. hold on a sec." She covered the mouthpiece and stared expectantly at Chris. Her eyes darted toward the door. The one he wasn't moving toward.He grin...ed and rolled his eyes. "Right, nobody wants dear old Dad. I get it. I'll just see if there's any pie left."Leah stuck her tongue out at him, but then smiled and turned back to the phone. He could hear her excited voice as he left.They've got their own world, he mused. It's hard to believe I'm barely a part of it anymore. He sighed. At least he. But I tried my best to be the perfect girlfriend for him. Coming in second place to his ex-wife? I didn’t see that coming. It hurt like… like a breakup. Like losing the person you loved the most, realizing that they didn’t love you as much as you’d thought, and watching them run away from you into someone else’s arms. You know what I’m talking about, if you’ve ever been dumped. So now, in the present. It’s been 7 months since he left me. They’re married again, for the 3rd time. And he seems. " He hesitated a moment. "I, uh, took the liberty of asking Ryuji to stay here at the house. He and Anzu..."'fine for now.' I'd deal with the problem of house guests when I was home and could identify people. 'mokuba hang up now.'"But..."'the sooner I finish, the sooner you get here.' The line hung up as soon as the operator finished speaking.'funeral'"Yes, of course. I'll..." Noah." I forced out"But he's..." Noah." I whispered again."Seto, damn it! Stop doing that. Alright. I'll call Noah and. He seems to have this belief (quite fanatical in its intensity) that playing chess is going to solve everyones problems. Its pitiful really when you think about it. Not one bastardll give the man a game of chess. What sort of a life is it when you cant even find some bugger to play a stupid game with you? Its all he has to live for really. No job (hes a retired railway worker). No family (not that Ive heard of anyways). No pets. No wee woman to take care of him. Hes just one of these poor.