Mokuba had been a little late getting to the dinner table.
Yami looked up from his talks with Maura when Mokuba came in and sat down out of breath. "Why are you so late and out of breath?"
"S-sorry, we w-were running l-late. I had to d-drop my t-things off in m-my room f-first."
Then he set the bag of goodies on the table.
Yami frowned, "We? And what's in the bag?" He knew the boy wasn't with Varon as he'd seen him walking and talking with a couple of guards earlier in the day.
"Ryo t-took me into t-town. We v-visited lots of p-places. The l-last one was a b-ba-bakery. He bought t-treats to b-bring home."
"Ryo took you?"
Seeing where this was going, Seto spoke up. "It's fine. He brought him back before dinner."
"Seto, how can you be so calm? He just got up and took Mokuba into town without a word and all you can say is he was back before dinner."
"Let me rephrase that. I should have said he kept his word to have him back in time for dinner. He was a little late but not enough for us to worry. So it's fine."
"Wait so you knew he took Mokuba into town?"
"Yes, Ryo came and asked for permission to take Mokuba into town."
Yami frowned, "Why now? He didn't seem interested before. Especially after what happened with his parents. Have they left or are they still here?"
"I have no idea why Ryo has suddenly developed a renewed interest and Yes, they saw the tryouts and were super happy for Bakura. As far as I'm aware they said nothing to Ryo. But when Bakura brushed them off and told them he meant what he said about disowning them. They got mad, packed their stuff and headed out this morning."
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After dinner Ryo showed up to the family room where they were hanging out for the evening, "Sorry to disturb you. Mokuba, would you mind going to grab the outfits?"
The boy nodded and left.
"Outfits?" Seto asked, confused. Before Seto could question why he bought the boy any outfits and why he wanted to show them. Ryo started his story.
"We met a woman named Cynthia Masumi. She says she was a midwife once and helped your mother give birth to Mokuba and cared for him afterwards."
"I remember there was a woman but I never paid much attention to her. I assumed she was a nanny or something." Seto said.
"Well apparently for years she's been saving up money to make a royal outfit based on sketches your mother allegedly made. Then she saw you in town with Mokuba and started work on it. Then she heard about Maura and had one made for her." Seeing as far as he knew Seto didn't have a sister. He felt they were likely the wild imaginations of an old woman.
Mokuba came in and handed Ryo the bags. Once they saw it they were shocked and amazed.
"That's incredible. It's got incredible details." Yami said.
"It's the best thing I've ever seen. Even better than his official outfit." Seto said.
Ryo held up Maura's. She gasped and ran over and hugged it, "It's gorgeous! I love it! Can I try it on?" Maura asked.
"The lady admitted she had a boy Mokuba's age as a model. It might be best if she tries it on to be sure it fits." Ryo said.
"In that case, Maura, you go ahead and try it on. Then if it doesn't fit Mai or Isis could help fix it."
Maura took the dress to her room to change. She tried it on and loved it even more. She loved the one her sisters got for her but it was way too big. Her other formal outfits were nice. She liked some and she hated others. She couldn't remember ever owning one before that she absolutely loved. But this one for some reason made her feel extra special. She returned to the family room.
"How does it fit?"
"It's a little big. But not by much."
"Go and take it off. Then see if you can find Mai or Isis and see if one of them can take it in for you." Yami told her.
"Can I wear it to the ball?"
"Only if you get it fixed. Go on now."
Maura ran to change and find Mai or Isis.
"How did Mokuba's fit?" Seto asked.
"It seemed to fit perfectly. When she insisted that he try it on. I asked and he said it fit."
"Mokuba I need you to be perfectly honest. Does it fit well? Not too big or too small?" Seto asked.
Mokuba nodded, "It f-fits great!"
"Come on, let's go change and show them." Ryo said leaving to help Mokuba change.
"I wish she had told us. We could have gotten her to make new ones for us." Seto said.
"Maybe she still can."
"How?"
"Well a single small piece of cloth, a little magic and…"
"No."
"What? Why not?"
"I've read Mokuba's storybook about the king's new clothes."
"But Seto these wouldn't be imaginary clothes."
"Can you also guarantee that something won't go wrong and we end up in front of everyone in our underwear?"
"It's not that difficult a spell."
"Fine, cast your spell on the fabric to create your outfit. Then find a guard willing to take the challenge. Offer them a two week paid vacation if they agree to wear it the rest of today and until lunch tomorrow. If by then after lunch it's still intact I'll consider it."
Yami was excited but then had a thought, "Won't we need the lady that designed the outfits to help?"
"Fine, take some money then while you're in town get some goodies like fruit and stuff we usually give out. Then give her the money as well as the goodie basket. Then ask her for designs for new outfits for us. Tell her it's for future events. Then if your magic clothes hold up you can use her designs to make new ones. If not then she can make them for future events."
Mokuba and Ryo returned. They were both happy and impressed with the outfit. Seto checked over it. "It does seem to fit perfectly. It looks really good. We couldn't have gotten a better outfit if we'd asked for it."
"Ryo if you want after giving Yami directions to that ladies place you may if you like spend the rest of the day with Mokuba. If not Mokuba I will need you to find something to do. I have to help with making sure things are ready for tomorrow evening. After he gets back Yami will be helping."
"Why do you want to go to her shop? " Ryo asked curiously.
"We have to pay her for the outfits of course. Plus we want to get designs for outfits for ourselves. Yami wants to try to magically make them."
"You don't have to sound so negative."
"If your magic was as good as Mahaado, his assistant or Mokuba's friend Zariah then I would be happy to trust you. I trust you with everything including my life. I don't trust magic. I told you that when you first started to dabble in it. But you wanted to continue. I didn't stop you. My only rule was not to use it on me without permission. That's why I'm hesitant about these magic clothes."
Yami sighed he'd hoped that by now Seto would have come around to accept magic. But he didn't.
"I'll go help Mokuba change and note where the lady's shop is. Then I'll just hang out with Mokuba in the castle." Ryo said. A part of him wanted to go with Yami and take Mokuba. Perhaps even visit Reinette's shop again. No he mentally shook his head as he led the boy back to his room.
'You just got out of a relationship. It's too soon to get into another one.'
She seemed very nice. But so did Shizuka in the beginning. That did remind him to talk to Seto and Yami about Reinette and her setting up a table to advertise her business.
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A/N: I am aware that it's The Emperor's New Clothes, not King but there are no Emperor's that they know of so it was changed to kings. story wise that is.