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Seto walked over to the fireplace and removed the fireplace shield and threw in a couple of logs and started the fire. Then he put the shield back in place.
Yami heard a tearing sound and noticed Seto was tearing the picture out of the frame. He laid Mokuba's picture on the ground. "Now you may touch it all you like, kiddo. But be very careful. If you push too hard it'll push a hole threw it."
At that Mokuba pulled away all the way around.
"It's okay, just be careful." Yami said, then got up walked over to Seto and whispered. "Seto what are you doing?"
Seto whispered back, "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm destroying this thing once and for all. It still gives me nightmares sometimes."
"What about the big fives saying that it's important?"
"They wouldn't have known important if it bit them in the butt. You don't really believe our father hid anything of any real importance in or behind this painting do you? Give me a break. If there had been anything important the big five would have snatched it up the moment they heard father was killed."
Yami was at a loss for words. He had to admit Seto was right. If the big five really suspected anything of any importance about the painting they'd have stolen or tried to steal it. "So, what are you going to do with it?"
"Burn it of course."
"Well let's wait and I'll check it out with my magic later just to be certain. Besides if Mokuba sees you burning it, it might upset him."
Seto didn't like it but finished taking the picture out of the frame and handed it to Yami. "Fine, here." Then he took the frame over and put Mokuba's picture in it.
Mokuba was surprised at how nice the painting looked in the frame.
Yami laid the old painting down and he and Seto put Mokuba's painting where the old one had been.
Mokuba was so happy he couldn't believe that not only was that painting his, but it was where he can see it anytime he wants.
Seto then walked over and picked up two presents, one for Mokuba and one for Maura. "Go ahead open them."
Maura quickly opened it to find a bonnet that matched her new dress. "Wow, this is great! It even matches my new dress!"
Mokuba opened his and found a hat.
"What do think kiddo? Do you like it?" Seto asked.
Mokuba put it on and Seto hadn't counted on it being too big.
Just to tease him a little he pulled it all the way down. Mokuba pulled it all the way off and shook his head then glared up at Seto who had to laugh and ruffle his hair.
"Seto that wasn't nice." Yami said with a smile.
Seto stood up and sat back down on the couch. "I don't know the look on his face was worth it."
Yami shook his head and sat down. "Okay kids, you may each chose one."
Mokuba picked up one and handed it to Maura, she was surprised by this. "For me? Thanks! Here this ones for you."
Mokuba quickly opened his.
"Its a vest Isis helped me to make it. I hope you like it." Maura said.
Mokuba smiled, "Open y-yours."
Maura quickly opened hers to find a dark magician girl plushy. "Oh, I love it! Thank you!" She then much to Mokuba's surprise hugged him. Then she hugged her new doll.
"Okay, pick out another one." Yami said.
Mokuba walked over and picked up two more and handed one to each Seto and Yami. They opened them and found small picture frames with seashells glued around them and inside were pictures Mokuba drew of Seto and Yami together holding his dark magician and blue eyes plushies.
"How did you do this kiddo?" Yami asked.
Mokuba smiled. "R-Ryo helped me to make it."
"Its very good Mokuba."
Mokuba smiled, he loved it when they praised him.
Maura picked up a couple of packages and handed one to both Seto and Yami. They opened it and found small paintings of them. "I know they're not very good, but I did the best I could with them."
"Don't be silly their great." Yami told her.
Maura smiled, she wasn't sure if they'd like them.
Mokuba picked up one and handed it to Maura. "T-this ones yours big sister."
Maura opened it up and was shocked at what she saw. She held up the cloak and put it on. She twirled it around. She was thrilled.
However Seto and Yami weren't. They remembered when Mokuba came home with his cloak how much Maura had said she loved it. They knew Mokuba was still in a lot of ways sensitive and feared that since Maura had said she loved it that he just gave her his. Seto did find it strange though. He could have sworn he'd seen Mokuba's cloak in his room this morning. But then he could have always wrapped it after they got in and he was upstairs getting ready and just placed it in here before breakfast.
Maura had loved Mokuba's and could tell it was different. She got a good look at his.
"Mokuba, why did you give your cloak to Maura?" Yami asked.
"How did you wrap it so fast? I thought I saw it in your room this morning." Seto said.
"This isn't his. I studied his, cause it was so pretty. This one has gold colored strips with red and blue strips in-between." Maura said. She could tell by the looks on their faces they weren't convinced. She walked over to Mokuba and whispered in his ear, "Go get your cloak and show them you still have yours."
Mokuba nodded and got up and ran off to his room to get his cloak.
Mokuba came back a minute later with his on. Seto and Yami were relived to see that he still had his and that he didn't give it up. "Z-Zariah g-gave me the s-stuff to make it. But I had t-trouble making it."
"Then how did you get it to look so nice?" Maura asked.
Mokuba smiled. "Isis helped me. I t-tied but I c-couldn't do it. S-she helped me make it perfect."
Seto and Yami were greatly surprised at how much Isis had helped the kids to make things.
"I love it! It'll be great for when we're outside."
That got Yami to thinking about the renovation of the playroom. Now that he thought about it Maura was right. Right now with so much snow they couldn't play outside for very long. The same went for the summer. It will be too hot to play outside. He decided that he'd let the kids have that whole wing of the castle. There was no reason not too. He could go ahead and expand the main playroom area to six rooms with one swing. Then fix up six rooms across the hall with more playground things. He'd have to discuss it with Seto; to be sure it was all right which he knew it would be but also to discuss what kinds of things to put in the new play area.