Chapter 2: Seto's Nightmare

Yugi and the gang gawked at the inside of Mokuba's home. It was gigantic. It had marble flooring, a marble staircase, paintings on the walls, sculptures here and there. It was incredible. Hard to believe that only two people only lived in this place.

"C'mon," said Mokuba happily, "this way."

He ran past the stairs and down a hall to the right. The others followed closely behind. They stopped at the end of the hall at a pair of hand-carved wooden double doors. Mokuba opened them and the gang gasped at everything inside. There was velvet carpets and curtains, a giant screen TV, board games, books, game consoles, a computer, everything!

"Mokuba, is all of this stuff yours?" asked Tristan.

"Mmhmm," Mokuba nodded. "My brother spoiled me."

"You mean he got you all of dis stuff!" Joey asked disbelievingly.

"Yup, it was so that I had something to do when he was busy working."

"Wow," said Yugi.

"Go on in you guys," said Mokuba. "You can do whatever you want."

Joey and Tristan ran inside and started running around looking at all of the cool stuff inside. Téa walked in calmly and started looking at the kinds of books in there. Mokuba started to turn and leave.

"Where are you going?" asked Yugi.

"To check up on my brother," he answered.

"Mind if I come with you?"

"I wouldn't mind," said Mokuba. "My brother might though."

"He'll get over it," said Yugi with a smile.

"Okay then, c'mon."

As Mokuba turned around Yugi and Yami switched places. He followed Mokuba upstairs and to the left, down the hall and to the last door. Mokuba knocked on it three times waiting for his brother's reply. Yami and Yugi looked around. The upstairs was just as elegant as the downstairs. Not that they didn't expect it to be.

"If the rest of the house is like this, I wonder what all is in their rooms!" Yugi wondered aloud.

"Mmhmm," agreed Yami.

Kaiba still hadn't answered. Mokuba put his ear against the door and listened. He began to look worried.

"What is it?" Yami asked him.

"I don't hear my brother typing," said Mokuba, a hint of alarm in his voice. "He's usually working on the computer!"

"Why don't you go in and see," suggested Yami.

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Seto said that I need his permission to come in."

"But if you're worried you should go in and see if everything is alright."

"I guess."

"Go on then."

Mokuba nodded and opened the door. He looked towards the computer and found that his brother wasn't over there. He opened the door wider and walked inside. Yami decided to remain in the hall for a little while longer. Mokuba looked around and found his brother lying on the couch. He was asleep! Or at least he looked like it.

"Big brother," said Mokuba.

No response. Either Seto was ignoring him or he really was asleep!

"Is everything okay, Mokuba?" asked Yami who was now peering in from the doorway.

"I think so," he said. "I think my bro is asleep."

"Perhaps we should come back at a later time then."

"Sure."

Mokuba gave his brother a hug before leaving. He closed the door quietly behind him and went back down to his game room.

"Judging by how Mokuba was acting I don't really think Kaiba just goes to sleep like that," said Yugi.

"I believe you're right, Yugi," Yami agreed.

"Should we be worried about that?"

"Not just yet," said Yami. "We should see if Kaiba acts differently later on."

"Why?"

"Because if something is wrong with him he'll act differently awhile after this."

"Good point."

"We'll just wait and see for now."

"Mmhmm."

When they re-entered the game room they found Joey and Tristan fighting over who got to have the first player controller and Téa was trying to get them to shut their big mouths.

"Hey guys," said Mokuba.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over at Mokuba.

"Hey," said Joey, a big smile on his face.

"Hi," said Tristan, an equally big smile on his face.

Then they went back to arguing. Téa sighed and just decided to leave them alone.

"So how'd the check up on your brother go?" asked Téa.

"He was asleep," Mokuba answered.

"Really?" asked Téa. "Wow."

Mokuba turned and started to walk away from them when Yami asked, "Where are you going?"

Mokuba stopped walking, "To the family room."

"What're you going to do?" asked Téa.

"Nothing."

"Don't you want to be in here with us?" asked Yami.

"I'll come back," said Mokuba. "I just...I just need to look for something."

"We can help you," offered Téa.

"Nah, that's okay," said Mokuba. "I'll be right back."

He went off to the family room and Téa and Yami went back inside the game room.

In the family room, Mokuba sat down on the couch and opened up his charm. He looked at his older brother's smiling face and felt tears coming to his eyes. He missed that smile. Sometimes Mokuba blamed himself for all of this. He blamed himself for their mother's death because she died when he was born. He blamed himself for being in this mansion because Seto wanted him to have a home, and because he wanted Mokuba to have a home Seto was changed by their evil step father. Mokuba wondered why Seto wanted him around even.

Tears started rolling down his cheeks. He didn't want to blame himself, but he felt like that was the only answer. Sometimes he felt like his brother should've just left him at the orphanage no matter how hard he cried or wanted his brother to stay with him. That way Seto may have a better life than the one he has now.

"I'm a horrible brother," Mokuba whispered to himself.

"Mokuba," said a voice from the doorway.

Mokuba, startled by the voice, quickly shut his locket and turned his head towards the doorway. It was his brother. Mokuba smiled weakly at him, "Hey."

"What's wrong?" asked Seto, coming in and sitting down next to him.

"Nothing," he answered sadly.

"It doesn't look like nothing."

"Don't worry Seto, I'm fine."

Mokuba leaned against his brother, hoping that he would put an arm around him to comfort him. But he didn't.

Seto normally would have but he was busy thinking about something else. A dream he'd had. In his dream he had been playing with Mokuba in his office upstairs. Mokuba leaned over and gave him a hug, and when Mokuba was doing that Seto took his hand and dug it through his little brother's back! He had instantly woken up. He then went about looking for Mokuba to make sure he was alright, even though it had only been a dream. Not a dream. A nightmare.

'What's wrong with me?' Seto thought. 'Why would I dream something so horrible?'