Back at the castle, Yugi was doing his best but was failing.

"I…I need more power." Yugi said.

"I can't just stand here and do nothing!" Shizuka said. "I have to do something!" she stormed in and grabbed Ryo's hand.

They could all now see the healing items were glowing brighter.

"I'm with Shizuka." Joey said, going in and placing a hand on Ryo's shoulder.

"I'll help too." Serenity said, placing her hand on Ryo's leg.

Again, the items seemed to grow even brighter. Yugi rubbed his hands together, moved from Ryo's side and placed his hands lightly on the side of his head just above his ears.

Dr. Solomon couldn't believe it. He knew Yugi had been practicing magic and wanted to start healing patients but I didn't know he'd ever actually healed anyone before. He felt that if he lent his support to Yugi maybe that would help. So, he walked in and put his hand on Ryo's other leg.

Bakura watched and saw the items were all glowing but it still didn't look like it was enough. After watching a few minutes, he saw Ryo's breathing was slowing. He knew he should have realized Ryo wasn't a child anymore sooner but it's hard to change. He rarely spent time with him growing up and when he did Ryo used to hang off his arm. He remembered Ryo stopped when he was 8 when he snapped at him to stop hanging off of him and to stop hanging around him! Now that he's realized that he's not a child and needs his support, he's just going to turn his back on him! He can't do that. He promised himself after seeing Ryo fight that he wanted to train him to fight better.

Ryo's back arced and collapsed, not breathing.

Bakura gasped and walked in and put his hand in Ryo's. Suddenly Ryo took a gasp of breath as all the items glowed even brighter.

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The next day Seto, Yami and Mokuba returned home.

Seto turned. "Alister I need you to go to town and get the lawyer and Varon you need to get the high priest that performs the crowning ceremonies."

They both looked at him like he was crazy.

"Don't just stand there and stare, get moving." Seto said.

"Seto c-can I go s-see about Ryo?" Mokuba asked.

"In a minute Mokuba."

"Seto, what are you doing?" Yami asked.

"In regards to what?" Seto asked.

"The lawyer, the high priest?"

"The lawyer so that we can make you officially a member of the family."

"What?"

"Yami you heard what the man said, he said you're my brother by blood. That is the best news I've ever heard. Once the lawyer is here, all we have to do is sign a few papers and the three of us are officially a family. It'll be recorded and you can even take on my last name. As for the high priest, I already told you, father had no right not to give you the throne. It rightfully belongs to you."

"Seto I'm not sure if I want any of that."

Seto was stunned. "What? You don't want to be part of the family? Yami we had this discussion."

"That was before we knew we were related by blood. This is all too much. One minute I'm alone with no family now I discover that I'm really related to you and Mokuba."

"I don't see the difference. Why would you ever think you were alone? I've always been here for you."

"Seto I was raised to be your advisor not to be king and there is a great deal of difference. As for us, I knew you were always there. But I still felt lost and alone inside. Whether my moms dead or alive it doesn't matter if she's gone."

"So, she's gone, I was lost, alone and afraid when the doctor told me my mom died after giving birth to Mokuba."

'Seto's mom died because of me?' Mokuba thought. 'That must have been what Yami meant when he said Seto's mom didn't survive having me.'

"But Yami you helped me through all of that. You helped me to realize that I wasn't alone. I had family, I had you and Mokuba; even after we lost Mokuba, I still had you, now you're telling me you don't want to be a part of it? When Mokuba left and I went off the deep end you got upset that I referred to Mokuba as my brother not our brother. Now suddenly we've never been family?" Seto bent down, picked Mokuba up and left.

Yami was speechless. "I'm sorry Seto, I didn't realize I'd hurt you. I guess it's different for him. He had parents, I didn't. Even Mokuba was his and still is. I mean the kid loves me but I can still see a much stronger bond between the two. I mean their full brother's. I know now that I'm only half. Is this where I truly belong?"

Seto set Mokuba down to let the kid run on ahead to Ryo's room downstairs in the infirmary.

Mokuba ran into the room and not seeing Ryo in the room ran back and threw his arms around Seto crying. Seto dragged the kid to Ryo's room and frowned not seeing anyone there. 'Oh, god tell me he didn't die, this kid can't take any more deaths due to him.'

Just then, Seto looked up and smiled as Bakura and Shizuka came in from outside wheeling Ryo in a wheelchair he tapped Mokuba on the shoulder. "Mokuba, look behind you."

Mokuba turned around, ran and jumped into Ryo's arms.

"Hey watch it kid, he's still recovering." Bakura scolded.

Ryo smiled and kept a tight grip on the kid. "No, it's all right Bakura, he's not hurting anything."

"I w-was a-af-afraid I'd l-lose you big b-brother."

"It's all right now, I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here." Ryo said, trying to sooth the kid rubbing his back.

"Here." Seto said, handing Ryo a letter.

"What is it?" Ryo asked.

"Don't know it was from Tristan. Mokuba told us he was Nosaka's brother."

"Yes, but what's with the letter?"

"Tristan said that it was a letter he found a few days ago in his mailbox. He said he didn't know why she was mailing letters but he wanted me to give it to you, he said he felt you should read it."

"I see. Mokuba sit up for me."

Mokuba sat up and sat down in Ryo's lap.

Ryo looked at it. "Bakura um…"

"What?"

"Could we go into the room and you tell me what it says?"

"I wasn't aware you couldn't read." Seto said, thinking it was strange as he'd clearly read things before in front of him and taught Mokuba.

"Oh no, I can, I just can't read cursive writing."

"So, if you can't read it, then you can't write it either."

"No, why?"

"You didn't leave us any note from Mokuba to us did you?" Seto asked.

"What? No, I guess I should have."

"Is something wrong?" Shizuka asked.

"No, you get better fast, Ryo. That kid's going to be a handful for the rest of us, if you don't get better fast. Mokuba try not to tire Ryo out too much."

"Okay, big brother."

As Seto walked away, he was confused. 'I don't understand. Mokuba couldn't read or write so he couldn't have written that letter. Ryo can't read or write cursive so he couldn't have done it either. Since Mai and Isis didn't know Mokuba had even left the castle, I know it wasn't one of them. So, if Mokuba didn't do it and Ryo didn't do it. Then exactly who did it?'