Chapter 21

Lindsey POV

The gym stood still. All eyes were on the blonde woman at the front of the gym. The woman was revealed to be Lindsey's mother. Seto and Lindsey stood gaping in disbelief. The woman cleared her throat, ready to speak.

"I'll ask again. Where is my daughter?" Silence echoed through the room. Lindsey suspected it was because no one except Seto knew it was her mom. "No one? Hmm. I'll give you an incentive. Once I find her, she will be going straight home to New York, therefor, your boyfriends will stop drooling over her."

Loud murmuring chorused through the students of Domino. Some of the more jealous girls were searching through the crowd by standing on each other's shoulders. "Seto, get me out of here." Lindsey hissed. Seto nodded and discretely tried to escort her through the crowd.

The exit was in sight. "My team of security should have unlocked the doors. Just a little farther." Lindsey trusted Seto's word and strode towards the door. Almost home free, she of course was spotted.

"She's over here mom!" The crowd of people fell silent again. Lindsey shuttered at the familiar voice. She turned around to see the all to familiar green flames staring at her.

"Lilith." Lindsey spat.

"Good to see you to sis." Lilith narrowed her eyes.

"Sister?" Seto questioned.

"Let's just say she's named after a demon for a reason."

Lilith twisted her face into a scowl. "I go by Lili."

"No one cares demon." Lindsey rolled her eyes.

"At least I'm not a liar!" She wailed.

"You're still a bitch!"

"GIRLS!" Their mothers voice echoed through the room. "Enough bickering!" The blonde made her way towards the two girls, pushing through the sea of people like a bullet. She reached them in no time. Lili flipped her dark hair back and smirked at Lindsey. Seto stood close to Lindsey's side, ready to protect her. She had noticed that her friends had gathered close by as well, Yugi present, rather than Yami. The student body had formed a circle around the scene.

Lindsey and her mother stared emerald daggers into each other. Lindsey finally spoke first.

"Katherine." A loud smacking noise radiated through the room before Lindsey had crouched holding her cheek, whimpering in pain.

"How dare you address your mother like that!" Katherine roared. Seto quickly picked her up and examined her face. She had a red handprint imprinted across her cheek.

Seto gritted his teeth. "Bad move Walsh." Katherine cackled.

"And just who do you think you are?" Seto smirked at her question.

"A very powerful person who could have you disappear without question." Katherine gave a wicked smile. She dismissed Seto and focused on Lindsey, the red mark on her face now faded.

"The boy cares for you. That's obvious. Why he cares is the real question. Who would care for someone as worthless as you?" Katherine spat her words with harsh undertone.

Lili giggled. "The funny part is that's not even her boyfriend. Word is she's dating the king of games, and if that news traveled all the way to New York, it must be true."

Katherine's eyes widened. "Two boys care for you? Well, isn't that just nauseating." Katherine was unamused.

"Mind explaining to me why you're so negative towards Lindsey?" Seto was curious but there was an edge to his voice.

Lindsey cleared her throat. "She blames me for dad leaving. She thinks I'm the reason we have a broken family."

"It only makes sense!" Katherine's voice echoed off the walls of the gymnasium. "You were the last one with him! He left at that bloody tournament that you didn't even win! He probably didn't want people to know he fathered a loser who served no purpose in life besides playing some stupid card game." Katherine's words stung and Lindsey began to tear up. This amused her mother. "That's right. Cry. Feel how I felt when Lance left. You deserve the same misery that you brought upon me."

Lindsey shook off her tears, took a deep breath, and then looked her mother in the eyes. "You wanna know something mother, I have seen dad." Her mother gasped. "Dad left to go serve the one person who possesses his true loyalty. That one person goes by the name of Lucian and he wants me dead." Her mother looked stricken. "He doesn't care about me, Lili, or you. He cares about power, and if I don't beat Lucian at some, stupid card game, he's either going to get that power, or Lucian will kill him. Either way, he's not coming back to you, and he never will." Lindsey's voice was cracking but she held her ground. "And now that you and Lili are here, Lucian will try to use you two against me so I advise you leave."

Katherine stared at Lindsey for a long time, and then began to cackle. "Did you really think that was going to work?" Lindsey lifted a brow. "To think I actually believed you for a minute. Nice excuse, but you are coming back to New York. You don't turn 16 for another month so legally, you are mine!" Seto stepped in front of Lindsey.

"Why is this so important to you? If you hate her so much, why force her to come home?"

"To ensure she stays miserable you idiot!"

"Yeah. That's logical."

"I assure you I won't be going back with you mom."

"And why do you think that!?"

A loud rumble vibrated through the city. The ground shook violently to the point where the lights at the top of the gym came crashing down. Screams of terror once again erupted through the gym and students scattered.

"Seto we need to move!" He nodded and pulled her towards an exit. His team of security had unlocked the gymnasium so now students filed out the gym.

"Get back here you bitch!" Lindsey's mom screamed after her. Lindsey and Seto moved faster. Eventually they got outside and Lindsey could see Seto's chopper waiting. He pulled her towards it.

Lindsey pulled back. "Wait! Where is Yugi and the rest of the gang!?"

"No time to think about that. We need to get you to safety. I'm willing to bet money this shaking isn't an earthquake." He tried to pull her but she rejected it.

"They are in just as much danger as I am! We have to find them!"

"Dammit Lindsey! Get in the chopper." He picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.

"Are you fucking kidding me Seto!?" She screamed. "Put me down now!" He said nothing. Instead he threw her in the chopper and climbed in beside her. "This is kidnapping!"

"This is saving your life. Shut up and buckle yourself." Seto turned to close the door behind him but he froze and his body went rigid.

Lindsey noticed and was about to ask what was wrong when she realized why Seto was frozen. Just outside the chopper stood Lucian and Lance. Lucian held Lili, with her hands bound by rope and her mouth taped shut. Lance held Katherine, hands positioned as if to snap her neck. Katherine had sheer panic in her eyes. Lindsey couldn't breathe.

Lucian smirked. "Do it."

Without a second thought, Lance twisted his arms, and Katherine went limp. The tape muffled Lili's screams, but Lindsey's pierced the cold night air.

The ground had stopped shaking, and it looked as if the students had escaped. Lindsey had tears spilling out of her eyes. She may have hated Katherine, but no child should ever have to witness the death of their mother. Lindsey feared Lili might be next.

"Don't worry child." Lucian spoke. "I shall spare your sister, but only if you can be a good little girl and follow some simple directions." Lindsey swallowed. Seto had recomposed himself and stood ready to defend Lindsey. "Both of you, out of the chopper." Seto jumped out first and lifted Lindsey down. "Good. Now I think we both agree that the feud between the shadow and the reflection needs to come to an end. Right?" Lindsey nodded in response. "Well, it just so happens that I am well aware you possess the Crystal Magician as well as the ring. I am no fool Lyris."

'No. But you deserve all the pain coming your way. Stay strong Lindsey.'

"It's time for war. A war that I will win, just as I have in the past. You want your sister back, you will come to me. You shall meet me at my domain. I would say alone, but feel free to bring an audience because the only one who can help you in yourself. You have exactly one week to oblige to these demands, or Lili here will die, and you will soon follow. Are we agreed?"

"Where is this domain of yours?" Lindsey choked out. Lucian smirked.

"That is for you to find on your own, but I will give you a hint. It is the place you dream of. The place you dream you and Seto Kaiba will one day possess. The place you dream will give you pure happiness. It is your future. I wish you luck Lyris." Lucian smirked until a thick purple smoke encased him, Lance, Lili and Katherine's body.

They were gone.

Seto had grabbed Lindsey as he noticed she was falling. She was clutching her chest and gasping for air. She was violently crying and Seto knew there was nothing he could do. He just stood there and held her till the tears stopped.

"Ya gotta think Linds! Where is da place ya dreamt you and rich boy would live?"

72 hours had passed since Lindsey's encounter with Lucian. Time was running out and Lindsey knew it. The gang plus Seto had met up in Yugi's living room. Yugi stayed switched with the pharaoh seeing as Lindsey had random breakdowns and the pharaoh could instantly calm her.

They had been trying for days to decipher Lucian's hint, but Lindsey was clueless. She was starting to lose hope, and the gang could see it.

"Linds?" Joey persisted.

"I don't know Joey! I didn't know yesterday, I don't know today, and I won't know tomorrow! I haven't dreamt of me and Seto Living anywhere together. The last dream I had of him he was trying to kill me with some non-existent duel monster."

Seto's eyes narrowed. "I should be concerned, but there's a bigger problem at hand."

'Think a little deeper Lindsey. Lucian said a place you and Seto possess. Not live at. Surely when you two were younger, there was some spark that made you have childhood fantasies." Mai was prompting Lindsey to think.

"I'll give you an example Linds." Tristan spoke. "When I was younger, Joey and I had built a fort out of the desks in our fourth grade class."

Joey snorted. "Heh. Mrs. Whipple was so pissed."

"I thought it was the greatest thing ever. I was convinced Joey and I were going to claim the classroom as ours and cancel school. Obviously, it didn't happen but it was dream."

Joey sighed. "A broken dream."

"That's your example Tristan?" Tea questioned. "That's a terrible example."

"Tea shut the fuck up." Lindsey held out her hand and Tea boiled. "Tristan just made me remember a place that could be where Lucian is."

"Mrs. Whipple's classroom?" Joey questioned.

"No Joey. The island!" The gang just looked confused.

"What island Lindsey?" Seto was skeptical.

"Dad would take me Lili and mom to this island every summer. It had a huge cabin there that we would stay in. The island has a volcano that we would hike up and a thick forest. The Cabin was in the middle of the woods. Looked like a real horror movie setting. The cabin is big enough to be a possible lair. I always loved it there and when Seto and I were little I dreamt we would own this island, and turn it into something for others to enjoy, just as I had so many times. But I haven't been there in years. Who knows if the cabin is even there anymore."

"Well, it's a start. It wouldn't hurt to check it out." Duke suggested.

"Lindsey, do you remember where this island is?" Bakura asked.

"Not to far from here I think. I remember on the way back from the Island we would stop off in Tokyo to go shopping and what not."

"So I'm sure if we fly around well find it eventually." Serenity chimed in.

"Or I have my team locate every island with a volcano around the Tokyo area." Seto countered. Serenity shrunk back.

"Either way works. But that's the only thing I can think of. I've never dreamed of anything else involving Seto."

"I'll get back to Kaiba Corp and have my employees search for the Island. I'll contact you when we have something." Seto left without another word.

"And now we wait. Seto works fast so I'm sure he'll have something by the end of the day. We'll most likely leave tomorrow so, whose coming with?" Yami responded by wrapping his arm around her waist. He kissed her temple.

"I'll be beside you the whole time."

"Don't forget me and Tristan!" Joey said proudly.

"Yeah! Joey and I will always have your back!"

"Well, as the best friend, I'll be there as well. No one messes with my girl!" Mai winked.

"You're kinda like the sister I've always wanted. Count me in." Serenity smiled.

"Bakura and I are on board! I'm sure my good looks will distract the enemy."

"Duke I highly doubt that but we'll still be there to support you Lindsey." Bakura said.

"That just leaves you Tea." Lindsey said smugly.

She took a deep breath. "'I'll go. But just to make sure everyone stays safe. Not because of you."

"Fair enough. Okay it's settled. As soon as I get word from Seto, I'll let you know. Now it's getting late. We should all head home and get some rest. Tomorrow could be a big day."

"Wait! What about school?" Bakura asked. "Won't it be suspicious is we're all absent the same day?"

Joey started to fake cough. "Oh damn. We all caught Ebola." The gang gave Joey a deadpan look. Mai went up to him and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah. Don't tell people that hun. It might cause some problems." Joey's face dropped and the gang laughed.

"I'm assuming you're staying the night?" Yami asked.

"There's no way I'm sleeping alone and Mai left with Joey so she probably wont be home tonight. Do you think Grandpa would mind?"

"What he doesn't know wont hurt. Come." Yami grabbed her hand and led her to Yugi's bedroom. Yami went to the drawer and pulled out a large T-shirt and threw it to Lindsey.

'Are these my pajama's?" Lindsey teased.

"Unless you prefer your uniform?" He teased back. Lindsey looked down to see she was wearing her school uniform. She had gone to Yugi's house straight after school.

She rolled her eyes and begun to change. Yami changed into a pair of black pajama pants. He left the shirt off which made Lindsey beam with delight.

She crawled into bed. Yami closed the door and shut the light, then joined her. He immediately pulled her to him and she didn't object. She snuggled into his chest.

Lyris?

'Yes?'

I'm so afraid.

'Of what? Everything will be okay. I have faith in you.'

What if this is my last night with Yami?

'Make it count.'

What does that mean?

'…'

Yami looked as if he was sleeping. Lindsey shifted slightly to press her lips to his. He didn't react in any way.

"Yami?" She whispered. He stirred.

"Everything okay?" He whispered back. She responded by pressing her lips to his once more. She rested her hands on his chest as she deepened the kiss. He returned the favor as he tightened his arms around her and kissed her back.

She rolled on top of him, straddling him, then claimed his mouth again. Their tongues tangled into the others, while Lindsey clung to him. Lindsey and Yami had their fair share of hot Make-out sessions, but this was more.

'Make it count' Lyris' words echoed in her head.

It's now or never. That or the very near future. Mai was right. It's time.

Lindsey broke from Yami. She quickly slipped her shirt off to reveal her black lacey bra.

"Lindsey?" Yami questioned.

Lindsey nodded. "I'm sure." Yami pulled her to him in response and fiercely kissed her.

Love and passion filled the air leaving Lindsey and Yami completely lost in each other.

Lindsey and Yami, tangled in each other's arms, were fast asleep. Well, Yami was asleep, Lindsey lay awake thinking how perfect this night was, and prayed there would be more. She loved Yami, but she had to save her sister and the world no matter what the cost.

It was close to 3 in the morning. Thoughts drifted through her mind until she heard her cell phone beep three times. She carefully untangled herself from Yami's grasp, and went to her clothes lying on the ground. She found her phone in the inside pocket of her uniform blazer. She had a single message from Seto.

Island Located.

She took a deep breath.

This is it Lyris. This all ends tonight.

'See you soon.'

What?

'You'll find out later. Just focus. You'll be okay.'

Lindsey walked to the bedroom window and looked out at a lit up Domino.

Be ready Lucian.

AN: I had so much fun writing the next chapter! I hope you enjoy!