A/N: Hey peeps/readers! I can not believe it is actually chapter twenty-one! Thanks for all the reviews! You wonderful people! Well... Um... OH! I want to go ahead and tell you guys that I am creating a manga for Stay with Me! It is awesome! Even though I only have three pages done... So, go check them out on my deviantART account! I am BakuraLOLZ on there, ma fwends! And I want to tell you guys that I have decided that there will be a sequel to Stay with Me! And it will be AMAZING! I just know it. *awesome face*

I am so mean to Ryoua. SORRY GIRL! She is about five months pregnant at the end of this chapter! And she acts like a real bitch because she is pregnant, if that was not obvious.

Bakura: BakuraLOLZ99 doesn't own anything except for OC's and the plot.

Chapter 21: Crash And Burn!

"RYOUA! RYOUA WAKE UP!" a childish voiced screamed.

Ryoua groaned, throwing the pillow at the voice. "No! I am pregnant with twins! I need sleep!"

"COME ON! We're at the Battle City Finals! You have to get up!" the voice yelled again.

Ryoua took her face out from under the covers, glaring at Yugi. "Let me repeat myself, dear Yugi. I am. A. Pregnant. Woman. With. TWINS! A one month pregnant woman!"

Yugi was silent. "Please?"

"No."

"Why?"

"I am tired."

"That is not good enough."

"Do not test me, Yugi."

"Aw! Come on! You would never-"

Ryoua jumped up from the bed and tackled Yugi to the ground, putting him in a choke hold. "I said not to test me!"she yelled, letting the small teen male go.

Yugi smiled an unnatural evil smile. "Guess who got up?" he asked in a sing song voice.

Ryoua deepened her glare, making Yugi shiver in fear. "Then I congratulate you, King of Games."she said coldly, obviously pissed.

Yugi rubbed his neck with a slight frown on his face. "Alright, alright! I am sorry! I will defiantly let you sleep next time."

Ryoua got off the small teen male. "You better." she glared at him, holding her hand out for him to take, and accepted it, letting her pull him up. "And why exactly do I need to get up?"

"We are at the place where the Battle City Finals will be held. This is where we will defeat Mariku." Yugi told her confidently.

Ryoua was silent for a moment. "Does that mean we will get Marik back?" she asked finally, whispering.

Yugi nodded slowly. "I believe so."

Ryoua smiled slightly. "That is good."

Yugi nodded in agreement, walking toward the door. "Let us go. We will be landing at the Dueling Tower soon."Yugi told her as he walked out of the room.

Ryoua sighed, walking in to the bathroom, jumping in the shower real quick to clean herself, and getting out and changing in to a brown sleeveless top, a cream jacket, and dark blue denim skinny jeans, slipping on some black converse, making sure she looked presentable enough before peeking out the door to make sure Mariku was not around. When it seemed to be fine, she stepped out of the room, quickly being joined by Ishizu, who smiled brightly at her. "Hello, Ishizu."

"Hello, Ryoua. I hope Yugi woke you well, as I told him to."

Ryoua groaned. "If you consider me putting him in to a choke hold, then, yes, I was awoken very well."

Ishizu laughed softly. "I am sorry. I told him to wake you up softly, even though I did know that it would be very difficult to wake you up."

Ryoua nodded. "And I do not want to be awoken ever again while I am pregnant. " Ryoua glared slightly. "I want to sleep till I can not sleep anymore!"

Ishizu laughed. "I will defiantly remember that."

Ryoua seemed to hesitate before she asked, "Um... Ishizu?" Ishizu nodded for her to continue, and she did. "What.. Where will I go if Bakura does not come back for a while?" she asked, fiddling with her fingers.

Ishizu was silent for a minute. "Before Bakura was... Banished... He left you in mine, Marik's, and Odion's care. And I plan on fulling his final wish, do you agree?"

Ryoua nodded slowly. "So... I am to stay with you till I can go on my own?"

Ishizu nodded. "You are correct, Ryoua. You can leave before you give birth, but I would suggest to stay us for the whole time of the pregnancy. It will be safer that way."

Ryoua nodded in agreement. "I may stay afterward, too. But I might become a writer after, just like I was taught to be so long ago. I may have hated the lessons, but I loved to write."

Ishizu chuckled softly. "I am guessing you married Bakura before you could become a scribe, am I right?"

Ryoua nodded, looking over at Ishizu with a curious gaze shining in her eyes. "Tell me, Ishizu. Honestly, what do you think of Bakura?"

Ishizu sighed. "I personally do not take a liking to the Thief King. He is a enemy of the Pharaoh, a young man I am very loyal to."

Ryoua nodded in understanding. "I understand what you mean, Ishizu. But he is very misunderstood. I have loved Bakura from the day I met him, and we were only ten. I had just never knew I really loved him till he kissed me for the first time, the night I went to see Yami."

Ishizu smiled slightly. "I am a where of that, child. I respect Bakura for being able to love. Fate had said that he would spend his life alone, with know one to love him, not Marik, or any of his family. He was to spend his entire existence alone. You were suppose to marry Yami and have his children, ruling by his side till Yami would be sealed inside the puzzle. But, you denied fate, falling in love with Bakura. You left the Pharaoh alone, instead of Bakura."

Ryoua stared at Ishizu in shock. "Fate put me with Yami...?"she whispered, mostly to herself.

"And Marik was not even suppose to survive during Kul Elna's raid. Fate had declared him to die with the rest of the people there, except for myself and Bakura. I am sure you had known Isis, am I correct?"

Ryoua nodded. "Your reincarnation. The original holder of the Millennium Necklace."

Ishizu nodded. "I know that even to this day, the gods still can not figure out how all of you escaped your sealed fate. It even confuses me."

Ryoua did not answer. A life without her love... No, that was impossible. A cruel fate. How could even the gods be that cruel to have thought to put her and Bakura both through that? Ryoua had not idea. And then a life without her two children? Ryoua began to tear up, but she held back the tears, blinking her eyes.

"I know that is hard for you to take in, and that it hurts to think about, but think about how you two did the unthinkable and bypassed the gods sealed fate for the both of you. That is something the two of you should be proud of." Ishizu said softly.

Ryoua nodded in agreement, a few more tears trailing down Ryoua's face. "I know I should," she sobbed, "But I do not ever want to be without Bakura! I love him too much to be! Please do not let me spend the rest of this existence without him! I can not do that! I can not be without him!" Ryoua sobbed, tears pouring rapidly down her face. Ryoua suddenly felt her anger boil out of control and she punched through the wall, her arm tensing in pain. Ryoua slowly took her arm from out of the wall.

This is Yami's fault, Ryoua thought angrily as she continued walking, not caring if Ishizu was following her or not, most likely she was. If Yami's uncle had never been so reckless they never would have destroyed Kul Elna, and Bakura would have never had to have been kill- Sent to the Shadow Realm. And then me and Bakura could have been together freely, no one would care... Ryoua smiled at that thought.

"Ryoua, you must stop!" Ishizu called.

Ryoua was torn out of her thoughts by the sudden noise, turning around to face Ishizu who was looking at her worriedly.

"Please, let me see your hand."

Ryoua nodded slowly, holding up her hand that was all ready beginning to bruise badly.

Ishizu gave Ryoua a sad look. "Flex your finger please. And tell me if the pain is bad or not." Ishizu told her softly.

Ryoua did as she was told, not even wincing when a small, but sickening crack was her. When she had died, there had been so much pain and blood, and Ryoua had hid that from Bakura, she had used all of her strength that she had left to hide her pain from Bakura. This was nothing. Absolutely nothing compared to all of the emotional and physical pain she had ever been through.

This was nothing.

She was nothing.

Life was nothing.

Why is everything nothing? Why can humans think life is something to cherish? I hate this life. If I have to be without Bakura for the rest of this existence... I rather not exist at all. But I have his children, all least. Our children. The only thing of the two us there is left. Ryoua thought, a hand caressing her stomach as a smile crept on to her cream features. This will be the only thing I live for... And for Bakura's return. Bakura will return. He always does. He promised to, anyways. He promised he would always come back.

"I believe it is just a sprain. Nothing too serious, I think." Ishizu suddenly said, ripping Ryoua out of her thoughts once again.

Ryoua looked down to the ground in shame. "Oh, well, that is good. Forgive me, Ishizu, for not having better control of myself." Ryoua apologized.

Ishizu smiled thoughtfully. "Do not apologize, Ryoua. You are human, and humans get angry."

Ryoua's irritation with herself grew. "If this is what a human is... Than humans are pathetic. I am a pathetic excuse for a spirit and a human. I look in shame upon myself."

Ishizu frowned. "Do not think of yourself in that way, child. You are very brave, and strong. Especially strong hearted. You are a proud woman, and a soon to be proud mother. I hope Taweret(1) will watch over you, child."

Ryoua smiled slightly, nodding. "Thank you, Ishizu. Thank you for being so patient with me, I do not think anyone else could have done it."

Ishizu smiled slightly at the young woman. "You are welcome, child. I am happy to help you. Now follow me, I do not think you will be able to stay and watch the last duel."

Ryoua nodded slowly, following Ishizu as they both held up her injured left hand... And it was now starting to hurt like absolute HELL! When the two women got to Ryoua's room, Ishizu laid Ryoua down on the bed, running in to the bathroom, retrieving a first aid kit. Ishizu knelt down next to the bed beside Ryoua and her hurt arm, taking out the gauze and very carefully and softly wrapping it around Ryoua's wrist.

Ishizu did not look up from her work as she spoke calmly. "This could take up to a few months to heal, but I do not believe that the sprain was too severe. But I do know with will need to have it looked at when we leave this place. The best thing we can do for you, the wrist, and your children is to just keep you inside the blimp and in bed. I will be right back with some ice for you arm to keep down the swelling and bruising. And remember to make sure not to move too much." Ishizu reminded Ryoua as she ran out of the room.

Ryoua stared down at her arm. She knew you were not suppose to move it and put strain on it, for that would only take the healing process longer and make the injury worse than it all ready is. Ice always helped, and there was that rice treatment she vaguely knew about... You also had to elevate your wrist to reduce swelling... Hm. Only if she knew how the wrist should be elevated.

Ishizu came back in with a few ice packs and another pillow, kneeling back down next to Ryoua, lifting her arm up carefully, sliding the pillow under it and setting the injured arm back down on it. Ishizu trailed her eyes down Ryoua's arm till she got to her fingers, catching sight of Ryoua's ring, she smiled. "That is a beautiful ring you have there, child." Ishizu said as she began wrapping the arm carefully.

Ryoua smiled. "Yeah... It was Bakura's mother's ring that he managed to save the night of the raid. He proposed to me with it, too, just like he did in this time."

Ishizu nodded, but was silent. Bakura really did love her, with all his soul and being. And she loved him with equal, maybe more, or maybe Bakura loved her more... That would be tough to decide.

Ishizu smiled in satisfaction, standing up from Ryoua's side. "Well, I need to be going, and I will inform the others of your condition so they do not worry."

Ryoua nodded. "Thank you, Ishizu."

Ishizu smiled, walking out of the room quickly, shutting the door behind her

Ryoua sighed, looking down at her slightly swollen stomach. "I blame you for the sprained wrist. Stupid pregnancy hormones did not wait to kick in." Ryoua sighed again, scooting herself down more, pulling the covers over her with her good hand, closing her eyes, letting the darkness take her away in to sleep.

Ryoua's eyes slowly opened to something softly shaking her. Ryoua looked over to see her smiling friends, she smiled tiredly. "Hey..."

"Guess what, Rye." Joey whispered.

"Hmm. What?" Ryoua asked, letting her eyes slide closed again.

"I AM BACK!" Marik screamed, bursting through the door with a wide grin on his face.

Ryoua's eyes snapped back opened and she jumped up fro the bed, running over to Marik and pulling him in to a huge hug, knocking them both to the ground.

"FUCK!" Ryoua swore, quickly jumping off Marik, clutching her wrist in agony.

Joey quickly ran over to his friend, leading her back over to her bed. He laid her back down, elevating her arm back on the pillow and grabbed a new ice pack, setting it on Ryoua's arm.

Marik chuckled. "I heard about you punching the wall... Either pregnant women are just really irritated really easily, or you have anger issues."

Ryoua rolled her eyes. "Ha ha ha."

"I am thinking the latter."

Ryoua glared. "Do not worn out your welcome, Marik. I can only be nice for so long."

Marik chuckled again, sitting down at the end of the bed, grinning widely. "So, you excited about staying with Ishizu, myself, and Odion? I know I am."

Ryoua giggled. "Yes, I am."

The rest of the people gave the strange looks.

"Sis, what is he talking about?" Duke asked, walking over to the bed beside his sister.

Ryoua looked over at her brother. "Uh... Well, I am staying with Marik, Ishizu, and Odion while I am pregnant..." Ryoua explained. "Bakura told Ishizu and Marik to look after me if anything ever happened to him."

Duke seemed to be angry, but he hid it well. "I just can not wait for you to explain this to dad."

Ryoua sweat dropped. "Damn."

Duke chuckled. "Yeah. Good luck with that, sis, cause I ain't helping you in the slightest."

Ryoua stuck her tongue out at Duke. "W-Well... I do not have to tell him do I?" she looked at her brother with pleading eyes.

Duke smirked. "How are you going to explain to children to him when you visit the old man?"

Ryoua groaned, hanging her head down in defeat. "I hate this existence." she mumbled.

Duke laughed, crossing his arms over his chest. "You'll hate it even more when dad proceeds to kill you for being only seventeen and pregnant, not with only one but two! He is going to go on a freaking killing spree."

"I know." Ryoua mumbled. "Do not remind me."

"I kind of want to be present for that discussion." Marik added, smirking slightly.

Ryoua glared. "You will not be if I kill you first."

Marik held his hand up in defense. "Don't get bitching with me, princess." Marik smirked wider.

Ryoua groaned, pulling the cover back over her head, laying back down completely. "Can I go back to sleep now?"

Everyone in the room laughed softly. "Sure go ahead." They all walked out of the room except for three people.

"And the three Ishtar's are in here for what reason?" Ryoua asked, her voice muffled by the pillow her face was buried in.

Marik chuckled. "I am hurt! Do you not want to see me! I am practically your second brother!"

Ryoua rolled her eyes. "I am a tired pregnant woman, I need sleep. And if you want me not to go all bitch psychopath on you... I would suggest for you to let me sleep."

"Why are you acting so much aggressive during this pregnancy? You were not near as mean or emotional the first time with Saffieria." Marik said.

Ryoua sighed, carefully turning herself over in the bed, making sure not to put strain on her wrist. "I was only nice because I took out all of the anger on Bakura, he aloud it, for some reason... I think it turned him on... I am still not sure."

Marik and his siblings sweat dropped. "Way to much information, Rye."

Ryoua giggled, shrugging. "You asked."

"Yes, and it just happens to be the worst mistake I have ever made. I would rather not imagine you and Bakura having sex." Marik gagged.

Ryoua smirked. "I do not know, Marik! Having sex with Bakura is pretty good-No! It is great!"

Marik out his hand over his mouth. "Please! I beg of you! Stop!"

Ryoua laughed. "AW! Come on! I was just getting started!" Ryoua pretended to pout. "And if you were going to get sick, please do not tell me you are pregnant too!"

Marik looked at her strangely, but then a wide grin appeared on his features. "There is the Rye I know!"

Ryoua rolled her eyes, smiling. "Okay! Are you satisfied? Can I go to sleep now?"

Before anyone could reply, there was a huge crash. Ryoua almost jumped up, but was stopped by Ishizu. "You want to rest, am I right?"

Ryoua sighed, curling back down in the covers. "Can you check it out and tell me what it was then?"

Marik chuckled. "I WILL GO DO IT!" He cheered, running out of the room. "HOLLY SHIT! WHAT'S KAIBA DOING ON A FIGHTER PLANE!"

Ryoua laughed. Maybe it would be nice staying with the Ishtar's...

Two week later at Domino City...

"Sis, are you sure you want to stay with those Ishtar's? I'd be happy to make room for you, me and dad both." Duke said as he loaded some luggage in to a taxi car.

Ryoua smiled thoughtfully. "I am sure, Duke. I want to be back at my home, I need to let my children grown up in that place."

"But it's Egypt." Duke said.

"I know. That is where Bakura and I were both born, including my first child. And you can visit me when the Pharaoh is ready to go to the Afterlife. I promise." She smiled, holding out her good arm to him, her pinky finger out.

Duke smiled, shaking pinkies with her. "You better!" He said, pulling her into a hug. "I'm going to miss you so much, sis. It just won't be the same in Domino without you hear."

Ryoua smiled, hugging her brother back. "I am going to miss you too, brother. All of you." she said, looking at all of her friends that stood behind her and Duke.

Joey came up and hugged Ryoua next, bursting in to tears, hysterically crying. "N-Now d-don't m-make m-me h-h-have to c-come all t-the way d-down t-to E-Egypt and s-straighten y-you up!" Joey warned, sobbing loudly.

Ryoua smiled, hugging Joey tight, a few of her own tears falling down her face. "I will not, Joey, or maybe I will just so I can see you. I will miss you so much."

Joey sniffed, pulling away, waving and smiling sadly as he walked back to the little group.

The rest of her friends said goodbye, watching her and the Ishtar's climb in to the rental car, heading off to Egypt.

Ryoua was now five months pregnant, her cravings were horrible, she was sleeping more often and having nightmares about when Bakura had been sent to the Shadow Realm. But she was over all, perfectly fine and healthy, as were her two babies.

"Hello, Miss. Otogi. How are you doing today? Anything new happened I should know about?" The doctor asked as he say down in the chair next to the hospital bed that Ryoua sat on.

Ryoua smiled, shaking her head. "No. Just same old same. The cravings are the same, only change week by week, and my sleeping is still the heavy. My nightmares are happening more often, though."

The doctor nodded. "Well, all those things are normal. But I do think that maybe you should talk to a friend or a family member about the nightmares, it might help you overcome them." the older man explained, a bright smile coming on to his tan features. "Are you ready to find out the genders are your two buns in the oven?"

Ryoua nodded excitedly. "I have been ready since I found out I was pregnant."

The man's smile brightened, and he turned on the machine beside him, grabbing a little something or another, and a small bottle. "Lift up your shirt some please. I will warn you that this stuff is pretty cold at first."

Ryoua laughed quickly, lifting up her shirt to show her swollen stomach, shuddered at the coldness of the blue gel.

The doctor looked at the screen as he waved the wand across Ryoua's stomach, smiling even brighter, looking over at Ryoua. "Okay, now if you look over here." he said, pointing at a little spot on the screen, "That right there is your daughter."

Ryoua smiled happily.

The doctor moved the wand over some, pointing at another little spot. "And... That little rascal there is your son."

Ryoua almost cheered in joy, joyful tears streamed down her face. "A little Akefia and Saffieria." she whispered.

The doctor smiled. "Both you and the babies are perfectly healthy, their heart beats are going full force and I believe you should start feeling the two begin to kick, if you already haven't, that is." The doctor explained.

Ryoua nodded, sitting back up, grabbing the towel the doctor handed her, wiping the blue gel off of her stomach and pulling her shirt back down. "No, I have not yet. And will I deliver naturally or by cesarean section?"

The doctor thought a moment. "Well, at the moment you will most likely deliver vaginally, but if complications arise then you will have a cesarean section. I do not think you will need to, though, for how healthy you and your children both are." The man explain.

Ryoua nodded. "Okay. And do you think my wrist is healing well?"

The doctor scooted his chair over to Ryoua, carefully holding up her arm, taking off the brace. "Is it hurting much?"

Ryoua shook her head. "No, it is barely even noticeable."

The doctor nodded. "I think it is healing just fine, then, Miss. Ryoua. Now you have a nice day and keep taking good care of yourself."

Ryoua nodded, climbing off the small hospital bed, walking out of the room.

Marik and Ishizu smiled brightly at her when she came in to the waiting room.

"So, are we having a boy or a girl?" Marik asked.

Ryoua rolled her eyes. "I am having a boy and a girl, Marik."

Marik through his fist in the air. "YEAH! That kid is gonna be the next King of Thieves! I can feel it!"

Ryoua rolled her eyes.

"So, what will his name be?" Ishizu asked.

"Akefia." Ryoua answered.

"Wasn't that Bakura's real name?" Marik asked.

Ryoua smiled slightly, nodding. "Yes, and that is why I chose it."

The brother and sister nodded. "Well, we are expecting company soon." Ishizu said, a smile plastered on her face.

Ryoua gave her a look. "We are?"

Ishizu nodded. "Yes. The Pharaoh is ready to return to the Afterlife." Ishizu explained. "And we are to meet him and his friends at the airport in an hour. He will the hold up the three god cards in front of a sacred stone slab, and it will then reveal to him what he must do."

Ryoua nodded slowly. "O-Okay..."

Ishizu smiled sadly. "Ryoua, I know that you blame the Pharaoh for most of the horrible things in your life, but we must forgive and forget."

Ryoua sighed. "Not everything can be forgiven. The things you can not forget, are things that you should not forgive."

Ishizu was silent as the group of three walked out of the hospital, climbing in to their car. They soon arrived at the airport, sitting down in the chairs to wait for the plane to arrive.

"Flight 2346 from Japan has now landed." the speaker said over the microphone. "Will passengers for flight 5327 for Japan please go to boarding area."

"ISHIZU, MARIK, RYOUA!" voices called from behind Ryoua, Marik and Ishizu.

They looked behind them to see Yugi, Joey, Anzu and Tristan running towards them. Ishizu and Marik smiled as they stood up and walked over to the group.

Ryoua carefully stood up, walking over next to Marik, her face emotionless.

Everyone smiled at her. "So, Rye, whatcha havin?" Joey asked.

"Boy and girl." Ryoua answered.

Joey grinned. "What are the little babies gonna be named?"

"Akefia is the boy, and Saffieria is the girl." Ryoua answered, a slight smile creeping on to her face.

"I am sorry to interrupt, but I think we should get going, don't you think, Pharaoh?" Ishizu asked, looking over at Yami.

Yami nodded.

Ishizu smiled. "Then follow me." and everyone did, getting in to the van and began their trip to the Valley of Kings.

Ryoua was silent the whole time, even when she was asked questions, she would not answer them.

"Looks like were here!" Marik stated, pulling the car into park in front of a giant temple that led to an underground sanctuary. Marik got out of the car first, Ishizu next, helping Ryoua out. The rest of the group got out after.

Ryoua sat down on a large rock, setting her hands on her stomach as she watched Ishizu and Marik walk back over to Yami and the others, talking and explaining for a few minutes. After they seemed to be done talking the group of four walked in to the small temple, while Ishizu and Marik stayed in front of it, staring after them.

Ryoua felt a hand go on her shoulder and she gasped, looking behind her. "B-Bakura...!"