare is in heat," she whispered to Mokuba.

The young Kaiba looked at Rebecca shocked, he forgot that Alec's white mare (which does mean female horse) was female, and that Seto's black stallion was male and neither had been fixed to not to have any colts. "Should we separate them?" he asked Rebecca. The young blonde-haired woman and glasses wearing girl shook her head, "No, besides why break up a cute couple like your brother and Alexandra," she said.

Mokuba looked at Rebecca puzzled, "I thought we were talking about the horses?" he said. Rebecca laughed, "I was talking about the horses and your brother, did you see how he was looking at Alec when they were having their mud fight?" she asked. Mokuba nodded, "Oh yeah he likes her, always has, just never told anyone, or her how much," he said. Rebecca looked at Mokuba, "What do you mean, I thought he hated her guts, even though today they seem to be… how should, I put it, freer then before," she said slowly.

A small smile creped onto Mokuba face, he did notice that Seto was a lot more relax and happy too, for crying aloud the person was covered in mud and didn't even once yell a curse word at Alec or him for the mud balls. "Yeah they will be alright together, however I don't think Alec feels the same remember, the plan, they are going to split up after Katharine hands over the money to Atemu and Joey, and we get her put away for a long time for plotting murder" he whispered stopping and letting the two ahead get further away.

"How can we trust that Atemu and Joey would find them, and then tell Katharine?" said Rebecca harshly. Alec and Seto could hear muttering from Mokuba and Rebecca however, the two weren't paying attention to their conversation they figure it was Mokuba sweet talking Rebecca and visa versa.

Alec looked at Seto, and started to giggle, Seto glared, "What is so funny," he asked. Alec smiled, "nothing just that," she started to laugh a little harder but not loudly. "Well spit it out," Seto snapped. "You look like you did when we first met the night of the car accident, and a blue eyes dragon mud monster," Alec finally answered in a fit of giggles. Seto smirked, and put his hand Alec's head, "You look about the same, I was right you're not pretty," he said walking a little faster. "Hey that's not far Kaiba," she snapped running after him with her horse with anger. Seto laughed, "I want to collect on that bet," he snapped. Alec crossed her arms, "Fine," she snapped angrily for Seto calling her not pretty.

They all made their way back to the house, on the side road and it was nearly nightfall now. Mokuba and Rebecca used the spare bathroom to change and get a little cleaner before they headed back to the house they were staying at, around the hill. Seto and Alec were alone in the house again; Alec was taking a shower in her once parents' room, while Seto had just finished up in his respective bathroom that was just outside his door. Seto then walked into his room in his towel and started to get ready for the night, when he decided to go to the room down stairs suddenly.

Alec walked out of her shower, in to her room with a towel around her body, she went to her closet, and pulled out a light robe that was just about her size and slipped it on then headed out of the room towards the kitchen. Alec then noticed that there were water spots on the floor leading from Seto's room to the first level of the house. "Oh you have to be kidding me," she muttered, "Can't he even wait until later to walk down stairs sopping wet."

Seto was in the room he was staying in when he first got to the house, a few weeks ago now, he was just staring at the wall, in a blind trace as if deep in thought about something. "Kaiba, are you ok?" asked Alec once she got down to Seto's room. Seto just sat there in his shorts, it was getting cold in the first level, and she could tell that Seto turned off the heater. Seto let out a sigh, "You know, why, did I agree to that stupid bet?" he asked out of the blue looking at Alec.

Alec shook her head, "Don't know, maybe you were trying to get me to stop thinking about the storm, or maybe I said you should sleep down here without the heater. I figured maybe you and I would be feeling different about each other, I don't know, just that all I know is that I get to kiss you, now" she smirked at him.

"Why do I even put up with you at all Alec," he said slowly, "I had a chance today, to take off, and go with Rebecca and Mokuba to my father's old home. However I decided to stay, here, with you," he said sounding confused. "Why would you even want to stay, if you could go Kaiba?" she asked not even knowing that Kaiba could have gone with his brother and Rebecca to the house just on the other side of the hill, the thought just never really accord to her.

"Do you want to go?" Alec asked slowly, walking over to Seto. Seto looked at Alec; he then noticed that all she had was a robe on. "Would you want to take back your company with Mokuba at your side or would you rather be here?" she asked.

Seto took a deep breath and thought about it, what he would need the company for, what would he use it for other then income, if he lived through all this he would have enough money to live off of thanks to his retirement fund that he had saved away, now was to only get to it before he died.

He could support Alec with that money, but he didn't need to, he knew that Alec must have some type of plan to survive or else why bring him this far? Seto knew that Alec was the co owner of Industrial Illusions and like him another orphan the same as him, expect female. He began to put all what they shared together, she had was with scars on the back and blue eyes, like him, and a pain filled past that no one should go through.

Seto leaned in and captured Alec's lips in his unexpectedly "I choose to have, nothing else if you were at my side instead of that company I been cursed to have, I rather die then let go of you. You asked me an earlier if I would choose between the companies, or my life or I choose, to have my life," he said.

In a way, Seto couldn't believe he just let those words slip out like that, how it was Alec could get things out of him so easily then it hit him. Seto cared trusted maybe even loved the young woman that was his enemy's sister, because Alec like him had so much pain in the past, maybe because they had that bond that was stretched all those years ago, that was formed on that one night in the rain and mud, it was possible fate brought them together.

Alec took a deep breath after Seto let her lips go again for he kissed her, "then that's what you get Kaiba…" Seto place a finger on Alec's lips stopping her from speaking. "Seto Kaiba is dead, it's just Seto now, I made my choice I am not going to be the monster any more, if anything Alec you showed me something out in that mud today, and when I said you weren't pretty I meant it, because your beautiful. You, Alexandra, are more beautiful then an angel, even covered from head to toe in mud," he said with a sly smirk on his face.

Alec smiled her eyes were like stars in Seto's eyes, "How did I show you all that, what was it that I showed you in that mud other then me?" she asked. "A life that I turned my back on, a chance to see a path that I couldn't take for some one else, because I was trying to help Mokuba, he is all grown up now, and that just leaves me with, well not too much to look forward to alone," he said standing up.

Alec looked at Seto, "You really just want to stop running away from what you want? Is that what you're saying?" she asked worried. Seto nodded, "More then that, I made up my mind, I am not Seto Kaiba anymore, and you won't be Alexandra Pegasus, either," he said.

Alec took a step back from Seto, "What are you talking about?" she asked worried that Kaiba was losing it. "Alexandra Moto, I am asking that would you take a chance on me?" he asked. "I already have, Seto, I have for the past few months waiting for you," Alec answered in a teary voice and stood on her tiptoes to kiss Seto.

Alec and Seto embraced and the door to the room shut, leaving the two alone in the place where no one could touch them, no companies, rules, obligations, or even enemies invincible and unbreakable. It was just them Seto and Alec, two lonely souls brought together once by a car wreck, now held together through a bond to survive. The lighthouse had found the starry night through the storm.

Seto wanted a new beginning, he wanted the life he lost back, and that day, Gosaburo showed up. Seto took his chance to start over along with someone, who as him, wanted to put it in the past where it belonged and together, Seto and Alec were to face anything.

In the distance, a woman walked out of the airport, "Well this is the last place I would have thought you would hide him, Alexandra, the one place I never expected you to run too," she said taking off her black sunglasses. "Miss Pegasus, we found them," said a man in a suit, and tie with spiked red and black hair, standing next to a man with blonde hair.

Katharine walked up to the two men, "SO did you find Seto Kaiba's brother," she asked. The two men smirked, "Well we found all three of them," said the blonde man with an accent, "and it goanna cost you triple what we asked."

"Fine just as long as the other two are dead and I get to put the bullet in Seto Kaiba's head, then on a platter," said Katharine, "Bring all three to me alive," she said putting her glasses back on.

That night Alec was wrapped in Seto's arms, her robe on the ground and Seto's shorts on the floor. For once Alec and Seto felt that no one could touch them, not even Katharine Pegasus, or any corporation.

They felt they were free, however they knew that one day and night of happiness is just the eye of the storm before the hurricane hit. The two had rather have that moment together, where the world faded as there souls merged into one the two had cast aside their adopted names and two souls were reborn and put back into their bodies again.

Seto Kaiba and Alexandra Pegasus were dead and gone now it was just Seto and Alexandra. Two love crazy people that just wanted the simple kind of life, without strings, without plans, just one moment at a time. For the little moment, they had it in that room as they slept in their embrace. No more running or hiding if Katharine was going to find them they didn't care they didn't want to have to worry about the mad woman. Only God could separate them.

For once Seto nor Alec didn't have nightmares, or arguments, it was as if heaven was in that room, that's where the two wanted to stay forever. The lighthouse had found the stars forever tearing the iron curtains down between the two of them. In addition, no she-devil was going change that not one little bit.

Reviews:

Darkstar: Sorry I got you confused on the talking part with Mokuba and Alec a few chapters back, I meant to do that sadly I was hoping you would catch it with the kiss and YAY you did. Glad you like the boxer scene too, lol I had fun writing it, originally it was suppose to be a game of tag with a flashlight but the trick sounded funnier.

alex2005: Glad you like the boxers moment, it was meant to be a chair falling out moment, thank you for your review.

Maat's Feather: Yes and the information on Katharine, will be up next chapter you get to see how evil this woman really is, trust me I had fun making her evil. Thank you for your compliment on chapters 12 and 13 I am glad you thought they were well done, it took me a few days to get them just right and my editor sends her thanks as well. I am glad that you also like the background on Alexandra hopefully you like this chapter as well.

Well I am off for a while, I have a research paper due here in a few weeks, and the first draft is due on Monday, gosh I hate summer school but if I want to take the writing class in the fall term, I have to take it. (Sighs) Anyways no word on when the next chapter will be up, however, I know that it will be probably on Friday July 22 2005. I am going to send chapter 15 to my editor so she can help me with Katharine's umm, problem and you will see when that happens, and you will see when it happens hope this chapter wasn't too long but I know it was worth the wait, or at least that's what I hope.