I was inspired to write this after reading a Gravitation fanfic where Eiri has to take care of his sons. I recommend "Double Trouble Terrible 2's" by TaraYuki-Uesugi to all Gravitation fans. My fic might have a little similarity to hers. I hope that's alright.

Okay, in this fic, Sendoh and Rukawa have two kids. Twins actually, Eiji (older by 10 minutes) and Kenji. They are a product of mpreg but it won't be mentioned inside the fic. They look like Rukawa physically but have Sendoh's personalities. Sendoh is a businessman and Rukawa is a basketball coach.

Eiji and Kenji are 3 years old in this chapter. They grow a year older with every chapter.

Summary: Rukawa has to take care of his twins all by himself while Sendoh is at work.

Disclaimer: Isn't it obvious that I don't own Slam Dunk? But I own the twins though.

-Start-

Chapter 1: A Father's Job

"Kitsuneeeeee!"

Rukawa growled when he heard that. He buried his head deeper into the pillow, trying to tune out the screaming. He was hoping his bedmate could stop the screaming.

"Wake up, kitsune!"

'Okay, breathe. You don't want to get angry at him,' Rukawa told himself. He glanced at the clock. It's just 7.11 a.m. Then, he turned to his left. His husband was nowhere to be seen.

'I forgot, Akira has meeting today,' he slapped his forehead. Slowly and sleepily, he got out of bed. He walked towards the crib only to find one of his sons screaming while the other one is still asleep despite the noise.

"Kitsuuuuu… hehe…" the young boy that Rukawa was glaring at, broke into a smile. He held out his small hands, asking Rukawa to carry him.

"Stop calling me that, Kenji. It's 'father'," Rukawa said, carrying him in his arms.

"Morning, kitsune!" Kenji cheered. His raven hair was in a mess but his blue eyes were filled with happiness… and did he see a glint of mischievousness for a second there?

Rukawa sighed in defeat. 'Remember to make them stay away from Sakuragi.' He turned to look at the other boy. Eiji was still in deep sleep, thankfully. Rukawa cannot handle them both together. It's just too much. He then carried Kenji into the bathroom.

"Okay, stay," Rukawa commanded as he placed Kenji on the stool. Then, he took one big toothbrush for himself and a smaller one for Kenji.

"That one!" Kenji said, pointing at the other big toothbrush still in the cupboard.

"No, that belongs to papa," Rukawa said.

"Papa?"

"Yes, this is yours," Rukawa showed him the small toothbrush.

"I want papa's!"

"No."

"Waaaaaaa!"

Rukawa quickly shut his mouth by covering his hands over it. Then, he strained his ears to listen for any sound coming from the bedroom.

'Good. Eiji is not awake yet,' he sighed.

"Okay, okay. Fine," Rukawa gave up and put back the small toothbrush in the cupboard. "Here," he passed him Sendoh's toothbrush.

Happy with it, Kenji shoved the toothpaste with the 'Kodomo Lion' mark into Rukawa's hand. Rukawa took it from him while muttering something under his breath.

"Okay, brush your teeth," he said, after putting the toothpaste on the toothbrush.

Kenji happily brushed his teeth with Sendoh's toothbrush. Rukawa took his own toothpaste and brushed his teeth. He smiled as he saw Kenji mimicking him. Suddenly, Kenji swallowed the toothpaste.

"Kenji, you cannot eat the toothpaste!" Rukawa tried to take the toothbrush out of his mouth.

"Nooooo!" Kenji started screaming.

Then, from the bedroom, another scream was heard, "Waaaaaaa!"

'Great. Just great,' Rukawa thought.

It seems that Eiji is awake.

"Waaaaaaaaaaa!" Eiji's scream became louder.

"Stay," he told Kenji before rinsing and going out of the bathroom to pick Eiji up.

As soon as Eiji saw his father, he stopped crying. "Mornin', kitsune," he smiled Sendoh's smile.

"It's 'father', Eiji."

Eiji held out his hands, asking Rukawa to carry him just like the other twin. Rukawa carried him into the bathroom only to see the toothpaste scribbled all over the floor and wall. He glared at the accused one. Kenji only smiled innocently, hiding the toothpaste behind his back.

'Memo to myself. Buy toothpaste and no more Kodomo Lion! I don't care what Akira says. It's too sweet and the boys only thought of it as snacks.'

Rukawa remembered once when Kenji and Eiji tried to eat the toothpaste when they're hungry. He had a hard time telling them that toothpaste is not food.

He placed Eiji on another stool. Rukawa then salvage some toothpaste from the wall for Eiji and put it on the small toothbrush.

"That one!" Eiji pointed at his toothbrush.

"No, that's mine." Oops, wrong move, Rukawa.

"Waaaaaa!"

"Okay, okay. Stop screaming," Rukawa said in defeat and passed the younger one his toothbrush.

'What's wrong with both of you?'

Eiji started brushing his teeth happily. Then, Rukawa took out two cups from the cupboard. He opened the tap and let the water filled the cups.

"Okay, Kenji. Follow me," Rukawa said as he rinse and spit.

Instead of doing that, Kenji drank the whole cup.

"Kenji!"

Kenji laughed as he pressed the remaining toothpaste on Eiji. Eiji retorted by throwing Rukawa's toothbrush on his brother's head.

"No, Eiji. Stop, Kenji!" Rukawa said, desperately. Now, the two are covered in toothpaste.

'It doesn't matter, they need a bath anyway,' Rukawa thought. 'Ugh, I have to mop the floor as well.'

He taught Eiji how to rinse and spit but Eiji only drank the water like his twin. Luckily, the tap water is safe to drink. They, he stripped both of them and placed them in the tub.

"Wait. Toys!" Kenji climbed out of the tub and ran into the playroom. Eiji followed suit.

Rukawa only waited patiently for the two naked babies to run back. To his horror, they brought the whole toy box with them.

"Okay, rule no. 187: No toys while bathing!" Rukawa said. The twins stared at each other then at Rukawa.

'Damn it, they're doing it again,' Rukawa cursed. The twins put on their best puppy dog eyes.

"Only one and I mean it."

The twins smiled and took their favourite toy (Gamera for Eiji and Godzilla for Kenji) into the bathtub that Rukawa already filled with warm water earlier when they went digging for their toys. After rubbing, massaging (Eiji loves this part) and rinsing them with clean water, Rukawa let them play in the tub while he cleaned up the mess that Kenji made with the toothpaste. Suddenly he heard a soft growl. He looked at the twins and Kenji blushed.

"You're hungry?" he asked Kenji. Kenji nodded.

"Me too!" Eiji said.

"Okay, I'll make you breakfast. Come, let me dry you up," Rukawa said, covering them with two towels.

After dressing them up, he too changed into a new set of clothes since Kenji and Eiji splashed water everywhere which means Rukawa has to clean the toilet again. He carried both of them into the kitchen and placed them on the chairs.

"What do you want to eat today?" Rukawa asked.

"Kitsune covered in sugar and cream!" Eiji exclaimed.

Rukawa almost fell, if not for the table that he was leaning on. 'How in the world did he know that?'

"No, you can't eat that," Rukawa said, trying to hide his blush.

"Only papa can!" Kenji said.

"That's right… wait… wait a minute!" Rukawa was getting redder. 'It's all Akira's fault! I'll make sure he gets it when he comes back.'

"You know what, I'll take out some cereals. Then you can choose from there, okay?" Rukawa asked.

The twins nodded. Rukawa opened the top cupboard to reveal 7 boxes of cereal, all different kinds.

'What the hell? Did he have to buy so many?'

"Monday!" the boys said in unison.

Rukawa studied the boxes for a while and realized there was the day's name written on it. He took the one which was labeled "Monday". Then, he looked for their bowls.

'Where did Akira put them?'

"Down!" Kenji directed.

'Great! I'm getting instructions from a three year old. He even knows the kitchen better than me,' and Rukawa looked at the bottom drawer. There, he found their bowls. He poured the cereals into the bowls and went to search for milk. Only one was left.

'I gotta go shopping later,' he thought as he poured the remaining milk into the bowl of cereals equally. He remembered the two fighting because he accidentally poured more milk into Eiji's bowl last time, by 1mm! Then, he placed the bowls in front of the twins.

"Go on, eat."

The two shook their head.

'Oh, crap! Do I really need to do this?'

"Okay, boys. Open wide," Rukawa said, holding two spoons and feeding them simultaneously.

The twins ate their breakfast happily with Rukawa taking a few bites from their food. Finally, the twins were done eating. Rukawa led them to the living room to watch television.

"Both of you, stay here," he said while grabbing the remote control. He turned on the television and looked for the kids' channel. After several attempts, Kenji took or more like grabbed the remote from his father and pressed the right number. The twins stared at Rukawa with the 'duh' look.

'Okay, focus Kaede. I can do this.'

He let the twins watched the television quietly while he tried to get some work done. Being a coach, he had to take care of his players' profile. Plus, he had to sign the team up for the incoming IH competition. He sat in the dining table where he can watch the boys. The twins were now singing some crappy kids' music and Rukawa was glad they didn't cause any trouble. However, after several minutes…

'Why is it so quiet now?' Rukawa looked up from his file and noticed both of them gone.

"Kenji! Eiji!" Rukawa called out. Then, he heard tearing and paper crumpling sounds coming from the office. "Oh, shit! Akira's documents!" he quickly ran into the office. Confirming his suspicious, Eiji and Kenji had Sendoh's whole documents torn into pieces. The twins were throwing the pieces up like confetti.

'Akira's going to kill me. I hope he saves it in his computer.'

Just then, Kenji decided to wreck the computer. He was slamming his hands on the keyboard, pretending to be a rock band drummer.

"Kenji, don't do that or papa will be…" before Rukawa could continue, he saw a puddle around Eiji, "Eiji!"

"Sorry, kitsune," Eiji smiled.

'Where is my damn aspirin bottle when I need it?'

"Call me 'father', Eiji. 'Fa-ther'!"

But Eiji wasn't listening to him. He ran around the office, leaving footprints here and there. Rukawa grabbed him by the waist, while trying to stop Kenji from hitting the keyboard at the same time. Being a father is hard work, especially when you have a pair of destructive twins.

"Kenji, can you please go watch TV while I bring your brother to the bathroom?" Rukawa asked nicely. If threat doesn't work, being polite is the last resort.

Kenji stared at Rukawa for a while before retreating to the living room.

'Now, what does he have in mind?' Rukawa wondered.

"Kitsune," Eiji pulled on his sleeve.

"Eiji, 'father'. How many times do I have to tell you that? Come on, let me get you clean up," he carried Eiji into the toilet.

As he was helping Eiji to change into a pair of clean pants, he heard the phone ring.

"Kenji, can you please pick up the phone? It might be papa!" Rukawa shouted from the toilet.

"Hello. Sendoh-Rukawa residence," Kenji said perfectly and somehow maturely.

'Wow! I didn't know he can do that.'

"Who's that, Kenji?" Rukawa asked while trying to hold the squirming Eiji in place.

"Do aho!" was the answer.

"What the? Oi, kitsune! Did you train them to call me that?" Sakuragi asked angrily through the phone.

"Shut up, Sakuragi! They pick it up on their own," Rukawa said after finally done with cleaning Eiji.

Now, Eiji and Kenji were playing kickboxing.

"I'm coming now to… what's that sound?"

It seems that Eiji had turned on the TV and put the volume to maximum.

"Kenji!"

"Not my fault, kitsune!" Kenji pointed at Eiji.

"Whoever's fault it is, lower down the volume. I'm talking to Uncle Sakuragi!" Rukawa shouted, trying to surpass the TV sound.

"NO!" Eiji grabbed the remote control and ran off.

"Hold on, Sakuragi," Rukawa said and left the phone.

"What!" Sakuragi was blur.

Rukawa turned off the TV. "Go look for your brother," he told Kenji. Kenji nodded and skipped happily into the bedroom.

"What were you trying to say again?" Rukawa was back on the phone.

"I'm surprised you haven't killed them yet."

"I'm hanging up."

"Hey, it was just a joke! Anyway, I'm coming to give the twins new clothes that I bought from Kyushu."

"Okay."

And Rukawa hang up. He desperately needs those aspirins now. But something was not right. It's so quiet… too quiet. He walked into the bedroom, where Eiji had ran into earlier with the remote.

"Rukawa Eiji and Sendoh Kenji!" Rukawa shouted, only to find the twins not in the room.

'Where could they be? And where did all this laundry come from?' Rukawa thought. The room was covered in a mixture of both dirty and clean clothes. Then, Rukawa noticed a small movement beneath the laundries.

"Oh no, I wonder where they are," Rukawa said out loud, slowing inching closer to the pile of clothes. He heard soft giggles from it.

"Gotcha!" Rukawa grabbed Eiji and Kenji's hand.

The twins laughed as Rukawa tickled them.

"Kitsune… stop!" Eiji tried to stop him by pushing his hands away.

"Look at the mess you two made. Where are we going to sleep tonight?" Rukawa asked, finally stopping.

"Hotel!" Kenji exclaimed.

'Okay, our bed talk has got to stop before they pick up anymore nasty stuff from Akira's mouth,' Rukawa thought.

"No! Come out now, Uncle Sakuragi is coming," Rukawa pulled them out of the bedroom. He decided to let Sendoh clean it as a punishment.

Then, the doorbell rang. The twins ran towards the door to greet their beloved uncle.

"Kenji, Eiji! It's so nice to see you again!" Sakuragi gave each of them a hug.

"Nice to see you again!" Kenji repeated every single word Sakuragi said perfectly then added with his own, "Do aho!"

"Kenji!" Rukawa scolded him.

The twins laughed and ran on the couch. They jumped up and down excitedly.

"I see you must be cursing me a lot these few days," Sakuragi said.

"They picked up everything I said. Worse, what Akira said!"

"What did Sendoh said?"

"I'm gonna *beep* and *beep* until you *beep*!" was the answer Sakuragi got from the twins.

Sakuragi burst out laughing while Rukawa blushed in embarrassment.

"Kenji, you're not supposed to say that!" Rukawa reprimand him.

"Oh, I get it!" Sakuragi continued laughing.

"Shut up, do aho!" Rukawa glared at him.

"Shut up, do aho!" the twins glared at Sakuragi too.

"It's scary how much they look like you," Sakuragi said. "Okay, boys. Come here, I've got something for you!"

The twins skipped towards Sakuragi and pounced on him.

"Kenji! Eiji!" Rukawa carried them off of Sakuragi.

"Ouch! They sure are strong," Sakuragi rubbed his back.

"Remember rule no. 75: No pouncing on people," Rukawa told the boys. The boys nodded but Rukawa doubt they were listening.

Sakuragi took out a few shirts and pants from the plastic bag. "This is for Kenji and this is for Eiji," Sakuragi handed them the new set of clothes.

"Sakuragi, you shouldn't have bought so many," Rukawa said.

"I couldn't help it. I am their Godfather after all," Sakuragi said. "What are you two supposed to say to me?" he asked the twins.

"Rule no. 11: Must say 'thank you' when receiving things," Eiji and Kenji said in a sing-song way. "Thank you, do aho!"

Rukawa only chuckled at that as he watched the twins run into the bedroom.

"I'm going to skin them alive if they still call me that when they're older," Sakuragi said through gritted teeth.

"Thanks, Sakuragi," Rukawa said softly.

"It's no problem. You changed a lot, you know."

"I guess so," Rukawa looked at the twins who were trying out their new outfit and displaying it.

"How do I look?" Kenji asked.

"Sexy and delicious!" Eiji exclaimed.

Rukawa slapped his forehead again while Sakuragi laughed out loud. After a while playing with the kids, Sakuragi left. Rukawa noticed the twins weren't as active as they were in the morning.

"What's wrong?" Rukawa asked.

Both of them hold their stomachs, "Hungry."

Rukawa looked at the time. It's four in the evening already. He forgot to feed them lunch!

"Okay, I'll cook ramen for you," Rukawa said as he led the boys to the kitchen.

'What a lousy father I am,' he thought.

After feeding them, the twins became energetic again which means more headaches for Rukawa.

'Akira, please come home soon,' he prayed.

As if on cue, the phone rang. Before Rukawa could pick it up, the twins were fighting over it.

"Me!" Eiji grabbed the phone.

"Me!" Kenji snatched it from him.

"Me!" Rukawa said sternly while taking the phone away from Kenji. "Hello, Sendoh-Rukawa residence."

"I see you guys are having fun," the voice on the other side said, chuckling.

"Akira. Thank goodness! Are you coming home now?" Rukawa asked.

"Uh... Actually I called to tell you I'll be late."

Rukawa dropped the phone.

"Kaede?"

"Oh, sorry," Rukawa immediately pick it up before any of the twins could snatch it. "Anyway, they want to talk to you."

"Papa!" the twins shared the phone.

"Hey, sweetie. How's your day?"

"Got new shirt from do aho!"

"Really? Can't wait to see it. Have you 2 been good boys?"

"Good boys!" the twins said.

"Okay, pass me back to your father, please," and the twins did.

"So, what time will you be back?" Rukawa asked.

"Around 11. I gotta go now. See you later! Love you!"

Rukawa sighed as he put down the phone. The twins are now fighting over the remote again.

'I seriously need those aspirins right now.'

"Tadaima," Sendoh called out as he entered the house. It was dark and quiet. Sendoh turned on the lights and smiled at what he saw.

The twins were sleeping on the couch with Rukawa hugging them. Sendoh walked slowly and soundlessly towards them.

"Kaede. Go sleep in the bedroom," Sendoh whispered as he shook Rukawa lightly.

"Akira, you're back," Rukawa yawned.

"Come on," Sendoh said, carrying one of the twins.

Rukawa carried the other and they went into the bedroom.

"What happened here?" Sendoh asked, looking at the mess.

'Oh, I forgot to clean it up. Which reminds me, I didn't clean up the mess in the office too.'

"The twins made it. I'll clean it up tomorrow," Rukawa said, forgetting that he should let Sendoh do it.

They put the twins in the crib beside their bed.

"Good night," Rukawa whispered as he kissed their foreheads. Sendoh too did the same.

"I love you, father, papa," the twins said softly, not opening their eyes.

Rukawa's eyes widened. Did they just call him 'father'? Rukawa smiled then turned to Sendoh. Sendoh lean in to kiss his tired husband.

"Starting from today, no more midnight bed talks."

"Huh? But why?"

-End-