//…//--Video Tape in Health class

Visual Aid
Bakura woke up the next morning and kissed Ryou on the forehead. Bakura took her wrist in her hand to check her

pulse. He became suspicious when he felt the pulse beat irregularly against him. Ryou had to return to school today

on a limited basis, but it was obvious from Ryou's slightly larger belly and her irregular pulse she was not yet ready

 to return to school. The school only let him come in for a couple classes at first. If he was able to tolerate more classes,

he could voluntarily take more classes. Hearing that Ryou was taking health class, he thought he should sit in on the class.

And since they were doing reproduction, he figured it might help if he knew about the processes going on inside his lover's body.
He quickly dressed and found Malik packing his books downstairs. Bakura didn't find Marik downstairs.
"Where's your yami?"
"I think he's still asleep. He looks rather cranky. I wouldn't wake him up."
"He's got to go to work."
"Don't say I never warned you, Bakura. Marik's a nightmare if he gets woken out of a sound sleep."
Bakura ascended the stairs and threw open the door. "Marik Ishtar, get up and go to work."
Marik groaned and yawned in his sleep. "I don't wanna ride the pony, mommy."
Bakura rolled his eyes and shook the other yami awake. "Wake up! Get up and get ready for work. Ishtar!"
Marik opened his eyes. "I was having a nice dream, Itemri!" (Note: Itemri means 'I love you' in Egyptian and is Bakura's

last name.) "Why did I have to wake up?"
"So you can go to work and pay for your child or children."
"I get it. Let me get dressed."
Bakura left the door opened partly when he saw Ryou come out of the bedroom. He went to her and kissed her on the cheek.

"How are you feeling this morning?"
"I don't feel like throwing up for a change."
Bakura leaned down and put his ear against her belly. "And how are my little yami babies doing?"
"One of them keeps moving. It just fell asleep."
Bakura looked up at her with his ear still pressed against her. "You feel it moving?"
Ryou smiled and ran her fingers through Bakura's hair. "Just a little, yami. I'll register tonight for the lamaze classes today.

 I think today I'm just going to stay home and sleep. This baby kept me up all night."
Bakura gasped and Ryou leaned against the door. "I felt it move! Marik! Marik, get over here!"
Marik put on his uniform and his hamburger hat. "What did I do in my former life to deserve this? What is it?"
"The baby is moving! The baby is moving! Marik! Malik! Get up here!" Bakura ran downstairs to pull Malik up the stairs excitedly.

Ryou stood there as all three of them had their ears to her belly. They stood quietly waiting for the next movement.
"Ryou, can you feel it move?" Bakura asked causing the movement in the belly. Malik smiled and squealed hugging Ryou's shoulders tightly.
"What about the other one? Is it only one moving?" Marik asked.
Ryou nodded. "I haven't felt the other one move. I hope the baby is alright."
Marik and Bakura pulled their ears away from Ryou. "If you need me to go to the hospital with you, Ryou, I can do it," Marik said.
"No. They looked fine yesterday. I can do it myself if I need to go. I'll see how I feel today."
Marik kissed her cheek. "Get some rest today if you can, Ryou. If you're tired, we don't want you getting sick."
Ryou nodded. "It's very strange to feel it moving. Sometimes, I just want to hold it in one position so it can settle down.

I bet that baby is yours, Bakura."
"Why do you guess that?"
She smiled and rubbed the side of the belly calming the baby down. "Because it has too much energy for me to keep up with.

It's very restless. The funny thing is, I'm not even close to delivery yet! Wait until I get bigger! I'll never get any sleep."
"If you need to go to the hospital, Ryou, do it," Marik said hugging her tightly. "I don't want yours or their lives in danger."
"Thank you, Marik. You better get ready for work and school before you are late."
Bakura placed his ear against the belly with the overactive baby. "You be good for your mommy today. Both of you." Bakura

 kissed her belly and ran downstairs with Malik. Marik put his head on Ryou's shoulder. "If you need anything today…and I mean

anything, you call me at work."
Ryou nodded and followed Marik downstairs where Bakura and Malik ran out of the door. Marik made a quick lunch and turned

to Ryou giving her a kiss. Marik brought Ryou into his arms and pressed his lips against hers gently. She wrapped her arms

around him and curled her right leg around him, running her leg against his. Marik's tongue lightly brushed Ryou's along the

bottom and curling around it nearly prodding her tongue to enter his mouth. Ryou whimpered into the kiss as Marik's hand

came to the front of her belly. He rubbed it along the side with the least amount of movement. He was amazed to find a very

small bump as he gently pressed. He knew he had just touched a baby for the first time in his life. The baby between Marik

and Ryou leaped again making Ryou break the kiss.
"I think that one is jealous for attention, Ryou."
"It'll be alright. You should get to work before you lose your job."
"Yeah. That'll be a shame. I could never make it to the level of Mr. Secret Sauce. What a shame."
Ryou giggled. "I can take care of these two, Marik."
Marik left the house. Ryou noticed that when Bakura spoke, the same baby would always jump. It was only when Marik

came close to the other baby did the inactive baby move. Ryou left the house and watched Marik walk down the street.

As he did, she felt the inactive baby slightly leap. Ryou looked down and rubbed the side with the slight movement.
"I know, baby. I know. Daddy's gotta go to work."

*************In school…..*************
Bakura went to Ryou's locker and opened it. Malik was still grinning from ear to ear from hearing about Ryou's babies.

When Bakura and Marik told him the night before that it was twins, Malik mothered Ryou all night. He was constantly

asking Ryou if she needed another drink, he put a pillow behind her back, he even gave her a scalp massage. Malik

even sang to her as he rubbed her head and her shoulders. Malik never left Ryou's side. He constantly stayed by her

side until she fell asleep from being so comfortable.
Bakura grabbed the books he needed. The class he began with was Health.
Malik walked around school with a grin. "Do you think Ryou will be alright alone today?"
Bakura nodded. "Ryou will be fine. It was incredible this morning to feel those babies, wasn't it?"
"I can't believe there's two! I hope it's not two Marik's. Both of us are in trouble if they are Marik's."
"I know. Poor Ryou."
Bakura sat next to Malik and the teacher walked in with his notes. Bakura opened Ryou's copybook and studied it.

Ryou had legible handwriting. Bakura's could never be that neat! The teacher walked up to Bakura.
"Ryou! How are you feeling? Did you finish the homework I sent home with you?"
"No, sir. I'm sorry," Bakura imitated Ryou again.
"Just hand it in next week. I don't want to stress you out too much."
The teacher handed Bakura a pile of handouts detailing male and female anatomy. Bakura looked at the papers

sideways and lengthwise. Malik looked at Bakura's perplexed face.
"What's so confusing? You should know the male anatomy pretty well." Marik started to snicker.
"It's not the male! It's the female! It looks so…..complicated."
"Then how did you make Ryou pregnant?"
"I picked one…randomly."
Malik buried his mouth in his hands and laughed. "You never made love to a woman?"
"No, OK! Except Ryou. Happy?"
Malik whispered under his breath, "Randomly, great Ra in heaven!"
The bell rang and the teacher stepped in front of a class with a television monitor.
"Ok, people, I hope everyone did their chapter reviews last night."
The teacher was interrupted by a shrill squeaky voice. Bakura and Malik both closed their eyes in self-pity. Anzu entered

the classroom. "Sorry I'm late! I needed to tell my locker how friendly it was being to me for holding my books. Lockers

are like Friendship!"
The teacher groaned and put her in the front to keep her quiet easier. "Yesterday we were
covering mating rituals and the functions of the erogenous zones."
Bakura leaned to Malik. "So this is what I've been missing?"
Malik nodded his head with a grin.
"I'm going to tell Marik this is where you are getting all your ideas."
Malik giggled. "I call it 'research.'"
Bakura shook his head. No wonder Malik enjoyed Health class! He used his 'study skills' on his yami.
"Today I've promised to show you a movie and this will be on the test, so pay attention.
The teacher popped the tape into the VCR.

//Welcome to: The Miracle of Childbirth. In this video, we plan to show you the beautiful process of birth from conception

 to the birth of a newborn baby.//
Bakura watched intently taking notes he know he would need later.
//In the first trimester, the woman's breasts may become tender and sore. This is due to a rise in chemicals in her body.

Mom sure is hungry. Her appetite is increased…she is eating for two now.//
Bakura knew it. Ryou was eating everything in sight. Everyday was a new craving.
//The new mother is also tired and times of morning sickness is not uncommon.//
Bakura wrote down the information quickly.
// During the second trimester, mom looks pregnant. The importance of a healthy diet is essential to the development of the fetus.//
Bakura looked at the picture of the unborn baby on the screen. That was what his baby must look like…or babies.
// Hormone levels drop and the mother returns to normal. This is when the movement of the baby can be detected by the

mother. An amniocentesis is performed which can determine any genetic abnormalities and may even determine the gender

 of the baby. Backaches are still common and mood swings increase during this time dur to more hormonal changes.//
Bakura and Malik sighed. They were in trouble. Deep trouble. If Ryou was moody before, what would she be like later?
//The baby weights 10-12 ounces in the second trimester. It is possible for a child born in late second semester to survive,

but the chances are slim. By the third trimester, the woman's breasts become heavier and weight gain continues.//
Bakura sighed. Ryou was large now and she was only in, according to the movie, the second trimester.
//Depression is not uncommon during this time. First time mothers are usually anxious.//
"Anxiety is like Friendship! YEAH FRIENSHIP!"
"Anzu, quiet!" The teacher scolded.
// Pregnant women may have trouble breathing because of the increased strain on their bodies. Now it's time for mom to deliver.//
Bakura watched as the woman was wheeled down a long hallways yelling back at her husband. "If you ever ever EVER touch

me again, you are DEAD, mister!"
//Here we see the waterbreaking.//
The class groaned and Bakura's eyes widened and his jaw dropped.
//Just when mom didn't think things could get worse, the contractions start pushing the baby through the birth canal Muscles

stretch to allow the baby passage through the mother..//
The woman on the screen's face contorted as she continued to scream at her husband. "Son of a bitch this hurts!" the woman

cried to the ceiling.
Bakura gasped as they opened the woman's legs and pulled out a long needle.
// The birthing process is a beautiful thing, especially when the body is pulled, tugged, and stretched in ways never thought

before possible by mom. //
Bakura felt something in his throat.
// Here we see the newborn being pulled from mom. Mom's ordeal is finally over….but not for long. She still has to push out the afterbirth.//
"Giving birth is like Friendship!" Anzu cried out.
Bakura grabbed his stuff and ran from the classroom whimpering, "Never again. Never again. I'm going to stay home with Ryou!"
Bakura ran home with his stuff and burst into the door. Ryou jumped as she sat on the couch with a bag of potato chips and soda

. Ryou saw Bakura run in shaking and dropping his books. Ryou put the chips aside and Bakura kneeled before Ryou and wrapped

 his arms around her belly.
"I never want to leave you! I want to be with you! Please don't hate me for doing this to you! Promise you won't curse at me!

I love you, Ryou!" Bakura planted gentle kisses on her belly as she rubbed Bakura's head.
"Yami? What has gotten into you?"
"We watched a birthing video! I never want to go back! That school will have to wait until you are better! Aishiteru, hikari!

I love you, Ryou! I never want to leave you!"
Ryou sipped her soda and pulled Bakura onto the couch beside her. She rocked him until the master tomb robber, the thief,

stopped crying and shaking.
"Aishiteru, too, koibito yami." (I got this from hato-chiisai's work and it is a great story! See? I do give credit!)
Ryou gently kissed Bakura's forehead until he settled down.

Next chappie: Lamaze classes. (Am I spelling that right?)