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Chapter Two
"Do you have any idea what they're talking about?" Donna whispered as she leaned closer towards Mokuba.
"I haven't got a clue." Mokuba whispered back his confession as the pair of them stared across the round table to where Rebecca and the Doctor sat in deep conversation, both of them using technical terms that the onlookers didn't understand.
All four of them were now dressed smartly for the party that had already started below them in the hotel. Both the Doctor and Mokuba wore black suits with bowties, though only the CEO had changed his footwear for the occasion, and the two women wore long shimmering gowns, Rebecca's was sea green and Donna's a fiery red. They waited up in the VIP lounge where they would be served dinner before joining the celebrations downstairs.
Mokuba checked his watch for the fourth time that half hour; his brother was running late again. There was no doubt Seto had been caught up with his work but would it have killed him to phone ahead and let them know? He reached out for his glass of water and gulped it down wishing it had been something stronger that might have helped to ease his annoyance. He better not cancel on me again, not tonight.
"What's the matter?" Rebecca broke from her conversation with the Doctor at hearing her husband's glass slam down on the table.
"He's over an hour late." Mokuba grumbled under his breath staring down at the table's surface. He then felt his hand gently caressed and squeezed as his wife leaned over to kiss him.
"He'll be here, so stop worrying." She assured him with a loving smile.
"Maybe you're right." Mokuba sighed and smiled back at his wife who always managed to make him feel better whenever he was feeling down. His smile widened on his face as he thought about how lucky he was to have her by his side, she had given up so much to allow them to embark on their life together. "Have I told you how beautiful you're looking this evening?"
"Only once or twice." Rebecca giggled at the fact that her husband always made sure he complimented her every chance that he could which he knew made her feel special.
"Aww, aren't you two just the cutest thing ever?" Donna cooed in a silly voice as she watched the couple kiss again.
The Doctor couldn't help but notice the slight hint of sarcasm in his companion's voice. "Are you alright?" he asked concerned that she was hiding something from him.
"I'm fine, just bored." Donna sighed out loud and threw her head backwards only to hit a maid who was passing by her. "Sorry." She apologised quickly.
The maid paid no attention to her boss' guest and continued to deliver the message she had for him. "I've come to inform you that your brother has just arrived and on his way up, sir."
"About time." Mokuba muttered and struggled to control the excitement building up inside him. He rose from the table ready to greet his brother on his entrance and the other three followed.
A few moments later the door to the room opened and in stepped the CEO of Kaiba Corp closely followed by his head of security. "Seto!" Mokuba exclaimed with annoyance at seeing his brother's appearance as he still wore the long, flowing, white, sleeveless coat that he refused to let go out of fashion. "You're supposed to be in formal wear!" His head hit the palm of his hand, teeth clenched tightly.
"Don't start, not after the day I've had." Seto snapped as he closed his eyes and massaged his head to try and calm the pain that throbbed inside. Sometimes that Jaden is more trouble than what its worth. He sighed and then reopened his eyes to look at his disappointed younger brother. "I'm sorry Mokuba, if it means that much to you I'll go home and change."
"Nah, forget about it." Mokuba replied as he pushed his frustration to one side, his brother had held them up long enough as it was. "You're here now, that's what matters." He launched himself forward to wrap his arms around Seto and smiled at the man stood behind his brother. "Hey Roland, are you staying too? You're more than welcome to do so."
"Not this time mister Mokuba, sir." Roland nodded his thanks for the invitation he had just declined. "I'm afraid that I'm already in my wife's bad books thanks to your brother, so I'd rather not anger her anymore until she calms down, next month might be safe though."
Mokuba moved back from his brother as he sniggered at Roland's amusing reply, the look on Seto's face did not share the same thoughts as his younger brother. "Don't bother coming in to work tomorrow or the day after." He firmly told the older man as he turned to face him.
"B-b-but sir….." Roland stuttered, his shades hiding part of his shocked expression from his boss' words. He knew that trying to joke around Seto was a dangerous risk to take but never expected to be fired from his job for doing so.
"In fact don't bother coming into work for the rest of the week." Seto smirked at the look of panic on his friend's face. "Go. Spend some time with your family; otherwise I really will fire you."
"Thank you mister Kaiba, sir." Roland smiled back for having been given the time off. Whoever said that Seto Kaiba was an emotionless machine clearly didn't know him at all. He bowed before leaving to race home and surprise his wife and kids with the news.
Seto turned his attention back towards the other people in the room. "You're looking lovely as always." He greeted his sister-in-law with a kiss and a hug before returning her back into the arms of his brother, and then noticed the two strangers.
"These are my friends." Mokuba spoke up to introduce the two to Seto as he saw his brother's gaze narrow with suspicion. "This is Donna."
"Hi." Donna laughed as she shook Seto's hand but got no other response from him.
"And this is the Doctor."
"Hello." The Doctor spoke cheerily as he shook Seto's hand.
"Doctor who?" Seto asked as his eyes narrowed even more on the strange yet familiar face.
"Just 'the Doctor'." Was the timelord's reply, bored of having to state this quite frequently to some of those he meet on his travels.
"Have we met someplace before?"
"Almost, but not quite." The Doctor smiled and saw a puzzled look appear on Seto's face. "Long story that you probably wouldn't believe anyway." He assured.
"Aww, come on Becky, let me tell him now!" Mokuba's moaning broke apart the stare out between his brother and the timelord.
Rebecca sighed as she caved to her husband's excited face and agreed that now was the time to reveal their news. "Seto, we have something to tell you." She told her brother-in-law.
"What is it?" Seto asked as he returned back over to them leaving the Doctor and Donna behind him. He watched as Mokuba produced a black and white picture from his inside jacket pocket and handed it to him. Looking down Seto could see that what he had been given was an ultrasound scan photo. His eyes bulged, jaw dropped and voice was weak as he looked directly at Rebecca. "You're pregnant?!"
The blonde nodded. "You're going to be an uncle."
"Aren't you going to say something?" Mokuba laughed at seeing his brother speechless as Seto stared back at the scan for a second time.
What was he going to say? Seto turned the picture of multiple fuzzy grey blotches as he tried to make out the shape of the unborn baby, but failed miserably to see anything other that two bean shapes. He should have known that this day was going to come sooner or later but he didn't expect it to happen just yet, he was still trying to come to terms with the fact that Mokuba had gotten married and now this. The corners of his lips curled up as he finally realised that his baby brother was all grown up, and about to start a family of his own.
"Congratulations to the pair of you." Seto's arms reached out as he pulled them both closer to him.
"Thanks bro." Mokuba smiled, any wider and his face would have split in two. His gaze momentarily wandered over towards the Doctor and Donna who stood smiling as they watched from the sideline feeling that they were intruding on the family moment.
"I can't believe that you two…." Seto didn't get chance to finish his sentence as a proud smile took control of his face and mind was wiped blank of words to use to be able to express his wonder of the new life they had crated.
"Well, one of us had to carry on our bloodline." Mokuba laughed at his brother who he hadn't seen this happy in a long while. "The Kaiba name would be doomed if it was left down to you."
"Oi!" Seto playfully shoved his brother away from him. "I just haven't met the right woman yet, that's all." Well I have once but I'll never find her again. He sadly thought to himself before turning his attention towards Rebecca. "I'm proud of you both, and I know that Arthur would be too if he was still alive."
"Thank you Seto." Rebecca smiled sadly at the mention of her grandfather who had past away only the previous month, her spectacles magnified the teary green eyes. She felt Mokuba's arm wrapped around her shoulder as he returned to comfort her, taking her back from his brother's arm.
Seto now felt slightly guilty for having caused the upset to his sister-in-law and tried to focus the subject back on to the scan photo. "You two are going to have to explain this thing to me as all I see are a couple of beans." He frowned as he tried to make out the scan once more and began to point to what he thought he could see. "I take it that this bean is the baby's head and this one is the body?"
The couple chuckled softly and Mokuba corrected his brother on what the scan actually showed. "This 'bean' is baby number one, and this one is baby number two."
"Twins?!" Seto only just managed to find his voice that made a rather pathetic squeaking sound.
"Yep." Mokuba nodded as he watched his brother fumble for a nearby chair to set himself down before he fell down from shock overload. "Drink?" A nod was all Seto could manage in reply.
As Mokuba made his way over to the drinks cabinet he found himself accompanied by the Doctor. "I take it that was your important announcement?"
"It sure was." Mokuba confirmed as he poured three glasses of whiskey. He handed the Doctor one of the glasses which the timelord just shook his head at with his silent refusal. Shrugging, Mokuba simply tipped the contents into the glass intended for his brother, he figured Seto could do with a double anyway though he hadn't asked him for fear of his question sounding like a bad pun relating to the happy news. "Did you see the way he reacted?"
The Doctor nodded; after all he had been stood there watching the whole time. "He was speechless and beaming with pride."
"Exactly." Raising his glass Mokuba downed the whiskey in one. "I've been waiting years to see him like that, and there were many times that I thought our stepfather had destroyed him completely, but you were right." He smiled warmly at the Doctor. "I gave him time and he learnt to smile again."
The Doctor returned the smile. He hadn't expected Mokuba to take his words quite so seriously as they had purely been said at the time to comfort the scared boy. Maybe if he took his own advice he'd stop feeling so bad about his past?
"So, I hear that you're single?" Donna's voice carried out across the room as she seated herself next to Seto.
"Are you flirting with me?"
"No." Donna answered sincerely before the mischievous smile crept on her face. "Would you like me to?"
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A/N: Thank you starwefter for picking up on the typo, it should deffinately be 'stung'. I do apologise if anymore crop up during the fic, I don't do them on purpose I swear! And on the subject of typos; they will be 'psychic' paper and not 'physic' paper in this fic, unlike the last time. XD (it's just one of those words my dyslexia fails to pick up on until pointed out to me)
I'm glad that you guys like where it is set in the Doctor Who timeline and with Donna featuring too.
KG
