Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Baby of Mine ❯ Returning Home ( Chapter 38 )

I haven't told you guys how great you all are! I'm very sorry, guys! Well, my Thesis is done and I only need one more class for my Master's degree. *sigh *. I wish I was done…Anyway, on with the review responses!!!

For Mediaminer:

AMT: Whenever you can review is appreciated!

Tiamat: Thanks, Tiamat. I know I got behind on reviews. It's just taking me so long to get the chappies done after working all day. I'll be sure to do them.

Angel Black: Seto does have a sensitive side when he shows it.

Lupusdragon: Marik could do a lot of things. I have more ideas for him in the future.

Aino Bakura: Anubis just loves to mess with Bakura. Anubis just hates everybody, and his desire for revenge knows no boundaries. Just like Cinetti, that's what makes him a great villain. We may hate him for what he does, but he is persistant.

Cody: Thanks, Cody! I hope everything is going well over there at your new apartment.

Mystcial Elf78: Yeah, poor Malik fell asleep during the lemon. Poor boy.

Falling Leaves: Hope you liked the shower and all.

Poison Elf: Thanks for the review! The babies will live. I promise that.

Ssjgoddesschico: It was time for them to come. I needed to get on with it.

For Adultfanfiction.net:

Michael: Yes….Yami is an auntie.

Liz: I do what I can when I can. I know I've gotten lax about review responses. Didn't mean to. Hope you feel better.

Aino Bakura: This fic is turning out well. Anubis is mean..but that's the way I like him…BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

Gralnak: Thank Dragondreamer Yami Dragon for the Seto ideas. She helped me a lot.

Danae: Not cuteness overload!!!! Sorry….oh well…..here's more!!! HA HA HA HA!!!

Lupusdragon: Aten doesn't seem to mind the Rod jokes. He just loves his daddy. (collective awwwwwwwwwwwww………. Ensues *

Dragondreamer Yami Dragon: `Aunt Yami'……he he he he……Seto is a softie…He likes it. *Seto commences scowling at Bakurasgirl *

Returning Home

Three days later, Ryou and the babies were able to return home. Bakura gave Aria a rattle to play with as he tried to slip the booties onto her feet. Little hairs of white were showing on her head. Aria shook the rattle laughing as she kept kicking her feet avoiding Bakura's grasp.

"Aria, why must you be difficult?"

Marik handed Bakura a little purple cape which buttoned at the front to keep her warm.

The father continued to grasp her feet. "Aria….let me….grab your feet."

Aten gripped onto his father sucking on his pacifier and watching his sister play. Aten's hair was slowly growing in. His head was also growing white hairs, much to Marik's amazement. Aten gripped his Change of Heart plushie holding it against his chest.

Ryou came over to Aria and Bakura. "Let me show you how to do it, yami." Ryou buttoned up the shirt smiling at her daughter. "Who's my little girl? Giving daddy a hard time?"

Ryou brought her lips to her daughter's stomach and blew on it making the baby laugh. "See, yami? It's not that hard." Ryou picked Aria up and held her into the air. "I love you, Aria." Ryou deluged her with kisses.

Aten watched his sister get kissed. Aten looked up at Marik and reached out for his lip. Marik grunted as Aten pulled Marik down for a kiss. Malik quickly grabbed Aten as he watched Ryou kiss Aria. Malik brought Aten into a series of kisses on his forehead and cheek. Both of the chibis were squealing with laughter as they were covered in kisses.

Marik rubbed his lip. He was relieved when the doctors said Aten could come home with his sister. He was alert and able to breathe on his own, though the nurses did warn that Aten detested bottles.

They had only learned this the day before. Aten refused to eat. When they brought Aten into his mother, Ryou knew what to do, but she never did this in front of Bakura or Marik. She would wait until they left the room or fell asleep. Ryou had decided to breastfeed the babies, but Aria was more difficult. She would bite and claw Ryou to the point of red marks. Her brother was much more gentle.

The doctors were impressed with Aten's progress and with Marik's diligence. Marik stayed at the hospital every day, all day after Ryou gave birth. Marik would check on Ryou and quickly dash back to the ICU for an update on Aten's condition. Ryou was amazed at how quickly both Bakura and Marik adapted to fatherhood.

Bakura handed Aria her pacifier and she tried to bite his finger with her toothless mouth.

"Aria, don't try to bite your daddy. That's not nice of little girls," Ryou said covering her daughter in her yellow and white blankets. Marik and Bakura grabbed the babies' bags as Ryou and Malik cuddled the newborns. A few of the nurses who cared for Aten came up to him and kissed him on the forehead. As he left he waved goodbye leaning his head on Malik's shoulder.

Malik had taken everything upstairs when he heard of Ryou having her babies. It was arranged that Aria would stay with Ryou and Bakura. Marik wanted to keep Aten with him and Malik. If Aten wanted to be fed, Ryou would be wakened to feed him. Ryou wanted to keep the two infants together.

Ryou placed the babies in a playpen. Malik gave Aten the monkey with the symbols. Aten watched the toy monkey clang the symbols and turn its head. The symbols clanged and he clapped happily. Malik rubbed the little boy's head. When the clanging stopped, he batted his hand at it trying to make it play. He touched it and looked up at Malik. Beginning with a tiny whimper to a full blown cry, Aten bat his hand at the toy to make it play. Malik quickly winded the toy up and it began to play. The baby stopped crying and clapped again.

"I think he likes the toy monkey, Marik! Marik?"

Marik was holding his ears. "Who gave him that infernal toy?"

"Umm…I think Yami did."

"I'm gonna go beat Yami with my Rod right now," Marik said grabbing the Millenium Rod.

"He's only playing, Marik. That's what babies do!"

The baby grabbed the toy monkey and hugged it tightly. Aria crawled over to her brother and touched the monkey. Aten handed the monkey to Malik again and Malik set the toy to clang again. Both of the babies squealed and clapped. Marik walked into the kitchen to avoid the noise.

Ryou put the blue and pink bunny plushies in the playpen. Aria grabbed the pink one and squeezed it tightly. Malik and Ryou laughed as the babies hugged their favorite toys.

Aten abandoned the monkey for his little toy Millenium Rod. He gripped it and began to hug that.

"Marik! Marik! He's hugging your Millenium Rod!"

"I have it with me," the voice came from within the kitchen.

"No, the toy one you got him!"

Aten put his mouth on it sucking on it again. Marik ran out to see his son.

"Aten, everytime I see you with that Rod, are you going to suck on it?"

Aten gave his father a blank stare. Aria grabbed the other to Rod and mimicked her brother's actions.

"I'm in trouble if she begins to suck on the Millenium Rod at her age," Ryou joked.

Marik returned to Bakura in the kitchen. "That hospital bill is going to be outrageous, Marik. You need to go find another job."

"But Aten….I can't leave him."

"Aten is fine with Ryou and Malik. Nothing will happen to him. I'll go out with you if you want."

Marik shook his head. "Not with Anubis around. I do not trust Malik and Ryou alone. Those babies will be easy victims for any creaton who comes here."

"We have our mindlinks. Now if you want me to come, I will."

Marik looked into the living room. Malik and Ryou were picking up both infants who fell asleep with the Rods in their hands. They brought the infants into the kitchen.

"Yami, they both fell asleep. We're going to put them to bed."

Marik kissed Malik and Aten. Bakura kissed Aria and Ryou. The yamis went out job hunting again.

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Marik held onto the Millenium Rod. That was HIS item. He wanted to leave it with Malik, but hated being without his precious Rod. Like Bakura, he couldn't venture too far away from his item. That is why he kept the item with him at all times.

"I can't believe you left your job at Happy Fun Burger, Marik. You must not have been thinking."

"I am above asking people about silly happy fun fries. I didn't need to take those people's crap. I don't need that."

"But we have to pay for the hospital. Those babies need shots and diapers, they need formula, and it's going to take more than what you were making at Happy Fun Burger anyway. You may need to work two jobs."

Marik growled. "Why me?"

Bakura grabbed Marik's arm. "For a 5,000 year-old dead spirit, you whine too much."

They passed a store with a `Help Wanted' sign on the front. Bakura pulled Marik inside. The place was a photography store and needed a child photographer.

Marik filled out an application and they asked him if he liked children and babies.

"I have a son of my own, sir. Kids are fine."

"Our last photographer quit and we need one quickly. We are booked solid for three months and we have no one."

"I'm available to start immediately. What's the pay?"

"Seven dollars per hour. You'll only work part time, though. You get no health benefits."

Marik shook his head. "I really need health insurance for my…girlfriend. She just had a baby."

"Only with full time people. But you can work up to full time if you work hard enough by the time your annual review comes up."

Marik grinned. "I'll take it."

Bakura and Marik walked out at least knowing that income would be enough at least for formulas. Bakura and Marik found another place with a sign. It required a customer relations person and the job paid well. Malik went inside and the place was for little kids. It had arcade games, a jungle gym, virtual reality simulators, even Duel Monsters virtual games made by KaibaCorp. There was a pit with small balls that children were jumping into laughing. Bakura dragged Marik who seemed frozen by the laughter of children laughing. The noise was deafening, but Bakura wasn't intimidated. No wonder Marik didn't like Aten's clanging monkey. Marik hated loud noises. It spooked him.

Marik and Bakura went to Management and they said they needed a customer relations associate. Marik was tall and they seemed to take note of his height.

"Do you think he'll fit the position?" the one man turned to his VP.

"Yeah….I think he could fit the suit," the VP whispered.

"Congratulations, Mr. Ishtar! We may have a place for you here at Squiggly's."

Suddenly, Marik noticed that he didn't even bother to look at the sign at the front of the store when they entered. Bakura just pulled him inside.

Marik was to start the next day. Marik pulled Bakura outside and looked at the sign at the top of the store which read, "Squiggly's Fun and Play Center."

Marik suddenly got a bad feeling at the bottom of his gut. "What did you drag me into, Itemri?"

"I got you the job, didn't I? Come on, let's go home and tell Malik and Ryou what we found."

"I have a bad feeling about this," Marik stated thinking about Happy Fun Burger again.

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Marik and Bakura walked in and Malik was in the kitchen. Bakura was overly excited as to Marik's new jobs. Malik told them that Ryou was upstairs with the newborns. Bakura and Marik climbed the steps and opened Marik's room door. Ryou wasn't in there. They opened Bakua's room and there was Ryou with her shirt pulled up and feeding Aria.

Bakura and Marik covered their mouths. Ryou looked up at them.

"Don't be shocked, you two, this is completely natural! OW! Aria! Don't bite me there!"

"Ryou, Marik found two jobs. Working as a photographer and a customer relations associate!"

Ryou brought Marik down for a hug. Of course, Marik's eyes were fastened to the baby below him. Marik pulled away.

"What are you doing this for, Ryou?"

"Your kid has to eat, yami. Besides, this is better than formula in all the magazines I read. Marik, hand me Aten, will you? Aria, OW!"

Aten reached out for Ryou and Marik and Bakura left the babies alone with Ryou.

Marik and Bakura returned downstairs when the phone rang.

Marik picked up the receiver. "Ishtar residence…..yes. Ryou…you."

Bakura picked up the receiver. "Hello, this is Ryou…..yes, Mr. Daniels…..yes….tomorrow?….oh…I see…..yes. I will…..ok." Bakura hung up the phone and sat on the couch.

"What's wrong?" Marik asked Bakura.

"Tomorrow. The trial continues. Seto's doctor is going to testify. They're hearing witnesses. They want Bakura to testify."

"That means Ryou has to go to the trial. How can she?"

Bakura sighed. "We'll have to dress her like a guy. Hide her breasts and give her big shirts to wear. We have to hide the fact she is a woman."

Marik sat down beside Bakura. "Ryou is in no condition to testify."

"They are not just hearing Seto's doctor….Seto Kaiba himself is going to testify."

// You shall be destroyed……. You and everything you hold sacred…will turn to dust before you. //

Marik and Bakura shuddered at the voice echoing through their minds.