Chapter 6

Emma awoke to find that she had cramp in her neck after having slept on the chair in Kaiba's office. She looked at her watch and saw that it was going on for nine o' clock. She guessed she must have had about five hours sleep as she had been up all night to stay by Kaiba's side if he needed her and he had.

It wasn't easy for him but after three hours of just sitting in his chair staring out over the city Kaiba had called his staff and sent them all home for the rest of the day. Emma was surprised that she hadn't been asked to leave too, but spent another hour waiting before he finally said something. He had just looked up at her from his chair and said; "Why does it still hurt after all this time?" and without any kind of warning had broken down in to a silent sob as she embraced him.

They then spent until the early hours of the morning talking about what had happened six years ago. Emma found out that Kaiba had been threatened by Gozaburo with being separated from Mokuba if he ever told anyone about the incident, and that was why he had kept quiet. She also heard how he had found it harder to talk about his problems to anyone, even Mokuba, as he got older thanks to his step-father's harsh teachings. And even though Gozaburo wasn't around anymore Kaiba admitted to finding it hard to just try and be the person he wanted to be, and the brother that Mokuba deserved.

Emma looked across to where Kaiba was sleeping peacefully on the sofa that was in his office. She smiled proudly at what he had managed to achieve through talking about his problems. Even though he had felt weaker for it, Kaiba had in fact become a stronger person inside, and would realise that over time. She decided she wanted a drink and got up from the chair to make herself one.

In the corner of his office Kaiba had a coffee maker which Emma though she would use. She searched through the cupboard above it and found more different types of coffee than what she thought were possible. "How come only British people seem to drink tea!" she mumbled to herself as she grabbed a packet of coffee at random. She looked down at the coffee machine in horror as she realised that she'd never used one of them before.

She filled the machine with water and added the coffee which wasn't too hard and searched for a way to get it to work. She pressed a button which heated up the water and then pressed other which caused it to whirl and whine as it brewed the coffee. She checked over her shoulder to see if she had woken up Kaiba with the noise but he still laid the same as when she had first woken up herself.

"Now how do I get the bloody coffee out!" Emma grumbled to herself as she searched for more buttons to press.

"Do you see that little lever?" Kaiba's voice came from behind her. Emma turned to see him now leaning over the back of the sofa. "Just flick it."

"I thought you were asleep." Emma said in surprise as she turned back round and flicked the lever to empty the coffee in to the mug below the nozzle. "Do you want some coffee?"

"Sure." Kaiba answered Emma's question about wanting coffee. "And I was asleep until your poor attempt at making coffee woke me."

Emma smiled at the amused tone that she had just heard in Kaiba's voice. "Do you want this or not!" she joked back as she walked with the two mugs in her hands.

"What time is it?" Kaiba asked as Emma handed him his coffee.

"Almost nine." She replied. "You looked so peaceful sleeping that I didn't want to wake you. How are you feeling now?"

"Not as bad as I imagined." Kaiba replied taking hold of his mug.

"Didn't I tell that sharing your problems would help?" Emma said as she seated herself down next to him on the sofa, but she didn't get a reply as Kaiba was too busy drinking his coffee.

Kaiba stopped drinking and paused for a moment before he asked her; "Why did you stick around after every nasty thing that I've said to you?"

"Because I see you and Mokuba as my friends and I never turn my back on a friend who needs me, no matter how badly they've treated me in the past." She felt slightly foolish at what she has just admitted to and began to blush which she tried hiding by taking a mouthful of coffee.

"You have my thanks." Kaiba said looking away from Emma as he too was beginning to feel slightly embarrassed. "And I'm sure you have Mokuba's too."

"So when do you plan to tell Mokuba?" Emma asked making sure that Kaiba was going to explain everything to his little brother, so that the misunderstanding of what had happened was all cleared up.

"Sometime later today." Kaiba sighed. "Then I can put all this behind me once again."

"So you're not going to seek more help?" Emma asked in surprise as she thought that she had managed to make progress with him opening up about his troubles, but was being proved wrong.

"I don't see any reason why I should pay a total stranger to listen to my troubles." Kaiba said in a harsh tone as he looked at Emma, and then his tone changed to a happier one as he said; "Not when I have a friend who is willing to help me."

"I'll only be a phone call away." Emma smiled back at him. "And I don't charge a small fortune by the hour."

The phone on Kaiba's desk rang and Kaiba walked over to answer it. "Kaiba here."

"Mr Kaiba sir, your brother is here looking for you." Emma could hear the muffled sound of one of the security guards on the phone.

For a moment Kaiba was frozen with fear at the thought of having to face Mokuba so soon. He looked across to Emma who nodded her head encouraging him to see his brother right away. "Send him up; I need to talk to him for a while and I do not wish to be disturbed by anyone."

"Very well sir." mumbled the phone before Kaiba placed the handset down and returned to the sofa.

"I'll be on my way then." Emma announced getting to her feet ready to leave when she felt Kaiba's hand grab her wrist.

"Stay, just until he gets here." Kaiba pleaded.

"Will you be okay once he's here?" she asked seeing that he was becoming nervous at the thought of facing his brother. "Please don't change your mind about this. He's a lot more grown up than you give him credit for, and I think he'll understand all of what you have to say to him."

"But he should be protected from information like this." Kaiba began to protest but Emma wouldn't let him continue.

"And he has been for six years now, but it's time you told him before he looses you for good." she tried to convince him, as she knew what Mokuba was feeling like at this moment as she had gone through the same thing with her brother.

"What if he takes it badly and won't speak to me?" Kaiba asked quietly, as he put forward his fear of Mokuba deserting him.

There was a knock at the door as Emma thought of something comforting to tell him, but she couldn't think of anything. "Then you'll just have to be patient with him like he is with you." she said softly as she removed Kaiba's hand from her wrist.

The door opened and Mokuba poked his head round and looked at his brother with wary eyes.

"Its okay little brother you can come in." Kaiba smiled at Mokuba reassuringly.

Mokuba glanced across to Emma who nodded her head. "He has something that he wants to tell you." she told him before turning to his brother. "I'll see you later."

As Emma passed Mokuba and was about to leave the room the younger boy told her; "Your brother is waiting at Yugi's for you."

"My brother?" Emma mumbled in disbelief and quickened her pace to reach the Game shop sooner, leaving the two Kaiba brothers alone to work things out.