Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Baby of Mine ❯ My Word Against Yours ( Chapter 6 )
Thanks, guys for your votes! I appreciate your input! The results are in and in the next chappie will be a clue as to who will be the second daddy.
Anigirl15: Glad you like the lemons!
Silverwerewolf: Good luck on the SAT's.
Lupusdragon: Poor Marik. I feel bad for him too.
Negacat: I think Malik would make a good daddy, too.
AMT: Marik does need fun!
Ssjgoddesschico: Thanks, sweetie!
Cool: thanks.
Goldaries13: I haven't heard from you in a while. Thanks a lot. I hoped it would be original.
Moonnymph: *hugs * How you doing?
Tiamat: You make a good case. Thanks for the insight.
Mononoke: He is funnier in bed, isn't he? Interesting personality differences between Bakura and Marik.
Gralnak: I checked out your journal. Cool.
Ryou's Mistress265: It would be cute to see a daddy Marik.
Liz: Thanks a lot for the praise Liz. Have a nice day, sweetie.
Pharaoh Yami's princess: This was a hard decision. I liked both actually, and I wish one kid could have two fathers and I have made my decision who will be the daddy. We will find out next chappie somehow. Something will happen as a clue.
Yui: Thanks, Yui. I like it both ways, too. It was a hard decision to make between Marik and Malik.
Ryuuka-Chan: I think you will be pleased with my decision.
Hoturuchan: You make a great case for Marik. Thanks.!
My Word Against Yours
Ryou woke up on his yami's chest and saw Bakura's eyes flutter in his sleep. His hand rubbed Bakura's belly and leaned over for his medication. He turned to see Marik gone and Malik curled up on the bed with a smile on his face. Ryou climbed over Bakura and put on his bathrobe. He wanted to shower before breakfast, so he took his pills and a quick shower washing himself down with apple shampoo and strawberry gel. Everything was perfect. Marik and Malik had settled their conflict, his operation went well, and he found his stomach growling. With so much exertion last night, he was surprised not to find himself sore from head to toe.
When he was done, he put his bathrobe back on and walked downstairs to find Marik making some toast in the kitchen. He walked up beside Marik and put his hand on the yami's shoulder.
"How are you this morning, Marik? Feeling any better?"
Marik hugged Ryou. "Thank you for getting Malik and I back together, Ryou. Do you know how much it means to me?" He said brushing Ryou's hair back gently.
Ryou hugged him back and poured himself a glass of milk.
"What do you have planned today?"
"I may take Malik out miniature golfing today. It's a nice day and I figured it would be a good change of pace."
"Bakura and I don't do that too much. We prefer the park. I don't know what I'll do today. I do want to get out of the house, but not for too long. I want to take it easy today after last night."
Marik giggled. "I bet you do. We thought you hurt yourself last night."
"It didn't hurt too much. I'll be fine."
A knock on the door came and Ryou put down his glass. He opened the door to find a man in a black suit removing his sunglasses. Ryou saw the briefcase in the man's hand and felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.
"Good morning. Is this the current residence of Ryou Thomas Bakura?"
Ryou looked at him. "I'm he."
The man extended his right hand. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Bakura."
Ryou winced at the name. "Please. Call me Ryou. I'm not like Mr. Bakura, my father." The man grabbed Ryou's hand and shook it tightly.
"Ok, Ryou. Here's my card. My name is Mr. Daniels. I work for the Domino City Municipal Court System."
Ryou read over the business card the man handed him and Marik looked over it suspiciously. "Why do you need to see me? Isis, Malik's sister, is my guardian now."
"No, I'm not here to take you to that children's home. I'm here to talk to you about your father, Steven Bakura."
Ryou staggered back and lost eye contact with the man. "I don't have a father. My father hates me. My father….he…..he tried to kill me."
Daniels pocketed his sunglasses and brought out his badge. "I am an attorney working on behalf of social services. I won't take too much of your time."
Ryou allowed the man to enter and sat at the table with him and Marik. Daniels brought out a pile of papers and files. Marik shifted closely to Ryou who was breathing deeply.
"I am certain you are aware of your father's arrest and his imprisonment."
Ryou lowered his head. "My father killed my mother. Yes."
"I am sorry to put you through this, Ryou, but we need your help."
Marik narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Who exactly is "we"?"
"Well, the Department of Social Services is pressing charges against your father and his the date for his Hearing is approaching. The court is requesting that you be present for these proceedings and give testimony as to what you heard and what you saw."
Bakura ran into the kitchen, woken up by Ryou's sudden burst of emotion regarding his father. "Who are you?" Bakura asked as if Daniels had invaded his private territory.
"I am from the Municipal Court System. Ryou's father is Steven Bakura and is going on trial next week for attempted murder and first degree murder. He is also charged with corrupting the morals of a minor, assault and battery, child abuse, and conspiracy to commit murder." Ryou wiped a tear from his eyes and Bakura wrapped a hand around his shoulders.
Bakura rubbed his lover's back. "What will happen to Steven if he is found guilty?"
"Twenty years in Domino prison. No chance of parole or pardon."
Ryou grabbed his glass of milk and drank too quickly. "If I testify against him, he'll go to jail."
Marik took Ryou's hand and rubbed it lovingly. "Ryou, he tried to kill you. He poisoned you slowly until it damn near killed you! Now you have a bad heart because of your own father!"
"Marik is right, Ryou. He took your home away from you, kicked us out, killed your mom-."
"ENOUGH! I know what he did to me. He took away everything I had. Daddy told me I was a bad son…that I was an accident. My mom…she didn't feel that way."
"What if your father is released, Ryou? He may find you here," Daniels said seriously. "If he does find you here, then we can't guarantee what he will do to you or your….." Daniels looked around at Marik and Bakura holding Ryou. "Friends. You don't want your friends hurt, do you?"
Ryou shook his head. He didn't want them hurt because of him. "No. I don't want him hurting anyone else. I don't care what he does to me. I just don't want him hurting my friends."
"Where is your guardian, Miss Isis Ishtar?"
"She is working right now."
Daniels handed Ryou a paper of charges against Steven. "That is just a preliminary list. After I interview you, that list could be longer. Ryou, I am not here to judge you. I represent a lot of people like you. I do not want to rush you or force you into anything. You have been through a lot with your father. We already have his statements if you would care to read them."
Ryou nodded his head. "Yes, I want to see what he said."
Daniels handed the paper to Ryou who looked over with Marik and Bakura. Both of the yamis growled at the offending piece of paper.
"This said that Ryou threatened to kill his father! That's a lie!" Bakura said.
"It also said that you hurt Ryou, Bakura. They have the tapes of Ryou's calls to his father after you beat him, Bakura!"
"I thought I destroyed those tapes!" Bakura said angrily.
Ryou shot Bakura a glance. "You tried to destroy them?"
"I didn't want to be reminded of when I hurt you, Ryou. And I didn't want them to be used as evidence against me."
Daniels brought a tape out of his briefcase and placed it in the tape player. "I got this from the prosecution. They're going to be using this in the trial. If you do not testify against your father, Ryou, they may come after Bakura. They'll arrest him and then you will never see him again."
Ryou gasped and turned quickly wrapping his hand around Bakura. "I'll be damned before they take you away from me, Bakura."
Daniels pushed play on the player.
// Daddy, daddy, I can't take it anymore!// A hysterical Ryou came over the line. // He beat me again, daddy! I think he broke it this time! //
\\ Get off of that phone, you miserable little weakling! \\
// Ah! Daddy! // Ryou sounded like he was choking.
[Don't you hurt my son, Bakura! I swear to Ra I will get you for this if you hurt my son!]
\\ Try to get to me, daddy-dearest, \\ A choking sound was heard over the line and the fall of a body.
"Stop the tape!" Ryou cried. "That's not my Bakura anymore! My Bakura loves me!"
Marik rubbed Ryou's back. "How did they get those tapes?"
"While cleaning out the premesis. Bakura, did you really hit Ryou?"
Bakura looked at his shaking hikari crying into his shirt. Bakura held Ryou tighter and looked at Daniels. "Yes, I did. I hurt him badly, but I have changed. I don't do that to him anymore. One time, Steven did come home and found me hurting Ryou. No longer do I beat him. I love him."
"Don't take Bakura away from me! I don't want him to leave me! He's all I have in this world!"
Daniels closed his briefcase. "Will you testify against your father?"
Ryou nodded. "If it will keep Bakura beside me, I will do anything."
"When does Ms. Ishtar return?"
"My sister will be home tonight for dinner," Malik said.
"Do you have her work number so we may contact her? The court is demanding evidence quickly. We will also need to speak to your current physicians."
"D you need to take photos?" Ryou asked nervously.
"We need physical evidence, if any, if your father assaulted you. That is, if you do have physical scars. I will have someone from social services come, too. Don't worry about a thing, son. We know this is going to be hard for you, but if you work with us, you can stay with….your boyfriend." Ryou was amazed at the sympathetic tone of the lawyer.
Malik ran to the phone and scribbled the number on a paper. "Here it is. She is rather busy, but tell her it's about Ryou and she will answer quickly."
"Sorry to disturb you, Ryou. Have a nice day."
Bakura escorted Daniels out and Ryou rubbed his forehead.
Marik turned to Ryou. "Why are you so nervous about getting pictures taken?"
Bakura returned. "Ryou?"
"I can't let them take pictures of me."
"Why?" Marik asked.
"I get…self conscious about my back," Ryou said. "I have to see him." Bakura followed Ryou upstairs and into his bedroom. Ryou removed his bathrobe and turned his back to the mirror. Small scars streaked his back, a testament to Bakura's prior "lessons."
"How can I hide these?"
Bakura sighed. "I'm sorry, Ryou. I wish I could make them go away.," Bakura said running his hands along Ryou's back. "I want to go with you to see your father."
Ryou turned and searched through his shirts as Bakura wrapped his arms around Ryou's hips and kissed the scar between his shoulders.
"I have to face my father." Ryou slipped his arms in the green silk shirt and buttoned it. "Thank you, Bakura."
**********At the Prison***************
Ryou was nervous seeing Steven for the first time since his arrest. Steven looked at his son and slowly walked to the front of the cell.
"So my son is still with his whore yami!"
Bakura growled. "What's this I hear about you accusing me of harming Ryou? You know damn well that is a lie!"
"Is it? It's my word against yours."
"Daddy, you tried to kill me and because of you, I needed surgery!"
Bakura sneered. "you caused this! You brought this on yourself and if you think Ryou is coming back to you, you are insane."
Steven leaned on the bars. "We're going to be a happy family again, Ryou. You and me are going to be together real soon."
Ryou tried to hide his trembling lip. "I want to stay with Bakura, dad. I don't want to….I can't live with you. I want to live my life….without you."
Steven gripped the bars. "You WILL come back to me, Ryou. Like it or not. You will come back to me and will be together again."
Ryou fought back tears. "I am not coming home. You hay have hurt me, but you have not broken my spirit or my love for Bakura."
Steven laughed and grinned. "Don't worry, Ryou. When you come back to me, I will break both in no time at all."
Ryou's eyes narrowed and he walked away with Bakura following behind him. Bakura took his arm and stepped in front of him.
"Don't listen to him, Ryou."
"I'm not, yami," he said wiping away a tear. "He's still trying to run my life. I won't let him."
Bakura wrapped his arms around Ryou. "We'll get through this. I know you are upset, but I'm always here for you."
Ryou smiled. "If we get home in time, we can catch Marik and Malik leaving."
Ryou took Bakura's hand and ran him home.
Next Chappie: ANZU BASHING….Miniature golfing + Anzu =insanity. Anzu tries to make friends with more inanimate objects.