Living With A Mutt

Redone By: Arctic Kitten

The word "Fix" shall never be used again!

~WHOOO NEW CHAP~

Raito woke up to the smell of cinnamon, he let out a groan then a yelp which startled his bedmate, L.

"What's going on Raito?" asked L with a groggy, concerned voice. When L looked over at his mate the feline had his hand pressed to his stomach. He was quiet for a moment then looked at L and stuttered softly, his eyes wide in shock.

"Th…they… mov-moved!…" L stared at Raito then shifted closer to Raito who was now sitting up, both hands upon his bulging stomach. L placed his left thumb to his mouth as he reached out with his right hand to rest it on Raito, where his hands had been moments before. He stayed there, eyes locked onto Raito's stomach. Raito's ears twitched as he stared at L. He was so transfixed upon Raito's bulge that it made the tomcat wiggle with uneasiness. "L~"

"Shhhh…" L said without removing his thumb from his lips. His pit less gray eyes did not blink as his hand moved and pushed under Raito's shirt making Raito squeak and jump a bit trying to get L's hand from under his shirt.

"L!" cried Raito in complete and utter shock. But by now Raito should know L and his ways. L's eyes glanced up at his mate before they returned back to the bulge. Spidery fingers grazed Raito's soft firming stomach. The hand came to a stop and relaxed. Raito was tense but relaxed when L did not try anything else.

They sat in silence for a good five minutes, before L's ears rose a bit as Raito felt pressure build against his stomach. It felt like the child was reaching out to L. Raito watched as L reacted slightly to the movement within his stomach. He couldn't help but feel his heart throb and eyes fill with warmth from the normally expressionless L so full of expression. Raito closed his eyes and allowed himself to smile lightly. The soft touch was soothing and the children moving were not as harsh as when he first woke up.

The sun was rising now, it peaked through the shades on the windows making the room appear to be golden in color. The color seemed to match the mood quiet well. Raito hadn't realized that he was dozing until he felt that same feeling of being watched. He opened his eyes slowly and blinked a couple of times before he glanced down, only to see L looking at him with a blank wide eyed stare. A shiver went up his spine and he dropped the smile.

"Wh~what?" he asked with a snap. L stayed quiet for a few more seconds before he opened his mouth to reply only to be interrupted by Misa and her maids.

"Raito~L~ Misa has a surprise for-" Misa began in a sing song voice but all three women stopped and stared at the scene in front of them. In their minds the scene in front of them were of Raito and L getting into the mood when really it was an innocent caring gesture between the two. "Oh…" giggled Misa pulling the door partly closed as the two other maids tried to sneak a peak. "We are interrupting something!" she said with a Misa smile. She stuck her head in the room one last time, "Well when you are finished a bath has been prepared for you two! Don't be too rough with him L! He has children on the way!" Misa closed the door before either of them could speak. The two stared blankly at the door before looking at each other. The sweet moment had been interrupted.

~Break~

Raito stepped into the warm bath, the smell of cinnamon washed over the feline as he settled down into the bathtub. He let his head fall back exposing his neck fully. For a blissful moment the feline completely forgot about L who was standing in the corner watching Raito with wide gray eyes. Though the love cuffs wouldn't allow too much distance it did give them some space from each other. L was completely naked except for the small fuzzy white towel wrapped firmly around his hips. He leaned against the tiled wall, arms crossed. He didn't say a word.

Raito let his legs hang over the rim of the tub, his arms doing the same. He looked like he had fallen asleep completely. Misa had made the bath for them to share but L couldn't find it in him to disturb Raito, not now. The feline seemed to be on edge when around the Lab, which wasn't a good feeling for L to know about. The way Raito always glanced over at him, it was as though Raito thought he would harm him or something… And considering his past, he wouldn't blame the feline one bit.

Raito sighed heavily at the feeling of the water and the scent. It had been three years since the last time he had one of these baths. For a brief moment Raito wondered why Misa had gone to great lengths to put this together. The water in the tub wasn't actually water but milk, with actual cinnamon in it. However, Raito was reminded that he was pregnant and that he was due any week know. And for a moment Raito regretted the decision to keep the babies, yet apart of him was actually curious to how they would come out, how they looked and acted. He hoped they wouldn't be to perverted like their dad, speaking of who~

Raito nearly jumped as he felt a slender hand grasp his left foot, gently. He sat up partly in the tub to see L kneeling on the tile floor, looking at him, in his one hand Riato's foot, in the other was a rag. Raito blinked while L looked back down and placed the warm cloth over Raito's foot, rubbing lightly.

"L~L…" stuttered Raito in complete confusion.

~MxN~

Mello watched Matt leave his house, getting into his car and driving away. The tomcat swished his tail excitedly. He looked up at the window he had been getting into lately. It wasn't open. He twitched his ears but this little factor did not faze him one bit. He slinked across the lawn and wiggled himself under the bushes right below the window. He began to climb the vines that were creeping up the house. When he got to the window he climbed on the edge and tested the window, only to find it, to his dismay, locked. Mello frowned at this. For the three months it had never been locked. Had Matt found out that Mello was visiting Near? Couldn't be, he was always so careful. He even began to wear his black leather gloves to make sure that he wouldn't leave prints. But maybe he didn't check for stray blond hair and fur? Not possible, Near was also very tidy and wouldn't allow that. But then why~

Mello leaned forward on the windowpane, his eyebrows knitted together as he scanned the toy filled room. Near's room was normally spotless, even the abundant amount of toys had there places and never blocked any pathways through the room. But, today Mello could see clutter and the door was open. He twitched his nose, concern flashing in his bright blue eyes. Was Near sick?

Mello let his eyes roam over the room again, noticing that there was a lump in the small bed. He titled his head slowly before snapping back. He snorted before climbing down the wall of vines. He crawled under the bushes until he came to the back door where he slipped from under the bushes and came to the back door, where he looked around for a second. He didn't see anyone. He grinned when he turned the knob, finding it locked. Pulling off his left glove his hand become more paw like, long black claws slid out from their hiding spot in his paw like hand and he stuck his pointer finger into the key slot. He fiddled with the lock until he heard the unmistakable click.

After pulling his claw from the key slot he re-gloved his hand and went through the door, locking it behind him. He stood on the welcome mat and looked around the kitchen. He could tell that Matt had an alarm system. And knowing him, it would be turned on. Mello looked down at his boots and sighed, they would have to go. He unlaced them and with cat-grace he pulled them off his feet, along with the black socks. He stuffed the socks into the boots and looked around to see where he could stash them for the visit. Spotting a large plant pot in the corner he worked out a plan to not set off the alarm and get over there. The kitchen table, chair, counter… Perfect.

Mello's pupils became slits as he readied his body to begin the process of getting to the pot. With agility and flexibility he leapt from the spot on the mat and landed on the table. He steadied himself before he went to the chair. He crouched low, both boots in his right hand. He was now perched on the back of the chair. It took many years and practice to be able to do this without tipping the chair. He couculated the distance of his next tricky jump and with fluency he leapt from the back of the chair, without making it move, to the counter. He balanced on the edge of the counter on the balls of his feet. He then swiftly moved to the pot that was snuggly fit in the corner next to the counter and put his boots behind it. They fit, Mello smirked at this. He made it to the next room and making sure he wouldn't trip an alarm he darted up the stairs to Near's room.

Mello peaked around the door to look into the Chinchila's room. He blinked then stepped gingerly over to Near's bed, where he sat carefully next to the bump under the covers. He reached out and rubbed the pump lightly.

"Near?" he whispered. At first no response but after a moment the bump moved softly. A mop of white hair poked from under the blankets fallowed by very droopy large eyes. Mello frowned deeper. Near was sick, that idea smacked Mello in the face as an aroma wafted over him. Mello's eyes became slits again and his body shivered as that aloring aroma welcomed him to get closer. He shook his head when a tiny voice called to him.

"Me-llo…" Mello nodded.

"Yea it's me."

"I…sorry…I'm~"

"Sick, I've noticed…"

"Don't know…with what…"

Mello almost let out a groan at the fact that Near had no idea why he was sick… But he didn't, instead he looked over the Chinchilla and noticed that the boy was sweating heavily.
"Well…" began Mello as he thought over what he should do. Every time he was sick he would take a bath to cool his body or keep his temperature from rising. "I'll take you to the bathroom… Do you think you can handle washing yourself?" when a nod was his response he mentally sighed in relief. He didn't know if he could handle himself if he had to wash the albino boy… He would surely lose it. "Good, now here we go." He said as he stood, pealed the blanket away from the teen's body and picked him up bridle style to the bathroom.

~LxRaito~

L didn't respond to Raito, instead he continued to wash Raito's feet. He had finished with the first foot and now was on the second one. He scrubbed the top of the feline's foot first, then scrubbed the bottom, getting Raito to squeak from being tickled somewhat. But the hardest part was when L cleaned between his toes, he was so thorough. When his feet were cleaned L began to scrub up his leg. Raito tenced.

"L?" he snapped, finally drawing L's attention.

"Hm?" he continued to go up Raito's foot.

"Wha-what are you doing?"

L blinked in a bit of shock as though it was so clear what he had been doing for the past thirty minutes.

"What do you mean?" Raito sat up pulling his feet into the tub, rincing them from the suds.

"Why were you~" Raito made a movement with his hands towards his now submerged feet."That!" he asked, his voice a bit higher then he would have liked.

"Oh…" L said. "Well… I thought that you should be cleansed…relaxing…" said L looking down at his hand which still held the washcloth. Raito suddenly felt guilty he had first thought L was trying to put the moves on him…

"Uh… well you know…" Raito rubbed the back of his neck, looking away. "The bath was for both of us… to relax." L gave a small smile which caused Raito to stare at him. The smile had actually went to his eyes as well for once… However, that only made Raito feel even guiltier. L placed the washcloth on the edge of the bathtub.

"No…" he began, "I think Raito deserves this more then I do…" he looked up, looking through the shaggy black bangs of his. "And anyway, the smell of cinnamon suits Raito more than it does me." Raito titled his head and thought.

'He's right' Raito thought in aw, 'the scent of strawberries or freshly baked cake would suit him more than the scent of something sharp like cinnamon.' Raito sighed. If L thought he deserved this more than himself then so be it. Raito looked at L's eager expression and sighed, losing the battle.

"Fine… If you say so." He somewhat flopped back down into the water. L smiled again, picking up the washcloth again. He walked over to where Raito's head was and knelt down again, the chain that connected them clanking all the while.

L began to scrub lightly at Raito's exposed shoulders, down to his hands. When the washcloth would get cold he dipped it into the milk and poor some more body gel on it and continue. Raito found himself lost in the feeling. L finished with both arms and went to his neck. Raito let out an unknown groan of approval, causing L to stiffen a bit but after a moment continue on. He moved around from the back of Raito's neck to the front and slid the washcloth over his bare chest lightly. Raito purred and shifted in the water a bit. L didn't take notice. He was about to dip the cloth back into the water when suddenly Raito went rigged and gasped in pain. Raito's hand clasped around L's wrist.

"L!" he gasped in pain, squeezing his eyes shut. "So-something is wro~Ahhh!" L's ears rose, eyes widened as he realized what was happening. He looked over his shoulder.

"Misa! Call Dr. Kona!" There was a bang sound before he heard the unmistable sound of running feet going down the hall. All he heard as he lowered his lips to Raito's cat ear, was the maids calling out that Raito was going into early labor.

"Hold on, Raito… Everything will be okay." The response he got was a distressed whine.

~Break~

Raito was sprawled out on the bed, with Dr. Kona checked him. L was right at Raito's side. Though the chain prevented any distance now, L wouldn't have left Raito alone anyway even without the cuffs. Unlike Raito, L had dressed he didn't want to be in front of the doctor naked. Dr. Kona tisked and stood looking at Misa who was standing at the door.

"It looks good so far, even though he is going into early labor he's only a week too soon." He stated. A pain filled cry echoed in the room making Misa woozy. L grasped Raito's hand. "He should be done giving birth by tonight. The babies seem to be stedily moving into the~"

"AHHHHH!" Raito's body arched off the bed as another contraction came full force. Misa fainted.

"Oh dear, seems I've spoken to soon. Melda, go get blankets the babies are coming."

Dr. Kona was very calm as he kept telling Raito to push. Tears were falling from his eyes as he gripped the sheets tightly in his hands. He gasped and tried to focus on pushing while L dabbed his forehead. The first baby had been born just minutes ago. Milda had it in her arms, drying the little squealing baby. Raito didn't even have time to rest, the next one was ready to come out. The second one seem to be more painful. His tail thrashed about, claws ripping the material of the sheets. L stayed quiet and watched with wide eyes as Raito went through the pain to have their children. His tail was erect and his ears were up in alert.

Ten intense minutes passed and the second child was born. By this time Raito was giving up on pushing. He was so exhausted!

"Come on Raito, you must push." Urged Dr. Kona keeping Raito's leg's spread. The Doctor knew how hard it was but if Raito didn't continue to push, the baby would suffocate. The second newborn was in Milda's arms, the first born was placed in a pen where it cried and wailed like the second one.

Raito cringed as his body cramped up again. He couldn't do it! He was in so much pain! They couldn't possibly be asking him to continue pushing like this. Couldn't they give him something for the pain at least. "Come on Raito just one more!" Dr. Kona continued to urge. Raito hissed and he threw his head back as pain took over his entire body. He opened his eyes and glanced to his side where L had leaned over and dabbed the sweat away with a cloth. Anger built up in the pit of his stomach as he realized that it was L's fault that he was going through this right now! With a growl but it came out as a yowl as pain shot up his spine again and his stomach clenched up in a contraction. He snapped out his hand and grabbed the collar of L's shirt wrenching him forward, so that they were nose to nose. Feline eyes filled with smoldering hatred bore into shocked dog eyes.

"This is YOUR fault!" he snarled out, "All your fault!" he snapped. "I'll fix you if you EVER get close to me like that again!" He threatened as he felt another contraction coming on. L's eyes seemed to bulge out of their sockets at the mention of being 'fixed'. His ears drooped and his tail went under his legs and he swallowed hard because the look that Raito was giving him was telling him that the feline was not joking!

~Smile~

Kitten: Well… o0 that is… to say the least…uh… What away to start an update! Lolz. I can't believe it has been 2 years since I last updated this story! –sweat drops and forehead meets desk- that is just sad! So so sorry! I hope the update is to all of your liking! The next chapter will have to wait but I won't keep you waiting for to long I promise, it was killing me that I wasn't satisfying my fans! Review pwease! I love it when I see reviews! –gives you all watery, hopeful, chibi kitty eyes-

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