Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hostile Takeover ❯ Where I Belong ( Chapter 55 )

Note: The scene between Ryou and Aria and personal body parts came from my wife's daughter, Aimee. Chibis are so much fun! MORE ARIA-FODDER!

Shini strife: Heather-chan! I was worried about you, babe! Wow! Good luck in high school!

IYYASHI: Hayden got his moment with Seto. A nice moment.

Lady Elfskye: Next chappie is RYOU X BAKURA LEMON!

bakachibi voidfox: GIMME GIMME GIMME!!!

Ryou's mistress: They have. Aku showed himself.

Crimson Lovers: All the virus gets the virus, but one yami will die….as of now. The options are Bakura, Marik, and Yami. And I know who it is!

Terra: I'd like to AIM ya sometime…if I could. It's okay if Hostile is heavy. I know it is. That's okay. I'm glad he loved the rest of my stuff!

Shadow of Light: I love cuddling plushies!! *hugs aten plushie*

star: Yami won't get out until later.

Marik Ishtar: Joey built up a tolerance, I guess.

Dragondreamer: You are SO that bad! "JUST HOOK IT TO MY VEINS!"

Joey lover and Bakurasgirl worshipper: *hugs puppy*

Where I Belong

Marik and Ryou ran to Malik's room. Dr. Zira was in the room examining the result of the blood tests. Marik gasped at the sight of his hikari hooked up to a heart monitor. Malik blinked his eyes as he saw his yami enter the room.

Malik covered his eyes and whimpered, trying to hold back the tears.

Marik stood by Malik's bed, looking down at the boy. "Why did you do this to yourself?"

Malik looked up at his yami with teary eyes. "Because I knew you would never love me anymore."

"Were you trying to get rid of me, hikari?"

Malik turned his head away from his yami. "Life without you is no life, Marik."

Marik kneeled beside Malik's bed. The yami sighed and placed his hand over Malik's chest. "I'm sorry, Malik. I am in the wrong."

Malik clenched his fists. "What did you do? I ruined everything for everyone. I know you hate me. I know Aten hates me. Aria hates me. But, most of all…you hate me."

Marik took his husband's hand. "I don't hate you. I know it wasn't you. Aku has escaped."

Malik shook his head. "Who?"

"My other yami," Ryou responded. "He escaped from his soulroom."

"I thought you only had one, Ryou."

Ryou shook his head. "No. I have two. He took possession of Joey. You must have been under his control, too."

Marik placed his head on Malik's chest. "Hikari, I really should have checked your soulroom. I was…selfish. I was too wrapped up in my own self to care about anyone but myself. If anyone is to blame, I am. I should have got off my ass and helped care for the people around me."

Ryou covered Marik's hand. "Let's not blame each other or ourselves. Blame serves no purpose. Malik, we just want you to get better."

Malik started sobbing. "I'm so sorry, Ryou! Please forgive me!"

Ryou kissed Malik's forehead. "I know you are sorry. That is what I must be happy with. I have to speak to Dr. Zira. I'll let you and Marik talk alone."

Ryou and Zira stood outside as Marik and Malik talked.

"Malik, I want you to tell me you'll never leave me again."

Malik shook his head. "When you shut the door, it broke my heart, Marik. I thought you would never take me back."

Marik kissed the back of Malik's hand. "Of course I'll take you back, tenshi. Ana Asif, tenshi." (I'm sorry, angel.) "Ana bahebek, Malik." (I love you, Malik. Awww…..)

Malik let out a sob and opened his arms. "Ana bahebek, Yami Marik! Gods, I'm so sorry!" Marik wrapped his arms around his hikari and sobbed into his hikari's chest.

Ryou and Zira stood outside, hearing the sobs coming from the couple inside the room.

"How is Aten's back healing?"

"The swelling has gone down. It's still a little sensitive, though. It's not that injury that is bothering him, though."

Zira nodded and his eyebrow raised. "I see. His injury hasn't reopened, has it?"

"No, but he's still complaining of the pain."

Zira scratched his ear. "Well, Ryou, Aten's injury down there is still new. It's going to take a while to heal. If baths hurt him, give him a shower. I would prescribe more pain medication for him, but they may interfere with his heart medication. Does he have anymore pain medication?"

"Very little left."

Zira folded his arms. "Well, call me tomorrow if his aches and pains continue. He may have to come back for a visit. Did you call Dr. Chapman yet?"

Ryou nodded. "Aten has an appointment next week."

"Chapman is good. Aten will be in good hands."

Ryou nodded and lowered his head. Zira put his arm on Ryou's shoulders.

"How are you holding up, Ryou?"

Ryou shook his head. "All my son does is cry, doctor. He won't eat. He won't sleep. My son is having flashbacks of what happened. He only lets me hold him. Aten bit his father the other day."

"What was Marik doing at the time?"

"Trying to kiss him or hug him."

ZIra nodded. "Kids who have been through Aten's situation may become aggressive. I hope Chapman can help him. The most important person who can help him is you, Ryou. You are his mother. He doesn't fear you?"

"He follows me everywhere. He doesn't want to be left alone."

"He's afraid, Ryou. It sounds like Aten has a case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder."

Ryou nodded. "I know what he has, doctor! I went through all that before. It's just…difficult to see him go through what I did."

Zira pat Ryou on the back. "I know it is hard, Ryou. Just be patient. Marik has to be patient, too. Aten is confused and angry about what happened and now he doesn't know who to trust."

"I told him that."

"Well, Ryou, I know you will take good care of Aten. Bring him into my office tomorrow and I'll check his injuries. They don't look infected, do they?"

Ryou shook his head. "No infection."

Zira nodded. "Good. Bring him to my office tomorrow. Give him his heart medication before you arrive so he's somewhat sedated. I'll need to examine him externally AND internally. He won't squirm on me if he's sedated with his medication. I also want to check his heart, too. Has he complained of chest pains?"

"A few times, yes."

"I'll want to check his heart rate and take another blood test. But I'm more interested in making sure he doesn't have an infection. Sometimes after cases like this, the infection takes a while to develop. I want to keep an eye on it. Aten's body won't and can't handle the effects of an infection."

Ryou nodded. "Okay. Time?"

"First thing. Nine in the morning."

Ryou nodded. "Thank you, doctor."

"No problem. Malik's going to have to stay here for a few days. We pumped his stomach and we've been slowly getting the drugs and alcohol out of his system."

"Okay. We'll be back to check on Malik tomorrow again."

Zira nodded. "I'll see you tomorrow morning."

Ryou entered Malik's hospital room and found Marik stroking his husband's blond hair. "Marik? We have to go home. The kids need to be fed."

"I'm where I belong, Ryou. I want to spend the night here with Malik," Marik said gripping the Millennium Rod.

Ryou shrugged. "If you want, but Aten has an appointment with Zira tomorrow at nine in the morning."

"Okay. Can you handle that?"

Ryou nodded. "If you want to stay here, I understand, Marik. I can take care of the children."

Marik took Ryou's shoulders. "Thank you, Ryou."

Ryou kissed Marik's cheek and stood by Malik's bed.

"You know I'm sorry, don't you, Ryou?" Malik asked as he looked into his friend's eyes. Malik's eyes pleaded for forgiveness. Ryou's eyes were glazed over. Ryou wanted to believe him. He knew he was not to blame, but it didn't help the anger he felt.

"I know you are sorry, Malik." Ryou said, trying to smile, trying to believe Malik was truly sorry. Ryou kissed Malik on the forehead. "See you tomorrow, Malik."

Ryou left the hospital room and drove home thinking of how he was going to handle Aten seeing Malik when he came home from the hospital.

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Ryou entered the house and Aria ran to the top of the steps. Aria was jumping up and down. "Mommy's home!"

Ryou climbed the stairs and took Aria into his arms. "Is my little girl feeling better?"

Aria pressed her head to Ryou's chest. "Yes, mommy," she sniffled.

Ryou carried her into Bakura's bedroom. Aten was cuddled up to Bakura's side shivering in the warm room. His fingers and his body twitched.

"Mommy Mawik….no…I'll be good…I'll be good…No hurt mommy…"

Bakura's arm was wrapped around the chibi, holding him close. "Hello, Ryou," Bakura said wearily. "How is he?"

"He's okay. He'll be in there for a few days. Aten has a doctor's appointment with Zira tomorrow." Ryou stood beside Bakura. "How do you feel, love?"

Bakura shrugged. "I think I'm going to retreat into the Millennium Ring for a while. I need to gain my strength. Where is Ishtar?"

"He wanted to stay at the hospital. You won't get sick again?"

Bakura shook his head. "No, not if I go willingly. I'll be out later." Bakura looked down at the sleeping chibi. "Can you handle this, Ryou?"

Ryou nodded. "I can bring him downstairs. I have to get dinner ready for these two."

Bakura nodded. "Okay, love. I'll see you tonight." The yami disappeared as Aria raised her head and pat Ryou's hair.

"Goodnight, daddy," Aria whispered softly into Ryou's ear.

Ryou put Aria down and picked up Aten's twitching body.

"Mommy…..wan my mommy," Aten moaned.

Ryou rubbed the right side of the chibi's back. "It's okay, baby boy." Aria followed Ryou downstairs as her mother put Aten in his playpen. Aria played with her toys until dinner was ready.

When dinner was ready, Ryou fed Aria with ease. Aten laid in his playpen, his fingers twitching.

*****Aten's Dream******

Aten ran through the dark woods frantically. He looked behind him and saw Tim running after him.

"Get back here, you little runt!"

Aten looked ahead of him. Nothing illuminated his way through the dark forest. "MOMMY! DADDY!"

Steven jumped out of the shadows and loomed over him. "Come here, son! Granddaddy will make it all better!"

Aten ran to the left as a shot of pain rushed through his chest. "My heart hurts……MOMMY!"

Steven chased after him. "I can relive your pain, Aten!" Steven opened his mouth and a raging tsunami of red crashed onto the ground. Aten looked back to see a high tide of red liquid rushing towards him.

"MOMMY! DADDY! HELP!" Aten screeched as the tsunami of blood knocked him to the ground. Aten choked on the red substance as it poured over him.

The tsunami ended and Malik stood above Aten. Aten wrapped his arms around Malik's legs.

"Mommy Mawik! Help! Gantfatter and da big boy is fowwering me!"

Malik snarled down at Aten and backhanded the chibi. Aten spun around and fell face-down onto the ground.

Malik picked Aten up by the collar. Malik looked into Aten's eyes. Malik smiled. "What do I have here?"

"Mommy Mawik?"

Malik grinned. "I'm not your mommy, kid."

Tim and Steven stood on both sides of Aten, running their hands along Aten's body.

"You like this, don't you, runt?" Tim sneered.

Steven took Aten's shirt and slammed the chibi against the tree. "You're mine, my little grandson!"

Steven threw Aten to the ground. "Time to have our fun, boys!"

Tim grabbed Aten's shirt and ripped it off. Steven grabbed Aten's pants and ripped them off. Malik smiled. "Now it's time to play, Aten."

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Aten woke up clinging to the bars of his playpen. It had been the third time he had that dream in two days. Ryou stood over the pen stroking his hair.

"Baby? Are you having a nightmare?"

Aten nodded.

"My angel." Ryou brought Aten into his arms and rocked him.

"It's de tame one wif de twees and I being shased," Aten said shivering.

Ryou thought for a moment and carried Aten upstairs. He went into his bedroom and to his jewelry box. Ryou removed a small black crystal.

"See this, Aten? This is a called a 'Smoky Quartz.' This crystal is a special kind of crystal."

Aten sniffled. "It wooks wike a wock to me, mommy."

"But this is special, Aten. When you have a bad dream, take this crystal and hold it to your chest."

"Will dis wock tate away de bad deams?"

Ryou put the crystal in Aten's hand. "When you hold this crystal, it will make you feel better. Talk to it if you need to."

Aten looked at the crystal. "I tan talk to it?"

Ryou smiled. "You can do anything you want, baby boy."

"Where you det it?"

"Daddy Bakura got it for me after my heart surgery."

"Is dat bifore Awia and I were in your bewwy?"

Ryou nodded. "Yup. Just before you and Aria came into our lives. Let's find a good place for you to keep your stone. You have to put it at the foot of your bed, alright?"

Aten limped into his bedroom and looked around the foot of his bed. He didn't have anywhere to put the stone. Aten scratched his white and blond hair before squealing.

"I know ere I tan putt it!" Aten grabbed Robbie's bandana and tied the ends together. he put the black stone in the middle and tied the bandana to the foot of his bed. He smiled as he looked at the stone. "De bad deems no det me now!"

Ryou thought for a second and ran out of the room. He came back with a small amethyst that Marik gave him. Ryou put it beside the Smoky Quartz. "This will help you relax when you sleep. Marik gave me this when I started having bad dreams. It worked for me. I still had bad dreams sometimes, but I just held these stones and it calmed me down until I could get back to sleep again."

Aten looked up at his mother with his large eyes. "I wuff you, mommy."

Ryou picked up the chibi. "I love you, too, sweetheart." Ryou kissed him on the cheek. "That's my boy. It's time you ate, Aten. You have to go see Dr. Zira tomorrow. He's going to check your back."

Aten nodded. "Okay. Still hurts."

"I know, angel. Time to get some food into my little boy!"

Ryou fed Aten, who still didn't eat much at all. After the little boy ate, Ryou cleaned the dishes. Aten pulled on Ryou's jeans.

"Mommy, tan I die de pates fer you?"

Ryou picked up Aten and put him on the countertop. He handed Aten a towel and handed him the plastic plate to dry.

"Is my daddy tumming home?"

"He's going to stay at the hospital tonight, baby."

Aten gave a cringe. "Mommy Mawik is back, isn't he?"

Ryou looked down at the chibi with a trembling lip. "Aten, you're a little young to understand this, but a….bad spirit took over Mommy Malik and that is what caused Mommy Malik to take you away."

Aten put the plastic plate on the countertop. "Did that….bad piwit…..mate Mommy Mawik tut my bat?"

Ryou gripped onto the kitchen countertop. "Mommy Malik was the one who cut your back?"

Aten looked down and over at the red stain on the countertop that would not come clean. "He tut me a wittle. He tut my wower bat." Aten wrung the towel in his hands. "Is he till…..bad?"

Ryou stroked Aten's cheek. "No, honey. Mommy Malik didn't mean to hurt you, just like Joey didn't mean to hurt Aria."

"AWIA!" Aten cried out. Aria ran into the room with her doll, Angelica.

"What is it?! Daddy?!"

Aten reached out for Aria. Ryou put Aten on the ground and Aten wrapped his arms around his sister. "Tisser, you otay? Unkie Puppy no hurt you? Dit he?"

Aria rubbed her eye. "No. Unkie Puppy no hurt me."

Aten hugged her tighter. "I wan no one to hurt my tisser! If dey do, I det weawwy angwy!"

Ryou kneeled down to Aria. "Aria, sweetheart, maybe I should explain why Unkie Puppy tried to hurt you. Unkie Puppy….was told what to do by a bad spirit. That spirit is gone now."

Aria hugged her mother. "I thought Unkie Puppy was gonna hurt me."

Ryou kissed her forehead. "Unkie Puppy still loves you, Aria. It wasn't his fault."

Aria nodded and hugged her doll. "Okay, mommy."

"You run along with your brother and play. I'll get you in the tub after I'm done the dinner dishes."

Aria and Aten disappeared into the living room. Ryou finished the dishes and ran the water for Aria's bath. The little naked chibi carried an armful of toys into the bathroom. Ryou watched, trying not to laugh, at Aria dancing down the hallway with her Barbie dolls.

"I love my dollies!......My dollies are mine!.....Oh yeah! My dollies! My dollies! My do-------------llies!!!! " Aria stopped and shook her little butt side to side and jumped into the bathroom. She dropped the dolls in the water and stretched.

Ryou watched as her long, spiky hair fell around her shoulders and down her back, reaching down to her hip. Aria still had a slender body for her age, despite her old love of chocolate and her new passion for coffee beans. Ryou saw her spine as she stretched, her bones poking out of her little body.

"Do you need help getting in the tub, baby girl?"

Aria turned around and shook her head. "Let me do it!" Aria pulled herself up the side of the tub. She almost fell over into the tub, but she kept herself held up by her arms. She threw a leg over the side of the tub and straddled the side of the tub.

"Look, mommy! I'm riding the tub like a horsie! Giddy-up, horsie!"

"It's time for your bath, Aria."

Aria looked down into the water. She swung her other leg over and she sunk into the water. Ryou watched as she started swimming underwater. Aria sat up and her wet hair clung to her.

"I'm going to be downstairs, Aria. Make sure you wash yourself really well. Wash between your legs, too, baby girl."

"Mommy? Can I ask you something?"

Ryou nodded. "Yes?"

"Remember when my brudder told me my penis fell off and went down the toilet?"

"Yes, dear. I told you that you don't have a penis because you are a girl."

Aria cocked her head to the side and Ryou could feel his face become redder by the second.

Ryou could feel this question coming like a heart attack.

"If I don't have a penis, what do I have?"

Ryou's face reddened, despite his best efforts to remain calm. "You don't have a penis because you are a girl."

"I know, but what do I have?"

Ryou took a deep breath. "You have a vagina, dear."

Aria nodded. "Oh. Okay, mommy. Time to play with my toys!"

As the only completely gay man in the house, Ryou could understand his nervousness regarding answering his daughters question. But, as Aria's mother, he had to be honest about her body and her anatomy.

Ryou went downstairs and heard Aria splashing in the tub. He went downstairs and began playing with Play-Dough. Ryou tried to show Aten the letters of the alphabet by using the doughy substance.

"Aten, find things that begin with 'A.'"

Aten looked around the room as he lay on his stomach. He opened his eyes wide. "I'm Aten! Aten bedins wif 'A'!"

Ryou nodded. "Yes. Aten begins with 'A'. Anything else?"

Aten ran to Aria's dolls and picked up a doll. "Anshelka bedins wif 'A.'"

"Great job! Anything else?"

Aten ran up to Ryou and turned around. "'Ass' bedins wif 'A'." Ryou's eyes widened. His son…HIS SON…just said….'Ass.' "Gantfatter talled dis an 'Ass.'"

Ryou bit his lip and stopped himself from becoming upset at the chibi's new-found word. "That's good, Aten. Umm…let's look for other things that begin with 'A' that are not part of your body."

Aten looked around. He grabbed a stuffed animal out of his playpen. "Ape." Aten reached in and grabbed his Basic Insect plushie. "Ant."

Aten looked around his playpen. "I no tan fine udder tings, mommy."

Ryou opened an alphabet book. "What about 'apple?'"

"Attle!"

"Put your lips together like this." Ryou put his lips together. "A-PP-LE."

Aten watched, confusion evident on his face. "A-PP--."

"A-PP-LE."

Aten sat on his pillow on the floor and started to cry. "I no tan do it!"

Ryou hugged Aten and the boy stopped his wailing. "It's okay, Aten. We'll get it. Just keep trying and you'll get it."

"Wobbie hewped me wif my wetters! And I no tee him aden!"

"You'll see him again, Aten. Would you like to go over and see him tomorrow?"

Aten nodded. "Tan we?"

Ryou nodded. "After your doctor's appointment we can go if you are feeling up to it, okay? If you're tired, we can come home." Ryou rocked him, knowing that the next day's examination would most likely make Aten tired and sore.

"Tan we see him the nest day, too?"

"You have an appointment with a special doctor that day and we have to go to a new school to enroll you and Aria."

Aten shivered. "A peckial doctor?"

"He won't hurt you, Aten. He just wants to talk to you and how you are feeling. That's all."

"No tush me?"

Ryou shook his head. "No."

"No bad man tush?"

Ryou shook his head. "No."

"O---Otay. As wong as he no tush me."

Ryou bit his lip. "He won't." Ryou sat in front of Aten, facing the chibi. "Aten, remember what I told you before? Your body is your personal property. Nobody has the right to touch it without your permission. Dr. Zira needs to touch you to examine you. He has to do his job. But if someone touches you in a way you do not like, you have every right to get them to stop."

"How?"

"Kick, scream, bite, punch, do what you can to escape. Don't let anyone touch you without your permission."

Aten looked up at his mother, his lip trembling. "But, I no able to fight Mommy Mawik. I twied."

"I know you did, angel."

"I no wet Mawik tush me aden!" Aten screamed, clenching his fist. Ryou saw a lock of Aten's hair twitch spastically for a brief moment.

Ryou took Aten's hand. "Mommy Malik did not mean to hurt you, Aten. But, if that is the way you feel, that is okay."

"I just…no wan be hurt aden."

"I know, Aten. I don't want you hurt either. Can you give Mommy Malik another chance?"

Aten shook his head. "No. I no dive Mawik anutter shance. Mommy Mawik no my mommy emmy-more."

Ryou sighed. Aten had to work through his emotions regarding what had happened to him. "Malik is very sorry for what he did, Aten. He is very sorry."

Aten crossed his arms. "Mawik not my mommy emmy-more. You are my ownee mommy."

Aria called from upstairs. "I'm done my bath and I'm clean all over, mommy!"

"Did you wash yourself well?"

"Yes, mommy, I just finished washing my vagina!!"

Ryou laughed. "Okay, Aria, dry yourself well and get dressed in your nightgown, honey. I'll braid your hair."

Ryou looked down at Aten with his knees drawn up to his chest and his body shivering again. "Aten, baby?" Aten looked up at him with tears running down his cheeks. "It wasn't your fault, Aten. I love you very much. You will always be my baby boy, Aten."

Aten opened his arms wide. "Tan I det a hug, mommy?"

Ryou brought the chibi into his arms, careful not to hurt Aten's back. "Let's get you into the shower."

Ryou put Aten in the shower and braided Aria's "batwings" with pink ribbons. Aten wasn't long in the shower. Ryou gave the kids their snack and read a book to them.

Ryou made sure that the kids had clean diapers on and tucked the kids to bed. "Remember, Aten," Ryou said calmly. "If you have bad dreams, go to the stones at the bottom of your bed. They will help you."

Aten nodded. "Otay, mommy. I wuff you."

"Goodnight, my precious," Ryou said kissing Aten's cheek.

"Goodnight, sweetheart," Ryou said kissing Aria's cheek.

Ryou shut out the light and turned on the nightlight in their room. Ryou always left the door open in case Aten or Aria needed to use the bathroom at night. Aria began potty-training and she needed the door to be opened in case she needed to use the potty.

Aten was slower to learn and was still completely dependent on his diapers and his bottle. Ryou was trying to wean him off of it, but it was not going as successfully.

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Ryou went downstairs and put on a kettle of hot tea. He went into the living room and picked a book off of the shelf. Ryou turned on his CD Beethoven Violin Sonatas. He turned the volume on low, poured himself a hot cup of tea, and read a romance novel.

Ryou pulled a blanket over him and sighed with content.

The Millennium Ring glowed and Bakura emerged from the kitchen with a cup of water. "Well, Ryou, it's nice to have some time to ourselves."

Ryou bit his lip. "Ummm…yami? Would you mind…if I …spent some time…alone?"

Bakura shook his head. "No, I don't mind. I'll…umm…go upstairs."

Ryou raised an eyebrow. "Are you feeling okay?"

Bakura nodded. "Yeah. I'm doing fine. My neck is a little stiff, but that's no big deal. What about you?"

Ryou cracked a smile. "I'm doing alright. I want to read my book, get in the shower, and go to bed. Aten has a doctor's appointment in the morning."

Bakura nodded. "No problem. We'll take care of it."

Ryou smiled. "We will." Ryou's attention returned to his book.

Bakura went upstairs and checked on the kids. He crept to the kids' room and heard Aten talking over Aria's quiet snoring.

"Money, pease diff me good deams. I no wan to deam about Mawik or gantfatter or dat big mean boy fom de taptin. Bananas, diff me good deams, peas? I'll be good boy. I pomise."

Bakura sighed and walked to his room. He stayed in his room cleaning it up and thinking about Ryou. It had been a long time since he was with him. He missed Ryou. He missed making love to him.

It wasn't long before he heard Ryou coming up the stairs for his shower. Bakura grinned as he heard the shower start. The yami crept to the door and made himself invisible. Bakura entered the room without alerting Ryou he was there.

He watched as Ryou unbuttoned his shirt slowly. The green, silky material fell backwards, revealing Ryou's scarred back from Bakura's beatings from long ago. Ryou ran his fingers through his shoulder-length hair, letting the strands fall. Ryou's hair was growing slowly. His hair was now a little below his shoulders. Bakura watched as his lover removed his jeans and his underwear, exposing his body completely to his invisible eyes. *authoress faints*

Ryou picked up the shaving cream and shaved some hair off of his chest. Ryou looked down to the birth scar and shaved his thin stomach. Ryou was humming "Moon River" as he shaved his legs. Since Ryou became a boy again, he could not stand the feel of hairy legs.

Bakura's eyes widened as he watched his lover stretch. A hint of guilt flew through him as he saw the scars made by knives and whips…scars he made. As he gazed on the beautiful naked form before him, he felt his heart race. His palms became sweaty. Bakura's legs almost went weak as he admired Ryou's body.

'It was the kind of body that made you drop to your knees and thank Ra you were a man….and gay,' Bakura thought.

Ryou ran his hands through his hair one more time and smiled at his reflection. Ryou let out another contented sigh. "It's been a long time since I could smile at my own reflection….too long."

Bakura watched as Ryou stepped into the shower, the tiny beads of water slithering down his slender body. His hair, becoming soaked with water, slowly fell limp. In the light of the room, Ryou's body glistened as the hot water soothed his stressed muscles.

Bakura materialized in the bathroom, quickly ridding himself of clothing.

"Ryou?"

Ryou gave a little gasp. "'Kura!"

"Sorry if I startled you, love. I just wanted to know if I could….join you."

Ryou smiled and allowed Bakura to step into the shower with him. Ryou looked into the chocolate brown pools of his husband.

Bakura pressed himself against Ryou. Bakura's left arm snaked around to Ryou's back and slowly drifted downward to cup Ryou's right buttock gently in his hand. Bakura's left hand gently touched Ryou's chest.

"My love…….I love you," Ryou whispered as he rest his head against Bakura's chest.

Bakura kissed the top of Ryou's wet hair. "I want to make love to you tonight, Ryou."

Ryou looked up at his yami. "I need to make love to you."

"Aishiteru, my angel."

Bakura pressed his lips against Ryou gently, indulging in the sweetness of his husband…..

NEXT CHAPPIE: BAKURA X RYOU LEMON!!!

UPDATE: Tomorrow.