Decisions and Planning
The next morning Yami, Yugi, Aqua, and everyone else were gathered for a meeting. Each of the pups which included the additional five, were sleeping against Yugi.
Yami was sitting on the slanted rock again while he was speaking about the latest additions they found last night.
"Everyone now knows that we had a few visitors last night. And luckily they didn't see our campsite. Now onto our big problem, Pegasus and Dartz threw the five pups into the lake. We already have 10 pups in our pack since Yugi gave birth. We are here to discuss what should be done about the additional pups."
Each person took their turn in telling everyone what they felt. Bakura started the conversation first to get things going.
"I feel that, even if they are pups, they aren't from anyone of us. When they grow up they might be as worse as Pegasus and Dartz put together.
Now this is just my opinion, I think we should leave them."
Yugi jumped up and started screaming at Bakura for his cruel suggestion.
"NO! WE ARE NOT LEAVEING THESE POOR PUPS SOMEWEHRE WHERE THEY CAN DIE! I WON'T ALLOW IT!"
Everybody was shaking when he finished for Yugi never acted this way ever. It made everyone think of that quote about a woman, but in this case it was a man. 'Hell hath no fury, like a woman scorn.' Keara went over to Yugi to get him to calm down. When he was she started to speak.
"I think we should keep them. They are just babies they didn't ask to be born to Pegasus and Dartz through a whore. Besides they're half werewolves.
They'll carry the essence of both werewolf and human. They may be a little weaker than the Yugi's other full-blooded pups, but they're still babies.
They also need a mother and Yugi is able to give mothers milk, so they can grow up healthy."
Everyone nodded. Ryou spoke up next.
"I think the pups are cute, but won't they slow us down a little? I mean I have nothing against keeping them, but won't they need to be taught how to hunt longer than the full-blooded pups?"
Keara answered the questions.
"They won't slow us down. They will only need a few lessons more than the others, but they will learn at the same pace."
Ryou nodded and sat down.
Jou was next to speak.
"I think that they will add onto our fighting force when they grow up. I think they should stay. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it."
Everyone nodded. Toben was next to speak.
"I kinda agree with Bakura. I mean who knows. Like he said they might be just as bad as Pegasus and Dartz when they grow up."
Yugi looked like he could kill something right about now. He was growling and showing his teeth at Toben as a threat.
Toben sat down and ignored Yugi. Yami and Keara calmed Yugi down. Topaz spoke next.
"My yami is right, but I don't fully agree. They maybe Pegasus's and Dartz's but they are only pups. And if we train them they won't be like them."
Everyone started murmuring in agreement. He sat down and Kaiser stood to speak.
"I fully believe that we should keep them. They are just babies and as Keara pointed out, they didn't ask to be born to Pegasus and Dartz.
We can help them, but we need to give them a chance first i mean everyone deserves a chance."
Yugi smiled at Kaiser. He and Jou really understood how he felt. Seto was next to speak.
"Either way, we all will still be in danger. If we keep the pups then they might slow us down.
If we abandon them, then guilt will set on our minds and we won't be able to get rid of it."
Yugi's eyes told everyone that he didn't want to abandon them. Malik spoke next.
"I really don't know what it's like to be a parent, but I feel that Yugi should keep them rather than abandon them.
He's just starting to learn about being a parent and with Yami and Aqua as mates, they can teach the pups to be like them instead of the other two."
Yugi mouthed 'Thank You' to Malik. He nodded and sat down. Marik spoke next.
"I love my hikari very deeply, but I disagree with him. As Bakura pointed out, they probably will become like Pegasus and Dartz.
Plus, when they are old enough they'll notice that they don't look like Yami or Aqua. They'll probably think we kidnapped them or something and attack us.
I'm sorry Yugi, but I think we should leave them so we don't jeopardize our lives for them for nothing."
Yugi was shedding tears by this point unabe to even think about leaving these pups to fend for themselves. Yami got down off the rock and nuzzled him.
He eventually calmed down and leaned against Yami for a few minutes. When he calmed down completely, Yami went back to sit on the stone.
Marik sat down and Crimson stood to talk.
"I agree with Marik. I'm afraid that if we keep them everyone else will be in danger. I mean what if Pegasus and Dartz set this up as a trap.
They would make sure we found them then when they are grown, they tell them that they are their real fathers and that they were kidnapped.
They'll attack us. I say we leave the pups for our own protection."
By now everyone was shouting. Yami was able to stop them.
"SILENCE!"
Everyone stopped to look at him.
"Now we are here to discuss what to do. So whoever is going to speak next please stand and do so."
Diamond stood.
"As a woman and Yugi's mid-wife, I believe that the pups will do great with Yugi as a parent. They'll be raised right with Yami and Aqua as fathers and Yugi as a mother.
Plus, we all can teach them things we know so they'll be a good addition to our pack."
She sat down and Solomon spoke up.
"I admit that I hadn't guessed that Yugi was going to give birth to 10 pups. I think five more won't do any harm. They are my great-grandchildren.
I would be happy to have 15. They would increase our pack number and our female capacity. We need to balance out the females and males.
Since they are from different wolves, can they mate with the pups from Yugi?"
Keara answer was hesitant.
"I suppose they could do that, but it would also be dangerous. If another male pup ran into the mate of another, then the other would probably attack both the female and the one who touched the female. Other than that they can mate together."
Yami spoke next.
"I have no problem one way or the other. I will leave the decision to everyone else."
Aqua spoke next.
"I think they should stay. I really do believe they can change."
Everyone looked to Yugi and waited for him to stand and speak. He stood and went into the middle.
"You all that said they should be abandoned are cowards. You would rather sacrifice the lives of babies instead of your own is vile and an evil thing to do.
We may be immortal, but we can die and you all are afraid of that. I am scared too, but I would rather die than sacrifice the lives of babies to save my own.
These babies have formed a bond with me. When they drank my milk, they were no different than my children. I refuse to abandon them.
None of you know what it's like to have children. To be able to give them milk. To have them cuddle next to you in the middle of the night.
It is a wonderful feeling. If you are talking about abandoning them then why not abandon the other babies? If they are chosen to leave, then I will leave too.
I won't leave them in the wilderness to die from the cold or animals. It's your decision."
He walked back to the pups and laid down beside them. Everyone was quiet for five minutes before Yami spoke up.
"All in favor of keeping the pups please stand."
To Yugi's amazement, all of them stood. He smiled as tears ran down his face.
"Thank you. All of you."
Everyone smiled. They went to stand next to the pups and nuzzled them, licked them, and cuddled with them. Everyone slept well that night.
Two days later
Yami, Aqua, Crimson, Toben, Marik, Bakura, and Seto were all working on the house. They had finally finished the whole house except the roof.
Ryou stayed at the campsite with them so they could have water and to watch the pups.
Yugi, Solomon, and the others went into the city to buy what they would need. Yugi and Solomon were currently in a baby supply store.
They bought bottles, diapers for the half-wolf pups, and baby lotion and shampoo. They were about to leave when they remembered the formula.
After that they left to meet with everyone to plan their next step of action quickly.
Jou and Kaiser were picking out furniture with Solomon. Diamond and Malik were picking out cookware. Topaz, Yugi, and Keara were picking up food.
Once everything was bought, they headed back to the woods. The furniture was transported to the campsite by Jou's pickup truck that he got from his dad.
Once there, they saw that they were almost done with the roof. They took everything into the kitchen of the house while the furniture was being unloaded by the other yami's.
In about an hour they got everything sorted. On the hunt they brought home three deer. The pups were still too young to eat meat so they had milk for dinner.
Later that night, everyone, except Yami, were asleep. Around 2 in the morning, Yami came in and awoke Aqua to take his shift.
Once Aqua left, Yami looked to Yugi and the pups.
The pups had a large crib that he built so that they could sleep by themselves. He went over and knelt down beside them.
He reached in and stroked each of the pups on the head before he started humming.
He didn't realize that Yugi was awake. He smiled at Yami. He was such a good father. He leaned forward and kissed his cheek.
Yami's face was pink with blush from embarrassment.
"Good night Yami. I love you."
"Good night. I love you too. Pleasant dreams."
With that Yugi rolled back over and fell asleep.