Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hostile Takeover ❯ Battle of the Chibi Yamis ( Chapter 61 )

Disclaimer: I do not own the book "Monkey See, Monkey Do" by Marc Gave. It was a book on our chibi's bookshelf and I couldn't resist incorporating it. It's really good for you guys with preschoolers to grade 1. It's a cute read! So I don't own the rights to the book, but Aria and Aten are mine! Mine all mine! I also don't own "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Suess. Personal favorite is "Fox in Socks," though. I don't own that either.

Kanika: Yup, Aten growled. You heard right.

Caterfree: Yeah, that was an evil cliffie, wasn't it? Not even I can stop these boys sometimes. If I could jump into my own fic, Aten would always be in my arms.

Terra: Hayden won't call him dad ever, I don't think.

Lady Elfskye: Yes, Aten growled. It was bound to happen later, I jut didn't realize he would do it now.

Ryous mistress: I'm evil. I'm content that way. I could be worse! Trust me…

Shadow of Light: Unkie Seto stands up for Aten to the potty. Too funny.

Marik Ishtar: Aten is very protective of his sister. Nobody touches her without his interference.

Maruken: Well, he eventually goes Yami to save Robbie's life, but Aten kinda sneaked this one on me.

Seto lover and Bakurasgirl worshipper: Hmm…no, it's better not to say everyone is doing well. *evil grin*

Amane Bakura: I hope your girlfriend likes my fics. *hugs*

Battle of the Chibi Yamis

Aten threw himself at Umi, snarling and growling. Umi's eyes opened wide as he saw Aten straddling his waist.

//Aten! I could feast off of his painful memories and grow to become unstoppable! Here I come, little Aten Ishtar!//

Umi shook his head and saw Aten hovering above him. "Aten!"

"You det your hants off my tisser! You no hurt her!"

Aria gripped onto Aten. "Aten, don't hurt Umi!"

Aten gripped Umi's shirt angrily. "You no tush my tisser! Teep your hants to yourtewf, gantfatter!"

Umi shook his head. "Grandfather? I'm not your grandfather, Aten! I'm Umi!"

Aria pulled on Aten's shirt. "Aten, he's not our grandfather!"

Caught in another flashback, Aten gasped as he saw his grandfather underneath him. Aten narrowed his eyes at the illusion before him. "You no tush me aden! You no tush my tisser! I hate you! I hate you, gantfatter!"

Aten punched Umi in the face, making the boy cry.

//Yes, Aten…Umi is your grandfather. Can't you see him? He's underneath you. You know what he wants from you! Let's see how well you can 'ride the pony,' Aten!//

"You tush me aden and I will kick you someplace where it will hurt really, really, really bad!"

Aria growled at her brother. "Aten! Get off him now!"

Aten turned and growled towards his sister. "Gantfatter tushed you!"

Aria's hair twitched and went spiky. Her canines sharpened. "Get off of Umi, Aten!"

Aten removed himself from Umi and snarled at his sister. "I'm twying to hewp you, tisser! You need me!"

"I don't need you to protect me, Aten! I can do it myself!"

"You need me!"

Aria snarled. "No, I don't!"

"Fine!" Aten pushed Aria back. "I'm weafing and waiting until Mommy and Daddy Bakura tum bat fom de ottice!"

Aten turned the corner angrily. Aria rushed to Umi.

Umi wiped his bleeding lip and started to sob. "I WANT MY DADDY!!!"

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Ryou, Bakura, and Seto sat with the principal of the school. Lena Thompson was a woman in her late forties with brown hair and blue eyes. She flipped through Aria's file from the previous school.

"Aria certainly seems like an energetic little girl."

Ryou smiled. "Yes, she is. She is well-behaved, though she does have her times when discipline is needed."

Lena nodded. "Like all kids, Mr. Bakura."

"Call me Ryou. Nobody ever calls me by my last name. Too formal."

Lena opened Aten's file and thumbed through the drawings and notes. She raised an eyebrow as she thumbed through Cullen's notes. She pushed a button on the intercom. "Mr. Cullen, please come to my office."

"Is something wrong, Mrs. Thompson?" Seto asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No, Mr. Kaiba. I'm confirming something on Aten's file."

Cullen entered the room. "Yes, principal."

"It says here that Aten Bakari Ishtar was in your class at your last school placement."

Cullen nodded. "Yes. He's a great student!"

"It says here he is dyslexic. What did you test?"

"I performed tests on his reading ability and comprehension. I performed all the necessary tests required. Aten scored below average on language ability and reading basic letters. His fine motor skills mirror problems inherent in students with dyslexia. He is capable of these skills, but it will take special training. He has a great difficulty with directions such as on, under, between, top, and bottom."

Ryou nodded. "He has a great difficulty with spoken directions and routines. I have to make up a little sheet in the morning for Aten to follow for his morning routine. He doesn't understand that you have to put your underwear first and then your pants. He gets very frustrated with sequences."

Lena looked at Bakura. "Is Aten's first language English?"

Bakura leaned back and crossed his arms. "His father teaches him Arabic as I teach my daughter Arabic."

Ryou leaned forward. "I taught him English from the cradle, Principal Thompson."

"Are you the father of Aten Ishtar?" Lena asked Bakura.

"No. Aria Kanika Itemri is my daughter. Aten Bakari is the child of Marik Ishtar, whom we live with."

Lena folded her hands on the desk. "Well, he will only learn English here. He may elect to take a foreign language when he reaches the sixth grade. But, English will be the primary language spoken."

"Aten can speak English, Principal Thompson, but he is taking a long time to learn how to pronounce the letters because of his dyslexia."

Lena looked lower to the note. "Is it true that Aten was a victim of incest and sexual abuse?"

Ryou lowered his head and nodded. "Yes. My father. I tried to stop him."

"Has the abuse stopped?"

"Aten was assaulted just a few days ago. He's still recovering."

Lena picked up her pen and added to the file. "Has your father been arrested, Ryou? As Ryou's guardian, you have an obligation to your son."

Bakura nodded. "He is in prison now."

"Okay. It says here that Aten has an underdeveloped stomach. Okay. Anything else you want to add to the special diet concerns?"

"Aten can't have anything with salt because of his cardiomyopathy. He can't have too much liquid through the day either. I do have some of his medication that the teacher will need to keep in his or her desk."

Cullen snickered. "I'll take that, Ryou. I'll put it in my desk"

Ryou and Bakura gaped. "You teach Aten's grade here, too?"

Cullen shrugged. "I'm lucky, what can I say? I know all about the medications, Ryou. Has his doctor put him on anything else?"

Ryou shook his head. "This is all you need."

Cullen read the label. "'Digoxin.' Okay, Ryou. No problem!"

Lena folded her hands. "Bringing Aria Kanika Itemri into this school would be no problem."

Ryou narrowed his eyes. "But---What about Aten?"

"Ryou, Aten has a lot of problems that our staff is not prepared to nor qualified to handle."

Cullen turned to the woman. "But, Aten is a student with a lot of potential, Principal Thompson! He just needs a little extra help."

Lena shook her head. "I don't know if we are prepared to handle problems that Aten may present."

"But, Principal Thompson, I have a child with blindness in my class! I also have Hayden Kaiba in my class and you are familiar with his past as well!"

"Mr. Cullen, are you prepared to handle a child with blindness as well as two sexually abused children with emotional, physical, and academic difficulties?"

Cullen nodded. "I'm willing to take Aten under my wing, Lena. I will be Aten's personal tutor during his time here at Domino Academy. I want him to be my personal responsibility! By the time he leaves Domino Academy, Aten will be speaking, reading, and writing proper English! I guarantee to you, Lena, I will have Aten excelling in his studies!"

Lena leaned back in his chair and looked out of the window. "Mr. Cullen, are you certain of this? Aten will be a big responsibility."

"I already have Aten's trust. Aten will not succeed in school unless he has someone he can trust."

Seto snapped his fingers and reached into the pocket in his suit jacket. "I forgot! It's time for my yearly donation to Domino Academy, Mrs. Thompson! How silly of me to forget!"

Seto pulled out his checkbook and took a pen from her desk. "So, what will it be, Mrs. Thompson? A school with plenty of computers and the latest in teaching technology or do I pull all of my funding away and remove Mokuba AND Hayden from this school? It's your choice!"

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Seto, Ryou, and Bakura returned to the schoolyard and found Aten standing by the gates, his hair lightly twitching, his eyes full with tears.

"Aten, baby? Are you crying?"

Bakura looked around for Aria, but couldn't find her. "Aten, where is your sister?"

Aten folded his arms angrily. "I no tare where see is!"

Ryou and Bakura exchanged glances. Bakura left to search for her as Ryou kneeled down to Aten.

"Aten, did you and your sister have a fight?"

Aten's hair gave an annoyed twitch.

Bakura found Umi and Aria around the corner of the brick building. "Umi? Are you okay? You should go to the school nurse."

Umi sniffled. "Aten punched me in the chin."

Bakura raised an eyebrow. "Why would he hit you?"

Aria lowered her head. "Umi kissed me and I told him to stop."

Bakura's face turned red. "Listen up, Tsunami, I will not stand for that!"

Umi shook his head. "I don't remember kissing her, Bakura, sir!"

Bakura took his daughter's hand. "Keep your lips to yourself, Tsunami! Go to the nurse's office!"

Umi stood up. "I'm sorry, Aria. Please forgive me."

Aria nodded. "It's okay, Umi."

Umi ran to the nurse's office and Bakura kneeled on the ground.

"Aria," Bakura took his hand in his and kissed it. "If a boy ever tries to kiss you and they don't stop when you tell them, you have every right to make them stop."

Aria shrugged. "Umi was my friend. He wouldn't hurt me."

"But you told him to stop and he didn't. Aria, that was wrong of him. If a boy kisses you or touches you and you don't want it, scream, kick them, punch them, do everything you can to get away from them. A good place to punch and kick is between the boy's legs."

"I didn't want to hurt Umi!"

Bakura narrowed his eyes. "Aria, he didn't stop when you told him. You have to protect yourself against boys who don't respect you." Bakura cupped her cheek in his palm. "You are a very beautiful girl, Aria. There are boys out there who would take advantage of you and would hurt you if they got to you. You have to defend yourself, baby girl."

Bakura didn't see Aria's old enemy, Eric Barnes, sneaking his head around the side of the building and smiling.

Aria nodded. "Okay, daddy."

Bakura smiled and brought the chibi to his chest. "You're my baby girl and I don't want anyone to hurt you."

Aria nuzzled her head into Bakura's shoulder with a purr.

Bakura smiled. "You're going home with Uncle Moneybags."

Aria squealed and jumped up and down. "YEAH! UNKIE SETO!"

Aria grabbed Bakura's hand and ran to find her mother.

Eric watched his nemesis run away with a grin. "I found you, Aria Kanika!"

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Aria and Aten returned to KaibaCorp with Seto. Aria ran for Seto's office to steal more M&M's. Seto was noticing Aten's visible limp again and saw a small red spot on the back of the boy's pants.

"Aten? Are you okay?"

Aten looked up at Seto with sad eyes. "I tink I hurted my bum aden, Unkie Seto."

Seto took Aten's hand and lead him to the bathroom in the spare guest bedroom. Seto put Aten on the changing table. "Aten, can you pull down your pants for me to see if you need to be changed?"

Aten blushed. "You no tush wifout pertition, Unkie Seto?"

Seto nodded. "Yes, Aten. I will not touch you without permission."

Aten pulled down his pants and his diaper.

"Well, Aten, you'll need a new diaper regardless. Turn around."

Large chibi eyes looked at Seto. "Pomise?"

"Yes, Aten."

Aten turned around and his body tensed.

Seto wet a cloth and asked Aten to examine him.

Aten nodded. "Juss put nuffin in my bum, Unkie Seto. Dotor Siwa dit wass estamining me."

Seto giggled. "He was 'examining' you, Aten." Seto looked at the injury. Aten's bruises were still there, but had turned a sickly yellow color. "Aten, you opened your injury on your bum again. Hold still. I'll take care of it."

Aten squinted his eyes tightly and clenched his fists tightly. Aten let out a choked sob. "I ugly!"

Seto concentrated on his job at hand. "Aten, you are not ugly. You are a beautiful boy."

"But, I dot mooses on me!"

"'Bruises,' Aten. Not 'mooses.' And they will clear up in time. They are already going away."

Aten sniffled. "But, no one wans a boy wif mooses on him!"

Seto turned Aten around. "Your parents love you no matter what, Aten. They would love you even if you were covered in bruises! And you know what? Your parents aren't the only ones who would love you no matter what. Joey and I love you unconditionally. No matter how you choose to live your life, Aten, you have the support of your Unkie Seto and your Unkie Puppy."

"But, da mooses…"

Seto rolled up his arm where he struggled with Joey. "See, Aten. I have bruises, too. They'll disappear in time. But Unkie Puppy loves me even if I have those bruises or not. Aten, you are a beautiful little boy. We wouldn't want you to be anyone else but yourself! Because we love you." Seto leaned over and kissed Aten on the cheek.

Seto grabbed a new diaper and changed the boy's diaper.

"How's potty-training coming, Aten?"

Aten shook his head. "No use totty."

"Why not? All big boys use the potty."

Aten cringed. "To use da totty, Unkie Seto," Aten looked around uncomfortably and whispered into Seto's ear, "I have to tate my penis out uff my tipper!! I no tan do dat!"

Seto nodded. "Well, Aten, the potty is nothing to be afraid of."

"De udder night I had a dweam dat I wanned doe to da totty and I tepped on the tool. Well, da totty growed wed eyes and big teef!

Da totty talked to me! Da totty ted to me dat if I twied to doe to da totty, de totty would tate off my penis! It ted it would bite it off! Unkie Seto, I no wan de totty to bite my penis off! I need dat tumday!"

Seto brought the chibi into his arms. "Aten, the potty won't bite it off."

Aten nodded. "Yes, it told me it would!" Aten wrapped his arms around Seto's neck tightly. "Totties eat wittle boys' penises! If I woose mine, I be a diwl wike Awia! Daddy tol me it's de moss portent part of a boy!"

Seto rolled his eyes. Go figure Marik would tell his son that. Marik wasn't exactly wrong, though, as far as he was concerned.

"Well, your daddy isn't wrong, Aten. But, the potty will not hurt you. Tell you what. If you want to use the potty, and the potty scares you, talk to the potty. Tell the potty, 'Don't bite me! Bad potty!'"

Aten's eyes opened wide. "Will the totty wisten to me?"

"If you want to, I can talk to the potty for you."

Aten nodded and sat on the changing table as Seto turned to the toilet.

"Okay, potty! This is Seto Kaiba! You will not bite Aten! You will be a good potty! Good Potty!" Seto took a moment to think of what he was doing. Seto Kaiba---scourge of the business world. Seto Kaiba-the richest man in the country. Seto Kaiba-Duelist Extraordinaire. Talking to a potty.

Seto turned around to see Aten smiling and laughing. Aten pointed at the potty.

"You bedder wisten to my Unkie Seto, Mr. Totty! Tankoo, Unkie Seto! My hero!" Aten opened his arms wide and hugged Seto tightly.

Seto kissed the chibi's cheek. "Now, are you still afraid of the potty?"

Aten shook his head. "Nope! Da totty no tare me eddymore!"

Seto put the chibi on his feet. "Run along and play, Aten."

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Seto sat on the bed when Aten came in with a book called "Monkey See, Monkey Do." Aten ran up to Seto.

"Unkie Seto, tan you wead de pook wif da moneys???"

Seto sat Aten on his lap and held the book in front of them.

"'Monkey me Monkey you."'

Aten squealed and clapped his hands. "Unkie Seto! Wook at da siwwy money!!! Tickting his dung out!"

"That's a 'tongue,' Aten. Not a 'dung.'"

Seto read the next page and turned. He knew Aten was having difficulty with left and right. "See, Aten, the monkey is on her left."

Aten laughed as he pointed at the picture. "Wook, Unkie Seto! Da money is prussing his teef wif da dirl! Siwwy money!"

"The monkey is 'brushing' his teeth. See, Aten? This is the letter 'B.'"

Aten cocked his head to the side. ""'B'? Dat no wook wike a 'B.'"

Seto nodded. "That is a 'B.' It sounds like 'buh.' What words begin with 'B,' Aten?"

"BUTT!" Aten squealed.

Seto shifted his eyes. "Umm….right. Butt. Let's continue the book."

Aten gasped as he looked at the next picture. The picture showed a monkey trying to help a child take off her shirt and was playing with her.

"Unkie Seto! Unkie Seto! Did dat money ass pertition to hewp her tate off her cwothes?"

Seto shifted his eyes. How was he to know? "Umm..yes."

Aten breathed a sigh of relief. "I no wan da moneys to hurt de wittle dirl."

Seto turned the page and saw a monkey swinging from a chandelier. "Monkey in the middle."

Aten clapped his hands. "I used to pay 'Money in da Minnil' wif Wobbie at my old kool." Aten sighed. "I miss Wobbie. I no tee him in a weawwy wong time." Aten sniffled. "I wan tee Wobbie aden."

Aten was quiet until Seto reached the end of the book. "Aww…tee da sweeping moneys. Unkie Seto? Dere mommies are taketing dem home to sweep wif dere fayfite bwankies! Sweeping moneys are toe coot!" Aten closed the book. "Goodnight, moneys!"

Seto brushed back his hair. He had already bought a pony for Aten. He wondered if his next gift for Aten would be a monkey.

Seto heard the water splash in the tub. "Aria, are you done in the bathtub?"

"I just have to wash my vagina, Unkie Seto!"

Seto clenched his eyes shut. He would give his entire fortune for a bottle of stomach medicine nearby. He didn't need to hear in detail what Aria was doing in the tub. "Aria, honey, just tell me you're not done! You don't need to tell me what you are doing!"

Aten cocked his head to the side. "Why are you aww wed, Unkie Seto?"

Aria called out from the bathroom. "Unkie Seto, I'm done washing myself! I need out of the bathtub!"

Seto put Aten on his feet and walked into the bathroom. Naked chibi Aria was standing up. She reached out for Seto. Seto brought her into his arms, her legs dangling and her body dripping wet.

Aria smiled at Seto and reached out for him. "I love my Unkie Seto!"

"What, Aria?"

"I wants to give you a kiss!"

Seto shivered as Isis' visions of the past returned to his mind. Aria was his slave and his lover. This troubled him. The mighty CEO clenched his eyes tightly and leaned into her. She kissed him on the cheek. 'Wait until she grows up!' He found it odd that the thought of a naked woman turned his stomach, but he wasn't disgusted at the thought of Aria developing into the woman she was about to become.

"I love kissing my Unkie Seto," Aria grinned.

Seto put her down and gave her a towel.

Aria dried her white, spiky hair. "My mommy said I have to dry my vagina really well!"

Seto turned more red than a cherry and left the room. "Aria, I don't need to hear you have a vagina, sweetie, I know!"

"Unkie Seto? Can you come here?"

Seto rolled his eyes and peeked his head into the bathroom. "What?"

"What's a vagina for?"

Seto slapped his hand against his forehead. "I'll tell you when you're forty, Aria! Make sure you're dry."

"My mommy told me that babies come from there. Is he right? How do the babies get in there?"

"Tell you when you're forty, Aria. Just dry yourself."

Aria giggled. "You are red like a cherry, Unkie Seto! Is it because I said 'vagina?'"

Seto turned more red. "Umm…honey, just dry yourself."

Seto left and turned to Aten. "Aten, it's time for your bath."

"My daddy told me to wash my penis really well, too, Unkie Seto."

Seto covered his ears. "Aten, I really don't need to know you have one!"

"Why, Unkie Seto? You have a penis, too!"

Seto rolled his eyes. 'Get me out of here,' he thought.

Aria came out of the bathroom in her white gown with pink ribbons decorating the front. Her wet hair still dripped and she gave Seto the comb.

"Unkie Seto, can you comb my hair?"

Seto took the comb and ran the tub for Aten's bath. Seto sat on the edge of the bed and combed Aria's spiky hair.

When he was done, he ran his fingers through her hair. Even wet, it was soft and luxurious.

Aten sat in the bathtub and played with his sister's dolls. He took the Jessica doll and threw it out of the tub angrily.

Aten held onto the Angelica doll and Kaylee doll. //You enjoy baths, don't you, Aten?//

Aten looked around the bathroom. No one else was in the room.

//Aten…….you enjoy baths, don't you?//

Aten looked around and shuddered. He played with the naked Angelica doll and looked at it.

//You remember the cabin, Aten, don't you? The look of the naked woman beside you. The feel of her breasts.//

Aten looked over at the wall beside the tub and the tub became logs of a cabin.

"Unkie Seto," he whimpered quietly.

Aten looked over and saw Steven kneeling beside the tub. Aten dropped the dolls. "Gantfatter!" Aten screamed.

"It's time to wash," Steven grinned.

Aten tensed as Steven reached under the water.

//Behave for your grandfather, Aten! Let him have his fun!//

Aten let out a scream and thrashed in the tub as he felt a hand on him. "UNKIE SETO! UNKIE SETO! HELP! HELP!"

Seto ran into the bathroom, startled by Aten's panic.

//Grandfather is going to have his fun!//

Aten felt a deeper touch and he shrieked. "GANTFATTER WET DOE!"

Seto kneeled beside the tub and Aria ran into the room.
"Aten?"

Seto gripped the tub, afraid to touch the shrieking, crying child.

"Aria, go find Unkie Puppy for me." Aria left. "Aten, Aten, come back to me, son." Seto snapped his fingers. He was at a loss as to what to do with the child. "Aten, Steven is not here."

//He IS here, Aten….and he's come for you again.//

"Aten! Steven is not here! Look around you!"

"Taptin!"

"Aten, this is not the cabin. Take a deep breath, Aten."

Aten shook his head and curled up in the bathtub, shaking. Joey ran into the bathroom and saw Aten cringing.

"Aten?" Joey asked, kneeling beside Aten.

"Gantfatter…."

Joey turned to Seto. "What the hell happened here?"

"Beats the hell out of me, Joey. I just came in and heard Aten screaming about Steven."

Joey reached down and put a gentle hand on Aten's knee. "Aten Bakari? Can you hear me?" Joey asked calmly.

"Unkie…..Puppy."

"Aten, you can open your eyes, son. I chased Steven away."

Aten opened his eyes and sat up slowly. He threw himself almost out of the bathtub, clinging to Joey desperately.

"Aten, are you done in the bath?"

Aten nodded quickly. "Yes. I wan det out."

Joey turned to Seto. "I can handle this, Seto. Go get Aria her snack."

Aria jumped up and down. "M'S! M'S! M'S! M'S! M'S!"

Joey wrapped a towel around Aten and brought him out of the tub. "How does that feel, Aten?"

Aten wrapped the towel tighter around himself and pressed himself against Joey. "Unkie Puppy, I nee a hug."

Joey hugged Aten. The blond could feel Aten's tiny frame trembling with fear. "It's okay, Aten."

Joey carried Aten out of the bathroom and sat on the bed. He placed Aten on his lap and rocked him. The child's eyes were glazed over and he stared ahead.

"Aten, you did nothing wrong. You do know that, right?"

Aten just stared ahead blankly.

Joey nuzzled his cheek into Aten's white and blond hair. "You're a good boy, Aten, and we love you very much."

Aten's lip trembled and he started crying. Joey rocked the boy as tiny footsteps ran down the hall. Aria ran into the room with her bowl of M&M's.

"Aten? Don't cry. Unkie Puppy won't hurt you."

Aten buried his face in Joey's chest, hearing the blond's heart beat. That had always calmed Aten down in the past. Hearing a familiar heart beat was the ultimate comfort for him.

Hayden ran into the room and saw Aten crying. "Aww…Aten, don't cry."

Aten's cries died down to whimpers. Aten's large brown and purple eyes looked up at Joey. "I towwy I tared you, Unkie Puppy."

"There's no need to be sorry, Aten. Seto and I understand. I have flashbacks, too, Aten. They are nothing to be ashamed of."

Aten sighed sadly.

"Daddy, can you play racecars with me? Mokuba's back in bed and I have no one to play with."

"Aten, you have to get dressed into your boxers and that nightshirt."

Joey put a clean diaper on Aten and put him on the ground. "When you're done, Aten, go to Unkie Seto in the kitchen. He can give you your snack."

Aten nodded. "Yes, Unkie Puppy."

Joey left and Aria carried her bowl of M&M's over to her overnight bag. She removed the book "Green Eggs and Ham" and ran into the bathroom to get her Jessica doll.

Aria scurried to the pillow in the corner and sat down with her book and doll.

//Let's go play with your sister, Aten.//

Aten approached Aria. "Awia, I wan tum M's."

Aria looked up at him and shook her head. "Aten, these will make your tummy sick."

Aten narrowed his eyes and stamped his foot angrily on the ground. "Awia, I wan tum M's now!"

Aria grabbed the bowl and held it to her chest. "Mommy said these will make your heart sick! I don't want you to have a sick heart, Aten!"

Aten growled and his hair twitched. "I wan dem NOW!"

Aria's hair twitched and put the bowl behind her. "No, Aten! Your heart and tummy will get sick!"

Aten pounced on Aria, trying to reach behind her.

"Aten! Your heart!"

Aten grabbed Jessica before Aria could stop him. "Dis iss what I tink of your tupid dowwies!" Aten grabbed Jessica's head and ripped it off of the body. Aria's eyes filled with tears as Aten tossed the doll to the other end of the room.
"Jessica!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Aria screamed as she tried to stand up.

Aten pinned Aria to the floor, seething and drooling like a mad dog. Aria reached up and dug her fingernails into Aten's ribs, causing the boy to cry out.

Aria rolled over and rushed to her feet. Aten rushed to her and dug his teeth into the back of her right foot.

Aria fell to the floor with tears rushing down her face.

Aten crawled on top of her again and dug his teeth into the back of her neck, snarling and growling.

Aria let out a piercing wail and reached up to try to grab Aten's hair, but his teeth sunk into her flesh completely. With a burst of energy, Aria rolled on her back, pinning Aten beneath him. She raised herself and slammed her head down on the floor.

Aten's grip did not weaken. She crashed her head back quickly and a sickening crunch was heard. Aten released his grip and Aria rolled off of her brother.

Aria stood up and cried as her foot burned with the bite from her brother. Aten rolled over and cringed as he stood up, the room was

spinning. He walked unsteadily, unable to focus.

Aria jumped up and opened the door. Aten's vision had cleared enough to see her. He threw himself at her, knocking her into the hallway.

"ATEN! UNKIE SETO! UNKIE PUPPY!"

Seto and Joey both ran into the hallway and looked down the hall to see Aten sink his teeth into the front of Aria's throat and his fingernails dug into her scalp. Hayden and Mokuba ran out of their bedrooms, turning pale at the sight before them.
"ARIA! ATEN!"

Joey and Seto ran down the hallway. Aria's face was turning blue and her body was convulsing and choking.

Joey grabbed Aten. "Aten, release your sister! Now!"

Aten sunk his hair in deeper and Aria's eyelids started to flutter.

"Aria!" Seto's body trembled, fearing Aten was going to crush Aria's windpipe.

Joey picked Aten up.

"Joey, what are you doing?!"

"If I lift him, the weight will be too much for him and he have to let go!"

Joey lifted him up and Aten broke his grip on her.

Seto lifted Aria into his arms and ran her into the bathroom. Aria was sobbing heavily as Seto cleaned her foot and her neck of blood.

"Aria, take deep breaths, sweetheart."

Aria took a deep breath and sobbed louder. Hayden peeked into the bathroom and saw Aria clutching onto Seto crying.

Mokuba followed Joey the bathroom connected to Joey's room.

//Time to let go of you, little Aten. Let's see what you did to your sister.//

Aten shook his head and blinked. He looked up at Joey and smiled. "Unkie Puppy?"

Joey's body was shaking and Aten looked down.

Aten gasped. "NO! Bud! Why I tuffered in bud?!"

Joey sat Aten on the changing table. "Aten, how could you do that to your sister? Mokuba, hand me a towel."

"What I do wif Awia?"

"Aten, you nearly tore your sister's throat to shreds!"

Aten's eyes became glassy with tears. "I no hurt her, did I?! I towwy!"

"Why did you attack Aria?"

Aten sniffled. "I no know."

Joey checked Aten's back. Aten had opened up the carving on his back and it was bleeding. Aten's lower injury had opened up as well.

Hayden ran into the bathroom. "When you're done with Aten, daddy, Mr. Kaiba wants you to bring him back to the guest bedroom."

"I will, Hayden," Joey said wiping up the blood from Aten's chest.

Hayden ran back to the guest bathroom and saw Seto holding Aria against his chest and rocking her.

Seto nuzzled his face into her hair. "I don't know what I'd do without you, my little Aria. I love you so much."

Aria snuggled into Seto's bare chest. "Unkie Seto….I love you, too."

Joey brought Aten into the room when he was finished. Seto bandaged her foot and cleaned up the bite marks on her neck where bruises were beginning to grow. Aria clung to her Jessica doll that Aten had decapitated. Seto had replaced her head.

Seto put Aria on the bed and Joey placed Aten beside her.

"Awia, I'm towwy!"

Seto folded his arms and assumed his tough CEO image."Aten Bakari Ishtar! Aria Kanika Itemri! I want to know what happened and I want to know right now!"

Aria sniffled and pouted. "Aten wanted some of my M&M's. But, mommy told me that Aten can't have chocolate or it will make his heart and his tummy sick. I was only trying to help Aten!" Aria started to cry.

"Aten, why did you attack your sister if you knew you were not allowed any M&M's?"

//Seto's very mad at you, Aten. You were a bad boy, Aten! A very bad boy! He hates you now!//

Tears came down Aten's face. "I no wan to hurt my tisser! I wuff Awia!"

Aria shook her dolly angrily. "You killed Jessica! Lucky for you, Unkie Seto brought her back to life!"

"I towwy, Awia! Peas fortiff me!"

Aria folded her arms angrily. "NO! I hate you! I was trying to help you!"

Aten looked down sadly and sniffled. "I towwy."

Joey and Seto exchanged glances. They walked off to the other end of the room, keeping an eye on the chibis.

"What do we do, Joey? We can't have them sleep together tonight. It wouldn't be a wise idea."

"No. It wouldn't be. I wonder why Aten reacted like that," Seto said scratching his head.

Joey sighed. "Aten just had a flashback of being in the cabin. He was afraid out of his mind! Children who have been sexually abused can lash out at other people and become aggressive. Why do you think I became such a bully to everyone around me?"

Seto nodded. "He's probably extremely nervous at seeing Malik again if Malik was the one who hurt him."

"We can't let Aria stay with Aten tonight. I certainly don't feel right putting Aten with Hayden."

Seto shook his head. "No. I'll bring Aria to bed with me. Can you handle Aten?"

"I don't see why not. I'll take care of the little monkey."

Seto and Joey returned to the two kids. "I think it's time for you both to go to bed," Seto said taking Aria into his arms.

Joey took Aten to the kitchen for a quick snack to go with his medication. Joey gave Aten his medication and Aten fell asleep almost immediately.

Seto tucked Aria in bed and bit his lip as he saw her yawn. Her spiky white batwings were clinging to the pillow and the comforter.

Seto brushed her hair back. "I will be back later, Aria. You go to sleep, my angel."

Aria kissed Seto's cheek and nodded. Seto left the room and helped Joey tuck Aten into bed. Hayden was tucked into his carpet and Mokuba was tucked into his bed, ready to go to school the next day. Seto and Joey sat in the study for a while. Seto sat by the fireplace, staring into the fire. His hands trembling as they were folded under his chin.

Joey sat on the other leather chair looking at the CEO. "Seto?"

Seto buried his face in his hands. Seto shook his head.

Joey moved in front of Seto. "Love?"

Seto wrapped his arms around Joey and pulled him closer, sobbing loudly into Joey's stomach. "I almost lost her, Joey! Gods, I almost lost Aria!"

Joey stroked the brunet's hair. "She's sleeping now, Seto. She'll be okay."

"She was turning blue! She was dying in my arms, Joey!"

"She's safe now, Seto. She's in our bed."

Seto raised his head to Joey. "She's a part of me. I can't live without her!"

As Joey looked into those sapphire eyes, he saw something that wasn't quite his Seto. He accepted that Seto was very close to Aria in the same way that he was close to Aten.

Seto had a single tear fall down his face. "I love her, Joey! I don't know what I would do if she died and left me! I can't live another life without her!"

Joey raised an eyebrow. "Seto, what are you talking about? She's three years old! 'Another life?'"

Seto shook his head.

"Seto, I think you're overtired." Joey pulled Seto to his feet and they moved to the couch.

Joey pulled Seto into his arms. The brunet could feel his lover's body begin to tremble. "Joey?"

Joey's body spasmed. "Withdrawl…..haven't had….drink…all day."

Seto sat up and brought Joey into his arms. Joey cuddled into Seto's body as the tremors overwhelmed him.

Seto held onto his trembling lover, sniffling. "I can't live without you, Joey. You mean so much to me."

Joey smiled. "M-M-Me, T-T-Too, Seto."

Seto and Joey remain cuddled up on the couch until Joey's tremors had faded.

"Do you think we should call Ryou and Bakura and let them know what happened here?"

Seto shook his head. "They have their hands full with Malik as it is now. We'll tell them in the morning."

The two boys enjoyed a slow, deep kiss in the hallway, and retired to their respective rooms.

Joey walked into the bedroom with the sleeping boy. He kept his briefs on, but removed his pants and shirt. He crawled into bed with the small boy and gathered Aten to his chest.

"Mommy…..no tush my mommy, gantfatter," Aten whimpered in his sleep.

Joey kissed the top of Aten's head and saw the boy smile.

"Mommy," Aten nuzzled into Joey's chest.

Joey fell asleep, cuddling into Aten's small, thin body.

Seto entered the room and stood at the side of the bed without undressing. He stared at Aria. Just stared.

Aria laid on her side, her little fingers twitching with sleep. Seto pulled back the covers and removed his shirt with much hesitation. He reached for his pants and removed them. Seto was ready to crawl into bed, when he stopped. Seto ran for his bureau and grabbed a pair of sweatpants.

He put them on and crawled into bed with Aria. Aria shifted closer to Seto and rested her head on Seto's arm. Seto faced her and watched her sleep.

She was beautiful….even in sleep.

Her tiny hands moved to his chest and gently pressed against Seto's heart. The chibi smiled in her sleep.

"Seth's heartbeat…..nice."

Seto's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "Aria?"

Aria snuggled into Seto's chest, sighing contentedly. "I love you, Seth." Aria kissed Seto's chest.

Seto closed his eyes. The way she said it drove knives into his heart. It was so sad, the way she said it. Seto opened his eyes and saw her at nineteen years old. Seto brushed her hair behind her ears lovingly. It felt real!

"This can't be real! Aria is three years old!"

Seto opened his eyes and saw Aria at three years old, sleeping quietly against his chest.

Seto wrapped his arms around Aria and let out the most contented sigh of his life. Seto Kaiba closed his eyes in sleep whispering, "I love you, Aria."

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Hayden kept awake, waiting. He knew that Aria and Aten were nearby. He knew what he was waiting for: Aten or Aria's cries of panic.

Hayden shook his head. He knew Joey fell asleep with Aten before in Joey's bed. He even crawled into bed with Joey and Aten.

But, there was always that sense of uncertainty. What if Joey changed? Seto seemed fine…then chased after him naked with a vibrator. But, Seto shattered in thousands of pieces like a duel monster! Maybe he dreamed that.

For a moment, he thought about seeing Aten attack his sister in the hallway. Aria was always hostile towards him, so what stopped her from taunting her brother until he literally snapped?

Still…..Aten was his friend and he knew he had to check on him.

Hayden threw back the covers and clutched his teddy bear to his chest. He opened the door and crept down the hallway. He peeked his head into Seto's room and heard the gentle snoring of Seto. He crept to the bed, not seeing Joey. He crept to the bed and found Seto with his face buried in Aria's hair. His arms were wrapped around her, cradling her against him.

"Seth, take care of our son," Aria moaned in her sleep.

Hayden raised an eyebrow and sneaked out. He crept to the guestroom and saw Joey snoring loud enough to wake the dead.

He saw Aten curled up on his side. Hayden sneaked up to the bed and found Aten's fingers twitching in his sleep.

"Gantfatter, wet doe of my mommy," he whimpered in his sleep. Hayden shrugged. Everyone was okay. Hayden returned to his room and crawled underneath the covers on his carpet and fell back asleep.

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Yugi sat at the table, the Millennium Puzzle was only missing one piece. Yugi stared at the only piece need to complete the Puzzle.

//Yugi! Let me out!//

/………../

//Yugi, say something to me!//

/Yami, you nearly destroyed Bakura./

//Yugi, I was only protecting you from him! He's a maniac! He's sadistic! He's a thief! He's a--.//

/Yami./ Yugi sighed as he interrupted the same speech Yami had always made about Bakura. /Bakura may be all those things. But, he is Aria's father. You know you would have been no better than Bakura if you robbed Aria of her father./

Yami growled in his soulroom. //That's different, Yugi! You only have one more piece to complete the Puzzle!//

Yugi stepped away from the table and grabbed a glass of Cranberry Juice. He poured the glass as he thought about his yami.

Yugi loved his yami. He missed him. Yes, Yami may be egotistical sometimes. Yes, Yami may be capable of cruelty. Yes, Yami may be self-righteous.

But, Yami was his….and he loved him.

/If I replace this piece, Yami, you must promise not to go after Bakura anymore! You will treat him with the respect he deserves!/

//That tomb-robber deserves to suffer!//

/Then, I will not reassemble this Puzzle and your spirit will fade from Soulroom Sickness! I will not tolerate you hurting Bakura, Ryou or any of my friends…and that includes Aria and Aten! Do you understand me, Pharaoh?!/

//……….//

/Well, do you? Because I'm not going to let you out if you insist on harming Bakura!/

//Fine. I will not attack the tomb-robber anymore!//

/You will not lay a hand on Aten or Aria either?/

//……..Fine. I promise not to put a hand on Aten.//

/AND Aria!/

//AND Aria! Just put the Puzzle together, Yugi! Quick!//

Yugi grabbed the last piece necessary and completed the Puzzle, causing the room to fill with a bright light and Yami to kneel on the floor before Yugi.

"Thank you, Aibou," Yami wheezed as he lowered his head.

Yugi saw how thin his Yami had become. His skin was pale and his body shivered with cold.

"Yami, I do love you. I really do. You are a part of me like Bakura is a part of Ryou. Seeing you disappear really hurt. I thought I lost you. But, I was protecting my friends."

Yami lowered his head. "I know you were, Aibou. I'm sorry I was an ass."

Yugi jumped down from the chair and hugged his Yami smiling. "I love you, Yami!"

Yami hugged his hikari and placed up the mental barriers. //I promised I wouldn't touch Aria or Aten. I don't need to put a hand on them to kill them! I can destroy them the same way I did five thousand years ago! I'll challenge them to a duel! I'll let my Dark Magician destroy Aten like he did five thousand years ago! Aria won't have her Nightmare Dragon to protect her this time! Kill them now while they are young! Then I will be free to do what I wish with the Millennium Items and gain ultimate power!//

Next Chappie: Marik goes into Aten's mind to find Aku. He finds more than he bargained for.

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