Pheonix: Well, the reviews have been wonderful and I wanted to wait a little longer but I couldn't wait to post this! And I haven't gotten one flame! Take that Cerberus!

Cerberus: You don't need to scream you silly Hikari.

Pheonix: Shut up you Yami! Seriously, haven't you ever heard that patience is a virtue! Please be quiet for the story. Anyway, like I was saying, I loved the reviews and I hope you all love this chapter too.

So Close

By Sailor Pheonix1997

Kisara screamed as the asphalt came up at her. A red and black streak swooped down and re-entered the skies just as quickly with Kisara. The Blue-Eyes had also vanished.

"Who dares!" shouted the man. Obelisk the Tormentor stepped out from behind the building the Kaiba brothers were on with Tozokou on his shoulder. The Winged Dragon of Ra descended from the skies with Atemu on its head, just between the eyes. Slifer the Sky Dragon also descended from the clouds, part of its body coiled in a way that made it look like it had crossed arms and the rest moved in a serpent-like way. On the forehead stood Yami and Kisara, the latter looked worse for wear but otherwise unharmed. Her white dragon flanked Yami's and snarled at the Diabound.

"You should know that when you mess with our baby sister, you face the consequences!" Tozokou shouted. Kisara jumped from Slifer to her own dragon, which lowered herself to be in front of the Kaiba brothers.

"Now now gentlemen, you know that as a dragon hunter, I can't just let my prize go without a fight. Besides, she is quite a lovely specimen." Seto's hand clenched into a fist as the Diabound took a step towards Kisara and her dragon opened its mouth, preparing for an attack.

"One more step thief, and we'll make the Shadow Realm look like paradise!" Atemu growled as his dragon let out a hawk-like cry.

"How quickly we forget Atemu. I said I was a dragon hunter. Therefore, I would be hunting not only your sister but also you and Yami. Tozokou is free to go as his monster is not anything close to being a dragon." Kisara smirked.

"You obviously haven't met my little brother have you?"

"What brother? You mean that spiky-haired runt that banished me from Kaiba Seto's mind to the Shadow Realm almost a year ago?"

"What?" Kisara said. She looked back at Seto who was being given a questioning look by Mokuba.

"It's true. He created me in order to protect himself from his step-father. It was I that pushed him through all those years of brutal treatment and it was I that encouraged him to hunt down every last Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards. It was I that made him tear the fourth card in half." Kisara looked back to the man.

"Are you trying to say that you're Seto?"

"A part of him, the part that could do what he didn't have the guts to do!" The man burst out in laughter just before Ra unleashed a ball of fire against the Diabound and Slifer attacked with his teeth.

"Kisara! Get Kaiba-kun and Mokuba away from here! We'll handle the Diabound!" Tozokou shouted.

"Are you sure Onii-chan?"

"Yes. Besides, you've been out here longer. You've also got some explaining to do to Kaiba-kun!" Kisara turned the dragon as Diabound made a swipe at Slifer, barely missing Yami's head.

"Hurry! Get on!" Seto lifted Mokuba on and climbed back on. The Blue-Eyes took off into the black skies as the Diabound smashed its fist into the billboard where the boys had been mere seconds before. The white dragon burst through the clouds into a scarlet sunset. Its scales reflected the light as it flew in the direction of Kisara's house.

Teana sat on the couch, twiddling her thumbs and gently stroking her swollen belly as if to soothe the unborn baby as a bolt of blue lightning streaked across the sky. The four dogs lay on the floor with little puddles around their bodies where the rain had fallen onto the carpet.

"Atemu," Teana whispered. The door to the living room opened slightly, revealing auburn hair and a hazel eye. "Come in Shizuka-chan. It's fine." Shizuka walked in wearing a pair of fluffy pink pajama pants with small kittens wearing purple mittens playing over her legs. Her pink shirt had a small ginger kitten holding its arms out with the words "Extremely huggable. Try me" written in light blue underneath.

"Is Nee-san or any of the others home yet?" Teana shook her head and patted the seat next to her. Shizuka walked over and sat down. "I'm worried. I just got my new sister and brothers. I don't want to lose them within the first five minutes I know them." Shizuka hid her face in her hands as Teana wrapped her arms around the girl's shoulders.

"I know how you feel. I don't want my baby to grow up without a father to rely on. We can only hope that they're alright and coming home soon." The door opened and closed, sending the dogs into a barking frenzy. "That's probably them now," Teana said as she stood up and walked out into the hall where Kisara, Seto and Mokuba were calming down the dogs.

"Nee-san!" Shizuka said as she ran up to her sister and threw her arms around her neck.

"Shizuka," Kisara whispered as Shizuka pulled away.

"Oh, you're all wet," Teana said as she turned, "Stay right there, I'll go get some towels. Shizuka-chan, will you please get Katsuya-kun and Anzu-chan and let them know Kisara-chan is home?" Shizuka nodded and darted into the bedroom hallway, wiping the front of her shirt dry as best she could.

"Did Jounochi-kun's sister just call you Nee-san?" Mokuba asked. Kisara nodded.

"That's a part of the explanation part Onii-chan mentioned. You know that my father had three children right? Well Katsuya, Shizuka and Anzu were those children. My grandfather wanted my brothers and I to take the family name of Sennen when we returned to Japan. My real family name is Jounochi." Teana came back into the room with a few towels in her arms.

"We can't have you three catching colds, now can we?" She said as she handed them out. Kisara smiled as she rubbed the towel over her hair, leaving it slightly tangled but mostly dry.

"Thanks Nee-sama."

"Kisara-chan, why don't you go change into some dry clothes. As for you two, I think that Atemu wouldn't mind if you borrowed some of his clothes. And I think that we've got some pajamas for Mokuba-kun if you want him to go to bed, Kaiba-kun."

"If I allow Kisara to call me by name, I'd be fine with the rest of the family calling me Seto."

"Very well, I'll go get those clothes and you can change in one of the guest rooms or in the bathroom. And you, young lady, should go get changed." Teana pushed Kisara through the door leading to the bedrooms and made a gesture for the boys to follow.

A few minutes later Seto sat on the couch, dressed in one of Atemu's black shirts and slacks. Kisara sat next to him, dressed in a light blue nightgown that fell to the floor and covered her wrists. She kept looking out the window behind them at the black skies in worry.

"I'm sure your brothers will be fine."

"Are you sure?" Kisara asked as she dropped the curtains and looked him in the eye.

"If they're anything like you, without a doubt." Kisara ran her fingers through her hair, pulling out a few snarls in the process.

"Thanks. But that monster won't stop until he has what he wants. I can't believe he'd lie about being a part of you in order to try to work into our minds and distract us." A flash of fire-gold streaked across the sky as Seto gripped his knee.

"He…wasn't lying," he muttered, catching Kisara's attention. She placed a hand over his and met eyes with him.

"What are you talking about?" Seto let out a sigh and rubbed the back of his neck.

"I guess it did start after I was adopted by my step-father. I had hours of work with little rest at a young age and built a sort of shield for myself in my mind. Later, after I took over the company, I wanted to take it down but it stood against everything I tried. I thought it was just a part of me then. I suppose it always was. But, after I lost for the first time against Motou Yugi and he mind crushed me, I felt that shield vanish. I sort of lost myself a little after that. But I've kept myself the way I was because if people knew who I really was, I'd never be taken seriously. But for some reason, when I'm around you, I don't feel like I need to hide anything and I can let my defenses down." He smirked. "Why did I just tell you all that?" Kisara remained silent.

Seto looked up from the floor and found himself just a few inches away from Kisara's face. The two remained silent for a second before Seto moved his hand to push a few strands of hair from her face. His hand came to a stop on her neck as her hand came to rest on his arm. The two pulled closer together and were just a few centimeters apart when Seto noticed Kisara's breathing was shaky.

"Are you scared of something?" She shook her head slowly as a faint tint of pink colored her ivory cheeks. He came just a little closer when the door banged open.

"Kaiba!" Katsuya shouted, making Kisara jump away, her face red, and brush the wrinkles off her dress. "Why you- I ought to-"

"Katsuya!" Anzu shouted as she grabbed him by the ear and scowled at him. She was dressed in a similar manner to Shizuka but instead she had purple pajamas with polar bears instead of kittens. "Haven't you ever heard of privacy?"

"Not when Kaiba's about to make out with my sister!" Kisara covered her lips and gained a sudden interest in the carpet. Katsuya was dressed in a pair of black flannel pants with a white drawstring and a blue shirt.

"How would you know what he was about to do?" Anzu demanded as Shizuka and Teana walked in with steaming cups of tea.

"I have instincts! And I know when a no-good, son of a gun's about to make out with my sister!" Kisara shifted uncomfortably on the couch and started nibbling on her index nail. Teana set down the tea and shook her head.

"Katsuya-kun. Don't you think you're over-reacting just a little?"

"If I'd been another second-"

"Will you please stop embarrassing her?" Kaiba said with a final edge on his voice. "How about we start talking about what we're going to do now that we're all here?" Kisara locked eyes with him and mouthed "Thank you."

"What are we going to do?" Katsuya shouted. "For one thing, we're going to keep you from taking advantage-"

"Katsuya!" shouted Kisara, Anzu and Teana.

"Ani-chan!" Shizuka scolded.

"What?"

"We're not supposed to drop accusations of the actions of our family. Not in this house at least," Teana said.

"What are we to do Nee-sama?" Kisara asked. Teana sighed and took a seat. Jill padded up to her and curled up at her feet.

"We can only wait for Atemu and the others to return home and then, we'll go from there. TO be honest, I don't know how they'll beat that psychopath without you, Kisara-chan. You were there when he attacked the last time and we barely escaped."

"They'll have to beat him without her. It's too dangerous for her to be fighting that thing. Anyway, it is her that he wants. If she were to fight, it would give him a perfect opportunity to take her."

"Kaiba-kun has a point," Anzu said, "If that maniac does want Nee-san he'll be expecting her to fight." Teana looked down at the carpet.

"Don't worry about that. Atemu told us to remain here. If he needed us, he'd contact us."

"Unless he's too injured," Katsuya said.

"Do you want to jinx us?" Kisara shouted, standing from her seat. "Nii-sama said that by moving back to Japan we wouldn't face this menace again! And here we are, the entire city's at his mercy!"

"Kisara-chan, Katsuya-kun. Let's all just calm down and wait. That's the most we can do right now," Teana said. Kisara took her seat again and looked down at her hands.

"I'm sorry Nee-sama. It's just that. If anything were to happen to my brothers-" Her words broke off at once and her eyes widened in panic.

"What Kisara-chan?"

"What's wrong?" Seto asked.

"The man appeared on the road going to the Kame Game shop. That's where I was headed in the first place. What if he already got to Yugi and Jii-chan? What if-" She didn't finish. A bolt of white lightning turned the room into a cascade of shadows.

"Kisara-chan, I'm sure they're alright." But Teana didn't sound so certain. Kisara stood up.

"I have to make sure."

"Are you crazy?" Katsuya shouted.

"Nee-san," Shizuka said timidly.

"If that maniac learns that you're-"

"Yugi is my responsibility! I left him five years ago and I've regretted it ever since! Jii-chan was never cruel to me when I was growing up. He gave me the attention my mother wouldn't. If anything I have to make sure they're alright!" Peter and Penny raised their heads. "If they've been hurt or worse I don't know what I'll do!" Seto stood up and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"If I know Yugi, he and your grandfather are fine. More than likely, that man was just on that road by coincidence. Unless you've told him about your family, there's no way he knew that Yugi was your little brother." Kisara nodded.

"It's only natural for a sister to worry," she said as she let Seto pull her into his lap, earning him a death glare from Katsuya. The room was silent for a few minutes as the tension began to grow. Teana kept her eyes on the clock on the mantle. As the seconds ticked by, her fingers became more and more fidgety. She started chewing on her nails as the time came closer and closer to midnight.

Eventually, Kisara, Seto and Teana were the only ones still awake. Kisara had curled into a ball and kept looking out the window as the clouds became colored silver and gold.

"Those would be my brothers' attacks. I hope they're alright," she whispered as she covered a yawn.

"Kisara-chan, you should get some sleep," Teana said as she began to pet Jill. Kisara shook her head.

"I just can't. I might be tired but I just have to make sure my brothers are okay." Teana nodded and stood up.

"I'm going to bed. Hopefully, Atemu and the others will be home in the morning and this will all seem like a bad dream." Kisara smiled as her sister left but once the brunette was gone she buried her face in her hands.

"If anything happens to them, it'll be entirely my fault," she silently sobbed. Seto pulled her against his chest. "They've been so good to me all these years and if I'm not there for them when they need me most, what kind of sister am I?" Seto ran his fingers through her long white hair as her sobs began shaking her entire body and her crystal grew slightly warm against his chest.

"Someone very wise once told me, 'Humans are like pictures. We need negatives to develop'." Kisara looked up into his eyes with a small smile.

"I think I read that once in a fortune cookie." They smiled and Kisara let out a small chuckle. The clouds turned scarlet for an instant as Kisara curled up under Seto's chin and fell asleep.

Pheonix: Okay, a sweet little ending there. But we are nowhere near the end. I hope. Hey Cerberus, does this count as a cliffhanger?

Cerberus: I guess. I mean, you did leave Atemu, Tozokou and Yami out in the storm. By the way, it took you long enough. Did you have to go into detail describing their pajamas?

Pheonix: I like describing things! I don't want the readers to be forced to make things up in their minds. I want them to see the story as I see it. I want them to see what's going on!

Cerberus: No need to get so excited, I was just asking. But what's with it all taking so long?

Pheonix: For one; I want my readers to have time to review! And two; I want to put this on the correct track! I don't want to rush into everything the way I did with my original Seto Kisara series. And I also got a review on one of my other stories where I was asked about other shippings. I actually also do Revolution/Vanishshipping, Fillershipping, Apprenticeshipping, Grace/Exoticshipping, Kiddyshipping, Polarshipping, and Duke and Rebecca. But I mainly do Blue/Mizushipping because we all know it should've happened in the anime/manga!

Cerberus: Jeez Luiz lady! Chill-ax.

Pheonix: Shush Cerberus! Once I've finished this story and a few others I'll post my Harry Potter xover. And the more reviews I get, the sooner I'll post, and the sooner I post the sooner I finish and the sooner I finish the sooner I move onto other projects. Please review!

Cerberus: Remember, no flames. Oh, and Pheonix told me that she updated last night while I was asleep so I simply have to tell you a joke I heard about fast asleep. Some people have no respect for the time of others. Why don't we just take our watches and cast them away? People'll show up at any old time. That's why they say running late, running behind, running out of time! Late again, story of my life! Yea, well, get to a new chapter! The one that says YOU'RE ON TIME! People are running all over the place that's why at night they're "fast asleep"! That has got to be the biggest oximoron in the world. Fast asleep. Anyway. That's the joke! As I remember from Brad Stine, in my opinion, the greatest comedian of our time!