Mokuba's First Love

Chapter 15: The Awaited Moment

Mokuba quickly ran across the fields of heaven. How was he supposed to find Naomi? He didn't even know where she was! But if there was one thing Naomi taught him, it was to follow his heart, and that's exactly what he did. So he ran straight ahead, until he felt like turing right or left. Either way, a few minutes later, he came across an opening, where he looked into from the trees surrounding it. Naomi and Takato were just... standing there, looking at each other. Mokuba could hear them.

"You should stop pretending now. It's not nice to keep leading him on." Takato said, taking a step closer to Naomi. Mokuba wanted to jump out and tell him to back off, but found he couldn't move.

"I know. But what can I do? It's inevitable. He'll find out soon." Naomi said. Mokuba narrowed his eyes. What? he thought, confused.

"Of course, of course. After all, you'll love no one, except me, right?" Takato replied. And to Mokuba's horror, Naomi nodded, slowly, but she nodded. Takato smirked, and tilted her chin to look up at him.

'No...'

Their faces neared.

'No!'

His hand carressing her cheek, the other wrapped around her waist; both of her hands were placed on his chest.

'NO!'

Their lips, touched.

Mokuba reared back, softly choking back sobs, before he whirled around and ran blindly back to the palace. He could hear her faint call. Her faint voice, calling out to him. He wasn't going to listen. He wasn't listening to her anymore. She lead him on like the fool he was, and crushed his heart. He really thought she meant everything she said, about how she loved him. But it wasn't true. Not to him. Not now.

Everyone watched with sad eyes, as Mokuba ran into the portal that Amaterasu conjured up. It lead to his room. She embraced Uzume, hushing the younger Goddess and stroking her hair. The Jade Emperor sighed sadly, before creating a portal for the rest of the earthlings, which they entered. The invitees of the banquet sadly left the hall, hearts heavy. This was the 30,000th time, but it always hit them hard.

Amaterasu, Uzume, and the Jade Emperor comforted Naomi as she walked into the hall. Her sobs rang throughout heaven, each creature and angel able to hear her sorrow. Even the demons and creatures of Hell, sympathized with her. No girl, nor woman, deserved that type of misery. Not even the most horrible.

Mokuba looked up at his bedroom ceiling, tears staining his face. The gang entered his room.

"Go away." He muttered bitterly. Anzu sighed, before walking over to him and leaning beside his bed, and him.

"Mokuba. I just want you to know, even though it may seem impossible right about now, Naomi really does love you." She told him. Mokuba growled and sat up.

"How could you say that? After what I just saw and heard with my own eyes and ears! She agreed, Anzu! Naomi agreed with Takato when he said she loved him! Agreed!" He shouted angrily. Shizuka walked to stand beside Anzu's crouching form.

"You don't know this, but once, Naomi said true love never dies. Do you think your love for her will die?" Shizuka asked the young boy. Mokuba glared at her, but she stood unflinching.

"Of course! I don't want anything to do with her anymore! She lead me on like a fool and crushed my heart to bits! How could I love her! I hate her!" Mokuba cried. Mai walked forward, staring down and Mokuba.

"Then why are your eyes filled with pain? If you hated her, I'd be able to see that you hate her, but all I see is hurt." Mai told him. Mokuba's eyes widened. He looked down at his bed.

"How could I hate her," he said defeatingly. "How could I hate Naomi. After all we've been through how could I? I'm just confused. Really confused." He admitted. "I don't know what to do. Should I just let her go? If she really loves Takato then should I? I don't know. I don't know anything anymore." Yami stepped up to Mokuba and lay a hand on his shoulder.

"Like Naomi said, just follow your heart." He said. Seto then walked to the foot of Mokuba's bed.

"Naomi also said something about, 'If you love them you'll let them go, and -.'" He quoted.

"You'll do anything to make them happy." Honda finished. Mokuba looked down, trapped in his thoughts. Anzu lay a hand on his shoulder, bringing him out of his train of thought.

"Just think about it Mokuba. Maybe the answer will come to you." She said, before they all started to leave. 'I just hope we're not too late.'

Mokuba watched them leave, before sighing and running a hand through his hair. Everything was too confusing. He flopped back on his bed, consumed by his thoughts. Seto called his school the next day, proclaiming Mokuba was sick. Seto knew he would need this time to think. And that's what Mokuba did.

When Seto came back, a servant told him Mokuba went out somewhere. Seto sighed and walked back to his office, intent on doing something to distract him.

Mokuba was walking in a forest, deep in thought. He went further and further in, breaking into a clearing with a small pond that had large rocks surrounding it. He sat on a rock, contemplating what the others had told him.

'Naomi really does love you.'

'True love never dies.'

'All I see is hurt.'

'Just follow your heart.'

'If you love them you'll let them go.'

'You'll do anything to make them happy.'

The young Kaiba growled, clutching his head. "What the hell am I supposed to do!" He shouted, slamming a fist on the large rock.

"Hello Mokuba."

His head snapped up as he gazed at the pond, eyes widening disbelievingly.

"A-Amaterasu!"

The Sun Goddess smiled and waved from her spot on top of the pond. Mokuba turned on his rock to face her. "What are you doing here?" He asked.

"I just wanna talk." Amaterasu said. Mokuba gulped and nodded, catching the look in her eyes. "Good. Now I have a question to ask you. How're you feeling right now?" Mokuba sighed.

"Confused. Frustrated. And completely helpless." He replied. Amaterasu nodded.

"I see. Well Mokuba, I'm going to tell you a story." She said. Mokuba quirked an eyebrow at her.

"A story?" He asked. She nodded.

"That's right. A story. May I start?" Mokuba shrugged. Amaterasu took that as a yes. "Alright. Here it goes..."

There was once a girl who met a boy that was infatuated with her. They were merely aquaintances, but the girl had not known of his infatuation with her. She soon met another boy, whom she then fell in love with. The boy returned her feelings, and they began to date, proclaiming each other their other half. When the other boy had found out, he was enraged beyond imagination. He believe if he couldn't have her, no one else could; so he devised a plan.

The boy began to map out the other boy's daily routine. He then lured the girl to a place the other boy went to each and every day. There, as the boy watched from afar, he forcefully kissed her. As soon as the other boy ran, he allowed himself to be pushed by the girl. She called out to her other half as he ran off, ignoring her cries.

The girl tried to contact her other half many, many times; but every time he would avoid her. The girl was thrown into depression, unable to do anything. Soon enough, she was thrown so deep in her pain that she took her life. The boy found out days later, and mourned. He realized it was because of him, that what happened to her, happened to her.

The other boy had found out soon enough as well and realized he was not, in fact, in love with her. He grieved at her loss, but not as much as the boy who had actually loved the girl. He regret what he did, but after a long while, moved on. The boy in love with her still lived his life, but he thought of her each and every day. He never fell in love with another, he never dated, and he never married. He lived a life of lonliness.

Mokuba silently contemplated the story Amaterasu told him.

"I'll give you an hour to figure out why I told you this story." The Sun Goddess told him. Mokuba's eyes widened.

"W-what!" He exclaimed. Amaterasu smiled, tapping an imaginary watch on her wrist.

"59 more minutes." She teased. Mokuba blushed and returned to his thoughts. Amaterasu watched the young boy as he mulled over the story she told him. 'He's so young.' She thought sadly. 'Almost too young to have such a burden placed on him.' Amaterasu looked up to the sky. 'What a cruel person you are, Takato.'

A/N Sorry for the long wait. I kinda got writer's block for a while. I'll be rewriting chapters from now on, so make sure to check on old ones in case they change. As soon as I'm satisfied with the chapters I don't like, then I'll be making new ones. Just a heads up for you. Until next time. BYE!