The months flew by as The Ishtars prepared their home for the baby.
Luckily they had an extra room, which would now be the baby's room, which
they had been busy fixing up for the little guy.
Malik had also decided on a name upon Anzu informing him that it was going to be a boy. Marzuq was the name that Malik had decided on, which means 'blessed by God' in Arabic. Malik however hadn't told anyone yet but he knew that was what was going to be his son's name.
For the first few months Malik talked to Anzu almost daily, all while begging Isis to let him stay in Japan with Ryou until it was for Anzu to travel to Egypt to give birth. They had decided to do it that way instead of having Anzu to give birth in Japan because they knew that little Marzuq wouldn't be able to travel so soon after his birth. Therefore it was decided that for the last two months of her pregnancy Anzu would be living in Egypt with the Ishtars.
Isis had eventually given in knowing that her brother wanted to be around his unborn son so she had eventually agreed and Malik was able to spend almost four whole months in Domino with his friends until it was time for both him and Anzu to travel to Egypt. Now, Anzu was about two weeks away from her due date and Malik was driving both Isis and Rishid crazy with anticipation.
But despite the joy that Malik felt he also couldn't escape the feeling of dread he had been experiencing since returning from Domino after telling Anzu what had happened. Malik hadn't even bothered to look at the book again from fear.
Finally the day came when Anzu went into labour and she couldn't have picked the worst time to do it. Isis and Rishid had already gone to work for the day leaving Anzu and Malik alone. Malik however was busy sulking since for the past few days Rishid and Isis had been taking his motorcycle to work and leaving him Isis' Jeep just in case something should happened while they were away. Malik didn't like that arrangement one bit since he missed his precious motorcycle while it was away all day and he worried constantly over its safety.
"Uhh . . . Malik?" Anzu said waddling into the living room where Malik had been lounging on the couch reading a book.
Malik looked up at her with bored eyes all while wondering when Isis and Rishid were going to be home so he could go for a joyride. "What?" he asked, briefly wondering if it would be wrong of him to ask her to go make him a sandwich since she was already standing up.
"Considering my water just broke and I'm having contractions so it would be nice if you got off your ass and got me to the hospital!" she screamed at the top of her lungs causing Malik to fall flat on the floor from shock. "Move it Malik!"
Without too much difficultly Malik managed to scramble to his feet and help Anzu out to Isis' Jeep, while she continued to yell at him. Fortunately for Malik, the hospital wasn't too far away from the Ishtar home, that plus Malik speeding crazily over the speed limit resulted in them getting there in a few minutes. Not long after that Anzu was resting in a private room.
"Malik! I'm going to kill you!" Anzu threatened every fifteen minutes as the hours wore on. The rest of the time she was begging to anyone who listened for an epidural. Eventually Isis and Rishid arrived, giving Malik a few moments to escape the madness. He took that opportunity to call the others back in Domino. They had all wanted to go to Egypt as well for the birth but Honda had told them what it was like when his sister was pregnant and they quickly changed their minds.
"I'm surprised you haven't heard the yelling," Malik dryly replied upon being asked how Anzu was doing.
"See! I told you guys!" came Honda's cry and Malik realized they must have him on the speakerphone.
"Yeah well I don't really have a choice but to be here," Malik sarcastically told them. Malik talked with them for a few more minutes before hanging up so he could check up on Anzu again. To his amazement when he walked into the room he discovered Anzu with a happy smile on her face.
"Hi Malik!" she happily cried.
"Uhh . . . hi," Malik replied before turning to his sister. "What's wrong with her?"
"She's finally dilated enough to get her epidural," Isis informed with a smile. "I've also decided I'm never having children so it's solely up to you to carry on the Ishtar name."
"I already did that," Malik pointed out with a smirk before noticing that Rishid was no longer in the room. "Where did Rishid go?"
"After you left and before Anzu got her epidural she began cursing out all men so Rishid thought it was wise to disappear for a while."
"Maybe I should do the same," Malik mused and Isis gave him a death glare.
"This is your son remember! You're staying put until he is born!"
"Hey no yelling," Anzu calmly said interrupting the siblings. "We're all friends here aren't we?"
Both Isis and Malik knew it wasn't wise to disagree with her so they kept their mouths shut. Instead they went back waiting for the time when Anzu would give birth. Fortunately they didn't have to wait too much longer for two hours later Isis and Rishid found themselves in a waiting room, while Malik was in the delivery room with Anzu.
"Oh dear," Malik said sounding very much like Ryou as he witnessed the birth of his son before immediately passing out.
"Malik, I'm going to kill you!" Anzu screamed over and over at Malik's unconscious body, while a nurse tended to him with smelling salts. A few minutes later Malik was back awake, just in time as his newly born son was placed into his arms.
"Thank God! Now I can go back to wearing my normal clothes again," Anzu panted, completely worn out. "Man, I can't wait to get home!"
"Say hi to Auntie Anzu," Malik said to his son bringing him over to see Anzu.
"What name did you decide on?" Anzu wearily asked.
"Marzuq".
Malik reluctantly handed Marzuq over to the nurses who took him to get him cleaned up. Malik then decided to deliver the news to Isis and Rishid so that Anzu could have some time alone to rest.
"Well?" Isis demanded as soon as she saw her younger brother.
"He's good," Malik happily beamed. "Healthy."
"When can we see him?!"
"Soon I think," Malik replied. He was wondering that as well since was anxious to see his son again. Sure enough they were soon able to see Marzuq again. The next day the doctors declared that Marzuq healthy enough to go home, much to the delight of Malik. Three days later Anzu headed back to Domino leaving the new family to get to know each other in peace.
Malik couldn't believe how easily it was for him to fall into the role of a father for young Marzuq. Although he had wanted to take care of Marzuq as soon as he found out that Anzu was pregnant, he was still concerned how it would affect his life. He soon discovered however that he loved spending time with Marzuq. He even didn't mind waking up in the middle of the night to tend to Marzuq's needs although sleepless nights began taking its toll on him. The time he liked best spending with his son was during the day when Isis and Rishid were away at work, leaving just the two of them alone. The pair quickly bonded during those times as Malik played and read with his son.
Marzuq was a lovely and happy child much the way Malik had been early one in life. Marzuq even looked a lot like a mini version of Malik with tanned skin, light blonde hair and lavender eyes. There was really nothing in appearance that showed that Marzuq was related to Anzu and Malik was actually glad for that since he felt that made Marzuq's his and no one else's.
For five months the Ishtars lived in peace and they fell into a steady routine of Isis and Rishid going to work every day while Malik took care of Marzuq, all the while grateful that Isis could not longer bug him about going to school or getting a job.
Malik smiled to himself as he laid Marzuq down for his afternoon nap. Isis and Rishid were gone for the day and with Marzuq asleep that met he would have a few hours to himself. Malik walked to his own bedroom and quickly entered it hoping to use the time for a nap of his own. As soon as he entered his room however he knew that something was wrong, he could feel it.
Suddenly the door slammed shut behind him and Malik spun around to see what the cause of it was. Malik's eyes widen when he recognized the person leaning up against the door with a smirk on his face.
"Hello Hikari."
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A/N – Thank you so much for the reviews everyone! I'm glad you guys liked the story so far! I'm sorry this chapter is so short. The next one will be longer now that Marik's back. ^_^
Malik had also decided on a name upon Anzu informing him that it was going to be a boy. Marzuq was the name that Malik had decided on, which means 'blessed by God' in Arabic. Malik however hadn't told anyone yet but he knew that was what was going to be his son's name.
For the first few months Malik talked to Anzu almost daily, all while begging Isis to let him stay in Japan with Ryou until it was for Anzu to travel to Egypt to give birth. They had decided to do it that way instead of having Anzu to give birth in Japan because they knew that little Marzuq wouldn't be able to travel so soon after his birth. Therefore it was decided that for the last two months of her pregnancy Anzu would be living in Egypt with the Ishtars.
Isis had eventually given in knowing that her brother wanted to be around his unborn son so she had eventually agreed and Malik was able to spend almost four whole months in Domino with his friends until it was time for both him and Anzu to travel to Egypt. Now, Anzu was about two weeks away from her due date and Malik was driving both Isis and Rishid crazy with anticipation.
But despite the joy that Malik felt he also couldn't escape the feeling of dread he had been experiencing since returning from Domino after telling Anzu what had happened. Malik hadn't even bothered to look at the book again from fear.
Finally the day came when Anzu went into labour and she couldn't have picked the worst time to do it. Isis and Rishid had already gone to work for the day leaving Anzu and Malik alone. Malik however was busy sulking since for the past few days Rishid and Isis had been taking his motorcycle to work and leaving him Isis' Jeep just in case something should happened while they were away. Malik didn't like that arrangement one bit since he missed his precious motorcycle while it was away all day and he worried constantly over its safety.
"Uhh . . . Malik?" Anzu said waddling into the living room where Malik had been lounging on the couch reading a book.
Malik looked up at her with bored eyes all while wondering when Isis and Rishid were going to be home so he could go for a joyride. "What?" he asked, briefly wondering if it would be wrong of him to ask her to go make him a sandwich since she was already standing up.
"Considering my water just broke and I'm having contractions so it would be nice if you got off your ass and got me to the hospital!" she screamed at the top of her lungs causing Malik to fall flat on the floor from shock. "Move it Malik!"
Without too much difficultly Malik managed to scramble to his feet and help Anzu out to Isis' Jeep, while she continued to yell at him. Fortunately for Malik, the hospital wasn't too far away from the Ishtar home, that plus Malik speeding crazily over the speed limit resulted in them getting there in a few minutes. Not long after that Anzu was resting in a private room.
"Malik! I'm going to kill you!" Anzu threatened every fifteen minutes as the hours wore on. The rest of the time she was begging to anyone who listened for an epidural. Eventually Isis and Rishid arrived, giving Malik a few moments to escape the madness. He took that opportunity to call the others back in Domino. They had all wanted to go to Egypt as well for the birth but Honda had told them what it was like when his sister was pregnant and they quickly changed their minds.
"I'm surprised you haven't heard the yelling," Malik dryly replied upon being asked how Anzu was doing.
"See! I told you guys!" came Honda's cry and Malik realized they must have him on the speakerphone.
"Yeah well I don't really have a choice but to be here," Malik sarcastically told them. Malik talked with them for a few more minutes before hanging up so he could check up on Anzu again. To his amazement when he walked into the room he discovered Anzu with a happy smile on her face.
"Hi Malik!" she happily cried.
"Uhh . . . hi," Malik replied before turning to his sister. "What's wrong with her?"
"She's finally dilated enough to get her epidural," Isis informed with a smile. "I've also decided I'm never having children so it's solely up to you to carry on the Ishtar name."
"I already did that," Malik pointed out with a smirk before noticing that Rishid was no longer in the room. "Where did Rishid go?"
"After you left and before Anzu got her epidural she began cursing out all men so Rishid thought it was wise to disappear for a while."
"Maybe I should do the same," Malik mused and Isis gave him a death glare.
"This is your son remember! You're staying put until he is born!"
"Hey no yelling," Anzu calmly said interrupting the siblings. "We're all friends here aren't we?"
Both Isis and Malik knew it wasn't wise to disagree with her so they kept their mouths shut. Instead they went back waiting for the time when Anzu would give birth. Fortunately they didn't have to wait too much longer for two hours later Isis and Rishid found themselves in a waiting room, while Malik was in the delivery room with Anzu.
"Oh dear," Malik said sounding very much like Ryou as he witnessed the birth of his son before immediately passing out.
"Malik, I'm going to kill you!" Anzu screamed over and over at Malik's unconscious body, while a nurse tended to him with smelling salts. A few minutes later Malik was back awake, just in time as his newly born son was placed into his arms.
"Thank God! Now I can go back to wearing my normal clothes again," Anzu panted, completely worn out. "Man, I can't wait to get home!"
"Say hi to Auntie Anzu," Malik said to his son bringing him over to see Anzu.
"What name did you decide on?" Anzu wearily asked.
"Marzuq".
Malik reluctantly handed Marzuq over to the nurses who took him to get him cleaned up. Malik then decided to deliver the news to Isis and Rishid so that Anzu could have some time alone to rest.
"Well?" Isis demanded as soon as she saw her younger brother.
"He's good," Malik happily beamed. "Healthy."
"When can we see him?!"
"Soon I think," Malik replied. He was wondering that as well since was anxious to see his son again. Sure enough they were soon able to see Marzuq again. The next day the doctors declared that Marzuq healthy enough to go home, much to the delight of Malik. Three days later Anzu headed back to Domino leaving the new family to get to know each other in peace.
Malik couldn't believe how easily it was for him to fall into the role of a father for young Marzuq. Although he had wanted to take care of Marzuq as soon as he found out that Anzu was pregnant, he was still concerned how it would affect his life. He soon discovered however that he loved spending time with Marzuq. He even didn't mind waking up in the middle of the night to tend to Marzuq's needs although sleepless nights began taking its toll on him. The time he liked best spending with his son was during the day when Isis and Rishid were away at work, leaving just the two of them alone. The pair quickly bonded during those times as Malik played and read with his son.
Marzuq was a lovely and happy child much the way Malik had been early one in life. Marzuq even looked a lot like a mini version of Malik with tanned skin, light blonde hair and lavender eyes. There was really nothing in appearance that showed that Marzuq was related to Anzu and Malik was actually glad for that since he felt that made Marzuq's his and no one else's.
For five months the Ishtars lived in peace and they fell into a steady routine of Isis and Rishid going to work every day while Malik took care of Marzuq, all the while grateful that Isis could not longer bug him about going to school or getting a job.
Malik smiled to himself as he laid Marzuq down for his afternoon nap. Isis and Rishid were gone for the day and with Marzuq asleep that met he would have a few hours to himself. Malik walked to his own bedroom and quickly entered it hoping to use the time for a nap of his own. As soon as he entered his room however he knew that something was wrong, he could feel it.
Suddenly the door slammed shut behind him and Malik spun around to see what the cause of it was. Malik's eyes widen when he recognized the person leaning up against the door with a smirk on his face.
"Hello Hikari."
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A/N – Thank you so much for the reviews everyone! I'm glad you guys liked the story so far! I'm sorry this chapter is so short. The next one will be longer now that Marik's back. ^_^