Hello! This is chapter 16, for all of you who can't count.

Show Me How It Ends

-Stage Sixteen: Complications-

Shizuka screamed.

Seto lost his balance once more at the girl's frightened shrieks. His arms flailed outward as he tried to regain a footholdHe failed miserably as he fell backwards off the balcony. Shizuka watched in slight amazement, which quickly turned to panic, as the brunet disappeared from sight. "Oh! Oh, my God-"

She reached for the door handle and tore open the sliding glass. A muffled thud reached her ears, followed by a defined rrriiiipppp.

"Oh, yes. And now you decide to work."

The girl scrambled to the railing and looked down at the man. She was about to yell down to him when-

"Shizuka? Sweetie, are you alright?"

She froze before twirling around to come face to face with her father.

"OH! Dad! Hey…um…yeah, I'm fine! It was just a…you know…a spider. But everything's cool now because I killed it."

"You killed it alright…uhhgg…"

"Who was that?"

"It was me dad, speaker phone. Everything's fine you can go!" Shizuka ushered her father out of the room and locked the door before turning back to the balcony.

She looked down once more at the brunet, who was already staring up at her.

"Oh, now that wasn't at all suspicious."

"Oh my God…Seto?"

Shizuka was dumbfounded. 1) Seto Kaiba was dead. 2) The man below her had just fallen six stories. 3) Were those wings?

"Shizuka, as much as I would love to have this conversation right now, I'm in an alley and you're on a balcony."

"Seto?"

Seto knew what was going on. He had seen this before many times.

"Okay, listen. I need you to be as calm as you possibly can. I'm going to come up. No screaming."

She was in denial. Well duh. Who wouldn't be if faced with their brother's dead friend? She backed up slightly watching in shock as the guy beneath her spread a pair of leathery black wings and beat them experimentally. He finally gained some altitude and haphazardly flew up to Shizuka.

She stared at Seto blankly.

"…cool…" she whispered. "…G'nigt…" She passed out, falling into Seto's arms.

"That went well…"

The CEO carried Shizuka over to her bed, gently placing her among the various stuffed animals. Seto, though slightly upset that he had scared the girl, was glad that she was out of the way for the moment. This meant that he had a clear shot with Katsuya.

God. He was so close.

Seto walked back out to the deck. He stared out at the city before him. Then to the veranda adjacent to the one he was standing on. The brunet smiled as he jumped the small gap between the decks. The sun was beginning to set, giving off an almost bloody red light.

"Fitting…"

Seto turned towards the door, almost relieved to find the curtains closed. He reached for the latch and gently pulled open the door, careful not to make a sound as he slipped inside the room.

The room was completely black. It took a moment for Seto's eyes to adjust to the darkness. When they had, he was able to see what was in front of him.

Or rather, who was in front of him.

"…hey Set'…"

I know this is short, but deal. I have more coming soon. R&R please!