Hello! Here's the third chapter. It's a bit longer than the previous one! So, enjoy. : O

IMPORTANT NOTE: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! I only own this plot, my OCs and the extra things that I added. No Yaoi or whatever. English dub names will be used.


Chapter 3: Kaiba's admittance of Defeat (Part 1)

"It's Mokuba!" Yugi exclaimed as he was quite happy to see Mokuba again.

Yugi and his friends were greeting him. Mokuba was panting and catching his breath, he was happy to see them. They all went inside the fast food restaurant to have their lunch and to continue their conversation as they glanced around.

The floor tiles were matte and they had two colors: Black and white. The walls had a deep red colour as they were decorated with advertisement and posters. Furthermore, there were red chairs and white rectangular tables. Surprisingly, it was impossible to see any dirty stains or spots. Clearly, the restaurant was well-maintained.

The place was crowded. Almost every seat was taken, but they were lucky. There were a few seats next to window and pretty close to the entrance of the restaurant. Everyone sat down as they ordered milkshakes, fries and hamburgers. After a while, they began their conversation.

"How have you been, Mokuba?" Tea asked as she looked at Mokuba. When she took a sip from her milkshake, she noticed something about Mokuba; he was different for some reason.

'Something's not right!' She thought.

And because of that, Tea decided to look closely at his features and the way he was behaving. His haircut was still the same, but he was slightly taller. It seemed like Mokuba matured a little.

As for his behaviour: he was less naïve, but still as kind-hearted as before. Tea knew he was devoted to his brother Seto as always.

However, it was something else that made him different: he seemed awfully bothered by something, as if he carried a great burden.

"I've been helping out Seto, actually." Mokuba said, while trying to put a smile on his face, "He's still maintaining Kaiba Land, but he has been organizing a new tournament!"

"A new tournament?" Yugi asked, clearly being curious about it.

"Yeah! The tournament will be hosted by my big brother again, but it won't be in Kaiba Land nor Domino City." Mokuba said as he continued, "This tournament also involves top ranked duellists from all over the world! But this time, you have to do it in a tag team match."

"I see…" Yugi said, as he was about to ask Mokuba something again, "Can you tell us more, Mokuba?"

"Sorry, but you'll have to find out!" Mokuba answered, "You see, Seto invited you guys to participate."

"Alriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight! Jumpin' Joey Wheeler is gonna kick some butt!" Joey exclaimed as he fist pumped the air, implying that he's joining the tournament.

"…And rely on luck again?" Tristan asked as he heard Joey grumble.

"So, what about you, Yugi?" Tristan asked as he was facing Yugi.

"Hmm..." Yugi answered, "I was thinking about joining the tournament, but I'm not sure. Grandpa needs help around the shop."

Yugi was sinking in his thoughts again, as he was mainly concerned about his grandfather Solomon Muto.

'Grandpa has been feeling weak, lately, He would always let me participate. But I can't leave him like this, not when he has fallen ill...' He thought, having a troubled look on his face.

He then snapped out of his thoughts as he paid attention to Mokuba and the gang again. Luckily, he didn't miss anything and Joey was about to say something.

"Is Rich Boy gonna join the tournament or chicken out?" Joey asked as he turned to Mokuba. But.. Mokuba didn't look happy.

"JOOOEEYY!" Tea shouted as she glared at Joey. She scolded him and slaps the back of his head.

"OUCH! What was that for, Tea?" Joey complained as he rubbed the back of his head.

Normally, Mokuba would step in and tell Joey that he's no match for Kaiba. But shockingly, you could see Mokuba lower his gaze and hear him sighing.

"Actually, my big brother is not gonna join this tournament." Mokuba said as his face suddenly transitioned to a more serious, but sad expression.

Yugi let out a gasp as the rest of the gang was left dumbstruck, he knew something serious was going on and he was about to find out what it was.

"But why?" Yugi asked as he frowned.

Mokuba sighed even more as he was looking down. Yugi had a concerned look on his face as he looked at his friends. Yugi knew the feeling that Mokuba was experiencing, it was a feeling that he had when a friend was in trouble. He and his friends gave each other a nod. As if they knew what to do next.

"Don't worry, Mokuba." Yugi said as he tried to cheer up Mokuba, "We'll do anything to help you, so tell us."

Mokuba was strongly concerned about his brother. Therefore, he was willing to ask Yugi for help. After all, Yugi helped him out several times. So, Mokuba could always count on Yugi. He took a deep breath, before he started telling Yugi about what was going on.

"Do you still remember that duel between you and the Pharaoh?" Mokuba asked.

Yugi looked a little sad, but he nodded.

"Of course, how could I ever forget about that…" Yugi answered. Of course, he remembered everything as if it happened yesterday.

"Yeah," Mokuba replied as he continued, "Seto said you were able to defeat all three Egyptian god cards, so.. he finally accepted you as the King of Games, Yugi. But, that's not all…"

He was reaching in his pocket to pull out three cards.. three important cards. it was to prove that something happened to his big brother. As Mokuba was taking these cards out of his pocket, he was holding up all three of them and revealing them to Yugi and the others.

As Mokuba revealed the card, everyone was left dumbstruck again.

"That's Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Yugi exclaimed as he let out a gasp. Mokuba nodded at his reaction.

"Not just one, I see three of them!" Tristan said, still being surprised like before.

"I don't get it, why is Rich Boy givin' away his most powerful cards?" Joey asked. Clearly, he was clueless and confused about it.

"My big brother is not giving away his cards, you nimrod!" Mokuba answered, "He wanted me to hold on to them and there's a reason why he wanted that!"

Mokuba cleared his throat as he started telling Yugi and his friends about the things that occurred, "You see… it happened after we left Egypt."


Flashback

Mokuba: "It happened after we left Egypt, Seto and I returned home after we dropped you guys off at the airport. To tell you the truth, Seto hadn't said a single word to me that day.

It seemed like he accepted you, Yugi. But he had a bitter look on his face, for some reason. I think Seto wanted to forget everything that happened on that day.

I also remember Seto working on a newly, improved Duel Disk. He almost finished it, but he delayed it. Instead, he wanted me to test his newly, improved Duel Disk.

But as months passed, Seto slowly neglected his title as a duelist. I once tried to confront him about this, but he said he had some things to take care of. Kaibacorp-related business, that is."

~Flashback starts here~

At night, the skies were clear and the moon was visible outside. In the office of Kaiba Corp, Kaiba worked on his computer. Clearly, he was occupied and was busy working on some new projects. He had a slight headache as he was rubbing his temples.

"Roland, I need you to reschedule the meetings of Monday and Tuesday." Kaiba ordered as he turned his head back to his computer again.

"Yes, ." Roland replied as he was standing next to the CEO, "Anything else?"

"Yes." Kaiba answered as he grumbled, "Get me an aspirin."

"I will be back shortly, Mr. Kaiba." Roland said as he exited the office to execute his tasks.

Kaiba let out a deep sigh. A few seconds after Roland left, someone else entered Kaiba's office. Kaiba quickly glanced at the door opening.

Surprisingly, it was Mokuba who stood at the door opening.

"Mokuba, it's late." Kaiba said, "Go to bed now."

"Same goes for you! I think you need to call it a night." Mokuba replied as he had a serious look on his face, "Before I go, there is something I need to talk about, big brother."

Kaiba had a stern look on his face, but then he sighed and looked at his younger brother.

"Close the door." Kaiba said as he only turns off the screen of the computer.

Mokuba closed the door as he walked towards his brother, now standing and facing Kaiba.

"Ever since that day, you haven't touched your deck at all." Mokuba said with a concerned look on his face, obviously referring to the day of the ceremonial duel, "Honestly.. I'm worried, Seto."

Kaiba knew what Mokuba was talking about. However, he still refused to talk about it.

"Mokuba, I told you before," Kaiba replied coldly as he clasped his hands, "I have to run Kaibacorp fulltime, so I can't waste any more time than I already have!"

Obviously, Mokuba heard that excuse before. Sure.. he was always loyal and eternally devoted his brother, but this excuse made him upset.

"I DON'T BELIEVE YOU, BIG BROTHER!" Mokuba shouted as he clenched his fist out of anger, "It's not like you to stop duelling all of sudden! You haven't been acting like yourself EITHER."

Right now, it didn't matter whether Mokuba was harsh on his brother or not. For all he knew, he couldn't wait any longer and so.. he had to speak his heart.

"Enough, Mokuba!" Kaiba exclaimed as he let out a deep sigh. To Kaiba, it was definitely a surprise to see Mokuba like this.

"There's definitely something YOU haven't told me about." Mokuba said as he demanded an explanation from Kaiba, "Sorry, big brother. But, I waited long enough. I need an answer!"

"Figures." Kaiba said as his face suddenly softened, "Sit down, Mokuba."

"Huh?" Mokuba replied as his eyes widened, "Seto, are you gonna…?"

~FLASHBACK CONTINUES IN NEXT CHAPTER~


I apologize for cutting it in the middle of a flashback, I have some new ideas for the next chapter. So, forgive me!

Well.. I hope you enjoyed it. Until next time! :)