Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Time on a Chain ❯ Chapter 5

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Running.

Seto, I'm going for my run! Come with! Please! You need to get out and do something besides
peck on that computer all day and night. Running would be good for you!" Mokuba shouted up
the stairs, hoping against hope that his Niisama would come down to run with him .

"Not a chance you endorphin junkie, you. I'm taking a day off and that doesn't include killing
myself trying to keep up with a marathoner like you. I'm spending the day watching movies and
reading something other than corporate reports. I might even let Inoko no Baka out of bed to
watch with me. "

Seto had walked up behind Mokie, appearing from the first floor office off the main staircase.
He swatted Mokuba on the head gently earning a grin in return.

"Take security with you, no telling what that Crazy Girl might do. She's a menace to public
safety. The guards reported they were shut down in a most embarrassing way last night. I'll have
something to say to the Head of Security."

"Awww, Seto" Mokuba whined, "I hate it when you make me run with guards. They can't keep
up and are always hollering for me to slow up! That just bites!" He kicked the floor with the toe
of his shoe stubbing it with a squeak.

"Well. Tell the dummies to ride after you on the ATV's. Don't slow up for them figure out how
to get them up to your speed." Seto grinned at his little brother and watched him light up his
heart with a sunny smile. " Run them into the ground. Go! Go! " Seto made shooing motions
with both hands.

Willow watched with interest as the small black-haired boy ran out the front door. Three men on
ATV's roared around the corner of the house just as he exited. She flinched and readied herself
to go to his aid, then relaxed as she realized that they weren't chasing him. Or not exactly. They
had to be guards following him for his own good. But on ATV's?

Half an hour later she couldn't help but be impressed. He didn't jog, he ran. Sweat dripped from
his body and he ran some more. Another half hour later he finally went into the house. She
couldn't believe that such a small person contained such a big heart, to run enough to build up to
an hour at that pace! She might need to rethink a few things.

"Seto, that girl is still in the oak outside. Why is she still there? What does she want? Is she after
Joey? Is she crazy or what?" Mokuba hopped from foot to foot cooling down and pelting Seto
with drops of sweat.

Seto held up his hand to shield his face and mock-snarled, "Brat! Knock it off! I already had a
shower."

Standing up he grabbed Mokie swinging him onto his shoulder. "Come on I need you to help me
with some business. I've made a decision, or several."

Mokuba groaned, Seto sometimes asked his opinion but it was almost as if he just needed to hear
his ideas aloud. "What happened to veg, watch movies, why can't you relax just once? Where's
Joey?"

Seto jiggled Mokie on his shoulder until he giggled.. "Joey isn't feeling well enough to be up yet.
Ugh! You need a shower, then come to my office and I'll explain everything.."

Seated behind his desk, Seto started talking, unaware that he had an eavesdropper, literally.
Willow had jumped onto the roof of the house and slid down the post out side the office window.

"Mokie, I'm tired. I've been working non stop for almost 7 years. First Gozabouro putting me in
accelerated courses and making me take double loads every semester. Now I still have to go to
high school because it's law, not because I haven't completed my education."

" And keeping Kaiba corp going. Fighting all those lamebrains that cross me at every step
because I'm young and they don't think I know my business, like I didn't rebuild Kaiba Corp into
one of, no; the largest game and toy company in the world."

"So I need you to help me figure out a new corporate structure. I'm firing everyone who's ever
crossed me because they think I'm too young. You know who most of them are. I'm restructuring
the company, hiring some new people and promoting others."

"Then I'm going on hiatus. I've protected all our assets; we'll never go broke and I'll always be
one of the richest people in the world; you'll be right behind me. We've both got more money
than any ten other people and I'd like to enjoy it. Will you help me?"

Seto gaged slightly as Mokuba jumped on him, hugging him around the neck. "Oh! Thank you.
God!! I'm soooo happy! Of course I'll help you Niisama. I've prayed for this day! I've been
afraid for months that you might leave me. You're too thin and all worn out. Will you take me
camping? And to the arcade? Can my friends come over more often? What about Joey? Will you
help him? You haven't done anything about him yet."

Seto mock gasped "Air! Air becoming an issue! Yes. To any and all your questions. The legal
arm of Kaiba Corp is on the Wheeler case and I'm leaving it to them. But we have to be careful
for a while. There is going to be a big stink over this restructuring."

Mokuba looked worried, "What do you mean ,Big brother? Does it have something to do with
the death threats you have been getting for the last 3 weeks?"

Seto started and frowned. "How the hell do you know about that? I kept my plans secret even
from you, but somehow someone found out about that restructuring and I have been getting
threats. As you know, I'm always getting some kind of threat. But these are very specific and
......gruesome. I don't want you to worry. I've been in touch with a contact of mine and he is
going to send one of his best men to guard us."

Mokuba brightened. "Really, Big Brother? Is he a street fighter, does he have a gun. Can I see
it?"

"No! You may not handle a gun! Guns in the hands of people who don't know how to handle
them! I don't want to think about it. Little Brother, I absolutely forbid you to touch a gun."

Mokuba drooped, but brightened almost immediately. "OK. I won't! But only if you promise to
do what the man says when it comes to your safety. You promise and so will I."

Seto nodded his agreement. "Ok, I promise I'll do what the man tell's me. I really would hate to
face you across a bargaining table. You take advantage of every little opening, don't you? "

Mokuba sighed, Seto hated to depend on anyone to do anything. That was why he worked so
hard. He did it all himself so he was sure that it was done right. But he worked way too hard and
stayed up late night after night, maybe after he restructured the company he could get some rest.
In fact he, Mokuba, was going to see to it that he did.

"Blah! Blah! Blah! Let's get started on these. I'd like to get the rough draft done by noon at least.
You need to check on Joey, too. We can eat lunch with him. I'm sure he must think that we've
forgotten all about him."

Seto rolled his eyes, "Mokie, you know better than that. I looked in on him again already."

" As soon as we finish this restructuring I need to call our lawyer again and see what he has done
about getting custody of Joey."

Mokie blinked. "Getting custody of Joey? Huh?"

"If I don't get custody of him, he'll have to go back to his father and you know what that means.
He'll just sell him all over again. This time it'll kill him if that old bastard doesn't do it himself
first."

Mokie just nodded. "Humm"




The restructuring didn't take as long as Seto thought it would and he only had to take one pill.
(Little blue and white wonder) Thanks to his extensive notes. He was a fanatic about keeping
dossiers and notes on everyone and everything. Gozabora had told him "knowledge is power,
good intel will win out over brilliance anytime." So Seto had Mokie send out e-mails and memos
as he made decisions as quickly as he read files. Which was quick.

"Mokie I think we're done. What do you say to some lunch, Uh, I mean early dinner."

Mokie looked at the clock, it was almost 3 pm. "Wow! I didn't realize that it was so late. Why
didn't you quit earlier. Now I know what time it is I'm really hungry. Oh! Shit! Joey will really
think we've forgotten him."

Seto sighed," Mokie, what do you think we have servants for. I gave instructions to Ginnie. She
hired a nurse and is over-seeing his care herself. Of course we will move him into one of the
family suites as soon as he is well enough to manage the stairs. But when I tell him that I am his
guardian......" Seto smirked.