"Okay now try again." KC said.
"W-why do I have t-to have b-books on my head."
"We explained this," Mike, another page, said, "It's to help make sure you stand up straight."
Mokuba still couldn't understand how walking with books on his head was going to help him stand up straight. But he couldn't get them to explain it any better so he decided to stop asking and try again. He started forward again with his eyes closed, arms out just like they told him. This time he hit the wall and the book fell off but a bucket they had fell on his head.
The others were all laughing then suddenly they all shut up as the door opened.
Mokuba looked up and wondered what happened. Did they leave? But why did they stop laughing? He couldn't hear the door open with the bucket on his head.
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Yami used his magic to place a small barrier around him and Seto so they could move about outside like there was no storm or snow.
"There's still two hours till dinner. Perhaps you should talk to Yugi when we get back instead. It seems this storm is just getting worse. It may be too much for you after dinner and if Mahaado chooses to want to talk which may or may not happen. I'm hoping he'll want to spend time with his family but since he seems more interested in putting his nose into our business, who knows."
"I'm sure Yugi and I can do something before it's time for me to get ready."
"Are you sure you're up for it, I mean after what happened with that spell on Mokuba…"
Yami smiled, "Don't worry Seto, I'll be okay. Besides, I won't be working alone. It'll be easy with Yugi doing half the work."
"Good I don't want to have to deal with worrying about you and having to deal with Mahaado."
"I'm sure he'll be busy with his family." Yami said as he opened the door.
They heard laughter immediately stop after they walked in. Everyone turned and gasped before immediately dropping to the floor in a bowing position. They looked around and saw a kid with a bucket on his head and books near him and couldn't help but wonder what they were doing here.
Yami looked around and said, "We need to speak to KC."
KC stood but kept his head down. "Yes, sir."
"We were told that Mokuba came here."
Without speaking or moving KC pointed to the kid with a bucket on his head. Seto and Yami looked at each other thinking it was strange but Yami just shrugged and so with a sigh Seto walked over and pulled the bucket off the kids head.
Mokuba shook his head, happy to be rid of the bucket. However he sensed someone behind him. He was afraid to turn around and started to shake slightly.
Seto was happy but slightly unhappy that the boy was frightened.
He rubbed the kids back into his hair "It's okay kiddo it's only me. You're not in trouble."
Mokuba turned and seeing it was Seto threw his arms around his chest. Seto simply hugged back.
Yami looked at KC "Would you mind explaining what he's doing here?"
"Oh, um well he came to talk to me, well we didn't exactly hit it off and I guess he wanted to change that as he came here. We talked and made up. Then since it seemed he'd never had any kind of formal training I got the others together and well we were trying to teach him to walk properly."
"Why? So you could laugh and make fun of him?" Yami asked, anger seeping into his voice.
"What?" KC snapped his head up looking at Yami. "No, no sir, not at all. We were just playing and trying to help."
Yami just looked at him, not at all convinced.
Mokuba had only been startled and didn't like someone sneaking up on him. So of course he was frightened. He pulled back and looked up at Seto and smiled, "I-it's okay big brother. T-they were t-trying to help."
Seto wasn't any more sure they weren't making fun of the boy than Yami was but wasn't about to question it at this point. "Well regardless of that, we have to get going, I have things I need to talk to you about. We're having dinner with Mahaado and his family and we need to discuss something. I know it won't be easy to remember everything I'm going to tell you so I'll make the answers as simple as possible."
"Okay big brother." Seto then helped him up and he and Yami helped him into his winter things.
KC stepped forward before Seto could pick Mokuba up for their trek back to the castle. "Sir, I-I was wrong. If you'd like for me to look after… Master Mokuba," He had to pause remembering who Mokuba really was and he needed the title of Master or Prince otherwise Seto and Yami would have his hide for disrespect. "I swear to you in the name of the dragons that we were not trying to make fun of him. We thought he might like to have a little fun with us and we could help teach him a few things we've learned from watching and being around royalty."
"I see, well we shall discuss this another time in the future." Yami said.
Seto didn't comment, he just picked Mokuba up who waved bye to his new friends and Yami created a barrier around them to walk in the snow.
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A/N: I just got a review on another site where the person thought I made a mistake when in earlier chapters I referred to Katsuya then later to Wheeler. In case no one else caught it, it wasn't a mistake, just two different characters!