A/N: Here is the third chapter! If you want to get a better picture in mind for Mokuba's current appearance; google 'Mokuba Kaiba grown up' and that's how he's starting to look and the person he's starting to become. :] Sorry this took so long, but I hope you enjoy~
It was Monday morning. Two days after that disaster occurred at his older brother's soiree. Mokuba was still upset after those events unfolded, and he even shared his disappointment with Yugi. There was the thought that passed briefly in his mind that it would have been better to stay quiet, but Mokuba isn't the type to keep his mouth shut. At least, not when it came to his close friends. And Yugi and the gang had become very close to him and his brother over the last several years. Yugi was disappointed as well, and he reassured him that he will talk to Niko about her inappropriate behavior at his brother's party. That made the younger brother happy enough for the time being, and he will be happier if he didn't have to deal with that weird redhead ever again.
"Hey little Kaiba!" Called Jared, who happened to be one of Mokuba's best friends, called tackling him with a hug. He knew that Mokuba isn't one who enjoyed being overly affectionate, at least with anyone else aside from his brother. "I heard about the party." He stated, with a sheepish smile like he didn't know what to say. Not that it surprised Mokuba because he still didn't know what to say about it.
"It was terrible. I've never seen Seto so embarrassed in my life." Mokuba admitted easily to his friend. They have been friends since middle school – they met through their mutual love of dueling. Jared's parents owned several popular gaming companies, which meant that they both live lavish lives. Domino high school didn't have very many heirs that attended the school; aside from Mokuba, Jared, and Delphine(when she bothered showing up). Unfortunately, Mokuba shared most of his classes with her and only one or two with Jared. One of which they all shared together and Jared always had to fight the urge of staring at the pretty blonde. He'd been in love with Delphine since middle school, not that she even knew who he was to begin with. She was too busy texting, if she even decided to show up to class that day.
"Damn! That sucks bro, I feel for ya, I really do." Jared ran a pale hand through his jet-black hair. He was a handsome guy – he stood at 6'2 and had an athletic build. Mokuba, on the other hand, was starting to take on his brother's appearance slowly but surely. His hair was shorter than it was when he was a child – it was similar to Kaiba's but the ends were longer and it was black.
There was nothing left of the child he had been before – the years had changed him. Seto wanted him to become the next CEO and had him studying all hours of the day to the point where it was exhausting. Kaiba corp was expanding to different countries, which pressured the younger male to learning different languages. Spanish is the one he was working on right now, and Mokuba could confidently say that he was fluent now. Those long hours of studying finally paid off.
The bell rang signaling that the next class is starting soon. The next class was history, and it was one of Mokuba's best subjects. The boys headed for the class, taking their usual seats in the middle row. The class slowly filled up, with Delphine taking her seat in the back of the class. No surprise there. It was a surprise that the girl decided that school was worth her time today, at least enough to show up for it. Mokuba rolled his eyes at the blonde, his eyes trailed forward to the teacher and he felt his jaw drop all of a sudden. Niko was standing before him, shaking the teacher's hand with a laidback grin like she hadn't done anything wrong. "We have a new student joining us from America. Nicolette Moore, please make her feel welcome here." Mrs. Nakamura introduced with a friendly smile.
"That's great." Mokuba scoffed with a glare as he watched Niko head for the back where Delphine was. The little redhead's dark eyes landed on him for a second and she gave a lazy grin nodding her head in his direction like she hadn't done anything wrong. Mokuba also noticed that she was wearing the boy's uniform instead of the girls. "What the-?" The teacher interrupted him and went on with the class instruction. Jared didn't seem to notice anything as he was trying to focus on the teacher, and not the lovely French girl sitting behind them talking to her friend. And Mokuba was trying to wrap his mind all around this.
"Alright class, so I'm assigning a project to all of you, and you are going to have to group up for it." Mokuba swallowed hard, feeling his nails scratch against the desk in anticipation. The teacher went on with the names. "Isaac and Jared. And Mokuba and Nicolette."[/b] Miss. Nakamura stated and Mokuba felt his entire world crash in an instant. "Umm…Miss Nakamura? I cannot work with her, I already promised J-" Nakumura was quick to cut him off with a raise of her hand. "Nonsense. You are one of the top students, and I think you'd be the perfect candidate to help the new student." She stated matter-of-factly.
Mokuba's grey eyes veered to Nico's dark brown ones and his chest felt heavy suddenly. He was so angry that he didn't know what to do in that moment, but glare icy daggers at her. Nico wasn't affected by the glare, instead she smiles lazily and lifted her hand up to wave. "Now I'm going to stop showing up." Mokuba thought bitterly as the teacher started passing out each subject that they were going to write their report on.