What'sInAName!!!: Yay! I'm glad you liked it. Oh, and I'm so sorry about the cliff hanger! I totally didn't mean for it to be that way, but suddenly the chapter had gotten so long I had to leave the rest for the next chapter . I hope you don't hate me, enjoy!

AmePiper: Isn't it cool feeling important? You kids always make me feel so important, and half the time I really don't feel like any of this is that good. Hey, I remember Gundam Wing. Well, actually I don't. I was more into G Gundam. Short series, but I loved it. Aw, I can inspire people? Now I feel ten times more important! Thanks for being such a lovely lovely human being and enjoy!

Afiong Bassey: Oh gosh, I'm sorry for confusing you! Like I explained in the last author's note, after the page break goes into a flashback. The reason I didn't mark it was cause I wanted to leave you all in suspense and then go "Oh! I get it!" When you realize it's from the first chapter. But I'll try to be more careful next time, hope this chapter doesn't confuse you!

bridget vreeland 1: Hope this was quick enough for ya! Have fun!

Mystical Sand: Yay! Mystical Sand! It's been so long! How are you dear? I hope I didn't bug you with my message, I just wanted you to read my latest stuff since it isn't crap like the other stuff I've been posting for the past year. I really hope you're liking my story so far! Thanks for the review!

KuRAWR!: Oh hey, what's up?

Chapter 5

A Decision and the Arrival

His body jerked up right. Mokuba could feel his heart pumping inside his chest and images were still flashing through his mind. He looked around his room a little bit, trying to take in all that he could of his surroundings to reassure himself that he was alone and in his room. It was just a dream, nothing more. But it felt so real, like it was happening again. It scared him to think that he was being held hostage by Hanzo only a couple days ago. The flashbacks still came to him. Lightning flashed outside his window. Mokuba jumped at the sound of thunder, but took deep breaths trying to calm his body. It was just a storm, that was all. Nothing like he had been through this past week.

Mokuba layback down and shut his eyes, trying to go back to sleep. He knew he was tired, his body felt tired. Mokuba was beginning to doze off into sleep, when he heard muffled noises coming from somewhere in the mansion. He turned on his side, wrapping the blankets tightly around himself and closed his eyes again. Still those muffled noises kept him awake.

Mokuba got out of bed, deciding he might as well see what's making all the racket. He opened his door and looked down the hall. Seto's office door was opened just a crack and was letting light come through. This didn't actually surprise Mokuba, he knew his brother would sometimes stay up all through out the night working on a project or documents but he also noticed the noises were coming from there as well.

He slowly made his way towards Seto's office and crouched down low, looking through the small crack. Mokuba was a bit confused, seeing as Seto seemed to be having a very serious conversation with Isono and Mokuba knew Isono was suppose to have gone home hours ago.

"Are you really sure about this?" Isono asked with desperation.

"I'm not, but it's the only solution. I have to do it."

"But Mr. Kaiba… how do you know it'll even make things better?"

"If I go away to a place where there isn't anyone to hold a grudge against me, than I'm guessing it will make things better and safer." Isono fell silent, looking at Seto. Mokuba had never seen Isono so upset in his life. He wondered what they were talking about.

"Mr. Kaiba, I'd give anything for you to reconsider."

"I know Isono, but it's something I have to do."

"But, Sir, you don't understand. This company has been my whole life. I've worked here for the past five years; you can't expect me to just leave all of this behind me. Kaiba Corp. is the only place I can call home, sir. There is no other place I'd rather work." Seto gave Isono a sympathetic look. He knew as well as Mokuba that Isono was telling the truth, it explained why he would always come to work so early or would do anything on short notice at Seto's command. He was a good worker, and he was deeply devoted. Seto placed his hand on Isono's shoulder.

"Isono… I know how much this company means to you, but… I can't change my decision. I'm going to America and I'm taking Mokuba with me. There's no other solution. I don't want to leave my home, but I have to put Mokuba before anything. Isono, I almost lost him. You have no idea how horrible I felt knowing it was all my fault that he was in such great danger almost all the time. Don't act like it's not a big deal, you know how much Mokuba gets kidnapped. You know how much his life is in danger. Please Isono, don't make this any harder for me than it already is." The door creaked open, Seto and Isono's head turned towards the doorway. Mokuba stood completely still, staring at both of them.

"We're leaving?" Seto and Isono looked at one another, trying to think of something to say. Seto sighed and decided he had to tell him the truth.

"Yes Mokuba… we're moving to America."

"America?! But that's so far away!"

"I know Mokuba, and that's why we have to go there."

"B-But why?"

"Because we can't go on living our lives like this. Mokuba, your life was in danger. You could've died. And whose to say you won't die the next time that happens? Or the next? I can't risk losing you Mokuba, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if that had ever happened."

"Nii-sama… this is the only place we can call home." Mokuba said, staring at his brother in disbelief.

"Mokuba, we don't have a home. We have no family, no friends, and nothing to lose but each other." Seto walked over to Mokuba, bringing him into his arms. "And I know it's hard, but this is something we have to do, for your sake. Hanzo was right. I would rather die than see you in pain. And I can't even imagine seeing you dead, either. So please…" Seto looked down into his brother's eyes, "Bare with me. Come to America. We always said that we would stick by each other's sides, well, this time you need to stick by my side."

Mokuba thought long and hard about this, but he felt as though he had no choice. His brother sounded dead set on doing this and he knew he couldn't stop his brother when he had made a decision. Mokuba also knew that he was desperate for his brother's support because under that tough looking Kaiba exterior, he was just as afraid as Mokuba was of the whole idea.

"Okay Nii-sama… let's do it."

It was cold. So very cold. How did it get so cold all of the sudden? Mokuba pondered these thoughts as he inched closer to his brother. Seto tried his best to stay attentive and focused as he held out his boarders pass to the security and went through. The airport was very quiet, much more quiet than airports usually are. Seto figured it was like that considering it was almost four a.m. in the morning.

The two brothers walked towards a bench to sit on as they waited for their flight. Mokuba collapsed into his brother's lap, Seto could tell he was just yearning to get some sleep. Seto couldn't blame him, considering he felt like his body was about to fall apart from getting so little sleep. Seto wasn't much of a sleeper to begin with, but it was affected his body this time.

Seto started drifted to sleep when the airport announced flight 227 was boarding. Seto grumbled to himself, shaking Mokuba and waking him up. Both brothers trudged their way onto the airplane and into their seats. As the plane began to take off, Seto looked out the window, looking down at Domino City, his home. Had it really been his home all those years? Seto didn't even know what home was. Mokuba was looking out the window too.

"You're not going to turn back, are you?" Mokuba asked, sounding almost completely awake and quite serious. Seto was surprised by this; his brother knew him so well. In Seto's mind, turning back was never an option. Seto always moved forwards, never backwards. And when he made a decision, he would stick with it for the rest of his life. Seto wasn't quite sure if that was determination or self-confidence, but either way, he lived his life the same. Both brothers gazed down at their city in silence as they traveled above the clouds and soon it was out of sight, as if it had only been a dream.

"Welcome to America!" Someone yelled out as they finally exited customs. Seto was everything but happy. He wanted to shoot every smiling person he passed. He couldn't believe that many hours ago, he was sitting at home in his country with his own people. Everything seemed so… foreign. Which was weird for Seto, considering he had done a fair amount of traveling for his age so he thought he'd be use to such feelings.

There was a man waiting by the luggage area with a sign that read "Seto Kaiba" on it. Seto spotted it quickly and moved fast to make sure he didn't lose sight of him. He approached him, trying to look professional and together, but it was hard trying to hold such posture after such a long flight. The man stared at him a long time before speaking.

"Are you Mr. Kaiba?" Seto nodded. "Can you speak the language?" The man asked, making hand motions to try and help Set understand. Seto only got annoyed by this.

"Of course I know the language! Now are you the one driving me home?"

"Yes, my name is Steven."

"Whatever."

"Wasn't there suppose to be someone else with you?" At first Seto stared at him like he was the biggest idiot on earth, then he remembered Mokuba.

"Mokuba?" Seto twisted around, only to find Mokuba gone. Seto's eyes frantically searched the airport. "Oh no, Mokuba!" Seto began to panic. A whole new country and his brother was lost. His heart began to beat faster and faster until he spotted Mokuba across the lobby. He appeared to be talking with another person. His eyes widened as he watched the other person grab him and lead him off into another section of the airport.

"Mokuba!" Seto yelled, pushing through all the people crowded in the airport and moving as quickly as he could. Images were flashing through his mind and his heart ached, he couldn't bare to see his brother in pain again. He had to do everything in his power to save him. Seto leaped forward, grabbing the man next to Mokuba by the collar and slamming him against the wall. "Leave him alone!" Seto yelled.

"Nii-sama, stop it!" Mokuba cried, pushing Seto away. Seto took a step back with a bewildered look on his face, but his hand was still tightly fastened around the other man's collar. "He was just showing me the magazine stand." Seto quickly let go of the man and took another few steps back.

"Uh… sorry." Seto mumbled, almost to himself feeling ashamed and quite stupid as everyone around was watching him with wide eyes. Mokuba gave a loud sigh of frustration.

"I'm sorry" He said to the man, "But I have to go. Thank you anyway." Mokuba made his way back to the luggage pick up as Seto caught up with him.

"Look, I'm sorry, okay? I just freaked cause you weren't with me and…"

"Nii-sama, the whole world isn't out to get me. This is America, things are different." Seto followed silently behind. He hoped that his brother was right so that his mind could finally be at peace and he could welcome the land of the free.

A/N: So, I kinda feel like I rushed through this chapter a little bit, which I hope I didn't cause that would suck. And I also hope it took me a decent amount of time to post as well. School can be so unbearable sometimes. Oh, the anxiety. Anyways, I really appreciate all of your reviews, and I'm excited to have some new readers. I hope that everyone understands what was happening at the beginning of the chapter. Stay tuned for the next chapter.