"Damn, forgot how long this walk actually was," Kaiba was muttering to himself
again. It had been a long time since he had had to do any real physical
activity like this. The streets were mostly empty except for a passing car
every now and then. `Should have called a taxi…' `Yea, yea, shoulda, coulda,
woulda…' He still had a long ways to go on his little walkabout and Seto had to
admit to himself he was getting tired. `At least I left everything at work so
I don't have to carry anything.' Then he realized that also meant his cell
phone, "Shit, can't even call for a cab now." On he walked, passing the now
closed shops that he never would have stopped in anyways as they were not his
style. A little further down the street Seto realized he actually knew where he
was, not that he was lost, just that he had never realized exactly what was on
this particular street. His mind drifted back to that first day he had been
here…
*****
Looking at the two boys in the back of the car you would
have thought they were off to jail or something, of course no one sends
little kids off to prison just because they're orphans. The younger brother
wasn't even aware of anything going on as he had fallen asleep an hour before,
resting his head on his brother's lap. As the driver looked back in the mirror
at the boys, his heart was at the breaking point. It wasn't their fault this
all had to happen, but it wasn't his job to change it either. The older boy sat
just staring out the window, his sad blue eyes trying to take in everything on
the roadsides. It was night but there was a full moon that night and everything
was as clear as day. "There's a park up
ahead I hear they take the kids to some days," the driver told him trying to
get the boy to talk, breaking the silence that had filled the car. A dark stare
answered him but the child was thinking how his little brother might like that
a lot.
Turned out the man was right, the nuns at the orphanage did take the kids to
the park at least once a week, if they had been good. It was a nice change and
it let the boys run around, enjoying a little taste of freedom. Mokuba loved
the visits and Seto enjoyed the time with his brother outside. They would spend
the whole time on the merry go round, with Seto getting it to spin so fast
sometimes the both fell off laughing in near hysterics.
*****
Seto laughed at himself for enjoying the memory so, `Wonder if Mokuba remembers
that place?' The dark haired boy actually picked up his pace at the thought
that no one would be around this time of night. No one would be able to see him
letting his guard down for a few minutes of childish fun. "And why the hell
not," he said aloud.
There it was, the park still looked exactly like he remembered it. Okay so
maybe a little smaller than he remembered but still looked more or less the
same. The merry go round was just up ahead and it only took a few moments for
Seto to get to it. He was defiantly going to have to bring Mokuba back here one
night, just the two of them, but for now it was all his. The metal of the wheel
was cool to his touch and it had been well kept up, as it wasn't squeaking as
he spun it around getting the speed going faster and faster. Taking off his
coat and laying it on a nearby table, Seto jumped on the spinning wheel. As the
wheel spun around, he lay back he could feel his body cool from the metal. He
just laid there, looking up at the sky, getting slightly dizzy but in a nice
way. It had been too long since he had done anything like this, and he was
enjoying himself completely.
The moon, overhead, spun round with ease. Life was
extremely good.
~~~~~
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