Disclaimer: I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, okay!

Random Talk: I give up on you guys! It seems that nothing I do will make you review! So, I'm going back to how I posted before. Meaning, I'll try to post every Friday.

This chapter is interesting, but I may lose some readers… I added an OC that has a somewhat important role. Also, this is a reminder that this fic is AU. (Aren't all fics AU anyway?) So, keep this in mind before you flame me for some of the things in here.

Warnings: I am no longer going through the list unless something new comes up. So, check the past chapters for the warning.

Chapter 4

Kudamono and Ryujima

Kaiba waited by the bus stop for Yuugi and his friends. He kept looking at his watch, hoping the others would be there soon. His outfit was something people would not think he would even have. He wore a normal white T-shirt, khaki cargo pants, white tennis shoes, and a blue baseball cap. Kaiba never liked the cap because he had a weird habit of pulling it down so you couldn't see his eyes. He already did this action about five times since he arrived at the meeting spot 20 minutes ago. Just when he was going to straiten the cap once more, a bus pulled up. Kaiba looked up to see Yuugi and Honda come out of the bus.

"Is that you, Kaiba-kun?" Yuugi asked.

"Who else would it be?" Kaiba asked sarcastically. "Where are your other cheerleaders?"

"Anzu said she had dance practice, and Ryou still had to do that essay for history," Yuugi said.

"Jonouchi said he'll be here as soon as he can," Honda said.

"Figures that the inu would be late," Kaiba said, smirking.

"Who says I'm late?" Jonouchi asked, standing next to Kaiba. This made Kaiba jump a little, but no one notice.

"So the make inu decided to come on time," Kaiba said.

"That's not how you treat someone who's helping you!" Jonouchi yelled.

"Whatever," Kaiba said as he walked down the street. "You coming or what?" This made the other three trail the young CEO.

"Would it hurt to be nice for once?" Jonouchi asked. Kaiba didn't reply. So, the four of them walked in silence until they reached their destination.

The house was relatively old, but looked as if someone took care of it. Surrounding the two-floor house were apartments, which made is stick out even more.

"We're here," Kaiba said. Yuugi and Honda analyzed the house while Jonouchi stood in shock with his mouth open. "You know, it is impolite to leave your mouth open."

"There's no way you lived here!" Jonouchi yelled. "I knew the family that lived here before! There's no way a bastard like you are related to them!"

"You really are dense if you still haven't figured it out yet," Kaiba said coldly.

"I am not dense!"

"What are you doing here, Katsu-kun?" an old lady asked from behind Honda. Everyone turned to face the granny-like woman.

"Hello, Obaa-san," (1) Jonouchi said. "Guys, this is Kudamono Ichigo (2), but everyone around here calls her Obaa-san."

"Nice to meet you," Yuugi said bowing. "I'm Mutou Yuugi."

"And I'm Honda Hiroto."

"Nice to meet you both," Ichigo said. "Now, what are you doing here?"

"Just looking for this guy's little brother," Jonouchi said, pointing to Kaiba who was standing behind him.

"Hello, Obaa-san," Kaiba said, bowing.

"Is that you, Seto-chan?" Ichigo asked. Kaiba just nodded. "You're polite as ever. And look how handsome you turned out!"

"Wait, you know Kaiba?" Jonouchi asked.

"Of course! You should remember him! He lived in that house. You two were such good friends after his mother died."

"This has got to be a bad dream," Jonouchi said. "There's no way he could be the weak, pathetic Seto I knew."

"I'm going to ignore what you just said," Kaiba said, sending a glare to the blond.

"Wait, Kaiba was weak and pathetic?" Honda asked, stifling a laugh.

"Yeah," Jonouchi said. "Everyone kept bullying him. Not once did I ever see him cry. Well, except for that one time…"

"Mutt, if you say anymore, I will give you a demonstration on what it felt like before I met you..."

"So you are really Ryujima Seto?" (3) Jonouchi said, wide eyed.

"Yes," Kaiba said, lowering his gaze to the ground.

"Those two were inseparable as soon as they became friends!" Ichigo said, laughing. "Katsu-kun would protect Seto-chan from the bullies, while Seto-chan would hide!"

"I remember that!" Jonouchi said. "Sweet! I have blackmail that I never knew I even had!"

"Jonouchi-kun!" Yuugi yelled. "I can't believe you would do that! Especially since you two were friends!"

"I could care less at this moment," Kaiba said coldly. "All that matters is finding Mokuba."

"I'm sure Moku-chan is fine," Ichigo said. "Why don't you all come over to my apartment for lunch. And I won't take no for an answer. Besides, Seto-chan looks like he haven't eaten in a week!"

"Actually, I haven't eaten in four days…" Kaiba replied.

"How the heck do you survive?" Jonouchi questioned.

"You know, a human can live about 30 days without food… (4) " Kaiba said.

"Why would anyone do that?" Jonouchi asked stupidly.

"Well, I'm still going to put some meat on those bones!" Ichigo exclaimed. "I know your mother would be concerned if she saw how skinny you are!"

"I know you won't let me go until I say yes…" Kaiba muttered. "Fine, let's go…"

Ichigo's apartment didn't look like what one would think an old lady's house would be. It was a normal economy class apartment (5) with a refrigerator, table with a few chairs, a small television, and a small desk with countless pictures. As Yuugi and Honda looked at the pictures, a small Shiba Inu with golden fur and brown eyes ran up and started to bark at the shortest member of the group.

"What's wrong girl?" Yuugi asked.

"Kasutera (6) just wants you to pet him," Kaiba stated.

"I'm surprised you remembered his name…" Jonouchi muttered.

"I hope he would remember him… He did name Kasutera," Ichigo said, walking up with a tray of ice tea, "just as you named Sato (7)!"

"Sato?" Honda asked, grabbing a glass of ice tea.

"Yes, Sato. My cat." Just as Ichigo said this, a brown cat with sapphire blue eyes stalked out of one of the rooms. "But I would be careful with him."

"What's the worst a cat can do?" Honda said while picking up Sato. Sato decided he didn't like the pointy brunet and scratched said brunette's face. This caused Honda to scream and drop the cat and his glass.

"Obaa-san did warn you…" Jonouchi said, laughing. "Sato never did like people he didn't know. Took him awhile to get to know us enough so he wouldn't scratch us."

"Sounds like someone else we know…" Honda mumbled, looking at Kaiba.

"I'm sorry, Obaa-san," Kaiba said, "but can we finish up, please. I really would like to find Mokuba before it gets dark."

"We're just talking," Ichigo said. "I'm sure your friends would like to hear more about you and Kastu-kun. By the sounds of it, you two don't talk about the past."

"Maybe because Kaiba didn't tell me that he was really Ryujima," Jonouchi said, glaring at Kaiba.

"You seemed content with your new friends that I thought you did not need me anymore…"

"What ever gave you that idea!" Jonouchi asked. "Just because I'm hanging with other people doesn't mean I don't want to be friends with you any more!"

"Whatever…" Kaiba muttered. "I need to find Mokuba… When you people are done talking, you can give me a call and maybe we can meet up somewhere… It was nice seeing you again, Obaa-san."

"Be careful, Seto-chan."

"I'm no longer the little kid that requires help every second." With that said, the young CEO left the small apartment.

"The sad thing is, you're still little kid…" Ichigo said sadly. "Now, who wants to hear about Kastu-kun and Seto-chan?"

TBC

(1) Obaa-san – Grandmother or old lady, depending on the context. In this case, it would be grandmother.

(2) Kudamono Ichigo – Weird name… Her first name means strawberry and her last name means fruit. So, the translation (Western style) is strawberry fruit.

(3) Ryujima – There is no translation for this word that I know of. It's just something I made up that sounded Japanese. Plus I needed to give Seto and Mokuba a last name before it changed to Kaiba…

(4) 30 days without food – True fact! A human can live three to four weeks without food! Yay for Human Anatomy and Physiology class! (Plus I heard it years ago, only to be confirmed a few days ago.)

(5) Normal economy class apartment – It's just a small apartment made for a small family of one, two, or three. Well, it seems like it would be to me… All there is two rooms for sleeping or anything you want, kitchen were you eat as well, a bathroom and shower room.

(6) Kasutera – Cheesecake. (Strange name for a dog…)

(7) Sato – Village. (Very strange name for a cat…)

Next time: Jonouchi and Kaiba's history is revealed.

Random talk: Wow… That's a lot of notes just for one chapter… The notes take up about one eighth of the whole chapter! This was one of the hardest chapters to write so far… It was just hard to get Seto and company to the apartment. Well, stay tuned for the next chapter!

Rubi-chan