The happy news spread fast within the Varia and the Vongola famiglias. All were ecstatic at the news; Yamamoto and Gokudera talked between them and decided to try and have a child, which pushed Tsuna to ask his lover, Hibari Kyoya, to think about having children. To the young future mafia boss surprise, the frightening man had wished for it for years.
The Varia members had gone wild at the news. Belphegor had contacted his jeweler to ask for a little crown for the baby. Which would be fitting, since the child would be the prince, or princess, of the Varia. Fran had decorated the baby's room, even if the parents had not decided anything yet concerning it, with his illusions to make it look like a field of green grass with little white flowers and a bright blue sky with white, puffy clouds; a little something to help the baby smile everyday. Levi had sworn to protect the virtue and the life of his boss's unborn child in his own over the top way. However, after receiving a shot that tore his hair-doe in two, he presented a bottle of very fine red wine of the year to the happy couple. It was to be opened on the twenty-first birthday of the child. Finally, Lussuria had a very special gift for the parents. He had found an onesie that looked like a Mafioso's suit. The onesie looked like a dark blue Armani suit with black baby booties, which looked like Gucchi's shoes, and a fedora like cap. Squalo went crazy at the beautiful onesie.
-It's so beautiful! Our baby is going to look soooo adorable! Squealed the shark with stars in his eyes.
This was not like Squalo and it really creeped Xanxus out. The doctor had told him that Squalo's hormones would make him acted in ways he would not usually. He would become more emotional; like crying and sudden mood swigs. But this was crazy! It was just an onesie!
Taking the piece of cloth from his star-struck lover, he finally understood why Squalo had gone crazy. It was an adorable piece. Xanxus could already see his little boy with his white hair and red eyes (or vice-versa) in this adorable onesie. He would look like a real Mafioso. The women would go crazy at his cute little boy; he would be a ladies-man.
To thank his guardians for the very kind gifts, Xanxus decided to grant the rest of the week (in other words, three days) off for them. It was his way to thank them and spend some time with his lover. After only three seconds later, everyone was gone to do what they wanted; leaving the two lovers alone.
-Squalo, babe! How are you feeling? You look pale and tired! Are you ok? Do you want me to call Lussuria back? Asked Xanxus, terrified as he saw Squalo stumble to the closest couch.
-Y-yeah… I'm fine. Just a bit tired. That's all… Xanxus, can you sit next to me? When you sit next to me, the nausea leaves me for a while. I feel better when you sit next to me. Said Squalo as he sat down.
There was no need for Xanxus to be asked to do this. He would have done it, anyway. He loved holding Squalo in his arms; however, he called a maid to bring a bucket for the shark, should he feel sick.
The shark cuddled with his lover and slowly drifted into a warm and peaceful slumber. Xanxus ran his hand through his lover's silver hair; loving how his fingers calmed Squalo down and his nausea. It only had been a week and a half since they discovered they were going to be parents. Unbeknown from Squalo, Xanxus loved to ran his hand across his lover's belly once he was sleeping.
Feeling his lover stir, Xanxus freed Squalo to let him empty his stomach into the bucket. It was the one thing that horripilate Xanxus the most! However, Squalo had to puke at the very least five times a day. The dark haired man, in an effort of solidary, stayed as much as he could by his lover's side. A considerable effort for a usually selfish man; which made Xanxus even more amazing in Squalo's eyes.
-I cannot believe you stayed here, holding my hair while I emptied my stomach..! You can't stand that! Thank you! I really, really appreciate it… said Squalo, once he stopped being sick.
-I figured it would and besides, it was kind of my fault anyway. Said Xanxus as he handed a paper tissue to the sick man.
-It was nobody's fault! Xanxus, neither of us knew that I… I could have babies! I could never blame you for my morning sickness! Besides, I'm a hard-ass assassin; I went through far worse and this is nothing more than what I can handle. And you'll be relieved to know I asked Lussuria to get me some medication to help with the morning sickness… I won't have to wake you with my vomiting every day. Said the silver man as he cuddled with his lover.
Xanxus kissed his lover on his cheek and held him tight against him, until he felt something wet against his shirt. Squalo was crying! Squalo. Was. Crying. This was creeping Xanxus out even more than the shark's reaction to the onesie. What had he done wrong? Had he hurt the man? What was going on? Squalo never cried like this.
-Baby… What's wrong?
-V-voi..! Nothing's wrong! I'm not crying, ok! Don't be so condescending with me! Lashed out Squalo as he pushed himself from his lover's arms.
-I'm not being condescending! I… just want… to know what's wrong! I saw you crying… Why are you so sensitive, right now? I meant nothing wrong! Cried Xanxus, insulted by Squalo's reaction and accusations.
Squalo slowly turned around and Xanxus could see his lover's tears and regret in his eyes.
-I'm sorry, Xanxus… I… Don't even know why I started to cry… I… just feel so sad and helpless for some reason! It came out of nowhere! I was thinking of all the great things and all the efforts you did with my puking and the reduction in your daily alcohol consumption… and… I… just couldn't hold it in… I felt as if I didn't make enough efforts on my part… I'm sorry… whispered Squalo with beaten puppy eyes.
Xanxus sighed in relief, so this was why Squalo was crying. It was his hormones that made him so moody. Taking his lover in his arms once more, Xanxus gently placed a kiss on his forehead and promised him that everything would be alright.
-Baby, don't worry! I'm not mad! It's just your hormones going wild! Just… breathe in next time you feel like exploding, alright?
Squalo agreed and resumed cuddling with his man. He loved how comforting his lover's arms were, he loved to kiss him with passion, and he loved to run his hands all over the other man's body.
Xanxus sighed in relief; he loved Squalo, but seriously, if this is how he was going to be for the rest of the pregnancy, there would be a lot of discord and fights in the next few months. However, he had to admit that Squalo was adorable when he cuddled against him like this.
-Xanxus, what kind of perfume are you wearing? It smells good! whispered the shark as he snuggled against his lover's neck.
-I'm not wearing anything, baby. But thank you! You want something to eat? I could get you your favorite, chicken parmigiana! Proposed Xanxus in order to make Squalo more comfortable.
-Please don't… Just imagining it gives me heartburns… said Squalo, pale as a ghost.
Now this truly proved that Squalo was not in his normal state; never would the swordsman turned down chicken parmigiana! It was very disappointing for the pregnant man as he really did want to eat his favorite meal (since everything else just made him sick) but it had to give him heartburns by the simple image of it.
The two men passed time gently discussing and snuggling together. Time passed slowly, both men slowly fell into a deep and cozy slumber on the couch.
Two months into the pregnancy later…
Squalo was sick and tired of being sick and tired every day. He was always cranky, whinny and bitchy! Belphegor used to made fun of him, but now he simply avoided him, since Xanxus always blasted him sky high when Squalo would cry. Lussuria high pitched voice made the shark cringe his teeth. Levi's constant affection towards Xanxus made Squalo very jealous and violent. The only one the shark could stand was Fran, but after three minutes, the illusionist would get bored and leave, making the swordsman very sad.
Xanxus always did his best to cheer up or calm down his lover, with mixed results. The gunman could cheer his lover up anytime; he simply had to cuddle with him and speak soothing words to him (a task he enjoyed very much); however, calming him down was impossible. Once Squalo was pissed, nothing could make it better. Xanxus was usually irritated, but did his best to be nice. One time, Squalo had gotten so mad at Xanxus for not listening to him; he actually threw a vase at his lover's head and forbid him to touch him for three whole days. Once the shark had calm down, he had gone into a small depression, thinking his lover would never speak to him after the way he had treated him. To his surprise (and everyone else), Xanxus simply laugh it off! He simply said that he now knew how Squalo had felt when he used to do the same to him.
-I'm sorry about my mood swings, Xanxus. These damn anti-puking pills makes my hormones crazy, I'll just stop taking them. I don't want to you suffer my bad mood any longer. Said Squalo as he lay in his lover's arms in their bed.
-Squalo, if theses pills help you with your morning sickness, then you should keep them until it's gone. I'm sure you don't have long to use them…
-I still have two to three month to go with morning sickness, Xanxus.
-Throw theses damn pills away! Cried Xanxus with a crazy look in his eyes.
The silver hair man couldn't help to smile at his lover's actions. He was so adorable and he was ready to do everything to make Squalo happy and more comfortable as the pregnancy went along. However, this was just the beginning of the whole thing; who is to say Xanxus will support any more of the side effects of pregnancy.
The holder of the Flame of Wrath loved his shark, there was no denying it; however he couldn't stand anymore of Squalo's fool mood and mood swings! At the beginning, Xanxus could handle it; it was natural, a small price to pay to be with Squalo; beside it was not that bad. However, it had become harder to keep his mouth shut.
He was going on a mission for a few days, a small break for the man. However, if he had to go through all this for another two to three months… He wasn't going to handle it!
-Xanxus… I was thinking and… How would you call our baby? Do you have any names in mind? I know I like Dante and Juliano, but I don't exactly have a name for it if we have a girl! Said Squalo with a dreamy look in his eyes.
-I like Juliano better, it's fitting! It reminds me of Juliano de Medicis… Just hope he won't get shanked in a cathedral like the Medicis one. If it is a girl, then maybe Bianca, always liked that name. proposed Xanxus, trying to think of how that would sound if he called his child by either names.
-Oh! What a beautiful name! I love it! It's the kind of name for a beautiful woman! So we're settled! Juliano if it's a boy and Bianca if it's a girl! Said Squalo with a huge smile and kissed his lover.
The two men slowly fell asleep in each other arms and dreamt of their unborn child.
