Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish Alternate World Conclusion ❯ C59 Explaining ( Chapter 59 )

C59 Explaining

 

Seto backed away in a panic. “Oh, uh.....hi, Mom! Yeah, I guess this looks kinda strange, huh?

Well....I can explain. Really!”

 

Kaiba then casually leaned against the outside wall, adding, “Well, go ahead, then. I'm ready to hear this explanation.”

 

“You're not helping!” Seto snapped.

 

“Seto?” she asked, looking over at Seto, then over at Kaiba, desperately trying to figure out which one was her real son, and even more confused why she honestly couldn't tell which one was the real one.

 

They both seemed like her son in their own interesting ways. But, Seto was like the irresponsible teenager she knew before he started to finally show signs of growing up. While Kaiba was the man she believed he had turned into. Someone who had finally woken up to the real world from being a school kid, and having the guts to go out there and make a life for himself. He was dressing up, he had taken up a business with a partner, he had even helped to adopt the newest son in their family.....Mokuba.

 

It was as if his past self and present self had been broken up into two different people before her very eyes. And why was there two Mokuba's as well? Plus, she had barely gotten to see their new family member, since Seto had been spending so much time with them. So, there was no way she would know who was the real one of them, after barely knowing him.

 

“I-I uh…” Seto muttered out, once again stumbling on his words, without an idea what to say.

 

The mother then approached Seto, looking him over for a moment, before asking, “Why can't I tell you two apart?”

 

“What??!” Seto then asked, horrified over such a question. “How can you `not' tell?? I'm your real son! Don't you know that??”

 

An amused smirk formed on Kaiba's face as she asked that, but it was masked immediately when she turned and approached him.

 

As the mother looked him over, she finally realized there was something else different about them....not just the slight attitude changes and clothing. The emotions she could see in Kaiba's eyes seemed so much more intense then her own son. And she remembered seeing that intensity before......it was the first time her son started showing changes in himself that convinced her he was growing up.

 

She looked up at him sadly, saying, “Then.....you're not my real son.”

 

From her words, his eyes widened and reflected even more emotion......pain. Somehow, those words had hurt him. But, why? If the one behind her was her son, then why did those words seem to bother him so?

 

Kaiba finally began to believe perhaps he should have listened to Seto and pushed more on sending him and Mokie upstairs to talk to her in private. At first he didn't even understand himself why he was pushing at all to not keep their secret hidden from her. Perhaps because it pissed Seto off so much, and an unsatisfied Seto pleased him to no end, since he couldn't stand him so much. But, after she said those words, he realized it was so much more than their petty quarrel.

 

The fact of the matter was, if he and Mokuba were going to leave and never see her again, he didn't want to leave with her not knowing of his existence. Why should Seto get all the credit of everything `he' had done since he had been there? When he had never met this Seto, these things really didn't originally matter to him, because everyone was originally focused on him as the person of that world. But, having Seto in his face made him realize that his parents would only think all his accomplishments, their time together.....everything would be Seto's. And he didn't like that.

 

Even if he never saw her again, he wanted her to acknowledge him that he once existed in her eyes, and wasn't just some faze of her own son.

 

But, her words had stabbed him like a knife. Because he had allowed himself to be seen along with Seto, and prove that he was not him, she now no longer acknowledge him as her own son. And he realized that even being a shadow of Seto might have been better than not being recognized at all.

 

She gave a weak smile, saying, “I should have known it was too good to be true that my own son actually learned to dress nicely.”

 

“Hey!” Seto spat. `I don't dress that bad....do I?' he thought.

 

“But, I don't understand. Why do you seem upset over what I had just said?” she asked him.

 

Kaiba looked away, hardening up his heart once again, as he coldly retorted, “I don't know what you're talking about.” He then walked passed her, adding, “You're right......you're `not' my family.”

 

He then stood loyally by Mokuba's side, glaring down at her almost challengingly, as he said, “This is my family. And as far as I'm concerned.....that's all that matters.”

 

Mokuba sadly grabbed onto Kaiba's pants, doing his best to support him.

 

She shook her head, saying, “But, that's the strangest thing. I can't see a difference. You still feel like my son. You don't feel like a stranger, at all. But, if you're not my son, then.....who are you?”

 

Seto attempted to open his mouth, but once again nothing came out. Finally, he helplessly turned to Yugi, in a silent beg for help.

 

`Aibou.....do not help him.' Yami told him.

 

Yugi blinking, thinking back, `But, why not?'

 

`This is a personal matter, Yugi. Seto needs to do this on his own. He now has a new brother that he is going to be responsible for, and a new business to run that he didn't even start. He has to learn to do things without the help of others, all the time. Kaiba may have a tendency to insult him a lot, but perhaps in a way he has been doing this in an attempt to encourage him to do things on his own.'

 

`I see.' Yugi told him. `Well, if our silence can help him, then that's exactly what I'll do.'

 

Seto was surprised when Yugi simply lowered his head, offering him no support.

 

At this, Kaiba turned to Seto and snapped, “Are you going to give your answer today, or do I have to do that for you, as well?” He would have been rather amused by Seto's stupidity, if he wasn't still reeling from that personal blow a minute ago. Now all he could feel towards Seto was disgust.

 

“Will you shut the hell up and let me think??” Seto snapped.

 

“Seto!” the mother snapped at him. She approached, giving him a smack on the arm, and pointed at him, stating, “I raised you better to speak in that way! You now have a little brother that is going to be looking up to you. I do not want to hear that kind of language in front of him!”

 

Kaiba approved, since he also was sick of Seto swearing around now both of them.

 

The mother continued, as she said, “I certainly hope this isn't what you have been doing all your time with him, teaching him with that filthy mouth of yours!”

 

“No no......it's not like that, at all!” Seto exclaimed, waving his hands defensively in front of him.

 

“Then stop stalling, and tell me what is happening!” she snapped.

 

His head lowered and he nodded. “Okay.....I'll tell you as much as I know.”

 

She then pointed at Kaiba, saying, “First tell me who this is.”

 

“His name is Seto Kaiba.” Seto said. “And he's......from another world.”

 

“He's an alien?” she asked sarcastically, disbelieving.

 

“No, that's not what I meant!” he said. “I mean.....like another dimension. It's like this world, but it's different. I mean, it's still Earth and everything. But.....it's like being in a world where things didn't happen the same way. Like.....his last name's Kaiba because, well......”

 

“That's not important.” Kaiba said, finally stepping in. “Get out of the way. Obviously, you can't explain your way out of a garbage bag.”

 

Refusing to let Kaiba take over the conversation, Seto then suddenly blurted to her, “It's cuz you and Dad are dead in his world!” causing everyone to freeze.

 

The Mom blinked, and looked over at Kaiba. As for Kaiba.....if looks could kill, Seto would be lying on the ground dead by now. And if the mother wasn't there, he would have punched him for such a comment.

 

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Yugi had finally managed to usher everyone back into the game shop and sit down in the living room to quietly talk.

 

Seto had managed to explain everything else to the mother from what he learned about Kaiba ending up in this universe up until now. Kaiba only needed to intervene a couple times to correct things, when Seto couldn't seem to manage to choke out the fact that Kaiba was the one that saved Mokie the first time, and got the business and the adoption. But, he was more than happy about smearing how Kaiba was willing to not save Mokie, to instead deal with a cutthroat businessman like Gozaburo, instead.

 

So, after the mother had kept them from trying to kill each other, things finally calmed back down.

 

“But, how did he end up getting here in the first place?” she asked.

 

Seto shrugged, saying, “Uh.....something about this lady called Aiko.” He turned to Kaiba, asking, “Right?”

 

“Good enough.” Kaiba replied.

 

She now looked expectedly to Kaiba for answers. “It's not important.” Kaiba stated.

 

The mother replied, “It's important to me.”

 

He then crossed his arms defiantly and snapped, “What do you care? I'm not even your son, remember?”

 

She then approached him, saying, “That's not fair. I was told he was my son.....what else was I suppose to think?”

 

Then smiling down at him, since he was sitting on the couch and she wasn't, she brought her hand over and flicked it through his fine hair. “But, that definitely explains why I couldn't tell the difference which one was my son. It's because you're both my son.”

 

Kaiba then hesitated, then looked up at her.... confused by this strange feeling of emotion he had trouble identifying.

 

“He's not your son!” Seto spat, once again feeling jealousy burning through him. “He's not even from this world!”

 

She then gave a chuckle, and turned back to Seto, saying, “He's you, Seto.....why are you fighting with him so much?”

 

“He's not me, at all!” Seto spat. “He's nothing like me!”

 

“Thank goodness for that.....” Kaiba muttered.

 

The mother sighed, giving up on the whole thing. Obviously no matter what she said, they were not going to get along. She turned back to Kaiba, asking, “If your parents have.......died, then who's raising you now?”

 

“We don't need anyone to raise us!” Mokuba boasted next to Kaiba. “We take care of ourselves! Isn't that right, Seto?”

 

Kaiba nodded, but didn't face either of them from what was said.

 

“Well, how long ago did we, I mean your parents....die? Actually.....was I even your mother in your world?” she asked.

 

Kaiba looked back up, and nodded to the second question. “You died giving birth to Mokuba. Dad only lasted a few more years after that, falling apart when you were gone.”

 

The Mother paled from Kaiba's rather blunt reply.

 

Seto turned and snapped, “You don't have to say it so harsh, you know!”

 

“It's okay, Seto.” she said. She then looked back over at Kaiba, saying, “It's no wonder you seemed so upset when you first arrived here. I remember it well. It must have been strange to see your father and me, again.”

 

Kaiba looked away, refusing to talk regarding these awkwardly emotional moments.

 

The mother found it interesting. Even though the two insisted they were not the same, she couldn't help but find the similarities between them. Even the one who called himself Seto Kaiba found it difficult to talk in certain moments. Seto had trouble speaking when he felt he might get in trouble or say something that was incriminating against himself. While, this `other' Seto seemed to have trouble talking when it had to do with personal matters.

 

“I'm so sorry......” she then stated.

 

After saying that, he finally turned to her....but his response was anger, as he snapped, “I don't want your pity, nor do I need it. We've been just fine our own without you. It wont change anything when we're gone!”

 

“Seto!” Mokuba said, realizing his brother's words may probably hurt the mother. But, Kaiba didn't seem to care. He stood up and walked out of the room.

 

Mokuba then got up, saying, “He didn't mean it that way, miss......I mean `mom' whatever I should call you. We've been okay, but he still misses you not being there.”

 

She smiled sadly, saying, “If he's been without a mother for that long, then he probably barely even remembers me.”

 

“That's not true!” Mokuba insisted. “One of the reasons he came here is because this genie convinced him that with his magic, we could have a family again.”

 

Everyone was stunned hearing this. Kaiba had mentioned being tricked by a genie, but no one knew what this trick involved.

 

“So, he was trying to steal my parents from me??!” Seto snapped.

 

“It wasn't like that!” Mokuba said. “The way they said it, he didn't know he was taking over someone else's world. The guy made him think the world just changed around him. That's why as soon as he found out the truth, he was fighting to get back.”

 

“It's true, Seto.” Yugi said, remembering that time.

 

Mokuba looked down. “He still wanted his parents. But, the reality is......that's not going to happen. Even a genie can't solve that kind of problem.”

 

She smiled and lightly frazzled Mokuba's hair. “You're a good brother, Mokuba. I'm glad that I managed to meet you, as well.”

 

Mokuba smiled up at her, saying, “Thanks!”

 

“But, you have a Kaiba name. So, you must have been raised by a Kaiba, right?” she asked.

 

“Yeah.....” Mokuba said. “We ended up in an orphanage and was adopted by Gozaburo. He died a few years ago.”

 

“A few years?” she asked. “So, who raised you after that?”

 

“He did.” Mokuba answered.

 

The mother looked stunned. “But, Seto's barely 18, now. Your brother had to be more like 15 or 16. How would he possibly raise you at that age?”

 

“You'd be surprised what I can do.” Kaiba smirked at her, after finally drifting back into the doorway. “I'm not like that loser son of yours, who'd be lucky if he could tie his own shoes.”

 

“I can tie my own shoes!!”

 

Kaiba continued, stating, “I am the CEO of Kaiba Corp, which happens to be a multi-billion dollar gaming corporation. Besides that, I am also the official guardian responsible for taking care of Mokuba.”

 

“But, you can't take care of him and do all that. You're barely 18.....you shouldn't be doing all that, while you're so young.” she said.

 

“Age has nothing to do with it.” Kaiba said. “I've been raising him ever since I was 10. Do you honestly think being 18 is going to matter? We've already had our share of leeches claiming they would watch over us....family members jumping at the chance to take care of us, only instead robbing every drop of inheritance you gave us before tossing us away. Fortunately, if something happens to you now, that can't happen here since Seto's already 18.”

 

“But......we had the will made to make sure you would be protected.” she said.

 

He gave a weak smile, though he found nothing amusing, saying, “Well, obviously you missed something. Not that it mattered, anyway. After all, if the only reason they wanted us there was for the will money, then it was better off we weren't there, at all.”

 

“I'm so.......” but then the mother stopped and looked back up at Kaiba, once again glaring down at her. She smiled, saying, “Of course, you don't want to hear that, do you? You know.....you're a lot like your father.”

 

Again, Kaiba looked away, as an attempt to avoid another awkward emotional moment.

 

Someone coughing brought her attention back to Mokuba, who sat back down looking pale and weak.

 

As the mother bent down to check his head, Kaiba was there an instant after, muttering, “He's been sick.”

 

“Oh....I didn't know. Mr. Motou, could he rest here a little bit?” she asked.

 

“But, of course.” he said. “There's a spare room right upstairs. Feel free to use it all you want.”

 

Kaiba picked Mokuba up, as she turned back to him, saying, “I'm sure traveling dimensions can't be very good on him.”

 

“No.” Kaiba said, glaring over at Seto. “No, it's not.”

 

Seto swallowed.

 

After picking Mokuba up, he headed directly up the stairs with him.

 

“Hold up!” Angie said. “I'm coming, too!”

 

“Wait, Angie!” Seto snapped. He was glad that Kaiba was finally going to be away from his mother, but he didn't want Angie going with him, neither.

 

“What is it?” she asked, as Kaiba went up the stairs.

 

“Why are you trying to follow him? Let him go.” he said.

 

“I need to see him about something.” Angie said.

 

Seto snapped, “You don't need to see him about anything. You heard him earlier......he doesn't even care about you!”

 

“Seto.....that's a terrible thing to say to your sister!” the mother said.

 

And Angie looked equally upset about it.

 

“But, it's true!” Seto said. “It's what he said.....he admitted that to everyone! I'm just trying to protect her. In his world, he doesn't have a sister, so.....he only sees her as a stranger.”

 

Angie sniffed, and was ready to sit back down.

 

“Angie.....” Joey now said. “Don't you listen to him. Kaiba does care about you.....he told me, himself.”

 

Everyone looked amazed at that, except for the mother who just smiled.

 

“He did? He really did?” she asked.

 

“Yeah.....maybe not in those words, but....” Joey muttered. “He didn't mean what he said. The guy's just trying to protect you, cuz he knows he aint gonna be around here forever, you know? So, go on......go see him.”

 

“Thanks, Joey!” she said, as she hugged him then ran upstairs.

 

“Seto.....” the mother said. “Is something wrong? You've been awfully moody.”

 

“Ahh.....he's just jealous.” Joey grinned.

 

“Shut up!” Seto snapped. He then crossed his arms and sulked into the couch. “It's just, not fair! The guys colder than a wet fish! He treats everyone like garbage and doesn't care about anyone, yet everyone seems to like him more then they do me!”

 

Tristan snickered at that comment.

 

“Dude.....” Joey laughed. “You sound like such a little brat saying that.”

 

“Dammit, Joey....I swear I'm gonna kick your a-....”

 

“Seto!” the mother spat. “What did I tell you about your language?”

 

“Sorry, Mom.....” he sulked, as Mokie still clung to him, anyway.

 

The mother then placed a hand on his shoulder, saying, “Seto.....you have to understand that this Kaiba is also you.”

 

“He's not me!” he spat.

 

“Yes.....he is. He grew up very differently, probably making him seem much colder. But, instead.....his heart is just as good as yours is. And others can see that. You have to stop thinking he's some other person trying to compete with you and realize that he `is' you. Everyone else sees it, that's why they like him. You should feel happy about that. Because if they didn't like him, then they wouldn't like you.” she said.

 

He blinked, absorbing those words for a moment. But, then he shrugged them off and looked away, saying, “But, he's not like me. And he `is' competing. He even told me he'd also take Mokie away from me, and take them both with him!”

 

“I'm sure he didn't mean it.” she said.

 

“But, he did!” Seto insisted.

 

The Mom added, “This other you probably says a lot of things he doesn't mean, very much like yourself.”

 

“I wish people would stop comparing him to me! He's nothing like me!” Seto spat.

 

The mother smiled and shook her head. Obviously, Seto had not changed from being childish at all.....which was too bad. She actually liked the idea of possibly going clothes shopping with him.

 

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Kaiba placed Mokuba down in bed, saying, “Rest up, kiddo......you've had a long day.”

 

“Thanks, Seto.” Mokuba smiled.

 

“Do you want me to stay here with you?” he asked.

 

“No.....I'll be okay. I'm just tired. Why don't you go back downstairs? We may not have much time left for you to see your Mom.” he said.

 

“She's not important here.” Kaiba said. “You are.”

 

“Thanks, Seto.....but really, I'm okay. Anyway, we have the rest of our lives to see each other. So, go on......” Then to make sure he did, Mokuba then rolled over, saying, “Besides.....if you stay here, you're only going to keep me awake.”

 

“Who are you trying to kid?” Kaiba smirked. “After sleeping through that look-alike's screaming matches, you could probably sleep through an earthquake and not be bothered.”

 

“Is he asleep, yet?” Angie's voice suddenly came out and asked.

 

Kaiba glanced over, then back at Mokuba who sure enough looked like he was just about asleep, now. “Just about.” he replied.

 

“That's good.....I didn't want to bother him.” she said.

 

“Shouldn't you be looking after your little brother?” he asked, not looking at her.

 

She looked down, saying, “I......wanted to say good-bye. I may not have that chance again, so.....”

 

“What do you care? Did you forget what I said to you earlier?” he asked coldly.

 

She looked down, saying, “No. But.....Joey said you didn't mean it.”

 

`Stupid mutt.' Kaiba thought, not surprised that Joey wouldn't be able to keep his mouth shut. And people wonder why he doesn't like to gossip. “And what makes you think that Bonkotsu knows anything?”

 

Angie then approached him, looking determined. He glanced over at her as she surprisingly gave him a big hug, saying, “I will miss you, big brother. I wont forget you.....no matter what you say to me.”

 

Kaiba hesitated, still not used to the weird sense of closeness towards anyone that wasn't his brother. But, after a minute....those walls began to crumble, and he finally allowed himself to hug her back.

 

She smiled, thinking, `Thank you.' after praying to the stars above that he really did care, like Joey said. After a long moment, she finally pulled away, saying, “Don't feel too bad, big brother. There's got to be another me in your world, somewhere. Maybe she'll feel this way towards you, too.”

 

He looked down and smiled. “There is another you. And, no....she doesn't.”

 

“Oh, my god!” she said. “You mean, you explained this other world to her?”

 

He muttered out, “I think she understands a bit about this world. But, no.....I didn't.”

 

She then smacked him, saying, “Then how do you know how she feels? Don't just assume things! Tell her!”

 

He looked back over at her and blinked, for a moment forgetting how oddly the Angie of this world could behave. Then hardening his resolve again, he retorted. “I already have all the family I need in Mokuba. I don't.....”

 

“Oh, will you stop it, already!” she said. “God.....for being so `I'm all that' and everything, it's amazing how shy you are!”

 

`Shy??' he thought, his eyes widening from the very implication. He couldn't imagine that him and shy could even fit in the same sentence, and she thought he was shy??

 

“Just `tell her.'” Angie said. “And I don't mean tell her in that `I don't care about you' attitude of yours. You at least need to give her a chance!”

 

“Listen.....” he said in a voice that was at least attempting to speak to her on an even level. “Don't presume to know about things you have no idea about. I'm quite sure your other version would be more than happy to jump at a chance to be the brother of someone as famous and rich as I am. But, that's pretty much the problem, isn't it? I can't afford to let just anyone.....”

 

“I'm not just anyone!!” Angie angrily spat at him.

 

He sadly replied, “You're also not her.”

 

“But, I have the same heart.....just like you and Seto do. We may not have the same past, but we're the same people.” she said.

 

Kaiba replied, “You might be right. But, this Angie has her own life, and didn't grow up adopted to me or my family. Without that history, a person can't just suddenly be together with a complete stranger. It doesn't happen that way.”

 

“Well.....maybe someday you'll get closer, huh?” she asked.

 

“Maybe....” he said, just to make her feel better. She smiled back at him.

 

Kaiba finally stood, saying, “Come on.....let's head back down. Mokuba didn't want anyone waking him.”

 

They then headed back down, with Angie feeling much better now knowing Kaiba really did see her as a sister, as she thought, `You're wrong, Seto. The Angie of that world never had the history that me or my brother had. And yet, you see me as a sister. So, if you can do it I know that other Angie can, as well.'

 

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When they came down, Kaiba noticed that Seto was crunched into a chair with his arms and legs wrapped around himself, while grumbling incoherently.

 

He didn't even want to know, so he ignored it and approached the mother, who was presently standing.

 

“How's he doing?” she asked, while presently playing with Mokie's hair, who had given up on Seto at the moment and was wrapped around the mother.

 

Kaiba was pleased to see that Mokie was finally starting to open to the mother, as well. He then said, “There's been something I've been wanting to ask you.”

 

“What is it?” she asked.

 

“Angie told me awhile ago that you had a miscarriage and lost the child. But, that can't be possible. After all, Mokuba is my brother. So, if you lost your child, then how is the Mokuba of this world even existing?” Kaiba asked.

 

That finally got Seto's attention, who stopped acting like a spoiled brat for the moment, and listened.

 

“Yes, I did lose him.” she said sadly, looking down a Mokie. “I can only assume in this world, he's not my real son.”

 

“I suppose that could have been a possibility, except for one problem.” Kaiba said. “In order to get here a second time, I had to enter many other dimensions before finding my way back. And in each world I've been in, every time Mokuba was still my brother. The possibility is too much against it, for your claim to be true.”

 

She sighed, looking down. Then taking Kaiba's hand, she said, “Seto.....I normally tried not to talk about it, because it was too painful. But, since you are asking.....I will tell you.”

 

“Hello! I'm here, too!” Seto spat, after getting up and approaching where they were, to ensure the mother noticed him.

 

She smiled, and touched Seto's face, saying, “I will tell you both, Seto. Now, go sit down.....both of you.”

 

Kaiba moved to where Angie was and casually sat down, as he glanced over, knowing Seto would be fuming by making such a move. Then Seto sat down in a seat next to where his mother was originally sitting, giving Kaiba a cocky grin knowing he'd get to sit next to his mother, as some sort of victory.

 

But, the mother sat down in a chair away from everyone to tell her story, causing Kaiba to look amused and make Seto pout. And just to make matters worst for Seto, after the mother traded places, Mokie ended up running over to Angie. And from there, Kaiba purposely goaded him over to sit on his lap, making Seto look like smoke was about to pour out of his ears.

 

The mother took a breath, saying, “You have no idea how frightening it was to hear how your parents died, Seto.” as she looked at Kaiba. “While I was pregnant, I continually had complications with the newest baby. My husband was in fear for my health and had considered if I should have an abortion to ensure I would be fine. But, I couldn't bare to think of getting rid of him.”

 

Seto gawked at her, unable to believe that his own mother could have shared the same fate as Kaiba's. `Why didn't she ever tell me this before?'

 

Kaiba was a bit shaken from this news, but only Mokie was able to tell since he was now holding him more tightly on his lap.

 

“While I was in labor, they said I was having problems. As it was, it was already going to be premature. And after finally giving birth to him, I had to be faced with the news that my poor child didn't make it barely 15 minutes after having him. He simply came out too young and wasn't healthy or strong enough to make it.” The mother than looked away, feeling heart-broken all over again. “That is why I say it's impossible for Mokuba to be my son. Because my son died.”

 

“Mother.....” Seto whispered, feeling her pain.

 

Kaiba then stood with Mokie in his arms as he went over to her and showed him to her, saying, “No he didn't. Because he's right here.....”

 

“But, how?” she asked.

 

“You were in a hospital and taking the word of the nurses and doctors over there. While you're weak and strapped in a bed, you can't do very much to confirm otherwise.” Kaiba stated.

 

“You're father was there, too.” she explained. “But, no.....we had no reason to not believe them. We didn't ask to see the body, we didn't want to. It hurt enough to know. And we had no reason to doubt it.....the whole attempt to have him was a struggle. After what happened, I never wanted to try again. That's why we adopted Angie.”

 

Angie smiled at that, as the mother turned her attention on her.

 

“Mokuba.” the mother now smiled back over at him, stroking his hair behind his ears since Kaiba brought him over to her. “You know, it was a long time ago....but I believe that was the very name I was going to give my second son. In fact, after I heard he died, I was crying and calling his name. Who knows......maybe someone at the hospital heard my voice.”

 

Seto then asked, “Mother....is it possible that Mokuba could really be my brother too, like Kaiba says?”

 

“I don't know.” she said. “How could we even find that out?”

 

“Simple.” Kaiba answered. “We'll have a doctor do a DNA test on both Mokuba and you. And this time, we'll make sure this place isn't affiliated with the hospital you gave birth at.”

 

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