The Hardships of Childrearing

First off, thank you to everyone who reviewed 'Happy Moments", you guys are awesome and you guys made my day!

Due to popular demand, I have decided to do a sequel to 'Happy Moments'. I'm not sure how many chapters will be done, but I know for sure that there will be one chapter for each of the GoM.

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Chapter 1: Routine

A low groan was heard as a baby's loud cry vibrated through the home, "...Kagami it's your turn..." the low voice mumbled, snuggling further under covers as he felt a heavy weight shift next to him. "...I'm up..." Kagami grumbled, reluctantly shrugging off the blankets and forced himself to get up. His feet automatically led him to Kouki's nursery where the 5 month-old baby was wailing away in his crib. He yawned loudly as he gently lifted the crying infant from his crib, "Hey what's wrong? Hungry?" He cooed as he rocked the infant soothingly as he walked to the kitchen of their home.

He continued talking to the tiny red-head as he waited for the bottle to warm up properly, "Shh...It's okay, man, your mom is gonna kick my as-butt tomorrow if you don't calm down a bit!" He pleaded as Kouki's cries continued to vibrate through the walls. He briefly wondered if he was this bad as a baby, if he was, he felt sorry for his mother. He sighed in relief as the microwave 'dinged' and he wasted no time in checking the temperature of the bottle before giving it to his son, his cries dying as he greedily drank the milk. He glanced at the neon green numbers on the microwave-4:45 AM, he cursed mentally.

He had to be at the station an hour from now, his mouth practically watered at the thought of the strong coffee that Himuro would have for him when he arrived. At the rate he was going; he would become addicted to it from lack of sleep. Kouki would cry at least every 2-3 hours every night-for food, diaper change, comfort etc..., they did not get to sleep a lot. Despite being a morning person himself, he was finding it harder to stay awake during the day (hence his large consumption of coffee), Kuroko, on the other hand, was not a morning person. He was slow to wake up and now a days he was slightly cranky and irritable when he was up.

It had been 5 months since they had brought Kouki home and it had been exhausting work since day one. It wasn't as if they thought that raising a child would be easy, but it was more difficult than he thought it would be. And even then, the little infant was a well-mannered baby, he didn't cry too much, but when he did-it was very loud. In reality, both of them managed pretty well- Kuroko would watch the baby during the day while he was away at work, he would comeback early in the afternoon and watch over Kouki while Kuroko went and taught his afternoon kindergarten class. Then Kuroko would take over watching the infant when he came back later during the day and Kagami would start working on dinner (as Kuroko couldn't cook to save his life), then once the baby was asleep they too would go to bed exhausted. Over the course of the night, they would take turns on who would attend to Kouki every time he cried. The cycle would repeat again the next day.

"For a little guy, you sure are tiring huh?" He mumbled as he burped the baby, receiving a small gurgle like laugh in return. It was a little over 5 in the morning when he put Kouki back in his crib, once he was sure that the red haired baby wouldn't wake up the moment he turned his back he silently walked back to his and Kuroko's bedroom to get ready for work. "...Is he a...asleep..?" He heard the blunette mumble quietly from under several layers of warm blankets, only his horrible bed-head hair barely visible. "Yeah he's fine, don't worry. Go back to sleep." He replied, leaning down to place a soft kiss on his head, gently ruffling the soft, messy powder-blue hair. A small sound of content was his answer as he moved away from the deeply asleep male as he prepared himself for the tiring day ahead.

When he came back from the station later that afternoon, he was met with the sight of Kuroko passed out on the couch turned on his side facing Kagami with one tucked under his head while the other arm looped over Kouki who was also asleep next to him. Neither of the two even stirred when he came into the living room. He smiled softly at the cute sight; it would be a shame to wake them up...It wouldn't hurt if Kuroko stayed home at least one day so that all three could spend time together right? Now that he thought about it, since Kouki came home, he and Kuroko hadn't spent any time together. All their time was poured into taking care of Kouki-he couldn't even remember the last time he and Kuroko had a moment to themselves.

After he made the call to explain Kuroko's absence to the school, he gingerly pried the sleeping baby from his mother's grip and layed the sleeping baby in his living room play pen. He froze for a second when he heard Kouki make a few whining sounds as he moved away, luckily he didn't start crying. Once he was sure that the infant would stay asleep he moved back to the couch and pressed a butterfly kiss on the smaller male's lips before grabbing the discarded white blanket from the floor, draping it over the small body. Smile widening slightly as Kuroko curled his body slightly, a small content hum leaving his lips as he stilled again.

Hmm...perhaps later they would take Kouki to the park and spend some time together.

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