"You're what!" Honda exclaimed, breaking the sudden silence. The rest of the gang was still gawking at the four with open mouths, too shocked to voice their thoughts, Yami included. The Game King shook his head to collect himself before calmly facing them with stern, ruby-red eyes.
"Would you care to elaborate?" He asked. Ryou just shrugged at him, still smiling.
"It's exactly how it sounds. I'm pregnant, well, at least I'm supposed to be." He shot a nervous look at his lovers, biting on his lower lip anxiously. "We're not completely sure yet."
"But..Wha...How?" Jou stuttered, wide-eyed. Marik and Bakura both snickered at the reaction, but stopped when they received glares from both their lights.
"A spell." Malik said, grinning broadly. Yami's head snapped to his direction, silently demanding an explanation. Marik rolled his eyes at the former pharaoh in annoyance.
"Bakura and I performed a spell on Ryou that enables him to become pregnant, even though he's still a guy."
"Yeah, I have a hospital appointment tomorrow." Ryou said excitedly, clasping his hand with Malik's. Malik gave a loving smile at the snow haired hikari before squeezing Ryou's hand reassuringly. It was then that Seto noticed the jewelry on their fingers.
"Are you guys wearing rings?" He questioned, blinking at Ryou expectantly. Ryou and Malik blushed, glancing at each other before lifting their hands up, palms towards themselves, and showing everyone the items. Both yamis lifted their hands up as well, wearing similar rings.
"We're married." Bakura smirked proudly, and Marik pulled the thief against him, planting a sloppy kiss on the other's cheek.
"What are you talking about?" Yami huffed, irritated. "We all know that isn't legal." Ryou frowned and glared at the Game King.
"We don't need a legal marriage to prove our love for one another. We performed the ceremony and gave our vows to each other by ourselves, we don't need anymore than that."
"Wow! Congratulations!" Yugi smiled, happy for his friends. Everyone else except Yami chorused his or her best wishes to the four, who were just standing there, beaming with immense pride.
"Thank you, but, I think it's time we leave now, after all, it's a big day for us tomorrow." Ryou turned around to leave, his hands still linked with Malik's.
"Wait!" Seto called, making Ryou pause in the doorway. "Can we meet up with you at the hospital?" Seto asked hopefully. Ryou shot an apprehensive look at Yami before looking at Bakura questioningly.
"We'll call you." Bakura spoke up, eyeing Yami warily as well. Seto nodded, understanding why the tomb robber didn't want to say when the appointment was out loud. The dark didn't want Yami to find out. "Bye everyone."
"Bye!" Ryou waved and followed his yami and Marik out the door and back home.
"He looks so happy." Jou murmured after they were gone, donning a small smile and leaning against Seto. "I missed him."
"We all did." Yugi spoke softly staring at the doorway the four had just left through. He sighed, then turned towards the others, smiling brightly. "Well, I think it's time for us all to leave. Thanks Ootogi, for letting us use your house!" It was clear to everyone in the room that Yugi was openly ignoring his yami, which made everyone feel a little more satisfied that the King of Games was being punished for what he made the four lovers go through.
"Anytime." Ootogi smirked and winked. He showed his guests to the door and watched them walk off into separate directions before shutting the door softly behind him.
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"Bakura?"
"Yes Ryou?" Bakura looked over at his hikari, who was leaning against Marik affectionately, the tan skinned yami's arms wrapped around him.
"Do you think we're safe now? From Yami?" Bakura frowned at the question, and shook his head.
"I'm afraid not. I don't think we should let our guard down just yet." He felt his heart sink when he heard his light sigh depressingly. "I'm sorry Ryou, it's just that-..."
"We know 'Kura." Malik interrupted, holding hands with the pale yami. "We can't be too careful. We won't risk losing you ever again." Malik squeezed the other's hand tightly, memories resurfacing from a few years ago. Bakura smiled sadly, and wrapped his arm around Malik as they walked up to the driveway of their old house. All of a sudden, Ryou gave out a soft cry of excitement, seeing a dull green car parked in their garage. He bolted out of Marik's embrace and hurriedly ran up the driveway, opening the door as fast as he could.
"Dad? Dad are you here?" Ryou shouted, looking around the house eagerly. He flew into the living room and stopped when he saw his father, sitting on the sofa staring up at him tearfully.
"Ryou!" The old man smiled, standing up to embrace his son as the other dashed into his arms. "You've grown up so fast!" He exclaimed, pulling back to stare at Ryou with surprise. Ryou nodded brightly, his own eyes sparkling with tears as well.
"I've missed you so much!" He cried, leaning against his father whom he hadn't seen for so long. In fact, Ryou hadn't seen his father for the past five years, the other man being in Egypt most of the time.
"Ryou?" A voice spoke hesitantly from the doorway to the living room, interrupting the father-son reunion. Ryou turned around and smiled at Malik, beckoning him and the two yamis inside. He turned back around to meet the confused face of his father who was staring at the strangers curiously.
"Um, Dad?" Ryou started out nervously. "I think you should sit down, I have a lot to tell you."
-A few hours later-
Yaten Bakura ( Yeah, I changed it…I heard it's his real name…) sat stunned, staring off into space, totally shocked at what his son just told him.
"Dad?" Ryou asked cautiously, wringing his hands. "Are you okay?" He didn't exactly know how his father was going to react to the information he just gave him. Ryou had told him about the Millenium Ring, and how Bakura was his yami. He explained about the items, Marik and Malik, and how they were all lovers. He didn't, however, tell him that he was raped, and that he was pregnant. He didn't really think his father could handle that piece of news at the time.
Yaten snapped out of his daze, and stared at an anxious looking Ryou, and the nervous teens sitting next to him. Letting out a wide grin, he wrapped his arms around his son lovingly.
"Congratulations!" He laughed, hugging Ryou tightly.
Ryou relaxed and smiled back, embracing his father, relieved that the other was taking the news so well. Yaten then let go of Ryou, and walked over to Malik, Marik, and Bakura. He stared at them sternly before holding out his hand to Bakura.
"It's nice to meet you." He started out, grasping Bakura's hand in a handshake. "Thank you, for taking care of my son while I was gone."
"It was no problem at all." Bakura assured. "I love him very much."
"I'm sure you do." Yaten smiled warmly, before facing the two blonds. "It's nice to meet you as well."
"Same here." Malik grinned. "Ryou's told us so much about you." Yaten nodded his head, then turned back to his son.
"So, is that all I'm supposed to know?" He asked, frowning when he saw Ryou start to fidget.
"Ummm, well, there is one more thing you should know." Ryou smiled uncertainly. Bakura flashed his hikari a small reassuring grin, silently urging him to continue. "Well, Father.. You seem, I'm.. uhhhh." He paused. "Imightbepregnant." Ryou finished quickly, and blushed, waiting for a reaction. He heard a loud 'thump' and looked up, startled to see his father passed out on the floor.
"Well." Bakura stated monotonously. "I think that went quite well, don't you?"
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