"Would you like some pasta Zinan?"
"Yes please Mr. Kaiba." God, you would have thought Seto's a monster the way Zinan is acting.
"Kaiba will be fine Zinan."
"Yes, Mr. Kaiba."
"Holy shit Zinan, Lighten up." I half laughed.
"I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry?"
"I'm sorry, I'm just…"
"Am I that scary?"
"No it's just that, older father figure type people just intimidate me."
"Don't think of me as a father figure, think of me as like a… brother figure."
"Ok, Mr. Kaiba, I'll try"
"And don't call me that." Zinan sulked. "Kaiba will be fine." He said smiling.
"Ok." He said nodding.
"You should see him after I call him 'Sir' that really pisses him off."
"Shut up and eat. I wanna get to presents." Zinan has been with us for almost a week. This is the first time that we had all sat down together. Christmas eve is always weird around our house. I'm glad to have Zinan here this year. We didn't have school, so we went shopping all the time. Have you ever shopped for a multi billionaire? It's not easy. I don't think that Zinan had either. I got Seto this cool little desk plate, it has his name on it, and a cool little Blue Eyes looking illustration. I think he'll like it. Zinan was upset and wanted to get Seto something, but he had no idea what. I told him that he didn't need to. I knew that Seto would get him something, and that he would understand when Zinan didn't get him something. Christmas time is all about friends and family, not about the gifts.
"Are you two done yet?"
"Yep! Lest go!" I got Zinan a new soccer ball and shin guards. I don't know what he got me, but I'll find out soon enough.
"I'm sorry Kaiba, I didn't get you any thing, I looked but."
"Its ok Zinan, I understand I can be a little bit hard to shop for."
"A little?"
"Ok, a lot. I hope you both like your presents." How cold we not?
After all the gifts were unwrapped, we went to bed. I could not sleep, neither could Zinan.
"It was so nice that your brother offered me a permanent home here."
"He's just looking out for your best really."
"I was really afraid of him you know?"
"I don't get it. He's so gentle to me."
"I know. Mokuba, you will never know how much this means to me." He started to cry. "I was so afraid that I would die in that place, you saved my Mokuba."
"We save each other, its what friends do."
"I'm gonna say thing, and I hope, I don't think you will take it the wrong way, but if I were gay or a Woman, I would be in love with you."
"Ya know what Zinan, I think the same thing about you."
"Wow, I feel better. But I'm not gay."
"Dude, I know… yea." I punched him hard in the arm. His nose still looks different.