Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Random Talk: Yay! Chapter two! Also, my weird, demented mind really is active in this chapter for some odd reason. It will help explain Mokuba's reactions later. And I added some of my weird sense of humor as well! Also, the title for this chapter speaks for itself. I do have an announcement. I only have one beta now since I have the strangest feeling gyrrlgenius wants nothing to do with me any more.

Warnings: Slight OOC, some language (later), AU, and a little shonen-ai later (Kaiba x Jonouchi).

Chapter 2

Noa Explains All

"Okay, I think I got it," Jonouchi said. "Just to be sure, Mokuba is smarter than Kaiba. Am I right?"

"For once," Kaiba said, "the inu is correct twice in five minutes."

"Stop calling– wait, I was right?" Jonouchi asked midway through his complaint. Kaiba just nodded.

"Was Mokuba always this smart?" Honda asked.

"No," Kaiba said, thinking he was playing 20 questions. "His true intelligence appeared when he was about seven or eight. It's funny how people didn't want to adopt Mokuba because they said he wasn't a genius like I was."

"So, you don't have any clues as to where Mokuba-kun could have gone to, right?" Yuugi asked.

"Correct," Kaiba stated. "All he left was a note." All six teens sat in silence, when Kaiba's laptop made a sound. Kaiba opened his laptop and started to open his inbox.

"Great," Kaiba sighed. "They always e-mail me whenever something goes wrong."

"Ah, but I'm not one of your workers," a familiar voice came from the laptop.

"What the heck are you doing in my laptop, Noa!" Kaiba yelled at the machine. Kaiba Noa appeared on the screen, smirking. Everyone gathered around the laptop to see the virtual boy.

"I e-mailed myself to your laptop," Noa stated. "How else do you think I got here?"

"Okay, then what are you doing here!" Honda yelled. "I thought you were deleted when the virtual world blew up!"

"Mokuba never told you guys?"

"Tell us what, Noa?" Jonouchi said, twitching

"When I was borrowing Mokuba's body, Mokuba made a digital pathway to his computer back at the manor. So I transferred my information to his computer at the last second. That's enough with the past, let's talk about the present."

"What do you mean?" Anzu asked.

"I'm sure you know Mokuba's missing and why he is," Noa said. Everyone nodded. "I have a good idea where he might be."

"Tell me, Noa!" Kaiba yelled.

"Alright, alright! There's no need to yell," Noa said. "It actually makes sense when you think about it. Mokuba keeps talking about where he used to live when your father was still alive. He said that it was at that house that he felt the safest. Back when he had a real family."

"You're kidding me, right?" Kaiba said with a worried tone. "That area is probably the least safest place in all of Domino!"

"It can't be that bad," Honda said.

"No, it is," Noa said. "I could tell just by the way Mokuba described it. He said that a lot of kidnappings and gang wars happen in that area nowadays."

"How much did Mokuba tell you?" Kaiba asked.

"Just enough to be considered a journal. Mokuba wants someone to talk to, not something to write down his sorrows. I think Psychiatrist number three told him that."

"Number three?" Anzu said. Everyone except for Kaiba and Noa had a worried look on their face.

"Yes," Noa said. "Why don't you explain, Seto?"

"Ever since he was nine, Mokuba was known to have an unstable mind," Kaiba said calmly. "From the time people started to notice this problem, Mokuba has been going to numerous psychiatrists. So far, he's been to twelve different ones."

"You mean that the gaki (1) has been to six different psychiatrists per year?" Honda asked horrified.

"Just about," Noa replied. "Oh, almost forgot to tell you this. Mokuba didn't take his medication with him."

"Great, more worries," Kaiba said.

"Wait, so the kid's a genius, goes to psychiatrists, and takes medicine?" Jonouchi asked. "Is there anything else we should know about? Like, what the medicine is for…"

"Most of them are to keep him sane," Kaiba said reluctantly. "But what I'm worried about is what happens when he doesn't take the ones for his depression and ADD…"

"Is it even possible to have ADD and be depressed at the same time?" Honda asked bewildered.

"Evidently, yes," Noa said. "He acts really weird if he doesn't take all of his pills. Let's just say you guys have more worries about Mokuba taking over the world than anyone else. He's as worse as the evil version of that white spiky haired guy. At least from what Mokuba tells me about him… "

"I didn't know someone could be as evil as my yami," Ryou said in amazement.

"Why do you think Seto is actually giving Mokuba medicine when he doesn't even take his for his insomnia and migraines? Plus, he doesn't even take the proper procedure for his-" Noa asked.

"That's enough, Noa," Kaiba said, turning off his computer.

"Hey! Don't you-" Noa managed to say before the computer was shut down.

Everyone was quite for some time. The new information about the Kaiba brothers was overwhelming for Yuugi-tachi. (2)

"Seems like I do need your help," Kaiba interrupted the silence. "So, are you going to help or what?"

"Kids run away all the time," Anzu said. "He might be back tomorrow morning."

"I highly doubt it. Well? I'm still waiting for an answer."

"We're in," Yuugi answering for everyone. "Where are we going to meet?"

"If I remember correctly, there was a bus stop five blocks from the house," Kaiba said. The CEO starting writing something on a piece of paper. "I have a meeting tomorrow that won't get out until 1:30. Be at that bus stop at 2:30. I will call if Mokuba does return. And if Mokuba comes here, call me on my cell." He then gave the paper to Yuugi and left the small shop without saying goodbye.

"Jerk!" Jonouchi yelled. "He could have at least said thanks for agreeing to help find the gaki."

"Hey, the street Kaiba gave us sounds familiar," Anzu said.

"It should," Honda said as he took the paper from the short duelist. "Hey, Jonouchi. Look at the street Kaiba gave us."

Jonouchi snatched the paper from Honda. "You're kidding me," Jonouchi said in shock.

"What's wrong?" Yuugi asked.

"That bus stop is only a block away from my apartment!"

TBC

(1) gaki – brat

(2) Yuugi-tachi – lit. Yuugi and company, or Yuugi and friends

Next time: What happened to Mokuba when he left Kaiba hanging at Kaiba Corp? And exactly how insane is he?

Random Talk: I warned you that my weird, demented mind was working overtime for this chapter… That's why this chapter is kinda short. If I continued, I know I would have had Noa tell more about Mokuba's dark secrets that I haven't thought of yet. But it does give a reason for the big change in the little guy's behavior from the first series to Duelist Kingdom besides the fact Yami saved him.

Sorry to say this, guys, but I'll have to post on Thursday next week, again… I'm going on vacation, and I have no clue if there is no internet up there. So, to be better safe than sorry, I'm just posting before I leave!

Am I the only one who hates this new thing that you can't respond to any reviews in your fics? Let me just say, it sucks! You can only reply to reviews if the reviewer has an account… Sorry guys that don't have an account… So, please still review! I know people are reading this! Last I checked, I had 104 hits and only 5 reviews! It makes me cry!

That's it for this chapter! See ya then!

Rubi-chan