A/N: When I last updated one of my stories, I promised that I would make up for my long absence in the form of new stories and updates on my old ones. This is one of the many new stories and I hope you all enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of the characters, the great Kazuki Takahashi does.

As soon as the Kaiba brothers reached their home, the first thing Seto did was carry Mokuba to his bedroom. After the child laid down on the bed, Seto wrapped his arms around his brother.

Mokuba buried his face in Seto's shirt and began to cry.

"It's alright, Mokuba," Seto whispered, rubbing the smaller boy's back. "You're home now, I'm here with you, it's okay."

"S-Seto! I m-missed you!" Mokuba sobbed. "I w-was s-so s-scared! P-Pegasus had said he'd hired some men to...t-to..." Mokuba had been shaken up so badly by Pegasus's claim that he had had Seto killed that the very thought of it still sent chills down the younger Kaiba's spine.

"I know," Seto said, holding his frightened little brother closer to him. "But I'm still here, aren't I?"

Mokuba nodded and wiped his nose on his sleeve.

"Try this," Seto said, handing him a tissue.

Mokuba smiled slightly and took the tissue.

"I really missed you, Big Brother," he said, snuggling against Seto's chest.

The older boy couldn't help but smile at the sheer cuteness that was his baby brother.

"I missed you too," he said.

But that's when Seto realized something was different about his younger sibling; Before his kidnapping, Mokuba's tan skin had had a healthy tint to it, now if one were to look closely, they would see a slightly grayish tinge to Mokuba's skin. Not only that, but unless his eyes were playing tricks on him, Seto noticed that Mokuba looked thinner. Had that Pegasus simply decided that it was just too much of a bother to feed the child? But Seto definitely became worried when he saw the thick, dark circles under his brother's eyes. They were thicker and darker than the circles under Seto's own eyes.

"Mokie..." Seto hugged his little brother again. "Did you get any sleep back there?"

Mokuba shook his head.

"I was scared," he answered, his eyes wide and frightened.

Seto could see the fear and exhaustion in his brother's eyes.

"It's alright now, you're back home," Seto told him. "And I'm here, you're safe now."

Mokuba smiled and held out his arms, a silent request for a hug.

Seto smiled back and scooped his brother up into a hug.

"I'm tired," Mokuba yawned as he sank down onto the bed until his little head was on the fluffy pillow.

"Then go ahead and sleep, little brother," Seto said, patting Mokuba's head.

Mokuba smiled again, and feeling safe under the protective gaze of his older brother, the ten-year-old boy began to relax.

'Seto's here now, no one can hurt me when my big brother's around,' Mokuba said to himself. 'No matter what, Seto always takes good care of me.'

With that, Mokuba's eyes closed and the little Kaiba drifted off to sleep.

Seto watched as Mokuba had what was probably the first peaceful rest that the poor kid had had in a while.
Seto was angry at Pegasus, but the man had already been defeated. However, the Big Five, the top executives of KaibaCorp had no idea what was waiting for them. And if they tried to weasel out of it, Seto would take more than just their jobs...

...

...

Once again, enjoy and feel free to comment. However, if you dare to leave a flame, I'll issue you a stern warning and wag my finger at you, then you'll be sorry.