MMMG: And here is chapter 12. The last chapter of 'It takes Two to get Tangled'!

Bakura: What?!

Ryou: And so another wonderful story draws to a close.

MMMG: Hey, it's not done yet! You have a whole chapter to read first.

Marik: MMMG is right about that.

Malik: MMMG does not own Yugioh, Disney's 'Tangled', or Disney's 'Tangled Junior Novelization'. Enjoy!

dragonwolf416: Yes, this is the last chapter.

YumiStar: No, feeling a tad bit happy for Pegasus isn't a bad thing.

Wordsorcereress: Yikes, nails! You made me laugh. Yeah Yugi, go make out with your other half so we can take picture and most them on the internet!

Killer-Fangirl: Thanks you for spotting that, it has been corrected.

Ranko twin: That's okay, I haven't reviewed any of your stories lately either. I feel so bad. Did you get my PM conserning the whole relationship stuff?

Animesaki: Looks like you get to kiss Mokuba again! I mentioned your favorite pairing? SCORE!

Chapter 12: Family

Glaring at the window with satisfaction, Atemu turned and crossed the room. Kneeling down next to Heba, Atemu gently turned his husband onto his back, cradling him in his arms. Heba groaned as he brought a hand to his head, clutching it where Pegasus had forced contact with the bookcase and let his hand fall threw his cropped locks.

Blinking in shock, Atemu realized that Heba's severed hair was now black. In fact, it looked like his hair style, minus the lightning bolt streaks that ran up his hair, and Heba's was tipped amethyst colored, not crimson. But he still had golden colored bangs that framed his face.

Ryou panted as he turned from the window. Pegasus was… gone. A cough brought him back to reality and he pulled the head and chest of the not moving Bakura into his lap. He knew the man was dying, and there wasn't any magic in his hair, or Heba's, to save him.

"No, no, no, no, no, Bakura." Ryou tried to sound stern, but failed as the man coughed up some blood, wearily opening his eyes a crack. "Look at me, look at me. I'm right here. Don't go. Stay with me Bakura."

Ryou grabbed Bakura's hand and placed it one his mid-back length white hair. He hoped that by some sliver Bakura had missed a strand of silver hair, and that small sliver might save him. In desperation, he began to sing, choking as he tears began to fill his eyes.

Flower gleam and glow

Let your p-powers shine

Make the clock reverse

Bring back what once was mine

"Ryou." Bakura groaned as he lowered his hand to Ryou's face, making the one he loved look at him.

"What?" Ryou asked chokingly, tears brimming his eyes.

"You were my new dream." Bakura whispered with barely open eyes and the faintest of smiles on his lips.

"And you were mine." Ryou replied in a strangled voice.

Bakura shuddered as he tried to keep breathing, but he exhaled and fell still. As he head rolled off to the side and his entire form fell limp, Bakura didn't feel Ryou place his hand on the floor. Holding back tears, Ryou cradled Bakura's face in his hands.

Atemu and Heba watched sadly. Even though Heba's bangs still glowed with the magic of the golden flower and healed his injured head, it wouldn't be enough to heal a life threatening injury. Like the one Bakura had been dealt.

Ryou whimpered before singing brokenly. He was hoping, praying to whatever deity was listening, that there would be a miracle.

Heal what has been hurt

Change the fate's design

Save what has been lost

Bring back what once was mine

What once was mine

Ryou lowered his head so he was resting his forehead against Bakura's. Distraught, Ryou couldn't hold back his grief, and began to cry. He wept, cradling Bakura's limp body as a single tear fell from his eye and onto Bakura's cheek.

Heba turned his head into Atemu's shoulder and cried as well. Even though he hadn't liked Bakura that much, the man had a way of growing on you. Atemu rocked Heba as he cried, feeling like shedding a few tears himself, but remained strong for his loved one.

The tear on Bakura's face disappeared into his skin, a silver glow shining briefly, changing into a blossoming silver flower. The glow faded, but didn't disappear as it traveled down his face, neck, chest, and abdomen.

A silver glow caught Ryou's attention threw his closed eyelids. Opening his eyes, he was shocked to see a silver tendrils sprouting gracefully into the air from Bakura's wounded stomach. The tendrils winded high into the air, filling the entire room as Atemu shook Heba's shoulder to get him to watch.

A large flower made of sliver light grew from the wound before fading with the tendrils in the room, leaving only white light. Ryou reached to touch the light, but it faded as well. Not knowing what happened, and hoping it was a miracle, Ryou looked anxiously at Bakura's face.

The man stirred, and opened his eyes.

"Ryou?" Bakura asked, his vision slightly blurry, and heard several gasps.

"Bakura?" Ryou asked hopefully.

"Did I ever tell you I've got a thing for cute people who look like me?" Bakura grinned as he felt his strength returning.

"Bakura!" Ryou flung his arms around the man, crying in happiness.

Bakura accepted the embrace as he pushed them up into a sitting position. Pulling apart, the two smiled at each other as the sun broke through the dark clouds.

"Turn." Heba told Atemu as he turned his head to look at a cabinet, Amane copying him as she giggled and wrapped her wings around her.

"What?" Atemu asked in confusion.

"Just do it." Heba rolled his eyes as he gripped Atemu under the chin and forced him to look at the wall.

And not a moment too soon. Bakura leaned forward and kissed Ryou. Ryou moaned in happiness, and allowed the ex-thief's tongue into his mouth, shivering as it mapped out ever little nook and cranny. Bakura savored the taste of strawberries and chocolate that was Ryou, tasting just like the way he smelled. When the two finally separated for a moment, they smiled at each other before kissing again.

Pulling away after a few minutes, Bakura noted at Heba and Atemu had given them a few moments of privacy by looking elsewhere. For that, he was grateful, but you would never hear him admit it out loud.

"You can look now." Bakura huffed with an eye roll.

"What?" Atemu asked as he and Heba turned back and stood up. "Did you really want us to look at you when you shared a personal moment with the one you love?"

"Not really." Bakura grumbled.

"Can we go now?" Heba asked. "I think we scared our friends pretty badly when we took off out of the castle the way we did."

"What friends?" Ryou asked.

"Several of the court from Egypt is here for diplomatic reasons." Atemu explained. "But I loved the look on Seth and Aknadin's faces once they realized what we were doing."

"Something tells me you like torturing those two every chance you get." Bakura commented as Heba started down the ladder connected to the trapdoor

"Oh, he teases his cousin and uncle every opportunity possible." Heba replied. "Those two are so tense and need to loosen up."

"Hmmm." Bakura hummed as he recalled some harmless, but extremely funny pranks he had played on unsuspecting people at the start of his thieving days.

"I sense a collaboration coming on." Atemu sighed with a half-smile.

"Is that really so bad?" Heba asked. "They're used to what Joey and I have come up with over the years."

"True." Atemu admitted as they exited the base of the tower.

Zafiro whinnied in happiness when his friends exited. He had gotten worried when a screaming cloak fell out of the tower window and hit the ground to reveal nothing. The other horses that Atemu and Heba had ridden were grazing nearby.

"Hey Bakura, I'm just wondering, what was it like being dead?" Atemu asked.

"Atemu!" Heba hissed in anger.

"I was wondering when that was going to get brought up." Bakura said, making Heba stop glaring. "It was an out of body experience."

Flashback

Bakura suddenly saw him looking down on his body cradled in Ryou's arms. On either side of him were his parents and younger sister, who embraced him tightly.

"We're so proud of you." his mother whispered. "Even though you lost your way, you still did what was right in the end."

"And now you have a choice." his father continued.

"A choice?" Bakura asked. "What choice? I'm dead aren't I?"

"Yeah, but you still have a choice to make." Amane, his younger sister replied as she pointed down to him and Ryou. "The first tear Ryou sheds holds the same magic his hair did. From the way his face is currently positioned, it will fall onto your skin."

"The magic will activate only if you decide that you want to live." his mother explained. "If not, it's just a tear."

Bakura took a deep breath. Did he really want to leave his family again? He missed them so much after they had been slaughtered like cattle. But as he looked down at Ryou, he realized that he could wait until he was old before he permanently died and stayed with his family. He didn't care if he got killed if he went back to the kingdom, he would create and relish every moment they had together.

Ryou mattered more, and was worth living for.

End Flashback

"My soul followed the magic back through my wound, and I woke up in Ryou's arms." Bakura finished, helping Ryou mount Zafiro.

"Wow." Heba blinked.

"Indeed." Ryou agreed.

"Wait, did you say 'Amane'?" Heba asked as one detail stuck out. "As in, the name of your sister is the same as the Change of Heart on Ryou's shoulder right now?"

Everyone looked at the mentioned female, who blushed. Bakura looked at her closely, and got a fist in the nose for his curiosity.

"That's her." Bakura confirmed with a grumbled as he rubbed his nose. "Part of her soul must have merged with a wild Change of Heart so she could keep an eye me."

"This day just keeps getting weirder." Atemu sighed as he helped Heba onto a horse before mounting his own.

"Um… Heba?" Ryou turned to the boy Bakura was mounted behind him. "You said that you don't know who your parents are, right?"

"Yeah." Heba sighed. "I've pretty much given up on finding them. I'm happy with the life I have."

"I think I may know who they are." Ryou stated, earning three wide eyed looks.

By the time the group arrived back at the kingdom, a royal escort was waiting for them. The folk from the Snuggly Duckling hadn't said a word on why they helped the criminal, except that the thief would return with a young man at his side. Dismounting their mounts, the group followed the guards, who kept glancing back at Ryou and Heba before whispering to each other.

"Atemu!" Seth roared the instant his cousin entered the palace.

"Hello Seth." Atemu greeted dryly.

"What were you thinking, taking off like that?" Seth spat in anger. "And for a thief?!"

"Has my letter been sent to my father yet?" Atemu asked, not caring about Seth's fury.

"Not yet." Mahad replied, the scroll in his hand. "I was just about to send it."

"Good." Atemu replied and took the scroll back. "I have some major editing to do."

"Where's Heba?" Joey asked as he looked around, not seeing his friend.

"I'm right here." Heba sighed as he raised a hand.

"What happened to your hair?" Mana gasped at the shorn locks.

"I got a haircut." Heba replied with a shrug.

"Prince Atemu?" Captain Raphael enquired from the side of the room. "It has been requested that you, your husband, the thief, and you final friend come with me to the balcony."

Atemu nodded, and the group was escorted to a balcony right off of the throne room, despite Seth's and Aknadin's protesting. Once alone, Heba leaned into Atemu's arms, and Ryou leaned into Bakura's as they looked over the waters surrounding the kingdom.

"Do you think they figured it out?" Ryou asked no one in particular.

"If they are going off looks alone, you two look like the king and queen, having ones eye color and the others hair color." Atemu replied.

"Plus, you both have the same birthday." Bakura added. "If that doesn't confirm things, I don't know what does."

The doors opened behind them, and the quartet turned to see a man and a woman in the doorway. The man had Ryou's white hair and Heba's purple eyes, and the woman had Heba's hair and Ryou's eyes. They were the king and queen.

Heba and Ryou stepped forward a few paced, away from Atemu and Bakura, staring. The queen ventured forward as she looked at Heba's black hair tipped with amethyst and Ryou's chocolate brown eyes. Walking down the few step to the balcony, she approached with wide eyes before stopping in front of them.

Touching their faces, a smiled broke through on her face. In her heart, she knew these two young men in front of here were her children. Ryou and Heba smiled back, each letting out a breath they weren't even aware they were holding. Unable to hold herself back, the queen quickly drew the two into her arms, holding them tight as felt years of heartache melt away in that one instant.

"My babies." the queen whispered as tears started to run down her cheeks. "Oh, my Ryou, my Yugi."

Ryou cried into his mother's shoulder as Yugi peaked over to see his father. The man smiled, and years seemed to melt off of his face as his eyes brightened. Circling around to the other side of the boys, he embraced his entire family. The group sank to their knees as the love they felt overwhelmed them and filled their hearts.

They knew. The king, the queen, Ryou, and Yugi. They had come home, at long last.

When they finally pulled apart, wiping away the other's tears and smiling, they stood and looked to Atemu and Bakura. Atemu was entirely relaxed with the situation, while Bakura was a tad bit nervous since he had stolen the crowns.

"So your name is Yugi, not Heba." Atemu declared as he walked over.

"That's what it looks like." Yugi smiled as he wiped away another tear. "But I like it."

"Me too." Atemu agreed as he gently pulled his husband away from his newly found family, and kissed him. "My little Yugi."

"Get a room." Bakura huffed indignantly.

"Why?" Atemu smirked. "Jealous?"

"In your dreams!" Bakura snapped back, a faint tint of red on his face.

"Bakura, you don't want to know what my husband dreams about." Yugi giggled. "Trust me, because I know that most of them involve me, in one way or another."

"Oi vey." Bakura groaned. "There is such a thing as too much information."

"Oh, so you just like telling others too much information, not hearing too much info." Atemu teased.

"Will you quit the teasing?" Ryou asked, just a tad bit annoyed as he moved to give Bakura a one armed hug, which was returned.

"He will, right love?" Yugi replied, giving Atemu a glare that vowed suffering via the couch if he didn't.

The king and queen were a tad bit confused by that point, but understood some details. Like their firstborn, Ryou, seemed to be in love with the thief who had stolen their crowns. And their second born, Yugi, was the one married to the Egyptian prince, and called Heba. So after listening to their stories, the royals decided that they could live with that. As long as the thief cleaned up his act and Yugi promised to visit as often as he could manage.

Bakura promised the royal couple he would stop thieving and turn everything around, and Yugi heartily agreed to visiting as often as he could. With smiles all around, the moved to go back inside. Messages had to be sent out, for the lost princes' had returned.

"Uh, one more thing." Yugi stopped walking and shifted nervously.

"Was is it Yugi?" Atemu asked. "I thought we covered everything."

"We did." Yugi nodded. "This isn't something I've told anyone, but the palace healers know about this since they looked me and Atemu over yesterday. I asked them to not tell."

"Are you okay?" Ryou asked in worry.

"Yeah." Yugi smiled as he touched a hand to his stomach. "Just going to be getting up a lot in the middle of the night in about seven months."

It was so silent not even the crickets were chirping. Naturally, everyone was shocked. Atemu gaped like a fish before deciding he wanted to see the detail of floor tile a little bit closer.

"Atemu!" Yugi huffed as he shook the shoulders of his passed out husband. "Get up!"

Bakura burst out laughing, doubled over at the sight of the crown prince of Egypt fainted on the floor. Ryou was trying to hold back his giggles and tell Bakura off. The queen laughed behind her hand as she elbowed her husband with a knowing look. The man rolled his eyes, recalling that he also had fainted when told his wife was expecting a baby, er, babies.

Atemu groaned as he came back to his senses. Blinking, he briefly wondered why Bakura was laughing, but figured it had to do something with his sudden mid-day nap, and pushed himself into a sitting position.

"Enjoy your little nap on the floor, my daddy-to-be?" Yugi asked as Atemu turned his attention back to him, questions visible on his face.

"You're pregnant?" Atemu asked, his eyes glued to Yugi's.

"I'm two months along." Yugi confirmed before being pulled into a hug and received passionate kiss. "Well, you're happy."

"Of course I am." Atemu grinned as he pulled them to his feet.

"But I am confused about one thing." Ryou interjected. "How can you be two months pregnant when you've been a Kuriboh for the past two year?"

"I had actually just conceived before the spell cast by Vivian happened." Yugi explained. "Since I was a Kuriboh, my body wasn't quite sure what had happened. So the baby developed very slowly, around one month per year. Now that I'm back to normal, development should speed up to the normal time frame."

"I'm going to be an uncle!" Ryou squealed as he hugged his brother, who laughed and hugged back.

"Just as long as I'm not put on nappy duty." Bakura shuddered as he recalled changing his sister's.

Amane huffed, her demon side flaring up. Flying over, she punched Bakura as hard as she could in his shoulder, understanding what he was thinking about. Bakura rubbed his shoulder as he glared at the spirit of his little sister, but the look softened as he stretched out an arm, and gave her a hug.

The group of Egyptians and many of the palace servants and guards were hanging in or around the throne room. They felt confused as to why the king and queen needed to talk to the prince of Egypt, his husband, a thief, and a barefooted boy who looked like said thief. The group entered the throne room, grinning.

"Spread the word." the king proclaimed with a grin no one had seen in years. "Our sons' have returned!"

It didn't take long for the word to spread. And well, you can imagine what happened next. The kingdom rejoiced with a joyous celebration ensuing, for their lost princes' had returned. The celebration lasted for an entire week, and if many people were honest, they did not remember most of it. But they did remember launching thousands of lanterns into the sky, this time with the princes' that had been lost and now found. There was also lot of dancing, feasting, and visitors, more dancing feasting, and visitors, and even more dancing, feasting, and visitors.

Bakura, and the thugs from the tavern, were pardoned for their crimes and given a second chance. Except for Pandora and Arkana. Those two were publicly executed; their bodies tossed into the thief's graveyard, where all condemned criminals were buried.

Pharaoh Aknankanon and the rest of his court arrived via a magical portal on the second day of celebrating. All of them were happy to see that Yugi/Heba safe and sound, and were even more excited that a baby was on the way. Isis, one of the High Priests, immediately began fussing over the young man, reassuring the queen that she would make sure that her son was well taken care of during his pregnancy. Much to Yugi's embarrassment.

And many other dreams started coming true all over the place. Mako, when he wasn't off fishing, became the official Royal Pianist. He wrote many songs in his spare time and became very famous, if you can believe it.

Marik, well, he found true love with one of the servants that came with the pharaoh from Egypt. Someone who looked like him, named Malik. When Bakura, Ryou, Atemu, and Heba first saw him, they all wondered where all of the look-like-twins-but-we're-not-related look alikes kept coming from.

Rex and Weevil partnered up and shared a florist/interior design shop in the kingdom, becoming very well known on the small island. Strings continued happily miming; at least, it is assumed he is happy since he has never told anyone otherwise. Dartz continued to run the Snuggly Duckling tavern, but added a bakery to the pub. Lummis and Umbra opened their own Fabric store en route to the Snuggly Duckling, and Panic performed puppet shows there, and in town on Thursday evenings. And Ushio made a special room for his ceramic unicorn collection.

Captain Raphael treated his guards with a new respect, especially to their mounts. And thanks to Zafiro, a new weapon was introduced into the castle armory: the Frying Pan. Thanks to the addition, crime in the kingdom disappeared almost overnight. As did most of the apples, due to guards running late. All they had to do was offer an apple to the Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus, and all would be forgiven.

Amane, the wonderful Change of Heart, kept a close eye on Ryou and Bakura, and Yugi and Atemu whenever they visited. After several attempted and failed assassination attempts on Ryou and Yugi, some thanks to Bakura, some to Amane, and some to both of them, people quickly learned not to get on the bad side of the little half-angel half-demon. She was a danger when protecting one that she cared about.

But what truly mattered, and at long last, Ryou and Yugi were finally home. Both finally had a real family, a real mother and father, who loved them both dearly. Both Atemu and Bakura agreed that they were a Prince worth waiting for. Beloved by all, they led their kingdoms with all the grace and wisdom that their parents did before them.

Yugi, the second born prince, went back to Egypt with Atemu, since he was already married and expecting a child. But he promised to visit as often as possible. Three months later they did come back, because they definitely weren't going to miss Ryou and Bakura's wedding.

Yep, Bakura, who stopped thieving and went by his birth name again, couldn't wait and proposed on the last day of the celebration. Ryou squealed so loud that many people thought he had been hurt, but that thought was quickly derailed at the sight of him and Bakura kissing and the ring on his left ring finger.

The wedding went fairly smoothly. Yugi, who was five month pregnant and definitely showing, was Ryou's 'Maid of Honor', while Atemu was Bakura's best man. Amane was the flower girl and Zafiro was the ring bearer. Sorry to say, the rings rolled out of the room when Zafiro sneezed at some of the flower petals.

Allergies.

Zafiro and Amane got them back in time for the exchanging of the vows, covered in pie fillings, feathers, and many other little tidbits found around the kingdom. Both were given a bath before the wedding reception was held, and they did not lose the cake.

Four months later, Yugi gave birth to a baby girl. Both Yugi and Atemu agreed that the perfect name for her was Heba.

Ryou also became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy around a year after his wedding. They gave him the name Saraqa*, a reminder of the life that Bakura had turned from and would never go back to again. Plus, his name was already in a bedtime story. What kid seriously doesn't like that?

But each year on their birthday, Yugi and Ryou would go back to the tower that Ryou had been raised in and plant a couple of lilies, one yellow and one white. As time went by, their kids asked why they planted the flowers there year after year.

And so they told them the story of what happened so many years ago when their hair was 70 ft. long. After all... it really does take two to get tangled.

*Saraqa - an Arabic translation of the word thief

MMMG: And it is done! Now I can focus on my other stories.

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