A personal thank you to everybody who encouraged me to write down the last chapter (even as going as far as actually threaten to kill me if I didn't finish – seriously, guys!) Enjoy ^^

Seto's POV

-MOKUBA!-My voice echoed through the entire dock, scaring away some seagulls.

Again, I sprinted at a random direction, trying to find at least some form of a human being. I was searching for my brother for more than twenty minutes (which felt like eternity to me!) without any luck. And that didn't do much help at calming my nerves down. My vision was becoming disoriented, my breaths became harder and my heart was playing rock'n'roll in my chest.

It was only a matter of time before all this stress would give me a heart attack, but I had a perfectly good reason to panic – Mokuba was here, and that psycho was probably lurking somewhere too! Who knows what thoughts ran through her head? The last thing I wanted to see was Mokuba lying on the ground, unmoving and covered in-

No! I almost slap myself – now was not the time for hysterics! When I got a hold of myself I again started to run aimlessly, checking every corner on my way. I tried to force my fear down, but with every passed minute the strangling feeling in my throat became more suffocating.

Eventually, after the eleventh lap around the harbour I found myself on a verge of a mental breakdown. There wasn't ANYTHING that could have led me to my brother. I had no idea where he was – what if he was so injured that he couldn't move and somebody would use that and kidnap him God knows where? What if that girl had dragged him somewhere where no one would find him?

What if he wasn't even alive anymore?

The last thought made me fall to my knees as I felt the pressure in my skull unbearable. Without thinking I cupped my face into my palms and cried. I didn't had any strength in me to order myself to snap out of this melodrama, to tell me that I look pathetic, NOT how a real Seto Kaiba should look, but I couldn't help it, I just didn't know what to do...

-N-n-iisam-ma?

In a split second my head shot upwards and my entire body made a 360° turn only to see a small figure standing right in front of me.

I felt like I could fall unconscious from the sudden shock and relief mixed in one. On an instinct I jumped at my brother and fixed him in a bone-crunching hug, only to find out that wasn't the best idea. I felt the uncomfortable feeling of freezing water seeping through my clothes and as I stepped back to inspect the cause of this phenomenon my eyes almost popped out of the eye sockets – Mokuba was completely soaked! He was dripping wet from head to toe, his spiky hair laid limp, his skin had a tint of blue and he was shaking, but despite it all, he looked... Happy?

-I-I d-dit, S-s-eto-o... – was all his trembling lips could say.

I quickly snapped out of my trance and instead of asking what he meant like that, wrapped my coat around him tightly and took his shivering frame into my arms. Without any time to lose, I fled to my parked car where I buckled up Mokuba and sat into the driver's seat thinking what was the shortest way home...

O O O O O

Mokuba's POV

I stretched out on my bed enjoying the softness of my mattress – it felt so good to get out of those icy clothes. I closed my eyes as I let my hand brush against the locket once more.

I still had to stop myself from laughing out loud – I had it! I had it with me again! But more importantly – I WON it!

Anna wasn't the only one surprised about my transformation back there – I had no idea I had such strength in me too, but I managed to overpower her and now I had the locket in my hands to prove it...

Yes, I sighed happily – Seto should be so proud of me! I defeated my enemy all by myself! That just proves once again that-

-Kid? I brought you some tea.

I didn't even realised Seto entered my room until he sat down on my bed and handed me the steaming cup. I nodded and sipped the liquid down, enjoying the aroma, until I noticed that Seto was looking at me expectantly. I placed the cup on my desk and looked at him questionably. Finally he emitted a deep sigh and looked at me sternly:

-Do you have any idea how foolish you were?

At this I looked down accepting the blaming look – Seto was right, I should have left a note or something. He looked so frightened, so hopeless, so broken when I saw him. He was probably panicking to death back there. On the other hand, if I did had told him there was no possible way he would have let me on my own.

-I'm sorry Seto, I should have told you, but I wanted to defeat Anna on my own, make you proud. –I whisper and notice the odd look he gave me.

-Make me proud? Mokuba, you don't have to try to make me proud! I'm proud of you every day. And what made you think that risking your life for the locket would make my day better?

I was lost for words and Seto's look could clearly approve he wasn't actually happy about my heroic act...

-But, I had to prove Anna wasn't right, Seto.

-How so? – he raised a brow in confusion as I took a deep breath and told him all about my second confrontation with the monster girl and how she told me that I was too weak to defend myself and how Seto had to do it for me. After I told him he looked genuinely shocked and inhumanly angry. Still, he swallowed both emotions down as he looked me in the eye and spoke:

-Mokuba...You ARE strong! And I am the proudest big brother on Earth. Everyone have problems and everyone must deal with them sooner or later, but there is nothing wrong with asking for help.-He stopped there and gave me a warm hug.-You will always be my little brother and I will always have the responsibility to protect you. That is my job. The job of the elder brother.

I was speechless now and his words of wisdom were touching. And he was right – I was foolish. Foolish enough to hide my problems from him, staying silent in fear of disappointing him, and then risking my life in hope to redeem myself. I actually believed Anna more than I believed in what my heart was saying!

I felt the sting in my eyes.

-Seto, I'm really sorry...

He didn't say anything, just stroked my hair affectionately.

But I understood...

O O O O O

(Epilogue)

Naturally, my swimming disaster didn't end without a consequence. I was sick as a parrot for the whole week with flu. Seto was grumbling again of how immature and irresponsible of me it was to go to the docks in the first place, but he only did this to try to mask his concern – I knew, because he kept checking in on me every five minutes when I was sleeping.

My bruise healed, and the rib didn't hurt so much. I regained my weight and my sleep. And, of course, my optimistic attitude on life.

My life seemed to become even brighter when I returned to school – there my classmates had told me that for some strange reason Anna had switched schools and was now going into some unknown school on the other side of Domino!

But that wouldn't have mattered – I beat her at her own game, thus, I wasn't afraid of her anymore. And to be honest, as strangely as that sounds, I had to thank her for making me realise that I was capable of solving problems on my own, but to not be afraid to tell all about them to the person you love.

After all, he was my Niisama, and I didn't want to take away the glory of being my protector from him...

Pabaiga("the end")

Wow, that was slightly sappy, but I like it ^^

There you have it, folks, my two-year old baby finally finished. I feel slightly sad now, but life goes on.

I have also made (in my opinion a really cool) illustration of Mokuba drowning, you can find the link in my profile.

Feel free to read my another un-finished story The 15th of July, I really need some reviews ^^

Thank you for the patience,

Arsaja ;)