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Chapter Nine: Chat with Kaiba
Rya was asleep when she felt bright lights shining on her from above. She opened her eyes to see light shining through the water directly on her.
"Wake up!" a gruff voice demanded. Rya swam to the surface to find Kaiba and Mokuba on a platform above her tank.
"Good morning Kaiba. Good morning Mokuba," Rya smiled, once again trying to hide the fear of what Kaiba was going to do.
"Good morning, Rya!" Mokuba called out waving to her as he sat at the edge of the platform with his legs swinging. "I'm sorry we woke you up, but we were gonna start the tests now, okay?" Mokuba asked.
"Of course. Just tell me what to do!" Rya replied happily. "Nothing too drastic I hope," she thought to herself.
"First we're going to see how fast you can swim, and how long you can maintain that speed," Kaiba stated monotonously. He turned to head to the main testing room. "Come on Mokuba," Kaiba called out behind him.
"Coming bro!" Mokuba laughed and started to stand up when he lost his footing and started to fall. Luckily, his hand had caught the edge, but just barely. "Seto!" Mokuba cried.
Kaiba turned at the sound of his brother's cry and saw him dangling about thirty-feet above the tank. "Mokuba!" Kaiba yelled and ran for him. Rya swam back up to the surface to see what all the commotion was all about.
"Oh no! Mokuba!" she gasped and swam as close as she could to where Mokuba was hanging. "Hold on Mokuba! Kaiba's almost there!" Rya called out to him.
"I–can't!" Mokuba cried, as his fingers slipped from the edge and started falling.
"Mokuba!" both Kaiba and Rya cried.
"I'm coming!" Kaiba yelled running down the platform as fast as he could down to the top of the tank, taking off his coat in the process. As soon as he got there, he found Rya already diving after him. "Mokuba! Can you hear me? Mokuba!" Kaiba cried out. He waited for any signs of his little brother at the edge of the large tank. At the sound of a large splash and coughing, Kaiba turned to his left to see Mokuba in Rya's arms being swum back to the metal edges of the tank. "Mokuba!" Kaiba ran to where they were, as Rya handed Mokuba to him. "Are you all right?" Kaiba asked in a panic.
Mokuba coughed up a little water before he could answer clearly. "I'm fine. Thanks to Rya," Mokuba smiled. Mokuba got up and gave Rya a tight hug. "Thank you," he cried.
Rya hugged him back just as tightly as she stroked his wild hair. "I wasn't just about to let you drown. You should go get dried off before you catch cold," Rya suggested and watched as Kaiba draped his long trench-coat over Mokuba's shivering body and lifted him up into his arms.
Kaiba looked over his shoulder straight at Rya. "I'll be right back. We've got some talking to do." Rya just nodded and watched him walk off with a smiling Mokuba in his arms. About ten minutes later, Kaiba returned with a different trench-coat on. "Now, let's pick up where we left off then, shall we?" he asked hoarsely. Rya simply nodded and backed away a little as he walked right up to the edge of the tank and kneeled on one knee. "I don't do this very often, so you should consider this a privilege," Kaiba started. Rya lifted a brow in confusion, until she saw Kaiba offer his hand to her. "I'm indebted to you. You just saved my little brother's life. I don't know what I would've done if I had lost him. So...thanks," he mumbled.
Rya just smiled and shook her head. "That's not necessary, Kaiba. I can tell he has a bright spirit, and that he means a great deal to you. You mean a great deal to him as well. He wants so badly to be just like you; strong and independent. But that's not what life is about Kaiba. It's about trying to be happy, finding people who love you, and enjoying life to the fullest. I see you as someone who thirsts for power, but at the same time I see you as someone who can have a kind heart. Don't let Mokuba grow up thinking that his brother is cold and uncaring. Spend time with him and show him you care about him. Because you know, pretty soon he's going to grow up, and you'll regret all that you missed doing with him." Rya stated and swam back underwater. Kaiba sat there thinking of what she said.
"I've almost lost him several times. But I never thought-" Kaiba stood up and dialed a number on his cell.
"Yes Mr. Kaiba?" the secretary asked.
"Cancel all my meetings and appointments this week. I'm taking Mokuba and myself on vacation," he said and hung up. "Better go let Mokuba know we're heading off to Disney world," Kaiba smirked to himself and walked off. But not before he turned around to find Rya swimming and singing to herself. "Hey!" he called out.
"Yes Kaiba?" Rya replied popping her head out of the water.
"I'll have you released by the end of the week," he said and walked off.
"Thank you, Kaiba!" Rya cheered and swam around faster than ever before.
A/N: I don't know if this was even a good chapter or not. I couldn't make Kaiba seem like a jerk for long. I LOVE his relationship with Mokuba. It's so cute! Anyways, thank you so much for the reviews. You are all officially my heroes:)