Chapter 8

Sandalphon

It's been a few months since the rematch with Tyson and Mar. Tyson has been in the hospital for awhile, the piece of flesh that flew off from the battle was a serious wound. Tyson had to get stitches, but thankfully it didn't reach his vital side. The body of Mar was soon discovered by police later on, no one suspected the Bladebreakers were there, or knew how his death occurred, all they can guess is that he was destroyed menacingly, but no one suspected of a Shadow Game like that to take place. Yugi visited Tyson a few times with Hilary. Each time Tyson saw her, Hilary grew tremendously beautiful each time, her hair became lighter brown with bronze shine, and longer and wavier. Each time she came, she was more relaxed.

After when Yugi and Hilary faced Hilary's mother, they contacted police support such as Special Victims Unit to help from the abuse Hilary has been put through by her mother. A lawyer and social worker supported Hilary in the battle and soon Hilary's mother lost custody of Hilary and was arrested for abusing assult and actions on close enough murder. Yugi stood by Hilary's side the whole time, and it was surely they were winning, they had enough witnesses and proof, Hilary's doctors, certain teachers assigned to her, and Yugi. All of which sighed a truse many years ago that they were never to spill the truth about their student Hilary for any matter. In the end Hilary's mother was arrested of two charges, abuse and illegal black mail. She was sent forth to prison for four years, and was assigned rehab classes as well. It took three months to fight, but it was soon over. The Bladebreakers weren't allowed during the case since they had no idea Hilary's abusement ever occurred. They weren't even allowed in court as witnesses or assigned as family members, and plus, deep down Hilary was worried about them and their reaction to the case, since it was a family court, the law that bridged with United States law, allowed the case court to be confidential to outsiders. Plus, the Bladebreakers weren't useful witnesses anyways.

Ever since then, Hilary has been living with Yugi in his apartment, gathering up memories of her life five thousand years ago and dealing with her present life now, she still went to school, but rarely since Yugi wanted to assign her into the school he went to as a teacher. A new start was everything to make sure it was perfect, and Yugi made sure Hilary was ready for it.

Though the boys became uncleared about Hilary's court case, they all saw how Yugi and Hilary became a couple, though they wouldn't admit it like they did back in the Shadow Game, it was obviously noticeable.

Inside Yugi's apartment, they both shared a bed, shared the bathroom, the kitchen, suddenly Yugi's one bedroom apartment soon became made for two. No one bothered to stray rumors in the building, they were innocent as young High school lovers, and brought a cheery moments to everyone's heart. And once they each left together in the morning, people in the building realized on how young Hilary was, since she was wearing a blue, white and red stringed sailor uniform for school. And the fact seeing Yugi dressed as a teacher made them all gasped, but the fact they both seemed happy together like a young married couple didn't bother them, not even the old folks.

Since Hilary was going to the same school as Yugi teaches, Hilary had little time to spend with the Bladebreakers. But she was more relaxed and showed more beauty as they noticed the shine of her goddess look was breaking out of her skin and showing true beauty she perhaps held 5,000 years ago. For those few months, Hilary seemed to feel for the first time in her life, really healthy. Not until she felt him come into her mind again.

Hilary twitched her fingers in her sleep one night, Yugi was next to her sleeping on the opposite side, sleeping away not noticing Hilary's twitching. As she moved her head up and down and side by side, she made gasping sounds and small grunts. She could feel him coming again, closer, as she felt in her dream, her body felt hot.

No! stop it! Don't come near me!

The small black figure's large grusening eyes were bright red. It seemed from a distant that it had needles sticking out by every side of it's body. Even the eyes.

Can you take out these needles, it said. Take out these needles my daddy put in me.

"No! go away!" Hilary screamed.

Mommy, I love you. The small infant said.

Its black round head lifted up from it's neck and vomited up rainbow liquid that formed into the shape of a women. The woman came clearer as it had eyes and long brown curly hair. She was naked but emotionless. Her eyes were piercing red, and her face melted into Hilary's eyes as she realized that the woman was herself 5,000 years ago.

Why….? Why are you doing this to me?

Then somehow the black head of the infant floated in front of Hilary's face, and whispered in her ear.

"Kill him," it said, "Kill my father, kill the one that murdered both of us."

"No….No I won't!" Hilary screamed as she pushed the head away from her, she realized when she opened her eyes, she was sitting up from her bed side and noticed her hands were out infront of her. She slowly put them down on her lap shaking from the dream. Silent and starring off, she wasn't sure what just happened.

Yugi grunted in his sleep and moved to the other side towards Hilary and opened his eyes to find her sitting up.

"What's the matter?" He asked, not sounding to yawn or sleepy.

"Tell me Yugi, you knew I was pregnant, didn't you?" Hilary said.

"What/" Yugi muttered sitting up next to Hilary, feeling concerned.

"Did you know I was pregnant?" Hilary asked again.

For awhile Yugi wouldn't answer. Then he sighed.

"Yes and no." He answered diligently.

"What do you mean?" Hilary asked him.

"Five thousand years ago, I didn't know you were pregnant. Not until later on when my soul found a host to take over, the other Yugi Mutuo died suddenly, and when his body became mine, I found out about my past after the pharaoh committed suicide. I killed myself instantly, because I saw you die infront of me. But when they took your body, I learned that one of my followers who was a priest examined your body before burying it in the desert, it turned to be so that he examined you and…….."

He grunted his teeth, "He opened your stomach and took out the fetus, stuck needles in it and placed it in a jar and kept it somewhere in his tomb."

"Hilary's eyes widened, "You didn't order him to do that, did you?"

"No," Yugi moved his head side by side. "I kept your head, like a selfish child I hidden my inner self from. I hid your head somewhere in the tomb of the millennium items, then fell from the balcony of my bedroom."

Hilary took his hand and placed it on her stomach, "Listen to me, I think our child's soul is still alive."

Yugi looked at her stunned, "How? It died with you, I mean, it was only 3 months old, the fetus couldn't even have a soul be created by then, could it?"

Hilary wasn't sure, and Yugi was the same way, except all men regretted the same acupuncter and women did when they get pregnant. Men can only imagine what it's like, but Hilary, knowing the child was in her, had more ways of knowing it's living then Yugi could. His own child soul lives even though it never made it from birth, it was pulled out before it was even finished processing, and Arianna's body that died instantly didn't have the living to produce the baby since her body shut down.

All in all, Yugi didn't understand why Hilary and him were having this conversation in the first place.

"Yugi, look, I really do think it's alive, I mean even though I never gave birth to it, I see him, in dreams, in visions, and I know one thing………" she paused for a moment then whispered, "That baby is trying to kill you."

Yugi moved his hand away from her stomach, and looked at Hilary, she wasn't joking. Her face looked afraid and worried, as though she knew this has been happening longer then he thought.

"How long have you known that?" He asked her.

"When Marik put memories of my life as I was unconscious, I saw him, your son Sandalphon, but he only came at the very end, when my head was chopped off, I was floating in the sky as the goddess I was once again, then he came out of my stomach."

Yugi hugged Hilary, a lot stronger then before, and tighter. This wasn't a hug for love, this hug was fear and concern.

"I think…." Hilary trying to speak as Yugi let go of her, "I think he's trying to get to you by me, I'm not sure, but he's near, and I'm so afraid…."

She started to tear away slowly concerned about Yugi.

"Listen to me Hilary," Yugi took Hilary's shoulders, "I won't fail you, I'll protect you, so don't be afraid."

"It's not me you should be worrying Yugi," Hilary said wiping a tear from her cheek and then looked at Yugi straight into his dark purple eyes. "It's you."

That night ended in a disquieting silence. Rain came softly down at first then started to pour down a lot, The clouds were still dark like night, and the far off down my the Granger's Dojo, Max, Ray, Kai and Kenny slept soundly in their small beds cramped together. A lightening striked but none if them seemed to noticed and kept sound asleep still.

Outside in the back yard, the small black infant stood standing up on it's two small legs and speared needles stuck out of everywhere on his body. His marooned hair was messy and wet, while his face bled from the rain pouring down on his head, washing away the blood that was in his hair. His eyes couldn't close, they were large and red, a black pupil stayed in one side starring straight ahead to the sliding door of the entry to the room the boys were sleeping in.

Sandalphon licked his lips, and then said to himself, "Where are you mommy?"

Tyson grunted in his sleep as he moved in the hospital bed. His face changed emotion as he dreamt away, "Cream puffs, Crème Brulee, corn dogs…" he muttered in his sleep.

Sandalphon stood next to Tyson's bed. "Where are you mommy?" he said again.

"Yugi! He's coming closer!" Hilary gasped as she wrapped herself around Yugi, frightened as she felt him coming closer.

"are you sure?" Yugi asked.

Hilary nodded starring infront of the bed, her feet moved closer to her body as she expected something to come infront of the bed. A lightening flashed through the room from the window, then thunder hit loudly after it.

"Mommy?" a voice said clearly.

Yugi held his breath as he saw the young boy covered in blood by the needles it had stuck through.