Disclaimer: you get the point.

Sun: welcome back people!

Water: this chapter's kinda boring,
mostly just Seto musing over his feelings while Joey's in the hospital.

Earth: but we get to find out what happens to Joey and the babies!

Fire: yep! by the way, we forgot to mention in the beginning that this is a song fic to:
Leann rime's "how do i live"
and the corrs "when the stars go blue".

Earth: two of my personal favorites!

Sun: not much else to say, so lets go to the reviewes!

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MandyL:

that's ok! we've got most of the plot worked out any way

Daisy:

( sends you to the shadow realm where Malik is chained to a wall )
there! now you can torture him all you want,
and he'll never die! have fun!

Mavelus:

thanks! it was really hard coming up with a plot

Kay:

( pats back ) there there. there's still more fic to come, so you never know!
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{ song lyrics }
// thoughts //
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Sun: thank you to all who reviewed, now on with the fic!

~~~~~~~~~~~~( Seto's P.O.V )~~~~~~~~~~~

the driver drove as fast as he could towards the Kaiba mansion,
as i held the whimpering blonde in my arms.
He had refused to go to the hospital,
what with his oh-so-annoying docter phobia, so i called in my personal
docter.( no, not Bakura ) Though it would'nt be very fun for the maids,
cleaning the blood out of the carpet, but i was'nt
worried about that. i was'nt worried about that at all.
at the moment, all that mattered was that Joey and the babies
were safe. but as i watched more
and more blood drip down onto my italian leather seats, that idea was slipping
farther and farther away.
i had a gut feeling that something bad would happen to either Joey or the babies,
and i prayed to god i was wrong.
it had shocked me at first, but the more i spent time with Joey and my two daughters,
the more excited i became. i was really looking forward to being a father.
the changing diapers, feeding, and of course the two of them screaming for there daddy,
and we would'nt know which one they were calling for. i wanted it all.
but it was beginning to look like i could'nt have it.
i looked down into Joey's teary mahogany eyes, and i could tell i was losing him.
if we did'nt get there
fast it would be too late. lucky for us, we finally arived at the kaiba mansion,
but before we could reach the drive way, i leapt out of the car,
and ran inside carrying the dying blonde with me.

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Once inside, i was immediatly met by the docter,
who nearly fainted over Joey's condition.
i had told him it was an emergency, but not this big of one.
Just that there had been an accident, and i needed him to meet
me at home. once he was over his state of shock,
i shoved Joey in his arms, and he took him into my personal examining
room. not long after, there was a knock ( more like a pound ) on the door.
i got up to open it, but as soon as my hand touched the knob,
i was litterally trampled by Yugi and his friends.
" WHERE'S JOEY?! IS HE OK?!" Yugi asked frantically.
i closed my eyes and pinched the brigh of my nose as if to relieve stress.
"he's in the examining room with my docter. they should'nt be long."
that said, i ushered Yugi and co. to have a seat, and then took one for my self.
i felt yami's hand rest on my shoulder blades, and i began to relax a bit.
I was getting too attached to them, even that friendship ranting brat Tea.
but i had to wonder. did they like me for me, or did they just put up with me for Joey?
if Joey died, would i go back to the cold heart-less man i once was?
i was'nt worried for me though. or at least i should'nt be. the love of my life
was lying on hid death bed and all i could think about was my personal well being.
that's when i knew that even if Joey did survive, he deserved better. i knew he would leave me,
maybe i even hoped he would. but right now, i was just going to make sure he was ok.
once that was established, i looked over my shoulder, to come face to face with my very worried looking docter.
i started to get up, but Tristan pulled me back down. probably to keep me from attacking him.
"is he ok?" Yami asked, in his normal calm and steady voice. The docter sighed, while taking
off his glasses and rubbing his temples. "The babies apear to be fine. no harm done, surprisingly, but the wound is very
deep and he's lost alot of blood. There's a 50% chance that he won't make it, and the risks will increase if
we don't get the babies out as soon as possible. i need you to sighn here for an emergency C-section. "
i did as i was told taking the pen with shaky hands, and sighned my name on the bottom of the page.
"good. now, the next 24 hours are critical, so we'll know in the morning." i thanked the man, and shook his hand before
the Docter went back into the small room.

{ How do i, get through one night with out you,
if i had to live with out you, what kind of life would that be?}

I sat back down on the large couch, and dropped my head into my hands. This was beginning to be too
much. i'm starting to think it would be easier if i knew Joey was going to die, but instead i have to wait and find out.
of course there's a good part. at least i know there's a chance that he'll live, and the babies are fine. that's good.
no, that's great, just i don't think i could raise them by my self. i don't want them to be like me. If Joey helped me, they
might turn out to be more like him. The happy go lucky, allways fun to be around Joey. My puppy.
My perfect, wonderful, goofy puppy. a bit of an air head sometimes, but that just makes me love him even more.
unlike me, the cold heart-less man that seems to care for nothing but his money and himself. of course deep down inside,
i'm not really like that, but people see me that way, and i don't want them to see my girls that way.

{ oh i, baby i don't know what i would do.
i'd be lost if i lost you.
if you ever leave, baby you would take away every
thing good in my life, and tell me now }

I glance over at Joey's friends, and look them over one by one. That Tea girl was crying into Tristan's shoulder, while
he held back his own tears, Yugi and Ryou were both sniffling and whimpering, but not balling like Tea, and there Yamis
just sort of sat there, no emotion in there eyes. of course that's how they allways looked. it did'nt really offened me.
and finally, my self. i was'nt crying, even though i should be, but i did'nt really feel like it. i just felt.....empty. if any thing, i
was angry. i was angry at my self, angry at Malik , angry at Yugi and his friends, i was even angry at Joey, though i knew
it was'nt his fault. None of this was his fault. all Joey did was get him self alittle mixed up in a bad situation.

{ How do i live with out you? i want to know.
How do i breath with out you? if you ever go.
How do i ever, ever survive? how do i, oh how do i, oh how do i live? }

I felt tears begin to trickle down my cheeks, and for a second i thought i was just imagining things. was i crying?
i wiped the tear with the back of my hand and looked at it. yep, i was crying. for the first time in 12 years i was crying.
over what used to be my mortal enemy. who would've thought of that? i know i did'nt. i also did'nt expect this to be what
might be the last 24 hours of his life, and he was spending them giving life to my children. great, now i felt guilty.
REALLY guilty. like this was all my fault. how did i even know what guilt was? i had never waisted such an emotion on
any one. well, untill now that is.

{ With out you, there'd be no sun in my sky.
there would be no love in my life. there'd
be no world left for me, and, i need you in my arms,
need you to hold. you're my world, my heart, my soul.
if you ever leave, baby you would take away every thing,
need you with me. Baby don't you know that you're
every thing, good in my life. and tell me now. }

I pushed back all my guilt as i heard what sounded like crying, and soon saw the docter come
threw the large oak double doors and walk towards me.maybe he had good news.
Then i looked at what he was holding. there in his arms were my two baby girls.
My eyes light up with joy as i got a better look at them. they were beautiful. each of them had thick golden hair,
much like my puppys, crystal blue eyes that resembeld my own, and of course Joey's trade mark smile.
( A/N: sorry Daisy, but i decided i wanted them to be identical. )They were each dressed in the matching pink poofy dresses
that i bought them ,and there hair was tied over to the side with a tiny pink bow.They were'nt crying any more,
( probably got that over with ) and almost seemed like they were smiling, Like they allready knew who i was. if they did'nt,
they'd find out soon.i walked over to the docter, and he handed me one of the girls, and the other to.......BAKURA?!
was the docter that stupid?! i watched in awe and laughter as the baby poked Bakura smack in the eye, and i knew she'd
be just like Joey. i felt something pull on my shirt, and i realized that i had almost forgotten i had a baby in my arms.
i smiled down at her, and she smiled back. Joey's Smile. or more like grin. i smirked, and placed a kiss on her nose,
causing her to go into fits of giggles. i looked over at my other daughter, as she giggled like a maniac while tugging
on Bakura's hair, causing the tomb robber to snarl and growl. "grrrrr.....WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?! DO YOU LIKE
ANNOYING THE HELL OUT OF ME?!" she cocked her head to the side, and studied Bakura's angry features, then to every
one's surprise, she began to laugh. // i guess Bakura's finally met his match.// My thought was interupted when the docter
cleared his throat. " joey's asleep, but you can see him if you like. " i nodded, handed the other baby to Yugi, and walked to
my room, where Joey was currently resting.

{ How do i live with out you?
i want to know. how do i breath
with out you? if you ever go.
how do i ever, ever survive?
how d i, how do i, oh how do i live?
how do i live? }

i quietly crept into my room, as not to wake the sleeping blonde, and sat down on the foot of the bed. he looked alot smaller
aound the waist now that he had gone threw the surgery, Maybe even smaller than he was before he got pregnant.
though tht was very unlikely. his features were surprisingly calm, and he did'nt look like he was in pain. that was good.
as much as i hate to say it, if Joey wa going to die ( which he migh not ) then i was going to make sure he would die
in peace. i guess i would find out in the morning. // hmmm...speaking of morning, i wonder what time it is //
i looked over at the small alarm clock, which currently read: 4:25 a.m. and i was'nt tired at all. as if in disagreement,
i found my self unable to resist the urge to yawn. i lied my head across Joey's lap, and soon found myself drifting off
to sleep.
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i was awoken by that damned sun shining threw my window, squinted over to the alarm clock, which now read: 2:31 p.m.
i had slept that late?.......wait a sec......then that would mean, Joey's either awake or-no. i won't use thoughs two
words in the same sentence. i looked up at what was supposed to be my sleeping puppy, but instead came face to face
with two large honey colored eyes. i was in shock. Joey was alive? i sat all the way up, and Joey smiled warmly at me.
that's when i knew i was'nt dreaming. Joey was alive and well. once again, i felt tears slide down my cheeks, only this time
they were tears of joy. before i knew what i was doing, i pulled him into a tight embrace, causing him to whimper in pain.
i looked down at him, and i realized he was still alittle tender, so i loosened the hug, but still kept him cradeled in my arms.
we sat there ike that, me crying into his shoulder. and him simply resting his chin in the crook of my neck, untill
we heard a knock on the door frame, interupting our perfect moment. i secretly glared at who ever it was, and cursed under
my breath. i hesitated for a moment, but decided to release Joey, and look over my shoulder to see my docter, Yugi,
and his friends. Yugi handed me the babies, and not a second later, Joey was trampled to the bed and smothered
in hugs and kisses. The docter pulled out a clip-bourd and a pen, and handed them to me. " sighn there names at the
bottom." i thought for a moment, and then realized that we had'nt thought of any. "hey, Joey, what do you wanna name the
girls?" " I DON'T CARE, JUST GET THEM OFF OF ME!!!! " came Joey's muffled cry. i shrugged, and wrote down the names:
Emily Nichole Kaiba, and Elizabeth Marie Kaiba. i had decided to name them after both of our mothers. ( my birth mother,
not the foster parent ) i'm sure Joey would'nt mind. i handed the clip-bourd back to the docter, and began to pry Joey's
friends off, one by one. that done, i placed elizabeth in Joey's unsuspecting arms. after finally noticing Someone was poking
him in the arm, Joey looked down at his infant daughter, eyes nearly popping out of his head. i smirked and wrapped my
free arm around his shoulder. " Joey, meet elizabeth. and elizbeth, meet your daddy! ermm...your other Daddy."
i could've sworn Joey would've said something by now, but instead he just sat there, too shocked to even move.
" so are you happy?" "extatic." i gave emily to Tristan, and Tea took elizabeth. that done, i reached into my pocket,
and pulled out a small velvet box." Joey" i popped the box open, revealing a silver wedding band, with several small
diamonds incrested in it. " will you marry me?" Joey's eyes were even wider, if that was possible as i took his hand in mine.
i gazed into his honey eyes, which were all ready sparkeling with tears. " yes. i will." " y-you will?" Joey nodded his head,
and i practically through my self into his arms. Joey sniffled and hiccuped a bit, burrying him self in the crook of my neck,
and i slowly placed the wedding ring on his exceptionally small finger. we sat there for a moment, untill i heard very light
snoring. i looked over and found that Joey was asleep. i just declared my love to him and he fell asleep.
not that i'm offended, after all, he should be quite exausted, but that's sort of an odd time to take a nap.
i shook the thought out of my head, placed Joey under the covers, and ushered for every one to go back into the living room,
grabbing my two daughters along the way. i glanced back over at the sleeping beauty. "sleep well, my puppy."
that said, i flipped off the light and shut the door.
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Sun: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOEY'S OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Water: AND THE BABIES!!!!!! DON'T FORGET THE BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fire: WAIT! don't stop reading yet, there's still one last chapter!!!!!!!

Earth: so untill then, R&R!

Baby: bye bye!