To Want Love

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Chapter Twenty-Three: The Wrath of an Expectant Mother

After Yami had been gone for a while, Yugi decided that he would go greet him and made his way to the front hall. He knew that Yami had gone to check the mail and that had made him think about the life he had left behind. The human had then decided to ask his mate if there was a way he could send a letter to his family and friends.

Soon after Yugi had arrived at the bottom of the stairs, he heard two pairs of approaching feet behind him and he turned around to see Malik storming down the stairs with Marik rushing to keep up with the human. Malik had an expression of barely contained rage on his face as he raved loudly: "I can't believe you got me knocked up! And before our mating show too!” A growl came from the human. “I bet it’s bad luck to get you mate pregnant before the mating show!” There was a brief hesitation in Malik’s movements when the human lifted up a frying pan and directed a forceful swing to the side of Marik’s head, sending the demon fleeing from him and spouting whimpers of pain.

Malik did not pause for a breath before he was running after Marik with the frying pan swinging around as he kept on yelling things that Yugi could no longer catch to understand. That was also when the front door opened and Yugi directed a hopeful gaze to the direction, hoping that it was Yami who was certain to be able to put thing in order, was the only thought that Yugi had.

To Yugi’s disappointment it was Bakura who walked in through the door, carrying what looked like a softer version of himself in his arms. The white-haired demon made to walk right past Yugi, not paying any attention to Malik and Marik, and Yugi got to have a good look at the human in Bakura’s arms. The boy looked peaceful, like he was asleep, but there was a very high chance that he had actually been knocked out since he was not as much as stirring at the loud racket in the hall.

"Ah, Bakura”, Yugi started a tad bit nervously. “Is there any chance you could –“ The boy did not get any further than that point when Bakura rounded up on him and sneered: "What? Deal with the two idiots running around? Let me think…” The brown eyes rolled up in a satire version of a thoughtful expression. “Hmm… How about no? You see, I have my own things to see to and I hardly feel like bothering myself for the sake of your comfort. So go away and bug someone else." With that Bakura swept past Yugi, heading towards the stairs with his load of young human male.

At this point Yugi was ready to start crying at how nasty Bakura had been and he did actually whimper slightly before the front door opened once more, this time revealing the much-missed form of Yami. At the sight of the demon Yugi ran to Yami and in the next moment Yami had things under control. The crimson-eyed demon bellowed loudly that he would allow Bakura to demonstrate the proper use of a frying pan to them unless they ceased with their roughhousing and the threat worked surprisingly well, putting an immediate stop to the mated pair’s shenanigans.

"Now, I want you two to explain to me what the heck had you attempting to destroy the front hall”, Yami spoke sternly as he lead the way to the closest sitting room. The demon sat down onto a large armchair and guided Yugi into a position sitting on his lap. Settling down comfortably Yugi also listened to Malik and Marik telling the story, though the story was mostly told by Malik since Marik seemed to have lost the will to speak in fear of angering Malik again.

Earlier that day Malik had been having one of his countless foul moods after finding out about his pregnancy and had ended up yelling at Marik for a good deal of the day. Most of things he had bellowed at his mate had to do with Marik’s failure to inform him that it was possible for him to get knocked up. The human had also been pissed about the fact that Marik had not even asked him if he wished to carry children at all. Actually, Malik had been so furious that he had completely failed to listen to Marik’s humble apologies that had been uttered in what seemed like an endless stream as the demon trailed after his mate like a lost puppy.

The scene Yami and Yugi had witnessed had been the result of Malik taking a detour to pick up a frying pan. The human had decided to follow the lead of the many television shows he had seen and see if hitting Marik upside the head with it would make him feel better. So, after having Marik question if he was going to cook something Malik had swung, sending Marik fleeing from his attempt at anger management. The two of them had neither noticed Yugi’s presence in the hallway, nor had they noticed Bakura’s arrival and departure.

In fact, they had not been aware of much anything about their surroundings until Yami’s booming voice had interrupted them in the middle of Marik ducking to dodge another swing from Malik’s frying pan. Neither of them was willing to admit if it had been the surprise or the threat that had made them stop the so-called fight, though.

After taking a few moments to let the tale sink in, Yami finally spoke out: "First of all you, Marik, need to find a way to cool your mate down. You’re the alpha here; show some backbone. And Malik, you need to start talking to Marik about your thoughts and worries, because he is the only one that is going to be able to help you get through this whole thing.” The crimson eyes looked at the couple sternly, willing them to understand what he was telling them before he continued: “We have more important things to worry about at the moment. We all need to start getting ready for our guests.” Now the star-haired demon directed his words to Marik. “Marik, your family is going to be coming for visit along with mine. And with the way things are now, Malik and Yugi won’t be ready for the confrontation.”

Having finished with his speech and seeing that neither Marik nor Malik seemed to have anything to say Yami got up with Yugi in his arms and spoke to the blond pair: “I am going to help Yugi prepare for the meeting and then I’ll go see what Bakura is up to with that human he brought with him. I suggest you also give Malik a few pointers and some advice.” And with that Yami left the room, heading upstairs with his little mate tucked safely into his arms.

The next few hours Yami spent giving Yugi detailed descriptions of his family members and the way the boy was expected to act. The demon made especially sure to be perfectly clear on the order for Yugi to never be on his own as well as the reason why.

“My mother is not completely healthy mentally and she is having one of her more psychotic phases at the moment”, Yami spoke with some regret in his voice. The woman was his mother, no matter what problems she had. Sill, mother or not, Yami would not let Yui be harmed by her. This intent was clear in every tinge in the demon’s tone as he continued: “She is very likely to inflict harm on you, if not even kill you if you have no one to protect you at all times. So, during the visit I want you to make sure to have another member of my family, or even Seto or Marik, with you at all times when I’m not there. Any one of us will be able, and willing, to protect you against her. I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you, little one.”

"I understand, Yami and I will do as you have just told me to”, Yugi said, his words a lot more braver than his hesitant tone. “I hate to act so mistrusting towards a member of your family but first and foremost I need to listen to my mate.” At that point Yugi’s speech started to come out quicker, which was a clear sign that the boy was starting to babble. “But do you really thing I am ready to meet your family, Yami? What if they don't like me and didn't you say that you have a sister? I’m not very good with sisters." It was obvious that Yugi would have kept going on even after that and so Yami leaned forward to stop any future words with a short but deep kiss.

Pulling back from his mate, Yami looked into Yugi’s worried eyes and answered: "I would never give you bad advice, little one. And as for being ready to meet my family: that is more up to you than me. But if you have any doubts or questions you can come to me and I will do my best to help you.” The demon gave the boy a tender smile. “My family already likes you because that means I finally have a mate. And if most of my family likes you for that fact, my sister is sure to love you for it. Because she was born after me she can only mate after I have found a mate. It’s an old family tradition.” Yami then brought his hand up to brush it against Yugi’s cheek tenderly. “Now we have a long day a head of us tomorrow and I we have just had a lot of excitement, so I think a bit of rest is in order before anything else. Is that fine with you?”

"Sure", Yugi replied and in no time the two were lying in their bed in the darkned room, curled around each other in the most lovable of ways. Like always when all thoughts should be abandoned, Yugi’s mind chose that moment to remind him of something that had been bothering him. And so, the little human nudged Yami slightly with a hand and questioned gently: “Yami?”

"Yes, little one?" came Yami’s questioning tone. The demon sounded groggy, as sign that the other was falling asleep but was not quite there yet.

"Is there a way that I could send a letter to my family?” Yugi asked lazily as drowsiness took over the human as well, the boy’s weight coming back down beside Yami as Yugi finished in a barely understandable mumble: “I just want to let them know that I am alright."

"Certainly”, Yami replied in the usual helpful tone he always used when fulfilling one of Yugi’s requests. “Actually, we can do so tomorrow if you wish.” The demon propped himself up on his elbow to glance down at his mate and was met with the sight of the boy having already fallen asleep. At the sight Yami lowered himself down again and soon followed suit.


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