Disclaimer: I don't own them, well except Kiri and she may take offense to that statement.

A/n This story takes place about 4 months or so after Kaiba's match. Kiri is in her last two months of high school.

Hopefully you will all enjoy it as much as the other one.

Prologue

Mokuba slinked down the hall, trying to bypass his brother's open door without him hearing the young teenager go by. He had gotten caught up in playing video games against Jounouchi until well past his curfew. 'Another couple of feet and he would be home free', he thought to himself. Just as he reached for the doorknob to open his door, Kaiba cleared his throat and softly called his name. Mokuba hunched over and sighed, turning around he walked into his brother's office.

His brother sat back in his chair with his hands steepled in front of him, motionless and expressionless. Mokuba sighed again. He went for the poor puppy dog eyes complete with the kicked dog look in hopes of getting away with only a verbal warning for breaking curfew. The computer chimed the warning of an incoming message. Kaiba turned his head to read it and Mokuba took the opportunity to glance toward the couch and see if he had an ally waiting there.

Kiri was indeed on the couch, passed out from the looks of it, Kaiba's surcoat doubling as her blanket. She looked as if his brother had been dueling again, and she had, no doubt, passed out immediately afterwards. Mokuba shook his head, no matter how many times Kaiba was warned not to exhaust his partner, he always did. Granted, Kaiba never did anything in halves and Kiri would sooner spend a week in the simulation with Bunny then be the cause of Kaiba's defeat. Privately, Mokuba thought his brother liked Kiri more than he would ever admit. Mokuba, however, liked his head where it was and kept that thought quiet.

"Mokuba" Kaiba's quiet voice pulled Mokuba's eyes too him.

"Uhm, Yo, brother of mine, what are you still doing up." Mokuba looked around trying to act like he had been there the whole time.

"Curfew was an hour ago, Mokuba." Kaiba's voice was disappointed. Mokuba hated it when his brother used that tone of voice on him. He wilted and turned pleading eyes to his brother.

"I am sorry. I was playing video games and lost track of the time." He sniffled and turned big eyes to his brother.

"Did you win?" Kiri's sleepy voice asked.

"I whipped his tail, Kiri." Mokuba turned and grinned at her. She smiled back and sat up on the couch, wrapping Kaiba's coat around her. Her clothing had become a running joke in the Kaiba household. She wore long skirts and pants when out of the game and outfits designed to raise any male's blood pressure and her temper inside the game. She stood up and slipped her arms through the sleeves and put her hand on Mokuba's shoulder. "You missed dinner, are you hungry?" She pushed him toward the door.

"We aren't finished talking yet, Kiri." Kaiba's voice was cold and distant. Kiri turned and gave him a soft look. "Tomorrow is soon enough, Seto. He needs to eat and sleep now, and for that matter so do I." She swayed softly before catching her balance. "Somebody couldn't resist the challenge of Bakura again," she pointed out. Kaiba just gave her a look and turned back to his screen.

Mokuba jumped up and down. "Are you staying here tonight, Kiri."

"Probably, Mokuba. I am too tired to walk home and school's out for the week, starting tomorrow."

She wrapped her arm around Mokuba's shoulder and they walked into the family's private quarters. Mokuba ate quickly and went to bed, not wanting to keep Kiri up any later than he had too. She was curled up on the couch in the living room when he finished. Walking by her softly, Mokuba went to his own room to bed. He fell into a dream of Duel Monsters coming to life.

Kaiba walked into the private quarters an hour later. He checked on Mokuba to find the boy peacefully dreaming. Kiri was asleep on the couch again. They had this argument every time she stayed over. He picked her up and carried her into his bedroom and tucked her into his bed. He would sleep in his office, he usually did anyways on nights when the company demanded a lot of time. 'Those idiots had better have some better news when I return or I will be heading down there personally and looking for their replacements' he growled in his head. His hand had moved of it's own accord and brushed the hair from Kiri's face.

Kaiba returned to his office where sleep overcame him at the stroke of midnight. The entire city seemed to sleep as a strange dream crept into their minds. Most would wake from this dream in what, to them, was an unchanged reality. Others would awaken to something vastly different then they ever imagined possible.