Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Anything For You ❯ For Their Safety ( Chapter 11 )

Angel Black: Aria just so takes after her dad. I just love that little link between them that they share.

Lielarose: *hugs back * He will die a slow painful death, I can promise you that…between Bakura and Marik. There will be nothing of him left.

Negacat: I will make him suffer, Negacat. I promise. But he does towards the end of the fic.

AMT: I'll try to keep Aten away from him, but I make no guarantees. I will do my best. Axctually, Ryou keeps Aten away from Steven.

Mirachan: *takes pole and beats Steven with it * There. I think I feel a little better.

Silverfire: A bishie, to what I understand, is a really cute anime guy. Actually the term is bishouen. That may help your search.

Falling leaves: Well, I don't know how I do it. Practice makes perfect, I guess.

Dragondreamer: *Steven dies from Millenium Pencil only to be revived again and killed over again *

Gralnak: Breathe! That's it…..Don't die on me…you can't review if you die on me!

Pharoah Yami's princess: Bakura will find Ryou at the end of the story.

RyousMistress: With the current situation, it's hard to put a happy chappie in, but I'll try to fit some humor in where I can.

Keysha: *hands more ammo to Keysha *

Mystical Dragon: Go for it, Mystical Dragon!

Lunara moonbeam: *squeals at the sight of Bakura plushies * ThankyouThankyou!!!

NOTES: In this chappie, Jessica kisses Ryou against his will. Just to give you guys your warnings.

For Their Safety

Ryou's POV

I know I closed my eyes, but I didn't sleep. How could I sleep knowing where I was and not knowing where I was going? I was afraid if I closed my eyes, Aria would be taken away from me and I would not have one more opportunity to tell her how much I love her. I could feel Aten still asleep on my arm. He clutched his Change of Heart plushie so tightly his fingers were white. But he seemed to sleep peacefully against me.

In my other arm, Aria was sitting wide awake watching her brother sleep. Through her thin fingers, the hair of her doll slid through them.

I rubbed her soft, white, spiky hair feeling every strand run under my palm. Her large chibi brown eyes looked up at me. "Do I have to go, mommy?" Aria looked up at me sadly. Her eyes were wide and her hands clutched onto me as if she were afraid. I couldn't blame her.

Who could not pity this poor child? I had to let her go…for her safety. That thought was the only thing that made it bearable to part with her. Aria at least would be safe.

I could only think of what my father would do to Aten if I wasn't here to protect him. If only there was a way for me to bargain for both of them to leave.

Bargaining……

How absurd is this…bargaining for the lives of my children? No parent should have to beg for the lives of their children. But I had to….for Aria's sake.

I wiped the corner of her mouth clean, which was still slightly stained red from her bite. For a two year old, she sunk her teeth in pretty deep.

"I want to protect you, baby. This is the only way. I want you to take Kayla and be a good girl for mom. Can you do that for me?"

Aria nodded and she grabbed my cheeks in both of her hands. "Mommy? I'm gonna tell daddy where you are. He's going to be very angwy at that meanie-man! He may even yell a whole lot! When daddy yells, I want you to cover your ears because daddy can yell reawy loud if he wants! Ok, mommy?"

I smiled at my little chibi and she pulled me face down to kiss me on the cheek.

"I'll be sure to do that, sweetheart."

Aria released my cheeks and she handed Kayla to me. "Mommy wanna pway with Kayla? That will make you feel better."

I took the doll in my hands and brushed my hand through its hair. It was almost like Bakura's…long and soft. I sighed as I held her favorite doll in my hand. Aria stood up and grabbed the doll.

"Hey, mommy! Kayla's gonna show you her new dance that she made up. Wanna see?"

Aria turned the doll around head over heals and made it twirl on my leg. The doll did splits and jumps and leaps until Aria stopped. "Ta-da!" Aria put the doll down and clapped.

"Very good, Kayla! She's gonna be a good dancer someday, mommy! Isn't she?"

It amazed me how talking about her father made her feel better. Talking about how her father was going to yell at my father, seemed to get rid of her fears. Of course, I knew Bakura would do more than just yell at my father. I never knew how far Bakura would go if he was completely blinded by rage. As many times as Bakura beat me and…..well…..did other things to me, I knew that if Bakura was blinded by rage, he would be uncontrollable. If my father knew how angry Bakura would be, my father never would have laid a hand on me.

"Yes she is, dear. She's going to be a beautiful dancer and a beautiful girl…just like you."

Aria blushed and wrapped her arms around my neck in a tight embrace. When I looked down, I saw a piece of her dress missing. I rubbed her back, feeling the almost shredded material in my hand. It was amazing that the dress was holding onto her.

"Dear, did anyone hurt you? Who ripped your dress?"

Aria whimpered. "That big kid gwabbed me and my back. I couldn't move. He put me in a towel and he told me stop cwying. My daddy's gonna be angwy when he sees my dwess."

"But did Tim hurt you, Aria?"

"My back. He gwipped it too hard."

I turned Aria around to see some red marks on her back. Tim officially deserved a nice swift beating from me. How dare he touch my daughter! I hope he does come to take Aria! I'm gonna kick his ass all over this place!

I turned Aria around again and I gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Aria, be good, baby. I love you very much."

The doorknob turned and the lock on the door was picked. Aten's eyes shot open and Aria wrapped her arms around my neck again.

"Mommy loves you, Aria. Please be good for Mom."

In the door walked Tim Cinetti. I removed Aten from my lap and I stood up. The babies were put behind me and I grit my teeth.

"Where do you get off putting your hands on my daughter?"

Tim snickered. "It's what I was paid to do, Ryou. Now I've come to take her away. Why don't you just give her up and go cower in the corner?"

"You put your hands on my daughter. You are not going to get away with this!"

Tim laughed. "What? You are going to fight me? You'll never win!"

"Bastard…"

"You know, it is a shame we are giving up your daughter, Ryou. She would make a nice little companion for me when she grows up." Tim bowed down to Aria. "You'd make a nice little companion….my little playmate."

I growled at his intentions. With a swift swing of my fist, I punched his jaw and he staggered back gripping it in pain. Aten screamed and clutched onto his sister. With all the strength I had, I ran my body into Tim's knocking him against the wall.

You son of a bitch! Trying to hurt my daughter! I won't even ask what else you did with her, you bastard!

My fists punched Tim in the ribs and he swing back hitting me in the same place. Both of us let out a fierce growl. Tim punched my face while I grabbed the side of his neck and threw him blindly into the wall.

He let out a scream and I turned to my babies.

"Aria…Aten….go…leave….now….."

Aria grabbed Kayla and grabbed Aten.

"Wet's go, Aten!"

"Mommy! I no leave my mommy!"

I staggered over to Aten, my lip bleeding and my side aching. That wasn't half of what ached. I needed my heart medication and I was beginning to feel it. "Aten…please, baby….go. Mommy will be fine."

Aten hugged me and I felt Tim come from behind me and throw me to the floor sending Aten flying out of my arms to the other side of the room. Aten let out a wail as Tim tried to overpower me. I flipped us over and I sat on his hip punching him.

This is for grabbing my daughter! *punch * This is for Aten! *punch *

Aria ran for her brother trying to get him up on his feet. Aten buried his face into the floor.

"Awia, go! Go get daddy and Daddy Bakuwa!"

Aria kissed her brother and scurried out of the room with Kayla.

"Aten, go get your daddies!"

I could see Aten wasn't going to leave. The door was wide open! Why couldn't he leave?

Tim raised his leg and kicked me in the back. I fell over knowing I couldn't fight for too much longer. Tim got up and gripped my collar. Some of the blood from his lip dripped onto me.

"You think…you could….have won?"

"I'm protecting my kids from your sadistic ways, Cinetti."

Daddy and Jessica came to the doorway. Daddy removed Tim from me and Jessica tugged at my ear making me stand up. Aten ran to me and wrapped his arms around my leg hugging me tightly.

"No hurt my mommy!"

"Where's the girl, Ryou?"

My lip curled in satisfaction. "She escaped. And I hope she brings the cops here to take you away."

My father advanced on me and slapped me again. "Watch your tone or we will have to show Aten what happens when you talk out of line."

Aten cringed holding onto me.

Daddy helped Tim out of the room. Jessica released me and I fell to the floor clutching Aten to my chest.

"You really must learn to behave, Ryou. Of course, I'd love to teach you a few rules."

Jessica kneeled down to me. "You'll be fine with us, Ryou. After all…all you need is a little….discipline."

I shivered at the memory of Bakura's old "lessons" regarding discipline. They involved his favorites: the whip and the gag. Both of which dug into me from the amount of struggling I did and the amount of screaming I attempted.

"I am a very good teacher, Ryou. And I'm dying to show you a few things." Her hand glided over my teary cheek and she placed a kiss on my forehead.

"I don't need you, Jessica. I do not love you."

"Discipline has nothing to do with love, baby. It's all about…who's in charge."

Jessica grabbed my hair and yanked back. She placed kisses on my adam's apple and my jaw. Aten curled up next to me. I tried to bury his face in my side so he wouldn't have to see this. I don't want Aten to see this. This is wrong.

"Discipline is about domination, Ryou." Jessica kissed my collarbone and nipped at it with her teeth making me tense up further.

Her hands ran up my shirt.

Please don't look, Aten. Please don't look. Don't see this. Keep your eyes covered. I love you, Aten. I love you, my little boy. Shhh…it's ok. Don't look.

"But most of all, Ryou…..Discipline is about submission. Do you like submission……Ryou?"

Oh god…let me out of here! Bakura! No, no, Aten. Don't open your eyes, baby.

The tears fall down my face. "Please go, Jessica. I don't want my son to see this. This is wrong. Can't you see?"

"What I see, Ryou…..is that you are capable of giving into us. You just don't see. We can be the family you always wanted. The family you never had."

I gasped for breath. "I have a family. Bakura….Marik…Malik….they are my family."

Jessica snickered. "That's not a family, Ryou. We will be a family. Just give it time."

If we are going to be a family, and she is going to be my mom, doesn't this count as incest? Bakura….please come to save me.

"This is not a family, Jessica. This is a prison. I hate you. I hate my daddy. I hate you all for what you have done to me and my kids. My father thinks that my love for Bakura is a sickness. If it is, may I never recover. So do whatever you like, you cannot stop the love I have for Bakura or my children. Take your sick illusions out of here and let me calm down my son."

Jessica snarled and slammed my head into the wall. She stormed out of the room locking the door behind her.

I put Aten on my lap and I rocked him. He curled up into a fetal position in my arms and all I could do was caress his cheek.

"Aten, why didn't you go with Aria?"

Aten kissed his Change of Heart plushie. "Because I didn't want to leave you, mommy."

I clutched him tighter towards me and kissed his cheek. I sang a lullaby to him to get him back to sleep. When he finally fell asleep again, he sucked on his thumb and I slowed the rocking.

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Aria ran through the building looking for a way out.

"Kayla, where's a way out?"

She found a mail slot which opened to the outside. When she did, she crawled out into the cold night. She clutched Kayla to her chest and wrapped her doll in the top of her dress.

"That will keep you warm, Kayla. Let's find daddy."

Aria ran into the night.

Next Chappie: Aria finds help in the form of KaibaCorp.