Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hostile Takeover ❯ Truth Revealed ( Chapter 21 )

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The Truth Revealed

Ryou kissed Aria and entered the school. He walked down the hall to his children's classroom. He knocked on the door and saw the substitute reading a magazine.

"Hello?"

Williams' put the magazine in the desk and looked over at Ryou. "Come in."
Ryou entered the room and sat down. "I'm Aten Bakari Ishtar and Aria Kanika Itemri's mother. I wanted to talk to you about Friday. My children both came home with bruises and cuts from a fight that supposedly started in the classroom."

"Kids will be kids."

Ryou clenched his fists. "Not when my children come home scratched and bruised! I demand to know what you are going to do about this!"

Williams opened up the drawer and pulled out the Aria and Aten's files.

"Your daughter was injured?"

"There were bite marks on her neck! She told me that one of the boys in the class pinned her to the ground and was biting the side of her neck! Why didn't you stop him?"

Williams closed Aria's folder and opened Aten's.

"Well, the fact of the matter is, sir, that I was too busy keeping your son from hurting the other kids."

Ryou narrowed his eyes. "Who? Aten? My son wouldn't hurt a fly!"

Williams folded his arms. "Well, it's normal for children who have been sexually abused, like your son for instance, for them to engage in anti-social behaviors such as fighting."

Ryou's eyes went wide. His hands started to tremble. "What? Sexually Abused? Aten?"

Williams pushed the file over to Ryou to read. Ryou's eyes went wide at what he was reading. Everything was here. Everything that Steven had done to Aten. Everything…..was in this folder.

"It's not uncommon for children who have been victims of incest to strike out in anger against others. I'm glad you were able to look over Callisto's notes. Aten is a very disturbed little boy."

Ryou looked at the file and went pale. "Aten…..sexually abused by my father?"

"It doesn't surprise me that Aten is struggling in his studies. Children with a history of Aten's type of abuse can take a long time to recover."

Ryou's POV

I read the file. The file stated that the child's father, Marik Ishtar, and Bakura Itemri reported to Cullen that Aten had been a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of his grandfather. My own father….touched Aten.

My own father….

I can't say it.

No….

Aten.

I dropped the file and the papers scattered on the ground.

NO! NO! NO!

I ran out of the room and the school as fast as I could. I ran out of the school yard and sat behind of the wheel of the car.

I had to get home to Aten.

How dare they not tell me! My own child was assaulted and they didn't even tell me! My own child was not only assaulted, but taken! Against his will! He was only two years old!

I sacrificed EVERYTHING so my child would be safe! I let my own father take me to keep Aten safe! I let Tim, Jessica, and my father take advantage of me to keep Aten away from them! And I failed! I failed! Those bastards took Aten anyway! DAMN THEM ALL!

Now I see why Aten's been so quiet, so restless. I knew he was having nightmares of being in the cabin, but I never dreamed he was having nightmares because of being touched by my dad! I should have seen the signs! Aten doesn't enjoy baths anymore. When he has his nightmares, he shrieks, whimpers, arches his back and bends his knees. He's not so outgoing. He clings to me when we go anywhere. He doesn't eat as much as he used to eat. I don't blame him for not wanting to go to school today. Now that I think of it…I remember my father bringing Aten downstairs after giving him a bath. Aten limped. I remember my dad leaving me in the bedroom with Tim and Jessica, and hearing my son scream in the next room.

DAMN MY FATHER!

How could you do that to my baby boy, daddy? Your own grandchild! You did it to get back at me, didn't you? Taking me against my will was not good enough for you? You needed to force yourself on my child, too? Daddy, you don't deserve to be buried with my mother! You don't deserve to lie in the same grave as she! You are a devil and I hate you!

I HATE YOU, DADDY!

How I got the car home in one piece was a mystery. I don't remember watching where I was going. All I know is that I was seeing red.

My hands, shaking, closed the door of the car and I stopped at the door. Pure rge filled me inside like I never felt before. Anger. Rage. Sadness. Hopelessness. Humiliation. Failure. All this boiled inside my brain. How else was I to feel?

I threw open the door and Bakura rushed to me. "What did he say, Ryou?"

Without thinking, I clenched my fist and punched Bakura in the jaw, sending him to the ground. "YOU BASTARD!"

Bakura rubbed his cheek looking up at me confused. Marik heard the raucous and ran to me. "Ryou, what's wrong?"

I punched Marik in the cheek sending him to the ground with a swollen lip.. They both looked up at me confused as I pointed an accusing finger at them.

"You both fucking knew!" I growled quietly, knowing Aten was upstairs. Tears fell out of my eyes as the pain of what I just heard hit me.

"You both knew about Aten getting raped and you didn't even bother to tell me? I hate both of you," I whimpered, trying to stop myself from crying, but failing.

"But, Ryou, we didn't want to upset you further."

9"When were you going to tell me? You were wrong to keep this from me! You screwed up! Marik, as his father, you should have told me. You are the most despicable of the both of you. Did you hope that it would just go away?"

"Ryou, I didn't want you to become worse," Marik said.

"Screw me, Marik! You should have cared about your son enough to tell someone! You should have been MAN enough to get help for Aten, instead of keeping it a secret! What kind of father are you? I'm disgusted with the both of you and I hate you both!"

I climbed the steps and slowly, my whole body shaking in fury. I stpped in front of the kids' bedroom door trying to collect myself.

Bakura came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. "Ryou, I'm sorry."

"Don't touch me," I whispered as I shoved his hands away. I opened up the door and saw Aten sitting on the floor playing with his toy monkey. He turned around and smiled at me. I closed the door behind me and leaned against Aten's bed. I sat on the floor and Aten walked over to me. My boy stood in front of me, his tiny hand on my arm.

"Mommy, haff you been cying?"

I bit my lip and ran my fingers through his white and blond hair. My hand cupped his cheek softly.

My eyes scanned him slowly. All I could think of was my father hurting him the way he hurt me. "I love you, baby boy."

I looked into Aten's eyes. "Aten? Did my father hurt you when we were in the cabin?"

Aten looked down sadly. It almost broke my heart to see him like this. "Yes, mommy," he said softly.

I bit my lip and I gathered him to my chest. "Aten, I know what you are feeling now." I leaned back and cupped his cheeks in my hands. "Aten, baby? It wasn't your fault."

Aten sniffled and started to whimper. "He hurt me. I no know why he dit it."

"I know you feel hurt and scared, Aten. That's ok to feel like that. But, my father…….he will never come near you again. Ok?"

Aten reached out for me crying. "He tol me if I tol eddyone dat he would tum and do tumting weawwy bad to you and daddy!"

I stroked my child's face. "I know why you were scared to tell me. It's not ok for anyone to touch you like that."

Aten looked up at me shivering. "I sweep and he tums affer me. He hurts me aden!"

I gathered him to my chest again. I have the same problem.

I kissed his cheek. "I have bad dreams about it, too, baby boy."

"Mommy? Iss tumting wong wif me? Did dat man hurt me betaws…I haff a bad heart or betaws I not pity?"

"No, Aten. He didn't hurt you because of your heart. What do you mean you are not pretty? You're handsome! One day you're going to grow up and sweep all the girls and boys off their feet! You are one handsome little boy! And you know what?" I kissed him playfully on the cheek. "I love you!"

"I wuff you, too, mommy," Aten smiled.

"The next time when someone tries to touch you in ways that make you feel funny, say "Stop" or "No" and go find an adult."

Aten nodded. "I wuff you, mommy!"

I gathered him to my chest and sat him on my lap. " I love you, my baby boy. I'm sorry, Aten. We'll get through this together."

I'm sorry I couldn't protect you.

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