A/N: Hello my dear fans/readers! It certainly has been a while since I'd seen y'all last! Things had been real busy on my end with the holidays, work, and just generally trying to make sure this chapter was great. I've had a lot more time recently in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic to write, and now I am finally ready to bring y'all ch. 3! YAY!

I'd like to give a big shout out to my good friend Matt who helped me with this chapter. I would also like to give shout-outs and thank yous to Kaibaiskrazy and RandomCelebLover for their reviews that allowed for immediate release once I finished this chapter.

Heads up: There WILL be a couple slightly NSFW scenes later on in this chapter. As usual, I have marked them in case you'd like to skip for whatever reason. However, THERE ARE NO LEMONS IN THIS CHAPTER. (Next chapter there will be though).

We also do get a few more peeks of Anastasia's past, along with introducing (dark) Bakura and Marik closer to the end. We also see Seto and Anastasia butting heads just a little as she moves in and settles in with Seto and Mokuba, and also dealing with the ever-obnoxious fangirls.

Strap yourselves in and enjoy the ride, and don't forget to leave a review. New reviews= immediate release of new chapters.

Once Seto and Anastasia arrived at the mansion, Anastasia and the crew were astonished at how opulently large the mansion was, which earned a chuckle from Seto.

"Welcome home, sweetheart," Seto told her with a light kiss.

"Wow!" Anastasia exclaimed. Edward opened the door for them and helped them out.

"Thank you, Edward," Anastasia thanked him, which made him smile.

"Yes, thank you," Seto told him, spurred by Anastasia. Edward was surprised Seto thanked him. He had never heard him say it before, but he was thrilled. The crew also thanked him, not wanting to seem ungrateful either.

"You're welcome," Edward replied as he got the luggage out of the trunk, and had the servants help bring them and the fragile carry-on luggage inside to Seto and Anastasia's room. When the door opened and after the servants had gone through the door with the luggage, Mokuba came running out to greet them, tailed by Roland and Rosa.

"You're home! You're finally home!" Mokuba exclaimed excitedly and swept his brother and his new sister-in-law in a bear hug. Seto and Anastasia chuckled at how excited he was.

"Looks like someone missed us," Anastasia observed.

"You bet! It's been lonely," Mokuba admitted. "How was Hawaii?! Tell me everything!"

"We'll tell you in a bit," Seto promised as he ruffled his little brother's shaggy black hair.

"Okay!" Mokuba exclaimed with the enthusiasm of a puppy.

"Welcome home Mr. Kaiba, Mrs. Kaiba," Roland greeted.

"Welcome home Seto and Anastasia!" Rosa greeted happily. Seto and Anastasia smiled.

"Thank you, Roland, Rosa," Anastasia replied and gave them a warm hug. Rosa and Roland were surprised but loved the hug.

"Thank you, Roland, Rosa," Seto echoed. Roland and Rosa were surprised and delighted, and exchanged glances. They were impressed at how good of an influence Anastasia was on him already, not to mention the fact that he looked so happy with her.

"I made your favorites for dinner," Rosa told them. She had remembered what Anastasia had told her at the brunch after the wedding about what she liked to eat and what she couldn't tolerate. Anastasia beamed.

"Aww, thank you Rosa!" Anastasia thanked her. It was nice to be welcomed home with her favorite dinner. Rosa beamed. It was so nice to be appreciated.

"Thank you, Rosa," Seto and Mokuba echoed. Rosa beamed more as Seto and Mokuba thanked her. Rosa led them to the dining room where a banner read "Welcome Home Seto and Anastasia" and there were a few hibiscus mylar balloons.

"This is so sweet! I love this!" Anastasia exclaimed happily. Mokuba, Rosa, and Roland beamed. It was Mokuba's idea to put a banner up and put up balloons, Roland and Rosa just helped set them up.

"Thanks Anastasia! I'm glad you like it!" Mokuba replied happily.

"This is great, Mokuba," Seto told him with a smile.

"Thanks, Seto," Mokuba replied and smiled wider. Seto and Mokuba took their normal seats, and Anastasia sat between them. Rosa served them their dinner, and Anastasia smiled.

"This looks fantastic, thank you Rosa," Anastasia thanked her.

"Thank you, Rosa," Seto and Mokuba echoed, and they started eating.

"How is it?" Rosa asked Anastasia eagerly, hoping it was just how she liked it.

"It's fantastic!" Rosa beamed happily.

"You always make delicious food, Rosa," Mokuba complimented her.

"Yes, you do," Seto agreed.

"Thank you!" Rosa thanked them, happy to receive such praise and gratitude.

"Why don't you have a seat, and we can tell you all about our adventures?" Anastasia invited Rosa, Roland, and Edward, which they happily took seats across from them and listened intently while Seto and Anastasia told them about their adventures in between bites.

"We also have a bunch of souvenirs for all of you," Anastasia told them.

"Aww, really? That's so sweet! You didn't have to do that for us!" Rosa told Anastasia happily.

"Thank you, that is sweet," Roland and Edward replied with a smile.

"Oh, it's no problem," Anastasia assured them. When they finished eating, Anastasia and Seto excused themselves to get the camera, pictures, and souvenirs with the film crew following. Seto held Anastasia's hand as he led them to his, and now Anastasia's bedroom. He opened the door, and Anastasia's and the crew's jaws dropped at how luxurious and spacious the room was. Seto had an elegant four post bed with silk sapphire sheets, and a cozy comforter on a plush, king-size memory foam mattress, a huge walk-in closet, a huge private bathroom, dressers, bookshelves, a couch, a 55" TV, and paintings of him and Mokuba, and Blue Eyes White Dragons. He had light blue carpet on the floor with sapphire blue accents. In the corner of his room near the bookcases and the couch and TV, there was the pile of wedding gifts.

"How do you like our room?" Seto asked her.

"It's beautiful, and it's probably bigger than my house!" Anastasia remarked incredulously. Seto chuckled, smirked, and gave her a kiss.

"Welcome home," Seto told her sweetly. He couldn't wait to have her move in and share his room and bed with him. Her presence would definitely make their room feel warm, cozy, romantic, and welcoming.

"Thank you," Anastasia replied with a smile and a light kiss.

While they were getting the souvenirs, the camera, and the pictures, Seto stole a few kisses, which made Anastasia blush and smile. Seto smiled and got the bag full of souvenirs meant for Rosa, Edward, Roland, and Mokuba while Anastasia carried the camera and pictures. Anastasia put the pictures on the table with her camera, and helped Seto hand out the souvenirs. Mokuba, Rosa, Roland, and Edward were so excited about their souvenirs and thanked Anastasia and Seto, and marveled over the pictures. They especially loved the pictures of Seto and Anastasia looking so happy together.

"So, what's next for you two?" Mokuba asked curiously.

"Well, this week, I'm moving in with Seto and you, and then we start adjusting to regular married life. I also have to stop by my house tonight to relieve my friend who was house-sitting and taking care of my baby girl, Stella, and bring Stella here. Seto and I also were talking and we agreed that he and I would be up at 5:00 a.m. training together, and that you and him would promise to be home on time so we can have dinner together as a family. We also agreed that Friday nights are date nights, Saturdays are family days, which means that you, me, and Seto would do something together as a family, and that we would have lunch together once a week on Wednesdays to have something to look forward to that would help with the drudgery of the middle of the week," Anastasia explained.

"Wait, hold up, you have a baby girl at home?" Rosa asked surprised. Anastasia showed them a picture of Stella. "Oh! You have a fur-baby!" Rosa exclaimed as she realized what she meant.

"Yeah. She's about 4 years old, and is a former Military Working Dog, or MWD for short. She is such a good girl. She had to retire because of her injuries, but she is perfectly fine otherwise," Anastasia explained.

"Oh, I see. What happened to her? How did she get injured?" Mokuba inquired.

"She was pulling injured soldiers off the battlefield and was too close to an explosion," Anastasia explained.

"Oh dear, poor Stella," Mokuba remarked.

"She's perfectly fine," Anastasia assured him.

"That's good, I'm glad," Rosa and Mokuba replied.

"That also sounds like a fair schedule," Mokuba remarked. "I'm especially happy that we will be having family time together."

"Of course. We definitely need family time. It's nice to have a family again," Anastasia replied.

"You don't have any family besides us?" Mokuba remarked surprised.

"Nope," Anastasia answered.

"Well, I'm glad you're part of our family now," Mokuba retorted with a smile and hugged her.

"Thank you Mokuba, that really means a lot," Anastasia told him as they hugged. Seto watched with a smile on his face. He was happy that she had accepted Mokuba, and Mokuba accepted her, and his staff really liked her too. Rosa pulled Seto aside.

"Do NOT scare her away," she warned Seto in a motherly tone.

"I don't think she will be scared away that easily," Seto assured her.

"Is that so?" Rosa demanded.

"Yes, that IS so," Seto declared.

"How do you know?" Rosa demanded, as her deep, brown eyes narrowed.

"I watched her take down 10 men on her own, 2 of them being armed, and another woman when they tried to attack us. She also teamed up with me and we both took down 5 other men who wanted to rape her, and she led. She is ex-military with top-secret classified clearance. I've seen her eyes glow with a deadly rage when truly angered, and heard her demonic voice. She was using that to defend herself, and me," Seto explained. Rosa was surprised.

"Really?" She asked incredulously.

"Really," Seto confirmed. Rosa was astonished.

"Well, I'm glad your temper won't scare her away, but I still don't want you pushing her away either when you get busy with work," she replied. Seto gave her a bit of a scowl like how a teenager would scowl at their parents for a remark like that. "Don't look at me like that, I know how you get," Rosa retorted. Seto softened a little, realizing she was right. He did tend to have an attitude, and a habit of getting too involved with his work. He did tell Anastasia on their wedding day about his typical personality.

"On the bright side, she makes me happy, and she is so patient and sweet. And she called me 'my love', and I told her I was starting to fall in love with her," Seto told her. Rosa's eyes widened in surprise.

"Wow!" she exclaimed.

"I know," Seto replied.

"Well, I'm glad you're happy. You really do deserve happiness," Rosa told him with a maternal caress of his cheek. Seto smiled.

"Thank you, Rosa," Seto replied and went back to see Anastasia and Mokuba looking over pictures on her camera and discussing the souvenirs.

"I'm glad you and Seto had fun. You both look happy," Mokuba observed.

"I am happy, and I'm sure he's happy too," Anastasia replied.

"Please keep him that way. It's been so long since he's been happy," Mokuba requested somberly.

"I'll do my best," Anastasia promised. Mokuba smiled broadly.

"And I'll do my best to keep you happy too," Seto promised. They both looked up at Seto.

"I'll hold you to that," Anastasia retorted with a smile and Seto pulled her close and gave her a light kiss. Mokuba grinned like a Cheshire cat.

"We should probably go to my house and see my friend," Anastasia suggested, changing the subject.

"Yeah, let's do that," Seto agreed. He let her go so she could get the souvenirs for her friend. She got the souvenirs for her friend together, her phone, her camera, and the printed pictures, and called her friend and let her know that they were coming. Anastasia and Seto then went to Edward.

"What can I do for you, Seto and Anastasia?" Edward asked.

"Could you please take us to my house? I need to relieve my friend and pick up Stella, my dog," Anastasia requested.

"Absolutely, Anastasia," Edward replied with a smile.

"Thank you," Anastasia replied with a grateful smile and told him her address. Edward pulled it up on his GPS and helped Seto, Anastasia, and the crew into the limo, and drove them to her house. When they pulled up into the driveway alongside her friend's and her cars and got out of the limo, Anastasia could hear Stella barking as she tended to do whenever she heard something outside. Anastasia smiled. She had missed her sweet Stella. She got her keys out and held Seto's hand as they went to the door while the crew followed. She unlocked the door and heard Stella barking and sniffing at the door.

"Is that my girl?" Anastasia asked through the door and could hear Stella whining and scratching at the door. She opened the door a crack and saw Stella's nose in the crack. "I see a nose!" Anastasia exclaimed to Stella and heard her happy whining. Stella then nudged the door open and started barking and whining excitedly as she saw her human mama. She was so excited to see her! She had missed her human mama terribly. Anastasia got down to her level and Stella was doing everything her power to lean into her and be in her human mama's arms and smell every new scent on her.

"Oh, my girl! Mama missed you!" Anastasia exclaimed happily as Stella barked and whined happily and licked her face repeatedly. Seto and the film crew watched with a smile at how Anastasia loved on her happy dog. Stella then left her human mama's side and rushed to the door to go outside and go potty and do some zoomies to burn off some excited energy. Anastasia opened the door and let Stella out. Sally, Anastasia's friend then approached Anastasia.

"Hey Sally! It's good to see you!" Anastasia greeted with a hug.

"It's good to see you too!" Sally replied with the hug. "I had to give Stella a moment to greet you first. She REALLY missed you," Sally told her.

"I can see that. I'd like you to meet my husband, Seto Kaiba," Anastasia introduced Seto and held his arm.

"Wow, you married Seto Kaiba?! That's awesome!" Sally exclaimed, happy for her friend.

"Nice to meet you," Seto told her with a friendly smile as he shook her hand.

"Likewise," Sally replied. She was a bit starstruck, but remained respectful.

"And this is the film crew that's following us for the show," Anastasia gestured to the crew.

"Hello," Sally greeted them with a wave, which they greeted with a hello and a wave back. Anastasia then sat on the couch with Seto and Sally, and Sally told her everything that went on that week and how Stella did, and showed her pictures of her and Stella having fun together. Anastasia smiled in delight that Stella did well with her. As Sally was telling her about the week she and Stella had and was showing her the pictures, Stella came in and realized there were more people that came with her human mama, and she started to growl uneasily.

"Stella, baby, come here. It's okay," Anastasia assured her. Stella came closer cautiously.

"Just relax and hold your hands at your sides where she can smell you, and just don't pay any attention to her. She needs to get used to your presence," Anastasia instructed Seto and the crew. Seto and the crew nodded and left their hands at their sides and continued what they were doing while Stella came up to them and sniffed their hands, identifying them. She could smell her human mama's scent on Seto, and realized that he was okay. She also eventually relaxed around the crew, and then came to lay at her human mama's feet while they talked. Seto and Anastasia told Sally all about their adventures over the week, and showed her the pictures. Sally loved seeing the pictures and how happy her friend was. Anastasia also gave Sally the souvenirs she'd gotten for her as a thank you gift for housesitting and taking good care of Stella. She also paid Sally the money she owed her for housesitting for her. Sally got her bags, and loaded them in her car, with Edward's help. Sally gave Anastasia the house key back, gave her a hug, and gave one last pet to Stella before leaving. After Sally had left, Anastasia started getting Stella's things together, and Edward, Seto, and the crew helped put Stella's things in the trunk of the limo. Anastasia put Anastasia's leash on Stella and Stella got excited.

"Wanna go for a ride in the car?" Stella barked in excitement.

"Okay, you guys take the limo home, I'll take my car," Anastasia told Edward, Seto, and the film crew. Anastasia made sure that her house was secure and locked up for the night. The film crew gave her the small camera she'd used in the jeep, and she set it up in her car.

"I'll ride with you," Seto offered. He'd gotten so used to always being at her side the last week, and it would be awkward with just him and the film crew in the limo.

"Alright sure," Anastasia agreed and gave him a kiss. Seto got in the front seat of her car while Stella got in the backseat and was panting and whining a bit. Anastasia followed the limo back home to the mansion, and held Stella's leash while she sniffed around the yard and peed and pooped. Seto returned the camera to the crew and helped Edward and the crew get Stella's things and bring them inside.

"Thank you for your help," Anastasia thanked them.

"You're welcome," the crew and Edward replied. Seto got a servant to clean up after Stella's mess, and then rejoined Anastasia outside with Stella. Stella was a bit anxious about this place, especially after missing her human mama for a week. She had no idea what was going on.

"This is our new home," Anastasia told her gently. Stella whined and leaned against her leg. "I know, it's going to take some getting used to," Anastasia assured her and pet her lovingly.

"It'll be okay," Seto told her and slowly brought his hand closer to pet Stella, which she let him do.

"Good girl! This is daddy!" Anastasia praised her, trying to get her more comfortable with Seto with positive reinforcement.

"Hello, Stella," Seto greeted her as he pet her. Stella was still a bit anxious, but she relaxed a bit as he pet her. "That's a good girl," Seto told her gently.

"Let's go have a look inside, shall we?" Anastasia told Stella and led her inside while Seto walked with them. Stella sniffed everything that she saw as they walked inside the house. "Is it okay to take her leash off and let her run and explore the mansion?" Anastasia asked Seto.

"Yes, go ahead," Seto consented. Anastasia unclipped Stella's leash and let her sniff and check everything out. As Stella explored, Anastasia and Seto walked hand in hand behind her, and Seto was giving a tour of the mansion to Anastasia. Anastasia paid careful attention to what Seto was telling her about the mansion. Stella kept looking back to make sure that Anastasia was behind her. Having her human mama close by while she explored made her feel more at ease.

"Hello there," Rosa greeted Stella as Stella came upon her and held her hand out for Stella to sniff. Stella sniffed her hand and wagged her tail a little. Rosa seemed friendly and like a good person. Stella then resumed exploring and then came upon Mokuba.

"Hi Stella!" Mokuba greeted.

"Let her sniff your hand," Anastasia instructed. Mokuba nodded and let Stella sniff his hand and she also wagged her tail as she seemed to approve of Mokuba. Mokuba chuckled and pet her, and Stella relaxed.

"Good girl," Anastasia praised her. Once Stella felt relaxed enough, she started doing zoomies throughout the mansion, earning chuckles from Anastasia, Seto, Mokuba, Rosa, and the rest of the staff. While she was doing zoomies, Anastasia and Seto brought her bed and toys to their room, setting up her bed and toys near their bed, while Rosa got her bowl and water dispenser set up in the kitchen, and put the food, treats, and medicine away. After doing zoomies all over the mansion, Stella went and lapped water like she had been in a desert and hadn't had water for days.

"Easy baby. Slow down. You'll get sick if you drink too fast," Anastasia reminded her. Stella would pause and look at her in understanding and would resume drinking.

"That's my girl," Anastasia praised her. Anastasia got a few treats and Stella perked up as she saw her human mama getting treats. Anastasia handed one to Seto, then to Rosa, Mokuba, Roland, Edward, and then brought one to Seto's and her room to put on her bed. Stella came up to each of them and ate the treats, and wagged her tail. Then, Anastasia and Seto took her to their room, and she ate the treat that was on her bed, and then she plopped on her bed, exhausted from exploring the mansion.

"Whatcha think? Do you like it here?" Anastasia asked, and got panting and tail thumping in response. She crouched down and Stella showed her belly, and Anastasia scratched her belly. "That's my girl," Anastasia told her as she loved on her, and then encouraged Seto to scratch her belly, which he did.

"That's a good girl," Seto praised her as he scratched her belly. Stella decided that she liked him. After petting her for a bit, Seto and Anastasia started to unpack their suitcases, and Seto gave her some space in his huge, walk-in closet for her clothes and shoes she had packed. Anastasia had put away the clothes and shoes, and her wedding dress and accessories in her part of the closet, while Seto put his clothes and shoes away in his part of the closet, and they unpacked their souvenirs and set them up. Seto took the coffees, teas, and snacks to the kitchen, and Anastasia put her hair dryer, toiletries, and makeup bag in the bathroom, by one of the sinks, and then sat down on the bed to wait for Seto. Seto came back to the room and smiled as he saw her on the bed. He went to the bed and sat with her and kissed her, which she eagerly responded to.

"I like seeing you in our bed," Seto told her. Anastasia smiled.

"I'm glad," Anastasia replied and nuzzled into him. The crew parted for the night and promised to be back in the morning. Seto and Anastasia both had their showers, and started getting ready for bed. Anastasia had her shower first. While Seto was in the bathroom, he had seen her beauty supplies and toiletries at the other sink, and inside her open toiletries bag, he noticed a couple of orange prescription bottles he hadn't noticed while in Hawaii. She must have had them hidden in her toiletries bag this entire time, and it had been closed anytime he was in the bathroom. Curious, he picked up the bottles to see what they were, and he was stunned to find antidepressants in one, and PTSD medication in the other.

"She's depressed? And she has PTSD? I guess I shouldn't be surprised… she's handling things pretty well considering what she's been through," Seto thought. She was always so happy with him, and she even said so. He was glad that she had gotten help and was managing it without it being noticed. That was pretty courageous at least. He didn't want to bring it up lest she think he was snooping; he'd wait for her to bring it up and talk if she wanted to. He put the bottles back in her toiletries bag and came out of the bathroom in his pajamas and saw her giving Stella some affection. He sat on the bed and joined her in giving Stella affection.

"Hey Dragon," Anastasia greeted him with a smile and a kiss.

"Hey sweetheart," Seto replied as he pulled her close. Anastasia rested her head on his shoulder and they got comfortable under the covers. Seto gazed into her crystal blue eyes and stroked her scarlet hair, and she nuzzled closer. There was a quiet peace as they lay together. It was nice to have her in his bed with him. His bed definitely felt less lonely. Soon, they fell asleep together. Seto couldn't stop thinking about how she was taking PTSD and depression meds, and he dreamed that she had this sunny, cheerful mask on, but she dropped it, and he could see, a glum, pale, stone-like face, with her crystal blue eyes sunken in. With a blink, he saw the sunny, cheerful mask was replaced. He wanted to ask about it, but stopped himself. It was like he wasn't supposed to see it, but he had. For everyone else, the mask was practically welded on, and her aura was warm, kind, welcoming, like it normally was.

As far as Anastasia, she was dreaming that she was wandering in a dry desert with Stella and they were acclimated to it, but then she stumbled upon an oasis where she met Seto, Mokuba, Rosa, Edward, and Roland, and after she met them, the climate had become more favorable and comfortable, and it would rain every so often, leaving everything greener and healthier than she had seen in ages. Later, they had turned into a flock of birds, and had settled together in a large nest, and she and Stella were quite happy. Not only that, but Seto, Mokuba, Rosa, Edward, and Roland were also happy that she and Stella had joined their flock and the nest. She felt at peace, especially when Seto nestled against her.

The next morning,

Anastasia had gotten herself and Seto up at 5:00 a.m. to start their workout training, like they had agreed upon. They weren't exactly on vacation anymore, and it was time to start building the habit, and getting back on track for Anastasia. Seto was tired, but remembered he had agreed to this, and he was not one to back out on a deal. They used the restroom and got changed into some comfortable yet warm clothes for working out, and Anastasia had pulled her scarlet hair back into a messy bun, and then let Stella out to do her business while she and Seto got situated in a particular spot. After Stella had finished with her business, she lay comfortably on the grass about 20 feet away watching her human mama and daddy. The film crew had arrived and started filming. Anastasia led the workout with some calisthenics to warm up with, and Seto did start to feel a bit more awake and invigorated. Then, Anastasia started to teach him slightly more advanced, yet still beginner-type moves from what she taught after their first night in Maui for about 15 minutes, and then did cool down exercises for about 15 minutes.

"How do you feel?" Anastasia asked Seto as they started walking inside with Stella walking at Anastasia's flank and the film crew following behind

"Actually, that wasn't so bad," Seto admitted.

"Well, that was easy stuff, yet still slightly more advanced than what I taught you on our first night in Maui. Things will get progressively challenging each day, but you will definitely be able to handle it. I won't make it too difficult, nor will I make it too easy," Anastasia promised.

"I'm prepared to do my best and work hard every time we do our training," Seto promised.

"Good," Anastasia replied with a smile. "You can go ahead and take your shower first."

"Alright, thank you," Seto nodded and went up to their room, got his clothes, and went to take a warm shower. Anastasia played a little with Stella and fed her.

"Oh, good morning Anastasia," Rosa greeted, slightly surprised to see her in the kitchen so early, but then she remembered that Anastasia had mentioned that she and Seto would be up at 5:00 a.m. training together.

"Good morning Rosa," Anastasia greeted with a smile.

"Did you two have a good workout?" Rosa asked.

"Yeah, it was a good beginner workout," Anastasia replied.

"Good, I'm glad. Are you hungry for anything in particular for breakfast?" Rosa asked.

"Some bacon and eggs, toast with the tropical jams and macadamia nut butters we brought home, and one of my tropical teas for me sounds really good, please," Anastasia requested politely.

"Certainly," Rosa nodded.

"Thank you, I look forward to it," Anastasia replied with a smile. Stella had finished her breakfast and Anastasia had given Stella her medicine chewies and a couple treats with canine CBD oil to help her with her joints. Anastasia gave her some affection and went up to their room while Stella happily followed, along with the film crew. The film crew got comfortable as they filmed in the bedroom. Seto was still in the bathroom. Anastasia got her outfit ready for today, which would be jeans and one of her t-shirts from Hawaii. She was still technically on vacation this week, but this week would be used for moving her things into the mansion and settling in. She took her steamer into another nearby bathroom and filled it with water and returned to the room to steam her clothes. While she was steaming her clothes, she turned on the news to see what was going on in Domino, Japan, and the rest of the world, and get the weather forecast for the day. Seto emerged from the bathroom in khakis and one of his polos from Pearl Harbor and his Sperry shoes. He was also still on vacation, and he had to help her get moved in and settled, as part of the agreement with the show.

"Hey Dragon, you look handsome," Anastasia greeted. Seto smiled.

"Thanks sweetheart. The shower's all yours. Anything interesting happening?" Seto asked as he gestured to the TV with the news playing. Anastasia told him a few of the most interesting stories she heard. Seto nodded in acknowledgment and then after she turned off the steamer, gathered her clothes, and started heading to the bathroom, Seto pulled her to him and kissed her. Anastasia smiled into the kiss and kissed back.

"So sweet," Anastasia whispered in his ear.

"Yes, you are," Seto agreed. Anastasia gave a little chuckle and then pulled away so she could go shower. Seto sat down on the couch in front of the TV to catch up on the news while she showered. Anastasia enjoyed her warm shower and then got dressed, put her heat protection serum in her hair, and blow dried it. She then put her scarlet hair up in a messy bun, cleansed and moisturized her face, and opened the door. She then remembered to take her medication, and realized she had left the toiletries bag open where her pill bottles could be seen. She wondered if Seto had seen them. He wasn't acting any different, and he hadn't said anything, so maybe he didn't notice, but then again, maybe he had.

"I'm sure he noticed, but isn't sure how to bring them up. Maybe he's waiting for you to bring it up if you want to? Maybe he didn't want to seem like he was snooping?" Anastasia's inner self pointed out.

"Those are some good points," Anastasia conceded. Her inner self nodded.

"You should probably talk to him about it," her inner self suggested. "There may be times where you do have an episode in front of him and/or Mokuba, and they will need to know what to do."

"That's true," Anastasia agreed. "Maybe I'll talk to them later tonight about it, once I'm moved in."

Seto had heard the door open, and saw that she was lost in thought about something as she was holding her pill bottles. The film crew focused on what she was doing with the pill bottles.

"Anastasia? Are you okay?" Seto asked. Anastasia hadn't heard him as she was getting the pills from the bottles and then took them. She closed the bottles and put them on the counter. Seto had gotten up to see if she was okay and stood at the doorway of the bathroom with a couple members of the film crew.

"Anastasia? Are you okay?" Seto repeated. Anastasia turned to face him and accidentally knocked the bottles to the floor, and thankfully, they stayed closed.

"Dammit…" Anastasia cursed under her breath as she bent down to pick up the bottles that rolled to his feet. Seto also crouched down to help her pick up the bottles, and their eyes met for an awkward moment. They got the bottles and stood up. Seto handed her the bottles and she returned them to her toiletries bag.

"Are you okay?" Seto repeated.

"Yeah, just a little embarrassed you saw my medication," Anastasia admitted, and couldn't look him in the eyes.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Seto offered as he took her hand gently.

"Alright," Anastasia agreed and took his hand. Seto led her to sit on the edge of their bed, turned the TV off, and sat with her and pulled her closer. The film crew gave them a berth of space as they filmed their conversation.

"Why are you embarrassed by your medication?" Seto asked gently.

"They make me seem weak, and dependent on drugs to function," Anastasia admitted. Seto was surprised that she shared his views on being afraid to be seen as weak.

"Well, if they help you, that's fine. It's good that you are getting help to manage. That is actually pretty strong and brave, and you seem like you are doing well," Seto replied, hoping to encourage her. He understood the necessity of her medication. He had heard so much about how soldiers commit suicide because of the weight of their depression and PTSD, yet here she still stood, with him.

"It took a long while to get to this point where I am currently," Anastasia told him. "It took years of experimentation and hell to get the right combination."

"I can imagine it must have been really hard," Seto replied. Anastasia looked at him.

"You have no idea. It's from everything I've done with my service, and the trauma my ex put me through. It used to be REALLY bad. I do have some episodes every now and then, but not nearly as bad as before. I have nightmares from my traumatic memories, and sometimes I shut down at random times, or have panic attacks. Sometimes it's minor, sometimes it's severe. The good news is that it doesn't happen too often anymore. They never happen when I am pumped on adrenaline, but usually when I am alone and safe. Sometimes I am triggered by loud noises, or being in confined spaces, and I used to be REALLY triggered by seeing couples, pregnant women, happy families, children, parks, funerals, the particular drink my ex had poisoned. Even seeing it in TV and movies triggered me, to the point I would get severely sick and upset and I couldn't watch that show or movie. I got help after a BAD episode landed me in the hospital, to the point that I didn't care if I died, and I started seeing a therapist while in the hospital to help me manage. I go for checkups every few months. Stella does help a lot too," Anastasia explained. Stella heard her name and she came over and rested her head on Anastasia's lap. Anastasia and Seto pet her.

"Good girl," Anastasia and Seto praised her, earning a tail wag. Seto was speechless, and all he could do was hold her tight in his arms for a bit. Anastasia held him tight in return. She loved how he was holding her so tight. She loved how concerned he was for her, and how he listened.

"I'll do what I can to help you," Seto promised. Anastasia smiled.

"I appreciate that," Anastasia replied and kissed him. Seto kissed back, and then kissed her head. "We should go downstairs. I'm sure Rosa has breakfast ready," Anastasia suggested.

"Alright," Seto agreed and let her go, only to hold her hand as they walked down the stairs together to eat breakfast, with Stella and the film crew following.

They greeted Rosa and Mokuba, and Rosa served them the bacon, eggs, toast with the macadamia nut butter and some tropical jelly, and the Hawaiian coffee and tea. They thanked Rosa and enjoyed breakfast together. Mokuba was enjoying the toast with the macadamia nut butter and tropical jelly, and the Hawaiian coffee. It was so decadently delicious. After breakfast, Rosa took the dishes, and was cleaning up, while Seto and Mokuba rounded up some staff to help with the move. They all got in the limo with the film crew. Edward dropped off a couple staff members at a moving truck rental place, and picked up some moving boxes before taking them to Anastasia's house. The two staff members pulled up in her driveway with the moving truck shortly after they had arrived. Seto and Anastasia had divvied up the duties of packing particular rooms in the house to the staff members, while she, Seto, and Mokuba would be packing up her room. The film crew also divided the duties amongst themselves to film them packing her things and loading the moving truck. Seto and Mokuba were fascinated by some of her things, particularly her weapons collection.

"That is an impressive collection of weapons," Mokuba remarked.

"Thank you. They're from my service days. I also keep them around, just in case I need them." Anastasia replied with a smile as she carefully packed each gun and weapon into a special, padded trunk, along with her ammunition.

"What do you need them for?" Mokuba asked.

"Protection. It can be kind of scary for a woman living alone, especially one that has been involved with deadly combat," Anastasia explained.

"You don't need to worry about protection, Seto and I have a top-notch security team that keeps us safe," Mokuba assured her.

"With all due respect, I feel better having them around. I do have permits, and Seto did agree to give me a space just for them, so long as they are secured," Anastasia countered gently.

"Fair enough," Mokuba agreed.

"And perhaps tomorrow we'll get the bio-locks installed to secure your weapons," Seto piped up.

"Sure. I also would like to ask if you have a bunker or safe room to escape to if there's trouble, and I want a rundown of some of your security procedures," Anastasia inquired.

"Of course, we have a safe room, but we don't have much use for it," Seto told her.

"I'd like to see it," Anastasia requested.

"Alright, we'll show you once we get you settled and moved in at the mansion," Seto promised, and then told her about their security procedures for keeping the mansion secure, which she wasn't thrilled with.

"That's it?" Anastasia remarked, slightly unimpressed.

"What?" Seto asked. He figured she would be assuaged, but was obviously wrong.

"That's so…minimal and less than what I was expecting," Anastasia admitted.

"Ok, what are you expecting?" Seto countered with his arms crossed across his chest, feeling slightly miffed.

"For you, I figured you'd have a motion detection system that differentiates between animal and human intruders, and sends an alert to the police and alerts those in the mansion to seek shelter in a safe room/bunker, security cameras that record video and audio, and things to fight the human intruders," Anastasia explained. "All the stuff you have right now sounds like something that would work for my house though."

"We'll be fine. We've fought off worse," Seto stubbornly retorted.

"Yeah, we fought off a hostile takeover. Seto jumped out of a window with a room full of armed security guards pointing guns at him. I've been kidnapped multiple times. We've had multiple assassination attempts, times where our souls were trapped, and ancient voodoo stuff," Mokuba chimed in.

"Wow, that's a lot, and sounds like a strong case for upgrading your security system. I'd rather us be ahead of all that, and be able to fight them off," Anastasia protested.

"We'll be fine," Seto insisted.

"I'd rather us be safe than sorry," Anastasia insisted, with a hint of a sharp edge in her tone. "We'll see what the room looks like, and I'd like to do drills on getting to the safe room/bunker as quick as we can. Every second counts and could mean the difference between life and death, and I am NOT apt to let either of you be hurt or killed."

"Alright, but I still think you're worrying too much," Seto retorted. Anastasia glared, almost letting her demon show.

"Don't EVER tell that to me. Don't EVER disrespect or discount my instincts for safety. Preparation is KEY," Anastasia shot back with an intimidating calmness and glared into his sapphire eyes. Seto was a little caught off guard by her intensity, and Mokuba was nervous.

"Idiot, now you made her angry," Seto's inner self scolded him.

"Ok, ok, I'm sorry," Seto apologized quickly, feeling a bitter taste of concession in his mouth.

"Apology accepted," Anastasia nodded, kissed his cheek, and resumed packing. Seto sighed. Normally, he wouldn't be apt to let anyone command things, but she was different. She could be a lot more intimidating than he could; she was obviously concerned with safety for them, especially since she had danced with death more often than he ever would, even with all the things that had happened to them over the years; and he didn't want to give her any reason to leave. As the adage went, "Happy spouse, happy house."

"Wow," his inner self remarked.

"What?" Seto asked.

"That you admit all that," Seto's inner self pointed out.

"Shut up," Seto grumbled and resumed helping her pack. He was curious about some of her documents and photo albums. They all had different names from her current name.

"Who is Lydia Reina Coronado?" Seto asked.

"Me. That's a name from another time, before my service," Anastasia answered, and her crystal blue eyes went distant, and she shook her head to bring her back to the present.

"Are you okay?" Mokuba asked as he saw her go distant for a brief moment.

"Just some haunting memories that tried to surface," Anastasia replied with a brief smile.

"Do you want to talk about them?" Seto offered gently. Anastasia shook her head.

"It's the past; it doesn't matter anymore," Anastasia replied. "Let's just keep packing."

"Okay," Seto and Mokuba agreed. Within a few hours, her home was entirely packed up into boxes and moved onto the truck.

"Thank you for your help. It would have taken a lot longer if I had to pack it all myself," Anastasia thanked everyone.

"You're welcome," the staff, camera crew, Seto and Mokuba replied. They filed back into the limo, save for the two staff members who were driving the truck, and they went back to the mansion and moved her things into Seto's and her room, while Stella watched from her bed on the floor. Once all her things were brought to the room, Anastasia, Seto, Mokuba, and the film crew got back in the limo, and they met up with the staff members at the truck rental place to give them a ride home. Once the two staff members returned the truck, Anastasia asked Edward if they could make a quick stop to pick up some treats to thank everyone who helped.

"Certainly, Anastasia," Edward assured her with a warm smile and they stopped to get a few large tubs of ice cream, paper bowls, spoons, and toppings to have a sundae bar. When they got home, they immediately set up the sundae bar in the kitchen, and Anastasia served the ice cream, and the staff, film crew, Seto, and Mokuba got their own toppings. When everyone had been served, Seto and Mokuba waited for her to make her bowl, and they enjoyed their sundaes together while Stella lay at their feet under the table.

"Thank you, Anastasia," they all told her.

"No, this is to thank you all for your help," Anastasia told them. They smiled. It was so nice to be appreciated. After their ice cream break, they went upstairs and helped her get unpacked. By dinnertime, she was set up and officially moved in, and they went downstairs. Anastasia fed Stella her dinner, they enjoyed the dinner Rosa had made, and of course they thanked her for a delicious dinner.

After dinner,

Seto and Mokuba had the film crew stay behind while they took Anastasia and Stella on a tour of their secret network of hallways and staircases. There were secret doors in every room that led down to short hallways and staircases that fed into a main hallway that led to a main hallway on each floor, and then there was a connecting staircase to each floor. In the basement was the safe room.

"Here's the safe room," Seto showed her and opened the door.

"This is it?" Anastasia remarked aghast at the unfinished safe room.

"Yes," Seto replied.

"Why is it unfinished?" Anastasia asked.

"We've been busy, and we haven't had much need for it," Seto replied.

"Okay, you definitely need to finish it, especially if we're going to be doing drills to get here quickly," Anastasia commanded.

"We don't really have a need for it," Seto protested.

"Yes, you do," Anastasia shot back. "And once this room is finished, we'll be doing daily drills at a certain time, then random times, then we'll move on to once a month," Anastasia declared. Seto gritted his teeth.

"We'll finish this room, for you, but we do the drills once a week, and then once we got it down, once a month," Seto counter-offered.

"Deal," Anastasia agreed and shook his hand.

"Good," Seto agreed and then looked at the room to determine what it needed.

"Okay, my bossy dragon queen," Seto began. Anastasia raised an eyebrow.

"I like to think of it as being an assertive leader," Anastasia countered with a smirk.

"It was meant to be teasing and affectionate," Seto replied.

"Good," Anastasia replied with an approving nod. "Dragon queen works just fine." Anastasia told him.

"Ok, my dragon queen. What kind of safety features do you think would be good in here?" Seto asked.

"Well, I think security cameras that link to a wall of monitors that shows what's going on in each hallway and room, and the doors for the safe room definitely need a strong lock, the walls need to be reinforced to prevent collapse, and a control panel to control locks, doors, lights, a p.a., etc. would be a good start."

"Ooh, how about holograms and drones to distract any intruders?" Mokuba suggested.

"I like that, and especially if the drones could fire shots at the intruders as well," Anastasia added. Seto was listening intently and nodding and taking notes. They sounded like reasonable suggestions.

"I suppose I can add that," Seto conceded.

"Cool!" Mokuba exclaimed.

"Yeah, great!" Anastasia agreed happily.

"Good, now let's go upstairs and go relax," Seto commanded and they went upstairs and took the stairwell marked "Rec Room", and then went through the short hallway and through the secret door to their recreation room.

"This is still so cool," Anastasia remarked. Seto beamed with pride that she liked the secret doors, and the hidden network of stairs and hallways. Mokuba then went to get the crew so they could resume filming in the recreation room. Stella plopped on the floor beside them, quite exhausted from all the stair climbing the stairs in the secret hallway network.

To relax and wind down, Seto and Mokuba decided to work on dueling practice with Anastasia, and of course, she was just as focused and determined as she was on their honeymoon after their adventure on the Road to Hana, when he first started teaching her, and she was getting better and better with the practice rounds. Seto was extremely impressed with her progress and her calm, cool collected nature. She even learned how to keep a straight poker face while dueling, which made it tough for him to determine what she was thinking; she was quite calculating and strategic, and she only smiled just a little after she made good plays, and when she played the dragons he slipped into her deck to make her think of him. Seto felt his heart flutter a little when she smiled after playing the dragons on the field. It looked like she really was happy to have his dragons protecting her, and it showed that she was thinking of him. She was also having fun, and even started to trade jibing barbs at Seto, while keeping her poker face. Seto was happy and proud, even though he realized he may have created a monster by teaching her how to duel. As long as she kept this up, she would be hard to beat. Mokuba was quite impressed with her progress too.

After a while, they stopped dueling and went to rest and relax in their rooms. The crew had left for the night, and Seto and Anastasia had taken Stella to their room, taken their evening showers, and gotten changed into their pajamas and nightgown respectively. Stella happily lay on her bed on the floor, and Anastasia and Seto eagerly settled into their bed, locked into a warm, loving embrace. Seto ran his fingers through her scarlet hair and along her back as he gazed into her crystal eyes. It was official, his wife was fully moved in, and they were happy.

"I hope you're happy here," Seto whispered to her.

"Of course I am," Anastasia assured him with a gentle kiss. Seto smiled.

"Good. Mokuba, Rosa, and I will definitely help you properly adjust to living here with us," Seto vowed.

"I should hope so," Anastasia teased. Seto chuckled a little and kissed her, and they soon dozed off into sleep.

Over the week, Anastasia and Seto started adjusting to her and Stella being at home with them, and having the crew follow them everywhere. Seto got the bio-locks installed to secure her weapons in the now adjoining room beside theirs that worked to scan her retinas and her fingerprints, and immediately had construction started on the safe room with the things Anastasia and Mokuba had suggested. They also had opened the wedding gifts. Anastasia had written down who gave what gift, and she and Seto spent some time working on thank you cards, and then mailed them. Anastasia was also teaching Seto more moves during their training, and making it progressively challenging for him. Eventually, Mokuba joined in, and she started teaching him too. Seto and Mokuba also worked with her on her dueling practice, and she was getting sharper and sharper. Seto and Anastasia also resumed their Gomez and Morticia-like affection they had during their honeymoon, and it tickled Mokuba pink that they were so affectionate with each other. Seto was starting to go crazy from missing work, but this was for her; he promised that they would get her fully settled in. He was also starting to go crazy with lust again like he had been on the honeymoon. He was so thankful for the vaginal simulator toy she had gotten him, and her patience. He could hang on for another week, right? He hoped so, oh God how he hoped so…

That Friday night, it was their first date night, as he and Anastasia had agreed upon. They dressed pretty casually, and went for a quick, fairly early dinner at a casual restaurant, to which people were surprised to see them, especially him, since he never frequented casual dining establishments. They also noticed the film crew following them, and gossiped quietly among themselves. Seto and Anastasia were hyper-aware of the attention they were getting but ignored it. This was no different than their honeymoon, sans the stupid gangs that were harassing them. They were enjoying their meal and giving little bits of PDA, but nothing obnoxious. They were just like any other couple there for a date…with the exception of a film crew filming their every move.

Just then, there were a few young ladies that stormed up to their table thoroughly pissed off, and wearing shirts and merchandise that had Seto's image plastered all over them. Seto's mood INSTANTLY darkened and he clenched his hand into a trembling fist. The film crew was surprised by the fangirls coming up to them, and was extremely interested in what was about to happen.

"You bitch! How dare you take our sweet, Seto Kaiba away from us! Who do you think you are?!" Everyone instantly stopped to see what was going on. Now it was Anastasia's turn to turn dark. The film crew knew things were about to get ugly now, knowing how Anastasia was with the gangs in Hawaii. She fixed her deadly, sharp, crystal blue eyes on the young ladies and stood up, her presence intimidating everyone around them. The leader of the group slapped her and grabbed Anastasia's drink and threw it at her. There were audible gasps from everyone around them, including the film crew. Anastasia was now soaked with her iced tea, and she and Seto were BEYOND LIVID.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU STUPID, BIMBO FANGIRLS?!" Seto snarled at them as he got up. The fangirls were stunned that he actually yelled at them like that.

"HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT ME AND MY HUSBAND ON OUR DATE?! YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO CLAIM OVER HIM! HE WAS NEVER YOURS TO BEGIN WITH!" Anastasia snarled with a demonic timbre in her voice.

"EXACTLY!" Seto enthusiastically concurred. "For fucks sake, where the hell did any of you fangirls get that idea that I would be interested in any of you? You're only interested in me for my money, power, and clout. If I had nothing, you wouldn't even care about who I was. At least my wife loves me for who I am, and I love her," Seto retorted. His words were like knives in their hearts; however, for Anastasia, she felt her heart flutter wildly when he said that, especially so publicly.

"The truth hurts, doesn't it?" Anastasia taunted with a cool, icy voice, and cold smirk, one that was just like Seto's, which he noticed and mirrored.

"You're only with him because of the show! Anyone of us could have filled your shoes! You only had a stroke of luck; he didn't pick you! You're not special! If we had known he was on the show, we definitely would have signed up!" the leader tried to stupidly argue.

"That sounds like a you problem that you didn't know he was going to be on the show. Sounds like you don't even know 'your precious Seto Kaiba' like you think you do. Frankly, it's none of your fucking business. And yes, I am incredibly lucky and blessed that he is my husband. As for you filling my shoes, I sincerely doubt that. The 'experts' wouldn't have matched ANY of you with him because you're obviously NOT stable enough for marriage, especially if you go and randomly attack women in his presence like you just did to me. They do background checks too," Anastasia shot back icily. The leader cackled.

"Hahaha! You think this show is real and that those 'experts' know anything? It's TV! They only want ratings," the leader shot back.

"They know a LOT more than some airheaded bimbo like you would know. Now leave before things get REALLY nasty!" Anastasia warned.

"Who do you think you are threatening me? You're nothing but some psycho bitch! Look, my sweet Seto, she's bad news, you wouldn't fall for someone so psychotic and horrendous, would you? Can't you see she's brainwashed you and put you under her spell? She's only using you. Women only go on that show because they're desperate, and seeking fame, and you also brought fortune. She's going to bleed you dry of your money," the leader warned, trying to make Anastasia look bad with a tone of nauseating saccharine sweetness. Seto was even more infuriated.

"YOUR sweet Seto? Are you fucking serious right now? Did you not hear me earlier? Do you need hearing aids? I. Will. Never. Be. Interested. In. Any. Of. You. Stupid. Fangirls," Seto reiterated slowly.

"She doesn't deserve you!" the leader insisted.

"And you do? Why? What makes you so special over my wife? You're not special. You're just another deluded fangirl who thinks she has a claim over me because 'you love me'. Frankly, I don't care," Seto retorted.

"She could never love you like I do!" the leader stupidly pushed on. Seto exclaimed exasperated.

"You're right, she won't ever love me as a worshipper like you do; she's better as my equal. Frankly, I don't even want worshippers, only customers who buy my dueldisks and technology, and participate in my tournaments. You don't understand our circumstances, and it's none of your fucking business either," Seto shot back coolly.

"Ok, what's it going to take for you to get it through that dense skull of yours? He has explicitly told you numerous times he will NEVER be interested in you or your fellow fangirls. Now leave. All you're doing is just pissing us both off more and more, and if you don't leave by choice, I'll make you leave, and trust me, you DON'T want that; things tend to get a little…messy when I have to do that," Anastasia warned with her reverberating demonic timbre, and the demonic gleam in her eyes.

"Fine, Whatever. When you slip up, I will be there waiting. Mark my words. I will prove myself better than you as a lover, and his equal. You'll see, you'll both see!" the leader vowed. Anastasia laughed darkly.

"God, you are so stupid, it's embarrassing!" Anastasia insulted her. "If you come anywhere near me, my husband, or brother-in-law Mokuba, I won't be as nice as I was here. You've been warned!"

"Yes! Stay the hell away, and tell the other fangirls they don't have a chance in hell with me either," Seto commanded. The leader realized that she was essentially defeated, but she refused to show it. She left with her fangirl cronies, and Seto and Anastasia sat down to cool down for a moment. The film crew was awestruck by what they just witnessed. Their dinner date was ruined. They asked for to-go boxes and Seto picked up the check. Anastasia quickly apologized for the mess and the commotion to their server and the manager, and everyone else, and they left the restaurant with the film crew following. Seto put his jacket over her and carried the to-go boxes of their leftover food as they went to the limo.

"I'm so sorry they did that," Seto apologized to her.

"It's not your fault," Anastasia tried to reassure him.

"Their obsession of me caused them to attack you," Seto protested and held her close.

"THEY attacked me because of their obsessive, possessive, delusions. You made it pretty clear back there that you weren't ever interested, so it's all on them, really," Anastasia pointed out.

"You're right," Seto conceded, once again feeling the bitter taste in his mouth admitting she was right. His expression as he tasted the bitter words made Anastasia giggle.

"You don't like admitting others are right, do you?" Anastasia pointed out.

"Not really… it tastes…bitter to me," Seto admitted.

"Well, other people can be right too," Anastasia pointed out.

"Yeah, I suppose," Seto conceded. "Do you still want to go to the painting class?"

"Yeah, I still want to," Anastasia admitted.

"Alright, let's go to a shop and get you some fresh clothes. We aren't going to have time to go home to change," Seto suggested. Anastasia smirked as a naughty, tempting idea crossed her mind, and the impish glimmer shone in her crystal blue eyes. "What's that look?" Seto asked as he noticed. Anastasia pulled him closer, to where she could whisper in his ear.

"You could watch me change in the dressing room if you want," she whispered in his ear. Seto's sapphire eyes widened a little, and he blushed slightly, and then smirked.

"Alright, sounds like a plan, Cara Mia," Seto replied, and Anastasia giggled again. They got in the limo with the film crew and stopped at a department store. Anastasia quickly scanned the merchandise to see what caught her eye and what she wouldn't mind accidentally getting paint on. She grabbed some jeans, and two sapphire blue tees with a ruched, sweetheart neckline, and lace on the neckline and the hem of the sleeves. (She got one for the class, and an extra just because she really liked how it looked and wanted a clean one just in case she accidentally got paint on the one she wore to class.) She also went to the lingerie department and looked for a bra her size. Seto was imagining her in various lingerie garments. Anastasia took Seto's hand and led him to the dressing room with the film crew following, up to a point. Anastasia found an empty dressing room and she and Seto locked themselves in the dressing room. Seto sat down on the seat in the dressing room and Anastasia hung up her purse, and removed her shoes. Seto was excited and was already feeling his pants tighten around his growing erection. Anastasia smirked at him.

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"Would you like to help me undress?" she whispered in his ear. Seto nodded with an enthusiastic smirk. Anastasia straddled his lap, making him stifle a groan, and he lifted her soaked shirt over her lean, soft, creamy, damp torso and off her head. Seto admired her torso yet again, like he had when she was wearing her bikini on the beach. He felt so hard right now. She smirked at him and turned around on his lap, feeling his erection pressing against her butt. She moved her damp, scarlet hair away from her back and neck so he could see the bra hooks on the damp bra she was wearing.

"Go ahead, unhook it," Anastasia invited. Seto then unhooked her bra and she let it fall forward, freeing her soft, full breasts. Seto could see them in the mirror, and he stifled another groan. He wanted her so bad right now. Not yet… he had to wait… he had to stifle this… why was she doing this to him? Why was she teasing him?

"Oh, you know you wanted to see her," Seto's inner self retorted.

"But why does she have to tempt me?" Seto complained.

"I don't know, but I suppose she likes seeing how turned on you are for her, and she's indicating that you turn her on too. She also knows that you want to see her body too, and she's rewarding you by letting her see her body, and maybe she'll even let you touch her body too," his inner self figured. "In the meantime, enjoy what she's showing you." Seto nodded internally. Anastasia then got off his lap and stood and faced him, and he got to admire her soft, full breasts in front of him. She grabbed his hands and brought them to her jeans and had him unbutton them and unzip them, and then pull them down her lean, muscular legs, so she was standing in front of him in only her panties. He could never get over how beautiful her body was. He had to hang on and be strong.

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While he was trying to calm himself, Anastasia started getting dressed in the clothes she had picked. Seto realized that she had gotten dressed and he admired her in the new clothes. The sapphire blue looked really good on her. She took off the new clothes, which further excited him once again, and put her damp clothes and her shoes back on, temporarily. She got her purse and the clothes and extra shirt, and held his hand as she led him to the register to pay for the new clothes and get the security tags taken off. She knew that he was likely still pretty hard, so she was in front of him, covering his erection to save him some embarrassment, which he appreciated. She was about to get her wallet from her purse and pay for the clothes, but Seto was faster and paid for the clothes.

"Thank you, my dragon," Anastasia thanked him.

"You're welcome, my dragon queen," Seto replied. Anastasia grabbed the bag while Seto took the receipt, and she went back to the dressing room to change, now that her clothes had been paid for, and the security tags removed, while Seto waited with the film crew, covering his erection and trying to think about other things to make it go down before they went to the painting class. He couldn't relieve himself. Anastasia took 10 minutes to change into her new clothes, and carried her damp clothes and extra shirt in the bag before rejoining him and the film crew. She walked in front of him once again, covering his erection to lessen his embarrassment, as they walked to the limo. Once inside the limo, Seto crossed his legs and held onto the bag and was breathing deeply to calm himself. It was helping him, and he felt much better. Though, he would have felt a lot better if he had time to relieve himself before the class. Anastasia squeezed his hand and leaned on his shoulder as the limo drove them to the painting class. Once they got there, they thanked Edward as usual, and filed into the classroom with their leftovers, where blank canvases on easels, paint palettes, brushes, and water cups were set up on both sides of 2 long tables, and one solitary table at the front of the classroom. Seto and Anastasia claimed their spots next to each other near the front, while the film crew sat on extra stools out of the way, but close enough to film them. They got their aprons and put them on, and sat on their stools and waited. The finished painting on an easel near the easel with the blank canvas at the front of the class indicated they were going to paint a mountain and lake with a bright sky full of stars, reflected in the lake.

"That looks like a challenge," Seto told Anastasia.

"Yes, it does, but they'll teach us how to do it, step-by-step. It's not going to be that hard," Anastasia promised reassuringly. Seto nodded placated. "I have an idea," Anastasia told him.

"What is it?" Seto asked curiously.

"We could make it a big painting. You could do one half, I could do the other," Anastasia suggested.

"That does sound like an interesting idea. Which half?" Seto asked.

"One of us could do the mountain and the sky, the other could do the reflection in the lake," Anastasia suggested.

"Which half do you want to do from those?" Seto asked. Anastasia thought about it.

"Which half looks easier for you?" Anastasia inquired. Seto looked at the painting.

"Maybe the lake," Seto decided.

"Alright, then I will do the mountain and sky part," Anastasia agreed. Some other students petered in, claimed their spots, and the instructor came in. Anastasia went to the instructor to tell her about what they had planned, and the instructor agreed to let them do their idea. Once everyone was set up and ready to go, the instructor started the lesson. Seto and Anastasia paid close attention to the lesson and were painting their parts. To make sure they were perfectly reflected, Anastasia put her canvas directly above his, and he would paint the reflection, and they continued to follow the lesson. Seto had to admit he was actually having fun. During a break while they let some of their paint dry for a few minutes, they and the rest of the class had snacked on the foods and drinks they brought. When they had finished their paintings, they took a picture of their paintings together, and then started heading back to the limo carrying their paintings, with the film crew in tow.

"That was actually kind of fun," Seto admitted.

"Now you see why I like art," Anastasia replied with a chuckle.

"Yeah," Seto admitted.

"Where should we hang our paintings?" Anastasia asked.

"We could hang them in our room, by our bed. We could get a big frame to house both of them together," Seto replied.

"I like that," Anastasia concurred with a smile as she gave him a peck on the lips.

Soon, they came home and thanked Edward as usual before going inside with their paintings and her bag of clothes. Mokuba came bounding over to them.

"Hey bro! Hey Anastasia! How was your date night?" Mokuba asked, and saw the bag and their paintings.

"Well it was nice, except for some bimbo fangirls that interrupted our dinner," Seto told Mokuba.

"Oh no. What did they do?" Mokuba asked worriedly. It was never good when fangirls showed up. Anastasia gave him the brief rundown of what happened.

"Oh no, I'm so sorry they did that to you," Mokuba apologized to his sister-in-law and hugged her.

"Thank you," Anastasia replied as she hugged him. "After that, we got leftover boxes, Seto paid for the meal, I apologized to the staff, and we left the restaurant. Seto put his jacket over me and apologized for them, then we went to a department store because I couldn't go to the class all soaked from my tea. So, I got a new outfit, and then we went to the class," Anastasia finished.

"Well, I'm glad you at least had a good time otherwise," Mokuba replied.

"Thanks," Anastasia replied with a smile. "What did you do while we were out?"

"Not much, just played some video games mostly," Mokuba answered nonchalantly.

"Sounds fun. Don't forget we have a family day tomorrow, so it's going to be you, me, and Seto hanging out," Anastasia reminded him.

"Yay!" Mokuba cheered happily. Seto and Anastasia chuckled at his excitement. It was so adorable.

"What would you like to do?" Anastasia inquired.

"Well there's a carnival happening downtown, maybe we can go check it out," Mokuba suggested.

"That sounds fun," Anastasia consented.

"Sure," Seto chimed in nonchalantly.

"Cool!" Mokuba exclaimed excitedly. "Well, I'll leave you two be to relax," Mokuba told them. "Good night!"

"Good night Mokuba," Seto and Anastasia bade as they went to their room and Mokuba went to his, and the film crew had left for the night. Once inside, Seto locked the door.

"What are you up to?" Anastasia asked curiously.

"I was wondering if you'd be up for giving me a massage?" Seto requested. Anastasia smiled.

"Sure, my dragon," Anastasia consented and got the heating pad ready, and sat on the bed. Seto immediately removed his shirt, socks, and shoes and smirked as he saw her ogling his body. Seto lay on his stomach on the bed and she immediately straddled his butt, which made him moan. She put the heating pad on his neck and shoulders and then let the heat relax him. Seto closed his eyes in relaxation. After a few minutes, Anastasia removed the heating pad, and started to knead his muscles from his neck to his shoulders, and down his back. Seto moaned in pleasure as she was working the knots in his muscles, and gingerly caressing down his back. Anastasia smiled happily knowing he was enjoying it, and could feel him turn into putty under her hands. He could feel himself starting to get another erection, especially as she got closer to his butt, and from remembering how glorious her body looked earlier. Once she finished the small of his back, she went to his feet and started to massage his feet, making him moan more.

"Oh Anastasia," Seto moaned and was feeling his erection even stronger now.

"Yes Seto?" Anastasia replied huskily.

"You make me feel so good," Seto mumbled.

"I should hope so," Anastasia teased. Seto let out what was a cross between a chuckle and a moan.

"I'll be right back," Seto told her as he got up and rushed to the bathroom to relieve himself with the toy. Anastasia lay back in bed and did some reading while she waited for him to be done.

A few minutes later, Seto was finished and had cleaned himself up with a washcloth.

"Your turn," Seto whispered in her ear. Anastasia smiled and put her book down.

"I want you to be in just your underwear," Seto requested blushing. Anastasia giggled at his blush and kissed him.

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"As you wish," she consented and removed her shirt, bra, her jeans, and her socks so she was in just her panties, as he asked. Seto admired her body from head to toe once again, from her scarred yet beautiful face, down her neck, shoulders, her soft, creamy breasts, her muscular arms, her lean, athletic torso, her hips, and down her strong, lean legs, and her smooth feet. He could instantly feel himself get another erection and hoped he could get through this.

"L-lie face down…p-please," he stammered.

"Yes, my dragon," Anastasia replied and lay face down on their bed. Her wavy, scarlet hair cascaded around her shoulders. Seto straddled her butt, and she could feel his hard erection press into her butt through her panties. Seto put the heating pad on her neck and shoulders, copying what she had done, and she sighed and moaned as she relaxed. Seto took a few deep breaths to steel himself for the massage. He could do this. After a few minutes, he started to knead her muscles just like she had done for him, and based on how she had told him during their honeymoon, and they both moaned in pleasure. He could feel her also melting under his hands as he massaged her from her neck, down her shoulders, and along her back. The longer he massaged her, the harder he got. He took a moment to pause and regroup his bearings before he gently caressed her legs and down to her feet. As he massaged her feet, she started to moan more, which made him harder.

"You can tell her you want to," his inner self encouraged him.

"Next…week…" Seto insisted. His inner self growled in exasperation. When Seto finished with her feet, he excused himself to go relieve himself in the bathroom.

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His inner self was shaking his head irritably.

"Next week, I swear," Seto told him.

"Whatever," his inner self retorted.

"Why won't he just tell you he's ready yet?! It's fucking obvious he wants to! What the hell is he waiting for?!" Anastasia's inner self asked irritably.

"Because he isn't ready, and I'm not sure what he's waiting for," Anastasia replied. Her inner self scowled and growled. "I know, I know," she replied and was also feeling slightly irritated, but she took a breath to calm herself. She made a promise to him. She grabbed a nightgown and some fresh panties and waited for him to come out.

A few minutes later, Seto came out in his robe after relieving himself and taking a shower to clean up and cool off.

"All yours, my dragon queen," Seto replied and kissed her.

"Thanks, dragon," Anastasia replied with just a hint of irritation, which he picked up on. Anastasia then shut the bathroom door, and got ready for her shower, in which she relieved herself.

"She's irritated with me," Seto thought.

"No shit, Sherlock," his inner self shot back crabbily. "She's turned on too, and she wants you, but she is sticking to her promise to wait, for you."

"What do I do?" Seto asked as he hung his head.

"You already know the answer to that," his inner self retorted. Seto sighed. This was going to be a long week. He hoped work would distract him a bit this coming week, as well as their family outing tomorrow.

After Anastasia had finished relieving herself and cleaning up in the shower, she felt better and less irritable. She got dressed and combed her hair and came out with a towel for her pillow. She put the towel on her pillow and lay on her side of the bed. Immediately Seto, who was now dressed in his pajamas, pulled her close into a cuddle and kissed her.

"Next Friday, for my birthday," Seto whispered in her ear.

"What?" Anastasia asked to understand what he meant.

"Let's make love next Friday, for my birthday. I…can tell you're a little frustrated…I'll be ready for my birthday next Friday, I promise," Seto explained. Anastasia gazed into his sapphire eyes, and saw how sincere he was.

"Alright," Anastasia agreed. "Next Friday it is. Are you sure?"

"Yes, absolutely. It would be special," Seto assured her with a kiss. Anastasia kissed back.

"Yes, it would be," Anastasia agreed and felt satisfied with knowing that.

"Thank you so much for being so patient," Seto whispered as he gazed into her crystal blue eyes and caressed her face and back.

"You're welcome. I made a promise, and I am sticking to it," Anastasia told him.

"And I really appreciate it," Seto replied. "You're an angel."

"Only for certain people, like you, Mokuba, and the staff," Anastasia replied. Seto kissed her, and she kissed back. Pretty soon, they drifted off to sleep, with both of them having sex dreams about the other.

The next morning, Anastasia had woken up at her usual time of 5:00 a.m. only to let Stella out to go potty and to feed her, since that was the time she was used to. She was pretty tired, and decided to let Seto and herself sleep in a bit this morning. The film crew had come but she told them to come back later because she and Stella were going back to bed. They film crew agreed to come back later. Seto had woken up when he realized that she wasn't in his arms and started to freak out a little that she had started training without him. He got up to use the restroom and was looking for something to change into quickly to join her in the garden for training, when he saw her and Stella coming into the room, with her wearing her robe, her nightgown, and slippers.

"Good morning my dragon," Anastasia greeted him with a kiss as Stella lay on her bed.

"Good morning, my angel," Seto said as he realized that they weren't training this morning. "We're not training this morning?"

"Not this morning. I figured we could sleep in a bit this morning," Anastasia replied. Seto relaxed a bit, and was relieved. He was so tired. The sex dreams were really uncomfortable. Anastasia hung up her robe and Seto swept her off her feet and carried her back to bed and held her tight. Anastasia giggled at him picking her up and held on tight to him as they settled back in bed and back to sleep for about 4 more hours, waking up at about 9:30 a.m., feeling a lot more rested now. They greeted each other with a kiss, and took turns using the restroom again, put their robes on and came downstairs to join Mokuba for breakfast. Anastasia had let Stella out once again and then joined her family at the breakfast table, and saw that the crew had returned already, but had been hanging out and started filming when they came downstairs.

"Good morning Seto and Anastasia," Mokuba greeted cheerily, his deep grey eyes shining brightly with excitement for the day ahead.

"Good morning Mokuba," Seto and Anastasia greeted and Rosa served them breakfast, this time with blueberry pancakes, bacon, and scrambled eggs.

"Thank you, Rosa," they told Rosa as usual, and enjoyed breakfast together.

"So, did you enjoy sleeping in?" Mokuba asked.

"Oh yes, we needed it," Anastasia answered.

"Yes, we did," Seto concurred. "It was nice to have that extra bit of rest."

"I bet," Mokuba replied with a warm smile.

"So, what kind of things do you want to do at the carnival?" Anastasia asked him.

"Well I definitely want to ride the rides and maybe play some games," Mokuba answered cheerily.

"Alright, we can do that," Seto consented. Mokuba grinned wider.

"This is going to be so fun!" he exclaimed. They finished their breakfast a few minutes later and took turns getting dressed in their bathroom while the film crew was in the bedroom. They followed them downstairs and into the limo. Edward dropped them off at the entrance of the carnival, they thanked him as usual, and Seto paid for admission and tickets for them to ride the rides and eat the snacks, and the film crew paid for their own admission and some tickets for food and followed them.

"Thank you Seto," Mokuba told him.

"Thank you, dragon," Anastasia thanked him with a peck.

"You're welcome," Seto replied as he put the tickets in his pocket and laced his fingers with Anastasia's as they walked and checked everything out. Anastasia rested her head on his shoulder as they walked, and Seto offered a small smile. He didn't particularly like crowds too much, and thankfully, they stayed a decent distance away from them, but he was enjoying being out and about with Anastasia and Mokuba. They rode a variety of rides, ate corndogs, pretzels, cotton candy, shared a funnel cake, and drank sodas, after riding of course. The crew also got snacks and water and quietly ate theirs as they filmed. They also walked and looked at the games to see what kind of games and prizes looked good.

Meanwhile…

"Marik, look, is that Seto Kaiba, Mokuba, and Dabria?! And they're being followed by a film crew," Ryou Bakura whispered to his pale blond, tanned-skin, work partner as they sat at a picnic table eating some carnival food. He couldn't believe his chestnut brown eyes. What was Dabria Calaveras, aka "The Angel of Death," doing with Seto and Mokuba Kaiba, and a film crew?

"What?! Impossible! She's supposed to be dead!" Marik Ishtar exclaimed quietly, his violet eyes wide with shock as he looked and saw them. Sure, Dabria looked much different with her scarlet red hair and crystal-blue eyes, compared to the long black hair and dark brown, almost black eyes they remembered her having. The only reason they recognized her at all was because of her scarred left arm and left side of her face. They remembered how terrifying she looked, particularly with those scars. She looked slightly less terrifying now, but she was definitely dangerous. They shuddered involuntarily as they remembered how deadly she was before.

"How is she alive? Mr. Black said he poisoned her and the baby. There was no way she could have survived," Marik texted to Bakura so as not to raise too much suspicion.

"I don't know. And look, she's so…cozy and affectionate to Kaiba and Mokuba, and Kaiba is letting her, and they are being filmed," Bakura replied through text.

"We need to tell Mr. Black immediately," Marik responded. Bakura was already taking pictures of them with his phone, and zoomed in and saw their wedding rings and took a picture.

"They're married!" Bakura texted Marik.

"What?! Seto Kaiba actually MARRIED Dabria?!" Marik texted shocked. Bakura showed him the picture of their wedding rings. "Holy shit!" Marik texted as he saw the picture. She actually got SETO KAIBA, of ALL people, to MARRY her.

"I wonder if she told him about who she really was," Bakura texted back.

"I don't know. I'm curious how they even met," Marik replied.

"I don't know, and it's not like it matters now. We need to show Mr. Black and see what he wants to do," Bakura responded, and then texted Mr. Black, their boss.

"Uh, Mr. Black, what should we do about this?" Bakura asked as he attached the pictures he just took of Dabria, Seto Kaiba, Mokuba Kaiba, and the film crew following them.

When Mr. Black got the text message, he was curious to see what Bakura wanted. Marik and Bakura had finished their assignment of torturing one of his victims already, and gotten paid. Were they looking for another assignment already? When he opened the text message, his golden-hazel eyes widened with shock, almost as if he'd seen a ghost. Dabria was ALIVE, with scarlet hair and crystal blue eyes, and married to Seto Kaiba, the wealthiest and most powerful man in Domino City, and being followed by a film crew. This was impossible! How did she survive?! He was angry with himself for not ensuring that she was dead. She needed to be gotten rid of.

"Hire a team of assassins to take all of them out. I will send you some money," Mr. Black responded as he sent them 500 Million Yen. ($5 million USD approx.)

"What if they fail?" Bakura asked.

"Then you can kill her yourself," Mr. Black replied.

"Oh no, I'm not going up against "The Angel of Death," on my own, and I don't think Marik wants to either," Bakura replied anxiously. That would be suicide, and he wasn't ready to die just yet, nor was Marik.

"Fine, then I will kill her myself, should they fail, and it will be sweet to ensure that I kill her for sure," Mr. Black retorted and was actually excited about taking her down, again, this time for good.

"How many?" Bakura inquired.

"Twenty should be good," Mr. Black suggested. This was going to be hard to find a team that big and formidable enough to take her down. If she was as still sharp as she had been, she'd have no problem taking them down, but hopefully she had slowed down a bit over the years.

"Okay, we'll get to looking," Bakura promised.

"Good! I want status updates every day!" Mr. Black commanded.

"Yes sir," Bakura replied and sighed.

"What did he say?" Marik texted him. Bakura showed him the conversation.

"Twenty assassins? And if they fail, he wants to take her on? Is he insane?" Marik texted him.

"Obviously," Bakura replied.

"This is going to be hard… only the stupidest, greenest, craziest, and most desperate will take her on, and she can lay them out flat pretty quick," Marik replied anxiously and ran his hand through his long, pale blond hair as he was thinking about all this.

"Well, we got to find them," Bakura replied and immediately started looking on the dark web for a team of assassins. They posted in a forum, and got interested replies when the payout looked sweet enough, but then once they said Dabria's name to target her, everyone went quiet in shock and horror, and then started replying "She's ALIVE?" and "Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope… not touching that…", and "Are you insane? There's no way in hell I want to go against "The Angel of Death," even for THAT much money." Then they wished them good luck in finding their team. Bakura and Marik sighed. This was going to be a long mission.

Meanwhile…

Mokuba had spotted a large Blue Eyes White Dragon plush as a prize in one of the game booths.

"Seto! Anastasia! Look!" Mokuba exclaimed as he showed them. Seto decided to try to win it for Anastasia, and naturally, he did.

"Wow! Thank you, Mon Cher," Anastasia exclaimed as she held the Blue Eyes White Dragon plush and kissed him. Seto smiled proudly into the kiss.

"You're welcome, Cara Mia," he said softly to her. She happily carried the Blue Eyes White Dragon plush in one arm and held Seto's hand with her free hand. Seto and Mokuba smiled at how excited she was. Seto would occasionally steal a kiss from her, and she was only too happy to oblige.

A little while later, they had gone home, and Anastasia had happily put her Blue Eyes White Dragon plush in their room on the couch, and wound down with Seto, Mokuba, and Stella watching a movie they all enjoyed, and eventually the film crew left.

A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed ch. 3! Get ready for a Spah-cy, lemony, ch. 4! Not only that, but there will also be some rough patches ahead. As always, don't forget to review! New reviews= new chapters immediately released.