Part 1: Reunited

Kisara-

Yu-gi has defeated Pegasus at the Duelist Kingdom Tournament. Mokuba & Seto are reunited within the walls of Pegasus' castle. They hug each other while Joey's eyes swell with tears.

"Seto!"

Behind Yu-Gi and the gang emerges Kaiba Incorporated Head of Security, Al (Al is not in the original story lol). Al is exiting the main entrance & carrying someone on his back, struggling to carry their weight. Despite the fact he has advanced combat training, his older age has left him weaker than in his hay day. The person is unconscious and not moving.

"Whoa who is that?" Asks Yu-Gi. Joey & Tristan start running toward Al & the figure.

"Hey Al! Do you need a hand there?" Yells Joey. Seto is standing farthest away from Al and squints to make out who he is carrying. He starts to make his way forward while holding tight to Mokuba's hand. His head suddenly snaps at attention, and he starts to run while pulling Mokuba with him. He couldn't believe it was her. Joey reached her first.

"Whoa…." Joey said in awe. The woman was tall and slender. Her skin was pale with dirt marks on it. Her long iridescent pearly white hair was tangled and she looked like she could have been locked up on Pegasus' dungeon for a long time. "Who do you have there Al? She don't look so good." Said Joey as he reaches out his hands to assist Al, Seto is already there. He moves Mokuba to hold his jacket as he lifts her off Al's back easily, carrying her by himself. The gang watched in awe as his face changed again almost as it did when he was reunited with Mokuba earlier. But this time was different.

"It's really you. I've been looking for you for so long." He stands fully upright at 6''1' and gasps, "Kisara"

Kisara Dreaming-

Kisara is slightly awake and can hear voices. Her entire body feels numb. She can't open her eyes or speak so she just lies there and listens.

"She appears to be heavily drugged sir. We are not sure how long Pegasus had her captive or how he knew you were looking for her."

"When will she wake up?" asks Seto. Kisara wants to talk to him, grab him, or wake up. She only has the energy to continue listening.

"It's hard to say. We are keeping her comfortable for now. Might I suggest we move her to a hospital? There is no need for you to keep her in your office sir."

"I suggest you stop asking questions that don't concern you. She will stay in my office so I can be here when she wakes up. I have nurses coming in on shifts so they can monitor her vitals."

"But Mr. Kaiba-!"

"That is all" he interrupts. She hears footsteps leaving.

A different voice speaks now. It sounds familiar like a voice you heard before.

"I found her in one of the cells when I went back for your briefcase. It looks like she might have been in the cell right next to yours."

"That sick bastard. How long was she down there?"

"We don't know. I personally estimate over a week."

"… Al I gave up on finding her a long time ago. The search queries have been running on their own now. Facial recognition connected to public transit cameras, private network cameras & even satellite images but nothing for years and now we just find her?"

"I know Seto"

His tone gets darker, "I told you already, you work for me now. You call me Mr. Kaiba."

"No" said the voice confidently & calmly. "I knew you since you were a snot nosed kid. Did you forget who would sneak you and Mokuba out of the house when your father was having one of his tantrums. You may have everyone else here scared out of their wits, but you can't fool me."

Sigh. His voice lightens, "I don't care what people say, I'm keeping her close. I'm not losing her again."

"I understand Seto. I'll make the arrangements. If you aren't here, I'll be here when she wakes up"

Then nothing but black…

Kisara Wakes Up-

Her eyes slowly open. Her body feels weak as she tries to move her fingers. She steels herself and finds her bearings. She breathes in sharply and in complete control. Then breathes out with deadly force as she evaluates her surroundings. She is in an office. Behind her is a large wall made of windows. To her right is another wall most likely made of drywall, while to her left is a desk facing the same way as her, towards a door. Footsteps approach the door. She shuts her eyes again & goes limp.

"Aoi! Can you watch the door for a minute? I gotta hit the restroom."

"No problem Al!" Footsteps leave the door while another pair walks toward the door and opens it slowly. It creaks loudly as this 'Aoi' comes closer to the hospital bed she is laying in. When he is close enough. Kisara opens her eyes fiercely. Her light blue eyes pierce through Aoi like lightning.

"Ahhh!" Aoi shrieks. Quickly before he has a chance to react, Kisara jabs his throat with her fingers expertly. As Aoi chokes and reaches for his throat, she then jumps out of bed and drives her knee into his chest. He is knocked out cold. Kisara loses balance so she leans against her bed while planning her escape.

"I won't let Pegasus take me." she says weakly. She takes a deep breath and straightens herself. Al is exiting the bathroom when she wildly kicks the door down on the other side. He stares at her astounded for a moment as she stands in the doorway heavily breathing hunched over in a hospital gown. She sees him and closes the distance in an instant. She grabs hold of Al & throws him against a nearby wall one handed. As he is midair, he looks at her baffled then hits the wall hard. When he falls to the ground and catches his breath, she is already at the end of the long hallway.

"All units, all units" Al states in his walkie "Our guest is attempting to leave, I think she doesn't know where she is, if you see her, try to calm her down & explain." Kisara watches him from the inside of an elevator as the doors shut. Before the doors shut, Al sees her hair rise in the air appearing to be weightless. The elevator moves down as she is leaning on the hand railings inside. Suddenly it stops.

{Looks like they turned off the elevators} she thinks. She looks at the top of the compartment & climbs out the emergency hatch. Once on top of the elevator, she is looking at the inside of double doors with the number 4 written on it. {I made it this far; guess I have to take the stairs} She pries the two doors open with both her hands easily & walks through to the 4th floor. A team of guards come out of a room right in front of her. At first, the front of the group exits the opposite direction and miss her before the remainder of the group comes out the door right towards her.

"Hey! Isn't that her?" one guard says with one eyebrow raised. Kisara punches him in the chest and for a moment he feels the pure force she has behind her strength. He is thrown into another guard far down the hall as she runs towards the other men who mistakenly pull out their weapons.

Meanwhile, Al is hearing reports through his earpiece. "Sir, we have eyes on her. She is on the 4th floor near the front of the building. She is taking out our men!"

"Is everyone alright?"

"No one is dead, but we definitely have injured!"

"Understood, try to explain to her where she is. Have your men drop their weapons! They might get hurt more if they pose as a threat. I have to make another call. Hold the line if you can and try to speak with her." He runs down the stairs & regrets that he didn't put more time in the facility gym while calling Seto Kaiba. "Seto, she is awake. She is scared and keeps running. I have my men trying to apprehend her but -"

"She is awake?! What have your people done? She wouldn't run for no reason." Seto holds his hand over the receiver and speaks to the driver in front of him. "Drive faster, or else you can find another job".

Seto hears Al's feet hitting the concrete stairs as he says through the phone, "I think she believes she is still with Pegasus." Huff. "If I was under his control the way he had her, I would throw everything I had at him too." Huff. "Seto, she is taking out a lot of my men."

Seto suddenly remembers a young girl with white iridescent hair at the same orphanage as him and Mokuba, playing chess.

Arriving at the Orphanage-

Seto and Mokuba pull up to the orphanage in a government car. They were sent there after their parents disappeared. Mokuba clings to Seto, "Big bro? What do we do?"

Seto looks determined and straight ahead at the door, "We go inside Mokuba. I will protect you, don't worry." They walk inside and see a long entryway. At the end, there are two double doors that lead outside. To the right is a large stairwell where several children are running up and down. The man that drove them there, waves down a woman with a clipboard.

She approaches them, "Are these the new children?"

"Yes, ma'am they were…" their voices fade off into the distance as Seto continues to look around. To the left there is a large dining hall with 5 long tables. At one table, sits a young girl, maybe a year younger than Seto. His heart skips a beat and for a moment, it feels like just the three of them are in the orphanage. The girl is tall and thin, her hair is long and iridescent white which sparkles in the sunlight. She sees him staring and stares back, matching him. At her table is two other boys, one large and the other small. The large one sits with his back to Seto, with a chess board between him and the girl. Seto looks down at the game pieces, the girl immediately moves her head to block his eye line. He blinks surprised and looks at her again, she cracks a smile then returns to her game. Ignoring him.

{That is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.} He shakes his head, trying to focus on Mokuba and listens to the adults.

Welcome to your room-

Young Seto and Mokuba stand in their new room with 3 other beds inside besides their own. One of their roommates is inside putting on their shoes, "Fresh blood huh?" Seto stands in front of Mokuba and blocks him, "Easy there tiger. You don't have to worry about me. You just have to worry about the larger kids." He stands and walks towards the doorway.

"Hey." He turns as Seto addresses him, "What is with that girl? The girl with the white hair?"

The boy leans against the doorway, "Her hair is natural if you believe it! She is someone you should stay away from."

Seto looks at him confused, "Why? Do you know her name?"

"No. She is cute, but apparently, she landed here after she blew up her last school." He makes an explosion motion with his hands and mouths the word *BOOM* "The roof blew straight off! A bunch of people got hurt. That's why she was sent here, this is a school and orphanage. No one else would take her. Some of the adults feel bad for her, but the kids just avoid her."

Seto looks at him, "You believe that ridiculous story?" He didn't know her at all, but he felt himself gravitating towards her. Like if she accepted him, he would stay with her forever. But Seto has to talk to her first. Either way, she didn't seem like the type of girl to blow up a building.

The boy turns to walk out the door again, "Hey, if you want to talk to her, it's your funeral. Everyone else ignores her except for Ren. He and that girl play chess sometimes."

School Yard-

The next day, Mokuba and Seto both walk onto the school yard. They were allowed to miss out on activities their first day, but now they have to meet the kids. The same two boys from yesterday are with the chess board on an outdoor table. Some kids are at a sand pit and others are playing with a slide. The orphanage only has these two and not a full playground. The girl from yesterday is laying underneath a tree in the shade by herself. She is looking up at the leaves with her arms and legs spread. Seto stares at her for a moment to see if she will get up, but she doesn't. He can only see the left side of her body and some of her hair, but not her face. He decides to approach the boys, "Who is the best here?"

The larger boy stands up, "Me? Do you play?"

"I'll beat you in three turns." Seto keeps a straight face. The larger boy, apparently named Ren, laughs while the girl sits up and watches. Seto notices and stares at her. She stares back to make sure he is watching. While keeping eye contact, she takes out a book from her pocket. She holds it up to read, pretending not to pay attention. Seto however sees her eyes peek out on top of the book to watch. Seto thinks, {She is funny.}

Ren walks up to him which causes Seto to look, "Bring it on squirt."

Chess-

Seto does as he says and beats Ren in three turns. "Check mate." He sits back grinning while looking at the girl. She shuts her book and gives him a small smile back. Seto decided he liked it when she smiled. Suddenly, Ren gets rapidly violent. He flips the chess board and rushes towards Mokuba.

"This is not possible! You must have cheated! I am the best chess player in this place! Admit you cheated!" Mokuba runs to Seto who steps in front to block Ren. The boy throws a punch, and Seto closes his eyes ready to feel the blow, but he never does. He looks and sees the girl is now in front of them. Her long white hair blows into the wind and is so close he could touch it. She caught Ren's fist and is currently twisting it backwards. Seto can't believe his eyes. Ren is grunting in pain. She turns, looks at how Seto is protecting Mokuba, then gives him a warm smile. Seto's heart skipped a beat, "Ho-How are you this strong?" Ren exclaims. The young girl's blue eyes flash as she rears her head back towards the kid. Seto hears her voice, while high pitched, it still sounds deadly and justified.

Without fear she says calmly, "Listen Ren, take your fat butt over to the kitchen and pick out a dessert to eat in your shame because Seto beat you fair and square. So quit the act. I saw it myself! It was so satisfying;" She let's go of his fist and gestures with her hands, "I've been trying to do that since I got here! It's refreshing to see you lose for once." Ren scowls at her while Mokuba watches in awe.

All Seto can think from her interaction is, {She knows my name?}

Ren forces a smile, "I bet you are going to blow me up if I don't back off, huh?" The girl's head snaps to the side like his words physically hurt. Seto can see tears form from her eyes while memories flood back. Some of the kids start to gather and watch the show. Seto steps forward to be even with the girl. He keeps Mokuba behind him.

She watches him confused while he says, "Shut up." Ren looks at him pissed, "You don't know what you are talking about, so shut it." Ren angrily grunts and throws another punch; Kisara catches it, inches from Seto's face. Seto doesn't flinch as if he knew she would. He feels Mokuba behind him and her by his side. It feels right, he decides then and there that he wants to keep it that way.

Ren looks around at the crowd and fanes injury. He starts to yell, "Ow! Help! Help!" All the kids see his plan while the caretaker runs over to them. He taunts at the girl, "See you later Kisara."

{Kisara? That is beautiful.} Seto takes note.

The girl named Kisara leans closer so only Ren and Seto can hear, "Since I'm strong, I could really give you something to cry about." She strengthens her grip which causes Ren to cry real tears out loud. The kids all watch including Seto and Mokuba. One of the younger children starts to cry and Ren's friend starts to yell at her.

"Quit it freak!" Kisara looks over at him suddenly sad instead of angry. She lets go of Ren and looks down at her hands. Her hair covers her face, but Seto sees tears land on her fingers. She looks at Seto with tears in her eyes. They stream down her face slowly as she starts to cry.

She stutters to say, "I-I'm sorry." She turns to the other kids who look at her with contempt. "I'm sorry I didn't mean-"

The caretaker makes it to the children and sternly says, "Kisara, come with me, now." Kisara hangs her head while Ren massages his hand, smiling victorious. She walks with the caretaker back inside. Seto looks at the other kids furious. They stare back at him and all walk away, going back to what they were doing before. Seto reaches to touch Kisara's shoulder, but misses. He instead pulls Mokuba further behind him.

Many thoughts are running through his head right now. How was she so strong? Why were the other kids mean to her? Can we be friends? The only thing that comes out of his mouth is, "She knows my name."

Dinner-

Later at dinner, the girl named Kisara returns late and grabs a plate and utensils. Everyone watches her from the long tables as she scoops up some spaghetti and sauce. She tries to ignore them. Seto and Mokuba sit at the end of a long table, apart from the rest. Seto watches and notices her eyes look puffy and red. Once she has everything, she starts to head towards the stairs. Seto gets up from his seat with his and Mokuba's plates, "Come on Mokuba." Mokuba tags along as he follows her. Seto reaches her when she makes it to the bottom of the stairs, "Kisara?" She turns around, not saying anything. She looks at him warily, waiting to see what he says. The caretaker comes down from the stairs and watches them. "It's Kisara, right?" Seto asks. She nods, "Do you want to eat with us?"

She gives him a small smile, but a second later looks at him sad, "I-I have to eat in my room. It's part of my punishment."

He looks at her determined and doesn't hesitate, "Okay, then we will join you in your room."

She blushes confused as the caretaker takes notice, "You-you really want to eat with me?" He nods, feeling sad she has to ask that question.

The caretaker smiles, happy to see her make a friend. She interjects, "Kisara, that is okay. You are done with your punishment. You can eat with them."

Kisara's face gets red while she tries to process what happened, "Really?! Are you sure miss?"

"Yes, it's fine. Go have fun."

Kisara beams, "Thank you!" She walks towards Seto and says happily. "I would love to eat with you!" He blushes while the caretaker watches, happy. Ren is at another table and laughs at them loudly, so others can hear. Seto turns to glare at them, while some of the other kids whisper. Kisara notices Ren, then takes one of the plates in Seto's hands. He looks at her surprised by her kindness. "I can take one of these for you." She nods her head to the school yard. "Come on, this way." She leads them outside and to the table he was playing chess at earlier. Kisara sits down and places the extra plate with the boys. Seto and Mokuba follow her lead. "The adults let me eat here sometimes if I have a bad day or need to be separated." She beams but Seto thinks of her eating alone without him. "You can ignore him." She says referring to Ren, "He is just an idiot." Mokuba cracks up while Seto continues to stare, "I was so happy when you beat him! And only in three turns! You must be a genius! It's nice to have him knocked down a peg." Kisara chuckles, then turns towards them in slow motion to young Seto's eyes, "I'm Kisara! It's nice to officially meet you! I guess you already knew my name though."

Her smile makes Seto's stomach flip as he fumbles to say, "S-Seto."

Kisara beams as she says, "I know!" She leans over to look at Mokuba, "and you're Mokuba right? I don't mean to be creepy, but I saw you when you arrived. I wanted to say, I'm sorry about your parents." Seto looks at her confused that she knows. She explains as if reading his expression. "The adults are loud. I kind of overheard them talking about you. It can be tough early on, but it gets easier I promise! I don't know where my parents are either."

Seto stares at her studying her features. What she says is sad, but she continues to smile ear to ear. Mokuba exclaims, matching her energy, "Thank you for saving us earlier!"

She looks away awkwardly, "Oh it's no trouble. Ren is a bully, and you beat him." She points at Seto, "Truthfully, I was just copying your brother here. I saw he was protecting you, so I tried to step in. But that didn't go well, I guess." Seto remembers how she looked at him when he stepped in front of Mokuba to save him. She tucks a piece of hair behind her ear and talks directly to him, "By the way, th-thanks for defending me earlier." He looks at her confused for a second, "With the other kids. I guess you already heard some things about me, even though it's only your second day." She reaches for her drink and drinks it, trying to keep herself occupied.

Seto, despite being young, looks at her seriously, "They don't know what they are talking about."

She finishes her gulp, then asks forwardly, "Can I ask, why are you being nice to me?"

He admires her wanting to get to the point, "Because I think you are nice too."

She gives him a small smile, "Really? You don't want to run away? Or think I'll blow you up?

"Will you?"

"No."

"Then no. I'm not afraid of you like everyone else is."

She sees he is telling the truth and starts to smile again, "Thanks, no one has really stood up for me before. Not like that… ever."

Seto replies, "I'm sorry. That isn't fair." She smiles bigger and they both start to blush.

Mokuba talks to her, "You are really strong huh?"

She smiles at him, "No, Ren is just really weak." They all laugh and continue to talk. Kisara and Mokuba talk rapidly and laugh. Seto watches them happy, {This is the first time Mokuba has been happy since they disappeared. Me too.}

Run-

Seto is brought back to the present. "How many are down?"

"So far, she has taken out an entire squad. It sounds like she might have extensive training-" Al freezes while over the phone. He is facing Kisara who is reaching for the doorknob to the 1st floor entrance in the stairwell. They stare at each other for a moment, him at the top of the stairs, her at the bottom. "Kisara please listen-" but suddenly she shines bright and blinds Al.

"Al! Are you there? Is she there?" Seto calls to Al over the phone who can't hear. Al tries to adjust his eyes as he takes a closer look. He thinks he may be mistaken, but it looks like she is entirely made of crystal. Kisara's eyes meet his and she sees the shock in his face.

{I thought Pegasus' people knew. Unless… these aren't Pegasus' people. That means I can't kill them. Good to know.} Kisara throws open the door and rushes towards the exit of the building. Her crystal exterior shrinks and her skin emerges underneath. She leaves Al behind in the stairwell. {I wonder where I am. I guess I'm about to find out.} She sprints to a light at the end of the hall that appears to be the exit. She makes it to a door and runs out. Once Kisara makes it out of the building, she freezes at the sight of the very place where she was taken. She goes back to that day when she arrived in Domino City.

Welcome to Domino City-

Kisara lands in Domino City from Egypt. She finally unboards and grabs a cab with the one duffle that has most of her belongings. She directs the cab to go to Kaiba Corp Headquarters. She sits back trying to breathe while it bumps on the way. They arrive and she steps out of the car to look at the large tower building. The building is at the south end of a courtyard with shops around a central park. Kisara stands in front of the park, still looking at the building. After catching her breath, she steels herself. {It's okay Kisara. You got this. You practiced on the plane.} She takes a step forward then feels a syringe dig into her neck. She turns rapidly and kicks whoever is behind her. The masked man flies back a couple feet, being kicked out of his hiding place in a nearby bush. She rears her head to attack again, but she quickly loses feeling in her legs. Her body falls to the ground and her eyes start to close while the figure looms over her.

You are Safe-

Kisara is back in the present. She just escaped a building she thought was owned by Pegasus and is looking at the same bush her captor hid behind. {Wait, but if I'm looking at this spot, that means I'm… oh god…} She slowly turns around to face the Kaiba Corp building and feels the onset of exhaustion. She grabs her head with one hand and closes her eyes trying to concentrate. She feels the drugs Pegasus used on her still coursing through her veins in small amounts.

"Kisara!" She turns around toward the park again, to see Seto now running towards her after clearly just arriving by a company car parked in front. Mokuba is still exiting the car behind him.

"Kisara!" Mokuba screams. "Hang on we are coming!"

{Is that really them? Both? After all this time?} "S-Seto?" Her knees suddenly buckle, and she falls to the ground. Before she lands, he catches her. He sees that she's weak, and he holds her tighter to steady her.

"You aren't with Pegasus anymore. You are safe."

"Is that really you?"

He gives her that same serious face she remembers when he was young, "Yes. I told you; I'd find you."

She chuckles, "Shit. I think I terrified your security." She whispers weakly.

"I expected nothing less." Seto says. A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. "The doctor said you wouldn't wake up for another couple days. I can tell you are exhausted. Please just rest. I have you, you'll be okay." Kisara looks at him with tears of happiness starting to form before she passes out. Seto stands and carries her back toward the front of the building. On the way he first runs into Al. Al is panting but straightens up when Seto approaches. Behind him is a mess of men rubbing injuries, wearing bandages, or limping toward the exit. He raises an eyebrow to the extent of the damage.

Al huffs and says, "You could have warned me about this." As he gestures to his men behind him.

Seto smiles deviously and says, "When we were younger, she only did damage with words. I guess since we were separated, she learned how to do it with force." His eyes sharply look at Al while he says, "You should really consider training your men." He continues to walk past Al with Mokuba trailing behind.

Al watches him and thinks, {Especially after a comment like that, I'm not telling him what I saw. It's no coincidence that all this weird magic stuff happened at Pegasus' tournament and now with this girl. I'm going to wait and talk about it with her. If Seto trusts her, maybe she can help us prepare. Even though Seto doesn't believe in any of this, but I need to evaluate every possible threat to both him and Mokuba.}

Tree-

Kisara is laying under a tree. She is young and in the orphanage school yard. Seto and Mokuba fill her thoughts. Their kindness and unwavering loyalty have made her feel safe and happy for the first time in a long time. "Hi Kisara! I got you a flower!" She hears Mokuba's voice and sits up to see. Mokuba is holding out a flower to her while Seto is standing behind him. He wears his same grave expression as always.

She takes the flower and beams with a tear in her eye, "Thank you! I love it!" Mokuba laughs and runs around in the yard happily, playing. Kisara sits up against the tree trunk while putting the flower in her hair. Seto sits next to her silently as she wipes a tear from her face, and they watch Mokuba together. They have been friends for only a month, but it feels like ages. Kisara continues to tear up while they sit together quietly. Their friendship is unique where they don't need to talk. Sometimes they just enjoy being around each other, even if there is nothing to say.

After some time, Seto sees her expression and comments. "Are you okay? It's just a flower, you know. You don't need to cry about it." Normally, a line like this would have other kids get angry or sad. Kisara isn't like that. She knows it probably looks odd and isn't afraid to admit it. She appreciates how Seto always voices what is on his mind, even if it isn't nice.

Seto sees her blink and squeeze a couple tears out of her eyes, "Sorry, I know it's probably stupid. But no one has given me a flower before. Even a small one!" She sits back and watches Mokuba while Seto watches her. Mokuba's eyes are wide open as he sits in the grass to look for more flowers. Seto continues to stare with a million thoughts running through his mind. Each one, about her.

"Kisara?" She looks back at him. "I want us to stay together. All of us." He glances at Mokuba while Kisara looks at him touched.

She puts a hand on his arm, "I would like that too, but-"

"But?" She squeezes his arm then let's go. His hairs stand up until she pulls away.

She sighs, "It is tough in the system for two kids to stay together, let alone three." She looks back at Mokuba, "If you have that chance, you need to be there for Mokuba. You have to leave me behind."

Seto already knew this, but he didn't want to admit he would choose Mokuba over her. Even though she understands, he doesn't want to accept it, "I can find a way for all of us to stay together."

"No. You can't risk being separated if the family won't take three kids." She leans the side of her head on his shoulder. He doesn't typically smile, but he looks down on her happy. He wants to stay in this moment forever. "You also shouldn't be putting that kind of pressure on yourself. I don't want you to get too upset if it doesn't happen."

Seto looks at Mokuba. He is now running towards the sand box to play. "No kid should have to worry about any of this. Especially with what you have been though." She smiles and closes her eyes. Her heart, mind, and body feel secure with them both. She marinates in this moment. Nothing she experienced before has felt like this. She can't describe it. She assumes, from what she has been told, that this feeling is 'Family'. Her head bobs up and down a little while Seto breathes. His mind races while he tries to come with a solution.

She taps his arm until he notices, "Stop spiraling."

He huffs at her command, "How did you know?" Other kids avoided Seto after he clearly favored Kisara. He could usually talk circles around them or have them crying in a corner with one sentence. This never worked on Kisara. She could always tell what he was thinking.

She ignores his question, "Stop trying to predict what will happen in the future. We need to enjoy spending time together now."

"Not good enough."

Kisara's heart beats faster at his immediate response. She sighs, "Why are you like this?"

Seto ignores her question right back, "I'll find you." She moves her head to give him a look. "If we get separated. I'll find you. I promise."

"We can try Seto, but what if it doesn't happen?"

"Didn't you just tell me to stop trying to predict the future?" She rolls her eyes. He was the smartest person she knew. She always excelled in school, but his intelligence clearly surpassed her own. She liked not being one of the smartest in the room. "Promise me." He commands. He repositions the flower in her hair while she thinks.

She puts both her hands on his shoulders, "I'll try to look for you too. I promise to do that."

Discharged-

"When she feels ready, I want her discharged immediately."

"But Mr. Kaiba, she might benefit from further observation. Again, I suggest we take her to a hospital so she can have proper-

"No, hospitals. I suggest you start doing what I ask and stop wasting my time." Kisara wakes up from her dream of Seto and Mokuba under the tree. She hears Seto vouching for her as she starts to stir and open her eyes.

"You remembered." She mutters. Seto watches as her eyes slowly flutter open. The first thing she sees is a bouquet of flowers on her hospital bed table. They look just like the flowers Mokuba gave her that day. It makes her crack a smile as she tries to sit upright in the bed.

"No. Stop moving. Don't exert yourself." Seto tells her, as he takes her hand in his. Kisara stops moving and blushes while he keeps holding her hand. He turns to the other men in the room. There are two side by side in black suits. Both men appear to be utterly shocked at seeing their boss be nice to someone for the first time. Kisara looks at them confused.

Seto looks like he could kill them as he says, "Leave. Get everything prepared that we discussed."

"Yes sir." They say in unison before quickly leaving.

"We are so glad we found you!" Kisara turns to see Mokuba sitting on the opposite side of her bed.

"Mokuba! Oh my gosh you have grown so much!" Seto feels her body tense in her hand. He watches her with worry as she softly addresses them both, "I can't believe you are both here. What happened? How did I get here?"

Mokuba gets excited and exclaims, "We found you in Pegasus' castle. When Yu Gi beat him at the Duelist Kingdom, one of our men found you in the dungeon! We have been keeping you here until you woke up, but we were taking care of business away when you came to." Kisara winces, which causes Seto to squeeze her hand. She feels it and sinks into the bed, closing her eyes feeling safe at his touch.

"That bastard drugged you and kept you in there. How do you feel? What do you remember last?" She meets his gaze, but her eyes suddenly widen as she remembers what happened before.

"Oh god. I am so sorry! That was your security team?"

Seto raises an eyebrow in confusion, "You have no reason to be apologizing." Kisara tries shift in bed but meets Seto's hand as he firmly puts on her shoulder to stop her, "Stay put."

She covers her face with her hand and mumbles through them saying, "I'm sorry about fighting your security team. I didn't mean to hurt them." She throws her hands in the air yelling, "I thought I was still with Pegasus! It's all my fault!" She feels consumed by embarrassment but freezes when she hears Seto start to laugh. "What is so funny?!" Mokuba watches him surprised. He hasn't heard Seto's laugh in a long time.

"Don't worry about them, they don't matter." He says plainly.

"What?! They are human beings! I think they at least deserve an apology!" She spits out in shock over what Seto said.

"All that matters is that you are safe." Seto lets go of her hands and leans back in his chair to stretch. Kisara blushes when she notices how tall he is now they are no longer kids. She shakes her head of the thought as he leans forward again with a glint in his eye, "Although I want to know about that, later." His eyes soften just a little as he worries for her but also enjoys watching her squirm. "I want to know what you remember last." Kisara sighs and brings a hand to her head while saying,

"I do remember when they took me. Judging by your calendar on the wall, it looks like it was 2 weeks ago." Mokuba looks at the calendar in Seto's office. He is surprised she had scoped out the room so quickly. Meanwhile, Seto's blood was boiling thinking of her alone with Pegasus, and his face showed it. "I was off the grid training before I went into town one day and saw you on TV."

Kisara went back to that day in her mind. The sands of Egypt blowing past her feet as she stood facing the tv in the window of an electronic shop. Her face was covered with a scarf as she watched the news broadcast headline: 'Seto Kaiba, youngest CEO of Kaiba Corp Weapons Company Takes Over After Adoptive Father Disappears'.

Kisara is brought back to the present. "When I found out where you were, I flew back, hoping to see you." Her head lowered and she got quieter, "despite my so called 'training' they caught me off guard when I was right outside your building. I tried to learn how to defend myself and after all this time and I get captured easily when it matters the most." {So much for not repeating the past…} She is filled with disappointment as she leans back and looks up to the ceiling. She doesn't want to look at him. Seto gently grabs her hand to get her attention.

Shocked, she looks down and blinks at him, "Pegasus will pay for what he has done. To take you on our own doorstep is low even for him. You will never have to be put in that situation again, do you understand?" Kisara squeezes out a single tear and nods as Seto releases her head tenderly. It hides behind his back as he tries to control the shaking. {Even though I had time to prepare while she was unconscious, I'm still nervous seeing her again. I wonder if she knows I loved her as a kid. Do I still love her now?} "Kisara, I told the doctors you will be discharged." She nods telling him that was the right move. He scratches the back of his head casually while looking up at the ceiling. "Now that you are awake, I wanted to ask- if you—would you like to stay with us." He moves his gaze to the picture of Mokuba he has on his desk. "I can find you another place if you don't want to – I mean, I understand if you want privacy-" Mokuba glances at his big brother and cracks a smile watching him struggle.

"Seto, I would love to stay with you and Mokuba." Kisara replies calmly. Privacy was the last thing she wanted after being locked away for so long. Seto surprised, looks back at her. She is beaming like when they were kids. He sees the little girl back then and gawks for a moment. His outside expression shows as pensive and calculated. When she sees him, she quickly gets embarrassed again. "Um, as long as it's okay with you. I don't want to impose."

"Of course!" Seto yells a little too loud. His face flushes pink as he continues quieter, "I don't want to let you out of my sight, right now." He couldn't stop the words from coming out. He closes his eyes feeling exposed while Mokuba smirks at him. Kisara smiles feeling safe for the first time in a while. She thinks hard and realizes she still needs to be careful. They have been apart for a long time. She has changed, so it would be natural to think Seto has also. But regardless, she came to see them and move to Domino City. The only reason why, being them. She would have to find the best way to ask. Before she had time to prepare, but Pegasus kidnapping her put a wrench in her plan. She exhales, her body sore and her mind spinning.

{We will have to talk another time.} She reaches to grab his hand and says, "Thank you. Can we go soon? Do you mind?" Seto smirks slightly at her request as they hear the door open.

"Mr. Kaiba, we are ready."

"As it so happens, we are ready to go now." He tells Kisara who is smiling again ear to ear. She doesn't care about sounding desperate. Being hostage for a long time is reason enough to want company. Seto stands up suddenly to her surprise and next thing she knows, he is carrying her.

"Ah! Uh Seto…" She blushes HARD as she tries to collect her words.

"Like I said," Kisara looks up while in his arms as he continues. "You need to rest. Don't hurt yourself." She gulps and nestles into his arms stunned and at a complete loss for words. He doesn't care if it gives away his feelings, he wants to keep her close.

"Let's go big bro!" Says Mokuba as he leads them to the elevators.

Penthouse-

Kisara is changing into a set of Seto's clothes in a bathroom. A large T-Shirt and large shorts. {Holy shit, his short sleeves go down to my wrists! And these shorts are basically at my ankles! He is so tall, so strong, and so different…} Once she dresses, she walks out of the bathroom and into the spare bedroom of Seto & Mokuba's penthouse apartment. The room is large and has high ceilings with a king bed in the middle. She leans onto the bed frame backing for balance. {He seems the same. But so much time has passed since we were last together.} She takes a deep breath to prepare and leans on the doorknob for a moment as support. {I wonder what has changed. I still feel so emotional and tired. I have to be cautious. Seeing him after all this time, it feels like a dream. And having Mokuba here too, it's like… I'm finally home.} When she is ready, she opens th door to the hallway. As soon as she does, Mokuba runs past her and heads toward the large couch in front of an even larger TV. He jumps onto the couch laughing. Kisara is mesmerized by the set up.

"Kisara! Come watch a movie with us! It is like we always dreamed! We are all together again!" yells Mokuba from the couch.

"Only if you feel up to it." Kisara jumps at the sound of Seto's voice right behind her and turns quickly. Seto towers over her and is wearing a black short sleeve shirt and black sweatpants. In his hands is a large bowl of popcorn. "I know you have been through a lot. If you need time we understand." Kisara starts to back up into the living room while still looking at Seto.

"I think a movie sounds good! Plus, I feel like we have a lot to catch up on!" Seto's head slightly tilts to the side as he evaluates her.

He notices her sway as she attempts to stand straight, "Are you still feeling dizzy?" he asks sarcastically.

Kisara puts a hand to her forehead, "A little, but this HUGE couch seems like a solution for that!" she jokes. She then runs towards the couch and jumps over the backing onto the cushions. Mokuba laughs. Seto furrows his brows and joins them, setting the bowl on the coffee table. He then grabs the remote and sits on the end besides Mokuba.

"You are still so silly Kisara! I still can't believe you are back! We used to have so much fun in the orphanage!" Kisara tries to grab her bearings after falling on the couch, "Seto and I have been looking for you since forever! Seto even created a whole face recognition software so he could find you, but we never did. It is used practically everywhere that needs it! He is a genius!" Kisara starts to sit up slowly and leans on the couch end on the opposite side of Mokuba. "Our father took the software to sell it at Kaiba Corp and made a ton of money, but he also took Seto's idea. Now that he is gone, we run the company! And we changed it from weapons to gaming technology and we are the leading developer so far!"

Kisara asks, "Is the software called Machion?"

Seto looks away from the screen while picking the movie and looks at her surprised. "How did you know that?"

Kisara says light heartedly, "Oh, I kind of have a PHD in Computer Science and I specialized in software development too. I used the program to try and find you as well," she chuckles, "but it makes sense that the creator isn't found on his own systems" Seto and Mokuba both look at her blankly in disbelief. She gets embarrassed and quietly continues, "I also kind of, sort of, have a masters in Archeology. Did a work study in Egypt digging up mummies too. Got paid and everything! Not well of course."

"You have a degree?" Seto asks in shock. "How old were you when you got it? Or graduated high school for that matter?" He didn't even have a degree. Gozaburo homeschooled him. He was self-taught but still highly proficient in technology. He dabbled in coding, hardware, and obviously holograms. But after all of that he was never taught through a program.

"I was 12 when they moved me to high school and I breezed through those classes, I finished my bachelor's in computer science at 13, then got my Masters and PHD at 15. I tried to do them both within one year but couldn't." Mokuba turns to Seto still in disbelief. Seto continues to stare at her and listen.

{She's incredible. Even now.}

"I ran away at 15 to Egypt in order to study the ancient kings and queens of old." She looks down at her hands and started to fidget, "I also got tired of my different foster parents and having to move around a lot. So, I filed to become an independent minor then while abroad. I've worked out of Egypt for some time." Seto continues to look at her with his full attention listening.

{She never found a family. How could no one take her in?}

"There I met a master in martial arts who could teach me how to wield my anger and fear to fight." She looks at them again with determination in her eyes. "So, no one could hurt me ever again. I could protect myself and others too."

Seto's voice changed lethal as he asked her, "Has someone hurt you?"

Kisara changes the subject which concerned him more. "Anyway, I dug up artifacts in the middle of the desert, free lanced in software design, and did other side jobs until I came into town and saw you on the news. I think we are caught up now!" She kicks out her legs and rests up against the couch with a big sigh of relief. "Ahhhhh"

"That is incredible Kisara! You are almost as smart as Seto! He can do anything!" Shouts Mokuba.

"Hey what do you mean by almost?" Chuckles Kisara. "I might be smarter than him, did you think of that?"

"There is no way! My big bro is the best at everything!" continues Mokuba standing up. Seto watches them continue to go back and forth. Mokuba smiles and truly laughs for the first time in a long time. Then there is Kisara on the other side of his brother, continuing the tease him to make him happy. She smiles coyly and throws fake insults while her hair falls off her back and slides off the side of her face. Her familiar features give Seto butterflies in his stomach.

{She has changed} Seto thinks. {I won't forget what she said. If I ever meet someone who hurt her in the past, they will pay. All that matters is she with us now. Whatever happened before will never happen again.}

Are you okay? -

The movie is playing and shows monsters fighting and a knight riding a dragon. Seto feels a tap on his shoulder. He turns to see Mokuba fast asleep on Kisara's shoulder. She is giving a puppy dog face to Seto who chuckles. "He's so freakin' adorable!" she whispers.

"He is just my little brother to me." Says Seto plainly. Kisara gives him a face that says, 'are you kidding?!' which makes him chuckle again.

"How old is he now?" She asks while looking back at him asleep.

"He is 11." He replies while still looking into her eyes.

"No way! He still feels like a 5-year-old to me. Do you remember when he gave me a flower when we were playing in the yard one time? I was actually dreaming about it before I woke up." Her voice becomes intense and more hushed as she says, "He is so FUCKING CUTE" Seto's eyebrows raise as she grows an evil smile while still looking at Mokuba sleep.

He enjoys her aggressive kindness and huffs contently. "If I remember correctly, I promised you I would find you. And look what happened."

"For the record, I found you first. You just reunited us first." She smiles coyly at him

He enjoys her challenge, but his face stays neutral. He slowly starts to get up. "I'm going to put him to bed." He picks up Mokuba and turns around before starting down the hallway. "If you want to stay up for a bit, maybe we can talk." Kisara was busy admiring his physique from bottom to top when he asked. She was currently staring at his arm muscles as they tightened picking up Mokuba.

When she realized, he was talking to her, she rapidly nods and said, "Y-Yes! Sure!" Seto smiles and continues down the hallway. {Whoops! Did he notice me being a total creep?} Kisara flops on her back and looks up at the ceiling for a couple minutes. {I wonder what Gozaburo Kaiba did to him & Mokuba. He is still very protective of Mokuba after all this time, like he had to be.}

"Are you spiraling?" Kisara blinks in shock. She didn't realize that Seto's head came into view while she was looking at the ceiling. Seto leans above the couch, parallel to her. Staring down at her, he takes her in without looking away. She sees and feels something rise in her chest like she is afraid, but in a good way. They hold each other's gaze for a couple moments.

She is the first to pull away breaking eye contact. "So-Sorry you scared me." She claims, even though she didn't act scared. She sits up on the couch trying to control herself. She struggles getting back up. Seto extends his arms above her head offering to help. She shyly takes it and steadies herself so she can sit upright. "Um, so. What did you want to talk about?"

Seto walks around and sits back on the couch. He feels painfully aware that Mokuba is no longer in between them. "Well, I want to make sure you are okay."

Kisara laughs and replies, "It's funny, after all this time I feel the same about you." Seto raises an eyebrow looking at her confused. "I can tell you have changed; you probably feel the same about me. But I see how you still protect Mokuba. I feel like, you still need to, or that you had to." His expression softens. "I wanted to assume that you found your perfect home with Gozaburo, but maybe that wasn't the case. Are you guys okay now? Or are you still afraid?"

Seto for a second is at a loss for words. {Of course, when I want to ask about her past, she has already noticed how ours has changed us. She wants to help} "Nice try, but I believe we were talking about you. You were hostage for a long time. I- I'm sorry I didn't find you faster." He looks away before Kisara takes his hand, and he looks her in the eyes again.

"No, please don't blame yourself for that. I'm still mad that I got caught in the first place. I had trained for a moment like that for years."

"That brings me to my next question." Seto smiles at her. "My security team was torn apart by you." Kisara shows guilt in her face, let's go of his hand and mouths the words 'Sorry'. "No, don't apologize. I'm glad you did" She raises an eyebrow as he explains, "You proved that they need more training. I should fire those who pulled their weapons on you and hire all new people." She gives him a face of surprise as he remains serious.

"Are you serious?! You can't just fire and hire new people for no reason!" She lectures.

"Why not? They work for me. That is what Gozaburo would have done."

"Well from what Mokuba told me, do you want to be like him? Or do you want to be different?" Seto looks back at her and sees the honesty in her eyes. He hadn't encountered many people who asked him the tough questions. Besides Al, most people are either too afraid or too much of a suck up to be honest.

"What about you? I could tell you tried to change the subject again." Kisara gulps. "Why did you learn how to defend yourself?"

Kisara gives in, "Okay fine. Yes, people have tried to take advantage of my intelligence. Only one managed to do it." Her voice starts to change as she remembers the memories. She struggles to hold back tears. Seto sees, and he reaches out and pulls her in for a hug. He wraps one arm around her waist and has another meet the back of her head. Startled, Kisara jumps at first, but then feels her head press up against his chest. He feels warm and inviting, so she gives into the hug and closes her eyes.

"You don't have to keep it in." Seto whispers in her ear. "You can cry. It's okay. I've got you." Kisara thinks about how this is all Seto has said since they were reunited. He kept telling her that she is safe here. That he has her back, and the truth is no one has had her back for a long time. Those who did, have failed her. She wants to believe it, but she has also been hurt before. As she doubts, she also feels Seto around her. She has waiting for this moment for a long time. She doesn't want to believe it is safe in case she gets hurt, but she does anyway. She starts to cry, and Seto squeezes her tighter.

Kisara's Story-

Later into the night, Kisara is telling Seto a story. "… And I swear it was so bad!" Kisara is sitting closer on the couch to Seto who is sipping on a soda. He hands Kisara one and leans back on the couch while she sits forward cracking it open. "I was just waiting for him to get to the damn point, but he kept rambling on and on about stupid shit!" Seto laughs while Kisara is very animated with her hands and continues. "Then he hit on me which was the last straw," Seto immediately chokes on his soda. "Oh my god, are you okay?"

Cough, "Yes" spits Seto. Cough, Cough, "Wh-what did you do then?" He asks embarrassingly.

Kisara's eyes flash again like lightning. Seto smiles at the sight. It reminds him of when they were kids. "At that point, I grabbed him by the ears and told him I was trying to be nice, but I could also get the info out of him if I wanted to."

"Good," He coughs, "he deserved it." Seto replies, Kisara smiles.

"I want to be honest Seto."

He stops wiping his mouth and a napkin and looks at her. "Honest about what? So far you have been very honest."

She looks down at her hands. "I- I killed him." Seto looks at her and waits for her to finish. "I- don't want to kill people anymore. I stopped a while ago. My anger sometimes causes me to… cross that line. I was also forced to do it for a while too."

He thinks for a moment and says, "I don't want you to kill anymore either. What happened? Who forced you?"

"Seto, I've had a long day. I'll tell you about it tomorrow, but that is a heavy subject right now. I promise I'll tell you, I-I just," Feeling drained, she tries to continue, "I'm having a great time catching up with you right now. I don't want to ruin it." She takes a small sip from her can.

"That is okay, you can tell me whenever you want. You have told me more than enough."

She looks at him seriously, "Truthfully Seto, sometimes people deserve it. If that is the case, I still do it, only if it's still required."

"I understand. But will you still try to stop?" They lock eyes as she considers it.

"Yes, for- for you." She looks away. Promising this, feels like a weight is lifted from her shoulders. Being back together with them, feels like she finally reached shore, after swimming for years. She closes her eyes and breathes in and out slowly to hold back tears. He desperately wants to wrap her in another hug. Not wanting to scare her off, he resists.

"For me?" She smirks while she drinks her soda.

She glares at him, "Don't get a bid head about it." He gives her a big smile after hearing her comment. It's genuine and instinctive. She stares at him for a while trying to remember if she saw him smile before when they were young. "What are you looking at?"

She grins, "I just like it when you smile."

He chuckles, "I think this is the most I've smiled in a long time."

Will you Stay? -

"…Then he beat me. I was unbeatable. I was the champion, and some freshman at my school just beat me with the unstoppable Exodia card."

"And this was the same Yu Gi who you had to face at the Duelist Kingdom right? The one Pegasus made you duel for Mokuba?" Seto's right leg and Kisara's left are now inches away from each other. Kisara is sitting forward, and Seto is leaning back against his hands. They lift him so he can be closer.

"Yes. He claims that Pegasus' false eye was an item that could send people's souls away and some other crackpot theories. He has a similar necklace with an Egyptian eye on it that he claims had a spirit that he changes into. But I think he just has multiple personalities or something."

Kisara turns to face him. Her hair falls after her back, their ends landing on the couch. Seto badly wants to reach out and touch it. "Does he call it the Millenium Puzzle?"

"Yes." He remembers her master's degree, "Do you know anything about it?"

"When I was in Egypt I saw a lot of imagery about that item. I could be in a museum, it's funny it's just being worn around by some kid." Kiara turns away again. Facing the tv, she starts to think. "You said he changes? How?"

"He is short, but he gets taller, and his voice gets deeper. He claims an ancient spirit lives in the puzzle." She attempts to sit up, but her thoughts distract her from the fatigue. She suddenly gets dizzy and starts to fall forward directly toward Seto's lap. "Whoa, I got you" he turns her around, so she lands with her back to his lap. He holds her right before she lands. She blushes at her fall and looks up at him. If he didn't catch her, she would be face down in his crotch right now. He watches her embarrassment, smiling.

"I- I'm sorry."

"It's okay, you don't have to apologize." He looks at the clock. "It's late. You should go to bed. Are you still dizzy?" Knowing exactly why he is asking that, Kisara nods shyly. He picks her up easily and carries her to the guest bedroom. She closes her eyes and leans her head against his chest happily. He somehow opens the door and pulls back the covers while still carrying her. After placing her in the bed, they lock eyes, "Get some sleep. I'm sorry all this happened but you can stay here as long as you need. You should have gotten rest sooner. That is probably my fault. I could keep talking to you forever. Just like the old days."

"Just like the old days." She repeats while a smile creeps across her face. Kisara listens to her inner most thoughts. {I can't be with anyone, especially him. I'll get a new place tomorrow and a job so I'm not in the way, but maybe tonight I can be selfish for once.} He turns and starts for the door, "Seto?"

"Hm?" He turns back around to look at her. His tone, even and short.

{Oh god. Did I piss him off? Fuck it, here goes nothing} She closes her eyes "Can you- I mean if you don't mind- fuck- um will you -"

"It's okay, take your time" She opens her eyes to see him kneeling by her side. He takes her hand.

{You can do it, just send it!} "Y-you kind of make me feel better. When Pegasus had me, I felt alone." She tries to sit up in bed as Seto stops her with his other hand. She stares at him annoyed by his restrictions. He replies with a look, telling her to stay down. She tries to push back but he holds her down. After giving up, she stares at him and continues "Anyway, I've always been alone but- this was different." Seto then uses his hands to take both of hers. "What I'm asking is…" She closes her eyes and says quickly, "Will you stay?"

"Will I stay?" Seto asks with an eyebrow raised, confused. "Stay where?"

Kisara releases his hands, and sinks under the covers, "Stay in here… with me" Seto stares at her blankly. She sinks further under the covers and says slowly "to stay… in bed… with me?" He continues to stare at her with his expression unchanged. Kisara tries to explain again this time faster, "I'm sorry, I just don't want to be alone. If I'm being honest, I- I don't really want to be separated from you right now even if it's just a room. Is that weird?" He remains the same. She explains rapidly and more frantically, "Oh god I've made you feel uncomfortable. You are uncomfortable in your own HOME," she gets a little louder and starts looking around, "I am a GUEST, and I am being inconsiderate in your own safe space!" Having already successfully humiliated herself, she tries to discern his thoughts. She stares at him in hopes of deciphering what he is thinking about. Seto looks right above her head, which surprises her, then gets up, walks to the door, and leaves. Her mouth stands agape, {I AM MORTIFIED. THAT WAS A BRILLIANT IDEA THE FIRST DAY OF BEING REUNITED, TO BE AN ABSOLUTE CREEP.} She then curls into a ball fully under the covers while freaking out. {Okay, I'll just be here, regretting everything I've ever done.} She turns off the light.

About 10 minutes later, her door opens. {Wait, why is the door opening?} She builds up the strength to pull back the covers. Once she does, she meets Seto's face inches from her own. "Wha-What are you doing here?!"

He chuckles, "You are the one who asked me to stay." The hairs on the back of her neck stand up from the level of humiliation she remembers. She slaps her own face on accident with both her hands and keeps them there while feeling her entire face flush a deep red.

"Noooo-no I'm so-so-so-so sorry you do not have to do that. I'm- no- if you don't want to." He pulls her hands from her face and looks at her. She stares back as red as a tomato.

"I went to change clothes and get ready for bed first. I'm here. I'm staying. You don't have to say anything." Seto meant everything he said, and she could tell. Captivated by his kindness, she lets him turn her back around and lay down next to her. He keeps his hands to himself.

{If I'm going to do this once, I'm going to go all out. Fuck it} She reaches behind her and pulls his arms around her with him spooning her. She closes her eyes to see if he will pull away. He doesn't. She notes to remember this day for the rest of her life.

Breakfast-

Seto wakes up to the smell of bacon. He opens his eyes to find his arms empty. Before he went to sleep, Kisara was there, and he was happy for the first time in a long time. {Why do I feel upset she is gone?} He starts to stretch in her bed when the door is broken down by Mokuba. "Ah! Mokuba! What is it?"

He examines the scene in front of him, "Why are you in Kisara's bed?" He asks with his head tilted to the side.

"Don't worry about it. Where is she?"

"She is making us breakfast!"

"Breakfast? She was falling over yesterday, and today she made breakfast?"

"Don't get mad at me! Ask her about it. I was told to let you know it's ready." Seto groans and gets up rubbing both his eyes. He and Mokuba walk into the kitchen to a surprising sight. Kisara has not only multiple pans going of eggs & bacon on the stove, but she also has sausages being fried, a big batch of rice, smoothies pre-made and biscuits in the oven. Kisara is drizzling garlic oil over the rice when she sees them walk in.

"Hi! Good morning!" She stands beaming in the kitchen. She wears a teal short tank top with high wasted shorts and silver necklaces. The sight wakes up Seto with a smile as he remembers she is truly back with them. He quickly frowns again and stares angrily at her. Kisara notices and starts to avoid eye contact. She looks obviously at Mokuba and continues cooking. "So… Mokuba I was wondering, do you go to school?"

Seto says sternly, "Don't change the subject." Kisara smiles devilishly and turns to flip the eggs. "You should be resting. Why did you do this? I know you went to the store." He gestures at the feast she is making in front of them. "We don't have any of this in the fridge!"

"I wanted to say thank you for everything. You guys have done so much, and I feel much better! In fact, I tried to do my typical 3 mile run this morning, but I could only run 1 mile before feeling tired, so I stopped. But that is still progress!"

Seto sits at the island bar and Mokuba joins him, "You should not be running at all! Once you rest fully, you can run as much as you want. But this is just your second day. You need to take it easy."

"Look, I was fine at the store, I was fine when I bought these extra clothes, and I'm fine now cooking. I feel way better, I promise!" She gets plates from the upper cabinet behind her and places, eggs, bacon, sausage, garlic rice, greens and biscuits on two plates. She hands one to Mokuba and the next to Seto, "Here, Mokuba told me you like it over medium. I tried my best." He takes the plate and starts eating. She hands them both napkins and makes her own plate. "Look now that I feel better, I started thinking. You guys saved me. And I must be honest about something." She hands them both a smoothie and reaches for her own. "On my way to see you guys before I got kidnapped, I asked myself; 'why do I want to see you guys again?' I didn't just to visit you guys once and then go back to Egypt or somewhere else." Seto looks up from his food while Mokuba continues to devour everything in sight. "I-I kind of want to stay."

Seto drops his utensil while Mokuba stops eating and turns to her, "We would love for you to stay forever! You can stay in the guest room!" yells Mokuba.

"Oh no! I couldn't ask to stay here with you guys forever, that would be too much. You guys have already done so much. You paid for all these things so I could wake up. You also hired doctors and nurses to watch me and check on me! I couldn't possibly ask you to stay after all of that." Seto is about to speak but she continues, "I planned it out and I'm going to look for a new place today! I have some money saved up and I have wanted to buy in this area anyway since it's nice!" She makes a fist on the countertop squeezes tight. "But, if this is too much for you guys and you don't like the idea, I don't want to make you uncomfortable because… I want to spend time with you guys and have us be... together." She puts her hands in her face, "I'm sorry if this is strange! I really just missed you guys."

Seto looks at her softly and smiles. "Of course, we want you to stay."

"Ya! You better not be going anywhere!" yells Mokuba while taking a bite of toast.

Kisara tears up and runs to their side of the island to give them both a hug. "Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you!" She screams while jumping up and down.

Seto chuckles, "But you can stay here as long as you need, and we can stay with you here if you need… like… last night" Mokuba looks at Seto's eager expression and files it away for later. All he wanted, besides to be the number one duelist in the world, was for her to stay.

"Oh no-no-no" Kisara repeats while shaking her head. "I couldn't possibly."

Seto frowns at her rejection. {Does she regret last night?}

"I do have one more request since we are all friends?" Seto looks at her "Can I tour your technology department at Kaiba Corp? I think I want to get back to work and I-"

"I can get you a job no problem" Seto states seriously.

She jumps at the sound of his help, "No! There is no need! I don't want to take the job away from someone else who really deserves it." She waves her hands in surrender while Seto looks angrily at her. "But I was wondering if I could talk with your cyber security & tech department head to make sure I didn't miss anything too big in our field. Then I can look for a job from there!" Seto folds his arms and closes his eyes.

"Fine. But just know, you can have a place with us, at Kaiba Corp."

Kisara smiles and looks down at the ground, grateful. "Thank you"

Apartment Hunting-

"Here it is! Okay! So, this is a 1-bedroom upstairs apartment with a downstairs garage! The unique thing here is that there are no shared walls! It stands alone in heart of Domino City! What do you think?" A short haired realtor opens the door first for Kisara who walks through.

"It's perfect!" Kisara says while smiling. "This is the one, thank you!"

"If you are serious, I have the paperwork right here." The realtor gestures to the large kitchen island.

"Let's do it!" She says excitingly as they make their way to the counter.

"What? But Mr. Kaiba… Are you trying to replace me?" A short but skinny man stands in front of Seto's desk looking confused.

"Relax you idiot." The man looks hurt as Seto continues, "Listen Haru, consider her like shadow, she needs to connect with someone else in her field before she looks for jobs herself." Seto stares intensely at the man, "Is that a problem?"

"N-no sir. Just let me know when she is here." Haru spits out, then leaves the office.

{I guess I better get something done before she gets here. She didn't tell me how she was going to reach me! Will she call? I guess she knows where the office is, hopefully she shows up here.}

Kisara Visits Al-

Al hears a soft knock and looks up from his computer to find Kisara in his doorway. He jumps at first and then re-settles in his chair. Kisara squishes her face together with guilt and asks, "Hi… Al, is it?"

"Yes Ma'am, are you feeling any better?"

"I am thanks, I wanted to personally come here and apologize to you. Not only did I hurt your squad, but I also might have confused you with… something you may have saw…" She pauses, "I also wanted the squads' favorite dessert so I could make it and apologize to them properly later."

"I'm glad you are bringing this up, and I don't mean the dessert." Al leans back in his chair and gestures for her to take a seat. "Let me ask you something. What does Seto mean to you?" Kisara tilts her head confused.

"He didn't tell you?"

Al shakes his head, "Seto doesn't share. At all. I'll be honest, people have been interested about the story. He stayed by your side the whole time. I finally convinced him to leave for business and that is when you woke up. He hasn't spoken to me since."

Kisara felt touched, confused, and embarrassed all at once. "He hasn't spoken to you since?"

"No."

He doesn't elaborate, so Kisara explains, "We grew up in the same orphanage together: Mokuba, Seto and me. We protected each other. He protected me." She starts to tear up, then clears her throat, "I'll be honest, I still can't believe it. It doesn't feel real yet. I have been looking for him for a while and I hear he was doing the same?"

{She can be good for him.} Al sees and gives her a small smile. "Yes, we have been looking for you for years now, but we never knew who you were. We thought you were gone for good. You might be one of the only people who knows Seto before me. I protected him while he was with his adoptive father. Gozaburo was a grade-A asshole."

Kisara chuckles, "Yeah, I heard."

Al looks at her focused. "Can I trust you?" he asks.

She looks back at him unwavering, "You can trust me to protect them. You have seen what I can do." She crosses her legs, "I came here to protect Seto and Mokuba, granted I then got kidnapped myself at first..." She rolls her eyes, "But that is still the reason why I'm here, and I will do anything to keep them safe. After talking with them this morning, I'm here to stay."

"Good. Let's be honest, you can't pretend you didn't transform in front of me." Kisara shifts in her seat uncomfortably. "What do you know about the Millenium items?" she meets his gaze without changing her expression or giving away her surprise. "That kid Yu-Gi's necklace and the item Pegasus had, I can smell a shit storm from a mile away." This time Kisara's expression brakes but it's because she laughs a little. Al continues, "You don't have to tell me anything else." Kisara's eyes get emotional hearing this. "He doesn't trust me and it's my job to protect him. Ask yourself, does he trust you?" Kisara considers what he is saying, "You don't have to tell me how or what I saw. But can we trust you to help with this magic stuff?"

She looks him dead in the eye and says firmly, "You can count on me to keep them safe."

Haru-

A couple hours later Seto receives a call. {It's from Haru} "Look Haru, she hasn't arrived, yet I'll let you know whe-"

"Sir she is here. You didn't know?"

Seto stands at his desk "Is she with you?"

"Yes! And Mr. Kaiba… I would like to apologize."

"Apologize for what?"

"She is amazing! You should probably fire me and hire her honestly. I would understand, she is a pioneer!"

Seto's tone goes deadly as he calmly said over the phone, "Haru, I don't know what you are talking about, but you better tell me where you are now."

Haru gulps, "We are in the server room. We will stay put until you arrive."

Server Room-

"Hi Seto!" yells a waving Mokuba at the end of the server room. Seto sees Kisara turn around (slow motion in his eyes) and wave also. His stomach slightly jumps.

"Sorry I ran into Mokuba in Al's office, and he directed me to Haru! I didn't mean to leave you out of the loop."

"It's okay." Seto goes over to Kisara and gets inches away from her. He looks down smiling at her. Her neck almost hurts by looking back up at him, so she suddenly looks to the side blushing from the attention. "What were you doing in Al's office?"

"I was asking him what dessert the squad likes! I'm going to make them something to make up for earlier. Sounds like I'll be making a lot of brownies!" She says happily.

"Yay!" yells Mokuba.

"You don't need to give them anything, and you don't need to apologize about seeing Haru first. Someone else should have informed me when you arrived." He glares at Haru who starts to sweat.

Kisara watches his stern expression, "Hey! Don't blame him! I was helping him learn new shortcuts to the Aria program."

Haru starts towards Seto tentatively, "Sir she didn't just show me shortcuts!" He turns to her and says, "You seriously aren't going to tell him?!" Seto looks at Kisara confused who just shrugs. Haru exhales loudly, "She only built the damn program!"

"What?" Seto says astonished.

Kisara blushes and looks away saying, "It's nothing really, it was just my school project for my PHD." Seto continues to stare at her and smile as Haru lists off the rest of her accomplishments. Seto listens for a while then suddenly turns around.

"Haru finish the tour quickly. Kisara, when you are done can you meet me in my office?"

Kisara replies, "Um, sure. No problem!"

Seto's Office-

Kisara knocks at Seto's office door with Mokuba beside her. Seto replies, "Come in"

She opens the door and Mokuba runs in first.

"Hi!" she says while waving.

"How was the tour?" Seto asks as Mokuba gives him a hug.

"It was great! You are lucky with Haru. He is knowledgeable!" She takes a seat in the chair across his desk.

"Here is the thing about Haru" He waits for her to settle in her seat, "He is fired."

"What?!" She exclaims. She looks at him and waves her hands around to illustrate, "Okay so this is what I was talking about earlier at your apartment. You can't just fire people without a reason. That is not cool!"

"First it's a penthouse." Kisara exhales feeling deflated being reminded of his money. "And actually, I have a good reason." He drops a file folder in front of her and waits for her to open it. "While you were down there, I looked up your resume." Kisara shifts in her seat uncomfortably then takes the folder. "I can't believe I didn't do it before. I guess I was only interested in your location before. Not only are you one of the leading figures in your field, but you have also designed 80% of our systems in house, so I definitely have reason to offer you, his job."

Kisara closes the folder and says sadly, "Seto-"

"I'll be honest with you." He interrupts her reply and interlaces his hands together, propping his chin on them, while he explains, "We are having issues with people hacking our systems. The same systems you created. If you work for us, can you help us block that?"

Kisara thinks for a moment, "Definitely, I specialize in this type of hacking. If it's attempts to break into my Aria systems, it will be no problem for me." She looks at him concerned, "How long has this been going on? Do you know if they are external or internal?"

"Ever since I took over the company they started." He leans back in his chair and sighs. "We aren't sure where they come from but judging by the fact that Pegasus knew we were looking for you, it might be internal. I admit, Haru does his best. But it might not be enough." Kisara looks to the side and doesn't make eye contact. "Please, I understand your hesitation." She looks at him again, "We knew each other when we were all kids, but we are adults now, barely. I know that was a long time ago." He pinches the bridge of his nose, "I appreciate what you are doing." She sits up taller. "You are giving me the space to truly consider if I trust you and…" He pauses, "The truth is, I do." Kisara smiles and he smiles back, "Mokuba, do you trust her?"

"Definitely big bro!" Mokuba circles back to her chair and gives her a big hug.

Kisara smiles bigger and wipes away a tear, "Are you sure? I would truthfully love to work here, but I don't want to pressure you."

"And that is why we trust you. The fact that you aren't pressuring me means you aren't using me for a job or for money. Other people usually do." He stands at his desk and leans over her. "Please, because honestly, we need you."

She thinks for a moment, "I'll do it, but Haru stays as my number 2."

He grunts, "Fine." He watches her read the resume, "Did I miss anything?"

She smiles, "A lot."