[I don't own yugioh and neither do you!! Ha!!!]

~chapter 2-frustrations~

"Mokuba, get up."

The brunette opened the door to his younger brothers bedroom. The boy's brow twitched as he heard his older brother's voice drone on.

"There's a problem down at the office, the mainframe's system shut. And I have a mandatory meeting to attend with the board director of the processing factory... I'm going to need you to take care of the problem down at the office. Can you do that for me?"

Mokuba sighed and squinched his eyes together before attempting to move. He rubbed his eyes and pulled himself into a sitting position.

"Sure thing Set"

He shook his head and searched for his clock.

'6:43pm eh? I slept for 3 hours... im surprised Seto didn't get me up earlier..."

He stretched with a yawn and stood from his bed. He gave himself a glance in the mirror and shook the sleep from him. His wild hair hung around his shoulders. The deep black locks that were once long and strait were starting to develop a slight curl. Though still untamed, he rather liked his look.

He walked out of his room and stood taking in the action around him.

Seto was scurrying around the kitchen, drinking a miller and gathering papers and throwing them into his briefcase. Mokuba rolled his eyes.

"Lets go then.." He walked out the door and into the hallway. He sighed as he quickly made his way down the stairs and out the main door.

Meanwhile, the older teen scurried through his papers making sure they were in order and in its place. He mumbled curses at himself for lack of preparation. He searched for his keys as well.

'Mokuba's birthday, the one day of the year that I'm unorganized...' He sighed under his breath as he shut his briefcase.

He drank the last of the bottle and threw it in the trash as he made his way to the door. He stopped in hesitation before turning back to get the keys that were on the counter.

He jogged down and made his way outside the building. Mokuba leaned against the car with his hands in his pockets, staring at the sky.

It was near seven and it was still his birthday. That morning he had spent so much time at the beach with his friends. The darkening sky now threatened to rain. The humid hot air blew down the silent street.

Mokuba sighed tiresomely. He could smell the nitrogen. Just then a silent flash could be seen distantly and a small speck of wet hit his cheek, tearing him from all thoughts.

He turned as Seto unlocked the drivers door. His brother fell into his seat and unlocked all the doors.

Mokuba swung the door open and plopped down in the passenger seat. He glanced over at his brother who was throwing the briefcase in the back seat.

'He's been drinking again' Mokuba shook his head.

"Driving intoxicated with me in the car? That's a bit hazardous isn't it?"

"One drink can hardly classify anyone as intoxicated Mokuba...I'm still sober."

Seto didn't bother looking at his brother. He was always criticizing him for drinking. Even if it was just one beer.

The rain began to pour down from the blue-gray sky that could be said was the same color as Mokuba's eyes. The car was silent, with the exception of the rain now pounding on the roof and windshield.

"My meeting is at the Eston hall..." He glanced at the fourteen year-old as the car haulted before the big building. "Call me if things get out of hand..."

"Later" Mokuba rolled his eyes and prepared to run out the car. He pulled his jacket close to himself and held his breath before opening the door and dodging raindrops unsuccessfully. He made his way to the side door and pushed it open, entering the Kaiba Corp. Office building. He didnt look back to see Seto drive away.

Mokuba shook his head of all the rain. He hadn't gotten so wet. He looked at all the frantic business men and women running around their cubicles.

Mokuba immediately started looking for Fallen Anderson, one of the 3rd board representatives. She was always there. She was a level-headed girl who was maybe a year older than Seto. Bright red curls gave her away to be spotted anywhere.

"Ms. Anderson!" Mokuba sprinted down the hall when he saw her calming down a croud of upset employees.

"Anderson, what's the problem?" He asked her when he got her attention.

"The system shut down do to a virus aimed at this company...it was intentional, I don't know how to reverse it or get it back up, I've tried everything I know. And it's effecting all the small personal systems throughout the network..."

Mokuba's eyes widened...

'Damn it...'

He sighed and shook his head, he knew what he had to do.

The young teen made his way up the emergency stairs rather than the busy elevators. He had to get to the main master computer of the companies' network system.

"Clear out!" He shouted to the people crowding his brothers desk. "I'll handle this!"

All the employees looked at the frustrated teen and obeyed. Mokuba waited for all the people to leave. Then took his place at his brothers desk.

He looked at the screen that was forced into the basic arsenic code by other employees. He shook his head and started typing away. A code was set in the mainframe...he had to break it somehow.

A good hours work at trying to figure...everything was back to normal. Soon everyone who had a computer was silently watching them automatically restart. Everyone was relieved, even though a lot of work was lost.

Mokuba made sure everything was right, then sat back at the desk typing little slow things...things to make sure the company got back on track with all the files lost. He sat their alone for another half hour.

Fallen Anderson entered the office giving a system report.

"Everything's back on track Mr. Kaiba" She smiled at the boy who only looked up at her for a moments time.

She sat next to him with a smile.

"Happy Birthday"

He managed a smile back to her.

"Thanks"

She smiled and left a card before him. Then made her exit.

He looked at the envelope with his name written on it.

'Obviously a girl got this for me...' He smiled and shook his head at the pink letters of his name written perfectly in Fallen's handwriting, even with a few hearts here and there.

He opened it and read the store-bought card that was sweet and funny. She always gives him cards. It's a trademark of hers. She gets everyone at the company cards...you'd think she lived in hallmark.

"I hate this place" He said monotonously. "My life is Office Space" [that movie is soo funny lol]

He spun his chair and looked out the window. It was still raining. He had grown so accustomed to his brother's work it was frustrating him.

"There is no way im gonna take this place on..." He turned back and glared at the computer.

He turned on the intercom...

"Chesley...would you mind telling Ms. Anderson I need her back in here for me?"

"Sure thing Mr. Kaiba..." The secretary chirped back.

The truth was that everyone at the company had grown to love and care for Mokuba like their own brother... He was there as much as the 'Big Mr. Kaiba' anyway.

Moments later Fallen Anderson, the curly, attractive, red head walked in with a questioning look on her face.

"What's up Mokuba?"

He sighed and leaned back in the chair, putting his feat on the desk.

"Fallen, will you go out with my brother and maybe have kids?"

She gave a blank look on her face. Mokuba only laughed.

"No... but you see...I don't wanna do this anymore"

She shook the thought and sat down.

"What do you mean?"

He turned and watched the rain. The red head was obviously concerned for Mokuba.

"Ever since I was like 9 years old, I had my future mapped out for me..."

"Oh..." She understood and nodded. "You don't want to inherit the company?"

He turned and glared at her.

"I take that as a 'no'.." She looked down unsure how to help in this situation.

'Are you sure you don't want to? We all here sure could use your cheerfulness"

He choked a laugh. She and he always joked about Seto's grimness.

"No offence to all you employees, but I hate this company...I used to think it was cool when I was younger, but its always the same thing with me and Seto. I cant take it anymore."

He was starting to get mad...Fallen could tell. She didn't know what to do. Mokuba could get into some rage...something he inherited from his brother.

"Mokuba...you can do whatever you want. You're getting old enough to make your own decisions now. You've always been pretty independent, you and you're brother. Everyone knows how hard your brother worked to get this far...and you were all a part of it too."

"I don't care! Both of us have had it made since he was 15! You'd think he'd take a break for something other than to Duel!"

"Mokuba...your brother loves to duel"

"So what! Even when he duels he acts like a damn robot! I swear he's perfect...he isn't human"

"Settle down... Mr. Kaiba isn't perfect, you and I both know that... he's completely egotistical... tha"

She cut herself off. There were so many things about Seto Kaiba she could yell about, too. How many times had she played peacemaker between Kaiba and Mokuba? It wasn't always this way. When Mokuba was younger, he didn't see any bad in his brother...Seto was his hero.

'When had this changed?'

"See, you can't name one thing he does and acts like a human"

She sat there dumbfounded...

"He drinks..."

Mokuba didn't have anything else to say. She was right. His brother did drink. He drank more than he should...he had that problem.

Fallen had gone with Seto to the bars, that's when they had dated...but that all ended soon. It was actually funny how they dated for half a week, it was mutually ended.

Mokuba shook his head and looked around him.

"I gotta get outta here"

He got up and walked out of the office, leaving very baffled girl.

He called for the limo...always the alternative. He couldn't wait until he could drive himself.

He went home.

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[ Oh my goodness oh my goodness!!!!! I had NEVER meant to wait this long to update!!! Im sooo sorry... This is gonna take a couple chapters before the real point comes along in the story. ]

Lataaz!!! [reviews are nice too =) ]