As Seto went downstairs, he ran into Joey. "Mutt, have you seen Yami?"
Joey stared at him, totally irritated that he continued to call him a dog. "I am not a DOG!"
"Whatever, have you seen him or not?"
"Try the gardens out back. I think I saw him there."
Seto turned to leave when Isis stopped him. "Sir there's a phone call for you."
"Thanks." Seto said walking over to the phone and taking the call.
{Seto Kaiba King of Draglor how may I help you?}
[Sir we believe we have your brother here at the sheriff's office in Reclem.]
{First of all, I have my brother and second, how did you find out about this?}
[Well sir a man by the name of Johnson called me a few months back and told me what to keep an eye out for. I was certain I had the right child.]
{Sorry, you wasted your energy but I know where my brother is. Good day.} Seto said, hanging up.
"My king, did you know the kid was asleep?" Joey asked.
"No, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks mutt. I also need you to go downstairs and take Johnson out of solitary confinement and place him in the same holding cell next to general population. I'm sure Varon and Alister disobeyed a direct order to place Nezbit in the general population cell and chose an open cell near it instead. It doesn't matter really just make sure they're together."
"Yes, sir." Joey said
"That's a good dog."
Joey growled as Seto walked out with a smirk on his face.
'Poor kid whatever it was that I said to upset him must have been bad. He cried himself to sleep. Wait, that man that tried to kill him said something about a friend of theirs being killed; did something I say trigger the memory of the friend that was killed. I'm afraid to ask him after the way he reacted. I'll wait and hopefully Ryo will get better and I can ask him.'
He reached the gardens then smiled brightly when he spotted Yami walking around. He didn't pay attention to who Yami had been talking to. He quickly ran over to him. "Yami, I have to talk to you."
"Not, now my king. You remember King Kujaku of Cascadia, don't you?"
Seto glared at him. "I thought we concluded our business hours ago. What is it now?"
"Just a few minor points to note and my wagon wheel will take at least a day or two to fix." King Kujaku said.
'Two days! There's no way I can keep this a secret from Yami for two days and not celebrate the news.'
"I assume you will make arrangements for us. Then arrangements for the child you are for some reason carrying to live somewhere else, during our stay." King Kujaku said.
Seto growled. "I will be more than happy to have arrangements made for you and your advisor if you wish to remain." Seto said through gritted teeth. "But I will not under any circumstance send this child away simply because you can't handle it! This is his home. I…I mean we are his brother's. We're not sending him away from his own home!"
"The king doesn't like a lot of noise. He prefers peace and quiet, not the wild running around of children." Odion said.
"Well you have nothing to worry about there. Mokuba is a very quiet kid. If you'll remember the tour we took we walked right past his room and there was not a sound to be had from him." Yami said.
"That's because he was in the playroom." Seto said.
"There that's proof, you have to soundproof a room just for him."
"No, actually you were standing right in front of that room when I went to talk to a guard about getting your wagon fixed." Yami said.
"That's impossible! I have never heard of a quiet child." King Kujaku said.
Seto wanted to just rip his throat out! But instead spotted Otogi. "Otogi, come over here."
"Yes, my king?"
"Otogi, this is King Kujaku. Please escort him and his advisor to the dining chamber."
"Will we see you there?" King Kujaku asked.
"No." Seto said. "I have a very important matter to discuss with Master Atemu."
"Very well." King Kujaku said leaving.
Yami could tell Seto was excited about something even though you couldn't really tell it by looking at him.
"All right Seto, he's gone now, what is it you're so excited about?" Yami asked.
"You're not going to believe this but I found our brother!"
"Really, where, where is he?"
"I'm holding him."
Yami sighed and rolled his eyes, "Seto, I already know that Mokuba is our brother. That's not news. Why would that excite you, you more than any one know that Mokuba's our brother."
"No, Yami, you don't understand, I mean he's literally our brother! The real one! The one we've been searching for!"
"What makes you so sure of that?"
Seto grabbed the doll from his other hand and held it up to Yami. "Take a look at this."
"It's Mokuba's doll so what?"
Seto growled in frustration. "Look around its neck, that's my necklace! The one I gave to our brother! Looking at the back it can't be a coincidence that necklace is unique. The ring with this country's seal, the dragon champion on top of a blue/green crystal plus the ring being inscribed to me. What are the odds Yami? Mokuba looks like my mother, his house makes the distance for the time my father was gone. Too many things add up plus the necklace. I say we check it out then we celebrate tomorrow all day just the three of us. That king can entertain himself. All he does is complain and his treaty problems are too nitpicky. I mean what difference does water rights make? If the water is on his side of the border then it's his problem not ours!"
"So how is it you plan to prove this theory of yours?"
"Simple we go to the family room where it's quiet and ask him to hold the millennium rod!"
"Seto you said you didn't want him too."
"That was before I realized who he was! Yami we have to try we have to know for sure. I'm sorry that he doesn't seem to have the bracelet."
"It's all right, Seto. His sisters probably took it. Let's go do this if you're sure."
"I've never been more sure."
Yami walked around and lightly brushed the hair out of the boy's face. "Seto you didn't say anything bad about Ryo again did you?"
"No, why?"
"He's been crying Seto."
"Oh well he was crying a happy cry when I told him I wanted him to wear both necklaces. Then he confessed that he'd only recently learned to read and write."
"Why didn't he tell us he couldn't?"
"Believe it or not he thinks we're very smart. He was afraid of being thought of as stupid."
"That's ridiculous, just because that bitch that raised him refused to educate him doesn't make him stupid."
"Well I told him the same thing, just not in so many words."
"Then why was he crying?"
"When I figure it out I'll let you know, he told me about his teacher who taught him to read."
"It must have been that lady that we saw him with that day. But why would mentioning her upset him?"
"I'm wondering if she was the lady that man mentioned his brother killing."
"You think Mokuba saw him do it or was nearby, when it happened?"
"I wish we could ask him but the way he started crying just at the mention of her name makes me think it'd be better to talk to Ryo. Hopefully he'll get better and tell us."
"True if he cries at just the mention of the name he'll never get through telling us what happened. Maybe our theory that Ryo wrote the run away note was true."
"Let's go upstairs and find out if my theory is true." Seto said.
They went upstairs to the family room.
"Seto, why not if you're sure, do this like you did Christoph?"
"Simple I knew the brat was a fraud from the start. All his parents wanted was the money the big four were paying them! I wanted them all humiliated! I wanted to show especially Nezbit who initiated it that I didn't believe that he was our brother! I should have locked his ass up with the rest of them. Who knows it may happen yet. Besides all him and his family wanted was power, money and fame. All little Mokuba here has ever wanted was our love. He never cared about anything else, all he cares about is whether or not we love him."
"True and he can't deny that we don't love him." Yami said, stroking his hair a bit then calling forth the millennium rod. Yami then laid the wrapped rod on the table in front of them and then proceeded to wake Mokuba up. "Mokuba come on kiddo time to get up."
Mokuba sat up, sitting down in Seto's lap and rubbing his eyes.
"Have a nice nap, sleepy head?" Yami asked in a slight tease.
Mokuba smiled, then he learned over, wrapped his arms around his neck and hugged him tight.
Yami was slightly taken back by this sudden show of affection for no reason. However, he didn't argue. He hugged the little boy back. "Thank you Mokuba. This is just what I needed!" Then he kissed the side of his head. "Okay, kid we need you to do us a favor."
Mokuba sat back down in Seto's lap. "W-what's that big brother?"
"Sit here on the couch between us."
Mokuba quickly did as he was told.
"Now Mokuba there's an object inside that cloth…" Seto started.
"The o-one that man dropped?"
Seto and Yami had forgotten about that.
"Yes, you remember that?" Seto asked.
"S-sure you were holding his collar."
Yami started to snicker and Seto glared at him since they both knew Seto was strangling him not holding his collar.
"Go on Mokuba." Seto said.
"He d-dropped it, I picked it up. Then these other m-men wanted me to give it to them, one had that cloth. R-Ryo f-finally took the cloth and told me to give it to him since for some reason he c-couldn't hold it."
"You held it and these other men saw it." Yami questioned.
"Yeah, why?"
"Mokuba, that item belongs to my family. If you are not from my family, my blood then you can not hold that object." Seto said.
"But I'm n-not lying big brother, honest!"
"Easy Mokuba. I never said you were wrong, I believe you. But would you show us how you held it?"
Mokuba swallowed, afraid he was in trouble.
Yami caught on though. "It's all right Mokuba." he then pulled the boy into his lap. "It's okay that you did hold it. You know why?"
Mokuba shook his head no.
"Mokuba, you know we've been looking for our brother." Seto said.
'How could I forget?' Mokuba thought, nodding.
Seto held up the object. "Hold it."
Mokuba thought it was odd and was scared but did as he was told. He carefully reached out and took it.
Seto and Yami were in shock. But before they could say anything there was a knock on the door.
"My king, the doctor wanted you to know Ryo was awake."
"Thank you, Mai." Seto said.
"Can I g-go see Ryo, big brother, please?"
"All right go ahead we'll talk about this more later."
Still holding the rod, Mokuba got out of Yami's lap and hugged Seto. Then he turned around and hugged Yami again.
He was about to leave when he remembered he was still holding the rod. "Here you go big brother." Mokuba said, handing the rod to Yami.
Seto didn't notice but Yami did as he was holding the rod.
"Seto."
Seto turned and his eyes went wide seeing Yami hold the rod in his hand without the cloth protection.
