Seto looked down in surprise. He then started to stroke the boy's hair. "Hey, what's wrong kiddo?"
"Some woman grabbed him." Varon said.
"Where were you? You were supposed to be watching him!" Yami demanded to know.
"I'm sorry sir, I got distracted and I lost sight of him."
Then this woman grabbed Varon and turned him around.
"What is the big idea of kidnapping my son?"
"What are you talking about lady?" Varon asked.
"You have the nerve to just walk up and take my son and now you say you don't know what I'm talking about!"
Seto who had his hand lightly on Mokuba's back moved it to grip Mokuba's shoulder tightly.
"And you are?" Yami asked.
"Ivera Yamaki."
Asana walked over and grabbed Mokuba's arm that was wrapped tightly around Seto's waist and tried to pull him.
"Let's go, JJ."
That name told Seto and Yami exactly who these people were.
"I said let's go." Asana said again tugging on Mokuba's arm and getting it free. This forced Mokuba to drop Seto's coat and the bag with the necklaces in it, Alister, Seto's guard noticed this and picked up Seto's coat, while Varon grabbed Mokuba's bag.
Seto moved his hand to grab Mokuba's arm then Asana's with the other, then he pulled Asana's arm away from Mokuba. "Keep your hands to yourself."
Mokuba quickly wrapped his arms back around Seto's waist and looked up at him in surprise. He had wondered what Seto would do if he actually came face to face with his family.
"What is the meaning of this? That is my son you have no right to keep him from me!" Ivera said.
"Your son!" Seto spat. "Correct me if I'm wrong Yami but doesn't son usually go along with giving a damn about the person in question?"
"It did last count I had." Yami said.
"What the hell are you talking about? I do care about him!" Ivera asked.
"You claim he's your son and that you care about him. Tell me is this before or after his daily beatings?" Seto asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Ivera said.
"Really, then how do you explain the marks on his back?" Yami asked.
"Anything and everything that brats told you is a lie!" Ivera said.
"That doesn't answer the question. You care to explain how he got so many whip and other kind of marks on his back." Yami asked.
"I don't know what you're talking about. If the brat has any marks on his back then he must have been playing to close to a barbed wire fence or something."
"Really then how is it I saw him comedown to the basement after waiting on you hand and foot and his shirt was tore and had whip marks on his back." Seto asked.
"You're a liar! We would have known if the brat had been keeping or seeing someone in the basement!" Asana said.
"I doubt that, also just how much did you feed him on a daily basis?" Yami said.
"He got fed what difference does it make how much." Ivera asked.
"The difference is, the kid was practically skin and bones when I brought him home." Seto said.
"You kidnapped him, then." Ivera said.
"You got a problem with it?" Seto asked.
"Yes, I'll get my lawyer and…"
"And you'll what?" Seto hissed. "You know even with the treatments the kid's back is still bad." Then Seto noticed a pendant showing she was a member of a very elite high society club just for women. "So just how do you think the other ladies of your club would feel; if they saw his back?"
"They'd never believe that we ever had anything to do with that."
"Oh well then how would they feel if I told them that Noah tried to rape him?" Seto asked.
"That is an out an out lie! Noah would never do anything like that! He's a good boy. If that's what this kid told you then he lied! I'm surprised he can even still speak! It's probably just payback for being forced to have the basement as his room. Noah was getting older and we felt it better if he didn't have to share a room."
"Well mother Noah has been acting strange lately. He's also been out searching for JJ almost everyday. Who knows where he's searching today." Asana said.
"So, are you betraying your family and siding with the people who kidnapped JJ?"
"No, of course not mother. It's just that Noah has been a bit obsessed lately. Who knows where he's at now?"
"Nonsense he's a growing boy he's just out wandering. As for your accusation, my son would not and has not ever laid a hand on that brat. Now if you will just hand him over we shall be on our way."
"Never! He's ours now! I refuse to give him to you now or ever! You mistreat him, you beat him, you force him to work for hours on end and you don't give a damn what happens to him in any shape form or fashion!" Seto said.
"So, if I were you I'd leave before you cause any more of a scene than you already have!" Yami said.
"Better yet why don't we get the woman from that club down to the castle and this way they and the king and the others at the castle can all get a good look at this kid and his back! Then we'll just see who they believe. Considering Yami and I have had him about a week and despite treatment, it wouldn't be a pretty site for them to see."
Yami and Mokuba both were surprised that he was referring to himself in the third person. Mokuba was confused cause he thought Seto was the king and Yami was confused to but then he figured it was just a way to keep them from knowing who really had Mokuba to keep them from raising trouble.
"How are you going to explain to them marks that are clearly older than a week? I'm sure they'd love to know and know Noah's relationship with him." Seto continued.
"I don't know how you know about Noah nor why you're treating imaginary injuries but we have never hurt him!" Ivera said.
"Imaginary!" Seto screamed.
"Lady I have seen and touch his injuries there's nothing imaginary at the injuries he's sustained." Yami said.
"You know you're right we should settle this." Seto said. Then he pulled Mokuba away and bent down. "Grab my neck kiddo."
"Seto you shouldn't try to carry him with your knee like that." Yami said.
When Yami said that Mokuba backed away from Seto not wanting him to hurt himself over him, but Seto pulled him closer and using his cane for support picked him up.
"Let's just go down to your club and let them see his back. I'm sure from the way you've treated him around them they will instantly believe you." Seto said.
Ivera glared at him, "You'd seriously do that wouldn't you?"
"Try me!" Seto said.
"Mother if they even suspect that it could be true then…" Asana started.
"I know. Fine you want that brat so bad you can just keep him!"
"But mother, who will do all the things he did? Not to mention that Noah's not going to like it when he finds out." Asana said.
"We'll make do and Noah, well he'll have to learn to deal. Let's go." Ivera said turning around and storming off with Asana in tow.
"Seto that was a big chance you took." Yami said walking over and placing his hand on Mokuba's shoulder giving it a light squeeze, then turning to see them leave and then turned back to Seto. "What if they had called your bluff?"
"Who was bluffing? If they wanted to fight me over custody of Mokuba then I'd have gladly given them a fight! I'd have shown them all the marks on his back and let them decide for themselves who was lying. Odds are they've all seen how they've treated Mokuba and probably all knew he was being abused but were too cowardly to say anything! No… I wasn't bluffing. I'm not letting those monsters get their hands on Mokuba again! It'd only be a matter of time before they hurt him severely or I'm sorry to say this in front of Mokuba but possibly even kill him, unintentional of course. Even if Noah hadn't tried to do what he did the facts are still they beat and starve him, she has no right to call herself a mother, much less care for a child. If she were a true mother, she'd never claim to care about him but then turn right around and abuse him. I don't know and I don't really care what their reasons for turning on Mokuba were but it doesn't really matter! If I can control it at all they will never ever regain custody of him!"
Mokuba hugged him tight.
"You're right Seto, he deserves a chance to be the sweet innocence little kid he is!"
"Oh sir your coat the boy dropped it when that girl grabbed him." Alister said.
"Thank you Alister." Seto said putting Mokuba down and putting on his coat. Seto then held out his hand and Mokuba quickly grabbed it.
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They came upon a rack of clothes. They stopped and started going through them. Seto would find a shirt and hold it up to Mokuba, if he liked it he asked Mokuba and if they both agreed they'd get it. Yami meanwhile had moved down to look through some jeans and see if he could find some nice ones in Mokuba's size.
As Seto continued to look through the shirts, Mokuba just stood and watched when he felt a tap on his shoulder he turned around and smiled seeing Varon.
"I believe you lost this." Varon said.
Mokuba smiled even brighter. With all the confusion of his old family, he'd forgotten it. "T-thank you."
Varon ruffled his hair. "No problem."
Mokuba opened the sack then decided it was time to give the necklaces to Seto and Yami and hoped they liked them.
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Okay 20 reviews is pushing it since it seems it's not going to happen. So since its at 7 now if 10 reviews are done by the last chapter then I will go ahead with part 2. Sorry to those that read this before. Problems arose and this story was taken down. So this story is very slowly coming back. Sorry for those who were already at Maura and beyond. This has had things modified since then and will no longer be just one long one. It's now at least a 6-part story reaching over 230 chapters. So the more reviews for this and future the faster I'm encouraged to write. The more I write on future ones the more old ones are put up getting you that much closer to the newer ones!