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Chapter 3

Enter the Duke

5 years later

Duke stood on the small balcony of his apartment that he had been sharing with Josh for several years now; they decided to move slowly to get their plans in motion it was midday when he was standing there.

Duke had changed his appearance; his hair was short and had the tattoo of the mark under his eyes removed, to where it was just a tiny scar now.

Josh was different now too, his hair was blonde, and was wearing brown eye contacts his hair was shoulder length and he was dressed in a business suit.

"Going to work, son?" asked Duke drinking his coffee looking out over the slums of Domino.

"Yes, you know you can help pay for everything too, DAD!" snapped Josh.

"I am keeping a low profile besides, your going to be late to paper, have fun son," said Duke finishing his coffee.

Josh glared at his lazy father but he knew in order to make the plans work to protect Ally and Kisty, he had to get all the dirt he could dig up being a reporter for the newspaper and working next to the president of the company.

Kisty sat at her desk at KIC, her father's desk was next to hers as she typed on the computer, she had been working back at the company for only a few months now, she was slowly getting back to normal life, however it felt empty and lonely, ever since Josh died 5 years ago.

The door to the office opened and a little blue hair girl walked in with something behind her back, "Mommy?" she asked slowly approaching the desk. Kisty looked away from her computer to see her daughter hiding something behind her back.

"Yes, Ally, I am kind of busy what it is," Kisty snapped at her daughter. Ally winced knowing she should have waited for her mother to finish work, but now as good a time to give her mother the birthday present.

"I have a present for you," Ally said slowly pulling out a small box with a pink bow on it.

Kisty's cold blue eyes softened, as they did when Ally was being cute, "Ally, sweetie you didn't need to bring me, my birthday present at work," she said.

Ally giggled as she ran over to her mother and jumped on her lap, "I know but since your working late tonight, I figured you could use a little cheering up," she said. Kisty smiled and took the present from Ally.

"Ally, I just need you to show up in my office to cheer me up," Kisty said.

"And a day off from work," said a cold voice. Kisty turned her eyes to see her father in the doorway with his arms crossed.

"NO Dad I am working," Kisty snapped.

"You are taking the day off and spending time with your daughter," Seto snapped.

Ally rolled her eyes, "Papa, I don't mind, if mommy works," she said.

Seto looked over at his granddaughter, "Adult talk," he said to her. Ally groaned, "Stupid code for leave the room," she said hoping off her mother's lap and out the door.

Kisty crossed her arms, "Dad, she's my daughter," she said.

Seto nodded, "And your mine," he said, "You should be spending time with her, not locked in an office like you have for the last three months."

Kisty shook her head, "I have not," she snapped.

"When did you start working back at Kaiba Industrial?" Seto asked with a smirk.

Kisty looked over at her desk calendar, "Three months…shoot it's been that long?" she asked. Seto smirked at his daughter, "You're busted," he said.

Kisty glared at her father, "Dad, I have stuff I need to work on," she said. Seto knew he wasn't going to win this without being mean to his daughter however, he wanted her to be away from a desk for 48 hours, and this was the only way to do it.

Seto walked behind his daughter's chair and pushed it away from the desk. "HEY WHAT THE…DAD," yelled Kisty trying to hold on to the wooden desk, but it was so smoothed out that she couldn't get a grip on it.

"You are done for the day," said Seto, "Or better yet the rest of the week, it's Thursday and tomorrow is Friday take the two days off and enjoy yourself with a four day weekend," he said quickly.

Kisty was wheeled out towards the door, she put her sneaker shoes against the door frame trying to stop her father from pushing her out of the office, "And I said I was working," she said stopping the movement of the chair.

Seto pushed the chair, as Kisty had her feet against the door, Mokuba stuck his head out of his office, and saw Kisty's feet against the outside of the doorframe to her and Seto's office. Ally was sitting in one of the chairs outside her mother's office, and Preethi was next to the office in her secretary desk watching the scene in front of her.

Lisa with Mokuba's twin sons, Matthew and Andrew who were coming to pick up Mokuba for lunch saw the scene as they stopped next to Ally in the chair.

"You are taking the day off Kisty don't argue with me," Seto grunted against the chair.

"And I said no, I am not," snapped Kisty pushing back against her father's force. Lisa looked at Matthew and Andrew, "Boys would you help your cousin out of the office please," she said. Matthew and Andrew ran over to their cousin but instead of getting Kisty out of the chair, they pushed it back against Seto.

Mokuba shook his head, "Not out the office window boys," he said running over to the door and grabbing one of Kisty's jean covered legs to pull her out of the chair. Ally was in a fit of laughter as Lisa joined her husband trying to pull Kisty out of the office chair and get her out of the building it was a full family effort to get Kisty out of the office for one day.

Rose and Chris Muto walked over to Ally, "I see they are going to try and get your mother to take the day off again?" asked Rose to Ally.

"Yep Yamu, and she is failing today," Ally, laughed calling Rose by her nickname. Chris shook his head at his godmother's stubbornness, "Thank goodness I never get involved," he said.

After about another 15 minutes of pushing and pulling Kisty finally landed on the floor of the Kaiba Industrial Corporation's floor in front of her office.

"OK FINE!" yelled Kisty as she sat on the floor, with her Uncle and Aunt holding her legs from getting back into the office, "I can take a hint, I will take the next two days off, since you are all so persistent!" she snapped.

Ally smile widely, "YEAH!" she yelled running over to her mother and giving her a big hug on the floor. Kisty smiled at her daughter and ran her fingers through Ally's blue hair.

"You planned this didn't you?" Kisty asked her daughter with a small smile. Ally smirked at her mother, and gave a nod, "the box was to get my hands off the computer."

Ally answered with another nod, as she continued to hug her mother. Lisa and everyone else were watching not saying a word, it had been a while since Kisty and Ally had a special mother daughter moment, too long of a while when thought about.

"Well now that we have removed Kisty from the office chair, how about we get her out of the building, Mokuba, Lisa would you be so kind to escort the CEO to her lunch with the rest of the family," said Seto with a smirk. Kisty turned her head towards her father and shook it, but before she could say anything Mokuba and Lisa pulled Kisty down towards the elevator dragging her hands on the floor-leaving claw marks.

"I don't run a company anymore I run the circus," muttered Seto. "You wish," said Kisty in a growl as she went around the corner, Ally had jumped off her mother before she was dragged.

"Can we eat now?" asked Ally to her grandfather. "Yes, sport we can," he answer as they all went to the elevator.

An hour later

Kisty was sitting with a plate of food and presents around her head, "OK, Kisty dig in," said Joey with a smirk as he brought them all their food.

Kisty sighed, "Thanks Joey," she said, taking the plate of noodles from him.

Joey Wheeler had opened a restaurant that was the hottest in town, he was number one for being the best family restaurant, also, but that was thanks to the Kaiba family and Muto family because they ate there a lot.

"You know Wheeler I still have one complaint about this place," said Seto.

"Yeah I know rich boy, you hate it that I handle your food before you, do oh and I think Jono spat in your wan tan soup," said Joey walking away.

Matt and Andy who were at the table next to Kaiba families, started laughing but where quickly silenced by the glare from their mother and father, Mokuba and Lisa who were behind them. Kisty took a fork full of noodles when she noticed a man walking into the restaurant.

The man was dressed in a business suit and had shoulder length blonde hair; he looked like Josh except for the hair, and voice. "Excuse me, I would like to make an order to go," he said. Kisty heard his voice and almost choked on the noodles, she knew that voice, it sounded like one of Josh's acting voices, but that was impossible, Josh had been dead for almost 6 years now the thought in her mind made her stop eating at that moment.

Another man entered the restaurant, from right away, Kisty could tell whom it was, her eyes narrowed and she put down her fork, "The scum just walked in," she muttered to her father. Seto looked up and saw Duke standing next to the man, "Hey Joey, I here to pick up my order, I called in," he said.

Joey walked over, "Hey ya Duke, yah I got your order," he said pulling out two bags.

"How can Joey put up with Duke, like that" muttered Kisty seeing him, suddenly she had seen Duke on a few occasions however; she was able to avoid him completely without his knowledge.

"Mom, calm down," said Ally seeing her mother tense up.

"He even looks at me funny I am killing him," said Kisty in a whisper.

"Papa, do something," Ally muttered, "Mom looks like she is going too…," but Ally saw the same look in her grandfather's eyes as her mother was having towards Duke.

If it weren't for Ann sitting next to Seto in the booth, Seto would have jumped up and knocked Duke to the floor, as for Kisty she was locked in by Preethi and Atem, Rose and Chris at the booth she couldn't get out to hurt Duke even if she wanted too.

Duke finally looked to his right to see the Kaiba families, and some of the Muto family sitting in the booth, "Well, if it isn't my favorite families," said Duke happily. Kisty grabbed her jean pants under the table with anger she kept her ice-cold eyes focused on him.

"Duke you take so much as one step towards me and I will literally kill you," snapped Kisty. Seto kept his spot however; his hand gripped a fork while Kisty held a steak knife.

"MOMMY, PAPA stop grabbing weapons," cried Ally from her spot. Duke turned his green eyes on Ally, "So, you must be my son's daughter?" asked Duke. Ally tilted her head sideways, "Son?" she asked.

"I guess your mother and grandfather never told you, that I am your grandfather from your daddy's side," said Duke with a little bow. Kisty kept her laser like blue eyes on Duke, but sensed Ally looking at her in confusion.

"Mommy is what he says true?" asked Ally. Kisty closed her eyes, she didn't want to admit it but it was true, every word of it was, true, "Yes, Ally, Duke here is your grandfather, however before you go running into his arms, just some information you might want to know, he also tried to kill me," she said.

Ally wasn't going to move, she was in the middle of the table, but her happy face of finding out she had another family member slowly faded at her mother's words. "Mr. Devlin," said the man next to Duke, "We should get going," he said.

Duke turned, "Jason I want you met some friends of mine, and some family too," he said with a smirk, towards the man that sounded like one of Josh's acting voices.

"I would like you to meet the Kaiba, and some of the Muto families, the little blue hair girl there is my granddaughter, next to the brown haired fox," introduced Duke with a smirk.

"I see," said the man he looked at Ally, he couldn't believe how big his daughter had grown she was looking just like her mother at that age his heart broke at that moment.

Jason and Duke left the restaurant after seeing Seto make a move to push his wife out of the booth they were in, outside Joe sat in his father's car, "I can't believe it," said Duke getting in, "I didn't think our plan would move so soon," he said.

Jason looked at Duke, "I am not doing this anymore dad," said Josh pulling out the contacts that made him into the man they called Jason. "What are you talking about Josh, you don't have a choice," snapped Duke.

Josh looked at the steering wheel he was sitting behind, "I mean, never mind," he said turning on the car and heading home. 'I can't believe my own daughter is so grown up, she looks like Kisty, but I can't go back to them, my blood family needs help, some day I will go back for you Ally, I will stop your mother's tears, I could see them in her eyes, she knew my voice. I know she will be crying tonight,' thought Josh as they drove to the apartment to eat dinner.

Duke sat at the table, Josh sat across from him, he at his noodles in silence and Duke at his rice balls in peace.

Across town at the Kaiba mansion that night, Kisty had just finished brushing Ally's hair and was putting her daughter to bed, "Mommy, something was strange about that man that grand…"

"Don't call Duke your grandfather," snapped Kisty.

"Why not?" asked Ally

"Because he is a jerk and after your father died all ties to that end were broken," said Kisty in an angry voice.

"Mommy, that's not true I am one fourth of him," Ally said near tears.

Kisty stopped brushing her daughter's hair, "Ally, some day when you are older you will understand," she said.

"Why can't I now, I am like you at this age, I know about a lot of things, I can take it," Ally pronounced.

Kisty stood up and walked over to the small vanity for Ally and put the brush down, "Ally, Duke tried to kill me several years before I married your father or had you, if he succeeded he would of kill you before you were a thought," she said.

"I see, so you are still mad at him," said Ally.

Kisty slowly turned to face her daughter, "I am sorry baby, and I seem to be caught up in my anger. I thought I heard your father's voice today," she said.

"You hope he is alive but you saw him die," said Ally.

Kisty shook her head, "I wasn't in the room, when they took him off life support. Ally, I was in the hall crying, to even watch," she said feeling ashamed, "Good night Ally," Kisty quickly said heading towards the door and watching her daughter tuck herself in and fall asleep which took about 20 seconds from the moment the 5 year old hit the pillow.

Kisty walked into the hallway and into her room she opened the doors to the balcony and stepped onto it, she looked at the stars, a small tear fell down her face, "I want to know if you did die but you are gone either way all I could do is hope," she whispered.

A figure walked behind Kisty and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, Kisty leaned her head back "Dad, why do I have hope?" she asked.

Seto sighed holding his daughter, "Because you believe you can change time, when you can't," he said. Kisty nodded, her head into her father's chest that was behind her, "It's time for you to get to bed Kisty," said Seto.

Kisty turned after her father let go and began walking across the room, slowly Kisty turned to face the stars, "If only I could see him for a moment," whispered Kisty, "That's all I ask."

Across town at Josh and Duke's apartment, Josh stood on the balcony ironically looking at the same spot as Kisty, "I am here Kisty, and I am here for Ally too, please forgive me if you ever fine out," he whispered.