Project: Destiny

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Disclaimer: Unfortunately anything dealing with Yu-gi-oh does not belong to me but to a very rich and lucky person. So no suing!
Includes: Yaoi (male/male relationships), slight AU but no spoilers, surprises (if you like the Engulf Trilogy then you’ll like the surprises *hint, hint*)
Pairings: Seto/Joey, Yami/Yugi, Marik/Malik, Bakura/Ryou, possible others
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Beta(s): Jo-Lo: *has a Turkey leg* What? I have to eat as well you know…; Sarah Costa


General A/N: I’m glad to hear that I won’t be loosing a lot of you on my next story. And for all those who asked, I am a die-hard Harry and Draco fan. I don’t really care who is top and who is bottom but for my story it will be a bottom Harry. I’m already on chapter 3 but I don’t really have a story plan, just writing it as it comes into my head but I have a basic idea of what I want to happen. But enough about that story. Lets get on with the next chapter in this one…


Project: Destiny
Chapter Twenty Two
by Ravenx

~Thanksgiving~

“I don’t see how women can do this over and over again.” Joey whines from his position leaning on the counter in Ryou’s kitchen, a pair of loose black sweats and a large white, long sleeved shirt covering his form, his hand rubbing his swollen belly.

“They have to be nuts.” Malik says before taking a sip of his water, he sits on a stool at the island, matching violet track pants and short sleeved shirt hanging loosely on his body.

“We hate it now but we’ll be happy once we have little ones in our arms.” Yugi stands by the stove, stirring a steaming pot, his olive green short sleeved shirt hanging over his large belly and half-way down his black track pants with a white stripe down the side.

“I just can’t believe we still have four months of this.” The sandy blonde sighs.

“And we’re going to be getting bigger.” Malik pouts as he rubs his belly.

“I don’t need to hear that.”

“What are you complaining about? I’m bigger than both of you and Ryou.” Yugi looks down at his swollen stomach.

“That’s just because you are smaller, therefore you look bigger.” The pale blonde smiles.

“Or you could be having twins.” Joey chuckles at the shocked look on Yugi’s face.

“I so like Malik’s explanation better.”

“And mine makes sense. Dr. Morland didn’t see but one baby in all of us so there is no multiple births.” Malik reaches out to grab a green bean off a plate, popping it in his mouth.

“And he only heard one heartbeat for all of us so that further proves the twins aren’t happening.” Yugi turns around, walking slowly to the island and leaning against it.

“I still can’t believe we got to hear the babies’ heartbeats.” Joey smiles widely.

“I kinda want to know what I’m having.” Yugi whispers.

“We all agreed we wanted it to be a surprise.”

“I know but I’m getting tired of calling it an it or my baby. I’d like to be able to say him or her or she or he.”

“I still want it to be a surprise. Even though Marik is positive we’re having a boy.” Malik rolls his eyes.

“Why do they all think that?” Joey asks.

“Probably because they think it’s manlier to have a boy than a girl. I don’t care what it is as long as it is happy and healthy.” Malik strokes the side of his stomach. “And that it comes out not kicking.”

“Your little one is always so active during the day. You’re lucky. Mine seems to come alive at night.” Yugi sighs.

“What about yours, Joey?” Malik asks the sandy blonde.

“Usually after I eat it starts kicking like crazy. But Seto or Mokuba will stroke my belly and it will quite down again.”

“Doesn’t it stop when you rub your belly?” Yugi asks.

“No. It has to be its father or uncle.” Joey rolls his honey eyes.

“So another words it probably won’t be listening to you when it gets older.” Malik chuckles.

“Shut up. At least I haven’t got heartburn.”

“Yet. You haven’t gotten it yet. You better get it soon though.”

“And get some swollen ankles. I don’t think you’ve had the pleasure of that either.” Yugi looks over at the sandy blonde with a smirk in his face.

“You guys are just plain mean.” Joey pouts.

“No we’re just trying to get you to experience all the wonderful joys of pregnancy.” Malik winks.

“Joey, can you peel the potatoes please?” Yugi asks the sandy blonde.

“Sure.” Joey moves over to the counter where a stack of clean potatoes rest.

“I’m so glad we have three days off of school.” Malik sighs, leaning forward slightly.

“Me too, I’m tired of trying to hide this big thing.” Yugi motions to his belly.

“At least we only have a couple more weeks left until break.” Joey says as he starts peeling potatoes.

“Unfortunately most of those weeks will be spent getting ready or taking exams.” The pale blonde sticks his tongue out.

“Like you will be doing much studying.”

“Hey! I study when I need to.”

“Sure.” Joey shakes his head.

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“I feel so bad.” Ryou says into his pillow, laying on his side on top of his burgundy comforter, his round belly covered with an oversized, black shirt with a red butterfly outlined on the front, a pair of dark red pajama pants covering his legs which are pulled up close to his stomach.

“Do you what any medicine?” Bakura gently lays down behind his lover, his hand laying on top of Ryou’s pregnant belly, his bare chest pressing up against the back of the black shirt.

“That’s not what I mean. Well, I don’t feel good but meant I feel bad leaving the others to finish making dinner.”

“You can’t help that you get sick whenever you smell food.” Bakura mumbles in Ryou’s ear, his free hand holding his head up off the pillow so he can look down at his love.

“But I still feel bad. You should go down and try to help.”

“Yeah, like that’s gonna happen.”

“You’re right, probably a bad idea.” Ryou snuggles back into his lover’s chest. “I love you, Kura.”

“I love you too, tenshi.” Bakura leans down a kiss his hikari’s cheek.

“Kura, do you think I’ll make a good dad?”

“No, you’ll make a great mom.”

“Oh, shut up.” Ryou reaches back to pop Bakura’s thigh lightly.

“Anyway if I were you I’d be more worried about if I’d be a good dad.”

“I think you would be.”

“Really? And why is that?”

“Because you never really had a dad. You had a rough life in Egypt and I know you would want the best for your baby. You would be a great dad cause you don’t want our little to one to not know its father.”

“That doesn’t really make any sense, tenshi.”

“Just pretend like it does, I’m to sick to make up a good point.” Ryou giggles quietly.

“Crazy hikari.”

“Kura, you are happy about this, right?” Ryou asks after a couple minutes of silence.

“About what?”

“About the baby.”

“I already told you I am. I won’t lie, I never pictured myself having a kid but I’m kinda getting excited to see the little guy. I can’t wait to teach him the tricks of the trade, maybe I can teach him to beat up Yami’s little punk.”

“Kura! You are not going to teach out child any of that and stop assuming it will be a boy.”

“I wouldn’t have to assume if you’d let the doctor tell you want you’re having.”

“I don’t want to know.” Ryou lays on of his hands on top of Bakura’s on his belly. “I want it to be a surprise.”

“Don’t you think we’ve had enough surprises?”

“Nope but we should start thinking up names.”

“How are we supposed to do that when we don’t know what it is?”

“We can make a list. A couple names for each gender and when the baby is born we can look at it and see which name fits it the best.”

“No. Let’s just wait till he is born.”

“Fine.” Ryou rolls his eyes with a sigh. “Where should we put a crib in here?”

“How about over by the dresser in the corner?”

“No, I want it closer to the bed.”

“Why? Besides that isn’t but a couple feet away.”

“I just want the baby close to me when I sleep.”

“Okay, then how about next to your bedside table?”

“Yeah, that will be good. But you are going to help me right?”

“What do you mean?” Bakura lays his head down on top of Ryou’s.

“We’re going to take turns dealing with the baby at night. I’ll get up and let you sleep and then you’ll get up and let me sleep.”

“Yeah, sure.”

“You better help me, Kura.”

“Or what?”

“Or…or I’ll make you do all the diaper changes.” Ryou smirks as the white haired yami growls lowly.

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“I figured after having a c-section, the boys will need to stay at our house for about a week before feeling up to coming back here so I’ve had den downstairs converted into a sterile operating room on one half and a bedroom on the other half.” Seto sits on the long white sofa in the living room, a black turtleneck hugging his chest with a pair of black slacks on his lower body, his black dress shoed feet crossed at the ankle.

“That is very kind of you, Kaiba.” Yami smiles over at the brunette from his place in the chair closet to him, tight black leather pants and a tight black tank top covering his form. “How many beds are in the bedroom part of the room?”

“Four but they are wide enough to allow you and others to stay with them.” Seto runs a hand unconsciously through his brother’s thick black hair, the head of Mokuba laying on his thigh as the younger boy sleeps laid out on the sofa, his dark blue jeans and gray shirt with black writing on it wrinkling slightly, his bare feet digging into the cushion on the back of the sofa.

“Do you know what will happen with the babies after birth?”

“While Dr. Morland and his friend finish up with the boys, Jade is going to be taking care of the babies. She will clean them off, check vitals, weigh and measure them, as well as anything else that needs to be done. After she is done we should be able to hold them for a little then Dr. Morland will want to take a closer look to make sure nothing is wrong with them.”

“And about the feeding, one of Yugi’s books that Jade gave him explains that mother’s milk is very important to a new born. Something about it having the vitamins and all that a new born requires. What are we going to do about that? Dr. Morland said that the boys wouldn’t nurse.”

“I’ve brought that up with him and Jade and she knows of some program that collects new mother’s excess milk. They send it off to be pasteurized and then give it to new mother’s that either are unable to nurse or the baby refuses to feed from the beast. I’ve got an appointment to talk to the people in charge of it next week, I’m hoping they will allow us to take enough milk for four new borns when it gets closer to delivery time.”

“How are you going to explain our situation?” Yami asks.

“I’ll just tell them that we have four mother’s that are unable to nurse for medical reasons. If they refuse to help us I can always donate to their cause.” Seto shrugs.

“You are really an amazing guy sometimes, Kaiba.”

“Thank you, Yami.”

“Just don’t tell anyone I said that.” Yami smirks.

“I won’t as long as you don’t tell anyone I thanked you.”

“Deal.”

“So, have you and Yugi thought up any names yet?”

“Not yet. We’re kinda waiting for the baby to be born but we have decided that we want to name it something Egyptian.”

“Good idea.” Seto nods.

“And what about you?”

“We’re waiting too. Mainly because we can’t agree that it will be a boy.”

“Same with Yugi.” Yami shakes his head with a small smile. “How is Mokuba taking to being an uncle?”

“He is as happy and excited as we are. He is already talking about teaching him how to play games and all.” Seto runs his hand down Mokuba’s check.

“He’ll be a good uncle I bet.”

“Yes, although he might end up acting more like a brother since he is so young.”

“All of them, including you, are too young. It’s going to be a little difficult dealing with a child when they want to go off to college.” Yami sighs.

“Joey is thinking about just going to the local community college so that he has a better way of deciding his schedule.”

“Yugi has mentioned going there too. But unlike you guys we have another problem.”

“What’s that?”

“Money. Yugi and I still have a large amount left from where Grandfather sold the game store but most of that is going to baby stuff, plus we need to move back in to our house which will mean higher bills then we’re paying now. But Ryou and Malik have it harder, Ryou is getting an allowance from his father and Malik is basically just living off Ryou and his sister.” Yami shakes his head.

“Joey and I have been talking about the baby stuff, we thought it might be a good idea for Christmas this year to instead of getting each other useless junk, getting baby stuff for each other. Such as one group get everyone including themselves a baby carriage and so on.”

“Sounds like a good idea. We should bring it up during dinner and see what the others think.” Yami smiles over at the sleeping raven-haired boy.

“And I also have a thought about helping you and the others out.”

“Kaiba, I appreciate all that you have done for us but I can’t just accept money from you.”

“And I’m not offering for you to.”

“Oh.” Yami blushes slightly.

“What I am offering is for you and…as much as I hate to say it, Bakura and Marik to come work for me at Kaiba Corp. You will get paid no more than the others in the field you will go into and you will not receive any special treatment from me.”

“What job are you talking about?” Yami leans forward in his chair a little.

“I figured you could be a tester for some of our new games. Marik and Bakura could probably take a look at my security system and find any holes present; they can help design an improved system.” Seto shrugs.

“You would really give us jobs?”

“As long as you all do them properly and don’t cause any problems, that mainly goes to Bakura and Marik, I have no reason not to.”

“Thank you, Kaiba.” Yami smiles. “It will greatly be appreciated.”

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Marik jogs down the stairs quietly, his tan tank top hugging his muscled chest tightly, loose white pajama bottoms hanging over his bare feet. He makes his way through the living room, walking past Seto and Yami who sit watching some television show, Mokuba sleeping with is head resting on his big brother’s leg. He steps through the swinging door to the kitchen to find Joey and Yugi making side dishes, his own hikari sitting on a stool peaking at a bowl of freshly cooked green beans.

“Hey, sweetie.” Malik smiles up at his yami as Marik moves to stand next to him.

“Hey. You ate everything yet?”

“Don’t be mean to your pregnant hikari.”

“I’m not. When is dinner going to be ready?”

“About another hour or so.” Joey smiles over at the two pale blondes.

“To long. I’m hungry now.”

“Do what Malik has been doing. Eat some green beans.” Yugi says over his shoulder.

“That’s all he has been doing. Ain’t like he has helped us any.” Joey mumbles.

“I told you, you needed more salt in the corn.”

“Oh, yeah. That’s a lot of help.”

“But I’m preg…”

“Don’t even play that card.” Yugi turns around, a wooden spoon pointing at the pale blonde hikari.

“Ryou gets to play it.” Malik pouts.

“No, he doesn’t need to help us cause the smell of the food makes him sick and don’t even try that either cause you’ve been stuffing your face all day.” Joey says.

“Come on, kitsune. I want to show you something upstairs.” Marik whispers in his hikari’s ear.

“Like we haven’t heard that line before.” The sandy blonde chuckles.

“You guys take care of the food.”

“Yeah, we haven’t been doing that all day.” Yugi interrupts.

“Anyway.” Malik slowly gets off the stool with the help of his lover. “I’m going up stairs with my yami for a little. Call us when dinner is ready.”

“We might.” Joey calls after the two pale blondes.

“So, what do you want to show me?” Malik asks quietly as he moves through the living room toward the stairs.

“You’ll just have to wait and see.” Marik wraps an arm around his lover’s enlarged waist, helping him carefully up the stairs.

The two pale blondes slowly make their way up the stairs to the first door on the right, Marik opens the door and allows his hikari in first, shutting the door behind himself. Malik looks around their normal room, his light violet eyes catching a large bouquet of violet roses on the bed before walking over and picking them up.

“Marik, they are so beautiful.” Malik sticks his nose down in the bundle, taking a large sniff as he turns to look at his lover.

“Not as beautiful as you.” The taller pale blonde walks over to his hikari. “So, you like them?”

“I love them. Almost as much as I love you.”

“I’m glad.”

“You can be so sweet sometimes. You surprise me all the time.” Malik leans up to kiss his yami on the cheek.

“Just don’t tell anyone else.”

“Don’t worry; your secret is safe with me.” Malik chuckles.

“I also brought you up here for something else.” Marik wraps his arms around the smaller boy’s waist, the roses getting a little bent.

“Marik, no.” Malik moves out of the arms of his lover.

“What? Why not? We haven’t done anything in a month.”

“Because I don’t feel like it. I look terrible. My stomach is huge and only going to get larger, my feet are swollen, and I basically have to go to the bathroom every thirty minutes. How can you still want me in bed?”

“Because I don’t see that. I see a beautiful young man carrying my child.”

“Yeah, right. Look at me.” Malik waves to his large belly.

“What? So you have a big belly, so what? That is where our baby is.”

“Marik, I love you. I really do but I just don’t feel like having sex.” Malik sighs. “I never thought I’d hear myself say that.”

“Me either.” Marik chuckles, moving to sit down on the tan comforter.

Malik moves to sit next to his lover, leaning his pale blonde hair onto his yami’s shoulder, his hands holding the roses loosely.

“I just don’t feel sexual right now. If I did I swear you probably won’t be able to get out of bed for a week but right now I just don’t want to do it.”

“When will you want to?”

“I don’t know. Maybe not until after the baby is born.”

“Yeah, and I’m sure we will have plenty of time to have sex with a screaming infant in the same room.” Marik sighs.

“I’m sorry. Nevertheless, we will find time. The others can help us baby sit will we have some private time and we can do the same for them.”

“I guess. I just miss you.”

“Why? I’m right here. So what if I don’t feel like having sex? We can snuggle, we can talk.”

“You really are different when pregnant.”

“What do you mean?” Malik looks up into dark violet eyes.

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard you mention snuggling before.” Marik chuckles.

“Leave me alone, I’m five months pregnant, I’m allowed to act weird.”

“Very weird.”

TBC
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