Chapter 2: Pressure

"Mokuba, what would you like for dinner?" asked Tilly later that day.

"Nothing," he answered her.

"What!" she gasped. "How can you not be hungry?"

"I'm just not hungry right now."

"Are you sure? Would you like me to fix something for you for later?"

"No. That's okay."

"Mokuba..."

"Don't worry about it."

"All right," she said.

She knew he missed his older brother, but she didn't know he wouldn't eat! He was starting to have the appetite of his brother who never seemed hungry. Tilly sighed. She couldn't do anything for him and she knew it. Mokuba had to work this out himself.

"You can go home now if you want to," said Mokuba, snapping Tilly from her thoughts.

"What?"

"You can go home," he repeated. "You need to get your rest."

"Okay Mokuba, but if you need me or my sister just call and we'll be right over," said Tilly.

"I will."

Tilly gave Mokuba a hug before she left the room, grabbed her sister, and left the Kaiba mansion. He was all alone again. Mokuba didn't really want them to go, but he couldn't bring himself to tell them. He didn't like being alone. Especially now since his brother died. Mokuba never told Seto that he didn't like being alone. Actually, there was a lot that Mokuba didn't tell his brother, but now it was too late. Mokuba hugged the pillow tightly. Then, the phone rang. Mokuba didn't move for awhile. He wished it was his brother calling from work, but it wasn't going to be and he knew it. After the phone rang for what seemed like an eternity, he answered it. He didn't even get a chance to say anything before she spoke.

"What took you so long?" asked Natalie.

"Why do you have to keep calling me?" asked Mokuba, completely ignoring her question.

"I just need an answer," she said. "Then, I might leave you alone."

"Natalie, I can't think right now. Please stop bugging me about Kaiba Corp."

"You're the one making this harder. If you'd answer my question, I wouldn't have to be so annoying to get an answer from you."

Mokuba didn't want to hear anymore. He quickly slammed the phone back down on the receiver, ran downstairs, and unplugged the phone line. That should give him some peace for now. After that, he decided that maybe he should think about what to do with Kaiba Corp. At first, he was thinking of letting Roland, Tilly, and Chelsi take over, but now he wasn't so sure. He wished he knew more about that Natalie girl. She still reminded him of someone, but he still couldn't think of who it was. Mokuba knew his brother wouldn't sell the company to someone else, but what would he do? Seto wasn't the one making the decision. Mokuba sighed.

"What am I going to do?" Mokuba asked himself. "I need help."

Mokuba walked to the sliding glass doors, opened them, and walked outside. The sun was setting outside, coloring the skies pink. He leaned against the railing and to watch. He looked up towards the sky.

"Why'd you leave me here?" asked Mokuba. "You promised."

Mokuba's gaze slowly turned towards the ground as tears started to fall from his eyes.

"I need your help. Why aren't you here? You...you were supposed to stay with me forever! I don't know what I should do! You know I don't want Kaiba Corp, but I feel like I should keep it for you. Please help me, Seto!"

Mokuba stayed outside and cried for awhile. Mokuba needed comfort, but there was no one around to get any from. Even if there was someone around it wouldn't have mattered. He wanted his brother's comfort. It was dark out before Mokuba went back inside the empty house. He went around and locked all the doors and turned on the security system. Seto had made the code his birthday, 7-7-93. Mokuba sighed again. He wasn't sure of what to do at this moment. Something inside was telling him to check on the computer, so he went upstairs to his brother's office to get his laptop. He turned it on and logged onto the internet to find he had what seemed like billions of pieces of mail from Natalie!

"She just won't quit," said Mokuba.

He went down the line and deleted all of them. It literally took him about a half an hour! All her e-mails made him think that he should just give the company to her. It would be out of his hair, but how could he give up something that his brother worked so hard to build up? Mokuba sat on the floor, thinking about his little dilemma. After awhile, he decided he was going to give her Kaiba Corp. Mokuba couldn't think of anything to make. He couldn't create things like his brother could. He'd destroy Kaiba Corp faster than bad publicity. Mokuba was about to get off when a voice spoke through his computer

"Mokuba, whatever you do don't give up Kaiba Corp."

Mokuba looked at the screen. It didn't say anyone was talking to him. Was he hearing things? He decided that his mind had been playing tricks on him when he heard the voice again.

"Please, Mokuba, don't do it. You have to keep Kaiba Corp! You can't let her have it!"

"Who...who's there?" Mokuba stuttered. The voice sounded very familiar to him.

"You don't remember me?"

"I'm trying to."

"Here, let me help you a little bit more."

Just then a webcam box popped up revealing the face of a boy. Mokuba's eyes widened.

"Remember me now?"