Ok well it looks like I miscalculated when I did the plans for my chapter's, there only two left it seem.
Chapter 17 : How was she?
Kaiba stared at his little brother for a few second thinking about how to answer this question, for him none of the existing words correct to describe her, she was more than that. Kaiba slowly stood up, forcing Mokuba to do the same in the process, the little boy was looking at his with confusion and a touch of sadness; he didn't wanted his brother to let him go.
"Come on, I have something to show you." Kaiba said, Mokuba starred at him for a while, unsure what to do, then followed him.
"I was still really young when she died, I don't really remember much about her." Kaiba said as they walked. Mokuba lowered his head, he wanted to know so much about her. "I can't really say that I knew her that well, to me she was my mother, I don't know what she really liked or hated, to me it wasn't important."
Kaiba looked down at his brother and smiled. "But what I do know is that she was both the best person and the best Mother. She was always there for me, every time I was crying she was there to comfort me, she never rose her voice either, if she didn't loved the way things were going she would simply leave until things calm down."
"She was also, always smiling and cheerful, she always took care of the one she loved before taking care of herself, and you count in those people." Kaiba said.
Mokuba turned two big eyes on his big brother. "I do?"
Kaiba smiled. "Of course you do, she loved you with all her heart the second she felt pregnant, to her you were a big part of her world, she would have done anything for you, not because she felt obligated toward you as her son but because she loved you, she would have done the same thing for me and our father."
Kaiba stopped; Mokuba looked at him with confusion, wondering why he had stopped.
"We're there." Kaiba simply said looking in front of him.
Mokuba looked in the same direction, now even more confused, why had his brother stopped in front of a graveyard. Kaiba walked through the doors, Mokuba quickly followed him, the last thing he wanted was to be left alone here.
"I know you hate those places Mokuba but I think it's important that you come here." Kaiba said, trying to remember where it was, it had been quite a long time since he last came here.
Mokuba didn't say a word, he kept following his brother until he stopped in front of a tombstone. "That's…"
"Our Mother's grave." Kaiba ended for his little brother. He then sat down in front of the grave, Mokuba on his laps.
"Why did you take me here?" Mokuba asked.
"Because you need it, trust me, all you have to do his tell her everything you always wanted to, don't worry she'll hear you." Kaiba said.
Mokuba starred at his brother like he was crazy, not that long ago Kaiba would have tell him that talking to dead people was stupid because they couldn't hear you.
"Only fools never change their mind." Kaiba said, as if reading Mokuba's thought.
Mokuba considered it for a second, his brother had changed his mind, anyway doing this couldn't hurt him in anyway, and maybe Seto was right maybe it could help him. I have nothing to lose. Mokuba thought lying back against Kaiba and closing his eyes.
He stayed like that for a little while before finally speaking his mind. I don't really know what to tell you, there a lot of things I would want to tell, I just don't know how. It's true that I never came here, if I had I don't remember about it. Seto think I'll feel better if I talk to you, I'm not that sure about it. I know I could have come here sooner but I didn't felt like I had the right to, and I may have never come here if he hadn't brought me.
Almost all my life I thought it was my fault, no matter how much Seto told me otherwise I didn't believe him, I felt like it was my fault he was an orphan. But yesterday I read that letter you wrote for me, I guess you knew I wouldn't believe it if it came from someone else.
I think I'm feeling better about it now, or else I probably wouldn't be talking to you, and I know that Seto understand how I feel, I guess it make me feel better also, to know that someone understand me.
I have Seto, he took care of me after you were gone, even more after dad died also, he gave all his life away from me to be happy, I really wish I could thank him for all he had done for me, I really want to, but I don't know how.
And lately, things didn't go so well, I'm afraid that we'll never be a family again, I really want to be with him but not like that, I want things to go back the way they were before but I don't know how. So far thing are going better I think, Seto looks like he really changed, I'm happy to be with him right now.
I think that's about it for now, but I promise I'll come back soon. I really miss you a lot. And I also wanted to say thank, for what you did for me, I promise I won't let it go to waste.
Mokuba opened his eyes and snuggled closer to his brother before closing them again. Sensing his little brother moving closer to him made Kaiba understand that his brother was finished but he didn't moved, in lest than five second Mokuba was asleep. Kaiba then closed his eyes and said what he wanted to.
It has been a while since I came here, I'm sorry about it. I guess that Mokuba told you everything, he really is a good kid, I'm sorry that lately I didn't treated it like I should have, I won't do the same mistake twice, I promise.
I really miss you a lot, I wish you could still be there with us, but I know it will never happen. This is something I wanted to tell you for years now; thank you, for giving me a little brother.
Kaiba stayed silent for a few minute before taking Mokuba in his arms and leaving the graveyard, it was getting late, it was almost already night. Kaiba walked in the silent street, heading to the game shop.
After a while Kaiba sensed that Mokuba had awaked but since the kid didn't to anything that showed he wanted to go down Kaiba kept holding him. After a while Mokuba finally looked up at Kaiba, he smiled a little but he seemed preoccupied by something.
"Seto?" He asked.
"What is it Mokuba?"
"You said that when you were little you said you didn't want a brother anymore." Mokuba said.
"I know, but I was still a little kid, I didn't want her to go away so I could have a little brother."
"But today, if you could chose today what would you chose." Mokuba asked.
Kaiba starred at him for a while, not quite understanding what he was asking.
"If you could change the past, what would you do about mom and me?"
"I would let things the way they are." Kaiba said without hesitating. "I'm not saying this to make you happy, it's the plain truth, I really love our mother with all my heart and I miss her everyday, I really want her back, but not at this price."
"But your life would be much happier if she hadn't died."
"So what, I would have our mom, a normal childhood and probably friends but I wouldn't have you, it's not worth it. You meant everything for me Mokuba, I need you more than I need our mother, I probably need you more than you even need me. I'm happy with my life at it his, it may not be all pink and easy but I have you and to me you are worth much more than that."
Mokuba smiled and rested his head back again him "Me neither, I wouldn't trade you for anything in this world."
Two week passed since that day, both of the Kaiba brother would eat lunch together everyday but they mostly kept silent, none of them really wanting to talk about what they needed to discuss. They just ate together, enjoying each other's company.
But today was different, Mokuba didn't come so Kaiba was eating alone, he didn't really mind, even if he was a little disappointed, but right now he was starting to be worried. This was the third day in a row that Mokuba didn't come.
"Kaiba?" Said a voice beside him.
Kaiba turned his head and saw Yugi standing in front of him. "What do you want?" He asked, not really caring.
"Mokuba have been acting strange lately, I was wondering if you knew why."
Hearing that his brother was acting strange was enough to get Kaiba's full attention. "What exactly do you mean by strange?"
"He's been kinda quiet lately, he always come home later and he go upstairs as soon as he arrive, he only get down for dinner and don't speak to anyone."
Kaiba thought for a while. "I'll check it out next time I'll see him." Kaiba said, getting up.
After hearing that he was going to take care of it Yugi left to go back with his friends. Kaiba stood up, he was going to find his brother and ask what was wrong with him. Kaiba walked toward the elementary school, when he got there he spotted Mokuba alone at the far end of the schoolyard.
"Hey kid."
Mokuba turned around and saw Kaiba sitting down next to him but on the other side of the fence. "Hey Seto." He said without much enthusiasm. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to check on you, Yugi told me you've been acting strange lately."
Mokuba bitted his bottom lip. "It's nothing, I'm just tired." Kaiba didn't seemed to take the bait.
"Just tired." Kaiba repeated. "Please Mokuba don't lie to me like that, if you don't want to tell me what's wrong I won't force you, just don't lie like that." Kaiba said.
"Ok."
"If you ever decide to talk, you just have to ask, I'll always have time for you." Kaiba said getting up to get back to his school, he had history so he'd better not be late.
On his way back he saw a bunch of kid, from their weight they seemed to be at the same school as Mokuba. On normal basic he wouldn't had pay attention to them but his eyes caught something that turned all his attention on that kid, he was wearing Mokuba's necklace.
Kaiba passed by him, making sure to remember his face, he would deal with it later, after all he couldn't just take it back in the middle of the road with all the other people around them.
After school Mokuba was slowly picking his things after another day passed alone, he didn't want to go outside because he knew that Mitchel, Joel and their gang would be waiting for him outside.
Once outside Mokuba walked straight for the game shop, he was looking everywhere around him, why does that game shop had to be so far from his school. Mokuba stopped dead in his track after turning a corner; they were there. He tried to get away but wasn't fast enough, after a few minute that seemed like an eternity, Mokuba escaped them, he ran as fast as he could to get away from them, he could hear them not far behind him.
Mokuba took a turn to the left, there was no way he could outrun them so there was one thing left to do, go somewhere they couldn't hurt him. He ran as fast as he could, the doors were just in front of him. All the other stopped as soon as Mokuba passed through the doors, they might not be light but they knew better then to run after Mokuba in Kaiba Corp.
"What do we do now?" One of the kid asked.
"We'll wait for a while, he'll have to come out eventually, he can't stay here all night and anyway there's always tomorrow.
Mokuba took time to catch his breath, he saw them making themselves comfortable at the other side of the road so he couldn't go out. As long as he stayed inside he would be safe, but he knew he would get it tomorrow. He looked at the elevator; his brother said that he would always have time for him, but he wasn't sure if he could really trust those words, what told him his brother would pay attention to his little problems.
Anyway he couldn't go outside, all his body was hurting and bruises where starting to form everywhere on his body so he decided to try, he walked slowly to the private elevator that would bring him directly to his brother's office floor. Once there he asked the secretary where Seto was.
"Mister Kaiba is currently in a meeting, he don't have times for brat like you." The secretary said, not even looking at Mokuba.
"But…I really need to-"
"That enough, I said you wouldn't meet him and you won't, he have better things to do than lose his time with stupid little kids." She snapped at him. Mokuba stood there, tears were starting to fall from his eyes.
Kaiba was trying to pay attention to the person talking when he heard a small voice, the only voice that he could never ignore no matter what he was doing. He excused himself and left the room to see if he had dream, he came out just as the secretary was shouting at his little brother that he had better thing to do, he wanted to kill her for saying such a thing for his little brother.
"What exactly is going on here?" He asked walking toward the secretary.
"I was just saying to this brat that you-"
"First of all he's not a brat, and second, who do you think you are to decide I can't see my own brother? You are to do what I told you and nothing else is that clear? And I told you that my little brother had priority over everything." The secretary was totally stunned, not that Kaiba cared, he walked to his little brother and kneeled in front of him.
"Now, what is it you wanted to see me for?" Mokuba didn't answer anything; he hugged his brother and cried softly.
Kaiba took Mokuba in his arm and walked toward his own office. "Go tell those men that the meeting is over, to just let their offer on the table and I'll call them back if I'm interested." He said as he disappeared in his office, closing the door behind him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't wanted to interrupt you." Kaiba head his little brother said as he sat on his chair settling Mokuba on his lap.
"Don't be, I told you I would always have time for you, beside I'd rather spend time with you than with those old hag, they give me the creep." Mokuba giggled a little but it didn't last for very long. "So, why are you here?"
"Well, at first I didn't come here to talk to you, some guys in my school keep picking on me and that was the only place I could think of where they wouldn't follow me and since I was here and you said you'll always have time for me…"
"So those guys are picking on you, is that why you arrived to the game shop later than usual lately?" Mokuba nodded. "And who knows about it?"
"About everyone at school including the teacher but no one care."
"Does Yugi know about it?" Mokuba shook his head no. "And I suppose that's why you are cover with bruises." This time Mokuba didn't moved, It wasn't even a question. "Since when?"
"Mitchel used to pick on me often since the first day I went to school, but lately it he's been doing it every time he sees me, including lunchtime."
"So that's why you stopped coming. But what about the teacher, why did you say they didn't care, and what about this friend of your, Joel or something like that."
"Because I'm your brother." Mokuba said a little louder than he wanted. "Ever since everyone knows I'm your brother no one talks to me anymore, including Joel, he's with Mitchel now. The teachers let them do whatever they want to me, they pretend they didn't see anything, they say that I'm just a little spoiled brat."
Kaiba kept hugging Mokuba until he calmed down again. "Is this Mitchel the kid with your locket?"
Mokuba looked at his brother with wide eyes. "You saw him?"
"During lunchtime, while I was going back to my school. Don't worry about him, I'll take care of him and his little gang, trust me they won't bother you again."
"You won't hurt them right?"
Kaiba looked down at his little brother, he looked really afraid. "What? Of course not, I won't hurt a bunch of 10 years old kids, lets just say that I'm going to give them a taste of their own medicine, don't worry. Come I'll bring you back to the game shop." He said getting up.
When they saw Mokuba stepping out of the building they all jumped to their feet ready to catch him but they stopped dead in their track when they saw Kaiba following him. The tall teen looked right at them, sending shivers down their neck.
"We'll get him tomorrow." Mitchel said, leaving.
Kaiba brought Mokuba to the game shop on his motorcycle, which really pleased the young Kaiba. "Take care kid." He said as Mokuba entered the Game shop before leaving.
The next day at lunch time Mokuba did as his brother told him, or at least tried to, he couldn't not worry, what could his brother possibly do. He stayed there, in the most crowed place of the schoolyard even if he knew that no one would help him, with a little luck he would gain a few minute before they found him.
"So it looks like your brother's not there to protect you anymore." Mokuba looked up and was face to face with Mitchel and all his gang around him. Mitchel grabbed his collard and pinned him against the wall. Fear appeared on Mokuba's face but it was replaced by a smile as he looked over Mitchel's head.
Mitchel felt something grabbing his collar and before he had a chance he react he was turned around and found himself looking at a guy almost twice his size. Everyone around started to whisper, betting on what was going to happen.
"I heard some interesting thing about you yesterday. I heard you've been picking on my little brother, and everyone that messes with my brother messes with me. I guess I'll have to show you respect." Kaiba said, his voice sounding really dangerous.
"You don't scare me." Mitchel said, trying to act though.
"Oh really?" Kaiba grabbed him with both of his arms and held him at arm length two feet over the ground. "So? How do you like it when you're the smaller one?"
"What are you looking at, help me get down." Mitchel ordered his gang.
Kaiba scared them all with one icy glare. "Forget it, get down by yourself." One of them said as they all ran away.
Kaiba raised him a little higher, causing Mitchel to squirm, Kaiba then saw a rather big stain showing the kid had wet his pants out of fear, apparently the student noticed it also because they all started to laugh.
"Well look at the almighty ruler of the school now. What's wrong? Forgot your diaper?" Kaiba walked over to a garbage can and put him in it so that only his foot and head were outside. "Here this is where trashes like you belong. Now listen to me and listen carefully, if I ever learn that you or your little gang ever hurt my brother or any other kid in the entire city I'll come back, understood?"
All the kids were laughing at Mitchel and cheering, knowing he couldn't pick on them again. "I'll also take that back." Kaiba said taking Mokuba's necklace. He then walked toward his little brother who was laughing just as much ass all the other kids. "Here, this is yours." Mokuba took back his necklace and put it back around his neck.
"Thanks Seto." Mokuba hugged his brother tightly.
"I have to go back to school now or I'll be late. See ya later kiddo."
"Later." Mokuba said.
After Kaiba left all the other students started to tell Mokuba how lucky he was to have a brother like Kaiba. "I know." Mokuba told them. I know. He repeated at himself.