Hello again rememeber today was double day so enjoy next week around Friday I will have chapter 17 out for you all. Thank Dragonheartkids, aka DH for all your help with this story I know you didn't get to edit this and last chapter. I am sorry for that, but I will be sending you chapter 17 soon. Thanks so much to all reviewers again remember personal thanks will be written at the end of chapter 17 until then see you all Friday.

Chapter 16

Waking the sleeping dead

The sun rose over the mountain, and a small light came into the window of the first level of the house bedroom. Seto had awoken with Alec in his arms, and feeling her body heat next to him, made him smile, it had been a cold stormy night, and because of the deal without a heater, it was cold in the room. However, if they had one heater on they would both probably sleeping outside the room and upstairs, for it got really hot in that little room the night before.

Seto looked at Alec, he felt her soft brown dyed and blue root hair against his chest has he continued to hold her, the night before they had shared was the ending of their old lives that had taken over them. However, the one obstacle remained and that was Katharine, however Seto didn't let it bother him, he didn't care anymore as long as Alec was at his side, now and forever.

Seto moved slightly and gently nibbled Alec's ear, trying to wake her up, Seto received a giggle from her, along with a playful slap on the head.

"Get up sleepy head," Seto whispered, in Alec's ear, "It's time to get to our rooms," he muttered then kissing Alec's neck. Alec's eyes popped opened, she felt Seto near by, nuzzling her neck it made her giggle as pure reaction to him, she rolled to the side and out of Seto's arms. "But I don't want to get up, it's early, can't we just have five more minutes," she whined grabbing the pillow and placing it on her head.

Seto found himself now without a pillow, and tried to snag it away. "Hey," Alec shot up, keeping the covers around her. Seto was laughing as he was enjoying the looks of surprise on Alec's face. "Seto, don't take my pillow," she said giving a funny glare. Seto laughed and threw the pillow at her, "Want it here," he said as it hit her in the face.

Alec snagged the pillow just as it hit her face, "Funny, Seto, very funny," she said. "Come on maid you need to cook me breakfast," Seto said sitting up making his chest exposed. Alec turned her head quickly blushing, Seto saw it in the mirror that was on the vanity facing the bed, "What are you hiding, from I saw it all last night and so did you," he said.

Alec shook her head, "nothing, just umm… did it really happen?" she asked looking at her self in the bed. "You regret, last night don't you?" Seto asked putting his hands on Alec's shoulders. Alec's head shot up, "No," she said looking at him, "Last night, was different, I feel funny that's all," she said.

Seto smirked, "You're sore that's why, it happens, to most woman who just had a night of sex," he said. Alec shot a look at Seto, as fear went over her face, "Relax, Alec, you were my first ok, I read that some where in a book, you forget I got a little more then autonomy lessons then you," said Seto, leaning back on the pillow that he had now snagged from Alec's side of the bed.

Alec's face relaxed, "So, does this mean that we're…" she said slowly. Seto sat up and put his arms around Alec shoulders and pulling her close to his chest, "If it means you and I are lovers, yes. If it means that, you and I are together then yes. If it means you and I have shared something special last night, then yes," said Seto sounding like a broken record everytime he said yes.

Seto smiled and kissed Alec's head, "It means that you and I are starting over, then that's a big and loud hell yes, and I am talking about one louder then I made you yell last night," he said. Alec smiled, and looked at the mirror across from them; she saw two strong arms around her shoulders Seto chest against her head, a satisfied smile crossed her face for the first time in years since she had been adopted. 'What is going on here, isn't he suppose to be the enemy, great the classic cliché, I am sleeping with the enemy but I don't care,' Alec's brain sang at the end.

Alec looked up at Seto and kissed his chin making him close his eyes, "Alec, now isn't a good time to do that," he said then paused, "again."

"You know what will happen," Seto said with a mischievous grin on his face. Alec giggled, as she turned and pushed Seto down on the bed, "And who's going to stop me dragon breath," she said with a smirk and raised eyebrow. Seto shook his head, "Oh name calling that's new coming from you, maybe I should do what I did last night and make you call me god again," he said. Alec smirked at Seto and kissed him, "Umm, how about NO, on the god part, and I didn't that was you calling me the sex queen, I never called you the sex god, so shut up," she said and rolled out of bed picking up her robe.

Seto moved to the side and picked up his boxers, not the dragon ones this time, but little dark magicians, Alec laughed when she saw them, Seto then placed a shirt over his head that was too big for him he was trying to hide the new glow in the dark, Dark Magicians. Alec walked over to Seto and gave him another kiss, but she had to stand on her tiptoes to reach his lips when they were standing.

Seto pulled Alec in to a kiss and they headed upstairs for breakfast, Alec sat at the table while Seto cooked the eggs.

"We're running out of eggs again," he said slowly flipping the last of his eggs while making Alec's eggs at the same time. "I will go by Clare's store later this week," she said leaning back in her chair.

Suddenly Alec toppled over in her chair; Seto saw the fall about to happen and quickly caught Alec in mid air before the chair hit the ground. "You know, if I didn't know any better I would say you're the clumsiest girl I know," he said putting Alec up right next to the table. Alec glared at Seto, "Really, then if I am clumsy, what does that make you?" she snapped, "Mr. Fantastic?" Seto nodded, his head, "Well being that my leg caught you and then me, I will say yes, to that," he said. Alec grabbed her gut and started laughing, "OH Mr. String Bean is much better name for you, then Fantastic," she said.

Seto looked at Alec and put his hands on his hips, "I am not a String Bean," he snapped. "Are too," countered Alec. "AM not," Seto, snapped back at Alec. "Are too times infinity and that's all she wrote thank you very much," said Alec standing up and walking towards the hallway leading to the stairs. Seto growled, "I will show you string bean, more of a white light," he muttered.

Alec walked into her room and throw off her bathrobe as she walked into the closet, pulling out some clothes, "What is with me, what happened to me last night?" she asked herself sitting down after getting dressed in black jeans and red shirt, 'I don't know you tell me?' said a voice in Alec's head.

Seto was finishing cooking when his own voice started to speak up, 'Ok, why are you cooking, and caring about Alec all of a sudden?' it asked. "I don't know I was hoping you could tell me," Seto answered. 'Well, I don't have a clue; however why didn't you tell Alec your true last name last night when she asked?' asked the voice. "Your being a lot of help right now," Seto said to the voice, "I can't tell her, she would think of me as some perverted incest pain in the ass." 'How can it be incest, when your step cousins, and not even bloody related I might add,' said the voice.

Alec leaned against her bathroom door after washing out some of the faded brown hair dye. 'You know he is hiding something about his true last name, are you even going to try and push it?' asked the voice in Alec's head. "No, why should I, Seto seems to just spill when I am around him, he will tell me eventually," she said to herself. 'OH so you trust him, I thought we weren't aloud to trust him because of Katharine,' said the voice. Alec closed her eyes, "Look if the plan works, right and the she bitch is dead and I am fully free of her control, I won't need to worry about it will I?" she snapped. 'No, but you should at least tell him that the plan,' said the voice. "NO WAY IN HELL," she snapped at herself, "I am not telling him, that, besides he's a lousy liar when his back is against the wall," she said.

'Come on just tell her, that your kind of related to her,' said the voice in Seto's mind. "NO, NO, NO how many times do I have to say it, besides you think I trust her, if she knows that Pegasus just happens to be my uncle, through his died wife. Alec would have no reason but to give me over to Katharine, do you want to die that badly?" he asked himself. 'That's the question I thought you were already dead Seto Kaiba?' asked the voice. "Seto Kaiba is dead, I am just Seto now," he admitted. 'Then Alec shouldn't care if your Pegasus's dead wife's sister's son now would she,' said the voice. "Shut up, I am not going to listen to you anymore Gosaburo," he snapped. 'Oh Seto that's the problem I am always here, and won't be going away anytime soon, and one night of sex with a woman won't change that your still Seto Kaiba like it or not!' said the voice sounding more like the step father Looney Gosaburo Kaiba.

'Then why do you let him live here, in our house, the place you planed to come to once you were free to choose, your own life, hmmm?' asked the voice. Alec closed her eyes, "Because I don't want to be alone but if it comes down to my freedom for some one else's life then so be it," snapped Alec looking at the mirror, "I am not letting you control me anymore Katharine this is my life now." 'HA, HA, HA, don't make me laugh, remember I branded you, your mine forever, and no one is going to take that away not even Seto Kaiba,' said the voice sounding like Katharine, all filled with venom and anger. "That's your problem Seto Kaiba is dead," said Alec, "And I am not going to let you keep me as your little puppet slave," she finished with a shut of the door.

Outside of the house, someone sat on horseback, he got word that a plan was hatched to hurt his brother, and now he had to make sure it was stopped.

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