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Chapter Four

When Roland told Seto that they were going to be leaving Domino to fly to New York in two days, Seto told him, "That isn't enough time for me to find someone to take over running the Company."

Mokuba looked at him and he said, "What another excuse not to go find out why Joey left?"

Seto glared at him and then he said, "Why should I go, he's the one who left me."

Roland was listen to them and it took him back to another time, a time when he and Jasper were together and so much in love, then one day the boom was lowered and after the dust disappeared, Jasper was gone. He did not want that for Seto so he said, "It won't hurt to be gone a few days, but if you don't go now it'll eat at you for the rest of your life."

Seto looked at Roland and then he said, "How do you know I'll feel?"

Roland looked at him and he said, "Once I had a lover and we were happy, then one day Gozaburo told me, that he was adopting two brothers, they would be groomed to become the heirs of not only the Company but they would carry one the Kaiba name.

Now do not get me wrong, I loved helping raise the two of you, but it did put a strain on my relationship, and one day the man that I loved for years told me that he could not stay here any longer.

So we parted ways and he moved to New York and he became an artist, and one of the best in the world."

Mokuba went over to Roland and he said, "What would have happened if father hadn't adopted us, what you the two of you done?"

Roland put his arm around Mokie's shoulder and he said, "Listen to me, sure I lost my love, but I got two young men in return.

I loved raising you both and I never regretted making the choice to stay here, so no more what ifs."

Mokuba smiled up at him and he said, "When father died, and you became our guardian, it was the best thing that happened to us.

We might have lost Gozaburo, you could have left and gone away, but you stayed, you gave us your love, understanding and strength and for that I'm grateful and I love you with all my heart."

Seto walked over to them and as he looked at Roland he said, "I second everything that Mokie said, we never wanted for anything but then you never let us get away with anything.

You always taught us right from wrong, though at times I wanted to rebel, but then I saw the other side the caring side and I changed my mind. Thanks for staying and caring for us."

Roland took a deep breath and fought back the tears, but they came anyway and as Mokuba wiped them away, Roland said, "Alright, I need you both to go pack what you want to take when we go to New York.

I've make arrangements with Travis and he's assured me that the jet will be fueled and ready to go, so let's be ready too."

Seto knew that he couldn't put it off any longer and he turned to Roland and said, "I have a list of men that I feel will do a good job running the company while we're gone, will you please look over the list and let me know what you think?"

Roland smiled at him and he said, "You know I will, now scoot upstairs and get your things ready." When they were gone, Roland sat there thinking about Jasper and a tear ran down his face, he took a deep breath and then he said to himself, "I wonder what's going to happen when I see him again, will the old feelings still be there?"

Roland got up, went to his room, and packed what he needed and as he sat there, he wondered what they would say to each other and if they could work things out.

Would the feeling still be there and could he leave the boys and live in New York, he shrugged his shoulders and left to go see what the cook had prepared for dinner, he'd deal with those feelings when they got to New York.

After dinner, Roland and Seto sat down and he looked at the list that Seto had made and they finally agreed that Jim and Carl would be the two best choices and then Seto said, "Tomorrow I'll talk to them and see if they'll be willing to take over for a few days while we're away."

Roland knew how difficult this was for Seto and he was proud of him for wanting to go talk to Joey and see if they could work things out, he only wished that he had had the nerve to talk to Jasper before he left.

The next morning, after Seto left to go to Kaiba Corp. to speak to Jim and Carl, Roland picked up the phone and called Jasper, when he heard Jasper's voice he almost hung up the phone, and then he said, "We're going to be leaving Domino in two days, have you told Joseph about us coming?"

Jasper said, "He figured it out, and he wasn't very happy about it, what the hell happened?"

Roland took a deep breath and then he said, "Let's just say that misery loves company and leave it at that, when we get there I'll explain things, Jasper, it's good to hear your voice." Then the line went dead.

Jasper sat there then he hung up the phone and as he looked out the window, he thought back to a time when he was the happiest man in the world and how one day that world came crashing down around him. If only they could turn back time, would they make the same decisions or would they be together today.

Jasper heard Joseph coming into the room and he stood up and he turned towards the door, he could almost see himself in this young man and he prayed that when they got there, he and Seto could work things out.

As Joseph walked into the room, he had a piece of paper in his hand and he said, "What in the world is this and why is my name on it?"

Jasper smiled at him and he said, "That is an invitation to the Grand Opening of a Special Exhibit that I'm having at the Gallery and you're names on it because you're the artist whose paintings I'm putting on display."

Joseph stood there and then he said, "But my paintings aren't that good, why would anyone want to see them?"

Jasper then said, "If you ever want to be a great painter, then you have to show the world what you can do, and I believe that your paintings are that good. Now I have to talk to you about something, let's sit down."

Joey sat there and then he said, "Is it about them coming here?"

Jasper nodded his head yes, and then Joey said, "He can come here and I'll talk to him, but I won't put my life on hold for him or anyone ever again and if he can't understand that, then he can go to hell."

Jasper said, "Roland just called and said that they're leaving in two days, I know that it's going to be hard talking to him, but please don't make the same mistakes I did, please try to find a way to work things out."

Joey stood up and as he walked over to the window he said, "I'll try, but like I said before, if he can't understand why I left the there's nothing left for us to talk about."

Jasper then said, "Let's go get something to eat, I'm starved." Joey laughed and they left to go get some burgers.

Seto stood looking out the window in his room and he thought to himself, "Why did he have to leave, hell he had everything he could ever want, didn't he know that I loved him.

Will we be able to work things out or is this really the end of what we use to have?" Seto couldn't understand what was going on, he turned, went over to the other side of the room and got ready for bed.

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