"Well we'd better be going, I promise Seto and I will bring you back here and let you chose some toys just for you. Come on." Yami said standing up and offering his hand.

Mokuba gladly took it and they made their way back to the blacksmith.

"Okay kiddo, you wait out here. I'll be just inside, you yell or come get me if you need too, all right?"

Mokuba nodded.

"Good, I'll be just a couple of minutes."

Mokuba could hear Yami argue with the man over the price. The man wanted to charge more than he said he would charge.

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"Hello Mokuba."

Mokuba jumped but then relaxed when he saw it was only Sugoroku.

"I didn't mean to frighten you. I just wanted to let you know you forgot this." Sugoroku said holding up the baby dragon.

Mokuba looked at him confused.

"No child should ever be punished for wanting to play with a toy and every child should have one. I want you to have this."

Mokuba smiled but shook his head. 'It wouldn't be right, it's not mine.'

Then Sugoroku wiggled it in his face a little making funny noises getting a laugh out of him.

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Yami had finally got the man to agree to a dollar more than what he said he'd charge. He was on his way out when he heard giggling. He walked out and was surprised to see Sugoroku. He was even more surprised that he had gotten Mokuba to laugh.

"Sugoroku what are you doing here? Who's watching the store?"

"Shizuka, my granddaughter. Business is a bit slow with the kid's all currently in school."

'What's a school?' Mokuba wondered.

"As for why I'm here, I wanted Mokuba to have this. Poor things had such a rough time, I think ever child needs at least one toy."

'I have a toy. My doll, so she's still in her cave I can't help that. I'll get her, I just can't do it now.'

"I can't. I…" Yami started to protest.

"You and your brother were the only ones nice to me for years. You've helped out more times than I care to remember. You helped me keep my store when others tried to force me out of business. I'll never been able to repay your kindness, just think of it a small token of thanks. I want him to have it."

"I don't know what to say." Yami told him.

"Tell me you'll accept and convince the little one to accept it."

"Thank you, Seto's laid up now but knowing him that won't keep him down long. We'll be in soon. I know he'll be anxious to get the kid some toys of his own, too." Yami said reaching over and stroking Mokuba's hair.

"Well I best be getting back Shizuka is probably wondering where I am, good day."

"Good day to you too."

"Good bye Mokuba, see you soon."

Mokuba smiled and waved.

After he left, Yami bent down and held the toy up to Mokuba. "Here it belongs to you now."

Mokuba looked at him, "R-Really?"

Yami nodded his head. Mokuba was so happy he hugged Yami tight. Yami was surprised he never expected it. But he did hug back, he remembered the kid's back and made sure his arms were around his waist. "Okay kiddo, let get going."

Mokuba sat up and kissed his cheek. "O-k-kay M-Master Y-Yami."

Yami smiled. "How about just Yami, all right."

Mokuba nodded and accepted the toy and hugged it. Yami put the kid up on the horse the climbed behind him and they headed towards the castle.

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Seto had been trying to sleep but just couldn't do it. He was worried. Yami had been gone way too long. He knew if Yami understood the kid's story he'd never let him go. But the not knowing what was happening with them was making him an emotional wreak!

When they got back to the castle Yami got off then took Mokuba off the horse and led him to Seto's room. He figured Seto would be bald by now from worry. He looked in and smiled seeing him half asleep on the bed. He thought about just going in and telling him they were back, but then got a better idea. He bent down and pulled Mokuba close. He then whispered something in the kid's ear.

Mokuba giggled.

"Go on do it." Yami encouraged.

Mokuba carefully made his way to the other side of the bed when Seto looked up at Yami hearing giggling.

Seto glared at him. "What are you doing big brother? What's going on? What did you do to Mokuba?"

Yami smirked, "That questions about to be answered."

"What do mean by that?" Seto asked.

Just then, Mokuba bounced on the bed startling Seto a bit.

"M-Mokuba?" Seto asked confused.

Mokuba smiled but was also a bit concerned that Seto might be mad even though Yami had told him he wouldn't be.

Getting over his shock Seto smiled and opened his arms up to the kid. Mokuba gladly jumped into his arms. Yami noticed that Seto too was cautious of his back. After a couple of minutes of holding him, Seto pulled him up.

"Are you okay, you all right?"

"F-fine big brother."

"Good, who's your friend?"

"A baby dragon. Y-Yami got him f-for me."

"He did, did he?" Seto asked looking at Yami.

"Well actually Sugoroku wanted him to have it, but when he wouldn't take it, so he gave it to me to give to him."

"I see do you also mine explaining why his clothes are different from the ones that Ryo gave him."

"Ryo gave him?"

"Yes, his old clothes were too big and well long story short he was sleep walking in the rain last night and by now you're aware I'm sure of his bandages, which I might also add are wet."

Hearing this Mokuba who had curled up in Seto's arms tried to get up and get away before he could hear the words he hated to hear most.

Seto held him tight. "Forget it, you're going to have to have new ones like it or not."

Before anyone could say or do anything, there was a knock on he door.

"Enter."

"King Kaiba, sir."

"What is it Mai?" Seto asked his personal maid.

"The doctors worried that you have not eaten anything, since you got back."

Seto looked at the kid in his arms, then up at her and said. "Have him make double of everything he makes in the special."

"Double sir?" Mai asked confused.

"That's right. Plus an extra fork, plate and a glass of milk for Mokuba." Seto said squeezing Mokuba tight, who responded by snuggling in closer.

"Very well King Kaiba, sir." Mai said bowing and leaving.

Yami walked around, sat down next to Mokuba on Seto's bed. "How is it that he talks to you but barley to me and when he talks to you he barley stutters at all?"

"He'll stop stuttering so much around you in time. It just takes him time to adjust. Once he's adjusted to you, he'll hardly stutter at all. The more frightened he is, the more he stutters."

"That might explain why he wouldn't talk to me and why he stuttered so much when he was talking."

"Now explain to me where you've been all this time."

Yami wasn't exactly sure of a safe way to answer that.

"Yami you'd better tell me before I drag it out of you."

Yami sighed and told him what all happened after meeting Mokuba.

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Then after he finished telling what all happened with Noah. Seto was in a rage.

"That punk again! I knew I should have done something about him when I had the chance. I'm still going to have to get Mokuba to tell me what exactly that punk did to him. I have an idea but he's never told me. From what you've said it only confirms what I suspected to begin with."

"So I was right that was the main reason you brought him home."

"Yes, it was. I wanted to be sure he wanted to come home with me, but I never got the chance to ask and then after seeing his pants undone… at the time I could only suspect what was wrong and hearing Noah's ranting about him betraying him. I was sure I was right. I decided if I waited any longer that there wouldn't be a second chance. So, I asked him he agreed and then he insisted that we go to Ryo's. We did and we spent the night then we came here. Now your turn explain."

After Yami finished telling what all happened between him and Mokuba there was a knock on the door before Seto had a chance to respond.