Two Months Later. . .
"Malik get up!" a female voice yelled causing Malik to roll over and bury his head under his pillow. Malik did not want to get up, he was having too good of a dream and he wasn't going to let Isis boss him around.
It had been two months since Battle City, and since Malik had gotten his body back and return to Egypt to live in peace with Rishid and Isis. With his task completed Malik no longer had to worry about living a sheltered life as a Tombkeeper but more importantly he knew his future children and grandchildren wouldn't have to go through the same torture he did growing up.
"Malik I mean it!" Isis yelled again and Malik continued to ignore her, hoping she would go to work soon and leave him alone. Both Isis and Rishid worked at the Cairo Museum, Isis having gotten Rishid a job there after they returned from Japan. Malik however refused to work and refused to go to that horrid thing called school like everyone else his age, which annoyed Isis to no end. After the life Malik led you'd think he would be allowed to spent his days lying around on the coach watching TV but nope, not with Isis around. She was always after her brother to "do something" with his life.
Malik moaned as his pillow was pulled away from his head and his eyes snapped open when he felt cold water hit his face. "Isis!" Malik screamed seeing his sister smirking at him.
"Time to get up," she calmly replied before turning around and walking out of Malik's room. Don't get him wrong, Malik was grateful to have his sister back but did she have to dump water on him every other morning to wake him up even though he would have nothing to do all day?
Groaning Malik made my way into the bathroom for a quick shower. After dressing again he made his way to the kitchen where Isis was eating her breakfast and Rishid was making Malik's for him. Although they both consider Rishid to be their older brother he still insisted on taking care of them, which Malik didn't mind at all. At least he wasn't calling Malik, 'Master Malik' anymore.
"Finally awake to face your busy day?" Isis asked with an amused voice causing Malik to glare at her.
"Why do I have to get up?" Malik complained. He did that every day and he wasn't going to stop anytime soon.
"Malik get a job," Isis replied with a sigh causing Malik to glare at her once again. This was a daily routine for them.
"Nope."
"Go to school then! Your friends go to school, why can't you?"
"Any friends I have live in Japan," Malik reminded her. It was true. He had been able to remain friends with Yugi and the rest of the gang thanks to the beauty of modern technology. They were seven hours ahead of the Ishtars so phones calls were usually out of the question and because they were a bitch on the money but emails were quick, easy and cheap.
"Malik it's been two months, don't you think it's time you started making friends here?" Isis asked with a sigh.
"I don't want to," Malik replied with a small pout. It was kind of hard to make friends when you spent the first 11 years of your life living underground and then spend the last five years trying to find and kill a nameless Pharaoh from 3000 years ago.
"Do what you want then," Isis said with another sigh and Malik suddenly felt guilty. Malik knew Isis was only trying to help but he knew that he needed time to get over what happened to him. Malik never told anyone that Marik raped him while he was in Anzu's body. He knew he should have probably told Anzu considering it was her body but Malik knew that his own body was clean so he figured it was better that she didn't know.
Besides what could he say to anyone? My dark half stole my body and raped me when I was in the body of a friend of mine? Malik doubted that even those who knew about Marik would believe him since it was so far fetched.
Malik was also scared. He knew that Marik couldn't harm him anymore but he was scared because he kind of liked it. The pain had been unbearable but he liked the thought of Marik taking him and bending him to his will. Malik only wished that his yami actually cared about him and that Malik could have his body. Malik could never admit it but sometimes late at night he would stare up at the stars and wonder what happened to his dark self, wondering where he was. Malik would wish that Marik could return to him nicer and gentler because in a way, Malik needed him.
"Malik did you hear me?" Rishid asked breaking into Malik's thoughts.
"Huh?" Malik asked blinking his eyes. It was only then that he noticed that Rishid had set his breakfast down in front of him.
"If you don't eat your breakfast will get cold," Rishid said repeating himself, while Isis gave her brother an old look. Malik knew she was concerned about him and he hated that she was so worried about him.
Malik dug into my breakfast, not really hungry but he knew if he didn't eat they would become even more worried about him. Thankfully soon enough both Rishid and Isis were headed off to work and Malik headed over to the computer to check his email and to see if anyone was online since he knew the gang would be out of school by now.
Seeing that Ryou was online, Malik smiled. Ryou was the person Malik was probably closest to in the group since they had really gotten to know each other over the past two months. They both figured it had something to do with the fact they both had psychotic darker sides that they had to put up with. They trusted each other as Ryou confined in me that Bakura was still around but he didn't want Yugi or the others knowing in case the Pharaoh tried getting rid of him. Likewise Malik had told Ryou of his secret lust for his own yami.
Reading a quick message that Ryou sent him, Malik was confused about why Ryou wanted him to call. They usually only called each other if it was an emergency.
Malik rapidly dialed Ryou's number, knowing that Isis wouldn't mind. Everyone back in Domino did help save him after all so she owed them one.
After the first ring Ryou picked up the phone to deliver the news to Malik. "Anzu's is pregnant!" he cried and Malik had to stop himself from falling to the floor as he started to faint. "She says she's a virgin but she got at test to prove that she wasn't. We don't know what happened?!"
'Shit,' Malik thought to himself.
"Uhh . . . Ryou, there's something that I should tell you but promise me you won't tell anyone until after I can talk to Isis."
"Okay," Ryou replied and Malik took a deep breath before he told Ryou his secret.
*~*~*
"Where is Isis?" Malik asked the nearest employee as soon as he entered the museum.
"If you go down the hallway you'll see a variety of statues of the Goddess Isis," chirped the overly friendly girl.
Malik rolled my eyes and tried again. "I meant Isis Ishtar."
"Oh, Ms Ishtar is in her office."
Malik walked swiftly towards Isis' office and found her there looking over some old artifacts. "We need to talk," Malik said as he plopped down in a chair. Isis was shocked to see her brother, since this was probably the first time he had shown up at her job. Malik figured most of her colleagues didn't know that she even had a younger brother, especially since he and her looked nothing a like.
"Malik, what's wrong?!" she asked with alarm and for the second time that day Malik told another person about his secret.
"Malik!" she cried when he had finished. "You have to tell Anzu!"
"I know!" Malik replied with a sigh. "But how do I tell her, hey my yami decided to rape me while I was in your body?!"
"Find a way, Malik!" Isis angrily yelled and Malik was officially scared now. Malik had never seen Isis angry before. He watched as she picked up the phone and quickly dialed a number. A few minutes later she slammed the phone back down and glared at her brother. "Go home and pack, you're on a flight to Japan this evening and you better not come home until you fix things!"
Malik wordless nodded his head as he stood and left her office. Malik wondered why she was so mad at him. 'Yeah, I recognized that I should have told Anzu but I was only doing what I thought was best. Could she not see that I was also a victim?' he thought to himself.
Doing what Malik was told to do for once, he sped home as fast as possible to pack a small bag of clothes. He also called Ryou again to give him his flight information and asked if he could pick him up at the airport. Ryou at least symphonized with Malik so at least he still had one friend.
Hours later Malik was seated aboard a non-stop flight from Cairo to Domino. Malik didn't bother stopping by to say good-bye to Isis and Rishid. He was kind of annoyed with Isis at the moment and he figured Rishid had no doubt been informed of what happened by now from Isis and he hated him too.
Malik slept the entire way to Japan and arrived there shortly after midnight Japan time. Like promised Ryou was there to meet his Egyptian friend at the airport, he looked tired but that was to be expected because of the time. Fortunately Malik only had a carry on bag so they didn't have to wait around for any luggage and could immediately take a taxi to Ryou's apartment where Malik would be staying while he was there in town.
Ryou went off to bed as soon as they got there since he had school tomorrow. It was still too early for Malik yet however, plus he had a nice long nap on the plane so he stayed up watching TV in the living room. Malik briefly thought of calling Isis and Rishid to let them know that he arrived okay but he figured Isis would just yell at me some more, which he didn't want at the moment.
Hours later, around the time Ryou had gotten up to go to school, Malik decided to head off to bed for a while. Malik awoke again around noon and knew he had only a few hours left before he had to tell everyone what happened.
Malik waited around for Ryou to get home, watching TV in the process and trying to think of what to say. Ryou finally came home and they headed over to Yugi's where the others would be waiting for them.
The gang was all there when Malik and Ryou arrived so Malik quickly dragged Anzu off so he could speak to her privately. Anzu already knew that Malik had taken her over from time to time during the Battle City finals. She wasn't exactly thrilled when she found out but she was glad that she was of some help for the blonde Egyptian. Malik didn't know however how she was going to take this news.
"Anzu remember how when my yami had my body and I would sometimes use yours?" Malik slowly began.
"Yeah, you told me all that already," Anzu replied nodding her head, slightly confused. "You were trying to stop your dark side."
"Umm . . . well there was something that happened that I didn't tell you," Malik said with a sigh and he looked down at my hands. "One time when I was in your body, immediately after hiding Rishid, my yami kidnapped me on my way to put your body back in Mai's room and raped me-you-us." Finishing the story, Malik finally got the urge to look up again at Anzu. She was shocked and had tears falling from her eyes. That's why Malik was surprised when she pulled him into a tight hug.
"Malik, I'm so sorry," she whispered.
"You're sorry?" Malik asked, confused. "Because of me you were raped and are now pregnant!"
"Yes but you could have given control back to me but you didn't!" she pointed out. "Rape is more then psychical trauma, but well as mental and emotional."
"So what happens now?" Malik asked her, relieved that she took things so well.
"I don't know," she sighed. "I can't kill the baby, it's not in my nature. I was thinking of putting him or her up for adoption. But you are technically the father so I guess you do have a say in what happens."
It didn't take Malik long to figure out what he wanted. "Give him to me," Malik quickly said. Malik didn't care if Isis would hate him forever and kick me out of her place, Malik was not going to let his child go up for adoption. Malik had always vowed that any child of his would have a better life then his own.
"Malik are you sure?" Anzu asked me and the blonde nodded his head causing her to smile and hug Malik again.
The pair left then to rejoin the others to deliver them the news. They were all glad to know the truth, except for Ryou who already knew what happened but he was glad that Malik was going to take care of the baby. Then all of them got into a big discussion on names. Little did they know however that Malik had already decided that he wanted to give him or her an Arabic or Egyptian name but he played along just to amuse them. Although Malik did repeatedly tell Jounouchi that he was not naming the kid Jou.
Malik decided to stay around for a few more days since he missed everyone so much. Ryou said it was okay if Malik stayed with him since his father was never around. Malik did eventually get around to calling Isis who was more then annoyed with her brother for not calling her sooner and then for not coming immediately home. Malik thought about telling her that in seven months a baby was going to be living with them but he figured that was something that he should do face-to-face.
Malik stayed in Domino until the weekend and went back to Egypt on the Sunday. While he was gone, he had Rishid pick up his motorcycle at the airport so Rishid was there to pick Malik up when his flight landed. Malik didn't see Isis and didn't bother to ask where she was. Turns out she was at home, waiting for their return.
"Malik!" she growled.
"What?" Malik innocently asked. "I was merely visiting my friends like you suggested I do a few days ago."
"I didn't mean the ones in Japan!" she cried. "You were supposed to go there to admit what happened and then come home!"
"You told me not to come home until I fix things!" Malik protested. "I fixed things and now I'm home!"
"How do I know you weren't getting into even more trouble?"
"Its not like I go looking for trouble!" Malik yelled back at her. "In case you are forgetting only Anzu's body was raped not her soul! The only thing I did wrong was not tell her, but I would of have had no reason to tell her unless she hadn't gotten pregnant. I was trying to protect her!"
Isis took it all in as her brother yelled and cried at her. Malik wasn't sure when he had started crying but the tears were now freely flowing down his face.
"Malik, I-"
"Forget it!" he cried interrupting her. Malik then stormed off to his room, slamming the bedroom door behind him. Malik flopped down on his bed and buried his face into his pillow as he continued to cry, he felt so alone.
'You don't have to be,' a voice whispered inside Malik's head. Malik raised his head when he heard the voice and his eyes landed on his bookcase, which was full of Egyptian texts that any museum would die for. They were their family and Isis had kept them after she had left that horrid place where they had grown up.
Malik's eyes landed on one particular book that seemed older then the rest. Standing, Malik walked over the bookcase and picked the book up before returning to his bed. Flipping through it, Malik randomly stopped on a page and saw that it was a spell. Malik knew better then to mess around with old Egyptian spells and curses but at that point he didn't care and began reading it anyways.
When he was finished Malik felt a coldness rush through the room before everything returned to normal. Wondering what happened, Malik return the book to the bookcase before he did anymore damage.
Before Malik could return back to his bed however there was a knock on the door and Isis slowly stuck her head inside the room. "Malik, I'm sorry," she said when she saw that her brother wasn't going to kick her out. She also took the opportunity to fully enter his room. "I'm always so worried about losing you again I didn't stop to think."
"It's okay," Malik replied with a sigh and she walked over to hug him. "I'm not going to leave you again you know," he told her. "Not unless you make me that is."
"Malik I will never make you leave," Isis says and Malik sighed.
"I told Anzu that I will take the baby," he blurted out. "She was going to give him up for adoption and I couldn't let that happen."
"Malik, it's okay," Isis gently tells me as she continues to hug her baby brother. "Everything is going to be alright."
"Malik get up!" a female voice yelled causing Malik to roll over and bury his head under his pillow. Malik did not want to get up, he was having too good of a dream and he wasn't going to let Isis boss him around.
It had been two months since Battle City, and since Malik had gotten his body back and return to Egypt to live in peace with Rishid and Isis. With his task completed Malik no longer had to worry about living a sheltered life as a Tombkeeper but more importantly he knew his future children and grandchildren wouldn't have to go through the same torture he did growing up.
"Malik I mean it!" Isis yelled again and Malik continued to ignore her, hoping she would go to work soon and leave him alone. Both Isis and Rishid worked at the Cairo Museum, Isis having gotten Rishid a job there after they returned from Japan. Malik however refused to work and refused to go to that horrid thing called school like everyone else his age, which annoyed Isis to no end. After the life Malik led you'd think he would be allowed to spent his days lying around on the coach watching TV but nope, not with Isis around. She was always after her brother to "do something" with his life.
Malik moaned as his pillow was pulled away from his head and his eyes snapped open when he felt cold water hit his face. "Isis!" Malik screamed seeing his sister smirking at him.
"Time to get up," she calmly replied before turning around and walking out of Malik's room. Don't get him wrong, Malik was grateful to have his sister back but did she have to dump water on him every other morning to wake him up even though he would have nothing to do all day?
Groaning Malik made my way into the bathroom for a quick shower. After dressing again he made his way to the kitchen where Isis was eating her breakfast and Rishid was making Malik's for him. Although they both consider Rishid to be their older brother he still insisted on taking care of them, which Malik didn't mind at all. At least he wasn't calling Malik, 'Master Malik' anymore.
"Finally awake to face your busy day?" Isis asked with an amused voice causing Malik to glare at her.
"Why do I have to get up?" Malik complained. He did that every day and he wasn't going to stop anytime soon.
"Malik get a job," Isis replied with a sigh causing Malik to glare at her once again. This was a daily routine for them.
"Nope."
"Go to school then! Your friends go to school, why can't you?"
"Any friends I have live in Japan," Malik reminded her. It was true. He had been able to remain friends with Yugi and the rest of the gang thanks to the beauty of modern technology. They were seven hours ahead of the Ishtars so phones calls were usually out of the question and because they were a bitch on the money but emails were quick, easy and cheap.
"Malik it's been two months, don't you think it's time you started making friends here?" Isis asked with a sigh.
"I don't want to," Malik replied with a small pout. It was kind of hard to make friends when you spent the first 11 years of your life living underground and then spend the last five years trying to find and kill a nameless Pharaoh from 3000 years ago.
"Do what you want then," Isis said with another sigh and Malik suddenly felt guilty. Malik knew Isis was only trying to help but he knew that he needed time to get over what happened to him. Malik never told anyone that Marik raped him while he was in Anzu's body. He knew he should have probably told Anzu considering it was her body but Malik knew that his own body was clean so he figured it was better that she didn't know.
Besides what could he say to anyone? My dark half stole my body and raped me when I was in the body of a friend of mine? Malik doubted that even those who knew about Marik would believe him since it was so far fetched.
Malik was also scared. He knew that Marik couldn't harm him anymore but he was scared because he kind of liked it. The pain had been unbearable but he liked the thought of Marik taking him and bending him to his will. Malik only wished that his yami actually cared about him and that Malik could have his body. Malik could never admit it but sometimes late at night he would stare up at the stars and wonder what happened to his dark self, wondering where he was. Malik would wish that Marik could return to him nicer and gentler because in a way, Malik needed him.
"Malik did you hear me?" Rishid asked breaking into Malik's thoughts.
"Huh?" Malik asked blinking his eyes. It was only then that he noticed that Rishid had set his breakfast down in front of him.
"If you don't eat your breakfast will get cold," Rishid said repeating himself, while Isis gave her brother an old look. Malik knew she was concerned about him and he hated that she was so worried about him.
Malik dug into my breakfast, not really hungry but he knew if he didn't eat they would become even more worried about him. Thankfully soon enough both Rishid and Isis were headed off to work and Malik headed over to the computer to check his email and to see if anyone was online since he knew the gang would be out of school by now.
Seeing that Ryou was online, Malik smiled. Ryou was the person Malik was probably closest to in the group since they had really gotten to know each other over the past two months. They both figured it had something to do with the fact they both had psychotic darker sides that they had to put up with. They trusted each other as Ryou confined in me that Bakura was still around but he didn't want Yugi or the others knowing in case the Pharaoh tried getting rid of him. Likewise Malik had told Ryou of his secret lust for his own yami.
Reading a quick message that Ryou sent him, Malik was confused about why Ryou wanted him to call. They usually only called each other if it was an emergency.
Malik rapidly dialed Ryou's number, knowing that Isis wouldn't mind. Everyone back in Domino did help save him after all so she owed them one.
After the first ring Ryou picked up the phone to deliver the news to Malik. "Anzu's is pregnant!" he cried and Malik had to stop himself from falling to the floor as he started to faint. "She says she's a virgin but she got at test to prove that she wasn't. We don't know what happened?!"
'Shit,' Malik thought to himself.
"Uhh . . . Ryou, there's something that I should tell you but promise me you won't tell anyone until after I can talk to Isis."
"Okay," Ryou replied and Malik took a deep breath before he told Ryou his secret.
*~*~*
"Where is Isis?" Malik asked the nearest employee as soon as he entered the museum.
"If you go down the hallway you'll see a variety of statues of the Goddess Isis," chirped the overly friendly girl.
Malik rolled my eyes and tried again. "I meant Isis Ishtar."
"Oh, Ms Ishtar is in her office."
Malik walked swiftly towards Isis' office and found her there looking over some old artifacts. "We need to talk," Malik said as he plopped down in a chair. Isis was shocked to see her brother, since this was probably the first time he had shown up at her job. Malik figured most of her colleagues didn't know that she even had a younger brother, especially since he and her looked nothing a like.
"Malik, what's wrong?!" she asked with alarm and for the second time that day Malik told another person about his secret.
"Malik!" she cried when he had finished. "You have to tell Anzu!"
"I know!" Malik replied with a sigh. "But how do I tell her, hey my yami decided to rape me while I was in your body?!"
"Find a way, Malik!" Isis angrily yelled and Malik was officially scared now. Malik had never seen Isis angry before. He watched as she picked up the phone and quickly dialed a number. A few minutes later she slammed the phone back down and glared at her brother. "Go home and pack, you're on a flight to Japan this evening and you better not come home until you fix things!"
Malik wordless nodded his head as he stood and left her office. Malik wondered why she was so mad at him. 'Yeah, I recognized that I should have told Anzu but I was only doing what I thought was best. Could she not see that I was also a victim?' he thought to himself.
Doing what Malik was told to do for once, he sped home as fast as possible to pack a small bag of clothes. He also called Ryou again to give him his flight information and asked if he could pick him up at the airport. Ryou at least symphonized with Malik so at least he still had one friend.
Hours later Malik was seated aboard a non-stop flight from Cairo to Domino. Malik didn't bother stopping by to say good-bye to Isis and Rishid. He was kind of annoyed with Isis at the moment and he figured Rishid had no doubt been informed of what happened by now from Isis and he hated him too.
Malik slept the entire way to Japan and arrived there shortly after midnight Japan time. Like promised Ryou was there to meet his Egyptian friend at the airport, he looked tired but that was to be expected because of the time. Fortunately Malik only had a carry on bag so they didn't have to wait around for any luggage and could immediately take a taxi to Ryou's apartment where Malik would be staying while he was there in town.
Ryou went off to bed as soon as they got there since he had school tomorrow. It was still too early for Malik yet however, plus he had a nice long nap on the plane so he stayed up watching TV in the living room. Malik briefly thought of calling Isis and Rishid to let them know that he arrived okay but he figured Isis would just yell at me some more, which he didn't want at the moment.
Hours later, around the time Ryou had gotten up to go to school, Malik decided to head off to bed for a while. Malik awoke again around noon and knew he had only a few hours left before he had to tell everyone what happened.
Malik waited around for Ryou to get home, watching TV in the process and trying to think of what to say. Ryou finally came home and they headed over to Yugi's where the others would be waiting for them.
The gang was all there when Malik and Ryou arrived so Malik quickly dragged Anzu off so he could speak to her privately. Anzu already knew that Malik had taken her over from time to time during the Battle City finals. She wasn't exactly thrilled when she found out but she was glad that she was of some help for the blonde Egyptian. Malik didn't know however how she was going to take this news.
"Anzu remember how when my yami had my body and I would sometimes use yours?" Malik slowly began.
"Yeah, you told me all that already," Anzu replied nodding her head, slightly confused. "You were trying to stop your dark side."
"Umm . . . well there was something that happened that I didn't tell you," Malik said with a sigh and he looked down at my hands. "One time when I was in your body, immediately after hiding Rishid, my yami kidnapped me on my way to put your body back in Mai's room and raped me-you-us." Finishing the story, Malik finally got the urge to look up again at Anzu. She was shocked and had tears falling from her eyes. That's why Malik was surprised when she pulled him into a tight hug.
"Malik, I'm so sorry," she whispered.
"You're sorry?" Malik asked, confused. "Because of me you were raped and are now pregnant!"
"Yes but you could have given control back to me but you didn't!" she pointed out. "Rape is more then psychical trauma, but well as mental and emotional."
"So what happens now?" Malik asked her, relieved that she took things so well.
"I don't know," she sighed. "I can't kill the baby, it's not in my nature. I was thinking of putting him or her up for adoption. But you are technically the father so I guess you do have a say in what happens."
It didn't take Malik long to figure out what he wanted. "Give him to me," Malik quickly said. Malik didn't care if Isis would hate him forever and kick me out of her place, Malik was not going to let his child go up for adoption. Malik had always vowed that any child of his would have a better life then his own.
"Malik are you sure?" Anzu asked me and the blonde nodded his head causing her to smile and hug Malik again.
The pair left then to rejoin the others to deliver them the news. They were all glad to know the truth, except for Ryou who already knew what happened but he was glad that Malik was going to take care of the baby. Then all of them got into a big discussion on names. Little did they know however that Malik had already decided that he wanted to give him or her an Arabic or Egyptian name but he played along just to amuse them. Although Malik did repeatedly tell Jounouchi that he was not naming the kid Jou.
Malik decided to stay around for a few more days since he missed everyone so much. Ryou said it was okay if Malik stayed with him since his father was never around. Malik did eventually get around to calling Isis who was more then annoyed with her brother for not calling her sooner and then for not coming immediately home. Malik thought about telling her that in seven months a baby was going to be living with them but he figured that was something that he should do face-to-face.
Malik stayed in Domino until the weekend and went back to Egypt on the Sunday. While he was gone, he had Rishid pick up his motorcycle at the airport so Rishid was there to pick Malik up when his flight landed. Malik didn't see Isis and didn't bother to ask where she was. Turns out she was at home, waiting for their return.
"Malik!" she growled.
"What?" Malik innocently asked. "I was merely visiting my friends like you suggested I do a few days ago."
"I didn't mean the ones in Japan!" she cried. "You were supposed to go there to admit what happened and then come home!"
"You told me not to come home until I fix things!" Malik protested. "I fixed things and now I'm home!"
"How do I know you weren't getting into even more trouble?"
"Its not like I go looking for trouble!" Malik yelled back at her. "In case you are forgetting only Anzu's body was raped not her soul! The only thing I did wrong was not tell her, but I would of have had no reason to tell her unless she hadn't gotten pregnant. I was trying to protect her!"
Isis took it all in as her brother yelled and cried at her. Malik wasn't sure when he had started crying but the tears were now freely flowing down his face.
"Malik, I-"
"Forget it!" he cried interrupting her. Malik then stormed off to his room, slamming the bedroom door behind him. Malik flopped down on his bed and buried his face into his pillow as he continued to cry, he felt so alone.
'You don't have to be,' a voice whispered inside Malik's head. Malik raised his head when he heard the voice and his eyes landed on his bookcase, which was full of Egyptian texts that any museum would die for. They were their family and Isis had kept them after she had left that horrid place where they had grown up.
Malik's eyes landed on one particular book that seemed older then the rest. Standing, Malik walked over the bookcase and picked the book up before returning to his bed. Flipping through it, Malik randomly stopped on a page and saw that it was a spell. Malik knew better then to mess around with old Egyptian spells and curses but at that point he didn't care and began reading it anyways.
When he was finished Malik felt a coldness rush through the room before everything returned to normal. Wondering what happened, Malik return the book to the bookcase before he did anymore damage.
Before Malik could return back to his bed however there was a knock on the door and Isis slowly stuck her head inside the room. "Malik, I'm sorry," she said when she saw that her brother wasn't going to kick her out. She also took the opportunity to fully enter his room. "I'm always so worried about losing you again I didn't stop to think."
"It's okay," Malik replied with a sigh and she walked over to hug him. "I'm not going to leave you again you know," he told her. "Not unless you make me that is."
"Malik I will never make you leave," Isis says and Malik sighed.
"I told Anzu that I will take the baby," he blurted out. "She was going to give him up for adoption and I couldn't let that happen."
"Malik, it's okay," Isis gently tells me as she continues to hug her baby brother. "Everything is going to be alright."