I'm finally back with chapter 7 of Change. I want to thank Fyoex, IvyRose17, Joslynn, StarianNightZz, nobody145, soundlessAria, Stacy and ShadowKitten14 for reading, favoriting, reviewing and following my story. This really means a lot to me and I hope you're not disappointed because I haven't updated in a while and that you'll keep enjoying this story!

Chapter 7

The next evening Kai swarmed franticly through the apartment, trying to make it as comfortable and clean as possible. Hal had finally enough of it and pleaded the brunette energeticly to sit down and catch his breath, before he affected himself and the baby. Kai finally gave in, sat down, stroking his belly in discomfort. He was also very pale.

"Is everything okay?", Hal asked concerned; Panik starting to rise in him.

"Yeah... I'm just nauseatic", Kai soothed him with a grimace. The blond sighed in relief, caressed the brunettes cheek tenderly and went to the kitchen to make some tea and take care of dinner; Kai's parents should arrive any moment. Right on cue the doorbell rang and as stung by an adder, Kai jumped up, rushed to the door and opened it.

"Kai, sweetheart, you look ill", his mother greeted him, as soon as she saw him, the worry clear in her voice and face. His father also looked concerned. Kai couldn't respond anything cause right at this moment his stomach turned around and a second later he ran to the bathroom, where he threw up.

Hal who had quickly left the kitchen, as the bell rang, asked Kai's anxious parents to came in and sat down, before he went to the bathroom to comfort his lover.

Sighing he tried to help his beloved somehow, but he couldn't do much.

After the brunettes stomach had calmed to a certain degree, they returned to the livingroom. Kai sat down, while Hal went for some water.

"Kai, I thought you felt better? Perhaps you should go back to the hospital", his mother said urgently and laid one hand supportingly on her sons arm.

"No... It's nothing serious, but I should still tell you about my condition."

"What is it then? Some illness?", his father, Eto Akira, asked bewildered. Hal came back, carriying a tablet. He put it on the table and poured everyone a cup of tea, passing Kai a glass of water. He sat down right beside his Lover, who didn't dare to look at his parents, still silent.

"Akira-san, Inoue-san we have to tell you something very important. Please stay calm and listen carefully."

The couple exchanged a nervous look, before agreeing with a nod.

"Kai isn't ill, he's pregnant. You'll become grandparents."

Mrs. Eto's blinked confused, while her husband turned pale.

"That's a joke right? A really bad one I think. So, what's really wrong with Kai?" Mr. Eto said, taken aback, a unsteady smile on his face, that soon faded, as he noticed the deadly serious expression on Hals face.

"We couldn't believe it either, but it's true. I understand that this sounds crazy but we have proof"

And with that the blond got out the ultrasound picture of their baby from his jeanspocket and laid it on the table. Kais parents stared at it for several seconds, before they looked back up, shaken.

"How is this even possible?", Mrs. Eto then whispered in disbelief, taking the picture in her slightly shaking hands.

"The doctors don't know either, but our gynecologist said it was some kind of mutation." Mrs. Eto suddenly stood, rushed to her son and hugged him softly. "Kai sweetheart, everythings going to be okay, so please talk to us."

Slowly, hesitantly the brunette returned the hug, letting out a reliefed sob. "Yo...you're not mad?", he asked shakily.

"We're surprised and confused but why would we be mad at you? We're your parents and we love you no matter what. So please calm down; stress is not good for the baby."

Kai took a few deep breaths, feeling the stress fall away from him and gently freed himself from his mothers embrace. She smiled at him, tears at the corners of her eyes.

"We're gonna be grandparents! That's wonderful, don't you think my dear?" She turned to her husband who nodded, still under shock, but he tried not to show it to much.

He cleared his throat before he said in a serious tone: "I asume that you're the father Haru-san."

Kai jerked at this and his mother stroked his back soothingly. "You're lovers, aren't you Haru-chan?" Mrs. Eto asked with a smile in the blonds direction.

He returned the smile, reliefed, that she assimilated not only the homosexuality of her son, but also his pregnancy. "Yes, I'm the father and Kai and I are together for half a year now."

Mr. Eto however doesn't seem particulary keen about it, but he stayed amazingly calm. Akira Eto wasn't the kind of man, who raises his voice or lose his temper, he rather keeps calm and takes the situation in firstly.

"I hope that you're taking responsibility for this, Haru-san."

"Of course Akira-san. Don't worry, I'll take good care of your son and our baby." "I'm glad to hear that. Then I leave them in your care."

A sort of a smile now appeared on Mr. Eto's face and he exchanged a pleased look with his wife. She released Kai and hugged the pretty surprised Hal instead.

At first Hal stiffened, since he wasn't used to the touch of strangers, but then he relaxed quickly. He suddenly realized, how much he missed his mother's embrace.

"Kai how are you feeling? Which week you're in?" Mrs. Eto was excited just like a child on christmas. The brunette answered, embarassed:

"I'm two weeks pregnant now and I'm pretty well, except for the morning sickness."

"Oh, I remember clearly as your mother was pregnant with you. Her morning-sickness was very bad."

Kai grimaced in agony and his stomach responded with a light cramp. His mother laughed sympatheticly.

"I'm so excited! We'll support you with anything, just don't be shy to ask for help, okay Kai?"

"We will. Thank you very much." Both of them bowed politly. "That goes without saying. We're glad to be of any help for you."

Mrs. Eto sat back beside her husband and took a sip of tea admiringly. Kai did the same; the hot tea calmed his upset stomach and warmed his body up.

"Haru-san are your parents already informed?", Mr. Eto asked suddenly. Kai almost spilled his tea and carefully glanced at Hal, who answered the question calmly.

"My parents are dead."

Kai saw the glint of pain in his lovers eyes and sadness overcame him.

"Oh no, I'm sorry, Haru-chan. My husband shouldn't have asked..."

"It's okay, don't worry about that."

Kai laid his hand on the blonds and squeezed it softly. Hal gave him a warm smile, still a trace of sadness in his eyes.

Kai's parents stayed for two hours, they ate dinner together, talked about the baby and the arrangements, that had to be made. As they took their leave, Kai was glad that their reactions hadn't been as bad as he'd imagined, but also felt a bit sad. Sighing he cleaned the table, while Hal did the wash-up. After he had finished, the brunette helped his lover with the dishes, looking at him now and then until the blond noticed it. "Is something the matter?"

"Are you very sad?"

"Hm?", Hal replied absently, scrubbing one of the pots to get it clean.

"When my father asked about your parents, you looked really sad."

Kai looked attentivly at his boyfriend's face, his heart racing in anticipation of the answer.

"Of course I'm sad that my parents are not here anymore and never had the chance to became grandparents. But you give me this wonderful present, a family and a child, which I can take care of with all my love."

Kai felt tears welling in his eyes and running down his cheeks.

"Hey, what's wrong? Don't cry, please",Hal muttered softly and took his beloved in his arms. Holding him gently, he kissed his brow, murmurring soothing words.

Kai couldn't say what was wrong with him; his emotions just overwhelmed him without warning, at the most awkward situations and he couldn't help it.

"I don't know... it's probably the hormones", he sniffed with a little hiccup, which was absolute adorable in Hal's opinion.

Kai had calmed down, retired from the embrace and looked up to his lover, slightly embarrassed.

"Sorry, it just came over me."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"I don't know", Kai answered with a chuckle, that then turned into laughter.

At first Hal was pretty surprised by the sudden mood swing of the brunette, but eventuelly smirked and laughed too.

He was glad, that the brunette was well again; he'd prefered a cheerful Kai.

"Whaaaat?!", Kajiyama screamed in disbelief, while Director Masataka just sat at his desk, unusally bewildered and with raised eyebrows.

Kai stood in front of Director Masataka's desk, his head lowered and his cheeks red with shame.

Hal was standing right beside him, his arms entangled, and sighed.

"Yes, we couldn't believe it ourselves Dr. Sawada doesn't understand it either."

"But that's just crazy! Kai's a man! How the heck he's supposed to get pregnant?"

Kajiyama torned his hair and paced through the office.

"That came unexpected and changes things a lot."

Masataka sounded resigned and wasn't particularly excited, but still assimilated the news pretty relaxed.
"Kai, what had the doctor said?", he adressed the brunette.
"I mustn't exert activities that are exhausting or dangerous."

"I thought so. Until the baby is born, you'll work at the Intelligence Devision. And Hal, you also won't participate in any dangerous missions, but work together with Mitsuki-kun", Masataka decided, surving the two investigators with a sharp glance.

"After all I couldn't be responsible for making the little one an orphan, before it's

even born", he added with a faint smile, that made the parents-to-be sigh in relief.

The next two weeks Kai noticed how discomforting a pregnancy could be. The morning-sickness stayed, actually worsened and he felt so drained, that he'll went to bed immediatly after work or even slept on the sofa. Hal was worried about his lover, so he spent as much time as he could at his place, but he have to return back to his own home from time to time.

One morning the brunette was feeling particulary bad, his limbs felt heavy, he could barely keep his eyes open and just the thought of eating something made his stomach turn. He hadn't even the strenght or the urge to leave the bed. He was glad that Hal was with him, although the blond couldn't cope with the situation, but just his presence was soothing. "I'll call Dr. Sawada just to be sure it's nothing serious." Hal took his phone, sat beside his lover and dialed Dr. Sawadas number. The female phisician answered after the second ring.

"Hello? Dr. Sawada here, how can I help you?"

The blond took a deep breath before he said:

"Hello Dr. Sawada, this is Kurabayashi Hal."

"Oh, Kurabayashi-san! How are you and Eto-san doing? Is something wrong?"

Her voice tinged with slight worry.

"Kai's having some problems; it's probably nothing serious though, but it still bothers me."

"Give me a detailed description of his symptoms, please", she summoned calmly.

Hal felt her calm pass on to him and his voice wasn't as tensed as before.

"The morning sickness got worse, he's exhausted to the point that he has practically no energy and his limbs feel heavy."

"How long has he been like that?"

"He was more or less fine the last two weeks, he's this bad since this morning."

"That's kinda extraordinary, but considering that Eto-san's a male and his body isn't made for carrying a child it isn't surprising at all. Nevertheless I advise you a check up, just to be sure. The extent of the symptoms though is a bit unusual, but don't worry Kurabayashi-san. It's nothing serious, just the difficulties of pregnancy."

Hal sighed, at ease, his tension fading away. "Eto-san needs to drink enough fluids to keep him hydrated; eating is also important and he should get plenty of rest. Come to me when he's feeling better. If he gets worse or anything happens call me immediately"

"Thank you very much for the help Dr. Sawada. To be honest I was feeling kind of helpless before", he admitted.

"That's understandable and you're welcome. Please send Eto- san my regards. Goodbye Kurabayashi-san", she answered, in her usuall cheerfull tone. "I will. And see you later." Hal hung up and went to the kitchen, where he brewed coffee for him and Tea for Kai and prepared some breakfast.

The brunette was about to protest, since he didn't feel like eating at all, but Hal insisted to it and to his relief he was able to keep the food down. "We're going to Dr. Sawada for a checkup when you're feeling need to drink and eat and rest if you are tired", the blond informed his lover, stroking his cheek.

Kai hummed his acknowledgement, leaning into the touch. "Do you want to go back to sleep or should I carry you to the living room?"

"I'll sleep for a bit if you don't mind", the brunette replied and snuggled back into the blanket. "Alright. I'm going to call Kajiyama about our absence."

Two hours later Kai was feeling well enough to take the ride to Dr. Sawada. That is until the car started driving. Just a few minutes after they'd departed he got sick. The guilty conscience was clear on Hal's face as he was rubbing the back of his lover soothingly, who just seemed to throw his guts up. "Being pregnant sucks", he grumbled as he'd finally finished. "The info brochures said that It'll get better in the third trimester."

"Great. That's not helping at all." "We can ask Dr. Sawada what to do about the morning-sickness", Hal suggested and handed the brunette a bottle of water. He was still pale as a nurse led them to a examination room and Kai laid down on the examination table and started rubbing his belly in discomfort. Hal set a chair besides him and sat down. They needn't to wait long until Dr. Sawada entered the room and greeted them with a warm smile.

"Eto-san, how are you?"

"I've been better", Kai responded grumpily and she gave him a sympathetic pat on the shoulder. "I'll prescribe you a phytogenic medicine for the nausea." "Oh thank god" The gynecologist laughed good heartedly and started the check up. After drawing blood, taking his blood pressure, his weight and scanning his belly, she sat in front of the ultrasound machine.

"Everything perfectly normal so far. So, schould we look after the baby now?"

Kai nodded; his heart pounded in exitement and Hal seemed quiet nervous too.

"Don't be scared, the gel is a little bit cold", Dr. Sawada warned her patient, before she squeezed the gel on Kai's belly. Despite her warning, he startled at the cold feeling on his skin. The physican ran the probe head of the transducer over the light bulge and abdomen, pressing some buttons on the ultrasound machine, studying the frame.

A mild frown appeared on her forehead and both men were immediatly alarmed.

Dr. Sawada turned to them.

"Dou you want to hear the baby's heartbeat?", she asked. The couple nodded, their faces full of exitement. Neither of them had got the first ultrasound of their baby, no wonder they were nervous. Smiling, the female doctor pressed another button and loud heartbeats filled the room.

As if charmed Hal and Kai listened to the rhythmical sound, the fact that they would became parents, was now within reach, undenaible. Until it finally got to them. Heartbeats.

"Why are there two heartbeats?", Hal asked alarmed, shiffting around the chair. He looked at Kai, who kept his glance on the female.

Dr. Sawada inspected the screen highly concentrated. Her frown turned into a cunfused expression, then into pure disbelief. Energeticly she turned around, to face the couple with a bright smile.

"I can't believe that I hadn't noticed it before! Now it explains the permanent tiredness and the worse morning sickness."

Kai and Hal awaited the answer curiously, though they didn't understand a thing.

"Congratulations! You're having twins!"

Leaden silence followed, where both men just looked perplexed at the smiling female, until the realization hit them like a bomb.

"Twins!?", Kai asked full of surprise and bewilderment.

"Yes and both seem fine. But I can't say if they're identical or fraternal. That must wait until the next visit."

Kai just needed to let the news sink in and Hal obvisiouly too.

"It's sure surprising and stunning for you. If you have any questions, be sure to ask."

Kai looked at the sonogram, where two tiny creatures could be seen with two black spots, which seemed to bee the hearts.

They would get two baby's, not just one, but two! The thought of taking care of two baby's was frightening, but it couldn't be helped. They were there now and he would love both of them. With the support of Hal and his parents it was possible to manage it. What about Hal? What was he thinking? Kai glanced at the blond, who seemed overwhelmed and insecure, but as he gave him a hesistant smile, the blond's features relaxed into a encouraging smile.

Dr. Sawada printed the sonogramm out and gave it to the couple, together with some brochures about twin- pregnancys and the daily life with twins.

"The fact, that you'll have to carry two baby's now means a bigger burden for your body, Eto- san. Expect the other symptoms in progressing pregnancy, you'll have to deal with worse back aches and higher blood pressure. I advice a visit every two weeks."

She wiped the gel off Kai's belly and registered the results into his medical folder.

Meanwhile the brunette sat up, fixed his clothes and looked at his partner who took his hand. Silently they gazed into each others eyes. Hal's seemed to say: I'm here for you. Kai responded with a glance full of trust and devotion.

So that's it. I hope you liked it! Let me know what you think. Since Mr. and Mrs. Eto's names were never mentioned in the manga I was so free and named them myself :) Sorry again for any grammar or spelling mistakes and my bad english _ and thanks for reading. See you next chapter!