When We Were Friends

Friends and Fathers

After the fight with Tom, Joey and I spent almost everyday together. Joey helped me to take care of Mokuba. It felt weird to accept help from someone but I had to. I couldn't keep an eye on Mokuba every second of everyday.

Once or twice every week Mr. Kaiba would come by the orphanage and speak to me alone. I was always a little afraid of him. He always seemed so dark and cold. Something about him just scared the shit out of me.

One day when he came to see me, he wanted to see if I was as smart as I acted. At first I had no idea what he meant but he led me into the game room.

The game room was a large room with lot of board games and puzzles. That's where all of us orphans spent afternoons when we couldn't go outside. I noticed that on one of the tables, there was a chess game set up.

"Alright Seto," his cold voice sent a chill down my spine. "How are you at chess?" I hesitated for a minute. Sure I was the best in the orphanage but against a guy like Mr.

Kaiba, I had no idea. "Alright I guess." I was really nervous.

"Good. Seto, if you can beat me in chess, I will adopt both you and your brother." For the first time in years I was speechless. How was I going to beat him in chess. I had no choice but to accept. I nodded and went to me seat at the table. "Ms. Lux, will you go retrieve Mokuba for me?" I just then noticed she was eve n in the room.

"Yes Gozaburo. I'll be right back," she said before she left the two of use alone in the room.

"Mr. Kaiba?" I asked. I was about to ask what happened if I lost.

"Seto, for the last time, please call me Gozaburo. I have a feeling you and Mokuba will be Kaibas soon too." He paused for a minute and took a few deep breaths. "Oh, and if you lose, which I doubt will happen if everything I've heard about you is true, I'll not only refuse to adopt you but also, I'll make sure that your little Wheeler fag never gets to come around here ever again." I guess he saw the shocked look on my face. "Don't think for one minute that I haven't noticed that street punk around here. That mutt and his loser father are some of the worst kind of people. I don't think you should be aloud around him."

I barely had enough time to take in what Gozaburo said before Ms. Lux came back in with Mokuba. Mokuba smiled at me and pointed out the window and I saw Joey across the yard at the fence waving at me. Was what Gozaburo said about him true? I didn't know but I didn't want to make him upset so I just turned away.

"Shall we begin?" I asked. I just wanted to get the match started so that it would keep my mind off of Joey.

"Yes I think we should." He snickered for a moment and then took his first turn. Let the game begin.