Chapter Eleven: Confessions
Seto tired to listen to Claire and Mokuba's talk, like always during dinner. The conversation was on wedding things, and how Ali and he was doing.
"I'm your best man right Seto?" Mokuba asked jokingly.
Seto wasn't paying much attention but he commented. "Sure Mokuba."
"Seto I was thinking..." Claire began.
He cut her off. "Can we talk about it later?"
She smiled. "Of course."
Mokuba looked at his big brother. He could tell something was bothering him. The doorbell rang. "Ali and I are going to a nine o'clock movie. I'll be home around eleven thirty." Excusing himself, he was up and out under a minute.
Claire laughed. "He sure gets around."
"Yea he does." Seto stood. "I'm going to bed. Goodnight Claire." He kissed her on the forehead.
"Goodnight." She whispered as he left.
Bergitta knocked on Claire's door the next morning.
"Good morning Bergitta. Seto gone already?"
"Of course Miss Claire. It's nine. He's been gone for about an hour and a half."
Claire nodded. "Is something up?"
"A young gentleman has requested your presense." She stated. "I left him in the living room."
"Ok thank you Bergitta. I'll be down in a few." Closing the door she proceeded to dress.
Mokuba walked in the living room to find a stranger sitting nervously on the couch. Ian stood to greet Mokuba.
"Good morning. I'm sorry to bother your household, but I was told that Claire was here." They shook hands. "I'm Ian McCallister. A friend of Claire's from England."
"Mokuba Kaiba, future brother-in-law."
Claire entered. Her summer dressed flowed with her movements. She was surprised to see who she saw. "Ian." They greeted one another. "What are you doing here?"
Mokuba looked at her. "So you do know him?"
"Yea. Ian is a friend of mine." They all sat. "I thought you had left to go back home?"
He looked down. "Claire, Mac's still here. He has a big plan and he's beginning to freak me out again." His british accent held worry. "I'm afraid he's fallen off the cliff this time."
"Yes I'd have to agree with you." Seto was standing at the door. "He's flipped right off."
Everyone stood. "Seto I thought you were at work." Mokuba said.
"I was but something's been bothering me." Seto glared at Ian. "I think I can have my answer's now."
"Seto this is..."
"Ian McCallister, I heard." Seto finished Claire's statement.
"I'm sorry to cause any problems to your family Mr. Kaiba."
"Your not causing any problems. It's your friend Mac Hartnet that I don't like."
"What's he done now?" Claire asked, glancing at both Seto then Ian.
"He threatened me yesterday night." Seto said. "So Ian do you know where he's at?"
"I haven't seen him since that night at the appartment." Ian looked at Claire as if to recall that night.
"He's talk to you?" Seto asked Claire.
"Talk wasn't like it." Ian scoffed. "That boy's gone crazy."
Seto glared at Ian. "Tell him to leave or else."
He began to walk to the door. "Of course. When I see him I'll let him know." He kissed Claire's hand. "Again I'm sorry for any problems with the family. Goodday."
Seto felt somewhat better. He followed Ian out the door. They talked for a while then went their separate ways.
Claire and Mokuba were standing at the window, watching the two.
Rosaleta, another maid, entered the room. "Mokuba, Ali is on the phone."
Mokuba left Claire's side to go get the phone. When he came back to the room he saw Claire running up the stairs.