Macon had lost her. She had not been at her apartment or her office all week, and neither had the elder Kaiba brother. He had a hunch of where she might be, but he couldn't be sure. Logging in to the security camera he saw her in their room. She was laying on her stomach with a laptop open in front of her. She was working on something, she was nude. Laying beside Kaiba, both barely covered by the sheet both working on laptops. It was late at night in Louisiana, and they were working. He saw Kaiba look up at the light fixture, Macon could almost swear that he knew the camera was there. He watched as the man closed his laptop and reaching over then closed hers as well. Macon watched as he moved both computers off of the bed and pulled Francesca to him.

Seto

It was Friday night and they were at the bar. Macon had logged into the security camera the night before, and Seto had hoped to give him a show of bringing her pleasure over and over. He knew that part of his plan worked, he smirked as he watched her interact with a largely pregnant woman. "Sassy no," he heard her say.

"That's her name." The woman replied as Seto came up behind Chessy and wrapped his arm around her waist.

"There are better names." Chessy replied, leaning back against him.

"Not for our girl," Seto heard and turned to see a man who looked like Malachi, he must have been Marcus. "We couldn't think of a better name than Magnolia Gracelynn. It is perfect, after a woman who means so much to us. A woman we failed."

"You didn't fail me, at all." She replied as she pulled from Seto, and hugged them both tightly. "Come on, we need to get on stage." Seto watched as she climbed onto the stage all smiles as she took the mic from Malachi.

"Alright guys." Malachi said, "Tonight, as many of you know, is our last show until my beautiful niece makes her grand appearance. But tonight we also have a very special guest. As many of you can see Chessy is back in town and has agreed to sing with us tonight. This will be a show to remember. But first, can someone bring Sasha a chair?"

After they got everything situated he watched as she started with the band. He watched as her white strapless dress moved with her hips and thighs. She was beautiful and made him smile as she winked at him. He had never seen her smile so largely or so fully. She was laughing in between songs and dancing with Malachi. The two of them touched each other like much more than friends and that made him angry, but he looked at her and knew that no one would be taking her from him. She met his eyes everytime the opportunity came.

They performed for over two hours without stopping and she was exhausted when she sat beside him and collapsed into his shoulder. "Have fun?" he asked, placing a kiss on her head.

"So much," she responded, wrapping her arms around his waist. "I love you, thank you for bringing me home."

"I love you too," he responded, "but you know, we don't have to leave. I have been thinking about it. We can stay here, you can still be my assistant and we can both work from the New Orleans office. Or, there is an opening for a programmer there. But we do not have to go back to Japan if you do not want to."

She looked at him, her eyes wide. "But what about Mokuba?"

"He's an adult, he can run KC by himself. I was younger than him when I took over and changed KC from weapons to games."

"Seto, you are sweet, but this is not my home home. This is where my parent's home is. Mine is in Japan, with you and Mokuba and my friends. That is where I want to be, that is where I want to raise our children." She smiled, "but I would like to get married here. I want Mama to make my wedding dress, I want to get married at my parents home in the pasture around the magnolia trees."

"I can handle that." He smiled and kissed her deeply, pulling her tightly against him.

He awoke as he heard her parents leaving the house the next morning. There was supposed to be a party for her that night and they had gone into New Orleans to go shopping. He was going to go into work for a few hours that day and decided to leave while she was still asleep and be home before noon.

He left for work early, before the sun had completely risen from behind the trees. Chessy was still sleeping from the night before, she had exhausted herself dancing and singing. She looked so peaceful and beautiful sleeping, he loved her deeply and wanted to make her wedding dream a reality. As he pulled out of the drive he called his brother.

Chessy

Chessy stretched as she heard the door open behind her, she smiled as she felt the blankets move from her and she felt him slide into the bed behind her. "I thought you were going to work this morning.' She said as she rolled over and opened her eyes. Panic washed over her body. "Macon," she whispered as she tried to move away from him.

"Hello Francesca," he said as he wrapped his hand in her hair holding her in place. He forced his lips onto hers, forcing his tongue into her mouth. She was fighting against him, he pulled out a silk piece of fabric and, forcing her hands above her head, tied them to the bed.

"Macon, please." she begged as he moved his mouth down over her neck, then lower to her breasts as he bit down on her rib cage. She screamed in pain and he laughed. "Macon, please, stop. Don't do anything you will regret!"

"I won't regret anything." he said looking up at her. "But you will regret not staying with me."

Seto

His phone rang and he answered it not looking.

"Mr. Kaiba"

"Yes Roland"

"Mr. Kaiba, Macon Thibodaux has left Domino on a private flight. He touched down in New Orleans two hours ago."

"Why wasn't I notified? Seto demanded jumping up.

"The flight was booked under another man. It did not trace back to Macon until he landed and his passport was scanned. We were just notified." He wasn't registering what the man on the other end of the phone was saying as he ran out the door back to Chessy.

Macon

He was taking his time with her, he was finally getting what he wanted in her. While she was no longer a virgin, she was still his. He had put a gag in her mouth because her constant begging was giving him a headache. He had tied her legs to the hand grips on the bed and he was sitting between them running his hands over the top of her underwear, touching her and listening as she screamed through the gag. He was so preoccupied with his enjoyment that he didn't hear the car pull up or know anyone else was in the house until the door was thrown open.

"Macon, let her go!" Kaiba yelled as he stood by the door. He went to lunge at Macon, but Macon was too quick. He was off her and out the door before Kaiba could regain himself.

Seto

Macon was gone, but he had Chessy in his arms. She had tears rolling down her face as he removed the gag from her mouth and began untying her. She was hysterical as he untied her hands and she started working with him on her feet. "Chessy, baby, I am so sorry." He started to reach for her and she moved away from him. He watched helplessly as she pulled her feet to her chest not seeming to see him.

Seto stepped out of the room and called his brother. "Seto,"

"He got to her before I could Mokuba. He…"

"Seto, we are on our way."

'Who the hell is 'we'?'

"Yugi, Tea, Joey, Tristan and myself"

"Mokuba, why did you bring that freak group?"

"Because they are her friends, Seto, and they can help find him and they might do her some good."

"Kaiba, how could you let this happen to her?" He heard Joey yell, "you were supposed to protect her."

"Joey, shut up." He heard Tea say, "Kaiba, we are coming for her. We want him caught too, but she is our friend and we want to be there for her."

"Seto," he heard her call from the bedroom. "SETO" she screamed and he dropped the phone and ran to her. She was screaming his name over and over hysterically, she still didn't seem to see him.

"I'm here baby, I'm here." He pulled her into his arms and she stopped fighting. He held her as she cried against him.

"Please don't let him touch me again. I don't know if I could handle that again. Please." She looked at him, her eyes overflowing with tears. "Please don't leave me alone." She cried as he let her go and stood up.

"I'm going to get my phone," he replied, his voice low, "watch me, I will be right back." He left the door open as he walked over to where he had dropped his phone. "Mokuba, are you still there?"

"I'm here. Is Chess ok?"

"No, she's not. When you touch down, rent a car and come to the address I'm sending you. It should be about a thirty minute drive from the airport." He hung up the phone and walked back in to where Chess was. "Baby, we need to call the police."

"This is his house, Seto, I can't stay here anymore. I was stupid to think that we ever could." She was sobbing into his chest.

It took a while, but she finally cried herself out and fell asleep holding on to his shirt. He sat there until her parents came home then he gently lay her on the bed and walked into the kitchen where they stood putting up groceries. Her mother was the first to look up. "Seto is everything ok?"

"Macon is in town."