Sorry for the delay it took me a while to get this one out,
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Chapter 4
Prince Charming
Kisty walked around the mansion the next morning her purple nightgown, Ally was already up and in the kitchen bugging her step grandmother for more waffles. Ally was sitting in the kitchen on the island counter in the middle of the kitchen watching Ann make the pancakes. Kisty walked into the room, sat down next to her daughter, and spotting the pile of 20 or so pancakes and waffles.
"Alexandra Kristen Kaiba Devilen," said Kisty with a growl, "What are you doing with that many at this time of the morning?"
Ally blushed at her mother, "Breakfast," she answered with a smile.
"Oh really, then hand some over," Kisty said grabbing a fork to snag one.
Ann let out a laugh from her spot in the kitchen, "They aren't for you, those are for your father and Uncle, yours I am making right now," she said. Kisty looked at her daughter who gave an agreeing nod with Ann.
Rolling her eyes, Kisty slowly moved over to the refrigerator, "Fine, I will get something to drink then," she said.
Just then, the door opened to the kitchen opened and Seto walked through with a smirk on his face, Kisty looked at her father puzzled, "Ok, what did you do Dad," she said.
Seto shrugged, "Does it matter?" he asked.
Ann laughed, "You don't want to know what happened after you went to bed last night do you?" she asked.
Kisty cringed, "Never mind, forget I asked, I hate thinking about you two, it was even worse when my mother was alive," she said taking her glass of orange juice and drinking it like a shot then refilling it.
Ally was the only one who didn't know about sex yet, she may have been smart for her age knowing math really well, in fact she even helped her grandfather come up with new programs at times, the little 5 year old was a apple off her grandfather's tree when it came to intelligence.
Mokuba walked through the door, and took a sniff of the kitchen air "Ann, did you make pancakes and waffles again?" he asked continuing to sniff the air. Kisty pointed to Ally for her uncle since Ann was busy with the waffle iron and griddle.
Ally looked at her great uncle and smiled, "You want them come and take them," she challenged. Seto looked at his granddaughter with a small glare he was hungry too, so he reached over to take one, as did Mokuba. Ally batted both hands away with her tiny hand, "Not now, we are going to eat as a family for once," she said.
Kisty took a drink of her orange juice, "We eat together all the time Ally, now give some food to your grandfather and Uncle now," she said.
"No we don't, what about when you work late Mom," she said in her tiny five-year-old voice.
Ann nodded at her step daughter as did Seto and Mokuba, Kisty rolled her eyes at them, "Don't tell me you all think that I am a work addict, like Dad was?" she asked.
The entire family except Kisty answered at the same time "YES!"
Kisty shook her head, "I am not," she snapped with her free hand in a fist.
"Sorry Kisty but you are, too," said Ann point the spatula at her.
Kisty slumped as she leaned against the counter, "I don't care, find I won't go to work today, and Ally give your grandfather and Uncle some food, now" she snapped.
Ally quickly let go of the plate of pancakes with waffles and the two Kaiba brothers took one pancake each, then Ally grabbed the plate again guarding it with her life like a guard. "I am just following Mama's orders," she said.
Kisty looked at Ann with a small glare, "I told her to watch the pancakes, I didn't say guard them like they were her last meal or something," Ann said trying to avoid a yelling match with her stepdaughter.
"You need to get out Mommy, to be honest, you either stay cooped up here at the mansion or at the office, either way enjoy your day off, you should enjoy it," said Ally.
Kisty looked at her father, uncle and step mother as they agreed with her five year old child, "Fine, I will go out, however this is a one time deal if I don't like it, I can continue with the way I am, deal?" she snapped.
"Deal as long as you get out of the mansion for the whole day," said Seto taking another pancake from Ally.
"Hey that one is mine," she snapped at him this routine continued until all the pancakes were eaten and Kisty got hers from Ann and they all ate together.
A few hours later Seto, Ann, and Mokuba left for Kaiba Corp, Kisty was going to take Ally to Tea's and Yugi's house, so Rose and Chris could play together, since staying at the mansion alone was out of the question now.
"COME ON MOM!" yelled Ally from down stairs, near the door. Kisty sighed she looked in the mirror of her room one more time, she was wearing jeans and baby blue half top, she thought it was too much so she threw a jogging jacket over it.
Kisty and Ally went out to the car and went to Yugi and Tea's game shop/house. Rose was sitting on the steps being only a few years older then Ally was they were best of friends and were a team. Ally jumped out of the car the minute Kisty put it into park and turned off the engine, Kisty laughed as she saw her daughter run into Rose for a hug. "Hey short stuff," said Rose who was taller the Ally by about two inches.
Ally glared, "Hi Yamu," she said hugging her and addressing each other with their nicknames.
Kisty got out of the car, "Hello Rose," she said with a small smile.
"Morning Miss Kaiba," Rose responded, "Dad wanted to talk to you before you went running off," she said as she and Ally ran around to the other side of the house.
Kisty nodded and went in the game store entrance, Yugi was leaning on the counter, looking much as he did when he was a teenager, except taller and almost like Atem however, the blonde spikes were down. "Hey Yugi," said Kisty walking in, Yugi's head popped up.
"Hi Kisty long time no see," he answered back.
Kisty smiled a little, "Rose said you wanted to talk to me about something?" she asked walking over to him.
"Have you ever heard of a guy called Jason Joshuna?" he asked.
Kisty shook her head, with a weird look on her face the name did not ring any bells, "No, why do you ask?" she said.
"Because he came in here, asking about you yesterday told me to give you this, normally I wouldn't take things from weird people that just walk in here, but he insisted saying it was from Josh, before he died," Yugi spoke worried, "Did Josh, ever mention someone by that name?"
Kisty shook her head, "No, Josh didn't mention anyone by that name," she said as Yugi pulled up the box from behind the counter.
"It had your old address on it, which why I actually accepted taking it, since you been living with your Dad for a while now," said Yugi putting the package on the counter.
Kisty nodded, looking that the package it was just a big box, to her with it's normal shipping look to it, "Well we won't know what's in it until we open it," she said opening the box with her finger nails.
Kisty pulled out another box except it was wrapped in nice wrapping paper, she slowly opened it to find another box under the wrapping she opened it like it was a puzzle, thinking that something was just going to pop out of it, inside of the box was a picture frame, of her, Josh and baby Ally. Kisty was in shock, she put her hand over her mouth, "Oh my, gosh, how would this guy get this?" she asked.
Yugi shrugged at this, "Don't know any ideas?" he asked her.
Kisty nodded, "Josh must have had this made before he died the thing is why now is it here?" she asked.
"That I can't answer, anyways the Jason guy asked me to give you his card when you came in," said Yugi handing over the card.
Kisty looked at the card it had a phone number, and a name "Jason D. Joshuna of the Domino Sunset Newspaper" on it. "Guess since I am out today, I guess I can check it out," she said, "it doesn't hurt to do a little looking."
"Good luck Kisty," said Yugi then as he watched her leave he picked up the phone and called a number, making sure no one was around.
"Ok, Duke I gave her the present and the card, now tell me who this guy is?" he asked.
"Yugi, if I told you who Jason really was you wouldn't believe me," Duke answered on the other end.
"Try me, I am doing this behind everyone's backs, now talk," Yugi snapped.
"Relax I am not going to hurt Kisty if anything this may just take away her pain from losing Josh," answered Duke but before Yugi could say anything to argue that he continued, "Was Kisty in Josh's room when he supposedly dead?" he asked.
Yugi thought about it, he heard Kisty's sobs in the hallway before the doctors went rushing in to the room to take Josh off the machines that were keeping him alive since there was no chance of him making it. "NO, she was in the hallway, plus what do you mean supposedly, Duke?" asked Yugi in a little in rage then it hit him, "You are telling me that this Jason guy is really…" he trailed off.
Duke nodded while talking on the phone, "Yes, Josh is alive, but he is doing it to help me, for we had to fake his death but that is all you need to know, by the way tell no one, about this," he said and hung up the phone.
Tea was behind the door that connected the shop to the rest of the house she had the secondary phone on her ear. She turned with her back to it, she felt sorry for bring Yugi in to this, for she had listened to the entire conversation, but she knew just as well as anyone else that Kisty needed some end to her grief and next time she saw Kisty she was going to tell her Josh was alive and with Duke.
Kisty walked to the park sitting down on a bench ironically it was the same exact bench her father had sat on when she met him. Looking up at the KIC building, she thought about the days when she was young and used to play out in the park she then let her thoughts travel to when she wanted to blow that building sky high for the memory on the 140 floor. It was the place of her kidnapping and rape however, that floor was in the middle of the building, and there was no point in destroying the whole place for one floor.
"You look deep in thought Mrs. Devilen," said a man walking up to Kisty.
Kisty turned her gaze towards the man with a long brown trench coat, dark sunglasses, and business suit attire underneath, she looked at his short blonde hair, "Can I help you?" she asked.
The man smiled, "The name is Jason D Joshuna, you called me a while ago on your cell phone," he said.
Kisty stood up, "Yes, nice to meet you sorry if I sounded short I just have a lot on my mind, when I called you about the picture," she said.
"Any hard working woman with a daughter, and being co owner of the country's biggest gaming corporation can do that, you become short tempered and want to be cautious when ever possible because you never know when some one will try to harm you," he said taking off the glasses showing his purple colored eyes.
Kisty glared at him, "Just answer my question, I don't have time to waste," she barked.
Jason nodded, "I have some information about the picture that I sent for you, your husband was a roommate of mine when we were in New York Acting Academy together," he said calmly. "He asked me to hold on to that picture until Christmas the year he died, however when Christmas arrived he never came to get it from me, and so I finally moved to Domino to get a job as a journalist and well I thought I deliver the picture but found out Josh had passed away," he said.
Kisty nodded, "So, you knew my dead husband and he trusted you with this," she said.
Jason nodded, "yes," he answered, deep down he wanted to grab Kisty and tell her everything that he wasn't dead in fact he was right in front her and tell her he was story but there was the plan and her safety to consider.
"Thank you, Mr. Joshuna I appreciate that you give this too me," Kisty said standing up. "Now if you excuse me I have something to take care of," she turned slowly only to feel something zing by her ear like a pin the next thing Kisty knew she was on the ground, and out cold, 'NO, NOT AGAIN JOSH HELP ME!' her mind screamed just as she felt something pick her off the ground.
Kisty opened her eyes seeing a light above her head and a dimly lit room she saw wooden walls and tables, "Where am I?" she asked trying to sit up but a hand pushed her back down.
"Take it easy Mrs. Devlin, you had a nasty fall," said Jason's voice, "your at my apartment."
Kisty bolted up suddenly, a pain rang in her head, "Ouch," she screamed.
"I told you should have taken it easy, you are safe here," said Jason.
'That's what he thinks how he dare kidnap me,' thought Kisty, 'I can't move to much, wait what's this on my head…a bandage? Was I really attacked there was something that went by my ear then the rest is black.'
"Someone attacked you in the park I just got you out of there, so you need to relax," said Jason calmly.
Kisty turned her aching head with her eyes squinted and the blurriness of the room she thought she saw Josh in Jason then seeing his blonde hair and eyes she realized it was just Jason. "Take it easy," said Jason easily and calm he was trying to get Kisty to lower her guard so she wouldn't hurt herself more then she had already.
Jason's voice was very calm like something from a fairy tale, it was sweet, and peaceful, slow yet it had a melody to it, something that Josh had in his voice when he would sing Ally to bed, but this time Kisty knew Josh's voice was never to be heard from again.
Kisty nodded her head and laid back down, "What happened?" she asked putting her hand on her head.
"Some one tried to kill you that are what happened," said Duke in the back of the room.
Kisty rolled her eyes, "What do you want?" she snapped at him.
Duke sighed, "What no thanks for logging your large ass up here?" he asked.
Kisty sat up hurting her head but not caring, "If your going to torture, rape or kill me then just do it," she snapped at him, "Just leave Ally alone, with my father."
Duke moved from the wall where he was leaning, "I don't want to repeat of what happened years ago Kisty. Besides, I can't hurt you, who would be police look at first to suspect that would me, so I am a little smarter then you think besides, that incident in the park had nothing to do with me, other then my roommate bringing you with a slight head wound from a guy jumping you. You should know by the way I called your father telling him you were hurt he didn't believe me until I told him to turn on the TV," he finished.
Kisty glared at Duke her head still fuzzy, Jason was next to her, "Mrs. Devlin you should rest," he said. Kisty looked at Jason, "Don't call me that Josh is dead if anything call me Kisty or Ms. Kaiba I dropped Devilen from my name the moment Josh died," she spat.
"Really, you dropped Josh's name that quickly," Jason asked in shock, for a moment Josh fell out of the voice he had been using, returning to his normal voice but then seeing that Kisty was groggy covered for him for she did pick up on it for a few seconds however she soon passed out again.
Josh looked at Kisty on the couch, he saw she had passed out again, he shook his head, and leaned against the couch, taking out his contacts that made his eyes look purple, "I am sorry," he muttered under his voice.
There was a knock at the door, Josh quickly put his contacts back in and walked over to the door, Seto stood there with a look of rage on his face, "Duke where is my daughter!" he barked.
Duke sighed and pointed at the couch where Kisty was, "Relax, my roommate was tending to her head wound, which was hit by a bat if you want to know," he said.
Seto turned to Jason by the door, "If I were you I would dump this low life," he said then turning to pick up Kisty, who was still passed out.
Jason felt someone run pass his leg, "Mommy," cried a little girl jumping on Kisty.
Slowly Kisty opened her eyes again to see Ally on her, "I am okay sweetie," she said running her fingers through her daughter's hair.
"I was scared that I was going to lose you like I lost daddy, mommy can we go home now?" asked Ally.
Kisty smiled, "Yeah honey when you get off me and your grandfather gets me to the limo outside," she said sitting up.
"Deal" said Ally hoping off her mother.
Jason stood there watching the scene in front of him, inside Josh, heart ached 'Kisty if only you and Ally knew that I was alive and looking at you, two things would be different,' he thought.
Moments later Kisty, Ally and Seto were gone, Jason sat in the chair removing the contacts again, and placing them in their container, he scratched his head, and rubbed his eyes, it had been a trying day.
"That was some good acting no wonder you were the most sought out actor in New York," said Duke with small applause in the hallway where he stood.
"Why did Kaiba bring my daughter here with him to get Kisty," Josh snapped at his father, "I don't want to do this anymore I want to be with my daughter and wife."
"Relax you will be with Kisty again and with your little cute bundle of energy, remember you have to play prince charming first," said Duke, "You have to get them to trust you," he finished.
Josh gripped his hands on the table, "Trust that I already had but just taken right out in front of me, by your stupid warning," he said angrily.
"If I didn't tell you that those brassards were out to get you, you would really be dead now wouldn't you," snapped Duke.
"Only because you screwed up and didn't kill me," Josh fired back, "How was I supposed to know that my dead mother would have enemies," he slumped in his chair.
"I knew that's why I tried to kill you remember, anyways doesn't matter now they think your dead which means it's a matter of time before they go after your pretty little angel," Duke said with a sneer in his voice.
Josh glared at his father, "Remember once I take care of this, you never show your face again," he snapped, going to the refrigerator and getting a beer.
"Just as long as you don't blow your cover, I think our deal will stick," Duke answered and walked towards the bathroom.
Meanwhile in the limo, Kisty sat next to her father and daughter, "Your spacing out," said Seto.
Kisty looked at her father, "I am just tired," she said rubbing her head.
"Who would hurt you mommy?" asked Ally, sitting there with her toy in hand.
Kisty shrugged, "I don't know, but I will tell you this who ever they were they are going to pay," she said gripping her hands tight.
"Do I have to remind you what revenge does to people?" asked Seto with a raised eyebrow.
"What are you talking about Dad?" Kisty questioned, "It's obvious someone wants my family dead or else why attack me?"
"Why attack you indeed, the only thing you hold is a small fortune left by your deceased husband, and on genius child, oh and did I forget a very powerful father," Seto smirked at the last part.
Kisty sighed and leaned her head on the glass of the limo window, "I guess so, I just feel lonely," she shivered.
"What about that guy that saved you in the park?" asked Ally, "he was kind of handsome."
Kisty looked at her daughter puzzled, "You want me to date?" she asked.
Ally nodded, "Why not?" she asked.
Kisty shook her head, "No way," she said.
"It would get you out of the office more," said Seto.
"Dad, don't you…" Kisty fired back.
"Please Mommy?" Ally asked.
Kisty looked at her father and daughter, "I mean it no stop already," she said.
"Your daughter has a point there you asking you to go out," said Seto
Kisty glared at her father, "You and her together I swear is worse then the stories that mom told me about Uncle Mokuba begging to buy candy," she said.
Seto chuckled, "You have just begun to witness that behavior except it's your daughter doing it," he said.
Kisty sighed, "Ally, I will think about it, until then don't say anything about it," she said glaring at the two of them. Kisty's mind traveled to the thought of Jason who saved her in the Park, 'I wonder how many secrets Josh kept from me?' she asked her self in her mind.
"Mommy," said Ally looking with her two blue eyes as if she was going to cry.
"Yes, Ally?" Kisty asked in a calm tone.
"Can I have some candy?" Ally pulled out her Great Uncle's secret weapon, the puppy eyes.
"Ah how about no," said Kisty.
"PLEASE, Mom," said Ally.
"No, Ally," said Kisty
"Please," asked Ally
"No," Kisty spoke in a cold tone
"Pretty please," said Ally with fake tears in her eyes.
"Kisty you aren't going to win this," whispered Seto.
"Don't you start Dad," Kisty snapped at her father.
Galleria: it's ok that your slow trust me it took me a few tries to figure out what I was trying to write, just so you know Josh and Jason are the same guy if you need help there. As for ages of the kids, here they are, Matthew and Andrew (Mokuba's boys) are both 16, Rose is 9, Chris is 12, and Jono is 16 now, back when Josh passed away just subtract 5 years from their ages and there you go. And Ally is 4 almost 5 years old. I think I covered all the kids now, anything else don't be afraid to ask
