Summary: Mokuba's birthday wish is for Seto to make some friends. What's a
Kaiba to do?
Pairings: a cup of Seto/Ryou and a few sprinkles of Duke/Tristan for my own amusement ^^ nothing else planned
Rating: not sure so PG-13 to be on the safe side. It is slash after all.
Key: /../ Someone's thoughts *..* word is stressed
Prologue
"You know," Seto said casually looking up from his laptop to glance at the boy playing a video game in his office. "Your birthday's coming up. Anything in particular you want?" he asked as he started back up on his work.
"Oh no!" the games narrator exclaimed. "Try again!"
Seto looked up again to find his brother looking at him, game forgotten.
Mokuba shifted slightly. "Yes," he answered in a hopefully, yet slightly apprehensive voice.
/Oh gods, please don't let it be a wild animal. There is no way I'm getting him that lion cub. I don't care how much he wants it./
After a bit of a pause Seto finally asked, "What is it?" almost afraid to hear the answer. /He knows I won't like it.. What could it be?/
"Well," Mokuba explained. "It's not really a thing. It's a do."
Seto raised an eye brow. /'A do'? What could he want to do that I won't like? No piercing, no tattoos./
"What do you mean?"
Mokuba began to look uncomfortable.
"You know I'll get you anything you want for your birthday, little brother. With in reason," he added hoping Mokuba never wanted anything outrageous. /No lions, no tigers (a/n or bears! Oh my! ^^;; sorry.), no small Pacific or Atlantic Islands for him to rule-/
"I want you to make friends!" Mokuba blurted out, interrupting Seto's train of thought.
"What?" Seto asked, looking wide eyed over the top of his laptop.
Mokuba flushed slightly. "I want you to make friends," he repeated, a little more sure of himself this time. "You're always working, dueling, or at school. You don't even talk to anyone but me! You should have *some* fun!"
Now it was the elder Kaiba's turn to shift uncomfortably.
"I have a company to run, Mokuba. I really don't have *time* for much else besides school. And I have fun with *you*," he added, hoping that maybe he could change his brother's mind.
But it was not to be. Mokuba's face fell slightly as he said, "You said anything, big brother," in hurt tones.
Seto flinched inwardly.
"Besides," Mokuba protested, "It's not like I asked for the Hope Diamond!"
"I almost wish you did," Seto grumbled as he tried to go back to his work and ignore his brother's sad puppy dog look.
Keep your eyes on the screen, Seto told himself, not daring to look at Mokuba, who was surely pouting by now.
Mokuba sniffled.
Seto closed his eyes. /He's faking it../ But to no avail. Finally with a sigh he muttered, "Fine."
"Yes!" Mokuba shouted! "Okay. tomorrow's Saturday, we can start then. I'll invite Yuugi and his friends over." Mokuba said to himself planning, what he had started to call Operation Friendless, as he went back to his video game.
Seto stared at his brother in slight shock. Tomorrow? Yuugi and his friends? His head dropped into his hands. /Great. what have I gotten myself into?/
Hehehe.... I think you mean what have *I* gotten you into Seto. ^^
Seto: oh great... I'm so screwed...
Well. if that's what you want...
Seto: O.o uumm...
Anyway, now that I'm beginning to torture Seto, I would love reviews! I'm at about the 5th part in writing but reviews are always loved, adored, and fawned over. Plus they make me update faster. It's like food for my fingers to type more, so feed!! ^^;
Pairings: a cup of Seto/Ryou and a few sprinkles of Duke/Tristan for my own amusement ^^ nothing else planned
Rating: not sure so PG-13 to be on the safe side. It is slash after all.
Key: /../ Someone's thoughts *..* word is stressed
Prologue
"You know," Seto said casually looking up from his laptop to glance at the boy playing a video game in his office. "Your birthday's coming up. Anything in particular you want?" he asked as he started back up on his work.
"Oh no!" the games narrator exclaimed. "Try again!"
Seto looked up again to find his brother looking at him, game forgotten.
Mokuba shifted slightly. "Yes," he answered in a hopefully, yet slightly apprehensive voice.
/Oh gods, please don't let it be a wild animal. There is no way I'm getting him that lion cub. I don't care how much he wants it./
After a bit of a pause Seto finally asked, "What is it?" almost afraid to hear the answer. /He knows I won't like it.. What could it be?/
"Well," Mokuba explained. "It's not really a thing. It's a do."
Seto raised an eye brow. /'A do'? What could he want to do that I won't like? No piercing, no tattoos./
"What do you mean?"
Mokuba began to look uncomfortable.
"You know I'll get you anything you want for your birthday, little brother. With in reason," he added hoping Mokuba never wanted anything outrageous. /No lions, no tigers (a/n or bears! Oh my! ^^;; sorry.), no small Pacific or Atlantic Islands for him to rule-/
"I want you to make friends!" Mokuba blurted out, interrupting Seto's train of thought.
"What?" Seto asked, looking wide eyed over the top of his laptop.
Mokuba flushed slightly. "I want you to make friends," he repeated, a little more sure of himself this time. "You're always working, dueling, or at school. You don't even talk to anyone but me! You should have *some* fun!"
Now it was the elder Kaiba's turn to shift uncomfortably.
"I have a company to run, Mokuba. I really don't have *time* for much else besides school. And I have fun with *you*," he added, hoping that maybe he could change his brother's mind.
But it was not to be. Mokuba's face fell slightly as he said, "You said anything, big brother," in hurt tones.
Seto flinched inwardly.
"Besides," Mokuba protested, "It's not like I asked for the Hope Diamond!"
"I almost wish you did," Seto grumbled as he tried to go back to his work and ignore his brother's sad puppy dog look.
Keep your eyes on the screen, Seto told himself, not daring to look at Mokuba, who was surely pouting by now.
Mokuba sniffled.
Seto closed his eyes. /He's faking it../ But to no avail. Finally with a sigh he muttered, "Fine."
"Yes!" Mokuba shouted! "Okay. tomorrow's Saturday, we can start then. I'll invite Yuugi and his friends over." Mokuba said to himself planning, what he had started to call Operation Friendless, as he went back to his video game.
Seto stared at his brother in slight shock. Tomorrow? Yuugi and his friends? His head dropped into his hands. /Great. what have I gotten myself into?/
Hehehe.... I think you mean what have *I* gotten you into Seto. ^^
Seto: oh great... I'm so screwed...
Well. if that's what you want...
Seto: O.o uumm...
Anyway, now that I'm beginning to torture Seto, I would love reviews! I'm at about the 5th part in writing but reviews are always loved, adored, and fawned over. Plus they make me update faster. It's like food for my fingers to type more, so feed!! ^^;