Seto and Yami had gotten lost in conversation when small arms wrapped themselves around Seto's neck.
"Oh hey kiddo. You finished."
Mokuba sat up and nodded.
"You ready to show us what toys you chose?" Yami asked.
Mokuba smiled and nodded his head.
"Wait, first Yami and I have something for you." Seto said.
Mokuba looked at Seto who had a big smile on his face and then noticed Yami also had a big smile.
Yami held up the Dark Magician plushy Mokuba's eyes widened. He walked over to Yami who pulled the boy into a close side hug and gave him the toy.
"It's all yours now kiddo." Yami told him.
Mokuba hugged his new toy then Yami, Yami smiled and hugged back.
"Mokuba look what I've got." Seto said.
Mokuba looked over and smiled even brighter seeing the Blue Eyes White Dragon toy. He walked back over to Seto. Seto handed him the toy and pulled him into a close side hug.
"So do you like your new toys?" Seto asked.
Mokuba hugged Seto tightly then sat up. "I l-love them b-both."
"I'm glad you like them kiddo."
Sugoroku had went back to help take care of customers after giving the toys to Seto and Yami. He had finished with the last customer when he saw Mokuba go in the back where Seto and Yami were waiting. He made sure that there weren't any more customers then he went to the back where Seto and Yami were.
"Well Mokuba I see you've gotten your toys." Sugoroku said.
Mokuba smiled and nodded.
"Well I made you this small belt. See it has tight loops that you can put the dark magician and blue eyes white dragon in them if you need both hands." Sugoroku said.
"That's great Sugoroku, it's really nice of you." Yami said.
"It's my pleasure." Sugoroku said.
"Well let's try it on and see. There we go it fits perfectly. Now do you want to hold them both or put one or both up?" Seto asked.
Mokuba wasn't sure but he really wanted to hold both at the moment. "H-hold b-both."
"All right, come on then lets see your what toys you chose." Seto said putting his hand on the kid's back as he and Yami followed.
Mokuba showed which one was keep and which one wasn't. Seto and Yami were surprised that the toys were piled almost half and half.
"Well he chose some of each of ours." Yami said.
"Yeah I'm surprised." Seto said.
"Well how about I sack them up? It shouldn't take too long. I'll have them ready to go in about 15 minutes." Sugoroku said.
"That's perfect." Seto said.
"Good, while you do that we still need to order a new bed for Mokuba, remember Seto." Yami asked.
"Right, I forgot about that." Seto said. "Well, when you finished just take it outside where Alister's waiting with the rest of our stuff. We'll be just down the street at the furniture store." Seto said.
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As they walked in they were overwhelmed with furniture.
A man walked up. "May I help you?"
"Yes, we just adopted this boy and he's been use to sleeping on hay. We're looking for a new bed for him." Seto said.
"Oh well we have several to chose from. Please follow me."
Seto and Yami, with Mokuba clinging to Seto's arm followed.
"Now we have several quality ones. Some are made of down goose feathers. Some are made of other kinds of feathers. Plus we have a variety of soft to extra soft mattresses."
Yami sat down on one and wrinkled his nose. He hated super soft. His was a half way between hard and soft. Seto's was specially made from a mixture of goose feathers and a specially made cotton woven together. He'd have suggested to Seto that they make one like it but with a more feathers than cotton, but it took nearly two years for Seto's bed to be made and perfected and another six-months till he adjusted to it. They couldn't wait that long on Mokuba's and well adjustment time was normal, but they wanted him to feel safe and secure and comfortable with his bed.
"Mokuba come sit down." Yami said. Though he personally hated it
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Yami went on ahead to help Sugoroku put the toys in the carriage. Just then, Noah spotted Mokuba walking happily beside Seto holding his hand, with his toys safely in the belt Sugoroku gave him. Outraged that the kid was happy with someone other than him he stopped and got off his horse. Then he came up from behind and snatched Mokuba away from Seto.
Seto looked back thinking Mokuba fell or something when he saw a young man about 15 with green hair holding Mokuba's arm. He also noticed that Mokuba seemed frightened. He wondered if this could be Noah, he'd heard him and heard of him but he'd never come face to face with him like Yami had.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Seto asked. He only suspected it as Noah he had to be sure.
"The names Noah and I'm here to take my brother back home with me."
'So I was right but there's no way in hell he's leaving here with Mokuba!' "Sorry pal but he belongs to me now. Perhaps you should talk to your mother about it."
"As a matter of fact I did and she said I can do what I want. That I was free to try to get him back and look at this I have him back."
"You may have him in your grips but you don't have him back."
"Oh and what's the poor crippled to do?" Noah said in a taunting way.
"My knee may not feel the best in the world right now but I'll do what it takes to protect that kid from you and your family!"
"Big words, can you back them up?"
"You want to try me?" Seto asked.
Then Yami came running up.
"Seto what's Noah doing here and why does he have…"
"He snatched him away from me." Seto said cutting him off. They had avoided the family learning that they had renamed the kid and Seto didn't want Noah to learn his new name. He didn't want to hear that name come out of his mouth!
"Let him go Noah or you'll be the one regretting it!" Seto said.
"So what are you going to do have your watch dog there take care of me for you?"
"He's my brother and you'll be dealing with me!" Seto said.
"Seto are you sure?" Yami asked.
"This is my fight! This is between him and me! You know the more I hear about you Noah the more I want to kill you!"
"Really I'm that famous?"
"Famous enough to know you tried to rape him! He's 10 years old!"
Noah just happened to remember Mokuba's birthday since it was so close to his. "For your information he's 9, he won't be 10 till next Friday. Shows how much you know about him!"
Seto was shocked 'But, But that's, that's my brother's birthday! Could that really mean Mokuba is my brother then?'
"I see I've left you speechless."
Yami understood why Seto was in shock and took over. "So tell me Noah, Mokuba told us that he couldn't remember when his birthday was, since he hadn't celebrated or had it mentioned since he was 5! So just how is it you remembered?"
"Simple really, it's simply because it falls on the same day as mine the week after mine."
"I suppose that makes sense." 'What I wouldn't give to use a teleporting spell on him! But if I try, Mokuba might accidentally get taken too. I can't take the chance with Mokuba's safety! None of the other spells I know can help without endangering Mokuba!'
"We'll be going now." Noah said turning to leave with Mokuba.
Seto quickly got in front of him. "I don't think so, Noah. He belongs to us now! You're not leaving here with him!"
"Oh, and just how do you plan to stop me?"
Seto reached out and grabbed his hand without looking. He continued to stare straight into Noah's eyes. They had a martial arts teacher living in the town and he gives Seto lessons once or sometimes twice a week. Seto had mastered the skill of breaking someone's hand or close enough to it that they'd drop whatever they had; he also knew enough martial arts to be able to defend himself in a fight, that's one of the reason's why he doesn't take his guard everywhere.
Seto applied enough pressure that Noah released his grip. Mokuba backed away when Noah released him. Seto then broke eye contact with Noah and looked at Mokuba. "Go over there and stay by Yami."
Mokuba nodded and ran over and grabbed Yami's hand who squeezed his hand tight.
"I want you to ride off and never come back to bother that kid again!" Seto sneered facing him again releasing his hand
"Really and just why would I do that you planning to do break my arm? So it will heal, I want what I want and what I want is that kid!" Noah said staring Seto down.
"You think you're intimidating! Maybe to a 9 year old but you don't scare me in the least!"
"I guess you were the ones who intimidated my sister Asana to turning against me, then. She's now into bringing up the past."
"What are you talking about?" Seto asked.
"She started bringing up the past about how she'd sometime catch me kissing JJ in my room."
"What? You've tried to rape him before?" Seto asked looking over at Mokuba who clung to Yami's arm with both, hands bury his head in his arm away from Seto. "That's the first I'm hearing of this." Seto looked back at Noah.
"Don't be stupid, I could have never have had sex with him. Mother was always up under me or in the house. If I had tried to go that far she would have, known and probably sent him away and I wouldn't get another chance at him! No, we just did a little touching light clothing on touching and kissing. Sadly those times were few and far between."
"Just how long did it go on?"
"Just the past year or so."
"So, mommy had you on a short leash did she maybe she knew what you were planning to do all along and was in her own warped sense of motherhood thought she was protecting you both." Seto said.
"So then I suppose you are the ones that told my mother I tried to rape him then." Noah asked.
"As I matter of fact we did. Just what did you tell your mother when she asked." Seto asked.
"What could I tell except that you lied, that I'd never have raped that kid; however, what I didn't tell her but I'll gladly tell you is that I wouldn't have raped him. It wouldn't have been rape; it'd be consensual sex. That's all there is too it. We'd have had sex, but that's far from being a rape as you put it. By the time, I was through teasing and loving on him, that kid would have gladly spread his legs and begged me to take him!"
Angered by this Seto pulled him close and in a low threatening voice to keep Mokuba from hearing, he asked, "Doesn't it bother you even a little that the kid doesn't even understand what it was you were doing or planning on doing to him?"
"Not really, he would have found out soon enough."
Seto pulled his hand back ready to punch Noah out.
"Seto don't! You don't want people talking or knowing about this. Who knows what the consequences would be from something like this! I want to kill him as much as you do but leave it be; the price we might have to pay for hitting him might be us forced to give the kid back and neither of us wants that! If you hit him, all he'd have to do is plead his case and no one would believe what he did. Not to mention I don't think this kid could handle trying to tell and describe what he did!" Yami said.
"Not to mention I'd get a lawyer to tear him to shreds on the stand. It'd be your word against mine!" Noah said.
"You got lucky Noah! But don't think next time I catch you touching that kid that I won't hesitate to break a bone or 2 or more depending on how badly you piss me off."
Noah glared at him "I will be back for him."
"Yeah and you'll take him over my dead body!" Seto said.
"Is that an offer?" Noah asked getting on his horse.
"No it's a promise!" Seto said.
"I think he will be back Seto." Yami said.
"Yeah, unfortunately I know. We've got to get you practicing on that teleportation spell so that next time he shows up you'll know where you sent him!"
"Seto!" Yami said.
"What? I'm being practical you could send him so far away that by the time he returns Mokuba will be old enough to defend himself."
"You're incorrigible." Yami said bending down and picking Mokuba up, who snuggled in.
"Yeah but you love me anyways." Seto said hugging him and Mokuba at the same time.
"Let's get home before something else happens. He needs a nap and you need off that leg."
"You'll get no arguments from me. I promised him we'd take a nap together when we got home."
"Good. The sooner we get home the better I'll feel." Yami said.
"You could always take a nap with us you know."
Yami just shook his head. "Well see."
So, they went to the carriage Seto and Yami waved goodbye to Sugoroku since Mokuba was already asleep. Yami carefully placed him between the two of them and the kid snuggled into Seto instantly. They got home and asked Varon and Alister to find some guards or someone to help take Mokuba's things to his room and their things to Yami's room and they'd sort it all out later. Yami carried Mokuba up to Seto's room and it wasn't long before all three were sound to sleep on Seto's bed.