"Shizu-chan."

"Hng?"

"Wake up."

"Guh... No."

Shizuo groaned as Izaya continued pestering him. Poking and prodding at his sides while urging him to get out of bed.

"Go away," the blond pulled the covers up over his head.

But anyone who knew Orihara Izaya knew that he was not one to be ignored.

He yanked the covers completely off the bed.

"Rise and shine~" the informant cooed, "Shinra is waiting for us!"

The debt-collector huffed and fixed a glare on the brunette, but Izaya was not perturbed.

"Get dressed, Shizu-chan! You have one hour!"

And with that, the information-broker left the room, closing the door behind him.

Three days.

He had had Shizu-chan living in his apartment for three days. It was so tiring.

Shizu-chan was always in an awful mood. He sulked around the apartment and lazed about. It felt like he had been living there for months.

And I have to put up with it for nine months?Izaya thought with dread.

Dealing with Shizu-chan had become somewhat of a chore. If it was up to Izaya he'd just ignore the man. But no. For the sake of the future Orihara baby, he'd keep Shizu-chan happy and out of trouble.

Izaya lingered near the door, waiting for the blonde to come down stairs. What was taking so long?

Just as Izaya convinced himself that Shizuo might have slipped back into bed, the blonde came, shuffling down the stairs tiredly.

"There you are!" Izaya chirped.

Shizuo grunted in reply.

Well this was looking to be a productive morning.

"Usually, I'd wait until a later date to take an ultrasound- around eight or nine weeks- but since this is... an unusual pregnancy, I'd rather keep a close eye on it," Shinra explained as he rubbed freezing cold clear gel onto Shizuo's taut stomach.

"Ah," Izaya started, "So how often will you want to look?"

"Every other week at least," he answered without even looking at the brunette.

Shizuo shivered and cursed softly as the gel covered his belly. There was a slight pressure as Shinra pressing the wand against the blonde's abdomin.

Shrina turned his attention to the small screen he had bought just for this occasion. It sat on the nightstand next to his 'examination bed'. All three men turned their attention to it as grey blotches showed up on the screen.

"Well, would you look at that?" Shinra chirped happily.

Shizuo scowled. Look at what? Those little grey specks? "What is it?"

"Well," Shinra leaned toward the screen. "Right there is your- well, I guess not uterus. It's shaped kind of the same, but I can tell it's something else."

Izaya hummed curiously, "Do you think that'll affect the baby's health?"

"I'm not sure yet," he mumbled, "But look! There's your baby!"

It was just a little dot. It was hardly visible and Shizuo was almost positive that it was just a trick of the light.

But, even so, he couldn't stop the small smile that broke out across his face.

Then the door opened.

It was Celty.

"Ah~ My honey! Look! It's Shizuo's baby!"

[What's he doing here?]she quickly typed.

Her helmet was facing Izaya. And her stance was tense. If Shizuo didn't know better, he would think she was about to pounce.

But, judging by the way the informant's eyes narrowed and his hand slipped into the pocket of his fur-lined jacket, Shizuo's thoughts weren't far off.