Okay, I have a lot to say, so bear with me. I first want to say, SO SO SORRY for taking a LONG time on this. I feel like a failure at writing imo. My motivation and creativity just disappeared that I just couldn't write. I hope everyone can forgive me! But I'd like to also THANK YOU SO MUCH for the reviews and faves even though I haven't exactly read the reviews. :/ For some reason, I feel afraid to read them, because of how long it took me to write this.

Please next time, PM ME. I'm more likely to look at those!

Also for the past year I've just been addicted to Final Fantasy XIV if anyone has heard of it. If you have, look me up on a Brynhildr by the name Celi Roronoa! This game is partly the reason why I haven't got this out till now. I don't even have anything going on in my life to delay it either.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BIRTH

A few more weeks pass and Kuroko is due to give birth at any time. He was put on bed rest as he was getting too big to move around much. Nigou laid beside him everyday while Kagami saved lives. He came home exhausted but loved to see his beloved every time he came home.

Kagami told the police station what Kuroko told him. When Aomine came back from his honeymoon he helped in looking into cases from years ago. He may not have been born yet, but the station still kept their records. When he was told about it, he wanted to find out more about the Carrier that was killed, because the family of him are still hoping for closure.

Present day, Kagami had just come home from saving the lives of a young family. He heads straight to his room where Kuroko was resting. Nigou jumps down from the bed to greet Kagami.

"Hey Nigou, hope you've been a good boy" Kagami bends down to give Nigou a pet while Nigou barked in response. In the time they had Nigou, he's grown bigger to the size of a full grown husky and Kagami has gotten used to him. He's grown a soft spot for the big family dog.

"Hey Tetsu. How are you feeling?" Kagami asks walking closer to the bed. Kuroko was reading a book, but put it down once a Kagami entered the room.

"Good. The babies sure are moving around a lot" Kuroko said putting his hand on his belly and moving it around hoping to calm them.

"Ooh. Let me feel then" Kagami walking over to the bed and placing his hand on Kuroko's belly.

"Have you thought of any names yet? It's getting real close" he said.

"I-I haven't really been thinking about it" Kuroko said but paused to think for a second, "but...Hitomi would be a good name for a girl. Hitomi was the name of my mother and I thought it'd be good if we could name one after her."

"I like it. I'm sure your mother would be honored to have a grandchild named after her" Kagami said smiling, his hand still not leaving Kuroko's belly.

"And Takashi for boy. I've always liked the name" Kuroko said with a smile on his face.

"All right, then. There you have it. They are now Hitomi and Takashi. They'll be adorable" Kagami said with an excited grin.

"What? But we don't their genders yet" Kuroko asked confused.

"It's okay, because I have a feeling one is a girl and one a boy" he said, rubbing his hand around Kuroko's belly and smiled.

"Ah, Tetsu, I got more information on the Carrier that was killed some odd years ago" Kagami said after getting off the phone with Aomine.

Kuroko's perked up. In one way he wanted to know, but in another he really didn't. However, maybe if he knew, it would feel like the victim could be remember by someone else other than just his parents.

"G-go ahead" Kuroko gave him the go ahead to tell him. Kagami sat on the bed beside Kuroko.

"Okay, well his name was Fujisaki Kai and he was only 20 years old when he was killed. The police had never found the man who did, but they opened the case up again after hearing that your father may have been the culprit" Kagami said.

"O-only 20 years old. T-that's younger than I am" Kuroko said.

"W-What happened to him?" Kuroko asked.

"According to the witnesses, he was on his way to the hospital while in labor, but he didn't make it. People passing by probably thought your father was helping him but in reality he was slowly killing him and the baby. It sure is sickening" Kagami paused. Even talking about it was hard for Kagami. He hated Kuroko's father the moment he met him. Though he was happy that he was jail where he couldn't hurt anyone else.

"W-what about his partner? Why wasn't he with him?" Kuroko asked. If the partner was with him at that time, then he probably would've been still alive and the child would be around their age.

"Wasn't in the picture. Apparently he didn't want children" Kagami said slowly.

"I feel sorry for him even though I wasn't there. H-he must've been in considerable amount of pain" Kuroko's face fell.

"Aomine is going to go talk to his next of kin hoping the capture of your father will bring them closure" Kagami said.

"Hope so, they deserve it"

"Ahh!" Kuroko then suddenly doubled over in pain wrapping his arms around himself. Nigou started to bark like he knew something was wrong.

"Tetsu! What's wrong?!" Kagami exclaimed running to where Kuroko was.

"I-I t-think I'm in l-labor" Kuroko said between breaths.

"W-what?! L-labor?! Now?!" Kagami exclaimed.

"Y-yes, now! I n-need h-hospital" The pain was becoming too much for Kuroko that he wanted to pass out.

"Oh. Yeah. Hospital!" Kagami then scooped up Kuroko in his arms and started to carry him out of the large apartment. Nigou followed suit. Despite Kuroko's current weight, Kagami was able to carry him with ease.

Kagami didn't care if Nigou followed them out of the apartment. He just needed to get to the hospital as quick as possible.

Short ride later, Kagami was the front desk with Kuroko wincing in pain in his arms. Nigou followed them in the hospital.

"Hey, no dogs allowed" the receptionist tried to scold.

"Never mind him, something's wrong with my fiancé" Kagami said in a frantic.

The receptionist's eyes went to the body in his arms. He looked to be in considerable pain and it clicked in her head on what was wrong, so she called for a wheelchair.

Shortly after a wheelchair wheeled Kuroko away to the maternity ward leaving Kagami alone with Nigou.

"When will I be able to see him?" he asked.

The receptionist introducing herself as Riko said, "Won't be long. His doctor will look over him and he'll call for you shortly, just wait over there" she told him pointing to the waiting chairs.

"All right, thank you" he bowed his head in thanks, "Come on, Nigou" he said to the dog who followed him to the chairs.

He sat there for what felt like hours waiting on the confirmation that he could see his fiancé. He sat there patting Nigou on the head, hoping to relieve some anxiety. Even though, he may not had liked dogs before, he had grown quite fond of the husky. Nigou has become a great companion in just the few months they had him.

"Mr. Kagami, you may see him now. We gave him some drugs to help with the pain. It looks like he'll give birth any minute now. His birth canal is forming nicely" Kuroko's doctor by the name Midorima said. His personal assistant was right behind him. The doctor raised an eyebrow at the dog in the room but didn't pay any attention to it.

"Thanks" he says then heads straight towards the room where the other rested. Nigou followed once again.

Once in the room, his eyes went to the body in the bed. He was hooked up to a few machines including one that monitored the babies' heartbeats. Kuroko laid in the bed barely awake thanks to the drugs. He sat down in a chair next to the bed.

"Don't get hair anywhere, Nigou" he said. The dog barking in response. "No barking either" he scolded. Nigou wined a little then sat beside the bed.

"Hey, Tetsu, how you feeling?" he asked.

"G-good. T-they gave me drugs s-so I feel n-no pain" he said slowly. His voice was low and shallow. However he was happy that he was going to meet his children soon.

Kagami was caressing his hair, moving it out of his face, when a doctor walked in. His hand retrieving.

"Just came to check how far along you are" the stranger said as he reached under the blunet's gown.

"Just a few more minutes, be back in a bit" he announces before walking out of the room.

"Wow. Just a few more minutes and we'll be holding our children in our arms" Kagami said softly. Kuroko nodded. His hair already sticked to his face due to sweat.

Kuroko tried to sit up, but his body protested.

"Kuroko, you should rest, you are going to need it" Kagami told him.

"Yeah" Kuroko then closed his eyes for a few. A little shut eye could do him good for what's to come. He was happy that he had been given drugs for the pain.

Kagami sat beside his bed and watched him sleep. Nigou laid beside Kagami waiting patiently for his master to awaken.

Minutes past when Kuroko bolted awake startling Kagami.

"What's wrong?!" Kagami asked standing up.

"I-I think th-their coming!" Kuroko exclaimed, his breathing quickening. Kagami went into a frantic and ran out the room to get a doctor. Nigou was startling and barked a little.

"Doctor? Anyone?!" Kagami called out getting the attention of a few.

By coincidence, Dr. Midorima was nearby.

"What seems the problem?" the green haired man comes running into Kuroko's room.

"Kuroko says they are coming" Kagami says. Kuroko was sitting up in bed breathing abnormally.

"All right, let me check" he says before checking how far the blunet is, "yep, looks like you're ready to push." he announces. He rushes in a few other doctors including his assistant, then readies Kuroko for what's to come. Kagami was told to get a scrub on, but Nigou had to go. He was taken out of the room by a nurse.

Kagami enters the room once more once he had the scrub on and goes to stand near Kuroko's head. Kuroko had a sheet over his legs. Midorima gets in between his legs, ready to catch the babies. Nurses stood by waiting to clean them.

"Kagami, get beside him and support him" he says. Kagami did as he was told and holds onto Kuroko's hand.

"You ready, Kuroko? On the next contraction, push" he commands. The blunet does as he is told and bores down on his next contraction. Kuroko squeezes Kagami's hand who winces at the pain.

"It hurts" Kuroko admits.

"That's normal, but keep pushing, I can see the first head" Midorima says.

After a few pushes, the first cry is heard. Kagami looks down at the baby and he is in love. His hand, however, has gone numb after being squeezed, but he doesn't care; his first baby has entered the world with a fuss.

"It's a girl!" Midorima announces. He hands her off to a nearby nurse to be cleaned after he cut her cord. But it wasn't over yet. Kagami watches as his baby is being cleaned. She was going to be a princess, he thought.

"All right, now the other. How you feeling?"

"E-exhausted. I w-want to sleep" he says while his eyes started to droop.

"You can't. You hear me? Your baby needs you to help them enter this world" the green haired doctor tried to keep him awake.

"You can do it, Tetsu. I love you"

Kuroko looks up to his love standing over him, surprised. Kagami had a big smile on his face before he put a kiss onto Kuroko's sweat plastered cheek. He smiled and pushed on his next contraction. He couldn't wait till this was over.

"This one is a little smaller than the other"

And just as the doctor said, the next baby that was born, was indeed smaller.

"It's a boy!" he announced, but he wasn't crying.

Kagami looks up, "W-what's wrong with him?" he asked starting to panic. Kuroko was already starting to fall asleep. He would see his babies when he awakes. His hand loosened from Kagami's.

"He isn't breathing"

"What do you mean /he isn't breathing/?!"

"Exactly what it means. He'll be fine. We'll take good care of him. Don't you worry. I won't let anything bad happen" Midorima says, handing the the still infant to a nurse who rushes him out the room. Kagami just looks on while seeing his little boy being taken away from him. Midorima follows the nurse.

One nurse stayed behind to clean up Kuroko. They carefully cleaned his private area and changed his sheets all the while he was asleep. Kagami watched the nurse handle his love till they were done and left to join the doctor.

"Would you like to see your daughter?" the assistant Takou asked walking up to the tall red head. He had the baby girl wrapped up in a pink blanket.

"Ah, yes, please" Kagami said reaching out his hands.

"Support the head" Takou carefully handed over the newborn to he awaiting father. She started to squirm in his arms, but quickly calmed down.

"I'll leave you three alone" Takou said before leaving to join his boss. He was probably wondering what was taking him so long.

Kagami was left alone with a sleeping boyfriend and an infant in his arms. He finally looked down to get a closer look at his daughter once he found a chair near the blunet.

He could tell she had his red hair from the small tuft of hair on her tiny head. Her eyes weren't open yet, so he couldn't tell her eye color yet. He smiled.

"Hey there, I'm your papa. That there on the bed sleeping is your momma or daddy, whichever you prefer, " he said chuckling, motioning to himself and showing her to the sleeping body.

"Hope your brother is going to be okay. He looked so tiny from when I saw him, so be nice to your little brother, Hitomi" he told the infant. She squirmed a little before grasping one of Kagami's fingers with her tiny hand.

"K-Kagami?" Kuroko said groggily. He sat up slowly looking for his love. His vision still somewhat blurry and his lower body was still sore from earlier.

"Tetsu, you're awake. Look here, your daughter" Kagami said standing up. He held out the infant in front of the new parent. She started to awake up as if she knew her mother was there.

"Look it's your mother" Kagami said carefully handing over the infant to the blunet.

"Oh, hey there, baby" he cooed. Then he looked around the room for the other. He was for sure he had two, so where was the other?

"W-where's my other b-baby?" Kuroko asked. Tears threatened to fall at the thought of loosing his baby.

Kagami sighed. It was eating him up too since it has been at least an hour and no word on their baby boy.

"H-he wasn't br-breathing so they took him" he said. He didn't normally cry, but it was getting hard not to. Their family was finally here and they were already down one.

The baby in the blunet's started to squirm before going into a full blown fuss. It was as if she detected her mother's stress. Kuroko noticed, but tears just fell. He wanted both his babies to be healthy, but wasn't here. Kagami watched. He just couldn't imagine how hard it could be for birth parent to lose a child so he hoped for both their sakes that their boy was okay.

"It-it's go-going to be o-okay, b-baby. It'll b-be okay. I-I hope" he said through his sobs while trying to calm his newborn.

"Hitomi. Her name is Hitomi" Kagami said. Suddenly Kuroko's tears stopped. He looked at the other.

"Hi-Hitomi?"

"Yes, after your mother, of course" Kagami said before placing a kiss onto the blunet's forward and wiping away his tears. They both looked down at the infant in Kuroko's arms and smiled.

"Hitomi, s-she is so b-beautiful"

Just then, the doctor finally came walking in. The new parents looked to him begging for answers.

The green head sighed in relief, "He's okay. Your baby is okay. We were able to finally get his heart going. He is in the ICU at the moment where he'll be for he next days so we can monitor him, but may come see him."

The couple sighed in relief and Kuroko's tears of sadness turned into happiness. They didn't loose one after all.

"Yes. I want to see him, please" Kuroko said without hesitation.

"Okay"

Nurses helped Kuroko into a wheelchair all the while still holding his daughter close to his chest.. Kagami helped push him while the green head led them to the room where their son was being held.

Once in the ICU, the couple laid eyes on where their son lay. His breathing was shallow and he was hooked up to machines keeping him alive. Kagami rolled Kuroko into the room next to him.

"My son" Kuroko said under his breath.

"The machines are keeping him alive, but he should be able to go home in a few days" Midrorima said taking look at his vitals.

"Okay, thank you" Kagami said. Kuroko sat there just staring at his small boy.

"Also, I ran a few small tests and your boy here is a Carrier" Midorima says.

Kuroko's eyes widened. He honestly wasn't expecting that. It must be a low chance for a male to be born a Carrier, but here, his first boy, was one. Now that he knew that, he was going to be make sure he had a good life unlike he did. His daughter was still in his arms sleeping.

"Really?!" Kagami asked surprised.

"Yes, today's technology allows us to determine if one is Carrier from birth"

"Wow" Kagami said in response, his eyes laying on his son once more. A daughter and a Carrier son. That is something, almost on the lines of having two daughters. In Kagami's head, he thought was going to make sure any boy's stay away from them both when they were older.

"M-may I hold him?" Kuroko asked.

"Yes, you may, but only for a few minutes" Midorima said. He carefully took the small infant out of his incubator. Kuroko handed their daughter to her father while he was then handed his son. Once he had him in his arms, he could tell that he was much smaller.

"I'm going be over there while you get to know him" the doctor said pointing to where he was going to go. Kuroko nodded.

The couple was finally alone with both of their children.

"You did such a great job, they are both perfect. They look just like us" Kagami said smiling. He placed a kiss onto the blunet's cheek who blushed.

"He has my hair and my everything"

"Yeah, looks like a mini-you" Kagami chuckled, "but Hitomi is equally gorgeous."

"That's right, so what are we going to name him?" Kuroko asked.

"Takashi, the name you said you liked, of course"

"Yeah, Takashi"

"And Takashi, you going to be so spoiled" Kagami said, rubbing a finger over the infant's tiny cheek. Then the silence was interrupted by the crying of their other child. It was like she was jealous.

"Oh, looks like she is jealous and looks like she is hungry" Kagami said with a slight chuckle.

They handed Takashi over to their doctor who placed him back into the incubator. Kuroko was sad to put him back, but he first had to feed the other.

Thanks to all the hormone and body changes, he was able to breast feed with Midorima showing him how. Kagami was slightly jealous of how the doctor interacted with his love, but he didn't let it get to him for his sake and the child's.

In the coming days, till they went home, all of Kuroko's friends came to visit him and his babies. So many faces and so many introductions. Kise was especially excited to finally have his. They all offered their congratulations and some even sent flowers and a little something for the children.

In the coming days after they went home, Kuroko wanted to show his class his children which he was going to. There was also his and Kagami's wedding as well as the birth of Kise's child. So much has happened and will happen, for that Kuroko was happy. He was happy to have someone who loved him so much and children of his own. His children were going to have a better childhood than he did. He was going to make sure of it.

There will be one more chapter hopefully. It will rap it up with Kuroko showing his class his children, their wedding, and Kise's child. And maybe some moments with their children as toddlers. Will also tie some ends with his father. Hope you look forward to it! Please message me with feedback if possible! ;)

I would like to also admit that I'm not the best at describing things, but I did my best. :)