A/N: Hey guys! i couldn't stop the itch to write. anyway, just for clarification. Dik is short for Adik which means little brother/sister in Malay. i was listening to the song Dik by Indonesian band Wali when i suddenly got the idea for this fic. so naturally, i just had to include their lyrics, but i've translated it into english to make it easier for everyone to understand. (each chapter is represented by a verse/chorus of the song) anw, as explained in the summary, this is a filler to the Seto In Black that Seto saw in his dream in Blood Brothers. so in a way, this is Seto In Black's way of retelling what actually happened. enjoy(:

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love, fika1603

Dik, I hope that you'll always be loyal

Dik, I plead that you'll always be there for me

Through the times when I'm hurt

Through the times when I'm sad

- Dik by Wali Band

The door to the study room swung open silently. At the door, Mokuba Kaiba folded his arms and shook his head in disbelief. He promptly walked up to Seto who was slouched over his desk with files and papers strewn all over and shouted into his brother's ear, "Boo!"

Seto awoke with a start and almost fell over his chair. When he caught sight of Mokuba grinning cheekily beside him, he sighed defeatedly. "Don't give me a heart attack first thing in the morning, Mokuba."

He proceeded to rise from his seat, but just as he stood, he fell back down onto his chair again. Seto tried to shake his head to clear the dizziness, but it felt so heavy, all he wanted was to lay his head back on the table and sleep. He barely noticed Mokuba's frantic touch on his forehead.

"Big Brother, you're having a fever!"

"Don't be ridiculous, Mokuba," Seto retorted incredulously. "I feel fine. I'm just having a bad headache, that's all."

This time round, he forced himself to stand up, his hands gripping the edge of his desk for support. There was always a time and place for everything. Right now, fever should be the last thing to occur on a day when he has a whole stretch of meetings. He barely walked two steps when he felt his knees go weak. Inwardly, he cursed himself. What was wrong with him now?

"I told you you're having a fever, Seto," Mokuba had put on his rare stern voice. Seto let himself be dragged by the smaller boy out of the study and into his room. He wanted to argue and object that there was nothing to be worried about, but everything around him was spinning at whirlpool speed. By the time he felt his body being pushed onto his bed, everything went white, then black.

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When he opened his eyes again, he saw a dark-haired middle-aged man peering at him. Upon seeing him conscious, the man pushed back his glasses and smiled kindly. However, he spoke not to Seto, but to Mokuba who was standing anxiously beside Seto's bed. He patted Mokuba's arm reassuringly.

"Don't worry, Mokuba," the man threw yet another smile at Seto. "Your brother's alright. He's just overworked. Has he been taxing himself out a lot lately?"

"How about everyday?" Mokuba mumbled. But he spoke out loud to the doctor, "I guess so, Dr Matsuda. I mean, Seto was overseeing both things at the office and the renovations at home."

"This means I'm fine, isn't it?" Seto cut in acidly. He attempted to throw the covers aside and get going. He wondered how much paperwork was awaiting him at the office.

"Not so fast, Mr Kaiba," the doctor finally addressed him directly. "You've been pushing your fatigue back for a long time, and right now your body is telling you to stop forcing yourself to work and go get a lot of rest." Seto opened his mouth to argue, but the doctor cold stare stopped him. "You're on mandatory medical leave for at least a week, Mr Kaiba. Mokuba, make sure your brother adheres to my orders."

Mokuba thanked the doctor and offered to walk him out to the front door, but the doctor assured him that he would be fine on his own. Closing the door after the doctor, Mokuba turned to look at Seto triumphantly. Finally, his brother was banned from work!

Seto recognised the glint in Mokuba's eyes and snorted. "Don't expect me to follow what he said." He glanced over at his bedside digital clock. "Did anybody from the office call me?"

Mokuba looked skywards and let out a huge sigh. "I told them you won't be coming into office for a few days."

"You what?! Mokuba, I have 5 important meetings lined up today itself, including a board meeting!"

"You're staying put, Big Brother!" Mokuba shouted back. Seto stared blankly at him. Mokuba took the chance to quickly force his brother to down his pills.

Even then, his brother tried to object, "What –"

"You're going to eat your medicine, and you're going to sleep," Mokuba announced stubbornly. As if to prove his point, he practically used up all his strength to push Seto back onto the bed and pull the covers up.

"Mokuba, I can't not work!" Seto was still indignant, but apparently the medicine was slowly latching into effect. Seto didn't sound as loud as before.

"Yes, you can! Work on going to sleep!" In actuality, Seto was proud to see his little brother placing such high importance on the issue of health. At least somebody in the house was health-conscious.

The black-haired boy's gaze ticked to the calendar on Seto's bedside. There was something odd about the dates. He picked it up and flicked through the pages. It was the same for other months. Suddenly, Mokuba recalled that he saw the same thing being done to Seto's calendars a few years back. The first one when Seto started blanking out dates was after Yugi defeated him. He cast a glance at his big brother. Any moment now and he would be drifting off to lalaland.

"Uh, Seto, can I ask you something?" Mokuba scrambled over to sit beside Seto on his bed. He held out the calendar in front of his brother. "How come some dates are missing? Like they're blanked out?"

Seto stifled a yawn. "There are days which I'd rather forget. Mokuba, what is that medicine all about?"

Mokuba bit back a laugh as he witnessed Seto losing his battle with sleep. Once he was certain his brother was not by any chance awake, he slid off the bed and quietly placed the calendar back on the bedside.

Don't worry, Seto. I know why these dates are deleted. But I'll always be there for you, no matter what. I know when you're sad even if you never show it.

"I love you, Big Brother." Mokuba leaned in to give his sleeping brother a quick hug. With that hug, he wished comfort for Seto for the darkest moments in his life: his defeats to Yugi, the countless times when they were close to losing each other, and above it all, for the numerous sacrifices Seto had done for him.

In his sleep, Seto grunted as if appreciating his brother's hug. Mokuba chuckled silently. The only time when Seto appeared to be a normal human being was when he was asleep.