Hi everyone the moment you have all been waiting: the last chapter.
Chapter eighteen: Brotherly talk.
The rest of the day was so far the best time Mokuba ever had in a school, everyone started to talk to him again, they no longer cared that he was a Kaiba. In fact they kept saying that Mokuba was lucky to have a brother that cared enough for him to come here just for him.
Those words made Mokuba's happy, they no longer kept saying his brother was a jerk, they even said he was cool. But those same words also made him realise that he was indeed lucky to have a brother like him but that he never showed any gratitude to his big brother, never in all those year's he'd been taking care of him he even thanked him for everything he did for him. But also that he missed him dearly.
As soon as school ended Mokuba ran all the way to Kaiba Corp. knowing that his brother would be there, he couldn't take it any longer.
"Seto!!!" Kaiba looked up upon hearing his name, the only thing he saw was a mess of black hair lunching itself on him.
Kaiba would probably had fall to the ground was he not already in a chair, he looked down in surprise at his little brother who was hugging him. "Is something wrong? You didn't get into trouble because of what I did, did you?"
Mokuba giggled a little remembering what Kaiba did not even 10 minutes ago. "Nah don't worry, you did great and it's not like anyone at school is going to report you for getting Mitchel off their back."
"Then why are you here?"
Mokuba let go of Kaiba and raised his eyes to meet his, a nervous look on his face. "Because, I wanted to say that I'm sorry."
Kaiba took his brother in his arm and settled him on his laps. "For what?"
"For wishing that you were never born, I really don't want that."
"You already apologized for it."
"I know, I'm also sorry for saying that I hated you, I know it hurt you a lot." Mokuba looked down.
Kaiba took his little brother in a hug to comfort him. "It's ok, I know you didn't mean it."
"But still I hurt you." Kaiba couldn't really deny that fact so he remained silent. "The truth is I took everything you gave me for granted, you gave up all your childhood so that I can be happy and have a normal one but never in all those years had I thanked you for it. I didn't cared how much hurt you got for me, and I'm really sorry, I wasn't that much of a little brother."
"But I wasn't that much of a big brother either, at least not those last few years and certainly not those last months. No matter what you ever said or done I had no right to hurt you like that, I'm sorry. I also didn't really paid attention to you lately."
"Seto?" Kaiba could felt his little brother tense; whatever he wanted to ask had probably been on his mind for a while now. "Do you think…that it could happen again, I mean… that you could hurt me again like that?"
"If I thought there would be even the slightest change of me ever laying a hand on you again I would never try to gain your trust again don't you think?"
"If you say so, I know I've been on you nerve a little lately but you just never listened to me, you never payed attention, I could stay away from the house for more than three day's straight and you never noticed."
"I did, I knew you were gone but I guess I didn't really cared about it because I knew you would come back eventually, there wasn't anywhere else you could go. But you're right, I've been neglecting you a lot lately, I'm really sorry, even if I don't have any excuse for putting my work before you."
"I guess that's one of the reason why I was mad at you, you kept telling that you were busy, that I was on your way or making you lose your time." Kaiba looked down. "I want us to be together again, I really want to Seto but I don't want to keep living like this, with you always to busy to spend time with me or just ignoring me."
"You know while you were in a coma I took a really good look at myself, at how I was acting toward you and just in general and I've done my best to change those things. I wanted to be like you always wanted me to be, even thought it was too late."
The two of them sat in silence, enjoying the other's presence. "Seto? Could you tell me why you were hurting me?"
Kaiba looked up at the ceiling, wondering what he could answer to a question like that. "I wondered the same thing for a long time."
"Do you know why?"
"Not really, but I guess that since you never showed any gratitude to me, we were always fighting and you kept saying you hated me I became afraid that I might lose you."
"I don't really get it."
"You know that all I knew after we were adopted was pain, who Gozaburo was treating me." Mokuba nodded. "I ran away once, with you."
"I remember."
"But after I never tried again, I could have done it again and go back to the same place again, he didn't know we were there but I didn't. Because I was afraid of him, I was too afraid of what he could do to me if I dared to disobey him again."
"So that's why you did it, because you wanted me to be afraid so I wouldn't leave?" Mokuba asked in shock.
"No." Kaiba said before Mokuba started to be afraid of him for real. "I didn't want to hurt you, or keep you that way, really I didn't want to. But I guess I just did it unconsciously. But I know that I won't let this happen again, I'll prefer to have you away and happy than with me and scare like I was. What I want is you to be happy, even if it has to be without me."
Mokuba hugged Kaiba strongly. "Thanks Seto, it really means a lot to me."
The two of them stayed like that for a little while before Kaiba suddenly though about something. "Tell me, I had somewhere I wanted to go tonight, want to come with me?"
"I don't know, what kind of place is it?"
Kaiba smiled, "Don't worry I promise you'll like it." He said getting up. Now that his curiosity was picked Mokuba followed his older brother.
"Where are we going, please tell me tell me tell me." Mokuba kept saying every five second since they entered the limo and each time Kaiba gave him the same answer. "It's a surprise."
"Pleeeeeeease." Mokuba said using his best puppy dog eyes ever. One look at them was enough to make Kaiba crack, why does puppy dog eyes has such an effect on him
"Ok, you remember what I told you about the house our father left to me?"
"Yeah, so?" Mokuba gave him a confused look.
"So that's where we are going."
A really big smile appeared on Mokuba's face who was now trilled with anticipation. "Really???" Kaiba nodded.
Once they stepped out of the car Mokuba looked at the house with wide eyes, not realising he was there. He came back from his trance when Kaiba took him by the hand and leaded him to the door. Once inside Mokuba looked at everything, he couldn't remember any of this because he was too young when he left but ever little thing he saw gave him a different feeling, feelings from his long forgotten memories.
"It's getting late, how about pizza?" Kaiba asked taking the phone. Mokuba nodded.
"We really lived here?"
"Yes" Kaiba answered.
"I can't remember a thing."
"It's normal, you were just three years old when we were forced to leave. Want to explore?" Kaiba asked after he had ordered a pizza.
Kaiba showed Mokuba around, each time the little kid kept looking at everything with wide eyes. When they reached for a certain room Kaiba suddenly stopped as soon as he toughed the door handle.
"What's wrong?"
Kaiba took back his and indicated for Mokuba to do it. "This was your room." He said as soon as Mokuba opened the door.
Mokuba walked to the middle of the room and looked everywhere around him, there was toys all over the floor, coloring picture books half done and pencils everywhere. Mokuba couldn't remember this place but just by being in the room he felt a strong feeling of safety. Mokuba's eyes than caught something on his bed, the only thing that he could remember.
"Hey I know you." He said taking the teddy bear in his hand.
"So you remember it." Kaiba sat down on the bed next to Mokuba.
"Yeah, a little."
"I'm not really that surprised, you used to bring it everywhere because-"
"It was a gift from mom." Mokuba finished.
Kaiba nodded. "I was with her when she brought it, I little present to welcome you into the family, you loved it the second you saw it and would never go anywhere without it."
Soon the pizza arrived, Mokuba let the bear in the living room until to go back home.
"Seto, why exactly did you said you were planning on coming here tonight?"
"Because I usually come here every weekend, I look through things and take back what I would have like to keep when we were send to the orphanage."
"But what about work?" Mokuba was eying him with confusion now.
"I hired someone a little while ago, she doesn't work as fast as me but that reduced the amount of work I have to do everyday quite a lot." Kaiba said as if it was nothing, Mokuba was now staring at him with wide eyes, he couldn't believe that Seto Kaiba had finally hired someone to do his work.
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"Hey Seto look!" Kaiba turned around to see him holding what looked like and old photo album.
"I haven't seen that one yet." Kaiba sat down on the couch of the living room with the album, opening it.
"Is that our Mother?" Mokuba asked, looking at the young woman in the picture. Kaiba nodded. "She…looks like me."
"She does doesn't she?"
"She looks young."
"That's because she was, she was only 19 when I'm born."
"Really?"
"Just look carefully, she's already pregnant on this picture." Mokuba looked carefully, Kaiba was right, her stomach still wasn't that big but she clearly was pregnant.
The next picture was Their mother again but this time in a hospital with a really little Seto in her arms. "It's hard to believe you were so little." Mokuba said with a smile.
"You should have seen yourself." The two of them passed the rest of the evening looking at the pictures until Mokuba fell asleep on Kaiba's. "Come on kiddo, it's time to go back." He said to his sleeping brother.
The ride back home was silent, not that Kaiba minded that Mokuba was sleeping on his, the elder Kaiba had made sure to put his little brother in a comfortable position, he was now slowly stroking his hair, lost deep in thought.
"Big brother?" Kaiba looked down at his little brother; he was looking up at him with sleepy eyes and a soft smile.
"What is it Mokuba?"
"Can I come back home with you?" He asked with pleading eyes.
Kaiba looked at his little brother. "Of course you can." He said with a smile.
By the time they arrived back at the mansion Mokuba had fallen back asleep, Kaiba took him in his arm and took him to his room, after changing him in a pyjama he put him in his bed before going to sleep himself.
Later that night Mokuba was woke up by thunder, all his life he had been afraid of thunder, usually he went his brother's room but now he wasn't really sure if Kaiba would let him, however a second thunder was enough to made him make his choice.
Kaiba was also woke up by the thunder but for a different reason, with time he started to anticipate his brother coming in his bed when there was a storm, even after all the month he passed away from Mokuba he always kept waking up each time he hear a thunder. Kaiba closed his eyes, too tired to remember that Mokuba was in the house.
"Seto?" Came the hesitant voice beside him.
Kaiba opened his eyes and saw Mokuba in front of him. He didn't say a word, he knew what the kid wanted. He raised the cover with his arm, inviting Mokuba to come. Mokuba quickly snuggled close to his older brother who put his arm around him.
"I love you big brother." Mokuba said, falling asleep.
"I love you too." Kaiba answered.
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"So you are going back?" Yugi answered as he helped Mokuba packing his things.
"Yeah, I'm really happy, I just hope things will be ok this time."
"Don't worry." Yugi smiled. "I know everything will be fine."
Mokuba smiled back as the two walked downstairs where Kaiba was waiting. "Thanks again for letting me stay here."
"No problem."
As soon as the two brother arrived at the mansion Mokuba went straight to his room, things where still exactly the same as it was the day he made his wish, he started to unpack his things not too sure what to expect, sure he wanted to be here but he didn't really know what to do, kinda like when you come back from a very long vacation.
"Hey kid." Mokuba turned around and saw his brother in the doorway.
"Is something wrong?"
"No, I just came here to tell you that I had to work for a little while so I'll be in my office if you need me."
"Sure." Mokuba said, but as much as he wanted to hide his deception it showed in his voice anyway.
"Hey don't look like that." Kaiba kneeled in front of Mokuba. "I only have to work for an hour, not any longer, after that we can do anything you want for the rest of the day."
"Really? Anything?"
"As long as it's not illegal." Kaiba said with a smile. "Why don't you clean your room while I work, it's a real mess."
"Why?, it's much better this way, since everything is on the floor I only have one place to look when I want something."
"Sorry kid but that's my excuse." Mokuba giggled a little but turned back to look at his big brother.
"You promise it will only be one hour?"
"Of course don't worry, I might even be finished sooner." Kaiba said, leaving Mokuba alone to his cleaning.
Mokuba was almost finished and was passing the vacuum when something from under the bed got stuck in it. The young Kaiba turned the vacuum off too get what he thought was a toy but to his great surprise he was holding the same purple stone he had a few months before.
His first thought was to get rid of it, throw it in the ocean, burying it, anything but then he thought that if he had never made this wish his brother and he might not be a family again, if they really were one now.
"Mokuba are you ready?" Mokuba turned around to see that his brother was back in the doorway, he looked at the clock, his brother had respected his promise, it hadn't been an hour yet.
"Go ahead, I'll come downstairs in a minute." As soon as Kaiba left Mokuba looked back at the stone, he opened on of his drawer and hid it below the others stuffs before running downstairs to catch his older brother.
Finish at last, after almost 7 month. For people you are wondering no I didn't made Mokuba keep the stone for no reason, it will be back but it won't really be a sequel, but yes it will be another wish that don't quite turn like expected, anyway I'll explain everything when I'll write this story which will probably be latter since I'm starting school again tomorrow sigh and I still need a few more idea.