Chapter 7

Seto slowly opened his eyes. He felt so exhausted from lack of sleep. It was 7 in the morning, which meant he only got about an hour of sleep. Seto groaned, he had no idea how he was suppose to get through a whole day at work. At first, Seto was angry at this fact. How could he have been so stupid to waste his time watching his brother all night? Then he looked over at Mokuba, memories of the day before began to re-play through his head. He remembered the fight, the mistake, and Mokuba right in the middle. He began to feel guilty for what he had just thought up, after all, Mokuba was the most important person in Seto's life.

He slowly sat up and yawned. Scratching his head and rubbing his eyes, he looked over at his younger brother once again. He nudged him gently. "Come on kid, time to get up. It's a school day" Seto said, pushing himself out of bed, almost too tired to stand. Once he had his coffee he would be good as new, Seto thought as he began to put on his work clothes for the day.

When he was finished, he looked over and saw his brother hadn't moved at all. 'That's strange, Mokuba usually gets up when I ask him too' Seto thought, even if Mokuba was tired, he still got dressed and ate breakfast on time unless they had gone on a long trip and had just gotten back.

"Mokuba… come on kid, time to get up" Mokuba opened one eye slightly. "Hmm…?" Mokuba said, looking up at his older brother. His whole body ached, and his head was hot as hell, but his body shivered like he was bitter cold. His face was very flushed, but very pale as well. He looked like he didn't even have the strength to move his pinky. Seto hadn't notice. "You gotta get up kid" Seto said, scooped his brother up like a baby and setting him on his feet. "You know your too old for this." Mokuba nearly stumbled when Seto had placed him on his own feet. Seto eyed him.

"I'm…." Mokuba yawned, "Going…" Mokuba said, carefully using the wall to make sure he didn't fall on his face. Seto thought it was very odd that he needed the wall for support, but Seto ignored it and grabbed his things for the day. When he was finally ready, he headed out of his room and to the staircase which he saw Mokuba already there. Mokuba looked even worse than before. He looked like he was half dead. "Mokuba, are you al-" Before he could say another word Mokuba had passed out, and Seto had quickly caught him in his fall. "Oh my-I need to call a doctor" Seto said, feeling Mokuba's forehead. 'He's burning up, this isn't good. He needs help.'

Seto quickly cradled him like a child and ran for the phone. Just as he did, he past Rina who was finishing making breakfast. "Seto?" she said as Seto quickly passed by her with Mokuba in his arms. "Seto, what's going on?" Rina called, putting down the pan she was holding on the stove, her hand accidentally turning the heat on high. She quickly ran after her son, stopping when she saw him dialing the phone as fast as he could with Mokuba passed out on the couch. "Oh my god, my poor baby" she said motherly, quickly kneeling next to her son, feeling his forehead. "The poor darling is burning. Oh my poor Mokuba," she said, picking Mokuba up and holding him to her chest.

Seto quickly hung up the phone. "I need to go to the hospital to pick up the prescription and get his medicine. Can I count on you to watch him and give him your utter most care?" Rina got up, sadly looking at her son. Seto eyed her, "Well?" She took in a deep breath. "Seto… why don't you believe I'm your mother?" Seto was completely taken back by this question, why on earth was she asking him this, and at this time? "Why does that matter?" Seto stated. "Seto, you treat me as if I am a stranger, as if I am not capable of taking care of the 2 sons I gave birth to."

"Your not my mother. You will never BE my mother."

"Seto, I"

"There's no time for this, Mokuba needs his medicine now, and I can't waste my time arguing with you. Now just watch him, guard him with your life." Seto then turned and left with a hurry to the hospital. Rina stared at the door, then looked over at Mokuba. "I will."

-An hour later-

Seto was driving smoothly. He had entered his neighborhood when he noticed smoke in the air up ahead. Seto found that quite odd, it was right in the direction that he was going to get to his mansion. He drove a little faster till he stopped in total shock. There were flames everywhere, the whole house was on fire and was surrounded by fire trucks and ambulances. Seto quickly got out of the car running to the front of the house. "Oh my god…" Seto said, a fire man quickly running over here. "Sir, you need to stay back behind the trucks, it's dangerous."

"Did everyone in the house get out?" Seto quickly asked. "Well, a couple of maids and butlers got out, but that's it."

"What about a boy?" the fire man had to think back. "No, I don't think we got any children out of there." Seto's eyes widened. Mokuba was still in there. He grabbed the man's shoulders tightly, "My brother's in there!"

"I'm sorry, but the flames are way too big. It's too dangerous for our men to go in there. It's too late." Seto's heart struck with sorrow. No, it couldn't be too late. No, he made a promise, oh so very long ago that he would protect Mokuba. And even if it meant him dying, he would do whatever it took to save him. Seto quickly pushed the man away and ran into the building. "No! It's too dangerous!" is all Seto heard before he entered the mansion. He was panting, partly from fear and the heat. There was flames and smoke everywhere. He quickly put his collar over his mouth and nose, he couldn't breath too much smoke or else he would pass out from lack of oxygen.

He ran throughout the house, feeling his legs getting weaker and weaker. He kicked down the doors, everything was in flames. He quickly kicked open the door to Mokuba's room when he saw a body on fire. Seto gulped, ran over and flipped the body over. There was Mokuba, who had been protected by the body, he looked over, his heart skipped a beat. The body belonged to Rina's. She had died to protect Mokuba, in which only a mother would do so for their son. He didn't have time to believe, he quickly felt for a pulse. There was none, she was dead.

He picked up Mokuba, looking once more at Rina. He owed her his life for saving Mokuba's. He ran out of the room, the flames had definitely gotten bigger, and the house was beginning to fall apart. All he had to do is get to the next floor down and run out of the house. He quickly ran down the hall, but as he did, the floor before him had collapsed. Flames beginning to rise. Seto looked about, there was no way around it. He had to somehow jump. But with Mokuba, his weight would be increased and he wouldn't be able to make the jump and get to the other side. Seto was beginning to think it was the end for him, that he had failed.

"Seto!" Seto looked up and to his surprise saw Riku on the other side of the hallway. "Riku?"

"Seto, this house is gonna collapse any second now, you need to get your ass out of here!"

"I can't make the jump, with Mokuba I'd be too heavy. I'm not gonna leave without him."

"Throw him to me." Seto took a step back, clutching his brother tighter. "What!"

"I said throw him to me. I swear I'll catch him. Seto, you ether do this or we all die. Right here and now." Seto thought for a moment, looked down at his brother. He had to do whatever it took to save him, so he looked up at Riku, then threw him as far as he could. Riku quickly caught him. "Ok, now you have to jump Seto!" Seto took a few steps back, getting ready to jump, when more of the floorboards of the hallway soon collapsed, making the jump even wider. "Oh no… I can't do it! Leave without me! Save Mokuba!"

"Over my dead body. Boy, you are gonna jump, and I'm gonna catch you." Seto's heart was pounding harder and harder in his chest. He had to admit, he was scared. Scared that he was gonna die, scared that Mokuba wouldn't make it. It all came down to this. Seto quickly closed his eyes and leaped as far as he could. He could feel the heat of the flames under him, and 2 assuring arm wrap around him and bring him to the other side. Seto opened his eyes and saw that those 2 arms belonged to Riku.

More of the hallway began to collapse as the flames only got bigger, it began to get really hot. There was a huge crack above them. Riku looked up and pushed Seto and Mokuba out of the way as the roof fell between them. Flames were burning, and there was no way for Riku to escape. Seto got up and saw the event that was occurring, he quickly got up. "Riku!"

"Son, you go. Take your brother with you. You both have some much more to live than I do, and I would do anything to make sure you live it."

"But Riku… I thought, I thought you said Mokuba was a mistake! That you didn't consider him your son!" Riku merely smiled when he saw the worry and sorrow in Seto's eyes. "I love you Seto, and I love Mokuba. He IS my son, and no matter how much I want to deny it, I did want him Seto, I did want him. Who do you think named him? He was named after me, Riku Mokuba Netoshi." Seto's heart was filled with such amazement. Riku had wanted him? He had even named him after himself?

"Go Seto! Go and save you and your brother! Now, you don't have much time!" Seto nodded and quickly ran out of the house as the whole mansion burst into flames. Seto fell to the ground, Mokuba still in his arms as paramedics began to surround him. He looked over at the mansion, burning to ashes. Tears were flowing down his face as he fell unconscious.

-Domino Hospital-

Mokuba opened his eyes a little. His vision was a bit blurry, but he could hear his heart moniter beeping and could see someone was standing over him. He placed a hand on Mokuba's arm as his vision became more easy to see. "Nii… Nii… sama…?" Mokuba said, he found it very hard to speak, there was some kind of thing in his mouth. "Shushhh, it's ok. Don't say anything…" Mokuba was confused, he slowly sat up, but pain struck through-out his whole body. "Ow" Mokuba said, he lifted his arm to see burns and cuts all along it, his muscles ached with pain.

Mokuba stared up at his brother, "How did this"

"They say that the stove was left on, causing whatever was in the pan to burn, then to catch fire to whatever was near it. The fire was too strong before Rina had realized what had happened, she did all she could to protect you." Mokuba looked at him with this, 'And?' face. "She's dead. They both are. They died to save us both. Riku did want you Mokuba, he even named you after him." This brought tears to Mokuba's eyes.

A week. That was all he had. All he had to remember his parents by. But it was enough. It was enough to know that he father loved him, and his mother died to protect him. So they were not tears of sadness, but tears of joy. Seto smiled, bringing up Mokuba to give him a tight hug as they both cried together in happiness.(A/N: Aw, I just imagined a rainbow as I wrote this. Oh wait, probably ruining the moment for you guys. He, sorryU)

-A week later-

It was late, very late. Seto took a moments glace to look at the clock. 12:06. He was early for being halfway done with his latest project for Kaiba corp., but still so much to do. He's probably be finished at 2 in the morning if he was lucky. As he began, once again, continuing typing, Mokuba peeked into the room. "Nii-sama… it's late. You should"

"Go to bed? I know." Mokuba titled his head in confusion. "What?" Seto turned off his laptop and closed it, "You should be in bed too, here, I'll tuck you in." Mokuba smiled. "Ok Nii-sama" Mokuba said, grabbing hold of Seto's hand, as if a 5 year old and his mother, and walked to his bed with Seto. Mokuba jumped into bed and snuggled under the covers as Seto pulled them over his younger brother. "Ok now, you have a goods night sleep, ok? I'm going to bed too, so I'll see you in the morning" Seto said, kissing his brother on the forehead. Mokuba smiled once more, "Thanks Nii-sama."

"No problem" he said, switching off the light and leaving the room. He walked over to his desk grabbing today's mail and putting it into his drawer, when he saw a letter from the Domino Hospital. It was the DNA results they had taken from Riku and Rina a week ago. Seto took up the letter, ripped it open and read it. Seto covered his mouth as he gasped. The DNA results said that Riku and Rina Netoshi had the same DNA as Seto and Mokuba Kaiba's. They hadn't been lying, Riku and Rina were their mother and father.

AWWWWWWW! CUTENESS! But kinda sad too:'( So, yeah, this is the final chapter. Hope you had a great time reading it, thanks for all the reviews guyso