Author Commentary: Hi everyone! I'm back with some more for you. Hope you enjoy.

Pair: Turkey x Egypt

Rating: T

Warnings: Yaoi, Mpreg, Human names

Disclaimer: Ha! I wish.

Gupta leaned back into the soft cushions of the couch, deciding to take a short nap before going on with his day.

"Ommy! Let's play!"

Or not.

Gupta opened his eyes, looking into identical golden ones, "Habibah." he said gently, "I'm very tired."

The little girl pouted, "But Baba won't play with me."

Gupta sighed and lifted himself off of the couch. Habibah let out an excited cry and latched onto her mother's hand.

"I have to leave in a few minutes for the market." Gupta warned.

Habibah smiled, "I'll go with you."

Gupta smiled. He let himself be led away to play with the little girl. It had been a scary experience having the little girl. She had been born early, by almost two weeks, and what's more, he had gone into labour at a World Meeting, which freaked everyone out. When she finally came out, the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. Luckily they got her breathing in time for there to be no permanent damage.

They ended up playing hide and seek until it was time to leave for the market. Gupta grabbed his wallet and coat while Habibah pulled on her new shoes that her father had bought her. Finishing dressing for the outdoors, Gupta grabbed his bag for groceries and took the little girls hand.

"What's for dinner Ommy?" Habibah asked.

"I'm not sure yet. What do you want?" Gupta said, looking down at the little girl.

"Ful Medames." she said, stumbling over a small crack in the sidewalk.

"Careful." Gupta said, "If you want Ful Medames, we'll have to get eggs."

They walked together in silence for a while. While much more talkative than her mother, Habibah had been taught the importance of silence and the significance of actions over words. She knew that sometimes it was better to let people think than engage them in conversation.

"Hm, there's a sale on ice cream. You like some?" Gupta asked.

Habibah looked up with her eyes glittering, "Can we?"

Gupta laughed, "Of course. Your Baba would be grumpy if we passed an ice cream sale and I didn't spoil you." he said, ruffling her hair.

Habibah giggled, "Baba loves to love me! That's what he said."

Gupta laughed again, "That's right." he squeezed her hand, a silent 'stay close to me', and put the small tub of vanilla ice cream in his bag.

They got the rest of their groceries with no trouble, Gupta only letting go of Habibah's hand if he had to and Habibah not moving from the spot while not connected to her mother. The only trouble that happened was when they came to the till.

Gupta was usually very observant and able to keep track of things relatively easily. However, it was very crowded in the store today. Gupta carefully unloaded his items onto the checkout counter, all the while trying to keep an eye on his daughter. He turned away for a second when he was paying for his purchases.

"Thank you for shopping with us. Have a nice day." the girl at the counter said.

Gupta nodded, reloading his things into his bag. He looked around for Habibah, but he didn't see her.

Strange.

"Did you see where my daughter went?" he asked the girl. She shook her head. Gupta frowned and scanned the area.

"I could make an announcement if you like." she said. Gupta nodded, remembering to give her Habibah's name so she could call her.

"Habibah Adnan Muhammad Hassan, you're wanted at till four. Habibah Adnan Muhammad Hassan, till four." she said, her voice booming out of the large speakers.

When Habibah didn't show up for another minute or two, Gupta became worried. She knew not to wander off in stores, and to come when she was called for. She was so very well behaved; this little disappearing act was very unlike her.

"Thank you for trying to help." he told the girl, walking off to find Habibah. After waling around the small store three times, Gupta became convinced that Habibah was no longer in the store.

And it scared the living daylights out of him.

Habibah rarely wandered off into a building, much less out of it. Sadiq had always told her about how someone could snatch her up and take off with her. Not to scare her, but to warn her into behaving herself and staying with an adult at all times.

Gupta ran back to the till with the nice girl. There was only one way that Habibah would have left the store.

He ran passed the old man putting his things onto the counter, "Call the police." he huffed, "I think she's been kidnapped."

Half an hour later, Gupta was sitting in the police lobby, waiting for his husband to get there.

"Gupta!" Sadiq said as he rushed into the room, breathing heavy, "Have they found her yet?"

Gupta shook his head, trying to keep his composure. For the last half hour, he'd been pacing, meditating, praying, and all other sorts of things to keep him calm. If he lost it now, it would only hinder the search for his little girl.

"Fuck!" Sadiq cried, kicking over a chair. Gupta saw his knuckles turn white from how hard he was clenching his hands into fists. He wheeled on Gupta, "What the hell is taking them so long! That's my little girl who's out there!"

Gupta sighed, "I know, but we need to keep calm." he said.

Sadiq sat down, but stayed tense, "We should be out there looking." he growled.

Gupta walked over to him and put a comforting hand on his shoulder, "They're doing their jobs Sadiq. They're specially trained for this sort of thing."

Sadiq was quiet a moment, then he pulled Gupta onto his lap, squeezing him tight. Gupta squeezed back, showing how much this was hurting him as well.

Another fifteen minutes later, a young man came into the room, "They've found her." he called.

Sadiq shot up out of his chair, nearly causing Gupta to become familiar with the floor. After righting himself, Gupta and Sadiq followed the young man to another room. Sitting on a low chair was Habibah, sniffling and crying out for her parents.

Gupta finally lost it, "Habibah!" he shouted, wrapping his arms around her, "Oh sweetie, are you hurt?"

"He scared me Ommy." she sobbed, clinging to Gupta's keffiyeh with her tiny hands, "He just grabbed me out of no where and dragged me out of the store."

Sadiq wrapped his arms around both of them, "It's okay, ssh, it's okay. We're just happy you're safe." he said, running his fingers through her long black hair.

After a moment, a new voice spoke up, "She's not injured, just a little shaken. The guy who took her didn't hurt her."

Gupta turned around, "Heracles? Kiku? What are you doing here?"

Kiku offered a smile, "We were planning on visiting you, but we took a detour when we saw Habibah being carried around by a stranger."

Gupta nodded, squeezing Habibah tighter in his arms, "Thank you. How can I repay you?"

Heracles shook his head, "Don't think about it. You would have done the same for us."

An hour later, Kimiko and Theodore were entertaining Habibah while Sadiq and Kiku chatted in the living room (mostly about how Kiku was doing in his late stages of pregnancy) and Gupta and Heracles cooked dinner in the kitchen.

"You sure you don't want to go spend some time with Habibah? I can manage by myself." Heracles offered.

Gupta shook his head, "I know she's safe now. She's with Sadiq."

Heracles nodded, "Today must have been very stressful for you." he said.

Gupta sighed and nodded, "I was very scared."

Heracles nodded and didn't say anything, letting Gupta mull things over in his head. The Egyptian thought about how close he had been to losing his only child. If Heracles had come along at that moment, they might have never found Habibah. Gupta shivered at the thought. He hadn't really wanted children, but now that Habibah was in his life, not having her was unthinkable. He'd already almost lost her at birth, and now a second time. That was two more than any mother needed to feel.

They served dinner and spent the evening chatting. Gupta (and Sadiq, surprisingly enough) offered to put up the Karpusi Honda family for the night, insisting that the travel couldn't be good for Kiku and his unborn. They politely declined and left the Adnan Muhammad Hassan family to their own evening. After they'd left, Gupta scooped up the three year old girl who had somehow made her way into his heart just by existing.

"Come on, it's time for bed." Gupta said.

Habibah nodded, "Okay. I'm tired anyway."

After putting her to bed, Gupta collapsed into Sadiq's arms. Sadiq wrapped his arms around his young spouse.

"Tired?" he asked.

"It's been a long day." Gupta answered, snuggling into the warm embrace.

Sadiq nodded. He leaned down and captured Gupta's lips, "Let's go to bed." he whispered against his lips.

Author Commentary: And there you have it! Poor little Habibah (Egyptian name by the way) almost got snatched!