Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hostile Takeover ❯ Coffee Beans ( Chapter 45 )

Cynical Spirit Valea: No, Aria is safe from Anzu.

bakachibi voidfox: Bakura will return soon.

Malik lover and Bakurasgirl worshipper: Aria isn't chibi anzu, but she she is only 3. she loves those shows.

Amane Bakura: at least Miranda understands. I thought that card symbolized Aten perfectly, so it had to be his best card.

whisperchan: Bakura returns soon. very soon.

ssjgoddesschico: As long as you review when you can to let me know you are ok, life is good.

star: I have to work on shadows. I have the NCS done, but I have to finish the chappie.

Shadow of Light: Aria has a natural sugar high.

Dragondreamer: You'll get to kill Aku later.

Isawa: He's going to get more confused.

IYYASHI: Joey is vulnerable. His trust has been violated. I wonder how long it will take him to see past what happened. Not even I know. I have to wait for Joey to tell me.

Ryou's mistress: I have more drama for Malik. *evil grin*

Coffee Beans

Aria woke up the next morning with her brother beside her.

She opened her eyes to see her brother grasping onto her hand and shivering in his sleep. Aria took his hand and squeezed it.

"Gantfatter…not dere."

Aria leaned into Aten and shook him gently. "Aten, open your eyes."

Aten clutched onto Aria's arms. "Mommy…"

"Aten, wake up!"

Aten opened his eyes and shrieked in fear. "No! Chesika! Gantfatter! Det Away!" Aten's body trembled. Aria grabbed him by the arms.

"Aten, it's Aria!'

Tristan ran in seeing Aten struggle and heard him scream as if someone was murdering him. Tristan stood over the bed and watched Aten push Aria away. Otogi ran in the room pulling up his pants and fumbling with his pants and zipper.

Aten saw Otogi's ants unbuttoned and unzipped and he screeched. He curled up against the wall rocking himself.

Tristan kneeled down by the bed. Aria clutched to Otogi's waist.

"Little man? Aten?"

"Gantfatter….no pans!"

Trisan turned to Otogi. "Pull you pants up, man! No wonder the kid is freaked!"

"HEY! He saw you first, monkey boy!" Otogi said, zipping his jeans.

Tristan put a calm hand on Aten's side. "Little man? Are you ok?"

Aten's eyes slowly opened and his lip trembled. "Unkie Tissan?"

"Little man? You Ok?"

Aten's eyes filled with tears as he reached out for his uncle. "Hol me, Unkie Tissan. Peas?"

Tristan picked up the boy and held him to his hest, rocking him slowly.

Otogi picked Aria into his arms.

"Aten's back is red!" Aria gasped.

"Oh, man! Aten's backj is bleeding again!"

"Unkie Tissan no wet me doe," Aten whimpered.

Tristan shook his head. 'I won't, little guy. Go get his bandages and--." Tristan's nose curled. "And a clean diaper."

Otogi grabbed Aten's bag and removed a diaper and bandages.

Tristan sat Aten on the bed and tried to remove his sleeping robe. Aten gripped Tristan's wrist. "No tate off my coves! No tate my coves off!"

Tristan grasped the clothes as Aten rolled on his back trying to kick Tristan's chest and his face.

"Aten, I have to take off your clothes to change your bandages," Tristan said calmly.

Otogi moved to Tristan's side. "The kid just went through a rough time, Tristan! I can see why he fears having you tear his clothes off."

"I'm not trying to tear them off. Aten! Ouch, little man! I can't help you if you kick me."

"He doesn't see you as taking them off, you moron! Raising your voice is scaring him more."

Aten arched his back as he screamed until his face was red.

Otogi grabbed Tristan's wrists and shoved Tristan back. He growled at Tristan quietly. "All he sees is you struggling with him, raising your voice, and trying to take his clothes off, Tris. He's three years old, man, and he just went through something like this and he ended up getting hurt. You have to remember that." Otogi returned to Aten and took the chibi's hand whispering gently. "Aten? Little guy? We have to take off your robe so we can get to your back and make it feel better."

"Unkie Togi? I tared of haffing my coves taketen off by man tush."

Otogi turned to Tris. "You scared the poor thing to death, genius."

Otogi turned back to Aten. "I'll take off your robe. Nobody will hurt you."

Aten let out a wail when he sat on the bed with nothing but a diaper on his body. Aria jumped onto the bed and wrapped her arm around Aten's shoulders. "It's okay, Aten. Unkie Tistan no hurt you."

Tristan bit his lip at the large, sorrowful eyes. "Aria's right, Aten. I won't hurt you."

Otogi sat beside Aten and Aten clung to him tightly.

"You'll have to remove his bandages, Tristan."

Otogi put Aten on his lap. Aten whimpered as the tape peeled from his cut skin. As layers of tape were removed, Aten's injuries became more visible. Tristan saw the bruises on Aten's hips and the tiny cuts covering his body. Tristan removed the bandages and staggered back covering his mouth with his hand. The tall brunet's eyes filled with tears at the sight of the red, swelled area.

"Tristan, clean up his back."

The brunet's hands shook as he applied pressure to Aten's bleeding back. Tristan wrapped the new bandages around Aten and grabbed the tape.

Tristan pulled some out, but it wasn't enough. 'We need more tape, Otogi. I'll get it."

Tristan left as Otogi rocked Aten. Tristan returned with a roll of duct tape.

Otogi rolled his eyes. "You can be such an idiot sometimes, Tris. We can't put duct tape on him!"

"It's the only tape I could find!"

Otogi sighed. "I the bathroom medicine cabinet we have some tap[e. We'll need to buy more today."

Tristan lefet and Otogi cradled aten closer. Tristan retuned with the proper tape and chuckled as his lover cradled the whimpering boy.

"Otogi, please don't tell me you're growing to grow breasts any time soon."

Otogi rolled his eyes. "Why are you always trying to insinuate that I'm feminine?" Otogi flipped his hair back.

His lover chuckled. "Because you are! If you start lactating, we're in trouble."

"Screw you."

Tristan snickered. "You already did."

Otogi laughed. "Oh yeah! Can you just bandage him up without sscaring the kid to death?"

"Don't make me pound you into the floor, Otogi."

Aten whimpered, hugging Otogi tighter. "Unkie Tissan no mate Togi's bum fall off. Dat no nice."

Tristan finished bandaging Aten. "Now he needs a new diaper." The brunet went pale.

"It's not hard, Unkie Tistan. I can sow you how," Aria threw off her gown and pushed her diaper down in front of the boys. "You take a cloth, keen me, and put power on my bum, and put on a new diapee! It's easy!" The female chibi took the diaper and walked to the garbage.

"Tiny diapee," Aria giggled. She tossed the diaper in the garbage and stood in front of Tristan, Otogi, and Aten naked.

Tristan's eyes were wide in shock at the sight of the naked three year old chibi with a slender body, shaking her tiny ass and jumping up and down.

"I'M NAKKIE! LOOKIT, UNKIE TISTAN!"

Otogi bit his lip and put Aten down on the bed. Otogi reached for Aria and squeezed her in his arms. "NAKED CHIBI GIRL!"

"UnkieTogi ticktle!"

Tristan picked up the chibi boy and carried him into the bathroom with the new diaper. Tristan laid Aten on a small table he used for towels. He crabbed a cloth and powder. He reached for Aten's diaper and the boy began to cry.

"Aten, I have to change your diaper," Tristan said calmly.

"You dawna tush me. I'm tared."

"OTOGI! Come in here!" Tristan called.

Otogi ran into the room. "What's wrong?"

Aten sobbed. "Unkie Tissan is man tush! I tared!"

Tristan turned to Otogi. "That settles it! You are a woman!"

"And you are a jerk! Tristn, Aten went through some scary stuff for a kid his age. Aten, I'll change you. Do you mind?"

Aten spread his legs and sobbed.

"Tris, can you hold his hand?"

"Unkie Togi, I tared!"

Tristan held Aten's hand as Otogi removed the diaper.

"I won't hurt you, Aten. If you want me to stop, I will, but we have to get this diaper on you."

Otogi cleaned Aten, who continued to cry. When Otogi cleaned his injury, the boy wailed loudly.

Otogi placed a clean diaper and brought the boy into his arms. "It's all over, Aten. Shhh…that's a good boy."

"Where's Aria?"

"I got a diaper on her and she's in the kitchen deciding on breakfast."

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Aria looked around the kitchen. She jumped, trying to reach the countertop. Her hair flew up and down as she jumped. "I need to stand on something!"

She opened up a door trying to find something she could stand on to lift herself up. She found an unopened can of coffee to lift her up. Unlike her brother, she was neither small nor weak. She stood on the can and pulled herself onto the countertop. She looked down and gasped.

"I'm really high! I bet I can touch the sky if I jump high enough!" Aria saw some jars with candy sitting by the coffee machine. Not just any candy……..M&M's.

Her eyes went wide and her entire body shook. "M'S!!!!!!!!!!!" Aria ran to the jar and lifted the lid. She grabbed a handful of the chocolates and shoved them into her mouth. "I got M's! I got M's! What else Unkie Tistan got?"

Aria's eyes wandered to a bag which said "Coffee Beans."

"I like beans! Geen Beans are my favorite!"

Aria opened the bag and picked up a coffee bean. "I never sawed a bean like this! That's a funny beanie!" Aria put it into her mouth and chewed on it. "It taste funny. But, it good!" Aria poured the coffee beans all over the counter and proceeded to make pictures out of the coffee beans. Aria took a handful of coffee beans and chewed on them.

"Deese are really good! I wonder why daddy never gave me this!"

Aria squealed as she made a pony made out of coffee beans. She started bouncing on the countertop and shoving more of the coffee beans into her mouth.

"These beans are really good! Aten may like some of these!"

Aten walked timidly into the kitchen and looked up. "Awia?"

"Aten! AtenAtenAtenAtenAten!!!! Brudder! I made a pity picture of a pony out of these beans that taste really good and boy are they yummy! You want some? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? I'll throw you some!"

Aria tossed Aten some coffee beans. Aten put one in hismouth and sspit it out. "Tisdussing, Awia."

"Where's Unkie Togi and Unkie Tissan?"

"Unkie Togi ted he had to peak wif Unkie Tissan abutt me. I hope dey no angwy wif me," the chibi whimpered.

"Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! CoffeeCoffeeCoffeeCoffee!!!! M's! M's! M's!"

Aten cocked his head to the side. "Awia? Are you otay?"

Aria shoved the coffee beans and chocolate into her mouth quickly.

"Coffee! Chocolate! CoffeeCoffeeChocolateChocolate!"

Aria bounced up and down on the countertop when Tristan walked in.

Tristan gripped his short hair. "ARIA! MY COFFEE!!!" Tristan ran over to the chibi nd turned the bag upside down, praying there was more. One coffee bean fell out of the bag and onto Aria's hand. "MY COFFEE! GONE! NOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Otogi ran into the kitchen as Aten looked up at him.

"My tisser wuffs tocwit."

Tristan put Aria on the floor. The chibi girl ran in circles around the kitchen.

"Unkie Togi, can we go to the park? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can we? Can we? Can we? I wanna play! I wanna play! On the swings and the slides and the monkey bars and the little rocking things! Can we? Can we? Huh? Huh? Gotta play! Gotta run! Do you want to go, Aten? Huh? Huh?"

Otogi saw Tristan banging his head on the countertop.

"Why? Why? Why?" the tall brunet whimpered.

Otogi leaned down to Aten. "Why don't you and your sister go play in the living room for a while?"

Aria tugged Aten's arm. "Come on, Aten! Let's play! I wanna play! And run! And play! And run! I'm gonna be like a cheetah and run fast! Zoom! Here I go!" Aria bolted out of the room at top speed.

Aten shook his head and limped out of the kitchen.

Otogi pat Tristan's back. "It's ok, man. It's just coffee!"

Tristan grabbed Otogi's shirt with a wild, insane look in his eyes. "It's not just coffee! It's my life! WHY, GOD? WHY? It's no fair! MY LIFE IS OVER!" Tristan broke into sobbing on Otogi's shoulder.

Otogi rolled his eyes and pat his lover's back. "Tris, pull yourself together, man! We'll get some more coffee while we're out taking the kids to the park."

Tristan sniffled and whimpered. "Really?"

Otogi nodded. "Really. Now let's get the kids their breakfast and get Aten's medication into him. Let's bring a book to read to him. His medication gets him really tired."

Tristan and Otogi peeked their heads out into the living room and saw Aria jumping and running around in circles. Aten sat on the floor watching her waving slightly and yawning. Tristan shook his head not believing the difference between the brother and sister. Aten gave one final yawn and fell over on his side fast asleep, automatically snoring quietly.

Otogi watched the boy sleeping and the girl running around on a caffeine high. "How does Ryou do this every day?"

Tristan sighed. "Ryou deserves a medal for this. Who do we take care of first? The sleeping kid or the other one?"

Otogi shrugged. "Well, we can pack some applesauce for Aten and let him sleep. He can eat when we get to the park. As for as Aria, I think we'll need a harness on her or something."

Aten curled up on the carpet sucking his thumb, oblivious to the two men struggling to feed and clothe the ultra-hyper chibi.

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Marik left the house to look for a job. Ryou looked in the cabinets for something to eat. He found some crackers that were still good. He grabbed a bowl and filled the bowl with crackers.

//I can't believe you're having crackers for lunch!//

/Hey, yami, we don't have anything else. I'm doing the best I can. It's not easy living on macaroni and cheese and crackers./

//I know, love.//

Ryou sat at the table and poured himself a hot cup of tea. /At least I have hot tea. That makes everything better!/

//So thirsty. So hungry.//

/Oh…I forgot. Sorry, yami./

//My stomach growls all the time now. I'm so hungry, hikari.//

/I know you are, yami. I wish I could bring food into my soulroom./

Bakura sighed. //I wish you could, too. I'm starting to dream of dancing raw steaks and carrots! I don't know how much I can take. It's a good thing I'm already dead. The dead can't die of starvation.//

/……../

//Ryou?//

/I don't want you to die on me. I don't want you to leave me./

//I won't, my love. I don't want you to leave me either, Ryou. I love you too much.//

Ryou chewed on a cracker and opened his book. He sipped his tea and sighed.

//What are you reading?//

/It's a book that may help me help Aten. I borrowed it from the library this morning./

"RYOU!"

Ryou lifted his head and saw Malik standing naked in front of him. "Malik, put some clothes on!"

"I have no towels to take a shower!"

Ryou chewed on another cracker. "I just put a new load of towels into the dryer. It should be done in an hour."

Malik grabbed a chair and threw it on the floor. Ryou jumped back.

//Ryou! Get out of there!//

"I need my towels now!" Malik growled.

Ryou jumped out of his chair and held his breath. "Malik….I can't."

//RYOU! GET OUT OF THE ROOM!//

Malik growled as he walked around the table cracking his knuckles.

//NOW!// Bakura growled.

Ryou ran around the other side of the table and Marik pursued him. Malik grabbed Ryou's arm and yanked Ryou back against him. Ryou grabbed Malik's arm that wrapped around his neck.

//Ryou! Fight back!//

Ryou sunk his teeth into the Egyptian boy's flesh, making Malik scream.

//That's my hikari!//

Malik grabbed Ryou's throat and squeezed tightly.

//Ryou! Get out of the house!//

/I'm scared, Bakura!/

//I know, baby! Get out of the house!//

Ryou elbowed Malik in the side and stamped on Malik's feet. Ryou reached for the doorknob and Malik grabbed his wrist.

//Ryou! Get your hands off Ryou, Malik!// Bakura threatened as he banged on the door of the soulroom.

Ryou clenched his teeth as pain radiated through his head. /Yami, that does not help! Remember?/

The blond shoved Ryou onto the ground and straddled Ryou's waist.

"Malik! Get off of me! Please!"

Malik pinned Ryou's wrists to the ground beside him and grinned.

Ryou shrieked in fear as flashbacks flooded his mind.

//RYOU!//

/IT'S MY DAD! OH MY GOD! IT'S MY DAD! DAD, GET OFF OF ME!/

Ryou tried to thrash around, but he couldn't move.

The blond laughed. "What's the matter, Ryou? Do you miss being pinned beneath someone you love?"

/BAKURA! DON'T HURT ME!/

//Ryou, I'm in your soulroom! I'm not hovering above you//

Bakura's body started to tremble as he felt his hikari's fear begin to overwhelm him. //Ryou, I'm in your soulroom!//

The white-haired boy saw Malik above him and trembled. "Get off of me! Please!"

"Where are the kids? Where are Aria and Aten?"

Ryou shook his head. "No! I will not tell you!"

Malik growled and released Ryou's left wrist. A tight right fist collided with his stomach and his wrist was held again. "Where are Aria and Aten, Ryou?!"

Tears fell down Ryou's eyes. "I can't tell you! You'll hurt them!"

//YOU SON- OF- A- BITCH- ISHTAR! GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF RYOU!//

Malik released the left wrist and pounded Ryou's lower abdomen. "Where are they?!"

"You'll hurt them! I won't let you hurt my children!"

Malik growled. "Why do they mean so much to you? You can always replace them!"

Bakura snarled in his soulroom.

Ryou growled. "I can't replace them! They are my only kids!"

Malik leaned into Ryou's face. "They are nothing!"

Ryou let out a choked sob as Malik held him down. "I love them! I used to love you, too, Malik!"

Malik sneered. "I never loved you! And that's the way it has always been!"

//BASTARD!//

/Yami, it's a lie! It's all lies!/

//Don't listen to him, Ryou.//

"None of us loved you, Ryou!"

//I love you, Ryou!//

Ryou struggled, but Malik tightened his grip. "LET ME GO!"

Ryou bucked his hips, sending Malik flying forward. Ryou brought his head up and smashed Malik's nose with his forehead. Malik released his grip and Ryou pushed him off. Ryou opened the door as Malik grabbed his ankle. Ryou kicked Malik off and ran out of the door, racing to KaibaCorp.

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Ryou ran to KaibaCorp gripping his chest in pain. It wouldn't be the first time he ran there with chest pains. He knew it wouldn't be the last. Security let Ryou through to see Kaiba.

Ryou ran out of the elevator and ran to Seto's office. Seto wasn't in his office. Was he still missing? Mokuba stood outside the study with his back against the door.

"Mokuba?"

Mokuba looked up. "Ryou?"

Ryou walked up to Mokuba holding his side. "Is…Seto in there? Have you seen him?"

Mokuba wrapped his arms around Ryou's leg. "My big brother is crying and he won't stop!"

Ryou rubbed the chibi's ebony hair. "Don't worry, Mokuba. I'll see what I can do."

"My big brother is back and all he does is cry! I want my brother back!"

Ryou held Mokuba close to him. "I'll speak with him. You run along."

Mokuba sniffled and walked to the office.

Ryou opened the doors to the Study and found Seto sitting in a leather high-backed chair by a roaring fireplace. His head was lowered and his face was buried in his hands. His body was trembling with his sobbing.

Ryou walked up slowly to Seto and stood between Seto's legs. Seto removed his face from his hands. The rich and powerful CEO's eyes wee bloodshot and red, his face was red with crying. Ryou opened his arms.

"Come here, Seto."

Seto wrapped his arms around Ryou's waist and buried his face in Ryou's stomach, weeping. Ryou ran his hands gently through the brown locks of hair, wincing slightly at the pressure on his new injuries.

"It's ok, my poor Seto."

Seto pulled back and lifted Ryou's shirt, pressing a hot, teary cheek to the flesh on Ryou's stomach. Seto's arms wrapped around Ryou again.

//I wonder what's wrong with moneybags.//

/I don't know. Whatever happened, it shook him up./

"He won't even let me touch him," Seto sobbed.

Unbeknownst to the two boys, the door opened and a blond peeked his brown eyes into the room.

"He won't even let me touch him, Ryou. Hayden hates me! Joey hates me! I was better off in the Shadow Realm where I was! I wish Yami had never brought me back from the Shadow Realm. I was better off forgotten. At least when I was in there, I had the illusion that Joey still loved me. Here, I have nothing." Seto pressed his face against Ryou's warm, skinny belly, relishing in its maternal softness.

Ryou leaned over Seto, rubbing the CEO's back. "It's ok, Seto. I thought that Malik loved me, too."

Seto sniffled. "I want Joey to love me again, but……..I don't think he loves me anymore."

"Joey loves you, Seto. And I know you love him."

Ryou and Seto heard a sniffle come from the door. They both looked up and saw Joey. Joey shut the door sslowly.

Seto buried his face in Ryou's belly again. "He doesn't even want to be in the same room with me!"

//……Wow. Even I feel bad for moneybags.//

"Don't let go of me. Please, Ryou."

Ryou leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on Seto's forehead. "I won't let you go, Seto. I'll stay here for as long as you like."

//You're going to stay with moneybags for the night?//

/No. I'm going home later./

//WHAT?! Why in the hell would you do that?//

/I can't leave Marik alone with Malik. I can't let Marik be hurt again. I don't want to see anyone I love get hurt./

//Even if you put your own life in danger?//

/…….Yes./

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Aten sat between Tristan's legs and leaned against Tristan's stomach. Tristan held a book in front of him. Tristan had given him his applesauce and his medication.

Otogi watched Aria run around the same tree about twenty times. She ran to the slide and ran up the stairs and slid down. She ran to the slide stairs and slid down. She ran up, slid down.

Otogi was getting tired just watching her. "Doesn't this kid run out of energy?"

Otogi watched Aria get on a plastic horse and rock back and forth squealing her head off.

"WEEEEEEEEE!!! I'm a cowgirl! WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"

Aten leaned back on Tristan, his eyes half-closed and contented. He snuggled back into Tristan and smiled as Tristan read to him.

Aten clapped his hands as Tristan finished the book. "I wuff dat tory! Unkie Togi, do you wiff Tindewwa?"

"Do I love Cinderella?" Otogi scratched his head. "It's alright."

"I weawwy wuff Teepng Booty, tow. I cwy when she pitted her finner. Dotor Siwa, he pitted me with neels aw de time when I was a baby. When I was in da hopital, Siwa pitted me aden wif neels to tate away da pain in my bat. But dat tory ended happy! Da pince foun his pincess! Den effeybuddy was happy! Yeah! I wuff happy ennings!"

Tristan snickered. "Yeah. I found a princess," he said wrapping his arm around Otogi's shoulder. "And now, he is my queen."

Aten turned around, his eyes wide and bright. "Unkie Togi? Are you a weal Creen?!"

Otogi narrowed his eyes at Tristan. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't choke you."

"Yes, Aten. Otogi is a queen." Tristan picked Aten off the ground, who giggled and curled up into a tiny ball. "You can't kill me with a chibi on me!"

Otogi crossed his arms. "You are in SO much trouble tonight, Tris!"

Tristan smiled wickedly. "Mmmmm………trouble."

Aria staggered over to them holding her stomach. "Unkie Tistan? My tummy no feel good."

Tristan handed Aten to Otogi and brought Aria into his arms. "Is our little girl not feeling well?"

Aria gave a whimper and covered her mouth. Tristan's eyes went wide as he realized what was coming. "Oh…….shit." Aria uncovered her mouth and vomited over Tristan's hair, face, shirt, and the front of his pants.

Otogi bit his lip, trying not to die of laughter. Aria went completely limp in Tristan's arms.

"Unkie Tistan…….I no wike coffee beans."

Tristan put her down and removed his shirt with a growl. Tristan turned to Otogi, who began to laugh hysterically.

"See, Tristan? This is why I drink cappuccino."

Tristan growled. "Can you just go get me something to clean myself up with?"

Otogi put Aten down. "Stay there, little guy." Aten watched Otogi leave.

"Unkie Togi tum bat?"

"Yes, Aten. Otogi will be right back."

Aria bit her lip and started to whimper. "Unkie Tistan? I need a new diapee."

Otogi returned a few minutes later. "There are public showers for the pool you can use to clean up."

Tristan handed Aria to Otogi. "You deal with that?"

"With what?" Otogi's nose wrinkled. "OH GODS! You have got to be kidding!"

Tristan held Aten's hand, leading him to the showers. Tristan showered while Otogi grunted every expletive changing Aria's diaper.

Tristan washed his pants, but he had to wear something home! Otogi grabbed Aten and carried him. Tristan held Aria's hand as they walked home.

Aria whimpered as she walked. "I never touch coffee beans ever again." Aria started walking more slowly as her stomach churned. "Unkie Tistan, can you carry me? My tummy hurts."

Tristan looked down at the pouting chibi. "You can't throw up on me."

Aria started to cry. "But Unkie Tistan, my tummy hurts."

Tristan rolled his eyes and picked up the little girl. Aria rested her head on Tristan's shoulder.

"I want my mommy," Aria whimpered.

Tristan turned to Otogi. "How do we handle this, man?"

Otogi shrugged. "I dunno. Do I look like I have a 'How to Take Care of Sick Chibis' published on my forehead?"

"You can be such an asshole sometimes, Ryuugi."

"Let's just get her home and lay her down for a nap or something."

Aten put a hand on his sister's limp wrist. "When I'm tick wike dis, my mommy wocks me and tells me a tory."

Tristan entered the apartment when he felt something splash on his shoulder and slide down his back. Tristan closed his eyes.

"Don't tell me…..she puked on me again."

Otogi snickered. "She sure did, Tris."

Aria started to cry. "My tummy hurts!"

Tristan handed Aria over to Otogi. "Puke on him. He likes it."

Otogi saw her gag and ran her into the bathroom. He held her hair up as she threw up into the toilet.

Aten watched from the doorway with teary eyes. "Is my tisser dawna die?"
Otogi shook his head. "No, Aten. She's just sick because of those coffee beans she ate."

Otogi removed her dress and discovered she needed a new diaper already. Tristan removed his pants in the hallway as Aten turned. Aten backed away slowly, whimpering. "Tall man…in….pans!"

Aten kneeled on the floor starting to cry. Tristan leaned down to him. "Aten, I really need a bath.. I'm not going to hurt you."

Aten let out a loud wail as Aria continued to throw up. Tristan turned on the water in the shower.

Tristan turned to Otogi. "I REALLY don't know how Ryou does this every day."

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