Mokuba and Varon arrived and saw a bunch of other kids playing. Varon got down and pulled Mokuba off his horse.
"I'm going to go sit in those chairs on the porch. Don't go too far, I don't want to look for you and then get into trouble because you got hurt."
Mokuba sighed. "S-Seto told me the same thing."
"Yes, well I think of you like I do my own little brother, I'm only concerned about your safety."
"I p-promise to stay close."
"Good, now you run along."
Mokuba ran over to Muran. "Hi, my b-brother said I c-could come over this time but that n-next time we have to d-do it at t-the castle. He doesn't want me too far away."
"A little overprotective is he?" Muran asked.
Mokuba just shrugged, "He only w-wants to keep me safe."
"Why should we play near the castle?" A voice said.
Mokuba looked over to see who said what and Muran turned and went a little red. "Mokuba, I'd like you to meet my friends. This is Rebecca."
"That's Becky if you please."
"Right, um then there's Jennifer."
"Call me Jen or Jennie. It's mice, I mean nice to meet you."
"Don't mind her, she's always a little strange."
"Hey I resent that!"
"Just ignore her, let us see who's next."
"That would be me." Another girl said walking up holding out her hand. Mokuba was a little nervous but shook it. "What was your name again?"
"Mokuba."
"Well Mokie, I'm Angela."
"I'm next." Another girl said, pushing Angela out of the way.
"This is Katherine." Muran said.
"The names Kat; if you don't mind!"
"She's a touch sensitive. Then we have Stephanie."
"Please call me Steffi."
"And then V."
"Why is it, Muran you go all formal with everyone but me! It's a pleasure to meet you Mokuba, I'm Veronica."
"Excuse me, aren't you forgetting someone?"
"No." Muran said.
The girl glared at him then walked over and shook Mokuba's hand. "I'm Sarah. Muran's older sister."
"Hey, you never answered my question earlier. Why should we go to the castle and play?" Becky asked.
"Yeah, they'd only get mad at having a bunch of little kids running around." Steffi said.
"They might even shoot at us!" Jen said.
"Oh, way over dramatic there Jen." Sarah said. "They don't go around shooting at little kids!"
"They might!" Jen said.
"Give it a rest Jen, you're way too paranoid! My mother told me the last king hated having kids running around. What makes the current king any different? He'd probably hate having a bunch of screaming and yelling kids playing near the castle." Angela said.
Muran looked at Mokuba. "Maybe we should tell them."
"Tell us what?" Veronica demanded to know.
"M-my brother."
"What about him?" Kat asked.
"H-he's..."
"He's the king." Muran finished for him.
"WHAT!" They all yelled at the same time.
Mokuba was scared they'd be mad. But decided to at least tell them what his brother had said. "T-there's a b-big space behind the c-castle. It's n-next to a maze. Seto p-promised if you guys w-wanted to play w-with me that he'd clear the s-space and m-make room for us to play there."
"I don't know. How much freedom would we really get with so many guards hanging around?" Veronica asked.
Mokuba looked sad.
"Hey, what's wrong Mokie?" Angela asked.
"I d-don't think my brother will allow m-me to come back. He t-told me he w-would worry with me here now."
"Well tell you what we'll think about it and discuss this later. For now let us play some kickball." Sarah said.
"Wait there's something you guys should know first. You see Mokuba here well. He once lived in a home where he was forced to be a slave and never had any fun." Muran said.
"That is so cruel!" Steffi said.
"Yea, maybe they were Martians." Jen said.
"You have got to lay off the comic books, Jen." Kat said.
"No, kidding." Veronica said.
"Hey, don't worry about anything, Mokie. We'll be glad to help you become one of us!" Angela said.
It didn't take long before the kid's had Mokuba running and playing with them like he'd always done it.
Before they knew it, it was time for lunch and most sadly had to go home for it. Varon had forgotten to ask the king before they left how long Mokuba was allowed to stay.
"Hey, Mokuba, would you like to stay for lunch?" Sarah asked.
"Yeah, we're having roasted chicken." Muran said.
Mokuba walked over to Varon. "C-can we stay for lunch?"
"Sorry kid, but I got to thinking of a way you can make it up to me for having to sit here. Not that it was that bad but I know you'll like what I have in mind."
"Okay." Mokuba said. He trusted Varon completely. He knew he'd never hurt him.