Soon they arrived and got off. Mokuba was just in awe of it all.
'Maybe this is why the family always went to town. I hope we don't run into them.' Mokuba thought holding Seto's hand tightly.
As they were walking, they came to a spot that had some fancy trench coats a lot like Seto always wore when he wasn't conducting official business. When conducting royal business of course he wore his official purple velvet robe.
They stopped to look at them and Seto took one off the rack then placed it back so that the coat was facing outward. Then took the coat he was wearing off.
"Seto don't put that between your legs you're just going to get it dirty." Yami scolded.
"Fine then I'll put it up over the rack." Seto told him.
"Then they'll think it's one of theirs."
"So what do you want to hold it?" Seto asked.
Before Yami could answer, Seto felt a tug on his shirt. He looked down and Mokuba was holding his arms out to Seto.
"I think he's offering to hold your coat for you Seto." Yami told him.
"Is that what you want kiddo?" Seto asked Mokuba.
Mokuba smiled and nodded his head.
Seto folded his coat and handed it to him then ruffled his hair. "Okay but try to keep it off the ground, all right?"
Mokuba nodded yes, happy Seto trusted him with his coat.
As Seto and Yami were looking through the coats and a few other types of coats Mokuba got bored and looked around. It was then that he spotted something across the street that caught his eye. He carefully walked over and was surprised it was 3 connecting necklaces of the Blue Eyes White Dragon, Baby Dragon and the Dark Magician. Mokuba wished he could get it.
"Well hello there little one. My name is Rishid, what's yours?"
Mokuba wasn't sure he should answer but the man was being nice and he felt it'd be rude not to answer. "M-M-Mokuba."
"So little Mokuba you like these necklaces?"
Mokuba smiled and nodded. "Well let's look around and see if maybe there's something else you like too."
'I guess it'd be okay as long as I can stay outside and can still see Seto and Yami.' Mokuba thought going to the side of the booth with the man.
"Seto look at this one. I think it'd look perfect on Mokuba and would be perfect for winter, don't you think?" Yami asked.
"Yes as a matter of fact I do. What about you Mokuba?" Seto asked but when he turned, he was shocked to see Mokuba wasn't there. "Mokuba?" Seto called a little louder fearing the kid wandered off and got lost or worse.
Mokuba turned around hearing Seto call for him and quickly made his way back across the street to where Seto was calling but when he got back to where he left them he didn't see Seto. He was a touch scared at first till he saw Yami, walked over and tugged on his coat.
"Seto he's over here." Yami called then hugged Mokuba tight.
Seto ran over, dropped to his knees and pulled him close. Then started to caress his hair, then finally he pulled him up. "Don't scare us like that little one, you had me scared that you'd gotten lost or something."
"Mokuba where were you, to get back so quickly when called?" Yami asked.
Mokuba was scared he was in major trouble but pointed across the street.
Seto sighed. "Well at least he didn't go far."
"I-I'm s-sorry." Mokuba said about ready to cry.
"Shh… no crying it's all right. I'm not mad I was only worried. I'm just happy that you're safe. Next time at least tell us or show us where you want to go all right?"
Mokuba nodded and threw his arms even still holding Seto's coat around his neck.
Seto rubbed his back. "I'm not mad, Mokuba I just want to keep you safe. I am happy that you didn't go far."
"Now, on to business." Yami said.
They then started going through the coats till they found a couple of jackets that fit Mokuba and they all liked. Then they bought them.
"Now why don't you show us what you were looking at Mokuba."
Mokuba quickly grabbed Seto's hand and was about to take him and show him when Yami interrupted.
"Wait a minute kiddo, I want to talk to Seto about something. Wait right there." Yami said pulling Seto a few feet away, he then started to whisper something into Seto's ear and he nodded.
"Okay Mokuba listen Yami and I are going to stay here and look and get a few more things. Now, here's $25 dollars, if you promise to stay close where we can still see you and you can see us you can have it and buy what you want. Yami and I will stay right here until you get back or call for us all right?"
Mokuba smiled and nodded his head. 'I hope that man's nice and works with me since I can't count.'
Seto ruffled his hair. "Good boy. Now remember to call if you need us all right?"
Mokuba nodded and ran back across the street.
"Yami are you sure this is a good idea? To let him go alone?"
"Well we have to learn to trust him sometime and maybe he wants to buy something on his own. You have to remember Seto he's used to taking care of himself not having others do it for him. Besides, as long as he stays where we can see him and he can see us I don't see the harm. But if it'll make you feel better, I'll have my guard Varon watch over him all right."
"All right as long as someone's watching over him." Seto said still a little uneasy about the kid going alone, but also happy that someone would be keeping an eye on him.
Mokuba went back and was sad to see the necklaces he wanted were gone.
"So, just as I thought you did return little one." Rishid said holding out a sack to Mokuba.
Mokuba took it and looked at him funny.
"Open it." Rishid said.
Mokuba opened it and took what was in it out and his eyes widen to see the necklaces that he'd wanted.
"I saved it out cause I figured you'd wanted it."
Mokuba nodded and handed him the money Seto had given him.
The necklaces were marked at $30 dollars but he'd been trying to sell the necklaces for the past 3 months but people always wanted to buy them separately. He always refused since it was a matching set. Mokuba had been the first person who wanted all 3 so he gave him a discount and only charged $15 dollars.
"Here you are little one $10 dollars."
"T-thanks!" Mokuba said. But when he turned, he ran into someone he looked up and sighed in relief to see it was only Yami's guard. "W-what a-are y-you d-doing h-here?"
"Master Yami asked me to look out for you." Varon said.
Mokuba sighed. "O-k-kay."
Mokuba was looking at another stand when he froze hearing all to familiar voices.
"I can't believe you really believe Noah's story mother!"
"Now Asana, I know Noah's been acting a touch weird lately but he's growing up."
"But he lost JJ! How he lost him is still unknown. He wont tell us and you've stopped asking him!"
"The brat will come back when he finds out there's no one else who cares about him."
Mokuba was slightly upset but then shook his head. 'No! She's wrong Seto cares about me I know it! I believe Yami cares for me too.'
He did his best to look some more but couldn't concentrate anymore and started back towards Seto and Yami. However being so upset he'd lost sight of them and even of Varon. He started to walk back looking for one of them when he accidentally bumped into someone.
"S-Sorry." Mokuba said.
"Well it seems mother was right, you did return to us JJ."
Mokuba looked up and whimpered seeing Asana there. He backed up but then ran into someone else he turned and saw his stepmother.
"You were right mother he found us."
'Not on purpose I didn't.' Mokuba thought.
"Well you're right and obviously he's a thief now. Where'd you get these clothes?" His stepmother asked holding him by his shirt.
Mokuba was scared but still struggled to get free. Then suddenly a hand reached out and separated them.
"What's the meaning of this?" Mokuba's stepmother demanded.
Mokuba looked up, saw Varon and quickly grabbed his hand.
"Sorry lady, I have my orders."
"Orders to do what?"
"To look after him."
"Yes, well who would want him?" Asana asked.
Mokuba didn't want them to know where he was living, tugged on Varon's shirt and shook his head no.
Varon understood besides he happened to agree that he wasn't fond of the idea of them knowing something that wasn't their concern.
"Sorry not your concern." Varon said.
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Then he led Mokuba back over to where Seto and Yami were.
Seeing them Mokuba quickly ran and hugged Seto's waist.
