Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hostile Takeover ❯ Chibi Home Alone ( Chapter 29 )

Wow! Tons of reviews for the last chappie! Thanks a lot, guys! You really, really, REALLY made my day! *hands Bakura plushies to reviewers*

I updated "Shadows of the Past" last Thursday and am working on the next chappie of "Sweet Release." (The next chappie of Shadows is going to be a Marik x Bakura lemon)

Marik Ishtar: Aww…I try to bring out emotions in my readers. After all, as Aristotle said, "Tragedy is cathartic." It releases all the negative emotions. Sorry, I'm a dork.

Kari: SQUEE! NEW REVIEWER! Yami is ok, but I always thought there was something hidden in his persona. I like this twist.

Pharaoh Yamis Princess: It's ok. I understand.

Shadow of Light: You own't bother me, babe. I would like to try to help if I can.

Lady Elfskye: Joey….*evil grin* Aten..*evil grin* …I admit to nothing and I plead the 5th Amendment! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! I can't say anything that would allow me to incriminate myself!

DChan: *SQUISHES DCHAN* I always thought Yami needed an alternate personality. I kinda like the idea as the other yamis living under his harsh reign.

IYYASHI: He won't hurt Aria, though Yami is kinda fdumb for leaving her alone. Yugi's got a few broken ribs and some bumps. That's about it.

Abdah: Aku is working systematically here. One by one.

Ryou's mistress: OO…..*hands tissue*

Dragondreamer: *hands tissue*

Valea: I always mean what I say. It's a blessing and a curse.

bakachibi voidfox: Yami: X_X He'll need hot soup, that's for sure. His soulroom is freezing at night and hot in the day

Super JM: Would you like some chocolate or butterscotch sauce to go with those chained-up yamis???

Joeyrules: Eep! Glad you like, babe! It's ok for not reviewing all the chappies. As long as I get a review every now and again, I'll be happy and squealing at seeing your name! *grin*

Malik Lover and Anzu Basher: My wife loves her plushie and I love mine *squishes Dragondreamer and Bakurasgirl plushies*

Chibi Home Alone

Ryou knocked on Mrs. Morgan's door. "Miranda, I'm so sorry!"

Mrs. Morgan shut the door as Ryou walked in. "Ryou, is everything ok now?"

Ryou hung his head and wiped a tear room his eyes. He shook his head. "No. Marik was hurt this morning."

"Who did it?"

"Malik, we think. Marik isn't talking at all. We had to throw him out of the house. I don't want him to threaten the children, you know."

Mrs. Morgan lead him upstairs. "We calmed him down and then I fed him some soup. I didn't want him to catch a cold in this weather. And with his heart problem, you can never be too careful."

Ryou nodded.

"I put them in Robbie's room to play." Miranda knocked lightly on the door. "Robbie?" She knocked a little harder when no answer came from behind the door.

Mrs. Morgan turned the doorknob. "Robbie Allen?"

Mrs. Morgan opened the door. The bedroom light was still on. At the foot of the bed, toy tanks and army men littered the floor. Ryou and Miranda covered their mouths to see something unexpected.

Robbie and Aten were asleep in the bed, cuddled up to each other. Both chibis were smiling in their sleep. Aten's head was on Robbie's chest. Robbie's face was buried in Aten's hair. Aten's skinny arm was draped over Robbie's chest. Robbie's arms were wrapped around his friend protectively. Ryou and Miranda advanced on the sleeping boys.

"Poor things. They are exhausted! I hate to wake them."

Miranda cocked her head to the side. "They look so…cute, don't they?" Ryou nodded. "I gave Aten his medication when he arrived. He was in such a scared state, Ryou."

Aten nuzzled into Robbie's chest.

Miranda looked up a Ryou. "Aten's already asleep, Ryou. Why not let him stay here?"

Ryou bit his lip and looked up sheepishly. "Would that be an inconvenience to you?"

Miranda shook her head. "No, he's already asleep and we shouldn't wake them."

Mrs. Morgan pulled the covers over the sleeping boys and kissed her son on the forehead. "Goodnight, my angel."

Ryou leaned down to kiss Aten when he felt a sharp pain in his head and a loud shriek. The door to his soulroom was being violently rattled. "Bakura?"

//Ryou! Get home! Now!//

/Yami??? What are you doing?/

//The pharaoh sealed me in my soulroom! Aria is in the house with Yami! HURRY!//

Ryou kissed Aten gently on the forehead. "I have to get home! Thank you so much for taking care of Aten!"

"I'll take Aten to school in the morning."

"Thank you," Ryou smiled and ran down the stairs as quietly as he could.

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Aria sat in the bathtub and splashed. She squealed happily and wiped the water out of her eyes.

"Daddy! I'm done!" No answer came. "Daddy?"

Aria climbed out of the tub and pulled open the cracked door and walked to her parents' room, the cold air hitting her body.

"Daddy! I'm wet!" No answer. "And cold! And nakkie!"

Aria walked into Marik's room. "Daddy Mawik? I'm wet and cold and nakkie." Marik let out a sob on the bed and Aria pulled on the covers. "I'm cold and I want a cookie!"

Marik let out a quiet whimper and curled up on the bed.

Aria left the room. "Aten? Mommy? Daddy?"

Aria went down the steps, soaking the carpet with the water running down her body and her hair. "Daddy?"

She wrapped her arms around her naked, shivering body. "Anybuddy home?" She whimpered, starting to fear she had been abandoned. "Anybuddy? I'm cold and hungwy!"

Ryou opened the door and found Aria in the kitchen shivering. "Baby girl?"

Aria ran into Ryou's arms, her brown eyes filling with tears. "Nobuddy was here and my daddy left me all alone! And now I'm cold! I'm nakie! And I is hungwy!"

"Your daddy didn't leave you, baby. Let's get you dried and dressed."

Ryou carried the naked chibi upstairs and dressed. He dressed her in a nightgown and dried her white spikes.

//That pharaoh is going to get his ass kicked for making me leave her alone like that!//

/How dare he do that to Aria! What if she hurt herself while you were away?/

//I wonder if I can take over your body to let her know I'm sorry for leaving her like that.//

Ryou's hand flew to his head and Aria's tears fell again. "Mommy! Mommy! You ok?"

Aria buried her hands and face in Ryou's hair.

"Bakura…..stop."

"Mommy, don't cry!"

Ryou fell to his knees before his child. "Bakura….stop…hurts."

Aria grabbed Ryou's hair and yelled at Ryou's head. "Daddy! Don't hurt mommy!"

Bakura stopped and Ryou whimpered. //I heard her crying, Ryou……Ryou?//

/…………………/

//Ryou, is my baby crying?//

Ryou gathered the chibi into his arms. /She'll be ok, love. I have her in my arms./

//I made my daughter cry….tell her I am sorry.//

"Daddy says he's sorry for making you cry, baby."

Aria whimpered. "I want my daddy."

//………………//

"I know you do, baby girl," Ryou said picking Aria up into his arms and rocking her.

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"Let's get you your snack."

"Where's Aten?"

"Aten went to Robbie's."

Aria sobbed on Ryou's shoulder. "I don't wanna sleep alone, mommy!"

//…………….//

"You can sleep next to me tonight, baby girl."

Aria cried down the stairs. Ryou found her a snack. He sat on the couch and brought Aria onto his lap. He took the blanket and placed it over the two of them.

//Is Aria feeling better?//

/She's going to sleep beside me tonight./

//How is Marik?//

/I'll have to check on him when the chibi goes to bed. He's on his bed now./

Aria finished her snack and grabbed two books. "Mommy, can you read these to me?"

Ryou read the books to Aria and carried her upstairs. "Brush your teeth, Aria." Ryou changed the sheets in the bed. Aria clutched onto her red M&M's plushie tightly. She ran to her mother.

"I kissed Daddy Mawik goodnight, mommy, but I can't find Mommy Mawik or Daddy."

//I'm here, baby girl.//

"Mommy Malik and Daddy…went away. But they both love you very much."

//Tell her I said goodnight, love.//

"Daddy says goodnight."

"Daddy can talk to you?"

Ryou nodded. "Yes."

"Is he in your head again, mommy?"

"Yes, baby girl. Daddy can hear everything you say."

Aria sat up in the bed. "Really? Daddy, can you hear me?"

//Yes, angel girl.//

"Yes he can, Aria."

"Can you tell daddy that I love him?"

//I love you, too, my little girl."

"Daddy says, 'I love you, too, my little girl."

Aria hugged Ryou. "Can you give daddy that hug?"

//Aria…..// Bakura said sniffling in his soulroom.

Ryou tucked her into bed. "I have to go check on Marik and get ready for bed. I'll be right back."
Aria cuddled her M&M's plushie and nodded. Ryou went downstairs and locked the front door and the back. He turned off the lights and went upstairs to Marik.

The yami was asleep whimpering. "Please, don't hurt Aten. Please. No! Get your hands off my son!"

"Marik? It's only a dream. Wake up, Yami Marik!"

Marik's eyes opened wide. "Malik touched my boy!"

"No, Marik. Aten is safe."

Marik hugged Ryou tightly. "He hurt Aten in my nightmare. Aten's only a baby and Malik hurt him."

"Go to sleep, Marik. Aten is well-cared for someplace safe."

"Safe…no where is safe…not the kitchen…not the living room….not the bedroom…not the kids' room….not even the hallway. No where is safe."

//What the hell is he mumbling about?//

/I wish I knew./

"Marik, did Malik do this to you before? What happened in all those places?"

Marik shook his head. "Cannot speak."

//Grr…stubborn yami.//

/Yami, please./ "Marik, tell me what happened."

Marik shook his head again. "Cannot speak."

"Try to get some sleep, Marik. You had a difficult day."

Ryou brushed back Marik's hair and covered him with a blanket. Ryou returned to Aria and removed his clothing. He slipped into bed and gathered his daughter into his arms.

Ryou looked down at her and smiled. "Remember the rules of mommy and daddy's bed?"

"Don't kick my feet or wiggle my toes or pinch daddy's nose when he snores."

Ryou kissed her forehead. "That's my girl."

Ryou's POV

Aria put her head against my chest. I ran my fingers through her spiky hair. She's so like my Bakura….like her father. Bakura enjoyed sleeping with his head against my heart. Sometimes, I put my head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat. It was a false heartbeat, but comforting nonetheless. I nuzzled my face into Aria's hair and sang her a lullabye. My chibi cuddled to me as close as she could, pressing her little body against me.

When I was certain she was asleep, I retreated into my soulroom. Bakura had to be set free. I ran to the door that joined our soulrooms. The doorknob was tarnished and had a seal of purple light around it. A layer of gold surrounded the knob.

I grabbed the doorknob. "Bakura! Push from your end!"

"I can't! The door doesn't open from this side!"

My hands wrapped around the doorknob and pulled. I could feel Bakura slamming his body against the door. He started clawing. Though our mindlink, I could tell he was in immense pain and scared.

The door was sealed shut. I pulled and kicked. Tears streamed down my face….tears of anger, tears of sorrow and frustration.

I have to free my husband!

Stupid lock!

Open, damn you!

Shit!

Open!

"Bakura! It won't open! I'll try the other door!"

I ran outside of my door and to Bakura's other door. I opened up the small sliding metal window on the front of his soulroom. Bakura was right there and he took a gulp of air. The air coming out of him room was bitter cold.

I pulled on the doorknob desperately. I began to cry. I couldn't get Bakura out. I reached in through the sliding window and he grabbed my hand.

Bakura was moaning and whimpering on the other side of the door clasping my hand.

"Bakura? Are you alright?"

Bakura breathed heavily. "Yami forced me back into my item. When we are forced back into our items, it can cause great physical pain."

I let out a breath and watched myself exhale. My yami's soulroom was cold. I could feel a bitter chill come from the barred window in the top of his cell. His teeth were chattering; he was so cold.

"Stay there, yami." I ran into my soulroom and grabbed the blanket from my bed. I ran to the front of my yami's soulroom and pushed the blanket through the door. He grabbed it and I could hear the fabric rustling.

Bakura stood in front of the window. He looked tired and beaten. And he was naked! Yami forced Bakura naked back into a bitter cold soulroom? Somehow I don't know how he stayed on his feet. He reached his hand through the window. "Thank you, love."

I took his hand in my own and brought it to my lips. I gave the frigid flesh a kiss and I nuzzled into it.

"My angel……" His hand was so cold, the bitterness hurt my cheek. But, this is my husband. "Did Yami hurt you badly?"

Bakura leaned forward against the door. "It will…take me some time to recover. I couldn't fight him off of me."

My heart sank. "Did he…….hurt you……like Marik?"

Bakura shook his head and his hand started pulling back into the soulroom.

"I have to sit….down," Bakura whimpered.

A moment later and I heard something slide down the door. Silence filled the soulroom. "Bakura?!" No answer. I sat by the door of the room, determined not to leave my yami until dawn.

Update: Tomorrow