As soon as the three boys arrived back at Momo's apartment they slumped against the couch. Well, ok not all three of them because Momo properly placed Shouta in his crib. But he and Ai practically collapsed. After they endured a long morning of sly smiles and odd questions that probably had a deeper meaning behind them from Gou and Seijuro

"So. Shouta probably loves one of you more at this point right? Kinda like two parents!" Gou giggled as she slid another piece of egg between her lips.

"You probably need lots of help huh little bro? Good thing with Ai around you don't need a girlfriend." Momo nearly choked on the bite of pancake he was chewing when his brothers comment was followed by a big slap on the back.

They had to ride the bus back home. Luckily it was only about three stops over. Unluckily, it was the day after Halloween aka the day for the walk of shame. The bus was crowded with half hungover people and the other half Momo swore they were still drunk. They were extremely rude and the two were glad to have found seats before the big rush of people came.

Momo let Ai take the window seat with Shouta. He regretted making that choice ten minutes into the ride though. There was a person standing next to him. A girl dressed in one of those short dresses that barely covered anything. When he turned his head he got a face full of frills and tool.

"Hey!" The girls glare sent shivers up his spine. She reeked of alcohol and the dress had rather odd stains on it, various blue and pink spots. To top it all off she was slurring her words like she was still drunk (she probably was). "No peeking you perv!"

Momo was taken aback and Ai just giggled. The girl proceeded to sloppily hit Momo and accuse him of looking up her skirt.

"Yea daddy. No peeking!" Ai let out more giggles as he watched as Momo turned his annoyed expression towards him.

But Momo got his chance to laugh at a flustered Ai when the girl gasped and said, "In front of your wife and child. You should be ashamed!" The girl stomped off the bus before Ai could protest a thing.

Damn drunks.

Anyways, Momo and Ai were about to start watching a movie. Momo had made popcorn while Ai picked out some TV show that both of them could watch. Though maybe five minutes into an episode of Law and order (the new series that they decided to watch together) Shouta woke up. Crime scenes turned into Ponyo. Truthfully both Momo and Ai liked watching the five year olds adventure more than the murder mystery and Shouta seemed to like all the colors too.

Ai was sitting cross legged on the couch with the baby in his lap. He was shouting "Go Sousuke!" And the small Mikoshiba was giggling at the bouncing movements Ai was making.

Ponyo was probably one of Ai's favorite movies to watch. The older he got the more he seemed to treasure it. It was something he used to do with his mom. They'd sit and drink hot coco whenever he had a cold. It always made him feel better. "Do you ever think Sousuke-Senpai has watched this?" Momo wondered out loud.

"I'm not sure. Hey have you found out what you're going to do with Shouta when you have to go back to work?" Ai asked absent mindedly. Momo had to go back to work the next day, he'd already taken off a week.

Momo jumped up and clutched his head, "Ah! I totally forgot about that!"

Ai whipped his head towards him, "what! Momo!"

"I can't believe I forgot. What am I going to do! I'm so sorry Shouta please forgive me!" Momo scooped up his child and hugged him, "I have to go back to work tomorrow! They could fire me if I don't."

Ai pondered for a moment. Momo was pacing back and forth and trying to keep a smile on for Shouta. How could he forget what he was going to do with his child? Granted they've been very busy but this should have been a top priority. How could he? What kind of dad was he?

With all his bouncing around, Momo put Shouta to sleep. After laying him down in his bassinet, the older Mikoshiba was free to freak out without scaring his baby. He plopped down on the couch for the second time that day.

"What… Should I do?" Momo put his head in his lap.

"Ah wait! Momo I think I have an idea," Ai popped up, "Why don't you just keep him at the daycare center at my school?"

Momo jumped and grabbed onto Ai's shoulders, "Ai that's such a good idea I could kiss you right now!"

They stood there for a moment. Momo's hand scratched the back of her head and laughed awkwardly, "But I won't. Cause that would be weird… Right?"

Ai's trance was broken, "Yup… Totally… Weird… Uh but the entrance forms would take about a week to process. B-but I could watch him I guess for the week but he'd have to go to class with me."

"Would you really do that? That's amazing!" Momo kissed his cheek out of excitement before running towards the nursery, "Shouta! Guess who's going to watch you for the week!"

Ai touched his face, "Totally weird…"

Day 1

"Ok. So I have his diaper bag, your number, and his stroller. Am I missing anything? What if I mess this up?" Ai was uncharacteristically freaking out in his class room. Momo laughed and bent down to kiss Shouta.

"Ai! You're the smartest person I know! You'll do fine. And as a thank you, I am going to take you to dinner at the end of the week!"

"Momo-"

"No buts!" Momo picked up his backpack and started backwards walking to the door, waving to Shouta.

"Ah! Sorry!" Momo's back hit something. Or someone. He bumped into Ai's assistant. That's what who bumped into.

"Ah I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. I'm Momotarou, I have to go but um… Yea." Momo blushed slightly and turned back to Ai and Shouta. He pointed to them and said, "Alright! I love you, and see you later!"

He ran out the door and the brunette walked over to Ai.

"He's cute, boyfriend? Husband…?" The girl tilted her head.

"Ah! No. Just a friend and I'm watching his baby for the week." The gray haired male felt his cheeks heat up a bit. What was with everyone lately?

"Oh… so he's a father. Interesting." Ai didn't like the look in her eyes.

"Sensei!" Ai was waiting for all the children to be picked up. He had taken Shouta out of his stroller and cradled him.

"Ah yes Hinata?" Ai smiled at the small boy.

"Can I read your baby a book?" Hinata held up a picture book with a puppy on the front.

"Sure Hinata," Ai couldn't correct an eager child, "I'm sure Shouta would love that."

Hinata smiled brightly and sat down in the chair next to his teacher. He cracked open the book, it was one of his favorites. Hinata wondered what the fuss was about this morning when the girls in his class crowded his teacher. It took him ten minutes to figure out what was going on because the girls kept pushing him away. But when he found out, he was puzzled.

But it wasn't something his little mind dwelled on much. In fact, his time had recently been taken up by a dummy exchange student named kageyama. But that was neither here nor there.

"Ok Shouta-chan! This is my favorite story." Hinata smiled right above the sleeping baby's face, "T-the dog wo-wock up… What does that say Sensei?"

"The dog woke up." Ai internally laughed.

"Oh that's not good. Ok! Um…" The child flipped the page and stared harder at the letters, "the dog was h-aaaa-p-py?"

Ai nodded.

"The dog W-weeee-nt to b-be-d. The end!" Hinata cheered jumped off the chair, "did he like it?"

"Yes he loved it!" Ai laughed and watched as the kindergartener practically beamed like the sun. It was something that made Ai remember why he loved his job.

"I loved it too!" Both males looked at the door way.

"Who are you?" Hinata his behind his teachers chair instinctively. Ai patted his head and laughed.

"I'm Shouta's daddy!" Momo walked over and bent down to eye height with the small child.

"oh! So Shouta has two dads just like Hinata!" Hinata smiled at the stranger.

"uh." Momo wasn't sure how to respond to that.

"Hey! You're that guy from earlier! Hinata your dad is here." Ai's assistant shot Momo an, in Ai's mind, flirtatious look as she waved the little boy over.

Oh this was going to be a long week.

Day 2

"Hey both of you cut it out! No more fighting!" Ai had to pull his two kindergartens apart.

"But kageyama started it!" Hinata crossed his arms and pouted.

"No way! I so did not!" The black haired boy yelled back. Ai was waiting for the children to be picked up again and Shouta was luckily sleeping in the stroller peacefully.

"Hey! No fighting. Do you want to wake up the baby?" Ai knew that the class started to treat the tiny Mikoshiba like a prized possession.

"No. Sorry Shouta." Hinata grabbed the baby's hand. While kageyama looked upset at himself.

Soon it was just Ai and Shouta waiting in the classroom for Momo. Well Hana was there too, Ai's very odd assistant.

"I'm here! I'm sorry I'm late! But Ai guess what! I got us reservations for Friday at that French restaurant that you wanted to go to!" Momo's hair was disheveled and he was out of breath. But he had a smile on none the less.

"Ah that's great but what about the baby?"

"My brother and Gou-San said they would watch him!"

Ai smiled and he felt oddly excited, "that sounds wonderful then!"

Day 3

"Bye you two! No fighting tomorrow!" Ai called out as Hinata and kageyamaleft. He was left with Hana again.

"So… I thought you said that Momotarou-Kun was just a friend." Hana raised an eyebrow at her boss.

"He is."

"But the dinner…?"

"Friends. It's to say thank you."

"Oh. I see. That's good."

Her tone made Ai's heart start pulsing with anxiety.

Day 4

"Hey! Sorry I'm late again!" Momo ran into the room. Ai pushed Shouta closer to the door and smiled at Momo.

"It's fine. Let's go." He wasn't sure what made him do it, but he grabbed Momo's hand and pushed the stroller out with the other.

"We're still on for tomorrow right?"

Ai nodded happily and he could feel Hana carefully watching as Momo nonchalantly changed their hand positions and intertwined their fingers.

Day 5

"Hey are you ready to go?" Ai asked after he finished telling Gou and Seijuro Shouta's nightly schedule. They had yelled at him to just go multiple times. Multiple.

"Yup! Let's go!" Momo laughed and linked arms with his friend. Ai felt over joyed. Today was going to be a day for him and Momo to catch up.

Just him and Momo.

Him and Momo…

"Hey! Sensei, Momotarou-kun."

"Hana-chan!" Hana-chan? Since when were Momo and Hana so close?

"Momotarou? Can I ask you something?" Hana smiled. It irritated Ai. Which it shouldn't have. Because why should it?

"Sure! Shoot!"

"Would you like to go out with me some time?"