My life as Mokuba Kaiba
A year before the end of Seto Meets his Match
Mokuba's POV just a week from Kisty's wedding to Josh
"Dad, hey Dad, YO DAD!" yelled a black, brown, and red haired 9 year old boy that was next to me, how could I call my own son a boy anymore when he was so mature for his age at times. Then his annoyance at times reminded me, of all things and I thought being two he and Andy were horrible but no. They're driving poor Lisa up the wall, but now that she has gone shopping, I have to watch my trouble making sons. Thankfully, Andrew went with his mom to the store, I think he rather gone shopping with Lisa then anything else.
Andrew was, as I think about it, made me laugh a little, and dare I say a mommy's little boy. Matt is more in control when his brother isn't around and I don't mind it in the least. I don't mind usually when it's just me and Matthew, we did a lot together and when my other son was around plus Joey's son, Jono, all hell can break lose and then the end of the world or the kitchen floor like last week but right now, I was busy and didn't want to be bugged. The questions just couldn't come at a worst time, because I wanted to get this project for Seto done it was a big project and I was proud to take it on at his request but I have found myself saying "Why me?" a lot lately.
"DAD are you listening, I need to ask you something? It's kind of important," said Matthew in front of my desk in my home office, which was just bookshelves and two couches in front of it, much like my brother's office if you could believe it. I turned my eye from my lab top yes I know, I brought home a lab top with my work in like my older brother. Great I think Lisa was right the other night when she said that taking Seto's old job for a few weeks would make me like him and believe, and it or not I just wanted to finish working so I could hang out with Matthew it was rare that I got just him in the house with me, lately.
"Matthew just give me until this project is done then we can do something, ok, I know I promised an hour ago," I said looking over at him next to me, great I sound like my brother before Alexandra changed him when I was 14. I kept looking at Matthew who only 9 years old, but he had my eyes and Lisa's hair, which was somewhat cool I guess because Lisa looked like her father except with boobs, which I might add that I like very much, oh crap there went my mind start to the gutter.
Lisa is my wife, could you believe it, and we had to elope because Seto wouldn't pay for our wedding, however at that time, he was still morning for the lost of Alexandra. As for their daughter, Kisty, she was having trouble eating too back then, gosh, that was the easy life but I don't miss it. Lisa who was once named Layla, a name I wished she start using again but after our little fight with Anbuis, I decided against letting her die again with out me.
"Dad, please just come with me, I don't want our time broken because of you planning the wedding, I know it's a big project, but please," Matthew whined at me. I gave a large sigh, yes, I was the wedding planner for my niece's, Kisty's real wedding, even though for 6 years now I think, it was that she and Josh have be secretly married. It was fine with me, after all, they wanted to make sure it was safe, that way we didn't have a repeat incident the last time they tried to tie the knot without many knowing it. Gosh, that was a crazy month, I missed Lisa so much then too, and now I was missing my son's time with me.
I guess, I can regret it later, as I closed the lab top, "Ok, Matt, I will take a break but it can't be too long I have three days to finish the wedding plans, and I am still two groomsmen short for the wedding party," I said. Matt saw that I didn't want to stop working but then my son proved he was my son by pulling the same trick that I did my brother when I was younger, the lovable puppy eyes, ha, ha, should have never done that to Lisa when the boys were babies.
"I know you don't want to but don't turn in to Bunkie Set, where you work all day like Mom used to say," said Matt with the pout face. His eyes were big the lower lip trembling, hands clasped together and tears were threatening to spill, yes it was adorable. I wanted to laugh at the name that he and Andrew had grew to calling my brother, it was funny everytime they called him that to his face, Seto I swear would turn as red as a tomato with either anger or pure embarrassment I couldn't tell which at times.
"You know what, I need a good break so why don't I just hear you out Matthew, I still need to find two people to be the groomsmen at the wedding in three days," I said to Matt who just got the evil mischievous smile on his face, I should of seen that coming. "Why not me and Andrew be the groomsmen for cousin Kisty," he said. I thought about it, making them, part of the wedding would keep him and Andrew out of trouble and Jono would be in the audience, which will keep the three out of trouble. "I will think about it Matt, anyways what was it that you wanted to show me?" I asked.
"I wanted to show you Kisara's new trick," Matt said with a smile on his face. I wanted to laugh, Kisara was originally Kisty's black Labrador dog but lately, the dog had been living with my side of the family, for a while now that I think about it. I didn't mind I was the one who bought her the dog for Christmas it was Seto's idea to get it for her since she was kind of out of it back then little did I know that she was planning to take over Kaiba Corp. The companies are merged with the new name KIC. (Kaiba Industrial Corporation)
I took a breath and followed my short son out into the backyard, it was a nice day perfect weather for a game of catch or swimming in the pool. Kisara had a ball in her mouth, wagging her tail wildly, as we stepped outside; the big black dog dropped the ball and barked at Matt while panting at him. "Ok what's the new trip because she knows fetch already," I said crossing my arms.
"I know that Dad, but this one is cool watch this," said my son picking up the ball, mental note have Matt wash his hands before anything else today. Matt took the ball and Kisara looked at him waiting for instructions, my son took the ball and put it on his shoulder, "Ok Kisara, just do it right this time and I promise you can a dog treat," he said to her. I wanted to laugh, that's what I did to Andrew and Matt when they were misbehaving 'If you behave boys I will give you both some candy when your mother's not looking.'
Matt then took the ball and threw it, Kisara ran after it quick and returned but instead of stopping at us, she ran right for the pool. I wanted to fall over laughing, why didn't, I see it when we came outside that the dog was soaking wet maybe I was preoccupied with my thoughts to notice. Kisara swam around and got out a few second later, I wonder how Matt taught the dog that trick. "What do you think Dad?" asked Matt. I smiled, "It is good now tell me how you did it?" I said kneeling down to eye level with my son.
"Simple I just threw the ball behind me and into the pool," he smirked at me. I thought about it, Matt moved his arm like he was throwing and then let go of the ball because I saw the ball land in the bushes, so oh I get it he had two balls and Kisara took one to the pool and Matt had the other already there. "You basically taught her how to fetch two balls," I said as Kisara dropped one small ball that she got in the pool and the one she had dropped on her way to the pool from before. "Yep, isn't cool think cousin Kisty will like it, when I have Kisara do that at the wedding?" he asked. I thought about it as a good idea that was until Kisara started shaking.
"Ahh, Kisara, go do that over there by the trees," I snapped and pointed. The dog just looked at me as if smiling as she walked away with her dog head held high, I swear she was making fun of me. Matt was hoping I say yes, but after what Kisara just did to us, maybe not. "As I said before Matthew Kaiba, I will think about it, but I think you should show your cousin the trick first and let her decide since it's her wedding, I am just the one making it run smooth for her," I said.
Matt took my answer as a maybe or at least that's what I hoped, but my son was smart, I mean when he was 2 he saved his cousin's life with Andrew and Jono, by playing keep away with remote that held Kisty's fate in the balance. I can't think of a time I was more proud of my twin sons, Joey was beaming too at Jono for once the boys had made up for their cute little pranks, however that afternoon they redeemed their trouble making titles back at the hospital cafeteria with a ketup and mustard fight. Lisa had never been more angry or proud of our boys in one day, I felt pride for my sons, even when they were troublemakers, as they say my apples didn't go very far from the tree, and yet I was something like my brother who was really like a father to me.
I could just remember the day that we were adopted, wow it was years ago, but I remember it like yesterday. Matt looked at me with a small smile, not the puppy face which I did fall for apparently, but I didn't care, I loved my son that was for sure, unlike my step father who really wasn't much of a dad to me or Seto.
I was only 6 back then about Matt's and Andrew's age when Seto and I were adopted by that asshole Gosaburo Kaiba, I was small for my age people say I looked like I was younger, and Seto, well he always looked like he was older, even though he was 12 he looked like he was 13 or 14 already. I held on to my brother's sweater as we were given our tour of the house, my little back pack on my back with a few games and my brother's deck, he gave it to me to hold on to, since all his stuff was games in a box that was still in the limo.
Matt looked at me funny suddenly and pulled on my jeans, "Dad, earth to Dad," he said. I looked down at him, "Yeah?" I asked calmly. Matt smiled at me, "Could you tell me about when you about all the stuff you went through when you were my age and Bunkie's too?" he asked. I was a little taken back, I had told him and Andrew, about my, so called Egyptian past, with their mother 5000 year ago, but to my sons it was a fairy tale, that just happened to be true. However, never have I really told them the truth about my or Seto's painful childhood or what was going on when he was just a baby.
"Why do you ask?" I said slowly trying not sound angry, it wasn't really anger I was flattered that he asked, just the bad memories and how Seto treated Kisty when she was Matt's age too, when Seto was left to raise her on his own just made me sound angry.
"Because I want to hear it, Mom said once that you had it tougher then me, and Bunkie was tougher on Cousin, I wanted to hear the story, please, I promise it could stay between you and me," he said pleading.
I smiled, how could I say no to my son, I had no reason to be ashamed of my past, nor was Seto, well maybe a piece here and there I mean Kisty was an unexpected child born out of wed lock. In a way kind of made it hard for my niece, when she was young too, and losing her mother with only one year of knowing her true father under her belt.
I sighed, "I don't see why not, although there may be parts you might not understand," I said. Matt nodded, "That's fine, I am pretty smart remember Bunkie calls me the genius of the family," he said. I wanted to fall down and laugh, my brother was a kid genius and saying my son was his equal was pretty funny, because to my brother only two people were his equal, Kisty and Atemu, maybe Ann who he has been dating for the past 6 year and has yet to marry, why? I don't know probably doesn't want to go down the same road again as he did with Alexandra, of losing her to a freak accident.
Matt and I walked back into the small mansion, I know I was rich but I didn't feel like spoiling my family with a place as big as Seto's, even though it was on the same plot of land as our stepfather's mansion. When we took over Kaiba Corp, Seto and I had it smashed to the ground and rebuilt to our specks, that way it was home for us.
My mansion was smaller, not too small enough to be called a house but large enough to be called a mansion. It over looked the road that lead up to Seto's place, behind the mansion was a huge hill where Kisty's little house was sitting, Seto didn't even know she was in my own backyard for 2 years. I thought it was a crack up, Seto even looked all the almost all the way up, but gave up when he got out of breath half way up the hill almost every time, I was laughing after he would leave angry at the fact he had no luck. Lisa said I should set a better example for the boys since I was making fun of my brother missing Kisty everytime he went out to find her in my backyard, but I just laughed at Lisa for trying to make me act as if nothing was happening in front of our boys.
Matt and I walked into the living room it had a large brown leather couch, plasma TV on the wall facing the couch, a small coffee table made from an oak tree, tan carpet, and white walls. Lisa wanted to paint the room another color but I insisted on white for the walls that way we could just match the furniture around the room and not worry about decorators, saying we need to make the room match the furniture which I hated to admit but I didn't like their style anyways. Matt jumped on the couch as I just sat down and put my feet up, "So where do you want me to start?" I asked.
"How about when you met Kisty's mommy," Matt answered. I was wondering why Matt would ask that, then it clicked in my head again, that if he was going to be a groomsman at his cousin's wedding. Matt probably wanted to know the family history behind his cousin Kisty and everything in between. Lady's and Gentlemen my son the story lover, he loved history I think that why, he is a little different then his brother plus he liked a good story from me at night instead of Lisa some time.
"Well I was about 7, when I met Alexandra when she moved in next door to my stepfather," I started.