Author's note:

So, this little fic is part prequel,sequel, and in-between to The Parent Trap. Each chapter will give a more in depth look at the rise and fall of Kai and Ray's relationships, as well as the kids after the ending of The Parent Trap. It is rated M because we placed in lemons, I will separate those parts from the rest if you don't wish to read those parts. As before, this was a collab work with LowerLevelMisfit. For now this will be sort of a filler until we get the next chapter for The Parent Trap up and going. There is no definite end to this fic as it's just a bit of a side story that we hope you enjoy.

August 29th

The water to the shower was turned on, Ray almost jerking off the handle as he twisted the knob in his frustration. The water kicked on, spewing out of the shower head and already filling the bathroom with a thin film of steam. Ray huffed in a breath of air, shedding his soaked clothes before stepping into the shower and drawing the door closed behind him.

The goosebumps that had risen on his arms started to die away as the warm water brought his body temperature back to normal, the finer hairs on his arms laying back down as he angrily scrubbed soap along his tan skin. A low growl escaped his throat as he thought just how stupid and childish his teammates were, how could they have done that to him he wondered.

Once his arms had been scrubbed down good enough and he felt the slimy water from the koi pond had been washed away, he worked his eucalyptus shampoo through his long raven locks. Becoming engrossed in his task he didn't hear the door to the bathroom open, nor the quiet steps and soft thud of clothing hitting the floor. It wasn't until strong pale arms had wrapped around his shoulders did he jump from slight shock, barely coming out of it as Kai's lips were already pressing into his neck.

"I'm not in the mood right now." Ray bit out, trying to pry himself from Kai's hold.

"Then let me put you in the mood." Kai whispered against Ray's neck causing another fit of goosebumps to raise along the neko-jin's arms.

"Kai." Ray threatened, successfully pulling free of his boyfriends hold to dunk his shampooed hair under the spray of the shower.

Once he had rinsed out the shampoo he turned to face Kai, who had stood back and crossed his arms over his bare chiseled chest, his blue paint running down his pale cheeks. Ray stifled a laugh, reaching up to rub the paint away.

"Please tell me you made them run twenty laps around the dojo for what they did to me." Ray laughed, making sure to clear Kai's cheeks of his 'war' paint.

"Better." Kai chuckled, leaning into the touches on his skin. "Made them do one-hundred and then fifty squats." He said through a smirk.

"Good." Ray huffed, stepping aside to allow Kai the water from the shower head as he started to lather his knee length hair with conditioner.

"Kind of curious though." Kai said, his fingers entwining within Ray's hair as he helped scrub the conditioner in.

"Hm?" Ray asked, leaning back on his heel as he silently purred from the menstruations on his scalp.

"Did you catch it this time?" Kai asked and the second the words left his mouth the purring stopped.

"Har har Hiwatari." Ray bit back, pushing his boyfriend out of the spray of water as he put his back to him once more.

"C'mon kitten, I was only playing." Kai pleaded, going back to trying to wash the conditioner out of Ray's hair.

Ray didn't say anything, opting to give him the cold shoulder as he promptly ignored him while rinsing out the rest of his conditioner. Kai shook his head, stepping up to Ray's back once more and wrapping his arms around the other boy's waist.

"You've been really angry these past few days, you're starting to turn into me." Kai breathed against Ray's neck, gently tracing his fingertips along Ray's hip bones and the dips his abs created.

"If Tyson and Max stopped getting on my nerves every day." He started, getting cut off as Kai kissed his neck with wet lips.

"They pulled one prank, today, you've been this way for four days."

Ray shrugged his shoulders, wanting to pull away again because he had not yet forgiven the slight jab Kai had given him but once again his body was melting into the gentle touches the Russian was placing along him.

"Still not in the mood." Ray tried to pull away only to have Kai's arms snake around him tighter, pinning him against Kai's bare and wet chest. "Waters going to get cold." He tried again, though he knew it wasn't.

Kai only smirked, running the tip of his tongue along Ray's neck. "No, it's not." He stopped to briefly nip at the skin as Ray's head tilted a bit to expose more skin. "Besides, I can keep you warmed up." Ray's legs shook at the sound of the husky tone of the older teen, trying to keep his balance.

LEMON STARTS:

Kai continued to kiss and lick up and down Ray's neck, letting his hands roam once more when he realized the neko-jin wasn't going to try and runaway from him again. Already his erection was pressing into Ray's backside, while Ray's own was starting to form and he moaned out as Kai's fingers traced the length and placed a gentle hold on his member.

"Kai." Ray gasped out, trying to fight his body reacting to every kiss and touch though it was a battle he was slowly losing as his knees almost buckled as Kai began to pump him.

"Shhh, the others will hear you." Kai's warm breath tickled the shell of Ray's pointed ear causing the younger to shudder involuntarily, and he sunk his fangs into his bottom lip.

Kai's right hand continued to work Ray's member, bringing it out to it's full length as he sucked on the top of his shoulder leaving a bright red mark littered with teeth marks around it. Ray moaned, leaning back into the taller teen more as the water rained down upon them from above. Their toned and muscled bodies already slick with water, and more so as Kai used his free left hand to pop open a bottle of body wash and squeezed the contents against Ray's chest, rubbing it in.

The suds from the soap trickled down Ray's chest and abs, allowing Kai's hold on his member to slide easier against him. The neko's head rolled forward as the new sensation filled his entire body, and he frantically reached behind him to take hold of his lovers own throbbing member with soap covered fingers. Upon contact Kai expressed a breath of hot air against the back of Ray's neck, burying his face in the wet raven hair as Ray matched his menstruations.

Together they worked against each other till the soap was washed away, and before Ray had time to blink as his arm was beginning to cramp from having it twisted behind him, Kai spun him around and pinned him up against the tiled wall. Ray made a muffled noise of surprise as his eyes had widened, only to close as Kai's lips pressed into his almost hungrily devouring him.

Kai's hands had come around Ray's sides, holding onto him tightly as his fingers dug into the tan skin as he rubbed himself against Ray's wet and slicked body. While Kai rocked and rubbed against him, Ray's hands came around Kai's neck as he parted his lips for Kai's tongue that had been nudging his bottom lip for entrance since he had started kissing him.

Having to break for air the two teens were left panting and breathing hard, but that didn't stop the Russian from rubbing their bodies together under the spray of the shower. Ray's pants turned into moans as his lovers wandering fingers found his entrance, pressing through the wall of muscles till he had two fingers in already.

"Relax." Kai panted out, feeling Ray's slight resistance to his fingers.

Ray could only slightly nod as Kai pressed his fingers in more, hissing through the pain as his back arched and the back of his head rested against the tiled wall of the shower. Kai waited, gently kissing Ray's lips and jaw line and face to help relax him. Even if he wanted, needed, to be within the neko-jin now, he wasn't about to hurt his lover; he didn't need a repeat of their first time ever again.

"Ready?" Kai asked, making sure to look Ray in the eyes.

Ray nodded, his hands clenching into the blacker strands of Kai's two-toned hair. Keeping the eye contact Kai pressed in farther, scissoring open and stretching out the muscles of Ray's entrance. Once again Ray moaned out in pleasure and slight pain, trying to keep his body as relaxed as possible as his lover worked him open enough for the better part of their love making.

Kai's lips found Ray's again, this time keeping them there tenderly as if he was trying to dull the pain as he kissed him. The water that was cascading down upon them was starting to cool, though by now neither cared to get out or try and turn it up hotter. Feeling as though the neko had been prepared well enough Kai pulled back, placing a quick kiss to his lips before reaching behind him where a small tube of lube sat on the corner of the shower.

"You had this all planned out, didn't you?" Ray chuckled, trying to still his breathing as he kept his pain and pleasured wracked body against the wall of the shower.

"Just in case." Kai winked as he poured a decent amount along his shaft before stepping back up to his lover. "Front or back?"

"Front, just don't drop me." Ray warned, trying to look stern but the lust that clouded his eyes made his threat fall short.

"Never." Kai said as he gently took Ray's legs up in his arms, allowing the other to climb up and wrap his legs around his waist until he was able to position his prepared member at Ray's entrance.

Without warning he lowered Ray down, a hiss escaping their lips and he stepped forward to lean Ray's back against the wall for extra support. Ray lent back, trying to distribute his weight as he kept his legs and arms wrapped around Kai's neck and waist respectively like a vice grip; he had never been dropped before, but there was always a time for firsts and he didn't need right now to be the first.

Every part of Ray's body was on fire as Kai slid in and out of him in a powerful rhythm, his moans and groans only got louder the more Kai's speed began to pick up against him and his nails dug into the space of Kai's shoulder blades. A grunt escaped the elder's throat as he pressed in harder and as deep as he could reach at the odd angle they were in; Ray's spot being hit, and he cried out while his legs began to get weak.

Not wanting to stop but having no choice to as he could feel Ray's legs about to give out, not to mention his own arms were getting lax, Kai pulled away and let Ray stand for a moment. The two stood there, shaking out their tired and over worked limbs for a second as they regained their breathing.

"We can take it to the bed, the waters cold now."

Ray shook his head. "No, it's fine I'll just turn around." He said and then did as he said he would, placing his hands slightly above his head against the wall of the shower in front of him.

Without wasting precious time, and the little bit of warm water they had left, Kai applied another coat of lube along his throbbing member before pressing back within his lover. His pale fingers and dull nails digging into the tan skin as he gripped onto Ray's hips for support, pressing in deeper he felt Ray's body shudder and heard him suppress a moan. Angling a bit differently he pulled away and slammed back into the neko's body, causing the younger to cry out as his spot was directly hit.

After finding the spot Kai didn't stop, his pace picking back up to what he had before while Ray's moans reverberated off the walls of the bathroom, not caring if the others in the house could hear him. Kai's own deeper and throaty grunts and moans mixed within his, filling the air around them as the sound of wet skin smacked wet skin until the final thrust came. Both boys exploded out, Ray's seed spilling and washing away down the drain while Kai's filled his body.

LEMON ENDS:

They both shuddered, breathing heavily and if it wasn't for the cold water they would have been sweating profusely. Kai placed quick kisses along Ray's back, having moved the knee length hair out of his way. Ray responded tiredly by purring, enjoying the gentle touches as his body came down from it's high before Kai pulled away from him and helped him to stand straight up once more.

Ray lent up a bit, placing a quick kiss to Kai's pale lips and gave him a toothy grin when he pulled back as he watched Kai's own smile come to his lips; that same damn smile that had entranced him the moment they had met three years ago. Kai's hands came up and cupped Ray's cheeks in his surprisingly warm hands, pulling the neko back towards him for another sweet and passionate kiss.

"Ya lyublyu tebya."

"Wǒ yě ài nǐ."

September 15th

Ray sat on the edge of his bed, his fingers nervously running through his hair that he left over his shoulder. His heart was racing in his chest, and he felt like puking again but knew there was nothing left in his stomach. Down the hall he could hear the others coming back in from their training, having to sit out of it due to his bout of unexpected sickness and fatigued.

His heart rate sped up, if at all possible since it felt like it was about to rip out of his chest, as he listened to the familiar steps of his Russian boyfriend coming down the hall. His breath hitched when the door to their room opened, and he tried not to cry out-right at just the sight of him. So many thoughts and emotions were already running through his mind, and slowly he stood as Kai stepped into their room and closed the door behind him.

"What's wrong?" Kai asked, brow raised, and Ray wanted to smack himself for not realizing Kai would have already seen the distress on his face.

"You might wanna sit down." Ray motioned to their shared bed against the wall of the room, sitting back down on it and patting the space beside him.

Kai eyed him skeptically but decided not to say anything as he did as he was told, unwrapping his white scarf from around his neck as he settled into the soft mattress of their bed. Ray went back to nervously running his fingers through his hair, his eyes meeting Kai's for a second or two before quickly shifting away.

"Ray." Kai called out, his tone between demanding and concerned.

"I'm pregnant." Ray blurt out, quickly covering his mouth with both hands as he realized his mistake.

Kai sat there, his expression blank as if he hadn't heard him at first and he blinked a few times. "What?"

"I'm pregnant." Ray repeated in a slight squeak, barely uncovering his mouth in order to speak.

Once again Kai just sat there unmoving, barely blinking and his face slightly unreadable though Ray could faintly make out confusion, and amusement.

"I'm not joking Kai, I took a test this morning. All this throwing up is morning sickness and being so tired is another symptom. If I had boobs, they'd probably hurt like hell right about now."

"How?" Kai asked, barely looking like he was coming out of his stupor.

Ray went back to fiddling with the ends of his hair, not meeting Kai's eyes again as he tried to explain the situation best he could.

"Well, I'm a neko-jin and apparently it can happen." He shrugged. "I honestly didn't think it would happen, not after all the times we've ya know… I'm the first in twenty years to have it happen to, which is another shock to me. It can only happen during what they call a heat, but since I never realized I was even having one I didn't think about it."

Kai could only nod as if he was understanding anything Ray was mumbling out to him.

"It's not like I bleed like a woman does, but it's similar to a period. I had to call Lee and ask him about it…" He paused, tears fitting their way to the corner of his golden eyes. "He wasn't happy that I was asking these questions, while trying to avoid telling him outright that I was. He asked a few of the elders, and they explained it more to him and then demanded to know why I needed to know." Tears trickled down his cheeks, normally he would have leaned into Kai for support but since the Russian seemed to be frozen in place he didn't.

"They've exiled me for good and refused to acknowledge my child as a member of the clan…" Ray hiccupped, rubbing the tears from his eyes. "I'm so sorry Kai, if I knew I would have done something better to prevent this from happening… Say something, please."

Kai didn't say anything, instead he reached over and pulled the distressed neko onto his lap and cradled him to his chest. Ray's tears only came out harder, unsure what that meant since Kai wasn't always this expressionless or affectionate at the same time.

"I don't want them or need them to acknowledge our child as a member of their clan." He spoke coldly, running his fingers through Ray's hair that flowed down his back. "Sorry, this is a shock but I'm not leaving if that's what you were thinking."

"You don't have to stay with me, I know you weren't thinking of being a parent at seventeen."

"Stop it." Kai commanded, taking Ray's chin in his hand and lifting it gently to lock eyes with his still distressed boyfriend. "I am not leaving, I will not abandon you or our child. It's not just your fault, it's mine and now it's my responsibility to do the right thing." His face softened, seeing the relived look within Ray's eyes.

Ray wiped his eyes with the back of his arm. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have thought you'd just run off."

Kai shrugged. "I don't blame you, I don't have the best track record around."

Ray smacked him playfully on the chest. "Stop that, you know we don't hold that against you. But you mean it, you want to stay and be a family?"

Kai seemed to think about it again, and he smiled. "Da."

December 26th

Kai laid his head down on the kitchen table, Tala and Bryan exchanging amused looks between each other as they tried to suppress their laughter. Kai made a groaning noise, keeping his face buried in the folds of his arms.

"He can't be that bad." Tala offered, trying to force his smile away. "I think it's pretty cool that you two can have a child naturally together." His expression brightened, and he grabbed a hold of Bryan's arm with excitement.

"WE should have a baby!" Tala exclaimed excitedly, not once was he looking like he was joking.

Kai only rolled his eyes as he sat up, leaning into the palm of his hand while Bryan had seemed to choke on his own spit for a minute before looking like he was about to smack his devil horned lover.

"You say that now." Kai deadpanned, looking unamused at the two.

"She's not even here yet and you're acting like the world is falling apart." Tala shook his head, matching Kai's stance as he leaned into the palm of his own hand. "He gave you the chance to bail, you didn't so now you have to abide by your vows."

"We're not married."

"Having a kid is pretty close, but seriously what's so bad that you look like shit?" Tala asked, motioning to the two-toned haired Russian before him.

"Aside from the midnight cravings, the constant mood swings that come and go without warning, the fact that we haven't had sex in weeks? Or the money that we'll need?"

"So, half of those are normal symptoms, be glad you're not the one going through them. I thought you guys were alright with money?" Tala asked, looking slightly distressed now.

Kai shook his head a bit, his slate colored bangs brushing his forehead with the motion. "We had our blading savings to fall on and then he had to stop blading so now it's just me, but I felt it better we moved out of Tyson's dojo before she was born, and I haven't been to a tournament in a month. It's bad enough I've accepted the manor from Voltaire, but I'd be damned if I ask for a cent from that old man."

"Where is your inheritance, or the court case against Boris?" Tala asked.

"I won't get those until I'm eighteen." Kai shook his head a bit.

"Does your grandfather know?" Bryan asked.

Kai nodded. "That's why we're here now, he said he'd not allow an heir of the Hiwatari blood lines live on the streets. Ray was actually speechless when he told him that on the phone, we've been here for two months now. Voltaire keeps trying to offer us money, but right now we're fine. It's when it dries out, will it be a problem." The other two seemed to understand and nodded in unison.

"We can help you, just ask us." Tala offered.

Kai shook his head. "This isn't your problem, it's mine."

Tala and Bryan exchanged concerned looks again before the red-head sighed. "You two shouldn't have to do this alone you know, we're here for you and so are your other friends."

Kai half smiled. "Thanks. I might take up Voltaire's offer on working at the company, but the main headquarters is in Russia and I don't think Ray wants to move there."

"Try not to worry too much about the future, right now you have a roof over your heads and food on your plates. She won't be here until the twenty-second of May anyways, you've got about five months left."

"I agree with Tala, and if you two fall on hard times you have us all beside you." Tala nodded at Bryan's words.

"Sometimes it takes a village, and don't forget to be by his side. He's the one that's lost more in this than you have, right now you and that baby are all he has along with your current team."

Kai seemed to think it over, accepting the words from his longtime friends and he nodded his understanding. "Thanks for the advice guys."

Tala smiled, leaning back against the table. "So, have you two thought of a name for my goddaughter?"

"No, not yet." Kai smirked shaking his head.

March 25th- 26th

Ray bounced on the balls of his heels, his large seven-month pregnant belly taking up most of his torso now, as he watched the sleek black Buick pull into the drive of the Hiwatari Manor. It had been another long two months since Ray had seen his boyfriend, having to go from Japan to Russia to take care of the more important business deals in Moscow, he was bursting with joy as he waited on the steps for Kai to park the car and approach him.

"How was it?" Ray asked, immediately being taken up in Kai's strong embrace once he made it to the stairs.

"Boring, like always." Kai muttered, kissing the top of Ray's forehead. "How are my two favorite boys?" Kai asked, rubbing Ray's stomach gently.

"Boy and girl." Ray corrected, only to have Kai roll his eyes at him, not believing Ray could tell what the gender of their baby was without having an ultrasound to find out.

It wasn't that they didn't want to know the gender of their baby, Ray was just adamant about already knowing what the baby was and opted out of finding out the more modern way.

"What happens when I'm right and you're wrong?" Kai asked, putting his arm around Ray's shoulders and leading him into the manor.

"Nothing, because you are the one that's wrong my love." Ray chuckled, waddling into the foyer of the manor. "Speaking of genders, we should go baby shopping, since you're back."

"Didn't you and Tala already do that?" Kai asked with a raised brow.

"We did, but you haven't been here to be able to get her anything."

"Him." Kai corrected, getting a playful smack in the arm.

"You'll see when she's here, but anyways, I think it'd be best you come with me and get your first born something."

"Can we go tomorrow, I just got back?" Kai sighed, seeing it was useless in trying to argue about the gender of their baby any further.

"Of course, as long as you don't disappear in the middle of the night back to Moscow." Ray teased, though deep down he knew it was a possibility that Kai could get called back any second, even though he just got home.

"How about I make you something to eat?" He tried to lighten the mood, waddling down the hall to the kitchen, already gone before Kai could protest; for a seven month pregnant man, Ray still had his neko-jin speed.

Excitedly, Ray held onto Kai's arm as they wandered around the baby department, a bright smile on his face as he looked around at all the newborn clothes and other odds and ends while Kai looked completely lost. Though he had to walk with a scowl on his face, eyes glaring at anyone who gave him, and his lover looks of either disgust or question. Having been alone most of his pregnancy, Ray just ignored them, having dealt with the stares and whisperings on his own for the most part he didn't let it bother him anymore; he was more than content with his life choices.

"This is cute." Ray pointed out a small pale purple dress that sparkled in the light, Kai looked at it and then chuckled.

"I don't think our son would like to be in a dress."

"You still don't believe me?" Ray asked in a teasing manner. "Fine, we'll look at gender neutral things from now on. And don't forget, you wore purple for half of your youth."

"But I didn't have sparkles on my clothes." Kai bit back playfully, following Ray around another carousel of infant clothes.

Ray fumbled around a few, not really caring for the plain colored items that greeted him as he dug through them. Kai walked around the carousel, glancing at them with a bored expression until he stopped and pulled out a simple white sleeper with feet.

"Why not this?" He asked, holding the sleeper up for Ray to look at.

"Is that what you like?" Ray asked, giving Kai a questioning look.

There was nothing special on the sleeper, it was just plain white with buttons all the way down the center to the left leg.

"It's gender neutral." Kai shrugged. "I'm not good at this sort of thing, you know that." He huffed, going to put the sleeper back on the carousel.

"Don't put it back." Ray said crossly, coming around and taking the sleeper from Kai's hold. "I like it, she can wear it when we take her home." He mused, folding it over his arm. "What else should we look for?" He asked, and before Kai could answer he was already heading off towards the toy section.

Kai just shook his head, a chuckle passing his lips as he followed after his pregnant boyfriend. Having missed this kind of connection with him, almost forgetting how contagious Ray's happiness could affect him; the weight of running Hiwatari Enterprises lifting from his shoulders, if only slightly.

Kai eventually made it to the toy aisle Ray was browsing through, hardly making it halfway when something caught his eye. To his right, in a bin full of other plush stuffed toys sat a small red bird. It was no match to the beauty of his Dranzer but looking at it long enough he realized it was just as good to give to his child, until they could be Dranzer's next master. He pulled it from the bin, a small smile on his lips as he brought it over to Ray.

"That's adorable." Ray smiled, looking at the toy in Kai's hands. "See, you are good at this sort of thing." He nudged Kai in the side. "Should head home now, my feet are killing me." He grumbled.

May 14th - 15th

The ruffling of sheets filled the room, the small express of a grunt and moan and then a deep sigh of exasperation passed and everything else stopped.

"I told you I'm not in the mood." Ray almost growled out, trying to reposition his shirt over his nine-month pregnant stomach. "I'm too hot and too fat to do this right now, not to mention you're on my hair."

Kai could only huff as he pulled away, trying to hide his disappointment as he rolled back to his side of the bed on his back and stared up at the ceiling of their large master suite.

"Go take a shower or something if you're that bothered." Ray nudged him in the side.

"I'm not." Kai bit back, his eyes narrow. "Couldn't have a decent cup of coffee this morning, then we had terrible take out and now I can't even have sex." He mumbled, though Ray heard.

"I told you I was sorry about that." He whined out, his mood switching as tears filled his eyes. "I haven't been able to sleep these past few nights, you know that."

Kai rolled his eyes, sitting up and pulling his pregnant boyfriend close to his side. "I know, I'm sorry."

"You're right though, that take out was nasty." Ray laughed a bit, wiping his tears away. "You know I'd have sex with you if I could, it's just so uncomfortable right now. I can't even lay on my back."

"So, get on your side." Kai breathed out along Ray's neck, determined to get some tonight as he placed kisses along the tan skin.

"That's even worse, I'd have to roll over just to get back up." Ray elbowed him gently in the side, though he tilted his neck a bit.

"Then get on your hands and knees." Kai tried again, his voice deeper as he breathed out again and placed his hands between Ray's legs under the sheets that were messed up around them.

"Cus that's better, makes me feel like a cow." Ray rolled his eyes, removing Kai's hand from his crotch. "If you're that horny, why don't you get on your back?"

Kai's back stiffened and he pulled away completely, Ray couldn't help but laugh at the sudden change in him as if sex now was an evil thing that Kai wanted nothing to do with.

"C'mon, when was the last time I was top anyways?"

"You can be top, just not that kind of top." Kai said as he rolled over on his side with his back to Ray, causing the neko to laugh again.

"Alright then, good night love." Ray chuckled shaking his head as he puffed the pillows around his back a bit more against the headboard before settling against them again.

"Night kitten." Kai mumbled, resting into the bed and throwing the room into darkness as he turned off the bedside lamp.

Midnight rolled around, and Kai had been kept awake all night due to Ray's constant turning and twisting. He groaned and sat up, flicking the light on and already he met Ray's eyes as he just side glanced at him before staring off at the space of the wall across from the bed.

"What's wrong?" Kai asked.

"Nothing." Ray shrugged. "Just can't sleep, that take out is really fighting back and I'm sweating like a pig. Look the bed is soaked, and you're on my hair again." He pulled back his sheets, showing the wet stains around his legs.

Kai shifted away, pulling out the strands of hair he had been sitting on and moved them around Ray's other side away from him. "I have to get up in four hours for work, can you try and go back to sleep?"

"Sorry love, I didn't mean to keep you up." Ray said apologetically, then suddenly his face contorted with pain and he hissed.

"You alright?" Kai asked panicked.

"Yeah, just getting these damn cramps from that take out."

Kai's face paled slightly, and he looked back down at the wet stain around Ray's legs and back at Ray as he was breathing harder now as his face scrunched in pain again.

"Ray... Are you sure you're not in labor?"

"What? Don't be silly she's not due until next week." Ray waved him off, rubbing his large stomach as he breathed in again as another cramp hit him. "Never mind, you might be right."

Kai simply nodded, stiffly getting out of bed and going to the bathroom.

"Kai… What are you doing?" Ray called as the bathroom door closed. "KAI!" He yelled, getting no response after a minute of silence and another contraction hit him.

From within the bathroom he could hear Kai scream something in Russian before the door was opened, the Russian's face dripping with water as if he had splashed his face with water from the sink.

"Better?" Ray panted, the contractions coming in closer now and wracking him with an unbearable pain.

Kai nodded, stepping back into the room to the side of Ray's bed and helping him shuffle his way out from the center of the king-sized mattress.

"We need to call the hospital, let them know we're coming." Kai nodded, an action that seemed to be the only thing he could do now as Ray stepped down onto the plush carpet of their room. "Need to call the others and let them know to."

Once again Kai only nodded, going to his closet to find clothes for both of them while Ray was already shedding his soaked clothes. Kai came back, as silent as the dead with an unreadable expression as he sat Ray's clean and dry clothes out for him on the bed while he too dressed.

By the time they had left the manor Kai hadn't called anyone, leaving Ray to call the hospital and the others on their way as the driver took them away. Kai sat there in the back seat next to Ray looking like a stone wall, no emotion at all while Ray was trying to breathe through the contractions that hit him at two-minute intervals.

"Tala said they'll take the next flight out as soon as they can." Ray said, once coming off the phone with said red-head only to get an emotionless nod as response.

The rest of the ride was filled with Ray's heavy breathing and occasional hiss of pain, his pupils had slit through his pain and he bared his fangs where the nurses jumped at the sight of him as if they were afraid of him. He didn't care, wobbling himself towards the room they directed for him, so they could prep him for the C-Section. Kai was motioned, tugged and pulled along as he numbly dressed into the smocks and hair cover as well and followed a nurse to the operating room.

It didn't take long for the operation to start and end, Kai finally having come out of his daze when the cries of his daughter caught his ears and they showed her little body over the blue tarp that had been placed over Ray's middle. Ray smiled, relieved to feel no more pain and slightly ten pounds lighter.

Once the baby and Ray had been cleaned and stitched up, they were wheeled into a recovery room where Ray held his sleeping daughter in his arms as he purred quietly. Kai sat down beside him, one arm around his lover while the other was reached out towards their daughter's body where she was clutching to his index finger in her sleep. A flash of a camera went off, bringing them out of their quiet relaxed state to see Max and Tyson standing not too far away from the bed with a camera in Tyson's hand.

"You two will like that one, trust me." He grinned.

"Didn't even hear you guys come in." Ray chuckled.

"How are you feeling?" Max asked.

"Better." Ray laughed. "Much lighter in the middle, and the numbness has gone away now."

"Have you thought of a name yet?" Tyson and Max asked, both their eyes shining brightly.

Ray shook his head a bit turning to look at Kai, who seemed to still be entranced by his daughter as he hadn't even bothered to scorn Tyson for taking a picture of them without his consent.

"Kyra." He whispered out, eyes meeting Ray's for a second before he scooped his daughter out of Ray's arms gently and stood to take her over to show the other two boys.

Ray smiled, a fang coming out from under his upper lip as he watched his teammates and lover fawn over their daughter. Noticing the tears in Kai's eyes as he cradled her little body closer to his chest, a yawn passing his lips.

"We should prolly head out Ty, we weren't even supposed to be here yet." Max whispered out, pulling on his best friend's sleeve to drag him out.

"Congratulations Kai, we'll see you tomorrow." Tyson whispered, getting a genuine smile and nod from their former team captain, now father.

Once the door to the recovery room was closed quietly, Kai went back over to the bed sitting down on it gently beside Ray who smiled at him sleepily.

"Believe me now?" Ray chuckled, laying his head back against the mattress of the hospital bed.

"I think I just didn't want to believe you… I know nothing about girls." Kai answered.

"They're not that much different than boys." Ray shrugged. "It'll be a learning experience, that's for sure."

Kai nodded, holding his daughter closer. "She's perfect."

"And she always will be." Ray smiled, kissing Kai's cheek before he let himself drift off to sleep.

Kai shifted slightly, placing a gentle kiss on each Ray and Kyra's foreheads before sitting back and just watching them sleep, a content smile on his lips and it grew as Ray began to purr in his sleep as he felt Kai's natural heat beside him and his scent filled his senses.

It was early the next morning when Tala and Bryan practically barged into the room, a large smile on the former Captain of the Blitzkrieg Boyz face as he approached the three huddled on Ray's hospital bed.

"So that's my godson?" Tala asked, peering over the bundles of blankets that covered Kyra's small body as Ray held onto her tightly.

"Goddaughter." Kai muttered.

Bryan hid behind his hand as he suppressed a laugh, Tala's eyes widening at the revelation.

"I thought you said it was a boy?" Tala said, placing his hands on his hips, trying to hide his own growing smile.

"I was wrong." Kai responded dryly.

"Did hell freeze over?" Tala laughed, causing Ray to laugh as well. "Doesn't matter, can I hold her?" The red-head practically jumped in place with joy.

"Mind her head." Ray cautioned, handing over his newborn daughter to his friend.

Tala carefully took the babe in his arms, holding her close while Kai seemed to hold his breath for the longest time.

"What did you pick for a name then?" Bryan asked, peeking over Tala's shoulder, looking almost afraid of getting any closer to the newborn.

"Kai picked Kyra Mei." Ray said fondly, watching a slight blush creep along his boyfriend's cheeks.

"Kai picked the name?" Tala asked, raising a red brow at his best friend. "It's a beautiful name, didn't think you had that in you Hiwatari." He teased.

"Stuff it will you?" Kai huffed, causing the others in the room to laugh harder.

Kyra Mei Hiwatari was born on May 15th, at 1:30 am to former Beyblading champions Kai Hiwatari and Ray Kon of the Bladebreakers; is what the newspaper article wrote out and under it was a small black and white photo of the three when Kyra was two months old. The proud neko-jin father holding his daughter in the folds of his arms, with the biggest smile on his face he had ever worn in his life. Kyra's bright crimson eyes staring blankly at the camera, while her other father stood beside them looking down at them with his own smile on his lips that some considered it to be the biggest one of his life; even though it truly wasn't.