Liann: I didn’t receive any picture from
you that I can remember. Poor butterflies… they always get the lousy end of the
stick, don’t they?
yaoi lover: Yeah, I was going to do
another Yami and Bakura confrontation in the story. That’s a given.
star: I’m glaad
you like this story. I hope it’s as good as ‘Hostile..’ Aria is good with toying with her enemies.
Jupitor Knight: WoW! *hands various plushies
and hugs* You read all my stuff! Impressive. I can email you. No prob.
Jade: I was just thinking that it would be funny to continue
the whole Seto getting sick over women thing. It happens again here.
Dragon Tears” You can semi-kill him. I need him later!
Lady ELfskye: I don’t know if Yugi
will ever leave Yami.
Shadow of Light: No, he’s not dead…not in my story. Besides,
it was either he or Keith and I want to use Keith when Aria gets older. Anzu
still has the scorpion.
Marik Ishtar77: Aria is such a cutie. *Hands Aria plushie*
Terra: Thanks, babe!
thunderchaos: Zira will
have to get a room for Seto later when he sees Miranda after she’s done
exercising.
broken Time: Aten and Aria are real to me.
But, this show is technically an adult show in
Cynical Spirit Vale: Aria and bad language will come back
again.
Dark Basements
Aten walked excitedly to Robbie’s house. Aten saw the same
scarf that Robbie had tied around the mailbox five years ago fluttering in the
warm breeze. Robbie tied it there so Aten would always know which house was
his.
Aten knocked on the door and Robbie opened it happily.
“Hi, Aten! Come in! Meet my daddy!”
Robbie took Aten’s hand and pulled him in the house with
excitement. Robbie shut the door behind him and brought Aten in front of his
father.
Aten looked up at the huge man in a Navy uniform. His chest
was decorated with medals. He look injured, but still
ominous as he used his crutches to stand.
Aten’s mouth fell open at the tall man. “Oh..my…Ra…”
Robbie held Aten’s hand as he bounced. “Daddy, this is my
best friend, Aten! Say hello, Aten!”
Aten’s eyes scanned the man from bottom to top.
Daniel reached out a hand to Aten. “Hello, Aten. I’m Daniel.”
Aten reached out a shaky hand to the man.
“Hello…I’m….*gulp*….Aten Bakari Ishtar Ibn Marik.”
Daniel smiled. “You speak Arabic!”
“I’m…Egyptian.”
Daniel smiled and shook Aten’s hand. “You sure are,
Aten! I’ve been to
“I paint pishers from
Daniel looked at Robbie.
Robbie grinned. “He meant ‘pictures’ and ‘I love to paint.’”
“Oh, I see! I really
enjoy art myself, Aten. Maybe when I’m
up to it, we can go to the Art Museum.”
Aten’s body relaxed a little.
“Okay. Maybe we tan bring my Unkie Seto and Unkie Puppy. Unkie Puppy paints
with me.”
Daniel looked at Robbie again. “Who’s that?”
“Seto Kaiba and his boyfriend Joey
Wheeler.”
“Yeah, we can bring them along. Why not? The more the
merrier. Why don’t you boys go play?”
Daniel entered the kitchen as Aten and Robbie went to their
corner to play with Robbie’s tanks.
“So that’s the boy I’ve been hearing so much about. That Aten kid is quiet, isn’t he?”
Miranda nodded as she peeled potatoes for dinner. “Yes, he is
a shy boy, but he and Robbie are the best of friends.”
“I can see why they get along so well. It’s good to see Robbie with a friend. There are not many eight year old boys who
would hold hands like that. ”
Miranda looked over at Daniel, her face serious. “What do you
think of that, Daniel?”
Daniel saw a seriousness in her eyes
he never saw before in their many years of marriage. “What do I think of what?”
“Our son…..holding hands…..with….you know. What do you think of Robbie holding Aten’s
hand?”
Daniel shrugged. “Are you worried that I’m angry?”
She shook her head. “No. I know you’re not angry, but….does
it bother you that they were holding hands?”
Daniel shook his head. “No.” He laughed. “Why? Should it
bother me?”
Miranda put the peeler down and the potato. “It doesn’t bother me, Daniel. But, how do
you feel about it?”
Daniel approached Miranda. “Hey, he’s our son. Nothing on this planet can make me feel more lucky to be his father….and to be your husband.”
Daniel gave a chuckle. “They’re eight years old, though.
Let’s not make a mountain out of a molehill here.”
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Aten hid behind the chair as Robbie’s tank turned. Aten
grinned as his tank approached the tank invading his “territory.”
“You are infading the tuntry of Aten Bakari Ishtar Ibn Marik! Identify
yourself!”
Robbie grinned. “I am Captain Robbie Allen Morgan! I’m going to defeat you, Aten Ishtar!”
Aten took Robbie’s yellow crayon. “Oh yeah?
Fire!” Aten tossed the crayon at Robbie’s
tank and hit it.
Robbie threw the tiny tank into the air. “Oh
no! I
lost my tank! It doesn’t matter!” Robbie reached over and
grabbed his tank made of Legos. “It’s my all-powerful
tank made out of connecty-thingies! It will destroy you!” Robbie grabbed a blue crayon and tossed it at
Aten’s tank.
Aten threw his tank up. “My tant is
blowed up. I beaten!”
Aten sat on the carpet. “Now what do we do?”
“Hmm….I wonder where my mommy put my
big army men dolls that I got for Christmas.
Let’s go ask her!”
Aten followed Robbie to the kitchen. Daniel had gone upstairs to get some sleep. “Mommy, where are my big army men?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, Robbie! I was cleaning and I accidentally put
it downstairs in the basement.”
The color drained from Aten’s face. “The….
b-b-basement?”
Robbie ran to the door. “Come on, Aten! We can play downstairs!”
Aten’s eyes widened and his body froze stiff.
“Aten?”
Aten backed away slowly as he looked at the open door to the basement. “Cabin…..basement.”
Aten backed away until he collided with Miranda’s leg.
Aten’s face was covered in sweat and he panted heavily.
“Aten?” Miranda asked, kneeling down.
Aten turned to Miranda, grabbing her shirt. “Please,” Aten
whimpered. “Help my mommy.”
Miranda saw Aten’s eyes glazed over. “Sweetheart, mommy is
not here.”
A tear fell down Aten’s cheek. “My mommy is crying down
there. Please help my mommy.”
Robbie ran beside Aten. “Aten, what is it?”
Aten sniffled. “My gantfatter is
hurting my mommy and I no tan help him.”
“Aten, baby, you’re not in the cabin anymore. Your mommy is
not here.”
Aten’s body started to tremble. “My mommy is being hurt and I
tant help him.
He’s sceaming…he’s begging for my gantfatter to stop hurting him…..mate him stop.”
Miranda took Aten’s hand. “You want to go help mommy? Let’s go downstairs and help your mommy.”
Robbie looked up at Miranda. “Mommy, what’s wrong with Aten?”
Miranda lead Aten downstairs by the
hand. Aten shivered as each step creaked under
him. He looked around the dark
cautiously. Miranda turned on the basement
light and Aten turned abruptly, clinging to her.
“It’s okay, Aten. Let’s go see if
your mommy is down here.”
Aten arrived at the bottom of the steps and looked around. He
saw a pile of boxes and ran behind it.
Miranda and Robbie followed him.
“Aten, I don’t see your mommy down here.”
Aten looked around. “Where is the blankie? My toys?” Aten
looked up and saw Robbie’s toys. He ran to them. “I found my toys!”
Robbie ran over and grabbed the army dolls. “Let’s go back upstairs, Aten. We found what
we came for.”
Aten saw a blanket on one of the boxes. He grabbed the
blanket and put it on the floor.
“Now the blantet is ready for mommy
when he tums downstairs.”
Miranda leaned down. “Where is mommy, Aten?”
Aten shrugged. “He’s with my gantfatter
and Cheska.
It’s so dart down here. I want to go upstairs.”
Robbie took Aten’s hand and grabbed some army dolls. “Let’s go upstairs and play, Aten.”
Aten looked at Robbie and shook his head. He looked around with wide eyes.
“What…am….I...doing here?” Aten asked
shivering.
“You thought your mommy was down here, Aten.”
Aten shook his head. “My mommy is home. Why would he be
here? I tant
be here! I have to get out of here!”
Aten ran up the stairs in a panic. Robbie watched Aten run up the stairs,
confused.
“Mommy, why did Aten think that his mommy is here?”
Miranda looked down. “Something scary happened to Aten in a
basement and he’s still afraid. Maybe
you should go upstairs and play with him.”
“What happened to him?”
Miranda shook her head. “I’m sure Aten needs you right now,
Robbie. Go upstairs and give him a big hug if he wants it.”
Robbie climbed up the stairs and found Aten in their play
corner curled up in a fetal position.
“Aten?
Are you okay?”
Aten blinked. “I did it again, didn’t I?”
Robbie sat beside Aten and stroked his hair. “It’s okay, Aten.
Just lay there and relax.”
Aten looked up at Robbie and pulled him down. “Lay down,
Robbie.”
Robbie dropped the dolls he was carrying and laid beside Aten.
Aten buried his face in Robbie’s chest and snuggled up to him. The blue-eyed
boy felt Aten’s entire body press against him.
Robbie held onto Aten until he felt the Egyptian boy’s body
relax. A quiet snore came from him and
Robbie started to chuckle.
He heard his father upstairs closing his bedroom door. Daniel
came down the stairs and saw his son cuddling sleeping Aten against his chest.
“Robbie? Is Aten okay?”
“Aten got really scared of the basement and I don’t know why.
He started saying that his mommy was downstairs.”
Daniel went into the kitchen. “Miranda, did you ever see Aten
and Robbie laying with each other like that?”
Miranda peeked her head into the
living room. “Yeah.
They do it all the time.”
Daniel shrugged. “Okay,” he said casually.
“Aten just had a little flashback, that’s all.”
“Flashback?”
Miranda poured some barbecue sauce on the chicken. “Yeah, Aten and Ryou were kidnapped and
placed in a basement. That’s where a lot
of his abuse took place. He has a fear of basements.”
Daniel shook his head. “Poor kid. Will he be okay?”
Miranda nodded. “Oh, yeah, he’ll be fine.” She put the sauce
down and wrapped her arms around Daniel’s waist. “Question is,
Daniel, how are you feeling?”
Daniel smiled. “Now that I’m home and with you, I feel better
already.” Daniel leaned in and kissed Miranda gently. He raised an eyebrow, knowing his what was going on in his wife’s head. “Why do you ask?”
She placed her head on Daniel’s chest. “I miss you,
Daniel. I miss being with you.”
The man grinned. “I miss you, too, sweetness. I was so lonely without you. I thought about
you and Robbie every night before I went to bed. There wasn’t one minute where I didn’t want
you by my side.”
Miranda smiled. “I know that this is your first night home,
but, would you be bothered if we sent Robbie to Aten’s home tonight? It can be just the two of us.”
Daniel and Miranda looked into the living room. Robbie was
still holding onto Aten.
“I doubt Robbie’s going to want to let Aten go any time
soon,” Miranda said. “So, Daniel, what
do you say?”
Daniel grinned and kissed her cheek gently. “It’s a date,
beautiful!”
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Malik called Gabriel’s mother and told her to send Aria home
since dinner was almost ready. He called
out to Seto, Marik, and Joey. “Marik,
you’ll have to go get Aten at Robbie’s. Dinner is almost ready.”
Marik grinned and grabbed Seto, knowing Seto was scared to
death of the woman, not only because of her wicked sense of humor, but because
she WAS a woman. “Let’s go get my boy,
moneybags.”
Joey laughed as Seto turned white as a ghost.
Seto shook his head emphatically. “No. Every time I see her,
she harasses me to no end!”
Marik grinned. ‘I wish
she would harass me,’ Marik thought.
“Miranda will grow on you, moneybags! You just
have to get used to her. Come on, puppy, help me out here.”
Joey stood up and pushed Seto while Marik pulled. “Come on,
Seto! Let’s go see Miranda!”
Seto’s curses and threats could be heard two blocks away as Joey
and Marik pushed and pulled Seto to the Morgan’s front door.
Marik knocked on the door and grabbed Seto’s arm as Kaiba
tried to run away.
“Come on, Mr. CEO!
Don’t tell me you can’t handle a woman!”
Seto narrowed his eyes. “Of course I can’t! I’m gay!”
Seto turned and saw the door already opened and a tall man on
crutches standing there with a raised eyebrow.
“Can I…help you?”
Marik looked up at the tall man and his jaw dropped. The
man’s t-shirt revealed the man’s muscular arms.
“Umm….I came to pick up my son, Aten Bakari
Ishtar.”
Daniel scratched his head. “Oh! Are you the one who has been
flirting with my wife?”
Marik shook his head. “Umm…no! It
was him!”
Marik pointed to Seto and the CEO gasped.
“What? NO! I
wouldn’t!”
Miranda walked to the door. “Hello, Marik!” She grinned and
whispered seductively, “Hello, Seto Kaiba.”
A lump appeared in Seto’s throat and he swallowed hard.
“Oh! Are you THE Seto Kaiba?
From KaibaCorp?”
Seto nodded.
“Wow! I never thought you’d be standing on my doorstep!” Daniel shifted uncomfortably on his injured
foot. “I’m Robbie’s father, Daniel Morgan.”
Joey leaned against the metal railing beside the steps. “How
are you feeling, Mr. Morgan?”
“Not bad. The Navy gave me some time off to recover from the
bombing on the Gallant.”
Seto shook his head. “Such a pity! I hope they find the people responsible for
that.”
Daniel shrugged. “I hope so, too. But, no one is naming
names. Nobody wants to take responsibility for it. But, I’m home and safe. Mr. Ford, our engineer, wasn’t so lucky.”
Daniel shifted again. “It was nice to
meet you, Seto Kaiba.” Daniel returned
into the house.
Miranda pat her husband on the
shoulder. “Go take some Tylenol, babes.”
Daniel disappeared into the house.
Miranda leaned against the door post. “Marik, can I ask you a favor?”
“Okay, Miranda, but if we’re going to make hot, wild love,
I’ll need four silk scarves, a blindfold, and---.”
Miranda folded her arms. “I didn’t mean that!”
Marik grinned. “Oh, I know you did!”
Joey smirked as he took Seto’s hand to keep him from running
away in horror at the thought of Miranda naked.
“What makes you think I meant that?” she grinned.
“I know you want me, Miranda,” Marik grinned as he leaned
into her.
Miranda chuckled. “I’m not into necrophilia, Marik, but thanks
for asking.”
Marik pulled back. “I’m a spirit! Not a dead body! You’d be
making love to a hot spirit!”
Miranda chuckled. “I think I’ll pass. Seriously, can you take Robbie for the
night?”
Marik’s face bore an evil grin. “You want us to watch Robbie, huh? What are
you and the hubby going to do all alone?”
The color drained from Seto’s face and he quivered with the
thought of Miranda naked. Seto took a stomach pill out of his pocket and
swallowed it.
Miranda leaned against the door post and smiled seductively.
“Well, you really want to know what Daniel and I are going to do tonight?”
Marik gave a little moan. “You know I do.”
Seto leaned on Joey.
“Can we please not talk about this?”
Miranda ran her long fingers through her hair. “Well,” she
whispered seductively, “I’m going to take a long, hot bath….”
Joey laughed at Seto’s paleness increasing.
“I’m going to take some scented oil and rub it all over my
body.”
Seto swallowed the lump in his throat again. “Oh gods….”
“I’m not going to bother with clothing. I’ll walk into my
bedroom naked, my body glistening from the candles I’ll have lit.”
A tiny trail of drool came from Marik and Joey’s chins.
“I’ll lay on my back naked, sweat pouring down my body.
Umm…” Miranda stopped, noticing the two
boys drooling. “Umm…Marik?
Joey? Do you need something for your mouths?
You’re drooling all over yourselves.”
Marik and Joey wiped their chins and mouths free of drool.
Miranda turned to Seto. “Are you okay, Seto?”
Seto clutched his stomach. “Umm…no…can we just get the kids
and go, please?”
“Oh, you don’t want to hear more about how Daniel and I are
going to make love?”
Seto shook his head. “Not really.”
Miranda’s voice regained its seductive tone. “I’m sure Marik
and Joey want to hear more about how Daniel’s going to rub his hands all over
my body. His touch…..so gentle.”
Marik leaned on the railing and gave a moan.
Miranda grinned. “The rest I’ll leave up to your wild
imagination, guys.”
“You already left something ‘up’ to me,” Marik grinned.
Miranda looked down and snickered. “I see! Well, let’s your
imagination go wild, guys.”
Seto covered his eyes with his hand. “My
eyes! They burn! NO!”
Miranda snickered and turned around. “Robbie,
baby, pack your things! You’re staying at Aten’s house tonight!”
Robbie jumped up. “I am?! Thanks, mommy!”
Robbie limped up the stairs to get his clothes and toys.
Miranda turned back to the three boys. “I really appreciate you taking Robbie for
the night, Marik.”
Marik shrugged. “It’s no problem. Robbie’s a good kid.”
Robbie limped to the door and Aten ran by him to hug his
father’s leg.
“Robbie’s going to stay with us tonight?” Aten asked.
“Yes, son.”
Aten squealed and hugged Robbie tightly.
Marik winked at Miranda. “So, when you come to get Robbie
tomorrow, are we going to get all the juicy details?”
Miranda rolled her eyes. “Not in your afterlife,” Miranda
grinned. “Goodbye, our little soldier.”
Daniel came out to kiss his son goodbye. “Goodbye, Robbie. Be good for Aten’s daddy.”
“I will.”
Marik walked home holding the kids’ hands. Joey took Seto. “Look, Marik, we’d love to
stick around, but, umm….we have to go…because…umm…Goodbye!”
Joey pulled Seto into the limousine.
Marik entered the house.
Malik came into the living room.
“Boys, go eat dinner.” Marik released the boys’ hands and
grabbed Malik.
Marik picked up Malik and threw him over his shoulder. He
carried Malik upstairs and called out loudly, “Save us some dinner!”
Ryou and Bakura heard the door to Malik and Marik’s bedroom
slam shut.
Bakura shook his head. He groaned. “This happens every time
he comes back from visiting Miranda!”
Ryou gave Aten and Robbie some food. “I’ve learned not to question Marik anymore.”
They heard a whimper from upstairs and Malik’s growling.
“That’s it! Next time, I’m going to get Aten from Miranda’s! OW!”
A moment later, they heard a cry come from Malik and pounding
on the floor.
“OH SWEET
Robbie looked up at the ceiling. “Umm…what are they doing?”
“Gymnastics,” Bakura said chewing on some broccoli.
Ryou sat down and ate his dinner. Ryou and Bakura ate calmly
and quietly. Robbie watched in surprise
as Aria and Bakura’s chicken looked underdone.
Bakura’s chicken still looked pink. In the five years he had known Aten,
he still wasn’t used to his sister’s and his Daddy’s Bakura’s penchant for raw
meat.
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Joey opened the door and pulled Seto inside the limo. Joey
straddled Seto’s waist and closed the door to the limousine.
Joey pressed himself against Seto and pressed his lips to his
lover.
Joey began grinding against Seto, his obvious arousal
pressing against Seto’s stomach.
“Seeing Miranda really excited you, didn’t it?”
Joey grabbed Seto’s black shirt and tore it open, sending the
buttons flying. A button flew off of Seto’s shirt and hit Donny in the back of
the head.
Donny looked into the rearview mirror and saw Joey grinding
into Seto and kissing his lover deeply.
Slowly, he shook his head and reached over to press a button.
The window separating Donny and the two lovers slid up so Joey and Seto could
have their privacy. Donny started the
car and began to drive.
Joey ran his hands over Seto’s chest, rubbing his warming
skin.
“I want you, Seto……”
Seto let out a moan as Joey grinded against him harder. “Gods, Joey…”
“Don’t worry about Miranda, Seto. I’ll make you forget all
about it.”
Joey leaned over and kissed the side of Seto’s neck. One of the CEO’s hands snaked under his
lover’s shirt, rubbing Joey’s chest in tiny circles.
Seto’s other hand stroked the golden hair of his lover. “Does
my puppy need some lovin’?”
“I need you, Seto. Let
me make love to you….please.”
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