Hey! Natalie again, guys! Hannah did great with the drama and writing Sakura last chapter, so it's my turn again. I'm really excited for this one though. It'll also have lots of drama… I guess. I don't know, read on and determine that for yourselves!

Seto furiously typed away at his computer without taking so much as a glance away from the screen. It had been a couple of days since his and Alissa's break up and he was torn up about it to say the least. At first, he thought that she was just being ridiculous over the whole matter, but soon rage and angst set it. As usual in this type of situation though, he threw himself head first into his work. The brunet soon heard a knock at his office door.

"What?" he said to the person outside the door. He was clearly annoyed.

He briefly glanced up at the doorway to see Mokuba enter the office. "Seto?"

"What're you doing here, Mokuba?"

"I noticed you're throwing yourself into your work again. You haven't done that in a long time."

Seto grunted.

"It worries me, Seto."

"I'm fine, Mokuba."

"Is this about Alissa breaking up with you?"

"That's none of your concern. We broke up and there's nothing more to say about it."

"But, I heard you called a press conference about it."

"That's not what the conference is about. I'm going to remind everyone that that magazine is nothing more than a hoax."

"But-"

"That's enough, Mokuba." The brunet glanced to his watch and stood up from his desk. "It's time for the press conference. You should head back to the mansion. There's nothing left for you to do here."

Seto strode past his younger brother, leaving him in the office. Mokuba watched his sibling leave in sadness. He was doing worse than he had original expected. The ebony-haired teen released a long sigh before leaving the office.

Seto entered the elevator and pressed the button for one of the lower floors. He waited patiently for the elevator to reach the designated floor until the doors finally opened. He firmly walked down the hall until he entered the conference hall. He was met with a series of camera flashes and a crowd of people. He reached the podium with his business associates behind him and Roland at his side.

"I'm going to make this brief, so pay attention." The young CEO spoke into the microphone. "Regarding the recent nonsense on a magazine article about myself and another woman, these rumors are not true. I am not affiliated with this woman, nor do I ever intend to. Whoever hacked that photograph and gave it to the magazine company will get what's coming to them. They'll regret the decision to mess with my reputation for the rest of their miserable life."

Seto straightened himself and stared blankly at the crowd in front of him. Roland leaned forward in front of the podium. "Mr. Kaiba will be taking questions now." He informed.

Hands from the crowd suddenly shot up in the air with their array of questions. Flurries of people shouting "Mr. Kaiba! Mr. Kaiba!" rung through the room. Seto merely pointed to a person in the crowd and waited for them to question him. Although, he felt it was unnecessary. If these people were smart enough to listen fully, then I wouldn't need to answer these ridiculous questions, he thought.

A young woman stood up from her seat with a notepad in her hands. "Mr. Kaiba, who is the woman in the photograph seen having an intimate moment with you?"

Seto growled under his breath. "The photograph was altered to resemble one of my employees; Saeko Ichii."

The woman nodded. "And you say that you do not have a relationship with her?"

"No. I have already stated that. Now, sit down."

The woman frowned and took a seat. Seto pointed to another reporter to question him. This time, a man stood up. "Sir, how do you think Kaiba Corporation will be affected by this recent scandal?"

"We will continue developing our technology despite this ridiculous rumor. Kaiba Corporation will not be ruined by something so trivial."

The reporter nodded quickly and went back to his chair. Seto searched the crowd and pointed to another woman. She stood with a recorder in her hand. "Mr. Kaiba, some of our sources tell us that you have been quite intimate with a young woman named Alissa Todd. What is your status with her right now? Are you in a relationship?"

Seto gritted his teeth. He really did not want to bring up Alissa. "Alissa and I are no longer in a relationship. We broke up several days ago." He let out a pause. He had no interest in continuing this conversation.

The brunet turned from the podium and walked out of the conference hall. This left all the attendants in awe as a loud muttering settled over them. Roland quickly stood up to the microphone. "Mr. Kaiba will not be answering any more questions. This conference has come to an end. Please exit through the doorway behind you."

xxx

Saeko watched the television in amusement from the security room. They had aired the press conference on television and she loved watching every second of it. Seeing that the only person around her was an unconscious security guard, she let out a maniacal giggle. She continued to laugh as she realized that her plan was nearly complete. Finally! Seto will become mine and mine alone! There's no one in my way now. Something then slowly crossed her mind. I can't make an advance on him yet. It's too soon. It'd be best to do it slowly and subtlety. It doesn't matter; I'll wait as long as it takes.

The blonde checked her watch briefly. It was time to drop off the daily reports. She stood up and repositioned the security guard in the chair and left. She stopped by the financial department on her way and picked up the reports. She strode to the CEO's office and knocked.

"What?" Seto's harsh voice came from the other side.

The blonde entered the office to find Seto typing away at his computer as usual. "Hello Mr. Kaiba, I have the financial reports again."

"Give them to me."

She obeyed and handed him the papers. The blonde waited in silence as he checked them over. To break the silence, she began to speak. "I heard about that magazine article between us, Mr. Kaiba. I find it quite offensive that somebody would risk your reputation in such a way."

"Yes. It's rather ridiculous." He flashed a glance towards her. "Seeing that the woman within the photo was you, do you have any idea who sent in the photograph?"

"Oh, no Sir. I had nothing to do with it, nor would I think about having somebody else do it."

"I suppose so. These reports are fine. Now, leave me to my work."

"Of course, Sir. Have a good day."

xxx

Alissa huffed as she sat back down on the couch. She took a sip of her tea beside her and then crossed her arms in front of her chest. Her gaze flashed to the people sitting around her in her mother's apartment. As much as they had helped her with her problems in the past, she felt that this time was different. Nothing could get rid of the anger she felt.

"Ya can't be angry forever, Liss." Joey said.

"Shut it, Joey." Alissa snapped.

Joey sighed as he leaned back more in his chair. Yugi looked back towards the dark-haired girl. "He's right, Alissa." He said. "You can't expect to be mad with Kaiba for the rest of your life."

"I'm ready to prove you wrong. I'm never going to get over what that son of a bitch did."

"But, didn't you see the press conference this morning?" Tea questioned. "Kaiba even said that the article was a hoax."

"Psh, he's such an asshole. He just said that to save his own ass and stupid company."

"I don't think so. Kaiba doesn't seem like one to lie."

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Alissa nearly yelled. "That insensitive asshole will do anything to save his own skin! That picture was obviously real!"

"But, are you really going to let that article ruin your relationship with Kaiba?" Tristan asked.

"I sure as hell am."

"What Tristan means is, don't you think you'll regret it?" Yugi said. "You two have been together for four years, along with other lifetimes. After all you've been through, do you really just want to end it like this?"

"Well, our destiny is going to end here. That prick can start his own destiny with the bitch he's shoving his tongue into. I want to go back and slap myself to stop me from wasting four years of my life with him."

"But what about traveling to da past wit him?" Joey asked. "Ya guys learned how much ya loved each other in that time and why ya were meant ta be with each other."

Joey glanced to the floor and then flashed his gaze back up. Instead, he was met with a harsh slap against his cheek. His face swung to the side so aggressively that he fell out of his chair and tumbled to the floor. Alissa stood in front of him fuming and with her hand in the air that soon balled into a fist. "Alissa!" the rest of the gang shouted as they went to the blond's aid.

Joey rubbed his cheek and angrily looked at the dark-haired girl. "What da hell was dat for?" he yelled.

"I fucking dare you to say that again."

"What?"

"The only thing that shitty trip taught me was that I not only wasted a portion of my life with him, but several others as well."

"That's not Joey's fault! You went out of line hitting him like that!" Tristan yelled as he balled his hand into a fist.

"Yeah Alissa, you shouldn't take your anger on Kaiba out on Joey." Tea said.

Joey stood himself up and glared at Alissa. "Ya know, I'm glad for Kaiba that he broke up wit ya! As much as I hate da guy, I think it's pretty unfair for him to have ta date someone like ya!"

Joey was then met with another hit to his face, this time though, it was a hard punch. He held his face in pain as blood began to drip from his nose. "Oh yeah, you're a great judge of character based on how you're dating a whore like Mai."

"What!" Joey stood up again, while still holding his bleeding nose. "Kaiba made da right choice ta cheat on ya! Ya aren't worth his time!"

"Stop it, Joey!" Yugi pleaded. "Both of you need to stop fighting!"

"All of you grab your shit and get out of my apartment." Alissa seethed. "I need to get to my fucking job."

Joey quickly turned towards the door and stomped his way out of the apartment. "Okay, Alissa. We'll see you later." Yugi said.

Alissa watched as the rest of the gang soon left the apartment. She began to pick up the overturned furniture and drank down the rest of her tea. She grabbed her guitar and headed out of the building. On the way to Burger World, her anger was still intact. Who the hell do they think they are? They're practically taking Seto's side in this. That bastard! He's such an asshole! I hope I never see him again, and if I do, I'll kick him in the dick.

She finally reached Burger World and stepped backstage. She set down her guitar next to her and grabbed a bottle of water. She furiously doused half of it down her throat before she had to go on stage. She grabbed her guitar out of its case and took a slow breath. The last thing she wanted to do was get fired because she had an attitude while on stage. Alissa made her way to the stage and put on her best face to the people sitting around the restaurant. "Hey, Burger World! This song is for all those ladies dealing with some struggles right now. This will be Quiet by Jonathan Reid Gealt." She began to strum the strings on her guitar and sang.

"What's the perfect balance

Between yelling too much

Or not yelling enough,

So that people don't walk over you?

Is it a crime to just want to be nice?

To avoid confrontation

And show everyone a little respect?

Time after time,

I find that I'm struggling

To tell you

What's burning inside.

A glimmer of hope

That you'll finally see

Yet I remain quiet.

Look at my face,

Don't you dare turn away

'Cause I'm losing my patience

Show me now you're the man

That I want to be with

For the rest of my life.

I have so much love to give to you

Just open up your eyes

And you'll see.

Time after time,

I find that I'm struggling

To tell you

What's burning inside.

A glimmer of hope

That you'll finally see

Yet I remain quiet.

I can't remain quiet anymore

No, I was not built

To idly stand here,

Letting you make my decisions

Based upon your point of view

You never allowed me

My own freedom

Well, hear me now!

Show me now you're the man

That I want to be with

For the rest of my life.

I have so much love to give to you

Just open up your eyes

And you'll see.

Time after time,

I find that I'm struggling

To tell you

What's burning inside.

A glimmer of hope

That you'll finally see

Still I remain

Yes I,

I

Can't remain quiet

Quiet."

The crowd clapped as Alissa finished the last chord. She stepped down from the stage and set down her guitar. She grabbed her water bottle and downed the rest of the water in it. She sighed and leaned against the wall in frustration.

"Alissa."

Alissa looked up to the magenta-haired male standing in front of her. "Alister?"

"Hi Alissa."

He was then pulled into a tight hug by the girl in front of him. "Oh my God, I haven't seen you since NYU. What're you doing in Domino?"

"I just flew in a few days ago and got an apartment. I'll be living here for a while."

"That's awesome!"

"Thanks. You sang really great tonight, by the way. Your voice still sounds as good as it did in college."

"Thank you."

"So, I heard about that magazine article with Kaiba in it. You guys are broken up, huh?"

"Yeah. That asshole is just asking for a punch in the dick."

"He's an idiot for trying to cheat on you. He'll never find someone as great as you again."

A small blush began to form on her cheeks. "Thank you."

"It's true. You shouldn't beat yourself up over it."

Alissa shrugged. "I don't know."

"Don't worry about him, Alissa. There are better people."

"I guess. Well, my break is almost over. I should get back on stage."

"Yeah. Hey Alissa? After your shift is done, do you want to go out to get some sushi?"

"Sure, that sounds great."

"Alright, I'll see you then."

"See ya, Alister."

xxx

Before anyone knew it, seven months had came and went. Nobody expected it to fly by so quickly. Alissa stood in the kitchen of Alister's apartment with a bowl of ingredients in front of her. The two had been dating for several months now and they were both enjoying every minute of it. Alissa grabbed an egg from the carton and tapped it against the side of the bowl. "Fuck!" she yelled.

Alister looked up at her. "What is it?"

"Those shitty eggshells got in the batter!"

"Then just take them out."

"But they're so small! I can't pick them out!"

Alister strode over to her and looked at the bowl. He grabbed it and proceeded to pick through the batter. He threw the eggshells into the trash can and smiled at her. "There, problem solved."

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. But now the batter is all over your hands."

"More for me then." He then began to lick the batter from his fingertips.

"Really? These cookies are for our friends, I don't need you eating it all. You have to share some with the rest of us."

"Then take some."

The magenta-haired male then dragged his dough-covered hand across her face. Alissa squealed in delight before grabbing a handful of dough herself and throwing it at Alister's own face. He laughed as he attempted to wipe it off, which only ended up smearing it. The duo proceeded to toss the dough at each other, while both getting hit and dodging the pieces. The kitchen was soon splattered with dough and chocolate chips all around the cabinets and counter. Alissa laughed in triumph when she dodged a large clump of dough. "Ha! Suck on that!" she said.

Alister chuckled as he picked up another clump of dough. However, he stopped once he heard the doorbell ring. He set down the dough and looked towards Alissa. "You go get cleaned up, I'll answer the door."

"Alright. Although, I don't think they'd be pleased to see the dough all over your face." Alissa chuckled.

Alister smiled and gave her a kiss on the cheek. In response, Alissa flicked a small piece of batter towards him before walking towards the bathroom, all while letting out a light giggle. She quickly washed the cookie dough from her skin and then went into the bedroom to grab another change of clothes. Once she was dressed, she headed out into the main room where Alister was greeting Yugi, Joey, Tea, and Tristan. Alissa had patched things up with the gang nearly six months back when she was starting to feel less sore about her break up from Seto.

"Hey guys!" Alissa greeted.

"Hi, Alissa." Yugi smiled. "The apartment looks great."

"Thank you."

"What's wit da dough all ova Alister though?" Joey asked staring at the magenta-haired male.

"We were making cookies." Alister grinned. "And we had a few difficulties."

"Yeah, so go get yourself cleaned up." Alissa said.

"Right, I'll be right back guys."

The five of them nodded as they took a seat in the living room. Alister soon returned wearing a clean pair of clothes and his face free of dough. The six of them began to converse surrounded by laughter and the food spread across the coffee table. Before long, they had realized that hours had passed by and the sky was already beginning to transition orange. Joey soon stood up and stretched his arms above his head. "Well, its gettin' late guys. I dink I'm gonna head home." He announced.

"Joey's got the right idea." Tristan said. "I'm going to head home as well."

"Okay." Alissa said. "We'll see you guys later then."

"Oh, I almost forgot." Yugi said as he stood up. "We're having a party next Saturday at the Game Shop. Can you guys make it?"

"I can't." Alister said sadly. "I have to work."

"That's alright. What about you, Alissa?"

"Yeah! I love a good party. I'll be there."

"Alright. I'll text you and give you the details later."

"Sounds great!"

"Okay, Alissa and Alister, we'll be talking to you!" Tea said.

"Okay, bye guys!"

Alissa shut the door and turned back towards Alister. "So, what should we do for the rest of the night?" Alister questioned.

"I've got an idea." She replied.

Alissa slowly leaned towards him so she could press her lips against his. Alister smiled into the kiss as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She soon began threading her fingers through his red hair. The kiss continued passionately as their mouths slowly opened and their tongues delved into each other. Alissa was then pressed against the wall as the duo's lips parted. They breathed heavily as they stared into each other's eyes.

"I'm glad we're dating again, Alissa." Alister breathed.

"So am I."

"And I-"

"Just shut up and keep kissing me."

The couple was soon locked in another heated kiss.

xxx

Seto's finger's danced across the keyboard to his computer. He sat in his Kaiba Corp. office as the sun was nearing its completion in setting. He growled under his breath at the lines of code he was replacing. How many people do I need to fire just to get something done? I'll be here for several more hours at this rate. His gaze flashed upwards angrily when he heard a knock at his office door. "What?" he hissed.

The door opened to reveal a light-shaded brunette who smiled at him. "Hi Seto." She greeted.

"What are you doing here, Sakura?" he said as he continued his typing. He took a quick glance towards his girlfriend of nearly a month. "You're supposed to be at home."

"I just thought I'd come and see you here. I haven't seen you in a couple of days. Besides, I brought you a coffee."

The young CEO grabbed the beverage from her hand and took a swig of it. "If you're going to be here, then don't be a distraction."

"I won't."

Sakura strode over to the couch in the corner of the room and sat down. She reached into her bag and grabbed a book from it and opened to the page she had marked. The duo sat in silence with nothing but the sound of typing keys filling the room. Sakura soon looked up at the now-dark sky. "Oh, wow." She said in awe.

"What is it?" Seto asked, not looking up from his computer.

She set her book down and walked over to the large window panel behind the young CEO. "The stars look a lot brighter tonight." She said.

"So?"

"They're beautiful."

"You really want to engage in such a trivial activity as stargazing?"

"Sure. They're interesting to look at."

Seto snorted. "If you say so."

Sakura shrugged and looked back towards the sky. She cracked a smile towards the twinkling orbs stuck in the dark sheet hovering over the earth. She then looked back at the brunet. "Can we go up on the roof?"

"We?"

"Yeah, you can take a break, can't you?"

"No."

"Please?"

"Can't you go by yourself?"

"It'll be better if you come. You need a break anyways; you've already been here all day."

"I need to get these codes done."

"Seto, please. You can't work all the time."

Seto growled and saved his work. He put his computer in sleep mode and stood up. "Fine."

Sakura smiled and grabbed his hand. She pulled him along until the duo stood in the elevator and waited to reach the roof of the building. The elevator finally dinged and the doors slid open. Sakura dragged Seto out onto the roof as she looked at the stars above. "See? Isn't this better?" she smiled to him.

"It's tolerable." He replied.

"Can you try to enjoy yourself?"

Seto shrugged. "This isn't the most enjoyable activity for me."

"Oh, come on. Didn't you say once that you were good with astronomy? Try to find a constellation."

Seto looked up to the sky. He studied the patterns closely before pointing upwards. "That one is Scorpius."

Sakura followed his pointing to the curled line of stars. "It seems kind of hard to tell."

"It's not that difficult."

"Alright." She looked up again and tried to find a pattern somewhere. "Okay, what's that one?"

"That's too easy. It's Lyra."

Sakura nodded as she tried to find another one for him to point out. She suddenly noticed a few sparkling and quick paths that dug into the sky. She gasped as she watched them fly across the darkness. "Wow, is that a meteor shower?"

"Yes." He stated simply.

"Make a wish!" she grasped his hand tightly as she shut her eyes gently. Once she opened them again, she looked back at the brunet. "Are you going to make a wish?"

"I don't believe in wishing. I have everything I need right with me anyways."

Sakura smiled to him and stood on her tiptoes to kiss him tenderly. Seto soon wrapped his arms around her small waist as Sakura's own hands went around his neck. The duo stood there happily in each other's arms with nothing but the darkness and the raining stars watching them.

Alright, time jump and everyone has moved on! Alissa is dating Alister and Seto is with Sakura! Hooray! As if you probably couldn't already tell, this story is pretty AU, although it retains some stuff like past details in it. But anyways, you can tell with all this going on, that the drama will become very real. I'm kind of surprised by how long this chapter turned out too, but it's worth it because it seems like Hannah gets to write all the cool chapters with what we have planned, but she'd probably word things better than I ever could. Anyhoo, give us some feedback and I'll talk to you guys next time!