※ Part Twenty Five: Dark Magician + Celtic Guardian = Crying Mystic Elf
※ Warnings - None - just remember that this is the unrevised version.
※ Disclaimer - I obviously don't own it.
Ryou felt warm breath on his face and he snuggled closer into the warmth. The strong arms around him tightened slightly in an embrace as he moved.
“Ahem.” A familiar voice caused him and the other occupant of the bed to open their eyes. Brown met crimson and upon realization, Yami and Ryou pulled out of each other’s arms and looked over at a full grown, if you can truly call him that, Yugi.
Smiling slightly, Yugi began to speak. “I woke up with Yami Bakura and couldn’t remember how I had gotten there so I figured I’d been turned into a chibi.” He explained, “Oh, and you may want to hold this for a while.” Yugi said as he held up the Millennium Ring and then pointed to the other side of the bed. Both Yami and Ryou looked.
Large frightened brown eyes stared back at them.
“Bakura?”
***
Kaiba woke up to giggling. Opening confused eyes he looked at the end of the bed where two small Egyptian chibis sat staring at him and giggling profusely. For a moment he wondered why, then felt the reason. Joey had snuggled up right against him, even going as far as to have his arm around Kaiba’s back.
Realizing that he didn’t feel like kicking Joey’s ass, Kaiba relaxed back into the bed and lay his head on the pillow. The feeling of being held felt nice and before the CEO fell back into a peaceful sleep, he smiled.
***
Yami fell off the bed laughing. Catching himself for a moment he looked up, right into confused brown eyes of the chibi before him. Unable to stop himself the pharaoh burst with laughter once again.
Ryou glared at the pharaoh as he watched his other half back away slowly, as if having done something wrong. The tiny tomb robber looked up at Ryou as if noticing him for the first time. As quickly as his small limbs would let him, he climbed up onto the bed and scurried over to Ryou, burying his face in Ryou’s chest. “I sowwy Wyou…I didn’t mean to.” He whispered softly and Ryou had to blink at the soft sound of the voice.
Realizing what the child had said Ryou began to gently rub his yami’s back. “You didn’t mean to do what Bakura?” He wondered softly as Yugi grabbed Yami’s shirt and pulled him out of the room.
“I don’t know! But pweas don’t hit me!” The chibi cried, clinging to Ryou’s shirt.
“Hey, I’m not going to hit you, I promise.” Ryou said as he lifted the boy into his arms and cradled him gently.
***
“That was really mean Yami.” Yugi pouted as he walked down the stairs, Yami behind him.
“I know, but I couldn’t help myself! I never actually thought that Yami Bakura could be a chibi. And such a cute one at that…” He trailed off as Yugi raised an eyebrow. “What?! Ryou was cute as a chibi too! …not that he’s not cute now…I mean! - Malik and even Yami Malik are cute…well, Yami Malik to some degree. You were cute too! In fact, you were the cutest.” Yami said as defense.
“Fine, but be nice to Yami Bakura.” Yugi ordered, “He looked really scared when he woke up and realized that he wasn’t alone. He wasn’t really comfortable with the fact that it wasn’t Ryou beside him either.” Yugi shook his head sadly as he remembered the frightened look in the small chibi’s eyes, and the boy had practically began to cry when he realized that he was naked. “Was Yami Bakura abused as a child?” He wondered.
“I wouldn’t know.” Yami shook his head, “Probably. Most of the children born to slaves were killed, and if there was something different about them…then they’d be used for other things.” Yami sighed.
“Yami Bakura’s white hair.” Yugi realized. Yami nodded, “Well, let’s not dwell on it. That was over 5000 years ago anyway.” Yugi continued down the stairs.
“Not to a Chibi Yami Bakura.” Yami mumbled to himself.
When Yugi reached the bottom of the stairs he stopped when he heard giggling. He looked into the living room and his eyes widened at the sight before him. Malik and Yami Malik were sitting at the foot of the pull out bed giggling. But what made Yugi’s eyes widened was the fact that Seto Kaiba and Joey Wheeler were cuddling!
“I’m not going to ask.” Yugi shook his head as Yami joined him. Ryou and a toddler Yami Bakura with him.
Both Yami and Ryou just stared at the scene with an open mouth. Ryou was the first to recover though. “It’s about time. I think they look really sweet together.” He said.
Suddenly both Joey and Kaiba moved and glared at their friend. “Don’t call us sweet.” They both growled and then lay back down to cuddle.
“Eep!” Yami jumped into the arms of the nearest person, which happened to be Ryou. Which was good too, because he probably would have flattened Yugi. “They’re both awake and touching! And there’s no blood involved! I never thought I’d see the day.” He then proceeded to ‘faint’ in Ryou’s arms.
“Oh yeah, that wasn’t out of character.” Ryou raised an eyebrow as he dropped Yami, who still pretended to have fainted. “I’m going into the kitchen to fix breakfast.” He replied as he left the room.
Seeing Yami still ‘fainted’, Yami Bakura became curious. He hoped the man with the funny hair was okay. Carefully he stepped around Yami’s limbs and then crawled onto his chest. He ran into a problem as there was a golden pyramid in his way. Carefully he tried to move it away, but as soon as his tiny fingers had grasped the pretty object he was flung back as Yami sat up. Lying on his back in between the pharaoh’s legs he looked up into flaring crimson eyes causing Chibi Yami Bakura to cringed.
“Don’t you ever touch my puzzle you stupid tomb robber!” The pharaoh yelled, completely forgetting about the fact that said stupid tomb robber was about, oh, let’s say three, no, two in a half.
His yelling completely woke Joey and Kaiba and Mokuba, who had opted to sleep under the bed, for good reason. Joey and Kaiba both took a hold of one of Yami’s arms as he literally tried to strangle the poor child in front of him. Yami Bakura quickly scrambled away from the angry pharaoh and backed up against a wall.
“I sowwy, I sowwy, I didn’t…I sowwy.” He sniffed as he stared down at his hands, which quickly blurred from his vision with the oncoming of his tears. He knew he was in trouble and was probably going to get beaten really badly. Ryou wasn’t anywhere in the room and only Ryou had promised not to hurt him.
“Why are you yelling at him?” Ra was actually looking out for the small tyke as Ryou suddenly came into the room, but quickly went over to Yami Bakura when he saw that the chibi was crying. “It’s okay Bakura, no one will hurt you.” He gathered the boy into his arms as he shot a glare at Yami that caused even Kaiba to shiver. Ryou looked back at Yami Bakura and gently wiped the tears. “Let’s go into the kitchen and get you, Malik and Yami Malik something to eat, okay?”
“Otay.” Yami Bakura nodded as he sniffed. He let himself be picked up and carried into the kitchen where Malik and Yami Malik were already sitting at the table eating. Ryou set Yami Bakura on one of the chairs as he grabbed a bowl of oatmeal. He went back to the table and pulled Yami Bakura into his lap.
“Hi!” Malik greeted Yami Bakura with a mouthful of food.
Yami Bakura giggled and the sound brought a smile to Ryou’s face. “Hewwo.”
“Awe you otay?” Yami Malik asked, tilting his head as some oatmeal dripped off of his spoon.
“Yeah.” Yami Bakura nodded as he took the spoonful of oatmeal that Ryou had offered him.
Yugi came into the room, followed by everyone else. Yami Bakura suddenly became very quiet as Yami approached. Kneeling down so he was somewhat at the chibi’s level, Yami bowed his head. “I’m sorry for yelling at you Bakura. I had no right to.” He said sincerely and Ryou knew this was a huge blow on Yami’s pride.
Yami Bakura blinked as he looked at the figure. “Otay.” He said and Yami looked up, almost in shock at being forgiven so easily. His hair moved, causing Yami Bakura to giggle again. “You got funny haiw!” He exclaimed, pointing to the lightning bolts.
Yami was quiet a moment then smiled, “You do too small one.” He said as he ruffled Yami Bakura’s already unruly hair, making the boy giggle again.
Joey sat down at the table beside Yami Malik. As he shoved a spoonful of oatmeal into his mouth he glanced over at the calendar to see how many days were left. But he noticed something, “Hey Yug, why is today’s date circled?” He wondered.
“Today?” Yugi looked at the calendar trying to think then he gasped, “Oh no! Today’s ‘Take your family to school day’!” He moaned, “What are we going to do?”
“We have to take family, or else its detention.” Joey sighed as he glanced at Malik and Yami Malik. “I think I got an idea.” Joey grinned.