Attara: I need quotes! Do you want this to be accurate or not?! Oh well, I guess I'll have to deal with it… By the way, this chapter's going to be inaccurate, too, since all the series said was that Seto Kaiba and Mokuba were sent to relatives' houses, and that's pretty vague. If anyone has some straightforward information, please tell me!
"Come on, Mokuba, we're going in fifteen minutes." I told my dark-haired brother.
"I know that, Seto, but why?" He whined.
"Because…Father's not going to be with us anymore."
"I don't understand, Seto…"
"Don't worry about it, Mokuba. Just pack faster. Look, I'll even help you."
I grabbed at random things and shoved them into a large bag. Toothbrushes, clothes, towels, blankets, etc.
"Looks like Auntie will have to pick up the rest of the things by herself." I commented as I looked around the crowded room.
"How long are we going to be there?" Mokuba asked.
"I'm not sure…"
A honking sound came from the streets.
"That's the cab. Come on, Mokuba!" I grabbed both of our bags and rushed my brother out of the apartment. "Keys!"
"Don't worry, Seto, I have them." Mokuba held up the jingling keys and locked the door.
"I get to press the button!"
Mokuba rushed towards the elevator.
"Goodbye, home." I whispered to the locked door.
I ran towards the opened doors of the elevator, but not forgetting to take in one last deep breath to remember the scent of the carpet forever.
"Mokuba, press 1." I told the brown-eyed boy standing next to me.
The floor started to move downward and came to an abrupt stop in several seconds. I touched the elevator walls, my eyes absorbing as much detail as possible. The predictable ring of the bell led to the opening of the doors. The cab driver greeted us at the main entrance and carried our luggage into the trunk of the bright yellow taxi.
Blurs of color swept by the window as we headed toward an area of the city that was quite unfamiliar to me. We came to a street that had many townhouses lined up. Each one looked exactly the same as the one next to it. The cab driver pulled up into a driveway and honked to summon the people from the house.
Two adults greeted the motorist and handed him some money. Then, he opened the trunk and the couple carried the bags into the house.
"Come, Mokuba and Seto." The male called on his way in.
I opened the door and helped Mokuba out of the car.
"So this is it?" He asked.
"I guess so." I answered back.
The taxi driver had drove away as we trudged along the cemented path and finally entered the doorway. The wooden floors were rotting and the walls smelled of cigarette smoke. It was obvious that these people were having money problems. The two adults greeted us with frowns and incoherent welcomes.
"Should we unpack?!" I asked the man who had called us in.
"No, that's not necessary." He responded.
I glanced at Mokuba. What was going on? How could we live here if we didn't unpack?
The female handed Mokuba and me a snack. Crackers, I think. Barely after Mokuba stuffed the last one into his mouth when the man grabbed our luggage and threw them into their own car.
"Let's go, kids." He muttered.
Showing compliance, we entered the black car.
"Where are we going?" Mokuba asked.
"You'll see." The lady answered shortly, not bothering to even look at us while she talked.
The man retraced the cab's steps and dropped us off at a tall, melancholy building.
"Here's your new home." The man said and shoved our bags into our hands. "Enjoy."
The two drove away. I stared at the car as it slowly descended down the slight slope in the street.
We were in the Domino City Orphanage. *I grabbed Mokuba's hand as we stared at the towering building.
"I'm scared, Seto." Mokuba said.
"So am I Mokuba, so am I…" I held onto his hand tighter.
Attara: Okay, I'm absolutely sure that there's a quote that's supposed to be in the last sentence somewhere, so, if you have any idea what Seto said to Mokuba, please tell me as soon as possible! Oh, and sorry about not updating quickly. I've decided to end the fic after the first appearance of him in the dubbed series. Thanks, bye! ^_^
*Edited on April 30, 2003 at 3: 06PM EST with help of Shannon. Thanks!