Love and War

Mokuba was in the security room watching videos of Elaine. He caught a glimpse of her standing outside of Seto’s study. “What

is it? What do you want me to say to make you leave? That I really don’t love Elaine, in fact the only reason she is here is that

she make my little brother happy. Well I am not going to say it, because it is not true. I love her with all my heart and soul

and one day I will make her my wife. “ Seto told his old girl friend. However Elaine had only heard the middle part about what

he said he would not say because her loved her. She had not heard the last bit she had ran off before he had said that

part. “So that is why you left, you thought you were being used.” He said as he stoked the screen. “I vow I am going to find

you, Elaine I am going to bring back our family.” Mokuba said standing up. First thing tomorrow I will set out to find her and

nothing will get in my way, Mokuba thought as he walked down the hall back to his own bedroom.


The next morning Seto rolled out of bed and groaned. “Why do I even bother these days?” Yugi had taken his god card,

Mokuba and he fought a lot these days, and his work had lost its meaning. “It is amazing how much one girl can change

things.” he said walking over to his dresser and opening a small velvet box. Inside was a white gold emerald ring that said I

will love you forever. It was the ring he had bought to ask Elaine to marry him. Though he was young there was no denying

how he felt. That is what he had told the ring guy when he had bought it. He snapped the box closed and then opened his

closet and picked out an outfit and then stripped down naked and walked into his bathroom and took his shower. Every single

day for two years before he started his day he looked at the ring. In fact the two things he always had with him was that ring

and a picture of his brother. After his shower and he had dressed he went down to the dinning room only to find his brother

had gone already from the house. He thought about what Mokuba had said last night and it chilled him to the bone. He was

not ready to move on, in his heart he believed one day the door would swing open wide and she would walk in smiling with

three mangos from the farmer’s market.


He sighed and sat down and poured some cereal as he planned out his day on his palm pilot. Sure it was old but Elaine had

given it to him, it was not even that nice but she bought it with her own money and wrapped it and given it to him out of love

how could he throw it away. He went about planning his day and sighed again. He whipped out his cell phone and dialed the

only number he knew by heart, his brother’s cell. He got the voice mail immediately, “Moky, it is me Seto. I thought about

what you said and maybe your right, perhaps I should move on. I am planning my day and I think maybe we should go out,

you know forget work like we used to call me back.” he hung up the phone and looked up. Yes he loved Elaine but perhaps it

was time to do things like she had and just forget her. Who said to be happy he needed her he just needed to act like her. He

thought about going shopping and to the movies with his brother.

Mokuba sat on the side walk in front of the farmer’s market. Elaine had not be hard to track at all, she had been living off her

dueling skills so her trail was easy. The best part was not only did he find what city she was in she was in his city. Plus the

thing that never failed with her was her morning walks to the farmer’s market for some fresh fruit for breakfast. Today was the

day we get our lives back. Mokuba thought as he bounced up and down on the cold hard side walk waiting for her. He glimpsed

over at the game store and wondered if Yugi would be up. No matter how excited he was he was still nervous, what if she had

moved on and there was no place for him or Seto in her life. Some how if he had a friend there it would lessen the blow if that

were the case. He decided against going to get his friend, if that were the case it would make Seto angry that his biggest rival

knew he weak spot. He bounced waiting for her now in nervousness and excitement.


Elaine groaned as the sun poked through the blinds to tell her to get up. She had a lot to do today and first on her list was her

morning walk to get some fruit. She got up and stretched still in her clothes from the day before. She grabbed her purse,

strapped on her duel disk, put on some shoes and then went to the door grabbed her key and headed out. She slipped on her

head phones and cranked up the music as she walked in pace to the beat to the market. Her feet knew the way perfectly as if

she had never left the town.


Seto looked around and his heart skipped a beat. “So why are you here?” he asked his brother looking down at him as he

bounced on the pavement for no reason at all. “I well uhhh, I have a surprise that I am trying to work out why are you here?”

Mokuba asked looking up at him and then standing. “I tracked your cell here so that we could get together and have a day off

like we used to do a lot.” he had avoided using Elaine’s name in the sentence but they both knew it was there. “Really?”

Mokuba asked his face lighting up. ‘Yeah like old times.” Seto said tussling his hair. Then both of them saw her walk by with

her head hung low. Mokuba’s face got brighter as he realized she still needed them, while Seto’s face was sad and a little

furious. “Did you know about this?” Seto asked his voice sounded as if he were about to break down into massive tears. “I just

found out this morning that was my surprise.” Mokuba said taking his brother hand and trying to guide him toward the figure

of Elaine.