Seto and Yami started to look for the kids.

"Mokuba!" Seto called.

"Maura!" Yami called.

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Mokuba and Maura were talking to Ren when they heard Seto and Yami calling for them. They peaked around the corner.

"How did they know we were gone?"

"Friends of yours?" Ren asked.

Maura sat up and looked at her. "Our brothers. They were too wrapped up in arguing to notice much of anything. I'm surprised that they've stopped arguing." Then poked back around the corner.

"Well you'd better get going. When my parents call me like that, if I'm not out there within a few minutes then I'd be grounded for a month." Ren said.

"I guess we should go."

Mokuba looked up but then lost his balance and fell.

Maura stepped out from behind the building and held out her hand to Mokuba.

"Maura!" Yami yelled and ran over to her. "Where have you been?"

"We were with our new friend." Maura said.

Seto walked over and helped Mokuba up and bent down next to him. "You know better than to wonder off kiddo. We were worried when we didn't see you."

"I'm s-sorry, Seto."

"I'm sorry, big brother. But this is our new friend Ren. She was showing us how they make the puppets move and things. I thought Mokuba would like it." Maura said, then decided to ask, "Is it ok if Ren comes to our place to play sometime?"

Yami smiled, looked at Ren and said, "Well, if you wish, you're welcome in our home."

"Really that very nice of you." Ren said. "Oh wait, my cousin Nydia is coming to visit tomorrow so I don't think I'll be able to come till after New Years."

"No problem, bring your cousin with you." Yami said.

"Really? I'm still not sure though. My parents will probably want to meet with you to be sure it's okay and that could take forever."

"When you wish to come, have your parents bring you to the castle and we'll talk to them."

Ren was confused. "What do you mean come to the castle?"

"We live there." Maura said.

"Wow, that's so cool!" Ren said.

"Well we'd better be going." Yami said.

"Bye, maybe I can come by tomorrow and you can meet my cousin too."

"That would be great." Maura said.

Mokuba wished he could be as excited as she was. Ren seemed nice but with Maura taking up the whole conversation, it was almost like he wasn't even there. He could only hope that that would change tomorrow.

They waved goodbye to their new friend and left. They were walking with Maura in the lead. Suddenly Maura accidentally ran into someone.

"Watch where you're going brat!"

Mokuba froze and gulped; he knew that voice. He shakily looked up and whimpered seeing his stepmother. He quickly ran behind Seto who had been right behind him.

"I'm sorry. I didn't see you." Maura said, then looked back at Mokuba when he whimpered.

Ivera glared at Seto and Yami. "You! You have the nerve to show your face around here after what you've done."

Maura was confused as to how they knew these people and why they were upset at Seto and Yami.

"It's not our fault your brat is sick in the head." Seto said.

"He is not sick in the head! I don't believe a word you say. Noah is a sweet innocent little angel. He could never hurt anyone. I don't believe he ever touched that brat."

'Poor mother, she just can't see the reality. I was shocked when Noah told me what he planned to do. But what can I do? I'm afraid of what Noah will do to me if I interfere. Mother's blind she doesn't want to see the truth.'

"Believe what you want to believe. But you should face up to the reality of who Noah really is." Yami said.

"My son is fine, you are the ones that have the problem."

"Next I suppose you're going to tell me that Mokuba beat himself." Seto said.

Maura gasped. 'These are the people that mistreated Mokuba!'

"The brat deserved everything he got!"

"Mother lets just go." Asana said.

"Fine, this isn't over yet." Ivera said leaving.

"Yes, it is." Seto said.

"S-Seto?" Mokuba asked, still a little shook up over being near his stepmother.

"What is it kiddo?"

"W-What were they eating?"

"It looks like Chili Cheese Dogs and chili cheese French fries." Seto said, looking as he hadn't been paying attention.

"C-can we get some?" Mokuba asked.

"But we just had lunch." Yami said.

"That was two hours ago." Maura said.

"You two?" Seto asked.

"What?" Maura asked.

"Well they are growing kids, Seto."

Seto shook his head. "Come on, let's go feed these two."