A/N: Sorry for the long wait. I was waiting for the last chapter to be reviewed then I got caught up in reading. Not to mention still depressed that only a friend I had asked to read the story has reviewed and it's getting quite a few hits but no one cares enough to review it! Meanies:( Though Clarity who helps write that story thinks she must havea yami of her own or something, cause the stories also on mediaminer and she reviews there and here, which I find very strange.
Yami then held up the statue. It too was crystal. It was the dark magician holding up what looked like a glowing ball of magic. The blue eyes white dragon was lying next to him and a unicorn was standing next to him on the other side. Yami and Seto were both at a loss for words. Mokuba walked over and climbed into Seto's lap.
"Mokuba, where did you find these?" Yami asked.
"T-the m-man at the an-ant-t…" Mokuba growled in frustration. Life was easier when he didn't have to talk.
Seto squeezed him tight. "It's all right kiddo."
"I think he's trying to say antiques store." Maura said.
"Why would you think that?" Yami asked.
"Well the crate Ryo and Joey unloaded, Ryo said it had a statue in it. I think he said it was from an antiques store."
"Mokuba, did Ryo let you buy these?" Seto asked, surprised that he'd allow it.
Mokuba shook his head no. Which surprised both Seto and Yami.
"What do mean no?" Yami asked.
Mokuba sighed. He was going to have to talk to Talana about working on bigger words and see if she can work overtime with him. He could tell he'd improved some but not a lot. "T-the m-man s-said you paid f-for one for Seto. B-but it was broken. H-he had new one made. He s-said he wanted me to give it to you."
"But what about the second one?" Yami asked.
Mokuba shrugged. "D-don't know. I d-didn't know there w-was a s-second one till Joey opened t-the box for me."
"That's strange. Next time I go into town I'll talk to Yuranzo." Yami said. Then he got up and put the new statue up. He sat back down and looked at Maura. "Okay, Maura you may chose two presents."
Maura picked out three. Gave one Seto, one to Mokuba and one to Yami. "I know you said two but I wanted you each to open one from me. I'd like you to go first Seto."
Seto thought it a bit strange but proceeded to open it. What he found was a small silver statue that is in the shape of a Blue eyes white dragon. "It looks like we're going to have to have a bigger cabinet made. I love it, thank you."
Maura was pleased that Seto liked it so well. She wanted to ask if she could call him big brother but since she could still sense resistance from him she decided against it. "Mokuba you open yours now."
Mokuba opened it and was surprised to find a small silver statue of baby dragon.
"You're right Seto, we are defiantly going to have to have a new cabinet built to hold all of this."
"Its your turn now, big brother." Maura said.
Yami opened his up and found a small silver statue that is in the shape of Dark Magician. "These are great Maura, thank you. We'll put them on the fireplace mantel for now and have a new curio cabinet made just for them." Then he took Mokuba's and Seto's and put all three on the mantel. Then he walked over to a long present and pulled it forward and stood there with it leaning against his legs. "Mokuba this ones for you."
Mokuba hoped out of Seto's lap and sat on the floor in front of Yami and the present and looked at Yami.
Yami smiled, "Go ahead and open it."
Mokuba opened it and was shocked to see the same painting he and Varon had seen in the store that time.
Seto was shocked at the painting as well.
Once again Mokuba was entranced by it. He reached out to touch it but then again pulls back. Yami remembered Yuranzo had said he did the same thing. So he held the painting and walked around bent down next to him and as he place his hand on his shoulder he jumped but then relaxed.
Yami squeezed his shoulder and asked, "What's wrong, kiddo? Why do pull away like someone hit you?"
Mokuba sighed. "M-my stepmother brought home a p-painting, it w-was the f-first time I'd ever s-seen one. I w-wanted to touch it."
"She beat you for it?" Yami questioned.
"N-no s-she w-was helping m-me cook, s-she had c-company coming and w-wanted more done. S-she had a w-wooden s-spoon in her hand and s-smacked m-my hand w-with it. S-she s-said she'd do that every t-time I try to touch it."
Yami understood now why Yuranzo said that Mokuba had been rubbing his hand. In his mind Mokuba was being hit for trying to touch. "Here." Yami took his hand and though Mokuba whimpered closing his eyes. Yami placed his hand on the painting. "Open your eyes kiddo, see your touching it. You're not going to get into trouble just for touching it. Besides it's yours now. I got it just for you. Do you like it?"
Mokuba opened his eyes and was surprised that he was touching it and wasn't in trouble for it. "I-its r-really mine?"
Yami smiled. "Yes it is. What would you think about us putting it above the mantel in here? That way you can see it all the time."
"B-but w-what about the one t-that's there?"
"Well we never much cared for that picture anyway but never took it down since it would leave a big space with nothing to put in it." Yami said.
The picture was of a man riding on a house trying to rope a cow. Seto and Yami always hated it. Mostly cause it was Gozaburo's favorite. But with the big five and everything it had been difficult to get rid of.