Chapter 5: Sibling Pain

Back at the Kaiba Mansion, Seto was still rummaging around the room. Mokuba had slipped out earlier with Nakuru in hand wanting to avoid at any cost an angry Seto. Seto on the other hand stopped looking around from the middle of the room and starting inspecting everything more closely, if you didn't know any better some people would have thought him to be insane, but Seto didn't care how he looking the only thing concerning him was his multi-billion dollar duel disk information. He had everything on that disk including the duel monster holographic system. It was his newest invention, to make the monsters actually real. Seto was stressing because if he didn't get a hold of that disk he wouldn't make the dead line and he wouldn't be able to work out all the bugs.

While inspecting his computer very closely Seto noticed a long black hair on his keyboard. He gently picked it up, "Mokuba" he breathed. He then stormed out of the room angry that his brother was messing with his things. If Seto had paid more attention he would have noticed the blonde hair that remained next to the computer tower.

Mokuba sat in the kitchen feeding Nakuru some cheese, he hoped his brother was going to be alright, he knew how much that duel disk information was worth. "MOKUBA!" The younger Kaiba's thoughts were interrupted by his older brother's shout. He looked over his shoulder to see Seto coming toward him holding something in between his fingers.

Seto saw Mokuba sitting at the table with Nakuru, he went over and stood in front of him. "What's up big brother?" He asked. Seto sighed, "Mokuba, I know you don't like me working so much but taking my disk is not going to help the situation."

Mokuba sat there dumbfounded, Seto thought he took his disk? That was absurd! The younger Kaiba felt hurt that Seto would jump to such a conclusion. What proof did he have. "Why do you think it was me? I didn't do it!"

"Mokuba, I found your hair on my keyboard…" Seto started.

"Oh you found my hair and now I'm a criminal? Seto, I'm in your office all the time!" Mokuba interrupted.

"Mokuba, don't you think I know that? But I haven't been in there in a while and when I was last in there the disk wasn't missing so that leaves you. Now please just give it back I really need to get this project finished."

Mokuba was starting to get mad, "I don't have your STUPID disk okay?"

Now it was Seto's turn to get angry, he didn't like arguing with his brother but he really needed the disk and this was no time for wasting time. "Mokuba this is very important now give me the disk!" Seto's voice was starting to get more commanding and cold.

"Well I don't have it, and besides who cares? You can just design another, I mean it's not like if you finished you'd spend time with me anyways!" Mokuba was starting to yell now. Nakuru had been watching from the table started to feel pity for the Younger Kaiba.

Seto's eyes narrowed, "Mokuba…"

"NO YOU LISTEN SETO! I'VE TRIED TO JUST LET IT GO, CONVINCE MYSELF THAT IF YOU EVER FINISHED THEN YOU WOULD SPEND TIME WITH ME BUT IT'S ALL BEEN FAKE! GOZABURO BURNED IT INTO YOUR MIND THAT WORK IS ALL THERE IS TO LIFE! But it's not… you still have me." By then Mokuba was in tears and he ran from the room leaving a very shocked Seto standing in the kitchen.

Nakuru sat there, she was in complete shock although she had to admit she wasn't in as much shock as Seto looked. After a moment Seto's face changed to something Nakuru never thought she would see, complete sadness. Her heart broke as she heard Seto's mumbled words, "You're the only thing I have Mokuba."

Nightfall came and neither of the two brothers spoke to one another. Nakuru felt caught in the middle, both needed comforting but she didn't know what to do. Her heart was torn, Mokuba had been in his room since the fight and Seto was in his office.

Just then Seto came into the kitchen where Nakuru had been wandering around. He whipped out his cell phone, "Bring the limo up front."

Nakuru stood on the table, he was going to Kaiba Corp? After the fight he just had with his brother he's going to leave him? Nakuru couldn't believe it. He should at least apologize, but then in all the years she new Kaiba she never once heard him apologize. The urge to go with Kaiba was overwhelming but something told Nakuru if she stayed with Mokuba she might learn something more to the mystery that is Seto Kaiba. So she just sat there painfully and watched him leave.

As Seto opened the door he came face to face with a tall blonde man in a black guard suit. "Excuse me Mr. Kaiba, Luke reporting in for my shift."

Seto only eyed him for a second too distracted from the fight with his brother to realized that the guards never really came through the front. "Whatever" was his reply as he left Luke in the hallway with Nakuru.

Nakuru studied the man in the hallway, he too was looking around when they locked eyes. "Hello there little kitty." The man said, he gave a mock bow and then headed out into the mansion. Nakuru just sat there until the man passed, she sniffed the air and realized there was something familiar about that scent, it smelled like something but she hadn't smelt it in over a week so she couldn't place that it was the same smell that was in Seto's office over a week ago. So not giving the guard a second thought Nakuru proceeded up the stairs to seek out the younger Kaiba.

Nakuru found Mokuba surprisingly in Seto's room throwing what looked like duel monster cards all over the place. "He leaves me to go to stupid Kaiba Corp!" Tears still stained his face as he continued to throw the cards all over the room determined to make the biggest mess. As he was twirling around he noticed Nakuru. He gave here a weak smile and Nakuru's heart broke. Poor kid she thought, she walked over to him and rubbed her head against his leg. Mokuba plopped down next to her on the floor and pulled her into a hug.

Nakuru felt the tears in her fur, it made her feel like crying, poor kid. She let out a soft meow trying to show Mokuba that there was someone there for him. Mokuba pulled back from the cat, and gave a small sniff, "you know he wasn't always like this…" That one statement got Nakuru's attention. Mokuba gave another sniff, "it's all Gozaburo's fault. I remember when we were adopted by him." There was another sniff, "he always pushed Seto to his limits making him study till he was exhausted. It wasn't fair Nakuru… it just wasn't fair. And if I tried to help Seto out he would get punished, beat, for what I did. Seto never wanted me to get hurt, he always protected me." New tears were running down his face by now and Nakuru's chest felt so tight, she felt like she couldn't breath. "It's all my fault, maybe if I would've just let Seto get adopted without me he would have been happy. But he always stayed behind… because he didn't want to leave me. Oh Nakuru, I miss you so much. I'm so sorry." By now Tea realized that Mokuba was talking to his mother. He pulled her into another hug and cried for what seemed like ever until he climbed into Seto's bed and fell asleep, clutching Nakuru close.

Tea sat there, stuck in a cat's skin, but she didn't care. Her mind was wheeling, Kaiba had been beat in his childhood. He was forced to be cold and ruthless. Everything made sense now, why Kaiba acted the way he did and why Mokuba was the only one he cared for. A new feeling formed in Tea's heart but she couldn't place exactly what it was. She carefully wiggled out of Mokuba's grasp and headed down to the kitchen. The microwave clock told her it was 1 a.m. Kaiba probably won't be home till tomorrow, she thought. It wasn't the first time he'd stayed all night at Kaiba Corp. Living in the mansion for a little over a week told her that.

After walking around the Kaiba mansion for what felt like hours Nakuru started to head up the stairs when she heard voices coming from the kitchen. Carefully she walked in there to find that Luke guy on his cell phone.

"Yeah, he left for Kaiba Corp when I arrived. No, the younger one is still here but he's in bed right now…. Yes everything is in order." There was a long pause and then an evil grin spread across the mans face. "Yes, on the 21st is when Kaiba tests out the new duel disk, I've made sure that he'll find it and when he tests it…well…let's just say there won't be a president of Kaiba Corp anymore."

Nakuru gasped! What! This man planned on killing Kaiba? So it was the man that she smelled from Kaiba's office over a week ago and it was probably the same guy she saw at the park. He was planning on killing Kaiba. On the 21st, quickly Nakuru ran to Seto's office and jumped on his desk in search for a calendar. She spotted one on the wall, it was the 16th. Tea had 5 days to figure out a way to save the cold hearted jerk that now held a part of Tea's heart that she wasn't even aware of yet. By the time she returned to the kitchen Luke had gone. Nakuru ran up to Mokuba's room, relieved to see he was unharmed. She then crawled into bed with him and hoped desperately that she would figure out some way to end this wish. Finally she drifted off to a restless sleep.

Well there you guys go, another chapter up. I'll hopefully be updating a lot fast now cause, Schools Out For Summer! Please leave lots of reviews they help me update faster too!