Seto laughed, "First of all lady I agree with you that the woman was a bitch. But I did not now nor would I ever send Mokuba back to you."

"So, you've decided to rename the little demon."

Seto was majorly angry. "He is not a demon!"

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At the same time outside Mokuba spotted something in the street.

"V-Varon look! C-can I get it?"

Varon looked around carefully. "All right but make it fast."

Mokuba quickly ran picked the object up and took it back to Varon. "W-what is it?"

"Well kid, it seems to be a very rare coin. The king is an avid collector of these."

"W-what?" Mokuba asked confused.

"Oh, well it means he likes to collect them. You know get as many as he can."

At that, Mokuba brightened up. "C-can I go give it to him?"

Varon gave a small laugh. "Of course you can. Run along."

Mokuba quickly ran back inside and tugged on Seto's jacket not noticing his stepmother.

Seto looked down and smiled. He bent down. "What's up, you forget something?"

Mokuba shook his head and showed him what he found.

"Wow, where did you find this coin kiddo?"

"It w-was in the street. Varon s-said it was okay t-to g-get it and to give it to you."

"Thanks, kiddo. I don't have this one. If you remind me when we get home I'll show you my collection."

"P-promise?"

"I promise."

Mokuba smiled and threw his arms around Seto's neck.

"How did you manage that?" Ivera asked.

Seto and Mokuba looked at her. Mokuba yelped when he saw her and threw his arms back around Seto's neck. Seto rubbed his side. "It's okay." Then he looked up at Ivera. "How did I manage what?"

"To change that demon to a caring brat?"

Seto was angry. He stood up with Mokuba. "For your information, when I first saw him all I saw was a very sweet but terrified kid. I have never seen this demon in him that you and Noah seem to think is in him. The only demon I've seen is Noah. As for his joke about Mokuba fighting him, give me a break. Mokuba's fought him before and Noah from what I've seen isn't the type that turns tails and runs from it. I think he secretly enjoys it. From what Mokuba has told me every time he fights back, it just makes Noah more aggressive not less. You can deny it all you want and swear that it's not true that Noah's an innocent little angel who never did anything wrong but you need to open your eyes."

"My eyes are fine. Noah's just misunderstood that's all. He wouldn't hurt that demon. Not once in the 9 years I raised that little demon did I see him smile or hug anyone. He has always been a loner. He never asked or wanted love from anyone. I did tell him not to talk to anyone outside the family because his stuttering was an embarrassment."

Now Seto's anger was really boiling. "Did you ever offer any love? You said he never asked from what I saw and heard it didn't appear that you ever cared enough to know what it meant to love him. As for his stuttering perhaps, all your yelling and screaming at him made him self-conscious in speaking that's what caused it. I don't know and I don't care. I am trying to rid him of it with the help of a tutor, but even if I can never rid him of it. I don't care!"

"How can you not; you are the king. Would it not look bad to have a child that has been beaten and stutters all the time hanging off you?"

Mokuba sighed he never thought of being in Seto's way like that.

"Personally I don't care what people think. I think they would have mocked me if they ever learned that I left him in an abusive home after all he did for me. I don't care if he stutters. I like it when he doesn't but it doesn't matter, it's a part of who he is. I wouldn't change that for anything! If the people can't accept that then that's their problem not mine. As for love, you've never shown him any so why should he show you any in return." Seto said. "Mokuba look at me." Mokuba sat up and Seto wiped the tears away. "I will never, ever throw you out, no matter what. I love you, very much."

Mokuba smiled and wrapped his arms back around his neck. "I l-love you too big brother."

'I promise Seto, I'll work harder in speech class and make you happy and get rid of my stuttering.'

Seto squeezed him tight and set him down. "Now you along and catch up with Varon."

Mokuba kissed his cheek and ran off.

"If that's your idea of a demon child, then you might want to reevaluate your way of thinking." Seto said with a smirk and walked away.

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Mokuba and Varon were looking in store windows when he spotted two of his friends.

"Hi Kat, hi V-Veronica."

"Hi, Mokuba. What are you doing out here?" Kat asked.

"Yea, I didn't think that brother of yours ever let you out of the castle. How did you get him to let you come to town?"

Mokuba giggled a little. "I d-didn't he b-brought me to town, h-he's looking in another store."

Just then, another one of Mokuba's friends showed up, along with her little sister and another girl about 16.

"Hi, Mokie. You remember my sister Chris don't you?" Angela asked.

"Y-yeah." Mokuba said.

"Mokuba this is my sister Kari." Kat said.

"Yea, we wanted to come to town but our parents are afraid we're going to get into trouble." Veronica said.

"Kari here agreed to bring us." Kat said. "Kari this is our friend, Mokuba."

"It's nice to meet you Mokuba." Kari said.

"N-nice to meet you too. T-this is m-my guard Varon."

"It's nice to meet you too." Kari said.

"The pleasures all mine." Varon said.

Kari and Varon walked a few feet away and started talking.

"So, Mokie what brings you out here?" Angela asked.

"M-my brother wanted to shop for w-winter clothes. T-then he told me to go Christmas shopping. B-but I don't know what to get."

"Well I'd suggest getting something you think everyone will like. Just think of their likes and dislikes and get the first thing that catches your eye." Kat said.

"If you can't do that or don't want to you could just get something you think they can use. You know if they write a lot of notes on random papers get them a notebook or something." Veronica said.

"What about another necklace." Chris said.

"That's wouldn't work Chris his necklace already connects him to his brother." Angela said.

'That's something.' Mokuba thought. 'Getting something that connects to all three big brother's.'

"You want my suggestion." Angela said.

Mokuba nodded.

"Forget everything. Make them something. I know when you're young like Chris here, that it's their most prized possession. Seeing as how you've not been with them that long and I've seen the way the king looks at you, it's the same look of love and devotion I've seen in my father's eyes when he looks at us. My advice: make something special and they will love and treasure it always." Angela said.

"Let's go girls we have to get going." Kari called.

All the girls waved and said their goodbyes to Mokuba.