Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Anything For You ❯ I'm the One You Want ( Chapter 10 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

I'm the One You Want

Ryou's POV

My father stood looking down at me with the kind of satisfaction that a predator looks upon his prey when he knows he has it cornered. If only this wall would grip me hard and let me fuse with it. Then my father would not be able to lay his hands on me.

"Hello, boy. Daddy's back," my daddy said sneering as he raised his hand to me. Instinctively, I wrapped my arms around my children and brought my head down almost shielding them with my body.

He brought his hand down upon my hair and stroked it. My tears fell on Aria's head.

"Mommy…who he?" Aria stuttered.

"My father, baby…shh…" I tried to calm my baby girl down, but I couldn't hide the uncertainty in my voice.

Daddy took a handful of my hair and pulled making me raise my head to him. Don't yell, Ryou. Don't give him the satisfaction of screaming. You know he's waiting for it.

"What do you have to say to me, boy? Hmmm?? After testifying against me in court? After ruining my career? What, my boy, do you have to say to me?"

Aten and Aria gripped their toys tightly against me. My father still held onto my hair. How could I protect my kids if I can't maneuver? OH no…don't cry, Ryou! You know he always hated you crying….just like Bakura!

"What's this? Tears? Those better be tears of joy, boy."

Joy? You kidnap me and my kids, lock us in a dark room, take my Millenium Ring, and now you're holding my hair and I can see you want nothing more than to beat me into the ground where YOU think I belong and you think I should be happy about this???

"Dad……why?"

"Why?"

Daddy kneeled before me and released the grip on my hair. "Because despite what has happened in the past, Ryou, I want you back to me where you belong. You do belong to me, son. You are mine."

No….I belong to Bakura.

"You are my son. My flesh and blood. I couldn't think of any other way to get you away from Bakura. If I took you away from him, maybe you would forget your….lifestyle."

I cannot be happy without Bakura, daddy. I love him.

"There was a lot of time for me to think in prison, Ryou. Maybe, you are the way you are because you never had a real family."

I couldn't hold back. My lip curled and I growled just like Bakura. There was no time for me to think twice about the consequences of what I was about to say. "You're right, daddy. I had no real family….because you killed my real family."

Daddy leaned back a little and his eyes narrowed. With a swift motion, he slapped me across the face making Aten panic in my arms.

"Don't you hurt my mommy!" Aria tried to struggle out of my arms. I barely held onto her as she almost slipped out of my hands.

"I had to do that, Ryou. That was our old life. Now, you have a new family."

Tim Cinetti, my old bully from school, stepped into the room. This situation couldn't POSSIBLY get any worse than it already was! That is……until Jessica came into the room….the woman who almost…..almost……I can't say it.

"Hello, Ryou. My, have you grown up since I saw you last!"

"This is your new family, Ryou. Now, we can be one happy family. What do you say?"

I rubbed my cheek. Aria growled like her father in her arms. Just looking at her, I could tell how furious Bakura would be if he were here. Her spiky hair became almost more pointed when she was angry. Her brown eyes narrowed and her tiny lip curled in anger.

Then there was Aten. He almost looked like Malik for a moment. Aten was suddenly very passive and his white and blonde hair quivered as he buried his face in my chest. His brown and purple eyes were shut tightly against me. I couldn't blame him, though. I was scared, too.

"I don't care what you do to me, father. But, you have no right to treat my children like this!"

Daddy stood up and Tim and Jessica moved on either side of him effectively keeping me trapped on the floor in the corner.

"Are they really your children, son?"

"Yes."

"And you care about them very much?"

"Yes."

"Then….you will do what you are told, won't you?"

What was my father talking about? Of course I would do anything for my babies!

"What are you getting at, dad?"

"Well, Ryou, you know….it would be a shame if something happened to them."

My father….is a monster. Aten looked up at Tim and trembled. My little boy crawled and clawed higher until he was at my neck. Once there, he kissed me.

"I cannot believe you would threaten my babies' lives! And you want us to be a happy family? You are insane!"

Tim reached down and grabbed my ear making me whimper. Aria turned around and bit down on Tim's wrist drawing more blood from him.

It was true! Aria did have Bakura's thirst for blood. I had a hard time deciding if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

Daddy reached down and ripped Aria out of my grasp.

"Aria!" I struggled to my feet as Jessica helped Tim with his bad bite.

"Little girls shouldn't do that!" Steven screamed at my daughter.

I grabbed my father's neck with one hand and Aria tried grabbing onto me with tears in her eyes. Aten tried to reach for his sister, but was too busy struggling to hold onto me. My dad pulled Aria to his shoulders and gripped my shirt with the other hand. He pulled up and my hand moved to his arm to try to rip it from my clothes.

Jessica returned to us and slammed me into the wall. "You have to learn to treat your daddy right, Ryou. He only wants to look after your welfare."

I looked around at the room. "Yeah, right. He isn't doing a great job so far!"

Steven threw Aria at me. I almost dropped the baby girl. "You have to teach her some manners, boy. Either you teach her…..or I will teach her for you. And I'm sure you don't want me to teach her. Because you remember your lesson, remember?"

I remembered. You threw me over your knee because I talked back to you. How can I forget? I'm glad those scars healed quick.

Aria sat back in my arms and I held her tightly. "You vewy vewy mean! I ate you!"

"Tell your daughter it's not nice to hate, boy."

"Then what about you, daddy?"

Daddy staggered back. "We are going to start a new life away from this town. That will change her attitude for certain."

Away from this town???? Bakura……I'll never see Bakura again.

\\ Bakura! Answer me! \\

/……………………../

\\ Bakura! Please! He's going to take me away from you! \\

/……………………… ./

Bakura, why won't you answer me? Please, yami…….Answer me…….I love you, yami.

"Daddy? You want me? You can take me if you want. But…..let Aria and Aten go. You only want me. I am your son. Your problem is with me."

Dad looked at Aria panting heavily in my arms, the anger burning in her eyes. Then…there was Aten. My shivering, scared, whimpering little boy clutching onto me as if his very life depended on it.

"I see that boy is following in your footsteps, boy."

"He's scared. How else should he react to being thrown in here against his will?"

"That boy may very well end up like you, Ryou. Where I failed with you, I may succeed with him. He's still young. Aten, huh? Aten, look at me."

Aten turned his right brown eye to my father.

"Don't cry. Boys don't cry."

"Weave Aten awone, you big dummy-head!" Aria snarled like her father.

Steven shrugged. "Well, Ryou, it looks as if one of your kids turned out normal! There's one thing you did in life that was right."

I clutched them closer. "Nothing is wrong with Aten or Aria! I love them both and I am disgusted at how you are treating them!"

"My son has a backbone, I see. When did you grow that? After your last screwing session with Bakura?"

"What I do with Bakura is my own business! Besides, you shouldn't say that in front of these kids."

"Oh they must know what goes on between you and your yami."

Ryou backed away into the wall. "Bakura and I never do that in front of these kids! We have more dignity and decency than to do that in front of children! How dare you accuse me of doing that!"

My father began to back out of the room. "The sooner we move out of this city, the better for you, Ryou. And you are right. You are the one I want, Ryou. But I'm willing to take Aria and Aten out of your hands. They have to learn to grow up away from you and Bakura. What you do may rub off on them."

"Now you are being ridiculous, dad!"

"Even so….you are a bad influence on them."

Bakura, please come to me………please……

Dad turned the knob to the door.

"Dad, let's talk about this."

He stopped. "Talk about what?"

"You said you want me to stay with you. Ok, Daddy. I will stay with you, but on one condition."

Daddy's eyes narrowed. "And that would be?"

"I will stay with you, but…..you must release Aten or Aria."

Daddy approached me again. "Release Aria or Aten? Why?"

"Because I want my children to be safe. If it means I must risk myself and my safety to do that, I will. You want a happy family? Fine."

Tim staggered back into the conversation. "Get rid of that girl! She's a menace!"

"Daddy, I will give myself in exchange for Aria's safety."

Aten would not be able to defend himself without me. Poor Aten would go through the same torture I went through. I couldn't bear to see Aten under my father's iron fist. Aria had already proven her rebelliousness and I already knew my dad was quickly losing patience with my little bloodthirsty girl. She was her father's daughter. I can't deny that.

"Well, daddy? I will stay with you as you wish. Just please…..let Aria go."

My father scratched his chin for a minute as he looked down at me. "I'll have enough with just you and Aten on my hands. Fine. We will let the girl go."

Tim, Jessica, and my Daddy left and I heard the door lock being turned. Dad locked me in the room again.

I slid down to the floor almost afraid of letting my shivering little chibis leave my arms. Aten sat on my lap with his plushie clutching onto it. It appeared to be the only thing that made him content.

Aria slithered out of my arms and walked up to the door. "You big meanie-heads!" Aria hit Kayla against the door and returned to me.

"Mommy? Where's my daddy and Daddy Mawik? Where's Mom?"'

"They're not here, angel. Listen, Aria, when you get to daddy, tell him whatever you remember, ok?"

I looked into the brown orbs of my baby girl. Looking at her, now more than ever, I wished I had my yami back. I almost burst into tears at how much she resembled her father. I loved her father…..my yami. She was her father's pride and joy. She definitely had the yamis' personality…hot-headed, tempered, and combative. Aria gripped her doll and she brought her hand to my slapped cheek rubbing it.

"Did meanie-man hurt mommy?"

"Aria….I want you to behave for daddy and Daddy Marik, ok?" I can't believe I was saying goodbye to my daughter! I never knew if I would see her again.

"Mommy….. wanna stay with you and Aten."

I sniffed and tried not to show her I was upset. "I know you do, sweetheart. But you have to go. Be a good girl for Mom, ok? Always know that your mommy loves you very very much."

Aria looked down at her doll and climbed up on my lap. I cradled her in my other arm as she stroked her doll's hair. I kissed her forehead. Aria looked up at he with her sorrowful brown chibi eyes.

"Mommy? I want Aten to have Kayla. Kayla will make Aten happy."

Aten opened his teary eyes and looked at the doll. "What?"

"Aten, I want you to have my dolly. Kayla will keep you happy. If you miss me, hold Kayla!"

Aria held out Kayla for Aten to take. Aten curled tighter into me.

"Give it to him before you go, Aria."

Aria and Aten curled up into me with their knees drawn up to their chests and clutching their only two toys. I couldn't fall asleep until I could feel their hearts slow down and their breathing became more shallow.

I looked at them asleep. Bakura, where are you? Bakura………my love……