Chapter 7

Mokuba

"So yeah... the point pretty much is that it feels like Seto totally abandon me and now I'm stuck with Makura and HiKari. Not that their bad or anything, it's just..." Mokuba sighed, his head buried in his hands. Niomi placed her hand on Mokuba's shoulders (Niomi's my OC BTW) "Don't worry, I understand. It sometimes feels like Tea abandon me, which isn't much of a bad thing at that, but I know she's doing whatever she's doing for school, or for me."

"But what if it was for Japan? What if she really didn't care about you?"

"Well, I sort of know that much, but since we're pointing this at your brother, I'd say that he does care, Mokuba. Think of all the things he did for you in the past. When he does one major thing, it's always for you. Actually, it seems like everything he does is for you."

"Except run Kaiba Corp."

"Don't say that Mokuba, of course he's doing that for you." Mokuba picked up his head from his hands. "No, he's doing it for money and power."

"He's running it so he can keep you. So he can pay for all of your stuff and schools and junk. All the kinda stuff us kids need." Mokuba sighed and looked down. "I guess you serve a point." Niomi smiled. "Hey Niomi! Tahola says she can kick your butt!" a girl said, running over to Niomi. Niomi got up and pulled up her sleeve, "Why I outta." She stopped and looked down. Asking for approval. Mokuba sighed and nodded.

Niomi nodded and ran to the crowd on the other side of the playground. Mokuba sighed once again and put his head in his hands. Not noticing a few of the bigger kids in the elementary school walking towards him. "Hey lookie, it's girly-boy. Is girly-boy depressed?"

"Go away Harou."

"Not until we beat the shit out of you." Mokuba looked up in surprised. Not really in the afraid way, there was always a beating in his path. "Why?" Beatings never just came, they usually had a reason. Like the first day he came to his school, he was beaten up for being a girly-boy. Though maybe not as good as a reason, but indeed a reason.

"Carlo and his brother were arrested yesterday and this time they hadn't stolen anything. The police told them that YOU were the one that spilled the beans. They wanted to make sure that you got a beating, with or without them there to see it." Mokuba gulped. They began to close in on Mokuba.

"No... come on guys... leave me..."

Seto

Seto was waiting in the waiting room of the infirmary. Usually the case he would be there for was because Mokuba was injured, or getting a check up. This time he felt very strange, for he was waiting for the condition of... Josh. He didn't know how or why, but Josh had grown on him. Even the single fact that ANYONE other than Mokuba could grow on him, he still waiting in hope that he would be next to see his friend.

"Josh Stanton." Seto got up and walked over to the nurse. "The patient is ready to see you now, sir." Seto nodded and followed her to Room 505. She opened the door for him, Josh was laying on his belly, his back covered in bandages. Seto walked in and heard the door close behind him.

"Hey." Seto said, sitting down on the chair next to him. Josh stirred and turned his head. "Kaiba? What are you doing here?"

"Visiting."

"Why?" Seto was silent for a while. "I guess I wanted to thank you. That's all." It was the only excuse he could think of to tell Josh. "Well, your welcome. It's the least I could've done to help him." Seto raised one eyebrow. "Help who?"

"You brother." Seto glared. He didn't like others talking about his brother. Yes, he knew he was overprotective. Yes, he knew it was selfish. But hey, it was HIS brother, who died and gave others the honor to talk about him? "What do you mean 'help' him?" Seto asked, eyeing Josh. "If you died, your poor brother wouldn't have you growing up. Till he's about my age. Then you'd miss out on the age when they really do love you."

"What do you mean age?" Now Josh was the silent one. "You see Kaiba, my brother, Jake, he's 17. Almost a grown man at that. When we were younger, we were so close together. Only one year apart. We were always by each other's side, and liked all the same things. People would call us twins."

"And?" Seto asked. "Then Jake hit 13, and I was already in high school. They threw so much homework at me the first year, and 8th grade was so hard for him, we never really got to see each other. By the time he got to high school with me, he could barely remember I existed. He was preoccupied with girls, popularity, and sports. Now, the only thing we can remember about each other is our names and that we're brothers."

"What are you saying?"

"Once your little brother gets older... he'll forget you exist."

"YOU LIE!" Seto yelled. Gripping his fists. "There's no need to get angry, it's what happens to all boys who grow older."

"No! My brother loves me! He'd never forget me!" Seto was shocked at his words. He began to sound like Mokuba did when he was yelling at Joey. When Joey had said that he hadn't cared about Mokuba and all Mokuba was trying to do was stand up for me and give me a break. His little brother looked up to him so much, how could Mokuba just forget him like that? Then again... what if he did? With him working all the time...

"I know it must be hard for you, but that's how it goes. It's only natural. Then again, if you spent every second with him, which I know you don't"

"And how would YOU know?"

"You have a company to run, and I know you never have time to ever sit down with him and talk. He has to come to you." Seto was about to object, but then thinking of all the times Mokuba had to knock on his office door and with that soft voice say "Seto?" He was... was... right. He had been a bit forgetful of his younger brother.

"Isn't that right?" Josh asked. Seto glared at him. "You will never know the pain I have to endure for him." Josh now eyed him. "Every day I have to go to that school and be hated and gossiped about by all the others because I had a company to run. You'll never know how it feels knowing my schedule for every day is homework and work. No time for anything. And when my brother knocks on that door, I can sense it's him and I give praise that he has saved me, even 5 minutes, of no work, and just some time with someone I love and care about."

Josh smiled, "So there is another side of you." Seto got up and headed for the door. "I don't want to talk about it."

Kura

"Here you go, sir, have a nice day." Makura said, waving goodbye as her customer left the resteraunt. "Wow Kura, your making great time, how much of your homework have you finished?" Tea asked, holding an empty tray under her arm. "A lot. I think I might just be done in a couple minutes. Oh, and thanks for hooking me up with this job at Burger World, Tea."

"That's what friends are for. Oh, another customer, better get moving." Kura nodded and placed her books back in her backpack. "Hello, Welcome to Burger World, how may I help you?" Kura said. "Yeah, I'll have a..." the phone rang. "He... he... I'll get it. Tea, could you?" Tea nodded and ran over to the counter.

Makura ran over to the phone and answered it. "Hello, Burger World."

"Is this Makura Bruder?"

"Why, yes ma'am. Is something wrong?"

"It seems Mokuba Kaiba's brother is occupied at the moment, and your are his temperary guardian?"

"Yes ma'am. Why is Mokuba alright?"

"Well, seems he got himself into a fight. He won't tell me, and he demands you come right away."

"Yes ma'am." Kra hung up and ran over to the front of the resteraunt. She zipped her backpack and flipped it over her back. "Tea, I gotta go. Something important came up."

"Your gonna get yourself fired, you know." Kura sighed, "You have no idea." She ran out of the resteraunt in a dash and ran to Mokuba's school.

Mokuba

"Hey! Sorry, I'm late. Is Mokuba ok?" Kura looked down. Mokuba had a black eye, bloody knees, and cuts and bruises all over his body. "Oh my goddness! Why did this to you?"

"Harou and his friends."

"Why?"

"Because of telling the police about Carlo and Suzuki." Kura gasped. She grabbed Mokuba's hand. "Come on, we're going home where you'll be safe." Mokuba nodded and got up. "Thank you" Kura said, bowing before leaving the room with Mokuba.

Hey! Sorry about this short chapter. But hey, you gotta give it up for the long story, right? Well, anywayz. I... um... yeah. I feel totally horrible today because I fucked up my sister's life. I just want her to know I'm sorry and that, TK, you can duel all you want. I'm not worth your time at recess anymore. I'm not even worth Angeanus's and Louise's. Review!