"My king, I'd like to take this time to visit with my mother. It's been a long time since I've been home. Dr. Craft is a fine doctor and will serve your needs well till my return. I should be back sometime after the first of the year. If that's alright with you."
Seto pulled Mokuba into his lap. "Of course. I understand. I hope you have a nice time and I hope your mother is doing well."
Dr. Solomon smiled, "Thank you my king."
"Oh, before I go I wanted to give you all something." Dr. Solomon said, handing presents to Seto, Mokuba and Yami.
Yami opened his to find a small medallion. "It was your mothers. She gave it to me to hold on to years ago. She said it belonged to her father."
Yami smiled, "Thank you." He guessed that the doctor hadn't heard that he and Seto share the same father. He appreciated the gift nonetheless.
Seto opened his to find a heart pendant.
"That was your mother's. She lost it years ago. I just recently found it while cleaning up an old storage area. I don't know how it got there, but I felt you would want to have it." Dr. Solomon said.
Seto smiled, "Yes, I would. Thank you."
Mokuba opened his to find a music box.
"Though I know you never knew your mother little one, I thought you would be happy if you had something of hers. She gave that to me as a present many years ago when I first started working here. It was soon after the king was born. I refused but she insisted. I've kept it up all this time. I felt now you would like it. It plays a lullaby." Dr. Solomon said.
Mokuba opened it and Seto and Maura both recognized the tune.
"My mother used to play that on the piano." Seto said.
"C-can you play the piano, Seto? As-sana could and she was very good."
"Well it's been years since I've played but yeah." Seto squeezed the little boy tight. I'll see about getting the piano tuned and we'll just see how bad I am."
Mokuba giggled and hugged him.
"Well I best be going now. Goodbye." Dr. Solomon said.
"Good luck and safe journey." Yami said.
"I will thank you."
Mokuba then remembered something and hopped out of Seto's lap, grabbed a package from the pile Maura brought and ran to the doctor and got in front of him.
"Well little one, was there something you wanted?"
Mokuba nodded and handed it to him.
He opened it to find a picture he drew of him and a seashell bracelet.
"Did you make these just for me?" Dr. Solomon asked.
Mokuba nodded.
Dr. Solomon ruffled his hair. "Thank you. I love them." Then walked around him holding his new gifts and put them in his pockets and left.
Mokuba smiled then ran back and hugged Seto and sat down in his lap.
"You know Seto. With the chairs I'm beginning to wonder if we need two." Yami said.
"What do you mean, why?" Seto asked.
"Well Mokuba seems happier when we're holding him and we tend to do it anyway."
"True, but it'll still be better to keep his chair here. We can't, as much as that'd be nice, hold him all the time. Besides, it's just better if he has one of his own."
"You're right. He needs a chair of his own."
Just then Samantha walked in and stood by the door. "My king, may I come in?"
Seto motioned for him to come forward.
Samantha brought with her her presents. One was a fairly big one. "I wanted to give you your gifts if that's alright with you."
"Of course."
"Mokuba, this one's yours." Samantha said.
Mokuba walked over and sat down in front of it.
"Now little one do you know what your name means?"
Mokuba shook his head no.
"Well we'll work on that, after school if you'd like."
Mokuba smiled and nodded.
Samantha looked at Maura. "Maura do you know what Mokuba's name means?"
Maura thought for a minute. "It's a rocking horse isn't it?"
"Very good Maura."
"W-what's a r-rocking horse?"
"Well, open your present and find out."
Mokuba opened the package to find a rocking horse. It was almost bigger than he was. He'd seen it in his picture and reading books. But none of the ones he's read or looked through had told him the name.
"Don't you think he's a bit old for that?" Alister asked.
Samantha glared at him. "Considering he's never had one and didn't know what it was I'd say no."
"What do you think, Yami?" Seto asked.
"Well she has a point. Mokuba's never had one. I say let him keep it. He can keep it in his room till the playrooms are finished."
Both kids looked at Yami strangely.
"What's wrong with the playroom?" Maura asked.
Yami shook his head. "That's for me to know and you to find out."