Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hostile Takeover ❯ Please Forgive Me ( Chapter 50 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Evanescence's "Missing." Aria and Aten are mine, though.

Whisper-Chan: They will very soon. About…Chappie 54.

Lady Elfskye: Chappie 56 will be a ryou x bakura lemon. No, nobody is going to react well to Malik.

IYYASHI: I decided that that Aten and Malik moment would make some shudder, but it was interesting.

Shadow of Light: Malik will start to lose it in this chappie.

star: Bakura was raped by Yami in ancient Egypt, so he is still having some flashbacks from seeing Yami strip him and stuff.

Ryou's Mistress: *sweatdrop* Am I in trouble? No? I will be….*evil snicker*

bakachibi voidfox: I need Steven's card for the next story. YEAH SEQUELS! …WITH ANZU BASHING!

Dragondreamer: Oo….ummm….I love you??? *sweatdrop*

Jade: Aria can be priceless sometimes.

ZL Chan: Steven wants to get rid of the stronger of the two now. He's so bad…

Amane Bakura: Steven always creeps me out anymore. I try to make things believeable. Thank you! *hugs*

Maruken: Robbie is the cause of his yami coming out.

Malik lover an dbakurasgirl worshipper: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! *hands naked, snarling Bakura* Here you go….

Cryptic Broken Moon: Angst without humor is too heavy. And humor is good…especially when I make fun of the wife's worship of the ALMIGHTY COFFEE BEAN!!

Cynical Spirit Valea: He wakes up now.

Please Forgive Me

Marik returned home with some meat and the children. Aria ran into the house, her hair twitching excitedly. She ran around the downstairs excitedly.

"Where's my daddy? Where's my daddy? Where's my daddy?"

Marik unpacked the groceries. "He's upstairs, Aria. Daddy still isn't feeling too well, so try to behave."

Aria ran up the stair to her parents' room as Aten limped up the steps slowly. Aria ran into her parents' room and to the bed. The chibi pulled herself onto the bed. She took one look at her father and her jaw dropped. Her tiny brown eyes watered.

"Daddy?" Aria reached out a trembling hand ad pressed it against Bakura's cheek. "Is daddy sleeping, mommy?"

Ryou brought Aria closer. Bakura's head still laid on Ryou's chest, his arm still hung limp over his lover.

"Daddy needs his sleep, Aria. He is a little sick, but he'll be fine.'

"Daddy's sick?" the chibi whimpered with a trembling lip.

"Daddy is getting better, sweetie."

A tiny whimper accompanied Aten limping into the room. He arrived at the bed and lifted his arms. Ryou lifted the little boy up and put him on the bed.

Aten's face wore a look of deep concern. "Is Daddy Bakura hurt, mommy?"

"He'll be ok. Daddy has already started getting better. He just needs a lot of care and sleep."

Aria crawled off the bed and ran into her room. She returned with her White Magical Hat plushie. She crawled onto the bed and tucked it underneath Bakura's arm. "Here you go, daddy. The White Magical Hat will make you feel better."

Aten slid off the bed, limped to his room, and returned with a monkey with Velcro on its paws. Ryou picked him up and he wrapped the monkey's arms around Bakura's arm. Ryou smiled at the two dolls tucked underneath Bakura's arm. The monkey looked like it was hugging Bakura's arm.

"Dere you doe, Daddy Bakura. Bananas will mate you feel bedder."

Ryou bit his lip trying to convince himself not to squish both of them until they stopped breathing.

Ryou held out an arm. "Come here, my babies." Aria laid beside Ryou and put her head on Ryou's shoulder. Aten crawled on top of Ryou and rested his head on Bakura's arm, looking up at his mother.

Aten felt lighter than when he went to the hospital.

"Aten, honey, I'll have to weigh you tonight. Zira told me to keep an eye on your weight."

Aten nodded and yawned. "Yes, mommy."

"Were you both good for Tristan?"

Aria nodded. "I learned something at Unkie Tistan's. If you eat a lot of coffee beans and chocolate, you get bad pains in your tummy."

Ryou raised an eyebrow. "You ate coffee beans?"

Aria nodded. "I ate too much, played, throwed up all over Unkie Tistan, got cleaned up with a clean diapee, and then throwed up on him again, took a nap, and throwed up some more. But that time I throwed up on Unkie Togi. Unkie Tistan was not happy. Unkie Togi laughed at Unkie Tistan."

Ryou let out a chuckle. "Well, Aria, coffee isn't for chibis….especially chibi yamis."

Aten smiled. "Unkie Seto diffs me cawfee. I dinked it when we wook at our tocks. Unkie Seto talls it tocwate milk."

Ryou sighed. "Aten, doesn't the chocolate make you ill?"

Aten nodded. "Yeah, but Unkie Seto wuffs haffing cawfee wif me. If I tell him de tocwate hurts my tummy, he may det tad.I no wan Unkie Seto to cwy."

"Honey, he won't cry. If the chocolate hurts your tummy, you don't have to eat it."

Aten shrugged. "S'otay, mommy. No tell Unkie Seto."

"I won't." Ryou kissed Aria's forehead. "I'm so glad you are home again."

The chibis smiled and hugged Ryou. "We love you, mommy," the chibi girl said smiling.

"Love you, too, sweetheart. How is your back today, Aten?"

Aten shifted. "My bum hurts dan my bat. My bat hurts in the baff, doe."

Ryou nodded. "It will be uncomfortable for a while, son. We'll try to keep it out of the water tonight. It will get better."

Marik returned with more liver for Bakura. Aten saw the blood and slid off Ryou. He raced out of the room. Aria's eyes widened at the blood and her hair slightly twitched.

"What's that?"

"Raw liver for your daddy."

Aria reached out for the meat, but Marik shook his head.
"No, don't touch. That's real blood."

Aria's eyes widened. "Wow! Can I try some?"

Ryou put her on the ground. He didn't know how his daughter would react to the taste of blood, even if it came from an animal. "No, honey. Daddy need that to feel better."

Marik fed Bakura the lover as Aria watched her father feed. Another tiny trail of red slid down his chin. Ryou cleaned it up without flinching. Bakura finished and licked his lips. Ryou saw a tiny smile cross Bakura's lips as he finished.

Ryou grinned stroking Bakura's hair. "Was that good, Bakura?"

The yami gave a contented sigh and a yawn. Aria looked up at Marik. "What are we having, Daddy Marik?"

"Meat and noodles."

Aria followed Marik out of the room, skipping and squealing happily.

Ryou remained with Bakura until Marik called him down for dinner. Ryou slid away from Bakura and went down the stairs.

Marik set a plate for Aten, but he wasn't at the table. Ryou looked in the living room and didn't find him. Ryou climbed the stairs to check his room.

"Aten? Baby, it's time for dinner." No response. "Aten? Can I come in?"

"Yes, mommy," Aten whimpered from behind the door.

Ryou opened the door and saw the room dark and the curtains covering the windows. "Aten, can I turn on the light?"

"Yes."

Ryou turned on the lights and saw Aten laying on his side clad only in his diaper. Aten's clothes laid in a pile by the bed. His back was still red and the area around "MINE" was still swollen. Aten was shivering as his arms were wrapped around himself.

Ryou sat beside Aten and the chibi shifted closer to him. Aten rested his head on Ryou's lap. "Sweetheart, what's wrong? Why did you take off your clothes?"

"Body hurts. I tared."

Ryou stroked Aten's cheek. "What scared you?"

"I tee da bud."

"'Bud?'"

"Da wed tuff on de wiffer."

Ryou suddenly realized Aten's problem. "The blood scared you, didn't it?"

Aten nodded. "When gantfatter used da niff and tut me, I beeded."

Ryou shook his head. "Are you sure it wa him, Aten? My father is dead."

"It wass him, mommy!" Aten screamed, suddenly becoming defensive.

Ryou didn't want Aten to think that Ryou didn't trust him. Aten depended on Ryou to believe him and Ryou didn't want to violate that bond that he and Aten shared. "Ok, Aten. I believe you."

Aten reached his arms out and Ryou brought Aten onto his lap.

Marik called from downstairs. "Dinner's getting cold!"

"Give me a few minutes, Marik!" Ryou stood up and rocked Aten in his arms. Ryou kissed the little boy on the forehead. Aten shifted uncomfortably on Ryou's arm.

"Hurts…"

"Your back?"

Aten shook his head. "No. Not dat."

Ryou opened a drawer and took out a clean sleeping robe. Ryou cleaned him and changed him. "Let's weigh you first, Aten. Then let's get some food into you and I can give you something for your pain."

Aten nodded and hugged his mother. Ryou carried Aten into the bathroom and put him on the scale: 9 lbs. Aten lost one pound.

Ryou bit his lip nervously. He had to get Aten to eat more. He was about five pounds underweight and it was beginning to show.

"Aten, sweetie, I want you to eat your dinner tonight. Okay? Do you think you can do that for mommy?"

Aten shook his head. "I'll twy, mommy."

"That's my baby boy. Let's go eat."

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Aku stood outside of his house ginning. He still had possession of Malik's body. Aku laughed.

//Well, Malik, you saw what you did to Marik and Aten. Let's see if they take you back this time.//

/They have to! My yami loves me!/

//Really?// Aku laughed harder. //Well, let's see about that. I'll watch as you try to make amends for what you've done. You won't remember me when you control your own body.//

Malik stood outside of his house. He ran to the window and saw you sitting on the couch rocking a sleepy Aten in his arms.

Marik was on his hands and knees growling at Aria beneath him. Aria was on her back squealing and laughing at the yami above her. Aria pawed playfully at Marik's face as he growled. The yami buried his face in her neck and snarled, making he child squeal.

Malik ran to the door and knocked. Malik held his breath as Marik opened the door.

Marik growled as Aria ran up behind him. Aria gripped onto Marik's leg, growling and snarling, her hair twitching and becoming spikier.
"What the hell are you doing back here?"

Malik fell to his knees. "Please, Marik. Let me in. We need to talk."

Marik took the Millennium Rod and pointed it at Malik. "There is nothing I have to say to you, Malik Ishtar."

Aria kicked Malik in the arm. "You hurt my brudder! You are mean! Go away!"

"Aria, I didn't mean to--."

"MOMMY MAWIK! NO!" Aten could be heard shrieking from the living room. Aten wrapped his arms around Ryou's neck tightly and buried his face in Ryou's neck, hiding his face. "No wet him tush me, mommy! Peas!" Aten's shrieks tore from his throat as his fingers dug into Ryou's skin, drawing blood.

Marik glared at Malik. "I knew it……you did touch Aten, didn't you?"

Malik lifted his head. "No. I didn't."

Marik grabbed Malik's shirt and pulled him to his feet. "Take your mortal carcass away from this house before it gets irreparably damaged!" Marik pushed Malik back angrily.

Aria's hair twitched angrily. "I loved you, Mommy Malik! Now you are mean, mean, mean!"

"But, Aria, it wasn't me!"

Aria folded her arms. "You tell a big, big lie, Mommy Malik!" Aria jumped in front of Marik and pointed up at Malik with contempt. "You are a big, fat, ugly, potty-mouthed liar, Mommy Malik!"

//Not so forgiving, are they?//

/What have you made me do?/

//I made you into their worst enemy. They are so angry at you that they are distracted from the Unfaithful Guardian and myself. You are their worst enemy. How does it feel?//

"You don't love me anymore, Marik?"

Marik's bottom lip trembled. "How can I?" Marik whispered. "You hurt me. That I can forgive. But, you hurt my son. You didn't just hurt Aten. You butchered him. Frankly, I don't want to know what else you did to him. But, you hurt my flesh and blood. That I cannot forgive. Ever."

Ryou placed a comforting hand over the back of Aten's skull as he carried him to the door.

"Aten….it wasn't me," Malik pleaded. "Can't you even look at me?"

Aten's little body trembled with fear as tiny whimpers came from the child. Aten shook his head. "Mommy Mawik….hurt."

"Aten, I'm sorry! Please let me hold you one last time."

Ryou stepped back as Malik reached out. "Never…..touch my son again, Malik."

Aten let out a loud, piercing scream. "MY BAT! MOMMY MAWIK! NO! WET DOE OF DA NIFF! MOMMY MAWIK! NO TUT MY BAT! PEAS, MOMMY MAWIK!" Aten began to panic in Ryou's arms. Ryou held Aten away from his body and Aten started to flail his arms and legs. Aten's eyes were glazed over.

"He's having a flashback, Marik. I'm taking him upstairs to his room."

Ryou clutched the chibi to his chest. "I hope you are satisfied, Malik Ishtar." Ryou climbed the steps.

"Mommy Mawik! Wet me doe! I wan my mommy! I wan my daddy! I be a good boy! I'll be good. I'll be good. I'll be good. I'll be good. I'll be good."

Aria watched her mother climb the steps with Aten crying and shrieking. She turned back to Malik with tears in her big, brown eyes. "I hate you, Mommy Mawik! I HATE YOU!" Aria kicked Malik again and scurried up the stairs to follow her mother.

Marik narrowed his eyes at his hikari, who buried his face in his hands.

//'Hate' is such a strong word to come out of a three-year-old.//

/Aten hates me……Aria hates me./

"Marik….please take me back. I can change."

Marik lowered his head, trying to block out the piercing scream of his son in his bedroom. "How can I take you back after hearing Aten scream like this? How can I forgive you after almost killing my son? You are the reason that Aten is now out of heart medication. How many days can my child survive without the medication he needs to live? Malik, you took away my confidence in you. You took away my trust in you. And now you are taking my son away from me."

Malik rubbed his eyes. "Aten is out of heart medication?"

Marik nodded. "And how do you think he will survive this little episode without anything to steady his heartbeat? His little outburst could kill him, Malik. And you, my hikari, are to blame! His blood will be on your hands."

Malik let out a choked sob.

Ryou opened the door to the children's bedroom. Marik could hear Aria sobbing wildly for her brother to breathe.

"Marik, I need you up here right now!"

Marik shook his head. "I'm wasting my time on you. My son needs me."

Malik nodded. "I'm sorry, Marik."

Marik shook his head. "It's too late for that, Malik." Marik shut the door behind him.

Malik sat on the front step crying into his hands.

//So, they won't accept you back? No surprise.//

/I can't live without Marik! I love you, Marik! How could you do this to me? Your own husband!/

Malik could hear Aten through the closed door. He placed his hands over his ears to muffle the cries.

//What's the matter, Malik? Don't you enjoy the sweet chorus of Aten's screams? His melodious cries begging you to stop?//

/Stop! I don't enjoy it!/

Aku laughed. //You do enjoy it, Malik! The begging and the pleading don't entice you? Seduce you to do continue your assault? Do those screams make your knees weak and your mouth water with a crooked, twisted desire?//

/No! No! No!/

The crying upstairs had finally stopped and Malik uncovered his ears.

Malik returned to the window and watched as Ryou carried Aten down the stairs. The chibi was holding his chest with one hand and gripping onto Ryou with the other. The boy yawned as he rested his head on his mother's shoulder. Ryou sat on the couch as Aten nuzzled into him. A tiny contented smile crossed Aten's features as he snuggled into Ryou.

Aria came downstairs in Marik's arms with red cheeks and wiping her eyes. Marik put her on the ground and she ran for her dolls.

Aria sat at Ryou's feet playing with her dolls, keeping vigilant ears and eyes on her brother.

Marik sat next to Ryou on the couch.

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I do not own Evanescence's song "Missing."

Malik's POV

Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll look up,
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:
"Isn't something missing?"

I looked through the window of my home. Ryou was cradling Aten in his arms. Marik's son looked tired as he snuggled into his mother. In that moment, Aten looked so much like Ryou with his smooth white and blond hair. Tiny little cuts still covered Aten's cheeks. I used to hold Aten, rock him to sleep, and play with him. Doesn't he miss me? I miss kissing him before his bedtime.

Aria was at Ryou's feet playing with her dolls. She looked so much like Bakura. She used to snuggle up to me when she was a baby. I remember holding her, carrying here in my arms, and playing with her.

Do they miss me?

Don't they even notice I'm not there?

I watch them sadly, knowing this is going to be the last time I see them.

You won't cry for my absence, I know -
You forgot me long ago.
Am I that unimportant...?
Am I so insignificant...?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?

Don't cry for me. Don't shed one fucking tear! I don't deserve it! Not for what I done! I deserve worse than this! I hurt the ones I love.

You didn't deserve what I did to you, Marik.

I didn't deserve what you put me through.

You don't deserve me.

You deserve Bakura. He loved you first.

I mean nothing to no one anymore. I'm a faded memory.

Aria? Aten? Do you miss me?

Doesn't anyone notice me gone?

Marik leaned over and kissed Ryou on the lips. Aria laughed on the floor.

No one misses me.

They are better off without me.

Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?

Alone.

They have forgotten me.

I want to know if my yami still loves me. Does he still love me? Or am I living in a world of my own illusion? How could he love me after I hurt him the way that I did?

I didn't just beat him.

I didn't just humiliate him.

I didn't just watch him bleed.

My yami…..

I caused his suffering.

I can't live with myself after what I've done.

Don't you un3derstand, reader?

I can't! I have to do this!

He can't love him after what I've done. I've torn this family apart.

And I deserve the ultimate punishment.

They won't miss me anyway.

Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
I know what you do to yourself,
I breathe deep and cry out,
"Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?"

I'm sorry I won't see you grow up, Aria. You're going to grow up to be a beautiful girl. Pretty, smart, and intelligent. I hope you go through life not feeling guilty over what I have to do. I have to do this. Can't you see?

Aten. I'm so sorry. I know you're going to grow up into a fine young man. This will upset you. What I'm going to do will hurt you the most. I'm sorry. Very sorry. Tomorrow morning, you'll wake up and I'll be gone. You'll shed some tears.

Maybe not.

You won't remember who I was. Forgive me, Aten. When your time comes, I will take you to the underworld. I will lead you through. Will you even remember me when I come for you?

Aren't you missing me?

Don't you realize I'm not there?

I will never see them again.

And if I bleed, I'll bleed,
Knowing you don't care.
And if I sleep just to dream of you
And wake without you there,
Isn't something missing?
Isn't something...

I place my head against the window. I didn't know how I would end it. For the first time in my life, I wasn't afraid of a knife cutting into me. The searing pain would not be compared to the pain I gave my yami.

They won't care how I die, so why should I care how I end it? I know I don't want to do it where they can find me. It hurts me to think what would happen if Aten found my cold, dead corpse. I don't want to die in the streets. That kind of death is not for me, though I deserve it for hurting my yami and Aten.

They won't care.

They don't notice my absence.

They don't miss me

…And they never will.

Aria. Aten.

Goodbye.

I sighed and left the window. Where am I going to go? Without even realized it, I knocked into someone and I raised my head.

Mr. Cullen, Aten's former teacher, stood in front of me. "I'm sorry."

"Pardon me."

Cullen looked at me in surprise. "You look like Aten's father."

The mention of my yami sent a stab of pain through my heart. "I'm Aten's……I'm nothing to Aten anymore."

Cullen looked concerned. Why should he be concerned about me? No one should even bother with me anymore. I'm bad luck. An ill omen. I'm a hazard to anyone and everyone who touches me.

I'm better off……..

"I'm not so sure that's true. Aten loves his family. How is he, anyway?"

I shook my head. "Not good. He was hurt….and I couldn't protect him."

Cullen looked worried. "Oh. Maybe I'll pay the poor boy a visit. Is he home or at the hospital? I know his heart often gave him problems."

I lowered my head sadly. "He's home. I have to go now."

"If you see him again, tell him I said hello."

Nodding quietly, I left. The sky started to darken with approaching rain. I looked up as a drop of rain hit my hair. Not far away was a tall building with "KC" in large, red letters.

That is the perfect place.

Aten won't find me.

Aria won't see me.

Ryou won't mourn me.

Bakura won't miss me.

Marik…won't love me.

Sorry, Cullen…I won't see Aten again.

Updates: Friday

Note: Our computer may need to be looked at again. So, I will definitely update on Friday if we have the computer back.

Next Chappie: Aten sees Cullen again. Ryou finds Bakura out of bed.

Note: Chappie 56 is a Ryou x Bakura lemon!!!!!