After Ryo left Mokuba went back to the test, it wasn't easy since some times he'd come across words that he didn't recognize.
Mokuba had barely made it to the fifth question when Kisara came over and looked over his shoulder making Mokuba nervous.
"Mokuba you have been working on this test for half an hour and you're only on question 5!"
"I-it's hard!"
"Most kid's your age would be done by now."
'Most kid's my age could probably read this test backwards and forwards. They could probably also recite the alphabet and count to 100. I barley know the alphabet and if I'm lucky I can count to 50.'
"I'm s-sorry, I'm d-doing t-the best I c-can."
Kisara slammed the desk causing Mokuba to jump and start crying. "Why is it so hard?"
"I c-can't understand s-some of the words and I'm n-no g-good at math."
"The questions are not that hard, they're standard questions for kid's your age."
"I j-just l-learned to r-read a f-few months ago."
Kisara felt that was just an excuse to get out of doing it. "Look it's not that hard a question; 'A train leaves the station in Draglor at 12:15 pm, now it is scheduled to arrive at its destination of Breena Carr 7 pm that night. But then a log blocks the tracks causing a delay, it is estimated that it should take 20 to 30 minutes to clear but they have to slow down when they start to travel through a long tunnel to be certain nothing in on the tracks. Now what time will the train arrive in Breena Carr?'"
Mokuba blinked as she read through the question with ease. Like it made complete and total sense. He lost her at "destination" and then got confused at "delay."
"Now what is the answer?"
"I d-didn't understand the question."
Kisara wanted to scream! "Are you really this stupid or what? How could you not understand it?"
"I d-don't know all the w-words."
Finally, Kisara walked away letting Mokuba finish and do what he could at his own pace. Mokuba was relived at that. Now he knew why Seto said he hated his teachers.
When Mokuba finished, Kisara took the test.
"You may leave now; we'll discuss this test tomorrow."
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Mokuba left and was so upset he decided to see if he could talk to Seto. He ran into Isis first.
Seeing the boy upset, Isis, who'd been asked by Yami to help watch over him, was concerned. After hearing parts of the boy's life, she and Mai had agreed to take the child under their wing. Since the only mother, the boy knew was an abusive one they decided to take up the challenge and give the boy any kind of motherly love or attention they could.
"Hey sweetie what's wrong?" Isis asked.
Mokuba shook his head no.
Isis wasn't going to take that for an answer; she sat down on a table and pulled the boy close. "Now come on tell me what's wrong, I want to help."
Mokuba could tell she really wanted to help and hugged her crying.
"Shh… it's all right sweetie. You're okay, tell me what's wrong." Isis said hugging him back and rubbing and patting his arm
Mokuba sat down on her knee and said, "Kisara, she… she said I w-was stupid. N-Nosaka always s-said I w-was smart I j-just needed t-to l-learn more."
Isis was angry. She stood up, grabbed the boy hand and started back down the hall to the office.
"W-where are we going?"
"I'm going to have a little talk with Kisara."
Mokuba was surprised.
They arrived at the office and Isis walked over and slammed her hand on the desk.
Kisara looked up in surprise. "Can I help you?"
"Yes, I'd like to know what Master Yami saw in you to make him think you'd be an effective teacher."
"I am an excellent teacher. A few kids in the class were failing and not reaching their full potential. So the parents instantly blame me instead of their stupid little brats for failing to study."
"Did you call all of them stupid like you did little Mokuba here too?"
"Look my understanding is the kid is ten-years-old he should be able to read and write. He should have been able to complete this test in the half hour it took him to get five done."
"So your telling me that a child that has never had any type of schooling other than learning a few words here and there and then being schooled for four months should suddenly be as smart, as bright and know all the things a kid his age should, is that what you're telling me?"
"So the king doesn't believe in giving his child schooling?"
Isis walked over and grabbed her shirt lifting her up. "You know maybe we should just go and tell the king that you think his kid is stupid and he's doing a poor job of raising him."
"I would like to know what they did to the boy that requires some form of treatment and why he's never had any form of schooling."
"Fine." Isis said dragging her and then grabbing Mokuba hand.
"Where are we going?" Kisara asked.
"You'll see soon enough." Isis said.
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They soon found their selves in front of the royal chamber. "Alister could you tell the king that there is a problem with Mokuba?"
"He'll want details." Alister said.
"Just tell him I'd like to see him to discuss it." Isis said.
"Very well, it's your funeral." Alister said walking in to tell Seto what Isis said.
Of course, the moment Seto heard it had to do with Mokuba he allowed her in.
Isis dragged Kisara into the room. Mokuba instantly ran up and hugged Seto. Seto was slightly taken back. He had been told Isis wanted to see him to discuss Mokuba, he didn't know the boy was with her.
"Easy up a little kiddo, you're choking me." Seto said hugging him back and lightly patting the boy's arm.
Mokuba sat up rubbing his eyes. "S-sorry."
"It's okay, just a little too hard." Seto said pulling the child into a side hug.
Mokuba sighed and sat on Seto's knee resting his head on his shoulder.
Seto smiled and sat back on the throne and sat up so the boy could rest his head on his chest. Mokuba took full advantage and snuggled in.
Seto only put his arms around the boy and looked at Isis and Kisara. "Now, what is it you wanted to discuss Isis?"
Seeing the love and care Seto was showing the boy, but at the same time giving her, a cold icy stare she couldn't help but get lost in his deep blue eyes.
"Would you like to tell him what you think?" Isis asked Kisara.
"What?" Kisara asked being shaken from her daydream. Then she remembered why they were here but at the same time wanted to be where Mokuba was curled up in Seto's arms. So, she tried some mild flirting. "Well it's just the boy isn't well advanced as he should be for his level. Plus I was concerned about what kind of treatments he has to do."
The more she did her flirtatious moves the more it sickened Seto. Yeah she was pretty enough he supposed but something about her rubbed him the wrong way the moment they met. Now she was all but out and out saying Mokuba was stupid! "Mokuba what did you tell her about your treatments."
Mokuba yawned and cuddled up more. "N-nothing big brother, R-Ryo asked if h-he could take me tonight, s-she must have h-heard him say it." Then he looked up at his brother. "Seto, R-Ryo wanted m-me to ask to be sure it w-was okay with you that he took me and put me to bed tonight."
"Of course it's okay." Seto said then turned back to Isis. "Was there more Isis?"
"Yes, I was talking to Mai and she too said that Kisara here has all but accused you and Master Yami of mistreating Master Mokuba. Mokuba told me that she called him stupid because he couldn't do her test."
Now Seto's anger was boiling. If Mokuba hadn't snuggled into his lap more at that moment, he probably would have gone down there and strangled her. He slowly calmed his breath; this was a good reason Yami was often needed. He could calm him to keep him from killing someone. But it seemed Mokuba was having the same affect.
"Look if all you can do is call him names and not work with him and teach him without criticizing the fact that he's not at the same level as other kid's his age, then you're obviously not the right person for this job. What his treatments are for and why he has had such limited schooling is simple. When we adopted him, we learned he was abused and mistreated in his former home. That is all you need to know. Nothing else should matter." Seto said telling her only enough truth to try to satisfy her. In his opinion, she needed to know nothing else. Nothing that happened between them in the past was any of her concern.
Kisara walked up giving him her brightest smile. "I'm sorry my king." She said in a low and what she hoped to be seductive voice. "I will try to do better in the future. I understand now. I will work harder."
Seto just ignored her tone of voice still willing to strangle her if she even laid a finger on him. Though he was trying to refrain since Mokuba had stopped moving, he figured the kid was asleep in his arms. He didn't want to wake him but if she touched him, he wasn't going to guarantee that he wouldn't wake him to break her arm or something. "Fine, see that you do!"
Kisara couldn't understand. It was either the king was blind to obvious flirting or he was ignoring her. Either way she was determined to get through to him, while at the same time Seto was doing his best not to kill her.
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That night Ryo took Mokuba to treatments. After he got the boy into bed Ryo forced Mokuba to tell what happened. Why he ran away and what happened when he got home. He was horrified when he was told what all Noah did to him.
"Mokuba I want you to swear to me that you'll never, ever go back there again! I don't care what I'm doing you come to me if you can't go to Seto, promise?"
Mokuba smiled and snuggled against him. "I p-promise big brother, besides I c-can't leave."
Ryo was curious now. "May I ask why?"
Mokuba giggled. "Yami t-told me t-that it w-was up to m-me to take care of Seto. S-So I have to stay and l-look after him."
Ryo had to stifle a laugh at that. He settled in and kept his promise to read to him. Well until he fell asleep on him that is.
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