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Chapter Nine

Roland drove Tea to the hospital at Kaiba Corp. and as they rode the elevator up to the fifteenth floor, he told her "Dr. Chesterfield was the doctor who took care of Seto when Gozaburo would beat him for not obeying his orders and he and I have an understanding that no one was ever to find out what that bastard did to him."

The doors opened and they got off the elevator and Roland showed her to the doctor's Private Office and as they went inside the receptionist said "May I help you?"

Tea said "Will you please tell the doctor that Mrs. Kaiba is her to see him and also tell him that I won't take no for an answer."

The door opened and there stood Dr. Chesterfield and he said "What can I do for you?"

Tea said "Can we talk in private?"

Then the doctor showed them to his office and as they sat down he said "What is this about?"

Roland then spoke up and he said "We want to know where Seto is and don't you dare try to tell us that you don't know."

Chesterfield reached for a pen and he wrote down an address in New York and the he gave it to Roland and he said "This is where Seto is, but you really can't go there in your condition Mrs. Kaiba."

Tea looked at him and then she said "Listen to me and listen good, my husband is in a strange place alone and he's dying and I'm going to go there and be with him and let him know that he's not alone and no one can tell me that I can't go. Is that perfectly clear?"

The doctor looked at Roland and he said "You can allow her in her condition to go anywhere near Seto because he's still very contagious."

Tea stood up and she said "Listen to me you damn ass, I happen to know that being in the same room with Seto can't affect me and or my baby. I also know that touching the hand or holding a person with AIDS can't infect them, so why don't you stop talking and we'll be on our way and if any of this gets out to the press well you won't ever practice medicine here or anywhere else do you understand what I'm saying?"

Chesterfield shook his head yes and then Roland and Tea left the building and they drove back to the Manor where Tea went to the den and made all the arrangements for the flight from Domino to New York and then she came out and she said "Alright we have tickets on the next flight that is leaving Domino in the morning and so I suggest that we all get things packed that we will be needing and we get have an early dinner and get some sleep for the flight.

I want all of you to know that even though Seto did cheat on me and our marriage is over, I still love him like and I'm going to let him know that he's not alone and I want to thank you for wanting to come along and show Seto your love and support through this very difficult time.

He isn't going to be the same man that all of you remember, in fact he will be very thin and have dark circles under his eyes and he'll probably won't be able to talk very much since his body is shutting down. I won't have any of you show him that you're afraid to be in the same room with him, so if any of you want to stay here then let me know and I won't hold it against you. Now I suggest that we go to the kitchen and Greta will you please fix dinner for us and then I'm going to go to my room and get some rest and I suggest that all of you do the same."

Greta went over to Tea and she gave her an hug and whispered "God bless you for what you're doing. He was wrong but he still deserves to have his loved ones near during this time." Then she went to the kitchen and fixed a simple meal and after they all ate, they went to their bedroom and packed some things and then they all went to sleep.

Roland went and called everyone what it was about five the next morning and everyone got up and Greta had fixed breakfast and after the were done eating Tea said "Our flight leave Domino Airport around seven so we need to get there early so that Roland can find a parking place and we can all check in."

There was a knock on the door and when Roland opened it there stood Mai and she said "Can I go with you to see Seto?"

Tears filled Tea's eyes as she went to her and gave her an hug and she said "There's a ticket at the airport with your name on it." Roland took her case and put it beside the door with the others things and with Mokuba's help they loaded the van with all the cases and then they came back in and Roland said "We can leave anytime you want."

As they were getting into the van, Solomon drove up and as he, Yugi and Yami got out of the car they walked over to where Tea was and Solomon said "Please give this card to Seto for us and let him know that he's in our prayers."

Tea smiled and gave each of them a hug and kiss and they drove off and then Roland said "Let's be on our way." He then drove to the airport and after about ten minutes he found a nice parking place and it was near a place where they could get a cart to take their things to the terminal and as they got there and got all their things checked in, Tea said "Please can we say a prayer for Seto?"

They all held hands and as people looked on Greta said "Dear heavenly father we ask that you give our son, brother and husband your love and strength to get through this time in his life. We ask this in his name. Amen"

As they all bowed their heads as Greta said the prayer they didn't see that people around them stopped what they were doing and bowed their heads in a moment of silence.

Greta wiped the tears from her face as their flight was called and they all went to the right gate and they boarded the flight that would take them to New York.

Tea closed her eyes and her baby started to kick and she touched the spot where it was growing and she said "Hush little on we're going to see your daddy and I'm going to let him know that we have a son. The baby seemed to understand what his mommy was saying because he settled down and the plane took off.

Several hours later the pilot said "We will be landing in about five minutes so listen to the flight attendant as they tell you about getting ready for the landing."

When the wheels touched down Tea's eyes filled with tears because soon she would see Seto and she'd tell him about their son that was growing inside her. The flight attendant opened the doors and one by one everyone disembarked from the plane and as they passed through Security they went to find their things and Roland went to rent a vehicle for the trip from the airport to the place where Seto was.

Roland drove to the address that Dr. Chesterfield gave him and soon they were at a very nice place called "The Last Retreat" and as they all got out of the van and walked inside they were greeted by a woman who said "Welcome to The Last Retreat, can I help you?"

Tea then said "My husband is here and we've come to see him. Will you please let me know where Seto Kaiba is."

The lady smiled at her and she told them "Please come with me." She took them down a long hallway and then she stopped outside number 35 she said "Your husband is inside this room, but I must insist that all of you put on these gowns, gloves and wear these masks before you can go inside."

They all put on what the lady gave them and then Tea turned and said "Roland and I are going in first and let him know that we are here, then I'll come out and all of you can come in."

As the lady opened the door and Roland and Tea went inside they saw Seto lying there in bed and it was all Tea could do not to break down. Seto laid there and he was so skinny and the dark circles under his eyes made him look like an elderly man. They walked up to the bed and Tea softly said his name and Seto opened his eyes and tears filled his eyes as he tried to talk.

Roland lowered the rail and Tea sat down next to Seto and she said "Don't try to talk just listen please, we've come to be with you and there isn't anything that you can do to make us leave. She reached out and touched his face and wiped away the tears and then she smiled and said to Roland "Go get the others."

When he left the room he spoke to them and he said "Seto's in bad shape but Tea has told him that we're all here so if any of you don't want to come into the room we'll understand and then he looked down at Mokie and he said your brother needs to know that you love him and that you want to be here, so try to put a smile on your face when we go in."

As they all went into the room they bravely put on smiles and they went over and touched Seto's hand or face and they all told him that they love him and want to be there with him. Then Seto looked at Tea and she knew that he wanted to say something so she got near to him and he whispered "Why, why are all of you here?"

Tea then took his hand and gently placed it over the place where their baby was growing and he felt the baby move and tears filled his eyes and she softly said "That's you son."

Seto looked at her and he said "Aren't you afraid to be near me?"

Tea then put her hand on his face and she said "No, I'm not afraid to be here." Then she motioned to Mokie and he went over and stood beside the bed and he said "Big brother I didn't want you to be along so I asked Tea if there was some way that we could find you and be there to give you our love and support. I love you and will always love you."

Seto looked at his brother with tears in his eyes and he said "I love you too Mokie and I always will."

Soon Seto looked like he was tired and Tea said "We're going to let you get some rest but we'll be back after while." Then she stood and she leaned over and she kissed his cheek and then they all left the room. When the got outside Tea lost it and Roland caught her as she started to go down and she said "Why, why did this have to happen to him?"

They all walked out of the place and Roland drove to the hotel and they all took the keys and went upstairs and got some rest. Tea lay there on the bed and then she closed her eyes and she said just lost it and cried herself to sleep.

Later that day they all went back to see Seto and they were told that he was having trouble breathing and he was on a machine to breath for him and maybe it would be better if they came back later on. Tea turned to Roland and she said "Please take everyone back to the hotel, I'm staying here and then she looked at the lady and she walked back into the room and sat down and watched as the machine was breathing for him and she closed her eyes and prayed:

Our Father, Who art in heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our debts,

As we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil,

For Thine is the kingdom

And the power, and the glory, forever.

Amen.

When Tea was done, she noticed that Seto's breathing was a little easier and his body seemed to relax. She leaned back in the chair and she closed her eyes and she took a little nap.

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Chapter Ten Coming Up...Seto's end is near...