Chapter 27

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Tristan watched as Serenity's eyes widened. He felt a tap on his shoulder and knew his dance had come to an end. "Looks like you're being stolen from me." He said with a wink to her. He pulled away and looked up at Kaiba. "about time." He said as he smiled and walked away. Kaiba was expecting more of a fight, but accepted the turn of events happily.

Holding out his hand, he offered an invite to her. Though she was unsure of what to do, her body wouldn't accept a no. It moved on it's own to take his hand and place her other on his strong broad shoulder. She squeaked a bit as he pulled her to him and bowed his head to kiss her. Serenity did manage to pull back just enough to look at him with cautious eyes. He smiled, reading her thoughts and glanced around until he spotted a familiar blonde.

He had been watching. Serenity gasped as she watched her brother smirk and give a thumbs up. Kaiba waited for her gaze to meet his again. He didn't need to lean into her as her arms snaked around his neck and brought him into a kiss he had missed for far too long.

"Hey!" They both snapped up to see Joey standing there. "Remember what we talked about!" He said, giving a look that held the silent threat, ' If you hurt her...' Kaiba chuckled to himself and locked eyes again with Serenity.

"Never..." The word slithered out of his mouth as it met hers again this time, not being interrupted.

'Never'

Serenity was placed quickly on the gurney and wheeled rapidly into her room. The sterile white lights of the hospital flew overhead as she cried out again. Waves of pain hit her coming faster and faster. He was right there beside her, frowning and holding her hand as he ran to keep up.

Once inside the room the doctor got right to work.

"Uh... There's much more blood than we anticipated." The doctor called, gaining the attention of a nurse for help. Kaiba's head snapped up and he glared at the man, but he wasn't about to distract him. Serenity screamed out again, thoroughly grabbing his attention. He leaned in closer to whisper soothing words to her as he stroked her hair.

"Get away from me!" She screamed shoving him. He let her push him a little but returned to her side. Before he could even think to start to calm her again a small hand reached up and grabbed his tie, pulling him back to her. "Why? Why did you do this?" She had begun to say something else but another crippling wave of pain had racked her body, making her cry again.

He had never tried so hard to get a hand off of his shirt in his life. She had been a petite girl with small hands to match the rest of her, but nothing he tried was able to remove the death grip on his tie, and it was becoming harder to breath.

"This... It's killing me!" She said, now openly sobbing. Her grip finally loosened as she looked into his eyes. She had a face full of woe and tears had began pouring down it. "I... I don't want to die. Seto... Wh-why?" His heart broke for her, but he knew there was nothing he could do but stand along side of her. He removed her hand from the constricting clothing and took it in his own. She cried out again, and he felt her squeeze in pain. He leaned over her form, kissing her forehead, and whispered her name over and over again. "I don't want to die..." Her voice was a raspy whisper.

"You wont die Serenity. I wont let you." He said against her forehead as he continues to kiss her. The doctor peered up at her.

"It's time..." He said, giving the girl a warning to allow her to react.

"N-no... No! Not yet... It... I don't want to, I-!" Kaiba lifted her chin to him and smiled.

He watched the next fifteen minutes pass as Serenity grew weaker and weaker, fighting her battle. He felt so useless, sitting there next to her, holding her hand. He wished there was a way for him to do something meaningful, but was resigned to his seat off by the side. Finally the doctor stepped away. Cries filled the room, but not from Serenity. She was gasping for breath and couldn't quite lift herself out of exhaustion. The doctor brought over a small towel and the cries became louder.

No amount of exhaustion or weakness could keep Serenity from reaching out and grabbing it. She held it close, crying slightly and hugged it. Kaiba leaned down, getting his first look in and smiled.

"Congratulations, It's a girl." The nurse said. The cries and screams died down as Serenity rocked the bundle, cooing lightly to it. Kaiba pulled her and the bundle close, kissing her and telling her how strong she was, then looking down at the baby in her arms. They were the most beautiful women he had ever seen.

"What should we name her?" He asked Serenity lightly. She pondered a moment, but didn't really need to. The name was in her all along, and she just knew it was the right one. She looked up at Kaiba and smiled lightly.

"Sarah." He nodded. It was a good name.

"Sarah..." He repeated, liking the sound even more. "Sarah Kaiba." He found himself smiling. He looked back at Serenity, who was entranced by the baby, and felt warm and happy. "I hope she's just like her mother." He said, making Serenity smile up at him again. "Only..." Serenity's eyebrow raised in question. "A little less angry" He finally finished, fixing his tie proper. Giggles bubbled out of her and she sighed deeply.

The now 23 year old glanced down at his wife and daughter. Just five short happy years ago he had been a miserable, work ridden, cold-hearted businessman with no plans or desires of a family in mind. Now he stood, smiling, a young brilliant CEO, husband, and most recently, proud father.

Yami, Set and Sarah weren't the only ones brought back to life.

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Ok Short final chapter but I think it said exactly as much as it needed to. I hope you've all enjoyed this adventure as much as I have. I look forward to seeing you in the future on my other fics!

Also, I'm pushing around a few ideas for new fics I want to write. The summaries are on my profile, if you guys think there's a story you'd like to hear there, let me know via personal message or add it to a review. Either way, I'll take all opinions into consideration.