Anonymous-Yeah, but I wanna write something people wanna read.

BlackOfDay-Yeah. Well, I have a plot for Curse, and for the sequel one I just have an idea for how to get Bakura pregnant in a way that'll make him and Ryou fight (and he wouldn't be cheating again). Ahm…. My birthdays in like… late, late, late august. Like, last day late. Can't wait to see your story :)

Felicia-I'll bye that soul if you don't want it.

Journey Maker-Yes… why not…? The reason… I don't want them to MWA HA HA HA HA!

Dragonlady222-We don't all get what we hope for. Then again, some people do…

Reviewer: Oky doky

Chapter 25

"You didn't seem to upset sitting next to Marik"

"That's because he thought bugging me would bug you" I told Bakura. He might have been to busy waving a rattle in front of Aori to notice though. The rattle was a toy she never touched, but the second someone else picked it up she went quiet and watched it closely. It was our way of not needing a pacifier. She also had her favorite stuffed dog in her mouth. Just a leg, the rest didn't fit (thank god).

"You never asked me" he said

"asked you what?"

"To spend time with him. You always pester me about how he tried so hard to get my attention and the least I could do is give him a pity date"

"I… don't want you to. Not anymore" I said solemnly. Bakura's eyes lit up. He was probably jumping to conclusions about what that meant.

"So what did you think of his hair cut?"

"I'm really more curious about whether or not Malik got one two" Bakura said, focusing on Aori again.

I sighed "I should probably go see him tomorrow… but I'll have more work then… and with Aori…" I paused "Bakura, could you look after Aori tomorrow"

"Do you even want to be with her?"

"Of course! But… I… I don't want to just dump Malik like he did me. Knowing how that feels… I couldn't do it…"

"You don't like Malik…" Bakura said. Then repeated it. Both times it was more to himself. He giggled and went back to playing with Aori, again. "If you get to far away I'll vanish" he said

"Marik told me distance doesn't matter. Just how long you're out"

Bakura scowled "Well, maybe I could pretend to be you and see Malik"

"That sounds nice" I admitted. I did want to spend a day with Aori without crushing my friend… if I could still call him that "but Malik can tell the difference between us. Remember? I'd still be hurting him if I did that"

"Wouldn't want to hurt you're friend, right?" Bakura seemed a little cross now. I vaguely wondered if he was pregnant. That would explain his constantly changing mood. Then again, he'd be more careful with his own body, wouldn't he.

"I'm not sure I still even think of him as a friend. It's just to awkward to be around him now. It's all your fault. Yours and Marik's"

"Well it's not like we knew!" Bakura argued "And you're the one who kept pushing for the two of you to hook up!"

Aori started crying. Instantly, Bakura and I hushed. I got of the bed and helped him calm her down. Bakura picked the rattle back up and waved it for her, and I handed her her dog. Aori quieted down, sniffling a little, and snuggled with her dog.

"Sorry" I said softly once Aori was done throwing her fit "I'm not mad at you. I just… I wish I could still enjoy hanging out with Malik and-"

"It's okay" Bakura said "some things just don't work out the way you want them too"

A second later I was crying into Bakura's shoulder. Love him? I didn't think I could. I never saw Bakura as a boy-friend type. Not mine at least. I always thought of him as more of a brother. And if trying to play parents with Malik ruined our friendship, I didn't want to risk it on my only family that didn't always run off to Egypt.

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SnowCreek: Aw…

Oh yeah, so apparently I'm doing Cursed now, instead of Where do Babies Come From, so here's a heads up. It won't be posted within the first week (maybe the first month) after I finish this. Why? Cuzz my computer sucks and won't let me log into and unlike with every other story I've posted here, I don't have a bunch of chapters already written.