Asana's eyes went wide seeing her mother.

"Asana honey, what on earth are you wearing?"

Asana glared at her. "What are doing here?" ignoring the question.

"Well I came here for you and JJ."

"Why?"

"What do you mean, why?"

"Why did you come and how did you find out I was here?"

'So, I was right she didn't tell her she was here.' Seto thought.

"I heard though the grapevine that you were here. Noah told me you left."

Asana glared at her brother. True she didn't tell him not to tell but she shouldn't have had too! She thought her brother would know better than that. But then again he never was one for keeping secrets for very long.

"Honey, why did you leave?"

"Why not? There's no place for me anymore."

"Of course there is." Ivera said giving her a very awkward hug. Something she almost never did.

Asana looked at her. Rarely had she ever been so well…nice. It was the only word she could think of. She'd also never known her to call her honey! "Really then why is it you got Noah and Marine something for Christmas but not me?"

"Oh well I was only joking."

Asana looked at her like her head had just exploded. It wasn't like her mother to be nice like this. She also knew full well that her mother hated surprises! She never knew why just that she didn't like them. She didn't like doing them and she didn't like giving them. "Really, I've never known you too in the past. You always said you hate surprises. Why would you surprise me after all these years? You always said you hated surprises.

Ivera pulled her to the side a little and whispered, "Listen honey, now you know how I make a lot of money that comes into the house and I don't mean sewing."

"What about it?"

"Well Mr. Johnston said that he wants you."

"What?" Asana asked unable to believe what her mother was saying.

"Honey my sewings not making enough to even cover the rent. Mr. Johnston the man who holds the deed to our place, said if you agreed to pleasure him and keep him and his friends happy he'd give us the house."

"Mother, are you serious?"

"Extremely. We haven't paid the rent since you father died. I've been able to keep him happy. But now he wants you."

"That's the reason you came for me? Not cause you love me or miss me but because you want me to be a whore like you?"

Ivera slapped her. Asana was stunned by it.

"I always knew you'd be a weakling just like your father was."

"I always thought you said papa was brave. Why do you keep saying he's weak?"

"Simple, really. The way Charles talked about him."

Everyone looked at her like she was nuts.

"Mother what are you saying?"

"I never thought I'd actually tell you."

"Tell me what?"

"Well it happened about 15 years ago, just after Noah was born. Charles often had to become a traveling salesman when the crops were particularly bad."

Flashback

"Ivera, look what I've got." Charles said pulling a little one-year old girl forward. "Ivera meet Asana."

"Where did you get her?"

"Well you see there was this man I meet. His name was James Vanslyke and well his wife had been diagnosed with tuberculosis and they were told to go to a higher climate and well though there's no cure, it might prolong her life some. How long the doctor could not say. Well he said sadly that they went too late."

"How could it be too late if she was already dieing?"

"Well they it seems they should have left for the high country sooner. A few nights before we meet, he told me that his wife had gotten up to make breakfast and that she seemed okay. But after everything was loaded into the wagon and they got set to get in and move on she started coughing."

"So what he stood there and watched."

"There was nothing he could do. She continued to cough till…"

"Till what?"

Charles sighed, "Till she bleed to death."

"Now he was left alone with this one-year old. No means of support."

"Let me guess you just offered to take her in."

"How could I not? He was distraught over the loss of his wife and now had to find a way to support this one-year-old. When I told him about you and Marine and about Noah. He said he'd be honored to have me to take and raise his child as my own. I thought though she's still little as she got older she could help care for Noah."

"Fine, we take her in."

End Flashback

Asana was shocked. She was adopted?

Seto took was shocked but then glared at Ivera. It became obvious to him that it wasn't little Mokuba she disliked. It was any child she was forced to raise that was not her own! If it weren't for his fear of what would happen he'd take Noah away from her too. Since it became obvious that she wasn't any sort of mother. Any real mother would love their children, whether they gave birth to them or not. He was actually surprised that she had shown the girl even a fraction of love. But it was also clear that it was only a fraction, and showed half of that fraction towards Mokuba.

"Asana." Seto called. Asana looked up at him. "If you would still like a job, you may have one. As a maid in this castle."

"R-really?" Asana asked greatly surprised.

"Yes, you can work in the same sector with Heather. She also does laundry."

"No, problem. I taught and helped JJ. Thank you for giving me a chance." Asana said bowing.

Noah smiled, 'This is great! With my sister working here it will be easy to get to JJ, now!'

"If you wish to still see your family however it must be outside the castle walls." Seto said.

Asana nodded in agreement. "Is it all right if I show Noah around while he's here? It wouldn't be long and JJ…I mean Mokuba is with Master Yami so you wouldn't have to worry about him."

Seto turned to look at Yami. "Why not, Mokuba's here with me. I wont let him go." Yami said squeezing the boy tight.

"Very well. You may go. Johnston, Wheeler, escort them around the castle." Seto said to two guards standing around.

"Yes, my king." They said and left.

Though Seto didn't like the idea of Noah in the castle as Yami said, Mokuba was safe and sound with him. So, he reluctantly allowed it.

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The last name Vanslyke and the events mentioned in Asana's past are based upon fact! Yes except for the child's age, everything in the story is based upon a true story. My grandmother was the girl in the story and I think my mom said her mother was 5 at the time. Its creepy but it's all true and it sadly all happened on Christmas day! The last name Vanslyke spelling may or may not be accurate my mom wasn't certain on the correct spelling, as she never met her grandfather. Sorry the first name of Charles I don't think was his real first name I think it was James, but I wont swear on it. It's also only a coincidence that my half-brother's name is Charles.