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Chapter 4: For Once

"SISTER!" Rey ran up to his sister and shook her violently. "Come on, wake up…" Rey begged as tears ran down his young face.

"Sakiyano!" Kaiba knocked on the door thrice, expecting a quick answer. There was no immediate answer however, much to his annoyance. He knocked again and decided that if Erika wasn't going to get the door, she was fired before she could even start.

"SHUT UP KID!" Kaiba was quite taken aback by what he heard. What was that all about? Who was screaming at whom?

'Something must be wrong…' The tall brunette inferred.

"Help!" The door suddenly swung open and out came a small boy. Kaiba was even more shocked by this.

'This is Sakiyano's brother…'

"Come back here!" A large figure emerged from the shadows and grabbed onto Rey. Rey desperately held on to Kaiba, begging for help.

"Don't let him get me please! I beg of you Mister!" Rey pleaded.

"Shut it kid!" Uncle Jin continued to battle on with Rey. He was oblivious of the fist that was coming his way. In a flash of a second, Uncle Jin lost his consciousness and fell on the ground.

Brotherly instincts or whatever you may call it, Kaiba had no idea how come he suddenly punched the elder man in front of him. Rey let go of Kaiba and stared down at his now unconscious Uncle. Shock was visible in the child's eyes.

"Where's your sister?" Kaiba demanded of the small child. He'd had quite enough of these unexplainable events.

"Sister… Sister, she's bleeding!" Rey shouted. Panic, fear and concern were tracing Rey's features. Kaiba couldn't do anything for now—the only choice was to help Erika.

"Take me to where she is." Rey quickly led Kaiba to where his sister was. 'What have I gotten myself into now?' Kaiba shook his head in disbelief.

Kaiba was flooded by hundreds of emotions when he saw Erika lying in her own pool of blood. The scene in front of him very much reminded him of what Gozaburo Kaiba would do to him if he disobeyed his orders. The brunette pushed these emotions back into its pit, cursing under his breath how it had all come back to him.

'Stop thinking about that now Kaiba! Go and save Sakiyano before you lose her!' Kaiba hesitantly took Erika into his arms.

'Damn it. Of all the times to happen!' Kaiba thought as he slipped in his limo together with Rey.

"Roland, take me to the hospital, now!"

"Yes Master Kaiba."

"Sister… Don't leave… Please…" Rey whispered to the unconscious body that was next to him. Losing his sister would mean losing the world to him. He didn't know how he'd live without her. Rey couldn't even look at the probability of him being stuck in the orphanage. He only wanted to be with his sister and that was all he knew.

"Give me the name of that old man a while ago." Kaiba ordered Rey in an icy tone.

"J-Jin Sakiyano." Rey trembled in fear. What was Kaiba going to do with his Uncle?

Kaiba analyzed the situation and tried to think of what he was to do. After being able to organize his thoughts, he got his cell phone and dialed a certain number.

"Mr. Kaiba, it's nice to hear from you." A formal voice said from the other line.

"I need you to prison a certain Jin Sakiyano. He lives in 12 Grey Street, Hitch Village." Kaiba said with doubt. What the hell was he doing? How come he was suddenly interfering with someone's life?

"I understand sir. Under what account?"

"Physical abuse. I want it done as quickly as possible. That's it." Without warning, Kaiba ended the call and kept his cell phone in his pocket.

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The moment they reached the hospital, Erika was rushed in to the ICU. Rey was still crying and panicking, while Kaiba was calmly sitting down and waiting for the doctor.

'How come I… How come I helped her? Taking her to the hospital would be a reflex for any person, but calling the police to imprison their relative? What has gotten into me? How come I'm messing with somebody else's family affairs?'

Rey glanced at Kaiba for a while before coming to a realization. 'I haven't asked him his name yet! Oneesan said that was disrespect!' Rey could feel his heart pounding in his chest. This man who just helped his sister seemed scary and he couldn't find his courage anywhere.

'I just have to do this… I can do this… I can do this…' Rey meekly approached Kaiba. Rey's legs felt like marshmallows; all wobbly and shaky. He forced himself to speak and a few words did come out, thankfully.

"M-May I know your name Mister?" Kaiba looked at Rey.

"Seto Kaiba." Kaiba answered. The ice in his voice didn't help calm down poor Rey at all. To Rey, Kaiba was an enormous giant with a heart of stone and talking to him would mean risking your life. Since Rey was young, he was unaware of what Seto Kaiba had to make him feel so little in comparison to him.

"Are you her relatives?" A doctor finally came out after an hour.

"I'm her brother." Rey answered bravely. (A/N: Aw, he's really so innocent…)

"Your sister is going to be fine. We're going to transfer her to another room where she can rest for a while." The doctor smiled, ruffling Rey's hair at the same time.

"Thank you doctor." Rey said in great gratitude.

'She's fine. But wait, doesn't she have a financial problem? How is Sakiyano supposed to pay for her hospital bills when all she has is a little brother?'

"Mr. Kaiba, let's go and see sister after she's transferred. I bet she's going to be happy to see you!" A smile lit up Rey's face, replacing the once sad expression he wore. Kaiba raised an eyebrow.

"Come on! I'm sure she's going to be happy!"

"Big brother?" Kaiba turned around at that voice.

"Mokuba? What are you doing here?" Kaiba wondered.

"Roland told me you were here and… Rey!" Mokuba's eyes reflected extreme joy and excitement. The raven-haired boy ran to Rey and threw his arms around him.

"Mokuba, is this your brother? He's been very kind Mokuba! He helped my sister!" Rey said happily as he returned Mokuba's embrace.

"Is your sister fine now?" Mokuba asked Rey when they had settled down.

"She's being transferred to another room. I was asking your brother to come with me so when my sister wakes up, she'll be happy cause she saw him!"

"That sounds like a great idea! Come on big brother!" Mokuba grabbed Kaiba's hand and started walking.

"Mokuba,"

"Please big brother? Even for once, why don't you visit a friend of yours in a hospital?" Mokuba did his famous puppy face. Kaiba rolled his eyes and gave in.

"Alright. But let's make this short."

"Yipee!"

A/N: So from here, things lighten up a bit. Thanks for all those who reviewed! I wanna hug you all so badly! Wait, I can hug you all! (hugs everyone) Thanks! You're all so great! Please review again! Ow… I should stop shouting…

Yugi: You have tonsillitis, you should stop shouting. Besides, your fever isn't going down from 39. 5 yet!

Me: (sneezes) Thanks for informing me Yugi. Where are Bakura and Marik?

Yugi: They're buying you your medicine. Kaiba's paying for the hospital expenses.

Me: Wait… We're in the hospital? NOOOOOOOOO!

Yugi: Calm down!

Me: Please review… before I die in this hospital! I hate hospitals! (sniffs)