Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Baby of Mine ❯ Family of My Own ( Chapter 16 )
Yui: Maybe because of the second reason. Marik can be pretty rough, too.
Cheesepuff: Yes, the babies will grow quickly even when they are born.
Angel Black: Would you really kill me? Sorry about the spelling error. I was in a hurry to get my thesis done and I just wanted to post and go.
Anigirl: Thank you for the encouragement. I love my yaoi. My normal pairing wasn't too shabby.
Mystical Elf: As I said in the email I sent you, I'm sorry to hear of your loss and I know that this could be a sensitive topic for you. Nevertheless, if you ever need an ear, I'm always available.
Tiamat: I'll consider that. Ryou definitely will return to a boy in any case.
Caro: Sure. The gifts can be worked into the story as Seto's gifts.
Hotaruchan: I read in many places that if a woman is expecting a boy, the man will gain weight right along with her. That is why Marik came home with all that junk.
Leilarose: I am soooooo evil, I know, but I do update every day. I just love to see you guys' reactions to my cliffhangers.
Moonnymph: Someone will faint when Ryou goes into labor. Now it is just shock and finger-pointing.
Lupusdragon: Well, both will be shocked to say the least.
Dragondreamer: I know you love my review responses. You can't deny that. Yes, this is going to be sooooooooooooo good……….*wink*
Goldaries: You'll be surprised.
AMT: It would be funny to see someone do that.
Ssjgoddesschico: I am so evil.
Family Of My Own
Ryou's POV
'Ryou is pregnant,' the Dr. Zira stated.
WHAT??!!! Pregnant? Me? How could this happen so quickly? I'm….going to be a mother. I looked down at the desk in complete shock and then down to my belly. I had to testify against my father in court. I had homework. I wanted to get back to my life the way it was before my hospitalization. Me? A mother? So, who was the father?
Bakura's eyes went wide and it looked like he was processing the shock like I still was. Marik gasped and fell off his chair on the floor. He fainted dead away. None of us expected that. I hurried to Marik, Bakura's eyes still on the desk completely frozen. Zira grabbed some smelling salts and placed some under Marik's nose. As he opened his eyes slowly, I hugged him tightly. "Marik? Are you Ok?"
Bakura still didn't move.
"Sorry, Ryou," Marik apologized getting off of the floor. I rubbed his back. He must have hurt himself falling onto the floor.
Zira returned to his seat. "It's been a long time since I've seen someone take the reaction that badly."
Who was the father of my baby?
"What am I going to do, doctor?"
"Ryou, this is a serious matter. Your health is at risk. Your heart is as bad as it is without this stress. So you have a decision to make, Ryou, to continue this or not."
I looked at Bakura who seemed to snap out of his trance. He gripped my hand lovingly and stroked it. I looked into his beautiful eyes. I loved him so much. iF there was a chance this baby was his, I had to continue this. I love him so desperately and I had often thought about having a child, a little version of my yami, come into our lives. It's true that this pregnancy could cost me everything, but for Bakura…I'm willing to bring another life into our marriage to love.
There was an equal chance it was Marik's baby. If ti was Marik's baby, I consider myself honored to bring Marik and Malik closer together with this baby. Marik loved Malik so deeply and even I knew that Malik would want me to do this. If I had to be the one to bring Malik and Marik closer with this baby, then so be it.
"I want this, doctor. I'm willing to do this for both of them. I could never be the mother that my mother was to me, but my baby will have a great father no matter who it may be."
The doctor wrote in his ledger. "If you want this, Ryou, you must know that it could stress your system to the point of collapse. You may die."
My mother died for me. If I could do the same for my child, it would show Bakura I would give my life for him, as well. "I know what could happen, but I accept the consequences for what I've done. I have no regrets, Dr. Zira. I would do this again."
"Ok, Ryou, then I'll need you back here in a couple weeks for a checkup. I want to closely monitor your progress."
Bakura actually lifted his head to the doctor and spoke. "What about the heart medication? Will it hurt my child?"
Marik turned to Bakrua. "What makes you think this is your baby? There is an equal chance it may be mine as much as yours!"
"I slept with Ryou first! This is my baby!" Bakura pointed to my stomach.
Marik laughed. "I slept with her second, I finished what you merely started!"
I covered by face in embarressment. Bakrua and Marik both stood up facing each other.
"I got to her first! She enjoyed me better!"
"Just because you screwed her first doesn't mean that you are the father! This is mine!" Marik pat my belly.
Bakura growled deep in his throat. "You just can't admit that you're jealous of my sexual prowess! This is my baby! This is the result of my love for Ryou! Ryou must have already conceived before she slept with you! I'm a love machine and you can't stand the fact that I impregnated Ryou before you could get your slimy hands on her!"
Marik crossed his arms. "Who's to say I'm jealous? I'm the father! This is my baby, my child, this is all me inside Ryou."
Why couldn't they wait until we got home to do this? I'm already dealing with two children here, these two squabbling yamis.
"Marik Ishtar, I swear to Ra in Heaven that if you think you are the father of this baby, you are delusional!"
"The fruit of my loins can beat the fruit of your loins any day of the week, Bakura!"
I covered my face again and sobbed into them. It wasn't supposed to be this way. I never wanted them to fight. Marik and Bakura stopped fighting and looked at me. I don't know why I was crying. I should be happy. Bakura and I could be having the family I always wanted. When I was younger, I always told myself that if I ever had children, I would be the best parent I possibly could be. I would love my children, but I never imagined carrying my own child!
Marik and Ryou sat back down on their chairs calmly taking each of my hands.
"See what you did, Bakura? You made Ryou cry?"
"You did it, Ishtar. You started this fight!"
The doctor handed me a tissue. "Regardless who started it, gentlemen, Ryou will need constant attention. This is not the time nor the place to argue. Ryou, this medication should not hurt you nor the baby, but if you notice sudden pains or begin to bleed, you must go to the hospital."
"Thank you, doctor."
"No problem, Ryou. I don't want you to stress. I want you to keep up with your physical therapy. Keep walking and watching your diet. This is supposed to be a happy time, Ryou."
I looked up at the doctor wiping my tears away. "Can we tell who the father of my baby is?"
"We have to wait to do an Amniocentesis. We'll take some of the fluid out and analyze it. We can't do it now. It'll have to wait until your pregnancy is noticeable."
I sighed. That felt like such a long time to wait.
"Don't worry, Ryou. Enjoy the miracle of birth, Ryou."
Miracle? My back is killing me and I can't stop throwing up. It can only get better from here, right?
As we returned home, all three of us were quiet. I think all of us were in a state of shock. I wondered what Marik was going to tell Malik. Poor Malik. Bakura held my hand all the way home. When we finally got home, he led me to the chair gently.
"Here, Ryou, sit down and relax. I'll get you something to drink."
Marik can out of the kitchen with a tall glass of fruit juice and three sticks of jerky.
"Here you go, Ryou. This will hold you over for a while. Do you need a pillow?" Marik grabbed a pillow, but Bakura also grabbed one growling.
"I'm going to give Ryou the pillow, Ishtar! Hands off!"
Marik jerked the pillow towards him. "No, Bakura! This child is mine! I'll give Ryou the pillow!"
"Me!"
"Me!"
"Me!"
"Me!"
I watched the pillow in the middle of the yami tug-of-war. This was going to drive me crazy after a while. Marik let go and turned on the television for me and Bakura put the pillow behind my back. It took away a lot of the pain and I kissed Bakura on the lips.
"Thank you, baby."
Marik grabbed my feet and lifted them pulling the coffee table under them. "Put your feet up, Ryou. You'll feel better."
"I'm having a tender moment with Ryou, Ishtar! Beat it!"
"I think I'll stay here with Ryou and you go upstairs and beat it!"
Bakura growled and punched Marik in the jaw. Bakura wrestled Marik to the ground. Both of them were cursing at each other in Egyptian. I didn't know what they were saying, but it sounded vicious.
"Knock it off!" I screamed gripping the glass and jerky in my hand. Bakura and Marik stopped. The tears welled in my eyes again. "I love you both! I do not want you to fight. Please. I am very scared right now," I cried shaking. "I don't know what to do. I'm so afraid of what might happen. What I need for you both to do is to help me deal with this. It does not matter to me whose baby this is. It doesn't matter that I don't know. I love you both and I don't want this to tear you both apart. I'm so scared…." I put the food on the table and wailed. Bakura and Marik released their grips on each other and ran to me hugging me tightly.
"We're sorry, Ryou. We know you're very scared."
"It matters to us what happens to you, Ryou," Marik said gently.
Both of them kissed my cheeks again and suddenly I felt so lucky. It really didn't matter to me whose baby this was. This is what I always wanted. I always wanted a family of my own. Now, my dream was going to come true. I'm going to have a family, at last.
Next Chappie: Malik is told the news when he comes home. What will his reaction be?