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Archellevon continued to grin, his arms slipped off the elder man's shoulders.
"Now then… what should we do?" He asked as he shifted to the side so the taller man could sit by him. Kurogane looked out the kitchen door to watch his creation carefully, not wanting her to fall and damage herself.
The Ginryan unwrapped his arms from the other before he lifted himself to sit on the couch next to Archellevon.
"Whatever you would like, it doesn't make a difference to me." He grinned as he looked at the teen beside him.
The younger raised an eyebrow uncharacteristically before shaking his head, leaning on the taller man's side.
"Well… we're still living in someone else's house…" He trailed off, blushing at his sudden boldness. "S-so… let's just… talk… how were you on the different planet? How long were you there before you came here?"
"I came with Fai-chan a few months ago; I'm to gather what I can on the planet to elevate its status." He explained, a faint blush spread across his cheeks as he felt Archellevon rest against him.
"How long were you on Valeria or Ginryuu is what I meant." He said with a giggle, seeing that the taller man was getting flustered easily by his new forwardness.
"About two months." The Ginryan's cheeks darkened several shades as he answered the pale haired teen.
"Two? Hn…" Archellevon replied, closing his eyes. "So…what about the Court? What happened after I died?" He said forlornly, noticing Yuui and Mokona hovering by the doorway again.
"You were replaced shortly after." His eyes narrowed as he remembered those days after Archellevon had died. "An angel named Ransho took your seat."
"Oh, Ransho, he was a sweet man." Archellevon said with a grin, giggling as he saw Edameonus's eyes glare protectively at him. "Is he only the replacement until I 'get back'?"
"No, they don't know about you. He's a permanent member." He thought back to how he hadn't told Yuuko of the teen in his reports and knew it would only lead to trouble if he revealed such a thing now, especially when Archellevon had regained all of his memories.
"A permanent member?" Archellevon inquired with concern, eyes darting about as he tried to piece things together. "N-now why would that be? If they knew I'd be living again then why would they replace me just like that?" He placed a finger at the bottom of his chin. "Perhaps Yuuko's planning something?"
"You know Yuuko, she's always planning something, but this time it's something big, even for her." Edameonus sighed as he thought about it, knowing he would eventually have to tell Kurogane and Fai.
Archellevon felt his smile creep on, looking to his remembered lover. "You can't keep that a secret from me you know. That's not nice."
He said with a very cute pout, gripping the dark haired man's shirt. "But considering we're not alone, you'll tell me later, right?"
"I will when no one else can hear us." Edameonus nodded before he smiled down at the teen. Archellevon's pout vanished and he smiled happily.
"Ok." He blinked then, eyes widening with thought.
"Yuuko! Of course!" He frowned instantly. "She has ways of finding out that I'm back, and even more so now that I've got all of my memory back… w-what if… what if they find me again? You know they're going to put me back in duty…"
"You're only a human now; you don't live on Jade anymore. There's a chance they might not take you back because of it." The Ginryan had feared something like that ever since the boy had arrived here.
"I know that…" Archellevon said as he sighed in frustration. "That wouldn't matter in Court. You remember what happened to Hisui when he died the first time? They found him on that one planet light years away and gave him the elixir to make him live forever and eventually he got his angel wings back… like nothing had ever happened."
He stood and folded his arms. "What if they do the same to me?"
"I won't let them take you. You know what will happen again if they do." Edameonus frowned, thinking of what they had gone through because of them going to the Court.
Archellevon gave Edameonus a worried look before sighing, outstretching his hands for the taller man to take.
"I know, love… But…Mokona-chan…" He looked over to her. "What can we do?" He asked his companion, studying the creature. "Does she know not to tell of me?"
Edameonus held the other's hands delicately in his own as he blushed. "She was the one that wanted me to not say anything about you to Yuuko."
Archellevon looked down at Edameonus in slight surprise.
"You actually thought about telling?" He said before pouting angrily. "Ed even thought about getting rid of me… how cruel…" He shook his head. "In all seriousness, we need to do something more than that! Even me living is a signal to the Court!"
"I would never want to get rid of you, but I didn't know what to do..." He frowned as he held the other's hands. "What should we do?" Edameonus asked as he looked at the former angel.
Archellevon shook his head and sighed again, moving their hands apart so he could perch in the taller man's lap. "What can we do?"
He closed his eyes to try to think clearly. His head still hurt at the regaining of his memories. Mokona giggled at this, oblivious of their subject matter.
"We could hide away." He sat flustered as Archellevon moved to sit on him.
"As long I can keep you away from them, I'll do whatever it takes." He moved to hold the teen to him, smiling.
Archellevon smiled warmly to the taller, nodding. He knew the words were right and he leaned against the other with his hands on his chest.
"I know…" He sighed a third time and closed his eyes. "Ed… we couldn't hide away, the house is almost complete… and so many people know about us…"
"We'll think of something." He said, determined to not let Archellevon be taken from him again.
It was then the front door swung open, revealing Toriho with a clipboard.
"Youou! Ed! I'm back! I-" He looked to see Archellevon and Edameonus sitting on the couch and gasped with a rather girly squawk, pointing a finger sharply at them. "WHA! You- and… and he! And!"
The white haired one giggled and waved. "Hello, Souhi-kun."
"Dumbass, stop staring and pointing at us, it's rude." Edameonus said as his eyes fell on Toriho and smirked. Toriho still gaped like a fish, though he lowered his hand.
"W-when…?" Kurogane poked his head out of the kitchen with a growl. "Dad! What did I say about calling?"
"Today." Was the other man's answer as he watched his friend stare at them in shock. Mokona and Yuui laughed at Toriho's reaction from their hiding spot.
"Kuro-san shouldn't be so mean to his father, especially when he's only been here a few seconds." Fai shouted teasingly from the kitchen.
Kurogane turned to him and growled. "Be quiet! I told him not to come barging in here whenever he feels like it!"
Archellevon stood from his place in Edameonus's lap, sauntering over to the other Ginryan. "What're you doing here again? Something about the house?"
"W-well that and I wanted to pay everyone a visit." Toriho looked at the teen, still flustered at the revelation.
"Daddy's cruel~" The blonde said loud enough for the others to hear him.
The former angel smiled to himself, placing his hands on his hips before looking over to Edameonus.
"I didn't mean for you to catch us sitting together, though I probably shouldn't have sat on you like that." He giggled and waved his hand. "My new body weighs as much as a feather though…" He jerked suddenly, eyes widening. "…feather?"
"Archy?" Edameonus said as he stared curiously at the teen.
Toriho looked down at Archellevon confused, trying to think of what the other could be talking about. "You mean the one you left behind?"
The former angel smiled and turned sharply to Toriho, ignoring the slight whining coming from the kitchen that was probably the result of Kurogane and Fay arguing. "Souhi-kun! Do you have it still? This might be the solution to the problems that have arisen!"
"Yeah, it's back home though." Toriho said, running a hand through his hair as he stared down at Archellevon.
The teenager nodded and smiled.
"Please bring it to me next time. I've thought of something that could help." He went to sit by Edameonus again, seeming to be pleased with himself. "Now then, what were you going to say?"
"I ordered all the furniture and should be delivered in a few days. So the three of you can be moved in near the end of the week at the latest." He explained before walking over to sit across from his friends.
Archellevon smiled brightly and leaned against Edameonus again. "I'm glad." He looked over to Mokona and Yuui. "Would you ladies like to come in now?"
Yuui and Mokona squeaked, having been caught.
Yuui stepped forward first smiling as she carried a somewhat sheepish looking Mokona. Toriho gave Edameonus a smug grin which caused the other to blush and glare at his friend.
The white creature bounced into Archellevon's lap, getting cozy there. Yuui sat down in one of the many chairs, folding her hands in her lap as she looked to Toriho, who noticed her dress. "Ah… that looks exactly like one of Tsumebe's old dresses…"
"Kurogane took Yuui and Mokona and Fai to the attic to find Yuui some clothes." She smiled brightly at Toriho. Mokona smiled as she cuddled up to Archellevon.
Toriho flinched and looked sheepishly to the kitchen door. "They did, did they? What all did they find?"
Kurogane entered the room and crossed his arms, a slight frown on his face as he heard the subject matter. Fai followed behind Kurogane, curious about what Toriho would say.
"Kurogane found lots of old clothes and things in the boxes." Yuui informed him before she turned her attention to her creator.
"Including your uniform that you arrived in." Kurogane added, making the other man blink and laugh boldly.
"Woops! Haha, forgot to take that home with me, didn't I?"
Edameonus blinked before looking to the other man. "Your uniform?"
"When I landed here, it was for studying the planet, I wore a uniform." Toriho smiled as he looked at Edameonus. Fai watched the exchange wondering if Kurogane's father would explain what exactly the machine Mokona had panicked over was.
As if on cue. "We found something else with it; it wasn't damaged like the rest of the items." Kurogane informed, glaring at the white thing. "Manjuu swallowed it all though."
Edameonus seemed to stiffen and he looked to Mokona with obvious hesitation. "She did?"
"Mokona didn't want Kurogane and Fai to touch it." She pouted as she looked up at Edameonus.
"What exactly was that, I've never seen something exactly like it Toriho." Fai asked as he smiled from beside his lover.
"Well… I-it's… not exactly mine…" Toriho sheepishly grinned while receiving a glare from Edameonus.
The demon sighed and looked to his creation. "I've been found out again, haven't I Soel?"
Fai turned his head to look at Edameonus, more curious than ever about what exactly was going on. Mokona frowned and nodded as she leaned against Archellevon.
Edameonus shook his head and smiled at Kurogane and Fay. "Well too bad. I'm still not allowed to tell."
He looked to Archellevon, who was staring at him with a confused expression. Kurogane growled. "What the hell? Why not?"
"Can you at least tell us when?" The blonde asked, not liking the other's refusal, especially when it concerned matters with the court. Toriho looked at Edameonus and grinned.
The other hesitated before looking to Fay, allowing a heavy breath to exit his lips. "Fine, when we give out the gifts." He said with a grin, making Yuui tilt her head. "Gifts?"
"For Christmas." Toriho informed the android as he leaned forward in his chair and continued to smile.
"A few weeks then." Fai said as he crossed his arms, knowing it was still a long time for them to wait for something that was obviously big.
Kurogane growled and unfolded his arms to place them on his hips. "Why so long?" He asked, trying to even his temper.
Edameonus shrugged and gently trailed a hand down Archellevon's back with a slight blush. "There are other things I'd like to do first."
Kurogane gaped at him in disgust before turning to his dad. "YOU WON'T TELL US BECAUSE OF HIS PERSONAL PLANS?"
"I'm not allowed to; I'd get in trouble with the Court if I told. Edameonus wasn't even supposed to tell me." Toriho said holding his hands up defensively. Fai sighed as he looked over to the older man, realizing that they wouldn't be able to get anything out of either man.
Edameonus chuckled to himself smugly, making Kurogane growl and point at him. "Bastard! You haughty bastard!"
Archellevon raised an eyebrow, wondering if the other man hadn't tackled the Ginryan because he was sitting there as well. "Calm down, Kurogane-san, you'll get to know eventually."
"Archy's right Kuro-min…" The blonde said as he moved to rest a hand atop Kurogane's arm. "…even if it is difficult to wait for an answer."
The dark haired man looked to Fay and sighed, moving his eyes to glare at the still smirking man. Edameonus closed his eyes, leaning his head against the back of the couch in victory. Archellevon shook his head and put his attention on Toriho. "You said we'd be moved in a week?"
"As long as everything I ordered comes in it all should be delivered together in about a week." He said, looking over to the former angel. Fai smiled at the sight of the couple sitting on the couch before he tugged on Kurogane's arm to walk towards the other couch to sit.
Kurogane followed obediently, noticing Fay's eyes landing on Archellevon and Edameonus for a little longer than he was comfortable with. The former angel smiled. "I'm glad then. Thanks for doing all this, Souhi-kun."
"It's not a problem, besides what kind of a friend would I be if I let you and Ed sleep in Youou's living room forever?" Toriho grinned at his friend while Fai moved to sit on the other couch.
Archellevon blushed slightly and looked away, still smiling. "A-ah…"
Mokona giggled and bounced around the living room singing. "Mokona and mommy and daddy get to live together! Yay, for living together!"
Yuui clapped in time with the song and joined in. "Living together! Living together!" The white haired teenager grinned wider and watched them both.
Fai chuckled at the two as he watched them. "That reminds me, once we get the furniture set up we'll have to go and get a couple of trees to set up, not to mention decorations for your house."
Toriho grinned as he looked at his friends.
Kurogane jerked and looked at his father. "I hope you know I'm not helping you this year!" He barked, remembering a bad incident from last year. Edameonus laughed lightly at the childish expression, allowing Mokona to land on his head.
"It's your house, you can help find a tree. Ed and I will help you." Looking over at his son, Toriho smirked. "Besides you don't want Fai-chan to be upset for Christmas do you?"
Kurogane growled irritably, pinching the bridge of his nose. "…As long as you don't drop the entire tree on my foot like last year…" Edameonus snorted behind his hand, earning another glare from the half breed.
"It's not like I did it on purpose. Hopefully there won't be that much snow when we go." Toriho smirked at his son, not wanting to start another fight with Kurogane at pointing out how easily he had caved when it concerned Fai. Said man grinned at his lover, wondering what would happen.
Kurogane pointed to his father. "It was not all the snow's fault!" Archellevon rolled his eyes with a smile, getting used to the arguments between those with Ginryan blood.
"Still didn't mean to drop it Youou." Toriho laughed at the memory, knowing Kurogane would grumble as he always did when they went out to find a tree for the house. Fai chuckled at the two, wondering if it would snow more than what little they had gotten so far.
"Yuui wants to help!" The girl announced, standing out of her chair. "Yuui can do things too!" She said determinedly, but Kurogane's expression made her pout. "No, Yuui, you can't help."
"I'm sure Yuui can help with something else instead." The Valerian offered as he looked over to the android.
"After all that we'll still have New Years to set up for, but that's not nearly as big as Christmas." Toriho said as he leaned back in his chair.
Yuui sat back down in her seat. "What can Yuui do to help?" she said with a new elated grin. Archellevon looked to Mokona.
"Mokona-chan and Yuui-chan can help Fay-san and I wrap some gifts while they go out for a tree." He offered, making Edameonus raise an eyebrow.
"There's also all the cooking and preparations for Christmas day." The older man said as he looked over to Archellevon.
The former angel moved a hand to hover in front of his mouth as he giggled.
"Oh my! We're beginning to sound like housewives, Fay-san!" Edameonus looked at him confused, while Kurogane placed his face in his palm.
Feeling himself blush at the words, Fai nodded. "I suppose that's true, there's not much else for us to do except clean and cook." He smiled before glancing up at Kurogane. "I have to remember to pick up a couple of Christmas cakes this year, since there will be more than just three of us this time."
Toriho chuckled at the thought.
Kurogane frowned at the thought of driving, figuring that he'd have to make Fay go to a driving school eventually.
"We don't need the cake." He growled, though Yuui and Mokona's singing instantly picked up about the sugary treat.
"We get one every year, besides if you don't get one then Tomoyo-chan or your mother will buy one." Toriho explained as he looked over to his son.
"Kuro-rin must not enjoy the holidays." Fai grinned at Kurogane, seeing that his lover wasn't really enjoying their preparations so far.
"Not really, no." Kurogane replied with a frown, moving his arm to rest on the back of the couch behind Fay's head. Archellevon smiled at this action, remembering when Edameonus had done it earlier.
"Tch, you'll have to change that for next year." Toriho smirked at the thought as Fai blushed at the suggestion.
Kurogane froze and looked away, unable to keep his mind off of how Toshihiko would react to Christmas time. Archellevon giggled and stared at them while Edameonus chuckled. "Kurogane-san's blushing…"
"I AM NOT!"
"We'll have to really celebrate next year." Kurogane's father practically sparkled at the thought of his grandchild's first Christmas.
"Kuro-san will be grouchy because he'll being even busier." The blonde chuckled as he leaned against Kurogane.
"And you'll be lazy like always." He retorted. Edameonus and Archellevon smiled together, the taller of the two thinking about Mokona enjoying Christmas in her transformed form.
"I'll be watching Toshi." He frowned as he poked his lover's side.
"Brat, you shouldn't call Fai-chan names, he works all the time." Toriho shouted as he defended the blonde.
Kurogane growled and reached over to pinch his father's nose. "Be quiet old man! I can say what I want!"
Edameonus and Archellevon chuckled at Toriho, remembering how they used to pick on each other as kids. Yuui giggled from her chair, watching as well.
Toriho growled and slapped his child's hand away. "You're just not showing you're appreciation to Fai-chan, ungrateful kid."
The older man rubbed his abused nose as the blonde in question tried to keep himself from laughing at the two.
"I show him my appreciation." Kurogane said blandly, rolling his eyes. "I just don't exaggerate it like you and he does."
He waved his hand mildly in the direction of Edameonus, who cocked an eyebrow. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"All you do is grumble about everything." Toriho said, waving off his son's words. Fai sighed as he sat beside Kurogane, knowing the others would argue even more if he said anything.
"And you provoke me, so why're you complaining when you guys make me angry?" Kurogane said with a solid frown. Edameonus growled and jabbed a finger in the spiky haired man's direction. "Be quiet you sensitive child! You just overreact to anything we say and then blame us!"
"You wanna say that again, punk!"
"Bring it bitch!"
"Now Ed…"
"Kuro-san..." Fai wrapped an arm around Kurogane's waist, not wanting another fight to break out between the two. Toriho had to turn away as he tried to cover up his laughter.
They could almost see the electricity pass between the two through a glare before Edameonus turned his attention on Archellevon, instantly cuddling him with a grin.
"You're too cute when you get all caring like that!" He said with glee as if he hadn't bickered with the taller man beforehand. Archellevon blushed but smiled, accepting the hug.
"Kuro-chan's growing up." Fai said as he leaned upwards to give the taller man a chaste kiss on his cheek. Toriho chuckled, unable to keep himself quiet at the others.
"Oi, oi! What the hell's that supposed to mean?" Kurogane barked, pulling away from Fay to glare at the shorter. Yuui giggled at the affection, hugging herself to share the enjoyment.
"You would have already been fighting with Edameonus a few months ago is all." The blonde explained as he met his lover's gaze. Mokona giggled as she sat on Archellevon's lap.
Edameonus clicked his tongue and looked away from Kurogane. "He likes to pick fights, mature or not." The other glared at him.
Toriho shook his head and chuckled. "Anyway, let's move the subject matter. While we're all together we need to think of a storyline for my grandchild; him looking like Youou and Fay-chan won't be easy to explain."
Fai's smile faltered as he listened to Toriho, remembering the brief talk he and Kurogane had had weeks ago in town.
Kurogane frowned and sank back into the couch more, staring at his father as the subject arose. Archellevon looked over cautiously, glancing between the two men before looking to Yuui. Said android smiled obliviously. "What's wrong with baby-chan having Fay and Kurogane as parents?"
"Men don't carry children on this planet Yuui." Toriho explained as he looked towards the android. "If anyone found out, something bad could happen to Fai-chan or the baby."
The blonde in question kept silent, knowing it would be difficult to explain away Toshihiko's appearance to others.
Kurogane moved his eyes to Fay, once again thinking he'd rather be on Valeria to secure Toshihiko's and Fay's safety. He sighed to himself, regretting both his and the blonde's stubbornness.
Edameonus scratched the back of his head. "Not like we can hide him away… isn't that the last thing we want to do?"
"Of course we don't want to hide him, but he'll undoubtedly look like Fai-chan and Youou. People would be curious about him." The other Ginryan said as he looked over to Edameonus.
"Then we don't have to tell them. Or tell them the truth. Say Yuui had him." Edameonus said with a simple shrug, making Kurogane glare at him.
Archellevon placed a hand on the dark haired man's chest. "It's not that easy… Toshihiko-chan could possibly get confused… or might be upset if they say one thing and we say another…"
Yuui tilted her head to the side in confusion as the others talked, while Fai thought over what the Ginryan had said. He wondered if their child would look more like Kurogane, thinking it would be best so they wouldn't have to come up with an excuse as to why the baby resembled him as well.
"What? It wouldn't exactly be lying; Yuui did carry Toshihiko for a while, albeit for a day or two at most…" Edameonus said with a slight frown, not realizing how difficult it was. Kurogane sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, thinking the exact opposite of Fay.
Toriho sighed as he leaned back in his chair, trying to think of something they could do that would make everyone happy. Keeping quiet, Fai mulled over the idea, thinking it would probably be best, despite his own feelings over the matter.
"What does…Kurogane think?" Yuui asked, completely confused by everything that revolved around the baby. "And Fay?"
The darker haired man looked up and frowned deeply, unable to answer immediately.
"… I don't know…" He closed his eyes and sighed. "If we were all three of us it'd be more obvious than if just I or Blondie went alone with him…" He explained, remembering what he had said to Fay.
"We can say he's Yuui's." Fai smiled as he suggested the idea once more, thinking back on what he and Kurogane had talked about, he knew it would be too difficult to try and explain things to others. If it meant things could be simpler for their child, the blonde was willing to go with whatever plan everyone would come up with, even if he didn't like them.
Kurogane turned sharply to look at Fay, staring at his lover for resurfacing the idea. Archellevon frowned at the Earthling's expression and shook his head, sitting up.
"Well, it is common for people from planets like this to have another woman carry the child for a same sex relationship… or when one partner can't have the child…" He explained softly, trying to help.
"...It doesn't matter to me, whatever's best." He refused to look at Kurogane, not wanting to see his lover's expression. Toriho watched Fai curiously, not understanding the man's decision.
Yuui smiled questioningly to Fay. "B… but…"
She couldn't think of a way to describe it to Fay, seeing Kurogane look away slowly with a scowl. Archellevon moved his eyes to the floor, seeing that more trouble was caused by their actions that they had taken to make sure the blonde had never been alone again.
Mokona frowned, feeling the blonde's sadness and buried her face against Archellevon. Fai continued to smile, as he sat beside Kurogane, still upset about what they would inevitably do about Toshihiko.
"No." Kurogane growled. Toriho and Yuui looked at him curiously, the android frowning delicately when she saw the tanned man's hand clench beside him. "Fay and I brought him into this world, and I'll have it no other way, dammit!"
He barked suddenly, making Edameonus blink. "And if the people in town have a problem with it they can go fuck themselves."
His eyes widened as he turned his head to look at Kurogane. Fai's smile softened at his lover's declaration, which in turn caused him to feel somewhat better about the situation, he still knew it probably wouldn't be as simple as that, but was happy none the less for the other man's words.
Yuui tilted her head to the side, completely lost. Archellevon smiled warmly as well before resting his head against Edameonus's side.
"Well then, I guess there's no real problem is there? You know they're going to spread rumors."
Kurogane snorted. "Let them say what they want. We know the truth and that's all I need. Who gives a damn about what they think?"
"Fai-chan has to promise my grandson won't have his other parent's attitude." Toriho looked over at the Valerian pleadingly.
Looking over at the older man, Fai smiled sheepishly at the request. "I suppose I could try."
"Hey!" Kurogane barked at his father, glaring at him. "What the hell's wrong with my attitude! I blame you for it!"
He pointed a finger at his father, ignoring the chuckle from Edameonus.
"Always yelling for one thing. For the record, I never yelled at you like you do now, brat!" Toriho looked over to his son as he shouted before returning his attention to Fai. "But with Fai-chan, I'm sure Toshi-chan will at least be well mannered and not nearly as loud as you."
Kurogane growled and folded his arms.
"What the hell is wrong with you two anyway! His name is Toshihiko! My name is Kurogane! Do you like shortening things or something?" He snapped. Archellevon rolled his eyes and patted Edameonus's chest, telling the other he was getting up.
"Kuro-chan's says Toshi too." Fai said as he turned and looked at his lover. The older man chuckled, glad to see the blonde was actually smiling once more.
"I do not!" Kurogane growled, seething toward his companion. "I say the name I gave him!"
Mokona hopped off of Archellevon's lap and into Edameonus as the teenager got up. The white haired one sauntered off into the kitchen soundlessly, seeing the importance of the conversation slowly slipping away.
"Do too." The blonde pointed out as he grinned up at Kurogane. "I've heard you a few times."
Amused at watching the couple, Toriho chuckled. "What's wrong with calling the boy that anyways brat?"
"I don't like it." Kurogane said simply, shoving the back of his hand in the direction of his father. Edameonus laughed at the gesture, unused to the movements of humans when showing negativity.
"But You-chan shouldn't be so stubborn when it comes to a simple name." Fai looked at his lover's father curious about the name as his smile widened.
Kurogane gave his father a look somewhere between horror and offense before he stood quickly.
"BLASPHEMY!" He roared, tackling his father from his chair. Edameonus shook his head and laughed, wondering if he should go join Archellevon to avoid getting in the quarrel somehow.
"You-chan...Is that what Kuro-min was called when he was little?" Fai asked, though when he saw Toriho hit the floor, he wondered if the man could hear him.
"LIKE HELL IT WAS!" Kurogane barked over his shoulder, leaving himself open for a noogie that Toriho promptly jumped upon. The android laughed and watched them from the other side of the coffee table, ignoring Edameonus as he got up from the couch without Mokona.
"But it's cute." Fai leaned against the couch arm as he watched the two men struggling on the floor. "Is Kuro-rinta embarrassed because he was called You-chan when he was a little boy?"
"N-no!" Kurogane stuttered as he struggled to get out of the headlock, gritting his teeth as his father grated his knuckles into his scalp. "DAMMIT DAD!"
"Not my fault you can't take a little teasing!" Mokona hopped onto Yuui's lap instead, laughing at their childish bickering.
"Hmm, it does have a nice ring to it." Fai grinned as he thought over the name. "Maybe I should just call Kuro-myu, You-chan from now on." He teased, enjoying the other man's embarrassment.
Kurogane glared at his lover. "If you dare…" He warned hollowly while shoving his father off to give him the same treatment.
"You-chan always has to be a spoilsport." The blonde pouted mockingly at Kurogane, while he tried to keep himself from laughing.
"QUIT SAYING THAT OBNOXIOUS NAME DAMMIT!" The son bellowed as he tried to get his hand free from Toriho's grip.
Yuui laughed and held Mokona's hands while the creature danced in her lap. "You-chan! You-chan!"
"THAT INCLUDES YOU, YUUI!"
The blonde wrapped his arms around his stomach as he laughed. Yuui giggled at Kurogane while Toriho smirked and grappled with his son. "It's not so bad Kuro-chu."
Kurogane growled but said nothing more on the subject, shoving his father off again. "Dammit dad!"
"Hey! You started it!"
"Kuro-rinta shouldn't be so hard on Toriho." The blonde said as he watched the two continue to fight. Yuui laughed, amused by her creator's antics.
"You be quiet!" Kurogane demanded as he held his father away from getting him.
Toriho pouted and finally gave up and crossed his arms. "You suck, Youou, start a fight then can't end it."
"I'M TELLING YOU TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!"
"So mean~" The blonde turned away from his lover and cried dramatically. "Daddy's such a brute."
Kurogane sat up and dusted himself off while glaring at Fay.
"You're contradicting yourself to what you said on the ship." He said vehemently, confusing Yuui once again about the conversation topic.
"Oh, and what was that Kuro-pon?" The blonde asked as he turned back around to face the other man, his eyes devoid of tears as he talked.
"That I was a brute." He said, almost pouting. Toriho giggled like a girl at this and stood, wondering where his friends had run off to, but too afraid to voice his curiosity and find out.
Fai chuckled and moved to sit on the floor beside Kurogane; he briefly glanced up at Toriho as the man moved, before looking back to his lover. "Would Kuro-chan like a hug the or maybe a kiss?"
The other gave him a slightly curious look before narrowing his eyes.
"…Why this all of a sudden?" He questioned, not denying that he wanted either of the options. Yuui giggled and moved a hand over Mokona's eyes and her own, only to peek through the splits of her fingers.
"Because I hurt Kuro-kuro's feelings by calling him a brute." He explained while he rested against the table. "Or do you not want to?"
Smiling, Fai looked over to Kurogane amused.
Kurogane didn't answer and simply stared at Fay for a moment, seeing if there were any tricks attached. He sighed in defeat and flagged his lover over. "C'mere…"
Fai giggled before he scooted over to Kurogane.
"Kuro-pyon's always so suspicious." He chuckled as he wrapped his arms around Kurogane's neck as he kneeled beside the other man. The other felt his eyebrow twitch at the smaller man's words, but he brushed it off.
"Tch… annoying blonde…" He said simply, ignoring the squealing from the peanut gallery.
"Daddy's not in a very good mood it seems." Fai laughed before leaning forward to give Kurogane a quick kiss on his cheek.
The other raised an eyebrow at the younger, pulling Fay back to bring their lips together curtly.
"When you say a kiss I expect a goddamn kiss, not a peck on the cheek." He growled, his father blatantly ignoring them by whistling.
The blonde tried to stifle his amusement as he stared at Kurogane, his arms still around his lover as he smirked. "Kuro-puu's cute."
The older man growled again but settled with another kiss instead of arguing or raising his voice. Yuui and Mokona giggled from their seat, only looking away when Toriho started for the kitchen, being the third to go there.
Fai grinned into their kiss, a little surprised at not being reprimanded by Kurogane for his comment. He vaguely heard Toriho walk away from them as he leaned against the taller man.
Kurogane pulled away from Fay gently but kept their bodies close, his mind going back to their earlier conversation on their child whilst they were semi-alone. Yuui and Mokona turned to watch Toriho go, though they were both curious about Kurogane and Fay's relationship.
As Kurogane broke their kiss, Fai opened his eyes to look at his lover, curious as to why the other was being quiet. "Kuro-san?"
"It might be simpler to do it your way…" Kurogane muttered suddenly, staring at Fay with a frown. "But I don't like it when you make it sound like he's something we need to hide. If anyone asks about his parentage, tell them what you want, but they're also going to hear my side."
The smile slipped from the blonde's lips as he looked at Kurogane. His eyes fell away from the other as he thought over his words. "You should know how I feel about it...I would never want to keep him a secret either."
"Then he won't be." Kurogane replied simply, his hands going to rest against Fay's hips. "He can be the center of attention for all I care. If something bad happens then we'll figure it out when it happens. Until then, he gets to know everything about his lineage..." He frowned. "Unlike me."
"I'm sure you would have been told, if it was possible." Fai offered his lover a smile, knowing that Kurogane was still upset about never being told about his father's real history. "But at least we won't have to keep the same from Toshi."
Kurogane's expression softened and he brought Fay forward again to touch his lips against the pale collar bone. "Hn. That's how it should be."
The blonde smiled at the touch, knowing it wouldn't be a good idea to bring up the fact Kurogane hadn't corrected him about their child's name. Instead the Valerian smiled and wrapped his arms tighter around Kurogane.
The taller man sighed when he heard the two girls giggling at his affectionate side, glaring over his lover's shoulder as they sat away from them. "I'm beginning to look forward even more to them moving out… I wonder if I should keep that meat bun away from him…"
"Mokona wanted to babysit for us when Toshi's older." The blonde said as he turned to glance back at the two trying not to laugh. "Besides, Toshi would want to have someone near his own size and age to play with."
Kurogane grinned maliciously. "Something to play with, eh?"
Mokona squealed in mock fear and hid behind Yuui. "Oh no! Mokona's scared of Kurogane now, Yuui!"
"Kuro-tan shouldn't tease Mokona." Fai chided his lover gently as he looked back at the taller man. "Toshi won't be mean to Mokona."
He at least hoped the baby wouldn't be too rough with her at least, considering he would take after Kurogane.
"Hey, twerps will be twerps." The spiky haired man said still grinning. The android giggled at how the white creature nuzzled into her side, moving her robotic hand to pat the little tail gently.
"I guess that's true." The blonde smiled at Kurogane, thinking of their child as he rested against the other man. The taller man watched as Yuui stood with the transforming girl.
"Mokona and Yuui will go find Edam and Archy and play with them, ok?" She cooed at Soel, who sniffed away a fake tear and nodded with a grin. Kurogane sighed and rested his chin on Fay's head, seeing that he was around people who faked emotions a lot.
Fai chuckled as heard Mokona cheer when Yuui walked into the kitchen with her. "Kuro-tan shouldn't tease Mokona about being used as a toy." He grinned, thinking of their child playing with Mokona and Yuui when he was older.
"If that happens I just might not see it." Kurogane chuckled as well, letting his eyes droop halfway closed as he thought of their baby. "…Wonder if he'll have your eyes…"
"He'll probably take after you more than me." He smiled fondly at the thought, excited at the thought of seeing exactly what their son would look like.
"Why's that?" Kurogane asked, a faint blush covering his cheeks as he realized what he had thought was said aloud instead of just pondering.
"You look at lot like your father, so it's not hard to think that our son would be the same." Offered Fai as he leaned against Kurogane. He laughed softly at his lover, knowing the other man was most likely blushing for having asked.
Kurogane felt a muscle close to his eye spasm at the blonde's giggling, knowing it was from him. "You know things could be different. He is your kid too, after all."
Fai unwound his arms from Kurogane to look at his lover. He stared at the taller man for a moment as he moved to sit beside him. "I know." He smiled, his mind wandering to what the other man had said earlier about Toshihiko.
Kurogane watched Fay move about and he leaned against the sofa's edge, slinking an arm around the smaller man's shoulders. He listened to Mokona squealing at something Edameonus did and grinned to himself, thinking about the child playing with Fay in the future.
Smiling as Kurogane wrapped an arm around him, Fai leaned to rest against his lover's side. He shifted until one of his own arms was loosely hugging the taller man to him. "Only a little over a month left Kuro-min."
The other flinched and looked down to Fay, before his expression dimmed and he pulled the younger into a gentle hug. He hesitated and opening his eyes again. "…That's kind of… a short time for him to grow… shouldn't you be showing more?"
"I've...been worried about that." He admitted while he rested his head against Kurogane. "I can't really wear my regular clothes, except for sweaters and a few other things...but I should be showing more by now."
The blonde thought to himself that his stomach should have expanded enough by now at least to where he would be wearing the clothes Tsumebe had given him already. Kurogane frowned and looked to nothing in particular, humming gently. He hoped subconsciously that it didn't have to do with anything health-wise.
"It might… happen a little later…" He said slowly, pulling away from Fay.
"...Maybe." The books Fai had been reading didn't offer much help in easing his worries, but due to the baby only being half Valerian, Fai had thought of their child being born later. He had no idea of knowing what that could mean for him since the books hadn't mentioned anything about too long of an extended pregnancy.
Kurogane paused for a moment, and then pulled Fay closer to him. He hadn't realized how much he cared for Toshihiko, and he wasn't even born yet.
"It'll be fine." He said determinedly, closing his eyes.
"Everything feels okay; I'm just not as developed as I should be." He frowned at what that could mean as Kurogane held him. "Edameonus said I should eat more, but I don't really see how that would help."
"It might give him more nutrients to grow…" Kurogane replied, thinking about the other wasn't showing as much as he thought he'd be. He felt a weight fall into his stomach when he thought about the not showing being a sign that something was wrong.
He nodded silently after listening to Kurogane. "In another month's time...I'll be showing even more." He paused to think of the baby and what he had read. "He might just be small."
As he considered his somewhat swollen stomach, the baby could possibly grow enough so it wouldn't be a problem. Kurogane sighed heavily and nodded, bringing his attention to the hallway to where he could see the people in the kitchen.
"What are we going to do about his birth?" He asked, feeling slightly nervous about thinking of Toshihiko coming into the world.
"I would have to have him here." The Valerian said as he sat beside Kurogane. "It's not like I could go somewhere around here."
Kurogane felt himself frown deeper.
"…You maybe right…" He narrowed his eyes at what he could see of Archellevon and Edameonus standing together. "You'd normally have a place for him to be born on your home planet, wouldn't you?"
"Yes, but people have home births too." Fai moved to look up at Kurogane, slightly frowning when he saw the other man's expression.
"That's common?" He asked, ignoring his usual self law about getting into other people's pasts. It was dealing with his son, so it didn't hurt to ask.
"It is." He shrugged. "A lot of people tend to do it, though they usually have people to help." Fai further explained, thinking to what was common knowledge on Valeria. "There has to be at least one person to help with the birth, because a man wouldn't be able to deliver by himself."
"Hn…" Kurogane loosened his grip on Fay a little, relaxing more so against the couch. He contemplated how the other would give birth briefly and found out he couldn't seem to stomach the idea well.
Sighing, Fai reclined against his lover, mulling over their only option. He knew it wasn't something to worry too much over since the books he had brought with him were at least helpful in that regard.
"Do you want him to be born here?" Kurogane asked suddenly, thinking that most of their problems were due to the fact that he was born on Earth instead of Ginryuu.
"Yes." He grinned at the thought, knowing things would only be complicated if their son was born on another planet, not to mention he wasn't sure if he would even be able to make such a trip so close to Toshihiko's birth.
Kurogane opened his eyes to stare at Fay, and he couldn't help but smirk at the blonde's expression. He flinched when he heard a loud squeal from his android, looking over his shoulder with a raised eyebrow and a sigh.
"Yuui seems to be having fun." Fai chuckled as he listened to the girl. It seemed that everyone was taking a turn for the better, especially Edameonus and Archellevon, or at least from what the Valerian had heard earlier.
Kurogane shook his head and looked back to Fay. "Yeah, she always has fun though." He ran a hand through his hair, thinking about what they said earlier of Yuui and Fay.
"...It seems everyone's happier." His thoughts were still on the others, which caused him to wonder if Toriho and Edameonus had been listening in on them. Fai drew his legs up as he reclined against the couch and Kurogane as his mind went to the baby.
"Are you?" Kurogane asked with closed eyes, feeling his lover next to him shift. "You don't seem to like the idea that you move more in your sleep."
He revealed garnet to stare at Fay, searching his face for an answer.
"I still am." Fai remembered the last time he had told Kurogane he had been happy and smiled softly at the memory. "And I don't like that because I keep waking you up, if you would wake me up and tell me it wouldn't be as bad."
"Why wake you up when you need sleep more than I do?" Kurogane asked bluntly, bringing his knee up so he could use his arm as a way to hold his head up.
"Because I asked you to and waking me up doesn't mean I would stay awake for long." Sighing, Fai looked up at Kurogane, knowing it was probably a waste of time to bring up the subject again.
Kurogane looked at Fay with a frown before shaking his head. "Nah. It's fine how it is." He replied easily, placing his chin back in his palm.
The shorter of the two rolled his eyes as he turned his face away from Kurogane. "...idiot." Fai muttered under his breath, he knew he should have realized his lover would be stubborn about the matter.
"Hey, I don't have to be an alien to have good hearing." Kurogane growled, pulling his lover closer to him. "It's not for long, and you might stop moving around after he develops more."
"You mean I've been tossing around even when we don't...?" He said looking somewhat embarrassed at both his question and at Kurogane having heard him.
The taller man blinked and cast his eyes away from Fay's. "Not… that much…"
Raising his arm, Fai lightly punched the other man's leg.
"You really are a stubborn idiot for not telling me." He frowned, wondering to himself if he should give Kurogane another punch for good measure.
The taller man caught Fay's hand on the rebound effortlessly, sighing as his other hand stayed out the younger but moved to ruffle his hair. "It's not like I'm losing any sleep either. There's no problem. At least not with me."
"..." Blue eyes narrowed at the treatment as he tried to shake Kurogane's hand off him. "Toshi had better not be as stubborn as you..." He said grumbling.
"If not as stubborn as me, he'll get it from you." Kurogane said with a victorious smirk, though he knew it might come back to bite him in the ass later.
"I'm not as bad as Kuro-pon." The blonde retorted as he lightly shoved Kurogane for the suggestion.
The other chuckled and released Fay's hand from his grip, moving his hand to his own knee. "Bad or not, looks like our kid's stuck with it."
"True." He nodded in agreement, knowing it was futile to think that their son wouldn't have any of Kurogane's stronger characteristics. He just hoped that Toshihiko's temper wouldn't be as bad as his father's.
Said man subconsciously brought his vision down to the Valerian's stomach and stared, his mind blurring with visions of their boy when he'd come to them. He wondered if he'd look more like Fay or more like himself and how he'd act, having a déjà vu about doing the same thing in the garage before they were taken to Edonis.
Feeling eyes on him Fai looked up to see his lover staring. He smiled as he noticed where exactly the others gaze was and what the dark haired man was thinking about. Reaching beside him he grabbed Kurogane's hand and placed it on his stomach. Even without his own hand touching his swollen stomach, the blonde could feel the baby reacting with tiny pulses.
Kurogane flinched when he realized Fay had caught him gawking, but relaxed when he felt the other man's stomach under his fingertips. He sighed inwardly at the thought of what it'd feel like for Toshihiko to move. "…What happens… when I touch you here?"
"I can feel his aura spiking." He answered his hand still over Kurogane's as he spoke. "It's not as much as a couple of months ago, but I can still feel it."
"What does that mean? The spiking not being as strong…" Kurogane asked, slightly frowning at the thought.
"It's a sign that he should start moving on his own soon." The blonde chuckled, seeing Kurogane worried made it even clearer how much the baby meant to the taller man.
The dark haired man looked up to Fay and raised an eyebrow; curious for the expression he was given. "…What?"
"Nothing." The blonde shook his head, still amused at his previous thoughts while the baby still pulsed around Kurogane's hand.
The tanned man narrowed his eyes and growled, not liking the secrecy. He brushed it off though, his mind returning to their child.
"…So he reacts to me?" He inquired, wondering if babies in Earth women reacted to their fathers too.
"Yes, he always reacts when you touch my stomach." Smiling, Fai turned to look at Kurogane. "You might be able to feel him, but his aura's not as strong as before so it would be harder to."
"Hn… I doubt I could…" Kurogane said with a cocked brow, his hand slightly moving against Fay's stomach. He heard some more movement in the kitchen but paid no attention to it.
"It shouldn't be long until we'll both be able to feel him move." He offered as he grinned at the idea.
Kurogane brought his eyes to Fay and gave him a smirk, liking the sound of that idea. He leaned forward and kissed the blonde's cheekbone. "Tell me when he starts."
He chuckled at the simple kiss, enjoying the gesture as he looked at Kurogane. "Does that mean I should call Kuro-san at school if he starts to move?"
"Yes." The other replied immediately, a slight frown of seriousness on his face. "School's not important enough to begin with."
"Kuro-rin doesn't have too much school left." The shorter smiled at the other's answer. "He'll probably move in another week or so and by then you might not have to go anymore."
"That's true…" Kurogane replied, thinking about his schooling. He sighed when he realized he had so few classes left. "I'm almost done with school entirely."
"Then we'll just be waiting for Toshi's birth." Fai smiled at the news, happy that Kurogane would soon be finished with classes so the other could stay home.
"Hn… I might not be done by then…" Kurogane said with a frown, slipping his hand away from the shorter man's stomach to lay it on the other hip. "But more than likely I will be by the time he's one."
"You'll still have a break for the holidays; he might be born before you go back." The blonde still smiled as he sat beside Kurogane. He wondered when exactly he would go give birth, silently hoping it wasn't too much longer.
"If he's not then I'll just leave class for it." Kurogane replied, leaning back to rest against the couch again.
"Kuro-rinta really is a bad student." Fai laughed lightly at the idea. "Won't it be a problem if you miss anymore of your classes?" He asked, remembering that Kurogane had said he couldn't afford to not go to school.
"Tch. It's not a problem to me if it's about him." Kurogane clicked his tongue, furrowing his brow at the stupidity of the thought. "And whether I'm a good student or not is your opinion; it doesn't matter either way to me."
"Kya~" Fai turned to pinch his lover's cheek fondly. "Kuro-puu's a grouch~" He laughed, knowing it would only rile Kurogane.
The other growled and swatted Fay's hand away. "And who likes to pinch who here?" He snapped, remembering what the blonde had said about him earlier.
"You do it a lot more than I do!" He replied as he smirked at the taller man. "Kuro-puppy shouldn't shout either." He pointed out as he tried to keep himself from laughing.
"And why the hell not?" Kurogane argued, retracting his hand from Fay's hip to place it on his own leg.
"Because others will hear you." Toriho laughed as he stood nonchalantly at the door, looking like he had been there a while. Kurogane stiffened and growled at his dad, though a blush became present almost instantly.
Fai chuckled as moved, resting his hand on Kurogane's arm to lift himself up to stand. "See Kuro-san should listen more."
A light blush spread across his own face at the thought of Toriho overhearing him, but was able to brush off his embarrassment for the most part. Kurogane subconsciously helped Fay up, moving to stand as well.
"Maybe old men shouldn't listen in on other's conversations either." Kurogane hissed through his teeth, thinking of threats he could say to make Toriho go running to Tsumebe.
"Hey, I'm not old, damn kid!" Toriho glared at his son while Fai laughed. The blonde glanced out the window, surprised to see that it was getting late. Fai hadn't thought he and Kurogane had talked for that long.
"Are too! You're gettin' a grandkid! That makes you old!" He barked, pointing his finger at the taller man. Edameonus leaned out of the kitchen to glare at Kurogane for being loud. "Damn. I thought he'd left or something. Guess some dreams are too good to be true."
"YOU SHUT UP!"
Toriho crossed his arms and grumbled as his son while he contemplated what to do. "...Brat, you're getting old too cause you're gonna have a kid."
Shaking his head at the others Fai looked over to see Edameonus, wondering if the man had been listening to them as well.
"Am not!" Kurogane snapped back, shoving his hands in his pockets. Edameonus rolled his eyes before vanishing back into the kitchen. Archellevon then stepped out into the hallway.
"My, my, you're loud when you're not talking about something important."
Mokona and Yuui's laughter could be heard from the kitchen as Fai looked at the teen, a sheepish smile across his lips. "Kuro-rin is loud."
Toriho chuckled as he looked at his son. "You-chan has always been a loud mouth."
"I blame you." Kurogane snapped, turning his attention to any inanimate object. Archellevon giggled and folded his arms, looking at Toriho.
"So you'll bring it tomorrow? You'd better remember, Souhi-kun."
"I will, Archy." Toriho grinned as he ran a hand through his hair.
"Kuro-kun's embarrassed." Fai teased as he walked around to get a better look at Kurogane's face to see if the other man was blushing.
"I am not!" Kurogane barked, turning to look at almost instantly.
Edameonus leaned out of the door again and growled. "He doesn't know how to shut up does he, Souhi?"
"I SAID YOU BE QUIET ASSHOLE!"
Archellevon shook his head. "They'll never grow up."
"Afraid not." The older man said as he looked over to Edameonus. Chuckling, Fai turned his gaze towards Kurogane.
"Kuro-chu doesn't have to yell all the time." He frowned half heartedly and covered his ears for emphasis. He growled as his attention snapped back on Fay, not liking the exaggeration.
"To get things through all of your thick skulls, sometimes I feel like its mandatory."
Edameonus sighed and exited the kitchen, standing behind his former lover. "And there he goes, a pot calling the kettle black."
"Some of us have sensitive ears." Fai pouted as he stared up at Kurogane, his ears still covered. "And is Kuro-tan saying I'm as thick headed as him?"
Blue eyes narrowed somewhat as the Valerian asked. Toriho chuckled as he nodding in agreement with the other Ginryan.
"Come on, stop bickering. I'm a teenager and you all act younger than me." Archellevon said with an amused grin, daring Kurogane to say anything different as the man opened his mouth to retort.
Edameonus pouted. "Jeez, you make me sound like a crib robber…" Kurogane cocked an eyebrow.
Toriho laughed at his friends as he watched them. "Well, when you think of the age difference...Ed's really old."
The blonde chuckled at the older man before he chimed in as well. "Have to act childishly around Kuro-san, it's the only way he'll pay attention, not to mention its fun. Though I don't know what Kuro-min's excuse is..." The blonde acted as if he were deep in thought as he finished.
"WHAT THE HELL!" Kurogane barked at Fay, glaring at him for what he said. Edameonus puckered his lips.
"Hey, you're as old as I am, Souhi, now I know where Kurogane gets his hypocrisy from." Archellevon giggled and moved passed the older man to stand in the living room.
"Tch. I'm not the cradle robber." He smirked as he looked at Edameonus smugly.
Fai waved off Kurogane's shouting before he moved to walk towards their bedroom in order to change. "Kuro-chii will really have to work on his inside voice when the baby's born, that is unless he wants to wake up at all hours of the night and day because he woke Toshi up?"
Kurogane moved a hand from his pocket to place it on his face and drag it down. "Ugh…" Edameonus looked at Toriho with a slight scowl. "Hey, I bet you're like… a thousand years older than Tsumebe-chan."
"She's still only slightly older than Archy is now!" He pointed at the teen as he shouted. Fai chuckled before he disappeared into the bedroom to change clothes.
"And you say I shout too much." Kurogane said with a frown. Archellevon placed his hand on the other man's finger and pushed it away gently.
"Don't point or I'll break it off." He said with a grin, making Edameonus pause to blush at Archellevon's forceful side.
"You do." Toriho said as he lowered his hand from Archellevon.
"Kuro-san does shout too much~" Fai called from the bedroom, as moved about.
Kurogane gave the bedroom door a curious look. "You need to tell me that from a different room?"
Kurogane growled, turning his head away with an angry pout. Archellevon giggled and shook his head, knowing the maturity levels of some of the people in the house weren't as high as their ages.
"Yes, I do." Fai said as he reemerged from the bedroom, a hand on his hip as he smiled at Kurogane.
The other man didn't look back over and continued to stare at the wall angrily. Toriho laughed lightly at his son's antics before turning to Fay. "Well I have to go. I'll be over either tomorrow or the next day. We're getting ready for something at work." He glanced at Edameonus before smiling. The demon raised an eyebrow and moved to lean against the wall.
Fai stood, curious if the man was talking about whatever he and Edameonus had kept from them, before he smiled at the other man. "We'll see you tomorrow than Toriho."
The Ginryan smiled wider and nodded, waving briefly to all of them before making his way over to the front door. "See ya, Souhi." Edameonus said casually as Mokona hopped onto his head. "Bye, bye, Great Uncle Toriho!" She trilled.
"Goodbye Mokona-chan." Toriho waved at the enthusiastic creature before he turned to leave.
They heard him leave and Edameonus sighed, moving to go sit on the couch against the wall. Kurogane placed a hand on his hip and growled in frustration. "All this secrecy is pissing me off."
Archellevon ambled over to sit next to the remaining Ginryan. "Oh, Kurogane-san, have some patience for once."
"Kuro-min doesn't have much." Fai said as he stepped forward to stand next to Kurogane. Mokona giggled as she lay on top of her father figure's head, pulling at dark strands as she moved about.
Edameonus flinched every now and then before looking up with a frown. "Oi, stop that, twerp."
Archellevon giggled and brought his legs up to hold them. Kurogane rolled his eyes at his lover, moving his attention elsewhere.
"Mokona's playing~" She sang as she swayed back and forth, her small paws holding dark locks of hair. Watching Mokona, Fai smiled. He turned his attention back to Kurogane, wondering why he hadn't been yelled at for earlier.
Archellevon shifted his sitting position to sit on his knees, moving forward to lift the girl off his forgotten lover's head.
"Now, Mokona-chan, you should learn to listen to your father." He said with a grin, making Edameonus blush slightly.
Kurogane raised an eyebrow at the actions before looking to Fay. "…What?"
"Mokona was only playing." She pouted as she was picked up.
The blonde smiled as he looked up at Kurogane. "Kuro-rin must be tired if he didn't yell at me."
Kurogane brought his hand up to rub his temple.
"Do you /like/ me yelling at your or something?" He asked as Archellevon moved to sit back down like he had before with the creature in his lap.
Mokona hummed as she sat on Archellevon's lap while Fai grinned at Kurogane. "No, it's just unusual."
The former angel moved his hands to dance smoothly with the girl and giggled. Yuui poked her head out of the kitchen with a smile. "Kurogane! Should Yuui go charge?"
The taller man looked away from Fay to see his creation starting to lift up her dress. He squawked and rushed to her. "HEY! Don't do that!"
"But Yuui just wanted to show the orange light."
The other blonde chuckled before walking over to the couch and sitting down. Across from him, Mokona giggled into before she began singing lines from one of the songs Fai had sung earlier.
Edameonus watched the teenager and the white thing with a fond smile before looking to Fay. He studied the other before leaning on the armrest. "Not that much longer, huh?"
"Only about six weeks, I think." The blonde smiled at his friend, his hand going to his stomach at the thought.
The dark haired man's smile grew a little wider and he cast a sidelong glance to Mokona. "I wonder if we'll have everything he'll need."
He thought aloud, making Archellevon look at him curiously. "Why wouldn't we? There are all of us to help take care of him."
"We will." He smiled, knowing that if something was to happen or there was anything they needed, Kurogane's parents would help. They were after all parents and knew what to do if anything came up.
Edameonus crossed his legs and sighed, looking to the ceiling. "…I wonder how he'll react to the new kid…"
Archellevon exhaled heavily and glanced to the demon with a frown. "Anything to make fun of him, right?"
Laughing, Fai looked at the two across from him, glad to see they were finally happy around each other. "Kuro-san has said he's not good with kids, but I think he's just saying that."
The blonde wondered if Kurogane realized how fatherly he acted sometimes with Yuui and thought briefly to how Kurogane would be around their son.
Edameonus raised an eyebrow with a sly grin. "We'll see…"
Archellevon leaned into the couch and set Mokona on his companion's head, knowing she wanted to continue playing with hair. "You know if he's not as stimulating as you're making him out to be you can always tease Souhi-kun. You lost 23 years of teasing since he stayed here."
Mokona giggled as she clambered back atop Edameonus's head, her tiny paws kicking as she returned to her previous antics. The Valerian chuckled and nodded in agreement.
"Hopefully it won't start any fights between all of them." He grinned at the idea of not only Kurogane and Edameonus arguing, but of Toriho joining in on any argument they might have.
The demon twitched as the creature continued her actions.
"If it involves Kurogane, there'll be a fight." He said simply, moving to cuddle Archellevon as punishment for placing the creature back on his head.
"Kuro-chan is aggressive." The blonde leaned on the couch arm as he talked, using his hand to prop up his chin while he grinned at the thought of his lover.
Archellevon blushed a little as he was hugged from behind and slightly pouted. Edameonus grinned as well and rested his cheek against the white hair. "Well, Fay-chan's so nice; there's gotta be someone to counteract that."
He waved off the Ginryan's words as he grinned. "I'm not always so nice." A small noise left Mokona as she grabbed Edameonus's hair to keep from sliding off the man when he had tilted his head.
The demon moved his head again to keep the girl stable and to keep himself from squeaking in pain. "I'd believe that. I heard what happened when you guys were first taken on board." He said nonchalantly, noting Archellevon's scowl at the mention of the transportation.
"That whole thing was unnecessarily exaggerated. Kurogane-san and Fay-san went through too much because of that captain."
Fai blushed, looking sheepish at the news. "I was too tired then, to do much." Thinking back to their trip to Edonis, the blonde hoped they would never have to go through anything even remotely similar again.
"Eh, Kurogane was making up for that." Edameonus replied, but he was promptly elbowed in the stomach by the teenager. "O-oi! What was that for?"
He whined, rubbing the spot while Archellevon stood. "You need to pick your fights better Ed. If that topic's over with don't bring it up so often."
"Don't worry about it, it's in the past." The blonde couldn't resist chuckling at the Ginryan's expression as Mokona giggled into dark hair.
Edameonus frowned deeper and crossed his arms, looking up to the younger. Archellevon placed his hands on his hips and raised an eyebrow. "Don't give me that look. You're more of a child than Mokona-chan." He said with a smirk, making the Ginryan growl. "
Oi! Leave my maturity out of this!"
"It seems Kuro-chan and Edameonus are both childish." The blonde added as he smirked at the two. Mokona meanwhile smiled as she began singing again.
"You too?" The tallest man in the room asked, deflating. Archellevon muffled his laughter with his hand and leaned to one side to reach over and pet Mokona on the Ginryan's head.
"You don't help yourself when you pout." Fai chuckled as he crossed he legs and shifted until he was sitting more comfortably. Tilting upwards Mokona leaned it to the touch of her second parental figure, still humming softly as she did.
Edameonus stuck out his lip farther while furrowing his brow. The look made Archellevon laugh airily. He moved his hand from Mokona to cup the older man's cheek. "Oh stop that. It's too cute for a tough guy like you."
Looking away, Fai covered his mouth with one of his hands to try and stifle his laughter. Mokona laughed before she tried to cover her own mouth as well.
Edameonus growled again and moved Archellevon's hand. "Stop that yourself."
The former angel giggled and allowed his hand to fall by his side. "Well then, I suggest we start getting ready for bed."
"Mokona's not sleepy!" The small creature began squirming about as she shouted.
Fai chuckled again before he stood. "It has been a long day."
Edameonus moved to stand next to Archellevon, plucking the creature off his head. "Does Soel not want her bath?" Edameonus said with a puzzled expression. "I thought you liked the water."
"Kyaa~" Mokona began trying to wiggle out of Edameonus's hold. "Mokona will take a bath, but Mokona doesn't want to go to bed." Smiling, Fai watched them silently, wondering if his own would act the same.
Edameonus raised an eyebrow.
"So instead of going to sleep and snuggling with me or Archy, you're going to stay up alone and watch me and him snuggle instead?" The white haired one smiled and giggled at the taller man's persuasion techniques, going to his pile of clothing for a different outfit.
Soel pouted as she mulled over her choices, her small paws crossed in front her. "...Mokona wants to cuddle then." The blonde smiled at Edameonus's tactics while he watched Mokona.
The man holding her smiled and rubbed her head gently. "That's my girl." He said affectionately, putting his attention on Archellevon. "You wanna take a bath first?"
The teenager blushed and looked away in hesitation, before nodding.
"I suppose I'll go to sleep as well then." Fai said as he watched the others, happy to see everyone better. Mokona smiled at the gesture before she turned to Fai.
"Goodnight. Mokona will see Fai and baby-kun tomorrow!" She laughed at her own words as the Valerian nodded and walked towards his bedroom.
"Goodnight Fay-san." Archellevon called after the older, blushing lightly to himself as his mind went back to why he hesitated. "S-so, does Mokona-chan want to bathe with me?" He asked with a grin, avoiding Edameonus's eyes.