Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Baby of Mine ❯ chances ( Chapter 31 )

Chances

Ryou's POV

Malik and Yugi walked me home but I was quiet. My son had a chance of survival. I didn't want a chance! I didn't want a numerical value placed on my son's chances for life. That wasn't fair! Well, life is rarely fair, my father always told me. I could see he was right.

Malik took my hand as we walked home. He could tell I needed comfort.

I needed something after that appointment, but I didn't know what. I wanted to scream, to yell, to cry, to be angry with myself for this. But I didn't cause this. Why would I willingly cause something like this? No. It wasn't me or Bakura. Not even Marik was responsible. But, they had a right to know. One of them was the father, so they had a right to know.

We entered the home and found Yami sitting on the couch. Yugi ran up to his yami and hugged him. "Wait until you hear the good news! Ryou, tell him!"

I couldn't quite give what I was feeling words yet. I just walked into the kitchen for some milk. Maybe that will make the baby stronger. Never have I guzzled that much of anything before in my life. Malik followed me into the kitchen and I drank the entire gallon of milk. I have never been so suddenly thirsty in my life!

Bakura came into the kitchen with a rag. His hands were shaking and covered in blood. His face was sweaty or he was crying. When his lip trembled as he turned to me, I knew he was shaken. Whose blood was on his hands?

I walked up to him and put my hand on his trembling hand. "Yami, what happened? Why do you have blood on you?"

Bakura put his head on my shoulder and I gathered him in my arms. I saw Yami in the kitchen….Bakura was in my arms…….oh Ra. …….Where is Marik?

Malik went paler than we have ever seen him and he ran to the living room calling for his yami in a panic. We heard his thin frame running up the stairs.

Something gripped my heart and Bakura left my shoulder. He couldn't even look me in the eyes. "Ryou……."

"Yami Bakura, what happened? Where is Marik?"

"He was hurt. We went to the Shadow Realm to-."

"Why there?"

"Anubis came into my dreams. He told me that our children were destined to kill you. I didn't want to tell you--."

I pushed away from him. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because you were going to go for your ultrasound and I knew you were nervous for that so I never bothered to--."

"We defeated Anubis, yami."

Bakura wrung out the towel into the sink. "He's back. Somehow, he found Cinetti and tore his soul into light and dark--."

I held my ears. Kill me? My children that I love before I even see them? Anubis? Cinetti? My yami wasn't making any sense!

"Yami, are you sure this was real or just a dream?"

Bakura put the towel on the counter. "This was for real, Ryou. I took Yami and Marik into the Shadow Realm to confront Anubis. Marik tried to stab Anubis and he shocked him with a bolt of lightening or something."

My heart clenched suddenly with pain. "Is he alright? You wouldn't have blood on your hands if he wasn't hurt."

"I just bandaged his stomach. He may retreat into his Millenium Rod tonight or his soulroom to heal once he wakes up, but for now, he's lying on his bed."

I ran up the stairs to Marik's room where Malik was lying beside his sleeping yami on the bed. I quickly ran to Marik's other side when I felt one of my babies try to move.

"Marik? Marik, open your eyes."

Bakura climbed the steps and he entered the room.

Malik clutched onto Marik's shoulder. "Why won't he wake up? Bakura, what happened? He won't wake up!"

"Anubis hurt him. We have to wait until he wakes up," Bakura said brining over Malik's desk chair and letting me sit down.

"Anubis? We killed him off!"

"He's back and he has somehow replaced the souls of our children with Cinetti's light and dark halves."

Malik and I turned to see Bakura. OUR children?

"Our children?"

"Anubis told me all about the children, Ryou."

I took his hand tightly. "A boy and a girl?"

Bakura had tears in his eyes. "Ryou…my love…we are going to have a daughter."

My little girl was Bakura's? He was a daddy! I pulled him close to me with a smile. If Bakura was my girl's father….my son…

"Marik is the father of the boy."

Malik brought his head on his unconscious yami's lap and sobbed. "Marik…..no….you can't go….you gave us a son…."

"We went to the Shadow Realm to stop Anubis, Ryou. We tried to stop him. That is why I am glad Yugi went with you and Malik. I didn't want you to be alone. After all, Anubis threatened to kill you and Malik."

"Did you find a way to stop Anubis and Cinetti?"

My yami sighed and sat at Marik's feet rubbing the yami's leg. "No, Ryou. We failed. Anubis said the only way to destroy Cinetti…..is to….destroy the children."

NO!

I stood up angrily. "I am NOT doing that, Bakura! I don't want to get rid of them! They are my family!"

"Ryou, you are going to die if they are born. We can try to change them, but what if Anubis' prophecy comes true? I don't want to lose you."

This was my only chance for a family and wouldn't let anyone take this from me!

"I'd rather die giving birth than destroy them, Bakura."

Bakura brought me to his stomach and I sniffed. Both of us were in a maelstrom and we felt like we had no where to turn. No easy answers. I wanted to plead with him not to take my children away. These two were a part of me as much as Marik and Bakura. I couldn't voluntarily give them up. My little girl kicked me as I hugged Bakura. I tried to calm her down by rubbing around her, but she grew more agitated.

I whimpered and Bakura looked down. "What's wrong?"

"Your baby will not stop kicking me, yami."

We heard a moan come from the bed. I looked over and saw Marik's eyes flutter open. His eyes couldn't focus and it looked like he was squinting trying to focus. "What…just…happened? Someone get the number of that truck that hit me?"

"It was a lightening bolt, Marik," Bakura said rubbing the yami's leg.

"Oh…I remember…" Marik tried to sit up and he whimpered before falling back onto his back.

I held onto him. "I know you were trying to protect your son's life, Marik. I'm sorry if you were hurt in the process." My lips were pressed onto his and I lightly kissed him. He has done so much for me! He gave me a son, he was working a job he abhorred, and he risked his safety for his own son. What a great father he was! My dad would never do that for me……never.

Marik slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

"He'll go into his soul room later," Malik said covering Marik with a blanket.

I went to the other side of the bed and tried to gently pull Malik away from Marik. He was reluctant, but he left in my arms.

We closed the door and returned downstairs where Yami rubbed his light's head. I sat with Malik on the couch holding onto him. I kissed his forehead and he gripped onto me tightly. Bakura sat on the coffeetable, something I never approved of, but I was so concerned about the situation at hand, nothing mattered but the safety of my children.

Yugi wasn't smiling anymore, but he wasn't crying either.

"What are we going to do?" Bakura asked.

"How is Marik?" Yami asked.

Bakura growled. "You can only kill him once, pharaoh. Thanks to your general and your step brother, Marik can only die once."

Yami shook his head. "I'm sorry Anubis was cruel, Bakura, but I never told him shoot-to-kill."

"That's a load of crap, Yami! Pure crap! Your step brother is after my children. That is my concern right now."

"So what are we going to do?"

I held onto Malik whimpering in my ear. "Don't make Ryou get rid of my nephew, Bakura. It's not his fault he's small."

Bakura shot a look at me. "Is this true?"

I nodded. "Marik's son is very small, Bakura. They're not even sure if my son will survive." I tried to stay strong. Now his father was hurting, too.

"What are the chances?"

"Not good, but not bad, yami."

Bakura sighed and took my hand. "I will not let you give this up, Ryou, if you don't want to. I will see what I can do to stop this prophecy."

Yami uncrossed his legs and stood up. "I will see if I have something at the Game Shop to help Ryou. I'll look through my spell books today. Let's go, Yugi."

"I hope Marik feels better, Ryou."

Yugi hugged me and he left. Bakura sat on the chair Yugi sat on and sighed. Malik closed his eyes and breathed a heavy sigh of content.

"Marik went into his soul room."

Malik slowly went upstairs and he closed his bedroom door. I turned to Bakura.

"I know this upsets you, Ryou. I`m sorry if I seemed a little rash."

"No. It's not your fault, yami. I'm concerned about Malik. He needs someone."

"Go up to him, Ryou. He needs someone now. Marik's in bad shape, but he'll be in his soul room a while."

Stood up and kissed Bakura on the forehead. He kissed my belly and I went upstairs to help Malik.

I knocked on the door and Malik was under his sheets. He lifted his head to look at me. Marik was in his soul room, so Malik was alone. I said nothing to him as I slowly walked to the bed keeping my eyes focused on his. I stopped at the side of the bed and Malik threw the covers back for me to lay down. I slipped into bed and he covered me with the covers. Malik wrapped his arm over my belly and put his head on my chest.

"Marik was trying to protect me. I owe him so much, Ryou. I can't even repay him until he gets better. My yami was trying to protect me…I love him so much!"

"I know you do, Malik. I….I love him too. He is the father of my little boy. How could I not love him?"

Malik leaned up and kissed my ear. His tongue curled along my earlobe and he began to suck on it playfully. "I wish I could repay him, Ryou. But you know, I also owe you a debt of gratitude. You are doing this for me and Marik as much as for Bakura. We love you very much and I know that both of us appreciate it. You are doing so much for us, Ryou."

Malik tilted my head towards him and he kissed me on the lips with a whimper. I felt so bad for Malik. He really loved his yami. Seeing him hurt must have been painful for him. I know if I saw Bakura in the same position, I would also be seeking solace in someone's arms. If I had to be that someone to comfort Malik, then so be it. I'm sure he is still rattled from the ultrasound. I knew Malik didn't want to hurt me, but I could be careful. I know he would never intentionally hurt me or the babies, so I decided to help Malik, my childhood friend.

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