"What are you doing with Mokuba's necklace?" Ryo asked.

"It's mine now."

"What are talking about?"

"It seems your little girlfriend here got what she wanted. She wanted the boy out of your life."

"What's he mean, Shizuka?"

"I-I have no idea?"

"Oh really and what would the kid's reaction have been if he had gotten tired of listening at the door and came in to find you taking something that means something to them both off?"

"H-he was listening at the door?" Ryo asked.

"Yes, he said that since Shizuka convinced you to break up with him as his brother I should have his necklace."

"Poor kid." Ryo said guilty.

"Ryo, don't start feeling sorry for him again. Remember he has two big brothers to love and care for him."

"One brother now and your wench is probably the other reason the kid ran away the other day."

That got Ryo's attention. He got up and stood in front of Bakura. "What do you mean one brother and why did he run away?"

"It was learned that Master Yami was the king's half brother. It seems Master King Gozaburo was his father as well."

"That doesn't explain why Mokuba ran away."

"No one knows the details but, the king and Master Yami got into a fight over that from what I've heard and they threatened to break up. The child felt he was responsible and ran off."

"But why, why wouldn't he just come to me?"

"I assume Shizuka made him feel unwanted so he felt it better to return to his former home."

"What!" Ryo asked stunned that Mokuba chose to return there rather than come down to him.

Bakura grabbed Ryo's hand and placed the necklace Mokuba had given him in his hand. "Now you have two choices. You can give that back to me and we can move on and you can forget that kid exists or you can take that necklace find him and make up with him!"

Ryo knew what Bakura was telling him and smiled closing his hand tightly around the necklace. "Thank you, Bakura." Ryo said then leaving.

Bakura turned to Shizuka when Ryo left. "Look Ryo seems happy with that kid, leave them be. He and that kid obviously have some kind of special bond. I don't have a problem with it. The king has made it clear that he likes the fact that the kid has someone to depend on like him that he can trust to care for the kid. What's with you, don't you deal with kid's all the time?"

"Yes, but they don't interfere with my time or my boyfriend."

"Well like it or not that kid's here to stay! So you'd better get use to it! Oh and if you're contemplating marriage. Good luck in getting to that point. That letter, from the woman he met in that other town, in it she told him she loved him. He's still getting over her death; I think he fell hard for her. It'll be that much harder for you to get to him. So good luck in getting very far he probably still thinks you screwed Duke."

Shizuka glared at him. "I didn't!"

"So, you say." Bakura said walking off.

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Ryo went to Mokuba's room first but was disappointed when the boy wasn't there. As he was coming down the stairs, he spotted Mai.

"Mai have you seen Mokuba?"

"Well if he's not in his room then he may be with his new tutor."

"Tutor?"

"Yes, before Master Yami left he hired her." Mai said leading him to the room Seto had given to her. "It's the fourth room down the hall."

"Thanks, Mai."

"Anytime." Mai said leaving.

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In the office, Kisara was preparing the test. Even though it was early after calming himself down and washing his face he went to his first tutoring class.

"Here you are Mokuba. Now read over this and fill it out."

Mokuba looked it over and was having trouble figuring out the first question.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Kisara walked over and opened the door.

"Yes, can I help you?"

"My names Ryo and you must be Mokuba's new tutor."

"I'm Kisara."

"Is Mokuba here? I need to talk to him."

"I just gave him a test to start. I'd rather not disturb him."

"I understand but it's important."

"Fine." Kisara said opening the door further.

Ryo smiled seeing the kid trying to study the paper. "Mokuba."

Mokuba looked up and was surprised to see Ryo.

"Come here we need to talk."

Mokuba sighed and walked over to the door.

Ryo dropped the necklace in front of him.

Mokuba ducked his head seeing the necklace.

"Bakura told me you were listening at the door." Ryo said bending down. "I'm sorry kiddo. I didn't mean to upset you. I shouldn't have listened to Shizuka."

Mokuba didn't say anything just looked at the ground.

Ryo sighed then swallowed. "I am sorry, kiddo." He then turned and started to leave.

Mokuba felt bad, Ryo was trying to apologize and he was acting like he didn't care. He didn't want Ryo mad at him so he started to walk out the door but Kisara grabbed his arm to stop him.

"No, now you have lessons to learn."

Mokuba whined as she refused to let go.

Hearing this and the kid whine Ryo turned around and saw Mokuba crying and trying to get free. Ryo was more than a little upset at this. "Let him go!"

Kisara was startled by this and released him causing Mokuba to fall backwards.

Ryo walked over to him. "You okay kiddo?"

Mokuba got up and threw his arms around Ryo's neck.

Ryo smiled and hugged back. "I am sorry kiddo." Then he pulled the boy up. "Do you have to go to treatments tonight?"

Mokuba nodded his head.

Kisara was confused. 'What does he mean treatments? Treatments for what?'

"What do you say I take you tonight and when I put you to bed we can talk?"

Mokuba looked up at him with tears still in his eyes. "I-if I still feel up t-to it after w-will you read to me big brother?"

Ryo smiled at the fact the kid still called him big brother. He kissed his forehead. "Of course I will. But you'll have to ask Seto if it'll be all right."

"I-I'm sure it w-will but okay."

"Now you'd better get back to your studies." Ryo said getting up.

Mokuba sighed. "Okay b-big brother." He was about to go back in when Ryo suddenly remembered something.

"Mokuba wait."

Mokuba stopped and looked up at him.

Ryo then bent back down and placed the angel back around the boy's neck. "You forgot this."

Mokuba sighed as he looked at it but then looked at Ryo. "B-but you told Shizuka that you w-wanted to bond w-with Bakura. T-that's w-why I gave it to him."

Ryo sighed and stroked the boy's hair. "Look Mokuba, I do wish to bond with him, he's my big brother. But this is our special connection. Unless you don't want to be my little brother."

Mokuba shook his head. "I d-do. I l-love you." then hugged his neck.

Ryo hugged back. "I love you too kid."

Bakura watched silently from the corner. 'So I was right, the necklaces are some sort of bond, maybe I should look into that.' he thought before he left.