I never really told you how old Serenity, Mokuba or Kaiba was. So I might want to do that now huh?

Serenity: 22
Kaiba: 24
Mokuba: 19

Now if you really look at the numbers they really don't make sense. I don't like Serenity as a fourteen year old. So I made her older. And I certainly didn't like it if she was married at sixteen. So I did it at seventeen. If you ask me, I think the two rushed into things….

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Chapter 9

Five Dayz: Day II

"How old are you now?" It was the truth. He really didn't know.

"Nineteen."

Both stood utterly silent.

Kaiba stood speechless. If it wasn't for the humming of his laptop the room would have been nothing but silence. Neither one of them wanted to say or mention anything. It was a blinding moment. Like a deer caught in the headlights of a car. The one didn't know what to say to the other and vice versa.

The silence commenced.

Serenity cruised own the hall. She better not have had anything happened to Sakura. Or so help her, Seto would be dead a second time. Taking no time to look in each door she figured that Sakura might have been downstairs. She gave up walking and ran as fast as she could towards the stairs. Before she hit the first one an aroma hit her senses. Of course… Serenity slowed her pace down the stairs and headed her way towards the kitchen.

Mokuba wanted to turn around. But he didn't want to face an empty room. Although at the same time, he wanted to greet the open and empty room with open arms. He didn't want to meet an empty room and decide that he didn't hear his brother. But in the back of his head he would know he would he heard. Or else he would never live it down if he did in fact hear him. And at the same time he wanted to whirl around and greet his brother. The one he had indeed heard leaning over his shoulder. He had two reasons and didn't know which one to choose. So the raven-haired male sat with contention and the itch to turn around and meet fate. Whether it was an empty room or his older brother. His dead older brother. Maybe he could be a spirit or some vampire.

Mokuba slight shook his head. He didn't believe in that kind of super station. And his brother told him not to, although, he was interested in it during his younger years. IT still fascinated him today, but all of it was a bunch of rubbish (1). Seto had instructed him to stay away from things like vampires, werewolves, and other made up creatures like aliens.

The youngest smiled. He could still remember when Seto suddenly bounded into his room trying to tell him to go to bed at almost midnight. But the first book of the series Cirque Du Freak (2) had really caught his attention. He couldn't find the time to actually put it down! He couldn't wait until he got to the rest of the books. There were ten in all.

Mokuba kept his eyes on the book. They kept the same rhythm since the beginning: back and fourth. The swept over the pages like a hawk searching for his prey.

"First, I saw his wrinkling hands holding the cage. Then his long red clothes. Then his cropped orange hair. Then his long ugly scar. And, finally his sharp toothy grin.
It was Mr. Crepsley. The vampire.
And he was smiling up at me!"

"Mokuba! Get to bed- What are you doing!" Kaiba stood in the doorframe of his younger brother's room.

Mokuba seeing the anger evident in his brother's face shoved the book he was reading under his pillow, "Nothing." He shook his head, "Why would you think I was doing anything?"

"Your lamp is on. So you are up to something."

Being the genius that youngest was, had a cup of water on his night stand, "I turned it on to get a drink of water bro. I didn't mean to upset you." His eyes began to water with fake tears. Boy was he a good actor. Kaiba took the tears as real ones and hurried to Mokuba's side.

"Mokuba, I'm sorry I didn't mean it. It's just that you have played this trick on me before and sometimes I don't even buy it. And I don't want to, but I do." Seto held his bother into his arms.

"Gosh Seto. You don't' even trust your fourteen year-old brother? I'm hurt." The kid sniffled into the shirt of his older brother.

"Sorry Moke."

Another sniff, "It's alright. I can live with a brother that doesn't love his younger one." The teen let go of Kaiba and fell on top of his pillows.

The guilt trip. It's what Kaiba hated most. He took a deep breath o keep from getting angry, "Mokuba, I'm sorry, and would you stop being so child-"

He was going to say "childish" before something caught his eyes. It came from underneath Mokuba's pillow. Kaiba slowly reached out and pulled on it. He stared at the contents in his hands. "Mokuba." Anger was evident. The teen was definitely in big trouble this time. It wasn't just big, but HUGE!

Mokuba slowly turned around on his pillow. "Heh…how did that get there?"

"I believe you shoved it under your pillow before I had time to open the door. And may I remind you, I told you to say away from vampire books. They give you nightmares."

"Silly me. But I do think I left I there from yesterday's events."

Kaiba rolled his eyes, "You did the exact things yesterday Mokuba. This is no excuse to use today." Kaiba shoved the book into the trashcan before he walked out of the room, "You're grounded from anyelectronics until further notice." The door swiftly shut. It only left Mokuba on the bed with wide eyes and the book in the trashcan.

That meant doing homework all the time and no...(Gulp)…no computer, no video games, no television, no microwaves, no handheld games, no movies, no TV shows…the list goes on and on.

Mokuba growled before throwing himself on top of the pillows. At least he still had his book….that was waiting to be picked up from inside the trashcan. But going near it was disgusting. It had rotten banana peels thrown in there earlier today along with a left over melting ice cream cone and candy wrappers covered in slimy goo when Mokuba suddenly didn't like the candy anymore and spit them into the trash.

So in other words, Mokuba was doomed. Doomed from electronics until further notice. …and the best book in the world.

Mokuba, nineteen, smiled at the computer screen. Should he turn around and meet his fate. Maybe it was destiny telling him to turn around….But Seto never believe in that kind of stuff.

Serenity slowly walked across the floor towards the door of the kitchen. She didn't want to scare her daughter and yet she wanted to give her a fright for panicking her mother. Maybe just a small "boo" will do. The auburn women smiled. The sweet smell filled the air. She couldn't stand it any longer. Serenity burst through the doors, "BOO!"

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

Serenity watched as Sakura dropped the chocolate cake in her hands to the floor and ran for the outside door. Serenity wanted to tell her that the door was actually closed…but Sakura found that out for herself.

The little girl scared in panic ran towards the open door. The glass was see-though and could instantly be mistaken for being wide open.

BAM!

Sprawled on the floor, Sakura slowly sat up. Serenity started laughing at the tactics of her daughter, "You should know that the door isn't open all the time! What is it? Your fifth?"

Sakura's face grew in anger, she stood and stared at her mom, "Eighth…" she looked away and realized that the cake she was recently eating was on the ground, "Aw...mom you made me drop my cake!"

The little girl stomped her way towards the fallen sweet and picked it back up. She turned towards her mother trying to show the pity and crestfallen face that she had.

That was before Serenity burst again. A bright red mark was seen on her forehead along with the chocolate smudge on her cheeks and lips.

Reaching up and clicking on the link, he exited, Day I. Mokuba stood and turned towards the door. It was better to forget his brother and leave him in the past. He's dead and never coming back. That was before a hand landed on his shoulder.

Serenity slowly walked up to her child and picked her up, "First we need to get you cleaned up." Serenity gently put her on the counter and turned to get a towel. Finding one by the sink. It was damp. Turning around she met Sakura's eyes on her. She smirked with a smile, "What!"

The little girl cocked her head to the side before she answered, "How did you meet daddy?"

Serenity's cheeks burned. How the heck did her daughter come up with that question! The red-headed girl walked forward and pressed the cold towel to her daughter's forehead.

"Ow! Mom, that hurts!" the little girl moaned.

"Be quiet and I'll tell you."

Sakura became silent.

Serenity took the towel off the girl's head before jumping onto the counter with her daughter. Sakura stayed silent as she watched her mother jump up next to her. Her blue eyes widened as she gazed at her mom. Sakura quickly glanced around the room. All three servants that were once in the room had quietly left. It was one of them that had baked the cake and iced it with extra chocolate icing. She had handed it to Sakura a minute or two before her mother had burst through the door.

Sakura looked back at her mom. A piece of cake was thrust into her face. Blue eyes widened as she took the cake in her bare hands.

"Mom, we need something to eat it with…or at least put it on something."

Serenity looked down at her daughter. It was then that Sakura noticed that Serenity had a piece of cake in her hands also, "Nope! Today, we eat it in style." The little girl smiled as she watcher her mom took a huge bite out of the cake.

Sakura squealed before doing the same thing.

Mokuba instantly turned around. Nothing met his eyes as he stared round the room in bewilderment. Maybe he had imagined the hand. But it wasn't that of an enemy grasp, it was a friendly and "I am here, turn around" grip. For a moment or two Mokuba stood there. His eyes became moist. More than anything he wanted his brother. He wanted him to comfort him in the time of need. But he's gone. Nothing more than a dead body six feet under. Nobody can save him…

A sigh escaped the male's lips. He just wanted to see his brother one more time before he left. But it never happened. It was because of Kaiba, that Mokuba had been the one at his niece's birth. Not the father.

If he could, the male wanted to break down and finally tell someone how he feels. Doesn't anyone care? And it's not the fact that Kaiba was gone, but Mokuba was the only one that believed he was murdered instead of a freak accident. So many people were after his older brother, it couldn't have been an "accident" that killed him. No. It was murder.

Kaiba stared at his brother. It was he, it was he that touched his shoulder, and yet when Mokuba turned around, he couldn't see anything. Why? Why can't Mokuba see Seto? He was standing right in front of him. Why couldn't he see his older brother? Sakura and Serenity both can see him. Originally it was supposed to be Serenity, but there was a change in plans. Maybe it was because it was a little kid. They are so innocent nothing can taint their soul. That might be the reason that Sakura could see Seto . . . But that doesn't make sense at why Mokuba can't.

"I'm sorry…" Kaiba whispered to Mokuba. He stood there and watched as his little brother did nothing but watched the glisten that started in his eyes.

Both stood standing in front of the other. Kaiba stared at Mokuba as he stared back. But in reality, Seto knew that he wasn't staring at him. He was staring into open air or the wall behind them. It would never bet he same. Kaiba felt as if he could burst into tears if he stayed here with Mokuba. He wanted embrace him and cry for his little brother. It sounded crazy, even for him, but it was the truth. The truth that eventually would never happen.

Mokuba couldn't believe his eyes. They glossed over as he stared into the eyes of his brother.

Serenity took another bite of her cake, "Well to begin-"

"Did you kiss him?"

Sakura stared at her mom; she opened her mouth and replied, "What are you talking about?"

"Did you kiss him on your first date?" she said in a rush.

Serenity sighed and chuckled at the same time, "Not exactly."

"Then what happened."

Serenity smiled warmly, "Well if a little someone would stop interrupting me, I think I would like to be able to start and finish without any interruptions!"

Sakura giggled, "Ok…my lips are sealed!" her hand swiped her mouth before she smiled back at her mom.

"Alright…well, I first saw your father at Battle City. He was a total jerk then."

The piece of cake Sakura was eating was spit back out, "MOM! That was rude!"

"I said no interruptions," Sakura sulked, "It's only the truth. But it's what made me like him more. I knew that there was something on the inside the he didn't want anyone else to know. So I wanted to fix that. But I soon realized that it was his family after we experienced Noah's Virtual World. It wasn't until then that I realized that Seto Kaiba, CEO of Kaiba Corporations was an orphan. Not to mention that he took over the company at fourteen and was able to get rid of his step-father. But his step-father was angry enough to come back and try to get revenge."

Serenity paused for a second.

"Let's not forget when he tried to convince me that Joey was in the hospital and tried to get me in his limo. It was his way of asking me out on a first date!" The auburn woman laughed out loud. She couldn't hold in any longer. Maybe if she could just actually help her husband, he'll be back. For real this time.

"Really! What did you do!"

"Well we got married didn't we?"

"Good point……ON with the first date!"

Serenity giggled before continuing.

Mokuba didn't know what to say. AT first he was just surprised but he wanted to think this wasn't reality and some crazed up dream that never should have happened. It was a nightmare with the invited light at the end of the tunnel. But should he really go for the source? He can't go back to the darkness and relive the past. And the only way was to go forward….

The young male lunged himself at the adult. His arms wrapped themselves around Kaiba's neck. Seto stood in amazement. Mokuba could see him. And hear him. It was a dream come true. All of it. First he was able to have a second chance at life. Then he was able to meet his wife and greet his daughter…almost into open arms. They could be a happy family again. But somehow, Kaiba new it wouldn't last long. He only had five days to find out how he died and be freed from torment. Only then could he possibly have a second chance at living among the life.

He was so cold. It was like he didn't have any warmth in him. Mokuba ignored that fact and hugged his dead brother.

"Sakura, I think its time to go upstairs now." The little girl nodded and jumped off the counter. Serenity did the same and raced her daughter up the stairs. The rest of the cake was left o the counter to eat later. The two bounded up the stairs like they were on sugar high. Well Serenity did, but Sakura was the real thing. She ran into the room of her father and mothers bedroom and stopped in the door frame.

Serenity did the same. They both stood and watched the two older brothers embrace each other.

It wasn't long until Kaiba had the guts to embrace his younger brother back. At least one person appreciates him for being home. Seto and Mokuba clenched their eyes closed to keep the tears from cascading down their cheeks. It wasn't long before they pulled away as Mokuba stared Seto in the eyes.

"How..?"

It barely came out as a whisper, but Seto was able to hear it none the less.

"I have been given a second chance and have only five days to reverse the effects. I need to find the person who did this to me…."

"So you were murdered…" Mokuba stared at Kaiba. His cold blue eyes softened, "I am not positive, but I know for sure that I wasn't an accident."

Mokuba breathed, "I knew it….How long do you have again?"

"Five days." Serenity finally approached the men in the room. Seto smiled as his wife appeared. His daughter soon came up behind her.

"UNCLE MOKE!" She ran towards Mokuba and launched herself at the male. He caught her and spun Sakura around before putting her back down on the ground.

"Hey Saku…how are you?"

She jumped up and down, "Fine! You've met daddy already!" Mokuba eyes widened but went back as soon as it had come.

Serenity spoke for the second time, "Mokuba have you read-"

"Yes he has. I watched him read it."

Mokuba turned to Serenity sheepishly, "Sorry I couldn't help it. It was just there, and I kinda looked and then clicked…and started reading. At first I thought it was a sick joke, but now I know it's real."

Seto stepped forward, "I need you both to read all of the journals….before tomorrow….we don't have much time."

Mokuba and Serenity nodded. Sakura stood in front of all of them. Looking back and forth; she figured that all of it was going in one ear and out the other for her. The next thing she knew, she saw her uncle and mom nodding. They started to stride over to the laptop as Kaiba stood where he was. The little girl walked up to him and took his hand, "We still need to finish that tour." She smiled as Seto looked down upon her with a glint in his eyes.

"Let's go..." Sakura nodded and led her father, once again, out the door.

Serenity and Mokuba were completely oblivious to the two that left. But out of the corner of the auburn's eyes she noticed them leave. She mostly ignored the two and was eager to get to the journals wrote by Kaiba. Mokuba motioned for Serenity to take as seat in the chair and did so. She quickly clicked on the link to "Day II" and waited eagerly for the link to upload.

Once it did she started to read with Mokuba over her shoulder.

- SK Journal -

The same dream. It happens every night and I can't stand to keep it away from the one I love. But I have to; I don't want to scare Serenity. Especially with our baby due any day now.

I want to take the time and express what I have seen in my dreams at this very moment.

Every night it's the same. It starts with getting into a car. I can't tell if it's the limo or the car I drive privately. No matter what it is, I am always on the same road. Driving towards the town. I feel like everything is flashing before my eyes and yet I am happy and eager at the same time. I know something awaits me once I get out of the car. But the I do, I see my grave. I stand in front of it as if I am grieving for myself. But I always seem read the epitaph before I wake up:

Seto Kaiba
Beloved Brother, Father and Son.
His soul will never die in our hearts.
October 25, 1980 – August 16, 1999

It's always the same…but new parts are added to it every time I go to bed and wake-up. Come to think of it, I haven't gotten a good night sleep for weeks. And I have noticed that today is the twelfth. That gives me four days not including today. I can't stand the thought. But I want to see my daughter before it ends.

Yesterday, before my wife had the time to react to Mokuba, I had interrupted and said no to his question. He hadn't even asked it yet. It wasn't because I knew what Mokuba was going to say, and knew what would happen if I let him go to his friends. I knew what they were doing. They were using him for our money. I couldn't stand the thought, which is why today I had the opportunity to finally tell him he couldn't see them anymore. The expression on my little brother's face almost tore me apart. I had to walk away before I broke down. It wasn't like me – being emotional. But I know that I won't be around a week from today. Seven days from now I'll be gone. And because of it, I've decided to make it the best for the ones I love.

Seems like this will continue tomorrow. Serenity just walked through the door.

Monday, August 12, 1999 – 7: 28 P.M.

(1) – I laughed as I wrote this. If you check out my other fanfic "Fiends of Forever" you could noticed it's a vampire fic.

(2) – I do NOT own this book or series. They belong to Darren Shan: the author.

FAVIWERS! WELCOME TO THE FAMILY (those with by their name, and others I still welcome! )

SeToXsErEnItY-4eVeR – O.o – holiday? I think I missed the joke…hehee, you might want to remind me….OH! gosh dang it..holiday..christmas/new year, wow I am way behind here…

vendred13 – What language were you using? It was interesting. And no I don't drink, and will I ever. It's evil, if I wanted to get that high feeling I'll sniff some vanilla candles. GOTTA love it! and about my age. I'll leave that confidental. But I want to ask…how old do you think I am?

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RoseGoddess874 – your story "Music from the Heart" sounds really interesting I mgith add. So I guess I did check out your stories!

Sango – I meant it to be confusing. That's what makes the story interesting. To me anyways. Because if you look at it, Seto is with Sakura. And then a CEO walks in on Serenity…..how does that work?

Alannastar – thanx! And I tried to make Kaiba different. I didn't want him to be completely lovey dovey. But I don't want him to be cruel either. Do you get what I am saying? And I guess you know what happened to Mokuba huh? Were you expecting it?

GoldenStar – Well this is as ASAP as I could get it. And let me tell you, I wrote this in one day and then tried to edit it. Boy was that a long time! I could barely come up with the ideas for this one. Man I have major writer's block.

AutumnisSetolover – Don't cry! I don't want you crying! Although I almost did myself, but it will be happy in the end…well sort of. I haven't decided if Kaiba dies or not. What do you think?

Diana Artemis Silvermoon – Here's the next journal entry. I hoped you liked it and keeps you in suspense!

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